The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-04-24

seek it abroad, and often in question
able society. Interest yourself in the
pursuits of your children, lead them
to make you their confidant make your
friends theirs, and see that the friends
they pick up outside of your jurisdic-
tion are fit associates for them. A
stern edict that certain friends must
be dropped will bring you only bad
temper and a, surety of broken COM
mands. Go at the matter gently, and
demonstrate the general worthlessness
of the Objectionable ones, and win cas-
lily that way. If you treat your young
people as though they were reasonable
human beings you will be much less
liable to drive them into marriage,
which they seek in the hope Of finding
happiness, but most often find they
have only deepened their unhappiness.
Here is Napoleon's idea of what a girl
should learn in school and what she
should know when she left school. 1t Is
old, but as applicable today as it was a
century ago. They should be made
to accustom themselves to economy and
to calculate the value of things. But
in general they should all be occupied
during three-quarters of the day with
needlework They should know how
to make stockings and underclothing
and work embroidery. In a word, they
should learn all the work that belongs
to a woman. A woman on coming out
of EcOuen"-the school to which he was
referring-"tO take her place at the
head of little household should know
how to make her dresses, mend the
clothes of her husband, make the baby
linen of her children, procure dainties
for her little family by means of the
pantry portion of her household duties,
care for her husband and children
whenever they are sick, and know how
to do it like a trained nurse"
BY hanging pictures low you increase
the apparent height of the room. Col
ored pictures should never be hung in
the Railways or on staircases unless
there is a strong light on them. In
places like that photographs, engrav-
ings or drawings in black and white
are best. The center of the picture,
when hung, should not be much above
the level of the eye. TIE cord on which
they are hung should be as nearly in
visible as possible, and wire Is best of
all. The wall on which you hang pic
lures should be of neutral tint, a shade
of soft dull yellow being the best, and,
if papered, the figure should be incon-
spicuous.
Napkins should always be folded as
simply as possible on a smart dinner
table. To fold them in fantastic shapes
| suggests the restaurant and cafe.
The good dinner woman is one who
listens well and avoids the mistake of
seng smart" She must be quite, re-
sponsive, interesting, vivacious, but
she must make no attempt to monop-
| olize the conversation. In fact, the
word tact" sums up the needful quail
| ties for a good dinner woman, and il
| you will search among your friends for
the woman who is most in demand you
will find that tact" is her strong stock
in trade.
| Learn to laugh. Laugh though your
| heart be breaking. Have CHEEKY
word for all comers and you will be
| liked by everybody. For an example
in a smile that will live in history Mrs.
! Cleveland owns the patent. Her smile
was never of the stereotyped sort, and
| in it there was always welcome. But
smiling is not he whole of il; laugh out
! loud, If you please. 1t may be artificial
at first, but it gets to be natural after
awhile. Hide your pains and aches un-
der that laugh. The world has troubles
| of it's own. and can't stop to coddle
yours The good-humored man or wo-
man is always welcome, but the dys-
| peptic or hypochondriac is not wanted
anywhere, and is considered a public
nuisance.
A nice Lenten dish is called stuffed
eggs" Put six eggs in a dish of hot
water and boil them fifteen minutes.
| Drop in cold water to cool and loosen
the shells. Cut them in half lengthwise
after shelling, take out the yolks, and
set the whites aside. Mash the yolks
to a paste, add a tablespoonful of but
ter, melted, a teaspoonful of made mus
tard, tablespoonful Of chopped pars-
ley, salt and a little peper Make in
to little balls and put back in the cav
tiles, turning the other half over II.
Press the two together. dip in beaten
egg, then in breadcrumbs, and fry in
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