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The Washington times., 1903-08-02

/ writer has taken refuge IN that sub
tlety which let's the recipient down easy.
For instance, the demand from a small
Western youth upon me as TO my per-
sOnal resemblance to a newspaper por-
trait of myself that he had cut out OF a
Kansas City daily impressed me as hav-
ing qualities worthy of remembrance.
Hero it is
." Dear Sir: Yesterday being my tenth
birthday. my grandmother gave me a
copy OF your book, 'Biky the Skicycle. ."
and l was very glad of il, but the news
paper this morning had a picture in it
which l inclose. Do you look like that /?
shall not read your book until l hear
from you. because If you DO you are not
fit man 10 write for children. Yours
respectfully. THOMAS WATSON
I'm running over my correspondence
of some years ago l find the following
from a young fisherman, who has some
claim to my consideration, Mr.. Bangs
continued:
Profile House.
Dear Poppa-The trowt ar biting
like evrything here and / want some
fits and a good fish rodd 1 caught one
The Washington times., 1903-08-02

the outer one trimmed with 'Valenciennes
lace or fine embroidery edging.
simple design is illustrated to show
what can be done with parallel lines OF
stitching, a medallion. a few small
stripes of insertion and a little feather
stitching. Plain bibs may be made pretty
by stitching and feather stitching only,
or little daisies may be worked In alter
nate squares formed by plain quilting.
A knitted wool blanket makes a pretty
and useful present. To make this 1t is
necessary to cast about one hundred and
sixty stitches of soft firm wool in white.
At a little way from each end two stripes
of color are knitted in to form borders.
The length should be about thirty-nine
inches, plain garter stitch, and the ends
bound with ribbon.
Then there are little kimono jackets
very simple and so pretty; also full
length wraps. A pretty design for one
of these IS shown in the sketch. II is
of cream challIe, with Persian border
around the lower edge, and is lined with
pale blue, pink or white silk. 1t has
little yoke pointed back and front. the
edge OF which. as also the collar and
front, is bound with wash ribbon. which
is secured BIZ one side of the feather
stitching; bows of ribbon finish the
shoulders and tie in front. This pattern
may be carried out in various ways.
Another pretty form of wrap is
square of cashmere or any preferred soft
double width material lined with silk,
the edges embroidered or trimmed as
desired, and one corner. rounded. is ar
ranged with running string to form a
hood.
An extremely pretty cover for bas
sinette may be made by using lace bead
ing and baby ribbon.
The beading is that which is procured
in several rows to the width of the strip.
A sufficient number of strips about
thirty-six inches long are Joined to-
gether 10 make the required width.
Pale blue or pink baby ribbon is run
through and left IN loops at each end,
over which one strip OF beading is
placed founce of footing trimmed
with the ribbon borders 1t all around
and the whole is interlined with wadding
in a small casing and faced with SILK
TO match the color OF the ribbon.
A large bow OF satin ribbon decorates
one corner, using about two yards, while
ten pieces of baby ribbon are required
for the beading.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
Sweetbreaos Serveo in ManY Styles

r 70 matter what form your sweet
M breads are to take at the in
slant OF serving. the first thing
10 be done with them in every case is
to put them to soak in cold water for
about two hours. Then take them out
and boil for about five minutes in fresh
water. :. Take them from the boiling
water. drop them into cold water. and
cut away all the windpipes and fibrous
nerves. This operation finished. you go
about preparing them after any one Of
the following directions, or according to
others which may please your fancy
most.
A dish that eminent authorities on
the subject of cooking are pleased 10
call an attereaux of sweetbreads is a
delicious compound, and not very diff
cult of preparation. You boil the sweet
breads till tender; then, when cool, you
cut them up into slices. These slices
sprinkle with pepper and salt. and fry
in a little butter. When you take them
up put on slab TO cool, putting a
light weight over them TO press them
into shape Then with a round cutter
cut them into rounds; cut also some
cold boiled beef tongue into rounds of
the same size. and also some mush-
rooms. Put these all together and cover
with a thick, rich stock, highly sea-
soned. String on little wooden skewers.
then sprinkle them over with bread
crumbs, lay on a baking Sheet, moisten
with melted butter. and brown in a
rather hot oven Remove the skewers
before serving.
OF all the delicate croquettes that can
be put before diner those made OF
sweetbreads undoubtedly excel in deli
cacy of favor You chop them finely,
OF course. and you season them very
lightly, adding a suspicion of onion
Juice. With a little cream you moisten
them, then shape into croquettes, roll
in egg and crumb and fry. No sauce
with these sweetbread croquettes. and
nothing to be served with them that
can infringe upon their rights TO the
most distinguished consideration.
Some care very much for an addition
OF curry to sweetbreads, and par
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
Some appropriate presents for Infants

7 T is often difficult to choose a gift for
the advent of an infant. AS rule,
anything that is the work of the
donor is much more appreciated than il
it is merely matter OF entering shop
and expanding money.
OF course, certain things can only be
obtained in that way. and those as a rule
do not require to be duplicated, whereas
articles of wearing apparel may be with
out number and not be superhuous.
With the simplest forms Of expenditure
in view, there are bootikins, bibs or
shirts. The bootikins may be knitted
or crocheted, or they may be quickly
made of eiderdown. If 1T is a summer
baby they should be thin, but an infant
as a rule needs bootikins of some sort
They may be made of Shetland wool or
silk. simple way of crocheting these
is to commence at the toe with several
chain stitches, then crochet round them
with two stitches into each loop, and
when cap is formed continue, enlarg-
ing at regular intervals. making double
stitches until the front top of slipper
is reached. From this point omit the
middle, crocheting only the sole and
sides until there is sufficient then Join
the two sides together at the back of
the heel, drawing the middle stitches
slightly toward sharp corner at the
heel.
Make the upper part more lacy, pick
ing up the inside stitches from the shoe
edge and working upward to the re-
CURED height for a sock. 1t is very
pretty if a color is used for the shoe
part and white for the sock and 1t Is
an Improvement if an additional edge be
worked round that of the shoe. To make
them of eiderdown is exceedingly sim
pie. Each half of the bootikin being cut
out fiat, they are joined together. the
seam edges being finely herringboned
with silk and featherstitched over the
seam on the right side. as also all round
the edges of the open part above the
small notch. They are made to tie in
the front with washing ribbon half an
inch wide. The same idea may be car
ried out in wash silk, preferably Jap
anese quality; the bootikin of double
silk, wadded with a very thin layer OF
wool or null between. and otherwise
featherstitched and finished like those
of eiderdown.
Few persons realize how easy bi5s
are to make and what pretty work the
The Washington times., 1903-08-02

ticularly good way 10 add 1t is the fol-
lowing: Cut the sweetbreads into dice
shaped bits and cook till done in lit
tie white stock-either that OF chicken
or veal Cook with them an onion.
too, and as they are about done take
out the onion. leave only enough of
the stock to mOisten them well. and
add the curry powder in the proper
proportion. Just few drops of lemon
juice may be AIDED. too. and the dish
be the more pleasing TO a good many.
If you have very tender, young green
peas you can easily form combination.
between them and sweetbreads, that
Will give you satisfaction in the eat
ing. You just cut some blanched sweet
breads into rather stable slices and
fry in butter till brown On a dish
you arrange them in a circle. and, hav-
ing boiled the peas and drained them.
you heat them well in the butter in
which the sweetbreads were fried.
Then you put them in a little heap
right in the center OF the sweetbreads.
II sweetbreads creamed make your
favorite dish, great deal is to be said
in praise of your taste in the matter.
And is this the way you like them?
Boil the sweetbreads till tender; then
cut up into small piece. Just a bit OF
butter should be put IN a frying pan
and these pieces OF sweetbreads fried
in it the slightest little bit. Then cover
with rich cream, thicken a very little
and pour over hot slices of toast which
have been freed OF crusts.
Arrange on a dish. Into the pan in
which you fried them put a little stock.
heat it and add trufties cut in small
pieces. Over the sweetbreads put this
sauce. Just little cayenne pepper and
a few drops of lemon juice might reason
ably be added to the sauce
In broiling sweetbreads you might
want them blanched first, then dipped III
oil. salted and peppered a bit. and then
broiled.
Sweetbreads and bacon get on beauti-
fully together, too. A simple way for
preparing them is to blanch them, FRY
in bacon fat, and surround with thin
slices OF fried bacon. Just a few slices
of fried cucumbers used as a garnish for
this dish make it q trifie more accepta-
bic, perhaps.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
"Huntie sell
123 bears Olo

~ Id, quaint. and almost prehis-
toric in appearance is old
~ "Auntie Bell" a Champaign
resident for almost forty years, and
whose age, according to her story, is
more than a century. She has no family
records and for the proof of her state
ment she relies largely on historical
occurrences of the period between the
Revolution and the var of 1872, as well
as the time from then until the civil
war.
Mary Ann Bell was born near Wash
ington. d. c., in the year 1850. She says
that her great grandparents on her
fathers side were Creek Indians, 2nd
the strong imprint OF the American In
dian is remarkably plain, being espe-
cially noticeable in the high cheek bones
and the lower part of the face. When
young girl. Auntie Bell states that she
went TO General Washington's home at
Mount Vernon. Va. and assisted in the
work OF preparing the meals for the
general a number of times when he en-
tertained his political and military
friends.
She was unusually strong and we'll
developed for her age, and TO this fact
was due her early entrance into slavery.
At the age of sixteen she was married
to Anderson Bell. and she toiled with
her husband continuously until Abraham
LIncoln's proclamation. After that time.
to use her own expression, 1T Just
seemed like heaven every day" She be-
came the mother of thirteen children, of
whom the youngest, an only son. is
living here at the age of sixty-nine
years. Her parents lived to extreme
old age, her father attaining an age of
12O, and her mother lived almost as
long. Their children numbered nine
teen, of whom Mrs. Bell was the second.
She is a devout church member ami
is devoted to the Baptist denomination.
It is with the greatest difficulty that
she can leave her bed, and she had TO
be offered pecuniary inducements before
she would consent TO be brought out on
her porch to have her picture taken
Champaign Qll.) Dispatch.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
no REST for yuomen in Uacatfons

vents novelties IN entertaining with al
most dehrious raDidity. If she is for
tunate enough to possess a country home
fitted and equipped with the manifold
luxuries OF modern life, or a great
estate, or even q fancy farm. nothing
concerning It or her relations 10 it is
ever withheld from the public. The
camera. penetrating everywhere, reveals
her in her stable yard. on her golf links
among her dogs, or cows, or fowls: in
| the act or gardening, riding. driving
four-in-hand. automobiling. canoeing.
sailing her boat or jumping her hunter
over pair OF bars. Wherever she elects
TO 90. when tired OF what town life has
been able TO supply TO her insatiate ap-
petite for amusement. we may be sure !.
will not be long before We hear full
account a. =.
And il IS the same with the whole
family. Once established An a hotel or
cottage at the popular resort. there is
no holding back from the current that
carries all the world on its hearing
bosom Soon father. mother. boys and
girls are engulfed in the gayeties the
elders may decry, but are not strong
enough TO resist. They resume the mode
Of existence that has engrossed them
during the winter past They lunch, they
dine together. they call on each other
without mercy, they must be always en-
grande toilette. seeing and being seen:
their dances occur night after night,
their afternoon drive is the same old
pageant Of Vanity Fair transferred from
the town home. only, being more con-
centrated. ii IS the nervous strain Of
trying to keep up with the procession
that is the bane OF our modern life. II
Is like black care sitting behind the
conquering hero OF finance, who sees
his family the victims, rather than the
benehciaries, OF the millions he has
given so much of his own life to obtain
for them. II racks the temper and robs
OF her best charm the wife and mother.
who. at heart knowing her own folly.
cannot control the desire to see herself
and hers making as brave a show as
sany OF the rest And all the while tn.
pace is increasing-the standard Of
magnihcence in establishment, dress
and equipage in being pushed upward
the nervous strain goes on intensifying.
Certainly We are a wondrous young na-
ton. but in some matters We have vet to
learn common sense,''
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
How to Care Tor the Refrigerator

laid directly on the ice. natural or arti-'
nelal' as II extracts all the good meat
juices.
ice should always be washed and laid
carefully in the ice box. not thrown in.
Most housekeepers contend from their
own experience that ice wrapped in a
mick coating Of newspapers lasts longer
than when left uncovered. but the man
ufacturers say il should not be wrapped
IN anything, as that prevents the free
circulation of cold air. The inference is
plain. II the saving in the ice bill is
the main object to be achieved. wrap the
Ice II, as in extremely hot weather.
there is danger of the food spelling. IN
cover. One woman thinks she has SIM
pllhed matters by covering the outside
and top OF her ice box with a heavy
blanket lined with newspapers.
In getting ice IL is a matter of econo-
my to put in as large a piece as possible
a. first, in order that the refrigerator
may become thoroughly cooled, then
keep full, OF nearly so. as small
quantity OF ice will melt much faster
In a small icebOx. twenty-five pounds
put in three times a week will last bet
ter than a smaller piece put in daily.
H. taking ice from the refrigerator for
table use no more should be picked of
than is needed, on account of Its melt
ing so much more rapidly. Covers and
doors should always be kept tightly
closed. Food must never be placed in
the refrigerator until thoroughly cooled,
as IL occasions moisture. Neither should
food be kept in the refrigerator without
ice and with cover and doors closed.
The Washington times., 1903-08-02

IT HE refrigerator is one of the i'm
portant household appanages for
which the chatelaine must hold
herself directly responsible. Servants
are prone TO be phenomenaIly careless
in this respect. and refrigerator in
bad condition is a menace to health
The position OF the refrigerator is i'm
portant. II should not be kept in the
cellar or other damp location. but
should always be placed where IL can
be we'll lighted and drained. Never
allow the drain pipe TO connect with
the sewer A new refrigerator should
be allowed TO stand from twelve to
twenty-four hours after the ice cham
Der is filled before any article of food
is placed in IL.
in up 10 date houses there are sep
arate refrigerators for milk and butter
and meat, with still another compart-
ment for fruit and vegetables. The
vegetable and milk compartments are
lined as well as shelved with heavy
glass. Where one has no separated and
quarantined divisions neither fish
cheese, cabbage. onions. nor bananas
should be kept in the general refrige-
rator. Their flavor will not only affect
the other food, but will render the but
ter, milk and any other gelatinous prep
arations absolutely unfit for use. When
artificial ice is used care must be taken
not TO let fish come in contact with il
as the ammonia used in the freezing
affects the fish. Meat should never be
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
tE6 BURTON HARRISON, the
N distinguished authoress, is not
classed as a reformer or a

tEH RS. BURTON HARRISON, the
I'M distinguished authoress. is not
classed as a reformer or a
cynic. but she has some ideas respecting
the habits OF members o. her sex. that
are worthy of consideration. She has
recently taken pains TO arraign Ameri-
can women for their summer habits. Il
allude,'' she says, ito the utterly IRA
tional way of carrying our winter pleas
ures. the entertainments that belong
by right TO our season OF urban gayety,
into the long hot months when nature
and the unfettered heart of mankind cry
aloud for simpler joys. All other ma
the leaders and participants in social
diversions withdraw from the theater
of their conspicuous performances be-
fore the world and enshrine themselves
in the seclusion of country homes, where
nothing happily occurs that is worthy
of chronicle in print. The great lady
OF the British aristocracy seeks her
northern moor or castle, where clad in
serge. with sailor hat. she is abroad
all day in the heather or on the water.
not TO be distinguished in action or
attire from the school girl on for her
holiday.
so. also, the Paris belle marquise
During these months OF inaction in the
service of the gay world she is at least
storing I'D fresh powers of enjoyment
against the time when duty calls her to
take her place again as a purveyor in
fashions mart. And she has tact enough
to see that people are more glad TO well
come back a favorite than to applaud
her every day. But we Americans"
continues Mrs. Harrison. give no one
a chance 10 welcome US back We are
always before the curtain, in the full
blaze OF limelight, maneuvering TO the
music of an unfagging orchestra. Who
is there among the readers OF daily
newspapers who cannot tell one the
whereabouts and proceedings of Mrs
This or That during every month Of her
busy year spent in chasing pleasure at
home or abroad? There is no season
when the dear creature is cruel enough
to hide herself from our gaze. Her sum-
mers are like her autumns. winters
springs. She dances. dresses, yachts.
gives house parties, travels. jaunts, in
The Washington times., 1903-08-02
Ibose nnterestna a,o 1aseul Cbilo Qeters Trom Hoe

ER ARK TWAIN greatly enjoys let
INE tiers from his little friends. In
- the late eos, in the beginning
of his fame. soon after his 'Innocents
Abroad" came out, he was doing special
editorial work for a newspaper in q
town in western New York. where the
following letter was recently discovered
Who the writer of the epistle is no one
but Mr.. Clemens knows, and he Will not
tell. Commenting on Child letters. -
Mr.. Clemens says:
1.-The most useful and interesting let
tiers to get from home are from children
seven or eight years old. This is a
petrifed truth. Happily they have
nothing else to talk about but home
and neighbors and family-things their
betters think unworthy of transmission
thousands OF miles. They write simply
and naturally and without strain for et-
feet. They tell all they know and then
stop. They seldom deal in distractions
or homilies. , Consequently their epis-
ties are brief. but. treating. as they do,
of familiar scenes and persons. always
entertaining. Now. therefore. IL you
would learn the art of letter writing let
a child teach you I have preserved a
letter from a little girl eight years OF
age-preserved it as a curiosity, because
it was the only letter I ever got from
L. a
1t. II ran thus:
Uncle Mark, II you was here
could tell you about Moses in the bull
rushes again. I know it better now.
Mr.. Snowberry has got his leg broke of
a horse. He was riding it on Sunday.
Margaret, that's the maid, Margaret has
taken all the spit-toons. and slop buck
cts and old Jugs out Of your room. be-
cause she says she don't think you are
coming back any more. you have been
away too long. Sissy McElroy's mother
has got another little baby. She sas
them all the time. II has got little blue
eyes like Mr. swimley that boards there
and looks just like him. got a new
doll, but Johnny Anderson pulled one
OF the legs out. Miss Dusenbury was
here yesterday. I gave her your pie
ture, but she didn't want it. Ny cat
has got some kitttents-o. you can't
think-twice as many as Lottie Bel
dens. And there's one. such a sweet
little buff one. with a short tail, and ]
named IT for you.
All them's got names now-Gen-
eral Grant. and Halleck. and Moses. and
Margaret. and Deuteronomy, and Cap
tain Semmes. and Exodus, and Levitt
Gus. and Horace Greeley-all named but
one, and / am saving IL because the one
named for you's been sick all the time
since, and I reckon it'll die. ct appears
TO be mighty rough on the short tailed
kitten for naming It for me. I.wonder
how the reserved victim Will stand it,
Uncle Mark, do believe that Miss Cad
well likes you and 1 know she thinks
you are pretty. (the letter IS
torn here and illegible) she
said even II you have the smallpox ever
so bad you would be just as good look
ing as you. were before. And ma says
she's ever so smart. So no more this
time. because Grant and Moses are
hghting.'
I'D ratheA hear about cats at home
and their truly remarkable names than