The Portland daily press., 1889-11-09
pens to be discovered, you win be pretty'sure

pens to be discovered, you VIII pc pretty sure
to have poor job Of II taken as whole.
If your plants should freeze, as soon as
you discover what has been done put them
in a dark room, or the cellar, where the tenn,
perature Is but little above freezing; anu
sprinkle, or, rather, shower them Win eOId
water. In most cases, snch plants as a1utl-
Ions, geraniums and others OF similar cIar-
acter can II taken in time, before allowed 10
thaw. be saved, and have had quite tender
plants come through the ordeal with COM
par1tively little injury. The frost must be
extracted gradually, and with the application
OF as little heat as possible. Keep them
away from the light and warmth for two or
three days. II the tops wilt after the frost
has been extracted you may feel quite sure
that the wilted portion, cannot be saved, so
cut it off at once. and be sure to cut below
that part which appears affected by the frost.
Ii some of the frosted part Is left on, very
often decay sets in which extends to the
stalks below. Should the whole top seem
killed, 1t does not follow that the roots have
not vitality enough left to send up new shoots
so do not throw them out till you have given
them a trial.-[Eben E. Rexford in Ladies'
Home Journal
WARNING TO COUNTRY GIRLS.
Rebecca Harding Davis. in the Independ-
ent OF Aug. Is, warns country girls against
joining the ranks of poorly paid shop girls In
cities. The supply of saleswomen Is far be-
yond the demand. In the second and lower
grade shops, which make up large major
ity OF the whole. girls are paid but $3.50,
So. or$4 per week for service Of fifteen
hours daily. This low rate of wages is
caused by the host of girls. daughters OF
laborers and mechanics in town, who hoard
at home, and who can thereby clothe them
selves for their wages. Girls from the coun-
try, who crowd into the city every spring
and fall, with applications for places as
saleswomen and cash girls, find 1t impossible
to pay board and clothe themselves on their
wages. Three or four, therefore, JOIN 70
and miserably. Half-fed. tired and lonely,
no wonder they are ready to accept any d.
version to brighten their lot. A chance ac-
quaintance, gentleman friend, an IN
vitation to the theater, supper afterwards,
seem innocent enough when presented, yet
they are the beginning Of the pitiful end. In
conclusion Mrs. Davis says: stay at home;
earn your bread by any simple craft under
the shelter Of your fathers roof. and look
upon the hills and field, the quiet, the homely
surroundings and h0mely affections OF your
lot as the great success and blessing OF your
life'
SELECTING A BONNET.
The Delineator asks, When will woman
kind learn to study the shape of her faee-to
realize for instance, that bonnet trimmed
very high with long aigrettes and narrow
ties in long loops makes thin face not only
thinner but older AID bit haggard?
When will the woman with a large head
discover that no matter what shape OF hat
she chooses IL should fit her head and not
stand on top Of it like the button on a Celes-
tails cap.
delicate colors are almost as much out Of
place on the street as a ball dress would be?
They should not be chosen by her who IL
limited to one hat in season.
When will women learn that ties should be
worn on bonnets, and that without them
bonnet has distracted look that Is anything
but desirable.
When will women realize that while ono
shade of red may be becoming to them, all
are not and that Of all tones MAGENTA Is the
most trying.
When, IN fact, will women learn to study
themselves and make the bonnet suit not on
ly the woman but her gowns and station?
SELECTING A BONNET.
The Delineator asks, when will womankind
learn TO study the shape Of her face-to
realize, for instance, that bonnet trimmed
very high with long aigrettes and narrow
ties in long loops will make thin face look
not only thinner but older aud bit haggard?
When will the woman with large head
discover that no matter what shape OF hat
she choose il should fit her head and not
stand on top of it like the button on
Celestiaps cap.
When will the general woman learn that
delicate colors are almost as much out OF
place on the street as ball dress would be?
They should not be chosen by her who Is
limited to one hat in season.
When will woman learn that ties shosld
be worn ON bonnet0, and that without them
bonnet has distraced look that Is anything
but desirable?
When will women realize that while one
shade of red may be becoming to them, all
are not and that of all tones MAGENTA is the
most tryingp
When, in fact, will women learn to study
themselves and make the bonnet suit not
only the woman but her gowns and station?
SCIENCE IN BED MAKING.
A man who does considerable travelling
informs the Hotel World that at four-ffths
OF the hotels the bed blankets are folded at
the top instead Of at the bottom. "Do tell
your readers says he, shat chamber maids
should be instructed to fold the blankets at
the bottom Of the bed" II the blanket Is
doubled over at the head of the bed where
your chin comes, what Is the result when
the covering becomes too warm? You can
not throw off the upper fold unless you
tumble out and reconstruct and remodel the
bed covering, and this remodellisg will
probably be prefaced before getting up with
an expressive solilOquy not learned when
you attended Sunday School, Fold, or
double over the blanket at the bottom, lsav-
ing the upper end Of the covering as If 1t
were two blankets, one of which may be
easily thrown off.