The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-23
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or three ruffles; but ii is really a necessity
! with any Of the frocks that have been sie-
scribed. as the material is so thin THAI ne
tucks and embroidery Of the heavy petit
coat, sucn as all children wear made Of
cambric or lawn, show distinctly, ard
look very ugly, whereas the little skirt Of
book muslin hides all these ugly points,
and ait the same time holds out the skirt
satisfactorily.
The corner brush, is a whisk, shaped
gradually across the bottom until it
forms a long. sharp point on one side,
says the Philadelphia press" With this
every particle of dust can be removed
from the room and stair corners.
The extension handled wall brush" IS a
valuable housekeeping convenience. II
enables the cleaner to reach the highest
ceiling without the aid Of step-laddert
thus saving the fatigue and risk Of
mounting it.
The very latest novelty in brushes is the
revolving brush for removing dust
from carved furniture. It's action is au-
tomatic-once exed in its place, by r2ta5-
ing the handle, the work is speedily ac-
complished.
In packing away winter gowns, wraps,
heavy curtains, etc. they must be tho
oughly brushed to protect them from
moths. For this purpose is the strasse-
menterie brush Unlike other clothes
brushes, the bristIes are SO delicate tEat
they remove from bead trimming. six
embroidery, beaded lace, etc, the dust
without fraying or i~njuring the fabric.
For the ruffles Of silk gowns, curtain
fringes and velvet trimmings, this new
brush is Invaluable.
A fringe brush" for brushing the
fringes of tablecIothes, napkins and art
linens of all sorts. is with short, moaer-
ately stiff br~lstles, not to break the fine
threads Of the raveled linen.
A beautiful new presentation is The -
! o'clock tea brush It is designed for
brushing the crumbs from polished tables,
its bristles firm, but with the smooth soft
ness of silk. The handle is exceedingly
ornamental. with end ring, through which
| a ribbon may be run to hang 1t By when
not in use.
A decided novelty in another line is the
| new trunk for the convenience Of persons
occupying small rooms, It's popularity is
a removable tray, which, when placed on
| the closed cover Of the trunk, is hinged 50
that it opens outward. making a good
| sized table. A cover hanging nearly to the
floor divasts it Of every appearance Of a.
| trunk and yet within. neatly folded, may
rest a complete wardrobe, perfectly pro-
tected from crease or rust.
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The motto hanging curtain or por-
! there is the latest fancy among the guild
of needleworkers. To make it, the woman
who desires a pair pTocures a number Of
| lengths of two inch ribbon in her ~faverite
colors, or varying shades thereof, ard
upon these ribbons she induces her friends
to inscribe their autographs. together
with the date inditing, the motto or
w~atchword which is supposed to ruis and
dominate their life and character. and
| any other fragments of similar nature
liked.
The Lettering is done in sepia, oil eplors,
| co1ored or even black ink, according t.
taste. Sepia looks especially well apen
yellow, golden brown or certain shades Of
green; black ink is striking npon Searle5
or blue; purple writing fluid is lovely up
on lavender or other pansy tones II the
maker of the ~portiere is doubtful concerns
ing the ability of her friends to do the let
| tering artistically. she merely asks chem
to write upon slips of white paper. and
| herself copies the legends thus obtained
| upon the ribbons. In rare cases, the
| names are embroidered. instead of writ
| ten.
When ready for making up the ribbons
varying from six to ten feet in length
| are attached to and suspended from a
| wider ribbon. as long as the portiere IS
to be wide. and upon which is emblazon-
ed the name, motto and other particu7
lars concerning the fair owner. Fringed,
| scalloped or pointed ends of similar or
| the same ribbon, a line of painting or
embroidery, may serve to conceal the
| method of joining. Once attached, the
loose ends of ribbon are arranged ac-
| ccrding to the location of the motto. If
| this is near the top or bottom of The rib
bons. the portiere is connected midway;
if passing along most of the length the
waving ribbons are allowed to hang free.
RAINBOW" portieres Of this order are
very new and very original.
A glorious bit Of color and a delightful
souvenir hanging is the result. however
they are fastened. purple and gold and
the glory thereof are as nothing com
pared to the color scheme and beauty
of a really we'll made and artistically
arranged motto portiere.s
There was a time when the fashionable
woman selected her perfume with a view
to individuality Of fragrance. Such is no
longer the case. There are three per-
fumes which nine out of every ten fash
ionable women are using. TIL majorl.s
| of them, selecting one of the three scents.
use it on both dressing table and in the
numerous sachets of her wardrobe, whIir
| others select any of all three indiscrimin-
ately.
According to a well known dealer, the
most popular Of the favorite perfumes is
an extract of violet, which cannot be
distinguished from the fresh flower it
| self. Though not lasting. this is un-
doubtedly the favorite. The next in pop
| ularity is crushed rose. which does not
smell the least bit like the ordinary ex-
tract of that flower, but like the old-fash-
toned rose Jar. A tiny drop of the dou-
Bic extract on one woman's handkerchief
win give a room the subtle, spicy per-
fufne for which the rose jar was so much
4 desired. while the same perfume used as
a sachet makes ones clothes smell as
| though fresh rose petals had been strewn
among them.
The third claimant for popularity is
wild clover. and makes the girl whose ia
vorite it is remind one Of q breath Of
! spring itself. This, it is claimed, is the
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