The Jersey City news., 1898-12-16

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dates small shaaeo preseieii 'sa.''l'
More an keeping Win she ~ g - =,
terest IN colonial sli'ili's'ts = -,
backed aesk' with ofosao p'esss =. - ,e, ,s.ss,
f'reneh giass as pane - ~, s,aa
and an ornanlefles'a raiiii's a. es'si'
OF the glass. !.
Ihe nat Top OIL me uesA = 'is1s''s
shape. ana underneatn = ses la .s,a :,
chest opened, sot Win iu' o's - -
dainty doors IN the front.
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80, ~ 1oss - tho dask recalls
i1e.NN $500 ,,;,lsrs ~ me sasn
- rms desk * set
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8 ~ ,,,,,,1oso saa,,os ~ he as much 10
! So ,,,aaa fo,. ,he stou;np away of
saas .ad a,,as ~ aorrasnondence as to
a,,ltiaa+a T.
rrha ao,1aoa maiden has desk espec:al-
u, aasignad ~ meet her requirements. In
sa,,,a u-,xIs t,a adiustihle side pieces sug-
gast fbat tbe designer expected that it
a,frbt ha ,,sed as sewing table. One
foa t,,re of .tbase college desks which make
| tba,, ,,nioue is tbe chair secured to the
fable bv means of a rod on which it
SWINGS backward and forward These
chairs. which form part of the desk, are
shaned to bring the writer closer to the
! table than is possible with ordinary stu
dent chairs.
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snruce trees. saws the "Gentlewoman,
make the hest Christmas trees but a
great MANY New England baIsam pine
trees ape also used. These latter pro-
| duce an agreeable resinous odor when
brought into a warm room and generally
hold their needles for longer time than
| do the spruce trees. The principal thing
| to bear in mind when selecting a Christ
mas tree is symmetry. The tree should
he we'll branched. with low, spreading
branches When these are too numerous
IN allow Of effective decoration, they can
| he tbinnad ont as required Often. how
ever Il is necessary to insert branches.
rbis ;s done nv horing holes into the
ster,, in a slightly slantine direction with
small s,iulet or anger and then insert
tta h,o ,,ob ,,rona,lv whitfield so as to.
81 sa.,,,at1 into the hole When artfs-
+;aa1,,- aona +,,a art;fio;al branches ran
so,rceIv ba detected from the natural
o
1ba ,ror,ar ,oo,,nti,,g of Christmas
+raas l. a1so i,,,r,ort,,,t There are diff
es.s.. - a,,i,,,r tt;r can,a +raas
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eiis ming - ei'puisii 80 - pls',issa
/, all winter After having peen USED tor
the Christmas entertainment II can pc put
| our on the paicony, IN tne yafd. or oul-ol-
doors where it will look well. such
mounted Christmas trees can pe mad from
almost any florist or nurseryman, the
cost being very small, ranging from twen-
ty-five cents to one dollar, according 10
| size.
*s+
Hot water bags of rubber are in
valuable. but few homes boast of more
than one. Large fiat bottles of thick
glass and curved sides are very useful in
this respect says the .'Woman's Home
Companion" When they are to be filed,
I if set in pan containing little warm
water boiling water may be poured INTO
/ them without cracking; and if the water
| tight in its place with no fear of leakage.
| Small bags may be made to cover these
| bottles, or in case of sudden need a
/ stocking may be utilized These fit close
1 ly, and may be pinned together, leaving
! the bottle trim and neat. A half dozen If
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