New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-02
HOME AND SOClET Y.
-rr SORROWS OF GUESTS.
,s or OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NEW
.opx--rHE COOKING OF MushhooMs-
-, ,.prs GARMENrs-HINTS AS TO

, PARIS GARMENrs-HINTs AS TO
sv,MMrNG-A FAMOUS COSMETIC
.,,,s.re ignorance is bliss It's folly to be wise.
motto that might be adopted oS ,a'"o'a Wv.
10 " n their comfort, for who knows the
hos'ess more or less Notifying, that may con-
cm'' So noted owing to neglectful servants or I'M
ssh"s circumstances over which the lady OF the
t0" howeyer careful can have no immediate con-
troll? J., ,ho r,ost 6readful things
~ IN MY house that never shali near ABOUT
nay, b-ight-eyed MARI ed woman VINO was III '"e
s' S. n giving large house parties 1t was state
hAo ,hch made her auditor smile nwardiy, as
nv .-v morning he had found no water whatever
u s,s roon1-bathtub, pitchers, everything quite
u, and shining, with plentiful supply OF towels
~, M water Fortunately. however the mad
- she called him, left at his door tiny jug Oh
~. water for shaving. with which he manageo 10
ssnt at least appearance OF Cleanliness IN
rnc,ency OF bedcothes is frequent cause oil NUT
81 con,nlant; petty thefts by servants is another
lar evil that must be borne in silence; want OF
,oer yale.ing. in the way of brushing clo'hes or
rsss Is another; and it extends even to the table,
ss.,e detested dishes have 10 be swallowed with
seeming relish ,,,.. , ..,.,.s
much.endurng young man. lit is rice pudding.
-. pnlucky day was dining at the Ms. and they
- II for dessert. AS IL was the only sweet, i
,,sbt II rude to refuse. and manfuly swallowed
,,s dose L am glad that You like my pudding,
n, A. said Mrs NJ. evidently fattered. 1t s
,,sde after a recipe that has been in the family
for generations
sa some more she urged. In for penny in
.,r q Mound | said to myself; and actually swal-
loved another helping. AS l saw 1t pleased Mrs
n thought had purchased her good opinion
rather cheapy; but changed my opirlon when upon
hsing asked to dine there short time afterward !
vas told as soon as we were seated that was to
.sve my pudding, And. by Jove. they have given
4 70 me ever since. and they always give me two
helpings'
II has been said that people change their bodies
avery seven years. that is al the end OF that period,
m portion of the original tissue remains. although
the new particles may bear the same relation to
each other and be apparently the same as before
II this is the case physically may ii not also be
true that those qualities which go to make up that
mysterious complexity which We are wont TO CAIN
az our ego may also be subject TO the same rules!
DO you remember Mary NJ? exclaimed an
observer the other Gay. what quiet girl she usei
TO BE- and how good? She used 10 spend half her
time among the poor. teaching the children their
s,nday-school lessons and reading good books 10
old peopl. l saw her not long ago for the first
time in years and could hardly believe it was the
same individual or thot the jolly. buXom dame, not
unlike one of the merry wives Of Windsor really
the shy maiden that used to know. Yes it is really
l. she laughed. that is. used to be Mary NJ What
q queer child | must have been. So conscientious
and good and slow, Yes ] remember how | used
10 read good books to those old things ! wonder
n II ever did them any good. Well. have learned
one thing by growing old. and that Is how to amuse
mysef l literally DO nothing nowadays bur fr1voi
Now was this latter-lay deposition latent or was 1t
originated by circumstances ana when Is TIE real
character Of the woman? Can dispositions change
50 completely that such opposite types arc possible
in the same individual? Another curious evolution
is tina, Of Mrs 4. Eve years ago. surrounded by
her babies (she had SIX, think, and the eldest
eighD she was the veritable type OF
a Madonna with banded dark hair great. soft
brown eyes and gentle. serious demeanor. She had
10, q thought, no, a wish desire. outside of her
home which in those days CONF risei all her
world. She was not particularly well educated
and her breeding was evidently of the simplest;
bat she lovely with her children and her
Re full of the dignity Of fitness, that ii
impossible admire and like her But her
tubles grew older. her time became her own and
PIE began TO develop according 10 her kind; the
shining bandsaus OF hair replaced by curly
fTz her soft draper.es discarded for mod.sh
garments and the limd dignity which was SO
attractive developed into vivacty which GER
tanly a,ked the stamp OF We're de We're. In short.
there could not have been more complete trans
formation. and in the case Of Mary NJ, the
asst state of that woman was certainly worse than
the first
Why should these changes take place? Are we
utterly the creatures of circumstances that we
are made or marrei entirely by our surroundings?
Why should not my Madonna have gathered
strngth and sweetness the years went on, and
developed into that lovey maternal type Of woman
hood which the Greeks of old were fond Of
extoling as IMPLYING the courteous mother Of
a rhpPS nd y-hN i'm shx
little saint have become dash ne fin De steele
mairon. with very little sweetness and certainly
no shyness? Plants fulfil their MISSION and de-
velop after their kind. more OF less perfectly Of
course. according to their environments, but stu
true 10 themselves and their nature, and the beasts
that perish follow the same rule of evolution. Why
therefore, should man alone be creature Of cir
cumstances. swayed Ike a weathercock by every
wind OF chance?'
The fashion in which the out-of-town visitor to
Nes-York picks up the ways of the metropolis is
Often amusing group Of visitors from Missouri
was observed the other evening a ia prominent
MOTEL The fact that its members were ignorant OF
New-York manners and customs distressingly
evident in every motion. They eyed the people in
me dinng-room keenly and always waited until
some one else led the way before they made a
move They smacked of the rural districts plainly.
out they were bright eyed and alert New
Yorker who taking two-days' vacation from
newport, looked at them curiously and said to an
inexperienced friend:
DO you see that woman IN the odd garment?
Inc woman pointed out was prm almost TO plain
ness Her hair was combed back tightly from her
'ofehead, she black gown that looked like
al inheritance from her grandmother and huge
soid bracelet cleaned on her arm. Now con-
uhued the New-Yorker. who had many
Indianapolis before Just you watch that woman
.'' Few Gays and you will see a change. Per-
maps 70 unotced when she sat down that she
Seemed quite proud Of her black silk dress and her
"dceiet IL you will look now you will see that !
que Il evidently worried about something. The |
NUN is she is looking for other gown like |
"e' own and all she is a lot Of airy love
e'S III Inc shape Of light lace-trimmed summer |
"'1'hes' she does no, any jewelry either. and
~ " mysl.icd. lnuht VI nt her there Is as |