Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, August 5, 1916, Page 14

KEEP YOUR CURIOSITY WELL IN HAND— - IT PAYS : EVERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY The Bulletin wants good home letters; good business letters; good help- ful letters of any kind the mi ‘Wednesday of each week. a m: uggest. They should be in hand by Write on but one side of the paper. Address, SOCIAL CORNER EDITOR, Bulletin Office, Norwich, Conn. THREE PRIZES MONTHLY: $250 to first; $1.50 to second; 91.00 to third. Award made the last Saturday in each month. SOCIAL CORNER POEM. THE FINER THOUGHT. How fine it is at night to sa: “I have not wronged a I have not by a word or deed. In any breast sowed anger's s Or caused a fellow being pain: Nor is there on my crest a sta ced, in soul today, That shame has left. in honors way With head erect, I've lived this day." When night slips down and day Jde- parts How fine it is to close the book Of records for the dav, and loc Once more alonz the traveled m and find that all has been worth To “Tn honor T have toiled My plume is spotless and unso Yet cold and stern a man m Retoining his integrity, And he may pass from day to ¢ A spirit dead. in living clav, Observing strictly moral. lows, S bvine bt o < mot enough celfish to say while iled.” not stooped to shame to- a finer. nobler thought n doy is done and ni has brought Tha contemplative hours and sweet And rest fo weary hearts and fec 7t msn can stand in truth and e I kave been useful here today Tack there is one I chanced to see With kepe now born because of m *Thi= dav in honor I have tofled, My shining crest is still unsoiled; on the mile T leave behind Is one who says that T was kind Ard some one hums a cheerful song Tecause T chanced to come alon®.” Sweet rest at night that man shall own Who has nat lived his dayv From Detre THIN GS TO EAT. Yia Corner Sisters: The buste are delicious wher the pods to dry on ey hen shell the heans, W Ansired for use thev must he ix bours. then hoiled for th havrs, when' thev i will ehasolnte o highte nvirition a=collant halred bear *hon tha ordinars white beans. shonld he trested as for hoilix fat, aweet pork to them with, ar don’t be stingy in the use of <t rork, either. Peans 1 o ent unlass well When ou went to bake tne heans. boil hem only an hour, then Nt out witl a skimmer into a baking pan, with enough of the soup to cover. Bake clowly. gentlv stirring the erusty fon bagne fn. When baked done ti nd he a rieh, erisp hrown heang should bo whole—not T and mushy. For mv eating the kind of watery whitey brc bean is a gastronomie crime. A ou love vour stomach, do nc fizar or molasses in 1 1 That makes them Tet beans be just heans rich flavor hightened by the porl he enficient salt — no other condiment If you do not like pork, shut vour eves and put in all the buiter your conscience will let you. It o good as the pork, but it will do f: well. For my own part I'm suspicious of most “fresh” meats at this season but good smoked shoulder, or even salted bacon or ham, you can make pretty sure of. bofled beans to malke soup of. Mash a few of the Nothing is more delicious for lun- checns and “high teas” than a baked ham. To prepare it, take a ham weighing from seven to nine pounds, scrape and serub the outside, rinse well, cover with cold water and let stand 24 hours. Put to boil in cold water and simmer zently until tens Take the Kkettle from the fire, leave the ham in it until the liq lukewarm. Take out the ham and remove the skin, which should cime off easily. Prepare a dressing of ons | heaten egg., two spoons brown rolled bread crumbs or cracker a level teaspoon dry little sour wine or cider to mustard wit uia is suzar, dust, moisten. Spread this mixture over the ham, dot with cloves and put in a pan to Tale, Pour a pint of sour wine or cider over it and bake, cider is browned. basting often, unt HANNAH W GOSSIP FROM J. E. T. Dear Social Cornerite: something I have learned this mer: How to crochet a tiny shell have (trimmed some undergarme white, and two shirt waists, and cuffs; silkine, a new fine knitting th and_how to cut and make combination garment fine women. A lifelong friend learned me and she has helped me out many Lucy Acorn. You know her and a Lebapon sister gave me Place a cheesecloth bag of green ed peas or tender string beans o c for Here 11 the absorbed and the ham well HO. is sum- 1 and ollars one lavender, one pale blue re: an under fat these, times well, this shell- n top of your kettle of boiled dinner—pork, ge, turnips, carrots. P. A.: 1 want some more of Try it; it's your ideas. Some one please tell me who Ormandine of Taftville is? She knows some of my private affairs, and I have used all my thinking powers to no avajl. las any one a narrow knit la want_directions for some. ce? I J. E. T, Yantie, Conn., R. F. D. No. 2, will reach me all right. I saw Tidy Addy on her porch near the camp station, Saturday afternoon, July 29, and yelled at her, J. Guess she thought me crazy. B T Will see you all when my Ambi- tion Pills come. I B, . Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S | | | | CASTORIA. than CULINARY USES FOR LEMONS. Dear Sisters of the Soclal Corner: You may be interested in the many uses to be made of lemons: Juice of lemon is an exccllent prep- aration in both fruit and vegetable salad Piece of lemon to garnish the dish and add flavor to most iinds of meat, fish an@ game. Tough meats made tender by rub- bing the meat with the juice of a lem- on. Add a slice or two of lemon to a pot of_tea. Lemon catsup can be made by mix- ing one tablespoon of grated horserad- ish with the grated rind of four lem- s. Add one teaspoon of salt, the juice of lemon, a dessertspoon each of white mustard seed, a few blades of mace, four cloves and a dash of red pepper | Boil 85 minutes, then bottle while hot. In five or six weeks this will bé ready to_serve with fish. Lemon juice added to rice or sazo when b es the kernels much ite flavor is impart- r flavoring in stewing ied fruit or frui ough or The of milk nd one one | mix One cup tv Mmootk emon with sn emon ters « mixture ol re to over ITTY LOU. TWO GOOD DESSERTS. Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here are | two good desserts: A Res; p: Mash a qu of raspberries, add a cup of sugar, | and let stand. Whip two cups of cream or six egz whites. Mix lightly the raspberries, pile cold for dess Raspberry Cake: Make a rich laye cake, bake in thin layers and spread this filling between them a cup of cream until half cup of mashed rasp- and a third cup of powderad Season iightly with vanilla. the top with powdered sugar d serve fresh. SISTER VIRGINTA. PICNICKED UNDER THE TREES. Dear Social Corner Siste: Abby's %icnic was a decided success To be sure, the day was not all tha could be desired, but the beautiful decorations of yellow, the ideal place, the bright and sunny faces of the Sis- ters and Brothes Iy Si's, more compent the gloomy weather We had our picnic under Aunt Ab- by's trees, and I could not begin to riention the sood things we had to cat, be The lovely ice cream nd coffee—it was great! And the flowers! A whole boatload of them! Our genial Rural Delivery read us a nice sketch of his own w was much enjoyed. Mandy gave us a good talk. Also St £'s dancing was So graceful and he had a partner who won first prize. had music und the use of the Abby and her assistants dmd everything for us, and we all dld en- oy ourselves. We shall look forward to this time next year, when we cfn 2Tl meet there again. Threo cheers for our dear Aunmt Apby! N GINGER. A AUNT ABBY’S PICNIC. Dear Social Cormer Editor: The month of July, 1916, will go on record for storns, showers, thunder and light ning, some roads were washed badly, and loft hardly passable, and bridges were carried;away by high water; but it takes more then that to stop the Socail Corner members from attending the picnics they enjoy o well. July 27th was the day set for the annual picnic at Aunt Abby's and not- withstanding there was no change in the weather and there were thunder showers throughout the day, 75 mem~ bers came together from 10 o'clock until 2.30. The first thing on the mrogramme was to register your name and pen- name and your club number. There was shaking of hands and social chat with old and new members. At 1 oclock a luncheon of salads, baked beans, sandwiches, eliced ham, cheese, tea and coffee, pie and cake was enjoyed, as also were peanuts do- nated by Si and delicious ice cream furnished by The Bulletin company. Aunt Abby’s baked beans were just grand. Boston cannot compete with Norwich Town for baked beans, baked right. Those who were fortunate enough o get a piece of Aunt Abby's lemon pie did mot get a lemon, but a peach of a ple. As usual, the large flag with The Corner banner attached was floating in the front yard, and the boat of flowers in bloom were looking fine, as in the past years. The house was very prettily decorat- ed by Crimson Rambier, the color of The Corner, orange, being conspicuous throughout the house. A large bed of wild ox-eye daisies on the higaway near the house were bowing thelr yel- low heads to all as they passed along to_the gate of Aunt Abby’s fine house. In the afternoon, between the chow- ers, there were games played, reading, speaking and singing. As the showers came thicker and faster, the part ybroke up, not one re. gretting their day off. The pleasant greetings from one and all were much enjoyed. We were pleased to meet old friends again; also many new mem- bers who have come into The Corner during the past year. The_next picnic will be held with Aunt Mary. Tet us hope she will have better weather and a good crowd. If anyone wishes to enjoy a good day’s outing, let them attend one of these Social Cor- ner picnics and they will go again. Try it and see if T am right. RAL DELIV! sial Corner: plessed to learn the S0 well with the da 2 The result should be many p: lias, some of wh should be Seedi dahiias have not g fast or so etocky this vear of to dow keep ~good weed ar the g order to cul to four of t clustes the flowers two 1 L tittle w e world t ) out onc th PAULA’S SOCIAL CCRN R PICNIC.| SELLIN By ETTA Not a prettier, or more restful, spot could be found in all New England that summer day than the old Allen homestead, built by Calvin Allen 200 vears before, and for 50 vears known as the Burton farm—since the grand- daughter of the first owner married John Burtgn and settled in the old home. The house was so shaded by grand old trees that it was not visible until you came within a few rods, and the few passed without a second look. The square two-story house, with a story- and-half ell, painted white, with green blinds and trimmings and a green roof, set well back from the elm-shaded country road, the front yard, or lawn, sloping gently to the road on the west. The eptire front was shaded by a wide piazza with ralling except where <he broad stone steps led up. An up- per piazza shaded the center—a door and two windows. The entire front was covered with a noble wisterla vine. A door on the north was pro- tected by a small porch shaded by a crimson rambler rose, and there was another piazza on the north side of the ell. At the north of the front yard was a large oak, and on the south a horse chestnut tree. Lilacs, both purple and white, snowballs, bridal wreath, roses white, pink and yellow; peontes— ite, red and pink, and other old- fashioned shrubs and roots found room. Thére was an orchard of apples, pears and cherries on the morth and cast; and on the south a grape arbor led he well house near which was a larze strawberry bed and rows of rhubarb, currants and gooseberries. North of the el a covered walk led from the porch to the woodshed and worlshop, and on_the opposite side of { the road, north_of the house, was the big cellar barn? with its grain room, harness room and wagon sheds. outh of the barn was the hen the yard shaded by plum and h the west stretched the meadows, plowed fields and pasture land—the lntter crossed by a path leading to the 2e—and o never-failing spring, ng from the rocks under the biz ouse, at the east, s a rest of stately oaks and chestnuts. in the midst of the big forest was little grav coftage with a piazza ross the west sh crimson “r in ded by a hop ning " Phere white and a re tiger was purple lilac, a clump 1l with a long sweep was & x and a few apple w near. This was the urton’s parenis durin ¥s and had not been oc show serv The Bu Wer Dot PAULA. MORE USES SACKS. TWO FOR FLOUR harr ttinz They a to hem rown ) younz mar ¢ sacks ried into bloomers does not pe somali 1 to me these days: how- ( it an excellent idea wandering for he hear | from you again, letters | were always interesting good | sound sense. | Kind regavds to all. 1 JENNTE. THE NEW ORDER. A little over a new order was organ called The Social Corner headquarters | were at The I The mas- | ter of the order was the Editor of ! department, wanted write different subjects. As it is hord to start an who sent out word ho give their views on ng new, we saw the Editor was in trouble; much like a case which happened on a state road. A party found a fine looking old gentleman in the middle of the road looking over his new touring was etalled: The party said: “You have a fine car there! What seerms to be the trouble?” The old gentleman gave the car a sorrowful look and said: “I paid $2,000 for that car and they told me it was a 40 horse power maqhine, and the thing ar, which won't go. As near as I can find out, the trouble is 39 of the horses are dead.” The car had run out of & The writers of the Soci: the gasoline, and without Corner would be stailed. Corner was firs them When born I used to help the Editer out with a little every week by eending in a few lines on different | The ‘The views, which he seemed to appreciate, I was having a pretty good time ex- changing thoughts on different su jects with the writers, for I did not| know “who was who.” as the heading of The Corner page at that time was in just plain type. It ran along for a year or more, and I had lots of fun, not knowing who I was writing to. It was as The Corner family began 0 grow mmch larger when I began to receive cards and letters addressed: “Dear Sister: Can you tell me how you make crust for cream pies? Do you make round or twisted doughnuts? Can you make mince pies without meat?” T nearly fainted when one asked me for certain patterns. I began to think at once 1 had got myself into trouble for sure, and when the next Social Corner page came out I saw at the head the picture of five ladies, not a man in sight. 1 said 1 have got myself Into a pretty mess. 1 have been infringing on wom- ag'e rights. 1 thought the best thing T could do was to get out of The Cor- {and T will run the {ne day an old man at the Bu farm t friends would , recosnize John pathetic figure. just taken his wife to 1zhter-in-law and convinced her . 100 fetble to stay on a nely and that the only tning = to he farm to a city real aind put the money into the village home her son wished to was not so ea )atted the little black mdly as he talked the_ faithfnl dog. fly con- aor € You and pussy and fos are the 2ds left me T hope they will let us live in | : few months left us. I ce “Gi ce more. re much since Al- ot mother so bewitched. to sce poor George lo wish ‘Girlie would and boy com- that woman o2 I do believe :d down the path k-eved woman— Fred Dyson), his and a handsome boy of lender ds Dyson, or “Girlie,” as her fa- - always called her in spite of her plainly excited. s about selling the farm ng the money to Allen to buy in the village? I have ex- something since_Cousin ition in Eimvill thousht they would all pile in Doroths nd can't take v nothing of a >s, and_Percy is too the to support, and Belle has k to do and the babies to : for (Dot would starve in a groc- tore), so 1 zuess they are des- I did_think mother had But the farm is not go- sold if T can help ft! Aunt te me about it, and 1 came bargain with you. You own nd the stock, and mother own: and the furniture and the wood 1 the Grandpa Burton place be- s to you. Now, I have raised $1,500 ana I ill_buy mother out and move here. in have a good position In the nd we were planning to move but had rather live here. You arm on shares and mother can stay here when she wants to. She can give Allen the $1,500 and that is enough for he never helped when George and T were fixing up the house when I was working. We will settle things tomorrow. Lucy's plan was not quite satisfac- Fred village, there: tory to her brother's family. Belle was “surprised that Lucy would bury herself and children in the woods.” Dot and her husband were disgusted, but Allen did not dare object to his per was made for women and not for men, and I would step down and out and ‘give others the space I had been taking. v the next mail T recetved a letter from the Editor saying: “While The Corner was & woman’s department, he would not let me go, and hoped I would ite as often as convenient.” Had he not urged me prety strong to continue to write, I should not have been a Social Corner member today as T never like to crowd In where I do not_belong. Three years ago Aunt Abby gave me e _very strong’invitation to attend one of her picnics. The thought came to me, would it be safe to go to such a gathering, when the Sisters had found out I was not & woman. Well, this life is full of chances, so I took a chance and attended the pic- nic and neverhad a better time in my fife; and now I am making annual trips to Aunt Abby's plenics, which I would not miss any more than a boy would mies golng to @ good fish pond or the coming circus. These gatherings are fine and make friendships never to be forgotten, and hey wili continue, as the Social Cor- ner has come to stay and & fine lot of young writers will keep The Corner page interesting to one and all, Hope you will excuse so many Hnes, as the best people on carth belong to the Soclal Corner. It is hard to stop writing anything pertaining to their welfare or the department. Let ue tope we may all meet again, ner before I got kicked into some other corner. I just sat down and wrote the Edi- tor I was sorry to learn the Soclal Cor- With best wishes to one and all. Written by Rural Delivery and read ‘,’X;{““‘ at Aunt Abby plcnic, July 27th. S THE FARM BARBER sister's plan. She plainly had him at her mercy in some way. Mrs. Burton signed the deed and gave Allen the $1,600 to pay toward his cottage and furnished a room for her- self, saving she would visit her daughter after she got settled; but she thousht it hard that her husband should refuse to come with her. Mrs. Dyson set about getting the old home in order for her family to come the next week. Her 18-year-old daughter Rose was entirely capable of paciing the furniture for the auto- truck. ~ Several rooms were papered and given a coat of paint; every win- dow was fitted with green shades and fresh curtains of white or printed mus- lin; comfortable chairs apd benches, with a few stands, were on the plazza. There was a swing seat and hammock under the trees. Ivery room was made ready for use. A telephone and the R. F. D. man brought news of the world promptly and Mr. Dyson drove to his work daily. After the house was in order Mrs. Dyson and the children cleaned, pa- pered and painted the little cottage in the woods that she had loved because of her grandparents, and the old fur- niture “not in use, including her mother’s cook stove, was moved there. The boys put their tent near the spring and a swing on a blg tree by the pond. A sawmill nearby had left a plle of rough boards and the owner gave them to the boys who made a wide ta- ble and some benches near the pond. Many auto parties begged to eat their junch there, purchasing milk, cream and berrics. Sunday schools, women's clubs, W. C. T. U. and other socleties from the surrounding vil- lages found it a pleasant spot for their picnics, and nearly every Sunday afterncon some of the pastors spoke under the trees. Several parties camped for a few days at a time ncar the spring, where there was a place arranged for a fire, as_well as by the pond. Everyone was welcome until a rough gang with beer, etc, appeared one Sat- urday afternoon and found Mrs. Dyson ‘at home” and not at all frightened by their bluster. They moved just over the line after using some forcible lan- guage and had just settled down for a noisy. drunken picnic (their oniy idea of a_“good time”) when the O of the 1and appeared with several officers and scone changed. Within a few weeks Mrs. Burton be- came tired of being nurse to her great- grandchildren and spent most of the time at “home” where she attended to the cairy, mended and did various tasks about the house. Allen and Belle were always made welcome, but Dot was not a frequent visitor after she found that she m loox after her children and sce that they did not do destructive mischief or abuse the pet animals. Her husband and brother, Percy, d the old place “lonesome woods,” and “the mada Ted their Aunt “crank.” “Gramp” was “an old fogy and Cousin Rose “slow.” During the summer th were overjoyed sit from their son George, the of the fami who had not been home since the death of his voung wife and infant son ten years before. He had changed from a rollicking boy to a stern-faced man in the employ of this government, and a terror to evil doers. Eeile can’t understand how Lucy can old people entertain so many city friends, and why she keeps summer boarders: but Mr. Burton smiles over the bill many of them are glad to exchapge for the hospitali As th, in family s large there is no the extra bread, cookies and or fruit pies, and auto vartles are glag to pay for them. Then all extra jeily, Jam and canned fruit finds a readyv sale at good prices. Mr. Dyson says this is his last work in the shop, as he shall be “an inde- ndent farmer” next year. Mrs. Burton is still on the old farm. She considers her lesson cheap at $1,500. A NICE GRAHAM BREAD. Dear Corner Sisters: T wish to thank all who_remembered me with cards on my birthday, July 29th. Aunt_Abby: Was much disappointed not to be with you July 27th, after all my plans to go. Am sending recipe for graham bread that is much liked. You now will have plenty of sour milk to make it. It is dark like brown bread. Graham Bread- Two cups fiour, one cup wheat flour, one-half cup ‘molasses, one teaspoon baking soda, salt, two cups sour milk, a few raisins if liked. Bake in bread tin one and one-half hours TIDY A LECTURE AT THE STATE HOS- PITAL. graham ADDLY. Dear Social Corner Sisters: We have had a treat here at the insane hospital by hearing Arthur Delroy of New York, psychial lecturer, who recently has delighted his audiences at the com- munity Chautauqua in Lewiston, Me. Traveling all night from Bangor here, including a long detour which made considerable delay in his cause, Mr. Delroy was rather tircd, but the keen interest which the patients showed was very refreshing. Mr. Delroy found the listeners at the hospital unusually bright. In fact, some of the patients were very quick to catch on to many little witticisms which filled the speech, and many did not lose one of them. He states he has had lots of audi- ences outside of an insane hospital that were not as bright. The talk on the control of one's af- fairs by mental poise; and there were frequent interruptions from the audi- ence which were right to the point— several of which I hear he intends using in_ the future talks. There is one coteric of women here who has evidently been overworked, cpeaker or journalist, or something, said Mr. Delroy. One of the women whom one could not suppose was anything but per- fectly normal in criticising the talk suggested that it was just a I ittle frothy; and did_ not go deep enough into the subject for her. But she said: “Really, nowadays, people have so little brains. Haven't they?” To which Delroy agreed with a dlm conscious- ness that he was one of them. Another unusual foature was the frank criticism of the audience while the performance was going on. One man sald to his neighbor quiet- “There is nothing in that” when Mr. Delroy’s remarks on hypnotism did not quite coincide with his; and an- other very cheery optimist gave a very enthusiastic applause when the spealk. er said: “The world was full of pessi- mistic knockers.” On the whole, Mr, Delroy said when ho is unusually bored with undemonstrative audiences he returns to the Maine hospital for a it tle of their exhilarating enthusiasm. One of the reporters asked him if he alan’t think his success with the insane was not very complimentary to his own talent. -He blandly replied: “Who is there in the world who is not insane? The only difference Is these people recognize thelr idiosyncracies and we do not. In Mr. Delroy's talk thers was no fact was greatly appreciated by the audience. ‘Concerning tiie institution itself, Mr. Delroy said he had spoken in quite a number of places and considered this the most up-to-date, homey and seien- tific Institution in which he has ever been, with its sunny rooms and its outlooks. One of the prettiest spots in Maine, not excepting the resorts, at moSt of which he has spoken. FROZEN. Maine. SANDWICHES FOR PICNIC BASKET Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: Sandwiches are the etandby for the picnic basket and it is wise to have a varfety so that all tastes may be safis- fied. Ham_ Sandwiches—Chop some cold botled ham very fine and to every cup of ham add the yolks of two hard boil- ed eges cut in small pieces, one tea- epoon of melted butter, one teaspoon lemon julce, one teaspoon mustard and one-fourth teaspoon of white pepper. Mix into a paste and spread on thin slices of buttered bread. Chicken Sandwiches — Chop the chicken fine, add to cach cup of chick- en oner tablespoon of chopped celery, one-half cup chopped almonds and enough dressing 1o form a paste that will spread nicely, and epread between thin slices of buttered bread. Sausage Sandwiches—Fry the sau- sage until a nice brown and when cool mix with it a little celery chopped fine and a few chopped pickles. Spread thin slices of bread with butter and place on them crisp lettuce leaves apd place the sausage between them. Bacon and Egg Sandwiches—Fry the bacon until crisp and break into bits. Mix with hard boiled egg yolks worked into a paste with a little butter and a tablespoon of chopped parsley, and epread between slices of buttered bread. Lobster or Crab Meat pounded up fine and mached smooth. Mix with a teaspoon of lomen juice and a half cup of soft butter. Make a smooth paste @nd spread on thin slices of fresh bread. Tongue Sandwiches—Chop the cold boiled tongue fine, add one tablespoon of chopped parsley to each cup of tongue. Mix with dressing, spread on thin slices of bread. Fish Sandwiches — Canned salmon makes lovely sandwiches. Pick into bits, season with butter and moisten with dressing. Chop a_small bunch of of parsley. Mix and spread on buttered read, Fanoy Sandwich—Take any fancy cake and spread with peanut butter. Cucumber Sandwich—Slice cucumber very thin agd lay in French dressing one-half hour. Add one teaspoon of chopped chives and a little paprika. Spread between entire wheat bread thinly spread with peanut butter. Toasted Checse Sandwiches—Be- tween thin buttered slices of bread, cut on rounds, place slices of rich cheese. Toast to a delicate brown on both sides and serve hot, when possi- ble, with a bit of cheese and parsley on top. To all the Social Corner writers: Hoping they will try some of the above recipes, now the picnic season is on. K d regards to all. DOM PEDRO. HOW TO ARRANGE PICTURES IN A HOME, Even if there is little money in the treasury, there are besutiful pictures to be acquired for little or nothing; magazine covers, for example, colored picturey in the leading magazines by scme of our famous artists. Little, trivial, meaningless pictures are unin. spiring and urprofitable. T exciting scenes wear A Battle and ott on the nerves. picture which one peace and quietude inspirazfor; also rest-giving pic- of marine views and of pastoral odland scenes. Madonnas and other pictures of religious significance ave their great worth. Some authorities advise against the use of family photographs in the first floor rooms; but unless a room is in the nature of a reception room and seeks vainly and fc 2uch d by strangers, photographs are a great addition and give that homey, personal touch so much desired, Wiien the pictures have been selected for the varlous rooms the problem of hanging them has to be faced. The mistake has been too often made by banging them too hizh. When pictures are hung too high W is almost impos- sible to seg them without mounting upon a chair; and when too low you feel that you want to move all the furniture out of the way to look at them. Iwas where pictures were hung in such a marnner that there was no suitability about it. A girl in an evening gown placed between a snow-capped moun- tain and a tymultuous war scene. I think we should arrange pictures with some idea of sociability; arrange people on the wall 5o that they do not turn their backs to onc another. If the colors of a picture are printed in bright tomes, the degree of light needed to show them to advantage is not as great as is required for colors of less intense charncter. Dark corners may be perceptibly brightened by the introduction of light or bright shades. Large pictures require distance to give the best effect, as do all pictures of winding roads and brooks that seem to_disappear behind the horizon. Portraits of well known authors ac- quire increased interest if placed above or beside a bookcase containing thelr work, while photosraphs of composers are more carefully hung near the piano. Small pictures should always be grouped, arranging them in a pyramid shape over a mantel piece or sofa or other heavy piece of furniture. The middle picture should be the highest and the others arranged In a sort of triangle, the furniture, etc., forming the base. In arranging pictures after this plan do not arrange them so as to make one consclous of the boundary line. Another method to arrange pictures to insure good balance: Imagine the large centerpiece of the group is the middle of a scesaw, and so place the pletures on either side of this as to keep a good level, remembering that a small weight at the end of the seosaw is_equivalent to o much heavier one middie way between the center and the end. Good pictures hung in appropriate positions, suitably grouped with re- Eard for the cffect of the setting to the picture and the picture to the room. will add much to the interest and significance of our homes. T will send directions how to paint ETHELYN. HOT WEATHER DISHES. Dear Social Corner Sisters: How are you all this hot weather? Here are a few dishes for hot days sure to come iIn August: Frozen Cocoa Pudding: One amart of milk, one and one-half cups sugar, one-quarter cuw cocoa, one-half fea- spoon of salt, two tablespoons enrn- starch. Put the milk on in donble boller; mix the sugar, cornstarch, cocoa ‘and salt with a little of the coid milk until smooth: then add them ta the hot milk and _cqok for fifteen min- utes. When cold, freeze. Frozen Peach Pudding: Three cups, milk, two cups crushed peaches, one cup sugar, four _tablespoons corn- starch, a pinch of salt. Wet up corn- starch, sugar and salt with a little Dote of pity for their fliness, which|cold milk; add to milk n double bofl- es to any Sister who will write | er and cook ten minutes; when co'd, 2dd peaches, and if liked, one cup macaroons and freeze. Pimento Salad: One quart cold po- tatoes, diced, little parsley, onc-half can pimento peppers, shredded, or cut fine. Mix with following dressing and arrange on lettuce leaves. Serve with saltines. Salad Dressing: One can condensed milk, one cup vinegar, one tablespoon mustard, one teaspoon salt. - Eeat ail together until creamy. NIKTE. GREETINGS FROM SUNBONNET SUE. Dear Social Corner Sisters: The let- ters every week are so interesting and Lielpful that I feel an inch or two fall- er when ever one of my letters takes a prize. 1 have not as yet attended any of the “doings,” meetings, picnics, etc.; but when you see me, under a_sun bonnet, you will know that _‘Pho- tocrapher” hasm't snapped me. Where are you, Photographer? Sunny days are rare; but you will have to invent a camera which takes pictures on cloudy days as well. All the Social Corner members are inter- ested in yoy. Why don't you comse forth? SUNBONNET SUR. A FEW NICE RECIPES. Dear Social Corner Sisters: [t of interest to me to read the different ways of serving food each week. Flere are a fev: nice recipes: Tomato Homey: Take large, vellow tomatoes and having scalded them, re- move the peel. Weigh the tomatoes; then press them through a sieve, snd 2dd one pound of sugar for each pound of tomatoes, and the juice of two Jlemons to each five pounds of sugar. Cook the ingredients together, being careful to keep them from burning, until they are of the conmsistency of strained honey. Pour into small jars and seal tighily. Vermont Jolly Boys: Delicions breakfast cakes are made as follows Sift together three and one-half ta- blespoon of corn-meal, two and one- half tablespoons of flour, one heaping tablespoon of sugar, and three-quart- ers spoon each of sait and baking pow der. Reat one egg, and add it to th dry mixture, with enough sweet milk to make a drop batter; quickly sti one-half teaspoon of melted butte drop the batter by small spoons in hot lard, and fry it to a rich brow: Carroll County Potato Fritters: Boil, peel and mash two pounds of white potatoes; add one-half cup of gran- ulated sugar, one teaspoon of baking powder, and salt to suit the taste, Beat the seasoned potatoes, and sdd slowly one-half pint of milk, stirring meanwhile until the mixture {s smonth and white, Then add enough flour to make 3 thick batter, and fry in decp, hot lard. When the cakes are golden brown, take them from ihe pan and serve them on a hot platter. This recipe makes enough potato frit- ters for a family of four. Egg and Potato Relish: Select smooth, shapely potatoes and bake them until soft. Cut in halves and scoop out a part of the pulp. Break an egg into each half, sprinkle with salt and pepper, and add a teaspoon of cream to each’ egs, and bake in a moderate oven untll eggs are set. Tn the meantime, beat the white of an egg to a stiff froth. Beat gradual- ly into the potato pulp scooped out the white of the egg. Heap roughly over the baked egg and keep In the oven until well puffed and browned. Sprinkle with minced parsley. Eggs en Crust: To prepare it, cut stale bread into slices an inch and a half_thick, and with a cutter form in- to round Scoop out the center of each round, leaving a narrow rim, and remove the crumbs. Be careful not to scoop out deep enough to cut through the bottom. Rub the case thus formed well with butter, drop an ege into 2ach cavity, sprinkle with salt, and put in a hot oven till the eges are set. Cinnamon Cakes: Take one cup of molasses, one-half cup of bolling wa- ter, one teaspoon of saleratus, one- half teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon of cinnamon, and then stiffen the ml: ture with fiour until it will just] pour. Bake in gem-pans, and serve hot with whipped cream. Corn Salad: One small head of cab- bage, six onions, five small, mreen peppers, chopped ' fine, eighteen ears of sweet corn (cut kernels off each ccb); add to this qne quart of white vinezar or enough to cover two cups of sugar, one-half cup of ground mustard, two tablespoons of salt: cool all iogether until tender and seal In cans. Boiling Ham: If, when boiling ham, you add for each gallon of water a teacup of vinegar and six or eight | cloves the flavor will be much improv- ed. Always let a ham cool in the wa- ter fn which it is boiled and it will keep deliciously moist and nice. Plain Layer Cake: One-half cup butter, one heaping cup sugar, one- half cup milk, two eges, one pint of flour, two level teaspoons baking powder, one teaspoon of any flavor- ing extract. Bake in three layers. Muffins: One egg, one larze fea- spoon lard, one cup sweet milk, two cups_ flour, two large teaspoon balking powder, and a pinch of salt. Bake in muffin rings or gem-pans in oven. Success to recipes. those who try MOUNTAIN LAU HINTS ABOUT SERVING MEAT. Dear Soctal Corner Sisters: following are a few useful hints: Meat: Never place meat directly on the ice In the refrigerator; the wa ter draws out the juices of meat. Never allow meat to remain in the paper in which it is brought frcen the Dbutcher, or in the hot kitchen; put it at once fn a cool place. All meat that has been hung long must_be carefully scraped and wash- ed off with vinegar and water before using—the outer skfn may have ac- aquired a stale taste. All_warmed-over meats, If filed, should either be breaded or else dip- ped into batter and fried. Tho bat- ter, or egg nd bread crumbs form a crust and keep the meat tender nnd juicy. If cold meat is fried wirhout either, it is alwayc hard and strlogy. Meat is cooked in its own Julce, by placing the plece in a stone pau with a cover, without any water, and let- ting it cook on the back of the stove slowly, and gently. All meats cooked at a low degree of prat are rendered tender and paaia- e. In brofling either meats or fish, ho sure that the gridiron is perfectly clean, and that it s rubbed with good fat. and is hot before using. In broiling, no thin pleces should be broiled, only thick, fleshy pleces. No forks should ever be stuck into them, nor should they be cut with a knife. You may sprinkle your sieak or chop with a little pepper, but nev- er add the salt til the meat is done. Cold beef cut in slices covered vith vinegar over night, then dlpped in ezg well seasoned with salt and nut- meg, rolled in bread crumbs, fried, makes a very good lunch dish. The Always rub the broiler or gridiron with fat before using. and always bave it hot before putting on the rocat or fish t obe broiled. Broiling requires a brisk fire, free from smole, A mixture for croguettes can he made and moulded and the croquettes iept in @ cool place until nesded, when they are easily cooled. Always FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE Dissolved in water for douches stops pelvic cats=h, vlceration and inflame mation. Recommended by Lydia E. Pinkham Med. Co. for ten years. A healing wonder for nasal caterrh, sore throatand sore cyes. Economical. blas extsonionry desnicg aod gemicdal poner o A ey O Fom e ol i see that the oven is hot one hour Fe- fore baking; meat is spoiled in o coul oven. It is indispensible to good cooking that every dish requiring to be served hot should not wait in the kitchen, but should be served with promptness. Eest wishes to all. BROWNIE. WARM WEATHER DISHES. Corner Sisters: Fere s00d recipes for the Dear Social are somy very family table: A Delicious Sandwich Filling: hard-bolled eggs, one tin bes tard sardines, small onion, one-an. Two mus- t- er pound cheese. Mash the eg while hot and season W . Pen- per and butter. Crumble the cheese fine as possible and cut the onfon fine. Pick the sardines to pieces with a fork, ther mix the four ingredients thoroughly and if not moist enough, add some tard or a tablespoon will keep for two or earthen dish kept covered Salad Dressing: Twc raw one tablespoon butter, a 18 salt, eight tablespoons vinegar, eight tablespoons water, one-half easpsom mustard, one teaspoon flour. %, cock in double boller. Fotato Soup: One biz cup cold, mashed potatoes, or two ood sined potatoes, cooked wi an onion. Aad milk and thicken with flour, salf, und parsley. Creamed Codfish: Soak over night. Pick up, put in water. Pour off if salty. with milk, a teaspoon buter, thick with flour. Pepper and with mashed potatoes. Stuffed Flank Steak: Spread out a steak, hetp on it bread crumbs, onions, carrots, sage, salt, pepper. AMoisten, roll up, tie, and bake until brown. Nut Bread: One egg, one cup milk, one-half cup sugar, four scant cupd flour, four teaspoons baking powider, one teaspoon salt, one cup nut meats. Let rise for twenty minutes before rutting in the oven. Oatmeal Rocks: One cup sugar, cup butter or crisco, two cup two cups oatmeal, one and cups sour milk, one cup ralsi eges. Brown Cookies: One cup sugar, ona tablespoon soda, one teaspooa \ine- gar, one teaspoon salt. Over this pour one-half cup boiling water, one- half cup hot lard, onme-half cup Lot molasses, two eggs, one cup seaded raisins, cinnamon, allspice and cloves and flour for stiff batter. Dumplings That Will Not 8e Sog- gy: Two cups boiling water, pinch of salt. Stir in flower; when partly cool, beat in two egzs. Can -be used in stews or soups. Currant Cake: One-half cup burter, two eggs, one-half cup sweet milk, one cup sugar, two cups flour, one and one-half teaspoon baking powder, ons and one-half cup currants, stirred in Sosiaet EASTER LIZY. | codnsh Tots of Thizken hed serva ' GOOD DINNERS ON MODERATE INCOME. Dear Sisters of tife Social Corner: The problem of serving a good din= ner on a moderate income is a prob= lem indeed. The following are good: No. 1 Dinner—Kidney Soup: Ten cents for meat bone, two onions, two, carrots, one parsnip, bunch parsley four sheep kidneys. Riced potato, as paracus salad, fruit in season The way to put this soup togethers Put the bomes In a large saucepan, cover with water, add parsley and veg- etables and boil for two hours: strain through sieve: remove the fat; thicken with one-half ounce of butter rolled in a dessert spoon of coruflour; after the tones have boiled for one hour take some of the stock and stew the k nevs In a small pan. Pass kidneys through a wire se've, using the back of a wooden spoon; add the strained stock, and serve in a hot turcen. Bolled Dried Haddock: Cover had- dock with boiling water for a few minutes; plece fish in a baking pan and pour over one gill of milk and one gill of water; lay a.few small pleces of butter over the fish and dust with pepper; cook In a hot oven fifteen or twenty minutes. Serve on a hot dish; pour a little of the hot milk over the fish. Dinner No. 2—Split Pea Soup: Two pounds_middle neck of mutton, one ounce Pearl barley. or rice, one-half teaspoon of salt, one-half ounce butter, one-half ounce flour, two sprigs pars- loy, two pints bofling water. FParsley sauce. Beetroot salad. Tapioca cream or rice pudding. Black coffee. Sauce. Wash and chop parsley fine; put the butter in a saucepan and melt over fire; add flour; stir in a gill of broth from mutton and boil until it thickens; place mutton on a hot dish; peur sauce over, or serve separately. Boiled Mutton: Wash mutton, place in a sauce pan; wash barley or rice, throw it into the boiling water with the salt; skim occasionally; draw the saucepan to the side of the fire and simmer gently for two hours. Beet Root Salad: Take the beets af- ter boiling, peel, siice thinly, dress with vinegar, salt, pepper, sugar, mus- tard, one tablespoon of oil to four of vinegar. Allow this to stand for two hours before serving. Rice Pudding One quart milk, one- half cup sugar, one-half teaspoon salt, one-half cup rice, one-fourth teaspoon nutmes; bake three hours. Dinner No. 3: Veal Soup Witk noo- dles. Potato Pie, creum sauce. Hard boiled eges, with boiled oil dressirg. Roly Jam Pudding. Coffee. Put four good sized PO- tatoes on to boil; boil ten minutes;| drain and add to them one tablespoon parsley, one of chopped cold meat, a codfish, one chopped onion; sezson with salt and pepper; turn in a bak- ing dish. Make a crust and put over just the same as an ordinary ple. Brush with mil Bake in a quick oven. Roly Poly Pudding: One pound flour in a bowl; add pinch salt and from six to eight ounces of good suct, one teaspcon baking powder which has been finely shirren. The suet rub well into the flour; make a hole in the cen= ter of the mixture and p 2 small teacup of water: work the whole to a stiff paste; roll fo o thickness of about one-half inch; put in about one jar of jam spread as a paste: allow a mar- &in for the pudding to join: roll light- Iy: join the ends eocurely with tine, allowing iittie room for the s to eweil; plunge -into boilng water and boil two hours, Mattresses and pillows used In the United States navy will in the future be filled with Kapok a vegetable fiber, ED which is light and buoyant.