The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-20

country for crowding the family into a
limited space Is lack of facilities for
heating all the rooms in the house.
The convenience of a separate sewing
room is so great that it pays in families
where there is a large quantity of sew
ing to be done to heat a room specially
for the purpose.
In many families the sewing is looked
upon as an incidental work, not as an
essential part of the household duties.
In only a few homes is there a room set
apart for sewing. though the duty Of pre-
pairing the clothes Of the household ought
to be second only to the duty of prepar-
ing the food.
In order to do the sewing of the house
hold in the best manner there should be
a room set apart where the sewing ma
chine, the cutting table and all the tools
for superior work are kept. In a bureau
in this room new materials to make up
and old materials TO make over should be
left. In one drawer or in a bag there
should be patches and scraps of various
materials left fer gowns and other gar
ments.
1t stands, with drawers, containing
! spools of silk and of cotton. Should be
placed somewhere in the room, and there
should be a large work basket containing
the various necessities Of the seamstress.
A wire skirt form on which skirts can be
hung, is a great convenience, though the
waist forms have proved of no special
value. The systematic arrangement of
the work in such a room is in itself an in
centive to accomplishment. 1t is not too
much to say that a woman with an or
derby sewing room win do twice as much
work as one whose tools are scattered
over the area Of three or four closets.
$50
A lately arrive diplomatic who has
been enjoying the summer at one of
the most fashionable watering places,
had an American friend as his guest.
During some conversation concerning
the country, the diplomatic. in reply to a
question as to what impressed him most.
replied: THE most noticeable thing
which has struck my foreign mind is, ae-
cording to their own testimony, the ex-
IRENE delieacy and physical weakness of
the American women, young aand old.
There is hardly an hour that [ do not
hear some of them prociaiming that they
are dying. They die of the heat, they die
of the cold. they die of laughter and they
/ die of grief; and then again I have heard
the expression, I just expired with sur
prise,
'fOf course, this last I know to be a
joke. But it certainly is curious to note
the extent to which American woman
! hood is drifting to the grave, if the sta
tistics of their W proclamations of the
fact are reliable. 1t is really wonder
full" So solemn was the Mortified di-
plomate that his auditor is at a loss to
know whether he was serious or not.
49,
Were they here to see, our grandmoth-
ers would be aghast at the gossamer !
fabrics which now DO duty for under
wear instead of the stout twllis and long
cloths Of their day; indeed. it IS doubtful
whether .hsir possession is an unalioyed
pleasure, for we suffer 4 .fearsome dread
I when they pass through the washerwom- |
ans hands.
The most elaborate stitchery and inser-
ton show themselves on ins linen. and
the best handiworl comes from the con-
vents of ireland, Belgium and france,
where clustered nuns stitch their
thoughts into fairylike garments. Many
of the fashionable trousseaux of late have
consisted Of several sets. each in a differ
I ent color, and in a different style. Null
and batiste have been used in preferences
to silk, for somehow it has a daintier
look. A pretty fashion, and one which
lends itself to Individuality. is the en-
| broidering of flowers on the frills of
nightdresses and chenises; the violet.
marguerite and daisy are worked in nat
ural colors. either in single flowers or in
groups, and the monogram is embroidered
in shades to match. No Frenchwoman
ever thinks of having her name branded
on her underclothes with marking ink;
she always sees to the embroidering of
it herself.
Nightdresses during the hot weather
have been made with loose angel sleeves, +,
failing back from the shoulders and cut
away at the throat The Empire style
prevails, either tied in with ribbons COM
ing from just underneath the arms. or
else the folds falling full from the yoke
piece. Chilly mortals, who crave the
beautiful. though Notifying the flesh.
often supplement these airy nothings with
a sleeping jacket Of soft white silk, Ro-
man satin, or viyella, trimmed with lace
at throat and wrists, and cut quite loose
and easy. Everything is profusely trim
med with bows, and much ribbon is run
through entredeux.
|
The French and English hats are as far
as the spheres asunder. The French are
new and omm many displaying all
important high crowns. One Of the new
ideas is for these to be trimmed with
large roses and lace and artificial foliage
mingling with painted leaves on the hat
itself. The brim seems to bend after
their own sweet viii in the way that is
most becoming. Some of the new crino-
line hats show an interviewer thread of
color. Oats threaten to enter into the
consideration of the autumn modes, and
make pretty quivering aigrettes, and hy-
d~rangeas find a place, and a good one.
too, and so does lavender. The French
milliners pay more regard than we do to
the occasion when the hats have to be
worn, and suit them to it. Rustic straws
find approval for the country, while the
yachting hat is altogether different, and
for autumn seaside wear they are trim
med with grape and leaves. Some just
ready for early purchasers of autumn
goods are of burnt straw, with a shady
brim trimmed with willow-green lsse and
| cherries. Poke bonnets, and hats with the
brim bent to resemble such bonnets. dis
play much fruit in the way of trimming.