The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-09
In Woman's World.

Lay the cabbage on a fiat plate or salver,
and press the leaves down and open with
your hand, firmly but gently, SO as not to
break them off. When they all lie out
fiat, stab the firm yellow heart through
several times with a sharp knife, until it's
outlines are lost, and then place lower
at random over the cabbage. Roses are
| prettiest, but any 1ower which has a
\ firm, stiff stem, capable of holding the
blossoms upright, will do. Press the stems
down through the leaves and put in suf-
ficient green to vary prettily. The outer
leaves of the cabbage, the only ones tobe
seen when the flowers are in form a
charming background. far prettier than
any basket.
If you are furnishing or ~refurnishing a
summer cottage try to nave the ladies'
bedroom equipped with chintz and wall
paper to match. Cretonnes, French
dimities and English chintz, are shown
in charming patterns for draperies, VIM
| dow curtains. covering chairs, sofa or
window seats, and cushion covers. Old
fashioned patterns are sought for, wall
lowers. wisteria, the old garden favorites.
something entirely new is linen %taffeta,
Du fICIieS WlQS. SlOulo . q 49,
biscuit or cream, with design Of large.
colored flowers woven on it. An embossed
small figure of the linen thread is cast up
in a coin spot or f1eur-de-lys at regular
| intervals. This does not interfere with
the towering pattern. Hollyhocks, dah-
lias and bluebells are spread in ~profusion
on the surface. The linen taffeta has a
curious dulled lustre AXE the bloom of a
grape noticeable on the surface. Linen
taffeta costs from $2.25 to s4.25, most of
| the patterns being sold for $3.50. One
| curious pattern shows a garden peacock
with gorgeous tail outspread extending
for at least a yard outward and down
| ward over the taffeta.
Ouida never shakes hands,. She declares
it to be the most vulgar form of saluta-
ton. As soon as she enters a room she
goes straight to a seat. Once seated, she
will not bulge until she takes her leave,
Anyone who wishes to meet her must
| play Mahomet to her mountain. No mat
ter who he is she never rises or changes
her position.
In some handsome libraries recently
have been seen writing tables covered
with velvet instead of felt, or even the
polished wood tops. The velvet is al
| ways of some very dark, rich shade, and
is put on with the narrow gilt band h
is usually seen, and the effect of the
| velvet, with the high finish OF the wood.
and set out with the glittering appoint
ments of the modern writing table, is ex-
ceedingly good.
The very latest in giving ups to en-
| gagged girls consists of having ones
photograph reproduced on the cup, or a
miniature painted thereon. One lucky
girl recently received a dark blue crown
Derby set of cups, each bearing the pic
ture of a girl chum, while a composite
photograph of all her 'sset' of girl friends
| was reproduced on the cream pitcher.
There seems no doubt that there will be
a reaction soon from the wall coverings
in glowing hues seen so generally at
present. These large effects in striking
colors are not always suitable. The home
decorator should consider possibilities
and appropriateness, and on this uild
her color scheme and decorating design.