Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-10

-tzJs % the season when household
labor should be lightened as far
4 "a possible For the woman VINO
runs a summer boarding house, NOT
much respite is granted. 1t Is her busy
season. But for the mother In the
home who can't afford to take all her
family away, or who doesn't want to
leave father toiling away at the office.
counter. shop or farm with only
closed house and makeshift supper to
come to at night. the work necessary
should be simplifed. Don't try to keep
the children dressed in white. Give
them rompers, seersucker gowns that
won't need ironing and as few clothes
as is consistent with decency. Put away
your fine tablecloths and napkins that
entail much careful washing and iron
ing to keep looking well. Substitute
table runners Of the blue and white
cotton crepe Japanese toweling and
make napkins to match by hemming
the narrow crepe into squares. 1t Is
very inexpensive and launders easily.
To make the runners measure your
table and cut two lengths OF the towel
ing, allowing twelve or fourteen inches
more than the actual width to hang
down from each side. Stitch the hens
and simply cross these runners in the
middle of the table. IL the family Is
more than four in number, cut squares
Of the toweling to go under each plate
that has to be SET between the runners.
For your centerpiece have low bowl
Or a SQUAT pitcher and keep filled with
green leaves or any held or garden
flowers. Just so they are fresh. Your
grape vine, your elm tree. a bunch of
purple thistles or feathery grass.
morning glories from your own vines
for the breakfast table give note OF
sweetness for the DAY. hr;ns ana IL oS ssrTs
fruit in abundance and II the children
are old enough to peel their own. give
it to them on their plates with fruit
knife and a paper napkin and let tnem
learn to peel and cut 1t nicely for them
selves. Put a finger bowl and a soft
SQUARE of old tablecloth. hemmed. for
them to use to keep their fingers and
lips clean. -
hou1ht at any ten-cent store will last
indefinitely. Let each child have his
own individual mush bowl, and II the
cereal is cooked overnight In the nre-
less cooker it will be all ready Tor
F 20 raf the summer breakfast and they
can be varied In their cooking from
day to day SO as not to grow monoto-
nous. A little crisped bacon 10 fine for
the growing child -. with hna.d sne .n 6aSo Of
course. as much whole wheat bread as
possible. Father will take kindly to
broiled fish for breakfast. VARYING WIN
broiled ham or bacon and eggs: rev
people have chops for breakfast these
DAYS, and in summer especially they are
not needed. After breakfast. let each
child carry its own dishes to the Kit
chen sink scraps them N and t Pas thsre
10 No school. they can be taught to
wash and wipe the breakfast dishes
while mother looks after the food sup
plies makes the tea to get chilled Tor
supper. bakes custard or cakes and
sets the house in order for the day;
The fireless cooker is great heat and
labor saver: a mayonnaise mixer cuts
time in half In making ak ,gs salad Of sse
Mayonnaise made by using the mixer
can be turned out by the quart. enough
to last a week or more. and that In nj
teen minutes. Use labor-saving appli-
ances wherever YOU can. don't worry
and keep up your cheer.
Clam Bisque.