The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-24
WOMAN'S WORLD.


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way to outrival the bachelors party,
which is always a much patronized form
of entertainment by Londoners. When
l say bachelors" I do not mean a party
for men oniy (which is sometimes, ! am
| given to understand, a passably dreary
form of sociability), but parties given by
bachelors. at which the fair, alas. gem
orally form a compact majority" AT
an unmarried lady's entertainment, at any
rate. you win see no such fatal social
| tactics employed. Here, If nowhere else,
you shall find a plentiful supply of part
ners for the may dance. of agreeable men
to take you in to dinner. For the modern
! young man, it must be admitted, shows a
marked appreciation of the spinsters
party. and il he is not to be lured by
mammas with quivers full of marriage
able young persons, he will rally. round
such ladies, who, by starting the social
game on their own account, exhibit no
fragrant desire to secure the shelter of ais
name. A much-hunted quarry, he acts,
poor soul, continually on the defensive,
and when he fnds a hostess who does not
want him as a husband or as a ~son-in-law,
but simply as an agreeable guest, he
shows his gratitude by his numbers and
his assiduity.
Break an egg carefully into a coffee cup
and sprinkle 1t lightly with salt and pep
per. Have ready a small stewpan con-
tanning some boiling beef tea which has
been nicely seasoned. Carefully slip the
egg into the pan and poach it in the
usual way. When it is done place 1t on
a rarner thick round of buttered toast.
Thicker a small quantity of beef tea
quickly with a little corn -four and peur
it over the egg.
Another way of serving a poached egg
Is as follows: Break g. new-laid egg into
a buttered teacup, season it with salt and
pepper, and place the cup in a tewpan
containing sufficient boiling water to
reach more than half way up the cup.
AS soon as the egg is set, turn 1t care
fully on to a piece of hot, buttered toast.
While the egg is cooking boil a small
quantity of cream in a saucepan. sea-
son it with a little celery, salt and pep
per, and add a teaspoonful of chopped
parsley to it; pour the cream over the
egg and serve at once. A small hot
water plate, with a cover, should be used
for all hot dishes sent to the nvalid's
room, and remember that the cover should
be heated as well as the plate.
In china painting the work OF match
ing china is quite a business by itself.
One woman who does a large private
business makes almost a speciality Of that
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while she had no special talent for origin
al work she can do a wide variety Of work
which the consciousness of doing it we'll
and satisfactorily When she is copying.
From her cleverness in this particular
line she has received many orders. One
family had a set of fine china-not hand
painted, but yaluable-and by some ac-
cident a large number of plates were
broken. 1t would take a long time to
have more imported, and they preferred
to pay an extra price and have the loss
made good with manipulated china. An
other woman who had lost a number of
plates from a hand-pafnted game set had
these made good, and was so pleased
with the results that she had the set
made up to fifteen. This talent for du-
plicating is one that not every clever
artist possesses.
In the home there is an ever present
welcome for Individuality. Art kitchens
are not unusual, where each labor is dig
plied and simpllfied through an earnest
effort to make it beautiful. The few
plants In the window, the utmost cleanii-
ness-ittle by little each day-the bright
tins and the radiant copper, the cool gram
tie, the shining range, r SO helpful to
the occupant. If the food be simplicity it.
self, economy is to follow. A little thought
in purchasing a little attention, a few
kind words, and the queen of the culinary
department does not fear an Invasion of
an army. She realizes that her system
attic methods are repaying her a Thousand
fold; that duty has become a pleasure,
and that the appreciation and co-opera-
ton Of the family nave made a palace
where cares are nominal.
'The best work of the world says
Mrs. Russell Sage, lis going to be that
which will be uplifting to men as to uaom-
en-. One great trouble with women is that
they, in going into the work of the
world, are adopting mems methods too
much, and not their best ones. In boys
colleges they are trying to do away with
hazfng, and girls colleges are taking it
up. I don't believe smoking ever did a
man any good. and now women seem to
be adopting the practice. I believe men
have failed in business because of smok-
ing A man has a crisis In his business.
! don't know what to do he says, Il
guess / viii smoke Then he smokes, and
then he doesn't do anything"
One had to come to New York to have
the vogue of the violet Thoroughly forced
upon one. OF course Philadelphia loves
the violet, but she doesn't go about 1t SO
exuberantly as do her Gotham sisters. A
modest bunch in her buttonhole and the
Quaker maiden is content. But here MOTH
ing does save a spIashing big bunch of
choice specimens tied with fringe edged
velvet. This Is very, very &
And the love of violet doesn't confine
Itself to the flowers. Oh. no. Looking
down on the choicest line of Horse show
boxes one noted a veritable bank Of violet
the opening n~ight-violet hats. violet trim
misgs, violet dresses. And, IL no more,
there was almost sure to be a bunch of
violet at the ueok n fc a rfohdxr a~o,f~fto