New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-06-22
HOUSEHOLD TALK.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR WOMEN.

heroine Of the Marble Fam engaged in mending her
gloves Hawthorne draws attention 10 the grace OF
This peculiarly feminine task. The best glove
members In the world unfortunately for this sentiment
are men, professional glovcscwcrs who handle the
kid and needle with mcthodical dexterity rip is a
simple matter 10 them: IL is in mendng tear In the
kid that they show their skill. The color OF the
glove is carefully matched In silk tafeta or any silk
goods Of firm, light quality, and In sewing SILK
piece of the TX is run on the inside carefully under
the rent TO bring the edges together but not so
as TO show on the outside OF the glove, and the
edges OF the kid are then drawn together by almost
invisible stitches a cloth mendcr mcnds cloth.
Properly rubbed with the finger. the rent hardly shows
IT 4 is not in place where the stitches are stretched
when the glove is worm Even this the SILK beneath
prevent. After little perseverance any one
catch up this art of glove mcndng and learn TO do
the work with something of the skill Of expert
rip in the stitching may be STAYED" with bit
OF silk where ii is caused by special strain ana may
be kept in this may from breaking out again.
Mcnding gloves is not the only rcputed feminine art
i'm which men have learned TO excel. Every one Is
familiar with the Irish embroidery on linen lawn
wrought in fairy stitches in patterns OF vine ana mower
with thread fine that it Is almost invisible his Is
not the work of the fingers Of pale nuns. as sehu-
mcntaists wonld have believe. but Of the horny
hands Of the Of toll in the north OF lrclard-nch
who work in the fields during the summer and in the
winter employ their time with this dainty ladies work
The Russian coffee pot Is one OF the most recent al
dons the list of inventions for those who VIII not
cannot learn to make coffee. IL Is curiolSN
chrlstencd after a nation that is devoted 10 tea III
offers process Of making coffee successfully at tho
table but II will lie useful 10 camplngOnt parties
especially This coGeepot consists of an oval copper
vessel suspended over an alcohol lamp In the centre
OF this oval there is compartment which holds Just
coffee enough make cup or five cups, according
the capacity Of the pot In the lower part There Is
compartment that holds only Just the amount OF water
| needed This Is put in cold. the alcohol lamp Is lt
and as soon as the water begins to boil hard the oval
is reversed and the pcrcolac, through the coffee
II cannot fail 10 make good cup of cohec proVuIhs
the coffee Is good and has been properly powdered.
There has been machine yet Invented that
is in use In grocery stores for grinding cofec
10 powder Coffee should be ground as
fine as -four in order TO get the best results
| from ,he process Of percoIatlon. Wha, is called
| powdcrcd coffee I'm groceries Is not ht for use IL
is true that il the grocer chooses he grind coffee
in his mill fine this. but ii takes three times as
much time and strength. The grinding OF coffee Win
| = French mill each morning is the only way OH ~
this difficulty. Unless attention Is paid to ms mat
ter the screws az the kitchen coffee mill are liable 10
become Ioo>cned purposcy Nv accident so that the
mill turns with delightful ease but the coffee, Of
courSc Is then cryund only I'm grains and cannot be
| used for shading French or pcrcolltcd coicc Inc
Russian coffee pot Is expensive; the smallest size
costs - - and II Is NOT home like domestic look
Ing thing n h. not pretty and Is too mechanical look
| ING 10 appear the breakfast table. No doubt
II would be a satisfactory article I'm bachelor apart
mcnt where a cup Of coffee, fragrant and strorg.
could be easily manufactured. II the po.scssor had
patience enough TO grind his coffee first In French
mill Coffee loses aroma II II remains long roasted
and ground before il IS used. The finer It Is ground
the more o,-.of aroma. but in spite Of this If weeks
supply Of powdered coffee is shut mp In an alright
canister il viii not pcrccptlblv lose flavor. II
would be a great convenience II coffee could be bought
and ground in this way when it I, purchased
Tho choice 81 a spring bed Is Of the most per
picking things n housckcrpcr has 10 undertake. IheIc
are multitude Of style Of spring beds In the bed
ding Stores The most luXurious springs are prob
ably those boxed In mattress form. though there are
many VIII, prefer the wovcn-wirc spring. every part
Of which is visible to the and open 10 the air II
(, always q mistake 10 buy any spring when
IS not properly ventilated The newest boxed
IN mattress sprngs are open nj fhc sac win
hclnc at the top aud bottom when the inventor shall
arise who will give springfield aN luxurious n a
boxed in mattress yet that can DE easily opened
G., that every part within be kept securely free
from dn.t and may be washed II need be-. we shall have
the ideal spring. and not TIL then
well made LpXcd-in spring bed, full Size ventilated
AZ the ends, cot, go. woven wire mattress may Ice
rurch~ 81 for SO. but he~" beds admirable a tloy
used a. be are not made A. well now they were
before the patent had expired and when thcy were
much more expensive. Thcr are some qualities IN
market that sag in the ccnre and are worthless and
uncomfortable When this mattress IS wclI-nadc 1t
furnishes a luxurious. delightful spring
The woman Of nerves Is exactly the oppo-
sde Of the woman II nerves looked upon every where
with dread In no place Is she more Of a nuisance
than when she is domestic and can Involve Inc COM
fort of all her family in her whiWs such "A woman j.
not usually one with snprcmcly dellca'" nervous
orgaulyation but one with suprcmcy selfish ha'nN'
Finely strung Of sensitive nerves arr a' se''
,i, about woundlng Others feelings and MAILING those
around them uncomfortable They exercise the great
~ control over their feelings I'm order 10 avoid making
others suffer. Tho weak woman gives mp - every
hing and mcltS into tears rs the weak man gives "P
and ,w.ars Both are nuisance
!, l. unnlcasant 10 sec the hy 'terca selfish woman
,,ch forward by some Of the realistic noveli>tS OF
,he pcrlod A. types Of attractive womanN 'hiFa''F'
,c al novelist, ar, but men and limited in their
,.,.i,u They must draw their pen pictures "i INC
from, those they find around them II Is uni"r'"ha
aid a famous medical practitioner ""h'h inc wiz
- an author Is a hyNtcric, for he Is hh'N I" J"uee
all women by his wife nave III nl'" '"'" ' ~
nv own practice
rho artistic sense and wisdom Of the japanese are
rovberc seen more stukingly than III their domestic
,r,n,cucuts Their brooms made oi bampoo anu
i tres, fibre are pictures Of grace and are auap''
ncrfccy 70 the purpose for which they are intended
sweeping wood floors. tiles or maiting'. lhey arr
- cxnui.itcly light that they do not add feather
,iyht IA the task Of welding them matter oil no
small moment: yet they are 50 strongly woven !"
,her ,,ith copper wire that they VIII outlast thico
ordinary American brooms.
r,nancse feather duster which Is sold at I'D cents
=, nr,,ty enough to hang up In the parlor WIN us
h,mboo handle and many colorcd cocks ica'h'r''
rhcrc i no good reason why broomS or dust brushes
made ln this country should be heavy III oruer " oo
strong.
There are few people even among those WHO S''' ~
conf al ia ordinary form. who do not ENJOY
goldfish bah delicate and cr'py o'o"" an
,r., y r,,l,nd breabfast dclicacy Is as genuine