Spiced currants 67 Grapes spiced 67 Plums 67 Pears 67 Citron preserved 68 Berries 68 Apples 68 Fried apples 68 Apple butter 68 Currant catsup 69 Gooseberry catsup 69 Spiced gooseberries 69 Grape pickles 69 Quince jelly 69 Apple jelly 70 Crab apples 70 Wine jelly 70 Elderberry jelly 70 IX. Miscellaneous hints. Care of silver 71 Care of stockings 71 Putting away stockings 71 PAGE To preserve old stockings 71 Marking handkerchiefs 71 Saving thread 72 To color old gold 72 To keep lamp chimneys clean 72 Scraping kettles 72 Stale crackers 72 To " try " cake 72 Washing colored clothes 73 To protect tlie dress 73 Putting up curtains 73 Window gardens 73 To start a fire 74 How to use the oil stove 74 Cleaning gloves 75 To clean mica 75 Mew kettles 76 How to boil custard 76 Blacking stoves ,, 76 No zinc under the stove 77 Washing dishes and making hard soap 77 To keep black gloves from crack- ing 78 How to wash flannels 78 How to make an ottoman 79 Slippers 79 Curtains 79 Furniture covere 80 Toilet cushions 80 New fringe out of old 81 Cleaning tinware , 81 Beading, and washing dishes 81 Window shades 82 Scrap bags 82 Sewing on buttons 82 To keep boys and girls at homo. . 82 Burlap mats 83 Something warm for supper 83 Table covers 83 Pretty ornaments 84 Finding places for thinfjs 84 Don't waste the juice leit in cans . 85 Home-made work-ba.skets 86 Hair receivers 86 Shaving cases 86 Worm remedy 86 Washing towels 87 How to polish a stove 87 The use of varnish 88 One way to use a slate 88 To make hard water soft 88 Planting flower seeds 88 Lining for stair carpets 89 Covering for closet floors 89 Coal ashes to scour with 89 To garnish the platt«r 90 The use of a raw a^g 90 8 CONTENTS. PAOK How to triumph over absent- mindedness 90 To keep pie-crust 91 Aq economical crumb-cloth 91 Use for a Japanese umbrella 91 How to make a sand-bag 91 Putting away woolen clothes .... 92 X. Talks upon various subjects. Love of change 92 Hospitality 93 The old-fashioned parlor 95 Order 97 Supervision 98 Sympathy for children 100 " Change is rest »* 101 Mistaken kindness 102 The cbauges of time 104 Abad habit 106 Autumn pleasures 108 Sunshine m the home 109 House cleaning 110 Christmas gilts 113 PA6K Children's rights 113 Discontented women 115 Breaking dishes 117 Social wmter nights 119 Why girls do not marry 121 Tiymg visitors \ 122 Eating between meals 124 Have only what vou can afford. . 126 Dress in the kitcnen 127 A kitchen motto 128 About cood cooks 129 Absurd advice 131 Talking about children in their presence 132 Do not wait for a convenient sea- son 133 What shall we do with our old clothes i 134 Hands off! 135 CheerAil meals 136 Married, but not mated 139 Punishment of children 141 Do not promise lightly 143 HOUSEHOLD HINTS. I. INTRODUCTORY. There is nothing more discouraging to the young housekeeper than her first attempts at mastering the details of her work ; she looks with amazement at the calm faces of her friends, who seem, somehow, to have made the secret their own. By and by she finds out for herself that it may all be summed up in these words : Eternal vigilance is the price of a well-kept house. Eternal vigilance ! the spider, the moth, the flour-bug, the red ant, and the black ant de- mand it. She thinks that if somebody had framed it for her motto instead of "God Bless our Home," or "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry," she might have got on better.

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Spiced currants 67 Grapes spiced 67 Plums 67 Pears 67 Citron preserved 68 Berries 68 Apples 68 Fried apples 68 Apple butter 68 Currant catsup 69 Gooseberry catsup 69 Spiced gooseberries 69 Grape pickles 69 Quince jelly 69 Apple jelly 70 Crab apples 70 Wine jelly 70 Elderberry jelly 70 IX. Miscellaneous hints. Care of silver 71 Care of stockings 71 Putting away stockings 71 PAGE To preserve old stockings 71 Marking handkerchiefs 71 Saving thread 72 To color old gold 72 To keep lamp chimneys clean 72 Scraping kettles 72 Stale crackers 72 To " try " cake 72 Washing colored clothes 73 To protect tlie dress 73 Putting up curtains 73 Window gardens 73 To start a fire 74 How to use the oil stove 74 Cleaning gloves 75 To clean mica 75 Mew kettles 76 How to boil custard 76 Blacking stoves ,, 76 No zinc under the stove 77 Washing dishes and making hard soap 77 To keep black gloves from cracking 78 How to wash flannels 78 How to make an ottoman 79 Slippers 79 Curtains 79 Furniture covere 80 Toilet cushions 80 New fringe out of old 81 Cleaning tinware , 81 Reading, and washing dishes 81 Window shades 82 Scrap bags 82 Sewing on buttons 82 To keep boys and girls at homo. . 82 Burlap mats 83 Something warm for supper 83 Table covers 83 Pretty ornaments 84 Finding places for thinfjs 84 Don't waste the juice leit in cans . 85 Home-made work-ba.skets 86 Hair receivers 86 Shaving cases 86 Worm remedy 86 Washing towels 87 How to polish a stove 87 The use of varnish 88 One way to use a slate 88 To make hard water soft 88 Planting flower seeds 88 Lining for stair carpets 89 Covering for closet floors 89 Coal ashes to scour with 89 To garnish the platt«r 90 The use of a raw a^g 90 CONTENTS. PAOK How to triumph over absentmindedness 90 To keep pie-crust 91 Aq economical crumb-cloth 91 Use for a Japanese umbrella 91 How to make a sand-bag 91 Putting away woolen clothes .... 92 X. Talks upon various subjects. Love of change 92 Hospitality 93 The old-fashioned parlor 95 Order 97 Supervision 98 Sympathy for children 100 " Change is rest »* 101 Mistaken kindness 102 The cbauges of time 104 Abad habit 106 Autumn pleasures 108 Sunshine m the home 109 House cleaning 110 Christmas gilts 113 PA6K Children's rights 113 Discontented women 115 Breaking dishes 117 Social wmter nights 119 Why girls do not marry 121 Tiymg visitors \ 122 Eating between meals 124 Have only what vou can afford. . 126 Dress in the kitcnen 127 A kitchen motto 128 About cood cooks 129 Absurd advice 131 Talking about children in their presence 132 Do not wait for a convenient season 133 What shall we do with our old clothes i 134 Hands off! 135 CheerAil meals 136 Married, but not mated 139 Punishment of children 141 Do not promise lightly 143 INTRODUCTORY. There is nothing more discouraging to the young housekeeper than her first attempts at mastering the details of her work ; she looks with amazement at the calm faces of her friends, who seem, somehow, to have made the secret their own. By and by she finds out for herself that it may all be summed up in these words : Eternal vigilance is the price of a well-kept house. Eternal vigilance ! the spider, the moth, the flour-bug, the red ant, and the black ant demand it. She thinks that if somebody had framed it for her motto instead of "God Bless our Home," or "Eat, Drink, and Be Merry," she might have got on better.

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