Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-11-03
The Linen Closet.

| rs there anything in the world more
utterly afrurfng to the average woman
than a we'll kept. well filled linen
| her eyes still filled with reminiscent
| rapture. Il was in spending the day
| with my dear old friend Nine Secour,
| and she took me to call on a German
| friend of hers It is a wonderful thing
to see those two blessed old ladies', still
loyal and loving to each other, al
though each has lost and suffered in
these awful times.
THE European housewife inclines to
chests until once she realizes the
spectacular superiority of a closet
where all she has to do is to open a
door in order to view her treasures
Then never again a chest for her. This.
particular closet was not SO very big
The shelves began about three feet
from the floor and extended as high as
it was comfortable to reach. On the
lowest shelf were the tablecloths, nap
kins. serving cloths, doilies, etc, all the
things in most constant use, all in love-
ly piles, each one encircled with rib
bon band. under whose bow a snapper
was concealed, SO that constant tying
was not necessary. On the next shelf
were the towels, face and bath, wash
cloths, bath mats, all likewise smartly
sashed. Then came the sheets, pillow
cases, bed spreads, bolster covers. In
stead of a bow to finish the belt, these
snowy piles were topped with a silk
cushion filled with the most delicious
ombination <of fragrances, like the
memories ofan old-fashioned garden
roses carnations, lavender flowers.
lima CINE drifting off to sleep between
such flower petal sheets! Wouldn't ones
dreams be sweet?
Some of the linens were embroid-
cred with such exquisite fneness that
it made ones eyes ache to look at
the intricate work, and when 1 ex-
claimed at it's beauty the little old
lady explained that it was her gross
mutter's' work, weaving and all.
It felt, as ] stood looking at that
closet and breathing the subtle scents
of 1t, the dear charm of those old days
when the women sat in their peaceful,
quiet rooms, or moved sere nelly on their
ways, home-makers, home lovers. OF
course we are obliged to be different
now; yes, agree with you. Don't you
think am unprogressive, but don't you
thing. those old days must have been
very sweet"
Why Not Raisinsp
Here we are getting along toward
Thanksgiving" exclaimed Mrs. Happy
Homemaker. Il must see about get
ting in my first box of raisins. Oh
yes, I always buy raisins by the box in
the wintertime. In cold weather chill
dren incline toward sweets just as
| surely as the honey bee to flowers in
i, the summer.
| II used to wear myself out caution
ling against candy, but now / simply
keep a supply of raisins, prepare then
| in different ways, and I find l have z
| satisfactory candy substitute ana
| wholesome satisfier of the sweet nun
ger: Let me see; ! have one OF tnt
culture somewhere here in my desk
which gives some remarkable raislI
statistics.
lone pound of raisins represents g
food value equal to any of the Follow.
ing: One and one-third pounds of beef
| one pound of bread. four pounds OF
i milk four and three-quarters pounds oil
fish, two pounds of eggs, six pounds OF
+. apples five pounds of bananas.
/ besides its valuable food properties
| the raisin has most important medi.
cinal value. owing to its laxative ef'
feet
How do l fix them? All sorts Of
i ways: boil them, put them in various
i kinds of breads. use them for sand
i witch fillers, make them into little raj
sin-nut bonbons. Soak the ralsins IN
cold water for three hours. then slowly
! simmer until they are restored to the
grape form They are more delicious
| than most stewed fruits. and the juice
which is cooked out is identical In
/ chemical constituents with grape juice
and has distinct tonic value. In the
south the children. clamor for raisir
Icornbread, which the darby 'mammies
make with great skill.
4 "A slice of this highly nutritious food
supplies all the demands of the hungry
| little folks, for 1t is both wholesome
| and sweet and much better than the
white bread and sugar or bread and
ijelly' which makes the between-meal
luncheon of so many youngsters.
Delicious sandwiches filing is made