Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 193, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 August 1910 — Page 3

W OMAN'S REALM

A BRIDAL LUNCHEON NEW IDEAS IN TABLE DECORATION AND PLACE CARDS. How the Hostess May Eas«y Evolve domething Attractive for Luncheons, Teas and Dinners Connected With Marriage. Every hostess takes pride In Investing novel and pretty decorations for her luncheons, teas and dinners, and she takes special pride when the guest of honor is a J’oung bride or bride-to-he. It Is never a difficult matter to evolve something attractive for a festivity connected with marriage, for there are so many charming designs that can be used—cuplds, hearts, wedding bells, wedding rings and the like. At a recent luncheon given for an engaged girl the color scheme was pink and white, pink being the favorite color of the The hostess was the latter’s closest friend ■and all the guests were intimates of •the two, which made the luncheon a Very jolly affair. The chandelier, above the table, was festooned with pink and white tulle, and suspended from it was a large (golden hoop simulating a wedding ring. From the hoop streamers of pink and white ribbon stretched to each cover, held in place there by tiny cuplds, each cupid bearing a card ■with the name of the guest to whom the place had been assigned. Bride i'oses filled a cut glass bowl in the center of the' table, were clustered in vases and bowls on sideboard and inantel, and nodded in banks from the low window seats. Yellow luncheons are very-appropri-ate when the guest of honor is a bride, since yellow suggests sunshine. At one such luncheon in early summer last year a wedding bell covered with field daisies with yellow hearts and black-eyed Susans with yellow petals hung above the table. A big flat dish

BOXES FOR THE BRIDE’S CAKE

Come in All Shapes and Sizes, and Practically at Any Cost to Sult. The statement that it is not what is done, but how It is done, that counts, verges on the trite; but it is particularly applicable in the little things that contribute toward a pleasant time for wedding guests. A wedding cake is no longer kept for weeks and weeks; it is cut into little pieces and sent or presented to the guests and friends of the happy pair. Just how to give this in an attractive form is sometimes a question that clamors for its answer in the rush of the last few days. Boxes can now be purchased at stationery departments of any large store and the accessories are within the reach of the majority of brides. There is a charming little circular box that looks like a miniature wed-

well worth having. The ends of the bow are gathered into the tops of tiny silver bells. Perhaps the heart-shaped box of white is more appropriate. This should hold a heart-shaped piece of cake, and the top of the box should be tied down with broad ribbon, fastened under a rosette. Square forms are always good. The addition of a card with the best wishes of the bride and bridegroom is a little personal touch that is well worth while. Through the knot of ribbon a spray of asparagus fern can be slipped. It lasts for weeks and gives the freshness that is desirable, especially for boxes that are to be sent away through the mail To the friends who are present there can easily be given a spray of

leaves with a iblossom from the 'decoration of the {table or rooms. [Tied with a gold or silver cord, a

ilong, narrow box will hold a fresh [sprig of flowers. People like to carry [with them some part of the festivities. iThe mania for souvenirs still prevails. ; Of course, the custom of having the jcake cut by the bride herself can be

can be boxed and tied by a special committee of friends and distributed to the guests before their departure. 1 As to the dreams that may come When the fair recipients sleep with [the bride’s cake beneath their pillows, -who can tell whether they can vie with the pleasure of receiving it in so charming a form?

Russian Braid.

Coarse Russian braid is used a great deal for trimming coats and gSpM.

ding cake. ( When tied with white ribbon or with the silken cords that reflect the color scheme of the decorations it is

easily - observed, for during the reception following the small pieces

of old brass, filled with yellow lady's slippers, stood in the center of the table, and a wreath of daisies andi smilax followed the curve of the table, just inside the plates. Daisy festoons stretched from the chandelier to the four corners of the room and daisies and black-eyed Susans and tall feathery grasses were banked on the mantelpiece and massed in earthenware pots of quaint and unusual shapes. The place cards at this luncheon were tiny yellow satip slippers filled with rice, the little card with the name on it half hidden in the rice. Other pretty place cards for engagement or bridal luncheons are hand-painted designs showing a girl’s head framed in a wedding ring, cuplds peeping through a heart design, or twin hearts pierced with arrows. A woman with some skill in water colors and a certain amount of invention can easily paint the cards for < luncheon and, knowing the fads and fancies of her guests, can get in little personal touches that will enliven the luncheon immensely.

DAINTY TULLE WAIST

This dainty waist is of white tulle with embroidered dots. It made with tucks and trimmed with bands of soutache embroidery. The yoke and cuffs are of plain tulle, made with fine tucks.

RAFFIA TRIMMING THE VOGUE

Gives Extremely Effective Touch to Many of the Season's Styles in Millinery. Many of the new hats in the looser weaves of straw we being trimmed very effectively in- colored raffia and velvet flowers, the raffia being covered with net of the same shade and arranged like a scarf. Raffia comes in nearly 25 shades, and where an unusual color must be matched, the white or natural colored can often be dyed to the exact tint One girl tried for days to stain exactly a rather bright blue raffia, and after falling with all sorts of paints and dyes succeeded by dipping the natural-colored grass into ordinary washing blue. With the help of raffia and net very modish hats, indeed, can be trimmed entirely at home, for even the velvet flowers can be made with practise by the amateur. Often the raffia and net will match the straw of the hat, with the flowers in another shade or in black or white. The variations are endless, and all are pretty.,

Gems on Lace Restore Gown.

For the restoration of an evening gown, so that it may do duty during the summer dancing season, sew gems upon the lace. Laces when cleaned frequently suffer most In the elaborate gown. They are fragile and reach the repair point while the gown is still good. Then it is that glass gems or large beads come into requisition as beautlflers as well as patches. Used discreetly they will cover most successfully any small darn or rent, and will at the same time enrich and often recolor the garment This adding of a new touch to the half-worn article of apparel is frequently truCr economy than the rebuilding of a garment, with new materials which usually attain almost the price of a new gown.

Fashions for Boys.

An occasional suit in heavy pongee is seen, even for the boy of ten, and this, too, is self-trimmed and finished with the strictest tailor effects, as a first-class outing shirt for a man would be. The waist which older boys are best pleased with has a center box plait, and one or more pockets. A heavy leather belt, with large buckle and a soft tie, often a Windsor, are the usual accompaniments to such suits. Low, rolling collars are provided for the boy of 5 of 7, but a high turn-over form is preferred for the older boy.—Harper’s Bazar.

For Elderly Women.

Elderly women's costumes in dark or black ottoman or bengaline are among the latest to be shown with severe tailor finish. They are exceedingly rich when made up with narrow flat band trimming of satin, and finished with inch buttons of crocheted silk.-—Harper's Basar.

SAY BUSH IS AMERICAN LEAGUE’S BEST

IF EVERY player on the Detroit team could play ball like Ty Cobb and Ownie Bush, the Tigers’ shortstop, there would be no doubt who would Win the American league championship this year. But Jennings isn’t fortunate enough to have a team of Cobbs and Bushes. Consequently there is some doubt whether he will be able to overcome the lead Philadelphia has on him at present. Fans are figuring however that the Tigers will finish as good as second. > Bush has been a great help to the Tigers ever since he donned the Detroit uniform. Some of the experts say he is the greatest shortstop in the American league. He’s a sensational player and covers a world of ground. Nothing seems too fast for him to at least get his hands on and the batsmen of opposing teams have had many a safe hit spoiled by his work. Bush’s worth as a fielder doesn’t show In the averages. He reaches and break down so many hits that another shortstop would never get near that he is charged with many errors. His all around ability makes him the star shortstop. He is a good hitter, one of the best men in the league on the bases and plays the bag wall in addition to his marvelous fielding ability.

“Sheriff Mullen, of Navasota, Texas, was the most obstinate club owner T have ever met,” says Jimmy Gilman. “There are people, I am sorry to say, right here in Cleveland, who actually doubt the full and absolute truth of some of the stories I have been telling about the curious and wonderful things that happened in the baseball fields down In the big state, but every resident of old Navasota will swear to what I am about to tell you now; “Ted Sullivan sent us down from Dallas to Navasota one day to play Sheriff Mullen’s team. We had been guaranteed $250 and, as all our expenses were to be paid, we took along only two new league balls. The Navasotas came on the field with only one, making three altogether. “The outfield in Navasota was simply one big pasture where Sheriff Mullen’s horses, pigs, cows and sheep grazed at will. Among the animals was a pet broncho, and I noticed while we were at practise that this broncho would start in mad pursuit of every ball batted out near where he was browsing. He chewed up two or three old balls used in the warming up period and I began to get suspicious; “ ‘Please take that palfry to the stable and lock him up,’ I said to the Navasotas’ owner. "‘Not on your life,’ Mullen said. *He’s got as much right here as the umpire or you yourself. Moreover the home team makes its own ground rules down in this section of the state. Don’t forget that. No, sir, broncho stays right where he is.’ “It meant SIOO extra for us if we won the game, but there was nothing for us to do but to abide by the home club’s rules. “So far as the game Itself was concerned it was a cinch from the start and we had them 17 to 5 at the end of the second inning. “All this time the broncho had been nibbling grass out near the fence and paying but little attention to the players. In the third inning Virgil Garvin, the Navasotas’ pitcher, hit a fly that was muffed by our centerflelder. The ball rolled out by the fence, where it was immediately gobbled up by the broncho. *

“Another new ball was put Into play, and the next batter up for Navasota drove a three-bagger to left center. My outfielders had no chance to retrieve the ball, for the broncho was after it as soon as it left the bat and had chewed it into a shapeless mass ten seconds after it struck the ground.

OWNIE BUSH.

The umpire called it a home run and we let it go at that. “We were still far ahead of the home team, but I had forgotten that we had but one more ball. In the next inning there was another long drive to left center, and once moi b the broncho pounced on the ball. The outfielders seized the anima; l and tried to wrest the ball from its mouth, but the sphere had already been well masticated and was beyond redemption. The game had to be called before five innings had been completed because there were no more balls.* “The fans demanded their money back because they hadn’t seen a full game, but we afterwards learned that this was just a little bit of stage play, put on for the purpose of fooling us. “The umpire declared it no game and we finally compromised by accepting $l5O instead of our $250 guarantee, and our SIOO extra money, and all cause I could find nothing in the book of rules to prevent a club owner from pasturing a ball-eating broncho in his own outfield.” It was a full year before I had a chance to get even partially even. Then, one day, we played the Navasotas in Texarkana. Our half of the ball park was in Texas and the other half in Arkansas. One of Sheriff Mullen’s players got rough with one of my men and was arrested. Mullen tried to get his player acquitted on the grounds that the assault was committed in Texas and that there was no law on the statute books of that state making'the assault a misdemeanor. “I got a.surveyor to take measurements and he found that the assault really occurred in Arkansas and Mullin had to pay a $lO fine.”

Five times in the history of baseball has a first baseman gone through a game without having a put out. In the contest between Pittsburg and Chicago recently, Hofman of the Cubs did not have a put out His only chance was a throw from, Tinker and he dropped that It was the first time in the history of the game that that record has been hung up. Here are the other four marks: July 21, 1861—In New York City, First Baseman Mutuals in a game with Alpine. ' August 6, 1891—McCauley, first baseman of the Washington American a»> soclation team, in a game with Columbus, 0., club. May 23, 1906 —Jlggs Donahue of the Chicago White Sox, in a game with the New York Highlanders. August 12, 1906—Emerson, first baseman of the Monson, Mass., team in a game with the Stamford, Conn, club.

Bill Dinneen, who at one time was a star pitcher for the Boston club, more recently with St Louis, and now one of Ban Johnson’s umpires, is making good at that Job. Dinneen is right on top of all the plays, and there never will’be any overruling of decisions while he is at work with Tom Connolly. They both work together very well. Dinneen has been going along so well that the American league has boosted his salary. In view of the fact that the new home of the White Cox in Chicago Is very large, and It will be possible to hit a home run to any field Inside the fences, it Is believed that they will be at a disadvantage, for it has been some time since Chicago had a homerun hitter of the caliber of Harry Davis. Sam Crawford, Stanage, Engle, Jake S|ahl and others. Hughey Duffy, however, says that he Intends to remedy that fault next season, having Instructed the scout* W sign up nothing but home-run hitters of the “Home Run Haggerty" and "Swat Milliganstripe.

MUST BE HANDLED GENTLY.

Real Lace Easy to Spoil If Proper Methods Are Not Employed In the Washing. Possessors of real lace are oftep afraid to trust the cleaning of it to strangers. But it can quite well be done at home if the following hints are bbrne in mind: The great thing to remember is that' soap should never be rubbed on lace. It ruins the color. Dissolve in warm water enough soap to make a lather. Add a few drops of ammonia, and put the lace in it. Let it stand for ten minutes. Souse it up and down in the suds, and squeeze it gently between the hands. Never rub or wring it, as this is apt to break the threads especially if the lace is very fine. Next put it into another lot of suds, prepared in the same way, and squeeze it until all the dirt is removed. Rinse it in two lots of clear water. Genuine old lace should be steeped In warm milk for at least half an hour and then squeezed dry. This gives it the correct yellowish tint.

Baked Fish.

An excellent way of preparing fish and one which you will use often after having once tried is to bake the fish tn salt. Take any large fish, as shad, whitefish, etc. After removing scales and drawing, wipe thoroughly and lay back into shape. Line the bottom of a dripping pan with coarse barrel salt, which can be obtained from your butcher if the grocer does not have it, and lay the fish in this without seasoning. Now pour salt over the fish until it Is completely covered, patting it into shape with the hands. Put into a hot oven and bake from 40 to 50 minutes, according to the size of the fish. The salt will cake and can readily be broken away, the skin of the fish coming off with it. As a seasoning prepare a white sauce by meltsaucepan a generous tablespoonful of butter, rubbing into it a tablespoonful of flour and adding gradually a large cupful of rich milk, stirring to keep smooth. Salt and pepper. Baked*Fish With Lemon Sauce. Choose about a three-pound fish wash, bone, and fill with dressing made of one-half cupful of bread crumbs, one-half cupful of hot water, one teaspooonful of diced onion, one tablespoonful of butter, and one-fourth teaspoonful of salt. Rub the fish with salt and bread crumbs, bake 35 minutes, basting three times with one tablespoonful of butter in one cupful of hot water. Lemon sauce: Two-thirds cupful of butter, yolks of two eggs, one-fourth cupful of lemon juice, one-fourth cupful of hot water, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt Cook one-third of the butter, the water, the lemon juice, eggs, and salt in a double boiler; stirring constantly until it becomes a light, thick cream; remove from fire, add the rest of the butter, and stir well. Serve fish on a platter; garnish with slices of lemon and parsley; sauce to each person.

Boiled Custard.

To two cupfuls of cream or very good milk add one tablespoonful of sugar and a little of vanila. Put this in a saucepan over the fire and allow it to just boil. Then allow it to cool. Beat well four yolks es eggs, and gradually add the cream, having taken out the vanilla. Pour the mixture into a clean saucepan and stir it until it thickens. Pour it in glasses, and keep in a cold place until wanted. This is best made some hours before it is wanted, for it will be noticed that custard made the previous day is much thicker and richer looking than custard just made.

Angel Food Gelatine.

Dissolve, according to directions on box, the contents of three boxes of raspberry jell-o and set aside to thicken. Make an angel food cake from your favorite recipe. Now take a pan enough larger than the one in which your cake is baked to allow an inch on all sides. When jell-o has become quite firm put it into the pan to'the depth of an inch and place cake on it. Fill the space on all sides and top with jell-0 and set on Ice. Cut in slices and serve with whipped cream The pink' and white is very pretty.

Kidneys and Mushrooms.

Skin and slice thinly four sheep’s kidneys and season with salt and pepper. Melt in a frying pan one-half ounce of butter, and fry in it a small finely minced onion; then put in the kidneys. Stir them quickly, and sprinkle over a dessertspoonful of flour. When slightly browned add half a dozen button mushrooms, a small glass of wine, if at hand, and a little stock. Cook for another five minutes, and serve with sippets of toast.

Chicken Liver and Bacon.

Cleanse and separate chicken livers Into four pieces, wrap In a slice of streaky bacon, fastening on one side with a tiny skewer. Roast in a moderate oven till livers are done. Then remove skewers and serve around a mound of hot boiled rice which has been lightly salted for a few minutes In bacon fat

Banana Puree.

Open a can of sliced pineapple, lay one slice on each serving dish, put sound, fully ripe bgpanas through a rlcer, sweeten and to each cupful of puree add two tablespoonfuls of orange Juice. Pile In a mound on the pineapple and dust with sugar. Garnish with canned cherries.

PLAN THE KITCHEN

l-TS ARRANGEMENT A MATTER OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE. Makes All the Difference In the World to the Housewife Who Manages to Get Along Without J Servants. The internal arrangements of a house have a great deal to do with the comfort of living without “ servants. So much did we feel this to be the case that we determined to build our own cottage when we settled to adopt this mode of life. In so many houses the Inconvenient position of staircases, the length of passages, the relative position of one room to another, leads to far more work than there really should be any need for. The same may be said of badly designed fireplaces, awkward arrangements for washing and bathing, and of the many other details with which work is connected in daily life. In arranging the rooms downstairs the relative position of kitchen, store 1 cupboards, pantry, and larder will be the most Important consideration. This is where the work is done, and the movements between cooking stove, saucepan shelves, sink, store cupboards . and larder should be reduced to as few steps as possible. A. study of this just makes all the difference when you do your own work. The' larder should face the north, so that it is always cool, and its shelves should be of slate. The copk’s tablet should have store cupboards behind It against a wall up to the ceiling, with l shelves 11 inches wide, and with sliding doors in front. Below the table should be cupboards for utensils, pie dishes, basins, molds, cake tins and so on. Close by should be other shelves for saucepans, frying pans, kettles and so forth.

The cooking stove should be placed , so that you can walk around it. It should stand upon a tiled hearth, and* the walls at back and sides should be tiled. Rails should be fixed- at back and sides on which to air linen, which I? then kept all out of the way and free from dust. The prettiest way to arrange the cooking stove is to copy the Dutch fashion and have a wooden paneled canopy above it, with a short vallance hanging down to the plate rack; on this canopy can be fixed Delft plated bowls or the pretty little Dutch figures. Top ventilation should be arranged for above all cooking stoves; heat and fumes are thus carried out of the room at once. Further, the skylight affording this ventilation shpuld be open* in more than one direction; then whichever way the wind is blowing there will always be a lee side and no down draught The sink should be fireclay and enameled white Inside. It should be rather deep; then it can be used for washing smaller articles at home. Draining boards of whitewash should be placed at either side of the sink, and these should have some semicircular grooves cut in them, not V-shaped; the latter hold water. The sink should be only a step or two from the cooking stove; then saucepans can. be rinsed out at once after the dish is cooked. If nothing in a saucepan is allowed to catch fire or burn, or to dry hard, they are no trouble at all to keep perfectly clean and in good order. The long time that saucepans last is one of the most noticeable advantages of living without servants. Saving of expense is effected in many little ways like this, which are difficult to detect in detail, but the effect of which can be easily seen when the quarter’s expenditure is analyzed.

Renewing Color of Bricks.

When red bricks of a fireplace get discolored with soot or have white spots on them, rub with a brick polish, the paste for which can be obtained at a brickyard or paint shop. If this paste cannot be found rub the bricks well with linsed oil, giving them all they will absorb. Thin treatment may be repeated several times if the bricks are much discolored. Where brick pavemnts are discolored with moss or green mold, scrub with a strong solution of household ammonia and water, or with washing soda and hot water.

Invalid Cake.

Ingredients; Two ounces of butter, two ohnees of sugar, two eggs, three ounces of flour, grated rind of half a lemon, quarter of a teaspoonful of baking powder. Cream the butter and sugar together, beat up the eggs, and 1 add eggs and flour alternately. Sift flour into the cake, beat well with a wooden spoon; add the lemon peel and baking powder. Pour the mixture into a cake tin lined with buttered paper and bake In a moderate oven for three-quarters of an hour. This makes a delicious light cake, and is most suitable for invalids.

Curtains for Bungalow.

A most attractive set of curtains for a summer bungalow are nf Atamine, and have bands of insertion of heavy net set In. On the net are appliqued most fascinating designs cut from cretonne. The effect Is decidedly arilstic and unusual as well.

Cold Clam Broth.

Will be found good if thoroughly chilled. Each cup should be served with a spoonful of whipped cream and slightly salt crackers should go with it. — ww