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American Agriculturist, March 1 , 1924 
When Once Is Sufficient 
Learn to Plan Your Work—New Spring Styles 
*<VTOW, Grandmother, you have visited 
IN your married granddaughter, tell me 
what you really think of my house¬ 
keeping, please? ” Grandmother, you see, 
had been looked up to by three genera¬ 
tions for her domestic ability. 
‘‘I think you are smart and neat and 
on the road to become a famous house- 
keeper,’*answered thegood lady. “ Butyou 
work too hard. You do a thing several 
times when once ought to be sufficient. 
“I’ve just been watching you put your 
house in order. Company yesterday 
afternoon and an evening out left the 
living-room in unusual disorder. Fred’s 
coat and your sweater you carried into the 
the hall and threw over the hall-seat. 
A bunch of newspapers was transferred 
to a dining-room chair. A tray of empty 
cups and salad plates got as far as the 
serving-table. By the time the living- 
room was in order the hall and dining¬ 
room were in a state of upheaval. 
Move Things Only Once 
“If you had hung away the coat and 
sweater when you first picked them up, it 
would have saved later handling and 
would have taken only a minute longer. 
“The newspapers were moved three 
times before they finally reached their 
cupboard in the back pantry. 
“While you had the tray of soiled 
dishes in your hand it would have been 
a brief matter to arrange them on the 
drain-board beside the sink and to put 
away the tray. 
“Instead of transferring trash from one 
place to another until it finally is dumped 
into a barrel or bin in the basement, have 
convenient in each room a wastebasket, 
where all such things may be placed at 
once. One of the handiest things imagi¬ 
nable is a wire trash burner, where these 
baskets may be emptied directly for 
burning; this eliminates all rehandling 
and is a precaution against accidental 
fires that frequently occur where old 
papers and rags are carelessly stored. 
“Watch yourself that you do not do 
a piece of work several times when once 
is sufficient. It w ill soon become second- 
nature to sort the dishes into sizes as you 
wipe them so that they may be set away 
into the cupboard without further ‘shuf¬ 
fling.’ Try it and see if it doesn’t save you 
a surprising amount of needless work.”— 
Alice Margaret Ashton. 
SLIM OR STOUT, YOUNG OR OLD, ALL WELCOME SPRING 
No. 1714, above, is the 
universally popular jacquette 
blouse. Patterns come in 
sizes 10 years, 36, 38, 40, 42, 
44 and 46 inches bust mea¬ 
sure. Size 36 takes 2 yards 
36-inch material, with J4 
yard for collar and a yard of 
ribbon. Price, 12c. 
CTYLF.S for spring are always eagerly 
studied. It seems the right time of 
year to have new things! The pretty 
overblouse below, No. 1839, will make 
you feel well dressed, whatever skirt you 
wear. The pattern cuts in sizes 16 years, 
36, 38, 40 and 42 inches bust measure. 
Use 2J-s yards 36-inch material for size S6. 
Pattern, 12 c. 
No. 1124, a child’s raglan 
coat that even an inex¬ 
perienced mother can make, 
comes in sizes 2, 4, 6, and 8 
years. Size 4 requires l? s 
yards of 44-inch material. 
Leave off the cuffs if you 
prefer. Pattern, 12 c. 
No. 1503, below, includes three 
pretty styles for a little girl’s hats. 
They save money, material and time 
spent shopping. Sizes 2, 4 and 6 
years. Materials needed are given on 
pattern envelope. Price of set of 
patterns, 12c. 
No. 1926 shows the popular two material style, easily made and comfortable to wear. This smart new 
pattern cuts in sizes 16 years, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. Size 36 takes 2J4 yards of one 
36-inch material, and 234 yards contrasting. Price, 12 c. 
No. 1728 shows becoming lines for the full figure, with any sacrifice in style. For an everyday or dressy 
frock this is ideal. No 1728 cuts in sizes 86, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46 and 48 bust measure. Size 40 requires 314 
yards 36-inch material, ]/& yard contrasting. Price, 12c. 
To order :—Write name, address, pattern numbers and sizes very clearly; enclose 
proper remittance, and mail to Pattern Department, American Agriculturist, 461 
Fourth Avenue, New York City. 
Be sure to add ten cents to your order! It will bring you the beautiful new 
Spring and Summer Fashion Book, crammed full of smart, up-to-date styles, 
but every one designed with “the average woman” in mind. No extremes but 
lots of unexpected style touches. The book is worth much more. Order promptly 
while the supply lasts. 10 c. 
cJell-0 
c /tmericcis most famous dessert 
—for Sunday night supper 
It seems as though Jell-0 were just made for Sunday 
night suppers, when Mother wants something easy, and 
the Family -wants something festive. Jell-0 is easy »o 
prepare as a cup of tea; you can do it on Saturday for 
Sunday night. And Jell-0 is party-like in its tempting 
flavor and sparkling color. Children love it. There is 
no end of interesting ways to serve Jell-O. Ask for 
a Jell-0 Recipe Book. 
RECIPE 
Cherry-Strawberry 
Pour off juice from a can of 
plain sour cherries, add 
enough water to make one 
pint, heat to boiling point 
and dissolve in it a package 
of Strawberry Jell-O. When 
it begins to harden add the 
drained cherries and one 
half cup nutmeats. Serve 
with whipped cream. 
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