April, 1912 AMERICAN HOMES AND GARDENS xix 
And speaking of windows, brings up the Ji ea ZN 
subject of curtains—probably one of the OLE Zi 
most dreaded tasks of housecleaning. For 
years I followed the time-honored method 
of washing, starching and pinning the sheets 
on the floor, each scallop religiously pulled 
out and pinned in place, a back-breaking 
and tedious operation, as no room in the 
house, available, was large enough to allow 
of more than two pairs on the floor at the 
same time; since then, however, I have 
learned a better and easier way, which is to 
take a bright, sunny day with not too much 
wind, and wash the curtains in the usual 
way, using a good washing machine, if one 
has one; rinsing, bluing (if clear white is 
desired), using a coffee color if écru cur- 
tains are preferred, and hanging at once on 
the line. No starching will be required if 
the curtains were starched the previous year 
and but little, if not; a stiffly starched cur- 
tain is inartistic, and so patently done over 
that it should be tabooed from all good 
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the line low enough so that the top may be 
readily reached, but do not let the curtains 
touch the ground. Use a perfectly clean. 
but not too harsh, whisk broom, and, com- 
mencing at one end of the line, brush the 
curtain straight down from the line to the 
ground, taking each one in turn until that 
side of the line is gone over, then repeating 
the brushing on the opposite side and con- 
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But it is to be hoped that no heavy house- 
cleaning has been undertaken without a due 
regard to the fact that housecleaning is 
hungry work, and that the services of the 
boys and men of the family will be far more 
cheerfully rendered if their appetites are 
catered to to a reasonable extent, and a sim- 
ple lunch in the middle of the forenoon— 
though it be but an appetizing sandwich and 
cup of tea, often bridges over a point where 
some untoward incident or dragging task 
has brought patience and nerves to the 
breaking point. There will be little leisure 
to cook and fuss in the kitchen while the 
actual work of cleaning is under way, but 
it is quite possible to provide a supply of 
hearty and appetizing food that may be 
placed in a cool cellar or refrigerator and 
make much actual cooking unnecessary. A 
good consommé put up in pint cans ready 
for immediate use is easily prepared and 
the meat from the bones will make a sub- 
stantial hash, which may be rendered more 
dainty and appetizing by piling on it some 
crisp lettuce leaves and dressing it with a 
good mayonnaise, of which there should be 
a generous supply in the refrigerator. Pork 
and beans always suit the masculine appe- 
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boiled eggs are capable of many variations 
not the least satisfactory of which is 
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as a sandwich filling. Instead of sitting 
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