The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 26, 1905, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISEO SUNDAY CALL. the Ty the ) make it is quite ect is t mothers w 1 them se to dab- 1 which boy pam darling having € ese days. The red child is not even al- p becau When he his heels and elf along a walking invested In is bun- told t as he to get crawl about, but about in the misses a heap of pe clean, beautifully ® nd he main point nowa- cap or affair defies eturns him 1s white and h ckil fifty t crossed the it y or keep ver the idea 3 babies instead of believe the average child of first thing about And yet what cting the bottles begging a little blueing and, in bing that would lend e bit tone up the medicine roper degree. Who can- y ill and s‘ ding in frantic haste for the doc- tor and submitting smeekly and weakly to bread pills and water made white " And then getting tired of tient and going home in the doctor persisted in the medicines vE th rug store. , some g the ¥ because riore about do anyhow.” where's the harm in inno- pla You hear T le say, ell, Frankie or Johnnie don't seem to care about rough play and I'm so glad,” and then the next moment they tell you of some prank that fully testi- fies that the spirit i not lacking. a few days ago I heard of a young man of nearly 5 who broke the record and all because he was housed up and kept like a hothouse plant. His mother had dressed him in his best Bib and tucker and told him to “git down and be a good boy” until she changed her dress (o make a call. Just as soon as her back was turned Only ALY VANT TOKNOW —— 1 OVELTIES FOR LITTLE FOLKS Y HYE the small man went on an inspection tour and it happened that he came i econtact with the flour bin sieve. That the plaything he moon and he omptily merched about the house grinding out flour on the ed flocrs, the rugs, furniture and else that chanced to be in And cven with this beauti- 1 he didn't neglect himself and led his spotle lling suit until. looked 1¥ ature snow-clad her called it dack to nd he bathroom to wash his Accidentally he tu 1 on the 2nd” when his mother found as mass of sticky doug! torrent of briny, renent- was sprink he earth 1in a ous of- 1ife out he found a beauti- e discov- he had a pasting fea Orient . putting it time Of his life, 2 *nic Children they don’t When they ly natural and fre they are piest and best and ¢ nly far hie course they m snug and for that m have be d most cc ven with a vivid crimson and it may be pulled -n and rollsd about the thrc down the < the over th n place may be fashioned of the same woolen weave. In fact, anything that one wishes may e styled Ganther, Mattern & Co. o to be told what is wanted hey promptly do the rest. And do in keen style, too. In the young m2n who wears Kkflts or the young ¥ who trips out the is more venient, for ide und may it at the ft open the sun comes Out bright and warm, though not quite gh to chase a playful wind nie of them are double-b little affairs and are very smart with their doubje array of pearl buttons and their stitched straps and belt that fin- ishes them so comple d trin Or again, they are single sted and button straight down the front with precision When thig is th ey usually boast of two or hree pockets and if ther s anything boy loves more than a d ke to know it. Of course it bulg out to Iits greatest capacity, for precious red marble, ev " along the beach and ail the ¢ odds and ends in the house epresented there? ) on a small iscale, 1st the same? wear nothing ¢ prettier than soft, it is made of kK. The certainly is beautifully and of a pressing. ping chil look- ell is in kecpi them fresh and The small 1 in overalls {s 1 his “jumper” is clean »d, but he is indeed a fright, thourh a healthy, smiiing one I grant you, if his waist is ¢ led and looks as though it had b through the It may be ever so cle but if it a m of wrinkles it certainly never it, and the effect is bad just the same These woolen togs never need press- ing. A visit to the tub is followed by a vigorous shake, and, lo and behold, it js fit again and ready for use. Besides, isn't stff about the throat and there e to persist in undoing itself and flapping about in a disagreeable fash- fon generally. Grown-up children provide them- sgelves with “comfy” outing clothes and der a sweater quite indispensable, so why shouldn’t the wee ones enjoy the same privilege? The summer was meant to romp and play in and it is the birthright of every youngster to get as much fun out of life as he can. So don"t dress him up like a small poppinjay, but turn him leose with the idea that the world is his and see how soon he learns to fight his own battles. Answers to Correspondents e M. E. M. (Hats)—I do not think a hat made of crepe de chine would be pretty. In fact I never heard of that fabric being used, though when shirred hats first came in a material lighter in weight was used. I think chiffon is much prettier and daintier, or even tulle. Why not make it of a soft, feathery white braid? They are used a great deal this year and lock not unlike lace when put on in ruffle form. Buy it about an inch wide and use it on a thin foundation of wire and white silk. I would not put any black velvet on a summer hat, especially as you live where it is warm. Velvet always suggests heat and it is difficult to keep it clean and fresh looking. Feathers are always pretty and make a suitable trimming, both .. NOVELTIES FROM o 1 O many and so varl 1 the littie perplexitics that enter fnto almost eyery woman's life without find- ingz satistactory solution, and so many and so unusaal are, | the letters that are cons | ‘being received from. women | who cannot find an answer to their questions in any other way, that The Sunday Call has cstablished this page devoted entirely “u#nd exclusively | to “What Women Want to Know,? | edited by Madge Moore. > Here every trial or trifulas tlon of the mind and heart can be poured out in the full cons sciousitess that it wiil receive se- | rious cousideration — every question of fact or fietion. of the home and all its niantfold. ties and tasks, of the inner sanc- o of a woman’s life. finds ready solution. Ladies, this puge | Is aB yonr very own. What would you? | Please address all commu- | nicallons to Madge Moore. editor “What Women Want to Know," Sunday Call, San Francisco. < e summetr and’ winter. Personally I think flowers are more in keeping with the summer months, but black feath- €r . You know, do you 3 s being used in great quantities this season. White lace about an inch wide put round zud round in soft, baby ruffles. That n.ight suit your purpose better. Sich B made of valencicnnes and 7 e S — S > s NN EAZS < A S S 7% S 27 £ Ea trimmed with tiny ¢Mhk roses and a bit of foliage are love.y. L.—TI would not use soup spoons for beuillon. They are very awkward and show very plainly that they are being ed into service. Many pecple use poons all the time and they are perfectly proper. MARY (Freckles)—Summer freckles are a nuisance, but they are not very difficult to remove. Bathe frequently with pure soap and water and use a good scrubbing brush. A cream rubbed in at night and a wash applied in the daytime will clear your face nicely. The cream recipe is: Flder flower ointment, ..1 ounce Sulphate of zinc....... 20 grains In the morning wash the ointment carefully out of the skin and apply the following lotion: Infusion of roses.. Citric acid ..... Mix. Pour into a bottle and keep closely stoppered. Should any un- pleasant firritation follow apply a healing lotion. Here ig a good one: Boracic acid........ .1 drachm Distilled witch hazel 2 ounces Rosewater .... «.4.2 ounces M. A, J. (Nafl Polish)=1 think it is cheaper to buy such articles as nall powders and pastes, but if you cannot find anything that is satisfactory per- haps these recipes will end your woe: Nail powde! Silicon 8 ounces Oxide o : 2 ounces Pulverized pu N 3% ounce Lake.. ..(00) enough to color pale rose Mix in mortar and sift thrcugh fine sieve. Rose Raste— Spermaceti ..13% ounces 9 drachms .12 ourices 2 ounces drachm Melt the first four ingredients in a hot water bath. Strain. Beat until nearly cold; then add attar of roses. ———— MILLY (Negligee 'here are any number of pretty negligee patterns, but as you discovered there is very ’;pt. to be something radically wrong with them. You say you are going to a warm climate, and I am quite certain yo_u?'ul need the coolest fabric made in & pretty way for afternoons. a0l i3 too warm and wash materials not quite nice enough, 80 why not get a heavy china silk. One of the pret- ties negligees, a bride’s, by the way, was made in two pieces. The skirt was sun pleated and long and soft. e walst, or as I have always called them, “josien,” was pleated as well, the waist and sleeves and all trimmed with insertion and lace of a dee cream. The neck was not low, but just round finished, with a pretty DANTH, <= © would be a good idea to \/ b U v o 74 == . Al P TLE JACKET w;’/:z: Fon cHiC sailor collar. The sleeves were, of course, elbow length and finished with the ingertion and lace. Made in a pretty soft blue, or a delicate pink, it is as pretty as anything I could sug- gest, One more this same girl had, and it was pretty also. The color was flesh and the fabric a surah, soft and heavy. The back fitted snugly and the flare commenced below the waist line. The front was full and soft and was finlghed with a double cascade of lace down the front that fell to the floor. The trimming was set in a fanciful design and very effective it was, too. If you can afford to, it have one made: each way, but if one is your limit I think the first would be more practical. Tn the first place, it does ot appear 8o negligee and you would not be obliged to gather your skirts and flee If visitors came at an unex- pected hour. JENNIE (About the New Blankets). —There are fashions in blankets nowa- days fust as there are in table linen and curtains and bed fittings. One used to have blankets and comfort- ables just for warmth, There was never much question of art effects or embroidery or becomingness. But for some time beforé tfi}, season it has been decided that all/ ome's outfit de nuit must be attractive and becom- ing. The American girl is _making a fad of dressing for herself. Back many centuries ago women dressed to please men; later in a higher state of civiliza- tion, as women grew cleverer and mora to be feared, they dressed for each other, not so much to gain flat- tery as to avold critfelsm. But to-day it is herself that the American girl dresses for, and she cares as much about the fittings of her own room, her lounging gowns, her pretty night robes and bed furnishings as she does her dancing frocks and street suits. She wants to please her own good taste. Her fad about blankets and comfort- ables is to have them all in vne color scheme, the one tgu is most becoming to her and should dominate her bed- room. Each winter bed is outfitted with one pair of one silk or sateen ‘com{£o; le and with a single blanket or throwover, which is used in place crochet spr of former spread and crazy qnilts a mnap or. for an invalid’s chair. Us _blankets are white Ty sy iy 16 ke cl e blue, W very tuhb"mfll’ this year.. The ends are bound with wide Liberty satin ribbon just the shade of the border. The <75 K 2. ) = S (R T\ S 3 TR SWEATER. ZAAT BUTTONS o TrE SHOULDER. comfortable would b. of blue shtin with a wide border of blue, flowered with white and lavender lilacs with branches of the pale green May foliage or with white fleur de lis or wistaria. This is very thick and soft and made up of eiderdown, light as a feather, and thrown over the foot of the bed for frosty nights. The extra single blanket would be all pale blue, of real blanket or very thick eiderdown cloth plain, or lined with satin and bound with wide eatin ribbon. In one corner is a large monogram embroidered with silk the same shade or to match the flowers on the comfortable. These extra blankets embroidered make very pretty wedding or Christ- mas presents, one that is bound to be welcome, useful and artistic. As they soil easily, they are usually put away on a convenient shelf. They will wash, of course, but are always prettier be- fore the laundry visit. Sometimes th2 double blankets are also the same color, hound with white and the com- fortable matches. Or the entire out- fit, ribbon border and embroidery, is all white. Naturally the keeping clean of these delicately lined blankets is a matter of great consideration. In fact, if there was not some way of washing them easily without fading they would be a very extravagant household item. It is no lcnger considered hygienic to dry clean blankets. It is known that germs will’live for months in the fleecy surface of woolen goods and that the only way they can be really destroyed is by the heat of the laundry. Hot water, borax and sunshine are death to germs. A very easy modern way to clean blankets without fading or shrinking is as follows: Fill a tub full of warm water. If you have a bath thermometer at hand see that it registers 86 degrees. Add two large tablespoonfuls of borax and efough white soap to make a good sufls. Throw a blanket in and squeeze it gently. Do not wring with the hands, and by no means should a board be used, else the fleecy surface will fluff up into little lumps and the blanket be ruined. Rub through the hands gently and send through a rub- ber wringer into a second tub of water of the same temperature and with the borax and soap added. Each rinsing water must be of the same tempera- ture. Dry quickly in the sun. The palest tints can be washed in this way without injury and blankets come out looking. like new without the drawn, haggard look that usual laundry work induces. And to feel sure that one's dainty bedroom fit- tings can be kept clean for years without the least injury or much ef- fort is to greatly increase one's en- joyment of them. E. H. H. (Salads and Health).—It used to be considered very Frenchy and foreign to have salad with dinner or luncheon. Americans as a whole wanted regularly their just deserts, and a green leaf or two, more or less counted for very little. In the pie belt, pastry was the necessary garnish for every meal. Down South there were always famous puddings for the com- plete epicure, and if a salad was served at all a dccade ago, it was a ponder- ous meat affair of which an entire in- digestible meal was made. But to-day we gre a wiser and a sadder nation. Pies and puddings have wrought out their own punishment, and everywhere the dyspeptic microbe is lurking in our midst, seeing what comfort and joy he may devour. We have paid heavily because we scorned the green leaf to lighten our meals and sweeten our di- gestion. Some of the most delicious Amer- ican salads are fruits and vegetables mixed and served with cream dress- ing. Apples make an ideal winter salad chopped with celery, about ones fourth, and then a few hickory nuts, halt a cup to a large bowl. The ap- ples must be chopped the last thing or they will discolor. This salad is delicious with real Italian mayonnaise or a_ cream dressing. And o are delicious with celery, utw-.:?:: with pineapples, or an entire of celery and mixed nuts, but this would be a shade richer than a dyspeptie would require. The most economical of all winter salads is cabbage, and one-of the most delicious. It should be chopped fine just before serving and a tablespoonful of fine chopped onion and two of green peppers should be added to a quart, then & French or cream dressing, and all at the expense of a few cents. An excellent variation from the French dressing of oil. vinegar and salt is as follows: Half a teaspoonful of ealt, a pinch of sugar, eighth of a teaspoonful of paprika, a few drops of tobasco sauce, add quarter of a cup of vinegar and slowly drop in ofl until, it thickens, beating all the time. A simple cream dressing where oll is not relished is made with very little trou- ble and is delicious. Take the juice of a lemon, mix with half a of sugar and salt, and the white of & beaten egg, then drop in rich cream slowly so that it will not curdle. Serve cold. One reason possibly that Americans were slow to acquire a real relish of salads may have been because of the fear of devouring insects and microbes along with green leaves. It seems %0 difficult to get anything that 1s um- cooked thoroughly, hygienically whole- some. But the London doctors seem to have solved the difficulty by ordering all greens, eaten in hospitals or by their patients anywhere, to be in a weak solution of borax water. Of course the purest borax must be used and the solution must be al- ways fresh. Half a teaspoonful of borax powder to a basin of fresh water is about the right proportion. Each Jeaf should be separately dipped uwp and down several times to insure per- fect cleanness and rinsed in clear water if convenient. Though If the greens were not rinsed ne harm would be done, as the borax sojution is absolutely without injurious erties, and would, in fact, be a W) some wash for mouth and throat. Well prepared and artistically served salads have a threefold value to the wise housekeepers. They are the most wholesome of foods, the most economical, the easiest to pre- pare and the most appetizing in ap~ pearance. As a rule children are very fond of them and they tempt the ap- petite of weary jaded workers as no other dish I can think of. nothing for the same money can of- fer so many epicurean virtues. M. A. J. (Firm busts).—Here is a Orange flower water Distilled water.. Tincture of myrrh. Almend milk...... Rectifled alcohal.. ‘Essence of pink. Powdered alum. ANNE (Cards).—If you are the eld- est you certainly are Miss Brown and your visiting cards should be engraved that way. The next sister is Miss May Brown and in this way confusion. s avoided. If you and your sister both used the same cards hcw could your friends tell- which one had called. Yes, it is proper to isste cards for a tea or for cards, but be sure and mark “cards” in the corner and give the date and hour. This saves confusion and makes it easier for both ycu and your friends.