The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-26
The Worr1an's Page Of The Tin
Hot Cross Buns

1885, has verse on hot cross buns,
Which says:
Good Friday comes, the old woman
With one or two-a- penny hot cross
buns.
Whose virtue Is If you believe what's
They'll not grow nouldy like the
common bread
nesc verses recall traditions OF the
busy little Jacks and Jills, who with
laden baskets OF every size and sort,
formerly sped through alleys. streets
H ENC, courts OF English cities, bearing
their spicy burden with great care
and FASTENED every step lest their
buns may not be piping hot
~ they went their voices. high and
Clear, cried their wares. tho call "One
n-pcnny, two a-pcnny hot cross buns,"
sounding like familiar music in the
cars OF their customers. III the esti-
NATION OF honest eighteenth century
linglish citizens. hot cross buns STOOD
unrlvalcd, not even ginger bread or
parliament or banhurics or sally lun
being held in higher esteem.
Old beliefs.
IT Is an old belief that the eating
OF buns on Good Friday protects a
house from fire. Pastry cooks and
bakers formerly Wed with each othc4
tn making excellent buns The de-
nland anu the quality Of the buns have
alike decreased.
Royal Hun HnuAes.
IN Chelsea. England, during the
eighteenth century. there stood two
royal bun houses. a piazza, the width
o. the footpath, extended along the
front of each, and beneath these
piaIzas crowds Of customers Assem-
bled- to scramble for a chance az pur-
al
Several hundreds OF square tins.
with dozens of hot buns on each, wer<,
disppscd Of in every hour. from little
after in the, morning TIL after IN
the evening OF Good Friday
E Those who knew what was gapd
better than newcomers gave the pref
ercnce to tho original royal bun house,
At which tho King himself once
stopped. Now customs have sadly
changed among apprentices and Jour
ncymen, the comfortable tradesmcn,
their wires and children The famo
OF Chelsea buns has departed and tho
royal bun houses are no longer dis
tingulshcd rs such.
SnIesWOmnn'x Point Of View.
!. good story Is told by Miss Forbes.
RobGrtson. the English sunragist az
follows
a nth Avenue lady went into New
York department store, and while
buying pair 0 gloves from The sales
Woman said TO her:
s5 What do you think about suff1agc7"
-'Wcll." rcnied the girl Il don't
quits know. I'm kind OF afraid OF tho
ignorant vote"
why" exclaimed the lady Don't
you think the working women are f,t
TO voter" <
"oh yes replied the other, You
see. were in the midst OF Things and
know what's going on. ITS that Fifth
Avenue crowd I'm afraid off,
So yous see@there IS some houhtaas
10 Just what constitutes the ignoran,
Spring Cleaning.
Mrs. Christine Tefhune Herrick,
whose writings are read and appre-
ciactd by many Virginia women. re-
,memberng Mrs. Herrick as Christine
Terhunc, the daughter OF Mrs T. j.
Terhune. during visits to her uncles.
the Messrs. Hawes. OF Richmond has
written a practical and Informing ar
ficle on house cleaning in the March
Issue of Woman's Homo Companion.
Mrs. Herricks Views are expressed
with simple directness which rend.
rrs them specially, valuable. Some OF
her paragrap hs are quoted for the in
formation Of housekccpers generally:
DON'T Dcgin Too Early.
i3It Is mistake to begin house
cleaning too early in the sea son. If
It is done while winter is still with
us, dust will accumulate again from
the furnace mud will be tracked Into
the house and the bright days of real
spring Will be met by rooms already
grown dinGy.
do 1t all at once. turning everything
upside down having all carpets taken
UP at the same time, all the windows
washed in succession. all the paint
Ecrubhed In one piece of work. II the
family can be banished, this plan may
he hnt4 r1yho h. vi
business OF the home has to go on,
such drastic mea sures should never be
practiced. i,
The Kitchen Pnntr1es
The kitchen pantries should have a
thorough cleaning. II grease has
Of the pots, put 1t over the fire. with
boiling water and ammonia with al
good handful Of boraS. and let boil
well. Scour out afterward with n stiff
brush Cleanse the outside Of the pot
by scrubbing with a strong solution
Of washing soda. If rusted, rub the
spots with cloth dipped in kerosene
If the rust is on the inside boil a
handful Of hay In the kettle. Throw
away all rusted and leaky cooking
utensils.
The Clothes Closets.
Clean one clothes closet at a time.
Take out all the gowns, boxes. bags
and carry them into the fresh air. to
brush and shake. Sweep the closets
out carefully. then wipe up the floor
and scour the shelves with water. to
which you have added boraX generous
~. BE on the alert for any sign OF a
moth. Uso insect powder freely. I'll
there arc unmistakabe indications of
moths pour gasolene on the shelves
and shut the closet up tightly for
twelve hours. BE careful to have mol
light near while the gasolene is In use.
Room Cleaning.
Now select the room on which you
will begin the cleaning, and devote
all your time to It, The carpet or rugs
must be taken UP and sent to the
cleaners or to the vacant lot to be
beaten II the latter course is fol-
lowed. the floor covering may either be