Arizona republican., 1908-01-05

BREAKFAST.
Baked Prunes.
Cereal.
Broiled Sausage
Fried Sweet Potaooes
Whole Wheat Gems.
Coffee
DINNER.
Vegetable Soup.
Tomato Pickles Olives.
Roast Beef. Yorkshire Pudding.
Drowned Potatoes.
Turnips
Lettuce with French Dressing.
Nuts. Raisins.
Sweet Cider.
SUPPER
Dreamed Potatoes.
Cold Roast Beef Horse Radish
Ginger Puffs. Cream Cheese.
Stewed Apricots.
Frothed Chocolate.
The day is passing. when TO call a
woman literary" is but another way
Of saying that she is poor house
keeper. and the term blue stocking"
but another synonym for one whose
hose go undarned. There was a time
not long ago when those who opposed
the higher education of women feared
that the girls of the country might
be brought up To care more for Greek
and Latin. higher mathematics and
'Ologies and 'agOgies galore than for
housekeeping. the care OF the home
which from the very nature Of things
always has been and always should be
woman's highest sphere.
The action. however. Of the largest
organization OF college women. the
Association of Collegiate Alumnae,
gives little ground for such fears.
II was the Boston branch OF the Col
legiate Alumnae that first sent out the
college womens creed" that heads
this column: and could any platform
be formulated. more expressive Of
eagerness for the development Of the
home along the best lines?
Specially noteworthy is the phrase
without due anxiety which is but
another rendering of the familiar
prayer. Lord make us pleasant peo-
pie to live with" To be eminently
capable in every one Of the multi
tudinous lines that go to the sue
full conduct of the home and the
maintenance of the health and good
temper Of the family" and at the same
time master ones self is indeed an
achievement of the highest order.
One of the most trying problems
that confronts the housewives Of to-
day is the financial one: How to ad-
just the living expenses Of the house
hold in their marked expansion, to
incomes that are simply holding their
own or are markedly curtailed. We
can all do without luXuries in planning
our expenditures. yet even so IT is
sometimes difficult TO draw the line
between luxuries and necessities: To
know where one ends and the other
begins. In careful marketing and the
smplificatiOn Of menus is to be found
one excellent way of lesseninS eX-
pcnses. If a housewife would set a
good economical table she should do
her own marketing and in person. not
through the phone. Nor Is this of
necessity a reflection on the grocer
or butcher Prices and quality vary
from day to day. and If one is there to
see what is at its best and freshest
and make choice according to the
daily conditions there is nearly always
chance to save. The sensible mar
keter seldom buys fruits. vegetables
or other foods out of season. II one
takes food as Nature sends ii. the bill
of fare is continually changing. and
one has everything at its best and
cheapest. Seasonable foods are those
that come when the system needs
them most. Vegetables and fruit
forced i'm hot houses are never as rich
in flavor as those grown out OF doors
in sunshine and rain. At this season.
beef. pork, game and poultry are at
their best while veal and lamb are
most suitable in spring and early sum-
mer. Fish are their finest in spring
and summer. and eggs are lin the
spring at the zenith Of the hens act
iVities. For one who would economize
in fuel. strength and time the natural
foods offer great inducements. In
the matter of desserts alone one can
economize prodigiously by using fruits
and nuts. varying them from day to
day. Hickory nuts and raisins, al
monds and pecans. butternuts and
walnuts. chestnuts and dates, figs and
steamed prunes. apples and oranges.
bananas and pears. popcorn and pea.
nuts. what more could one ask for at
least six DAYS of the week?