The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-02-08
THE HON E.
MAKE WORK EASIER.


not their bondage and are unwilling TO ac-
cept helping hand. The American woman,
that creature Of tense nerves and quick
thought, slave Of electric will" Is driven
throguh her wore by the whip Of the sky"
equally with her brothers at the pillow or In
the pulpit. She heaps mOuntain-no less q
mountain II composed Of housekeeping du-
ties-and sets herself the task to climb over
IL In given time.
1t is the duty Of the housekeeping journals
of this country, while insisting upon order,
neatness and economy, to point out still
more plainly the easiest ways OF working, TO
the end that the housewife, the handspring
OF the family, may be preserved In useful
ness to good old age. OF two manners Of
doing given duty. other things being equal.
always choose the easier.
10 make homework easy we must have
Tools. When John buys new pillow Is a good
time to present yourself with new wringer;
III new barn Is to be built, remark gently
upon the advisabllity Of suitable laundry
with set tubs and running water In short,
respect your work and make others respest
It,, Have high ideal of homework which is
wholly compatible with seeking TO make it
easy; and to reach your ideal you must have
good implements Of labor.
Your cook room should be well lighted and
ventilated. You should have good water
and plenty Of 1t. Do not try to get along"
with any old range or cook stove which
burns half the food and leaves the other half
nearly raw. Plenty Of tin ware is Necessary.
Your pantry Is your tool chest, keep 1t In
good order. Have your kitchen knives well
sharpened, and plenty Of them. A carpet
sweeper should be at hand and broom for
each story Of the house that any ineum-
brance may be easily swept up without run
ming over the stairs for broom; and with
each broom should be kept Its complement
OF dustpan and brush. Cloth busters and
feather busters should have their appointed
places upstairs and down. She who uses
kerosene for light, though finding it economy
to buy In large quantities, should oe sure to
have a small can from which to fill the lamps,
thus saving sundry strains and pains OF the
spine.
In washing a floor learn not to do 1t on
your knees. Two mops, one TO wash the
floor and the other to wipe 1t, are useful, and
those housewives who have never tried this
method will be surprised to see how quickly
and easily the floor may be cleansed; the
second, or dry mop, saves one quarter OF the
time and satisfactorily clean and polished
boards are the result.
The wants and means and opportunities of
different families Of course vary widely, but
it is hoped that American women will study
the gospel OF ease more Ia the future than
they have In the past, bearing In mind that
the time saved from mere drudgery may be
used in the daintier arts, in study or even In
pleasure. She who "scorns delights and
lives laborious days" will be useful and
priced no doubt, but those days will be short
and not filed to the brim with the highest
life.-N. Z. Farmer.
LUNCHES FOR SCHOOL GIRLS.
The luncheon basket. should. never be left
in the care of servants. The thick wedge Of
bread with dab Of batter.in the middle has
no attraction for.the dainty school girl, and
Bridget, however well intentioned, can never
do anything butspile together gigantic and
uninviting collation..
A fiat openwork basket is the best recepta-
Gle for luncheon, as tin always retains lurk-
ing hint OF bygone meals and paper boxes are
also too absorbent Of havors. Smooth, white
paper, freshly fitted to the sides of the basket
each day, gives an appearance OF cleanliness
appetizing in itself. The napkin should
never be used for this purpose, but with
fork and spoon be fastened TO the lid Of the
basket by strips Of leather. A glance at an
ordinary work box will furnish a model for
this part Ut the work. A brandy flask, d.
vorced from its original use, makes a con-
yenient part Of the luncheon outfit. In this,
bouillon beef tea can be safely carried. A
jelly glass with screw top will answer the
same purpose, and Is even better for canned
fruits. :, - ,r.u,oa a., ,Ao 49,.
wife has all these things on the table before
her Monday morning. What goes into the
basket to day? IL she follows our advice,
there will be brown bread cut In thick, even
slices, carefully buttered. The brandy flask
will hold bouiilon, while for dessert there Is
an orange and slice Of sponge cake. Tues
days menu consists Of tongue sandwiches.
the bread cut as thin as possible, one banana
and small Charlotte russo, which is safely
guarded by its paper box. Wednes-
biscuits or bread spread with chopped
meat and plain dressing. The jelly
can holds canned fruit and there are apples
and cake for dessert. Thursday have plain
bread and butter, cheese sticks, bit OF eel
cry and gingerbread and beef tea. The nat
ural "love" of girls for something sour
should be regarded in the selection Of their
food, so on Friday put few pickles or olives
in the Jar, clam broth in the flask, and for
substantials have brown bread and fruit.
The beef tea bOuill0n and clam broth con-
tain vast amount Of nutriment, and are as
good tones as any physician could prescribe.
When the stomach Is trained to do good,
honest work, 1t makes the best servant a
school girl can have.
NOTES ABOUT WOMEN.
Two hundred and seventy-fve women are
clargymen in the United States, and occupy
pulpits.
1t is a singular fact that the wife of the in
'ventor of the telegraph and the wife of the
inventor Of the telephone were both deaf
mutes.
Miss Minnie ID. Walker is. the youngest
lady editor In Kansas. She is only eighteen.
She began by performing the duties of
"devip' in her fathers Office; she set type,
then read proof and welded the scissors, and
finally, about year ago, she reached the
editorial chair OF the Harper Graphic, Of
which she is now part owner. Miss Walkers
friends predict for her brilliant future in
journalism.
Special permission has to be obtained before
n hA ont 70 Mota atNr ha
Queen. Then the volume has to be bound
by the Royal bookblnders in color and mate.
rial to ma eh the other books In that part Of
the Queens library in which the new volume
will be placed
Eleven women in Santa Clara, Cal, run
and manage to prune orchards.
The girl who has the strongest will Is the
girl who says the strongest won't.
When Edison, genius and inventor as he
Is, had given two weeks Of his valuable time
to soing up and down the New York eleya-
ted railroad, trying to discover. what caused
its noise and cure for 1t, he gave up the
job. Then little woman took 1t. She rode
on the cars three days, was denied place on
the rear platform, laughed at for her curiOsi-
ty, and politely snubbed by conductors and
passengers. But she discovered what caused
the.noise and invented remedy, which was
patented, and she was paid the sum Of S10-
600 and a royalty forever. Her name Is Mrs.
Mary Walton, and she lives In New York
city
Miss Frances L. Willard says concerning
the higher education of woman: IF, TO take
up the classics, she must lay down the dust
brush and broom; II, while her mind bright
ems, her manners rust; IL taste for Homer
Is incompatible with taste for home; IT, In
fine, she must put off the crown of womanli-
ness ere she can wreathe her brow with
laurels Of scholarship, then, for the sake of
dear humanity, let her fling away the laurels
that she may keep the crown. She must
gain without losing, or all Is lost. BE this
her motto: 'Womanliness first afterwards
what you will.
The following receipts have been tested
and if carefully followed will produce salts
factory results
CHOCOLATE CREAMS.
Beat the white of an egg and an equal
quantity Of water until frothy add tea
spoonful OF vanilla extract and about a
pound and quarter Of confectionery xxx
sugar to make stiff paste. Work with the
hands until smooth, and form into balls
about the size of cream chocolate. Put on
to harden. Melt half pound Of chocolate
in small bright tin pan and set in larger
pan of boiling water to keep II from coolng
while the creams are being dipped. Put
ball on the end Of fork, dip IL Into tne
melted chocolate see that 1t is Thoroughly
covered. then lift up and drain, serape on tne
fork on the side of the basin, then slide on "
the creased paper. When all are dlpped
set in cool place TO harden'
CREAM CANDY.
Mix together one pound Of graduated su-
cor one cup of water, one tablespoonful Of
sanl-arabic water, and half teaspoonful Of