The Jersey City news., 1899-12-12
WOMAN'S WORLD.

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the shopping waist. The season has
opened with fancy for the flannel shlrt
waist. 1t comes with box plated; front
and plain back. with the front buttoned'
with small brass buttons The plainest
of these are supplied with small dots Of a
different color which cover the entlre
waist. Others are deliberately eInbroid-
cred with. feur-de-lis. vines and roses.
You can purchase lovers knots Of coarse
applique for trimming these waists. These
can be laundered and are therefore very
suitable for wear with wash waist.
tfhese flannel shirt waists areSso beauti-
fully made that they come as high as $ls
each.f though you can get them for $2
They are delightful for winter wear. being
finished with silk facings. They are pretty
for evening, but for daily wear are most
excellent.
| The taste of the Christmas shopper
runs toward useful things. and we'll
known dealer told me he was selling shirt
waists for Christmas presents.
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The one word that more than any other
signifies that development of mental ca
pacity may be anticipated in child, and
that most desirable quality Of thinking for
ones self, is ''why?' The child that is
ceaselessly asking why is a rich promise
of the man or woman to be.
To be sure, the ceaseless questioner is
often tax on attention. patience and
mental resources. But all this is an ex-
| ercise that adds to the solid fiber of
! mind and character of the parent. And
is it not due the inquiring mind of the
coming man and woman they should re-
ceive the knowledge they crave? It is
+ far better the child's mind should be
vigorously exercised in questioning, in the
child who can simply repeat there are
i twenty-four hours in day.
The child is entitled by right to the
I means of mental exercise and develop
ment quite: as much as to the means of
physical exercise and development And
there is quite as much need of the first
as the last. 1t is as necessary for the
growth of the child in its real being that
the mothers life shall be absorbed and
identified with the needs of child life,
post-natally, as it was by natures law
Z ante-natally. Every being launched up
on existence is normally a questioner.
Nothing could be more deplorable than
child who asks no questions. A breath
ing lump of flesh without an inquiring
mind would be a sad failure. The
child should be taught that ques-
tions cannot be answered at all
4 times and under all circumstances.
1t may be trained to await till
it is convenient for mother to attend
Ito and answer it's questions. But I
would never refuse to answer any ques-
ton of which the child could understand
the answer. When it would be impossi-
BILE for the child to understand the cor
rect answer it can be taught to wait
for an answer till it may be able to un-
derstand.
Life Is a profound problem, and at the
T best we can know and understand but
little- The inquiring mind deserves all
the aid to development that can be be-
slowed upon it. The child or the man
or woman who is not questioner is a
clod.
A new ornament for the coiffure con-
sists of diamond incrusted wings, lightly
poised on delicate spirals. 1t is rumored
that these jewel Mercury wings will sup
plant the long popular jeweled aigrettes.
These jeweled wings are detachable, and
upon another occasion may be used to
ornament the corsage of an evening
gown, the jeweled wings looking ex-
quisite on either side of real lace bow.
Some of the newest tortoise shell combs
have a most elaborate scroll work of
jewels. This ornament is detachable also
and may be worn on the decolletage TO
hold in place a splendid lace bertha
Ribbon belts, with small but elaborate
clasps of gold, silver or jewels are worn
with the handsomer gowns and to accom-
pany silk waists.
There is no end to the variety and rich
= ness of these belt clasps. Canoes, old
fashioned jewels and rare coins are made
to serve the purpose.
A pretty waist finish is made by tying
two yards of No. 16 ribbon twice around
the waist, stock fashion-that is, crossing
it in the back, fastening the ends in Z
/ small bow at the left side anc securing II
with a large gold safety pin.
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/ A pretty mode of dressing the hair wher
!, this is not too thick or luxuriant is tC
comb it up all around to the top of Tho
head Tie 1t with a comb, drag out a lit
tie over the forehead to give it a slightly
pompadour effect. Turn in the ends ant
. pin firmly to the top handsome bow o
black taffeta or gros-grain ribbon, fiv'
inches wide. Do not use black velvet no
, black satin ribbon if you can obtain th'
taffeta or gros- grain. The bow consists o
) four loops without any ends The bow
t must be exactly the same shape am
length, each one takes five inches of rib
bon, so when they are not made up tn
: pieces are perfectly square. Pinch then
{ in very tightly at the end of the loop
stitch them strongly and drag the knot 0
ribbon which covers the join as tight a
t possible. Finally hair-pin the bow to you
e head and try the effect by the aid of
: hand-glass.
? 'I have never heard of a prettier ide
= than the one Beatrix has just sent m
! from Vienna" writes Edith Lawrence i
q the December Ladies Home Journal
4 ''She writes she had just returned fro.
q paying a weeks visit to a yiennese WON
an whose house is furnished in most ex
v quisite taste. Among some of the lovel
things was a set of window shades in he
v bedroom which were painted The shade
! were white Holland and had heav
Z knotted fringe. Painted on the inside {
" each one was a wreath Of shaded rose.
4 very thick at the bottom and tapering o.
A to fine vinelike, effect, which extende
: all the way tosthe top OF the shade,