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chain stitch. and the stems and antennae
with long running stitch.
The butterflies can be treated in several
different ways. The outer edge and body
may be worked In satin. stitch, with en-
broidered dots or eyelets in the center
and the antennae, in a heavy outline; or
lace may be inserted in the wings, as was
shown in one of the collar sets Of week
before last, and the edge buttonholed. The
body is solid In either case and somewhat
more heavily padded than the rest Of the
design.
The flowers may be done in satin stitch
with French knots in the center, or the
center may be an eyelets AS the forget
me-nots that are used for the beading
must of necessity have the eyelet center. It
is probably Just as well to work those In
the spray In the same way.
The leaves are worked In satin stitch,
while the stems may be OF heavy out
line.y but are much more "Frenchy" IL
done in a very fine over-and-over stitch.
Very sheer linen, bat1ste or null Is used
In these dainty garments. A soft finished
nainsook Is also much liked. as 1t Is cheap
er and wears very we'll Possibly the best
selection. If one can afforo 1t. would be
a handkerchief linen. as it is not so trans
parent and ''sleazy'' as the mulls, lasts
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much longer and is much easier to en-
broider.
The embroidery. by the way, may be
done in hoop or over the fingers. If one
is expert enough not to quicker the work.
the latter method is much quicker and
more easily managed.
The seams of these garments may be
either Joined in a very tiny French fell.
which is later briar-stitched, or they can
be put together with the very narrowest
beading.
The hem at the bottom must be neatly
done by hand.
In making up the corset cover. find the
waist line at the back, run two rows OF
gathers about half an inch apart and end
ing about three inches from the underarm
seam on either side. Confine these gathers
into a space of about two inches, and Sc
cure with a tape long enough to encircle
the waist. leaving the fronts to be adjusted
at will.
NOTE.-As it was impossible to accom-
modate the full pattern for the back of
this corset cover to the width of the page.
three scalIops were cut off at the underarm
seams. Before attempting to stamp the
design, paste narrow strips OF paper along
the two seams and draw on ii three seal
lops the same size as the others. These
are quite necessary to give the required
fullneSS
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things as laundry bills and mending have
no place in creams. Why should they?
While we are building our castles in the
air they may just as well be made high
enough to prevent these ''let-downs" OF
daily existence which bring us down to
earth with such uncomfortable thumps
Unfortunately, though. the wearing quail
ity of lingerie must be considered in real
life, and the undetermined under-gar-
ments, dainty and beautiful as they are,
are bound to cause untold woes to the
woman who cannot replenish her stock at
the first break.
1t is this Observation-Disclosures that has
created the vogue for the French hand
embroidered lingerie, which is quite as
dainty as the lace-trimmed garments il
not quite so snowy It's special recon-
mendation Is that 1t will look well as long
as thread Of the material holds together.
There Is nothing to rip and no lace to fall
into holes. and only perfect simplicity
that is the acme of good taste
:, NOW. like most simplicity, this French
lingerie Is costly, often more so than that
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A Dainty Buster Case.

In considering what to make for Christ
mas, q pretty and practical case for dus-
tiers Is always acceptable. One that full
fills both conditions is made of green and
white cretonne In q graceful vase form.
The bottom Is two and q quarter inches
square, and the sides are nine inches In
height Stitch the sections together on
the right side, binding the seams with bias
strips OF white cambric. Insert or work
two eyelets (metal ones arb preferably In
each section two inches below the top
Through these run draw strings Of ribbon
or silk cord, and within the case tuck q
cheesecloth buster bordered with feather
stitching In green floss.
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Sweet Potato Pie Without Eggs.

This is the Baltimore way Of making
sweet potato pie, and very good it is. Peel
and cut in quarterback slices a quart of
sweet potatoes. Cook until tender with
one pint very strong ginger tea, a gener-
Gus cup butter5 three cups sugar and plenty
of lemon peel. Stew gently SO that the
slices will not break. Line a deep pie
plate with rather thick crust fill with the
potatoes and their syrup to within an inch
of the top, then cover with a crust with a
cross cut in the center.
Turn back each corner of the crust and
bake with a moderate heat until the pas
try is done. Ten minutes before serving
pour through the hole in the top wine
sauce made by Dreaming together one cup
butter, two cups sugar and the juice Of a
lemon beaten in little at a time. Set the
mixture over boiling water and beat In
gradually one cup sweet wine. Stir Wig
orously to prevent the butter separating
from the rest Of the ingredients.
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If you are half distracted at this last
moment to think Of some pretty novelty
to make for Christmas why not try a
burnt match case7 A novel little recep-
tacle for this purpose began its career as
a small beer glass of delicate outlines.
The holder, in which 1t is suspended from a
chandelier or gas FIXTURE Is made as fol-
lows:
Cut a half-inch strip of flexible card
board, long enough to encircle the waist
of the glass and lap over slightly. Cover
smoothly on both sides with crepe paper
and sew the ends together. Decorate the
hoop thus formed with artificial violets,
she'll roses, fer-get-me-nots or daisies, ac-
cording to the color scheme desired At
tach three narrow ribbons at equal inter-
walls. Fit the glass into the hoop and
knot the ends Of the ribbon into a many
Topped bow.
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Scrapbooks for Children,


TN some households one of the chief
est treasures Qn the minds OF the
children. at IeasD II an old biankbooi,
whose pages. thiokly pasted with clip
pings and pictures, are relics Of the youth
Of the older members Of the family.
The average child who has known such
household god IL filled with eagerness
to possess scrapbook Of his very own,
and many mothers have turned this de-
sire to good use in an educational way.
Sometimes a page Is given over to
single individual. celebrity. q member
Of royalty. some one. at any rate. who is In
the public mind. A picture Of the person.
age is pasted at the top Of the page, and
underneath Is written q brief biography,
which the child has hunted for himself, or
else one cut from some magazine. News
paper clippings concerning the same In
dividual are pasted there, and In course of
time the page IL transformed into a brief
but interesting life history.
Sometimes the book u siven over to the
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Aunt Mehitabel (snifing)-As side issue.
yes. In lieu of a substantial meal no. 1
will take cup of coffee, If you have it.
Coffee is brought in in small silver
pOt.) l hope you don't boil your coffee,
Alice?
Mrs. Joy-I-er-
Aunt Mehitabel-Do you use two spoon
fuls to the cup? After dinner coffee should
be very strong.
Mrs. Joy-One. Mrs. Knowit-
Aunt Mehitabel (decidedly)-I think.
Frederick, your wife has leaning toward
food fads-fried beefsteak with gravy; raw
potatoes. canned asparagus and hot water
in place Of coffee At my time of life I
cannot afford to expose my digestion to
such condition of affairs. Kindly tele-
phone for cab. will go to a hotel where
can have q good meal. I will wait in
your sitting room until the cab comes.
Stalks from the room. Mr.. Joy goes over
to the telephone; Mrs. Joy bursts into
tears.)
Scene: Kitchen next morning. Mrs. JOY
in the act of putting pan Of biscuit into
the oven. Mr.. Joy holding the Guide for
Young Housekeepers.
Mrs. Joy-Now that mustn't take a Sec
ond over fifteen minutes. I am glad Aunt
Mehitabel isn't here to breakfast.
Mr.. Joy (hesitating)-But you know,
dearest, owe her so much.
Mrs. Joy-Oh. well. Il you love your aunt
Mr.. Joy puts his arm around herr
Mr.. Joy-Please don't. Alice. only
wanted to make you understand that she
really has good heart. and she could
teach you q lot about housekeeping II she
took an interest In you.
Mrs. Joy quilting away from him)-I
never though the time would come when
my husband would compare my housekeep-
Ing to mothers"
Mr.. Joy-Why. Alice, never: you know
am an orphan.
Mrs. Joy-Well. aunt's. then. It's the
same thing. Now you've kept me talking
about her and made me 9rget the biscuit.
Mrs. Knowit said just about fifteen NUN
utes, and it's been twenty. OF course,
they'll be ruined! "Opens the oven-the bis
cult just properly browned.) Why-oo.
they are all right!
Mr.. Joy-Even Mrs Knowit can make
mistakes It seems. Don't you think, Alice,
that experience counts for more than books
In cooking?
Mrs Joy quitting the biscuit on plate)
Well, perhaps 30. sometimes. Let's go In
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which is more elaborate. Fortunately,
though, it can be easily copied, and the
woman who can embroider may have un-
derclothes fully as lovely as the imported
ones at little more expense than the price
of the material.
All of this French lingerie is marked
by the beauty of its embroidery. The de-
sign need not be ornate: indeed, more often
than not 1t Is only few graceful sprays
of flowers; but the work must be absolutely
smooth, even and very fine. The stems
should be done in the satin stitch SO as to
catch little more than a thread Of the fab
ric. as this forms distinctive feature OF
the embroidery as done by the French peas
ants. 1t is this part OF the work that
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boiled whole-asparagus tips covered with
lumpy white paste.
Mr.. Joy-Shall give you a piece OF STEAK
aunty?
it something of very different sort. Where
did you learn to cook, Alice?
Mrs Joy-I-er-taught myself, prlnci-
pally Then have Mrs. Knowits Guide to
Young HousekeeperS l am afraid l haven't
cooked the steak just as she said
Aunt Mehitabel (sampling the steak
You have heard Of the Frenchman who
said America was the country with five
hundred religions and only one gravy?
Well he made a mistake. There are two
gravies, and this is the second! CA long
silence.)
Mrs. Joy-won't you have potatoes. Aunt
Mehitabel?
Mr.. JOY ((anxiously)-Yes. do have some.
aunty.
| Aunt Mehitabel (acidly)-There is a class
| Of physical culturists who incline to the
raw food theory. am too old for fads
| and am accustomed to taking my po-
| tatoes cooked!
Mrs. Joy (bitins her Ip)-rhen, perhaps.
you win try tho asparagus
| Aunt NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at this sea-
son! You must think you are millionaires!
You will die in the poorhouse!
| Mr.. Joy--1 assure you, aunty-
Mrs. Joy-They are canned tips, aunt, and
Aunt Mehitabel-If you knew anythins
| Of housekeeping you would never buy these
cheap canned vegetables, but suppose
| you are ignorant on every point. What Ia
/ that white stuff?
Mrs Joy-(on the verge Of tears3-Cream
dressinglt IL a little lumpy, but
Aunt Mehitable-Lumpyl suppose you
didn't cream your butter and -four before
you added the milkf
| Mrs. Joy-No-oo-Mrs. Knowit-
Mr.. JOY hopefully)-You have Q salad.
Alice!
Aunt Mehitabel-And French dressing
I never take any other.
Mrs. Joy-I am very sorry. but made
mayonnaise.
Aunt Mehitabel-Then I win mix some
for myself! Where IL tho oilf
Mrs. 10y (giggling hysterically)- There u
mono left; Il
Aunt Mehitabel Enthusiastically -Then we
| will dispense with the salad
Mr.. Joy-What have we for dessert,
Alice?
Mrs. Joy struggling for self possession)
l-Eclairs ! hadn't time to make any
sthing. ! hope you like them, aunt?
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be set in about an inch to allow for a
facing.
The back, not having q right and left,
must be stamped in the usual way, with
the pattern on the back Of the impression
paper:
II the embroidery. Is done before the gar
ment is made up, allow for the side seams
to insure the scallops meeting we'll.
z Work the sca1lops I'm buttonhole4 stitch,
either a slight padding Of chain stitch,
or, IL You can manager it, simply over a
loose cotton filing fastened and held in the
left hand.
The flowers, foliage and the edge of the
butterfy's wings should be padded with
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spinster aunt.
Miss Mehitabel .Collins-The aunt.
ACT I.
Scene: Kitchen of the Joys apartment;
new and shining.
Mrs. Joy, beating eggs.
Mrs JOY never saw such queer eggs
they won't get light! 1 did want to show
Edith that 1 am a good housekeeper-that's
her ring now! pulls OF her apron-goes
to answer the bell. She and Edith return,
ara in ARM
Edith-What a love of a kitchen! What
a lot of new things. Do you know how to
them all?
AIRS. Joy (stifly)-Of course! Why
should l have them, IL not to use? Put
your things in my room, then come back
and talk to me while get lunch. We are
going to have popovers.
Edith-How lovely! / adore popovers!
disappears for an instant, then returns
without her wraps) How do, you make
them?
Mrs Joy (hesitating)-well, you use an
egg to a cup of sifted -four, and-by the
way these eggs haven't turned white!
them?
Edith (sniffing suspicuously)-Are they
fresh?
Mrs. JOY Ondignantly)-of course!
Edith-Did you separate them?
Mrs. Joy-Separate themf (Snatches up
the cook book. reads): 1.-The whites and
the yolks OF the eggs should be beaten
separately. I didn't notice that when I
read the recipe. Do you suppose they will
spoil the popovers?
Edith (hopefully)-Oh. guess not. Now
keep the book open till you finish. 1t says
the pans must be hot-Ill put them on
the range-and they must have lard and
butter in them. Shall I?
Mrs. Joy (wearily)-I suppose so. Do
anything IL says. I don't think I'll have
popovers again. Now they are ready.
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petticoats. There is a whited sepulchre
air about such combination that is not
pleasant to contemplate.
So far as possible, ones lingerie should
be dainty. 1t costs too much, says some
one. Be sure you do not confound dainti-
ness and business.
Have you never stood entranced before
show window full Of the fullest most
exquisite and most costly lingerie, all lace
and embroidery, beading and bright rib
bons. and decided that when your ship
came in the very first purchase would be
piles Of just such lovely underclothes!
You never gave thought to the pa
thetic results when those billowy mus
Inns first go into the washtub. Such prosaic
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CHE1ISE Or OKSET QJNEK EXTTEKN

will be the most difficult for the amateur
needlewoman to acquire without great
practice.
The pattern shown today. which Is
adaptable either to a chemise or corset
cover. is a charming example of French
lingerie design. -
To stamp the fronts, put a piece OF inn
preston paper. shiny side down. on the
right side of the material, and folo over
with the paper on the inside. This fold
ing must be done on the thread of the
goods to secure perfect straightness.
Place the half of the front on the outside
of the lawn and go over the pattern with
hard pencil or the point of an ivory
stietto. This will stamp both sides at
once without reversing. If for a chemise,
the edge Of the pattern must go directly
on the fold; for a corset cover, it should
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Forcerneat.

Foremeat for tomatoes IL made much the
same as for peppers. To prepare them for
stuflng, select round firm ones Of equal
size, cut slice from the top. and with a
spoon handle or vegetable scoop scrape out
the pulp. Turn upside down few mo-
ments to drain of the superfuous Juice,
then season the Inside with salt and pepper.
Meantime prepare the stuf1ing, which may
be varied to suit individual taste and what
happens to be on hand. The most simple
stuffing Is usually made of stale bread
crumbs. parsley. butter. salt and pepper
and the tomato pulp.
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children Of important people. The little
European princes and princesses are con-
tinually growing in number, and photo
graphs of them appear from time to time
in the magazines. European history stud
led in this fashion never fails to be in
teresting, and the bits of Information
CLEANED are among those that stick longest
in tie childish mind,
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Sweet Potato Pie.

To mako sweet potato pie, take three
large sweet potatoes. boil and mash. Beat
five eggs very light and add to the pota-
toes. together with one cup butter. one cup
sugar the grated peel Of two lemons and
the Juice Of one. one grated nutmeg and
q wine glass each OF wine and brandy.
beat well together and bake In a deep pie
dish lined with a rich paste.
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~ HE time-worn adage which tells
us that the real lady Ito use the
word in its good old English
sense of gentlewoman) Is known
by her underclothes has even
more Of truth than the usual run of such
axioms
This does not mean an overelaboration
of lingerie, nor fabulous sums spent upon
it. as, for instance, an exquisite cobwebby
chemise seen this winter which sold for
the modest sum of $1,000. It does mean
extreme daintiness. however. even if the
materials must be coarse, and Imma culate
freshness.
mere Is nothing which more surely
shows lack of refinement than velvets ana
fine linen covering up tattered, bedraggled
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BEGINNERS LUCK: AKitchenT Tragedy

Pours the batter into the pans, puts them
into the oven and slams the door,
Edith-O-o-o-o!
Mrs. Joy-What's the matter now?
Edith-Didn't you ever hear that slam
ming the oven door always spoils the cake,
or whatever 1t is?
Mrs. Joy (crossly)-No; and I don't care
if it is spoiled! There is Fred's key. I
wonder what brought him home at lunch
time?
(Enter Mr.. Joy-starts to kiss his wife
sees Edith, turns red. and goes over to
shake hands with herr
the party.
Mrs. Joy taking the popovers, which
have refused to pop. from the oven)-Not
much of a party. These are ruined!
swallow doesn't make summer, nor one
swallow of food
Mrs Joy-Dont be vulgar. Besides. this
is the f only swallow S,,!.,v r,u ,.u. .on,.
thing else for lunch!
Mrs. Joy-I meant to have an omeletts.
but the mayonnaise Ii spoiled!
Edith (brightly)-I read the other day
that IL you took another egg and beat the
curdled mayonnaise into it 1t would be all
right.
Mrs. Joy (stonily)-There isn't another
have crackers "a and olives for lunch.
Mr.. Joy-I am sorry can't wait and
| share 1t with you, but have an engage
ment. (Aside.) I'll just have time to
snatch a bite at Rs. (Pauses at the
| door to address his wife, with an elaborate
air Of carelessness.) BY the way, Alice ]
had q note from Aunt Mehitabel this morn
| ing. She will dine with US today, and ]
| hope you will get up q nice little dinner
| for her. She is q famous housekeeper,
and (Quails under his wifes glance and
hurries off.)
| Mrs. Joy (tragicaily)-Aunt Mehitabel-
and to dinner. (Waves the pan Of fallen
popovers above her head) Come, Edith,
Aunt Mehitabel!
ACT II.
Scene: Mr.. and Mrs Joy and Aunt Me-
hitabel at dinner table. Steak very brown,
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to breakfast, and by the next time Aunt
Mehitabel comes may have had enough
experience to cook q dinner that she will
eat.
Curtain,
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:; &: (: E: &c: e. :: is: &:
sDInSter amt
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ACT II.

Scene: Mr.. and Mrs. Joy and Aunt Me-
hitabel at dinner table. Steak very brown.
covered with q thick gravy. Potatoes
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t-al and the action was sustained in an
elaborate opinion by Chief-Justice Apple
ton. The case was taken to the United
States supreme court on writ of error, and
there also the action was sustained. The
other case, criminal one, was the prose-
cution of Edward M. Smith, in Hancock
county, for murder, Smith being convicted
after great trial.
General Hamlin, in speaking of Justice
Emery in the Green B 9 says;
sit will thus be seen that Justice Emery
went upon the bench with an ambition to do
things for himself and for his State. and with
an untiring zeal in the performance of his
duties. His idea of the judicial functions is
high and dignifed. He is personally polite
and lover Of correct department, and en-
courages them in others, since politeness and
good department render the admi istration
OF the law easier, enhance its usefulness, and
add weight and infiue ce to the respect that
is due the court He is social and agreeable
and pleasant in his manners while presiding
on the bench. He never shows temper. His
rulings in the progress of a trial are prompt
and fearless. He never INDUCES in levity or
repartee on the bench. When occasion calls
for reproof, it is usually administered in
the form of u suggestion. 1t is universally
declared that Justice Emery writes good de-
cisions. They cover wide field, embracing
many points of law and equity. His repu a
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In the appointments, Gov. Cobb has acteo
most prudently and wisely, doing the righ'
thing at the right time and in the right way
He has not only prevented the possible de-
velopment of rivalry among candidates had
the nomination been delayed, but his promp'
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have long been known as delightful enter
tanners.
Judge and Mrs Emery have two chill
dren Henry c., a graduate OF Bowdoin. a
professor of political economy at Yale,
and Annis c., wits OF Prof. Francis G.
Atkinson, OF Brown university. Before
her marriage Mrs. Atkinson had acquired
a well-earned reputation as an educator;
she is a graduate OF Bryn Mawr, and as
instructor or executive off GER served at
Wellesley, at the University Of Wisconsin
and at Brown.
ASSOCIATE JUSTICE wooDARD.
Charles F. Woodland, the new associate
justice, has long been recognized one of
the strong men of the Penobscot bar. He
is native OF Bangor, where he was born
about fifty eight years ago. He is men,
Der OF the widely-known firm Of Wilson
& Woodland, and has acted as counsel for
large interests and been engaged in many
of the most important cases that have in
recent years been heard by the courts of
Maine. well-read, sound lawyer, care
full in the preparation of his cases, he is
regarded by his associates at the bar as
one well fitted in all respects capably to
perform the duties of the honorable place
to which he has been chosen.
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actior has aisne,led ali charce ,or d;.cr..,or
and snecp,at,on Moreover q r,nst be orati-
fyinu to him as IL ia to nil tbe people that his
nominations are SO completely in line with
the unanimous sentiment Of the court, the
bar and the citizens of the State in regard to
their candi dates Tor the positions.
Portland Press.
The appointme ut of Judge Emery to the
chief-iusticeship and Of Charles F. Woodland,
90 ''os' " ~
where Judge Emery is known as one of the
ablest jurists in New England aud Charles F.
Woodland one of the ablest lawyers of M .ine.
Judge Hale OF the Uaitei states district