The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-07
for 1Momeu

Eastertide might nowadays be fifty
termed the season of flowers, for blossoms
and roses have become as distinctively
symbolic of the religious festival as nuts
and apples are emhlematic of Halloween
or holly n evergreen of Christmas, and
il is a poor house, indeed. that on Easter
morn does not boast one little blooming
plant, or, at least. a tiny bunch of How
ers. A pretty custom it is, and one
not at all extravaganza, as prices for the
lovely blooms are as varied as the con-
tents of the buyers purses-it all depends
where one makes ones purchase. The
thrifty housewife who goes TO market
With her basket on her arm does not con-
slider her duty done until she has added
TO the store of her unitarian provisions
something wherewith to beautify her Sun
day ~eakfa table, and nowadays the
beauty-loving woman would as soon omit
eggs on Easter morning as the simple
bunch of flowers.
For ten cents one may buy a bunch of
daffodils or jonauils or for the same
amount one may nave the more lasting
joy of a blooming hyacinth or stately
tulip. For a nickle one may have a
bunch of deep. yellow-hearted p~ansies, or.
better still. for the same modest sum one
may become the fond possessor of a tiny
clump of fragrant arbutus. that daintiest
of flowers. which seems to breathe the
very essence of the woods. and which is
peculiarly appropriate at this season, as
Il usually appears shortly before Easter
tide. and, indeed, is called in some sec
lions Of the country the Easter flower.
Nothing is prettier for the breakfast
table decoration than a pot of blooming
violets; they are as fragrant as they are
pretty. and are sure to delight both old
and young. Azaieas are perhaps the
saowiest of all the Easter blooms. and
when bought with the flowers in bud
rather than fully opened last for many
weeks.
Easter lilies are. of course, always q
fitting decoration. as from earliest times
the long, stately flower has been ac-
eented by poets and painters as the real
symbol Of Easter. SOMETHING'S as many
as 4 dozen flowers and u are bloom
ing on a single plant, and with care
and attention they last indefinitely.
Blooming plants Of daisies are also
seen At the florists. and these make a
pretty and appropriate gift for a young
girl.
In cut flowers there seems to be an
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is the violet, single or double, palest law
ender or deepest purple. but all delicious
" fragrant. whether wrapped with i wire
in 4 five-cent bunch or elaborateiy done
IN III eorsaee style ana tied with yards
of violet ribbon. Carnations. spicy,
sweet-seented carnations. IN pink. white
or deepest red. are a most satisfactory
table decera ton, as they are not only
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for many days.
Last of ali. there is the queenly rose,
and that. too. is within the reach OF al
most everybody. Vendors on the streets
most everybody. Vendors on the streets
ridiculously low price of nine for a quar-
ter: or. better still, three stately, long,
stemae1 American Beauty roses may be
had for the sasne sum.
Next to the pleasure of receiving flowers
is the joy of tending them and keeping
them flesh, but it isn't everybody who
knows just how 10 accomplish that seem
irgly simple result. Here. then, are a few
rules which may help:
Flowers should be kept in the refrig-
orator at night. IN the morning cut the
SENS about an inch; then fill vases with
fresh cold water.
ktst4f4S can De kept fresh anu AfdSFdu
by placing stems deeply in a glass full
OF water. taking care that the flower it
self does not touch the water. and then
covering with wet tissue paper.
Carnations should never be sprinkled.
It is said that arbutus, when placed in
a glass dish. with a glass cover, will re-
main fresh and fragrant.
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shirt-waists of plain. solid color are var
led with bands of lace. running up and
down or crosswise. as the figure may de-
mand, and many Of them have biased
bands. tufts, collar and box plat of
polka-spot material, in which case a
plain white tie finishes short at the neck,
and a belt of white is worn. Cotton chew
lot. pique in all colors, buck and fine ging-
ham are the popular wash materials for
general wear. Stripes are very modish in
shirt waists this year, and most of them
run around instead CT up and down. Bias
plaids are also much used. and are very
sma~rt-looking. but must always be worn
with skirts of plain, solid color. Tucks
are used in every conceivable way on
shirt-waists of all materials, and are APP
piled UP and down. across, zigzag. slant
ms. Ill ClISLfIo u olO1C1s eo
fancy or figure dictates. Sleeves are
smaller than they were last year, and the
cuffs in many cases are attached. Even
where the fronts cannot be called a real
blouse they pouch a little, and the gath
ers extend almost the entire length of
the shoulder instead of being all directly
in the front.
The black satin shirt-waist though worn
much during the winter. is rrepresssible
and is continually developing some new
feature. For travelling, this waist is de-
cidcdiy the most stylish and durable,
shedding the dust and cinders.
While many of the waists have detach-
able collars and cuffs to match. the white
liren ones will be as much worn as ever.
Belts there are in all varieties; solid gold
belts studded with precious and semi
precious stones; metal belts fairly blazing
with imitation gems; velvet, satin, silk
and leather belts. with gorgeous metal
and jeweled buckles, and enameled ones
designed in openwrought patterns. with
the wash shirt-waist, however, quite the
prettiest is the leather belt, which fast
ens with plain harness buckles.
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