The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-12-23
In Woman's World.

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cap. muf and cape of pink elder Of ~
latest cut, and all trimmed with white
rabbit-you might think it ermine. But
there are ever SO many fine dellies.
OF a truth Uncle Sam had better look
out The fair ones he Is taking up with
are certainly decidedly odd. To be sure
they have the grace TO dress up IN the
colors," but. good gracious. how very
liberal they are In the way OF gitmpses
of their plump black skins. One thing,
they certainly find the liberty cap moss
becoming.
Then there are lots Of dons that ~
to work. Their lots in many instances.
however, are cast in pleasant places,
especially true is this Of the sachet dolly
Ia silken attire. The poor souI must be
lonely in a lark drawer. Then there's tho
pretty Irvine doll. She has nothing but q
| head, a clever little baby blue crepe par
per cloak coucealing her ball Of Irvine.
The Quaker dolly has met the most tragic
fate. Just why this demure Little charm
er should BE- condemned to playing pin-
cushion is more than one cam make OUT.
The rubber doll in the bathing suit Is
very jolly. Such a ndce, plump dear to
roll on the sand The blu suit Is trimmed
! with white. There's a white cotton fam
mel Pierrot, a jolly tar, 3 nurse maid and
a firtatious policeman. a jester who seems
to ave seem better days-and, indeea-
everybody from the frozen Esquimaux Of
Greenland's icy mountains to the swarthy
ones from midas coral strand
Yes, they ara all here waiting 60 Dc
loved and adopted
A savory compound baked IN large
/ hrou- sxoa,o-Is $780, ~1l - 49, --;~rfrsoI
Christmas attractions to certain Of tho
poor Of England Every Christmas at Liv-
erpool thousands OF "hot pfssn-a local
dish Of much esteem. usually composed ~
beef, mutton. rabbit, oysters, etc-are CIV
en- to the poor. Public subscriptions for
this purpose are collected by a commit
tse.
Beef, POTATOES and onions are then
bought in enormous Quantities; am eznY
| OF workers-the butchers alone lumber
about ffty-are employed in preparing the
edibles and filing large brSwI mugs on
pots with them; and, finally. the dishes
are sent to bakehouses IN various parts Of
the city to be cooked.
Meanwhile. tickets are distributed eznong
fthe deserving poor. who ara told at this
same time where they must callrbetWeen
u and 1 on Christmas Day fer their hot
pots.
The number of meals thus provided va
ries. but two years ago four thousand hot
pots, each containing eleven pounds Of
savory food (three pounds Of boned beef,
seven pounds OF potatoes and one pound
Of onions). sufficient IF q family of tens
were given away. Altogether It il cal
culated forty thousand people were we'll
fed.
For the hot-pots alone twenty tons OF
potatoes, twenty thousand pounds Of best
and twenty-five hundrsdFeignt Of onions
were required. and there were also dss-
tributed four thousand f~our-pound or
quartern loaves, four thousand
ter pounds of tea and four Thousand one
pound jars Of jam. besides a quantity OF
coal. Tea and jam, however, are present~
ed by gentlemen in the respective trades5
not purchased from the hot-pot fund
Not only are the poor benefited by this
Christmas tthot-pots fund, but the grocers<
the butchers and the bakers all REPLICA
in a share of the 'shet-pot" profits. espe-
cially at the numerous ~bakehouses where
they are sent to be cooked
"
The practice OF giving summer things
for Christmas presents has a flavor abou1
it of "foresightedness." as they say In
New England, which appeals to the mind
attracted by future possibilities rather
than present facts and past regrets. It Is
presumed that by the R5th OF December
the up-to-date girl has acquired all the
necessities and Injuries for the seasons
and the giver Of gifts viii find herself con-
frontsd by the probability OF duplication.
So, according to the "Critarion.s when one
wishes to surprise and please. something
for the coming days Of the next summer
stand the best chance of alluring the jadsd
taste OF the spoiled recipient. There are
always hints OF the fashions and frivoIs
of the coming warm lays In the early
days of the preceding winter. and to be q
little ahead of the fsshien. or TO meet it,
half way. is very enticing to the socially &
ambitious. In line with the foregoing, on
OF the most striking exhibits IN the hoii
day attractions are the beautiful parasols
of brocades. laceS and silks OF every pos-
sibIe tint and texture. with handles whicr
would tempt the soul Of a sun-worshippen
handles Of jade. or Dresden, OF strange
mineral substances covered with cobweh
applications Of silver or gold. through
whose dainty meshes the translucent
colors show in suggestive bits. Another
summary temptation are the organizes
a muslins. with their delicate trimmings
and the himsy lingerie which the firm of
Physician & Pneumonia 1orbids TOR the
wintry weather.
Cotton wool IS an ideal material for
Christmas decorations, but, at the same
time, a most dangerous enc to use on
account OF its highly inflsmmable natures
q single spark win, In . moment, ignTta
a deadly fire that spreads Ike lightning.
No one should use cotton wool tor dec<
grafton where there IL the least chances
Of it's coming IN contact With gas or nra
OF any kind. unless the wool IS so pre-
pared that It viii not burn. This may
be done without spotIing the light ap-
pearance of the wool, and with very 7lt~
tie trouble or expense. a. foiIowss Di2<
solve one ounce Of sodium tungstate IN
one pint of hot water; when cold soak
the cotton wool in the solution. ughtIy
press out q little OF the moisture. but d.
not squeeze; hang It up to drip, thaf3
hang on q line in a current OF air; IS
wanted quickly 1t may be drained IN
front Of the IRE, or on plates on the. rack
Of the kitchener, but It Is advisable 20
allow plenty Of time for 1t to dry In tha