! 5 J ’v ‘ r €53: Be Sure It Is Interesting and Appro- prints. N one of the new plays'of the season is shown a delightful ' English interior—the homo of a Vicar—and the interesting thing about this interior is that while it is very pleasing and seems to sat- isfy the cannons of good taste in in- terior decorating there is nothing like unity of design. and pieces of a dozen different "periods" are used Of course the designer of the scene did this intentionally. evidently de— siring to produce the impression of a pleasing and refined interior. beau- tiful in spite of its freedom from the touch of the hand of the professional "interior decorator.” The combination of different sorts of rugs is interesting. Most of us of course would hesitate about mix- in; rugs in a. single room. and prob- ably wisely. Still it is important to remember that the floor of a room and its coverings should always be subordinated. to-the furniture. It is vastly more important to have rugs and carpets or other floor covering that possesses the right tone and that somehow harmonize with the general heme than to have. rugs that are pensive and “correct” ac- t‘ordll’lg to rules of decorating. ll tll"y do not harmonize. You have probably seen rooms where the rugs and furnishings were of the best that money could buy where nevertheless the effect was spoiled because the rugs were laid on a floor with too high and light a finish. It is important to have the tone of the floor finish right. Better a cheap board floor painted to the right tone. than the most expensive hardwood in the umrket finished with a tone that rim-s not harmonize with the rest of the room. , You may feel prejudiced against having a linoleum in any room save kitchen, bathroom. where tiles are out of the question. or a back pas- sage-way. But it not infrequently happens that linoleum can be had in .1 design to give exactly the right 100}: to an unusual room. Some- times inlaid linoleum in large blocks is just what is needed for a sun parlor or breakfast room. and often a nursery or child's playroom is made much more attractive by this sort of floor covering. Sometimes too it bare floor. especially if the boards are wide and of oak. cannot be improved by having any rugs or carpetswhatever. and sometimes an inexpensive carpet tacked all over the floor gives the best effect. Being An Old Maid Then and Now N every book on social decorum written within the last seventy- five years there is a special chap. ter or series of paragraphs devoted to the spinster. the bachelor girl or the old maid. as tho wr ter chooses to call the unmarried w on who is no longer in her first youth. Even in bookswrltten comparatively re- cently there appear a great many special rules for this individual. Sometimes we are informed that “even a distinctly middle-aged spin- ster" observes certain lows of chaperonage. Absurd Formalltles. New in that very limited group or! persons found usually only in the large cities or fashionable summer colonies. which by reasons of wealth and position sets the fashion in many matters or social propriety. the fact that the unmarried woman of maturing years is still hedged in by a lot of curious mid- Victorian prejudices. An absurd suspicion is cast on her by that. who would insist that she travels only with a woman companion. and that she refrains from going to places of-entertainment alone with any man save a near relative. The idea apparently once was that the unmarried women had to do a sort of penance fornevor bev- lng succumbed to the charms of any of her suitors and for having steered clear of the obligations of matri- mony. And so by the authorities on social decorum of fifty years ago she was reminded that she must wear caps eerilor.thon her married sis- tors. that she must sfieotuheombt; colors. as gay hues were seem onv‘thd‘ woman who was MCC- u... Freedom. . But now we laugh at such notions. Unmarried women no longer feel that they must attach themselves to the homes of others in the capacity of maiden aunt to other peoples children. If they have a taste for housekeeping they keep house slid are as domestic as they choose to be. they adopt children if they have a well-developed maternal instinct. they are even called upon nowadays to act'as chsporones for younger maids. though once of course even a spin-tor of severity would have been regarded as an unsuitable chaper- one. and if she were well bred she would have blushed to travel with- . r~-~-t C—j L" :3 His School Outfit It Need Not Be Expensive to Be Satisfactory. Ni school teacher can tell you A that the well-dressed school boy 0r virl is not very often the expensiteix-dressed child. Sys- tematic care and forethought seem to be of greater importance than the mere spending of money in making children. Handkerchiefs. for instance. Take the matter of handkerchiefs. for instance. No child is properly dressed for school without a clean handkerchief every day. And, of course. there should be a con- veniently located pocket in school for good dressing among school suits or frocks. A child who is given a clean handkerchief every day and who has a. pocket in every suit or frbck soon learns not to mis~ lay or lose handkerchiefs. Now handkerchiefs cost very little. One mother who likes to let her children have white linen handkerchiefs be— cause they wash so much better than the cotton sort buys a good grade of handkerchief linen by the yard or so and cuts it up into squares appropriate to the size of the child who is to carry them. These squares she rolls and whips in short order. using odds and ends of time to do this work. And the cost is of course very much less than would be that of ready-made linen handkerchiefs. . It is in t for school children to be well sh and of course chil- dren must have rubbers whenever it reins or when the ground is wet. It is o. good plan to get rubbers ‘a little larger to begin with so that they need not be discarded until they are worn out. There is econ- omy in having special shoes to be worn when rubbers are necessary. They need not be so heavy soled or so stout as those to be worn when rubbers are not worn. It is often didicult to fit rubbers over the stout shoes that are made for children in but those shoes really need not be worn in rubber weather. Goldehee are liked by many mothers. although it is doubtless an expensive proposition to outtlt a large family of children in goloshes. When soloslies are worn a pair of strap pumps or low shoes of light weight are all that need be worn. Rubber boots undoubtedly last longer than goleehee. When they are worn the child should carry light pumps or leather slippers in his coat pockets or in a little shoe bag. to be. put on when the boots are removed. stockings a Problem. kl s are always a problem. bugtggu amt-id 1:)?“ Moe‘nkigggrar: ty ey w fgu‘tm‘qu‘o” there are holes to be mended. save of course in the heels. If children do insist on crawling and romping around on their knees it is not unreasonable to insist that they should wear leather knee. caps. But these need not be worn until they go out to play after ore. . Tigh- gloves or mittens are dimleult to keep track of. In cold weather the trick may lie/locom- pushed by keeping mittens on a string of crochetted wool and run through the arms of the cost so that even when they are removed they 24523 L.— 1- 3 ' ‘ r Cogfig/it 1‘ Edited B}; With the Fork 0 not grasD the fork as if i‘ manner of the overdainty folk who hold the fork gingeer between the finger and thumb with the other fingers curled in midair. $trike a 'happy medium between these two methods. The tendency nowadays is to eat everything that one can with the fork, and the suggestion has'been made that the ultra fastidious will soon attempt to use a fork for hot chocolate. Ice creanflis preferably eaten with a fork and for this reason it should be served in as solid a form as possible. in eating salad only the fork should be used—never the knife. It. is permissible to cut the leaves of the lettuce or other green with the side of the fork if they are served whole, When you have finished with a course the knife and fork with prongs pointed up should be laid across the right side of the plate. This should also be the position of the knife and fork when passing the plate for a. second helping of meat at. a family dinner. The fort: should never be used to mesh or mix food together. To mash potatoes or other vegetables in this way so that they will bet- ter mix with the meat gravy is in extremely bad form as is also the habit of using the knife as an as- sistance in loading food on the fork. Peas should be eaten with a fork. not with a spoon. and they should be pierced with the tunes of the fork. not. scooped up. In certain strict boarding schools where table manners are. part of the curriculum the pupils are taught never to use the fork in the right hand. but to reserve that hand solely for the use of the knife or spoon. However, this is difilcult for most persons. and in this country many well-bred persons do use the four in the right hand. This is perfectly permissible so long as they do not yield to the temptation of using that implement as a shovel. m velvet 1m with a wide brim ing from the crown and hanging to the shoulder through a hole cut through the brim. White lace .order black not handkerchiefs. Linen handkerchiefs are worked out a chaperono herself. dangle at the I100""' 9““ ‘e‘d' with deep. «1:01! scallops. both attractive and useful. ‘ The lmprOmptu . i , were a garden spade or u' screwdriver. On the other hand. avoid the has a long. drooping feather fall-‘ gaff-"2:3 " HERE are many little things that make the boudoir or dressing room or bedroom Any- \\\\\\t\\imum// ulwl‘i _. t~z~¥ thing that adds to .4... facilities for keeping your clothes in order. and sundry devices for keeping adds to the attractiveness of your clothes in order. room. 1:53) (—217 1' , J ‘77 <1 "71:: L" at Every Woman Wants T9 Kno ' AnneMRiiienhous'e .~ v 12V 7778 ”Call? Newspaper Synfiate. ., .. ' ., .- TO * MAKE YOUR BOUDOIR‘ REALLY USEFUL In the sketch are shown various There are good clothes hangers and shoe trees. and these ogoonree do more than anything else toward orderllnese. There is a charming knicknack box. covend with painted and glared paper. and there is a corn- modious hat box. Hat boxes are sold with bat stands inside them. just tall enough to at. These do much to preserve the original freshness of the hat. i ‘it is best to put it in the top of s. Idouble boiler and cook it if it is \ extravagance. we would fool that It was downright folly. So the problem reduces itself ‘0 one or palatable leftovers. If you really hanker for roast beef gee h awhile go ahead and order one—o two-rib roast of quality. If you have it rolled ask to have the bone. sent home-as these may be used for soup stock. Do not Jun tho roast in cooking and do no?“ I eve-much. In this way you '\ leave are side fairly rare for tbe""' second day. The second day ”I. slices 0? the roast. fairly thick—one for each one to be served-4nd broil them quickly—in a gas broiler or over coals. if there is any thickened .a'rax-‘t~ left from the day before thi- shouls! :ze reheated. This is known as “London Broil." and is regard“ as n delicacy in clubs and hotels. ‘While you are making ready your slices for the "London Broil.” on! up the remainder of the meat. Clo- cardin; gristle and fatty pieces and putting the good meat through“. a meat grinder. Simmer the di- — carded pieces to make soup stoei. “'hen it has cooled take off the fat. clarify it and use it for frying. The stock remaining may of course be used as the foundation for soup. If you are going to keep the ground meat for the following 6a.! rare, because it will keep better if thoroughly cooked. Stir it from . time to time in the double boiler and .it will not take more than fifteen iminutes to cool; through. Do not add any water to the lofts over meat if you wish to talk. how T is the country or suburban dweller who displays the greatest amount of ingenuity and re- sourcefulness when it comes to get- ting up impromptu performances—— plays, charades. and other amateur performances. The city dweller finds it so easy to gain diversion at the hands of professional players or en- tertainers that he seldom thinks of entertaining himself and his guests. Then when summer calls us away from the city we find that the cltl‘ dweller is sometimes at a disad— vantage. It is so many years since he has played mags—believe that he doesn't know just how to go about it. Great amusement can be gained and any possible talent in acting displayed with shadow pantomimes. To produce these you need to stretch a large sheet at the opening of a wide door. Your spectators should be seated on one side in'an unlighted room and a single but strong light should be placed on a table about fifteen feet behind your sheet on the other side. If possible use a shaded desk light that may be made to cast a. strong light toward the sheet. You may select merely a Mother- Goose rhyme for depiction. And you need have no extraordinary elo— cutlonist for the reader. It is nec- essary Only that she or he should read distinctly and slowly. Mean— time the actors .go through the story read in pantomime. The tale of the old woman who went to market her eggs for to sell was given recently with good result. Longer. humorous verses will occur to you. The beauty of it is-that only the shadows show. so you may make crooked or long noses of .pasteboard. and boards. mustaches and additional eyebrows may be made of cotton batten. A little chewing gum is the best ad- hesive for these impromptu fea- tures. says an experienced panto- mime producer. Shadows of very /convincing tears may be produced if the actd- has a small wet sponge held in his handkerchief to be squeezed when he wipes his weep- ing, eyes. The shadows of these tears drOp to the floor most pathe- tically. A rising sun or flying birds. roaring lions or other accessories may be made of cardboard which can be operated by5 means of strings or broom handles behind the sheet. New Things Worth Looking At In the Shops HERE are more interesting There are lovely silk handbags T gloves this season than one and leather ones with lipsticks can take in in a single after- cleverly hidden in the little One new sort handles. noon‘s shopping. that is particularly smart is made handkerchief For instance. there is a tan glove. with a kid bracelet strap going all with 8. around the strap is slipped a tan handker- chief embroidered to match the embroidery there is a black glove with an em- broidered gauntlet cuff. and a silk embroidered cuff. inside of which a sheer hand- kerchief in gray and blue—the cardcase, colors of slipped. Rhinestones are much used for trimming lovely Rhinestone ornaments are sold for use on bodice. girdle or Strips of white lace are inter- laced. to look like a paper mat that a child makes at kinder- garten. and the whole is moulded on a frame for a handbag. enve— lope or card case. . to match. wrist. Through this on the strap. Or ____._ A walking stick with a painted dog handle would be a charming country possession for the woman who‘likes to walk with her dogs. like the 'Veils of gray or beige with bright colored borders are strik- ing. __ A green cord with a jeweled tas- sel for the pendant is a really charming decoration for a frock that needs it. the embroidery—l5 evening frocks, and skirt drapery. __ . A small black satin hat has no trimming save a binding consist- ing of beads of pearls and Rhine- stones worked on a canvas not foundation. A fringed Spanish shawl is made into a clever and charming even- ing frock. ‘ Fur coats show large decorative painted with flowers. buttons Sometimes which they are made is moulded into flower A handbag is of black suede. stamped with a wire border of gold in conventional design. , , Spanish lace is used for fans. They are large. sometimes quite irregular in shape. and sometimes they are edged with a wide fringe of ostrich. There are some most interesting box handbags. ,_ bags are made in stitched “form. sometimes of metal.fsolnetimos of glazed fabrics. (horrors some- times shoed llke‘ Chinese Ian- terns, sometimes inrotbet unusual and interesting forms. Big Chl- nese tassels are u ' tion on these handbags. f ‘ ' Painted , charming. Doll vanities are no novelty. but they are so pretty that they bear talking about again. One is a lovely little hoop-skirted creature. dressed in gold brocade. creamy lace and pink rosebuds. Her skirt is pulled up about her slen- ger waist. 'When the each is un- led the skirt proves to be the re- \ eeptacle fog the vanity necessities. 'croquettes. which is a good third idly recipe for your roast beef. l2 Ethey are well made and served m in good tomato sauce they will b. :appetizlng to the most nnlcal. ' Here is a good croquette recipe: :Two cups of minced meat. one our -yolk, seasoning and a half cup of ‘white sauce mixed together and formed into croquettes. then dipped in the slightly beaten egg whine and then in line cracker crumb- The white sauce should be very still —-using two' level tablespoons of butter. a quarter cup of flour. and a half cup of mill»: with salt and pepper. 1: you do not want croquet“. then you may use the chopped cooked beef to make hash. mixing it with chopped cooked potent-pee. seasoning with a little onion and cooking in a greased frying m until it takes on a crust, Pear Variety OME housewives seem to think that pears have few possibilio ties. They are wrong. for really ‘ this fruit can be used to advantage in many ways” To begin with. there are stowed pears. Pare them and simmer then gently until they are tender. some. times with a little cinnamon stick for flavor. Then sweeten them to taste. Chill them thoroughly before ~ serving. ‘ ‘ ,. ‘ ’ Wash and wipe thoroughly te' ,, serve whole. Some varieties. who! perfectly ripe and Juicy. are veg delicious. pared. sliced. and served with sugar and, cream the some to peaches. Pear salad is delicious. Pore than. halve them. and remove the cores .. Fill the core cavities with balls of cream cheese and serve on crisp let. tuco leaves with French Mn; or mayonnaise, To make a pear tart. core and peel. cooking pears and till the cavities with cake crumbs soaked in orange juice. Put into I doep~dlah lined with pastry. sprinkle with orange-flower water and sugar, add enough cold water to fill the is half full. cover with poetry. ,’.\" bake in a moderate oven. the composition of- _ . i" UR. mothers "or grandmother- had more excuse than we when they spread before their dinner guests food that positively grooned upon, the table. and never felt that ”they had shown honor to their guests until they had urged them to partakeoffarmore than they really needed. To offer inexpensive. lino ply_voookgl dishes was not compu- mentary. The bill of fare for a din- ner must indicate that the hostus had spent lavishly and had spared neither her own pains nor those of her servants in preparing the meal. Now we know more of distance. We Win-or ought to boos—toe much of moms tint food'pleyo our feelings and smasher. know that it is an In taste to offer okdinner shapes. That is. the hand- 5' EE i 01" decora- a, i E if“ velvet hpdbass are‘ . i ; st as we FEAST TODAY I!
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