The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-06-26

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/, A splendid cure for soft corns is to sprin-
kle powdered prepared chalk on a bit OF
| absorbent cotton. and place between the
| toes so hat the joints will not rub to-
| gether. For bunions get a plaster to
wear during the day. n pencil every
| night with a remedy made of one dram
| of salicylic acid. one-half dram of ex-
tract of cannabis indica and four drains
of collodion. A simple salve for ordinary,
everyday corns that drive one crazy is
made of one part of salicylic acid and
three parts of lard.
Speaking of tact-"I have Just had an
amusing experience said a young woman
who has never spent much time priding
herself on beauty hat she does not
possess. II have been talking with an old
lady who always tries to say the right
thing and nine times out of ten makes a
| failure of it. She was speaking of my
sister, who is a very striking blonde-in
| unusual contrast to me, as you know, a
| decided brunette. II always thought so
much of your sister said she, in her
most gracious manner. She is such a
sweet, pretty girl; but isn't it strange how
different she is from you? You aren't a
bit alike, are your"
THAT reminds me of an experience of
mine," said her companion. THE other
day 1 was introduced to a woman who
had not seen me since / was three years
old. You ought to nave seen her disap-
pointed expression when she looked at
me. Why said she. you used to ave
such beautiful eyesi-and you are so
chf,rf fnn Tlaor mai r 1r- a W. hal IN, q o.
ined you had grown to be tall So, you
see, 1 am to understand from that that
am an insignificant little sawed off. with
shoe button eyes-and not a bit interesting
to look at. No., I didn't fall on her neck
and tell her how glad l wasn't to see her,
but had to laugh at her-she was such
a ~tactless curiosity"
With the return of Louis XIV or Wat
teau costumes, nittens are also being re-
viyed, to cover the arms above the elbows
where the Vatican sleeves end. These
mittens, indeed, are intended to take the
place of sleeves, either by a bow of rib
bon or a jeweled pin or brooch. Mittens
are prettier than gloves, because they do
not conceal the arms as gloves do They
also allow the rings on the fingers to be
seen, which again gloves do not show.
Again. it is allowable to dine with pref
ty mittens on the arms and hands, while
gloves are not allowed. OF course, the
mittens must be of the very richest des-
scription, of jewels, embroidery lace, for
~insance, such as were worn by some of
our ancestors during the early years of
the present century.
/ hear that, with the revival of the
Watteau costume and mittens, writes a
foreign correspondent, we are also to
have a revival of the minuet, that is, a
new figure is to be added to the Lancers.
and it is to be an exact reproduction of
the minuet. than which nothing can be
more graceful. Are we coming back to
powder and patches? Who knows?
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A '.piazza party says Good House
keeping is easily given for children that
live in the country or in suburban towns
1t is a desirable sort of party when the
mother wants to give the children a
good time, without too much wear and
tear upon the house or the nerves of
adults within it.
Preparations for a piazza party are sim
pie. There must be a few chairs, low
ones being preferable, also camp stools,
pillows, and hassocks, but not enough to
overload the piazza space. The posts and
ratings can be wreathed with green
leaves and flowers, unless, as is generally
the case. nature has already decorated
them.
The quiet games will be played on the
piazzas, the noisier ones on the grounds,
and refreshments should be served in
baskets, each child having one, which is
to be taken home as a souvenir of the
party.
Tine baskets contain sandwiches, of
course, also little frosted cakes, apples,
bananas, and a few candies, each Ice
cream and lemonade are served from
within doors, but the basket simplifies the
problem of a spread outdoors. The con-
tents are arranged on japanese napkins.
an extra one for lap use being laid on
top of zach basket.
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A noteworthy feature of the. moment
is the eruption of bows all over ones
frook. They are dabbled up and down
the skirt, they finish off waistband and
fichu, they break forth on the shoulder.
SO far SO good, but a bow, except 1T APP
pears to fasten or finish off anything,
is out of place; it should always have a
raison d'etre. Catching UP a fchu on
the bodice, or ending off the c~einture, or
at the throat, it is a welcome addition,
but attached to the back of a princesse
robe. or meandering about a skirt, 1t is
meaningless. A cunning and effective
French touch is given to evening dresses
in the form of a large chou and ends
of black tuile on the left side of the
corsage, fastened with a knot and chains
of ~turqnoises or diamonds. This on a
light gown is a daring finish.
Deep blue linen, the shade of the ocean
ruffled by a stormy seabreeze on a sun
nv day. is used for building a toilet,
simple in itself, but sufficiently stylish for
any occasion of a semi-formal nature
The skirt is very plain, fitted to the shape
and bordered around the hem of he" cut
skirt lounce by five rows of machine
stitching in white. Over the skirt is
worn an open poionaise, almost meeting
In front. but sufficiently parted to show
the full piece Of dotted white Swiss mus
lin. The ~polonaise is cut away about the
throat to show more dotted Swiss, made
up over a lining, however, so as not to
be transparent. Flat epaulettes are laid
across the shoulder like revers. exactly
the opposite direction from that which
military custom prescribes. These are of
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