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Raggy better than all the others, and
once, when a thOughtless auntie made
some disrespectful remarks about her
rag doll" the little mothers heart was
almost broken, Surely many little girls
not so well favored as the one just men
toned, whose parents have to. spend
their money to buy shoes and other ne
cessities instead of dolls. would appreci-
ate a doll like this.
The true spirit of both Christmas and
New Year IS often smothered by the
elaborate gifts that too often cannot be
afforded by the giver, while if more
people would cOnfne their remembranCes
to a dainty box of cakes, presented with
a sincere desire to make a love offering,
how much better would this world be,
and how much closer would we be to
the original meaning of this season.
The simplest recipes for cakes and
cookies can be the foundation for at
tractive decoration, formed of kernels
from pecan, hickory, almonds or English
walnuts Candied citron, sliced and
cooked for a few moments in hot water
to make it tender will make foliage and
stems. Wintergreen and silver-coated
pellets, sugar plums" (Which are the
caraway and anise seeds sugar-c0ated) ,
marshmallows, .colored sugar and Ju-
lube paste will transform the plainest
cake mixture into a holiday tidbit
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Costumes for Fancy
Dress

shown as a butterfly Galatea's costume,
emitting the wings, is similar. The hair
should be dressed in the well-known
Psyche knot at the back of the head and
thickly powdered with cornstarch, or a
white wig may be worn. If a little
girls hair is tucked up into a similar
knot she will look a quaint little char
aCter in the Empire dress shown among
this months patterns, and will be pre-
pared for the children's party or
flower girl at a wedding.
There are numerous ideas more or
less original for children's fancy dress
that may be founded on the patterns of
everyday dress The little nightdraw-
ers that are all-enveioping even TO the
feet (like stOckings), If made of gray
canton flannel and furnished with a
Close-htting hood of the same material
will turn the small boy into a fascina-
ting bunny, especially if long ears Of the
same material and wired at the edges
are sewed to the hood A bit of fur
seWed at the back makes the rssem-
blance TO Mr.. Colonial still more COM
plete.
Any little dress pattern with plain
gathered skirt may be converted into a
tuck-uD or Dolly Warden, if two skirts
are made, the waist and upper skirt Of
lowered Chintz or calico or lawn and
the lower of plain lght-blue or pink
cambria or sateen. Mount both into the
same band, cut the Powered skirt
through the center Of the front breadth
and loop the sides up high. This may
even be managed without cutting the
front breadth If the dress is wanted later
for the regular wardrobe. A little straw
hat and a shepherds crook turns Dolly
Warden into 30 Peep, and Little Boy
Blues dress may be made from any
boys suit pattern; but don't forget his
horn and an old straw or felt hat dec
GRATED with a wisp of hay The same
pattern that provides the rabbit costume
will serve as a model for the popular
Teddy bear; the material should in this
case be brown canton flannel The head
may be. one of the papier-mache mask
heads representing a bear, though this,
too, may be managed by a hood, leav-
ing the face uncovered, or a small mask
may be worn Make the hood square
across the top and gather up each corner
to form an ear.
tits not all difficult to copy the Dutch
hlQQleSS so well known through pOpu-
lar advertisement. A little boy in a white
duck suit, with white stockings and black
pumps or slippers, needs only the add
ton of an apron and wide Tam cap
to be clearly recognizable as a baker,
especially if he carry a loug-handled
mixing spoon as wand of Office ANY
light, fluffy little party dress becomes
butterfly costume if wings like those
described for Psyche are sewed on the
back A boys pajamas made Of khaki
cloth, with a strip of the same material
cut into fringe and sewed down each
outside seam of the legs and sleeves,
makes a most satisfying Indian COS
tune, and a little girl may be similarly
dressed in a plain skirt, with the bot
tom edges cut into fringe and pair of
side fringed leggins with moccasins.
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Christmas Gifts for Small
Surses
Presents that are Easy to MaRe at Minimum Cost
Recipes for CAKES ano Dainty Sweetnleats

TO tie Christmas packages raAia
of a bright red shade is even
more pretty than ribbon. 1t
- is also stronger than ribbon
and much less EXPENSIVE, as a bunch
costing ten cents Will tie a dozen pack
ages.
While visiting in German city the
writer saw a number of novel Christmas
trees. Instead of fir, a small cherry or
similar tree was used, the branches tight
" wrapped with cotton batting. If the
tree is not symmetrical, more branches
are added by binding on TO other limbs.
Many cOlOred balls are used and strung
from branch to branch. The effect of
the cOlOred ornaments on the white
limbs has to be seen to be appreciated,
put is very effective.
One of the prettiest trees was trimmed
al in white and silver. Only white
candles were used; silver bells, orna-
ments and horns were hung on the
branches Much silver tinsel or ram
vas draped all over the tree; bits OF
white cotton batting, or asbestos (comes
loose in bulk at hardware stores and
looks like batting, but is not infiam-
mable), represented snow on the branch
es, and was sprinkled literally with
diamond dust" or powdered mica. The
extreme whiteness and sparkling of all
the silver decorations was a pleasant
change from our usual trees, and was
more "fairy-ike," as one of the children
said
How many Of US ever presented our
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l have known the value of the apron /
wouldn't think of visiting without one.
When travelling it is a difficult matter
to keep the toilet accessories together.
Take piece of linen, the natural color,
and bind with red tape. Then turn up
a piece at the bottom and divide. into
pockets as in making shoe bags. Make
pockets for pins, hairpins, comb, brush,
manicure set, needle and thread, etc It's
special hardness consists in a tape run
through the top to tie on when using.
When not in use the apron can be rolled
up tightly and put in a handy place. It
will not make a bulky bundle for even
the small hand-satchel and will be glad
ly appreciated by all who travel,
A Handsome Gift for One Dollar
Buy one yard of linen sheeting at 81
and make a pair Of hemstitched pillow
cases. One woman says she has found
them more appreciated than anything
she can buy for ten times the sum. An
embroidered initial will add to their
daintiness.
A doll which will prove serviceable
and attractive to nearly all little tots
may be easily and cheaply made.
Buy a sofa pillOw-tOp on which IS
printed the face of a pretty girl Round
the corners until the face is in the center
of a circular piece about twelve inches
in diameter. Run a stout thread around
the edge, draw together and stuff with
bits Of paper or shreds of cloth. This IS
to be the head. From stout unbleached
muslin cut, ali in one piece, the body,
arms and legs Stitch around edges,
cutting an opening down center OF back
Turn inside out and stuff with sawdust
Close opening carefully and sew on the
head. Dress in a little Red Riding Hood
outfit. and the result is doll that will
be a JOY forever to the little heart whose
property she becomes.
A little girl who has dolls Of all de
scriptions, from a big French doll that
talks down to one made as described
above and christened "Raggy" loves
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p" HIS is the season Of the fancy
dress party, more interesting
to many, no doubt, than formal
evening entertainments. Be
sides the well-known characters of his
tory and fiction, there are the flower
costumes that are wonderfully pretty.
The daisy has finely plated or gathered
ankle-length skirt of yellow Cheese-clOth
or tarlatan, or more expensive materials
if YOU like, though the effect for one
evenings wear will be very little bet
ter. Over this a. not very full skirt of
white sateen or lining cambria, gathered
at the waist and slashed its full length
to form the daisy petals, each of which
should be tapered to a rounded point
at the end and not quite 50 long as the
yellow skirt The fitted waist should be
green, and little points of the green,
| reaching not quite to the hip, should be
added as a peplum, waist and points
representing the calyX Of the blossom.
Trim the neck and dress the hair with
daisies; paper flowers will be capital for
this purpose. A water-lily costume
would be made in similar fashion, but
the lily petals should be wider and not
so long. Trim the waist with grasses Of
green crepe paper. AS the centers Of
most flowers are yellow, the lower skirt
| in most cases will be that color, and
| little thought will give one the clue to
various flower models.
A witch's costume is not difficult to
| compass. Make it of gray cashmere,
| hannelette, cheese-cloth or similar soft
material A Japanese hmonO will an
/ swcr IS a model for the domino, and
| the foundation of the tall peaked hat
may be buckram or cardboard, rolled
| into a pointed cone and with a narrow
circular brim sewed to 1t. Cover the
| hat smoothly with the material of the
dress; wind about It a scarf Of gray
! chiffon tarlatan that has been drawn
through the hands to soften it. The
| ends Of the scarf are supposed to be the
cobwebs that float on the air At one
/ side of the hat place an owl of the
| familiar kind that is made of crepe
| paper and has shOe-buttOn eyes. The
| witch should carry the proverbial broom
| stick, which should be plentifuliy deClled
with the cobwebs. A figure Of a black
| cat with arched back and tail erect, cut
| from. black cloth, should be applied to
some part Of the robe, or several OF
them may be so used.
| Psyche is a character that admits Of
pretty and becoming dressing. The
gown is a simple robe of clinging white
material cheese-clOth is always excel
lent for these draperies, OF cotton crepe
or albatross will drape effectively The
shape of the garment might be taken
from a rather full nightdress or a
Mother Hubbard wrapper, emitting the
yoke and running a drawing string in
the neck. The gown is adjusted to the
figure by a ribbon, about six yards long
and two inches wide, passed around the
waist and crossed at the back in sus-
pender fashion. Small wings cut from
/ chiffon, tarlatan or net, and wired at
/ the edge with bonnet wire, should be
pinned or sewed to the ribbons that
cross the back Psyche IS usually
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The Homeward Drive

Squares, waltzes, Virginia reels, cross
overs, forward-fours, dos 4 dos, cheat
your partners, swing to sides, ladies'
changes, and all hands round Oh, it
was such a delicious hodge-podge,
through which you followed the Turing
eyes, that like will-of-the-wisps led you
wherever someone willed.
And that homeward drive! When
there seemed to be just you and some
one, and Billy, in the whole pure white
world. flooded with stainless moonlight
And the bells danced, and you were 50
afraid the old buffalo robe might slip
down that you had to put your arm
about someone and hold it tight And
once sorrel Billy threw back the snow
from his hoofs so hard that someone had
actually to put her head down on your
shoulder to protect her face,
Oh, yes, indeed, if there's anyone in
this town who ever went to a country
dance-he remembers all right!
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The Hall

And that hall-with the boughs of
hemlOck and spruce around the walls;
and the lamps with the rehectors behind
them, and the musicians at one end on a
platform. The girls who had burst from
their bundling wraps; like butterflies,
huttered on the benches or chairs
against the walls, gently touching their
hair, and feeling for certain bows and
buckles, and when the men came in, sud-
denly breaking into animated. discussion
with one another.
Then the music began and slippered
feet tapped, and fingers beat time on
knees, and the wait was so CHASTITY, that
at last, with burning ears and hurried
breath, you went over to someone and
asked for the pleasure" and after that
oh, well, such a night
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A Pretty christmas-Cake

A Christmas cake will be doubly at
tractive to the children if Merry Xuias"
is traced with icing about the sides or
TOP. The loaf cake should first be COW
cred with a thick coating of icing, pre-
ferably colored red and favored with
strawberry or red raspberry. A white
icing for the decoration and lettering
can have a delicate favor of vanilla The
scrolls, leaves and lettering can be
formed with the use of a cornucopia
made of very stiff paper, sewed together
and the point clipped to any sized open
ing desired.
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%HE was looking at some silk
- waists, and grew more and more
~ uncertain moment by moment
That's how I came to notice her
such a pretty, worried, fresh young face,
and she was from the country. Her
gown showed that. It was good, but
two or three seasons old in cut and
style; well-tailored, but not a very good
fit.
Her eyes met mine, and then came a
sudden, impulsive request for advice. 1t
was for a party, a dancing party in the
public hall in the village (what did I
tell YOU'D and she had been invited
GRACIOUS! what a color that girl could
get into her cheeks; and she had no
one with her to consult, and her skirt
would be black silk-very nice and
fluffy about the bottom. There she
stopped and waved a helpless hand at
the counter.
l held up the blue, then the pink, close
TO her clear young face, and said posi-
lively, unfalteringly THE pink for you,
chile" and as she happily handed it
over to the saleswoman I received my
change and was departing, when the
young girl ran after me and offered her
hand in thanks, saying, while shyly
laughing, I'll think of you in the very
first dance" And I thought, you will
not be able 10 think consecptively of any
one by the last dance.
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An Unoooked Icing .

An knocked icing that will keep moist
for several days is made by using con-
fectioners sugar, which is also known
in stores as -four X" adding enough
sweet cream until it is moist enough to
spread without running. Add the flavor
ing and roll out all Jumps in the sugar
before wetting. For this icing the col
oring should be put in alternating with
the cream. If it becomes too thin add
more sugar.
a word about favorings; Many a
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One will require a small hole for the
lettering, while a larger one will be bet
ter for the filling. The icing is placed
in the cornucopia, and by gently press
ing from the side near the top as one
guides the cornucopia over the cakes the
icing will ooze through the small end.
The inexperienced hand should first
trace the letters with a knitting needle
across the firm coat of icing.
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Icings and Flavorings

There is nothing that equals the boiled
icing, and by boiling the sugar and
water without stirring until it spins
threads when run of spoon or fork,
then turning this strip on the whites Of
the eggs, which have been whipped dry,
then beaten until cold, one will have a
delicious covering. A half teaspoonful
of cream Of tartar put into the sugar
and water prevents sugaring.
Stewed cranberry juice, red currant,
raspberry or strawberry jellies or beet
juice will produce any shade of red or
pink, and should be put into the sugar
and water before It begins to boil Five
cents worth Of red and green vegetable
coloring purchased at a reliable drug
store VIII give one enough material for
a family for six months. When pur-
chasing say that it IS wanted for food
coloring, and this will assure getting a
vegetable and not a mineral preparation.
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friends with travelling aprons for Christ
mas or birthday presents? A friend OF
the writer's said: My belongings were
always IN a mass of confusion, but since
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housekeeper pays twenty-five or thirty
five cents for a three-ounce bottle Of ex-
tract when she can purchase at the drug
store vanilla optimate for SIPS a pint,
and in some localities for less. This is
the first grade of vanilla, and a pint will
last an ordinary family a year.
Ali spoon measurements IN the follow
ing recipes mean level, unless otherwise
stated; the cups used are the one-half
pint measuring ones, and the mOlasses
is the dark New Orleans.
Fruit Loaf
Remove the rind from one pound solid
fat, sailed pork; cut into slices, chop
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very fine or put through the mincinR
machine; then pour over it oue-half
pint absolutely boiling water. Remove
seeds from one pound raisins, take one
pound Currants, cut one pound CitrOn
into thin narrow strips. Put together
two tablesDOOnfuls pulverized CHINA
mon, one tablespoonful each pulverized
cloves, mace, nutmeg add one pint mo-
lasses, then the pork and water; now
beat in enough flour to make a batter
that can be easily dropped from the
spoon; sift two teaspoOnfuls bicarbo-
nate (bakiHg) soda In with part of the
-four, dredging the fruit with that part
of the -four which has no soda in, stir
ring in the Toured fruit the very last
thing to prevent It's dropping to the bot
tom of the batter
Grease paper and line the tins two
thirds full and bake In a slow oven for
two hours or until the Centers are firm
It Is always safe to test the batter in a
little patty-pan, so If too thick or too
thin 1t can be easily remedied Tbs exc
act quantity of -four cannot always be
given, as some kinds thicken more and
others less. Pastry -four should always
be used whenever it can be- secured, as
It makes a more tender cake.
Another Recipe
This may appeal to those WHO do not
care for the pork as shortening. Cream
one-half cupful butter, then add one-half
Cupful brown sugar and cream again,
add one-half cupful each of molasses
and sweet milk; beat enc egg and add
Slit together one and three-fourths cup
full -four, one-half teaspOonful soda, one
.teaspOOnful cinnamon, one-half tea
spoonful each Of cloves, grated nutmeg.
allspice and mace Dredge one-haif
pound raisins and one-fourth pound cur
rants and add the last thing, as in above
recipe. This makes one large cake.
Steam three hours, then quickly transfer
to a well-heated oven for one hour, OF
omit the steaming and bake In slow oven
for three hours.
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The 8showin,-ofO Sac

Lord Lord Don't you remember her
calling attention to little wisps of steam
rising from Billy's TANKS, and how you
drew down a bit? And certain-you re-
member how you used to watch the ar
rival of other couples, and judged by
the condition of the horse, how far
along the driver had got in his spark
ing? A steaming, used-up animal meant
either a lovers quarrel or just the be-
ginning of the game, while the boy was
yet in the shown off" stage.
But a horse that was dry and comfort
able, without a turned hair, was the
equivalent Of an announced engagement.
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far off before a gate, and the door
opened instantly, and someone came out
"a mere slipping, sliding bundle, with
little laughs escaping from it. And
someone's mother called Now do be
keerful, you John, and don't keep her
out too late
And your bundle being safely tucked
in, you discovered that the feecy-white
head wrappings left exposed two sweet
eyes and a little red mouth, and your
heart pounded so you were afraid she'd
hear If. And, too, though her left hand
was mittened, the right one was bare
girl needs always one bare hand to ar
range her wraps properly from time to
time.
Then, after a bit of silent driving, you
grew anxious about that hand, and had
to touch it to find if it was warm, and
then had to hold it to keep it warm.
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The Country Dance

a country dance-did you ever 90 to
one? Flutter back the leaves Of time,
you busy business man, to that place
when you were still back home" Don't
YOU remember how you used to do all
the chores a bit earlier on that alter
nOOn-feeding and watering the stock,
bedding down the creatures in the barn,
bringing in water, and arms and arms
full of woodland mother smiling at you
very knowingly?
Then tramping of to your own bare
little room upstairs, carrying your
freshly blackened boots with you, and
shaved and combed, you put just mite
of pomade on your hair to keep 1t in
order, and put on a collar that nearly
cut your head off and a suit of clothes
that seemed somehow kind of short
wasted
Then more than likely you stole into
mothers room and Just shook her bottle
Of cologne up once or twice against your
handkerchief After this supposedly Sc
cret act you walked through the kitchen,
leaving a trail of perfume about three
feet wide, and mothers smile became a
comfortable laugh.
The Sleigh Ride
Don't you remember bringing out the
sleigh-a small cutter every time for
preference? How you filed It with
clean, sweet straw first, to keep the cold
out, and over the straw you spread some
blankets, and over all the good,
old, ugly buffalo robe that father bought
when he was counting mother?
And then you jumped in, and Billy
(the young sorreD, covered with bells,
was off with a rush, and you stopped not
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Ube Christmas Dance

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Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-06-09
new STRIKE |
IS MADE near ]
HAWTHORNE
ORE ASSAYING $4,000 TO TON
FOUND TWENTY MILES
FROM THAT CAMP.

]. w. Hall, state agent for the
Wiley B. Allen Music company, ar
rived yesterday from Hawthorne and
brings the news of a new strike
about twenty miles from that camp.
The prospector who brought the re-
port to Hawthorne exhibited an as
say certificate showing he had se-
cured rock that ran over SIS, 900 to
the ton. A stampede ensued and
over 100 people visited the strike.
Among them was Alva Miller, who
secured a claim some distance from
the original find on what is thought
to be continuation of the ledge.
Mr.. Miller Clipped off a number of
pieces from the ledge, all of which
showed an abundance of free gold.
Mr.. Hall says the camp was greatly
excited over the find and from what
he could learn there is every indica-
tion of the ledge being permanent.