The record-union., 1897-08-08

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work To take hearty breakfast, they
claim, is simply to provide a surplus of
supply, and by just that much overtax-
ing the system. The elimination, there
fore, of these 800 meals a year means
conserving of energy, which, in the ag-
gre gate, is very valuable. They say, too
that after the first week of two it re-
quires no effort to begin the day without
| food, and even the aromatic Mocha,
steaming through the house, produces
no effect upon their resolutions. This
! same woman is authority for the state
ment that the adherents of this diet or
want of diet are numerous. a statement
that is sustained by recent newspaper
reports from various places.
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Many dropping flowers will freshen
wonderfully if the tips of the stems are
trimmed off and the ends are then
held in hot watetr for a few moments
! Marshmallow stuffed dates make a
delicious after dinner sweet Remove
the pits from the dates, fill the space
with marshmallow and roll the dates
in powdered sugar. One marshmallow
will stuff four dates.
When one is hurried in mailing a let
ter and the only available postage
stamp is found to be without sufficient
| glue moisten the stamp, rub it on the
| gummed flap of the envelope and
quickly press it in place upon the let
| ter.
A large funnel that fits into the
mouth of preserve jars will be found of
/ great assistance to the housekeeper at
this season Of canning and preserving.
| With the aid of this funnel the jars are
| easily filled. and there is no trouble
caused by the fruit being on the out
side instead of the inside of the jars.
|
In ornamenting summer cottages
| bare corner may be made very effective
at trifling cost. Secure an empty nail
keg from a hardware store, cover it
with ebony paint, and gid the hoops.
| Partly fill the keg with sand to give it
weight, and fasten a piece of board
| over the top a little larger than the
| keg. Place it in the vacant corner and
| cover the wooden top with a fringe
| trimmed square of pretty silk or Gre
| tonne. Stand an unused ginger jar or a
| cheap, effective vase upon this pedes-
| tai. and fill it with grasses dried ferns
and cat-tails.
| The newest designs in table linens
are in commemoration of Queen Vic
! toria's jubilee. The rose, shamrock
and thistle are intertwined in a hand
some design for the border, and in the
center is a bust of Queen Victoria
framed in a wreath of English roses,
and the words, Queen Victoria's da-
mond jubilee, 1S37-1S97" Bachelors
rooms are not forgotten in the supply
of souvenirs of the Queens jubilee
| Beautiful sets of cigarette and match
stands, with ash trays, are made in the
finest pottery, ornamented with the
English arms and the two dates.
|
Tailor made suits of white. pink
cream and pale ecru linen have five or
seven -gored skirts, completed by a
plated Norfolk waist, with which are
worn very handsome belts with buck
les and trimmings of solid silver. Again
| are suits with a fancy Eton and a
| blouse vest of beautifully embroidered
| and tucked French muslin; or there is
| a very smart jacket bodice, with vest
| either Of plain linen or dainty white
| null over tinted silk, pink being a
| very favorite color. White braid and
| white linen lace insertion are likewise
| used to trim bolero suits of Holland,
! duck and linen. French ateiers i'm
| part a very beautiful appearance to
| many of the transparent dresses of In
| dia muslin, sheer grass linen, organdie
i and similar diaphanous textiles by US
| ing a contrasting instead of a match
ing color for the silk foundation skirt
| and underbodice. For example, in
stead of lining a soft cream yellow
| muslin figured with roses and leaves
with cream yellow silk the lining is
made of pale lettuce green or rose
| color. producing a faint exquisite cha
! mellon effect that is charming.
New French jacket bodices, so close
ly fitted that they serve also as dress
| waists, are short and very fancifully
| finished Most of these are made with
open fronts and a blouse or vest. the
/ fronts turned back with pointed revers.
The more youthful styles do not meet
| at all on the MILDLY vest-that fas-
tens at the back-and sometimes the
| Jacket bodice is cut down all round the
| top. the handsome, light colored fancy
| vest extending over the shoulders like
a yoke.
There are a few women that appre-
ciate the luxury of bathing with the
accompaniment Of perfumed waters
and all the modern refnements of the
toilet vast majority of persons take
their batn merely as a means Of person.
/ al cleanliness and too many regard a
! weekly one as sufficient for their needs.
Our most intelligent and able physi-
| clans now commend a daily bath in all
but exceptional cases. The fear of fire.
quent bathing is superstitious like the
fear OF night air and other things
which were supposed to be evil because
| they were unfamiliar. There are few
people who do not find the daily sea
bath an agreeable tonic; yet there are
I multitudss who hesitate TO continue
such baths in their own homes after
| they have left the seashore. The truth
is that daily bathing in any water is in
itself refreshing and agreeable, so long
| as theeindividual is in health, and it is
just the tonic that weak, nervous wo-
men need.
The best time TO battle is usually early