New-York tribune., 1895-06-09
HOME AND SOCIETY.
THE NEW WAYS AND THE OLD ONho'
rt,,. ART OF NOTE E-wRITING-BooKBIN FOR
WOMEN - WHAT THE FAIR BICYCLlsT IN
PARIS wEARs-soME DELICIOUS DISHES
FOR HOT WEATHER.


FOR HOT WEATHER.
u is an undeniabe fact nat NOTWITHSTANDING '"e
syperior educational advantages OF the present uho
,on,aratlve.y few OF the girls OF the PERIOD can
ur,te an attractive-looking. gracefully expressei
note The writing is apt to be BAD the phiaseooS'
sukvard and the whole production lacking In that
,,describablc stamp Of culture which the note OF
veIl-bred well-cducated young woman ought to ex-
press II is hard just how this state OF AFFAIRS
has been brought about. for certainly TINS most cs
,ential part of young womans educat on Y !" ''o
r,,sen, generation been obviously neG.ectei fef-
b,ns in a way it is the natural reaction from the
,,sgant pcnmanshp and somewhat labored dciion
~ twenty or thirty years ago: or perhaps studleS
that are deemed of more importance nave taken up
,ee which formerly devoted TO pothooNs anu
dlctatlon but note-writinS as an Accomplishment
seems almost a lost art. 1t Is TO De hoped 'hdt
o,rents and teachers will become conscious OF TINS
need in modern education, and that the younger
members of the family may be better drilled in this
respect than their elders.
Note-wrlting should belong particularly to modern
fines and ought to reach its highest degree OF per-
(ectlon in these days. when couple or hastliy
written pages take the place of the old-fashioned
letter which, 1t must be confessed, was sometimes
,ust 4 little wearisome 70 read-especial,y when the
writer felt a conscientious obligation 10 fill certain
number Of sheets II will now" said dear old
fashioned letter-wrter after she had impaired all
the news she could think OF, and had still
several pages to write to fill up her quota.
proceed 10 make few remarks about pa
tjence" and we can fancy what good. sound
moral advice she gave. and the praises she be-
slowed upon that excellent virtue. Chdren's notes
nre sometimes very funny in their drectness. Il do
rot want to go TO your party thank you, was the
answer written by little cir. to her friends invita-
tion EXPRESSED as she thought. with perfect polite
hess: and the mother, rather than tamper with the
childs sense of honesty. by an explanation which
She was too young to understand. let her send the
note uncorrected Facility of expression and readi-
ness of dicton should receive particular attention
In schools curriculum. and practice notes on every
imaginable subject should be constantly written.
The fashionable handwriting of the day appears
sso 10 be in a transition period The sharp English
hand Of a decade or two ago has given place to
masculine looking. round chirography, that in many
cases remains uniformed and chi!dish-lookinS; and
perhaps IL Is for that reason that SO many or the
notes OF to-day look uncultured. lady who gave
an informal dinner 10 n number of debutantes last
winter said that with the exceptions of few really
nce-ooking and well-expressed answers. the notes
she received were. according TO her oldfashioned
ideas. really melancholy" as she expressed IT,
.'Such results Of higher education make one prefer
the days Of a good English governess and home
training" her verdict on the modern system
which produced such unsatisfactory results
Modern methods and what is called modern prog
ress is very upsetting TO my oldfashioned ideas OF
what is dignhed and beiittng. remarked Mrs
Vicuxtemps recently Il feel II l were receiving
succession OF electric shocks which although stiIn-
ulatlng perhaps are certainly very disagreeablc.
For instance at s. where have dealt for years.
and where l knew half the employees in the house
who always greeted me pleasantly and served me
with respect find everything changed. The place
turned into a vast caravansary. ana new
faces new departures and new methods bewildcF
and distress me beyond measure. The other day |
went 10 the ribbon counter to match a certain color
] little fussy, perhaps, and the strange young
woman with fuzzy hair who waited upon me with
il-concealed impatience insisted upon 1t that quite
the wrong shade what wanted. If you say
that amt right she exclaimed finally you don't
know what's what, that's all"
Why my dear" said the dignihed old gentle
woman to her friend afterward. accustomed as
always have been TO be waited upon with courtesy
and consideration at that place since was young
woman. such brusque. ill-mannered speech simply
unnerved me- Perhaps not said gently TO the
rude young woman. who was too ignorant TO realize
her ack Of breeding: and I walked away. a few
days afterward my oldest daughter had an expert
ence which also very disGgreeable. She was
trying hats and failed 10 find anything 10
suit her AS she fingered before making decision
in the leisure.y manner in which we had been ac-
customed TO make our choice. the manner OF
the saeswoman changed. OF course she SAID
coarsely you can't expect anything TO be becoming
with your hair arranged that way II is all out Of
style And are suppose, for we certainly
cannot become used to the 'hus.ling practices Of
the day"
Bookbindng is a recent fad among c.ever women
and as before these days OF universal machinery
bindings were entirely done by hand It Will readily
be seen how easily home Dindery can be set up.
and what interesting results can be obtained There
Is a sentiment in a dainty hand-bound book that is
delightful and many excellent works are now
published with paper and therefore perishable COW
ers that 1t is a veritabe peasure to save some
favorlte from destruction and to give 1t an hon
oreG place on ones table or the library shelves.
press some book boards, which are to be found
al al. places where they sell bookonders supplies |
twine." "bookb.nders' g.ue.' and
Ynarb.ed or other figured paper, watered SIR |
prepared for the purpose. or plain white paper
for the finish and fy leaves are all That
is needed except for the outside binding |
which is purely matter OF taste ana skill In dc-
Signing Any kind Of material Will make good COW
fooled and decorated leather, a handsome bit Of
brociGed SILK or even chntz covers are very ef- |
fective. Smoothly laundered white linen duck, with
L printed design and etterng. makes very pretty |
lOver. Thin morOccos OF every shaAe are easily |
stretched and pasted the boards. For small
books gray linen with red lettering Is good; and |
embroidered covers may be made very beautiful with
Spanish bullion work IN gold ana silver Metal |
corners and clasps add much TO the app, arance OF
IN edition dc luxe. in short. when the details OF
DC blnGcry are mastered, there Is no end to the
cope for pretty effects
70 learn how 10 bind a book 1t is best 10 take some
ID book to pieces ani study the construction 4
rong screw press is necessity. When the leaves are
n in their places in the press, small cut ~ la1r
Win saw in several places on the back ana '"e
wine inserted with strong glue. The back - theh
oyor,d with muslin. g.ucd on with ends !cit on
.her side to paste TO the boards wh'ch nave
ready been covered with the outside cover. A'ei
ais has been done paper or watercd eiK IS paS'c'
N mo inside OF the boards over the muslin enhs'
mi forus \ f,v leaf on the side. and The book
put In the press and left until dry. After 10"
experiments. all this work can be done very neatly
nI IN a workmanlikc manner. and there Il no
,reatcr satisfaction in the way Of handiwoFk 'han
diving good work good cover
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