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THE OREGON SUNDAY, JOURNAL, PORTLAND, SUNDAY "MORNING, UNUAKY V, 1921. - - - --!-.--,.--- , , - ! . : j - Starting 1921 Rignt By Mrs. Christine Frederick, The Distinguished Authority on Household Efficiency. IF there Is any one time "when it is -wise. to "stop, look and begin l, over again ln the matter of ' fitiaitCM It 4a Tiee-trinlTier rtf Che -New Year. Banks make up their balance sheets at this time. iuo Lane luicuiui icd sa-uu i housewife and the family should follow their example and , see ''where they are' at" There is something stimulating In .being able to turn over a new leaf, ; even If we. cannot keep- It turned' over for, very long. But the house-, wife, especially the one, who Is com training of high costs,' must know where her money Is to go if she Is going to save and arrive at-financial i success. I know most women hate to keep accounts, but some sort: of following of expenses is ab solutely necessary. The first thing to do is to under stand what a budget Is. Tbls Is really only: a plan of -spending in advance. In following out the "budget plan all expenditures j must te separated into several main divi sions, and these in the average fam- ' ily will be something like this: JU Shelter. Rent, taxes, Are In- . eurance, train or carfare to place of work, repairs on house, etc. 2 Food. All fresh, canned and packaged food products used for . meals at home and for lunches car- outside, ice. ' - 3.j Clothing. Ready -mad gar ments and the materials for those made at home, cleaning and repair of. earments. tailor or dressmaker bills. 4.J Operating, Coal, gas and elec tricity, telephone, laundry, furnish ings, china, kitchen utensils, labor eavers and all forms of repair, re placement and; maintenance of household service. . I I 6, Savings. Savings deposits, "bonds, life-insurance, benefit soci eties, all financial investments whether of property or money. (This should be at least 10 per cent of any income.)! 6 Advancement. ; Education, hooks,' study ' courses, legitimate muBical and theatrical entertain ments, vacation or travel, sanitary supplies, doctor, dentist's and: ocu list's -fees, organization dues. 71 Luxuries. Candy, fees for per sonal grooming: ttch as harber, massage, etc.; flowers, taxicab hire or ! other, unnecessary transporta tion; any expenditure for jewelry, ornament, amusement, toilet goods, clothing, or anything which cannot Practically every expenditure can be grouped under one of these Secrets of WOULD you kindly tell me how to ; obtain beautiful eyelashes.. and eyebrows? L. J. To beautify the eyebroWs it Is .dyisable to purchase an eyebrow ,!briisa and brush them twice daily. Brush them always In the direction in which the hair grows. Also mas sage the eyebrows and lashes every night with a few drops of sweet almond oil or oil of cajeput, rubbing ius in carefully with the fingers. PLEASE tell me; what I can do for my legs, which are so ' stout and shapeless that I am obliged to wear long skirts-! to avoid embarrassment. ELSIE It. graceful -slenderness and beauty ere often our best rewards for self- xestrafnt in the matter of eating. A moderate and simple diet will soon hate its effect in reducing the sime of your legs and ankles pro Tided you will also accustom your self to walking at least four or five imles every day.i ' - - . T AM greatly troubled with- re- cedihg gums, which are also extremely sensitive and addicted to bleeding. Can you help me? M. W. S. : . ;' Tou should consult a dentist with out delay. Meanwhile the follow ing remedy wilt he found 'highly beneficial and can be easily pre pared at homer i j i Water (filtered if,possibIe).1 quart Alcohol ; pint Salicylic acid. 7y2 drams Oil of peppermitit......15 grains Orange flower water grains Appetizing Menus for the Week MONDAY Breakfast Canned Huckleberries, TUESDAY Breakfast Baked Pears, Scrapple, Whole Wheat Muffins, Coffee. , Luncheon . WEDNESDAY Breakfast Oatmeal, Stewed Prunes, Spanish Omelet, Toast, Coffee. - Luncheon 'Cereal, Poached Egg with Minced To ongue Toast, Coffee. ; Luncheon Cheese Timhale, Cream Sauce, Cinnamon Coffee Cake. Stewed Fruit, : Tea. Dinner " Stuffed - Lamb Shoulder, Carrots, Baked . Bananas, Ginger Custard. Lamb Dried Bean Soup, ! Toast Strips, f Doughnuts, ureen Peas. Marshmallow Gingerbread, Tea. Dinner Beef Stew, Potato Dumplings, -Buttered Parsnips,; : Cararl Sponge, I Coffee. )' iea Dinner Braised Liver in Casserole. Baked Potatoes, : String Beans, . Sweet Potato and f Orange Pie, j Coffee. heads. In soma families the tip keep of an automobile might be a necessity and Included in rent or transportation,' while in others it might be a straight luxury. The cost ot some clothes would belong .in the third division, while many others would certainly have to be charged up to luxury. It a garden is kept, this will be included under "food," and will be an asset, as will also chickens or other stock. Each individual family must decide the particular items of its particular budget no one else can do it for them. . j ; The next step and the hardest one-r-is to decide what proportion of the Income should pe allowed for each of the seven groups.. This will depend on the size of the family, on its standards, the profession or work of the father, and particularly on the ideal or aim of the family. Does it wish to own a' house? Then probably It will economise for a number of years on its clothing or luxuries to attain this end. Is . it education? Is it social position? Is -It further, advancement ol the father in his profession? The an-, swer to any of these questipns has a big determining effect on, the ar rangement of each budget.- For ex ample, the father who is just start ing in a business of his own will seed economy and more help from his family than a working man on an equal salary, who has no other aim than . to : get a pay envelope every Saturday night. Jenerally, the mother with young children can economize most on clothing during this period, while if the children are between eight and sixteen the food bill will soar. This is why any percentage given can be only tentative. We may say that no more than 25 per , cent should be spent on rent; not more than 30 per cent on food (gen erally less); about 10 per cent for clothing; 15 per cent for operat ing; 12 per cent for advancement, and 3 per cent for luxuries. But it must be borne in mind always that the percentage for each division depends not only on the amount of the income, hut on the aim of the family, its size, and particularly on the age of the children, and, further, that the budget will constantly change, even in the same family, as the children become older or for other reasons. The best plan Is for the house- keeper to buy a small ruled ac count book without any printed Leadings, and write down the ltem3 of her budget as she finds them. For example, write the word "Food" above the five or sht columns headed "Meat and Fish," "Vege- Beauty WHAT can I do to stop my hair' falling out? This condition may possibly have been caused. by using water too warm when shampooing. M. Mr That pernicious habit of yours should be. corrected immediately. Moderately warm water is all that should be used, because water that is too hot takes out all the natural Oil in the hair. To remedy that condition this tonio is one of the best: : ' ( Sweet almond oil.. 3 ounces Oil of rosemary... 1 ounce ; Oil of bergamot.. .......10 drops Apply about twice a week, mas saging it well into the scalp with, the cushiony tips of the fingers. WILL, you please advise me what to do to clear up my complexion? There are yellow epots all over it. I have used several kinds' of cream without ' avail. A. S. M. If you are suffering from any kind of indigestion this irritation will aggravate those yellow spots and render them more conspicuous. Avoid heavy meats and rich food that is difficult to digest. Eat a great many apples, prunes, figs and dates. Pineapples are also highly beneficial. A mild cathartic can do no harm and will help put your sys tem Into better condition! The ap plication of cream will not do the least bit of good except to keep the suln soft and smooth. THURSDAY Breakfast Cereal with Dales. Fried Tripe, Quick Biscuits, I Coffee, j Luncheon Potato Chowder, Crackers,,' ; Apricot Shortcake, ' - .i Tea., .Dinner Roast Pork, Baked Potatoes, . ; Spinach. :; : i Spiced i. : Crabapples, Prune Souffle, Custard Sauce. FRIDAY Breakfast Cereal, Codfish Balls, Cora Bread, Coffee. Luncheon Mock Chicken Salad, Tea Biscuits. Miat Apple Jelly, i Tea., Dinner Broiled Haddock, Croquettes, Cutter Sauce, Parsley Potato Balls. Scalloped Cabbage, Stuffed Apple Salad, Coffee. r fpssssssJ f " ' "W,' fSEsI s c '.jPzr i Jin m j:. 1 1 Alt' ' ' " ' ' - " ill 'If t , x i , ,T , - , V y ll V - i -s - , s1 If ?l 1 4 -.-v.- 4i1 1 I f U - ' . 4 - - I - iVv I Famous Beauties (Photo by ALFRED CHENEY JOHNSTON.) , ' ":. ' J i ' ' r y - -i :- ! ! Ubles and Fniit."Butter and Dairy tables, $2.53.' If such, items are entire division at tie end of the Products, "Dry Groceries," "Meals entered in a lump sum in the month. She can follow the same k611 Away, from Home," "Ice," proper column and on the date on plan with each of the other six etc. When a purchase is made which they were purchased it will divisions, and these figures will enter the amount under its prope? be very easy for the housekeeper Jgive her the amount spent in the heading, as "Meat, f 1.69, or "Vege- to total np what is spent for the whole budget. Setting HOW should thetable keyset for a company luncheon? The question is answered by Mary D. Chambers in a recent Issue of American Cookery. The correct luncheon plate, ac , cording to this authority, is a small dinner size, eight Inches in diame- ter. As at breakfast, the rim of . the plate should be placed one inch and the handles of the knivs, forks and spoons one-half inch from the edge of the table, and in a straight line. Where there are bouillon spoons, or short-handled oyster forks, it is allowable to arrange these in a graduated form. It is also allow able to arrange the silver at each side of the plate in such a way that the handles are, alternately, one inch and one and one-half inches from the table edge. For the formal luncheon there will placed at each 'cover a knife an4 fork for the fish course, a fork for the salad and a bouillon spoon. The place for knives is invariably at the right of. the plate, and that for forks at the left, with the single exception of the oyster fork, which is placed either at the right or on the oyster plate. It is thought in, better" taste to place only three pieces of silver at each side of the plate, and these pieces should be so arranged that the one on the outside, that is, farthest from the plate and nearest to the hand of the guest, is the first to be used. Thus, the salad fork, the last to be used, goes nearest the plate at the left side; just out side it comes the fork for the chief meat course, and outside this the fork for the fish course, the first one needed, for the oyster fork will SATURDAY Breakfast Stewed Figs, Frizzled Beef, i Muffins,' I Coffee. Luncheon ; Oyster Stew, i Crackers, ; Celery, ' Canned Fruit, Cup Cakes. Dinner - Roast Beef, Brown Gravy, Franconia ? Potatoes, Brussels Sprouts. Bread Crumb and Marmalade Pudding. SUNDAY Breakfast Grapefruit, . j Oatmeal, Buckwheat Cakes, Sausage Bails. 'Coffee. : ; ! Dinner M Cold Roast Beef, Boiled Rice. Sugared Carrots.! Sweet Pickled j Peaches. Fruit Gelatine, Coffee Supper; ; Cream of Potato Soup, : Toast, Stuffed Dates ; and Prunes, . Tea. (C) 1921. XotaAutiou) Vaatma of Stage and Screen, No. 27 Tatle for be brought in on the oyster plate. At the right hand, the last knife needed, that for the meat course, is placed nearest the plate; next outside it is the knife for the fish, and then the bouillon spoon. The water-glass, which for lunch eon is preferably goblet-shaped is put at the point of the knife near I est the plate. Where much, for ; mality is affected, it is not thought j correct to place a bread-and-butter plate at the cover for luncheon. In ! this case, by way of concession to the weaker brethren, a little dish containing butter balls is nnob I trusively offered by the waitress I after the meat course Is served, and I the guest who accepts one is sup i posed to put it on the edge of his : meat plate. i This inconvenient method of ap- parently not servfng. while yet serving butter for luncheon, is be ; coming less and less the custom, i and the hostess now courageously ! takes her stand on one side or the other, and decides whether she will be fashionable and formal and j deny butter to everybody; or -' whether she will sacrifice smart ness to make her guests comfort able and have a regular bread-and-butter plate at each cover. If fruit Is served at the beginning of a luncheon, except when in the form of a fruit cup or a cocktail,, the flnger-bowl is placed, as it is at breakfast. Otherwise it is brought on at the end. Silver for the pud ding or other sweet course may be placed in front of tho luncheon Household tlelps A Home-made Pitter. Y rOLt can make a cherry pitter that will remove the stones without disfiguring the cherries by ! tying a strong wire hairpin securely to an old penholder or any short, straight stick. Keeping Cut Flowers Fresh. CHRYSANTHEMUMS and other woody stemmed flowers will keep fresh for a long time if the stems are split upward for about half an inch. Do this every day, cutting, the split part off each time you renew the water. Good Washcloths. DO not throw away-crochet bed spreads, that are itferely worn out on the edges. ; - Cut up the centres into squares forj wash cloths for bathroom use. Hem evenly and crochet tiny colored edges on them. EMILY D RANGE. Lunck eon plate, for this Saves trouble in the case of an inexperienced waitress. Individual fancy dishes of salted nuts may also be placed in front of the plate. j The centrepiece 0f flowers, on a handsome doily, should be artis tically arranged, either in a low mass or moderately high one, hut never so high as to obstruct the view across the table. Sprays in vases may be employed, but be sure the vases are not tall enough to obstruct anybody's view of any body else. A round or oval mirror, bordered with a wreath of foliage or flowers, or with flowers reflected in it from a low dish in the centre, is effec tive, but somewhat artificial. Flowers frozen in block of ice, standing In a large" glass dish in tDe centre of the table, is another device, more ingenious than agree able, since it savorsfof a straining after effect. A miniature Japanese garden, an imitation rockwork. a.i Jack Horner pie, shun sugar bas kets and countless other forms of decoration are used; for the centre of the luncheon table. Instead ot lights at the luncheon table, slender glasses, each holding a single rose, or a carnation, or a lovely blossom of any kind, are put at each guest's place, or where can dles would be placed at dinner. Care should be taken not to over do this matter of decoration of the luncheon table, for very often it is so heaped up with pretty favors for each guest, with oddities' in the shape of curious ornaments, with ribbon sashes and bows, that the luncheon can haifdly be seen , through its excessive adornment. "Favors" are placed at the left of the cover. How to ANY discount! efficiency and bring upon themselves mer ited nervous instability be cause they have never risen supe rior to the sense of discomfort, says Dr. Robert S. Carroll in "The Mas tery of Nervou8ness Few have attained that attitude which takes away from work and daily duties .those weakening intuences growing out of the multiplied, Irritations of , small discomforts j 'Sensitive, weak natures ever sur render to the constantly recurring but insignificant irritations coinci dent with all effort. Things, are perverse: men and women are ob stinate: the weather obdurate; the market fickle; the taxes inevitable; noise and activity and turmoil in separable from progress. i Crsat BdUtn SisbU aasarrod. Beauty's Dress 7$y Lina Cavalieri, The Most Ftmous Living Beauty. HEftB are some rules about dressing so fundamental that I would hesitate about giving them at all were it not that rery day when I walk or drive 'down Fifth Avenue I see them fla grantly transgressed by women Who look as if they ought to know bet . ter. .. '. . -...,..;;;... i ... J.-. For instance, I see the short, stout woman wearing a short, stout looking coat. That woman has for gotten the law of balance, and has chosen that which accentuates what nature has already over-accentuated. The short coat, should have been worn by the tall (woman. It would hare made her seem shorter. The long coat should invariably be worn by the short woman to dis guise her brevity. I often see the short woman wear ing horizontal trimming, when she should' hare had lengthwise trim ming, pointed trimming, or else, preferably, no trimming at all. On the other hand,1 1 see a tall, slender woman wearing a long capo when she could hare divided her extreme height by wearing a short one. . ' . Again, I have observed a short woman wearing a most ridiculous flounce about her already absurdly ftort skirt. It almost seems as if, by some perversity, the short woman tries to emulate the barrel, while the tall woman chooses for her model the telegraph pole. -j The woman with a long, crane "llke neck bares Its funny length to a grinning world, while the woman with a mere line where a neck should be ruffles that up with fur belows and ruches that make her look like nothing else in the worm so much as a frightened setting hen. . If only a woman would keep be fore her the thought, "What is most becoming to me?" not "What is the latest fashion?" she might then hope to dress artistically, not ridiculously. . i " I do not preach what I am not: willing to practice. It happens that I do not like white. To me it is a very deaj, trying color. Therefore I never wear it. I am told that this is always in good taste. It makes no difference. I answer, "It Pudding Sauce Recipes By Marti The Well-Known Writer iuapie sauce. j C&OK 1 cup maple syrup until thick or reduced about . Add Ji cup chopped English walnut meats. Serve with baked custard. r i - Rich Marshmallow Sauce. COOK 1 cup light brown sugar with 1 cups water until syrup spins a halr-llke thread. Pour the hot syrup, drop by drop at first, upon 1 cup chopped marshmallows. Beat vigorously. Add a few drops' vanilla and serve immediately. Cooked Fruit Sauce, j WASH and cream cup putter and add gradually cup sifted powdered sugar and cup milk. Then add 1 cup mashed and sifted cooked fruit and 4 teasooon lemon juice. Chill and serve wlta DaKea or steamed pudding. - Chocolate Cornstarch Sauce. SCALD 1 cups milk and add to it lb tablespoons cornstarch, di luted with 14, cup milk. Cook orer hot water about 10 minutes. Melt 2 squares chocolate (2 ounces) over hot water, add & cup sugar and blend well. Then add 2 table spoons hot water and when smooth add to cooked mixture. Beat 2 egg whites until stiff, add 2-3 cup slfteot powdered sugar and continue beat ing. Fold into the cooked mixture 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten, and continue cooking about I minute or' long enough to set the egg. Serve after cooling. j, Make Hard Work E Moodiness, misunderstanding, selfishness, even injustice, are hu man, and will be brought to the sur face by the knocks . and Jolts of life's contacts. But for him who wishes to make every day count for ultimate suc cess, who considers his work, hum ble though it may be. his divinely directed duty, these are all but inci dents, and in rising above them he is discovering one of life's great se crets of success. - Over-sensitiveness is an almost universal leakage defect among nervous w'orkers. All effort is ac companied by either a sense of pleasure or discomfort. It is in stinctive for the nervous to avoid the uncomfortable; but most ner vous families keep the attention of their members focused upon that will not be for me. And-1 con tinue to wear blue or black on the street and pale shades of rose, blue, green or yellow at night. The lank, thin woman must shun the V-shaped corsage as his Stantio Majesty It said to avoid the bowl -of holy water. The broad corsage, draped elaborately with full flounces .of lace or tulle, will be most be coming. w . , In the Sam6 degree the stout woman must avoid the corsage with, round effects, fihe should seek out specially the pointed effects to counteract her redundancy of curves. , It is not necessary for. me to g further into details on this subject. The intelligent womanto whom the law of balance in dress has" a mean. Ing will work out successfully hec own problems. . This law appliea.to colors as well as to form. The high colored woman needs, pale tinted colors to reduce her own exuberance of color, while the neutral tinted woman, Bhe with the light gray or blue eyes or ash brown eyes, requires as brilliant shades as possible. So when buying your wardrobe I beg of you to think less of the fash Ion plates displayed by your tailor and dressmaker than of your own .style...-V ::;.'. ; K;j .f. For. of course, every woman has, of ought to hare, a distinct Indi vidual style of her own, and that is good style for her. According to a well-known lecturer on womanly beauty, each of the three parts of your composition is represented by a color. - If you are a woman of intense spirituality you should wear much yellow, for that represents the soul. Should you lean more to the mate rial side of life you are best repre sented by red. If you are one of the growing army of intellectuals, this authority advises the wearing of the mental color, which is blue. It la an interesting theory, but It need not be pursued to the point of attenuation.. Wearing the soul color may derelop latent soul quali ties. Or the red woman, -by wear ing much blue, might stir her men tality to still greater activity by this means: At any rate, I leave you this theory to smile at or adopt as you like. Lee Sivann. wad Lecturer on Cooking. ! Caramel Sauce. j Caramelize: i cup granulated sugar. When melted add 1 cup boiling water and simmer about bour Add 2 or. 3 tablespoons chopped pecan nut meats if de sired. V Molasses Sauce. MIX thoroughly 1 cup molasoes, 2 tablespoons fat and 1 table spoon flour blended with 1 table spoon cold water and then add 14 tablespoons rlnegar. Bring to boil ing point and serve with baked or uieamea puaamg. New York Tudge Sauce. TtirELT 4 ounces chocolate over V?1 water, add cup sugar and j blend well. Add 1 cups water and cook until syrupy. Cream 1 tablespoon butter and add 1 tablespoon of cornstarch gradual- ' ly. Stir into chocolate syrup, bring to boiling point and flavor with va nilla or 1 drop of almond and 2 or a arops vanilla. Spice Sauce. lf7TIX Vz cup corn or light cane syrup with te&spoon cinna mon, teaspoon nutmeg and a pinch of salt. Add 1 "beaten egg yolk to 1-3 cup milk and combine with syrup mixture. Cook slowlr (over hot water to prevent curd ling) until thick and creamy. Add a few drops of vanilla and fold la the stiffly beaten white of 1 egg; asy which Is unpleasant through con stant reference to life's ever recur ring discomforts. I Such habits merely Increase the capacity for sensitiveness and mul tiply the objects which harm.- In reorganizing one's . nervous habits few forms of effort, are more profit able ,thanthose directed .toward the overcoming of petty annoyances. ' To repress , the irritability at in terruptions was at first difficult, for Instance, and yet that very ir ritability was more of an energy .leak: and loss to productiveness than was the interruption. Inter ruptions are inevitable, but a little training will make it possible for the busiest worker to meet the ap parently unreasonable with poise and patience. i t ( V
