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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09
The Food Problem.


The American Public Health Association
IS in session up AT Montreal this week.
and here is an elegant extract from the
address Of welcome by Lieutenant-Gov-
,rnOr Chaplcau:
Placid I am, content. serene,
take my slab Of gypsum bread.
And chunks OF oleomargerine
Upon It's tastelcss sides l spread.
The cg, I eat was never laid
BY any cacklng. feathered hen;
But from the Lord knows what IT'S made
In Newark by unfeathered men.
/ wash my simple breakfast down
With fragrant chicory so cheap.
or with the best black tea In town
Dried willow leaves-I calmly sleep.
But II from mans vile arts / fee
And drink pure water from The pump.
/ etllp down infusoriae.
n hide0us rofatotiae.
And wriggling polygastricae'
And Shiny diatonaccle,
And hard-shslled orphryocercinae.
And double barreiled kolpodae.
Enn.ioricated ambroeliae.
And various aninalculae,
OF middle, high, and low degree;
Eor nature lust beats all creation
In multiplied ~hni'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09

nate intrpductions. Members or society
should not force upon others the people
they themselves do not care TO know, Arm
n nerson should always be asked u IN
acquaintance Is desired. True. II is not
considered necessary to Acknowledge
cyaual acquaintance. but little tact pre-
vents all unpieasantness.
NOT GOOD FORM.
On ones "at home" day II Is not GOOD
form, "a present the coming TO the parting
guest, especially II they are women wno
iive In tho same town. Calls would nave
harm exchanged or some common friend
have arranged their meeting II there had
heen any reason or desire for acquain-
lance. -a,,o,,,
street introductons are also supernuous'
Won NAV be with friends and stop 10
shake hands with people you nave not
econ IN some time, but II there IL no
speclal desire on your part for these
people to meet. 1t Is much wiser anu po-
liter not to introduce them.
In point" of precedence IN preseh,'ns'
there ia none: only the younger woman
to the older, and a man 10 won .,.,a
nrofass,oral man always by his ute.
'rbe uorran I'm her own home should al
vays shake hands when a guest Is pre-
Eented. mon should shake each other =
hands. think the Southern fashion OF a
woman extending her hand to n man
charming. 1t is now carried out 10 come
extent In New York. -
At n bali the lntroductlons should De
distinctly formal. Handshaking IL nor
correct and here again common sense
comes in. for 1t IL most awkwaru LOT
a woman to place flowers and fan whiie
shaking hands.
No man. when presented to woman
at a dance. should fall In asking iof
her card. His introduction means
dance.
What is the best form OF presenting
people? .,r,,.
Brown. NAV I present my friend, Mr.
Jones?'' IL all that is most elegant.
At any function less important than
large ball II IS always pleasant TO add
little note OF interest to the preseh'a'
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09
HOW TO INTRODUCE.
Etiquette Of q Ceremony That Is Too
Often Misunderstood.
PRECEDENCE IN PRESENTING,
At Any Function 1t IL We'll TO Add
Bttlo Note of Interest, which
Breaks the Ice.
(Wrltten for the Dlspatch)

Regulations which govern the prcsenta-
tlon of men and women TO each other as
members OF society are based on common
sense and necessity. although every one
unites 10 abuse them.
a hostess would have time for moth
ing else and would be constantly absent
from her post to greet new corners If
she insisted upon introducing all of her
guests 10 each other.
The trouble with us In large cities Is
that this branch OF etiquette is founded
on English manners. and we stop there
instead OF following up It's real meaning.
which IL. that under the roof all are
friends. If this were observed. then guests
would talk generally. and things move
more gracefully
But surely woman could introduce her
friends at dinner or ladies' luncheon
and not tax herself?
Probably But usage is the law, the
judge, the rule of manners as of speech,
and since no one does 1t. then no one
brings II into favor. 1t Is not considered
necessary to present people generally, only
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09
TO CLEAN LACE CURTAINS
If Carefully Laundered Mt Home i"es
May Appear Like New.
(New York Norli)


Lace curtains are going up anu 'he
bousekeeper who is stll devoted to last
wears curtains Is busy. II the cur
tains are Numbered at home they must
he treated with care. They should
never be rubbed. ~,
In washing two pairs OF curtains hait
fin n large tub with warm water add 10
n about a gill Of household ammonia
and half a pound of shaved soap when
has been dissolved in two quarts OF
boiling water. In this tub let the cur
tains soak overnight. In the morning
son them well in the water, then squeeze
ont an the water, but do not wiring the
curtains. 49,, - 49,,
NOw remove them to tub or clean
warm water. Continue to rinse them IN
fresh tubs Of water until there Is no trace
NJ SOAP; next rinse in water containing
bmjne. After pressing out all the water
possihle hang the curtains over sheets
On the clothes-line. When they are dry
din them In hot. thick starch.
Fasten sheet on mattress or on
tho floor OF room that is not being
rsed and pin the curtains carefully 70
The sheet. BE sure that they are per-
fectly smooth. In order TO have the cur
tains a light shade Of ecru rinse them
in weak coffee. and II darker shade Is
desired use strong coffee.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09

BRUSSEI.S LACE BELONGING TO
MRS. MARSHALL ROBERTS VIVIAN.
or an evening dress. she paid nearly
500.
More costly stlll was the lace on the
wedding dress OF Mrs. Hermann Oelrlchs
mcc Theresa Fair.
Almost the entire dress in fact was Of
lace over satin. The garment Itself was
made in Paris. and cost In lace. satin,
Insurance and custom house duties, about
$1,000
The Belmont laces are almost priceless.
Mrs Robert Goeiet's taste In laces turns
10 hanGkcTchiefs and she has a small
CEDAR chest nlled with lace handkcrchiefs,
for some Of which she has paid as much
as 500 each-r&ther "A costly triic.
DIANA CROSSWAYS.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09

many rare and valuable specimens OF
Irish point, point de Gene. Erussels TACO
and point d'Alencon.
A lovely specimen OF old Brussels lace
IL that which Lady Goldsmid recently
purchased for her daughters wedding
gown. Her ladyship has some remarkably
flne specimens OF lace. For n piece OF old
point. sufficient perhaps for the front
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09
October

Now the sun-dyed poplars glimmer
From the richiy-bannered woods.
Daisy-eyes are growing DINNER
In the meadow solitudes.
Lingering tourists now are stealing
Home from haunts beside the sea;
Now are football fields revealing
Anatomical debris.
Tempered floods or sunshine dapple
Downs with richer loneliness.
In the barn the cider apple
Waits its journey TO the press:
Hearthstone cheer once more aglow IL.
Time resumes for social fete,
And the Tight fantastic toe" u
Setting In to aaitatA ALL.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09
Took Them Too Much to Heart,
washington Starr

81 am worried bout josiah" said Mrs.
corntosscl to the neighbor who had stop
ned 10 leave the mail.
"Whut's the matter? Is he sicky"
ale might ez well be fur all the work
tibet gets done on the farm.
"Whut's the trouble
"roo much literatoor. He's bin a-read-
ing these blame Don't columns In the
naners so much tibet he jes' sets on u
sx,i,nn akeart 10 do auythin' at ALI" -
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09
DISTORTED LIN BS.
HOSPITAL FOR THE RUSTURE0 AND
CRIPPLED OF NEW YORK CITY.
| Btraightsning Crooked Legs-Process Tor
the Treatment Of Knock knecd ana
Bow-Legged Children.
Correspondence OF the Dispatch.)

Correspondence OF the Dispatch)
NEW YORK. October cit Is the fault
OF chld's mother to-day II either boy
or girl Is allowed TO reach maturity with
distorted Iimbs--knock- knees or bowed
legs are unnecessary evils.
Both these deformities can be cured.
and cured permanently.
Tho those ignorant OF the treatment en-
ployed to restore the symmetry OF the
body. II would be a surprise TO spend an
afternoon in the waiting-room and wards
OF the Hospltal for tho - and
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09

"',-llE LACE BELONGING TO MRS.
HERMANN OELiuCHS.
tr daughter. Pauline. inherits.
-.'t Gerard Mrs. John Jacob Astor,
f e. r. Stewart were the most
i'-fa connoisseuTs 0, real lace In the
','. states.
,.-~.a al present the lady who has
81 The collection OF lsces almost n
~ i Mrs. Jesse 2eligInar. She has
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09

An Act for the Ifnt'Ctlph OF game ~
the Counties ~ Culpeper ana Fairfax.
approved March = lN9i)
lie II enacted by the General As
eeuhlv Of Virginia. that II shall not be
lawful for any person TO XIII or cap
tu-. deer in the counties Of Culpeper and
Fairfax between the 9Th day OF Deem
bsr. aud the 1st day Of September Of
each ami every succeeding year
. 1t shah not be lawful 10 kill, cap
turo. buy or sell partridgcs or Quaiis.
phoasants. or RULED grouse hares or
American rabbits or wild turkeys, be-
tween the 18th dav Of January and the
LIST. day Of November Of each year. and
the possession O: the game enumerated
in this section during the period inter-
dictcd shall be- deemed and held a viola
ton OF this act.
g. ANY person violating the provisions
Of this act shall be- guilty Of a. INSIDE
mean0r. and. on conviction thereof be-
fore any justice or court. shall be fined
for each offence not less than s. nor
more than So. and upon failure - pay
the fine inflicted may be confined in Jail
until the fine be paid: provided the period
Of imprisonment shall in no case ex-
coed thirty days: and II is further pro-
vidcd thst Monaghan pheasants shall be
exempt from the provisions of this act.
4 All acts or parts Of acts inconsistent
with the provisions Of this act are hereby
repealed
5. This act shall be in force from its
passage.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09
TAKING THE OUTL.-

Crippled Of New York city. The service
here Is free, except for a few cases de-
string private treatment. Mothers are
to be seen there with children of all
ages. in various stages of knock-knee
and bow legs. waiting their turn to be
measured for treatment.
On an average OF twenty-five children
are received each week in this one hos
pital for such correction. proving rather
surprising percentage of the deformed lit
tie ones.
There are three ways in which these
physicians undertake cases.
First. by what they term "expectant
treatment. next chemical. and lastly opera
tive treatment. The little boy or girl (and
no child is received over II year OF age, is
placed on brown paper and the outlines
Of his legs are traced: this determines
how serious the defect is. If the baby is
young. months or years. and its bones
are soft. the first method IL prescribed,
which consists OF keeping the little one In
bed. and rubbing the legs with firm Sres-
sure until the bones yield and take their
normal position. This can be done only
with those still In infancy.
II the child Is . to years old mechani-
cal treatment is given; the legs are either
put into steel braces. which correct the
displacement In the bones by continual
pressure or. II the defect Is slight, shoes
are built up on the sOles to throw the
legs into the right angle.
LEGS ARE BROKEN.
After four years the bones usually ar'
hardened. and II would take a tedlou.
time 10 straighten them by braces. st
the operative treatment is given. The
| legs are broken.
This seems a startling statement, anC
| sounds very cruel FOR the child; but thu
doctors think nothing Of the operation
| and parents have begun TO realize how
| harmless it is. and do not protest 81
| violently as ut first.
| The child is put under ether. the bod.
laid on the operating table. and the lei
| strapped and the bones broken by
| chisel and mallet. \ keen knife IS use
to o9en a little slit in the skin, and IN
| small chisel Is inserted delicately In be
| tween the arteries, reaching the bone
| easily and quickly, for the large bone
| near the skin below the knee, and whe
securely resting on ii the chisel Is ham
! mered through.
The broken bones are then placed |
their correct position with the least trou
! bic. a dressing put on ana the leg incase
! in plaster Paris. or course. both leg
| are operated on i'm the same manner
| Scarcely any blood IL shed, there IS Il
| danger, II being unnecessary that eve
fever should result. and In four week
the child is sent home cured For n viii
he wears braces. but soon discards thes
| and finds himself as straight and supp
as any OF his comrades.
The operation is preferred by many
| the mechanical treatment. for the latte
Is very continuing and the weight Of II
braces is apt to make the child thin an
! nervous. The heroic treatment serve
the same purpose IN quicker fashion
and the patient never dies under it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-09

ton. which breaks tho ice and leads the
way for conversation.
These matters may seem bit trivial at
first, but the omission of them does not
lead TO pleasurabie results.
ADELE MALLISTER.