The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-07-31
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extreme heat OF our midsummer climate
than women do, and this better condition
arises from two causes; they dress more
suitably aud they, as a rule, are con-
staitly occupied
Against every contrary prejudice and
belief L have become convinced thar
loosely woven woollen materials are IN
finltely more comfortable than the thin
nest cotton or silk, and that merino
gauZe next the skin leaves 1t In a dis
tinctly cooler and more agreeable condi-
ton than either linen or cotton, 1t avoids
all the misery OF adherlng garments, and
by It's absorbent quality dries and re-
lleyes the pores clogged by moisture.
All feminine summer garments tend 10
leave the eXtremitles very thinly clad
and 10 bring many closely compressed
thicknesses about the waist. A mans
summer clothing Is equable over his en-
tire body, is nowhere tight, and has also
the great advantage Of shielding him
from very sudden changes OF tempera-
ture. Too dear IN every wOman's heart
and too charming TO the masculine eye,
are all the dear friyoltles OF organdie
and lawn and lace and chiffon ever to b.,
displaced, but 10 keep really comforta-
BILE there should be basis OF llghtest
wool beneath their alriness,
More even than our clothing Is occupa-
ton an aid TO health Of body and mind
when the mercury rises into the eighties
| and pinetIes. II a man Ii In the full tide
OF what he calls resting, he rarely Tolls
in llstless ldleness Half u day OF that
sort OF life usually puts him In bad
humor with himself and the world. He
Is sailing boat, riding his wheel, grow
Ing iRtemperately angry and eager over
his golf, or volleylng over his tennis net,
And the ordinary American man, alas!
has most of his time TO stick TO his post
Of labor with ledger or client or Gus
toner holding him fast. They have lite
orally no time TO think about the Their.
mometer, and though they mop away the
moisture from their flushed faces, they
are not vanqulshed by the heat.
To be literally subdued and demo;al>
tied, there Is no surer recipe than to
undress and lie down on some warm
sofa pillows, fan in hand and iced
drinks beside one. Add thermometer
near enough TO consult, as the tube
slowly fills with the expanding contents,
and I,guamntee that you viii be at the
full mercy Of the weather and as
many criminal under punishment.
grant that moist fingers are terribly
potent obstacles against needlewoTk,
and even to delicate knitting; but pen.
| pencil, book, game, and half q score OF
| possibilities are ours, and bound not 10
| be idle and not to give up to II, any
| resourceful woman can find something
to do which will keep her mind from
| what Mr.. Mantnlini so elGluenuy call
ed "a moist unpleasant body"
1t Is but using "a straw to show how
| the wind blows" but making scrap
books for children's hospitals and asyl-
ums, or for the warehouses; and shell
ters of the feeble-minded, IL n very
pleasant work for very warm weather,
and there are very many things useful
in these places requiring little eXertlon
and no dellcacy of touch which Will
keep one Interested and occupied and
do good at the same time.
The head OF che house has great deal
in her power toward the relief of the
heated terms" by her rule over what
her household eat and drink, and when
| and how. In no country subject to the
|
| falls to our lot TO endure Is so little at
tentlon paid to the consideration of the
conditions Of life under such circum-
stances. There Is but small attention
paid to hygienlc science in any house
hold department, and though there are
many exceptions, the general public
make no efforts to learn what foods
conduce to health in such an overheat-
ed atmosphere, or make any marked
changes In their diet.
The butcher leaves his big Joints of
| red FLOODED meats as regularly as In
December, the fatiguing day Is closed
| By almost precisely the same dinner as
in winter, an hour and half passes
while various courses are placed upon
the table. the rooms are warm with
| burning lights, the close proximity of
persons seated at the table Increases the
discomfort. and the usual concession to
the season consists in great use of ice
In everything we drink, and some addi-
| tlonal check to the digestion of the
heavy YIaRds comes in the rich iced
creams for dessert
A cold bouIlon, broiled chicken with
peas, refreshing salad and fruit. serv-
| ed with shaded candles to give light,
| then coffee on the veranda, or at least,
| in a cooler room, and PoH have ahund-
ant nutrimcnt and are comfortable
while receiving It.
Dainty bills OF fare. delicncy Of color.
good Judgment as to what VIII easily
assimllate, GOODNESS OF aspect In the
| dining room, all serve 80 make the
dinner hour source Of restful refresh
ment and a restorative to the tired
nerves OF sensitive people whose vitality
IL impaired by the eNhausing intu-
ences Of the day.
WIZ there are only two Of three
adults In family, both breakfast and
dinner or "hlgh tea" can be delightful
~ served on Veranda or shaded bal
cony; to attempt this, however, where
there are many TO serve, Is selhshly
| and greatly to increase the labor o.
servants, and entails many chances OF
accident to the viands On route to the
table In one beautifully managed cot
tago OF small dimensions, dessert was
always served on very ordinary
square vcranda adjoining the dining
room, and | have n very vivid remem-
branCo OF the aesthetic cOlorlng OF the
| table, with a watermelon lying upon
ice. and smaller fruits In silver baskets,
and the slender neck OF Rhine wine
bottle protrudig from a cooler beside
the host. Lanterns were hung from
the roof and gave quite enough aid 10
the light of midsummer twilight
This was the small house OF q rich
man, who chose to live within It's re-
strlctlons: the same aim can bring
about equally delightful and refreshing
results, though with different materials
and surroundings, II u loving wife or
daughter arTnngcs, and even prepares
with tho best OF her resources, an even
Ing meal which shall not only give nee