The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-28
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ed against all former attempts 10 ciFhiAe
their conscience, he fed them for a week
once a day, and at the end OF that time
they were mild-mannered and pidaple.
The prune, he claims, has a certain
medicinal property which acts directly
on the nervous system. which is where
the evil passions have their seat
However good the physician may make
his claim, one thing is certain, that the
prune in Germany has been a household
medicine for the last half century. There
is daily at the disposal of the members OF
the family a stone jar of nicely cooked
prunes from which the household eat q
few at any time in the day, dipping into
1t. as one may say, as a lady in France
does her ornamented box holding sugared
almonds.
1t is we'll to know at a time when there
Is so much grip everywhere that prunes
made into q drink are very good food
and medicine for the patient. They are
prepared for medical practice and nurs-
ing thus: They must be of good tbut not
~ssfancy',) quality, washed in a sieve UNI
~derarunning water. Then put them in a
basin and cover with cooled boiled water
closed from air and dust, allowing them
to stand until swollen. Then cover them
tight in the same basin and let them SIM
mer for three hours. They will be sweet
enough.
The prune drink for fever is made in
the same way, but to every pint of prunes
a quart of boiled water should pe ADDED
and they should be allowed to simmer 10
rags. Strain and then give the patient TO
drink Lemon juice may be added if de-
sired.
ssWhile the sun-preserved fruits rsluiie
time and patience. they are, "lehout
doubt. much to be preferred to those
cooked over the fire." writes Mrs. ,. i.
| Rorer, on Strawberries in Thirty ways,
in the May Ladies' Home journal. IN
the country, where a hot bed IS at COM
mand. the work is easily done Stcih
strawberries carefully without brulsing'
put them into a wire basket "hici
| plunge down into a pan of cold water ana
drain thoroughly. Weigh the
ries. and to each pound allow one pouIa
of ~granulated sugar. Select large stone
ware plates, make them very not either
sprinkle over a layer OF the grahuiateu
sugar and cover this closely with the
| berries. Cover with glass and STAND IN
| the SUMS hottest rays. Move the olsH as
| the sun changes its position Al TOUR
O'Clock bring them in and STAND asloe III
! a closet in a closet or cool place Next
| day put them out again in the sum- py
| This time they will no doubt nave become
| clear, almost transparent and t~horoughly
| soft, but perfectly whole. Lift each per-
~ carefully with a fork and put into a
tunsbler or bottle. Boil the syrup over the
| fire for a few minute until it ~thickens'
strain. cool, and pour it over the fruit.
So
Above all things s~hoddyism is to pc
avoided. If you can afford but one
| gown. let that be Of some such sensible
and well-wearirg material as serge,
| cheviot. covert cloth or mohair. Nothing
| is SO unseemly as shiny satin, soiied or
/ rayeled silk. Dragged silk petticoats
are another abomiEation. Three pretty
| colored percale skirts. like silk in color
| and design, can be had, all three, Tor
| one-ffth the price of the ordinary made
| silk skirt. and they always have tnat
| blessed advantage of cleanliness TO have
ones clothes always crisp and fresh and
| clean it is the very next best thing to
having an unlimited supply Of everything
| the most fashionable. Bright colored
skirts. immaculate and well starched. Is
| that not better than a draggled piece OF
| old finery? For silk will gather the dirt,
will cut and split, and will not wash.
| Now that the "frou frou' is out OF style,
percaIe skirts are more to be recommend
ed than ever. They cost, ready made, ~
apiece. but If one is handy at the sewing
machine, two skirts very much fuller
| than the ready-made ones can be made for
less thar that price. Six yards at 121s
cents a yard are required for each skirt,
ard two can easily be made at home in a
day.
A batch of model jupons from a big
Paris house, which I was privileged to
view the other day, comprised one of
" mite gIaee silk, sprayed over with the
| tiniest imaginable green apples and
leaves. This model had three f%iounces, set
at equal distances from each other; these
were edged with deep lace and stuck out
with a fuffness of effect absolutely
charming and ndescribable. Upon exam
nation | found that three LOUNGES were
set into one heading. a piped one of pale
green silk. so that in reality there were
nine hounces altogether. not counting an
underfrill of lace, or rather. a ruching of
the latter, for which a fine entredeux,
box-pleated in the middle. has been used.
This petticoat was cut exactly like a
dress skirt would be, only, of course, some
four inches shorter. 1t was gored to such
perfection tina there was not the faint
est symptom of fullness anywhere, except,
of course, the amount necessary for cas-
| ing in the pack breadths.
A very lovely handkerchief can be
made at home b. the woman Of skill.
The centre of the handkerchief should
be eight inches square and the lace around
it must be from two to three inches wide.
A yard and a half of Irish point lace will
edge a square of India linen very beauti-
fully. The lace should be sewed on with
a b~uttonhole stitch, which leaves a slight
network.
Fol- a handsome handkerchief, lace
costing about Sc a yard should be pur-
chased. but a pretty one can be trimmed
with imitation Irish point for 50 a yard.
For the cotillon given recently by a
smart dancing class the favors were very
long gilded slaves, crowned with clusters
of roses. and just a minute before the
time for distributing them they were
wheeled into the ball room, clustered in a
big sedan chair. In a twinkling every
ono mac eeized hy the rantlenen and