Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1904-08-13
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.


be trimmed, Il gown made or a collar or
fancy stock gotten up quickly. In an
other box. stout and closely covered are
/ sept the articles most people keep in =
work basket.
There is, yOn see. on the back of the
! 'toor, = catch all in which | keep the
work | pick up from time TO time for
Jew stitches. In the small pockets are
dainty handkerchiefS in all stages OF
finishing, bits nf embroidery. a collar or
stock. aud articles of like nature In
the pocket at the bottom. rather larger
than the rest. are kept the stockings
which are to be mended: this work is
kept for rainy days, when going out
seems impossible. but ! never allow too
many to accumulate. In small bag.
having round pastebOard bottom. and
kept hanging on the wall at all times.
are buttons and all little odds and ends
that are usually found in button bags.
"On the inside of the closet door, be-
| low the work bag catch all, is Il Soiied
| clotheSc receptacle, wonderfully easy in
It's construction, y large section of
denim was lined with oilcloth (whitet
made with q box pleat at the top and
a few tuCkS nj the bottom To give Suf-
hclent fullneSs, and then fastened To the
door with brass headed tacks
AS you know. | get two OF my meals
right here in my room, yet you see no
trace OF housekeeping, save the china
plates on the top shelf of the desk. The
! desk Is really my kitchen" And with
| these words the girl in the light green
wolfe lowered the lid of narrow desk.
spread an embroidered tray cloth and
prepared to make cup of tea. The
alcohol lamp was fillet by means of a
can with long spout, cups and SaucerS
were placed on the tray cloth. which
was spread on the desk lid itself. and
soon some slices of buttered bread.
| spread with Il layer of pink chopped
nam, and some raspberry jam sand
Wlches appeared. On the top shelf Of
the desk the china was placed. where il
was useful as well as ornamental. On
me shelf, under the desk lid. aud hidden
| by II, and III the pigeonhOleS. were the
KNIVES, forks and spoons and such cook
ing articles as are necessary for the
| chahng dish. With these was the TIMES.
10Y chopplnS machine which had been
bought for 10 cents, and which made
delicious peanut butter, chopped meat for
salads or sandwiches. and prepared the
cheese for the dish of macaroni and to-
mato sauce which is occasionally the
chief luncheon dish. On the three shelves
underneath the desk are kept the tin
bread ana cake boxes, which are long,
narrow cracker boxes.
oh, | must tell you about NV coffee
SAID the hostess. Il ask the clerk To
powder Che coffee when | huy it. and
get only 4 quarter Of , pound ut time.
| prefVrring to have it fresh This nov.
/ der does not need TO he bCilrl. bur is
used exactly like tea. 1t must not. how
ever. he stirred or moved about much,
| or 1t will be muddy. Simply put two
| dessert SpoOnfuls of coffee in the small
! coffee pot, pour over il two and n half
cups of boiling watcr-really boiling. YOU
! know-and then set it aside for twenty
minutes. covering il with a tea cosey
With 4 little unSweptened condensed
cream YOU will find your morning cup Of
coffee far superior 10 any that is to be
had at restaurants. So many articles of
food can be bought already cooked at the
| dellcateSSen store, and it is so easy, when
| one once begins TO cook a little in this
way, 10 90 on to larger achievements.
| that ] feel like recommending ii to other
| girls who have grown tired of the COM
monplace boarding house food. The best
arrangement OF all, | think, is the re
! frigerator which is a small sized tin
| bread box, with a few holes in the bot
| tom. Under this is placed an oblong
enamel dripping pan, and a 5-cent piece
| of ice, from earliest spring TO latest fall.
| is kept in that box. after being wrapped
| III a piece Of white flannel. A bit of
| charcoal done up in cloth keeps the little
! icebOX sweet anu clean. and the enamel
| dripping pan is emptied twice Il day,
| regularly. Meat ana anything that Is
| likely to communicate an odor to other
food are wrapped in pieces of parafiin
paper, and butter and milk are always
covered with this TO prevent contamina-
! ton"
/ Near the window, at one side of the
room. was placed the bureau: at the
other was the bed, which folded into II
couch during the day, with a Bagdad
cover and bright pillows. On the same
side as the bureau was the desk. with
! its hidden goodies; the little cosey tea
table next it, with only a hint of pos
! sible afternoon tea and an occasional
chatting dish treat. and then. near that,
an East India chair. with pockets OF
wicker ut the side of each arm, where
Writing materials or IA few magazines
could be tucked away. \ plate rack with
extra plates and cups and saucers
seemed only Il part Of the decorations
! Pictures of all sorts hung on the walls.
! Two shelves made of rough boards COW
cred with green denim and with ends
! finished in burnt work board were filled
with hooks. \ fair sized table. holding
! Il typewriter. by means of which the
owner earns her living as writer, stood
| in one corner.-New York Sun.