New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-02-02
HOME AND SOCIETY.
A BONNET AND A CAREER.
HEALTHY BABIES AND CLOTHES AND BATHS
FASHIONS IN PARASITIC EXPERIENCE

or TWO STUDENTS ABROAD
Tho old s,nile of the pebble dropped into a lake
o. make ever-increasing circles Is never more eN-
,,assive than when applied TO the far-reachng con-
sn,uences o: some trivial act of daily lie, or 10
Una anparently unimportant decision. when
ro-,haless changes not only ones own future. but
,bot % ones entire household rs we'll stopping 70
took into a mliner's window On fhth-aVe "oWc
10, seem an action frausht with any results 70
sneak Of and yet that simple circumstance altered
,be destiny OF half dozen people
What q pretty bonnet said htt" MIS- 49, VINO
,,,ol q quiet life far from the maddng crowd on
,,o suburban farm. whore she had been born ana
married: and eong home that evening III the tra'h
9TH her husband she required TO II again. i am
60 t,rca of making my oonnets." she said Il
have done u all my life, and They look so very
dowdy I wish for once could go into Is ana
=, down before a mirror and choose what Is be-
coming. ~
why don't y,u?" said her husband. and he little
dr., med poor man. what he Was doing y am
s,re Won deserve pretty bonnet, and L You so and
buv one | will give you the money gladly. 30
with the advice o. cousin in town. one wAo
moved in fashionable society the coveted hat was
bourht and carried home in triumph.
.Who was that very pretty woman YOU were with
Yesterday" asked leader Of the ton OF inc
cousin a few days after the first appearance OF
~ bonnet and the remark repeated filled Mrs
RS head with vanity and social aspirations She
had already discovered the incongruity between her
IN, and Jacket. and becoming costume mace d!
q well-known dressmaker was a natural sequence
The cousin finding that her relative was l.keY 10
rroye "a card" invited her FOR the first time 70 a
fashionable dinner whereat she was much admired
and her husband. pleased and battered with MS
w,fe's success was gradually persuaded to sell their
country home and buy little box in town IN a
good locaity-a house which cost nan "sd'" do
much as his farm Of fifty acres.
For several years thereafter their lie was
social struggle for the woman had tasted OF the
frui: OF the of knowledge. and the man per
force must eat The children. poor Atue sous
gained in educational advantages what they lost III
AIR and sunshine and became as worldly and ac-
comprshed as their mother could desire VINO
vould think" exclaimed the cousin the other DAY
as half vexed and half-amused. she commented
upon the onward career Of her pupil VINO lohs
since had distanced her former friend and mentor
that Mabel B.'s position all came from the pui-
chase OF a bonnet
When my first child was born" said little
Mrs A.. Il had the usual Young mothers craze
for a daintily kept baby. The layetie was one OF
,hose gorgeous gift affairs, with frocks WhlcA
Victoria an sure would have thought much TOO
fine for the royal chidren-besides every con-
oeivable fantasia in which the most luxurious
minded infant could by any possibility be atureu'
used 10 gloat over the sachet-scened. exquisite
u.t)e belongings. and the moment was mp ana
about after baby birth began TO play dol with
my small daughter. decking her out In first one
thing and then another.
II had enc of those fussy French nurses. i'm
naculate as pin; and between US We scTuope!
and polished up that poor baby until it's marvel
81 didn't fade away before our eyes. After a bath
in almond mea-sof,ened wafer with plenty OF
Iubn and understanding talcum. she did look
darling il her sheer, beribboned draperles ana J.
foolish mother, never noticed her languor ana
waxen skin. l did take note that her hair wouidh
grow: that worried me. for matter how becom-
a billiard-baI style or
couture does not realize the fondest dreams Of the
maternal heart l sewed dolls crimps in her bon
nets which was all very well for outings. but in
adequate for home. finally called in the doctor.
He was a grumpy person. very curt and not over
civil a; times 'Raihed 100 much re said. briefly.
Look at her skn--all the life washed out OF 1t.
Too much care given that child lie, her get dirty
and stay dirty. Nothing better for children IMAM
!. 5udicious neglect
ut was new idea and l 10 work at H.
Very shortly we went TO our country place. and
noticed the farmers babies who ate PIE and pickles
for breakfast hot biscuit and pork for supper. sat
in puddles and went bare-headed whether the ram
fell or the sun scorched They were inevitable
victims of future dyspepsia. but the fact remained
that as babies they were sturdy and rosy. and mine
wasn't; and l concluded 10 try judcious neglect
II invested in glngham pinafores and stout shoes,
dumped a load OF clean sand at the side door and
.naugurated a perpetual feast of mud pies Pauline
was Instructed not TO say Don't save in extreme
moments and baby began live the life Of a
Young animal the benehcent care Of sunshine
and fresh air undsturbed save at regular intervals
for food and sleep.
~ bought pig that she might hang over the
pen and tickle piggy's back with stick 1t af-
forded her hours OF pure rapture to echo the pig
grunts with her silvery COO. and in some mysterious
fashion the association was conducive TO health.
never could understand why. only It She
would always return blooming and serene and If
70 a nap slept better after having spent this pleas
snt period with her porcine friend.
Il bought chickens that she might feed them got
doves and other pets about the place. finding that
animals gave interest but over-stimuus 10 the
baby nerves In short, never had my wax dolly
cga.n; but in the autumn carried home blooming
sturdy little maid whose splendid spirits and per-
feet heaAh more than compensated for occasional
mud stains and torn pinafores
Partisan women put starch in the bath TO soften
the water starch being cheaper than borax OF toilet
vinegars. and more trustworthy than ammonia
which, 1t is said. induces growth Of down on the
skin. The Partisan ladies maids prepare many
delicate toilet waters. They have materials on hand
for meal baths. starch baths flower baths, sea
baths and medicated baths. What is regarded as
a luxurious bath contains many ingredients as a
Christmas pudding. The bathtub is lined with a
linen sheet gored 10 fit the tub. The bath
bag contains perhaps almond meal or oatmeal. with
orris root and the contributions of al least dozen
bottles The tub being filed almost 10 the edge
the ba;her gets in and stays there until she is
scented through and through.
III you keep your hair in good condition
you should remember 10 brush. brush brush ana
brush again" says one who has made the care OF
the hair lie study. Brushing IS absolutely tho
only means make the hair glossy
clean and perfectly healthy Women often ask
me what TO increase the growth OF their
hair. The hair is very obedient the treatment
1t receives. and If that is good and regular, and
one is in good health. the hair needs tonic
ITO what do you attribute baldnessp" she was