, 1872-12-29

and her work ia done in a roo,n anart
h 10 oir1n,<- ,,,r+;or ~ - t '1'ai =:
Inc houHn and dec;do1 ua1s ousl,.ofa oa
-yho can aTor} II WI, H. ,a,', aos tnose
smaller ncnns thond sxer 1,,ar,,n 1',e vi
of 4 0'eA o1oels ~ 'no 1'1sery
BLUE MONDAY
nf ms tsn al"ass eeen mystery Tho interpolation
~ LIS extra VOTE the new basis upon which all
le Az ~ homogeneous nave 70 90 planned tnas
~ ~ aAuos auco insepataole from encn
41o 1no MeN alln eeaf VI ONO patlence, ano
tiao oAcIa cost IN 1uel ana necessary doteTgents,
1a1u1any maze one wonaef that no way nus been
toulla t oot u ne ol44cni1y "n.cn WOULD 20 uni
Ee{saAy ADOPTED" IN TINS city OF numberless
Pun4!c Aonotes' IL Mou1o see1a as tnougn the
4uestlon ImGn1 easily aolnit OF practical an
s~er. ne rates 1or simple washing are by no
means hl6n, ana, IT the practlce pecame uniVer-
saA OF senotng AZ unc1ean Anon TO them, 1t 1s
seTy plopa91o that greater 1aclltles and lower
tates %oulo very soon opsaln, so that the cost
"ou4o oeno greater than11 dono at home. 40 more
ANXIOUS an Worrled wives; cross husbands Who don't
uko plcked-up dnners, and 30 hnd 1t convenient
TO- lave tb tnat oeae M tnen ayIng per
HaPs Lug toonuatiou VI d eel4es " uetenttons
thai hnd their cnlmnat1on IN s11lt for divorce
lever tfet1ul oaoles, peeslsh ch1ldrcn, and I'M
pertinent servants altogether, complete abro-
Ga:lon OF Blue Monday anu destruction OF sa-
ans monopoly. we think that tho infinite ga1n
III oSefy way would be so great, II the plan were
once adopted OF sending away tho household
linen to be cleansed the cost such trltle, II any
more, that pscon would rise from every hearth
stone.
the ironing, beng clean, NICE work, could
readily be Done at home but, unless the hands
are very ski41ul, we would suggest that the lord
ana masters shirts ana collars hao peter De m m
1shea .at the laandfy, 1of tAefo Is nonnlng NE
Peace IN 1ne nouss, anu pauy-!foueu
shlrts nave Deen known 70 usturD the
serenity or H4s Loyal H1ghness. ne Ii
apt to DO. rather critical ABOUT ms linen,
ana does not Always enu4aIe 1oo II ~ uoes
not come up TO nus lucas ol spouess Pu1rley, ana
exhibit smoothiy-poilaAed surface to tue world
at large; therefore, dear ladies' bE all means
have tue Selgnlors linen lr'Taacu!ate 1T Is well
to keep up appearances; hasn't boston done It,
placardlng its trust III GOO on the rulns OF lib
temples to Mammon:
Admitting, then. that tne lrohlny, villa lns
excoptlon; IL 70 pe uone az nome, IL sno!: %
sccompllsheo IN room apart from !ne t:itcuon.
While Professor blot very sensloly olJects 10 Inc
tunes OF unclean suos oe,ne mingled WIN soups
and graves, any ono WIN sensltaVo o:1ac1o1le5
WILL equally oD]cc1 10 tne aroma arising from
cooking hs por1ume 1of the1r clean clotnln5H,
permeatlng 1t SO thoroughly tnet no1hang WILL
overcome 1t.
sad-irons are to ban'shed from our model kltcl,-
en-, let uB consider by what means our cooking is
TO be dono. There is not much more probability
of our having the porcelain range than there is
of our having the French human-attachment
that ACCOMPANIES it, but we can call steam, gas,
nnd anthracite to our aid. Gas presents itself
az being the cleaneet and most lnbor-saving Of
these agents. and, once usod rapidly grows in
favor. Whichever OF these preference or neces-
sity may induce us to decide upon, one thing
must always be kept in view: that no desirable
result can Ge obtained without E proper and sufi-
| cient quantity OF
COOKING UTENSILS
ents for wonderful mechiner, that are almost
| guaranteed to do the entire housewcrk unaided
| We have Utopien expectation that the hour
will arrive when, in this progressive country, we
shall merely have to wind up some huge piece Of
| machinery, and the whole detail Of domestic
| business viii be sot in motion, with consequent
! perfection in result only to be dreamed OF now.
It Is said that favored few have already accom-
plished this with special golden key but their
| instruments arc human, and ours are to be
strictly automatic. Granted, then, that, while
| some Of these inventions have merely their fam
| ing advertisements to recommend them, othors
arc really most desirable helps. Ignorant Bridget
| no doubt will object to them but that n3tuto
| lady did rot know what spider was when
| sho arrived here few months ago, and
was quite surprised to find it in an iron
| cooking utensil,--a sort Of abnormal frying-pan
tables, and probably pared the boets prior to
| cooking them, boiled the watermelons for
| squash, and made futile enort to servo sepa-
| ratoly the corn and beans which had been con-
Fcrtcd INTO succotash. ho"eser, Dr!uget Is ape,
learns quickly, and can be taught II taore is any
one to teach her, the deslrao!lltE OF 1nechanlca!
| aid in her new sphere Of action ANY house
keeper WHO can suoulu, ,leie1o!s' eeen w sne
best of these and adopt them. Fruit ara veg
etables are much better anu more QUICKLY pre-
pared for tho table or the POT " some OF tnese
machines than they possibly eau ne WITHOUT snch
ald and tue time thus sasea ean DC otlzeo th IN
the moro cafelul alten1lon 20 'no Pro-
cess OF cooking, and the greater
variety OF dishes wh1cn can oe ,gotten1
ready: 30 we VIII nave the 'afloue n1ecnahlcal
contrivances for pairing, chopplng, anu otherwise
preparing our food, and, unnuestlonably, VIC
shall have to learn how to use Il them tor, Though
| Bridget Is very "tachsaole, sho neoda Men,
tor. With all her Ignorance, however, sue could
hardly make more lndicrons nllstake than her
American mistress onco did When, In an excess s'
Of domestic virtue, she absolutely assumed the
task OF ordering her own marketing. Advancing
to the poulterers with seif,assurance worthy
OF tho largest experience and dalntl!y touching
I bird with her gloved forehnger she querled,
'How much is this turkey pound r THAT
turkey is Fooso, ma am, was the rather dis
coucerting reply. Neither have wo ever known
her to waste nearly an hour IN vain attempt
to balance that same domestic BIRD on Its legs
and wings, preparatory to placing 1t III the oven.
though we do remember OF young American
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