Show WOMAN AND HOME THE DEFINING REFINING AND LASTING INFLUENCE OF A MOTHERS LOVE thins jag a YS wife should know sim sm nl preventives furniture ID in sd S d citing clothes the fowl of infant TY T Y kill hill 31 th yo vo matter how times may change and ne we by force of circumstances a re compelled corn pel led to change with them there is one sentiment that stands firm and true through all the ages a bright pointon light amid ing ng blackness of earths sweet trials a mothers In others love it matters not that babyhood has lone long since been left behind it nieam no diminution in the protecting tenderness in that mother heart that we have passed the age where physical help is needed to guide our tottering infant feet jj our childish tears with our little sorrows we do not change to her lifes greater and fuller troubles that roll like overwhelming billows upon the ling ing inan or woman are still to the dear faithful heart the worries of her baby boy or girl the me mother ther never realizes that the years have changed her little one into a strong 1 helpful 1 lpaul adult she site knows he be needs her and she it is of all lithe the world that can comfort as no other comforter and counsel as no other adviser she reads the heart the world judges the actions she feels where others may condemn she in a word Is mother and what more can be said the day will come when those tired hands are folded never more to toil toll for the child of her heart when those loving eyes are closed never more to open in glad surprise at the coming of one most dear and the world will go on but never quite the same to the one who has laid away in the grave that dear one who understood the trials the aching brow who looked not upon the little mistakes with the cold cruel searchlight of worldly wisdom and condemned unknowing and unthinking those actions that she could interpret in a tar far different man manner nor does not the memory of that love stimulate to better deeds and nobler ambitions does not the heart cry out in the lonely watches of the night for just one more look at the face long since passed from our sight and are there not times when even in the midst of the hurry and heat beat of the day lay we high sigh for those other times perhaps before the world smiled favorably upon us when little economies and grinding toils tells seemed so hard to bear but which now appear but the airy trifles of the imagination agi nation for then indeed we were blessed though we realized it not we had our mother the tender binding love of mother and child is the ono one that lives there is no diminution selfishness and sordid considerations have no place in such an affection and though lovers prove fickle husbands change and friends are halseone fal false seone one can always look to mother for an abiding love whether in her livine living breathing care and affection or in the sacred memory of her devotion in those days before she passed away forever philadel Philadelphia phia times things a is young wife should know A young wife ought to know that she is a possible even probable mother and consequently should so order her life that when her kingdom cornea comes it may prove a joy and blessing to her it is a sad comment on oil the civilization of this age that the advent of the first baby too t 00 often proves the inauguration of a series of diseases resulting in a nervous irritable mother of a peevish ailing child A young mother ought to know that monthly nurses are not infallible and therefore her own common sense must to some extent con control troland and modify the nurses treatment of baby discipline should begin within tw twenty enty four hours of bis his birth regular hours for feeding sleeping and bathing being absolutely 10 essential to his welfare as well as for her own peace and comfort frequent ant and unnecessary handling is positively injurious during the early days of his existence a baby like a kitten or any other young animal being all the better off for a little wholesome neglect he ile should sleep by himself linen diapers are less harsh to the sensitive eskin skin of an infant than cotton unless the latter auevery old cotton la Is often advocated in preference to linen upon the ground that it is not so cold when wet but a wet diaper is a cold diaper of whatever material it may be and should not be allowed to remain on the child tor for a mo ment prolonged and excessive crying may sometimes cause rupture of the navel in ft a young infant in such case a physician should be at once consulted as navel rupture is readily controlled during infancy it la is less easily managed in later childhood and incurable in adult age long lang trailing robes on an infant are cruel and absurd lie ile should bo be warmly but lightly dressed in clothes reaching not more than a quarter of a yard beyond hia his feet babyhood simple it Is always well to know what to do before the doctor comes come serious trouble can many times be obviated by good nursing and the application of local remedies a and n d mothers should be lie wise in their geneia genera tion and L study nto home korne alil what a it a Z d I 1 p er MI aca rwjr re t M p work so ala alarmingly rm in g I 1 y fast fas t and wor work k BO so d deadly ead ly cure sure when an epidemic of any of the above mentioned scourges urges is raging the following disinfectant has been found excellent turpentine I 1 ounce oil of eucalyptus I 1 ounce car carbolic bolle acid 2 ounces A tablespoonful of this mixture should be placed in an open vessel of boiling water on the stove in the living room and constantly renewed as needed another absolutely essential disinfectant is thorough cleanliness this has been dilated upon so often that it would seem that every everyone one must be lie aware of its importance but masi there Is still room for improvement in the matter the garbage bucket drains and cellars are constantly dealing out death by poison membranous croup or diphtheria in its first stages can often be relieved by burning equal parts of tar and turpentine the patient inhaling the dense black fumes that arise from the mixture about one tablespoonful of each should be placed on a a shovel hovel and then lighted in a short time the membrane thus loosened will be emi emitted t from the throat threat the sooty fumes fil filling the room will soil everything they come in contact with but that Is a small matter when life is at stake this does n not 0 t at all interfere with the doctors in medi di cines cineel cin esL L I 1 E chittenden in furniture in straddling swaddling clothe clothes since the day when the crocheted tidy invaded our households the mania tor for making and buying things to cover up fur lattire aitu re seems to have been steadily on the increase various kensington and other schools have developed the fancy for embroidery and the faculty for doing it until according to the best authorities on this subject no well regulated household la is complete without a certain amount of more or lesa less artistic needlework tatting netting drawn work spatter work as well as various plain embroidered and pal painted anted bilks and satins gatins have at divers and sundry times done duty as a decorative fad there have been indications of the decadence of the altogether senseless and impractical practice of covering covering furniture of all sorts sort with draperies and curtal curtains n and slid tidies but such a desperate effort is made to retain these trinia trimmings ings th that at it 1 is a almost a matter of doubt whether the antl anti millinery millennium is likely to dawn as soon as we have fondly hoped for it if at all of course there la Is something to be said on both sides of the subject this drapery fashion gives cut employment to a great lital many ay women and is in a way good for business this Is one of the claims put forward to hold bold the style in favor but most people have become BO so weary of it that there isan is an imperative demand fora for a change or at least some modification which shall relieve aur apartments of the plethora of dry goods A table cover piano cover portiere or a full sized drapery for a handsome lounge is a legitimate article and has reason for being but a bit of silk twisted around a picture some other bit thrown over t the lie arm of a chair a fringed out section over the top of a sofa or some diaphanous material floating around an easel has no apparent puse cause for existence except it be the desire to do something more or less artistic and ald generally a good deal less new york ledger the food rood of infanto infants specialists for children acknowledge very generally that the most important considerations in regard to the care of children during infancy concern food and arid its assimilation proper clothing and hygienic influences in regard to food mothers milk when of good quality which must bo be determined principally by sulta results rc is undoubtedly the most desirable if for any reason it must be withheld a s substitute be found that closely re it animal milk is supposed to be the best basis for this substitute cows milk preferably although it is difficult to digest on account of the careine it contains this cl cheesy icesy indigestible element bolms large compact curds in the stomach which produce irritation and pain and many ills incidental to infancy can be traced to this cau cause se the proportion of water required to reduce this caseino I 1 is one half for very young infants and about one third as the child grows older this necessary dil dilution U tion naturally reduces the fat consee consequently uel atly cream must be added beginning with two teaspoonfuls increasing gradually to a tablespoonful tablespoon tul by the time the child is a year old do not increase the cream after this no matter how much milk is used I 1 milk r sugar ugar must be added to supply the peculiar sugar found in mothers milk beginning for a very young infant with a quarter of a teaspoonful tem and increasing gradually to a teaspoonful which is the maximum amount to be given add a pinch of salt to each portion tills this food will be found to agree with a child that is in average health louise 11 bilogan in baby tainy tansy kill hills cloths hahs there Is one sure preventive of moths and one which I 1 have never been mentioned it Is tansy sprinkle the le leaves lives freely about your woolens and furs the moths will never get into them when when I 1 was a child my grandmother used to send me to tho the tansy patch on the hill with a largo large basket in which to bring home plenty of tansy leaves in the garret were five large hair covered trunks studded with ith blank brass nails filled with her best beat eta couplets cour lets cannel sh pet tc dompf AMP of them thern E jul alx lx effi had bad grandchildren notwithstanding he she always had a large family to provide beds for but the supply of her bedding it lioen nen and other household articles were in excess of the demand this large amount of bedding tablecloths towels and linen sheets were spun and woven in her fathers house and the girls were given full liberty to take all they were willing to make up for themselves that was part of their marriage dower I 1 can well remember how low grandmother took the extra supply out of those trunks in the garret once a year bung hung the articles on a clothesline down in the orchard beat them and then put t hem away again to lie amid the tansy leaves until another year the fourth generation of her posterity are sleeping under tinder those same blankets and blue and white coverlets now which proves the efficacy of that remedy of the olden time good housekeeping about sewing on dutton im training my three cons son to sew on oil their own buttons button they are beginning to do it of their own accord they dont follow me about the house now with a coat in one hand and a button in the other they go and get a needle and thread and BOW the button on found out it re aves saves time and strength and words it seems cruel cruet to make boys sew on their own buttons cruel its kind kindl I 1 thoe boys wont always have me to sew on buttons for them they would be badly off indeed if they had to do it some souls time and know how its right they should learn to do such things for themselves A boy should be taught to make his own bed put away his own clothes and sweep and dust hia his room occasionally and not always expect an overworked mother or younger sister to do such work for him I 1 think a boy ought not to be entirely ignorant even of cooking it might bo be a great advantage to him sometime some time to he be able to make a good cup of coffee broil A chop or cook potatoes some people profess to think that such knowledge comes by nature but I 1 believe its oftener the case that it if not learned early it has to bo be bought of bitter experience and we all know experience is a high priced teacher to employ harpers bazar A dinty toilet set the prettiest thing in its way that we have ever been was a dainty china toilet set for the use of a small girl who is the only daughter of rich and indulgent parents her own little room is a dream in pink and white with its snowy bed rosy draperies and fresh sweet scented matting and white chairs and tables As an extra touch this charming toilet set was designed by the mother who is something so of an arti t and who revels in anything charming to delight her child the haape is rather round and fat with a fluted rim and handles in dull gold the surface is pure white flecked over with cloila i of blue and gold from cacti each of which peeps out the sweetest dearest and most lovable childs lace face the brush of artist could portray or his imagination picture the deep bowl pitcher soap cup and arid tooth brush stand all are decorated in the same manner and it will be a wonder if 1 the wee maiden dos do s not have to be restricted strict ed in her bathing propensities with such delightful appurtenances to tempt her to continual splashing and spoil sponging ghiz philadelphia times women and sports to the disagreeable folk who always alway sneer at anything a woman tu does outside the domain of housewifery and who regard the engagement of the sex in any sport as a mere excuse for seeking masculine society it may perhaps be somewhat of a revelation to read the gentle womans comans hook book of sport the articles u upon pon such subjects as riding oshina cricketing golfing and boating are all written by women who evidently understand the sports upon which they descant but the points which seem especially worthy of notice as refuting the insinuation that women only fish and play g golf olf abid and so on for the sake of securing anale companionship are that lady colin campbell who writes upon fishing lays stress on in the fact that its great charm lies in the solitude of its occupation and that miss stewart who descants descents des cants on golf says that all the girl enthusiasts are to be found foun don on the links long before the men have breakfasted london letter when you have finished washing dis dishes fies always leave your pan or sink perfectly clean your is provided bothe purpose of cleaning them thoroughly and in an expeditious manner and combing and rubbing the scalp of abe head with the hand draws the blood up to the surface of the head and not only relieves the pain at times but adds few new strength to the hair emily bronte whose one remarkable novel is greatly admired by ma many n y good od judges died single at the early age of twenty seven babies when nursed constantly by one person often suffer from being always curried on the same arm and iu in the same position I 1 queen victoria likes a good novel and she thinks thos those e miss maria e corill writes es about answer that description J |