The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-10-18
4 IDEAS for lWn1nen

Mater and paterfamilias, with their TOUR
children, were visiting Il relative noted
throughout the large family circle as a
famous housekeeper- She spends no
more money on her table nor time IN Kit
Glen or market than the others, IS not OF
the anxious, worried sort that makes one
feel as If he had "eaten the canary or
committed some other crime every time
he partakes of her good things, and yet
her visitors find themselves looking Tor
ward with pleasure TO each coming meal
with the bright-faced Lady Bountiful at
the head of the table. This was matters
familias' first visit to this oft-quoted
h~ousekeeper, and being wise in her gener-
alton and devoid of petty jealousy, she
resolved to find out the secret OF the
popularity of her hostess's catering. The
weather was sultry and the atmosphere
humid, a combination which at home had
caused them one and all to lose their ap-
petites, yet, here they all were eating
with a relish everything offered. and fsel-
ing the stronger for the liberal but not
over-rich diet.N The pater had gone fish,
ing, and the children were happy in the
barn, for this canny housewife. after ten
years of married iffe. had accomplished
the desire of her heart. q country home.
near enough the city for her husband TO
go and come without spending too much
time on the road The two women were
settled down for a quiet afternoon on the
cool, shady verandah. and as they grew
confidential over their sewing they began
to compare experiences
do tell me how you manager" urged
the visitor. II dread taking my family
home again. they will be spoiled for ihe
old routine. If you spent more money
than l upon your table. of course my
plea would be, We can't afford IT.. but 1t
seems you spend even less"
II am not going TO assume any false
modesty," was the reply, our table is
inviting and satisfactory now, though it
was not always so. I have accomplished
this by such very simple means that you
may. like others who have asked my adj
vice, think them of too little consequence
In the first place don't Danish soup when
the warm weather comes. There are any
number particularly adapted for summer,
study these and you will be surprised
how much they win be appreciated. II
you ask the family if they care for soup
at this season they will protest against it
but if it is really on the table it is taken
and enjoyed. Don't listen to the indolent
housekeeper VINO begins In April TO de-
clare We never have anything but fruit
for dessert in warm weather; our family
won't touch buildings or pies when they
can get fruit If this same family are
offered these despised dainties at other
peoples tables it is rather suspicious TO
witness the avidity with which they par
take of them.
The truth of the matter is that fruit.
- - r. r. -
siye to give three times a day 10 a fam
lily of any size, but if supplemented at din
ner by a ~nourishing and daintily made
milk pudding. or cooked in batter. or sur
rounded by light crust. is far more sus-
tanning The gelatine buildings with
soft custardsof cream as sauce are always
popular, and help to give a generous ia
BILE; if it can. be afforded a saucer of ber-
ries as well is none too much. Fruit for
breakfast and for luncheon is generally
all a family care for. then why rob them
of the much-liked light pie or pudding for
dessert and substitute fruit?
Another great help toward a gener-
Gus table is brown bread, which must
never be absent; the grocer will al
ways provide the se-ealled health
-four. another name for old-fashioned
'm~iddlings,' which is whole wheat with
the husks discarded. Notice. not only
with your own family, but with guests,
how little white bread is used if the
brown is at hand, then remember how
wholesome and nourishing it is, and
you can't, I am sure, reconcile it to
your conscience to turn to tame,
comparatively tasteless, While bread,
The brown bread you have all been
praising at our table is made precise
ly like white bread, except that molas-
SEES is added. Don't be put off with
the kind raised with soda, but use
yeast, and knead. A little less knead-
ing than for white bread will suffice,
but it becomes full of holes from care
less kneading-just as other bread does,
1 really think that this brown bread
strict attention4to the quality of our
butter has more than anything to do
with my reputation for a good table;
however, here are three cardinal rules
for those who wish such a table
through the year.
Don't give up soup in the warm wealth
er. and discard the dainty, nourishing,
old-fashioned deserts.
See that there is always a plentiful
supply of brown home made bread, and
that the butter is always above re-
proach."
tt the truly feminine taste there is
nothing so fascinating as dainty lingerie.
and though she may not have the suffi-
cient number of shekels to invest in n
of such frou-frou luxuries. she can at
least revel in their prettiness much as
she revels in the treasures of an art
gallery or a museum
A peep yesterday in to a little French
corner of a big shop made even the most
biase seeker after novelties open her
eyes. Such fairy-like garments, with
Titania-like tea gowns and matinees,
and such lacy, cobwebby petticoats were
a joy to look upon.
But place to the tea gowns-and. by
the way. what daughter of Eve could
possibly look otherwise than charming
in any of these bewildering creations?
Imagine. if you can, a pale yellow ac-
contemplated gown of soft silk. hanging
in straight folds to the feet. the only sug-
gestion Of restraint being a paler yellow
velvet bolero Jacket tied across the bust
with a scarf of rich yellow lace which
falls to the feet.
o. picture. to yourself u Eugene neg
lige of pink silk and creahn-colored lace,