Show BUSY HOUSEKEEPER HOTISEKEEPEReI I I Something Useful and Practical I ior Home Loying Matrons CONSTANT HELPFULNESS OF BAGS II I II I I A Variety of Information to Pasto In Scrnp Hooks Good for All Seasons of the Year HE HERALD has 11 discussed on the con t S II L I Btaut usefulness ofT of-T hSP oazs In addition to those already men 4 tinned a lot of smaller ones will be found extremely useful they should be made and marked after the same method as the larger ones There should be one for buttons but-tons one for old gloves one for pieces of tape and trimmings and whalebones and cacti housekeepers particular need will suggest to her the uses to vbicb others can be put Do not be afraid of having too many They are huug up by the drawstring draw-string and take up but little room on tho hoks and it is much easier to be orderly it one has facilities for keeping things sorted than when they are all thrown S into one receptacle through which ono must nearch at the expense of much time and patience when anything is needed In the kitchen too there are almost al-most us many good uses for plain bags as in the closets A plentiful supply should be kept on hand in all izc6 > from six to twentyfour inches in depth In addition to the stout muslIn It is well to have a lea of different sizes made of cheesecloth f ruse r-use when thin bags are needed and one or two flannel bags for Jellies and consomme Foisome uses a pointed bag is convenient This may be made by folding the ordinary oblong bun lengthwise and beginning a little more han half way up the aide cutting cut-ting it down to point in the center or by cutting a triangular pieco and sewing the twq sides together making the base of the triangle the opening of the bag Of the mufclm bags have one to hold bits of dry bread Jt is much bettor than any close veSBelH8 it keeps the bread frel j from dust vet permits it to dry out so that it vvilljiot mould A small bag in which to put the coffee ground while boiling help to make the coffee clear and Is especially desirable when a argo quantity Is to be 1 wade There are uses almost without i number for muslin cheesecloth and flannel bags foe strainers and when ono is needed for such a purpose it should always be found clean in the drawer and ready for use In short tho bag mania is not a bud mania to have and it is only a sj mp tom of orderliness and thrift |