The Jersey City news., 1905-01-03

med most beautifully.
Ii has become quite the fashion now q
| days for bride. elects 10 embreider their
own linen. and even the most wealthy
girls are using a great deal Of time IN
this loving and dainty work. Quite large
letterings are used. and sometimes they
are at least three inches high OF course,
pillow eases. napkins, holsters aud towels
must be marked according to their size.
but tableclotls are large and some young
women arc placing letters in each Of the
four corners. The napkins must follow
lie style If the covers. Towels are more
/ effective when a large initial on mopo-
gram is used. and although white cotton
is the best taste. they are using all eolors.
For underwear especially the sleeping
robe. the mono gram is worked on the leif
sleeve. Just above the elbow on short
sleeve and on the wrist on long one. 4
shemise is marked a little below The neck
III tile centre Of the front. and skirts are
marked above the tucks directly in the
front
4 new fashion which has not been
readily accepted. is the marking in the
young woman's favorite color. As the
troisseau is surely TO be IN the direction
Of one color. ii is indeed i pretty fad, bur
many prefer the white. II means great
amount of expenditure 10 embroider ones
trousseau, but many girls have even I'M
lertaken to make their own embroidery
besides marking them.
After holiday time the decoration Of the
home is almost Of as much Importance
as ones friends Holly gives forth the
cheer and good will at Christmas tide.
and ii is little wonder that the green
leaves and red berries are always chosen
10 give brightness with some happiness
at yuletide Holly is 50 generously as
sociated with Christmas that every gift
which is sent or given is decorated with
a tiny spray and that is sufficient trim
ming at this time of the year. Mistletoe
is less in demand, but a very little goes
considerable distance and the home
which is complete in its decoration is
never lacking in this pretty iece of SEN
timent. There are, to be sure, so many
greens and decorative plants for this fes-
tival that it is an easy matter to select
from. First there is the Southern dis
play. which is Of surety the most ex-
tensive. The forests Of the South most
undoubtedly yieuld very much more than
those of the North. and while they do not
keep frosli very long they are nevertheless
handsome in the extreme, Smilax is a
most favored vine, and ropes of green
hung around the walls and over pictures
carry out fine effect with little trouble.
Thea there Is the running pine. as It is
commonly called. which is beautiful for
use in its natural state as garlanas fes-
ICONS and table decoration. There is also
tile Princess vine. Which is very much
on the order Of the rnnning the only diff
ference being that il grows upright and
i< therefore more valuable. Il is used
extensively for churches and large halls
and makes very pretty effect. Cut
flowers are not overlooked in this ques1
tion. anil many Of The beautiful homes
have quantities Of roses, ehrysepthemnms
etc. used in great abundance.
What eoiili be a worse FAD ilan taaf
of collecting souvenirs It Is. We arr
sorry 70 hear. prevalent among woman
kind. II seems TO be temptation which
IS not to be resisted and, therefore. hotel
nlanagers have regarded it as serious
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