The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-10-18

ERE are couple more letters on I the topic of beads made of flow
 | CTS, concerning which we have had other communications. These give
 further interesting lights on the auestion as to whether or not the beads referred to are really made of the actual blossoms:
 q have received so much help from the Corner that would like to contribute my mite towards it's usefulness. I wish to speak of the flower beads. Here some of us have been experimenting and we have found that all the white and pale blue flowers turn an ugly brown color when ground for the paste. just as the rose leaves do. Some of the flowers made simply messes that we could not even mold, and no dyes l ever heard of could turn the brown masses back into their original colors. If any one wishes to try let her crush some flowers in her fingers and watch the petals turn brown The only flowers that retained their colors were the dark red geraniums, and they made sort of brick red paste. So feel sure the beads of commerce must be dough beads, dyed, and perfumed. Other wise 1t is a secret process that no one seems to know. Also I have word to say on dish washing. dislike the task, but as it must be done thought 1t over and came to the conclusion that because my grandmother had large family and was obliged to do the dishes three times day was no reason why with only two in the family should do likewise. Result. l wash dishes only once day. In the f.ttv hap hol 1D;- my heaviest cooking then, l piled the scraped dishes neatly. put the sticky ones to soak, and wiped the silver. Then the next morning when I was alone I heated plenty of water and washed them all. I could not just turn the faucet for hot water. but must heat it every time and get out the same pans. etc. for mere hand full of dishes, If did them oftener Now. in the country We have dinner at noon, so l wash all the dishes then and find 1t saves much time and extra work. I speak from only my experience of family of two. Another thing, have no dish drain or. 70 after the glasses and silver wash all the china, dip it into hot water, and stand 1t to drain. By the time the china Is all washed and rinsed most of it is drained and a few quick strokes with the towel finish the drying and none of the pieces is spotted or streaked. This method also caves the towels. Doing dishes once day also saves towels, as when they are used only a few times and put into the wash they do not need scalding every day.
 MRS. NJ. c. D.
 This is an interesting and helpful let ter, not only for the account 1t gives of the experiments with the flower beads but also for the suggestions about the dishwashing. am always open to new ideas and glad to print them here for the benefit of <other housewives of similar in- cllnations. As have said before, have llways found my own method of dish washing entirely satisfactory, but It is en- Nghtsning to know that other ways bring good results, and the plan of washing tbe dishes only once day in small family certainly has much to commend it. There is no reason why grandmothers' ways should be followed when they do not agree with modern conditions. Far better is 1t to seek out ways to suit present circum- stances.
 ." noticed recently that some one spoke of the paste beads seen so much nowa- days and said they were from real blos- soms. This must be joke. for no one