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Second Section Six Paget Daily 1 wrni)-. third Yar Weekly Fifty-Ufventh Year f Do you remember years ago 1 j-whtm you were very small how I you used to feel when you were iput in bed, the lights were turned iout and you were left alone there tin the darkness? Perhaps then you turned- to some warm friend for '; comfort, a cuddly Mammy doll or a sociable puss who met the occa sion gallantly! Here Is a trio of just such, friends who can be counted oa to stay by one until ,the sandman's inevitable arrival. IThey are not much on looks per ihaps, but their loyalty at such ! times can be depended on and, they can stand a terrific amount .of abuse without a whimper. Now these three enterprising iBiiimals are really changelings, having been in a former existence nothing more than lowly flour .bags bought from a local bakery shop. They were ripped and washed and their ink stampings weru- removed by covering them with lard or kerosene for a few hours and then washing out in .-lukewarm water. The cat.und the A Window and a Robin Once upon a tlnu I wrote a ere i'd -my creed for a homo. I remember that T Included among the decorations this: "I believe in a red geranium on the kitchen wlndow.sill." If 1 were to rewrite that creed today, ' I know that I would add to it; "I believe in a window by the kitchen table." I know oC Just such a window. The view from it includes u row of stepping stones which pass under n grapevine arch. The path is flanked on one side by a row of tall dephiniums in their season and on the other side by a bed of old fashioned flowers, annuals and perennials. But what makes this window Interesting- nil the year round is the opportunity it gives for watching bird life. Close by at the left is the birds winter feed ing station, over at the right the bird bath, with the Northern Spy ree just beyond. This last 'is also n. feeding station as well as a flmme-setting. when the- birds so Choose. With such nn outlook, "doing dishes" at vacation time is anything- but drudgery, , k Lust spring when mi my Kaster vacation the weal her was very mild and quite dry. The robins had come early in .March and were now building their nests. Wo had brought the bird bnlh from its winter quarter and placed it on 1 he lawn directly on the ground. Thursday morning, April 2 1st, while work at the. table by the came much interested in watching the peculiar activities of a robin. I saw her fill her bill with dirt Will Tour U. S. Mr. Foster Welch, iady mayor of Southampton, Eng., will make a tour of the United States soon. Tra dition has vested her office with the tltf of admiral of the port. There fore Mrs. Foster Welch will be en titled a full admiral's salute when her ship docks. BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES ; -Iff- v A Xta Medford Mail dog are made out of two pieces of the material a back and a front. The rabbit, however, can boast arms and even a removable jacket of red gingham. It does not require a pattern to make these animals if one has Uie slightest skill in drawing. The features are worked in black outline stitch. The nose is red, the eyes brown. It Is best not to have shoe button eyes uniesB you are sure they are sewed on very fl rm 1 y . The ra b bi t ' s ea rs might be lined with bits of pink flannel; his coat is made from any small piece of cotton goods. After the outlining has v been done, sew the back and front to gether leaving an opening for put ting in the stufling. Bran or saw duat may be used but-even better are small snips of clean old rags and underwear. These do way with any duuger of leaking. When the doll becomes at all soiled, remove Uie Bluffing ant launder. - from the soil by the side of the bath. She then hopped on the edge of bath, dipped her bill in the water two or three time, and flew off carrying the mud which she had thus made to her nest, in a very few minutes she was back again for more. She kept this up for an hour. On going tint I found that only two or three times had she lost the dirt in the water. This is another instance of "Where there's a will, there's ta way." Surely we can commend the robin for being equal to an emergency. Mrs. H. N. . Wash Your Hands Before You Eat Whether you spend your nfter i noons sewing, typing, or playing bridge your hnnds are constantly touching things. Practically every thing you touch has germs on it. . Not every germ Is harmful, of ! course, but many come from per sons who arc diseased or carriers ut some disease. It is therefore especially impor tant to clean those busy hands be fore touching the food that enters ;your mouth. Kinsing them casu ally under a faucet is not suffici ent. Before sitting down to the ' table lo eat, hands should always 1 be tboroly scrubbed with soap and 'water. Wherever possible, use a scrubbing brush with plenty of i.sutlH and hot water. Rinse at least jonee, and wash the second time in jsuds. Use a nail file frequently to ; clean under the nails. After the filial rinsing, dry curefully on a (clean towel. Only in this way can you be reasonably sure that the tiny, disease-bearing germs have : been removed. "The part played by microbes in 1 causing sickness is less than in j former days when such cleaning i agents ns soaps were not avail able" says Dr. II. L. Koekwood, health commissioner of Cleveland, to. "Itefoio the era of soap, epl- demies swept all inhabited areas 'and the death toll due in epidemic ! diseases caused by bacteria was , many times greater than at pres- out. - "To remove bacterial forms of ' life by cleansing, the use of soap . has furnished one of our best mod ern agents for preventing Infeeti 1 ous diseases and the more fre-jqur-ntly surfaces are cleaned with soap and water, whether such sur faces be those of the hands or of dishes, or doorknobs, the Josh like ly are infectious diseases lo occur from such sources." Vacation We took the three children to a nearby lake for a short vacation, to ; teach them to fish and swim and learn to love the water. The first day we went out In tho water, lit tle Ann caught three nice fish, and after that File wanted to fish con stantly. May caught two, and Tom ' some loveiy lily pads. The fish were small, hardly over the limit. '. but I cleaned them and we ate 1 ilinn for dinner. At horn, the I children dmi't care for fish, but ' this was different. This was real 'ma;;ic, und ladled like U, Home Decoration By Jane Snetltcor. Thl department on Home Decoration is for the benefit of all women who have household problems to nolve. Queries per taining to problems of this kind nmy be atlcli-enseil to MiBS SneU ieor, care of Women's Depart ment of the Mall Tribune. Query. Should silk draperies be 'used in a Spanish type of a house? .Mrs. l. I. I Answer. Silk and velvet dru i peries are the correct kind to use. i Heavy rich brocades are suitable, ; too, but always they must be rich and heavy. They must be lined so that they will hang with the rich ness which jyas a T haraeterisiie uf the old Spanish hojue. ; Query. Is green1 a restful color ifor the kitchen? Mrs. T. B. M. J Answer. There are at least a hundred different - greens in the j Medford kitchen right now, some good, but many very bad. If ! bright green becomes an accenting : color and should bo confined to J very small areas. If It borders on the. blue it becomes corrosponding i ly restful, and quieting. It may (border on the yellow and be very I disagreeable. If loo dark it is j again (J nil ami uninteresting. So be careful if you want a green j kitchen. It might be safer to have a rich cream kitchen trimmed with I green. Query. Which do you advise for j a bath room, tile, the ghi7.ed baked tile or the cement tile? Mrs. W. Y. j Answer. The bnkod tile by all moans provided the allowance per i iuits. The baked tile, have u finish like dishes and wear forever, flood jcemeut tiles are being made anil : used however. , Query. Are glass curtains nec essary in a country home? Mrs. j W. M. ' Answer. Jf your view is dollght ) ful as most country ..views are, why jspoll it? I'ut your money all into j good sunfast heuvy drapes and put jtheni nn traverse cordH so that you may have privacy when desired, 'and an unobstructed view when ever that is desired. Query. Are lamp shades cov ered with metallic papers good ? Mrs. T. T. Answer. Yes, in the day time, but when lighted they become un interesting because t h e y a r e opaque. Sometimes they are lined Willi silver or gold papers which reflects the light. f Gorgeous Is August in Flower Garden 1 j Soon the asters will be unfolding ; their showy dazvdo of color. How jthe summer flies: A little while ago we were rejoicing over the j first violets. And now we're wntch- ing for the rich warm hues with j which the asters berlng in the gor i geousness of fall. j fall our taste crude If you will, but we love sunflowers, and aren't ashamed of it. When, other blos- j soms wilt In the fierce summer jheat, this eagle of the flower fam ! ily looks squarely up to the blnz j ing sun and rejoices. Sunflowers i make a handsome hedge to shelter j frailer plants from heat and drying i winds. ! Several readers have complained i about their peonies not flowering, ! though apparently free from df j sense. If recently sot out they mny j have been planted too deep. The bud should not be more than two i inches under Uie surface. Then I sometimes an old clump becomes ; too large to do well. In this ease, jtnko it up this month or early in September, divide It, and set out j the pieces. You ought to have plenty of flowers nfter that. j j One of our friends who always I has a flaming bed of dahlias, says: , "Don't be tun anxious to water iwahlias. Water them, of course, if they show signs of wilting, i ollpqw e not. They don't want too much moisture nor loo rich a : noil. ! Do some of your plants look 'rusty anrl shabby? It's red spider maybe,. a damaging mite. Spray . with soapy water, or with an ounce tof flowers of sulfur to a gallon of : water. Watch tin- Wash ( loth i .lust because the wash cloth is In 'and out of water most of the time its no reason for supposing that it Is Vl'an,.md that it doenn't need regu lar wa.-hing. These little squares of cloth perform too important a duty to be neglected, t'ntess they ; are kept scrupulously clean they cense to be sweet sniHIIng. They 'can even harbor germs and Jnfeet '.the user. Of enurac Jt Is understood that each member of the family ; has his own cloth which no one else uses under any circumstances. After each use. the wash cloth 'shrtuld be thoroughly washed with soap and wafr. rinsed, and hung on th towel i n k to dry. It should be Ltundei-Pit frequently besides, belt'.? si ori listed by boiling and iliuny in the tun and air lu dry. MEDFORD, OREGON, SUNDAY, ArGVST 2(5. 1028. p - To-Day To -Morrow In The- Feminine' World -- y Park Avenue Discloses By K.UMA THERE is a wealth of pleasing detail about our street clothes for early fall which nbsolvcs. them from all charges of monotony. : Owing, perhaps, to tho strange species of weather that Nature has seen lit to dole out to New York In lieu of spring, forecasts of fall smartness may be glimpsed from time to tln. merely by talcing a stroll up I'arK Avenue. The ensemble on the left is typi cal in line and material. OC Kod ier's fascinating basket weave of wool ami rayon in beige tones. Ih1 seven-eighths length coat is lined Woman9 s Building Jackson Co. Fair .lane Snedlcor, general superin tend nt. Alice Ilanley, assistant superin tendent. Mrs. .lap Andrews, art and flow ers. .Mrs. Kric Wold. Needlework. Mrs. Carl Glasgow, Canning. Mrs. Oscar Shepherd, Cooked ; foods. I Mrs. John Cai kin, hostess ehaii -', man. I Letters have been sent out to all ! of the community clubs asking ! that they apply for space in the floral department for n cnmmuiiliy exhibit of f lowerS. Two of the t garden magazines have offered generous prizes and it is hoped ! that a large number of the clubs j respond. At t he J'ort land Rose (show the community exhibits w re jqtiite vqnrbal ami very interesting. iAIl of the professional growers in jibe valley have also been asked to jexhlhit. 1 A iu-w and very much improved 'room has been arranged for !h' flowers and art this year and t under . the direction of .Mrs. .bip I Andrews this Kill prove one-of Up , most Interesting exhibits of the I entire fair. i Mrs. Oscar Shepherd wishes lo !call attention lo the regulations concerning the exhibiting -and ak i of cooked food? . I'nder t he old ; way of county fairs, foods u re i brought in at the ripening of Un fair and allowed to spoil. Now we have worked out a plan under j which a different kind of rood i, ' entered each morning before ten Vcloek. judged, prize awarded land then sold that same afternoon. 'By this metbod nothing is wasted and the exhibitor receives km per jeent of tb selling price, and often ;the regular prize mon-y ' lievides. ' There ai e a number of excellent cooks in the valley and we u e ; urging that they nil co-operate in : making this depart m-m a great success this year. The rem-iining l 20 er rent of the sale money t (uned for permanent Improvement in the Woman's building. The Ashland Normal has ask--l 'for pacM for an exhibit of the a.-t wntk being done at the normal, in tid a nuinb'T of iur local ui;.m. 'are ptanitiiii, to cxiwhil. Secrets of Fall Costumes I.OU I-'KTTA I will, brown jersey which turns , back to form the long shawl collar und cuffs. A brown suede belt, j fastened with a saddle bucklu holds j the beige pique blouse low on tlm ' hips. Brown pumps and gloves and an Agnes turban of brown ; viVa ."oinplete the -lostume. 1 The two piece dress ut the right Is of dull red rayon flat crepe. The pleats of the skirt are un pressed I a decidedly new note. The close j Jilting hat Is of red felt showing an interesting slashing of brim over one eyebrow. Tie pin and Indt buckle in bow design of dull gold are malehing accessories. This building belongs to the women of .lackson county and every one is urged to assist in every possihle way in malting this year's exhlhlts the best we have ever had. . Household Hints A devised pastry mixer The wire dough blenders now on tho market an fine for combining fat with flour in pastry -making, but Hue persons without them are u.'-ing pulaio mashers for that pur pose. Wall pa p"i- cleaner Mix I cup of flour with cup cold water and stir to a pa.le. Add li table : spoons salt. i tahlespoons vinegar, and 1 tablespoon kerosene oil. Boil this, stirring w-ll until it thickens. tills will lorin the pasty nan sucn as is s.il-J in cans and works the same. W hen i:ing molasses -- Cakes made with tiiolasse require a lower temperature than those sweetened ll ii sugar. They burn more easily. I.i."bt and flaky pi" crust. l'ie ertiM in v. hieli level teaspoon of baking ponder has been added for every cup of flour will be especial ly )ii.-bt and flaky. always ri:.mi:mbi;u 3 tea.-poons equal I tl.bp. J 'i told' .-poops equal 1 '-up, 1 1" ounces equal 1 lb. 2 tablespoons butter equal I oz. cutis buttej- rqual I lb. 2 ta ble-qiuons filial cttlia I 1 2 sugar equal I lb. 2 2-3 cupx powdered sugar equal I lb. 2 2-3 cups brown sugar equal 1 Hi. 4 t.ibleyp'ions flour equal 1 oz. 4 cups flour equal f lb. T. ',, cup coffe equal 1 lb. 2 cups chopped meat equal 1 lb. . 4 curie cocoa equal f lb. r,0 IM. potatoes cqilii 1 bq. "2 lbs. orffons equal I Ml, I f lbs. Mi nig biaiis equal 1 bu. .'fl lbs. tomatoes equal I bq. it lb-, apple equal 1 Im. - i ! - i j ' 4 Tribune Special Recipes ! . .j. .;. s 4 ! Quick Sunday Night Suppers 4 ' 1 Kggs and Mushrooms on I Toast ! Celery Olives ! -J, l 'a i a met Crea m Oak o Fresh l-'ruil Iced Tea II Welsh Rarebit Toast Combination Vegetable Salad Raspberry Short Cake Lemonade fr 111 Lobster Wiggle Toast ! California Salad I- Olives i Watermelon Wafers -! v Tea IV Choose Fondue l-Mg Muffins Overnight Salad Cake Coffee j .j. j. . j .)... Calumet Cream Cake :i cups flour, 'A level teaspoons ; baking powder. cup butter, 1 ! cups granulated sugar, 'A egg yolks j 3-4 cup cold water or milk, 1 tea spoon orange extract, 3 egg whites. Sit i flour nn co, then measure; add halting powder and sift three times; cream hutter and sugar, add well beaten yolks, then flour and water alternately, then extract : beat long and hard and fold in j lightly the well beaten whites, i Bake in a moderately slow oven I CITi deg. K.) for 30 to 3u minutes. Filling 1 egg white, 2 cups confection ers sugar, I tablespoons cream, li teaspoon lemon extract. I'ut egg, milk and extract into bowl, (iradually add sugar, beat ing long and hard. Lobster Wiggle I cup lobster, 1 cup pi-ase 1 cup thill milk or cream, i! tablespoons flour, l' talilfspoons hutter, 1 teu spoon lemon Juice, teaspoon salt, dash of red pepper, tea- spoon dropped parsley, i Molt butter; add flour, mix until 'smooth, then cook until frothy and jaud milk; add the seasonings. Stir j until creamy, then add the lobster und cooked peas and cook I min ute. Servo hot on bultered toast. Fig Muffins 2 cups flour, 1 cup milk, 4 table- spoons Mlar. 4 laMe.-poons shor ' lonlng, level teaspoons baking I powder, U teanponn salt, 1 egg, V cup nuts, 1-3 cup figs. I Mix and sift dry ingredients, ndd miiK, beaten .eggs and melted shortening. Beat until smooth and add nuts ami figs. Fill greased muffin tins 2-3 full and bake LT minutes in a hot oven 37 a deg. F.) I Kggs and Mushrooms 011 Toast I I cup tomato Hinjee, 1 eup mush 1 rooms, 'i teaspoon sab, pepper, . 1 teaspoon Worcestershire bailee, I eggs. ; Simmer the mushrooms in the tomato nance until lender; add ! seasonings and the eggs which have been broken into a bowl but not beaten. Stir gently with a fork until eggs are cooked, Servo on toast. Allow an egg for each per- son and additional sauce propor tionately. I I Hnsplierry Shortenke. 1-3 cup shortening, 2 cups Hour. j2 level teaspoons baking powder, j ',4 level teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons sugar, 3-4 cup milk, fresh rasp ( berries. j Mix and sift flour, baking pow der, salt and sugar; work in short ening, add milk. Roll and bake ' In a hot oven. Spilt, spread with butter and servo with sweetened raspberries and cream. Fruit Mousse , Largo can fruit salad, pint of ; cream, 2 Vi cups of sugar, I tea spoon vanilla. ! Pour off Juice and chop fruit. I Add sugar, cream ami vanilla. Pack lu freezer and chill for two i or three hours. Blsh Is good with out chilling; but if served this way, use less sugar. Tomato Oysters Slice half-ripe tomatoes. Halt, pepper, and dip Into cracker crumbs. , Fry In deep f.,t. This dMi also tastes like oyMem, and many like it better. Kwrlaxthig Plotters (lather the flowers of the Kver lastltigs for winter bouquet when they are fully opened. Bunch them and suspend head downward in a dry place pjotoctod from the sun shine. In two week they will be dry and the sioms straight. Many favor the pla nof gathering the flowers berore they are fully ex panded, claiming that belter ef fect h are obtained when Ibis Is done. When in douht. try bnlh plans, then decide for yourself, Is a bit of advice that has been given everai limes in this department, but it will bear repetition. Pirental Indnlgenee is wenknet of ("ha ra ' tr or shirk lug of res . pom-lbhiicH and is never a kind IP'JN to the child. J Children's Pleasure Column : 4 i Fill ted by Mary-Ann This department is for our younger readers. We want you to write freely, telling if your experiences, adventures ami of Interesting happenings in your neighborhood. Tell of your fa vorite hooks or auothors, favorite flowers, elc. Original poems and stories will also bo appreciated. Write with pen and ink on ono side only of tho paper. Do not use pencil. Help one another to make tills page both in teresting and instructive. Address your loiters to Mary Ann, caru Mall Tribune, Medford. -f f 4 4- A Circus Party Have you ever been to a circus parly? .lean Walden tells nil j about one games, favors, decora- tinns for children under twelve I years obi in Child Life Magazine. Here is her suggestion for invila : Hons: j First, take a picture of an olo I pliant and trace around the out jsido of the picture and (tut n slnil- Inr ono out of gray or blue llght 1 weight cardboard. Throw a bright colored "blanket" folded oblong i of gay red or orange paper) over ;(hc elephant' back, and write this Invitation upon the blanket: ! Come Join my circus parly! Leave your ticket at tho door. And you're sure to meet some j animals You've never met before. ' The circus Idea may be carried out also in the table decorations. Your Newest Frock Must Have (Flare9 Busy Day Meals i Your new dress must wear a j flare, but it. may be at the front, , at tho back, or at the side, accord ling to Paris' dictates, decrees fash ; Ion. ! Skirt hems are wide for praoti .cal clot lies, bays the expert, telling I how you may achieve the "full" i effect without monotony: "Pleats are still the most fre iquont means of making skirt hems , as wide as Paris proscribes for j practical clothes, hut nearly always , the smarL si raight lines of the (pleats are balanced by a detail of bias cut or soft drapery. Of leu jthe detail Is no more than a scarf or a soft Jabot at the neckline, lu an individual type of dress, the ; contrast Is more marked, a I straight line skirt that has no pleats, and a curved skirt popluni ; that lends a Jacket effect to the bodice, liclng combined with the 'soft lines of a rounded front apron on the skirt, shirred and flarim. "liaytime dresses for fall always make the most of the coo sunny days before they need resign in favor ut suits or conceit them- selves under coats, by borrowing some of the tailored simplicity ot outdoor fashions. Rut the newest frocks also bo iron details from Up most elaborate indoor frocks as j well, finely pleated ruffles, novel tassels and cleverly cut yokes, sjo we have a mode that Is a combi nation of the tailored and soft at (he Mime time," Desserts Made the Day Before We as housewives an? all Inter- i ested in desserts of nil kinds, hut 1 particularly so in those which can ; be made tho day before we are go ing to serve them. A dessert is Ihe topping off of a meal and to some people no meal is complete unless a dessert j served regardless of how simple. Desserts are many and varied. ! ranging from the simplest to the ( most elaborate pudding. The elab orateness depends upon tho decor- j atious or garnishes or the amount of whipped cream served with Ihe , dessert . F.veryone should keep on hand a i number of foods which can be used to garui.sh desserts such as nut.-, candied fruits, cocoa nut, i Second Section Six Paget No. 1 ". 4 4 In the center of tho table place nn animal cage made from a hrightly painted cardboard box with win dows nt the sides cut out, lea via;.; perpendicular bars bid ween. I it - side this cage are tiny five-ceni i celluloid animals fur favors, v. a, u ' has a red ribbon around its neck, '. and iM-iMluehed -to eat li child's place card. I Large helpings of vanilla ice i cream. If served In cones turned ; Upside down, will re;-:eni!i!e circus tents. A liny flag may be I'asien-d i on tup, and a few animal cracker.-. placed around the lent. Here is a simple game lo In . played at the parly: j Clve each child a picture of a i 'animal cut into five or six pi"ee , : These pictures are to he litii . I i , ' get her (like a plot lire, puzzle in i five minutes. The prize mie,ht ! a little wood cat or other loy am I mal. ; cherries, and various kinds oi'Vel ;ored candles. These all add. to tin' altractiveness id' the dessert re gardless of how simple li tn:iv Ii". Oesserts are classified accordim; lo the predominating food -i-hh ni such as pro I ein. fat , si archy, and the fruit desserts. I The protein desserts are coia : prised of all the custards, a e creams and nt tiers with a ha.Ms of ! eggs or milk. , Desserts containing a lai !: -amount of whipped cn-ani and nuts come under the f;1t i'1.t ssif -'lion. Those made with toinstarcli and tapioca are of the starch, ' class. Fruits are always acceptable at the close of a meal either fresh. i canned or dried. There are man. possibilities .of prcpa i ing l hem hi many attractive ways. ijcsserlH of a cake foundation lare always popular the miiiio a--.those using a rich biscuit ilmiIi mixture. This is strawberry iiii j and some people prefer bivcuii dough to a sweet cake mixture I'm ! their short cake. S:il"in water service to be in ! creased. 2."0i,imiii gallons ,i da.. . Fair Politician J Mil, Surah Schuyler Cutler, daughter of Nlcholai Murray But. kr, Prelldent ol Columbia Univer sity, who a, vice-chairman ot the Republican 8tate Committee in New York la organlzino the women for Hoover and Curtis In vh.it i, expected to bi e nost ") iy contested territory In tin pres. den tlal campaign 4 jfffWwsw ft m ;s