The Commoner
MfGUST, 1916
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rub well -with more hot corn mel,
just as you would use suds. If there
are spots, they may need individual
attention.
For light woolen or silk wraps
that are used about the head or
shoulders of chilly evenings, put
them in a bag, or pillow slip and
cover with hot flour or corn meal,
then rub together and pat with the
hands until the meal is cool. They
will then be clean, but if not satis
factory, repeat with the hot meal or
flour. Do not use soap suds on wool
ens if you can help it, as the soap
will give the goods a yellow tinge
and Knitted or crocheted goods are
apt to become "stringy" when wet
cleansed. Try, the dry-cleaning first.
For removing mildew, cover the
spot with salt, wet with lemon Juice
and lay in the hot sunshine, keeping
the salt wet until the stain disappears.
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Requested Recipes
For peach marmalade, the fruit
should be quite ripe, and the nicer
flavored the better. Allow three
quarters of a pound of sugar to each
pound of prepared fruit; cut the
peaches into small pieces and put in
to the preserving kettle in alternate
layers of fruit and sugar; cook over
a slow fire, watching carefully to
preventhurning; when it begins to
jell, fill into' small tumblers or jars
and cover closely. Melted paraffin
may bo used on top of the marma
lade. Plums and apricots may be
used in the same way, and for pears,
allow two pounds of sugar to every
three and one-half pounds of fruit;
prepare tho pears as for preserves,
stew in water to half cover until per
fectly tender, then mash with a
wooden potato masher, or wooden
spoon, add the sugar, and tho grated
yellow rind of six lemons to every
six pounds,, of fruit; mix well and
cook down to the proper consistency.
In making marmalade, tho kettle
must be-watched and the stirring
constant, as it scorches quickly if
neglected.
For "Tomato Paste," which one
reader says is a "new way of put
ting up tomatoes," try this: Use per
fectly ripe tomatoes,, but with no de
cayed spots; prepare' as you would
for canning or catsup, and boil down
the mass to a thick paste as you
would marmalade; the tomatoes are
usually sweet enough, and do not
need any spices, unless you like
them. The paste can be left to cool,
then made into cakes and dried for
winter use; when wanted, they have
to be soaked to soften. This is an
old way, in use when canning fruit
was not known. Pumpkins, squash
es, sweet potatoes, may all be used
in this way. The paste may be
packed into small jars and covered
with writing paper pasted over the
jars, if preferred to drying. Our
mothers used to keep the "paste" in
broken pitchers, or other crockery
not useful for anything else. "We
made "peach leather" in the same
way. The peaches were usually
sweetened.
For tho Toilet
"No Name" asks for a quick
whitener for the hands. This one is
recommended: Four ounces of sweet
almond oil, one ounce of lanolin, one
ounce spermaceti, one ounce white
wax, one ounce subnitrate of bis
muth and ten drops of oil of bitter
almonds. Put all ihe ingredients ex
cept the bismuth into a water bath,
which is like a double boiler, one
vessel containing the ingredients
set in a larger vessel containing hot
water, and when sufficiently warm
to blend, beat until smooth; then sift
the bismuth into the blended oils
and beat again until smooth. Apply
to the hands, rubbing it well in,
once or twice a day.
Mrs. Emma S. asks for the bleach
made of egg and lemon juice given
some tmo ago. Beat the whita at
ouo egg into a stiff froth; add tfca
Juice of ono lemon, and set tho disk
containing it into another dish con
taining hot wator, and put on tha
stovo whero tho water will heat
without cooking tho egg; stir to a
smooth pasto, and as soon as you
havo stirred it into a thick cream,
romovo from tho hot water. After
washing tho hands, face, neck and
arms and drying with a soft cloth,
tako a little of tho pomade and rub
on tho skin, as you would cold
cream, rubbing it well in. Let dry,
and as soon as tho pasto begins to
dry, rub tho skin with a soft towel,
which takes off all the cream and
leaves tho complexion soft and beau
tifully whito. No powder is neces
sary. Try it and you will bo pleased.
Just common bran Is good to save
the soap bill; it may bo thrown into
the basin of water and used Just like
soap, and is very cleansing and soft
ening, and will bleach tho skin if
persevered in.
For ono who has a "torpid liver,"
tho salt rub is fine. Put about a
quart of common salt in a bowl;
pour on it enough water to moisten,
but not dissolvo it; then, with your
hand rub tho salt vigorously all
over your body, beginning at tha
neck; rub until the skin is red, then
sponge the body in tepid wator until
tho salt is washed off, then spougo
quickly with cold water and rub tho
body well with a Turkish towel. If
you could havo assistance in the bath
it would be best.
Why We Lovo the Scotch Songs
It is claimed that Americans are
moro Scotch than English, and that
in language and habits tho lowlaud
Scotch themselves are moro English
than tho English. It is along the
Scotch border that tho original
Anglo-Saxon survived longest, and It
is still there that tho most striking
traces of him aro to bo found, unless
we are to except tho mountains of
Kentucky and Tennessee and tho
Ozarks region of Missouri. Most
Americans who call thcms'olycs
Anglo-Saxons have a great deal of
lowland Scot blood in them.
7871 Ladles' Waist Cut in sizes 34
to 40 Inches bust measure. This very
pleasing waist is graced with a knife
plalted frill prettily arranged, "vest
like," under a tab extension of the
right front on line with the bust. At
tho shoulder seams the fronts are
gathered: long or short sleeves finish
with cuffs that aro buttoned trimmed.
7878 Children's Dress -Cut ,In Sif
2. 4 and 6 years. This little frock Is
trimmed with frills which are of edg-
Incr and tney marn uu-i". v.
ffiTSs3L
are of contrasting material.
7007 Misses' Dress Cut in sizes 14.
16 18 and 20 years. A new Idea In a
snort dress that shows very good taste
ami the continued prominence of
stripes. The belted blouse, very full
and flaring in its line below the waist,
has the serviceable and attractive col
lar in contrasting note. The skirt is
cut in one piece.
7881 Children's Romper Cut in
sizes 2, 4 and C years. A little varia
tion of the ever popular rompers, Is
this ono in the picture, because it has
the front of the drawers and the waist
in one piece. A facing of the material
on the drawers band is finished with
buttonholes, for buttoning to the lower
edge of the waist.
7800 Ladles' Shlrf-Walst Cut In
sizes 30 to 42 inches bust measure.
A very likeable type of the sport
blouse is this one, which may havo
wrist length or shorter sleeves, finished
with an ornamental cuff, Jn contrasting
goods to harmonize with the banding
on the broad collar. Pongee, poplin,
Grapo juice put up without sugar
will keep well if everything is com
pletely sterilized and tho Juice put in
absolutely air-tight bottles. It corks
aro used, havo new ones, and soak
in cold water, then force into neck
of the bottle very tight; the end of
tho neck of the bottle should bo
dipped in hot sealing wax, to render
it thoroughly air-tight. Only per
fect grapes, free from any decay,
should be used. Wrap the filled bot
tles in paper and keep in a cool
place.
wash silk, cotton crepe, cotton voile.
linen, madras and the ilko aro all de
sirable fabrics.
7800 Lndlex' Dresw Cut In sizes 3
to 42 inches bust measure. The stylish
and youthful overblouso effect Is clev
erly suggested In this design which
has the collar and vest in one piece
und, in contrasting color. The fronts
are gathered at the shoulder scams and
stitched to the vest trimmed with but
tons In groups. The skirt is cut In six
gores.
7877 Ladles' Yoke-Skirt Cut in
sizes 24 to 32 Inches waist measure.
The yoke effect is conspicuous Jn this
four-gored skirt, because of the but
toned tab decoration, front and back.
An under box-plait at each side gives
the stylish flare. The four gores hang
gracefully from a raised waistline.
787iT Ludtcp' Yoke-Skirt Cut In
sizes 22 to 32 inches waist measure.
This skirt can not escape the notice of
the woman who likes the yoke effect In
a novel way. In a garment for practical
wear. In this design there are four
gores; their arrangement gives a broad
panel front, clearly defined by side
stitched seams.
7870 Ladles' House Dress Cut In
sizes 3C to 44 Inches bust measure. The
making of this dress Is certainly not a
problem of skill nor of cost. It Is In
one piece from tho shoulder to the
lower edge; the stylo feature Is tho
pocket stitched to each front, below a
"piece-bolt" which Is tacked over fine
plaits to confine tho fullness at the
waist.