The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-17

The violinist is the one woman, per-
haps, excepting the pianist, who de-
lights in large hands They are in
valuable to her, and if she can get them
in any way she will. Miss Maud Pow
ell submitted her hands to massage
treatment at one time for this purpose
and, as she thought, with happy re-
suits. Strength in both arms is re-
quired, and the right side of the body,
with the constant use of the bow, &C
QuireS an unusual development
One wonders if the great increase OF
womens clubs has had anything to do
with the desire on the part of society
women to improve their conversational
powers 1t is certain that the average
club woman learns to think very quick
ly when on her feet. 1t is also true
that some New York women this sea-
son have felt their inability to converse
we'll. and have secured a conversation
teacher for the purpose of improving
them in this respect. She is quite diff
ferent from the current-topics instruc-
tor or the class-lecturer. Her object
is solely the cultivation Of converse
tional powers, and she does this, TAX
fers not to take her pupils in classes,
and, it may be added, her pupils pre-
fer to come singly.
A favorite cry of the silversmith at
the holiday-time in reference to the
small silver articles which were being
freely sold in the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES was
to the effect that their wares were
IA \, A
button-hook purchased at a thoroughly
reputable place on this basis, and pre-
sented as a holiday gift, has been she'd
ding sand ever since Christmas. Final
ly, where the hook was secured to the
handle the thread became worn, and
parting was the result. When this oc-
CURED, a stream of sand poured out Of
the handle like that which regulates an
hours glass. Nearly a teaspOonful was
collected on bit of paper, disclosing
weight if not wearing power, and it
would be interesting to know if other
silver is increased in avoirdupois by
this means.
The pitfalls of price to the unen-
lightened are many A woman who adj
mired the design and finish of some
rock crystal goblets in friends home,
decided, when a few weeks later she
contemplated an addition to her fine
glassware, to investigate the matter
and see if similar ones were within her
ample but not luxurious means. Look
ing over the stock in a shop she found.
after a little search, a design that
pleased her, and inquired the price.
They were $425 a dozen.
Some clever women have discovered
the best way of utilizing the old news
papers with which every woman finds
her house so overcrowded III these days
The one, q mother who has children in
the nursery, utilizes them for little
extra fire in the crate for her children
to dress and undress by in the morning
and evening. She tears the papers in
pieces and twists them into tight rolls.
in which form they burn more slowly
than if open, and give all the heat that
Is needed.
Another woman gives her papers to a
poor woman who without them might
suffer from cold. She uses them twisted
in the same way, and with them she
can do much toward keeping a warm
room. It is a subject worth consider
ing. One objection by the housewife
viii be that papers make the most I'M
desirable kind of ashes-thin black
films which it is almost impossible to
control and keep from floating around
the room and settling to leave marks of
black SCOT.
These are the days when the old pota-
toes are least desirable as articles of
I'll
place them as often as possible with
substitutes, of which there are many
The coarse hominy is useful in this
way, if not served too often. The finer
hominy, served hot and with bit of
butter and pepper and some crisp ba-
con, is a breakfast menu that in some
households is offered about six days
out of seven. Boiled rice may take the
place of the potatoes at any time and
fried rice, which is not rice croquettes,
but prepared like fried mush, is another
way to vary the service of this dish
Macaroni and spaghetti take the place
of potatoes agreeably, as do Lima beans
or Boston baked beans. Even in such
households as have deemed it almost a
part of their religion to serve potatoes
in some form at least twice a day, it
easily made up by various other vege-
tables which are more palatable than
old potatoes.
There is a decided tendency to replace
the white cut glass long used on fash
ionable tables with French gold and
white. This does not mean that cut
glass is banished, or even put in the
background very seriously; but rather
that the desire for change for some
thing else has come to the fore.
There is a Boston mother who has al
ways one nightly office to perform for
her children. and it is never neglected
when it is in any way possible to avoid
it. The babies are growing so big that
the small boy is in trousers and the
small girl can talk, but the motherIv
duty is never omitted. The children go
up to the nursery to go to bed and when
the evening additions have been com,
pleted and the little nightgowns are on
there is a cry from two small voices.
Now, mamma, come and give US a cud-
dley time"
Then mamma goes. and taking the lit
tie girl first-the small boy considers it
his manly prerogative to give this priv
ilege always-cuddles her up in her
arms and talks all sorts of love nom
sense to her for n few minutes, when
the small boys turn comes. He is