Norwich Bulletin Newspaper, December 10, 1921, Page 9

! NO ONE GROWS EXCEPT HE REACHES OUT AND UP SOCIAL CORNER TVENTS. Dee, 14T Ne, 1 meets at Frank- U Hall, Imaatic. SOCIAL CORNER POETRY. The Stay-st~Hoeme. h'- village knew Ler as & :lfi:“l:l. :flc. Low-voiced and patlent wi r hus- baads wars, Basy through all the umeveniful days Fhn w—;uu:-‘ éutles that made up Toe'd marTied youag, & qulet, seber man, Not ome to talk much; satisfied to sit And smole Nhis Dipe of evenings drowse a Bt Il sow thoughts on the little store he ran. L ‘ e times were hard the yesr they mar- ried, 8o They tock no wedding trip, but walte ed, The vears had semehow drifted by, and Bt Jen!.mwmmm. never s S0 they [ived tegether, He ané she. The childres grew up, mariied, went awsy, Things wen: along from quiat day to came to-tidy up Yy he Dottom of her boz ‘of Singapore— from some with e and red & & dound of & Bit of paper 7 dagped That e Nall W ke 12é the leug veesrd of eur Years is fnd en- s 16 our credts gaall sazolled? Ang what we 523l Ts t3s jewels of our B Teng ofien, mentloned duy and seil well. Peet. ANSWERS AND INQUIRIES. WALDENBES n has made. AUNT MART JANE: Your name 2as Ssen adddc e Soctal Cot It was e slightly WOULD LIKE TO REPEAT TRIT. Deas : T was glad to 2 ehitable. | repeat our| PETERKINE. WASTS DIRECTIONS FOR CRO- CHETING JUTD BAG. Thear Sosis] Cotne- Sisters: Althéugh ? ¥avg not written 107 3 ‘ong time I have interested in Teading the let- ' sach wee 1 was zoing ror send my reelse Twest potato ple. but eo fany exesilent snes Bave Desn given that will only say See 2 rounding tadléspoon of flour in sises of cach agg omitted i recines. Wil soxmo sister send directions 1 te bag with Irish they maksé nleq would alse ‘tke : {#ome epeetators who had dropped ~ patahiwork quilt and our share of Its memorable contributions. Personally, I would thank Rhody Lewis for sending in this poem. 1 have found muyeh foed for thought In it and no doubt maay other gisters and readers will agree with me that it is good to revive eld times. Ia cenelusion, use the best parts of worn bath towels for wash cloths. Cro- chet or buttemhele stitch around the edges te keep from fraying. — Best, wishes. JENNIE. e RECIPE FOR DEVIL CAKE. Dezr Soctal Corner Editor: I would lilte to he'a member of the Soctal Corner. Wil send yoy u cake recipe which s Devil Cake: Put int oa saucepan yolk of one egg, !llt cup of milk, two squares of chogolate (er two tablezpoons of eo- coa) ; cook until thick as cream, stirring all the time. Take fromi the stove. put In.g plece of Lutter size of an egg, 3dd ome cup of sugar, one-quarter teaspoon o2 vanilla, one and one-half oups of flour, @ teaspoon soda, half cup of milk Beat white of egg last and foid in, CAROLTN. et CARAMEL CAKE. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: I Lave been interested in the So- cal Corper and have many friends and relatives. who belong and I wouid ltke very much to become a member. I am sending & recipe for caramel cako as one of the sisters was asking for 2 vecipe. I nave made it a great maay times. Caramal Cake: One cup sugar, ame tablespoon buytter, one besgten egg, ome Lalf cup grated chocolate, one cup milk, twp cups flour, two teaspoons cream of tarter, one teaspoon soda; cream butter, sugar and egg together, put the grated chocolats n a saucepan with hali of the Wik and let simmer on the stove umil thlck. Remove and twhen cool add that to the butter, sugar and ¢gg and put one teadhocn soda dissoived in the rest of the milk, ! i3 a half cup, aad add the flot amiar Beat n layer or loaf. 1 alwegys use a white frosting. 1 Impn that Twilight Wil righf and she probably will capes the wastc basket Best wishies 9 all succeed ail i this es- TATTING. A COURT EXPERIENCE. S 1.Corner Friends: Those of read tl apers of late ow that there is at least one jurywo- man fn the west who has convictions and e courage to stand by them. Should I suggest to the brethren that possibiy We women are not so vacillating as we &7 3aid te De they would doubtless re- %t that this woman is oniy the ex- ption that proves the ruls so I will be Only ence in my life have I been 2 a eourt reom and thén I was the: 25 a withese. It was & very primitive affair, 0o jurymen or women, only 2 jus. tiee, twWo ‘awyers, a jew witnessez an no doubt t4 pass away an idle hour and enjoy the fun should there be any. ' No one’s life or liderty hung in the bal- 2pcs. It was only a book account affalr favelving a few dollars and ! was there because I happened to be the bookkeeper . I observed several things and enfoyed myeelf Immensely although at tha end of it the judwe 4idn't decide he cdse as T should have. At times I it sorry for him'as he didn’t séem to know what evidence he ought to admit ES what he should rule cut. For the 0st nart he scceded to the demands of the lawyer Wwho talked the loudest® “thunder™ apparent’ kaving more t with him than the “still, small volce. I erjoyed the quiet tomed =zt- torney’s quotations frem Danicl Web- ster and Shakespeare. especially when he remarked ! scathing tones to his opponent that his tallr reminded nim of the plav, Much Ado About Nothing. Weil, the arena was small, but the twa lawyers fought lke tigers and glared at each oth so feroclouslv that at tmes I felt a bit nervous. Fortunately Just at the helght of the excitement din- ner time arrived and We were excused for a sn ight strengthen the 1] 2 Physieal 3 It was then that I received a shock from which I t recovered =zlthongh twenty passed. As 1 went out I two lawyers, but a few mo- ments before tulrsting for each other's blaod apparently, sauntering aiong. arm | In arm, like lovers. To me it was a glimyse hehind the scenes with iis con- sequent disillusionment. In spite of the shoek received I am glad ¥ went “court- ing” onee. anyway, and am wi o again if T have an oouporty though I am not esvecially de: belng a Jory woeman as 1 e o s narrow oak 1ally, “epensibility very Keerly o 0 . & merry Cheigaf TRARK sou, “Grang Juror, for yeur e POSARY. Now, Etta Barber, won't you take | vour pen and give us some points on the 4 St | opportunities, 12 any, that the librarian FWAY THE PATCHWORK QUWLY o o vMmage lbrary has in inpuleating & BECALLS, tagte In it¢ patroms for worthwhile Des Sigters of would just ke to Soci# Comne: angther suggestion lending exe to borrow agreément to 20 disnosed, lw: went to Mr. aim the money, With thig! e aaluy: “I did met Te- n tor I knew. as you did that your wond of sgreament is w0t to e depended upon.” js appesis t8 me where & person ar6ves himsel! Li€ owWh Yorst enemy, the $ééms that ave sent The Cémuer page eadh week, ang ug& q 3 s every “biocke™ ] T, than grandmothery woyll e, [a 2 meme- =al of itseif, Many plensaf incidents an‘mangg a3 we look on & #mail piece 2§ bine chamdrar, = foral design of print alieo, & & « gingham apron, It ke :;.’h 3 of Bistery - 0_.*&1«' u!’g‘:fim :‘:r'uin w were o the Fourth of July gu— and ok ! what & good timp wWe had day. Flene is andther ¢ of & o yemember quite wall. ¢ had Ty 't became tom n & very é:‘z: plage and aMerwasds ungv a«:hu?‘ As we Tecofmizc angtiber e Which: malies o pretty block wy ses mither agaln a9 We ¢id in yéuw » @ayg % that familiay dress ghe W ibgut the heme, Busy at der houaehoid o 1 hoes remindess ate not all thare is to 8¢ old patehwork quilt, for In many Ages we had our carly lessens in sdwing, Llosks and learn- 2 few times when LY some =mons ef yztiencs % with the We fognd it i ‘.gu thtead the ‘:.T. EY “t?ql' 15: }v?.} the ! afly en wo pricked owr témder fin- ineou in the 1ibooks and wem't some other sister tell | of benefits to be derived from ship In o woman's olub (esp: the country) apd how such a ciub may be of usé fn & community. Hoping T am fot’ a wishin, ember- X too much and g .tae Corner all sucess, EVELINE BURR. — GREETINGS FROM BREEZE. Dear Social Cumner: It is o long time =ince I took up any epacs in the Sogia' Corger columns, I laok for other names with which I am acqualnted but ¢o net ses them:. ,Am wondering I# they have taken new names or if their time has Deen taken with vacation, company and iouschold dutlec and time has thus sifp- ped away ag it has with myself. I never have attended but ome of the Social Cor- ner gatherings and then T wenmt with Tiéy Addly wWho o suddenly left our midel, 1 enjoyed the day very much. Méat of them Were strangers but they did not 'st you have that feeling long. Tapy made you feel at home and as one of them I met many tast were friends of my friends. 1 wiil just speak of the borrowing hab- and give a little amusing incident. I have never been trodbled with that kind of meighbor, but when I was a small gi my meéther was much annoyed in that Zl!. One family was always borrowing ut mever feturning. One day two of the smaller children of the famfly came in and handed her § small parcel, say- ing, *“Here {8 your wustard Maw bor- rowed rext year” It proved to be gin- zer that was boffowed many weeks bde- tore, A Banéx receptacls for paper baze that come from grocedes i3 mada by taking Bedficking or other stronz mater- izl sd¢ut 14 imehes wide and placing of mame 46109‘1' Make it any ey § letizth and plage there'n t)a bags of different slzes 33 you emipty tem. WHabg In pentry wiers &t will he ‘aandy when needed. __ . BRREZE s RKOIPE FOR FUDGE. Segtal Cormer Sisters: 1 have reaq the Social Cotner for a long timg and wiah to beecome & member. I am sending 2 recipe«whivh I have vsed 3 number of thnes and hope that the vs will use . 'Phs recipe is witite . (ingh) good | ' ' i chiocoiate (about ome-fourth cup grated). | Mix sugar, milk butter and chocolate in 2 saucepan, let it melt ilowly bring to 3 boil and bhoil about tem minutes, o until 2 little forms 2 little bal when dropped in 2 cup of cold water, Add the vanilla, stir a few minutes until siightly thiek, wrn at once into if-eased tim piates. Cool and cut into biocks. If it crumbles and is sugary, add half a cup or more hot water, melt boil again and iry as tefore. If it should not be hard enough it may be boiled 3 second time, PANSY. PACKING DOWN FARM RAISED MEAY PRODUCTS. Socigl Cérner Sisters: As buteh- cring o approaches we are lookirg forward 1o doing again with our perk what we did for the first time last year ang¢ which wag the most satisfactory way we have ever kept it. Soon, af- ter making the saunsage We iried it light- 1y and packed it in ctode crocks of the two and three gallon size, leaving a weighted plate on top which helds the fat eéntirely over it umtil it hardens. When we take out 2 meal to fry the fat ieft in the spider is poured back into tac place from which it {s taken and re- seals it. We slicad our pork chops and packed in the same way, also the hams, without euring, simply saiting each plece a lUttle as when frying' for the table. Thess kept perfastly mnd were fresh flavored to the very last, We 2lgo pack- ¢d a few roasts. Al except the sausage took some extra fat to ccver them bat 2all has'been gweet and good to use since cleansing with hot water and raw pos tate. We have just fnished the ham and sausage packed 2 year age and the tast meals sgem to be the best. With po- tatoes pared the night before and cereal started and cooked over night my jars of chops, ham and saussge have made D¢ many easily and quickly prepared breakfasts when my husband has gone away to work early and Lables wanted to be washed and dressed in time for eating with us. I have packed Hver in the same way for 2 short time and know of no reason why it, teo, should not keep indefinitely. We clean the trine frem our own beef and fried it keeps best seaied in glass jars In the last: water in whieh it s bofled, using na vinegar nor acid—oaly 8alt and pepper. To those wWho are ac- customed to home-cured tripe nething in the markets ean cempare for wholesome- ness and ve ish occasionally, Canned chicien, beef, tripe and ail the pork vroducts make & good variety from hleh to choose one's meat when far irom markets. Hoalg this will be of real keip to someone, 2s the Corner re- clpes and suggestions Deay are to me. incerely, * THIRTY-TWO. CLUR No. 1 MEETS NEXT WEEK. Soctal Cormer Friends: Club No. 1 meets st FramkMn hal, Willimantic, Dec. 14. Please bring your plate, knife. fork and spoon. also food as usual. These that wish to exchange gifts throurh our Christmas exchange brirg something not costing over ten cents We none for a zeod attghdance and that the other clubs wil yenresented. T want to correct a mistake the nrint- ér mada in my letter Jast week. Tnstead of “miniature horse~” 1t should yéad ‘miniature houses.” THEODA. RECIPES AND A PRETTY LACE. Pear Editer of tha Soeclal Commer: T have wanted long hefore now to join thie Covmer, but somehow I have put off writing. 1 surelv have had seme very pleasant times the meostines, The letters writtan bv slsters are verv Saturday T loelk and wrn first page. I am not muech of 3 writar. hut I will try and send some of my recines. Cushion Cak cun cream, one little salt, ome teasmoon sodfa, smoon lemon, two cream tartar (tea- snoons), flour to thicken. Take half and ad4d two teasnoans cncoa, TWo teasnoans mo'assas, a lttle snice, (cloves. nufmee and cinmamon). wart a little while (6 or 7 min,) then put in the light part. Sugar Cookies: One cun shortening. cup sngar, two eses. thres table- snoong milk (sweet). one teaspoon soda, two teasnonns cream ar, one tea- n vanilla, salt, two cups flour. Graham Mufin®: Two ezes, two tea- snoons soda (seant), two-third molasseg thres cups graham fi cun wheat flaur, two cups sour mlik, one half teaspoon salt. Cocoa Cake: One cup sus: cun butter, one egg. pinch spoon vanilla, one-half cup sour ome teaspoon seda. four teaspoons coa (dissolve in ‘lttle hot water), and one-half cups fleur. There wisa is a very pretty lace for coliars, towels and center pleces, etc. 1 have made ft séveral times for collars. | using No. 30 thread. Ch 18, Ist st In 11st from hook, 4 1 st. 1 D 4 sl st over half of this rinw. turning to start. Ch 7, 1 sl st in 1st ¢h turn, 3 sl st, 1 p. 4 slst, 1 4slst 1p, 3 sl st.'over these Tochs 4slst 1p. 4stst over remaining h of ch 16, 1+l &t In 11th st.} from hook. L4 Upper Bdgo—1st row. 24 c. over re- maining st of ring ¢h 6 2d c. AUNT MARY JANE. TWO LETTERS AWAKEN INTEREST. Dear Soclal Cornerites: Here I am again. I wes so much Interested in some | of the lottere last week. First, Silent Stranger wrote of West Greenwich R. L. and T wouwd lfke,to know Jf th the differant interasting and everv forward ta mv mnaner Soctal Corner one two ezes one tea- miik, co- one so, I have been in it many times, as my father used to CATry corn there to bel ground intg m My grandfather was well known all over that part of Rhode o Teft L. Barber of Lewls | 2 burg. of about there houses, cated two miles southeast of Liberty Fac- tory. Do you know any of the people living thers 30 years ago? Of course I don’t remember is long ago as that. And then Oplielia wants te know what we think of 2 woman who would break the sea] of a lotter belonging to another? Well, I do net expect my ehildren or my hushand to open a letter addreascd to me. and I gertalnly would not open onme of thelrs. After they are onened we pass them around i they are of general in-| terest., A person wha Wiil not hesitate to open 2 person’s letters I should expect to dock into my pocketbook OF anything sacred to me. If respecting other peo- ple's rights were more generally ob- sorved, theer would be less buainess for grand jurors and justioes. @lad to see Ma of Greene Gables' let- ter. Yes, ueed to Yo Rewben’s Wife, hut nrow it iy equal suffrage. We must learn to stand on our owm feet and shine (?) undér cur own light. Well, my four orphans have gone—twe girls ‘to Hartford and ghe two bove to thelr grandmother's at Goodyear, and my fathily i normal again—seven n num: Der. T will ciose. to s page next GRAND JUROR. HOW TO USE UP YOUR PUMPRIN& Dear Editor and Soclal Comer sis.! ters: There are saveral different ways of cooking pumpkin besides in pies -of which I will send you a few recipea bur first will tell of pie. Sisters make for your pext Social Corner pienie a Social Corner pumpkin ple “that is different” For a large pie use one and a half cups of stewed pumpkin, twa-thirds cup of white sugar, eune tahlespoon of meldsses, of ona-Rtal? tea- innsmon. Stir thie all togsth:| éx, then 2ddPone well beaten: egg, ¢Re can of milk, eliv and beat well them pour in | in” We went in, thef into booth, fixed NORWICH BULLETIN, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, '1_9,21 a rich crust and bake !n 2 moderate oven. When cold spread top of ple with tart jelly which has been stirred with 3 spoon and then sprinkie cocoanut on top. Green Pampkin Pie: Choose 2 green Pumpkin fust showing first streaks of yelléw, cook and rub through & colan- der, thep te each pint of pulp add three- fourths cup of sugar, on¢ tablespoon butter, ome tablespoon of flour, three tablespoons of vinegar, one teaspoon of cinnamon and a lttie alspice and one beaten egg. Bake between tWo Crusts This tastes very much like green apple ble Pompkin Pudafng: To four cups of cooked pumpkin add two Cups of milk, two wel. heaten eggs, ome cup of sugar, one teaspoon each ginger, cinnamon end grated nutmeg. Mix well, dot with butter and bake in a slow. oven one hour. Good either warm or cold. Baked Pumpkin with Bice: -Arrange 8 layer of cooked pumpkin in a greesed baking dish, caver with a layer of boil- ed rice, then a thick spreading of white sauce. Repeat until dish is full. Sprin- kle tap witlr eracker crumbs and butter. Bake yntfl brown; serve as & vegetable. Pumpkin Mefiins: Sift together two cups of flour, four tablespoons of sugar, teagpoon of salt and two teaspoons’ ol balking powder. Add gradually one cup of milly and one beaten egg. Stir in one cup of cookeqd pumpkin ard bake in muffin tin Pumpkin Raisin Tarts: Mix together one cup of stewed pumpkin, one-fourth cup milk, four tabespoons of sugar, one- half teaspoon of ginger and cloves, one of cinnamon, one-fourth cup of syrup and one-half cup of chopped ralsins. Line tart pans with pie crust and fill with this misture. Dake in moderate oven. Pumpkin Preserve: Try a small amount of this first to see 1f you like it. Sliee very thin the desired amount of pumpkin and to each pourd of slices add one pound of sugar, one-ha¥ cup of lemon julce and the grated rind. Mix well, let stand over night. Cook slowiy unttl tender, then careful'y skim out and let them stand for two days. Put Into jars with just enough julce tc keep moist. Beal. L. H. K. ] THE TRACKLESS ROAD. * Dear Social Corner Editor and Sisters There are 80 many iuteresting ard heip- ful things in The Sccial Corner I leave g everything Saturday morning to reaa them. Nothing hinders me ecxcept the ringing of the doorbell er telephone. I am a lovef of nature and there arc so many beaytiful things around us if w would only pause, look and listen—the beautiful flowers trees, vines, birds, sun- shine, the blue sky above us, and the rain. How often on 2 rainy day we hesr it said: Oh. what 2 disagrecabls, wet; dzy! But what should we do withou the wet days? And if we palise think, after the storm the tranquil sun, silver stars when the day is done after the gnow the emerald leaves, afier the harvest golden sheaves—and the beauti-| ful moonlight Often I st on the porch at night and watch the glimmer of ti ful} moon over the restless waves of ol ocean, and the lights on some oceal going ste making its way over the| trackless road, and marvel ai ths won-! drous works of God, and the words of Tepnysonu come to my mind: Break, Break, Break! On thy cold gray stones O gea; and T would that my tongue could atter the thoughts that apise in me. nes cover the rough' the ones I love best are ive 3 wealth of bicssoms Tom early June until Jack Frost ar- in autumn, such as naswrtiums, zinnias, pansies marigolids, balsam, or as our grandmothers called them, lady slip- pers, and last, but not joast, asters and chrysanthemums. I have pansies in| bloom in the garden now. Dec. 4. 1 had the pieasure of meeting one of the Soclal Corner sisters recently but was unable to guess her pen name. I fcel we shall be fast friends. Perhaps when she writes again she will glve me a_definite clue. Thankg to Silent Stranger, ¥ have heen by the old Bly house a number of times and always strained 1y eyes to cateh a glimpse of the sights and cagerly listened for sounds sald to exist thére, but was never rewarded “for my trouble. I, too think if one had the! courage to investizate, 2 swingng door on creaking hinges, a loose pane of glass or tHe sun or mooft shining on a window would proved to have been the witch. T know a man who lived in that locality who Was going home ome dark night and close beside the footpath stood a dark object. He walked up within i cistante and gave it a kick wi . 11 cowhide boot. The object pik ol be nothing more or less than old leather top baby carrlage left beside the path by some children who had a pla house under a nearby ~tree. Another! night he wes going home as usual nad saw semething in the brush beside the path which he thought must be Satan himself, for it kad horne. On investigat- ing he tor his father had sold to a neighbor. He! had put her in the bara and feff her a| mes, henee the reason far, not getting out of the way. If he had hastened away and told what he had | seen without Investigating two more, stories might have been added to the Bly | legends. i | places in nat: the ones th ! it was an old red cow that| For fear of the waste basket, 1 will | ciose With best wiches to all. I am INTERESTED READER. VIEWS OX ELECTION, AND OPEN BORROWING, LETTERS. Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: We to take a paper v these “words e top: “Hew to the let the chips 1 whegs they may.” { Arimle: Many thauks for the pretty you sent me from the great ‘city of York. Some say “Out of sight, out nd buys a card, | writes your address on it and a message, | then last, but not least, put on a stam; ing to spend resl money to do this, 1! just want you to know here is a friend that appreciates the deed, and seme poet said: “I think it does a person good to be remembered so.* Our city &lection is over and we la had the pleasure of castiug our first bal- lot in & on. The men and e demoocratic party three large square fastened to the rent place Two were black letters, the (hird white with red letters plain enough to be read it riding by in an auto or if Without your glasses, Informing ail where their, keadquarters W Tho other parfy—men met In one house, ladies in another—all near bv wur voting piace in a barn, but net used for real barg purposes now. It said on out- side of one door on big card, “This way ballot, then out ths ‘afher baliot to man at box, had name—but not our age (how {Mnkful we shoyld be), then 2 maa said: “Pass out this' way.” and card on doof said “This way out” but not as conspicuous as the other, and not a few were bothered a bit | in getting out. Why do we not have | woman te tend ome box? I spent sawe time at the republican ladies’ headquar- ters apd was surprised to know some| lving mear put off voting to the last| minute, aysing the active ladies anxiely, and two ladies living mear positively re- fused to g0 and vote, They Were offered a lady egeort and a ride in an auto but it was no use. After golng through the trying ordeal of being made a voter, they did not use the right in a city election. How we differ! = g As to borrowing, Ophella, T've had a little experience in the past, loaned bed- 1de, ‘to ybu persenal ! working ecross-stitch mottoes for ma*her J feeli | steip of the dark color for {2 total cost of a faw names did not commence with the same better. A neighbor of ours used to have a tea borrower. She paid 75 cents per pound, and when the borrower returned the tea she said: “I only paid 46 cents for this, but thak you'll like it." We are put in the world for some use to some onc. Perhaps we should feel. complimented to be considered of such value in the: community. The woman breaking the seal of the letter of another pereéon must have been curious. How could she break the seal | without detection? To do this, if sent| through the mails, I've suppozed was 8 state prisen offense.. Y was taught from ' cariy childhood by my mother to let things alona belongidg to her or anyone | else, Sometimes I wonder what opinon “our mothers would form of children at the present time, Some mothers canpot take their children into some kinds of stores becatse they cannot make them let the articles alone—dishes, for illustra-| tion. 1 prefer to read my own letters first, and it would depend on who wrote it and who read it and what the contenta | wers a8 to my feelings about having somecne open it. Also it would make a d'fference as to how she came by my property. Are we too gelfish? —_— DEVIL'S CAKE. Dear Soclal Corner Friends: I caw where Twillght wanted =& recipe for Devil's Cake. Here is one we use ana like it yery much: Mix together In a saucepar one-half cup dry cocoa, the beaten yolk uf one egg and one-half cup of milk. Put over the fire and boll, stirring 70 a thick paste, then take' from the fire, 2dd a lump of butter size of a walnut, one cup granu-| lated sugar. one-half- cup mik. two tea| €poons baking powder, one teapoon va-' wila and last one apd one-half cups of flour sifted twice and the beaten white of | the eze. Bake in quick oven. Wishing all a Merry Christmas. M A 8 I — A HEART TO HEARY CHRISTMAS : TALK. Good morning, Social Corner Editor and Soclal Corner Sisters: 1 wish tn- Stead of writing thig letter I could say ) just a few words con- cerning Christmas. I hope you all be- lteve in the old fashioned Christmas— the Lkind that begins weeks before hand and’ is: somehow assoclated with €now | d wind-which Whistles under ths wag- on wheels, with frosty panes and smai. noses pres: against them, with sirings of eranberrles In the shop windows, rows of dangling fat turke; and the sound of sleighbelis in and under every g Christmas is really a day to be loved, quite apart from its real significance. It is such eery, jolly, whole-hearted sort 2king you love the pea- nut-vender, and the newshoy. even If he is late with your Bulletin, and your nefghbor’'s di eable chi'd with the hare lip, and sickly Fauntleroy curle. 2lmost as muck as you do your kith and kin. but {t ssems to me that some of us, in the modern endeaver to conserve ¢~ ergy and tims, and conscientiougly weigh vaiues, are in danger.of losing & the old-fasnicned Christmas past all possibllity of ever finding It again. It vou have been consiZering limiting the Christmas expression to a few p ents for the children. with folks yoursalf haste Tese the grown included left out, repemt Don't lose Christmas out of n the ca'endar. It is children's day o be sure, but that means it is a day/ grown folits should becoms chfl- dren. Surel not the only ome who woulq If he six vears old axa'm, as ‘Home over. and et din-balls for father. e money In my tin bank e ald get brother a batth and shuttlecock, and sister & minia- turd ten-set in three pleces of Brittan- niz metal. There can never be any Jen- fon to me In any degree eaual to it imnortance and the number and ove nd counting dore in quality of its thril's. If you. too, are conscious of a wasm bout your heart at the memors Feldman Brothers 44'MARKET STREET WHOLESALE GROCERS Are distributing all food products of best quality, at lowest prices. " Specialfor holidays to the trade. about the Christmas tree your face will be 28 joyous as anybody's. Why, I have twoiittle dogs I send presents to. Betty and Chummy are their names and they have presonts like the rest of us. Almost a Christmas germon, you may say. No indeed, just a warm hearted message from one of the family, for we are one big, friendly family, are we not? I, who write, and you, who read, and a’l of us who read and consider to- ether 86 many pleasant and interesting things each week. I hope you feel this. as I do, and that, as the days of the new year g0 by we may grow closer and YOUR CHRISTMAS PACKAGES, Dear Becial Corner Sisters: Den't wait untll Christmas eve to mall pesr C‘hrln]nu package. Mall it 28 early as possible, writing on the package, “Not to b b £ N opemed gnti) Try to go to the post offiee m the morning to mail your package the esriisy the better. Be sure and tle the packase secuvely. It will bo handied many times before mh. its destination. Write platnly the address to which you are ssnd. :l“ the package and your own returs ade eSS, cloger together In interests and in - friendship in the Corzer. heJUre and uwrite your own retura ITTY Lou, |adress on all parnel past mateer. Don’t guesst at the postage and heve your friends pay the pos due. Don't eover the face of the package with Req Cross stamps or seal f ‘paresl 1post packsges with them. It ratses the | rats. i WOULD LIRE A OHRISTMAS OF &0 YEARS AGO. To the Editor and Sisters of the Social Corner: Weil now we are having the kind of weather that keeps us more or less 2t home, and it's really the time of th the year I enjoy, And, furthesmore the;!hOUsands 01_r" es of mafl. time wher we can try out all the lovely | B2 25 brlef as possible at the counter. recipes in The Corner page, for now coal DOR't keep some one elra walting by ask. or wood fires are golng 211 tihe time.|iNZ 2 lot of foollsh questions and un- . Wasn't Thanksgiving day a coid and |R¢cessary questions. dreary day? Outs'de, 1 mean. For in- VIRGINTS side of a good warm house we enjoyed APPLE PUDDING. Dear Saclal Corner Sisters: Fere iz the day better. Lucy Acorn: When I make apple snow a reclpe for an appls pudding thet 1 think you will like: use 2 big tart apple, grated instead of haked. Some French peonle eall this “Three-quariers of an hour” “For it|* Pars ang sles elx snples tnte & pude dine dlsh, put In Ra'f & cap of wmter, ha'f a cup of suwar an1 a2 penerays takes a while to beat up. Single and Bleased: I have enjoyed mere than cne afterncon off as you ree- | -nrinkiine or nutmeg or mace. Roll fine momende: “i"htaniik craskers 2nd cover ever the Primroge: I gecept your chailenge for|'a af tha anw'ss Ant the rrasker cyowide bringing & suet pudding and also the ~anarous’v wi‘h hutter. Bava in 2 quiske sauce to go with it for The Corner plc-inven. Ba sura that the apn'ss are cook- nic at Wildwood park next summer. If =1 soft and the erackers want to Be 1 can't go myself. T will send 1t aleng. |~~ism and hrown. Mole a hard ssuee ang Bug: I have been over the roads in Aavor with vin''a This makes a goed Canterbury some, and enjoyed the tripa, | ssrving for fuur peorle. but one view that one doesn’t forget very CADT quick {s when you look eut from the e’ turn in the road at Hampton HI bafore AT +A WART sA™R GRAVY. you start to come down that long hill to| o, ey e P g0 to Brookiyn. Now many more will be| - 077 Coer mAUar: Au T awm nar naws, T ho: s A te hanama A e v wome ttma. But & Ba courteous to the post office men who serve you., Ther are handling 1 hean wal f mristmas calls up, ‘make up your now, to provide a new set that e just as satisfying and as joy- Plunze at once into the Christmas at. mosnhere. smueele packages up and down stairs. hide them under the ssare reom bed, and in the old hat box on the [ and in the shoe bag, on the door. and sez you loose no Joy- hich Christmas can vouchsafe. And remember all the folks—svery one of them. Not with the substantial presents you have thought It imperative o give, but with a jar of your currant 3 loaf of snice cake, 2 pot of slins thrifty pants. a half dozen . a handkerchief case made from bits“ef linen wour ecrap bag has furnished, a cake dolly from the same source, or anyone of a hundred other s'mple things that you can work en at odd times In kitchen or sewinz-room. and slin out of sight when discovery threate hesa sre tha sort of pressnts whieh restore the old-time thrills which s berry dishes and expemsive manicuré sets. and ll'ustrated gift books had threatened to extinzuish and as “Ja- rette,” says, why not nut the ehildren to 1 work, and the countless thinge children |each round. will .des{fed slze. it onlv a|ches across. love to do. anyway, things real'y lighten vour burden, little, and give them a chanee te work off that enersv Into “trifles” that will make the Christmastide perfect, Making gifts is just as iInteresting to tiny fingers 2s to older, more canable Te are ways and ways, tots can be Included in ecrets” of making thines for somebody. Card board and a few §trands of bright woo's will be neces- sary for a pest eard holder, that both b and girls will enjoy making. Ute that two cards about seven inchss lonz. On ne eard mark ahout an inch and a half from the edge. and cut out zround the ; This wil serve as a factng be- hing which the card board is placed, the chiléren do all the work a&s far possible. Place both together, nd holding them tightly pumcn hoies 211 areund the outer edge—an inch from the cut-out line of first ecard. - Then, starting at the unper corner of one of the short sldes, sew the cards toeether il the bright wool (or baby ribhen) across the bottom and up the other short side leaving the ton onen to insart the card o™ snap shot of ths little “ar- tist” If preferred. Of course there must be 1oons of wool or rihfon-so it can be hung up. If the. children are ‘ookinz forward to 2 Christmas tree. let them help to make the trimmines cevering the nutse-or snools 'with tinsel paner or tinfoll. The chiifren can do that easy. They can make the paper chatns—and 2 resl Christmas chain of holly leaves. For the lanterns, take a glossy fin- ed bright paper, cut it five Inches square, and paste half-inch bands of ng color on onpesits eides fold through the middle so the cdges are even. After that cut through the folded edge, making slits about o quarter of an inch apart, stons ping at the dark edge. Paste the two outside coloreq cdges together, their én- tire “ength so that the daorMer stris are at top and bottom, and add a half-inch a handle. These will make a tree guite festive at ennles when hung from the branches. The paner chains are made from half-inch strins of col- ored paper. pasting the first strip to- gether to form a ring, and {hen drawins the end of each succeeding strin throush able te go that way on zeeount of the new hgaway. 2 | I have tried out recipes for beef suet e e pudding. T had very geod Tuck, teo, and, T 4™ 078 Ferv cond witdn ae Miriee :::I will make it quite often. They are| ., gend in 3 resima far saur ewaew, And new we are having so many wone | TIh TRV he uksd with an- Wiad derful letters. IT! wager the editor has|™®at: vame Geh. in foct was thinew that to do some thinking to be able to choose | 274 CAM Wrve 8 evavy whh. T¢ raw the letters for the monthly prizes meat ix vead hatl in geléad water with Sfver Locks: Why mnot give us al”7ia™ Umit rooied. 1 emt wmv meat in Christmas of 50. years ago now. We of: ™™l Wasea. Weve emonet heoth tp tive younger gemeration complain when “*"™V* HLNGE ‘e she geanr st nf S we have 50 many things that are €0 much ; """ of death 243 ona ex=. ‘hres tahle handier than 80 years ago: but those """ of sn=ar and an~n~h flaur fo women were more courageous and brave ' ™2¥e very Aev afiar heati-s ace and than any of us today. And now all we have to do is to buy the b'ggest part of what we use. They were wonder{ui Nouse- keepers and cooks, 4 7 remember 21 years ago | was at my grandmother’s houss out on a farm in Province of Quebec. No oileloths. lights, bathroom, furnace. modern plumbing or any o‘her Improvements. but there werel barrels on barrels of apples potatoes, turnips, carrots and other vegetables. Tn the creamery, she called i, were good rich milk and cream, honey in comd and some straimed. Home made cheese and butter by the crockful. In the morn‘ng we had fine buckwheat cakes er whole wheat cakes with honey and all the milk we could drink. When we wanted meat, she had sheep In quarters in the meate house. ch'ckens In the coops, big porks around the back of the barns. and whe could make baked béans or any kind of soups like grandma did? Not ue mode ern cooks. Isn't that true, sisters? EMRCHP — CROCHETED TWINE BAG. r Cernerites: I have greatly en- joyed my twine bag and thought some of you might ilke te make one. I am-send- ing divections: [ 4 Chaln (ch) 4, joint and £i! this ring with 12 Q@oubles (d). 2nd and 3rd rows—2d4 In each ot From thie point work !n trebles (t) round znd round, not jolning rows, in- creasing a stitch whenever necessary to keep the work flat about stz times in Continue until you have the This bag measures 13 in- Make anothér circular piece the same size and join the two with a straight side nléce which ia 2 inehe= or moré in width and made In deubles: leave g&n am opening at the ton (this s done by having the stra'oht side plecs 20 only two-thirds around the eirem- lar dises). A handle of plain crochet fs now made (thia sheu'd ha one ineh tn width) and attached to the top. The bag is now ready to be decarated by two small worsted roses made bv the Afres. tlons elven below. A pale pink rose and a lavénder ross towether sawed on one slde af the hag rear the tanm, mabe an affeativa fin'sh. The hae, whan finfehed, regsmbles the narohment *head™ af hanin—enlv, of canesa, {t Tas an onen. fne at the top mada bhy not havine the aldeg (which envrasmand ta tha wielel navt of a banjo-head) come together at tha tom. Th Crashat a Wool Rose: Ch 6, end iotn fn rine, ch &, Sarand ronna, 5% 1¢in Mee oh Ranaat fromM fonr timeg Tafn wivh €Hn stitch (s] &?) to ® 4 of aha™n 5 ot hesinning of round, thus forminz six spacss. Third raund—(1 A, 4 ¢t 1 &) jp feer Epeca, vaneat in asch smaas af pannd Wourth raumA_oh 2 fues wark and cAteh PramnA first enala af 23 canmd i o' ot o & astch around next spoke, and ranaat araund, Fifth round—(1 4, 6 ¢, 1 d) tn each spana. It wem with ta mata a waretad lanr s 2aTare $hasn Amacttane Tesf: (hatn & &+tn 1 gt and maka 1 4 in asch af et € @5, 1 at I end e, 8 @ Aown othee gide of chaln, 1 o st in #hat was qlinnad, Sacond raw—i 1 in azah g ranma tast with tweq avtra gMohee In molnt. Jofn oh fie sfam amd fasten These bags are inexnensive to malke. The twine usel should ha of ths saft and “fumv’ variety rather tgan the hard, emooth Eind. Two bal's of twina will make fhe beo—if thav are laree halls. A Hieht buff color ma'as tha prase tagt hae It vom wish to ~lve an av. tra finishine tonsh hostda the roses vou cap Work a raw gf danh'sa fn aelamad yarn geanhd tha top af thr hae Creres cnttan imateaa of yarn cdn ha ussd far tha faral daseeatioms but the woal i smarter. Cro-het the bae ‘anesly Some o wame easas, ding, ergen, books amd clothespins untll |the previous rinz before pasting the my hysband made a stamp With eur |end. 5 initial eit it and used to heat the ifon 83d! And when Christmas morning comes burn' the Jétter apehoad of the pin. andland you-see the joyous vouss €00 they ceascd to bOITow pins, a6 ourithe heaps of mvsterious bundles aR women line them with anlaral ai's o match the roses and this Mning shows through the erocheted twine verv ofae. tively. crmar naw tata aromet oinaear ta thin ‘hix to ahant tha thistmacs of eream Reat all tomethar and 873 tn meat and Trath and et eanlr stferles aecasianatly WAl thinkanad Trama cama Ama i tey thic and remart haw thae Tika it Tt in S | Marrman ek, TOM rala fa iname tha Srat fonr tettarc of name, whick 18 also my niek n [— TET vue Wewrve . Dear Soclal Cormer Sisters: Let the sunshine ‘n. Get all of the sunshine you can In your windows at this time of the _vear, snd It will be all the better 8¢ | Some of it vets into your hearts, also. { Open the windows of your hearts every lday and d them with the sunshine iof love andgoodwiil. It {s almost impossible to give your plants teo much eunshine at this time of the year. Do not he afrald of feeding your eas- pets or upholstered furniture. Sunshite is more valusble to you and to yeur fooms than carpets that have not fsd- ed. Thare ars women who have faded fn thelr early womanhood because have steadily shut the sunshine out ef their hearts and homes. Oh, these davk and eloomy rooms! Oh, thess homes in which the shades are closely drawml How dreary and depressing they sme! And how Areary the life in which there s no sunshine—nothing but gloomy and so'fish thouzhts! Such lives are utterly without beantv ad they take from !n- stead of udding to the deauty of the wor'd, The writer has never known & gome ulne lover of flowers who was of o meofy, brosding. selfish and surly &e. position. Rea! flower lovers generslly have sunshine In thelr hearts as well a8 in their homes. Fling us ull the shades and let the =la4 sunshine come tn. Don't forgst Pa has 2 birthday Decem- Ber 14th, Yours for svecess in the Socfal Cor- ner. BONTE | PEVIL'S CARE. Dear Hoetal Carmer Sicters: T saw the Satur’av Bulletin that “Twilleht™ wished a Devils cake recips. Here lo ome * which T think is very good: Devil’s Cake: Mix torsther W » saucenan wne-half cup of Ary eoeos, the heatan k of ore seg anll onesha¥ cup of swast wilk. Put over fire and stir earaful'v to 2 thick, smooth paste. Re- move from fre and add hutter the sise of 3 walnat, a_cum of gvanuiated mrear. ama-half ~up of setr milk in whish hae hean Alesalvad ane taasnoon of salerstas, ona tessncon of vom and ome and one-ha'f eung of flo~ s'ftad twice. Rake in moderats aven in two laverr. R serve the white ~¢ Mo ege for the lefng. Beg felnz: One cun sranniate] soe- ar four (a%lasmaons watar: hall tamether untli §t Wreads. Pour this upon the St beaten white of crr to ®which = salsnoon of creem of tartar has ben acdel. Raat wntil cool. T'avor to tasts. Twilleht: T hona you wiil have good luck with vour cake. Here sra few epitaphs I had given ta me tha other cay: “Flere lles my wifa Salfe. T.ot her le. She'e at seaca—an? s am T “Here lles mv wife, Sa'ly Soxton: Sha was 2 wifs who naver vexad me: T esn't sav that far ker at the navt stane™ “My @ear hushond—1 st this mong. et In MamEwe af vou : ¥ hane it will Ba Plaseing to (304 end to weu™ Fans to <ae all the eisters 2t the Dee cember meeting. RTRY BEE. Koy Cro-tion Nowadavs Here 13 the key question: What ia the nicest thing vou can rossibly & for Christmas?—Boston Globe. A lot of valuabie time is wasted tryin; to make poople over inte