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and cake. You will be glad 10 know.
wrote the mother to me afterWard. that
the young girl friends whom ] had not
known before as well the boys were all
the natural unaffected. happy sort Of
girls who are not trying 10 he grown
ups, but just dance tor the fun of max
ing their toes fly and the Joy OF living.
There was one time | heard whispers Of
"A moonlight dance and found lights
were being turned low here and there.
but / got about quickly and lit them up
again, and no one seemed to notice or
care any more about 1t. When midnight
came for this year was the first time
the older children We're allowed to watch
the old year OUT they almost blew the
windows out with their whistling and
footing. The next morning the whole
family Joined in and busted and polished
floors. put rugs and furniture back and
had everything in order before half the
morning was over. Even some of the
boys who were guests came TO help. put
things to rights. which was very nice OF
them
St. Valentines party and Washing
tons birthday party are already sched-
uled for this same home, where refresh
ments are always simple, but good times
for air the watchWord.
Washington's Birthday.
There are all sorts OF clever ideas that
can be worked out for a Washington's birth
Young people or their elders. For the lat
ter real colonial supper. served as far
as possible with colonial dishes and sill
YER and with the participants attired in
colonial dress. seems TO be the most ap-
preciated For the younger fry plenty OF
cherries cooked hats hatchets and can
non ball arrangements provide the patri
otto setting required. If they are allowed
10 dress up with cooked hats. knee
breeches. shoes with buckles, powdered
hair wigs and patches their JOY will know
10 bounds An old folks concert make:
a delightful way OF celebrating the day
At Il woman's club social last year t
dwarf cherry tree hung full of realistic
cherries made from red paper. Nher
opened these were found to contain linn
ericks on each OF the guests. As eacl
limerick was read the one 10 whom it re
ferred took her place i'll line until all were
out. Then while standing the company
joined in singing such uld-timc mclodie'
as The Darby Ram Bidncus and 30
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leaves, the green pistachio with candied
cherries and the white with candied cher
rieS angelica leaves or Nlolcts.
Fruits, flowers or nuts should be added
for decoration while the icing is still
moist enough to retain them in harden
ing For birthday parties these little
cakes may have initials worked on by
means of pastry bag and tube, the icing
being made IL little SITTER by the addi-
ton of more sugar.
Nuts are often used with these little
cakes, either whole. chopped coarsely or
ground into a powdery form y freshly
iced cake may be rolled into the crushed
or powdered nuts SO as to give it COM
plete Goa ting.
Sometimes two cookies are put together
with a layer of any desired filling be-
tween them covered with icing.
Creole Kisses.
These are nice for any of the February
functions. TO make them. add 10 the
whites OF six fresh cold eggs one pound
of confectoners sugar and beat fifteen
minutes. Add a tcasroonful cream Of tar
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07

llukus'' and 'Auld Lang Syue." this 10
the music of ancient harpisChord, Il
cherished family heirloom.
George Washington Pies.
THESE are found in all the shops now.
taking the place of the popular Jack Hor
ncr pies. The pie is made In the shape
OF shield. the bottom Of which is OF
heavy pasteboard. From the center run
narrow red ribbons, on the ends of which
are souvenirs appropriate to the occasion.
While these expensive purchased III
the shops equally excellent pies can
be concocted at home. using a large tin
pan as foundation and covering it with
red. white and blue paper. or punch
bowl filled with powdered cork, the little
souvenirs being buried in that with only
the ribbon showing.
One of these pies makes fancy center
piece for the table, while candlcsticks
with red, white and blue shades stand
At each corner. Small pasteboard hatch
cts make pretty place cards, also
prints OF George and Martha Washington
pasted on rough cards with the name of
the guest below and the stem of an artiti-
cial cherry stuck through one corner.
Ice cream can be served in little paste
board cooked hats, each helping Of cream
s7urmOunted by Il Candied cherry. Little
cakes frosted and decorated with candied
cherries and leaves of citron or angelica
can be made at home with very little
trouble.
Petit-Fours.
The foundation of the popular and in
expensive petit-fours as made at home
is usually "a simple. light sponge cake.
boxed an inch in depth in a shallow tin
lined with paper. 1t is not necessary to
grease the paper. When done. turn out on
a bread board and with a sharp knife
cut into diamonds, dominoes and squares
When cold. split each through the CEN
ter spread half with jelly. frosting or
rich preserves put the other half on top
and ice with variously tinted and flavor
ed icings, using, as a rule, White Icing
with almond flavor, pink with roses. green
with pistachio, yellow with orange, and
brown with chocolate. Decorate the
brown domino shapes with dots of white
frostins, the pink cakes with candicd rose
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ing to be a business woman you have
neither the time nor tn" strength to make
Your own clothes. and yon must not allow
yourself to he tempted into trying II.
| have heard girls who were in very
restricted circumstances say they wanted
so much To earn money And yet these
same young women would arise at all
hours spend the day in shopping and
making useless calls and stay MP late
talking about nothing ut all WI hat time
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there was left they would devote to find
ing situations.
Then there is another class which wants
Won to find positions for il. | could run
q position agency II | wanted 10, look up
places for people, steer them into the
offices, tell them how to do their work
and in the end do the work, | suppose.
= =
It is an awful task, waking the dead.
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Jane Thompson.

FEBRUARY Is a gay
little month for
the family who
likes TO make the
most of the holi-
days. First comes
I.incoln's birthday.
then V al e ntine' s
day. third. Wash
ington's birthday,
and lastly Pancake
night or Shrove
Tuesday. Ameri-
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gamer in the end, but if through unfore
seen circumstances 1 find the minutes
too limited I go without my lunch. Bet
ter that than to cram myself with undl-
sested food
/ think she is right
We eat too much as it is, and we eat
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Home how much ire dear word means +,
First Of ali. il should stand for peace-within
IT'S walls there should be fear. injury. no
str!fe-failing in this It is not home. There
would he cruel wars today IL in every home
throughout the land the dove Of peace sat
hroodipg. Home Is the first school where the
little child learns lessons OF love and LOYALTY
consideration for others and the privilege OF low
Ing service. Comfortable and cheerful the
home should he for those within. it should also
be beacon light TO shine far out into the wide
WIDE world. Why wait for heaven? Why not
have it now! What a happy home thst Scotch
man must have had who. when asked by an
elder. DO yon believe in heavent' replied,
why, man, ! live there
Jane Thomson,
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but my friends, as / have o1teh re-
marked it is a blessing of Providence thar
there are so MANY dead ones. Think or
the competition we would nave 10 lace
If all of us were alive. -,
| have I, certain amount OF sympathy
with slow people IL they hurt only
themselves but l know of cases "here
women are too "genteel TO engage III
any but certain vocationS, and uhtll lneE
find these they are being supported pF
their male relatives.
These gentlemen are not at all ANXIOUS
to do mind you. they have IN most
cases families of their own. but they must
or the ariStocratic ones Will surely allow
themselves to starve rather than degrade
90 themselves.
| am afraid i'll the next world 1hes.
women will have to wash the floors an"
do the hard work of the place where they
will go.
That's all,
Il allow nothing to interfere with my
DIGESTION said a woman to me The
other day when i remarked that 1t was
getting late She sat back for few min
utes and rested quietly after her lunch
Il would no more think of rushing on
madly after eating than / would think OF
emitting nv throat she observed.
But what do you do when you are in
a hurry?''
Il always make ii a point to take
time for meals. | find that l am the
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who have lost their positions. not he
cause they could not do the work. but be-
cause they went about with sour faces
and held themselves above those with
whom they worked.
Snobs do not get along we'll in the bust
ness world.
Keep Il smiling face and il Will make
YOU friends wherever YOU go.
Also. and here is another bit of advice,
do not repeat what has been told you.
Whet her III confidence or not. You never
can tell how it is going to be twisted and
mangled in the repetition.
That's where men get ahead Of MS; they
know how to keep their mouths shut.
a great art. that.
| like people VINO do Things. either men
az women, but, ye gods and little fishes,
how l cternally despiSe those who say
they would like TO do them and stop at
that.
No one has ever accomplished anything,
in this world by thinking about it In It
half-hearted way. And when YOU have
several things in mind you don't accom-
plish any of them.
The brain is like q very small patch of
ground. Only one vegetable. or at the
very most two, can be cultivated therein,
and you must be very sure to keep the
little space free from weeds or what you
are trying 10 cultivate Will be chOked out
of existence.
Ii is a good thing to know what to
eliminate. For instance, If you are try
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fullness in coat or dress sleeves is 10
longer strictly up to date.
To change the subject.
Personality is the thing. my friends,
that makes for success.
Brains. of course, are necessary. but i'll
my humble opinion personality counts for
even more.
/ know of two women at this moment
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
GREAT change has

GREAT change has
taken place in the
fashionable coat.
The sleeves. to
begin with, are alb
solutely plain, wit h
no fullness in the
tops, and the lines
of the coat are per-
fectly straight and
do not show the
figure at all. Large
buttons continue to
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too fast. If We were to cut off one
course and spend the time given to
that in perfect rest we would be the gain
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They are charming. as they are built on
very long. straight lines. With short
waists. high collars and very tight tucked
or wrinked sleeves. When a gown of
this description Is worn with big white
or black hat nothing can rival il. And
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07

A St. Valentine Dinner.
Anrhovy Cannpcs in Heart shapes
COnsOmmc I'rintuniarc with
Heart Shaped Cr0utOnS
PrimOIaS. Rndish Roses, Celery
Hearts
Crown Roast Of Lamb
Peas. Potato Balls with Parsley
Tomato jelly in Heart Shapes
with MayOnna1Sc
Heart Shaped Cakes
Heart shaped lees or Jcllies
BOnbOu Hearts
Black Coffee
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PITE ME WANE OFsW INTER %

trimmed with insertion OF Cluny and IRISH
laces On the lingerie blouses the smart
est ones are ornamented with Irish and
,luny lace showing no design This IS the
high water mark Of fashion IN leceS.
In Colored wash crepon I saw lovely
hlouses decorated in stiff little wreath DE
signs carried out in a two-tone stenci''d
scheme harmonizinG in color with the ma
terials employed. An occasional touch e.
green IS introduced in the foliage
mauye blouse of wash crepon ornamented
with wreaths formed Of Parma violFfS
was fetching. and gray blouse patterne'
with bi,ncie Of coral honeysu"kle was al
old-fashioned conceit that proved alto
gether charming. | noticed IN lace bionSeS
d reversal of the old custom order whei"
chiffon has been used. The fad IL now
to cover the ali-ove.' lace waist with en-,
fon. and l must admit that the effect X
decidedly pretty. The vague glimpse ar
the dentelle through the chiffon yelling Is
bewi;Ching This idea IS used with colored
laces as we'll as with white.
From this display | gathered that tai
lored waists of heavy coiored linen vou'd
be smart in the spring. There was fetch
ing shirt waist OF leather brown. with L
scarcely visible stripe in the weave. tia;
would be very good style IL worn with
brown coat and skirt suit
II YOU maven seen the new SDTlns l.i'-
RIGS that have just been opened in the
shops why. in the slang OF the moment.
take a day off. Mary Ann and haunt
the magazines. You Will be impressed
with the number of dark materials that
have been selected for warm weather
wear. Many Of them are dark. almost
black in the wool goods. And il is some
what of q surprise after the prolonged
reign Of stripes, checks and botchy
things to see plain surfaces predomnate.
There are few one-tone striped effects.
but checks are not in favor at this early
stage Of the fashion game except in the
thin stuffs where bayadere stripes in one
tone are among the new things.
In silks, chiffon weight bengaline seems
10 take the lead, and one is made happy
by delightful display Of our old-time
love, the small patterned foulard silk. In
this favorite material geometrical designs
in modest proportions are to the fore
Some OF these foulards and chiffon taffe-
tas have inch-wide satin borders of plain
color and soutache patterned foulards are
shown In great numbers.
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find its way into the rousseau of an
American bride. The costume consisted
o. skirt aud coat of duh brown cioth
and a blouse to match of fine spotted net
and guipure The shade of brown was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-02-07
Washington's Birthday
Dinner (Colonial).

Mock Turtle Soup
Oyster LoaVes
4 Colonial "FrickaSfc''
beaten Biscuit
A Dish of "Mushrumps''
Sweet Potatoes. Baked Virginia
Ham
Cold Slaugh
Martha Washington Fruit Cake
Dolly MadisOn's Whins
Preserved Peaches or
Peach CObbler with Whipped
Cream
Coffee BruIO
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il OYER the fire until il is as thick a,
cream. pour over ye frickasie and SO
serve il TO We table hott
Baked Virginia Ham.
Nothing is more delicious for lnncheons
and high teas than a Virginia baked
ham. TO prepare 1t. take ham weighing
from seven TO nine pounds. sCrape and
scrub the outside, rinse well, cover with
cold water and let stand twenty-four
hours. Put to boil in cold water aud
simmer gently until tender. Take tho
kettle from the fire, but leave the ham
in it until the liquid is lukewarn. Take
out the ham and remove the skin. which
should come off easily. Prepare a dress
ing of one beaten egg. two spoontul5
brown sugar. rolled bread crumbs or
cracker dust level teaspoonful dry
mustard with a little sour wine or cider
t. moisten. Spread this mixture over
the ham. dot with cloves and put in
pan to bake. Pour pint sour wine or
cider over it and bake. basting often
until the cider is absorbed and the ham
EMMA PADDOCK TELFoRD.
lait and a pure chalk white are colors OF
the moment.
Some separate coats for dressy after
micellr' braiding.
One of the characteristic models Of tie
present season is the coat with the fancy
outline.
4 peculiar feature of present-day fash
ions is the combination of thick ana fIi.n
fabrics.
However eXtravagant styles may be in
other ways they are decidedly economical
in materials.
The semi-princess dress is style that
looks we'll on either the slender or fun
figure.
A few of the white petticoats have "A
fiounce embroidered in colored dots, pa.e
pink and blue.
Toques have gained ground with re
markable rapidity and are quite pushing
out the larger hats.
A great effort Is being made by tailors
to keep the short-skrted tailor made
dress in vogue.
Besides the Magyar toque and the
busby, there is a new directoire turban
of cloth or velvet.
4 variation of the manner of wearing
the fur stole is to twist il serpeEtinc
fashion around the figure from throat TO
waist.
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ers Undigested food does not buisd up
the system; it pulls it down.
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Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS. January 23, 1900.

y > EAD OF TIE
howlings OF tie
suffragettes being
heard In the land
of France. their
place is very salts
factOrily filed by
literary women OF
a ert ain cult.
Parisians. however,
see little OF the pen
work of these pre-
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il OYER the fire until il is as thick As
cream. pour over ye fr!ckasle ana SO
serve II TO We table hott.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-05-14

Broadwel; pei 4 ne ! sec IL Bangor
$1,000.
Mary M Smith to VIM Broadwell, pei
- pc i sec IL Bangor 81.
John N Wing and to Wm G. Fogel-
man ct all 9 "a sw "a sec III Covert $500
VIM Fogelman ct al to John NJ Wing;
8 80 s. 4 n Wa sec Ii Hartford &2200.
Orlin Il Harmon and to Carrie M &
Martin Buckner lots !, blk 8 Gobleville
5000.
Carrie II Macbeth TO f. Hartman
and W; l0A W "a "A sec ID South
Haven $500
WIN r Taylor and W to Melvin Conk-
lin and vs. Is sw a and sw a
sec also W d NV = sec II Keller
5000.
Edwd Stellings and W to Isaac G Bras
ket W 20 IT lot 3 blk 3 Deerfield sl35.
Sophia Willard to Glenadine G Snow;
20 as W sec IL Antwerp 800.
Genadine Snow to Mrs Emor l. Cal
kins; same as last above Sl700
Geo w Cain and to Emma Tracy;
lot ll2 blk Is South Haven city sl056.
f. + Prindle and W to David Ander-
son and w Barnard; pei "a sec %
Lawton $1,000.
Henrietta Lobdel to l. l. Berry; lot
and pit lot ok 6 STATIONS adm Hart
ford $3.50
Rosa McKenney and to Hattie NJ
Shakman blk Monroe Park South Ha-
ven 81.
Susan M Slaytop ct al to Thos Hen
derson and W; Zane = d sec Is
Keller $500.
Myron | Farman to VIM Ladds and W.
p d sec !S Porter $1,000
United States to Samuel Hunter; W
"a sec Antwerp; 1894 a May l, 1889.
United States to John Paul Agard n
p n a sec Paw Paw l0043 a Nov
s. 1881
Emily f. Brown ct al to Hugh Brown;
NV NV "a sec "a Antwerp 81.
Emily + Brown ct al to Jesse w G
Brown e a n W ! sec "a Antwerp 81.
August Peters and W to Edwd L Lei
ter; 10 p u d e "a sec l3 Column
bia 81.
Jennie Rhodes ct al to Elizabeth A
Humphrey; p a sec pit W = n e
"a sec Paw Paw 81
Bessie Waugh to Sarah f. Combs; und
d = 1 and p "a ed sec 36
BloomIngdsle $1,000.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-05-14
Probate Court.

Estate OF Clara b Smith, deceased.
Claims allowed and estate closed to
creditors.
Estate OF William Johnson, deceased
Last claim day No claims filed. Is
tate closed to creditors.
Estate Of Lila b. Morris, deceased
Same as last above.
Estate of Mary Graham, deceased
Final account of administrator allowed
and order of distribution entered
Estate of Harrison Cooley, deceased
Testimony on determination of legal
heirs taken and order entered.
Final account of administrator with
waiver of notice by heirs at law filed
Order allowing account and order of
distribution entered.
Estate of Permelia Shine, deceased
Final account of administrator filed and
order entered for pay ment of debts pro
rata.
Estate of Jennie Louise Haven, de-
ceased. Testimony on proof of will ia
ken and order entered admitting to
probate. Bond issued.
Estate of Mary Ann Collacutt, de-
ceased Final account of administra-
tor filed. Day of hearing June ].
Report of administrator on sale of
real estate filed.
Estate of William Johnson, deceased
Petition to determine legal heirs filed.
Day of hearing June |.
Estate of Ebenezer w. Smons, de-
o.os.l 81 SpaniaI DIM nj St a tpr
filed and special letters of administra
ton issued to William Covert, Covert
Estate of Emeline Pancost, deceased.
Final account of administrators with
will annexed filed. Day of hearing
June l.
Estate of ALBION j Pancost, incompe-
tent. Final account of guardian filed.
Day of hearing June /.
Estate of Edward, Gladys and Glenn
Mcnamara, minors. Inventory Of guar
dian filed.
Estate Of James o. Merritt, deceased.
Final account of administrator filed.
Day Of hearing June l.
Estate of Grace NJ. and Edward w.
Garfield, minors. Petition by guardian
for license to sell real estate filed. Day
OF hearing June T.
Estate OF Rosina Kennedy, deceased.
Petition for appointment of commits
sioners to make partition of real estate
filed. Day Of hearing June 7.
Estate of James h. Ferguson, de-
ceased. Annual account of executor
filed
Estate of George II. Smith, deceased.
Final account of administrators filed
Day Of hearing June T.
Estate Of Esther L. and Edward w
Klock, minors. Petition by guardian
for license to sell real estate filed Day
of hearing June T.
Estate Of John +. Cole, minor. Re.
lease of guardian by ward filed Order
entered discharging guardian.
Estate of Adelaide Stevens, deceased
Final receipts of administrators filed
Order entered discharging administra
tor.
Estate of John +. Henning, deceased
Bon filed and letters testamentary is
sued to George w. Cain, South Haven
Estate OF Vim. Dyckman, deceased
Petition for appointment of administra
tor filed. Day of hearing June Z.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-05-14
New SUITS.

Charles Brown VS. ID. III. b. Newcomb.
Petition to discharge mortgage.
Ruth Hogmire VS.. Lawrence Hogmire.
Divorce.
The people VS.. John Berridge. Viola
tion of local option law.
The people VS.. John b. Phillips. Vic
lation of local option law
The people vs.. John f. Thompson.
Violation local option law.
The people VS.. Ransom S. Chappell.
SANDER.
Jennie Gilbert vs.. L. O. Sitter. AS.
sumpsit.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-05-14

Asthma is almost invariably associated
with Bronchitis. Every asthmatic has
catarrh of the nose throat and bronchial
tubes. When too long neglected, Asthma
becomes chronic, attacks are of almost
nightly occurrence, reducing the vitality,
totally uniting the patient for active
occupation, and rendering him incapable
Of throwing off the effects OF germ-infec-
ton. Consumption quickly follows
To these sufferers Abbey Syrup, Cloister
Sancto Paulo, comes as a wonderful relief,
allaying the irritation strengthening the
tissues, stopping the cough, besides acting
as a nerve-bulder and tonic. Perfect
health has been restored in many cases
where relief was absolutely despaired of.
Not only for Asthma, but for every kind
of throat. chest and lung trouble, Abbey
Syrup is an infallible remedy. Bronchitis,
Group, Whooping Cough, Influenza, Colds
and Coughs yield TO its wonderful power.
This is the original remedy and is sold and
personally recommended in Paw Paw by all
druggists
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-05-14
Real Estate Transfers.

Philip Long TO Irene Heath lot III
South Bangor $500
Ellen Nicholson to NJ j Anderson and
W; lot blk Hartford $1,000.
Harry w Allerton and to Floyd f
Leach; p lot 10 blk Odds adm Hart
ford $50
l. X Holmes to vii Paw Paw pei on
sec certain rights $50.
Eva Orr ct al to Charles Hood y W
p $ e sec % Paw Paw s2400.
West Mich Savings bank to Wm
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1909-05-14
The Real Glory Of Life.

To be a strong hand in the dark to
another in the time of need to be
cup of strength TO a human soul in
crisis of weakness, is TO know the
glory of life.-Hugh Black.
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Enlaralna the Pie Belt.

The ruling that pie may be sent
through the mails when properly en-
cased will appreciably enlarge the pie
belt.-Boston Herald.