The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-29

rest on any number of little points, and
showed just what would do and what
must be bought outright. The separate
skirt ds evidently to flourish ON, since any
number of them in wool and silk have
been made.
The novelty, with the accent on the
the. is a stuff called Reichshantz. 1t IS
lin black, a German products and initiates
broadtail in a way to make owners OF
this precious fur blink. One sees a whole
jacket of it, 27-inch length, and made
with a tremendously rnodish box back and
fly front, with a perky bow at the left
It has a storm collar and the daintiest
white satin lining. There's a stunning
new broadcIoth princess dress trimmed
with Reicfsaantz, too. The trimming IS
put on in bands.
AS for coats. though, the automobile
coats are fetching, too. They are three
quarter length, of Melton, and come IN
all the beautiful tan and mode shades.
They are on coaching lines, have tight
sleeves and are indeed manufactured.
One Of the most effective new suits Is
! in automobile red which is more liz SOL
ferino than anything that comes to mind
It is made with a coat basque, while the
three-piece skirt is open at one side OF the
front gore in fly effect. There's no hint
OF fullness round the hips.
We are being given a chance to be sem
sible. too. We have our trailing skirts
for elegan wear and the promenade, but
for walking we've a new walking skirt.
1t is a perfectly shaped skirt, two inches
shorter than our regular skirts, round,
and in three pieces. It comes in the
heavy. double-faced goods and is distinct
" elegant. It is worn for golf, too, by
our elegantes. If you see for yourself
tomorrow, you'1l surely agree that it is
all quite so.
But one forgets the stitching. Every
thing is stitched. We're to have stitch
ing everywhere stitches in our sides-in-
deed. from head to foot, whole dresses
covered. Hat trimmings stitched to death,
too.
.sThen the six o'clock whistle blows, and
there is a 1utte~ of excitement" writes
John Northern Hilliard in the September
Ladies' Home Journal 1.-THE girls run
for the butter and cream and milk, and
a middle aged woman, an old and tried
hand at making coffee by the gallon be-
| gins the important connection. II there
Is a 4Ouk RGIdluA L tAE
table is spread there. At intervals are
stacks of white and brown bread. rolls
Of butter, pitchers of milk, dishes OF APP
ple sauce. picked beets and jam Plat
| ters of chicken cut in pieces, sliced ham
and beef and mutton. and bowl of veg
etaAlss are placed conveniently for the
men 20 help themselves as quickly as pos
! s5ble. In ten minutes the bread plates
: are empty and are filled again with
! steaming biscuits. Coffee cups are re-
paenished and the meat platters make
several Journeys to the kitchen A dozen
! apple. custard berry pies disappear
like snow before the sun: Potatoes are
captured on the points of forks, cut IN
half, sopped in gravy, and disappear as
quickly as a coin is slipped from the
palm of a wizard. Then there is q squeak
ing of boots, the sliding of chairs, and the
men go back to the yard.
'.The horses are fed and the hay in the
loft Of the barn is shaken down and
blankets thrown on tia rude but well
come bed for the men tired out by the
| DAYS toll. 1t is a MINDLESS night, and
the music of the katydids and crickets
sounds sharp and clear. AT nine o'clock
tbe men throw themselves on the i'm
/ p~rovised beds, n soon are snoring lustl-
ly. On the floor below the horses stamp
uneasily as the mosquitoes settle on them.
The light in the kitchen Is put out. The
tired women are soon asleep. The har-
vest moon rises like a. ball of fire.
49,
81 learned my most valued lessons in
the art of housekeeping from the prae-
tieal. sensible system of making play Of
work encouraged by a thoughtful
mother, said a white-haired old lady
| recently. as She recounted her early de-
light in the world of make believe
where cooking and dr~essnaking for her
dolls and afternoon playing company
easily led to an understanding OF THESE
| arts on a larger scale.
Tt is thought that should figure more
largely in the training of children. #
mothers could make the play of their lit
tie folk have some bearing IN their edu-
cation how much could be learned by the
receptive minds that in many cases is not
taught until later years, when it is much
mora difficult to learn. If sewing could be
| taught through the medium of doll dress
making, the little garments being fash
ioned after the actual models of the
sewers own clothes, with patterns that
WDQ1Q give good lt6dS VI - ShaPI ami
form of real articles worn by actual
people. what an absorbing interest the
youngsters would take In the sewing that
is often considered an irksome task; and
how much easier it would be when the
time came for the girls to cut and fit
their own dresses, or assist in the family
sewing.
If the playing about the kitchen, which
the children all love, could be converted
to actual advantage through the cfild's
world of make believe, how simple would
appear the household duties Of later
years.
And for the boys-the tool chest, the
set of crayons or any other of the many
delights of happy boyhood could be turned
to real advantage for the future if the
parents would hut deftly, with no appear
ance Of teaching, turn pIaythings and
playtiEne to good account.
Then. as the children grow older and
real work forms a part of their every day
lives, they viii not only be able to work
more deity and intelligently because OF
this early acquaintance with the use of
tools and household utensils. but the
world of make believe will often color
the days of practical reality with delight
full romance because of recollection of
childish imaginings-