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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
In the Home Fashions - Household Hints - Recipes
nANY girls nowaday suffer from
ovennothering. They are never
given a chance to help in the
slightest degree with the running of
the house because mother sees to every
thing. They never do the least littis
bit of sewing or knitting or mending
1ftr themselves because mother always
says: "I don't think you can do that,
dear. I'll do it for you." At every
step they are overshadowed by their
too energetio mother.
Consequently they grow up ignorant
of the domestie arts. And in after
years no one laments their incapacity
more than their mothed. But, though
she acted with the very best inten
tions, it is really her fault The chil
dren who turn out tne best are usually
those who are left to fend tor them
selves a good deal.
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When Accidents Happen.
A child should never be whipped for
anything done by accident, such as
knocking an ornament over, breaking
thn window or some similar thins
which he did not intend to do. Corporal
punishment should always oe reserved
for deliberate and persistent naughti
ness, not for mere carelessness.
The second point to remember is
never to whiD a child while you are
angry about his offense. Take time to
cool down and consider matters. While
you are reflecting the child will prob
ably do the same, and presently you
may find that he is really sorry and the
whipping is not needed after all.
Baby's Last Meal
The time for a year-old baby's last
meal for the day depends some what
on the baby. If the child appears
quite satisfied with supper at 7 p. m.
it is sufficient until 7 a. m. the next
morning. On the other hand, should
baby to be fed when it awakes
at 10 p. m. (and most babies do), it
may be given the following: Milk, six
tablespoonfuls; water, one tablespoon
ful; limewater, one tablespoonful; sug
ar of milk, one teaspoonful.
Coloring Sags for Sag.
If you want to coIot yellow rags
for a rug, do it when peach leaves may
be used. Steep peach leaves and alnm
in water and dip white cotton rags
into it and they will be the bright yel
low so prized by the early day weavers.
Scrubbing Brushes.
Always put scrubbing brushes away
with the bristle side down. If yon lay
the wooden side down, the water left in
the brush will soak into the wood and
loosen the bristles.
Making Glue.
If glycerine is mixed with glue in
the proportion of one part glycerine
to four of glue, the compound is much
more effectual for mending purposes.
In mending wood always rub the two
parts together to secure cohesion.
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Preventing Damp Feet
If you dislike to wear rubber shoes
cut a pair of insoles from the regular,
thin, shelf oil cloth and place these
insoles, face downward, in your leath
er shoes. The outside of the soles may
become damp, but the dampness will
not penetrate as far as the stockings.
A Good Laundry List
A good laundry list for the house
hold, and one that will last a long
time, may be made as follows: Write
on a narrow slip of paper in a good
plain hand, or better still, by using
a typewriter, an alphabetical list of
the articles sent out in a family wash.
Paste this slip of paper on a fairly
heavy piece of cardboard. Take 52
strips of paper not more than an inch
wide, make them into a pad, sew
across the top on a machine to per
forate them so they may be torn off
easily and fasten the pad to the card
board opposite the list of articles. At
tach a pencil by a string; also a hang
er, to fasten the list to a closet door
or any other convenient place. When
the washing is returned and checked off
tear off a slip and ihe pad will be
ready for next week 's list. Do not write
the items too near together.
Fashion Talks
NO costume that the wardrobe contains does more varied or more needed
service than the one designed for afternoon occasions. Here are two
smart models.
The one to the left is made with simulated tunic. As it is shown here, plaid
broadcloth is combined with black velvet. The two materials contrast well
and the gown is a smart one, but there are numberless ways in which it can
be treated. In place of the velvet could be used plain broadcloth" or plain
material could be used for the blouse and tunic with a fancy one for the lower
portion of the skirt, or broche charmeuse would be handsome over plain ma
terial; in fact, any two fabrics that contrast well can be used together. The
blouse is one of the very new ones with loose kimono sleeves and is closed in
surplice style. The tunic portion of the skirt is cut in three pieces and the
lower portion in two. They are stitched together at the inner edge of the
racing.
For the medium size, the eown will
36, 3 yds, 44 in. wide, with 1 3-8 yds. 36,
ui me BKiri, coiiar ana cuiis.
Designed by May Manton.
8050 Bemi-Princess Gown, 35 to 42 bust.
8052 Semi-Princess Gown, 34 to 42 bust.
The second gown is made with sleeveless over-blouse and long, close sleeves
that are sewed to the lining or guimpe. It has a three-piece skirt that can be
trimmed with a little panel as in this care or left plain. Such a gown is charming
made from silk and also is very pretty made from wool poplin and wool crepe
which are extremely popular and handsome. The wool crepe with trimming of
velvet makes an attractive gown of the simpler sort while charmeuse satin with
velvet makes a handsome one. Every material that takes pretty, graceful
lines is fashionable. For the chemisette, net is preferred to any other material.
For the medium size, the gown will require 7 yds. of material 27, 5J yds 36.
4 yds. 44 in. wide, with 7-8 yd. 27 in. wide for the trimming. '
But the season's impartiality toward
erowns high and low, brims narrow
or medium wide, or none at all, make
the variety on equally good terms with
all types of faces and forms.
However, picturesqneness is the dom
inant note, and since a hat should al
ways tend to beautify and youthify the
wearer, the modos this season must be
appreciated.
By May Manton
require 51 vds. of material 27. 41 vds.
1 yd. 44 in. wide for the lower portion
She can make her face demure or
hard, bring out an unpleasing expres
sion latent in her eyes or their sweet
ness. And this spring, when all hats
tilt, much reSDonsibilitv is left with tha
wearer, for really the poise of the hat
on the head is everything.
Men may give you good advice but
you must use your own sense to make
the right use of it.
Recipes
THESE is something about this
weather that makes novelty emi
nently desirable from tha stand
point of the housekeeper. Ecnt Oh.
there's nothing new about eggs, yon
ay. nowever, Deiors you are too sure,
why not try one of these novel egg
reeipesr
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Fried Eggs a la Mexicano.
Put into a frvins nan a teunnnnfnl
of lard. Mince one medium alcjui nninn
rather fine and fry in the lard until
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uuuc, uui not orown; remove the onion
and set aside. Break into the pan the
number of eggs desired, being careful
not to break the yolks. Have ready a
sauce made by cooking two large toma
toes or an equal amount of eanned to
matoes wun a pod or chile pepper
(chile powder to make as hot as desired
may be substituted) and salt to taste;
this must be rubbed through a sieve r
mashed very smooth. Take np the eggs,
put a bit of the cooked onion and a
spoonful of the sanea on aan tttta anil
serve. This is fin with breakfast
Dacon.
Creamed Eggs. ,
Mix into One tableinnnnfnl r,.nln
of butter one teaspoonful of flour. &.'
son with salt and pepper and a dash of
nutmeg n iiKeo. nt this into a cupful
of fresh milk and stir and immi.
fifteen minute; then add a teacupful
oi mien or very rich milk. Hard boil
five eras, halve them. arran .
dish with ends npward and pour the
much over mem. Decorate with tiny
squares of toast around tha
the dish.
Boast Duck.
If tha duck ia nnt vnitno h;i
and put one onion, one tablespoonful of
v.uegar, mm, sage and pepper in the
water. Boil for ahnnt An a It aii ir.t..
a dressing of stale breadcrumbs high
ly seasoned, with sage, salt and pepper.
Moisten the stuffing with some of the
"iuu' wuien me auck was boiled and
add one beaten eaa. Rtntt ji.t, i.
some slices of fat salt part over the
urcai, uaving previously dredged with
flour, salt and rjonnnr nn . .v.
liquor in which the duck was boUed and
use to baste while roasting. Remove
the slices of pork during the last half
uuur ui. cvUJLing.
Old Fashioned Gingerbread.
One and one-quarter pounds of flour,
three-quarters of a nnnnii -t.
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half pound of brown sugar, quarter of
a pound of butter, one ounce of ground
ginger, one teaspoonful of ground all
"u., uue leaspoonrui of ground cloves
one teaspoonful of hub;., j- '
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eggs and buttermilk to mix. Melt to-
geiner tne outer, sugar and molasses
With the milk, mix tnnnfk. .11 it. j
ingredients, pour in the molasses, etc.,
and add the eggs well beaten. Mix well,
pour into a greased tin and bake in a
slow oven about one and one-half hours.
Chicken and Macaroni.
Boil a chicken until t.i..
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out all the bones and !.. t: th
, mo. ami
a half pound of macaroni until tender,
first breakintr it nn in
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long. Butter a deep pudding dish, put
uo a layer or the cooked
macaroni, then a i iv. i i
chicken, bits of butter, pepper and salt,
7" """ cmcken liquor; over
this put another lava nt -j
so on until the dish is full. Pour a cup
v c..ui uvor toe wnoie and bake half
an hour, serve from the dish in which
n was Daaea,
Close, hiirh turbans ATA m1U la. a"-.-!.
and low flat hats are lifted with a ban
deau, and flowers an i.
v.utj micro
made of everything, even porcelain.
you want a;wealth of hair
Of course you do. I .
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rou. io let ma tell nn - .
m, treatment
will cure dandruH and stop falltna h.lr
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uuw iur information.
ULU (HUMES,
I8 Slder 81, Portland, On.