The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-05-12
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# A little forethought, certain amount
Of system in ones methods, will obyiutc
great deal of unnecessary discomfort to
nll the household. OF course there arc
hundreds OF things which require doing
about once year, but why on earth
they should be crowded into one month is
an enigma I've never been able to solve
l know one hOusekeeper with whom it
Is an article of faith to have all the
terrible result that the whole household is
set by the ears, and the menfolk either
1--we entirely at their ciups during the
attack or use the most od-curdling
language when their bedrooms are
changed every night, and to find razor
or their shoes is IN utter impossibility.
know many people take this time to beat
beds to pieces in order to thoroughly
clean all the joints, etc, but think it
best to do this now and then ut regular
intervals and when there is less work
that really must be done.
Now that the winer things must be
stored away one Of the chief anxieties
of the season is moths-for one has often
WOODEN cloths and portieres require to he
well brushed and aired and looked over
before being put away, and the best way
seems to be to paste up everything in
newspaper parcels, putting in some good
moth balls or camphor with each packet.
These parcels, though IL trouble ut the
time, repay one; the carefully-pasted pa
per edges keep out dust as we'll as moth,
and the things look so nice and clean
when undone. But, of course the great
est care must be taken to see that not
even the tniest moth egg is secreted
anywhere Oh the articles to be put away,
or I'LL your trouble will be in vain. 1t is
never worth while to keep moth-eaten
article. unless it has only Il few small
holes, and then it must be brushed and
cleaned and aired well to make sure there
Nothing spreads more quickly than moth.
Another good thing, if we have to make
move, would be to make use ut the
same time of the opportunity to get rid
of a probably long-accumulated hoard of
rubbish, pure and simple, perhaps the
collection of years. Some people l know
have great reluctance to part with any
thing that might come in useful at
some future time. Keep Il thing for
seven years and you are sure to find
some use for it," they say.
A great deal can be done without dis
turbing anyones comfort; cupboards and
drawers cleared out, books taken out and
gently beaten and busted; clothing sorted
and put away, labeled, etc, etc. Some
tllueS tWO VI three rooms nave TO be done
at time OH account of the papering; but
one can take care to have no litter in the
hall, and to keep Il room for the husband
and visitors, as usual, without piles of
chairs and extra tables squeezed into
them. A little extra thought for thu
meals at such time is diplomatic and
much appreciated by the tired workers
as we'll as the master of the house, who is
very often expected to put up with any
thing during the busy time, and if he says
nothing is none the less aggrieved, all the
same.
1t is usually quite possible to order
from nearby cOnfectioner some dishes
we know will be appreciated, or even to
get friend who is baking to let us have
a PIE Or two, and perhaps loaf, if club
by does not like bakers bread, and this
will greatly help out the cold meat, which
Is all we had. After all, it is hard lines
to be at work all day and find the house.
upset and nothing for supper but what
you ''can find"
After the necessary cleaning is accom-
pllshed comes the time when we begin to
estimate what it will cost to furnish UNI
a little, and, perhaps, ruefully to cut
down ones requirements to the limit of
ones pocketbook. The subject of house
decorating and furnishing is a very fasci-
mating one, and to ME especially, making
the most out Of little and much out Of
something no one else can see any posi-
bllities i'll at all, is a triumph not to he
despised.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Leave Room for the Wild Flowers,