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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18
she Il Like 1t.
~ am SO proud Of your

Il am SO proud OF you!
With eyes tenderly expressing the fond
appreciation and tender love of a devoted
husband, John Blumer turned gently and
imprinted "A kiss upon his wife's forehead.
"Yes, my dear" he continued, Il feel
somewhat conscience stricken when
shink OF how silent | ain as a rule about
ali s~has.a1allties of mind and heart which
you possess. AS l go about among my
friends and talk with the brilliant and
cultivated women who shine with such
splendor how glad it makes me to think
that you are not such as they Give mo
the quiet. simple woman, who is content
to stay at home, who lives but for her hus-
band and who prefers the domesticity of
the home circle to the artificiality of soci-
ETY.. No one knows better than | do that
when you go out you suffer greatly in
comparison with other women, whose
glamour of intellect blinds the senses.
Beauty in women | can admire-indeed l
do admire it-and yet, after all, / prefer
you. What do l care il o are not beau
tiful, when / know that you are gooda
What difference does it make to me IT you
cannot be bright and witty, no matter
how hard you try with others? Hello!
What's the NATTER"
Don't you think, T" replied Mrs. Blumer
as she took her handkerchief from her eyes
snd glarei at him with a combined look
Of sorrow and anger, THAT you have said
%snough?"
John Blumer rose from his chair with
q despairing gesture and looked out of the
/ window savagely with a hard, set look on
his face.
THAT'S just like q wo1nanr' he NUT
tered Indignantly to himself. "Give her
one word Of praise, and she turns on you'll"
-Pearson's Weekly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18

the hem Of the dress a the back and is
hemmed up half = yard deep It falls
In front to the hnst and IL hemmed cne-
uuartar of q yard deep there, For the
first month or two 1t 10 worn down
py ar the face, and after that it may be
turned back. This Is vefy heavy and
drass terribly and could not be- borne
long. So for ordinary REQUIREMENTS q
veil one yard and a half long hemmed
lDnly about four inches deep is put ON
equalizes the weight and answers the
purpose.
/ think that since the courtauld. or
English. Grape has been made water
proof, as it now is. it seems lighter
somehow, or. at least it does not have
that heavy, dragging weight. Grape
cravanetted, or waterproofed, this way
is a wonderfully useful invention,
iessening the mourner's anxieties and
expenses, for before this the least show
err or would taxi out ali the
crinkle and make it necessary to have
the Grape .reinished" at the expense
of a dollar every time. A heavy rain
now has not the slightest effect on 1t.
A very dainty toque for a lady whose
mourning does not require aHveil-only
mothers and widows need wear it,
has several loops of wired Grape with
fin ends and several black Grape roses
with black satin foliage among them.
Others in form of hats have masses Of
Grape loops and bows and two or three
fine ostrich tips.
Capes will be more fashionable than
anything else for mourning, they be-
ing rather narrow than fiaring around
the bottom. They are bound with
Grape more or less deep, or they have
applique of Grape in different designs,
points being favored.
There is a new jacket which is scarce
ly deeper than an Elton in the back,
while the front hangs down in a tab
perhaps four or five inches below the
waist line. The old fashioned double
silk warp shawl is rarely seer now ex-
cept when some old lady is called upon
to mourn a son or daughter. She pre-
fers the shawl, and there are therefore
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18

Many good housewives suffer terribly
from a borrowing neighbor-the sort of
person whom we nave all met-who, rather
than employ her ample means for pro.
gviding -necessaries for domestic use, Is
continually troubling her more sensible
neighbors for the loan of a couple OF
eggs, a cake of a a fish kettle, fiat
iron or preserving pan. Habitual bor-
rowers are liable to forget to return such
articles, and the lender feels naturally
diffident about asking for them. 60 with
out any article you want rather than Dor
row it, or if it Is an absolute necessity
make up YOU mind to buy one at once.
You will then lave it always at hand and
will feel under no obligation to your
neighbor; neither will you have the re-
sponsibility as to it's safety while in your
possession. If dire necessity, such as sud
den illness, renders borrowing ~indispensa-
BILE, see that the article that is lent is pune
tually returned in exquisitely clean and
good condition. Should it take the form
of a comestible, see that the quality is as
good and the quantity the same, or rather
in excess. Unless you hear to the contrary,
even SO slight a loan as q newspaper should
be returned as soon as read, for you can
never tell whether your friend may wish
to file it or send it on to some n else.
When books are borrowed, they should be
at once covered ard never defaced by the
turning down Of q page, SO common a
trick Of most readers. b gist OF the
whole matter Is this-never lend OF Dor
row.-Buffalo Express
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18
DAINTY Dress Closets.

Perfumed pads for trunk trays and COM
partments of the dresser have proved so
satisfactory in imparting that delicate
scent which women love that one woman
has carried out the scheme still further.
She has been in the habit of hanging
sachets of her favorite powder in her
clothes closet, but it did not seem to be as
satisfactory as the pads IN the bureau.
She experimental by hanging sheets
around the wall and using q liquid scent,
but that evaporated. Finally she took out
the pads from her trunk and hung them
on the hooks in the dress closet. Then she
thought, why not pad the closet?"
No sooner thought of than done. Her
best dress closet is now upholstered over
all the walls and ceiling. She did it her.
self. The backing of the pads. is cheese
cloth. Then there is a thick layer of cot
ton batting thickly strewn with her favor
tie violet sachet powder, and covering the
whole is a delicate shade of violet china
silk. Before fastening this lining to the
walls of the closet it was tied in comfort"
style with dainty baby ribbon, tied in
bowknots.
The pads are bound all around the edge
with violet satin ribbon, having loops at
the upper edge to hang the pads to the
wardrobe hooks. These bindings are not
sssewed to stay" at the top, but may be
easily ripped loose in order to renew the
powder at any time. Pads on the ceiling
and above the hooks are fastened with
brass headed tacks hidden under the rib
bon bows.
This luxurious closet may be initiated
in cheaper upholstery and be quite as
dainty. Silkolines, which come in such
delicate hues and patterns, with sprays of
the most delicate flowers, can be used.
These sheer and inexpensive materials are
to be had with a white or shaded ground,
and the sprays of flowers may match the
odor u~sed--violets, roses, crab apple bios
SONS, heliotropes or almost anything III
the way of a flower from which perfume is
extracted. If a white ground with sprays
of flowers is used, the bowknots can match
the flower, and if a tinted ground is used
white ribbon is very pretty.-New York
Herald.
To prevent accidents when cleaning
windows, q German has patented a port
| able balcony, which can be moved around
| from one window to another, with brack-
| cts fixed on each frame to support it at
the top, the bottom resting loosely on the
sill
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18

the memory of the dead. Some ultra
thinkers tell US that the mere wearing
of black garments and heavy Grape is
of no benefit to the dead and is depress-
ing to the living, besides being very
expensive
While that is true, it is equally true
that no woman will believe it or con-
sent to appear after the death of a
lear one in bright or indeed in any col
ors. It is not so much a tribute to Mrs.
Grundy as some people seem to think.
1t is the real expression of the over
whelming and ir~retrievable loss, and
nothing could take its place. The black
garments seem to set the woman apart
under the seal of sorrow, so that who
soever shall see her shall respect her
retirement and grief. Her mourning
makes her sacred.
OF all the countries 1t seems to me
that England is the most strict on the
rules governing the mourning gar
ments. These are based upon court
etiquette to a great extent. While black
is worn elsewhere for the same pur-
pose there is always a shade of differ
ence.
Just now the recent deaths in the roy
al family have plunged the whole court
into new mourning. The Princess of
Wales, when she does wear mourning,
seems to have a great liking for Grape,
and it almost covers every garment,
besides the long veil Of heavy cour-
tauld.. When any part of a robe or cape
shows at all, it is simply to form a
background for the Grape above it.
Some very rich effects are produced
by having the skirt made of melrose,
eudora, silk warp henrietta or drap
d'ete or some one of the rest of the
close smooth surfaced goods. Eudora
is the most perfect of them all. When
the skirt is made of one of the other
of these fabrics, the Grape is cut out and
applied SO as to simulate a tunic, or a
Grape skirt may be made and a tunic of
the goods arranged to fall owe it. Folds
of Grape are arranged as edging to re-
vers and collars. In fact. any simple
arrangement where folds of Grape can
be laid on is elegant.
One tunic is cut so hat a sharp point
extends down in front nearly to the bot
tom. This is of the fine eudora, with
two very narrow rolls of Grape all
around it. It is shown in the illustra-
ton and is a good style for mourning,
especially for home wear. though it can
also be worn abroad. 1t is intended for
a young person.
For a widow a more somber range
ment of Grape is to be desired. For
many years it has been an article of
faith for every widow to wear the little
white line of Grape around the edge of
her bonnet and no other white about
her attire. This was displeasing to
some, who did not like to parade the
telltale line to show exactly what grade
of sorrow they were bearing. Now that
question is left to the lady. After the
first month she can leave that off. or.
indeed. if she prefers, she need never
wear 1t.
In the illustration is shown a widows
costume for early spring. The suit Is
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18

IN Moman's World.

lants as conservators of vitality, it must
be said that they have no value as such.
IL used at all, it must be in small guam
Titles and well diluted with hot water
and even so, they generally do harm
rather han good. Hot water is in it
self a stimulant of no mean value, and
to those addicted to the practice Of
slowly slipping a glassful once or twice
a day it has proved to be in every re-
spect beneficial.
1t may be said that the watery ele-
ment of hot tea, which few condemn if
properly made, commonly receives too
little share of credit.
Unnecessary worry is sometimes in
dulged in because but few hours Of
sleep are possible in later life. Less
work requires less sleep, and physical
labor requires more sleep than mental
work. On the other hand, long hours of
sleep. combined with heavy eating, di-
rectly promote early old age.
Sensible rules of hygiene, and tenn
perate living in its broad sense, tend
to increase the enjoyment of life, as well
as the length of it. The cultivation of the
habit of avoiding worry. while not usu-
ally included among hygienic rules, is
naruly exceeded IN importance by any
other.
Cheerfulness and hopefulness are among
the physicians most valuable allies. Not
only are they sometimes decisive in crit
ical stages Of disease. but they have a di-
rect and constant influence in postponing
the weakness and decay which come with
advancing years.
ME- Gx,0R - -1-,A aa-lt-
stitching so long used as a finish for tailor
costumes of various kinds are now in
creased very frequently to twice that
with proportionate additions on the tunic
or overdress, jacket edges and collar.
which in many. cases is entirely covered
French toilets for demi-dress wear colored
silk stitching is used. This colored stitch
ing, however, looks most appropriate on
some of the light toilets for summer
NrG1rF
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18

ORGANISE CLARKE's HOUsE ON WHEELS.
the Union he settled down in Read
ing, Mass, lear Boston. In 1891, con-
templating a remarkable school for the
higher education of church organists,
he had constructed near his newly
bought house an immense organ made
up Of three whole organs and part Of a
fourth. The instrument contained 1900
pipes and was backed up by a steam
engine, which pumped air into 1t.
The organ has not been touched since
1894, for Mr.. Clarke's failing health at
that time prevented him from carrying
out his plans. An organ conservatory
was built over and about this great in
strument, and today 1t remains as at its
completion, one of h most remarka-
BILE of musical Instruments.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18
4 NEW FANEUIL HALL
BosToN,s acRADLE or LIRERTYo BE-
INGDoNE OVER IN sTEEL AND lROM

with Reverent Hands the Home of
the Ancient and HonorabIes Ii Be-
Ing Protected From Danger OF Fire
and Dry Rot.
Historic old Faneuil hall, Boston's
Grade of Liberty, is being done over
In iron and steel. With much reverence
the job was attempted, and with great
care it is being carried on. Boston
would not swap Faneuil hall for Nj
agara falls or all the pyramids, and II
is only because the total destruction OF
the old landmark by dry rot or fire was
threatened that the citizens consented
to having it rebuilt.
The old building has been in bad
shape for some time. The floor of the
hall used by the Ancient and Honora-
bly, Artillery Company had sagged sew
eral inches, q efforts to raise it were
futile. The trusses that held the roo
had given way, and the additional
braces supplied had not proved sufi-
Gent. Experts reported in favor OF
tearing out the interior from h foun-
dalton and supplying a new structure
of steel and fireproof material,
Fifteen or 20 years ago the inspector
of buildings called it a bad fire risk,
and more recently the city has been
urged to give the hall the best protec-
ton. The outer walls are of brick, and
these have been so well preserved by
mortar and paint that they are prac-
tically as good today as when first
erected. But the entire interior of the
building is of wood, and naturally
this has been attacked by dry rot in
places, and the danger from fire was
very great. The fire chiefs had also
called attention to the act that the
building was a menace to surrounding
property, besides being a place that
would surely endanger lives If a fire
should once start in it.
So a committee was appointed, n it
reported in favor of reconstruction
without r~emodeling. The element that
wanted to tear down the Old South
church had no part in this. The ia
miliar cupola with its grasshopper yane
Will remain, stained copper will coun-
terfeit the decaying weatherboards, and
the outline and general detail Of the
original building will be made perma-
nent. Any n with the typical Boston
spirit would be rufiied to see the pom
derous butchers moving about in other
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18
The Crown prince OF German,

The crown prince of the German em-
pire. Friedrich Wilhelm, is 16 years old.
He is much attached to his 15-year-oid
brother, Eitel Friedrich. He is an ex-
pert on the bicycle and in rowing. and
his health is much better b a II was
in his childhood. The younger brother
has always been robust, and he Is the
merrier Of the two. always full OF AMI
NAL spirits and FRANKS, while the crown
prince ID serious.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18
CHILDREN'S COLUMN.
III SINGING MOUSE.
He Kept the Baby Awake; So NovE
the Two Are Separated.

AS
Do you not think it queer that a tiny
mouse should keep a baby awake by sing
ing? There is a little baby living in an
apartment in New York who slept by day
because there lived in the walls Of the
same fiat a little mouse who gave concerts,
Nobody knew about this mouse, but ak
supposed it was a bird who chose to sing
at night. After a time cake and bread
were nibbled, and the housekeeDer, who
was the mother of the baby, said: I'VE
must get a trap. We cannOt have food de-
stroyed this way" The tr4p was bought
and set and the bait eaten, showing that
the mouse got out Of the trap as easily as
he got in. That was not to be tolerated,
So a new trap with finer wires WAS bought
and baited, and a little III sat happily
in it in the very early morning singing.
The family were delighted. They would
gladly feed a singing mouse. A box wish
plenty of room and all the conveniences
for a musical mouse, as the trappers un-
derstood his needs, was provided. a piece
of carpet was put in the bottom Of tina
cage one cold night, and in the morning
it was found made into q cozy, warm
wooden nest in the corner of the cage
Mr.. Mouse had spent the intervals between
singing his songs in raveling his carpet to
make a bed. He will not eat cheese.
Perhaps be thinks it is not good for his
voice. I
He seems quite happy in his new home
and is growing fast. He sings at night
and in the daytime is put In the dark At
night he and the baby are not close nsigh1
bors. He is regularly fed and d0es not
have to nibble his neighbors' food.-outs
look.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18
Dangerous Hair Ornaments.

Women cannot be too careful IN select
ing combs for the purpose of wearing in
their hair. Imitation tortoise combs are
highly dangerous from the fact that they
are combustible and lave been known to
explode when exposed near a fire, gas jet
or lamp.
1t is not very difficult to tell the differ
ence between an imitation and a real tor
toise comb. The former is generally very
clear, and the places between the teeth are
finished of square. On the other hand,
real tortoise combs are somewhat cloudy,
but very highly polished, and the spaces
between the teeth are carefully rounded.
They are made entirely by hand, while the
limitations are nodded.
When a woman thrusts a little tortoise
shell ornament through her hair, she little
dreams OF the number of hands through
which it has passed. The finest tortoise
! shells in the world come from the West
Indies and the next from the coast of
| Africa. At one time it was thought neces-
| sary to kill the tortoise for the purpose of
getting the shells, but now they are pluck
ed from the animal just as feathers are
from q goose, and in the course of a year
the tortoise is capable Of growing another
shell.
By blending light and dark shells to-
gether the expert is able to produce almost
any shade he wishes. Having been care
fully prepared, the shell is constantly
steamed to prevent it becoming crisp, and
when pliable it is Immediately nodded by
hand into the shape desired. -Exchange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18
rse1y Nz.1-.

Mrs. Newma-Oh. / wish you could see
Mrs. Winkler's babyl It's perfectly love-
lyl Such a delicate, sweet little creature
as it isl It's a perfect cherub, with the
loveliest eyes, the sweetest little mouth,
the c%unningest little nose and eyes OF
heavenly blue. 1t looks as if it just drop
ped from heaven and every tiny feature
had been fashioned by the angels.
Mr.. Newma-Is 1t as nice as our baby
Mrs. Newma-Mercy! No, not half
Exchange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18

Queen Victoria. when she leaves Wind
snr for Balmorai, is provided with about
! dozen copies of a sort Of waybill Of her
tourney. which contains a list OF all the
people in the train, and the compartments
n Which they are, a complete time table
Of fhe whole Journey, and an explanation
~ the gradients. etc, printed in purple on.
eilk Il further edition is distributed
among the Queens attendants ana the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18

ALWAYS p t
off the day OF
writing a bro u t
mourning gar
ments as long
as possibly
can, though 1
can scarcely tell
why. Sorrow has
~graspe6sso many
of US so closely
in the last year
that even the
-N
highest touch on
a sore heart is
u~nbearable. Yet
when n we
|H. "r
loved has gone
before we feel
that it is a duty
to make some
tangible show of
our respect to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18

come to~pe accepteu aha
smaii currency III n.efasule
sation' says narpei : ass
lnis opihion' 49,
the result q mlueiy N .N~s-~an
lnah OF the eomp1ol rsasssaa -,
FORM ~ "nncn :. Aa s-ss,ogopbsrs rho
the various sass 80 - mrita fre-
nave zone woman = aaaan
quehtiy' Aho"insiy,
pnsned MANNER aooue !. ~. =
Inc illehoship - W. =, -.as =
a eoaitlon AGAINST : 49,
pnonse harr.
N aun sexs, aao,ares
nave d e = =
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Euseihe oe uoeinn Aen-n
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~ - ssI-.S,s soaarss
iflenosnip IN nie - moae
naeure' ~ niaAiAs .saash,n Mfr
her aiso silen, gu 81 sman ne
a "onan - uliiAeis, rivals
otner actois "a - 81. $50 . Girls
'ni .'l-sNs ~ ana they-
nase ~ 800 GIRL n
even ~ rusitas cobonen-
Keep tnenn M nar+iallv
afirms when he states that men are ths
occasion of women's dislike to one an
other; n Shakespeare intimates, IN re-
go, m.s,,aadN ~ one Stem
Hernia and Helena, a conversation that
seems to end in a breach of the peace, as
we'll as of their intimacy
And although Fanny Squeers and Ma
tilda Price. after their quarrel ABOUT
Nicholas Niekleby, were clasped IN each
others arms THE fifty-second time the
impressive ceremony had taken place IN
a twelvemonth," the breach was hnaiiy
made.
1t is because of this widespread beiief
and confident and clever assertion OF II
that the few historic 1rlehoshAps =.
women have been SO much written aooo'
and extoiled. The frienosnlps OF s
De Stael ana Mauapie
Madame Recamier are among tne -
examples OF 1rlenusnfp anlone ~
thls the Two hteiais iuai
abundant proofs II 'hen ee
though, as some one mas
aJuliette was Always slnsularis les. :,
concerning her sloe oi snese
Wonen have the reputaeioA = PC. e.
friendship below love. deprscalns =
misunderstanding II. AipAohse al
lates tnat a lady oeiHs coinpeneo
fuse an oHer OF mafriase, Ae
friendship lnsteau'
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l loVe you. ! want in'y
enough. put ~ oe az iiieuu - 49,.
you. l must respect you we ~ :
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There is unquestionably such a him. as a
cold-that is to say, a deviation from
health obviously consequent and due TO
exposure to cold and damp. The initial
sensation of cold is followed by more or
less pronounced physical discomfort, pos
siply by more definite signs ana symptoms
OF bronchltis or other disease q irlsore.
With that prediiectlon LOT lneAoraole sosis
which cnaracterizes the unalscerhihs' 'ne
average citlzen REGARDS every ,iiness 90
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18

WIDOWS MOURNING COSTUME. STREET DRESS.
made of eudora and has a deep fold of
Grape around the entire skirt. Up the
front is a tablier of Grape The belt IS
of folded Grape. The waist, sleeves and
wing sleeves are all of eudora, which is
very naarly covered with Grape. The
wing sl4syss are set to the shoulders by
stiff c2ps Of buekram covered with
Grape. White null cuffs and collar
with hefastitched edges are worn and
glazed kid gloves for best. though the
black suede are more useful.
The ugly little flat capote with it,
dozens OF small black pins is no longer
de rigreur. "A pretty toque may be worn,
one that~sets well and easily on the
head. Wells sire worn in two lengths
For church or specially full dress o.
eaeIsZ - Wills long enough to reach
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-18
LIVERY OF WOE
Accepted Conventions As
To the Wearing Of
Mourning.
MODE OF SHOWING SORROW
Widows Should Wear Crepe
a Year and a Day, But
Not Flat Bonnets.

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