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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, JULY 27, 1913. 9 LATEST HEAD-DRESS FOR EVENING WEAR HAS RELIGIOUS APPEARANCE Paris "Nun's Cap" Made of Rare Old NEW YORK, July 26. (Special.) The very latest head dress for evening -wear, which has appeared In Paris, has a touch of the religious about It. not only in appearance but In name. The "Nun's Cap" is made of rare old lace and set with diamonds and precious stones. It Elves to the 1 1 : t : i 5?v-''v ill -' V - ' ' - 1 iRr -4 v - a - -yVu MOTHERHOOD SUPREME FUNCTION, SAYS DOCTOR Eminent London Eugenist and Writer on Medicine Throws Bombshell into Ranks of Anti-Feminists in England. LONDON, July 26. (Special.) That eminent eugenist and writer on medicine. Dr. C. "W. Saleeby, has Just thrown a bombshell Into the ranks f anti-Feminists In England. Un like some scientists, he is closely In touch with the workaday world, and now he asserts that not only should women be free to propose marriage to the man they prefer, b,ut that they should have more opportunities for exercising their right of fre.e selec tion. "W'e ought to adapt ourselves," says Dr. Saleeby, "by whatever means are necessary, to a recognition of the Im portance of the woman's point of view, as the great chooser of who shall be the fathers of the future. , "Motherhood is the supreme func SEASICKNESS IS BLESSING, SAYS AUSTRIAN DOCTOR Specialist Declares Irritation of "Nervous Vagus" Has Tonic Effect on Stomach, Kidneys and Liver. VIENNA. July 26 (Special.) Good news for the holiday season is announced by the Austrian spe cialist. Dr. Rekkel-Fermor. who de clares that seasickness is a blessing, and that, so far from trying to avoid It. the holiday-maker should wel come It. The doctor was led to this discovery by the observation that patients sent on sea voyages got surprisingly well, despite the fact that they were con tinually seasick, and ought by theory to have been weakened. On the other COOKS TELL HOW TO PREPARE DAINTY DISHES Women From All Parts of State Send Recipes for The Oregonian Contest Cakes, Salads, Meats and Fish in Offerings. THE following recipes have been contributed by readers of The Oregonian In connection with the "Best Recipe Contests": Coffee Cake. One cup brown sugar, one cup mo lasses, one-half cup lard, one-half cup butter, one cup cold coffee, two eggs, one tablespoonful cinnamon, one tea spoonful cloves, one tablespoonful nut meg, one . teaspoon soda, three cups flour, one cup raisins, one cup currants, one cup chopped walnuts. Mix sugar, lard, molasses, butter, eggs and coffee together, then add spices and soda, sifted with the flour. Add fruit and nuts and stir well. This makes one large loaf cake. Bake one and one-half hours In moderate oven. Mrs. W. T. Ross, 127 Fifth street, Astoria, Or. Meat XMif. Grind fine two and one-half pounds f rood heef steak, three-fourths of a Lace and Is Set "With Diamonds 'and plicity Features of Creation. wearer that peaceful look which those who are devoutly religious have. The charm and simplicity of the evening: head dress creation of poiret Is Its distinctive feature. A double band of white ostrich frames the face. Two full pompons of the same feathers nestle close under the ears. Coiffure ornament of black paradise, tion. Whoever interferes with her faithful discharge of that function is an enemy to the future. "The choice of selection Is to re stricted," he continues. "The field of selection should be much wider, and It should Include less of the ballroom and more of the open air. "There Is no greater tragedy in lite than the unappropriated woman-s forced, silent acquiescence to the tiny tin gods of circumstance. She may be aware of her feminine charm and yet realize the futility of her position. "The woman of today is more awake than man. In many directions she is breaking conventions that have re fused to expand. Tragedy or drama will follow her recognition as a sex (not a section of the sex) that her destiny as the mother of the race 1& in the balance." hand, patients who were not sick, bene fitted only to a normal extent "It is quite plain," says Dr. "Rekkel-Fermor, "that seasickness Is an essential part of the sea-cure. Peo ple, It Is true, have died from sea sickness, but they have also died from eating, exercise, and - other necessary and desirable things." Dr. Rekkel-Fermor also declares that the irritation of the "nervus vagus," which accompanies all sea sickness, has an extraordinary tonic effect on the stomach, kidneys and liver. pound of fresh fat pork, eight crackers ground fine, then add four eggs well beaten, enough salt and black pepper to season well, put all ingredients to gether and mix in one pint of sweet milk and work together thoroughly with the hand; put in a square bread pan that has been well greased with butter and pour hot water in the pan around the loaf, letting the water come Up half way in the pan. Set in a mod erate oven and bake one and one-half hours. When done lift out onto a plat ter, slice and serve while hot. By add ing a little more water to the pan with enough flour to thicken an excellent gravy may be made. This loaf is good either hot or cold. This will serve 12 persons. Mrs. R. E. Harbison, HiUa boro. Or. Salad Sandwiches. For luncheon or picnic parties. One stalk celery, cut fine; one-half cup nut meats cut fine, one cup cold boiled Charm and Sim- the feathers graduating from a diadem effect In front to a long sweep at the sides and back," makes a fetching frame for a pretty, youthful face. A coiffure band of black satin rib bon with coronet effect of pleated knot and full yellow paradise posed regally at the left side of the high dressing. Is the latest creation in coiffures. chicken or beef run through meat cut ter. Mix all with salad dressing to the consistency of paste and spread be tween thin slices of bread or soda crackers. This will serve six persons. Mrs. J. T. Rundell, Newberg, Or. Homestead Cake. One-half cup shortening, one cup sugar, one teaspoon soda, one cup sour apple-sauce. one and three-fourths cups flour, pinch of salt, spices to taste. Cream the shortening, salt and sugar. Add spices or flavoring; dis solve soda in two teaspoons of warm water and add to the cup of apple sauce, letting It foam over into the mixing bowl; sift in the flour, blend and bake Jn three layers In a moderate oven. When cold, put together with a glace made as follows: To one cup of sugar add five table spoons of skimmed milk or diluted canned milk. Blend and boll for five minutes. Beat well while cooling and spread as soon as firm enough. Be sure the apple-sauce is sour. If it does not foam well with the soda add one-half teaspoon of cream of tartar. This will serve 12 persons and is a good surprise when supplies are low. Mrs. N. C. Hulln, Youngs P. O., Crook County, Or. Fruit Salad. One cupful chopped walnuts, one cupful sliced bananas, one . cupful sliced oranges, one cupful sliced ap ples, one cupful sliced pineapple. The orange, apple and pineapple to be cut in about the same pieces as the bana nas. Mix thoroughly, then make a liquid as follows: One package jello (the kind that is sweetened and flav ored) dissolved in a good pint of hot water. Let this cool slightly before pouring over the fruit. Mix thorough ly again and set in a cool place to be come firm. . This can be served on salad dishes or if one wishes to have it look dainty, serve on a crisp let tuce leaf, with a tablespoonful of whipped cream on top and a sprinkle of ground walnuts on the cream. It Is delicious either way, and is simple and easily prepared, being especially nice tor bummer, and is suitable to be served with a meal or as refreshments. It win serve six persons. Mrs. O. A. Kempfer, Hillsboro, Or. Halibut Turbain. Two pounds fresh halibut, one pint milk, three .tablespoons butter, two tablespoons flour and one egg, parsley, one-half lemon, two crackers. Steam fish until tender, remove all bone, Dutter a baking dish, fill with fish which has been broken Into small pieces, add salt and paprika. Pour over all a creamed sauce made nf thu milk thickened with flour and butter ruoDea to a smooth paste, seasoned witn salt and paprika. After taking from. fire add one egg to the sauce If desired: sprinkle with a few bits ot parsley and cover with cracker emmhs If desired the juice of one-half lemon may be squeezed over the crumbs. jsaKe bo minutes or until crust browns. Serve In baking dish with a few sprigs of fresh parsley stuck in the top. This will serve eight or 10. The same may be served in ramakins and will then serve one aozen. Mrs. W. W. Reming ton, xiuuu mver, ur. Potato Salad. Ingredients Six small cooked nota ties, two eggs, hard-boiled, one-third cup of pure cider vinegar, two table spoonfuls olive oil, two teaspoonfuls Bwcet green pepper cut fine, one tea spoon salt, one saltspoon each of su gar. mustard and celery salt, and as much curry powder as can be held on the point of a fruit knife. Cut the potatoes in dice while hot, and add the vinegar, sugar and salt. When cold, add the eggs chopped, and the rest of the ingredients. Toss to gether with a sliver fork. This salBj, is- JiPKi.. tha da? Precious Stones- before using, and will be sufficient for six persons. Serve on lettuce leaves. This is a good picnic salad, and can be easily carried in screw-top fruit Jar and served in little naner cuds. Mrs. L. A. Crofut. 651 Liberty street, Portland, Or. Pineapple Salad. In each Individual plate lay three small, crisp lettuce leaves or a large one broken so it can be managed well; on this one-third of a slice of pineapple. Divide It in pieces with a sharp knife, but arrange so it looks unbroken: on this thin slice of orange quartered, then a spoonful of mayonnaise. Garnish with two Maraschino cherries. This salad is nice as an appetizer served at dinner. Serve as a first course. Do not serve in Jarge Quantity ties. A salad that is made carelessly loses half its charm. Mrs. B. J. Rand, Sherwood, Or., Box 78, Route 2. Enrat Sdkit Cake. One-half cup butter, two eggs, one and one-half cups sugar, one cup water. two and one-half cups flour,' three tea spoons cornmeal. three teaspoons bak ing powder, one teaspoon vanilla. Boat butter and sugar to a cream, add yolks of eggs and water, and gradually two cups of flour; beat five minutes, then add caramel and vaniUa and the rest of the flour, beating again thoroughly: then add baking powder and whites of eggs. Bake in two layers, in a mod erate oven. To make the caramel used in this cake, put one and one-half cups sugar in a saucepan and stir over the fire until sugar melts and throws off smoke. It must really burn. Have ready one half cup boiling water, remove sauce pan from the fire and pour in water, then place again on the fire and stir mixture rapidly, allowing it to boll un til a molasses-like syrup is formed. Filling for Cake. Boil one and one-half cups sugar and two tablespoons of cold water until a soft ball Is formed, when tried in cold water; pour this syrup over the beaten whites oi two eggs, and when mod erately stiff add one teaspoon vanilla and two teaspoonfuls caramel, spread between layers and on top. Any cara mel that is left may be bottled for fu ture use. Mrs. Maurice Ingalls, Mer lin, Or. Boiled Fruitcake, No Egg! or Batter. One-half cud lard, one cup raisins, one cup sugar one cup nuts (if de sired), one cup water, one cup cur rants, one teaspoonful, cinnamon, one teaspoonful cloves, one-fourth teaspoon salt. Bring all these to a boil, cool and stir In z-i cups flour and one tea spoonful soda. Bake as a loaf. Mrs. Ingalls, Merlin, Or. Ess Salad In Pond Lily Form. Take one hard-boiled egg for each person. Remove the shell while still hot. Commence at the small end of egg and cut so as to form six petals, not quite aown to the other end; re move the yolk put petals into a hollow dish while warm, so that the ends will curl up. Stir and mash the yolks till soft, mixing them with salad dressing. Form into flat balls to use as center of lily. Arrange on plate two large nastur tium leaves with long stems, put the petals on the stems and put the yolk centers In. Over this center put Just a little salad dressing. These lilies are very easily made and add much to the attractiveness of the table. Miss Addle Bauer, care Kllham Stationery & Print tng Company, city. Baked Eggs 'With Plmtento Potatoes. Two cx:ps hot riced potatoes, two tablespoons butter, one-third cup rioh milk, one-half teaspoon salt. 1 canned pimientos four eggs. To two cups hot rlced potatoes add the butter, milk and salt. Seat vigorously three mln utes, add the pimientos, forced through a strainer, and continue the beating unui ine mixture is tnoroughly blend ed. Pile evenly on a buttered baking dish and make four cavities. In each cavity aiip a raw egg and bake until eggs are set. If preferred, omit the pimientos. This will serve four Der sons. Lucy Brown. 1049 Corbett street, f-ortiana. Pearl and Margaret. There is a charming legend about the name Margaret and all its variations from Peg to Daisy, share it. Marearet is of Persian origin, and means child of light, or Pearl. The Persian legend says mat oysters are moon worship FIFTH AVENUE SECURES LATEST FROM PARIS SHOP -, Drecoll Furnishes Duo of Striking Gowns Whose Appearance Already Has Been Made in Gotham. sJfc C t V , .ft-. rf - L" ' ' f .- : I " , '"T";wr- ,. ' ' 1 " -" "!sv .yu.'.J i - : , ,ss.svs. 'vvCte '. TWO STItlKIJfG GOWNS NEW YORK, July 26. (Special.) Two striking gowns by Drecoll, Paris, models of black charmeuse and white llace, both featuring the draped skirt TOUCH OF RUSSIAN ART IS FOUND IN HEADGEAR OF PARISIAN MODISTE Clever Fingers Make Reality Out of Inspiration Bridal Gown for Middle -Aged Woman Is Made of White 1 Liberty Satin, Semi-Princess Style. ( I . i . . V His SrA r sill I i V- I II M t II " - - s Jal r ' . Ef' llNv ; I- -v ll li' Mill 1 "wjjv: Ji; ' C' i ulu 1. -? iA Jr ; v II I rill i l ill 11 1 r tin I ' u Jzovs? I ,Vl&jrV - ' 11 lit -dVV A X , - - - , , M 1 if -: i -si - s n 1 s ARIS, July 26. (Special.) A touch of the. Russian art is suggested in one unique headgear that can traced for its inspiration to the be ers and that each night they come up from the bed of the deep sea to open their shells and worship their deity. Each faithful oyster that opens its shell in worship is rewarded for its belief, for the moon deposits in it a drop of dew translucent, shimmering in light, and showing wondrous colors which the moonbeams turn into pearl. Mur wari is the old Persian name; and through the Greek adaptation, Mar garitas, it developed lntp the name it is today. BY DRECOLL, PARIS. and transparent waists, have made their appearance in New York shops and will be seen on Fifth avenue parades and at smart affairs. , ... ..... ... .i.. ., . . ...s.. .- .. . , .: I artist's atelier, and made a reality by the clever fingers of a well-known Parisian modiste. One bridal gown for a middle-aged Odd Shapes in Buttons In spired by Cubists Striking Novelties Are Crystals With Masonic Designs tn Chinese Colorings Florr.l Models Are Also Shown. THE distinguishing characteristic of the new buttons is the pronounced representation given to odd shapes, many of which are evidently of Cubist Inspiration, says the Dry Goods Econ omist. Among the most striking novelties are the crystals with Mosaic designs In Chinese colorings. These unusual ef fects are accomplished by means of carving and by painting the designs underneath the crystal. Many dainty floral designs, accom plished in like manner, are shown, some of which are tersely given the title "hot house" buttons. Chinese novelties In colorings typical of Chinese embroideries are the acme of smartness. In many of the best of these novelities rich . burnt orange tones predominate. Some of them re semble Chinese lanterns. Black glass or crystal Is much favored as the background for these brilliant Chinese effects. The Chinese colorings are even more strikingly emphasized in the semi-ball buttons, some of which are half one color and half another: while others are divided Into as many as four sec Health and Beauty Answers BY MRS. Ada: The unlovely condition of your skin Is due to the powder and greasy cream you use. Make up and use this dainty lotion and your complexion will be the envy of your friends. Dissolve 4 ounces spurmax in either pint hot water or witch hazel, and add 2 tea spoonfuls glycerine. This delightful lo tion dries quickly after being applied and gives to the skin an exquisite tint and velvety smoothness. The spurmax lotion cannot be detected when on and will make rough, oily, "muddy" skins smooth and clear. Use It for freckles, tan and sunburn. Myrtle: That unwelcome fuzz on your cheek will vanish after one application of a del itone paste, made by mixing enough delatone and water to cover the hairs not wanted. After it Is on 2 or 8 minutes rub off, wash the skin and it will be smooth and hairless. This method is unfailing, but be sure to get delatone. Mrs. Geo.: You can have pretty eye brows and lashes, by rubbing a little pyroxln on eyebrows nightly, and for short, straight lashes, apply pyroxln at lash-roots with thumb and forefinger. This treatment will give you thick, glossy eyebrows and long, curly lashes. Be careful and don't get any pyroxln where no hair is wanted. Margie: From what you say, I be lieve your' weakness and languor are traceable to your anaemic condition. Make up- and . use this old-fashioned cleanser and tonic and your health and strength will soon return: Dissolve 1 ounce kardene in pint alcohol (never use whisky), hen add H cupful sugar and hot water to make a quart and take of this 1 tablespoonful three times a day. This rids the blood of poisonous accumulations, builds up worn tissues and fortifies the body against disease. The kardene tonic is especially good for banishing pimples, blotches, "mud diness" and other complexion blemishes, and after a regular course of this treat ment your skin will be clear and soft. Lydla: You hardly need to consult an oculist. Try this simple home-remedy: In 1 pint clear water dissolve 1 ounce crystos, then put a few drops In each eye twice daily. This will reduce Inflammation and take out the sore-, ness. If, after this is done, your vision still remains blurred, you of course woman, by rformand, made of whit liberty satin, semi-princess style with collarless chiffon yoke. Is the latest In fashion here. tions, each of which is in a different color. Among the extremely new effects are the fruit buttons in realistic shapes and colorings. There are some unusual men in this world who get hurt before they allow, their accident policy to lapse. To Overcome Sunburn, Tan, Freckles, Wrinkles (Prom Outdoor Life.) . If you are freckled, tanned or sun burnt, dab a liberal amount of mer-' collzed wax on the face and allow It to remain over night. When you wash off the wax in the morning, fine, flaky, al most invisible particles of cuticlo coma with it. Repeating this daily, the en tire outer skin is absorbed, but so gradually, there's not the slightest hurt or inconvenience. Even the stub bornest freckles yield to this treat ment. The underlying skin which forms the new complexion is so fresh and youthful-looking you'll marvel at the transformation. It's the only thing I know to actually discard an aged, faded, muddy or blotchy complexion. It is fine for a discolored neck. One ounce of mercolized wax, procurable at any drug store, in sufficient in most cases. If sun and wind make you squint and frown, you're bound to cultivate wrinkles and crowsfeet. To overcome these quickly, bathe the face in a solu tion made by dissolving an ounce of powdered saxollte in a half pint witch hazel. Adv. MAE MARTY N. will require grlasses. The crystos eye tonic is excellent for granulated eye lids and weak, watery eyes. Miss G.: The cause of your hair be ing streaky and unmanageable no doubt is the use of soap or some other harm ful thing for shampooing. Cleanse your scalp and hair with a solution of canthrox. Just dissolve a teaspoonful of it in a cup of hot water and you will have ample mixture. This creates an abundance of white, thick lather that dissolves every atom of dust, dandruff and excess oil, and rinsing leaves the hair and scalp wonderfully clean. After a canthrox shampoo the head feels good and the hair dries quickly with out streaking and is soft, fluffy and easy to do up. : Alma: You can soon get rid of that burdensome fat if you take the par notls treatment, made by dissolving 4 ounces parnotis in 1 pints hot water. Strain when cool and take 1 tablespoon ful before each meal. This parnotis treatment is entirely harmless and re duces the weight without resorting to dieting or tiresome exercises. Frankie: You can cure your hair trou bles. Use a plain quinzoln hair-tonic and you will soon restore your hair to its former rich color and soft fluffi ness. To make the tonic add 1 ounce quinzoin to i pint alcohol, then Vi pint water. Applied regularly, this quinzoln tonic banishes the dry and scaly or excessive oily condition -and when your scalp and hair-roots are healthy and vigorous, a bountiful growth of beauti ful hair is sure to result. Rose: You can quickly remove wrinkles and keep the face velvety and smooth at very little cost bv making at home and using regularly this greaseless vegetable jelly-cream, which does not grow hair. Get from your druggist X ounce almozoin and dissolve it in H f lnt of cold water or witch hazel, add ng 2 teaspoonfuls of glycerine. Stir and let stand one day. Apply to wrin kled surface and leave through night, then wash off and use more of the cream as a massage. This treatment will remove and prevent the most ob stinate wrinkles or finest crow's feet, while softening the skin to a velvetjr texture. Read Mrs. Marty n's book, "Beauty." 1 5. Adv, . 4