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Playsuits , for
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The miall bo; thould come In for
his share of attention In the summer
tewing, tie will bare Deed for Just
la ninny tun tultt, rompers, and other
washable garment as hli alster and
many of these can easily be made at
home at moderate coat. Here la a aim
suit which might be called a "modern
overall." The old type of overall used
to he made jnf course thick drilling
with trousera reaching to the ankles.
It not only made a child's legs hot.
but made them dirty by fanning dust
and grit up from the ground. It was
clumsy and difficult to launder and
unattractive when worn. The modern
version of the overall serves the Mtne
purpose a comfortable, practical
play suit for warm days) but It li
cool and light and planned for the
greatest possible freedom of move
ment and exposure of skin surface
to the healthglvlng rays of the sun.
It Is gay Hnd bright la color, appealing
Front View of Boy's Sun Suit.
to any child, especially to a boy, and
easily washed and ironed.
The bureau of home economic of
the United State Department of Ag
riculture bat designed a number of
sun suits for children. Including this
one of cretonne, which I particularly
Intended to meet youthfully masculine
Ideas. It has ttralght short trousers,
bound wltb plain material matching
one of the colors In the cretonne, and
a very comfortable one-piece back,
which buttons onto the trnuser. with
ample allowance for letting out as
the hoy grows. The side buttonholes
on this sun suit have been placed on
the front section so tbey will be easier
for suiull fingers to reach. Shouldei
(traps crossing In the bark might be
used to carry out the overall effect
ST 1 11 furt'ier, but they should he cut
wide at the shoulder and fit close
to the neck an thnt they will not pull
down the middle of the shoulder, nor
cause poor posture. As much at possi
ble of the child' skin surface be
neath the arm, at the neck, and legs.
Is left exposed to the tun's rnys. If the
Monarch's PsrquisitM
Ring's pi net wat the name given to
pine treee In the American colonies
reserved by the British government
for use aa mastt In the osvy. Snrb
trees were marked srhlle standing and
nobody but the government wnt per
mltted to cot them, not even the own
er of the land.
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Fairy Tale for Children
He had hnd an excellent meal. He
win smacking his lips, and anyone
could have seen that hli mouth waa
so small It could not have taken In
much at a time.
Hut the am knew It wot quite big
enough for them.
And they knew how hit front claw
could tear open old logs where in-
"Dr Littlt Ants.
loots liked to live, and how hi claw
;ould dig up the ant hill.
Ill name whs the Great Ant Enter,
tnd he was well named. Indeed, the
ints knew that.
"When any of my family have been
raptured," he said, "we are fed on
nllk. ground meal and eggs. Hut we
irefer anta and inserts and dellclnu
lltle meal of that sort"
Now the grent ant eater wai talk
Dg to an ant bill, lie wa (tuudlng
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Back Vltw of Sun Suit
small boy lint a tendency to batter hi
kneet the legs of the trousen can be
lengthened to protect them.
The bureau of home economics has
no patterns to distribute. This little
suit can be easily adapted from a
romper pattern,
Streamers
By MARY GRAHAM BONNER
at one tide, addressing the little anta.
who looked very nervous.
"I know you like to hear me talk,"
he went on, and the ants admitted
that they did.
They would much rather have heard
him talk than to have had him eating
all the time.
He hud been visiting an old log and
they knew he hud hud all he wutileil
for the time being.
But his appetite wns likely to be
with him again any moment
"I have no teeth," he continued,
and the little ants looked very much
pleased.
"But thnt makes no difference," he
went on, and the ant looked aud.
"It limply means that Instead ot
eating things that have to be chewed
and digested, I eat toft, crawling
things, Just like you. dear little inis."
The poor ants grew very nervous
again. When Mr. Croat Ant Eater be
gun to talk about eating and culled
them "dear little ants," It made them
worry.
That sounded too much like an
other meal and tbey did not wunt to
see him eat another meal, for It
would mean that they would be taken
Into his funny little sill of a mouth.
It looked like the smallest of mouths,
to be ture, but It could bold plenty of
them.
They knew that 1
And hit clawt would anon start dig
ging them out or the hill where they
lived
"Purling antt," he mild, "what
would 1 do without your
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Cuke It one of tha foodt which
most bousewlvea mid indispensable,
for a well stocked
In r dor.
Chocolate Loaf
Cake. Take one
cupful of atigar,
one-half cupful of
butter, cream to
gether and add
tbe yolk of
three egg well beaten, two-tblrdi
of a cupful of grated chocolate, one
half cupful of milk and two cupful of
flour lifted with two teuspoonfule of
buklng powder. Ml the Dour and
milk alternately wltb creamed sugar.
When all It well bleuded fold In the
ttltlly beaten wliltea of the eggs. Bake
In a modern oven Id a loaf pan.
Cinnamon Bun. Cream one-trait
cupful of butter wltb one cupful of
sugar, add two beaten egg, one-half
cupful of tweet milk, two cupful of
flour, two teaspoonfula of baking pow
der, one teaspoouful of cinnamon and
one-half cupful of currants. Bake In a
sheet and while warm spread gener
ously with butter and sprinkle with
Cinnamon and powdered sugar well
mixed.
Whltt Cak. Cream one-half cupful
of butter, add two cupful of tugur.
add one cupful of warm wuter, two
and one-half cupful of flour and to
one-half cupful more of lour add three
teaspoonful of baking powder. Sift
Adorn Sheer Frocks
By JULIA BOTTOMLEY
"We could do without you," tuld
one brave little ant.
"W'hat't that? Whiit'l that?" asked
the ant eater. "Denr me, I will have
to reward a bright little ant such at
you." ,
Thereupon he opened hi mouth
nnd took the little ant upon bit
tongue.
That was the end of that little ant.
so the others kept very quiet,
"Well," said the great ant eater,
"thnt wus i delicious little appetizer.
"And that meant that It Just gave
me on nppeille for more. I enjoyed
that wee taste very much,
"lint I will have to have more. I
haven't tried thlt hotel lutely."
lie said this as he went to a cor
ner of the ant hill and gazed at a
number of ants going thlt way and
that.
And he laid It Just a though he
would be a welcome guest who would
pay large prlcet for hi food.
"Ah," laid the nnt enter, at he twnl
lowed ant after ant, "what doe It
matter If I am toothless?
"They often any It I hard to be
without teeth, but what care 17
"I cun a I way have toft food the
kind I tike. Nor nm I helpless,
"I cun use my clnw for carving
and digging and marketing and my
tootblesi Jawi do the rest."
At the ant enter boasted of hit
splendid powers of. eating he lived up
to bit remark! by eating all of the
guest of the hotel.
(. 1J. Wutira Kwmw Holes.
By NELLIE MAXWELL
I well, add flavoring and fold In the
white of Ave eggs. Itent five minutes
before folding In the egg. The half
Cupful of flour to which the baking
powder win added I added Just be
fore the bentlng.
Favorltt Fruit Cake, Take two cup
ful ot mgiir, one cupful of umluise.
three-fourths of a cupful of tour milk,
four beaten egg, four cupful ol flour,
two teasHHiuful ol soda, one pound
each of raisin and currant and hall
cupful euch ot tigs, date and el iron
Sift tome ot the flour over the fruit
tud mix well. Nut meats, one cupful
or lest, may be added, making a very
rich cake. 8plces or flavoring may be
added to taste
Queen ot Ltmon PI. Creum one
cupful ot sugar wltb two tablespoon
I'fult of butler, add one cupful of milk
aud the yolk of three egg, foul table
spoonful of flour, a pinch ot salt, one
large lemon (Juice and rind), fold In
the whites it the last and pout Into a
pustry-llued pie plnte. Itake In hoi
oven for the first ten minute until the
crust I baked, then lower the heat and
finish baking.
Caramtl Pudding. Melt In a inure
pan one cupful of brown sugar, stir
ring constantly. Add one pint of milk
to which two tnhlespoonftil of corn
starch have been added, add one-half
cupful of clioped walnuts and pour
Into iherliet cup. Serve well chilled
with whipped cream.
When she move, when the steps,
wltb what airy fiilry grace does her
frock flutter lit miiltltudlnout scarf
ends, floating streamer and such, be
fore the iilmlrlng eye of the worjd.
this summer. Brought down to a final
analysis. It Is fabric manipulation
which rreuto of picturesque "tug
'ends- silhouette of new beauty and
novelty.
Store and more originality expresses
Itself In neckline mid thnulderlliie
treatments achieved through odd
drapes, berthas, senrfs and various
arrangements which tend to arrive at
oft feminine lines.
If tremendously Interesting to
study the pages In pattern books de
voted to collars, rnpelot and the like,
also very Inspirational to the woman
who makes her own clothes.
According to fashion' vocabulary,
those are "shoe string" ttmps which
hold the decollete gown In the pic
ture In place. It would almost seem
as If Dili same caption might be np
piled to the long slender streamers
which, like the proverbial shotstrlng,
are untied, dangling with untrnui-
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Rd Csdir Chist Ar Exclltnt for Protecting Wool Clothing from Motb
Oimsge.
Prisrr4 by (hn t'nltfil atnfra Dcnrajinl
of Agriculture.)
The unusual tightness of a well
constructed red-cedar cheat, when not
cracked or wnrped, make It of even
greater advantage than an ordinary
trunk or other household receptacle
for storing clothing and preventing
moths from gelling In to lay their
eggt. In addition chests innde of Ihe
lieartwood or red cedut hnve definite
ItiNectleldal value. The aroma of the
wood kills any newly hutched or
young larvae of the clothei moth,
ahnuld there chance to be any iinoh
orveq moth eggt on tbe artlclei when
put In the chest.
The bureau of entomology of the
United Hint est Department of Agricul
ture recommends, however, that all
winter clothing subject to attack by
niotlit should be thoroughly cleaned,
brushed, beaten, and If possible,
limned, .before being stored during Ihe
wurm weather. Thl trculment, If
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A dish which I very (uttifylng and
wholesome and one which may bt
served for a main dish
for luncheon Is!
Stufftd Onion Par
boll a nuiny onion a
needed, ualng even-sired
one. Iteiuove the cen
ter and fill wllh the fol
lowing! One-hall cupful
of bread crumb, one half
cupful of chopied ham or
tongue, add one cupful of
stock or butter and wa
tor, tall, pepper and a tahlcapoonful
of butter. Chop the center that wers
removed and add to the mixture. Kill
the onion wllh this mixture and bake
until soft. Prepare a sauce from the
gravy In the pan, add one cupful of
cream and one yolk of egg beaten to
gether; thicken wltb a tuhlesponiiftil
of Dour mixed wltb a tnhlespoouful ol
butter. When well cooked pour around
the onions and serve.
A tasty taure to serve wllh boiled
or baked flsh Is:
Cucumbtr 8ue Whip on halt
cupful ot .lenvy cream, add salt nd
cayenne to taste, then add gradually
two lablespoonfult of vinegar and one
niedluin-itied cucumber, pared, grated
and drained and one tnhlespoouful ol
onion Juice to season. .
Spokan Crtim Pi, Lin a deep
pie pint wltb rich pastry. Put In a
layer of flour, a layer of butter In bit,
cover wllh a layer of tugnr and
sprinkle with nutmeg; repeal three
time, very thin layer, and (III op
wllh rich r renin. Bake until thick.
8trbrry M ousts. Take six cup
ful of crushed fruit, four cupful of
ugtir, the Juice of one lemon end two
quart of cream. Stir th fruit and
fugur together and let aland on hour
Add the lemon Juice and then the
cream beaten si I IT Pour Into melon
mold or other fancy mold, pick In
equal part ot Ice and salt and let
stand four hour. Thl serve thirty
(A 1(11. W'Mtir Ntwipapar Unlot.1
melled freedom and grace. The skirt
Is tiered, of course, for almost every
sheer frock Is made In tier this
summer.
The newest thing about tiers Is thai
they have taken to trailing a wee at
the back thus giving a versatile In
terprelatlon to uneven hemlines, which
fashion Insists must be. To be ex
plicit, the silhouette generally favored
for the ewnlng frock, ha three or
four flat apron tiers for the front of
the skirt, the same number of flounces
formed at the loo k, but mil' h longer,
giving a proud little Dure a the wear
er moves about.
Cornl colored georgette was select
ed for the making of the model here
shown, which again emphasize the
Importance of lliln shade.
(jC. !'-. W'Mtr Miir t'Blun ft
carefully done with special nltentlon
In lirtiKhlng nut pockets, scums, and
other placet of concealment, will
minimize the likelihood of damage,
since It will remove those Have of
the moths Hint the chests will not
kill. Cedar chests cannot be do
ponded upon to kill the mollis or
millers, their eggs, or the wormt after
they are half to full grown, or after
they ure three or four months old.
Neither will the cheat kill the pupae
or chrysnllds. A none of these
Huge except the larvae, are capable
of Injuring the garsienl. It I a mat
ter of no practical Importance
whether or not the cedar chests kill
the moths, egg or pupae. But too
much cannot le said about the neces
sity of making sure i tint the clothing
going Into th cheat I free front
the older larvae or worm; otherwise
losse may tie sustained due to enrei
lessnes, out to the fullur of th
cheat.
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ff Buildmcj
Many Cities Adopting
Zona Regulation Idea
(Miles, towns and village lu all sec
tions of the Unit fit Kin les, wllh a total
population of ,'I7,(HH).IHKI, havo vnucled
toning regulations, a survey Just com
pleted by the division of building and
housing of the lieparlmeiit of Com
merce reveals.
The survey show tho extent to
which Iho municipal soiling Idea hut
spread III recent year. Ill HMD lilcb
regulations were In force In only eight
cities. The number Increased slowly
up lo II i-O, after which tint progres
wus rapid.
I Hiring l'.i'JH, 87 municipalities
passed toning ordinances, while Hit
either udopted luom comprehensive
tuning laws or amended existing reg
ulations to make Ihem inoro effectlvu.
An analysis of the H7 new toning ordi
nances which Were pasted show that
l of them were comprehensive that
Is, the ue, height mid area of build
ing were regulated. Twenty-seven
merely controlled Ihe use of lnilMIng.
Seven conl rolled Ihe ue and area of
buildings, and two were temporary
etmctiiienls pending the preparation of
toning Inw lo suit the locul requite
meiiL New York led In the number of mu
nicipalities toned during IHJS, wllh '.'3
cities, (owns aud village. Ohio and
Pennsylvania tied for second place
with six each. Vouiigatowu, uhlu;
Waterhury, Conn., and Altoona, I'a,
were three of th largest cllle which
adopted toning regulation during the
year.
Make Attractive) Town
Matter of Civic Prida
A preliminary lo an attractive city,
In all It districts. It an aroused pub
lic pride. Nobody run be proud of
dirt, litter Slid unslghtlliiest, Wher
community pride come, the olhei
must go. Ouct let rvaldciita of a
block or a larger section decide that
their homes or place of buslnes
will be made and kept attructh.
and the trick I turned.
That I the encouraging se1 of
the city hie clean up rumpalgo
being pUHhed. Dirt and ugllite-a ha
been attacked with good result her
and there. They will bo besieged at
other points. They even may lie mini
o conspicuous they will lose theli
retpevtuhlllly altogether, and no dis
trict, bow-ever large or small, could
feel at eue as long us they were
around. There might even be a sent
of dli-grnc and humiliation. Kun
wonder bat been. Let 'the clean up
work continue. It may come almut
thnt any cll.trli-t Inclined to b In
different ulll b made lo find It
doesn't belong In Kamui City at all.
That would go for Ihe Indifferent u.
dividual, too.-Kaunas 4'lly Mar.
Gardes Hints
In the private garden on should ex
prem bin own Idea of outdoor beauty.
There should be planting to glv pri
vacy and screen out unsightly view.
This may be arranged so thnt passers
by mi the street can get a glimpse of
the beauty wllhln without privacy tm
lug destrojed. I'omfortuhle furniture,
IM-rhiip a swing, seata. chair and a
talile. will give Ihe yard the look of
nn abiding place. Bird bouse will at
tract tuition d vlxllor to enterlala)
Us. And llower will help make th
outdoor living room Ihe source of Joy
throughout (he summer.
Small Town's Importance
"One limy look to Ihe Amerhiin
town for much of future America,"
reads un editorial n ihe Household
Magazine. "The town ha what neith
er the city nor the open country pos
sesses. It In different. It la an Imi
tator of noli her the large rlty nor
the country, yet It I In touch wllh
both. It Is a pluce to live In. Peo
ple In tonn know that eve) body tin
lo co operate If there la to be a new
community renter, a bolter looking
buslnes street, medical attention In
the schools, or any oilier modern en
terprise," Early Zoning Mntkcxi
The early method of tmilng were
predicated upon condition which
have been rapidly ahlfllng. Thus,
ugly, steam driven Industry required
complete Isolation, while modern elec
trically powered plant might fre
quently, except for stereotyped ton
ing, more readily permit a restoration
of convenient relation of work
place and dwelling place typical of
the earlier Industrial town.
Color In Smsll Cardan
Everything li seen closely In tha
small garden. A single plant or flower
becomes the Subject of nltentlon
rather than the mast of the border.
More care must be taken to remove
minor Imperfections, hut there la les
for which lo care. Color acheinea may
more easily be handled and close at
tention to color will b well repaid
be re.
Lost by Pnor Planning
Lack if permanence of econontle
stability and of co-ordination are said
by architect to he characteristic of
much of th land and building devel
opment of United Htatci commiinltlea.
Because of this, tlier art greut eco
nomic and aoclul losses.