The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-10

sathesS or the beauty Of WordsVorth'I
country.
the writer, IN the happiness o. pre-
pairing hrst home, proudly set a4lae
architects altogether, and having her
ideas put upon aper by the clever PEN
eli OF an indulgent husband whose taste
syas admirable, called n holder who
would do just what they said. The
builder was loud "a his praise; the plans
were admirable. The cottage was built.
and husband ana wife were dattered
and envied for their amateur success
a. arehitects-Lo the very last even the
experienced builder found no fault. Fi-
nalIT there came q dag when shAfne-
facedly he called to announce that there
was no way OF entering the Kitchen
from the inside The duinbwaiter was
the only interior means Of commuicA-
ton! A charming little glazed verandn,
where they had seen much lovely green.
cry IN their visions 5e the future. had to
be altered so as 10 make a stairway, and
their soaring pride came heavily 70
earth with clipped wings. Had Miss
Parloa been q their elbows. she would
have warned them at the outset.
There Is also very unusual eHpla-
natory section, with an illustration.
which. though small, makes plain the
shape and use OF the ordinary parts Of
household plumbing. In those sadly
frequent visits from those vitality nee
essarS tradesmen. the plumbers, 1t sure
ly is OF use and gives chance Of intelli-
gent direction and Inspection to know
''the why and because" Of the myster.
ious crooks and bends on which our
health depends. That trap Is "a u
shaped bend" Is certainly revelation
to many who think Of bowl.like places
of deposit, with covers OF some cum
ming workmanship; 10 know what she
Is talking about In those dark days Of
visitation, when men glide about our
dwellings like evil spirits, with those
very expensive attendants who hold
candles at an angle which insureB
drip, and are called helpers" must
ease u w0mRn's heart. Very slight
study OF what Is here set forth makes
matters much more lucid.
Immediately following the building or
choosing OF the house, household eco-
nonies enter Into the question Of fur
hIshinR. From this division, the details
OF provision for the kitchen are those
most really important Concerning up
hOlstery and carpets, china and glass,
Information IS easily obtained. and In
divlduAi taste Will, in the end, prevail,
over every outside influence; but the
clever girl who, coming from the we'll
ordered home OF her mother, knows well
what she wants for the rooms she and
her guests occupy Is like one dis
traught in the midst Of a hardware
shop. Such endless pots and pans. such
mysterious forms and shapes of tin aud
copper; such a bewildetiaF array OF i'm
elements Of curious resemblance to, dem
lists tools; what does she need? A
very concise, sensible, definite cata-
logue is made OF wood and tin andNron
necessities, and no old housekeepe"
could fail to endorse this as a most SER
viceabie and beneacent aid to any
young matron, nor could she readily Inn
prove upon It.
The sphere OF usefulness Of this book
Is distinctly that OF those who wish to
help themselves and be the real In
spectors and nainsprings Of their
household economics. It is not book
for the rich, nor even for the house,
keepers of the rich. 1t gives the clues
by which to travel through those misty
stretches where women walk warily
seeking TO be good stewards Of small
incomes and make the best OF. them.
The directions given for the division
Of labor among the servants imply that
they are few In number and the man
ner OF living very simple. Yet there
are hints for making that service lead
to a refined and pleasant way OF doing
homely things.
Many small items which tend to give
the master of the house O clear and
steady light and clean hearth and
glowing fire to brighten wlntry even
ings are worth remembering.
There Is a lesson chapter for the said
master, in regard to carving. which we
may hope will ease the labor Of many
a newly-marTied man to whom q tur-
key looks like an lnvulneTable San Juan
and in whose eyes roast OF beef Is
yet more. appalling. The illustrations
in this chapter are admirable. And
surely OF all the ways in which at an
informal family meal food Is dispensed
to the hungry, none can compare with
either the gracious hospitality or the
InyitinEnesB Of q morsel thoughtfully
cut by the host with O view to pleasing
Individual taste and provoking appe-
lite. There Is always sort OF second
hand aspect to Il dish of any sort carved
ut slde-tabie and handed 10 you in
Its QiSme1nDereu stare, Also lot Inc
master are very plain definitions of
cuts" and Joints. likely 10 aid tyro
when In combat with treacherous
butcher.
The value of the different types OF
food, vegetable and animal, heterogeneous
and albuminous, is stated In way to
serve good purpose in the care OF chill
dren and InvalIds, but there Is not In
this chapter the merit, so visible In
other sections OF this volume, OF giving
information hard to find elsewhere.
Except that It 10 hard to break a lance
against almost universal opinion,
should be disposed to take the direc
tons here set forth as very strong ar
guments against the theory that rugs
and hardwood floors were easy to take
care Of. My archaic contention that
rugs are seldom or never beaten to real
cleanliness, and that the proper care OF
hardwood floors almost makes II q ne
cesslty to employ outside labor or the
help OF n third servant In small house
holds, IL very nearly demonstrated by
Miss Parloa's admirable rules for car
Ing for these so-caIled hygienic parts Of
the house.