The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-11-06


President of the association, has been
in attendance within the last week at
the convention at Omaha of the Ma
tional Household Economic Assocla-
ton. The plans of the association Tor
the winters campaign include a con-
tinuance of the conferences held week
ly last winter An appeal has peen
sent out to persons who may be in
terested in the work, both men ana
women, asking for contributions to
make practical beginning. the sue
cess of the School of Housekeeping es-
tablished last year at st. Botoiph
street, Boston. is a practical encour-
agement to other communities. Mrs
Smaller has visited this school ana
studied it's workings thoroughly. 1t IS
desired to make a similar attempt ID
New York, and the New York asso-
citation has strong hopes that it VIII
be able to accomplish this.
Bicycles that are to go into winter
quarters in private houses are usually
relegated to the cellar. 1t is not neces-
sary to have the elaborate raising ap-
paratus that is seen at colleges ana
other places where many wheels have
to be accommodated Three stout hooks
screwed about eight inches apart INTO
a beam will afford a trustworthy sup
port for any wheel. 1t is lasned 10
these by means of stout cord passed
through and around the framework A
covering of some closely woven sneet-
ing is then drawn over it, the ends
sewed around. A sleazy cloth or cam
brio will not protect the wheel from
the dust of the cellar. Bicycle covers
of various heavy and waterproof ma
terials that fit neatly over the machine
are to. be had if preferred.
A novelty in stationery seen this au-
tumn in some excellent shops is Wedg-
wood paper It's color is the light
blue of that much esteemed ware with
heavy white raised lines on the flap
borders of the envelopes. The paper
comes put up in boxes of Wedgwood
blue with white decorations.
A cabinet mantel has been trans
formed by an ingenious woman from
what she calls a detestable furnishing
into a satisfactory one. The mantel
was one with many recesses or inches,
stead of sending it, as is often done.
to the auction-room, this houSekeeper
had the glass removed, and utilized
the really good wood of the mantel IN
a set of book shelves. That useful
man, the cabinetmaker around the
corner, came to her aid fitting some
pine shelves from niche to niche, wher-
ever they would best so, and staining
them to match the walnut finish.
Finally the whole set of shelves was
mounted on a foundation board, which
stood upon the floor. The result is
surprisingly goodlooking set of low
book-shelveS. AS it was not desired
to repaper the entire room, from the
chimney-piece of which the mantel had
been removed, this vacant space was
covered by d plain cartridge paper of
a dull red that harmoniZed eXcellently
with the decorations of the rest of the
room, and particularly with the wal
nut mantel below it. With one or two
colonial pieces of brass and pewter, a
delft vase, and a good cast of one of
Barye's lions on the mantel, and an
obIong old-fashioned mirror in a gilt
frame above them, the chimney-piece
was quite transformed.
A broom is fit only for the removal
of coarse dust or litter. In carpets of
deep pile it's penetrating bristleS often
carry in more dust than is brought
out If used to dislodge and scatter
the particles of dust, the carpet should
be promptly gone over with cloths that
are slightly dampened to catch and
hold the loosened particles. The feath-
er buster has no use in the cleaning
process, except to dislodge from high
places and unreachable walls and cor
ners the dust, which must then be
gathered and burned Sanitary teach
ers insist even that duSt-clOthS are
not only to be thoroughly washed and
rinsed in boiling water but should be
dried in the sunshine as often as pos
sible In accordance with this princi-
pie that the disinfecting properties of
the sun are necessary for absolute
cleanliness, is the claim made by some
laundries that linen sent to them to
be washed is sun-dried.