The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-10-13
WOMAN'S WORLD.

| blossom will not last long
: The ChineseIily, grown in water, makes
an attractive Christmas plant. Take a
jardiniere perhaps eight inches in depth,
cover the bottom three inches deep with
pebbles, among which the roots fasten
themselves. put in a couple of sticks OF
! charcoal and after that the bulbs. They
should be half covered with water and the
vessel set in a dark. cool place, receiving
! similar treatment to bulbs planted in soil.
After roots nave been thoroughly formed,
these bulbs, too, should gradually be
brought to heat and light.
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Il have been despairing over the baby's
| cloak for a week; now I know what to
make. it from. I'll buy velvet
II saw a perfect darling of one she
| continued, with a shoppers enthusiasm,
lin a window. It was in blue velvet. with
fine lace collar and cuffs and a little belt
and white pearl buttons. l shall have
one for the baby exactly like it, she con-
cluded.
The baby coat certainly was lovely, as
many mothers who looked at it can tes-
tify.
It is probable that the same idea of
OoSrSSUASL1P ClilSito CoSi NoAA
mine
Velvet is in again for children. they
will wear hats and coats and muffs of it.
What a pretty garment it does make for
them! 1t is hard to find anything daintier
for a child than a black velvet costume
with handsome lace collar.
These coats are made shirred or pleated
to a narrow yoke. The fullness is slight
=. - 1zas x1I-1+ faeraaAl
with a mother-of-pearl buckle. Cut steel
is sometimes used.
True velvet is expensive, but all cloths
for cnildren's cloaks are. One blessed in
vention looms up for the use OF the wom-
en- with a very slender purse-that is the
imitation ~velvets, which are so clever.
There are two or three patented ones,
each available for cloaks- AAehild's cloak
only lasts a season and a mother need not
feel squeamish about putting artificial
goods into it, if she can't afford the gen.
uine.
Neither has every mother handsome lace
collars to bestow pom the baby, and for
her there comes exquisite ones of fine
organdie. She can make them in the
leisure hours, if she wishes, and save
much time.
Some fine old remnants OF SWISS or good
yellowed null serve as an artistic back
ground to entredeux of yellow Valen-
ciennes lace. A deep tucked ruffle edged
with ruffle of lace finishes it.
If You nave any quaint pearl buttons
hunt them up and put them on.
The Dewey tea or Dewey strawberry
festival is the latest form of church en-
tertainment. The decorations about the
room are national and ~navy-blue and
yellow-colors and flags. The tables are
covered with white cloths with broad
stripes of red, white and blue ribbon
crossed diagonally on them. The floral
centrepiece is of red and white carnations
and violets. Blue and white china is
used, which, together with the
ries, makes the proper combination OF
colorings. The young ladies h wait up
on the tables wear white gowns, with red,
white and blue ribbon sashes and stocks.
Paper napkins in the reigning colors are
also used. The effect altogether is charm
ing and thoroughly in keeping with popu-
lar feeling just now.
Short-hipped. corsets are more worn
| than ever. This style, not covering the
| hips, gives the accentuated hip outline
that is so desired by the woman of fash
ion. "Art steps in where nature fails
| for slender women, and our best houses
| are showing in the corset departments
false" hips and bustles combined. These
| are fastened to a belt and are worn out
| side the ~corsets.
Louis XIV corsets are the latest cry
| from Paris. The new line is a straight
| one down the corset front. with all the
| cores slanting toward the front, but pre-
| serving to perfection every figure line,
except the inner curve below the bust.
This slant frontwards is the chic touch
one must give ones belt. whether wearing
a new corset or one of the old style.
A pretty way of embroidering a cloth
for afternoon tea is 10 copy and adapt
| as far as possible the pattern on the
cups and plates used. and work it on the
cloth in the right colors. OF course,
some china is very difficult to copy but
on some of the old Crown Derby and
Worcester china the colors and designs
are both effective and good. The work
looks best on a white ground, unless the
china has a very decided tone, when it is
best to get a linen to correspond. Wash
ing silks or linen thread should be used.
Other novel teacloths have a monogram
Of the lady embroidered in gold thread
on a pale blue or pink silk foundation.
and placed at the corner of the fine da-
mask cloth. but in this case the silk has
to be removed when the cloth is washed
and reappliqued with fine silk b~uttonhoi-
ing when again to be used.
Every person who writes habitually
ought to nave a chair specially made to
suit his or her height, and the seat of
the chair should be exactly ~one-quarter
of your height from the floor. Thus.
says 'Tid-Bits., If you are six feet high,
the chair seattshould be eighteen inches.
The width Of the seat should exactly
equal its height, and it should slope back
ward -three-quarters of an inch to the
foot. The back should be a tride higher
than the seat and sloped slightly. not too
much. Finally. your desk should be
two-thirds as high again as the seat Of
your chair.
When you have attended to all these lit
tie details you can sit and write all day
without feeling that backache which
comes from chairs and desks that don't
I'll you.
Those who are interested in new hors
Foeuvres for lunches and Dime will