The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1885-10-28

4u SAAS NSSSt>
dress exactly alike. They will get in the
United States one dress from France, and
sell fifty just like it. But in France,
when you buy a dress of a particular cut,
adornment or nature. you may be sure
YOU have the only one. In other words,
thew make a dress as if it were an indi.
vidual thing. We make a dress as II 1t
were a style or fashion .-GaM.
The Mad Empress.
New Developments continue to mani
fest themselves in the case of Empress
Cariotta. The empress recently cele-
brated the forty fifth anniversary OF her
birth, and it was then announced that a
marked mental and physical improve
ment had taken place. DR.. Smith, who
has charge of the unfortunate lady, now
reports that he can find no basis for any
hone that the empress will have any per
manent recovery from her malady. lie
saws she has a persistent delusion that
Macmillan is alive, that he is working
out a brilliant destiny, and that ne will
500 be the emperor CT the world. She
spends much of her time in searching for
him in the rooms and gardens of her
chateau at Bonchant. In her calmer
moods she holds receptions. These are
limited to the ladies Of The Belgian coart,
and toward these the empress maintains
an extremely dignifed and imperial
mein. One phase of Carlotta's insanity
is remarkable. She has conceived u vio-
lent passion for making frequent pur-
chases of costly court costumes. She is
permitted to indulge this passion, and,
as she buys with exquisite taste, the cos
tunes are subsequently sold, generally
without loss, and often with great profit,
to ladies of high social standing here.
Hints on the Care Of Children.
Teach children to masticate thorough
ly, slowly, and without smacking the
lips. Also not to make clucking or
gurgling noises in drinking. Such prac-
tices are uusecmly in baby or in grand
father. As offensive is the trick of lick
ing the fingers after eating. Nursery
education is defective when slovenly
habits CT this sort are overlooked.
Do not let your baby sleep with an
elderly person or with an invalid. Deli
cate children should never be the bed
fellows of the healthy.
If your baby is oversqueamish as to his
food, regard it as q matter of regret, and
do not encourage it by lavish and fire.
quent mention of the popularity. A
child who will not or cannot eat the
wholesome fare that contents others of
his kind is not a hero, but an object of
pity. When he is ashamed of it he will
first conceal the inlirmity, then try to
overcome it.
1t is not generally known that stam-
mering is contagious. Nine children
out of ten will contract the habit to some
extent by constant intercourse with q
playfellow thus afflicted. Be on your
guard against the first appearance Of a
halt OF. chang" in articulation, and stop
the blunder instantly before the word is
uttered. Then insist upon slow and
correct repetition of what tripped up the
tongue. A few lessons Of this sort will
often prevent the evil.
A little salt used in the preparation of
children's food makes it palatable and
wholesome. 1t is asserted by some writers
On dietetics that entire abstinence from
it increases the number and growth OF
intestinal worms; also that it is needed
to make up for the quantity continually
thrown of by the natural secretions OF
the body. Be this as it may, young
children should not have p~orridges,
vegetables, etc, sailed up to the standard
of their elders tastes, nor ought other
condiments-pepper and spiccs-be
added to give flavor to their simple fare.
The liking for salt may be animal in.
stinct, but this will hardly be affirmed Of
the taste for nutmeg and mustard.
After baby is laid in the crib for night
or day nap feel his feet, to be certain
they are warm. If cold, wrap them in
heated flannel. No modern device OF
foot muf or hot water bottle is more
efectual than the old woman's appliance
of a hot flannel p~etticoat.
Babies will get falls, and trips, and
emphatic sittings down in learning tc
= walk alone. These are seldom severe-a
slight bruise, a little fright, and a few
tears cover the damage sustained by the
tyro. The mother may comfort herself
when these mishaps overtake him with
the thought that they help to make him
bold and strong, and are a part of men
tai, no less than physical, discipline. DC
not pity him too much. Make light oil
tumble and bow, and laugh him out Of
his alarm.
The foolish mother who beats the floor
or wall or chair against which her child
has struck and hurt himself is giving
him a practical lesson in revenge which
she need not he surprised to find react.
ing upon herself in time. 4 more scnsi-
BILE, by so much as it was a prettier,
practice was that of a badly who was
taught to pat and kiss the "poor" thing
that had brought him to grief.
To keep a baby quiet who has passed
the age when everything. goes into the
mouth, touch the tips of thumbs and
forefngers with sum-water or dissolved
gelatine, and give him a downy feather
to play with He will spend half an
hour in picking it from one adnerent
finger to another, and so back again.
A string Of spools, especially if the
cord be bright-colored, is a more wei
come plaything to a yearling baby than
the most expensive toy you car buy, and
a three-year-old will thread wooden but
ton-mo.ds with a blunt darning-needle
in infinite content while mammals sew
ing goes on.
1t is a mistake to suppose that :'babies
love to be dirty" They may not enjoy
the process Of publication, but they are
more comfortable when clean. It is posi-.