The Jersey City news., 1901-12-28
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sorce of habit Was hard to break ana
MANY shoppers were disappointed every
night, on Christmas eve, however, il was
.d Shoppers did not believe the rule
would actually be carried out. and one
woman at least went without any Chr -
mas in consequence. She had left all her
purchases. the result of a days fight ard
toll through Christmas crowds, at one OF
the big sfores. intending 10 call for the
package later. When she did call 1t was
lust few minutes past six, but the bell
had rung and though there were still
.people ia the store the poor woman was
forced to return home empty handed.
Tears came to her eyes as she plead
with the employees and policeman station
"a. outside. but it was no use. Not even
the spirit of Christmas would break the
rnle and when, she tried to force her way
in tshe was forced back by the policeman.
She was only a woman Had she been a
man she would probably have been able
70 procure her package in the usual
manly greenbaek way, bst being woman
in distress she never thought q that.
Women. as Sarah Grand says are too
penny wise
Is ii the weather or the artomopile ana
golf fad that is killing the wintar spirit
of Christmas? Aside from articles of
/. clothing and feminine adornment. such
as furs and diamonds, automobiles and
golf sets take the lead as Christmas
presents among the wealthy Is the fao
an outcome of the weather. or is the
weather man striving to regulate the
thermometer to the fad2
Christmas trees this year were plentiful,
but somehow they looked out OF place ana
oppressive. 1t was not Christmas
weather, and the one thing necessary to
bring out the beauty of evergreen-even
the fact that it is evergreen-is a clear
brisk, cold atmosphere.
Series come from the colonies. Send us
wives :. said Madame Grand, in her ad-
dress at Major Ponds the other evening,
s+while thousands of benedicts respond.
Take ours The census has told us there
are some 1856 600 more men in the woriti
than women, and yet women here in tn
East at least seem TO have hard work 10
md men enough TO go round. while in ne
West it is said there are not enough
women. go West, young man. go
West" was once the advice of Mark
Twain Why don't somebody today adj
wise GO West. young woman, 50 West
The trouble seems to be that woman has
been too much ignored even as the wife.
Now she has flown to other quarters for
support and protection professions
and suffrage-and men are just Gnreason-
able enough to object. A man loves to
boast that he is a confirmed oil bachelor,
independent of woman, but ne does not
like it one bit when woman gives him the
homeopathic treatment
Jnxt as the hair has been trained to
grow upward gracefully upon the feifl-
nine brow Dame Fashions DEGREES that 1t
must come down. and down il comes rez
sardless of whether or no it is becoming
TO milady Perhaps later when the hair
has been trained back 10 its natural
downward growth it may look better, bu;
iust at present few women can stand the
fiat headed appearance it gives them.
with it should go the broad nat shoes
m vogue three years ago, to sort OF bal
ance things.
The Literature Department of the
Wonans Club has sent out postais 70
the effect that owing TO the Christmas
holiday at Hasbrouck Institute the mex
meeting will be held on Monday after
noon. December 80 at the residence OF
Mrs. George r. Hough. No. As Crescent
avenne. The essayist for the day viii be
scharles Dudley Warner. Mrs Mary
s. Bowen is TO have paper Oh Wit and
1fnrnor of Charles Dudley Warner and
a review of Being a Boy" written py
Miss clara Ince will be read BY someone
clse. as Miss Ince IS out Of toSn for the
holidays. There will also be the readings.
..I4ow Shot a Bear. by Miss Jacobs,
and .IIow Spring Comes in New En-.
gIand. by Miss Ella Car.
The r literature Department will have its
hands full this week, for while the above
meeting comes on Monday, the regular
clnl, social On Thursday is also TO be in
IL charge and for the latter occasion a
somewhat more elaborate programme
4aau usual has been prepared. The usual
<haif Rour of business is to be entirely
dispensed with in order that he time may
be devoted 10 i reception in honor Of Mrs.
f5ueh Reed Griffin. president Of american
Women in London. The social pro-
s,ramrne VIII begin promptly at half past
three that Mrs. Griffin may have time for
half hour address. and yet not interfere
Win the other addresses and papers.
There is also to be some very fine music
..veri,v a prophet is not without honor
save in mis- own country Would London
.l,fb women postpone their business ses-
Sim for Mrs. Griffin to talk or would the
r-,4.- Fxrornar,e (,tuh uastr,one its