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Kitchen Golor Schemes Suggest New Style of Christmas Presents
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T IS rumored that dlsbjnna ar
going ta t&k th place of dia
monds for CbrUtmaa prwenta,
that tea caddlea ' will under
atudy tlaraa and est beaters
will b found In many a silk
stocking where of yore only Tuletido opals
and emerald pendants reposed, with orders
fur grand pianos and automobiles on the
side. But this Is not necessarily dus t
financial stress.
"For two or three years," said the head
of the household ware department " of a
great store, "we have noted a steady In
crease of custom around holiday time in
this department There are a hundred rea
sons that might be given.
"One of thorn is doubtless the increased
attention given to hyclenic matters. Con
vince the housewife that the happiness of
her home centers In the kitchen and harp
on that note continually and by and by
you will find that the kitchen will occupy
a good part of her thought, with the nat
ural results' of having the very best and
nnwest articles for its furnishings.
"Lt year a number of young couples
came here to select presents for each other
or lor friends or relatives. If they had a
modest income perhaps an entire outfit of
agate or enameled tin would be bought, if
means permitted the aluminum outfit.
which all told perhaps on aril 13) or $40,
would be purchased, and the women looked
as pleased as If they ' had received new
gowns or hats, while the husbands cer
tainly seemed better satisfied than if cigars
or neckties had come their way.
"One woman, a steady purchaser, con
fided to me that she had a large list of
intimates on whom she had been accus
tomed in times past to shower all sorts of
useless articles for their libraries, bed
rooms and living rooms. None of these ar
ticles represented an expenditure of more
than a few dollars; they were sent in doubt
and received in dismay.
"One day,' said she, "I wandered into
the kitchen of a friend. Most of its fur
nishings had never been replaced since she
was married, ten years ago, except where
they had actually worn out Everything
else in the house was so new that It
creaked. That furnished me with an idea,
and since I have put it into execution the
lukewarmness that greeted my former
presents has been replaced by rapturous
words and notes of thanks. Many of my
friends have followed my example.
"Another reason for the selection of 'do
mestic articles for presents, I believe. Is
found in the architecture of the modern
apartment, where the kitchen is often in
view to the most casual visitor. The house-
THE WOMAN WHO IS
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The woman who is Sorosis-Shod is foot con
tented. She is sure of the correctness of style, the
smoothness of fit, and the excellence of quality in
her footwear
That woman has found that the Sorosis trade
mark means assurance of all that is best in shoes.
If your dealer tries to sell you something "just
as good," he has his own interest, not yours, in
mind.
si Wmz Store
203 Soutli 15th Street
wife naturally wants to make it attractive.
"The kitchen nowadays often has a de
cided color scheme. Delicate shades are
forbidden, for the smoke of the cooking
can only be withstood by the few decided
colors which are seen in the manufactur
ers' samples, the primitive greens, blues,
pinks, yellows, for instance.
"She can find all sorts of paints and var
nishes in these colors, even the paper for
the cupboard shelves and the candles for
dark corners. Bhe can with the expendi
ture of a surprisingly small sum have an
entire Delft room, one of peacock blue, of
old rose or orange, as she prefers.
"All the receptacles for tbe thousand and
one articles of use may be found in these
colors, and the drudgery of housework
really takes on a poetic coloring from its
environment Dressed in a long, white
linen apron, a mob cap over her hair, in a
kitchen of old rose fixings. It 'would be
difficult to see In what way a woman could
appear to greater advantage during the
hours of the workaday time."
Then there are all sorts of contrivances
to make the housework easier.
No longer can the husband make dis
paraging remarks concerning the flavor of
the butter, with reminiscences of an ear
lier and happier time, when some one of
his feminine relatives arose early in the
day to make It for the family use. There
is a patent chum cn the market which
makes butter in fifteen minutes, and makes
It just as good as any that Aunt Mehlt or
Uncle Reub ever produced.
According to the buyer, th chums axe
taking like hot cakes. They look like a
generous sued glass bottle, on the cover
of which is fitted an arrangement some
thing like the handle and cogwheels of an
egg beater; which connects with a couple
of revolving fans inside.
. The smallest else, costs fl.SO, and to
make the butter equkment complete there
is a tiny scoop witi bent handle which
lifts the cream from th milk bottle and
hangs on its edge when not working. There
Is also the square woodea paddle, by which
with a simple turn of the wrist the churner
can make the complet4 batter into butter
balls.
The whole process la complete in a little
over thirty minutes. Incidentally It is
said that the very newest method of im
proving: the complexion, contour and
firmness of the arms la by this sam
churning process.
Thefts of milk bottles have aroused the
indignation of another Inventive mind
and a very simple and effective method
has been evolved for getting the best of
janitors, tramps and stray buys who steal
the bottles and sell them for unlawful
gain. To prevent this la a padlocked box
to be fastened to tbe wall of the area, big
enough to hold half a dosen milk bottles
and only to be opeued by the milkman and
the housewife who have the keys.
The old-fashioned eggbeatr is replaced
by various newer designs. The three
minute glass, the joy of tbe old-Uiue house
keeper, is companioned now by glasses for
four, five, six minutes and more, as may
be desired. The largest ones huld a half
hour's worth of sand.
Sentiment sometimes mingles" with the
manufacture of these instruments, and it
la not an uncommon order for a houmwife
Ui bring back sand from the summer re
sort and have it put in the tiny bulbs of
the ever turning glasses. One of these ex
hibited contained a half hour's worth of
sand brought from the desert where tee
Sphinx's paw rests nonchalantly. U is
probable that the housewife will let suaxiy
an article of her dinner burn while she
watches the slowly dropping grains and
recalls her one-time vacation in the Orient,
but isn't such a memory worth more than
a well roasted bit of beef?
The day has gone by when rags of one
kind and another may be saved for dusters.
Hardwood and painted floors require some
thing special for the proper treatment, and
large floor cloths with light borders, made
of crash or some firmly woven flax may be
had for 25 cents.
These are supplemented by dusters with
bandana borders, .chamois cloth, an im
ported material for the polishing of metals,
varying in size and price but never more
than 15 or 20 cents a square. A half dozen
of these will last a long time.
The housewife's personal needs are not
forgotten. She' no longer wears on old pair
of kid gloves with the fingers cut out,
frayed and worn. For her there are roomy
knit gloves, easily slipped on and off, the
loose mesh giving plenty of ventilation,
they are only IS cents a pair.
Dust cacs for the hair are also knit, so
that ventilation is assured, and for her
brooms are knitted covers, drawn up
around the handle, a necessity nowadays
when the boomcorns leave scratches on
the polished surfaces and are unable prop
erly to gather up the dust in stray corners
where it has collected and eludes the stiff
ends designed for carpets. As the covers
retail for 10 cents apiece there seems no
adquate cause for tbe housewife to com
plain of tbe difficulty ef keeping her floors
in good condition.
Bridget's scrubbing pail is another mark
for reforming oversight What housekeeper
has not had the unpleasant experience
of coming suddenly into her kitchen to
find Bridget on the floor with soap sailing
out of her reach on the watery incline and
rags of all sorts scattered about?
Now the pall is fastened to a big bowl. In
which all the brightly bordered scrub
cloths of different sizes find a place, and
there is a holder for the soap included in
the equipment. All Bridget has to do is
to take up the arrangement by its handle
and move easily from place to place as she
scrubs. This Improvement on old time
methods costs a little less than $2.
AH 4he old cane seated chairs poked away
in the storeroom may be refurnished with
new leather seats, that come in all sizes,
and fasten with patent clasps, so that all
that has to be done is to cut out the broken
bits of the cane and slip the new seat Into
place. .
The old fashioned medicine cabinet for
the bedroom or bathroom has counter
parts In ornamental articles, with colonial
doors of beaded glass. They are fitted
Inside with porcelain bottles marked with
the names of the usual household remedies,
and with tiny drawers for cotton, plasters
all tbe first and last aids to the injured.
The coffee or brass coffee pot with al-
Quaint Features of Life
oohol lamp and a percolating system that
Is guaranteed to work under all conditions
of family tempers and trials makes a
charming gift A KoJTaate sized one costs
approximately Pi, and for those who want
their coffee made by the drip method rather
than the boiling, and who can scarcely af
ford to pay so much, there is a coffee pot
f similar design made to use on the stove,
of agate ware, in any color desired.
Candles of compositions which look like
wax, do not bend with the heat and are
grooved to fit any candlestick, come in all
colors.
There is an aluminum teakettle with a
patented, top which falls over when the
handle is turned a certain way. When one
considers tbe number of times a house
keeper has to fill the kettle every day this
trifling Invention is not so unimportant as
It might seem at first reading.
For the woman who has no home of her
own on the questionable temperament of a
servant for favors of a domestic kind, there
is a special flatlron and alcohol lamp equip
ment, so that she can smooth out her own
little fixings and be under obligations only
to her Industry. It comes in a case and
can be tucked away out of sight when not
In use.
It Is invaluable to the actress traveling
In one night stands, to the summer boarder
seven miles from a laundry and for the
hall room girls who are bound to look neat
and clean do matter how great a struggle
has to be made with that end in view.
The boarding house keeper, whose hus
band has a pressing business engagement
when the meat has to be carved, can solace
herself for his departure with a specially
designed equipment for her need. This
consists of a framework in which the roat
is held up by parallel bars pronged with
skewers and a knife that slices off th
meat so that ever the star boarder will sot
got more than his share. - -.,
Electricity plays, a leading part In the
domestic inventions. There Is an electrla
clock for the bedroom, attached to the
lighting equipment of the room, so that
by pressing a button the tiny Incandescent
bulb winks a luminous eye and you see the
time of night The prices of these range
from 13 to ts. . - v
For the table there is an electrio stoveV
furnished with copper sliding covers so
that when the dish is cooked the covers
may be drawn and the contents kept warm
for considerable time.
Just as the. rag is a part of the household
equipment has seen its day, so has the
pasteboard box. No article of domestlo
service has experienced more wonderful
changes.
Brocades, tapestries, silks, sstlns, chif
fons, etc., are used to cover it Cabinets
for the comer of the room and special
shelves of carved wood are made to hold
It properly decorated with medallions of
famous French beauties Inset
The open drawer of the dressing table
disclosed rows of the boxes for veils, hand
kerchiefs, laces, gloves, perfumed with
padded linings, but not a hint anywhere of
the old fashioned store box which was
thought good enough to stow things away
in a decade ago. The stowing away boxes j
on a larger scale fit under the bed or coach
and have castors so that they can be
pulled In and out with ease.
Window seats are made of bamboo boxes
big enough for shirt waists and red cedar
boxes are shown for the same purpose.
The prices of the boxes rang In a Ions
scale, from SO cents to $3.
Fooled the Church People.
.S KAtiTKRX magazine hits been
K I running articles on the treat
A I ment of strun-jers receive in
woman connected with the
magazine arrived in Macotu
Al.., ai:d the town found it out When
she appeared at church Sunday c cry thing
was lovely. Two ushers escorted her
proudly to a front seat A sister helped her
take off her Jacket. A woman across
the aih found the place and fetched l.er
a hymn book. The janitor llp-tocd
clumsily up to her pew and lnijjlred If
the ventilation was satUf uctory. After
the serl-es the pastor, with Iila mlU
the alleged discourtesy shown the "iu
cret agent" In St. Louts, rushed forward,
elbowed rerple right and leU, rxurtded
twe wr.rm hands to the stranger. Thd
women got all around her aud almost
smothered her with their kindly atten
tion; then a deaeori and his furully cap
tured her and took her off to dinner, la
the afternoon he took I.ir driving, an J
had his children jump out when they
reuchrd the country and gather wild llu.v.
ers for her. I.ate In the afternoon Hit
deacon drove her to the hotel and toli
thh landlord to send her hill to him.
And after all that she prued to be orly
a subscription solicitor.
The Saa-sseetloa of a Child.
A divorced acquaintance, who has the
privilege of visiting a litUe eUgtiter o.ne
a muntii, went to make Mw regular fii,
relates the Brooklyn r'.sgla. Has former
wife was present at the meeting between
the faxher and his ( year-old cLiid. The
parents bowed Inxermally.
The little girl, whe is very fond of her
father, sjssggled in his lap whso ae
said:
, "Well, my dear, I am going away for
two months, and I know that Thanksgiv
ing and Christmas and New Year's will
have come and gone before I return.
Therefore, I want to buy you presents
for all of these days. Now, tell me what
you would like best, so that I may ex
actly please you for you know that is
what I want to do."
"Yes. I am sure, dear papa."
"Be a good little girl, then, and tell
me exactly what you would like best and
you shall have them."
"1 am glad to take all the presents
in one," answered the sincerely affection
ate vol' e. as the girlish face snuggled
closer to that of her father. "Get me a
little sister that's the only present I
wanv"
The father took the child to his heart
and hugged her. The two peoplo of sun
dered lives looked each other over frankly
in their faces. Then they felt their eyes
get moist Not a word more was said
before they parted.
The chances are even that before Chrlat
mas w e shall' hoar of a reconciliation in
high society trough! about by the sug
gestion of a little child.
A l.imrrlrLrd Mill.
Perhaps the most peculiar will ever writ
ten was probated in liiglsnd at Doctors
(iimmoM, July .7. 17s. It ran as follows: ,
I tivi snd bequeath.
Vh.;n 1 am ij.i underneath,
Te fry tw- L virisr s:(.-r!( inot dear,
The wfcfcLe of my store.
Were U twice as rra'cn more,
WUji Go s gomlT.ews has granted me here.
And that cone n:ay prevent
This my wui and intent,
Or ccc4uiun the leajrt ef law racket
With a solemn an peal
I confirm, sign a&d seal
This, the true act and oetd of Will Jackltt
Useful Christmas Gifts
O F" THE RIGHT SORT
Are in good form and will be greatly appre
ciated by ''him.'' The appended list may
assist you in making a selection and you will
find a t-plendid assortment of the "right sort"
at my shop Mufflers, Neckwear, Gloves,
Handkerchiefs, Suspenders, Hosiery, Underwear,
Shirts, Suit Cases, Traveling Bags, Toilet Ar
ticles in leather cases, Suits and Overcoats.
Ladies' are especially welcome and will
receive courteous treatment and assistance in
making selections.
W. X. BOURKE
Men's Fashion Shop. :: 318 South Sixteenth SL