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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 15, 1921)
1 I ' - : iKm 11 , ; : i J' fi:kj0 Restful Robes on Fine Lines y 7 ..; jv-fWr if p - 1 ; kXT ' v. , j ik ffeMi Negligees Are Joy to Every Woman X M IVES there a woman who doe not In br heart of hearts yearn for the loft silk and fine laces of pretty negligees and the things thit go w 1th them? No matter If she wears a, high collar and plaid skirt, or a checked gingham dress all day, she longs, though she nia not admit It, to snuggle down In the evening In some thing soft and clinging. It revives her faith In her femininity. There are some charming little bed Jackets designed .primarily for that lady of leisure If she still eilsts who takes her breakfast In bed, but Just a warm and comfy for the girl w ho likes to read In bed at night- On geu chilly, you know, sitting up in a thin nightie, and these Jackets are Just tha thing Lots of them are made of quilted satin, which makes them snug and practical. They are easy for the borne sewer to fashion, too, Just a matter of cutting a little kimono sack with three-quarter or longer sleeves, making It double, filling with a light layer of cotton and then stitching on the machine back and forth In a braid ing design or In diagonal lines. Some are made of two shades of taffeta, such as yellow Hned with coral. If you want something especially frilly try turquoise panne velvet, cut circular and edged with frills of silk lace. Warmer Garments Preferred. As for the negligees themselves, their same Is legion. Emphasis seems to lie, however, on the warmer garments, probably because the high price of coal argues for cooler bouses this Winter. They are sumptuous affair In draped velvet, padded satin, or what might be expected, duvetyn. The latter in such shades as Jade, goblin blue and rust makes very delightful lounging robes, They are usually lined with chiffon of contrasting shades, which makes them horribly expensive affairs when v..i.. ... aiivin th BvarftVA nurse if made at home. Their line, by the . .. ... .t. way are almost laenucai wim m vrap-oata of this season: deep yoke, blouse, and cape backs, and a dolman A Comic HE believed that she was entitled yw bto a sixth act, though their little rnmantlo Dlay. as It were, bad pened a year ago. He was aware of this, so her visit was In the nature of -in embarrassment and annoyance to bimt Both had undergone ridiculous changes. He, as a country gentleman, had become nntrammeled and required polishing, though his outdoor life had made him nrlmltlve. He had uncon sciously acquired the naive and sur- prising frankness of Dame Nature, though hi old rebel moods still flashed forth with more vivid Intensity than formerly. Bhe had grown stout and was suffer- Ing from indigestion. She sighed ofton and slept badly. She believed that he had broken her heart . He saw the humor of this, yet realized that their m must be nlaved. I in her heart of heart, yearn for Pgl, v V f 1 " " JBZ.UE GHF-rOTT COJVZJ9T7:Z cut to ths front So the way Is easy If you simply buy a coat pattern. It Is tho color combinations and the odd little trimming touches which make these things unique and beautiful, such things as catching down the boms of a kimono sleeve with French knots In stead of slipntltchlng It, or making your own braid and large cabuchon ornament by crocheting a fine sl'.k cord. A yery simple but expensive French model Immediately dares the home sewer to copy It It is of a silk matclasse, which can be bought by the yard at the best silk shops, cut like a dS8 over once and catch with aaw vory skimpy cape, and then slit up t or plain stitch. Fold aa each side to the walafc, the slits all nth-inch piece of tape or narrow bound with white swandown, and a te ends come together, then huge cape collar, exactly like that on fRn the fold to the heel seam about a coat, of the swandown finishing the n Inch and a half up from the bottom. neck. Pajamas Popular. Pajairia suits are still popular for the girl who likes novelties. Inel- dentally one can be made from those same little bed-Jackets mentioned. at the beginning of this article; They, need only a pair of straight Chinese trousers or a barcmed skirt of two invars of chiffon, made by simply gathering to the waistband the ends of . i ii. .i n,. m. ,i.rrni n imuuu icugiu Uv . and seaming the sides to within 10 inches of the bottom told. Tragedy X IK or rather, she wanted to be with him, so she spent at least three hours a day outdoors. She even assayed the role of milkmaid! Quito Simple! "How do you milk a cow. Jack!" she asked. , "It Is quite simple, Adeline. I'll show you how it U done." "Why, I think I could do It" ' "All right, Maud Muller!" The cow, however, thought othcr- wise and kicked vigorously. The bucket flew In one direction and Ade- line In another, The woman rose In wrath, "You rcat D,g mean nasty horrid old thing! You did that on purpose. I'll slap you hard." Adeline slapped the temperamental bossy, and Jack laughed and laughed until bis sides ached. Adeline took the next train to the could never, 1 ; , HHPS RAYoinG MeilLftS Infant's Bootees. IF you can't crochet or knit get a quarter yard each blue and pink double-faced eiderdown. For a pattern use a baby sock or stocking. Cut two pieces Just the width of a nar row seam allVaround larger than the stocking foot and ankle. Stitch to gether, open the seams and catch each edge down, turn the upper and front These are soft and warmer than yarn mado bootees. The tops can be bound with narrow ribbon If desired. The tape ties about theankle'to keep bootee on. Simple Baby Dretses. A neighbor of mine makes simple little dresses for her baby girls to wear In hot weather. They are of one piece,' with short sleeves and round neck, and nade of sheer lawn. She puts no starch In them and thev are verv com- . - fortable and too sweet for words. Baby's Baltic v When hanging the baby's rattls around his neck, pin the ribbon to his dress In the back, then when he shakes It the ribbon will not cut his neck the source of many unexplatp able cries. 0 To Keep Pockets from Tearing. To prevent the disagreeable tearing off of pockets In aprons or dresses, sew a little piece of the same material underneath, at the top of the pockets.' This gives them a stronger hold tlwre and prevents the tearing off. a . To Clean White Kid Gloves. Make a past of camphorated chalk and gasoline. Saturate a piece of flan nel rag with this paste, and rub brisk ly over soiled parts of the glove and rub off with clean flannel, ffhls will remove very hard soil from whit kid gloves, white kid baby shoes, belts, etc. never marry a country gentleman with a vulgar sense of humor. However, her Indigestion was nearly cured. ( f,:V:r;' frMlMnfm JSayAi ON JZjLCSE FtflXZ: VELVET LOST! A GOOD FRIEND VI 'M It DO you know that It makes people very angry to have their Invita tions declined? Even though you have a good plaus ible reason. But are your reasons good honest? We are careless, rude. Sometime It Is because we are Igno rant of conventional regulations. Often It Is absolute disregard for the feeling of others a selfish doslr to do best what suits us at the moment Many broken friendships can be traced back to carelessly-declined or Ignored invitations. These "friendless" people complain because they are not In this or that "social set" They fall to real lie their remiss ness la little social customs. . st They are set apart as taboo. Most people are very sensitive. (We never admit It!) Think well before you decline an In vitation. If It must be doneshow your appre ciation. Don't be tardy In doing so. Laggard regrets are Insulting. You may later very much desire the good will of the folk yon turn down. You cannot be too careful. When you cams to the city to live, an acquaintance from your homo town put herself out considerably to ar range a time to have you In tor tea and meet her friends. She put off doing other things she'd planned. She get all wrought up over your tailor to respond. So decide her not was lost la the malls. ' , Later she see you. Ya, yon received the Invitation. But you used a circuitous way of getting a reply back to her. It was not received. Smash! The friendship la broken. You do not even make a party ealL Can you expect to b asked againT How difficult to and Um (or In clination) to accept th Invitations from certain of our old or Bl relation. W put them off. Make excuses. Anything Just so we dont have to go. Look Into these home. How eagerly these aged and afflicted ones look and long for our coming. We selfishly decline. ' It would do us good to step aside from the hectic current of our every day business to bask for a time In the quiet and peace of these shut-in lives. Accept one of these Invitations dur ing the holidays. "Come to lunch Just any time" 1 rather too general. The "bid" la too random. Say someone: "Of course, no on would accept an invitation of that klna Mrs. Gray feels quite safe In being so inhospitable." Our Invitations and acceptances or re grets must ring true if w expect to keep up a pleasant circle of social friends. Accept Invitations or "wake up" to find yourself without friends. WHAT? 0 HAKB YOCB SCISS0B3 A KITCBXX 1AB0H-SAYEB. U3E scissors to 1. Shred lettue. 2. Shred parsley. 3. Shred green peppers. 4. Clip out undesirable parts of greens or cabbage. 5. Cut raisins, cut meats, citron, etc . Cut left over meats. 7. Cut potatoes, vegetables. g. Cut Angelica tor garnishing cakes and deserts. Advantage of th scissors method: 1. Easily clcanedH I. Saves washing bowl, chopping knife or choppej. S. Very desirable for small quanti ties of food. 4. Can regulate shape and size of material to be cut Of course, one must carefully wash and wipe after us. Boiling- Flo Crest Instead of rolling out pie crust ta the usual way, lay a generous pleoa oa th baking plate and press thin with, th ball of your hand, working out to th edge of the plate. Th top crust 1 thinned by hand and laid over th fill ing In pieces. Even a small plec ea be fitted in a space. If a little ipaor how th fllltng through tho crust,' the pie wQl bake better and b attraa- tiv looking. Trim th crust from! around th edge of th pltie and crimp a preferred. In this way th crust j will have less handling and th dread of cleaning rolling board, etc, wCl be 1 a thing of th past 1 Waea Crocheting Bag Bag. , Cut th rags that yon think will be' required for the rug. Sew together oaj the sewing machine. swing th dark i together, also light one together. Or use dark and light as you ew. mixing, them. Then wind In ball and they are , ready for crocheting. This way. win keep them from getting tangled. , Oilcloth for Table. ; When buying wide oilcloth for the, table, get the length desired and let' the remaining part of the width hang;, back of the table. When the front is worn, reverse, and when that I worn,' cut th two end off and use th mid-' die. This practically gives you three pieces In one. 0 tt TOt Dried Fruit Salad, Mix together six pitted data cut In strips, tour drained cooked prune cut In shreds, on cupful of finely-diced celery, two drained cooked figs cut in trips, two halves of cooked, drained, coarsely-chopped dried peache and half a cupful of chopped nut meats. Chill on the Ice and moisten with the following dressing: Beat a quarter of a pint of double cream solid and add an eighth of a tea spoonful of salt, the same of paprika, a quarter of a teaspoonftil of lemon Juice and a scant tablespoonful of powdered sugar. Serve In Individual' portion In lettue cup. Fhh With EJce. Pick from th bone of cold boiled, fish enough meat to make two cupfuls; ' season with salt pepper and a little' cayenne, and fry lightly with a table-' spoonful of butter. Add one cupful of , boiled rice and yolks of four eggs, j mashed. Stir well and plac on a p'.at-, ter, and garnish with th white and nicilM chopped together. 8h took aa Interest In agriculture, city, deciding that she