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Evening star., 1909-01-17
GERMAN WOMEN WORK.
So Do the Girls-No Time for Frivol-
Gus Sports.

From the Gentlcwoman.
One Of the things in which the German
woman differs from her English sister -
that every German girl when she reaches
the age Of seventeen or eighteen, IL sent
away from home to some family long
way off who send one of their own
daughters in exchange. This exchange
lasts for about three years.
The girl is treated as one OF the family.
is styled Fraulein, but in every other re-
spect is a mere servant. She has to do
all the work Of the house. scrubbing,
washing. cooking, mendinS-in fact. every
thing that domestic servant is required
TO perform
This does not leave her with much leis-
ure to play. and the outdoor sports of an
English girl are quite unknown in Ger
many. \ German lady on being told
that English girls played tennis and
hockey expressed her contempt for such
foolery and asked who did the house
work. On being informed that no Eng
lish girl or matron would dream Of turn
ing to and doing the cooking. etc, she
gasped out: 'Oh, Lord! What a lot Of
lazy husses'
Every German woman has all the work
of her home on her shoulders and by this
is not meant the lower class woman. No
German lady thinks of having more than
one servant. who gets about Go a year.
and does the rough work. her mistress
doing all the cooking and mending.
1t is a sight to see the lady in Ger
man town going to market. She knows
what to buy and what to pay, and every
Wednesday and Saturday YOU may see her
trotting off to market with her servant
behind her carrying a huge basket and
examining the comestibles with critical
air
About the only ray of sunshine she has,
apart from the Kaffeeklatsch. is the visit
Sunday to some Kaffeegarten. anglice tea
garden, where she and her lord and
master, surrounded by their olive
branches, sit under the shade of leafy
tree and drink coffee and MUNICH cakes
or sour milk to their hearts delight.
Evening star., 1909-01-17
The Fair Fatimah.

"EREDERIck TOWNSEND MARIlN l,ls>
is the leader Of the more intelligent
section Of society," said a New York
cubman 'True elegance implies inteili-
gence, you know So, at least, Cicero
says.
And certainly Mr.. Martin is intelligent
enough. He is always getting off intelli-
gent things. Only the other day
The clubman laughed heartily.
The other day a young cigarette sales
man had the impudence to call on Mr..
Martin-he had brought letter of intro
duction from some hard-up nobleman or
other-and he said:
"'You are recognized, sir, as the arbiter
of taste and elegance here in New York.
/ am introducing a new Egyptian ciga-
rette, the Fair Fatimah. and if you Will
take it up, sir, it's success Is assured
while Mr.. Martin studied small
sample box of Fair Fatimahs the young
man resumed:
"'These cigarettes will become the
fashion, sir, if you will only call for
them.
MIR. Martin smiled.
"I shouldn't mind obliging you he
said, but what on earth would l do "
they happened TO keep them?"
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pride in revealing lines rather than in
concealng them.
Do you realize that the average man
notices a woman's shoes quicker than
any other thing about her, except perhaps
her finger nails?
Recently a book was written about a
husband with a sloppy" wife. She is
always attractiyely, even showily, dressed
down to the waist line but her skirts
hang indiferently, and her feet are al
ways fncased in shabby. owntrodden
shoes, which curl at the tips and wrinkle
because she never puts trees in her boots,
but leaves them SpraWlinS wherever she
takes them off.
AS the man Is extremely well groomed
and progressive. this sight affects him
very diSagreeabiy.
Won by Dainty Boots.
One day he notices in shop girl
who has mounted on a stepladder to
reach down box. Her plain dress is
beautifully brushed. 1t hangs perfectly
even, with no worn Or ragged places,
and below this peep trim little pair of
shoes beautifully kept and free from
wrinkles.
The man falls in love with the bottom
of that skirt and those Immaculate shoes
right then and there.
Can you blame him very much?
BY the way, speaking of shoes. calf
skin of the lighter weight has superseded
even patent leather.
There is nothing smarter than pair
Of these dull boots, hand sewed and
heavily stitched. The vamp should be
rather short and the heel high, with a
pronounced arch.
For dress wear black suede is the thing
IT does not last very long, but it gives
the foot a dainty appearance when worn
with gowns of thin silk chiffon cloth
For evening, when low-necked gown
Evening star., 1909-01-17

one ear and out the other with no ap-
preciable diminution in the really GRIM
inal waste of fuel.
For the woman who wants to save and
for the maid who must be made to save
the fireless cooker proves faithful ally.
1t is no longer an experiment, but
household necessity. For all the dishes
that require the long slow processes of
cooking, stews. soups hot roastS, cereals,
steamed puddings, dred' fruits, rice and
tapioca puddinSs, beans, peas and lentils
1t cannot be surpassed. Now the beauty
of the fireless cooker is that if you do
not feel to afford one of the complete and
scientifically constructed cookers now on
the markets, you can make your own. The
first one that | helped build as an
experiment was large tool box
with hinged lid that we found in the
harness room of the barn. This was
lined with several thicknesses of news
paper. then hay was coiled into three
shapely nests before the cover was shut
down. The cooking utensils utilized We're
the ordinary kitchen saucepans. with tight
covers and couple of lard pals. while
the dishes we turned out We're satisfac-
tory in every way. Another friend
achieved good results with a barrel filled
with hay, but naturally this was unhandy.
The essentials for a homemade fireboX
or haybox, as they call 1t out west, a
tight box, non-conducting lining such
as newspaper felt or asbestos, then
dried hay and lastly a cushion of hay or
width of the inside. and the cooker is
done. There are no matches, no gas jet.
no coal blaze, no flaming fagots, no
danger of fire. You can set your stove to
work in the evening and leave it over
night. sure that your breakfast will be
ready in the morning, with no danger of
scorch or drying out
You can make your dinner ready in
the early morning and go off for the
day sure of hot. well cooked meal at
night. 1t needs no watching and there
is no aftermath of bills.
The principle of the cooker is simply
complete insulation. The element that
does the work is held prisoner within.
In fireess cookery you can keep cold
things cold. or hot things hot, nor is this
all. According to the United States gov
ernment reports 1t actually saves from
30 TO 80 per cent of the nutritive food
values, which usually boil away and are
lost in steam A pot of soup that cooked
on top of the stove is soon reduced to
three quarters of its original bulk loses
nothing in the tlreless cooker. while all
its delicious flavors and juices are re-
tanned. There are just a few essential
directions for the successful manipulation
of the cooker and l append those given by
the manufacturers of one OF the best
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beat the yolks of two eggs with a tea
spoonful lemon juice. one of vinegar and
"A half cup of cream. add to the gravy,
beat thoroughly. heat and pour over the
chicken.
Economical Beef Stew.
This was great favorite with the late
Edward Atkinson. who estimated its cost
at II cents. and declared it furnished
three good meals. While he cooked 1t in
his Aladdin oven. ii is excellently adapted
to the fireless cooker. Cut one pound
shin of beef in small pieces and season
with salt and pepper. Cut two sausages
in inch pieces. Roll the whole in flour,
add one cupful canned tomatoes, one
third cup oatmeal Canada oatmeal he
preferred cheapesD and salt and pep
per to season. Bring TO a good scald
and then put in the cooker for six or eight
hours
An Economical Pudding.
Heat 10 the boiling point quart OF
milk Add generous half cup oat
flakes sugar 10 sweeten and half cupful
raisins. Flavor TO taste. cook ten
minutes. put in the cooker and cook
eight hours. Serve either hot or cold.
Suet Pudding.
Sft together three cupfuls -four
tablespoonful soda. teaspoonful CHINA
mon, and ii teaspoonful mixed cloves and
allSpice. Add one-half cupful finely chop
ped suet. one cupful each molasses and
milk, a half cupful seeded rasins, dredged
with -four. and quarter cupful shredded
citron or water melon rind that has
been candied and dried.
Mix well. pour in buttered molds and
place in the cooking vessel with water
to come almost to the top of the molds.
Cover and boil fifteen minutes. then place
in the cooker and cook four or five hours.
Steamed Brown Bread.
Mix together one cup Indian meal. ono
cupful rye meal. one-half cup white flour,
a half teaspoonful salt, the same
amount soda. half cup molasses and a
cup and half sweet milk.
Beat well and turn into creased molds.
filling about two-thirds full. Boil fifteen
minutes in the cooker vessel with the
water coming nearly to the top of the
molds. Lift carefully into the cooker.
cover and cook four hours. Take the cans
out. turn out the loaves, brush over with
melted butter and brown lightly in the
oven.
Evening star., 1909-01-17

,nasse accepted the uncurled feather. but
the fad did not last very long. 1t is
rather surprising to see it revived so
quickly, and we only hope that its life
will be short and unsuccessful
On the important subject of wells I must
give you tip Exceedingly becoming
is the veil of the finest nut brown tulle
dotted all over with tiny black pin spots.
This dainty piece of face covering is
rather expensive and T have not yet seen
it sold in any but very smart millinery
establishments. but it Is eXquiSitely flat
tering to the complexion. The tulle of the
veil must be in the true nut brown
shade and the pin spots very light and
close together 1 have seen veil of the
same genre in navy blue tulie with
Evening star., 1909-01-17

of tucked chiffon or mousseline may be
employed instead of the velvet, but the
set then becomes suitable only for wear
upon occasions of ceremony-fOr we'd
dings concerts and the theater.
1t seems to me to be unfortunate that
Partisan millners-some of them, at
least-should have turned their affections
on uncured ostrich feathers. No one
can really defend these hideous things.
At their very best they are untidy In ap-
pearance, and in cheap quanty the
llncurled ostrich feather is a thing which
surely draws tears from the angels. And
vet many stunning hats show these hor-
rible feathers stuck up at one side anu
Wabbling deiriously over the crown A
season or two ago the ParlSlenneS en-
Evening star., 1909-01-17

ing them is only one other step. and this
field offers great opportunities 10 ihe
woman who is original.
Chance for the Domestic Woman.
It seems to me there is a great de-
mand for genuine humor in children
verses, but we don't get it.
Ye gods and little fishes, the output
this year was even more doleful than
usual!
The hardest thing to draw is baby or
to write is nonsense verse, not for grown
ups. but for the kiddies.
Why doesn't some bright woman who
makes a hit with her own children telling
them stories try her hand at this? IL
she will lust write down the simple tales
in the same language that she tells them.
other children are sure to be interested
also The shorter the words and the
more colloquial the phrases the better
Here is chance for the woman of a
purely domestic type. She is the one
who can write the best verses and stories
for the tiny tots If she will. 1t takes
the mother heart to understand the child.
Unfortunately, alas, with that poor
sense of the fitness of things which keeps
your sex where it is. as a rule it is the
domestic woman who tries to write purple
love poems, while the dried-up old maid
who never had home perpetrates awful
humor for the nursery.
Ladies', wake up!
There is no excuse for poor taste. Good
Judgment in dress or in interior decora-
tion is something which can be cultivated
very easily.
We should not allow ourselves to care
for f1ashy colors for accommodation
or for furniture that is tortured into a
tumble of different periods.
If you are not we'll informed On the
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black pin spots. but this would not be so
generally becoming At the same time
IL would lend great charm 10 toque
of navy blue velvet with border OF
Persian paw. For wear with dressy light
hats wells of pale blue tulle look delight
fully festive and the same may be said
Of pale rose pink tulle dotted over with
black chenille pin spots.
Parisiennes are particularly fond Of
wells of. fine flet net. but these To be
effective should be worn by the right
woman with the right hat. filet net
vnil may easily destroy the purity of the
complexion. And. apropos OF the COM
pleNion, II is quite the smart thing To
apply patch beauty spot to accentuate q
a charming mouth or to draw attention
10 n particularly fine pair Of eyes. In
fact they are disposed, 10 quote the
words OF a charity appeal. where they
are most needed"
1t compensates to watch these little
effects in the gay capital. There is moth
ing in the fashions here from the clab-
crate gown Ia the simplest bit ~ lace.
which does not seem to adorn. IL Is a
season of display.
CATHERINE TALBOT.
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require soaking In cold water before
cooking as ordinarily done.
These are the directions in nutshell
Now let me give you few definite rec
ipes to start with. and after little ex-
perimenting with them, you can easily
work out others to suit your own tastes
and larder.
Split Pea Soup.
Soak two cupfuls split peas that have
been carefully picked over and washed in
cold water to cover. over night. The next
morning drain. add two quarts of cold
water half onion sliced fine. and lightly
Drowned with a half pound fat pork cut
in dice, a sprg of parsley and two table
spoonfuls cut celery. Bring to good
boil over the fire. cook fifteen minutes.
then turn into the cooker and leave for
eight hours, or until dinner is nearly
ready. Take up and strain through a
sieve and return to the stock pot. Have
ready one tablespoonful each -four and
butter rubbed together and stir into the
Evening star., 1909-01-17
The Ignorant 0ysterman.

W7ALTER DAMROsCH' the noted com
" poser and conductor, said recently
in St Louis that there would be fewer
divorces IN America if there was more
high grade music in the home.
Elaborating this ingenious argument
afterward. Mr.. DamroSch told an apprO-
pirate story.
I'm too many homes he said, 1.-The ig
norance of music is as lamentable as was
the oystermans ignorance displayed at
the band contest.
"A Morris River oysterman attended a
band contest one winter night in Morris
River. The contestants blew into their
great horns as If to burst their lungs.
The drummers banged their drums with
might and main. Cheeks were red and
round like apples. Eyes almost started
from their sockets.
The oysterman enjoyed it all But his
attention was distracted by a deaf old
gentleman who, In the p:anissimo pas
sages, put a large silver ear-trumpet TO
his ear Whenever he did this the oyster
man Sneered.
And at last his honest hatred of any
thing approaching sham overcame the
mans reserve. He elbowed his way to
the deaf old gentleman and said:
Look here, that don't go here. Every
body knows you can't play that with your
ear. Put it away. mister. You can't TOOL
US"
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with fresh cold water. add bouquet of
soup herbs and one onion sliced and bring
TO d boil. Skim. cook fifteen minutes sea-
son with salt and pepper. then place i'm
the cooker and leave all day or over night
Remove the skin while warm and return
the tongue to the liquor in which it was
cooked and leave until cold.
Irish Stew.
Cut about two pounds Of mutton from
the neck or ribs into neat pieces and put
into an iron saucepan with about a half
cup hot water AS this boils away brown
the meat in its own fat, together with
four small onions sliced. Season with
salt and pepper. then add three pints
boiling water, put in the regular cooker
saucepan, bring to a boil and put In the
cooker. Let remain there about four
hours two hours before serving remove
bring to the boiling point, add a half
cupful each celery, turnip and carrot cut
in even slices. Cook ten minutes. add
two cupfulS potatoes sliced then return
to the cooker for an hour and "a half or
two hours. Take up and thicken with
flour to the desired consistency and rib
hons of green or parsley minced fine.
cook a moment, season to taste and
serve.
Fricassee of Chicken, Creole Style.
pieces. Heat a mixture of lard and
butter in the frying pan and fry the
pieces of chicken, dredged with flour, to
a rich brown. Now place the chicken in
the cooker saucepan, adding one quart
tomatoes. one pint boiling water, one
small onion minced and little bunch
parsley Cook fifteen minutes, sea soning
with salt and pepper, then put into the
cooker and cook from six to eight hours
according to the age of the chicken.
Serve with rice. If preferred rice may
be added and cooked with the stew. The
latter should be very moist. If rice is
not used the gravy may be thickened
with Drowned flour and the fricassee
served on baking powder biscuit split,
or on toast.
A Yellow Fricassee of Chicken.
In this case put the chicken, cut into
pieces. in the saucepan together with a
slice of lean bacon, half an onion sliced,
three cloves. IL little nutmeg to season
and a liberal tablespoonful butter. Add
a half cup hot water. cover and simmer
half an hour. Put into the cooker and
leave for six hours. Take out the chicken.
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'Oh, but simplicity of that sort IL
eXpensive! l hear some one exclaim
Is it? Well. let us see.
/ have two friends. One, Mrs A, has
couple of new dresses a year. These
are made at the best shops The ma
terial is excellent in quality and the style
conservative. The other woman, Mrs. B.,
has half dozen or more fiimsy frocks
made in the styles usually affected by
cheap dressmakers and ready-made shops.
Her dresses. it is true. come to less than
Mrs. A. pays for her two, but what is the
result? Mrs. A. can wear her gowns for
two or three years, often longer, because
the cut and fit are irreproachable and the
materials we'll chosen. Mrs. B. is per-
petually ripping and making over her
things, and as the fimsy materials can't
stand that sort of treatment she looks
shabby all the time.
Mrs. AS gowns are very plain. There
are no cheap net guimpes to break and
soil, no sashes or tulle jabots that grow
mussy and have to be replaced. She de-
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hot soup. Stir constantly until slightly
thickened season with pepper and more
salt, if necessary. If desired. quart or
hot milk may he added. In this case IN
crease the butter and flour mixture oy
doubling Serve with croutons.
Okra and Tomato Soup.
Add to one pint sliced okra pint and
half tomatoes, two quarts of water,
three taplespoonfuls each minced onion
and rice, one green pepper sliced, three
tablespoonfuls salt and any bones from
steak or roast beef that you happen to
have on hand. Cook fifteen minutes over
the fire, then put into the cooker ana
leave four hours or until needed. Take
out. season with salt, pepper and butter,
and after reaching the boiling point on
the stove serve.
Boiled Tongue.
This must be cooked the day before serv-
ing. If very salt. soak in cold water for
several hours. Place in kettle cover
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music may be lost by hearing all the
time cheap and catchy melodies.
Not only that, but if you surround your
self all the time with loud colors-red
yellow, orange, bright pink, etc.-you pro
duce a marked effect on your character.
1t coarsens you, in a way, by making
you less sensible to the more delicate
shades, and doctors agree that it is very
bad for the nerves and disposition. Some
even go so far as to say that certain
phases of breakdown can be cured by
placing the patients in differently colored
rooms.
1t is a mistake to suppose, so many
people do, that good furnishing is eX-
pensive.
Some of the most attractive apartments
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Is worn 5th avenue shoenakers are SELL
ing high boots of satin to match the
dress.
White cravenette boots are another
novelty. They are stunning when worn
with white cloth costumes and can be
cleaned far more easily than suede.
The doom of the slipper and of the
pump has sounded.
Advertisement soliciting is form Of
earning living that appeals to many
women because Of the large returns
(when you do get 'em). OF course You
must have natural gifts TO succeed at
this It's a case of neither being too
bold nor too shy. And also you must
be convinced that the medium of adver-
tising you offer is good one for the
prospective buyer of space. If you are
not convinced yourself you never can per-
suade others, no matter how hard you
try.
You should never ask people who sell
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cookers in the market. one that I use
every day with the most satisfactory
results. Place food in cooker vessels
and boil a few moments on ordinary
gas, coal or wood stoves. This does
not usually exceed fifteen minutes at
the outside Now transfer the vessel
and contents to the cooker being sure
that the contents are actually at the
boiling point. Cover vessel and cooker
closely and let them alone. If neces-
sary, for any reason, 10 open vessel
which food is cooking, as In case of a
boiled dinner. when you wish to add
the vegetables. take the vessel out and
set on the stove for few moments
until the contents have again reached
the boiling point. and regained the heat
that was lost; then return to its nest.
If only a small amount of food is re-
quired. use a small vessel inside a larger
one with boiling water in the larger.
In this way q greater volume of heat is
obtained. A large amount of food will
remain hot longer than small amount.
Dry foods such as fruits and legumes
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lace berthas. These things all cost a
lot of money. and they make a woman
look like a fancy pincushion, all odds
and ends and little bows that stick out
all over her, meaning nothing.
When you have dress made try to
see how much trimming you can take
off, instead of how much you can add.
1t is the cheap dressmaker who costs
the most in the end. She wants lot
of lace and ribbon to cover the 1ndif-
ferent seams that she makes. If you
take my advice you will go to a more
expensive modiste, whose method of fit
ting is absolutely correct and who takes
Evening star., 1909-01-17

A MAN, if he knows not how to save
"a all he gets, keeps his nose to the
grindstone all his life and dies not
worth a groat at last If you would
he wealthy think of saving as well as
getting.
Remember what Poor Richard says:
Buy what thou hast no need of. ard
ere long thou shalt sell the necessaries.
Silks, satins. scarlets and velvets put
out the kitchen fire. These are not the
necessaries of life: they can scarcely
be called the convenienceS; and yet,
only because they look pretty how
many want to have them.
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THE problem of how to meet increas-
ing expenses is one that occupies the
attention of the conscientious house
wife. who finds herself forced to make 81
do the work that two accomplished ten
years ago. The cost of fuel and its waste
by mismanagement is one of the consider
able items that will repay close investi-
cation. We all know how the coal and
gas bills mount up when a green or care
less maid holds the kitchen. They do not
have to pay the bills. and though you
explain to them over and over again how
to conserve fuel and energy, 1t goes in