Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-19

may be saved by scientific manage
ment. In this connection it is possible
to use detailed plan for household
expenditures which will help to APP
portion the income wisely by making
a budget, a budget being a financial
plan for the future. Factors which
will influence the budget are the size
of income. size of family and locality
of home. The suggested division for
an income of $1,000 to $1,000 is: Food,
% per cent: clothing. 20 per cent; rent,
or taxes and repairs. IL per cent: OPP
Grating expenses. which imply renewal
of equipment. emergencies and help.
u per cent: higher life. including ed
ucation. religion and recreation. 10 per
cent. This leaves 10 per cent for saw
ing by banking. investing or placing
in life insurance. 1t is wise for every
housekeeper to establish for her own
use a simple. comprehensive system
of keeping household accounts. and
she SHOULD learn to distinguish between
essentials and non-essentials in food,
clothing and household articles. When
this system becomes a habit 1t goes
far toward the conservation of strength
and nervous energy.
The American woman can show her
patriotism by buying clothing and
household materials with a view to
the conservation of the textiles, es,
pecially bearing in mind the wool
shortage. In the selection of the fam
lily clothing it is better to buy stand
ard than cheap materials, for the latter
will not endure. and it is better to ac-
quire one good garment than two
cheap ones. In the selection of gar
ments care should be taken to choose
those which will serve two purposes. il
possible and those adapted to the
style of living. Extreme styles and
ia shion fads should especially be avoid
ed at this time. In selecting clothing
fnv
buying food see that II satisfies the
needs rather than the wants of the
family.
TN buying her household necessities
the housewife will show her patriotism
by using cotton blankets during the
wool shortage. and in view of the fact
that linen is almost out of the mar
ket she will save money by using
cotton lunch cloths, table runners.
doilies and napkins. A good grade of
cotton is better than artificial linen. /
should also advise her to conserve val
liable time for other purposes by leav-
ing towels and wash cloths undec-
grated this year.
THE conservation of health is quite
as important at this time that of
food clothing or household materials.
We must consider that we are all SOL
diers just now, whether at home or at
the front. Remember that a sick SOL
der not only loses his own time, but
handicaps his comrades. At least as
much time should be spent in thinking
how to keep in health as how to keep
in fashion. I advise women to believe
in health, talk health and practice
health.
ut is well to remember at this
time that while a poorly nourished body
cannot resist disease, plain food in
abundance will conserve the health
much more effectually than rich. elab-
crate meals. 1t should also be re-
that large percentage of
illness comes from unwise eating.
Meals should be eaten at regular
hours; overeating should be avoided:
milk should be generously used, and
water should be administered plenti-
fully. internally, externally and eter-
nally.
"Clothing. too, plays its part in re-
lation to health, and it should be borne
in mind that the thermometer rather
than the calendar should be consulted
in the selection Of clothes. & sensible
dress is not unnecessarily ugly. Belts.
collars. gloves and shoes which are