The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-18
PRUDENT HOUSEWIFE.
HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE COM
ING OF SPRING.
Most women's Worries Are Over An
ffcfpated Troublesome of the
Brigh te ~ of the season.. Flowers
Suitable Clothing for Showers
Wool Burlaps the New Material
for Street Wear.

Things from moths is an al-important
u question. While there are many hundreds
'Nof people who send their furs and winter
h wraps 10 the furriers. there are many
Hundreds who do not feel they can af-
ford it, IT used TO be considered safe TO
rhang up seal and Persian lambs wool gar
3ments anywhere for the summer, as the
smoths would not disturb them al sil, as
I the dye used in sealskns would be moth
proof. But in the past four or I'VE years
Sthere has been a new development in the
F~moth kingdom, known TO furriers as the
seal moth. II is a tiny little worm. far
more destructive than the common-look-
ing moth. for il eats not only the nap OF
the fur but IL buries itself in the leather
and completely riddles il. So any one
having garments OF seal must look out
for them.
Thirty years ago II was regarded as
an evidence OF very negligent housekeep-
4 ing to have a moth-eaten carpet or rug.
Now the utmost care will not always pre-
serve carpets and rugs from being iniurea
by moths. They will eat them often as
they lie on the floors. Some floors have
moths in the cracks between the boards.
The reason for the general prevalence
of moths is the almost universal custom
of heating dwellings with furnaces or
steam Where carpets are tackled down.
/ the best way to preserve them from moths
is to put spirits of turpentine on the
boards as far back as your carpet is turned
under. ten return IL TO Its place and tack
il down. Beat rugs we'll and cover each
one thoroughly with newspapers next 10
the nap or the fur. Tie a piece OF cam
phor gum in a thin cloth. put 1t inside the
rug. then tie :, closely and wrap IL with
newspaper and keep in a dark closet or
box. and close up the box tight and seal
cracks with paper pasted over them.
Blankets and hangings can be put away
in the same way. The main thing is 10
have all of the dust removed first. as the
moths breed in dust and dirt. Camphor
a foot deep will not kill them IL dirt and
dust be left in them. Furs. wraps and
wearing apparel must not be folded. but
always hung. Take garments of fur,
velvet, silk and wool which you are going
to put away for the summer and shake
and beat them till not a particle of dust
remains in them. Then put them in old
pillow cases, or soft muslin, and put
lump of camphor tied up carefully with
each garment. Get flour bags or news
papers, and drop each package into these
bags. then tie them up closely and hang in
a dark closet. Never use the preparation
known as camphor balls. as IL leaves such
bad odor all through the house. and is
no better than camphor gum.
Tt Is trite advice to tell women to take
every udf dS II tpUlSS. 10 3NOll TttfiOISe
over what Is done and forebodings over
what is to come, but il is no less valuable
advice.
Nervous prostration is seldom the result
of present trouble or worx. but of work
and trouble anticipated Mental exhaus-
ton comes to those who look ahead and
climb mountains before they arrive al
them.
ResoluteIy build a wall about today and
live within the Enclosure. The past may
have been hard sad or wrong; 1t is ever.
The future may be like the nast. but the
woman who worries over u may not live
to meet it: II she does, she will bear it.
The only thing with which she should con-
Germ herself is today. its sunshine. Its air.
its friends its frolcs. it's wholesome work.
and perhaps its necessary sorrow.
One OF the brightest flowers of spring
time is the tulip. and there Is perhaps no
flower which has received so much aften-
ton from horticulturists. The brilliancy
of its coloring is the great beauty Of the
| tulip, and yet il Is this very brilliancy
which seems TO deprive II of its charm. for
| there is nothing modest or appealing in
| the tulip. IL comes in great variety Of
colors-red. violet, yellow. blue green.
| pink and white: in plain and mottle1 COLI
| ors: in stripes and in spots. and IL can be
| shaded from dark to light. according TO
| ones fancy.
| At one time there was such a rage for
| the tulip In Holland hat * was almost
| madness They had their rise and foll In
| the market like shares IN an exchr o1e.
and most extravagalt prices were psid fer
| choice and rare varieties. Il is raid tiiat
| SO 900 was at one time given for
single bulb The craze went TO such
| extremes that at last the Dutch govern
ment was obliged 20 Interfere and make
| law prohibiting the trade in tulips.
.arfrr tn "A M
| highly cultivated. In the spring OF each
! year there is tulip festival In CONSTANT
nopIe where every house. palace and gar
| den is layishly decorated with tulips OF all
| colors and kinds.
The frequent showers OF April make
| suitable clothing for rain and dampness
| q necessity. A woman who takes a daily
walk should provide herself with rainy
Nay" costume, which consists OF C. water
| proof serge skirt reaching only to the shoe
tons a flannel shirt waist and a plain
| tight-ftting short Jacket. With a jaunty
little cap this makes a becoming. as well
as sensible, outdoor costume for damp
and muddy weather. Waterproof shoes
are worn and leggings are a necessary adj
/ junct 20 make the costume complete
IT one does not care to adopt the rainy
day toilette the new rain coats are now
most attractive and have the advantage
OF being much lighter than formerly.
| Many of the new models are Ike the pic
turesque dust cloaks worn last season.
with large detachable capes They are
made Of thin cloth or cashmere, made
waterproof By some special process. For
those who VIII not wear heavy shoe tho
new rubbers come IN good styles and
shapes. They are no longer the heavy,
clumsy articles. but are very thin and
light made In rights and let's as the
shoes are and come in narrow widths as
well as broad.
new material Is called wool burlaps
and Is one of the incest fabrics for street
wear OF the season like the common
bagging. from which IL takes its name
! II IS loosely woven and has a fuzzy look
/ in the wool which is very pretty. They
| look well lined with different shade OF
SILK. as the contrasting color gives a two
toned effect, which Is quite stylish
Grenadines are very much IN vogue and
are more attractive than in past fashion
| able periods They are not confined 10
| black and doll colora this season. but the
| brightest piaids and fancy stripes are
seen and some show designs Of fine silk
soutache, resembling braiding.
The question 81 whether drapes skirts
are 70 be worn or not does not seem to be
settled as yet. though a number OF smart
! gowns have recently been made with
| drapery- The sheer nets gauges and or
CANDIES and eli other thin fabrics 50 much
the rage seem well suited 10 draplng. as