The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-06-22


The problem Of what to do with your
old wells has just been solved. Scores
of women in the past have looked dis
appointedly at the quantity Of yelling
In their possession, conscious that II
was past wearing in the ordinary way.
and not seeing what further use couid
possibly be made of it. But now It
is the order of the day to waste moth
ing. and women clever with their needle
and of artistic proclivfties nave found
a place for wells once cast aside.
Given the 'snow how" YOU can do
almost anything in the way of dress
decoration with a bit of veil. Hats
can be trimmed with it and a veil
draped clcverly on a hat makes with
out a question an extraordinary pref
tn effect. A hat adorned with a veil,
besides, needs little other ornament. An
other use for old wells is ruffling the
bottoms OF petticoats with them.
requires some skill and the ruffling must
be done daintily, but it is a famous eff
feet for 2 pettieoat.
Again. the front of ball frocks can
be decked with these, and ruffles for the
wrists of dresses are quite possible.
Some girls make collarettes of their old
wells. n yet others entire sleeves. A
number OF wells of the same sort make
capital sl~eeves-sleeves of a generally
fluffy and seductive effect.
Ornaments for the hair are much in
vogue just now, and here is where the
old wells comes in the most aptly. Choux
is the name the French give to the
| CONNECTIONS of hair dressing that every
woman is enthusiastic over just now,
and a veil is as perfect raw material
for one Of these choux as could we'll
be imagined. The puffed up daintiness
of these gives them their charm. They
are worn in puffs or in bows, with rib
bon aigrettes. and a great variety of
styles is .Aossible. This is the very
latest fashion of the springtime.
If one is fortunate enough to own any
of the italian wells of white it should
be remembered that these are the most
modish possible to deal with, and are
the most fashionable to make over in
any of the ways described.
There is yet another use for old wells.
they come into use finely in making
work bags. The foundation of these
work bags is of silk. over which the
yelling is draped. Only coarse yelling
should be used for this purpose.
Miss Louise Stevens lectured the other
day before the Professional Women's
League of New York on Venezuelan
Women"
"a few days agao I happened to be i'll
the house of a Cuban family when a
young lady entered who was so mar
v~elously beautiful as to attract attention
| in any place. She had the eyes of a
| limpid black. with arching brows above,
raven hair. features so regular that a
Phidias might desire to model them. and
the figure and carriage of a young Hebe-
| She spoke Spanish upon entering. but
| changed to perfect English in Difference
| to the presence of an American, with the
| innate politeness common to her race.
When 1 was told that she was a Vene-
| zuelan / knew the secret of her enchan--
ing grace.
THE complexion of Venezuelan women
might be called fair brunette, though
throughout their own country the women
| powder their faces so as to give almos-
| the appearance of a white mask. 1t is
an old custom, a part of the regalia Of
| full dress; a lady will carry her powder
| box in her pocket to the opera or dance,
and thinks nothing of turning to one side
| and applying another layer over her face
| in the full view of the assembly
sT presume that one of the reasons for
/ this custom is the pleasing sensation Of
GOODNESS it imparts. and while Venezuela
is by no means a hot country; yet the
| gentle exercise Of dancing in a land where
it is always summer is somewhat heat
ing.
luxuriant brown or black t%resses, how
ever, until a very advanced age, buc
though they lose the freshness OF youth.
they are most attractive. their simple
friendly manners and their kindly interest
in one counting for much.
Venezuelan women are pre-~erninently
mothers. They seem to keep their inter-
! est and sympathy with their Children,
and do not grow hard or grabbed.
In diseo,,rsing to a woman,s club recent
" a physician, dwelling upon how to treat
| children's bruises. told of a simple method
to s~terilizs a needle that was to be used to
pick out a splinter of another foreign sub
! stance often jabbed into small boys hands
or knees through their reckless falling. II
| the needle is passed through an alcohol
! fame or boiling water. and used without
touching the point with the fingers. 1t IS
! safe. The average mother thinks If she
uses a needle instead of a pin she has con-
! coded all that is required of her, but the
surgeon. keen to the angerS of germ con-
| tanrination, knows that a step further is
! necessary. The lecturer also spoke of the
value in the mothers medicine chest of a
little gutta-Dercha tissue such as every
! one who has had a tooth filled Will recog-
| nize. This will be found to be Of great ser
vice in covering any moist dressing of
wounds, as it protects the clothing from
| the wet and also retains the moisture
which it is needed to preserve in the
dressing.
When clothing is packed away. saehet
bags should be placed with II. Powdered
orris root makes a most delightful sachet.
much resembling violets. Sew it uD in
/ little bags of thin MUSLIN and drop them
in with the clothes. Dried lavender flow
stronger thar the orris root. The flowers
may be had at any drug store and cost
80 or 40 cents q pound. Save lemon peel
and cut it into thin bits and dry thor
oughly. When this is done, reduce the
bits to powder by grinding them in the
kitchen coffee mill. Add to the powder
| two ounces of it) 119 ounces of powdered
caraway seed, mixing thoroughly. TO
three ounces Of oil of bergamot add IL
| drains of oil Of lemon peel and pour a
few drops of this at a time on the pow
dered peel and seed. A delightful powder
will be the result. Put in muslin bags and
| place it with the clothes. 1t makes a
lasting and especially fragrant b
This is the Ladies' Home Journals" re-
| cfpe for cream corn
Score down the grains ard press out the
pulp from six good sized ears OF corn;
| add to this in a double boiler one quart Of
milk, a teaspoonful of grated onion, NOT
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