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UPI-ICED HOU§EHOLD===§mpplemenm

 

 

THE BEST WIFE.
If man could live a thousand years,
When half his life had passed
He might by strict economy,
A fortune have amassed.

Then having gained some common sense,
And knowledge, too. of life,

He could select the woman who
Would make him .a true wife.

, But as it is, man hasn’t time
To even pay his debts,
And weds to be acquainted with
The woman whom he gets.

——-—‘OO————-

WEAT TO WEAR.

 

Fownnnmmr, J nne 9th, 1885.
lditor of the Household.

N ow that the young ladies have been told
how to attire themselves, will you please
five some hints on what ladies of forty
s ould wear? What kind of goods for a
wci‘sted dress, and howshould it be made
up? Will navy blue be suitable for per-
sons of that age? With what can ‘I re-
place the large fancy buttons on a velvet
waist, and are velvet waists worn now?
How shall the neck be dressed for church
wear, and for socials and parties? 1LT.

 

There are many pretty fabrics among
which our correspondent can choose for
her worsted dress. We would recommend
what are known as -“ standard goods ” for
ladies of forty and thereabout, that is,
those weaves which by their intrinsic
merit remain in fashion season after seas-
son. Among such, suitable for summer wear
we would name nuns’ veiling as a mate.

. rial deserving its popularity. It is fine,

loft, even, light weight, all wool, double
fold, 44 inches wide, at from $1.25 to $1.50
per yard. Zephyr cloth is another pretty
goods, still thinner thannuns’ veiling but
in other respects resembling it; a colored
lining, which may be of the cambric
which is white on one side and black on
the other, is necess try to make it up over.
Iade up over an old silk dress as lining
it is almost as handsome .as grenadine.
The price is $1.50 to $1.75 per yard,
double fold. Cashmere is rather out of
favor at the moment, preference being
given to a new goods known as cashmere
some. which has the cashmere twill on
both sides, and is lighter weight than
cashmere and not so light as nuns’ veiling;
price from $1.25 to $1.50. If these are
thought too expensive, there are coarser
grades of nuns’ veiling at 75 cents and $1,
and camelettes, bison cloths and tricots at
the same price; these are, however, more
suitable for spring‘and fall Wear master
the heated term. Then weh'ave Albatross

~veilings and zephyr cloth. Cashmere

 

cloth and “crazy” cloth, which is a
species of canvass, all wool and cashmere
width, at 75 cents up to a dollar. These
fine woolen goods are very fashionable at
present; one sees more of them at church,
and on the shady side of the avenue on
Saturday afternoon, than of silk. They
are not expensive when we consider their
width and durability, and being all wool
they do not fade and get rusty, as do‘
goods in which cotton has been incorpor-
ated, which tempt us by their lower price
butwith wear soon look shabby. More-
over. these goods can be dyed, and made
to do still longer service if one tires of
the color, or an accident spots them, and
it is only an all wool goods that will dye
satisfactorily. For this reason, and be.
cause farmers’ wives wear their best
dresses longer and‘ more carefully than
townspeople, we recommend these dur
able and handsome fabrics. Ten yards,
twelve at the most, will make a dress,
which will be suitable to all ordinary oc-
casions, and always be stylish and lady—
like. ‘

As regards color, navy blue, the dark
shades of myrtle and olive green, the new
shades of brown which are very beauti-
ful but indescribable, and dark, rich
shades of garnet and wine color, are all
suitable to and worn by ladies of thirty-
five to fifty years of age; and browns and
greys are worn by those yet older. Yet
many ladies who have passed the fortieth
birthday choose' black for steady wear,
and while not wearing mourning by any
means, never buy colored dresses, except
white for summer. All the newest and
handsomest goods come in black as well
as colors; indeed, in some certain quali-
ties, nuns’ veiling for instance, the finest
and most beautiful grades are only found
in black and white. With laces, passemen-
teries, chenille or jet as trimmings, and
a touch of color in the bonnet or as lin-
ing to wrap, or gloves, the black is liven—
ed into a dressy toilette, in which one
may attend a wedding without offending
that old superstition which decreed black
robes must never mingle with bridal
white.

For trimmings, lace, either the pretty
French laces now- so cheap, or the wool
laces which are beautifully fine but ex-
pensive, are suitable trimmings for nuns’

serge is handsome enough with no trim-
mings, but can be made very elegant by
a Breton vest of narrow pleats, with vel-
vet revers extending from the shoulder

 

seams and mating in a point at the bot

tom of the basque, the revere not to be
more than three inches wide at the widest
part, across the bust; narrow velvet cuffs
and velvet collar are added; no velvet is
used on the skirt. For tricots, bison
cloth, etc, the worsted braids are suitable
decorations, or vest, cuffs and collar of
velvet may be added instead of braid.

To single out one particular style of
making and declare it above all others
the most fashiohable,would be impossible.
Within certain general limits, a dress is
made with chief regard to what will be
the most becomingto the one who will
wear it. One feature is the absence of
shirring, pufiing, many rows of either
rufiiing or pleating, and the prevalence of
straight lines: another the increased full-
ness of draperies; third, the manner of
arranging the back drapery. The latter
is full, long and narrow, and draped as
follows: For a slender person the back
breadth should be at least one and a half
yards wide, for a stout one two yards, and
cut about one—fourth of a yard longer than
the dress. This extra length is massed in
a cluster of small pleats about one-eighth
of a yard from the belt, taking up enough
so that the bottom of the back breadth
reaches to within about three-sixteenths
of the dress skirt. The goods is then
pleated to the belt, taking up only about
one inch over one-fourth of its (the belt’s)
length; thus if the belt is twenty inches

the back breadth occupis five or six '

inches of its length. Then the drapery is
tacked in graceful pufls to the foundation
skirt, leaving the lower half to fall free
and straight over the lower skirt. This
drapery is seen on most of this season’s
dresses. The fronts of such dresses are
variously designed. A simple yet stylish
fashion is to let a side pleating three-six-
teenths of a yard deep, after it is made,
run round the foot of the skirt, facing up
the back breadths of the foundation skirt
with the dress goods. Lay the front in
single or double box pleats, and add a
short apron drapery, or full paniers cross-
ing each other, one atrifie longer than the
other. A very elegant cz'el blue silk, un-
dershot with cardinal, was made for a
lady of this city with the skirt laid in five
triple box pleats, short apron front, and
back as described above. Other ladies lay
the-front breadth in horizontal two-inch
tucks, or cover it with narrow side pleated

ruffles, and add panels on each side, con-_

sisting of either a wide triple box pleat
extending to the foot of the skirt,
or wide forward turning side pleats, or
quite fine side pleats filling. the spaceeach

     

              

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THE HOUSEHOLD;

   

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quire a man to make an animated scare-
crow of himself.

 

I AM pleased with the ideas of Col. T.
W. Higginson on the subject of woman’s
position as a bread-earner. He says the
balance of disadvantage is and probably
always will be against women as earners,
especially in the matter of physical
strength, persistence of purpose, dress,
and habits of society. This makes it
particularly necessary that every remov-
able obstacle in her way should be got rid
of. The obstacle which he places first is
pride, not womanly pride, but social
pride. Employers often give as a reason
for employing men rather than women,
that the men are willing to turn their
hands to anything, and have less of in-
convenient pride. A young man, says
the Colonel, when he has his living to
make, puts his pride in his pocket; a
young woman does not, and this makes a
great difference. The young man can be
called on for anything; he considers he
sells his time, and does not trouble him-
self to consider whethw the service is
menial or not; he is not sensitive as to
which door he comesin by, nor suspicious
as to the manner in which the servants
treat him. When a we 'nan has thorough
good sense the same is true of her, and
then she is quite as useful as aman. The
bread winner must learn this lesson?
Acceptingacertain position, accept the
consequences. Women as bread earners
must learn the lesson too; and if they
seek to compete for employment they
must place their pride as well as the1r
time at the service. of their employer—
that is, their social pride. while not suf~
faring their womanly self respect to be in
the slightest degree infringed. We some-
times see this self respect sacrificed and
women tempted into sin only to spare the
social pride which shrinks, for instance,
from domestic service. Women, con-
cludes this reasoner, can never compete
with man in the labor market, except by
putting social pride, as he does, into
temporary retirement. B.

 

HOUSEHOLD HINTS.

 

OLD cane~seated chairs can be cleaned
in the following manner: With a sponge
and hot water saturate the cane well,
using soap is necessary; then put in open
air, or in good current of air, and as it
dries it will tighten and become as firm as
when new. '

 

A CORRESPONDENT of the Gardeners,
Monthly says the fruit of the Japan Quince
. makes a finer jelly and as pleasant a mar-
malade as the Orange Quince. The jelly
is strongly acid, and of a delicate color
and transparency. The marmalade is fine
grained and of a lighter color than that
from the common quince. The jelly is
made as from other fruits.

 

AN exchange recommends the use of
glycerine for removing coffee or milk
stains. The silk, woolen, or other fabric
is painted over with glycerine, then
washed with a clean linen rag dipped in
lukewarm rain water, until clean. It is

 

 

afterwards pressed on the wrong side
with a moderately warm iron as long as
it seems damp. The most delicate colors
are unaffected by this treatment.

 

THERE are three distinct kinds of soup;
thick soup, purees and clear soup. Thick
soup is made from stock, browned, and
thickened by the addition of various
thickening ingredients. Purees are made
by rubbing all the ingredients through a
fine sieve, thus reducing them to a pulp,
and then adding them to the stock. Clear
soup is simply stock, with the addition of
any, or every kindyof vegetable, farinace-
ous foods, &c., and it takes its name from
the principal ingredient with which it is
flavored.

 

AUNT ADDIE says we can dispense with
the tedious beating of eggs to a froth,

which has been considered necessary to

the proper icing of cake, by simply stir-
ring the sugar and white of egg together.
She gives a new formula for icing, which
we would like some of the cake—makers to
try and report upon: “Take two table-
spoonfuls of rich sweet milk and stir into
it all the sugar it will take; spread over
the cake and set away. This icing will
not crumble nor crack.” Another recipe
is as follows: “Take ten teaspoonfuls of
sugar, the white of one egg, and one tea-
spoonful of cold water; stir all together.’

 

A CORRESPONDENT of the Rural Wm
Yorker speaks of a home-made conveni-
ence for those about to undertake along
journey, which is very useful as a recep-
tacle for wraps, gossamers, slippers, etc,
and is made of grey waterproof cloth or
course other material could be used, as
we have seen very nice ones made of can—
vas, and also of heavy ecru linen; pret-
t1ly embroidered they are quite ornamen-
tal as well as useful. To make of.the wa-
terproof goods, buy a yard and one-half
of the material, which, being double fold,
will make two. "‘Cut through the fold,
and turn up one end so that two-thirds of
the length forms the envelope, or pocket,
and the remaining third serves as a “ lap-
over;” sew up the sides of the pocket, and
hem the sides and end of the flap. Stow
into it your articles folded as flat as pos-
sible. and secure with a shawl strap. It
will hold much or little, is durable, ex~
tremely light,protects its contents from
ordinary damage, is cheap, and when not
in use can be made to do duty in more
ways than one, besides taking up' no room

for storage.”
——-—+ov————-

CANNING CORN SUCCESSFlJLLY.—C ut the
corn from the cob and pack in glass cans
until no more can be put in. Put the
cover on loosely, and set as many cans as
will stand straight in the boiler, and let
boil three hours from the time the water
begins to boil. If two quart cans are
used, boil'four hours; then take out and
screw the cover down tight. Bay or
straw should be put in the bottom of the
boiler to keep the cans from breaking.
It is a good deal of trouble, but you will
be repaid next winter in eating the nice
fresh corn. Hanna.

Lnnwn JUNc'rmN.

 

Wit-will give a full reply to our Fowler— '

ville correspondent’s inquiries in our next.
issue. '

ONE of our city housekeepers says the
very nicest way of preparing strawberries
to can is to cook them in the sun. The
delicate flavor is retained to a greater ex-
tent than in any other way. Spri kle
the sugar among the berries and exp‘me
to the hot sun till sufficiently cooked.
protecting them from insects and flies by
covering with mosquito netting.

————Q..—_—

ONE of our correspondents answers a
part of Wool’s inquiry about the method
of preparing wool fon.comfortables as
follows: “ ‘ Down East' we used scalding
hot chamber ley and soft water, equal
parts poured over, ,and it will only re;
quire rinsing with warm soft water and
will be white as snow and not suit as
when alkal1(which is sal soda, usually)
is used.”

 

Useful Recipes.

 

S'raawnnnnr Jam—Prepare as for pre-
serves. Cook more slowly, and stir frequently.
It should cook till a little taken into a dish
will thicken somewhat as it cools.

 

CANNED Srnawnannmsw—Make a sugar
syrup of four pounds of sugar and two quarts
of water. Prepare eight pounds of berries, and

after the syrup has bbiled and been skimmed,

put in the fruit and allow it to boil up; then
fill the cans.

 

Srrruwmtnnr Panama—Weigh equal
measures of fruit and sugar. Sprinkle the
sugar among the berries and let stand over
night. In the morning drain of! the juice, boil
and skim it, put in the berries and cook till the
syrup is thick. Best kept in cans.

 

CANNED S'raswnanams. No. 2n-Put layers
of strawberries and sugar, in the proportion of
one pound of fruit to a half pound of sugar, in.
a porcelain kettle, let come to the boiling
point, and fill and seal the cans. No water is
used, the juice of the berries furnishing
enough liquid to fill the cans.

Sunwnnnar MILL—Heat the fruit in a
preserving kettle; mashing the berries to avoid
adding water. When soft strain through a
jelly bag. To each pint of juice allow one
pound of sugar. Boil the juice tenfiminutes',
then add the sugar, which should be bet in the
oven till heated. Boil ten minutes, when it
should be ready to jelly. The berries must not
be over ripe for this jelly.

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THE HOUSEHGLDaagupplememt.

 

THE BEST WIFE.
If man could live a thousand years,
When half his life had passed
He might by strict economy,
A fortune have amassed.

 

Then having gained some common sense,
And knowledge, too. of life,

He could select the woman who
Would make him a true wife.

. But as it is, man hasn’t time
To even pay his debts,
And weds to be acquainted with
The woman whom he gets.

—-—OO.-——

WHAT TO WEAR.

 

FownnnerLn, June 9th, 1885.
Editor of the Household.

Now that the young ladies have been told
how to attire themselves, will you please
give some hints on what ladies of forty
should wear? What kind of goods for a
worsted dress, and how should it be made
up? Will navy blue be suitable for per-
sons of that age? With what can 'I re-
place the large fancy buttons on a velvet
waist, and are velvet waists worn now?
How shall the neck be dressed for church
wear, and for socials and parties? E. T.

 

There are many pretty fabrics among
which our correspondent can choose for
her worsted dress. We would recommend
what are known as -“ standard goods ” for
ladies of forty and thereabout, that is,
those weaves which by their intrinsic
merit remain in fashion season after seas-
son. Among such, suitable for summer wear
we would name nuns’ veiling as a mate.
rial deserving its popularity. It is fine,
soft, even, light weight, all wool, double
fold, 44 inches wide, at from $1.25 to $1.50
per yard. Zephyr cloth is another pretty
goods, still thinner than nuns’ veiling but
in other respects resembling it; a colored
lining, which may be of the cambric
which is white on one side and black on
the other, is necess try to make it up over.
Made up over an old silk dress as lining
it is almost as handsome as grenadine.
The price is $1.50 to $1.75 per yard,
double fold. Cashmere is rather out of
favor at the moment, preference being
given to a new goods known as cashmere
serge, which has the cashmere twill on
both sides, and is lighter weight than
cashmere and not so light as nuns’ veiling;
price from $1.25 to $1.50. If these are
thought too expensive, there are coarser
grades of nuns’ veiling at 75 cents and $1,
and camelettes, bison cloths and tricots at
the same price; these are, however, more
suitable for spring and fall wear than for
the heated term. Then we have Albatross

cloth and “crazy” cloth, which is a
species of canvass, all wool and cashmere
width, at 75 cents up to a dollar. These
fine woolen goods are very fashlonable at
present; one sees more of them at church,
and on the shady side of the avenue on
Saturday afternoon, than of silk. They
are not expensive when we consider their
width and durability, and being all wool
they do not fade and get rusty, as do
goods in which cotton has been incorpor-
ated, which tempt us by their lower price
butwith wear soon look shabby. More
over, these goods can be dyed, and made
to do still longer service if one tires of
the color, or an accident spots them, and
it is only an all wool goods that will dye
satisfactorily. For this reason, and be.
cause farmers’ wives wear their best
dresses longer and more carefully than
townspeople, we recommend these dur

able and handsome fabrics. Ten yards,
twelve at the most, will make a dress,
which will be suitable to all ordinary oc-
casions, and always be stylish and lady—
like.

As regards color, navy blue, the dark
shades of myrtle and olive green, the new
shades of brown which are very beauti-
ful but indescribable, and dark, rich
shades of garnet and wine color, are all
suitable to and worn by ladies of thirty-
five to fifty years of age; and browns and
greys are worn by those yet older. Yet
many ladies who have passed the fortieth
birthday choose'black for steady wear,
and while not wearing mourning by any
means, never buy colored dresses, except
white for summer. All the newest and
handsomest goods come in black as well
as colors; indeed, in some certain quali-
ties, nuns’ veiling for instance, the finest
and most beautiful grades are only found
in black and white. With laces, passemen-
teries, chenille or jet as trimmings, and
atouch of color in the bonnet or as lin.
ing to wrap, or gloves, the black is liven-
ed into a dressy toilette, in which one
may attend a wedding without offending
that old superstition which decreed black
robes must never mingle with bridal
white.

For trimmings, lace, either the pretty
French laces now- so cheap, or the wool
laces which are beautifully fine but ex-
pensive, are suitable trimmings for nuns’
veilings and zephyr cloth. Cashmere
serge is handsome enough with no trim-
mings, but can be made very elegant by
a Breton vest of narrow pleats, with vel-
vet revers extending from the shoulder

 

seams and meeting in a point at the bot-

    

 

tom of the basque, the revers not to be
more than three inches wide at the widest
part, across the bust; narrow velvet cufis
and velvet collar are added; no velvet is
used on the skirt. For tricots, bison
cloth, etc., the worsted braids are suitable
decorations, or vest, cuffs and collar of
velvet may be added instead of braid.

To single out one particular style of
making and declare it above all others
the most fashiohable,would be impossible.
Within certain general limits, a dress is
made with chief regard to what will be
the most becoming to the one who will
wear it. One feature is the absence of
shirring, puffing, many rows of either
rufliing or pleating, and the prevalence of
straight lines; another the increased full-
ness of draperies; third, the manner of
arranging the back drapery. The latter
is full, long and narrow, and draped as
follows: For a slender person the back
breadth should be at least one and a half
yards wide, for a stout one two yards, and
out about one-fourth of a yard longer than
the dress. This extra length is massed in
a cluster of small pleats about one-eighth
of a yard from the belt, taking up enough
so that the bottom of the back breadth
reaches to within about three-sixteenths
of the dress skirt. The goods is then
pleated to the belt, taking up only about
one inch over one-fourth of its (the belt’s)
length; thus if the belt is twenty inches
the back breadth occupis five or six ’
inches of its length. Then the drapery is
tacked in graceful pufls to the foundation
skirt, leaving the lower half to fall free
and straight over the lower skirt. This
drapery is seen on most of this season’s
dresses. The fronts of such dresses are
variously designed. A simple yet stylish
fashion is to let a side pleating three-six-
teenths of a yard deep, after it is made,
run round the foot of the skirt, facing up
the back breadths of the foundation skirt
with the dress goods. Lay the front in
single or double box pleats, and add a
short apron drapery, or full paniers cross-
ing each other, one a trifle longer than the
other. A very elegant cz'el blue silk, un-
dershot with cardinal, was made for a
lady of this city with the skirt laid in five
triple box pleats, short apron front, and
back as described above. Other ladies lay
the front breadth in horizontal two—inch
tucks, or cover it with narrow side pleated
ruffles, and add panels on each side, con-
sisting of either a wide triple box pleat
extending to the foot of the skirt,
or wide forward turning side pleats, or
quite fine side pleats filling the space each


 

2 THE HOUSEHOLD.

 

.side between front and back. Still an-

other model has a box pleating extending
one third the length of the skirt, the front
drapery a soft full puff falling over it, the
fullness pleated to the belt. Another new
style, more “ fussy,” has three wide panel
pleats forming sides and front, with the
space between them crossed by lines Of
wide braid or ribbon velvet. The upper
part of the front is the puff just described;
the back two large triple box pleats ex-
tending the length of the skirt; the pleats
in front have a two-inch hem or are tuck-
ed, as preferred, or trimmed with braid.
This style is perhaps even prettier when
the spaces between the broad pleats are
filled with narrow side pleats. The bas—
que has a Breton vest crossed by lines of
braid or velvet ribbon. One of the new-
est and perhaps most elegant styles, es-
pecially in wools, which hang in such
gracetul folds, is made to fall in two or
three long, straight folds down the left
side and to curve upward very high on
the right, where it joins the back drapery;
its beauty consists in the full, long curves
that begin at the right side in plaits sewed
in with the belt, but disappear as they
fall into the folds in the left side. This
leaves alarge part of the lower skirt in
view on the left side, which may be trim-
med across with rows of galloon, or elee
have a lengthwise fan made of the braid.
The back fullness is then quite straight,
and massed in two large plaits, or else it
is bouffantly r ufied at the top and hangs
straight below, as already described.
Basques are generally postilion,with skirts
shorter than herrtofore. being rarely
more than a quarter of a yard deep,
shorter on the sides, and with a rounded
point in front. Sleeves are comfortably
tight, with narrow cuffs; buttons small
and bullet-shaped. Vests, either the full
fronts crossed by straps or confined by
the new jet clasps, or the plain velvet
ones set on the basque, are much worn;
we note the revival of the Breton vest,
which crosses in front and hooks under
revers. All the above styles are suitable
to ladies under fifty, and are worn by
ladies of varying ages in this city.

Velvet basques were worn to some ex-
tent this spring, though very few new
ones are made for wear with other skirts.
Our correspondent cannot replace her
large buttons with the smaller ones now
fashionable, because the buttonholes will
not fit. It will be easiest to remodel the
basque by ripping up the fronts, cutting
ofi the buttonholes, and putting on a
piece of silesia of the same width. Cut
off a little of the velvet, and set in a full
silk vest, gathering it at the neck and at
the waist line, and turning the velvet
under so that it appears as if the velvet
was cut away to show the silk; then you
can use what buttons you choose. If you
can get jet clasps for the neck and waist
line, the buttons and buttonholes can be
put on the lining, and the silk. held under
the clasps, will look like a full vest with
no opening, which is new and stylish and
not “ too young.”

Linen collars and crepe lisse ruchings
seem the popular neck wear for almost
every occasion. For anything more dressy

cascades of lace are worn, a straight
piece of lace being turned down over the
dress collar. Lace fichus are said to be
coming in again; and the old fashioned
but pretty linen chemisette is seen occas-
sionally here, while some of the new
double breasted basques are so cut away
in front as form » broad V and cross over
a full chemisette of soft white wool
goods. or delicate colors in crepe du chine,
while black crepe cu chine pleases older

ladies best.
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WASTE IN THE KITCHEN.

 

There is a law that has come down to
us from the ages, that “Those who would
have must save, and those who would
save must practice self-denial,” but a
great many of the American people form
an exception to the general rule. It is
adeplorable fact that we are the most
wasteful people in the whole world, in
the matter of buying and cooking our
daily food. There is a sinful Waste in the
majority of American kitchens; between
injudicious buying and bad cooking, we
may safely venture to say that in any
one hundred homes there is enough
wasted to furnish the tables of another
hundred households. What particular
profit is it to the laboring man, that he
receive the highest wages? His wife,
with extravagant tastes and wasteful
ways in the management of the house-
hold, will keep him poor all his days.
Girls marry young, and go into homes of
their own, With no idea whatever of what
management and saving mean. Mother
always looked to those things, you know,
and quite often mother’s ideas about
those matters were rather vague. The
wisest legislation cannot wholly prevent
the evil of hard times, which the country
occasionally experiences. But economy
in our personal and household expendi-
tures will help wonderfully. We have
just passed through an unusually hard,
close winter, there has been much suf-
fering, men have not had employment,
and as a necessity their families have
suffered because there had been no money
laid by for that rainy day which is liable
to come to every one. A man might just
as Well work for small wages as large, if
it must be squandered at the beer garden
or wasted in the kitchen. The French
will take barely nothing and serve a
delicious soup. There is not a shadow of
an excuse for bad cooking; look at the
diabolical stuff set upon the table in nine-
tenths of the homes, and dignified by the
name of “bread.” There is no bread
about it, it is not fit to eat, it would give
a Poland China convulsions. There
should be less guess work and more cer-
tainly; when the sponge is set at night,
you want to know for a fact that the
bread will come out of the oven next day
in good shape. Imean by this it is to
be eatable; so nice and white and sweet
and light that your husband and every-
body else at the table will remark.“how
beautiful the bread is,” and there will be
such a satisfied feeling that you will de.
termine every baking shall be just as
nice. I think it needs a well balanced

 

head to run the home machinery, you

need to look a number of ways to keep
everything going; you have got to calcu-
late. There are seven days in the week,
four weeks in a month and twelve months
in a year, with three meals a day, there
must be considerable calculation used to
have variety, plenty at the table each
time, and see that nothing is wasted.
There are numberless delicious little
dishes that can be prepared out of the
fragments. Cold ham can be chopped fine
and made into omelet, meat pies out of
cold beef or veal, hash will utilize the salt
beef and cold potatoes, there need never
be waste. The wife is vested with full
authority to manage the household, see
how many drains there are if she be in-
clined to waste. The husband will
wonder where all the profits go. One will
say “ Well, I shall not save, he has anew
binder and all the improvements in farm‘
ing implements, keeps lots of help, I shall
spend all I can, what little I would save
Would not count.” Ah! but it does.
There is nothing better than a well
managed household, it will not dwarf or
stunt the mind, it will help to develop it.
Economy is rot stinginess. The pantry
need not be filled with numberless butter
plates, mouldy meat, dry bread and cake;
calculate how much you want for each
meal, cook it just as good as you can, im-
prove every time if possible, there is
progression in the kitchen as well as else.
where. A true wife should feel that a great
share of her husband’s success depends
upon herself, she must be interested in
the management of the house, or failure
is the result. Evaneannm.
BATTLE Casnx.
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SUNDRY DOMESTIC TOPICS.

 

' One would think when we consider the
cheapness of nice cotton batting, that to
sell wool and buy batting would be the
very best way. But batting has not the
warmth of wool, and that IS the main
point on cold winter nights, such as we
experienced successively last winter.
When wool is properly cleansed it is
clean, light and warm, and as the price is
down it can be no extravagance to use it
in this way for bedding. When wool
was so very high a number of years ago
lhad a neighbor, a dear old lady, who rip-
ped apart her wool comfortables. carded
the wool with old fashioned hand cards,
and spun and wove it into blankets, using
cotton for warp. Now while wool and
cotton are both cheap it is a fine oppor
tunity to spin some of our fine wool and
with good smooth cotton yarn produce a
web that might do service even in the
coming generation. I have afew such
trophies of former industry now, and.
would like nothing better than to spin the
“filling” for a few such blankets. Now
I wonder how many wheels and reels
could be produced for the purpose, and
how many could use them? It is an old
fashion, and so is butter and bread mak-
ing, ironing and cooking generally, and
who knows in the rage (or is that al-
ready over 7) for old styles, it might prove

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wish to purchase a real honest pure wool
article we find it stands firm at agood
round price.

We all like the easiest way of doing
things, or no doubt Katy would see a
recipe for canning corn that if carefully
done would not fail, but it is some work
to prepare it. I have many acquaintan-
ces and relatives who use the method I
will give the recipe column, and with the
same confidence as any other canning,
and others I know, (many whom Iam
sure will read this) who use salicylic
acid with satisfaction, as it is said to
save everything it is used with. Ihave
never used it, as I have no trouble in
canning fruit, and am waiting for some
simple process to be discovered for can—
ning vegetables easily. One word of
caution I will give; I have a friend who
used salicylic acid in canning huckle
berries, and they looked very nice in the
cans, but proved to be hard as wood,
while other varieties of fruit put up with
the acid were very fine in color and flavor.

As Leone has proved no sluggard in
considering the ways of the ant indoors, I
will mention my victory over them in the
garden, where they have worked every
year with all their noted industry, boring
and burrowing, often among some choice
flowers, causing me to wonder why they
should be held up to poor discouraged
mortals for examples, as what they do is
of no use whatever. I felt little com-
punction in destroying as many as pos-
sible with boiling water, but this year I
soaked alarge flower pot in cold water
and turned it over the center of the bed;
I found in a few days they had taken up
their headquarters under it, and taking
the can of kerosene gave them my
method of “considering thelr ways.” It

was a sure cure.
MRS. M. A. FULLER.
anron.

[Mrs. Fuller’s method of canning corn
is identical with that of Mrs. N. H.
Bangs, of Paw Paw, given last week,
hence we omit arepetition but are glad
to have more evidence in its favor.—
HOUSEHOLD ED.]

—-—__.....____
AMUSEMENTS.

 

I wonder why it it that the ladies who
generally discuss the various subjects
presented in the Household, have so
studiously avoided the question of
amusements raised by Beatrix in the
issue of May 5th. Is it because she has
said all there is to say on her side, and
there are none who dare to difier from her
views?

I do not propose to measure swords with
our sister, for [confess myself utterly in-
capable of holding an argument with her,
but there are those whose talents are
equally as bright as hers to whom I would
appeal, asking them to come to the front
and discuss the question upon its merits.
Perhaps, having quieted conscience by the
force of her words, our more talented
members are engaged in solving the
mysteries of progressive euchre, or pre-
paring robes for the “ harmless” private
dance. Realizing the importance of her
position, Beatrix says she has given this

 

subject more than usual thought, and has
looked at it from more than one stand-
point, but I fear that she forgot to ask
for wisdom from above. Did she con-
sider that the child that is new learning
card playing at home, will soon be sur-
rounded by associations of an altogether
different nature? Let us suppose
that our new Household Baby has at-
tained the age of twelve years, and euchre
being at the time a fashionable amuse
ment his mother permits him, after Some
solicitation on his part, to learn the game
in the quiet of home and even in the
homes of his friends he is permitted to
play. Perhaps his mother herself teaches
him the intricacies thereof. Inashort
time he becomes an adept at the game,
but there being no excitement in simply
playing a game of cards With a few
friends, he after a time loses his interest
in the matter, does not care to play,
and his mother beguiles herself into
believing that all danger for him
is over, and even congratulates
herself on her wisdom in permitting
him to learn these things in the quiet of
home. But our hero soon arrives at an
age when he must be sent away from the
quiet influence of home and mother to
finish his education in a distant school.
He is noble, manly, talented, and great
expectations are formed of him by parents
and friends. All goes well for a season.
but soon temptations gather around our
boy. He is asked to play agame of cards.
He replies that he wore that game out
when a boy and does not care to play, but
after repeated urging he submits just to
oblige his friends, and they, finding the
game rather monotonous, think they will
add a little stimulus by playing for a
few shillings. Our hero has no scruples,
for (id not his mother teach or permit
him to learn the game at home? Is there
any more harm to play with his college
friends than in his mother’s parlor? They
play for stakes that insensibly grow
larger, until the room where they have
met is ex hanged for the gambling saloon
and our hero becomes at last a noted
gambler. Can his mother remon-trate
with him? did she not herself pave this
highway to evil? Do you think our sister’s
pillow could be free from thorns under
such circumstances? But you say such
evil might have befallen him had he had
the most sacred training at home. Get-
taiuly, but who shall quiet the mother’s
conscience who has failed in her duty to
her son? And if we train our children in
the path of right, doing all we can our-
selves, may we not have faith that our
Father will give them strength to en-
dure temptation, when of necessity they
are separated from us?

As it is with card playing so it is with
the dancegthere is but one step from the
private dance to the public ball, and the
girl who is allowed to attend the first Will
soon be found at the second. I know
several young ladies whose mothe 8 took
the same view that our sister advocates,
and did they stop with the private dance?
Nay verily. There is not one now but
can attend the public ball or masquerade
without any question of conscience.

 

 

 

What shall these mothers say when they
shall be called to give an account for their
training of these immortal souls. Do
you think it will be said “Well done,
good and faithful servant?” Christian
sisters, let us be firm upon these points
with our dear ones, remembering that
we must give an account of the manner
in which we train them. Our sister
speaks wisely about the skating rink, my
own idea is expressed very clearly in the
thought ofanother “ [‘hatlatest born child
of Satan.” I would as soon my daughter
should attend the dance as the rink. The
Lord forbid that she should ever be found

at either. FAITH.
DURAND.
W
NECESSITY OF ATTENTION TO
DETAILS.

 

We hear of the essentials and non-
essentials of life; but if we seek to separ-
ate the two we may find the division
surprisingly unequal. There are so many
things which at first thought might ap-
pear trifling, yet upon viewing their re-
sults, they are of more importance than
we at first deemed. If we study the lives
of those who have achieved success in
any pursuit, we will find that they gave
attention to minutiae; that they were care-
ful to do well the little things pertaining
to that pursuit. One who wishes for
oratorical honors not only prepares his
words, but studies how best he may pre-
sent them to make the deepest impression.
He reviews, sentence by sentence and
word by word, to know how much em-
phasis to place here and what intonation
or inflection there. He practices gestures
to learn how and when to use them best
to enforce his words. When the artist
produces a beautiful picture, attractive to
all eyes, he has not simply drawn the
outlines of rock, river and hill, and cow
ered all with one blotch of paint, but he
has spent days and weeks in slow, patient
labor, and brought to each part of his
work all his knowledge of light and
shade, of tint and tone.

And so it is in all walks of life, even
the most humble. Nothing gives satis-
faction unless well done, and the faculty
of doing well is seldom brought to any-
thing like perfection unless taught in.
childhood. Habit is strong. As soon as a
child learns to do anything it should be
impressed upon its mind that no half-
hearted work ever brought satisfaction
or success. If we are thus early taught
to strive for perfection in small things,
we shall be prepared to take up the more
important duties of later life in the same
spirit. There is a work here for parents,
the importance of which cannot be over-
estimated. We sometimes see those who
are by nature endowed with talents which
if properly cultivated and used would
enable them to become a credit to them~
selves and useful to others, yet who
through natural indolence and lack of
early training fail to perfect anything.
They present to the world the sad spec-
tacle of a wastedlife, and in their old age
look back to find they have gathered
“nothing but leav .

_ Gail Hamilton says “It is the foxes,

 


 

    

4:

THE HOUSE'HO’LD.

 

the little foxes, that spoil the vines.”
Again there are those notso highly gifted
by nature, yet who by earnest, persistent
effort and careful attention to the details
of their chosen pursuit, become success
ful to a degree never reached by their idle
and careless though talented brothers.
Dr. Todd says “Some people are sewed
together, and some are only basted. A
strong stitch well put holds for a life-
time; the basted threads soon ravel.”

If the methods of our early life have
been only “basting,” and correct habits
have not been firmly established, how
hard in after years to gather up the
reveled threads! And if success is at-
tained there must be an unflinching will;
and a discipline sharp as the sword of
Damocles. MERTIE.

Paw Paw
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GOOD ADVICE TO YOUNG HOUSE-
KEEPERS.

 

Sympathy enhances joy and alleviates
sorrow. It can be given another only by
those who have been touched by the same
trials, who have passed through the same
experiences. This by way of preface, and
what follows will show I am fully qualified
to extend to the inexperienced house-
keeper words of kindly sympathy and
advice.

With hired help most of the time in the
kitchen, with sisters my seniors by several
years, who doubtless thought the returns
too small for the trouble of teaching me
the mysteries of bread-making; with the
greater part of my life, up to the hour of
my marriage, spent within the walls of the
schoolroom; what wonder that I knew so
little about the art of keeping house?
Those were not very bright days when
the care of the whole house was given me
Too far from mother to seek consolation
and counsel from her, and foolishly

ashamed to expose my ignorance to
strangers, I stumbled along alone. How-
ever, a few months at that expensive but
excellent school, experience, worked won-
ders. Nevertheless, could I have received
a few plain directions, not “‘a handful of
this, a handful of that, a pinch of salt and
some butter,” but exact amounts, it would
have been a saving to me in time, money
and tears. And right here let me say if
you want good recipes and plain, concise

directions, take the FARMER; and were I
a teacher in a district school I would take
the Fsmmn, and the whole school should
have the benefit of it; my whole influence
should go to make scientific farmers of
the boys and girls; but this does not con-
cern the young housekeeper. About nine
out of ten have little or no knowledge of
If you hap-
pen to be one of the nine whose early
training has been neglected, do not be
discouraged; the cause of tears to-day
will be the subject of jest and mirth to-
morrow. All that is necessary to become
the best housekeeper in the neighborhood,
is the desire and determination to learn,
practice, patience with yourself and every
one else. You must give it your individ-
ual' attention. You can not make ,good

housework before marriage.

The best workman in any calling-is he

who is systematic. Even in so small a

matter as setting the table, carry things

to and from the table always in some

particular order. You will not be so

likely to forget the spoons or the salt.

Never attempt to crowd a week’s work in-

to one day, but divide it up into six days.

giving to each a certain amount and kind.

One of the needful things in a house

is a sewing machine, and when one can

be had at such low figures as is offered by

the FARMEB, everyone can buy one. It

is a perfect machine. The instructions

sent with it are easily understood, but let

no one make the mistake one lady did:

She had occasion to set a needle; on turn-

ing to the instructions she read “ set the

groove of the needle toward the operator,”
she then searched one-half day to find the
operator!

I had intended taking up the subject
(for the benefit of beginners) of cooking
meat, but this week’s Household has re-
cipes and perhaps others will be given,

including different ways of cooking pork,

for the pork barrel, though perhaps not
wisely, is the farmer’s chief source of
meat. You have only to follow instruc-
tions already given in the Household in
order to make good bread and butte r;
these mastered you have the most essential
part of cooking learned.

I am selfishly glad that A. L. L. took
that trip to New Orleans, and by her de-
scription enabled us who must stay at
home to enjoy the scenery and catch a
glimpse of the Exposition, all without the
expense and tediousness of traveling, and
also without the annoyance of the peanut
vender and his kind. J ANNETTE.

PALO .
.____——...—-——-

WOOD QUILTS.

 

I would say in answer to “Wool” that
the fie ece intended for filling comfortables
should be thoroughly washed after being
brought into the house, and dried on a
clean lawn, or on sheets spread out doors
for that purpose. It should then be
picked carefully, all burrs and other
foreign matter taken out; and should then
be carded by hand. These cards could be
found at hardware stores when home
carding was the fashion. I fear they are
obsolete now. The carding should be
continued only until the fibers are made
straight. [The method of carding here
given is the same as mentioned by
Molly May in last week’s issue, and is
therefore omitted—HOUSEHOLD En]
Practice only will show the right
quantity of wool for a bat. Try until
you make them as thick as you like.

cover, so as not to disarrange, and quilt,

answer.

Stretch your lining on the frames; lay
the bats on evenly, carefully put on your

not tie. Thelines should run in a diagonal
direction on account of holding the wool
more firmly in place. The stitches need
not be fine; so long as none are left long
enough to hang toe-nails in, they will
Choose dark colors for your
comfortable, the knickerbocker, at five
cents a yard, is splendid, light and warm.
Then take a width of dark print long

quilt, double it over the edge and tack
fast on each side. This will come to the
face, and when soiled can be removed
washed and replaced, while the rest will
need only shaking and airing.

This is the way it is done; but I think
with Mrs. C. P.’s mother, that it is
better to sell the wool and buy batting.
When batting was almost unknown, and
domestic manufactures were in fashion,
there seemed no easier or better way.
But 1t’s tough, unpleasant work.A L

INGLnsrnn.
—————flO—-—-—-

Contributed Recipes.

 

OATMEAL GRIDDLE Carma—4 would like to-
tell some of our oatmeal eaters who tire of the
mush, that it is very palatable when sliced
and fried and eaten with syrup, or made into
griddle cakes. For these take one cup of mush
rubbed fine in sweet milk, one pint; two eggs,
and flour to make a batter. Let them steam
a few minutes before eating.

SPICED Cinemas—Make a syrup of one
pint of sugar and one pint of water to a quart

F of cherries; add spice to suit the taste; when

boiling add the cherries. Cook half an hour;
seal when cold. Select perfect fruit and leave
the pits in for this conserve. Nice for arelish
with meats.

Cmna Pm.—In the dearth just before
the ripening of fruits pie material is often
szarce, and some of our people still cling to the
old style dessert, (uwholesome though it be).
Pie, and avery delicious one. can be made
from boiled cider: Half cup cider, half cup
water, four tablespoonfuls sugar, two table-
spoonfuls flour, two eggs; all well beaten.
Bake with one crust. MOLLY MAI.
Lnnswna J uncrrox.

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