Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-12-04
LITTLE DOMESTIC ECONOMIES.

Dear Social Corner Friends: When
this letter is being read Thanksgiving
will be past for another year. l hope
you all had a most glorious time and
are looking forward to another pleas
ant time Christmas. Am sending a
batch of discoveries which 1 hope will
help somebody as many of them have
me.
Little drops of knowledge little
grains of sense: solve the mighty
problem. of the home expense.
Had the little leakage, earlier been
checked, then the mighty vessel never
had been wrecked.
Thus the little trifies, make the sum
of life; making home an Eden, or an
endless strife.
Mems suits like women's heavy
skirts, look well and retain their shape
for a much longer time if. when not
in use they are always folded in their
original creases and laid away fiat
not hung up in the ordinary way. 1t
really makes an astonishing difference
in the decent duration of any garment
Also, 1 find it pays to remove
promptly with benZine or other agent,
any grease or paint spots on woolens.
A coat collar is quickly cleaned if
cloth rubbed briskly in, and a man is
not happy-looking when his coat has
soiled collar.
Besides these little attentions, by
DTOlOn8l1S the usefulness OIL one GA-
pensive garment, may save money to
buy other things.
First, I brush the garment, then
wet the grease spots with benzine and
rub with cloth the color of the goods
! and mend, if need be. Then take it to
| the ironing board and proceed to stay
with it, There may be better ways
this is mine. Have a hot iron, al
ways; wiring a lintless cloth out of
cold water and laying it on the gar
ment, iron till dry. (This freshens
and removes dust, as it goes). Repeat
till every part of the garment has been
| ironed. By this process alone l have
made even disreputable looking old
pantaloons look new.
| l frequently mend a long tear in
any garment, which will not be sub
jected to close inspection, by putting
underneath the break piece of some
strong fabric. Machine stitch on the
inside down each edge, then turn the
needle to the middle and zigZag across
the tear. This makes a perfectly firm
as we'll as a very neat mend.
For the hard worn places on small
| boys pants, it is the best possible
| treatment, strengthening a thin place
as well as mending it.
| l always save all bacon rinds (cut
them off before broiling the bacon)
wash thoroughly and keep in a pre-
serve jar. They are delicious for sea-
soning green's in cooking and form
an added zest to fricaseed chicken.
One of the best housekeepers know
always puts a handful of tissue paper
\ torn into shreds, in the bottom of her
1 cookie jar. She says it allows air to
pass through. keeping the cookies
| fresh and crisp in the muggiest sort
| of weather when mildew stands ready
to attack all breadstuffs.
A friendship calendar was a source
| of much pleasure to an elderly lady
living alone. At her request, each one
| of 50 of her friends, representing the
so weeks of the year, furnished ma
terial for every day of the seven in
| his week. Each one followed out his
own idea for the weeks calendar, con-
tributing favorite quotations, short
poems, anecdotes and "reminiscences
! some even adding cherished recipes
In many instances the contributions
were original. Others were illustrated
with small pictures cut from maya
zines.
The result was a perpetual calendar
each day representing the loving
thought of a friend.
For Christmas gift to bride who
has recently begun housekeeping,
am making a handy box. / am coll
lecting a number Of little indispen-
sables at a cost of five or ten cents
| apiece. There Is a strawberry huller
IA ribbon needle, box OF red-edged
labels. a box of elastic bands, a ball
of Irvine, a box of assorted nails, lead
pencil and memo pad, etc.
| / shall tie the articles in a neat
package with impromptu 1ingles slip
ped in and place them In a hinged
wooden box which originally contained
a fountain syringe. Shall cover the
box with cretonne in such a way that
the box itself may be put to some good
use
Best wishes to all Cornerites.
MEG.