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jk r- uj n APRII.14, 1911 The Commoner. - leas likely to over-partake of them. Tea, to be used as a beverage, should not stand on the leaves longer than five minutes; if longer, it will taste like a "stew." Lemon juice squeezed, into hot tea, is good for the complexion. For a nervous per son, put a clove or two in the cup of tea and drink it quite hot. Rook candy is an excellent sweetener for tea. Maraschina cherries are often dropped into the teacup. Query Box Anxious Mother Outstanding ears on a person grown to maturity can not be brought closer to the head without a surgical operation, but with a young child, it may be reme died with proper appliances. Ermine Where the table pad has shrunken through washing, wet it again and stretch on curtain stretch ers, as you would a curtain, and it will be restored to the proper shape. Housewife A practical kitchen set consists of a paring knife, a spa tula, butcher-knife, bread knife, cook fork, cook spoon, pan-cake turner, and cleaver. Cheap knives for a kitchen are a nuisance. Same A carving set consists of a knife, fork and file. If you buy, be sure to get a good, steel knife that will keep an "edge" and cut smooth ly. The necessary furniture for a dining room is a large extension table, square or round corners; a sideboard, a small serving table, and chairs. Mrs. M. K. It ts perfectly natural with many girls to despise cooking and housework, and this Is by no means a reflection on them, if they are neat and careful and willing to do other things. If given the work she loves, most of girls will develop into- useful, .independent women. Let ner learn one thing thoroughly. Agnes M. You quote "Tho ugly wrinkles between tho oyo-brows at the root of the nose aye tho result of uncontrolled, irritable, peevish temper," and ask if it is so. I do not think it is so regarded by phy siognomists; but they claim they are caused by deep thought and close study. Any how, you seldom see a really intelligent, thoughtful person but what has them. Annie D. A new material called crinkledown is much used for bath robes. The Commoner pattern de partment will supply a pattern suitable. REASONED IT OUT And Found a Change in Food Put Him Right. A man does not count as wasted the time ho spends in thinking over his business, but he seems loth to give the same sort of careful atten tion to himself and to his health. And yet his business would be worth little without good health to care for it. A business man tells how he did himself good by carefully think ing over, his physical condition, in vestigating to find out what was needed, and then changing to the right food. "For some years I had been bothered a great deal after meals. My food seemed to lay like lead in my stomach, producing heaviness and . dullness and sometimes positive pain. Of course this rendered me more or less unfit for business, and I made up my mind that something would have to bo done. "Reflection led me to the conclu sion that over-eating, filling the stomach with Indigestible food, was responsible for many of the ills that human flesh endures, and that I was punishing myself in that waythat was what was making me so dull, heavy and uncomfortable, and unfit for business after meals. I concluded to try Grape-Nuts food to see what it could do for me. "I have been using It for some months now, and am glad to say that I do not suffer any longer after meals; my food seems to assimilate easily and perfectly, and to do the work for which it was intended. "I have regained my normal weight, and find that business is a pleaBuro once more can take more interest in it, and my mina is clearer and more alert." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich, Read "The Road to Wellville' in pkgs. "There's a Reason." Ever read the above letter? A new one appears from time to time. Ehey are gennime, true, and foil of human interest. Somo Easter Dishes Easter Salad Cook the tough stalks of celery in one quart of clear soup-stock and when tender remove them. Add to the water in which they were boiled two tablespoonfuls of tarragon vinegar, one-half tea spoonful of piquant sauce and two tablespoonfuls of gelatine after soft ening it In cold water; stir slowly until the gelatine is dissolved, then turn into a border mold and set on ice to become firm. Have six eggs that have boiled for twenty minutes, then allowed to get cold; cut in two crosswise, remove the yolks, mash fine and add one sweet red pepper to each six eggs. Such peppers can be bought in cans. Stone six olives and add, and run all through the mincer; add enough mayonnaise to moisted; then fill the cavity in the whites with this mixture, press to gether and set small end up inside of the jelly which has been slipped out of the mold. Garnish the dish with lettuce or celery foliage. To serve, put a spoonful of the jelly and one egg on a lettuce leaf for each, guest. Easter Lily Cake Follow di rections carefully. Put one cup of milk in a double boiler, and bring to boiling point; put one cupful of flour into a' bowl and add one cupful of sugar, three teaspoonfuls of bak ing powder, pinch of salt, and sift together four times. Beat the whites of two eggs until stiff and dry. Pour the cup of hot milk into the flour, sugar and powder and stir until smooth; then add the eggs; folding in by drawing the spoon through the mixture toward you then shoving it back with the spoon; next stir from right to left the same way. Repeat until tho whites are evenly folded in. Put into a buttered pan and bake. Have the oven cool at first, increas ing the heat until the cake is well done. A good size for the pan ia 5x9 inches, and three inches deep. Cover with a nice icing. Woman's World. ono egg, add one cupful of flqur, a quarter of a teaspoouful of salt', half a cupful of milk, and ono dessert spoon of olivo oil. Mix until smooth arid glossy. Allow to stand in a cool place for one hour, thou add ono teaspoonful of baking powder. Mrd. E. C. H Missouri. Gooseberries Pick over ono quart of gooseberries, put them with half a gill of water, six tablespoonfuls of sugar and three tablespoonfuls of butter into a clean saucepan and cook gently until tender. Rub through a sieve, mix in three yolks of eggs, stir well, and pour into a buttered baking dish, edged with a neat border of paste. Bako for twenty minutes in a moderato oven and then allow tho pudding to cool a little. Beat up tho whites of three eggs to a stiff froth, then beat two tablespoonfuls of sugar into them and pile roughly on tho top; decorate with ries and return to Contributed Recipes Lemon Cream Cakes Six lemons, three gills of water, the whites of ten eggs, half a pound of sugar, six lady-fingers, half a pound of puff pastry. Pare the rinds of the lemons very thinly and put them in a basin with the water; strain the juice of the lemons on the sugar. WhiBk the whites of the eggs well, then stir Into them lightly the juice and sugar, and the water strained from the peel. Lastly, add grated lady-fingers. Roll out the pastry, stamp Into rounds and line somo small gem pans. Put a small quantity of the mixture into each and bake in a hot oven from ten to fifteen minutes. Use either hot or cold. Mrs. E. Clark, Iowa. Onion Fritters Peel and chop fine two or three onions and fry In but ter until they are beginning to be soft. Drain, and when cold stir them into a thick batter made of milk, ess and flour, seasoned with salt, pepper and a tablespoonful of grated cheese. Drop the mixture from a dessert spoon into hot fat and fry a rich brown. Drain on paper when done, and serve piled up on a bed of water cress. To make the batter, beat up preserved cher- tho oven a few minutes. Serve hot or cold. Hattie S.. Missouri. For White Goods White waists or dresses that have turned yellow from lying too long should be dipped in boiling water in which a tablespoonful of cream of tartar has been dissolved, rubbing, or "sousling" about for a few minutes, then rinsed thoroughly. Another method of bleaching is to add a tablespoonful of coal oil to each pail of water in the boiler, put the articles in and let boil for twenty minutes, then remove from boiler into very hot water and rinse, hang ing in the sun to dry. Those having a washing machine get along much better than without. 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Requires, for tho dress, 2 yards of 36-inch material; for the coat, 4 yards of 27-inch material; for the wrapper, 2. yards of 27-inch material; for the cap, one-half yard of 24-inch material. 387,21) 8004 MISSES ONE-PIECE WAIST WITH TUCKER Sizes, 14, 15, 16 and 18 years. Requires 1 yards of 27-inch ma terial for the tucker and 1 yards for the waist for the 16-year size. 8873 LADIES' PRINCESS COMBINATION Sizes, small, medium and large. Requires 5 yards of 27-Inch "ma terial for the medium size. 8021 LADIES' HOUSE DRESS Sizes, 82, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42 and 44 inches, bust measure. Requires 6 yards of 36-Inch material for the 36-inch size. THE COMMONER will supply its readers with perfect fitting, seam allowing patterns from the latest Paris and New York styles. The de signs are practical and adapted to the home dressmaker. Full direc tions how to cut and how to make the garments with each pattern The price of these patterns 10 cent each postage prepaid. Our large catalogue containing the illustrations and descriptions of over 400 sea. sonable styles for ladies, misses and children, mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents. In ordering patterns give us your name, address, pattern number and size desired. Address TUB COMMONER, Pattera Dept., Lincoln, Nebraska. i i; i: f Wifto.illrlimilllii-to. .. o4.j. .&Li.jtuAttit. --'.JLtll