The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-02

tooth necklaces.
Suffering hath this ministry-it is a
safeguard. Constant prosperity ener-
| vates,'' writes the Rev. Newell Dwight
Hills, d. D., in his Secrets of a Happy
Life series of articles, in the June La
dies Home Journal" Iron is powdered
by unceasing electricity, but recover it.
self when the current intermits. Steady
sunshine ruins the tropic races, and lux
ury often barbarizes men. The great civ
| ilizations lie along the snow belt. Men
grow great only where winter stimulates
to the best possible use of summer Frost
| puts tang and crispness into the winesap
and jonathan, and frost also spices the
! peoples thinking. Wealthy parents are
often put to their wits end to invent
! some device to do for their children what
poverty and adversely did for them. II
man needed only one throb of pain in
zach organ to teach him the law of health
| for that member, he would master every
principle of sound living within the Pc
Rod of childhood. Then all his days
would be days of happiness"
It is curious to let ones mind stray over
the many different ways in which people
| consider it happiest to spend the honey
moon, reflects a matron. Some like soli-
tude amid fine scenery; others prefer to
be alone in a crowd, or else desire a COM
plete change from their accustomed sur
roundings. like a sailor l knew, Who
| stipulated that his bride should a k him
well out of sight of the sea.
But the most ideally perfect honeymoon.
1 think. is when two lovers have been
parted, and latter long grief and pain"
they meet once more, not to be disillu-
! stoned as sometimes happens. but to find
the love of former days more than renew
ed. Their wedding follows swiftly on the
happy meeting. and they go off. with the
glamour of it still in their hearts, to some
place of sunny weather and perfect
beauty. Such an experience of happiness
as that, fear, is rare, but for those who
are fortunate enough to win it the re-
membrance must remain a lifelong joy.
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Originals ar preferable to copies and
| everyone should dare to be himself, says
"Demorest's Magazine" individuality,
when combined with g~raciousness, is a
most potent weapon. But a rigid habit,
no matter how morally correct in outline,
Is 1Cdln 10 l.G man II WOlltdu WIZ WOdtd
be charming. ACCESSIBILITY is the keynote
of pleasing. Feel a sympathy with the
aged and you are prompted to say the
! thing which interests the aged. Feel sym
patty with a child and you have won that
! child.
In a word, the secret of charm is in
giving. Even extend your hand with the
spontaneous suggestion of giving, and
you nave lone much toward winning
those you meet. Give something of your
own nature, and do not drive your friends
to frenzy by dropping a secretiye veil over
your own thoughts and feelings. Feel
charming and you will be charming.
Feathers and down aresexpensive, but if
! you know a bank where the eat-tail
grows, you can have Town pillows galore
for the mere making, says the "Wom-
ans Home Companion You must know
that the fluff of the ripe cat-tail, which
may be gathered in July or August, makes
a pillow equalled only by down itself. So
be provident this year, and if you live
near a lake or pond, get you a harvest
of cat-tails for future use. You will find
them the most inexpensive and satisfac-
tory material you can employ for this
purpose. If it should be your fate to live
in a section of the country where cat
tails do not grow, then substitute the
| silk from milkweedpods. Gather the pods
in the fall of the year, hang them away
in paper bags to dry, and they will burst
open before the winter is over and can
be made up into pillows in the early
spring.
Black insertions of lace are introduced
! upon the pure white organdy frock with
| happy results. The skirt is gathered full
in the back and lace insertion heads the
full fiounee, which is side-pleated and
falls downward from the knees. This
has a tiny LOUNGE set upon the border
as an edge finish. Tuck your bodice and
have it cut away to show a white lawn
| guimpe overlaid with insertion of black
lace. A little ruffle finishes the guimpe.
Long strips of black lace insertion may
be set as entredeux, between two groups
of tucks. The sleeves are tucked longi-
tudinally in groups of five tucks. Be
tween these we have the black insertion.
Finish the sleeves with a f1aring edge.
with little circular ruffles of lace and
lawn falling over the wrists. Waist rib
bons match the collar ribbon, but have
long streaming ends, knotted In front
49,
Our grandmothers n their predeees-
sors wore low bodices in the daytime.
We show no inclination to follow in
their footsteps, but as the summer APP
proaehes many bodies and blouses are
to nave transparent lace yokes cut suf-
iciently low at the neck to show a pearl
necklace. Many bodies are being made
| without collar bands, which are replaced
by a long lace lappet deftly fastened
with pearl-handled pins to the neck of
the dress, the ends crossing at the back
and brought to the front. where they
are tied, and again held In place by jew
/ eled pins. No seasons outfit is now
complete without some tight-itting lace
| sleeves, a lace jacket, and lace blouse,
which assumes a fresh guise when placed
over various colors.
Women of fiorid complexion generally
suppose they cannot wear red, but they
can, always supposing they know what
shade to select. But this is very frequent
~ not the case; they hesitate, and COM
promise on a color that is absolutely dis
! figuring, or they select purple, which is
likewise, disastrous-that is. the dark,
dull purple which ford women of mature
years so often affect.