The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-09

WOMAN'S WORLD.

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late idea is a sort of doupl effect aav-
ing a guimpe and a seeming bolero or
folded over front, terminating In a belt
at the waist line. This is very much
seen on separate silk waists. BY the
way, those separate waists have a strong
hold on fashionable women and still con-
tinue to be the vogue notwithstanding
alarmists said, People were tired OF
Them They aren't dressy. ETC." Those
on view now seem handsomer than they
ever were before. Hemstitching, cord
ing. tucks, side plafts. box-plaits and
bfaiding all nave a part in their COM
position.
While the fabric may be anything to
suit the fancy Of the wearer, French
flannel is the first choice Of smart women
in wooden and plain taffeta in silk. Polka
dots are the thing in the wooden waists
but for silk, the stuff must be plain. The
new cordings done by machine for the
wooden waists is the most preferred style
just at the present time, The eordings
are made by raising the cloth In Weits
and stitching the cloth around a small
| cord underneath. They are done in ser
p~entine, or straight parallel lines, ana
| the effect is novel and taking in the ex-
treme. Beading, generally black BEADS
| sometimes combined with black velvet APP
I plfques. is a very striking new bodice
trimming. Not the old-faehiened passs-
menterie but designs wrought directly
with beads on the cloth or silk OF the
waist. Perforation also is redivivus and
is again much used TO fashion bodices,
the cloth being cut out to display the con-
trasting silk lining underneath Where
the whole bodice Is not perforated, bands
of the cloth, perforated over silk, are
often used for trimming. Rows Of ex-
auisitely even machine stitching are the
only finish ON some cloth waists intended
for women of good figure.
In .eThe One stitch Dropped (doll
dressing), Mary E. Dnnlaam make a plea
in behalf Of the very young children that
their kindergarten efforts at sewing may
be Immediately extended by easy steps.
full of interest," suggestion and Instruction
to doll dressing. Sewing cards are well as
far as they go. and the attractive little
book in consideration outlines the course
to foHow-the combined mental develop
ment and manual training by drills to
sound singing. This scheme Of teaching
the rudiments Of cutting, basting and fit
ting to small children Is much enhanced,
naturally, by having the dressing of a doll
as the incentive. To figure out a mere
pattern or TO sew up a seam may be but
a dreary task to unframed and perhaps
unwilling little fingers; to be fashionfng a
garment in which to put Miss Dolly right
before the world is a vastly different mat
far Nc xxrf4E nc All fa-fr rxrarlx e. fea
ably uninteresting. We want to do some
thing that counts. As is pointed out in
the introduction, much of what a child
learns comes to him through his own OBJ
servations and experiences, which only
shows how important it is that parents
and teachers should furnish the children
entrusted to their care with that which
will best aeurish the developing capacities.
Holding that instruction in sewing is usu-
ally too long delayed. il is suggested that
there is every reason for following card
stitching and paper folding with real
stitching and pattern making. The work
outlined is designed TO cover a period of
two years. giving two forty-five minute
lessons each week for ten months of the
year.
This making Of correct stitches and in
~cidentally imbibing domestic economy
must not be allowed TO become an at
tempt to do fine needlework, for children
are injured by attempting work which be-
longs to a more advanced development.
Manila paper and some soft colored cot
ton thread are first used. Given a prac-
tice in the three fundamental stitches.
the horizontal, vertical and diagonal, In
half and Quarterback lengths, the small
er stitches of regular sewing will speedily
follow.
1t may interest some readers to know
the materials needed for these lessons.
First, a sewing box. This is much more
convenient than a bag, which puts every
thing IA a tumble; a jointedi doll II inches
in height; a doll stand; an inch-square
rule for measuring u inches: al lead pen
Gill: scissors. four or five inches in length;
q we'll fitting thfnable (not bFass);, spool
OF No. 20 cotton; small cardboard pinL
cushion, with pins and two No. 2 ground
down needles; some very narrow cotton
tape; a tape needle and safety pins, and.
two dozen pieces of Manila paper, eight
by four inches. For the advanced work
No. 4 @. D. needles and No. 50 or No. co
cotton viii be needed.
1Acfc are Id uflifS III elementary sew
ing, with little rhymes for the different
stitches, and Instructions as to position,
use of scissors. thimble, needle and thread
(you must break the thread from the
spool and cut 1t from the work.. After
this comes the making of paper GARMENTS,
a delightfully."- simpliied scheme.
And 10 the child is ready to make
cloth garments. Soft, unbleaehed muslin
is chosen for understirt. drawers and I'M
derwaist; Bingham Of small plaid for the
apron and dress, and plain cotton cloth
for the cape and hat. This all follows
easily, once those first foundation stones
Cor rather drills are securely anchored.
An excellent cleaner and pollsher for
furniture with a very high finish is rec
ommended by an experienced dealer In
rare woods. To one tablespoonful Of linz
seed oil add an equal proportion OF tur-
pentine. together with a piece of any
pure soap the size of a walnut. Pour
this into a vessel containing one quart
Of boiling water and let the whole boil
for about ten minutes, stirring 1t occa-
sionaliy. SO that it may be we'll mixed.
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