The record-union., 1899-08-20

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A clever Brooklyn woman has utilized
some everyday foundations in making
some exceedingly attractive additions
to the furnishings of her home. And
this was how she did it:
writing desk was needed in con-
tracted space between two windows. In
taking the measurements for the height
and breadth a kitchen table of white
wood was brought in. The proportions
of this We're found to be so good that
the idea of converting it into a writing
table was raised.
Two small drawers with black iron
pulls were let into the front piece, and
a cherry stain applied to match the
woodwork of the room. A piece of
terra Gotta colored cloth was then las
tened to the top with black nails, and
border Of the wood left showing all
around. A unique set of writing equip
ments in gun metal gave ornamental
significance to the simple piece Of
furniture.
Another table of the same character
was transformed into pretty wash
stand. First a lower shelf and back
piece to the upper one were pat on by
carpenter. Then a SplaSher rod at
the back, towel racks at either side,
and drawer pulls all of nickel Ilate
were added. The final satisfying touch
was a cover made of white pique edged
with cotton lace.
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low packing box that happened
to fit into a small recess under a bed
room window was made into most
serviceable hold-all and seat. The
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padded with old comfortables. The in
side was lined with wall paper, and the
the outside covered with a striped cre-
tonne, laid plain over the cover, and
laid in crisp box pleats around the
sides.
A trifing decoration added to the
ordinary bedroom table that accom-
panies the cottage sets made it unique
A piece of pink fiowered cretonne was
stretched tightly across the top and
held down firmly by small tack. A
full ruffie with beading was sewed all
around the four sides of the cretonne
and tackled all around the four sides OF
the cretonne and tackled in three or
four places to the table.
The same material was applied in
like manner to a homely mantel, first
fastening 1t on a board which was laid
over the old shelf
The combination table and bench sold
for kitchen use became an artistic ad-
dition to the livingi room. Forest green
stain was rubbed into the wood, a
white goatskin rug was thrown over
the back and cushioned seat was
made of green corduroy. In this new
guise the kitchen bench became a fire.
side settee of intrinsic merit.
Onions. which are regarded by food
authorities as one of the most val
liable vegetables that we have, are un-
fortunately also found by many per-
sons very difficult to digest A sug-
gestion that has been tested it's giver
says, by long experience, and tried by
many persons always with success, is
to add a little sugar to the onion salad
to prevent and discomfort after eating
it. Anything which will encourage the
consumption of onions is to be recon-
mended Physicians say that they are
as we'll remarkable healing powers. The
raw Bermuda onion is the variety that
is most palatable and the most efficient,
and if, with a little sugar, it is also
easily assimiliated, the knowledge be-
comes valuable.
Oue QdS LIlS SpIIHSs Sdlu NEW
York physician recently II met, near
the entrance of an uptown carriage
show room, "a man in whose family I
practiced. Come with me, he said, i
am just going to choose a carriage to
Surprise my wife. She has long want
ed to have her own conveyance, and
there's no reason now why she should
not be gratified.' My dear fellow
said, / could not with a clear con-
science go with you on any such ex
pedition. Your wife now takes alto
gether too little exercise. and if you
set up a carriage for her I predict
really ominous things within two years
time My words impressed him, and
he walked on with me while l went
into the case more fully. His wife has
not yet got her carriage. and she does
not know how near she came to having
it, nor that / prevented it, but l feel
1 saved her health certainly, and per-
haps her life, by my action Too many
women who find themselves growing
stout as they approach middle life yield
to the inclination to take less and less
exercise. If they own a carriage, they
are apt not to walk at all. In this
particular case, the slight exercise the
woman is obliged to take to get even
to the cars is her salvation Carriages
are useful often. and agreeable always,
but women should supplement their
constant use with plenty of walking,
which is natures exercise, and must
not be entirely cut off. The enthusiasm
of carriage people for golf playing AMI
other athletic sports has been most
valuable to them
Kentucky club women have under
taken a crusade against slang The
federation of that State has prepared
a petition that is to be sent to school
principals and teachers, asking their
cooperation with the council of club
Presidents to secure more careful use
of English. The petition further de-
clares that the great amount of un-
grammatical and poor English and
slang so constantly heard in the home,
the school room and on the street is
an offense to the ear and should not
exist. The petition might have gone
still further and spoken of the torture
to sensitive ears of fiat or shrill, un-
modulated voices rolling out careless,
slovenly speech. in which syllables are
cut off or cut out. and the sound of
honest, necessary letters wilfuly ignor-
ed. The possibilities of the speaking
voice are yet only half understood.
There is still hope, however, that par
entS Will one day see the importance of