THE 8EMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE, NORTH PLATTE, NEBRASKA.
INSTEAD OF MEAT
SCENE AT OPENING OF DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION
Tennis Suit of Cotton Ratine
80NTE SUBSTITUTES FOR THF
HIGHEST-PRICED FOOD.
Expert Gives Advice That Is Wei
Worth Following at This Tlmo
When' Provisions Are' Gener
ally at a High- Figure.
(By MISS DAB BETiU Mftsourl Collect
of AKrloulturc.)
Tho hjgh meat bill Is a great cauBC
Something of a now doparturo In
sports suits appears In tho combina
tion of plain and figured ratlno. The
rough surface of tho material lends It
self to brilliant colors and brocaded
effects particularly well, and It 1b used
with plain ratlno and with other plain
materials as well as for decorating
ono-plcco dresses and for making the
separate sports coat.
A suit like that in tho plcturo pre
sents a very wide choice of color com
binations. Tho plain skirt may bo any
one ofho several bright colors that
appear in the coat, or It may. bo of
gray, tan, or white. Tho choico of
color rests with tho wearer, since tho
collar, belt and cuffs of the coat are
mado of plain ratlno llko that in the
akirt. Tho colors shown in fabrics-for
sports clothes are gay and beautiful
and there aro yellows, rose shades,
greens, and blues that aro wonderfully
becoming.
Thero Ib nothing difficult or Intricate
about tho construction of tho suit pic
Midsummer Hats
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Tho littlo mis3 must be supplied
with sunbonnets and sunhats for play
during tho warm days of midsummer
and with something pretty for the
times when she 1b on dress parade.
Hero aro shown threo hats, selected
bocauso of their good stylo and pre
sented bocauso they may bo success
fully mado at homo at a considerable
saving in cost. Theso aro among tho
hats that anyono who knows some
thing of Bowing may undertake.
All of the hats pictured aro made
on frames of wire, to ho bought ready
mado. Tho frame selected Is to bo
covered with a very thin cotton or silk
material. Tho top of tho crown is cov
ered with a circular pleco cut large
enough to exlond part way down the
side crown, whero it is tacked to tho
wires. Next, a bias strip is cut wldo
enough to stretch over tho under and
upper brim and ,t is sewed to the
wtre at tho base of tho crown. Finally
a blaB strip Is smoothed about tho
.sldo crown, joined at tho back and
Bowed to wires in tho frame. This
makes a foundation for tho lace or
braid covering.
The hat at tho contcr, after tho
frame haB been prepared aa described,
is covered with narrow val lace ruffles.
Tho undor brim may bo faced with
chiffon or crepo in a palo color, fin
ished with a frill of lace at the edge.
Beginning at the mlddlo of the back
brim tho Jaco ruffles aro sowed In a
continuous strip about tho hat uuti
the center of the top crown is reached
Each rufllo overlaps tho preceding one
nmuiinininininiriiifflMnininifiiniininin
tured hero. Tho skirt Is plain and
moderately full at tho hem, with littlo
fullness at tho top, and tho coat could
hardly be moro simple Any of the
standard fashion companies havo pa'
per patterns very like these garments
Buttons, important items In tho tin
ish of sports coats, aro woll managed
in the suit Illustrated. They are a
larger size than is ordinarily used and
aro mado of a dark composition. They
aro set on simulated buttonholes made
of flat folds of plain ratlno, and only
the one on tho belt Is of practical use
as a fastening. Snap fasteners do the
actual work of holding the coat fronts
together, and tho opening 1b a littlo to
tho left of tho center.
White canvas shoes or regular ten
nlB shoes nro to bo chosen with some
reference to tho suit and tho hat worn
with it. Among tho most handsome of
sports hats aro those of ratlno trimmed
with fruits or conventional figures of
tho same fabric painted with vivid
colors.
for Little Maids
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a very little. A laco rosette centered
with tiny flowers 1b placed at the, front,
and tho hat is finished with a thin silk
lining.
The other hats nro covered with
silk fiber braid sowed on flat. The
poke bonnet at the left Is trimmed
with velvet baby ribbon In French
blue and with small flowers set at in
tervals about the crown.
At tho right tho hat's under brim
may bo faced with silk or chiffon. It
is trimmed with a fluting of ribbon
about tho crown and clusters of small
fruit set in foliage.
Girl's Dancing Frock.
For a littlo girl of modern taste 1b a
dancing school frock, all of bright
green pussy willow taffeta, with frills
an'd frills up tho skirt almost to tho
waist lino, and a prim little square
necked bodlco fastened to tho ruf
fled skirt by a cording. A guimpo of
white tulle drawn up on tiny black
velvet ribbon at tho round neck and
having puffy, short sleeves, goes undor
tho prim littlo green bodlco.
i Summer Uces for Velvet.
Whlto panne volvot 1b used for the
tops of crepo chiffon hats and crepe
Georgette with stripes of velvot is
quito the latest word for ladies' day
dresses and summer blouses.
of tho high cost of living. Many people
boliovo that meats aro absolutely nod
ossary, and they do'havo tho advan
tago of having a good flavor and being
very oaBily nnd quickly cookod, but
many of us would havo bigger pocket
books and hotter health If wo spont foi
meat only a sixth Instead of a third ol
what wo pay for food. Ono of tin
members of tho homo economics fao
ulty of tho University of MlsBOur
goes homo to tho farm ovory summer
whoro her fatler and brothers aro do
lng plenty of hard outdoor work. Sin
gives hor mother a vacation, takei
chnrgo in tho kitchen horsolf nnd feedt
tho household to a largo extent on
meat substitutes, which thoy seem t(
(lnd well adaptod to their needs.
Fish Is jiot as good a meat substitute
as many peoplo beliovo. For whllo 11
sooms less heavy, It is not loss like!
to form objectionable acids, but milk,
milk products and eggs uro good tilings
to uso instead of so much meat. A
quart of milk or olght or nlno eggs has
about as high a food valuo as n pound
of tho best steak, but on most markets
will cost much less. Other wholesome
dishes which should bo used to take
tho placo of meat nro soups, cottage
choeso, cream , Baucos, variously fin
vored puddings mado of milk and
cereal of different klnda, and countless
other economical, nutritious, easily di
gested dishes which any good housc
wlfo knows how to prepare
Boiled eggs cooked lb wator below
tho boiling point aro not as hard to di
gest as many peoplo boliovo, but if
cooked in very hot water thoy aro moro
likely to bo leathery and hard to di
gest. Fried eggs aro also moro di
gestlblo if cooked slowly.
Nuts aro becoming moro popular aa
meat substitutes, although many kinds
of nuts aro not cheaper than meat II
bought on tho. market at present
prices. On many farms, howover, il
Is meroly a matter of picking up hick
Dry nuts, hazelnuts or walnuts, instoad
of lotting tho hogs get them, nnd on n
great many others it is n very easy
matter to ralso peanuts enough for tho
family and havo plonty to fatten a few
hogs.
Thoso who wish to try somo meat
substitute dishes can securo direction!
for making them by writing to tho Mia
sourl college of agriculture at Colum.
bta. Wo include hero two tried at the
college:
Cottage Cheese Use sour milk thai
has set. Warm It slowly in a doubk
boilor, If ono Is at hand, until tho who)
soparatos from tho curd. Then strain
through cheesecloth; chop flno, ml)
with milk or cream and season to tasto
Bo careful not to heat too long or too
hot hoforo straining, or tho curd "wll
bo tough.
Creamed Fish In Bico Cases Lino s
buttorcd mold about a quarter of ar.
inch thick with boiled rico. Fill wltl
chopped or boned salmon or other fish
to which thick whlto sauco has been
added. Brown Bllghtly In tho oven
turn from tho mold and servo.
The Sanitary Kitchen Shelf. .
Rip tho oilcloth and tho perforated
paper off tho kitchen shelves and
paint them if you valuo cleanliness
and health. 'Wator bugs and roachoi
and onto make tho coziest homes in
tho warm cornerB of covorcd sholvoB
whllo thoy find odorous, freshly paint
ed shelves far too cheerless for do
me8tlo purposes. By tho time the
paint Is dry tho prospective tonante
will havo sottled olsowhoro. And rec
ollect the saving in paper, bug pow
dor and timo in cleaning.
Grapefruit Cocktail.
Paro grapefruit, being suro to re
move alj tho whlto portion. vCut frul'
In sections, then crosswiso in pieces.
Sweeten with sugar. Add an oqua'
amount of oranges cut in same size
pieces. Cut a slice from tho top of six
bell peppery and remove seeds and
parlitlonsi from lnsido. Fill witfc
orange arid grapefruit.
Fricasseed Veal.
Try this soraotlmo for a cheap dish
Threo pounds veal cut In small pieces.
Boll till tender. Fry two or three
slices salt pork till fat is all out, and
put in veal and broth. Add butter,
salt and popper. Lot It boll, then take
out meat and thicken gravy. 1'our
over tho meat.
Carrots and Peas Creamed,
Scrub and cut into dlco enough car
rots to make a pint. Let stand In cold
water for half an hour. Drain and
cook in an uncovered kettle of boiling
wator until carrota aro tender. (Old
carrots require about one-quarter ol
an hour.) Add a pint of peas and a
pint of crenm aauco.
When Cooking Greene.
When greens aro cooked, add a tinj
pinch of baking soda to the first watei
In which thoy aro parboiled for flvf
minutes. Drain this water off and ro
placo it with fresh water for tho flna'
cooking.
Yellowness In Clothes.
Threo things will cause whIU
clothes to yellow tho Iron In the wa
ter, a too fee uso of soda, or irnpropc:
rinsing.
WOMEN DELEGATES TO DEMOCRATIC
f.- Vi
U'Ct to riu'ht: Mr.s. Marie A. Larkoy, California; Mrs. Mary Klrkloiul, Colorado; Miss Mary W. loy, California;
Mrs. V. A. Harris, Kansas, anil Mrs. It. T. Pyper, Utah.
FRENCH AIRMEN RECEIVE THEIR COLORS
An impressive ceremony was that attendant upon tho presentation for tho
first tlmo of tho colors to tho French ilyirg corps by General Glroud, tho Inspec
tor general of the school of aviation. Tho Hag was handed to Lleutonant
Guynomor (shown with tho colors), tho famous airmun, with these words:
"Raise your hopes towards those colors', raise your souls toward thoso glories."
HOW CARRANZA
SOLDIERS TRAVEL
CONVENTION
A WOMAN POLITICIAN
Mr. ('. II. SpInltH, pift'Hltlent of the
Women's Stnfo Democratic club of
California mid a member of the ex
ecutive coininltteo of tho Democratic
win to central committee.
WILLIAM F. M'COMBS