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The Washington times., 1908-01-25
Cheese Recipes foE
a ChafiHg Dish

As many OF the informal social gath
erings end at the '-Chahng Dish" II
keeps the housekeeper on the alert for
new ideas, and new variations Of the
tims-honoTed connection known as the
''welshrarebit," are always acceptable.
The following recipes are most OF them
easily prepared on a chahng dish. and
VIII be found very appsuzing for in
formal refreshments:
Toasted cheese sandwiches-Use either
brown or white bread. butter lightly
and make a filing OF grated cheese, then
toast the sandwiches on both sides and
serve hot
Cheese and tomato rareblt-One table
spoonful OF butter, Z pound OF cheese,
the yolks OF two eggs. y cup Of tomato
PURGE, = teaspoon salt, 4 teaspoon soda,
a teaspoon paprlka- Prepare as OrG.-
narily for welsh rarebit
CT aese crisp-DissOlve a piece OF but
ter the size OF a walnut IN Chafing dish
with three cups Of rich cheese dry
enough to be grated. When melted add
a pinch Of salt md two tablespOOnsfuls
Of tomato cassuP. Serve on warmed
plates piled HI Oh with very hot and crisp
Saratoga chips. Toasted thin crackers
make a nice accompaniment 10 this
dish.
The Washington times., 1908-01-25
EXPRESSIVE FACES.

The most expressive face Is not the
one which writhes or agonizes with
every sorrowfUl feeling. or twists and
sqUirns with every amusing situation
II Is rather the one which retains
calm exterior while the strongest emo
tons Of the soul play upon it with
their lights and shadows.
The face should be the smooth cur
tain on which the heart exhibits its
various pictures without disturbing It,
not the stage which requires the shift
ing Of scenery for every act.
The reason WY SO many beautiful
faces may be found in a co. vent is
in a great measure due TO the daily
habit OF composing the features in long
hours Of meditation and prayer.
Unmarried by Contending emotions the
features are gradually nodded into
harmonious outlines.
To sum up on this point train your
features to composure and avoid all
grimacing habits.
Because good humor IS an obliEing
quality, many women think they must
always be IN a laugh or a broad smile
in order to DO charming.
This IS grieyous MISUNDERSTANDING
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Dancing FrCCRS

The Canny mother who has secured a
clever little house dressmaker and has
taken advantage Of the numerous op-
portunIues for buying odd lengths Of
pretty thin materials. 0IarQUisettes.
chiffon cloth. crystaIlines. mousseIine
de sole, pineapple cloth, crepe de chine,
French mulls In floral patterns. or any
OF the many dainty. light fabrics that
make up with a minimum Of labor into
charming little fTOcks. is awaiting the
homecoming OF her daughters with pref
~ dancing frOcks ready 70 be finished
IN q few hours after the one trying
on that viii be all that IS LScessary
for their final adjustment.
Clever mothers have learned A num-
Der OF tricks from watching the way
In which matters are arranged IN the
r6ady-made departments in tie best
stores and shops. There the completed
dresses have the hens basted and II
needs only a very slight alteration 10
produce an excellent 1T from a regular
stock" size. In one family. known TO
the writer, where five young daugh-
ters must be kept looking trim and
pretty. the Jane or lay figure in the
sewing room has FIVE dress Innings
padded 10 the shape OF each Of the
girls. These are slipped on Jane as
needed, and IN an emergency waists
and even whole dresses are made up
and sent away 70 the school without
even one fitting. though the one final
adjustment young woman is always
preferable.
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4 NOVEL POWDER PUFF

A pretty and entirely new and dainty
powder pun. which would be a welcome
addition 20 any dressing table. from
.ae simplest TO the most luxurious. can
be made with little trouble and at small
expense BY the clever girl.
-Four spOols Of mercerized knitting
cotton known under several names.
such as raw silk. sillsaleen, or cotton
luster-two OF white and two OF any
dainty color 70 match the other bureau
appointments; a medlun-sized steel
crochet needle. a small square Of cheese
cloth. a package Ct rice powder and a
email saucer OF ol0-fashioned butter
plate ere the materials needed.
Set up a chain Of six stitches, Join
and crochet closely over the ring made,
with double crochet stitch. This Will
give small round mat with a. hole n
the center.
start tho next TOW with single crochet
stitch, being sure TO take up each chain
and occasionally widen one Do this
for twelve rows; then one row AZ
double crochet: then another tWely .
rows Of single crochet stitch. but d. no.
widen this time, as the mat should now
take on a cup-li1e shape.
The Washington times., 1908-01-25
K0kOmO Woman
Gives Fortune
Do HeIp Women VINO sumo.

IN the past few years Mrs. Cora r.
Miller has spent S125 10000 in giving
medical treatment 10 afflicted women.
sometime ago we announced in the
columns Of this paper that she would
send free treatment TO every woman
VINO suffered from female diseases or
More than a million women have &C
cepted this generous offer. and as Mrs
Miller IS still receiving requests from
thousands OF women from all parts Cf
the world who have not yet used the
remedy, she has decided to continue
The offer for awhile longer, at least.
This Is the simple. mild and harmless
preparation that has cured so many
women IN the privacy Of their own
homes after doctors and other remedies
failed.
It is especially prepared for the speedy
and permanent cure OF leucOrrhoea or
whitish discharges, liberation. displaCe~
ments or falling OF the womb. profuSe
scanty, or painful periods. uterine or
ovarian tumOrS or RTOwthS; also pains
IN the head, back. and bowels. bearing
down feelings, nervousness, creeping
to cry. hot flashes. WEAKNESS and piles
from any cause. OF no matter OF how
long standing.
Every woman sufferer. unable to find
relief, who will write Mrs Miller now.
without delay. Will receive by mail free
of charge, a 50-cent box OF this simple
home remedy, also a book with eXplana-
tory illustrations showing why women
suffer and how they can easily cure
a physician.
Don't suffer another day, but write a.
once to Mrs. Cora 3. Miller, Box 1917,
KOkOmO Indiana
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* QUICKLY MOdc Bog

often the hostess who is about to give
an impromptu card party OF one or two
tables is at loss Tor a simple prize. Per
haps It is too late 70 set to the store
or she may not wish 70 go to the ex-
pense Of buying anything.
Most women, however, have odd
strips OF fancy ribbon in the house from
which they can quickly and easily turn
out a dainty and novel little wOrkbag.
Take two pieces OF six or eight-incn
ribbon twenty inches long, place them
back TO back Directly in the center
put some layers Of wool or a narrow
muslin case filed with bran to make
a pincushion, two inches wide and as
long as the width OF the ribbon.
Put this cushion between the two
pieces of ribbon ana stitch il in place
on the machine with a row OF stitching
on each side.
This will leave Two strips on each end
which arc OverCasted on both edges
into two pockets.
Turn tr the ends of each pocket into
q narrow casing, run baby ribbon
through It. and you have a unique and
useful bag that can easily be slipped
into q nun If running over to a neigh
bors for q chat and bit of sewing,
On the under side Of the pincushion
IL might be we'll to add a needle book
of flannel and a stiffened sheath OF
gilk-covered pasteboard into which the
scissors can. be slipped. The scissors
should be fastened to the bag by a long
narrow ribbon so they do not get lost
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Household Hints and NeWsy Gossip of interest 10 The Women
HINTS FOR NHOuSEKEEpERS

In arranging a coy corner 1t doesn't
matter what materials are used, so long
as you catch the market right.
When purchasing the sofa, remember
that tho cost may range anywhere from
SO up to a suit for breach Of promise
or divorce.
Too many cooks may spot the broth,
but they can't hurt the breakfast food.
The day OF the tacked-down rugs and
carpets IS gone; nothing IS now tackled
down but the mortgage.
Practice little economies: even the
the sweepings may be taken 10 q to-
bacconist's and made into cigars for
fathers birthday.
It is not well TO hang the portraits Of
ancestors where they viii be likely 70
give offense TO strangers; but by all
means hang them. If the originals be
unrivaled.
Polished hardwood floors with rugs Of
varying size and texture, are now the
preference not only for esthetic and
sanitary reasons, but because they de-
velop the agility. and tie hard finish"
is r5viyifying 70 persons Of unsteady
habits.-Thomas Speed Mosby in the
February Bohemian.
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Do not keep the family skeleton In q
closet; give it a Christian burial.
The family jars" which occasionally
disturb every household, ara those
which don't contain jam
When the woman's club falls TO re-
lieve ennui. try twins.
The proper place 10 hang the cuckoo
clock IS in Switzerland.
Be patient with the quarrelBome
neighbor; but when patience IS ex-
haus,ed get a phOnograph-
With 81 me women. housekeeping is
but a question Of doiIies and scents.
The most difficult thing for the young
housekeepsr 70 comprehend IS that cigar
ashes are good for the carpet
When paregOric fails 70 put the baby
to sleep, try blowing out the gas.
It IS advisable to clean house just as
often as you wish your husband 10 leave
town.
To give the library a more ''bOokish''
appearance. put more books IN II.
No sensible woman viii require long
hours for help; ali hours should be linn
lied TO sixty minutes
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When the second twelve rows are
completed do three rows Of double
crochet. putting the needle twice in
every chain on every row TO form a
full rufde
When the third row is finished fasten
on the cOlOred cotton and do still an
other row OF the double crOchet-your
puff will then be done.
FIJI the piece OF cheeseclOth with the
rice powder. putting II into a small
cup so Il Will form into q ball while
filling. Tie tightly around the top, cut
of the extra stuff, then At into the pun.
which should have a succession OF tiny
holes where the needle was inserted that
allow the powder 10 sift through.
Tie the ball at the top below the rufhe
with ribbon 70 match and set on the
tiny saucer. which IS to keep the pow
der from sitting through on the dress
ing table. and your puff IS complete.
The expense OF such q gift IS very
slight The crochet cotton costs cents
q spool. You can save money II you
crochet two OF one color, as six spoOls
VIII make two pufIs-three of white and
the same OF the color.
The rice powder costs IS cents Per
package, which exactly fills the puff,
and the saucer. about 10 cents. or. II
you wish 70 make a more expensive
gift. you can get silver or cut glass
saucers.
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Working Petal

In working the first row OF stitches
across a petal, keep tho outer edge
even and firm; keep the inner edge of
all the rows OF stitchs irregular and
uneven.
When embroidering any flower. select
the under or further back petals to be
gin with.
When the first petal has been COM
pleted. take the petas lying above or
just in front Of 1t and work this petal
as marked IN the diagram OF shades;
continue in this manner. working the
petal above or in front Of the one last
embroidered
The last or front petal should be the
one of whose surface you can see tho
most. because It is not covered with
overlapping petals.
The Hover should be held in the hand
when the embroidery Is in progress as
It will appear to the observer when the
centerpiece IS on the able: the dia-
gram OF shades should be marked with
this position in view,
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CHINESE GIRLS.

Girl babies are often unwelcome in
China, A terrible witness 10 this is a
stone standing near a pool outside the
city of FOochOW. on il is the inscrip-
ton. Girls may not be drowned here -
Poor parents often sell or give away
a daughter when only a few weeks or
months old. to be the future wife of a
boy about her own age. The child who
becomes a bride by rearing mar
riage' is taken home and brought up
by the family Of her future husband
An English woman when visiting n
school observed a bright boy. about
eight years of age, carrying a baby girl
She asked If she were his sister, where
upon the boy looked shy and did not
answer. His brother volunteered the in
formation: she is his wife" FIX
change.
The Washington times., 1908-01-25
Canned Peach ReCiOeS

Peach salad-Drain the peaches and
wipe each one dry. Arrange on white
lettuce, and put a little mayonnaise in
the heart Of each one: add a little
whipped cream to this, If you have II.
Peach Melba-SLmmer the peaches In
thick syrup drain them and arrange on
plates Make a quart of vanilla ice
cream; heap each peach full, and top
with maraschino or candied cherry.
Or. stand each peach first on a round OF
stale sponge cake.
Peach shOTtcake-Drain the peaches
and slice them as though fresh: make
a tWo-layer cake, put the peaches in
and on tcpi serve with cream.-Harper 5
Bazaar.
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KlnQ AIphOnSO'S
FdVOritc OmeIette

The dinner in the Madrid palace in an
extremely simple function in the ordin-
airy way Gradually English and French
dishes are replacing the richer Spanish
Items on the menu. Young Alphonso,
BY the way, prides himself on being
able 10 make an omelette that ought
really to figure at every meaIi Here's
MS majesty's recipe: Fry in butter
little pieces OF chicken and tender meat
til they are well Drowned. Then re-
move from the fire, and, after turning
the beaten-up eggs into the pan. place
the chicken and meat upon them as
the omelette is tuTning.-Harper' Bazaar.
The Washington times., 1908-01-25
Woman Talks
About CrankS
She Has Met

A woman who has just returned from
an extensive tour OF the West, and who
soJOurned with a dame Of ancient line
age having a slender income eked out
by entertaining guests" for the sea-
son, gives an entertaining account OF
the inmates Of "our boarding house"
4 never was more entertained in my
life" she declared. There were ten
people counting myself. and every one
mot Including myself of course) had
some queer idiosyncrasy-in fact all
again not including MYSELF were
cranks. highly educated, well connected,
most entertaining, but every one
crank.
THE man who sat. on my left at table
was deeply interested in psychic phe-
nOmcna, The man on my right was a
vegetarian, and argued seriously with
me every time helped myself to meat
The woman opposite was a Theosophist,
and near her sat a Christian Scientist
One really very nice man had adopted
the cure Of forty chews' Have YOU
never heard of that? Oh, Il IS one OF
the latest dyspeptIc fads-you have to
eat certain things and chew forty times
on each mouthful. OF course, II IS not
conducive TO general conversation at
dinner, one has 20 be so busy counting
ones chewsi You have no idea, Miss
M said the plaintive voiced lady of
the house 1--WE should never presume 10
call her landlady), how difficult it IS
to suit the tastes OF all my guests
There is Mr.. A. who eats only raw
meats, which must be prepared in
certain way: Mr.. b, who eats no meat
at all. but requires six vegetables with
his dinner; Mrs. c., who is on a fruit
Ciet, and Miss D., who cannot have any
seasoning in her food The religionists.
as I call them. the others who eat oil
right. but have queer beliefs, arc better
for 1t is not SO difficult 10 satisfy them
about their food. But, oh, Miss NJ,
the poor thing exclaimed. how 7 wish I
could MI my house up with your kind.
just ordinary mOrtals with good appe-
utes and natural ideas!"'
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always knock upon a closed door. -
This bit Of advice was given IN rebuke
years ago by my stately old grand
mother, into whose morning room I had
burst unannounced one day, and I've
never forgotten II.
Whether II has meant knocking upon
the closed door OF the future or an
ambition, or opportunity. or inspiration,
the memory OF Il has always arisen to
confront me as an incentive for success
or as a warning against Impulsivs &C
ton.
The CLOSED door" of a child's nature
especially If il be q sensitive. reserved
nature-is a threshold at which few
mothers think It necessary to pause and
knock for admittance. The general
belief is that the child is the mother f..
therefore its little secrets" its shrink
ings from contact, its seemingly IN,
warranted reserves are hers by right
Of ownership.
But this Is a blunder, and a serious
one at that, and many a child has been
made. a liar and taught deception from
q forced entrance into his little heart
Perhaps It will surprise you &c be told
that you have stolen what does not be-
long to you-you have stolen the child
confidence, TO which you had no moral
highland such action has proved q
point against you; it has proved that you
haven't been worthy TO enter. for you
couldn't understand what you found
there after you got in.
But a mother has the right to know
ali that her child THINKS or feels or
does" you argue in protest
But nO-pardon me-a mother has the
privilege OF knowing all that he child
does or thinks or feels, and that is all
she is entitled 10. Privileges" and
rights have two distinct meanings
the one has the gracious distinction OF
a favor, the other that OF an establish
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New EnbrOiderIcS

Every garment that a woman and
child wears is. OF should be. embroid-
cred. If one follows the fashion OF the
hour.
This pretty custom Of using handwork
upon garments has taken a firm hold
upon the women Of America.
The detail OF embroideries used Is
so simple that any woman can DO salts
factory work with little experience IN
artistic neodlework.
Shadow embroidery IS universally
used on all sorts Of thin material, both
in white and color. but this does not
mean that French and eyelet embrOid-
cry are NEGLECTED.
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EIWdyS Knock on a Closed Door

ed fact. and you have yet TO prove 10
yourself AID the child your claim to
the latter.
SuppOsing. as you burst into the
morning-room" Of your child's soul, you
found little trembling lie In hiding
there, what would you have done?
Shown him your wrath and horror at
his crime? Scolded him for having
harbored Il? Beaten him for denying
its presence? Punished him for his I'm
uusion7 Perhaps al OF these things.
perhaps none.
At all events the little lie Is there,
looking up at you with frightened eyes
and small white lace of fear. OF fear!
Fear OF What2 Fear OF the mother
standing protector in this his hour OF
temptation and his fall
Who has been false, then, after all
the mother or the chiid2 Hasn't there
been any time left from the pressure OF
domestic and social duties for YOU 10
have acquired the habit OF knocking
for adnittance upon the closed door,
Of that curiously shut-in heart? All,
mothers II not why not?
A sensitive child should never be
harshly addressed, no matter what the
occasion for speaking so to him. A
lot Of the reserve iE a child arises from
this very thing. He is unConsciously
protecting himself from q sharp word
Dy making TIE occasions Tor speaking
TO him at all as few and far between
as the development OF his intellect Will
help him TO do.
BY laundering into his confidence unfn-
vited you have lost the opportunity for
knowing just what he had intended to
do about the little black guest he had
been entertaining. Whether or not
some day soon he was going to bolster
up his courage TO the steadying point
and confess To you what he had done.
Perhaps day after day that thought had
been the uncomfortable undercurrent OF
all his play. his lessons at school and
reflections.
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Block at the Mech

The touch OF black al the neck IS more
fashionable than ever Il Is shown IN
many jeWel-studded bands OF black vel
vet to be worn at the top Of the collar.
Il is also used with the lOw-necSed
gowns, not only studded with Jewel but
combined with a chain arranged in
graceful festOOnS.
This is an artistic way Of using one
OF the long, 1eweled chains or Roman
gold chains which were so fashionable
years ago
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Here
apt to
sleeper little yoke below
9
yards o. a
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Sleeve SmartHeSS.

Sleeves have undergone several
changes.
The very newest model is the draped
sleeve.
This is arranged in horizontal folds
to the elbow.
Like the majority OF the newest tailor
made sleeves it Is cut IN one with the
bodice.
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z Pretty Fashion

What would be, with skilIful treat
ment. very pretty fashion-that Of
making the sleeves of an evening gown
in color and fabric from the
rest of the dresS-has been revived.
In the case of a recently made even
ing toilet, black gauze sleeves were al
lied to white gown, with an outline of
black upon the decolIetage to connect
the sleeves. as il were.
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A RARE BIRD.

He is the straugest creature
That ever caused a quip.
What Is his queerest feature?
He hasn't got the grip.
And that's not half the wonder.
Accept for it my tip
All winter long, by thunder,
He hasn't had the grip!
Resourceful, though, IS winter.
Our hero yet may Up
Ere this has reach d the printer.
he may have f.ot the grip.
Exchange,
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GOSSIP

The players sit in a long line or ring.
The first, turning to the second, whis-
pers very rapidly some remark, or a
brief story. The SECOND. who may hear
it distinctly. but probably does not. then
whispers il exactly as he can. TO the
third player; and so on until the game
IS finished. The last player then wills
pers It to the first player; and the first
player repeats his original remark TO
the company, and follows Il with the
remark which has reached him.
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EYES

A sheet or a screen made Of news
papers, is hung up, and two holes, q lit
tie larger than eyes and the same dis
half stay on the other. Then they look
through the holes IN turn, while those
on the opposite side try 10 name the
and false guesses made soon lead TO
laughter.
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YokeS and ChemlSetfeS.

Yokes will be broad. reaching from
shoulder to shoulder
Chemlsettes will be very deep, reach
ing almost to the belt in front. and
having depth of three or more inches
in the hack.
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Wardrobe Notes

To remove dust from silk skirts, do
not use a brush. but wipe them with
piece OF velveteen, which viii not wear
the silk and will remove the dust much
better than a brush.
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BLOWING OUT THE CANDLE.

A very funny blind game. A candle is
lighted and placed in a position about
the height Of "a persons hand A player
IS then placed a few feet from it, facing
II. and. after being blindfolded and
turned around three times. is told To
take as many PAGES however many II
may be), and blow the candle out.
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One OF the most useful assets Of the
toilet table IS a pair of dummy wooden
hands After washing gloves II VIII be
found that they keep their shape ex-
cellently, while at the same time they
will be prevented from shrinking II they
are slipped over the wooden shapes
and dried IN this way. A night on the
glove tree is as good for kid or suede
gloves as Is a corresponding time on
boot trees for leather footge8r.
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TIE SERGEANT

In this game one player represents a
sergeant and the others are soldiers
whom no IS drilling. When he makes
an action and says, DO this the others
have TO initiate him; but If he says
do that they must take no notice.
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Delicious Pies.

Such are our products and always Will
be. Scientific methods aid Us in Offering
the best pies made in Washington. Con
necticut Pie Company,
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OF. Iars Mixed Mustard, IOci

Navy Beans. Sc Of; Hominy. &c; lbs.
7. =. Pyles' Stores.
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A tall hat is placed IN the middle
OF the room, and q pack OF cards is
dealt out TO the players seated around
it The game IS to throw the cards one
by one into the hat.
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Six Waist Hint

II silk waist Is laid away without
taking out the shields, the rubber VIII
cause the silk 10 crack IN a short time.