The record-union., 1898-06-19

in the war-like plateful as she carried
/ it to a guest.
| Those who think that the college Slri
does not take kindly to matrlmohy
must study their facts little nlole
| closely At a reunion last week ol =
1 certain class OF '9I Of Vassar, mere
We're seventeen girls present. VI ms
small number four announced their en-
Ngagements.
The American Kitchen Magazine
!, discusses suggestively the possib:hties
for young women as order clerks and
general demonstrators of special foous
and approved kitchen utensils. Ine
. case is cited of a stove-maker III
| large city who sends woman an eN-
perienced housekeeper, to show COOKS
and mistresses the workings Of tfe
| new range. Similarly, it is asserted d
woman who can appreciate TIE need
| of kitchen conveniences is the proper
person to undertake their sale. Work
ing up through this is the final PROPOSE
| tion that young women in other than
| the largest cities might find a congo
nial and paying employment by acting
as order clerks for grocers. A quick
| witted woman going constantly Ger the
daily orders would soon be able 10
make suggestions whose use would be
| of value both to the grocer and his
patron. The idea is not wholly un-
| practical, and might be we'll worth an
experiment 1t is certainly true that
specialized service, even Of the most
modest sort, finds more or less pat
| ronage as 1t is known. Many women
are earning a fair living going d day in
! each week 10 a half dozen families, do
| ing nothing but weekly mend.ng, such
| as sewing on buttons and darnlnS
stockings The extension of manicure
service since the prices have been re-
! duced permits large number OF other
! women to become successful breadwin-
nerS through their rounds to care for
| hands and feet. The list continues III
definitely. There is scarcely any work
of the years routine of housekeeping
now that is not possible to be put under
| the care of an expert. One of the lat
| est heard of is that of q laundresS who
has a regular list of patrons i'll whose
homes she irons the shirt-fronrs, col
lars, and cuffs, left each week for the
touch of her professional eXpertness.
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Fine all-wool challie dresses which
have fallen a prey to moths and are
no longer wearable cut into the pretti-
est soft pillow covers. 1t is usually
easy to dodge the moth-holes sufficient
ly for cushion covers, and, made With
| a ruffie, they are, particularly if in
! light designs, extremely effective. They
are more durable than silk ones be-
cause of their laundering qualities, ard
soil less easily than those made of lin
! en- or dimity.
If sheepsllin rugs are washed. as
| dealers assert that they can be- it is
pointed out by an authority on their
cleansing that this process is not ac-
complished in the usual way by INNER
| sion in a tub. The pelt side should no;
i be wet at all. To prevent this they are
| tackled around a stout barrel and
! scrubbed with a clean scrubbing- brush
and hot suds in which some good wash
| ing powder has been dissolved They
are thoroughly rinsed in clear water
and left on the barrel in the sun to dry.
While the drying process is going on.
| a clean curry-comb is useful to keep
| the wool from mating. The final re-
suit is a fluffy rug Of dazzling white
| ness.
| A recent bride spared some Of her
morocco cases and other jewelers. boxes
which came to her holding gifts. to pass
! around among her young woman
friends, who promptly utilized them.
| for the boxes are by no means the use
| less articles which they are sometimes
regarded as being. The morocco ease.
usually satin-lned. can, if deep
enough, be easily converted into a
handy handkerchief box. Flat ones.
! that have held spoons or forks. make
good tie boxes, or can be used for veils.
The lining is taken out and any stiff
fened partitions removed A pad of
sachet powder is then slipped in and
the satin replaced. A little ingenuity
| viii adapt to excellent service almost
any one of these cases
The New England Kitchen at Boston
| is we'll known as an established COM
mercial success. It's rate of prices is
given for others attempting the exper-
| iment. Beef stew can be bought fer
twelve cents quart. beef broth for in
| valids costing eighteen cents Fish
| and clam chowder bring each sixteen
cents. while vegetable, tomato. and
corn soup can be had for twelve certs
| a quart. Pea soup is ten cents a quart
| and mutton stew the same price per
pound. Fish balls are twenty cents a
dozen. evaporated milk fourteen cents
a pint. health bread and white bread
each five cents a loaf