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THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, rORTT,AXD, DECEMBER 27, 1908. 3 teiil KKE5rHFEMC -TXflt f f. )5mM5 & PEA.UTY Juvenile Styles for Mid-Winter Wear JM ID-WINTER fashions for th lj young people of the family fol " low closely the rules laid down for the. dreeing; of their elders. The furs worn, br the mother In her 30s or 40s cpi'ar In miniature for .the sroa'.l daughter In th k::id rgnrten and the Jnr-oId bahe in the nurse's arms. The Kmpire ba.k or Pireetolre revere of mother's best wrap are closely followed In th development of the ooat made for ;r girl not jet !n her teens. Ths same may be said of trimmings, bettors and colorings. Not In many seasons have children worn surh strik ing lilies as tiil year. Those reliable shad"?, navy Who, garnet and tobacco brown have be-n replaced by coloring- one deinied "old," such as taupe, grays like London smoke, faded raspberry. red and even that peculiar cross between purple and brown, known as catawba. Theae are enlivened by touches of bul lion trimming particularly gold. Foi tiie bullion braid, frogs and labels have quite generally replaced those of silk on very dressy garments. A word about fur coats. These ara an excellent investment In a family where there are several children, for they can be handed down one size to another as the children grow. In ell n atcs where the Winters are severe they are especially desirable. For the bahy in short clothes, who still rides In' a coach, a favorite skin Is coney, which !. very much like soft white rabbit skin For a bffby the pure white is of course preferable. For children of 3 and up ward It can be dyed gray, brown or black. A very stunning combination for a girl of 6 Is a full-length loose coat of this black fur with a velvet hat showing a dash of name color or scarlet. Pony skin and caracul cloth are also used for children, but none of these are as light and yet warm as the coney skin. A fur coat for a child should be verr plain, without fancy braid or buttons. ef- The navy blue chinchilla cloth so long: a standard cloth for school coats, reef ers, etc., has been replaced this season by gray chinchilla;. Broadcloths, es pecially those in two-tone effects and heavy weights, are used for general wear, while the satin-finished fabrics are miitable only for the child who may have several outer garments, one of which is kept for occasions. Sensible mothers of babies in long clothes have two coat?, an inner and an outer gar mc nt. The Inner coat is . of padded china silk and the outer one is prefera bly of white corduroy, which washes I ke linen. These coats are made with very little trimming, so they can be laundered and kept perfectly white. The broadcloth, cashmere or silk coats, the latter being made generally of Ottoman silk, are trlmmined with soutache braid, with perhaps a little hand embroidery or French knots. They. too. must be worn over tho Inner quilted cloak. Seotch hats of every variety are used for both boys and girls and tartans' and plaids are enjoying a great vogue. In making up a piaid. bear In mind that the trimming inn.st be very plain, either a s"lf-toned Kraid or folds of plain cloUl matching the predominating shade of the plaid. Using up odd bits of gay passementerie, or embroidered hands on a '!aid dress is a crime against good ta"ie. There is nothing prettier for trimming a plaid dress than bands of velvet ribbon or soutache braid. Kigure A on toJay"s page represents i smart Utile Jacket for a child from 6 to 12 years of age. The plainness of the upper portion and the fullness In tho skirt m:ike it an excellent coat for the child who loves outdoor exercise. The illustration show" trimmings of soutache bry'rt an-1 long fur. but the latter could be eliminated. Figure B is a model suited to a Why Child ren Are Rude UST as the all-wise mother gives J her child a fair physical start, build up his health so that he will be a strong man. so should she guide his char acter and teach him to be polite in man ner. Let no mother persuade herself that her child will suddenly arrive at a day when he or she will know instinctively what la right and wrong to do. In the training of a child there are no sudden transitions. Yet against this careful training, day by day, a word must be said about expecting too much of chit dr-n. for just as many children have been -spoiled by unreasonable demands upon them as by neglect. If a child is allowed to monopolize the conversation at the home 'dinner table, make sure that he will do like wise when he Is Invited out with his mother to the table of her friends. Then the mother Is mortified and wonders why Billy behaves so badly away from home As a matter of fact. Billy Is doing ex actly what he always does, but the eyes of the indulgent mother see this only away from home surroundings. How often I have seen mothers enter a streetcar with a child too young to pay fare, and then force that child into a seat, leaving elderly people to stand. hen those children grow up to manhood and womanhood. It never occurs to them to resign their seat to some tired older . person, because In their youth they were advised to get a seat at any cost. Physicians have told us that the mem ory of a child begins to develop at seven weks. and mothers should begin to train their children soon after that. Perhaps one cf the most banal methods of train ing children Is the habit that many mod ern mothers have of threatening them with various kinds of punishment and never carrying- out the threats. It is not unusual to hear mothers say, "i'h whip you If you do that again," then when . the child repeats the trick, just to see what will happen, nothing follows ex cept another threat from the busy moth er. And when the mischievous child gross's to womanhood the mother wonders' what gave Gladys such a stubborn dis position. Mothers, picture to yourrelf two chil drenone with pretty manners who will come Into a room and speak to people, who will say "pleaso ' when- asking for things at the table, who does not tell tales on little playmates, and is alto gether charming. Then the other, who bids his maid "shut up" when she speaks to hlin reprovir.gly. who hangs his head when strangers speak to him and who toys with and complains about the food set befers him. So much depends upon the Individual child that no rule can be set down for children In general. Just as a physician treat each one of his patients In a dif ferent manner. o must a mother learn to know tho temperament of her individ ual children and train them accordingly. The bad manners of a child never re flect on the child Itself. They are sim ply an Infallible sign that the parents of that child have neglected to train Its msnnci-. A child who Is made to eat with the servants and who Is hustisd off up stairs j younger child from 4 to S years of age This Is a model of a loose coat that can be slipped on over fancy dresses. This especial model was seen evolved In heavy French serge In duil gray and the trl.v.rnings were of broadcloth In , a lighter shade of gray and gilt frogs trimmed the front. It requires very 111 tie skill to make this coat, as it is cu in only two pieces. Figure C la suitable for a smart little gown for a child from s to 12 years o age. It is charming In Its jouthfulness and Is apt to be becoming to all call dren of that ace. ' The euimpe can b made of any washable goods or of fine tucked silk to match tha color of the goods. This model I" exceedingly smart made up In plaid with plain broadcloth banding about the yoke, waist band and armhoies. Or It can be made in solid color, outlined with braid-and laced up with bright ribbons. It is a design tha appeals to the growing child, sufficiently easy for the homo sewer to manage. 1 h sleeves at this season of the year should be made of the same materia! as the dress goods. I Figure D represents an Infant's long coat, and the collar can be made separ ate and of entirely different material Many of these long coats are made o FIG. C STYLISH DRESS FOR GIRL. white corduroy and the collar of heavy white lace, or the collar may be made from tho corduroy and trimmed with rows of satin ribbon. Figure K Is a charming model for the baby's first frock. Fersiun lawn or - long cloth or nainsook are the materials used. The yoke of this dress Is made In one piece.- so that there are no seams to rub on the baby's shoulders, and the lower friii can be omitted and the plain little dress be evolved from the same pattern. Black and white effects promise to ba very popular, either in the material or ' in the nursery when callers arrive, is bound to develop coarse table manners and to be burdened with that dreaded characteristic. elf -consciousness when old enough to go out into society. Not long ago I met a well-to-do woman who had a boy of 4 years. This child threw himself into what he termed "tantrums" every time his mother had a caller. The first time ho had one of these temper fits she gave In to him and sent word to her friend asking to bo excused. The child remembered this and repeated the performance at frequent intervals. The mother tried various kinds of threats and forms of punishment, and then she consulted the family physician. Here Is his cure: "The next time Jimmy does that. Mrs. Prince, just throw a pitcher of cold water over him. He need not catch cold, for his maid can change his clothes, and I don't think h will do it again." Mrs. Prince had a caller the very next day and Jimmy promptly proceeded to lie down on the floor and scream. His mother quietly threw a pitcher of cold water over him. Jimmy gasped, stopped screaming and his mother went down to greet her guest. In about. 15 minutes Jimmy entered the parlor In a dry suit of clothes, nestled up to his mother and has never had another "tantrum." The grace of carriage In children can be developed largely by sending them to dancing school. This is particularly true with girls. It gives them charm of manner, makes them graceful In bear ing, and helps them to be a social fa vorite In future years. The little girl who us allowed to carry tales about her playmates will develop into a dangerous gossip when she be comes a woman. The mother cannot he glultoo early to discourage this practice, which In time becomes a habit that can not be overcome. So I say to the mothers of children the children who in time will show the fruits of home training make friends with your children. Have them eat at the table with you and teach them such table manners as bet Its young men and women, bee that they are made to come In the drawing-room at an earlv age. teach them to gTeet guests and to an swer questions put to them make them little men and little women so that when they grow up they can never turn to you and say. "'Why did you let me do so when I was a child? a question that many an awkward, self-conscious and uncouth youth or maiden might well ask. rKLDEXCE 8TANDISH. Other Side of Home, Sweet Home. Atchison Globe. In the average family, pa picks at ma, and ma picks at pa. Brother picks at sister, and sister picks at brother. No member of the family has any jihJ rtw rtr content? Tin n-iemhAf . w . w. -. - - .. . . .. . . . vi . luo family is ever praised. Tet the mem bers of the family are pretty decent; nil - trnnA nAnlN ttrwl - --. - . " i' . . . wiBm i nig occasional commendation. It seems to Do an American naou to ptcK at our nolehhors: at members of our famtiv t the Xatlotial government th. m-2 government, and tho local government. trimming. A strikingly pretty fashion note of the season Is the trimming of transparent ' fabrics, snich as voile, with strapped bands 'Of broadcloth the color of the gown. It is also applied in the form of applique. MARY DEAN. Work and Play for Winter THE long evenings following directly after Christmas test the patience and Ingenuity of every house-mother. In supplying entertainment for children many factors are to be considered, re taxation and a change of occupation for the child, quiet for the elders and the Inculcation of habits of Industry, to gether with thoughtfulness for others. The child who Is taught- to find pleasure In doing for others without feeling any FIG. E. SIMPLE INFANT'S SLIP. tense of real self-sacrifice la the child who finds happiness at home. Girls are no longer given "stunts" of fine stitching which do not lead to definite results. Instead they are taught to make, things that show and give pleas ure. If a little girl wants to learn how to embroider, start her with a set of bean bags. These can be made In three sizes, from heavy denim or cretonne or linen. If the plain material Is used have the bags stamped with some simple con ventional design like a butterfly or large petaled flower and let the little girl work It with the outline stitch. A gold butter fly on blue or red denim Is very effect- ivo. If cretonne is used have the flower in the center of the square and let trie little sewer edge the flower with but tonhole stitch. A pencil bag of linen with partitions for lead pencils, slate pencils, rulers, penholders, compass, etc.. can be made from heavy linen or denim bound with braid and the owner's Initials done In outline stitch on the flap." The girl who makes this may waste a little material In cutting her pattern to hold the differ ent implements for the schoolroom, but the waste is well worth the loss of a FIG. A. WARM COAT FOR THE OUTDOOR GIRL. few pennies In giving the girl confidence for future work. A very popular amusement just now Is piecing together puzzle pictures. In a very simple form blocks or zig-zag pieces, they were xmce used to enter tain mere 4-year-olds in the nursery now in more complicated form divert the entire family circle and are used for a sort of traveling library. The picture which may. be a photograph of a fine painting or a print from a magazine is pasted on a thin sheet of wood, then with a jig-saw It Is cut into many pieces, large, small and medium, with absolutely no effort toward conventional form. The more intricate the jig-saw patterns the more successful the puzzle. These are then put together and one intricate puz le will keep an alert boy or girl busy one if not two evenings. Neighbors now exchange picture puzzles as they once circulated magazines and books, and many a family circle is securing a new Insight Into art by its efforts to piece together reprints of the great masterpieces. The Benefit of Travel. Newark, (N. J.) News I. The creditors were clamoring Around a bursted bank. There was a lot of hammering. And thoughts were spoken frank. Then In the door a clerk did stand. His face was very red. And as he waved a trembling hand These solemn words he said: Chorus: He's just gone out of town. His health is quite run down, Ho needs a little quiet, A change of scene, and diet; The doctors told him be must quit To tone his system up a bit. Fo don't be hard on Mr. Brown, H j just gone out of town." II. A jury grand was sitting In A spacious marble hall. They heard about a burning gin. The Sheriff they did call. "Go fetch that wicked bos to us Who kept the ballots hid." Th 8herlff sadly answered thus, Alas, it can't be did. Cho: "He's Just gone out of town," etc III. ' Prom these and other scandals sore Is It r.ot clear to you That people ought to travel more And sooner than they do? If crooked boss and financier Had earlier gone away We'd have a happier city here, "' And people wouldn't sayi 'V Health Hints for the Growing Family SOME! children "just grow" like Tnpsy and those watching from afar wonder iliat they survive their own ignorance ' and maternal neg lect. Other children are so guarded, waited upon and pampered that they never learn to think for themselves, nor realize why certain things are done for the good of their health. Rare and happy is the medium wherein the mother combines precept and example and teachee the children how to take care of their person and their health. "I owe my mother nothing," said a girl who had just finished her first year in collfge. "She never -taught me any thing about personal daintiness. AH that I have learned about the care of my health and my body I have gained through watching furtively the gir'.s I have met faway from home at school. And yet my mother always had time to embroider sacques for the babies and dollies for the table." This Is a severe arraignment, but per- FIG. D. INFANT'S LONG COAT. haps not entirely undeserved. A girl who goes out into the world, or a boy who finds himself working: among well- groomed men of clean frabHs is very apt to feel the humiliation at his own ignor ance and to claim that certain elements In his education have been neglected. Despite tae warnings of up-to-date physicians, the circulars of health of ficers and tha writing of those Interested in the public health and sanitation, the Cospel of the Saturday Night Bath, la still preached in many civilized house holds. In the Inrpe cities where butli roonis are supplied in ovrry apartment or flat, however hum bin. there is abso lutely no excuse for nesrllsenre of t hies sort. So" Ions? as the rliilri is in arms the mother gives it a daily bath, but as soon as it is larare enough to play around indoors and out. and thus come in contact with germs and dirt of every description, it joins the Saturday Xiht Bath L'lub. Who could follow- the ma ternal rpasonir.ii1 along th's line? Why doos the growing, active; dirt-invc3tigat-ing child require lcvs bat'is than the bahy which spends most of its time in' crib or coach? Y"hile T am not an advocate of the dally cold ppone or plunjj"?, I do be lieve tha t a warm bath." not hot. Just tepid, ts tlrst aid in the campaign for good health in the family circle. If a child is taught - to take a daily bath just as he is taught to fdip on his little shirt with the button? in the front instead of the back, it will become a habit. When there is a bathroom there 3 FIG. B. ATTRACTIVE WRAP FOR CHILD. Is no excuse for avoiding this practice and the child can be taught to bathe with dispatch and not kerp other mem bers of the family waiting. "When there Is no bathroom, a bath mat or piece of old soft rug, with screen to place around the wash stand to prevent drafts and insure privacy is- all that needed to secure a quick sponge. This can be g'iven with cither a large wash rag or a sponge and tepid water. Dentists' bills will be reduced if chil dren are taught to clean their teeth be fore retiring an well as in the morning. Also to use dental floss after meals in stead of sharp toothpicks. Do not imag ine that it is time to train a child in the care of teeth after the second or permanent teeth have come. Iy that time the child will be grounded in care lessness. If taught the importance of keeping the first teeth clean and sound he will be saved much pain and humili ation in later years. Many mothers spend hours curling and Value of Soups to Children SOUPS should be given to a growing child twice a day. And the eoup should be rich in quality and nour ishing in ingredients, not a plate of sea soned water. Good soup warms tho stomach and thus makes it able to digest solid food. Many mothers argue that the children are tired of soup and will not eat it. This is often accounted for by the- fact that the same style of soup Is served to them week after week, and the stomach of a child demands a change JuBt as often as that of Its puVents. Wo are giving some recipes today for soups that are inexpensive to make and are full of nourishment. In boiling meat from which to get soup stock, the meat should be put m com water, allowed to Ktand a little- while, then heated gradually to the boiling point. Thus extracts all the juice and leaves the meat utterly tasteless. Let the stork get perfectly cold and remove the grease from the . tpp. It is then ready for flavoring. Chicken Soup. If you have boiled a fowl for salad or frlcasee. take out th:e cupfuls of the water in which It was cooked. Put this in a porcelain pot, and add to it three slices 01 carrois cut m cubes or dice, one etalk of celery cut In small pieces, half of an onion chopped finely, six peppercorns, a bay leaf, if tho flavor is liked by the family, and lastly two tablespoonfuls of finely chopped, lean boiled ham. Let It all come to a boil gradually, simmer and then strain through a colander and add three table spoonfuls of boiled rice. If this proves too rich, add a little water. Tomato Bisque. Strain the juice from a can of tomatoes and press the toma toes through a colander. Boil in porce lain saucepan with a pinch of soda, add to It a tablespoonful of butter, and a scant half cup of cracker or dry bread crumbs. At the same time, In another porcelain saucepan boil one quart of milk and when boiling on the jump turn into tho tomatoes, stirring constantly until it thickens. Salt and pepper to taste and serve with hot toasted crackers. Scotch Broth. Buy two pounds of mut ton from the neck and add to It two quarts of water. Let it stand for an hour. Heat eiowly and add half a cup of barley, let it boll and skim again, then simmer for an hour. Add to It half a cup of chopped onion, half cup of chop rr.ri rorrot. half cud of chODned turnins. and half a cup of celery which have been fried for five minutes in clean drip pings. Then let the entire soup simmer for three hours. Season highly, thicken with a little flour, and serve with chop ped parsley on the top. Clam Soup. Buy one dozen very large lams, and scrub the shells, put in pan and add a little water, cover tightly and let them steam open. Remove clams from the shells and chop fine, add one quart of water to the eiam juice. Let it come to a boil and skim off the scum which will rise to the top. Add table spoon of butter, season with pepper. In another saucepan boll one cup of milk, and Just as you remove tho. clam soup shampooing the heads of their Httle girls, bur allow the boys to take care of the.lr j uwn. J ins is uutvina ui.M'i immui iuu. though tho. hoy may not see it m mat light. His scalp should lv watched as carefully as the girls' and he should bo taught how to shampoo it, working dandruff loose with the tinker tips by the aid of firern soap or a good shampoo mix ture. There Is not hing more eloquent of maternal neglect than the rins of dand ruff so often seen on the schoolboy's coat collar. Many hoys also ruin their hair by wetting it night and morning to keep stubborn lockr. In plae This is very apt. to make tho hair smell sour. If tlia hair is very dry teach the boy to rub a little olive oil or vaseline into his etcalp. Teach your children how to sit and walk correctly, if you can possibly afford it send then i to a ood dan eh tjchool where calitsthenies and dan -ins: lessons are combined. Here the child will learn to waik on the ball, not the heel, of the foot. Ghls will learn to stand with their abdomens in and the spine erect. Girls are pa rtiouht rly prone to the habit of relaxing the muscles of ll. 1 trunk and standing with the chest sunken and thn abdom-im protruding. Watch very carefully for organic weak ness and s?ck the cause. If your vhildreu squint or contort the face take them to a.n oculist. Glasses may :vli -ve the eye strain and correct the unsightly habits. Sometimes thin weakness of sight Its only temporary. The child may be anemic and when strength returns by the aid of gJasses the visual defect may bo re moved. Do not be afraid to talk to your children about the care of their bodies, and particularly about the effect of foods upon the digestive apparatus. Many se rious ailments, complexion blemishes, etc., in later yt?;irs can be traced directly to the fact that children were not properly impressed with the evil results of con stipation. Many mothers believe that it is delicate to explain to children the func tions of their wonderful bodies, or to preach that physical beauty is a thing to be desired, not a mere vanity. When children realize that marvelous piece of mechanism which has been entrusted 1o their care they will be less apt to abuse it than they are now in an ignorance which the maternal instinct should clear up bv intelligent explanations. KATH1CRIM3 MORTON". Invention of Pink Lemonade. Boston Dispatch to Chicago Tribune. The name of. the man who first intro duced pink lemonade to enrapture circus audiences has become known at last. W. H. A. Tobey is the original "pink lemonade man," and today, at 7U, ho at last admits this fact, although eager to have it understood that it was all due to chance and "just luck." Tobey is an old-time showman. After having spent nearly all his life in pro viding amusement for young and old America, he spends his declining years In Xew Bedford, his native city, and it was there, on the occasion of his birth day, that he told an admiring audience the story of the birth of pink lemonade. "I was with Forepaugh's cireus in the sixties." he said, "when the show struck the great American desert. Water was scarce, and the lemonade man, who oc cupied a space in the animal tent, could not procure any for love or money. "Pie was in despair. Just then It was after the afternoon performance In going to the horse tent I noticed that, a red blanket had fallen into a bar rel of drinking water kept for the horses. The water was of a strong pink color and the horses wouldn't drink it. "More in fun than anything else I called over the lemonade man and told him that he could have the barrel of pink water. Neither of us suspected what a hit it would make. That n!i;ht . pink lemonade made its first appear ance, and has been an indispensable ad junct of a circus ever since." from the fire ready to serve, add tho boiled milk. Salmon Soup. Cut up one lai'Re pota to and hull' a hirge onion into very email pieces, boil in one nip of water. Add red pepper and a dash of Worcestershire sauce, and one quart of milk. Just as the milk comes to a boil, add one eui of salmon meat and two hard boiled eg2rs chopped fine. Serve witli large soda crackers which havo been buttered and set in the oven to heat. Destined lo lie J 'at. Kansas City Journal. "Suffering from an overabundance of superfluous adipose tissue." This is the diagnosis of t lie Kmer gency Hospital physicians in the case of Mis.s Mary Kno:;, 41 years old, u feet 5 inches tall, weighing ?M pounds. The woman's case was brought to tha attention of the police at No. 2 station. It was said that she was helpless, penni less. ind really a fit subject for ti e county home. The patrol wagon took Miss Knox to the Emergency Hospital, where, after a thorough examination, tile foregoing diagnosis was agreed upon. "It is an odd case." said lr. W. L. Gist. "Miss Knox is too fat to walk without assistance, as she would fall If she encountered the least obstruction. Then when she is down she can't arisrt without help: The police say neighbors have, been caring for the helpless wo man for some lime.'' Ten years ago Miss Knox is said to have been as lithe, and slender as a gazelle. When she becan to take on llesh no manner of diet.'ng mad" any difference; she was destined to become very corpulent, and very corpulent she did become. Temper Your Punishing. Atchison Globe. If you have a culprit in your power, a boy or a husband, do not punish him too much; if you do, he will inevitably hate you. Wlieu Dad Spank. Chicago Neus. He Bald it hurt him vn-.e than me. I didn't hear him ci-yIiik. "When I was there acrost ills knee He said it hurt him worse than me. I wislit It had done, h'Kee! I think that he was lying. He ald it hurt him wore than me. I didn't hear him coiuic- He must have thought it v.as a treat That he to me was handing. It's been some time 6ence he was heat. He must have thought it was a treat I notice, though, he didn't eat His meals next day a-stamlinc. He must have thought it was a treat That he to me was handing. It wouldn't be so awful bad To Ret a littl" licking. If that alone was all T had. It. wouldn't be so awful bad: But "liurt him worse!" That makss l innd. It's that that etarts me kicking. It wouldn't be so awful bad To get a little lickinr.