The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-01-13

Etray; and yet 1t can be done quietly and
with no great expenditure of strength. Sit
, down and tax the tray in your lap. This
will deaden the sound. Then instead of
lifting the knife up high and striking it
down with force, keep the edge of 1t on
the tray and give a sort of rolling from
end to end motion.
When the material is not sufficiently
ender to be minced in this way, instead
of chopping here and there all over the
tray begin at one end and let each stroke
fall near the last one, and so go on in
close even strokes to the end of the mass.
.Serape 1t up into the middle and chop
again in the same ~straightahsad "a
Some materials. like white of egg. cold
potatoes. tender meat, vegetables. etc.,
may be chopped or finely minced, by
using a four-tined silver fork and MASKING
with it. Much less labor will be required
! than with a ~chopping knife.
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The custom of throwing old shoes and
rice has prevailed for many years in
America, England and Scotland, says the
"Woman's Home Companion" 1t came
from the Eastern nations. and was origin
ally intended as a sign of REIMBURSEMENT
by the relatives of their authority over
the bride. An old Jewish custom provided
that a brother of a childless man had the
first privilege of marrying the widow, and
until her brother-in-law refused her she
could not marry again. Any authority
maintains that the throwing of the shoe
was a sham assault on the groom, who
was supposed to be carrying off the bride.
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The new combination wardrobe and
dresser trunk has a novel feature among
its many cubbyholes, boxes and recesses,
which the manufacturer calls the secret
drawer. Thar is. it is at present a Sc
cret drawer, and has to be shown to
every prospective purchaser. This is de-
signed for jewels, and a place is made
for it by making a false bottom in one
compartment.
Access to the drawer is obtained by lift
ing out a partition in front of it. AS
this partition is only a sliding partition,
it is not supposed to be particularly safe
except for the fact that its presence is
not known or suspected, and not looked
for by petty thieves, and therefore jew
els are comparatively safe.
InlS is a good recipe Tor QeVlleu fOD-
ster-
Extract the meat from a boiled lobster
and mince it finely; reserve the coral;
season highly witt mustard, cayenne,
salt and some pungent sauce Stir until
it is well mixed and put into a porce-
lain saucepan (eovered) with enough wa
ter to keep it from burning. Rub the
coral smooth, moistening with vinegar,
until it is thin enough to pour easily; then
stir into the contents of the saucepan.
1t is necessary to prepare the dressing
before the lobster meat is set on the fire.
1t ought to boil up but once before the
coral and vinegar are put in. Next stir
in a heaping spoonful of butter and
when it boils again take the pan from
the fire. Too much cooking toughens
the meat.
An odd and pretty conceit is the put
ting of a big bow, of gauze or the same
fabric as the frock, just at the front of
the low-necked bodice. The bow is bor-
dered all around with a quilting of rib
bon. gauze or lace. 1t is tied with short
loops and ends that come just over the
waist line. Over the knot in the centre
there is fastened a miniature or other
big fancy pin. Often, to give a scarf
effect, the piece of gauze is arranged to
outline the low neck. having both sides
finished with a cunning to correspond
with the bow. But more often the bow
is a separate affair pinned on just at the
bust. For a slender figure this is very
fetching, but the plump, short-waisted
woman should not attempt it.
So
One thing is to be, noted of the foot, as
appropriate to the time. However tail the
woman may grow in proportion to man.
her foot remains of a feminine size. A
tall woman may have a larger foot than
a small woman, but her foot never APP
proaches to the size of the foot of a man
less tall than She; whereas in the size of
the hand there is often only the smallest
difference. or none. The foot always be-
trays the carnival disguise. It is the lit
tie, foot, perhaps, that does something to
ugges the idea of feminine fatigue, as
though the poise of standing must be, for
"a woman, q greater tension
Al simple way of making plain ginger
ale is to boil fresh ginger root in water.
all III VI Tx 1OOl ~ NdSA LII Vi
water. says the Ladies' Home Journal"
as you take it from the fire, and
after it is quite spicy. and the grated yell
low rind of half a lemon. When cold,
strain; add to each gallon a pound of
sugar and the juice of two lemons. Dis
solve half a yeast cake, add it to the mix
ture. and let it ferment for about three
hours. Bottle, cork, and tie down the
corks.
Lemon sandwiches make an appetiz-
ing morsel for different occasions; one
may surprise ones friends with this now
city when they drop in for their cup of
afternoon tea. Finely-chopped parsley,
a little lemon juice and grated dried
tongue form the filing, the bread and
butter previously having been treated to
a short process of absorption of lemon
flavor. To manage this, cut the bread
in thin slices, and place for an hour in a
covered dish with slices of lemon; the
butter is also treated in the same man
ner.
Some of the caprices in furs are rather
startling this winter. Entire tiger skins
set in the back of opera cloaks are amongs
the fantastic ideas seen at the opera in
New York. Bear skins have also been
made UP in that way, combined with chit
fon and satin brocade as a lining. Mrs.
Mckay Twombley's authority has elevat-