New-York tribune., 1904-08-15
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No housemaids knuckles need be sore IN future
from knocking at bedroom doors for quaint and
beautiful bedroom knockers are now provided for
the benefit OF early risers who have to he called in
the morning. These knockers are of English
or1gta and are copied from the famous Durham
sanctuary knooker. which dates back 10 Norman
times In those days it was the privilege of the
CEurch 10 protect fugitves, who had only to knock
overhead The Durham knocker was provided for
TO wake busy people in the tweatieth century as
II oio 70 rouse the sleepy porter in earlier times
Women who take upon themselves the pleasant
duty OF decorating their churches may be inter
esteo in what the Bishop OF Worcester has to saw
on the subject Flowers says the bishop. should
be used only on festivals: they should never be al
lowed to remain after they are vithered: they
shoglo be voluntary offerings there is ecclesas-
jars or tortured into unnsra Ge apeg m bs7s
shOgd NOT NOT Ps be SG ~s9y S Of them leaves or ower
or near the ledge OF the pulpit so to interfere
the proper uss CT the font"
Russian parents have ingenious method OF
avoiding the disgrace OF having an old maid in the
family. When they see daughter getting on
toward old-maidenhood without any prospect Of
marriage they take her abroad for time. After
3 year or two she win reappear- among her old
that her late lamented husband never existed out
sloe ths ina asinauon OF those who Invented him.
status IN society and enabling her to avoid the
notifications OF the "unappropriated blessing
Mrs. Frances Lille the wife Of professor IN
Chicago University. IS mothertng a scheme for
dressing little girls like boys Believing that girls
clothes are largely designed for display. and that
because OF the dnery 70 which their own and their
mothers vanity subjects them they are cut out Of
much healthy enjoyment, she advocates the adop-
ton OF a sort OF gymnasium suit. consisting OF a
loose blouse with a skirt falling to the knee worn
over serge knickerbockers instead Of petticoats
Mrs. Lille does not believe IN braces for girls and
would have this dress reform costume so built as
70 depend insensibiy from the hips Thus clad a
could share in the games and sports Of her BROTH
ers. She would be healthier and so she would be
happier, for being able to throw herself whole
without thought Of her CLOTHES.
Il have just been out 70 buy some Strawberries,
and what do you think paid for them % wrote a
New-York girl back to her mother from Dublin.
under date OF July 80 'inepence (or IS ceuts) for
strawberries by the leaf-usualy the cabbage leaf;
in London they sell by the pound. For a
box OF Strawberries such as you dear people could
buy In little old New-York all last month should
have had TO pay anywhere from 80 cents to 10
cents. (But think of the 10Y of having strawber-
res right through TO August and stra wberries are
my fsvorite fruit, tooD There is reason that ]
The season has been good and the fruit is plentiful
But they say the strawberry has got into the
East Fourteenth-st. between irving Place and
Third The result Of the Vaccinations of this
strawberry ring is that in the nice houses no one
year. She finds she buy it of the best makers
for almost third Of the cost Of the berries and
sugar