New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-02-07

Mix these ingredients thoroughly together and pack them
IN the pot ponrri jer covering them As closely pos
sible. Ench morning after ,wceplEc. busting and a.r
Ing the room. open the pot pourri jar and ALLOW Tie
fragrance OF The v.olcts &, I'LL the room.
Thi, pot pOurri Is far evane-cent than one OF
roses and il IS Necessary 10 add fresh extract Of vio
let frequently Where one prefers the pure Vlor Of the
violet without the oriental mixture Of SPICE the GEM
Inc pot pourri-a dozen fresh vioets IN little violet
basket Of hinton china the o! which Is perforated
to hold them In placewil give all the fragrance
and will lat several day. As they cost
but penny apiece. this luxury involves but trhing
expenditure. These little porceian violet holders with
out the handle are hardly an inch high aud are deco
rated with viCiets rO,ebudS conventional flowers III
Dresden style. They cost about s. apiece.
One OF the most distressing things 10 n practical
hon>ekceper Il TO sec OF delicate physique
frIttcrnS away their strength by working Win all
their force In many places where delicate STROKES
and not powerful ones required ~ matter OF
fact. homework Is not hard work If it l. done IN the
right way. There Is very heavy hod>cwork. esp
cally in fiat apartment house. where the con- Is
brought up by the anitor and there Is no scrdbohs
OF sidewalks or dOmseps any outdoor WORK To
be done. Where family occupies an entire house. u
IS quite customary 10 employ a man to do TVS heavy
work. There are very few cooks who wOud not
give warning 81 requested 10 make the furnace hc
common has the custom become Of employing Tor
this purpose u fireman who usually attends 10 a
number Of fires in the vicinity. What. then. has be-
come of the heavy work of the household 1t has
simply ceased to exist with the modern methods OF
life. What is required in houscwork is systematic
woik-lcht. steady strokes. which tell every time.
An Intelligent maid will systematic her work that
tavng once set the wheels in motion. she VIII ma
many spare minutes 10 pick mp crochet or sewing
work, never once losing thought Of the main
work before her or allowing the rcinS 10 drop from
her hands ESnpcially j. This OF German glrlS,
who seem TO have Il wonderful knack Of syStematznG
their work. and accomplishing In spare minutes
than the average housemalden does in tho ten hours
OF her working day
Polishing stove is generally considered about
tile hardest work OF the Kitchen and IL be- indeed
q grmy burdensOme thing. II done In a heller SHELTER
fashion. IT, however. the worker puts on pair
OF old gloves. wipe the dust of the stove thoroughly
uses an ordinary backing brush kept for the pur
pose mot the heavy brush furnished BY stove makers
She can do wonders. Let her apply the backing with
the round part OF the brush. intended 10 apply the
backing shoes. and then polish the stove with the
other brush. Intended for polishing Let her do this
with light steady strokes such expert boo'bacS
uses. The force the less speed. The same is
true OF polishing silver brass work. nickel plate or
any cleaning 1t is the light steady and well directed
stroke that tells. The Is true also Of cleaning
| the floor Of cleaning paint or windows. or OF
laundry work. The laundrcss who expcnds her
strength In rubbing clothes is very undesirable
creature TO have In the kitchen. A great many
clothes must be rubbed by hand alone. This would
be out If rubbed the board. The expert
ironer is not who Irons with force but who
irons with The long wall which IS continually
going up over the hardshps OF houseBeepers has mo
place in house furnished with modern improve
ments. only in remote country districts where water
Is not supplied n the Kitchen and much heavy work
is done by women which should fail TO the lokof men,
Is there for complaint that Homework he
| heavy1
Women Whose "chimneys always smoke whose
fires always out. who Insist Oh using their dampers
in the opposite way from TINT the shoemaker Intended
who forever upsetung things aud are subject 20
MI manner Of unioward accidents who pile greasy
| pots and pans and half soiled dishes together. are
| quite likely 10 find hOu ,ekeep burdensomc.