The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1884-01-12

WOMEN do not pay enough attenllon
to tine warmth of their underwear, or
the protection afforded by good winter
stockings and shoes, The most import
ant item in the winter wardrobe is soft
knitted underwear and hosiery, and for
women who are exposed to changes OF
temperature, the latter should always
be OF wool, not coarse and harsh, but
soft and light; and the former nearly
all wool and made in one whole gar
ment, coordination, so-called, OF vest
and drawers. Women are usually poor,
and find it difficult to make ends meet
and secure nice winter outside clothing
of even the most modest pretentions
and wooden, that is, merino underwear
of good quality seems quite beyond
them yet it is vastly more important
than drese, cloak, or hat at least it is
more important that it be genuine than
that these should be fine or costly; the
result in health and comfort being worth
more than can be calculated. 1t is
particularly advisable that young teach
ers should observe this rule in regard
to winter clothing, and lay In their
stock of merino hosiery and underwear
before beginning upon more tempting
outside garments. Once fortified against
sudden chills, dampness or penetrating
snow, there is little danger to be feared
from colds, and the thickness of dress
material is of little moment, although
it must always be remembered that
wool is more healthful ana more com
forting than silk or cotton in cold
weather, and the service to be obtained
from good quality outweighs the
cost. Next TO the combination" wear
waist, or corset of good natural shape,
to which the stocking suspenders can
be attached; over this second combi-
nation Of cotton, flannel skirt, red OF
white, and over this a hight quilted
skirt of silk, or a second one of wool
attached to deep yoke of thick, single
twilled cotton. The dress skirt may be
killed in fine plaits from top to bottom,
and should be attached to a lining
waist, with a short sprlng over the
hips. Above this may be worn tuck
ed basque, coatbasque or a polonaise
drapped at the back and drawn off into
very brief paniers in front. The habit
of attaching the skirts of wooden dresses
to lining waists is very good and useful
one, the Inning not only sustaining and
equalizing the weight of the skirt, but
serving us a foundation for vest,
which may be trimmed on, and afford
ing an opportunity for the small pock-
cts which are indispensable to men,
but of which women seldom obtain the
benefit
An actual weighing of the letters
received at the post-office in New York
and Philadelphia shows that 94f per
cent. of them weigh less than half an
ounce each. The weighing was done at
the request of the Postmaster General,
who, it is believed, may recommend
Congress to increase the weight allow
ance for single rate letters from half an
nee to an ounce.
THE Dairy epitomizes the solling
question thus: SoiIng must of neoes-
sity become the common practice on
land OF high value. Land worth more
than 500 per acre should not he used
wholly for pasturing. If one COW can
be pastured on five acres at this value,
il is clear that only one COW thould be
kept on one acre worth 800.
JONES asked his wife "Why is q
husband like doughP' ae expected she
would give 1t up, and he was going To
tell her that 1T was because a woman
needs him; but she said it was because
he was hard to get off her hands.