Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, May 24, 1913, Page 10

NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, MAY 24, 1913 IF YOU DO NOT HEAR TOO MUCH YOU’LL HAVE LESS CAUSE FOR COMPLAINT 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 shou!d be in hand by Wednesday of each week. Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER, EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $250 to first; $1.50 tomecond; $1.00 to third. Award made the last Saturday in each month. move, but remember you are still one SOCIAlL. CORNER POEM. e of the Sisters. We cannot spare you. The Man Who Never Was a Boy. y I know you. How is your | son H.?” Remember you and C. E. S men the world has seen are coming to see me this summer. Time his rounds began, Sister Bee: Thank you for the pret- sre’s one 1 pity every day ty card. I will send one later. St Dot o most man I do enjoy the birds and flowers. st think of in he missed | The trees look pretty now. We all e SafithE o ought to be glad and listen to the The dear deligh youthtime, robin's song, “Cheer-up! Cheer-up! For—he never was a bo Chee: 1| Make the world a happier place, just never stu because you're here.” Toc with a minnows sought nst = stonc in-hook HOUSEHOLD HINTS FROM GUESS. i .'7.( B <r‘ - ¥ Dear Social Corner Sisters: Don't all Nor felt_its | ess end, run away now because I have appear- he never was a boy. A ed again. It has been some time since ¥ 2 i | I wrote, but I have been quite busy. e ko 8 | We have read the Social Corner ¢ _A brig pail | Saturda I thought I must my Y odics tail | Hitle mite. it only a few lines. 1 oodle’s tai ., | hope all the Sisters are through clean- ome from swimmin'|ing; and also wish I was myself B Here are a fe hints p n ng starch if the Sisters will i e add le kerosene oil it will give }| the clothes a gloss and they will also SR eNatid Thss re_smooth to iron. Tee Dty Kerosene is nice to put in the water Dohe aclel Tome | you wash windows wi Iso, pair y six vear Juliet | great to soreness o er sent a valentine | put in as ‘soon 54 end; annoy uses is good but maiden aunt, I herewith enclose a recipe for Recause never was a boy. .| Doughnuts—One cup of sugar, 2 i|eggs beaten light a large tablespoon ever t kite strir o, £ s B E aapoa B hiridh - k et gk - of shortening, a li nutmeg, 1 cup TiEver Hpotied Bis D sahd of sweet milk an easpoons of cream , mever | 4 his pant s or tartar and 1 of soda; flour to make o e Bt By, a soft dough. I have splendid 1 A e | with them W e ad the Sisters liked the dror cookies r—he never was a. bo: / stella: You will h 2 to try again, p for my initials are not pity him why should T not? o e M i I even drop a tea F!‘y‘h\u me e 5 1“]»-” kK »‘t 1 “'z’“~ L ie never knew how much he missed; | Some. Gme 280 Thank you for the He mever will, I fear I 2l el et b D o joo Bever will I fear. o o days) GleSS on was mot from me 1 always when tho L think T have chatted long enough My m 1 ; Y or this time so will Zoodbye I pity h earth’s only man wishing all good luck. g Who—never was a boy el ACs was a boy. ! GUESS. Sent in South Canterbury ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES, MEMORIAL DAY SUGGESTIONS. DREAMF received and| Dear Social Corner ers: —Will a2 and write you a few lines to let e I take much plea in reading rner topics. y Frank | __Aline: Hope vou will write again Ear . .| Your story was just grand. V FROZEN—Card r ed and mailed | pjag 24 the pleasure B e [Elad T had the pieasure of meeting FAYE VERNA-—Card received and Chatterbo: Haven't heard from mailed to Frank time. What are you ANCH APPLI i AUNT 1 © nights” o a 1d to Blddy as you wished | : way 1s to make a meal INTER ) YER—Card re- and put some ived a > Frar vith your f dry mus DISEASED HOLLYHOCKS—LOUSY the mus- NASTURTIUMS. nis - head | eramisl Dear Nditor and Social Corner el o How do you all do this oae” | fine d Where I am it is very cool 2| and the ‘wind blows a gale. 1 cannot % \.”“"’. and has a coal hod for y any of my Social Corner ill come and sit on my la NS randa to have a <oci 3s. will v me, 1 will give e the worms ind they | ISt one who s a souvenir of the ay be read i | m e Lt of ik R e s 1 thank you for letting me beds on the lawn is i Havana with issure Poppies mixed make a sh do petunias or zinneas. Lawn heds may be made with a castor ofl bean, one | > i G Ew6 caminien oF even & clumy of Toes| . Frank: Dear child T trust you are flowering dahlias for the h ente ) The lily of the valiey is my then the fiery salvia next, petunias, | \2uori'e flower ‘ 3 French marigolds with low flowering | 54 .'\."'A 1 shall have to have edge plants on the outside. Sy - llow ribbon. sive bloomers and flowers of good stay- | | Daughter: We fare .de ng qualitleg as well as brilliant colors Rt Scuncall okaln e e be e well 28 brillfant colors | “lamigaine: Ready could mot take taste. Study your catalogue care. | [1° W00d-box with belonged fully and_you will be able to make | ° e Bouse in which she lived beds which will make a brilliant floral | . J1'maon Rambler: [ am glad to I | read something a om your pen Tt is well every season to put in new |, Ut Mehitable oaline arillwas perennials so as to have an ever flow- | 2 I€ht. 1 trust no Social Corner ering border, one that will make flow- | M0 W 1l _bave e real experiance ‘V-thl‘,:“ month from March to' No- | wish I.could have cailed i JOSEPH DOE. | g Sunivi How are these fine | Married and Happy: Have you SEASONABLE TESTED RECIPES. |moved Dear Editor and Social Corner | e s ters: I will send a few tested recipes, | to know you are Cherry Cake—Thres eggs, beaten i light, one cup of suger, one cup of | you? I flour sifted with one teaspoon of bal g ing powder, salt, two tablespoons of | Papa’s Bo se ) N water; flavor with vanilla, bake in two | autos und I always think layers. With besi wishes to all Miling: Cook together one sup su- { ner chidren 1 remain, as ever yo gar and two of pitted cherries, one FAIRY GODMOTIIER, teaspoon of butter and one of corn- v starch. . RAISING CANARY BIRDS. erry Pudding—One cup of sugar oue egg, ome cup of water and two| Dear Sisters of the Soclal Corner cups of flour, one tablespoon of butter | There is vne branch of vecupation that and one of baking powder, Grease|l have never been discussed in our vour dish and line with th i an | nd that is the pleasure, and I nch thick: put in cherries, draw the | L fit that might be derived dough over the top and buke two | raising of voung ecanaries hours. Serve with sauce ’ While my experience In this line is Isabella: Why have vou kept mn‘!n’a very limited one 1 will give it for the dark 8o long? Thought you were | those fhat are interested, and would a BScotland- lass. Let us hear from | be pleased to hear of the experience of vou soon. ; | others Ready: Am sorry you are going to As a child the height of my ambi- | | tion was to own a canary I could call my very Own. . : My father gratified my desire, pre- senting me with a handseme bird and Lrass cage on my birthday. I shall always remember the happi- ness and pleasure I derived from it. I was often awakened at five o'clock in the morning with its song, and meany a night when we were prepar- ing for bed Beauty would pour forth the most beautiful song. Old age and a severe attack of asthma separated my pet and I Some years later while visiting in Boston I attended an exhibition of birds in one of the large halls there. The temptation of investing in a pair of songsters was greater than 1 could resist and the result was 1 returned home with a pair of beauties. The male bird being a handsome rich gold- en vellow with wings, and tail, tipped with black and the hen bird.a yellow- ish, or rather on the fawn color, also ith black on the tip of the wings and tail. They were of the Yorkshire breed and much admired for their song. 1 decided to raise from them and satisfy the longing, of my heart, for as many canaries as 1 wished for. I hung them in eeparate cages of white wire, learning that the brass cages were detrimental on account of gathering verdigris which is fatal to birds; and each was hung in @ sunny window, one in the kitchen the other in the dining room. They would chirp first one, then the other seemed to reply, all winter they sang beautifully. Lafe in April 1 dectded to mate them and for this purpose got a large square cage, placed it in a warm cor- ner of the kitchen where the birds would be free from drafts, made a small wooden box about 3 3-4 inches square and two inches deep, gathered some dry moss from the woods, some cotton, a small handful of hair from a mattress and placed all of these in a string net and secured it to the cage where the birds could easily reach it; seed and water cups were filled and sandpaper placed on the floor of the cage and all was in readiness now for the birds. It was really interesting to watch their manouvres in their new home. It was not many hours when the little hen bird started to build her nest, while her handsome lazy mate simply watched her. After a few days the first little egg was deposited, and finally four filled the nest, aithough people tell me that five is generally the number; but it was not in this particular case. Fourteen days after the first egg was laid, the first little bird appeared. The next day came another; but no more, so after a few days we decided o throw away the two unhatched eggs and found that both contained dead pirds. I never knew the cause. The young birds were fed by the lder ones from their beaks on very inely chopped egg: and bread soaked in milk and new seed and water cress, h nourishing food, was given reg- to the older birds e end of t ars T had raised n fine birds selling some of them for 50 and $3.00 a piece, others for less, according to song and beauty. WITCH HAZEL. CHICKEN RAISING. Mr. Editor and Sisters of the Social Corner:—Having read Crimson Ram- bler's thoughts on chickens, and also Ma's prompts me to say experience is about the only thing that counts for each one. I have been interested in hens and about 16 years, and each results. One year indred and twent: five chickens losing only one, and that through carelessness, putting in the coop a larger piece of turf than was necessary and it fell over and smoth- ered one. Last year I lost about 25 with white rhea, and thirty with limber-neck, in my opinion, is about the worst thing that can get in among a flock of poultr When we have : let her on en take a barre chickens for vear we raised one hows different I di which, hen that is broody the nest for a day, and throw in about two shovelsful of dirt or sand, then small armful of hay, sprinkie the nest and hen all over with lice powder and put her on the nest with two China. eggs under her. Let her set two days and a night; then if she don’t ve the nest the eggs are put ander her she will cover. We have a small run about a yard long for each rrel, fasten it to the barrel with two cdges and a small piece of wire on each side, making it secure. Bvery morning 1 feed h If she don’t eat up food one day throw it out and put in fresh unless it is corn. I put in fresh water each morning. In feedi; hen this tkeep track them all make so much trouble. When the chicks are them for about without food, then give them chick food, then dust hen and and put them in a larger coop. I nothing but corn for the mother and dry food for the chicks for about twelve days, then begin a light feeding of other things: boiled eggs lettuce and cold potatoes, if they cold through rain, give a little -pper in drinking water. a flock of 75 chickens once in shower and wind complet- I picked them up for dead, {hem into the house and ary, and gave them all vhiskey and water, and saved all of the little fellows for the axe later on So see even whiskey has done Some good on a poultry farm Bu £ chickens is like gamb- ing i street, you don’t know when night comes whether you have or gained till you count your stock. Chicken raising is something most people like. You are out in the sunshine and you get plenty of good fresh air. Chicks, like babies, need all hey can get to grow. Keep your hen house clean with good fresh water three times a daye good food twice a day, with scraps at at noon from table. We guess with sound sense any one can get along and raise some, if not all of the chicks, anted on a small farm, or on a city you can don’t way and of 1t hatched we twenty-four som 1l feed hen are red I had ar that brought wiped them °d ost | 1ot | | i | Gondbye for this time. RHEUL,. SEASONABLE RECIPES. Dear Bditor of the Social Corner Herewith T send vou a few tested re Elder Blossoms Wine- 9 Ibs sugar, 3 gallons water, 1' veast cake, 5 cup | lemon juice, 1 quari elder blossoms picked from stems. 2 pounds raisins, 1 pound figs, 1 pound dates. Cocoanut Snow- -3 cups white sugar, % cup e sugar. 1 teaspoonful nilla pineapple, 2 stiffly beaten égg whites; 1% cups cocoanut. Baked Citron Fudge—2 eggs, 1 cup sugar, %4 cup melted butter, % cup squares melted chocolate. Cocoanut Fudge- cups granulated sugar, 1z squares chocolate, shaved fine, butter size of an egg, 1 cup milk, 3 tablespoonfuls cocoanuts. Thanks for box of slips from Theoda. LUE OF CANTERBURY. SUGGESTIONS FROM BEE. Dear Members of the Social Corner: I waat to thank all who responded to my fequests for recipes and in vegard to the chair Biddy Those drop cakes are fine also, Frauk's cake. Hobe to try the Sweet Lavender For several years hiave made date ples and know they Billle Your idea for meat loaf is great. Won't you send in your recipe for i, as there are-sc many ways of making it yours may he different. Sunshine: I hear you are soon to be nearer the trolley. You will surely | want a quilting party then Can Joseph Doe, or anyone else, THE FASHIONS As Reported After Church My Uncle Malachi is a deacon in the Church of Good Will. When Uncle Malachi got back from meeting one beautiful spring Sunday in the year 1913 Aunt Jeanette, his wife, who had been detained at home by an unsea- sonable influenza, eagerly inquired: “Did any of them have on anything new today, Malachi?" “Well, 1 should say so,” replied Un- cle Malachi. “Looked like a squad of scarecrows on dress parade. Darius Dutton's wife was out in a brand new suit about the complexion of dry mus- tard. That woman grows hefty every day. I wish you could have seen her when she struck out down the aisle after Darius. Darlus steps lively, you know. The words of the poet, although used in dissimilar reference, came for- cibly to my mind: 3 ’Sherfitnfls. she moves, she seems to eel The thrill of life along her keel!’ “Pshaw. You needn’t look so hor- rified, Jeanette. The woman tempted me, or at least her hobbie skirt did.’ “I don’t see what you men folks have got to brag of.in quantity of goods or width of garment,” cut in Aunt Jean- ette. “You better return to the garb of the patriarchs and prophets.” “It is_crippling textile manufactur- ers and depriving widows and or- phans of their living,” loftily contin- ued Uncle Malachi, ignoring both the interruption and the sarcasm. “It has been a contributing factor in bringing about the embarrassment of that great finishing concern by reducing their output one-haif. Besides, as I have alreadv intimated, the hobble skirt is demoralizing and disfiguring lovely woman of all ages and sizes through- out the civilized world.” Aunt Jeanette tossed her head. “How would I look in a crinoline and a flowered muslin delaine of seven un- gored_breadths gathered in at the waist?” she demanded Like a balloon on legs, my dear.’ “And you wouldn’t be seen crossing the road with me?” “Certainly not! “Then 1 think you better keep still about the hobble skirt. For my part, T think what is the fashion looks well. Anyway, I know what isn't the fashion doesn’t look well. “And her hat,” went on Uncle Ma- lachi, “about the size of my two hands, with three great bows sticking By An Observant Deacon straight out behind, a quarter of a vard—fore and aft extension is the trick of the moment—and around the front a band in sort of a cog-wheel pattern, red, and blue, and green, and vellow, and black, and tinsel, and span- gles, and anything else you can think of. ‘That gewgaw alone cost two_ dol- lars and a half. So I overheard her telling in the vestibule. Worth about twenty-five cents. That's the way 2 man’s money goes, Jeanette. And just becausge there's some fool war going on the other side of the world every wom- an in Dutton Four Corners must have her hat trimmed in epaulets and sleeve stripes. Might as well wind a new pair of gallowses around it. They'd look just as well, and be just as suitable. “By the way, Jeanette, what has be- come of the dear old ladies with hair banded madonna-wise on either side the face, and a respectable bonnet tied under the chin? We never see one of them in Good Will church now. The type has become extinct. There was Mrs. Stacy today. That woman never will see 63 again. Hair white as wobl, but dressed over an_enmormous all- around rat. It would need. a _half bushel measure to cover her head. It wasn’'t covered today, though. Just topped by a perky little jockey with a wreath of pink and blue posies and a skeleton feather dangling down the back. “Oh! you ought to have seen Alberta Sears’ long-waisted blouse. Now I maintain, ~ Jeanette, that there is a place on the female form divine where the waistband belongs, and appear- ances are not improved by carrying it up to the armpits, or dropping it half way to the knees. “And that Sykes girl—always makes me think of a2 walking beanpole. She had her skirts tied around her ankles with some kind of a sash contrivance, a collar up to her ears, three yards of chain swinging from her pipestem neck and sleeve frills down to her knuckles. O, Fashion, in thy name, what out- rages are perpetrated!” “What was the text today, Ma- lachi?” at last inquired Aunt Jean- ette. “I declare. Jeanette, blamed if 1 can tell you. Just as it was being given out Darius’ wife came in, in her hobble skirt, and took my mind clear off. But T _can tell you what it ought to have been: ‘Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher, vanity of vanities, all 15 vanity.' " LUCILLE DREW. give a remedy to prevent nasturtiums from getting lousy? Last year mine were awful. I must teil you of the experiment I tried the other day. I had some rhu- barb to stew, perhaps a dozen stalks. 1 cook it differently from a good many people. I cut In inch pieces (of course washing it first). I do not peel it un- less it is tough. Cover well with cold water and place on back of stove where it will slowly heat; let it stay half or three-quarters of an hour: then carefully drain off the water. To the rhubarb I add what sugar 1 think is needed and again place on back of stove and let it cook slowly for an hour When done it will be pink and each plece separate. We think it fine. The water that was drained off I sweetened to taste. Perhaps it will bear a little more water. Let it get boiling hot, then add some dissolved zelatine, just as you would for a lemon Jelly; if not quite pink enough, add a drop or two of coloring. Pour into a mould. We had this for Sunday’s des- sert. I placed a row of sliced bananas around each dish and sprinkled nut meats over all and served it with cream. It was delicious. If there had not been enough rhubarb juice to flavor it T should have added some lemon juice. Of course it depends on how much you cook. I know I shail not throw the juice away, as I used to do, as there are several ways I want to try it Kochia: You are after my own heart on the horse question BBE. BILLS-OF-FARE CONTRASTED. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: 1 was so much interested in read- ing the Visit to the Insane Hospital, I concluded I would try my hand at writing. Frozen gave a correct ac- count of that splendid institution. But as 1 have been here longer, I can give you facts how they feed the pa- tients, what food they get through the weels, also, supervisors, attendants, nurses, etc., have. It may be interesting for vou to know a thing or two, and this article before I get through may open some outsiders’ eves to truth. Now we will start with the patients: Sunday morning: Baked beans, brown bread (can't cut it with an axe coffee, not 75 cents a Ib. (cheap, guess.) Dinner: Baked beans, bread, butter. (what is called by you and I oleo- margarine) and mince pie for a change, tea (a good deal like the cof- fee). Supper: Bread, butter, prune sauce, and you have to fish for a prune: tea. Monday morning: Oat meal, on some wards; bean soup on others; bread, butter and_coffee. Dinner: Rice soup, bread, butter and tea. Supper: Colg rice, on .Some wards, soup on others, with bread, butter and tea. I Tuesday morning: Pea soup, bread, butter, coffee. Dinner: Barley soup, bread, butter, tea. Supper: Prune sauce, bread, butter, tea I have seen about two quarts taken out for twenty-nine men. FHow far do you think It would go? That's a question for you to answer. Wednesday ~ morning: Oatmeal, bread, butter, coffee. Dinner: Fish chowder, bread, but- ter and tea. Supper: Dry toast, tea (the toast was four daye old to my knowledge) Thursday morning: Baked beans and brown bread. coffee Dinner: Roast beef, potatoes, bread, butter, tea Supper: Biscuit, butter and tea Friday morning: Bean soup, bread, butter, coffee Dinner: Mackerel and potato bread, butter, tea Supper: Dry toast and tea. Saturday morning: Pea soup, bread, hutter, coffee. Dinner: Barley soup, bread, butter, tea Supper: Dry toast, and tea They hardly know a change from one week to another in food. Men go out to work on the farm with nothing more to stand by them than soup and oatmeal If you will follow me now, we will see what the supervisors ang em- ployes have for the week Sunday mornings: aked beans, brown bread, cold meat, bread, butter, tea and coffee. Dinner: Boiled mutton, or lamb, mashed potatoes, can corn for side dish, apple, or mince pie, tea. Supp Apple sance, cold meat, baked potatoes, cak bread, butter, te: and « 0. Monday morning: Oatmeal, cold meat, potatoes, lea, coffee, bread and butter Dinner: Boileq corned beef, mashéd potatoes, bean soup, rice pudding (beets as side dish), bread, butter, tea. Supper: Vegetable soup, baked ap ples, bread, butter, gingerbread, tea and cocoa. Tuesday morning: Oatmeal, baked potatoes, cold ham, boiled eggs, bread, butter, tea and coffee. Dinner: Corn sou ad potatoes, coitage pudding. (turnips, side dish), bread butter, tea. Supper: Johnnycake, baked potatoes, roast beef, mash- meat hash, cold meat, cake, sauce, bread, butter, tea, cocoa. Wednesday morning Oatmeal, baked potatoes, cold meat, bread, but- ter, doughnuts, tea, coffee. Dinner: Fish chowder, roast beef, mashed potatoes (beets and lettuce, side dish), bread pudding, bread, but- ter, tea. Supper: Bakeq beans, biscuit, tea and cocoa. Thursday morning: Baked beans, brown bread, cold meat, bread, butter, tea and coffee. Dinner: Tomato soup, corned be mashed potatoes, apple pie, (turnips, side dish), bread, butter and tea. Supper: Vegetable soup, cold meat, gingerbread. prune sauce, bread, but- ter, tea and cocoa. prune cake, Friday morning: Oatmeal, bofled eggs, baked potatoes, cold meat, bread, butter, tea, coffee. Dinner: Mackerel, or salt salmon, roast beef, mashed potatoes, rice pud- ding (string beans, side dish). Supper: Fish hash, bread, butter, cake, tea and cocoa. Baturday morning: Oatmeal, beef steak, baked potatoes, doughnuts, bread, butter, tea, coffee. Dinner: Roast beef, bean soup, mashed potatoes, cornstarch pudding (beets as gide dish), bread, butter and ea. Supper: Baked beans, cold meat, bread, butter, cake, tea and cocoa. This is a decided improvement from what the patients get; but [ am not through yet. Follow me a little closer 2nd we will see what the doctors and officials have at the present writing. Sunday morning: Fruft and grape Nuts, scrambled eggs, fish cakes, steak and potatoes, bread, butter, tea and coffee. Dinner: Cold meat, baked potatoes, bread, butter and tea. Supper: Lobster, mackerel, veal croquets; (peas ang beans, side dishes), trosted cake, ice cream, bread, butter, tea and cocoa. Monday morning: Bananas, steak, baked potatoes, bread, butter, tea and coffee, Dinner: Sirloin beef, mashed pota- toes with eggs (beans side dish). Supper: Veal chops, French fried potatoes, cold roast beef, bread, but- ter, frosted cake, tea and cocoa Tuesday morning: Hot rolls, ham- burg steak, baked potatoes food, Grape-Nuts, and coffee. Pettijohn’s bread, butter, tea Dinner: Steak, boiled ham, mashed potatoes, (beans and peas side dishes), bread, butter, tea. Supper: Flap jacks, baked potatoes, cold ham, roast beef, cake, bread, but- ter, tea and cocoa Wednesday morning: Oranges, Grape-Nuts. hot rolls, lamb chops, baked potatoes, bread, butter, tea and coffee. Dinner: Roast veal, fish chowder, cucumbers, Indlan pudding (peas side dish), bread. butter, tea. Supper: Baked beans, steamed brown bread, cold ham, hot biscuit, cake, tea and cocoa. Thursday morning: Bacon and egg: baked potatoes, oranges, grape doughnuts, bread, tea and coffee. Dinner: Roast beef, veal pie, mash- ed potatoes, tomato soup, (turnips side dish), custard pie, bread. butter, tea Supper: Baked and fried potatoes, steak, chicken croquets, strawberries, cake, bread, butter, tea and cocoa. Friday morning: Oranges, grape fruit, ham and eggs, baked potatoes, hot rolls, coffee, tea. Dinner: Roast lamb, bolled shad mashed potatoes (peas and beans side dishes), rice pudding, strawberry fruit, shortcake, bread, butter, tea. Supper: Lamb chops, baked pota toes. cold ham, roast veal biscuit, strawberries, cake and cocoa Saturday morning: Bacon and eges, baked potatoes, hot rolls, oranges, grape fruit, bread, tea, coffee. Dinner: Veal chops, fried in eggs, corned beef, mashed potatoes ‘(peas side dish), custarq and lemon ple, jelly cake, bread, butter, tea. Supper: Baked beans, steamed brown bread. steak, hot rolls, baked potatoes, chocolate cake, custard, bread, tea and cocoa. I am going to stop now, so you can have a chance to digest and think over what I have written. OLIN. Maine. HOUSEHOLD HELPS FROM DIANA. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: I think Wednesday is the vlea antest or happiest day of the week for me. Any time between 12 o'clock and 11245 1 begin to look for my ial Corner Sisters’ call, for I read The Courter before 1 lovk at the other mail; nd to say that I enjoy every line of the letters is putting 1t mild. Now | I wish to ask a favor of you | all. T collect cancelled postage stuinps {and 1 would be glad if any of you | have parcel post end Panama starmips if you would send them to me, if you have no other use for them. 1 vers | much want to get all of those kinds [ cun. Please send them to Ab- Pickering, Newington, N, H., , R. D. No. 1, rural delivery from Portsmouth. Remember directions, for continue to vse my pen name. thanks for favors. Blanche: Received your card. <hall Many 1en- joy my cats. They are very peaceful and make no trouble at all. Ready: Received your package, for which I thank you. I have sent a card to vour old address. I hope you will receive it safely. These few hints may be helpful to some one: If colored ginghams are put into warm salted sudsy water and the goods rolled softly between the palms, then rinsed in good clear water in which a handful of salt has been added and hung in the shade to dry, they will not change their color. Gum arabic is used in the water for stiffening dimities and organdies. This makes them glossy as when new. To prevent flour from lumping when mixing It for thickening gravies, soups, etc, beat the flour and water together with an egg beater instead of a spoon. To keep linoleum bright and shining wash it occasionally with skim milk. Keep all your eggshells for cleaning wadter bottles, vinegar cruets and pickle jars, the sort vou cannot get your hand in. Crush the eggshells and put into the bottles, add a little warm water and shake well, and they will not only clean the bottle but pol- ish the glass as well. DIANA. New Hampshire. AUNTY MAKES GREEN QUINCE PIES. Dear Editor and Sisters: I have taken a little rest from writing latsly and thought as this morning was so cool and breezy I might scatter a few words among you. I certainly have enjoyed reading the letters and find them helpful. 1 never thought I would want to cross the water, but I did enjoy my- self going on our journey to see Aline. I wonder if Aline (nee Alien) realize that she has duplicated the name of Aline, or has the original one died out? (No offense meant.) I have enjoyed all the good times given by the Sisters and 1 thank all for inviting me to them. Ready: I miss you greatly. If vou didn't write every week, it is lonesome to know that you are €0 far away; but do come often and let us begin to Suess “Who 1s Who.” Pink Rose: I am aquite well—have not heard from you for some time. Perhaps the line is busy, as usual Sweet Lavender: Thanks for the pie recipe. Have not tried it yet, but will some day, and will let you know how I ltke it. I wonder if you ever tried | making ples of green quinces—made the same as apples. Polly Wintergreen as 1 was—have rested some. I am not as tired How about that birthday of yours the 23d Shall try and remember it with a card if nothing more. Theoda: and have You must be more careful your bottles labeled more as there is danger in such be sure and not have the bottles resemble each other too much. Ha! Ha! Hepatica: I like my new home very much, If you ever drive by, stop in and give me a_call. Eliza Jane: Was glad to see You in print. Do come again. How I mi our rambles after dandelions. You looked natural the other day when I left you at the station Biddy: Did vou get home all right the other night with your chicken and other stray chick? Where are the old writer: Maine Lover and others, we miss you. Are you too busy to write? Well, I can hear the FEditor say “Stop that nonsense and give someone else a chance.” e 1 am, as ever, your AUNTY. HOME-MADE CAKE. Dear Editor and Social Cornerites The lady who makes her own clothes can have two suits where we that hire our clothes made can only have one. The price of making one suit will more than buy material for an- other one. 1 know a lady who can “make a sheet out of a nightcap,” as the gay- ing goes. She has often held up two of cloth and asked me or three piec out of them, and what I could make I have answered mnothing, and it would be only a few minutes before she would make a little garment be- fore my astonished eves 1 read the Social Corner letters every week and drop everything else until T have read every one. of one egg, well beaten, of milk, dissolved in one-half tes spoon of eoda, sift well together two sour apple, one cup powdered sugar, then add white of ezg beat to a froth. one-half teaspogn lemon extract and spread between lavers Coffee Cake—One cup of sugar, third cup of butter well mixed one- tog eether, one-half cup of molasses, one- half teaspoon of soda dissolved in a cup of hot coffee, three cups of flour, one ants, two teaspoons of baking powder, cup of raisins, one cup of cur spice to taste. Bake slowly VICOLIA. TESTED RECIPES. Dear Editor and Corner: I am sending recipe for mak- ing Washington Ple, Health Ple and Economical Shortcake: Washington Pie—One-half pound of butter, one-half pound sugar, eggs, one-half pound flour, sweet cider, grated rind of one-half lemon, little grated nutmeg, raspberry jam. Beat the butter and sugar to a cream; add the volks of the eggs, then the flour alternately with the beaten whites; last add the cider. nutmeg and lemon. Bake in two lavers; fill with raspberry jam half ar. inch thick and sift sugar over the top. Serve for des- sert, cut like ple. Health Pie—A pie far more palatable and digestible than the ordinary American pie is made by using an earthern or porcelain baking dish and omitting the bottom crust. Fill dish well with fruft and sugar; with paste and bake as usual. flour, one heaping teaspoon baking powder, one-half teaspoon salt, one ta blespoon ‘hutter, milk. Sift the dry in gredients: rub in the butter: add milk o make a soft dough. Roll out a half inch thick and bake in a hot oven When cold, cut open, butter and spread with fruit. MOUNTAIN LAUREL. East Norwich, N A WEEK'S ECONOMICAL BILL OF FARE. Dear Social Corner Friends: Since all are compelled to eat to live, and more than one-half of a housekeeper's time is spent preparing meals, a week- Iy menu, as suggsted by our Corner friend, Rheul, might be helpful some. It is given with the idea saving as much time and thought possible in preparing the meals, as well as economy in buying, vet with that all-important end in view of hav- ing good wholesome, sustaining foods. Iere are a few hints to start on how to be saving First-If a famlily’s consumption of polatoes, turnips and onfons is com paratively smal] there 1S no saving in Luving such vegetables in large quan to grin and bear than the loss of a bushel. When | first observed a grocer sell- ing one onfon to a customer I gazed in astonishment. Since then | learned to never buv cents’ worth of onions at a time, a» alt Apple Cake—One cup sugar, butter size of egg. the yolks of two and white | one-half cup | even cups of flour, one teaspoon of cream tartar, a little salt. Bake in layer tins. For filling: One grated Members of Social | five | one glass | the | ..nm»{ | | Economical Shortcake—Two cups of | | with | | | | | | | { tities, unless the house affords an ex {ceptionally RBood place for keeping them, and all city houses do not af ford conveniences for storing foods In certain seasons vegetables spoil | very quickly; hence the loss of half a | peck of potatoes, or onfons, I3 easier | | \ | have | more than five | and 'HEADACHE,~- 'BACKAGHE, Yield to Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Cedar Rapids, Iowa. — ‘I was always tired and weak and my housework was adrag. Iwas irreg- ular, had cramps so bad that I would have to lie down, al- > 80 a distressed feel- Sl ing in lower part of L back, and headache. NEES My abdomen was sore and I know I had organic inflam- “Lydia E. Pink- ham’s Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier have helped me wonderfully. I don’t have those pains any more and I am all righ§ now. There are a great many womeg here who take your remedies and I have told others what they have done for me.”’—Mrs. CHAS. MCKINNON, 1013 N. 5th St. W., Cedar Rapids, Iowa. ‘Women who are suffering from those distressing ills peculiar to their sex should not lose sight of these facts or doubt the ability of Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to restore thele health. There are probably hundreds of thou- sands, perhaps millions of women in the United States who have been benefited by this famous old remedy, which was produced from roots and herbs over 30 years ago by a woman to relieve wo- man’s suffering. If you are sick andneed such a medicine, why don’t you try it? If you want special advice write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confl- dential) Lynn, Mass. Your letter will be opened, read and answered by a woman and held in strict confidence. they spoil so_ quickly. Doesn't seem much like a Nutmegger’s trick, but— well. there are tricks in all trades. A housewife ought to be entitled to one or two. Second—Another waste of time and energy is in preparing a dish which consumes several hours of prepara- tion, only to disappear while the pre- parer is looking at her beautiful work of art. Third—It deavor to is a mother's duty to en- create in her little ones | taste for all simple, nourishing foods. | Then they will never turn noses at a stranger’s table. up their Fourth—It is not economical to buy fruits and vegetables out of season. Fifth—It is not absolutely necessary to serve meat more than once a day. Weekly Menu, Family of Six. Sunday ner—Potted roast of heef (usually about 15 cents per pound), mashed potatoes, lettuce, sliced toma- toes, bread and butter, strawberry shortcake. Sunday supper—Combination salad, bread and butter, plain cake. Monday breakfact—Crushed straw- berries, bread and butter, cream wheat. Monday dinner — Vegetable soup made from broth of pot roast), crack- ers, bread and butter, boiled rice. Monday supper—Cold sliced heef, rice muffins, Social Corner layer cake, Tuesday breakfast—Rice hash, bread and butter. Tuesday dinner—Beef stew (made from left over roast, with minced on- ion, tomato, rice and potato), bread and butter, lemon pie. pancakes, Tuesday supper—Crushed strawber- ries, hot biscuits, Social Corner sour- mili gingerbread. Wednesday breakfast — Sour milk pancakes, ed tomatoes, bread and butter. Wednesday dinner—Succotash,bread and butter, tapioca pudding. Wednesday supper—Pincapple short. cake. Thursday breakfast wheat, corn cakes with Cream syrup. of Thursday dinner—Creamed aspara- gus, stewed b s, bread and butter, rice pudding. Thursday supper—Combination sal- ad, Social Corner sugar cookles. Friday breakfast—Siiced bananas, bread and butter, cream of wheat. Friday dinner—Codfishcakes, baked potatoes, muffins, sliced tomatoes,bread pudding. Friday supper—Potato salad, Socail Corner layer cake, Saturday breakfast—Tomato bread and butter, apple dumpling. soup,bread apple dumpling. Saturday supper—Baked beans,brown bread, pickles, Soctal Corner ginger- bread soup, Saturday dinner—Tomat butter, Sunday breakfast—Reheated beans, steamed brown bread, cocoa. In this menu the aim is to bring out the point of using the left overs. Tea and coffee are omiited, as they are beverages which each family uses te suit its wants. DREAMER. Washingten, D, C, A WORD FROM ETTA BARBER. Editor Social Corner: I want to say that 1 think the “Dreamer’s Leve Headed Views" were just about right, and 1 wish all of our congressmen had as much good common sense as she has 01d Sol: I am much obliged for the compliment vou gave me. I don't want to be a busyvbody, but some- times I just have to speak my mind Thank you, Aline. I have always wanted to visit the West India Islands, but T am too busy to travel except on paper these days. ETTA BARBER. Plainfield. PEANUT BUTTER COOKIES, Dear Bditor and Friends of the So- cial Corner: As it is too cold _this morning to be comfortable out of doors T am golng to spend just a little of my thme visiting with you all, Ma: Your Soclal Corner A, B, C was fine, 1lope you won't be too busy with vour chickens to favor us with a lina asionally. Sister Frank: So you have reached another mile-stone on life’s Journey. The Socia] Corner sisters will join, 1 know, in wishing you many L&ppy re- turns of your birthday Sister Ready: Thanks for pliment paid recently. glve up writing for The Corner. We will wait anxiously until you are set- tled in vour new home. Jaseph Doe: My cannas are already sending out pretty red leaves. I suc- {Continued on Page Fifteon,) the com- Please do not