Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-13
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to both guest and hostess should be en-
graved between the frontlets of each in
dividuaIs eyes-or at least upon the tab
lets of their hearts
Without due consideration for each 9TH
er's interest, preferences and customs, re-
lations are apt to become strained, and
the rift within the Lutte silences all the
music that might have made the summer
| a joy to remember ever after. AS for the
guest let her remember that she is to fit
into the family life already established, not
upset it. Let her not overflow her boun-
daries. If she has a room to herself let
her keep her things there, not drop her
hat and coat in the parlor, her gloves on
the piano, her sewing or box of bonbons,
her nut shells or scraps of paper wherever
| the spirit takes her. Possibly the parlOr
may not be SO elegant in its appointments
as her own Though as rule the average
city parlor is horror or gilt chairs, petit
coated lamps and bisque fgures), yet its
| owner may take quite as much pride in
| keeping it orderly and sweet Let the
| guest remember the meal hours and be
| there time. If the family breakfast
early strain point and join them, even
though you take a nap afterwards. Unless
you can help especially invited, keep
out of the kitchen. There are plenty of
nice little things a guest can do to help
| without getting underfoot. One dear Wo-
man who was always joy to have as a
| guest used to say, Now let me be respon-
4 sible for some certain thing. Sometimes
this busting and keeping the parlor in
order and attending to the vases Another
season it was preparing all the berries for
tea or luncheon and making the salads,
| while a third year she elected to do the
| butter balls and shell the peas.
| OF course, where there is help in abund-
| ance these things are not necessary, but
in the majority of homes help is scarce.
| OF course, in this case, the ideal guest
| cares for her own room, and if she has
children, keeps them within bounds.
| The duties of hostess are not hard to
! define. Let her make her guest feel at
| home. If horses can be put at her disposal,
| a picnic or lawn tea projected, her special
| dishes remembered from time to time, all
| is well; but the ideal guest Will not feel
| that she must be constantly entertained.
! She will prefer to feel that she is at liberty
| to amuse herself in her own way and not
be dragged at the chariot wheels of
round of perfunctory teas and luncheons
with people whom she has never seen,
and may never meet again.
| The ideal hostess will see to it that the
| prophets chamber for the ideal guest is
| a yeritable rest room. That the bed is
Clean dainty and comfortable. That towels
| are in abundance facilities for writing at
| hand, and closet and drawer room as am
| pie as may be.
| Lastly the thoughtful guest will not for
| get that Sunday should be observed in the
country quite as much as In town. Too
many people lay aside their church-going
when they close up their houses for the
summer. A number of the country pastors
| in New England deplore the fact that in
f1uenced by the example of the city sojourn-
ers, the young people belonging to the
| church also drop off in their attendance.
| These things ought not so to be-
| In getting the chidren's clothes ready for
| the summer outings the wise mother will
| see to it that sensible garments predomi-
| nate Overalls for little boys and girls,
and creeping babies well; stout waists
| and shoes, black stockings, sunbonnets that
| will wash easily and hats that may be left
| over night in the cherry tree or on the lawn
without sensible injury will give the mother
a chance to do something beside exercising
j eternal vigilance over the clothes question,
while the children can delve to their hearts
content in good rich Mother Earth without
! the constant admonition, Don't get your
| clothes dirty" Pity the sorrows of that
poor unfortunate mothers boy, cased In
white linen, with stiff famboyant collar or
| a frou frou of embroidery, white socks and
| gloves, and dangling, tallowy, golden curls.
| He is not only an object of derision to his
| more fortunate mates, but a fragrant source
| of unhappiness to himself.
Give the children good bath every night,
| but turn them loose in the day to make
acquaintance with growing things and bah
| bling brooks, and all the sweet secrets that
| nature stands ready to reveal to the little
| child.
There will be accidents, doubtless, so take
| along box of household remedies.
For bee and wasp stings, carbolic acid,
| soda or ammonia.
For poison ivy, solution of baking soda
| or weak solution of sugar of lead. Mack
erel brine from the kit in the farm cellar
| or tomato from the vines will also be
| found effectual
| For burns, a dressing of saturated soda,
| or equal parts of linseed oil and lime water
vaseline, sweet oil, butter-any bland oil
| hut no yUh{ &c frri-
tating.
! For sunburn, cloths wet In saturated
Soda and soft powders, like -four, laundry
starch or cornstarch, busted on.
| For slivers, a fine needle. If too deep in
| the flesh to be reached by ordinary means
| fill a rather wide-mouthed bottle two thirds
full of boiling water and hold the injured
| spot close over the opening. The suction
| draws the flesh down, and a little addi-
| tional pressure will take out the splinter
| For bruise, the best treatment is an i'm
i mediate application of hot fomenta tons
After that witch hazel, vinegar and hot
| water, or alcohol and water, put on with a
| bandage and often moistened.
| Take plenty of bandages, neatly rolled a
| case of court plaster, your family doctors
prescription for any special attack that any
| of the family are subject to, a small bottle
| of Jamaica ginger or paregoric, a package
| of mustard plasters. then hope that you will
| find occasion for none of Them
| Among the handy little recipes to cut ont
| and carry along for possible use on RAINY
| days for church fair some extra social
| function are these. all of which were tried
! and approved during summers sojourn in
| mountain village:
| Chocolate fudge-Take two cupfuls gran
| ulated sugar and stir to a cream with a
| heaping tablespoonful of butter. Add half
| cup of milk and put over the fire When
| 1t comes to a boil stir In two squares of
| chocolate grated or three teaspoonfuls of
cocoa and teaspoonful of vanilla Roll
1 hnir tplr4
| and beat until stiff. Pour in buttered tins
| and when nearly cold mark in squares A
| change may be made in this regulation
| nudge by adding cupful of English walnut
| meats after it stiffens and before pouring
/ in the tins. e
Butter scotch-Take a half pound of
| brown sugar. gill of water and table
spoonful of vinegar, boil ten minutes. add
| two ounces Of butter, and continue bling
until the candy cracks when dronne6 in