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MAT 5, 1911
front of this coat generally fastens
over loosely, with a large buckle or
flat button about the waist line.
The majority of these wraps are
fashioned with the sleeve In one
piece with the rest of the material,
and it is necessary to leave the arm
hole opening wide so that the deli
cate sleeve will not be crushed be
neath It. The" regulation sleeve is
still worn In coats, the spring models
having, in many instances, the sleeve
sewed in.
Every kind of shirtwaist must now
have its pleated frill, which may bo
anywhere from two to four inches
in width, and varies in hue from
snowiest white to deep ecru, and a
cream that is almost brown. Collar
less yokes will be worn through the
summer by young girls, but they
must be fitted quite snugly to the
neck.
Contributed Recipes
To make white icing for a cake,
beat the white of an egg slightly (not
stiff) and beat in a cupful of sugar,
a little at a time, using any desired
flavoring. A boiled icing is made by
boiling a cupful of sugar and two
tablespoonfuls of water until it
threads when a drop is tried between
the fingers. Have the egg-white well
beaten, but not stiff, and pour this
syrup slowly on it, beating hard with
a silver fork all the while until
smooth. Mrs. S. D.
To make a cream sauce for pota
toes, mix a tablespoonful of flour
smooth with a very little cold milk;
have two scant tablespoonfuls of but
ter in a skillet, and when it is melted,
pour in the paste, stir until it is per
fectly smooth, but not brown; then
add about a cupful of hot milk (or
half milk and half water, boiling)
stirring to make the right consis
tency. Salt and pepper to taste, and
let only come to a good boil, and at
once take from the fire. If allowed
to boil, it is not so rich. Carrie J.
When boiling greens, cabbage,
cauliflower, beans and peas, add to
the water in which they are to be
boiled a' teaspoonful of powdered
borax to the
rather larger than cookies, and bako
in a hot oven. They should bo crisp,
and Improvo with keeping. If wanted
crisp, keep in tin box; if soft, in
a stone jar. Keep dry and cool.
Shortcake One quart of flour, one
scant pint of milk or water, half a
cupful of lard, heaping teaspoonful
of salt, three teaspoonfuls of baking
powder, one teaspoonful of sugar.
Mix the dry ingredients together and
sift into a chdpping bowl, rub up tho
lard fine with the flour, keeping
everything cold; add tho milk or
water, Btirring with tho hand, until
thoroughly mixed. Divide tho dough
into six equal parts, and roll out
each piece the size of the plate. Put
one of the pieces in each of tho three
pans, butter the top well and lay an
other pieco on top; bako in a quick
oven. When done, tako out and tear
the cakes apart, butter well, and put
on the lower one tho fruit straw
berries, or other fruit, which has
been well sugared, lay the other on
top, and servo at once while hot.
Any fruit may bo used.
proportions as tho wator boils away,
until tho rice is soft as a pulp; then
add one quart of water and strain
through muslin; dip tho lace in this.
Rice starch is not as stiff as corn
starch, and is bettor for flno laces
and sheer muslins.
A Little Overdue
"Stop wasting your sympathy on
the children of the society woman
the automobile woman, or the club
woman, and transfer it to the chil
dren of the woman who is a member
of the Child Culture Club," says
Elizabeth J. Preston, in McCall's
Magazine. What the average child
of todaymost needs is a little whole
some neglect; he has been "studied,"
understood, observed and "culti
vated" until he has become a nice
mannered little freak who can think
out things for himself, and is presi
dent of his self-government club. He
has controlled and repressed himself
until there is not enough vitality left
to grow on. I am so sorry for a
child that is brought up "rationally"
not a bite between meals, called
in at sun-down, "reasoned" with in
stead of spanked, and who thinks to
remove his shoes and stockings when
he knows his feet are wet. That is
about the limit! I am more apt to
find that kind of a child in the city
Good Things to Know
When heating irons over the gas
flame, a good way to conserVo the
heat is to turn a pan over the irons,
having it largo enough to fit well
down over them.
Another way is to havo four flat
irons and place thorn in a pyramid
over tho flame, as tho upper iron
placed across tho two lower oncB
helps to keep the heat. As soon as
one iron is 'removed, put on tho
fourth, keeping the pyramid as a
gas saver.
One is certain to destroy ants in
the refrigerator or cupboards if sul
phur is burned in an old pan placed
in tho cupboards or refrigerator.
Flour of sulphur is good, but brim
stone burned on charcoal is best. Got
the Charcoal to burning, place on it
the brimstone, and sot In the closet,
closing the door tightly. All silver
must be removed from tho room
when this is done, or tho pieces will
be tarnished.
It is claimed that 'if salt is put
under baking tins In tho oven there
is little danger of scorching tho con
tents. Another use may bo found for
common rock salt, by rubbing the
flatiron on it before using them, thus
insuring their perfect cleanliness and
smoothness. Lay a cloth or paper
on the table and cover it with tho
salt.
Water in which old linty scrub
cloths have been used should not bo
poured down tho drain pipe, as noth
ing clogs tho pipes moro quickly. If
tho wator must bo poured down tho
drain, bo sure to strain it through
something that will catch tho lint and
threads. Tea leaves and coffee
grounds, pieces of greasy foods, and
all such fragments servo to stop up
tho pipes and swell tho plumber's
bill. Once ovory day, at leaBt, tho
sink pipes should bo flushed with a
solution of boiling water and lyo or
sal soda which will cut tho greaso
and pass it down into tho sewer, or
out into tho drain.
How to Get Out of the Kitchen
Every woman of oxporionco knows
that the secret of getting out of tho
kitchen early is to wash dishes and
cooking utensils as you use them.
Especially Is this necessary and help
ful In regard to the pots and pans.
Theso should bo cleaned at once on
being emptied; it takes but a mo
ments time, as they clean far easlor
than when loft to stand, and thero
aro few things moro disheartening to
tho housewife than the sight of a
stack of greasy, dirty pots and pans
and dishes when tho meal Is ovor
and tho whole house, to say nothing
of tho family, is shouting' for her
services.
HIS OWN FAULT
Tho impassioned orator at tho
Milwaukee tramps' convention paused
and wiped his perspiring brow.
"Brothers," ho said, "this is hard
work."
Then they expelled him. Cleve
land Plain Dealer.
than in tne country, wnen 1 see
gallon of water, im- him, I say to myself. "How glad I
mediately before the vegetables are
put in the water, and they will be
found much more crisp and tender;
will retain their natural color wiLh
out the aid of soda, and the disagree
able odor so many vegetables give
off while cooking will not be notice
able. Try it. H. F. S.
To break hard water for laundry
purposes, try this: Dissolve, a pound
or sal soda in one quart of water,
boiling hot; bottle; allow two table
spoonfuls of this for each half tub
of cold water, then put into this the
soiled white clothes and leave to soak
over night. In the morning, wring
the clothes out of this, and wash in
the usual way with suds. Before
putting the clothes to boil, stir two
tablespoonfuls of the solution in the
half-boiler of water, and finish the
washing in the usual way. Mrs. K.
L. M.
Strawberry Dumplings Mako a
nice paste, roll out about a third of
- an inch thick and cut into squares or
- circles about four Inches in diameter;
put into each a piece of dough about
. a gill of strawberries, fold and pinch
the edges together and bake or steam
them. Serve with a butter and sugar
sauce with a few drops of lemon juice.
Seed Cakes Mix a cupful of but
ter and two cupfuls of sugar. Add
half a cupful of water, three well
beaten eggs and two tablespoonfuls
of caraway seeds. Put two cupfuls
of flour into a sieve and add one
and a half teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; stir this Into the eggs, but
ter and sugar, and then add another
capful of sifted flour. This should
make k batter almost as stiff as
dough. Turn out on a well floured
board, roll out until about an eighth
of an Inch thick; cut into cakes
am that mother was too busy when
I' was one of five little ones, to 'culti
vate' me!" Every humane per
son thrills with indignation at the
thought of the miserable little crea
tures forced by poverty to work in
mill and factory, field and mine;
sometimes I think they are scarcely
more to be pitied than are the chil
dren of the theorists who are denied
a kiss when they are good, or a
spanking when they are bad, and
whose childhood days havo been
burdened with duties, cares, responsi
bilities and knowledge to which they
should remain a stranger. In one
way, the child forced to work in a
mill is better off than the others, for
he has laws to protect him, and
there is no statute to stand between
the "cultured" child and his foolish
mother.
Flac Starching
Plain or spotted net should bo
starched with full boiling-water
starch, as it does not take stiffening
readily, then dried and dampened.
Then iron on the wrong side, iron
ing to the width, as otherwise it will
drag down and become stringy; the
edges must be kept straight.
Fine lace, If much soiled, should
be soaked In a borax solution before
washing; tho proportions should be
a teaspoonful of borax to one pint of
water. Then make a lather with
good soap and hot water and after
squeezing the lace from the borax
water, wash as if it were- a sponge,
with no rubbing.
Rice starch for stiffening lace is
made by washing carefully a gill of
rice until perfectly clean, then boll
in one quart of water, keeping tho
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