The Washington times., 1894-12-23


served in the dining room above all other
places. Plain, neat clothing, says the press,
should be worn. Ths hair should be ar
rangei as plainly as possible. maid should
always be we'll capped and aproned. anu her
sho- should be such as to render her walk
ing as near nose ess rs possible. lew
rules esseatial to one who has the care. of the
dinins-room are given:
waiting maid should not make her ap-
pearance in the dining-room until after the
guests are seated.
Napkins should always be foliel as simply
as possible. Fancy shapes suggest the hotel
and restaurant.
Always place tumbiers to the right and fli
only three-g quarters fall.
In setting the ta5-e the tines OF the fork
should be turaed rp aad the sharp edge Of
the knife blade toward the plate, placing the
fork next the plate.
Pace the cup containing coffee at the right
Of each person; offer sugar and cream at the
LETT.
Always in Offering anything to 2 guest go
to the left allowing the p srsoa served 10 Use
the right hand.
Any dish from which person helps him
II.
wbia h the maid serves must De placed at the
right
Everything re asinc 20 one course must be
removed be.ore serving another course
Always 90 10 tn right OF each person 10 re-
move tie dishes.
TIE waiting maid must be responsible for
the proper heating o. dishes DefJre they ars
brought 10 th- table.
Except in ease OF accident which she can
not remedy maid snouli never SPEAK 70 tue
hostess. wLO should se 10 Eed upon as a
guest at her own ta1ie for the time Ue.ng, and
treat accordingly
4 maid who Is watchful will never permit
one guest 10 help another in the passing Of
food
Avoid all appearance OF haste, though one
must move quickly il order 70 accom- pish all
there Is 10 lie done.
CHILL z y WHO TILL FIBs.
II am continually besieged By anxious
mothers who want to know how children may
be cured Of the pernicious habit OF ialsIfy-
ing" says a prominent Chicago kindergarten
teacher in the Tribune. zone would think
that 10 lie must be q Eationa! evil. The IN
variable reio3nder TO the query IS that there
are four kinds OF lies 20 which youthful men
and women are addicted. each ma.ady re-
quiring different medicine
There is the lie of excessive mag nation.
because OF which the chilli continue Isly ex-
aggerates. The cure IS iCeIlcatIon or exact
ness or observation. either by precept or in
/ play The second in the category is the ego
Iistic lie. the me1icine Tor Whicb is objective
I work that will take thought ron sef Fear
of punishment viii also induce a child to
falsily, and this third class must be cured by
. sympathy. II all such eases the child must
I be shown the justice OF his punishment, and
the last class OF childish preyaTitatOrs in
/ cludes those addicted 10 tire ealgus lie. For
7 iuzr chi hos a5r
which he has not. simpy because the boy
/ across the street has one. The only possible
I cure for th Grass IS love"
/ 'WnaI is the remsdy for that kind Of ner-
/ vous American child Of braIny Pa-en1s, was
/ asked.
4 such a child was the reply. should
have physical contact with nature-that is
| plenty Of Oul-os-dOCr exercise. Indoors sun
shine, nursery With lTttls furniture. we'll
I reSu atet hours Tor sleep, and amuSements Of
quiet kind are also commended
/ AN ADDED ATTRACTION,
/ The individuality Of the makers and send
/ ers OF Eeedlework gifts AMI of all other
kinds is Enthusiastically shown in thei- manner
of doing them up into IA kaces. The woman
who has a nice way Of doing everything is
/ particularly fas;idioUs ABOUT her Christmas
/ packages. says tue New ork Helald.
/ She gets from the cOlIectioner's some large
a block OF ''Uaby' ribbon 10 use instead OF
cord.
/ There are ways and ways of presenting
even q trfie, but the fa1dest fad this year is
to write rhyme to so with it, suggested by
/ the present.
Almost any one can write a jingle. and il
makes lots Of fun when the bundles are
opened.
one woman. who sends relative cheese
scoop, writes on the back Of her accompany
ing card:
This little scoop is only plated,
II sterling give some day
And so, yO see, IL Is not fsted
To be by burglars stolen away
To an Omnivorous reader whom she knows
too well TO offend. she mails an embroidered
beokmark, and with it me lines;
Pray let this ribbon mark the Page
Who're you leave od-nJ Leaf turned down:
For If You have the DO rVwe.'s rage,
BeJhink you OF the lender frOwn
A thoroughly witty little message came 20 an
appreciative woman last year with a bureau
drawer ssche5. santa Claus scent this to
you, it said.
Be sure to pin some iingles to your pres
ents, ard. hkrwse. be sure 90 tie then Up N
crisp white paper kindiEE and rebinaing
them with pale blue. pink, or lavender rio
hons, for 10 those who believe IL the pOteacy
of frs. impressions it is essential that the
outward ado,nilg Of the gilt should suggest
Us inward grace.
ONE USE FOR CRICKETs.
81 wish the criekets would stay about the
house all winter. Just as theJ DO in the sum
merl' exclaimed the obssrvant Je-ssynar
vie the ether day 10 the New York sun man.
Why! Do YOU enjoy their singing so
/ much: he asked
''NO. 1t is BOT that although 90 like TO
hear them ehirp. 1ne particular reason that
makes me wish they were stiI here IS that
the coekroarhes are Ieginans to appear
again about the Kitchen 4 big enc jusl ran
across the Eoor. and you know l would
rather die tG2n touch one OF the nasty things
They seem to know it. too, for last winner
there We're several great bc ones which took
possession OfeOrDers where there were covers
Tor them, and would dart out At ne almost
every time l went near them. Wien we
moved the kitchen inc the basement they all
cane down here
When the summer began the erieke5s
came in. Besides being pleasant compaa-
ions, In Il very .i,t 9 time they seemed to have
eaten up every c0achroGci ami crolon bug
and didn't see one OF them again until iuss
few days ago"
CricEe;s arc noted among entOnoIoC;sts
for their vo-arity and puEnacily. in some
parts o. the world they do mgeh damage 10
grass lands. and children are employed to
catch and ki.l them.
These cricEetS i've i0 burrows in Tie ground
among tie grass. The BURROWS are SIX ard
eight inches ceer. The chiI,tIen have mer,.ly
10 stick DiJ Of still grass down "a the bur
row. Il there is a cricket IL the ho,c be
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