Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 146, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 June 1911 — Page 4 Advertisements Column 3 [ADVERTISEMENT]

ORE REQUIRED TO WISH DISHES Tte inexperienced housekeeper may think that it makes no difference how tee washes her dishes, just so they stew none of tee food they contained after th*y have teen dried on ten toweL But there io a best way to wash dishes, just as there is a best way to do anything etoe, and in this case it is the most satisfactory method. Three pans are required, one containing warm soapsuds, another dear warm water, and the third hot dear water. First the glassware should be washed in the sudo and passed through the second and third pans, when it should be immediately wiped on a soft linen towel. Next comes the silver. A plate should be placed in the bottom of the first dltepan for tte sliver to rest on. Then take the dishes, one at a time, wash the Insides in the suds, then place in tee warm dear water, where there should be a dean dish-cloth and wash both sides. Then rinse in hot water and dry thoroungbly. Cups and saucers and the aide dtoh«o come next, leaving the . plates and greasy dishes until last. But every piece should pass through all three waters, in order to wash off every particle of food and soapy flavor. Many housekeepers add a few drops of kerosene to the water in white greasy dishes and pans are to be washed and insist that this works wonders.

New Note of Black and White In Neckwear Black and white combinations are the new notea in neckwear. Collars for coats are fashioned of black and white striped silk edged with lace or fine embroidery. Another pretty collar of white linen is? edged with a band of the striped silk, while a few of the coat colters in pale colors and white are embroidered in black. Black and white lace introduced into jabots and upstanding collars makes a smart combination and in gome cases these jabots, like the coat collars are edged with the striped silk.

Apple and Date Salad Pare and core about three choice apples. Cut them into matchlike pieces; there should be about one pint. Squeeze the juice of half a \emon over the apple. Ptrnr tetttng water over half a pound of dates, separate them with a silver fork, and skim out upon an agate dish. Let them dry off in a hot oven, when cold cut each date into four or five strips, rejecting the stone; sprinkle with one-fourth a teaspoonful of salt and three or four tablespoonfuls of olive oil. Mix the apple and date and put aside in a cool place about an hour. When ready to serve add a tablespoonful of lemon juice and one or two tablespoonfuls of oil if the mixture seems dry. Mix thoroughly. Serve In a bowl lined with lettuce hearts.

Stuffed Tomatoes Out the tops off tomatoes, scoop out center—be careful not to break skin. Boil two tablespoonfuls rice, or use left-over; melt two tablespoonfuls butter in small pan; add one small onion and one sweet green pepper, chopped fine. Fry slowly tor five minutes; chop the sdooped out tomato and add that; season with one teaspoonful salt and salt-spoonful of pepper; add rice and mix well. Fill tomatoes with mixture; place in pan, open side down; brush over with butter. Bake slowly for twenty-five minutes.

Quaint Frocks i . When children form a part of the bridal procession they are often dressed in quaint little gowns copied from styles of other lands or of the years gone by. Many of these are quaint, old styles adapted to the fashion of the present day, but all are pretty and make the child an attractive attendant at wedding. The vogue of semiprecious stones, which has made the art nouveau and handicraft ornaments more popular than the real gems, has brought out considerable Interest in these lovely and vari-colored jewels that are used in such clever ways that milady may have rings and pin* and chains to match the color scheme of every one of her new and lovely gowns. One of the newest of these stones is called the apricotlne, and is a beautiful, water-worn, translucent pebble, the best examples being found on the shores of the Delaware bay in New Jersey. To match the unique shades seen this year ip silks and cloths, the gem dealer’s ingenuity is taxed to Its limit, and one way he has of meeting the demand for stones to matfch fabrics is by dyeing. One of the prettiest of the new dyed ■tones is the Swiss lapis, which is really only a slightly porous jasper, treated with Prussian blue. We have always associated the amethyst with various shades of lavender, but now there comes from North Carolina, a pink amethyst, while another stone from the same state is a pellucid quartz, penetrated at various angles with thin red or black needlelike crystals of rutile.