The Jersey City news., 1899-07-25

over the Berkshire hills. They have Plan
ned-there are ten Of them-to peregri-
nate as they please. stopping at way
side inn at night. They will thus get
their inns ahd outings at the same time.
A few years ago such a tramp across
the country by young girls would not
have been tolerated They-the girls-are
to be properly ehaperoned, of course, and
there isn't the slightest reason why they
should not, walk to the Pacific slope If
they wish.
All lthe hullabaloo about the too-much
athletic independence of the American
girl is the veriest nonsense Particularly
in these days, when she is filing her era
MUM with Greek and philosophy in the
colleges she needs, in the vacation time
to get out into the great physical training
school of the flower -bedecked fields and
the pine-eovered mountains.
.Are women more supject TO seasick-
ness than mep?"
An Atlantic captain replies: Yes, but
on the other hand, they stand it better.
A woman struggles up to the point OF
despair against the-what / might call
the improperly Of the thing. She isn't
so much tortured by the pangs as she is
worried by the prospect of becoming dis
heveled, haggard and draggled She
fights against it to the last and keeps up
appearances as long as she can hold up
her head. Then she becomes maudlin
and pathetic She takes to her room
and Invariably asks thee questions
first whether people die of seasickness 4;
then, how many miles we are from shore,
and, lastly, when we shall get there.
She also often asks how deep the water
is, and if I think it possible for anyone
to go seven days without any food, The
doctor is always talked over. am asked
time and again if think he is capable
and efficient, and if / have confidence in
him. When the patients gets SO IL that
she loses interest in the doctor, she
usually lies on her side and cries by the
hour But, luckily. the more violent at
tacks only last short time
How is it with men?'
.'Oh, men give in at once. They make
great runpus until they are compelled
to take to thar oerths. Then they grtim-
ble and groan until they are we'd enough
TO go on deck again. A great mans pas
seagers come aboard loaded with medi-
cinas for the prevention of seasickness. I
nevsr knew a preventive yet except care
ful dieting.''
1t is not really mourning to wear white,
even during the summer. says "Harper's s
Bazar," Immediately after the death of
some relative. There should be worn in
stead black muslin. black lawn black
mousseline de soie and all the other thin
materials in dead black. These should be
made without any white trimming what
ever, and, if possible, should be trimmed
only with the same material. After six
months nuns yelling trimmed with rows
of dead black ribbon or lustreless crepe
de Chine may be used. This, however,
would not do for widow; though after
six months it might be worn by a wom-
an who had lost some near relative.
These crepe de Chine gowns trimmed
with ruchings of the same, and with some
black mousseline de sole around the waist
make very beautiful gowns-gowns, too.
that are usually most becoming. The
sprincesse style is very good in this ma
terial, and the mourning effect may be
heightened by trimmings of crepe. The
Grape and crepe de Chine. oddly enough,
are very effective together; it might be
supposed that the two materials have so
much in common that they would not look
well together, but such is not the case.
There are some dead black mourning
silks that are very good, light in texture
and of so dead black. that they look
well with the Grape veil.
The polishing of furniture seems to be
of comparatively modern date, says ssThe
Upholsterer.' The effect is that hard
faced surface is secured which is not so
liable to become scratched as vanished
and which presents equally as brilliant
and fine appearance. There are several
pastes and poIishes used, a few of which
are herewith given:-
A good furniture polish is made with
one-half an ounce OF beeswax and a
quarter ounce alkanet root. which are
melted together until the wax is well col
linseed oil and spirits of turpent.ne.
Strain through muslin.
A polishing paste is made as follows:-
Take three ounces of white wax, half an
oupnce of castle SOAP one gill spirits OF
turpentine. Shave the wax and soap very
fine and put the wax in the turpentine
Let the mixture stand "a hours. Then boii
the soap in one gill of water and add tc
the wax and turpentine. This paste il
highly recommended by practical men
To wax furniture use mixture of two
ounce Of CASTLE soap, one gill spirits OF
the color of the wood, and which has first
been melted over a moderate fire, and -four
ounces best spirits turpentine. Stir unit
| COOL or. if for immediate use. apply hot
| and rub with a hard brush. The polish
may be renewed at any subsequent time
by rubbing with a piece of fine cloth.
Great care should be taken In cary.
ing fish to keep it in perfect flakes, as
| If these are broken the look of the fist
is entirely spoiled. Silver or plated
fish carvers should be used. In carving
Gods head and, shoulders and salmon
the knife should be first run along ths
center of the side down to the bone
it should then be carved with unbroker
| skin upward and downward.
| Sole, boiled or fried, should be Gu
/ right through bone and all, and shouit
be divided into three portions-head. tai
and middle.
Turbot- brill and John Dory should b.
carved Ia the same manner, the knit
being run down the thiekest part of th'
fish to the bone, then regular slice
should be cut from the center to tn