Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 152, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1911 — Page 3

WOMAN'S REALM

USING RIBBON ENDS

DAINTY TRIMMING MAY EASILY BE DONE AT HOME. Really No Task at A» to Turn Out Most Effective Ornamentation for All Kinds of Pretty Boudoir Baskets. Dainty in color and workmanship are the little baskets that depend on their trimming of ribbon flowers for the delicate effects for which you must pay a pretty price if you cannot make them. But you can! So buy your ribbon in pale pink, old rose, moss green and the soft yellows. Purchase little baskets of fire reed or sweet grass and them follow directions. For the preliminary step in rosemaking, take a piece of narrow ribbon and fold it in the center as you need it Over your finger roll the end and sew at the lower edge. Keep up this rolling process until the flower is the size that you wish. When making leaves, gather the ribbon at one end so that the pointed effect can be easily obtained. The narrow green ribbon twisted forms an effective stem. After making a number of roses of different sizes and a supply of leaves,

apply them by strong thread to the basket to be decorated. The little French basket shows a line of rosebuds around the base and a cluster of flowers and leaves at one side. The high handle is wrapped with green ribbon tied in a bow at the aider- , On a little sewing basket with the silk top roses are used in another way.

CUT OF THE NEW CLOTHES

Really Few Fundamental Changes Will Be Noted In Styles for the Coming Season. Beyond the all-important advent of the trouser skirt no fundamental changes, and few even of a secondary order, have Ween made in styles. Skirts are no wider and some of the modes are narrower than ever. Possibilities, however, are held out of their being rendered less Inconvenient and dangerous by a plait or two hidden beneath an overlapping breadth and other similar devices. Coats are . almost invariably short, but they continue to set close to the hips, while .not made to tighten in at the waist. Empire styles of waist prevail, the skirts coming up high and both costumes and dresses always belted in about the natural waist, often right under the bust. Many of the smart dresses have trains, but such an addition is not considered obligatory by any means and dresses without them are reckoned qtflte as smart. Trains are always narrow—a large percentage do not exceed in importance a prolonged panel Slight modifications have been made in sleeves. The fashion of cutting in one piece with the shoulder no longer reigns Bupreme. italf long and three-quarter long sleeves are cut slightly wider and all sorts very straight. Boleros have haVe been revived, but as part of the costume or dress bodice, not as separate garments. Wide collars are retained, but revers enjoy less favor and are either omitted nr rudimentary.

Unfrayed Scallops.

Sone housekeepers object to the • buttonholed scallop on embroidery because It frays in washing. This can be overcome in several ways. The surest Is to buttonhole a second time over the purled edge, when the scallop has been worked and cut out. Another method Is to run the outline of the scallop with machine stitching before buttonholing; or In cutting leave a narrow margin and turn hack under the scallop and hem to the material. If these are too much troupe, at least wash the linen before cutting out. The material shrinks and IS much less likely to fray. Where the entire piece Is not washed the embroidered edge can be dipped In lukewarm water for a few minutes, then iron dry and later cut out close to the purled edge.

Straw Flowers.

Flowers of colored straw are popular as trimming. Black and red flowers have yellow centers and there are various striking color combinations. They represent edelweiss, dahlias, roses and poppies in natural tints and shapes.

A serpentine line of tiny ribbon ends, made of baby ribbon, decorates the straw case. A straight line of flowers twines over the strap handle* Green silk is used for the shirred top, although any serviceable figured silk will be just as attractive. The fittings of this basket are in pink the same shade as the flowers on the outßide. Roses are used on the cover of an oblong shape. They also appear la

groups of three at each side. Dark green ribbon is strung through the straw and decorates the handle. A rose with green leaves is attached to the top of the handle. This shape Is always procurable and can be Changed completely in effect by -the addition of ribbon flowers. A rose in a circle of leaves is used on a round flat basket. Small buds of ribbon are attached to green stems and hang from the handle. The basket is lined with green silk stitched in pink or yellojsr to repeat the color ol the flowers. * On another little suggestion there is a Vandyke effect of ribbon. Both upper and lower rims are wound with ribbon. Large roses are surrounded .by ribbon leaves. They are placed at tfrte lower ribbon points on the Basket. Perhaps the exquisite work of the empire- days in France is convincing proof of the charm of ribbon-trimmed baskets and bags. They are' beautiful examples of handiwork, and in the return of this style of decoration all women can rejoice, for it can be done at home,

DRESSY LITTLE WAIST.

This dressy waist is of white silk voile, trimmed with narrow bands of embroidery and a wide band of black velvet, forming a corslet. Over all are wide bretelles of embroidered linen, with applique rosettes of Irish lace. The guimpe and undersleeves are of fine white lace.

Stylish Chains.

Long chains of ornate style are. high in favor with the spring tailormade. Nearly all the smart models have a breast pocket into which to tuck the end of the chain, and to it may be attached the watch, change purse or small vanity case of the sort that only lately reached this side of the water. After all, It matters little whether or not anything la attached to the end of the decorative lorgnette chain, as its apparent purpose Is hidden in the pocket. There Is no end to different varieties expressed in the combinations of these little affairs. Many have several different semiprecious stones mounted In odd shapes, while others are more conservative is pearl decoration.

Two-Season Frock.

Fine serge may be used for the underskirt of a foulard to make a very serviceable dress. For Instance, a black foulard with a floral design of red is hung over an underskirt of redstitched black serge, the girdle and tunic hem being black satin, and the yoke tucked red chiffon. This is a frock that could be worn equally well early in the spring and in the chill days of fall.

WHERE MANY SCHOOL TEACHERS MET DEATH

UTICA, N. T.—This city has not yet recovered from the shock occasioned by the terrible railway accident in which so many Utica school teachers lost their lives near Martins Creek. The train which left the track and rolled over in the ditch was bearing the school teachers to Washington. More than ten persons were killed outright and many were so badly injured that the death list has been growing daily.

TO TEACH FARMING

Commissioner of Massachusetts Board of Education Approves. Hoped to Disseminate Principles Broadcast Throughout Commonwealth and Bring About Reclamation of Abandoned Farms. Boston,—After many years of discussion a definite program, arranged by David Snedden, commissioner of the state board of education, has been submitted to the legislature whereby it is proposed to have scientific farming taught in the public schools and its principles disseminated broadcast throughout the entire state. By, his program the commissioner hopes to bring about the reclamation of abandoned farms and a general development of agriculture along expert lines. His recommendations call for the establishment of six state agricultural schools and an agricultural de partment in every high school in the state. * Not only is this sweeping addition to the system of the state approved by the educational authorities, but it is supported as-a thoroughly practical measure by Secretary J. Lewis Ellbworth, of the state board of agriculture, whose knowledge of farming conditions and possibilities is unquestioned. That the farrhing population will be increased and that the “back to the land” impulse will be gratified with a certainty of success by the city bred high school graduates of the next few years are results to be expected. Also, It is the most practical step toward utilizing small plots of land in in-' tensive farming. On this point Secretary Ellsworth says: "From the agricultural standpoint the recommendations of the state board of education are very welcome, and they bear out the conclusions that progressive farmers have arrived at. The scientific instruction in farming as a life work is needed just as much as the vocational instruction in other lines. “The farmer today knows this, and with .the teaching of boys in high schools or separate agricultural schools we will receive recruits for the farm work of the future. “General instruction in agriculture will be of special value in fitting the studentß for working profitably small plots near our large cities where there is a ready market. This calls for intensive fanning to achieve the fullest profits, and the graduates of these schools will be fitted for such work.” The importance of his recommendations is dwelt upon by Dr. Snedden, who has spent the last year in investigating the special needs of agricultural education. One of the most Important of these as it is set forth in the carefully considered report of the board, is: "The growing commercial and industrial school facilities open to boys and girls fourteen years of age and older tend to lure away from the land and into congested centers, In the absence of competent and attractive agricultural education, many young pe& pie whose natural aptitude would make them, If properly trained, better and more prosperous citizens in the oountry.'

“Financial aid for agricultural education suitable for adults and for college students has for a half century been furnished by the commonwealth and by the federal government. State aid for vocational training of the secondary grade in agriculture is, moreover, entirely In keeping with state aid for independent industrial school work and to some extent has been provided for. , "The slow development of secondary agricultural schools, the testimony of farmers throughout the state, and the demand for the investigation which was made by the legislature of

1910 are evidence of the need of addir tional legislation providing for this kind of agricultural education.” HEDGEHOG FIT FOR EPICURE Maine Advocates Say Bounties Caused Great Waste of Good Food—Preferred to Bkunk or Muskrat. Machias, Me. —“It Is a shame,” says a lover of hedgehog meat, “that the people of Maine have remained in ignorance regarding the delights of eating roasted hedgehog for so long. If they had been utilized as food those 150,000 dead hedgehogs for which Maine has paid out $38,000 In bounties would have kept two regiments of soldiers In meat for six weeks. It was a cruel and wanton waste of pre-' clous food.” The advocates of hedgehog meat as part of the regular bill of fare assert that in England the average poacher prefers a hedgehog to a hare for breakfast. In Michigan the legislature has placed a perpetual close time on hedgehogs, so that persons lost In the woods and without food may Arid meat to satisfy their hunger and kill It without the aid of shotgun or rifle. It is asserted on good authority that more than 20 men are saved from starving in Michigan every year because hedgehogs are abundant and easy to capture. 1 When a Maine Indian has his choice of a hedgehog, a skunk, a woodchuck and a muskrat for dinner, he will select the first named Invariably, and take the skunk as second choice, leav-

WOMEN HUNT FOR GOLD

Clergyman’s Widow and Authoress Plan to Aid Poor With $20,000,000 Cocos Treasure.

San Francisco. —Although numerous tales involving the search for hidden treasure on the little island called Cocos, off .the west coast of Costa Rica, have been related, none is as strange as that told upon the arrival here of the steamship Stanley Dollar from Ancon. Seven inen and two women were taken from Ancon aboard the Stanley Dollar and landed upon the treasure island, which for over half a century has been the Mecca for adventurers from all over the world. The party possesses two tons of supplies, boats and a chart of the treasure. Not only is the band of adventurers led by the women, but in case the search for the reputed $20,000,000 treasure is successful the entire amount is to be used for the benefit of the London poor. Mrs. B. Till, commander in chief, is the widow of a noted London clergyman, : while Miss l* B. Davis, the chief aid to Mrs. Till, la said to be a literary woman of note. Intensely religious, both women have been connected with philanthropic work in London for the last decade, and it is with the expectation of so expending the vast lost wealth of the Peruvians that the expedition was organized. The women believe it especially appropriate that the treasure should be used for religious purposes, for the bulk of it was taken from the Lima cathedral when the Peruvian capital was threatened by Chileans.

For safe keeping, all the altar pieces, consisting of the rails, Images, the Madonna and the 12 apostles, were placed on board the American ship Mary Deer. The figures were all of solid gold and life sized. Besides there were millions in precious gems. 'flu manner In which the chart came Into the possession of the women Is strange. Cared for during his last illness in London by Mrs. Till and Miss Davis, an aged and dying former pirate confessed his complicity In the stealing of the treasure when he and the crew of the Mary Deer mutinied,

ing the woodchuck, which is the only one of the lot a Maine white man will taste, to the last. Unlike the skunk and the woodchick, which are lean and unsavory except set a few months in the fall, or the muskkat, which is never fat, and which has a strong flavor is spite of parboiling, the hedgehog is always in an edible condition, and has meat that is as tender and white as that of a spring chicken. The method of coqking a hedgehog is so simple that a novice can learn in one short lesson. When the eptoure is permitted to make choice he should shun the large, old males, which at times weigh 30. or 40 pounds. The preparation consists in removing the viscera, washing out the interior and filling the cavity with slices of fat pork, peeled raw potatoes, sprigs of spearmint and wild celery from the brook. Then, without removing the quills of skinning, the body is plastered thickly with wet clay, from the nearest bank. The muddy, bulky mass is thrust into live coals and covered with blazing fagots, to be roasted for two hours. - * jj> On removal from the coals, the clay is found to have been baked into a hard and solid mass, which must be broken open with an ax or a heavy stone, whereupon the skin and quills of the animal cling to the clay wrapping and fall away, leaving the clean, white meat ready to be eaten. Ten years ago the Maine legislature passed a law providing for a bounty of 25 cents a head on all dead hedgehogs brought to the town clerks. An appropriation of SSOO for each of the years 1901 and 1902 was made, but when the total for the two bounty years reached $38,000, the legislature quickly repealed the law.

killed the officers of the ship and sailed away from Callao. The mutineers hastened toward the Galapagos islands, but, being Intercepted by & man-o’-war, went to Cocos island, the treasure was hastily cached, and the pirate sailed away. The Mary Deer was overtaken by a Perudan war ship, and with the exception of two men all were put to death. One of these was the dying pirate. In proof of the truth of his story. It is said, the aged man surrendered to his nurses a portion of one of the Madonna’s ears, which was found to be made of pure gold.

MAN’S TIME IS WORTH MONEY

Buave Btranger Mads Two Hours and Half Stay of Montana Rancher Cost Him $1.72 a Minute. Chicago.—lt cost John Kafman $260 to stop 150 minutes In Chicago the other day. He was here from Alberta, Mont., on his way to Pittsburg, whet# he was to meet his wife. This is hlf time table: Arrives at Central station 7 a. m. Meets a suave stranger 7:30 a. m. Takes a drink with him, 7:45 a. m. Has his pocket picked, 7:47 a. m. Discovers the fact 7:55 a. m. Talks to the police, 8:30 a. m. Back to Montana. 9:60 a. m. “The stranger made a hit with ms because he said I looked like a western breeze,” said Kafman. “I guess he meant a zephyr—something soft and easy. Tm going back to Montana to wire my wife to come on alone and call the police as soon as the train gets Into Chicago.”

Would Have Real Utility.

Champ Clark proposes an Inquiry to determine the direct and Incidental coat to the United States of all the wars waged since 1776. Among the many ways in which such figures would have utility would be in affording Instructive comparisons between expenses on a war footing and expenses on a peace footing under standpat control.

HINTS FOR THE COOK

RIGHT AND WRONG WAY# OF PR*-i I PARING meat; "Simmering” and “Bolling” Are Different Things—Steaming Excellent for poking Large Joints— Braising Pan Useful. The ordinary housewife rarely understands the meaning of the words “boll” and “simmer." Water bolls at) eea level at 212 degrees Fahrenheit;; at high altitudes it boils at lower temperature. We find by experience that meat becomes tender more quickly at simmering point—a temperature of 180 degreee-'-than when it la boiled at 212 degrees. Simmering is when the bubbles form on the bottom ofthe vessel, safely pass through the water and rupture at the top, says the Christian Science Monitor. This Is not the boiling motion. To have a piece of boiled meat rare, juicy and tasty; the outside must be thoroughly sealed, the same as In baking. To do this* put the meat into boiling water, bring; quickly to the boiling point, boll fori 20 minutes, then push the kettle beck where the meat will simmer 15 mini utes, to each pound. If the meat Isi to be served rare 12 minutes will bo long enough; on the other hand, if it Is to be well done, cook It 20 minutes to the pound. Even when well done It should be juicy, tender and palatable. Boiled meats are more easily digested than baked meats, even when baked meats are carefully cooked: Broiled meets are preferable to those; cooked in a dry pan, and dry-panned; meats are far superior to those fried;; in fact, fried meats have no place si a well-regulated table. Steaming is an admirable method ot cooking tough meats, or large joints like a leg of mutton or a ham. This may he done in a common boiler* using sufficient water to create a good voluine ot steam. Place the meat ha the boiler, on a rack, above the water* As the water evaporates replace It with boiling water. Do not check the boiling or you reduce the heat and soften the surface of the meet Braising is a cross between baking and boiling. This method is largely used for tough meats, A braising pan. is a baking pan with a tight-fitting cover. These pans are sold under the astonishing name of "roasting pans;* roasting means to cook before a lire;; you cannot roast in & covered pan. These pans are, notwithstanding their illogical name,'a<&mrable utensils in which to cook mcanddlm of veal, beef a la mode, leg of mutton, braised beef, or an old turkey or fowL Place the meat in the pan an# partly fill the pan with boiling stock or water; add, If you like, a sliced onion, a bay leaf and a little chopped celery. Cover the pan, stand In a very hot oven and bake for three or four hotirs, according to the size and the kind of meat. A leg of mutton will require two; beef a la mode four, and fricandeau of veal three hours. Veal, to be at all edible, must be very well cooked.

Nut Bread.

Beat up one egg and beat into it one-quarter of a cupful of sugar; add one teaspoonful of salt and two capfuls of Mix four teaspoonfuls of baking powder with four cupfuls of flour and sift this Into the other ingredients, adding at the same time one cupfpl of chopped nuts. Stir these all together until smooth and then make into two loaves; let them rise in pans for 9Q minutes and then hake for 20 minutes in a hot oven.—Harper’s Bazar.

Second Serving.

Instead of serving roast beef on it* second appearance cold, prepare it as follows: Day the slices.of cold beef in a dressing made .of a saltspoonful of white pepper, twice as much salt, two> tablespoonfuls of vinegar and three tablespoonfuls of olive oil. Mix well and pour over the beef. Leave for an hour, then drain each slice, dip into m thick fritter batter and fry in deep fat to a golden brown. Berve very hot.

Little Economy.

There la nothing so small that yon cannot save money on It. Make your pillow cases, for instance, of tubing. Then when they begin to get thin in the you can Mp the closed end: and sew them again, so that the creased edge ot the pillow case will be now the middle of the flat side. The worn places are thus brought to the outer edge, where there is practically, no wear upon them.

Flour Starch.

Mix first with cold water the' flour. Then pout on gradually boiling water and boil MU clear. . Strain through cloth. Add bluing. For table linen add few tablespoons to rinse water. 1 Clothes keep stiff longer and more satisfactory than by using regular starch.' I

Snicker Doodles.

Two cups of sugar, two eggs, cup sweet milk, six tablespoonfuls melted lard, cup chopped raisins, one quart flour, tablespoonful of cream tartar, half teaspoonful of soda; flavor to taste. Drop with teaspoon on greased pan and bake In hot oven.

Cutting Butter.

To cut brick butter for table use. tear strip of oUed paper wrapping, Sd*c!rt Sw3*- Butts?* bfswiM does nothrsakor stick to the knife. , #l* . a ' ..fifSsS?