The Jersey City news., 1901-10-19


will and persistence, is settled easily
when the equation Of preferences is APP
Piled to it. and each is ready to make
greater one.
When in a state Of nerves. 1t is best
Aot to seek human sympathy.
Likely as not our friends have troubles
If their own, and IT'S altogether too bad
70 risk breaking the possible weak link of
The chain of friendship.
And this is just what lots Of us do.
When everything is using us awry we go
10 see Sue or Kit.
If shown the pale green silk Sue has just
bought for waist we remind her how
CHASTITY Louise looked in that shade of
pale green, and furthermore acidly admit
tits color we'd never choose for our
selves
On the other hand, if we favor () Kit
with our society we probably give her to
understand that we think her children
ought to be turned out during the visit,
or, if she has no children we perhaps
peIiing people to make their maids wear
felt-soled shoes. Or perhaps it's the dog.
or the sunshine.
And then no doubt we go home and
waste time wondering why friends aren't
what they used to be.
| So take that famous piece of advice and
When the blue devils get you just fly
DON'T
away to the park, unless you can get to
the country or the seashore.
There you may tell your trials to the
trees, with no fear of upsetting them.
Their nerves are warranted. They'll MUIR
mur any amount of consolation, and go
right along with their work, caring not
one whit whether or no you think their
choice of autumn garb is a success.
| Or go to the clouds. They'll take on all
sorts of shapes for your diversion. and
still s'roll by none the worse for your
attention
1 If even the park is out Of the question
/ try it on the dog. He'll listen with the
/ most fattering attention and if you lay
on the agony strong enough he may
whimper his sympathy. At any rate, he'll
stay by you and sit close until you take
a more roseate view of affairs in this vale
of tears. And then he'll show his glee
most Enthusiastically. How his tail will
Efy!
/ Should none of these be within your
reach, there's still one solace left. You
fcan surely recall some person much worse
off than yourself. In coming over his or
her woes you will at least find compara-
tive comfort.
At any rate, save your friends. You
may need them some day.
/ All the army women returned from
Porto Rico or the Philippines, either ''for
good or for summer vacation. have
nothing but white clothes. Everybody in
these semi-tropical places, they say,
wears white, and no matter how unused
| the woman from Maine or Minnesota may
be to such attire, she speedily falls into
| line and dons the spotless uniform with
the rest.
I Women who have never worn white,
| who have always supposed it was unbe-
looming to them, put it on in Porto Rico.
| That white clothing is unquestionably
cooler, not only in looks but in fact,
has been proved again and again to the
sorrow of many an American woman ar
/ rived in the semi tropics determined to
prove the other thing. Not color of
| any kind for any purpose is worn with
/ these costumes. Belt, neck-ribbon and
shoes-all are of white. There is more
elaboration about the frocks for evening
! than there is about those for morning
wear, but all are of pure white.
| The only exception to the prevailing
spotlessness is stockings. Here I 60 in
ETY. 10 70, rlro
woman now on a visit North as she dis
| played her piebald feet and ankles; black
stockings and white half-shoes. I'm sure
don't know why none of us in Porto
| Rico ever complete our snowy toilettes
with white stockings, but we don't Our
! white-shod, blaclS-stockinged feet are as
much badge Of the place as those little
gilt crown pins backed by a bit of red
/ flannel that mark every woman wearing.
one as having been in Porto Rico or as
having husband, son, brother or sweet
heart there
ssWhat should like to know" said the
stout lady with emphasis, sis whether
! stout people have any rights? No, I'm
4 not referring to the slurs put on US be-
cause we take up room in street cars and
4 can't move about just as quiet and light
| as we would like to; I'm talking about
the everlasting matter of dress. Have
stout women any rights at all as to get
| ting fitted? If they have they are not
| recognized by the manufacturers of ready
made clothing.
| Look at me-" she went on, warming
| to the subject. sMy bust measure is A
| inches. I go into a store, for instance,
| and ask if they have that size in a suit.
/ I guess so,' the saleslady says. Oh. I
get SO tired of them drawing out, I
| guess sor They all do it. Then she
goes to work rummaging in the racks.
! and after long time she brings me a
| suit and says, tThis'll fit you The
chances are ten to one that can't get
! into the coat at all; If I do, it don't meet
across the front. This is not a A. tell
| her; let me see the ticket She won't let
me see it If she can help It, but If in-
! sist she will say reluctantly, why, no,
| it's a AZ: but you know some suits run
! larger. I'm really afraid we haven't any
| 44 suits Then she will try to persuade
| me that can wear a AZ Just as well,
and will measure me with her tape mea-
| sure and prove that I'm only sS and
| then I'm apt to say something sharp and
we part out of humor with each other.
.It's the same way with waists and corr
sets and everything. They don't keep the
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