New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-04
HOUSEHOLD TALK.
INTERESTING NOTES FOR WOMEN:

selves but utterly unfit for the purposes OF dress or
upholstery, housedecoraton for which they are de-
! signed. The manufacturer has long ago discovered
that catching colors likely to be successful for
! the as becoming artistic ones. There are
many people In this country who nave no idea OF Color
harmony grace of form. and who buy the first hlne
That attracts their by its novelty or richness ana
without thought Of he. surroundings In which IL Is
to be placed. The shades that most beautiful IN
| household decoration apt to be unit for dress.
Among such colors may be named the pale blue green's
which exceedingly trying in dress. warm
neutral colors relieved by bright hue are more be-
coming to the majority of American women than cold
shades over briant tones Of color. The golden
browns, the chestnut browns. certain neutral
shades Of gray without blue tones and. above ALL
mixtures in which threads of brilliant colors are intro
duced, may be named generally becoming CLOUDS LOT
street suits. The blue grays cold browns ana most Oh
the odd colors taken from old tapestries do not blend
we'll with flesh tnts
Practical business men, a rule. DO not feel mucn
interest in or respect for the efforts OF women "ho
while they would compete n business arena reiuSo
to be governed by business methods. There IL DO
mand for home made pickles and preserves at fair
| business profit. but only a few women who can but
! partially supply the demand have taken advantage OF
it, Women. a rule, fail in this work for two
reasons First because they do not do their Work bv
exact methods which always give a uniform result.
but by IA species Of crossword, which requires that
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an ons for an immense return from their goods at
and usually overcstimatc the price. They arc
often in snch need of money before they begin to work
that they cannot afford to put their goods before the
public a business man does and expect no income
TIL they well introduced. They therefore come
under the head Of objects Of charity rather than in
dependent business workers.
There is. FOR example. steady demand for good
angel cake not at ~ ~ % loaf but at 80 cents
This price gives excellent margin for profit such as
would satisfy any merchant The materials are the
whites OF eleven eggs little over half a pound OF
graduated sugar. tcacupful OF -four. and teaspoon
nl each Of cream tartar and vanilla extract Inc
average cost Of these materials the wear round with
fire. Is 20 cents only half the eggs used 30 hall
I only must be charged for. cXclaimS " An
egg broken IS egg used the yOlkS will not keep
That l. ruc. but the yolkN Of the useful for
cu,taris mayonnai;e and other articles. and If YOU
waste them that is fault. The purchaser Of the
angel cake should not be obliged to pay for them. I'm
angel cake be made In half hour. The present
price of days work is ~ for ten hours The board
Of the worker be % cent, more. This make, the
cost of labor = cents. This added To the cost Of
material, + - = cents, leaving at 30 loaf.
profit 0f nearly double the Of manufacture. II
Won perform the labor Yourself only estimate
your services At the amount Won save. No ever
heard Of manufacturer charging for his services out
side the profit hc made his goods. Bv buying the
materials ~ wholesale rate and paving employees BY
the week considerable reduction b. made this
price. There j. for many shrewd. entcrprsing,
honest who have little capital to do many
things that they could do much better than they are
done Cake bread. rolls and MANY other things
should be home articles. not the apology for those
articles often sold AT bakeries There in several
small elite, Of this state women successful in this
business. they building up small fortunes. and
come in direct competition in price with bakers and
they n hahe WayS cheaper
their produce. these have all they do. and
-hrowd and capable enough to sell nothing through
exchanges who charge them from 10 to 20 cent but
usually their business directly with their customers
one Of the mo4t successful bakers In this
state lived formerly In the country. near city Of
abou, 100000 inhabitants. sic woman with
strong FOR dsbblng in ART but having sterling
good sense she gave mp all aspirations H. direction
In which she knew she could never succeed, and
began 70 look about her for remunerative calling
she her first pies and bread TO the city by her
father who brought in farm produce to customers.
she charged the regular bakers price for everything
Sic offered for sale. Order, began to flow In at
once IN a year her father sold his farm which
bro.Ehr him but a ,caut retIrn. and moved 10 the !
suburb, Of citN. where he could serve his
daughter, customer, daily with the bread pies, rolls
biscuit and plain cakes To which she connh'd
herself The family began ~ keep help and /
BOUGHT iron oven for baking TINS, III Few /
years, was abandoned for huge brick bakers oven |
rhi, Young lady now keeps over dozen American |
girls 10 bake and several men 10 run wagons about
the city she IS the largest baker IN town, having |
built up her business to It's present standard In less
than hvc years. Under temptation has she ever |
abandoned her home methods or detcrioratd the
quality Of the materials she She has never raised
her prizes, -hc is building up her fortune, while IN /
the same city there several women who are mere
srngclcrs for daily bread. who furnish 10 small
clientele u rich customers angel cake N III 20.
Oucor pet are a fashionable fad with women whose |
time hans, heavily their fair hand, The talkatve
old parrot and dainty have reason for genuine
jealousy when their places usurped by owls or
cnamelcon,. nj Brazilian fire beetles IN )e"eIth
harnesses. Little white owls are exceedingly IN
tcrc,ting birds. ard quite intelligent Ihcy snow
I'm many ways that they deserve their reputation
A. birds a wisdom The Indignation and con-
tempt which they exhibit toward teasing boys. and
fine >ly decisive way they punish such Offenders
With a blow OF the bcak. not les than their plid'
patronizing manner toward older persons IN auh"r1V
are intensely amusing. The usual way {" Keep
chameleon l. "a box with glass toy and squares OF
different colors the bottom. The gradual change
Of the creature, color after he cawS on different
souare 4 not less interesting than the dignity and
aviditv with which he opens his pale pink Jaws 10
receive fy.
The old fashioned English is an odd queer shape
which is chiefly made and exhibited In our SHOPS
IN rproduciion, Of the lusrcd wares. II is large
vase with handles on all sides. and r@lis the tine
rbcn dishes we're scarce and lie was accounted ioru
nate who was possessed OF a single cup lWS "as
n,accd in the centre of the table. and the guests.
c,rc,ipr around the board each In turn lifted 1t bS
,h handle next To him to take draight of It's con
fonts which was not always Adams ale. The only
LEGITIMATE successor of the old English type IN nse
a. a drinking cup is the silver loving cup of
IL ed furnished
,o handles and passed occasion around the circle
,,a,,,. lis convvial reputation and to the amaze
ment of priest and parents. such huge loving cup
in massive silver was recently presented by fashion
allie godmothcr a. christening cup. Il Wanted 20
give the child something she said. that would make
show on the buffet" and she did