AN ELECTRIC . 11 01111. » HOUSEKEEPING‘ THAT.lS DONE BY PUSHING BUTTONS. ’ANew Yorker‘s Amazing Combination 61 ' Electrical Devices. Elevators, Doors and Lights that Act in Response to Dis- tant Hands. The nearest approach to fairyland exists in New York city. It is the home of the President of one of the large exchanges and it is situated on West Seventy-fifth street. In this house it is almost impossible to do a stroke of work or perform‘a series of concerted. actions. Everything is done for you, apparently by magic, though really by: electricity. It .is probably the most elaborateelectrically equip- ped residence in the country, if not in . the world. The occupants of the 'house seldom or never walk up stairs. Anelectric elevator carries them from floor to floor and even up to the private roof garden fitted out with electrical de- vices. No attendant is required to work this elevator. It is the perfectiou of automatic action. A single push button on each landing controls it. Such a thing as the ordinary opening and shutting of a door never occurs in this house. Near every door’there is a push button. _ Press this and the door slides into the wall or vice versa. The pressure of another button locks or unlocks the door. Sometimes it is not necessary to be near the door in order to open or close it. Hanging down beside the beds are what is known in electrical circles as “flexi- ble”—bifurcated cords with wooden knobs or handles on the ends. In each handle are four marked successively Asleep, Awake, Shut, and Locked. The pressure of the first two buttons sends a signal to various parts of the house that the master or mistress is asleep or awake. The bedroom is approached by a long ball or entry way. Lying in bed the occupant of the house can shut and lock or unlock and open the door at the end of a fifty foot passage by 'merely‘ pressing the proper flexible buttons. Hanging near the bed is another flexible button which means -- all kinds of qualified summons to the house servants. There is no such thing as groping in the dark in this house. Every room can be lighted before entering by preSs , ing a button in the hall approaching it. Furthermore, you can light at will one or a dozen or every light in the room and there is also one switch which enables every lamp in the house to be lighted at once. In the kitchen all the cooking is ’ done by the cu1r.en-t and so much of it is done according to new methods that the cook would be practically use- less in an old- fashioned kitchen. When a chicken has been prepared and placed in an electric oven it is only necessary to press a button and watch the clock As the heat is obtained from over~ charged wires it is distributed evenly all around the bird. Easting is, there- fore, not necessary, and the expert- ness of cocking becomes a more question of time allowance. A leg of lamb, for instance, will require just one hour and ten minutes to 800k. Left in the oven three minutes longer than this and it would be overdone. It is not necessary to look in mean- time. ‘ The dining room of this house is ex- quisite in tone, the lights shedding a gentle radiance down from the ceil- ing. It is said that the owner even contemplated an electric table which would sink out' of sight and its place be taken by another after each course had been eaten, much after the Ho- man fashion of table removal. The nearest approach in this case, however, is an electric dumbwaiter, large enough to carry a whole dinner course. It is but one remove from the other idea. The dining table abounds in call bells. The master of the house can give a private signal through the floor by means of a foot push button. The own-er has tried to enjoy some of the delights of ordinary activity by becoming a photograph fiend, but here the modern destiny of the mansion has pursued him and his private studio is “electric.” Arc concentrat- ing lamps enable the owner to take pictures day and night, and there are electric developing processes on which he experiments. He has even had wires run underground from his cellar plant to the houses of his business partners and for his father-in-iaw on the next street. He supplies them with lightning-current. It is not apparent that there are any electric hair curl- ers or electric cigar lighters in the house, but .there is no reason why .they should not have been concealed in some-out of the way corner. In short, if there is a genius of domestic- electricity abroad it would probably select this house for its residence. The Means of Victory. The party of high-browed women was singing gladsomely, when a man who had the appearance of nothing to do approached the street corner on-which they stood. “Might I inquire the occasion, miss?” 'he asked of the first woman , whose attention he could attract. “We have just erected a fountain with free ice water,” she said. “We ‘ are trying to overthrow the rum~ seller.” f' “Miss,” said the seedy man, in a .voice that was fairly husky in its earnestness, “the way to git away wit’ the rumseller is not by free ice water, . but by openin’ a free beer fountain. That will kill ’im‘ deader'n a mack- erel, an’ don’t you‘fOrgit it.” , Miss Scrdggises, once when I was out alone on, a dark night I saw a man, and, Oh, how I ran! ., Little Willie—And did you catch him, Miss Seiaggs? buttons, . INGENIUS DAIRYMAN WILDS- His Great Scheme for Fooling His 061" into the Belle! that it ll Milking Time. Dairyman Wilder, whose milk-pro- ducing establishment is about 10 miles north of Santa Cruz, is one of the most ingenious men in all California and has done what no other dairyman has ever attempted. Everybody that has ever tried to milk a cow before daylight knows what a job it is. Bossy is gen- erally of the opinion that there is a. time for all things, and firmly objects to being awakened and, milked when she thinks that she should be asleep. Many cows will refuse to be milked to . the extent of kicking and lying down. All of these troubles have been Dai- ryman Wilder’s, and not long ago he determined to overcome them, In fact, it was necessary that he should, as he was often late in getting milk to his customers in Santa. Cruz. It cost considerable money, but he has more than made up for the outlay. At present he has one of the finest individual electric light plants in the state, and his cows are as easy to milk as in broad daylight. When the electric plant was in position and ready for work there were ' three big arc lights over the center of the yard where the cows slept at night and dozens of others flxed all over the different buildings, the entire lot capa- ble of producing about 10,000 candle power, enough to make the yard as bright as day. The plant was of the best quality and everything was tried in the daytime before the surprise was sprung on the cows, It worked like a charm. The bright rays of the light had no sooner been turned on than the cows commenced to get up. Most of them looked surprised to see the day break so soon, but when the milkman arrived with his pail they seemed to think it was all. right and stood perfectly still while . being milked. The light also affected the poultry, for the Cocks commenced to crow and the hens went around hunt- ing for nests. Ducks, geese, dogs‘ and cats were all affected the same way, and the whole barnyard was awake at 2 o’clock in the morning. It has not proved a case of the ani- mals getting used to it, for they be have the same way now after the arti- ficial sunrise has been in operation for several months. Poor beasts, they are in blissful ignmance of Mr. Wilde1’ s shabby trick. Continu (1 His Remarks. The pastor of a New England 'church announced that the regular weekly prayer-meeting would be devoted to discussion of a certain question of gen eral interest to the congregation. Many members of the church wished to take part in the discussion; it was therefore decided to limit‘ (each member’s re- marks to five minutes. The Presby- terian Messenger tells how one person managed to extend his time. When the speaker’s time expired, the clergyman was to notify him by rapping with a pencil on the desk. Deacon A., a notoriously long-winded speaker and‘exhorter, was one of the members, at whom the restriction was especially directed. As everybody an- ticipated, the deacon was one of the first to address the meeting, and he had not fairly started on his remarks when the rap of the pencil was heard. “Am I to understand,” asked the deacon, turning to Doctor X., “that my five minutes have expired?” “Yes. deacon; I am sorry, but your time is up.” “And all general remarks are limited to five minutes?” “Yes, that was the understanding.” The deacon turned very deliberately to his fellow members. “Then, brethren,” he proceeded, “I shall throw the remainder of my remarks into. the form of a prayer.” The deacon kept the floor, The Lady an i the Hose. She was an east end woman and rather unfamiliar with the vagaries of the garden hose. She held the nozzle gingerly and watched it much more closely than she did the stream. All went fairly well, however, until a white-haired gentleman in a buggy, a young woman on a wheel, and an 01’ clo’ man with a prsh cart essayed to pass the house at the same time. It was an unfortunate. attempt. 'A ser- vant appeared in the doorway of the hose lady’s home. A dialect voice drew her attention. She turned hastily with a grand semi-circular sweep, and the white-haired old man, the comely young woman, and the seedy ol’ clo’ man were involved in one common ruin. The white-haired patriarch swore vigorously, the bedraggled young woman looked mad enough to cry, and the ol’ clo’ man danced about shrieking strange gibberish as the stream from the hose concentrated itself in the push cart. Then the woman threw the nozzle on the lawn with such force that it bounced around and poured three or four gallons all over her before she could run shrieking into the house. And the neighbors thought seriously ' of turning in the riot call, but they re- frained—Cleveland Plaindealer. Made Victims of the Vain, An enterprising young man up on Capitol Hill, Washington, is many d01- lars richer "than he was two months ago, through the practice of a clever swindle on the guileless maid servants of that quarter. He counts only col- ored Women among his victims, for he has been selling a fluid warranted to straighten out the kinkiese wool that ever came out of Africa. There is nothing a colored woman longs so much for as straight hair, and, the young scamp has not lacked customers. The liquid, which is seventy-five cents a bottle, is guaranteed to produce the desired effect in two months and is nothing more than a weak solution of gum tragacanth. ‘ THEEVEVING Mothers and Mnrri 3d sons. "A great many people expect that a man after marriage will, as a matter of course, identify himself with his wife’s family rather than his own. Mothers often feel this keenly, and wonder, in their loneliness, how their dear sons can forget them so readily. Have all the years of loving care and intimacy counted for nothing? if anything is'said, the only consolation offered is the old‘couplet: A daughter’s a. daughter all her life, But a. son’sa son till he marries a. wife. Does the fifth commandment, then, apply only to the daughters? Too' many mothers could say, as one lately did: “My married daughters write to me every week and come home often but I don’t know much about my son. He has seldom written to me since his marriage, and' he never writes much about himself or his affairs; lately he has left my letters for his wife to answer. He hasn’t been home in two years.” In the ideal marriage the wife wishes her husband to continue his love and devotion to his parents and old home, just as she does to hers. When this is not the case, something is wrong—The Congregationalist. Women’s Education. If Christianity may be said to have given a permanent elevation to woman as an intellectual and moral being, it is as true that the present age, above all others, has given play to her genius, and taught us to reverence its influ- ence. It was the fashion of other times to treat the literary acquire- ments of the sex as starched pedantry or vain pretension; to stigmatize them as inconsistent with those domestic af- fections and virtues which constitute the charm of society. ‘ These things have, in a great meas. ure, passed away. The prejudices, which dishonored the sex, have yield- ed to the influence of truth. Baby’s Short Clothes. As soon as the baby reaches its fifth month take OE the long, cumbersome skirts and put on skirts that come just about three inches below the feet. Then put on light, soft stockings and soft morocco shoes. When the baby is six months old shorten the skirts still more, thus giving the child more freedom of limb. At the age of seven months put-a baby on the floor, and let it race about as much as it likes. This will give it the strength required for creeping and walking, which. soon fol- low. It is a great mistake to be eter- mally handling a child. Cleaning the Carpets. There are still a great many carpets used in modest homes, where the care of them is wearing out the housewife. Even soft pine floors can be prettily stained and varnished after the cracks have been filled in with putty, and the pretty, cleanly method of laying rugs about will give the room the whole- someness of our grandmother’s days and do away with the principal bother of house cleaning time, to say. nothing of the labor of frequent sweeping; the soft, long-handled brush will remove most of the daily accumulation of dust. , Trained Nurses. Rich girls are taking the greatest in- terest in the practical nursing of sick‘ people; some of them have even car- ried their enthusiasm so far as to enter into a training of the most exacting sort. Invalid cooking, requiring the most delicate skill, massage, which makes an imperative demand upon one’s strength, and long hours are all necessary in any adequate course. New Table Linen. Hemstitched table linen is highly popular. Tray ,cloths are frequently of fine lawn, simply hemstitched, much in the style of a. neat handkerchief. Four handkerchiefs fastened together with drawn work pattern may be made to form a pretty five o’clock tea cloth. The High Collnr’s Virtue. One virtue the uncomfortable high collar may be said to possess—it forces its wearer to hold her head high, _ with a slightly backward tip, that may influence that graceful carriage of the head which is so pleasing and which should not be a matter of props and stays. . FACTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS. Pieces of' charcoal distributed through your refrigerator purify it. A little kerosene mixed with starch gives a gloss to collars and cuffs._ , ‘Food may be kept hot by covering and setting in a pan of hot water. Grease may be removed from wool- len goods by sponging same 3 with strong cold coffee. Sprinkling salt on any substance burning on the stove will destroy the odor and smoke. , ‘ake made with one egg is just as palatable as one made with many if it is fresh and well baked. , Fine lacesmay be cleaned by being packed in wheat“ flour ‘and allowed to remain twenty—fo1'1r hours. 'Afbit of charcoal boiled with cab- bage destroys the disagreeable Odor” 1,and renders the cabbage more diges- tible. A bit of pepper, rolled in cotton, the whole dipped in alcohol, whisky or brandy, is an excellent 1emedy for ear- ache. Two parts crude oil and one part of turpentine removes white spots from furniture, and makes as good a polish as one can desire to have. A teaspoonfui of baking soda in a. .cup of boiling water makes an excel- lent gargle for sore throat, to be used as hot as you. can possibly bear it. _ folds. . caseiue, 3. 3. ARE BUSTLES COMING! 1115 Latest Silk Petticoat lea Suspicious]! Bouflnnt Affair. (By Special Arrangement with the N. Y. Sun. ) -. '41 The latest silk petticoa't may be a forerunner of the much despiscd bustle. It is a billowy creation made with a deep ruflle, through the bottom of which a fine reed is run. At the back the lower half of the skirt hangs in There are six folds, and through each one a reed 'is run which makes the skirt stand, out with a cer- tain aggressive stiffness at the bot- tom, though at the waist line it is very flat. - All the new silk skirts have either the fine reeds to aid them in standing out, or they are lined from the bottom to a few inches above the knee with hair cloth. . A hand-some heme gown is of mauve silk and has a bodice of a darker tone. This bodice ‘is very richly embroidered down each side of the front in gold and pearl shades. It opens over a full waistcoat of lisse of a very delicate- shade of mauve and is studded all over thickly with crystal and sapphire jewelled trimming. The sleeves are gauffered perpendicularly from waist to elbow and finished with a moderate puff at the t0p. , The bottom of the skirt is finished with a puff of the darker silk. A cloth gown is capable of being made very prettily in any of the fash- ionable materials of the day. The sleeves and ceinture are its principal features. The sleeves are fittedper- fectly tight to the arm, but cut so full about the hands that they.hang over them like a fluted frill. The tops of the sleeves are finished with three flounces of the cloth. Each flounce is edged with a tiny frill of chiffon. The ceinture is of satin handsomely trim—f med with embroidery and fastened with gold buttons. The revers are fas- tened back with the same buttons. The bow and ruche at the neck are of chiffon, to match the frills sleeves. The muslin gown often seen is made with perpendicular insertions of lace on the skirt and waist. The sleeves fit the arm closely, although they are wrinkled for their full length. They are finished with a full puff, at the top and a. full friil about the hands, so full and deep as to almost cover the hands. The ceinture is made of shot silk, showing the principal color of the muslin. It is pointed back and front, the wrinkled fronts crossing each other and fastening at the upper edge with a little bow. The collar. is finished with an outstanding ruflie. Checks are "so much in favor thai the ideals carried out [in’trimmiuga use _ plain materials are made to 19111 checked by carrying insertion or rioo b‘on down and across at regular inter- vals, thus forming squares, either large or small, as may be 1equ‘irca. 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