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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Some Valentine Favors.

THE heart and Cupid ideas are
worked to death in st. Valentine s
day decorations and favors If posi-
BILE, it would be best to depart a little
from these very usual themes and have
something unique as well as appropriate.
At one party given few years ago the
favors were tiny geographical globes, with
a verse pasted on each announcing that
they represented Loves realm, and that
the little archer might be found somewhere
on them.
Another hostess of artistic tendencies pre-
sented each of her guests with small copy
of Thorwaldsens basrelief, Cupid Awak-
ening Psyche" OF course, the allusion to
Valentines day is obvious.
Where the heart is used, there are still a
few original ideas to be found. One clever
hostess cut hearts out of fudge and placed
them between heart-shaped pieces of card
board, covered on one side with waxed
paper and on the other with shiny paper
used in kindergartens, in bright red. These
were tied with red baby ribbon, and on
the top was pasted a red-and-white label
bearing an appropriate verse.
\
One would hardly wish to initiate the
probably bachelor doctor who presented
each of the guests at his stag party with
a colored sketch of a cross-section of the
heart. But perhaps some medical student
would find even this amusing.
girl of taste and originality gave each
of her guests poem from his or her favor
lite poet celebrating the power or victory
Of love. These she made into little book
let's, tastefully decorated with forget me
nots and tied with true lovers knot" of
blue.
Another girl adopted the same idea, but
gave to all the same booklet-Chaucer's
praise Of love from '"The Knights Tale"
all in the quaint old English Of the four
teenth century.
cushions for the women and collar button
bags for the men. of white satin, painted
with small red hearts, which were outlined
with red silk in brier stitch. The next year
every one was presented with a heart
shaped plaque in burnt-wood work, girls
heads for the men and mems heads for
the girls.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Window Mirror Etiquette.

ut DON'T see how you can stand it,"
remarked girl the other day to
friend whom she was visiting.
stand what?" queried the hostess; and
for answer the guest simply waved her
hand toward the house opposite, where two
window mirrors-busybodies, they used ap.
propriately to be called-were in active
service. "Oh"' the other laughed, I'VE be-
came used to that long ago. When we first
moved here from the country 1t used to
worry us dreadftilly. No matter what we
did or where in the house we went, that
family was sure to be watching II any,
thing unusual happened we could see them
commenting on 1t. At first we almost lived
behind closed shutters, but gradually we
grew Injured. Occasionally 1t still troubles
us, however. They are always there; they
never seem to have anything else to do. We
have never yet caught any one of that
family Of five doing anything useful-read-
Ing or writing or sewing. And the father
Is the worst of them ALL Somehow, you
wouldn't think that of man, would you?
we've tried every way to make them at
tend to their own affairs but they are inn
pervious to hints. and we simply cannot
openly insult them. In Betty Whites eigh-
borhood there was a family mat even used
opera glasses IL they couldn't see well
enough. At last the neighbors got up Pc
tition. and the family moved. But we could
do nothing Of that sort to the Smiths here.
They are SO emInently respectable that no
one who did not live very near them would
sign such a paper.
Indeed, when we moved here we were
told that everybody in the city stared like
that. 1t does seem SO, too. Can you inn
agine such thing in Grassville? We were
told, too. that soon we ourselves would be
just as bad as our neighbors. Well, when
any Of our family begins to sit at the win
dow all day and stare it will be time for
the Joneses to move away from Poliopolis!
"Why. If you will believe me, hat woman,
in particular. is there from in the morn
ing until 1t grows too dark to see her. I
have never even seen her leave for lunch
con, and as for going out, she has only
done that twice since we have lived here!'
what 1 can't see.' remarked the guest.
thoughtfully. sis how you can know SO
much about them If you are never at the
window yourself.
Her hostess laughed rather guitlly.
II don't use a window mirror, anyway"
she said, land can't imagine father doing
1t as Mr.. Smith does But suppose we are
retrograding, after allr'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Carr ckmacross Lace
and How to Make Il

" HOSE interested in lace work will
enjoy starting a piece Of the Car
rickmacress lace, of which a clear
detail is given herewith.
This lace, which is most effective for the
outlay of time and money required, comes
in two distinct neutrality-suspicious. and gui-
pure. The former is design of
muslin appliqued on net, the net being
filled in at intervals with embroidery
stitches. The guipure lace is without net
foundation, but is worked on the muslin
alone. Somestimes the two styles are COM
bined in one piece.
The materials required are sheer, rather
firm lawn, Carrickmacross lace net and two
sizes of Carrickmacross crochet thread
which comes in Nos. 80, so, $50 and 200.
Designs ready stamped come on stiff
glazed white cambria.
Basic the net and lawn very smoothly
over the cambria foundation. Tack not
only on the edges. but In the center also,
so that there will be no creases and the
pattern cannot possibly slip.
Then outline the design, which shows very
clearly through both net and lawn, with gu
coffin, whipping it on with 200 cotton. Guide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
White Soap.

Put into a big kettle six pounds washing
soda and three of unslacked lime. Pour on
four gallons Of boiling water and let stand
until perfectly clear. Drain on, add six
pounds clean fat and cook until 1t begins to
harden. stirring almost constantly. Mean
time cover the sediment remaining in the
first kettle with two more gallons Of hot
water and when cool drain of as in the
first instance. While the first four gallons
are boiling. thin with the second two gal
Ions Of cold water. Test the thickness from
time to time by cooling little on plate.
Just before taking from the fire add a
handful OF salt. then turn into firAfns or q
tub that has been wet with cold water to
prevent sticking. When cold, cut into bars
and pack away where it can dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03

their leader almost hurled at her a small
cardboard box.
Within this was large white satin pin.
cushion, on which every girl, under the SUI
pervis1on OF the sewing teacher. had writ.
ten and outlined in vari-colored silk her au.
tograph. The handmade lace edging had
been made by Bettina's motaor, and paid
for by the class.
Then, since party is not q party at all
without refreshments, as the class filed out
after the teachers little speech of thanks,
each one was handed a heart-shaped cooky
and little bag of peanuts.
Thus ended most successful party. In
all, 1t cost the teacher 70 cents and about
two hours labor, but she was fully conn
pensated by the renewed bond between her
and her pupils, and was only too glad to
have found something to break the deadly
monotony of the weeks between Christmas
and Easter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Leave Your Child Alone.

If you'll get deep enough into a childs
confidence you'll find that its one burning
desire-the one dream OF what 1t intends
to do when it gets grown-is to get away
from mamma and papa and do some per-
fectIy simple thing that it Is not allowed
to do at home.
There is not one child in a thousand
among well-to-do people who are able to
give what they consider sufficient care to
their children who is ever permitted the
slightest independence of action or thought
says Weman's Lift.
That Is what makes poverty a. blessing to
children, and the reason that so many Of
our most famous men and women and our
most daring and original thinkers have
sprung from the humblest ranks in life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03

vHE dainty. phlox design which ap-
peared on this page last Sunday
has attracted such admiration
that its completion has been
eagerly awaited by enthusiastic
embroiderers, anxious to begin at once on
o charming waist for next summers wear.
While it is perfectly possible for really
lovely blouse to be made with but the
front and collar pattern first given, to-
days addition of details for the back and
cuffs will greatly improve it's appearance.
The back spray is to be applied on each
side of the facing. In transferring the pat
tern decide on the width of facing de-
sired, and set the design far enough back
to allow for it.
Be careful before placing the impression
paper that the material is perfectly
straight the table, board or whatever
1t may be on. Nothing detracts so much
from the appearance of a blouse as to have
the embroidered design even a thread or
two out of line. Take a second look be-
fore beginning to trace the pattern as ma
terials sometimes slip. even when firmly
fastened.
Both sides of the back may be stamped
at once, without reversing, by putting the
right side of the impression paper to the
right side of the material. and then fold
ing straight seam down the middle
This will leave the impression paper on the
inside. Set the pattern on top of the cloth,
muslin or whatever is to be STAMPED, and
trace with a hard pencil or stiletto. Give
an extra hard pressure in order that both
sprays may be reproduced clearly.
The cuff design. if desired. can also be
used as spray for the top of the sleeve.
For those who may not have seen last
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
More Don'ts for Guests.

Don't, IL you are able to play or sing.
make your hostess waste quarter of an
hour pressing you to do so.
Don't, when you are leaving, forget any
of your possessions. 1t Is tiresome to have
to send such things on by post.
Don't keep reiterating how much you en-
joyed yourself at the Browns when you
were staying there last month.
Don't begin a book and ask IL you may
take It home to finish. Your hostess may
not want to lend 1t, but it will be difficult
for her to refuse. If she suggests your
taking it that is quite another matter, says
Home Chat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Chinese Chrysanthemum Dessert.

To prepare the chrysanthemum petals.
beat two eggs lightly and flour to make a
thin batter. Take fresh chrystanthemums,
white or yellow. that have been thoroughly
washed, pluck the petals and stir lightly in
the batter. Have ready smoking hot peas
nut or olive oil, pick out few leaves at a
time from the batter, drop lightly in the
oil to brown and puff. 1t will all be done
in a moment. Then lay to drain on abb
sorbent paper q moment dust with pow
dered sugar and serve at once. If taken
quickly from the fat, they will retain their
original color. the yellow chrysanthemuma
looking like buttercups.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Do You Want to Be Prettyp

Then, il you are employed in an Office or
factory. try and make it point to open
the windows and thoroughly air the room
two or three times day
Stand straight. hold your shoulders back,
and give yourself a chance to be healthy
woman.
Don't be afraid Of water. Drink plenty
Of 1t, and take as many baths as you can.
Learn few physical culture exercises and
practice them night and morning, says
Womans Life.
This may all sound rather uninteresting
to you, but II you follow these few sug-
gestions you win be healthier, happier and
better looking.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
olive OIL Soap.

Another splendid toilet soap is made with
olive oil as a foundation. Put into porce-
lain-lined kettle one quart olive oil and
bring to the boiling point. Have ready
three pints strained potash water made by
dissolving four tablespoonfuls refined pot
ash in three pInts boiling water. Strain.
add slowly to the boiling oil. stirring con-
stantly with a long handled wooden spoon,
until thick like jelly, then cool on plate.
When nearly hard and cold, perfume to
your liking with lavender. violet or rose.
pour into molds or q dripping pan to hard
en-. The longer 1t Is allowed to harden and
season the longer win be its lasting quail
tiao.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
Boiled Icing.

Boil one cup granulated sugar with one
third cup boiling water until 1t threads
when dropped from spoon. When nearly
at that point whip the white of one egg
stif and pour the syrup slowly into 1t,
beating all the time. Add a teaspoonful
lemon juice OF a tablespoonful cream of
tartar and flavor to taste. This hardens
quickly and should be spread on the cake
before It stifrens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03
The OVERRIDING of
Fine Need1ework
IKKY DEAR. why do you ruin your
M eyes and nerves doing all that
SvA savipp by hand

AMY DEAR. why do you ruin your
M eyes and nerves doing all that
sewing by hand?" recently asked
a sweet-faced elderly woman of a young
mother.
Surely. Mrs. Templeton, you wouldn t
make baby's things on the machine? They
look SO rough and careless. I do love
daintiness.'
SO do 1, my child, when that daintiness
does not cost too much
Cost too much? Why, it costs nothing
i do 1t myself"
That may be all true, yet warrant you
small Ted's short-cothes outfit has been
an expensive luxury to you.
1T all seems incredulous? What of the
eyes of which l heard you complain last
evening? Surely hundreds of fine stitches
and the rolling of innumerable yards of
lace are accountable for that proposed visit
to the oculist.
Then there Is weary little pucker
around your eyes. droop to the mouth and
spasmodic jerking to your foot that are
danger signals of a nervous tension that
good old DIR. Hope would think ominous.
Remember. my child, that every time we
overtax those poor. ill-treated nerve centers
OF ours We lose just so much power to rally
under the next strain.
Where is my merry. sunny-hearted Mary
OF year ago? l wonder If you know that
In the two days L have been here l have
only heard the old rollicking laugh twice?
No. it's not that you are growing older.
No one ever gets beyond the age for a
good laugh. There is no clearer of the
mental atmosphere to compare with it. 1t
is merely that you are overtaxed and your
spirits trying to make You aware of
the folly of IT..
Il know, my dear child. that you did not
see Ned's rueful face last night when he
asked you to play bezique and you replied,
4 can't, | must finish this slip for baby
He, for some reason was restless and
tired. but his little wife was too engrossed
with making exquisite dresses for her first
born 10 notice his depression. She scarcely
spoke all evening. but stitched, stitched,
stitched until nearly midnight.
My dear, / am not speaking idly when
l say. Does ii pay? Baby is no happier
that you spend days on a garment that a
few hours should see ready for use.
4
Doubtless il is a satisfaction to hear
ones friends say, Look at Mary's baby.
Did you ever see such clothes? Every
stitch handmade! But, believe me, when
IL is said at the expense of eyes, nerves,
temper and husbands content, it is a
costly form of self-satisfaction.
I've been through il all myself YOU
know / was convent-bred, and the good
sisters had taught me their exquisite
needlework until felt like you, that every
thing machine-made was coarse and COM
mon.
The first year I was married all my
sewing was done by hand. even hemming
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03

all my floor mops. After baby came it was
worse than ever. Nothing could be too
dainty for the small man, and no one or
nothing could turn me from my foolish
way.
Then one sad day I Weakened to the fact
that L had almost ruined my life by my
mistaken sense of daintineSs. The particu-
lars would not interest you; suffice to say
that I bought a machine, and happiness
reigned once more.
Moreover, Mary, with the numerous i'm
prOvements of today, machine sewing is not
what 1t once was By using very fine
cotton, a fine needle and small stitch it
can be made almost as dainty as hand
work; even lace can be added to ruffles in
a perfectly neat way. But If machine
made stitches were large enough for small
Ted to tangle his pretty pink toes in them,
far, far better so than a nervous broken
down mother and fretful, unsympathetic
wife.
No, you need not abandon your hand
work entirely. 1t is a gentle art, this of
being a fine needle woman. and one to be
kept up; but the best gowns of the boy will
afford you ample scope for your talent.
Confine yourself to one or. at most, two
season. and you'll be happier, healthier
woman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03

ffT DON'T see how you can stand it,"
remarked a girl the other day to
friend whom she was visiting
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01
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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

Never put salt into soup when cook
ing it until it is skinned, as salt pre-
vents the scum from rising.
When making mashed potatoes into
cakes rub the hands with flour TO pre-
vent potato sticking to them.
In favoring buildings, if the milk is
rich, lemon favoring is good; but if the
! milk is poor, vanilla makes it richer.
To prevent salt from becoming damp
or hardening in the shaker place few
grains of rice in shaker when filling.
If the fat in the dripping pan catches
on fire pour in at once a little milk and
the flame will be instantly quenched.
Mayonnaise dressing is less tiresome
to make when beaten with a rotary egg
heater instead of stirred with a spoon.
A wooden spoon should be dipped in
boiling water Immediately before using.
This will prevent discoloration and alb
sorbing of fiavors.
The little japanese parasols make
pretty hair receivers. Open them half
way. Put loop of ribbon around the
handle and hang them up.
The skin of baked potatoes should be
broken as soon as they are removed
from the oven This permits the steam
to escape and renders them dry and
mealy.
Wash the coffee pot with a solution of
a tablespoonful of sal soda and boiling
water. 1t viii not be necessary to boil
the pot if this solution is used for wash
inc it.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01
THE FAMOUS CREOLE "cALAs.'

| An epicure who has Travelled far, and
who has eaten the foods of many lands,
met with a new culinary experience
in New York last week. He was visit
| ing a friend. former resident of New
Orleans. when he was delighted to be
served with new variety of fried
cake.
In the good old days when "Tante
Zoe presided as mistress of the
kitchen; in the days before the war
when New Orleans was the one spot
| in America where one could always
enjoy the best of cooking, there were
| several old colored women who used to
! pass through the French quarter of
the city every day selling a most
wonderfully concocted cake that SEEM
ed to harmonic perfectly with the
morning cup of coffee. These were
the ancient 'tCalas,'' for which one
might search in vain through New Or
leans today, unless he should be so
fortunate as to be invited to partake
of them at the home of some old
creole family in which the secret of
their preparation has been preserved
for several generations.
And here is the recipe:
Cook half a coffeecupful of we'll
washed and carefully drained rice in
three pints of boiling water. When
it has become very soft, let it cool;
then, mash it to a paste and mix it
with half a cake of yeast. Set this
to rise at night. The next morning,
beat three eggs to a light froth, mix
them thoroughly with the rice, and
add half a coffeecupful of sugar, with
about three tablespoonfuls of flour,
and mix these ingredients into a thick
batter by stirring and beating with
wooden spoon. When the proper result
has been attained, let the batter rise
for fifteen minutes more: add little
nutmeg to season, blend it perfectly,
and fry in cakes like fritters, until
each is a delicate brown.
To do this, of course, deep fat must
be used, for no cake must touch the
bottom of the frying pan. AS each
has acquired the proper tint. however,
remove it cautiously from the sizzling
fat and place it carefully on a hot
piece of brown paper. that 1t may
drain. Just before serving sprinkle
the calais literally with powdered SUI
gar. but be sure TO send them to the
table while still very hot.
To fully enjoy the calas they should I
be accompanied to the breakfast table .
by a pot of the genuine French cafe
au lait To serve ii in this fashion, I!
make the coffee after your favorite
recipe, then mix with it a little less
than an equal quantity of boiling milk /
A small pitcher of cold cream may /
the coffee 10 the table, II
desired, etc. /
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01
LIVES THE SIMPLE LIFE.

It is interesting to know that
woman of such great intellectual
achievements as Mrs. Leslie Carter Is
very simple in her food requirements
Practically she eats only two meals
day. as she takes only a cup OF coffee
on rising. During her vacations this Is
at $50 or 10 o'clock. Her next meal Is
a substantial one at 1890, while dinner
is at or Z She travels in her own
car, and when she is on the road all
her meals are served in her private
apartments at the hotels. Then she
rises at 10, lunches at 3 and does not
dine until 1880, or after the play is
over.
She eats meat but sparingly. prefer
ring beef or mutton and eating no
veal or pork Although a Kentuck1an,
her friends say she has never tasted
a mint Julep or a cocktail She does
not care for wines, and except for an
occasional glass of champagne is said
never to touch them. The advocate OF
the apple diet would receive little en-
touragement from her, for she LITERAL
Iv cannot bear the scent of the fruit.
she viii not have a fresh apple in the
house. although she has been known
to partake OF apples cooked.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-12-01
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