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When You Are
A Guest
Be Tactful If You‘d Be Happy.
EMEMBER that when you ac-
Rcept the shelter of another
person's home you automatic~
ally put yourself for the time be-
ing at least on the social level of
your host and hostess. This is a
prerequisite of our American no.
tions of hospitality.
To be sure in countries where
elaborate systems of aristocracy
of pains to show his sense of so-
cial ipferiority to an important
guest who deigns to accept his
hospitality. In the Orient this
custom is especially prevalent. and
in Medieval England—and to a
certain extent to the present day
w-kings‘ and nobles are expected
to retain their marks of social
rank even within the threshold of
their host. They used to be feast-
ed on a table raised higher than
that of the ordinary guests. and
they had special dainties that the
host and his family did not in-
dulge in.
But in this land of ours we are
never expected to do this sort
of homage to our guests. If the
President of the United States
should honor yen with his pres»
once you could do him no great»
or honor than to receive him at
your own board. and offer him the‘
general fare.
When Your llost is Poorer.
Remember this fact when you
go visiting‘ your poor relations Or
friends in humbier circumstances
than yourself. Remember that in
accepting their hospitality you
have accepted their mode of liv-
ing for the time being.
If your hostess has to wash the
dishes after meal. you, if you are
a woman. should never betray the
possible fact that you were un-
familiar with the intricacies of
that art. but should graciously of-
fer to assist and should do your
share in this work unless you sec
that your presence in the kitchen
\vo’uld be positively unwelcome.
The man guest should not feel
himself. exempt from some service
in the servantless household. 1
know of a “‘estern lawyer, who
has since become a governor, who
to this day is remembered
throughout a certain district
where he spent many of his vacu-
tion days as a youth because he
always used to take a hand at car-
rying out the dishes after supper
in the houses where he visited.
Some of the old women who re»
membered this got out and cast
their vote on election day for this
man. They never had taken the
trouble to do so before. though
their state had had suffrage.
As To Dress.
It is in extremely bad taste to
dress more elaborately than your
host or hostess when enjoying
their hospitality. If you are in far
better circumstances than they, it
may be necessary to wear clothes
more expensive‘than theirs, for
you may have no others: but they
should never be more' elaborate.
Never dress in evening dress when
this is not the custom of the
household where you visit.
Parsnips Are
Good“
ERE are some good ways of
H serving parsnips other than
the usual one of frying them
in slices until they are brown:
Stewed Par-snipe With Cream‘
Sauce.
Boil parsnips until tender. cut
in nest even pieces. and stir into
a cream sauce. Set in a double
boiler. where they will cook‘very
gently for 10 or 15 minutes, and
serve. ,
Par-snip Fritters.
Boil the parnips until tender.
cut them in long narrow strips;
dip in butter: drop them into deep
boiling lard. When well puffed
and golden-brown. remove with a
skimmer and set on brown paper
to drain. Fry only a few at a
time. Serve in pyramid on a
folded napkin.
Batter: Mix 1-4 of a pound
flour with the yolks of 2’ eggs.
a level saltspoonful of salt, half
that amount of pspoer,.1-4 of a
grated nutmeg. 1 tablespoonful of
salad oil. and 1 cup of water,
more or less as the flour absorbs
it. Add the whites of 2 eggs
beaten to a stiff froth. The bet-
ter should be still enough to hold
the drops in shape when dropped
from the spoon.
Pat-snip Stew. 1 ‘
Allow for one pound of f
parsnips one pound fat saltwpork
and one potatoes. Chev
the pork fine, pare the potatoes
and slice thin; scrape the pars-
nips and cut.in thin slices. Put
a layer of pork in a stewpan, fol.
low with a layer of potatoes. then
one of parsnips. Repeat with
pork. potates and parsnip.» until
i .atsr season with snippepp
cord a‘l’id 0:10?! salt. thicken with
‘ or rolled fine, and
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Planning Your
Bathroom
F all rooms in the house the
0 one in which it is most im-
portant to have direct sun-
light is. the bathroom. In picking
out the exposure for the bathroom
don’t Just content yourself with
some space that is not desired for
any other purpose. Bear in mind
that a bathroom that is bathed by
the sunlight needs no artificial
disinfectants. Cleanliness and
sunlight will suillcc. If your bath-
room is placed on a side that
is much exposed in v." to:- it
should be provided with sinf‘l’li
window as it is highly (lesizihio
to have a bathroom that m:;- br-
easily heated Vin winter. ,4
It is seldom a good ;.lan to place
a bathroom on the front of the
house. Usually one has plain mus—
lin curtains or merely frosted
glass at the window of the bath-
room and this mars the symmr'try
of the windowa on the front of a
house.
When there can be but one
bathroom in the house there are
many advantages in dividing it in
tire. and having a small toilet
room and lavatory aside from a
room containing the bathtub.
However this arrange ent moans
somewhat added expense I) build.
ing, and most builders cling: to
the old plan of grouping all the
plumbing fixtures in one room.
If you are building even a mod-
erately priced house and feel that
you can afford but one bathroom
now be wise enough to make
your plans so that the addi-
tion of a second bathroom
later will be as simple as pos-
sible. It is often possibleto get
a. small second bathroom stowed
away in a. very small space. if one
uses the smallest size fixtures, and
such a bathroom answers the pur-
pose for children’s or guest room
admirably. Usually it costs less to
install a shower bath .than a
tub. and less space is required.
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Defined
HETHER you have one
maid or a dozen you
ought to systematlze their
work so that it can be given
them in definite written form.
It may be that the maid will not
refer to your written instruc-
tions, and that your oral instruc-
tions will have more weight. but
the fact that you do write out her
duties will aid you to have them
deitnitely in mind you start
the new maid in 11 work.
It is usually a mistake to let
two or three maids apportion the
work among them to suit them-
selves. For always there will be
one inclined to shirk and another
who will permit herself to be im-
posed on. . ’ .
Every day should hairs its ape-
cial duties in the workof most
maids. And if everything that. a
maid is expected to do in a week
finds a special time'denniuly‘as-
signsd'to it you will be far surer
of having it done than if y' ’ dept
the policy of " n‘ 1“ .
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Chocolate Cakes
UR ounces of flour, two
ounces of sugar, two ounces
of butter or margarine: two
ounces of sweetened chocolate
powder. two eggs. a few cherries.
a spoon of confectioners' sugar.
(‘ream the butter and sugar to-
gether, add the egg—yolks slightly
beaten. and then the whites.
whisked to a firm froth. alter—
nately with the flour and choco-
late powder. Bake in little tins;
when cool. turn out. sift a little
sugar on each. press half a pre—
served cherry in the centres. and
serve.
Delicious Seed Cake
One and a quarter pounds of
flour, half a pound of margarine
or‘butter. six ounces of brown
sugar. three ounces of mixed can-
died peel. cut small, a teaspoon of
caraway seeds. a. small teaspoon
of baking powder. a.pinch of salt.
halts. pint of milk. Mix the salt
and flour together. rub in the
margarine, and add the sugar,
caraway seeds. and cut peel. Add
the‘ milk and beat the mixture
well. Lastly. add the baking pow-
der. mixing it thoroughly” in. Half
till a buttered cake tin with the
mixture and bake in a moderately
quick oven about one and a half
hours, protecting the top with but-
tered paper. When done turn out
the cake and leave to cool.
Goflee Cakes
Four ounces of flour, 'four
ounces of sugar. fopr ounces of
butter or margarine.,two eggs.
two tablespoons of strong coffee.
Cream the butter and sugar tm
gather. beat the egg~yolks a little.
mix the coffee with them and add
them to the mixture; whisk the
whites of the eggs to a very stiff
froth and. add them, alternately
with the flour. lightly mixing all
together. Half-fill little buttered
clearly defined also helps the maid
~ ho is a procrastinator. If she
{as it before her in black and
white that certain duties are to be
done on certain days she has less
temptation to let the work all pile
In some houses the. duties of
little. cards posted up in the pantry
or W , ' . Ithls‘argood idea to
let each India have a definite
repeat for the .. ..
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CA‘KES
HERE ARE SOME UNUSUAL ONES TO TRY ‘ *
tins .with the batter and bake ten
to fifteen minutes in a gentle oven;
sift a little tine white sugar on
them before serving.
Lemon Cake
Six ounces of flour, four ounces
of butter or margarine, four
ounces of sugar, two eggs, 3 quar-
ter of a pint of milk. finely grated
rind of a smallvlemon. a small
teaspoon cf baking powder. Cream
the butter and sugar together,
slightly whisk the yolks of the
eggs; mix the milk with them and
add to the mixture. Beat. the
whites of the eggs to a very firm
froth and add them. a spoon at a
time, alternately with the flour, to
the batter; tir in the grated
lemon rind a d the baking pow—
der. and half-nil a buttered tin
with the mixture. Bake - about
forty minutes in a moderate oven
(protecting the top with a but-
tered paper) until firm to the
touch and lightly browned;
Raisin Cake
One pound of flour, six ounces
of margarine. half a pound of
sugar. half a pound of stoneless
raisins, two ounces of mixed can-
died psel, two can. a third of a
pint of milk. a small teaspoon of
baking powder. a pinch of salt.
Mix the flour and salt:together
and rub in the margarine. Halve
the raisins and‘ cut the candied .
add. these and the '
peel small;
sugar to the flour and mix well.
Beat the eggs. add the milk, then
pour into the mixture. Beat the
cake well, and last of all add the
baking powder. Half-fill a but-
tered tin with the mixture and
bake in a good oven about one and
a half hours, protecting the. top
with a buttered paper when half.
done. Try with a brightablaxled
knife; and when it comes out of
the cake quite clean,’take out the
cache and, leave in a warm place
to cool gradually. This cake can
also be made quite well without
esgs. half a pint of milk than
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Clean Clothes
To Clean Silk
RATED potato and soft water
clean silk better than any
other preparation. Use a
large potato to a quart of water.
make it a day or two before using.
Use. only the clear part of the
water, and dip the silk in and out
and then hang out to dry.
To Clean Cretonne‘
Dry bread crumbs will clean
cretonne, chintz, etc., when the
colors are liable to run if washed.
The crumbs can be tied in a piece
_of strong muslin or‘npplled loosely
in a large handful. Chair covers,
difficult to remove, can be beauti-
fully cleaned in this way.
To Clean Lace
Spread the soiled lace on a
piece of clean white paper, sprinkle
with cooking . flour and roll up.
The time required will depend on
how soiled the lace is. Shake of!
the flour and the lace should be
perfectly clean.
To Clean Delicate Fabrics
Dry magnesia is usually suc-
cessful in removing ~grease.marks
from silk. Rub it'on with a bit
of flannel, ‘ holding the garment
near the fire to melt the grease.
For finer fabrics make a mixture
of one quart of rain water. two
ounces of ammonia.._one teaspoon—
ful of saltpetre. and-cue ounce
ot soap, cut up finely. Shake well
and rub a little on the stain.
”To seasonings-sin:
Taffeta dresses are inclined to
become limp. To remed11thia.
sponge‘the article on the wrong
stde__with bot-ax and water. ' pee
halt a teaspoonful others: to half
a; pint of warm water, ,and been"
it is quite dissolved. W'hen'near-
ly dry, iron the article on the
wrong side with a moderately hot
iron. ,
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Your Sewing Nook
Have You Got One, and If i’ou
Hare Is It the Right One?
who hasn't
OBODY knows.
N tried the two ways. how
much easier and pleasanter
it is to sew ifyou have a little
sewing-room or sewing nook than
it is to sew if you haven't one.
This needn’t be a big or pre-
tentious place. Its first requisite
is that it must be a. place apart—
:1 place sacred to the needle and
the scissors and the spool of
thread.
Of course. the ideal thing is a
room designed and-built for a
sewing-room. This sort of room
is fitted with drop—leaf cutting
tables. with big cupboards. with
:1 comfortable window for the
sewer's chair. with an ironing
board let into the wall and with
base plugs for electric irons and
sewings lamps. It has a tiled or
hardwood floor. and is in a quiet,
cheerful part of the house.
But most of us. of course. can't
have this sort of sewing-room. We
must have some sort of makeshift
and be content with it.
Have Your Implements on Hand
If you can. arrange to sew in
a pleasant window. with good
light. If you can keep a corner
of a sitting—room or bedroom for
the purpose. well and good. If
not. you must bring your sewing
things to the sewing corner when-
ever you get out your work. Try
to have a closet or cupboard
where you can. keep all these
things. or at least a big bureau
or table drawer. ._ Have a board
with spikes of wood or else nails
driven in it to arrange your spools
of silk and cotton on and take
this with you to your sewing cor-
ner. Have neatly arranged bas-
kets containing tapes and meas.
ured. thimbles, emories and wax,
buttons and hooks, snap fasteners.
elastic and scissors, needles and
pins. Be sure to have all these
needfuls at hand, in order. Their
lack when needed is most discom~
fltin’g.
If possible have some place to
hang your clothes while they are
in the making, for a half-made
frock wrinkles far less if it is
neatly kept on a hanger during
the process of making,
A peg in the living—room wall
can often be made to hold the
hanger containing the frock one
is working on, while one works.
This keeps the frock from wrink-
ling, and makes the work of the
sewer easier.
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If you can’t do anything better,
get a cheap. fullgsize burlap
screen. and lit up one side of each
leaffwnh your sewing outfit. The
screen can be kept in a corner,
with the sewing side away from
the room, when you are not low-
M. and. then, it can be brought
forth opened out and used to
convertyoureorner into a con-
venient sewing’r‘oom.
‘ On one‘leaf can be a drop leaf
that can be brilliant): means. of
a folding lento: a little new:-
handles: Along one'f‘leag can be
aboard so yous-spots.
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The Way With
Buttonholes
NEVER could make button-
holes.” is the complaint of
many women which usually
means. "I never took the trouble
to apply myself to the task of
making buttonholes." For any
woman who knows the rudiments
of sewing can make buttonholes
well if she really tries. Only
there is the feeling in the backs of
the heads of somegthat a button.
hole is a stupid proposition at best
and that. the time expands in'
making a really excellent bu n-
hole is rather wasted. Of course
buttonhole making requires no
special cleverness. and the clever
needlewoman often prefer to do
the more complicated tasks and
one who really enjoys them.
Usually there is. some one in the
family who rather likes button-
hole making.
Cu: ("awfully
One of the most important
things about the success of a but-
tonhole is that it should be out
perfectly and that it should be cut
in the right place. For
reason you should cut them When
you hill" time to do it deliberv
diet; You till “9941 a tape
mensme. " urp si'R'ers and plus.
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\ it best to make the but-
muno .. fli‘J-l‘a put the but-
, ::n- in rug-nu >:.n.>:ly beneath them
at... : urn-.21 is folded to-
.‘ are: the: is impor-
ng imtionimles is to
late 1‘. pri ~ foundation on which
to work iz‘ezn. in making your
garment take this into considera-
tion. In children‘s clothes this
buttonhole foundation should be
especially substantial and pliable.
If the place where the buttonhole
is to be is on the bias of the goods,
so that the buttonhoie does not
come on a straight of the goods.
then by all means undertace it in
some way so that there will be a
straight backing for the button—
holes. Many ready-made garments
are made with headings and other
parts on which buttonholes are
made of a cheap, papery sort of
canvas or muslin. Possibly this
sort of fabric takes a machine
buttonhole easily. but it does not
hold it well for any length of
time. A stout piece of good qual—
ity muslin” should be chosen in
preference to any sort of stiffened
canvas for such parts.
The actual way in which you
make your buttouhole really
doesn't make so much difference.
There are many methods. The
important thing is to produce a
buttonhole that is even and firm
and not too conspicuous. Use
heavy cotton thread for button-
holes on cotton or linen. Some
people use two strands of the
thread. but this is not necessary
if you use stout thread.
The Bound Buttonhole
The bound buttonhole is often
used as a decoration. This is not
difficult. Mark out the position
for your buttonhole with a basting
thread. then take a straight strip
of material one inch wide and one
inch longer than the buttonhole
is going to be, and mark the line
down the centre with a sharp pen-
cil (if the material will take it)
or otherwise a basting thread.
Place the strip face downwards on
the right side of the material over
the basted line and then machine
stitch each side of the line. Cut
through both the strip and mate«
rial beneath (between the lines of
stitching) as carefully as you can.
and pull the strip through to the
wrong side. Turn in the raw
edges on the inside and fell neatly
down. Press the finished button-
hole on the wrong side.
Your Children’s
School Clothes
EVER buy or make school
N clothes for your children with-
out consulting their taste. It.
is a good plan, too, to visit the
school occasionally so as to get an
idea of what other children weir.
Nothing makes a child more uncom-
fortable than to be dressed in a
manner that maltujum conspicuous
or outlandish to his school associ-
ates. You may learn from a high-
class outfitter for children that a
certain sort of suit is highly appro—
priate for school children, and it
may be in certain places, but this
does not mean that your child will
feel or look appropriately dressed in
that seifsame suit or frock. ‘.
Of course it would be folly to fol-
low your children's whims entirely
in choosing their school clothes.
They usualfi incline to too much
finery. Often they wish to emulate
their favorites in the school. Sven
though they may be attocionsly and
maximum drone-.1.
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