Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, February 16, 1918, Page 13

fo) lstters of any Kind the mind may S Sonivn e “"PIVE PRIZES EVERY MONTH OF ONE DOLLiI’ EACH. ‘i\nfl SOCIAL CORNER POEMS. , White Days. wmm‘mm Nmolonrm‘ fw.-.n uuy‘nnotu}—notan' :m-m-hmmu.«mmxm 436 rweeier Dirtnaavs il could 1 Only they'd seem so small! ¢ unuwmm—hnn.inymu not M'God !‘m me, to fill ‘the need IMad, through ‘life’s rough yays, v-flvwmd. n m Wi ene brought somfort—this one t & friefd! A4 in the hush of this ¥ teniched God's ma-,a° $ure nn\fl the (.. filed with- bliss, J." (hefping sroug minds stooped biue A“Wnnuzh-l - .- my Wfihy-' Kapt tn l-w!hn:umuhl think my life would be most EYERY WOMAN'S OPPORTUNITY v'hm-umnmlmm good business letters; good nelps on but one side of 0& Bulletin ol:q R suggest. They should be in hand Norwich, Con. L hllnw to the very last drop in the To be without ititude is to bc neither social :m':m- e o T g 3 ditor with vi nces of their thought of baye ught stirred in his heart every good and wish for them and theire. The Sisters may be pleased to kflfll the asparagus ¥ iast year's bouquet kept green and beautiful until fia fnl. lnwms July. This to show properly treated have lasting qntulhl. WASHINGTON'S IIRTH DAY. MENU | Dear Cornerif M Washingtor's birthday is fast approaching, am send- ing a patriotic Jungheon menu for the occasion: Iced Bhersies,, rolled sande wiches, salmon ': croquettes ed potatoes, fruit salad, stuffed - olives, grackers, flag cakke, raspberry ice, red fruit punech. A pretty mrnua for the table is made ‘ the and: blue tissue pucr fluun i the-.top of a drum. Small cocked hats, may hold the salted almonds and tiny hatchets dec- orated with wee bunches of cherries, make ap ate place cards. Make rolled sandwiches cutti; fresh bread, while sti w-r:{ in thin slices as udax slies evenly with knie. Spread the creamed butter, ‘and. roll ‘each slice red, white and separately and tle baby ribbon. The fruit salad is made thus: Pre- pare one cup les, one cup oranges, “and -one’ cyp| nanus, all cut.dfine, andt add-onc- half cup white raisins and one-half cup chopped almonds. Mix the fruits in # large bowl with salad dressing lnfl serve on lettuce leaves candied cherries and sl coanut. Make the raspberry iee by boiling syrup of four awu of water and one B!cld th T ough be- Waike starred-the ey of ola! TMM Some folks Ul'-v'bllflu' for sor- m":a it ihey're right or they're ? y'- a3 good as m-rrow. !Mn' n- o e 'T.:,mn'fln. 'I.‘&O“IM made the world was I directions® He knowed bow to begin it, Betn' Iflhill but dust along the l-tynnt-pm along, Ane 1 unnytm Lords work 1s T Just Tm thankful for sun and for showers; The Lord makes the winter and !’ ‘| beaten egsg, W Mt weed em away. 8o 1 3ust keep lvin' along. thankeul for suntight ‘and_song; when it's snowin' roses are growin’, B0 juat keep livin' along, T } Stanton, —Frank L. INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS, \NCHE: uer recuved and re: to Tidy A WORD OF AWIECIATION. The years roll by, and fortunate ine Seed are those who do not discovet that Time is the worst of tyrants; and whe live without allowing_their yeg- terdays to them, or their tomor- rows to mlu mary expectations, our Sisters have_the Tast week bered the Soclal Cor- ber Zditor with birthday cards; Wwhich werb pleasing to him (as would: all the remainder bave done doubtless, hed they not been as forgatful 8 as the umor imaslf) nche -: 3 |l;tle nhezawo! ;flle, came Joan, ‘Swamp Apple, Mar- ried and Happy, Aunty No. l‘Delw- liy, Tdy Aédley, 27a the' first posted’ mrd .l::;..htch ldn Seattle, Tidy ‘s card greeting wag s0 direetly to the paint that I“select the wentiment as being pérhans as inter- ssting to many Of you as it was to the Editor himself us all vet to pssur that a man is aa young as he fi 'I_l':v.et:-h ;da;a birthday but me e the years as they pasa; And I drink to your hexith, Déar Old] minutes. cups one blue. Tse a L of dt red and a Mitle with blue, and make the stars of white. These colorings may be obtained at the drpg store and are perfectly harmless. two* quarts of vner, and sugar 1o taste and let stand.several hours or better, still, over night.. Strain, color red with raspberry juice, using enough to =ive a color to Put in a pitcher with pleces™ 8t ice and add |i more water if wanted. (. Salmon croquettes: Maké'a ‘white sauce of three level tablespoons of four, three-quartera.cup: of milk. Add one and three-quarters cups of sal- mon, two shakes of’pepper, ome tea- spoon of lemon juice if iiked, and @ little salt. Mix well, shaping into balls: dip in cracker crumbs, then in then into .the .cracker crumbs until a gold CRMON RAMBLER. CURE: FOI ONIL.LAIN!. Dear Sisters of the Soeial Corner: As I have them most every winter this is what I 4se and find it does the work. Get gome cat-tails. that grow o with onongh ‘pere.1osd 10 molbt: | 1 0 en it up, put it m?fielwmm and bind on the el part. Put agd i ve Al 2hd on a stocking to keej try it out my- Js pure . 3 in three or lll' l thit you have no chij Lot a little Tard a aall!lumen Lknow that. if is any_Acorn salve for corns and callouses? I think n! ill fine. You can get it at any drug- els! g I wonder how many of ‘the Sisters dread to wash hmdkinblm’ Try thll - Box For uhun wrfll ':‘t dl?. -8 nge them, and ‘box: néar‘ s ll!Bth l:l;( the !:mfly m » T make o shoe-pocket to hang i the back of the outside deor. n'x: a piece of old was ‘material width of the door, feld it upon !mll about two-thirds of the«'width, and stitch ‘pockeis on the-sewing machine of a suitable width and-number’ for ihe mmu:- ovmt‘ol- ing at the top, thr curtain ‘;nr]r, and Im to the top to hang it pockets, 1f / desired 'IL tacllitate washing. Care of Oversh s It will tend to. rot them left to %n' onl A!llr‘lh.e newness " worn off, apply An ordinary pasie poi ish, the same as for h-elmw i To Dry Rubber Bosta: I boots become wet on the luul. M oats or coarse sand or nl'lpa crumpled until they are quite” soft. Fill_the boots with any ol theee. Re- peat If necessary. Lo M. B: ) “Take up- the leat god the olleloth o, FRUIT CAKE .x uxen !ry in deep fat|fall Euf ot o r 8 jus Yes, their ca is holy, Glorjous thelr trust. Hold their fates, O Father, In Thy wondrous hand; Bring them back, it Koy N. Back to grace our land. For wa ioved them desrly, But our path was olsar. Honor bade us send them— Father, .bo Thou pear, But if they must leave us, Xirbedoy wil, = Father, Guide and Guens thw stin, ? NELLIE BLY GREETINGS FROM JOAN. Social Corne: De : Hope all (had a good nm- hn m: It was to0 cold for me, as I'm burning wood and Do ene to keep the homs . anq bura: ng. Dreamer: 1 was glad to read g letter from you; hope you will write often. M. Roena: I expected to meet you st summer at the picnic at Covents. ou was visiting in Conneeticut at nm time and was “so near, and yet Aunt Hester: It is a lfll time sinea. hope you bave nat lost| interest in -The Cormer. J. B. T.: You ere kind {0 write, fitn if you do not attend our “meetings. Hope you can be with us next month. Best wishes, JOAN. LADY WASHINGTON CAKE. Dur Social Cormr Sisters: ‘It has been quite a while since I wrote last. 1 gee we have many new' wtiters ahd old ones as well. T am not frozen up, and, liepe the rest are not, but it has been.an awful cold winter. I'was zlad to see letters trom. Hob White, Aunt Mary and BEtta Barber. I agree with Etta Barber about the team going up the long hill ‘apd the man taking the hotse by the bridls, or. it helped the horse glong a lot. I am sending a recipe for a cheap |kind. cake that I have tried and like: Lady Washington Cake—One | one-half cup sugar, one-haif ‘eup of ‘molasses, two-thirds cup of cold water, one-half teaspoon of soda, pieca Putter wizc of «n ogu. twa and ee- half cups of flour, one heaping t #poon of ginger, one heaping ¢ allspice and ‘one level tea;poo- ot cloves. Bake in layers, ‘Best wishes to all. DAIBY OF CA’NM Y, Dear ‘Social Cornerites: I was very much interested in the lotter from L. M. B. telling of a winter garden in the house; and it may be !nmn' 1o some of you to know ‘how it 4 pened that I am now chkinf zomu from vines growing in my living roolu, A year ago this last fall, atter 1 had poited my plants for the itor, 1 didcovered that a tomato. plant sought was to pull it up and. throw it way; but the man of the Qnu'q says let's experiment with it, @ ‘potted it into a large pot &n east window in the living room. It I:ome up in one of them,’afid thrived wonderfully ‘and we began ti |y pick fruit from it very early in the |cou goring and continued. to summer, for when it came it in the ground and it never stopped bearing till the frost killed it i the We were sh. much pleased with our experiment that we etdfyted another plant this fall; and now it is 1 ing | o1 fine and is justoaded with Bl soms, green and ripe frult, ef vm ‘we picked the first on Feb. not the large tomato, but size of . one’l bright red, and grow in clusters. are not orly useful-but are very. ot more hhnu have in the sathe window. pe some of you will try your luek mt ‘winter. N TWICE TWENTY, CAKES AND GRIDDLE CAKES, * In’last Saturday’s Social C: ‘one p Bisters asked for a ipe ifor ) Cake, g0 1 am sending mine. which we think very nice and emits eheap:- Quick Loaf Cake (makes twp loaves) ~-One rutn shortening, na{t Jard wil answer, tWo cups sugar, two cups Rwaet Mk, four cups Aitted Aour: one egg, ope cup fruit, twe teaspoons zmm tartar, ealt, one teaspoon sods, eg and lemon one-half tesspoon - White or Temperance Cake—One enp sugar, one-fourth cup shortening, one eup sweet milk, sift two teaspoons of powder with two cup of sifted flour, twice, salt, flavor, beat well. Chocalate Cake (without butter o #£8)—~TWo squares chocolate melted, add one-half cup hot weter, one cup sugar, one-half eup thick sour cream, oné’and one-half cups sifted flour, one level teaspoon eoda dissolved in' one tablespoon water, salt and vanilla. Cornmeal and Rice Pansakes— on.-mga cup uncooked rics, two ", piach salt, boil until soft, add l'o tablespoons of soft fad olea, chicken fat or butter; and one small cup. white cornmeal; mix well and cool; then add one well beaten egg jor two teaspoons baking powder; spread on greased griddle and hake on top of stove o Wt nicely browned, then turn and brown other side; serve hot with meat. Someone who likes raised. gniddle cakes for breakfast try these was grid- u-:o..q cup cornmeal, one cup rye- or graham, one cup wheat flour; mix well and use the same way you ‘would the old fashioned buckwheat. Long before I became a member of % ‘one the Social €orner 1 would read all your.| letters and wish T could go to Jour picnics; but of course never * could; since 1 joined, something has happen- od every time, so I have never been, Tast Wednesday my plans were all made, but that dreadful cold weather came and we have no coal but are’ running three wood fires with greén waod, and Do ‘one to leave to see b them, so did not dars' to- go. How many of you make the paper bl;dn’ 1° think they are so pretty an shall be giad to tell any of you how te mh them if you don't all know, ~ Am 1% g 5 5 H %EE"% 2 i pleasan! wh- took Criméén Rambier's place in ving line. los, by reast of sickness o Her fam- ly. Aining thyumb when ripe and |, Tumenm than some of theé o meet useful in doing faney work. 1) ju ggii < 3 i i : & 'F gg : i %-z E i b: it i “ 5 i ! 84, gfl ok i! : s 3 i 23 2§ %: £ i af t i it it B 3 = 3 2 ] s £ B E _gé l h Acorn, (Eml men- m‘.‘g" mcg sttar’ the former's b depe; a Taced friend of Lucy Acorn's monmmbhrvuul.fima home, much to the regrst of the fair- Ag fat tnd Enid entered the m»-"am Hope, e day I may moet and greet you Sisters-one and all. “DELIAH DEAL. any knowledss pu.rlfi te me of any 7 OLD s0L'S IIN.V TO BOB WHITE, liter of .Qfll] Corner: 1 was = ;“M Whites' excellent be the el !II Jehovah, ¢ The name. H lmuuo(tnput.m Old’ 8ol lends radinmee to day - e ia the sobriquet of the sun, which <{and a lot of other éxpense, and 1 am 1 tackled Dickens' The Cricket on the Hedrth, Oliver Twist and Dom- but never finished either the repetitions which wern hifmorous, and the pro- which were not easily in- en 1 firat anderteck te read Vie- tor Hugo's Les Miserables, the story did not seem to Pfll to me; bat when § dechde !nsr retumned to if g 'n 30 fascineted with it that 1 not Jeave it hardly long enough grsu hdaed years change our tastes and enlivens our interest. read all of Nyrtle Reed's lu, eo full of eheer gnd song, Which r private life so sadly lacked, and onfw‘d every one of them, - no class of bodks regularly. resding includes tras plors. uon-. -dl»_lfl: work, fee, novels, tracts and old Bboks of odd titles and th mplousln‘mn are always For a real informing and ing duthor I have ur other mpta- um- Barr As -. breesy ve matis- Harris has the “‘tnnmwumm“ufi.fiw 8l ju hope the. Teply- {8 not dleappoint. ing to her. > o oLD soL. ANOTHER L LETTER FROM PoP, ” When I ‘rrlv.d bhome to dinner the omt?“r day, Hope seeméd more animated nother Jetter ‘trom _somewhere in said she, “and T wish Pop knew Detter how the Ry m““im ur-uunndflu oen can make o1t one thing -—Iullluumtorhmdfl- lars in your.faver, and he wants you to sénd him a eake of sdap and s fine toothed com “Well, I'n thankful it isa’t l!n." Hope. “He seems also more vcha to cleanliness than hu IM “'l'hlt’l right” says 1. “He ig !‘h’ ing the cooties as well as the Hi nl I hope he may win a vietory ever both. We will send them to him.* “What are cootiea® asked Hape. “They are the only things the Ger- “}M do not tag ‘Made In Germany,’” d 1. “Apd they are something lho Huns can neither choot nor shell. Soa; and e fine toothed comb and p’nhnut pureuit only "“1.}’,‘, them.” a0k hm it out the story: nlun food! Save fyel! un‘.‘m un tried and T have made a mess of it every “First 1 worked awful hard in. the garden last summer and 1 canneq all 1 could, but the early vegetables apoil- ed so I went to ng demon- stration at 'the hall to see how it cou be done n:ht ud the woman eanne: iainedso piaih 1 Khew 3 could new I coul it; but on one ride were tume, ‘muc all the fairies, Cs.lla.hLily. inciuded. fll do!n the han. xu m N with he | fully sustaineq the reputation of the Social ‘Corner Club; No. 2 At each one was: ol i he After, fairies danced gl:‘lvh@lgc%tl and danced it right A ot a “heart-breaking affair, drawi One fairy remarked she could break hearts easier than she couid draw ve |them. The judges were moved !uuslncr at the coliection TR #g the whole lot, Some had a fendenc: others were’ decid ‘which shaped sache! contributed and ‘made byALucy Acorn. gue: amusement for the fairies, and an auc- tion conducted with mych spirit by At {Lucy Acorn wound up the festivities of the day. like masgic. . becoming deserted. changed ~into “mortals” for their homes, wif The |ries Land. two Swomen talkikge R Cross wort, and back of me were two telling 'hDW | they canned things,’ I @id not care for; and' I never heard a word the speaker s ovaq |on the train when the engine broke | asked her-which was the Jonah—she T oy P“i cup | b": mmnmlfi;ou bread, aver tl 8 agi hle‘ vake came Slim Jim, who to was not a Jim at all, . slim, hm-euln:. dark- 2 «'u Lonesome Pine. a falry in fairyland so mis- mfl- her zpesiling, black eyes all possibility of her baing evidéntly: nm-; esome falry. Bhe ] nme“alh c’ ‘Spirit. ot nlu‘hul. hér cauging amusement to ow Calla Lily, by the way, sy as:6ne of fhe social successes ot the | i ay.” Enid’s poetical (7) reflections wete mtprrup ted by the uummons to.lunch- in which extend- o8t attrac- hearts, and The 'menu thin 'he long dining tal lfiln; mflk. s-x. in & mede Au oven. Nut I.td—o half pint shelled routed peanuts, ope-half pint dry eak, two cups ‘orumbs, one cup Bl one) tomepase nn. e nlupoun bepper, one héaping tab! one-half teaspoon one egg -Soak the s | night, drain, then bofl them until ten- der, fhunufi n, pewe s through a sieve € i e fito & bustered Phking Gbn And belb o & In a moden\e«on for wu ‘hour. znda o! m club color. [ 5 va:enune (the kind e T seel to shine in con- %wflw_{al Corner Sis» opinion that e might B8 Old Snl on Buns—Take a good Nl cun Mah nn olit, s xud 'lth ur. sugar and flunndgx‘"lhl rol up like & jelly cake, cut in “bake. Huninfl and GM ing hominy and Pour over it enough muf.w coma haif wey to the top. ~Cover with buttered crumbs brown, Serve this as a substitute. Corn Stigksw-Beat. pme egg ve: light;, add'.two oups Buttermilk and si eart’ pontest followed. This was but a of & heart upon a paper. The best drawing received a prize. of Hearts out before them. There was £ be lop-sided, congested: The ved the prize, ‘yeilow, heart- teaspoon each soda-amd salt.~ Pou into bread stick irops, sreased an smoking hot; bake in qll'lek oven until brown all over. ‘Waldorf Salad—Two cups hu-d tart apples (chopped) one cup celery (cut n:;’, one cup English walnuts (chop- P mayonngise dresging. Conservation Cake — Boil - togethir one cu]; hest !‘Ne:h Orleans molasses, one_and one-fourth ‘cups water, one c#p ratsins, oné-third p ortening, at podn o}‘:" onA When Gool, 2ad two cups fleur to wfleh :{u been Mdeflxl mudfn” taunnqgn i Me n. modefate ovefi for Bnul m will make rather elder- Ay hens mo I3 uvvh‘ dish. One pound of fat fine; put into a saucepan wim one pint of water; stew down 20 minutes on_a slow fire. Don't let it stick te the bottem. TWwo young chickens jointed and tws mm to- matoeg strained Lh!‘ub one teaspoon -blask - pepper, Stew until cln Qltku- tender. After it is cooked have feady four boiled potnm _mashed with ono quarter pound of m 3 put on & B !hnch %eal baildd} End 4 ovet the top. rain the liquor from ihe pkas. Potato Soup—Cook petatpes in plen- ty of 'water—more than to.cov- er them. When tender, drain off m water into a clean vessel, tatoes fo top.of stove, 'hlk- ing them fpauenty. iy and mealy. Thi ter and east wubbly one daint contest ' @lso provided The afternoon hours had slipped by Fairyland was gradually The fairies were who departed pleasant memo- Soclal Corner ENID. of their revelg’ said. I went home and cried, and all of my vegetables spoiléd and all of my fruit was put up .without sugar People said it was better and cheaper and now we can't use it for want of susar, “This woman was paid to come and tell the things T wanted to know, and 1 have felt hard every time I%think how 1 was cheated out of my just dues n who, qonm have talked some, 8¢ * “Then I tried m kitchen fire go ont and burst gnd I jost everything that could freeze in the pantry, “Then I tried letting the sitting room fire go out, and we all, got cold and I pneumonia. and 2 doctor and nurse dick of hearing about women winning the war by’ savin| Aunt, Bster knit out her needle and began quiet) hen I was first rhar- ried I wanted to be saving, particularly hecause Mother Andrews was real savitig: and Pa Andrews was what folks caied close, and they were both awful fond of me. .One time Moth 8 Was vis- iting me wheh & mebrought in mmu meat for two big pies all ready cven to the rajsips. The meat was liver .and it tuned funny, said it was tpo waste those raisins, etc,, suud haked the pies. They looked good but’smelled funny 4nd tasteg, mare g9. Nobody could eat them. fter mother went home they stood pround “abbut ‘a week’'and one day wheén I was alone T just>put the whole thing-in the stove, The first time I went home Pa An- drewl asked about my: pies, saying 'Did 't -you_kpow -the¥ “would not be Fo teid nim the truth and he looked real mnny a minuf d then said quietly: “4¢ you had pu ‘heat -in the stove in the first alm rou would have llvul your crust) Ang nebedy ealled Pa Andrews wasteful.” ETTA BARBER. HELPS ¢ FROM: ;mfix.v" Diteresk’ oriks have ifittén_ about treating the feef, and they all have 2 different remedy, and think theirs is e best ver. T am no different than the rest. "I have tog a cure for feet_with: tired fiurflyu if any potatoss and add to the boiling water enough to make a soup es Tich ag de- sired.. An onlen or celery. chopped u x wnd added gives a different SAvor, bit of flour thicke make sa cream of potato soup. Thashed po- at the pext 1 Toasted .Cheese ‘with bacen is 8. fa- :‘olma 5}1»:1 dish i:‘ ;ht;; Cut. the ices o And lay over each piece {l mn- <heesp, with & piece of bacom on top Put in the oven long enough to erisp the bacan and melt the cheesé, And sérve hot. It is very savory and nourishing, Buttermilk may be used instead of water or akim milk ir preparing cére- &ls, as rolied 0818, whole whuttlailly etc. The way is to_pui in the milk Detare putdy ? Fou ta - l: )e“r;m ‘back of the gtove on. asbestos or seme tim, Barley is fine uu! llmmmn{ two or three mpuvs. MOUNTAIN LAUREL, TO .oul MUK, One of the fldm wants to know how to sour milk. it :und in og;l Hll it s thick, stir well, anq w! ensd 1tla.ke out. v at yeu wish io use up of p was the writer of this article. Now I can say my feet are so peaceful and caln that I hardiy belleve they are a conls haok belong- | by ing te l. “‘%ud he colled my b B et B A M raet, ::‘m ’i’:’& amlr :; !o\uad another rom- y; tried_almost ‘every- thi; - sugzésted soaking Muflkm AT v THE CLOTHING PROBLEM. Comer Sistbts: Has the in greased llvm o! ‘boiled | how small. woe his wife go out and | morning ' and stay himself in a niee | with warm kitchen' gan’t think ‘much of his rwife, and shopld not be mlled 3 mhn: but’a moli¥eoddle. | dragt to Mix with French dressing or| OO milk and salt a5 for‘a::fta«»um i whip well. Now take these maghed| el ine ez"unw it | Cornar color when Hob White ® stood in .efi‘l’éfl‘.‘fiflfl a4 Rept DSy Details of Fig. 5. 1st'row form ring n e string beans. A man who will stay at' home and o0 work every the kind of méh our. cm-nrmunt;houl( r the army. - A WORD FRDM HULDV. Dear Social Cornér Sisters: T have CROCHET AND TATTING DESIGNS. By ‘WINIFRED WORTH them q}l x;loun:: the co & Sm AmmEr and l!'l-fl'n 'l‘hey have i 1am snlnx m ‘ygnr,reelu for. are {canning ‘meats oV brary) where Atter ‘1 D ¢mfix‘|'::é ! _have. thought quite a -liftie "Wk! it Saf'q qn.p!lun % oy st heen. ahsent from you for some time, fany special form of dist wflt both personally and on The ‘Corner [crave. - page; but T presume many of K ¥ou know that I was ill for some time. Aw as I was able to ride I came:to | Providence to spend the winter. The journey and extréme weather wrefe 100 much for me, 50 1 am again a Tt e bt e Foliysung, 3 T have fhany thin:s to be glad and thankfy] for, Iam glad to’'be able to assis 2bout th house; apd also glad ‘to b ®here the house is warm, for 50 Man, :z- guftering for lack of fuel m- win~ ler. It has been a hord winter for zhe poor, 4nd T am thankful that our band of Sisters are lending’ a helping Hand occasionally, 1 hear that a number of the Sisters, gF some of their dear ones, have bsen ill ‘this’ winter, and same have passed on'to the “Great Bevond.” Ty Bops and bray Dt he-sick may soon be well, and that Our Heavenly Father will comfort and 'help all who mourn for loved ones. e shall all' mies B and his cheery Mandy has my degpest sym- I you gre all conserving, to win the -war. With the scarcity o! - 0il and sugar-one has to con- serve a little more than they want to. ondmons here .ate very serious. %eome are Javing to beg for erwu coal to Keep from sfreezing: and now three thousand laynl.l!sa ar without water on accoynt of ‘kegz ing ol some’ of the main pipe ‘having to bring wa 2 ittie dxmnce to supply ow We are wondefing what next. Lucia: Have you trisd sau.k ng vour /feet in hat water wi #ei Guantity of soda. and sait dissolved in Rlinhnw 4nd Saturday Eve: Where are you' R ipanthe: 1 4 aokty. Jou are. all hewing so mych_trounle, bt the little one will pgmpensate for everything, Best wishes to all HULDY. _MEET OF CLUB No. 2. Dear Social Corner Sisters: How ¥ou all after the awful cpld ‘snap BE Feb. jth? I hope vou have all your ater pipés thawed out, and that you 1l hgve no more trouble in that line n this season. Was sorry it hin- ered some from meeting. with ys at ur gathering at Buckingham Memor- 1 Feb. i1, Just @ few wolds about ) 8s it>may be interesting to hear Bow many were thers—forty in all: 1 got there at 10 a. . and found 2o bme had arrived, 'so left my bun- and went out to do a little shop- ping, returning 2t 10.80 and “found Lucy Acora spreading the table with 8 ‘white crepe paper table cloth which wfl many red hearts all ever it. We wers /busy - trimming with the Secial 5. + quite the' foor, apd after leol for a moment got busy, t6o.- e || &ot pretty well along when' Robin® + “Biusy el every dish 4k usy._until every WAS. - .’ with “Calla Fdly ganelt‘mng 3 uu;m Baked beans; bolleg-ham; ‘carrots, rolis, ptckle',’m, uts, crullerg and various kinds also_stapes. M were pleajed to _see Trid and Scottie thege.. Spry Bird: Your recipe is firie. What 2 happy world this” wduld be if we wouid try until we could get it ftte. 4 wishes, SCOTTIE. ™ them in_hot water. 1 would soak them and really sometimes I felt as if they were baked. I will elimipate all the aures that failed to cure and write what accomplished the feat. This is the eum we found in- the book: Two Nlonu ul water, lukewarm, one cup of bath salt; have water abave the them areund, I lift- 1 up and utes, then Srined dry and s ubbed th ly with castor aif; this process is twice a day, in the morning and also when you eh‘n;c your shoes in 'the. afternaon. e ‘sboes twice in ane My and 1 think wearing sk stockings 2 help, although that may be’ imaginary, My feet are almost weil and I feel like another person. Aunt Mehitable: We should like to hear from yon again. I should like to how if you xmd £0ing. t0 Vermont is summer. My neighbor mét you on nxe train’ and wanted me to inquire where you were. 1 beleve vou were right hu - ala‘chu and t ‘m:fi t‘xgtu; neral amm o 1 think we are coming t when with a1 the talk of Tariy-arty tween a man and wife, should ho cticod 1n the fsists notwonly- on heving new guhns and dresses, but on. baying even: more ‘money than hér hosbasd is paying far the clothies he must weas accompany- mc -her_ while -\n is wpa i one fo wear old clothes am nomical in ‘ nlut, It is nothi; down near Stafford -Springs, and I or_Aunt .Mehitable. I want totell you what to do with -everyday helps-(for the women of the ial Corner). Take an old mazazine in which there are e lot of ddvertise- ments and pute the helpsin the book on the advi pages, and. then you can label - une elps, the other one Cakes and Desserts, etc, FHore is a eood Hot" Milk" Sponge Cake recipe and Pudding made of erumbs Anda Het Milk Sponge Cake—One cup of|in her husband's conditions vMfi rking lnl(ufl Ul (M the reason given is “What is home’ without an old motte that never znu! uu.t Every woman is-a mother, even if she has no children, for she is be- sides a wife a mother to her husband, a chiidless wife it to live no motto ;flllnl’ t. I consider the woman who ipday in- m .| west, in a very fertile country which “matar | Eotacs HOW CRISCO GANS® WORKED FOR CANNING. Dear Friends of the Social Cormer: {This is my firet attempt {o speak in 1 wish to say that I enjoy ‘s very much, aithough so 7 {(nnw I have never met & vou ally. I have many of pes nvad in my hpme-made cook-book. 1 am o former's wite. We live upon ofie of the most beautiful liills of the dear old Nutmeg state. before our marriage I spent some time the inhabitants thereof were very fona ng The Garden of the Wurld. our hills. I think when the author of wrote “I love thy ‘foeks and. vills, thy woads and templed hills” ke |'o; must have had New England in mind | MI think we should all try to *do.our |books natire so well they s, I lke Harold Bell "W lothers T coilfd not Same family, 4 In the year | floy - We enjoy r!;x‘dem: Jnmm Ml : mm Sonper, Harold Bindlogs w“ HOUlEHOLn HIN"I, Dear Social Cvraer cofiee diluted with water w ] little ammonia will clupu nd :&I {black clothes. it saves time and- ld:or “to Kesp' 3 hroom, bru.‘l: and.-dust pan to!.“d. : floor-in the house. Molasses yised-in cooking she: previously beiled -and Mnfl—% l'bmr\'h: th'”;‘W m from silk Al W ve 5] or “‘v-:oldwnhgi:zamvm; eire 1@; 0 other -clgamsing If a lamp, is accide the byrning oil #p water on' it, but thi meal, sand or -Atheg: k. tingulsh the figmes. g If coloreq cottons are bran or starch water.instead of spsn they will keefi }cm u: ut it ini l \:{l Iy K ful o ¥ ater. g 'i-.a"“’ e jen_ wasl are . rops o Biing n the Tad Flatirons \vx Btove if they dre:cove ¥nds of candles s)wu “be "'2} add to the ‘starch oh wash & 4 To save straw mmng ‘meke a eover of outing. flannel Froom when sweepim found to take up the d gaves much' wear nh the mntfifl! i Few people _that“the gas bill may be very much reduced by using a little care in lighting_the gas., Hold the-dighted match to the bumr. Defi 3 very slowly tun on the gas 1t the gas is turned on full forc lying the matgh a sli ensues, which affects the meter du sends it~ forward mapidly. —m=>s A" remedy -for-burny’ is raw linesed oil and eges. half and half, -heaten: 16+ gether and bound ‘on the ‘burn:s - - Best wishes to all. - ' EASTER LILY. WAYS OF SERVING RIGE AN BARLEY. Dear Social- Corner Siaters: Since our necessities for every kind of Mr omy geems to he-as trying-as ditions among the belligerents- the ocean, this advice of -an woman may comiend-iteelf to seniaof you: “What is more, instsad of beil ten tto use vice merely for n;ll puddings” or ad WarRish borders - fer curefes and gtews, ‘They SO outd take the trouble to learn te 460K ‘it iw . variety of ways, #6 that it may ba'ter . tmore commonly used in the. #dturs, “One exgellent _ meuwd, [{ o8 o trying a shredded ?%&m?lgl in' a saucepan, color adding f.v[ab well boiled rice. stirring I with 2 wooden ?En Iy hot this e 3 :z serve or with the addition o( » Hitt ham, -minced {ongue or carned-d “For a meatless day the same is excellent if picked or any cold fiaked flqh Jll ded—on, I -~ preferred, tomato or cheese can he used " W of ¢ meat aor fish. “Now once again all Lh fo0d experts are extolling the ¢ tharaughly. some o0, Mixed with wheaten-8e it not n&l}; v:\nkuh Ny h&g:t scones, it cap same Vay for making cJ' cakes, dmu and pam:&ku nuuu ;'hw!l! "Fot barley is alge exsellent %E atews or served as a Vegetab! ol Ei. Dr, Pediey clliun mt'f l{—- Toasted and )"?d. mo-ft delicious 'wu! s z ge. far easier to digust- ordinary kind.® - 2 ] t* to help what we cap, now that ate really in the war. we should “Hooverize,” “Fletchierize” and econdpmize the best we know how—dlor. e good of the cause Ab«m the sour milk: In. cold large pitcher full in cup or two at & T all it u{ the same quantity of sweet milk, mixing it thorougaly. 'ln this way I have a supply siways on ast fall, in the canning season, my lu)pb' of glaes jars ran short. 8l know how hard it was to get them I had & lot of empt ,Modest in Hie, Dar Lenine demands ,008. to s e largely of himself.—New York