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o o o , e j o O o Second Section Six Paget iJaiii Twenty. third jf WfkW Pifiy.vpnth Yir Children's Pleasure Column I-'lllod by Mnry-.nn This department iR for our younger readers. We want you sT to write freely, telling if your experiences, adventures and of i Interesting happenings In your neighborhood. Tell of your fu- vorite books or nuothors, favorite flowers, etc. Original poems anil stories will ulso he appreciated, Write with pen and ink on one side only of the paper. Do not use pencil. Help one another to make this page both in teresting and instructive. Address your letters to Mary Ann, care Mail Tribune, Medford. Cukes awl Pies In the dough! In i he dough! Thi.s is the way we make ii go: 1 toll It. roll it. smooth and thin; Pound it with tin' rolling pin; L'ut will) thimbles ami it makes Just the nicest dolly ealtjj. Iiolly now must have a pie: Wo will make it you nml T. r Here's, a. cunning little tin! J toll and roll the piecrust thin, spread it smoothly now within Lay some hits of apple In, t.'ovcr nicely; let It hake: Thai's the way our pIph we make. Dolly may not eat it all; Vhen If playmates chance to onll, Wh will give them n surprise With our little cukes and pies. Alt we make is good to eat: l-'or our hands are clean and sweet; And we have such handy ways. Our dear mother often says That she thinks by all the looks, We shall soon be famous cooks. Dorothy Hue liter, Med ford. JIOW XK TAl ;ilT out liti t I.F. LAI'UA i Uy Beatrice url. "Laura." called her mother, as !. ri.iMc Htrnrir hnlf-iinst e in ht . "Are you ready for school?" Laura came into the room with her shoe laces untied, and a bin-, ton off her coat. She looked a wreck, she had caused her mother' many a sigh as she diif not seem1 in care whether she was tidv or - not, .Mother had enough to do with the twins, and baby broth- er. who could not walk yet, and 1 grandmother too, who was scarce- j Jy able to go upstairs alone. "Come here. Laura,' grandmother, who lied called the shoe laces and sent her for a needle and thread, so she could sew on lhe missing button. j "Where are ntv hooks, mother, I can't find them?'' complained "h. thanks, cranny." exclaim- I Ku right Jt a children's game but j.mra. ed a thoroiiKhly happy Laura, as It is not so funny when wash day "Now then, that is three cents he threw- her arms around Bran J conies around and the elusive off your allowance," returned her , ny'it nerk. nnd hurried to put the clothespins keep you playlnK hide mother. "Where did you leave money away. and-go-seek with them. Here Is a them last niKht'.'" Laura's father tnucht her how clothespin bac that will keep them "How do I know where I put. to use the camera and there was I altoKcther and do away with the them?" noutcd Jjuira. Last week : much In learn annul It. Laura i necessity for stooping down to she had only five cents left out of was lucky enoiiBh to win the sec lier twenty-five, as in order to ond prize with one of her map euro her of untidy habits, her shots. What do yn-i think the motner nan commence - one cent uui o. nci ........ - ... ... . I tin.' i nai nifcni i-auia cum-- i -"- Into the llvlnc-room. There had been prent excitement at school. "Oh, mother, can 1 have a A' kimer.i. ine . .o.-- -.- Win to be n prize L-iven for the hest snapshots taken by the pu pils, nnd these are go.ns to be put upon the wall, with ot,r names under them." Uturn was excited at the pros- pects of possessing a camera, and seelne her name under a picture In school. "Well, I don't know," answered her mother, "I think yon should save sne of your own money for for It." "I'll never tie able tn pave any monev! Ijist week I only itd five cents." pouted Ijiura. The Idea of savinE herself did not suit her at all. It would take a long time oto sret enough to buy a camera, nnd the other children would have ever so many pictures taken be- fore she could save enoURh to huy one. "I-aura," called ptr.mdiuotner fton Vfm the kitchen. It was ratner .u .- to -SUIKy lUTie KOI " - - ..1. i,. -runted. ed t camera 7ke'rKtnndmoth. I er, . looking over glasses at Laura. ' Ves. nil the other youngsters are getting t h e m," answered I jiura. i hinking perhaps her grandmother was going to get her one. "How much does one cost ?" asked grandmother, knitting away as she asked. 'Von -can get a nice one for 1 three dollars and a half." "Now. lira, I will give you i two dollars towards your camera, as soon ns you save the other dollar and n half." replied grannv slowly "lib! goody! granny, hut I I"d , three cents already this week,! added liuia regretfully, she had j taken off her coat and cap nnd put them on the chair, intending io leave them there. Cranny looked from the chair to Itura. That foruetf illness won hi mean another cent, hut Laura saw and retrieved that one, I'oor Laura! She had a terrible time hefore she had saved enough money for her camera, but she was learning to put her things awflv at last. ..,', pninny. I have my dollar and a half," Laura exclaimed. cm u ti l ! lig out her money, which consisted of one-cent, five and ten-cent pieces, n had taken al- most two months tu save that mU(., money, c.randmnther open- j ed her hag and drew out a brand- new two-dollar hill. I "Now you run upstairs nnd hrimr down the parcel on the I table in my room Laura hurried after the parcel, wondering what it could be. and. hoping that it wouldn't be her mi era. ns she wanted to cnoose one herself. "Open it. dearie. said pranyy. it Utile album for her vmiiis. "Your mother is Koinp to co with you tomorrow to set your camera." "'nn ' " ' .' . 7; - .-. - - 1 U . ...nlL. m- i " Suonl I'crn I-"o(m1 There are ferns and ferns, but when one runs across an unusually ,i,,.i,. ,. i,,ire- " - "What do ynu do to make it R-row h , mv ,vhosP' ,.nii fronds nearly touched the eelllnt:, nnd as they fuMv ru,-Ved. Krowlng down, tnU(.hf.,, th(, fnor nnit thr,n omc. ( t,.)UK-t must be a new variety hut'it was not. Then T asked the sw,r,.ti nn, n Kn nothlnc else than ,,.,n.,) deenved sawdust mlid wjIh a tte soil. I noticed how- ever that the room temperature wa nnt very warm, nnd mtjstly kn, ... tj,lf( even coolness and ,nere was no bumpini; at-.ilnst the fn,nds. otherwise they never would hVe swept the floor for a foot or -wn. .noth"r fern of unusual Krowth was credited to some bloody fish water. When occasionally fresh fl?h wns served, Qthe plant wns -,-iven a nose oi r dsn were i. ,h . . . . nu a lent zer. ii irion --oc'- rich M"o.iy son woo .,,...-, nndliot I"" much sun Mrs. It. a. The Kiower Cower." Home Decoration By Jii!e NiuHllenr. This department on Home Decoration iH lor the benefit of till women who have household problems to solve. Queries per taining to problems of this kind may be addressed to Miss Sned icor, care of Women's lepart metit of the Mat! Tribune. Query. How should pictures be ( hung? Mrs. T. j Answer. If small then hang j them with a concealed cord and ! I small brad. If large use two cords j one on each side of the picture. I each cord extending in a vertical I position from the frame to the j ; picture molding. .Never use n corn ! which goes at an angle to the hook ! forming n tent over the picture, j Query. If one has but one good ' old piece of furniture, can that j piece be used in a room with other : more modern pieces? Mrs. K. .1. Answer, often lime such a piece becomes the center about which thw whole room is furnished. l"s ually such pieces are of dark wood ami good imitations may be found which will feel perfectly at hemic jwilh your really old piece. Hut do J not use such pieces by putting idem into a room where all the 'other pieces are painted. ! Query. What material do you suggest for upholstering a piece of furniture which lias constant fam ily usage? Mrs. V. K. Answer. Mohair comes in a great variety of colors, patterns and weights. It does not fade, i wears exceptionally well and cleans I perfectly. Query. Do you ndvise a mantel over a fireplace? Mrs. li. Answer. All depends upon the room and the style of fireplace which you are having built. Some reuire mantels for instance, the old colonial ones. The Spanish and stone ones are often much better without a mantel. Query. "Will you please eugge.'it a color scheme for our new bath rnnm? Mm II Answer, (ireen and cream bath I rooms have become almost as com- j nion as the old time white ones, j A rose toned down with gray. A salmon color with touches of Mack or dark green would be pleasing Query. Is monk's cloth good for draperies ? Mrs. T. S. Answer. Monk's cloth is one of the most Inexpensive of the heavy materials but it is so very neutral in color that It needs bright colors near it. However they are begin ning to make the same weave in color combinations which are. pleasing. For Instance a blue and linen color in a small check was used recently with delightful re sults. WASH-DAYHELP Pin, pin, who hu the pin?" la pick them up a couple at a time. It la made out of a used nour bag and three yards of red bias tape. The Inked stamping Is first i removed by larding It or soaklnu , .. material in keroocoe over night and then washing out In lukewarm water. It U not necH sary to buy a pattern as one can easily be cut out of wrapping paper. Cut on tht fcn4d so as to hare the two sides alike. The depth nf the bag from the lower edge of the belt to the bottom Is about 17 Inches, and the greatest width 16 inches. The top edge of the pocket ts four Inches. Any decorations, such us the clothespins worked in red outline tttltcb, should be dona before the bag Is assembled. Then bind the curved sides of the bag. Next baste the ed'ea of the bag to the baek and bind them all the way around. The bag Is then ready for the belt which Is made from a i three-Inch strip of the floor bag , mlterja, The ends may bufton or nlTe a boW . Thg baj- eosts bat a few eenU and is Terr popular for bacaars or makes a good gift for a bride's kitchen shower. Children may u kept happily busy on long tram trips or on rainy days by playing some of the Indoor games In which the whole f - mUv enn take part, such as i guessing games, competitive tests, cr-word puxxle. and the like. filial I t MEDFORD, OUTiOX. SUNDAY. AUirsT 12. 1JV2S. KAISER'S SISTER sal U Iew York rof irlera aren't very often outwitted by visiting celebri ties, but thoy dmit they didn't cvpn know tit; Princess Victoria yon. Schaumburg-Lippe, sister of Kaiser Wilhelm, and her young husband, Alexander Subkoff, bud arrived on this side of the Atlantic. The couple admitted their identity in Quebec upon their arrival from New York. They plan to tour Canada. 4. .MtntNiM; woitsiiii Karly this May morning, while the heavy dew was pearled on the leaves, and cascades of diamonds flashed to tin rising sun, a whole chorus of snug hurst into lively strains from tree to housetop. Presently, after welting his whistle in the strawberry patch, n slim and graceful mocking bird vaulted to the top of a tele phone pole, and after pouring out a italchy prelude, he sprang straight up into the nir some ten feet or more, turned a com nlete soiuersault and gyralud, oivc around, landing again with airy grace on the pole, all the while in full song of rarest ecstney. Again he dropped to the ground for another straw berry crush, and once more, following the orchestra, delivered a potpourri of melodious mimicry truly astonishing. A hrown thrush nesting In the rose trellis, answered in a low sweet, anti-climax full of puthos and prayer. AH was still. .Morning worship was over; men wore begin ning their Jarring noises. (Jen. V. r.onlen, "The Flower Carden." .f..!.!-: Jackson County Fair Ity .lane Sncdlcor, (Jen. KupL Hinoe the premium books went to press it has been discovered that a great igany ladies are Intensely interested in -doing tapestry pieces for wall hangings, chair seats or foot stool covers. Recognizing this demand for another entry classifi cation in the premium books, the woman's department of the Mai! Tribune is offering a six njont hs subscription to the person entering , the hest piece of needle point or i tapestry, and the Handicraft will igive a piece to be completed, as a , second prize. Kach year has seen a very mark led improvement In the standard of exhibits and in the co-operation of I exhibitors in living up to t he re- ouirements of the different deport ments. We cannot stand slill for we must no forward or baekwar.ls: this year's efforts must be b J or poorer than last year's, and .those in charge can not do It alt, for we must have the hearty siip i port of each and every woman in i the county. t'lass IIS has been put in this year in place of one which did not meet with support from exhibitors two and thre years awo. Many of the community clubs have been do intf some very clever thitiKs with the com tin it flour sacks, hence Miss York's sutfKcstlon that others would like to i-ee these art icles. We are offering n prize lor the best collections of articles and for the most clever one. After the flour sacks have been carefully washed and boiled until the oriti- 'innl flressltiK has all been removed 1 ;lhey may be most attractively l(-stirlnjr Ix'inons Lemons that ; dyed. Try some of the fancy, have become hard, or that can be j .dyelnpr tint! you will be surprised - houuht cheaper because they have !nt the deliKlitfiil oriental effects j dried, can be restored to excellent iwhlch may be secured. Iconditlou by placing them in a pan ; I Wo are providhiK better and farof v.aler a day or nvernluht. They : more extensive space for exhibit- ! have even a finer flavor than when ' itK flowers this year and we arejthey are fresh, because they are i ,sure that the floral division wilLrlper. I I ' .M(lllM. I I It i I i ! it - From out the darkness of the nlKht, A wood biid's note i.vheard, And then a ruMllng of the le.Oes liy softest breezes stirred. Again a brooding silence falls, I'ntll theie bursts from unseen throats. Called by the wild bird's first faint song, A dozen twittering notes. And now- the sweet, glad murmur grows. Out of Its sl'Q profound, The Qioded solMiide awakes 0 To liut and life nnd sound. O I,a M, Thomas. SECRETLY IN U. S. i Tin-: ijaudkv be as interesting and quite as large jas the last flower show was. I Shopping Tours j f Qf fouseWives j j Mow many b'usy housewives- : take an afternoon off from their , regular duties and go on a shop- ! ping tour'.' You will find nn after- . noon spent in this fashion a most ' enjoyable and profitable nccashtn. , Perhaps you do not intend to buy one article, hut the time is . well spent in seeing new devices i which are on the market for the ' purpose of lightening the house work. i Ity window shopping or visiting the various household departments. you obtain new ideas which you can carry out in your own home with the expenditure 'of a small sum of money. He member It Is , nly ,,, nmt PX),,n!,ve ni. llcle which Is often of the k eatcHt value or lhe home in which the most money is spent in elaborate and costly draperies which displays the greatest home atmosphere. ... . So much depends upon .the in genuity of the housewife nnd the i way in which she carries out the J nte;iN which she received from her last whopping lour. Don't come ! h.iiiv discounted and feel that , your home is no longer dexlra ble j because you saw so many new i hlnn.s which you wanted to buy j but could not afford, iiut feel that you went for iho purpose of re ceiving new Ideas and not so much to buy; ideas which you could cany (Hit In your own hohie and make It more attractive. : I :i ! ! I i Special Recipes 4 $ 4 AITI.UNOON' TKA MKNTS h Tea with Sliced Orange and I.etnon Toasted Muffins , I'ressed Chicken Sainlwiches 4,: Salted Nuts Candies II Tea with Lemon ! t'inuatuou Toast Iced Cookies j Stuffed Dales Candies t HI Tea with Lemon 1 Open Faced Pimento Cheese Sandwiches 1 Fancy Cakes Candled Orange I'eel Salted Fecans . ... Tousled MulTins , enp bulli'i', etip s!Kar, 1 VIZH. level teaspoon salt, 1 clip milk, J cups flour. '1 level tea ' :t)otns bakltlK powder. t'renm liuller and .tiiKiir, add ckk , wi-ll beaten. Sift flour. bakinK ; powder and salt together twire ttnd judd alternately with the milk. ) Make in Kreused uiuffln tins lifi jmlnuleN in a moderate oven (350. tllll deisrees I'M When eold xplll, sjiread with butter and toast. Serve hot. ' Cinnamon Toast I Cut bread in V -inch slices ; i spread with a mixture of butter, 'sugar ami cinnamon mixed togeth er. Cut in strips 3-4 Inch wide and toast in hot oven. Serve hot. Irvil Cnkos cup but ter. I 'a cups sugar, i cup milk. II cups pastry flour, 3 level teaspoons ha king powder. 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, Vi lea spoon almond extract, V level tea spoon sail, 3 egg whites. Cream shortening, add HUgar grnduully.-. Sift, UKHhe-v flouiv salt and baking powder three! times and add a Iternately with milk, lieat in extracts and carefully fold in the beuteu egg whites. Itako in layers, in a moderate oven or hake in liny muffin pans. Ice' on nil sides with bulling Icing. Itnl! some in chopped nuts, and some In f)i i cocoa mi t and chocolate decorettes. pcii Faced Plmlculo Sandwiches Cut hrown and white bread In Ithin slices, then with fancy cookie ! cutter cut In various shapes. Mix plmientn cheese with a little cream until It can fie easily spread. Spread generously on the bread and sprluk le (he (op with minced parsley. SALAD SAVERS i f -WTf I fc.:i..L..u..E. t The secret of appetizing salads Is mostly huTlng the vegetables I fresh and crisp. As soon as they ' are delivered, lettuce, celery, I radishes, parsley and the like j should be put In cold water and l .II.buI tn IfMh.n Than r.mn. lany withered leave and cut out Imperfections, l'ut them In refrtg- ' crator bags such as are shown horo 1 and set them on the tee. When you : are ready io make the salad, they will be delightfully crisp but not i dripping wet as they would be If XJ & I - T 1 LETTUCE f x you waited Ull men 10 prepare ; HU ib0 story goes, took twenty Incalculable, them. i years to mtikc. This may have; Although sterling silver pieces A slnglo used flour bag will j )01.n snolher of the gifts sent to inspired by' Russian originals lex make a set of four refrigerator , ,hM it,n court. It held sixty cent In the case of Jewelry) ure bags. Remove the stamping by .., ! ' j, .. ... ; covering the jlac.es wltb i ltrl t i Hi hen'wafh i lukewarm -atar 4. I down n inch and a half hem. Stitch this around again half an Inch from the edge to form a casing for the tape. The lettuce bag should measure about lOil 3 Inches when finished, the celery bag,. 7x1s Inches and the parsley or radish bag 7x10. They may be mado more attrac tive by some simple design worked in outline stitch, or with the name of tha artlclo worked la cross stitch. The bags should be thoroughly washed after each time of usloi but Iroulu, Is uyerfiuoua. HINTS FOR THE MODERN HOUSEWIFE Hiinilv and Attniflive I pNTKUPRISlNO housewives have to take, perhaps, ts a aim pie smock been lulling up the cuae of the useful for general wear around the diacnrded tlour hag since aoim-uuuy ; house, for gardening, and some suggested (but tt might be saved , limes In the morning to take the and made to aerve some further place of a dress. Three bags are useful purpose, and Die number ofiUHiiully needed for a smock and tbtt ! attractive and valuable things they ' garment Is made tnore attractive by; have found it lilted for Is uimtietng. uslni; green or blue cotton for the A (lour bag, unripped, measures collar cuffs and patch pockets. A I abnui 26 Inches by ' Inches ami smock made that wuy will not wear' la made of an excellent grade of out In many years. If given any sort j cotton, sturdy and able to give ajof care. j 1 lot of wear. Thiuie hugs can either' be procured from the baker who I i has little use for them or, can be 1 saved at home. The ft rat thing to do Is to remove the siampiiiK by ' , covering the Inked spots with lard or soaking them overnight In ker - osene. Then wash the bag In luke warm water and you are ready to begin. Aprons, pillow tops, a cover for baby's ertb. luncheon sets, little dresses for the junior members of the family, curd table tops, shoe bags, curtains, toy stuffed animate, scrap books, dish towels, dusters, broom covers, bibs for I he haby. laundry lmu and muiiy more articles, (heir number limited only n tht! "''''d ' lhe Imagination of ,h" woman of the house, ran he 1 mn,'e On of the most ntirnrttv ihlnir Itussln My own Itusslu, always u land j was reserved for the most im of mystery to the western coun- j portunt nnd exclusive of func trles,' ndtlM anolher ttnexplulned j lions, wns the sterling represen secrel in the dlsnppearance nfjtntlon of Uaeehus and Kros, nald the marvellous collection ttf ster-jto be valued nt 000,000 sold lint? which belonged to the t'zar, i rubles. Ho far as we know, it has K("tpi There was a great deal of completely, perhaps to pay the i .'reiu h sterling In the Wintel Ptil expenses of changlnK governments ttce, jn fnct one of the principal In that troubled land. i services was known as the service And what a loss! For incredible of Paris and, besides the knives ns It may heem, the Czar's collec-, ...rkn, ,hI spoons, contained cau tion of Hngllsh sterling surpnssed delahzra, clocks, plates, and plal- the enormous collection In Wind- ,.rH- n , th same desilm as Is sor fastle. Knglnnd. A renson for the custom In America toduy this was that throughout royal his. wnere the sllvor service Is all of toiy In Kurope. sterling silver wnsitho same pattern. Catherine the always a favorite fight from one Great added much to the royal monarch to another. Apparently I uusslun collection, employing the the (irent Henr of Itusslu, In those, well known French artist, Aug romantic nnd exciting days, In- ( UKtn. This gentleman was kept spired the giving of tokens ofl,)rL.tty well employed, for he nor j good will, for we know that Kli- only made the service for Cath .znheth, James 1, and Charles Iljerlnc's table and her own apart I of Hnglnnd all sent many gifts of)ments, but was directed to make sterling to the Czar. In 16!M, ; toilet sets for her lovers. Th.s Queen Kllzaheth gove two tank-! was Just one of the exquisite at nrd flagons to the Czar Ivnn IV, ! tendons of that remarkable wnm- ! (known ns "The Terrible") which, j the Inst wo knew, were In thei j Kremlin. r lllch.T Tlum Isnglnntl j ; As In these days, decorative pieces for the homes and palaces 1 i were freiiuently wrought from ' silver of sterling fineness. The j most sumptuous examples of old i KtiKllsh sterling were to ho found In Itusslu before the Itevolullon. ! Kor Instnnco, nothing In Kngland could approach the two sterling! Hut these were the glories nnd. silver leopards, which wore three if j muy he permitted to say It. feet In height nnd with bases one j the worthwhile beauties of an eru foot square, which used tu adorn ! now gone, we heard In 1022, that one of the palaces of the Czar, lithe famous Catherine Hall In the have seen a formal, yet gay. ns-jnenuto Building of St. Petersburg sembly of lords und ladles of the w looted by robbers and the old Kusslun court surrounding nn ; aterllnir statue of Catherine the enormous silver wine cistern which second, viiliinl at 600.00 rubles " nearly four nnd n half feet j taken away. Thtf silver statuettes i wide und three feet high. taken from Catherine Hall alono In the winter palace at Ht.wcre valued at 1,600,000 rubles. ; Petersburg there was anothcrThe value of the total . collection ; great ' Knglash wine clntern I of Russian royal sterling, -.which wrought from sterling silver which, ),-is probably gone tho same way. . . , , (V(11Pt ! ,h'"- ,n X' ' " """" '""'VEngiisn prototype. Bngiana I """""-. '-iter an, is tne motner oi moocrn chandeliers nf grent weight, all of I sllvercrnfr, but her attainment to sterling silver nnd with nearly n,lrlS ronK would not have been ; four feet spread. Then there v. ero possible without the patronage j many beautiful examples of ster-if th royalty of Russia and ; ling which were used nt Import-1 r-rance. , iant court hnnmiet, service plates,, . i , and Intuimemblo massive goblets, I-novor U'l This Is the time tankards, bowls, salt-cellars, etc.lof the year when leftover cooked There was one beautiful sculptural 1 cereal tastes very good If thin niece, a massive cenler.ilece of! slices nre sauted, until a golden solid silver, displaying the figures brown, then served with syrup or of cuplds almost life-size amid honey. It can also be used In mak nn Intrlcnle design of flowers, '"g muffins and hot cakes of varl leaves, and bunches of crape.0a kind' . . Xo. H2. Uses for Flour Bags Perhups the easiest thins; to make Is a curtain fur the kitchen, 1 or bathroom or nursery. For the! average kitchen window, a single j bag will be enough material to make ! both curtains and H Is always pos-j slble to put a two inch fold or bor- dir of gingham around one aide and the bottom In some bright col-1 or. wheh will not only add to the' decorative value of the curtain tottl will also lengthen It if necaatuy, : Certainly the most practical and most durable use for-the bag le to: turn It Into a laundry bag. you can emhrolriftr or embellish' It any way you like, but, as a container for soiled clothes and likely to un dergo much abuse In over crowding, pulling and hauling by the smaller members of the family, nothing la belter than a flour bag. which has nerved m original purpose. I Still another centerpiece, which ojl. We find, too, In the old Ilussia. the origin of the modern cocktail shaker. This was a sterling silver bowl, known as the "bratina", whlch was filled with Inspiriting liquid and passed arbund before each meal. The covers of these bratlnas were often shaped like the familiar cupolas of Hltsslan churches. paiit Glories of ,h ,. nlflcent Itusslan royal collection nf-
