The Jersey City news., 1899-12-13

and some of the minor equipments OF lns
warriors, such as leather arrows quivers'
pouches. etc, says the New orleans
"Picayune''
Much ingenuity was displayed by the
women. in this work, many of the en-
broideries being in designs, and the skill
In which they performed their tasks IN
these particulars. considering the crude
and limited appliances within their reach,
never has been surpassed, perhaps, by
any specimens of handiwork of this
kind. They embroidered their white man
ties woven of the threads obtained from
the inner bark of the mulberry tree, with
designs and patterns that embelhshed
and set off these garments to high de-
gree. Cords made of the same threads,
and to ends of which were attached
acorns, held the sides of these NANTES to-
gether.
They utilized the small feathers of the
wild turkey or the white feathers OF the
swan or wild duck in fabricating feather
mantles that were both becoming ana
comfortable in cold weather. The bed
coverings of bleached deerskin We're also
ornamented in similar designs, mulberry
bark threads being the embroidering ma
terial used in this work, as in all other
work of this description
The threads were dyed of various coli
ors-biack, red, yellow, etc.-giving
pleasing variety to the patterns. Some OF
their embroidered work was done on the
skin of the porcupine, the skin of which
is in parts white and in parts dark. After
reducing the skin of this animal to a
sufficient thinness by scraping it, they
stained a portion of the white part red.
another part yellow, leaving the third
part of the original color. Upon this back
ground they worked their embroidery.
When the embroidery was to be done
upon the black part of the skin. the latter
was stained a brownish red.
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The room selected for the nursury
should be- if possible, large and lofty.
with a south aspect. The walls should
be prettily papered, and let the pictures
and photographs be good, so that the
children may be trained from their earli-
est years to appreciate artistic things.
A good picture is full of teachings to
a thoughtful child. Cork carpet is better
than an ordinary carpet, and there
should be a high fender, well secured be-
fore the fire. to avoid accident. A cup
board in nursury is most useful and
almost necessary, says the ST. Louis
Star
Children love to have a place of their
own where they can hoard their hundred
and one treasures, and many wet morn
ing can be pleasantly passed in turning
out and rearranging them. Gas should
never be allowed in nursury, as it viii
ates the atmosphere. A good lamp
should be used instead, placed on brac-
eft safely out of the way, so that there is
no danger of its being overturned.
There should be a good, roomy sofa, so
that the little ones may lie down if not
feeling very well, and low rocking chair
and footstool for the nurse, or. at any
rate a low chair if the rocking one is
not approved of.
A crawling rug is a capital thing for a
baby, and it can be decorated and en-
broidered with all kinds of comic designs
and representations of animals, birds,
etc. A thermometer should hang on the
wall, and the temperature be kept as
near sixty degrees as possible. If the
nursery is obliged to be on the attic floor,
it is good plan to have the slate whit
ened with a mixture Of, lime and size.
This will help to keep the room cool in
summer.
J. J. Bealin, superintendent Of the New
York State Free Employment Bureau, has
issued a proclamation that tells how to
have (and to keep ideal domestics. His
recipe is as foliows:-
Run your household on business prin-
ciples. Maids should have regular hours
I of service daily.
| Complete freedom after work is done.
Do not be too pretentious with only one
maid-of-all-wor
One afternoon and evening out each
week.
Clean, wholesome bedroom; substantial
food.
Social privileges with reasonable dis.
erection. If you have a young, good
looking, capable maid, she probabl,
wants husband some day. Do no
drive her into the street to receive he,
young man.
Avoid interference with her religion.
and private life
Do not permit familiarity from th,
/ bakers, grocers and butchers boys. In
sist on respectful treatment to you
maid and set them the example
Avoid personal supervision while of
duty
Do not let shipshod, careless work gt
] unnoticed. A good mistress is critical
firm and exaeting, but she always ap
preciates conscientious effort
Don't pay your maid more than sh
is worth. In brief. be businesslike
Buttons are going to be very mucl
worn this winter, and some of the ney
designs are very beautiful and decided,
artistic.
Gold and silver buttons, set with rea
gems, are. of course, much to be de
sired and very costly. But perhaps tn
most sought-after and difficult to obtaii
are the cameo buttons, that must eithe
be imported, or ordered from foreig
cameo-cutter hidden away in some OBJ
scure alley of an American city.
Buttons, large and small of imitatio
stones, will be used with really beautifu
costumes, for the old prejudice agains
false gems has rather fallen through
except where Jewels are used for adorn
ing the person. Where the prejudice sti
exists and the almost priceless button
of real Jewels cannot be afforded OK
died silver, or cut steel, is used. or bui
tons are selected of the various beau
tifully colored enamels.
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