The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-06-07


physician. my mother sent me out TO
the dairy There we had milk-white cows
with sweet breath and soft skin, and
whenI sat down to milk them they would
swish their tails and send down the
creamy milk in big streams"
"Go milking now" ordered the physi-
clan. "Get out 10 Sandringham, where
the dogs are. Get up in the morning,
swing a milkpail on your arm. and learn
contentedness OF the dumb bests'
ROYAL MILKING STOOL.
The Princess did this and got wei.
A portrait OF her. with her milking-stool.
hangs in the Queens private breakfast
room as Windsor. 10 is a blue stool, with
cOwslips painted on It, Victoria never
would milk. She liked her donkey and her
ease too we'll But Alexandra found peace
at the milking stool.
Some time ago that old favorite,
Fanny Davenport. lost her health. Nobody
saw her or heard Of her. 4 nervous pros
tration was said to be the cause of her
retirement Then came a rumor from
her country place. She was milking two
cows at dawn. skimming the cream of
yesterdays milk. and finally churning
little blue handled dasher in a little blue
churn, until she could lift out great
spoons of yellow butter. Then the report
came that she was well again.
Pretty women have known for a long
time OF the virtue of fresh milk and sweet
butter in health and good looks. The lit
tie country place. nestled away not far
from the city and manifestly TO supply
the town house with country products
has been really for the freshening of the
complexion and nerves.
When a certain very well-known society
woman went 10 the doctor with muddy
complexion. that distinguished worthy
said to her: Don't come 10 me- Take
that face somewhere else
"Nhy. Doctor. what do you meanY
replied she startled and indignant.
81 mean literally what l say Take
yourself TO your little country place. and
wash your face with fresh milk every
morning at o'clock
but. doctor where can I get fresh
milk at such an hour?"
MILK FOR BEAUTY.
"Get II from the COW. Do your own
milking Pour some I'm a bowl. and battle
your face with II. Let 10 dry on. Drink
some milk. Churn your cream. wash your
face in tho buttemilk twice a day: carry
the milkpail from the barn yourself pour
the milk into the pans with your own
hands: do your own dairy-work. In a
month come back. and l will tell you
what 10 do next" Inside a month she
had forgotten the muddy complexion,
for IL was a thing of the far past.
The finest prlvste dairy in the world
belongs TO Levi i. Morton, who built II
after his many daughters had begun TO
grow TO girlhood This dairy was for a
long time managed by the family. \
niiknaid would do the butter-work, and
the Morton girls would help her. They
lived az Encrslic then. and part of every
dav was spent with tho cows and the
milk To this day II they are sick or
out Of sorts they 20 TO the farm and
revel In the great marble butter-rooms
for a day When the youngest was taken
10 San Francisco FOR her health last win
tor she begged 20 80 70 the butter-houSe
instead
A western millionaire. whose daughters
recent quiet marriage surprised both
continents. has n butter-house built for
this same daughter on the most romantic
plan. Through u farm runs a clear. cool
stream. and upon the coolest portion OF
II IL set the little dairy. The outside Is Of
rough granite. low built. and narrow In
SIDE there ~ but one room. This is tiled
and through the centre OF II flows the
stream Great windows air the butter
Muse.
cha water enters through . silver