Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, June 26, 1915, Page 14

NORWICH ~BULLETIN, SATURDAY, JUNE *every wdvan's opPORTUNITY © The Bulfetin wants good home letters; good business letters;. good help- ful letters of any kind the mind may sussest. Write on but one side of the paper. Wednesday of each week. They should be in hand by Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR. Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $1.00 to third. Award made the last Saturday in each month. SOCIAL CORNER PRIZE WINNERS FOR JUNE First Prize $2.50 To Hopeful for letter entitled, “Recipes for Invalid Foods and Bever- ages.” Second Prize $1.50 To Polnsettia for letter entitled, Third Prize $1.00 “Ways for Serving Bananas To:Diana for letter entitled, “Diana’s Real Box.” SOCIAL CORNER POEM. Huldy's Rhymey Greeting. *T'was in the month of June, ‘When nature’s all awake, A merry party gathered On the shore of Covantry lake. B pretly mpot was chosen, ith @ glimpse of sparkling wateny ‘And a mystic bow guided them, And sounds of happy laughter. If you wish to follow the party, Just watch for the golden bow, ‘And listen for the cackle of Biddy, ¥Who will welcome you, I know. lVWhO are these merrymakers? {Methinks I hear you say. iThey are the Social Corner Sisters, ‘Who are always jolly and gay. Now list to the clatter of dishes, Now hark to the groan of the table! With its weight of tempting goodi And then eat, just all you'e able, Three cheers for our kind hostess, Three cheers for The Bulletin, too! Ana three cheers for the Social Corner, With its badge of golden ht \And whenthe day is over, With the setting of the sun, *Twill linger in our memory For many days to come. And pleasant thought we'll carry iAs we journey to our homes; And hope for another meeting With The Corner Sisters soon. HULDY. INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS. POINSETTIA: ‘mailed to Blanche. TIDY ADDLEY: Card received and forwarded to Potlatch. LBETTER _received from Webster, Mass., for Keziah Doolittle has been sent to her address. TROTTIE: Card recelved and mail- #d to Dom Pedro. CHRYSANTHEMUM: Card receiv- edand mailed to Samantha. THE GLAD HAND FOR DOM PEDRO Dear Editor and Friends of the So- cial Corner: I feel very thankful T was able to attend the Social Corner picnic at Lake Waumgumbaug. By stobping over in Willimantic the night before and after, and resting up each way. This was my first meeting with the Sisters and I felt rather timid about meeting so many strangers, but they all gave me the glad hand of welcome and made me feel at home among them at once. There were only two among them T hag ever met. It was never my good fortune to meet such a Jjolly crowd before, where there were So many to- gether, and cach one seemed so de- termined to have a good time and to help everybody else to do the same. 1 am only just giving my own ex- perience in the affair, for there will be many of the Sisters write it up. The walk from the car terminal was SPECIAL TC WOMEN The most economical, cleansing and germicidal of all antiseptics is Paxtine A soluble Antiseptic Powder to be dissolved in water as needed. As a medicinal antiseptic for douches in treating catarrh, inflammation or ulceration of nose, throat, and that caused by feminine ills it has no equal For ten years the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. has recommended Paxtine in their pri-ate correspondence with women, which proves its superiority. Women who have been cured say 1t is “worth its weight in gold." At druggists. 50c, large box. or by mail The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston, Mass Positive Relief from the suffering caused by dis- ordered conditions of the organs of digestion and el ation— from indigestion and always secured by the certain and gentle action = o Beecham’s Pills Sold everywhera. In boxes, 10c., 25¢. DR. PECK EYE, EAR, NOSE. THROAT. ONLY Removed to 16 Franklin Square, Thayer:Building Hours—9.30 a. m. to 430 p. m. Saturday evenings 7 to 8 Sunday bv_appointment THERE 1s no a e mfll Connecticut equai to The Bui- “Zar_ Dusiness . resulta. pretty hard, but when we reached the lake we were well paid for our troubl for there we found a nice bungalow and some of our friends waiting for us, ‘When we heard Biddy cackle we knew we were to be made welcome. It was an ideal place for such an outing; bungalow, boats and a beauti- ful sheet of water all combined for our pleasure and comfort, The table just groaned with the weight of good things piled upon it. Then there was an abundance of fruit and later plenty of lovely ice cream, all of which were enjoyed to the fullest extent. Such gatherings as this ma one feel as though they had a mew leas of life, and that there was still some. thing left to live for. I sincerely hope if T live to be able to meet all the Sisters next year. We certainly owe a vote of thanks to The Bulletin and Editor for making it possible for us to meet together and have such a good time. I thank all the Sisters for making it s0 pleasant for me, a stranger among them. Best wishes for all, from ' DOM PEDRO. COVENTRY LAKE PICNIC, Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: Pleasant weather again favored Card received and] the meeting of the Social Corner Sis ters at Coventry lake June 16th. Sixty of them attended, including several ghutins, also the fittle mascot of Club No. 2. Married and Happy was there as usual with her workbag #nd displayed several cholce pieces of her handwork. Much credit is due to Biddy, Theoda, Huldy and Aunty No. 1 for their untir- ing efforts to make the day a sreat success. At 1.30 lunch was announced and a line of marca was formed and at Bid- dy’s request Crimson Rambler led the march into the spacious dining hall, where Biddy bade all eat, drink and be merry. The table was certainly a thing of beauty and The Corner color was ev- erywhere in sight, golden festoons dec- orated ceiling and walls, as well as all around the table. After all had partaken of the bounti- ful feast, the afternoon was passed very pleasantly, some enjoying a ride in the launch around the lake, which, by the way, is a beautiful body of water, while others enjoved a social time on the broad veranda One feature of the day was the club vell of No. 1, gotten up for the occa- sion and given by Married and Happy, and was responded to by Biddy with one of her famous cackles. Mayflower was called upon to read aloud the Social Corner poem written by Huldy for the occasion. Those Who Were present feel that words can hard- ly express their appreciation for the kindness of The Bulletin in aiding so many pleasant outings. They also thank their far-away Sister, Potlatch, for the pretty post- cards she sent to be given to each one attending the annual meeting at Cov- entry lake, CRIMSON RAMBLER. YOUR DISHCLOTHS. Social Corner Friends: One of the most used, and at the same time most abused, things in the household is the dishcloth. Some people keep them clean—more do not! Now dom't hold up your hands in protest—this is true. Who hasn't seen those raggedy, much. used cloths hanging over the dishpan for weeks and weeks? Of course, they are rinsed, but how many thorough scrubs and boils do they get? A lot of nice, clean people use their dishcloths until they are worn out. The way the dishcloth is imposed upon; not only does it fulfill the pur- Pose of washing the dishes, but it scrubs the kettles and gives the stove a lick as well besides. Often the cor- ner is converted into a scouring rag. Cloths are cheap and easily laundered, 50 I do not see why housewives feel they need economize on dish and wip- ing towels. As for water, there are pleces in the world where one must economize on water, but where it is plentiful and free or cheap, why not use it? Milk_dishes are better washed and dried by themselves with thelr own towels, Let your dishes be scraped clean before they go into the pan. Use your cloth to wash them only and always rinse it when you are through; if you can’t frequently hang it in the sun, wash and doil often, and never leave a cloth so it will remain wet a long time and get sour. What a happy hunting ground for germs and microbes the dishcloth may be if not properly cared for! FARAWAY DAME. GREETINGS FROM GOLDEN GLOW Dear Social Corner Sisters:—May T come again? It is o long time since I have written. Doctor: Sorry I-wasn't at the pic- nic to get some of your pills. Am go- ing to try to atiend the meeting at Your house the 29th. Dottie: FHear vou was at the pic- nic. Did you have a g90d time? Crimson Rambler: Reached home safe and enjoyed my visit very much. ‘When are you coming up to help me peddle paint. Pickerel: Am coming over. to see you and get some of that johnny-caie soon. Farmer: How's 'taters? Best wishes to all. GOLDEN GLOW. SHE WATCHED FOR BLUE SKY. Dear Fditor and Soclal Cornecr Friends:—The morning of the annual outing of the Social Corner, proved cloudy, and “Dewdrops” were falling. Dom Pedro having arrived the day before anxiously studied the sky at frequent intervals for a spot of blue as large as a “Dutchman’s breeches,” nine o'clock came and “Sunshine” fail- ed to appear: but at ten, leaving our white dresses we intended wearing, and doning rainy_day.skirts, we rush- ed for the car. We knew it was uot postponed as Marrieq and Happy and Florodora were-on the way, also Saliy Sycamore. ‘We carrled good weather, mnot a sprinkle_after. taking car for “Sun- shine” (No, 2) was with us all the day. First to meet was Calla Lily, Crimson Rambler, Aunt: Abbls, No Name, and the dear little mascot with lovely brown_eyes. On the same car Auntle Scottig, Dottie, Lucinda, Dewdrop, An- nette,” Mayfayre, Roxanna Wince, Plain Nancy and perhaps others we did not meet. . I was glad see the-Merry Widow's pleasant face. After a short ride Theoda-joined us bringing a smiling face and yellow flowers. A guide met the car, but the trail was blazed all the way: with vellow bows on bush and bramble to the Log Cabin, “Stop and Rest a ‘While. The yellow flag waved, Biddy cack- led, and we knew we had reached the bungalow. Being a new member Wwe made haste to get acquainted with Social Corner Club No. 1 and No. 2. Lunch. was served at 1 o'clock, Tables groaned with the welght of good things. The Doctor not being there, a hur- ried call was sent for Polly Winter- green to attend Plain Nancy. She re- covered in time to take the car. We hope she and Merry Widow reached home safely. Aunt Hester journeyed from Mystic. After lunch we were pleased to see Practical Polly, C. B. S, Aunt Sarah, Peggy Anne, meet Wes Peggy, dear Trottle, Maine Lover, Wandering Jew, Huldy, Violet, Grace. Lonesome Pine, Aunt Mehitable, Aunt Jerusha, and her better half, Dorothy Perkins, and Paul Mayfayre in good Sogial Corner poem written by Huldy. Some of the time our Corner “Kitty Kat' our baby member I think) sat on the rail and purred to us. By the way, Kitty Cat, I_thought you were going to take the Norwich car. Many thanks for The Bulletin's generosity in furnishing Bungalow ice cream and No. 1, boat. Pottlatch: Thanks for card. 1 was one of the lucky ones. Good wishes from TIDDY ADDLY. SCHOOL GIRL SUGGESTIONS FOR SWEET SIXTEEN. Dear Editor and Sisters: Just a line this lovely morning to let you know I have not forgotten The Cor- ner. 1 suppose vou all had a nice time at the picnic. I thought of go- ing but could not. I will write a few words_to our poor little lonesome Sister. I am never troubled with being lonesome. I al- v2n find something to amuse elf with. 1 hke very much to read. I have read a great many books during the past winter when I had no studving to do. I exchanged books with a sister who lives a short ways from my house. 1 agree with Pontiac about taking a walk. It does us lots of good, doesn't it Pontiac? Then we have a telephone. I can call up all of my friends, that is, the ones who have telephones in their homes. I think this does one a great deal of good. I would feel lost with- out our 'phone. Another remedy is letter Don't you ever write letters Sweet Sixteen? 1 write a great many. 1 only wish I knew your name and ad- dress, we might write back and forth to_scrape an acquaintance. The croquet set Is always waiting in the back vard, and partners ready mys writing. to play with me. I think _ Pontiac agrees with me again. We have had great sport playing croquet. I think it is such a nice game. 1 am very fond of flowers and spend a great deal of time caring for mine. I've always had fine luck and last winter they were a sight. I am very fond of music and have taken a few lessons. I can amuse myself by playing. Riding horse back s great sport. We have no horse now that I can ride, but a few years ago I rode a little black horse. I had a nice saddle and had many good times. I don’t know whether my letter will do you any good or not, Sweet Six- teen, but thought I'd write. Pontiac: Hope you reached home safely. Anxious to see pictures taken in stone chair. I was pleased to know that I was such a dear friend of yours. Best wishes to all. A scHOOL GIRL. CHOICE PRESERVING RECIPES. Dear Social Cornerites: Now that the preserving season is upon us I am sending in a few recipes out of the ordinary; and where is the housekeep- er who on special occasions does not long for some thing just a little dif- ferent. Strawberries in Currant Jelly: When preparing your fruit put one side your largest and most solid ber- ries. "Put the smaller berries overithe fire, crushing them well with a pota- to masher and adding to each pint of Derries a half pint of red currants. When cooked strain through a jelly bag and measure the juice. Return to the fire and cook for ten minutes; then add the sugar, a pint to every pint of juice. In ten minutes add the selected strawberries; do not boil to hard. or the whole berries will be in- jured; but when clear and a deep red, dip the berries carefully into tumblers, then boil the juice a few moments longer and pour on the berries. When turned from the glasses the straw- berries are embedded in a clear, red jelly and if served with whipped cream make a most attractive des- sert. Cherry Cheese: This is a novelty and easy to prepare. Stone the or- dinary red cherries and chop very fine, reserving all the juice, For each pound of fruit add half a pound of sugar, simmer until a smooth mass is formed, stirring all the time to jorevent from burning) Try the \Meese by placing a small quantity in the re- frigerator. When cool it should be quite firm. Slice, serve with whipped cream and white cake. Oriental Jelly: = Ortental jelly is made by placing two rose geranium leaves and two lemonlverbera sprigs in two quarts of crab apple juice when boiling. When the juice has bofled for ten or fifteen minutes, add the sugar, pint for pint, and finish boil- ing. ' Remove the leaves before pour- ing into glasses. The lemon verbena supplies a nice flavor and adds deli- cacy of the jelly which is especially nice for afternoon tea. A Melange of fruits is delicate and delicious Take twenty-four ripe peaches, fifteen blue plums, two pounds of white grapes, and ten well flavored pears,. this will make twelve glasses. Pare the peaches, plums and pears, ‘cut them into quarters. Cut the grapes in halves and remove the seeds. Then cook all together with an _equal amount of sugar till a thick syrup is formed. As the fruits in the melange should remein- whole, the T’other night when Jehtal cum home from ‘the postoffice down to Haystack Center he sot and seemed to be med- itatin quite a spell, so I says: “What alls you, Jehial, aint you feelin® weil?” “Yes,” sez he, “I am feelin fine for me, but my mind is kind a curius wonerin’: what them women was so animated talkin’ 'bout, that I see down to the Center; every other word seem- ed to ba “Social Corner.” I didn't mean to be eave-droppin’, but I see it was some sort of a social club and they was talkin’ about goin to some ig doin's somewhere. Now, I ben hinkin' as how you are acquainted with them and you got the paperin and cleanin' all ‘done,.and cellar white ‘washed, and you had & perty g0od tus- sel larnin’ them calves to drink and ralsin’ ‘em up as big as they be, and you bin churnin' and workin butter perty stiddy, and weedin the garden and braldin’ rugs and tacin quilts and makin close fer the young ‘uns, and rippin and turning inside out some ‘o your weddin dresses, 5o I thought a little vacation would do you good, and you might be spared fer a day fo go With them women and see what kind of doin's they have. I believe a woman's place is to home and not gaddin around, but, as I sed it will do you good; I don't want you to get lookin' peaked. So that Is how it come about that I got mixed into the livliest crowd of old women you ever seen, and they want all so old either; and you'd never known which was sixteen or which was sixty if their hair hadn't give ‘em away. Well, we had a nice long ride on the trolley, an hour or less, and we landed right at the head of Coventry TLake, and soon found one of the cot- tages all open and ready for us. They sed the woman's name was Blddy, who seemed to be runnin’ things, and she was a hustler, too. I aint used to writin much, but I don't believe Mr. Webster put words What Made Jehial Ponder in the dictionary that could describe all I seed and heard. Bverybody seemed to have yaller on, I suppose that was to match their feelins—gay like; and then they had valler fringe- all around the white table cloth and yaller trimmin's every- where. But such a table you never seed— should think everybody had tried to out do everybody else in cookin' and bringin’. Every known and sum un- known kinds of cake and sandwich was there, and pickles that was jest as good as my brine pickles, and new fangled dishes, one of which was cold potato sliced up with egg and sum yaller stuff poured over—for all it, was sum king of cold hash. I'll admit it did taste awful good, as it had becn a Jong spell since I eat. I guess Biddy is quite a hand to fix up victuals. One woman told me she was jest as handy fixin up close. Well, it seemed as if we'd all bust tryin’ to clean that table off into our stumicks, but we made out perty well fer women; and then the newspaper folks (not knowing what good vro- viders we wuz and not kalkerlatin we'd go away hungry) sent us ice cream enough to go all around that bunch of women and sum young 'uns Now, we wuz thankful enough for that, fer the weather cum_off middlin'’ warm and everybody sed how kind and thought- ful them men wuz. Well, when them women an there was about sixty, all got to talkin and laffin you would wonder if the con- fusion at the tower of Babel was up to that. Everybody was so glad to see everybody else. I dunno when I ever had such a good time, and that is what they all sed; and I hope I can go the next time they have any doin’s. 1 feel spryer all_ready. Jehial has gone off to an auction and the pig is out of the pen so I got to stop this writin’ and get that hog back and nail up the gate so I have no time to tell you of the queer names they called each other. JEMIMA JITNEY. sugar is added at the beginning of the cooking. AU AUNT HESTER ENJOYED THE THE PICNIC. T NANCY. Dear Editor and Corner Friends: As the house is quiet I will write and say I enpoved the outing and picnic at Coventry lake very much, and it will long be remembered by me as a hap- py day of meeting many new con- genial Sisters and friends, as well as some of the ones I had met before. I especlally enjoyed my sail on the lake, and hope to meet you all again some day in the near future. Cov- entry lake is a beautiful body of wa- ter, surrounded with sreen decked banks, trees of many kinds and here and there are seen summer resi- dents. Biddy: We shall give you three cheers for being our good hostess and wished I could have stayed longer to help you out. Chatterbox: You really don’t know what you missed by not being with us on our annual picnic. I was very dis- appointed in not seeing you there. Thanks for the views you sent me from Hartford. C. E, S.: Hope vou arrived home safely. You will hear from me soon. Aunt Abby: Did you miss your g00d, loving friend after you left me? Anette: T shall look forward to meeting you soon again, as you are from D— and know of my folks. May Fayre: Please send your full address to your well wisher. Dew Drop: Are you acquainted with Chatterbox? When she wrote me once she spoke of a relative by the same surname ours. Lucinda: Are you acquainted on the West Side? I knew g family there by that name, Eliza Jane and Clover Leaf: I mis- sed you at the picnic. Wish to meet you again some time. Enid: Thanks for pretty postal Shall be pleased to meet you, or hear from you any time. Pegzy Anne: You left before I came in from our sail on the lake. Hope you and Wee Peggy arrived home safely. AUNT HESTER. HOUSEHOLD HELPS FROM SAT- URDA YEVE. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: To mend kid gloves turn them inside out and paste mending tissue over the tear. When sewing buttons on a child's dress, sew a tape down the wrong side first, then sew on buttons. You will find the buttons will never tear away from the goods. 3 A Lump of Soda dissolved in a little hot water and added to the blue- ing, will prevent the blye from setting in the clothes and mak#s them white; also add bluing to the water for scald- ing the clothes. Instead of always folding tablecloths and sheets lengthwise, it is a good plan to fold them sometimes the other way, as they are less likely to wear out if the folds are occasionally changed. . Iron the button side of a blouse on a bath towel, folded four or five times, buttons turned downward; the but- tons sink into the towel, and the but- ton side will look as good as a piece of plain cloth. Wooden dress hangers can be great- ly improved by screwing two small hooks on the underside for skirts; sew two loops on each skirt and they will no longer be stretched at the hips, or slide on the floor. = SATURDAY EVE. ONE WITH AN IDEA HEARD FROM Dear Editor and Social Cornerites: Well 1 declare, “June Bug” was indeed quick in writing up and getting her report of the annual gathering to the Bditor in time for its appearance in Saturday's paper. I always knew the idea lacking in head of a certain Sis- ter was only made up by the Sister who signs herself “June Bug.” I have a few ideas at the present time. It was certainly no small matter to have things_arranged for the enjoyment of sixty Sisters of the Soclal Corner, and those who did so have our cordial thanks. I wish I could remember all the names, but it is fmpossible, Dottle, Crimson Rambler, Aunt Hes- ter, Dom Pedro, Scottie, Sunshine No. 2, and several others I am glad _ to have met and still remember their personal appearance. 1t is certainly a day to be always looked upon as one of the largest gatherings of Soclal Cornerites. The morn, foreboded rain for the day but about eleven the sun coming forth gave Maine Lover, Spring Chicken, ‘'Melba and your humble _Sister, courage to start. We found we wers not the latest as many came from e o Gieficess 2 he picnic has passed.and-may said to have been’the best and great- est of Social Corner annuals. ° Ready: Was s0rTy not to have seen you at the gathering. Kept watching 1o see if you were not one of the number coming later on, The Sisterswho-@ia"not come miss- ed enjoying a right good time. At these gatherings care Seems flung to the winds and the hearts of the older ones are beating in unison with the younger members. Every member seems forgetful of self in trying to sten to the various inquiries ‘of “Who's Who?” What is your name? Please write your name and address, also pen name. I concluded I cer- tainly would be able to improve in penmanship as far as _writing my name was concerned. That is one of the funny things when Soclal Corner Sisters get together. I say all_the Cornerites give three cheers for The Bulletin. May all who met at South Coventry this year meet in another _annual ring with the Sisters who were ble to come this year. x I sincerely wish health and hap- piness for everyone of the Social Cor- ner Sisters, ONE WITH AN IDEA. THE ADVANTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD ACCOUNTS. Dear Soclal Cornerites: I have been a reader of the Social Corner for years and wish also to be a contributor and perhaps share in some of the pic- nics and other good times enjoyed by the Cornerites this summer. I think nothing has been written on the advantages of keeping the house- hold accounts, so I will invite attention to the subject. This is a side of housekeeping which too many women neglect, and which omission is to be deplored. Women must come to realize that housekeeping has a business side in ‘which slipshod methods must not be tolerated any more than in their hus- bands’ business. To serve three meals a day and keep the house neat and clean are not the only requirements of a good house- keeper. There can be no domestic peace where debt accumulates faster than it can be paid, and there is no surer way of keeping it down than by putting everything down in black and white. ‘While many women are economical in small details, they have no definite standards of proportion. How much should be expended for food in com- parison with clothing, etc., simply be- cause they have no system of keeping their household accounts. Especially to the woman who is in- clined to extravagance the household budget is a blessing. From buying at random she soon comes to study so that she may buy intelligently and re- ceive the greatest possible value for her money. Following are five reasons why every housewife should find keeping a house- hold account book desirable: 1. One may see at a glance all items of expense. 2. Any one item may be compared with the whole, it relative value or proportion being easily ascertained. 3. It enables one at a glance to com- pare items, thus enabling one to dis- cover waste, if any exists. 4. The knowledge that everything is down in black and white prevents ex- travagance. 5. It serves as a future reference or basi: Perhaps all The Cornerites are al- ready systematic about their household expenses; if not, I am confident they will feel more than compensated for any trouble they may take in this di- rection by the satisfaction they will receive. CLARISSA. WAYS OF SERVING BANANAS. Dear Editor and Sisters of the So- cial Corner: send timely banana recipes Banana Sandwiches—Heat shredded wheat biscuit thoroughly by placing in a hot oven for a few minutes, cut in halves with a sharp knife, fill the hollow with mashed banana, serve with cream and a few slices of banana on top. Banana Cream—Mash, or slice thin one banana; add the yolk of one egg, nd beat until thoroughly creamed. Add rich milk slowly and continue to beat until you have used one pint, set in a cool place, or on ice. Place a1 candied cherry or a little shredded pinieapple, or any convenient fruit, in each glass when serving. Banana Salad —One-half _dozen bananas sliced, three juicy apples cut on thin slices or chipped, one lemon, teaspoonful of sugar, saltspoon of salt, two spoonfuls of olive oil, and one-half cupful of buttermilk or pecans. Serve on_lettuce leaves or watercress. Banana Nog—For two persons slice four banans. Add seeded raisins or slices of orange, if desired; but a sat- isfactory dish is made without, Add sugar. Now beat well two eggs with cream or milk. ‘Pour over bananas. Banana Pie—Sift a_dessertspoonful of cornstarch over bananas; sugar, and add orange juice, and bake until a light brown. Cover the top wiih meringue flavored with orange juice. Banana Salad—Make nests of let- tuce on individual salad plates, and put in the following: one banana cut in halves, the long way, equal parts of apple and cherry cut in dice: English ved fine: and a few seed- with the following drm-inh.;:l AL o of salt, scant cup of sugar, and a table- spoontul of cornstarch. Beat yolks of three eggs well then stir all together. Drop three tablespoontuls of olive ofl in, a little at a time. Boil until thick 1ike cust stirring constantly. When cold, add whites well beaten. Baked Banans—Cut off the ends and one side of each bana. Sprinkle with a heaping teaspoonful of sugar_and one teaspoonful of lemon juice. Bake 15 or 20 minutes in a hot oven. Banana and Nut 8alad — Take an equal quantity of almonds and wal nuts and roll them fine. Cut the ba- nanas into halves, and cover them first generously with mayonnaise dressing, which must not be too thick, but in which the mustard has not been omitted, and then cover with the nuts, and place on a plate of crisp lettuce leaves. Have chopped fine a little apple and young celery: mix with mayonnaise, and put about two table- spoontuls lightly on each plate. This makes a very pretty dish and tastes even better. i Banana Compote—Boil together one cuptul of sugar, one cupful of water, one small plece of cinnamon bark, one and one-half tablespoonfuls of lemon juice, and the grated rind of half a lemon. When these ingredients have started to boil, lay in as many pleces of bananas as the pan will hold, and cook them until they are transparent. The pleces can be cut an inch. Banana Sundae—Boil one cup of sugar with a little water until amost ready to hair. Pour slowly, stirring all the while, over the pulp of two bananas; beat, flavor with one tea- spoontul of vanilla and set on ice a short time. POINSETTIA. C. E. 8. WAS AT THE PICNIC. Editor and Social Corner Sisters: 1 want to tell all who could not go to the Social Corner picnic up to the lake what a grand time we had, although the weather was not very favorable in the morning. There was quite a large company that did dare to venture out with their little yellow bows, and they had a fine time. " If the morning had been pleas- ant, there would have been many more there. Ready: We did not see you there. Hope the man of the house e not worse. Sorry you did not come. L. H. K.: Were you afraid you would get wet? You missed a good time. Guess: Where were you? Biddy, our hostess: Hope you did not get sick, or the others who helped at ancy, Aunt Hester and others who came so far: It must have been quite late when you reached home. It was fust 8 when I got home. Aunt Hester: If I had wings, per- haps you might see me out on your strawberry patch, but es I have not, guess 1 shall have to get left on help- ing you eat the shortcake as you pro- posed; but will look forward for the call from you when you come up to Canterbury on your visit. Best wishes to you all, and long may the Social Corner live. C.E.S. A DELICATE SPICE CAKE. Dear Social Corner Sisters:—I am sorry I was unable to be at the picnic at Coventry Lake, but was more than pleased the weather man was in your favor, as it didn’t look very promising in the morning. Aunt Abby: How are you this moming? What a pleasant chat we had over the ’phone last week; called You up recently but it was rather late in the afternoon, so think vou were at your customary work, feeding the chickens. Clover Leaf: I suppose you and hubby are going to the beach to- morrow;haven't much to say; trust to see you soon. Crimson Rambler: Your card re- ceived, will send you one soon. Yes, I trust I will be able to attend the next meeting, June 29th, and hope to see you there. Am sending a recipe for the sweet- tooth: Delicate Spice Cake: cup of butter, two-thirds cup of susar, one egs, one cup of milk, two-thirds cup of molasses, two teaspoons of baking powder, one tablespoon of lemon julce, one teaspoon of mace, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, _and two and one-half cups of flour. Beat the egs well, add sugar, molasses and milk, sift flour and baking powder, then add spices and lemon juice. This makes two loaves. Bake in shallow pans. PANSY. Two-thirds RECIPES FOR INVALID FOODS AND BEVERAGES. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sisters:—I am_sending some recipes for invalld foods and beverages, which I feel sure will be helpful to those who may have occasion to use them. Albumen Water: Stir the whites of two eggs into a half pint of ice-water without heating, add enough salt or sugar to make it palatable. Milk and Albumen: Put into a clean quart bottle one pint of milk, the whites of two eggs, and a small pinch of salt. Cork and shake hard for five minutes. To Conceal Egg Albumen: When a patient has to take the whites of many eggs each day, this is a good way in which to give them: Mix lemon juice with the whites of two eggs, beat lightly until the albumen is well dissolved, and add half a cup of water. Then strain through a cheesecloth and serve in a_glass con- taining pure chipped ice. In this way patients can be given from two to six egg whites a day without their knowledge. This will be found espec- fally useful for patients who would othewise be nauseated with the men- tion of nourishment in any form. Lime Water: One teaspoonful of slaked lime. One quart of boiled water. Pour into a bottle and shake three or four times during the first hour. Then allow the lime to settle and pour off the water, which should be bottled for use. Barley Water: Barley water is both refreshing and wholesome. Put a scant quarter of a cup of barley into an earthen bowl and cover with two quarts of boiling water. When cool, strain, sweeten, add lemon juice to taste, end chill. Koumiss: Take an_ ordinary beer- bottle with patent, shiftable stopper, put in one pint of milk, the sixth part of a cake of Fleischman's yeast, one- half tablespoon of white sugar, re- duced to a syrup. Shake well and allow to stand in refrigerator two or three days, when it may be used. It will keep indefinitely if laid on its side. Much waste can be saved by preparing the bottles with ordinary corks wired in position and drawing off the koumiss with achampagne tap. Apple Water: Which is very nice. Wine two good_sized, rosy-checked, sour apples. Without paring, cut them into pieces. Add two cups of Dboiling water, and two tablespoons white sugar: cover and stand _till cold, stirring occasionally. Then strain and add lemon julce and sugar to taste. Serve cold. Orange Jui Take a sweet, juicy orange, cut into and squeeze out all the juice with a lemon squeezer, strain. or leave some of the pulp in, as pre- ferred. Set on the ice till thoroughly chilled, then serve in a thin -glass; set on a little china plate, with a small doiley between glass and plate. Grapefruit is refreshing served in the same way, adding if desired, a glass. Strain and chill. Lemonade: Squeeze the juice one lemon. Add two tablespoons of sugar and one cup of water. Strain and serve. Egg Lemonade:. Beat one egg with one tablespoon of sugar until very light; stir in _three tabl of cold water and the juice of a small Jemon; fill glass with pounded ice and drink through a standard glass tube. Blackberry Cordial: Two quarts of blackberry juice, one pound of loaf sugar, one-half ounce of cinnamon, one-half ounce of alspice, one-half ounce of cloves, one-half nutmeg; boil slowly for a short time. When cold, add a pint of French brandy. Then bottle it tightly. This Is ex- cellent for diarrhea. Toasted Bread: Cut thin slices of dbread into strips, toast carefully and evenly without breaking, siightly butter, and serve immediately on a hot plate. Cream Toast: Take one cup of cream, one saltspoon of salt, two slices ‘or dry toast. Scald cream. Add the ealt, and pour it over the toast, or meke the same as milk toast, using milk in the place of the cream. If preferred, the slices of toast may be first dipped in hot, salted water. Egg Toast: Scald one cup of rich milk, add a lump of butter and a well- beatén egg; stir until it thickens, then pour over a slice of nice, crisp toast. Birds’ Nest Toast: Beat the white of an egg until very stiff, then put it on a slice of buttered toast. Take a spoon and hollow out In centre, like a mest and drop in the unbeaten’ yolk, | sprinkle with salt, a little pepper and a bit of butter. Place in a hot oven until a nice brown; serve at once. Mutton Soup: Cut up fine two pounds of lean mutton, without fat or skin. Add one tablespoon of barley, ore quart of cold water and a teaspoon of salt; let it boil slowly for two hours. If rice is used in place of barley, it will not meed to be put in until an hour before the soup is done. Oyster Broth: Cut into small pieces one pint of oyster, put them into a half pint of cold water and let them simmer gently for ten minutes over & slow fire. Skim, strain and add salt and pepper. Meat Pie for the Invalid: Take a piece of steak, mutton or lamb, and put through the meat cutter, then put on the stove with a little water and simmer until tender. Season wWith salt, pepper and butter. When done, place In a emall baking dish .and cover with mashed potatoes, well seasoned and beaten. Bake a little while in a hot oven. Beef Tea with Oatmeal: Mix one to drive fon. past; and also in imagining what ‘would Mke the future to be, helps away loneliness ond de- longings to be about and en- in actlvity, as well as the thought thet one is a hindrar of no good must be suppressed. Kind one, others and keep one from being lone- Make use of any thought that comes in your mind that is witkin your power to do, even if it is childish to fill up your time. I sometimes think I live in the past rather than the future, and I allow my imagination to have full sway. If we endeavor to drive away lone- liness and depression we will receive help, and in a measure accomplish our desire; but it is a constant fight, for loneliness will persist in ing, but we can persist in not ent ing her long at a time. Best wishes to all. DIANA. TO KEEP CLOTHES FROM MOTHS. Dear Editor and Corneritesi—Am glad to be with you again, and am coming under a new name. I want to tell you about my Ye: low Rambler Rose. The buds are beautiful yeliow and epen so, and night each blossom completely closes and in the morning they open white 50 I have white and yellow roses oc same bush, and it's as fragrant as « tea. None of my other Ramblers show color yet, while my yellow commenced Dblooming, a week ago. Let me tell you what to do with your fur coat (or one lined with fur) take wide sheeting, measure length of coat and cut it a little longer and about three feet wide when doubled:, sew up like a pillow slip and leave top open. Hang coat on coat hanger, button up; hang it up, then draw bag up over it and sew the tops together leaving only hook exposed; then hang up out of the way and y ‘has no wrinkles, as it does have when folded and packed away. To keep clothes from Take a packing case, paste news papers on the inside; take some leather and make hinges and cover the sides and top with challie. Wash and clean all articles to be put away;: take each article, fold or roll and put in a paper bag a little larger than article; then stitch across the end on sewing machine; write on white paper and paste on contents of each bag; then lay all bags in box. Wh you want a certain article, just cut out stitching and you have it without dis- turbing others. I used to put them all in pillow- cases and last year while sick, a pil- low-case was opened to take out some flannel to be used on me and it was left open, and the consequence was e lovely fine scotch plaid shawl and some other things were completels riddled by the moths, so I tried this way, and having no store-room or at- moths, et teaspoon of well cooked oatmeal with two tablespoons of boiling water. Add one cup of strong beef tea and bring to the boiling point. Salt and pepper to taste and serve with toast or crackers. Rice may be used instead of the oatmeal. Raw Meat Diet: Scrape pulp from a good steak, season to taste, spread on thin slices of bread. Sear bread slightly ang serve as a sandwich. Have had occasion to use many of these quite recently and have many more I will be glad to pass on, if they will be of help to anyone. With best wishes to The Corner. HOPEFUL. DIANA'S REAL BOX. Dear Editor and Corner Sister: I did enjoy reading about my sur- prise box, and had many e good laugh over it. I enjoved it as if it really was a reality; but I did, in- deed, receive a surprise last Friday noon, when our mail-carrier left me a large box containing samples of the goodies which so many of you enjoyed at the picnic on June 16th. 1 thought of you all on that day and wore my vellow bow; but after looking at the contents of my box I realized more fully how beautiful and tic' T covered a box to put them in. YELLOW RAMBLER. THINGS WORTH KNOWING. A few drops of oil of lavender scattered through a book case in a closed room will save a library from mold in damp weather. Pickled String Beans: Wash and string the beans, but do not break them. Cover them with cold water and boil ten minutes. Drain off the water, and then immediately pour boiling water over them. Salt them as for table use and boil until they are tender. Skim out the beans and place them in jars while the beans are boiling hot; cover them with boiling vinegar, sweetened and spiced to suit the taste, and seal the jars at enc Brown Betty Pudding: One-ha cup melted butter, 3 cups bread crumbs, 6 apples pared and sliced. juice of one lemon and one cup sugar. Put the buttered crumbs in a baking dish in layers alternately with the apples, with sugar. Bake three- quarters of an hour. Serve with hard sauce. Hoping the next picnic will be at Aunt Abby's. What a mice time we all had on our annual picnic, Wednes- day, 16th. Three cheers for The nice your table looked. It was kind and thoughtful of you, to permit me to share in your good time. Huld: I was delighted to receive your account of the picnic. Biddy, indeed, understands how to conduct affairs of that sort, and the lake must be an ideal place for an outing. I think, with you, The Bulletin is very kind to add so much pleasure to The Corner’s good times. Siweet Sixteen: You ask for a rec- ipe for lonliness. To do so one should understand the circumstances, conditions and surroundings of the lonely person. I believe in a measure one has to create and originate their own recipe for that trouble; but the following suggestions may serve to help in a measure: If one is alone in the world or most of the time, and old ties and interests have vanished, new ties and interests should be formed, and one should endeavor to do something to help those more lonely or unfortunate than themselves; and in thus doing, one will be enabled to take their minds from the cause of their loneli- ness. Many a person’s life can be bright- ened by those, who are willing to help and ald in various ways. Calls can be made on the sick and shut- ins. One can chat, read or write to and for them and for any old or blind person whom they know. Many_a tired over-worked mother would be truly grateful for a little help on some of her busy days, for one could aid in the housework or in_diminishing the pile of mending. Let one call upon those who as a general rule are not called upon and asked out, invite them to one's house and give them a good time, maybe this will increase the attendance in the church and Sunday-school. One, who is sick and shut-in, must necessarily pass many a lonely hour unless there is a large number in the family. When very sick, you may be told, as I was, not to think at times one'is too Sick to do that. After that one almost can’t help but think of one’s condition. Social Corner. PAULA. BULLETIN'S PATTERN SERVICE 1332 A STYLISH AND BECOMING DRESS FOR THE GROWING GIRL. Girl's Dress With or Withont Over- blouse. With Two Styles of Sleeves, d With Collar in High or Low Rolled Outline. As here shown, white linen was used, with the wafst fronts embroidered n blue. This style is good for combina- For many months, if I did happen to smile, cried or talked, it affected me badly, and to prevent myselt from thinking ‘about it. I asked to have some one tell me something, they did something funny and cheerful. When so I could take notice of what was going on, my bed was pushed up to the window and I would wonder as people passed by, Wwhere they were golng and what for; and I would ex- press to myself what I thought about it. I would also guess what was in packages and boxes, and I still con- tinue to do e0. I do not consider that I am meddling with other people’s affairs, for they know nothing about it, and it does help to amuse and help one to while away the lonely hours instead of dwelling on themselves and_their troubles. We cannot understand why these long, hard, lonely hours should come to us but’ we must seek divine help and strensth to enable us to lay them on the shelf as it were, and to smile outwardly if we are teary inwardly; and stand ready to catch all the rays of_sunshine that come our way. The sick and ehut-ins can be help- ful by being kind and thoughtful to those who care for them and to all with whom we are brought in co tact. Reading, writing and various little things many invalids can do. thinking of the contents of letters and of what callers have sald, and in re- calling many pleasant memories. of tions of material, for gingham, crepe, taffeta. serge, voile or poplin. Tha overblouse Is’ cut in jacket style and with deep front opening. The back is slashed to hold the girdle, which may be omitted. The skirt is gored and laid in deep plaits at the seams. The pattern is cut in four sizes: 10, 12, 14 and 16 years. It requires 8 vards of 24-inch material for a l4-vear size. A pattern of this illustration mailed to any address on receipt of 10 cents in silver or stamps. : Order through The Bulletin Company, Pattern Dept.. Norwich, Conn. Protective Uniforms. Much dispute has arisen about false colors—not only the flags of all nations that ships carry—but the most invis- ible color for the soldiers’ clothes. Germany puts its money on grey, and we have selected a sort of yellow, reminiscent of Sudan deserts. But the Turk on the Gallipoli peninsula has chosen green. It is a useful spring color when the Turk paints himself green, covers himself with spring foli- age, and “snipes” Yet the wearing of the green is becomitiz dangerous about the Dardanelles. — London Chronicle. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S . CASTORIA |