New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-10-29
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S BOOKSHELF
How to Cook and Why
A-B-C of Housekeeping
Canning, Preserving and Jelly Making
Table Service

and the information is available for ready
reference.
Among the most valuable chapters are "Impor;;
lance and Cost Of Cleanliness" Ventilation"
"The Kitchen" Metals, Glass and China" House
hold Insects and Pests" and "rhe Laundry"
TEXTILES. BY Mary Schenck Woolman, b. s.,
and Ellen Beers McGowan b. s. Published by
The Macmillan Company, New York Price $500.
The growing economic pressure and the in
creasing cost Of textiles makes it more and more
necessary for the housewife 70 get the value OF
one hundred cents out Of every dollar. Every In
telligent housewife ought TO be able to judge the
linen, cotton and silk which she buys.
The woman who reads Textiles" will be able to
buy these things intelligent!y. In other words,
she determine, when she purchases piece OF
goods which is marked "all silk" whether such is
really the She is also let into the mysteries
OF dyeing operation which, when conducted in
the household, too often results in fat failure
The authors also deal with the treatment Of tex
tiles from the laundry standpoint giving the rea-
sons underlying the choice OF cleansing and bleach
ing agents and blueing.
One chapter is devoted to the "Hygiene OF
Clothing" another TO "Some Economic and Social
Clothing Budgets"
This is one OF the few authoritative book. on
the important subject of textiles.
HOW TO COOK AND WHY. BY Elizabeth Con.
dit and Jessie 4. Long. Published by Harper &
Brothers, 325 Pearl Street. New York. Price,
$780,
"How to Cook and Why" gives the reader in
very simple and untechnical language the scienti-
hc principles which underlie cookery. It really
answers the question: "How can plan the food
Of the family so as to give them the right foods
at the least cost?'
OF special value are the carefully prepared
charts on the cooking of cereals, meat, fish and
vegetables, which cover their nutritive value and
the effect Of different methods Of preparation.
A-B-C OF HOUSEKEEPING. BY Christine
Terhuns Herrlck Published by Harper Broth
ers, 325 Pearl Street. New York. Price, SO cents.
The "A-B-C of Housekeeping" is only one of the
interesting little Abe series. IL is really the
hrst aid to the young wife, for she is taken
from "Choosng a Home" and Concerning House
hold Accounts" to "When Company Comes" The
good sense with which the book is filled is typifed
by the first sentence, which states clearly that the
choice of q home should be decided by the condi-
tion Of the poeketbook.
CANNING, PRESERVING AND JELLY MAX
ING BY Janet Mckenzie Hill. Published by
Little, Brown Co., Boston. Price. sl.oo.
well filed fruit closet is the pride Of every
woman's heart. II may be that you have done all
Mckenzie Hil's Canning, Preserving and Jelly
Making" may prove an inspiration and help for
another year. Mrs. Hill not only gives the fvr-
damentai principles Of preserving but many I'M
usual recipes, much more interesting than the
stereotyped formulas which appear in the average
cook book As in the of other books BY this
same author. the illustrations in the volume add
greatly TO its value.
TABLE SERVICE. By Lucy C. Allen. Pub
lished by Little. Brown Co., Boston. Price.
s1-25.
In this book Miss Allen answers eli the per-
picking questions which arise concerning the table
and table service. The duties. dress and requi-
sites Of q waitress. the washing OF dishes, tho
ing the table and different kinds Of table service
are given in detail. Ii gives authentic and yaiua-
b. information for the home maker who Is inter-
csted in attractive table service.