The National tribune., 1910-01-13
By SENORA SARA.

1 once heard young married wo-
man say that tho she and her husband
were devotedly attached to each other
when first married, their happiness was
almost wrecked in those early days by
her inability to make good bread, eth
er hot or cold, and by her wretched
coffee. She said she had been taught
sewing, could embroider, hemstitch
and do plain sewing, knew how to sweep
and dust and could superntend wash
ing and ironing, but she had never been
taught to cook a steak, make a biscuit
or loaf of bread or to brew a cup of
tea or make pot of coffee. While l
, was learning by sad experience that
such knowledge could not be obtained
in day or a week." she said, my huS-
band, who was rather frail anyway,
took on a spell of acute indigestion,
which threatened to become chronic,
and before I could acquire the cooking
knowledge that 1 should have had be-
fore my marriage l nearly lost my hus-
band and his temper was something to
dread. He's all right now," added the
gray-haired lady, and that awful year
far in the past. We are both ashamed
of cur bad temper of that year, but l
know l was to blame for being so i'll
fitted to become the wife of a poor
young man."
Now, undoubtedly one of the first
duties of the young wife is to learn
how to make good biscuits, bread and
mullins. With the secret of bread
making her breakfasts will be robbed
of their terrors, for she can learn to
cook meat, eggs and potatoes in short
time, tho bread-making is more per-
picking. In cold days it is advisable
to use warm water or milk when max
ing biscuits, for cold water has a tend
to 11a g0a1 T.
more difficult to handle, and biscuit
dough should be soft.
Pie dough is improved with cold in
gradients, but biscuits must be warm.
Remember that as soon as a liquid
touches the baking powder it begins its
chemical action on the -four. The little
air cells swell and burst, making the
dough light. Roll the dough instantly,
cut all the biscuits and place in the
pans. If all cannot be baked at once
they will~rise in the pans and can be
baked later. But if the dough is not
rolled and cut the air cells eventually !
die, the bread when rolled afterward is |
dead and lifeless and the biscuits are
tough and do not rise.
In making mullins remember that |
eggs well beaten are absolutely neces- |
sary, and the -four must be beaten un-
I'll there are no Jumps. This makes
muiflns Hght-grained and not coarse.
I think that one who is a little old
fashioned must conclude that young
women of the present day are a little
rude in many ways.
One of the social tricks that a young
girl must guard against is the bad |
habit of interrupting a conversation.
This does not mean joining a group
or couple who are talking and enter
hlt ton
one of the persons away from it.
1t means never letting the other per-
son finish a sentence. It is custom /
more observed in the breach than the /
lite.
No matter how long sentence may
be or how eager you are to do some
quiet and let the other talker finish
that sentence.
1t will teach you self-control, and
this Is in itself a great gain.
1t will teach you courtesy, and this
is imperative if you desire people to
like you.
Three things must be kept in mind
when selecting paper for a living room,
Its use, the amount of light and sun, !.
and the color of any fixtures, such as
the tiles of fireplace, woodwork and
furniture.
The use of a room determines at once
the kind of paper. For living room
paper may have a rough, felt-like sur
race, while for bedroom glazed sur
races and, as rule, lighter tones are
appropriate.
If the room is to be hung with pic
lures the paper should be plain and of
a soft, retreating tone, like dull yellow
or subdued green.
In the library the interest ccnters !
upon the book shelves, and here the
paper should contrast enough with the |
woodwork TO bring out its best points.
A bedroom should suggest repose and L
daintiness. These effects are best OBJ
tanned by simple papers in light tones.
A north room should be treated with I
warm tones, like clear yellow or a ROSY
pink. Nothing bordering on lemon or
old rose is possible, however pretty the |
papers may be in themselves.
In south rooms, where the sunlight
pours in, almost any one may be used
Here yellows and browns give a very
warm, rich effect, which the cool coIors,
blues and greens, do not detract from
the cheerfulness.
A correspondent has written to us
a small contribution to the
chemistry of the kitchen. From num-
oer of experiments he has made he