The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-04-23


and engage the cloth. which may be then
off the lust. A steel crochet hook or q
stout knitting needle will answer the
purpose, say the .sWoman's Home Com
panion,' & talking Of pianos.
1t is advisable to keep a little canphor
gum inside the case, for If the moth
killer has been attracted by the felt used
in various parts it will serve as a means
of protection against the moth. The
temperature Of the room should be mod
erate, and as even as may be. Extreme
heat that is drying should always pc
avoided, as when a piano stands, as IS
often the case, too near a stove, a regis
ter, or a CRATE fire. An instrument should
be opened for a short time each day; II
it is not much used, this is especially de-
sirable.
Often there appears a sort of bloom
upon the case, or the wood looks dingy
and seems to be in need of cleaning. IL
is, however, very uncertain work to al
tempt to improve the fine finish OF a
piano with polish, SO much of which IS
advertised as making a piano look like
new. Instead, the method
and used by a professional tuner is one
that may be safely tested, with the GER
tainty that it will not be the means of
gathering additional dust, as oils polishes
are apt to do.
Take the finest toilet soap II luke
warm water and wash a little of the
piano at a time, as you would WASH a
boys dirty face, using a soft cloth such
as Canton flannel, working upon a space
not larger than your hand. Wipe It OH
with clear water and rub well with clean
Canton fiannel until it is perfectly dry
and we'll polished. The fine soap suds
does not affect the original finish in the
least, but simply removes that when
obscures it, and if rubbed absolutely dry
with a brisk motion the result is that the
piano is cleaned and frightened.
'The wife of the president makes and
returns no visits. The wife of the Vice
President pays first visit only to the
wife of the President" writes Mary
Ninlmo Balentine in an article on "AWom-
en- of the United States Senate in the
"Wonan's Home Companion"
1.-THE wives of Senators make first calls
on the wife of the President, the wife
of the Vice-President, the wives Of the
Ambassadors, the ladies of the Supreme
Court, and upon each other in the order
of the length of service of their husbands
in the Senate. The wife of the Vice
President holds receptions on Wednesdays,
Cabinet day, because her husband is a
member of the Presidents Cabinet, while
the day of receiving for the Senators
wives is Thursday, between the hours of
8 and 6 in the afternoon. These receptions
begin after the 1st of January and con-
tinue to be held until Lent begins. Some
ladies' observe the day for receiving all
the time Congress is in session. The
customary preparations for holding in
afternoon reception are to station one man
at the drive to open and shut carriage
doors and call carriages, and another at
the hall door to admit callers and take
cards. The hostess receives the visitors
standing near the door of entrance, and
is dressed in a high-necked gown, which
may otherwise be as elaborate as taste
may dictate. Visitors MAJ be announced
by name to the hostess by the usher, or
may speak their names themselves.
ANY person is at liberty to make the
visits at the homes of Senators, and all
persons are cordially received. Those
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returned and nonresident sightseers VINO
call without Introduction of any sort do
not leave cards. A large proportion of
the official folk owe first calls to the
ladies' of the Senate, the aides of the
Cabinet, the wives of foreign Ministers
and the wives of members of the House
of Congress. These are termed duty
CALLS and must be returned in person.
"A woman whose husband is in the upper
house can be quite as exclusive as any
lady of private position, if she so desire.
The women of the Cabinet could not close
their houses to the public, however much
they might wish to do SO"
Harper's Bazaar tells us thai even
manicuring has its fashions, it's phases,
and its reactions. Highly manicured fin
ger nails are not at all in favor just now.
1t was all very well when the fad was
about pinking and polishing your finger
tips, but now that it has had time to
season, moderation is to be observed.
Nails so blushing and apparently so well
polished that you can see your face in
them are 40 longer good form. Hand
mirrors at the chatelaine are preferred.
! AZ tAlO4O Id dill tlId ID
dainty, but it ney ; attracts attention
through artificial means. But little coll
oring is used. the polish amounts to
hardly more than natures gloss, and the
pointed cut has given way almost wholly
to the less obtrusive crescent. There are
also variations in the technique Of mani
curing. Where the file with the sand
paper board as finish was formerly used
for pairing the nail, the s~andpaper board
is now used exclusively. Everything tends
to make the manicuring process less of a
surgical operation. The cuticle knife is
rarely used nowadays, the slender oar
shaped orange stick accomplishing the
same purpose with less of force and
friction. Cuticle scissors are dispensed
with almost altogether, save in the case
of some very refractory .stepmother."
That good old ~stand-by, the pounce, is in
danger of banishment. For insuring the
just-right degree of nail polish, many
manicures declare that there is nothing
after all, so efficacious as a good rubbing
from the fieshy part Of the palm.
An interesting little story is told by a
young woman, who. as a school girl, Law
ished boundless alteration upon beautiful
Mary Anderson. and one day ventured ito
call .upon the famous actress with an
other eirl-adnrer