The National tribune., 1910-04-21
By SENORA SARA.

There are people in this world-and
they are not all women, either-who
simply cannot resist the temptation to
knock" when the opportunity oHers'
This characteristic sets but i'll on a
man, and ii is vile in woman. The
other day ] overheard in street car
q conversation between Two women;
One was an old maid-bachelor maid
Ia a term that will not apply. She was
catty and snarly, tho well dressed ana
with considerable manner. The younger
woman observed that she had just met
Miss Blanks brother, and that he was
handsome and seemed delightful
man. He has been away great many
years, and has come here to take
charge of bank" added the younger
woman
And then you should have heard the
catty old maid laugh musically, but
sneeringly, and proceed to unroil inc
tale of a youthful folly of that man,
and tell why he had gone away and
had to remain away so long. Ii was
nasty story in detail, as she told 1t; YET
She acknowledged that in 15 years the
young man has grown out OF his aev,
ilish," youthful tricks and made man
of himself.
The younger woman listened with
crimson!ng cheeks, and at the end OF
the story said gently: "Sallie, could
love you dearly if you did not so love
to rake up and retail scandals isn't
Il enough for us to know that Blank
is a fine man now? His past is dead;
let 1t remain so.'
And the catty old maid just laughed
her low, musical, sneering laugh, which
said to me at least that If she could
bring it about that mans promising
present would be gloomed by the |
youthful past if her busy tongue had to
work overtime. |
1t is sad pity that too many other |
wise lovely women soil their lips with |
the tales that help both men and wo- |
men back into deeper degradation,
rather than give the cheering word that |
uplifts and glorifies.
Shiny spots on well-worn clothes can |
be restored to their natural state by |
gentle rubbing with emery paper to
raise the nap. After the application OF
the emery the spot should be rubbed
with soft silk rag.
A round loaf-shaped sponge cake
with the center scooped out and filled
with diced pineapple and mixed with
whipped cream and seasoned with su-
gar. makes a slightly and tasty dessert
Decorate the top with cherries.
To soften an old paint brush in which
the paint has been allowed to dry. heat
some vinegar to the boiling point, and
allow the brush to simmer in 1t a few
minutes. Remove and wash well in
strong soap suds, and the brush will
be like new.
Most palatable bean soup is made as
follows: Cook small soup beans (Which
have been soaked over night) In the
water in which the ham was boiled.
About 90 minutes before serving add a
couple of potatoes cut fine. No season.
ing will be required. Serve very hot.
For a meal without meat. at least
without q lot of meat, dish of eggs ,
and toast with little bacon is fine.
Six slices of toast, six slices of bacon. Z
six eggs and a seaoning of salt and pep
per Cut and trim the bread for toast,
lay the slices in a baking pan. On each
side lay a slice of bacon. Set in the
oven until the bacon has melted and
the bread absorbs the fat that has come
from the bacon in cooking Remove
bacon. Poach the eggs gently, trim,
place on the toast and keep hot. Pre-
pare Welsh rarebit by melting half
cupful of fresh grated cheese (Ameri-
can cheese) in quarter cupful OF poll
ing milk (stirring constantly until melt
ed, then seasoning with a dash of salt
and white pepper and adding imme-
diately the beaten yolk or one egg
mixed with a tablespoonful of milk or
cream. Pour over the egg toast prep
aration and serve Immediately. Do not
serve the bacon; save for garnishing
some other dish, first reheating in the
oven. This is a French method.
A good recipe for chocolate cake is
as follows: Dissolve on back of stove
one-half cup of grated. unsweetened
chocolate one-quarter cup of granu-
lated sugar and two tablespoonfuls of
milk Beat to a cream one-thrd cup I
of butter and one cup of powdered i
sugar; add half teaspoon vanilla. Next /
add the dissolved mixture and beat
thoroly; now add gradually one-quar-
ter cup of milk, one cup of flour and |;
one-half teaspoon of baking powder. L
the latter mixed with the flour and I
added last. Bake in an oblong pan /
about three-quarters of an inch thick.
Place an ounce of unsweetened choco- Il
late in a small teacup, and stand this i
in pan containing boiling water to
melt il. Boil together until it forms a /
soft ball when dropped in cold water.
one cup granulated sugar and five ta-
blespOons of milk. Take from fire, add
vanilla and beat until white, yet soft /
and creamy: spread smoothly on the |
cake while the cake is warm; then coat
Immediately with the melted chocolate, /
using a soft pastry brush, altho knife
will serve the purpose. Cut in squares
Va NN' - ="
made.
This is a fine vegetable stew: One
half pound of pork, fry. put It in ket-
tie. five carrots, one small turnip. six
large potatoes, three onions; when po-
tatoes are almost done make dumping |:
of two cups of -four, two teaspoonfuls +
of baking powder. one Of salt. then mix
with water. What water is left in ket-
tie thicken with -four to put over stew Il
when 1t is served on plates
A lady asks for a recipe for cream
pies. The following is very good: One
quart milk, yolks of three eggs, two II
cups sugar, two spoonfuls of -four; boil
until II begins TO thicken. Make a
rich crust, put in the cream, flavor
with lemon, and bake in a quick oven /
Beat the whites of eggs strr and frost I
Put in oven and brown.
While on the pie subject YOU will |
find this recipe for orange pie mighty
eatable also when cooked" Yolks of |
three eggs, three-quarters cup of white
sugar, two tablespoons of butter, juice /
and grated rind of one orange, Juice
and grated rind of one-half lemon, a
little nutmeg. Beat the butter and
sugar together; then add yolks of eggs:
then add orange and lemon. Pastry at
bottom: then bake When done snread