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“NOVEMBER 26, 1892.
THE N.
W YORK. LEDGER.
BO
WOMAN’S WORLD..
All questions which may be asked on the
subjects treated in this Department will be
answered in the Correspondence column.
‘There are few portions
Ifeme Manners for of household trainin,
Children,
a
children in the habits of eating. In the family it
is the easiest thing in the world to row careless
or indulge in various practices not permissible
in polite society, but, all the same, these habits
are formed, and the children, as a vatur
in such ways. It is small won-
der that when they find it necessary to go out
‘into the world they are obliged to have a thor-
ough course of training to unlearn the habits of
carly life.
excuse. for this is when the parents
n the young person in response to reproot
says: “We always did so at home.”
parent should permit it to be possible for the
child to cast any sueh ofection on the guardi
of its tender years. comparatively easy,
onee the habit of diseiptine is established, to
pel the observance of the rules that govern
good anolely. It parents do not know them, they
fact that their children are in disgrace b
of lack of correct teaching. ut this is often, ‘the
case, aud, though children rarely accuse the pa-
rents of being the cause of such unpleasant con-
are many instances where
Tt is unquestionably ‘he. “tact that a good deal
of what is complained of by parents as neglect
on the part of children comes from the feeling
that they have been allowed to grow up in ignor-
the responsibility
which attaches to that relationship but increases
the discomfort.
Soeial-etiquette classes for the mothers of fam-
ilies might be a departure, but they certainly
uid be a lasting bonetit to the rising gene-
ration,
“ Taappose,” aalda young
woman, mployed
in alarge entablishment,
“that I may be looked
yn a8 2 Monster of ingratitude or an unnatural
A New View of the
Half-Holiday.
turday balf-holiday is not an un-
mixed pleasure to me and a good many others in
> my situation.
“ Of course, it’s all very nice aud kind and self-
sacrificing for me to do whatever I can for the
family, but, after working in the store from early
till late all the week, coming home tired every
night—so tired that I can scarcely keep on my
feet until Saturday noon comies—it seems to me I
an entitled to a little rest. You may not believe
it, but Saturday afternoon and evening are the
most trying hours of the whole week. It seem!
to be taken for granted that, when Saturday after-
noon comes, I am in perfect condition to perform
all sorts of services for all sorts of people. All
te week little jors! nee e been accumulating, and
has bet ady, stereotyped remark:
: Well, put that ear ‘all Saturday. nen Maggie
can fix it. She’ll be home all the afternoon ;’
or: ‘Oh, well, never mind, now. Magee will do
that ons Saturday:
“it seems to oceur to other members of
the family ‘that I might need a little bit of recre-
ation or have plenty todo for myself. I don’t
want to be selfish or unreasonable or ungrateful,
g out under the con-
store and the thou-
e things that are kept to fill in the
titite time that the half-holiday and out-of-store
hours allow me, In three years that I have been
taking eure of myself and, I may
the income of the family, although this I am per-
re has never been a Satur-
ra holiday that has not been over-full of
things which have been kept ‘for Maggie to do
when she has time.’
“There are a great many young women in the
Of course, it doesn’t do for them to say anything
much, for they are immediately accused of all
sorts of dreadful things. I remember one eae
should be expected to pick up all the fay-
cuts of household matters ou the only possible
do e:
the service of those who take her help entirely
for grante:
“There are, to be sure, two aides to this sub-
Jot and, as one benev: ‘tent old gentleman re-
marked : ‘It scems a rather hard ease that, after
thie daughter has been aw: ay al a heweek, sieean’
assist to lighten the home-burdens of the other
mere of the household”
ery well, su t appreeiate the
ores rot the arguments but, at the same time, I
do object to being deprived of ‘the reat which is
the object of the half-holiday.- Humanitarians
and the army of well-meaning and benevolent
persous by whose efforts thé holiday has been
becured argue that this amount of rest is neces
sary in order that the employee may do good
service. w perfectly well that I go back to
the store Monday moraing 1 not one particle rested
because of the urs out of
the store have ‘boon. ire ‘taxing to me thau any
corresponding number of hours during the entire
eek, and I am doing injustice ployers
and myself when I fail to improve the iatery. al
given me for restoration and to
the duties ot succeeding days. T don't see any
way out of it myself, and a reat many other.
witls are in exactly the same condition. We do
not object to helping at home under reasonable
circumstances, but we, as object to this demand
on our time and streng
“The Scripture text, he spit is willing, but
the flesh is weak,’ ¢ 'y appropriately
here, and I wish that philanthropists and humani-
tarians would for once in a way turn their atten-
tion from the very beneficial ball holiday hueelt
to the use that is often m:
that is done is not from intention, out the affect
is, all the same, ruinous to the
Z
The unsolved problem ef wom-
An Unsolved | an’s, existence is: Where shall
Probie thelive! Forsome curious and
unexplained reason w is not
considered prope a woman who earns her
n living to aivell ‘by he self. She must either
have somebody belonging to her or hay
home with her relations, or must keep up an
establishment which is often very far beyond
her means, but which she maintains at untold
sacrifice in order to appease the wrath of gossip
which ever lies in wait by her path.
Tt is one of the most unfortunate phases of the
Grundy and her dear five hundred friends,
The problem of living was probably the first
thing that drove the 4 merican woman into busi-
ted a home and the privilege of
living init Unmotested and comfortable and set
herself about to earn the wherewithal to provide
it, but having done this she finds that she has
aide to her burdens in many respects without
pereeptibly lightening them in others.
‘As a matter of fact, she has assumed a man's
reapousibiities but bas not taken on with them
any appreciable smomat, st individual Independ-
ence as far ho
may occupy some enue ute tle root Wand ive ina
rather inexpensive way end save mone;
ree, the woman may do this if ste chooses
criticisms of acquaintances ant
of friends. That she does not feel able to pay for
handsome apartments or that she would rather
atively inexpenatve locations
are inperatively demanded, and while there is a
great deal o1 tok about such wees shes do not
seem to be ma
The problem rh the Jarxes ‘cities is ‘eomewhat
diffieult to solve, owing to the exccedingly Ingh
price of real entate, Ae ate are of course high,
and any sort of apartment is ex,
Business women are waiting with no little anxi-
ety for the apartment houses that were prom-
ised as the result of some club meetings of a
ear or so. ago. The necd of them is so impera-
tive that it is to be hoped that we may soon see
mnething more than newspaper comment on
the subject.
Very much is said
Out-of-Door Exercine wake the neceselty
for out-of-door exer-
cise, and in the ardeut
desire to fulfillall of the conditions of health many
persons seriously expose themselves. Especially
between seasons do they lay the foundation for
years of suffering or, what is quite as likely, acute
illness and sudden death.
It should never be e forgotten that the cold winds
in Cold Weather,
foes, One gels abit chilled, but winds it very
litte, thinking that the feeling will almost frames
diately pass away, aud continues on ridin
driving until one tnt one blue and pinched,
and returns howe w nse of depression and
weariness, Quite ws iikely one goes into aver.
wann room, and possibly falls asleep ver soon,
Asharp pain in the side attracts but little atten-
tion. One still fancies that one is merely ehi
and gives but little heed to it until it is too late
to remedy the ev
‘There are two or three things that every well-
regulated person should take into consideration.
The women and children of the family are, as a
rule, too warmly dressed for the house. At the
approach of winter, by the advice of the physi-
clan sometines, sometimes from tradition, they
put on very thick clothing, warm dresses and
heavy shoes and hosiery. As a nai eonKe-
comfortable an ina mild
light
fam pers perspiration, gives them a oa and, before
they are aware of it, there are heavy colds or
more serious complications,
The modern house, with beater or coal stoves,
is,as a rule, sufilclently warin to permit of lighter
tlothing than most women wear, Many ladies
who go outa great deal do not think of routting
on fauncls ‘in the house, They wear silk or lisle
or even the lightest grades of cotton knitted un-
derwear, long hose, a flannel skirt and one petti-
cout of thin silk or light muslin, The vests are,
ost part, made with short sleeves, aud
the only covering for the arms is the dress-sleeves,
with the usual lining, but when they go out they
put on appropriate wraps, and rarely if ever take
cold under sue. circumstances, a cloak which
covers the ole figure, with hi collar aud
sleeves which protect the arms, eae chilling
almost impossible.
eis one point in going out to which much
Jess attention is given, but which is more im-
portant than the careless ever imagine. This is
the protection of the head and ears.
Delicate people should never xo out without
having some sort of wrap about the forehead and
the sides of the head. The old-fashioned hood,
which covered the top of the head and the ears,
Jeaving merely the face exposed, was the ideal
headgear for comfort and health. The sleighing
ood comes somewhat near to it, but is iu itself
seareely sufficient. It is made with too much re-
gard for beauty and two little attention to warmth,
tt should fit the sides of ue face closely, and
en thus made, can be w! without a vail,
The vail, by the way, ina a moat objectionable
article of feminine apparel. It is the oculist’s
best friend, its only real nse being to shield the
eyes from the glare of snow or too bright sunlight,
in hot weather.
.ut-of-door exercise in autumn and winter,
Many ladies
find heavy shoes burdensome, but with toe-straps
a kid boot may be worn, and thus the feet are
kept from all danger ot dampness, w
weight is so little as not te become. int aM
wearisome. A long cloak, if properly cut and
made, need be inconvenient for walking. It
should be buttoned ut. 4 short distance below
the waist-line, and m ack, unless the
weather is extremely cold.
=e
6
ful, Many persons merely
the collar allowing the front of the throat to be
exposed. Such a course, if properly begun, wil
the wrapped-up throat that grows delicate. the
tet tor bitter cold days and a close hat witha
thick vail drawn around the hat aud knotted
around the neck will be found the best pro-
tectio
Properly equipped, there is no reason why a
woman may not, with safety to herself and great
benefit to her health, spend two or three hours a
day out-of-doors.
“Ttis all very well to take treat-
Dyspepsia. ment oe inligestion t and to worry
psia,” was the remark
of an exporiouved | nigel ater dismissing a
number of patients, the of “but it would
be a great deal easier for a ‘people und better
for the world if some litte preventive measures
ere taken instead of letting everything Ko | ant
patebing up when eopiitio ns become unbear:
alf the people I know have violent attache et
Indigestion | because they will persist in eating
hearty meals when in an exhausted condition,
They seem never able or willing to realize that
there are times when the system is in vo fit state
to grapple with a full meal. They come in tired
aud hungry, almost ravenous, not thinking that.
maybe a ge f what they consider hunger
is gastric irritation, then sit down to a table
cove! the substantials of ate and deliber-
ately go to work to overtax the already strained
vital powers. As a rule, paradoxical asit may
ee, DO person fhe eat when very punery
The wise thing to do is to drink axcup of h
water with three or four tablespoonti of vo
begin
=
in it, sit down for five minutes and
slowly to eat and eat very sparingly.
“If this course were followed, I venture to war-
rant there woul
where now tlie!
most dificult of all things properly to control
appetite. People who are not habitually great
eaters are of serions iudiscretion in the
time and manner of taking food. The great mis-
take of the day is the lack of consideration of the
laws and necessities of the human system.
___ “No, Inever send to the cov-
The Decoration fectioner's for a deco!
of Cakes,
have kept my eyes open
little care and pains I can do quite as good wo
rage confectioner, I rather pride ye
self on my cakes and have for some years taken
# little trouble to perfect myself in the finishing
and trimming of them, It is easy enough—in-
deed, it takes less time than to send them away
or employ an expert, costs but a trifle, and in ad-
dition I find that my cakes have an individuality
that the baker never seems to
“T have invented a series of little appliances
that an§wer my purpose admirabl, ys andes they
are within reach of overs ‘body I don
should be pecessary to send out of the house for
such work. My first bit of machinery is some
glass tubing about the size of the mney of a
stndentlamm Of this [ have half a ‘toon pieces
ix inches long. To one end of esch
of these nieare of tubing is attached a bit of
folded oiled paper. This paper is very thick and
rong, and was gommet nto funnel shape
fore being oiled. ary spool of suitable
size with a piece of eof tines tied around it has a
andle made of a piece of pine whittled out to fit
the hole fn the spool, This makes asort of pusher
tn plunger, rhe frosting is pnt into tese fae’
he spool is gently pressed over ft, an
the tube tightly, a Uny thread of the reepared
icing comes out through the point in the paper
‘unnel, These funnels have openings varying tn
size from a tead pencil to a number eight cotton,
g
=
With these Icau form any decoration that it is
possible to make with such appliances. I have
molds for leaves ane lowers, also a set of
steucils which I prepared wyself.
“Vor icing I take the whites of three eggs, add
un equal amouut of cold water aud stir in xxx
er’s sugar until of the right consistency.
Ispread this over the cakes, and when the tirst
coating is nearly dry, fill one of the tubes, usually
the larger one, and holding it ubove the cake
press ently th rough the plunger, allowing the
stream to flow out in any pattern T may desire,
“TI like a heavy edge around the cake; there-
fore, usually make an interluced seallop Pattern
with © e larger sizes;. then, w:
pnualler Sues, I ‘tora all sorts of fanciful neures
letters, names, dates, leat and flower onan and
the like. If I want a bit of color, I drop a colored
confection into each scallop while the Trosting is
still soft.
“For colored icings, which I always prepare
when there are youngsters or children, birthdays,
holidays and -visiting occasions, I put a drop or
two of cochineal in a little water, allow it to boil
a moment, then strain and set away to cool. By
the use of this, oue my obtain all shades, from
the palest pink to bright as is desir.
uble. This is not at on objectionable, an
greatly to the attractiveness of the cake.”
0
FASHION CORNER.
It is one of the comforts of pres-
t-day fashion that, provided
ave been current within the last two or three
centuries, way be selected from to make up acos-
tume, But todo this, itis not for a moment to
be lost sight of that appropriateness and har.
a
clusion, or takes the thing that for the momeut
strikes her fauey, who brings reproach upon
the atete or eauhton, and advertises herself as
one unfit lect her own wardrob
One of the hen guides for the ingenious aud
ateur is a book of plates con-
taining the costes of the last three or four
such a source one may draw al-
most t pnaliess inspiration. It is well worth while
of the costume, and
will make the mistake of using a slxteentt-ceut-
ury cloak with a twelfth-century bomet or ei
a
of the most charmilig of costimes is mod-
ted after that of au Italian lady two hundred
years ago, It {s copied almost exactly, certain
modifleation, of course, being req apt
it to presentuse, but the old-time Roman, Spauieh
ses are very casily moditied, and
us ner witl have no difficulty in
urning ont something very attractive.
The tendency toward yoke and cape effects on
dresses appears to be on the increase, There are
also wide turved-back collars with long fronts
which extend even some alstaneo below the or-
dinary Inuit of the bodice po
Some of these collars also svarepotnted sections
pender effect on the front, but these bands do not
extend over on the back portion of the waist.
Sleeves, while siill very full, do not stand up
above the shoulders with any prominence, They
droop in soft folds. This is parUly on account of
the absence of stiffening aud partly because the
new materials are so soft aud rich that they nat-
jou-dress for a
and half-prin-
body portion of the front ex-
tends upward to int below the bust; the
upper portion of the front of the waist fa in cut-
away jacket-shape. There is a high collar with a
ruche ; the sleeves are of lace puffed very full; the
front also is of lace gathered very full, and the
skirt has a panel at eliher side alsv made of lace
in accordion-plaitings. -
A very handsome house-dres:
is made of brocade and plain
The skirt is of brocade
ye rows of narrow, dark-colored velvet above
he edge; the sleeves are of le in very full
pate from shoulders to elbows; the yoke isshirred
in to a velvet collar; the fronts are of plain silk,
with very cee. set rows of velvet ribbon, The
revers, short basque skirts and yery deep cuffs
are of plain silk claborately embroid
Hairdressing bas reached the Tenite of a fine
nd there is such direct and intimate relation
e arrabyement of the hair and the hat
oe Sunet that one can searcely imagine purchas-
ing the one without taking careful account of the
other.
A very handsome collarette is made of crépe de
Chine shirred into a standing collar of point
duchesse. A wide fall of the same lace tinishes
1 edge, drooping nearly to the waist-line at the
back and falling down over the skirt in front.
A dress earnlture isa ma grentes elt of vel
vet cords and
jacket fronts wie ertslaerabie fuiiness watered
in at the collar gna 80 arranged as to full in Jabot
lines down the
Almost all onnets are placed slixhtly back on
ne teat framing the face in becoming fashior
© brims faced with velvet and are
trond with a profusion of soft ostrich tips, |
Home-made crochet Dassementeries are among
the newest styles of fancy
Black-velvet clouks and very ‘Tome clreulars are
again in fushion.,
Green and magenta are among the popular
French colors,
Fas iu Notes,
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