Good Posture
l-rtire(l ni lh tinltM sum Dwkrtnwnt
ut Aitliiultum,)
I'osture Is lh result of hublt the
unccuisetous reversion, by tin muscle
nd bones, to tlio positions they tinve
been allowed to take Otijf after day.
Finally they assume these positions
utoinnllciilly, and If thoy ore not cor-
rs f?
in 4 r$
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A Bad Standing Poaltlor.
rect we develop bodily distortions, nn
unattractive appearance, and a whole
aeries of unsntlsfuctory consequences.
Poor posture leada to fatigue, to back
ache, to strain on the wrong parte of
the body and often to one -allied growth
or such physical Imperfections as a
1
lb
It
Standing Property With Back snd
Shouldsrs Strslght
Barrow cbet, rotinil shoulders, pro
truding abdomen, and many otliera.
It la poaalble to miilutaln a good
posture while engaged In alimt any
household task. The fml tluil all
household ctlvllli-s mint lie i-r
formed reix-nledly. siibki-cIs Unit they
may te made to encournse hiihlta of
good posture or to correct poor posture
If one thlnka di tlnltely of how one la
standing, silling, or sloping while at
work.
Take such slmpls nuttier as stand-
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Fairy Tale for the Children
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Minna hiul been taking a walk. And
now she ns stopping before the mu
sic shop lu the little Iowa where she
lived.
Hhe wna looking al everything In
the shop. It wna such an Interesting
Window.
(the always loved In look at It.
Whenever she hud Uiae she sloped
and gused Into the window ami some
times, when she really hadn't the time
Bt nil she stopped and looked Its I
Although, It was kite In the lifter
noon anil she should be hurrying home,
she stopped now nml looLed.
There were severnl lights In the
shop, and she could see everything
distinctly.
A light shone directly on a violin, the
only one left, for Minna knew that the
other four hnd been bought this year
by three of the older hoys nnd one
older girl, who were Inking violin
lesKons.
The violin looked rather lonety by
Itself. How she wished she could
hour It plnyed I
There wus a snxnplmne In the win
dow, too, a ratlin and a talking ma
chine, a mimic box. ukulele and a
hnnnonlrn. nnd, too, n metronome.
Minna didn't like a metronome. A
friend of hers wus made to prnctlce
with the metronome going nil the lime.
That was different from Miss Pruin
bio. Hhe didn't believe lit the met
ronome. It made a pupil too me
cluinlcitl nnd without enough sense
' of rhythm. Miss Prunthle suld, and
Minna quite agreed with her.
A metronome so Insisted upon every
pole being pluyed right on time, und
Important
r I'"'
Ing at a pas clnsot or cabinet to op
erate nn electric toaster, shown In the
photograph by the United Slates De
partment of Agriculture, a nome
demonstration agent In Massachusetts
used tlila frequently recurring activity
to show furin women how to stand
and how not to annul Hhe allowed
them how they looked when they al
lowed their shoulder or hips to alump
forward, and the right wiiy to atmid
while working at a counter or tnlile.
Vurluua demonstrations of posturs
have been given, allowing furin women
the right end wrong positions for dish
washing, inoiilng, handling food in
Ilia oven, anting to preiiaro vegetables,
nd an on. Any one Interested cno ap
ply Ihla Idea to a scrutiny of her own
wny of working. It la aouieiimea pos-
alhle to aee oneself In largs mirror
aa a particular task fa cnrrled on, and
to note Improper positions oi ncuii,
shoulders, hips, buck, or feet
t
I HOMEMADE SHOWER BATH I
An old barrel or an Inexpensive
ateel tank sot on four posts or s
pliilform and equlpjied with fitucet and
a abort length of garden hoae makes a
ahower bath for futher and the boys
and the hired miin. The gna enitlue
or windmill can be turned on a few
minutes In the morning to nil the tank
and tht old reliable witter heater, the
sun, removes the chill from the witter
during the day.
The slogan of discretion Is "No!"
Food for the Family
X .
TUf following recles, gntbered
from here and there are sure to pleuw
the finally:
Chtststtes. Fold In one end one
Inilf cuptuls of gritted cheese In the
well heuten whites of three eggs, sdd
suit and cayenne and pile on circles of
tonst and brown In the oven. These
ere nice to serve with a simple suliid.
Rics snd Osf CutlsU. Tiike oiit
cupful each of chopin-d unciwked beet
and rice fcooked). combine with one
well beaten egg. Make a sauce t
frying one half tiihlespoonful of onion
In one inlili'.ooiiful of butter ant
then add one tiiblesiKNinful of nVut
slid one half cupful of milk. Sltniner
until stiKHith, add ons balf teini.o. D
ful of mlneed pnrsley, one-half tubl
la oiiful of tomato anuce, one fourth
teuiMiiifiil f pepier and one bulf
teiiaiMMinful of suit. Add tills to the
rice and U-ef mixture and form Into
cutlets Itrush with benten egg. roll
In line crumba and fry In deep fni
Strawbsrry lee Crsam Crnub one
Junket talilet and dissolve In a ta
lilcB.oiinful nf cold water. Add one
cupful nf augur to a pint of milk thai
has been wanned to new milk tern
perulurs. Add the dluolved tnhlct.
stir well, pour Into a frceser and
freere to a mush. Add a bait pint
of crcinn whlpd, two cupfula of
crusheil atrHlerrlea. and two lulile
HH.iifiils of lemon juice. Mil well
end lei aland until well frown.
Lsmon Crumb Pudding. I'our two
cupfula of milk over two cupful of
bread crumbs, add one fourth of a
teaaiKMinful of anil, one-fourth cupful
of sugar, one beaten ret. the grilled
ilml nf a lemon, three liililesimonfilU
of the Julie of a lemon and one
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By MARY GRAHAM BONNER
that wiisu't so easy, but a metronome
never seemed lo enra whether you
found time dlfllcnlt or not.
To a metronome everything should
he so dreadfully right.
Some notes. Minna felt, wanted to
go more quickly even If the time of
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She Wss Looking at Everything.
the music and the metronome did
agree that they shouldn't.
The metronome was so strict
It always wanted Its own wny, and
always iippenrcd so satisfied with It
self. '''.''
To be sure, Miss Drutnble ' wanted
her to keep correct tltiie, but Miss
'rumble wanted her to understand
nnd feel rhythm moreluiit anything.
Mlnnn tried to see buck In the shop
where there were nwtny otlifr sheets
of music, more muslcijl Instruments
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Fur and
There la no doubt about It, hats are
fur more Interesting than they have
been for many and ninny a season.
By NELLIE MAXWELL
ini.i.,.tu.i.foi of melted huttcr. Pour
into . hiiitered haklna dlKh and aerve
with a creamy pudding sauce.
A dutnty canape and easy to serve
ta one prepared thus: Prepare very
small cream puffs Just enough for a
mouthful fill with any prepared mil
ture one desires -avlur. or seasoned
chopped egg with anchovy.
Molasses Cake. Take one cupful of
molaasca, one half cupful of sour milk,
one and three four! lis tcaspoonfuls of
soda, one-third of a cupful of butter,
one egg, two teaspooufuls of ginger,
vue-fourth teaspoouful of salt, one tea
spoonful of cinnamon and two cupfula
of (tour. Mix aa usual and hake In a
alow oven. Uuke lu sheet
It la aurprlalng how much more fla
vorful many of our fooda are made by
the addition of. a Jilt of augar. Our
best meat cooks add a pinch or more
to oil roasts and stews of meal; a bit
added to almost all vegetublea Is an
Improvement. eieclally corn, peas and
tieuta, which sometimes lack sweet
neHS. for the coffee elntp make extra
strong coffef one aud three-fourths
quarts of water to a pound of coffee,
add three and one half pounds of
sugar and boll for three tulnutea.
Iloitle for use.
Brazilian Salad. Take equul parts
of finely cut fresh strawberries and
pineapple with one dor.cn Hrasll nuts
cut Into very thin slices, sinnnsie
"with lemon Juice snd aerve on k-ttuce
with mayonnaise dresslnf
Tarte aua Oignons. Slice thin
four larse onions. I'ut In a quart of
cold water for a few minutes, add a
jenspoonful of augar and half a tea
spoonful of salt and cook few mitt-
I radio, plnnos. even a bugle, and such
a dear looking little piccolo.
There weren't many books of exer
rises that was another reason why
the shop was so fascinating.
There were any number of song
books. Minna like to sing songs.
What a wonderful shop this wn
Minna liked It better than any oth
er In town.
To be sure, she liked the pennut
man's little stand, where peanuts
were always being runsted, and pop
corn wus nlwuys popping ready to
be put Into bugs with the butter soak
ing through the paper.
Hut the peanut man's stand couldn't
possibly be culled a shop. .
It jwus quite different. And, cer
tainly. If she ever wore given her
choice of the two there wouldn't be a
doubt about choosing this one.
Hhe hud lingered and looked long
enough. She must be on her wny
now, .
But there was something about the
manlier In which the lights buck In
the shop were blinking and flickering
that kept her there.
It wus aa though something must be
going to happen. Something exciting.
something surprising, something
Had some one spoken to her? Hhe
was sure she hud Just heard a voice,
a squeaky voice.
It wasn't very loud. Maybe she had
only Imagined she hod heard It And
then slie heard the voice again.
It wna quite distinct this time.
. To think that some one from this
fusclniillng shop was noticing her, toM
199, Ult. Waatira Nswtpupu Ualam.1 '
Lace, Felt and
Br JULIA BOTTOMLEY
In fact, alt Indications point to re
vival of the real art of millinery. One
feels, viewing the autumn and winter
Table
j
utes. urain sno auo io a saucepuo
In which hai been melted one-qtinrter
pound of butter and cook until lightly
browned. Add three slices of bacon
that have been cut In small pieces.
and let cook. Let the mixture cool
until Just warm, then add three eggs
lightly beaten with four tablespoon
fuis of cream. Fill tart shells with
the mixture and pour melted butter
over them and buke until aet.
(& Kit, Wnttra Nwipapr Union )
I An Attractive Bathroom
4H-4-4
l Prepared bf tht United Stnits Mpwtatnt
of Airlcullura.1
An attractive bathroom It a house
keeper's pride, and the care given It
Is well repaid, not only from the uni
tary standolDt but because somehow
Its gleaming porcelain and well
shlned fixtures, as well aa Its fresh
dainty linen, reflect the atandards of
the home. Ilecau It la In constant
dully use by every member of the
family, the bathroom and everything
In It needs going over every day. The
hand bnsln and tub must be scoured,
the toilet made eerupulously clean,
nickel or other metal fixtures wiped
and polished, and the floor mopped or
wljied. depending on Its condition ana
4clnd. The water pipes and Iran
Bathroom Fixtures
should be frequently examined, too, '
for stoppuge or leuks, either of which
should receive prompt attention from
a competent plumber.
The regular replnceinent of soiled
towels nnd wash rugs with cleun ones,
and attention to soup dishes, shelves,
nnd the linen and medicine closets
at. frequent times are also very nec
essary details of bathroom care.
Flue scourers may be used on all
fixtures, says the bureau of borne eco
nomics. For porcelain and enameled
Iron fixtures, kerosene and whiting
lire especially good; the kerosene cuts
the greuso and the whiting supplies
the abrasion. Some of the conimer
clnl.. cleaning preparations used fot
enameled and porcelain fixtures are
so gritty that they scratch the sur
face and thus make It harder lo keep
tlterrt clean. Special care should he
luken to select 6ns that . will not
Velvet
displays, that hats are no longer Jtiil
huts, rather are they "creations" whlct
tell of an era In hendwear where the
touch of the "milliner born" becomei
absolutely Imperative In the scheme ol
things.
In the conjuring of modish milli
nery, the employment of lace and ol
fur unfolds an endless vlsio. of posi
bllltles to the designer, From hat tc
coat, frock and ensemble, the Idea ol
enlivening black with touches of
white fur wins appeal. To wear with
a drecsy black velvet or broadcloth or
perhaps snede-ftnlxbed cloth coat or
Jacket-suit where white fur appears at
neck and wrists modistes are creating
lints of the type of the little ermine-
trimmed hat pictured at the top of
this group to the left
The two other fur-touched models Is
the Illustration employ black broad'.all
for the toque In the lower left corner,
and leopurd skin for the gcurf-and-hbt
set shown next to It In the Instance
of the black broadcloth snug hnt with
its bow and flat cuff of hroadtull again
Is seen the tendency to match the hul
to the costume. This enxemlile theme
Is resulting In all sorts of fabrics en
tering Into the list of hat media, such
as broadcloth, tweed and novelty wool
ens. In fact any material nsed for the
dress or suit Is apt to be duplicated
In Its accompanying hnt. It follows
also, what with the observance of
complementing the costume with
matching hnt that women who keep
pace with the mode, will find It neces
sary to buy many more bats than they
have In some other seasons.
Three of the sketches herewith
demonstrated that lace Is being as ef
fectively worked by milliners as fur.
Lace treatments msy he said to be
approached from two different angles,
one Is the ue of Insets aa shown In
the brimmed hat centered at the top
of the picture, also In the sketch to
the right; the other Is the adding of an
ornamental veil, such as gives such a
piquant air to the concluding model
In the group.
When motifs of clred lace are In
set Into felt ahaiies, which they so
frequently are.'emphasla Is placed on
their being perfect tolor match.
These matched Ince effects are devel
oping Into one of the most fascinating
themes offered la millinery fushlons
this season.
(ZX lit, Waiters Ntwipxr I'nlon.)
scratch the enamel. Tubs and bowls
should be scrubbed with a fine scour
er or with water containing a little
kerosene, rinsed with clear not wa
ter, and wiped dry.
The stains made by water contain
ing an excess of Iron may lie removed j
from porceluln or poccelain-lined tubs
and howls with oxalic arid solution,
which Is a poison and must be en
tirely washed off. The overflow pipes
should be flushed, washed with hot
soapsuds or soda solution and a long
bandied brush, and flushed again.
Then the seat, the rover, the chain,
and the handle should he washed snit
wiped. All cloths and utensils used
lo cleaning the bathroom should be
i.
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Respond to Dslly Cars.
scalded and dried, preferably In tht
open air.
Tiled walls and floors sre easily
wiped clean with soup and warm wa
ter unless the floor Is dirty enough
to need a scouring powder. It Is I
good plan to use two clothe, s wet
and a dry one, and to clean a small
area at a time, wiping It dry. Tin
use of too much water may result
ultimately In loosening the cement Is
which tiles are laid. If the floor U
covered with llneolebtn this treat
ment Is preferable to mopping.
The photograph, taken by the
United States Department of Agrlcul
ture, shows s bnthrotn In a fitrit
home In Montgomery county, Vlrglnl
Installed after a water system hn(
hero put Into the house on the al
vice of the extension agent It Is light
well ventilated, and qutts easy ti
C!ire for.
Homes Made Possible
by Loan Associations
Statistics made public by the build
ing loan and savings associations ol
the United States show' that In the
last eight years the 13,(XK) thrift as
sociations scattered through the coun
try have financed 8,700,000 homes, val
ued at $13,1 14,600,000. . The number
has stendlly Increased n'nd It was esti
mated that 700,000 homes were financed
lost year, to the value of $2,3)0,000,o(H).
More than one-seventh of the en
tire population of the country Is now
housed In buildings financed by these
associations, the number provided for
being 18,5X3,000. Of the 3.700.000
homes, 2,000,000 are being paid for on
weekly or monthly pajrments. There
are at present more than 12,000,000
members of these esS'tflatlons and the
current assets are $S,t.000,000.
Approximately $0,000,000,000 of the
expenditures of the associations was
paid out to workmen and artisans who
helped to construct the homes. More
than 02 per cent of the moqey Invested
went to finance borne .owning. This
latter result was not accidental, but
due to the reason that the primary
purpose of these associations Is to helg
people In owning their own homes.
Appearances Add Much
to Real Estate Values
Agreements on the part of real es
tate developers to maintain sold snd
unsold property in a presentable con
dition by setting out trees, snruDoerj
and flowers, of grading parkways and
keeping weeds out on Individual lots -form
one of the strongest factor!
which make for Increased realty val
ues, according to a proulnent Chicago
real estate broker.
"Prorierty values rise through an In
flux of purchasers," be ssys, "and pur
chasers are attracted to an unhelicv
abre degree by the pliyslcnl appear
a nee of the property Itself." I'eopll
of means insist on well-kept surround
Ings, and It Is a fact that every de
velopment around Chicago which hal
been oierated ander ranlntenancs
agreements as regards the upkeep ol
appearances has not only been popu
lated quickly, but has undergone notice-able
Increases In realty values.
The appearance of projierty Is a
tnally port of Its ralue, for Its desir
ability depends to a great degree on
looks and the prospective ownei
shoufd Insure that the looks of bit
neighborhood wilt not be allowed U
deteriorate.
Bsaatifyief Small Cardaa
Within the smaller garden there If
no room for the larger architectural
features such as the pergola or gar
den shelter, but there Is always a
place for a bit of furniture or orna
ment Such an object may occupy the
center of the garden. For example,
a sun dial of statue steading alone
may be the principal factor of the
design. Or possibly a bird, bath may
form the focal point of a vista, or
may be considered a sufficient motive
tor the direction of a walk.
Other objects may mark an entrance
gate to the garden by symmetrically
flanking either side. A series of
mailer objects might determine the
outer corners of a formal flower bed,
thus aiding materially tn emphasis
ing the design.
Save the Wild" Hewers
Miles and miles of highways srs
being constructed, square corners art
turned Into sweeping curves, more di
rect routes cut across woods nnd fields
says Nature Magazine. Kvery yenl
hitherto untouched woodlands are be
ing cleared or opened for grazing
Watch for opportunities like these to
rescue flowers and shrubs otherwise
doomed to die; study their needs and
give tliein a home as much as possible
like the one that was tuken to supply
the needs of man. .
Hoip'.taMe Hone Entrance
The entrance should be hospitable
snd so placed as to help the harmony
of the building not necessarily In the
exact renter of the front wull. but In
harmony with the other features ol
the house, t'ne too frequently seen
fault of modern house- Is that the
doorways are small. The fine, bl
doorways of some of the old-fashioned
bouses frequently reach welt up to
the sill of the second story windows
and seem to extend' at. hospitable ait
of welcome to the Incoming guest
Paint Frequently
ISepiilntlng Is as Important as paint-,
ing at all. This Is as true of painted
metal aa It Is of painted Wood. When
paint w ears out, aa It does eventually,
It must be renewed. Ttie frequency
of renewal should not depend UHin
the whim of the homi owner. As
poon as pnlnt shows signs or breaking
down It should be reinforced wltll
fresh paint.
Architectural Value
A home of true architecture costs
ao more, excepting perhaps s little at
first, thnn the ugly, poorly built house.
It costs no more at any time than Is .
necessary to Insure you ,tt" absolute
minimum of sound coostfUctlon, and
ret It yields dividends yea? after year
In satisfaction, pride and oy In pos-tesslon.