New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-04-16

more recherche as her latest fad Is to cover her
dressngtable with gold backed brushes. with the rest
Of the paraphernalla to match. The smooth, shining
disks of highly polished metal are bevelled at the
edges. and have the monogram and crest in raised
gold The tOrtOiSeshell comb Is particularly pret
ty little affair. with a straight shining back. the
crest and chifre serving as a handle
DO you know what always to comb my hair
WITH said a of society whose long. thick
locks the admiration of her friends. "lou will
laugh when YOU hear. but there is really nothing like
for disenangng long hair. 1t Is nothing more nor
less than of those long-toothed stable combs.
You get very nice looking ones at the best Far
ness shops and my new maid says that she has
never used anything that gives 50 little pain and
annoyance
Capes are almost the only comfortable protection
that can be with the abnormally large sleeves
and the short full that now the accepted
thing particularly pretty with their delicat"ly
tinted Innings 1t is an extremely pleasant reflection
moreover when buying spring cape, TO contemplate
the fact that II will make an excellent summer wrap
as we'll and will be Just the thing AT Newport for the
afternoon drive when the air from the ocean becomes
a little chill. AS for getting a jacket over these moo
ern excrescences, it is quite an impossoility unas
sisted and no knight of old was ever more helpless
in buckling on his armor than is lady Of TO-DAY In
DOMINIC her coat. rather funny instance occurred
at one OF the great emporums few days ago, when
Mrs NJ. found out this fact to her cost Perhaps she
was a little cxigeante. or perhaps the shop woman
had bad temper; be this as II may, she had uled
on several jackets and found nothing to suit her. uh
finally the woman who was serving her turned
petullhtly away as she announced her decision ana
left her TO struggle into her jacket unalded This She
found impossible. and she made frantic efforts 10
get the garment her stfened sleeves She was
conscious OF furtve smiles on the part OF several oil
the employees. not OF whom offered TO help her
GWben finally cot on Jacket" She said In telling
wa onife hot with ana th' 'N'T-
ton altogether. and at first started to the once 10
make complaint, but on my way reflected lha'' "'''
ALL 1t was weary life for those poor women. smut up
IN shops all day. and that it was no wonder ,hal
sometimes their temper and their breeding Idou
,hem So let the thing CO. but never felt so I'M
dicnifed I'm my life when was irving to get those
vretched sleeves into their holes
II ,s said that noted man mNiner Of Paris pur
noses making visit to Ncw-lork shortly, ana MS
adven, Is waited for with considerable eagernesS by
many Of his customers. who long to hear The words
~ wisdom from his lips in regard TO III" coming
fashions.
Tho stories Of the Of electricity In the house
hold II practically realized, will DO more tah OIL
the dreams of cooperative Kitchens In SOWING 'he
nrobam Of homework II electricity could be INTRO
auced into the household a motor TO turn the
washing machine in which heavy clothes are washed
IN turn the wringer and the maneie ana accompHH
many minor tasks II would De genuine 'i'''i'S.
Thers is already q device for grinding the morning
49, . I,,le slide starts the motor. and when the
r. g ground and falls into the cofeepot. weight
Turns of the motor automatically. Meat NAV W
chopped fruit Juice pressed OUT an Ire crea" ~,
tnrned or cream extracted In an instant lro'i "'"
bv various other devices Of which eiec'ric'" nv
moving power. There are baking ovens "''u'
49,. s,oona,s bro,lers griddes. sadirons ana
rorous other utensils witch be attached 10 ah'
electric light wire. The voltage In me cas- Vi .
household appliances ~ from 80 to llo' Tue ,,d
vb,cb nossess many advantages over an oven "o''.
- - ,rosoro are lined with asbestos. 20 that
- q, mn radiation Of heat into the room. i"e
boat 4. anp,ed az the top and bottom Oh tne owe"
alike and may be controlled by s"itch oh 'io ous
side There Is a thermometer at'acheo '" ~ =,
showing the exact degrees OF neat, anu NJ a.
niece Of plate glass In the oven door so Una. ~.
cooking be watched ana 'iie "'"'
Il Is going too rapidly -, ;. ~
The greatest objection 10 the oven Is Una, !" ~
not be opened during the coohi's' anu ,, 80
meats cannot be basted. as they cer'aihiv sio -
There IS no special gain In time. ~ 49,.
turkey requires two hours and forV-hVe ni'" =,
8vanound roast OF beef about an hour ana haii IL
II ia roasted rare Pies OF various KINDS NAV w
cooked In from thirty TO forty minutes an" " -,
probable that this oven would prove "ofe .
for pastry baking and other cases wneh a" av
heat IS required than for general use III '"e
The great advantage Of such an oven over o'o 49,
nv gas or kerosene IS that there IS no odor anu ''
smoke The average kerosene stove Is hape !"
smoke unless 1t is watched with the most scrupuio
care; and nothing Is more destructive anu u'''-
able than the allpervading. peDe'ra'i"S ""'
SCOT from this smoke. J.,
A pancake er,ddle q ooHee-pot teapot NAV DC
attached TO wire separately. There are also oro'
ers which bro the meat without s'nohe' anu :"
rapd a manner as TO recommend them to all goou
cooks who know the value OF intense ana rspd h'a'
In broilIng 1t IS not likely that these Kitchen nehS''
will take the place Of the range. but thev haN u.
valuable as an adjunct. tcakettc which VIII h'a.
water rapidly at night, a chaingd.sh WHICH VIII
make little appezing dish for supper. VIII b. very
useful in the summer when II Is desirable 10 us
pense with heat OF tho Kitchen range for al least
q part OF the day. Fatir0ns heated by an clecNr1c
Wire would do away with the misery Of hot Laundry
In slry weather. and enable the worker 10 accom-
plish her tasks In easier and a satisfactory
manner. The saucepan, heated BY electricity will be
especially valuable I'm the sick and nursery. to
take the place OF the disagreeabe gas saucepans.
II Is rather the fashion TO decry timed vegetables
" allow them to appear upon their tables. alleging
that they are both unhealthy and every American
yet who will partake Of canned goods OF all kinds
upon Yacht or steamer without remark. II proper
" treated Trey are perfectly harmless and whole
some, there being two essential rules which should
be Invariably remembered. The first Is that when
can Is opened the edible. whatever IT Is. should be
turned out at once into another DISH and should
never be kept standing In the TIM Careless COOKS
IN ~ ,aa,a xou,atoea mushrooms other