Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 4, 1915, Page 14

EVERY WCMAN' Wednesday st esch w GOOD CHEER IS AN ASSET WHEREVER FOUND \ L 4 B o~ [/ Yo Ay 'S OPPOR'TUNITY The Bulfetin wants good homs letters; good business letters; good help- ful letters of any kind the mind may suggest. They should be in hand by Write on but ome side of the paper. youngest in the group and a newcomer Wwas emphasizing the fact that all should remember to bring the money the following Sabbath. The oldest girl in the class, a very bright scholar, re- plied: “Oh, don’t worry ‘bout the money. My sister and I usually man- age to get out of paying for ours. You can if you want to.” The pastor’s wife had recently been assigned to feach this class. Whether this fact carried any weight with the sisters is un- HE é § i : Are your initials A. L.? recipe lt: crank husband is ipe b erank S B P v A TIMELY SUGGESTION Dear Corner Sisters: Listen Club No. 1 and Friends: Do you not think at our next in” December, it would be nice to bring your Christ- mas fancy work? Also useful things. It is our last Dbefore the holi- days. Let’s bring a piece of com- pleted work, or something to work |:]pon. and have a nice time exchanging ideas. I think the sisters would én- joy it. As sure 1 should: Pollyanna has already told us about herwo“rfim she surely can bring s;gaz i ; wjth suckers’ or s! inners. JOE JOHNSTONE. NEVER AGAIN FOR SI. Mr. Editor and Sisters of the So- cial Corner: Some little time has Andrew did not make a®mis- muh and Monday to_the fair in- stead of 1{:’0‘4.)’, for when Si is so unusually good 1 always think.he has been up to some mischief. 1 must tell you about a husking bee that fie went to. I was intending to €0, but ma »a to kick over the traces and so 1 staid at home; but he went turn into a well buttéred baking dish and bake a golden brown. Steam Nut Pudding—Mix together 1-2 cup of chopped nuts, 1-2 cup rais. ins and figs and 2 tablespoons of ci ron, 1-2 cup of milk, 3 tablespoons, of honey, and lastly add to the first mixture one cup Wheat flour which has been thoroughly mixed with 1-4 are 3 amusing at However, I_wo any home shoul the house from Anne, while around find a sample of “Mary Ann. e Queen the back door we In regard to the front porch, more “OR GRIPPE HOURS. can endy grippe and break up R i e ches, . taking. a dose of fimd" every two “three- doses are taken opens clogged-up nos- es in the hea e or nose run: che, “duliness, throat, ~smeezing Quit blow- your throb- 1 in the world such “elief as “Pape’s Compound.” which ccsts only 22 cents at any drug store. It acts with- oyt assistance, tastes mice, and causes "_inconvenience. Be Sure you get 3& genuine. i (A { ; d S i £ ‘ teaspoon each, of sait and baking soda. Mix and steam 2 1-2 hours. Serve with sauce. . Nut and Cabbage Salad—1-4 head known, but on the following Sunday when every girl turned in her quar- terly money, the sisters paid for theirs NORWICH TOWN Var and Pleasing Programme at C Saturday Eve: Remember your promise for December. Olive: You have me guessing. ,, Bright Ray: You have been invited especially in the summer time, it can be made a very pretty and attractive- looking place, home-made rustic and I don’t think any of he Social Corner Sisters was there. When he came home I said, said I: “Did you have a good time?” Adaress, BOCIAL CCRNER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. an THREE PRIZES MONTHL' Award made tas last S $2.50 to first; $1.50 to second; $7.00 to third. | Go wrday in each month. —_—_— SOCIAL CORNER POEM. Separation. He giveth His beloved sleep. Sleep on, dear one, and take thy rest, Though I alone life's vigils keep, ‘An aching heart within my breast. 1 weep in my rebellious grief Because I could not ease thy pain, But it would be a sweet relief To live those weary hours again. Yet sleep, beloved one, sleep on, So_beautiful in death’s embrace, The look of patient anguish gone, A smile of peace upon thy face. Since we could not together climb The heights above this vale of tears, Thank God, thine is the joy sublime, And mine the lonely waiting years. He giveth His beloved sleep, ‘And wakes them in His home above, So_thou wilt be mine own to keep, Through an eternity.of love. —Myra G. Plantz, in Zion'’s Herald. CLUB NO. I'S DECEMBER MEETING Dear Social Corner Sisters: Roxanna Wince and Practical Polly hope to see all members of Club No. 1 at the monthly gathering to be held at the W. C. T. U. rooms on Valley street, Willimantic, on Wednesday, Dec. Sth. We would be glad to meet all the other Sisters (and Brothers, too) who can_come. The latchstring is out and all writers are welcome, each one to bring as usual Aunt_Mehitable: We have missed you. Hope you can be with us this time. Ready: Many thanks for the card. Bring the “man of the house” We will try and find a woodbox for him to sit on. 3 Scottle: Are you my long lost twin whom I found at Aunty No. 1's?& Married and Happy: Sorry you can- not be with us, as the idea was yours. You have my sympathy. 1 know what it means to watch a dear mother slipping away from us. PRACTICAL POLLY. INQUI‘HIES‘ AND ANSWERS. TIDY ADDLY—Thanks for lovely card. PRIMROSE: Letter received and mailed to Saturday Eve. THEODA: Card received and for- warded to Calla Lily. BUD: Will give immediate atten- tion to your matter. PUDDINGS AND DUMPLINGS. Dear Editor and Sociai Corner Sis- ters: I enjoy reading your interesting letters and am sending a letter on pud- dings and dumplings this time. Puddings may be either steamed or baked, and also boiled. Steaming or boiling will take twice as long as baking. The best cloth to tie up a boiled pudding is a piece of unbleach- ed shirting. Bread Puddings should be tied very closely to allow them to expand. Puddings boiled in a cloth should be moved occasionally to prevent them from adhering to the kettle. A plate or saucer placed in the bottom of the kettle will prevent the pudding from burning or adhering. Puddings boiled in a cloth should be covered with boiling water; boiled in a mould, the water should not quite reach the mould. Puddings boiled in a cloth, basin or mould, when done, should be plunged suddenly into cold water and turned out instantly; this will prevent sticking; and dumplings, boiled or steamed, should be served at once. If it impossible to serve them at once, cover with the cloth in which they were boiled and serve as quickly as possible. -Christmas Plum Pudding—One quart seedeq raisins, one pint currants, half pint citron cut up, one quart of apples peeled and chopped, a quart of fresh and nicely chopped beef suet, a_quart of sweet milk, a heaping quart of stale bread crumbs, eight eggs beaten sep- arately, one pint sugar, grated nut- meg, teaspoon salt; flour fruit thor- oughly from a quart of flour, then mix remainder as follows: In a large bowl or tray put the eggs with sugar, nut- meg and milk, stir in the fruit, bread crumbs and suet, one after thé other until all are used, adding enough flour to make the fruit ick together; dip pudding cloth in boiling water, put in pudding and tie tightly; boil from two to three hours in plenty of hot water. Serve with any pudding sauce. This recipe furnishes enough for twenty people, but if the family is small one- half the quantity may be prepared. Plain Bread Pudding, baked—One pint of bread crumbs, and one pint of milk; let the crumbs soak tili soft, Beat two eggs and add two spqons of sugar and a little melted butter; flavor with lemon; add a few currants wlel floured; pour the mixture into buttered round tins; grate a little nutmeg over each, and bake twenty minutes. Eat with' warm sauce. Minute Pudding—One quart of milk, ebout a piat and a half of flour. But- ter the saucepan and put in the milk; when it boils, stir in the flour, lightly, let it cook well. It should be abouf starch rubbed smooth in in the oven. cold. This pudding is excellent Chocolate Puddin cup granulated. sugi milk, two.cups flour; baking -powder butter, one-half - Steam' two hours. Two . eges, square who may try these recipes. MOUNTAIN LAUREL. BILL OF FARE FOR SATURDAY. becoming more interesting 'to club meetings. what to buy and prepare for a meal, December: Breakfast—Fruit, sago, cakes, stewed rabbit, potato coffee. steak, mashed potatoes, string beans, beets, celery, vinegar 'pie, pudding, fruits, nuts, coffee, or tea. Supper—Toasted graham bread, cold island, cake tea. A few of the recipes I mentioned in the bill of fare are as follows: Buckwheat Cakes—One pint butter- milk buckwheat flour, one-quarter cake Yyeast, pinch of salt, one tablespoon of molasses, one-quarter teaspoon baking soda. Into the buttermilk stir enough flour to make a soft batter; add the yeast cake dissolved in a little warm water and the salt and beat thorough- Iy; let rise over night and in the morn- ing stir in the molasses and baking soda. Bean Soup—Omne cup beans, two quarts water, small onion, two stalks celery, one tablespoon salt, one-quarter teaspoon pepper, two tablespoons but- ter. Soak beans; drain and add two aquarts of cold water; add chopped cel- ery and onion, also salt and pepper; bail slowly for. 15 minutes. Place in cooker for four hours. Rub through sieve, add butter ard serve. Venison Steak—Have the steak cut haif an ineh thick; broil over a bright fire, turning frequently. When done, season with red pepper and salt. Melt over the fire a tablespoon of currant jelly with a piece of butter the size of an pour over the steaks and Vinegar Pine — One ege, one heaping tablespoon flour, one teacup sugar; beat all well together, and add one tablespoon sharp vinesar and one tea- cup cold water; flavor with nutmes, and bake with two crusts. ‘Saratoga Chips—Pare the potatoes and throw them into cold water until needed. Dry them with a towel; cut into small pieces lengthwise of the po- tato, drop them into hot fat and remove when lighfly browned. It is better to fry only a few at a time, letting those done stand in a_colander in the oven to keep hot. When all are done, sprinkle with salt and serve at once. 1 hope these recipes will be found useful. Best wishes to all. EASTER LILY. MEATS AND ACCOMPANIMENTS. Dear Social Cornerites: I hope you all had as pleasant a Thanksgiving as I did. I didn’t have turkey, but I think you can hear me crow way down to Norwich. I think I hear some gobbling up here, but I am up and around and doing some work. We did have a beautiful day, didn't we? Betsy Bobbit: I thank you so much for your kind invitation to go with you ‘to the mext doings, and I sure will go or see you there. I wish some more of the sisters would send sug- gestions for Christmas gifts. Here are some suggestions for meat and their accompaniments: With roast beef, grated horse radish roast mutton, currant jelly; boiled mutton, caper sauce; roast pork, apple sauce: boiled chicken, bread sauce, roast lamb, mint ; roast turkey, cranberry sauce; n or wild ducks, black currant v; broiled fresh mackerel, sauce of stewed gooseberries; boiled bluefish, white cream sauce; broiled shad, boil- ed rice and salad; compote of pigeons, mushroom sauce: fresh salmon, green peas, cream sauce; roast goose, apple sauce. S Soft Gingerbread—One cup molas- ses, half cup cold water, pinch salt, three tablespoons melted iard, flour to make stiff as cake, teaspoon soda and a little ginger if you like. With best wishes, MEXICAN PRIMROSE. DOES IT PAY TO BE HONEST? as thick as corn mush. Serve with rich cream, sweetened to taste, and flavored with grated nutmeg. A couple of eggs can be added if desired just before taking up. Florentine Pudding—Boil one quart of milk in a custard pail set I boiling if you want clean hands- £ use T ALLGROCERS. - n AL e DT R WHMY YOU WART 10 put your Lua. the public, there 1s no modiwi> berier than throuzn the ad- tae Bulletin.- Dear Corner Friends: Billie asks: “Does it pay to be honest?” My reply is, Yes, always. Moreover, it pays to teach our own children and all children we may come in touch with that one of the essen- tial foundation stones to character building is honesty, There are not many mothers like the one BEillie described, yet these few may contaminate, through their own children, the children of those parents who, knowing honesty is the best pol- icy and are doing all in their power to inculeate this ideal into the lives of the young folks. The individual who expressed her gratefulness in _the simple * you” for the return of her ey, may some day feel as contemptible when she thinks over the affair (un- less she belongs to that class who never aliow_themselves to think over things), as Billie's honest friend would have’felt had she kept the money, water: add three Ianissmions ;f jpoa s cold - mi 3 in little eve one-half cup of sugar and yolks of |ted to comment on certain littl three eggs; stir until the consistency |day defects of character which i of starch, and pour into a deep dish; beat the whites of the egas to a froth and add ome cup of powdered sugar; spread over top of pudding and brown To be eaten when ice- or lunch or nicé on a hot night for dinner. one pne’ cup sweet 'wo teaspoons of one tablespoon melted chocolate. Best wishes -and: success to those Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: I thank the Social Corner page is read each weelk, and it must be fine to hold Sometimes it is rather hard to tell so for the convenience of all I will write the bill of fare for Saturday in buckwheat calkes, Dinner—Bean soup, broiled venison sliced tongue, Saratoga chips, floating d no hint was given of trying to t out of it. i 1f, as old Sol tells us, “It is dan- gerous to question in our thoughts our own honesty,” is it not equally dan- gerous to question the honesty of our fellow-workers? Yet we are perm £ al- lowed to run wild may leave deep smirches on every young life. Here again is brought out Ready's helpful thought of making the little every-day things of life count. Can we afford to let “getting out of things” and “getting by” retain such a grip on us that when we meet old dis- honesty he can say, “My, what & close shave.” In other words does it pay to be just honest by the skin of our teeth? It is good to have money and things that money can buy. But it's good, 100, to check up once in a while, and make sure you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy. Is not honesty one of these things? DREAMER. RECIPE FOR RAISIN CAKE. Dear Cornerites: Just a line this morning to let the sisters and broth- ers know I am still alive after cele- brating Thanksgiving. Grace: You are a Yankee for guess- ing. Tidy Addly: Was glad to see you at church Sunday. Should like to see you there oftener. Olive: I wiil meet you at the station just_below your house December Sth at 5 minutés of 11. Aunty No. 1: Bring your tatting shuttle with you the Sth and I will make tatting with you. Recipe for Raisin Cake—Boil 2 cups of raisins 20 minutes, stir together 1 cup of sugar, 2 esgs, 1-2 cup of but- ter, drain 1 cup of water from raisins, and add that and 1 teaspoon of nut- meg, 1 teaspoon of soda and 3 cups of flour. With best wishes, CLIO GREETINGS FROM SATURDAY EVE Dear Social Corner Friends: It has been a long time since I had a letter in The Correr. I have been very busy with househoid cares, and the time goes fast. It will soon be Christmas, with its joys and sorrows. I thank Club No. 1 for the box sent me from the gathering on Noy. 10th. 1 wondered where all that noise came from, but it must have been the cheers that went up in my.behalf. I thank vou all. Tidy Addly: The package came all right, and such a surprise! Watch out- for the yellow bow. Lucy Acorn: Have you got through smiling as' the Saturdays come? 1 keep smiling. SATURDAY EVE. WAYS TO MAKE PUFFS. Editor and Social Corner Sisters: As it is raining this morning, thought 1 would have a chat, Ready: How nice it is that you live near by now. Was glad you could join with_the rest at the fine gathering at the hall, if you could not stay long. Glad to hear that the man of the house has another woodbox. 1 suppose you will have it The Corner color. Roxanna Wince: Hope you won't get nervous, because I know that Practical Polly will help you out. I shall try hard to get there. Don't you think 1 am renewing my age, getting out so often? 1 do enjoy the gatherings; we always have such sociable times when we meet. Tidy Addly, Theoda, Hulda and all others: Hope you enjoyed a happy Thanksgiving. Biddy: Did you do lots of cackling on that day? Aunt Jerusha: Sorry you could not £0 to the last gathering; also L. H. KL, Was quite disappointed in not seeing you there. Aunt_Hester: What has become of you? Hope you are not lost, you live so_far away. Mayfayre: Would be glad to have you take your hubby and come up and call on me, so we could get more ac- quainted. With this chat I will send in a few ways for making Puffs which are nice: Raisin Puffs—Cream one-half cup of butter with three tablespoons sugar, two eggs, one cup milk, two cups flour, sifted with two teaspoon baking pow- der; lastly stir in one cup raisins. Steam one-half hour in custard cups. Serve with any kind of sauce. Jelly Puffs can be made like the above, leaving out the raisins, and put in the cups one tablespoon of any kind of fruit, either fresh or canned, then put the baiter on top and steam the same. Chocolate Puffs—One cup sugar, one egg, one cup milk, one teaspoon vanilla and flour enough to make it as Stiff as for layer cake. Sifted with the flour one teaspoon baking powder, two ta- Dblespoons of cocoa or grated chocolate; butter the cups well with butter, then half fill; let steam one-half hour. Sauce for the same—One-half cup butter creamed with one cup sugar; flavor with vanilla; then heap a little on_each puff just before serving. ‘Will close by wishing all much joy and happiness in the coming Christ- mas season. As ever, S. C. Es:mfir. . E. 8. SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. Dear Editor of the Social Corner: send a few useful hints for the ‘ters: Curing Meat—To 100 pounds beer or pork, use two pounds of brown su- gar, two ounces saltpeter, eight pounds sali and four. gallons 'water. Boil, skim and cool before pouring on meat. Keep meat in the brine until salty enough, then hang up to dry, covering with a flour sack to keep out dust and flies. Large pleces are much the best for dry beef. The thigh is none too large as it keeps from drying out too much. Toothache Remedy—When one suffering from a toothache caused a cavity, just drop a pinch of soda into This ‘will stop it aching until you can go to a dentist. Cotton Bran Bags—After ws these bags to remove the sizing is | enjoy the comforts of life. to attend our gatherings. 1 saw a notice in the paper that niakes me think you will be busy in a little cor- ner all your own. Congratulations. Am sending directions for making a watch-case or fob, to pin on the waist. In summer time the metal discolors a_ white waist. I have a white one and you can make them to match a colored dress as I have done. Watch Case or Fob—Take an ivory or bone (flat) ring, that fits the face of the watch without hiding the fig- ures. Cover ring with s ¢, 2nd row 3 chain in every 3rd s 3rd row 3 singles c in each cHain, if face is small and metal around it wide repeat 2 and 3 rows until wide enough. For the baclke—1st row 5 ch join 2nd T 1ch. 10 s e in 5 ch join 3rd row: 3 ch in each s c 4th row; 2 ch, 2d ¢ in each 3 c¢h with 2 ch between; 5th row, slip-stitch to ch. 5 ch in each 2 ch: 6th row, 3 s ¢ in each 5 ch, 3 ch between, join; 7th row, 1 ch, 1 s ¢ on top of each s c, 4 s ¢ in each ch. Back and front are same size: if not large enough, add more rows, join front and back, leaving room to siip in watch amost 1-4 of circumference after fastening on the face, do not cut thread slip stich over 5 s ¢, make 10 ch, catch in 5 stitch from opposite side, slip-stich to end of opening. When back is finished this chain holds the top or screw of watch and keeps it from slipping. Now crochet s ¢ in alternate s c of those left in opening of back; turn 3 ch, 1d c in each s c, turn 4 ch, 1d c in alternate d c 1 ch between. turn 3 ch 1 d c in each ch, turn, 2 ch. 1d c in each d ¢ (2 rows) increase by adding 1 d c at each end and 2 d ¢ in middle for three rows: pin to waist with fancy pin or make a little rose at top and pin with small safetp pin hidden by the rose. Put watch in case, slip chain over top of watch. _ Am sending directions, as case has been much admired and directions asked for. I also have directions for a wrist case. TIDY ADDLY. LEVEL-HEADED VIEWS OF AUNT NANCY. 0" Dear Social Corner Sisters: Billie's letter has aroused in my mind a sub- ject that has often been discussed in my family. = For my part, and I have always tried to instill the sameidea in the minds of my children, I would why should a person expect a reward for doing their duty? Why should one not return tp its lawful owner what belongs to him and nev- er belonged to the finder? To know von have done what is right and made the unfortunate lives happy, should be reward enough, is my way of think- ng. I believe expectations of reward is a vice which is fast spreading, and have no doubt tire time will come when it will be suppressed. When expectation is cultiwated in youth it grows . up with a person, and is, I think, re- sponsible for much of the so-called graft going on in the world today. Dear Starlight: I am sure you will have the sympahy of all the Social Corner Sisters in your family troubles, but have vou ever thought dear thaf each and every one of us in this world have our crosses to carry, and this, perhaps, is yours. Do you think you will be any happier, or have gained anvthing, by exposing the faults of your family? You know the saying, “Laugh and the world laughs ' with you, Weep and you weep alone.”. If Your husband is a drinking man this is perhaps the cause of his neglect for his family. You say you are perfect- Iy willing to cook for him at home, still he takes from his own table to supply that of another, which shows some thing is wanting, for no mat- ter how good a repast you may place before a man, if your personality is disagreeable, or you are constantly nagging him, and reminding him of his short-cgmings, all your labors are in vain. Patience may be a hard thing to practise, but I believe it will get Dbetter resuits than all the tongue thrashing that one may do. T have a very dear friend whose family troubles are similar to yours, but no one ever heard her speak an unkind word of her husband: but when life with him became unbearable she placed her three little ones in an institution and obtained a position for herself and paid for their keeping as fas as she was able. They have srown to manhood and today their mother keeps hfuse for them and all AUNT NANCY. JOE JOHNSTONE’S DILEMA. Editor Social Corner: I thought T would write and tell The Corner fami- ly what happened when The Courier arrived and Marcia saw my letter in print. I noticed she was more excit- ed than usual and she says: “Cubby, do not fall to read The Social Cos ner this week, just to see what a fool man can do when tries to get out of a scrape he mo business to have got into.” I was nettled, but I said as natural as I could, “I will, Dabster.” She doesn’t like to "be called a silly name and it tickled her so the first time I called her Dabster that I have kept it up with her fond approval ever since. After I had pretended to read “It seems to me Joe forward story. He the letter I said: tells a straight don’t seem to be cut out for & masher, ‘when he speaks up, anyway. “Do you take stock in that state- ment?" she asked, and I never saw more fire in her eyes in my life than flashed out then. “If yowd written a letter like that I should be ashamed of you. He hasn't no sense, - His wife' request to him was strictly private, she made such a request, and to es- cape the flurry he kicked up he gives her away and makes a monkey of him- self. Do you suppose I belleve that yarn? Merry Andrew did him good and right and if he got his- deserts he would.be sent to jail for a year for oty > e inter T oald as meskly sx-sick. b | sible, you beat the Dutch as a perceiv- er of weakness and foolishness among men and I feel sure had yon been born 2 man you would have been @ regular Sherlock Holmes.” “I shouldn’t have been a fool man “You bet I did,” said he. “I was in the barn and heiped husk corn and never found a darned ral ear,” said hy ut the fellow who sat next to me said: ‘Don’t mind Si, I brought down & half bushel and have hem out by the stone wall, and out they went and got them and then they passed them around on the sly, and every- body found red ears in the corn, and | 8irls, too, for he said that such running and smacking you never heard. The farmer could not see through it for he had looked over all the corn and only put in a few ears, and do you know that those air boys and girls shucked 27 bushels of corn to find a red ear; and teat alr fellow brought those ears on tne last lap. I don’t think they would have husked so fast if they only knew, do you?" After they was through they had dancing, and Si, who has never been to a dance without me, went on the floor and danced. What do you think of that? Then they had doughnuts and cider, cheese, ple, and other things, too nu- merous to mention, and when Silas came home he got a curtain lec- ture that lasted for three days, till I had a throat so sore it had to be tied up in red flannel. I locked hi¥ coat over and I found horse hair, cat hair, buffalo hair, cow hair, red, black, auburn, light and white hair on that air coat of his, and some of them I know was those air girls hairs for Rural Delivery want there. But never again Si. No never again, will he go without taking me with him. SI'S WIFE MANDY. HOUSEHOLD HELPS. Dear Sisters of The Social Corner: Having a few spare minutes will write a line. How many of the Sisters use alcohol instead of gasoline to clean spots. This leaves no circle where you have stopped_cleaning If. when you are frying griddle cakes you slice a raw potato and rub it on ‘the griddle it will not smoke kalf as bad. Remember Me: for several days. I have not seen you Where do you keep yourself? Eloise: Why were you not at our last J. W.? Saw you out to ride S—. With love and best wishes to all The Social Corner Sisters and Brothers. PATTY. Lebanon, GOOD CHEER FROM DOTTIE. Dear Sisters of The Social Corner: On this lovely sunshiny day when all seems to rejoice in God's light and love, you would not think tomor- row might bring forth snow and sleet. All nature seems to burst forth in joy that all is light today, and says never mind the storms of tomorrow. 1 have heard thé crow's caw, the squirrels bark and chatter, the wood pecker is steadily tapping, tapping, on the trees after the worms and srubs hidden there; even some of my flowers that have not been touch- ed by the frost are holding up their heads and mnodding and saving, “I'm still alive!” And it made me feel glad I am alive and well. I am writing a few lines to let the Sisters know I am living, too, and can give thanks for all things. Just as we take things, so they be to us. Some one might take our burdens and say, “Well, this is nothing com- pared to what'I have been having.” All through life we should do all we can to throw off care and sorrow, for life on this side is too short to make ourselves and every body around us miserable. Scaiter the sunshine with good thoughts, good deeds, and send forth all the love you can for every- thing. “How long do you think war would last if every one on this earth would think love, kindness and good to all mankind. ' Not long, I think, for then we all should be sitting on the rock of love, and God would send His love and sunshine to us all. I guess you will sav I have written a Sunday ser- mon, but I did not fegl like sending in cooking recipes and things like that. I should like to say a word to Joe Johnstone, I think we cannot swallow all you say about Merry Andrew, for you are too frank about it, and if you are a man Iwouldsay you are too good to be real. Crimson Rambler: Could not come to Corner Club No. 2's meeting as I was quite badly hurt at that time. Married and Happy: Don’t be a couraged. Do all the good you can in caring for the sick. A year ago I had one with me who always, when asked how she was feel- ing would reply, “Pretty good, to- day” She is on the other side now, with only a thin veil between us. DOTTIE. NUT-FOOD RECIPES. Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis- ters: As this.is the season for nuts, I will send in a few timely recipes. When one has small quantities of foods to be used up, a small jar of ground nuts kept on hand will help out many times. They may be used at a moment’s notice. A few table- spoons mixed with a small cottage cheese and a tablespoon or two of chopped olives makes a splendid salad when made into balls and served with plain French dressing, on lettuce leaves or the plain cheese made into balls and half a pecan or walnut pressed into the top of each and then place in nests of shredded lettuce. The cheese lettuce and olives also makes nice sandwiches. Nuts and Potatnes also make a nice supper dish. Mash enough boiled po- tatoes to make three cups; mix with one cup of chopped nut meats 1 tea- spoon onion juice, salt and pepper to taste, 2 ounces of butter: pile into a baking dish, brush with a beaten ege, sprinkle with chopped parsley and bake 10 minutes. Serve hot with tomato or any savory sauce. This potato mixture may be form. ed_into balls, press into tops some half-walnuts or potato may be baked and scooped out and the shells re- filled and sprinkled with <choj nuts and placed in the over for 10 minutes. of fine cabbage, one large apple, 1 cup of chopped nuts; shred the cab- bage fine, cut the apples into slices and thin fine strips and set aside to marmate for 1-2 hour in lemon juice that has been seasoned with sugar, pepper and salt, Before serving add 3 tablespoons of olive oil and toss sprinkle with chopped nuts and serve. Nut Cookics—Rub to a cream 1-2 cup of butter with 1 cup of brown sugar; heat 1 czg with two table- spoons of water and stir it into the sugar and_butter; add 1 1-2 cups of flour that has been mixed with 1 tea- spoon of baking powder: add flour, but do not make deugh too stiff; add 1-2 cup of chopped nuts. Roll out into cookies, bake in a quick oven. Creamed Potatoes with Nuts—To 1 pint of diced hot boiled potatoes. add 3-4 cup chopped nuts, one cup of thick cream sauce; simmer 3 minute: sprinkle with a_tablespoon of chopped parsley, garnish with slices of one hard-bofled cgg and serve. Nut Bread—Mix well together 4 cups of fiour, 1 cup sugar, 1 cup of sweet milk, 1 egg, 1 level teaspoon of salt, 4 level teaspoons baking powder, 1 cup chopred nuts; then 1-2 cup of flour; knead the mixture into a soft dough; form into two loaves. Put into pans that have been burnished with butter and allow it to stand 20 min- utes; also brush top of loaves with butter; bake in a very moderate oven. I hope someonc will try some of these recipes which are nice, and re- liable. Should like to hear from Hopeful, also Fat Contributor. POLLY WINTERGREEN. \ LITTLE DOMESTIC ECONOMIES. Dear Social Corner Friends: When this letter is being read Thanksgivins will be past for another year. 1 hope you all had a most glorious time and are looking forward to another pleas- ant time Christmas. Am sending a batch of discoveries which I hope will help somebody as many of them have me. Little drops of knowledge, little grains of sense: solve the mighty problem. of the home expense. Had the little leakage, earlier been checked, then the mighty vessel never had been wrcked. Thus the little trifles, make the sum of life; making home an Eden, or an endless strife. Mer’s suits, like women's skirts, look well and retai for a much longer time in use they are always folded in th original creases and laid away flat— not hung up in the ordinary way. It really makes an astonishing difference in the decent duration of any garmen Also, I find it pays to remove oromptly with benzine or other agent, any grease or paint spots on woolens. A coat collar is quickly cleaned if benzine is poured on it and with a | eloth rubbed briskly in, and a man is not happy-looking when his coat has a soiled collar. Besides these little attentions, b: prolonzing the usefulness of one ex- pensive garment, may save money to buy other things. First, I brush the garment, then | wet the grease spots with benzine and rub with a cloth the color of the goods and mend, if need be. Then take it to the ironing board and proceed to stay with it! There may be better ways— this is minc. Have a hot iron, al- ways; wring a lintless cloth out of cold water and laying it on the gar- {ment, iron till dry. (This freshens and removes dust, as it goes). Repeat till every part of the garment has been ironed. By this process alone I have made even disreputable looking old pantaloons look new. 1 frequently mend a long tear in any garment, which will not be sub- jected to close inspection, by putting underneath the break a piece of some strong fabric. Machine stitch on the inside down each edge, then turn the needle to the middle and zigzag across the tear. This makes a perfectly firm as_well as a very neat mend. For the hard worn places on a smalil boy's pants, it is the best possible treatment, strengthening a thin place as well as mending it. 1 always save all bacon rinds (cut them off before broiling the bacon) wash thoroughly and keep in a pre- serve jar. They are delicious for sea- soning greens in cooking and form an added zest to fricaseed chicken. One of the best housekeepers I know always puts a handful of tissue paper, torn into shreds, in the bottom of her cookie jar. She says it allows air to pass through. keeping the cookies fresh and crisp in the muggiest sort of weather when mildew stands ready to attack all breadstuffs. A friendship calendar was a source of much pleasure to an elderly lady living alone. At her request, each one of 52 of her friends, representing the 52 weeks of the year, furnished ma- terial for every day of the seven in his week. Each one followed out his own idea for the week’s calendar, con- tributing favorite quotations, 'short poems, anecdotes and reminiscences, some even adding cherished recives. In many instances the contributions were original. Others were illustrated with small pictures cut from maga- zines. The result was a perpetual calendar each day representing the loving thought of a friend. For a Christmas zift to a bride who has recently begun housekeeping, I am making a handy box. I am col- lecting a number of little indispen- sables at a cost of five or ten cents aplece. There is a strawberry huller, a ribbon needle, a box of red-edged labels, a box of elastic bands, = ball of twine, & box of assorted nails, lead pencil and memo pad, ete. 1_shall tie the articles in a neat package with impromptu jingles slip- ped in and place them in a hinged wooden box which originally contained a fountain syringe. Shall cover the box with cretonne in such a way that the box itself may be put to some good "*Best wishes to all Cornerites. < heavy their shape when not ir FRONT DOOR IMPRESSIONS. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: Once more I come to greet through the silence of thought. are so er the hearty laughing? Newfoundland Britain for £10. chairs or hammocks of any kind, add Icome. much to the atmosphere of wel Nothing more enjoyable to the fam- ily than a nice large veranda if it is kept in good order and rubbish and ‘wasted fruit are not scattered all about the floor. As it is a little late in the season to speak about peach stones, apple cores, banana skins. etc., being swept from the porch, let us not forget to take off the screen door, before Santd Claus comes, so that he and our other guests will find our front doors up- to-date and that we need not apolo- gize for the shabby sash curtain, A clean globe for the gas fet or elec- tric lamp in the hallway. or reception room will make a brighter ‘light to shine through the front door from this “corner” of the house. Yours for Queen Anne. JENNIE. REFLECTIONS FROM STARLIGHT. Dear Sisters of The Social Corner: How are vou all this morning? voun all enjoved a happy eiving. SUNNY sgreat feast? father must dren so shert a time. feel to have their chil- find o more congenial place than home. It is the very bov having a sunny home that makee the honest man of the future. Fathcrs and mothers. be companions to vour boys and girls. Boys feel more manly if Jieir fathers enter in Girls their plans and conversation. make confidants of mothers and sho an interest in all their affairs. Mothers, be neat and _carefnl vour drese. It is a sign of self spect. 1 heard one woman sav, i my dauzhter may have more. and her youne people. places. unfit for a beggar: T told her that her children would not have any respect. nor thanks for her. and after a while would bscome very, selfish and dissatisfied with. thing. This woman always ladvlike. daugh er. How was she repaid? A word about her son and we shall He was brought up to know that his mother was afraid of him, be- He was three years old when mother.said. T can do nothing with Willle, he has see. causc he had so bad a temper. such a temper I am afraid - he will throw a knife at me.” Later on he did throw a- knife at Consequently his language and her. manners now match h's temper. The daughter for a long time scarce- Iy spoke to her mother, and against re- ter mother’s wishes, married a spectable drunkard, whom, it is said, she is about to leave. These are the children These are the children who put their parents in the poorhouse. Upon whom the dces the blame rest, if not on parents? If we realized that home should be a shelter and abiding place, of love, how much happier this world would be. Dear girls be good toryour mother and help her in all her labors, that she may longer be spared to you. Tell not wait till it is too late, when gazing on her still cold form, you will mur- “If only I had her back, I would be so different, I would Be her of your love for her. Do mur with remorse: be so kind, but it is too late!” kind to mother now. A mother’s love is a sacred thimg. daughter. Take pride also in mother. Never be afraid to sacrifice a little for mother, for who so sacrificing and unselfish as a mother. We should not forget the dear fath- ‘What more beautiful sight, than | giving. a loving father to his sons and daugh- er. ters. A good thoughtful daughter is nec. essary to father. home the sunniest place on earth. With love to all. STARLIGHT. FROM SUNSHINE NO. 2. GREETINGS am_again. Calla Lily: I saw you coming up on a New London car one Sunday eve. You were near the back end. You were smiling, but you did not rec- ognize me. Dreamer: I guessed right for once. You used to give me riddles svhen we went to school. I always would an- swer them by a funny answer and it would not always be corrcet, either. You would say “Just like — every time” Did not live far from you. Your mother would say it just sounds like — I dobelieve. I have relatives and friends in Hartford and East Hartford. ¥ Pollyanna: Someone thinks you and I are about of a size. A clip for fun, too. Eh? . Crimson Rambier: Are you sick aft- We did our best Qidn't we, when we met with you? ! Mayfayre! Where thou? forward and recite poem. g Annette: Do you ever get shocked. Your face looked once as if you might. At I mean. ° was bought by Great CASTORIA Hope Thanks- How many of vou had your bovs and girls home with vou for the How happy mother and me with them again, even for Mothers, do not let vour boys and. girls, and husbands, re- “T've had my day. and now I go without, so that 1 sit in the kitchen wearing my old dresses and give up the other rooms to. Lucy, 1 wear dresnes like this, showing an old calico drcs. with one half sleeve gone, while the rest of the dress ws § patched in many had worked hard to earn a pfhno for her Oh, that each mem- ber of the family might try to make Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here I . E. Entertainment — John Case) ‘Writes Writes From Panama— Mass For Miss Bridge! N every member of the First (‘onwu tiohal - Qhristian Endeavor sodétym part ip Friday evening’ entertatn: tie froceeds going to urch repairs made th fall. There wcre tableaux and dia- logues; as the stage settings were changed there were violin solos by Theodore Sterty, Slumber Song. anc Mazurka; selections by the Sunday School orchestrg.” a_piano_solo Under the Lea y Miss Ruth L. Potter, and anof by Miss Bernice Tindérwood, Nev Love Sorg. In the dfalogue, Tessons in Cookery, Mrs. . E. Sterry was admirable as Bridget ond the part of the novice was ':ell taken h,vnfmm. John Brown- ing. I a Boy's Explanation, a dinner table_scene was enliyened by coclousness of the small boy person. of_Philip Lugher. The Bridal Wine Cnp was successfully given, the principal parts being ‘taken by Jokn Browning and P..B. Whale The positions were admirable in the tableaux. A plezsing féature to illus- trate the pictures was ghe sinzing of Miss Potter and Miss Underwood be- hind the scenes. Columhia the Gem of the Ocean, accompanied the God- dess of Liberty: The Vacant Chair, and The Ol@ Oaken Bucket were also given._ Tenting Tonight was a pret- ty scene with the red fire. the tent. and with the Boy Scouts singing the chor- us. There were also southern s While the flag which had draped stage was lowered in_the last scene, the orchestra played the Star Spangl- ed Banner. 1 Post Cards From John Casey. Post_cards from the Mexican bord- ef and mere recently from Panama, e heen reccived bv Mr. and Mrs. John F. Casey of 46 West Towp street from their son,_ John Casey. a member of Co. G, 11th U. S. Infant He was first in Douglass,” Arizon: which is S0 near Mexico that he’ has been able to . describe thei skirmishinz’ . also sending homd Mdxican bullets that the border. “A cmpany was transfer- have been fired red to Panama. month ago6 the c Many - at Memorial Mass. ‘Nearly " all in the parish were at Sacred Heart church Friday morning when at 7 ‘olclock a thigh mass was celebrated for Miss Bridzet’ Brady by Rev. C. W. Brennan. The choir sang. accomparied by Miss Elizabeth Ma- lone. organist. At fhe .offertory Ple Jesu was given by Miss May Pounch Who rendergd as 4 paiting hymn, Some Sweet Day. Sheltering Arms Service. Rev. H. J. Wyckoff and choir of the Second Congregational church will he at the Sheltering Arms service Sun- day afternoon. Briefly Stated. ¥. C. Warner of Bliss place was in Providence on business Thursday. Miss Katherine Murray of West Town street has been. spending the week with relatives in Middletown. There will be a session of the Sun- day school and a Christian Endeavor service at Scotland Road hall Sun- day afternoon. People on country reads and on Streets where there is no city water find_ wells_low and fear no rain Is coming before winter. Revr. C. W. Brennan returned Thu;s- day from a few. dayg, stav with rela- {ives In New Haven his sister coming 3 How proud a mother is of a £o0od | with him for a visit here Mrs. Walter Nelsen : Karcutt) of Hazargellle\is visiting at her former home on‘@trobando avenue. Mr. Nelson was here for gver Thanks- Miss Louise ATriptoFlorida “Land of Sunshine and Flowers” affords an enviable change from ‘the rigors of winter in the North. 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