Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 18, Number 18, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 22 October 1887 — Page 6

WOMAN AND HOME

A 8H0RT SERMON ON THE CHARMING ART OF LISTENING.

Importance of Dry Cellar*—A Bath Tab in Every Household-—Parlor Tactics—Herb Vinegars—Napkin Etiquette—Soap far

Brain Worker*—Household Hints.

Borne of the most popular women have neither beauty rank nor wealth to recommend them we have known such owe their position in the hearts of their friends chiefly to the fact that they were the most charming of listeners. On the other hand, bow many women are there whose usefulness and happiness aro marred by their ignuranco of this accomplishment

Let us give an illustration of *our meaning. Where could you find a sweeter, brighter, more lovable young wife than Beatrice? As Benedict sits opposite to her by the fireside after dinner and watches her graceful head bending over her book, he may well feel proud of her. "I met Williams in the city today," ho said presently. "Did you, dearf saya Beatrice, looking up from her novel. "Yes. Ho says he thinks that house of Parker's would be tho very thing for us: There are six rooms—kitchen on ground floor, and a good strip of garden." "A good strip of garden on the ground floor," repeated Beatrice dreamily, her eye3 on tho page. "I wish you'd listen to what I'm saying," says Bonedict, somewhat crossly. "If you'd rather read, of course" "But I would not rather read," answers Beatrice, closing her book rapidly and fixing her eyes on her husband with a well simulated air of profound interest. But she keeps hor finger in the place, which Benedict jjcrceives and drawn his conclusions and presently he geta up, feeling a trifle hurt, and says he is goin over to have a smoke with Jones.

Nowhere will you find a better sister than Martha. She watches over tho domestic affairs of her brother Theophilus with tha greatest devotion. His glovtsi aro always in •their place, his coat always brushed nor is ha over exposed to tho mortification of putting on a clean shirt and finding too late that it lias a button lacking. In one respect only does Martha como short of the ideal sister. "Would you like mo to road something aloud to you/" says Theophilus, coming into the room where Martlia sits by tho flro knitting his winter socks. "I have just got the new number of The Asiatic with my article about tho vowel sounds in Sanskrit in it." "Delightful 1" cries Martha. Thus encouraged he begins to road, giving every word its due weight, as only authors do. Presently he is aware of a low under current of sound. He pauses, and catches the mystic syllables: "Knit ono, purl one, knit two together." "I am afniid you find it a little dry," he suggested, wistfully. Martha protests that, though she is counting her stitches, she is listening all tho while and enjoying it immensely. But tho reader's pleasure Is gone. Martha is an admirable woman why does •he not listen?

I was oskod not long ago to pass a few days in a country houso to meet the fiancee of tho ddest son, an old college chum of mine. The young lady was pretty, intelligent, accomplished and I heartily congratulated Tom on the marriago ho was making. But when I •poke to his brother in praise of his futuro Bister, he said gloomily, "Wait a bit." I waited. The first day I thought Iter clever. The third day I found her not clever exactly, but vivacious aiwl amuRing. By the fifth I ti^/1 grown heartily weary of tho unceasing flow of her commonplnco chatter. When, at the end of a week, I hoard tho wedding day was fixed, I found myself sighing involuntarily. Since thoir marriago they have often prosed mo to go and stay at th} Rookeries, but I like occasionally to have an opportunity of making a remark myself, and for this reason 1 have always refused the invitatiou. Poor Tom!—Chambers' Journal.

Danger of Pump

Cellar*.

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The important or having dry cellars cannot lo too strongly urged upon the people. We recently visited an alllieted family at Phcrnix |mrk, near I'ottsville, Pa., where five monitors of tho family wore ill with a typhoid disease, and

two

luul

died,

In all.

Wo

making seven oases

mode a very thorough examina­

tion of this houso, had the drinking water analysed, and wore forced by exclusion to the conclusion that the sickness in this cam was causud by a dampcollnr. A stream from a worked out mine kept tho locality marshy and the collar

wet.

To obviate this a drain

had Ihwii run from the cellar to a neighboring crei'k. This drain had l«en stopped, and nimi inches of water had accumulated in the cellar.

Had this family known that dynamite was in the collar they would not havo slept easily until it was removed, but with this insidious foe to life and health, they ate and slept contonhxlly, until tho favorite child, a boy of 11, was taken ill and died. Then, suspecting tho damp cellar, ho drain was cleaned out, but It was too lato, the mischief was dono, the familv was infected, anil all of tho children bail (l.o disease. As I looked at the bereaved «uid saddened mother, could but pity hor want of knowledge, that had brought such affliction. The doctor could notcure, but the parents could have prevented. Do not live in A dump cellar an hour.—Annals of Hygiene.

A SiiKSTftlon In Parlor Tactics. "While yon are arranging the parlor just Ilivo a thought for the visitors who must •omctim.w wait to son you, and carefully retrain ftrm putting every object of interest Iwynnd their ivach. Of course, as a careful hostess, you never mean to keep callers waiting but if they come when you nre in the midst of planning dinner with the ccok you must delay a little while they art? reduced to •taring out, of the window, or tn an involuntary effort to penetrate some Insignificant household secret. The family photograph album is usually regarded as a sufficient resource in moments like these but is there not something akin t* indelicacy in allowing slnutgers and ordinary acquaintances to turn over the likenesses of our nearest and dearest, perhaps to criticise thorn with the freedom of •unfamilinrity or the sympathy natural to a lack of personal appreciation The late xnagaximw, a book of good engraving*, a household volume of poetry, to be a litUe old fashioned, a stereoscope and view* of foreign scenes and a dmeen other things are all good aids to the occupation of stray momenta. Moreover, they often suggest to the visitors and host topics of conversation mors profitable and interesting than the stat* of the mother or the history of the kitchen.--Pitts-burg Dispatch. __________

Trial* of a Otrl of FouHws. Thank gvxxlaos*, I'm nearly 15*. I believe if I wrro to be 14 any longer it would run me craxy. Pm verr healthy, like fan aad boys. (In fact I like hoys tetter than girts.) Ism called "Toot Boy" a* home, sod think the name suite ma Oa of mr great trials is this: If 1 go to climbing on the chicken coop mamma say*." You ought to to ashamed great big l^ymr-oid girl, thinking abowt beaux, to be climbing about tike a boy." Then, again, if I walk boms from town with a boy, mamma my*, "Too hiUe 13-yearoid ahivi, not quit playing with dolls, to go fly* tag around with bof." hate It, NoMM,

it is about this age A girl begins to squeeze her feet into shoos two sizes too small, and wear her gloves and bonnet in doors and out and it a freckla gut on her face she wonders bow in the world It did get there. Another trial is this: If you are in company and anything funny happens, your mother pinchcsy ou »wd sayB,'' Dont open your mouth to wide when you laugh," instead of enjoying a good hearty one. If there is anything I hate it is tight shoes, bonnets and gloves, and squeezing your mouth up to laugh.—Mae Batsell in Courier-JournaL

Striving One with Another. There are mothers who cannot see the use of sports, who rather find fault with their boys for investing so much of their time and effort in them. An understanding of the mmming of the piny impulse will save some misapprehension. Boys inherit an instinctive disposition to strive to achieve something and to indulge in contest for the cflta of mastery. Their masculine forefathers for ages have been doing this in their struggle for en'Btar'fA) and their descendants of the gimft sex have an inborn impulse to pursue similar activities, even before they are old enough to make them of any practical good in a day of civilization, when the availability of one's efforts is delayed to a later age than it is in a more primitive stage of life. A boy is not fully and truly a'boy unless he snows a good amount of this impulse. It was nature's gift to him, and its use is not only a gratification, but it has a training effect in fitting him for the strife of life in sober earnest What impractical, clumsy boys those are likely to be who never habitually played with their fellows, and who never worked hard to excel each other at sports. Good Housekeeping.

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Boston's Daring Horsewomen.1 Boston b«m shown of late that her women are not behind the men in their enthusiasm for out of door pleasures, and it is agreeable to note how much benefit as well as genuine pleasure the lady riders after the beagles in the Beverly hunts have got from the sport this fall. Some of the prettiest riding was by the young matrons. Fearless, graceful and daring are these fine ridors, and, considering how little chance tho New England climate gives them, it is altogether surprising that they ride so welL The sparkle in the eye, the glow of health in the cheek, both bespeak the value of the graceful and healthful exercise. The excitement of jumping pasture bars and fences only lends an added zest to the fun. No more becoming costume is known in these days in which to set off the grace and refinement of feminine beauty than the riding habit, and a wonder it is that more beautiful women are not painted in it. Our aunts and grandmothers remember the time when it waa every society lady's ambition to be painted in the graceful attitude of playing on the harp. Why not now the equestrienne portrait?—Boston Post.

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Bath Tub in Every Household. Every one needs a bath at times, and every human habitation should contain something for a complete immersion in water, and, since convenient and efficient portable baths, at comparatively low figures, are now extensively advertised for sale, there is little excuse for most people to bo without this priceless benefit In the long catalogue of diseases to which flesh is heir,

says

a well known Troy

physician, scarcely one can be named in the treatment of which a bath is useless. To those blessed with good health, a bath, as common sense appliance, gives thrift and growth to healthy functions, a brightness and delightful serenity, a clearness of mind and buoyancy of spirit. It is ceMfiflly a blessing to both mind and body. For the mental worker, it is a nerve tonic. A thorough application of water of proper temperature will calm and give strength and tone to his whole system. The indoor laborer, who gets but a scAnty supply'ofl fresH air, ti.dhIs a bath to obtain the skin invigorating Moments of the open air.—Herald of Health.

I.tMliea' Reading Cluhe.

The forming of reading clubs in social circles is becoming very popular the country throngb. A lady traveling recently in some of the interior towns in Massachusetts found them in every community, and not infrequently three or four in the same village. Tho membership varies from ten to twentyfive, the lesser number being the more often observed. Tho ladies form their club, select their books, and each one subscribes for some good periodical, which is sent to her address. Of course, no two of the members subscribe for tho same periodical thus, each ono may read her own first, and pass it on in systematic order. The club by this means is able, at a comparatively small outlay, to become familiar with the contents of all the best current publications. At the end of the season the club hokla on auction/enabling the inembora to retain what is worth preserving, and the remainder of tho periodicals and books arosold.—Magoidne of American History.^ —it—:— •JttUtaltos of Fashion. _v

Ono of the great "mistakes of tho present day is the paucity of underclothing that women of fashion indulge in it is laying the seeds of many illnesses. Some have doffed petticoats of any kind, and are content with combinations and drosses. It is neither seemly nor good for health. Running into extremes would seem to be a characteristic of womankind. Some years ago they were overweighted with clothing, which, coming mostly from tho hips, Was in every way deleterious. Now they run so much into the contrary extreme that, unless the folly is nipped in the bud, diseases of the lungs, rheumatism and a long train of evils will run rampant The disciples of woolen clothing would have nothing else worn but some capital elastic vests have been brought out in thrv^d which ore quite worth thinking about -lavselPs Family Magmine.

Plenty of Hot Water.

One of the most important and most neglected parte of the kitchen duties is the keeping plenty of hot water on the stove. Very few cooks can be taught to replenish a kettle a* soon as it is emptied. The old lady who, wton dying and almost speechless, beckoned her daughter to bend over her to receive her Anal message*, and murmured with her last breath, "Alwaya-keep-th* kettle- full —of—hot—water," is no subject for ridicule to housewives. Most of them have been in extrnnittai whore her rttun* seemed to tb«m entirely natural. Tto he tb a hurry fur the cupful of boiling water that t» needed for a certain dish, only to Sad the kettle dry. is a tax upon the patience that hard to m«t Insisting that the kettle mast never be placed on the stow unlaw filled, and examination into the matter ott every visit to the kitrton, are the only remedies ft* the trouble.-JChristine Terhuue HerriHt tu Harper^ Gasar. .v.-: V:*•••,:

To Mike n*rt» Vinegar*.

The cheapest heme made table wk« can made Ihnom the sweet herb* mod for seasoning I meats and poultry, combined with vinegar.

Either the given or dried herbs may be used, although they are Ixsst ju*t before flowering, be sure that no dust or insocfc* are upon the tart*, ewer a boneb with a quart of scalding hot vinegar, and let ft remain oa them until It becomes impregnated with their flavor than strain «4f the vinegar torn* at tabie

and

replace it with more one bunch of good herbs will flavor three or four quarts of vinegar. The best known herbs are sage, thyme, savory, sweet marjoram, mint, celery, tarragon and parsley take tarragon, for instance, which be bought at the German herb stands for five cents a bunch and which makes an excellent table sauce.—Juliet Corson in Good Housekeeping.

Etiquette of the KapUa.

A napkin should never be put on the table a second time until it has been re washed therefore napkin rings should be abandoned or relegated to the nursery tea table.

At a fashionable meal the guest does not fold his napkin. At asocial tea or breakfast he may do so if the hostess set the example, but there is no absolute law governing that branch of the subject

Never your napkin around your neck lay it across your knee convenient to the hand and lift one corner only to wipe the mouth. Men who wear a mustache are permitted to "saw" the mouth with the napkin, as if it were a bearing rein, but for ladies this would lode too masculine. Nothing is more unpleasant than a damp napkin. Never allow a napkin to bo placed on your table until it been well aired.—"Manners and Social

Soup for Brain Workers.

An excellent soup for tho brain workers has its origin in Germany. It is esteemed as one of the moat nutritious and rfppetixing soups known to the German gourmet Put into a stew pan twelve onions, one turnip and a head of cabbage, a quarter of a pound of butter and a quart of white stock stew till tender. Add another quart of stock, palp the vegetables and boil with the soup for half an hour, stirring constantly. Just before serving stir in half a pint of boiling cream and about twenty button onions, picked and boiled soft in milk and water. Season with Bait and thicken, if desired, with rice flour worked with butter. Each of these ingredients may be ranked high as brain food.—New York Post

Not by Design.

The" !3ea obtains that woman's Ure&B te a' true exponent of her tastes. Dont believe the assertion there isn't an atom of truth in it. The groat majority of women all over our land dress as they can, not as thejywould, and when we see tho blood curdling combinations in their clothing, so often met with, it is unjust to accuse them of defying the laws of taste through ignorance or pure indifference. Money is an important factor in getting up wardrobe perfectly harmonious in color and fabric in all its details, and it will be found that economy or poverty is generally at the bottom of the matter when a woman is clad unbecomingly.—Garry Owen Gaines in The Interior.

No Such Thing as a Perfect Man. It takes much grafting, and pruning, and watering, and training, and digging, and tender care, to produce the perfect plant And it takes all this, and more, to produce the comparatively perfect woman. As to the perfect man—there are none of him. All the care in the world, all the money on theearth, all the water in the sea, would not produce even a dim likeness of that unknown creature. The word perfect in all its forms and derivations has been omitted from the fairly bright lexicon of man.—"A Woman" inSan Francisco Report

Boiling Milk for

Children.

While milk is kept on ice, in tho milkman's can or in the domestic refrigerator, it ^continually receiving the germs, becoi and more infected with the germs of position. The practical lesson from all this is the necessity of boiling milk or other artificial food for children shortly before it is given as nourishment This cannot be too strongly impressed upon the minds of all concerned in the welfare of children, and the younger the child the greater the importance of observing the rule.—Globe-Democrat

A Remedy for Tender Feet. My remedy for tender feet is cold waterabout two quarts—two tablcepooufuls of ammonia, one tablespoonful of bay rum. Sit with the feet immersed for ten minutes, gently throwing the water over the limbs upward to the knee. Then rub dry with a crash towel, and all the tired' feeling is gone. This recipe is good for a sponge bath also.— Myra Douglass in Detroit Free Press.

A polish for delicate cabinet work can be made as follows: Half a pint linseed oil, half pint of old ale, the white of an egg, one ounce spirits of wine, one ounce spirits of salts. Shake well before using. A little to bo applied to the faco of a soft linen pad, and lightly rubbed for a minute over the article to bo polished.

Spirits of camphor will remove fruit staini of all kinds from white goods if applied before the goods have been wet. Wash and boil in the usual manner, and you need not look for the stain, for it will not be there. __________

A faded carpet will get a somewhat new luster by putting a half tumbler of spirits of turpentine in a basin of water and keeping the broom. wet with it while sweeping.

In buying a washing machine, always take into account the strength of the person who is to use it Some machines cause more fatigue than the old way of rubbing.

Dont grease a creaking hinge and stick it up with a remedy that is worse than the evil, but put a little graphite or toft lead pencil on the place of friction.

"Meat and mirth,* remarked a Scotch matron, "is a' bairnto want till they are turned seven." She is a wise woman in her generation. :-v

To remove grease from garments, dissolve a tablespoonful of salt in four tablespoon/uls uf alcohol, shake well and apply with a vpuiige.

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Lime water is good f*r chilblains. Use rtrong and hot A aaturn. solution of alum tn water, used hot, is ahu a curative.

For coffee stains try putting thick glycerine on the wrong side and washing it out with lukewiirtii water.

Iron mst ranm off with Union juice and •alt. and the same kind of juice will remove Ktain* fron.

the

hands.

Rub new tins all over with lard and beat through before using first time and they will not rust.

To dean tinware, dampen aclotib, dip »in soda, rub the wan briskly, after which wipe dry. ________

Why leave stains oo cups and saucers and other dishes when ashes

will

WHAT SHALL WE WEAR?

HiGH NOVELTIES IN DRESS FABRICS FOR AUTUMN WEAR.

Elpcltsli Tea Gowns 3Xade to Simulate the Flowing Costumes of India Princesses—Charming French Tea Gowns

Embroidered In Turkish Design*.

Tea gowns have gained unimportant placo iri the toilets of ladies of fashion. Tho timely descriptions hero given on the subject will, therefore, prove welcome to lady readers. Both descriptions and illustrations are reproduced from Harper's Baxar.

BlfGUSH GOWK&

Luxurious English tea gowns made in emulation of the rich flowing costumes worn by the India princesses at the Queen's jubilee, are of soft Thibet woolens and Beugaline silks, with fronts of gold gauze and lace, trimmed with embroideries of silks and metal threads mrfntricate Eastern patterns. A white Thibet wool gown hanging full from the shoulders opens over a flowing front of gold silk gauss, the long wide sleeves and bord«r wrought in red, gold and black. -Lalla Rookb vests draped from each shoulder to cross on the tyist with a scarf girdle below, are of crinkled white crape flecked with gold in gowns of tawny red Beugaline or of faded rose India cashmere. Artists design sosthetic gowns for their wives and sisters with classic statuesque drapery, and after French models of the lust century, with full Watteau fold, giving a sweeping train, and suggesting the rich brocades of that period, with festoons of lace for their garniture. Paris modistes send out trousseau gowns of moire or of shaded plush or velvet, in stripes or watered, for the bodice and train, opening over straight flowing fronte of white China crape or of silk veiled with lace. Corded woolens in bars and in stripes of vieux rose, sevree blue, and pale green tints are fashioned into closer princesse robes that open over long gathered front breadths of white veiling, dotted along the hem with tiny points wrought in roso or blue c'Iks. The full sleeves aro pleated to white wool undersleeves, and a wide silk scarf or half girdle crosses the loose front and disappears under the sides of the robe.

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FRENCH TJCA OOWIT.

The picturesque costume worn by the seated figure in the illustration of English tea gowns is of a soft Florentine brocade of dark vieux rose tint, opening over a front of white crepe de Chine arranged in folds and curves that lend themselves to all the movements of the supple figure. Slight puffings of crepe trim the neck, wrists, and foot of the front the graceful sleeves are of the same crepe. The train is lined throughout with India silk.

The other gown in the same illustration is of moss green crepeline, made with a Watteau train, with full loose front of cream white wool. A white silk girdle encircles the waist and drops down one side. The India needle work is in clusters of green leaves veined with pale pink.

The charming French tea gown here illustrated is a princesse robe of chaudron velvet embroidered in Turkish designs with red, gold and copper threads. The long blouse front is of ivory surah veiled with white net wrought with gold figures the white silk and net reappear on the sides of the skirts and as puffs in the slashed sleeves the sort wide girdle is of Bengaline silk.

Latest Novelties in Dress Fabrics.

In sfik fabrics moire antique, moire faille, moire brocade and faille Francaise take the lead. Novelty silks designed to make up in combination with plain silk and velvet, in nine cases oot of ten, have moire stripes or moire backgrounds. Notwithstanding the increased popularity of moire silks and faille Francaise, velvets bold their own both in plain and fancy effecta In the high novelti-s the disposition is to a combination of several effects both of design and weaves in ie same piece, as alternate stripes of moire and satin, overlaid with floral patterns in pompadour ^pkwtnge, this to be made up with plain faille Trancaiss or velvet Designs wrought In gold aikd silver threads ars seen in the new goods.

Laeos

remove them I

To dean piano key*, rttbtbem with at 'k alcohol, applied with a soft rag.

Hatches shouid always be kept in or earthen Jar. or to tta.

One hand fa the dough is worth two feet in the danoa

for Kvealag Dresses.

Quite new are the drapery nets Introduced for the autumn and winter seasona These come tn white, black and all the leading evening shades, and are designed to be made up over faille francaise or moire silk. These drapery nets are exceedingly dainty in effect, having Una, web like grounds, overlaid with sOk desigua

Xmt-

flounces, for which there cqntinuefc a

demand, are oot in new patterns In docbease and point lact

Newest Styles to Haadkeretiieft. Colored handkerchiefs are again in style. Tbeae come in plain colors edged with lace of same shade as the handkerchief, which is made of sheer fine muslin. Then there ars colored handkerchiefs with embroido«d borders edged with lace. Numbered with new mop in white handkerchiefs are finen cambric oot* with hand embroidered border^ edged with narrow Valeodennes.

ALL AROUND THE HOUSE.

A Fine New Begonia—Decorative Fabrics. A Lamp Shado That Is BXoch Liked. Among tho more inexpensive decorative materials may be mentioned canton flannels and felts. Printed canton flannels now come in such handsome designs and fine colorings that they may bo used iu many instances with quite as good effect as moro costly fabrics. In addition to this they wear well. The same may be said of felts. They are now shown iu fino quality and very desirable colors, and there is hardly a more durablo material for decorative purposes, such as portieres, curtains, etc.

Tienna Bread.

-Vienna bread is made with patent flour, compressed 3*oast aud milk or milk nnd water mixed. Neither potatoes nor ferment should lie employed. The following is a popular recipe: To every eight pounds of flour take tlin-o quarts of milk aud water (half and half), three and one-half ounces of compressed yeast aud ono ounce of salt Mix the warm water first with tho miik, so as to give it a temperature of from 80 to S. degrees Fahrenheit Add enough flour to make a weak sponge, ami take care it not of greater consistency than 1 atter. Crumble the yeast and mix it well in.. Let Ui« sponge stand about thrw-quarteis of an hour, add tho remaining lloisr slowly and also the salt Next thoroughly kneed the dough and set it to ferment for two and a hhlf hour*. Tho bread is ghized by introducing a jet of stenm iutothe oven.

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A New nnd Begtiiiiik Anew and haiuj^'t/*l^e orons begonwfri^teadilv gaining favor^^p^^^juV^"

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fair to rival

the geranium JJ" i- the Louis Bouehet It is a scarlet in color. A florist this double begoijia is the com^' Pla"t airt will, within a short space oft Ai?' ill every market and BuSjununis ana fuchsias now are, for & ii-es "propagation like tle^ ^^i'«W^^*^i5tase nor insects seem to att^VI

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it g*ows h'to a

most lovely slmpwk ^wbeftvty of color, abundance of lov\ p^an. ^jom* pretty hubit of growth will,A? tbottft^ secure it unusual favor among^V j§ popular class of window plants.

The Care of Lamps.

Oil itt a lamp should never be allowed to get down to less than one-half the depth of the reservoir. The wick should be soft and completely fill the space for it, but without crowding. A lamp should neither be suddenly cooled uor exposed to a draught. Iu extinguishing the flame the wick should first be turned far down and then a sharp, quick puff blown across aud not straight down upon the flame. When lamps cease to give a good light it is often because the perforations aro chok *1 with carbon ami dust Boil tho burners for half on hour, using a good teaspoonful of washing soda to a quart of water. Rinse and dry. This usually remedies the difficulty.

Marsh Mallows.

A recipe for home made marsh mallows is as follows: Dissolve one-half pound of gum arabic iu one pint of water and add one-half pound of fine sugar place over the fire, stirring constantly until the syrup is dissolved and all of the consistency of honey add gradually the whites of four eggs well beaten stir the mixture until it becomes somewhat thin and does not adhere to the finger. Flavor to taste pour into a tin slightly dusted with powdered starch, and when cool divide into*small Kiuares. ^, fr*

Ttriilianr nronse Powder.

A brilliant bronze for wood plaster, paper or pasteboard is said to be made by grinding cuttings of gold beater's foil with honey. The surface to be bronzed must bo coated with linseed oil and the powder then applied with brush. The amateur will generally And it more satisfactory to use the ready made gilding or bronzing liquids.

A' Very Dainty Doyley.

An attractive littlo doyley is finished with a band of drawn work tbi-ee quarters of on inch wide, with tho edges buttonholed to keep the thread in place, inside of which is worked row of forget-me-nots in bine silk.

"'":i To Stain Common Wood Floor. The easiest way to stain a common wood floor is probably by applying a mixture of one part turpentine and two parts raw linseed oil, colored to the dwired shade witU burqed umber or powdered sienna.

Favorite Model for Fancy Lamp Shade. An attractive form of the fancy lamp shade, which is one of the first of decorative objects that strike'the eye upon entering a room and should thercforo be particularly pretty, is tho plaited shade. This is the favored model for tho tissue paper shades so much in vogue and is equally well liked in richer and moro effective material. Perhaps ono secret of its popularity is that it is very readily made.

The shade represented in tho cut consists of a foundation of net on a wire frame or one of the cheap paper shades, on which is mounted pale rose colored satin or silk, laid In fine plaits, gathered in closely at the top and finished with plaiting of rose colored moire ribbon. A notched plaiting of silk Is set on with a heading around the lower edge and a graceful spray of roses nnd leavee Is fastened o« by a bow of similar ribbon.

ri-ATTEt) LAMP SHAD*.

Lace can lie n*ed for the bottom of the •hade Instead of ribbon, and fruit for the ornament In place of flowers, or any other changes that one's

fancy

suggests. A spray

of paper flowers i* generally euipkyod when the shade i* made simply of colored timni p*per.

Hints IXere ss4 There.

Bolsters are again made fat as well a» round, and pillow* are made larger, though notqtdte *qoam

A dbb of

fruit or a low mass of flowers ht

the center fs the prettiest of simple decoratioos for the dinner tabla Boiling water made strong with ammonia and Applied with a whisk broom deaae willow chair* admirably.

With a long bandied gauze wire eoap shaker one can not only make sods quickly aad conveniently, butcaa oee up every odd Mid end of soefk

A DOCTOR'S ADVICE.

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A LADY PHYSICIAN ON THE SUBJECT OF INDIGESTION. ..

A Most Deplorable Ailment Among Children—Some of the leading Symptoms. Diseases Which Follow—A Long List of

Removable Causes.

Indigestion is tho most deplorable ailment among children. It usually begins and leads to overy other illness not traumatic that overtakes the little patient And because the word indigestion (among children and dyspepsia among "grown ups") has bccome such a familiar one in the household, it is not regarded with sufficient earnestness or fear when applied to any particular membor consequently many a child is sacrificed while waiting for something more important to develop before scientific advice is sought

The signs of indigestion in the nursling are paleness and shrunken face, peevishness, moaning, crying or screaming suddenly nausea, very great languor, occasional vomiting or retching, flatulence, hard abdomen, eructation (wind from the stomach), and sometimes diarrhoea. These signs come soon after nursing heartily at the breast or bottlo in children who aro considered well. Whether one or more or all of these signs are present at tho same time, none should be ignored if persistent a day or two.

AGGRAVATING SYMPTOMS.

In the larger child somo of those signs fliay becomo moro or less permanent and moi-e aggravating. He grows puny and stunted in growth, looks old and haggard, suffers from cold hands and feet and- irregular appetite, and finally real starvation sets in from repeated nausea and vomiting, diarrhoea, violent spells of colic, fretting and whining toward evening, and culminating in great rest lessness and sleeplessness at night In many cases, in consoquence of indigestion, whether transient or pormanont, we shall have to treat tho patient for inflammation of the stomach, simple or severe diarrhoea, dyseu- I tery or cholera infantum, followed cither by death or a very slow convalescent stage, during which it is almost impossiblo to find the right kind of food or drink, the proper quantity and quality at each meal, the correct temperature in and out of doors, or the I proper clothing for tho night or day. Indigestion in a nervous child who usually has convulsions or "fits" with any ailment whatr soever, is very serious, and should be arrested without delay.

The causos of indigestion per se, or as a forerunner to something more formidale, are numerous, but, as a rule, readily detected. They aro pretty nearly the 6ame, whether it is simply indigestion or some of the sequela* mentioned above unfavorablo hygienic conditions, such as dampness from long continued rains, or standing water under or about the houso, long continued spells of excessive heat, bad ventilation (closed windows and doors at night, thremgh fear of night air or burglars), bad drainage, sewer gas, bad odors, filthy or crowded premisos, cess pools, filthy streets or alleys, neglected stables and yards, inferior wot nurse, artificial food, sour nura» ing bottle unripe, wilted or decaying vegetables or fruit eaten by nurse or child, of other unwholesomo dish of mother or child sudden •weaning, impure drinking water, bad cow's milk and worse dairy tnilk, changing wet nurse or artificial food alcoholic bover* ages, of whatever sort, indulged iu by mother or wet nurse: cold and teething.

DANCJKKOC8 or fatal.

Any ono or moro of the causes cited mayf, witnin a short time, develop a first clans coed of indigestion, which, if not removt»»3^!ftu convalescence speedily brought about^Kay result quickly in a dangerous or fatal case of some sort of intestiuul trouble. In addition, •it must lie remembered that very many chilj dren aro weak aud old at birth, being already far advanced in what is called nervous pros* tration in tho adult So that among the perA sistent causes may be mentioned hereditary predisposition, which hangs like a pall over otherwise fair surroundings, and indicates the constitutionally short route to the grave. Sex has somo influence in tho list of causes, sinco the figures of several good authorities represent one-third more boys stricken down with infantilO indigestion and its baneful sequela

And, to better understand the matter, we must reco. -nizo an indigestion of the stomach, which mukes the little invalid Hquintifcipr***^. fret immediately after .a meal is tukoiiv well as indigestion of tho bowels, which will initiate tho tantrums of pain aud restlessness as soon cm the food passes out of the stomach and enters tho intestines, some timo within an hour or two after a meal. Vomiting usually attends the stomach indigestion, while diarrhoea mora or less severe attends that of tho liowels. When both vomiting and diarrhoea are present at tho same time, tho mucous membrane of the stomach and some portion of the bowels aro involved, and makes the case much more complicated.— Odelia Blinn, M. D., in Inter-Ocean

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