The Jersey City news., 1906-07-06


that everyone who values health must
endeavor to solve for himself. What
should my diet be, and what my drink
1t may take hi years of experience TO
answer these questions, but happy is he
who does so before it is too late.
New developments have arisen in the
matter of the sailor hat, which repre-
sents an Important form of headgear at
this season of the year. One novelty
is the crown of broderie Anglaise with
straw brim, with ribbon folded round the
crown and 4arge bow across the front.
Other sailor hats art trimmed with rib
bons in two colers-a pale green and a
deep myrtle, and so on in other shades.
The resourceful person, the one who
can inprovise some kind of pleasing di-
version for the off days or rainy ones in
the summer home can make herself a
veritable godsend at such time
The warm. bright days are filed with
their own amusements; golf, tennis,
bathing, rowing are the regular concomi-
tants of pleasant weather, but when the
rains descend and the cold winds blow,
and all are driven for the time inside Of
the house. person who is TO suit the oc-
casion shines like star on cloudy
night.
A little attention and practice is all
that is required to make one an adept in
such matters. and the result more than
pays for the time expended. There is
nothing new under the sun, and all that
one has to do is To make herself familiar
with the many kinds of pastimes that
are extant and present them in an at
tractive manner at the proper time.
Sometimes those that are so old that
they have fallen into disuse can be
brought out again with all the freshness
of something new. Many of the great
writer's have left anagrams, logograms
and various sorts of riddles that can be
propounded TO a freside company and
afford much entertainment.
Lord Macauley has furnished the
world with some of the choicest speei
mems OF this Kind of world puzzles
Charles James Fox, William Pitt and
Lord Byron haev also given US a choice
collection.
A number of attractive conundrum.
can be found by such noted men a.
Archbishop Whately. Mark Lemon, ths
noted editor of Punch. and the Englisl
statesman, George Canning.
1t will be made a matter of surpris,
and information that such illustrioui
men have condescended to such trivia
entertainment, and it will suggest tha
the members of the summer home circl,
can show their originality by composing
others for the duh days yet to come.
Card games are too familiar to neet
more than passing notice, although
even in this variety will give somethin,
that all have not tired Of Games tha
consist in the GUESSING Of names of fow
ers and the authors of well-knewn quo
tations ar also much njayd.
While member of a summer home i
thus versatile in her ability TO entertain
and can also concect dainty little dishe
to be served at the appropriate time
there will be no dull days for the com
pany of which she is part.
The muslin kerchief or shoulder scarf
composed of gossamer-gauze or chiffon
wrought with beautiful embroideries
gives to simple gown an oldworlt
touch Of picturesque beauty. At yer.
smart gatherings this graceful ant
charming mode is seen. The fabri
chosen for a gown of this description il
of the most supple character. Whel
satin is selected it Should be one o
those soft. dreamy-looking fabrics, witt
little luster about ut. Crepe de- sole
iinon de sole and tulle are all exquisitel.
soft materials and suitable for creatin,
the simple yet beautifully draped pictur
gown with its elegant scarf about tn
shoulders.
BOARD OF sTRnET AND wATEE
COMMISSIONERS.
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