The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-14

spring in their gariands and wreaths OF
flowers, but it is a decorators Woro
that the fancy for stuff hangings IS
more pronounced than ever. Almost
any fabric can be put on a wall, ana
canvas, chintz and the whole list OF ef-
fective cottons. A dining-room hung IN
scarlet canvas is said to be very salts
flying, and gay Roman stripes on a
cream background is a combination
that makes a room cheerful. Every
high-class decorator nowadays is his
own design-creator, SO that fashions in
such matters really do not exist ex-
cept on very general lines.
Mothers are learning in the new re-
searches which the science of paidolo-
gy, or child study. has developed the
meaning of much that they have hith-
erto accepted without thought or
scarcely observation. For example, the
pounding that babies like to indulge
In if a rattle or toy is put in their
hands has been thought to be prompted
by their fondness of noise. But savants
tell us now that young babies have a
very imperfect developed sense of
sound. They do not hear at all readily
until they are several months old, and
then the faculty increases very grad
ually in its perception. This is undoubt-
ed a wise provision of nature, as the
noises of the world, all unknown as
they are, would brighten the little
creatures if heard in their full inten-
slty. They enjoy and practice the
pounding because they like the muscu-
lar exercise. They are all movement
and push, constant desire to thrash
about in the first year or two of their
existence. A lecturer on the subject
says that it is a tendency of babies to
grow broad, but nature in giving them
this craving for exercise provides a
counteracting influence to rotundity
Sensible mothers will appreciate this
fact and see that their babies are al
lowed TO use their arms as freely as
possible, being careful that at no time
their clothing restricts them uncom-
fortably.
A variation of the custard-cups
which ought to appear frequently on
the chlldren's table is made by leaving
out out the milk and sugar of the usual
formula, and substituting chicken
stock and sala and pepper Use the
yolk or whole egg as if a custard-cup
was to be made, adding the chicken
stock in the proportion of a half-cup
to an egg. Bake in basin of warm
water till just set.
A way to make quick coffee always
possible is to have it on hand for heat
irg. 1t takes six hours to make it in
this way, in the first place. but it re-
mains fresh and full of flavor till the
last is used. Use the usual recipe for
Grip coffee, one tablespoonful of fine
coffee for each cup of water Put all
the coffee at once and measure the
water, which must be cold. Pour the
water on, half-cupful at a time. and
let 1t percolate through. When ready
bottle and cork tightly. Heat, but do
not boil, as it is needed.
At a recent business meeting of wo-
mans club the question of a club color
and motto were discussed. 1t was final
ly voted down by large majority
There was apparent in the opinions
voiced very evident reaction against
the reiterated symbolism of the day,
and desire on the part Of many of the
members to err, if error there were. on
the side of simplicity. Another point
raised was that women NOWADAYS be-
long to several clubs, always more than
one, possessing thus the right to wear
many badges, ribbons and pins. and il
was agreed that the practice of ap-
pearing thus decorated was by no
means to be commended.
An attachment for toasting bread is
one of the late additions to the chafing-
dish service whose impedimenta are
beginning TO assume proportions The
toaster is a wire plate fitted in the
place of either blazer or hot-water dish
and on it several pieces of bread may
be toasted at once.
Our familiar scrambled eggs become
in England buttered eggs. They are
made in a chafing-d dish. and have a
teaspoonful of potted meat, mushrooms
or chopped parsley stirred in, with a
sprinkling on the top, when served. OF
hot, Drowned crumbs.
For a small luncheon or dinner fol
four or six persons, pineapple ice served
in natural pineapple cup is a pretty
course. The pineapple is cut off at the
top, leaving the stalk as a handle to
the cover piece. The inside is scooped
out and used with perhaps the pull
of another small one to make the ice
The cup is set in pail or freezer, with
q layer of shaved fee and salt beneath
and for few inches around and is thus
kept chilled to the last moment. Use
the spiky leaves of the second pine t.
make a bed for the cup to rest upon
The ice is put in just as it is sent to the