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THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL. P.ORTLAND, SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 27, 1S05
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Home Dressmaking Chat.
VwyHlLE the warm weather lasts
' Tk A ' an( the Rirls ; are at , home
f 4 from school there is always
If ... soma dressmaking going on,
- and fortunate Is the girl who
has an accomplished mother to direct
uer snorts, xne aamty summer ma
terials are now so ; cheap , that : they
fairly clamor to be made up, and even
the i Inexperienced girl can . achieve v
measure of success. "
It is not really economy to buy the
colored printed materials without try
ing a sample In the wash basin, for
though their first .appearance may be
good, it Is a disappointment to have on
rand before the season Is over, a drag'
gled faded looking dress 'that is too
new to throw away and too shabby to
WHf. All rf thai all.whlta rtnaa aronria
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jnnaM tip prettily and are so wots, sale
j at reduced -prices. ,-, ." .-
J i The sheer dimities and striped naln
sooks such as mothers buy for the
baby's first short clothes make ex
tremely pretty waists for hot weather
In the office, and they are so easy to
launder that a girl can do theri up her
self and manage the ironing with a gas
Iron, having them always immaculate.
They, should be made plainly, and- so
have an air of distinction from the
much trimmed white waists offered on
the bargain counter. . ' f
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Some of the prettiest of this season's
summer dresses ' have been the linen
suits made on the Jumper style. Borne
suggestions along these nines Will be
found in another column. The . shirt
waist suit of all linen, particularly in
the natural color, is also good style and
Is cool looking. .
- It must occur to every woman who
has lived long In Portland that the
ready made suits are offered much
more cheaply here than they have been
before. As a rule the ready made
suits in our local stores cost about one
third more than the same things In the
east. .Even the Chicago 'mail order
houses supply one at considerably less
than one has to pay for the same ar
ticle here. However, the competition
of several new bouses which have
lately opened has had- the good effect
(from tho standpoint of the buyer) of
bringing -down the" price -of the ready
made suit and it Is often cheaper to
buy than to have made.' j - - '-:
It one prefers to make, however, and
this certainly has Its nolnts of advant
age, It la wisdom to confine one's ef
forts to simple models. Don't attempt
the coat suit of wash material, for be
sides being extremely difficult to make
so that rhey set well without strain or
wrinkle, it is but a passing style. As a
matter of fact, the estbetio sense ta
somewhat offended by making wash
oofls do the -fluty oi tailored materials.
joiners ana pongees were never movant,
by their very construction, to be used
for the mannish styles. - They demand
folds and; fullness to be beautiful. .. It
Is only ' the feminine styles that fit
them, and as a style that Is not in
herently, aaae aever .lasts, long, - the
home dressmaker may well content her
self with other than coat models for
her thin goods. .,
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The matter of shrinking Is one that
insists upon being considered. If the
foods have been thoroughly shrunken
t Is possible to make It fit perfectly,
otherwise it is not. So lay the shrink
age materials in the bath tub over
night In cold water, leaving It In its
folds. In the morning hang out on the
line without wringing or wrinkling,
and allow, to drip dry, changing the po
sition so that the inner folds wit get
the air as the outer folds dry.
If lace is put on with sufficient full
ness there la no need for shrinking it,
and it ' la always prettier- before wet
ting, but if it is to be used flat or In
Insets, it Is well to shrink it A good
way Is to baste both edges to a straight
piece of muslin and roll It up, : Then
wet both together and let dry before
pulling out with .the fingers to make
soft and full. Braids should always be
shrunken and ironed on the wrong side.
To bring out the patterns of embroid
eries they should be ironed on the
wrong side over a well padded board,
or on several folds of flannel.
The home dressmaker- may safely
discard bones in -the cotton gowns, ex
cept on th empire gowns which re
quire a boned girdle. These supports
may be made of white muslin or of the
came color as tne gown. -
The uncovered whalebone la desirable,
s it can bereadily taken out , A single
tor double casing or casing ribbon should
fee sewed against the seam of the stay,
the upper end of the easing being fin
ished off so that the bone may be
easily pushed in or drawn out The
hone is then pushed In and ' tacked to
the casing at eacn end through the tier
1 orations in the bone. The tacklngs
should do rrppea ana me Dones taken
out each time tne dress is laundered.
The Question of Form , .
THE general rule is that all invlta
1- tions which give a certain hour In
stead of a choice of hours must be
answered at i once. -Invitations which
ask you to a set meal must answered
at ona. ' v.-;- X.,.
Another, specific rule Is that invita
tions must be answered in their exact
form,. If the invitation is in the third
person. It is answered in the third per
son; if In the first person. It is ' an
swered in the first person. : Here is the
correct form:
"Mr. and Mrs. Randolph accept with
Pleasure the kind invitation of Mrs.
ames Carstairs for dinner on Wednes
day evening, the third of July, at half-
past seven o eiocK," -
The only case In which an invitation
is not exactly followed. Is when it is on
a visiting card and asks you to a card
party. Should an Invitation to euchre
or whist on a visiting card be accpeted
or declined on a visiting card? is a
constant quary. It should not. It
Should be ".answered on small note paper
in the third person. Writ the note as
follows: -
"Mrs. James Carter regrets that an
other engagement keeps her from ac
cepting the kind invitation of Mrs.
Chauncey Sloans for Wednesday after
noon, July third, at three o'clock." .
The conspicuous Invitations that do
not require an answer are afternoon teas
and "At Home", days. A wedding an
nouncement does not require any ac
knowledgment, unless one is "an Inti
mate of the bride or groom and wishes
to write congratulations or send a gift
A visiting card should not be mailed in
return for a wedding announcement An
Invitation to a church wedding la not
answered. There Js no acknowledgment
needed for it by gifts or congratulations.-'
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When one receives an invitation to an
afternoon tea or reception, a visiting
card must be - mailed to, the house on
that day. or a friend may leave anoth
er's card with hers. The person, if
there herself, puts a card on thetray
which is offered by. the servant who
opens the door. . " ' v
The matter of how many cards should
be left also seems to be a puszle. The
reason is there is a wide difference be
tween the fastidious people and those
who are accustomed to going . on a
round of social pleasure.
The former leave a card of each per
son for each person whose name was on
the Invitation. Cards are never left
for those 4n-the receiving party. The
latter class think It a nuisance for both
guest and hostess- to handle a pack of
cards for an affair of so little import
ance, so their rule is to leave one card
or each person calling for every one, -
As men rarely go to afternoon teas
or muslcales their cards are left by
their wives or mothers or sisters. Of
course if the Invitation has not included
the names of the men on the envelope,
their cards ara not left; but it would
be unusual for an invitation to go' out
to the women of a family and omit the
men. All invitations to afternoon teas
should be addressed to Mr. and Mrs,
Although an invitation to a church
wedding is not acknowledged, an Invita
tion to a home wedding or to a reception
after church wedding must be an
swered at once. Both of these fall under
the head of Invitations for exact hours.
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T Jumper Suggestion. - ! ,
THE ever useful - Jumper holds its
own and 'it is rather strange, for
it is such a convenience for the
thrifty that its retention by the. ultra
fashionable is matter for comment
, No mere attractive and convenient
model for the made over gown has been
Figure 1.
found and by using contrasting ma
terials in the same or in harmonious
shades, strictly up-to-date models may
be achieved. The first model presented
is one that Is made in surplice style,
to be worn over a guimpe with under
sleeves. The model represented is made
' Figure 2.
of reseda green voile with inset bands
of Irish crochet. It is closed in front
with loops and covered buttons.
This could be effectively used In
pongee or linen or it could be developed
nicely in taffeta of a shade to match
a cloth skirt, if the skirt were also
trimmed wun bands or the taffeta. ,
xne overwalst of pongee bands piped
Figure 3.
with darker brown silk is an attractive
fashion for., the jumper waist The
strap effect is -novel and pleasing and
is susceptible of many variations, y, In
ecru pongee with buttons covered 1 to
match and with underwalst and sleeves
of ecru net it i light and also extreme
ly effective. The cape bolero la still in
good form and the model represented la
one that hassorao notes Of distinction.
This is good for taffetas, pongee, voile
or linen. The tie is of soft silk of the
same shade or gives a contrasting note
which may be carried out In the, hat
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V Fads and Fashions.
NSW YORK, June !7. It is now tlma
to have one's midsummer hat se
lected, for when the settled hot
weather ; comes the 'hat that has been
worn earlier in the season is either too
dark in color or too heavy to wear at
this time. The woman of good tast
knows that her summer costumes must
be cool and airy to produce the de
sired charm. A heavily trimmed hat
looks as much out of place as a heavy
suit and is undoubtedly a burden to
the wearer. Choose a light-weight hat
for summer and light-colored straw is
always attractive although black is very
effective with some thin dresses. Crln
is very popular and it is suitable for
every eg and occasion because it can
be so easily adapted to each Individual
style. The lingerie -, hats were never
lovelier than they ara this year and to
young faces they are especially becom
ing. Leghorn hats will ever be worn.
They, are often wired under the brim
Into a becoming shape but the prettiest
is the plain, drooping brim. The lat
ter is not an easy shape to wear, yet
when seen on the . right persons the
effect is charming. For morning and
outing wear the Panama hat is ex
tremely popular. The syles are numer
ous and there are Borne very jaunty
Shapes among them.
We are offered many new styles in
footgear which are being made in al
most every color that Is faxhlonable
in costumes. Pumps of white kid, piped
with black patent leather, with black
heels and little bows are considered
very smart when a dress of white em
broidered in black Is worn. With an
all-white costume no other than white
ties and stockings ar correct A very
new Idea of the season is a heavily, em-1
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broidered linen or canvas shoe which
may be worked at home and finished by
a shoemaker. Buckskin is commonly
worn because of its durability and can
vas because it Is not expensive. Brown
and tan shoes, ties and slippers may
they appear most suitable with dresses
or Drown, j navy, green ana r vermin
shades of gray. . But tan shoes and a
black dress is very bad taste. There
is a noticeable - decline in the popu
larity of pumps because of their con
stant ' slipping at the- heel which so
ruins the hosiery. The low shoes with
colonial tongues and buckles are worn
evenings to restaurant.- and . theatre
parties.
Collar and cuff sets to wear on coats
are being embroidered by many a skil
ful needle worker in eyelet embroidery
or with the flowers padded, or they may
be left flat. The patterns are worked
on pique, linen, lawn or handkerchief
linen but the lawn - gives the prettiest
results, because tho sheer material era.
phasiies the beauty of the embroidery.
A new Idea is in having a belt to
match, thus making a complete set.
These sets are becoming so popular
that a coat to any walking suit looks
incomplete without one. . -, ;
The fancy coata of silk and cloth
have been found indispensable to have
in the summer wardrobe and each week
some new model is being -shown by the
French dressmakers. There is a satin
finished eloth which is liked a It tt e
better than either silk or satin and this
comes in all shades and colors. - The
smaller details of ornamentation should
not be neglected for the cost depends
much upon, its trimmings. Buttons are
extremely fashionable and handsome,
the enameL Jewel, rhinestone and jut
a icri vnvm vc.ua " .
enameled ones always match or . har
monise Wlin ins color oi ura uwii. . j
dressy finish that softens the neck and
very fine and beautiful laca, . There
is a great variety or cauico in .
mingS. JjOops, irons, ana u 'u'.
bands of tiny hand tucks, shirrlngs ur
puffings are all fashionable and are
treated in novel arrangements.
The colored blouse is much In vogue
to wear under a tailored costume, This
is made with only a few tucks, the
only decoration being a side-plaited
Jabot scalloped in a color of the design.
Other ve' attractive waists are of
batiste in narrow or wide stripes of
white ed Saxe blue, mauve or old
rose. V le have great wafer spots and
some small dots and both are extremely
smart - Deep collars and cuffs are made
to match and are finished with plaited
ruffles of llnon, :
AH the summer wash materials ar
Shown in the most attractive colors
and patterns. The...checks seem to be
in the front' from the tiny " ones to
those half an inch square. The
tripes are lovely and although plaids
are not as much in vogue as checks,
still there are many smart frocks made
of those fabrics. The Jumper dress
has had many changes but it continue
to hold its own,. The semi-princess
and empire styles ara popular in some
materials. Chambray, gingham, muslin,
and linen are all used in making up
these dainty frocks. Cotton or linen
soutache is a trimming that is much
used, also bias bands and pipings al
ways maka a neat, finish. For the
woman who can embroider, a charming
effect may be obtained by embrolder
j.i. '' i.hln- like the material
on bands of white linen or paue. A
guimpe of some transparent material
rives a cool summery appearance or
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insertion. bvi iu uwtweu ...v
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Snt part in the trimming. White pearl
, .... i wh.tur., hrfferreA are
used, also those covered with a plain
color matcning inai oi ue ""'
of the striped materials are very pret
tily trimmea wun inu "., "
cut with the stripes running1 the other
way. tHAJtiniNuta (AuvoAnao.
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To Improve the Teeth.
GLEAN and chew are the verbs of Im
portance in this question of the
teeth. ' If acted, they will preserve
the human grinding; machinery. - It is
every person's right. I possibly, to ruin
his own teeth It he wants t. but he as
nMifi has no rlaht to deprive some
child, to b born a thousand years hence,
of his teeth, and that is. What win nap
pen unless the now, living generations
are careful. -' " ' ' l s , ' .
There is grave danger of producing a
toothless race. It may not come in 10
generations; It may not come iln 60,
for such processes ara of slow operation,
but it will come as surely as time files.
If we wish our descendants to have
something more satisfactory than two
calloused gums with which to mumble
over their food let us leave the crusts
on our bread and exercise tho tooth
brush. .
It is not necessary to chew gwm or to
bacco; chew food; ro not be laiy. If
there la a crust on your bread, chew it
Don't take a few little nibbles at it and
then bolt it. but chew it as if you liked
the exercise. Chew it as if it were gum.
It will polish your teeth, it will wash
off the acid that endangers them; it
will force a free flowvof saliva.'
We should also eat bone producing
foods. This does not mean candy. It
does not mean cake or pie, or bran
mash, or sawdust It means real foods,
such as nature has provided. Foods
with alkalis and and bone building
chemicals in them are the ones we need,
for if there is no material from which
to manufacture teeth, how then can
teeth be had? - '.i.v.
Care, the greatest care, must he taken
of the teeth. Today much better condi
tions in this respect prevail than did a
score of years ago. Pride alone com
pels most - people to theuse of tho
toothbrush. But that brush is not used
adequately. It 1 the general custom to
clean the front of the teeth, .the part
that needs it least and let the backs
look after themselves. Every pinpoint
of surface should be carefully scrubbed
after every meal. Never permit a par
ticle of food stuff to lodge anywhere in
the mouth decay will set in in a few
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A Vacation for Nothing. -
IT sounds pretty good, doesn't it! But
It also sounds a little bit piscatorial.
: However, this is the explanation of a
city man who worked out the plan.'
i. TJntil two aHimmers ago l naa never
even thought of the possibility of get
ting a house rent free to send my fam
ily to during; the hot summer months!
But two years ago a sudden reverse of
fArtiin. fcrntitt-ht mjh fflCfl to face. With a
difficult proposition. For the last 10
rears 11 utui veen mjr waui w i
amily away for, two months. I paid
130 a montn ior a nine country uuutio,
and the boys came back so tanned and
roDUBi 1 leu mat li was iuuy wuuu n.
But-two years ago I found the outing
impossible on account of the scarcity of
m for their accustomed vacAtloa, but I
wan ui nocoeBiiy uouumio.
that I must do something even borrow
wnj-tnsftw if T ASvulsl fin A ArViskl Vara v nil t
of the difficulty. . - -
idea. Leaving the office I Jumped onto
war auu juiupm ui i. n i uio uiiivv v.
big dally newspaper. There I inserted
the following- advertisement which I
had trained up in my mind on the trip:
"A gentleman hi, the city will ex
change his modern. Improved city home
with any. other gentleman, living In the
country, near a body of water or pic
turesque scenery, during- the months of
July and August and will depoalt guar
antee that house, will be returned in
same condition as when first occupied."
I have a modest little home, but it is
modern in every way, and but 20 min
utes' ride from all the theatres and
amusement places. J thought the ad
had a good chance; but the - returns
showed me that it bad mora than a good
chance.
I received 17 bona fide replies, and
every one was as anxious to-get, into
the city for a vacation of two months
as I was to get my family into tho
country. . .
After some debate and consideration
I finally picked out five, which I found
most eligible on account of their near
ness to the city, for-j had figured on
making my family week end visits. .
With thpM lAttr in mv - nnlfAt 'T
started out one Saturday morning til
f.
Bathing Suit model consisting of blouse and trousers Joined, and a skirt
which is buttoned onto the waist under the girdle. The bands of
trimming on the blouse button down after the skirt is fastened. Test
Is of wash silk. ' -; .
visit them, for they were all near to
gether and not '60 miles from the city.
The second place at which I called so
struck my fancy that I brought the own
er back to town with me and showed
him my flat. He was pleased in every
fiarticular: he wanted to bring his fam
ly into the city to take advantage of
the cheap summer rates at the theatres,
the excursions and other amusements
with which the city abounds in the sum
mer time.
We closed the bargain then and there,
With much pleasure on both sides.
On the day we moved out his family
came in. I never left my home to board
in the city with more satisfaction in my
life. I had no fear of burglars, and I
knew that the furniture and all would
be as well cared for as though I had
hired a caretaker.
Twice during the absence of my fam
ily I was invited by my country friend
to take dinner at my own home. Our
relations were perfectly agreeable, and
when we both returned from our vaca
tions everything proved to be highly sat-
Now, it costs nothing; but car fare to
send the family away for the summer,
and there is the additional- advantage
of feeling that all is safe at home, less
possibility of fire and burglary and
everything being Veil cared for. .
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Little Fashion Notes.
SOME of the smartest cutaway coats
have small applied pockets Just
over the bust , . . M is fashionable
to show, the edge of a tiny, filmy hand
kerchief embroidered to match the
jabot of tha frock.
Many dlrectolre coats have high turn
over collars coming well up to tha ears.
They are cut tut squarely in front to
show a smart bow under the chin.
Nearly all the evening gowns show
tha normal belt line in front but have
tha sllcbtlr raised line with tha- sug
gestion of the empire back.
Everything that dangles is the fash
ion grelots, fringe,-tassels and passe
menterie ornaments.
The favorite lace la a combination of
Irlande or Cluny in very raised pat
terns on a filet ground. - Some of the
laces show the' patterns outlined in
gold or silver thread and' with tiny
wreaths of ribbon flowers.-. - '
Lovely caps for babies, and very
young children ara of soft white satin
or ribbed silk, much puffed on the too
of the head. These have Dutch flaps
over the ears, caught with artificial
flowers. Instead of rosebuds big pink
chrysanthemums ara very effective, and
clusters of sweet peas and mornlng-
giorie" are mira novelty,
Leather belts and smart little wrist
bags are made to match. One of the
newest sets of this description is of
soft dressed gray leather overlaid with
Delf blue suede Irregular in outline.
Another is of khaki-colored dressed
Ieather striped with scarlet The belt
mckles and clasps of tha bags are of
matching gilt, silver or bronse.
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What Howells Really Needs.
TF THERE Is any person who really
I needs a permanent address it is
Wftllam Dean Howells." said the
lecturer on . a sight-seeing automobile.
"I never knew until I got onto this Job
who W. i D. Howells wae had never
even heard of him in fact, not being a
literary man myself, but I soon found
that the said Mr. Howells is one of the
star attractions of this town. People
all tha way from Squeedunk.to Boston
those of a literary turn, that is have
Imbibed columns of facts about him
and they want-to see his houso and
maybe catch a glimpse of Mr. Howells
himself hanging out of the front win
dow. ' " ,,
.."Almost every, trip, just befora we
start out some voice usually it's a
feminine voice pipes upt 'Be sure now
to show us where Mr. Howells lives.'
'Sura, ma'am, says I, I'll show you,'
and 1 do conscientiously try to show
them, but the trouble is I don't know
myself where Mr. Howells lives. I even
tried to look up the address in the di
rectory, but there are so many differ
ent places given there that it is a case
of pay your money and take 4 your
choice. -There is one number on Cen
tral Park south that happens to-be on
my route, so to humor the crowd I
point to the house and bawl out: 'Be
hold on your right the home of William
Dean Howells.' I beard the other day
that he hasn't lived there for five
years, but nobody knows the differ
ence. Another fellow I know on an
other route points out the Hotel Tork
as the Howells habitation. Almost
every lecturer In the - business has
picked out soma house where he thinks
Mr. Howells ought to live, but no two
of them have hit upon the same place.
What Mr. Howells and the rubberneck
managers ought to do is to get to
gether and decide upon soma particular
place as the Howells residence and then
maka a point of carrying all the sight
seers past it"
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The Useful gash.
WOMEN started-, in to wear sashes
-about a month ago. Tho fashion
Is not general yet, but promises
to be mora so each week as summer ad
vance. Tha sash began as a rather modest af
fair, eonf lning itself to only two or
three inches width around tha waist and
keeping to an inconspicuous color.
Now it has grown aggressive. It is
no longer narrow, except for those who
wish it so; it is of vivid colors and its
ends ara quite wide and embroidered or
soutached and ornamented gaily with a
hanging: fringe of Jet bugles or chenille
balls. ... , -
It no longer cares to remain as aa in
conspicuous part of the coktume. It has
become quite dominant
These girdles started in black satin'.
And they still remain in excellent taste.
However, Jade green satin, hyacinth
blue, tobacco brown and smoke gray
hava Jumped to the lead.
, Satin is softer than most of tha silks
and is thereforo preferred because It
clings rnto the waist line and adds little
to its thickness.
Am tt ! now the object to get your
waist as small as possible, it does not
do to wind any fabric around it that has
body enough to make it look a half
inch larger. - n.
Batln must ba well boned or It will
sink in too much and run to a string. It
is not used double In these belts, but
the ends, if not lined .with two thick
nesses of net or chiffon, ara folded and
stitched double. -Th
belt itself now runs from five to
six inches in height It Is held up by
having three iiai ddb in in obck
straight up ana aowu, iwu vno siaes
on the bias and three In front
- Tha long ends are not . tied after the
girdle is pot on. They are made apart
from It and ara then sewed firmly to
the foundation. They are attached at
tho left front and It Is always well to
put them over tha boned part
Tho ordinary featherbone, by tha way,
has no effect in such a girdle. The
regular dress whalebone is needed, the
genuine article, covered over with mus
lin or silk. - ' ,..;
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Gravy for Left Overs.
AS MANT. -left-overs . require the
'v addition of a sauce or gravy to
make them appetizing, wo : give
tha following recipe for cream sauce:
Melt one tables poo nful of butter in a
saucepan. ' When melted, stir in quick
ly a heaping tablespoonful of flour. Add
gradually ona cupful of hot milk
or cream, or white stook. : Stir con
stantly as it thickens. For vegetables,
add salt and pepper; and for f leh or
meat season to taste with a little on
ion, chopped parsley, cayenne, curry,
celery, lemon Juice, ' capers, or mush
rooms. To make the sauce richer, atlr
In aa it is taken from the fire a beaten
yolk of egg. or two hard-boiled eggs
chopped f lne Ufa cornstarch or double
the amount of flour when you wish a
veryhick sauce. -
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Preserving Eggs.
DISSOLVE one part of silicate of soda
- in fourteen parts of water. Leave
all night. - Next day, pack the
rRrw in a stone crock with the solution.
Fit on a close cover and keep In a cool,
dry. cellar, . ... ---,.
HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS
- For the Camp.
ISH CHOWDER Have the skin re
moved from : a cod or haddock
weighing about four pounds, begin
at the tall and cut tha flesh from
sVv the backbone, then take out the
.small hones, cut. the fish in convenient
nmuthfula-aJidJM5tasldeiBreak up the
bones and head, cover with! cold .water
and put them on to boll. Cook M, pound
of salt pork and 2 onions as for clam
chowder add six potatoes, diced, and
salt and white pepper" to taste and
strain over them the water from the
fish bones. At the end of 10 minutes
add .the fish, and 10 minutes later one
tablespoonful of butter and on quart
of scalded milk. Thicken with a cupful
of cracker crumbs if desired and serve
over hot split crackers.
Salt Codfish ChowderTry ' out
pound of fat baoon cut in dice, and
orown wun wo cnoppea onions, aaa ti
nints of sliced raw Dotatoes and 1 cuo-
ful of boiling water, and cook gently for
SO minutes. Have ready one pound of
salt coarisn, 'Ticked up" and soaked
over night or for several hours: add
this and let it simmer without boiling
for 16 minutes. Last of all add a dash
of tabasco and one cupful each of
scalded milk and cream. Pour over
crackers and serve. The combination of
bacon and codfish Is very relishing.'
Potato Chowder Solus may seem like
Hamlet with Hamlet left out but It
makes a very good dish for camp, or a
farmhouse supper - -where appetites are
hearty. To make' it cut H pound of
salt pork in thin slices ana rry witn rive
elieea onions to a light yellow. Have
ready ona quart of pared potatoes cut
in thick slices and place in a kettle
in alternate layers, seasoning each layer
and dredging with flour. Cover with
water and simmer for 40 minutes. Just
before dishing; add on tablespoonful
of minced parsley or celery tops, pepper
grass or any appropriate herb that you
nave at hand. Pour over crackers , or
toasted croutons.
Salmon Chowder Ona quarter pound
Of salt pork, two onions; cook together
as before, then add one quart canned or
rresn tomatoes, one green pepper cut
fine and one quart of water. Simmer
lor 40 minute: aaa six diced potatoes
and cook for 10 minutes Ion re r. Just
before serving, add 1 large can of sal
mon broken in pieces, one pint of
scalded cream milk with a lump of
butter will do amjr a few broken crack
ers, season 10 laaie. xmn win serve
eight or ten people. The tomatoes can
be omitted and another can of salmon
used If preferred.
Some Good Cakes. (
Orange Cream Cake-On half cup of
batter, one cup-of sugar, three eggs,
three fourths cup of milk, three cups of
flour, three teaspoonfuls of baking pow
der. Cream butter and sugar together,
add the yolks of the eggs, well beaten,
and the milk. Sift tha baking powder
with the flour twice and mix in lightly
with the whites of eggs. Bake in three
layer tins.-
Orange Cream Cook in a double
boiler two tablespoonfuls of corn starch
wet with a little cold water and stirred
into half a pint of boiling water; add
the grated rind of half an orange and
the Juice of the whole orange, the yolk
of one egg, a tablespoonful of butter
and two thirds of a cud of sugar. A ta
blespoonful of lemon Juice may be added.
Use this filling to put the cake together
aiier coo i nig. uover ine top witn a sort
frosting flavored with orange.
Mocha Cake On cup of sugar, three
eggs, one rounded cup of flour, one tea
spoonful baking powder, one tablespoon
ful of warm water, a pinch of salt
Whisk in the flour quickly and bake in
two nana
Filling Ona half, cup rich milk, two
thirds of a cud of very strong coffee.
four tablespoonfuls of sugar, two of
flour. Wet the flour to a paste with a
little oi the milk and stir it into the
mixture and boll fop five minutes. Add
one Deatan egg and take rrom the fire.
Cool and put the cake together, icing
me ion wun correo icing, this nraices
a banosome desert and for those fond
of coffee It will certainly be found one
of the best cakes. '
To Avoid Sour Blackberries.
In nlcklnr blackberries I have found it
a good plan to sort tha fruit into two
bowls while picking. I pick quite
closely, taking off all berries which
have turned. With a glance they can be
sorted for the separate vlshes, one for
Mhln use. the other for preserves. In
this way I provide against serving hard,
sour, unripe berries; the less ripe ones
are better for Jelly and marmalade than
the wholly rine ones. Also fewer tick
ings are necessary, which Is a great sav
ing -or time ana scraicnes.
Snowballs.
Cream on half round of butter and
add one half pound of sugar. Flavor
with one teaspoonful of vanilla. Sift to
gether one half pound of flour and a tea
spoonful of baking powder. Add part
of the flour to the butter and sugar,
then add one half pound of blanched and
cnoppea aimonas, one out pouna oi
THE MOTHERS' CORNER
Protect the 'Weakling.
By Louise Satterthwaite.
PHYSICIAN of Boston adds, his
A vot to th long roll of those
LX who declare that th , world
4 ath would be better off if mothers
were willing to have children
who show sisrns of deformity or degen
eracy "put to sleep."
Apropos of this, it reminds me of di
rections read not long ago on a packet
of flower seeds ready to plant; that be
ing a not which called attention to
tha fact that , especial care should be
taken of th weakest-appearing seed
lings, as they were the ones, wnicn
would bear the largest, most rarely
hued flowers.
It is said that Theodore Roosevelt
was a puny, near-sighted child of slight
physique and pale face;. there were Pop
and Byron in England and Poe in Amer
icaall weaklings in th best sense of
the word yet they more than paid for
their raising; and while it is true that
genius does not necessarily have to be
enclosed in a weak body, it is equally
true that sometimes it flares brightest
where , the flesh - is not triumphantly
strong enough to quench it
If one could be sure that th puny
infant would grow up to incurable pain,
or to be a hopeless imbecile, it would
ba the greatest vUsdom aa well as mercy
that it should pass m tne negmning to
its rest instead of waiting many years
for it: there are numbers of incurables
now living victims ox menial aa well
as physical diseases who would be
much better off in their graves, but 'the
element of uncertainty about them can
not b don away with.
In the cas or me infant this ele
ment of uncertainty is the preponder
ant element; and not-th greatest phy
sician in th world can predict, the but
terfly which shall - come out , of the
chrysalis. -
While physical health is, aa good
gold, much to be desired, it Is not ev
erything; one can, .If one must, get
along without it to a certain extent, and
If there is real talent it will develop
in Bplte of such obstacles; if there. is
no such innate worth, then it would not
have shown even with the utmost phys
ical perfection. ,,
Give all vbabies, weak and strong, an
equal chance if possible giv the weak
ones a little th best care for, like the
flower seedlings, perhaps, they are the
ones which shall bear the rarest blos
soms. -
Baby's Summer Clothes.
'Everything for the baby, not mat
ter how , simple . it may r be, is
handworked' , nowaday. This sounds
rather mor, extravagant than It is, for
sliced citron and one half pound of cr
coanut Beat the whiles of eijsht etsji
to a, stiff froth and stir into tho na
ture. Then Aiid the rest of th fi.mr.
Bake in patty pans and ice with a frost
ing flavored with lemon Juice.
e
t . Vegetarian Dinner.
Soak one pint dried lima bans In cold
water overnight, simmer next day for
2 hours in boiling' water. Serve very
hot with butter.
Wash potatoes carefully, pop into
quick oven. Have potatoes the same
size if possible and allow about three
quarters of an hour for them to bake.
Wash crisp lettuce leaves carefully,
arrange In Individual dishes and drop a
teaspoonful of salad dressing on tha
leaves on each dish.
Pare and slice enough tart apples to
half fill a well-buttered pudding dish,
mix prepared flour with milk to a mod
erately stiff dough and ccver apples
Do not have it , stiff enough tor roll.
Just use a spoon and spread over apples.
Allow plenty of room for dounrh to rise
and steam for 2ft hours. , Serve- hot
with old-fashioned molasses sauce. Boil
a cupful or more of Jst molasses for a
minute or two, stir In large lump of but
ter, sprinkle generously wlthr nutmeg
and serve very hot -
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Cookery Kinks. '
On taking cakes baked in a tin out of
the oven, stand the tin on a wet cloth
for 10 or 15 minutes. The cakes can
then be turned out without the aid of a
knife, and will not stick to the tin,, as ,
frequently happens otherwise.
A useful hint for heating plost without
burning the crust Is to put ta pta in a
deep baking dish, filled with hot water,
and stand on' th oven top till about 20
minutes before wanted; then put in the
oven to heat the crust, and the pio wUl
be as nice as if Just cooked.
Mint Sauce. Now that mint sauce ia
1n season again, much time and trouble
will De saved and a better result pro
duced if a teaspoonful of moist suar
is sprinkled over th leaves , before
chopping.
String Bean Salad.
Select ' small, tender string beans;
string and cut into strips lengthwise. '
lay evenly together,' tie in bunches and
boil in. salted water until tender. Turn
Into a colander and rinse in cold water,
dry on a towel and put on ice. Just be
fore serving arrange the heart of the
lettuce leaves on the outer edge of a -platter
with a layer of the whiter leaves
Inside. Place th beans neatly and even
ly, in slices all lying in one direction,
In the center and pour over all a rich
French dressing. .
r
j . Ice Cream Cake. '
Her is a recipe for a cake which Is
Small but delicious: Cream 1 cup
sugar and cup butter, H cup milk. 1 ,
heaping cup sifted pastry flour, 1 tea
spoon baking powder, the beaten whites
of 8 eggs. Take of batter, add a
square of chocolate (or cup of cocoa! ' .
and a teaspoon vanilla. Bake in three .
small layer cake tins. Put together
with mocha filling: Cream Vt cups
powdered sugar and a large piece of
butter; 2 teaspoons cocoa, i tablespoons
very strong coffee.- . ..
" Dntchtown.
Chop cabbage1 to make one pint Boll'
one-half cup of vinegar and with one
tablespoonful each of sugar and butter
and a large pinch of salt Add slowly
on beaten egg. Remove from th fire,
stir thoroughly and add a quarter of a
cup of cream. Pour this over the cab-.
bag and place on Ice. Serve in cups of
hollowed cooked beets.
' Harron.
Scrape the outstde skin off the small
frreen asparagus and cut off all but two
ncres from the tips. Tie in bunches '
and steam until tender, plunge Into cold
water and drain perfectly dry and put -on
led. When ready to serve-cut into
one-inch lengths and mix with-chicory
pulled Into small bits and put on lettuce
leaves. Cover with French dressing.
Strawberries and Lettuce. ,
Make cuds fo the white heart leaves
of crisp lettuce by-crossing the stem
ends, : Pile a few nig red strawberries
in the center of each cup, and dust with
powdered sugar. Put & teaspoonful of
mayonnaise dressing on a leaf of each
sup.
Currant Jelly, ,
Pick over currant, hut nnf atam
them. Put in porcelain pan, squeezing
vflN nntniA mauha. n nro-, .1 . . . i
and simmer till Juice is well out Strain
through cheesecloth without squeezing.
Add a cup of sugar to each cup of
Juice, boll 20 minutes, removing scum,
and pour into Jelly tumblers.
, Raisin Pie.
Boil 1 pound of seeded raisins 1 hour
in Just enough water to cover. Then
add 1 cup sugar, 2 heaping tablespoons
flour, and the Juice and grated rind of
a lemon. Bake with 2 crusts. This
makes pies.
th shops. Offer dainty little frocks and
petticoat without any machine stitch
ing on them for quit reasonable prices.
Half a dozen of these plain whit frocks,
having Just a small neck frill button
holed on the edge and with hands of fine
feather stitching down the front, aro
useful for morning wear for the small
child who is not yet advanced to tha
age of colored frocks. ,
There are some charming little frocks
of blue, pink and rose colored gingham
Of fill niluHtw mo.. . . 1 .. -. . . . ,
J " - eujiyijr WHO.
trimmings of white piping or narrow
should hava a goodly supply of thesn
to WA rtltHnv hrtt ti, 1 . . . . - mi.
useful for play dresses either for the
park in the city or for tho country. Om
can never own too many white petti
coats, and th plainer they are the bet
ter they wash and the longer they
last A few tucks above a hemstitched
edg or a narrow embroidery frill is a
neat and practical finish for petticoats
vm BHii maae zor-children of
B ! vea.ru nA nvar at. rialn, n .
They are made in a full, straight style.
With. & flAAn Rhniilriop t,a n,v.i.. i-
tonholed with white linen on the seal--
ito ""K", ana some or the more ex
pensive ones show a design above th
ficallontt Than., rnata 1 1 .
. " J ,J ' ' . t 1 I?-.., t v
and will last two or three seasons if
uiey are iwugm large enough in the be
ginning. They cost from 2-up, tha
prioe depending on the handwork deco
rating: the cape.
.. .Thn there are pongee coat for the
llftla aHrl it t, a n ,1 ., .... t. , .. ... .
cool for the plqfue wrap. Some of tiieae
niiiw uutnu ure iinea, omers are made)
without lining and ara trimmed with a
llttl hand embroidery or with pijMm;-
of colored silk edging the deep ruuu i
co-Hat. Pongee coats com in plai,
models also, which makes them a iituu
wanner than the plain ones.
Short coats should ba included in th"
baby'a summer outfit both in thin an I
thicker weights. The thinner ona nm
made of embroidered or flounced ttiutUUi
or fine linen and the thicker ones are ui
serge. --.
To go with these-coats are (jdnncii
and caps of various styles. Thos,.
Tuscan straw are now and pnity f u
early summer days. They are nm.i t in
caps and some ar trimmed with a j. !;. -lug
Alsatian bow of U straw ht- ,i
edjrod with pifinss nf mils or wis i v
rosette of narrow rthhons fiititi'--i fit.
either sWe of the front, 'i'!.. t .i,i . .
are quaint, and whi'ti not too t'-ib", i
are useful fur almost all .mi.,, ,
liroad-briinincd mushroom -..ii i.
course straw are iiui -n.i .1 f . rl
children to wear w1m-i j :.i ii--
Tiny sandals and strl;--l- . ; -. ?
be a feature of tne i-'.a.i M ; ;',
drdtt in tan and while :h r.-.-; : ; ,
tlcjil than Murk OH'-s tr ,:
are failiioiiiililiJ fur li.fi j-