New-York tribune., 1891-12-27
HOME AND SOCIETY.
CHAT OF The SEASON.


had married an American and settled IN NcwYork.
"wen.n the answer, II is, as usual, q case Of
Matching round hole with square patch; she can
not sssimlste, everything that is unfamiliar shocks
has, and she is wretched because she cannot bring
ber surroundings down-or as she would undoubtedly
consider them, up 40 her standard. Why is 1t,
wonder that while an American girl readily adapts
herself to places and people becoming English, French
German with apparently perfect ease. the English
woman is so intensely insular wherever she may be'
Is IL virtue fault Would you call ii pref
udioe strength Of character her part that makes
her carry her bit OF England with her wherever she
goes snail carries his house on his backf An
Enghshwoman may marry American, but she rarely,
ever, becomes thoroughly identified with her adopted
country; she never becomes Amerfcanized. would
she she could, strongly is she impressed with q
feeling Of national superiority. She is distinctly and
forever British On the other hand, American
woman who marries a foreigner quickly adopts
the manners customs, and even accent Of her
home that she assmilstes without effort sppar-
entity, becoming completely part and parcel Of her
new existence. Now in case of country
women. does this faculty of adaptation denote "a
cural temperament, philosophic and therefore
commendable dispositions Is it a virtue other
wise?"
The British sense Of humor frequently finds its
expression in practical jokes and The young scion Of
the aristocracy" enjoys with sress glee species Of
fun that an American would feel was adapted only
for schoolboys. The following playful manifestation
Is reported from the water having recently
occurred in a well known country house. pompous
and very dInifed member OF the Government arrived
al a friends house where he due for a weeks
visit and met at the door by tall footmsn whose
familiar and impudent greeting Immediately aroused
the ire Of the old gentleman. He mentally resolved
10 report the fellows nsolence TO his master. What
bis surprise horror however when the servant,
assuming the attitude of a prizefgher about to be-
ariOVG nCpd nd in
his movements at every turn. is the man mad ~
thought the startled statesman "surey he has taken
leave Of his senses" In vain he spoke soothhgly to
the supposed maniac the creature, who was of huge
proportions. crcled threateningly around him. and
was only after few minutes Of really uncomfortable
anxiety that the indignant guest found himself the vic
tim of hte practical joke on the part OF the eldest
son Of his host.
There has been a great deal OF talk about "ensi-
lage" OF late years especially among the rich agr-
cutuiists and gentlemen farmers who do things on a
broad scale and adopt all the modern improvements
1t ss a subject. however. that very few women know
anything about aud II sounded rather odd therefore 10
hear Mrs. l., very pretty and Independent woman
OF fashion, talk gliby. the other day about sos and
the feeding OF cattle with ensilage in the winter.
Milady, however, has had her own ranch In the far
West and was quite sup" in her subject 1t seemed
uncommonly queer 10 hear young woman in Redfern
gown talk on such subjects with such obvious knowl-
edge although IL a very simple subject we
'.ound. after ignorance was enlightened-merely
the preservation OF green succulent herbage for cattle
during the on the principle that we pre-
serve peas corn tomatoes ETC., for our own tables;
namely, by the exclusion of air. This is done by
means OF "sios," which are alright and water
tight boxes Of huge dimensions ten feet square u
fifteen in height. These boxes are built under the
shelter OF the barn roof and packed with corn or
clover in the summer tightly closed, and not opened
until the cold and frosts have killed all the tender
EaIds Ihar4 4hava AZ
md LAYER after LAYER the preserved food is taken on
and fed TO the hungry cattle. TO the great advantage
IL Is said Of their milk supply and general health
But IL never succeeds with horses' said the lady
farmer decisively giving was only natural the last
word iD the argument the subject.
"The gods see inside" said the Hndoo carver, as
he finished his vase with exquisite workmanship In
PLACES where would be seen; and this seems
to be the principle Of the fashionable dressmaker OF the
day. The inside finish OF every garment is perfect;
there is seam roughness anywhere everything Is
silk lined and exquisitey made. This Is very COM
endabe but il is very costly-but without this elab
prauon whereon to base their charges we probably
should never have been permitted by these autocrats
OF fashion to have the plain, untrimmcd simple skirts
of this season. Paris dressmakers have too Of
adding to their account by sending with robe every
thing needed to with it, corses. stockings. gloves
etc. This saves trouble but is naturally very ex-
pensive Of these articles far more costly
than those bought in the shops To do them justice
these people give everything OF the Ihost superior
quality.
An exceedingly pretty idea in the way Of decoration
for dinner table is to have flowers and ferns frozen
artlfciay in block of clear, transparent ice Tho
effect Is very beautiful. In the window OF downtown
restaurant fish are frozen this and displayed to
the admirnl public. As table decoration block OF
ice will last for several hours; but care shoud be
taken to arrange it deep receptacle to pre-
vent the melted water from overfowing on TO tho
table This may be covered with moss and hoWers
and made very pretty object in ITSELF
One hears of toncs for the nerves. tonics for the
digestion and hair toncs in plenty but it is only re-
Gently that We heard Of tonic for the skn-not
cosmetic in any Of the word but tonic pure ana
simple which IL is claimed helps the circulation. makes
the flesh hard and smooth and great preventive OF
wrinkles. This is the formula Two ounces OF spirits
Of ammonia, two ounces Of spirits OF camphor, one
cupfu of sea salt cupfuls Of alcohol. Put all In
quart bottle and fill up with boiling water; snake
before uslng. II the face neck and arms are rubbed
with this lotion daily and then dried, they the
effect is very rejuvenatins
Lime water It Is said, has tendency to make
children grow, and II is noticeable fact that IN those
countries where the water is hard the men are APT
to be tall In Texas, for instance, the water IS
strongly inpregnated with lime, and the men are
vertable Of Anak. 1t assmiates admirably with
milk and it is a good Ian to put little lime water
in the milk pitcher always for the nursery table IL
is much cheaper to make 1t at home than to buy 1t at
the chemists and IL can easily be made by following
these directions: Pvt four ounces Of qucklime in
bowl and add little water it is slaked add
gradually enough water TO make a gallon. Let stand
hours and then bottle it, putting in the un-
slaked lime. When you want to II pour of the
clear fluid from the top ard use only that which is
olordy tablespoonful TO pitcher of milk is enough
for every day when there is 20 digestive trouble
Before celery IS used the table it is good plan
20 keep the roots, leaves and trimmings and put
them in the when the fire is nearly out, to dry