The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-06

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DO you know when to scold. Ask your
self this question when you get up In the
morning and find an answer before the
daylis done. Seedlings are needed in this
world Of sin and strife. genuine ones at
that. but unless they are given at the
right time. given to the right people and
given In the right way, they are proht-
less.
There are women who scold all day long.
They nag their way through life. The
dreadful fault sears their face with a
mark as plain as if left by the impress
Of a hot iron.
Sons seek their pleasures away from
home because such women are their
mothers: husbands become inveterate
club men because such women are their
wives; daughters take up with broken
sticks as life partners to escape the nag
ging parent.
~Indudicious scolding is the serpent with
in many an Eden. Picking up and turn
ing over tiny happenings. then launching
forth in a TRADE against them is a COM
mon habit.
A refined nature abhors nagging. Any
thing for peace cries the woman of sem
sitive soul. She shrinks from household
battles. allowing herself TO be imposed
upon rather than wage them.
Effective reproofs are never injudicious-
ly given. Stopping to think when a gust
of anger blows over the soul is a blessed
thing. Five minutes hard thinking will
often turn the whole tenor Of ones feel
ings into the right channel
Nasty nagging keeps children in a state
of perpetual defense. This defensive atti-
tude Is continued throughout life, the boy
or girl suffering from such discipline go
ing out into the great world an outcast.
~randmot used to say "a thoughtless
retort was the devils own means of stir
ring up strife,
One of the most ruinous Of all scolding
practices is hauling up people for reproof
before Others. Children so reproved rare
1y outgrow the intense Indignation it Gre
ates within their souls.
Husbands and wives with quick tempers
ecold before friends and strangers alike
II they could but realize the disgrace of
such an exhibitioni Children are permit
ted to hit at each other right and left
with ugly remarks. The result is much
the same as if they slapped water in each
others faces.
If there were no other reason for wom-
en- refusing to scold, the impress left upon
the features would be sufficient warning.
A woman lines quickly who scoIds. She
becomes crone-like. There is a tartness of
1vissse which tells a tale those who run
may read.
sedld like a philosopher. Nine times
put az ten the scolding we deem a neces-
~ity hay be avoided. A gentle thought
~1pplAnting a ruffled one, a gentle word
ven IN place of a caustic reply turns the
ale Ind always in favor of the person
ehnee to speak her mind" No one is
nish% so surely for this awful habit
the Fonan who scolds.
he dominant feature in these is the
FIorentine lace. worked with 'rouille''
threads. which, being interpreted. means
rust color. says London Queen, It is
the sort Of lace which anybody with a lit
tie patience and time could easily pro-
duce, provided she could obtain this par
ticular shade of thread, which is not ine,
together with the lace braid, such as is
being used nov in the present revival of
lace making, and exactly the same that
was in demand some twenty years ago.
The patterns are somewhat intricate,
united by twisted threads and wheels;
they are made into deep ~founces and mar
row shaped tls1icg, which are mere aprons
in front, where they form one deep point,
with another at the back, fastening down
the centre of this point.
Many beautiful patterns of Italian lace
have been copied in the fashionable mod
ern dentelles, some of which are Irvine
color and show a great number of lace
stitches, having a fine cord edging. The
deep straight ~aounces show the lace pat
tern used as the border, and stripes at
intervals, formed of the rust colored
thread and the white braid. These are in
tended to be pleated. There are a good
many dress bodice pieces both for high
and low gowns made in the same way.
Piece nets are to be had in almost any
width, decorated in all sorts of ways.
some Of them are with beautiful upstand-
ing flowers. such as roses in the natural
size, made of pufings of chiffon or satin.
A couple of large bodice revers, having a
ground of fancy ecru spider net embroid-
cred in straw tones and light green and
white, had these beautiful outstanding
roses in ~aerophane.
One of the most beautiful dresses Is an
entire skirt, which only wants a lin
ang Of silk or satin. It is made of white
crepe de Chine. with three stripes down
the front made of Florentine lace. with
the braid, and filled in with the rouille |
Thread. The edges of these are united by
seahopings Of lace and then below comes
a lace hounce decorated in, various de-
signs. There is sufficient for the bodice.
and It Is joined down the back. fitting
the figure closely on the hips, and flowing
outward at the back. Another skirt in I
plece-net, Is worked all over with silver |
threads and mother-of-pearI sequins
formed into flowers; the equin of this
style are called Arc-en-Cgel. Another has
bold roses in pink a~erophane with dla-
monds in the centre, and there are MANY
low bodices with this same beautiful or
namentation. These are cut to open
down the centre and show a fun front.
anG in the exceedingly ornate designs
there are applfdues of lace let In, together
with spangles. jewels and gold thread.
the white and silver enbroideries being
especially beautiful.
A beautiful insertion on a white net.
Intended TO be carried round the hem of
q skirt. beside the pearl and sequin en-
broidery. has a little band of fine fluted
ribbon carried all across. in a waved line. I