Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1908-10-15
NEGLIGENT HOUSEWIVES.


A chance visit in n home presided over
by a negligent. thoughtless housewife
does more toward shattcring a mans
dream regarding n home of his own
than almost anything else in life. so
nntter how confirmed an old bachelor
he may he; no matter how much hts
club life may mean to him.. nor II his
girI-lcve passed out and left him heart
broken, the man does not live who does
not at limos indulge in dreams regard
inc . home presided over by some wo-
man. That woman Is not only his ideal
Of n companion. but of a housewife as
well: this ideal of his has sweetness
and gentle grace; she wears a trustful
smile and s%potless. pretty gowns. The
home over which she presides is neat
and orderly, the wheels of her house
Keeping move smoothly and noiselessly,
and all her WAYS are pleasant ways. He
sees her oppos't ia him at tho breakfast
table daintily pouring his coffee md
blushlnE prettily under his admiTinC
eyes. And SO he has his dream and
dreams on and on. and by ana by he
gets a glimpse of his ideal, as No he-
l'evcs, Just here his old college churn
carries him or TO his home for n week
and his first meeting with Bob's wife
is at tho broakfaet table, where she APP
pears in a sla'tcrnly loose gown. her
hair twisted carclessly about her head,
and general Indications of n hasty
toilet extending TO her very feet. The
breakfast cloth is awry and not quite
immac ulately clean. the napkins out Of
place. and the coffee thick. In the morn
ing room the piano is unopened and
covered with dust, ana, in fact, tho
whole house is marked with negligence
and disorder. And so my bachelor, who
had been indulging in ideals. receives n
telegram recalling him to his club life,
ard he no longer dreams OF a personal
home. BY and by tho fair ones point him
out as n cynic and n crank. He Is voted
selfish ard after a bit. left to himself.
And Bcb's wife goes on shattering ideals.
Ard now granting that my bachelor
would have turned out a crank anyway
Gas some will surely argue are not
these Bcbs' wives living lives Of dis
honesty In their stewardship Of the
goods entrusted to them? Is there not a
touch Of dishonor in the appearance Of
this ill-kept house, and this untidy. un-
iovablc woman in the place oG the IDEAL
home Bob had dreamed of. and the !deal
woman who had charmed him?
RYE AND INDIAN BREAD
Mix two cups common yellow corn
meal, one cup rye meal, one level tea
spoon salt, one level teaspoon soda
mashed fine and two level teaspoons
baking powder. Stir IN 9t2 cups sWcet
malk aud one-half cup molasses. and
one cup prepared soedlcss raisins. Mix
thoroughly and turn into n creased pail
or mold with n tight cover. stand the
mold on a trivet In n kettle of boiling
water, enough to come two-thirds of the
way round the mould, cover tho kettle
tightly ard keep the water boiling
steadily for four hours. Replenish with
boiling water as needed.
HERMITS.
Two cups Of sugar. two-thirds Of a
cup of butter. four eggs, one teasnoon-
full of soda. mixed with two tablespoons
fuls of milk or cream. one cup Of chop
ped raisins. one-half tcaspooutnl of
cloves. one teaspoonful of cinnamon and
a little nutmeg. Drop on buttegcd tins
and bake in a quick oven.
EGGLESS CAKE.
One cup sugar. one cup sour milk. one
cup OF chopped, seedless raisins. butter
the size of an egg, onc-fourjh teaspoon
each Of cassia. Glove. nutmeg ana all
spice, a little salt. teaspoon Of soda and
two cups Of -four,
LILLIAN MASON.