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Show Read What Sister Mary Says in Favor of Legitimate Short Cuts in Slimmer Housekeeping USE YOUR HEAD AS WELL AS YOUR HANDS IN SUMMER HOUSEKEEPING. HOUSE-KEEPING. UY BISTER MAR! . 'Why, the idea of finding you in the kitchen' What on earth makes you scrub such a hot afternoon? And why In the afternoon, anyhow?" I had stopped to find a companion for a drive. 1 thought to see her resting rest-ing in the porch swing, but Instead 1 found her scrubbing the kitchen floor. At 3 o'olock of an August afternoon' af-ternoon' Imagine! "Of course, one's floors must be clean." 1 agieed. "Hut why not do tne SCrubblng"an the cool of the morning'.'" "I Ironed all morning and halt of yesterday afternoon, so this is my first (.lance." she excused herself. 1 have no maid, you knob'.'" Yes 1 know. Neither have I a maid But h Is the usual circumstance nowadays. nowa-days. And I began to wonder how many more women doing their own housework. might be scrubbing, or Ironing, or washing, or already beginning begin-ning to fuss over the preparation of the evening meal, at 3 o'clock on a hot, summer afternoon ( ONSER1 i BNI Kt.Y There are so many ways to save energy en-ergy and eliminate discomfort In tho doing of household tasks. If the mis-tiess mis-tiess of the house Will just let herself be converted It isn't laziness, It isn t poor housekeeping it is conservation of heulth uiirl energ) For Instance, why .spend hours Ironing sheets? But back on the; beds unfroned, they re-ta'n re-ta'n tne sunshine and ozone which would be Ironed out of them otherwr And a person must be very critical indeed in-deed to object to their appearance, if' a little care has been taken In hanging hang-ing liiem straight on the drying line. I think a lot of Judgment should be u. ed in Ironing, any how. Kitchen towels don't need Ironing, kitchen ap-j rons need only a "Smoothing over"; in fuel, quite a len garments need not be dampened before they aie thus 'amoothed over." In the same class ii s.u-ing i3 the ntur.t of scalding and: draining dishes. In B special rack for i ne puipos. instead of wiping them.1 HOI E l ill it VI l - Vou might; several times each week. , , ;;o further and eliminate the dish washing ceremonial entirely l think occasional porch meals served on pa pel plates nnd in paper cups are delightful de-lightful However, thej aie serVod, rneals should be simple, one-plate affairs af-fairs In the summer! If they're plan-red plan-red right, a flreleas cooker can be made to do most of the woik. Then, too. it's a good P'an to cook enOUgtJ at one t'lnc foi two meals. When you Ore boiling potatoes to mash, enough more can b.. boiled to malic creamed 'potatoes for the next meal. Apple s-'iiiip. salad dressing, beets and such tl Ings can Just t.iail as not be ooked m two-meal amounts. i.Y i,t in on SETS: It's a funny thing, but so: ie people v.!ll persist In using big, linen table a. . lis Straight through the summer. Personally, j think dollier and lunca-eon lunca-eon sets are much more attractive. I go a step further, and favor the now luncheon seta mad.- of oilcloth instead i of linen This Oilcloth is especially : There's a time for everything and eapecially lu summer there la a time lor renting in your !:nninock. designed for the purpose and is deco-raied deco-raied in any number of patterns which art charming Then should someone spill the beans" just apply a damp cloth, and Presto, your luncheon set Is one.? more clean. Nowadays, It seems to me that er few women leave draperies up during ih. - SUmmi i .nonths, to catch the dUSt ii. i rugs, too are usuallt replaced by fiber. By the way, a last word about that floor-scrubbing ordeal. If the refrl-erator refrl-erator Is Ih tne kitchen a path of newspapers for the iceman to wall: Ion won't hurt his feelings, and will I save the floor. |