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VOLUME 10, NUMBER 13
My Guest
. T nrnvnfl in Sorrow: "Walt a llttlo
spaco
Boforo I como to sit and talk with
you;
For duty calls to mo from every
placo;
Thoro Is so much my hands alone
must do.
"Since you arc here, ohcylng somo
decree,
I would most fain commune with
you at longth,
Yot cravo a narrow Interval, for see
Thoso tasks claim all my slender
storo of strength. "
So, Sorrow kindly drow herself aside,
Acceding graciously unto my will;
Through days that throbbed with
lifo's assailing tido,
She hided with mo, patiently and
still.
Whon years of burden sternly bade
mo rest
(With snow-flocked locks and
labor-frotted brow)
I spoko unto my uncomplaining
guest:
"Como, Sorrow, you will find mo
ready now."
With Bmilo as tondor as the dawn of
May
Sho said: "Since duty left you
novor frco,
them will do good work in the right
hands, whilo many will give satis
faction, no matter who handles them.
The washing for a' largo family may
bo started as lato as 7 o'clock in the
morning, and by 11 o'clock, every
articlo may be on the line and the
"things" put away in their place.
There is less wear and tear of the
clothes, and one does not need the
destructive chemicals so often used
by laundries, in order to whiten and
bleach tho clothes. As tho hands
need not bo considered, boiling wa
ter is used, and this is far more
effective than warm water. Tho soap
should bo dissolved 'in" warm water
boforo adding to the clothes, and if
thoro are any stains or extra soiled
places, theso should bo attended to.
Tho work of manipulating tho ma
chino certainly is not harder than
bonding over and scrubbing on tho
washboard. Even a delicate woman
can do a largo washing with a ma
chine If the "head of the house"
is tho right kind of a man, he can
do tho most of tho machine work
before breakfast, oven getting up a
littlo earlier in order to get it done.
Many professional men, merchants,
clerks, as well as mechanics, do this
early morning work for the house
wife, and they are a little proud to
boast of it. Quite a few housewives,
with this help, get tho wash on the
line before 7 o'clock, and have thus
tho whole day to rest and clean up
afterwards. If not too tired, the
Hvnn rocrularlv. The nervous
tern should not be excited, especially
during the eruption, as convulsions
are liable to occur unless the child
is kept quiet. The eyes should be
protected from the light, as they are
irritated by the disease from the
start.
My sister, Sorrow wont, long since, ir(mmg lB'often d(mQ Qn theamo
away,
And I am Moraory como sit with
mo.'
Hattie Whitney Durbln,
In Ainsleo's Magazine.
Cooking for Ono
Tho "bachelor woman" who does
her own cooking is often puzzled to
know how to prepare food in such
small quantities that nothing need be
loft .over or wasted. This is most
difficult in tho making of bread such
as "mother used to make." If the
following directions aro carefully fol
lowed thoro need bo no trouble in
having sweet, light, nutritious bread
"with none loft over to throw away.
Procuro an earthen mixing bowl
holding four or five quarts. Warm it
well on all sides; pour into it two
thirds of a pint of warm water; drop
In half of a compressod yeast cake;
two tablespoonfuls lard or soft but
ter; ono tablespoonful Biigar, and
ono toaspoonful of salt. Cover and
let stand until tho yeast is dissolved,
then add three pints of best bread
flour. Mix well and stir for at least
ton minutes. Cover closely and set
In a warm placo to rise. It should
bo foamy and full of air bubbles.
Knead in more flour enough to
make a' stiff, smooth dough. Knead
ten minutes; cover and sot to rise
until double its bulk. When light
onough knead down onco more. Lot
rise, knead down, divide into loaves,
put in pans to rise. When double its
bulk bake half an hour. Keep close
ly covered in a stone jar, ventilat
ing occasionally to keep tho bread
from becoming mouldy.
Helen M. Warner.
Now Hampshire.
day. Like everything else, the life
of tho washing machine, wringer,
tubs and basket, depends upon tho
care taken of them; but a good
washing machine, with even ordi
narily good care should last ten to
twelve years, and do good work.
Scarlet Foyer
No inexperienced person should at
tempt to treat scarlet fever, diph
theria or small pox, as complications
may arise during the progress of
these diseases which often result very
seriously, even with the most intelli
gent care. Great care should be
taken to thoroughly fumigate and
air a room in which a scarlet fever
patient has been nursed, as germs
can be carried long distances and
will retain vitality for years, in some
instances, unless subjected to intense
heat. All clothing and bed linen re
moved from the patient should be
placed In a tub of water containing
a disinfectant before taking from the
sick room, and after undergoing a
thorough soaking, should be put into
boiling water. 4 As soon as the child
leaves the.room, every door, window
and crevice should be closed, and
sulphur, in proportion of three
pounds to each one thousand feet
of air space, should be burned in
the room. The room should be kept
closed for at least twenty-four hours,
and. should be well aired before
again using. All bedding should
have been loosely tossed over chairs,
or so opened as to admit the fumes
freely, and if there are closets to
the room, these should have been
opened.
Bows of malines and soft ribbon are
used there, while only flat trimmings
aro shown in front.
Dressy waists are now being
made with tho seamless shoulder; A
favorite finish is a band of lace or
embroidery running from the neck
to the cuff edge of the sleeve. Sleeves
may bo either pleated or plain.
The overdress is sometimes entire
tunic skirts, and sometimes merely
full scarfs, gathered at tho waist and
drawn into a knot at knee depth. The
overskirt is usually of thinner ma
terial than the skirt.
Buttons are provided with stud
fastenings so they may be removed
when the waist is to be laundered.
Somo are shown in pearl, plain or
engraved, gilt, or Imitation ame
thysts, garnets, etc.
Altering Taper Patterns
It is- quite an art to alter paper
patterns satisfactorily. In case they
are too long, tucks or folds should
be laid in the patterns as follows:
For the skirt, at a point between the
hip and the knee in each gore; for
the waist, two inches above the waist
line; for the sleeve, immediately
above and below the elbow. To cut
off a skirt pattern at the bottom, or
tamper with the elbow of the sleeve,
is to ruin it. If the pattern is too
short, it must be slashed at the
points above indicated, the pieces
are then separated the required dis
tance and basted or pasted to a strip
of paper laid underneath. If the
pattern be too long from the top of
the dart to the shoulder, it is better
to fit it by a tuck across the chest,
rather than by taking up the shoulder
seam. This trouble occurs in women
who have the stooping-shoulder
habit, with sunken chest.
Teaching the Children to Help
It is a wise plan to allow each
child to take somo definite share in
tho household affairs, making the
child responsible for the proper and
careful doing of the same. This is
tho key to tho adjustment of the
problem of household help. Manual
and mental labor are no longer dis
tinct, but are growing more and
more dependent upon each other,
and it is by no means advisable that
tho school child should shirk all
duties, spending its time outside the
school room in idle plays on the
street. Industrial pursuits and in
tellectual training must work to
gether. The work at necessary
chores should be made ccb obligatory
on the child as the work at lessons,
and means should be taken to imbue
the young mind with the idea that
nothing is drudgery that must be
done for the comfort of the family.
For tho Seamstress
When a skirt, or other garment has
lace insertion to be let in, it is diffi
cult to make the seams hit again;
but If only a small portion of the
garment is cut, followed immediately
by sewing in the lace, it will be
found easy, and with no stretching
of the material, as is the case when
the division is made all at once.
When embroidering a centerpiece,
or a bit of trimming for the new
blouse, do not keep changing your
needle for the various colors of silk,
but have a' separate needle for each
color and keep it threaded and light
ly fastened to the under side of the
work, then use the separate needles
as they are needed for the work.
This will save "roughing" the silk.
Care of Clothes
Shoes for street wearing should.be
removed as soon as the wearer
reaches home. They should be pulled
into form while still warm, and some
women go so far as to place lasts
in their shoes, lacing or buttoning
them carefully. This, however, is
not recommended, as the shoe can
not be properly aired inside if so
treated.
Shoe buttons or laces should be
replaced and holes repaired as soon
as noticed out of fix; if the heel be
gins to wear off, have it righted im
mediately. Woolen garments that are worn
frequently require the use of the
brush or whisk broom before being
hung away. If at all moistened by
perspiration, the garment should be
hung in the wind and sun for sev
eral hours.
Easing up tho Laundry Work
Despite tho reluctance of women
to adopt new labor-saving appliances,
tne wasniug machine is steadily gain
ing In favor. Tho first cost is not
much, but, like everything else, its
serviceability depends laTgely on the
handling it receives. Nearly all of
Fasliion Notes
Among the styles reappearing, the
low or Dutch neck is found, with a
finish of a narrow nleatincr of tb
waist material, or of ribbon to
match. Embroidery is also used to
outline the neck.
Belts show much of the metallic
effect; bright jets, and all the lead
ing colors, varying in width from
one inch to three are very popular
With dressy waists, short sleeves
are again shown; but the long sleeve
invariably accompanies the shirt
waist. Jabots, fancy bows, and decorative
neckwear are worn as much as pos
sible, and are almost universally be-
Trentment of "Measles"
A child suffering from an attack
of measles should be kept in bed, or
in a warm room, until the eruption
disappears, as draughts of air will
produce cold, and often turn a mild
case into a most malignant one. The
patient must be warmly clothed, and
the bowels, kidneys and skin allowed
free action. If the eruption should'
not "come out" freely, or should re
cede after its formation, the child coming.
auouia oe piacea in a hot bath for a For linen suits, tho hndin a
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lew minutes, then carefully dried
ana wrapped up in bed; the room
should be darkened and kept at a
temperature of not less than 70 de
grees, but well ventilated. Nourish
ing food, such as milk, mutton or
chicken broth or beef tea should be
of lightweight materials, while the
heavier grades are used for the skirt
both matching exactly in color'
Panels and other trimming of sheer
linen may be used.
The new millinery tends to bunch
the decoration at the back of the hat
A Home-Mado Fireless Cooker
A letter from one of our readers
gives the following description of her
home-made fireless cooker: "I have
a fireless cooker that I made of an
old granite-ware kettle holding three
gallons. The kettle had a -big hole
in the bottom, which I patched with
good cement. This kettle I set in
side of a box on a thickness of three
inches of old newspapers; 'then I
packed old papers in around the ket
tle clear to the top. My kettle cover
ia u large piate nothing to rust or
smell badly. I can start my beans
to cooking in the morning. I heat
my cooker by setting a big, ten
pound lard pail full of boiling water
in it, and this is taken out when the
beans are set in, so that very littlo
heat is lost. The plate is put on fho
kettle and over this, a cushion which
?,olAs th heat ln and makes it air
tight. The box is of ono nrr
fourth inch lumber, and the cover
fits tight with stout strap hinges and
a hasp to close and keep it closed.
My cushion is just more newspapers.
There is a thick, round cotton pacL
whlte and clean, a little larger than
the plate used for a cover. On thli
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