THE HOUSEHOLD

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 3637, 10 April 1906, Page 4

THE HOUSEHOLD

THE QUESTION OF TIDINESS. fls Profit and laws—Why Some People Kamale Untidy All Their Uvea. Tidiness is satirized by a hundred writ* ers and despised by millions, but nobody sver argues against it seriously, unless wo take tho allegation that strong men aro never tidy to be a serious argument. It Would bo one perhaps if it were true, but, (het, it is not. Great soldiers and sailora nra almost invariably tidy. _ Many great lawyers Lavs been neat to flnicalness, and the same maj' be said of some great men tf business. Indeed na many weak men »ro untidy as strong men, and of the latter a large proportion will be found to bo olf the dreamy or the reflective temperament. - - _ . Dreamy people hata tidiness, and thfi very reflective ax-e lately quite tidy, thf reason being the same in both cases, than Such pol-solis, besides fetiine tho Inherent dislike of most persona to small recurrehu exertions without Immediate end, are annoyed by interruptions to the current of thought. They want, as they say, to bo at peace from trifles, aud as somebody Usually saves them from tho consequences Of their ways they remain untidy through lif*.

That they gain anything by their untidiness, except possibly some slight relief from Irritability, is, however, a most rash assumption. They rarely save time, for they never can find anything. They do not think more clearly, for tho materials for thought are never ready to hand, and It may questioned if their iial.fit adds oven to their mental peace.

Few people are wholly unaware of their Own untidiness or escape from periodic Impulses to correct It, and what with those Intermittent fits, which never do any good, and their occasional consciousness of tho trouble they give, they are probably fcs much disturbed as the tidy, who, Indc3d,ln time become blissfully unconscious that they have adopted a habit, and in adopting It have materially increased their owu readiness for action. A Bit of Home FarnUblnif. A pretty window seat is attainable by using one of those common plnn wash benches that may ba purchased cheaply at, any house furnisher’s. As usually bought these benches may prove too high

' A SIMPLE WIKDOW SKAT. ■rdwill require some inches sowed off th* legs, which are only upright boards. A wearable cushion may be found In one, With & denim covering. Make u chain atifelled border around the edge and a lax go sunflower, or other pronounced design, for tho center. This adornment can be done in outline in some contrasting color. There may be a valance of ellknline or cretonne to Iminumi/.0. Tho same seat without a valance niay be painted in old ivory and finished off with a coating of enamel, with decoration formed of brass headed nails unwaged in an ornamental design. The of tho work has been delineated by Decorator find Fiuniditr, i*s is tiw accompanying cut.

The True Science of Sweeping,

Tho trim ncienoo of swooping the most untidy room Is to do it with n stout parlor broom mul raise not so much a 3 "a iiicozo of dust.” No matter whether a carpet or matting or a nice wood mosaic Is tho floor covering, the work can be accomplished with .absolute neatness and dispatch, affirms a writer In tho New York Sun, by hiving a band of well dampened sawdust along-one sldo of tho floor and sweeping this over end over clear acmes the apartment. Thu sawdust quietly licks up every more and hit of lint which the !r.:• >i*r sets F’ivring before It has time to R<-iti off into The air, and so protects furniture and tho sweeper ns well. Such a pi.wv.ss can ho carried on in a sickroom wi' 'iout tl:■ least inconvenience i > too invalid, ami in this event, or wherj nurseries or schoolrooms cleaned, it Is wise ti * sprinkle a littla disinfectant In tho sawdust. When tho work is done carefully, gather It all Sn a dustpan and toss it into Uio kitchen Are, burning it between meals.

Fairy Piutdia-r. Although a fairy’s pniliUr.fi, it were sh-irao If v.-o less dainty mortals could not claim Tho privilege of making it to eat Pur a dessert that queens might call a treat. Pv.t on one quart of mill; to boil. T..ion mix One cup of sugar (see you do not err) With three-fourths cup of blitter to a cream. Add twelve well beaten yolks of eggs. Yon

deem It la extravagant indeed? Ah, no Not la the lavish summer. Then bestow With these ingredients a heaping cup Of flour. With energy now bent 11 up And stir Into the boiling milk with slow And steady hand. Then add the whites, like

BIOW In daintiness, that to a froth more light Than maiden vanity you’ve beaten quite Exbauitlngly. ■ Now bake It with much care (la that doth often dwell the virtue rare) In pudding dlah ( placed also In a pan Of boiling water. Serve it tor the man Who calls himself a pessimist. He'll soy, "For this I’d surely live another day.” —Good Housekeeping.

.Fish Salad on Lettuce Leaves. Two cupfuls of picked whltefish, a tablespoonful of capers chopped, a table spoonful of parsley chopped. Dressing For Fish Sti'ad (ttitbor.i *■>•!). —Half pint of milk, 2 level tafjJc.tpo.oinh of cornstarch, yolks of 8 eggs, a teu-puou-fui of salt, of pepper, hotter thoMzp oi a walnut Bring tho milk to boll, sturob and add, cook till thick and :>e. • ■ ! h. add yolks beaten lightly, cook n mb ;<'•>. stirring codstsntly, remove is-on n.<e bud add the rest of the lagi-Vitn'ii .tht twayracuoi - Pancake BclUPut in a pau i whek f% plnrlr -if salt, i of sugar, 8 BpnoTixoi.l ot dour. iJw.t with a quart of milk. Tlio pioparnilcm must be very light. Make your pancakes In u frying omelet pan, very thickly spread with hatter. Turn them upside clown on the taule, put “owe currant or other jelly on one eider, roll them. Put them on a piata. Powder them with sugar and caudy them with a poker, which yon have heated rudhot.