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CLASSIC DANCING BENEFITS
How This Art of Poetic Motion
Brings Grace of Carriage and
Health to the User.
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The Kitchen jr
KsrSllopsd t lam-.
One quart of long clam, half
puuud of milk crackers. Kim through
the meat chopper .Now put a layer
of crackers, then one of i lams, with
bits of bullet and sail and pepper till
you have used lliem all. Pour one
quart of milk over all and bake in a
hot oven till brown.
A price! Snuffle.
Beat Ihc yolks of five eggs until
thick, and continue beating while Ave
tablespoons of sugar are added Then
best in half cup Of apricots thai have
been put through a trgetahle rlcer:
then fold in Ihc whiles of Ihe Ihe eggs
that have been heaien stiff. Serve
half a canned apprlcni and a spoon of
the sirup with each portion.
Cocoa l Hilar.
Place 12 tesspbont of cocoa In a
saucepan and rub into smooth paste
by adding half nip of milk. Add four
cups of sugar, pic e nf butter size nf
an egg ami one cup of milk. Place on
flic and boll, ihrn add half cup of milk
and cook until II forms a soft ball
w hen dropped into i old waier. Take
from fire, add vanilla and bcal until It
is JuBt thick enough to pour Into but
tered tins Hy adding half of milk
last you will find fudge to be free
from grain anil hi he nice and smooth
When cool mark into one-inch blocks
and break.
Lemon Pie.
Mix three tablespoons of cornstarch
and tart-Quartern cup of sugar, sdd
three-quarters cup of boiling water,
stirring constantly Cook two min
utes, add one leaspoon of butler, two
cck volk (aol batten), grated rind of
one lemon ami three tablespoons of
lemon Juice. Line plate With paste
and build In a fluted rim. Turn in mix
ture which has been cooled anil bake
till paslry Is well browned. Cool
lightly and cover with meringue,
then return to oven and hake me
ringue In a slow oven about 15 min
ules.
French Fruit Salad.
Two oranges. Ihree banana, half a
pound Malaga grapes. 1-' English wal
nut meats. I head lettuce. French
dressing Peel orsnges. and remove
pulp separately from each section.
Perl bananas, and cut In quarter-Inch
slices, Remove skins and seeds from
grapes. Break walnut meat in
pieces Mix prepared Ingredient and
arrange on lettuce Icaics. Serve witli
French Pressing You may sc a
gl . If
mayonnaise dressing Instead of the
French if preferred In making the
mayonnaise dressing for a fruit salad
a spoonful of fine sugar can be sub
stituted for ihe uiuslard. You can
use less oil than in the usual mayon
naise and the last minute when ready
to serve add thick, fresh rrcam
whipped.
Currant Jelly.
Pick over currants, bul do not. re
move stems, wash and drain Wash
a few in ihe bottom of a pressing ket
tle, using a wooden potato masher;
so continue until berries arc used
Cook until currants look white, strain
through a coarse strainer, then allow
julci to drop through a double thick
ness of cheesecloth or a jelly bag
Measure, bring to the boiling point
and boil five minutes, skim and pour
Into glasses. Place in a sunny win
dow and let aland -4 hours. Cover
and keep in a cool, dry place.
Orange Mousse.
Mix two cup of fruit pulp with
powdered sugar to sweeten with the
w hip from one pint of cream. A small
amount of lemon Juice brings ou. the
flsvor of the oranges. Mold, pack and
let stand in ice and salt, four hours.
Shrimp 1 Untie.
One-half teaspoon of salt, four ta
blespoons bolter, two tablespoons of
flour, a pinch of cayenne pepper,
melted together, stirring constantly,
then pour In gradually one and a half
cups of milk as soon as II thickens.
Add one CUP of shrimps broken In
pieces and one cup of peas after drain
ing from the liquor. Cook after add
ing Shrimp! only enough to heat
through well.
Steamed Rice and Salman.
A way to use salmon a little dif
ferent from the usual recipe hi as fol
lows: Line a bread pan. alighth but
tered, with warm steamed rice. Fill
Ihe center with et Id boiled salmon
flaked and seasoned with s It. pepper
and a slight grating of n tmeg. Cover
with rice anil steam one hour. Run
on a hot platter for serving snd
pour i.rornd egg sauce made of one
third cup of butter, three tablcstaions
flour, i ne and a half cup hot water,
half teaapoon sail, one-eighth tea
spoon pepper, beaten yolk of three
eggs and one leaspoon lemon juice.
Melt half butler, add flour with aes
soniugs and pour on gradually hot wa
ter. Boll live minutes and add re
maining butter in mat. pieces.
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SPENDING
THE INCOME
BY MRS. McLTNE.
MAKING the most of a moderat
income is the problem which
a great many women are try
ing to solve. Many answers
are found to this many-sided question,
but fan Women have found satisfac
tory solutions to all the parts of the
problem.
There are a great many families in
1 his muni ry who are in want, and
there are also many families of great
wealth. But the majority rests with
the ones who are neither very rich
nor very poor, but in moderate circum
stances. The housewives whose hus
bands makt moderate salaries have
just as man and just as engrossing
problems as the women whose mates
dig ditches or carry a hod to earn
their daily wage.
One of the times w hen every woman
feeU the desire for wealth is when her
children are grow ing up without the
sort of education that she would like
10 give them. Almost every mother
feels strong ambition for her children,
and if one is specially talented it al
most breaks the mother-heart to be
unable to develop that talent.
You m: y have found that you could
get along very well on your moderate
income when there was only a ques
tion of your own and your husband's
needs. And when the children were
very little the added drain on the
purse was not so much greater.
Bui now that same income seems
all in small now that you would like
to give your child music or drawing.
French and German Irsaons. all of
w hi h cotl money.
You will find ihat there is very lit
tle in the line of education which can
not he acquired either entirely free or
almost free of charge. The pub) it
high sclfools teach German. French
and Italian and have besides free
(lasses in drawing There your child
can lay a splendid foundation for fu
ture sludy in any one of these lan
guages or in art.
Music Is the only thing which re
quires an expenditure of money to
gain a start. But after your child has
made a start in music, if she is reajl
talenie' she will soon be able to con
tinue In r lessons for nothing, as there
are Inn Hut ions w here free scholar
ships are offered euh car.
BY EDNA EGAN.
HE esthetic dance, unlike the
folk dance or the more con
ventional ballroom dance, Is
s personal and physical ex
pression of the beautiful exempt from
rule. It is opposed to the hard-and-fast
regulation of calisthenics. i even
more effective In producing symmetiy
of form, absolute muscular control.
pole and grace This kind of danc ing,
dependent ss it is on responsive
muscles and a happy frame of mind,
is a most pleasurable form of exercise.
And now for the practical aide of Its
execution. Ixmse clothing is Impera
tive, and a happy frame of mind is no
unimportant consideration'. However,
the purely physlcsl side of the exer
cise can react on the mental and pro
duce a care-free attitude where a
grouch formerly ' held court I say
looae clothing, becauae the free move
ment of Ihe body cannot be hampered
I Coqaefe
WALKING
BY lA'CII.I.K DAL'DET.
A I. KING is the only exercise
possible for every one.
The busy man says he can
not go to a gymnasium or
take up regular gymnastic drill.
To maintain health, you require no
apparatus or equipment.
b'xerrise is a matter of will aud
desire
You can secure improved health by
using your muscles in a natural way.
The purpose of exercise is not mere
ly lo declop muscles, bul to use and
develop energy.
It strengthens Ihe heart by malting
it work, and nourishes thr organs of
the body and the muscles hy promot
ing their activity.
Use of the body increases its ca
paslty for work.
You can always walk. You will find
it wholesome exercise.
Get out into the fresh air.
Walk more -ride less.
Don't be afraid of the weather.
Properly clad you ran enjoy almost
any kind of weather.
Walk moderate distances at first
Lengthen the distance as your ability
to withstand fatigue increases.
Don't lire yourself.
Fatigue is Ihe result of over-doing.
Throw your shoulders back, allow
your arms free swinging action Make
the w hole body w alk. Don't merely
bend vour knees.
Keep an upright posture. Feel your
si rcngtb.
Don't slouch, crawl or dawdle
Walk up and walk out with snap, vig
or, interest, cnthuaiasm.
Don't walk a certain number of
miles each day because your doctor
advises it.
Have a purpose in every walk. Go
somewhere. Sec something. Visit
somebody.
Get out of the busy places into ihc
open spaces.
l'e your eyes, your ears. Com
mune with Nature, snd he occupied
with thoughts unrelated to business,
shop or store.
Breathe In new life with every deep
breath of fresh air.
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and at the same time appear graceful.
Just what sort of attire you will se
lect for Ihe dance Is a matter that I
best decided by your own taate. If
"gym" bloomcra, a middy blouse and
aoft shoes do not, in your estimation,
detract from the beauty of appear
ance that usually accompanies beauty
of prise, why well and good. On the
it lier hand. If clothea affect your
moods and what woman doesn't "feel
belter" In becoming clothes? and
you would feel more like a sprite In
the curlailed costume seen In rlasflic
mursl decorations, then wear a dress
like ihc one pictured. Its simplicity nf
design .'ltd material places P readily
within the capabilities of deft fingers
Now that the all-Important clothes
question has been settled. 1st us con
sider the when, where and t.ow of the
"poetry of motion" for amateurs
When? .lust whenever you are so in
clined The inclination is best taken
advantage of in the early morning
riiyaical or menial faligue is not con
ducive lo any form of exercise, you
know. Where? Preferably on a
smooth broad aurfare. Carpet is no
objection. And how?
Begin by letting the whole body
from head to iocs relax utterly. Let
the head droop slowly until it falls
quite limp on the chest. Iel the arms
hang limply at your sides. Then re
lax the whole body, waist, hips. legs,
feet and all, until you fall all in a
heap Repeat thia preliminary exer
cise for several days, or until you are
quite supple. Then you might begin
limbering up your arms and wrists.
Swing the arms backward and for
ward and from aide to side, letting the
wrists take rare of themselves. If they
show any signs of stubbornness, then
they require individual attention. This
attention is best administered by
w ringing the hands. Rigid w rists can
not remain thus after such vigorous
treatment. Now you are ready for
the actual dance pose.
In "Bacchanale" the waist is slightly
bent, the weigh! nf the body rests
on the forward foot, the head Is
ihrown back and Ihe arms complete
a circle above the head. You will no
tice 1 liar ihe wrists are quite limp.
Practice ihe pose as often as you care
to: of course, not to the point of ex
haustion. "Almost a curtsy." excepting the po
sition of the arms. Is really nothing
more than a curtsy. The bend comes
directly from the waist, and the bal
ance is on the backward foot.
"Coquette'' demands a slightly curv
ed torso, a coquettishly poised head
snd the uplifted leg at right angles to
the body
"Breath of Spring" is best interpret
ed by a stretching of the whole body
from head to toe. The weight is car
ried by either the right or the left foot.
The other leg is raised from ihe hip.
bending at the knee, with the calf
swinging quite limp.
You will note that "Butterfly" is
composed of curves. From tfieipllft
ed arm to the correspondingly uplifted
leg is described a half circle. From
the slightly bent head to the support
ing root there is Just the suggesrion of
a curve, sufficient to establish balance
and harmony.
Practice the poses in the order in
which I have described them. Your
mirror Is perhaps the best critic. At
the beginning you will doubtless have
difficulty In rounding out the "angles."
Despite the wholly ungraceful aspect
that you present, the muscular activ
ity will do you an untold amount of
good. Practice each pose aeveral
times, relax and go to the next.
But a last word of caution: If you
would benefit mentally as well aa
physically by the esthetic dance, make
)ila of It So many of us are in need
of diversion from our evcry-day activ
ities. Yet when we play, we do it with
so vigorous a will and way that it
really isn'i playiug at all. Remember,
if you would acquire grace, that grace
of mind accompanies grace of body. A
squared jaw and an I'm-bound-l'll-get-it-righl
expression cannot be condu
cive to limber joints, responsive mus
cles and true grace.
Play more.
HARMONY
IN DRESS
BY LOUISE LA.NNOM.
m
IVEN "all the money in the
world" to spend, a woman
who is naturally dowdy, too
stubborn to listen to people
of good taste too unimaginative to
picture herself in the clothes she sees,
and quite unblessed with an eye for
harmony of color and line, would look
a thousand times more frumpy than
if she had loss to spend
Not long a'go a woman was seen
sirolling into a fashionable reslau
ranl with about IS ,000 worth of
clothes on -and looking infinitely
less smart than her blue serge suited
companion who could not have In
sured her entire costume at more than
one hundred dollars The expensive
lady had clad herself in coat of ko
llnaky. whose belt, collar, cuffs and
flaring band bore horizontal stripes so
arranged (bat her fHe trot four of
height looked like t lie same distance
In circumference
The flashing buckles on her bronze
slippers had probably cost a sum to be
noted in three figures. Her hat lore
a towering mass of black paradise
which would have been better suited
to the stage than the street, and more
becoming io a drum-major than lo any
"mere woman.
To complete the effect of utter dow -illness,
she wore a dress of gi a georg-
gJB F a tahlespoonful of peroxide is
2 M placed in two tablespoonfuls
BaU of water and used at a gargle
it w ill prove an excellent rem
edy for tonailltis. About ten drops of
peroxide In a half-glass of water used
to clean the teeth will remove tartar
and harden the gums. A few drops of
peroxide put on an open wound imme
diately will take out the poison. The
wound should be bathed every day in
w ater to which a few dropa of the per
oxide have been added and it will heal
very quickly.
RUDE oil is one of the very
best remedies for falling hair
and dandruff. Apply it to the
scalp every other day, but
massage the scalp daily and then
brush the hair afterwards. Another
good remedy for dandruff is to rub
castor oil into the scalp every day.
This will not make the hair very oily
if one is careful to use only a little
at a time.
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VERY fsshion returns sooner
or later, and now walnut fur
niture is coming in again. Not
the ornate and carved walnut
horrors of early Victorian days, how
ever, but simple', beautiful pieces of
this really fine wood in Queen Anne
design. A dining room set of burl
walnut in Queen Anne pattern retails
for four hundred dollars which
proves how fashionable and exclusive
walnut has become.
L forms of pendant dress orna
ments are to be seen at the
trimming counters There is
a large selection of bead tas
sels, silver beads, crystals, gold and
bronze beads and those in colors as
well. Similar tassels come in glass
drops, and pearl-drop ornaments are
numerous. Cord and ball trimmings
in cotton and linen and wool are ef
fective when used in the right place.
THERE is a strange fascination
about Chinese things: the
country and race remain to a
great extent a twentieth cen
tury world mystery. Our modes for
ette which was not in harmony with
any other part of her costume.
The keynote of smartness is fitness,
and after fitness comes harmony,
which makes the garments you wear
look congenial and happy. Then there
is a certain dasli and origiuality about
putting them on.
No woman ever was smart whose
sense of fitness, plus harmony plus
dash, were not bulwarked anil but
tressed hy neatness.
lx-arn what J ou as an individual can
wear Keep thr details of your cos
tume harmonious. Put ou each gar
ment as if your entire effect depended
on it alone. And as you value your
reputation for good dressing, remem
ber that a trip to the gasoline bowl
or laundry tub in time is aa impor
tant as the far-famed stilch which
saves the infamous nine.
the year are, it is said, to be large lr
a la Chinots. and the Paris creators
have gone to the Chinese Empire for
inspiration alike in color and in line.
Mandarin hats and coolie cbapeaux
are already in our midst, and rery
charming they are, being, it must be
understood, highly developed from the
original inspiration. Dresses and
coats are also to be of Chinese char
acter So far. It is not proposed -to-In-'
troduce pigtails! ,
V
ECRU curtains, after many wash
ings, lose their color, but ther
may be made to look like new;
it they are washed in thia.
manner: Soak the curtains la cold,
salt water for an hour or two. Then.
wring them out, put them In a tab o
clear warm water and wash tbenv'
carefully until perfectly clean. PuO
5 cents' worth, of dry saffron into ay
quart of water, boil for a moment
and strain. Put this into the rinsing; '
water, saving a little for the starch,
water. Rinse them quickly through
the yellow water. Then make a rery
tbln. clear starch, color It with tha
saffron, put the curtains through this,
spread them on a sheet, roll tightly for
a moment and they are ready to Iron.
iii lhe is a timely lip ror girls:.
I She had had a young man
mj calling on her regularly and
derotedly for some time. Ona
day she met him on the street. She
had on a new hat and looked her pret
n'est, so he observed, and she saw ha
did. "Do you like itf" she queried,
"Oh. yes." he responded. "Forty dol
lars." she said with evident pride.
Soon after he went upon hia way and
she hers. Days passed, and then
weeks. His calls had ceased sudden
ly. Then one day she met him on the
street again. "Why don"I you come tu
see me any more?" she queried.
"Hat!" he responded with laconic fer
vor. THE well-groomed woman whom
you meet at the breakfast ta
ble, office or shops is the c.ne
who never Ignores her bedtime
toilet, no matter what the hour nf re
tirement She believes it just as es
sential to retire wholesomely clean,
giving certain toilet details their atten
tion, aa to emerge refreshed In the
morning, says Hortense. No woman
in the world is more appreciative of
this simple truth than the French
woman, no matter her social caste,
and to this is due their immaculate ap
pearance which makes an instant ap
leal. especially to foreigners Where
the rising hour is an early one. th
business woman cannot afford to rusks
a leisurely morning toilet. Where cer
tain details haic been attended to th
night before, her toilet I made in half
the rime, and the ncrius flmii. espe
cially where trains are mad, la hap
pily eliminated No woman need make
an elaborate toilet unless she Is an
disposed. Attention to the few essen
tisls Is all that is necessary Thte
daily rare not only encourages heal'h
and ' a .... , but preset I cs them aa well.