The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-01

mpfeen petticoat IS mucn worm ana -
obtainabie IN all 'colorss 1t IS NOT heavy,
keeps its dressing we'll and when trim,
med with silk ruffles makes a quite dressy
pettfcoat. For the stout woman the mo-
reen should not be used across the abdo-
man and hips, but cotton safeen of the
same shade substituted"
New unpsinted wood can be stained
oak, walnut or the fashionable green,
but it should be recollected that paint
COVERS a multitude of sins. and that a
door that will nave quite a highly fin-
ished appearance when thickly coated
with paint and highly vanished will
look sadly rough when merely stained
Given toIerably good workmanship and
decently seasoned timber. and the latter
treatment is decidedly preferable to the
former.
The following colors and tints will be
found to MATCH
First-Woodwork staine walnut brown;
paper. with large formal design in shades
of light yellow; frieze of anaglypta paint
ed Cfor drawing room) cream; curtains.
ETC., turquoise blue and brown.
Second = Woodwork ain green:
striped paper in two shades of pink;
frieze rose garland paper in pink and
green; rose patterned %cretonne curtains
lined green. For bedroom or sm~aiferaw-
ing-room.e
Third-woodwerk painted ivory white;
paper with mauve rises on ivory ground;
curtains of plain green corded velveteen-
For drawing-room.
Fourth-High wooden dado painted
ivory white; paper with bright red pop
pies on ivory ground; curtains of red
brocade or damask. For small drawing
room.
Fifth-Woodwork painted deep Indian
red: conventional peony paper in shades
of red; deep frieze of red and gold leather
paper: curtains of gold colored plushette.
For dining-room.
Sixth-Woodwork painted teapot brown;
paper with formal design in shades of
turquoise blue; frieze of blue walpicti dis
temper, with stencil pattern in brown;
curtains of brown and blue velveteen. For
dining-room.
observation-disclosures painted white plain
pale green paper or distemper; deep
frieze of paper with pink peoples on pale
green ground; curtains of poppy pattern
ed chintz. For bedroom or small draw
ing-room.
Eighth-Woodwork painted dark red;
dado of gold leatherette; green and red
bold patterned paper; curtains of tap
essry in green, gold and red shades. For
dining-room or library.
Ninth-Woodwork painted turquoise
blue: paper with pattern of pink on blue
lJ,,a Aa,,rfoinS TNnr a
bedroom.
IA Cabinet Members Wife" writing her
Inner Experiences" in the February
Ladies' Home Journal" presents an IN
terestfng glimpse of the lavish entertain
ments given by the wealthy winter resi-
dents of Washington:-'The Swaggers
homev she writes, comes quite up to
our childish idea of a palace, even TO
the golden dishes, of which they have a
set. / believe. 1 never saw so man.
flowers used at one time before as at
that musicale. There were not more
thar a hundred and fifty guests present
You will hardly believe me when l tell
Won that the music of the evening cost
five thousand dollars. There was a
string ouartette from Boston, which
played music far beyond my comprehen-
sion: butt know this much. they played
like one man doing it all, instead of four
Then there were three singers from the
Metropolitan Opera House Company in
New York. each one paid a thousand dol
lars for the night. A p~rettybgdrl played
the violin beautifully. and l suppose she
also got a thousand for her performance.
eThe collation. was beyond my descrip-
ton. even though / do know more about
food than music. In this instance the
eats' were SO fearfully and wonderfully
made that an ordinary home cook enow
out of practice) had not an idea even
of their names. l verify believe tney
must have spent another i've thousand
on the supper, because there were SO
many imported dishes. The family al
tache on a salary was ubiquitous he
is a fine looking man, OF remarKaple
ability in his way. I should think, after
seeing the wonders he and plenty OF
money wrought that night
Goods for portieres come fifty inches
wide. In getting door curtains one snouio
consider first the limits of ones purse;
second. the coloring of the place Where
they are to hang and the amount OF
woodwork. Neutral tinted ~hangings give
the best satisfaction in the long run
though for some places the soft POM
pelian reds. wood browns and dull greens
are acceptable. There are so many fab
RIGS for ~hangings that one need not de-
spair if she cannot afford the first, sec
or ever third grade lines, for very
likely the least expensive of all will mar
monte beautifully with the surround-
ings.. The Lampas tapestries are COM
paratively inexpensive. yet most artistic
in design and color. Many advocate
finishing the edge of made up portieres
now with a heavy cord. instead OF a
fringe. This cord must be the exact
color of goods. and some authorities say
there should be no rings or hooks. In
stead the curtain at the top is finished
with a hem large enough to allow the
rod to run through it. The curtains
should then be drawn back on either
side, falling straight to the floor.
Gold and silver mounte opera bags are
made of brilliant silk covered with silk
null. 1t would seem thai the bag might
at once be made of a brocade and nave
done with it. but not a bit of it, The null
with it's brocade figuring makes a beauti-
full soft effect over the silk that would
not be reproduced by the weight and