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mfSSmyi BEAUTIFUL ENGLISH WOMAN REVIVES OLD FAD his vineyard to bud, blossom and bear fruit. God. bless you, dear. Madge. (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) o o ' FIG AND NUT JELLY Wash, a cup of pulled figs in cold water. Put over slow fire with two cups of cold water and stew figs until tender. Skim out figs and to the juice add one-half cup of sugar and boil until it is like thin syrup (there should be one cup of liquid). Chop figs and one-quarter cup of shelled pecans not very fine. Soak one-half box of gelatine in one cup of cold water for half an hour. To the gela tine add half a teaspoon of lemon juice, and to the fig syrup add one half cup of boiling water and one half cup of sherry. Strain through fine sieve or piece of cheese cloth. When nearly set add nuts and figs. Turn into molds and set in cool place for three hours. Serve with whipped cream. SPRING ONIONS The onion is considered the most valuable of all cooking flavoring ex cept salt. It possesses strong irritant properties; is diuretic and stimulating and is supposed to promote sleep. The ypung spring onions are most delicious cooked. Pell off first layer of skin, clip the green tops, lay in cold water for half an hour, drain, put into saucepan with hot water just to cover them. Cover tightly. Cook until tender. Salt after- cooking. Drain off water. Cover with rich cream sauce and serve. May be serv ed on toast same as asparagus. o o SURE METHOD Miss Young (to old conductor) However did people get along when the street cars were unheated? Old Conductor Well, Miss, we had one sure way of raising the tempera ture. We would carry a woman half a block further than she wanted tof go, and it would be hot enough for a while, believe me. I '-'. ii ik -J - ' !- ,'-Jv " . - S, rcKioness Townshed j Oh, girls! t 'Cherries are ripe. Anyway, they soon will be ripe in the shops where you buy your dainty ornamental confections. The Marchioness Townshed, one of the most-beautiful women of Eng land, has set a new style that of wearing-upon her fair head a spray of glistening red cherries and green leaves. New style? Oh, hardly that, for doubtless Mother Eve doubtless adorned herself thus in Eden, but" let us say that Lady Townshed has'revived the fad.