The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-20
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nounce themselves. Al pair of very smaii
wooden dolls are the Heavenly Twins. a
little bronze devil, with crystal drops IN
his ewes. is cor are) the Sorrows of Satan
A bicycle attached to Il ribbon Is the
Wheels Of Chance. And so, with Maudie's
catalogue, one could go on indefinitely
There are two prizes, one for the guest
who guesses most and one for the guest
whose badge has been most difieultsto IN
~terpret. Much tea and some time are con-
sumed, and men and women show them
selves to be children of a larger growth
'Pride's a safe cloak; I'll wear it, but
no rags" quoted the woman physician
famous as well for her society achieve
ments and her widespread popularity
who was asked to say something con-
corning the question of women and her
courage as compared to mans.
1T is pride which makes nine out OF
every ten of us brave, or appear So" she
declared oracularly. pride and the de-
sire to be beautiful, to be powerful, which
you nave mentioned. and which lies at the
bottom of every true woman's heart.
When it was fashionable for women to
De llIU1Q ana ItINOuS. YOU Will
almost every woman was SO, or e~ndeavor-
ed to put on this appearance. Brave
women were at a discount in those days,
just as timid ones are now. Now that 1t
is fashionable to be brave we all try to
be so. If we haven't the virtue of eour-
age we assume 1t. you know, and most
of us try to be brave, although at the
bottom of her heart almost every
daughter Of Eve is afraid OF all manner
of things. 1t is her natural heritage
from the days when all things seemed
very much against her"
So
The extreme of smartness and luxuri-
Gus loveliness for an evening toilet is
achieved by the painted muslin dress,
of equal parts OF glycerine and silicate of
rare duchess, Breton or even blonde lace;
the other extreme of sweet s~hepherdess-
like simplicity is attained by that blue
white India muslin which is as soft as
chiffon and is treated with hand-worked
4ozenge-shaped dots, each set in a tiny
circle. The debutantes of this summer
(and there are plenty of smart girls who
have accepted the new notion of coming
out at their parents or friends country
houses win dance their first formal dance
in dresses Of this description, showing
not a thread of lace, but all the aounces
and edges everywhere completed with
deep leaf-point pinking, carefully, and to
tell the truth. most extensively button-
holed every inch by hand. The debut
trousseau of Miss Crosby and Mrs. Levi
Morton's youngest daughter are wonders
of the finest needlework. with lace only
occasionally appearing. and ali the little
muslin dresses are cut with small trains
and short sleeves, fer If you have pretty
arms, prepare to show them now.
A word of advice concerning a most OBJ
jectionable drawback to the best of
lamps. This is the sweating produced
on the outside by the oil, however good
its quality may be. This not only soils
the hands in carrying the lamps, but pro-
duces a most unpleasant smell the mo-
ment the lamp heats. Make a mixture
of equal parts of glycerineand silicate of
potash; pou some of this into the oil
container Of the lamp, which should pre-
vlously have been scalded out. well
cleaned and dried. Move the lamp about
carefully, so that every part of the inside
Shall be moistened with the xtu This
can then be stored in a bottle for further
and similar use. Leave the lamp in the
air till the container is thoroughly dry.
The potash and glycerine form a slight
coating, through which the oil cannot
penetrate, and the Objectionable oozing is
entirely obviated.
Tho n1ferffor Of nhof ~ sapx-a for 51c
sert in summer was nicely answered by
a leading caterer recently. who. when
asked for a recipe, gave the following
for a delicious frappe;-"It was not hard
to do" he said. With a little thought.
any one could accomplish it, Choose
sound fruits, say a pineapple, an orange,
Malaga grapes. Strawberries. a peach, or
some mall berries. dead ripe. Those
which can be peeled. rave the skins re-
moved, and all are seeded. They are then
cut into very small pieces, dice or shreds,
and mixed all together. Sweetened wa
ter is poured over them, and, if desired.
a w-ineglassfuI of liquor or some sort.
The mass is frozen to frappe consistency.
AS the ice is fitted into each Individual
glass a spoonful of whipped cream is
dashed over It, after which it must be
served promptly.
A lovely wrap which has just made the
journey from Paris and bears the stamp
Of that frivolous but delightful city in
every fold of the soft apricot hued bro
cade in which it was fashioned, is cut on.
tolerably simple lines in the shape which
is most generally approved for theatre
Jackets. witt straight, full fronts and a
vatican back. The latter Is set into a
tucked chiffon yoke. the tucks. by the
way. forming an apex instead of running
horizontally. Each of these is overlaid
with a tiny black lace trimming, the
same being repeated. of course, on the
yoke in front. AS if to supplement this
touch Of black, the high collar, which is
completely lined with apricot chiffon
closely gathered. is bordered with a single
row of tiny ostrich tips equally sable In
hue. which serve to set off the owners
wonderfully preserved complexion to
perfection.
For a large mantle. the '~redingote..
long or half long. very full. with the
sleeves cut out Of one piece, is the proper
thing This IS a triumph of kill from
the cutters point of view. It is eccentric
and exceedingly useful for carriage drives
automobile riding or travelling.