Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1888-06-17
Household,


Cooking per sc Is not poetic, Indeed,
is intensely prossic, snd borders on tn
pathetic when the weather is hot, yes
hot. II nSy not be genteel to say II
but warm does not express it, it j
hot work in hot weather, that and ths
alone defines cooking in summer. Ye
there ls something more to cooking thai
handrum and heat. II msy liehten tn
load for the overburdeHed housekeeper L
know what a well appointed dinner rep
resents. To prepare it requires knoWi
edge, science and that indefQsble quality
that Is cslled good taste, which is inborI
and cannot be bought. There are thres
| essentials TO make cooking successful
tseroughness, art and Hospitality. Three
essentials at the dinner table, 8 vel
dressed, congenisl' company, a pretty
table and something to eat.
The dining room ought TO be the
brightest room in the house, End lis fur.
nishing need not be c matter Of grea!
exl ense. Many housekeepers like 8
stained q Dor with rugs. Oak ard cry
alteraated are pretty, and large rug
under the table makes il comfortable to
the feet in cold weather. The wall paper
and curtain drapeTy should harmonic,
and Madras Of sunny hue with dots OF
gay colors is inexpensive, snd is much
lighter and more appropriate than heavier
stuffs. As TO the table itself, theEe is
10 longer strict adherence to white in
napery or ware, bit Of colorirg fire.
quently entering into the nspery and
chins, but colored glass ia taboced.
thing can permanently supplant the
clear crystal that has been SO long the
pride Of housekeepers.
To keep glass properly cleaned is hardly
servant work, Sc there are very few COM
petent for it, for if csrelessly done it re-
fleets neither brightness nor credit.
Three things are needed to wash glass
properly. Plenty Of hot wster, plenty Of
linen towels and small, soft brush.
Scme persons use sosp, but then it is
necessary to rinse thoroughly or the glass
will be streaked. After the glssses have
been picked up, II any have had milk in
them, rinse with cold water first, then
wash, using sof. cloth. An old napkin
is good and the checked linen toweling
for wiping il well drained.
There will be little but polishing to be
done. A few experiments will convince
the econoRical that In this work there Is
no place for old table cloths, the lint being
most e1ssperating. The soft brush Is
needed in the crevices Of cut and
pressed glass and about the han
dies OF mugs. Although soap in
washing glass is not to be commended a
little ammonia added helps the cleansing |
process, particularly when castor bottles !
or decanters are to be cleaned small shot |
is convenient for this and can be kept in |
easy reach. Quite as good and of,ener in
kitchen are egg shells, these broken up
fine and put in the bottles needing TO be
clesrsed will generally remove all etsius.
Al this season it may be well TO give a
timely caution about putting ice in
glasses: pour in the lwater before drop
ping in ice, or set of hottomIess glasses
Ire likely to result.
SilverWare needs about the same treat
nent, and its care belongs also to tie
ady herself. Silver well washed seldom
leeds rubbing, common salt will remove
.gg stain, ana there is 70 modern polish
ng powder better than. whiting and am
nonis, the finishing stroke being done
With soft chamois skin.
Many snd diverse are the designs in
liver, from what is known IS the apostle
poon to tanciful flower shapes. ID
A lady given to neat little dinners has
new freak In cutlery, the knives and
orks are almost lilliputiaa and OF grace
al form and appropriate enumeration. I
8 modern epicures do not eat with the I
aste or greedtness that characterized 8