The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-02-07
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Inc bicycle gown mas ccdscu ~ ~
problem, it was ING seasons ago, says
Messrs. Schroeder and Kerr in the Ph;la-
delphia Press"
1t no longer initiates the women riders
until they VOW they will never ride again
Those whose skirts continue to look
awkward have made up their minds that
the trouble probably lies with them; that
it is not a lack of cut, but a lack of
grace.
They have given up indorsing every va
grant armen designed by faddists or
would-be helpers. and have found the me-
diam length. well-cut walking skirt to be
the most satisfactory thing after all.
The few women who adopt hloomers
are not considered. The circus attire OF
those who wish to be conspicuous Is one
OF the conditions that will always occur
as long as there are $50 many minds; so
manyspeopie."
Both these classes have become as
sounding brass.
The well-bred woman, be she rich or
poor. fashionable or questionable, wishes
to wear a gown that is entirely decent and
thoroughly becoming.
1t is more available now than ever.
The best tailors and dressmakers are
making skirts that hang we'll on and or
the wheel. 1t is no longer a problem but
1t takes art and skill to make a satisfac-
tory one.
IT cannot be done in a hurry; it can
not be done carelessly- But a perfect re-
suit can be achieved.
We would dress a debutante for the
wheel after this manner +.
A skirt-not divided-cut short. about
six inches above the shoe tops. The ma
terial of double-faced cheyiot, in plaids
of dark grays. blues and black
This skirt is cut about three yards
around the bottom: tight over the hips.
All the back two exceedingly large folds
are laid into the belt. These fall over the
wheel in the back and preserve the even
way of the skirt.
she wears a cotton or lace skirt. We
advise silk ginghams or c%ottons, for they
Iaunder so Nell. For a coat, we would
make her a nobby jacket, single-breasted,
buttoning high and turning back about
two inches. over the hips and fits snugiy,
without being too tight.
The sleeves are long. and she should
wear heavy riding gloves.
She should also wear a white collar and
an Ascot tie.
Golf stockings and low shoes are worn
by the majority of women in preference
to leggins. which are so very warm and
cumbersome.
The hat has been almost as yexatlous
a question as the skirt.
The very latest thing out is to wear the
G. A. r. hat, which the smart matters are
now selling.
IT is soft and can be pinned on most
securely.
Here is the way a trained nurse in a
hospital makes up a patients bed: She
begins by tucking the lower sheet snugly
and smoothly about the mattress. folding
the corners square. as a grocer folds the
edges of a paper he wraps around a pack
are. The ton sheet is brought well up
to the head of the bed. so it will turn back
nicely over the other clothes. Together
with the blankets and counterpane. it is
a'sa folded carefully in at the corners
ed tucked under smooth and tight at the
sides. Never put the folded edge of the
h'~nkets up at the head. for the patient
often grows too weary or too warm. and
rests by havfng a fold OF the blankets
tIsrned down. Be sure the lower ends of
81 the covers are tucked firmly under at
the foot of the bed. so they will not easily
pun up.
A sickroom should always be well ven
tilated. having. if possible. several win
dows; hut the patient should never be per-
mitted to lie or sit for a moment in a
draught. This can be arranged by means
of screens.
A new sweeping cap has a deep cape
attached. which buttons under the chin;
a visor piece crosses the face just below
the eyes. buttoning at the unattached
side; this to prevent the dust from enter
ing mouth and ~nostrils. Tt is unnecessary
to recommend these improvements upon
the old mob cap.
The "Woman's Home Companion" says:
Examine the outdoor rose-beds OCCASION
ally to see that the wind has not re-
moved the covering.
The plants stored for the winter in the
cellar nave now been in some time. PER-
haps they need a little water or other
attention.
Where plants are kept about the win
dows, cold drafts from the sides of the
sash should be carefully guarded against
during severe weather.
Frequent cleansing of the leaves of
foliage plants, by using tepid water and
a sponge, lends to their attractiveness,
and is essential TO the health of the
plants.
Just at this tsne. when work with the
flowers is very light. is a good time to
consider what will be best to plant in the
garden in the spring. When the proper
time comes everything must be in readi-
ness, so that no valuable time viii be
lost.
Cinders form a good material for cover
ing the floors and paths of the conserva-
tory.
To clean old fiower-pots on which green
moss and a sort of white mold has grown,
scrub them vigorously with sand and
water. This will make the pots look
bright and new. Use porous vessels only
to pot plants in. They viii do better in
such than i'll tin cam
Feather lamp shades make pretty and
effective decorations, and are neither
heavy in weight nor heavy to look at. and
are rather a relief from the muffIed and
hordered, ginaped and fluted paper and
silk iarnp shadeS go n,urn used THE lat