Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-02-21
The HOOpers Tell
HOUU FiUe Live on
admitted Income
Problems of Home SOIUed bu
Practical Budget GiUeB
Daily in Times.

1.-THE Hoopers. an average American
family Of FIVE, living In a suburban
town, on limited iLcome, will tell
the readers Of the Daily Times how
the many present-day problems of
the home are solved by working on
Inc budget that Mrs. Hooper has
evolved and found practical. Follow
them daily in an interesting review
OF their home life and learn 10 meet
the conditions Of the high cost Of
living with themI
TUESDAY.
The morning mail had brought a lss-
Ter from the Bride and the family had
nstened to 1t eagerly. Mrs. Hooper read
II to them at lunch time. The house
was near enough to school SO that both
helen and Roger could come homo for
luncheon and Henry could also coma
, nome Tor the midday meal IL he took the
car both ways
1t VIII be cheaper for me to coma
home" Henry had said. than 70 bavs
S2-oO week from your food budget for
my lunches the way I used to do In
/ Msyheld.7
les, but you may have TO hurry 50
N ofdeF 10 get back TO the Office within
the hour allotted for your meal, that Il
may do you more harm than good ana
not De so cheap in the end" Mrs. Hooper
/ had replied.
i can make It easily Il ride" Henry
nao assured her. And so IL had been set.
! tled so that the whole family were to-
/ gether at lunch time. A little heavfes
! lunch was necessary when Henry had to
| De provided for, but even with the car
rare deducted and the extra food that
was necessary Mrs. Hooper felt that aha
| was saving On the $3.50 a week allowances
mat henry had always had for lunch
at Nsyfeld.
When they had been served to the hash
and warmedovsr macaroni that formed
/ the principal dish Of the meal. Mrs.
Hooper took the Brides letter from tbs
pocket Of her house dress.
''She Is the IoveIiest thinRyn ssia 1rr.
Hooper enthusiastically. shes written
me such a nice long letter and told me
az tie news and insists that she misses
me more and more every day"
w nat does she say about the Sell
dens,' asked Hnery.
We'll, she doesn't go into much dstsn
about them" said Mrs. Hooper. II was
: little disappointed about that She
says MIS-. Seldeu seems very nice, but ehe
doesn't so anywhere that ths neiZhbors
ever see her. She doesn't go to church OF
the club or downtown to shop or any
thing. She just stays shut up In tia
house for days. then dresses and goes
up TO the city and never pays the sli ght-
est attention to Mayheld."
I suppose the natives won't Ike that"
SAID Henry, after how sociable you vera
with every one
"Sociabler laughed Ms. Hooper" Why
wasn't sociable I had q terrible repu-
tatiou for staying at home and never go
ing 20 peoples houses as you very wei
know"
an SPITE OF that, however" insisted
. Henry, the nelghbors all felt very weL-
come under our roof and you know very
we'll they enjoyed coming IN for a cup Of
tea In the afternoon whenever they feIt
/ Ike It,"
4 was Just wondering" piped mp
/ Helen, II we were going to have tea
| every afternoon here in Indianapolis"
/ Certainly" answered Mrs. Hooper de-
cidedly. This very afternoon I shan
have all the tea things unpseked and
when you and Roger come home from
school I shall be ready to have tea with
you"
Wen Il seems kind OF silly here" COM
mented Helen with the courage Of youth
IN her criticism Of her mothers idea. NO
one Will ever come to tea, and any how
we haven't any teawagon OF even a nice
tea table. We might Just as well so
right out IN the kitchen and have our
/ tea"
mot at all, I am having . pretty
/ little second hand mahogany table sent
home this morning that I picked up at
an old furniture shop yesterday and Il
viii make a very pretty table right In
that corner near the fire place and wen
+ just begin our little family afternoon
tea as II nothing had happened TO the
/ lovely tea wagon Roger made for my
1 birthday"
Never mind mother III think Up some
thing else fer the tea wagon" said Roger
putting his arms around his mother
I'm just full of ideas"
His mother laughed at this and then
turning to Helen she said: u want you
TO help me plan yOSr bedroom this after.
noon"
There's the thing I MISS" walled
Helen, "and that's my pretty bedroom
set that the bride painted for me-
The menus for the three meals en-
Wednesday are:
BREAKFAST
Apple Sauce Cereal
Drowned Vegetable Hash
Hot Corn Bread
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Meat Hash on Toast
Warmed over Nacarom
Hot Biscuits
Jam Coca
DINNER
Cream OF Tomato Soup
Flaked Dreamed Goldfish
Boiled Onions Butter Saucs
Picked Beets
Raisin Rice Pudding
FRUIT PUDDISG