The Jersey City news., 1902-02-21

are expressed.
The day her mother is sat home" she
is almost jealous; so many people take
possession of her father, and she is
monopoizer For that matter, who is the
good woman that is not? She, however,
constantly watches an opportunity to
come near him. If chair gets vacant
in his neighborhood, she quickly seizes 1t
and occupies it Then she takes his arm,
Or picks of his coat imaginary little bits
of fluff. She looks at him, smiles at him.
makes love to him.
When all the people are gone, she has
good fling at him, and keeps him all to
herself for the rest of the day. She talks
] and chats to him, tells him stories, plays
TO him, sings him all his favorite songs,
| and the hours fly joyfully till It is time to
go to bed Then she kisses him good
night once. twice, three times, and goes;
but soon the door opens again and she re-
appears to say goodnight once more;
then, singing. with a quick step, she
rushes upstairs. leaving papa signing at
the thought that he will not set his eyes
on that dear, lovely little face again till
next morning at breakfast.
Blessed be the man who possesses such
a daughter! His lot is the most enviable
one in the world
Apropos of weddings. the maid of honor
has third duty, as well as those familiar
that of holding the bouquet of the bride
at the altar and helping her to put on her
travelling dress.
The new duty has considerable respon-
sibilfty along with 1t and an opportunity
| for the use of tact.
| 1t is no less matter than this-seeing
that the bride receives the gifts which
| she truly wants.
| The maid of honor begins long before
the invitations are out to make mental
and penciled notes of the brides prefer
ences.
| When she has a list of respectable
length she shows it casually to one of
their mutual friends, who has not the
least idea of what to give More than
likely the friend will come upon one arti-
Gle in the list which it is especially pleas
ng to him or her to present
There is some elastic agreement made
between the friend and the maid of honor
and the friend goes shopping in glad
spirit.
The hunt is not for a vague and proba-
bly, undesirable article, but for some
thing of a nature known to please the
taste and needs of the bride.
II may be a particular picture which
long has been desired. chair or table OF
especial shape, peculiar lamp. some COW
eted porcelain. glass or silver for the ta-
BILE, or a quantity of fine linen Is 1T
rug? Then what are the colorings de-
sired?
All suspicion of indelicacy is removed
from the arrangement by having the
maid of honor for a go-between. The
matter of price can be left to the donor
of the gift. Thus wrought iron lamp
NAV cost IS or SIS And so may desk
of bird s-cve maple.
One collection of presents made in this
! new way was a remarkably tasteful dis
play. There were no duplicates. and the
silver and glass included nearly all the
essentials.
There was not even one of those dread
| full nameless oddities in silver of which
wen-known bride says that she re-
ceived a trunkful. And this because
friends desired to give something un-
usual.
The new method which consults the
brides wishes, is more satisfactory all
around. And the element of surprise is
not taken away from the brides pleas.
ure.
Even should she know the name of
her gifts in advance, she cannot be sure
how they may look. Nor need she hear
much about what is coming, if the maid
of honor uses care in her notes and
questions.
The wise mother rarely eorsets her
daughter at this age, and the incessan.
exercise. the fancy dancing so much In
vogue, the horseback riding, the walking
and the golfing, tend to make the svelte
rounded figure that may later be correct
ed without harm.
A celebrated French physician recently
lectured before a large audience of fash
ionable women against corsets. 1t was
a perfect TRADE, and raised no end OF
discussion. Not content with lecturins,
he is trying TO secure a legislative enact-
ment something to this effect
Article i forb;ds any woman under 50
20 wear a corset of any description. Any
woman convicted of doing so shall be
punished by three months of imprison-
ment. If the delinquent should be a
minor. her parents or guardians as well
shall be condemned to pay fine of from
1907. to 1,o0Of
Art permits any woman over 30 %
wear any corset she wishes.
Art provides for the most rigorous
formalities surrounding the manufacture
and sale of corsets. Every one licensed
10 sell corsets shall be Obliged to take
the name. address and age of every
buyer. and shall be subject to fine and
confiscation of business in case of an IL
legal sale.
Although DIR. Marechal asks that lepis-
iation shall only take cognizance of the
evils Of corsets at present, he is by no
means TO stop there in his desire for
dress reform. He has a good deal to say
on the subject of high heels and pointed
toes, of tight gloves and long skirts. In
short. he claims that woman's dress has
caused frightful physical deterioration
in the human species.
Like a wise man. he has begun his cru
sade at the very fountainhead of fashion
and if his astonishing statistics OF evil
results produce any effect upon fashion.
in another year we will all be wearing
shapeless floating robes and heelless slip
pers.
The feminine love of change may serve
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