The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-08-30
Thu HOME And FlRESIDE.
Tomans World and What She Can ana
Must Not Wear.
LIGHT TANCIES THAT ARB ENGAGING
The ssbv,s Dress and tho Baby's Care are
zach Discussed, and Household "s''e''
Presented for Consideration.


"We are now assured" declares woman IN
the Dressmaker. that the business woman
dress is 10 consist of q pair OF trousers
roundabout coat and hat and we are toiu
that women of taste will never be satlsneu
NTH such plain garb But why should 1t be
nlsinY We can make the trousers OF req OF
yellow, the roundabout of blue orr green anu
ve oan put all sorts of trimmings and faces
and ribbons on them. We can make them OF
silk or velvet, or any material what
aver. We can make the hat very DAINTY
and fovery. We can get up all sorts OF ian ,-
eiesfor the identifying of the business woman
dreSa after the Womans Natlonal Oouu0l
has come TO decision about H. we Gun
make it plain. II anybody wants II tnae way
INIT Won NAV be sure that few women "ii
wear IL that way for any great length OF tine.
W. want color in our attire: we want dehcate
mstsrial for il: we want ribbons and frills ana
flowers upon it. Imagine the sensatiohs u y
rnerchant whose place OF business IS lhNaueu
by an object attired IN yehQw-slk uVS' al
aud a green velvet roundabout. Win MI
sorts of trimmings and laces and riooons on
them'-and of the cOuntrynan newly uTNeu
in town. who would apparently ma tpe strec's
half-flled with stago-peasants from the coni~
operas"
Fyer,y one at least every one who Is wo-
man knows that Thou shalt not wear
Srinkled and untidy hose" is the hEst ana
great commandment IN the w0mans deca-
Iooue-its violation the one unpardCnaDie
sin. The woman with wrinkied STOCKINGS;
like the man who cheats at cards. IS desplSed
and dishouored by her kind But how many
know that il was a great lady who originated
this test of womanly virtue, and that tne
Iadv was no less a parsonage than she OF the
stately collar Catherine de Medicls; Up 10
her time stoc kings we're worn wrinkied upon
the ankle like evening gloves: ana whaI
dreary days it must have been for the INN
ladies Of her court, when their royal ana
doubtless shapely sovereign INSISTED on
smooth and trim stockings.
BABY's DRESS.
To thara ia one item more than another
which needs the attention of the schooi-mis-
fress or reformer il is that of dress. The
common mode Of clothing infants to-day is q
arrival of ancient superstitlOns and Ignorant
devices The fashion of rolling a oandage
tightly round the body of the infant what an
ignorant custom il was and is 1t might be "a
breaking in for the tight lacing or little girls
10 come. but the boys are subjected to 1T as
we'll and we therefore look for the expiana-
ton farther and find it in belief that II
strengthens the back. Some say That II keeps
the bones in place. and others that without IL
the child would burst.
strange that nature should be thought to
have done so bad a job on humanity Her
brute creation appears to be sent INTO the
world properly made and to thrive wthout
bandaees This band is always fastened with
pins, behind and in old days, wnen p@oy
cried. there was always the possibility that a
Din was sticking in him. Also it cannot but
cause pain and i'll effects on his health. Thus
bandaged and weighted down with many gar
ments if baby lives at all il is in spite OF bis
clothes and with heavy odds against him.
Ada Cone in Jenness-Ahler Magazine.
WHITE ASD SMOOTH HANDS.
An excellent and simple wash to keep the
hands white and smooth after the occasional
dish washing. which comes TO almost all
housekeepers. is equGl parts OF vinegar and
water II is good plan TO keen bottle OF II
prepared and standing in the kitchen closet
Wash the hands first thoroughly IN warm
water, wipe them dry and rinse thoroughly in
the mixture The same preparation Is good
10 remove stains from the hands.
FASHIONS ECHOES
Among the latestfa hints from Lon
don is the fad Of white stockings and
white shoes to accompany the white summer
costumes which are Just now en- reggie. The
stockinps are of course Of silk and the shoes
are white kid or white canvass with KID
yamps and trimming. Now this no doubt
sounds very pretty and youthful, and quite
IN accordance
who is beguiled by the idea will find she has
committed big mistake, for there's nothing
more unbecoming than white hosiery ano
shoes. The smallest, senderest feet seen
at once TO become half large agar
when thus clothed. and 1t Is only
here and there woman who can ahort
10 risk such an effect. So in all probability
this is. indeed, but the most ephemeral o
caprices. and most of the feminine world vii
sensibly stick to its black and bronze FOO
coverings and leave white hose TO Engandi
queen. who, it is affirmed, has never worI
any other kind, nor will allow any others t(
be worn at her drawing-rOOms, In fact. sh'
seems almost as fond of her old-fashioneC
stockings as of her big mushroom hat, which
she is said 70 wear on her travels, only chang
ing il for more suitable beadgear as she near;
her destination. Very much like what w
call n crank in this country, isn't she? Bu
what's the use of being queen if one may no
indulge in all sorts of whims and fancies, anc
impose them upon other persons as well
WHAT TO DO WITH THE COLD COFFEE
Housekeepers' Weekly says: Do not throw
your cold coffee away nor give il away unless
we'll bestowed for after ALL ii is only cole
coffee" and not appreciated. Better drink il
yourself and buy fresh for the benehclarles
In despair in my younger days. asked this
question once OF an experienced COOK: What
can be done with the coffee that is always left
from breakfast. measure closely as We may
and especially from entertainments, public
and private?n why. drink and enjoy it
only in warming it over be sure not to boi
it."
kDUTY FOR EVERY YOUNG MOTHER.
Almost serious fault with many mothers
and one accountable for terrible waste o.
life, is that of falling to properly discipline
their children to take medicine when Offered
them and patiently submit to any other treat
ment 10 bear which little OF no fortitude is re
quired.
Every young mother should distinctly un
derstand that there are many occasions in chilC
life when chances OF recovery depend almOs
entirely upon the early training, If chile
is pampered and petted and hired 10 tlk'
medicine. there is sure to come q time wheI
al persuasion is utterly useless and force
must he resorted TO.
In diphtheFia, for instance. if he has Away
had his own way little or nothing need b'
expected from medical treatment and before
the disease has reached It's most dangerous
point brides and articles will have long sine,
been exhausted, and medicine or food can b,
administered only by main strength Fore,
must now be used for it would never do Il
permit a child to 60 without treatment anC
yet in not few instances II must do NOR,
harm than good.
All this trouble and much of the danger
might easily be obvieted by mothers. At
verv early age they should fix in their it'll,
onea the habit of taking. without hesitation
everything offered them IL spoon or cup
Boston Herald
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