Illinois Valley News. Thursday. December 11, 1941 Page Three Elaborate Applique Shown on Daytime and Evening Styles By CHERIE NICHOI \S Pattern 2969 contains instructions for making mitlens in small, medium amt large sizes: illustrations of them and stitches: materials required; photograph of pattern stitches. Send your order to : Seume Circle Needleeratt Hept 117 Minna St. San Francisco, Calif. Enclose 15 cents In coins tor Pat­ tern No.................. Name .......................... . ......................... Address ................................................... ‘Spirit of ’76’ This famous painting, in which the artist caught the spirit of the patriots who "fifed and drummed it,” was sketched and later paint­ ed by Archibald M. Willard. The artist, who lived through four of America’s wars (1836-1918), was the creator of “Puck” comics aft­ er the Civil war. He originally made a humorous sketch for the opening of the Centennial exposi­ tion at Philadelphia in 1876. A serious attempt to portray early American patriotism fol­ lowed the cartoon, and the origi­ nal now hangs in Abbott Hall li­ brary, in Marblehead, Mass. Make Merry With Cookies and Candies! (See Recipes Below) Xmas Gift Boxes Christmas is the time for giving! Thus runs the refrain during this festive season. And what could be more appro­ priate, more wel­ come than gaily wrapped boxes packed right in your own kitchen —boxes full of sweet, crunchy cookies warm and fresh from the oven, candies, tempting tidbits of sweetness made with spices and nuts. Cookies and candies wrapped with waxed paper in small tin boxes will delight the heart of that boy you may have sent to camp, your daugh­ ter away at school, or a neighbor. ’Bran Filled Hermits. (Makes 45 medium-sized cookies) % cup butter or margarine Its cups sugar 2 eggs 4 cup milk si cup all-bran 3'.i cups flour 2 teaspoons baking powder 14 teaspoons cinnamon 1 teaspoon cloves 4 teaspoon mace ’4 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup mincemeat or preserves Cream shortening, add sugar and eggs and beat well. Add milk and all-bran. Sift flour with remaining dry ingredients and add to first mix­ ture. Mix well and chill. Roll dough to an eighth of an inch thickness on lightly floured board. Cut into rounds. Place 1 teaspoon mince­ meat on one-half the rounds and top with remaining rounds. Crimp edges with a fork. Bake on ungreased cookie sheet in fairly hot oven (400 degrees) for 12 to 15 minutes. Cookies right in tune With the Christmas season or green sugar dusted on them. Make them in fancy Christmas tree, Santa Claus or wreath shapes with a cookie cut­ ter. Use butter for a really good flavor, cut them thin and chill well before cutting. •Christmas Butter Cookies. (Makes 6 dozen small) I 4 pound butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 teaspoon almond extract *4 teaspoon salt 2 to 2'4 cups four Cream butter and sugar. Com­ bine oeaten eggs and flavoring with creamed mixture. Add flour and salt. Mix well and chill. Roll thin, cut into shapes. Dust with colored sugar. Bake on a sheet about 15 minutes or until light brown, in a moderate (400 degrees) oven. Make your cookie and candy boxes provocative with tiny squares of rich, delicious penuche. These pieces can be dressed up in individ­ ual wrappings of gold, silver, green or yellow gift paper. LYNN SAYS: Now is the time to make your selection of gifts: perhaps you'd like to give away some of that brightly colored jelly or jam you put up last fall. Wrap it in gay paper, and tie it with a bit of silver and blue ribbon. Bring out the fruit cake and plum pudding, someone will be mighty proud to have them, too. When packing cookies and can­ dies for gift boxes you can make the box more attractive by al­ ternating the kinds of cookies and candies used. To assure fresh­ ness. use waxed paper between the layers. Gift Box Suggestions •Bran Filled Hermits •Christmas Cookies •Brazilian Penuche •Popcorn Brittle •Popcorn Fudge Recipes Given •Brazilian Penuche. 2 cups brown sugar (packed firmly) 4 cup top milk 4 teaspoon vanilla 1 tablespoon butter 4 cup chopped Brazil nuts Dash of salt Combine sugar, salt and milk. Cook, stirring constantly over low heat until sugar is dissolved and mixture boils. Cook until a small amount forms a soft ball when dropped into cold water (238 de­ grees). Remove from heat. Add va- nilla aiid butter without stirring, Cool until lukewarm and beat hard until creamy, Add nuts and turn into greased pan. Sprinkle with sliced nuts. Cut into squares. An old favorite, popcorn, is fea- tured in a new role in tb°se candy recipes. If you don't want to go through the busi­ ness of popping the corn yourself, you can get along nicely by using the popcorn that comes tightly sealed in tin cans. It's as fresh you made it yourself. •Popcorn Fudge. 2 cups brown sugar 1 cup thin cream 1 tablespoon butter o cups popcorn 1 teaspoon vanilla Combine sugar with cream and stir over low heat until sugar is dis­ solved. Cook until the soft ball stage (238 degrees) or until it forms a soft ball in cold water. Remove from heat and let stand in cold water un­ til cool, Add butter, popcorn, and vanilla. Beat until creamy, Pour into buttered plate and cut. •Popcorn Brittle. 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup dark corn syrup 4 cup water 1 quart popcorn (slightly salted) 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 teaspoons soda Cook sugar, syrup and water In a heavy skillet, Stir until sugar is dissolved, then boil until mixture will crackle when dropped into cold water. Remove from fire, add va­ nilla and popcorn. Add soda and mix well. Pour into shallow, but­ tered pan. When cold, break into pieces. No Christmas box of cookies would be complete without the delicately flavored Swedish Sprits cookies: Swedish Sprits. (Makes 4 dozen) 14 cups butter 1 cup sugar 1 egg yolk 1 teaspoon va:.illa 1 teaspoon almon ! <•« 34 cups flour 4 teaspoon baking powder Cream butter and sugar thorough­ ly, a Id egg and flavorings. Beat well. Blend in dry ingredients un­ til mixture is smooth. Press through cookie press into various shapes and decorate with candied fruit, if de­ sired. Bake in a hot o-.cn (400 de­ grees) 8 to 10 minutes. Cookies hard to make? Not if you use this recipe: Krispie Marshmallow Stars. (Makes 16 to 18 stars) 4 cup butter 4 pound marshmallows 4 teaspoon vanilla 1 package oven-popped rice ce- real 4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate, melted Melt butter and marshmallows in double boiler. Add vanilla and chocolate and beat thoroughly. Put cereal in a large buttered bowl and pour in first mixture, stirring brisk­ ly. Put in a shallow buttered pan and allow to cool. Cut into stars or circles with a cutter. (Note; this cookie is not baked.) iReleaaed by Western Newspaper Union.) GAS ON STOMACH May excite the Heart action At the first t-ign of tiixtrrsf« smart men and women depend on Bell-i»"* Tablet* to act «as free. No laxa­ tive but made of the fastest acting medicine* known for symptomatic relief of gastric hyperacidity. If th« FIRST TRIAL doesn t prove Hell mis better return bottle to us and receive DOUBLE Money Hack. 2i>c. I > OSES are red on the superbly beautiful white g< wn centered in the group. The flair for white for party wear and also for youthful "date" dresses is important fashion news. College girls and teen-agers are simply thrilled with the idea of "winter white’’ for dine-and-dance wear. For these, fancy runs mostly to white crepes, wools and jersey, some trimmed with gold accents and others gay with appliqued floral patterns or bright yarn embroid­ ery. The lovely white party dress pictured to the right above is made of soft white crepe which molds it­ self to the figure of the wearer. At­ tention is drawn to the tunic and shoulder drape which is gathered from a V-neckline. Great lovely roses in crimson red crepe are ap­ pliqued to form a border on the tunic and a corsage cluster at the left shoulder. In the stunning afternoon model to the right below one senses the fact that applique design is as gracious and effective for daytime modes as for formal evening gowns. Black and pink, a flattering color combination widely featured this season, distin­ guishes this ensemble. The black dress is styled with the new drop shoulder, while the sprightly pep- lum is encrusted with an ap­ plique of pink braid in a floral motif The pillbox hat is black felt with a bow of black veiling. The sophisticated evening gown to the left in the background is of black marquisette worn over a nude-pink slip. The call for black on black is dramatically answered in the bold leaf design in black velvet which is artfully applied on the shoulders and at the waist. The applique theme is being worked out stunningly for simple wool daytime dresses and suits. The flower applique is self fabric which traces its way along lapels, sleeve tops and often over the en­ tire front of the bodice or blouse. In connection with the vogue lor Color Contrast Self-Denial 1) E SMART! Crochet these mit- tens for that outdoor girl. The one laced up the back is "tops” in red, white and blue. The other is worked in one piece. ' ' I 1 ■ ' gay and festive trimming accents in the way of beadwork and em­ broidery, it is interesting to note the glitter of sequins, rhinestones or nailheads, as well as a definite re­ vival of applique design. This form of handc,raft is very smart, and in featuring it, designers have tapped a wellspring of inspiration which is pouring forth a wealth of ideas in endless procession. Applique design offers a technique which is being successfully em­ ployed for both day and evening modes with the utmost simplicity or In the most elaborate motifs to fit the occasion. Consequently, there are going to be all types of applique this season, from the simple single bouquet effect on a blouse or bod­ ice to take the place of a corsage or glittering spray clip, all the way to elaborate designs. Also, we may expect to see a tremendous amount of applique used on the sports clothes for resort wear. • Many of the “dressy” clothes for winter are so beautifully embel­ lished they are veritable works of art. See this demonstrated in the lovely gown pictured to the left be­ low in the illustration. For this ap­ plique the artist designer has taken morning glories for her theme, trans­ lating them into handmade fabric flowers that bloom in all their deep purples, wines, brilliant pink and azure blue. Leaves and stems and tendrils of green go cascading from shoulder to hem down the side front of this stately, sleekly fitted, black crepe dinner gown. It is said that many women of discriminating taste are turning to fabric applique as a welcome change from too much glitter of sequins and colorful stones. The more a man denies himself, the more he shall receive from heaven. Naked, I seek the camp of those who covet nothing.— Horace. MUSCULAR Jap Reporters ‘Cover How Japanese newspapers cov­ er big stories was illustrated re­ cently in Tokyo when the palace announced that a statesman was to form a new cabinet, says Col­ lier's. Within an hour, his estate appeared to have been taken over by an army. Each paper had sent at least 50 reporters, equipped with tents, beds, cookstoves, ra­ dio outfits, cameras, pigeons, step­ ladders and other paraphernalia for any emergency. 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