Show I DOMESTIC SCIENCE IN THE HOUSEHOLD I The question of when and how much 10 eat U altogether a matter ol circum ttnnce dependent up n occupation climate cli-mate bodily Condition and surrounding I Wfiere one rises early In our American climate nod engages ill hard labor a I heart breakfast it I usually an absolute necessity Growing children who go Ito I-to school where a light luncheon only is served at noon should have a breakfast that will slay by them In traveling I h owevercane can not go far astray if i I elirlollows I the custom of the countrv tj IV f le natives d eth country Watch the and do a they do said aplijsldan to a joung Englishman just going out to India Beyiare of meat eat plenty of rice and curry and ntYftlchn1 condiments t It is the Englishmen who go out to India and insist upon a diet of beef and ham and stout and porter that come back with abscesses en porter which they erroneously attribute at-tribute to the beastly climate On the continent the lightest kind ol breakfast seem n universal rule A cup of coffee almost Invariable served with scalded milk and a roll or piece of bread never butter I serves to allay the pangs ot hunger Jls the real breakfast served anywhere from 10 to I oclock in courses like a dinner makes Its appearance ap-pearance This breakfast sometimes oeclns with radishes onionscaviare ot some similar relish and is followed by one or two courses of meat fish or eggs accomoanled by vegetables After this comes cheese and fruit and closing with a tiny cup ol the black coffee In ten Iur traveling It I is a rash proceeding to drink much water and one must learn to accustom herself to the light wines that take the place of tea coffee or chocolate with us In France the use of the red or white Bordeaux wines Is universal and if the tourist would keep at her best she must follow the custom Al these wines are served at every meal as free as water and apparently as nonIn toxicating their uhllom adoption Is I to be recommended An Improvement on the oldtime gravyboat whose contents were prone to be in a cronic state of congealment is now found In London It Is I a low shallow shal-low silver pitcher t with a al long pointed ereg erba dg Ph nose an ebony handle and a hinged cover which fits closely over the vessel and is I lilted by an Ivory knob Underneath Under-neath the pitcher which rests upon a slender silver standard fastened In turn to a oblong silver plate Is a tiny alcohol lamp which keeps the gravy at the proper temperature This advance adds prophet to the comfort ol the belated diner who has too often found the liquor that he loves too unsatisfactory to warrant indulgence I With the coming of the cherries It is well to know ttntMaraschino famed fam-ed liqueur of Italycan be readily achieved by the American housewife Bruise slightly a dozen cherry kernels and put them in a deep jar wim tbe thin it olin jrng outer rind of three oranges and two I lemons Cover with two quarts of gin adding a syrup made from two pounds of sugar and a pint ol water well boiled Cover closely and leave lor a fortnight shaking every day Mir the syrup and spirit together and leave for another day when it Is ready to put through jelly bag and bottle It will be ready lor use in ten days The wonderful eye for color eRect possessed by the Orientals Is I constantly evidenced by the fruit and vegetable lehops r as well i as by the baskets and panniers carried about by the hucksters The most hundrum sort of vegetable under their skillful manipulation takes on an attractiveness that compels con constant and unqualified admiration I I The onion psu which grow to an abnormal ab-normal length are coiled about forming a regular diadem above the clear tender white of the fresh young bulbs The plump green peas the wonderful spike iru rIh leaved artichokes and the fresh spinach come Into market in great panniers wreathed about with the sunny yellow of the wild mustard or the vivid scar et popples which I are now blooming in Poppies l profusion In every field of grain I and along the roadside But the first red cherries are the delight of my heart Going Go-ing into Asia Minor at every station are swarthy cheeked boys blackeyed and redlezzed each holding an upturned halbushel osler basket from the bottom bot-tom of which rise long I stems ol some yellow or white blossoming shrub all wound about with strings of the juicy scarlet fruit which actually looks too pretty to eat Strawberries come in pretty osier baskets with their own delicate deli-cate leaves as a garnish and the ap betlzmg white cheeses are veritable pictures each on its bed of fresh green grape or maple leaves I In the schools for girls established In Constantinople or the Interior by the mericans domestic economy has a imminent place In the curriculum In me ol the Asia Minor schools after a ecent lesson on the care and adorn nent of the vody from a hygienic I standpoint the following synopsis uf its aUnt points wai given by a young Jreek girl who had quite evidently rasped the spirit If not tile letter of the J rri teb1vahs iw I Usually dresses must be vast ut shapely so that the organs of tbe ody may be able to move freely Tno ew fashions usually are very hurtful > ecause the female gender desires to ideas her belt thin They lighten the root so that the organs of the ooJ > are n anxiety and the circulation ol tbe load is in 1 great trouble and for this reason very many persons have lost their lures in their younger age becausi Very many sicknesses come forward for ony on this real on I I Also the stockings and shoes must be vast so that the circulation ol the blood may be face around the body We must not keep clean only our body but our mind heart dresses and every thing The English queens have nearly always al-ways been fond of good cheer Queen Anne was no exception She was fond of holding profound culinary discussions holdint ndcuilfi hd = sions 1 with er cock and English cookery cook-ery books still contain many dishes after Queen Annts fashion A word to the woman who values her complexion is use onions freely They are most excellent I blood purifiers r turifiers d ee 1 fI and are extremely I eflicacous in eradicating eradi-cating boils or any ot the blood humors hu-mors In the European countries here ntl ole eats onions galore the complex com-plex onl ol the women though olten cfeaoand dark are most invar bly I clear and I healthy look s The principal objection objec-tion to the frequnt use ol this vgetjble ulth usits oormay be mitigated in 1 I a degree by a strong cup of o lie im l med aely after eating while a great i iniral support Is the nisiuaicc that I onions are teallv sweelentn of the breath afer the fir > t local tflecis havo passed away An admirable law 1 in Trance demands thaI Vtry se of rooms have a certain mimbtr of cubic net ol air Thh ne msuatis a large open spac lite the t Spanul Flats of New York city Two sets ol rooms are built one fronting one Ih > on-e street the other on tne garden with a passage between Every house has a auble staircase Another beneficent restriction against overhigh buildings is that no building can be carried up above the reach of the water In the section sec-tion of the city where the building h Cram that has stood a day Is much better for whipp nj than fresh cream It must always b thoroughly hilled begirminblo before beginning whip An easy way to chill fruits for breakfast break-fast or dinner on a hot day Is to put them m a pan or nail and set them In a larger pan containing layers 01 lee and salt to the depth ol a co pie ol Inches from the bottom Cover over with nepap or heavy burlaps aad let them stand for an hour before using taking care that the freezing point is not reached That the me ol beans for breakfast is I not confined to Boston purlieus will be a welcome bit of news to lovers of that legume who contemplate a Mediterranean Mediter-ranean oyage At a recent break Ust on board one of the French steamers running from Marseilles to Constantinople Constanti-nople the first couis of the second or 10 oclock breakfast was composed ol beans with an accompanying sauccrof spicy capers and an additional relish of young onions This while the breeze was coming heavy with the sweet per fume of Sicily flowering orange grove A simple but pleasing dessert both toe t to-e and palate is one made of oranges The oranges are carefu ly peeled removing re-moving every vestige of the bitter white skin Long thin strips of the yellow peel are also cut and cooked with the orange In a rich syrup ot sugar and water until I t yrThe oranges are then removed without breaking and placed symmetrically fiat side downward down-ward in a class dish The peel is cooked a llitle longer If necessary and then poured with the syrup over the oranges just before serving a little powdered sugar Is I sprinkled over them The use of flowers In flavoring Oriental Ori-ental sweetmeats Is universal Whils rose leaves are perhaps mot largely employed em-ployed tiny bits ol fragrant geranium leaved are frequently used and are especially delightful in the delicious sour cherry conserves which are just being put up Another favorite combination com-bination Is the fresh fits with orange or lemon flowers or failing that a bit of the yellow rin3 One of the most startling contrasts to an American traveer especially to one Imbued with the tenets of the Woman Health Protective association Is that offered by the houses ol the Turks anJ Armenians and their streets Their houses Inside are absolutely spotless so much so that oftentimes one feels a delicacy about obtruding her earthly presence while the streets are beyond the power of pen to describe or heart to imagine Before they could meet the simplest requirements ol decency they would need l a greater cleansing than even the Augean stables In Constantinople Constanti-nople they are bad enough with hens goats sheep and dogs In battalions and legions pursuing their various avoca lions but uFnu the villages It Is then sandibld worse No drainage save that afforded by the street no sanitary arrangement rangemenls of any kind no other place for garbage Here runs a bloodre stream where some thrifty housewife having dyed her yarns In Its crimson flood has turned tne residue and there a pestilential I pile of mulberry branches and decaying silkworms Anon next door a sudsy rivulet from the wash gathersup the shavings I from the basket tM e = Ot1et makers knife and whirls them onward In eddying pools while scraps and shreds and l atc tshay straw and stubble substances animal vegetable and mineral put in their various claim for recognition Once the house is gained the contrast Is Incredible In the American houses the board floor scoured dally my almost hourly rival dV JoUon t rl ling those of the famed Holland housewives house-wives linen so spotless that it dazzle the eyes rugs washed and scoured fill they are freshness itself window clear as crystal j and a general atmosphere of = soap sand and elbow grease are a rcve lation to even good Western housekeepers house-keepers All the divans are covered with stretches of spotless linen edged with marvelous creations of crotchet work The sheet and pillow cases white as snow are also edged with homemade lace while the counterpanes counter-panes and curtains with lace or knotted fringe are also the work of their buy fijgers EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD I |