Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-09
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T. F1,1 RJ-Hc,,er,'' fR AH5crjcOn AgyjcMilyis'
Judging Parents by Their Children.


| charitable in their judgment of Others. Be
| i1rn any of our children are q dozen wears
| G.d. We begin 10 speak mildly of other persons
/ failures iu bringing up their children, for we
discover That our influence for good over our
C'IIiIpn = cDUutCTdcted in q large degree. bv
1uC influence "f other people, and that our
own example before our children. is far from
Jriv. a. good a. we wish. ChildTenS man
Ier- gre not formed wholly upon the parental
model Uui .~S jHey are restricted almost en-
: 1iTely t0 parental >Dciety-a thing nearly i'm
possible -, a general thing, and hardly 10 be
desired
II thcre are no neighhorS and pIavmateS.
There are probably grandparents. and UnCles
sUt avut>. all helping TO educate the little
ONES hy their example. right or wrong. y wear
sUd half ago one OF our children was two
years Old Sine had then a very pretty habit
a. saying hank 90" or hank 90 ma am"
1"r every gift or favor. even FOR the pm she
). :.~ket ipI dONyS toilet. or Tor play things
picked zap when dropped Slc did this with
UJt prompting and without special inStruc-
Ton Jf 1ay TIME EVcn when she w1keI in
~ Ui-HI and asked for water. she was not
zoo sleepy 10 mUrTuUr her thanks. After
f.W months Of daily association with chill
Ereu who lived near us. She had lost this
habit. and gained some OthCTmOIeS Ofspeech
not quite - lovely About that time hcarI
her speaking OF one OF her pdrgut>-iu loving
Jones tg D. ~uTt-aS Ian old fool
like t0 have the children play out of doors
: great deal. and play hard. running and
shouting as much a they please. If they do
not disturb reasonable people Some persons
Ar 80 unreasonable. or 80 selfish. that they
would never allow children to De as noisy and
Z
Nt.upm.lt demands But ] say again and
s.-firr. I, half day : free ;t~>O. ia ton with
IL hoy Of MS own age very perceptihly al
ittL~ t1t manners az my little boy lie comes
d. 80 saturated with the imputence and
UuWIgttr-UC ways that prevail among his
Iiayurrr~. tla- before he thinks what he il
SEsTf. a. is acting the same manners AT home.
NuI~a Ji.Ju tHat. his manners. brought in
flulu tie play ground, are cupieJ more or less
~ tire Younger ones. How pOwerlCss
E0iuaT Sometimes feels against these influ-
Gl'g-- i.'t come pressing into the home
TTri" nom the outside as She sits perhaps
.Il % i'rttsEg babe az her breast. and with
other l'ti- ones crying about their cut or
burnt fingers. or begging for some help in
tL"IE plays
Idouot suppose that all the evil influences.
s-aIu-, which We have % contend. come from
outside ;Ic family. for / see how imperfect in
culture most o. u parents are. Bat society
outside ia' home clrci7-In the school. on the
playground, along tine street. A. church. at
SIujIE--v Ep"l-ulot!h- more or les the
education O.. OGr children
Oyer-S0ckS.
There Is nothing more convenient % pull
o. hastily over the feet and ankles. when 20
ll-. ogt into the cold. than Knitted over
socks. it t.-kc> more tlr,la. TO- arrange Ieggin>
ard arctic Cyer-~hos~ property. ami many
ZINES tGs, are left of because one il in too
much h.,~.. TO par them or. when some s,1rI
Iru.srtu E il really needed. | have here
pain al strong Epme-kHIt socks for cIilI OF
INr or ~'N years They are Knit o. coarse
-I.y yarn. striped in three places on the leg
Via sean -r5-tLEt- rows %. scarlet az each
stripe each row Ulajr by knitting three time,
ground Win two ''tiIurS around Of grey be
tF."N ~" rel rows They are >C&m--i all of
IL vsy- and shaped - the foot which j. knit
Ir~f- Cast on ore hundred and twaufv--iv
S.Hg'" stitches. or frrfy-tvO on each nee lie
kult around scanning one stitch and knitting
Two plain, until YOU have Knit from an inch
and e. half -p TWO inches. II Won wish % have
IHr socks sew together under the sole. knit
+-iiF Two inches before beginning 10 narrow.
bTi tul~ seems tD m" unnecessary. a. q strong
t.ui. ~r.a u uv..lrd anyhow. and IN. tim.
.'Hi y,'r.- may a. well be- saved iOr something
Tie sock have fore me. has a plain strip
e. three stitches. running ~tra .gilf up frn.n
Iu+ % HNE'. UTDI zinc top OF The .OOt. on each
S.H- Oi which the narrowing J. dOUc-mt.ie in
itri- H5 such narrowing To begin this strip.
g. To- begin narrowing narrow once. then knit
aNr ~Iiiri'~ l.',In- and o. he oifa another stitch
without knitting 10. knit the next stitch plain.
silt slap lWiia The ala Of your needle the
'INIit stitch over IT, and 90 on knitting a.
before To OH 6uittsTs it would bc enough
- say ~,upiy marrow. knit two stitches IOr
r11ra 3D. YOU wish a wider strip on the top OF
I-H foot slip aslJ uilI once. ard knit around
= h. TORS DO This every time around al the
same place fll tIC sock j. small enough for
4-e leg This SurS has tycuJy->Cvep stitches
- t'ttA ui alc Three needles IN tn leg. Or
'..hly-Da' around q. The ieg il about Ten
inches long
10 Knit Oyer-SocE~ of different sizes Won
iaEt only t0 vary tIa number of stitches
='rcurisf.- 90 t-e size wished and according
I o." .i"suess az your YARN The cJar>ertls
feather CO.. IUrk~[Lu are best. U.I- fh5cls cloth
-- generally used
Baby's Winter Clothes.
>i.''..1 llNg some winter boots for baby.
Knit .I the fashion described above OF WARM
soluble zephyr and splc-t ari 6xet with soft
warm cloth. 10 wear over his IDug-l-gzrI
Nnltt Wool si0cAiue>. The wor-t.I boots he
t.oN Nv'ti~. are i-ut - warm or 80 strong as
sGc~e vOUli be- ] think thai "a baby over
Jour months Old. ought 20 have is feet aud
- SCI warmly dressed. That 10 can kick them
about Ire. from H. changing skirts. with
F8t exposure o. cold . dD Tot keep nv babies
lu long clothes after fley arr six months OH.
10 |.s.HE. .rFF n
crate length Jl8t they viii almost do for
fENll ol.- without alteration. by the time
I.at they are Isij aside. Aside from the
--ii- D. u wei tlat tine clothing DE madcO Of
more substantial materials for a baby al SIX
months. q tine weather j. cool Soft CO!Ored
A'li't I'r dresses, made just long enough TO
= IoN-.H.s in gabrielle. not too fun.
= .-u~ most : over taiS ! like pretty
So NH't ~.t'KS. That can De washed. knitted
g az ts,tutt cloth, and white bibS for babies
: .ip UE'C. or Noutt. The sack may D.. cut
,.-"S %, lipti >'aN L. idSten under the bib
-.h o...' Case baton \ safety pin fd~tcuS
arc OLD down OF "a pretty Gun pin if the
ti.''i'I mas one in spare for the purpose. Or
tt- DID may De- ll--I I,tel under tila 4cfS with
Strlug~ >sutI on The sides. near rhe f1tfofn
s.il -iFl-l through openings. in tac sack
OF coarse. amy mother who prefers. vr,IIprlf
= Iiri~ "I' Der baby instead az sacks and big-
- a. she may Use TIE Did or sack. aud ornit
'iiNrT One ann thinking aloud Tor myself
~ ltt ''> ii'E next business after This manu-
sgIlpt ~ dispatched. j. III making OF bIhv:,
N.itHl CUNT. alia We live iE q cold clIrnJts
want The little fellow clat - warmly -bat no
can % comfortable in his high chair or baby
-.-lP,,l- or cIip playground. WHERE lac can sit
s'-'ti liet.' an hDIr OF more AZ a time N-Nr
~ >h'A 4 VIII pat q ~Of; white flannel long
= SerNrl waist. bUttOuCd behind ana Win "A
'Irl Eihusl sklr- buttOlet % il by six but
IONS around the bottom OF the waist II ms
waist " ~ also button the Thick flannel xnce
''tp-- nave never c,tTei 10 u>.. M dIlDar
ara y tl> except UTDu "a few dress C.r9lfls.,,-
= uilF >scu % De merely OrnanentaI ami
O. are Too Hurn trouble fof every dav n
Nnee-C't3'> are quite different giving T5rSf.,..
ZION nom C'il where 10 j. needed bsi1,y tha
'IdpcT>- Ny baby.s stOckln-s shalt ~ In-.s
'HOu-h 20 reach his diapers. At present tbe,,
STc pinned thereto with small SAFETY pins ~
prevent has Kicking them on but h. bas
learned Co tug at the wOrStet boots ne wsIr.
over Ei> stockings. till hy pulls then, OF a1d
must CcNi> some means OF keeping all these
lower garments Ia place without ligaturcS
and Without any restraint upon his most
wholesome kicking propensity. Shall Ia he
an elastic strap connecting with the waist
and hutiuning 10 each pair OF socks? Or will
it D. better 20 have The outer knitted boots
button To the bottom Of the knee-capS9 In
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