The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-30
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Tor MS province. so does the puu VI the
season encroach upon those parts of the
realm of dress hitherto reserved Tor ma
irons and dowagers. Velvet, which USED
to be considered too old for any one
| under twenty-five. is now grasped by the
debutante for carriage dress and even
| evening dress. BLACK satin, once the espe-
| ciaIly characteristic garb of a fairy god
| mother with gold-headed cane. is hers Tor
the asking; that is. after her first season.
If there be any material a pretty young
girl will not max hers, and look lovely IN
it besides, one has yet to discover IT..
Across the water a young girl could not
wear velvet, but the American bud is be-
yond the reach of sumptuary edicts; she
can and Will wear what she chooses, pro
vided it be becoming.
An excellent way of washing chamols
feathers is as follows: Rub them we'll
all over, whilst dry. with good yellow
soap; nave ready a lukewarm lather in
a suitable pot. put the feathers into the
same. pressing them down so that they
may all come in contact with the water;
side of the kitchen stove, where the con-
ttllS may f6LIdlu DIT dUOQl Lie oii
temperatures: the water SHOULD on no ac-
count be allowed to become cold or very
hot. otherwise the leather will be either
hard or Shiny. After four or five hours
soaking shake them about in the water
till they are clean: repeat this last opera
ton in a fresh soap lather, with very
little soda; rinse them in plain lukewarm
water, wiring them very lightly, and
spread them between coarse, clean
kitchen cloths. Beat or shake out all
the moisture by holding the feathers at
one end. Standardized" as it were, be-
tween the cloths, and finally dry them
quickly near the fire. Pull them gently
into shape, and when quite dry brush
them quickly. with a moderately hard
brush on both sides to get rid of the
s~uperf1uous fluff. Leathers treated in this
way should be equal to new.
Take two shad roe. one-half pint of
cream, the yofks of two eggs, one-fourth
of a grated nutmeg, one teaspoon ii of
lemon juice, one large tablespoonful of
butter, two large tablespoonful of flour,
one tablespoonful of chopped parsley,
salt, cayenne and black pepper to taste.
liz oAAoo iOOcr put Al q
saucepan of boiling water, add a tea
spoonful of salt. cover and simmer
slowly fifteen minutes. Then take them
out, remov the skin and mash them. Put
the cream on to boil. Rub the butter and
flour together. add them to the boiling
cream and stir until it is very thick;
add the egg yolks, take from the fire
and add the other ingredients. mix we'll
and turn out on a dish to cool. When
cold form into croquettes, dip first into
beaten egg and then in bread crumbs,
fry in. boiling fat, and serve with sauce
Hollandaise.
Germany proposes a new law making
culinary education compulsory, as are
other branches in that country. The ar
gument is forcible and we'll sustained,
'as the life natural to woman is a do
nestle one, daughters should be instruct
ed in the knowledge necessary to render
them good wives and mothers, that homes
over which they may preside in the flu
ture shall be comfortable, prosperous and
happy" The law as now presented re-
quires every girl on reaching her TWEEN
tieth year to produce a certificate as
proof hat she has completed a thorough
course in cooking, general household
management and domestic economy. 1t
is believed that this strictly enforced,
would work a gastronomic revolution
for coming generations
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The use of shoulder straps for women
and girls has nothing to do with the
penchant for military trappings. Officers
shoulder straps are laid horizontally up
on the shoulder. The feminine variety
crosses the shoulder from back to front.
1t keeps the ball bodice from slipping off
the shoulder, and is intended as a SUBJ
long gloves and the necessity of LAYING
bare the shoulder, the sleeve of the ball
corsage has vanished. In its place we
the shoulder strap.
The safety pin is certainly one of the
most ingenious articles that lie upon the
top of a feminine dresser. 1t not only
fills many unexpected offices with GER
tainty, but can wen be made to supply
the place of a tape needle.
The way to use it is this:-Stick the
point of the pin through the tape or rib
bon, clasp the pin, use either end as a
leader and there you are, with a smooth,
blunt implement which will not only
weave through bands or insertion per-
fectly, but will hold the ribbon with abb
solute security to the finish.
The new street frocks for Easter are
made very simply, but elegantly, says the
Ladies Home Journal" Serge plays a
prominent part in the spring costumes; it |
comes in many shades and is always ono
of the most durable and satisfactory of
materials. particularly for street cos
tunes.
1t is a sentiment of sympathy for the
Easter bride that is giving vogue to the
true lovers knot as a fashionable de-
vice? In jet. it sparkles on buckles and
clasps, on the bodice, or the skirt, or on
the toe of ones slipper; even on the crown
of ones bonnet. The knot is embroidered
in silk. or in glittering beads, to be used
on boleros or as p-assementerie. Many of
the silk braids to be used in trimming
cloth gowns exhibit the pattern of the
true lovers mot. 1t remains 20 be seen
s.how many knots an hour" we are go
ing.
The tunic skirt looks exceedingly well
if fashioned of fine cashmere, edged with