Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-28

I renovation every seven weeks and in this
| way the house never needs a troublesome
! overhauling, the heavy labor of removing
| stoves, changing carpets, etc, usually
! being done by hired man.
| This saves the women of the house, but
| it is very hard TO make the methodical
househeeper fall into this way. To turn
the house out Of windows in the spring
| and fall is the correct thing, and she
does it.
1t Is a mistake to think that men are
altogether unreasonable about the proper
care of house. as the funny papers
say. One thing / have noticed:
Men dislike scratches on furniture.
Marks on tables and chairs seem to have
| a peculiarly irritating effect upon the
masculine mind. very much more so I'm
proportion to the importance of such in
Juries to the housewife. A little observa-
ton Will convince one of this. However
since this is virtuous weakness Of man.
II IS well 10 Know how 20 meet it. Poishes
should be used frequently and vigorously
We have long been familiar with the
practical in house-cleaning. There is a
sentimental side that touches one nearly.
ana accumulates year by year. This
side comes closer to the woman who
cleans house in the home Of her fathers.
and finds its date in the DAYS preceding
the reign of scrubbing brushes and soap
suds. The contents of closets and trunks
band-boXes and old bookcases. are
brought TO light and annually some long
hoaTded treasure given away or destroyed
House cleaning? Yes. but ii is study
ing beauty and fashion and art OF forty
hfty, and hundred years ago as well
was permitted to view the reburial of
many a sacred relic in an old closet not
long since.
Among the rarest was a long bar of
smooth wood, wound round and round
with white cotton yarn. woven with close
fancy stltcA on one side, and the ball OF
yarn attached TO the work. 1t was very
yellow and was meant-if it had been
hhished seventy years ago--to beautify.
with homemade fringe the heavily
draped dmity curtains hung from the
high four-post bedstead, or festooned from
the windows
Another was a little green trunk filed
with pretty delaine pieces, carefully
saved with the hope that the grand
daughters might some day return 10 the
very womanly occupation OF quilt making
The designs were really worth stopping
over; sea-sreen grOunds with tiny rose
Duds and poppies, white grounds with
deep pink feathery ferns. Among them
one piece of patriotic design that might !
40 wei an these days OF English and |
or many colored flowers ran blue-gray |
stripe formed of letters which spelled |
Victoria Albert" in endless repetition. |
The letters were scarcely noticeable to q |
casual observer, they were placed so |
near together and so prettily effective. |
ms was of q dress worn in honor of the |
young Queen OF England and her new |
husband and I've no doubt that the |
young girls who wore these dresses felt !
every whit as patriotic with her kindly |
feelings toward the young Queen as our
anS Stripes.
Most pathetic Of these home souvenirs
are tho old letters. over these my friend
bent in despair What shall | do with
them| she asked. 81 know ] ought to
destroy them. for l would not have them
fail into strange hands some day-and
yet how can /? They were so sacred 10
those / love"
Sacred said l. "Then keep them SO
In memory and make sure that they are
consigned 10 ashes by no hands less ten
der than your own"
There il an end 10 all things. and It is
much better that I'm the heVday Of our
own housekeeping we should leave just
ls few heart-saddenlng reminders behind
~ as possible.
You arc going to arrange FOR summer
guests Of course-i. e., we country people
ire--and / want right here TO advise that
he pleasantest room In the house shall
be left for the family room.
Don't crowd the girls in the attic and
he boys out in the office" I'm the yard
which has been untenanted since last
ummer. save by the frogs. The boys will
axe 10 staying away at night Ofiener
han they should, and the girls lose the
est part of their sweet temper and their
God looks.
III you have room for only a limited
lumber of guests, say so. 1T Is the
ruer hospitality.
Misses Ruche and Georgia Goodoe are
ct in Atlanta, where they have spent
be winter.
Mr.. John s. Hays, Jr., Of Chestnut
,idge." ii visiting his mother, In Wash
lgton. 49,, 49,,
Miss Maggie Macgregor Is with friends
, Orange county. Mr.. and Mrs, Mac
regor viii spend the summer In Scot
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