The record-union., 1897-10-31

! Third Exercise.-Elbows to front and
rear. Stand as at first described. %
Front Bring the elbows forward in
line with hips. Cd sRear. Turn the ell
bows back till the shoulder blades meet,
expand the chest, head erect. Repeat.
Fourth exercise-Stand as before de-
scribed. % Up. Raise arms slaterally
until horizontal, palms of hands up,
fingers extended. Chest we'll out. CD
Down Gradually lower the arms.
Stretch them to their utmost.
Fifth exercise-Extension of the arms,
, Stand as before described. % Place
the closed fists against chest, knuckles
! down, thumbs out, elbows well to rear.
! CD Front Briskly extend the arms to
front horizontally. (3) Back. Resume
/ first position Gas in pain). a Up.
( Briskly raise arms ertivcally, knuckles
! to the front 90 Down. Force the
arms obiiquely back, and gradually
down to the sides. Repeat.
! Sixth eXercise-Arms in circle. Stand
! as before. % Raise the arms laterally
till horizontal, palms up. CD Circle.
Swing the arms circularly upward and
/ backward, from front to rear, body
erect. Arms not to pass in front line
/ of chest.
Begin easily, do each set five times,
and having done the whole six, rest a
/ bit. Then do them seven times, then
! ten times, even more, but do not ex-
/ ercise violently too long.
/ The cloak-rooms at the new Barnard
/ College are as modern as the rest Of
that very progressive seat of learning
/ They occupy the mezzanine spaces be-
/ tween the first and second and second
and third floors, and are rows Of tiny
/ individual closets. Each closet has a
/ shelf near the top which makes a band
/ box for the hat and hooks underneath
/ to hang the wrap, with an umbrella
rack in the corner, and floor space for
rubbers. The long, narrow doors nave
/ fine wire ventilators in the upper panel
4 to remedy any stufiness which might
follow when damp clothing is hung in
side. This combination of hygiene and
convenience down to the smallest de-
tail is a marked feature of all the ac-
cessories of the new buildings on Ca
thedral Hights. 1t is interesting, by
the way, to record Dean Smiths views
about dormitory life for college girls.
| MY ideal of it, she says, lis that a
student should live en- academe during
| the working days Of the week, be-
cause the most obliging family pro-
/ gramme can never be altogether ar
ranged for her needs, and that she
should live at home from Friday 10
! Monday so that she may not become
abnormal" It is this opiniOR which
makes Miss Smith both desirous aud
hopeful that New York girls shall avail
/ themselves of the dormitory privileges
as well as those from outside of the
State.
There is a feature in a certain board
| school well known in Germany
| which should commend itself to the
| American parent. \ housekeeper not
| only superintends the domestic ar
rangements of the house, but also over
looks the girls wardrobes and teaches
them to mend and keep their clothes
in order. Several of our schools have
| something in a way corresponding to
this practical instruction, but nothing,
so far as known, which exactly fills that
particular want; and the boarding
school girl is usually neglectful to de-
gree of her wearing apparel.
Women have long been instructed
that rugs and bare floors are sanitary
essentials in housekeeping. While this
statement is undoubtedly true in many
cases, it still admits of qualifications.
In houses where rooms have we'll
made and hardwood floors the ar
rangement proves satisfactory, though
all women admit that it increases the
household work. Good floors, howeve>,
are still the exception more than the
rule. When a housekeeper attempts to
stain and oil margins that are made
of uneven, loosely put together bords,
she finds that she has undertaken a
considerable burden. Such floors al
most never look we'll. They need the
most constant care to be even of toll
cradle appearance. Wiping over once
a day by no means keeps them in con-
dftion particularly if, as is probable,
the house in general be poorly built.
with dust to rise from the cellar and
enter through the windows by many
cracks and iiI-j0ined corners More
than one housekeeper testifies that un-
der such conditions they have gone
back to fitted carpets. These, it may
be added, can be hygienically cared for
by following the approved method OF
sweeping them. This is to brush the
dust from the corners and use car
pet-sweeper to take it from the main
space of the carpet, afterward wiping
it over with a clean, damp, not wet,
cloth Another point urged for the rug
system, which experience does not
bear out, is its economy. Few maids
can adequately clean the heavy rugs
with which many apartments are
strewn. They demand outside service
about as frequently as does the fitted
carpet. A New York woman who oc-
cupied a handsome uptown apartment
paid two dollars a week throughout the
year to have her rugs properly cleaned
every Friday morning. 1t will be
the wise housekeeper who will study
the limitations of her residence before
she decides in favor of bare -oors
Although the crisrs and tender celery
is best served in its natural state fried
celery is an appetizng relish as a
luncheon or supper dish. To prepare it,
cut pieces of the larger stalks in three
inch lengths After wiping each piece
dry, it should be dipped in egg, then in
bread crumbs, and fried quickly by
dropping in smoking hot fat. Remove
to drain on some brown paper, and
send hot to the table to eat with seal
loped oysters or a chafing-dish service
of creamed fish,