The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-23
WOMAN'S WORLD.

| rare coins are made to serve the pur-
! pose A pretty waist finish is made by
| tying two yards OF No. IL ribbon Twice
j around the waist, stock as
| crossing it in the back, fastening the ends
| in a small bow at tae left side Sc
curing 1t with a large gold safety pin.
Tailor gowns of a severe type require
mannish shoes, collars, cuffs and ties 80
complete the effect. A woman now pa
fronizes the same ~haberdasher that fur
nishes her male friends ~adornments. She
4 huys small size in mems collars. cuffs and
! ties. The fashionable glove lis a mans
/ pique. with stitched seams and back, ana
/ fastened with two clasps. Dark red tan or
| gray are favorite colors and pique the cor
I rect material except in winter, Wnen
! heavy castor gloves are more comdortapie-
Shoes are high laced, rather than put-
| toned. broad welted soles and made OF
| black ca9fskin for morning wear FOR al
~ternoon they are or enameled or patent
lea e No one now wears tan shoes
except In the country or on golf links.
with low shoes spats are worn to rnatch
the w
ssThe Dutch housewife" says a con-
trabutor to the sGentlewornan," has not
her u in the world as a manager, she
e first of all the absolute mistress OF her
home, There are no implicit reservations
as to the kitchen. She goes into it every
aav and at any hour of the day. and the
cook who objects is likely to be dismissed
for her pains. In that respect at any
rate, maids appear to be more tractapie
in Holland thar with us.
.And such kitchens they are! For l
was asked and was taken into three,
and at each time my visit to them hap
pened to be about an hour before dinner,
In each case the family to be provided
for was fairly numerous--in one case IL
consisted of a round dozen persons, the
Youngest of whom was 10. The dinner
hour is between s and $50 o'clock, for
even In those well-to-do families the So
called luncheon IS somewhat in the ma
ture of a high tea the Souchong being
replaced by coffee; though not always.
II was introduced then in the kitchen
without the slightest warning, the mis-
tress not having deemed it necessary TO
ask permission Of her lieutenant to visit
her domain. even in company of a
stranger. And the lieutenant, secure of the
lnn~peccahility Of all things in her charge,
received us with a smile and went on
manipulating stewpans, red copper and
earthenware, as if she were all alone. and
I had an opportunity OF looking around.
The conventional dresser, with the con-
ventional dinner and breakfast service,
was not there, instead OF which an array
of saucepans, strainers. colanders and the
rest, such as I have never seen in Eng
land. Soup toureens, sauceboat and dishes
were inclosed in cupboards, the shelves OF
which were covered with white linen
cloths. trimmed with lace, all dazzling
white. I asked how often these had to be
changed, and was told that four weeks
was the regulation period"
The duty of the employer to the emp,oye
is possibly the most vital of the missing
inks in the servant problem. The fact
tina the average homekeeper is not taught
along the lines of her art has long been
one OF the main causes for the existence
OF the problem. And it win never be en-
comprised until mouse and home keeping
come to the dignity of being placed upon
a business basis and its head and employees
are both well schooled in its gentle and
important arts. Domestic science is a
step toward this end; and when this
science shall have achieved an under
practice and then Shall come to be a COM
pulsory part of woman's education. the
problem will have about solved itself.
No business man expects to succeed
without a thorough foreknowledge OF
business methods. Neither does he take
into a place OF trust an eynploye who has
not been trained in business affairs. and.
since the competent employer and trained
employee mean success in a mans BUSH
ness. why shall not this rule apply to
successful house and home keeping.
which, when all is said and done, is bound
to be woman's most important business
in life?
One of the most noticeable departures
in fur Jackets is the Elton cut-off at the
back and sides two inches above the
waist line, says the Philadelphia
Record" And they are not finished Off
as you'd expect. Instead Of falling over
a belt. or whatever one wears underneath.
they have some sort of belt or girdle put
over the lower edge. Fer instance, one
of beautiful c~hinchi1ia was finished with
three folds of the gray broadcloth that
composed the skirt The little garment
has tabs in front and big revers and coll
lar. One in black baby lamb has a shaped
girdle of white cloth overlaid with black
Swiss embroidery. The skirt was black.
The revers and collar were faced with
ermine-continalation of the magpie idea,
you see.