Cornell Study Clubs 1179 



Crane, Lucy. Art and the formation of taste. Educational Publishing 



Company, Boston and New York 

 Daniels, Fred Hamilton. The furnishing of a modest home. The Davis 



Press, Worcester, Mass. $.85 

 Kellogg, Alice M. Home furnishing, practical and artistic. Frederick 



A. Stokes Company, Philadelphia, Pa. $1.50 

 Priestman, Mabel Tuke. Art and economy in home decoration. John 



Lane Company, New York 

 Ruskin, John. Seven lamps of architecture. Longmans, Green & 



Co. New York. $2.40 

 Wheeler, Candace. Principles of home decoration. Doubleday, Page 



& Co., New York. $i.8o 



The Laundry 



Flora Rose 

 Fabrics 



1 Kinds of fabrics, and their characteristics 



2 Effects of strong cleansing agents on fabrics 



Cleansing agents 



1 Water: water best for laundry purposes and how to obtain it 



2 Soap : what it is, how it acts, kinds best to use, how to make soap 



3 Soap substitutes : what they are, how they act, and when they should 



be used 



4 Alkalis: what they are, how they act, time for using each kind, 



precaution in their use 



5 Materials for removing various stains: how they act to remove 



the stain; what effect they have on fabrics and on colors; how 

 they should be used 

 Methods of washing 



1 When to wash 



2 How the washing is accomplished in the best way 



3 Various processes, such as soaking, washing, rinsing, bluing, starch- 



ing, and drying 

 Ironing 



1 The easiest way of ironing 



2 Shall all clothes be ironed? 

 Labor-saving laundry machinery 



1 Stationary tubs 



2 A drain 



3 Running water 



4 Hot and cold water 



