The record-union., 1898-08-14

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convenience" said one woman to a sis
ter clubWoman, who was painting with
the idea that she could not breathe;
simply insist to yourself that you are
just as you always are and your ols-
tress Will soon be over" so many OF
these strong minded women were
around that their influence proved OF
benefit and of the thousand women
who went up that day, no one really
| succumbed to any serious attack On
the trip up Pixies Peak the same condi-
tions were evident. There is no DOUBT
| that imagination and a careful watch
ing for symptoms are responsible Tor a
! large amount of the trouble alleged 10
be experienced in mountain trip. More
reasonable, however, seems the contln-
ued effect on some persons OF the mile
! high atmosphere of Denver itself. Inc
eXhlaration which the air produces
| seems to develop after a While cOndi-
| tion of restlessness that is certainly evil
dent and is admitted by many Denver
| residents. A New York man residing
| there for the benefit of his sons health
| says that eighteen months is as long as
| he can stand it: then he goes to the
| loWlands for a six weeks rest A New
| England woman, also there temporar-
lily, gives similar testimony, her period
| Of endurance not being more than a
year. There was noticeable a curious
| sense of being unable to keep quiet, yet
sleep at night was easy and restful.
| Denver people are said to be the great
/ est travellers of any city in the country.
| They are always coming and going, and
| it is possible that the explanation is
| found in the impetus of the rare air
they breathe.
The beautifully polished and often ex-
| pensive dressing tables are now fire.
| quently provided with a plate glass
| top, which fits over them perfectly.
This protects not only the finish of the
| table itself, but as it can be lifted off.
| often the eXquisitely embroidered
| drawn work mats and doilies are placed
| between the glass and the top. In this
| way they show through and are yet
| protected. The plan, however, is scarce
! ly an artistic one. The glass top is not
bad idea in itself, but the plastering
| of doilies beneath seems unsuitable.
| The same objection applies to the elabo-
| rately ornamented dressing table uten-
| sils. Il is a common thing to have
| these tables set out so elabOrately that
| a second set of everything for real use
/ is kept in one of the drawers, such a
| course being actually necessary be-
| cause of the elaboration in the show
! set. Fewer of these show implements
| and a selection made of rich, plain ones,
/ if cost is desired, that may have the
| careful use which belongs TO refined
| ways, would seem to be in better taste.
Black or white imitation or cheap
marble mantel pieces, such as are often
seen in houses that are not new, should
| be removed as quickly as possible ur
| treated ruthlessly with paint to match
| the woodwork. 1t occasionally happens.
! however, that really handsome marble
mantels of costly stone and beautifully
| workmanship are encountered. These,
with little study in treating them TO
! add warmth without taking from the
purity Of design. become a valued, ef-
! fective fitment of the room.
| Those troublesome complaints, soft
corns are especially apt to make them
selves felt in warm weather. The best
! treatment for them is dryness. The
/ thorough use of the towel with a little
! powder and a bit Of soft absorbent cot
I ton, renewed night and morning, viii
/ usually promptly exterminate them.
The difference between sherbet and
an ice is that the former has added to
/ it gelatine or the whites of eggs after
( it is taken out of the freezer. In freez-
/ ing, the sherbet must be stirred with
! the crank as is ice cream, the ice being
I left unmolested after a few rounds of
| the dasher. Lemon water ice is now
| sometimes enriched by a half-pint of
/ rich cream that is stirred in with a
! wooden spoon just as the mixture be
gins to set. The can is then covered
and packed well in ice and salt, and
| left untouched until thoroughly frozen.
The average housekeeper finds that
: her memory is shortest when it comes
/ 70 the daily planning of meals. Her
/ frequent cry that she cannot think of
1 anything TO order never seems to be
| suggestive to her of it's own remedy.
| She has ordered and does order every
! day the round of family living and if
/ when the process is over she would
arrange in a little book kept for the
purpose the chief dishes that have ap-
/ peared on the table during the twenty
| four hours, she viii find that she quick
/ ly accumulateS a valuable memora-
! biia. Instead of cataloguing these
| dishes under Sunday, Monday, and
! Tuesday, it is simpler to classify them
/ breakfast, luncheon, dinner; substan-
/ tials and desserts. A housekeeper who
! has practiced this plan since the be-
ginning of the year has over and over
/ again been amazed to discover how
! the useful simple dishes escape her
memory without it,
| Organdie pillows have been made up