Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-02-08
WALL HANGINGs.

For the latest in wall hangings" the
wide friezes continue to rule, and many
new patterns in these goods in both twenty
and thirty-inch viii be produced. The
dado is thing of the past, and the
strength in decoration is now being put
upon the upper part of the room, where
its clear and unbroken space can give it
full effect. Ceiling papers are claiming
special attention as to design and color,
and the sale is steadily increasing. In
fact, no room to-day is complete unless the
ceiling is treated with as much or even
more care than the walls.
Side wall pagers are tending more
toward simplicity of design and uniformity
of color, while the friezes are looked to
with special care to their decoration and
finishing effect.
NIGHT CLOTHING.
A singular and striking anomaly in the
habits of present-day people is the great
contrast in the amount and kind of cloth
ing worn during the day and at night,
especially in winter. When the air is
cold and the weather inclement, it is the
general custom to wear garments of extra
thickness and warmth and to sit around
roaring fires, but on going to bed ninety
nine cases out of a hundred people pass
from the warm living rooms into chilly
bedrooms.
Conventionality has habituated one to
the custom, but q really serious contempla-
ton Of it cannot fail to make the utter
absurdity Of the custom clearly apparent.
If thin night garments are worn and cold
sheets preferred, it stands to reason that
the warmth both lack should be present in
the atmosphere. To heat the body and
then to suddenly deprive it of its caloric,
is contrary to both science and to common
sense. Dwellers in foreign countries al
most invariably sleep in flannel garments,
and the backwoodsman wraps himself in
stout wooden blanket and deies the ele-
ments. They are sensible. The human
frame should undoubtedly be clothed in
wooden garments, for wool is bad con-
ductor of heat Enveloped in flannel, the
body maintains normal temperature,
which is of the greatest Importance.
No sooner does the temperature fall than
the action Of the various functions be-
comes impaired; the nerves get out of
gear, and the whole system suffers disor-
ganization. Who has not, at some time,
felt so cold that it'was impossible to sleep ?
That is an example of the influence of the
blood over the brain and nervous system.
The question of warmth cannot be over
rated
Bat let no one run away with the idea
that the more clothing and the thicker
piled on their beds, the better for health.
Nothing could be more absurd. One does
not want weight, nor too great neat. A
healthy temperature can be attained by
wearing flannel night suit and sleeping
between blankets, which should be as reg
ularly cleansed as those made of other
materials. Let sufferers from chronic
colds try this regime, as well as those af
ficted with sluggish circulation, and the
accompanying annoyances of cold feet and
other sleep-disturbing affections.
A DELICIOUS DISH
For desert, to be eaten cold with cake, is
made Of oranges in this manner: Pare FIVE
or six oranges and cut them into thin
slices, pour a cupful Of pulverized sugar
over them; boil one pint of milk, add
while boiling the yolks of three eggs well
beaten, and one tablespoonful of corn
starch which you have first rubbed smooth
in little cold milk. You must stir this
constantly until it begins to thicken like
eustard, then remove from the fire and
pour over the oranges; beat the whites of
the eggs to froth, add a tablespoonful Of
white sugar put this over the custard, and
set in the oven a few minutes to brown. If
you dislike the taste of cornstarch substi-
tute two eggs or a tablespoonful of gelatine.
JENNIE B. WARD.