The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-26

OF trouble and unnecessary expense Is
avoided, but they all need thorough
cleansing before they are used, and the
best way to effect this does not always
appear easy. The receptacles which have
merely contained odorless articles need
only be rinsed with a solution of hot
soda water, followed by cold water;
where the contents nave left an unpleas-
ant or otherwise strong smell, lukewarm
water in which a quantity of mustard has
! been stirred is an excellent cleanser. To
get rid of all traces of fatty, or cling
ing, sediments fill the jars, etc., with
small pieces of good thick plotting paper,
add some hot water and shake the bot
tie we'll two or three times a day. The
! operation should be repeated with fresh
pape until the object has been attained.
When all the receptacles have been treat
ed in the above manner, fill them all
about t-hree-quarters full with a solution
of hypermanganesiate of potash, the right
strength being arrived at as soon as the
mixture assumes q dull pink color. Let
this stand in them for a couple of hours,
then rinse them all thoroughly in cold
water. stand them upside down for a
while to drain off all the moisture, then
put z 4h lAC OP0h aA. III
wards, until dry. Glass jars. etc, thus
treated can then be used with impunity
for the most delicate articles.
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The orchid has unquestionably been the
flower of the year, so far as fashion goes,
says "Harper's AGAR" Still, all orchids
do not look alike 10 society. The large
lavender or pinkish ones AVE been far
and away in the lead. Only the brides
lave consented to carry white ones. At
Miss ChurchilPs marriage to Mr.. Barring,
early in the season, the bride carried white
orchids, but the maid of honor carried the
popular pink ones. These pinkish laven-
der blossoms are the favorite flowers of
young Mrs. Clarence Mackay, who is
rarely seen without a big bunch of them
at her corsage. Costly as they are they
are used also for decorating. At a recent
subscription cotiIlon-one of those which
are irreverently but, accepting the slang,
quite correctly known as the "howling,
bowling swells"-the receiving party
stood in front of a bower of ferns strewn
with these orchids. !
A wave of melancholy must have struck
our millinery world, for depressed seems
the word best fitted to describe the shapes
and style of garniture that will be la
mode. Trimming will be quite low, ex-
cept for the fiare-front hat, and this
shape will not nave nearly the vogue 1t
has had this winter. Butterflies. poppics
dragon flies, ETC., made of maline n
edged with jet will be decided novelties
in hat ornaments. Diaphanous nets and
a. will ha ovtancira1xy 1,spI Masses of
dark foliage will be a feature of many
chic hats, while grasses and small fruits
will be new, and will need skillful treat
ment, but when arranged by an artistic
hand make a novel and attractive trim
ming. In shapes, the blocked jstraw
shape and the made one, of fancy straw
braid, will be equally popular.
To attempt to describe all the bodice
models of the spring of "99 would be i'm
possible here, for their variety is infinite
and their garniture elegant in the ex-
IRENE. Basques, waists, coats and jack
cts will be worn. Three-quarter tight
fitting coats of all-over lace. over a silk
lining, will be a fashionable fad, and,
combining with a satin or velvet skirt.
will be the smartest best gown of the
season. Irish point, guipure n escurial
lace in black, white or ecru are the most
popular laces for these. Revers and
lapels, while not strictly new, still remain
standard bodice adjuncts. Bow-knot APP
pliaues of chenille or spangles over a
foundation are highly decorative waist
trimming. The new ribbon waists are
certainly beautiful. They are made of
wide satin or MORE ribbon, running
lengthwise from neck to waist. separated
by narrow velvet ribbon of a contrasting
color or lace insertion of black or white.
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There will be a bewilding choice of
materials for milady to choose from when
springs baImy breezes blow. A costume
much favored will be composed of all
over lace over a silk lining. Brocaded
silks trimmed with velvet, either plain
or fancy, will be revived. A new fabric
composed of silk and wool with a re-
margable degree of lustre is yclept can
vass, yet it has a slightly rough, full
weight effect. A new glace taffeta, with
bayadere cordings Of black velvet, will be
much to the fore for making handsome
shirt-waists. Either silk or wool ben
galine. with quite heavy cord, is another
favorite fabric that will be exceedingly
smart the coming season for entire cos
tunes for house or street, or for separate
waists, Satin, velvet or taffeta are all
equally effective, combined with this very
dressy stuff.
Hosiery is growing decidedly more frs
XIV. Plain black stockings, once SO uni
yersally favored, have no place in the
up-to-date woman's wardrobe. Plain
colors are still worn. but they would
shame Joseph's coat when it comes to
gaudiness. Black isle thread stockings
have intricate stripes and plaids and
zigzag lines in silk in such
combinations as yellow, blue and green,
coral. turquoise and lavender, and those
Of black silk are deliberately embroid-
cred.
American women do not know the
meaning Of repose of manner claims a
physician. They rush as if a thief were
after them all the time; they are just as
much hurried in buying a paper of pins
as if they had some very important bust
ness to transact. 1t is a pretty safe rule
to go by that the more a woman hurries
the less important is that which she has
to do. Compare a man of forty with a
woman of the same age, and note which
is the more self-possessed. A mans bust
ness and habits all tend to make him
se1f-controlled.