New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-14

TO a halt stood for n few minutes had first seen
them with their muudinOus. sharp tip tilted little
noses pointed toward me, and then with apparently
preconoeted movement wheeled quickly around and
| trotted quietly of into the forest.
| "Afer | had thus satisfactorily parted company
with their pgships and had walked little further
towards home there suddenly appeared before me the
most cdich, dreadful old that had ever seen,
IL regular old hoodoo witch. Ill, honey she cxclam-
! cd in Il shill piercing voice, 'liowdy Chiie WAS
| yer gon'P Back to Aiken, Aunty,' l answered
walking very rapidly for did not Ike her appear
much better than that of the pigs Eut she also
turned around and accompanied me, keeping up win
sort OF Jog trot Gracious, honey she went on,
what ubly dress yers got pears like IL had such
| a lubly dress I'd go right up to Heaven! ana she
caught hold Of my arm with her Ions skinny claws.
| really felt like screaming she was so queer ana
crazy but l controlled myself and answered, well
Aunty, come to the hotel tomorrow, and will show
you others much prettier. and will give you
something for yOursef; goodbye have TO hrrry,'
and fairly took to my heels ard ran, hearing tha
old bag calling after Iii, stop Use gon' wid yeou
neow Mamma quite shocked when told her
OF my adventures and has p >tively forbidden any
future solitary rambles.'
| Already people are turning attention toward thor
| country cottages. The large mass OF furniture sod
In New York in the spring Is for the country. lily
houses are generally refurnished In the faiL one
OF the dandest and least expensive materials Tor
bedroom suits IS curly white pine. II costs about
one-thiTd what white maple does. very fair ped
room suit OF white pine may be purchased for $50.
| 1t is especially pretty with cool Hchen green ana
! cresson green colOrnGs, which promise 10 DC SO
much used in furnishing cottages by seaside or noun
| tain. The yellowish white Of the pine blends IN
with the cool green, making an especially refreshing
| harmony OF color.
| do nIu no
the environments OF house In the country and one in
| the city when they choose their furniture and hang
| ings. The rich Oriental colors and the gorge
effects of city salons. which used chiefly In the
cold winter season, are out Of pace In the country
where colder coors in harmony with simpler effects
may be suitably chosen for summer. Grayish
blues and and cool greens always In better choice
for n summer room than for that will be used
| in the winter The gorgeous white and gold deco
| Irtons in I'm the Louis XVI drawingrooms at
| present with their wallhangings Of rainbow tinted
embrdderles and their general effect Of glitter and
| bnancy, not untitled 10 magnificent country
| seat but attempt to reproduce this magnihcence
In cottage parlor IS strihingly out OF place.. The
| country parlor must be simple and the col0rs ra-
freShng and cool.
The health and consequent happiness Of every
| one depends largely upon obtaining the requisite
amount Of sleep. In order 10 obtain sleep that
gentle natures sweet restorer,7 and not series OF
| wreslngs with the hObgobiins Of nightmare. one
! mist have comfortable bed. good bed Is
| relative term. What IS comfortable to the South
erner accustomed TO the dOwnest Of feaherbeds, is
4 vcritable bed 0, torture to Northern man, who
| has habltUally slept n hard but hygicnic hair
mattress. Whatever is used as material for the bed.
it is essential TO health that 1T be kept fresh and
clean. In order to insure perfect cleanliness beds
must be thoroughly aired. This has been said so
often that do not appreciate its significance. In
| order 10 have "A mattress properly aired 1t should
| he entirely uncovered and the bed covering hung
| about the room on separate chairs. COED house.
! keeper knew had two strong hooks arranged
| in each bedroom in nconspcuouS places and on op
poste sides OF the room. AZ about five feet from the
floor. In the morning she hung line across from
the hooks: sheets and other bed coverings were then
| hung on This temporary line, while the mattress
mnncd uncovered The windows were left wide
open In the for at least two hours before the
| bed was made. Thus the bedding was literally
purified in the air every morning. 1t is needless TO
! ay that her bedrooms Lad none Of that stuly.
close odor SO many such rooms do have even In the
country, whore II is always easy to get abundance
Of fresh air. In the cramped quarters found In 50
many city fas, lighted and lined as they too fire.
anentlv are merely by airshafts. II Is next to im-
possible TO obtain abundance of fresh air. but there
Is such excuse IN the country. The greatest OBJ
lection to feathers Is the difficulty In keeping them
clean They more heating and absorb more OF the
perspilgiion thrown ont By the body In sleep than
| hair. To be wholesome they should be washed ana
decdorzcd ut lea, year If they In regular
Use. Ii is not uncommon thing. however, for
flme, 10 keep featherbed for generation without
renovang it. OF such a bed even II it Is rs
neat a. possible to outward appearance is a very
/ unwhole>omc. uncleanly thing to sleep The time
q bed has been In Is the only criterion BY which
one can Judge whether it should be made
hal? mattress should be made over IN two years.
In the old-fa honed time, uphoisterers went from
house to house and did tbs work In a room,
! and the housewife always sure Of getting back
the same hair or other filing she had given out and
| not having inferior material substituted for It, bus
she had endure the Inconvenience and dust OF the
making over. The latter annoyance no small ono.
| Now mattresses are invariably made over in large
| factories frames that for the pur.
pose the hair is also picked and cleansed
by machinery The best hair Is the natural
| long white hair. There is Inferior white
horsehair in market. which Is bleached, but II Is
soft and firm and elastic like white hair.
! Long black horschar makes Just good bed for
| steering purposes white hair. 1t brings fifteen
| or twenty cents n pound less than the natural white
hair, however. because the astdious do not Ike the
idea Of sleeping on n black hair bed The idea Is also
prevalent that the hair OF dogs aud other animals 10
mixol with black hair. such short hair is mixed
with short. inferior black or brown horselar but not
with the best The only way OF being certain tO
obtain the best hair. either white or black Is to buy
it in bulk and have It made mp 10y upholsterer with
out reprOach The best brand Of ticking Is bhle
and white in the familiar old fashioned pattern
Nj the gay striped ticking is of inferior quality, and
il will not in color texture like the old tick.
ing. Choose only the best quality OF feathers for
holsters. pillows or for any purpose. such feathers
weigh 80 much less in the same bulk than cheaper
| priced feathers thar they cost more. II is often
cheaper 10 buy feathers costing IL % pound than
those costing IS cents Because will take so many
more pounds to III pillow with the IN
feIOr feathers than with the expensive lighter
ones 1t is rot uncommon to put five pounds OF cheap
feathers In medium sized pillow which VII
only contain two pounds Of fine light feathers The