The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-07-08

MarieSAntoinette was addicted to Tubing,
and she always liked to rave her bath
favored with wild thyme. laurel leaves,
marjoram and a little sea salt. On the
other hand there was the Princess. Eek
muhl, who at the age of eighty-five, was
/ renowned for her beautiful eyes, her ex-'
quisite complexion and her abundant hair.
and who never used anything but pure
water on her face.
Margaret Deland writes feelingly in
the independent, on the novel reading.
"For my part she says, II find as +
grow older that / want the novels I read
to end well. A story of life. let us say
Of Siberian convict life, may be told with
truth, 50 far as faces go, and with art
in its telling, and yet leave the reader
miserable and unhappy; but no one. 7
think, can read Victor Hugo's greatest
book and not feel the truth Of its over
whelming pathos, and vet. through that
pathos, a quiet and cheerful hopeful
ness. It does not deny that there Is
such a thing as eyil-but it insists that
the positive. not the negative, will save
the soul! The picture of the good bishop
strikes a fine strong note that rings
through the whole book: a note which
!, says:-Yes, there is pain in the world,
and suffering n ann there is
cruelty, there Is sin-but there is also
courage and self-sacridce and tender
ness, 'Surssum cerdai' such a book cries
out to us Lift up your heartss See
clear, hin straight, understand facts.
as they lie. good and bad, In the wide
setting of eternity-but believel believed
believe! Believe in the integrity of the
God and in little children-believe in the
goodness Of the worlds"
There is a fine old crusted masculine
prejudice that women, as a class, are
stingy. And / am not so sure, admits one
of their sex, but that this hoary con-
vention Is not founded to a certain extent
on fact. Only, gentlemen. let me beg of
you to remember that the whole question
hangs closely on to the power Of earning
money. and that the woman who makes
her own life n her own living is rarely
guilty Of the odious vice Of parsimony
The horrors of a rigid domestic economy
are usually practiced by eminently VIRUS
Gus wives to whom a weekly dole for
housekeeping is handed out; ladies who,
not possessing a penny of their own and
having no proper pin money settled upon
them at marriage, are tempted to pincn
and scrape in order to put something BY
for themselves. That such a proceeding
smacks Of sharp practice is not perhaps
as patent to the oId-fashioned housewife
as 1t is to the modern housekeeper. 1t Is
difficult to imagine a professional woman
buying inferior food for her family in or
der to make herself a stocking"
"a husband Who advises his wife to
smoke has been writing to the London
Dailv Mail" He thinks that if smoking is
soothing to the nerves, women need It
aven more than men do. He does not,
| however. satisfy ones curiosity as TO
whether his wife has followed his ADVICE
II would be a practical contribution to the
1 endless arguments on this subject II a rev
husbands would conduct experiments as
To the effect of smoking on wives. Does
It contribute to domestic harmony 70
wives who smoke nag less2 Anew statls-
tics.on the matter would be very yaiu>
able.
MANY cruel blows nave been struck at
tbe influence of the chemise, but, after
divers false substitutes have been put
for,b and have had their day. this chosen
,naar4armen Of our foremothers retains
its hold on feminine affections, and a
woven silk chemise bids fair to put the
! elk ,,ndervest out of sight and mind. This
new silk chemise is as pretty, cool ana
pra ceful a little article of underwear as
manufacturing genius can turn out, anu
. sto,t woman can adopt 1t without a
o,.alm. It's weave is as fine and flexible
as the most delicate silk stocking, anu
down to the waist it fits the body iKe .
glove. Below his point it Is sloped out,
without any superfiuous fuilness, ana
falls to the knees. The prettiest OF them
are edged about shoulders and armholes
with a line Of silken lace. and over the
hist open work silk forms flights OF but
~terfiies and knots of flowers. OF
meshed linen, that is almost as flexible
as the SILK. are made on the same lines.
and are durable and comfortable beyond
words.
piaue has assumed a new phase, and II
is still likely TO be the favorite summer
maj for country wear; 1t IS Deliig
made up in pure white, the tunic with
white embroidery worn with bodice 70
match. or embroidered vests with plain
piaue Jackets. When the vest is OF EN-
| broidery the jacket is generally crimson
P;aue is also serving for trimmings TOT
| coats and skirts other dresses. fgur-
ing on the rev ers, vest, collars and cuffs,
bands of this being often introduced
round The skirt. To meet this want pique
has been brought out in various colors
and devices to go with any dark cloth
that may be required.
4 pretty finish to the neck Of a muslin
froclx Is i soft, wide liberty satin ribbon,
long enough to go around the neck once,
brought forward and fastened at the left
side with a buckle. This is a bit newer
than bows and e1lds. The belts are Of the
same ribbon, worn rather tight, to give
Them d soft. wrInkied appearance. sThis
of course, Is pretty on slender waists
large ones would be inexpressibly Ugly in
such a belt.
Some of the new princesse dresses are
buttoned down the back TO- p point about
nine inches below the waist line. The
buttons are very small and inconspicuous
ornamental or glsttering buttons not be-
ing use for the purpose. Even il there Is
! low-cuf chemisette in the back as well
as front 1t makes no difference in the fas-
tanfne. Instead of closing the gutmpe