RURAL ENTERPRISE
KNITTED FULL LENGTH COATS;
PARIS MODES FOR YOUNG GIRLS
APPLE BUTTER IS EASILY MADE AT HOME
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HE knitted coat’» the th in g ! One I widens steadily ns the years carry her
.annot look upou the handsom e I Into young girlhood. In the early teens
models which grace th is season’s she is alw ays simply dressed, hut
l» 2 i W a e ta ri N ew spaper U nio n )
showings w ithout realizing that the much attention Is given to details ot
A h om e based on r i< h t p r in c i­
MARY
GRAHAM
BONNER.
knitted coat by virtue of Its chic, finish and style in all that she wears,
—
It »Qftf» MWVU OH O»« ---
ple*» w i l l be s im p le . N o o s t e n t a t io n
charm and practicality Is destined to in many p articulars—as In color and
o r l i v i n g b e y o n d o n e 's m e a n s ; s im ­
p l i c i t y in e n t e r t a in m e n t . In o f f e r in g
play u most Im portant p a n In fash­ | decoration—her belongings are made
ALLIGATOR HOUSE
f r e e ly o f w h a t o n e h a s to fr le n d a .
ionable life. Not th at the full-length j to follow the lead of the modes for
w i t h o u t a p o lo g y o r e x p la n a t io n .
knitted coat ever failed of fascinating grown ups.
In the alligator house In the zoo
P aris semis over drawings of two
appeal, even from th e days of its Initial
H O T W E A T H E R D IS H E S
w ere some sm aller houses In which
appearance hut somehow heretofore costumes for young girls In the first
were some Katydids, and this Is to he
were prone to classify It rath er as half of their teens, as shown iu the Il­
Fish, being eusily digested, and with
an account of the talk s Billie Brownie
„ passing fad or fancy, rath e r than a lustration. In the figure nt th e left our quick transportation ami refrig er­
had with an alligator and some K aty­
staple fashion. Not so from now on. the young miss Is thoughtfully regard­
ation. available In al­
dids.
for this season's models prove conclu­ ing an embroidery In colors which
most any Inland city of
" i t ’s not everyone." said Mr. Alli­
sively th at the knitted coat bus earned i brightens her three-piece costum e of
any size, m akes an Ideal
gator, “who has had the Interesting
s u m m e r f o o d . Fish
experiences I have had."
should be served at least
"Indeed,” said Billie Brownie. The
once a week, and often-
other alligators w eren't especially In­
er If the fam ily 1» espe­
terested In anything except th eir food
cially fond of It.
and so they didn't say anything more.
________W hether n ear the aalt
Soon they were fed and then they
w ater on Inland lakes,
w eren't very much Interested In any­
there Is alw ays enough variety to
thing except a nap.
avoid monotony, and good canned fish
"I think I will talk to you before
Is alw ays obtainable anywhere. When
I. too, go to sleep,” said Mr. Alligator.
buying canned fish, such us salmon,
H e knew the ways of alligators and
Making Apple Butter on a Virginia M ountain Farm .
the housewife (for many dishes) will
why shouldn't he? H e w as one
buy th e cheaper grades. The red or (P rep a red b r th e U n ited S ta te e D ep a rtm en t quarters of a gallon of cider to a gal
him self. And he also felt sleepy, for
of A g ricu ltu re.)
Ion of peeled and sliced apples will he. too, had eaten a good deal.
Chinook salmon Is considered the
Apple
b
u
tter
Is
a
simple,
old-fash­
give a rich product if th e apples are
best, then the pink or club salmon, all
"Go ahead.” said Billie Brownie,
good but the price varies—as well as ioned spiced preserve w hi-h Is easily good cookers. Less than half as much “and talk quickly, for soon you will
made
at
home.
It
affords
an
excellent
elder
as
apples
Is
likely
to
m
ake
an
the flavor. Salmon steaks are alw ays
be asleep."
the choicest and most expensive, means of using up surplus apples, or apple sauce rath e r than a butter
"Well, I lived In one of the most
the
sound
parts
of
w
indfall,
wormy,
The cooking Is continued until the fashionable of w inter resorts. People
though th ere Is very little waste.
or bruised apples, either In small or cider and apples do not sep arate and
, used to come to th e place w here I
C ertain Ideas In regard to th e e a t­ large quantities. The most satisfac­
ing of fish with Ice cream or milk tory apples for the purpose are those the butter, when cold. Is as thick as ! lived and take holidays. Very rich
apple sauce. About a pound of either people would come, too—oh, enormous-
dishes, have gained wide circulation.
which have a distinctively rich, ta rt,
W hen such com binations have been flavor, and good cooking quality, such white or brown sugar to a gallon of ly rich people. They w ere th e ones
found to disagree they should be as N orthern Spy, Rhode Island Green­ b u tter Is the usual proportion, added amongst whom I lived—the r ic h ! He
avoided, but the average person may ing, Tompkins King, and Smokehouse. when the cooking Is about tw o-thlrds smiled In his alligator way a t BllUe
Indulge In lobster und eat Ice cream Summer apples have been found by done. More or less or not any sugar Brownie.
may he used, to suit the taste.
"They didn't live on the beach nnd
with no 111 effects.
the United S tates D epartm ent of Agri­
Spicing Is also a m atter of taste. In th e w ater ns I did.
But they
Next to salmon and tu n a comes the culture to give as rich and "snappy”
A good flavor will be obtained by add
did go In the w ater. They lived In
sardine In popularity. The tru e sa r­ a butter us the fall and w inter varie­
Ing half a tenspoonful each of ground th e great, enorm ous hotels and wore
dine Is not found In A m erican w aters. ties.
cinnamon, cloves, and allspice for . beautiful clothes nnd carried sun­
Millions of cans are Imported from
T here a re two ways of making ap­ each gallon of butter, when the cook­
shades nnd w ere very fine Indeed.
Spain, Portugal and Scandinavian ple b u tte r—either with or w ithout
ing is finished. From two to four te a ­
"B ut a guest at the hotel, one of
countries. The sm all fish caught off sweet elder. The old Idea was that spoonfuls of vanilla extract per gallon
the shores of Maine are known as the elder must be boiled down nt least Improves the quality and adds to the them , was so taken with me th a t ha
took me along w ith hint.
American sard in es; they are good and one-half before the apples were add­
“snappiness" of the butter.
“T h a t's a Joke you see! H e was so
com paratively cheap.
ed. but this has been found unneces­
Apple Butter W ithout Cider.
taken w ith me th a t he took me!
An old fisherm an says If you have sary. Ju st ns good results can be
Arid apples of good q u ality are
“And he brought me to a more
fish th at are very full of fine bone", obtained by adding the apples io the
put the cleaned fish through a m eat uncooked cider nnd boiling rapidly till best. Enough w ater Is added to the northern clim ate and I came here to
grinder and m ake It Into sm all cakes. finished. Small lots may he made In peeled nnd sliced apples to make n th e zoo to live. It's a nice zoo and
T his sounds reasonable. If th ere Is not an hour or less. L arge quantities thin apple sauce, Which Is then they feed me well. I've no objection*
cooked very slowly over n low fire
too much bone meal.
take longer, but may be cooked as
Cherry Cake.—Cream th ree table- rapidly hs possible. T he b u tler must for three o r four hours. T he butter
spoonfuls of shortening with one-half he watched carefully and stirred fre ­ must be stirred often. Brown, rath er
than white sugar. Is added when the
cupful of sugar, add an egg well b eat­ quently to prevent scorching and
cooking Is tw o-thlrds done. A pound
An enamel-
en und tw o-thlrds of a cupful of milk sticking to the kettle.
of sugar to a gallon of apple b u tter
altern ately with tw o cupfuls of pas­ lined or alum inum preserving kettle
Is the usual proportion, and the same
try flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt especially kept for cooking fruit Is
am ounts of cinnamon, allspice, cloves
and tw o teaspoonfuls of baking pow­ desirable, though not absolutely neces­
and vanilla mentioned In the last
L A S T W O R D IN K N IT T E D C O A T F A S H IO N S
der. Mix and sp read evenly In a long sary. The large Iron nnd copper ket­
paragraph may he added when the
sheet in a baking pan. Over the top tles used on farm s In the past for
>r Itself a definite place in the field tan kasha. It has quite a grown-up place a q u art of p itted cherries, sp rin ­ making apple b u tter out of doors are b u tter Is taken from the fire.
appearance
for
a
girl
of
thirteen,
but
It Is possible to keep apple b u tter In
f stylish and practical w raps.
the embroidery Is In a simple p attern kle lightly w ith a teaspoonful of cin­ still in use in many sections of the containers w ithout alr-tlght covers, by
A model which bespeaks the Inst
namon
and
one-half
cupful
of
sugar.
country.
and might be In any bright color. The
pouring melted paratlln on top. but
-ord In knitted coat fashions Is plc- sk irt Is lengthened a little for each D ried cherries, soaked or canned
Apple Butter W ith Cider.
It is wise to use Jars with tlght-flt-
ured here. It is k n itted of coral In
In
making
apple
b
u
tte
r
with
elder,
cherries, soaked or canned cherries
year up to sixteen.
tlng covers nnd sterilize them In a
n Intriguing stitch, w ith cuffs, patch
the
usual
proportion
Is
gallon
for
At the right a coat In pastel-green drained may be used when the fresh
hot-w ater bath for fifteen minutes.
ockets and revers in fro st gray, kasha Is lined with printed silk In any ones are out of season.
gallon, but from one-half to three-
h at
sm art
tailored
appearance, hurmonlzlng colors one may choose,
Nut Bread.—B eat two eggs until
rhlch Is so necessary according and may he worn over a m atching
"Go Ahead,’’ Said Billie Brownie.
light, add one-half cupful of sugar,
BUDGETING IDEA IS
a style requirem ents, characterizes dress or with other dresses. The use
one teaspoonful of salt, two cupfuls of CLUB GIRL LEADS
B
at
I’ve hud an Interesting life, for I
GROWING RAPIDLY
his coat In every detail.
of knsha cloth and printed silk lining sw eet m ilk ; add a little at a tim e with
A CANNINGSCHOOL
lived In a rich nnd fashionable place,
The m idsum m er collection of knitted modestly acknowledges the lead of the fo u r cupfuls of flour and four tea-
and when 1 first arrived In this city
Plan Being Applied in before
o a ts accents the pastel shades. P re­ mode and th e coat is very carefully spoonfuls of baking powder. B eat
I came to the zoo I w as kept In
s e n tly looped wool describes a sm art tailored. M am 'selle Is much dressed well, adil one cupful of nut m eats an 1 Boys and Girls Taught How Spending Time and Money.
a bath tub, I w a s!”
-ralielHshment In collar, cuffs and up In these costum es and they will re­ a tablespoonful of melted butter. Put
to Demonstrate.
B ut before Billie Brownie had had a
mind her to deport herself with dig­ Into th e sm all b read pans and let
ometlm es hem-border.
(P rep a red by th a U n ited S ta tee D ep a rtm en t
chance to any anything the alllgntor
o
f
A
g
ricu
ltu
re.)
nity—In
order
to
m
atch
th
eir
style.
S tate« D ep a rtm en t
Most of th e lightw eight models are
stan d one-half hour, then bake a half (P rep a red br t o h f . A U g nited
ric u ltu r e.)
The budget Idea Is growing. Not had gone to sleep, so he w ent over
In p arty dresses th e young miss Is hour In a m oderate oven. T his mnkes
•onstructed of soft wool with rayon
to speak to Mrs. Katydid.
Conducting
a
canning
school
for
a
nterk n lt either In attra c tiv e stitch, as allowed to shine In filmy fabrics and fine bread to serve for sandwiches. month or six weeks In a large grocery alone In governm ent und commercial
"T he day has Just about gone,” she
organizations Is the wisdom of the
Make It th e day before it will be used, store in Boise. Is the experience of n
budget system of running business be­ said.
as It cuts better.
"W here Is It going?" asked Mr. Lo­
Canyon county (Idaho) canning club ing more clearly shown each year.
Stuffing for Small Fish,—Fry one girl, namely. Miss T heresa Lenaghen. The Tw entieth century homem aker Is cust.
minced onion with tw o ounces of salt
“It Is going w here all the dnys go,"
A representative of a large glass also applying the budget plan to the
pork cut into dice and a large tomato, m anufacturing company desiring to es­ spending of both time und money In answ ered Mrs. Katydid.
"W here Is th at, pray tell?" begged
peeled and chopped. Add two table­ tablish a cnnnlng school In Boise, her household, says the bureau of home
spoonfuls of bu tter, one cupful of looked about for an experienced per­ economics of the United S tales De­ Mr. Locust.
"Well," said Mrs. K atydid, "I am
bread crumbs, a teaspoonful of salt son to conduct this school. Knowing partm ent of Agriculture. Only thus
and a few dashes of cayenne, one
the work of farm bureau Junior ran she be sure th a t ends will meet not so sure I can exactly tell you."
tahleRpoonful of parsley and enough
Billie Brownie hoped they wouldn’t
at the end of the year.
hot w ater to m oisten the crumbs. Mix
Here are the five Im portant hut not ask him.
•'She Is not so sure she ran exnetly
well, stuff and tie the fish. If lucking
dlfiicult steps for the hom em aker In
tell us," said th e other insects In
In fat. lay thin slices of pork over the
the scheduling of housew ork;
fish while baking.
List all your regular daily activi­ chorus.
“Tell us w hat you can, and as much
T he richer th e doughnu’ mixture
ties. then all the regular tasks th at
as you know, even though It may lie
th e more a p t It Is to absorb fat In fry­
do not come every day.
ing.
E stim ate the usual time required for | very little," said Mr. Locust.
"Mrs. K atydid was not In the le s st
Cool Drinks and Ices.
each of these regular tasks. If It 1» Insulted because Mr. Locust had told
F o r this and next sum m er prepare
difficult to make such an estim ate for h er to say w hat she knew even though
a little shrub. It may be made from
some tusk, Jot down the time required
It w as very little.
She knew she
various f r u i t s
the next tim e you do It and use this
w asn't so very, very wise, hut It
but raspberry is
ns the basis of your estim ate. The
w asn’t uny disgrace and she didn't
especially delight­
bureau of home economics of the I «lit
ful.
ed S tates Itepartm ent of Agriculture i mind I d the least.
In fact she hail often thought how
R a s p b e rry
W ashington, will send a blank for such i
’ tiresom e It would he to know too
Shrub. — T a k e
a time record to any homem aker re
much and to have to think nnd read
tw ice as much per
questing It.
1 and put on spectacles when she could
m easure of fresh
From these lists, distribute the tasks
he singing.
r a s p berries
as
that do not come every day to certain
She had seen people who had come
vinegar. I’ut over the heat in a kettle
days of the week In such a way as to to the zoo with books on some subject
z
x
and cook until th e fru it is mushy.
make the week run smoothly and to called N atural H istory and, for some
S train through a muslin cloth and Io
give the best possible arrangem ent of reason or other, she understood th a t
each q u art of th e Juice allow one
leisure time. For example, Monday she was a p a rt of It. She had heard
sX"
V
pound of sugar. Bring to the holhnt,
may Include the changing of bed linen,
1 them say :
Open-Air Canning Dem onstration.
point and seul In sterilized hotties.
the collection of laundry, some market
"Now this Is specimen num ber W12.”
When serving allow tw o tablespoon­
Ing,
and
perhaps
some
of
the
cooking
canning clubs and being Interested In
All very absurd, she had thought.
fuls to a glass of Iced w ater. If the
for
the
next
two
d
ay
s;
T
uesday,
the
th is work, the representative secured
"I really don’t know Just w here the
strong cider vinegar Is used In this
the nam es of several members of can­ w ashing; W ednesday, th e Ironing; days go—not fa r away, though," she
— r-
recipe, reduce It by adding water, us­
Thursday,
the
mending,
some
market
ning team s nnd from these chose the
' said, "for another will he back as soon
ing the sam e m easure diluted.
nam e of Miss Lenaghen, who consent­ Ing, und an “outing" or m eeting; and as the night Is past. E ith er another
Ginger S p ecial.— P u t two table-
Friday and Saturday, the cleaning
ed to take charge of the work.
comes hack or the sam e one. I am
spoonfuls of grape Juice Into sliertxt
Miss Lenaghen has been a member and extra baking. Jobs which do not not sure which. I think another, per­
glass
and
pour
over
It
enough
ginger
need
to
be
done
every
week,
as
S H O W IN G C O A T A N D P A R T Y D R E S S
of canning team s since 1017, being a
haps, because the days seem different,
ale to fill the glass. Serve at once.
member of the Canyon county cham ­ the washing of windows or special some warm, some cold, some rainy,
flowerlike
colors
Ilk«
those
worn
by
Fruited
Mint.—Make
a
sirup
of
two
stanced In th is Illustration, or de- I
pion team for two years and was also cleaning of pots nnd pans, can be some snowy. Still people come hack
dng self-toned block patterning* or her elders. T affeta, made with fitted cupfuls of sugar and one-half cupful captain of the sta te champion can scheduled for the sam e time, so th at different day* and they change. Some­
cquard effects.
T he straightline short-w alsted bodice and full skirt, of w a te r; do not stir. Boll until It nlng team of 1018. which went to some of them can he attended to each tim es they smile and som etimes they
rap-around modes fastening with a much beruffied and beribboned, Is spins a thread, add th e strained Juice Spokane and won second place in the week.
scowl and sometimes they seem happy.
chosen In corn-color, pink, peach, pow­ of one orange and six lemons, pour
As the fourth step, list the Jobs for
-coratlve button are preferred
In terstate canning dem onstration con­
"But no m utter, when the night has
der
blue
or
pastel
green
for
these
gay
each
day
In
the
order
In
which
they
one cupful of boiling w ater over pulp test. G arbed In an appropriate while
For w ear over lingerie and sheer
passed another or the sam e day will
party
frocks.
G
eorgette
In
the
same
and skins of the fru it. Set over the uniform and cap, Miss I>-naghen Is are to he done, placing the tim e of come again. So we must make use
ocks these knitted coats are en-
anclng. T he colors which glorify colors or white, posed over silk slips In heat and let It come to the boiling busy from 9 to 12 o'clock In the m orn­ starting and finishing before esch of th e night.
It was in the night
em contribute a sum m er loveliness contrasting color, are shown In frocks point. S train and add the first rnlx
ing and from 1 : » to 4:30 afternoons. Item. T his will require some Juggling when the keeper caught us.
He a t ­
with
flaring
skirts,
usually
set
onto
Cool.
Add
one
cupful
o
t
red
of
Items
in
order
th
at
such
fixed
ones
, the costume. T he all-w hite knitted
ture.
All members of the boys' and girls'
tracted us to him by hl* light."
lace
yokes
and
finished
at
th
e
bottom
raspberries
and
one
and
one-half
as
preparing
and
serving
meals
will
rap leads, perhaps. In popularity al-
clubs organized by the United S lates
“ We must begin our concert," said
lough the com petition Is keen among with lace. P laits are freely used as a q u arts of Ice w ater. Serve with a D epartm ent of A griculture and the come st the proper times. Many Mr Locust, "as you say, another day
decoration
and
narrow
ribbon
girdles
sprig of mint
ich lovely shades as nlle green, pink
state colleges are taught how to dem hom em akers find It convenient to have will come before long.
F o r a refreshing lnnch for a chance o n strste what they have learned, for the schedule for each day on * s e p ­
* deep rose, pow der blue, lariot and to define a low w aistline. Ribbon In
Ko Billie Brownie heard the Lo­
iy yellow. D ouble-breasted coats of two colors, or sliver and a color. In a caller, th ere Is nothing more cooling th eir leaders regard It to be of as ara te Sheet or card with a hole cu st*
K atydids,
Field
Crickets,
tw
isted
girdle
finished
with
a
rosette
punched
In
the
top
In
order
that
It
than
a
glass
of
ginger
ale
with
a
gin­
ro-tnned m ottled Jersey are a fall Item.
Tree Crickets. Smooth-Winged (Tickets
much Im portance to the boya and girls
brings
a
plaited
georgette
frock
to
the
may be hung up In a eonaptceone placa
g e r snap to accom pany It.
Before th e llttlest P arislenne Is
to be able to teach others well as It Is
arid all of the others begin to sing as
before the day’s work start*.
msclous of her clothes she Is clad j pinnacle of success.
to learn how to do It themselves.
hard us they could.
JULIA BOTTOMLET.
i garm ents th a t differ from those
IM S . Western Nswspspsr Dales. I
t her brothers, and th is difference I
T