The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-08-24
Suggestions for the Household.

says it is mistake to use for this, or
any burn from the SUMS rays, cream
and oils. Much better is free applica-
ton Of witch-hazel, which not only heals
but hardens the skin, and thus acts as
both curative and preventive.
With the canning and preserving
season approaching its height the wise
housekeeper will investigate the mod
ern scientific methods of accomplishing
these processes, instead of preserving
in the old way simply because she is
used to it. The boyle of doing q thing
the way 1t has been done simply for
that reason has long been laid in many
things besides putting up fruit, but in
few is the change from old to new ways
more complete and radical. 1t is now
known beyond contradiction that any
method of canning which keeps the
fruit in open vessels is poor one, and
fruit 30 preserved must send most of it's
flavor broadcast from the range in the
cooking process. There are still house,
keepers who dread the word scientific
when applied to any culinary method.
They, however should conquer this
prejudice 30 far as putting up fruit is
| concerned, for scientific knowledge has
| greatly simplified the process and inn
proved the result.
II slight stiffening is desired in
summer dresses rice-water may be used
in their laundering. A pound of rice
is boiled in gallon of water, and the
dress rinsed in this before being dried.
The best laundresses do not allow deli
cate summer dresses to dry in the sun,
rolling them instead in cloth and let
ting them remain until nearly dry,
when they are ironed.
The announcement that young
woman of this city has found an occu-
patton for herself in the preparation of
music for invalids is easily credible.
Experiments in hospitals have been
frequently made to show that music
possesses distinctly soothing and indi-
rectly healing power. The difficult ques-
ton is the style of music suited to in
dividual complaints. AS such must be
determined always by actual expert
ment, it can hardly be expected that
tunes can become regularly classified in
therapeutics.
The news that many club women at
Denver tacitly eschewed the shirt-waist
during that famous convention is to be
received with pleasure. 1t is valu-
able indication that the propriety of
clothes is receiving it's just attention.
The fact the Utah, Denver, and New
York women comprised the three
groups, 80 far as is known, who put
quiet ban on the wearing of these gar
ments while at the convention, shows
the widespread impression which pre-
walls against their use on even semi
formal occasions. AS has been the case
with every comfortable style of dress
that American women have got hold of
in recent years, the abuse of the shirt
waist is likely to work it's speedy deca-
dence. Shirt-waists have distinct
place in everybody's wardrobe. So
long as they are confined to that place,
their use is commendable and satisfac-
tory alike to the wearer and to the
observer; but their indiscriminate use
on young and old, stout and slender, at
all hours of the day and evening, ought
speedily to work their destruction.
! A flag sociable was the form of an
, entertainment for one Of the many re-
relief associations took at a summer re-
sort. The hall was dressed in flags of
all nations, barring that of Spain, our
own flag being in most conspicuous ev-
; idence. The young women in attend
, ance wore gowns, trimmed with many
small flags, and their caps were fash
toned similarly of the national emblem.
) The stalls were hag-trimmed, and all
, the fancy articles offered for sale were
> some manifestation of the stars and
stripes. The refreshment table was
decorated with candles with flag shades !;
3 the paper napkins had flag upon
= each; and in every way possible the
: imprint of the red, white and blue was
= repeated.
> Those who have carefully and ex-
> pertly studied the matter assert that
! the best arrangement for a kitchen
/, floor is hard pine wood with oak
finished border. There should be in
3 addition large square of linoleum fit
Q ting the center of the floor and coming
! to the edge of sink and table. The soft
woods that absorb grease and water,
. and splinter after usage, ought never to
= be found in any kitchen, but in point
of fact they still torment the general
| homework girls in many city establish
? ments, whose mistresses should know
: and do better than to permit their ex-
! istence. Oil-cloth is the best relief I'M
!, der these circumstances, and should be
: at once resorted to.
The many artistic materials now OBJ
? tainable in window draperies have an
: economy apart from the cheapness Of
their first cost. They can be easily
Numbered as rule as home, thing to
be desired in a household that is
economically managed. The conven-
lent fashion, too, of shirring such cur
tains on the pole, rather than attaching
them to rings, reduces the labor of
laundering to a minimum
t Portieres, it should be remembered,
are supposed to have their origin in a
need. They are intended to do service
to shut out disagreeable draughts; some
, times sounds. Such being their service,
it is manifestly unsuitable that they
should be tightly shirred on pole in a
way that takes several sharp and reach
ing pulls to draw them. They should
be invariably on rings, and move easily
and quickly over the pole, the arrange
ment of cords that draw them aside
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