The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-20
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Mrs. Helen windsef Wilson might
properly be called adressmaker to the
stage She has probably made more
costumes for famous actresses than any
woman in the country. Mrs. Wilson says
of her work.
Where do get my ideas? Entirely
from the character. Sometimes ms IS
an easy matter. but more often IL re-
quires hard study. When Miss Conquest
came to me for a gown for Bohemia' |
had but to read Du Maurier to learn
what a Muzette should wear-an up-to-
date girl of the Latin Quarter-but when
Mrs. Davis came it was more difficult.
AS Dolores, OF the .~Serenaders,' she must
wear a Spanish costume of the present
day. Historical plays are, perhaps, the
least difficult, as 1 can go to the library
and find SO much material. Renee de
Cochfort must be given such a gown as
a lady would wear vino lived quietly in
her own home away from the court of
Louis XIII. She was of strong character,
so / made her gown of satin and velvet
and deep color, while her sister was robed
in soft, white. clinging stuffs.
A"For Rosemary l dived into the fash
ions of 1910. The costum of the maid
Priscilla was true to the times In every
detail, as was that of Dorothy-Miss
! Adams-though the quaint fashion of her
gown was not unlike the styles of today.
Miss Adams as Mrs. Dormant in the
Squire of DANES wore an up-to-date
gown.
THE court gown of Miss Kimball in
the Prisoner of Zenda' was made ac-
cording to rule. You know the Court
of ST. James demands feathers in the
hair-a veil, a train with an actual sweep
upon the floor of four yards, and so on
through the list of stated requirements.
When 1 got up the gowns for .Aristoc-
raey.' l sent to the master of ceremonies
and complied to the last letter. Anyone
Nof my court gowns could nave been
worn at a presentation to the Queen.
The materials used were of the very
best. The gowns were lined throughout
with heavy silk, and the finish was equal
to any costly gown.
''Our American actresses are good
dressers. Of course. / mean for the stage.
They may have but one private gown, and
that may be a simple tailor-made. but
their character costumes will be elaborate
and expensive. But the English women
are wretched dressers, except in the mat
ter of lingerie. The dancers always wear
such dainty clothes. This the American
dancer has gradually affected.
Gowns that suit the action and time
Of a play add harmony. When a woman
of gentle disposition is supposed to come
in from the street and appears in an ac-
Gordon plated skirt. one must conclude
that there is some mistake. A character
must be dressed as though she actually
lived under the existing conditions and
surroundings laid down in the book"
So
For mildew. use lemon juice and u n
shine. If the mark is obstinate dissolve
one tablespoonful of chloride of lime in
four quarts cold water and soak the
article until mildew disappears. Rinse
very thoroughly to avoid any chemical
action upon the linen.
Grass stains may be removed by cream
of tartar and water. After stains are re-
moved, to keep table linen at its best,
soak in cold water until the dirt is
Ioosened. wiring out and put in cold water
with shaved soap. and bring to a boil.
Boil twice rather than rub, as the rub
bling wears the fabric. Rinse out the
SOdp z / dltd TIC doOhA NV
bluing, as much of the bluing used con-
tains iron. If a little stiffness is needed
d id thin starch to the bluing water, or
;i u IN the article while damp.
iii en- excellent perfume for pertaining
Use Shes thst are packed away. and which
q al retain its properties for a long time,
j Z he made in the following way: Pound
on powder one ounce each of cloves,
way seed. nutmeg, mace. cinnamon
y Tonquin beans: also, as much orris
OF as will equal the weight of all the
foregoing ingredients. All that is needed
Is to fill little bags of muslin with this
mixture and lay them among the gar
nents.
When stovepipe cleaning is in progress
be as careful as one will, there is pretty
sure to be more or less SCOT dropped Upon
the carpet There is never any need of
being very much alarmed over this, how
ever, for if an equal quantity of salt be
added to the SCOT and the whole swept
up together there will scarcely be a trace
Of the latter left.
The drying of clothes in frosty weather
Is sometimes. in the case of delicate fab
,ics, attended with tearing, because of the
quick stiffening in the very cold air. A
simple ~precaution which will prevent any
such trouble is to dissolve three or four
aandfuls of coarse salt in the last rinsing
water, thus making 1t, in fact, a weak
brine Articles so rinsed will not suffer
from or stiffen with the cold.
In case of fire quickly close all doors and
windows to check the draught, as this
nay enable you to confne the fire to a
single room.
A stale loaf may be freshened by Dip
ping it in scalding water for an instant
and then placing it in the oven until dry.
Mud stains can easily be removed from
silk by rubbing with a piece of flannel.
If the stain proves obdurate rub with a
piece of linen saturated with alcohol.
One of the most convenient things for
washing the inside of lamp chimneys is a
piece of sheepskin with the wool on,
lacked around the end of a stick of con-
venient length. This is easy to keep
clean and will dry quickly.
A little whiting dissolved in the boiling
water in which the silver is cleaned daily
will remove all grease and dizziness and
make the weekly polishing almost UNI
necessary. They-should be well dried and
ubbed afterward
1t is the suggestion of an experienced
lousekeeper that a piece of old kid makes
:hel best and strongest loop to sew on
NiHter coats and wraps to hang them up
o3. Use an old kid glove, cutting a mar
Rw strip in the best part of the leather,