Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, January 11, 1913, Page 14

THE WOMAN WHO STICKS TO HER HUSBAND LIKE GLUE HELPS HIM MEND EVERY WOMAN’S OPPORTUNITY. The Bulletin wants good home letters, good business letters; good help- ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. They sheuld be in hand by Wednesday of each week. Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER, EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwlo?.- Cenn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: Award made the last Saturday in each $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. menth. SOCIAL CORNER POEM, Ore by One. One by one the sands are flowing, One by one the moments fall; Sg’q are coming, some ares going; mot strive to grasp them all One by one thy duties wait thes, Let thy whole strength go to each; Let no future dreams elate thee; Leern thou flrst what these can teach. One by one—bright gifts from heaven, Joys are sent thee here below; Take them ruqu ‘when given, Ready, too, to let them go. One by one thy griefs shall meet thee; Do not fear an armed band. ©One will fade as others greet thee— 8hadows passing through the land. vl De not look at life’s long sorrow, Bee how small each moment’'s pain; Geod will help thee for tomorrow; Yvery day begins again. Fvery hour that flits so slowly Has its task to do or bear; Luminous the crown and holy If thou set each gem with care. Do mot lnger with regretting, Or for passing hours despond; Nor the daily toil forgetting, Look too eagerly beyond. Hours are golden links, God’s token, Reaching heaven; but one by one Take them, lest the chain be broken Ere thy pilgrimage be done. Sent in by CHATTERBOX. South Canterbury. ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES. POTLATCH: Cards received and mailed as you requested. ALIEN: The Cuban cards were re- eelved and sent to Diana and Aunty, as you wished. Allen also writes the tem- perature was 80 decrees the shade Christmas day in Havana. INTERESTED READER: You are welcome. The Editor will be pleased if you write occasionally for The So- cial Corner. OLGA: We understand the delays on your part. With half a dozen boys in the family, the holiday season must be strenuous indeed. You have done more for The Corner than any rational Editor could have expected. BETSY BOBBETT: That is a cute skit of yours and it gets the place of honor this week. We commend to all our readers. HANNAH TV'HC‘ Papa’s Boy Is alive. Perhaps he‘had a new auto- moblle for New Year's and is trying to maeake a sale of the old one. FAYE VERNA: Cards received and malled to addresses indicated. BETSY BOBBETT: Send in your full address, please. Your name is not in the Editor's book of books. It sometimes pays to have it there. BILLIE: A Social Corner story of 1,200 words fits; if it is above 1,400 it is a misfit. BEE: You have the thanks of The Social Corner Editor for suggesting the Home Dressmaking contest. WHAT RUTH HAS FOUND TO AD- MIRE. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: I do not think I shall ever lose my in- terest in the Social Corner, for it has been a great help to me in one way and another. I see some things in The Corner I admire, for instance, the hon- est, persistent womanhood of Mrs. Robinson, if I do not take her view of things. I suspect Frank is a needy shut-in, and I admire her spirit of cheer and of generosity which prompted her to contribute her mite to Diana—the Lord loveth a cheerful giver. I find myself admiring the motherly apirit of M. Roena, whese letters beam with love and who seems ready and willing to take everyone in sorrow and affifction beneath her wing. I admire the silence of those mem- bers of The Corner whose loved ones have gone to their reward and the righteous spirit of those Sisters who &6 delicately intimate there is a shadowed heart among us who is in need of words of cheer and Inspire us with that feeling of pity which would make the whole world akin. I admire the practicality of C. of C. and BEtta Barber. Hannah Who and Balsam Fir, and all of those who in- struct us in the way of doing things; and the humor of Nat and Abiiah Hard and Ready and Papa’s Boy, Aunty and others who belleve a littls fun now and then s good for the best of men—and women, too! I must not forget to say that I ad- mire the enterprise of The Bulletin and the Social Corner Editor in the promotion of all our interests and the fair and impartial conduct of the de- partment which invites our co-opera- tion and so thoroughly serves our in- ‘terests. I do not mean you shail think T have never seen things to criticise or to disapprove in The Corner, for I have, but there is 80 much of excellence I forget them—drown them 1in the thought we are all human. 1'was not among the announced con- tributors to Diana’s Christmas box, but since I have read what was done and Diana’s letter of thanks, I feel as if I had been blessed with the rest, and in future shall be more alive to the needs of others. While I have written a few letters to The Corner, I do not feel as though I have been as helpful as I might; but I feel grateful to all the writers for the way in which they have helped and entertained me. I know the Social Corner has come to stay, and the number of the contrib. utors is the best evidence of its popu- larity and worth. A Happy New Year to all, RUTH. Norwich. Children Ory FOR FLETCHER'S CASTORIA FOLKS NEED COUNTRY TRAINING. Editor Social Cerner: Don’t you think it would be a good thing for city folks to take a course in country llving just to make 'em know more? I tell you, the man who doesn’t have a neighbor, minister, grocer or doctor handy, has to be more self-reliant than the man who always has assistance of every kind right at hand. I suppose we country folks weuld spend more money with the grocer and rely more on the doctor and holler for the minister oftener if they were handy. They are hard to get, so we have to do ‘the best we can right by ourselves. We have to know that burdock seed is one of the best things for the relief of sclatica rheumatism there is, and that keeping still and keepin the parts warm with cotton battin’ is the quickest way to get over it. We are obliged to know that eczema and itchy eruptions of the skin are cooled and held in check by cornstarch or crude petroleum or any pure oil, or by rub- bing over the inflammation soapsuds from castile soap or carbolic acid soap or tar soap, and letting it dry on shuts out the air and stops the itching. And if we don’t know that saleratus moistened with water and put on cot- ton battin’ and inserted in the hollow of the tooth that aches will stop it, we have to stand it, and the women folks have to know all about the herb teas and the root decoctions, and the vege- table concoctions, like minced onion poultices and carrot salve, or we shouldn’t get on in affliction as well as we do. It is real convenient, iIf it is costly, to have someone to come to your as- sistance when you want them, but it takes more of a man to be able to take care of himself and those depend- ent upon him. I have never noticed that the doc- tors write to tell Social Corner folks how to take care of themselves, but the Doctor's Daughter writes and passes good things around just as though it was Christmas all the year round That's what makes me say to myself when I am all by myself pretty often: ““God bless the giris!"™ The conditions which compel men to take care of -themselves are not so much to be deplored as most people think they be. I read the Soclal Corner myself, but find it hard to get the paper when it is fresh, for the women folks are all watching out for it. UNCLE JOSH. cITY Lantern Hill. TESTED RECIPES. _Dear Editor and Sisters of the So- cial Corner: Herewith I send a few testeq recipes: Ocean Cake—Two cups sugar, 1 cup butter, 3 eggs, 1-2 cup raisins, nut- meg, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 teaspoon soda, 2-8 cup of milk; flavor. Surprise Cake—One-half cup butter, 1 cup sugar, 1,cup eweet milk, 1 egg, 1 teaspoon soda, 2 teaspoons cream of tartar, 1 1-2 cups of flour. Peanut Candy—One cup sugar, 1 cup of molasses, a piece of butter the size of a smail egg. Boll 30 minutes. Try in cold water: when brittle add pint of peanuts or more if llked; pour into well greased shallow pan; before thoroughly cold cut in squares. Timely Tips. Do not allow butter, or milk, to re- main uncovered in the .refrigerator. They absorb odors very quickly. Try adding a pinch of salt to the appie sauce just before removing from the fire. Alcohol will be found efficacious for removing grass stains from clothing. When cornstarch is used in custard of any kind increase the usual amount of sugar and do not overlook the ealt, if you would not have the dessert flat, If a teaspoonful of cormstarch is added to six teaspoonfuls of salt and thoroughly mixed, there will be but little annoyance from moisture in damp weather, C. OF C, BILLIE DISCOURSES ON NAMES, Dear Sisters of the Soclal Corner: Have you ever noticed what curious names soma people give their children? Then, again, some names—surnames— are thrust upon them which are equal- ly as quaint, I have often heard said any name will do for a child when it is small, but not when that child comes to years of understanding. There are many good old fashioned names that many young people of to- day do not wish to retain, I have in mind one FEliza Jane. A That is the name her sponsors gave in baptism. Now after some yvears it 18 Lyda, and the Jane I suppose has gone to the four winds. Not near so many Bridgets are com- ing to_this country now. They are either Delias or Bessles or some other high flying name. I remember some years ago visiting in Indiana and near my relative lived a farmer with wife and child. I hadn’t been there long until the little girl and I became_ quite friendly; but, some- how, I never could understand her name. They called her “Maydonie.” Over and over I said it, wondering and wondering for whom. could that child have been called. = Some time after in conversation with a lady who had traveled this country over, and a great part of Hurope, and who knew the parents, I asked if she could tell me where they got the name, She said the father was somewhere and someh saw a picture of the Madonna and \concluded that would be a nice name for his little girl. Not knowing how té pronounce it, and hav- ing eyes and no eves, just called the child “Maydonie.” In another case I heard of a family having a new baby, could not decide on & name, and the baby was grewing like a weed, but no name, ne day the minister called, admired the baby and asked its name, He was told jt had nome, that they coeuld not decide, He told them to read their Hibla and when they came across A name they lked give it to the ehild, bring him te chureh and have him baptized, Bome weoks after, the 'ogun'-ta put In. TR i i NORWICH BULLETIN. SATURDAY, ssigmaity . Many -times names out any attention to instance, Celestine wi syllable, Geraldine ond syllable, notice to the Frenchiness of the pro- nunci n. = & s An amusing article to me once was where Mr. Toogood resigned his pas- torate but the cénfirelittfin was fortu- nate in securing Mr. o The records of Nerthumberland give some quaint surnames. Let us be thankfal they were not handed: dewn to any of the Social Corner, For in- stance, John Unthank, Adam Aydrunk- en, John Unkuthman (uncouthman) and, worst of all, Adam-with-the-nose. arriage announcements are often amusing, as Lord-Helper. When the daily paper came out the Md’rnmn wanted to_whip the editor. This one ix a fact: Poor-Austin! I knew one of the parties. g Wishing all a presperous year, I am sincerely, 5 BILLIE. Stonington. HOUSEHOLD HINTS AUNTY, Dear ‘Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: How can one keep from 'writing when they read.such letters and real- ize the spirit of them? The letters all have such a Christmas spirit, it ppears to me that we all realize that it is more blessed to give than to receive,” and more:so when we know the spirit it is received in. Diana’s letter is one long to be re- membered and to show us that the real Christmas is not altogether -in giving “but (he true spirit of Christ pervading all hearts and homes.” “The master sits at the table, the ruler of the feast is present. What is Christ~ mas without Christ?” Ready: Thank you very much for finishing my story from real life. It was quite amusing to think it sheuld happen right there, - Etta Barber: I want to thank you for inviting me to the watch meeting. Blanche: I am glad te know how many there were at the Christmas tree gathering as I was so busy with other things I didn't take time to count them. I considered calling the roll enough. We are glad to see another flower among our list, Double Fuchsia. Here are a few hints to begin the new year with: One ounce of coarse salt dropped in the trap of the kitchen sink will pre- vent the drain pipe from freezing over night. A tablespoon of washing soda and a cup of vinegar poured down the sink will clean out the mest stubborn of clogged pipes. If you want to keep lettuce try this way: First wrap head in newspaper thoroughly wet with cold water; cover this with dry newspaper: WTrap up and leave on ice or in a cool place until wanted. This will keep it fresh some time, b The easiest way to chairs or picture frames is small paint brush. An old stocking leg drawn over a broom will save it and prevent the spiinters breaking off. If the handle of a carpet sweeper is loose and bothers about coming out FROM clean willow with a A Mid-Win Did you ever eat popcern? Hot, crisp, salty, popped in a covered pan, with plenty of butter? I have, many times (it's the best ever), but omly one did it affect my dreams. E. Z. had come in to end the evening, and as we were sitting cha ux’hrlgky over our crochet work, 'Zekiel proposed to me that 1 pop some eorn. So I stirred un the fire and we shell- ed off half a dozen or so of ears, and soon I had a big pan of the dellcious kernels all ready. It was while we sat munching them that E. Z. says: “Now, Betsey, what do you s’pose has become of all the Soecial Corner Sisters? There's lots of ’em that haven’'t written for an age.” “I dunno,” says I. “Maybe they are all afraid of the pigeonhole; but more like they've all been so busy making Christmas presents and cleaning up afterwards that they ain’t had time to write.” “Well,” says she, “seems as theugh some of ’em might take time to write a little, anyhow.” = that same token,” smays I, “what's the reason you ain’'t written lately, E. Z.7” “Oh,” says she, “I've been trying to make all the things described in the Christmag’ contest, and I ain’t had the time.” “Just lfke me” says I, sighing. “I haven't even taken time to clean up till I'm ashamed of myself. I hope no- body will try to ‘surprise party’ me till I.get this floor mopped.” It waslate when we went to bed and maybe I had eaten too much popcorn ('Zekiel says so0), or maybe 'twas the cup of coffee I drank the last thing before going to bed. I was wrestling with an extry hard knot in my shoestring when bang! went something against the door. “What's that?” says I. “Who can be out at this time of night?” and I started for the door, when it popped open and in rolled a whole avalanche of popcorn. “For the land’s sake!” mays I, nearly upset by the rush. (I presume I should have been if I warn't pretty hefty— most 200.) Then someone giggled and I rubbed my eyes as I watched each kernel turn to a popcern baill, with eyes and nose and mouth, and then keep on growing till in _a minute each one had changed to Sister. ‘For the land's sake!” I said again. No wonder that upwards of 400 of you nearly floored me. How in time did_you happen to come?” “We thought you were having pop- corn,” said Theoda, “so we just popped in to surprise you. “Yes,” said Beccy, “ and Tve come so far I'm nearly Frozen.” “And so am I” cried Necia, Diana, L. H. K, and Maine Lover. “Too bad” sald Sympathy. *Next time have the Prudence to wrap up well when you come from so Far Away.” “Have Patlence,” cried A Willing Helper. “Just step into the Sunshine and you will soon be warm.” Just then Girlie and C. H. 1813 S. home dressmaking would write test, when the prizes will be awarded. just wind the end with bicycle tape and crowd in place. If you have an old rocker with the cane in back all gone, just have a board fitted in the back and then pad and cover with some furniture cloth and you have a good chair. An excellent way to save scraps of tollet and ivory soaps is when you have a pint or more fput them {nto a granite pan with a half a cupful of water and meit it slowly on the back of the stove. Then add an equal quantity of coarse yellow cornmeal and when well beaten together mgld into hot cakes. Nothing 18 better for cleaning, whit- ening and softening the hands, espe- cially the children’s hands, which be- come soiled at school and play. Almost all school children carry their books with a gtrap put around and buckled tight. This makes dents in the cover where the beard over- laps the body of the book, Place the of one book between the cover and fly leaf of its neighber and the diffi- culty will be remedied. This will place the books in alternate directions. Beoks stacked in this way de not require the strap te be buckled tight, Now the busy time is over, I hepe te hear from the old writers, I feared one time that our Cernmer would die out, but let us renew eur ceuragge with the new year and make the page mere interesting than ever, “It is easy te be a failure, but the end is bitter; it may be hard to sue- ceed, but the fruit ef teil is sweet,” Wishing you all a suecessful New Year, I am, as ever AUNTY, ‘Willimantic, AN INTERESTING LETTER FROM FAY VERNA. Socfal Corner Editor, Sisters and Friends: The midwinter holidays have once more passed into history and I HOME-DRESSMAKING CONTEST $10 in Special Prizes—$4 to First, $3 to Second, $2 to Third and $1 to Fourth. In keeping with Bee’s expressed hope that those experienced in ters the management has been prompted to open a special prize con- to also include the making over of garments for children, as a means of promoting domestic econemy in Eastern Connecticut. The contest will open at once and close the 8th of March, 1913, Address all letters to the EDITOR OF THE SOCIAL CORNER. the Social Corner inferming let- informal Sunday evening services, too. There is lots of this kind of work to be done in districts where churches are remote and I hope other districts will follow the Pleinfield plan. The Christmas festival in Maine that was described by Bister Frozen was charming, dbut I wouldn’t have en- joyed that ride home in the ice storm. Connecticut is far enough north for me, please. ‘We had a foot and a half of snow for a Christmas present. Just enough to make the day all that could be de- sired. ‘Where's our Sister Billie? Wi someone please find her and tell her we are longing to reamd one of her Interesting leiters, We miss the Dreamer, too, but If we mistake not she has been in sor- row. If so she has my sympathy, I have already stayed teo long, I fear, ll(i I will clese with best wishes to all, FAYE VERNA, Salem, FOUR CAKES WITH THREE EGGS. Editor Secial Cerner: I herewith send econemical recipes: Meck Angel Cake—Ome eup sugar, 11-3 cups fleur, 3 teaspoens baking powder and a pinch ef salt; mix ther- eughly; beat 1 cup beiling milk inte mixture; flaver; lastly add stiffly beaten whites of 8 eggs, This makes a large eake. Pound Cake—One mixing spoon of lard, 1 of butter, 1 of sugar; cream this; add yolks left from other cake (without beating); beat well; then add another egg (without beating): beat well; slowly add 1 cup milk; now mix 11-2 pints flour, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder and a little nutmeg; add to first mixture, beating hope the rest of you, like myself, are in better spirits because of the love and good will that was dispersed so generously at Christmas time, I agree with Sister Frank that our Editor deserves praise because of the thoughtfulness he manifested in pre- paring such a nice Christmas box for Diana, also the business manager of The Bulletin for his generous contribu- tion. Surely it is good to belong to a club or Corner. thet is so deeply interested in each other's welfare. Aunty, we enjoyed the Social Cor- ner Christmas tree eatly, — Bister Ready is most hospitabla, Under thee Noms I was there and busy in each case. You must know that I am one of these busy little bodies whe is hap- piest when the busiest. I was also one of the pleased recip- fents of the Soclal Corner calendar, and eeveral pretty pest cards came to me from Cornerites, I feel truly grateful for the kind thought which prompted the sending of each card I-B& ife, h! Mp{ve took in our imagination to Peak’ sland with Balsam Fir was most enjoyable. * Bister Barber; The way yeu kept Christmas and New Years in Plain~ fleld was just the preper thing for a country distriet, and knew wag en-’ oved hy the elder enes as well as he yeung, for when gfh we happier than when doing fer sthers? The eid shep threugh the kindnegs of its ewn: ers has sertainly fe 2 pphere »f usefulnssg and ] hepa §WQ !i: means of bringi new to many, Hew [ d like - with .that Suaday 1 everybedy’'s childres w;e!l; flavor, Two good loaves in bread tins. Plain Cake—Take bowl in which yolks of eggs were put and put In half cup milk and mix in all egg left in bowl; into mixing bowl put half cup sugar, 1 teaspoon butter, and cream: add milk from small bowl and thicken with 2 cups of flour in which has been mixed 1 big teaspoon baking powder; flavor. Baked in pile tin makes nice cake. I frost them all with thin sugar frosting flavored with lemon, and it keeps them fresh and they go a whole week. CROSS-CHRIS. A LITTLE OUT OF THE USUAL. Sisters of the Social Corner: There is always in this workaday world of ours room for suggestions and helps in do- mestic pursuits: I wonder if any of the alsters have tried coffee grounds as a filling for pincushions? They should, of course, be.well dried and packed very tightly into the case, Needles and pins kept in such a cushion will net rust, If any of the Soeial Corner sisters are looking for & goed filling for sofa pillows, take as much ootton as is needed and put it in a het even; pull it until light and keep turning it un- til it is brown all over, Brewned 6et- ton dees not wad as the erdinary eet- ton dees, and it is as light and fluffy as feathers, Tes gaed eare eannet be talken of the fest, These whe have te be en thsir feoi tes much eften suffer with swel- ter Night’s Dream- - By Betsey Bobbett ./\.‘ B shouted: “Ceme with us and - Sunbeam. It's just like & " Sweet Sixteen and Merry Farmers Boy offered to %on the cern crowd. Papa's Boy put some weod in the stove. Just then a J. E. T. of flame shot up and made & bad burn on Bluebell's arm; but Nursie was at hdnd with Balsam Fir, so it was all well again. \ Bweet Lavender suggested that we make some popcorn 1s. “Oh,” sald Glenwoed, “we forgot to bring the molasses. ~ “Where's Htita Barber?” sald Aunty. “Perhaps_she can tell us how to make them without it.” “No,” sald she, “I haven't had any Hixperience, sp I won’t Butt-In; you can ask Hconomy.” B “Oh,” cried Hepatica, “was that a Bluebird singing? I'd give a Silver Sixpence to see a Pussy Willow again.” ‘“Huh!” said Abijah Hard. “That was only Nat calling his pigs for their supper.” “No,” said, Faye Verna, “it was the wind sighing through the Cornflowers and Clover Blossoms.” “You heard nothin but the corn popping,” said sensible Betsy Burdock. “It is all done. Does anyone want any? Who is Ready for it?" i “We are all Ready!” they cried In at’s that funny cluck- ing sound? We all looked and saw Biddy buslly picking corn from the floor. Just then we heard the postman’s rap. A Young Mother went to the door and Rural Delivery handed in a parcel. (Blessed be parcets post!) On opening it, out popred Samantha. just home from Saratoga, and with her whole family. “Hello, Samantha Allen!” called out Dr. G. W. L, K. “Are you any rela- tion to Married and Happy? Nice fam- ily, the Allens; my wife was one of e o compliments allowed,” says Jo- siah. “Nonsense!” sings out Billie. “Can’t I even tell Pink Rose and Tirza An that they're mighty good looking? I'm a good judge, so I ought to know.” “Stop your fooling,” savs Isabel. “X. Y. Z. and Elizabeth want to know If we can't sing something?” Aunt Mehitable suggested the Dox- ology, whereupon Biddy rose with a flutter, declaring she was having such a good time she didn’t want to go home just then. ®ecre elter any benefit from will be No. 1, secret RINE om fis ORRINE is prepared in two "fi{( en! wder; - N. D. Sevin & Son, 113 Main street. count them—and after they were malis ed forgot them. - I dreamed that was the end of the matter until the following letter from Ma reached me through the Editor of the Social Cormer: ‘Watergord, Ct., Dec. 30, 1912. “Dear Interested Reader,” that i what the Editor says of you. I was delighted and ‘surprised to receive so much thought from one who is not even a sister! Thank you very much for it. I have hung it over my desk, where I can see it all the time, and shall use it every year as long as I can keep it by putting new pads on. It is the cutest thing that ever happened, L. think. It s so nicely ‘done, the colors are 80 nicely blended. I shall enjoy it doubly as a Soclal Corner souvenir. How we would laugh were we to know “who is who!” I have mailed to yeu through the Editor a rooster' flatiron holder which I hope will amuse you equally as mucj as the calendar did me. Those holdegp are as old as the hilly; possibly you have seen one before, It is one of my line bred Minorcas, and is one that played4n the band. Do you remember . that article?” I have over twenty So- clal Corner cards. They are amond. my treasures. I have several hobbies —antiques, hens; cross-stitch work 18" one of my favorite occupationa. I save’ every pattern I see. The one I am anxious to get next is a basipet pettern. I bave madc two patchwork blocks in the basket patternm Ready gave to me. * Thanking you sgain, I must cluse with hest wishes for a prosperous and happy year. Sincerely, aA 1 was surprised hy the naturalness and worth of Ma's Minorca flatiron- holder—I might have called it a black Spanish cockerel if she had not in- formed me of its true name, and 1 send the letter to The Socfal Corner as an example of her domestic and social capabilities 1 certainly thank Ma tried to catch her and soothe her ruffled spirits (and smooth her feath- ers) and between them they knocked the pan of popcorn on the floor with a crash, the old maids went rolling over the floor in every direction, while the Sisters each mounted a broom and, led by the Fairy Godmother, vanished into space. *“What's that noise, 'Zekiel?” said I, rather cross. “I've heard nothing but a bang! bang! for the last hour.”, “That's the milkman throwing omt cans,” sald 'Zeklel. ‘“Five o'clock and time to get up. Guess you've been dreaming, ain't you, Betsey?” in a hot foot bath cntaining a table- spoonful each of borax, spirits of am- monia and alcohol, a teaspoonful each of witch hazel and camphor. Keep the feet in the water about ten minutes. In the morning rub talcum powder;por some other good preparation on the feet and wear high shoes whieh have broad soles and low heels. We cannot all afford a greenhouse, but many of us have sunny cellar win- dows which could be made profitable. A friend has a cellar with four windows that are sunny had boxes made to fit them and grows head let- tuce for use during the winter. By renewing and fertilizing the soil and constantly replanting she always has sufficient lettuce to dress salads. This is not only an economy, but a great convenience, for it is difficult to hawve the necessary orisp leaves always, on hand, while with fine lettuce almost anythifig (and very/ little of it) will make a salad. > May the new _year be bright” with blessings for all who write for the So- cial Corner or read it. HANNAH WHO. ‘Willimantic. HOLLY WREATHS WITHOUT HOL- BV Soclal Corner Editor and Sisters: Not wooden nutmegs or hams, but Connecticut holly, easily raised. A long piece of fine pliant wire, two dozen shoe buttons; melted red sealing wax; dip buttons in the warm wax; cool; string one at a time on wire; take a half hitch round bottom of but- ton; put *another three inches lower down and another hitch; don't have the buttons all turned one way; fasten ends of wire together, making large enough place for middle of the wreath. Laurel or finescreeper can be used for wreath, and the ' buttons used many times. Put in a covered box after us- 1n%; will keep them clean. fasten on the wreath with green thread and carelessly pull a leaf over the wire, here and there. I thank the sender of my nice calen- dar; have always ben a lover of birds of beasts; have named the oxen Tom and Jerry. They may mnot plough my land, but the have already made a lov- ing furrow in my- heart. x Yes, I think the Social Corner a rest te tired and lonely enes., Long may it flourish, Best regards to all. s J. B, T. Tantte. | Dear Friends of the Social Corner: | I have been quite busy making the pretty things described in these col- | umns, but feel I must come again to thank the sister who let me come to that wonderful Christmas tree. Being such a stranger, I did not expect to get acquainted so soon; but I was not a bit afraid, coming, as I did, from my | cool and shady haunts in the lonely | wood. | I felt right at home at Ready’s, even | if I hed not seen my friend, the Tree, close by. I am glad to be of some service to the world and if not always in a help- ful capacity, to feel that I may be used for decoration even if I am a FHERN. MA CALLS OUT “INTERESTED READER.” Dear Editor of the Social Corner: I did not intend to become a contributor to the Socia] Corner, although I shall bhave to confess a deep inmterest in it. It is a home-corner in which all read- ers soon get to have favorites, The home-made Christmas presents contest created a livelier interest for me then I had ever known, and having caught the fever, which seems to hava been of the Infectious sort, I was in- spired to make a few joke-calendars for such writers ax had pleased me by their special writing er distinotive and pleasing style, Nat and Papa's Boy and Ma and Jim started me, and with a view te hogs, autemebiles, hens and dried-apples the work of ecalendar- making was besun, In this new werk I suceceded so well that I seen ferget the jeke part ef it and went en making ealendars te fit ether writers with ealendars aecerding te my view. of their tastes, until I had made mere than ene desen—I believe more than twe—l Wwas not carsful te her for her cordial generous re- sponse, and also for her very appre- ciative words, and I soms con- tributor to The Soctal er will be able to send her the basket pattern for patchwork which she is so desir- ous of recelving. After the calendar campaizn was over I caught mypelf sayimg to myself “Never again!” but the appreciative references to calendars received by some of the writers has convinced me it was pot such & vain and foolish thing after all. With kindest regards and best wishes for all, I shall ever remalin an INTERESTED READER. DICTATES OF FASHION. ‘The large gold hats topped with gold colered or taupe plumes are bewitch- ing. ATl designs of needlework are of an open character. Floral effects are mot masseq closely together. Evening sgowns still' show swathed draperies of lace ‘and minten, which outline the figure with statuesque ele- gance. - Children’s coats in a variety of stun- ning models are made of heavy ccarse. y woven linen. Collar and cuffs are of contrasting color. On g1e charming gown Japanese embroidery in lovely tones of mauve, rose, red, powder blue and gild en- hanced the beauty of the bodice. Bhadow lace snd nets are used in millinery in treating brims, crowns and for simulated bows and loops. A fine filet pattern is most used. A universal favorite is the hat turn- ing up from the face, with a rather broad, rolled up brim, which may flare or rest snugly against the crown. 1t is quite proper now to have a well defined waist line and all manner of pretty sash ribbons are being used to give a dainty note to the costumse. straight, Hat lnes are drooping, dashing, severe or picturesque—any- thing one wishes. Plumes are placed at every angle above, or even be- neath, the brim. SKIRT ON TACKS. Most every woman knows that it spotls the shape of a skirt at the hips to hang it on an ordinary coat hanger. This difficuity can be overcome by driving two small tacks (one each side- of the wire *hook) leaving the heads g(rotrudinz only a little bit. ' Put the tacks just as far apart s the loops on the gkirt. 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