The record-union., 1897-06-20

The efforts of mothers to cooperate
with the teachers of their children III
the latter's education are not always
met in quite the spirit that produces
the most good. One company OF MOTH
ers in Brooklyn have found their plo-
neer work slow, and to some extent as
agreeable. Teachers have been toler-
ant, but not cordial in their reception OF
the visits and inquiries of the honestly
inspired parents, but the mothers nave
meekly accepted the slight welcome ac-
corded them, and have perseVered untl
now, looking back over the year, they
can see a decided advance. Their hrs'
attempt at school betterment in the dls-
trict in which they have been striving
was for the sanitary Improvement OF
the school building. Half dozen queS-
tions of the janitor revealed some start
ling conditions. In the school building
housing 1000 children, arrangements
were made to wash the floors, windows
and woodwork only once a year. There
was no way, they were told, by which
hot water could be got into the building
except by carrying it in pailfuls from
seemed such an extraordinary want OF
good housekeeping on the part of edu-
cational builders as to justify the re-
mark of one of the mothers. What
woman would have accepted a school
building plan that left out every hot
water faucet?" It is these and other
things that lie directly within what
even the most conservative call Wom-
ans natural province which make he1
invaluable on a school board.
When the tablecloth is removed after
a meal, it should not only be very care
fully folded in the creases into which ii
was ironed, but it should be laid away
under some heavy weight. A small
marble slab, if procurable, is excellent
ly adapted for this purpose If the we'll
smoothed cloth is laid beneath it three
times daily, it will keep it's freshness
remarkably and last much longer be-
fore need of change.
Mating, so universally used nova
days is no longer put upon the floor
with two-pronged lacks once made fol
that express purpose. 1t has been
found that it will lie much more
smoothly if it is sewed, as a carpet is
treated, and found, too, that this may
be done as well with the mating as
with the carpet.
In cutting mushrooms a silver knife
should always be used. A steel knife
should never touch these delicate anC
delicious fungi.
The Syracuse Household Economic
Association, which has made such &
record for itself that it has come to bt
quoted as model of it's kind, has ne
more appreciative admirers in that
pretty interior city than the business
men of the place. The newspapers par.
ticularly have taken the greatest inter
est in the work of the association, an in
terest which they demonstrate by print
ing with avidity every possible item
concerning its progress, and also by
contributory effort. Almost every
newspaper in the city has given at leas
one scholarship to the training schoo
for the servants, or, as they are tact
fully called, house helpers and som,
of the citys journals have given two o.
three. These scholarships cost SO
giving the beneficiary a course in prac
teal cooking. The merchants of thu
city, many of them, have been equal!
interested and this, too, without un
due solicitation on the part of the man
ayers. The ladies of the association
have simply gone ahead in a sensible
practical sort of way, and the interes
and sympathy of the community in tn
enterprise have come to them almos
without seeking. The proprietor of thu
largest dry goods establishment in tn
city has lately promised his further co
operation in an endeavor to turn tn
surplus applicants for the position 0
saleswomen in his shop into training
school pupils The school is now estab
1ished on an apparently very firm ba
sis. and the inflow of pupils and schoI
arships keeps admirably even. Their
are, of course, many pupils who pa,
themselves for their lessons, but, t,
quote the energetic President of the as
ISOLATION, when get a scholarship.
have pupil for it, and when I get :
pupil who wants one, 1 have scholar
ship for her" Undoubtedly the success
of the clubs work is largely due to it
modest and unambitious methods. I
has grown only as it saw the opportu
nifty, taking one step at time, whel
that step was perfectly assured
To serve with steak or fish, Barnes
dressing is exceptionally palatable
Cook in a double boiler four table
spoons, each, water and olive oil. Wit
the yolks of four eggs. Take from tn
fire and add slowly, and stirring con
stantly, one tablespoonful of vinegar.
In arranging flowers the vase shoul
be considered as an accessory to it
contents. One of clear glass is Lowell
If the fiower-stems within it are deco
rative. Pale blue and deep green ac
as foils to pink or white posies. Will
the rich purple of violets is most eff
fective against china blue Of course
only one sort of flower is used in tn
one vase, and this must be so loosel
massed as to look unstudied, as
growing. Again, it should go withou
saying. that tall branches should b
relegated TO high jars, and the short
stemmed species to low, shallow bowls
Neither should the vase ever be so or
it holds any more than frame Shout
lure the eye from its picture.
A cooking teacher advises that yer
thick beefsteak should be put in tn
oven and allowed to warm through be
fore being broiled. Except over tn
very clear, strong fire of the hotel Q
restaurant range, it is almost impossi