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Showing Your
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Since the Day of the Cave Dweller
“'cmnnklnd llns Liked to
See Her- Neighbor's
Dwelling Place.
O doubt when our ancestors
N dwelt in cav .3 or made their
homes in he branches of
trees. men and women used to
enjoy visiting each newly inhab-
itde cave and flocked to call in the
tree that had most recently been
taken over as .1 human abode.
won't forget. this human failing
If you go to live in a new house.
Remember that your friends and
real admirers will be especially
anxious to see your new house be-
cause they hope to find it suited
to your taste and theirs. and other
acquaintances will make the most
of their acquaintance when you.
move into your new house.I
General neighboihood discussion;
usually follows the npcnin: 01' 11'
new house. Everybody has some
suggestion to make, some im-
provement to suggest. They don't
usually mnkethis before the owner,
but wait. until they get together in
his absence. So be prwpared. lic-
mcniber that you, too. have prob-
ably taken part. in this picking to
pieces of some neighbor's house,
so now that it is your turn don't
feel hurt if you are treated in the
same way. ,
llouse warmings nre old-fash-
ioned. but they are well worth
while. It you go into a new house
set some day as soon (1-: possible
when you brim: your friends to
mute and see your house. If you
are a long list of t'ricnd< and
lowlziintnnccs who will lzo inter—
Es‘ud in your house, it it‘ll or re-
cnpfh-r. may be mo.~t convenient.
1f tin-re is a smaller group of inti-
Illfltr- friends an evening party or
tim'wr may be the best arrange—
mm v. llowcrer. rctziemlwr this:
n ; m: wt same detinitv date. you
wzl: not be both: red \’-'ltll chance
cal?- that may not lie wrlcome.
‘viwn you are in the throes of
N‘luz.
it is always courteous to satisfy
pt pic‘s curiosities regarding a
no house. Recently at ll youm:
bimle's at homo one of her assist-
ants who had been a bridesmaid
at her recent vseddintr. showed
guests over the entire house.
]:\'t‘r}'lli’.ng was in perfect order so
the bride was cnuscd no anxiety
by the exhibition. but l'f‘tn‘ifllt‘li
calmly below stairs with [MT
'uests.
Don’t Let Your
Engagement Pad
Distress You
0113 people are always dis-
Stracted and distressed over
Humorous eurm‘zvnicnts. Others
t Ln a. full cnnrroniznt pml m a
matter of course and are not the‘
least ruillcd thereby.
"i don't know What I am gum:
to do,” says Mrs. Stu-Li’s, late
Friday afternoon. "I hare
£11th a. date. for din:’.
.‘Hsiuvrcs tonight and the lirowns
l: c asked uzi thvre for dinner
nn-l now here com-cs Jane lloldh-
s
£01.. my liusba ltl's cousin. uncx-i
po'tcdly to spend Saturday and
Suutluy with us. I don't know
which way to turn."
' mier the circumstances tlznre
i ‘ly one way to turn. The oily
‘l for Mrs. Smith to do is to
Ir id to the .lont-sos for dinner,
pm .ously having crplnined to
Mt - Iirown that owing to n pre~
"it; w. ctmngument she is unnble to
awn Mrs. Brown's kind
tiou. and also having previously
(‘J'ininerl to Jame llol‘ainrton thnt
tlm engagement already exists
“in; the Jonescs. Cousin Jane
m‘V’t be made to feel quite wel-
n.2, \. A dinner must be planned
to. her at home and if possible
a .. - old friend invited in to have
it With her. Ilut it would he ab-
il‘. :l to telephone to Mrs. Jon“: at
tlw last minute trying to put off
1.2;er dinner engagement in favor
of the Browns' and then to tele-
phone to Mrs. Brown to ml; if
Cousin Jane might be included.
You will find your social career
much more easily conduc‘ed if you
always look upon the firs rngagc-
ment as the most binding. In care
of illness or some serious obstacle
in the way of meeting your zip-
pointment. you should rim-er fail
to be present at a dinner or other
2similar entertainment when you
have accepted the invitation.
Never be influenced by your own
prehronco or the importance of
the pt rscn who invites you. There
is something sacred in an invita-
tlro of a friend that should never
’be overlooked.
i FROZEN men rtmomo
' Boil half a cup of washed rice
two quarts of salted water until
to rice is soft. Drain. pour over
I syrup made of one cup each of
lager and water, and the juice and
grated rind of an orange. Thicken
1 pint of milk with three eggs well-
beaten. add u cup of sugar. and
flavor with grated orange-peel.
Cool. mix with the rice. fold in
two cups of c
‘nrn into a
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cam whipped solid.
old. and bury in ice
A n—zl'. for four hours.
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F course enough people are
not turning against the old-
0
tinue in the old. old way. hanging
pictures all over the house with
it is not conspicuous enough to.
mar most decorative schemes. t
But among the discrizninatinr;
no»
with thel
invitu—,
It llcliomcs flu- (‘ook and "unfit
Uri)
WHATOEG are plentiful.
i is the lllllt‘ to make
lilt'lll lnvislilpu
lorzrnod of their hi:
tent. \vt- ins-l n
nest: when \vn
nvss for thr-rn.
-. vitamin t'nll~
l‘z’l‘lilln \irl~io:'s~
indulge our fond—
l"or we know 11:11:
'und that may hi}! the home cook.
in supplying variety and ch..r:ic-
to: to at bust. two meals of the
day‘s llirrc:
'1' llll‘lll Toast
Tvxo tomaiz‘o‘. two curs. or?
italilesiuwu billlt’l', (ll‘P'tl'llil‘ll'r cup
nl mium‘d ham. :1 f-liu- of omen.
lorequariur teaspoon stilt, onc-
'ei:hth tvnspv‘on peppcr. :‘i‘: rounds
of buttered tozist. Skin the toma-
*lt‘tfi and clzup; m‘i'w Ill? onion
and mix with the r.i.-.:t and {unlit-
toes. Cool; tliezti \xith the butter
in a. saucepan about ten minutcs,
remove from the tire. mid the
beaten (‘12s. stir (“or the fire. until
it sets, 1"... servo 0.". the toa:t.
Scalloped 'J'Irrtt-a t -.-;-s
Zor ii 1:11;; of tomatoes.
.cm- of style blend, suit.
pepper and butter vsitli a little
onion. Hub the baking dish with
the onion. then arrange crumbled
broad A‘thi tomatoes
in layers.
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a half ‘ "
with salt.
pepper uni dotr. of butter.
Beans “'ith ’l‘onintocs
Soak one and a half cups of
dried white beans over night and
in the mornin: drain and boil in
water cont nint: one—quarter tca-
spoon soda. Try out four slices
of salt-pork and brown :1 table-
spoon of minced onion in the fat.
Now add the beans that have been
draintd. twd‘cups of canned toma-
toem a half tablespoon sugar with
salt and pepper to taste. l'lnce
all in double boiler or tireless
cooker with jurt enough water to
cover and cool: again for about
three hours or until tender.
Kidney Beans “'itlt Tomatoes
Soak one and a lull cups of
white kidney beans over night.
Drain them and boil in water con-
taining a quarter spoon of soda.
Fry :1 tablespoon of minced onion
in a little dripping. Add two cups
of stewed tomatoes. season with
a little salt and two level tea-
spoons of sugar. Barely cover
with water and cook in a tireless
cooker or double boiler until ten-
der. This should take about three
hours.
. Stuffed Tomato Salad
Peel six small tomatoes, cut a
slice from the stem end of each.
remove the soft inside, sprinkle
the insides with salt and let stand.
inverted. thirty minutes. Mash
half a cream cheese, add six chop—
ped pimolas, one tablespoon of
tine-chopped parsley. one table-
spoon of tomato pulp. onefourth
a teaspoon of dry mustard and
enough French dressing to
a?
u.
moisten. Fill the tomato ”we:
time picture wire to spoil
business for the picture wire
makers. The majority will con-,
Wholesome ngctublc as Often :15' Possible.
Thisivrith the mixture and serve on let-
of I tncv leaves with mayonnaise dress- ‘
Since We have;
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We are doing something whole-f
somu {l3 Wl‘il us llmh‘unt.
lf'vro :ir- f‘f‘csz-s lur \'.l:‘lIiuS
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minority the picture wire is in dis-
grace. In place they are using
cords and ribbons. This is not a
new-fangled notion. The fact is
by comparison the picture wire is
the nerv-fangled idea. A hundred
and fifty years ago silk cords and
the some metal cord, and of course i even ribbons were used and we
borrow the present fashion of
hanging dressing table mirrors
with coekard-trimmed ribbons di-
rectly from the fashions of Marie
Antoinette. To hang these dress-
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BANISH ‘ THE CURTAIN WIRE FOR BEAUTY’S SAKE‘
wide enough for the mirror of
medium weight.
good quality ribbon should be used is lettuce green.
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A color very muchlfavored at with the ribbon is finished with
Of course a very the present time in these ribbons ; streamer ends and sometime arti-
Here of coursegficial lowers made of ribbon are
ing table mirrors a picot‘edged to insure continued strength. And much depends on the color schemeipiaced at the side of the hanginz
gros~grained or corded ribbon is the ribbon should be watched to of the room.
used, the width varying somewhat
according to the weight of the
mirror. An inch and a. half is
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inn.
llcci‘ and Tomato Pie
l'ut ment left from yesterday's
bouillon through the meat chop-
pos. For four cups of the beef
;you will need a pint of canned
ltomatoes. Grease a baking dish
lwilli bacon fut or flood drippings
land put in a layer of the tomato
with :1 l.t!lc onion juice, then a
few bread crumbs and then a
1layer of meat. Continue in this.
way until near the top and thenI
,cm-m— omr with fresh mashedl
’ Ilrush the potatoes with i
imiik and cook for thirty minutes.‘
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Tomatoes and Eggs
grease muffin tins: put one
:thirk slice of unpceled tomato into
leach tin; smson with stilt and pop-
Ipvr; break one egg: on top of each
”slice; npztin season with salt and
fpcpptrnnd put a small piece, of
Hunter on top of each egg. Bake
in oven until cm: is set and cookcd
thew!” but not hard. Serve on
ismnll rounds of toast and garnish
“with parsley.
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‘ Tomato Bread Soup
. Peel nnd chop two tomatoes and
two stalks of celery and put in a
quart of water with two cups of
canned tomatoes. Cook until ten-
dnr. liub through a. sieve and add
two tablespoons of butter and one
and a half cups of dry bread
crumbs. Let simmer for ten min-
utes_ stir thoroughly and season to
taste.
Mexican Tomatoes
Melt two tablespoons of butter
.in frying pan and add three tablo-
fspcons of chopped green pepper
and cook until soft. .Add a pint
of caunv-tl tomatoes and a. pint of
canned corn with one teaspoon of
sugar, one-half teaspoon lemon
juice with salt and pepper to taste.
Heat thoroughly before serving.
Baked Tomatoes
Peel some smooth, thoroughly
ripe tomatoes. cut them in two:
sprinkle with pepper and salt. and
put a bit of butter on each half:
pace on an earthen pie dish and
bake in a hot oven until done,
which will require from thirty to
forty minutes. Dust with pow-
dered sugar when serving.
Green Com. Tomato. and Cheese
One tablespoon of butter. two
cups of grated cheese, three-quar-
ters cup of canned or gratedfresh
corn. one ripe pimento. half cup
of tomato‘fmree, two egg yolks.
one teaspo n -of salt. half teaspoon
of paprika. one clove of garlc. four
slices of bread. Into the melted
butter stir the cheese until it. too,
is melted. Then add the corn and
pimento, stir for a moment and
add the egg yolks beaten and
mixed with the tomato juice and
t salt and paprika. Have‘ ready
tE bread toasted on one side and
v y lightly rubber! on its un-
toasted side with the garlic cut in
two. Pour the mixture over the
unwanted side of the bread and
"orve at. ones.
In some rooms a
make sure that it does not be- soft. faded violet ribbon is most
come rotted by action of light or effective,
exposure.
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APRONS
ilE old-fashioned kitchen npron
is practically :1 thing; of the
past—zit least so for its the
3.1mm: woman is concerned. for she.
' However.
has acquired the built of Wearing
aprons that ure really frocks, so
completely do they cover her. She
dons one over her morning frock in
the morning. or wears one instead of
J “20111in frock. If she has an
electric triangle, she takes care that
the house frock-apron is so con-
structed that it can be ironed flat.
and that it is fairly free from
gathers.
lut there are other aprons to be
considered. And they are more in-
' tcrcsting because they are not of the
prosaic kitchen variety. The knit-
ting or crochet apron is useful in
keeping lint and duff from your
skirt. Or if you are working on
light colors on a dark frock, you
prevent any crocking of the dye of
your frock on the wool us you work.
And. of course, every knitting or
crochet npron should be provided
with a pocket in which to hold your
ball of wool—large enough. if possi-
ble. to hold your knitting as well, if
the work is not too large.
Any sort of wash material lends
itself to the construction of knitting
aprons. If you want to be very
economical and must buy material,
having nothing on hand. you will
find unbleached muslin excellent. A
little apron with hem run in with
hand running of bright-colored wool.
or with a little cross-stitching of
wool. or heavy colored cotton would
be attractive and easy to make. Un-
bleached cotton with bindings or
piping of little scraps of bright—col-
ored leftover cotton material would
be attractive.
Made “1th Remnants
Small remnants of cretonne, voile
or casement cloth picked up for a.
small price may be used for a little
work apron. Sometimes you can
find excellent values in the uphol-
stery goods department. A yard
and a half of material ought to be
quite enough for this purpgse. A
single knitting apron is made by
rounding off the corners of one
width of material. Make a. pocket
by cutting a. piece of the material
rounded off in just the same way,
only smaller. The apron section
should be hemmed and the pocket
section turned in and then bastéd in
position in the middle of the apron.
It may then be stitched securely in
place. and when you have put a. nar-
row belt and string ends on the
gathered top of the apron your task
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There Are Many Kinds for Many Uses Nowaday-
For the Garden
Garden aprons are picturesque.
and some of them are serviceable.
the girl who really goes
into gardening on her knees with
both hands finds a pair of overalls
more practicable than a. little frilly
muslin apron With a pot of tulips
wrought in quilting.
Many housewives find these two-
legged overalls immensely useful in
many sorts of housework. though
they may be reticent about letting
you see them in them. But for the
task of setting the garret and store—
room to rights. could anything be
better? For the job of washing
walls, and maybe doing a. little
painting of woodwork besides—who
wouldn't rather wear two~legged
overalls than skirts?
For the woman who spends much
time at her desk a special desk
apron is often a desirable accessory.
One Woman who does a little writing
in the moments snatched from her
round of housework finds a. large
apron of picturesque. richly colored
cretonne a sort of inspiration. It
seems to symbolize to her the ban-
ishment of thoughts of kitchen and
household routine. and she is always
quite careful to put away this cre-
tonne apron when she gives up her
writing for the time being. so that
it will be associated in her mind
only with hours spent at her desk.
The “’oman \Vho Paints
A woman who paints as a. hobby
has grown so accustomed to wear-
ing a. turky red apron when thus
engaged that. she says she couldn’t
handle the brush without. it. The
turkey red apron in question is
streaked with paint and marks of
charcdal. One rather hesitates to
ask her when it 'wes last washed—
maybe it never has been washed.
though it is yearf and years old.
“The mother of small children or a.
baby should learn the value of hav-
ing always ready to put on an all-
enveloping frock apron of easdy
washed material whenever she un-
dertakes any of the nursery tasks.
It should be an apron kept just for
this work. and is better separate
from the apron she wears in the
kitchen. This may seem like an ab-
surd complication, but there really
ls good sense in having a special
apron to use when you are tending
the baby. It is then always ready
hanging in a. convenient place in the
baby's room. For the task of giving
baby a. bath it is a convenience to
have, a large rubber apron to slip on
over this washable apron. Some-
times an apron of turkinh toweling
for decoration.
Silk cords are well chosen. too.I
.Sometimes these are finished with:
Sometimes the cockard usedlsilk tasseis to match.
The Way With
CHEESE
UTHORITIES in the Depart-
ment of Agriculture show the
results of careful experiments
to convince us that cheese is a
wholesome and economical food.
Some housewives take advantage of
these facts by using cheese exten—
sively in cookery. It. is a simpler
matter to-serve it in the good, old-
fashioned way, as a. course in itself
or as an accessory to some other
course, and this is eminently good
form.
Cheese may be served at the end
of dinner or luncheon, or it may be
served with the salad course. “'hen
served with salad it is usually in
the form of cheese balls or cheese
spread on “refers.
\Vhen served at the end of a meal
it may follow a sweet course or take
the place of a dessert. This is espe-
cially appropriate when a fruit. or
other sweet salad has been served.
Plain cheese. cheddar cheese as it
is properly called. may be selected.
It should be cut into cubes of uni-
form size and served on a plate
spread with a. linen dolly. A cheese
fork should be placed on file plate.
If you do not possess a. special fork
for cheese service, any sharp-lined
fork will do. Unsweetened wafers
or crackers should be served with it.
either on a separate plate or at one
side of the cheese plate. A special
cheese plate. with a. section for the
cheese and another for wafers may
be used. Small plates are set before
each guest for this course.
Rye cracbrs are considered ap-
tion for roquefort or camembertgcousm.
cheese.
Can You .
Afford It?
AN we afford a car?
C-Can we afford a maid?
Can we afiord Oriental rugs in
the living room?
Can we afford to send the boys to
conege?
Can we afford to go away for
summer vacation?
These are some of the questions
that present themselves to American
families all the time, and very often.
it is up to the housewife and mother
of the house to decide the answer to
the question.
Very often the way people go
about answering an}: of these ones.
tions is to say: “Our income is aboug
equal to the Smithf. They have 8
car. so Why shouldn't. we?" or "Tho
Smiths have more money than we.
have, and Mrs. Smith does all her own
work, so I don't suppose I can keep
a. maid."
Now really this isn't a very wise
way to proceed. Problems of ex-
pense should be figured out for each
family for itself. Just here is whet-o
it is an excellent plan to keep house.
hold accounts enough so that you
can have a. general idea of the
amount of money you need to fi-
nance the various departments of
your housekeeping undertaking.
Some persons shrink from such
definite figuring. “\Vo always hav.
been able to meet new responsibili-
ties." they say. "If the money
doesn't go one way it ;C»e.'; another.
so what's the use (f figuring?"
Visitors in America are usually
struck with ti"; amazing number of
automobiles. "ozly rich people in
Europe 4.33:9. cars," they say, "but
here people buy automobiles on I.
; shoestring."
propriate for swiss cheese. and hardI
water CTaCkcrs- split i" “"0 in the. housewife gets along without a maid
middle. are usually the be“ selec-émr longer than does Le: European
On the other hand, the American
Often she would rather in-
A cheese knife. 0: broad I dulge in the luxury of having a m:
dull blade, is used for these cheeses, i than of
having a. maid. This to
while a cheese scoop is used for i rather difficult for a good many Eu-
cheese of the Edam or pineapple-mpmms to understand.
variety. The tops of these cheese
are cut off to form a lid and the en- I
tire cheeSe is placed on a plate oréMCSHROOM SAUCE FOR STEAK
cheese dish. There are silver knobs
with screws or spikes that may be
attached to the tops of these cheeses f mushrooms and cut
1 pieces.
to serve as a handle.
1
E Peel, pick and wash one pint of
into small
Cover with water and boil
The cream cheeses are usuaiiyluntil tender. Roll two tablespoons
sen-ed whole on a cheese dish. withfof butter into two tablespoons of
a broad dull cheese knife.
l .
times Bar is Duc or currant Jelly or g of hot cream or milk.
strawberry preserve is passed with
these cheeses. “'afers are, of
course. included in the service.
Some-fsifted flour and add one-half cup
Salt and
pepper to taste. When the mill;
thickens add it to the mushrooms.
Let it boil up and serve.
When You Are On a Diet
Don't Be Foolish About It
HE man or woman on a. diet
may feel a little embarrass—
ment in carrying out the in-
structions of his dietary when
dining or lunchlng away . from
home. But you can manage to
,keep to your diet very strictly and
still give no occasion for undue
attention. If you do not set out
to attract attention to your diet
there is no reason why others
should notice it.
There are many persons who do
not. eat, the regular sort. of bread.
They must have some special sort;
possessing none of the objection-
able ingredients of regular bread.
Sometimes a person of this de-
scription will go to dinner taking
a package of his special bread
with him. Now don't you think
this is foolish? Any one might
get through a. meal or so occasion-
ooveflng the rubber apron is a con-
venience. Then baby carrbe lifted
out of his bath and taken right into
the lap prithout the awkward task
of having to place a towel over the
rubber morn beforehand.
and Don't. Talk About It.
ally without any bread at all. and
this would attract no attention.
The considerate hostess does not
attract attention to her guests by
commenting on their failure to eat
any particular dish in the menu.
If a guest appears not to wish any
one dish no comment should bor
made. It is inconsiderate to say:
"I am very sorry you do not care
for mushrooms. Dear me. I wish
I’d know, etc."
Many people apparently put
themselves on special diets with
very little object save to be differ-
ent. They persuade themselves
that salt is injurious, and thereo
fore refuse to taste a. morsel of
food that has been salted. Or they
may be strict vegetarians and take
enormous pains not to eat any-
thing that contains any animal
product. You cannot follow out
such schemes of diet when not:
dine away from home without in-
conveniencing other people. The
best plan to adopt is either to give
up the habit of eccepting dinner
hospitality or to break over your
rule-—sincs it. is a. self-imposed
cue—in exceptional cases.
Norwalk Chronicler