Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-17

From the Philadelphia Ledger
The comfort Of even wel-dressed people YES
terday, who had to face the north wind. did not
depend upon the quantity of their clothes or
the weight OF heavy woollens they wore 1t was
largely a matter of how they wore their
wooens. person with much less weight or
costliness Of clothes-provided he or she was
dressed correctly for the cold-could face the
still. frosty air without either red face or be-
numbed hands and yet neither be dressed in
1ur. carry muf or wear veil. 1t Is so i'm
p0rtant to know where to put the warmth of
clothes that suggestion just here NAV save
some suffering. especially among children
There are three outpOsts Of the body that need
to be guarded from the cold These are the
knees, the wrists and the neck, I'D well TO the
ears IL these are thickly and warmly covered
the rest of the clothing does not need to be so
very heavy as Is supposed. The most mportant
OF all to be protected are the knees. and espec.
tally for tine very young and the elderly. it is
astonishing what comfort is given these by the
knitted knee-caps that fit into the stocking.
This can be drawn up over them. ii pre-
ferred There are some fastdious persons
who wear Isle thread or silk stockings
through the btterest winter because they
have learned to protect the knees in this
way. The canton-fannel underwear which is
finished with merino webbing that fits spuply
over the top Of the stocking Is a good improve
ment In this direction and if any one wOrld try
".
the feet oil OF long merinO stockings or from
thlck-rlbbed cotton ones and draw the tons
over the knees Little girls who now 90 SILVER
ing to school in heavy short Jacket and the
shortest OF skirts should be protected in this
way from cold snap it will very much re-
duce their chances of taking cold; especially as
the Knee-caps need not be removed in the
mouse. Inc soft knitting wool known as An
CORA makes the most comfortable OF ribbed
wrlstlets. easily made, and if the wrists be well
ad no Gnrn
from cold. even in kid gloves All old folks
should pride themselves on their ''pulse-warm-
ers, ana carry them in the Oyercoat pockets
ready for use when the Thermometer falls "a
many degrees as 1t did between the new wear
and the old. The Shakers have O specia,tv of q
knitting silk, into which has been woven the
nnest down OF cony fur. This makes the most
neXiDle and manageable of all warm gloves and
its softness is indescribable They are onite
expensive, costing six dollars pair at Leba-
non. but they will last lifetime II ia said
and can be washed. Being made of silk and
fur they are unshrinkable. Before long if is to
be supposed that the Germantown woods viii
pick up this hint from the Shaker Community
and produce something Of the saline effects and
much lower in price. ~
1t does not depend nearly 40 mncb pn,r
fur-lined cloak or heavy ulster over tbe
shoulders to keep you warm provided Won
have the woollen thickness laid on in tho
three sensitive spots. The back of the NECK
70 lug t.iLo VI lheso. Inc throat that is the
front OF the throat, Is not the place to gnsrd
in the croupy child. A hood that covers the
back Of the head and ears and reaches TO the
shoulders. or even the turned ND hood Of n
little ulster, is the proper headgear for a
child In coolest weather. because then the cold
does not strike in the back Of the neck. where
1t Is so deadly. A little attention to these vn,.
nerable spots and sufficient covering for warmth
there will enable one to 90 about In much
lighter clothes than are usually thought needed
for winter: 1t will at once occur to eyery
woman what comfortable improvements have
been made in their own common sense" undsr1
wear OF late years. 1t Is not the quantity Int
the closeness of the wrappings. That secures
comfort. little girl with the shortest and
fullest OF flannel skirts and heavy cloth dress
will still be cold II there is only muslin under.
wear to waist left loosely open at the knee: while
boy dressed in close-ftting cloth and hannels or
merno from knee to belt. is comfortably warm
with halt the outlay aud trouble.