The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-04-23

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 work IS never done, that 1t pushes Them continually, that. there IS never time for Hong breath The mere thought of company for week causes chem to gasp in terror; guest for even pne meal causes confusion. la It often happens that this state of affairs is brought about by the fact that the work is never looked squarely i'll the f2ce. No apport1onment of duties to daysSis made, no assignment of definite amounts of time to definite tasks. Dish washing comes at just any time, or, per haps, when it can be delayed no longer 1t takes more than its due amount of time because the water Is cold, the dishes not properly cleaned for washing, the food has dried on, the worker IS tired or hur- ried, sor not properly dressed for work. Il he whole thing IS dismal failure. 1t may be there Is no definite time for meals, because they come whenever other tasks are not claiming attention. Perhaps the marketing Is done when one is hungry, instead of systematically. The meals may be very unsatisfactory, con- sisting of the same sort of food again and again, because the menus have not been carefully planned for the day or the week. Macaroni, rice and potatoes at one meal are not very inviting, and become tiresone after three days. even though enriched by chocolate in junket and cake.
 xhe Housekeeper an Executive
 The housekeeper must be more than a drudge; she must be an executive able to plan to advantage and to live up to her plans, to reasonable extent She must know which work comes from the necessities of life and which from the 1uxuries. Sometimes she must have the courage to choose only the necessities, and the judgment to adjust her plans to her conditions.
 Where there IS no maid and the 1aun- dry work IS done at home, some such schedule as the following will be help sfuf.
 MONDAY-Putting the house in order Baking; preparing Tuesdays meals. Mending clothes for the wash, removing stains, etc Planning the week mafket- ing Putting clothes to soak over night,
 TUEsDAY-Wash-day. Folding dry towels and sheets and putting away. i -WEDNEsDAY-Ironing
 THURSDAY sweepine ing of attic and putting in order on all ternate weeks.
 FRDAY-Down stairs swee coping Strengthening dining-room closets and drawers. Cleaning silver Care of eel lar on alternate weeks
 SArURDAY-Thorough cleaning of the refrigerator. Baking for Sunday. Clean ing kitchen closets, floors and stoves. Changing table linen for dinner
 SUNDAY-Changing table linen for breakfast and tea. Resting from house work.
 l GUEsrs-Dinner on Monday or Sat urday, or tea on Sunday evening.
 :MARKETING-On "Market-days,' or wfen the fresh vegetables are brought to the grocery or the door.
 Simplifying the Guest Problem
 ! Having guests on certain days sim p1ifies the problem of entertaining. The guest worth having enjoys feeling that he is lone of the family Everyone is at his best, hospitality at its finest. Many family has been robbed of its keenest pleasure because the mother insisted on such elaborate preparations for guests. Rather than see her slave in that way they have foregone the pleasure of ask sng friend to meal. Children should be allowed a certain number of guests per month. The pleasure will be re- membered as long as they live.