New-York tribune., 1894-01-07
HOME AND SOCIETY.
TIE WOMAN WHO CAN BE RUDE.
a TRAVELLING EPIsODE-THE FAIR MiTThN-
MAKER-sOME PRETTY PILLOW COVERS
MADAME SARAH GRAND-TIiE
FASHIONS-NO NEED TO


LOOK OLD.
81 admire Mrs. n" said man Of the world
the other day. speaking of distinguished member
~ society she is of her position that she
can be as rude as she chooses. ana IL makes no
difference" What commentary Hes there! has
societv so degenerated among those who regard
themselves as it's leaders that courtesy has become
custom more honored In the breach than in the
observance" and the sign of a woud-be aristocracy
Is the seal of il-manners? On for the true grande
dame. who sure OF her position that she
Teared TO be courteous TO none. Her pedestal was
formed of the granite of gentle breeding. and her
gracious manner proved her sovereign The gentle
man Of the old school, was ever her obedent SER
want and chivarous knight. The sculery maid In the
Kitchen or the bootblack on the street corner may
no rude II betokens gentle birth. no refned sur
roundings on their part. Why should 1t be sign
of such in others? Alas. for the fashion of rude
ness; it much easily acquired than courteous
ways and this nineteenth century is slipping away
40 fast there is little time to waste on anything
that is not quickly obtained. The grande dame and
the gentleman of the old school have made their
courtly bow to these fn-desiecle days and. taking
with them much of dignity and courtesy. have
entered the realms Of history.
While no right minded woman nowadays expects
~ desires that a tired business should offer
her his seat in a crowded elevated train street
car there occasions when it would seem as If
q mans natural instinct of chivalry would induce
him 10 Weld her the old-fashioned courtesy which
used TO be so universal and which now appears to
be quite obsolete.
.I, is from the women (our sisters that must
look for kindly consideration nowadays" said the
delicate mother Of half dozen young children
few days since THE day before Christmas had
gone to town to complete my holiday shopping nav
ing been quite i'll for several weeks and unable to
take time by the forelock as l generally manage
10 do Returning very late with packages innumer-
ab,e 7 took the elevated train at Fourteenth-st.
As usual at that hour the cars were crowded
with men, not of whom offered me seat al
though they must have seen that was not strong
and had more than l could carry. To complete
nv discomfort, of my strings broke and the
contents Of package Of toys tumbled under1oo''
Those who were standing about me helped me to
pick them up. but the men In the seats pretehdeu
10 read their newspapers and paid no attention 10
nv uncomfortable plight while stood there ready
to drop with fatigue and embarrassment as my
parcels kept slipping from my grasp presently
brght-faced little woman seated halfway up 'he
car Jumped up and came toward me. Please come
and take my seat she urged i have nothing 10
carry. and do not feel in the least tired and' az
saw she really meant it. gratefully accepted NO
! thank you' said my plucky little champion de-
cisively as one OF two men thereupon got up ana
rather shamefacedy offered her place. l can
stand with a very strong accent on the personal
pronoun and an indignant look at the tardy gen
tlemen (0."
I'm ever so sick of your Paddy Reskys ana
Johnny Reskys," plaintively exclaimed small boy
OF FIVE whose musical parents lived in the suouros
and who evidently considered the great pianist ana
the popular tenor as Objectionable members OF one
family resenting not little the attractions wh'ch
caused his mother and playmate 10 absent herseh
occasionally from him for the afternoon
Such lot Of mittens. Mttens TO fit large hands
and smal-and all the sizes between. Colors to suit
IN lack
we're the old-fashioned hand-knit mittens. such as
one would be glad TO buy nowadays. but can never
find in the stores and only occasionally IN the
exchanges for woman's work There were hand-Knit
capes too and little Gretchen hoods. but the nit
tens predominated.
MY summers work. laughed the maker. In
rch contralto voice
But don't you dislike to handle woods in sum-
mer?" asked the caller. II always prefer, TO en-
broider with floss on the finest and coolest linens
that be bought"
Then the kind eyes OF the mitten- maker took on
a look of tenderness she patted her summers
work.
Il don't feel doing this sort OF thing"
she answered. "as might in handling worsteds for
decorative purposes. These for the poor people
who to the Diet Kitchen to obtain properly
prepa red food for their sick think of winter when
/ am knitting of the cold fingers OF the little
and the trembling hands Of the feeble old women
snd-wel-yes there are some here TO fit a mans
hand for try not to overlook any OF visitors
st Christmas time. always heaps OF
he ground while working. and hear the
aorth winds whistlng. and under such conditions
would be impossible not 20 keep cool, And oh,
sou the dolls before you go-they are SO
.unnng-and dressed in many different styles.
Susie filled in her summers odd moments making
the little clohes' Then Susie. the maid. was
called bring in the dolls. Nearly fifty there were
and all pretty. See the doll with the Gretchen
iOalS ivne oh he adp to
doll with the little nun bonnet-isnt she quaint
Dolls just useful the mittens In their way,
saw little girl once. nine years old. and she had
never owned doll. How cruel. l am sure that
children who have dolls grow up better natured
and gentler every way
And 50 when any asks what has become Of
Annie Louise Cary-now Mrs. Raymond he may
be told that she is sti making music In the world
singing songs of comfort and good cheer to desolae
hearts. to old men and women. who bless her. and
TO little children who are never awe-stricken In her
presence. but whose applause is no doubt more
grateful than ali that reached her ears over
the footlights
One Of the prettIest Of divan pillows was brought
not long ago from London. 1t was made of two hem
stitched silk mufers-such gentlemen use-or
IL can be made of the handkerchief size If one
prefers. Inc English one was In pale blue. The
muniers were united. upper and under side, BY a
band OF lace insertion about inch and a half
VIDE The lace was In quite openwork pattern
ana was rather heavy-lke the ecru torchon Into
this cover before the last side was sewed was
slipped a pillow covered in pale pink silk The
thng was deiicately pretty. and yet at once ser
Vceabe. for the cover can be washed once a
week without harm If should choose The in
seruoh was sewed TO the muffiers In the "over
hiu over stitch. with the seam on the wrong
sue. ihere are many possibilities in pillow covers
oi 'his sort Even the fine iarge-s sized hemstitched
""en handkerchiefs combined with some fine lace
can De used with pillow OF n pretty shade Of
Elk showing through. the heavier linen squares !
"at come with many OF hcmsitching for |
table centre-piece united with SMYRNA lace would
oe pretty Anything that Will relieve us OF the |
ruined pillows ought to be for a change most ac,
ceptable