Evening Star Newspaper, October 16, 1925, Page 42

WOMAN'S PAGE Interior Decoration Ideas Various Ways in Which the House Furnishings May Be Made to Contribute to Artistic Effect in the Home—Imitat There is a great deal o ion Inlaid Furniture. satisfac- |above, may have a hanging bookcase tion when one is able to convert in-|above in place of a window, and a artistic furniture into really att tive pieces. There are many ways of doing this. The following method fs one that can readily be undertaken by a woman who is handy. the result Lein; 1 effect of oak Inlaid with| chony. | If a piece of plain painted or grain- | ed furniture is to be treated, it will | be necessary first to remove all paint | in order that the work may be done | the plain wood. The paint can | removed with a mixture of ordi-| builders’ lime and strong soda The solution should be allow- to remain on the wood for a few hours, care being taken to prevent it from coming in contact with the hands. When the wood is dry it should be | nd-papered, as the grain will | sen. The furniture should | ve a coat of water stain| lighter than the color to be desired. Water colors are sold | at most_art stores, both in liquid and | in powder form. If the powder is ed it should be mixed with hot! water. When this has aried the | wood should be rubbed over with| worn-out sand paper, as the grain will | have slightly risen again. | T article is now ready to be| ted with indelible India ink. | Checker designs always ook well, and | many decorative effects may be easily worked out. Although checker pa terns are easy to apply. there is plenty of chance afforded in the matter of choosing a_design to the person who fs clever with a, pencil and brush. Table tops and panels in doors and cuphoards, for instance, may be paint- ed with checke. stars. The moldings would look well stained black. On some woods it is necessary to apply the ink with a rather dry Dbrush, although there is seldom any danger of the ink running. When the design in India ink has been com- pleted the second coat of stain should be applied. This will tend to soften the effect of the whole piece and should be followed when dry with a| liberal coat of beeswax and turpentine. Doorway and Wall Decoration A well choseft picture set into a panel will often effectively fill in the space over a doorway. It Is advisable » have this panel made wider or a little narrower than the width of the| door. Very effective is a piece of em- Droidery used as a frieze over the door. and a procession of Egyptian or_Oriental figures also looks well. The appearance of a small, narrow | dour can sometimes be improved by framing it with a patterned paper that harmonizes with the plain one | on the wall The patterned panel| can extend from the skirting to the ceilin nd looks best if it is at least | eight to twelve inches wider than the | doorway. A decorative background for a man- telpiece or a setting for flowers and ornaments on a shelf is a fabric medal- | lion cut with a silhouette design. The silhouette medallion might be black or gold, or indeed any color that would harmonize with the room. It could | be made of velvet, silk, or paper, and glued to the wall. The new rainbow curtain and up- holstery fabrics afford a fine display | among the Autumn materials. Arti- ficial slik is being used for some lovely unfadable, multicolored materials, which are designed especlally to give warmth of color to rooms when the cold days come. Fuchsia is a favorite color for furnishing, and there are some particularly beautiful upholstery velvets and pannes in this shade. Panne velvet Is the newest upholstery | material. It is particularly effective in black for armchairs and couches. Serge that will not fade is a practi- cal material for Autumn and Winter furnishing. Many women are buying the beautiful reversible chenilles, which are also dyed to withstand the | effect of the sun. Another novelty | i8 silk-and-cotton backed with chenille. Geometrical patterns, which are now so much the fashion, are making an sippearance in all kinds of furnishing fabrics. The vogue for color has extended to Dlankets, and so many designs are now obtainable that women buy them to match the decoration of their bed- rooms. Pasteltinted blankets are charming.” Formerly color in a blan- ket W res cted to a few stripes at the ends. Now it is possible to obtain the ordinary-sized bed blanket in all manner of artistic designs. Especially pretty are the new floral- patterned blankets entirely covered with large blossoms in pastel shades. such as lilac, pale blue and faint pink. Such a blanket would look well with a plain gray linen spread. De. lightful shadow floral effects are to be obtained in blankets. Some of the very late: designs for blankets are almost startling, so vivid are the color combinations used. One of the most striking is in rich shade of orange, with bold patterns and stripes in black and green. Another brilliant example shows yellow flowers on a deep pur- ple ground and has an edging of yeilow satin. Decorations for Bedroom. The latest idea for a small house or apartment bedroom is a suite in chintz, which is quite inexpensive compared with wood, vet very effective. It con- sists of a wardrobe, ®hich is a chintz covered frama lined with linen, just finally deco, inch to spare each 4 quaint three-sided dressing table, the sides sloping back and forming doors to the cuphoard within that can be used for hats or shoes. There is also & separate shoe hox, with chintz- covered screen to match, which con- ceals a washstand, The suite is charming, made in a bordered chintz. Cretonnes are also used, one with a bold Chinese flower design on a deep blue ground being at- tractive, but a chintz has the advan- tage that it can be sponged over. People can choose their own chintz or cretonne to match a room and have it made up. It would be difficult to imagine anything daintier than a room with w nted in a soft pea-green and te in chintz with a border design o pink and red roses on a white ground, and curtains of the 1me, with inner ones of unfadeable en filet net Very often the addition of new win- dow hangings and a bedspread to match will transform a dull room. One woman did this by making cur- tains and bedspreads of natural- ®lored linen with a bold hollyhock design simply worked in thick colored wools. Even a new cushion will add a note of brightness if covered with plain cloth in mauve, rose, green, or any color that goes with the room, with a rose or other flower cut from a piece of the cretonne or chintz used in the room furnishings appliqued in the middle of the cushion. An eightfold Orfental screen, inset with panels of embroidery, makes an attractive background for a bed. It should be remembered that a practical s well as a decorative purpose is served when using screens in such a way, because in cool weather the outer panels can be drawn close to the bed to act a protection from drafts. The bedspreads may also be made of Chinese silk embroidery to match the screen. A picturesque window seat placed in a corner of the room with a window at one side may be placed under any kind of window. The part of the win- dow seat which does not come under the window, but with plain wall space | faded. the color can be little flap table may be adjusted to the side of the window seat beneath the bookcase, which any carpenter would make, and which would look equally well painted to match the other wood- work in the room or stained and wax polished. The window seat can be either padded or fitted with a loose cushion made to the required size. Such handy fixtures do not cost much. A corner of a room with a window | at one side may be arranged in an- other way when the window does not extend close up to the corner but is several feet away from the corner. This plan is to have dado book shelves, two rows of them extending from the bottom of the floor, either part way around the room or extending clear round the room. In the corner there should be a third book shelf, extend- ing%nly a couple of feet on each side of the corner walls. If there is a fire- pldce in the room with a mantel above, a book shelf may also be placed on the mantel. The top of the book shelves can be used for holding orna ments. At special cleaning times these books | dusting, and | should receive a spec the occasion should o be made an opportunity for attending to any re-| Clothbound books show If they are tored by an application of ordinary water-color paint or a strong solution of any one of the many dyes now on the market. The color must be applied with the least possible amount of water, so that the cardboard cover will not get wet. It will dry with a dull surface, which can be brightened up with a coat of artist’s varnish and a final rub with furniture polish. The varnish will also smooth down and secure any frayed edges of the cloth binding that have become evident. . Leather books usualiy last well ox- cept at the back, which frequently strips off. This must be glued on very firmly again, and if the surface is rubbed the color can be painted on as in the case of the cloth bindings, but leather must not be varnished. A thin application of white of egg will pro- duce a new surface on the rubbed leather, and a final polish with furni- ture cream will finish nicely. Bookbinding is of course a_special work and any rare or valuable vol- umes that are out of order should be given to an expert to handle. Fi s Cucumbers Romaine. Peel two large. green cucumbers. Cut them in quarters, discarding the seed portion, then slice into salted water. Let stand for twenty minutes, then drain and set to cook in boiling water. Prepare a cupful of tomato sauce, using two tablespoonfuls each of butter and flour. one-fourth tea- spoonful of salt and one cupful of tomato puree. When the cucumbers have cooked half an hour. drain, rinse in cold water, then drain again. In a buttered au gratin dish put a little sauce. Add half the cucumbers, sprin- kle them with salt and pepper and two tablespoonfuls or more of grated Par- mesan or other cheese. Add a little more sauce, the rest of the cucumbers with seasoning and cheese, then the rest of the sauce. Stir half a cupful of cracker crumbs into three table- spoonfuls of melted butter and spread over the whole. Let bake for about twenty-five minutes In a moderate oven. pairs needed. signs of wear quickly. My Neighbor Says: One of the things not gen- erally known, at least in this country, is the Persian method of cleaning black silk. The method is very simp'e and the results infiniteiy superior to that achieved in any oth r manner. The silk must be thoroughly brushed and wiped with a cloth, then laid flat on a board or table and well sponged with hot coffee thoroughly freed from sediment by being strained, sponged on the side intended to show, is allowed to become partlally dry and then ironed on the wrong side. The coffee removes every particle of grease and restores the bril- liancy of silk without imparting to it efther the shiny appearance or crackly and papery stiffness resulting from the use of any other liquid. The silk really ap- pears thickened by the process, and this gpod effect is perma- nent. Experiment on an apron or other small article ard you will never go back to any other method. : Salt moistened with vinegar will remove burnt marks from enameled saucepans and dishes, but they should be soaked in cold soda water for a few hours first to loogen the burnt particles. To Temove covers from glass jars hold the jar covers under the hot-water faucet where the water (boiling hot) can run onto the. rubber rings. They will come off easily by prying up. with a small_thin knife, such as is used for paring potatoes. That old-time plantation flavor —there’s just one way to get it! Use her own famous recipe, ready- mixed. It makes tender, fluffy pancakes—just like those " THE EVENING COLOR CUT-OUT THE GOLDEN FLEECE. Crop of Armed Men. Tt was easy then to yoke the bulls and harness them to the plough. Soon Jason had the dragon's teeth sowed and the crop of armed men had sprung up. They were rushing upon Jason when he caught up a stone and threw it in their midst. As it went tumbling among them each man who was hit thought it was the man next to him who had done it and turned upon him with drawn sword. So they all started fighting among themselves, and all Jason had to do was to stand by and watch while they destroyed themselves. ‘Then Medea led Jason to a hiil whence he could see the Golden Fleece. She could scarcely hold him back when he saw the marvelous prize shining before him. ‘‘Stay!" she cried. “Have you forgotten what guards it?" This cloak and cap of Medea's should be red trimmed with black em- broidery. (Copyright. 1925.) AUTUMN Jerusalem Artichoke. Down along the lower reaches of the old Potomac these days there blooms unnoticed the Jerusalem arti- choke. Outwardly it looks like noth- ing more than some sort of sunflower —coarse plant with big yellow flowers, 6 to 12 feet tall. Yet of all flowers in the District of the Jerusalem artichoke is become the most useful. For it is a plant that not only has a romantic past, but holds out promise of a glorious future. Long before Capt. John Smith came to Virginia the Indians cultivated the Jerusalem artichoke for its delicious tubers. It is even thought that it was originally a native of the Western | plains and that its presence in the Eastern United States represents only a relic of ancient Indian farming. In any case, Jerusalem artichoke is, next to corn, about the best vegetable that our Indians ever grew. Of recent years it has become a popular dinner vegetable. In fact, it is relished by the followers of Lucal- lus as a dainty epicurean dish. One | may, a little later in the season, buy Jerusalem artichokes in the Center Market. They look like small, rather irregular potatoes. To serve them, boil them in their skins and serve them au gratin. If they are a little soft when you get them, soak them first for half a day in cold water. But it is not as a vegetable that the Jerusalem artichoke lays claim to a brilliant future.” It has been discov- ered that an especially fine sugar can be derived from the tubers. The Bu reau of Standards and many sugar companies are taking an interest in tje artichoke. In fact, if scientists eler allow themselves to get excited about anything, they may be said to be excited about the Jerusalem arti- choke. The artichoke is easy to grow in this climate, and the Department of Agriculture is sudying its propaga- tion. Date Putt. Three eggs, two tablespoonfuls but- ter, 12 chopped dates, two tablespoon- fuls flour, three-fourths cupful milk, one-eighth teaspoonful sait. Melt the butter in the saucepgn, adding flour, and when well mixed add milk and cook for a few minutes. Have ready the beaten egg yolks, add to the milk and flour mixture, then stir in the sugar and dates, and, lastly, fold in the egg white. Place in a buttered pudding dish and bake 25 minutes in a moderate oven. Serve with sweet sauce. she made herself years ago. STAR, WASHINGTON. DorothyDix Don’t Go to Live With Your Daughter-in-Law and Don’t Make Her Live With You—Remember ; You Wanted Your Own Home. Have a Heagt, Mothers-in- Reminds Them oy Their First Home Thrill PERHAPS the reason why mothers-in-law and daughters-inlaw so seldom get along together is that neither woman is willing to look at the situation from the other woman's standpoint. The mother-in-law forgets how she felt when she was a voung wife, and the daughter-in-law has not enough imagination to visualize the time when she, too, will be a mother-in-law. That is why so many good women make life a torment for each other and wreck the happiness of the men they adore and for whom they would make every sacrifice on earth except that of using some consideration and forbearance and tact in dealing with each other. Here is a case in point: The other day a young woman came to me and wept out upon my breast the story of her misery. She was married to a fine man, whom she loved and who loved her, and who was good and kind and generous to her, and she had the darlingest.baby, but the fly in her ointment was that she had to live with her in-laws. Her husband’s people are extremely well-to-do. They had a big empty house, and so when their son married they had him come to live with them because they could not endure the thought of being separated from him. “It isn't that they are unkind to me,” sobbed the young wife, “on the contrary, they are good to me in many ways, although 1 always feel that 1 am being simply endured for John's sake. But it wouldn't make any difference If they were angels to me. What I want is my own house, where I can have my own things about me and do just as I want to do, and where John and the baby and I can be off to ourselves. I want some place where I can feel at home, instead of being a perpetual guest. “I have no authority in my mother-inlaw’s house, and it is right that T shouldn’t have. It's her home, and she is a wonderful housekeeper and manager, but I want a chance to learn to be a good housekeeper and manager, too. > v e e S6YN/HY. 1 have never even had a good look at my wedding presents! While we were on our honevmoon they were all packed up and sent to the storage, where they are likely to remain to the end of time: and when I think of my hope chest and all the towels, doflies and pillow slips that I spent so much time embroidering and monograming, and that 1 have never used, I Just shed barrels of tears. “When I beg my husband to get us a home of our own, he says he can't see for the life of him why I am not satisfied where I am, and he tells me how much more comfortably we are living and how much less work I have to do than I would have if I had a house of my own, and his mother urges him not to give in to my foolish ideas and lectures me on how wrong I am to be discontented. So I suppose I shall never go to housekeeping, and I envy every woman who has a two-room shack of her véry own.” When I hear a story like this, and I get innumerable variations of it, I always feel like saying to the mother-in-law: “Woman, have a heart! Give to your daughter-in-law the privilege that you have had—of going with her mate alone and building her nest in her own way. Don’t go to live with her. Don't make her live with you. Leave her to herself to run her own house and rear her own children in her own way.” This will be a hard saying to many women who contend that their sons’ getting married does not alter their relationship and that they still have a right to manage affairs. But this inability of the mother to keep her fingers out of her children's pies is the crux of the whole in-law proposition and brings about more misery and heartache than any other one thing in the world. That a mother-in-law should deny to her son’s wife the right to her own home is passing strange, because every woman knows that this vearning for her own home is the basic passion of every womanly woman's heart. IT ‘manifests itself in the little girl whose most cherished playthings are her tiny toy housekeeping things, her miniature cooking stove, and dishes, and pots, and pans. It shows itself in the working girl who, in order to have seme sort of a home of her own, will cook her meals over a gas jet and do light housekeeping in a biscuit tin. Long before there is any real man in sight a girl will start her hope chest and begin picking up linen against the time when she will have a real home of her own. Getting married isn’'t simply getting a husband to a woman. It is getting a home—a little realm in which she is supreme, where she can express her own taste, where she can use her pest china every day if she wants to and eat off tablecloths or doilies as she likes. And whether it is a palace or a three-room flat, the biggest thrill that any woman ever gets is when she looks around her first home and feels that she is monarch of all she surveys. Every woman knows this. Every woman who has ever had her own home remembers exactly how she felt, and it is past belief that any woman could be cruel enough to deny it to another woman. love, will refuse a daughter-in-law this happiness; or, because they cannot deny themselves the pleasure of bossing everything about them, they will take ‘the management of their affairs out of their sons’ wives' hands. They know that a woman interferes with another woman's household management at her peril, but they are bound to rule or ruin. So I say again to mothers-n-law, “Have a heart!" Remember how much you wanted your own home when you were a young woman and how ardently you desired to run it your own way, and give to your daughter-in-law the privilege you had. DOROTHY DIX. 'TH Armour’s WHOLE FLAKE Oats you can make delicious,old-fashioned oatmeal while you make the breakfast coffee. They’re something new— ‘There are no | other oats i like Armour’s! No other WHOLE FLAKE oats cook in 5minutes. Theyare appetizing, health- ful, nourishing, and full of body- regulating nat- ural oat Bran. It paysto ask for ARMOUR’S WHOLE FLAKE Oats—they cook so quickly and taste ‘!l-ko is a whole oat— i Yet mothers, In their seifish desire to keep near them the children they | D. ., FRIDAY. OCTOBER 16, 1925 MODE MINIATURES Among the most charming new neglige models for Fall are those of satin brocade in a graceful style that may be slipped into with ease. For what expresses a more regal com- fort or luxurious repose than a negli- ge of this soft, shimmering, clinging fabric? One is certain to contribute its share to the full enjoyment of that half hour’s rest before dinner, that tete de tete with feminine friend or two in the privacy of one’s boudoir. There are black brocaded ones—to my mind the most stunning on a fair haired wearer—deep rich shades for the brunette-and Titian type. NARGETTE. MOTHERS AND THEIR CHILDRFN. Stringing Beads. One mother says: One of the best pastimes for my little daughter was stringing beads. But the thread became tangled and caused her to become peevish, so I substituted a fine wire that is more easily managed and more interesting to work with, as she can bend it into different shapes and have a “colored snake” or a light-hued train of cars, according to her own fancy. (Copsright. 1925.) —e Junket. Owing to the fact that bottled milk is now mostly pasteurized, when mak- ing junket with junket tablets it is best to use one tablet to one pint of milk instead of one quart of milk. This will insure a good, firm junkef "FEATURES.™ Answers to Food Questions Would you kindly give me what data you may have on macaroni? Our baby 1s extremely fond of it, and I am wondering i it is harmful it used too frequently. Any advice you can give me will be greatly appreciated.—Mrs. C. V. Dugan. You do not give me the age of your baby, so I shall have to give you only a general reply. Macaroni is a whole- some food, and 8o far as energy goes has high food value. It is an excel- lent form of starch, and if a body- hyilding food 1s desired should.be com- bined with milk, cheese or eggs. 8o much for its general food value. As to whether or not the baby should have it, I should say that it depends entirely on the age. Chfliren under three years of age should have cereal food n the form of a well cooked por- ridge, which can be strained apd com- bined with milk. This means that macaroni should not be given to very young bables. On the other hand, when the child reaches the toddler age,-beginning at about 3 years, mac- aront will make a very good addition to his diet. It should be very well cooked and served plain, boiled with milk, as a mid-day dish for his dinner. Macaron| itself will never be harm- ful if used frequently. The only way in which it can do harm is to furnish too much starch for a digestion that has not become sufficiently matured to care for this type of food. Another way of serving macaroni would be with beef juice. A child of this age should have a tablespoonful of beef juice (not broth) about two or three times a week. may be served either with mashed or haked potato, or, as in this case, with a tablespoonful of very well cooked macaroni. Please advise me in regard to a diet for pregnant women. What foods contain minerals for supplying bone tissue for the baby? Also please ad- vise me about phosphates to mix with the food for the same reason.—Mrs. E. K. There is considerable wrong infor- mation current about food for the prospective mother. Women are apt to listen to nefghbors who advise spe- clal foods for special conditions pres- ent at such times. As a matter of fact, the best diet for . woman who is pregnant is practically the type of diet that is best suited to her needs under ordinary conditions. The diet should be what is known as a mixed diet: that is, one that provides for all the needs of the body, whether build- ing material or body-regulating mate- rial. This will answer your question in regard to foods containing bone- making material and phosphates. The digestive system is frequently irri- table during pregnancy, and the best way to avoid this Is to take great care to prevent constipation. The daily meals should include a whole-grain cereal, which may be served either in the form of breakfast porridge or as a basis for simple des- serts at dinner. Then there should be at least a pint of milk each day, and preferably a quart. IHere, again, this one foodstuff may be served in a va- riety of ways—sometimes in the form of a beverage, sometimes in the mak- ing of cocoa, custard puddings and milk dishes. To vary it use butter- milk, zoolak or malted milk occasion- ally instead of ‘one or two glasses of sweet milk. Another important jtem i that of green vegetables and fresh fruit. This brings us to your question about phosphorus and bone-making material. Beans, celqry, cabbage. spinach, peas, lettuce, and, in fact, any green vegetables, may be used in a number of ways. They may be served in the form of cream soup, as hot but- tered vegetable dishes or as salads The fruit juices from oranges and This beef juice | PTues, the pulp of ripe apples, stewed fruit prepared from raisins or figs and marmalade made from steamed dates will also help in furnishing the bone- making material. Once a day have a digestible form of meat or a light egg and cheese dish or fish. The best fats are butter, ba- con, olive oil and margarine to be used in cooking. All of these foods must be used with discretion, according to the digestion at the time. If you are careful to iIn- clude one or two of the classes of foods mentioned, you need have no fear about lack of phosphates or bone-mak- ing material. (Copyright. 1925.) Fresh in Flavor "SALADA” TEA | is remarKable for its rich strength & delicious fragrance. 300 cups to the pound. Try it. Every use that you have for a cooking fat of any sort is an opportunity to sec how really good Snowdrift is. Snowdrift does not. require special recipes. Every good ;ccipc is 2 Snowdrift recipe. If the recipe happens partly salt and water. Snowdrift a rich creamy shortening for making cake, biscuit and pastry and for frying to call for butter, it is well to add a pinch or two of salt because Snowdrift is all pure fat, while butter is