Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 11, 1894, Page 20

YOUNG GIRLS' GOWNS, A Fow Up-to-Date Idens from Motropolitan . ¥ashions. The Bee's special fashion correspondent in New York contributes the following informa. tlon relating to new modes in misses’ attire Of course, they are all as becoming, but | nevertheless there is a grown-up air about the new costumes for young girls this sea- son. Many yourg jackets and capes are almost exact imitations of their full-grown rela- tives. And thongh sohool gowns are still | moderately plain, as wise school ms exact they should be, young girls’ carriage and promenade toflettes works of art There are monster velvet sleeves, and real Ince berthas, and chiffon walists, and passe- menterle. and choux, and every here and | there a crinolin skirt. Indeed, such extrava- gance for young children never seen before, First in the list of winter things to be oconsidered for the mald of 16 come school | gowns, which should be of simple make and material. Scoteh tweed, plain, checked, or | speckled like a bird's ogg, in any of tbe | nset or moorland tints now shown, is a stylish and wearable stuff for one frock. Another might be made of French poplin, or the less expensive and equally effective alpaca, which likewlse neatly sheds the dust and creases with difficulty. And the third could even take a hint from the mother's wardrobe; in fact, no less than a smart little black silk, moderately flared and stiffened, and worn with a dainty silk or pongee blouse. Of this last garment there are many models, blouses for comfort and biouses for discomfort—so it would seem! One lately seen on Fifth avenue was of surah in cerise red, that youngest of reds. In this case the huge sleeves were ballooned with crinoline, and then surmounted by a butterfly effect, the whole being formed by long, unshaped lengths of the silk. A nar- row belt of dead gilt finished the round, gathored walst line; and the collar, chiffoned with side and back rosettes, was banded to quite stiff heights. This very pre s gar ment was for a young lady of 8, as tho affable clerk remarked, ‘dear thing,” though in more senses than one. A modest affair of China pongee in a frosty robin's-egg blue Inspired approval. The round, shirred yoke of this comfortable blouse, as well as the long cuff effects of tho loose bishop sleeves, was shirred and deftly herring-bound with silk of the same shade. This shirring continued to the top of the unstiffencd, moderately high collar, and an easy lining in warm flannel added to the charm of the whole. . After school frocks comes her street jacket, which should* always be a serious considera tion. An_effective, as well as a comfortable and sensible coat, might be copied from the ac- companying sketch, which Is of light biscuit oloth and seal-brown velvet. The three frogs that cross the pointed crepe, and hold the jacket at the waist, are of brown silk galloon, over large pearl buttons. The front dart seams are stiffened, as well as those of the side and back, and the Medici collar is stiffened to stand’ firm and high about the throat. This jacket, which brings with it a breezy whiff of boulevard chic, is the f orite_out-door rig of a_Parisian demoiselle, who has lately come to New York to be with her ambassador father. A FULL DRESS AFFAIR. The very stunning full dress tolletts seen n the picture was also taken from a gown in the same wardrobe. This very elegant, yet dashing little gown, was adorably be- coming to the brown-haired Parisienne, with her demure gray eyes. But it would also rve as a good design for any slight, well- carried type. Its materlals were mouse-col- ored cloth, hunter's green velvet, lizard pas- sementerle and figu:ed silk, fn which a pallid salmon, tone prevalled. The evening costurne on the. tall girl, with her stralght, ink-black hair arranged in the latest mode, was a new relation of the two preceding confections, That Is to say, it was a _French inspiration—none but the {French,” after all, can so combine simplicity th air—but it was of that very durable @ splendid English stuff, liberty satin. ccordeon pleat chiffon, butter white, like deess gomposed the pointed entredeux or the full circular skirt. The baby bodice, ‘pufty> sleeves and little hip pan'ers are also of the same, the dark garniturg being of velvet ribbon In a burnt orange tint, ~ The small lady beside this very fine young person wears an afternoon frock of mixed wool, In colors green, bronze, red and blue, woven In a rich Persian pattern. The rev effects. back and front, of the bodice of this are made of bronzo velvet, edged with mink. The blouse and sleeve caps are of heavy white corded silk. Here the materials used are a shade too magnificent for ordinary wear, but the far- seeing eye will find for a girl of 10 man practical possibilities in this elegant little model. ma are was nd a NEW STAGE TOILETS, Ich and Effective Costu mes Worn by Well Known Actresses. For a dashing blonde some of the best ex- ponents of the season's modes are exhibited by Miss Elita Proctor Otis in a new American society drama, writes The Bee's New York fashion reporter. First in evidence Is a smart tea gown, an immensely chic creation for a hostess dur- ing afterncon calling hours. The founda- tion is that of a pecullar green-blue tint ch has reappeared under a distingue ench cognomen, but which is really our old friend robin's egg tint, in a shimmering satin that also has a fanciful name by which Do one ever refers fo it save the makers of Perslan sample books. i The' fitted bodice at the back melts into a demi-trained skirt, the edge of the short bodice being outlined never so slightly in order to destroy the sweeping effect of the FOR THE PROMENADE lines that give helght and slenderness to the ure, and outline that mwost -beautiful of curves of “the feminine body, the one the Rrmpits to the ankle. 0 15.& ‘yoke of white thread lace gath- erod a trifle #6l) to meet the high crushed stock of chiffon in the tint of the tin, Whigh has a choux (or rosette) of the chiffon in “front, at thé back and under each ear. From the edge ot the yoke on the bust line fall two tabliers (o the foot of the skirt. | and bullion. and the falls of lace are edged with spangled could be of turquoise and orange. | two a narrow twist of turquoise velvet bodice under the lace ends in a shallow point at the waist. The sleeves are very large single puffs to the elbow. Epaulettes for the sleeves, ornaments from the edge of the yoke and a border for the foot of the skirt are medallions in different sizes made from the satin_embroidered In gold spangles There is a puffing of the sat'n y round the foot of the satin skirt, all the wi pendents. AN AFTERNOON TOILET. an afternoon reception toilet nothing more striking than a combination It is made of moire shows glints first of For antique in orange that pink and then of green it catches the | light, thanks to a weaver's secret that the looms have divulged this season for the first time. The skirt is plain and gored, flaring about the foot; Just in front and on each front | side gore there are large bows of turquofse | velvet. These are made of web vivet, with strapped loops extending sidewise and | placed at the very foot of the skirt, and two | pointed bat's wing ends set toward the wm.«t.“ The bodice has only under-arm seams, the place of biases and back side forms being taken by a few tiny plaits taken in above the | waist line back and front, The waist merely mests the skirt band, under a girdle made of | There i | a crushed stock of the same, and a deep cape | of heavy amy lace. This is plain from shoulder to shoulder back and front, and is gathered over the top of each sleeve to make it set out smartly over the full elbow poufs. With this gown Miss Otis wears a necklace of nearly a dozen strands of turquoise forming a jeweled collarette over quite half the lower one of lace, a gold comb and a gold chatelaine holding vinigrette, et al. The hat is & “plcture” affair with a skele- ton frame rather large of cream velvet; the open spaces, which are practically all the A CALLING GOWN. brim space, are filled in with insertions of the lace. A huge bow of turquolse velvet and some black ostrich feathers falling hither and thither make the chapeau as smart as the dress. FOR A DAY FUNCTION. For ‘a day wedding an elegant gown for a young matron who is wearing polite mourning is depicted by Miss Oiis in her last frock of white and black. The fabric is alternate stripes about three inches wide of lustrous white satin and black moire. The skirt is gored and demi-trained, and without a vestige of decoration. The bodice is high in the neck and made of white moire antique, perfectly close fitting, and without a seam save under the arms and on the. shoulders. About the neck is a crushed collar of white chiffon with a rosette under each ear, and below on the walst itself is a trimming of black cut jet in long and very slender Vandyke points t ray out to meet the sleeve seams. The elbo sleeves are again single large puffs. There Is a corselet of the jet in longer Vandyke about the waist, the slender points reaching nearly to the bust and radiating to show the white silk beneath. A gold comb and two long loops of black velvet ornament the hair, the loops of the velvet ribbon being pulled straight out a la'Alsace. The fan is of white gauze ornamented with ‘black thread lace butterflies. MUSICAL DRIL One Woman Whose Inventive Gentus Has Added Something to Gymnastics, There {s absolutely something new under the sun. It is a dumb bell, that like the maiden of happy nursery rhyme makes music wherever it goes—rather a misnomer then, Is It not, to call it dumb? But that, however, Is neither here nor there. The child who is not possessed of one of these musical instruments has much to complain of; they are, however, in quite general use in all public and private “gyms" where children are instructed in the ath.etic ways in which they should walk. The bells have the distinction of being the only gymnastic apparatus—out of 500 pieces now in_ use—invented by a woman. = Miss Ellen LeGarde, a name familiar in the gymnastic world—both as educator and writer—concaived the happy idea of athletic drills with musical accompaniment, aside from a plano—in which each child should have the pleasure of making her own music. The ordinary child, as everyone takes kindly to anything that noise, and when this noise into harmonious sounds his delight is mani- fest in face, volce and act. Drills, with this form of bell are learned quickly by chiliren because they like them. They are doing something and doing it noisily. Each instrument briefly described consists of four highly finished and nickled bells, connected by a polished wood handle of t usual form for a dumb bell. The bels have a clear, sweet note that is very pleas- | ing, particulary when used by a number of pupils at one time In winter the drills with musical bells are particularly appreciated; they afford amuse- ent as well as exercise and reconcile children to a recess spent indoors when th weather will not admit of outdoor sport They are practieally intended for use in the ordinary school room, where there is no plano; when used in connection with one any accompaniment can be played, the pupils keeping tim . with the bells. The peculiar value of the musical bell lies in the necessity for sharp, energetic action | at the end of each movement to produce the sound, which everyone using them will want to get, thus forciably exercising the uscles brought into action. To prove this —with the bell in the right hand, grasp the forearm musc'es with the left, turn the bell outward forelbly to make it ring and note the hardening of the muscles. Miss Helen Barnjam of the Montreal uni- versity gymnasium is an enthusiast on the subject of musical drills and she has | originated a series of set exercises. I will give one or two, With her permission, for use, If one wants to practice at home. The ‘position is much- the same as de- scribed above—heels together, with the feet forming a right angle, the hands at side of the che-t, holding the Lelts 10 a pe pendi.ulir position.” 1f the exerciscs have piano ac- companiment waltzes and simple, lively marches will be found best | In one excrelse, on (he first beat, stamp | the left foot and (hrust the bells down; on the unaccented, bheat stamwp the right foot and bring the Dbefls badk 1o the original position. - On - the second accented beat stamp the left foot and strike'out horizantally | to the side with both arms, and on the un. | ccented . beat stamp. wiih' the right foot | 4od ‘bring the arma Back”tothe first posi- on, 8. knows, furnishes a revolves itse f mz are of laga like that on the yoke, in slender fern padern of much beauty, Th ompire fronts of lacw fall open slightly. 1) ] down over a petticoat m’:‘nl.":hz & satin skirt, The For another exerclse whieh especially ap- peals to an'energetic child is that In which he raises the heels, bends the knees and then jumps, taking care to come down on | but who agreed to allow M. the balls of the feet and in a Iight elastic manner. Miss LeGade, to whose happy thought we owe the musical bells, Is devoted, mind and heart, to the subject of physical culture in all its phases.She is a member of the | Amerlcan assocfation for the advancement | of physical education and in correspondence with various celebrities in forelgn lands on this topie. CHEYSANTHEMUM SHADES, One of Thess Wil Be a Birthday Gift to Mrs. Vanderbilt. “Please send that lamp shade to Mrs Vanderbilt's address. It s for her birth- day—and be sure to send it on the right day The ipeaker hurried out to her carrlage, while the saleswoman lifted to the counter the prettiest lamp shade in a window, filled with marvels of the shade makers' are. “I am glad, of course, to make the sale,” said she, “the figure you see is $40. But 1 must say I hato to let this shade go. It dressed up the whole window. The lamp shade referred to, which Is to be a birthday present to some one of the ladies of the house of Vanderbilt, was of pink material. That is, its general effect was such. It was round and as large as a bushel basket. The background seemed to be a delicate chiffon hanging straight. Over this there wus a very deep flounce of lace put on in the usual full manner. And then came the real beauty of the shadp. It was covered with chrisanthemums. The flowers were put on in bunches. The stalks were buried beneath clusters of the flowers ana the rather stiff leaves were softened by being twisted in some mysterious way beneath the flowers, The saleswoman said that there was little profit upon a shade like this, as the flowers were imported and made with the rubber stems 0 much liked in America. delicate pink chrisanthemums had been chosen, as if they were the first blooms of the season, and when placed over an electric light for a moment a vision of the coming flower show flashed across the eyes of the spectator. _The shop woman smiled as she took it oft. “I knew this shade would go inside of an hour,” said she. Another one, lkewise Immediately had lovely pink ostrich tips in bunches its upper edge. From the ostrich tips hung real lace, which spread out in some way, known only to the makers of lamp shades, until it covered the delicate green founda- tion. The tips were pink, the lace white and the foundation pale green—a very lovely combination of color and one much lfked by ladies who are furnishing their boudouirs in new shades. A very trim and beautiful shade was one designed for a Louis Quinze boudoir. It was as plain as the plainest bit of white furniture ever made. A wire shade had evidently been covered with white silk. Over the silk there fell, without even a trace of loop or festoon, a deep ruffle of richly em- broidered white chiffon. It was of the fin- est silk embroidery and the effect was as tranquilizing as the white gown of a de- butante. Around the upper edge where the chiffon went on and where it would show to good effect, in the upper rays of the to-be- envied lamp, there was a ‘‘collar’” of chris- anthemums. Later there may be holly and m'stletoe put on for the the holldays,’” explgined the shop woman. “Are these shades expensive?’ asked a timid little woman, putting only her head in the door. “The one with the ostrich said the shop woman, chiffon is $25 have some in for $16." sold, along tips is $60," “The plain one in and a bargain. And then we wild roses over China silk LITTLE EVA. Mary Banton of Kentucky the Child Evan- gel Who Was an Angel to “Uncle Tom. She was born in Lancaster, Ky., October 17, 1811, and was the daughter of john Ban- ton and Elizabeth Campbell, who were hoth children of heroes of the war of the revolu- tion. Her grandfather, Captain Samuel Campbell, was a Scotehman, and lived near Silver Creek, in Madison county, Kentucky, to which place he moved from Virginia. He was a large land holder and a wealthy man for his day, and possessed many slaves, among whom was a handsome quadroon ramed Letitia. She was one of the most valued slaves Captain Campbell owned, and while she was much liked by all she was an especial favorite with Mrs. Campbell. When the war of 1812 commenced he went to the front and left his wife and children at home with an easier mind knowing Leti- tio's faithfulness and capability as a house servant. Letitia was brought into even closer rela- tion with her mistress because she was an unusually expert seamstress as well as an adept in spinning. Nowadays, When we neither spin, nor card, nor weave, nor even knit, it is diffcult to comprehend the im- mense responsibility of every mistress, in those days, who had to grow, spin, weave, cut and make each garment worn by every man and woman slave employed about the house, the garden, the dairy and the flelds. In those days it was found most expedient to engage the services of a professional weaver who went from place to place in the neighborhood in turn. Whether it was because of the well known . superiority - of the Scotch in this direction or whether it was because Captain Campbell, being a wealthy man, attracted to himself his humbler countrymen. the weaver emploved by this family was a Scotchman named Clark. But 1 dare say the captain was canny and simply employed the man for his ekill. When the master went fo the war his wife managed these large interests with the assistarce of Letitia, the trusted house servant, who was, of course, frequently thrown with the weaver. In a year the captaln came home for a visit and it was ad news he heard from the anxious wife. Well, the upshot of the mat- ter was that the master ordered Clark off the place and lectured Letitia and took an oath that he would do awful things to them it they dared bring a scandal on his name. In a little while he returned again from the war for a visit and found the weaver still on_his estate Then there was another scene and he threatened to cowhide Clark, who bade him o as he pleased, for he loveq Letitia. Hoot, toot, man!” exclaimed Campbell “You're' a grand fool. Do you suppose I want a lot of white negro children on my place? And don't you know your children will be my slaves—that 1 will put them in my pocket—that I will sell them?" But nothing daunted Clark, and he married Letitia, vowing her master would never sell | ler children for he would make them the most humble and valued slaves on the plan- tation. And it Is but truth to say this pledge was kept. Letitia and Clark had a son named Lewls who was an unusually bright child-and who was given to the captaln’s daughter—bril- liant acd accomplished Betsy Campbell when she married John Banton, the son of & revolutionary officer, who left & leg on the feld, but brought his head home in such good condition that his chief diversion was learning to memorize the whole of the new testament. And they had a daughter, Mary Ann, with whom Lewis Clark was raised in the house, neither of them then little dream- ing that she was to be immortalized as “littie Eva” and he as “George Harrls” In “Uncle Tom's Cabin." He was an Invaluable servant in the dining room and about the house and | was trusted with the marketing of all the varled products of the farm and carried largs sums of money One unlucky day his master was compelled to mortgage him to a neighbor who would not consider any other slaye than Lewis Banton 1o re- him at his convenience. In his new Lewis was put with the common fleld harshly treated, and, instead of eating the same that was put on the master's table, he was half staryed. The man had cheated Mr, Banton out of the servant as well as the money o take up the mortgage—who was thus unable to buy Lewls back when he was offered for sale—and no one else would would bid on himi because he was considered & “spoilt darky.” This was a sad state of affairs for Lewis. “He now be- longed to a hard master and no one would buy him and he was powerless to.run away until Caldwell Campbell, the son of the eap- tain, came to him as he stood on the suction block and slipped into his hand a gold plece, saylng: “If this will help you, use it,” and Lewis fled to Canadd. About thirteen years ago Lewis Clark went deem Hte hands and The most | MBER 11, 189 o0 Mary Banton, his playmate, and the daughter of his mistres now the widow of Willlam G. Logan. And then it was he told her that “little Eva" was the same Mary Banton he loved so dearly as a child. She was surprised, amazed, but thanked Lewls for the lovely character he had given her, but she expressed her regret that he had sald such harsh things of those near and dear to her. Mary Banton was not the typleal goody- good child, but she was a warm-hearted, | affectionate little girl, who, while full of life and fun, was noted as a peacemaker and was truly pictured by Mrs. Stowe, who says | “The gentle Bva * * ‘¢ 15 an impersona- tion in childish form of the love of Christ.” It seemed to be her especial caro to shield the = servants, to eomfort them in their troubles, which shedid) in a blithe, happy way that knew no toneh of sanctimonious asceticism. Physically she was exactly as Mrs. Stowe describes her except that her lovely, rosy complexion was of the healthy, enduring kind | that outlived more than:three-score years and ten. Those who have:cherished her as a beautiful ideal will be glad to know she was always a gracious and a'handsome woman, as her photograph at 74 shows. “Uncle Tom's Cabin' created such intense excitement in the south;. and more especially in Kentucky, where many of the scenes are laid, that Mrs. Stowe, in self-defense, pub- lished the “Key.” Hedr scathing pen was | merciless, indeed, friends of the persons at whom her satire wasidirected burned the “Key" in a spirit of kindness that sought to spare the families of these people. And so it came about that the veritable “Eva’ never | read it, but as the years passed she heard that it contained a most Rattering picture of some of her family. As she never saw the | “Key” she never knew that Mrs. Stows or | any one entertained for a moment the false | idea that Lewis Clark's mother was the daughter of Captain Campbell. In her inter- | view with Clark he reiterated that he owed | all he was—his success and reputation—to “Miss Betsy,” whom he sald was a strict but always good mlstress. In his lectures in Stanford and the surr unding country he ma‘e the same statement and said e mistake had | been made for which he was not responsible Mrs. Logan and her family have always held | Mrs. Stowe blameless It was not until six or seven years after the interview with Lewis Clark, when the newspapers had wearled of the story of the man’s lifo and she had ceased to regret those things that wounded her, that she could be persuaded to see the play of “Uncle Tom's Jabin.” In the scene where Eva crowns Uncle Tom with flowers her eyes filled wh!l she smiled at the recollection of herself—a mischevious, lovable, little hoyden bedecking |old Uncle Yammer, a slave of her father's She declared afterward she was glad she went to see it, but it would take her many a day to forget how odd she felt at the death scene. It was with this in mind that her eldest daughter, being in Hartford, hoped to see Mrs. Stowe and tell her of it, but learn- ing the brilliant writer's mind had somewha ylelded to the strain of emotion that fired her pen, she postponed the visit—preferring to remember her as a gifted woman at her best She, whose perYonality inpired the char acter of “little Eva,” died in Rlizabethtown Ky., August 6, 1888, and lies at rest in Lou's ville's beautiful Cave Hill, on a gentle slope that catches the first glint of the morning sun before It sples out the lake that flows peacefully below at the foot of the soldiers’ graves. The heroine of the book that was more {nstrumental than any other thing in bringing about the slave war lies facing the north and the federal dead who fell while fighting for the abolition of slavery. She sleeps and they sleep, like the issues that were buried with them, and when this story, like good wine, can show a respectable age. Aheir children will seek out her children, and they will speak together reverently of her. WINTER DRAPERIES. nbrofderies a Nots Oriental Effects Wil A transformation is going on in every household. The airy, gossamer draperies that have floated in the summer breozes are being displaced by heavier fabrics of warmtl and color. The woman who takes special pride in selecting and superintending her home furnishings is at present deeply en grossed in the subject. First and foremost whe takes her wood- work into consideration.. Where it is in any of the dark, naturaltints delicate colorings may be employed, «particularly the clear greens and quict blues: But if the wood work be light far betters effects are produc:d by warmer rose and: yellow tints, with the shades decpening in the heavy hangings. Select all of your calors with a view (o the sunlight. Unless you are furnishing a room 4hat will be used onlyl occasionally have an ble Feature and Predominate, CTIVE CURTAINS. effect that will admit of the bright afternoon Biow. You will have but little difficulty in de- ciding upon the material. There are any number of beautiful fabrics at reasonable prices, the most popular being those which suggest Turkish or orlental effects. The French silks are woven in to stimulate them and others show the fine tapestry weaves that are always so handsome, Skin silk, a reversible material, Is very | reasonable and can be draped with excellent effect, since both sides can be utilized. These have large, splendid armonial and heraldic design The velours are better adapted to warmth and weight where little draping and striking results are sought for. They may be VHadktong v hands of gold embrofder Richer materials are the heavy Spanish satins, the damask brocades in large, flower effects, and the material known as Bolton. Derby ‘satin, a combination of silk and linen, makes exquisite panel hangings. But the economical and tasteful home decorator wiil get wonderful results from ordinary jute and tapestry cloths, that cost less han $1 a yard. There are just as many varleties In the lighter fabrics. Chameleon silk, with shot and irridescent Impression, drapes beauti- fully and can be made to subdue and har- wonize conflicting tints. There are also the light Japanese cloths—crepe and shiffu— Japan and India silks, the new Morris cietonnes, and, if all else fails, the accom- moddting and softly falling Madras. The& Japanese materials are espectally good, for they are woven In beautiful oriental design rin well chosen tints, ‘and give the slight barbaric touch whichi our modern civilization secms to yearn for. Gold _embroideriest promise to become a great feature in winter furnishings. And this is not to be wondered at—for they sug- gest sunlight and brightness when combincd with the dull tints of velours and jute. They are done in fine! threads of gold, in heavier bullions, or Ir combinations of yellow silk and gold threads. s All drapery must:be judicious. Do noj overstock your room. : Do not fill it with flimsy scarfs that arefalwolutely uncalled for. Do not drape @ pletureior an easel. If you do your room will never be restful, Have all the hangings givimg simple rich and ensemble. X First of all consider your windows. Here as many as three andooften fonr materials hang. Next to the ‘glass are the h curtains, generally the full length of the pan after that the shade; an0 beyond that fall the heavy draped qups tains. Sometimes there are two sets of these curtain of rich materfal, and one of lace€but this does not often occur. The full sashicurtains gre made in simple Swiss, finishéd with a small rufe and are of pure white. If a richer effect is sought for, there are more expensive lacey materlals—guipures and Trish points, The heavy curtains for the Inside come In the materials already mentioned—jutes, velours, tapestries and the like. Where only the lace curtain is desired there are the tam- bours and brussels varieties; the ecru laces— Marle Antoinette, Cluny, Colbert, Russian and antique; the Persian materlals in dotted Swiss; the embroidered Gregorian curtains; and, last of all, but most popular, the Irish point. In the matter of portieres, the home dec- orator has an infinite number of styles; or she may make her own, always remembering that the long lines produce high effects, and that the simple folds are most restful. An easy drapery is the stralght valance, with the sides caught back simply and trimmed with plain bands of braid at the sides. A lighter drapery has the valance slightly caught up at each corner, in a puff, and long cords, proceeding from these puffs, catching up the sides (as shown in the sketch). Half way down each side, another and a larger puff is made, catching the material so that it falls in an easy jabot at the bottom. All mantel draperies are very light. Noth- ing more than the oriental or dainty silky N e DOW DRAPERY. scarf is employed. So fa cerned, pansl hangings and drapel popular, Where draperies are employed, damasks and tapestries are the But the flat panels admit of almost terial one cares to employ, barring, of course, the excessively light and dainty ones. T ries woven to closely resemble the made gobelins, made large enough to stretch an entire wall, and representing some beauti- ful group or scene in nature, are coming to be more and more fashionable. More modest lecoration reproduces this fancy in panels nly; and these panel nded with wide plush, make admirable portieres which prom se to be very fashionabie. Most excellent effects are produced from or- linary burlap, in its natural tint, stretched icross the wall, and painted with stenciled conventional designs in warm tints. This material comes also in dull Venetian red, making excellent panel effects. A beautiful Italtan room, done in the grays and pinkish creams and Venetian reds, has its walls hung with this ordinary burlap, in both tints, Where the plano stands in a position that exposes its back, it should be hung with an unobtrusive material that blends with its wood; and if lounging chairs or a couch can be placed just below the drapery, an effective background is thus secured and the awk- wardness of the flat back done away with. < Varied and Valuable Receipts for Prepar- ing This Fine Escolent. Celery fis fast taking a prominent place among our vegetables, but even yet does not receive the attention that its merits demand. As an article of food for those who suffer from rheumatism, nervonsness and some forms of dyspepsia It s invaluable. It is one of our finest esculents, and, once its mierits are fully known it will become a staple instead of a luxury upon our tables. No part of the plant need be wasted. CELERY CATSUP. Brulse one ounce celery seed, one teaspoon- ful white pepper, one teaspoonful salt, one halt dozen oysters in a mortar. Rub through a sieve, add one quart of best white vinegar and bottle for use. CELERY GREENS. Wash the blanched and unblanched leaves ot celery and boil in salted water until tetder. Drain, press and chop lightly Season with butter, pepper #nd salt and send to table hot. CELERY CREAM SOUP. Boil one cup of rice in two pints of sweet mik and one pint of cream. Rub it through a sleve. Grate the blanched parts of three heads of celery and add it to the rice and milk, Add one quart of white stock and boil it until the celery is tender. Season with salt and red pepper and serve hot. STEWED CELERY. Cut blanched or unblanched celery into tieh pleces; boil in salted water until tender. Thicken with a little flour rubbed smooth in cold water, season with butter, pepper and salt if needed and serve hot. CELERY TOAST. Cut the celery in #mall bits and boil until tender. Drain off the water and mash the celery. Put in the sauce pan with two tablespoonfuls of butter, heated; season with pepper and salt. Put a spoonful on each square of toast and send to table hot, with thickened milk In separate dish. CELERY PICKLES. Two quarts chopped celery, two quarts chopped cabbage, one-half ounce crushed ginger root, one-half ounce turmeric, one- quarter pound white mustard seed, two tablespoonfuls salt, five tablespoonfuls white sugar, three quarts of vinegar; put all in a porcelaln kettle and cook slowly until cabbage and celery are tender. Keep In an earthenware far, closely covered, CELERY SALAD One hard boiled egg, one raw tablespoonful olive ofl or butter, one tea- spoonful white sugar, one-half teaspoonful salt, one-half teaspoonful pepper, four table- spoonfuls vinegar, one teaspoonful ma mustard, four bunches celery. Rub the yolk of the cooked egg to a paste and blend the other Ingredients into a_smooth, cream-like mixture, as in all salad dressings. Chop the white of the egg and add it to the celery, which should be choped or shredded. Pour the dressinpg over it and serve at once, CELERY MAYONNAISE. Cut the celery into inch bits and these into strips. Put in a salad bowl and pour over it a plain salad dressing of vinegar and oll. Drain this off and cover the celery with mayonnaise sauce as follows: Two . eggs, one-half teaspoonful raw mustard mixed with vinegar, mix i ofl drop by drop until the mixture’ Is thick. Add the yolks of two eggs well beaten and the juice of one lemon &nd one-half teaspoonful of salt Keep on ice until ready to serve, then pour it over the celery and send it to table at once, egg, one CELERY SALAD, Slice bolled beets, chop celery and add a little finely minced onion. Sprinkle with salt and pour over it a dressing of oll and vinegar, Serve at once. Celery shounld lie in cold water three or four hours before using, to crisp it. It | should be served with bread and butter, and with cut cheese in & small dish, garnished, if desired, with parsley. It is sald that the odor of onions may be removed from the preath by partaking of raw celdry; and from the hands by rubbing them with the leaves or stalks. Simple Home Remedies for Treating In- ciplent Tofluenza, No technical term so eloquently expresses ope's suffering as the common expression ‘caught cold.” And like the toothache, no philosopher can amiably stand its pangs With the turn of the year the disease--if it may be so dignified—Iis all prevailing, and while fréquently a physiclan’s prescription is unnecessary a glimpse (uto the drugs and preparations used give elightenment as to home treatment. Never fory that & cold in the inlative period and in it developed stuge are to be treated quite differently.. The same drugs are not given in both stages, The first intimation of a coming cold 18— as all knows-an unpleasant chilliness, some- times a desffe to sneeze and always a dry- ness about the upper air passages of the | throat. Where it has been caught or how it I8 as useless to Inquire as who struck Billy Paterson. No physician has yet dis- covered a ‘‘cold-In-the-head germ,” so con- tagion 1s not fully decided upon. The first perfod Is the time to take a Turkish bath, first dosing one’s self with ten grains of quinine and twenty drops of chloranodyne, ~After the bath insist upon A smart rubbing down or massaging, then retire, next morning repeating the dose of quinine and chloranodyne. 1f ft is possible to stay In bed all day do so, for the func- tions are then in no danger from exposure Turkish baths, however, are not always accessible, Then the old of a hot mustard foot bath, a hot rum punch after and the new remedy of chloranodyne and quinine added is a good substitute. To t one's self in a profuse perspiration, Whether from our grandmother's advice of wrapping in blankets or the fin de siccle method of athletics, s always Perspiration carries away many evils fter this quinine should be kept up every four hours. All dactors advise now large quantities of milk to be taken while suffering from a cold. | They say one must drink a glass of hot milk | before rising and keep this up every few hours in the day. Nothing warms and tones the system up well. With this eat all the food you are capable of, for mo new | doctor is so progressive that he banishes the old axiom “starve a fever, feed a cold.” | After all our grandmothers knew a thing or two. The oniy trouble w the crude way in wh their remedies were admin- | Istered. Then one had onions fried in sugar and mixed with honey for hoarseness, now one takes a delicate lozenge. Then a hig nauseous dose of castor oil, followed by hot sassafras tea, was considered best, now | rhinitis is given in tiny pellets alternated | with antipyrine. | Rhinitls, by the way, is one of the many new treatments for a cold, but it cannot be casily obtain It is a private formula, | containing camphor, quinine, belladonna and strychnine. It is administered in pellets at short Intervals and- its effects are wonder- ul. Every one should own a small atomizer for the notrils, It is effective when filled with a 6 per cent solution of cocaine sprayed to clear the alr passages of the nos The simplest of all home remedios s to | rgle the throat with ten drops of carbolic | acid dropped Into one pint of water, which | clears the tubes of the throat very thor- oughy. Oil of pine needles, benzine, oil of | eucalyptus and menthol, mixed in equal | parts, is one of the finest of the new rrascrip tions. Another s of camphor, chlorate of potash and murate of ammonia One of the new and quite efficlent congh mixtures a preparation that any woman can make One-half ounce of ofl of tar, and and one- half ounces of glycerine, two ounces each of alcohol and campher. This should be taken in one-teaspoonful doses e three hour: OPLATES FOR CHILDREN, 0 Dangir and <ubsequent Evil of Quieting a Hestless Child wi h Lrugs, Love of stimulants is inherent in very fow children, but is taste inculeated dus infancy, and not alone by nurses, but by mothers, who, through dgnorance or indif- ference, run terrible futgre risks for sake of a little present quiet, * T'is in the medi- cine that the harm lies. - No matter what the aflment may be the remedies are near kin, drops, cordials, paregoric or laudanum, gven with the intention not so much to cure as to soothe the child and induce sleep. The prime factor of all these compounds is opium. Now, opium itself Is a wonderful medicine, but a skilled practitioner hesi- | ana hioned remedy | Bables, | medicines proper. | and | her, tates to give It to A child because its res sults are impossible to foresee. When ten drops of laudanum scarcely affects one child, it might and often has killed another. Paregoric Is lauduanum camphor with two other ingredients, and while not so dane gerous, yet {t possesses great possibilities for evil. Drops and cordials are much like paregoric, only stronger, and soothing sirups also contain optum in some form. 1 do not imply that these medicines should never be used for children. On the cone trary paregorio especlally Is a child's rems dy. But it takes a mighty sensible mother or nurse to tell when it is necessary to be taken. To put a child’s erying down to hunger or fllness 1s a tradition of the nursery that has survived many a better theory and bds fair to outlast many more. A lttl discipline rightly applied often effects a rapl lasting cure for unexplainable tears, as A general thing, do not need other than pure air, cleanliness and nutritious food The only time a mother s really excusable for drugging a child is when one sleepless night has followed another for weeks, Few bables sleep well until their second year, when & mother has no one to relieve and, moreover, both hands full of through the day, it is no wonder she acts against her better judgment. Though aid she but know it, a harmlcss nerve sedas tive will secve the purpose far better. Bro- mide of potassium put in five-grain powders, f-solved one in a wine glass of water and given the child through the day and everi ing, will insure good, healthy sleep. It the dose is too large the child will become lana guid and break out in pimples, but no harm Wil come of it. After a coupls of days® treatment stop giving, put the child to bed at the same hour in a cool, dark room, and very likely he will fall asléep from force of habit Habit is the keynote for successful trains ing for children. ~ Regular hours for meals, regular bed hours, regular exercise. A rege lar bed hour strictly adhered to will dp more to encourage sleep than medicine, A’ warm bath on retiring and a dark, cool room are better soporifics than opiates, Oplum taken in any form produces the same results, A little stimulates and soems to impart great vitality and brain power. The nerves are not rasped by little things and the system seems Invigorated, A mod= erate dose produces sleep and eases pain. An overdose to those unaccustomed to fts use Is almose certain death, while to those hab tuated to it spasms, convulsions and like complaints result. Children given oplates continually become stupid, stolid and sickly, dull in lessons and unintere:ting In conversas tlon. 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