Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1900-03-16
The Shrinking of Bingham.

In making up dresses Of gingbam,
Madras, pique, etc., especially when
domestic material is chosen, the goods
should be shrunk before cutting. This
may be done by dipping the fabric
quickly in water, allowing it to re.
main long enough to wet 1T thorough.
ly, but by no means soaking it. Lift
il from the water and drain without
wringing; hang so that threads run
straight, and shake from time to time
until almost dry, then press carefully
with hot iron. Tho rapid drying
thus induced will result in the desired
shrinking. Heavy linens and fine
French or silk glnghams do not re.
ouire treatment of this kind, but these
should be cut invariably according to
the thread, otherwise they will be sure
to hang uneyenly after their first visit
to the laundry. A very common
source of dissatisfaction in the appear
ance of wash dresses made in the ma.
terials above described is to be traced
to the employment of too fine ma
chine stitch, which often Fuckers a
seam badly, especially if the material
has not been shrunk previous to max
ing. Even with exceedingly fine or
candle q medium-sized stitch is pre-
ferable, especially for long seams such
as occur in skirts. This is defect in
homo dress.making that should be
equally guarded against in the stitch.
ing of yelling cloths, India silks, or
silk ginghams. Even where stitching
is employed as garniture a smoother
effect will be gained by setting the
machine so as to bring from eighteen
to twenty-five stitches within the inch.
In stitching up bias seams in ging.
hams OF other wash fabrics these will
be best sustained by backing them
with O narrow bias strip of same ma.
terial. Stayed in this way there need
be no fear of disaster after laundering.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Recipes.
Baked Corn - TO one pint oil
canned corn add one pint of milk,
three tablespoonfuls of sugar, two
beaten eggs, one teaspoonful OF salt,
a very little pepper, one tablespoonful
of butter and one tablespoonful oil
flour, moistened in little cold milk.
Bake one-half hour.
Cupid's Salad--Cut out heart
shaped pieces of tomato jelly THAT
was hardened in large, fat VESSEL
and place on crisp leaves of lettuce
Prepare q cup of stoned olives sliced
| and chopped cucumber pickle; mil
with mayonnaise and place little
heap upon each red heart. Very OF
tractive-looking salad and original.
Roast Peppers, Sardine Filling
Roast six large green peppers. Pee
off the thin skin AID take out the IN
sides. Stuff with minced sardinel
| (plain) and roll each pepper in grated
cheese. Sprinkle plate lightly will
cheese. lay the peppers on, pointing
from the center, and garnish between
with tiny white lettuce leaves or bit
of blanched celery.
Stuffed Onions-Select large Span
ISL onions, cut off tho tops and taxi
out as much Of the center as possible
without letting them fall apart. Fill
with sausage mcat, season with pep
per and salt, place piece OF butter OF
each one, and steam until they ar
tender, or they may BIO put into
covered stewpan with two-thirds OF
teacupful Of butter and stewed unit
tender.
Cheese Turnovors - These mus
be made small and dainty to be incest
Crate o cup OF cheese, or, il tn
crumbly, moist kind, roll it with tn
hands; then with paddle STIR 70
gether o half-cup of sugar and nan
teaspoon Of ground cinnamon with tn
cheese. Prepare nice fiakey pl
dough and roll out into small circles
, then put in spoon OF the ml1tur
! and cover with the dough. Moistel
the tops with milk and bake nicely
Fine to servo with coffee, chocolate 0
othor beverages.