Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-08-19
Read What Sister Mary Says In Favor Of
Legitimate Short Cuts In Summer Housekeeping
BY t MARY.

why, the idea of finding you
in the kitchenl What on earth
make you scrub on such a hot after
noon2 And why in the afternoon,
any how?
/ had stopped to find a compan-
ion for a drive. 1 thought to see her
resting in the porchswing, but in
stead / found her-scrubbing the
kitchen floor. At 3 o'clock of an
August afternoon! Imagine!
"Of course ones floors must be
clean." l agreed. But why not do
the scrubbing in the cool of the
morning 2"
II ironed all morning and half
of yesterday afternoon. so this is
my first chance" she excused her
self. II have no maid. you know"
Yes, l knew. Neither have 1 a
maid. Such Is the usual cir
cumstance nowadays. And I began
to wonder how many o women
doing their own homework, might
be scrubbing. or ironing. or wash
ing, or already beginning to fuss
oyer the preparation of the evening
afternoon.
Conservative Energy.
There are SO many ways to save
energy and eliminate discomfort in
the doing of household tasks, IL the
mistress of the house will just let
herself he converted. 1t isn't lazi-
ness it isn't poor housekeeping
1t is conservation of health and n
ergy. For instance. why spend
hours ironing sheets? Put back on
the beds unironed. they retain the
sunshine and ozone which would be
ironed out of them otherwise. And
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deed to object to their appearance,
IL a little care has been taken in
hanging them straight on the drying
line.
l think a lot of judgment should
be used in ironing, anyhow. Kitch-
en- towels don't need ironing: kitchen
aprons need only a smoothing
over" in fact. quite a few gar
ments need not be dampened be-
fore they are thus "smoothed over"
In the same class of saving is the
stunt of scalding and draining dish
es, in a special rack for the purpose,
instead of wiping them.
Hot Weather Meals.
You might, several times each
week. go further and eliminate
the dish washing ceremonial entire
ly. l think occasional porch meals
served on paper plates and in paper
cups are delightful. However, they
are served meals should be simple,
one-plate affairs in the summer. If
they're planned right, a freless
cooker can be made to do most of
the work. Then, too. it's a good
plan to cook enough at one time for
two meals. When you are boiling
potatoes to mash, enough more can
be boiled to make creamed potatoes
| for the next meal. Apple sauce.
| salad<dressing, beets and such things
can Just as easily as not be cooked
in two-meal amounts.
New Luncheon Sets.
It's a funny thing. but some peo-
| pie will persist in using big. linen
table cloths straight through the
summer. Personally, ! think doll
les and luncheon sets r much
more attractive. : 1 go a step fur
Their and favor the new luncheon
sets made of oilcloth instead OF
linen. This oilcIoth is especially de-
ksigned fer the purpose and Is c
rated in any number of patterns
which are charming. Then should
someone spill the beans" just APP
ply a damp cloth, and-Presto your
luncheon set is once more clean.
Nowadays, it seems to me that
very few women leave draperies up
during the summer months. to catch
the dust. Heavy rugs, too. are usu-
ally replaced by fiber.
BY the way, a last word about that
f1oor-scrubbing ordeal. II n re-
frigerator is in the kitchen a path
of for the iceman TO
walk on won't hurt his feelings, and
will save the floor.