Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-12

.Tha Newcomes." These concei's shou ,,t
30 n,ada az odd as possible, and great VIII
- tho fun In guessing them. Inc hostv
might provide two prizes, one ioi . az
diso1,ise which had longest res's'eu
vination. and q BOBBY FOR the hist sues.,
"a An appropriate BOBBY would De one
os those little cloth spelling books WIN
the highly colored pictures
,,,.o, Oh. literary labors are over the
,os,ass ,nvites every one to accompany
her on an conservation tour" she pro-
,,ides each with a pencil and tablet, anu
Tho laughing crowd is led into an aaJoin-
tn, room where stands a large tapie
heaned with objects Of every uescliptlon.
Two minutes are allowed 10 Write gov II
q list of articles on the table. The lucky
individual who succeeds in making INC
very longest list is the hero or ncroine
of The observation tour and IS nuiy pr
sonted with a prize. n pair Oh op.i1-
glasses would make suggestive sr',olo
for the fret prize. And. for tne poops'
- a boohv be given. a pair of big, blue
goggles.
Progressive classifying IS still another
uirth-proyoking occupation. Buy a box OF
the cardboard OF ivory letters with when
children learn TO spell. In the centre or
each progressive table is placed little
heap OF these letters with faces down.
When all are seated at their respective
tables some one chosen to be mistress OF
ceremonies makes tour OF the room ana
appolnts a certain class OF objects Tor
each table. AZ. for instance. "nsh. truit'
'.aradrupeds," and SO OIL. Tnen the
little bell tinkles. The person at the heah
OF each table raises one or the letters
"
the four can see 1t simultaneously. Inc
first individual to name a creature Of the
class given, beginning with the letter
displayed. wins the alphabet chip. Al the
end OF three minutes the bell sounds
once more. The two having the greatest
number OF chips become partners ana pro-
gress to the next table.
The Edinburgh School OF Domestic
Economy has a department devoted en-
tirely to the effort to make Blue Monday
not only a lighter blue. but more success
full In its results. The washing class Is IN
structed that for all laundry purposes
soap mixture Is better than soap In cakes,
and the new scholars are at once set 10
work to make It, They cut fiue one pound
of any good soap into three quarts OF
boiling water. This Is boiled. with con-
slant stirring. until 1t Is thick and smooth
like paste. 1t must be carefully watched
through this process. for when It boils 1t
puffs up and overfiows, as milk does.
The mixture once made Is always used
In the proportions of one pint to q gallon
of water, unless In special cases.
The clothes arc sorted and laid In cold
water over night, separating the white
wash into body linen and table linen
each class being put into Its own tub
Next morning the clothes are wrung out
the soiled spots rubbed with soap put
back into the tubs. and covered with
warm water In which soap mixture In the
given proportions has been brought to q
iather. The spots are then rubbed out BY
hand. care being exercised to rub the
material back on itself. not on the nano
nor on the board.
After this the clothes are rinsed. iaid IN
n boiler, and covered with clear water, to
every four gallons Of which mas peer
added one pound Of soap and hall
pound Of soda,-the mixing being done De
Ia Iha alnthaa sra nut In ~ me cruo&