The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-09-07

Apple and Cream Cheese. Good Housekeeping.
 Slices of apple spread with cream cheese have been served repeatedly at a great hotel in New York of late Tn luncheons.
 A Clever Woman's Idea.
 It ia a well-known feminine fact that hats and frequently gowns made up from "things in the house" often turn out better than if shops had been ran sacked on purpose to obtain the needed materials. A woman who had conscf- entiously saved the leftover bits of ribbon and put them neatly in box which she kept for the purpose made a happy hit this summer in the way of a hat by choosing a soft medley of her ribbon scraps in harmonious tints of mauves. blues. pale yellows and pinks and shaded greens. and then cutting them in long points (rabbit ears is the milliners term for such three -cornered pieces) and sewing them together 20 as to form pompons. These, with gray tulle. formed the only trimming of q white chip hat which was much ad- mired.
 How to Make . Happy Home. Learn to govern yourself. and to be gentle and patient. Guard your tempers. especially in sea- sons of ill-health, irritation and trouble. and soften them by prayer and a sense of your own shortcomings and errors.
 Remember that, valuable as Is the gift of speech, silence is often more val uable.
 Do not expect too much from others. but remember that we should forbear and forgive as we often desire forbear- ance and forgiveness ourselves.
 Never retort sharp or angry word. It is the second word that makes the quarrel.
 Beware of the first disagreement.
 Learn to speak in a gentle tone of voice.
 Learn to say kind and pleasant things whenever opportunity offers.
 Study the characters of each, and sympathize with all their troubles, how ever small.
 Avoid moods and pets and fits of sui- kiness.
 Learn, to deny yourselves and prefer others.
 Beware of meddlers and tale-bearers. one Is conceivable.
 Be gentle and firm with children
 Do not allow your children to be away from home at night without knowing where they are.
 Do not say anything in their hearing which you do not wish them to repeat.
 Beware of correcting them in a petu- lant or angry manner.
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 Basket Lunches for School Children.
 What to put in the school lunch bas- ket is the absorbing problem of mothers. now that school days are ap. nr oAI,E luncheons. 1t Is difficult to reconcile a small boy or girl to a basket meal of a necessarily limited variety of edibles Most children dislike to be burdened with lunch basket, which must be carried home every day, and the wise housewife has a collection of empty pasteboard boxes for this purpose. cracker packages being most useful. An assortment of wrapping paper, plen- ty of string, pile of paper napkins and some paraffine paper will simplify the task of packing the lunch each morning.
 Careful mothers will not give chil- dren pennies and nickels with which to purchase cakes and candies at noon, as their selection of sweets is seldom in accordance with the laws of digestion Such fruits as bananas, oranges, and apples are easily packed. and are better for school child than rich cake and pie. Occasionally hard boiled or devil ed eggs. accompanied by plain bread and butter may be substituted for cold meat sandwiches. Little jars of potato or chicken salad can easily be put into the lunch basket, and sometimes pickles and olives vary the midday school meal Once in a while. cheese with crackers helps to fill the basket. and a cold wing or leg of fowl is a delicacy in the school lunch circle.
 A modified club sandwich, and one which comprises almost a meal in itself, is made of two slices of bread toasted on one side. The other side Is buttered. and lettuce. a small piece of bacon, a piece of cold chicken or other fowl, a slice of pickle and a little mayonnalse dressing constitutes the filling. Spices