The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-14
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itely dainty. s S :
a prominent society woman has just or
dered a half dozen of these n~ndergar-
hents in different pretty colors. One nc
be worn beneath a gray Venetian cloth
gown is of pale violet woven silk, cut with
a low, round neck, which is trimmed with
a frill of lace caught in the centre with a
rosette of shaded violet baby ribbon. Tht
same narrow ribbon is run through the in
sertion near the knees. The silk hounee
is Of deep violet peau de sole. trimmed
with tN ruffles of the same silk, which
are appliqued with bands of narrow
mauve velvet.
There is probably not a child who does
not love the pansy. and the majority OF
grown people regard it with much favor,
( saws "yick's Magazine" We see pansies
| grown in peoples door yards even when
| no other flower is cultivated there. The
| one great reason for its popularity is the
| ease with which it may be grown and the
| plenteous returns it gives for care spent
| upon it.
; Pansy plants are raised by getting good
seeds and sowing in shallow boxes in the
house or in hotbeds outdoors. . In the
house seeds may be started in February,
March or April. Fill the box with fine
prepared dirt, bringing it nearly to the
top. This soil need net be very rich; good
garden loan viii answer very well.
Make the top level and smooth scat
/ ter the seeds as evenly as possible. When
this is done, sift some soil over them un-
til they are covered about a quarter of an
inch in depth.
Next give a light s%prinkling, and then
wet a deee of spongy paper or brown
wrapping paper and put over the top of
the box, set in a sunny window, free from
drafts, and in about eight days expect to
see the first tiny shoots appear. Do not
pour water over the soil, but let all mois-
ture be given through the paper, which
should be frequently moistened.
BY May the plants ought to be large
enough to set out of doors. Have the
ground where they are to be placed
spaded deep and mellow and plenty Of
well decayed manure worked in, as pam
sizes delight in rich soil.
Select a cloudy day for setting out the
plants. and put them about eight inches
apart each way, firming them down well.
BY July they will be in blossom, and will
continue to flower till late in the fall.
In the meantime work the soil every
week and give the plants all the water
they can drink. Keep the blossoms we'll
picked off, so thai no seed pods-which
take the strength from the plants-can
form. and give fertilizer if it should be
needed. The best fertilizer is liquid ma
nure If it is not too strong. To my
mind, a situation that receives the
benefit Of the sun till noon and is shad
- -. - - y, dow iC an
ideal place for a pansy bed.
Japanese parents take pride in dress
ing their daughters nicely and cleanly,
and have them behave like little ladies'
writes Onoto Watanna in the April
Ladies' Home Journal" 1.-The long and
wide sleeves, which reach clear down to
the knees, and the long sash, or obi
Generally fifteen feet long and fourteen
inches wide), and the long kimona are
the peculiar points of the japanese dress.
The common dress is made of cotton and
is only worn by the poor peoples The silk
dress is usually worn by the well-tosdo
people. There is a great variety in the
price of a silk dress. Though silk is so
cheap in Japan a good obi or sash (not
the best) very often costs one hundred
dollars. but of course this lasts its wearer
many years, frequently a lifetime. The
average expenditure for a girls dress is
about three hundred yen, which is the
equivalent of about three hundred silver
dollars"
The tight fitting skirts, says London
MAIL" are ousting even the miserable
little pocket in the back of her gown
tina the woman has heretofore had to
fall back upon in case of great neces-
sity.
She never used it except when she was
obliged, for she could not very well get at
it. But hin of a princess gown married
by a pocket! 1t would never do.
With a little show of conscience, the
tailor and the modesto each are trying to
do something to mend matters, but with
out much success. They are clapping
occasional pockets on the outside OF
gowns, and if they don't tell the wearer
of the gown not to use it, it is because
they know she will never think of it.
Al outside pocket is not usually worth
much except to hold a little loose money.
Some one will nave to do something to
tackle the pocket question, or we shall be
obliged to carry little bags, pretty in
themselves, but hopelessly lacking in true
dangling at our wrists, as in
the old-world days. |
Nothing Is so absolutely certain in
making forecasts of coming styles as the
POPULARITY of the ehemisette. 1t is seen
in the tailor gown, the silk waist, the |
organdie or Swiss summer dress.
For the present it is made of tucked
silk, but when the weather. grows warm
er it will come out in thinner materials, |
such as white organdie or null.
Plaid silk shirt waists are among the |
latest fmportations. They come in the |
boldest patterns and are. very stunning. |
Red plaid with a red sailor hat will max
a very gay looking summer girl for
the beaches and b~oardwalks, but that
is a long way ahead.
To prevent the face looking greasy
Add a few drops of tincture of benzoin
and rosewate to the water in which You
wash your face, then dust lightly with
oatmeal, and finish by rubbing the face
with a bit of soft cha7nois leather. Any
will mix the benzoin and rose
in the correct proportions for you.