The record-union., 1896-08-02

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monia in a pail of warm water, and
with my mop wrung as dry as possible,
so all over the carpet first. This takes
up all the dust and much of the loose
dirt A broom will take what is too
large to adhere to the mop and raise no
dust With my dust cloth we'll sprink-
led, / go over the furniture, and the
room is fairly clean.
One virtue the uncomfortable high
collar may be said to possess, it forces
it's wearer to hold her head high, with
ence that graceful carriage of the head
which is so pleasing, which should not
be matter of props and stays.
a sick woman who has been cheered
by one of the cheerful, jolly persons who
are said to be like a ray of sunshine"
in sick room, believes such blessings
are altogether too stimulating for the
really i'll. They not only cheer, she says,
hut they inebriate, and after listening to
and laughing at their funny stories one
is often mentally and physically tired
and ready to react into melancholy.
One of the best ways in which to pro-
duce steam where steam is prescribed
for pains or injuries is to wrap fan
Eel cloth wrung out Of water around
the hot water bottle, filed with boiling
water. A dry cloth or flannel, or bet
ter still piece of oilclOth of some kind,
should be kept to lay over the damp
cloth, to prevent its wetting the clothing.
pretty decoration for the shelf of a
r1antel in a summer room is a low metal
tray, as wide and as long as the shelf,
filed with ferns, mosses and vines that
need very little light and considerable
moisture. If before a mirror, such a
decoration has q cool, delightful effect.
Bronzes, according to the dictum of
the artist decorator, should always be
placed in a strong light. Marbles, es-
pecially if they are light in color, should
be in half shadow portrait busts look
best when placed in a corner, near a
window If possible. IF the wall space
back of such a bust in light color is
also light darken by drapery of some
deep color, or by a panel covered with a
dark color set behind it. A panel con-
sisting of two folds looks we'll in such
g place. These panels may be covered
with dark olive navy, or other very dark
blue, dark claret or z very deep cid rose.
The color depends on the other colors
of the room, with which it should har-
moniZe.
There exists in London a benevolent
society known as the Universal Cook
cry and Food Association. Its OBJ
ject is to improve cookery by sending
teachers of cooking and domestic sci
ence among the poor, circulating simple
recipes for foods and tracts on sanitary
subjects 1t also assists those who are
Jealous to become good cooks and offers
prizes for excellence in cooking to
children in the elementary schools,
prizes for the best army cookery, prizes
to nautical cooks, and others. The So
ciety, which finds funds for its own
members, includes among its honorary
officers the Baroness Burdett-Coutts
and other titled people, as well as the
chefs of many large establishments
noted for their fine cooking.
An old-style gown is now known by
its immense balloon sleeves.
With the modified skirts and the re-
duced sleeves, gowning this season is
about as near perfection as it can be
made or ever has been made since
gowns began.
Crisp taffeta, gros grain, faille, and
other lustrous corded silks, are used for
charming evening toilets this summer,
and the bodices are elaborately draped
with n.Ousselaine de sole, chiffon, or
lace, a becoming finishing touch being
the addition Of black or dark velvet rib
bon at the neck, on the elbow sleeves,
and at the waist.
Much use has been made this season
Of beautiful silky batis.e in creamy
pink, ma gnolia white, ciel blue snow
white, gray, fawn, and rosy mauve. 1t
is mere durable than chiffon or silk
muslin and it is used as well for toilets
entire over taffeta silk as for bodice
draperies and sleeve-puffs.
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great Use IS fall are handsome silk
and wool mixtures in checks and
s1ripes: Clarissa, silk and mohair mix
ture; Cer4cr.c, q Panama weave with
iiyohair tufts: jacquard mohair Sici-
| lienne, Sco.ch cloth. a pretty silk and
| wool textile: Bourette Leno, and SC me
| arisonle Ill glish serges, very flexible
a,.d glossy. showing some exceptionally
! flci4 ana s.v.rac,ive autumn dyes. also
French mohairs III new weaves and
colorIngs.
Very large vandyke and sailor COL
| lars If white silk batiste are added to
! beautiful house toilets of French organ
Gle. fiowared China silk, lowered India
| silk muslin. black and white silks of
| various devices and similar dainty
gowns. The Ss tiste is a plain creamy
| white and is bordered with an applique
| lace in Russian point, Lierre, Honiton
or Nellire point. The points of the yoke
| SHAPED cosiars extend we'll over the
sleeve puffs and within few inches of
! the waist back and front. Elbow frills
! Of the same lace trim the sleeves This
cellar furnishes the entire decoration of
J some Of the mos. charming and pictur-
csque toilets and fancy waists of the
| summer.
| The fichus, berthas and spreading
| lace collarettes have very largely taken
| the place this hot weather of any sort
! oe cape. but often after sunset there is
need of some kind of covering for the
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