TI1K BEE: UMAHA. - SATURDAY, iftSJtiKUAi.Y 2b.
Di Covevy of
Silk By
Empress-
A woman discovered silk.
And the secret was kept fur tunny
ccjiturics.
Finally a woman told the secret
ot its culture and maujactirc to a
man and silk begtmo a household
. word in all narts of the world.
WaUcfng one sunny morning in a
" iiwaitit Chinese garden where the
high enveloping walls were all hut
, hidden by a riotous growth of, ex
otic flowers and the air heavily per
fumed with their fragrance, a slim
girl of 4X pattered alpng slowly with
I tightly K)iind feet to an invftiYiff "teak
"wood pagoda by the sideof a mini
. . ature lake. - , '.'
There she rest d. ' As4 she idly
watched a nest of insects and worms
she noticed thatt wbile many if them
apparently slept lazily in thf.in. a
' irio of caterpillars were ceaselessly
busy f casting on the leaves of a white
mulberry,' tree.
Their capacity .and tluir cnqry
ia.-cinate'd her and the next day and
t lor many1 succeeding days she
watched them cat and grow rapidly.
J She had xmple-time, fbr she was
the Empress Si-ling-ohl. wife of thr
- - ' Knioeror Ifuane-t. wlu)"rulcd China
'in 2o40 n. C. She. is .know ft "tenia,
;as the "Goddess of the ilk Wormy
and througliout China.on an appoint-
, ed day the rich and poor alike pay
.,' picturesque tribute "to her.
V, One day she noticed that, as their
heads moved frqjn side to.sidej a
' semi-fluid ptinimy substance 'issued
' ffom their nioutjis and .spoaturqed
into a soft, downy thread. Soon 'co
" 'coonawetie forniv4y andshe- carried
- -;o,ne to the emperon -He wa not iii-.
i (cresteM.
r' The lonely litt empress, sur
fHuiided by' a smll army of servitors
- , rbut without a jjlaymate, although
' merely a child. Carried the "cocoon
'back "to the garden, jit piqued her
! curiosity. , It was about the size., of
'. a large peanut, but slightly thicker
i and substantially hard.- From it
floated many soft threads. She pulled
"; one and found that although it vas
' so light that it would float in the air
it was still so strong that she could
. , pull off quite-a length. The hard-v
hess of'the cocoon bothered her, and
- finally she hit upon the idea of soak--:,ing
one in warm water. The result
- was that she was better able to ex
tract the thread. She wound it pn
pare favorably with the Euod siJks
of today in the beauty of coloring,
weave or. durability. Jt excelled it
only in price.
By the year 151 silken garments
were common in English court cir
cles, although it was not until the.
close of the following century that
England took up the silk industry
during the reign of Edward III.
While France engaged if the in
dustry in thrr earlv part of the 13th
century it was not until almost 300
years later that the trade became well
established there through the ef
forts of Henry of N'avarre, who
spent more than $250,000 of his own
funds in experiments. t x
Wherever' silk was introduced it
depended upon the favor of women,
who were its chief users then, as
they are today, when it virtually is
impossible for a woman to dress her
self without donning many things
into which silk enters largely, iu mau-
silk
wacture. Even .a 'man
from head to foot.
ti'wpil v.ilh silk. ' ' '
The economy of silk iu many ways
was soon recognized when, the sup
ply became great enough to lower
the price sufficient to enable others
than royalty and the. very wealthy
citizenry to buy it '
The United, States today leads the
world as the greatest manufacturer
of silk, with the center of the indus
try located ill 1'atcrsoii. N, J- al
though the first ,ilk mill was built
in 1810 in Mansfield, Conn, ...Raw
sifc was produced in America as
tardy a' 1531,. when Cortez took silk
worm eggs and mulberry tree seeds
tor Mexicp and later in Virginia and
other colonies about j 1619, but has
been abandoned because this coun-
cannot compete witn tne wage
iinn wears
His'chthin
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Cold Meat Sandwiches Recipes
CONTANCE
CLARKE
try.
scales
Italy,
of. China, Japan, India, and
her fiujrers in one 'continuous thread
nearly 2,000 feet long. It was yellow.
' Si-iing-chi had remarkable initia
tive," and had she lived in these days
i and in the United States'she would
undoubtedly have been a leader in
some one or more of the advanced
movements that have placed- women
V; at least closer to their proper place
' in the' world's activities. Not eon-
tetit with her interesting discovery,
-sha set about to1 find some Way in
i wich to utilize the beautiful silken
threads. Aftef 'weeks of study and
; experiments she ordered the ladies
rif her court to gather in the garden.
" There she demonstrated the crude
' methods of gathering and reeling the
silk and, set them , all to work lcarn
x t ing to. help hr. ' Soon she taught
p them to weave garments and to em-
broider. Jt was not long before the
eiiiiiernr.',"cvho hSd shown so little
i m j""" in tier sik wodmis. was pre-
, sentcrt tv Ve empress v it" a cere
i '. moiiial garment of purest silk, and
1 . ..1.. i . . . 1 - . tt - j
Jim a soon tunc iciivr an nieimicrs
i the court were wearing silken
' elothjes of dazzling beauty.
' The production of raw silk quickly
'. became the chief industry of China
'.' and the liaUon" grew rich beyond the
tiudc'rstatiding of neighboring coun
' tries which sought vainjy for the"se--'
eret of silk. China held the secret
and monopoly, of exports to.all pirts
' of Asia. India, f'ersia and Arabia for
. many centuries. The death, penalty
'was decreed for the crime of sending
or ta"king the silk worm, its eggs on j
! the seeds of the white mulberry tree i
out of China. ,
' industry until about 150 B. C. when
h prince of India visited China, and
.'toh the love of a demure Chinese.
princess, who accompanied him to
'' India, via the 'elopement and cara
" van route taking, hidden in licr san
. 1 dais, the eggs of silk worms and
feed's, of the while mulberry tree.
Within three moons of thearrival 'in
India of the runaway princess she
disappeared mysteriously between
suns, but it was too late to save the
secret.' She had not only delivered
to her lover the;eggs and the -seeds,
but had taught him all that, she had
learned of silk in the royal palace in
enma. .
Alexander the Great leuned the
secret during 'a visit to India in 323
V IS. C, and through him silk became
- known throughout many' $arts f
J,i,Europe, only. to be lost agaiij. after
. 1 Comparatively a few' years. "' The
knowledge of silk wasuot' regained
, :n Europe until tne reurtt of Julius
' . Caesar in about 57 B. C, when in
' - Rome it became the specified cfcurt
. Jress and sold for its weight in gold.
' ' r"Thc Emperor Tiberius forbade the
" men of Rome to, wear garments ot
silk because be considered th cus-
loin effeminate, and many Roman
deuounced the wearing of silks from
" the Island of Cos bv women? It was
- claimed that the extreme transpar-
ancy of the fine fabric,, made uch
. lostumes indecent. It was the first
dress reform movement in history.
The first standard price fixed for silk
' was set by the Emperor Jwstinian iu
j328 A. D., when he decided that the
,. merchants should not exact more
than eight pieces of gpld (about $15)
for a pound of silk as sola ready foi
Vie tailor. - The price ruined the silk
- -.-(prchants.
V jtV of that day although, of
V nore giuzy texture, "wciuld not com-
-1:156 You Know?7 ;
.TW usual preservatives use4 in
coring pork are salt, which pre
serves it; saltpeter, whichy helps
keep the- natural col6r of. the,
ljneat. and;, Sugar and molasses,
which soften .the muscle fiber and
improve" the flavor.v
To make crisp corn meaEcake,
mix a half cup of white corn meal
with one cup 61 milk and a'helf.
teaspoon of salt. Heat to the
boiling point and then spread . on
shallow buttered nan to depth of
one-quarter :of an inch and hake
in moderate oven until crisp.
If your furnace is good and
your methods are right, twice a
day is often enough to attend to
the. furnace fire 'in moderate
weather and 'no more than four
times in cooler weather.
By
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Here
toast that
luncheon dish,
quarter pound
French Toast. '
is -a new ktnd ot l-renrh
may be served for a
It requires one-
grated jnwiss or
Appetizing sandwiches, may be
made from left-over meats that are
ideal for luncheon. Sunday night sup
per or picnics. Take two cups ofold
boned chicken and a Jji If cup of cold
boiled ham; cut these into. Small
pieces in a chopping bowl, then mix
one teaspooniul of curry paste with
one-half cupful of white sauce, in a
saucepan over, the fire. When it
boils mix into it the ham and
chicken; take lr from the fire and lei
I' cool. Cut. some thin slices of-bread
;;nd bjutter it. Spread the mixture of
chopped meat and sauce evenly over
one-half the number of bread slices,
aud . on the meat place sprigs' of
watercress or lettuce leaves; then
cover with' another slice of bread,
pressing the two -slices firmly to
gether. Garnish -with olives.
Black Pepper
Black pepper is made from the
dried fruit, the size of a pea, of a
plant of the, genus piper, while red
pepper is made from grinding the
seeds from the fruit of a plant of the
genus cuprum, imilar to our green
peppers used as vegetables.
' Sweet Pepper - )
. There is no sure way for the house
wife to tell at sight the difference be
tween sweet and hot green peppers
that she buys from the market. It
is well . even when you'have asked
for sweet peppers to taste a very
small piece of each pepper before
using it in cooking. .
A Good Pudding
To make a good pudding ' out " of
left-over farina or similar cereal,' use
one cupful of the cooked farina, dne
half cupful of milk, one-third cupful
of sugar, a! half ; cupful of seeded
raisins, a little cinnamon and a speck
of ground cloves.
American cheese, one egg, one heap
ing tablespoon flour, one table
spoon cream,' and salt and paprika
to taste. Mix all well together in a
bowl and wVrk the dough until firm.
Smoothly spread a layer 1 of this
dough on slices of bread two and
onehalf inches thick. Fry in deep
hot fat, putting' thc cheese side
down firs(t; then turn over. Remove
wdien toast is a golden brown. This
dish is quickly made, . delicious and
not costly. "x ;
A- good French pudding is mads
as follows: Mix: two cups flour, two
teaspoons baking powder, half a
teaspoon salt and three-quarters cup
sugar together. Beat up one cgfi,
adding three tablespoons melted
butter and a cupfuh milk. Pour this
over the other ingredients and bake
in the oven in a well buttered bak
ing dish. Half a cupful of raisins
may Je added. - Serve, with maple
syrup.
, Brain Omelet.
Scald -the brains and remove the
skin. Calves' brains are more deli
cate in flavor; but beef may be
used. Parboil 15. minutes. Chop
fine and add'the eggs, well beaten.'
Then add .water, parsley, cheese and
seasoning. Pour into a pan with
the onion,-, which has been slightly
browned in the butter.. Let brown
on one side, then turti and brown.
Serve with a light salad.
1 pair beef brains (or 3 pairs calf
brains.) . -
y 1 teaspoonful chopped parsley.
1 tablespooriful better.
1 onion.
S eggs.
I teaspoonful grated cheese (Par-'
niesan.) ' -
3 tablestoonfuls water.
Pepper and salt.
Banana Pie
One. cupful of milk, one cupful of
sugar, one tablespoonful.of flour, two
eggs, .two bananas, vanilla essence.
Scald the milk and add the flour
and three-quarters of the sugar mixed
together. Stir aiuT cook until thick,
then cover atid'cook for 10 minulet.
Add - egg yolks lightly beaten and.
cook one minute.-1 hjpprr. When cool,
add (the vanilia essence.
lyd and slice the bananas. Have
ready an open tart of light' pastry,
previously cooked.. Into this put a
layer of custard and a layer of
banana slices, and continue, until the
tart is quite full, in this way, liaviui;
tne custaru on t lie top. iocr witn ai
meringue mad from the whiles of
the eggs beaten with the remainder
of the sugar. I'.akt five or, ten min
utes iu a stvw oven tr set the me
ringue, wndyivve very cold,
y r ,
The best way to make- ice cream
for children is to y.(ke milk into
junket, allowing "it to setMicfore
ilreemg. Onu" i little creatu need
j be added to this. The result is an
i ire ereaui that is appetizing, but not
' rich. ' ' v-
Wool Saves Labor;
How the Styles have- changed n
kitchens, and how the style have,
changed in caring for them. In the
davs of iron skillets and kettles, of
earthenware or tin pieplates, and of
iron spoons, Tirick dust was one -eft
the kitchen requisites ,if the things ,
were to be scoured r
Todaj-, with aluminum" spoons,
pots, pans and dishes, ' with fire
proofed glass baking y dishes and
benefits of scientific manufacture,
"cleaning wavs" have changed. If,
the aluminum s scoured with any
cleaner that is iandy, dire may be
the results. Unless you have al
ready placed the mysterious woolly
glistening stuif called "steel, wool"
UDon vour market calendar, do . so.
I, ...:il ., ...nrM.'nClqluir 4 'Ut
of this rubbed over the aluminum
kettle or saucepnn rewards one with
a mirrored surface.
It is also successfully : used ' on
nickel, porcelain, enamelware. and
glass. Then, too, it may be used in
cleaning enameled woodwork or
stained floors. In fact until you be
gin using this magic servant so new
to the household worker, you won't
believe the labor it tan save.
What's What "'
By HELEN DECIE
t
The old-time beau thought nothing
of scattering flowers of speech at the
feet of every woman and, whether
she was 17 or 70, the old-time belle
seems to have liked this form of hom
age. Eighteenth century "women of
quality" counted and classified-these
flattering bouqyets. - , '. -
One oi'the beautiful Gunning sis
ters," afterward duchess of Argyle,
was proud to declare that the finest
compliment she had ever received
was paid by a compatriot of hers, a
poor coal-heaver, who, when her car
riage halted in a crowded street, ex
claimed, admiringly, "Whoops, me
ledyl I could light me pipeby the
light o' your eves I"
If any stranger shquld address a
woman, ii) this fashion today , she
would think he had been drinking not
wisely, but too weft Gross flattery
is decidedly out of date. .When a
man pays a compliment to a woman
nowadays it must be done in the
most delicate and subtle way, or it
will be deemed disrespectful. , v
(Copyright, 1921, Public Ledger Co.)
Miss Alice Balfour, youngest sis
ter of the British foreign minister; is
a justice of the peace in Scotland.
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Saturday Specials
MEAT DEPARTMENT
Fresh Laf Ijird. g lb.. for $1.00
Home Dmied Spring Chicken i
per lb TVc
Short Rlh of Beef, per lb. . . .74e
Kxtrm Lean Pork Roest, per lb...l4s
Choice Steer Rump Roast, lb.v ...ISc
Choice Steer Pot Roast, lb... v. 12 Vic
Extra Faney Veal Roast, lb 15e
Choice Steee Round Steak, lb 19c
Choice Steer Shoulder Steak. Ib..l4J.ie
F.xtA Fancy Sirloin Tip Steak, lb. 18'ie
Young Veal Chops, per lb 20
BesX Cremery Butteper lb 47e
Extra Fancy Breakfast Bacon, lb. 19e
GROCERY DEPARTMENT
Larue Cans Spinach, per can. ...lSMic
Or 6 cans for. . I. 95c
Bordens Eagle Brand Milk, per can 26c
No. 8 Special Coffee, S lbs. .$1.00
Red Wins Grape Juice, per quart 59c
Palm Olive Soap, special, S bars, ,26c
Extra Fancy Large Head Lettuce, Im
perial Brand, special, per head, ,11c
22 ox. jars Preserves, per jar.... 25c
Nary Beans, special, 4 lbs. ..... ,25c
Faney Rice, special, t lbs. .25c
Regular 60e cans Morris' Roast Beef,
.35c
.21c
per can
Sim's Malt of Wheat, special.
Courtney
Douglas
394p
EVKNIUNfM
Here's News of Exceptional Importance
to Omaha's Thrifty Housewives v
Ho you markyt in the Table Supply Market! Hasn't It yet enlisted yon s
Minong the thousands of Its regular day-innd day-oot customers! What
- bettdf sermon on'economy can we preach than by .gnotliiir items like these be-
Ion unless it is by serving yon once or twice with thefie good things to
show yon how saiV and sure saying jnoney is in this great spotlessly clean,
mid ever fresh looking grocery ctore.
Saturday GROCERY Specials
Kxtra Fnucy Jonathan Apples, basket.; '.21
Leaf Lettnce, Sfw .;.'.5
Fancy Figs, la-lb. pkg. .....lit .
Head Lcttnce, each ..........10d
Sweet Navel Oranges, dozen 23
Fresh Tegetablcs of All Kinds. , ,
Golden Santos Coffee, per lb .221
Aufcola Coffee, per lb -40
.Bnlk Cocoa, per lb.; : ...... ......i..12!i"."
, Corn, Teas nwd Tomatoes, 6 cans. v.....;;'.....5Qi r.
Prunes, finest jjuallty, 3 lbs ...40(3
Royal Ami Cherries, 35. S cans ,,... '-$1.00
Sliced IMneapple, 3slb. eans ......... '. . .' . -42
Strictly Fresh Eggs, dozen ...Y.t.35
' Sew Tork Cream Cheese, lb .263
. Best Creamery Butter, lb.. ....525
Wilson's Country Boll Oleomargarine, lb 30!r
Comb Honey 333,
Diamond C Soap, 10 bars ......37
Omaha Maid Macajvmi, Congoline, 5 pkgs. for..
-- : ' ' ' ' '
Ggar$ Just Inside the Door Candies
La Flora-De lntals Manila, 60, $2.25
Adelaida, Manila, 100 , ..v. . . .$4.00
Camel, Spur, lucky iStrike, carton... $1.75
Prince Albert and Tn.xcdo, full lb. .'v. . .$1.29
Salted Almonds, lb...... .....$1.00
Toasted Ma'rshmallows, lb ft 303
Filled Candies, Tb . 35
!4.1Van-Eata, 10 bars... .;... '...$1.00
Saturday's Big Specials
MEATS
Pork Loin! Roast, "
per lb., 19y2
. . . .. '
Rolled Rib Roast,
per lb., 25
Pot Roast, .
lrlb.f 10-
Spare Ribs,
per lb, 12
S3
lien's Quality Products
Iten's Mother Cakes, .lb. V. . ,312c
Itenf a Prune Bars, pkg. . . . . . lc
Iten's Peanut Wafers, pkgs. 18c
Iten's Jersey Lunch' Biscuits
per lb. 25c
CAN 'you prepay any
Dessert that will be
as economical, 'as accept-,
aole and as satisfying as
f Do not
:Zj$$B&-?: ' miritanHam
0Te broiling
f or fVying
ACudahy Product " m ' ' '
Ww.flams
It's uniformly mild
Puritan Ham is always the same
mild and sweet, tender and fla
vory, full of wholesome goodness.
That is because of the utmost exact
ness which regulates the selection
and preparation of Puritan, k
means an appreciated quality and
an assurance of unvarying sanV
faction.
k i .1. . At,.
Oj? buy by name. Be sure you get
jj puritan and you'll alvvays be
VanUla Nut
. the Special which our expert has created for next Sunday?
; It's real, fine Vanilla Ice Cream filled with English Wal
nuts and there is a dealer ready to supply you, close to
f everywhere.
Oho
Cem of aft
ICE CREAM
WASTING GAS
Is Burning Money I
cnwt'c'i aumcr in jv min
utes. A tough old hen will
taste lil(e a pullet when
cool(ed in a
MUNY GAS
PRESSURE COOKER
SAVE CAS SAVE FOODS
Sold on Payment Plan.
Pay With Gas Bill.
GAS1 DEPARTMENT
Douglas 0605
1509 Howard
W. I.. BURGESS,
Commercial Agent, v
Bee Want Ads little, but mighty.
"13'
BASK0
EVAP
MILK
2 FOR 25c
LIVE
BETTER
"loiter
P AND G
SOAP
10 FOR 75c
FOR
LESS
OFFERS EXCEPTIONAL VALUE
FOR OBE WEEK JSEia
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CpRN FLAKES
UMIES
Packages
For
Packages'
LARGE 13 OZ.
PACKAGE
REGULAR
PRICE 19c
NOT THE
SMALL
PACKAGE
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SUGAR io lbs. for 88c
''I1''M
RED
1 2 Lbs.
for 25c
..for......... ,t4C
Mazola, per pn.
yiart DOC
Kafo Syrnp,' nhite, 43
Annt Jt'inima Fnn- id
eake flonr I OC
Salt, Mb. nQ
Potato ( hips, "l'rt.
Vcrlh. .( 1
Strained Honey m
fox that cold I C
Ralston IVheat Food a
for brefllifast sOC
rrepared Mnstard. 4
small bottles UC
Pnre Horse- .
radish. ,....inZ
Oranjres, o m
per dozen 0"fC
Grapefmit, 4 .
each, I UC
Jiemons, AA
per dozen.. OstaiC
Fresh Milk A
(note price) I fcC
lien Davis f , ,
Appieg, lb pnG
Katlng Apples
Aomi OOw
CHUM
SALMON
2 for 25c
VEKT itEALTHFlL
TPL.1f
PALMOLIVE
SOAP
3 for 24c
JELLO
1 0c
PRUNES
in-50 !?IZE xv
1 9c a Lb.
can...
CnrhV Tnna Fisli,"'.
fa-lb. cans.......
LENTEN HINTS
Underwood's t. J m
Xnstord Sardines... fC
Glencresit Spu(thetti, 4 s '
Tin. ran I
23c
31c
-17c
5.1 5c
43c
8J3c
21c
14c
21c
10c
45c
Basko Codfisb, pure
and boneless
tore Oyster's-'
per e an.. . -...v..'
SniderV Pork
and Beans ,
Asparagus
Tips ;
Basko Miu-flroni
und Spaghetti, .v,
Shrimps, per
can
Cash Habit torn,
jier an.f;
Cash Habit Teas,
Iter can
Snider's Tall '
Soups
Pure Frnlt
Jhms
EGGS
Biggest, Meatiest, Strictly
Fresh from our Country
Stores. See our price J.
BASKO A$
COFFEE tLB.
A RARE TREAT
FOR
PARTICULAR
PEOPLE
Live
For
1 Less
W hava a. full anal complete line of fruits and refetabUt at the'
- lowest Price. . (
Washington Market
jjfc delighted. " '
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