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WMmW DAY @KlRT TEE 0MVEMTl0M WF CLEVER wRE88ANER
or any lightweight material, It will re-
/; uuire 5H yards OF tafTeta silk for flounce

or any lightweight material, It will re-
quire 51z yards of taneta silk Tor nounce
and about ~ yards for the upper part
and from tx to ASyards OF haircloth
"a inches wide The wind skirt can be
built as economically as you desire IN
any material. The dounce IS cut about
eight inches wide, having q facing OF
haircloth equally Us wide, with the hair
In the haircloth running around the
skirt, not up and down. Be sure to shrink
the haircloth before using. When tho
fiounco is finished, two small rufiles are
added to It, ono ;6,s inches wide and the
other about az inches wide, These two
small flounces are ornamented wit mar
row plated ruches or ribbon. 10 pro-
tect the lower flounce we found IT neces-
snry to bind 1t with velvet braid, which
can be quickly attached by one sewing
onlv and affords an elegant finish and
perfect protection.
.'T'he wind skirt can be mace a. q
solid lined skirt Of wool or sllk. or ~ =
netticoat or slip skirt. As you Waak'
You sec that you kick aga1nst lno rut-
f1es which give away with pref, e'i vo,,r
sHvYhen you've had ha1rcloth ~ !. 2 ~ :
skirts before, you remember. you /! pfo - -
tha haircloth by walking asainsL ~, -,
fra new wind skirt tho hairciolh ~ w wv
high to be kicked, and Just nus e ,''s
tnehold the skirt In Its place. .na
y "tWhen tho wind blows asht1.tn' ~,
sk,rt the haircloth holds the clut!,, W. =.
and the wind sheers of as X Won ~ ~ ~
anv taut surface, your sk.1s
cling to your legs
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The skirt is best described in Miss

f
Whites own words: "
The drop skirt" she said clocks
just like any other skirt ! had often
thought that If / could invent somo
sort OF frock that would stand the
wind and still keep its shape and keep
close to the ground, one of the greatest
s blessings would DO handed down to wo--s.
mankind. One day thong Of hair
cloth lining, and on this principle tho
drop skirt Is built. .6
There is no difference. practically,
between my new skirt and what women
have been wearing for thousands Of
years, This skirt has the usual soft and
clinging effect at tho bottom, You'd
never suspect that It has haircloth
8tlounce? Well, 1t has, and that's It's
beauty for a windy day.
.3.'IS have named 1t the Lily skirt, for
1t has that lily efrect-a lily held upside
down. you know Just sec how prcttily
at sweeps away.
"Theres another name for the skirt.
and that is the wind skirt, You see we
are going to wear such thin stufrs this
spring and summer that we'll need a
foundation skirt.
s5".You'll see that 1t has style and Of
feet, and 1t can lend Its good qualities
ito the outersklrt. Now I'll tell you how
to build the wind skirt
f"If made of taffeta silk 1t will require
from ten to twelve yards. twenty inches
wide II only the founce Is taffeta and
the upper part Of percaline, farmer satin
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GERMAN q COFFEE CAKE :, AXE;
S(Contribrted)

I'M a quart Of. equal parts mi: milk
e. and water dissolve one cake OF
compressed yeast; make q soft
sponge by adding sufficient qu AN
tity Of warmed -four; when 1; ri sen,
add two well beaten eggs and q large
cup Of sugar into which has III been zee
rubbed half cup, equal parts, Of
butter and lard, and half teaspoon
salt. Add enough warmed -four to
make as stiff batter IS as can 20
with a spoon; spread in thin
layers in large shallow bake pans,
and when light brush tops lightly with
beaten egg. Sprinkle thickly with
light brown sugar into which has been
rubbed a@littlea butter and an equal
amount Of dry flour. Over the sugar
dust pulverizcd cinnamon and bake IN
brick oven. = IL. " Y. Al
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.ROUN1'-S Ak STETN
5(ContributedD

q .t2 i i j..
lERY in a large skillet several thin
y slices Of breakfast bacon till
rather crisp; remove the slices
when done and set aside, Pound on
both sides ono and n half pounds
round steak; cut into pieces about
two inches wide and three inches
long; roll in -four and fry "nice and
brown" in tho fat from the bacon;
lift out the slices, lay8o each slice
of the steak a slice Of the fried ba-
con, make into q roll and secure
with toothpick. Stir two tablespoon
,fuls Of flour into fat left in the skill
'let, add three pints Of warm water
land let it boil up, stirring till quite
smooth, T,..rn the rolls of steak into
the gravy thus formed, add salt, pop,
per, three cloves and one small bay
leaf and Let all simmer for an hour
'or more. Add small quantity of
onion juice Just before serving, Serve
with mashed potatoes in this way;
Heap miniature mountains of the
lnashed potatoes (Which must be
whipped till light and creamy around
the rim Of rather deep platter.
Turn the stow into the centre. If
the gravy has cooked away too much
from the stew, the water the pota-
toes we're boiled in should be added to
lit. In serving, a roll of the stew and
one Of the potato mountains, With
sufficient quantity Of the gravy, go.
to each plate, french slaw makes q
nice relish To go with ii, y. IL G.
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they are curtalled,

they are curtMled,
i on the other hand, outing gowns Of
linen or serge will be confined to q
sensible length. and these IN addition
Will be plainly made, the most favorlte
genre being with the hip yoke and
pleated skirt. For the lighter Gowns y
great deal Of trimming VIII pc used,
and last years fashion of threading
nearly everything with velvet or ribbon
is being revived again with renewed
vigor. Sashes OF very wide chine RIB
bon in the loyeliest colors-soIne Of
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them producing tho effect O o no
chintzes With great blurred p'4nches o. :.
roses. pink aud blue and cream or ~.
gray ana lavender commandments !, !,
another delightful item. t'or sltlpl.
dresses the ends will be merely CUT anu
not adorned with fringe or lace, a.
though a great deal Of the former Y
being introduced into the summer
Gowns. Raised motifs Of velvet ap-
lplique oyer coarse lace are anotheF
popular adjournment for blouses'
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On KIRTs are gradually growing
- longer again in anticipation of
~ the summer, 1t is curious for
how short q time Dame Fashion
permits US to dress as common sense
dictates and how soon she wearies Of
the obviously practical styles ntro-
no dispuu ting the fact that short dresses
would rob the lawns or half their p!c-t
turesqu eness, and such materials as
crepe de chine or ,nousseline lose a
great deal Of their effectiveness when
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"A very sensible comment on the mat.
Il ter IN hand, This. too. is o matter on
Which q diversity oS opintons eYist e1A
the Yarisnce y yeEy 1pt aEs'dt1 Ead' d
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Only day or two! fore Christmas,
Bs A BoNery-looking chap efG
Z Came rushin' in tho store
And hawled out. "a Say. pap
Gimme q suit that'll stand hug.
! An, see! II y don't git.,a wiggle on
y II hand y out a INST. 80
= III 81 = ss1. Lay OF the Bowery Dancer.
HEN Miss Elizabeth " hite.
the clever business-woman-
dressmakcr. who has under
taken to drive the Partisan
w dressmakers from the Ameri.
Lay OF The Bowery Dancer.


can field, devised her windy day skirt. :.
an article OF dress that will Withstand
/, all the winter winds that ever blew, she
must have been thinking Of the lay of
the last Bowery dancer, Miss White
has spent many years wrestling with the
most intricate problems OF building
dresses. and she Is now looked upon as
the American authority on gowns
4 At the meeting Of the Dressmakers
Association recently she gave to the
public creation built to stand windy
weather and one that will look Just like
the sordinary skirt and present no more
Inconvenience than the everyday gar
ment, n Il "
She brought out into view a pearl gray
skirt and hung It on a wire figure, It
was q modish enough skirt OF silk made
for a wearer with good figure. She
styled 1t the drop skirt"-a sort Of
latter-day term for an underskirt. It
looked pretty enough. the women audi
ence thought to be worn outside. IL nec-
essary.
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HAZE ad Mo t;ls Is TI yei Ssa st n9 lss
.5 cricket, The color Of her skin
and brightness OF her eyes would indl-
cate that she Is in perfect health, But
she has had stomach trouble since she
WAS born, although ! have tried many
good doctors, but all In vain. Her trou-
BILE is that she can't digest anything she
takes, She yomits everything back
again, Consequently she does not thrive.
She Is always very eager for the breast,
\ I don't think tho fault Is with me. as
! am enjoying good health. Please try
and give me some advice that will help
the little one and give her relief.
MRS, d.
II tho child has health color and
seams well and bright she must be get
ting some nourlshment. 1t Is not proba-
BILE that she Yomts all she takes, Tho
stomach may reject part OF It, but
enough ls retained to prevent her suf-
fering from inanition. At the same time,
the state Of matters you describe ought
not to so on, M Fl
From what you say 1t appears to me
* that there must be something WRONG
with your milk or else that It does not
A agree With the child. "A The fact that youl
q are perfectly well Is not Oh that y
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II always welcome this correspondent,
our rea dors may recall that she wishes
to make high-class cookery PREF
and desires to know alang Mhat n seb e
renipes viii be found In the column de-
voted to culinary formulas, .a6
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Il it Gfi
Y necessary The milk may b too rich.
or else IL may not suit tho baby's diges-
ton. Why not try feeding her q little
with modified milk. or with condensed
milk or some other article OF that sort
and see what the result viii BET See
what your doctor says about ~. It may
be that this weakness OF stomach wifi
be outgrown. Such cases do happen.
5SII ASKED you some time ago about
raising babies on condensed milk,
and l find by watching your corr
ncr In the paper that some think the
condensed milk Is all right and some do
not. Last Sunday you published one
( mothers experience who said her baby
!. gave out entirely at the end OF nine
months, and when she changed the food
" and gave tho ba BY diluted cream she
$thrived n Il Elk
= Now I wish to tell OF my experience
nlnco the last time wrote you. RE
"a II took the aS doctors advice and
changed the baby food and made her
sick. Then nothing to do but must
change 1t again to cream and milk
I That made her sick, Then I had to give
g uCI ASbCutI1 Will NST COIlQGn8Su4 INK anu
that made her sick. II + got rather dis.
couraged. and went back TO condensed
Z milk and my baby has never been sick
since. s3S5s " 5s II AZ e is
She is now nine months old, getting
good and fat and strong and has a
good color. She has eight teeth and
walks all over alone. She is not bow
legged, either. 30 her bones surely must
} be hard contrary to tho doctors state
ment 5 4 35, 5.s 5SS
II think this speaks well for con-;
denscd milk and l should never hesitate
again to give It. VI &
II hope this will help some other
mother who might be perplcxed.
y MRS. F. II. G. :.
You made mistake In changing the
7 baby's food when It agreed with her.
There Is no sense In going from one artE
Gle to another just for fancy. II you
find something that suits your child
don't be persuaded to alter It The
proof that the cond ensed milk was all
right for your child Is given by the fact
that It kept her in the state OF admirable
health you describe. A great many very.
good doctors have their fads about,
foods and cannot be persuaded that a
thing they don't altogether approve Of
can be good for ba by. 7 our expert
Bence has certainly been such as to JUS
K tlfyl you In sticking to condensed milk
3 for your child, at least. n! i5
fpS4i ~ y
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Interesting | Dl0 { ) 5
|1'0!'fl the I: !: IB0ulSe'Viy'qto||'g D )
3 y ", ari'o y % y /. q /. 4 and n ! .
* LETTER signed "a Daily
S,i5 ~ Re.der' asks for a way to Ak
up a silk waist worn under
MI the arms "a to the state Of

* LETTER signed "A Daily
ND N Reader asks for a way to Ak
"A Up silk waist worn Under
the arms to the state Of
needing q 'patch. III 4 would
suggest lace bolero, ither made With I
or stimulated, by sewing ou to the
fronts pieces OF lace, having first ret IN
q patch OF the goods, which need not be-
q perfect match either, " tn grain or h3-
IRE, just 50 It does not show threAd-lg
bare or a stain through the lace. "a g al
II would also like to say sornet1ttn =
regarding canned goods. which. per
hnps, some OF the readers do not know
or maybe In some cases do not think OF
That L. that whenever a can OF any
thing whatever is opened, the contAnts
should be turned out completely. AZ
leaving part In the can gen erates pol.
4 Bon otter tho tin ts once opened AND
as q closing word I Wish, to- say, GOOD
for the man who says four dollars q
week for market IA money y 9, ni Y 2.
allowancel 23s iff$$3; N. D. L. sS
lsST-, 1RsT. / want to ask why sosne
81 n * good sister does not give US the
ss g. : correct proportion for pie crust
4 for one pie. While ! am at pies let ma
\ mortal man, or woman either. over
A tackled. Thanks to friend who told
mo not to turn the dough ovor while
rolling and never to add any hour. to-
4 mix scant OF water 30 as to have IT tuse
X the rolling consistency when mixed
} can II now make one as good Ss % my
mother-ln-law. almost always cook!
my fruit before putting u, so do NOT
have raw pies. Il n 81 Il 5ssts8
"a while ago IS. s. q. y asked why hes
gingerbread burned e SO easily have
y a fine recipe, and I tell - ou y burned
an asfe mGr 1yss
heat and to cook my gingerbread an
shour; also put; In my gas oven a cap
+ Of cold water when i light It. 1t gradn-
ally gets BWarm9with the oven. ~ do this
with bread and all kinds OF cakes, al
the gas seems to dry up 20. r grease my y,
around, and then dust It out and th,s
4 cake comes p out nice and brown, all
alike, and Is bet ter than the old way OF
greasing. paper and tearing on pieces. OF
cake and making a lumpy looking cake
When the bat ter for layer cakes. Is In
\ the pan, take the pan In both hands anGs
just tap the bOtto ON Of the pan on thy
table FIVE or, six times and get out a1E
I the bubbles. and It makes the cake more;
even. Now while i am at II will tell
you something q very old lady told me
when was q young girl. Pu t q; little
alum in syrup and / Will not turn to-
sugar again. I do not know II IT will
work with honey or not: II SEQ some
hear someone say, Alum, never! 1T dries
Sl,p the blood. Well, II guess 1T would IL
you went arc und wi tn a lump IN your
mouth all the time, blu t q very title will
pitchers with perfect .s'1 fet = 8 q, !. b
reluctantly lay aside the remalnde,.
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liz {: / s
SPAEM 3HA4SNOR$ SCRABBLE
8(Co1n,tributed0

i q ~
Contributed.)
Two pounds of#leaB,n. fresh pork .s
l of the shoulder, 3 tewed in three
) quarts Of water til the the meat =
falls from the bone. Lift out the
meat, remove bone and gristle; n l'17e
the meat fine and return to the liquor
in the kettle. Season oil with I. .d ls-l
sert-s poonful Of salt, dash Of paprictatl,,.
and a little sage Thicken witt. corn I:
meal like mush; turn into m nov lbs
{ and when cold slice and fry brown W.
a little white -four added to the corn J. :
neal before thickening makes OK IT
brown more nicely and quickly.
FL H G. Isl
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-09-04
In All Parts of the State.

West Deptford township has the low
year. !.
In many parts of South Jersey the
second crop of hay is larger than the
first.
Many new houses are going up in
G%ibbstown, to be occupied by powder
workers.
Miss Margaret Grandfeld, of Clarks-
boro, has been elected teacher at Mount
Pleasant.
A horse kicked a young daughter of
Sheppard Shrimp, Of Friesburg, in the
face and broke both jawbones.
The huge pipe for Millyille sewers
has arrived, and the work of construc-
ton will be rapidly pushed forward.
From the stump of a broken peach
tree on the farm of John A. Finlaw,
lsof Canton, a fine apple tree is grow
ing.
The canneries that have just started
in South Jersey have had little to do.
Growers are getting high prices for
their products elsewhere.
Parties along the river front in Salem
| County evidently do not fear threat.
ened contagion from me anthrax out.
break; as they are grabbing every day
and no i'll effects have been experienced
thus far.
The old hulk Of the historic Augusta
still lies on the shore at Market street
wharf, Gloucester, and the Irish bog
oak timber composing it is fast disap'
pearing, being Topped off for fireWood.
Enterprising farmers i'll Florence
township, Burlington County, have
silos erected. the unusually light croT
of hay and the unpromising condition
of late corn having brought about this
operation as a matter Of protection Il
the dairies.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-09-04
FIS&lNE@
lAg@EAENA1s

"Was she happily marriedg" Every!
Why, her trOusseau alone cost over
six thousand dollars. Judge.
II dislike that Miss Jones. She
seems double-faced." impossible, or
she'd be wearing the other one
Chaparral.
Stella-"Did he get down on his
knees when he ~proposed?" Bella
Eyes; but papa won't set him on his
feet."-Puck.
Mrs. Sharp-"What is a great, stout,
healthy man like, you begging for?'
Bulky Butters-"Only two cents,
mum."-Chicago News.
+. The mother gan to scoff,
How did you keep your clothes SO dry"
Why, ma, l took them off"
Chicago Record Herald.
Edith dreamed last night that 1
was going to be married" Kitty
Funny, what absurd things come to
us in dreams, isn't it, dear?'-Boston
Transcript.
She-"There goes General Chutney
with his daughter" He-"So l see
and they say that the daughter has
been through more engagements than
her father" -Tit,Bits.
Wife Tin her latest dress from Paris
Harry, what's the difference be-
tween a gown and a creation ~
Harry-"I can't give the exact figures,
but it's a small fortune Punch.
She wears the smile that won't come off.
All, me, it is perfection.
I only wish that I could say
As much for her complexion.
Philadelphia Record.
Mrs. Newrocks-sYes, Tessie, your
uncle made his money before you We're
born" Her Niece-"Did he? Well, it's
a good things to have somebody in the
family who was born rich, isn't it,
auntiey'-Puck.
Kutten-"Yon'H excuse me, old chap,
for not introducing my wife. The fact
is. you know, s~he,s-she's so internally
particular" Dryde-sIn everything
but her choice of a husband, perhaps,
I see."-Chicago Tribune
Daughter (pleadingly)-"I am sure
you will like George: He is the most
conscientious young mkn1Hvef Knew
Father Ia business man)-t"Then don't
you dare to marry him! You'll starve
to deathw-NeW York Weekly.
Towne-"He seems to think he's
quite an orator" Browne-"Huh!
| Why, whenever he attempts to make
a speech he really makes a monkey of
himself" Towne-"Sort Of harangue-
outang, eh.'-Philadelphia Press.
Johnnie-"Mother, say, that is all
nonsense with the life insurance,
isn't it" Mother-"My, what IN idea,
Johnnie. What makes you think so?'
Johnnie-"Well, didn't MI. Brown tell
you the other day that he had his life
insured, and now he is dead all the
same.-Brooklyn Life.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-09-04
The Prison Newspaper.

W
There are over 100000 persons in
the United States-mostly writers.
Even Sing Sing Prison, says Every
body's Magazine, issues a hi-weekly
magazine, the Star Of Hope, a we'll
printed, luxurious folio, brimming with
human interest. Roland 3. Molineux,
who spent his days in the death-house,
transcribing what he saw and felt in
his grewsome quarters, was not the
only scribbler within the prison walls.
There are potential Journalists in
Sing Sing. No. 1900 is editor-in-chief,
and prisoners write. make up and print
the whole publication. which has a
circulation inside and Soutside the
prison Of more than 5000. Women, too,
are contributors. No. 1876, Auburn, is
local editor. The periodical is a serious
attempt at a prison organ, and in this
guise is naturally welcome to what
q Star of Hope note would probably
call 'sthe residents of u community"
Outsiders find in Its humor its recon-
mendation to a moments study.
Recently, for example, it contained
this paragraph: ssThe former gentle
man who walked OF ran out into the
free world some weeks ago without
the proper permission is again our
guest" It's verse also is far from
the mere doggerel n might expect.
Not long ago It published the follow
ing:
But where the Hudson with majestic sweep
Rolls on its course to mingle with the deep,
There stands a frowning pile Of brick and
Whose massive walls were built for
strength alone
Whose grim watch towers and portals
strongly barred
Make freedoms way to many long and
hard!
let in that tomb of buried hopes forlorn
Three blessed years ago our Star Of Hope
was born.
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-09-04
narrowing Pen.

The cut shows a Convenient, cheap
narrowing pen for brood sows, when q
suitable hog-house is not had. 1t is
made five and a half feet square al
lower end or where it rests on the
ground. All pieces used are five and
a half feet long except part Of boards
nailed across the ends. At top a piece
two by four inches by five and a halt
feet long, beveled at upper side. is used
for mailing boards that are placed
up and down. Also a piece two by
four inches by five and a half feet long
at lower end where pen rests upon The
The Penn's Grove record., 1903-09-04

ground for mailing boards on. Front
end is left entirely open except a few
boards nailed across the top to give
strength. At back side It Is boarded
up close, the n resting on the ground
being five and a half feet long. Place
the pens in pasture, and at narrowing
time the sows. will select one and go
In without further trouble. At least
that will be the rule. AS this pen is
light as well as strong, it can be picked
up by two men and carried to any
place desired. In wet and stormy
weather it can be reversed or simply
turned around to protect the pigs from
getting chilled. By making one out
of two and q half foot stuff 1t win be
either turkeys of hens with their brood
in, if a few 1aths are nailed Gro the
front to prevent the mother from get
ting out--Lewis Olsen, in The Epitom
icf