New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-04-24

1 not last over five or ten minutes. II is always
better after warm bath to go at once to bed. 10
| 20 ont In the open air after such bath Is Always
| dangerous person in vigorous health
Rest is necessary on the other hand, a cold bath
shond be taken In the morning before breakfast ana
is excellent preparation for walk In the open arr
IL is necessary TO add that no bath should be taken
within two after eating, though this rule Is
! 100 often forgotten.
The fashion of councrpancs has changed In the last
generation. and great many people using color IN
the bed covering. In spite of this change In fashion
il Is probable that the majority Of housekeepers still
prefer u whit. bed. The oldfashioEed white counter.
name il is certain. is as prominent feature Of the
| shops as 1t ever The Marseilles counterpans
Is considerably cheaper than II was dozen years
ago. and very excellent bcdcover OF this kind may
be purchased for 81 In double size The ianv
honeycomb cOunterpancs which so many people Ike
for country houses in summer because they are
easily Numbered may be purchased for 81 In double
size White Turkish towelng terry, as IL Is Known
In the shops, makes an inexpensive ana pref" oeo'
covering which has the advantage OF pelpg e'ps'S
Numbered 1t also has the disadvantage o. pe'oS
easily soiled. and requires to De fche"cu "0S'' "
room In regular use.
' Az these c0uncrpanes are properly acco'"pa"o
by pillow shams Of white muslin or linen The coioren
bed on The contrary is differently arranged. NO
pillows arc Displayed, but round bolster Oh har
takes tho place of the pillows for day USE anu ua'
bolster is upholstered In the material Of whieh she
Counterpart Is made. SHADOW silks. Indla SILKS III"
even costly brocades in large patterns are useu ~
luxuriousy furnished bedrooms for counterpanes. y
tester India silk often Grapes bedsteads Oh iron
or bIass but the ordinary bedstead Oh "ooo Il nos
nraped in this way.
Among inexpensive materials q cretonne NAV DC
used for this purpose in some delicate flower pattern
or O clntz which differs from cretonne In being
cloth that may be easily Numbered. 1t Is common
thing to confound these two materials though they
are distinctly different, the chintz being English
and the cretOnne French goods Cretonnc is cotton
tapestry and no attempt Is usually made BY manu.
facurers to make 1t colOrfast so TINT IL NAV %
washed. Chintz IS always made color proof. Coored
terry, which solid red and other coors Is also
. inexpensive material for covering bed In color.
The lace counterpanes much in use at one time
with lace pillow shams to match have almost gone
out Of fashion.
A simple rule for washing white counterpanes may
=, be of value to inexperienced housekeepcrs The
, counterpanes should be washed By themselves Id
, abundance Of white suds and thoroughly rnsed ana
: bued. They may be wung with the hands tightly.
but they are usually too heavy 10 wiring through
= wnnger and are not improved by the process some
housekeepers prefer TO have them taken from the last
i wrngng and hung the line to drip dv They
should be taken in when they almost dry stretched
and folded and put under heavy weight over night.
They may be unfolded and thoroughly dried in the
Is sun or hot Kitchen till perfectly dry.
sprng cold IN orr climate may be quite trouble
II some one and cough child at this season should
be looked after with special cough Is always
n serious matter, as It IS usually the precursor OF
more seri0s disease than mere cold. Measles ana
many other diseases are preceded by slight cough.
1t Is always safe to means that excite persplra-
ton provided the child is we'll protected afterward and
kept indoors. teaspoonful OF ipecac dissolved In
umbler OF cold water and ttaspoonul OF this diluted
mixture given once hour will often break up the
hoarse cold OF infant child. There is no harm In
laying hot fanDes dipped in camphoated OIL over
the chest II there Is any sign OF hoaseness but layers
OF cotton batting should take their place when they are
removed. 1t is useless to doctor cold OF any kind
unless patient is kept from running outdoors o. In
draughty, cold places I'm the house. as all medicines
open pores and render the sufferer susceptible
to take extra cold II exposed In such an ounce
| OF prevention Is certainly worth pound Of cure
The mother Of a family appreciates to Its fullest exc
tent the old proverb that stitch in time saves nine'
Darning Is usually the most important part OF family
mendng. The stockings Of the household well-mended.
goodly portion OF the weeks repairing Is over. No
hosiery yet made will resist forever the continued
tread Of time. stockings for children now come with
double toes and heels. 1t pays TO buy them, though
they cost considerably at first Little boys cloth
ing is now reinforced, at the knees elbows and other
places subject to special by second piece being
set under that when IL through the first layer
may be darned down to the second In spite OF all
these devices there is usually darnng enough In the
family TO keep the mothers needles bright Skill
fn darnIng IS an art. The crss-cross basket stitch
used By the expert stocking darner should be taught
TO every little girl The darnlng of linen or cotton.
drawing the uneven edges together and working in
the threads initiate as possible the weft
. and woof Of the cloth, is difficult matter than
stocking damng but more difficult than either Is the
darning OF CLOTH where the thread must be concealed
~ within the layer Of cloth, and The work when completed
and pressed with the iron becomes practically Invisible
- In darning stocking, select darning yarn somewhat
coarser than the thread OF tho stocking yet not too
coarse. 10 Is much better TO mend tears In cotton,
unen or wool before they are washed, otherwise tho
Tic rough edges become ragged that they cannot 10
Is neatly mended Holes which are worn out IN a gar
In mcnt must be neatly patched. Patches In table linen
ire and damask linen goods should be fitted IN neatly AMI
~ darned down around the hole side and around
IN the outer edge Of the patch which should extend some
en- distance bevond the hole the other side Patches
on wooen goods should have their edges turned In and
hemmed down around the hole and around the outside
VI, of the patch. In Inserting patches, they Will look
Oh ne,er n they are based down carefully irst after
~ fitting them In place then hemmed down and finally
Ter pressed very caIefuy darnlng. long. slender
needle Is usually preferred in patching and other sew
VI" ing great many seamstreSses prefer shorter needle
NV This matter depends somewhat upon the shape Il the
no hand Women with slender, long fingers find long
o neelle usually more Convenient to Cloth Is TOO
heavy to have the edges turned In and for this
unless the edges Of the hole worn that they can
be turned in they should DC darned down. Chndnns
A. dresses may often be made over BY unung ahotIci
ny goods and thereby taking cut those parts which are
most worn yoke and the upper part Of the sleeves
~ of contrasting color the other part OF the dress mako
a pretty combination. In making over any dress, az
not make the mistake OF covering parts that are stained
or soed OF turning the dress without cleaning Il
out iou WIN n0' ~ auo,aestonaI ,,oar.r ca,no
cJaan dress in a satisfactory manner without nppnt
It. although they undertake TO do IL On request TheIs
o Is always dust between the lining and the outside and
between the seams which such cleaning can be sur
49,, Of removing II you rip dress carefully, brush ou
,cd ~ p w., ,a, !, ,oar 4, ,horc,,,,v an,
y make IL up with Innings, 1t will seem like new
len ~ " VI
a. | dress
nil The use Of beef marrow is very little understood
vet though II is one of the most delicious tdbts. II
md generally boiled mp In the soup and Skinned OIL In tn