The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1909-06-25
FOR THE WOMEN
TO THINK ABOUT
Especial for The Reformer.


1t will not be necessary to present any
very complicated questions for thought
after the hot days we have had, with tenn
perature so neighborly with ninety We
might pause to be thankful that we do not
nave that degree of heat every day from
now until September. Ready for hot
weather? OF course we were not! 1t has
peen such cool spring that we have
thought 1t might remain so all summer
III was time for us to undeceive ourselves
and be tested as to whether we have or
nave not planned as well as possible for
such emergencies When these exceeding
~ warm days come it is worth while to
ARISE early and do as much as possible in
the, cool of the day-prepare desserts
while getting breakfast and do all baking
and cooking. which requires the cook stove
IN the morning. IF we use the range for
all cooking, light woods should be used
when possible so as to cool quickly. The
OIL stove, and vapor stoves and freless
cooker are welcome assistants. How about
| that fireless cocker? Show hands How
many have used one?
Salads are an important article for the
table and are enjoyed in most families.
One beauty of a salad is that many pieces
lett from dinner may be used in an appe
ttizing way. Cold potato, pieces of beet,
| lew string beans or peas, with a good
dressing and arranged on crisp lettuce
leaves is very generally refished Then
there is egg salad, meat salad, fruit salad,
and what not!
How welcome are the Strawberries! If
you train your family appetite to short
cake, it is the time to try making several
at once and re heating when needed, then
freshly made. All the other hot-weather
and time-saving devices might appro-
pnately be put into service.
Lemonade and other cooling things to
drink are pleasant, cold tea with little
lemon juice and sugar. But do not COM
NIT, the error of having strong tea wheth-
er hot or cold for supper. Many a ner
vous person is made more wakeful by the
cup of tea at night If any is taken it
should be weak Cold drinks to be most
healthful should be the temperature of
the cold well or spring water, or chilled to
a low temperature but not iced.
Teachers and pupils are glad of release
from school, and the children are a help
besides being companionable. No? Are
some troublesome? And you wish school
kept all summer? What pity that they
or troublesome to anyone. If they are al
lowed to be helpers instead of hinderers,
if they are permitted to help plan some
good times for the family they may be-
come very useful. l know mother
whose little girls were very fond of having
young friends often for comapny All!
But the weary steps for Mother in picking
up playthings, in cooking for their teas,
and in dish-washing afterward. Finally
Mother talked with the girls, explained
the situation, telling them that even our
simplest pleasures make work for some
body. That they could not understand
Just how these things go unless they
that which followed. In this way, only, )
could they learn that some days are more
than others and that Mother
must be consulted to convenience and
other conditions. The girls soon learned
4 valuable lesson But the planning and
heir good time. The putting in order, and
was always done in the most |
cheerful spirit with pleasant conversation
md the thought, when finished, "Now, 7
haven't we had a good time? And to
hink that we have done almost all of it I
ourselves" incidentally they learned TO
'ntertain well, to cook, to make dainty .
Jared meals for the family. This was a Z
most agreeable assistance when Mother
lad visitors and was enabled to spend 7
more time with them because of the girls
Somehow things are cas- 7
er for us to do if we begin them when
oung. A
Have the children a good place to play r
ut of doors? There is nothing quite so
fascinating as trees for shade and shelter. A
When these are not available tent or a
anopy may be put up. A canopy almost I
ithout cost is easily made from burlap,
ven bags may be ripped apart four six T,
,o,bt NH, ly
dyes bound and seams covered with tur- A
ey red if decoration is cared for. Four
-akes are driven into the ground and the r
lnopy is tied fast to these stakes. A
chairs and table placed here in
leasant weather make the playroom =
igher at one side than the other, form
g slope roof, the room may be used on
llny days also.
Each season we read that the shirtwaist
surely doomed. But with the advent of I
ot weather very little argument is re-
lired to convince one that it is still a &
opular part of the American woman's
'ess. Never were such pretty shirtwasts
fered for sale, nor such variety in mate
ais for making them shown. There are
lie tailored waists made with straight up
Id down tucks, with the broad pleat in
lie middle and fastening in front, some
it'll stiffened cuffs and link buttons, with
hich plain turnover collars and plain ties
e worn. These are more especially de-
yned for morning wear while for after
ION the fancifully trimmed waists fasten- -
g in the back and with dainty collars n
e used. White is more used for the
irt waist than any other color, although
autiful colored materials are worn. a
lored waist trimmed with lace dyed to
ltch is more effective than if made with