Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1906-05-02

sKowHEsAS, NE, April 20, 1906.
Dear Aunt Madoe and N, B. Sisters;
How are you allg Wen. ! hope, and enjoy
| ing your house-eleaning. So far l haven't
had much of ii 10 do, so will write letter for
the column Since last wrote l have been to
| Boston, stopped.in Roxbury six weeks, came
home. stayed one week, then went down with
my father and mother three weeks, then came
back here, and have been sewing.
Was glad to see Anon's letter and hear
about the styles from New York. Down here
in the country we don't get short sleeves until
| they have passed by, but let me tell you
have made me a shirt waist which fastens up
in the back, and can fasten it up alone, too.
am now making dress for my daughter.
This morning ] took the fashion book, a
newspaper, tape measure and the shears, cut
| me skirt pattern, then cut my skirt and put
it together, and so far it's o. X. The plaits
| hang all right. Anon, don't you think did
pretty wels
Wen, sisters, l don't know as / have any
very interesting things to tell about my trip
to Boston. l went to help out friend who
| had blood poison in her thumb, and she lost
part of her thumb, SO didn't go round much
| except in the evenings. 1 made calls in
someryille, Cambridge, Brighton, New Dor
| chester, South Boston, and would liked
to have gone to lots of other places.
Aunt Maria, how are you nowf Well,
hope. have sent in two soap .orders. Have
| sold some Of the goods over the telephone.
like that way doing business; it's great
fun, but my goods haven't arrived yet.
Dell, hope you viii have good luck with
your chickens. Ny daughter has two incuba-
tors going; the chicks in one will hatch out
| in a few days. She only has twenty three
chickens now,!but don't they growi You can
pick them up; they seem TO like to have you
take them up; everything on this farm is a
pet.
c., believe owe You a letter, but can't tell
you when you win get It. often think Of you
and hope we viii all meet ut this years
reunion. l meant to have written to the coll
umn before, but put IL of until l read this
weeks paper, then / said will write II can't
write very interesting letter, with the hope
/ can do better next time.
Now ! want you sisters to try the way
make doughnuts and report how you like
| them. With best wishes and much success to
you all. MEB.
Thanks for your help and good wishes;
also to Alexia and Aunt Emma for Easter
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| MEB's DoUGHgUTs-One and one-half cups
! sour milk, one and one-haM cups sugar, tive
| eggs, one teaspoon soda little more than Level
| full, one-fourth cup Indian meal. one nutmeg
| one teaspoonfui salt, flour to roll. Have your
| fat hot and don't turn them until they are
done on one side. seant the milk little
as Ike the doughnuts sweet. The meal il
Tor shortening and to make them light and
| not be greasy.
| EAST SuRKY, April Is.
| letter from.MissiBrenda CHM this morn
| ing brings the cheering report that Aunt
Maria is improving. She has been very, very
| i'll, which is the. reason we have missed hei
CHEEKY letters. Hope Brenda win write, al
she inherits her mothers talent for interest
| ing letter writing DELL.
| Aunt Maria would like to have letters
| from the mutuals, now that she is better
All hone she will gaau he well AGAIN