The Portland daily press., 1890-01-11
THE HON E.
A GOOD HOSTESS.


A hostess should never reprove her SER
wants in the presence of her guests, says
Mrs. M. E. w. Sherwood. All that worries
mnst be concealed from them. 1t is her place
to oil the wherls of the domestic machinery
so that nothing shall jar 1t is quite i'm
possible In America that such set of train
I'd servants could be obtained who should
make the domestic wheels move without
Earring But the hostess must not app ar To
notice it. If she Is disturbed, or Mustered
or miserable, who can enjoy anything?
This necessity for calnness ON the part of
a hostess il well satirIZtd in an 0ldfas hiOntd
novel called Cecil" where the 70 writes
t. his sister, Learn to he perfectly uBmoved
at your own table. even II your cook sends
up stewed puppy" And an old poet eulOglZes
the calm hostess, who is
mistress of herself, though China fall "
There is no such utter mistake as to lose
ones temper, ones nerve, ones cOmpOSuTe,
in company. Society may be a false c0ndi-
liun of things, but, whatever Its faults, II
demands of woman the very high virtues
of self command, gentleness and cnmposure.
pOliteDess, cuOlDess and serenity. GUOd man
Ders are said to be the shadow OF virtues
But they are virtues. To be polite is a
virtue of the very highest
CURIOUS FACTS.
At an Eastern fair, the seven tables repre-
in different color. Sunday was all purple
and mauve, ribbons of these colors tying up
the prayer books and Bibles for sale. while
the name of the day was outlined on the
wall in purple China asters, shading to violet
and mauve. At the Monday table the word
was formed in Japanese ivy, and all the arti-
Giles sold appertained to washing day, Tues
day to ironing, Wednesday to scrubbing,
Thursday to busting and light house clean
ing, Friday to sewing and Saturday to Dak-
ing.
Watermelon seeds were found in an Egyp
tian tomb that was 5000 years old
Statistics show that people live longer In
a brick house than in stone, and that wood
en- houses are the healthiest.
Apropos of bridegrooms, it is said that the
''best man" was originally his st0utest sup
porter in his attempt To carry off the bride
from her protectors. Even in the Throwing
If the slipper" there is a survival of mar
riage by capture, the action having originally
been a defensive one. Among the lowest
races violence in the capture of wives is still
resOrted to; but, in more civilized lands,
from being real. the process of capture has
become feigned, and in this secondary form
may still be seen in all quarters of the globe
Vegetable flannel Is textile material now
being largely manufactured In Germany out
of pine leaves. The fibre is spun, knitted
and woven into under-garments and clothing
of various kinds. In the hospitals, peniten-
tiaries and barracks of Vienna and Breslau
blankets made of this material are exclusive
ly used. One of the chief advantages is that
no vermin will lodge In them. The material
is also used as stuffinR, closely resembling
horsehaiI, and is only One-third the cost.
When spun and woven the thread resembles
that Of hemp, and is made into jackets, spen-
GERS, drawers and stocking, flannel and
twill for shirts, coverlets, body and chest
warmers They he
body warm without heating, and are very
durable. The factories are lighted with gas
made from the refuse of these manufactures
GIRLS AND THEIR PHOTOGRAPHS.
Learn to say no when asked for your pho.
togIaph by some one not especially dear to
you. There is in that little word much that
| will protect you from evil tongues. Learn
| to think that your face is too sacred to deco
| rate the apartment of Tom, Dick or Harry
| no matter If each one of the three is one OF
the pleasantest fellows 10 the world. When
| the sun imprinted in black and white, jus
how sweet and how dainty you look, it die
| not mean that the picture should have in
cepst In the ape Of tobacco smoke, or du
bious praise in the form of discussion %
| YOUR points rendered to 1t. Give away you
| picture with discretion. Remember tina
some day will come along Prince Charmin,
| who Will have Tlgnt, Inc rient owned o.
the master of the heart, to ask Tor the coun
terfeit presentment Of yourself after b.
knows that he is going to have the real cir
for his own. Think how mortified yol
would be If he should discover that the civ
ing away of your photograph has been al
most as general as ne invitations b IN 70 you
If he sees your face looking over the mantl
shelf In Dicks room-Dick whom he know
to be a braggart, ana man for whom b
has the utmost contempt! Then just lear
to say no. Don't display your photograph