The record-union., 1896-04-05

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hair should be parted and the scalp
annointed with white vaseline. This is
rubbed in gently, but thoroughly. The
little one will not object to the proceed
ing. On the contrary, it will probably
be lulled to slumber by the light fric-
tion A piece of linen is laid over the
pillow that the vaseline may produce
no stain on the dainty Slip In the
morning when baby is ready for the
bath, it's head must be lathered thor
oughly with tar soap. This done, baby
is put in a tub of awrm water in Wnlcn
has been dissolved little borax, and
with soft sponge the head is washed
free of all grease and soap. After 1t is
dressed a teaspoonful of alcohol in two
of water is poured on the hair After
two or three applications of the vasellne
all dandruff and scaly skin will nave
disappeared. The use of the tar soap
and alcohol should be continued to keep
the hair and scalp in a healthy condi-
ton. The mother will find at the end of
a week that her darling's hair is once
more soft and silky, while the golden
lights in it will be brighter than ever
Harper'S BaZar.
Like Queen Victoria, the Empress
Eugene had an American sweetheart
one who might have married her out or
hand before Napoleon III. came along
but for the Protestant prejudices of his
American mother. He was son OF
William C. Rives, the American Minis
ter to France in the days of Louis Phil
ippe, the citizen King. The young folks
tn, 10xyo-hr1f IL
Rives had no mind that grandchildren
of her should be brought up in Pap
istical ways. So she set her foot fiat
down on the proposed alliance, ana
bundled the young man back home She
is, by the way, grandmother to Amelie
Rives, now Princess Troubetsko!. That
lady, it may be worth while to state
derives her French name through an
aunt, who was christened In France
and was god-daughter to Marie Amelle,
Louis Philippe's Queen, who was sister
to Leopold of Belgium and to Duchess
of Kent, the mother of England's Queen
It is said there is no more certain way
of winning ill-will from the new Prin-
cess than to slur or miscall her name
making it either Emily" Amelia
when it is properly very near to "Omily"
with the accent on the first syllable
st have a son, a man who ought now
to be taking his place in the business
or professional circles, but he is not
even self-supporting."
So wrote a man in eXtenuatlon OF
plea for additional advances on real
estate securities.
hi cor
a spoiled neglected child. In luxuri-
ant home, with servants to wait upon
him, and every want supplied, with
pocket money furnished, and the means
necessary for an education placed with
in his reach; but, with no watchful care
given either his intellectual or moral
development, he had grown to be, not
aggressively wicked, but a passably in
telligent, selfish, useless clog, not even
self-supporting."
A bright lad, from good home, So
called, was observed by his teacher to
be growing morose Little things were
missing from the schoolroom, but the
thief could not be detected. Soon, sums
Of money, from friends and others, were
taken, and it was developed that this
boy, who needed nothing which his in
dulgent parents did not supply, was
pronounced an irresponsible kleptoma-
MAC, rendered so, the physician said
by the use Of cigarettes.
A boy only IA years old was unfit to
attend school on account of frequent
epileptic fits caused, his physician said,
by the use Of tobacco.
A teacher found a small pupil in the
act of smoking cigarette. To her
questioning he replied: MY father
gave it to me. He smokes them him.
self"
Similar cases could be multiplied
Comment seems unnecessary; but, we
ask, what can teachers do when par
ents utterly ignore their responsible
ties in the moral and physical educa
tion Of their boys?-The Housekeeper.
A pretty doorway lately arranged for
the dining-room Of a country-house has
an inexpensive wide fretwork panel like
a lattice across the top of the door and
down each side. This arrangement is
movable, so that the large sliding door
between two rooms may be closed if de-
sired. Against the side panels are ped
estals of wood, on which are jardinieres
filled with climbing vines that are
trained against the lattice. On one side
OF the doorway light brackets to support
vases Of flowers are fastened to the fret
work.
Some clever menu cards told the story
of dinner. On the first was shown a
young woman going to market. On the
next she is going home with a market
basket, holding a large turkey on her
arm. The next card represents the
cooking Of the turkey, the next it's ap-
pearance on the table. If hostess has
any skill in painting, any tale more
pretty and witty may be painted or
sketched on the card The idea may
also be used for name cards. A
luncheon table lately spread.wa of ma
hogany, with lace doilies under tne gold
and white china. In the center of the
able was medium sized Dresden lamp
or a lace mat, which was shaded by a
large yellow silk poppy with many Pc
tails. At each cover was a tall, slender
vase holding bunch of yellow flowers.
AT green and white luncheon a low
round, green and white jardiniere
shaped like a ferndish was in the center
OF the table. 1t was filled with ferns and
marguerites, and at each cover were
green glass vases holding a posy of the
same flowers. Some of the new artificial
flowers and moses and ferns for house
decoration are wonderfully life-like,
among them scarlet poppies and daisies
of white and yellow These beautiful
things have no kinship with paper and
other old-fashioned and clumsy at
tcmpts at copying nature, and a woman
Of refined tastes may almost be forgiven
for liking and buvinr them