The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-12-13


A correspondent Of Th Rurl Neg
Nork,r writes: When step into a friends
house and see everything at skies and sew.
ems, as regards its domestic arrangements,
feel rs though should like to take hold
and produce order out Of the chaos. This,
no doubt, sounds egotistical; but to an or.
der.lovins mind the sight Of dust aud dis.
order, to say nothing Of bad management,
Is simply tormenting aggrayation; and a
person Of such character can no more
help thinking that II she were ut the
wheel the domestic machinery would run
with less friction, than she eau help breath.
ing. Permit me 70 tell you my way Of
managing Homework. In the morning.
after dressing herself neatly-aud it Is on .
ly necessary TO wear L well.fittlnH, clean
calico wrapper, with ruiIle Of the same at
the neck, II one does not care for q white
collar, and with hair tidily arranged, and
aClean apron On-the housewife Is ready
for the days duties. Before leaving her
sleeping.rOOm, she should take the blank.
cts from oil the bed and open the windows,
that the fresh air may enter.
The next step Of the housekeeper Is sup.
posed to be In the kitchen, especially
when there is no servant, where break.
fast should be made ready rs soon as posi-.
BILE, that the "guid man" may not be kept
waiting longer than "a really necessary,
4 substantial and nourishing meal NAV
DO easily prepared, out oil few and simple
materials. For example, let us take the
following for one morning, varying Il ~ YOU
choose from time to time: Coffee, nicely
prepared and q little observation and *.
perience will teach us how to make this
Just right Take the potatoes left frpm
Yesterdays dinner and warm them up.
Spread the table with a clean cloth; place
the dishes in the proper places, and now
with good, sweet bread aud butter and A
dish OF fruit, you will have plain but
good breakfast. As soon a. the meal Is
over, wash up your dishes and put them
in the closet, each kind In its appointed
place. Do not leave them standing, TO
draw flies, or until they become dry and
consequently hard to wash, in order 10 do
something else, rs have frequently seen
housewives do, but get them out OF The
way and oIyour mind, that you may take
each duty ~ il comes along.
Alter your dish.wRshing Is finished, II
you have no extra, pressing duty, sweep
your kitchen, dust the furniture, anu be
sure your cook stove Is clean aud black:
Tor who wants TOO eat food cooked on a dir.
", greasy stove, covered from morning ill
night with ashes and Chips7 Next. ar.
range your sitting room, that you may not
feel mortified should you have morning
call. Then pay q visit to your sleeping
apartments, carefully and neatly making
the beds and putting each garment that
happens to DO lying around, in its proper
place. After this, various duties will oc.
cupy your Misunderstanding, preparing
vegetables for dinner, etc,
OlcOurSe, those who live on a farm have
the care Of milk and butter, but with A IN.
tie tact aud good management, these
duties come In their proper places. or
course, oil OF these things are not easy 10
10. and they tax wOmens strength sadly
sometimes; but II she looks well 10 the
ways OF her household, and is 4 frugal
helpmate to her husband, she must az.
pect to be weary many times. Alter din.
ner, which should be served at l9 o'clock.
II possible-and In the country 1t generally
can be-when the dishes arc washed and
put away, what remains for the housewife
to do bnt make herself tidy aud sit down
70 her sewing or whatever she chooses 10
dot To be sure there will be days when
extra work will keep her busy IRON morn.
ing till night, and days when company
will come aud interfere with the usual
routine Of work. But neat, indus.
triOus housewife, who systematizes her
work, will not DO tlustered or 'put out"
because she hRs extra duties, or because
company unexpectedly drops in upon
her.