The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-09

In Woman'S World.

new summer hat, and as She is very fond
of pretty clothes, you might suppose that
all her interests and energies would have
been concentrated upon the purchase.
but as. we entered the shop the pref
ty, low voiced young woman h usually
waits upon me was not in SIGHT. l was
for accosfing the other clerks, when I felt
a vigorous tug at my hand. It was my
small daughter. II don't believe I want
the hat, mamma she said, If we HAYS 10
buy it from anybody but that girl with
the nice voice
Al interesting innovation took place at
a recent meeting of the Linnaean Society
of London, Eng, when Miss Ethel Barton
read a paper before the fellows, this be-
ing the first occasion in the annals of the
society on which a woman has officiated
in this capacity. 1t is true, however,
that women have contributed papers on
scientific subjects at these meetings, but
such essays have invariably been read by
one Of the fellows. Miss Barton's paper
dealt with the structure and development
of certain species of seaweeds found in
the Gulf of Florida, a subject in which
she has recently been occupied in makiag
researches.
Neckties and waist-belts are made to
accord as much as possible, but there mi
formity seems to end nowadays. Many
of the bonnets do not accord at all in col
or with the toilet, and gloves follow their
own sweet will, without any reference to
| what the rest of the dress may be. We
used to consider a tailor made gown mus
be useful. and ignore female hipperies.
This is by no means the case on the cloth
dresses; they have lace jabots. like the
rest. and the lightest of chiffon fronts
(pink having the preference) are consi51
cred suitable for the sternest of serges or
cloths.
Another idea that Is promised for fail
is the use of a heavyweight plain taffeta
for costumes. coats. jackets and capes,
designed, finished and trimmed in regu-
1ation tailor fashion. Gray and black
are the shades h will be almost n
v~ersally chosen. Madame la Mode says
this is being lead up to by the taffeta
vests of tailor shape which are considered
so chic.
When 1t IS necessary TO keep a meal hot
for a belated conner. do not set the plate
holding the food in a hot oven. thus dis
coloring the china as we'll as drying the
food; instead, place the plate upon the
fire over a pan of boiling water. covering
the plate with a pan that will just fit
over the edge of the plate. The food will
keep hot and there will be enough steam
from the boiling water in the lower pan
to keep the plate moist and prevent the
contents becoming dried.
A great convenience in these days for
doing up parcels. when We want to lay
our hands on a thing at once, is to have
an empty cigar box in which to collect
odds and ends of string. Paint the box
red, and write the word string across
it in black. and keep 1t in a handy cor
ner- 1t will always be found a boon.
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Some housewives may be glad of a hint
with regard to the use of old merino I'M
dergarments. When cut into neat sized
pieces. they make excellent rubbers for
furniture polishing. and so save our dus-
ters from too much wear.
One yard of inch wide white ribbon:
mark off the inches. halves and quar-
ters. Sprays Of fine flowers are painted
or embroidered edo these marks, or,
If preferred, the words Give me and inch
and I'll take an ell"
Olive green paper, to be effective. must
be a bright olive, and one that will light
I'm green otherwise the ronm will Ir a
dingy brown by lamplight.