The Jersey City news., 1905-11-15

girl, and never looses chance to get in
sly dig at those of her own sex who do
not happen to please her, says the Phila-
delphia Telegraph"
But she does it so cleverly that men do
not see through her
It is a remarkable but true fact that
even rather stupid woman can success
fully pull the wool over clever woman's
eyes.
But the catty girl is not stupid A
stupid girl wouldn't be equal to the sly.
sharp methods employed by Miss Catty.
AS rule, she has tie softest, gentlest
manner, and that's where she catches the
men.
She does not actually say things about
other girls-she infers them.
She manages to say disagreeable things
in the meanest way. She does it so
deftly that it is impossible to trip her
up.
She tells men they understand her so
much better than girls do--which is a
great mistake on her part, for girls un-
derstand her thoroughly and men do not
ait ALL
If they did they wouldn't have the
slightest use for her.
If men would only have the sense to
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wrong with the girl that other girls don t
like.
But if she happens to be pretty they
at once jump to the conclusion that all
the other girls are jealous of her
Once they get that into their heads it
takes very decided evidence to the con-
trary to penetrate their masculine den
sity.
Undoubtedly girls to envy beauty, but
there are many qualities besides beauty
that go to make an attractive girl, and
/ maintain that the majority of girls are
not jealous of their pretty sisters.
The princess gown is one of the in
sistent impressions. Wherever smart
frocks are collected there princess models
are repeated again and again, and usual
~ in such charming guise that they lin
! ger in the memory.
They are made in all the evening ma
terials. from satin to tulle, but satin and
/ the heavier materials are. as a rule made
up upon lines more complicated than
4 those of the models we have in mind.
These rich-looking satin or chiffon vel
! vet princess gowns are lifted by mar
yelous skill in cut and drapery and
trimming. but there are numbers Of prin-
| cess frocks less difficult to copy. while
exceedingly effective in their way.
These are made in the sheer materials,
| chiffon, silk mousseline, liberty gauze.
crepe, radium, and all the thin silks, and
| are fitted to the waist by fine shirring IN
! wide girdle form. Above the shirred
| girdle the full bodice is drawn over the
/ bust without blousing and is trimmed
more or less elaborately around the dec
| olletnge or demi-decolletage
A draped lace bertha and the elbow
sleeve lace trimmed, are the only elab-
| grafton upon the bodice part of many
! pretty models, and the frock bottom may
be quite simply finished with groups Of
tueks if one. does not care to go to the
4 expense of lace trimming Variations
upon the modest model run into great
extravaganza and intricate detail, but
even the most costly of these frocks
| must retain the severity of outline which
gives tia deceitful air of simplicity.
Here is a funny game to play:
You can't make the same motions /
am going to make"
Then she will say, "Just see if |
i can't"
1 Now do this: Put your left hand for
4 ward, point the finger toward your face
and make i circle around your face with
it, saying Il see the full moon.
Next point al each eye and say, Two
eyes," then touch your mouth and say,
"~tnd mouth
Now let Your arm fall and tell the girl
to do exactly as YOU did and say what
you said.
The point is this: She win be sure 70
do all the motions with her right hand
instead of her left
And you can promptly say: No, you
! didn't do it right. She will ask you tf
go through the motions again and very
i likely viii use her right hand agin.
4 But suppose she is left-handed? She
1 will Raturally use her left hand to gel
the trick right Sa you should tell her
well, you can't do 1t again, and bic
sure to use your right bond when you
4 show her again. When she tries to id
1 As you did she will most likely use hel
left hand: and So you can say: You're