The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-03-04
THE MODERN NJ

sPajamas are more popular than ever
with women, . said a saleswoman at a pajama
counter. Pretty girls the only ones who
buy them? Not at all. I sell them to
women in every class Of society and OF all
ages.
Il suppose l sell On an average twenty.
Ave dozen pairs a week and fully one-half
90 to elderly women. / sold three pairs
| before you came in to a woman OF 55, who
is about to start on a trip to the Pacific
Coast.
lar, being easily packed and affording
more protection than an ordinary night
gown. Then, too, with this style, the silk
garments, our designer has had the coat
made much like a short kimono, full. with
the wide f1aring sleeves, so that it is pretty
and suitable to wear to the dressing room
over the dress skirt.
II fancy that women wear them first for
travelling because Of their convenience,
| and then like them SO well that they don't
care to give them up. They tell me. too,
| hat paiamas are cooler in summer and
| warmer in winter than the regulation gown
of muslin. ,
an price they run from a couple Of dollars
up to SIS. the latter being for the silk gar
ments. Although mostly made up In blue,
white or pink one can order them in any
shade desired
Few women who make Use OF the pow
der, hair pins and other toilet accessories
in the public dressing rooms Of the big
hotels are aware of the fact that in some
cases, at least, they are supplied at the ex-
pense of the maids, and are not furnished
by the hotels. 1t is the aim of about every
hotel maid to get a station in the woman's
dressing rooms, for there every week she
reaps q good harvest in tips.
4None of our stock is American hair,
and it is practically impossible to buy any
American hair" said a dealer in hair goods.
"Her hair seems to be the last thing that a
woman in this country dreams of parting
with.
Sweden produces the biggest supply Of
false hair and it is generally thick, long and
Of fine quality. From France we get all
our gray hair. There is one who
makes a business Of dealing in gray hair
alone, and about every six months h goes
to France and visits the small villages and
GOWNS way back from the main avenues Of
travel and returns with a fresh stock.
Germany furnishes a small quantity,
but it is apt to be coarse in quality and the
color not SO desirable as that from Sweden.
Italy Is a good field for black hair, but it
is less soft and fine than some othe hair.
American women wear more false hair
than those of any other nationality
Competition for places in the hospital
training schools of the city is especially
keen now, according to a physician.
Native born girls" said he, ARE some
times put to it to win out In competition
against their Canadian sisters. Some rs
per cent. of the trained nurses in the city
come from the lower provinces Of Canada
and hundreds of others are preparing to
follow. ,
sIhe reason assigned by the training school
SUPERINTENDENT for this Is that the Canadians
are strong, healthy girls, generally big
and fine looking, with good home training
and a special adaptability for the pro-
fession OF nursing"
Amy one would know that you were
from the country jokingly remarked a
New York girl to her rural cousin, for you
always say. Sunday night lunch instead
of Sunday night tea
From time immemorial oysters have
been served on the half shell as the first