The Jersey City news., 1906-06-02

nother gets a little recreation.
She has every opportunity to Learn the
art of housekeeping and fit herself to be
a good wife,
She may feel that she is in danger Of
getting into rut, but the business girl
has to fight the same danger.
Anyone will get into a rut who does
not make some effort to keep her mind
alert and interested in some way.
We could not possibly get on without
the stay-at7home girl; we depend on her
to keep the domestic machinery running
smoothly and to make home place of
peace and comfort.
- Do not rebel at your lot. for that is
the way the great scheme of life is
planned for u.s. Some must go forth to
hight the world. Others must stay at
home and wait.
But remember that anyone who does
her appointed work to the best of her
ability is doing all she can.
Do not lose heart; your turn viii come
some day; wait patiently and put all your
heart and endeavor into the work YOU
are now doing
And do not forget this in the meantime
that they also serve who only stand and
wait"
There is much comfort for the stay-at-
home girl in those words.
Mourning hats for the spring are
shown in great number of designs. One
very fashionable model is a sailor. the
nrlm trifie shorter in the back than in
the front and the crown exceedingly low.
hardly more than two inches. This hat
IS not cooked SO distressingly for over on
the head after the manner of MANY of
tne new bats, but is raised only slightly
at the back. so that it rests on the head
at quite normal angle. This is as If
should be, for, no matter what the fad
OF the passing fashion, mourning clothes
ana hats should always be moderate and
conservative in effect rather than strik-
ing. The hat is covered with creme
Around the crown is full drapery of
the crepe fastened at the side with a
bowknot. from which extend toward the
back of the hat two wings wade of crepe.
Among the mourning millinery for the
spring IS new bonnet, very small and
close-htting to the head. The new feat
ure is double now of huge. dull iet
beads. larger than the end of the thumb.
which is used around the edge of the
bonnet.
Necklaces to be worn by persons in
mourning are of gun metal or dull let.
At one fashionable shop gun metal neck
lace was shown which was meant to be
worn with low-necked or eollarless
gown and fitted closely around thethroat,
The necklece was made of strands Of gun
metal chains arranged in diamond pat
tern, from whose points depended small
gun metal chains arranged in diamond
pattern, from whose points depended
small gun metal balls. This necklace
or collar, was made of the same depth
all around.
Other necklaces made of jet in dia-
mond-shaped pieces or beads had tri
angular piece in front made of net work
of jet and extending quite down to the
bust line.
Parafols to be carried by persons in
mourning are made of dull silk with a
subdued design in open work made dr
rectly on the silk for border
For persons in half mourning the most
beautiful gowns for quiet evening wear.
and for this weather are shown in the
lic" bistSh, gray anu WH1le gauZeS, Which
are very gracefully designed in broad
stripes, showing smaller designs in dots,
springs. etc., ON the stripes. These also
are shown in gray, purple and black,
most artictically mingled so that the color
effect is extremely desirable, eing both
artistic and subdued.
A few sure remedies for stains should
be memorized or kept handy for refer
ence. Housekeepers do not always re-
member that boiling water is one of the
best solvents known for number of
stains.
When tea and coffee are spilled on the
tablecloth stretch the cloth over a large
bowl ond poud boiling water form the
kettle on the spot, allowing the stream
to fall with considerable force. If the
linen is wached without this precaution
the stain will be set and chemicals must
be used
All fruit stains when fresh yield to the