New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-03-20


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But he had hardly made himself comfortable before
the butler entered with cOuntenance that bespoke
an extraordinary effort to maintain his gravity BEG
pardon sir but there must be mistake; will you
please to what harucles found In your bag sir"
Quite bewildered, c., together with his friend fol
lowed the upstairs, and fOund neatly ranged on
the bed what was evidently the contents Of drum
mer'sn bag Of samples-a cotton union garment y
childs size: four different styles Of braces. patent
seam corset eight samples Of collar buttons, half a
dozen ties Of farng colors, stamped correct STYLE,
and other goods Of the Kind
OF course the explanation obvious; he had taken
the wrong bag and his own wedding suit was en-
route for Boston, without either bride bridegroom,
a wedding tour of its Fortunately his friend
Of about the same size. and, by borrowing
outfit. he enabled 10 reach the church In time
and any the wiser. The story leaked ont.
however, and his return from the honeymoon trip
he had lively half hour at his club
ait is distressing to an expert worker to the
amount of time wasted by the average houseworker
In wholly superuous tasks" said experienced house
mother recently. ave have been living in the city
in fiat, and have been utterly unable to secure
the kind Of help have been accustomed to In the
country. The average city maid seems to look with
encouragement ON fat life and to consider It de-
rogatory to her dignity TO accept place where only
one servant is kept. So, rather than put up with
untldy and incapable servant, whose presence
would be all the more objectionable In our limited
quarters, decided do the work ourselves. and to
economic our management In every way possible.
The work has turned TO be positively a pleasure
by the way have managed it. The janitor brings
up the coal and takes down the ashes and garbage every
day. We employ a stout Swedish woman who works
BY the hour to DO the washing, ironing scrubbing.
window washing and cleaning. She 10
O'Clock in the morning, THAT she does not arouse
the family at early hour to attend to her break
fast She remains SIX hours the first day. during
which she does the washing for family OF five;
cleans the kitchen thoroughly when she is through
Washing sweeps and dUsts the parlor aud washes the
windows. She goes away at o'clock. She comes
the next day at the same time and does the ironing.
the sweeping OF the halls and the cleaning OF tle
bathroom and dning groom. and washes windows.
For this work she IS paid 81 so. or 10 cents an
hour and she Is provided with her midday meal each
day. BY this all the dridgery OF the house
work is done and all that remains for us 10 do Is
to keep the house in order and prepare the meals.
"Of course careful TO avoid making our
selves extra work, but are all people who Ike
good food and cannot live milk and-watcr
diet. We make stock week. and thus
have soup at all dinners. We have rolls and
bread sent In from the bakers. The morning meal Is
Of the hardest to get as my three daughters
attend school and 1t must be oil time. My eldest
daughter gets up, rakcs down the fire thoroughly puts
on fresh coal and opens oil tho darnposs by Z, md
BY O'Clock the fire is in working order. The break.
fast table night and covered up. All the
for breakfast laid out in their places
1t Is the work Of but a moment to mako omelette
TO broil q steak. stew fry some potatoes. heat
I'D the rolls aud make the coffee We do not attempt
an elaborate breakfast If have grain food, 1t IS
cooked over night aud remains cooking on the range
tai morning We cook breakfast as rapidly as
possible and the minute il is served We sprinkle t1e
fire with coal and turn off all the remaining drafts
nearly all OF them having been turned OF the moment
the fire bright The stove IS then busted of,
the kettle is Glled afresh and put the fire. If
there is stock 10 make, q ham TO boz. any long.
steady cooking to do II is put on now, as soon as the
breakfast Is In cooking our breakfast we man
are to make as little work for ourselves as possible
As soon it is taken up the gndirons and spiders
are put in the sink soak. I throw little sal soda
on each and by OF stout brush they are
cleansed In a few moments. We have pan OF hot
suds ready the breakfast is over. We wipe
of very greasy plates and knives and dishes, aitcr
scraping them, with piece OF paper, which we at
once burn underneath the CRATE BY this means the
dshpan is never floating with grease, aud the dishes
arc easily washed with dish mop In the boiling
hot suds. We polish the knives and wash the silver
first but all the work OF clearing away our breakfast
is Usually done in ten or fifteen minutes
After this tie kitchen is brushed out. the window
shades drawn. and the kitchen left TO itscli-unesS
there is a pudding TO prepare. We do not attempt
very elaborate desserts and often fruit and custac or
frnit alone serve for desserts. We sometimes make
icecream and the whole work OF making 1t In an
ordinary freezer crushing the ice. making the cstsd
aud packing It, has frequently been done III twenty
five minutes by the clock This is troublesome
however because It includes the hard work Of lifting
and washing tire freezer and do not often try
It When make Boston brown bread Or poed
puddings put them over the fire early ana leave
them 10 work out their own PERFECTION. we can de-
pend on orr fire absolutely. 1t never goes OUT. Dc
rfenfl.- nd han6le
them right With tie drafts all turned on and
full fire in the frebox IL gives us what the French
call stockpot" fire. which is slow and continuous
and a slow steady This is what we want III
t,se morning when We are out Of the kitchen Tor Inc
etockpot boiled puddngs, or baked puddihgs' or
steamed bread.
uMy eldest daughter who attends her morning
classes returns at 1o 80 and changes the drafts 50
as TO give a quick fire, by means OF winch we
broil our steaks chops or braSe piece oi meat
or cook whatever meat We have for dinner ii sue
REQUIRES q broiUng fire only she waits till O'Clock
before she turns on the drafts for have dinner aI
q There is often cold ham or q cold roast IN u'e
house and we sometimes dispense with hot meat
but we always have hot soup. II TINS is coi-
somrne IL Is prepared at any convenient une' pu'
not at dinnerttme. quart OF II Is mei'ed OUT ioi
dinner and vegetables cut up and cooked or some
Italian paste something else is cooked to 50 IN H.
We often serve a poached egg in each plate OF con-
somme. This Is easily DONE though III doe@ hoV
make neat dish as ltilian paste We make P"roo'
OF white beans, peas or potatoes ana 'o""'
PURGE Is a favorc soup which is very easily hianc.
We have pieces dried bread cut out in orhaneit'i
shapes put away IN a box for use In these soups.
and IL Is IL few moments work to fry u cupiu vi
these croutOns brown in butter
"we do not attempt great variety Of veSeA"ieS'
II makes "A multiplicity OF pots and kettles ana 'cs'
table dishes 10 wash aftcrward. We almost away
have "a simple salad OF green leaves. Win fIc"on
dressing. Ny second daughter takes entire oh'tee
OF the salads and o. Offer TO interfere WIN
her. for she does ner WORK well. - Is almost rs
easy 10 wash up the dinner dishes TIE bIeahids'