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HOME AND FARM MAGAZINE SECTION
In the Home Fashions - Household Hints -- Recipes
jyEXT to the baby's food itself, the I
If care of the nursing bottle is by
far the most important thing to
be considered, for without absolutely
clean bottles no baby can be expected
to thrive. The bottles should never be
washed with soap, indispensable as that
commodity may seem to perfect cleanli
ness. They ought not to be allowed to
stand after they are empty, but should
be immediately washed in cold water,
then filled with a weak solution of boric
acid, which not only assists in steriliz
ing them, but keeps them from collect
ing dust. If the borie acid solution is
not used, then the bottles should be
corked with dry antiseptic cotton to
avoid the settling of any dust.
Nursing babies are particularly sub
ject to sore mouths in hot weather and
the greatest care must, be taken with
the nipples used on the bottles. There
should be a clean one for each time the
baby is fed, so that it will not be neces
sary to use a nipple more than once
a day, and after each time it is used
it should be thoroughly rinsed and
Doited, then placed in boric acid solu
tion until used again.
This solution, which is such an in
dispensable article in the nursery; is to
he had ready for use at any drug store,
or a much less expensive form may be
had by purchasing the crystals and
making up the saturated solution.
Separating Honey.
To obtain strained honey, separating
the honey from the wax as it conies
to us in the frame, place the frame in a
bowl in the oven, just warm enough to
melt the honey and wax; then remove
the frame and let the honey stand until
cold, when the wax may be skimmed
of the top without any trouble.
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Water Stains on Furniture.
To remove water stains from var
nished furniture pour olive oil into a
dish and scrape a little white wax into
it. This mixture should be heated uu
til the wax melts, then rubbed sparing
ly on the stains. Finally rub the sur
face with a soft linen rag until it is,
restored to brilliancy.
Eemoving Paint From GIa3s.
Take acetic acid and dilute it one
naif in hot water, then aply to the paint
pots on the glass while it is warm.
Jieheat if it gets too chilled. The hot
acid will not hurt the band3, fabrics or
the glass, but it must be kept from
children.
To Carre a Fowl.
Begin by sticking the fork into the
wing and drawing it toward the ieg,
with the point of the carving knife un
derneath; take off the wing at the
joint. Next slip the knife between the
and body on that same side, down to
the joint; with the fork, turn the log
back and the joint, with the knife, may
be easily separated; than divide the leg
and second jo!r.t. These should bo laid
at once at one end of the plotter as cut
or on a hot phte in front of the host,
r-ree the breast cr white meat from the
same side. If this is sufficient for the
first serving, do not carve any more;
if not, proceed as directed with the
other side.
New Potato Baker
POTATO BAKER recently placed
on the market consists of a bot
tomless pan having a gratclike
top on which the potatoes are Hid.
At the edges of the openings are up
right metil s'.rlps which servo to hold
the potatoes in place and f.vevf at th.fffi
from rolling togetiier, while t!'! oy.ti
ings permit a free cirou'.aiija if l.nt
kir fur baking. This 3ov:e is Jwiguhd
to bo ufv,d id. ar. oven.
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Fashion Talks
8217- Semi Princeeso Gown,
Si to 41 Bust.
With Thme-Piece Skirt, Thxee
Quarter or Long Sleeves,
BY MAY MANTON.
jB'ST such a simpie gown as this one
4 belongs in every woman's ward
robe. It is simple to make and it
is easy to slip on and off, it gives
pretty and becoming lines and, withal,
it can be laundered with eas. The plain
three-piece skirt is joined to a Gunple
blouse and the right side of tho gown
is lapped over the left sufficiently to
allow closing for a portion of the length
only although, as a matter of course,
the buttons and button-holes can be
extended to any depth. Such a gown
is, of course, especially adapted to wash
able fabrics and this season there are
the simpler cotton crepes and very at
tractive ginghams and li:ien3 from
which to choose.
1'or the medium' size, the gown will
require 5J yards of material 27, 4J
yards 16 or 44 irebes wide, with j of a
yard 27 inches wide for collar and
cuffs. The width at the Iowa edge is
1 yard and 23 inches.
The pattern of the gown 8247 is cut
in sizes from 34 to 44 inches bust meas
ure. Ask your merchant for this pat
tern. Hints On Fashions
FOR EVENING toilettes fashion is
putting the hair high on top of the
head and adorning it with pins
aad combs.
The use of plaid and Roman-striped
ribbon for girdles is more and more pro
nounced as the season advances.
The small turban is the proper thing,
but it has a rival in the manadrin with
a bandeau and ties of ribbon velvet.
It is modish to wear a bracelet with
the evening frcck. It should fit the
wrist closely and bo put cn just above
the hand.
The chin strnr. of peer's, fastened on
'.lie tc.p of the heal with a bunch of
straight ostrich j:ljir.33, in tne of the
ni-v i;le:i3 in evening coiffure.
T'..e latest boots for street wear are
Xced at ths top, and Che low ones for
c. .:g wear are strapped acrooa tho
iiilii iidwilu ey;!ii'.ri;u velvet
r.t riblia.
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By May Manton
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8245 Fancy Blouse, 34 to 42 Bust.
With armbole edges that can be laced
or seamed together, wit'a elbow or long
sleeves, witi or without peplum.
BY MAY MANTON.
EVERY VARIATION of tho loose
sleeve is to be uoted in the new
blouses. This ono :s peculiarly at
tractive, and entirely novel. In a gen
eral way, the effect is that of the Jap
anese blouse, but really the sleeves are
separate and the armholos are big. Tho
edges can bo finished and Inced to
gether or the conventional seam cau be
ur.ed a3 liked, but tho lacings are un
usual and smart. Tho peplum that is
joined to the lower edge makes an in
tercsticg feature but it is optional, la
the front view, the peplum is made of
the trimming material and tho sleeves
match the bloine. In the back view,
there ii a suggestion for trimming ma
terial that gives more of a guimpe ef
fect. Both are in good stylo aud blouses
of this kind will t9 made from the
lovely cotton materials as well as from
lace, net, crepe ue chine ana tue line.
The model is an exceedingly smart and
new nie and, at '.ho same timo, so
simple that tho making represents ab
solutely no difficult. The neck edge
is finished with a band that stands
away from the figure in 'the latest
style.
For the medium size, the blouse will
require 2 yards of material 27, Z
yards 36 or 41 inches wide; or 1J yards
27, J yards 36, J yards 44 inches wide
for blouse, with 11 yards 27 or 36 for
slfevis to make as shown in back view;
i yards 27 for peplum aud trimming.
Tho pattern S245 is cut in sizes from
34 to 42 inches bust measure. Ask your
merchant for thi3 pattern.
Uses For Lemons
I here are a few of the useful things
you can do with it:
Eemove tartar from teeth and warts
from the hands.
Chow a tiny piece of yellow rind and
sweeten the breath.
The strained juice of half a lemon in
a cup of tea or coffee with often re
lievo a Bick headache.
Chilblains will respond quickly if a
slice of lomou is bound on when retir
ing. Lemon juice, sugar and white of egg
will relieve a racking cough.
Lemon juice will remove fruit, mil
dew and ink stains from whito fabrics;
iron and rust from marble or any house
hold article.
Lemon and water will whiten clothes
that are yellow from lying in bureau
drawers.
Recipes
A FLANK STEAK may be made par
ticularly appetizing when stuffed
and roasted. Remove the skin
from a four-pound piece of flank. Place
on one-half of tho meat a stuffing made
from softened breadcrumbs, well sea
soned with sage, minced onion, salt and
pepper. Roll the other half over the
first and tie or sew the edges firmly
together. Coat the outsido of the meat
with a paste made by rubbing together
one tablespoonful of flour, two of but
ter and ono of boiling water. Place the
roast in a well oiled baking dish and
bake in a moderate oveu until tender.
Serve with stuffed onions and a rich
brown with sauce made from tho stock
in the pan,
Chocolate and Bice Meringue.
Two cupfuls of milk, one-fourth cup
ful of rice, one-fourth teaspoonful of
butter, one-third cupful of sugar, one
squaro of melted chocolate, one-half tea
spoonful of vanilla, one half cupful of
seeded raisins, two eggs. Scald the
milk, add tho rice and salt and cook
until tho rice is soft. Add the butter,
sugar, melted chocolate, vanilla, raisins
and the beaten yolks of the eggs. Bake
in a moderate oven until firm. Cover
with a meringue made of the whites of
two eggs, beaten stiff and. sweetened
with three tablespoonfuls of powdered
sugar. Serve with whipped cream.
Scalloped Codfish.
One cupful of cooked rice,, ono cup
ful of grated cheese, ono cupful o
flaked and cooked codfish, one cupful
of buttered crumbs. Soak tho flaked
codfish in cold water for two hours,
place in hot water to simmer for ton
minutes and drain. Arrange tho rice,
Cheese and codfish in allernato layers
in a baking di3h and moisten each lay
er with milk or cream. Cover with but
tered crumbs and place in a hot oven
to heat aud to brow ntho crumbs.
Shredded Crab.
An easy way of serving crab meat
in the shells is to shred it and mix 'it
with a dressing mado of four table
spoonfuls of oil, two tablespoonfuls of
vinegar, s.'ilt, white pepper nnd cay
anne. Return the dressed crab meat to
the cleaned shells and garnish each with
a thin slice of lemon, cut in two pieces,
and two or three green sprigs of pars
icy. Crab meat may be prepared in the
same way heated, then returned to tho
shells, and eaten hut.
For Piemakers.
A saltspoonful of baking powder put
in the meringuo for pies just before
the meringuo is placed on tho pie will
keep it from falling as soon as tho pia
is removed from tho hot oven, as so
often happens.
Lemon juico will bring out tho flavor
of fresh fruit cakes, especially those
with molasses.
Minted boets, pototnoa and cuciimburi
acrved with mayonuaisse make a good naiad.
For The Camp Fire
A CONVENIENCE for camping and
picnic parties is the broiler pic
tured here. A pair of frames at
tached to an ordinary griil, or toaster,
and a small tripod support comprise; the
outfit. The frames and tripod are ma3
of stout wire. With the grill thus sus
pended over a fire, nearly anything cat
be cooked as easily as at home.
Ilia light dessert should always Zollu
a kcavf dinner, and vim versa.