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SEPTEMBER 13, 1907
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scorching of starchy ones or the spoil
ing of one's saucepan.
Gathering up the Fragments
Use up all the fag-ends of the gar
den, preserving them in some way,
and thus defy the high prices which
we will almost certainly have to pay
for provisions the coming winter.
Many vegetables may be canned, or
dried, or salted down, and those not
quite nice enough In appearance for
individual dishes may be used in
making soups and stews for the cold
days when hot dinners are relished.
The housewife who has the privilege
of staying at home and catering to
the welfare of her family will find
many ways of serving those "last
jars" satisfactorily. In canning to
matoes can any left-over juice as
carefully as you do the tomatoes,
and keep for use in soups. It is
line.
For jelly, use grapes that are half
ripe if you would avoid the hard
granules which .so often form in
grape jelly. Jellies made of very
ripe grapes are apt to have these
granulations.
Home Helps
Before hanging up one's garments,
care should be taken to see that the
hooks or nails are not rusted. The
rusting may be prevented by dipping
the hooks or nails in white enamel
paint, or painting them where they
are. Many garments are ruined by
such spots of iron rust, especially in
the late summer, or early autumn,
when garments are damp from pers
piration 'on being removed from the
person.
A great many times, the headache
of which the housewife complains is
caused by hunger, although foods
may have been taken in. seeming
plenteousness. All foods do not
nourish, and one should take the
pains to find out what kinds give
FAMILY 001)
Crisp, Toothsome and Requires No
Cooking
. A little boy down in North Caro
lina .asked his mother to write an
account of how Grape-Nuts food had
helped their family.
She says Grape-Nuts was first
brought to her attention on a visit
to Charlotte, where she visited the
Mayor of that city who was using
the food by the advice of his physi
cian. She says:
"They derive so much good from
it that they never pass a day with
out using it. While I was there I
used the Food regularly. I gained
, about 16 pounds and felt so well
' that when I returned home I began
using Grdfoe-Nuts in our family reg
ularly. '
"My little 18 months old baby
shortly after being weaned was very
ill with dyspepsia and teething. She
was sick (nme weeks and we tried
everything.' She became so emaciat
ed that it was painful to handle her
and we thought we were going to
lose. her. One day a happy thought
urged me to try Grape-Nuts soaked
in a little warm milk.
"Well, it worked like a charm and
she began taking it regularly and im
provement set in at once. She is
now getting well and round and fat
asvfast as possible on Grape-Nuts.
"Sometime ago ceveral of the fam
ily were stricken with v LaGrippe at
the same time, and during the worst
stages we could not relish anything
in the shape of food but Grape-Nuts
and oranges, everything else nauseat
ed us.
"We all appreciate what your fa
mous food has done for our family."
"Thpre's a Reason." Read "The
Road to Wellvllle," in pkgsr.
her the most comfort and tho least
bad after effects.
To remove tho corroded tops of
salt cellars, drive into the end of a
stout stick two very slim w'ire nails,
thrust the nails in the holes of tho
top and use the stick as a handle
for twisting the cover until it is
loosened.
If the table linen has" a spot of
grease on it, while still too fresh for
the laundry, try rubbing tho spot
with chalk, putting it on plentifully
and the chalk will absorb the grease
and at the same time disguise the
stain.
For removing cod-liver oil stains,
saturate with ammonia. Fuller's
earth made into a paste and thickly
applied to tho spot will remove it.
Cloth can be made water-proof by
making a solution of one-half ounce
of alum and one-half ounce of sugar
of lead stirred into one gallon of
water, let stand until settled, then
pour off the clear part, and into this
leave the cloth for twenty-four hours,
then dry and press it. This is recom
mended. If the draw-string of a garment
has slipped back into the casing use
a crochet hook to reach and pull it
out.
Fall House Cleaning
Although this Is seldom tho task
that spring house cleaning is, yet
the careful housewife will find plenty
to do, and there will be many small
jobs of repairing that will call for
the skilled hand of the man of the
family. All broken plastering should
be either patched, or covered over
with cloth, nail holes should be filled,
and crevices and cracks In wall and
ceiling filled in. Doors that have
stood open nearly all summer may
have "warped," or sagged, or the
hinges grown rusty, while windows,
may need tightening and new cords,
all broken or cracked glass renewed,
and stops adjusted. Chimneys and
flues should have attention before
the grates are opened or the stoves
brought In, and all dislodged mortar
and other damages of weather be re
paired. Even though the house may
not take fire from the neglect, there
may be a waste of fuel from poor
drafts, or much worry from the
housewife because of poor service.
Carriage paint will be a good ren
ovator for rusted gratep and fronts
of fire places, and the stove pipes
and stoves should be overhauled, re
pairs ordered, and a general clean
ing up given them while one has
time. Don't put this off until the
"cold snap" forces you to think of
it. In-mercy to both the driver and
his team, order your coal, or haul
it yourself, while the roads are good,
and get it housed, if it must be in
the cellar, In time to let the inevit
able dust settle before the house
cleaning is done. Gather up every
stray stick of -kindling, all useless
boards, old wood of any kind and
cut and store it so the heap will
be handy on stormy days when the
mercury suddenly falls. If attend
ed to at odd hours the tiine will
hardly be missed.
Screens will have to be taken down
soon, and they should be marked as
taken out and stored carefully where
nothing will damage the wire, and
where the frames will not get out
of shape. If the screen doors are
to be used as storm doors, cover
them with dark oil cloth, tacked over
the outside closely.
hero and there, that will show your
appreciation of your friends, without
being "unduly expensive." In every
city of any pretensions are the ton
cent stores, where nothing will cost
more than five or ten cents, rind in
tho various departments of which
many really excellent things can be
had for the one small sum. Many
of these articles are identical with
others that sell in tho largo depart
ment stores (larger in price) for
much more than the ten-cent man
asks for it. Of course, there is much
offered that is tho veriest trash, but
there are mnny things that are worth
tho ten cents. It you try to patron
ize those stores about holiday time
you will find tho crowds surging
through then so great that you can
scardely make your purchase. A
good way to do is to make your pur
chase whenever you have a dime that
you can spare, putting tho purchase
In "your "Christmas box," and when
the demand for presents is made up
on you, you will have a goodly gup
ply to choose from. If something
special is needed, you will have riiQre
leisure, as wHl as, perhaps, morn
money, and you can lakcj&our time
in selecting. Some of these k tor oh,
especially in large cities, mrjs a ver
itable wonderland, and .cmrer rmyiy
floors and fill several stories of a
building.
Look After (lie Chimneys
Now is a good time to see that
tho chimneys are all right, it may
save much trouble, as a fire means
more than tho burning of a building
generally. Got the flues in good
shape for tho winter fires, and see
that all cracks, crevioes and holes
made by loosened mortar are all
made safe. Seo that a safe place is
made in which the dally ashes may
bo emptied without danger of setting
something to burning. These may
seem small matters, but it pays to
look after them.
Looking Ahead
Do not . forget that before long
you will be awakening to the fact
that Christmas presents will be in
order and with most -of us, if we
do not fcegin in time, it will be
"short" order, not only for want of
money, but for want of time. If
you can not find time to. make things,
and your pocket-book- looks islira,
look around you for little "pick-ups"
Paris Fashions for Readers of
The Commoner
No. 2017-MIHHCH' Shirt Waist,
Tucked in Box Plult Effect. Tim plain,
stylish lines of thlH smart waist will
commend It to the home dressmaker.
It could be suitably developed In
Seotcli flannel, cashmere, or any of the
striped and plaid effects now worn.
Three sizes 13 to 17 years.
No. 1974 Child's Plaited Ono-plece
Dress, with or without Epaulets. The
bretelles on the shoulder of this little
dress afford an especial expression
of the season's styles. Made of white
galatea trimmed with cut-work Inser
tion over pink, It Is as dainty and
pretty as It is stylish. Four sizes
1 to 7 years.
No. 2031 Misses Yoke Waist, with
High or Low Neck, Long or Three-quarter
length Sleeves, and with or with
out Suspender Bertha. This little model
could be appropriately made In a lin
gerie style with white embroidery or
lace, and would be very pretty. Three
sizes 13 to 17 years. , ,
No. 2018 Ladles' Tucked Night
Gown, slipped on over the Head and
with Three-quarter Length Sleeves.
Tho low or square necked night gown
Is so much in vogue that this pretty
example will be weleonred by the
home dressmaker. Bands of embroid
ery constitute the trimming. Four
sizes 32, 36, 40 and 44 Inches, bust
measure.
No. 2016 Ladies' Princess Jumper
Dress, in Sweep or Hound Length, A
dressy, pretty stylo of Princess Jumper
dress is hero illustrated made of blue
crepe do Chine. Messallne, peau de
sole, tussor or Shantung, or any of
tho usual silk fabrics would be all
charming for development. It may be
made in sweep or round length. Seven
sizes 32 to 4-1 inches, bust measure.
No. 2015 Girls Low Necked Dress,
with Short Sleeves and Plastron Col
lar. Made of burnt-onion linen with
rows of brown braid, this is a very
pretty and becoming frock for the tiny
girl, and may be worn with comfort
all through the fall. Four sizes G
to 12 years. , ,.. , .
No. 2038 Ladies' Five-gored Skirt,
with Side-plaits at Top and Tucks at
Lower Part. All of the elements that
aro required o make n HiicoBBful
skirt are united In this charming new
model. It would find its best develop
ment In chiffon broadcloth, sicillenne
or serge. Six sizes 22 to 32 Inches,
waist measure. . , , . A
No. 2032 Ladies' Tucked Shirt
Waist, with Three-quarter Length
Sleeves. A pretty style is here repre
sented made of pale-green taffetas,
with knife-plaitings of silk around the
edsres.. It is easy to make, and ex
tremely smart- when finished. Six
8ize8 32 to 42 Inches, bust measure.
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