Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, October 26, 1912, Page 14

g Ly . uTe } ,f,a‘ meh-.-:. sleepless cares and v . neelless fs; e '3 Ay :b\fflz“ in while wet and boll untfl A senses thrills Is of that land & denizen to be— " 'matled as you wished. . of an egg, . ‘Wet put It into the hot dye and turn “he Bulletin wants atters of any kind 1 nesday of each week. % Address, SOCIAL CORNER / " THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $250 to first: $150 to second: 3100 % tutrd. Award made the last Saturday In eack month. “Ivitation te Social Corner ‘entitled “Teated Rectpes.” * Third Prise—$Lo0—te " 8OCIAL CORNER POEM, 23 Beyend the Hills. the hills, where I have mever ' LOVE LIKE THE MEASLES, IS ALL THE WORSE LATE IN LIFE - P EVERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY. 04 bome letters, gooa ‘mind ns; suggest. ‘Write on but one side of the paper. EDITOR, Builetid Offics, Norwich, Cona. e " Jirst Prise—$2.50—to Married and Happy, of Willimantic, for letter, ‘Writers. y Second Prize—$L50—to ‘Farmers| Wife, “South . Canterbury, for Disns, of Newington, N. H., for “A Good Letter. —— brute ereation, masquerading title of man, ridicule the vanities and weaknesses of the more calm lakes reflect the | these lords of creation would. bustness letters; ‘They should be l:mhdlll Tetter N : 1 under the so-called ed half of the Jation that :’;:':UI in the emm.".‘.':a then love a shun ‘sapphive skies; { 25 they would a hiigs pile of cordwood Mmu'h the vale'’s deep’ heart & | with a sawhorse an b"'wul_w conven: river grand b - pi o0 Diaws toward ity home, fed By ten ing ligh the mighty river; to 3 and, to me, Y sweetest hope that mow my the hills. ~—John 1. -Dolson, in The Outlook. “ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES, my hearty _ wishes, and I all will try ‘and attend the picnic of the Corner it arrived too late to appear, which She sald further: “M; eatt my thoughts Will be with she wished the occasion the success it proved to be. irds received and .. BLACK PANSY: Cards recelved and " matled according to directions. ¥ & QLD-F“HIONED DYES. . Sisters of the Social Corner: of thx: old h’;‘d-!wfl'vm urp?‘l: wn in rugs ollowing colors stood the test of time: Boll the material to be in water to which has been added of the outside skin of onions and ounce of alum—continue bolling the desired color is obtained, @Gresn: Bofl the goods in water contalning equal parts of the bark of hickory and yellow oak until the tone * of color wished 1s obtained, Peel 1 qt. bark from a willow (~=bofl 1-2 hour in two quarts of wa- ‘ter; then add a piece of alum the size | wash material and while | and ‘have 1 often, bolling 15 or 20 minutes. Be and keep the material covered 4 the dye. Red: Dissolve alum in water, al- 6 ounces for every pounq of to be dyed. Add to the solu- 1-2 pound madder red. Put in 1 and boll one-! hour; take and allow it to alr, then boil one- half hour more, * Brown, Boll two pounds of rock ' moss in two quarts of water, to which bas been added 1-2 ounce of alum | (peach leaves may be used in the same | way, or bark from a butternut tree— to color brown). ‘Black: Boll logwood chips for an Jhour. To 2 quarts of dye add a hand- fal of copperas; put In the goods to be Indigo: Tio two ounces of indigo in & thin white cloth, put it into a large sarthern or porcelain jar, and add uptll the dish is haif full D or. goods to be dyed; put Into| I.ndflllow to remain all night, t for several days and nights ' il the color suits. s Dear Ignorance, since no one has | answered your inquiry as to what is | considered antique, would say I have ' articles so near 100 years old that think of them as being antique. The older they are, the more antique they may be considered. + Moosup. FRANK, JOSIAH SEES THE CORNER HAS A | MISSION, Editor Soclal Corner: I do not wish to see the male element monopolize the space presumably set apart for (e use of the housewives and more oF less fortunate part of the feminine portion of soclety’s scribblers who are | figt housewives, but if you will gra- Mously permit I would like fo say thas | 1 have come to belleve that the Seoial Porner is performing a real mission ip. providing an opportunity for tho interchange of Ideas, helpful sugge: tons, kindly courtesies, both seriou dently near. 28 Marrfed but inaugurated a work- “get, er soclety, Black Pansy, past or present, who 1s @ hustler and & genu- ine home-maker, as well as the other lers until long afterimy old gray whiskers are but & memory. . JOSIAH. * A HALLOWE’EN PARTY. Dear Editor and Sisters of the Social The month of November ls usheged in by All Hallow eve with its It occurs upon the last night of Octo- ber, and of late years the old custom of keeping it has been revived and its qualnt devices) for reading the future are made the occasion of enterthinment d merrymaking, It is often called Nuteracker night. The invitations to such & party shofld include an equal number ot young genflemen and young ladies— thoge sent to the latter in form of an NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1912 @ pebbly Lcach, the ebb and flow of the tide murmuring, ever murmuring. At the ‘back of my home here in Connectlcut i8 a hedge of large trees skirting the riverbank, and many a night when the wind 1s soughing n thei branches I lle with closed eyes and imagine I am back again in the | dear old home in Maine. Frosen, deari I found the scenery grand and I enjoyed so much looking around, but—I guess you didn't see the fish I ¢hught, dld you? I am quite sure it was net a whale, though possibly it may have been a minnow. It certainly was dear of you to have given us such @ lovely time. I was much interested in thoe article entitled_Rich Women and Poor Chil- dren. What a nd work Is belng done at Birkeneck, Surely the ‘“cup of cold water” will Dear Busybody: C: o a busy time you have had canning, pickling, etc. Have done some can- ning myself—very little pickling. My children are much too fond of pickles and as I do not think them whole- some I do not put temptation in their way. I put up a couple of cans of cucum- bers and onions by recipe given by one of the Sisters. It is excellent. We had a garden and when the frosts came we had quantities of sweet corn fust right for canning, so despite my bad luck last year, for I lost every can, I went to work apd put up a dozen quart cans by a Uifferent pro- cess. I caused one of the neighbors to smile (who came in while I was doing the corn) when he asked me if I had £0od luck canning corn. and I replied: “No, but I'm trying to!” Glad Ma had a vacation. Did Pa have one, too? The Bditor is shaking his head at me, which means draw that letter to a close, which I obediently Will do. iy MAINE LOVER. SWEET LAVENDER'S WAY OF PRE- SERVING CITRON. Dear Editor and Sisters: It is weeks, 1 know, since I've written to the Cor- ner. Since my return from my two weeks' vacation among the White mountains I have been very busy can- .ning, ete. . You would think too, l? you could all see my goodies put up for the winter. + Yesterday I put up half of my citron. Isn't it a fussy job? I had an awfully large one this year—have five quarts from half of it. The other half I will put raisins in. I will send you my way of putting it wp. Maybe some Sister will try it. Can_anyone give me the recipe of pickled caulifiower? Also the way one can fiy citron in sugar the way one buys it for cakes and pies? I have been much interested in cars of house plants, etc. Thanks to all you Sisters for wishing to hear once more from me. I am planning to write often hereafter. Am going to try for the Christmas prize also. 1 never was a winner in this line, but will send in some ideas for the beautiful time of year later. Now I hope someone will iry Bweet Lavender's way of preserv- ing citron. My hubby thinks it's fine. Preservad Citron—Four pounds of citron, four pounds of sugar, four lem- ons (Juice and rind), good plece of ginger root. Wash cltron, cut in halves, remove seeds, cut each half in elght, eover with salt, then with water; stand over night; some time next morning strain; again cover with water; let stand that day and over night; in_morning drain, cut off skin and cook Th syrup of sugar and water, lemons and ginger {ntil citron is ten- der (I slice my lemoas very thin). Re- move each plece of vitron carefully tu a platter, let cool, fill jars with cool cltron, then with boiling q:up; seal. If the ecitron is put in jads hot the pleces will not keep their shape. I also apple cut from thick water color paj and colored to represent the fruit. For the young men, paper cut in shape of @& chestnut Is chosen. On the back side write: "1 invite you to an evening of fun &nd frolic,” ete. Choosing Partners—Upon leaving the waelcomes strain my syrup as I put it in jars. Mine looks beautiful and transparent. With best wishes to all. SWEET LAVENDER. - . THE REAL PICNIC. Dear Editor, and Sisters: The much talked of Social Corner picnic has been held at last and recorded in the an- Glasgo, them and they are then slipped into a bag Whlch":he holds. 4 ‘When supper is announced ea¢h gen- tleman comes forward and draws a stalk from the bag. The name on it lls%gn his, plrt:er 1lm'hsu e supper should,be old-fashioned. S Immediately after sypper, stories are lold relating to Hallowe'en, and dur- ing this time the table should be cleared and the dining room put in readiness for the games. ‘The Witch's Boat—Both ladies and gentlemen can join. The boat must be prepared beforehand. Split Eng- lish walnuts in halves, take out l:g. inside, allowing a half shell for each guest. Cut small wax candles into short. lengths of two inches, shaving one end of them so they will burn'| readily and press into the shell, you have a nlice little boat. Mark the out- side of shell with owner's name. Ar- range the company in couples and march to the kitchen, where the gas is turned, down, i Upon entering the room a weird sight meets the eye. The hostess, flreaw’i"n‘u @ witch, with pointed hat and flowing hair, sits on a high chair, with wand and lighted candle before the table, Upon which are the little boats and a large tub nearly filled with water. The company march around the table in single file, each receiving from the witch a nut boat. A second- time around each small candle In its boat is lighted from the witch's candle. The. ter 1s then set In motion by the witch's wand and all launch ' thelr " Eron ¢ arst ophecy—The lights going o1 foretell a short lite; tfm!e' trnlnl lt%:‘leo:n :el:zngl‘lll!% The lclndle burning will be marri “‘;h 58 ed first. out of ose that cling to the edge 1! tub show lack of ambmoa:f °'lshn=: that cross the tub half way and res main there, failure in business, Those that touch and ride side by elde, a lifelong friendship. o lflmta that jostle each other, & quar el. Married and Happy: If the day had been fine and fair, Li A have bean Tight thera, .~ " oud LUCY ACORN. THOUGHT MARRIED AND HAPPY'S INVITATION A JOKE. Dear Social Corner Friends: e I read Married and Happy's lnfl:mn: to Discovery day, I surely thought it u Joke, though I did think that if T had gn[ m[;flo i;l'ra;flsemen(l to spend the ay otherwise I woul Dlgfmon'. d go and look for course, 1 should walk along a; pretend 1 was not looking ro':'nngf thing in particular and then if per- chance there was no signal waving in the autumn breeze I should not feel Lh:l(cma\'cryhdofl])' o: the street = was watching and laughts - "",F o | shing at me for get. ‘onight when I read the that Marrted ana "Happy, ‘Ready, Auntle, Biddy and Ono Who Wa There gave of the meeting and com- pared notes I realized that it was a real invitation and a real happentng, and I cannot tell you how sorry I am at 1 was cbliged to go In another dl. rection, I would so much have liked to have met (he Bisters nad found Ready, too, e Auntle, dear; You write as if know Who 1s Who, you? - pper. simple and Norwich. you DId Samantha ‘tell | Desr Cousin Bue: Thank veu for your kind words, Indeed I do love Maine. There is ne place like it, No eople 8o cordlal and hospitable as the witty contributions, and & real k together” of Some who may be | uated as to be deprived mome- , of companionshlp. 5 As true that many memberp of the ] Mauine people, 1 was born and bred on the vaust, whers, within almest & Blone's throw, the waves rolled high op nals. of history as a most enjoyable event. Only ghose who by their indomita- ble’ will braved the elements, conquer- ed the opposition of the sterner sex, and through every obstacle that seem- ed to beset them, were privileged to meet our charming<hostess and enjoy her botnteous hospitality. There was nothing lacking to make the pleasure and profit of our outing a complete successg, unless it was the absence of the Editor and some mem- bers we would have been glad to mect. The time was fully occupled in dis- cussing subjects pertaining to The Corner and disposing of the tempting viands furnished by our hostess anc taken from lunch boxes;. and, later, getting new ideas “how to do things.” The badges worn by the members were unique. Every one was different and represented the wearer's skill in avolding immediate detection. Most of them were products of their mind and hand and showed that we had art- ists and & poetess among us as well as one that I have in mind who was not represented there. There was a little discussion over one of the badges, what it might rep- resent, as it had a number of allases; the badge, I repeat, as I am not in- sinuating on the wearer. #One of the pleasing features of the event, and one of the surprises, was in meeting friends of years' standing as well as making new acquaintances. ' ~Ready's woodbox social has also de- veloped into a reality, and Susshine has captured the prize of the cup and saucer. Things are happening these ddys. Perhaps you can’t imagine my sur- prise and pleasure, for I cannot ade- quately describe it, when 1 answered a call at the door the other morning to find Ready there, when I had looked for her so long—and in vain. Yes, Ready, your face has proved the fact that we have met many times m the same Sunday school class. J hope a bit of the cheer that was the prevalling element at the picnic will be wafted to Diana. From experi- ence I know how cheering a card or somo trifle is from the outside world when one is confined within four walls, Married and Happy: Pardon me for correcting a mistake when you laid the opposition or contempt of the “man of the house” at my door, as my partner offered no objection whatever to_my attending the pienic. Maine Lover: 1 thought you were !etrongly in favor of a picnic? Where Were you, playing hide and seek with Ready? But she reached.the goal and you—you will have to give an account of yourself. HEODA. Willimantle. WE CANNOT REALIZE WHAT WE MISSED. Dear Mr. Editor: I think it will be impossible for you and the other Cor- nerites who dld not take advantage of | Married and Happ's invitation to fully realize what you missed, Of course, her directions for finding the meeting place sounded like a fairy story, rza Ann and I found the stene steps easlly, but they led us iInto 1 Wood with such n veritable labyrinth that after wandering In it until we began (o think we would have to glve up in despair, Tires Ann turned o other corner and excl There waves Old Glor: The welcome we received well repaid for eur effort in getting there, and the ready wit of the hostess, Biddy, Aunty, Aunt Mehitable and others made it 4 merry gathering, Quecn Bess, Blaek Pansy, Chatter- box and Maine Lover; Excuses for Iyeur absence ure in order. BAMANTIA, Nigh onte a year ago, or ther-bouts, ther was some talk of us felks havin a Huskin, We-I-1, I'd clean forgot It; but some folks has drefful geod memory on some pints, an' Jane Ann's one on 'um. r sense that ere corn tasseled she's bin all a fluster for & Hee, 'Long ‘bout time 'twas cut we had Bee for breakfast, dinner and supps and sometimes between meals for a spelll We-ell, tuther day arter breakfast, Jane sex, sez sh “Now, Nathaniel, you jest must met the time—takes quite a spell to gil word round among the Soclal Corner folks." Ne-o-w, 1 aldn't allow to have no Bee no how; but Jane sort of riled me and ses “I vum! Have your old Hee mext Thursday night!” and grabbed my hat and went out to feed them hog: When 1 come Into grub at meon, Jane sot me down to a cold snack on the sink shelf, cos she'd pulled the buttery out onto the (able. “What in tunkit you bout, m sez L “You fest cleaned hoys: “Nathaniel Doollttle," ses she. “You think I'm going to have a passel of strange wimmen_in my pantry seelng all that dirt? You better eat quick and write a list of numes to send out!” “What for,” sex 1, with my mouth full cold beans. “For what? sea she. “Why, for the huskin!" You could knocked me down with a feather, I was that beat; but she went right on planning ,and 1 sot dike a gump with my mouth open and didn't say nothin—want nothin tq s After' dinner I sot out on the chop- ping block and thinked a think or two, or_maybe three. Thinks 1, Jane Ann sure am gltting obstropulous, and then agin Nat, you | are an old fool—you didn't want no | Bee, no how! Ne-o-w you went and got mad an sot the day. Sarves you rite for gittin mad. Neo-ow stir your | old bones and git ready for that Bee'll | be on the way in a shake of a lamb's tail. Like's not you'll git your huskin done right down cheap. We-1-, 1 writ round to”see who'd w," come and how much feed they'a bring. T axed Ma if she'd bring a chicken ple. She lowed she got an old hen— she guessed would die any way—might as well kill her fust as last—she'd make the pie. Jim sald he could bring some pun- kin pie, but eggs was dreadful skerce, and even the old Cropple Crown was’ on a strike; but Cherisette sald she'd got some eggs laid last spring, he could have, so we fixed that. Cornflower and Willimantie Corner sald they'd bring some cakes. Wild Cherry some jelly; Peggy Anne pic- kles;, Antique some riz cake; Balsam Fur was all fired sorry, but guessed they’d have to stay at home! Too far. I told Jane Ann she could make some mince ' ples without any eat into um; she wanted to o a lot more; but, seys I, I can't afford no more, no how, sez I, think I'm made of money, dew you? Elizabeth was going to furnish eof- fee, and the others etcetery and bis- ouit, 3 I got Jtm and Bife to help me haul that _corn ther; and Thursday comed jest as it allers does and long ‘bout six o'clock they come, some in artomobiles with horns, and some in teams with bells on. Sech a hand shakin I never seen—shoo now! my arm’s lame yit, Now, I tell you, I felt middling good when I seen all that there grub in that kitchen. Thinks 1 by Ginger! twill last 2 week and maxpbe a day or two more. Ne-o-w, I'd forgot one pint, eonsarn it! We hadn't eat supper yit; and ou can put it right down now from Uncle Nat that there Sogial Cormer crowd, is beatenist folks to eat I ever seed—Yes-gir-ee, Jest as soon as I could drag um eut the heuse they tackled that eorm, I led the way with the Editor and Pa- pa’s Boy. 5 Say, now, he's gons and gin up farming and gone te the city—my stars! didn't he throw en the git up! with his shiny shees and white vest. All the gals was right areund like bees Tound clover. Betsey Burdock, Ma, Ready, Fay Verna, 'lowed they'd help Jane Ann— anyway they's fraid they'd git the rheumatiz out in the eorm, byt Bwamp Apple, Co-Solid and Mrs. Rebinson, Who are a mite older than they 'pears to be—jineq the young folks. Jest as they got to huskin’ John Hen- ry got a red ear and such™ a screech- in’ and tittering ameng the gals you never seen. Nat’s Huskin’ Bee Billle and Papa's Boy was yelling, “Take your choice!” “What-a-t! Wh-a-t!” says John Henry. “Why, kiss um!” roared Merry Far- mer Boy. Say, now, if you ever seen a kid run, hé took a bee line, and never stopped il he crawled under a bed in the ell chamber, where I pulled him out after a few hours—says he “Is she coming?" In about a minute arter the kid dropped that red ear, Papa’s Boy sidled round that side and up with that red ear. 1 got nigh tuckered out a gittin lanterns and such for um— say—nothing bout a laffing till my sides was lame a seeing them young folks cut up. Bime-by Jane hallered for me to git down a table, and when I got back the Editer he rubbed his hands and sez_he: “Bring on your corn,” Tll he jiggered If they hadn't got it all_done. Says I: “T vum! yowre the smartest eity folks 1 ever se That is a drefful small pile of corn—beats me that corn ain't yieldeq g0od a8 I 'spos “No* sea the Editor, “had year for rn, “We-1l, now," sez I, mopping my face with my' old bandana, “Come right in and fill up.” X, Y. Z thought T'd ought to sort of wait on table, “No-sir-ee," says I, “draw up and pitch in, T've got all I can tend to,” sea I, setting down middling near that chicken ple, with my eye on that pun- kin pie of Jim's, Them wimmen had to step lively, but arter a spell they got through and pushed back the table and played spin the platter and sech, whils Jim gin us some canned music, Then they went hum, and sald how they was goin to do the trick again next year, “That's right," 1, “Come right along, make yourself o hum.” But I've changed my mind good and plenty sense. When | was windin the clock I wex to Jane: “Sgy, now, we've had a bang-up good time and so has the Boclal Corner folks, tew. That wus a all-fired keen stroke a havin that Bee—never had corn husked so quick afore, and cheap, tew: and what & feed they brung, but s all-fired kurlous bout that corn bein so poor.” Next morning, fust thing, thought I'd take a look at that corn. Say, now, of all the sites you ever seen that was the beatenest! That corn was strung from one end the farm to tuther!. Ill bet a fishhook 1 walked nigh onto tew miles—and everywhere was corn and stalks, Consarn it! thinks I—and then agin tarnation! 1 never dld have nuthin to do with bees without I got stung and thig af'nt no how, no excep- on. 1 was pretty middling warm when T got into breakfast and there was Jane Ann a frying flapjacks. I thought she was plum daff. Bez I, “Where is that chicken ple and cake, and that punkin pie, tew? What for you frying them?” “Chicken piel” sniffed Jane Ann, “go and see. Shoo-now! that buttery was plcked cleanet than the Parson's arter a do- nation party—net a blame crumb left. I was that beat I sot right down and et a dozen or more flapjacks fore I got my breath, Then I sez: . “You wanted a Bee, Jane Ann, and yeu've had it £ Bez Jane Ann: “The tuther Toem earpet is all kicked full of holes and we'll have te have a new one!” Sex I, “The corn is arung from Dan to Beersheby! Ne-o-w I hope you's had enuff Bee's, hadn’t bin for you weuldn't bin no sech kick-up,” I roar- ed. “'Twill take six men and @ boy long with a horse rake to git that corn tegether all for your tarnal feolish- ness,” ses I, “Of all the bloomin id- iots o Sez she: “Who was it as set up Jast night beut the Bee he'd had, jest tell me that!” sez Jane Anm. “Your o0 ing! That's what! Nathan- iel Deslittle! If there's any idiots in this house your the one,” and she riz up from the table and sot the dishes in_the sink. I seen Jane was gittin seme stirred up, and ‘bout then I 'lowed I'd feed them hogs. A leetle later I sot out on the-grind- stone chewing a straw, and I sort of allowed I didn't know but Jane Ann was _oneshalf right and maybe two- thirds. PS—jane Ann Is gittin dreadful heady, 1 lows that's readin that ther “Right" question, durn it! NAT. - _— PLANNING FOli XMAS LETTERS CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS. Well, Cornerites, here I come agaln, hoping my hints Will help some one to solve the Christmas problem. I never believe in walting until the last mo- ment for anything, and especially for Christmas presents. As soon as the holidays are over I visit all sales, and after a Visit to friends to see what they | have, and what they haven't, I com- mence, and as each article is finished I label it like this: “Mrs. A—” “Mrs. B—,” “Cousin C— etc. Then with each I send a pretty card with Christ- mas greetings. %3 Nearly everyone likes calendars, so 1 get some Bristol board, a dozen lit- tle calendar pads (which you can get at any 10 cent store), and T paint their favorite flowers, or some verse or mot- to. These give great satisfaction, as most everyone likes anything hand- painted; and the old calendar can be removed next yeer and a new one put in its place; and in my next years presents I send one to each I have giv- en a calendar to the year before. I save all the bottoms of my winter wrappers (or undervests), cut off at walst, crochet an edge on the bottom and dye a delicate shade, then put on a band, and they make very pretty Christmes presents. 1 get some cheesecloth and draw threads for a border and hemstitch them, which is small expenss and looks very nice. In the summer I take a trip to the woods and flelds. I gather all kinds of grasses and sweet everlasting, mosses and twigs moss grown; these twigs I mount stuffed birds on. 1 always have some bottles of dla- mond dyes on hand, and the grasses I dye varlous shades; the wild oats and Iye are the prettiest, as they are so lght and fluffy, When they are drying don't hang them up, but put stems in something, 8o the tops can't hit each other, I-use pepper grass, or marsh- rosemary for a foundation and draw the grasses in, If you have no dyes, pokeweed or elderberries will color & pretty shade; but I like the dyes, as one can male so many shades by di. luting them, = If you heve a esuntry friend whe likes 'te do faney werk, just stamp her & shirt waist, er deilies ef your ewn designing, and the material te wers them with, and she will enjoy werking them and think mere of them than as if you had dene it for her, And new, ceuntry people, here is sometling yeu gan de fer yeur eity friends, Get a 16 eent individual but- ter stamp, take a writing paper bex, line with waxed paper and fill with these little butter pats, I Qather ground pine, prinesss feath: er, laurel and even bhie myrile loaves, apple blessoms made ef paper so real and make wreathes. In summer you can get everlastings in the bud and dry, and by dyeing they are pretty to put into these wreaths; then bitter- sweet is plentiful in the country, and, Oh, how us city people do like them. With the sweet everlasting made into a sofa pillow, and if you have a hop vine fill a pillow and present to some nervous invalid; they are very sooth- ing; or if you can get balsam or pine needles, make pillows of them, as they also are very soothing. Many of you have a quantity of talk- ing machine records you don't fise. Just fill a box and send your country friends and see how they will appre- ciate them. If they have an organ or piano, send them music with a Christ- mas eard of greetings. Send pretty maidenhalr fern, and write on a slip; put in a jardeniere some crocks in the bottom; then stand in a north or east window and have Jardeniere considerably larger than pot of fern, and pour in the jardeniere very hot water each morning and see how they will grow. Send Chinese Iilles bulbs, or & potted plant. And, Country Sisters, you can gath- er evergreen ferns in the woods and pot for your city friends, at no ex- pense, and hyacinth PATIENCE. A HUSTLING CHRISTMAS HELPER Dear Editor and Cornerites: I think I must add e few suggestions about Christmas. Always find out what your friends or relatives would like, and in making or choosing get the ones or make those you are sure someone else might not, To us, perhaps, something 1s old- fashioned or hideous, but to fome dear soul beautiful, and we haven't got to have the things se don't suit our own melves, but them, After Chirisimas I visit my friends when they display their gifis, and how often they remark I had mueh rather had this or that, Fer instanes, my unele's wife showed me some very nice and eestly Jaresenm her aunts and eity eeusins had sent, and she says my sit-~ ting reem and kitchen Reeds paper- ing, and if they had sent me the pa- per it wouldn't have cest vome-half as mueh and been such a help, for I can- net get (e the eity pften, 1 gsked; “Does it take mueh enly so many rolls.” Anether aunt wished seme ene weuld give her matiing for a spare chamber, as she was eld and could not take up earpeis, and the meths got in them, and she eould get ne ens te take them up, Another lady says; 'T saw a spray of vou could almost imagine you could smell them, and I would give anvthing for a branch—would not begrudge any price” etc. After Christmas sales wer purchased things, various orf¥s they hoped next Christmas would bring them, then I set down in a book like this:” Aunt L’s wall paper; Aunt J.'s matting; Cousin C., n; Mrs. R, apple blessoms, until I had them all_down. One country aunt says: “Leok at all these lovely sofa pillows, and not one to be used common.” I put that down “Kitchen sofa_pillow. One says: “If only I had a bunch of paper Easter liltes.” Another: “I've nothing to keep my batting in.” Now, let me tell what I aid. I only earned six dollars per week, and three fifty for board, so I had to be saving. Nights I would visit the sales and buy remnants, etc, and visited the new and second hand stores, and at last I found & lovely cream paper mait- ting with blue figures, good as new, and only 15 cents per yard. I pur- chased 16 yards and three papers of double headed tacks. At a sale I got old style pattern of paper for eight cents per roll; some red handkerchiefs and some turkey red; some remnants of denim, both plain and striped; some ribbon remnants; some sachet powder; some Bristol board; some brass rings; some remnants of silkoline; some tis- sue paper; a pan of crimson paint, and then T commenced my Christmas presents in my leisure moments, With the silkoline I made lambrequins for mantels, curtains fqr bookcases_(and be sure to get those that correspon with other furnishings), shirred on embroidesry hoops, bags for snuff rags, also machine cloths—all these hem- stitched except bags. Then I got some er 1 apple twigs and made apple blossoms of white tissue paper, and painted them with the crim- son lake, . Out of white crepe paper I made Easter lilies. And T took some plain red denim and strips of the stripe and put across ;he corners and served for sofa pil- ows. Took two red handkerchiefs, put a double bias ruffie of turkey red be- tween for others, and these could be laundered without fading. ~ Then I cut three orange quarters of Bristol board, covered one side with white and the other with blue ribbon, and sewed together all but one side, over and over stitch (this was for bat- ting). With the remnants of ribbons I made clusters of bags stuffed with cotton and put’ in the sachet power; no two of the same length; suspended by baby ribbon. 1 made dainty batting and put on fine_handkerchiefs. With the tissue paper I made shav- ing paper sets, covered with Bristol board, on which I painted a flower and their initials. No matter what you give a man, always enclose one of these. Christmag week I.went to the coun- 4try with m# things. I got someone to invite us out for the day, and at the last moment Peggie didn't feel able to go, 80 aunt went alone, Then Peggle immediately got well. & I called a neighbor. ,We cleared the spare room in a jifty, and I put down my matting, got everything to righ and was paneling the doors bl metch (Ifknew uncle always had white paint, so T carried Prussian blue). Well, aunt drove in, saw her carpet on the grass; up went her hands, “Of all things! Now I know why Peggie didn't feel able to go.” And upstairs she came, and she smelled the paint, and she says: . “Well! well! and painting, too." | And when she laoked in the surprite was so great that I thought she would drop. Pleased? That was no name for it. She says: “I could not have select: ed anything I liked better myself, and w 1 wonit have to paper the room, as that's cream and blue, t0o.” “That was why I selected blue mat- ting,” 1 says. “Auntie, my Christmas present!” Next I went to Aunt Lizzle's. I said: “I have brought you a few Christmas remembrances. Uncle, these pillows are for you; also the red handker- chiefs; and, boys, here @re some ties, and shaving/sets to wipe your razers on; and, Lottie, here are pieces of patchwork enough for two quilts, no two bloeks alike, and I had matched them all up; and, aunty, here is paper for yeur sitting room.” (She says there is three rolls too much.) I replied it will come in handy, and new I am going to paper it with un- cle's help, and you must not say This room was very large, built for a kitchen, fireplace most whole length, six cupboard doors, also brick oven and eight feet length of shelf, very high up. all of which was a terrible eyesore to Auntie. I said: “Uncle, you don't want all them cupboards and’ that high shelf; you help me #nd we will give Aunt & hig_surprise.” - . We took off that high shelf, papered over all the cupboards except brick oven (to keep wood in and the little cupboard overhead for garden seeds). Then I sawed og A board to fit a lam- brequin to I had bought and put up a shelf with some iron brackets and put on the lambrequin. Then I hung some sash curtalns 1 had made of cheese- cloth hemstitched and some drawn- work and my room was complete.When all was finished I called Auntle and T said: “I hope you will enjoy Christ- mas in your clean room.” 2 Well¢ I any face ever ~expressed pleasure and gratitude, hers did, and she sald: “I never saw anyone like your niece. 1f you ever, express a wish not thinking; the next thing you know some way she has accomplished it for you.” WITCH HAZEL. ' AUNT LUCY’S CHRISTMAS. Having prepared gifts for their own household, Aunt Lucy and her daughter tried to plan some Inexpensive little presents for other friends, They de- cided to work together. First came Aunt Caroline and Uncle Frank and their daughter and her fam- ily at the old house where the family gathered for Christmas. For Uncle Frank or “Grandpa,” Alice removed the cover from a cracker box and covered it firmly with brown den- im. The outside of the was covered with the same and the cover was fas- tened on with double straps of the cloth tacked firmly to both pox and cover. In front a little hook was screwed In to hold the cover down. The box was lined with brown paper and held the papers that grandpa had not finished reading. For Grandma was a basket for her knitting made from a grape basket without handle covered firmly and lined with fancy paper. Mr, Casey was a disorderly fellow who tried his wife'’s soul by scatter- ing ashes while enjoying his evening smoke, so Aunt Lucy eut a square of brown table oflcloth and bound the edges neatly with cloth to slip under his tray on the reading table and an- atier lurger one protected the carpet around the cuspidor, Fer Mrs, Casey was a box of the same size and covered like Grandpa's (exeept that blue was used for this one), te held the left-uvers from the heusehald aewing, Per Pred Qasey and his yeung wife was g set of helders—two made frem 6ld laek steckings with loeps te hang py for the kitehen, a thlek ene of old undervests for the ireming beard, & dainty pne knitted of gay wersted for the dining table, and ene of bright wool for the sitting roem steve, The baby had a thiek pad made frem an old quilt epvered en top with table olleloth gnd glipped into @ cover ef blue denim werked with red eetten, This was fer her te sit en the fleer, Gracie werked in a ghep in tewn and her ghirts were aR evewere (0 her mother, so Aunt Lucy made a plain skirt with a wide hem neatly cross- stitched with blue cotton of brown denim and It was just the thing to wear under her brown street suit, Rachie, the high school girl, had & similar one of blue denim, worked with red. ‘As she bought the denim by the pound from a local mill, the cost was very little. The other gifts were from left-overs. Then came the little folks, A squate box was pairfed brown and fitted with & sacking bag of excelsior and on top of that was a pad from an old quilt covered with brown denim. This made a bed that dellghted the hearts of ten. year-old Frank and his dog Rex. The remains of the quilt had a cover of the blue denim cross-stitched with red cotton and made a pad for Bruce's kitty Gray to sleep on. A double strap of the brown denim ‘worked with red and finished with three tiny gilt bells made a strong harness for_Bertie's Tocking horses. Her nephew Arthur lived in the clty ang a box of winter apples and pears, popcorn and mixed nuts was a most welcome gift to his children. For sister Martha, she mads a pair of curtains of the brown denim to hang between her sitting room and bedroom. They had narrow hems at the top for a cord and wide hems at ‘the bottom, both hems cross-stitched with blue cotton. Two bouquets of everlasting flowers in mixed colors snugly packed in a shoe box delighted Stella and her mar- ried daughter in their city homes. For sister Nellie and cousin Addle, who 1lived together in a city flat, d | was a pure white goose wing padded ‘with crimson flannel and finished with a loop of crimson ribbon; and a small- er wing, from a white hen, finished in the same way. ‘The whole cost of the fiftesn pres- ents, all of ‘which were pretty and Useful, was less than two Sollazs. ETTA BARBER. INEXPENSIVE GIFTS. Dear. Editor and Soclal Corner Sis- ters: I see you are all busy on Christmas in “making, and planning, how far we can make presents go at little or no cost. I have a few in mind A1l send in either blue and white, or brown and white. Cut it round or square, cross stitch the initial of the one to whom it goes, on each. Bither bind it round with ribbon or tape. Either ribbon lchnn 2, skip 1,14 ¢ I wi H Holders—Take & plece of nnthm]" You Cough ¥V’ There is nothing better than Hale’s Honey Of Horehound and Tar Contains no opium nor anything injurious, Sold by Druggists. TRY PIKE’S Toothache Drops _— a bow on each end and & Joop running Trom each end to hang wp. by _Polly Peppermint asked for diree tions for four-in-hand ties. These can be made with silk or mercerized Crocheted Silk Four-in-Hand Tie— Chain 60 stitches, join, and chain 2, do 1 double crochet In every stitch, pass - ing needle under upper rim of chain stitch, join, chain 2, and continue umts the long end is 15 inches long. you begin to narrow chain 2, skip |, put 1dcin 2d stitch and a 4 ¢ in saca stiich until the 28th; wkip 29th; 1 4 o in 30th, skip 31st, 1°d ¢ in each 68th, skip 68th, 1 d ¢ in #6th, 2 i each until 26th, ski) 28th, lllg !lflz. 1dein looy, or brass ring crocheted over with cotton or silk to hang up by. I erally make four for a present, and ‘or two, a belt that buttons around the waist with tape sewed each side of the belt about long and sew holder to each tape. They are handy at all times for cook- ing ang around a hot stove. These I make of gingham. For use on the ta- b‘lfinfor pouring tea, I make of fancy of . For the man of the house who never can find his lvoctu:lul I took a candy box, not too deep or wide, and covered the outflde with quite wide pink rib- bon; also, one side of the cover with same. Outline spectables on cover with white silk, and lned inside of box and cover with wide white ribbon, of which both I Méflnfi cover to box with whits baby ribbon. Another for the {h‘:l"! man, I took some tlssue paper had left from May baskets, cut out twenty-four round pieces size of tea plates, all colors, run baby ribbon through the center to mi loops, and rosette to hang up by near the glass he shaves, #0 he can pull oft what he needs to wipes his razor on. Glove Case for Young two pleces cardboard six by in long, cover each wside with silk, outline one side glove and the other with flowers, or initials of the young In joining together take four Dleces of one-inch o cuse, two pleces straight and two cross. Join two ends of the cross to the other side of case, the straight ones the same way, I don't know as I have writter it plain, but will draw an outline, Last summer I bought & prize box for 25¢, On opening I found a doll; thought I woul e use of that for Christmas. 1 made underclothes out of two old plllew trimmed them with lace that came of other un- derwear that seen better daya, A dress out of ico that came from the piece bag, Coat out of old linen ecoat that was east by. A bonnet out of pieces of lace and steckings out of white stockings. For Small Boy—I raveled ont an old tidy made from coarse twine and cro- chéted a pair of reins, and with a birch whip, he will think he is made. For Thres Young Ladies I wished to remember, I bought dozen of bone rings for ten cents, having three shades of about one-inch ribbon, near- ly a yard of each and baby ribbon to match; also the three sizes of safety pins in my trunk. I decided to make three safety-pin hangers. Take the wide ribbon and divide In three parts, the longest seven and a half inches, the next four in a hand, and the short- est two and & half. Sew all three pleces together even at the top, the longest next and shortest to the top ring, make a bow of wide ribbon, and ring to botton of each of the three ribbons, making four rings for each hanger. Make a bow of baby ribbon to match the top of each of three rings and hook the safety pins on rings, largest at the bottom, next size next and smaller last. Hang up by top ring. You have a very useful pres- ent for any young lady. e Maine, FROZEN. SOMETHING FOR PA, Dear Sisters: 1 make tobacco bags by cutting strips about 2 inches wide and about 5 inches long, cutting the bottom ends to & point, using contrast- ing colors of felt, velvet, chamois and leather, or any pretty combinations, and join them together over the edge the same as kid gloves are made, pu'- ting a tassel at the point and a facing on the inside at the top, and running & drawstring through and back again, s0_it will draw up tightly. ‘Washable ties can be made of smail pleces of black and white percale, P. K., or any goods one has around the house, an old tlo being used as a pat- tern. A key rack s a very useful gift. One Lcan be made of cigar boxes. The sides are o good width and length. First take ribbon or goods having set pat- terns (as the hooks look prettier in the center of a deslgn), draw the rib- bon over the wood and glue the edges on the back. Then glue a ribbon at ech upper corner to hang up by, after which glus a board on the back. Thea put gerew hooks on the iront. A chain | fs nice tacked on the back to hang up by, ‘Wllerfwd. HOW TO CROCH$ITE FOUR-IN-HAND Dear Fdltor and Sisters: T will come with a few Christmas suggestions. A Wall Pockst can be made by tak- Ing two paper plates, cut one in half, cover or paint on one pansies, put ths half plate on the whole one, with in- sides together, bind all. around, put loop en back to hang up by. Napkin Rings makes nice gifts to the lady of the house. Take curtain rings, wind with different colored ribbons, with & tiny bew en top. One-haif dezen in a Christmas box makes an in. expensive present, ‘These are nice to use when ene has eempany and wants to use & napkin mero than once, "Po make & Brush Broom Holder, take ene yard of manila repe, eut in half, ravel eut eache half separately, braid eight inches through the middle of aueh, eemb eut the emds, tie the two pieces together at eweh end of the braid, With some preity ribbon have each until 16th, ¢ in J8th, skip 1 antit 34th, skip 35th, 1 chaln 2 skip 1, 14 ¢ in untih 14th, skip 15th, 1 d ¢ skip l‘ml 1dcin each ungl 30th, skip Zist, d c in 324, join, amll.lla in 2d and each until kip 13th, 1 St { o ot un ¢ in chain 2, ski ’l.lle-um-n- until 10th, skip 11th, 1 4 ¢ in 12th, skl 13th, 1 4 ¢ in each until 24th, Do 1 doin stitch. (wnnmm narrow strip or neckl is about 18 inches Jong (the length of neckban i should be regulated to suit the indi- vidual). Then commence to widen for the short end.. The tie is apt to strefen wmnml“fimhhq to start with, Doldn-m‘llu‘ dcineach unt{l Sth, 2dein 9th, 1de in 10th, 2 d ¢ in 11th, 1 in ench ontl 18th, ¢ in 19th, 1 in 20th, join, chain 2,3dcinl 14cinesch until 2deiniith 1dcindith 34 13th, 1 d c in esch 22, 2 4 Zid,ldt‘l& chain 2, int,1dein 12th, 2 4 13th, 1 d ¢ in 14th, 2 d o In 15th, in each until 26, 24 ¢ In 27th, 1.4 26th, join, chain decmi, 1 in 14th, € In 15th, 1 in 16th, in 14 cin enen until 324, 2 4 ¢ Ilehn chafn 2,2 d ¢ in ¢ in each 16th, 2 d ¢ In 170 cin 19th, 2d in 19th, 1 d ¢ in each until 34th, 24 & mmh.laelnmtfl-.n-hl‘ 2deinl 1decin until 19th, dein19th, 1dcin 24¢in 1w, 14 o in each until 2dcini9th, 1.d e in 40th, Join, 2. 24cih 1,14 ¢ in each until 14., 19th,1d ¢ 14 in each 140 in 44th, Jo cint 1de in each until 20th, 2 d ¢ in Z1st, 1 4 in 2% in 46th, 3,24 1de 25th, in b1 each stiteh untll completed, about 11 or 12 Crocheted Four-in-Hand —'I':". 27 Ch:;l'» 1st row, 27 “ 24 row, 217 single mmfi-‘ ioops of chain in pre chain 1; 3d row, make 3 8 in the s st, 2 rows below, skip 2 g & £ & H st, make 3 & st from * to end of row, turnm,”chal 4th and sth row; $th row,. 1 double st in the 2 rows below, skip 1 s st, make 3 8 st, repeat from * end of row, urn, chain 1. R t from ist to §th ow inclusive until tie measures 15 inches. Decrease 1 st each end every nhnwbylmmuunmunnl st until you have 13 stitches, taking care to keep the pattern aceurate. With the 13 st crochet 14 inches of pattern, Increase 1 st each end every 4th row by making 3 s st in next to the end st until you have 27 inches. With the 27 st ‘crochet 10 Inches of patters 1o finish,. To Make a Medicine Gia Take a circular plece of crocheted rings prevent the cover from sliding a ring In the middle to lift the cover with. This makes a pretty gift for some invalid. A Nice Receptacle to hoid recipes or clippings is made by taking white ofi- cloth or c:nlvd‘u 3 "'l‘ Im bind the ends, fol on these " form’ pockets; now bind s around, use some pretty color of tape to bind with; sew tape in the middie of each end to tie together. Write of print the word Recipes on the face. A Twine Holder can be made by taking a doll's head with mouth open. Crochet_around the meck to form & cape or have a ruffie of ribbon. Fasten on a box the nu' 0!: b.;lflc;; :m-' Run the end of twine throu, . AUNTY. ‘outh. ‘Willimantie, A REAL SOCIAL CORNER CLUS. Dear Sisters of the Social Cormer and Editor: To thinkithat after ail our make-bellgve meetings at imag’- nary pienies and housewarmings, om airships and so forth; to think that ws have had a truly picnic. Blessings upon Cornflower for sug- gesting that one appoint a place. Double blessings upon Married and Happy for her very genuine and cor- dial invitation to come to the Camp Ground. that pienie! (Continued on Page Fiftesn.) ‘They Make Good who keep themselves in fine Ehysicnl condition. Regular owels, active kidneys “and liver, good diFestion, and a greater natural vigor follow the timely use of the reliable BEECHAMS wPILLS. It certainly we