Evening Star Newspaper, April 6, 1923, Page 36

36 WOMAN’S PAGE. SOME "EFFECTIVE METHODS : OF DESTROYING SMALL PESTS Bugs and Insects May Be Kept Away From Household by Taking Various Precautions. UR ancestors looked upon household bugs and insects as a nuisance only, but modern science says they are, in addition, a menace te the health of the fumily, as it has been proven that they are conveyers of many dise It is therefore the duty of every housewife to keep en- tirely clear of them A sure preventive household pests abundant fresh ineide the room: dumpness, and a regular svstem of scrupulous cleanliness both in the house and on the outside premises. You must also screen all windows and outside doors. fill cracks and holes in floors and walls, clear up promptly all crumbs and bits of food, leave no food uncovered, keep ail garbage in closed receptacles and in- sist upon its prompt collection move all decaving animal or vege- table matter {n or near the house. cover rain barrels, and allow no other stagnant water in or near the house. A household so governed will be visited only occasionally by pests of any kind. ‘and the invasion will b by accidental importation rather than by native culture. Since “an ounce of prevention worth & pound of cure,” the best time to fight household. pests is in early spring, as this i3 the breeding sea- son. .Speciul precautions should be taken in the kitchen. It is well to have here smooth, washable walls, and bare floors closely laid and easily cleaned. The kitchen range should not be placed so low that it 18 im possible to clean underneath it. Eithe lift the range higher. or else huve it placed flat on gie floor, away from the wall so that¥it will be easy to clean around it. 94 few Inches anore of piping would cost little, and might bo the means of ridding the kitchen of roaches and other insects Case Against the House Fly. The house fly is not to be looked upon as anything but a deadly enemy to mankind. Breeding in filth. and vis- iting all s of foul waste and de- caying animal and vegetable matter. and crawling over it, flies cannot help becoming contaminated. At the first opportunity they will also crawl over food in the kitchen and drink from the milk pitcher. In this way some of the germs are rubbed oft and adhere_to the food. and ari then swallowed with it human beings. Tae way make sure of having mno flies is to kill them before they are born. Treat all damp cor. ners und refuse receptacles to a generous supply of kerosene or creo- tin The ideal insecticide, that which bring, hut is harmle against all is the presence ot air, bright sunlight freedom from re- to of course. is death to the pests, to human beings Old-fashioned paper. the sticky kind, will probably always be with but its harmlessness is offset by s disag le features, too numer- ous and too obvious to mention. Bet- ter to use than this are many of the liguid anti-fly preparations on the market, which are both harmless and effective. Flies succumb to an abso- Jutely non-poisonous preparation known as “pyrethrum flowere.” This is 2 kind of dust or powdered pol- len, and it is the basis of most of the good fly-exterminating producte. A few drops of cssence of sassafras burned in a little ‘alcohol flles away. A plant of mignonette in a room Will help to keep flies away. They do not like the odor of this flower. 4 Before putting in window screens, brush off all dust. repair all breaks, then brush over both wire and frame with kerosene oil. This may be quick- ly done with a broad paint brush. Tt cleans the wires of all dust and ®rease and prevents rusting. This should be done every week or’so, when insects are troublesome. defy screens and fine netting and crawl jubilantly through the finest meshes of either can be outwitted by this method. Mosquitoes breed in cel- lare, rain bar and all damp and undrained places. A goodly amount of « kerosene will kill off the larvae at a rapid rate, if used in these places. Getting Rid of Roaches. A drop of prescrves. jam or mo- lasses left on the kitchen table or in the pantry. bread crumbs on the floor, or saucers with milk or other food for pets on the floor, serve as magnets for roaches and give them their required food A very successful wuy to exter- minate roaches is to cover their haunts, such as water pipes or heat- ing pipes, the angles between the baseboards of the floor. the interior of cupboards, the backs of wooden shelves. the ‘door posts and every crack and crevice, with a solution made by dissolving borax in Rot water until no more will be absorbed BEDTIME STORIES The Chucks Do Some Look- ing Around. e wisdom show? who doth arrange For now and then & little change. —Jolnny Chuck. Now that Johnny and Polly Chuck had awakened from their long win- ter sleep they were very much awake. This promised to be the most com- fortable spring they ever had known. It was because they had slept extra Jong. Always before. after waking in the spring. they had found it hard work to get even a bite here and there, because always they had awak- ened before any green things hed sterted to grow. This time it was different. Food wasn't plentiful by « PWHAT,” EXCLAIMED RETER, “ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT A NEW HOME FOR?” any means, but by looking for it they found enough to satisfy their appe- tites. They didn't grow as thin as usual, for they didn't have to use up all that extra fat they had carried over the winter. Having to think less about their + stomachs, they began thinking earlier than usual about a new,home. They talked it oyer as they sat on their doorstep. Peter - Rabbit overheard them. . ‘“What,” exclaimed Peter. “are you thinking about a new home for? ‘What's the matter with this one? T never did see such folks. It was only last spring that you moved over here. Deont’ you Nave any love for home at ; an? Mrs, Peter and I have lived " u‘th ear. Old Briar Pateh. ever wiIl keep | These | tiny little mosquitoes and bugs that | . \ and then adding_an equal quantity of turpentine. Use a soft brush to apply. Roaches will be found dead in numbers and can then be swept up and burned. A good trap to catch roaches, that is easily made at home. is to stand a cylindrical receptacle, with vertical sides. in a dish baited with molasses, and connect the top of the cylindrical receptacle with the floor by means of a stick of wood. The roaches will ascend the. stick, but will \fall into the dish when they smell the mo- lasses. Borax is an excellent means of get- ting rid of roaches. It is cheap and clean and safe _to but roaches eat it and die. Pyrethrum or sodium fluorid also is effective in extermi- nating these pests. Extetmination of Other Pests. Even the neatest housewife some- times meets with the bedbug. A good way to nout them is to fill an atomizer with ammonia and spray thoroughly every crack and crevice in the house Where they are suspected 1o have been. The ammonia will burn all eggs as well. Wipe off all corners and sides of mat- tresses with ammonia and water. If the ammonia is used on woodwork, it may turn the varnish white. but the Foodwork can be easily revanished. Keep all windows and doors wide open wlien working with 2mmonta. Tt is somietimes fmpossible 1§ use an kind of a liquid for the extermination lof bedbugs., and fumigation must be Tesorted to. as. for instance, when they { infest books and upholstered furniture. | One room at a time may be fumigated { by burning one pound-:of sulphur can- | dies to each 500 feet of air space. This | would be u room fifteen by twenty and ten feet high. The sulphur should be placed in an iron receptacle, a coal scuttle. or two tin cans, one telescoped {Imto the other, and should not be sur- | Tounded or placed in water. as the gas | must be dry to be effective in killing in- sects. The room must be tightly closed, jeven the keyhole stuffed. and all me- tallic surfaces removed, as the fumes will' injure them the room may be entered and then well {aired Wooden beds assume first rank a lodging places for bedbugs. and the tegether with old pleture frames an storeroom rubbish which harbors these | bugs. should be burned. | To make a trap to catch ants. soak @ sponge in water and wring it nearly dry. Then sprinkle the sponge thor- | oughly with confectioner's sugar and lay it on a plate. putting it in a place which the ants frequent. Tt will soon ibe full of ants. Then drop the sponge jin boiling water. Repeat. if neces- |sary. Cloves or salt sprinkled on the antry shelf will help to keep ants way. To destroy ants’ nests near iplants and flowers in the garden. stick some sulphur matches into the round, heads.down. The ants will cave and the plants will remain un- { harmed { 1f carpet bugs are discovered, the ; hould be taken up. thorough- 1ed outdoors. spraved with gasoline or Lenzine, and unned. The floor should be thor- oughly scru special attention be- ;1Ig Riven to cracks and crevices. The cracks should be filied with a good crack filler. ) _To get rid of rats or mice, find the jTunway, or hole, from which the ro- {dents come., then fill up the hole with J0ld new put plenty of red pepper. Tt will clear them out at the first application. Cedar Ol for Weolens. Allowing cast-off clothing or pieces of cloth to mccumulate in a promis- i cuous heap an invitation to moths. ‘”me such things brushed free from | du and then cleaned and packed way. The odor of cedar is as much !a protection against moths as it that (of ill-smelling moth balls. Moths do not like the odor of cedar. If you have no cedar chest in which to pack [away blankets and other woolens, sprinkle a little cedar oil on the blot- { ting paper, newspaper or cloth which ‘vvo\ers the articles. Turpentine used in the same way is also effective. To kill mothe in a carpet, saturate some corn meal with gasoline, cover ithe carpet well with the mixture, then scrub it with a brush. Close all doors and windows and let the fumes of gasoline escape. Be sure thaf there i® no fire in the house if you use gasoliny Blotting paper. well satu- rated th turpentine, is good to put ‘vv drawers among woolen things or whe er there is any danger imo!hc working destructicn It can “Iwr be put along the edges of car- Special Suggestion: Sometimes there are cracks and holes which offer means of entrance to various pests. These can be stopped up effectively by soap. In the kiteh- ¢n and bathroom there should be a |frequent use of hot water, and es- jpecially after pouring any greasy liquid ‘down the pipes. The use of soda amounts to additional use of hot watef. The 80da unites with the grease, but both sUll coat the pipes. Hot water is necessary to dissolve the comting. By Thornton W. Burgess., since we first set up housekeepin, Johnny Chuck chuckled. “Perhaps, Peter,” said he, “if you had slept for | weeks and weeks and weeks in a | house without ever pok{ng your nose outside of it you would like & change. | This is & perfectly good home, but | Polly and I want a chan, Polly nodded her he “That’s jt, Johnny, want a change, gorously. said she. “We change now wnd then is good for everybody. It's been | very nice living up here near the Old Briar Patch, but I think this year w. should be a 'little more by ourselve Peter pricked up his ears. “Aren't Mrs. Peter and I good enough neigh?| bors for you?” he demanded. We couldn't ask for better meigh- Chuck, sweetly. f we must have neighbors I know ©f no folks we had rather have than you and Mrs. Peter. But, you know, Johnny and I rather like being by ourselves. Good-bye, Peter.” ere are you going?” Peler ®oing?” demanded “We are going to look little.” replied Poily Chuck, and stort. ed off with Johnny Chuck’ obediently following. “Well, T never and hurried to tell that the Chucks were going to mov. From that time on Johmay Chows: and Polly Chuck kept bobbing up at the most.unexpected times and in the most unexpected places. No one ever knew where to look for them. Sammy Jay saw them up in the Old Orchard. Jerry Muskrat discovered them nibbling tender young grass on the bank of the Smiling Pool. Jimmy Skunk met them in the Long Lane that leads down from Farmer Brown's barnyard. It was even reported that they had been seen in the Old Pas- ture, but qhoter doubted this. erever they were met, they always said that the; v saiae Y were just looking (Copyright, 1923, by T. W. Burgess.) ——— Codfish New Hampshire Style. Have a cleaned fish cut in slices about three-fourths of an inch thick. Grate over the slices a little onjon juice and sprinkle with lemon juice. Roll in Indian meal, seasoned with salt. Cutsome slices of fat salt pork in cubes or strips and cook in & fry- ing pan over a very moderate fire to draw out the fat. Take out the pleces of pork to serve with the fish. In the fat cook the fish until well browned ou one side, then turn to {brown on the other side. Serve on a hot dish, one slice overlapping an- other. Garnish with slices or quar. ters of lemon and Fremch fried potatpes. B e L exclaimed Peter, little Mrs. Peter After keveral hours | aired and | pers, in the folds of which | of | little without the| \ " THE EVENIN ! H | i { 1 | i No m rour should have one like this. tern cuts in siygs 36, 38, 40, 42, 44 and 46 inches bust measure. illustrated, this dress rcquxrv‘rl tter how many other dresses spring wardrobe holds, The pat- I 1696 i u ou vards of 35-inch material, with % yards figured material This jalso a very good style for a dress of | ione material. | {- And it is & very good style for any | {of the wash materials. For instanc I vou could make & of gingham and e antice’ coatimolilq only Lo 1 he pattern provi short sleeves and for a deep nech line, or a higher one as shown in the | {smaller illustration, and for tight or | short sleeves. Price of pattern. 15 cents. in postage | stampx only. Orders should be ad- | jdressed to The Washington Star pat- term burcau, 22 East 15th streef. New York city. Please write address clearly. t bhe me and | | 1 Your Home and You { BY HELEN KENDALL. i % Counterpane Portieres. If you are lucky enough to own one jof those beautiful old handwoven counterpanes that kept our grand- mothers so0 busy in their pretty "teens, don’t bury it alive in the guest cham- {ber upstairs or use 1t in so prosaic| ga spot as a bed. but hang it proudly {in the doorway of your living room. I where it add the charm of i your home and command the admir- {ing envy of your friends. . { 1 recently visif®d a home may to w huh.! | i | | { i while not purely colonial in style or even consistently colonial in its fur- nishings, had many pieces of. gbod old mahogany and walnut, a grand- | father's clock, old Windsor chairs) and a quaint mirror here and there. Upon the floor lay several oblong and oval rugs, some in bright wools, others woven of hit-or-miss rags, and at_the arched doorway between the {hall and the living room hung a pair of these old blue-and-white counter- panes, heavy and tightly woven, each bearing id the wide selvage the words “Lucinda Archer, aged twenty-four. ‘Her work.” The counterpanes were hung with the fringed ends folded over the pole, as they were too long to fit the doo , and they were highly decorative as well as durable. 014 patchwork quilts, in large pat- terns and bright colors, may often be used as hangings in rooms furnished with old-time highbovs, lift-leaf card tables, pie-crust tables and small m: hogany fiddleback chairs or similar colonial pieces. These gay old counterpanes in two (although it is a shame to do it!) make beautiful straight over- hangings for high windows with deep window seats. Not long ago I saw a beautiful guest room in which a richly worked quilt had been cut into side strips and shaped valance, fer the one win- dow, and the remainder formed into cushion tops for the little old rose- wood and mahogany chairs. The ef- fect was one impossible of achieve- ment in any other wa it cut Menu for a Day. BREAKFAST Sliced Oranges Cereal Broiled Salt Mackerel Buckwheat Cakes with Maple Sirup Coffee LUNCHEON Consomme with Poached Eggs Cheese Croguets Brown Bread and Butter arilla Souffle with Sauce Tea DINNER Corn Soup Oysters with Mushrooms Southern Fried Sweet Potatoes Hot Rolls Tomato Jelly Salad Cheese Balls Steamed Raisin Pudding - 'Coffee {women iy that they are too sure of es for long or| fana of ibarking like i the w {nerve i in {lived in them at the time, for in that G STLR‘, WASHING’I‘ON D. C., FRIDAY, ten,World ! L] WRITTEN AND 1LLUSTRATED Bvi.Clsie Rounson & all others. Show me the woman who does mot in her inner heart believe that her intuition will take her far- ther and faster than any man's boast- ed_logic! ‘Then the world changed. FEconomic and political progress sent women “Women must use more logic and 1ess intuition!” This timely advice is the keynote of Alice Robertson’s mes. sage to American women on her re- tirement from her position as repre- sentative-at-large. “The chief trouble with ‘American themselves and their place in the sun,” she continues, “Scarcely ever do they stop to analyze whether of not they are fitted for a certain job or wheiher they merely want it. .. . Suffrage seems to have caused & Zeneral breaking out among women of desires that no gne imagined they had. They seem to think themselves capable of holding any sort of posi- tion, without any experience what- ever. Women have much to learn if they will but look and listen. The granting of the vote was ouly part Now they must learn to accept the right spirit.” keener analysis could have beep made of women's present position in Dublic life. Have women brains? Plenty of them. But it's one thing to have a brain and qQuite another to know how to use it. Modern politi- cal life is the result of masculine training, the masculine dominion. Women ‘are not prepared to under- stand, or succced in it, however bril- liant they may be, until they undergo radical cdtcation and discipline. Emotional force. not intellectual force, has ruled the womag world. Because it was a world of Intrigue, of dependent scheming against pro- tector, frankness and logic were laid aside und women attained a spurious reputation fon power by the use of intuition.” Tntultion did very nice- 1y in the small concerns of the do- mestic domafn. Men did not contest its force becatse it did not interfere with their activities and was, in fact, an interesting and amusing phenom- enon. 8o in time women came to believe in it as power superior to out into the world to compete With men. Woman took with her hier most cherished asset. intuition. But that faculty which had seemed to serve her need while in the home, was useful in the great world of 5 & paper knife would be in steel. The sensible women ized this and acted accordingly. And _now Alice Robertson, as spokesman for the most advanced type of American women, is telling her less wise sisters a much needed truth. It is not needful that one should be a civic worker to listen to that truth, Every wife and mother needs to use logic in the modern ho & much as any congresswoman needs to use it. (Copyright “Just Hats” By Vyvyan 1 After suppir pop was reeding and ing and 1 was thinking about doing my lessins, and 1 sed. Hay pop, {wats you thin 1 dont know. wat do you? pop sed. | Yardo kepp a robber from breaking | in the house today,. 1 sed. Yardo® being new black and | pit@ dog, and pop sed, The dooce he | did, T dont bleeve it Yes sir, honest he did, pop, 1 sed. pop That animal couldnt keep a camel from entering the eye needle Yes sir, I bet you, pop, 1 sed. Yardo | was down the cellar and T herd him a blud hound or some- thing and I ran down and some man was jest sticking his hed back out of cellar window saying, All rite, you pesky brate. go to the devil. Thats the language of a lawless man a1l rite, well, well, maybe Ive bin doing the animal an injustice, wat sort of looking man was he? pop sed. earse looking. T sed. T bet Yardo | matching any one of the colors in e E | the hat would go with it. knows a robber wen he sees one, I} sed, and pop sed, Thats more than 1, AND THEIR CHILDREN my A colorful hat—if you could but see the colors! The shape is of burnt orange felt, and it is faced in bright berry-red georgette. The crown is { surrounded with georgette petals of ! various brilliant hues, scarlet, light orange, lemon vellow and here and there bright green. A sweater do. these days. Can Yardo sleep in the house tonite 1sted of the yard for being sutch a good watch dog? I sed. aud pop sed, Yes nobody can say Im not a just man 9 Wich jest then ma came in saying. illyum I forgot to tell you about the of those coal people, I calied them up toduy to find out' wy they dident deliver the coal they promised and they sed they dont know wen we can have it now because their in- spector came erround today to see if we were reely out out of coal and our dog attacted him so he couldent look the celler. did you ever heer of such a thing? U Rink T aid, pop sed. Bemny. 1 advise vou to keep that rediculiss looking animal out of my site, pop sed. Wich I am, Bistorp of Bour Name. BY PHILIP FRANCIS NOWLAN. STANFORD ARIATIONS—Stanley, Stanleigh, Stan- vnem, Stanfield, Stanton, Stainten, Stanlaw. RACIAL ORIGIN—Anglo-Saxon. SOURCE—Localities. bringing home many little pieces of work done at the kindergarten. She treasured them, but scarcely knew at to do with them. T have made her a scrap book of cambric, so now whenever she brings anything home it goes right into the book, thus Here is anotber group of Anglo-{gayoiding having her treasures lying Saxon place names which have be-|around in drawers and being in the vome family names. The foregoing|Way, and at the same timé keeping a variations, however, are by no means | book of happy reminders. e te s Sarstens 2¢| [ PANT'S PARIS POSTALS There are as many variations of “stan” in English names, it seems, as there are variations of “smith”; per- haps more, though there are not 50 many family names bearing them. The * or “stain” in these mes is simply the Anglo-Saxon for gtone.” Thus the family name of Stanford has simply been derived from a place, which, if we were nam- it _today, we'd probably call ony Ford.” hleigh and Stanley, when the latter is not an Anglicized form of the Polish-given name of Stanislaws or Stanislaus, meant originally a stony meadowland. Stanfield is eas- ily seen as stony field. The “ton” in Stanton is the oid Anglo-Saxon “tun, from which our word “town” has come. It meant an inclosure. 2 Finally, Stanlaw comes from “stan” and “lawe.” “lowe” or “los” whicH. to the Anglo-Saxon, signified a small Bilter. at the périod when family names began to form. names of towns and places such as these were used to designate persons who for- merly lived in them-not those who PAR ~—Dear Ursula: The real hall mark of distinction is note paper. The proper thing these days is to have the monogram stamp- ed in openwork, like an embroidered handkerchief. I wish they would in- vent something to make one's ideas flow! PAMELA. case the name would lose its value as an identification, for there would be no reason why it should be borne by one resident any more than an- other. Sealed by Science in an air-tjght aluminum pacKket, to preserve the fragrant flavor SALADA™ is the Tea DrinKers’ Ideal Blend. SOLD EVERYWHERE - TRY A PACKAGR 3 : g S e 'APRIL 6, 192 y books he can't read them My small daughter is very fond of | 3. Growing Up to It. “Yesterday was Donald’s birthda: id Aunt Martha complacently, “and 1 bought him a good book. Books are about the best thing to buy for a child, I think. Don't you?" indeed. 1If the child reads, “Well, of course, if he hasn't the suid sen- sible Aunt Martha. “That's why 1 say. give them good books!" “What book did you buy Donald? “Oh, I bought him a fine copy of ‘David Copperfleld” A lovely one Wwith good binding and new iliustra- tions. I believe in getting good book Aunt Marie looked uncasy. “But Donald can't read ‘Copperfield.’ Donald? Oh of course “Who not. t now! But he to it. He's only beginning to read. Hé does remarkably well for a Httl fellow of seven. But a good book keeps, and some day he will enjoy it." and Aunt Martha rocked on bliss- fully. 4 Aunt Marie jerked her thread and broke it. Aunt Marie was impatient latstimes. /She didn't believe in buy- ing things for children to BTOW up :iv, especlaily books. But some folk r Why not buy the child that he is ready for now? difficult to buy a book because few of them are really writ- ten for children. Mokt of them are written to the memory of childhood. They are emotionalwcd memories, a the book It is very for a child, BEAUTY CHATS Filing Ridgy Nails. Few women know the value of a pumice stone properly used. You can treat warts by rubbing them gently with a bit of pumice, you can wear off superfluous hair from the skin, though as this requires enough rub- bing to make the skin slightly sore, 1 doubt its value 4s a treatment. The great use of pumice, in my mind, is 10 wear off bad stains from the fing- ers and to rub smooth ridges finger nails. You must have a fine quality pu- mice. otherwise the nails will be too deeply scratched. First of all the flingers in warm, soapy A few minutes’ immersion enough. In fact you will if vou use the pum 3 after a bath or after washing the hands and face. Then take the pu- mice and go carefully over each nafl filing down the ridges until they seem emooth. It is remarkable how little on what seems like a deep ridge. Wash the nails again and, if you arc mani- curing, finish this process without paying any attention to the nails scratohed surface. Rub the nails with or cold cream. or better vaseline and wipe it off, your polisher thickly cake or powder polish. ish the nails as hard as you can, go- ing back and forth over each ome separately with quick, firm strokes. It will take longer than the ordinary some good oil vet then rub And now pol- Three Factors in 2—the way it is made. 3—the discerning taste i 1864. Seal Brand is packed pound tins only. It is always fresh and it is sold by reliable grocers everywhere. Chase &5Sanborn's AL BRAND COFFEE - SE . Ren ‘Reducing Corsets THE full figure is no longer tion. Designers, recognizing of physical maturity, have used their tal- ents to create gowns, lingerie and corsets that will render justice to the full or generously developed figure. Rengo BeltReducing Corsetsare designed —through their. exclusive features—to mould stout figures into lines of grace and besutiful proportion. They are strong and excellently tailored. They assure that poise and dignity that are the rightful charms of the woman of well developed figure. THE CROWN CORSET COMPANY 295 Fifth Avenue, New York Sold at all good stores Price $2.50 and upward . srow up | ® | about removing these scars on your }You must take off to do away with | with | with a good | 1—the coffee from which it is made. In fastidious households, the third factor is of great importance. There the high standard of coffee discrimination calls for the best in coffee- making skill and the very best brand of coffee. It was for these households that Chase & | Sanborn produced good coffee as long ago as And the steady increase in the sale of Seal Brand Coffee attests its growing popularity. FEATURES., relief for the weary-minded adult One makes the mistake of buying a book for a child that one used to be cy 7 _' 6= P Take,hbmera Box: 25 assorted Aavors. soe Bold by leadAng druggists. Th. rather than for the child who needs one today! But that is no excuse for buying a masterpiece of literature that is 10 be enfoyed senting it to an Infant w injunction that he hurry and grow |up to it. There are books for child minds, although it requires searcp 0 uncover them. People don't earch. They set about buying a book for a child much as a lady matches samples of silks. | ““Give me a book for & seven-year- old_boy |, “Seven years?” savs | “Let's give ‘seven years' | “Child Garden" | “So easy. Just match up his years and his book. 1t might be the clerk. Stevenson's better to match up his mind with his book: to consider his tastes, his development, the books he has already enjoyed. The “Child’s | Garden” may be just the thing. Then |again it may not. Tt may be he is better prepared to enjoy “Rhymes for Kindly Children.’ | Certainly one ought not to buy him a masterpiecce of literature that he, slde. He is going to re, | member that book as the embodimera | of disappointed hope. He has pro.- bly been cheated out of it for gogpd. Of course, it is hard to find fhe right book for the right child, ‘but | there no ex se for buyving a BHook | for him to grow up to. Thege is too much in this world for bim to £TOW up to now. He neceds somgthing that fits today. (Copyright. 1923.) pyTigh By Edna Kent Forbes. buffing, but everi so in a remarkably short time you will have polished off every trace of a scratch. Then wash the cream and powder from the nall and polish again with @ clean buffer. This treatment need not be repeat- ed more than once in & few months, As the new nail grows in new ridges will appear, and when these seem prominent they can be filed down also. As a matter of fact, keeping the nails well fed with oil will do much to prevent ridges. Tillie M: T do not advise the use of & vanishing cream ecxcept for the | hands when it would be inconvenient to use the regular cream, because of | the trace of oilinesss that would fol- |low it. " Vanishing cream may also | be used to advantage on the elbows. but for the complexion I think it is | much too drying for general use. Patarika: Consult a dermatologist face. { S.B. H.: Unless the occasion calls {for fancy dressing and you‘do not feel that you couid’ originate such a { | costume. T should not hire an outfit. | Miss E. B.: At this season of the {year. after living in overhecated {houses. there often comes this com- plaint of falling hair. Massage your | |scalp every mnight and include with {this a tonic several times a week. Suggest this also to the others. | Singing Against Time, ! | From Life. She—Are you familiar score of this opera | "He—Np. But never mind the score, Jjust it doesn't go extra innings! with the Coffee . Enjoyment of the coffee drinker. in one, three and five the excep- the beauty For the.exchange of good recipes I Ghe ream tcher C Pi 'l\ODAY the Recipe Club col- umn is devoted to the sub- ject of vegetables. Because so few people acmnl}yo( Ieutymul the importance vege- especially, are sure icl ab&:_ut eating fl:;m And the ordinary homely * vegetables like carrots and beets and cab- bage and parsnips and turnips are too familiar to be exciting. But if take pains in serving them, y‘?fl ill find them a 1 addition to your menus. Serve at least one vege- table with both lunch and din- ner. In pi ing vegetables for « the table, remove all inedible portions and pare thin. All green bles and tubers should crisp and firm when put they are E the vegetables should be soak- ed in’very cold water to restore the crispness. (, Vegetables that form heads —cabbage, cauliflower, let- tuce and artichokes—should be turned head down in s:glai wntzrot'o which ah:sw t vinegar have heen added, to remove in- sects. All vegetables except dried ‘I'bmns and peas should be cooked in boiling water. Strong flavored vegetables are often blanched or par- boiled, then dropped in bofl- | ing water and cooked. Such || ‘vegetables should be cooked . with the cover drawn to one side to allow the volatile gases formed in cooking to pass off in the steam. Vege- tables cooked with good ven- tilation are much more wholesome. Root vegetables may be <« cooked in a covered pan, but all een leaf vegetables should belymo:ed with the cover partly off—with green vegetables, this also pre- serves the color. Avoid using more water in cooking vegetables than nec- essary. Add simply enough freshly boiling | water to cover, allowing one teaspoon of salt to one of water. This may be added when vegetables are put in, except in case of the delicate green vegetables such as peas, spinach, etc. a In ing a cream eguee to peas, asparagus, etc.,—substi- | tute “the liquor in which the vegetables were cooked for water in combining with the evaporated milk. CREAM SAUCE Melt butter, add flour, salt and pepper; stir until smooth, re- move from fire and gradually add the cold liquid; retumn to the fire, stir constantly until boiling point is reached, then let simmer ten minutes. Most vegetables are delicious served with hollandaise. Here is a simple recipe for hollandaise sauce that always turns out right. MOCK HOLLANDAISE SAUCE é: eup Borden's Evaporated Milk cup bailing was butter Few grains eayeone | nfu! lamon jules 2 egx yolks, well beaten Melt the butter in the top of a double boiler. Add the fiour. ‘When well blended, gradually add the hot water and stir con- tinuously until it thickens. Season with salt and cayenne. When ready to serve, the ted milk to the e? lks. Mix the sauce thorvufiu &:h the milk and egg yolks. eat quickly. Remove from the fire. Add the lemon juice, a few drops at a time, and serve immediately. Mrs. Wm. E. Adams, Charlotte, N. C. Since the basis of these two sances is wilk, let us 2dd a few words t Borden's Evaporated Milk. You will find it perticalarly suecessiul 10" Dt of coaaoy mac sy maporaied to dsble Hehneas: Aod of course, it is much less expensive than double cresm. Keep it in your kitchen for regular use. [ THE BORDEN COMPANY