, 1876-11-25

to work, and haYo Kind hearts, havo the hard
cat time Of IL When they get ugly, inefficient
scrvnuts, OF whom there are legion. Ny hcnrt
responded to yours when you spoke Of the
little hald.headcd stranger, aud being forced to
keep oil obnoxious element In tho kitchen.
Perhaps yon know what It ia to llowttl, yourhcrt
full Of n,other.loye helpless, and sec Tho other
baby with its nose out OF totnt, needing tho
tcudcrcst care, numerically snrbbed, dirty
mud neglected.; dust accumulating, and cxtrav-
agancc rcigll!ns, and this not only whcrs one,
hnt two Aerfants aee kept. Perhaps YOU arc,
IKE mYseif, nsfer s,ck,-always al,e q ssanu at
atn not talking to Mrs. Sf,otdr, who con lLvn
tarts-free III a ltlD house with ruortgaged furni-
turc, and With unpaid butshcrs'', bakers', anu
servants bill by the scorc, for she kMowB not
rlint trlsc llonc feeling or anxiety is; but for
Indies wloBo Income ranges fron 81 1,U00 to
s., ,0O0 q year, aud who tnust avoid waste, and
Practice economy, to ltyc nlcofy and honestly.
Among this class you find those who hayo becIl
hne,nent aud education thar, amutly tia wealth.
Ter classes. Alas s0mo haVe been too tcntcrly
reared to bceonlc thu wives Of clerks and yuung
professional men. an very thaukfull
and cultivated woman, taught ms TO work, for
not only through rcscrscs, but more prosperous
days, 1 1inti much labor Ut my flnnds nvecssary
to tic Keeping vi d home.
lhcfe afe Roou servants, hnu KNOW Rucn
girls nrc Im!rlcd when thUy read wholesale d.
IGngtatIon OF tic whole clnss. 1laye boen do
Ing my own work for about ycnr, with thu TX
eeption of lavng all irish virago about two
wccfts during tho summer; but having moved
to q housc farther west, requiring moro work
nll.l IN carlier breakfast for my husband to get
to office, I have secured tho services Of q plain,
honest, little girl. In her neat glugtlan dress
a'ts' dark skirts, not corsctcd so that sho Is
rsa1y to faint over tho washtub Or ironing table,
RlIr u14tHR tim RItShnn fuunktrv N1at,N Gltn
l'as had y good deal to learn, passlng out Of the
why's Ut others to my own. Now good servant
girls, or you who nro but ono stop to tho good,
10 you knew yoa throw ' stones IN the WY u
opposition '; 70 yoar M mstress lss II is hsr % work
you .arc doing, aud you arc paid for
It jnst as nlucll, when your board Is considered,
tnakcr's shop. Besides, Il you are fast work.
or, where tho mistress does tho light house
work, or part Of 1t, You will have tfsno Of your
own. But nssuro you yon can never get ahead
the dishes mud two days to iron. i l.ayo been
Justly. inrcnsrd n having my pretty whiso yral,-
pers lay over till Thursuay, so tint Brtlget'a
unnecessary amount Of white skirts unl light
ssts w fonl ~ BE- s9, isonsa sst It y ny prstse
ironing Monday evening, and !'nls)l on Tuaaday,
Often IN the forenoon; besides thls have I'LL
the other housework and thu children to caru
for, wllict, the gill llas not. Dcs1dcs tho wusto
Of fuel md the introduction Of files. / like to
SEQ tho homework aOnc up nicely nit over tho
house, aud tho servant rcsting once III while !;
but No. In most cases
Tho tlias buzz,
Aud the wheel goes round..
Though but litlle Ia ground.
Now, girls. you know this ts 4 fact. You
should layU Ironing done on TuestiaYs, aud
Wednesday you should make tho iiousa shina
from TOP to bottom, know TINT great dca1
1ffIFkft lot
upon tic servant. low dliiercnt my present
Elrl meuts my suggestion Of ordcr and adylcu tn
cooking frotA former onest Twas touched when
she sa!l, ~ 10 hope viii please you; want
to stay" tell lcr TINT will provide llur with
thc best Of oScryihIng, und expect not . particle
OF waste, not even tlut VI Il uotato. That It is
not suil!cteut to hare her broad light aud proper
" baked, but tint she must lsavc II thoroughly
k,eaded, TO ,aye IT w1ite and li,lo.graiMetl. Til
Ia. II tAcy do not bake much ut time. think
lergc, poor baktngs arc tho greatest friends to
the swlli-barrrl thsro are. Thick peellngs of
fruits nnd yegctables atc other friends. So
keepcrs-tAat find It difficult to tcael. q
strl any otlicr way, hence It takca ns n,licll
moro as when ! do tho work myself.
II, H. yo.ni a. buy apples BY te barrel, don't
look them oyor, md use tic spssEoa oncs t1rst; M
then towards spring wien apples ean,nt ba
kcpt, i find Ii cool way to cook and can thon
lGr pics or sAuge. As fur ptu all1 pudding,
make them gord DO not thlnk pie-crust very
that It Is light and 'Iaky. a good housekcepcr
SHOULD Judge OF what ii needed for one meal
tlat iA enough to bake Rt ono time; keeping
such things for children TO plecs u at Is aboni.
but when they, nre old enough to sit ut table VII
let them part1ke OF tho dessert, ntl they seldom
know what sIeknrss Is. We never employ d
doctor doc or E!ye them drop Of medicine, except
dying then, md We were afraid to trust our
selves.
:. l always l,ayo to teach servant how to make
French cnfea and gems. Nov, about those
Ee,.s' !E W. think We cunt breakfast without
W. unc bliskwhcat Iakes raised with yeast, I
will givc the recipe right here.
urlnanl ucms: To nno quart Of lsallam flour
all hull Gint fins white flour, and enough uill<
no salt or baking-powder. Have your oven hut
tur than for biscuit, And your gein.paus stand
iag In tho oven till you get ready. Ncat butter
thoroughly, grcasu your pans, ind drop In wiile
brown. lhavo had them 70 light tIsy tI' would 1,li
pop out Of the pans.
To the lady who asked iurlnformation regard.
!ng econo1n!eal tahlc management. would say,
viii .a Isrsln tsw h SiSe, I thoas @ pcPs porhaps, Sns
there Is nothlng now. Though tic llaiy wLo'
sald she supnt!ed her tablc for $l2 a month has
mol tcslnnlr1 hor Inquiries, feul shD has not
" uxsts It. can be ono; but people feul ilslicacy
inpara!lnE plain dishes anloi,g sonany rich ones.
Rolnen'bert don't encourage Int Bwill-barrul.
Some pyople who keep these sot rather poor
table y ts n9 ccoEotny ~ buy poor, cheap
Aour, and make lons pics and tough cake, II
YOU cnli't atIotsl plc aud cake, Do Without II, md
Yon VIII By 1nst ~ well oil. ! do not thiak tho
lazy aoes well to slight enti.ely Mrs. saruh La
blli 81 faro Do not belleys In tho use OF pork,
or wlne, Of brandy III cooking still thlnk ;1lany
81 huf lsahes good md economical especially
l,cr soups. ono thing bollcya: that II Mrs,
sarah L. " true woman, and believes in goud
cooking, she KNOWS what Ii necessary Tor tho
wants ot her housahold, aud encourages no
waste. aud hereI lies mostly tho sucrot q much
In little. ! would lIke to say Something on this
question, but luust for1ear aud stet, aside,
AUNT EMMA.
INFORMATION IhIPANTED.
10 hs Editor af TAs 1rttu.s.
CoLpwATsR, Mich, Nov. 20.-l was pleased