Southern O regon Npws Review, T hursday, F eb ru ary 10, 1949
KATHLEEN NORRIS
Strength In Optimism
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S yn d ica te— W N U
fc a tu r a e
W om ans W orld
Restyling Helps Add Interest
When You Tire of Clothes
By K A T IIL K U N NORRIS
IUIOST of the things that make
life pleasant don’t cost any
thing, This is a simple truth,
but staggering in its signifi
cance. It has all the force of that
little chamber of steam that
moves mighty locomotives. It
has the compelling strength of
that rippling peaceful little river
whose power lights our great
towns and throbs through our
household machinery.
It costs nothing to be agreeable,
but if many men and women knew
what it wins, our divorce, suicide,
' melancholia and general domestic
tragedy statistics would be changed
amazingly.
Most persons are not agreeable.
They didn't have an example of
family pleasantness as children;
they get into criticizing and dis
satisfied habits of speech; they went
on into their own lives and mar-
' riages just being mean. Not always
in action, but often in speech.
Approach Is Hostile
STAKT THE DAY WITH A GOOD BREAKFAST
( S u Keiipei Brlow)
BRIGHT BEGINNING
ONE OF THE biggest services
which any homemaker con give
her family Is to feed them a good
substantial breakfast to get them
off to work and school with proper
spirit. This is the best way—at
leist to my knowledge—of prevent
Ing that mid-morning lag in energy
as well as having the mind razor
sharp whether you apply yourself
at a school desk, sit in an office or
work In the barn, fields or your own
kitchen.
A good breakfast need not be ela
borate to serve its purpose. Start
off with a simple pattern Including
fruit, cereal and milk and you can
be well fed.
Naturally if you want more
there ore any number of foods to
be added. Too. there's no need to
feel that breakfasts can't have vnr
iety. You can very fruit and cereal
daily, while eggs, breakfast meats
or d het breads have infinite variety
If mother will start fragrant odors
In the kitchen when the family Is
scheduled to hear the alarm clock
this will help keep them interested
in completing the process and get
them down to a good breakfast
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FOR THOSE of you who depend
upon the oven to take the chill out
cf the house In the morning, here
are some splendid qulck-to-mlx
hot breads for breakfast or any
other meal:
Honey Nut Bran Muffins
(Makes 16 large muffins)
54 cup honey
1 cup flour
54 teaspoon soda
<4 teaspoon salt
54 teaspoon baking powder
2 cups bran
1 tablespoon melted butter
1*4 cups milk
54 cup walnuts, chopped fine
Sift together flour, soda, salt and
taking powder. Mix with bran and
add other ingredients. Place in
greased muffin pans and bake in a
quick (425’F.) oven for 25 to 30
minutes.
Raisin Bran Muffins
(Makes 6 Muffins,
54 cup sifted flour
154 teaspoons double-acting bak
ing powder
54 teaspoon salt
1-2 tablespoons sugar
1 egg, well beaten
54 cup milk
154 tablespoons melted shortening
54 cup raisin bran
Sift flour once, measure, add bak
ing powder, salt and sugar; sift
again. Combine egg and milk and
add to flour mixture. Add shorten
ing, then mix only enough to dam
pen flour. Fold in raisin bran. Turn
into greased muffin pans, filling
them 54 full. Bake in a hot (425‘F.)
oven 25 minutes.
Flake Gems
(Makes 12 muffins)
1 cup sifted flour
4 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 egg
54 cup milk
4 tablespoons melted fat
2 cups corn flakes or wheat
flakes
LYNN SAYS:
Add Variety
To Breakfast
Dried fruits, cut and added to
any of the cooked cereals, then ser
ved with brown sugar and rich milk
ptovide an interesting dish.
Cinnamon toast made this way is
delicious: toast and butter bread,
then sprinkle with brown sugar and
cinnamon and broil until bubbly.
For maple toast, make as cinna
mon toast, substituting shavings of
maple sugar for cinnamon-sugar
mixture; broil.
LYNN CHAMBERS* MENU
Breakfast
Orange Juice
Cooked furina with raisins
Honey Kuchen
Butter
Beverage
Recipe Given
One of my neighbors is a fine, un-
' selfish, capable wife and mother.
Hut she is disagreeable. Her voice
has an undertone of whine and con-
i tempt. She accomplishes wonders
for her family and would die for
their welfare; she takes tender care
of her Invalided mother; she Is a
true, economic, sympathetic wife.
But her first approach to any sub
ject or plan is hostile.
When Jim Scott gets home at
night, Lynn often will start off with
a string of discouragements that ac-
Sift together flour, sugar, sa
and baking powder. Beat egg until
light, add milk then stir in dry in
gredients. being careful not to over-
mix. Add slightly cooled fat and
stir just enough to mix ingredients.
Carefully fold in corn flakes. Fill
greased muffin pans, 2 inches in
diameter, 44 full. Bake in a moder
ately hot (400 F.) oven about 20 to
25 minutes.
Honey Kuchcn
(Makes I square)
Topping:
54 cup brown sugar
54 teaspoon cinnamon
54 teaspoon nutmeg
2 tablespoons butter
54 cup bran or wheat flakes
Kuchen:
5i cup sifted flour
254 teaspoons baking powder
54 teaspoon salt
54 cup milk
54 cup honey
I egg
3 tablespoons melted fat
154 cups bran or wheat flakes
. ¡/ring of ditcouragemenh ..."
counts for Jim 's somewhat brow
beaten and henpecked aspect. The
best of husbands and fathers, he is
meek, quiet, trouble-avoiding at
home.
"Shut that door quickly. For
pity’s sake, look at your rubbers,”
Lynn says from the kitchen. "Don't
track that out here—I've been clean
ing all day. If we're going to be
crazy enough to go to the Smith's
tonight, you’ve got to change. Well,
you have to. What am I doing out
Sift together flour, baking pow- here? The children have to eat. Jim,
<ler salt. Combine milk, honey well-1 whct?,er we
° ut or not You look
beaten egg and add to flour mixture. ierrib1*’ 1 oppose you re going to
Add fat mixing only enough to com- have flu' now 0,31 we re through
bine. Fold in flakes. Place into a with it. That's the way—one gets it,
greased pan 8 x 8 x 2 inches. all get it. There's Thompson’s bill—
Sprinkle topping over batter. Bake *wfu1’ perfectuly
I've nothing
in a moderately hot (400“F.) oven to *'car tonight. I don t know why I
said we'd go, but you always accept
25 minutes.
. • .
I everything and then wish afterward
ANOTHER WAY to Include cer- you
We' ve never had them
eal in the menu is to cook, chill and herc and 1 don,t want them here'
fry It. This may be served with bu‘ " “A ba^e to, h ^ e them now.
fruit or breakfast meat or with No>
k,tchen isn 1 clean at a1’.
Jim —it’s filthy. Rose had hers done.
eyrup. It s a hearty, tasty dish.
It cost $60. I said ‘Not for the Scotts,
Fried Wheat-Meal
not this year.’ I'll get my teeth
(Serves 6)
fixed, the next money I get. Rose
54 teaspoon salt
said Bert’s were going to be over
254 cup boiling water
$700. You’re so tired you don’t want
54 cup wheat meal
it. That’s all I get for heating you up
Add salt to boiling water in the a cup of soup.”
saucepan. Add cereal slowly, stir
She Loves Her Family
ring constantly. Bring to a boil and
And
during
this monologue. Lynn
cook 3 minutes, stirring constantly.
Pour into cold, wet mold. Let stand will be putting a cup of delicious
overnight, or until cold and firm. broth bcfore her tired man' movlng
Turn from pan. Slice into 54-inch brisk,y abou4 a speckless kitchen
slices and saute in a small amount setting the children's dinner down
of fat, turning to brown both sides. on a daintily set kitchen table and
Serve with maple-flavored syrup. proving every second that she loves
(Leftover cooked wheat-meal may her own people and will do anything
for their comfort.
be used in this way.)
Well, the physical service is valu
Fried Wheat-Meal with Fruit:
able. But equally Important is the
Add 54 cup seedless raisins, chop
and spiritual help that a
ped dates or chopped figs to the 1 h mental
e a l t h y , courageous philosophy
cooked cereal before turning into brings to even the most drab or dis
mold.
couraging situation.
Fried Wheat-Meal with Apples:
We all know what it means when
Add 54 cup apples, peeled and cut
to
our frightened and apprehensive
in 54-inch pieces to cooked wheat- questions
the doctor says, "This is
meal before turning into mold.
nothing
serious.
We can take care of
Either of the above are excellent
this
and
have
you
back in shape in
when served with sausages, prepar no time.”
ed this way: lay pork patties or
To certain persons that optimistic,
links in a cold frying pan and fry
hopeful
attitude is natural. But all
slowly for 12-15 minutes, turning
of
us
should
try to cultivate it.
occasionally with 2 forks or a
Courage
is
contagious
and, when in
spatula, being careful not to punct
the
face
of
disaster,
ones
closest
ure the casing. Pour off fat as it
companion is undaunted and takes
accumulates. Serve the fat for sea the position, "Why, we can meet
soning vegetables, frying eggs, pota
toes, French toast or for making this. We’ll weather it as we have
everything else,” how refreshing,
sauces of gravies.
how
reassuring it Is! How one's own
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courage rises to meet it!
Many years ago a family of six
Orange toast is a delightful varia
tion to serve foi breakfast. To make orphans had a family conference.
it, toast and butter bread, then They had been living along in care
spread with a mixture of sugar and free American fashion. Now, almost
grated orange rind which has been overnight, they were faced with
mature responsibilities and burdens.
moistened with orange juice.
The hope, the vitality and, yes, the
Never stack toast as it will be fun of that talk comes back to me
come soggy and lose its fresh, across almost half a century. They
crisp texture. Make toast as needed could cut this, save that, earn the
and cut in triangles or fingers to other.
make it more interesting.
It was the oldest brother’s Incor
Adding several teaspoons of rigible optimism that inspired
honey or molasses to the cereal them all. "Sure we can do it—we’re
while it is cooking will make the Americans,” was his argument then
as it is his in success today.
flavor more interesting.
Practical Pretties
E rtta Haley
THIS TIME of year, al
A BOUT
most every woman can hardly
wait for the new season's clothes to
come out, and at the same time she
has tired of clothes she’s been wear
ing since last fall.
The answer to this problem Is
seme simple restyling on clothes
of which you have tired. Restyling
does not involve any such extensive
Job as remaking a dress or hat
completely. It simply means that
you add some new touches to the
clothing that you have to wear for a
few months longer.
A new set of collars and cuffs, a
bit of hem Interest, a new set of
buttons, a fresh yoke or plastron on
a dress arc refreshing and will add
new life and Interest to many gar
ments.
Or. change the cuffs on a pair of
fabric gloves by adding a dash of
color. For a piece of fine veiling on
a hat. substitute a piece of coarsely
textured material and see how de
lighted you will be.
Dramatic buttons on a weary suit
guarantee new interest. Some clip-
on Jewelry for your hand bag makes
it almost new! These are all simple
restyling tricks, but they will lift
any wardrobe out of the doldrums
until you can don lighter, gayer
things of the new season.
\A / ANT to perk up your kitchen?
Make these gay potholders
and oven mitts of bright scraps.
They are big bazaar or gift items
! too!
Pretty potholders and mitts (or heavy
duty I Pattern 510: transfer of (our pot
holders and two oven mitts.
Our improved pattern makes needle
work so simple with its charts, photos
and concise directions.
Do Cleaning, Repairs
Before Restyling
You will be both surprised and de
lighted at how much life you can
bring to .clothing with proper clean
ing. Much of the original texture
and shape of the garment can be
Fashion Interest centers on the
restored to dresses, sweaters, hats
and coats when dirt and grime are softly shirred empire waistline
displaced. Wash those pieces which and the matching three-quarter
are guaranteed washable, and sleeves in this wool crepe dress
clean or have cleaned those which designed by Sara Simon. Other
good points include the standing
require it.
Repair buttons, snaps, zippers and up collar, the deep V - neckline
other parts of the garment which and the corded self belt.
need it. If the garment still does line to a dress. Make a belt of the
same material to hold the dress to
gether.
Hem interest is still high, and a
ruffled or gathered hem may be
added to a full, flaring skirt, or a
softly gathered one. It you are work
ing with the skirt alone, and adding
restyling in the form of a new hem
to it, carry out the same motif In
the pockets, too.
If you’re adding the hem to a
dress, it’s wise to make a collar
and cuffs of the same material as
the hem. This forestalls an appear
Add a new yoke . . .
not create more of an interest, em ance of face-lifting, and makes the
garment look as though just pur
bark on a bit of restyling.
chased.
Buy or Make
In cases where you have gained or
Your Patterns
lost weight during the season, the
Yokes, plastrons,
collars and restyling will consist of letting out
cuffs as well as puffy peplums or taking in a garment. The latter
which are new being used may be is an easy matter; the former slight
cut from tissue paper at home, or ly more difficult since material may
purchased if you don’t feel clever have to be added.
about designing them.
For the too tight basic dress, add
Check your own sources of m ater an inverted panel of trimming and
ials before purchasing any. A bit use the same trim on the cuffs. For
of precious lace from an old dress dresses that have become shorter
or trimming may give you a new because you’ve gained weight, a
new hem plus collar and cuffs may
be added.
How to Restyle
Torn Blouses
There’s a lot of under-arm strain
on blouses resulting in tears beyond
repair. For the short-sleeved blouse
which has torn, full, new sleeves
may be added.
For sleeves which have tom at
the armhole, it’s best to cut down
the blouse and make a dickey out
of it.
For lace which is frayed and
shabby
at the front of the blouse,
Or ruffle to restyle dress,
carefully rip out the old, and insert
yoke for a dress or collars and some new lace which will match
cuffs. It's possible to sew imitation closely that which has been remov
rhinestones into the lace to add ed.
•
glitter and new life to the lace.
Blouses which button down the
Old evening apparel often yields back, frequently tear at the button
a piece of taffeta or net that can be holes, or where the buttons are sew
utilized into yokes, collars or cuffs. ed. This is easily mended by plac
The new tissue taffeta may be ing a long strip of matching mend
purchased by the yard to add a ing tape on either side, preferably
plastron to the front of a dress. on the button side. Place the tape
Almost any type of material can be inside where the fabric will cover
used to add a portrait ruffle neck- it and then sew the buttons on that.
It makes a good reinforcing job.
Change your Shabby
Accessories
Come what may in hat fash-
inous, there’s always at least one
small hat that you'll cling to for
all sorts of occasions. This sea
son It’s likely to be a pretty beret.
Not just any beret will do, for
It must be a very sm art one such
as the Jade genius highlighted
with brown mesh as shown In the
sketch. It’s fastened underneath
a young chin with a soutache
frog.
It’s a simple matter to buy a new
belt or change a tarnished buckle
on the old one in preferance to
wearing a shabby one. Besides that,
a fresh new belt or a reconditioned
one will do more for both waistline
and dress.
Clasps, zippers and trimmings on
purses can be changed either by
yourself or a repair shop. If a fav
orite hand-bag has a worn lining,
it’s easy enough to mend it or buy
a new piece of fabric to make a
fresh one. This adds greatly to the
life of the purse.
Suede and leather cleaners may
be used on gloves to good advantage.
A stiff-bristled brush used on a
suede bag will bring new life to it.
Try a brisk brushing, too, on a
felt or suede hat and see how well
the nap comes up in it. Many hats
need nothing more to restore them
than thorough brushing which will
rid them of several month’s accum
ulation of dust that dulls their color.
For hats which have been caught
too frequently In rain and snow, do
or have done, a re-blocking Job.
With a change of veiling in addition
to this, hats will become practically
new.
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept.
564 W. Randolph St. Chicago 80, Ul.
Enclose 20 cents (or pattern.
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