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edfoed Mail Tribune Second Section Eight Pages Second Section Eight Pages vS&gggj iitu.' . MEDFORD. OREGON. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13, 19:29. No. 266. Modern Styles and Household Suggestions Kdlled hy Irene Helrffell Telephones: 8U0-L or 75 Mending Basket for Mother j . Something Brother and Sister for Her Birthday. A mending basket which one can j easily pick up and take to any part of the house 13 a great comfort to the woman who likes to follow the sun about, or combine her sewing with other household tasks. Here is the ideal type of basket whose pop ularity never wanes. It costs vir tually nothing to make, and because it involves a little of both carpentry and sewing, is a splendid present for a brother and sister to work together on fqr Mother's birthday. The materials required are a large flour or feed bag and a small amount of " and 94" lumber and a few screws. The flour bag can be had from any baker for a few cents. The stamping is first re moved by soaking it in kerosene for a few hours. When it is washed out in warm water and soap, all traces of the ink should be removed. If not, bleach it in the sun for awhile. Then dye it in some soft, rich color rose, green or blue are very pretty. You now have a fine piece of col ored material a yard square. Cut Handy Things For Housewife ToKnow About The vistas in a room are al most as important as the Im mediate environment. If your pudding hfts a ten dency to stick to the mold, place a hot wet cloth around It for a few minutes nd the pud ding will slip out with very lit tlo tremble. An egg nnd mill; mixture, .such as custard, must bo cooked very slowly. To roast beef, after you have seared the outside, in a very hot oven, reduce the heat to what might be termed hot, and con tinue roasting, allowing twelve to fifteen minutes to the pound for raro roust beef; or fifteen to twenty minutes to the pound for medium well done. Veal or pork mny be used in any chicken salad .with good re sults. APPARENTLY it will again bo u ..velvet winter, and we arc. not compl-ilnlng ns velvet spells ele- eai.ee and simplicity. Of course. many of the new fall evening wraps ar of luxurious furs, but In the wrap Illustrated Molyntux hns used transparent v.-lvet In black. It features a variation of the scarf col lar and bow. A long graceful "allow-tall on the center back hlen all hut trulls the (round. the slenderizing effect of the present mode. ' Tho simplicity of the front Is hroken only by the fcarf over the left shoulder, and a Jewelled pin fastening. I'nrortun utely, you are not able to nm the a'Ttoi of th goon In the sketch kurrjhe :nnterln! Is the new chlfion 'uj 'ch "' u" 30 Popular tau 1 Can Work on Together -36'- off a large piece 27x36 inches. Gather the 27-inch edges till they measure 15 inches ana stitch fast with a narrow facing of the ma terial. Sew an inch hem on 'the other two sides through which to run the rods. . Use the remaining nine-inch strip for pockets to hold scissors, tape measure and darning egg and for a pin cushion. The pockets should be made separately and the top edge fastened with thumb tacks to the topof the frame. The basket is now ready for the frame, which the handy man or boy about the house has been making in the meantime. Its construction is simple. It consists of two frames, each 18" high. The larger has a lower cross section of 11", top cross section of 12" and a' rod for the bag 12 Vt", Corresponding parts of the smaller frame are each one inch shorter. Strap or brass han dles should be put on the top. The frame is then stained or enameled. The material can be re moved for washing. . i Oilcloth Serves I Many Purposes A piece of oilcloth behind ! kitchen stove and around the sink I and tubs is a great help to tho j woman who likes a tidy kitchen. Orease and steam from the cook ing nnd the splash of water from ! the faucets make these two places ; need almost constant attention. ; While the painted walls respond j to sonp nnd water, they may fade I under the constant application. ; The oilcloth hns the advantase of washing down easily with .1 i soapy cloth. It comes In charm ing patterns, too, all the way from neat blocks of color to the most I vivid futuristic angles. It dresses up the room nnd what woman i doesn't work better In a kitclvn j that Is sny nnd cheerful? The : easy washnlillity of the ollolo.h ' makes it serviceable for window sills, cupboard shelves, nnd tub covers. The most mattcr-of-fnet kitchen can he dressed up nnd j made enjoyable hy ft- few yards. 1 In many modern homes the en tire kitchen Is covered with wnsli .able wall pnper of the oilcloth I variety. It is Inexpensive and It snvo labor when the annual wall- j washing period comes around, for n soapy clotn ruimeu over 11 "' a wiping with n clean elolh are all that Is necessary. You can save your "elbow grease" for some other exercise thnt Is fur more en joyable lhan wall washing. l'lnor Plates Strict regard for the niceties of ! table setting Is an unfailing test 'of the clever hostess nnd requires .continued observance of the cor rect laying of all the sterling ap pointments. An Item of particular Importance Is the place plate, used todnv in many smart homes. Tho etiquette of this pints of sterling need cause no worry In tho hfurt of the Inexperienced housewife. She must remember only Ih's: nl no lime should the guest be lefyt without a plale In front of him. The service plate remains upon the table until the fish Is served nnd forms a foun uoiion pinie i-.r .mi.. ....... and the soup. Like nil pieces It j is removed from the left by the j mnld. In many homes tno pinre plate Is returned and used for the dinner course for which It Is equally appropriate. t New Table Iteeorntlons fnl, nn. Christmas tnhle 4 decorations are brnss candle 4 holders In the form of stars. tia rectangle of stout canvas ' 4 and the little wooden figures ' ttPed with strong cords to th" made by Hussion nnd fier- f rnmp ju,t loosely enough to give man prnsants nnd Imported j Ktlfhtly but not to sag. I.c-s of to ibis country. The Intter, ,,),, nrP ,1W and sturdv. which are painted In bright 1 one of the advantages of Ill's rnlors. have a nnlve humor. I iype of cot, according to the school 4. show medieval figures of officials. Is Its neatness. The can- 4. brightly nttlrert saints, use 1" A il,ne in n stnlned glnss Win- 4 dow. They hold n taper In ench hand nnd thus serve ns candlesticks. American 4 Home. Christmas Tree , Decorations H UltE arc several Christmas tree decorations you can multe yourself. They are of all sixes, shapes, and colors. They will make your tree as gay nnd festive as you can wish. PuluU-d Paraffin, Hulls I Tent n cuko of paraffin until It Is soft enough to mold Into hulls. Make them nny size you wish. From a spool of wire, not too fine, cut pieces from four to six inchis long. These arc to hang the balls front the tree. Before each ball hardens. Insert one end of a piece of wire inlo it. When the wires are firmly held In the bails, paint each hall n bglrht color with oil palms. . , , Snowflakes .i. a ,'. Cut n circle with a fo'ur-lnch diameter out of white -of gold pa per. Kold the four-Inch ' circle In half. Now fold this into thirds, so that when the paper is opened you will see six creases going out from the center. Keep the circle folded in sixths, and cut a big V out of the top. This makes all six points of the star at once. With sharp scissors or a knife make a lacy pattern by cutting out delicate designs, such ns liny cir cles, zigzags, triangles, nnd hy punching holes. - Next open out the star, and brush over It 'lightly with a thin clear mucilage. As quickly as possible shake mica crystals over it. You can buy a box of these at the ten-cent store, and one box- Is enough for many snowflakes. When the first side is dry, cover the other side in the same way. Snowballs Cut two circles the same size out of white cloth. Sew them to gether, leaving an opening into which you can stuff cotton bat ting, to mnke n ball. Sew up the opening. Then brush over Ihe halls with transparent muci lage, nnd roll In mica crystals. Hang them on the tree. . BoiibotHilcrcs 'Cut an oblong of white tissue paper six inches long and five Inches wide. Cut fringe an Inch deep at each of, the narrow ends. With water colors point the fringe on one end red nnd 61' the: other end green. Lay a bog piece of candy, in the center of the paper I and twist the ends around It. Fluff out tho fringe. You can hang these to the tree by tying colored string around tho twisted part. Candy Festoons String small, bright-colored can dles on heavy thread. Select can dles that are not too hard for a needle to go through. Pop-Corn Festoon Pop grains of pop com. nnd string tlinn villi n needle nnd threiid to festoon on tho tree. Pniier Cluilns Cut colored paped into strips four and a hnlf inches by one and a hnlf Inches. Red nnd green, or gold und silver are effective com binations. Paste one end ' of a strip to the other end, so ns to make 11 loop. Pass the next strip through the loop and pasto Its ends together, so as to muke an other loop. Continue until the chain Is ns long as des'.red. Cranberry or Ijitllfl Seed l-Ysltmns Cranberries, when strung, mnke colorful chains, and so do the red laurel seeds. Clirlstmns Bells Cut out red paper bells of dif ferent sizes, nnd either hang them separately on the tree, or nl In lervals on a string. .laclc-o'lxnilerns rtuy n few of the Inrgest. round est rod peppers you can find. Cut 0 hole in the top and hollow out the pepper. Then cut eyes, nose nnd month In one sode for n liny Jack-o'-lantern. Inimnrsi Lanterns cot n five nnd a half Inch square of plain-colored or figured pnper. Fold It In half to make an oblong. Cut lines parallel to the narrow ends, through the folded side to within a half Inch of the other side. Make o series of these sills about a fourth of nn Inch npnrt. Open, nnd pasto nm side overlapping the other. The crease around the middle makes tho lantern bulge out In a Japan ese effect. Paste n norrow strip , t Ann ..I.,.. iho ton (o thr otncr fr hnndle to nnng ofl tn(, Cnr,m, ,r,e, .. . A Host fill Nap on Cam as . When the modern youngster tunes oft his, bed-time radio story and tucks himself Into" bed. -he may not find the soft mattress to which his elders are accustomed. A new kind of hed In use by one 1 of the foremost nursery schools I ha n(,ther springs nor mattress. vas is uniaceo ono iuuou-itu -- ery wees. mrj uuu ,1. ..---simpler to handle tlmn Ihe usu,:l mntiress nnd mattress pod. An.1 as to comfort, the morning naps taken upon these cots testify that downy pillows and fenther beds are never missed. Children's Pleasure Column 4444444444444444444444444444444444444444 sf - ..-.. v (A Department Conducted by Mary Ann) , 4 Dear boys and girls: All the letters and stories that you send 4 to me are so interesting! I'm nlwnys.so happy to hear from 4 4 you, becuuse you huve so many fine things to tell me about. 4 4 Just keep It up. Now that school has started, write some stories 4 on things that happen at school, also about your pets. Be sure 4 4 to have your stories about one hundred words and write plainly 4 and on Just one side of the paper. ' 4 4 An interesting Contest will ho stnrted soon so watch this 4 column closely. 4 Send your stories In ns soon'ns possible, tho first of each 4 4 week and address, care Mary Ann, Mail Tribune. . 4 4 444444444444444444444444444444444444 44444 A Came By Harvey M. Haeberlo The players stand In n row. Tho first player siiys, "Santa Is' com ing and he's bringing me a gift," and- then gives the name of a gift beginning with the letter "A" apple, for Instnnce. The next player gives the name of the girt beginning with a letter "B", such as ball. Thus the game continues until the nlphuhet is exhausted. If a pluyer fails to give the name of Christmas morning was a happv time in the Hoblnson house. Such excited chatter and laughter as was heard as Stephen and Ruth untied each package and emptied their bulging stockings. "Ob, dear!" sighed nut,h, hap pily. "I've received so-many things I can hardly count them." "So huve I," said Stephen. "Now' we've nothing to do all day hut enjoy ourselves." lint later on thnt morning he said to Duddy, "Wouldn't It be nice if we could give presents to Jesus, Just as wise men did, In stead of . giving t thing to each other? Of course, I llko to get presents, nnd I like to give them to my friends, too; but since Christinas is Jesus' birthday. It seems to me that we ought to give something to him. We can't do it. though," he udded. "Hut we can," Dnddy said; and when ho saw Stephens surprised expression, he added, "I'll tell you of something that Jesus onco said after he was a grown mun. one day, when he wast tulkln to ' his disciples, he told them of the blessings thnt would be given to nil people who fed hlnv when he was hungry, or gave him water To My 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 . 4 . A Birthday Gift 444444444444444 Ity filndys Criggs I wish I could write you a poem Like Ihe woods nt night When snowflakes drift through durk trees nm The ghostly flight Of wild geese trail their shadows through The suft starlight. I wish I could write like n song . That was never sung; Too piercingly sweet to grace A mortal tongue, Or like u healing touch, or like A clinllenge flung. I wish I could write you a poem Like n thrilling ery; Like n sword unsheathed, or like A sunset sky. Or softly, with tho cadence of A wistful sigh. I wish I could write you a poem Like a fhrlstmns tree, Willi glittering words hung there f"or all to see. niltierlng, shimmering words hung (hero To you from me. a gift starting with his particular letter. Jib drons out of the game. Tha'onVwtio remains' Standing the longest wins the game.' ' This game can also he played In another wuy. The leader names a certain letter, and everyone In naming his gift uses that letter to begin his word, until another letter is named. As In the foro going game, those falling to da this, drop out: and the one who remains ..standing the longest Is the winner of tho gnme. when ho was thlrsly, or visited him when he wns sick. 'Now, Jesus knew that his dis ciples wo.uld not understand how people could do these things in the utter yeurs when he was not living nn earth; so he explained what he meant by saying, 'Inns much us ye do it unto one of the least of theso, my bretheren, ye do lt' unto me' By this, Jesus meant Ihut any good deed that Is done for others, Is really dono for him; and nny gift that is given to those In need food, clothing, or whatever It -may be Is really glv: en to him." . Just then, Mother, who hal been listening said, "If you'll come with mo to the pantry. I'll show you something." 'When Stephen nnd Ttulh fnl lowed her,- she showed them a table heaped high with food and warm garments. , Helow the table were some empty baskets' nnd she i Id, "Can you guess what these things are for?" "Yes," said Stephen. "Daddy must have bought them so thai all of us run fill Ihe baskets nnd enrry them to people who need help. I'll bo glad to do II, too; for It will be a gift to Jesus on his birthday." Mother 4 4 I 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 . 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 New Recipies For Christmas Hy Helen ltleli Baldwin . T .T '2KB Is another Christmas n nearly nt hand, nnd I know especially If there are children in the home. I suppose you have been wondering what you can do I h Is yea r to ma ke t he f est t vit les different from every other Christ mas. Of course, you will have turkey, chicken, or duck, nnd Ml the fixings that go with it; hut have you decided about tho little extras which mean so much to all members of the family, and most of all to the younger ones? I have many Ideas for 'these lit tle extras, but first I want to sug gest that you let some of tho older Juniors help In preparing them. If you do, how grown up they will feel, and how much It ' will teach them about the true mean ing of Christmas. After you have gone over the simple and delight ful extni.H on thf page, you will easily see the many ..little things that the older : children can pre pare. SftowltnU-M&n Sain a IM.ice one slice of pineapple on a bed of shredded lettuce. Holl cream cheese (which ' has been mixed with mayonnaise) into balls of three hIzoh. Place them, ono on top of each other, the largest beings placed In the middle of the pineapple slice. Use currants or bits bf moraschlno cherries for eyes, nose, mouth, and buttons to complete the snow man. Scatter shreddod cocoanut over pineapple base. You will find that one of these, jtnow men at each child's plate at Christmas time will create more Interest than ordinary Christmas favors do. ChrLstmus Jelly Make two recipes of gelatine and color one red and one green. Pour Into shallow pans to stiffen. Just before serving, score jelly into squares and mix the red and green cubes together und serve In sher het glasnes with whipped cream. This is not only nn ntlracrlve des sert to the eye, but It Is health ful, too. - - - - " Orcaun-of -Corn Soup After tho cream-of-corn soup has been strained and served, float six or eight kernels ot( PPcorn on the mtrrnco or earn Bervingr.. K,Place one-half teaspoon of green vegetable coloring In one cup of water. I'lck letters from alphabet Hoodies, enough to spell "Merry Christmas" for each serving. Put letters In colored wntor and allow to cook over slmmerer until well done. When ready to serve the soup, float the green letters on lop of tho tomato soup so thnt they spell "Merry Christmas," Holly unit Christinas Tree Cookies Take any good recipe for a sugnr rookie nnd cut the cookies In the old-fashioned way, with a holo In Ihe center. (A doughnut cutter will do.) Place cookies on a bak ing sheet and bake until a goldon brown. Cool. Brush entire top of each cookie with green frosting (using vegetnble coloring). Then paint a bow and tiny holly berries Tho Christmas tree cookies may The chrlstmns-tree cookies may be made by first cutting out n pnstoboard pattern of a Christmas tree nnd then cutting tho cookie dough Inlo the shape of tho tree. Cover surface with greon frostlnn and pnlnt red rnndles on tree with tho red frosting. Child t-lfc. Marshmnllow's Desserts Marshmallow desserts nro n! ways dainty and nro pnrtlculnrly suitable to top off a luncheon. To mnko marshmnllow-plneap- ple dessert: In the top pnrt of a double holler put the folks of four eggs, Juice of two lemons, a pincn of salt and one-half teaspoon of dry mustnrd. Let cook until thlc'c, stirring constantly, then add one cup of plneapplo, diced, thirty mnrshmollows, quartered or halv ed, nnd one-hnlf cup of coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts. Mix togelher lightly, then fold In ono pint of stiffly-whipped cream. Put Into tho freeslng trny of your refrigerator, or into glasses, nnd chill well. Top ench serving with n candled cherry. 1 1 1 Bluffed Celery There nro various fillings for stuTfed celery, hut Hoduefort cheese seems to bo tho most pop ular. To prepare it, mash one fourth pound of Hoipiefort cheese with a silver fork nnd blend wllh It three or four tablespoons of ..(, m nnn Ipnstinnn of WorCC- i.,pai,lra .niicn and &' dash" of paprika. It should form a rather thick paste, llnvo ready cris.) celery stalks cut In four or five Inch lengths and spread the cheese mixture In Iho cavities. In Juden Mildred Hnwers The stnra that looked on Joseph, The moon thnt Mary knew Mnk down on this .ludenn town The way they used to do. And this old tree remembers The Lad who used to ploy I'pon these very shadows Where I stood to-day. 4 Soiled sponges mny be readily cleaned hy sosklng In a solution of hot water nnd washing soda fol lowed by a sonp nnd water wnsh lug. MODERN BATHROOM HAS QUILTED MATS Since color came into its own, the bathroom has become the most at tractive room in the house in thous ands of homes. A useful acces sory that can bo made at little or no expense is the quilted bath mat, shown here, which is very much in vogue and at the same time ex tremely practical. Every bathroom should have a supply of at least three of them. It is made from two flour bags, a fiicce of flannel or woolen goods for ntorlinlng and some bits of colored gingham which every scrap basket ought to be able to produce. The mats may be round or oval. If round, they are about 24 Inches How to Prepare the Popular Shellfish 1IR mnn who first ato M oyster," someone has re marked, -"must-have been a horo Indeed." but today we vat them raw or cooked with little though except for tho "R" In the month. "We have been told ,that no other article of food.' Is grown and marketed .under such ..rigid governmental Inspection ns the oyster. Horseradish and lemon ore tho time-honored accompaniments of raw oysters, but nothing Is more delicious than an oyster stew. In cooking, never hall oysters or sub mit them to a very high temper ature. . Oyster Stow Wash one pint off oysters, re moving every pnrticle ; of . shell. Strain Ihe broth and add It with tho oysters to three cupfuls of milk In tho top of a douhle-boiler. Add one-half an onion, If onion flavor Is liked. Cook until the edges of the oysters curl. Remove the on ion. Add one teaspoonful of sale, ono-clghlh .easpoonful of pnprlki, nnd two tnhlespoonfuls of butts-.'. Borve with ono cracker In each soup dish. This stew , may be thickened slightly with one tahlj spoonful of flour combined wiih ono tablespoonful of melted but ter. 1 , '. Oysters' In Itaineklns 1 Wash the oysters carefully and strnln Ihe Juice. Prepare pieces of buttered toast Just to fit the bottom of the ramekin. Place toast In tho ramekin and moisten with tho oyster llciuor. Place four oysters on top of tho toast, sprinkle wllh suit and pepper, and add one teaspoonful of butter. - Hake nt 3.10 degrsrs P. until Iho edges curl. Serve with a piece of lemon. Itavllitl Oysters Mince ono pint of oysters nnd put In'o a snucepnn with one tablespoonful of butter, one-half cupful of cracker crumbs, nnd season wllh salt and pepper. Hlm mer three minutes, stirring gently. Pour Into a greased baklng-dlsh nnd sprinkle with buttered crumbs. Make until tho top is a rich gold en brown In a hot ovon of BoO degrees F. Serves four. Oyster Ionf Chop two cupfuls of oysters very fine. Add one-half teaspoon ful of suit nnd one-eighth tee. spoonful of pepper, one-hnlf of a green pepper, and ono tnblepsoon ful of onion minced together. Add two eggs- well beaten, ono and one-half cupfuls of bread crumbs, and one-half cupful of oyster liquor. Pour Into a well-grensed lonf pan and sot In a pan of ho! water. Hake for about thirty m'n utes at 32S degrees V. Serves six. How mustard greens late this fall. It will come up and function In a hurry next spring. 4444 Living Christmas Trees If tho price of a live Chrlstmns tree seems high, why not mako Ihe tree. serve as a gift to some member of 4 the family. It Is surely Just ns appropriate to glvo a gift 4 for beautifying tho home 4 without ns It Is to give some- 4 thing for beautifying the 4 home within. The tree Is a 4 4 gift thnt will not wear out 4 nor deteriorate with age and 4 will artunlly grow In value 4 4 American Home. . 4 across; if oval, they should measure about 24x80 inches. Place the in terlining between the two pieces of flour bag - material and stitch around by machine or hand two or three rows, half an inch apart. Bind the outer edges together with a bias strip of the gingham. These mats would be ideal for selling at a church bazaar and tho returns would be virtually all profit. If you have not a supply of flour bags on hand, they can usually be bought from a nearby baker for a few cents each. Remove the stamp ing by soaking it in kerosene over night and then washing with warm water and soap. An Inexpensive Christmas Gift One of the least' 'expensive and most acceptable Christmas glf's . is a hat-rack', . " 'This Is the -way . to ' -moke one that costs almpat ndthlng.nt nil. -Oet'"" goofl sized ; pieces of -Hr-IK weight cardboard. ' The 'kind that' come in shirts from the laundry 1 or the lids ;ot Buit boxes. Cut ' thoBe into pieces about six inches long and twelve Inches wide. Roll them Into cone shapes and sew the edges with-heavy thread the long stitch on the ,lnslde. Trim the bottoms until they nrn straight. Now you are ready to decorate tho hat rack. A ' ' - . . Take hot glue (heat the glue that- comes In .bottles or make your 'own glue hy boiling glue . shavings bought In a paint store until they are dissolved) and go -over tho surface of , each card board once. Now tako brightly colored pieces of chintz ani-cover the cones. Turn .'up the edges About, nn Inch on the inside, cut them straight; and then glue them. , V ' . .. Christmas Pines Bernlce Powell Peabody O Little Pine Tree In the wood, Perhaps. If you are very good. When Christmas comes, they'll let you wear ' ' A Chrlstmns present In your hnlr! BLACK IS CHIC Km 1 rr 't-n - MsassssasMisii i 11 1 ' " Cosrlf, Slehll, l'nris THI8 chlo ensemble Is of black roya cloth. . Tho long coat Is trimmed with a shawl collar of black caracul. ,The flared skirt hns a bodice top. . Tho cont Is lined with the same material as tho blouse eggshell lucky crepe. Tho blouse Is shlrrod In the front Into a band which la Irlmined with tiny buttons covered In the same ma terial. The how r.t the neck eon tributes the flnul feminine toucli. 1