New Britain herald., 1929-05-24
SUMMER TASKS LlGHIENEDs, <. . '',''taa1 v ~
 BY NEW HOUSEHOLD AIDS

catienss aFe tupegtent bocause' among other things, they give rest. change and the chance to dress up and have . good time.
 Since the average home-maker has small chance at the long vaca- ton everyone should sajey. the wise woman will counterfeit that vaca- ton feeling by intelligent manage ment of her work and her leisure.
 The leisure and how she spends 1t is story in itsslf. The rest and change end of 1t, on the ether hand, is . more or le1s mechanical thing. Time and labor savers and other nov household equipment are really first aids to summer xest.
 There's Wtdo Variety
 There arc literally thousands of new gadgets on the market to save step. ! minute, . turn or | bend. Many are inexpensive. Some are merely useful. others are 50 pretty that they cheer n they help.
 s Since laundry is one of summers problems, an electric washer is most important. Nowadays. modernistic machines make blue Monday into rainbow day with their colorful en- anael in jaxsy floral patterns in green. lavender, blne. pink and maize. New small machines can be had. especially designed for business or professional girls.
 Other electric equipment that has new, improved models is . little stove. Il by II inches wide. that has three vertical compartments and comes in models with | hot plate on top to steam vegetables as he fish or steak broils and the toast browns inside. 4
 Co6ee-uFns Mstch China S
 New co1tee urns4 arc made in porcelain patterns to matchs one'y; china set, by way of being aAsthttic n well as useful. Beverage mixers, fruit squeezers and baby vacuum cleaners are other new electric pieces.
 Innumerable new hand-power gadgets cost little but add much. Among these are . new orange juicer that squeezes and strains halves with . press or two of the handle, . grater for cheese or bread crumbs that works much like . po- tato ricer. grapefruit or apple cor CT. some fancy vegetable slicers, q small holder that hooks onto oven racks to prevent fingers from being burned, double egg-beaters that speed the process, improved eau openers that cut quickly. combina- tion mayonnaise bowls and beaters, new sttft bristled brooms that are wider than old brooms and sweep more quickly. and quantities of long handled window cleaners, dusters. wall-brooms and others.
 The vogue of color does much to liven the home work this summer. One wonders. gazing about, just where this color line is going to end. For it is possible now for the mother to get pink safety pins for baby boys and blues ones for baby girls.
 Newest Pantry Paper
 Washable pantry paper il new and practical. It comes in lovely colors. New rubber kneeling pads arc col ored too. Green, yellow. blue and rose papier mache bowls and nests of trays for summer use are attrac- tive and guaranteed to stand water without stain.
 Change in foods appearance ts welcome in summer, 70 new moldrl for xalads, tellieA, ices and creams are very important. They are every conceivable shape from card charac-I ters to every kind of fish or flower. Cake pans can be had now that sur prise the family with | deyil's food melon instead of the fashioned round or square cake. Individual melds come in snappy shApes, on tiny feet, 70 they can be served at table.
 Racks for. things, are oae- of the most appreciated of the new house hold articles. Shoe racks, towel racks. clothest racl<s that lat one swing their things out into the room to air are merely . few of the new ones. Knife racks, and pan racks keep the kitchen picked up.
 1ile Kitchen Wosk Bench
 New kitchen tables, are admirable work benches. with stools just ths right height to save Mothers back Higher stools relieve one at the sink. Dish washing machines or even the new drying racks that are scienti- fically arranged are miraculous helps. " Y j | Along with purchasing a few sum- mer aids. the home maker should remember that some singham, dim- ity. linen, shantung or calico frocks to work in are one of the first re- quisites in plan aing . pleasant sum- mer. For If one must work. she should look her very best doing it. She will feel better and 50 will the family.
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