The record-union., 1898-08-07

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A wash shield worn over the shoul-
der, and kept in place by means of
band slipped through eyelet holes, is
the useful substitute for the tedious
replacing of these articles in bodices.
1t is a wonder the device has never
been thought of before.
There is a noticeable Improvement in
some of the newest sleeping-cars in the
matter of the Women's dresSing-rooms.
Women travellers have long been in
dignant that the designers of these We
hicles have paid so little attention to
their comfort. For the use Of the men.
spacious and convenient dressing rooms
are provided, with plenty of wash-boWls
and room really to swing the tradi-
tional cat in The women, on the con-
trary, have been confined to tiny
closet where it is almost an imposSi-
bility in some cases to raise ones arms
for the proper brushing of ones hair,
and where only one woman can be ac-
commodated at a time. Some of the
newest cars indicate that woman has
been at the elbow of the builder. The
dressing-roomS partake almost of
commodious character. There are two
or three toilet stands, and other evil
dences of a desire to minister to the
comfort of women travellers. There is
still, however, room for Improvement
in this direction. Why does not some
woman with the necessary mechanical
talent send in a sleeping-car design TO
the manufacturers? The placing of
maids on sleeping-cars for long trips
is a most useful step, and to- the invalid
or mother travelling with children opens
a vista of comfort that is hardly to be
overestimated. 1t only needs further
development in the dressing-room re-
form to make all women travellers
equally comfortable.
The same desire to revive old GUS
toms to pose as novelties of the mo-
ment which leads the college girls to
wear the hot, uncomfortable sunbon
nets of their grandmothers, works in a
culinary way in the restoration as
relish of the old fashioned "cracklings"
left from trying out lard. These are
made hot in the chafing-dish and
spread between thin slices of brown
bread or unsweetened biscuit. The So
called dainty cannot be said to be an
especially happy thought on the part of
any one.
simple and delicious dessert that is
possible with the first green apples is
made from half-a-doZen large ones.
These are cored and quartered and put
into saucepan with barely water
enough TO cover them. They should
he cooked slowly, and when tender
pressed while hot through a sieve and
sweetened to taste. The yolks of three
eggs we'll beaten are ready at this mo-
ment and are beaten into the hot puree,
which is returned for an instant to the
range afterward. The mixture is then
put into lemonade glasses and is served.
when cold, with whipped cream and
canded cherry heaped on the top of
each. 1t may be- pressed into porcelain
egg-cups, the beaten whites of the eggs
put on top, and the cups set in the oven
for a moment to brown. 1t is then eaten
hot or cold, and with or without plain
cream.
The statement of Miss ARIA S. Hunt
ington of Syracuse, who has had wide
experience in library work, that she
portunity of making their own selec-
tions of books in the library without
any instructions. is an opinion that CO.
incides with that of many other library
experts. The notion that if a child is
reading it does not matter what he
reads is about as pernicious as that if
achild is eating it does not matter what
sort of food is taxing his digestion.
Nor is it wise to trust many of the so
called childrens books. The best au-
thorities on the subject of children's
reading seem to agree that the stand
ard works of literature are to he large
ly drawn upon for the children's IL
brary.
The public care of a needy family be-
comes on individual investigation little
short Of paternal. a woman who has
been interested the last winter in the
maintenance OF a poor household, to
whose wants she could not minister
alone discovered that by one means
or another it was possible to provide for
many of their necessities. The husband
and father was out of work. and his
effort to find any was fruitess until the
Industrial Wood Yards made it poSs
BILE for him to earn on any day that
he presented himself - cents. The
younger of the two children of the fam
lily was a nursing babe the other a lit
tie fellow OF two and half years For
him. on q. doctors certificate, a bottle
of sterilized milk was provided daily
for months. From another public source
tea. oatmeal, and some other dry gro
ceries could be had by the perseverng
mother whenever she could leave home
long enough TO work a few hours for
them. Coal tickets secured at intervals
during the cold weather kept the little
stove going from time to time. During
the winter two or three attacks of i'll
ness of mother and children We're min
istered to by a neighboring GispenSary,
and through an order from the same
for the mother in n sickness prolonged
for several days. In the early summer
the younger child became i'll with
cholera infantum, and when the dis
pensary doctor despaired Of its life, a
ticket for a week at a seaside home was
given for it, The little one died before
it could gather strength for the journey,
but the ticket was used by the be-
reaved mother and her remaining child
for al needed rest and refreshnent after
the funeral. 1t WAS possible even TO
crafty the ardent desire of the mother
that her babe should not lie in the Pot
ter's Field by an arrangement with
hearted undertaken, who is TAX
ing his pay in small installments, pay