The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-02-03
A WomaH's Chat
to Other Women

It would seem as II the Executive Com
mite OF the National Council Of Women
recently in convention in Chicago. hav
struck at last the keynote Of reason
able and promising dress reform. Il
their report recommending dress suit
able for business hours. shopping, mark
citing, walking, etc, 1t is emphatIcalI,
stated that anything HIn the nature OF |
uniform for women Is deprecated. "W.
allow" says the report, large liberty fol
taste and judgment Our hope is to dc
liver women from certain hard and fas
lines within which fashion has so lon,
confined them" Beginning then, witt
the head. which has been long the fash
ion to clothe regardless OF comfort II Il
urged that it be relieved from unneces
sary weight, and properly protected from
sunlight and cold. Union suits, equistri
enne trousers and underwaists, are al
suggested, to vary in texture. price anc
style, as one chooses. The neck must bs
loosely dressed. and the arms must not bi
bound in any way; and the feet must moi
be pinched or tilted. Three models are
proposed, any one of. which would carry
out in the main these Recommendations
The Syrian dress, the gymnasium dress
or the simple short skirt with leggings tc
match.
II is interesting to notice in this con-
nection, that according to the latest dis
patches from London, English women are
thoroughly aroused to the attempt to
make crinoline the fashion. A mo
orinoline league has been organized
whose members take the pledge thus: Il
hereby pledge myself TO do all in my
power to prevent the. wearing Of crino-
line"
Lemonade, according to an authority,
Is best and most full of flavor when made
with freshly boiled water, covered in a
close jar and allowed'to cool.
Spring flowers are appearing at fashion
able functions to which guests come In
sleighs and furs. In these days luxury
knows no season, and money seems to be
able to buy everything but time.
Pale blue and heliotrope is a combIna-
ton Of color heretofore deemed impos-
sible, but now being accepted by modis-
ties and milliners.
These are the days when turkey Is
the dish par excellence of an appetizine
dinner. An improved method Of roasting
the fowl is TO use pork instead Of hot
water to baste with. A half pound OF salt
pork to a six pound turkey Is about the
proportion to be used. Cut the pork In
slices and put some over and more under
the fowel, when placing 1t In the pan.
After It has been few minutes in the
oven enough liquid will be found to be-
bin the basting process. This way is an
especial Improvement IL the turkey is
A. he
dry. II the double roasting pans are used
which need no basting. two or three
slices of pork merely may be placed on
top of the fowl, to give richer flavor
The Chaperon Guide Bureau, which
started in New York about two years ago
has been discontinued. 1t was modelled
after the London similar enterprise, bu
did not find the field on this side of the
sea that evidently exists over there. Il
Is probable that American women ar
largely the patrons of the English bureau
and English women do not come ovel
here In In sufficient numbers to recipro
cate. This is not of course the sole Aaus
for the abandonment of the scheme, bu
suggests the query whether there is q
need for its existence.
Mothers cannot to soon begin to teac
their small daughters that to care daint-
lily and neatly for their belongings. sim
pie though they may be. is one of the
virtues. Gloves neatly pulled out and
carefully put away, ties folded and put
in a box with q sachet bag, handkerchief
treated similarly, and shoes mated ant
slipped in the shoe bag pocket--all thes,
habits cultivated at tender age becom
second nature Costly things soiled ant
rumpled are vulgar, A room exquisitl!
neat, though with simple furnishings, be
trays refinement. 1t was wise ma,
who put Cleanliness" next to "godli
ness"
The pad of double-faced canton Hanne
which most housekeepers use under tn
damaslt table cloth is usually made Ion
10 accommodate an increased length Q
table. What to do with the extra lengt
at other times Is often a small but an
noying question. Some women keep tw
pads of different lengths on hand.
more economical way is to have loop @
tape secured at each corner of the unde
side and catch It back to small hoo
fastened IN the table. This loop can b
easily heightened at any time with b
OF StrltB, anu tllc oChcIlc uoeS uWh
with the clumsy fold under the pad.
In model school, founded and locke
after by o set of intelligent, painstalxin
mothers, Bible history is one OF the res
ulnr studies Of the course. 1t is taugf
like other history. and the class is obllge
at frequent intervals to write compos
tions on the lessons. Usually the Bib
is studied only in Sunday schools; tn
proficiency in its lore OF the scholar /
this particular institute over the averas
Sunday scholar OF the same age show
that either It Is not well taught In tn
Sunday schools or that the scholars d
not study II so well as with their othe
iessone. Any writer or speaker of emir
cnce win attest to the value OF tn
knowledge OF Biblical history In ger
erai education, aside from any questio
Of its religious side. 1t seems somewha
odd that os few schools put its study in
10 the regular curriculum.
Photograph frames Of porcelain are
novelty. They are painted In fine flowers
rosebuds or violets. and are satisfactor
because or their durability and ease I
care for.
Persons contemplating the giving o
tens or other functions. should recall tina
= flsit 10 the Woman's Exchange OF he
particular city would undoubtedly repa
har search for some novel dainty for he
affair. All exchanges OF this sort no,
have department for the developmen
OF just such aids 70 entertainments.