The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-27

on every second pair of shoulders nova
days. This decolletage bore a deep drap-
cry of lace, considerably shorter on one
side than the other. The lace was drawn
up to the left side and fastened with a
huge posy Of vwiolets, the long stalks
drawn through an amethyst buckle.
In hue the gown was of a pale mauve,
the mauve of a Parma violet, while the
lace, though modern, was distinctly GOOD
and of a deep yellowish shade, according
most tremendously with the shade OF the
gown. The sleeves were short and tight
fitting to the elbow, ending in deep gradu-
ated frills of the lace. They were re-
deemed from any touch of the common
place by being cut out latticewise on the
outer side from shoulder to elbow, disclose
ing the arm. Round the waist went a
fiat piece of lace, finished at the back by
two sash ends, also of lace, drawn
through a buckle matching that on the
bodice.
The skirt of this gown. owing to the
thickness of the material and the fact
that it was primarily intended for a
| dancing frock. was left unlined, and had
merely a deep hem turned up. the neces-
sary stitching thereof concealed beneath
one of the tucks before mentioned. Ire
corsage and sleeves were lined with glace
silk.
This gown, it is scarcely necessary to
suggest. can be made by any clever dress
maker in the house in two days, by the
aid of a good skirt pattern.
$50
That humanity can bear anything to
which it is accustomed in early life IS
proved by the selection of sleeping
places for their children by the native
women living in the slopes of the Hima-
Iaya Mountains. They are obliged to work
in the fields for the greater part OF the
day, and nave lighted upon this extra
/ ordinary expedient for keeping their chill
dren quiet while they are away from
home.
Before going to work in the morning
they swaddle their infants completely in
b~andages. leaving only the face exposed.
Then they place them under a ledge OF
7. rock. from which water is dripping. BY
means of a bamboo rod a tiny stream OF
water is made to fall on the baby's fore
head. The dripping of the water seems
to nave a lulling effect upon the children
for they drop asleep almost Immediately
and remain mot;onless until the mothers
return. Then they are u~nwrapped, drleo
and fed.
The natives declare his system to be
most beneficial to the ehild's health, and,
oddly enough. very few of them sue
cumb to the treatment, growing up, for
the most part, into strong, healthy men
and women.
The position affects sleep. A constrain-
ed position generally prevents repose,
whileia comfortable one woos sleep. Ly-
ing fiat on the back, with the limbs re-
Taxed, would seem to secure the greatest
| amount of rest for the muscular system.
This is the position assumed in the
most e~xhausting diseases, and it is gem
orally hailed as a token of revival when
a patient voluntarily turns on the side.
But there are several disadvantages in
the supine posture which impair or en-
barrass sleep. Thus in disordered condi-
tons of the stomach, the blood seems
to ~gravitate to the back of the head and
to produce troublesome dreams. Nearly
all who are inclined to snore do so
when lying on the back, because. the
soft palate and uvula hang on the
tongue and that organ falls back so as
to partly close the top of the windpipe.
1t is better, therefore, to lie on the side,
and in the absence of special disease
rendering it desirable to lie on the weak
side so as to leave the healthy lung free
to expand, it is well to use the right
side because when the body is thus
placed the food gravitates more easily
out of the stomach and the weight OF
the stomach does not compress the upper
portion of the intestines. A glance at
any of the visceral anatomy will show
this must be so.
The corset has found an advocate in a
writer in the Physician and Surgeon"
who s~ays:-"The principles underlying the
corset are constantly applied in the
prophylactic and curative measures of
medical practice so that benefit must in
evitably follow it's proper use.
I'm commenting upon the vertical and
unnatural attitude of men, DR.. T. Fl.
Manley, in the Virginia Medical Semi
Monthly, makes this plain statement: Tt
has long been my conviction that there
is no garment in the female apparel more
necessary and comfortable than a prop
erly adjusted corset. . Along with
imparting grace and symmetry to the fig
ure, it likewise is a support and protec-
ton. = $ 1t takes the superineum-
bent off the middorsal spine and conveys
it to the broad, strong cresta iii, and also
imparts a sense of comfort and security.
To meet his requirements of an ideal cor
set. it must be light in weight, strong and
durable, so constructed as to be easily
! cleaned and so adjusted as to support the
upper dorsal spine and related parts from
the broad lilac crests. T~ight-lacing may
be harmful, but the assumption that this
is synonymous with corset-wearing il
groundless and yet responsible for the
denunciations it has in~nocently received
A geld chain of a new and most in
genious design was seen the. other night
at the opera, says 'Harper's Bazaar" All
girls know what a nuisance it is not to be
able to get the neck of al evening gown
to fit closely around the shoulders, and
how often it happens that the drawing
string will break and make one feel most
uncomfortable. The gold chain in CUES
ton was of very fine gold, chased, and il
was fastened at the shoulder seam by a
small turquoise put through a small hole
in the lchemisette, which began there and
met in the centre of the bodice. At the
kind of muslin, sheer and delicate, was
a narrow beading, and in and out of this
beading the gold chain was passed. II