Fairy Tale for the Children f
Br MARY CRAHAM BONNER
"Am I not morn sweet-tempered
tliim you T" uskcd Mr. I'olnr Hour,
"You lire," agreed Mm, I'olnr Jli'iir,
' "You don't hi tn mind admitting
It," anld Mr. I'olnr Hear.
"Of course not," mild Mrs. I'olnr,
"I do not consider It nny liouor to be
Weettelllpered."
"Mont people do," mi Id Mr. I'olnr.
"I mn not 'most people, nor nm I
person. I mn nnnoyi'd because the
liot weather U hero mill the winter
wasn't hardly nny winter nt nil.
"It wasn't ncnrly cold enough, I
think too people should nrrniiKe tho
wenthcr Utile licit it tli im they do."
"They rnn't nrrmigo the weather,"
lnl) Mr. I'lilnr.
"I didn't my they could. I aulil
thi'y should."
"(ill well, I mppose they do what
they ran, tliouiili I will admit," Mr.
I'olnr continued, "tlint I like the cold
nit lint the bent mi much m you do.
"Hut they give u lot of nice Ice
ml nre kind Hint wny."
"Thero you go, not nearly io crntiky
I nm," mid Mm. I'ulnr. "I up
pose that In nil right, for few erea
luroa would rnre to feel nngry na I
do. It would upnet them hut It doeau't
upset mo.
There la something elite Hint an
noya tne besides the thought of the
tint Hummer," mid Mm. I'olnr.
-Whnt la thntr sked tier mnto.
"The allly lirowa beam and the fool
lull black beam hnve been talking all
winter of how they would hnve gone
to Bleep for the aenaon If they bad
been free and not In the soo."
"That la true, Isn't Itr ssked Mr.
I'olar.
It's true, hut that la not my point,"
aid Mm. I'olnr.
"What la your point r aked Mr,
Polar Hear,
"I mn tieaklng of the point of my
tory or the point of my remarks
I tiavvnt flnUhed making them yet,"
uld Mm. I'olnr sharply.
"I'ray finish them," said Mr. hilar
Hear, fur more Milltely,
"I will when I get good and ready,"
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I HELPS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS!
Oooooooooooooooooooooooooo
Scissors are uaefut to cut baron Into
bits.
e
The quickest wny to grale cheese
la to put It through the meat rhopper.
The efficient parent makea use of
the r li I lil'a early yearn to Implant de
alrahle habits.
I.lglit colored walla In the kitchen
reflect and distribute both artificial
end natural light
Can-fully scrnpe aolled dishes and
rooking utennlls to prevent greaae
flogged alnk drain.
Cook dlahea cotitnlnlng cheese nt
low temperature hernime Intense lient
ninkea cheese tough and atrlngy.
The wnlla of mom ninke the back'
ground for all the furnishings, and
ahould not have prnnounred color.
Vnllnier which la too bright In col
or, or too consplcous In design, draw
attention to Itaelf and lenda to dom
inate ever) thl'H else In the room.
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rnisemDie nana luggage
By JUUA BOTTOMLEY ;jj
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Wlien tne brim connta the four
plecea of luggngo that nuike up the
perfect ensemble for the wedding Jour
ney, the groom will count his hlens
Ings t the same time. For lie will
have no difficulty In tracking down
ths elusive missing shoe case, or the
new lint box, when they are dashing
for the hunt or train, because each
piece la In the an me leather and the
nine color, and the only thing for him
to do la remember whnt leather and
wbut color Ills wlfo favors.
mid Mm. I'olnr llcnr In a rroaa tone.
Mr. I'ulnr Hear didn't any anything
more nnd nfier a moment Mm. 1'olur
llcnr continued:
"Of coumn, those foollah brown
benm nnd those allly black bourn "
Hut Mr. I'olnr Hour Interrupted:
"You anld tho brown beam were all-
if in
cacaoDBBSsaonn
"They Can't Arranga the Weather."
ly before nnd the black beam foollah
you told me ao."
"No mntter," anld Mm. Polar Bear.
"They both deserve both nninea.
They're both allly and they're' both
foolish.
"Welt, aa I woi anylng, or, aa I
waa about to nay, they would hare
lept for the winter If they had been
free and would bare wasted good
winter.
"Hut we tenslhle polar beam would
Dot hnve gone to Bleep for the winter
even If we had been free.
"We wouldn't waste whnt we bed of
Food the,
A well-chllled platter with thinly
sliced meat which may be beefsteak
If very tlilnlj
allced and aerved
with taaty
sauce, ninkea a
moat apiwtlzlng
meat There may
be few allcea
of cold r o a t
lamb to accom
pany the itesk or vrnl and trimmed
with well-aeaaoned potato aulnd, and
one bna a ready men I.
All cold meat ahould be allced' very
thin and arranged with rare and
proper garnishment to make It at
tractive. Cream cheese with chopped
nasturtium leavea to give pungency,
made Into balls and dropped around
the platter with few fresh nastur
tium leavea and a blossom or two,
will make an appealing dlab on hot
day.
Varloua Bah may be aerred In the
annio way. A can of aalraon, tuna,
enn of shrimps and one of sumked
sardines with bits of lemon and
parsley arranged on a chilled chop
plate or platter will moke another
appetizing dink
Icebox Cookies. These am fine to
have rvBdy to aerve with tea, punch
or aa s dessert with fruit 81ft five
and one-half cnpfuls of flour, one tea
spoonful of soda, three times. Take
it 1 t
The ensemble of lurhd luggnge la an
accepted fnshlon now, but these four
new plerea which make up the I029
ensemble nre unique because they am
so simple In design, and their ape
rial use la so Intrinsic a pnrt of this
design. The square hat box Is mnde
to bold hnts, not to hold everything.
The trny la for extra pieces of lin
gerie, nnd for sweaters, blouses or
hosiery not packed In the trunk. The
lint box, like the suitcase, la mnde
Willi shirred pocket In the lid and
Idea, and both are similar In con
(ruction to the alioe case, with
rounded coraera and practical lock.
The smaller dressing case . Ii fitted
with bottles and toilet articles In ex-
a glorious, cold, Icy winter by sleep
ing no, nnvnrl
"And whether In tho aoo or out of
It, the linart, wise old polar benm
won't go to sleep for any length of
time, no Indeed they won't
"Ho I haven't much uso for the
oilier foollah benm and their silly
wnys.
"Hut oh, whnt I do love, whnt I love
most devotedly, la cold, cold weather
ami Ice, Ice, Ice, Ice,
"This summer business la tho worst
of all r
(2), lilt, WhIitd Nawipspor Union.)
I I I I II I I It I I I I I I I II I I I I I I I
f PECTIN ADDED TO f
STRAWBERRIES
I 1 1 I II I I I I I I I 1 1 1 1 I I I I I I I I r
Rtrnwlierrlca make good Jam or pre
serves, used whole, but the Juice alone
will not "Jell" like many other fruit
juices, because It la deficient In poctln.
There la way of remedying this dif
ficulty, If you are fond of the delicious
flavor of fresh itrawberrlea In every
form. I'ectln may be added, the bu
rena of home economic any. You
can extract the pectin yourself from
pplea or cltrua fruit or you can buy
the commercial kind. If the berries
re especially lacking In acid, on tea
spoonful of lemon Juice may be added
for each cup of strawberry Juice Just
before the Jelly teat la reached. The
lemon Juice also helpa to keep the
bright red color. Directions for mak
ing the neceaaary pectin may be ob
tained by writing to the United State
Department of Agriculture.
Family Will Like I
By NELLIE MAXWELL I
one and one-half eupfula of melted
shortening, one cupful each of brown
and white sugar, cream well, add
three beaten egga and eight squares
or leaa of bakers' chocolate, melted.
Mli and roll In two or three ahort
mils. Ploee In the lcrhox over night
In the morning slice the cookies not
loo thin. I'lace on baking sheets and
hake quickly. This recipe makes sis
dozen. Nuts may be added or one
half nuf" meat placed on each cooky.
The following dressing Is excellent
with sll fruit salads, but try It with
two c a p f a I of
chopped new cab
bage, three table
spoonfuls of
minced watercress,
two-thirds of
cupful of diced
chicken b r a t
two tableapoonfula
of cooked peaa and
the grated yolks of two bard-cooked
eggs.
The Jellies, Jams, marmnladcs, con
serves and preservea aa well aa
pickles of varloua kinds will convert
the moat modest meal Into tempting
repast All housewives like to bave
l supply for their tables. Itegln with
currants, cherries and strawberries,
and go on through the season with
goose, black and raspberries, crab ap
ples, peaches, pours, grapes snd
I
qulslte French enamel, and these may
lie used on the dressing table when
the Journey la over.
Natural pigskin and crenmy tnn
cowhide are the two aristocrat
among leathern for these four-piece
ensembles, and crenm-whlte linen or
lielge inol re are used exclusively for
linings, In place of colored textile of
former seasons. The travel-wise will
order fnhrlc covere for the four
pieces, also In matching color, and
harmonizing with the leather. These
covers are innpped on easily, nnd
may be luundered na often aa necea
anry. They are particularly desirable
for motor travel, a they provide com
plete protection against dust nnd
scarring.
The shoe case In this ensemble Is
worth special mentioning because It
mny be opened up and hung lint on
the closet door na an Hlenl atoruge
place for shoes when not In uo for
traveling. It Is made In two alzea,
to carry twelve or eighteen pulrs of
allocs, nnd with special compart
ment for hosiery. The fitted dressing
case In the ensemble may be replaced
by a small dressing ense without fit
tings, for the woman who prefers to
pack this type of bng with her own
particular lotions, creams and toilet
articles. The dressing case or the
fitted case mny or mny not match the
other pieces. 8ome women choose
them In blue, green or red ecrnse,
snake or lizard, and hnve them cov
ered with the cloth aniip-on cover ao
that they will harmonize with the
other pieces.
By ths way, the lovely bride pic
tured In miniature Is gowned In medi
eval manner, In shimmering rnyon
satin of deep creamy white tone,
with long court train and standing
collar of Duchesae lace.
(ft lilt, Wtstara Ntwipspw Union.)
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How to Fumigate Clothing I
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Closet Prepared for Fumigation Against Moths.
(Pripnnd hf ths Cnltad aulas DprtUMal
I AsrlctlHars.)
If yon hava a roomy cloaet with
tlght-flttlng door and smooth oncracked
walla, yoo con use It for fumigating
wool garments before storing them
over the summer, fumigation with
carbon dlsulphld or carbon tetrachlorld
will free clothing from any moth In
festation that may bar occurred be-
plums. Some fruits which we have
with os all ths year such ss limes,
lemons, oranges and grapefruit add
their sest to ths other fruits as well
a serving various marmalades.
For dinner on hot day have a
cold meat platter. Arrange thinly
allced chicken left from the previous
day, thinly sliced bam and a few
slices of cheese. Garnish with eighths
of bard-cooked eggs, amall yellow to
matoes, peeled, hollowed out snd filled
with mayonnaise, placing each on a
heart leaf of lettuce.
Ice cream la always enjoyed aa a
dessert but when the weather Is hot
It Is particularly desirable.
Bananas are delicious served with
crushed fresh currants or currant
Juice well sweetened poured over
them.
8plcd Prunes. Wash a pound of
prune and cover with three cupful
of cold water. Let atand over night
In the morning simmer gently In the
same water nntll tender. Remove the
pita, add to the liquid the Juice and
rind of a lemon, one-half cupful of
vinegar, a cupful of sugar, a teaspoon
ful of ground cinnamon and one-half
teaspoonful of cloves snd allspice.
Slmoer for five minutes, drop In tha
prunes and cook five minutes. Re
move the fruit to sterilized Jam and
boll down the simp for Ova minutes.
Tour over the fruit and seal while
hot This is an excellent standby as
It can be made at any time.
Celsry and Shrimp Salad. Dissolve
two-thlrda of a teaspoonful of gelatin
In three tahlespoonfuls of boiling wa
ter, add one-fourth teaspoonful of
lemon Juice. Add a tablespoonful of
cold water to ihs gelatin to soften
before adding th bolllog water.
SS
Should Keep
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IFHCtnd br (tin t'nllrd Rules Dopsrtmni
ot Aarlcullur.)
At tht time of year when egg are
plentiful and many good dishes are be
ing made with them, them Is nothing
unusunl In seeing housewife bent
Don't Stoop Over to Baat Egga or to
Do Other Household Tsaks.
over a table rigorously using an egg
beater. It's too bad, however, for any
woman to assume such bad posture
for doing any of her frequently re
curring household tasks, for by repetl-
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fore the garments were given atten
tion. If the closet Is not needed tha
clothing, after being fumigated, may
be left In It until wanted again. Oi
the fumigation may be done aa an ex
tra precaution and the clothes then
wrapped In tight package or placed
In trunk or cedar chests for safe
keeping.
The bureau of entomology of the
United 8tatea Department of Agricul
ture gives the following directions for
fumigating a cloaet:
8lnce the gas formed by evaporation
of either carbon dlsulphld or carbon
tetrachlorld Is heavier than air, fumi
gation Is dons by placing the liquid In
a ahallow dlab on a shelf of the closet
ss shown In the Illustration. For a
closet 2 by 0 by 7 feet use about three
fourths of a cupful of carbon dlsulphld
or about one and a half cupful of car
bon tetrachlorld. As soon aa ths liquid
hae been poured Into the dlab shot ths
door and seal cracks about It with
gummed paper, or paste on strip of
Arm paper, using a flour paste. Seal
ing the door prevents the gas from es
caping rapidly and keeps clothes
moths from crawling Into the closet by
way of the cracks and offsetting tha
good of the fumigation.
Carbon tetrachlorld baa ths great
advantage over carbon dlsulphld that
Its gas Is neither explosive nor Inflam
mable, hence there Is no risk of dm
In Its use.
When cool add one-fonrtb of a cupful
of broken shrimps and one fourth
cupful of finely cut tender celery, salt
to taste. Mold and chill, serve with
any good dressing.
When muskmelons am overripe snd
have lost some of their flavor, cut
the peejed fruit Into cubes snd heap
In tall glasses, pour over a lemon or
a ginger sirup with a few bits of
Canton ginger, chill and serve.
Salad Sandwich Loaf. After remov
ing the crust cut a whole loaf of bread
Into four slices, lengthwise. Put to
gether with any desired sandwich fill
Ing. nalng three different fillings. Ths
following am suggestive:
Hub hard-cooked egg through a
sieve, season with salt pepper snd
melted butter.
Take one-fourth cupful of chopped
olives snd pickles, two radishes, a bit
of chopped green pepper or parsley,
salt snd pepper, bind with thick salad
dressing.
(3, IISI, Walm Nwppt Union.)
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Good Posture
tlon the train her muscle and bone
Into whatever position she habitually
take. It would be an eaay thing for
her, In ths first place, to (tand with
back straight and still bent eggs, II
she almply thinks about bow she la
standing. She might help herself to
maintain good position while at
work at the kitchen table If she had a
set of blocks mnde to put under ths
legs of the table and raise It to a
more effective and comfortable work
ing height
Extension workem among farm
women In many states have recently
been stressing the Importance of good
posture and working levels suited to
the Individual. The Illustration, taken
by ths United Stutcs Department ol
Agriculture, shows a woman In Hamp
shire county, Massachusetts, demon
strating the effect of having to bend
over a work table. Other demonstra
tions have Included correct and Incor
rect posture while wnshlng dishes,
mopping floors, handling food at tht
oven, and other common activities tn
the ordinary farm household routine
labors.
Attention must be given to posture
no matter what work Is being dona
The reward of any effort to Improve
the height of working surfaces and
household equipment generally tn or
der to assure good posture at work i
a noticeable lessening of fatigue ana
often a reduction tn the time apent oa
a given task. The net result la ol
course greater leisure and Increased
ability to enjoy and use It to advantage.
V Building
Middle West Backward
in Road Beautifying
Them la such a thing as wanting
too much, but the project ot the Ver
mont Chamber of Commerce has its
appeal. It Is undertaking a national
campaign to beautify the roads.
Here in the Middle West the public
Is more concerned over getting hard
roads than beautiful roads. This
means getting money to pay for the
paving and maintenance, without re
gard for looks. The matter of beauty
has to be left mostly to nature. If
there happen to be trees along the
highway, that Is luck. If ths gouge
of a new highway through the gravel
or aand Is ugly, time will put vegeta
tion there to hide the unlovellness.
And yet there Is something that
makea a Middle Westerner wishful,
(n the announcement that California
baa planted trees along 600 miles ot
highways; that Massachusetts baa set
out GO.O0O trees along Its state high
waya, and that Indiana last year set
out 10,000 evergreens, Michigan 40,000,
along the state roads. It makes one
look regretfully at bare, ugly banks,
when be beam that Connecticut
plants rambler roses, woodbine and
boneysockls vine In such places on
Its blghwsya. It gives one pause, too,
to discover that New Jersey, when it
cuts down a tree In widening a high
way, replaces It with two others along
tha border.
May we give no thought to beau
tlficatlon, or to conservation of beaoty,
along the trunk hlgnways, until that
day In the future when the heavenly
state of complete pavement shall
save been reached I Minneapolis
Journal.
Americans Slow to See
Ugliness Doesn't Pay?
In general, Europeans spend a good
deal of time admiring what Is done
in America, but on one particular they
bold this country a horrible example:
We am careless builders. Too fre
quently our real estate developments
give no thought to the future, being
bent on quick money and the mini
mum responsibility.
The people of Europe generally take
much mora pains than is thought of
In this country, to prevent tasteless
and Injurious real estate changes. In
many German cities them sm strict
regulations preventing the erection of
buildings of such architectural char,
acter as to contrast unfortunately
with the stately beauty of olu struc
tures. Them am 29 organizations In
England devoted to the preservation
of rural beauties. They use publicity
and seek legislation to prevent sub
dividing beauty spots, destruction ol
ancient monuments, constructing ugly
buildings or buildings out of keeping
with the character of their surround
ings, snd spoiling landscapes with un
sightly advertisements.
In our rapidly developing country,
If greater attention were given to ths
protection of public rights snd the
conservation of natural beauty and to
prevention of the encroachment of
ugliness. It would be a good thing. And
It would pay, too, If that Is any ar
gument Material for Outside Walls
With the great popularity of the
English style ss Interpreted by ar
chitects In this country, the bouse
wherein are blended a variety of ma
terials is frequently seen. There are
many Justifications for exterior walls
combining several types of finish.
Suburban architecture recognizes no
single style and conforms to no uni
form precedent Neighboring houses
on a street will be In brick, stucco,
stone and frame. There la therefore
every renson for welcoming a new
comer which combines several or all
of these. For Instance the first story
may be stone with brick trim, and
small wing In brick, the second story
stucco with siding tn the gable ends.
Monay for Improvements
Some thirteen hundred building and
loan associations are lending more
than two billion dollars, and for those
who wish to carry on remodeling and
modernizing of their homes, these as
soclntlons will often Increase the first,
mortgage on bouse enough to cover
the modernizing expenses.
National banks may lend up to B0
per cent of their savings deposits on
realty loans of five yearn or less. This
menus that with all the savings de- .
posits now existing there Is plenty ot .
money for home construction nnd
home modernizing. Portland Oregon
lun. Tows Forests and Tasss
In Europe town forests have existed
for many years. In some Instances
the forest yields have been a material
help In reducing the town taxes, sny
the American Tree association. Many
eastern states have special legislation
regarding municipal forests. These
Include Massachusetts, Minnesota,
New Jersey, New York, Ohio, 1'euu
lylvania, and Vermont
Houis Requires Width
One essential principle of architec
tural beauty Is that the width of a
house shall be greater than It height
for only In this way will It fit In with
the horizon line In a way that will '
please the eye.