The Jersey City news., 1899-11-15
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WOMAN'S WORLD.

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am getting my restful corner ready
says Dorothy Maddox in the Philadeiphla
..Inouirer." What do you think is IN ~
Naturally you will say an easy chair,
couch etc. Neither one nor the otner-
Just flowers.
"one of Dorothy's fantasies. Restful
fowersq The ideal It IS burlesque.
This is because you don't know. When
vou have had a corner Of sweet scented
+bines that soothe the nerves you will
hecome as ardent in your admiration as l
am.
There is a big pot Of lemon verbena.
The florists have kept me searching Tor
davs for the dear, old-fashioned thing.
nave found such fiourishing root. It
looks as If it might live through a dozen
blizzards, and it heavenly
one day last season l was as cross as
two sticks. had been steadily at work
all day long. You and I and all OF Us
worth bothering about know how this IS.
We'll / had Just gotten to the state when
wanted to throw things teven angeilc
neonle will arrive at this point,) Wnen the
sesrest neiehbor ] have ran In with
low afsering. she had picked from ner
-,;ndou hoy bouquet not bigger tnan
b,neb of SOUP herbs, but the most oe-
l;esons bit Of fragrance. Fhere was :
snrfsr of lemon verbena, a few sprlgs VI
s,,,cv eeranIums. rose nutmeg ETC., three
suast meas and rose not Digger eA@A'
+ba end Of my thumb. pinned the po-
stes and leaves. under. my chlh-
+,,ev staved until bedtime. Tne next uay
toor them from their holder ana uiloei
-, cbtn they were pinned again.
Tbosa fiowers. tiny things though tney
x,ere nroyed an actual blessing,
s,,btle influence sbreathed from every 80
soro and leaf. The odor was 50 oeii1a'e1y -,
sootbine. said then and there ~"
zs1,.,' ono window box. yes, TWO, anu iiio.
- an The flowers shall be res'hu1
ones .,,or things
Last fan found many days when tnillss
a,rrv that j could depend upon NY
r.s.,1 fowers They never failed cro,s'
.z,st, rtened. sick, they cheerea as no'A
ing human could ..,, tbe
rbis 10 why I am 50 busy getting lne
,,srys coddlers ready There Is a sleas
-. ~ tbvn1e. some lavender, all tine ira.
.y~s,,+ peraniurns, and several po's y
pinks. 80 hound to
J., t,sir glorious southern window l shaii
800 every morning from now until me
oactus bloom a bunch of sweetness 10 lucA
in the lace at my throat. s,as
rrbara viii always be a bunch Oh posies
sor INV hair and j do think the Worio
1ools quite another place when one
,ooruing gown is frightened by ie"
sweet-scented blossoms.
mot fashionable Jack roses that cost 80
,,,,cb. one cannot enjoy their sweetness
s,,t nosv things to- be found in every couh-
trv Garden. posies that one has watcheo
over ana tended like so many babies.
There is nothing dearer than a nan
5ozen sprIp,s of geranium and one gio"lns
n;nk nesting in among locks preluiy
groomed rrsr
I have Just mentioned my restful corner
tr;s morning because ! thought 1t lnighl
supeest 10 other women who have lime 10
fpss with such fad something reaily
helpful.
a sweet blossom next to a woman Is the
sweetest thing on earth. sacaets and es-
senees and toilet water are crowded rlgn1
ont Of my thoughts whenever blossom
happens my way.
There is nothing more interesting 1nah
ch,ldren's : wear, exquisite little garments,
Fashioned by the. most careful fingers II
you're one of those queer old fasnioneu
individuals who supposed that as long as
these little AFFAIRS were neat ana oone
bv hand all was well, the sooner you us
abuse your mind OF this old fogyisnness
+he ,het4er. Just look into the dainty III
tie things our clever buyers have brought
from paris and your see that even the
infant in long clothes has its tiny vai'
edged wrist ruffie narrower on the INSIDE
of the arm, just like those on mamma's
sarn,enfs. One exquisite little Swiss even
has It's shaped skirt fiounce deepening ia
the back. 1t is trimmed with finest SWISS
embroidery and clusters of the finest
tucks.
4 f;ne white Swiss is dress affair
trimmed with white guipure and clusters
of tucks, those at the top Of the runie
being stitched in scallop effect The little
berthe is very effective and is held on the
shoulders with pink ribbon bows These
elbow sleeves are new. Every infinitesi-
mai stitch upon it is hand work soft
rose taffeta slip CLEANS through most
prettily-
And isn't this a fne little coat for
small boy It is of old blue bengaline, the
sleeve fulln As being caught down in tucks
bejaw the eloow It buttons invisibly. has
box back and tremendous little belt
OF white leather. The white India silk col
lar is wrought with Irish guipure, on this
little coat, which has come from France.
What big geography lesson for It's little
weareri
Such a charming little coat for bit
of a girl is Of mode cloth. the skirt be-
ing of the fiaring pattern. 1t fastens with
eight buttons and is topped by an exauis-
fte bit of a collar, silk Of the same shade,
all being tucked and hem-stitching. with
epplioues Of cream renaissance. Otto, that
softly rich fur, edges neck and cuffs.
The very SWEETEST little affair is Of gray
broadeloth. trimmed with rows of strap
ping in clusters Of three, Clusters of the
strapping trim the cape in the same fasn-
ion. as well as the tiny haring collar It
fastens invisibly and is lined with white
silk, as are all truly modish cIoaks-
one Of the dainty bits Of cloak luxury is
of light blue bengaline, eubelished with
tucks. and appHques formed Of white en-
broidery on chiffon, and edges cut in bat
Elements Beautiful white fox edges the
little capesss .-r
For little girls who go to kindergarten
there are any number Of dresses, the
guimpe dress and the yoke dress predomi-
mating. guInpe dress In green and
,,f,,e nlaid has a full skirt; a blouse puffs