The record-union., 1898-06-05

any soap directly on the garment, ana
it should never be rubbed, merely
squeezed gently through the nngers
and rinsed through one or two waters
all lukewarm. In the last water put
very little bluing solution and
teaspoonful of liquid gum-arablc:
Shake we'll and hang to dry in as
smooth condition as possible, pressing
lightly under a towel while still slight
ly wet.
At one of the wOman'S exchanges IN
New York are to be found what seem
to be sticks of peppermint candy. Ihey
are in reality clever limitations or those
delights of our childhOod-penny SUCKS
made of white satin and narrow req
ribbon fitted neatly over a pad that Is
in turn wound around a little wooden
stick. The wadding is sprinkled with
sachet powder and the stick is most
convenient form of sachet for glove
and handkerchief box. They cost 81
cents each, and it is interesting to
know that their manufacture is the re-
suit of a happy thought of an ingenious
but impoverished young woman VINO
has protected her cleverness by appeal
has proved as taking a one as the
famous Jack Horner pies, which are
still making an excellent income for
their inventor So popular are the pep
permint sticks, and so accurate are
they in detail of the stimulation which
they attempt, that their producer has
had to have ribbon of the requisite
thread width made specially for their
use All exchanges encourage the de-
velopment of any such taking novel
ties. 1t is at these places that buy
ers have learned to turn for original
and clever little trifles not to be found
! in the general market.
Saving and hammering attracted the
attention of occupants in houses ad-
| joining a certain uptown back yard
recently, and the curiously inclined,
watching from rear windows, dlscoV-
| cred that a neighbor was putting up a
/ bicycle -StorehOuSe. 1t is narrow, ana
/; high enough to hold the wheels, and
affords space on tracks for four bicy
| cles 1t takes up bit of the narrow
! f1ower-be running between the walk
| and the fence, the door being at the
! end and opening on the stone tagging
| behind the house. 1t is probable that
| the family have grown tired as good
many other families have done, of
! making the basement hall wheel
! house Where the dining-roOm is also
! in the basement, bicycles at the foot
| of the stairs are not an attractive sight
| to be encountered three times day.
| This yard wheel-house seems a good
! solution of the problem, Where shall
! wheels be kept in city homes?" 1t
4 n fnll N
er yards. Somebody is cited as having
! kept her-no man would have been
! guilty of such an act-wheel in her
/ room all winter, sticking photographs
! in the spokes, and tying the handle
| bars with ribbonSi To that young
| woman is specially recommended the
| yard wheel-house.
A novelty in wicker furniture is
| wide chair or narrow settle as you Sc
| lect to describe it. 1t has a very high
! back. and is evidently modelled after
! the high English draught chairs that
are popular in many drawing-rooms.
! The new shadings of wicker furniture
combine almost every tint known, with,
| however, the sealingwax red and the
| forest-green still much in evidence
| Spanish yellow is another fashionaDle
| color, but with these decided shades
come many delicate hues, making II
possible to match any sort of hangings
/ in furniture. The durability and
| cleanliness of the wicker furniture is
| adding markedly to it's use as all
around service, while the possibility OF
relieving it with pillows and cushions
brings it within the limit of upholstered
| comfort.
French woman visiting in this
| country wonders that American chill
dren are not more often put in the black
! play-aprons which French children
wear universally, boys and girls allke.
These are long, loose aprons, which but-
/ ton to the throat in the back and are
made with wide loose sleeves. They
fit on over any toilet. and the children
! in French towns are seen encased In
them while at play. They are quickly
removed and protect dress and stock
ings from dirt and wear. The little
/ boys are trained to their wear so that
| they do not disdain them. The aver
age American boy, however, would be
! likely to chafe seriously if he was re-
turned to pinafores. The aprons are
I invariably made Of black French cam
bric of sufficiently good quality to pre-
vent crocking, and are In such common
use as to be accepted without question
/ by the children.
/ The shop windows in New York show
the most remarkable combinations of
the American flag that can be fanciea.
Not only are there ribbons and throat
| bows ad libitum of red. white and blue,
but entire bodces and hats are made
up with as much semblance to the flag
as is possible from the shape of these
articles Sweaters and shirts decorated
with the stars and stripes are seen in
the shop windows, but not as yet out
side Flag waistcoats have not es-
capped the counters of some very up-to-
date stores. In fans, photograph
frames. bonbon boxes and caterers eff
fects. the Star-Spangled Banner is by
all odds the most popular design. Sta
tionery, of course, is freely stamped
with it, A yard in Brooklyn has flag
in tulips on its green turf. 1t would
seem as if there was no article of trade
at the moment that is entirely free
from this patriotic touch.
Red, white and blue teas and dinners
are just at present much more the fash
ion in this country than any sort of
monochrome affair that can be devised
|
A woman who is obliged to be out a
great deal in all kinds of weather says
that if women are going to talk about
| bvuiapic draSS they must pivp nm their