The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28

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| Washington, one hundred and ninety were
females. In addition to clerical capaci-
| ties. women are appointed assistant MI
| croscopists. nurses, translators, teachers,
matrons, telegraph operators, ~stenograph-
| ers and typewriters, as we'll as to places
recurring skilled and unskilled workers.
As assistant microscopists they have the
| first rance Of selection. there being al
ways a demand for capable women In
| this line"
There is a peculiar portrait IN WASH
,naton which has created much interest
| among those who know Of its existence:
, Its neculiarfty is that every year it has
| changed to show the changes which time
uroTld have made in the original. The
nortrait is by a Washington artist, ana
| is of his wife, and was painted many
| wears ago, when she was q young prlue'
A few years after the portrait WIS.,
| PAINTED the young lady died, ana sosgreAt
was the grief of the artist that ne ueT
| termined to keep her likeness with nm
| all the time. and to do so he decided mat
wear by year he would change the polr
| trait so as to make it grow old with MN
| and thus keep her, as it were, ever with
him. u.
Fverv wear. on the anniversary OF ms
wedding day, the artist locks himseH IN
his studio and changes the lines or the
face of the portrait, adding ne
| tholeht would make the difference OF one
vearl There have been many annlver-
saries of that marriage day, and eonse-
| nuently many changes in the portrait.
Today the picture is that of an old wo-
man the hair turned gray, the race
wrinkled and pale, but still beneatn me
marks Of time. as made by the brush OF
| the artist, can be seen the early beauty
of the bride and the attractiveness OF the
young woman
announcements about an engagement
are made by the lady's mother, and If the
engagement is broken off, it IS a matter
Of chivalry for the man to allow it to be
imposed that it was the lady who wished
to be released, and to let ner mother give
whatever explanation she desires 70 her
friends.
The engagement ring is the first care OF
the accepted lover. It is usual for him q
ask his fiancee to choose it. or TO consult
her as to taste in rings. Immediately
| after the announcement of the engage
ment, friends will write or call to OFFER
their congratulations and good Wishes.
| The calls should be returned and the let
ters answered as soon as possible A few
| cordial words of hanks are all that IS
necessary.
Chaperonage during the period Of en-
gagement is much less strict than before.
Engag people are allowed to walk, ride
boat and cycle together generally without
cbaperonage, though this would be neces-
| sary at any sort of public gathering
| Considerable hosts often send engaged
eounIes in to dinner together, but this
| Is not to be expected as a right indeed,
in general society lovers are expected TO
behave Just as other people, and II IS q
want of good breeding to be demonstra-
tively affectionate. or to appear 70 eA-
meet any special consideration.
when an engagement is broken off, the
fact should at once be announced, and
# an announcement Of the engagement
has been inserted in the papers, another
sbo,1ld now state that the marriage" VIII
not take place. Wedding presents are
tben returned to their donors, and letters
and nresents exchanged by the lady and
Gentleman are also returned. Any delay
in this would be a breach OF good man
ners.
IT seems absurd to call a rosy checked
annie fresh from the cellar a dangerous
nlavthing for the baby; but physicians
cav that they nave traced cases of diph-
iberia in children to the use Of apples
IN which there has been an invisible
mold. Apples are nov being stored IN the
cellar for winter use, and very soon they
Invariably become covered with mold or
miidew-often invisible, but just as real
This mold consists mostly OF microscope
plants. including numerous species OF
fungi, all of which are more or less poi
sonous. Throughout the winter mothers
are in the habit Of giving little cnliaren
these apples to play with without nrst
giving the entire surface a thorough wip-
ing. and the babies try to eat them, the
entire moldy surface coming In contact
with the little lips. See that all apples
are thoroughly washed and polished be-
fore being given to the babies or the older
children.
Ladies who only give occasional din
ner parties on the ground of economy, and
also Of the difficulties that stand in the
way of giving a good dinner, make the
best compromise they can ~ giving their
cooks the simplest things to do, which
they know by experience are at any rate
eatable. and supplement these with a lit
tie assistance from other sources; but
thew are careful to avoid any attempt at
Offering iii made home efforts at so-called
French dishes. and the language itself is