The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-11-10

WOMAN'S WORLD.

fashioned motto emDrolusleu -
red zephyr on cardboard that many
households had two decades ago.
Do you remember how proud you We're
Of that @God Bless Our Home which you
had labored over so long with shaded
zephyrs?
The years made those old notices out
of date and the modern young woman
laughed as she came across one in the
garnet and said, What an absurd OLD.
thing"
But the modern young woman has taken
up a new idea that promises to be as
much the fashion as the old cardpoaro
notices were.
This is the Illuminated motto It's WORDS
are chosen from a classic or any OF the
truisms which we love. The motto is
brightly illuminated as some prayer BOOKS
are in the imperial blue and gold.
They are laid in a broad mat and sim
ply framed, usually in ebony, for the
black binding is quite the correct thing
these days.
The motto is hung in ones sitting
room. where the sentiment may improve
mn it is intended to help.
Horace has served the wants of many
who love the classics; the student may
have the motto done in the original Latin
and the less learned have It IN English.
These notices are making their appear
ance in homes where the artistic side IS
prominent. They will give a charming
piece of work for the leisure hours.
If a woman does not know how to IL
illuminate here is a new field for study
for her to take up
Women who want to keep up with the
new tricks of h~ousewifery art are taking
up this study and expect to do some very
pretty work by spring.
There is an idea in it behind the decora-
tive one.
A good motto constantly before ones
eyes is a spiritual or mental help.
Choose one that has to do with some
special weakness in yourself and the IL
Illuminated letters shine out guidance to
you morning and evening.
Several young girls are preparing mot
toes for the dainty walls of their sleep
ing rooms, framing them in white and
gold or plain gilt.
It may prove a passing fashion, but
If a woman has a little spare time on
her hands she will never lose by master
ing SO pretty an art.
Even If she does not use it in illumin-
ating notices there remains her hymnal
and classic books.
One of the cleverest society men here
has finished the illumination of a certain
book beloved by one of his women friends
as a gift to her.
There's a lot of money for some wom-
an in crystallizing mint leaves, said an
nhca~xror ~ A,of1s-1 Fl T 7 x-1-o
thrown suddenly on my own resources, I'd
begin crystallizing that very minute.
TITS a Continual mystery to me why
more women don't go in for odd confee-
tionery on this order! There certainly are
women who are in need of money and
who want just such dainty and fem
mime work.
Have you looked into the possibilities
of the thing?"
tTo a certain extent-although not deep
enough to be able to give detailed sta
t~istics. But the bare outlines will show
in a minute whether or not it's worth
looking into for a woman whose purse is
low"
What do you p those crystalliz-
ed mint leaves are selling for now-eighty
cents per pound-not a cent less. OF
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price. But they're well established al
ready and the sales are going to continue.
Eighty cents the pound. Just think Of
it. Why a bunch of mint the size of your
head comes at five cents, and then the SUI
gar,
sBut perhaps the process is extremely
hard and t~axing?"
My dear girl. it can't be! Every wom-
a ~ Lnorrr In a oaporoI e. ~ -, ~. +1i.-.
are crystallized. It's simply a matter OF
boiling sugar and dipping and drying. No,
you can't tell me that any one with a lit
tie cleverness to run the business end of
It couldn't make a pile of money!
Perhaps the mint itself wouldn't be
getable in winter time"
Eyes, it would-from the South. And a
certain amount could be grown in hotbeds,
I suppose 1t grows very well in kitchen
boxes if one looks out for its peculiarities
a little
OF course if the woman were really
clever she wouldn't confne herself TO
mint leaves alone. She'd produce several
little delicacies and reap a little profit
from each. For example, there are can
died rose leaves and candied vioIets.
They're frightfully dear and yet they sell
briskly.
Suppose a woman learned to do a few
Of these things at home. She could af-
ford to offer them at a reasonable rate
and there's nc reason going why she
shouldn't succeed
Seriously speaking, isn't the suggestion
worth thought; worth looking into? wom-
en- are asking here, there and every
where. in city and country and suburb,
for good home work which brings money.
Why not investigate the subject Of the
mint leaves?
Not every one realizes that there is
no portion of celery that should be
thrown away when freshly gathered and
in good condition. The green tops make
a delicious pot herb when fresh, or they
may be dried and powdered for use in sea-
soning- The knobs or roots are the most
delightful part of the whole plant. If
the heart stalks of the celery are TO be
used for a salad. each stalk should be cut
straight down through the root, which
is then carefully seraped. Once eaten with
salt, this always remains the bonnie
bouche to the gourmet. The outer stalks,
frequently rejected as too tough for the
salad. makes a specially appetizing vege-
table when cut In cubes. cooked In boil
ing sailed water until tender and then
mixed with q rich white sauce. The cell