The Wichita daily eagle., 1898-01-05
Woman and Her World
THE NEW RABY CULTURE.

salubrious thing 10 be a baby now, say;
| the New York Sun. In the matter oi
| rocking, for example, where is the moth
| er who does not know better than to
rock her infant treasure? This is con-
| sidered 70 be almost as fearful a relic OF
| barbarism as are trotting, tossing, cud-
| dlingand other heathenish practices
Every student of child culture holds
these doings in proper adherence. Ba-
pies, by the way, no longer ''just grow:
they are cultivated.
The kissing of babies has also fallen
| into disrupute. Formerly people felt tnat
| they had to kiss every baby, no matter
/ how unirviting, lest the fond mother
| should think them lacking in apprecia-
| ton. Nowadays one asks permission OF
| the particular parents before pressing a
f! kiss aruond behind the ear OF some ire
| sistable cherub. Once upon time,
! these defenseless little creatures were
| the prey OF absolute strangers osculatory
| people who held up nurse maids and kiS-
sed the pretty babies. The nurse maids
of this latter day civilization regards an
approaching stranger as she would Kid
naper, and she can freeze kiss on the
most longing lips.
Even the mother heart denies the
mother lips. Even though she is not con-
scious OF any outward and visible sign
Of an inward and invisible microoe. the
conscientious mother gives her child the
benefit of the doubt, and does not give
way to kisses. AS for the unregenerate
father who smokes, he is lucky 70 be al
lowed to stand afar off and gaze al his
child. The cultivstors have spared no
words TO impress upon him the unworth-
mess of man who would approach,
with MS tobacco tainted breath" the
fresh susceptibility of a baby.
Mentally and morally, the baby Of TO-
day is cared for with conscientiousness.
Maybe the methods are wrong, but the
laps of a few years will be necessary to
prove that. II is not the correct thing
nowadays to punish a child. So they
say: You must divert the child's atten-
ton" 1t sounds simple, and some
mothers seem to find it so. When the
baby howls for the ink stand, which you
do not want him to nave, you must di-
vert his attention to yesterdays news
paper, which you are quite willing he
should have. That is the way it works.
Unfortunately it is not 50 simple as it
sounds. On second thought you imme-
diately recognize the impropriety of CIV
ing him the newspaper. He will chew it
as soon as he can get 1t to his mouth,
and every up-to-date mother knows that
printers ink is AN undesirable addition
to a babys menu. Also, she knows that
paper is manufactured out of-some-
thing, she is not quite sure what, but old
rags recur to her mind with great per
sistency. The newspaper will not, there
fore. do, so baby's mind must be diverted
a second time.
You pick up your pocketbook, ard ba-
by allows himself to be diverted while
he experiments. When the money comes
tumbling out, with a beautiful jingle, he
forgives you the affair of the ink stand
and the newspaper. He fixes his affec-
ton and his chubby fingers on a big sill
yer dollar and II travels the road of all
things ir babyland-the road to mis-
mouth Then you remember the grimy
hand of the cash boy who brought you
that dollar; a cash boy with-well, there
is no time for details. This is the time
for diversion You must divert baby's
mind once more. And so it goes
MOST COSTLY ENTERTAINING
Young NATIONS sometimes feel that
they would like to entertain a number
of their friends if they could do so with
out making serious irroads on their pri-
vate bank account.
This may be done, if care is taken to
have all the little details perfectly plan
ned, and well carried out, and yet done
in such way that there will be no ap-
pearance Of crudeness or lack of ele-
gance.
Everything depends upon having a
clear idea OF what is TO be done, and
then in following out your idea without
change.
A tea is usually the plan selected for
entertaining a number Of acquaintance,
and for this. ask eight or ten of your girl
friends to assist you 1t will be pleas
ant TO have those who accept your invi-
tation spend a morning or an evening
with You, 50 that you can talk over your
plans, and make defnate arrangements
as to the duties of each one, carefully
entering into all details.
It will be important to have woman
in the kitchen VINO is accustomed to such
affairs, VINO can take the responsibility
from you.
II is best. when making your plans, to
select a color and endeavor 10 carry il |
out as nearly as possible. A pink tea is
really one of the prettiest that can oe
given, and for this the neatest plan is !
to cover the glass globes with pink !
tissue paper. which may be tied
in place with pink baby ribbon, thus
securing a soft light.
Your table cloth WILL Of course, be i'm |
maculate and napkins abundant.
4 tall vase containing one or two hand |
some roses, rather than an abundance Of |
inferior ones, will be all the Gecoratiins |
necessary.
The opinion is fortunately gaining |
ground that a pleasant social hour is
more desirable than a great amount of /
gastronomic dainties at an afternoon af- |
fair so you need not hesitate to set a |
rather than an overourdened ta- /
bic.
Sandwiches made from the loaves
which come especially for that purpose, |
and filed with chopped nuts, lettuce.
chopped ham or chicken or sliced ton
que. are Of course a prime necessity. and |
may De made at home, or # preferred |
may oe ordered from your confectioner.
this adds greatly 10 the cost of !