The National tribune., 1908-12-24
By sENoRA SARA.

three cups nut meats--pecans. filbTts
and Brazil nuts; reserve ono table,
spoonful for sauce and mix the rest
with the crumbs. Mix well, form In
loaf. Bake an hour and hhli In a
tin. basting often with butter
melted In hot water: sSrnish With
sliced oranges and parsley.
There iE really no reason why some
women should look such atfocious guys
in their clothes, because Que color III
u certain fabric costs no more than
another color. and on the color OF The
dress you wear everything dependg. a
woman who has made much success IN
New York in designing Rowns says that
che always selects colors for evening
frockH TO match eyes ana flesh tlnth'
day gowns 10 harmonize with the hnir
roioriess women. she declares. Hh1uId
wear shimmering. GLOSSY black. unless,
indeed. they are painfully tbih,
Dead white and n deep cream color
beth tend 10 give ealiownesE 10 the
while milk white. on ths
contrary. brings bit nf glow To The
cheeks and is the most becoming OF all
the shades of white
Very dark women lsaii best in rich.
deep tones rather than In violent con-
uasts, while the girl with the auburn
haif' may appear 20 he a favlHhing
beauty. in spite of her .feeiles if ahc
viii stick To soft, mellow Whites ana
sfaSs, The scale af eeior Il, - we'll
graded thts season that ignorance Ia the
S4siS eSease fer wearing unhsyomins
tones.
DO ae3 throw away lettuce because
ii n ws.heTea. First wash IN cold was
seN place on plate, cover with crock
or pan over night, and Your lettuce VIII
he fasse tender and efiap than when
sszt taken from the garden.
Here Is an idea. A woman says that
a Nat brass button scwod ON the corner
Of a dishcloth will be n great help In
washing dishes IL can be used as a
''scratcher." and will not injure the
finest china.
Fish that is to be fried should be
ordered to be sent early. as 1t cooks
much butter II previously rolled some
dryness.
When ironing. the best thing with
which to rub the irons is a fairly large
pad of folded brown paper. This will
also serve to test their heat. Besides
this a cloth should be kept at hand
on which to wipe off any fakes OF SCOT
"A
cellent for producing gloss when
rubbed on the iron. and paraffin has
the same effect.
Anise seed cakes are just as agree
able TO the childish palate now as they
were when you used to stand uptoe
by the table while they were being cut
out; and,sm how you did burn your
fingers and your mouth on the hot
ones as they came all crusty brown
from the oven. A very good recipe to
make them by Is as follows:
The success of these cakes depends
upon their long, thoro beating. Put
into an earthen bowl one pound oil
powdered sugar and seven whole eggs;
beat until as light as they can possibly
be made. Have ready pound OF hnt
dry flour that has stood in the oven
until warm and dry, and add to the
sugar and egg mixture together with
an ounce of anise seed. Now mix and
beat very thoroly and drop by the tea
spoonful on a buttered tin. taking care
that they do not touch Leave plenty
of room ;or them to swell. With the
finger or back of a teaspoon shape the
little Jumps Of dough into perfect cir.
cles. Cover with a light cloth and Sc
In a warm place for several hours, un
til the surface of the cakes looks smootf
and dry. Bake in a moderate oven t
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crock these will remain soft.
We certainly ought to welcome any
thing on earth that will take us ava.
from the puffs, rats, rolls, combs an
other monstrosities of the hair building
of to-day. There is a growing tendenc
on the part of all young women TO dres
the hair quite simply. This sounds cd
against the well-known fashion 10
crepes, ruffs and puffs. Yet as tn
party season advances and young wo
men are seen more often in evening
gowns. the single Psyche seems to b
the thing.
1t is really more of single puff tina
anything else, and 1t Is quite adroitl
made The hair Is combed back to
point about three inches above nap
OF neck
There the hair is tied with bit Q
silk ribbon the color of hair. Then
is rolled over the finger into a Ions
loose. careless puff. This is secured in
visibly at each end. There is no sig
of a comb of any kind.
Few ornaments are worn. unless II
a band of satin or velvet ribbon.
A few Of the extra well-dressed girl
are wearing an Alsatian bow of whit
tulle across the left side of the heat
This looks something like large but
terfly. 1t is rather trying TO anyon
who hasn't good deal Of pretty hal
! Orris root, the Florentine variety
among the most valuable and at th
same time cheapest of sweet odors.
| / is never cloying but the scent last
particularly if the root is bought 1
pieces instead of powdered. There
, nothing worn or used that is not in
, proved by It; for instance piece in til
box of ties, collars or handkerchief
will scent them nicely Small bits pl
in a bottle with deodorized alcoh'
make an astringent and sweet toll,
water, especially IL a drop Of oil {
violets is added to half pint of tn
alcohol. piece of the root may /
put into the hair under the pompador
roll to impart delicious fragrance.
Victor Hugo wrote that when !
, gazed into the eyes of little child j
. saw there reflection of divinity, ar
, he trembled. This is the poetic e.
! preston of a great truth; the beau
o and sacredness of the human enti
when IL is nearest to the source of /;
: life.
Ellen Key, an eminent Swedish e,
= thor, abandoned some years ago Il
/, | advocacy of woman's social and polii
!. cal emancipation, declaring that a n
I bier example of woman's natural mi
o sion as wife and mother was of mut
a more immediate moment. Those wy
a study the childhood of to-day strong
o realize this fact. 1t presents mark,
s grandfathers. The modern child is t
tender age; to be pert. to be prete
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