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Weathering Matrimonial Storms Depends Upon Observance of Rules
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Cherished
Preserving
Recipes
Ancient Cookbooks
And Musty Files
Yield Treasure
By BETSY CASWELL,
Woman's Editor.
Today well give you several of
those really old-tfme recipes that we
mentioned last week. These have
been gleaned from century-old cook
books. with the exception of the one
for ''stuffed peaches,” which we
found in an old recipe file that my
aunt had inherited from my grand
mother. If you have tender mem
ories of the contents of the jam
closets of your childhood, perhaps
some of these will bring to life once
more some of the goodies of those
bygone days.
PICKLED PEACHES.
1 quart peaches.
1 cup vinegar.
1 pound sugar.
1 2-inch stick of cinnamon.
Cloves.
Skin the peaches, or if you prefer
them with the skin left on, rub
them well with a coarse cloth to
remove the down. Cook the vinegar,
sugar and cinnamon together for
10 minutes. Stick 6 cloves into each
peach and drop them one at a
time into the boiling liquid. Cook
until they are tender. Remove, pack
In hot sterilized jars, fill jars to
overflowing with the hot sirup and
seal at once.
STUFFED PEACHES.
Wipe freestone peaches with a
coarse towel to remove as much as
possible of the fuzz. Halve them
and remove stones. Mix well to
gether cloves, mace, mustard, horse
radish and a little celery seed. Stuff
the peaches with the mixture, put
the halves together and tie tightly.
Take a quarter of a pound of brown
sugar and a quart of vinegar, boil
together, skimming well. Let cool
and pour over the peaches in ster
ilized jars. Seal and store in a
cool place.
WATERMELON RIND PICKLE.
8 pounds watermelon rind.
3 pints vinegar.
1312 pounds brown sugar.
2 teaspoons each ground cloves
and allspice.
1 stick cinnamon.
Remove the green outer peel and
cut the rind into 1-inch cubes. Soak
overnight in a solution of one cup
salt to one gallon of water. Drain,
place in preserving kettle and let
come slowly to boiling point. Cook
until tender, then drain and set
aside overnight. Combine all the
other ingredients in a saucepan and
boil until sirup becomes thick. Add
the rind, cook for 10 minutes longer,
pour into hot sterilized jars and seal.
SPICED GOOSEBERRIES.
5 pounds gooseberries.
8 cups sugar.
2 cups vinegar.
2 tablespoons cinnamon.
1 tablespoon cloves (ground).
1 orange, grated rind and juice.
Top and stem the gooseberries,
add other ingredients, and let stand
for several hours. Bring slowly to
a boiling point and cook for two
hours, until thick. Pour into ster
ilized jars and seal at once.
Soften Piano Tones
Where greater volume is desired
from a piano, there should be no
carpet under the instrument. This
is especially true of a grand, which
gives off sound from the underside
of its case. Conversely, in a small
room a carpet under the piano will
soften its tone and keep it from
being too loud.
Proper Mattress
A properly made innerspring mat
tress supports every portion of the
body evenly.
My Neighbor Says:
A combination of orange
sherbet and chocolate ice cream
makes a colorful and delicious
desert.
The most important part of
the preparation of desserts is
the serving. To be appetizing,
hot desserts should be served
really hot and cold desserts
cold. It is inexcusable to place
a chilled dessert on a hot plate
or a warm pudding on a cold
dish.
If rubber gloves are sprinkled
on the inside with cornstarch
or powder they will slip on more
easily.
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\ —Don't
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Don't look stubby in
long shorts and shirt
tail out. Avoid color
contrast unless a slen
der young sylph.
Do make legs appear longer
in short shorts. Have natural
shoulders rather than too
broad. Match shirt and shorts
for height and slenderness
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New Pest Invades Lives
Of Eastern Canines
By MARY ALLEN HOOD.
It was a warm afternoon, and Pups, sitting peacefully on the lawn
of his country home, was lazily snapping at flies. This pastime was one
of his favorites, and usually proved interesting to all concerned.
In the neighboring meadow, suddenly a cow bucked, and starting
running in circles. Finally she fetched up against a convenient tree
and began to rub herself on the rough bark, in a frenzied manner. Pups
watcnea witn detachment—but that*
didn't last long. In his turn he
gave a sudden convulsive leap, and
departed, making anguished sounds,
at full speed for the house. ,Once
there he started rolling on every
rug he could find—for he, like the
Across Me meadow a.
col,/ bucked
cow, had been bitten or stung by a
particularly vicious fly.
And the matter didn't stop there.
For this very special fly had a
method in its stinging. At the
lightning moment of contact, Mrs.
Fly had laid an egg just under the
skin of Pups—as a sister of hers
had done a minute or so before on
poor old Bossy.
A lump developed on the cow's
hide, and similarly, on Pups’. Later
on. an unpleasant-looking maggot
left its bovine incubator, and de
parted to complete its circle of ex
istence. Pups was not so fortunate.
His maggot wouldn't hatch, and the
site of occupation became infected.
For days the family applied wet
The creature is t
ca//eo a."U/cxrble F/y
compresses and pressure to reduce
the swelling and inflammation.
Finally surgical aid was resorted to
—and Pups and the unobliging mag
got parted company.
Investigation revealed that cattle
men in the West and in South
American countries have long been
familiar with the warble ox fly
(commonly known as the “gadfly”)
which deposits its eggs beneath the
skin of animals to serve as incu
bators. It has been known to try
the same trick on human beings,
when they could be got at. But it
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New Set in Rose Filet
By BARONESS PIANTONI.
Isn’t it lovely! The simplicity of this filet design for a buffet set is
as refreshing as the dewy rose itself. It matches a runner and cloth
which our readers admired so much.
The pattern comprises full information and instructions; also filet
diagram.
Ask for No. 1497 and inclose 15 cents. Address orders to the Needle
work Editor of The Evening Star.
is rather a shock to find that now
the creature has come to Washing
ton and its environs, and is laying
seige to our poor dogs! As if they
didn't have enough trouble already
with ticks, fleas, baths and repel
lents!
Apparently, there isn't much pro
tection available. The one favor
able point is that any dog who has
had vicarious motherhood thrust
upon him will notify all within
hearing distance in no uncertain
terms. So, after such an air raid
signal, the owner can be on the look
out for the tell-tale swelling. Try
to squeeze it out gently, removing
the larvae if there is no infection.
Otherwise, wet compresses should
be applied to soften the area, and
a thorough cleansing of all dis
charge is indicated. If you don't
like the looks of things, take Pups
to the veterinary. Maybe that’s the
safest course, anyway!
A Child Has
No Business
With Guns
Even Toy Weapons
May Be Harmful;
Up to Adults
By ANGELO PATRI.
Shooting at a mark is always
challenging, but strongly so in child
hood and youth. Boys are fascinated
by shooting games. I dislike seeing
a gun of any description in a child's
hands because guns are made for
just one purpose, killing. With that
idea children can have nothing to
do, should never have anything to
do.
But the shops show the guns, one
with rubber-tipped bullets, another
one with a string tied to the projec
tile. Arrows are also rubber tipped
to assure mothers that they are not
dangerous. Well, be that as it may,
if one of those rubber missies, or the
rubber-tipped arrows, finds a mark
on a child's face, he is going to think
himself hurt. And he might be
right.
I should hate to say that all
target practice should be counted
out. Many boys become quick and
true in their aim, and enjoy their
skill in target practice. If one can
be sure that the target will be "the
only mark, and that there will be
no “hands up" in the game, it might
be allowed. But the assurance that
the target shall not be of the human
variety must be made doubly sure
by the watchful presence of the
supervisor or teacher.
Somehow a gun, or any of its
relatives, stimulates a boy to shoot,
or pretend to shoot, his companion.
Many a simple target practice has
ended in a hunt for the robber
bandits, which is not so good. My
opinion about the whole matter is
that guns should be taken seriously
and if boys are to be taught to
handle them at all they should learn
the art under the watchful eye and
skilled hand of the expert. And it
is not necessary to begin that train
ing with a boy of 5. Make it 18,
and everybody will feel safer and be
safer.
mere may be occasions when a
gun in the house is necessary, or
it may be necessary to have it there
always. When this is so it must be
kept out of sight and reach of
children. Don't take that as a mat
ter of course. Don’t let long habit
make you careless.
Children take quick action, most
unexpected action, at times, and we
must be on guard whenever there is
a gun anywhere in the house. If
they have to know about it let them
know too, that it is locked away for
safety, and that father himself is
afraid to have it about. Don’t be
loud and brave about a gun when
there are youngsters about. They
dearly love to be big and brave too,
and a gun has great dramatic possi
bilities.
Definitely New
When in a hurry, try this way of
frosting your cake before baking:
Sprinkle grated or finely shaved
sweet chocolate mixed with coconut
or broken nut meats over the cake
batter just before it is put into tne
oven. When baked, the cake is al
ready to serve.
Hints for June Husbands
Should Prove Helpful
Through Married Life
Being Considerate at Home
Is an Important Factor
In Happy Marriage
By KAY CALBWELL and ALDEN HARRISON.
This is an all-request program. After reading one of our recent
columns listing some of the quirks and irks which produce dismal dates
for maids and men alike, a masculine reader suggests that we use the
same technique to pass out hints to young husbands and wives.
“After all,” W. S. M. writes, “there are a lot of young marriages nowa
days and a few •Don’ts’ from you might help these couples weather the
storms of matrimony. I’m not a married man. but I’m sure I'd read such
a column just as quickly as if I were. At least I represent one of the
potential husbands!”
Very well, W. S. M„ you asked for it! We’ll start off with a few of
the faults too often found in young husbands. You can be very sure that
you'll put no joyful gleam in a wifely eye if—
You adopt the theory that there's no sense in chasing a street car
after you’ve caught it. So-called courting must not end with the wedding
ceremony. That's only the beginning, boys—only the beginning!
—You show little interest in your wife's efforts to make an attractive
home.
—You invariably have to see a man about a dog when there is a shelf
to be put up, furniture to be moved or a light plug to be repaired.
—You fail to notice her new hat, except to ask her sourly how much it
cost. <•
— i uu re always too urea to iaxe ner
somewhere in the evening. Pry
yourself loose from that overstuffed
chair once in a while. Remember,
he who vegetates is lost!
—You compare her cooking with
your mother's or that dispensed by
the Busy Bee Restaurant. Even if
she can’t do anything more com
plicated than boiling an egg, at
least tell her that she boils the best
eggs you ever ate.
—You bury your head in the paper
at meals and during the evening,
letting her sit in solitary communion
with the rat or the radio.
—You imply that she can’t be
trusted with more than 60 cents at
one time and dole out your money
like a king dispensing favors.
—If she continues to work, you
complacently let her carry the
double load of money-earning and
homemaking, and accept it as a
matter of course.
—You either continually carry
home all your office troubles, or else
never discuss your job at all, im
plying that she's too stupid to un
derstand.
—You discuss the other girl you
used to date with a little too much
enthusiasm.
—All the dirty jobs are left to
her—arguing with the landlord,
stalling the installment collector,
and finding an inexpensive gift for
your impossible uncle's birthday.
—You're never on time for meals,
or you're always starting some irrr
portant job just when dinner is
ready.
—You leave your socks and your
shirts lying on the floor for her to
pick up.
—You allow her no personal pri
vacy.
—You don’t bother to remember
your manners with her.
—You are jealous of her friends
and her relatives, expecting her to
have no life and no interests apart
from the great and all-important
you.
—You forget to kiss her good-by
when you leave her, or make the
kiss a cool and absent-minded peck.
—You contradict her or argue
with her, or make fun of her, in
front of others.
—If there's a misunderstanding,
you sulk or rant instead of discus
sing the difficulty reasonably and
trying to iron it out.
—You have to have your own way,
or else.
There you are, you brand-new
benedicts! We could keep this up
for hours, but these few quirks and
irks will give you a rough idea.
Next Saturday we'll ask you newly
weds to turn the other cheek, so
that we can bestow a slap on the
distafT side. . Until then, happy
honeymooning!
Our Quest for Beauty
Important Not to Neglect Skin
During the Summer Months
By HELEN VOGT.
It was a hard fight. Ma, but at last we’ve discovered the secret of how
to keep from wilting in the- summer. At least we've found part of It
a very important portion. It seems that cologne is the answer and more
and more women are discovering that the "cologne-conditioning" idea is
one that actually works.
In fact, many women have their own ideas about the application and
use ot this very helpful beauty aid.'
Keeping a bottle in the icebox works
like a charm, for it emerges cool and
icy and feels unbelievably invigorat
ing when applied. Any number of
business girls keep a bottle in their
desks, and vow that it does more
good than their afternoon soft drink.
And as for traveling, try rubbing off
with some soothing fragrance after
you've journeyed weary miles and
you’ll spring back to life like a
streamlined jack-in-the-box.
Among our latest discoveries is
a package that should suit your
needs along this line efficiently .and,
we might add, inexpensively. The
set holds a slim 2-ounce flacon of
eau de cologne and a box of dusting
powder in the same fragrance. It's
small enough for you to carry along
with you on trips, keep in your desk
drawer or stow away in the com
partment of the car. What's more,
it will make an ideal gift for your
hostess, provided she hasn’t already
bought up a stock and equipped
each of her guest rooms with it.
You’ll find this in two fragrances—
one a rich, spicy aroma: the other a
sweet old-fashioned variety. And
since you know your own preference,
the rest is up to you. Don't forget,
however, that a bit of cologne dab
bed on temples, wrists, arms and
throat will chase the temperature
lower than your Monday morning
disposition. . . .
Thrust under our nose at the
same time that we unearthed the
cologne and powder set was an
other item that seems particularly
helpful. It’s a new liquid brillian
tine created to add a sheen to your
hair as well as to preserve that
particularly snappy coiffure. Avail
able in two shades—blue for light
or gray hair and rosy orange to
make dark tresses glisten—it is per
fumed with one of our pet aromas
and manages to do away with that
brittle dryness without making your
hair sticky.
Convenient, too, is the manner in
which the product is packaged. It
uses an atomizer device that you
can work with one hand while the
other is busily engaged in getting
that pesky curl just right. Simply
spray the brilliantine on your hair
and be amazed at the efficiency and
economy features that this method
of application can produce. Need
less to say, you can buy refills of
brilliantine at any time, so you need
buy the atomizer contraption only
once.
So many women have asked us
about a masque that is safe, effici
ent and economical that we've done
a litle poking around on the subject.
What we've uncovered is the prod
uct of one of our well-known
beauty firms and the joy of it is
that it comes in a new smaller size
that you'll be able to afford even
after you come back from your
vacation. For a “new face" this
summer, cleanse your skin thor
oughly and apply this masque to the
face and throat. It’s rich and
creamy and will make your skin
tingle and seem to glow with a new
firmness. Takes about 20 minutes
to dry completely, during which
time it does its beautifying work.
When it is washed off, your skin
will feel cool, refreshed and as
smooth as velvet. Personally, we
recommend H before starting out
for that very important evening.
You can apply it while you're doing
your nails or taking a tub and if
you’ve been finding your skin rather
sluggish and full of blackheads,
this should do the trick nicely, with
practically no effort.
Most important, remember that
in the winter you hear a great deal
about the effect of overheated
rooms and raw. biting winds on your
complexion, but in the summer ” the
results can be just as bad. though
tiie causes are different. Hot sum
mer sun, caked make-up and long
automobile rides with the wind
whipping your face to a nice leath
ery surface is not a pleasant pros
pect, so don’t slack up on your
quest for beauty—even though you
take a vacation from other duties.
For Crackless Linoleum
Keep linoleum in a room of mod
erate temperature for one night, at
least, before laying it to help avoid
cracking.
Wing-Sleeved Model I
Most Adorable for Tots
If Crisp Fabric Is Used
'I9I7-B
By BARBARA BELL.
Cool and fresh as a spray of pink
flowers, this simple little frock will
be adorable in batiste, lawn or ging
ham for everyday, and in dimity
or organdy for parties. The very
brief sleeves, standing out from the
shoulders of your cherub like little
wings are slashed for coolness—and
to show the adorable tops of her
plump arms.
This design is easy to make. Prac
tically the only detailing is to put
in a few stitched pleats that give
it a charming flare. Any mother or
doting aunt can speedily finish it
with the aid of the step-by-step sew
chart included in the pattern.
Pattern No. 1917-B is designed for
sizes 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 years. Size 3
requires 2*; yards of 36-inch ma
terial without nap for frock and
panties; 3 yards of braid; 2>2 yards
binding: % yard contrast.
Send 15 cents for our Pattern Book
and choose from more than 100
smart and original designs! For aft
ernoon and for daytime! For your
self and the children! You can make
lovely things, so easily and inex
pensively, with these patterns, each
including a step-by-step sew chart
to guide you.
Individual Service
Individual meat loaves will bake
in about one-fourth the time re
quired for a large-size loaf. Bake
meat, fish, chicken or vegetable
; loaf mixtures in greased muffin pans,
custard cups or small-sized baking
dishes.
Starching Curtains
A little light starch improves the
appearance of thin wash curtains
and helps keep them clean longer.
Starch all the curtains for one room
at the same time so each will be
of the same stiffness.
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WASHINGTON STAR.
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Manners
Of the
Moment
One of the world's worst road
menaces is the driver who honks
and yells and fusses to pass your
car, and then the minute he gets
1 around you slows up. He usually
; cuts in short, too, and forces you
almost to stop while he straightens 1
himself out with about an inch to
spare between your bumper and his.
You'd think that the only legiti
mate reason for passing another
j car on the road would be because
j you wanted to drive faster than the
! fellow ahead of you. But that seems !
to be a reason that was buried with
! the horse and buggy. The idea now
seems to be that you pass a car be
cause it is the thing to do. Every
body does it, so why shouldn't you?
Probably there's no reason why '
you shouldn’t. But why not invert
the question? Is there any reason
why you should? Ask yourself that j
and you'd not only help the safety
campaign, but you'd be helping to
raise the standard of dispositions j
among car drivers. JEAN. I
Property
Sense Is
Needed
Consideration for
Other’s Treasures
Must Be Taught
By DOROTHY DIX.
Dear Dorothy Dix—About six
months ago a young woman with
two small children moved into our
neighborhood. She is very charming
and my husband and I have seen v
a great deal of her, but now trouble
has come between us on account of
her children. I have beautiful fur
niture and try to keep it as nice as
possible, but when these youngsters
come over they simply wreck every
thing in the house. I have asked
their mother to restrain them, but
she thinks I am a crank about such
matters because I have no children
of my own. When I told her that
I don’t want her to bring the chil
dren over any more she quit speak
ing to us. This hurts me terribly
and it must hurt her too, as she
has no other friends. Other people
have dropped her for the same rea
son that I have. HEART-SICK.
Answer—Many or us have had to
choose between a cherished friend
and her hoodlum children and our
household goods. And it is no re
flection on our taste and judgment
that most of us choose our furniture
and let the friends go. Because any
woman who in a civilized country
brings up her children to be savages,
without any regard for the rights
and property of others, is lacking
in all sense of justice, in all con
sideration for the feelings and com
fort of others, of every quality that
goes to the making of a lasting
friendship.
No matter how delightful and
charming a woman may be indi
vidually, if she lets her children
play circus with the chairs whose
needlepoint covers you spent years
in making; if she lets them smash;
your china and glass and draw pic- -
tures with a pin on your mahogany
tables, you naturally are not willing
for her to bring her brigands into
your house. You can't afford it.
Yet mothers seem to think that
you won’t mind having your place
wrecked if their little Johnny and
Sally did it. It is nothing but lazi
ness that makes mothers let their
children grow up without being
trained to respect furniture and to
handle delicate objects with care.
And, little as mothers suspect it,
they are judged by their children’s
manners—which is something for
mothers to bear in mind.
-CLIP THIS RECIPE
Crab Meat
RECIPE OF THE WEEK
TESTED AND APPROVED BY THE
MCCORMICK CONSUMER BOARD
2 cups crab meat ; 1 tsp. salt; 1 tsp. f
McCormick Mustard (Prepared Eng- j
lish Style) ; *4 tsp. McCormick pad- \
rika; *4 tsp. McCormick pepper;
*4 tsp. McCormick celery salt; 2 |
tbsps. butter ; 2Vj thspa. floor; 1 cop j
milk; cup bread crumbs.
Mix crab meat well in bowl with j
salt, mustard, paprika, pepper and i
celery sail. Melt butter, add floor, j
stir in milk slowly to make a white
sauce. Add crab meat and spice mix- \
ture, place in individual molds, top
with bread crumbs and bake in mod
erate oven 3bQ°F for 20 minutes.
NOTE: — To ret best results with any
recipe, use the best spices—McCormick a
They're cool rrourwl to preserve the rkh
exseutlsl oils that ruaraniee fine flavor.
Ask your grucor tor McCormick Tea. rtplcaa,
Extracts.
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