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J u ne. 
“And what is so rare "as a day in June? 
Then, if ever, come perfect days; 
Then Heaven tries the earth if it be in tune. 
And over it softly her warm ear lays. 
Whether we look, or whether we listen, 
We hear life murmur, or see it gli ten ; 
Every clod feels astir of might. 
An ins inct within it that reaches and towers. 
And, groping blindly above it for light. 
Climbs to a soul in grass and flowers." 
Lowkli.. 
With the house-cleaning over and most 
of the summer sewing dene, « e housekeep- 
ers ought to find some time forout-dcor en- 
joyment during every day of this beautiful 
month of June. If v\ e cannot be spared to 
go far away from the house, half an hour’s 
work in the garden, in the freshness of the 
morning will prove enjoyable as well as 
beneficial. Indeed we shall find it so pleas- 
ant that we may stay out too long, till we 
are tired out, and come in to the indoor 
work jaded instead of refreshed. 
We women need to avoid the American 
tendency to extremes, and to remember 
that half an hour’s out-door exercise, taken 
regularly each day, is worth more than sev- 
eral times that amount, taken occasionally. 
V. S. mail. 
Our first letter this month is from Mrs. H. 
D. G., New York, who writes: 
“Tell the perplexed jelly maker that if le r fruit ^ as 
from bushes devastated by currant worms, her jellv 
will mould In spite of every effort. I never had a moul- 
dy glass made from my own fruit, whereas if I buy 
and am not sure of the grower’s good faith in this re- 
spect, I have poor jelly and mould without fail.” 
I think this will be a new idea to many, 
and quite discouraging to those who find it 
impossible to keep the currant worms off 
their bushes. Wc wish others would write 
of their experience in the matter. 
A New Jersey housekeeper who signs her- 
self “Busy Bee” says: 
"How many of you.in making jelly, have a convenient 
place to hang the jellv bag. I bought a ten-cent three- 
fold towM rack and fastened it to my kitchen v all. 
Then I sewed strong tapes at each corner of my jelly 
bag, and I And it so handy that 1 want everybody else 
to try it. I hang up everything that needs strain- 
ing, pot cheese, fruit ice-creams, etc.” 
A Mrs. K. C., Lyon, Massachusetts, asks 
how to make raspberry shrub. Will some 
one who has had experience and success in 
making it, please send us her method. 
We hope next month to print what dif- 
ferent ones have to tell us about their meth- 
ods of canning and preserving; as well as 
extracts from other letters. We invite all 
our readers to write on any subject they 
choose, as we wish to make this department 
as interesting as possible. Tell us how you 
do things, or what you think of “Eve’s Gar- 
den,” or ask us anything you would like to 
know. 
Be Yourself. 
All through the Spring, the papers have 
abounded with directions for house-cleaning 
which laid down the law in a way to com- 
pletely discourage a novi< e. And it is not 
simply in regard to house-cleaning that we 
are told exactly what we must and what we 
must not do. Nowadays there is a goodly 
number of women who support themselves 
by wriling directions, which they expect 
other women to follow, concerning every 
branch of household work. 
Happening to know of certain cases in 
which young housekeepers have attempted 
to regulate their own households in exact 
accordance with the approved sys'ems, and 
have been disheartened by their ignominious 
failures, we feel moved to urge our readers 
not to ;>it< mpt to pattern after any model 
no matter how perfect it may be. We 
"ould say to every housekeeper, “Be your- 
self.” 
There is an individuality in households as 
well as in people; and what has been emi- 
nently successful in one family may be a 
complete failure in another. “One man's 
meat is another man’s poison” in house 
keeping as well as in cooking. For instance, 
one writer, whose housekeeping is above 
reproach, says that every towel should be 
carefully ironed on both sides, the smooth- 
ness thus obtained being to her indispensa- 
ble. Now how foolish it would be for every 
woman who reads it to think that she must 
do likewise. It is doubtless the best way 
for people who have small families and 
plenty of money. But there are many 
housekeepers, already sadly overworked, 
whose health and time are worth more to 
their families than the perfect smoothness 
of towels. For them it would often be better 
to let the common towels and sheets go un- 
irened, and to save their strength for more 
important matters. 
Systems and methods of work are of great 
value hut they should be our own; second- 
hand ones will not help us much. We are 
fortunate in having many opportunities of 
kno« ing in regard to different methods and 
the ways in which other people have suc- 
ceeded. We can get many valuable hints 
and suggestions from them. We can take 
one thing from one writer, something else 
from another, and in this way gradually 
build up a system of our own which is pe- 
culiarly fitted to the needs of our own 
household. 
For the China Closet Door. 
“Eve’s Garden” has from time to time 
contained directions for making convenient 
bags of different styles for strings, paper, 
steel knives and other things. Satisfactory 
as these all have been, there may be some 
who would prefer this exceedingly compre- 
hensive bag, described by “Good House- 
keeping,” and designed to hang on the chi- 
na closet door. 
It is made of linen the full width and a 
yard and a quarter in length. Across the 
bottom make a bag eleven inches deep for 
the ironing-sheets and blankets. Four 
inches above this, place another bag of the 
same size, but divided into two parts. Four 
inches above this, ha ve two more, nine inch- 
es deep, and another four inches above, have 
two more of the same size. These pockets 
may be used for dish-cloths, towels, holders, 
silver polish or whatever the owner pleases. 
It is pretty to mark with crewel, in outline 
stitch, on each pocket, the name of the ar- 
ticle hich it contains. Turn down a gener- 
ous hem at the top and sew on four small 
brass rings across the top, four others across 
the bottom, and one at the top outside cor- 
ner of each pocket. By the c e it can be firm- 
ly fastened to the door. 
Summer Work, 
Now that summer is here again, we wish 
to speak once more in regard to preserving 
and pickling fruits. Every good country 
housekeeper aims to “put up” a supply of 
fruit sufficient for her own household; but 
there are thousands of city homes in which 
this is impracticable, if not impo-sible. 
Many of these housekeepers buy pickles 
and preserves from their grocers, many 
others arrange with some country house- 
keeper to furnish them a supply. In most 
cases there is difficulty in getting just the 
kind and quality desired. People wish to 
feel that the jellies they buy are the juices 
ofpurefiuit, that the pickles have been 
carefully and conscientiously made without 
the aid of injurious substance. They are 
willing to pay a good price for articles of 
this kind which are entirely satisfactory. 
Those who know say that, in the large cit- 
ies, the supply of goods of this stamp is 
never equal to the demand. The market is 
flooded with preserves and pickles of an in- 
ferior quality, but there is usually a lack of 
the best. This is always true of pickles, es- 
pecially chow-chow, sweet jiickles, and spic- 
ed fruits of various kinds. 
Now here is an opportunity for -women. 
In the cities are hundreds of housekeepers 
ready to buy. In the country are hundreds 
of housekeepers who ought to be ready to 
sell. They have facilities for this kind of 
work, and might supplv the demand, in- 
stead of allowing English firms to do it, as 
at present. There are already a good many 
women engaged in this work, some of whom 
are said to have made their fortunes. But 
there is room for a good many more. One 
of the great advantages is that it can be 
done on a small scale, at home. For women 
who wish to earn a little money but must 
do it within the walls of their own houses, 
it presents many attractions. All that seems 
necessary is the ability to produce an arti- 
cle of superior excellence. Now almost ev- 
ery woman who has had several years ex- 
perience in cooking, finds some one thing 
that she does particularly well. Among 
your friends and acquaintances, each one 
of you doubtless is thought to have a won- 
derful faculty for making a certain thing. 
Perhaps it is your chow-chow which tastes a 
little better than that which any one else 
can make; perhaps nobody can spice cur- 
rants to taste as yours do: it may be that 
your canned raspberries are especially fresh 
and delicious ; or perhaps y o u succeed ( where 
