Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-07
Dressed Girls
Diary
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What Household Books viii Help Ne!
Come in and help me select your
wedding present. called Aunt Jul
liette to me gsily this afternoon. Il
may be upsetting precedent d little
by asking you to do some Of the
work Of buying, but I'm going TO
upset it a little more by giving it TO
you in a few days and making you
use it Immediately while you're with
me-
why. no, 1 snan't, Aunt Ju1iette.
! returned without going into Ter
room, where / heard her busily shift
ing papers. Il just want every
thing 10 be spick-and-pan, never
touched yet, new in my home, ana,
of course, III want to save your
gift Still I felt quite curious about
what 1t was. and when I finally en-
tered her room, there on her desk
she had a pile of book catalogues
and half dozen books.
I'm going to present you with an
understudy for me when you go
housekeeping yourself" she began.
Don't you realize, young woman,
that you're going to miss my guild
ing hand exceedingly"
Indeed l do" | tried TO look ap-
preeiative, anyway. Moreover. I've
been rather nervous over what will
happen when start sailing my own
housekeeping boat. II you only lived
IN town near US I'm sure I'd phone
you half a dozen times a day. Or
perhaps I'd try to induce YOU 10
come and live with US few days
each week.
Most complimentary. But il
wouldn't do you any good to rely
on someone else as your rock and
refuge. You'll have to grapple with
your own problems yourself. But /
want you to have all the help that
efficient modern tools and counsel
can give you. So I'm going to pre-
sent you with an understudy for me
household books that you can look
10 for help and suggestions, and,
moreover, you're to start reading
and studying them Immediately, so
that you get accustomed at once to
relying on authoritative books for
reliable information that YOU need in
your house management"
So / set TO work with Aunt Juliette
writing out the orders for the books
which she selected. and a wonderful
house library I shall have. | don't
know anything in the world 1 would
rather have received. Here's the list:
Cook Books and References.
Boston Cooking School Book" by
Fannie Merritt Farmer.
Cooking for Two by Janet Nc
Kenzie Hill.
Easy Meals by Benton.
Cook Book of Left-overs."
Sunday Night Suppers," by Chris
tine Terhune Herrick.
american Salad Book" by De
Fruit Recipes" by Fletcher
Berry.
principals of Nutrition" Farmers
Bulletin No. 142, department of as-
riculture.
Cleaning and Household Management.
THE Complete Housekeeper," by
Emily Holt.
Practical Homemakins, by Kit
tredge.
Shelter and Clothing" by Kline
and Cooley.
Household Management" by Ter
rill
"The House" by Bevier.
THE New Housekeeping, by
Christine Frederick.
Laundry.
Laundry Manual" by Balderston.
Laundry Work." by Shepherd.
Sewing.
Practical Sewing and Dressmak-
ing"
Household Textiles by Gibbs.
Embroidery Stitches" by Wilkin-
son.
In addition, aunt is sending to the
department of agriculture in Wash
ington for their Farmers Bulletins
on eggs and their uses as food, nuts,
cheese, preparation of vegetab les and
others which the government sends
anyone at a nominal or no charge.
This may seem like an extraordi-
nary amount of household literature
for young bride to tackle CON-
mented aunt, but don't expect that
you'll read them all at once. just
look them over carefully. read in
every spare hour, so that when you're
in doubt on some point you'll know
exactly what book has the greatest
amount of information on the sub
ject.n