The record-union., 1898-05-01

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A nurse who was graduated recently
from one of the training schools of a
New York city hospital says that
number of the members of her class
were girls from wealthy or very we'll
to-do families. who were studying
nursing as a part of a liberal educa-
ton They had no idea of applying the
knowledge they gained in any particu-
lar way, only to meet such emergencies
as might come 10 them in life. One
girl who was to marry a country doctor
was taking the course to be able TO
assist her husband and take an intelli-
gent interest in his work And the rich
girls. the nurse said, were, if anything.
more enthusiastic and more devoted to
their work than the girls who were
taking up the profession as means OF
livelihood.
The edict against Easter lilies that
was put out by an Episcopal church
in Jersey City was not altogether -un-
wise, though it was at the cost of a
most beautiful effect in the whole
scheme of Easter decoration. Their
heavy perfume is deadly to many per-
sons. and when it is inhaled in a crowd
ed audience room, fainting has been
frequent Horticultural science has
produced the odorleas onion; it will.
perhaps, be possible to take out the
oVerpowering fragrance of the lily in
time. While near the subject, it may
be added that fainting turns in church
es and at prayer meetings would not
be nearly so frequent if the average
church caretaker really understood his
business. One or two windows opened
fTcm the bottom is often his only idea
of ventilating a big church that has
been filled at two services on Sunday.
When it is necessary to visit an empty
church during the week, the bad air
has been more than once noticed. There
should be sort of civil service exam
ination for the caretakers of public
buildings, and the porters of parlor and
sleeping coaches.
1t is the hope of many women inter
ested in the progress of educational sys-
TEN Cf New York that the time will
come when the noon luncheon will be
under the control of the Board of Edu-
cation. If any need for evidence of
this existed the use of ones eyes While
walking about the city will speedily
contribute it, At one of the uptown
schools in that city the other day was
noticed drawn up at the side. around
the corner from the main entrance
where the teachers would go out, a
peddler's cart containing large chunks
of the pink-and- white sweet that goes
under the name Of Turkish candy. A
man. with by no means clean hands
wGs breaking off Jumps which he slip
ped on squares of white paper and sold
al a penny each to the children who
surrounded the cart. To the question
of a spectator. one of the older girls
replied that these little children did
not so home, but provided themselves
with pennies and bought this candy
luncheon at the noon hour. On an
other day the same spectator happened
TO be walking through East Twenty
third street at the noon recess of the
College of the City of New York, on the
corner of Lexington avenue. The side
walk was so crowded with outpouring
students that it was almost impos-
sible to pass The air was heavy with
the smell of the bites" that were be-
ing bought from the peddlers drawn
up along the curb. The least harmful
edibles that were being consumed We're
bananas. Many Of the boys strolled
along bareheaded. book in one hand
and in the other some wretched con-
coction from a bakers cart, such as a
pasty doughnut, Il cake whose tinge of
yellow betrayed its unhygienic ele-
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food. The closeness of the atmosphere
in which the boys had been all the
morning seemed to hang about them.
so that, though it was out of doors, the
air was almost as sitting as in a room /:
yet, after this long housing in impure
air. the only stimulant to the system
was this almost poisonous food
Pack away ermine furs in a bag of
blue cotton or white one that has
been slightly dyed with indigo. A bit of
white wax. too. must go into the bag
to keep the furs from turning yellow.
Poverty Luncheons' is a new name
for the economical feasts which groups
of people give from time to time. A
company of eight women have found
1t possible to give in turn ample and
appetizing luncheons to this number
for the sum of 50. With a little discre-
tion in marketing and little care that
q simple dish be perfectly cooked and
served. the luncheons have proved gas
tronCmic successes as we'll as pleasant
occasions of friendly intercourse One
of the hcstesses says that liz il. the
matter is looked into, it is not under
stood how much the non-essentials of a
luncheon cost-the sailed almonds and
bonbons and various similar things
when ordered carte-blanche from a ca
terer. For example. most grocers sell
the ordinary almonds shelled at about
81 cents 4 pound. Half a pound salted
at home is an ample allowance for a
luncheon of eight, and the cost is Is
cents, the few drops of oil and the