The record-union., 1897-09-12

half holiday at the shops. The custom
Is by no means general as yet, but each
week sees additions to the list of such
places whose shutters are lowered at IL
O'Clock on SATURDAY..
The Syracuse School of Domestic
Science, conducted under the direction
of the Household Economic Club, had
its first commencement recently, grad
-uating large class Of students. 50 en-
Scoura ged are the promoters of the schooi
that the exclusive services OF teacher
have been secured for the coming sea
son, and the scope of the enterprise VIII
be considerably enlarged. Its success
has been due, undoubtedly, largely TO
the conservative methods of its man
ayers No step has been taken that mas
not first been assured, slow but sure
progress being preferred TO any other
sort of unjustified advancement. one
lesson a week for the next years course
will be an open demonstration when
any one may attend, on the payment OF
- cents. To the weekly food sales, also,
outside contributions will be permitted
cooked articles thus sent in being sold
on commission. This arOusing OF IN
terest of the general public of house
keepers in the work by specific partlcl-
patton in it, is a wise move that must
show good results.
What is said to be an excellent furn1-
ture polish is made with equal quaint
ties of vinegar, crude oil and alcohol 1t
should be shaken we'll and used with
linen, old silk or chamois. It's action is
explained scientifically. The vinegar
cuts the dirt in the woodwork, and the
alcohol cuts the oil, forming an emul-
sion.
An English "odds-and-ends SALE has
in it some features worthy of imitation
for this side of the sea- Over there such
sales are held in country towns and
villages, and it is the poor of the par
ish who are the patrons. In importing
The idea it would be best applied in the
mission districts of a city and in par
ishes of large towns. The affair is lit
orally what its name indicates a sale of
odds and ends that have become cum
bersome rubbish in some establish
ments, but which in others are still
able to afford an appreciated service.
Crockery, pictures and frames, old
lamps, knick-knacks of all sorts, books,
magazines, old music, and, of course,
cast-off clothing and boots and shoes
all or any of these things, with others
which suggest themselves when an at
tempt is made to gather them up, will
contribute to the stock of this tumble
market. 1t may be held in church
parlor or some village public room to
which the buyers will feel free to come,
and a festive air should be impaired
a e-fV, av,1e
tions. In planning for the sale it is
advised that ample notice be given to
contributors. that their collections may
accumulate generously, and also that
the retouching glue pot and assisting
screw or nail or stitches may do their
work before the day appointed. In col
lecting it is wise to reject nothing Of
fered. Articles that appear valueless
will find purchasers surprisingly soon.
Very low prices, of course, rule, and
tactfuI saleswomen are necessary.
Light refreshments, not more than tea
and waters, perhaps, may be served, if
desired The sale, indeed, is more of a
kindness to the purchasers than
means of profit to the promoters. Still
both ends are gained-in Finland at
least
Somebody says. and the word is here
with passed along: Save fruit pits,
those from cherries, plunls, peaches, and
apricots towards the autumn open fire.
a handful then tossed upon the Goals
will add a glowing flame and give out
a pungent aromatic Odor.
The soft. fine white flour will not give
.e DT.
nerye-maizing food as the whole wheat
flour. which constitutes in itself com
plete life-sustainer, says Mrs :. T.
Rover. In selecting flour choose that
which is dark in color and free from
bran. The best bread fiours in the
market are Of a yellowish-whitet tinge,
rather granuIated, and do not easily
pack They make strong and elias
tic dough. Though not whole wheat
f1ours they are decidedly the best of
the white brands. After selecting the
flour the next important thing is TO
have a good, strong. sweet and pure
yeast. The compressed cakes are good
and convenient, and VIII do the work
much more quickly than ten times the
amount of homemade or bakers yeast.
When setting bread to rise stand your
bread-pan in another of warm water;
cover the two so that the moisture Will
pass over the top of the dough at an
even temperature of seventy-five de-
grees Fahrenheit.
The rule just put forth by Boston
suburban street railway line, that its
employees are to address the women
passengers as madame" instead of
lady" is one that most women will
heartily approve.
A cooking teacher insists that it is
not a notion, but a fact, that the
cream should be poured first into the
cup and the coffee added. to insure the
most satisfactory blending of the two.
AS perfect coffee is a matter of sew
eraI carefully followed small processes,
it is reasonable that this precedence of
the cream may be one Of them While
on the subject, a houskeeper's expert
ment may be mentioned. She finds that
the use of the coffee extract is a con-
siderable economy. A bottle Of the
best extract, costing about forty cents
goes much further than a pound of the
best coffee at about the same price. A
chief part of the economy of the form
er lies in its entire use. Not a bit is