The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-11
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WOMAN'S WORLD.

writer in s.pearson's Magazine" I have
known many housewives and many va
rieties of paste and cement in the course
of a brief but useless life, and ! have
never met with an instance where any
thing mended by a woman with any OF
the devices in question has remained
when subjected to the slightest strain.
A woman can mend a saucer with ce-
ment, and its broken parts will continue
to adhere until some one picks 1t up. she
can also mend an umbrella handle with
gum, and it will present a decent appear
ance until some one tries to take 1t from
the umbrella stand. This, however, IS not
the sort of mending which the woman de-
sires, and 1t is needless to say mat II IS
worse than no mending whatever. Yet,
although every woman who has reached
the age of IS has probably made $50 at
tempts to mend things, every one OF
which has failed, she will still continue to
believe that broken articles can be firmly
and permanently mended with her favor
lite sticking mixture. Whence comes this
indomitable faith? Echo declines to re-
turn any answer whatever.
Here are two methods of cleaning
gloves: The first is to rub them with
cream of tartar till all signs of dirt have
disappeared. The second is as follows:
Put the soiled glove on the a and
lightly rub it with a piece of fine lame
which has previously been damped with
milk and rubbed on a cake of white
soap. To insure success do not make
the flannel too wet, and be careful to
use a fresh piece for rubbing the glove
directly the part in use becomes soiled.
Clean copper vessels by rubbing them
with half a lemon dipped in salt. They
should then be washed with pure water
and dried and polished with a soft cloth.
A good sponge is an expensive luxury,
but the difficulty is to preserve it
good" for good sponges go the same
way as cheap sponges. They acquire
that nauseating sliminess which turns
a thing of utility into a bathroom hor-
ror. Add two tablespoonfuls of sulphuric
acid to a pint of water and steep the
Shiny object in this mixture for a couple
of hours. Then knead it thoroughly, still
keeping it in the liquid, after which
wash 1T well in clean, water. You will
then have a fresh. elastic and bright
sponge, which will be a pleasure instead
Of a pain.
One of Madam Rush's peculiar habits
had long been to promenade the chief
street of philadelphia, and there to re-
ceiye the homage of her followers and
adorers at Sidewalk ievees or open-air
receptions writes William Perrine, of
The Magnificent Madam Rush" in the
~r;l4 ar - 1f~-sF rIa~,o To,,r111ty sfC},a had
thus met men and women of all kinds
day after day for many years--often a
cabinet minister, a senator, a bishop, a
general. a mar of letters or a belle of the
season. Indeed, her daily walk with her
cavaliers had become almost as famous
as the stroll of Beau Brummel on the
Mall was to the London of other days.
But there was, perhaps, no promenade of
this eccentric queen Of fashion that was
more piquant than when she received
! Frank Pierce, President of the United
States, on the sidewalk, and engaged him
in an animated chat without any more
formality than she would have shown to
the humblest beau who had been in wait
to catch a smile of recognition"
Wdsts are shirt-like in their plainness.
though some are more fanciful with the
says the "Woman's Home Companion"
Linen collars are worn as well as those of
plain ribbon, which merely cross in the
back and lap over in front, where they
are held with small 1ace-pins. Leather
belts are seen more with the shirt-waist
than are the fancy ones of last year.
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This is a recipe for boiled cueufnpers:
Peel and cut in half lengthwise, good
sized c~ucumbers, removing the centres.
Boil for about went minutes. Drain
water off. Dust well with salt and pepper,
pour a little melted butter over. and serve
hot as vegetable.
II cooked properly they should melt in
the mouth, like cream, and leave a o u
quet like good wine.