The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-05-10
HINTS FOR THE HOME.
Prepared Specially for the journal.


The sarcastic correspondent whe recently i'm
paled presumptous editor of the Journal for his
well-meant advice to women to solve the servant
| girl problem by doing their own homework was.
| perhaps, righteously indignant But in her
anxiety to'prove the folly and temerity of "a
| man, and married man." who attempts to teach,
not his grandmother, but her female descend
ants, did not the correspondent possibly miss the
| point which the poor man was trying to make,
and argue against her own case Is it, for il
stance, absolutely necessary that the women of
to-day should submit to all the heavy burdens
and complicated cares and responsibilities
which she says renders it an npossibility for
one woman to be both cook and housemaid. and
yet have leisure remaining? Times have
changed, to be sure. since the days of our grand
mothers, but in some respects possibly not for
the better. Cannot the manner of living be
simplifed somewhat by the adoption of certain
old time habits and methods without loss of
caste or self-respect, and, above all, with an in
crease Of comforts Simplicity, besides being
always evidence OF refinement and culture
is at present fashionable Custom, and feeling
| that certain style of living is proper may in
sist upon "three or four courses at each meal"
| uUt tL0 Aoaith duu odblSldCVlOu VI Ouc ldInuy
| may not require anything so elaborate.
| And if times have changed in one direction,
| they have altered in another. Work is work,
but it may be hard or easy. If there are more
| dishes to wash now, the facilities for washing
them are or should be better in every household
| than in the grandmothers day. Water is not car
ried by the bucketful from well spring quar-
ter of mile away, but is turned on by faucet
| in the kitchen, and waste pipes carry it off.
Cooking utensils are not the heavy, back-break-
| ing affairs with which those good old ladies' our
ancestors used to wrestle; knives and forks, be-
| ing silver instead of steel, GO not call for the
| daily scourings-that task which made many
childish moments gloomy in those by gone days.
Many kinds of food which were once painfully
| prepared in each household are now purchased
ready for use. There are many labor saving and
step-saving inventions which, at least in part,
| counteract the increased completely of household
affairs and the correspondent neglects to take
| these into account
| We sacrifice ourselves for the sake of our
| neighbors who care nothing for u.s. and for ap-
pearances, in way that speaks i'll for our indie
| pendence of character. We live beyond our
| means or strain every nerve to m aintain Ger
tain social position, which to depend upon
| an expensive establishment. Wedeny ourselves
the qualification of personal wants and fancies
that something may be done, purchased,
displayed that will establish or increase our i'm
portance in the eyes of others. And, also, our
neighbors and friends seldom really
deceived and detect our extravagances and pre-
lenses much more readily than virtues
that the sacrifices so far as they are concerned.
are often futile For our own sakes they are
worse than useless.
Salt will remove the stain caused by eggs from
silver. 1t must be applied dry
Whiting and benzine mixed to a paste will re-
| move grease spots from marble.
Plaster of paris figures may be made to look
| like alabaster by dipping them in strong solu-
| ton of alum water.
/ A pretty bangle board is made in the shape Of
| crescent. 1t is covered with pale blue satin
and has design of daises painted on it.
| The color of most fabrics, when it has been
| destroyed by an acid, may be restored by dip
| ping in ammonia and then applying chloroform.
| To raise the crushed pile of velvet hold the
wrong side over bowl of boiling water, stretch
| ing it tight and the pile of the velvet will be
gradually raised.
| The latest device for an ornament to room
is gilded rolling pin studded with gilt hooks,
ment is quite useful.
| A pretty table scarf is of old-gold Turkish
satin, with bands of rich autumn leaves embroid-
| cred on the ends, which may he finished in plain
or single ball fringe OF gold color
Lovers of brown bread should have tin
made on purpose for it, round and tall, with
| closeftting cover In this genuine brown bread
should be baked slowly for four hours.
| Bitter-sweet will bear transplanting and looks
! charming climbing over a stump. Plant vines
| wherever you can make them grow. The hop
vine grows rapidly and is very beautiful
| A handsome splasher has the center of linen or
| scrim, with design of grasses in outline stitch.
The border is made of squares of antique lace.
| 1t is placed over background of colored cotton
| CLOTH
| An effective ''chair-back' is of pale yellow
| pongee with design of spider webs and conven-
| tionalized wild roses. The webs are worked in
white silk and the in pale pink, with golden
! stamens
SOur-cream cookies made of one cup Of
sour cream, one cup of sugar, two eggs, one tea
spoonful mot heaping of soda, little salt and
| flour enough to make a soft dough; flavor with
| cinnamon
| Hammered brass teapots with ebony handles.
are among the newest things to be seen on fash
| ionable breakfast tables. They arc exceedingly
| pretty, and look as well on the sideboard as thew
| do on the table.
| Rats are said to abhor chloride of lime and
will leave any place where it is. AS it is harm
less, housekeepers may place it i'll the haunts of
| these denominations without fear of the pet dog
| or cat suffering from ''cold pisen."
| For burns and scalds there is nothing more
| soothing than the white of an egg which may
| be poured over the wound. 1t is softer as
varnish for burn than collodion, and, being
always on hand, can be applied Immediately.
The painting silk, satin and Grape, which
has been introduced into dresses in fashionable
circles in Europe, and is now so extensively
used on panels of those materials is effected by
sizing the parts to be painted with gum arabic or
isinglass. when proceed as with canvas.
| much-tried housekeeper who has moved
frequently, says it would be very handy thing if
at least one dimension of each room was an even
number of carpet widths. Carpet comes either
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