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The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-13

The third Illustration would make up beautifully in
any OF the soft, clinging materials. The one sketched
was in deep claret crepe de chine. The skirt was per-
fectly plain. The yoke and sleeves were outlined with
velvet ribbon, one inch in width, and were of the same
color as the frock. The yoke was a combination of Irish
lace and net, with the sleeves made entirely of net. The
last sketch Is particularly good for a cloth gown. II
would be very artistic worked out In one of the new
prune shades or one of the new greens. The buttons
should be OF the cloth, with valenciennes lace used on
the RULES adjoining the blouse and sleeves. A hat in
smoke-gray would be very smart for wear with it.
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-13

And, inasinuch as the ignorant will COPY the NOR
vanced and the lowly the highly placed, tn. ED az
must be set by those who lead the social and ,rtoH" II
world. "eetual
Ihe Dawn OF the sixth race is yet afar in the futur.
and OF that the keynote will be unity, not indIvidra"Sn
brotherhood, not combat; service, not oppression. sa1uu
not intellect. And the ~birthmark Of the shirt 1n
longing to pour itself out in sacrifice. never asktna %s
1t can take, but only what 1t can give. The fupdomonta'
UNITY OF mankind Is the central truth of the coming
race, and the nation which first grasps and prscticos .-s
great conception will lead the future, humanitv ,orra.
Into line behind IT. Those who see 1t, who tcsch - =
may fall for the moment, but In their failure ia tLo -
Of Inevitable success. "N
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-13
DEATH ROLL OF RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
By Railroad COmmIssione

II l were to tell you that an earthquake
Lad shaken down San Francisco and killed
100 persons, If ! were to read a telegram
that yellow fever had become epidemic In all
Southern cities, II l should announce that
war had been declared between Spain and
the United States and 1000 men killed in
battle, your attention would be instantly at
tracted. But | am not 50 sure of persuading
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-13
UNITY OF MANKIND IS ArrA1NAB1E
ny Annie Bessu,

Intellectual, artistic, spiritual wao,,,
creases In the sharing, each who shares ~
Ing TO the store. This Is the fnnda~ aud
reason why progress towards peace o"d
tentment must be towards inteIlsct1ov"0 W.
artistic development inc spiritual Ifa
not towards material splendor and ~, AUG
garity Of outer ostentatlon. These arc =,
the undeveloped; the others for tho lf
The Montana plaindealer. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1906-1911, 1908-03-13

Life is but a neeting show, but 1t L.
nevertheless the greatest show %
earth
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
How One Woman SimoHfied Summer Housework

that there are no delivery boys to
watch and wait for at all hours.
She uses fruit and cream, iced pud-
ings and Ice cream, melons and jellies
for dessert, and on cool days home
made pies and cakes come as a treat
and are not burdensome to make
Salads fish and cold meat cookery
take the place of the hot and heavy
winter roasts summer vegetables and
green things are used in profusion.
The table service is sinp1ifed as much
as possible, doilies taking the place
of the long cloth of winter. Side dishes
are omitted and the dessert is served
on the little decorated fancy paper
plates which are of course destroyed
This curtails the dish washing mate
rally Now the dishes are placed in
wire basket that just fits into a
wooden dish tub, then boiling water is
run over them, and If very greasy hot
suds also; then the basket is lifted
on a tray and they are self-dried inn
mediately and need only to be put
away, while the pots and pans are put
into q suds bath as the dinner Is dished
and when they are washed II IL a SIM
pie matter, as no food has dried on
the surface The glass and silver also
get a hot bath and are easily wiped.
Now, as to looking cool and ready to
eat with the faInily-that she accom-
pllshes in this manner: She wears sim
being made with two waists, one a
short sleeved. square hacked sack, the
ether . more elaborate waist. and
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when dinner is ready to serve she slips
on the fresh waist and allows herself
just ten minutes of quiet, cool drink
and she is ready. refreshed and all is
harmonious.
This woman also puts away eyerv-
thing in summer that catches dust and
makes work in the way of bric-a- brac,
and claims 1t comes out fresh and new
in the fall to all eyes and has had a
rest as well as giving her one Twice
week there are a dozen lemons
squeezed and the juice put on the Ice
for quick lemonade, with or without
vichy. which is also on hand. A bot
tie of raspberry shrub. one of pine
apple juice and bottle of grape Juice
are kept chilled. Six white whisky
bottles are used for these refrigerat-
ing purposes, as then the things may
be watched for signs OF fermentation.
They are often added to the other In
gradients of punch and the fact real
lied after 1t Is too late to rectffy the
ruin wrought by this fermentation.
Altogether this family. though
doomed TO live in fiat. by no
means needs sympathy, for the
management of this clever woman
makes the household machinery run as
though creased, and they fare. so say
their Intimate friends. "sumptuously.'
Perhaps this description may aid other
women in working out their problems
in the same simple and satisfactory
manner. for q good recipe Is always
worth trying. be 1t for economy OF
time labor or the saving Of cash.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

- o the woman who does her own
housework in a fiat the ever re-
curing question is How may 1t
be done with the least wear and waste
of strength and nervous energy during
warm weather, and how may one dress
SO as to look cool and attractive enough
to sit down and eat with the family
after the meal is ready?s
One woman there is who has solved
the question fairly well, and perhaps 1t
would do no harm to use her plan as
the answer to the foregoing inquiry
On Monday of each week she has a
negro man who cleans the entire fiat
until IL shines like a new pin, and on
alternate Mondays cleans windows and
the silver that is in daily use
On Thursday n washerwoman comes.
who washes and irons ell the clothing
that is not sent out to a laundry. Then
she gives the kitchen a midweek
Strengthening up as we'll. The rest of
the week the mistress has all things
her own way In the morning, after
breakfast, which consists of fruit, cof-
fee, toast and soft boiled eggs, the fat
is quickly put in order Then the din
ner is planned, the vegetables are pre-
pared and put in cold water, lettuce
washed and put on ice, and so on.
Then the housewife is free until time
to prepare the dinner. The marketing
is all done late In the afternoon and
delivered early each morning and the
dry groceries bought twice = week 10
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COLD. CRISP SALADS FOR THE SUM
WITH NEW WAYS OF PREPARING

fetal and converted vinegars should
never find their way into salad dress
ings. The common artificial vinegar
sold at cheap grocery stores is a white
pungent liquid containing an acid that
is strong enough to destroy the lining
of any stomach. There is an excellent
vinegar made of raspberries which re-
tains a certain amount of the fruit
flavor, imparting a delicious piquancy
TO a dressing.
Though Tarragon vinegar is still
used somewhat, it is losing favor
among the best salad makers. Any
vinegar can be made more palatabIe by
the addition of celery. A great deal of
it should be chopped fine, especially the
leaves, white wine poured over this
and left to steep for few weeks The
addition of a few drops OF maple syrup
to strong malt vinegar will give zest to
any salad. The syrup imparts a little
sweetness which some persons fancy
AT this season of the year there is a
greater variety of leafy salads at hand
than at any other and most Of them are
at their best. We have head lettuce,
escarole, chicory. water cress and ro-
maine. Another salad not generally
eaten, one which has flavor similar to
water cress, is nasturtium, made of
the small plant leaves.
Tomatoes are now in perfect condi-
tion. We have such a large variety
growing in the vicinity of New York
that list Of them would probably
amaze any one unfamiliar with beef
steak tomatoes. the little plum tomato,
the cherry, the yellow and the egg to-
mato.
Excellent salads can be made of al
most any vegetable. We use cauli-
flower asparagus tips and string
beans. Boiled fresh mushrooms make
a delightful salad when mixed with a
French dressing containing a little
French mustard.
fresh meats that have been left
from dinner or luncheon can be made
into salad. Small pieces of beef, lamb
or veal, IL cut in slices or small strips,
plentifully seasoned with onions or
chiveS and mixed with a small portion
of onion, the whole seasoned with pap
rika and served very cold. will prove
appetizing.
Fish also is excellent when served as
a salad. Any cold boiled fish, such as
salmon, trout. bass, lobster or Spanish
mackereI. cooked and allowed to cool
then cut into small squares or shredded
anu 4AAACQ Will AlIGll CuOppcQ
or chives, with proper seasoning OF
salt, pepper and chopped celery. should
be mixed with a French dressing, a
little chilli sauce and decorated with
small, crisp lettuce leaves.
The much abused chicken salad can
be made very appetizing and tempting
by having the white meat of the
chicken cut in thin slices, instead OF
cubes and by substituting ordinary
cold slaw for celery. Add a good heap
ing teaspoonful. or perhaps two tea
spoonfuls, of chilli sauce to the may
onnaise and the result will be totally
different kind of chicken salad from
the ordinary one.
Avocado or alligator pear salad is
considered Of great deIicacy. It is pre-
pared by removing the outer skin, cut
ting the luscious mellow meat into
small strips and mixing with a mayon-
naise or French dressing, then garnish-
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re- 11tle, Bssagsl@ Mo{2egrs z
M y LOUISE D MITcHELLel lz.A

store Of your own knowledge OF these
subjects may be built a wonder world
Of delight for your little child. What
pity, then. to permit his young mind
to be fed upon the dry sticks of some
bodys babblings.
In these days of the development OF
the postcard art pictures of animals,
insects and plants are easily procurable
with brightly colored settings, and as
the child sits beside you or on your lap
with the postcard on his hand little
really intimate stories about the sub
ject could be whispered enticingly to
him. Ny experience has proved that
most children are devoted to picture
cards. There seems to be something
about the fact that the card is detached
and held in his own hand that brings
the subject nearer and more clearly
before him.
Everybody has boo5s-anybody can
own them-he himself already pos
sesses d small library-but not every
body can own a single picture! Books
are an old, familiar story, but cards
are something new. They can be car
ried inside of the front of your blouse
so nicely or in a small crowded pocket
where q book could never get In. And
then sometimes when you are sitting
down on the curb with the boy or girl
living next door beside you, you can
so easily pull out the picture, smooth
it's crumpled appearance until the pic
ture comes into view and repeat the
story that mother told you at bedtime
last night Undoubtedly there is dis
tinct personality for the child In the de-
tached picture of the right size.
I am not sure just where fairy sto
ries for children should be placed in
this question of their literature" Chill
dren as q rule are highly imaginative.
and 1t seems to me that to feed an al
ready stimulated imagination with food
of this kind is a mistake. The whole
Of life is a struggle for adjustment, for
a balance that shall make us normal
beings, and if you and l ignore this law
and throw more weight upon the wrong
side Of the scales are we not doing
harm to our children? Many of the
fairy stories of the past have distinct
value in that they are founded upon
occult fact, but l think that we can af-
ford to let this go for the greater value
of the knowledge of its effect upon un-
developed intellects.
The world that you and I and our
children are to live in is a workaday
one in beautiful, often costly setting
Of dreams. 1t seems to me that it is
your duty as a mother-in fact. your
very life work as a mother-to very
gently, intelligently and clearly detach
the dream setting from the real and
help the child to discriminate between
fact and fancy. A great deal OF child
hood is madc up of disappointments be-
cause they have not yet learned that
this difference exists. What sweeter
duty than for a mother to lessen the
disappointments by training the little
hands TO hold fast to the real things
and love TO know that they are TRUTH
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

c TRAW sandals and slippers are the
y Ideal footwear for this season of the
year. They are the coolest covering
that has been devised for putting on
when in ones own bedroom or for going
to and from the bath. Anything that
comes over the toes or has a lining is
sure to be a trifie warm, and even cot
ton or silk is less comfortable than the
cool straw against the flesh.
Chinese sandals are sold in a variety
of styles and they arc so inexpensive
that one can have several pairs without
feeling extravagant Very serviceable
ones are sold for 25 cents, while so
cents will buy sandal lined with cool
oriental silk There is certain trick
in keeping sandals and toe slippers on
when walking. The secret lies in the
sliding gait adopted by these orientals,
who scarcely lift the feet as they move
They get firm grip on the sandal with
the toes and can walk long distances
without firing or losing their shoes.
The American woman finds 1t rather
difficult to adopt the genuine sandal
gait, and so gets along as easily as pos
sible after her own individual fashion
during the little while each day that
her feet are straw clad.
The plain woven straw sandal has a
fiat sole with braided straw sewed on
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

grass or fiber, woven in a fancy pat
tern over the toes and having a stiE
sole covered with thick white leather
on the bottom and padded with silk
on top. While these look dainty and
rather expensive they cost only SO
cents a pair. The bright oriental tinted
Innings can be easily removed and pale
pink, blue or cream. to match the
dressing gown or negligee, substituted
1t is better to have silk or some other
material that will not fade or run for
this purpose. rather than something
that will discolor the feet II they hap
pen to be moist from the bath Cotton
crepe is serviceabIe for Innings and
Is IN keeping with the samples.
The slippers are so much easier to
slip on and off than ordinary bed
room footwear that they are quite the
most convenient kind to keep near the
bed for a hasty donning in the dark.
A pretty pair of these can be bought
for 25 cents. They are white and have
the toe part fashioned of finely woven
mating gayly decorated with pink
flowers and green leaves, or with
quaint little Chinese figures. Like the
genuine japanese kimonos. this foot
wear is made in larger sizes for the
American trade. The foot of the
oriental woman is tiny compared with
the foot of the American woman
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the appearance of a perfectly intact
pineapple, but when the maid or butler
removes the crown part and with both
hands, lifts the followed shell tie fruit
salad inside will spread itself beauti-
fully over the bottom disk. Almost any
fruit that can be cut up without being
made mushy when mixed with equal
parts of other fruits. then placed in a
bowl, a little sugar added and possibly
drop OF vanilla fiavoring, all literally
soaked with claret or white wine. can
be used for this mixture
Cucumber salad is not a favorite
here on account of the tannie acid that
gives this vegetable its Characteristic
bitter acrid flavor and makes it indi-
gestible to many. The Germans long
ago solved the problem Of making GU
cumber salad palatable and digestible
by first peeling and slicing the cucum-
bers, sailing them very generously
and letting them stand for an hour or
so. The salt draws out the water and
the acid and when ready to use the Gu
cumbers are drained in a colander or
sieve. Chives. parsley or little Ber-
muda onions will greatly improve the
salad. These should be chopped very
fine
IF you use heavy cream instead of
oil in making French dressing and sub
stitute the juice Of lemon for vinegar,
adding a little paprika. this cucumber
salad will be fit for the gods
When the Frenchman makes his
salad dressing he takes two parts OF oil
to one part of vinegar, a good quantity
OF ground white or black pepper, salt
to taste and little French mustard.
If you use these ingredients and take a
wide necked bottle, something like an
empty chill sauce bottle, you can place
in this the salt, pepper and mustard in
sufficient quantities to season. then add
the oil and vinegar. BY shaking the
bottle thoroughly the dressing is mixed.
Afterward 1t should be put in a cold
place. This can be kept for several
meals without spelling.
When using this dressing on an or
1inary lettuce. romaine or chicory
salad, the latter particularly. you can
impart to it a delicious piquancy by
taking Glove of garlic and rubbing
the inside of the bowl with it or by
rubbing the garlic on bread crust and
mixing all together.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
Dining Out Doors

" outdoor dining room Is a great
II luxury and Is not always difficult
to arrange. A portion of the piazza
which is secluded should ce screened
off and iaclosea in wire mesh In most
sections Of the country this is neces-
sary to comfort on account Of flies.
though in osden days II the south
small eolored boy with a long peacock
feather brush was considered q salts
factory substitute. A round rustic
table which will look well at all times
and be useful for other purposes and
simple piazza chairs are the only es-
sentia1 furnishings.
IN order to insure privacy a natural
screen of vines Is attractive. or one oS
Japanese mating which viii roll like q
shade may be used Doilies instead
of a cloth should be used on the table.
and a bowl Of fresh towers should al
ways stand IN the centsr.--HoaBs and
Garden.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
HOW TO MAKE A"DHNCF1"
NEEDLE1AND THREAD Dag
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ClIIIp

TOR holding a few buttons. a paper
1.-TWO there is nothing In the way OF
a bag that is more convenient than
the old fashioned pinch kind. 1t is
large enough to serve as an ordinary
trareling workbag and there are no
drawing strings or ribbons to be both
cred with. Nothing could be simpler
than the fiat mouth, which closes itself
and is pinched open.
The pinch" bag derives its name
from this opening. which is fitted with
two short. stiff whalebones. Ribbon IS
best to make the bag of. When silk by
the yard is used seams must be turned
and there Is always more or less trou-
bic in giving them a neat finish inside.
Take a quarter of a yard of plain or
lowered ribbon about three Inches in
width, or wider II liked, and trim both
ends evenly. F1owered ribbon of this
width is something of a rarity. even
on the bargain counter,-yet IT can be
found in good quality with dainty
floral patterns and a narrow satin edge
A white ground with pink flowers and
blue satin edge makes a dainty bag
After the ends are evened. turn them
under for a narrow hem OF the cor
rect width to accommodate a strip of
wha1ebone. Then hem this down with
tiny stitches. using fine white cotton
thread instead of silk The cotton
makes a firmer hem and shows less
than the silk. The two hems should be
turned on one side of the ribbon, the
wrong side IL there is any difference in
the pattern or weave
Use pure white wha1ebone, which
comes In long strips and can be cut
any length desired for the pinch top. or
take two whaIebone collar supports
about three inches long. Cut two pieces
to fit the hens. Make them Just a
fraction shorter than the width of the
ribbon so that they will not punch
through the ribbon afterward II the
whalebone strip is used. soak 1t first
in warm water, letting II remain in the
water for Is minutes or longer. This
makes 1t cut easily. After the length
is found and the whalebone cut. shave
the blunt ends ever 50 little and cut
them slightly round instead of per
fectly square. Now slip bone through
each hem. fold the strip of ribbon dou-
Bile with the tops meeting evenly, and
whip the sdges Of the ribbon together
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the bottom in rows around the shoe to
lift 1t slightly from the floor. There are
two cross straps over the toes made OF
straw and covered with fiowered silk
Except for the narrow straps there is
nothing over the foot, yet 1t is sufIl-
ciently protected for indoor wear.
Another kind Of sandal has a thinner
sole made of striped green and white
or red and white mating of a very
fine weave, with a white canvas lining
on the bottom. Unfortunately, these
shoes are rather wide for the Ameri-
can woman's foot. yet they are easy to
keep In place by the aid of toe straps
which. on these gayly colored slippers.
are covered with bright blue or scarlet
velvet.
In the list of more elaborate styles
of sandals are those made of brocaded
silk, with wadded soles and embroid-
cred straps; also slippers of cool grass.
with soles of the same material or of
fine white mating. The popular Chi
nese slipper is made of yellow toned
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

NJ En- who have helped make his
tory have been as proud of q
perfectly mixed salad dressing
as OF a hard won battle. As
far back as the time of Alcibiades.
who had Won fame as salad mixer as
wei as general. epicures prided them
selves on this culinary art. A smooth
and appetizing salad dressing with just
q suspicion of a new flavor or season
Ing meant as much TO them as 1t does
TO the chef OF the present day who can
concoct something new and tempting
in the way of this nationalized sum-
mer dish.
Within the last few years salads
have advanced in favor on this side Of
the Atlantic until now they form the
piece de resistance Of luncheons and
dinners. being especially liked during
the summer months, when little or no
meat is eaten
Salad mixing and salad making are
not one and the same thing. 1t does
not follow that because one can mix an
appetizing dressing one can make a
on the preparation of the green in
gredient There is this to remember in
the beginning. that the best green SAL
ads are those that have been chilled
thoroughly on ice before they are placed
in the bowl for mixing The lettuce, TO-
maine or chicory should be buried
whole IN quantities OF cracked ice and
left for an hour at least, longer if pos
sible, before serving
At the Plaza hotel there is one of the
few famous salad makers Of the world,
Nestor Lattard. He has devoted years
TO deep study OF this art. Unfortu-
nstely, Mr.. Lattard does not care to
divulge all of his salad secrets. how
he creates new combinations and dress
ings, but some of his very excellent
recipes have been confided to Joseph
t. Pike, the Plaza hotel steward. Mr..
Pike is willing TO let others benefit by
what he has learned in this culinary
art
The base OF most good salad dress
ings is wholesome sweet oil and good
vinegar" explained Mr Pike. There
are two varieties OF oils used in this
country, the French and the Italian.
Both have a delicious favor and are
practically the same in consistency,
though the Italian is a little heavier
and more fruity than the French. The
latter is clear and very palatable oil
The American oil pressed from ripe
California olives has today reached a
state OF perfection equal to the i'm
ported varieties. But it is not yet OBJ
tainable in sufficient quantity to supply
the general demand.
Good vinegar is also essential to a
perfect dressing. Malt. cider, white OF
red wine vinegar should be used Arti-