A CHARMING little blouse dress
that will prove wonderfully at
tractive to the small maid Is
5870. It Is a particularly smart little
model and very practical for home
making. The blouse waist Is modlshly
full and crosses slightly in front In
surplice fashion. The up-to-date
sleeves are prettily finished by turned
back flaring cuffs. Gingham, linen,
chambray, and tha light weight wool
ens are all suitable for reproduction.
For a girl of 9 years 3 yards of 36
Inch material will be required.
Glrlfi' Surplice Blouse Dress. No.
5870. Sizes for 8, 0, 10 and 12 years.
This simple, girlish shirtwaist suit
"Every Home Needs
EVERT home needs a sewing room,
permanent, if possible, but at any
rato throughout the stress of
spring and fall work. Even to the wo
man who does her own sewing, It is a
boon beyond culculatlon. Until It is
tried, one has no Idea what comfort lies
in having things right at hand when
needed, nor In knowing that they will
stay there until all need is past.
A spacious airy place Is, of course,
much the best. Failing that, a small
room Is bettor than none at all. A
north light Is preferable; It gives the
longest daylight and the least strain
on the eyes. With a small room, take
out all the furniture not actually re
quired, and fill its place with sewing
requisites.
They are neither many nor costly. The
first is a sheet of unbleached muslin,
big enough to cover the whole floor. Sew
the seams firmly, hem the ends, and
fasten It down with drugget-pins in
each corner. Set the sewing-machine
In the handiest place where a good light
will fall over the operator's shoulder.
See that the chair for it is the right
THE HAPPY HOME COMPANION
AN air of gaiety is one If not the
most attractive quality that a
house companion can display. A
languid, melancholy mood creates a de
pressing atmosphere. If you are sub
ject to low spirits, make haste to-realize
that they must be controlled or
thrown off entirely. Very much more
frequently than you know they are just
a lazy indulgence, and worse still, they
are always decidedly injurious to the
reputation you are trying to build up
as an Influential and lovable person.
Simply because you are not within
eye-shot of strangers, because some
thing has happoned to annoy or dis
tress you, and only the family is 10 be
assembled at dinner, don't assume that
you have the right to bring down to
the table a long and woeful counten
ance on which It would seem that a
smile would never again appear
Your aim, we will lake just now for
granted, is to Imprexs tfie Household
agreeably. To do this esUbllsn with
yourself a 'rule against entering the
TOOTHSOME SWEETS
Peanut Brittlei One cup of dark
molasses, one cup of dark brown sugar,
one tablespoon . of vinegar, one table
spoon of butter, boil together until the
mixture is crisp when dropped into
cold water. Add to this a scant tea
spoonful of baking soda and mix thor
oughly. Have ready two cups of
shelled and freshly roasted peanuts,
split them In halves, cover the bottom
of shallow pans and over them pour
the candy. Set In a very cold place
where it will harden in a few minutes.
Old Fanhloned Molasses Candy! One
cup of brown sugar, two cups of New
Orleans molasses, one tablespoon of
butter, om tablespoon of vinegar. This
mixture abould be boiled without
stirring any more than necessary, and
should be cooked until it fs brittle
when dropped into cold water. Then
pour into greased tins and let stand
until It can be handled comfortably.
Now begins the pulling process. Cover
the hands with a good coating of flour,
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(6971-6680) was Btyllshly developed In
blue serge, trimmed with plaid ma
terial. The yoke effect Is somewhat
novel and very becoming, as it extends
slightly over the sleeves, giving the
wide shoulder so essential to present
styles. The gored circular skirt has
proved very becoming to the young
girl, as It gives extra fulness at the
foot, so necessary in a skirt of this
length. The trimming bands that or
nament the lower edge are Included in
the pattern, but may be omitted If
plain effect is desired. For a girl of
14 years 1 yards of 44 Inch material
will be required for the blouse and 3
yards for the skirt, or if trimming
height, also that it is light and free
of obtrusive angles and knobs. A bent
wood chair Is on many accounts the
best. If It Is too Tiigh for comfort, have
the legs sawed off.
Always clean a machine thoroughly
before beginning a sewing campaign.
The first thing is to deluge every work
ing part with kerosene, and leave it
several hours. Then wipe off the kero
sene with a clean flannel, rubbing hard
If gummed oil remains. Wet the
treadle-joints again with kerosene. If
the upper works still, show dirt and
grime, and particularly If they run
hard, take them off and boil them twen
ty minutes with a handful of washing
soda in the water. Rinse by pouring
boiling water over, under, and through
them; It is best done from the spout of
a tea-kettle. After rinsing set In a hot
place for half-an-hour. Next put the
works In place, oil plentifully with the
very best machine-oil, run at top speed
a minute, then wipe off superfluous oil,
tighten up nuts and screws, see that
the feed Is unclogged, and that the
presser-foot stands true; also that the
dining room with anything less than a
light step and an expression of open
good humor. Come into breakfast not
only with a shining morning face but
a shining morning manner, and give
your greetings all around with a look
and in a tone that flatteringly Imply
that you are very pleased to see your
relatives again and that you are rady
to take a most prompt and affectionate
Interest In them.
Yours, you may complain, Is a try
ing, busy, easily Irritated and very in
fprmal family; that the members have
a way of dropping Into breakfast with
just nods; some of the children come
down with the aspect of having got
out of bed very much on the wrong
side, and that, therefore, the field for
Instituting reforms is not promising.
As a matter of fact it is an 'Ideal
field where you can create a favorable
Impression and break the sullen ten
sion of tempers by your amlab'.e "good
morning" and by gently insisting on
trying to be the pleasantest possible
company over the coffee and rolls.
or butter If preferred, and pull the
candy until it Is too stiff to be. worked
any longer; then place on a board and
cut or break Into small pieces.
Pnnocliat Two cups of dark brown
sugar, scant cup of milk, tablespoon of
butter. Boil this until you can see the
bottom of the pan when stirring the
mixture, add a liberal teaspoon of va
nilla, and take off and beat until al
most cool. Then add as many chop
ped nut meats as possible. Pour into
buttered pans and mark off In squares
when slightly cooled. The success of
this candy lies In the fact of taking It
off the fire at the crucial moment. If
cooked too long, It will all granulate;
if not sufficiently long. It will be tough.
Butter Scotch i This ia a very simple
and wholesome candy. Take one cup
of sugar, one cup of molasses and one
half cup of butter. Boll steadily for
about twenty minutes, take off and
pour very thin Into buttered pans. I
bands- are used, ! yards will be re
quired. Hisses' Blouse. No. S071. Sizes for
14, IS, 16, and IT years.
Misses' Five Gored Circular Skirt, in
habit back or with an inverted box
pleat. No. B6.10. Sizes for 14, 15, 16
and 17 years.
This Illustration calls for two sepa
rate patterns. ..
Scotch plaid Is represented In this
child's pleated dress (5965), which Is
made over a fitted lining. The closing
Is effected Invisibly on the left side
under the pleat, and the kilt pleated
skirt Is attached to the waist, a belt
of the material or of leather being
a Sewing Room" and
needle is properly set, and the machine
Is ready for. use.
Fasten to the wall, back of the ma
chine or beside It, a set of hanging
pockets, at least a dozen in number.
Mark each plainly with the sort of
thread it is meant to hold, as "Black
Silk, No. A," or '.'White Cotton, No.
60." At bottom of the pockets hang a
book of flannel leaves numbered from
one to ten, and holding needles of sizes
to match their numbers. Another set
of marked pockets, for bindings, stay
casing, buttons, hooks and eyes, cray
ons, chalk, basting cotton, and so on,
should be put on the wall where
it can be reached from the low sewing
chair provided for hand-work. If the
low chair has rockers, all the better;
only they must not be aggressive. Each
set of pockets can be backed with a
square of denim. Sew small brass ringB
to the corners to slip over screw-hooks
In the walls. Thus they can be put up
without defacement. In a permanent
sewing room It is helpful to tack up
on the wall the plates after which the
A ROLL-UP WINDOW SCREEN
1 S
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S. E. Snedecker Is the patentee of the
window screen shown here, which la de
signed to roll up like a window shade.
He claims for It that It can be attached
to any window frame as easily as any
Nigger Headsi Two cups of brown
sugar, two-thirds of a cup of sweet
cream, one tablespoon of butter. Boll
for about fifteen minutes. Strain this
through a sieve and add to It one tea
spoon of pure vanilla extract Thicken
with freshly grated cocoanut. Drop In
small balls or cakes on well greased
paper In tins, and stand in a moderate
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worn. The full bishop sleeve Is gath
ered In a prettily shaped cuff, and a
narrow turn-over collar gives a dainty
finish to the neck. Cashmere, serge,
challls, and any of the plaids or
checks that are now so fashionable and
the washable fabrics are all suitable to
the development. The medium size will
require 4 yards of 36 inch material.
Child's Pleated Dress. No. 5065.
Sixes for 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 0 years.
Dame Fashion has created no end of
pretty things for the little folks thiB
season, but nothing quainter than this
little model (6947) has appeared for
some time. The front' and back are
cut in one piece and suggests the
garments of the moment are . to be
fashioned.
Two more bent-wood chairs, a fold
ing cutting-table, a low dresser with
big mirror and broad shallow draw
ers, should also find place in the sew
ing room. Set apart one drawer for
linings and findings of all sorts, as
crinoline, whalebone, wadding, and
canvas. Keep another drawer for un
cut stuffs, and a third for unfinished
work. A bigger table with drawers
and folding-leaves, for cutting big
things like skirts, Is a very present
help, space permitting. In the table
drawers keep shears, small scissors,
a whet-stone, several tape measures,
and at least half-a-dozen thimbles.
Thimbles seem endowed with a certain
malign Intelligence, and lose them
selves past finding if their loss stops
work. If it is, through plentiful sub
stitutes, a matter of no consequence,
they discover themselves upon the least
provocation. Set this big table against
the wall if possible, and just above It
swing a broad flat pocket sacred to
patterns. Fold each pattern flat, and
screen now in use, and that another ad
vantage is that It can be made to cover
the entire window so that both sashes
of the window might be opened at the
same time to obtain better ventila
tion. oven to dry.
Cream Tsffyi Four cups of soft
white sugar, two cups rf water, one
half cup of vinegar, one tablespoon of
butter. Boll all together until It
hardens in cold water, then flavor
with either vanilla or lemon, as pre
ferred. This candy should be pulled
until perfsotlr wtilts.
Princess effect. The skirt Is shirred
at the upper edge, but may be simply
gathered If preferred. The sleeves are
In the fashionable kimono style, and
the neck Is cut low enough to slip on
easily over the head. Cream colored
challls was used for the making, trim
med with ribbon run beading. The
mode Is equally suitable for the light
weight woolens and the wash fabrics,
such as linen and pique. For a child
of 6 years 3 yards of material Sf
Inches wide will be needed.
Little Girls' Over-Blouse Dress. No.
B047. Sizes for 4, 0, 8 and 10 years.
A plain, comfortably fitting wrapper
is a most useful garment to possess,
a Model One is Here Described
keep It In a separate big envelope
plainly marked with sort and size.
Always press a pattern smooth with a
warm, not a hot, iron before using It.
If a hot Iron muBt be used, let the pat
tern He a while, so It will not cling and
curl troublesomely to the hands.
There should be two smoothing-irons
one heavy, one light, with, either wood
en or asbestos-covered handles. An
oil stove Is the best thing to heat them
with. Properly managed, It makes
neither smell nor soot It has the
great advantage over gas that It oan be
set wherever it Is most convenient A
wooden box a foot or so square will
hold both the stove and the Irons. By
tacking sheet-tin over the top, which
must be hinged on, It makes a good
resting-place for the lighted stove.
Irons presuppose a press-board,
which is an Ironing-board In minia
ture, with rounded ends and rounded
edges over which to shape the most
obviously crooked seams. Cover the
prB8-board with gray flannel, to be
removed and washed once a year. In
LITTLE THINGS
TO the average mother, baby is beautiful.
The pink-and-whiteness of babyhood,
peculiar to mere good health, often dis
arms criticism. If the mother notices that
Baby's nose is a bit too flat or too broad, or
the fingers a trifle ill-shaped, or the scalp
shows a tendency to scales or dandruff, she
is very apt to cover the defects with rap
turous kisses and murmur that Baby will
outgrow these defects.
This Is not fair to Baby, particularly
If It be a girl. Tn later years she will
turn upon her mother and Inquire pa
thetically "Why didn't you have my
nose straightened when I was a baby?"
The health of a 'baby should demand
first attention from the mother, and
directly this is assured, she owes It to
her offspring to enhance every physical
charm and reduce, as far as possible,
every physical defect. There are
many minor operations which are not
dangerous to the child, nor very ex
pensive, even when a first-class sur
geon Is employed, and this step, taken
when the features are Boft and pliable,
before the full growth Is attained, will
save the child much mental suffering
in later years.
There are also many malformations'
of a minor character which the mother,
can reduce simply by home-made de-1
vices and careful massage. Therefore,
mother of a now-born and apparently
healthy babe, look It over carefully,
with a view to ensuring the child's full
share of good looks In future years.
For Instance, your baby may have
wiat Is commonly known as a pug
nose. Novelists soften the term by de
scribing the nose as retrousse. But by
either name it will be a source of much 1
grief to Its owner In later years. And
yet it lies In your power to reduce that '
defect, right now. while the bones are
soft and pliable. How often you sit
with baby on your knee, fondling the
dimpled hands and smoothing the
silky hair. Why not take the same
time to reform the 111 shnpen lllll
nose? It looks cute and saucy In thai
midst of baby dimples, but It will give!
and as necessary for the young girl as
tor her mother. This one (6926) is ex
ceedingly simple in construction, and
equally suited to the lovely flowered
lawns and the soft woolens, such as
albatross and challls. The sleeves may
be In flowing style or gathered Into a
band at the wrist. Tucks in the front
and back lend an easy fulness to the
mode. The neck is prettily finished by
a round collar. For a girl of 14 years
5 yards of 86 Inch material will be
required.
Mlmiea' Wrnpper. No. S025. Sizes for
8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 years.
Patterns will be sent to any address
on receipt of ten cents by Marjorle
addition, have a white cover, cotton or
linen, to go over the flannel when
dainty colors must be pressed.
A lap-board, with a yard-meaBure
marked bn the top, is a great conveni
ence. Set it up back of the low sewing-
chair, but in easy reach. From
one arm of this chair hang a small,
compact 1ln-cushlon cram-ful of sharp,
clean pins and big-eyed bastlng-need-leB.
From the other suspend a small
closed box with a Bll cut In the lid,
and the end of a reel of basting-cotton
pulled up through the slit. Basting
cotton has even more' than the thim
ble's knack of losing Itself. It Is a
wary seamstress, Indeed, who gets
around both.
Small things, as yokes, Btraps, gus
sets, and so on, have the same amiable
propensity. The white sheet on the
floor effectually balks it. Further, It
helps the eyes by diffusing and pro
longing a soft equal light. Incident
ally, it saves the carpet or the floor
from lint, and makes the occasional
brushing up very much easier.
TO MAKE THE BABY BEAUTIFUL
the face a characterless look In later
years. '
With your thumb and forefinger, start
at the bridge of the nose, and with a
firm but not heavy pressure, stroke the
feature down and out. picturing men
tally as you work the exact shape you
would like the nose to become. That
Is, do not rub down and In toward the
mouth, but always out as drawing the
nose to a point. If the nose is well
formed at the bridge, but flat and
broad at the nostrils, begin to massage
It close to the face, just above the
mouth, and draw the nose outward.
If you do this for fifteen minutes at
a time or even less, whenever you are
holding the baby, or sitting beside Its
crib. Bay four times a day, you will
gradually work a wonderful transfor
mation in the objectionable little fea
ture and without Injury to the child.
Do not under any circumstances use
the little Instrument which looks
something like a clothespin with a
spring, and which is used by adults
for reducing the size of the nostrils.
This will make the baby acquire the
habit of breathing through the mouth
Instead of the nose.
Perhaps your baby has a well formed
face, but projecting ears. They do not
cause much comment now, but as time
progresses the tendency to spring
away from the head will Increase
rather than diminish. Be very careful
In holding the baby or laying It down
that the ears are laid back perfectly
flat, and that neither pillow or blanket
Ih In a position to thrust the ears for
ward. Whenever you put the baby to
sleep, tie the ears back or down with
a strip of soft fabric like liberty silk
or chiffon. Make the bandage just
wide enough to hold the ears In place
and tie It under the chin as you would
a bonnet. But nover tie it tightly or
have the band of such heavy material
that the child will notice It. If the
pressure Is annoying, the child will be
restless In Its sleep. But with a band
age of this sort properly made and
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Dane, 43 West Thirty-fourth street.
New York City.
To avoid delay, do not fail to state
size of pattern desired, and be sure to
write name and address plainly.
The Marjorle Dane Catalogue of Fall
and Winter styles Is now ready. This
book contains a complete assortment
of practical, up-to-date designs for la
dles', misses' and children's garments,
the newest embroidery designs, prac
tical suggestions on home dressmak
ing, how to make fancy articles and
useful household and beauty hints.
A copy of the book will be forward
ed to any address by Miss Dane on re
ceipt of ten cents In coin or stamps.
There are just two more absolute
sewing-room requirements ft covered
wicker-basket for scraps, bundles, and
general odds and ends, and a light but
commodious waete-basket. A folding
clothes-horse, to hold work In hand, Is
desirable. So Is a big separate mirror
that may be turned at any angle, and a
form tor fitting and draping.
Even where the house-mother does
the sewing, It is a great waste to
skimp In findings or thread; Indeed, In
any small requisite. With a hired seam
stress, such waste Is not only cruel, but
wicked. She must be paid for her time,
and cften loses more, piercing and con
triving how to make five cents' worth
answer for ten, than would half finish
a garment. This applies with double
force to making over old garments. If
it needs must be done, have everything
unpicked, sponged, pressed, even dyed,
before the dressmaker comes. It Is
well, further, to make up one's mind
as one unmakes a frock. Waiting for
the seamstress to make up both to
gether is generally costly and seldom
satisfactory.
applied, the healthy baby who sleeps
nearly half of every twenty-four hours
will soon show tha good effects of this
Blmplo treatment
Watch the baby's fingers carefully.
If they show a tendency to blunt flat
or spreading ends, massage them re
ligiously. Start at the base of tha fin
gers, near the palm, and rub toward a
Joint, so that your own thumb and
forefinger, after leaving the tip of tha
baby's finger, will touch. Round the
flnger nails In cutting them, too, and
never, never cut them straight across,
giving a blunted shape to the tiny
fingers.
The next article of this series will
discuss the air which the baby
breathes, and how fresh air and foul
affect Baby's good looks. The third
article will consider the care of Baby's
hair, eyelashes and eyebrows, and tha
entire series will be of practical value
to the mother who knows that preven
tion in babyhood Is worth ten times
the remedies needed In girlhood.
A Chafing Dish Recipe
Clams Newbursr. Prepare three
dozen clams by removing all the hard
section and steeping the soft part In
boiling water for one minute. Lay in
your chafing dish with half a gill of
sherry. Add a dash of salt, some cay
enne pepper and a saltspoon of nut
meg grated. Simmer briskly for one
minute. Then add one and a half gills
of cream and one gill of cold milk.
Simmer gently for five minutes. Beatj
three eggs In two tablespoons of cream
and add these with half an ounce of
butter. Stir very gently for three
minutes or until the cream forms, but
be careful not to let the eggs curdle.
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