The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-01-29

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the rubber floor which makes it sat
isfactory; it is never slippery, and 1t is
pretty and attractive as we'll 1t is
made of small tiles 23s inches square,
,, dovetailing, or rather interlocking, so
that there is no possibility of the tiles
+ separating
1t comes in all shades = terra Gotta,
blue, white, green, shades of gray and
chocolate-and is laid in as artistic de-
signs as thing of different materials. A
man who spends his summers on Long
Island is having his own and his wife's
bathrooms in a new house tiled with
rubber, blue and white, in different de-
signs; a neat little pattern in green
and white is in the pantry, and there
are other designs for laundry and
kitchen. Another man, who has large
house, has had the broad verandas
around it tiled in this way.
But you never could dance on IT,
said a woman who saw it and some
delightful possibilities of the piazza as
well, in disappointed tones. Yes you
could" said the man; 'all you have to
do is to put on two or three coats of
paraffine wax, and it makes as good a
floor to dance on as you could wish
For bathrooms, kitchens and laun-
dries, where there is likely to be great
deal Of water splashed on the floors,
the thing is set in waterproof cement
to make it absolutely waterproof Be-
ing easy to the foot, warm, and germ
proof, it seems to be the floor the
housewife has been looking for for
some time. 1t is practically indestruct-
ible.
Celery sandwiches are best made
when combined with hard boiled eggs
The celery should be shredded very fine
and mixed with finely chopped whites
and yolks of hard boiled eggs. The
paste is then formed with mayonnaise
dressing. Spread between thin oblongs
of brown bread, this mixture is not only
appetizing, but substantial.
A speaker at recent meeting of
woman's club voiced her appreciation
of the modern interest in and excite
ment over microbes. She said that the
we'll to do citizen appreciates that it is
not enough that his own establishment
should be conducted on sanitary prin-
ciples; between it and the tenement
house in the slums there is a direct con-
nection, and he must be as sure of the
cleanliness of the one as of the other.
L consider said a woman physician
not long ago, that the system of
Thursday and Sunday visiting among
domestics is responsible for a consid-
cradle proportion of the spread of i'll
ness. One has only to answer few
advertisements from tenement districts
and see the crowded, unwholesome and
dirty places that many, even the most
tidy and capable of our housemaids,
come from, to understand with what
nests of contagion We are in commun-
ion. 1t is most desirable whenever pos
sible that mistress should know some
thing of the places the maids in her
service frequent. In the case of the
nurse of young child, the mother is
justified in insisting upon this knowl-
edge. The insect vermin that often in
vades the most carefully kept houses,
and which is usually brought by one
of the servants from a friend she has
visited, is the least dangerous of the
effects which they may bring into our
homes
What might have been a serious fire
was started recently by means of a
celluloid comb. A half spent match
was dropped upon it in a bathroom,
enough flame remaining to ignite the
comb The blaze communicated itself
to the fringe of towel hanging near
mr. in,
ablaze. Fortunately, it was discovered
and extinguished before more serious
harm than general damaging of wood
work and bath fixtures had been done.
Candid sweet potatoes are prepared
by boiling them until they are thor
oughly cooked, but not mealy. They
are then peeled and sliced A shallow
dish or tin is smeared with butter, and
a layer of the sliced potatoes put in;
over this sugar is sprinkled, then an
other layer of potatoes and another of
sugar, with a few bits of butter on
top. Some cooks add a very little maple
syrup just before putting them into the
oven. As the potatoes are cooked, they
need only be left in a fairly hot oven
long enough to brown and caramel
slightly.
The fancy for embroidering college
seals and other insignia on soft-pillows
has led to putting personal monographs
or crests on cushions for boudoir use.
A lovely pillow received by a bride re-
Gently was of white satin, with her
maiden monogram embroidered in sill
yer. spray of orange blossoms at one
corner completed the bridal effect A
heavy white silk cord finished the pill
low, and tassels of white silk and silver
were fastened one at each of the cor
ners. Many pillows equally delicate
and elaborate are shown in the shops,
their beauty being somewhat detracted
from by the realization of the difficulty
with which they can be kept unsoiled.
Occasionally one enters a parlor where
the pillows are so extremely costly and
dainty that a sort of slip of sheer bolt
ing-cloth is made to put over them. The
artistic effect is at once lost A soft
cushion should not be above its use
When a pillow reaches the yelled stage,
it might better be of denim.