The Jersey City news., 1899-12-14
WOMAN'S WORLD.
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blame If by her unselfsh attention to all
the wants of her children she does not
give them the opportunity to develop in
the home life this strengthening exercise
/ which is to mean so much for them in the
future.
Onions are almost a specific in Group
and are always to be had. When thai
unmistakable respiration calls the mothel
to act promptly, let her quickly cut them
in pieces. stew. fry. boil or bake, with
if possible, small bit of pork or lard, and
place bag of them at once upon the little
ones chest. Now let us have large
onion cut in thick slices, sugar placed
between each slice, and as soon as the
juice begins to flow, she has ready one
of the best Group syrups. 1t is quite as
effective as ipeeac in ordinary cases, and
in large doses will even prove emetie. 1t
loosens at once Care should be taken
to protect the child from drafts, as onions
open the pores of the skin.
In a case of real Group a physician
should be called as quickly as possible,
but the 'scroupy cough so common to
some children may be quickly relieved by
this means. And many ailments not
serious enough to require a doctor, but
making the child uncomfortable and rest
less, may be quickly cured by these sim
pie remedies. inteliigently used; and the
feeling of perplexity and helplessness
which every young mother has expert
enced will soon disappear if the mind is
well stored with list of thoroughly test
ed home medicines
The hostess who is searching for some
thing new in entertaining is resurrecting
the good old tea parties of grandmother S
day. In these progressive times one sell
dom sees the old regulation tea table
with its dishes of cold tongue and cold
chicken thinly sliced, light biscuits golden
butter, homemade preserves. that are
the pride of the house mistress. and cake
made by her own hands. All these iain-
ties and more of the same kind were
tastefully arranged amid flowers and
silver under the soft glow Of candles. and
nothing could be prettier or more restful
than the tea tables of yore
This old fashioned meal was as different
as possible from what is called in England
high tea" which is really rather .shig-
blety-pigglety'' dinner, with hot. smoking
dishes of meat and vegetables, all served
at once, and which, although under GER
tain conditions may be convenient can
never be elegant, the latter quality being
a distinctive mark of typical American
tea.
We are ready to welcome these good
old-fashioned teas once more, and even
though they promise to be only passing
fad, or the novelty of a time, the hostess
who would take real delight in tea-giving
will often indulge in the genuine tea as it
was observed in the long ago.
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The agitation against woman's most
dearly beloved article of dress. corsets.
which has been going on in this country
for some time, is now being taken up in
France. Such an eminent authority as
DR.. Brouardel, the Dean of the Paris
Faculty of Medicine, says:-"I believe we
are on the eve of reaction regarding the
use Of the corsets. They are very ugly
The wearing of corsets has gone to such
an extreme that our women as losing the
ability to become mothers. In the inter-
ests of the race we must condemn the
corset. If we do not want the French
nation to die out, we must put stop to
this article of dress. 1 understand that
American women are becoming similarly
affected, probably from the same cause.
ut is astounding that an artistic peo-
pie like the French should have ever
taken to the corset. It is the most un-
healthy garment that was ever worn.
able to it. Kidneys, liver and heart are
all affected by it.
Women have flushed faces because of
it; women look deathly pale because of
it; women have actually died during the
operation of tight lacing The nervous
system of woman is frequently ruined by
the corset.
Woman has ever been the slave of
fashion. Hence 1 believe an effective
remedy against the corset would be to
make its non-use fashionable
1.-THE natural form of woman is very
beautiful; the corset form of woman is an
abomination. We should all join in a
crusade against corsets."
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The black velvet ribbon stock and bow
with long ends is the most prominent fad
on the streets. 1t takes two yards of rib
bon. and the No. Il size is the most pop
ular. 1t Is wound around the neck twice
with very small bow at the throat and
very long ends. The cross piece at the
neck usually holds fancy jeweled
brooch.
Another black velvet ribbon fancy is to
wear with any light tinted stock very
narorw velvet. This is about half an inch
wide. and is worn at the foot of the stock
and simply crossed and fastened with a
little brooch in front. The contrast with
the lighter colors is very pretty.
The latest novelty in fur Jackets is q
jaunty little affair of broad tail finished
around the edges with stitched bands of
velvet, velvet revers and high flaring
collar of ehinchilla.
The majority of the sleeves fall over
the hand and often are lined inside with
fur, and have a bouillonne of chiffon be-
low! but there are others. that have a.
turned-back cuff eand end just at the
wrist. On the shoulders they are corded,
pleated and gathered, the drummer-boy
epaulette being one of the new kinds.
Elbow sleeves are far more fashionable
for demi-toilette than long ones; they end
at the crease of the elbow, and droop
many inches below the elbow on the out
side of the arm, an effect produced by lace
ruffles.
Many skirts are almost covered with