Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-13

this way the cotton lengths are firmly
knitted In and cannot be readily removed.
All the even stitches take piece of cot
ton fringe on this row. The next row is
knitted plainly, then comes another fringed
row. Thus the rows continue, one fringed
one plain until the strip Is long enough
II this strip Is knitted In white cotton the
next strip may be in red cotton, the colors
alternating until the requisite number of
strips are knitted. when they are sewed to-
gether to make most handsome striped
cotton mat. which. when finished, may
either be lined with calico or left as It is
This method of knitting the fringe makes
durable rug, heavily fringed and pretty
warm and comfortable for the feet on step
ping out OF the bath. As It Is absorbent 1t
becomes OF great service, especially where
there are many children to battle. If the
rug is desired Of lighter weight so as to
render It easier to launder the rows of cot
ton fringe may be placed on every fourth
row instead of upon every second row.
The Ideal Book
For the child must make distinct three
fold appeal: first. to the emotions: second,
to the intellect; third, to that particular
combination of intellect and emotion which.
for distinction. shall be called imagination.
II 1t appeal to any one of these with such
exaggerated force as to make false impres
sions. 1t Is worse than a failure, OF the
latter class the simplest examples are sto-
ries of wild adventure horrible stories,
SAD stories, as we'll as all stories of inn
probable persons and achievements that
are neither fables nor allegories
A great objection to many chdldreu.s
BOOKS Is that they foster the emotions of
fear and anger. They should make their
leading appeal to the affections, and should
arouse love and sympathy for all things
This Is best done by picturing in attractive
forms the common things with which the
child Is familiar, as in the stories and fables
OF animals and flowers, and in some of the
best stories of everyday child life.
Second. the book must be an Ineligible
answer to the eternal why Of childhood.
1t must be explicit; above all, 1t must be
truthful.
Third, 1t must furnish the Imagination
with high ideals, as 1t does the Intellect
with right IDEAS. Lastly, 1t must be liter
ature. Here the same rules are universal.
Good literature is not all At for children
only for the reason that 1t presupposes de-
velopment in thought and feelings Many
OF the best children's books are selections
or adaptations from the best standard
works.
Some excellent children's books are:
Fairy Tales" Grimm: Arabian Nights"
Alice in Wonderland" Carroll; Robin
Remus." Harris Little women Mish A hnate
Wonder Book" Hawthorne; King of the
Golden River Ruskin "Fifty Famous
Stories Retold," Baldwin; Swiss Family
Robinson Wyss.
portant to be placed on the blacklist are:
All that answer to the fascinating Of the
horrible, whether the form be ghosts.
crimes, fortunes, punshments, blood-cur-
ding scenes Or hair-breadth escapes; all
that invite gloomy thoughts on introspec-
ton; all that deal with subtleties, cunning.
love. Jealousy. despair, religion, enthusiasm
AL extremes whatever, eensatfonalism.
cant: all books that deal with subjects.
which have no proper place in child life.
however commendabie otherwise.