Evening star., 1924-01-11
A RE you making a home, or run
~ ming a house? There is a
~ great difference between these

~ great oiHerehce oet"eeh theSe
two occupations. yet to be able
to run a house well Is one of the es-
eentials Of home making. For this
reason every woman should study
household management in all its
branches. sparing no effort to be-
como efficient.
Much of the comfort of the home
depends upon the housewives sense
of punctuality and order, her knowl-
edge Of catering and ability to pro-
vide appetiZing and varied meals,
her practice of wise economy with
out exercising false economy, her
artistic taste and her capacity for
making her Surroundings beautiful
and therefore cheering, and her in
sistence on rigid cleanliness.
Some women are so busy running
their house that they seem to forget
that it is a home. They spend their
energy in worrying over details. CIV
ing themselves no freedom to read or
think. The housewife who places
work as more important than the
happiness of her family should re-
member that such affairs which alb
sorb her time and strength are inn
portant only as far as they minister
to the comfort and well-being of her
self and family.
For instance, while punctuality and
order are necessary in every home.
the woman who makes a burden of
OF being neat and does not like any
one to leave even book on the taple
for a minute will never make her
house a home.
Then. at meal times, the real home
maker does not persist in advertising
her efforts, and refrains from repeat
edly asking various members or tne
family II they are pleased with the
results. Any appreciation should be
expressed spontaneously. Above all,
ii is by her love, sympathy, ana
broadmindedness and by sense OF con-
fldence and unity which she main
tains between herself and family
that a wife and mother succeeds IN
making her house that happiest spot
on earth-a home.
Save Time and Strength
%women who study the scientinc
way TO save time and strength ano
the efficient way to save money nhu
that their Housekeeping takes on d
new interest One housekeeper. with
twenty years experience, after study
ing efficiency principles is now say,
ing two hours a day over her Ola
schedule Another housekeeper after
learning more about cooking; reouceo
her food bills one-half. There are
few households in which some inn
provement may not be made that
will yield minutes, If not hours, that
can be used for some other piece or
work or some longed-for pleasure.
Some housekeepers have time to do
all sorts of interesting and pleasant
things, while others seem to be con-
stantly tied down to routine drudg-
cry. 1t Is not always what there is
to do so much as when and how 1t is
done. Try it for a month and see.
Ak uyhexe One n lions.
Are you doing your work little
better, or easier, or more Sc1entih-
cally than you did 1t last year?
Is the food better prepared?
Is the family health better?
Is each member of your family as
happy and as comfortable as you can
make him or her?
Is there cooperation among the
members OF your family Are they
being trained in promptness and
courtesy?
Do people like to work for you?
Are you doing your work with the
fewest motions, the feweSt steps and
the least fatigue?
Is all your furniture or equipment
30 placed as to make your work as
easy as possible?
Are you using as much labor
saving equipment as you can afford?
Is each days schedule intelligently
planned?
Are you familiar with the methods
of work and the habits of women
who are more successful than you
are?
Do you read and study printed ma
terial that might help you to do
your work more easily?
Are your surroundings and environ
ment as attractive and satisfactory
as you can make them?
Do you keep an accurate record of
how much it costs to run your home
each month?
Could you purchase food material
and household supplies more eco
nomically and still live just as we'll?
Do you know how to prepare food
40 that none of it is wasted from
being badly seasoned or undercooked
or burned?
Can you intelligently and appe-
and food
Do you have time to enjoy your
friends and gain new ones, or are you