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THE SUNDAY OREC.OSTAX, PORTLAND, DECE3IBER 11, 1910. 6 SOME PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS FOR HOLIDAY GIFTS TO BE SENT AWAY HOW about that Kris Kringle box of yours la It filling; up? Per haps the box la really a big wash basket set away in an obscure nook, or merely a dresser drawer which has been emptied of all else for the pur pose: yet again. If there are curious youngsters In the family It may be an unused trunk with a secure lock and key. so that no prying little noses, by accident or otherwise, will be smelling out the Christmas secrets beforehand. At any rate, and by all means, you should surely hare a Kris Kringle cor ner of some sort set apart at this date, and It should already be filling up perceptibly with the gifts that are to gladden your family and friends on the morning of "peace on earth and good will to men." "Nothing on earth has helped me so much with my holiday problems as has that Kris Krlngle box idea.- says a rare-free little woman, whose box is full to overflowing. "It wa away back In June that I received the lucky -Impetus to start my box. I was shopping with a friend who bought two of the very daintiest little linen centerpieces Imaginable at a half price sale. The pieces were so exquisite and so un usual a bargain that I sighed and -nmud the rriifl that 1 was already well supplied with eucli things. 'So am V said mr friend, "but I am buy ing these for Christmas presents. They'll be the beginning of my Kris Krlngle box." Then she told me how he had set apart a large creton-cover-fd ehirtwalst bex for tne suitable bar sains that she picked up throughout the Summer and FalL Not the least advantage, she said, was that Instead of coming out of the December pay check, the price of the presents was distributed along through half a year, a little al a time. Bargain sale fig ures, too. made for economy In the long run and the presents were much more appropriate and represented more, worth for the expenditure than they i-ould possibly have been if hastily Slithered together in the rush of .hrlstmas shopping. I bought a cen terpiece, too. Then I went - straight home and cleared out a steamer trunk lhat was only taking up space. Into It I put the centerpiece wrapped In tis sue paper, and ever since that time I have been adding other things that were real bargains, from time to time. On the first day of lecember I made out my list, and had a delightful tittup ilecldl:ig what I would give to who. Testerday I bought plenty of tissue paper. Santa Claus stickers, red rib bon, tinsel string, etc.. for wrapping all tl.e gifts gaily, and now I am col lecting boxes for the things that have to be mailed. Unit before Christmas 1 shall be all ready, and really, my porketbook hasn't felt the c rain at all. .ind 1 am as happy as a li.rk about It alL" A gift box started at this late date assuredly lacks some of the advantages of one that dates back as far as green, flower-spangled June. But If begun even now. It cannot fall to help In the purchasing problems, and prevent con fusion. Keep In It a list of all those to whom you Intend to give presents, and check ott the names as soon as the gift has been decided upon and pur chased. The purchase of such fancy boxes as you wish to use. and of tissue and Christmas ribbon, stickers and other holiday decorations, should e made at once. The prettiest ot tnese drcoratinns go early, and during the last few days it Is always very dif ficult to get ribbon and tinsel of the kind you wish, po not be afraid to procure an abundance of all these things that count for so much In giv ing the present a Christmas atmos phere. If there Is any tissue, ribbon, stickers or supplies of the sort left over. It ran be left In the Kris Krlngle box for next year's needs. Not the least difficult thing to do Is to decide upon the kind of gift to make or purchase for those who live it a distance. The expense and risk of shipment by mall or express must always be considered, so that nothing heavy or breakable should be decided upon. Nothing could be mere accept able to a woman, or as a gift for a liiarrli-d couple, than good selection In linen, such a set of dollies, a pret ty lunch rloih. dinner napkins. dresser or bouffrt runners, a dalnly center piece for the dining table, or a pair of fine hemstitched pillow slips. These are all very light and. If wrapped prop erly, can be sent through the malls without risk, for a fw cents. Smooth ly folded, wrapped In tissue, and tied with tinsel string or red ribbon, linen pieces make very "Christmassy" gifts, sn.l if a few of the Jolly Santa Clans heads, or other gay sttrkera uro pasted bere and there on the tissue, and used to decorate the outside wrappings of the parrel, which should be tied with strong red cord, the effect Is even bet ter. In pasting the stickers on the out a de wrappings, be careful not to place any of them across the edges of the paper, ss I'ncle Sam would construe this as scaling the parkaae. and there fore require double the postage, or ask you to rut the stickers loos. sn that the package would not be scaled. If ou have a number of little nieces, about party-going slxe. do not forget that a pretty little fan. Juvenile size. slth perhaps a string of tiny heads or a narrow velvet ribbon attached to the i.andle to put around the neck, would elicit squeals of delight from the small coquette vh" receives It. Some of thes. very daintily fashioned of Ivory stlcka and marahout feathers or tiny strlcli tips In pretty colors, were on sale In one of the big department stores recently as low as : cents. Another charming gift for a little girl, and one that will cost only a trifle, is a diminutive silver thimble, leltered with the nam or Initial of the recipient. Tils la the sort of gift that Is tressured In after years, when the little flncers have long since outgrown the tMmhle. Itoys are a little more difficult to choose for. but a never-falling delight. If the lad Is old enough to make the gift a safe one. Is- a new pocket-knife with good blades, that 111 stand the real b-st of whittling out the how of a battleship, or whatever else the youngster may be engaged upon. Boys soon learn to know a good blade from a poor one. and If you would not bring your 12-year-old nephew's scorn upon you. do not send Mm a knife with a pretty handle and tin blades. Warm woollen mittens, in soft white or dainty colors, are always a suitable and useful gift for youngsters of either sex and any age. Tied together with a pretty ribbon, and wrapped with alt the gay Christmas trappings, a pretty pair of mittens that "Just tit" will de light any child. These may be mailed In the family parcel, without any per ceptible addition to the postage. The dainty tea apron la an always welcome gift, for either maid or ma tron, and one that can be sent by mall. f one has not the knack oi making these, nor the time to do o. they can be selected at the stores. If discrim ination la used, soma very pretty aprons can be purchased at small cost. The dotted swlss patterns are always at tractive and will launder and wear much better than some of the other sheer materials. Single pieces of silver, berry spoon, or salad fork, or even, a set of oyster forks are acceptable pres ents, and may be sent throngh the malls fsfely. Some of the brass fern recep tees now being shown in the Portland stores, are very light, and wtll make a charming gift for tie mother If filled with the wrapped gifts for her flock of little owes and mailed In a strong box that will prevent the piece of thin brass from being bent In case a weight Is thrown upon It. These run be had from 0 cents up. depending upon the le. and many of them have brass chains for hanging, if a gift is to he presented in person, what could be more acceptable than a growing fern, set In one of these pretty brass bowls? The question of gifts for masculine relatives or friends Is always a diffi cult one. But If there is any founda tion for tha funny man's squibs and the cartoonists pictured absurdities. It should be said right here: "Avoid nerktles and cigars as you would a pestilence." Kven If you know the kind of t'e that would g!sdd"l the eye of your husband, remember that neckties are under the ban. and that be would rather choose his own. Neck tiea are the expected thing, so give , such as a I 77 , , . . . , , . . . - , f. . . J ' jjj WmMm II'' -I mu mtm FINE COATS AND HATS FOR HERE little girls" hats and coats concerned this Is a season decided plcturesquenesa. That applies, .of course, only to the dressier things, for practical examples In millinery and wraps for little folk show many styles of the plainest and most ordinary description. For girls under S there Is a particular coat style so becoming to all wearers and so eas ily put together that eiery mother should consider it for the smarter wrap. This Is the kimono model that fastens over with one button at the waist, and wllh revers that fold often below It. The sleeves may be the usual shapeless things, rather tight for warmth, or else wider and gathered Into a cuff. Such coats require next to no fitting, and If there Is a bias seam down the shoulder and along the outside of the sleeve grace is assured. On a stylish little figure the kimono coat is Indeed bewitching, and as many of them are made of velvet with match ing hats the ensemble Is very rich. Sometimes the fine coat is made of corduroy in a pale color a faint mouse color or a brownish -cream with a long-haired fur for the graceful collar and a matching band on the hat. . With this getup a huge muff cf the fur, or else one of the coat material, is a dashing finish. And all three pieces the coat, hat and muff. If It Is In the last shape may be made at home. Never waa fashion kinder to the mother who must do all the sewing for the I'ltlo fa;ni:y. for In essential points models are dally growing simpler, and almost everything has a home-made look. With some of the French mod els, in fact, the great designer plainly him a surprise by choosing something else. As to cigars, they are very com mon at holiday time, and therefore at a discount when it comes to apprecia tion, even if you know the brand he smokes and choose these with scrupu lous care. In the matter of pipes, or other smoking paraphernalia, it Is different. There are all manner of ash trays, smoking stands and tabourettes. etc., to choose from, and a tasteful smoking coat Is another suitable gift. A touch ot gaiety Is allowable on smoking cost or bath robe, and if you axe handy with I the embroidery needle, the emblem of his favorite lodge, the Greek letter monogram of his college fraternity, or other personal insignia may 03 done In gay silks upon pocket, cuffs or lapel. A cane la good for an aged gentle man, and a good umbrella Is another practical and acceptable gift. Slippers have been somewhat overdone, but If chosen with discrimination are among the acceptable things. For a bachelor, a pillow top embroidered with some siiltshle design, such ss a fraternity or lodge emblem, is good. Avoid the. perishable frill of lace-edged muslin, however, and present only the more durable, uncompromisingly masculine kind of color. The embroidered mus lin pillow, with its berlbboned frills, is charming In the feminine boudoir, but Is distinctly nut of place in the haunt of a bachelor. If you are going to have any en graving done for Christmas, buy your puts In some of his most effective kinks at the last moment. The tall of a coat too wide will be caught to gether clumsily at the side with one or more buttons, the fullness In sleeves fastened down the same way, and so on. As for finishings on the Inside the French maker scorns them.- He looks only for effect the tout ensem ble. The kimono coats and the hats with high, puffy crowns and brims that go down to the ears that accord so well with them are especially good for home making on account of their very simplicity and clumsiness. The hats are on the order of the Russian turbans made for women, but though the crowns are extravagantly high there Is commonly a babyish fall of lace or a soft puff of the hat ma-! terlal about the face. Even If fur Is used In a band above, this face frill of pretty lace or the softening puff will be seen. Fur will be as much used for trim ming children's mld-Wlnter coats and hats as for grown-up clothes. And where the youngster is kept In white, and the mother can afford it, never were there auch chances for pretty ef fects as can be found In rabbit skin. Coats, caps and rfnuffs of this lovely fur, picked out with black points like ermine, are charming for ages below 6. for -after that age few mothers con tinue the extravagance of all white. But this snowy ge-up. white from crown to coat hem and white shoes as well win be the distinctive thing for girls of any age. iiinchllla. fox. mink, beaver and atone marten are other .Tura allowed J sliver gifts at once, and get them into the hands of the engraver Immedi ately. If you do not, you will find that they will not be done in time. Even now the engravers are very busy, and when the full tide of the Christ mas rush comes upon them. It will be impossible to get your work done in time for sending away. By the wy, In these days of kodaks and snapshot pictures, the photograph ing supplies' shops offer some very fine Christmas suggestions, small cameras. very simple to operate, may be had at very low figures, and would he an unending source of delight to tho toy and girl with an aptitude for utilizing tt. Enlargements of good views and personal pictures may be had at sur prisingly low figures, on good paper, and when these are daintily . tinted and tastefully framed, they make a charming gift. V A general tour through all the Port land marts where holiday goods are offered, is an advisable thing for one whose mind Is confused as to what should be chosen. Take with you a pencil and notebook, and write down the possibilities, with their prices, as you notice them. . Visit the offerings In brass, inquire the prices, llien Jot down the possibilities you see there, with the range of prices st which they may be bought. Go to the other de partments, and note the possibilities there, in the same way. When you get home with your notebook full, you will find It an easy matter to choose a gift for each name on your list, and figure up the total. Then you can go to the stores again and do your buvlng. Make a second list of alter natives, in case the first gift chosen has been "all sold out." SMALL MAIDS children, but Instead of the" old neck piece a thick silk handkerchief is now folded about the shoulders and throat Inside the coat. This is far more suita ble for young children than a tight fur piece about tho throat, and, besides, it Is now the stylish caper. For the home making of a simple coat, hat and muff which would look elegant and yet be not too expensive, there Is a coating material with a swansdown surface which Is dellclously cuddlesome In effect and fact. Indeed, this material, which has a smooth twill at the underside. Is the next thing in warmth to an eiderdown quilt, and In white or pale blue It has a most Juve nile look, but a golden brown or ele phant gray would be a smarter color for any age, unless the coat and its attendant furnishings are reserved for the dressiest use. A stunning sack coaf of this woolly coating seen recently was of elephant gray with very deep shawl revers at the front of the same, edged with a black silk braid. The puffed crown of the Russian hat was of the coating, and the border of black ottoman silk, a stiff black paint brush making the lift at the left. A shirred muff, showing the black and gray cunningly blended, completed the dashing get-up. In making a muff of a coat material it is usual to have the center of the coat stuff, with border bands of the trimming. If the coat is silk trimmed, the pretty muff may be all of the same goods and tied about with a wide rib bon ending at one side with a round, soft bow. But there are endless ways to make the muffs, and If one has nat ural taste any individual onca Is not oniy permissible, but advisable. . CHRISTMAS PARTY FROCKS MISSES AND THE DECEMBER has ushered in much pretty party finery for the younger generation, both shops and private makers presenting little .frocks for Christmas-tree and dance wear that are sometimes as cheap as tney are cnarm- Ins. Indeed, since the smart prejudice Is for the simpler thing, a little gown that may cost half the price of a more elaborate one is often far the prettier of the two. Nothing can exceed the appropriate ness of pure white for young persons and so, as ever, the majority of the gala costumes for misses and small girls are of this original sort, though where all white Is thought unbecoming colored ribbons will set It off bewltch Ingly. With the tinted things, the color Is of the palest, the faintest azure, wild rose pink, corn-silk yellow and new leaf green providing the tones so ra diant against fresh young cheeks. These colors, which are displayed in all the thin tissues of the season, and In silk, satin and chiffon-velveteen, will be set off with effective lace, this forming yokes, undersleeves and skirt bands of various sorts. Dark fur, too, in the narrowest bands will be used with the smartest effect upon a delicately tinted gauze and velveteen, this touch creat ing a very Parisian look. The fur is brown or black, and skunk is the skin generally used. I'pon the sheer white textiles, mull, swlss, veiling, marquisette, etc., Dres den ribbon is an effective and not too expensive garniture, and in the most lovely patterns and tints this may be set Into the gown material (in the bod ice and skirt) and veiled over with the dress goods. Hand work Is ever pres ent In the more exquisite of the wash materials, hemstitching, drawn threads, herringbone and needle run tucks giv ing a demure and childish look to such textures as mull, handkerchief linen, and fine lawn. , The preferred model for all girls np to 16 is a one-piece gown, and though for the bigger maids this is sometimes separated at the waist line for con venience In making, the design still affects a one-piece look. All bodices fasten at the back, and a thin, high stock and Dutch neck are ' equally smart. The most effective sleeve is three-quarter or elbow length, but economical mothers buy extra little un dersleeves so as to make the short sleeved gown useful for other than merely gala evening occasions. The skirts In thin materials are invariably gathered or tucked at the top, but if there is a flaring flounce at the bot tom it Is bound to be topped by the narrow band used everywhere for skimping the effect that is, for misses, for the skirts of a small girl may flare straight from the waist. The pictures displayed give some lit tle frocks for girls from 6 up to 16. though maids of 18 may very well wear the older styles. The mother who makes her children's clothes will find the simple designs very convenient for home sewing. Picture A Three frock3 In very pretty models show here the sort of things that are needed by young girls who are called upon to have some species of gala costume and cannot af ford extravagance. The dress at the left of the picture is of white linen lawn, over a blue lawn slip. Two sorts of lace are used, orue showing a sort of embroidery on lawn and the other Valenciennes. This last is employed for the stock and lower sleeve bands. A folded girdle of pale blue louisine, silk Is a charming finish to this dainty frock, which is set off by a long neck chain and locket of imitation tur quoise. Other materials suited to this sown are marquisette, veiling, Swiss and thin silk. The middle dress is of novelty voile In wild-rose pink, with garnishlngs of cream lace and black fur. Shirring oVer cqrds Is used effectively for part of the yoke, and for the belt, hip bands and sleeve gatherings, and the dark note of the fur is repeated in a girdle of black panne velvet. The dress is hung over a white silk slip. The pretty girl with the long .stemmed rose wears a frock In exactly the same color American . Beauty red. With this lovely material is combined a beaded trimming on chiffon in a matching color, and the crush belt of panne and the silk undersllp are also In the same rich tone. The kimono top of the bodice, which is divided from the bottom by a wide band of the beaded trimming, Js a novel feature, and though the skirt band nvuj seem a lit tle tight it is necessary for a skrVt of this much gathered sort. Numerous Inexpensive veilings can be found in delightful evening tints, which, with a little cheap thin silk, would adapt themselves to this model. There are also many daintily patterned silks of a girlish sort that are suited to' it. and since such fabrics are re garded as Summer materials they are sometimes very cheap. The model would not do for any goods with much body, as thinness is required for the profuse gathering. Picture B These two small girls wear frocks of a very sensible sort, and despite their elaborate air they both may be made of very modest texture. The dress of the bigger girl is of a French challle in pale silver gray and blue, a gray brocaded silk, embroid ered over with a spot of blue to match the gown goods, being - used for the trimming. This trimming forms a very pretty suspender effect on the long bodice, and shapes a V yoke back and front below a guimpe filling of tucked white silk mull. The brocade also forms the belt and a dashing little coattail effect at the.sides of the skirt. A solid and very useful dress may be made of cashmere 'In this manner, yet swiss, too, would be charming In it, this plain or figured and with swlss embroidery for the banding. ' Mull and Dresden ribbon may likewise be em Answers to Correspondents By LIUIAN TINGLE. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 5. Will you kindly print recipe for Graham cookies, made with sour cream, and bran cookies. Also, would like yjur recipe for potato yeast, if not too much trou ble. Thanking you in advance, MRS. R. C. L. Graham cookies One cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons melted butter; 1 table spoon molasses; 1 cup granulated su gar; 1 egg; grated rind of 1 lemon; a little nutmeg, if liked; 1 level teaspoon soda; 2li cups graham flour. A few raisins washed and seeded may be used for decoration. Beat the egg; then add all other ingredient except the flour and soda. Sift these together and stir Into the other ingredients. Drop from a teaspoon upon a greased baking sheet, leaving 2 inches between each. Sprinkle with granulated sugar and put a raisin on each. Bake in a moderate oven. Bran cookies Creani one-third cup; butter or mixed shortening.- Beat in 1 cup sugar, 1 egg white, and, by de grees and alternately. cup water and cup flour, the latter sifted with 14 teaspoonful soda and lYt teaspoon ful cream of tartar, or 2 level tea spoons baking powder. Add bran until the mixture can be easily rolled. Roll out thin; cut in squares or diamonds: prick over, and bake until crisp, but not overbrowned. Let me know if this is not what you want. Some people call "bran cookies" the plainer salt bran wafers, sometimes ordered in cer tain forms of digestive difficulty. Bran cookies and bran wafers are both, as a rule, too irritating to be given to children unless by medical advice. Potato yeast Pare four large pota toes; grate one quickly into a large saucepan: pour on two quarts boiling water and stir until It boils vigorously. Grate the rest of the potatoes, adding them, little by little, to the mix ture so that they have no time to dis color. Stir each time and raise to boil ing point. Add Yt cup salt and Yt cup sugar. Cool to lukewarm and stir in some yeast for a "starter." This may be one point of previously made potato yeast; or a cake of fresh com pressed yeast, worked with a teaspoon ful of sugar in cup lukewarm water; or one cake dried yeast, soaked in a cup of - cold water. Mix thoroughly and let stand, to "work," some hours, or overnight, if convenient, at a tem perature of 68 degrees Fabr. Beat well several times while rising. When well risen, beat again thoroughly; then put into front Jars, closing securely, and store In a very cool place. It is a good plan to put enough for a bak ing into separate jars instead of hav- i- - t I. Ann larfffl CrOCk. as there is less likelihood of souring. Some makers use a little hop water in potato yeast: others add a little ginger; the object of both is to check any undesirable ferments falling into the bixture from the air. These additions are, however, not absolutely necessary. To avoid sour bread you need good yeast and careful attention to tempera tore 68 degrees to 70 degrees Fahr. is best. In cities - where perfectly fresh compressed yeast can be ob tained, there is little object in making potato yeast, since the former is al ways more reliable less subject to "luck," asv well as less trouble In pre paring. aiTd the difference in cost is very small. 4 PORTLAND, Of., Dec, 6. Kindly give, through The Sunday Oregonian, directions for making hot Mexican tamales; also recipe for Bernaise sauce that is served with broiled beefsteak at the grills. MRS. M. C. D. The following recipe has been highly recommended to me, but I cannot speak of Jt from personal experience. Mexican Tamales Cover a cleaned chicken with boiling salted water and simmer, not boll, until quite tender, the time depending upon the age and experience of the bird. Remove the meat from the bones and chop it fine. Return the bones to the broth. If no fresh corn husks are available, use the dried busks steamed until pliable. Re move and discard- the seeds from 12 red Chill peppers, chop the pods very fine, remove the skins and seeds from six large tomatoes, or rub an equiva lent quantity of canned tomatoes through a sieve fine enough to keep back the seeds. Simmer the pepper and tomato pulp together 20 minutes until well reduced. Stir enough hot chicken broth Into three cups corn meal to thoroughly moisten and swell it. letting It stand half an hour. When everything Is ready mix the tomato and --peper pulp with the minced chicken, adding more salt. If necessary, to It as well as to the corn meal. Put a layer of corn meal into the corn husk and on this two or three table spoonfuls of the chicken and tomato mixture, letting the chicken come near ly to the ends of the corn meal, and the corn meal nearly to the ends of the husk. Keeping the husk between fingers and meal, fold the meal over the chicken, so as to completely en close it; then roll the husks over the 1- i ...... i- nrin. ve.rv securely W O I' 1-1 " . - - ...... ..-tna tf hunk Now nut Wltn naiivw oiiib - - - r . I the tamaies on i"i 1 "" FOR SMALL GIRLS ployed in this way, and it goes without saying that It would be ideal for a smart little silk touched up with a matching ribbon velvet. The six-year-old girl's frock with Its collarless neck, odd yoke and plain little tucked skirt shows what would be lovely for any dainty white wash goods or a pale tinted veiling with ap propriate trimmings. As illustrated, the frock is of white lawn with an all over English eyelet embroidery for the yoke, sleeve, bands and belt. A thin silk, cachemire de sole and challie are other adaptable materials that would give a childish look, though white lawn, mull, or marquisette would be more In fantile, and consequently prettier, than 'anything else. In the two drawings rear views of each model display how the various lit tle frocks may be varied in point of trimming or changed from a high to a low effect or the reverse. In fact, though they ;.re offered here for party wear, in materials suited to the styles and trimmings modified or left off, most of the designs are adapted to the modest requirements of every day. As the petticoat plays a very Import ant part in all party toilets. It must be considered here. For all gowns in thin materials care must be taken to nave the lines of the underskirt match those of the outer one. A plain princess slip can go under a frock of any cut, but one showing a flounce marking above or below the line of the flounce on the outside skirt is ruin to a smart effect. Lawn in white or color, made up plainly, or with a little Inexpensive lace. Is quite good enough for a modest frock, and for the finer ones, unless the silk Is to show through the dress material, a1 dainty petticoat in fine lingerie materials is to be preferred to one of silk. Any dress with the hobble skirt band requires a petticoat of the skimpiest sort, so that for a girl of 14 or 35 three yards and a half or four yards of soft silk will make this. Taffeta petticoats are in the minority, all the straight up-and-down lines of present dress calling for a silk of a more caressing sort. Louisine at 59 cents a yard is good enough for any party petticoat, for, of course, it would not be used enough to wear out soon. MARY DEAN. the chicken broth, taking care that the bones keep them well out of the broth. Cover closely and simmer one hour. Serve hot. If liked, a clove of garlic can be finely 'minced and rubbed through the sieve with the tomato mix ture. Bernaise Sauce Usually each dis tinguished chef -tries to give a special "touch" in the matter of flavoring to his Bernaise sauce; but the following is a foundation recipe: Tarragon or celery vinegar is sometimes used or part tarragon vinegar and part lemon juice. Chervil parsley, pimpernel, chives, eschallot, garlic, mustard and even fennel are among the flavorings employed by. different chefs. Tarragon is really essential for true "Sauce Ber naise." Of course much depends upon the quality of the butter. Simmer two tablespoons finely chopped eschallot in three tablespoons tarragon vinegar until the vinegar is well reduced. Strain, add yolks of three eggs, well beaten, and one tablespoon butter. Cook very carefully over hot water, adding butter, little by little, until in all half a cup has been used. It must be stirred constantly with a wooden spoon. The pan should be oc casionally lifted from the hot water which should on no account be allowed to boll, in order to avo.d overheating and consequent curdling of the sauce. When finished, the Bernaise should be about' the consistency of mayonnaise. Season with salt, cayenne, fresh g. ound pepper and any of the above-mentioned finely chopped herbs, or such combi nation of them as specially appeals to your palate. A little strong stock is sometimes boiled down with the vine gar, or a touch of beef-essence is add ed to the latter; but this is not essen tial. Portland, Or.. Dec. 7 Please givo recipe . for Parker House rolls. Miss W. M. Parker House Rolls Two cups milk, 3 tablespoonfuls butter; 2 tablespoon fuls sugar, 1 teaspoonful salt, 1 yeast cake, dissolved in Yi cup . lukewarm water; about oM cups good bread flour. Scald the milk, add the butter, sugar and salt and let cool to luke warm. Add the dissolved yeast cake and beat in 3 cups flour. Beat very thoroughly, cover and let rise until light, double in bulk and full of buo--bles. Beat and add flour enough to knead, probably 2 cups. Knead very thoroughly and let rise until again double in bulk. Turn out on lightly floured board, knead very slightly. Pat and roll out to one-third inch thick. Cut with a biscuit-cutter dipped In flour. Have ready some softened, but not oiled, butter. Make a crease with back or handle of knife through tho middle of each biscuit. Brush one half with the softened butter and fold over, pressing lightly to form "lip shaped" rolls. Place on a greased pan one inch apart, brush with rich milk, or melted butter. Let rise, until quite light and double in bulk, and bake 12 to 15 minutes in a rather hot oven. So careful to keep the temperature below 74 deg. Fahrenheit while the rolls are rising, for as they rise the "lips" part slightly and if hurried are likely to lose their shape and become mere un sightly lumps of dough. Scrambled Eggs With Herbs. Put two ounces of butter and two tablespoonfuls of finely chopped white onions over the fire and cook ten minutes without browning. Add four finely-chopped mushrooms and cook 4 minutes more; season all with white pepper, and salt to taste. Beat six eggs In a bowl with a beater until very light, add four tablespoonfuls ot cream and beat this In well. Put the eggs in the saucepan with onions and mushrooms and stir till edges thicken. Then draw the saucepan to the edge of the stove, and add one tablespoon ful of finely chopped parsley, stirring 1 minute -more. Serve on a hot dish with melted butter and parsley sauce. Tone Up the Hair From Root to Tip (Mrs. Rohrer in Style and Fashion.) "Many women cannot wash the head for reasons of health; all find it in convenient to do so at times. These can prepare a shampoo powder at home that will make the hair clean, freeh and glossy. "Mix four ounces of therox with four ounces of orris root. Sprinkle a little uto mWtiiT-A on the head once a week and brush it thoroughly through the hair, it is particularly gooa t-u use When the hair is dusty, dull or greasy, and no other shampoo or tonio is necessary. "Therox has beneficial properties that make the hair grow and preserve its natural color. A shampoo powder made l,o a HnlW-nt. nprfuino anil makes the hair beautifully soft and rii.rfu- Tt. is non-trreasv. refreshing and revitalizing." Adv.
