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TTTE SUNDAY OREGOMAX. FOllTLAND. AriilL 7. 1912.
I Mrs- Hodges, matron and nurse, whose
! eyes fill with tears as she talks of her
.little charges. No baby Is too unat
' tractive to find a place In Mrs. Hodges'
i sympathetic heart black, yellow or
I white, they are all babies to her. with
! their appeal for tenderness and love.
I From 7 o'clock In the morning till 7
o'clock In the evening, babies of all
' ages from birth to seven years, are
' cared for at the nursery. After break
fast at home, the children are left at
the nursery by their parents on the
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BUNGALOW DESIGNED BY
A WOMAN ARCHITECT
MANY LITTLE TOTS ARE CARED FOR
AT FLOWER MISSION DAY NURSERY
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Wise Woman
Woodwork in Livinff-Boom, Reception Hall and Dining-Eoom Is Circassian
Walnut Fireplace of Grueby Tile of Brownish Color.
Institution Founded by Group of Portland Girls, Carry inj on Important Work In Providing- Day Homes for
Little Children of the Poor. Compelled to Pass All Their Time Earninj Livelihood.
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taken by an attendant to the free kin
dergarten at the People's Institute. At
noon all the children are given a warm,
wholesome dinner. At 1 o'clock the
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If babirs could cho.? their way
hn Ihcy come -Into tho here."
would they always co Just where
'.hey do? I wonder. Would a baby,
the snugglinr-est thing; In the world,
would a helples little baby choose to
come to a drunken father, with the up
lifted hand to strike, and to a mother
whose unwilling arms hold It because
.);y must? Would a baby choose a
nome where cold and want have long
since driven out comfort and love?
Would baby feet walk the path of bit
terness and sorrow?
Who knows what a taby thinks? Into
sucb homes many babies first open
their wondering; eyes, to whose depths
Ilea the mystery of life and the begin
ning of the unending tragedy of a
I years tin a few youna; girls
of Portland organised themselves into
the Portland Fruit and Flower Mis
lon for the purpose of vlltlng the
sick in hospitals and needy homes,
while they brought to these unfor
tunate people a passing pleasure they
soon began to see the need of more
practical and permanent endeavor
With a very small sum of money they
founded the "Flower Mijnlon I'ay
Nursery"" at 25 North Ninth street and
became a member of the Federated lay
Nurierles of the I'nited State.".
Merest Beclaalag Hade.
From this small beginning has grown
a work remarkable In results, for the
modest means at its disposal. Besides
malnta'nlng the Day Nursery, the Mis
sion conducts a department of general
relief, providing food and clothing for
the destitute. The visiting of the sick
Is still kept t-p by special committees,
which visit the county hospital and
Other Institutions each month. Each
year a concert la given at the county
hospital and the day following a spe
cial gift of fruit and owers. Every
year a Christmas tree and supper are
given the children at the nursery.
puring the past week a ward of the
Mission passed away. "Auntie Green."
an old colored mammy of the t-outh.
who had been cared for by the Fruit
and Klower Mission lor seven years.
"Auntie Oreen." who was Ti years old.
as known to many prominent people
lre and rte s-rned "cha-ity.- Al-louj-ti
a home and ail other necessities
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were provided her by the Mission, so
tenderly and tactfully was ' it done
that she regarded her benefactors as
her -friends." and to the day of her
death did not consider herself the re
cipient of "charity."
The Day Nursery has com to he re
garded by members of the Mission as
the most important part of their work,
hei-aune of Its need and Its posMibilltles.
It is the only day nursery In Portland,
rather an unusual thing In a city of
this size. In Cninmhus. O.. whose else
and social roiHttiions may bo compared
wltu Portlands, lawte are scvcrs.1 day
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nurseries, a babies' dispensary and
fresh-air camps for babies. With
means, the opportonlty and usefulness
of the Portland Fruit and Flower Mis
sion may be regarded as limitless.
Maay Little Oaea Cared For.
Last year, 11S0 children were cared
for. The gross earnings of the mis
sion were 1619.10. an average of less
than ( ceDts a .child. The demands
have quite outgrown the little house
at 13 North Ninth street, which is
small ond Inconvenient. "We ll have a
belter placo some Uy," ' cheery
j o'clock the older youngsters go to bed.
I Many a mother who can't manage her
j one spoiled, child might learn a lesson
1 in home rule at this nursery, where 18
little taus go to oea line ciutmiuiii,
and without any fuss about "it, either.
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j no child may go supperless to bed at
I night, for In many of the homes there
i i ' . m.inh In lh oitnhAnril.
Esrly In the morning the hardwork-
i Mit... tnntlj tha tots out of bed.
gives them a cold bite she hasn't time
to make a fire, for she must be early
at work bundles them off to the nurs
ery and hurries on to her day's work
In the laundry or factory or at clean
ing. One woman, whose husband Is a
paralytic, has taken up his struggle to
provide at living and the two little chil
dren are left each day at the nursery.
In another family the husband mort
gaged the little home, took the money
and went to California, where he is
"looking for a Job," while the wife, left
with a seven-months-old baby and an
older child, sells papers on the street
to keep the wolf from the door. She
makes 50 and 75 cents a day.
Father Speade Moaey for Drlak.
The mother of two fine-looking chil
dren, a msnly little boy and his pretty
sister, works downtown on figures In
a big ledger that she may provide for
herself and children, while the man
who promised to "cherish, honor and
protect." wastes his money on drink
and writes from another state that he
would llke"-to send money If he had
It. A husband who lost his wife was
able to keep his home by Itaving- the
children cared for throOgh the day
at the nursery while he was at work.
In some cases both the mother and
father are obliged to work and while
they go out to make a living, the chil
dren are kept from harm and given a
day homo at the nursery.
What would become of these children
if there were no such place for ihem
to go? It Is the hope of the members
of the Portland Fruit and Flower Mis
sion to begin a permanent building
fund with which a suitable nursery
may be built large enough for the de
mands put upon the mission and mod
ern and convenient in accommodations.
Will you. happy mother, when you
tuck vour little onee to sleep toright
In their warm, cosy beds, will you give
a thought for the babies of the Flower
Mission Nursery? And you cr-f,re
men. can t you put a shoulder to the
huildlng fund of the Day Nfr
Eight cents a child was the cost of
maintenance last year less than the
price of a cigar or a soda. And who
can estimate the worth of a little
Public May Hels April SO.
April 10 the Portland Fruit and
Flower Mission will makw Its first pub
lic .r.n.i fop helD since its organiza
tion. On that date a college play,
"Campus Mouser." will be g)ven at the
Hclllg Theater, followed by a May day
matinee. In the cast will be the
younger society girls and men of the
city The proceeds of the entertain
ment will go toward the building fund
for the new nursery.
The present officers of the mUsion
are- Mrs. Edmond C. Glltner, president;
Mrs. Chester Peering, first vice-president:
Mrs. E. C. Mears. second vice
president: Miss Harriet Jellison. sec
retary; Miss Mabel Beck, treasurer;
Mrs. George W. Klelser. Mrs. Paul
Froelich. Mr. Ben Bosenfeld, Mra. .
7. i u.. ,rflr.tnra- Mrs. W. .B. Fech-
helmer. Mrs. F. E. Spencer. Mrs. r.
Beed. day nursery committee.
The membership of the mission Is 200.
a small annual fee being the price of
membership. New members will be
most welcome, the only requirement
being the membership fee. Beside the
other volunteer workers for the nur
sery, two city' physicians contribute
their professional services and every
child In the care of the nursery is given
examination and treatment without ex
tra charge.
Menus for One
Week
Tuesday.
Lima Bean Soup.
Pork Tenderloin With Rhubarb Sauce.
Glased Onions. Mashod Potatoes.
Lettuce Salad. '
Oram Jelly with Cornstarch Custard.
Coffee.
Wednesday.
Sprlnir 8oup.
Roast tsmb with Nut Pressing
Spiced Prunes. Brown Potatoes.
Cabbage ralad.
Rite Puddins. Raspberry Sauce.
Coffee.
Thorsdas'.
Cream of Oysterpiant Roup.
Minced I-amb with .Noodles.
Stuffed Beets.
Lettuce Salad.
Rhubarb Pie.
Coffee.
Friday.
Green Pea Boup.
Baked Halibut. Clam Sauce.
Scalloped Potatoes.
Veceiable Salad.
Batter Puffs with Preserves.
Coffee.
Saturday.
Brown Noodle Soup.
Broiled Steak. Baked . Bananas.
Spinach.
Jellied Fruits with Wafsrs.
Coffee.
Monday.
Tomato Bouillon.
Braised Spiced Beef. Mashed Potatoes.
Fresh Horseradish. cauliflower.
Lettuce Salad with Red Currant
Cottage Cheese.
Pineapple Cream.
Coffee.
Monday.
Vesetable Puree.
Roman Pic. Tomato Sauce.
Fled Beans.
Lettuce Salad.
Chocolate Pudding.
Coffee.
New Potatoes. Creole Style. Get the
tiniest Bermuda potatoes, shape them
Hke marbles and drop them In cold
water to keep them from discoloring.
Mince very fine one white onion, one
leek and one ounce of lean salt pork.
Cook these together In a little butter
and brown to a light golden color. Add
the potatoes, salt and pepper and one
bav leaf: after mixing the ingredients
! well together add one gill of hot water.
Cover the pan and cook for 20 min
utes or until the potatoes are done.
Dress on a hot dish, sprinkle with
chopped parsley and serve at once.
Shad or Codfish Roe Wash the roe
and dry it thoroughly; season with
salt and pepper and sprinkle lightly
with flour. Try out, a slice of salt pork
In a hot pan and pour off the grease
until only a tablespoon is left. Cook
the roe In this, adding a little butter
when the pan gets dry. Place the roe
on a hot dish, put the pork crackling
on top and trim the dish with fresh
parsley and slices of lemon. Either
shad or codflsh roe may be broiled,
but either should be covered with a
slice of fat pork while cooking. Hoe
needs to be basted often, as it Is very-dry.
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BT LAURA BALDWIN DOOLITTLE.
THE bungalow shown this week is
somewhat like the one seen in
CfllifornlA hut has several orisri-
nal points of interest. It is the work
of a woman architect, and In my opin
ion women will be the future architects
for homes. And why not? They have been
the homekeepers for generations and
have inherited domestic tendencies
that enable them to see all the little
details of labor-saving devices and
conveniences that a man sometimes
overlooks. They can economise space
and turn to account places that would
be otherwise wasted in building many
homos.
The woodwork In the living-room,
dining-room and reception hall of the
lower floor Is Circassian walnut done
In satin finish. The fireplace has
Qrueby tile of a brownish color that
tones In with the wood trim. The porch
has brick pillars and a red cement
floor. You enter a small reception
hall that has an ample closet at the
rear. The large living-room Is en
larged by the reception room ' being
or.ly separated by a mere suggestion
of a wall, just enough to break up the
feeling of entering abruptly into the
living-room.
Floors All of Oak.
On the other aide the music room is
separated by French doors with an
original flat leaded scroll design done
In brown or bronae. The floors are all
oak and wax finished. The living-room
Is to be done In soft gray-green Jute
for the walls a two-toned fabric very
popular now and a good thing where
there Is afiy danger of walls cracking,
since it Is blank stocked, stretched
and put on with a narrow gimp that
does away with any parting and hides
all shrinkage In walls.
The celling is painted with a dull
finish paint that looks like water col
or, but is an oil paint and Impervious
to moisture, can be washed If neces
sary and one can mix any tint de
sired.
The furniture used In this room is of
Circassian walnut upholstered In a
good tapestry In soft shades of brown,
green and old rose, with Just a touch
of dull blue. The under curtains are
of beige net without much design in
It and the overdraperies of mulberry
two-toned Magahama silk a new
weave that Is very excellent' in qual
ity. These are lined with a soft-toned
sateen to harmonize with the color of
the outside of the house, for one must
always remember to keep a uniform
appearance on each outside wall of
the house.
Archway. Has Velvet Hangings.
The French doors leading to the per
gola are treated the same way. The
archway Into dining-room and recep
tion hall have velvet hangings of the
same color alike on both sides, but for
the dining-room arch they are lined
with a heavy printed linen In Flemish
design that Is used for all the hang
ings In the dining-room. This room
Is beamed and all the woodwork Is
Circassian walnut. It is wainscoted
but without a plate rail.
The same soft tone of gray green
predominates in the walls of this room
as in the living-room. A narrow bor
der in the same design as the hang
ings is placed at ceiling and above the
wainscot. No net or other under cur
tain is used here. The linen Is lined
with the same sateen as the other dra
peries, but the curtains are run on
dull bronxe poles with specially de
signed rings. Thy hang straight and
in rich folds when adjusted properly.
Vine-Covered Pergola.
'a he pergola is to be vine-covered
and has cement seats specially de
signed, also flower boxes. There are
Just a few willow chairs and a table
to add a light touch. Because the
view of the pergola is attractive, the
window draperies were planned to do
away with any under curtain.
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The dining-room Is Flemish oak.
which looks very well with the dull
brown tones in the walnut wainscot
There are a couple of fine old portraits
in antique gold frames hung In this
room that look exceedingly well.
The music room is lovely in tones
of blue and silver. The walls are
grass cloth In a beautiful dull Holland
blue, shot with sliver, and the ceiling
is silver grass cloth. The furniture Is
teakwood upholstered In blue and sil
ver antique tinsel damask.
The rug Is a line, old Chinese one
in dull blues and gray, and the piano
Is in dull ebony. The light fixtures
are of silver and really this room Is
a symphony In silver and blue a place
one loves that has a feeling of moon
light about it.
All Ruga Attractive.
I did not mention the rugs In either
the living-room or dining-room. The
one In the dining-room Is a specially
designed Axminster with dull gray
green field and Flemish border, K-ith
the same colors as in the hangings.
In the living-room are good Oriental
rugs Khlvas that tone in with the
draperies and bring out the soft col
ors of the woodwork.
This room has books everywhere,
and a big library table is the attrac
tive piece of furniture. On it stands
a big pottery lamp with ample shade
in soft green Hikago silk. There is
no center light, but one on each side
wall. These all have shades of mul
berry silk, same shade as the hang
ings. A revolving bookcase stands
near the table and within easy reach
of anyone sitting Jn a Morris chair
near It.
A tabourette Is beside the chair and
anyone coming into this room is con
scious of an atmosphere of culture and
refinement. Artistic paper knives and
reading glasses are on the table, which
has a leather mat beautifully tooled
and Illuminated.
Everything is for comfort and util
ity, but artistic In design, combining.
as Morris says is right, the useful and
the ornamental.
Brown Bankets for Flowers.
In this room are several of those
brown baskets lined with zinc for
flowers. They are also decorative and
especially good in this room. One big
one stands on the iioor oy tne nre
Dlace. filled with big branches of some
Japanese shrub that we have learned
to use for decorative purposes from
our little brown brother, who knows
so much about art, and especially
about the arrangement of flowers.
From them we learned to use the
Klass. frogs that hold each stem sep
arately and make our flowers look
so much better arranged than when
they are Just massed together.
There is also a good roomy writing
desk, and a very decorative waste pa
per basket in this room, a llveaDie
room as w-ell as the living-room. I
like that name for this room In a small
house. It means so much. The bath
room and bedroom are In ivory tones.
The bedroom has Ivory white wood
work, with mahogany doors, an idea
handed down from old Colonial day.
Yellow and Bine Paper.
The walls have a lovely yellow. and
blue paper, a sort of yellowish tan
field with border of small yellow roses.
The furniture, of course. Is mahog
any, and the rugs tans and blue, The
same beige net curtains are used in
all the rooms on the first floor that
have under curtains. The bathroom is
In tile and white, with just a tiny sug
gestion of blue in It.
Last week a woman wrote asking
me to tell her about floor coverings
to take the place of hardwood floors.
If she will send a self-addressed en
velope stamped, I'll be glad to answer
her question In a personal letter.
Mourning Veils.
Harper's Bazar.
Veils of net two yards in length fin-
CORSETS
This would rank as a
splendid figure-reducing
corset, even it it didn't
drive away the fat perma
nent!) which it DOES.
An instant success!
No. 353
3
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low bust
No. 354
medium
OTHER NEMOS
A Fit for Every Figure
3.50, $4 and $5.00
D' EAR MADAM: No
doubt you've noticed
i how very little the usual
corset ad. tells you mostly
general talk that would
apply to any ordinary cor
set; or a weak effort to
imitate the Nemo in Slyle,
claims and cuts.
But don't blame the ad
tnan, for there is really little
that can be said about
ordinary corsets; but when
you're asked to believe that
any, other corset is "like" or
"as good as" the Nemo
tTlF e a Wise
r Woman!
Most women actually
need the SPECIAL
SERVICE style, com
fort and wear which
Nemo Corsets alone can
give.
Take time to talk it over
with your dealer.
KOPS BROS., Mfrs., New York
Be a
I Wise Woman
ished on three sides with a double hem
of crepe are worn about the hat
throughout the first year. These veils
are attached about the crown hanging
straight and unconfined to the shoul
ders. For girls the beehive crown and
wide brim are best These large hats
are trimmed either with huge flat
chrysanthemums of crepe, with black
lilacs, silk roses, or with huge crepe
or taffeta bows.
Loop Inside.
Christian Science Monitor.
Sew a loop to the inside of your
apron band: then it may be hung up
by the loop instead of by the band.
says an exchange. When hung up by
the band, an unsightly bulge is the re
sult.