THE SUNDAY OHEGOMAN-, PORTL-AM). J ANITA RY 29. 1911.
ETIQUETTE OF THE FAMILY BIRTHDAY
TKIJ. you about the etiquette of the
family birthday. That seem, al
moat unnfoM .rjr. For what la It
that makes the family birthday what It
should be day of happiness for every
one. a day which strengthen, the dear
home ties a. the years go by. and fills
the heart with love and respect for the
things that make life wortn the living?
Purely It Is not the method of serving
the cake, the set speech of congratula
tion, the value of the gifts, or the
beauty of the frocka worn. These things
do nt matter when the right spirit fills
the heart; when each gift meana some
loving thought or word, when each
word spoken comes from a heart that
heats a little faster because It Is so
full of love for the one whose blrth
cisy has once more rolled around.
So. to begin with, when you are'cele
brattng the birthday of any one In the
family, capture the true birthday spirit.
Klrst count your own blessings. Re
member how much the one whose birth
day you are celebrating grandmother,
grandfather. mother. father. uncle,
aunt, brother or alster. as the case may
ba has meant to you. Think how much
time and thought and love each has
given to you.
In one family I know of. the father,
r-n his birthday every year, gives each
of hie children a gift. It we only
topped long enough to realise It. every
one who haa a birthday la giving gifts
glfta of love and thought, work and
effort to every one else In the family.
The dear little baby, who dimples
Into laughter and coos with delight
when he sees you; the brother or sis
ter, whose friendship and companion
ship mean ao much. In time of childish
KVMBER B.
scrapes and In time of grown-up
troubles; the gentle old grandmother
or grandfather, whose advice and help
are always at your service surely each
of these has priceless treasures for you.
But. after all. It Is the father and
mother who are deareat to you. who
have given you the greatest treasures
of sympathy and rare and affection.
Some one has said that we have at
least the most fortunate of us many
brothers and sisters, uncles, aunts and
cousins; we have even two grandfath
era and two grandmothers. But we
have only one mother, only one father.
And as they have given the most to
you. so you should try to give the most
to them, and do your utmost to make
their birthdays happy. "
No hard and fast rules will bring
about this happiness. Love alone can
tell you what to do; how to gain the
true birthday spirit, and how to Bend
It forth to others.
There are. however, a few sugges
tions which may help to make any
birthday brighter and happier than
other days. Follow these suggestions,
and If they do help, try to follow them
throughout the coming year, and make
your gift of love and peace to father
or mother, brother or alster. last the
whole year through.
Begin the day with a bright word
which shows that you remember what
day It Is. Nothing Is better than the
time-honored -Many happy returns."
for that la just what you mean. Then,
make a resolve, and keep It. too. not to
lose your temper once during the day.
Nothing puts such a damper on gayety
and happiness as a burst of temper or
a fit of the sulks. Again, try to save
the person whose birthday you are cele
brating from all unpleasant thoughts.
Don't recall defects of character or be
havior In the child. Don't remind the
well-meaning but forgetful husband or
son of the. letter he forgot to mail.
Dont criticise the daughter's little vanl.
tlea of dress, or the wife's housekeep
ing arrangements. Such reminder or
criticism rs well enough at times, but
not on birthdays. Above all. don't com
plain to tne careful provider, or the
thoughtful mother. Remember always
that a sincere effort and a true desire
to do your best will make the day
what It ahould be.
Again. In the matter of girts. It Is
the spirit that counts. The little trink
et bought with surreptitiously aaved
up pennies which the small son wanted
to spend for marbles: the bit of em
broidery which shows painstaking. If
SIMPLE AND
FROCKS FOR
UrEAR me. how soon spring
com
she
com; I no anupccr in iuag am
goes down the street these
last. days, for there already are the
signs in the windows yards and yards
of dainty wash fabrics, with all their
various trimmings In enchanting
Spring colors. How the window dress
ers get the uncut fabrics to look so
beautiful to look so much like flowers
and little children la a mystery to the
passerby. But there Is everything
folded over and puffed out and twisted
this way and that In Just the right
manner. And when you Inquire about
prices the obliging shopman tells you.
and truthfully, that everything will be
dearer by and by. and that many of
the lovely patterns now seen will not
be reproduced.
Along with the wash things which
are being bought op In quantities by
mothers who like to be "on time with
their Spring sewing there are many
pretty wool materials which, despite a
certain suggestion of Spring In color
and texture, are very useful for the
present moment. These dainty things
not very regular, atltches, on the part
of the small daughter; these things are
treasured up long after the more ex
travagant glfta of later years are for
gotten. So let the gift show some
thought, some little self denial. It may
be. and It w'll be what a birthday gift
should be.
Even when a family Is separate, the
birthday may be. and should be, a bind
ing tie. The home-made birthday cake
has a sweetness all Its own to'the son
and daughter away at school or college,
and reminds them more strongly than
words of the duty they owe that home.
The small birthday remembrance, be It
only a card or note, to the one absent
In a far-away city carries with It pre
cious thoughts, and Is the most force
fu of reminders of the blessedness of
home and family. Even where es
trangement has settled down between
different members of a family, the
birthday, spirit a.iould clear away all
holiness and doubt, and that day
should mark the beginning of a return
to old-time friendliness nd understand
ing.
So far a.l this advice all these little
suggestions that It Is hoped may make
many birthdays happy has been for
-the rest of the family." But the owner
of the birthday has a part, and an Im
portant part, to play If the birthday is
to be a success.
If It Is your blrtcday. don't forget
that the rest of the family needs your
help to make it happy. You must wake
up with a smile get up on the right
side of the bed. And you must keep
the smile close at hand all day long.
Show your appreciation of all the
thoughtful words and loving acts, as
well as all the gifts, which are show
ered upon you. Have ieady a sincere
word of thanks for every one who re.
members you. On t Is day, above all
other days, don't be afraid to express
the love and affection that are in your
heart. And make a resolve that before
another year Ut added to the evergrow
ing number of years credited to you,
you' will be more worthy of all the
blessings which the home circle holds
for you.
"Many happy returns! How much
these words ought to mean; yet how
often they are repeated mechanically,
and mean nothing. Try to let these few
suggestions help you never to utter
them again thoughtlessly; .never to
hear them again without a thrill of
loyalty and thankfulness to the deaf
home ties.
PRUDENCE STANDISH.
BECOMING
LITTLE GIRLS
are likewise forerunners of the Spring,
yet since children may wear the palest
colors all Winter long the pretty fab
rics suggest the little dressy frocks
that need to be renewed about this
time, and which are always required up
to actual warm weather. Challle. veil
ing, cachemlre de sole, delaine and
other simple wools are represented in
pale Spring-like colors, with many a
flowered ribbon looping about the
goods to show what goes with it- These
textures are uncommonly cheap for
their prettlness, 60 cents a yard being
asked sometimes for quite a wide wool
of a very thin sort. Then the silks
that commonly trim them are so cheap
from 4 to 59 cents a yard and
where a small frock calls for a bit of
lace what a variety In pattern and
a-rade there is to choose from.
In point of model. It Is plain that
frocks for girls up to 7 or 8 are to be
simplified, though styles for such ages
rarely partake of enough grown-up
foolishness to need much simplifying
Still there Is the tendency to make full
ungored skirts Instead of the paneled
ones seen this time last year, and the
majority of the bodices have the long
ars, and
a juve- I
that always s-lve a. little figure a j
nils charm. Then the collarless neck is
still to the fore for the dressiest rrocn,
and sashes rejoice and be exceedingly
glad are once more In hign lavor.
What detail could be more delightful
for childish dress than the sash that
sirdles the waist doll fashion ana
hangs In long ends down behind? Thus
It was once, and thus it is resiorea m
us. and where a girl if 8 or 10 Is tall
and spindling, and wears a short
walsted dress, the huge sash bow may
be worn like the Japanese lady's back
bow, with tho top line aired!
the shoulder blades.
Iteallv tlnv children are In clover, for
their frocks are the simplest, long-bod- I
led affairs, or else Mother Hubbard
Una thot hanir from the shoulders, and i
at most a pretty yoke or sKirt iru. ir.m
these, and as quantity in wasn
Is now much more considered than
quality the very modesty of the baby-a-lrl
clothes makes It possible to have
a greater number of things.
The pictures give some prony
simple Ideas for home sewing, and the
designs are for girls from 2 up to 8.
t. Air a rilxnlavs two little frocks
of a' seml-gsla nature, whose models ,
would be admirable for the pale woois
already mentioned, or which could be
developed In any fine wash goods. The
dreos at the left Is of pale blue challle.
with a round neckband, two skirt .bands
nd a sleeve and belt trimming ot a
deep coarse lace entre-desu. With lace
or embroidery used in tnis way on
fine- lawn, the frock would be charm
ing and as useful now as later on, for ,
many . children wear these tnin wniie
wash frocks at their little parties, and
they are always suitable In the house.
The dress of the larger girl In the
same picture Is of ashes of roses veil
ing, with a pale blue biik ana oraaa
bodice plastron and belt. The sleeves
and waist are cut in one. and the full
tucked skirt Is prettily shirred Just un
der the belt.
Thoua-h this model could be used ror
a wash material, the. flxtness or me
waist would Interfere with good laun
dering, so I would advise It being kept
for something that does not require too
much acquaintance with the tub. A
pure white silk muslin would be
charming for the design, also an inex
pensive Summer silk or flowered mus
lin of some sort.
Picture B shows a smart little frock
that nflght be developed from two kinds
of gingham or be a much finer affair in
a little silk and wool. In the present
nstance the frock Is of a figured chal
lle trimmed with plain silk, and the
way the bands are buttoned down over
the trimming Is a new and smart laea.
In the way of color combinations ror
wash materials the main part of this
dress might be made of a blue or pink
chambray and the trimming part ot
black and white. Or one part of the
dress could - be In a plain cotton and
the trimming of a figured or striped
cotton In the same color. Again, tne
odel Is admirably suited to a pretty
childish silk, and with this velvet rib
bon could be used for the three bands
back and front, and chiffon for the
skirt border, bust band, sleeve edge and
circular collar band. In fact, there are
any number of ways of varying the 3e
slgn. the . only restriction being that
any figured goods must show a small
and childish pattern.' For a practical
dress, too, the belt would be of the
goods and the undersleeves of plain
lawn or a thin silk.
In the two babyish frocks of Picture
C may be seen the infantile models
suited to these ages, two and three,
and pluln as the frocks are they are
adapted equally to common wash ma
terials or dainty sheer lawns and mulls
and silks. What is known as wash
silk, a soft twilled weave. Is most
commonly used for such little dresses.
the garment being cut low over a tiny
gulmpe and treated to a pretty herring
bone at the hems, or hemstttch. A fine
lawn made up in either manner would
also have hand-run tucks In the skirt
and most of the other sewing done by
hand, for where the design Is very
plain this modesty Is offset by the most
exquisite work. These simple little
Mother Hubbard frocks are especially
charming in the delicate dimities pro
vided for hot weather wear, and amons
the new ones now seen are some with
colored checkings on white that are
very attractive. The smallest quantity
of Valenciennes lace, together with
dainty sewing makes a pretty frock In
any of these fragile dimities, and if
the accessories are suitable the frock
Is good enough for any service.
In the way of coats I would advise
the mother who likes the doll quality
for her baby daughter's dress to get a
pale blue or pink linen or pique for
her baby's Summer coat and trim It
with a coarse white lace. These deli
cately tinted wraps, made In the usual
sack shape, though with shawl revers
that come to the waist, will be very
smart, and for the hat the coat mate
rial may be used with the headpiece
made after the style of the usual little
wash hats with puffed crowns buttoned
onto a plain brim.
The first Spring coat for such ages
and older might be of greenish-tan
covert cloth, and good stitching and a
matching lining in farmer's satin would
be all the trimming required for this.
Snrlnn millinery is shown at this
Mime for children, but the weather !s
far too unsettled for It to be advisable,
unless the hat is of silk and very nearly
as warm as the Winter one. Many sink
hats In the basket and bowl shapes
liked for young fry ,are made of a
dark silk or satin, with a wide band,
finished at the side with a square bow
of light embroidery. These are quite
Inexpensive and especially adapted to
the season. MARY DBAS.
Menus for One
Week
Tuesday!
Lentlll Soup with Crouton
Rabbit Pie. Currant Jelly.
Stuffed Potatoes. Creamed Spinach.
Apple Salad.
Little Date Puddl.-iga.
Coffee.
Wednesday.
Noodle Soup.
Braised Beef with Vegetables.
Mashed Fotatoes.
Chlrory Salad.
Grape Sponice Pudding;.
Coffee.
Thursday.
Brown Potato Roup.
Curried Beef in Rice Border. Almond Chips.
Peach Chutney
Orange and tVlery Salad.
Raisin Pie or Turnovers.
Coffee.
Friday.
Cream of Cauliflower Soup.
Fried Smelt. Sauce Tartaie.
Potato Balls.
Italian Spaghetti. Grated Cheese.
Jellied Frulta. Cream.
Coffee.
Satordsy.
Brown Vegetable Soup. . .
Kluney Stew In BIsc-ult Border,
potato Omelet.
Cauliflower au tfratln.
Canned Peach Trifle.
Coffee.
Sunday.
Bouillon with Italian Paata.
Koaat Veal. Celery Dressing,
nniwn Sauce Spiced Crabanplea,
Baked Sweet potatoes. Peas ICanned).
field Salad with Tomato Jelly.
Chocolate, Bavarian Cream.
Coffee.
Monday.
Tomato Bice Soup.
Sliced Veal Reheated In Caaserole.
BaoonStrlpa. Baked Potatoes.
Baked Squash.
Lettuce Salad.
Locanberrr Shortcake. Cream.
" Coffee.
Wall of the Fote.
Karl von Kraft. In Llpplnrotfa.
Alas, for my Pomes, they're
Fewer and fawer
I can't do a thing la .
Llltareohawar! r
waist line liked these many years,
THE STRAIGHT AS AN ARROW CHILD
ONLY yesterday a sweet young
mother of my acquaintance called
on me to pass upon the Beauties
of her children. Did i not think Clara
very pretty, Reginald handsome, Wee
Wee a tiny girl of three adorable
with her doll baby face?
"Ohi yes." quoth I. "very nice looking
little kiddles. But "
"But.'' said the doting mamma, look
ing fairly thunderstruck at my qualifica
tion, "do you mean they are bad man
nered, too bad mannered to be pretty?
Now tell -me exactly what you think
exactly." ' I did. feeling myself a hateful wretch
as I did It; but there was the mamma
who wanted to know, there were nice
children who needed to be helped. What
was the trouble with the good-looking
voungster would mean ruin to looks in
adult year?. Kvery child held Its fine
little body atrociously, so badly indeed
that sometimes there was a look of ac
tual deformltv. Miss Clara, aged ten.
had caught the ugly trick of keeping
one shoulder higher than the other, and
she also held her abdomen In such a
way that It seemed the most prominent
part of her. Master Reginald, aged
eight, for some reason or other had con
ceived the notion that it was manly to
. !. !,., xrooked. Wee-Wee,
the poor baby of three, had a weaTt
ankle and It had been neglected until
well, the tiny right foot was allbut
ruined. , . m
When I came away from the house
the mother kissed me with tears in her
eyes. "Oh, my dear." she said. I have
been a fool not to think of the import
ance of holding the" body Prettily. But
now I understand it is impossible for
a child to be really good looking with
out that. Impossible as you say for
It to be well."
There is the gist of my present ser
mon in a nutshell it is impossible for
a child to be either good ok1""'
well it tne ooay . uau.j ------
muscle has to do in some way with a
.. . : n-rnn 7 nosltlon I
Vital orBH.ua. ' ' ' ' " -
throws some hurt on the lungs, heart,
spine, kidneys and the weakest mus
cles, and when these are disordered
health and even life are imperiled. As
for mere beauty, remember that as you
train the vine so it grows. A child s
body Is as plastic as a piece of chewing
gum. and at a tender age it can be
taught the harmonies of attitude that
mean lifelong health and grace. -
For the youngest children, there
could be a little daily drill that would
soon get them in tne niuu
themsetve. nicely. Put the kiddies in a
row like soldiers, showing them how- to
keep their feet.together. backs straight,
heads and chest up. stomachs in: then
let them go through some little soldier
exercises with sticks for guns and af
ter a few moments of this give the order
for breaking ranks, and then after a
minute's rest another order for forming
again. The little bodies must hold no
one attitude too long, as the strain is
tiainful and tedious, and what is neces
sary Is to get them used
action, exercise in fact. After this
stand the dear little soldiers up against
tne wall. toes.. noses and chest touching
it. arms hanging straight, heels to
gether: then give them an order to
wheel and see that the backs of heads
shoulders and heels alone touch the
" The next day vary this with some
other exercise, and here the flying bird
one is excellent for health grace and
fun. The hands are put on the hips for
this, one leg Is lifted and carried out
behind and the torso bent over for
ward. Reversing the position for the
Teg and body bending backward with
the leg out In front is the next move
for thfs exercise. -which, although re
quiring some skill, is about the .Im
prest that can be given children. Then,
for youngsters of all ages, the dancing
class is invaluable, as a irraceful at
tftude Is imperative here and, the ad
miration of a child', fellows Is a great
Incentive toward doing the thing well.
Reside" the exercise of dancing brings
all of the muscles of the body Into
p v and showing off la this pretty
way In public soon banishes self-con-
BREAKFAST BREADS
FOR FROSTY MORNINGS
HOME-MADE RAISIN BREAD. On
these cold Winter day. the children -strength
should be kept up and there is
nothing better for building up trenK;n
and health than bread. The ra sins n
this recipe make It a great favorite with
children: and tho grownups, too. appre
ciate a treat of this sort to start the
day with. . . -
Take one pint of water; one pint ot
sweet milk; two tahlespoonfuls of sugar,
a scanrtablespoonful of salt: two table
spoonfuls of lard; one impressed yeast
cake; one cupful of see dd . raisin s, ana
three quarts of sifted flour Ha e the
milk and water warm. DI.so.ve the
yeast In the water. Mix the raisins with
a little of the flour and add after all the
other ingredients have been mixed Let
the dough rise over night and In the
morning form into small loaves. Let
ti.m rise aeain and bake In a moderate
Ten. 'rv'e8 this bread at breakfast the
day after oaKing. i
Many housekeepers are unsuccessful In
... . -a kanj thev know no-h- .
lng of the care oi ..uu. ... ""-.:,
I naT-k a yeast cake carelessly Into the
& Ly the cake on end in the ice
box. or some cool place, but do not let
th. Ice. Place it on a wooden
board or a dry plate with PIenty falr
around It. This prevents any deterior
ation that is likely to take place In th-3
Lyeast. Here Is a ,I
of flour: It is one oi m - -
of food products. "To keep It pure and
full .trength," say. am PJrt"J
baker, "to make sure that it is aging
well" flour should be kept In a light.
drV well-ventllated room, preferably
a room flooded with sunshine."
DEMOCRATS. This I. a sweetened
muffin that always comes out well. The
mgredlent. are one-half cup of sugar
one-fourth cup of butter, one cup of
milk, three eggs, two cups of flour two
and a half teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der, one saltspoonful of salt.
Cream ,the sugar and butter add tho
milk and lightly beaten eggs, then the
flour, baking powder and salt well sifted
together. Bake In muffin tins In a mod
erate oven for about '20 minutes.
GRAHAM MUFFINS. These muffins
would tempt even a poor appetite on a
cod morning. They are made of one
cup of graham flour, one cup of white
flour a quarter of a cup of sugar, two
?ea.Ponful8 of baking powder, a scant
teaspoonful of salt, one cup of milk, one
welUbeaten egg and one taulespoonful
of melted butter, add slowly the milk,
egg and butter. Bake In hot muffin pans
16 minutes.
CINNAMON BREAD. Take one pint
of bread dough which has risen over
night, knead Into It one-half cup of soft
putter, one well-beaten egg. two table
epoonfuls of sugar and three or four
tabTespoonful. of lukewarm water m
which a pinch of baking oda has been
dissolved. Let the dough rise In a shal
low baking pan. When it is light spread
It with melted butter and sprinkle with
granulated sugar and cinnamon. Bake
ft in a moderate oven. Cut in squares
and serve warm.
POPOVERS For a quick breakfast
bread nothing is more delicious than
this old standby. Be sure to measure
the Ingredients accurately, and to have
the oven-Just right that Is. not too hot;
To be good popovers should be crusty,
sclousness and the awkward attitudin
izing it entails.
But with all this do not fail to re
member that fresh air and good food
have a great deal to do with the sub
ject, for -malnutrition and rebreathlug
a vitiated atmosphere In the bedroom
at night or during the day are some
times responsible for actual deforml-
j ' NUMBER C. ' ' J
ties of the body. With the defective
carriage that comes merely from bad
habits, the mother cannot be too se
vere, for every group of muscles has a
corresponding group at the other side
of the body, and if more strain is put
on one than on the other there will be
an unequal development. Little shoul
ders have been changed In this way,
one leg made shorter than the other
and the tender spine irremediably In
jured. A little scolding with every bad
attitude will soon give the child to un
derstand that these things are mis
behavior, like any other misconduct. So
it is first punished for naughtiness, a
sin' any child can understand. Then
when vanltv is awakened there is the
other, side' of the situation to present;
It must be told that, pretty and health
ful attitudes are admired, and that
ugly and Injurious ones are despised.
And then by and by the moral side of
a harmonious poise of the body can be
touched upon. Let the. mother tell the
youngster then that every attitude of
the limbs and torso Is thought to cor
respond with some emotion of the heart
and mind; that a coward holds his head
down In that ungraceful manner be
cause he Is afraid to look you in the
face, that holding the legs and shoul
ders crooked means you have reason to
be ashamed for something else, and so
on. On the other hand, the correct po
sition, holding the body erect, with the
up ana ine aou"'r , - ....... j
but not burned, and for this a steady,
moderate oven is necessary.
Mix two cups of milk thoroughly with
two cups of flour and a saltspoonful of
salt. Then add two well beaten eggs.
Fill hot muffin tins about half full of
this batter.
Few Household
Hints
OW that the holidays are well out
of the way and Spring is not yet
In aieht. it is n. (rood time to take
stock of the condition of the house and
Ho a little housework that may save
much time later on.
For instance, look to the floor, and
woodwork. Clean grease spot, from un
palnted boards with washing soda and
boiling water. Clean spots from painted
or varnished floors with hot soap suds
to which kerosene ha9 been added. Then
give a day to the furniture. Remove
spot, from highly-polished surfaces with
olive oil and the finest of powdered
pumice stone. First oil the spot; then
apply with a .oft cloth a thin paste
made of the oil and the powder. After
the spot has disappeared rub the surface
thoroughly with the oil.
Don't wait till your Spring houseclean
Ing to clean the wall papar. If you
ppend a little time on it now when the
rush of housework is not great you may
be saved the trouble and expense of hav
ing to repaper in the Spring.
Here Is the old-fashioned way of clean
ing wall paper, still used to advantage
where the paper Is only slightly soiled:
Flrst.dust off all the surface of the
walls and celling with a light, clean
duster a new feather duster is the best.
Then when all the surface dust has been
removed rub the paper with pieces of
moderately stale bread. Be sure that the
crusts are carefully cut from the bread
so that you will run no risk of scratch
ing the paper. Let your rubbing motions
be light and all in one direction; other
wise your paper w'll show streaks when
It Is cleaned. Be sure and go over the
entire surface of the paper If you un
dertake to clean any of It, as the clean
ing process somewhat lightens the tone
of the paper.
Here js the recipe for a cleaning cake
which is used by professional paper
cleaners. It is well worth the trouble It
takes to make It if you want to make
a thorough job of cleaning your wall
paper.
To four ounces of powdered pumice
stone and a quart of flour add enough
water to make a stiff dough. Mix it
thoroughly and form Into roll, two inches
In diameter and six inches in length.
Sew It Into a cotton cloth securely and
then boll 40 to 60 minutes so as to make
the dough firm. Take the roll, from
the water and allow them to stand for
several hours. Remove the casing from
the surface and the rolls are ready to
be used Instead of the ordinary bread.
A druggist who prides himself on the
clean condition of the marble and porce
lain in his pharmacy gives this recipe for
a marble-cleaning paste :
To equal part, of whiting and pow-
are a square and honest child and like
to show it.
With any sign of weakness at a
joint, the mother Is foolish to neglect
it. for the use of very simple braces
may cure the trouble in a very short
time, and It neglected It may become a
definite lameness. Many little children
otherwise entirely well show a tend- .
ency to weak ankles, and for the cor
rection of this there are some very sim
ple little leather supports that can be
found in any drugstore. For the lazy
birds who bend over with study, or
are too indifferent to hold their shoul
ders straight, the line shoulder braces
are admirable, and as these are put un
der the clothing, nobody need know
that the- are worn. ... .
For the rest, it is a great mistake to
allow a voung-child to carry any bur
den too heavy for its strength, and con
cerning this the habit many growing
voungsters have of swinging school
books over one shoulder is pernicious
in the extreme. As the muscles cn this
side of the body are over-exercised by
the weight, the burdened shoulder may
grow larger than the other or Its vital
ity diminish. In fact, any habit that
throws the delicate mechanism of the
bodv out of gear Is liable to reap bad
results, and although many strong chil
dren may overcome the worst physical
abuse, it Is well to take no chance,
when such important things as health
and shapeliness are involved.
Now remember every side of th
question when striving to bring up the
little body in the way It should go
the health and beauty side, the moral
side. For the straight-as-an-arrow child
the child that Is delightful and a
pride to any family must be sound all
rhrnn? I. it must, nave mo
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dered soap any sort of grated soap will
do add gradually enough oil of turpen
tine to make a stiff paste. This Is to be
rubbed on the mable surface briskly
and a little of it on hand will prove very
effectual In brightening and cleaning the
bathroom. ... j
If you want to clean your linoleum ana
give It a new lease of life for a-few
cents' cost use this recipe:
Take yellow wax, five parts; turpentine
11 parts; liquid varnish, five parts. Melt
the wax and add the turpentine and var
nish, taking-care to keep these last in
gredients a safe distance from the fire.
Mix thoroughly. Another recipe for lino
leum renovator which 1st quite as satis
factory and possibly easier to make is as
follows:
Take palm oil, one part; paraffin, 18
parts; kerosene, four parts. First clean
the linoleum with equal parts ot milk
and water and then apply the renovator
with a brush in a thin, even coat.
llot Luncheons for School Children.
STEWED OYSTERS Drain off all
the liquor from twenty-five oysters.
Be sure that each oyster is free from
particles of shell. Heat a saucepan and
put the oysters Into it, shake them
quickly In the pan for two or three
minutes till the edges of the oysters
have begun to curl, and add one-hall
pint of milk. Rub two teaspoonfuls of
butter and two teaspoonfuls of flour to
gether and stir slowly Into the milk and
oysters. Watch carefully until it Just
reaches the boiling point, add a salt
spoonful of salt and a dash of pepper,
and serve with toast.
To make digestible toast make sure
that the slices of bread are thoroughly
dried in the oven before being toasted.
The slices should be about; half an Inch
thick. Toast the bread slowly and but
ter it just before serving. Do not allow
the butter to sink into the bread.
MINCED CHICKEN From a chicken
that has been thoroughly cooked select
three or four pieces; say the wings, a
drumstick and the back. Take all the
meat from the bones, taking care to
avoid the skin and fat. Cut tne piece,
of meat Into small dice, and mix the
white and dark meat together. Mean
while, have a cupful of strained meat
stock, chicken or mutton, heating in a
double boiler. Season to taste with salt
and a very little pepper and mix the
pieces of chicken into it. Cover the dish,
and allow it to cook for two or three
minutes. Serve with baked white pota
toes. Beef and Potato noil. Put one pound
of lean beef through the meat chopper
and season it with one teaspoonful of
salt and one saltspoonful of pepper. Mix
Into this a cupful of chopped boiled
potatoes and an unbeaten egg. Form
into a loaf and roll in oiled paper.
Bake for a half-hour In a moderate
oven, basting two or three times with
hot stock or water over the paper.
When done, take from the paper and
serve in slices.
For street garments the regulation
coat sleeve leads in favor.