New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-28

1t was. appropriately enough. a woman who had
the interior decorating of the Board OF Lady Man
ayers Building at st. Louis. The main room IS
the salon 'honneur and IS furnished in Louis XIV
style. says THE Uphosterer." The walls are hung
in pale green brocade. The window draperies and
portieres OF pale green silk rep, with cream
color conspicuous in TIE borders. The ceiling is
tinted old ivory, and the furniture IS dull gold
and covered with cream ground brocaded tapes
try. picked out in old rose helotrope and green.
The floor is done in perfectly plain green Wilton
Oriental rugs and fine old mahogany furniture set
off the dull olive walls of the long banquet hall
from pale yellow TO tawny yellow The halls
foor are tinted in varying shades Of green and
the hanginGs in each room show a different treat
meut. Some are in cretonnes, some In thin SILK.
in s g soe w s9ms soms aTs or
Women enjoy reputation among for say
ing mean things about each other. "Catty' is an
adjective that like to apply to them Gossip,
especially when It has a malicious twist, is con-
sidered very bad form. but everybody enjoys gos-
siping.
AS Mrs. Margaret Deland remarks in her de
liehtfuI ESSAY Concerning Glass Houses in the
July 'IIarper's Bazar" II we aren't TO talk about
people what Is there left 10 talk about?
For indeed If We leave out human nature
there is comparatively little else to talk about all
the large and fundamental things of life are rooted
somehow in human souls: We cannot talk or sliI
or righteousness or judgment without human
reference and illustration: hardly talk of
even the trivial and unimportant without human
reference. But if. when we talk. imagina-
lips. we shall not break any windows
Imagination, in regard to the feelings or our
are very few OF US who saying forth w with ouE
them If BY some magical process, we could know
how the broken glass would hurt II we could sea
proved by the fact that we so rarely throw
Stones e %he fear has something to do with our ret
cence in her presence it takes good deal OF cour-
derstand that her husband is making a fool OF
himself With M st g We Were scent fs into
stones at his glass house but, really. apart from
Mrs Smiths pain. When she is not present. II is
different matter; we are not hampered by any
So il is quite obvious that what need break
Sampering cox ciousness Of the pain it causes We
need 10 know just how the householder feels when
under shattered skyliSht Of hope and love"
The German husband must be a convenient but
queer sort of person 20 keep about the house il
Countess Aida Krakow is 20 be believed
Writing Good Housekeeping for July, the
countess draws picture Of this engaging indi-
viduaI which is warranted 10 make the average
American wife thank her lucky stars that she does
him
"He accompanies her Ibis wifeI on calls, for In
stance or pays them on her behslf. lie writes and
answers invitations. He selects the wines for din
ners. and he frequently orders the whole menu
only dispUses the company at table. but informs
each man in advance which lady he shall have the
honor lead out. lie attends TO the Introduction
of strangers herself and 10 all the men present
besides bringing up all the men for presentation
to arriving women who happen TO De unacquainted
with the company already gathered. 1t is he. like
wise who attends 10 the family correspondence"
Equally singular TO the American mind is the
morning routine of this German husbands better
half the hausfrau. II is worth quoting If only for
It's medievalism:
Beginning with the cellar. she proceeds 70 the
stalls Here she is met by the inspectors wife and
the head stable maid who report to her the quantity
of milk that has been yielded and consumed or
sold She listens. and when they done she
long gangway between the rows OF stabbed cattle
and comments to the stable maids waiting about
as she passes along. upon ~" condition Of the
stalls and the aspect OF tie animals The head
stable maid then retireS. for there is follow an
Inspection of the dairy and poultry yard These
departments OF the estate are under the direct
charge OF the inspectors wife alone. When mat
tors concerning them have been discussed others
come IN. One maid is recalctrant. another has
proved dishonest: Of the imbecile children
OF the court is growing nischevous; Crete the
gooseherd maid. has wrenched her foot on the
manor meadow. and would be thankful for soma
linirnent. old mother (aged retainer) has
snged her petticoat to powder and needs supply
of flannel In short nearly every visit TO the stalls
chest as it's sequence So my lady returns 10 the
house and uniocks them TO intrust drugs and cloth
10 the inspectors wife by a messenger.
she then continues her daily routine Of duties