The Oregon daily journal. (Portland, Or.) 1902-1972, November 21, 1920, Image 63

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Newspaper Page Texty Tke Better Bv Mrs. Christine The Distinguished Authority titt HAT is the kitchen? Is it Wnot the -workshop of the home? If so, should it not then he arranged bo that the work may proceed with the least possi ble expenditure of time and effort on the part of the -worker? The kitchen should he small, compact and arranged to avoid all possible "waste motion." Good sizes are 9 by 11 feet, 10 by 12 feet or, in large homes or in" the coun try, 16 by IS feet; but the smaller the room and the more centralized Its equipment the easier the work will be. The detached pantry of olden days Is far better replaced by a built-in or portable kitchen cabi net The elimination of even the butler's pantry in the small Irome " gives more floor area to more im portant rooms, and places the work table and utensils at the place where they are most used, instead of 20 or 40 feet away. . One of the most important new ideas concerning t the kitchen la that of the "grouping of tools." This means that all preparing tools, such. as mixing bowls, beaters and food supplies, as well as pans, should be located in, over or near the table -where they are used. In this way the worker loses no time getting and carrying back the tools . she needs. This idea of grouping can extend to placing the pots and skillets near the stove, arranging the coffee pot and coffee supply, the bread and bread knife, etc., where they -will be convenient to each other. The further this idea, of grouping is carried the more efficient the work -will be. i In many kitchens we find the ink next to the stove. But we do not -work from a sink to a stove, but from a table to a stove. Really stove, sink and table should all be within a few feet of each other. The table, however, or preparing cabinet, Is best situated alongside the stove, so that as soon as foods are prepared they may be laid la or on the stove without a single waste step. The refrigerator or storage, the preparing table, the ctove and another small serving table should all be regarded as part of'one group or chain of steps at one side of the kitchen. At the op posite side, and kept separate, should be the stack table or drain to the right of the sink, next the sink,' then the left drain, and at the extreme left, shelve or closet la which to lay away dishes. Thiav Secrets of THE upper part of my arms is ; 'much too large la propor tion to the Test of them. I would ' like to know what to use to make them smaller. 12. V. Heavy dumb-bell exercises are specially valuable for reducing the size of the upper arm. These ex ercises should be taken Immediate ly after arising before ao open win dow. Then massage the arms vig orously, using talcum fwwder in stead of cream. Afterward; give the arms a good salt scrub with cold water as cold as you can bear it j PLEASE tell me how to get rid of pimples, blackheads and awfully large pores In the skin. A. B. The alleviation of Such blem ishes in the skin can only be in pro portion to the length of time they have endured, but If you will perse vere in your efforts to ged rid of them, you will surely accomplish the desired resuUs. Remember that spasmodic attention is of very little value. Wash the face thor oughly at night with tepid water and a mild soap. Then apply some of this ointment and leave on over night: Salicylic acid 60 grama Pure lard SO grams To close the enlarged pores bathe the face daily with the fol lowing astringent lotion: Rose watct 6 ounce Elder-flower water ..... 2 ounces .Tincture ef benzoin. :..'2 ounce! Tannic acid 5 grains Household Helps Prying Doughnuts. WHEN frying doughnuts drop a pared potato into the boil ing grease to keep the fat from burning. . Dyeing Thread. WHEN dyeing an article that is to be made over, it Is a good scheme to color two spools of thread or silk at tie same time, so they will be sure to match the inateriaL - Saving a Penny. WHEN; your Welsbach burner becomes blackened its life and brilliancy may be prolonged by lighting It, turning the flame down low and then sprinkling a handful of salt over the burner. This ab sorbs the blackness and leaves the burner almost like new. ... - Kitck en Frederic!:, oa Household Efficiency.. ' plan I dividing we wtcnen into two distinct; processes preparing and -blearing' away permits the most step-saving and the least con fusion. ; , ' Cvery piece of equipment should be set at the right height, so that the worker need neither stoop nor stretch unnecessarily. The sink la generally set too low. It should be placed at a height of 34 inches measured from the top of the roll rim to the floor; some women pre fer even 38 Inches. Tables and stoves which are too low may be blocked up. Ironing boards are frequently too low. and thus neces sitate great extra strain on the part of the worker. If possible all the working surfaces should be the same! height, so that articles may be moved from one to the other with the least effort. , A dark kitchen is as much a bug-a-boo to the modern housekeeper as the old-fashioned roomy kitchen with I its step-wasting area. Plenty of light is an absolute essential both to good work and the happi ness of the worker. Windows set high in the wall give more light, more air, and do not "have sills which act as "eatch-alls." . There should be adequate light on the preparing table, the stove and the sinkj This is oftenhest provided by windows on opposite aides of the room, thus insuring cross ven tilation as well. Many persons prefer the single central drop light .In the kitchen, but there is much to be said in favor of two units, one throwing light over the sink and another over the stove and preparing table, so that the worker shall not stand in her own light. An excellent plan Is t have a set of small window units over the sink, thus allowing plenty of air and light on the work. A transom window means better ceilmg Ventilation. Some kind of ventilating fan is often needed, such as the -ventilator, which may be put in the flue; the register, which may be placed in the ceiling, or an electric fan. No one item la so Important as the! color tones used m this work room. Nothing like a dark blue, brown - bilious green or any shade which fa depressive should be used. Excellent choices are warm gray, light apple green, cream, pntty or ; Vivid blue or yellow. For all , around ; utility nothing beats the warm-gray or putty, both of which arei good-looking, without Involving Beauty AM Just five feet flu . and weieh 135 pounds. Please tell me how I can reduce my bust end back as 1 am very stout there. B. P. S. You are only about fifteen pounds overweight Try cutting down on your diet somewhat. Take a light lunch, or no lunch at all, for a time, and you will be surprised and de lighted with the difference in your figure. , Massage your back and bust dairy with this, which is as tringent in lta effect and will help pull off the superfluous flesh: Witch fcaze! .... 1 ovnci Rose water 1 ounce I AM tn a terribly anaemic con dition. Do you know of a simple remedy for this? J.M.O. I Besides an abundance of mild ex ercise In the open air, always stop ping before you are tired, you should massage the face and body -With nourishing oils such as lanr lin and olive oil. You must also feed yourself generously with thickened broths and rich soups. Ham, bacon and mutton are great rebullders of the weakened system, while butter should he freely eaten. For the anaemic, all kinds of fresh fish are nourishing. So are eggs, hominy, bread and cakes, as welj as cornstarch and tapioca pudding. j Smboth Gravy, i TO make smooth gravy put a tablespoonful of flour in the fat in the pan. Mix well and. add water, stirring carefully until thor oughly cooked. t "To Hemstitch Curtains. CURTAINS may be easily hem stitched by pulling the usual number of threads, basting the heu to the far edge of the pulled threads and then stitching on the machine. Afterward pull the hem back to the near edge of the pulled threads. Care of Poultry.! REMOVE wrapping paper as soon as the fowl is brought from the market. -Cut off any tainted parts and place the fowl on a clean dish in the refrigerator. Wipe with a clean, moist cloth just be fore cooking. . f--1;' M V:' ' 'v I S " r. i V - ' ' Z - v if f L y , - - - Famous Beauties of Stage and Screen, No. 20 MARJORIE RAMBEAU. - (Photograph by CAMPBELL STUDIOS.) the labor which a white kitchen is sure to entail. Painted wood and trim are much better than stained or varnished finishes. -The Ideal wall for the kitehen is Appetizing ' Menus for the Week! MONDAY P Breakfast Cereal, j Fried Mush, Syrup. Currant Jems, Coffee. Luncheon Potato and -Bacon Chowder, Toast, Lettuce Salad. Baked Apple Dumpling. Dinner Tomato Soup, Stuffed Vegetable Marrow, Potatoes, Cauliflower, Green Cages. TUESDAY Breakfast Cereal with Sliced Banana. Codfiih Omelet, Potatoes, Muffins, Coffee. Luncheon Welsh Rarebit, Frail Salad, Cookies, Tea. Dinner Scalloped Oysters, Gslery, Rolls, Lettuce Salad, Lemon Meringue Pie, Coffee. Are Women By Bene Bache. rOMEN are called the weaker Bex referring, of course", to iheir physique. But are they really weaker? Muscularly, yes; that much must be conceded. Vitality, bowerer, Is more important than muscle, and in this respect women are undoubted ly superior to men. The fact is easily proved. They live longer, as is shown by the longevity tables which are the basis of the business of insurance and a.nnuity companies. It is a matter of common obser vation that women endure with Impunity exposures to cold which would be dangerous for most men theif clothing much less thck than men's in Winter, their shoes inade quate and often cut low, in severe weather, etc. - Most women become mothers, thereby enduring frightful consti tutional shocks which men do not encounter. Yet they live longer than men. Take the case of 1,600 boy babies born on the same day. Let us sup pose that you were one of them. When you were ten years of age how many of those babies were stal in the land of the living? Less than three-fourths of the whole original number. More than 25 per oent were dead.' Only 733 survived. But take 1,000 girl babies, all born on the same day. Seven hun dred and sixty-six of them will sur vive to celebrate their tenth birth day. Here is a difference of thirty three survivals, or over 3 per cent in favor of the girls.,, But, again, let us suppose that you were a boy baby. You went to school and afterward to college. . You are now getting along in years, and every now and then your mail (C) 1920. International VYT Xkl a hard finished coat of plaster, painted in oil finish, not the "flat" which is very difficult to keep clean. The base or wainscot may -tj oi washable flclothor tile, but WEDNESDAY Breakfast , Cereal fi(h Dates. Canned Corn Griddle Cakes, Syrup, Coffee. Luncheon Lima Bean Souo, Whole Wheat Bread. Carrot THURSDAY Breakfast Crapes, Oatmeal, Broiled Tripe, Hashed . Potatoes. Coffee. Luncheon Vegetable Hash, Lelruce Salad, ' Indian Pudding, Molasses Sauce. Dinner Lamb aad Rice Timbales, Savory Piroienio Sauce, Asparagus, Pea and Carrot Salad, Pudding, Coffee. , FRIDAY Breakfast Apple Sauce, Bacon and Eggs, Muffins. Coffee. Luncheon Cream of Parsnip Soup, Spinach on (Garnished with Eggs), Junket with Poached Apricots Tea. Dinner Matelote of Haddock, Potatoes, Asparagus. Marmalade, Tea. Dinner Corned Lamb, Boiled Potatoes, Boiled Turnips, Steamed Cabbage, Indian Pudding, Coffee. Sliced Pineapple. Sand Cookies. Stronger Tkan "Men? brings you a black-edged card from', the secretary of your college class notifying you of the demise of a Classmate. - "We certainly ere passing off the stage," you say to yourself, rather gloomily. But, then, It occurs to you to remember that this passing off business began as far back as, your freshman year, when at least one or two of your classmates died. . Indeed, it could not be aald to have begun then, for deaths occurred now and then In the prep school. If a man finds himself still alive at fifty years of age he may con sider himself a lucky survivor, for very nearly half of the male babies born on the day of his own birth have already passed away. To be exact, only 51S male infants, out of every 1,000, born into the world are destined to see their fiftieth birth day. But how is It with girl babies? The longevity tables show that, out of 1.000 of them. 664 will live to e fifty years .old. The difference there means1 the survival, at that age, of forty-six more women. - It Is ,very interesting to contero plate the case of 1,000 average hu man beings born on the same day, ' and to observe how their departure from the world Is regulated. But in considering the problem It is bet ter to separate the sexes, because women live longer, than men. What biologists call their "viabil ity" their power , to survive is greater. 1, '. About 104 boy babies sre born for every 100 girt babies, but the boy babies die so much faster than the girl babies that at the end of one year the surviving girls out number the surviving boys. They have a better hold on life. But let us consider 1,000 babies, born on the same day, taking one sex at a time. When twenty years have passed 713 out of an original Feature Service, Ins, Great the kept to a sea- -son. . . - . SATURDAY SUNDAY Breakfast Sausage Balls, Apple Rings, Potatoes, Quick Biscuits, Coffee. Luncheon Breakfast Crape Fruit, Cereal, Butter Cakes, --i Coffee. Dinner Boiled Beef. Boiled Potatoes, Horseradish 'Sauce, Stewed Celery. Coddled Pears with Cream, Coffee. Supper Eggs Poached ia Asparagus, Toast. Tea Cakes, Cocoa. "Toaiq Rice with Onion m Casserole, Prune Whip, Tea. Dinner Beef Birds with .Tomato, Mushroom Sauce Cahoaee. Mashed Potatoes Pudding. Fruit Sauce, Coffee. 1.000 bor babies Will be alive anJ grown to manhood. But 744 out of 1,000 girl babies Will reach twenty years of age." When the surviving girls are thirty years old 100 of them "will be living. But Only 669 of the boys will reach that age, approximately one-third of their number "losing out" In the life game before they get that far along. At forty years 639 of the girls will survive, but only 605 of the boys. At fifty there will still be 564 of the girls living-rrather old girls by this time--again3t 61S old boys. At sixty there will still be living 45S of these old girls, but only 89 3 of the boys. The boys bare takes a slump. At seventy there will be only 239 of the boys left, but of the girls there will be 299. At eighty there will be 115 aged women ,to represent the original 1,000 girt' babies, but only eighty of the boy babies will be hobbling around and complaining of their aches and pains. At ninety there will be thirteen old crones left alive, but only seven decrepit and toothless old men waiting for the . grave to swallow them up. A famous mathematician once published a formula for reckoning any person's "expectation of life" supposing, of course, that the per son at the time la not sufferisg from any mortal disease. You want to know how long yoa may reason ably expect to live. Well, then, subtract your present age from, eighty-six, divide the remainder by .two, and you have the number of years that are likely to be before you. Thus, if you are fofty years old, the remainder Is forty-six; di- ' ride by two, and you have twenty three more years But if you are woman you must add three or four years, because women, on an average, lire that much longer thaa men.' Britaia MU Swerved. i this is not necessary, Both walls and the- trim should be light, and the celling treated white coat of kalsomiae each Signs -of. Old Age By Lina Cavalierf, The Most famous Living Beauty. . ARB you facing the fact that your neck is beginning to took old? Is the skin grow ing loose and flabby? Are the mas cles saggiag? Is the skin looking yellow and wrinkled? Is It no long er source of pride and pleasure -with you to wear a V-shaped or low-cut gown? Do not despair, for the ageing seek is not an Infallible sign of growing old. It Is only one of them. And you have my assurance that you can make it look youthful again. For proof of this let me point you to the great singing teachers, yes, and the great singer who are their pupils. Almost Ivery one of then indeed, 1 can think of no exception, has a round, white, youthful-looking throat. But while this Js. true, tt is also true that you should begin giving the neck special attention before you are thirty. It were better II you began when you were twenty- five. First, look to its careful feeding. Give it at least ohe good meal a day bf rubbing cold cream liberally into the front of the neck at night before retiring. Look very carefully to . the poise of the head. If the head be held proudly, the chin up, the muscles of the neck will also be held firm. But if you permit the head to droop the neck muscles will share the sagging. Never He with the head high. One small pillow is enough for any . one, except the insomniac. If you can dispense wjtb'the small, flat pillow and lie with the, head and feet on level, so much the better for the neck; The neck thus trained', and with the additional training of deep breathing,Jearhed by vocal lessong, should neve grow old. I advise very woman to take vocal culture .for herself, even though ene have no liking for music, simply for the take of the beauty of her neck. But if these preventive measures have been neglected and the neck is losing its roundness and firm as pect, then ybu must have recourse to the great body builder, massage. There is a special massage for the neck and It must be- intelligently given. , First, strengthen the chin mu$ t cles by pressing firmly upon them with the backs of (he hand. Turn the hands, with the backs upward, and letting the finger tips meet be For Company Dinners By Mary Lee Stvanni The W ell-Known Writer and Lecturer on Cooking. Oysters on Half Shell. SERVE to each person six choice ' oysters on deep halves of shell. Arrange on plates of crushed ice. Place M lemon in centre of each plate, Oyster Cocktail. PICK I over and rinse Vt dozen small oysters. Mix with 4 tablespoon tomato catsup, H tea spoon lemon juice, 1 drop tabasco sauce, pinch of salt, 1 teaspoon finely chopped celery and xk tea spoon Worcestershire sauce. Chill and serve. This amount la suffi cient for one person. Sardine Cocktail. REMOVE bones and skin from' 1 small box of choice sardines. Pick sardines into flakes. Mix with Vs cup tomato catsup, tablespoon Worcestershire sauce. A teaspqon tabasco sauce, Juice of 1 lemon and ; a pinch of salt. Chill thoroughly and Serve In small tomato shells in bed of lettuce leaves or scallop shells placed oa a bed of crushed Ice. Smoked Salmon Canapes. SLICE smoked salmon as thinly ' as possible. Cut rounds i Inch thick from stale bread and fry in a little butter until delicately browned. ' Cut salmon same size and place on bread. Decorate with sifted hard-cooked egg white, finely chopped green pepper and finely chopped pimento. , . Savory Canapes. PAS3 cup cooked ham and ii cup cooked chicken through the food chopper, and pound to paste with Vt cUp butter, 1 table spoons chutney, salt and pepper to taste, and a pinch of curry powder if desired. Spread on rounds of bread which have been, fried in a' little batter. Arrange a narrow .border of finely chopped or sifted egg white and yolk. Engagement Luncheon Canapes CUT heart-shaped pieces about ' V. Ineh thick from stale bread. Brush slightly with butter and brown delicately. Drain canned pimentoes and dry them thoroughly. Cut out heart-shaped pieces with cutter used for bread hearts. Fry them in a little butter until deli cately browned. Place the pimento hearts on the toast hearts. Ar range a narrow edge of finely chopped parsley all around the pimento and serve very hot. neath the middle of the chin, preffl with all your strength on the mus cles of the chin, working backward and upward behind the ears to the hair-line.. Second, with the tips of the fln ' Rers quite meeting at the point of -the collarbone hi front, draw tha hands with long, slow strokes up ward to a point beneath the ears. This is a good muscle building movement. . Third, "Slap the neck smartly with the palms. Fourth, "lift" th tendons at the side of the neck that are inclined . to grow more prominent and ropey each year. This lifting consists la seizing the tendons in a firm grasp and seeming to wise them to meet the head. This is painful and may . evea cause a slight" headache at first but these are only Nature's protest against the unaccustomed.. itfven Nature is an old fogey about innovations. v Fifth, grasp theJarge muscles at the back of the. neck and connect ing the shoulders, and "lift" these ' also. Raise them as though it were your purpose t place them in the curve 9f the neck. This should be followed by a vigorous kneading of the muscles. The aim of all these masaag movements is to promote circula tion in the neck. The yellowing, withered-looking skin denotes that the blood flows weakly in that part of the body. The flabby muscles indicate that the muscles Jiave not been well exercised. A good de veloping exercise for the neck is to let the head lie back as far as possible oa the shoulders, then roll Blowly from one shoulder to the other. - - The hands should be immersed in nourishing cold cream before "feeding' the throat muscles. This is one of my favorite formulas for a nutritious cold cream: Almond oil, 1H ounces; lanolin, J J ounce; spermaceti, euncs; witch hazel, ounce; tincture of benzoin. U dram. . . m Avoid high, tight collars. Wear soft silk and muslin linings next the throat for black or colored col lars. If it is necessary to wear costumes wltk high collars on tho street, change them at once for col larless gowns when you are at borne. They are much more be comlns; la every way and are in finitely better for the throat an neck. . ESqnefort Celery. TVTASH and scrape tender stalks of celery. Beat Roquefort cheese until creamy and pack it into celery stalks. Sprinkle cheese lightly with finely chopped olives, pimentoes or green cucumber pickles. Baked Oysters. CELECT choice oysters on the half shell, allowing 5 or 6 to each person. Place them in a bak ing paa and on each oyster place a tiny piece of bacon. Bake in a rather quick ovea until the edges of the oystera curl aad the oysters . themselves are plump. Garnish with lemon and parsley. Crab Plak Cocktail.! TVTAS1I greea peppers and cut VV in halves crosswise. Removo veins and seeds ami place in ice box to chill. Mix tablespoons tomato catsup, 1 tablespoon grated horseradish, Vs teaspoon Worcester shire sauce, tablespoons lemon Juice and a pinch of salt. Pour into greea pepper cups. Arrange pepper cups allowing one to each serving) on heart lettuce leaves, place crab flakes around each cup, chill and serve Tomato Canapes. ' A"TJT rounds ,"" inch thick from stale bread and toast on one' side. Spread untoasted side with ' , butter which has been beaten until creamy and seasoned with anchovy paste. Then cover with a thick slice of peeled ripe tomato and spread the tomato evenly wita well seasoned mayonnaise dressing. Sprinkle with sifted egg yolk and then with sifted egg white. Gar nish round edge with thin ring of green pepper and place a slice of olive and a tiny sprig of parsley la the centre of each canape. - White Fruit Cocktail. WASH, skin, cut la halves- an4 remove" seeds from choice white grapes, or stone and slice canned white, cherries. Remove larger pieces of grape fruit pulp, freed from white portion of the skin. Combine equal parts of the grapes or cherries and the grape fruit pulp and set in Icebox to chill. Place in crystal cocktail glasses and sprinkle with powdered sugar. If the cocktail is to be served dur Ing the Christmas season garnish with maraschino cherries or place a sprig of holly on the plate hold ing the cocktail gla33.