The Scranton chronicle., 1903-02-21
IN rHH pomEsrIc RrALM.
odd ni8s 81 Information Whieh saY
N5t Came Aui~s to the Haang
Houzekeeper.

Every family treasure box contains
a few daguerreotxnes ond i these arc
of direct family interest they are as
valuable as al paintings or minia-
tnres. Tho difficulty IS u display
them infercs tinFts. Unless they are
viewed IN exactly the right light and
Al the proper angle they arc almost
invisible. They should never be
taken ous Il the odd little box frames.
as they are extremely parishahle, Re
move the vclset.linvd cover and
frame tae portraits n broad tlat
frames q dun geld. still better
frame them as II they we're minia.
tures IN narrow gold frames. and put
Ihcm IN a deep glass-cotered shadow
bon. Study carefully tho best light
IN which to place them, and hang
them near the mantcl or beside a fiat
east. They are Ice indefinite 20 mp
/ pear Ia advantage near other pic
turcs.
The good shops are full of hits Of
| tapestry and other beautiful fabrics
suitable for pillow covers. and most
of them may be had for very small
sums. II Is not always nnfe TO buy
/ pillows for other people unless the
J color scheme of their rooms has been
studied. \ woman whose sitting
room Is in aesthetic green is made
miserable by a gift of a pale blue
| pillow. OF course she can put II in
another room. but she feels that she
has not shown herself apprcciatiYe
when she does 50, says the New
York Post.
In putting away white silk or
muslin gown. IL Is good idea to
| place in the box several cakes of fine
white wax. Wrap the gown and the
wax In plenty Of white tissue paper,
and put blue paper over all. The
| wax VIII turn quite yellow IN time.
but the clear white of the gown will
/ be preserved.
The value of dates for ehildren's
school luncheons Is not fully appre-
ciated. They are rather sticky. both
| ersome things rs they are originally
| purchased. and children rarely care
| for them. They should he separated
and washed, the stone removed, and
a peanut or almond salted prefer
ably, substituted. The date Is then
rolled in powdered sugar. and
| straightway becomes one of the ap-
petizing tIifes dear TO youth. and
at the same time Is healthful and
nourishing.
Every kitchen should hnye a set Of
the little brown enrthenwarr cups
that come for custards and other
bakings. ?opovers are delicious
| baked In them. na are nlso soft corn
bread, rice. mullins, and other lunch
con breads. For poposers sift to-
| gether cupfnl Of -four. n table,
| spoonful OF baking powder. and n
little salt. Add gradually, stirring
nil the time. scant cupful OF milk.
Beat in well-whlpped egg and beat
| the mixture for some minutes with
Dover egg beater. Have the cups
hot and buttered. Pour in the bat-
ter and bake 35 minutes In n mod
crate oven. The cups should not he
more than half-flled, ns the batter
rises.
What Is the use OF spending half
an hour cleaning the outside OF q
chicken with knife when every
particle OF outside cutiele can be
rubbed off in three minutes by us.
ing moist cornmenl2 What is the
use of ironing many things that give
you the backacbe 90 do and are m
better for the effort? What is the use
OF looking wretehed and whining
about how much you have 10 do
when half you did was wicked
waste of time md strength Ths
| greatest convenience any house nf-
fords is n cheerful, plucky all-round
home-maker who never mentions her
nerves and who can see large tbipRs
large and small things small, who
sees TO II that her family and guests
are wholesomely fed, who sees that
the issues of life are more than food
and raiment; that II is duty TO be
well and happy; that we home-mak-
ers on the farm have position sec
ond to none in honor and possibil.
tiles; that IL behooyes us 10 make H.
convenient for our children to grow
up healthy and honorable.
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEpERS.