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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1908)
1 HE SUNDA1 OREGOXIAN, PORTLAND, OCTOBER 25, 1903. BOUDOIR GOWNS GIVE WIDE RANGE TO THE HOUSEWIFE TO APPLY ORIGINAL IDEAS EMPIRE AND DIRE CTO IRE MODES HAVE BEEN ADOPTED FOE PRETTY INDOOR COSTUMES "BACK-RESTING" "SELF-REDUCING' FOR MEDIUM AND FOP EVERY TYPE OF STOUT-WOMEN SLENDER FIGURES ri'ii y' V t'mii 1 - bkU 'i ii -i . ;, ' V'-. i 0U YJrTmr "-,-' , Avy i- .-. ; .Nv. ,- I. ... M I IIP ''1kTt I FTEH the fatiguing- hours spent at the modistes In selecting and fitting: the tailored and dinner gowns, the average woman finds It necessary to turn her attention to the essential negligees and matinees which play such an Important role in my lady's wardrobe and which, like the other gowns. .re constantly changing In style. For the matron who has leisure hours and deft fingers the plan ning of one of these dainty concoctions Is a simple matter, and with the as sistance of a few yards of filmy silk or chiffon and a holt of effective lace, the results are usually most gratifying, and enable her to show various degrees of Individuality. Since the recent crnre for the em pire and directolre modes, these same lines are manifest in the pretty bou doir gowns. Number 5 of this collec tion of pictures represents an attrac tive peignoir which is composed of a finely tucked Dresden chiffon, the cape effect outlined with a filmy lace, while m. smart knot of black velvet ribbon gives the required finish. As a sug gestion a pretty short lengthed peig noir which bore a Parisian stamp, and one of the very dainty articles of a recent trousseau was composed of per pendicular lengths of palest blue satin ribbon, one Inch In width which was Joined alternately by heavy ecru lace of the same width and which fell in clinging lines over the hips. As a chic contrast a soft girdle of emerald panne Kreen velvet snugly encircled the waist while a tiny circular collar of the same shade was a smart finish for the neck. Number 2 represents a becoming neg ligee or breakfast gown which is built N :t f iff m' ' on the empire lines and composed of the softest plaited directolre satin of a delicate coral pink, with flower pat tern of a deeper tint and . the merest suggestion of a gold thread. The em pire girdle as well as the collar has for a finish a narrow band of cloth of gold. Many of the new gowns, which ore built on the new directolre lines, quite resemble the reception and dinner gowns worn by the stunning women figured in the old fashioned English prints, which are char acterized in most instances by the short walsted empire style, while the remainder of the material falls In graceful lines to the hem of the gown. Never before has there been such a diversity In color and the shades are not alone confined to street and dinner gowns but are being widely shown in the more intimate house gowns. The taupe shade, while bordering on the more severe tints. Is especially adapted for matrons with silver hair, amethyst is particularly becoming and appropriate for those coming out of mourning, while the pastel shades are not only attractive but generally be coming to both young and old. No. 1 is the front view of model 2 and shows how the empire back view of the girdle gradually tapers to the waist line, where it is held in place by a fancj pin or button. No. 4 and No. 3 are sug gestions for simple and Informal after noon costhmes. The former consists of an accordion-plaited white chiffon with a conventional design In brilliant shades of yellow, while broad bands of Venetian lace and a suggestion of black velvet are used In elaborating the corsage. No. 3, which Is charmingly adapted for an older matron, is composed of a black net with a tiny dot of lavender whloh la worn over a foundation of an amethyst shade of messallne, while a directolre sash, of palest satin figured with em bossed design of velvet, fastens at the waist Una and falls gracefully below the knees. Season at Hand When Pickles Figure in Domestic Economy How Home-Grown Ingredients May Take Place of Exotics in Preparing Many Relishes. BT UIJAX TTNGIJI. WITH the end of the season, . when tomatoes are green Instead of red and peppers are red Instead of gren. the woman with a garden and the woman without one. for that matter, tends to think of pickles and relishes, chowchow. mangoes, .chutneys and store sauces for the Winter months. Of course these various relishes, highly seasoned and strongly acid as many of them are. and composed often of decidedly lndigttble material, cannot be considered particularly wholesome, and are best avoided by children or persons of delicate digestion. But if used with discretion, they are often helpful in making a plain meat dish attractive, or in adding flavor and zest to a soup, sauce, or salad that seems lack in that elusive element which the gourmet calls "character." In connection with all relishes it Is well to bear In mind and adapt the words of Muller, the Teutonic "head of the woods and forests of all India." In one of Kipling's dories. He exhorts his cook to remember that "Worcester sauce, he Is a gondlment and not a fluid." There are pome people who seem to forget that a pickle, also. Is "a Ron Jim em" and not a food. It is perhaps a little late for one of the nicesi and newest rellehes that 1 know "mint grapes." made from the Thompson seedless varietv. After washing and pirktnR over the grapes you cook them In a double boiler or tireless cooker, with bunch of fresh mint, until they are white and swollen. Then cover with white vinegar, adding half a cup of sugar and one-half teaepoonful of salt for every cup of vinegar used- Add a few more sprigs of mint and bring to a bolL Use a few drops of green vegetable coloring or spinach Juice to suggest the mint flavoring and put up in small glass cans or Jelly lasseo. These mint grapes are rather expensive to buy on account of their comparative novelty, but are very easy to make. A passable Imitation can be made in mid-Winter by the use of fine white bleached Sultana ralJtns. These mtwt be soaked and cooked in a little lemon Juice and water until swollen, like the grapes and then similarly treated. They make a good accompaniment for mutton or lamb In place of the conven tional mint Jelly or mint sauce. Another very simple relish is known In different places as "Gunners' De light" or "Ladles' Jjelight." I don't 1 know why or how It got Its name, but this is how it Is made: Take equal parts chopped onions and chopped or grated apples. For every quart of this mixture add half a cup sultanas or seeded raisins and, if ap proved, half a clove of garlic, crushed. Mix well, pack Into Jars and cover with spiced vinegar. This will be ready for use In a week. Chutneys are useful things to have on hand, besides being the proper ac companiment for curries or deviled fish or meats. There Is a wide differ ence In the flavor and quality of the various chutneys sold. Many are Im ported Madras, Tirhoot. Bengal Club. Lucknow, and Indian Mango chutneys being the most well known. These, of course, are made with the fresh Indian spices and fruits, and can only be imi tated at a distance In the home-mads kinds. Ths latter, however, are Inex pensive, and, if carefully made, will prove satisfactory to those who have not been always accustomed to "the real thing." Chutneys are . usually mixtures of acid, hot and sweet flavoring material. One of my favorite and most success ful chutneys has the following In gredients: Kentish cherries, peaches, apples, raisins (two kinds). lemons, vinegar, cloves, alsplce. mace, cayenne, ginger, cinnamon, onions, garlic, salt and celery. It sounds rather uncanny. 1 know, though really very good; but as some of the Ingredients are out of season, I will give instead a well-tested recipe for "East India tomato chut ney" recently sent to me by a "not able housekeeper" (Mrs. fi. Portland), whom I take this opportunity of thank ing. These axe the proportions: Two pounds sugar, four pounds ripe toma tles. one pound sultana raisins, two ounces salt, two ounces mustard seed, one quart vinegar, one-half ounce (or less o taste) cayenne. Skin the tomatoes and cut them In pieces, boll 20 minutes In half the vine gar. Boil the other Ingredients with the rest of the vinegar. Mix all to gether when cold. Let stand (protect ed from dust) four days; then put up in cans, preferably those with glass covers. Here Is an apple chutney, which will keep for years. If necessary: though In our family it never had a chance to do so: Two pounds brown sugar, two quarts brown vinegar (less If the ap ples are very Juicy), four and one-half pounds good cooking apples, weighed after coring and peeling; one and one half pounds raisins (seeded), four ounces salt; one ounce mustard seed, one ounce grated ginger (or horse radish), one-quarter ounce (or less as liked) cayenne, one-half ounce garlic crushed or finely chopped. Cook all together like Jam. It is best cooked slowly and needs careful Btlrring to avoid burning. A little finely chopped celery, or some celery, seed is considered an Improvement by some people. Half the raisins may be chopped, or all may be left whole. Keep the kettle covered to exclude dust and stir every day for a week. Then put up in wide necked bottles with corks and sealing wax, or In Mason Jars. Here Is an excellent recipe for chow chow the Ingredients for which are easily obtainable at present: . One-half peck green tomatoes, 12 green peppers, 2 heads cabbage (medium size), hi peck onions. 14 peck cucumbers. cup salt, 2 ounces pepper corns. 2 ounces allspice, 2 ounces celery seed, V pound mustard seed, 1 pound sugar. Chop the vegetables the meat chopper saves time and strength, and mix with the salt. Put In a bag to drain over night. Next put into a preserving kettle with the sugar and spices and Just enough vinegar to cover. Let come to a boll and bottle. Personally I prefer to add two heads of celery and chop this with the other vege tables Instead of using the celery seed; but both ways are good. Cauliflower might be substituted for the cabbage. If you have a garden don't forget that nasturtium seeds, the seed pods of over grown radishes and similar edible "left overs" are good additions to mixed pickles and chow chows. WOMAN VICTIM OF HATE Doctor's Servant Suffers Mysterious Attack While Alone in House. PARIS. Oct. 24. Extremely mysteri ous Is an affair which occurred at the house of Dn. Berault. five years in prac tice at the neighboring township of Ar genteull. An evening or two ago he went to vlslt some patients, leaving a young widow, who had entered his service a few days before. In charge. When he returned, about midnight, he found the front door ajar and the woman lying Insensible on the floor. Believing her murdered, he rushed to the police station, and came back with the police. Much to the doctor's relief, the ser vant recovered somewhat, and begged them, as she was still dazed, not to hurt her, and finally related her adventure. Hardly had Dr. Berault gone out when she heard a' noise In the hall, and, pro- two men. One of them asked for the physician, and on being told he was out, said he would leave word for him. They entered the study, uninvited, and while one scrawled a few lines his companion began rummaging the draw ers. When the woman remonstrated, she was told: "We are not going to do you any harm." But one of the men struck her and she fell, knocking her forehead against a chair. A piece of linen was shaken In her face, and she lost consciousness. Such was the servant's narrative. The study was in great confusion. All sorts of articles were lying on the floor. On the doctor's desk was the note: "By order of Jeanne, this woman has to disappear. You would not care to have so charming a . woman In your service." It is naturally assumed that the at tack was -committed out of . revenge. When the widow took up her duties, a woman called and Insulted her grossly, another female following suit two days later. ONCE RICH; NOW PAUPER Woman Who Formerly Had Fortune Faints From Hunger in Church. PARIS, Oct. 21. While the beadle in the Church of Saint Lambert, at Bau girard. was making his rounds the other day, he was surprised to find a woman, apparently lifeless, in the nave of the building. After vain attempts to re store her to consciousness, he called In the police. ' arid the woman, who had merely fainted from weakness and want, was conveyed to a hospital, where she has since recovered. She comes of a good family in Peru., and is the aunt of a former Peruvian Minister of War. She had at one time a considerable fortune of her own, but lost it through Ill-advised speculation, and has been in France for some time, perfectly destitute, so much so that fears are now entertained for her rea son. Aiter she had partially recovered at the hospital, she said that she had come here from Havre, where aha had been staying at the Hotel Moderne. and that she was to meet in a few days a lawyer from New York, who had In formed her that she had inherited a sum of nearly J1.00O.O0O from her brother. Un fortunately. It turned out that this sup posed inheritance was - merely an illusion. Olympia Malt Extract, good for grand ma or baby. Only 15-ino of 1 per cent alcohol. Phones Main 671. A 2467. Some women can wear almost any corset; for all corsets except the Nemo are virtually copies of each other, while NEMO CORSETS ARE DIFFERENT All other so-called "reducing" corsets, and imitations of the Nemo, simply squeeze the form and crowd the delicate internal or gans. The Nemo alone gives sup port and comfort. That's where NEMO CORSETS ARE DIFFERENT All other corsets that try to produce the very slender effect of present fashion, if they do reduce the figure, make it impossible for the wearer to breathe" freely or even to sit down. But NEMO CORSETS ARE DIFFERENT because they give the utmost slenderness to every figure stout, medium or slight with perfect comfort whether standing or seated. ' a 5 mi r4- BRING YOU HEALTH iySiOUi' lllCUlU OCID COMFORT AND STYLE $4j 00 Mere than a million STOUT WOMEN will wear no corset but the Nemo "SELF-REDUCING .' Thousands of SLENDER WOMEN already know that the Nemo "BACK-RESTING" Corset relieves backache like magic. No substitute for the Nemo not even a good imitation. NEMO BACK-RESTING CORSET No. 351. A beautiful model, for slender and IT RESTS YOUR BACK." medium figures. Long, sloping, clinging back, flat hip effect, The back steels cannot turn and dig into your flesh. In sizes 18 to 26 NEMO SELF-REDUCING CORSET The oly corset that positively reduces the abdomen "MAKE STOUT WOMEN SLENDER" with increased comfort and absolute hygienic safety. The new Flotning-Back models reduce both abdomen and hips, and make Frincesse effects possible to stout figures: Model No. 312, for tall stout women; No. 320, same model, with Flatning-Back ) jJO 50 Model No. 314, for short stout women; No. 318, samemodel, with Flatning-Back ) O No. 516, mercerized brocade; tall stout; No. 518, same material; short,-stout I $C 00 No.517,Frenchcoutil;tall,Flatning-Back;No.515,Frenchcoutil,bustsupporters ) 9 No. 1000 of finest imported French coutil, new triple reducing straps over hip $10.00 Nemo Corsets are sold in good stores throughout the world. Ask your dealer. Write us for booklet, "Hygienic Figure-Building," free on request KOPS BROS., Mfrs, San Francisco Office, 154 Sutter Street. Gardner Commends Aims of Portland Needlework Guild Declares Society Would Be Much Better Supported if Public, Understood Its Objects and Membership Eequirements. THAT the work of the 'eedlework Guild of America. Is not clearly under stood by the people of Portland, was the opinion expressed recently by Superin tendent Gardner, of the; Boys' and Girls' Aid Society of this city. Mr. Gardner de clares that the branches of the Needle work Guild in Eastern cities distributes many thousands of new garments to char itable Institutions every year, while in Portland the number is not more than 1500. This lack of patronage he believes Is due entirely to the fact that the pur pose of the guild Is not understood or ap preciated by the public Discussing the work of the guild, Mr. Gardner said: "For those who are not conversant with the work of the Needlework Guild, I wish to say that their work is to furnish char itable Institutions with new garments, consisting of stockings, underwear, table and bed linen,' and In fact any and all arti cles of clothing that may be needed. Any person can become a member of this ex cellent society by contributing two or more garments to be given away thus, -a person contributing two towels would be , considered a member. All gifts must be received before October 30. at whleh date they will be on exhibition and the ladies will have a sort of reception. "The different societies have received from the guild a printed form which they are asked to fill out setting forth the number and kind of garments required. This requisition will be followed by the Needlework Guild as nearly as possible, and if enough members were secured they would be enabled to supply new articles for dependents, both children and adults, whloh would be very much more desir able and far more serviceable than the cast off clothing that has to be distributed now by charitable institutions. "I therefore sincerely trust that every one will consider himself In duty bound to contribute his mite towards this worthy charity. Garments can be sent to mem bers of the guild or In care of the Asso ciated Charities. All packages should be plainly marked for the Needlework Guild of America, care of Associated Charities, 303 Jefferson street Following are some of the members: Mrs. James E. Reed, president; Mrs. Alex Burnstein. treasurer; ' Miss A. Cremen. secretary, 408 Twelfth street: Miss Henrietta Failing, Mrs. Will iam Jones, Mrs. Herbert Holman, Mrs. W. C. Alvord and Mrs. William Brew ster." . ENORMOUS LOSS IN COAL Trad Ioses $1,500,000 Weekly, Owing to Cotton Lockout. CONDON, Oct 24. (Special.) The shutting down of 500 mills as the re sult of the cotton-trade lockout has re duced the consumption of engine coal by 700.000 tons per week. Calculated at J2 per ton this represents a loss of trade amounting to tl.BOO.OOO a week. Oldham, the center of the spinning industry. Is the first of the cotton towns to feel the pinch of the lock-out. Of the 320 mills In the town only 20 are now working. It Is not the opera tives who have their look-out pay from their unions to fall back on, who are beginning to feel the pressure of the Industrial warfare, but the shopkeepers, particularly at the small shops, who depended on the custom of the mill girls. No one has the heart to buy any thing short of actual necessities. No new dresses are being made In Old ham Just now, and dressmakers are re ducing the number of their workroom hands, and the milliners' shops. Of which the female cotton operative was the generous patron, are deserted. The situation was discussed at a meeting of the distress oommlttee last night, and the Mayor has summoned a special meeting of the Council for to night, when a deputation from the dis tress committee will make suggestions for providing relief work. Shell Flsll and Sea Foods served as thv hnnlii be at the Perkins GrilL No oa ding Uutiitr. oame face to face with Liiuer oysters In the world. 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