The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-02

WOMAN'S WORLD.

mistake IN the matter " NY
economies?
Il don't know just what you mean,
Fanny" replied the listener.
swhy, that I have been selfish in try
ing to be unselfish. and perhaps making
the girls selfish, too"
sYou. of all people.'
eyes. For it has seemed to me, when
It came to any question of dress, that It
was just / and so no matter. ] would
make the old gown do, the old bonnet and
I would cover up the new gown, If I sat
down in It. with an apron. But I have
hardly had a new one in years. for when
there was money for that, it seemed a
shame for the girls to &c without, now
while they are young and enjoy pretty
things SO much; and so ! spent the money
for them, and went without myself; or II
l Just had to have 1t and no help for Il, L
chose what would wear and not show
s~pots-dust colored drab things-or else
something black. which may not be be-
coming, but is always decent
II do the very same thingi'
well, Clara, I am not going to do it
any more. I have made up my mind
The fact is. / heard the girls talking about
Mrs. Aubrey up at the Highheld place,
and Marion was saying how delightful 1t
must be for Helen Aubrey always to see
her mother looking like a picture, in a
nice gown, in the fashion, with her HAIR
beautifully dressed. and some Jewel or
other on her; and Sally said Mrs. Aubrey
seemed twenty years younger than she
was. for her bright ribbons, her bunch OF
flowers; and she couldn't imagine Mrs
Aubrey in one of mothers hideous aprons;
and Rosy added that to see the mother
dressed so made 1t seem as if the Au-
breys were somebody. born of people ac-.
customed to fine things. as If their
mother was a lady, and not just a nurse
or a maid of all work"
ssThe ungrateful childreni"
.Oh. no indeed. they are not migrate
full. The recognize fully all have done
for them and sacrificed for them. They
love me, but they are ambitious, and it is
very natural tina they should like attrac-
tive things, a comparatively young mother
rather than an unnecessarily old one, a
pretty object rather than an unpleasant
one. 1t suits their vanity, their taste and
their affection, all at once.
$50. when it is a question again of
spending the next allowance, I shall just
say to the girls that I nave been saving
and sparing a good while for them and
going without myself, and now that, per-
haps. it is my turn, that they have youth
and all the advantage OF that on their
side, and will look just as pretty in
simpler things, and I really need the more
sressy and expensive ones. And know
they will be pleased and will wonder
why they never thought of 1t themselves.
And I am going to go to q hairdresser
once, or maybe twice, and learn how to
do my hair the way / look best. And 1
am going to spend a little, a very little
money, on some delicate perfumes and
nice handkerchiefs. II / don't AXE the
best, and let the girls have the second
best for a little while, l am going to
have an equal division. I have really
been injuring them in creating and fos-
tering selfishness. And / think the girls
will not only be gratiied. but they will
give me a great deal more respect"
Fanny. we will i~naugurate a reform
among mothers. / am going home to fur
bish up my old jewelry this minutel And
them never did know how to take care
of my hands-do you think it would be
simply eztravagant? Do you know the
address of a manicure?"
49,.
One of the most delightful luxurles is a
lennon bath. and in countries where they
grow it is INDUCED in daily - most peo-
pie Three or -four lemons sliced into
the water, which is drawn . If an hour
before using, so that the juice of the fruit
may have a chance to permeate. and the
comfort of such Tubing must be felt to
be appreciated. The sense of freshness it
gives. and the suppleness and smoothness
IT imparts to the skin is not soon forgot
ten, and those who nave once tried the
experiment never fail to repeat it. In the
West Indies. where the lemon is so abund-
AM, it is used instead of soap, and when
the natives want to wash their hands
they squeeze the juice on to them and
rub them briskly in water until they are
clean.
In the care of the complexion the lem
on is Invaluable. particularly in summer
when a few drops in the water in which
the face is washed removes all greasiness
and leaves the skin fresh and velvety. A
little lemon juice rubbed on the cheeks
before going to bed and allowed to dry
there will remove freckles and whiten the
skin, besides giving it a delightful
sm~oothness. This should be done about
three or four times a week in summer
and twice a week in winter. and will be
found to work wonders with such COM
plexions as are afflicted with enlarged
and blackened pores. and if persevered
with will eventually carry off all IN
slightly blernishes that are not caused
by internal trouble.
Lemons are also used in the care of the
teeth, a few drops squeezed into a glass
of water for rinsing the mouth acting as a
tonic to the gums and rendering them
firm.
In washing the hair. If a lemon is used.
1t viii cleanse the scalp better than any
thing. and give a soft lufiness and shine
to the hair that is always desirable. For
this purpose, dip the head into tepid wa
ter, take the two halves of a juicy lem
on and rub and squeeze them over the
head; when this Is done wash thoroughly
with the hands in the tepid water. rinse
In fresh water of the same temperature
and rub briskly with towels until the hair
Is quite dry. standing in the sun to do so
II possible. The hair will soon become
setsral shades lighter under this treat
ment, which should be performed about
every two weeks.
Lemons are not so costly even in the
coolest countries. that women NAV not
easily afford to use this tropical aid to
1he toilette. and no nfhar ooe,oe+fo u.;i1