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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

Illustrations offer more suggestions 10
the mother than columns OF words could
do. Two attractive frocks are shown.
one a coat-and-dress model for a young
girl in her teens and the other a. eee-
piece. serge dress for a smaller girl. The
coat-and-dress model IL very graceful and
the belted tunic effect over the skirt ~
especially smart just now. simply
braiding trims coat and bodice most ef-
fectiyely. The one-piece frock Is OF serge
and might be developed In any color
This dress buttons from neck to hem and
may be pressed very easily. The collar
may be worn without a guimpe or with a
white lawn guimpe when preferred. The
buttoned cuffs allow the sleeves TO be
turned back. With this frock is shown
jaunty Napoleon hat OF MORE silk, with
pleated rosettes.
An ideal school hat Is the new felt
sailor. which has a graceful tilt upward
at the back TO show the hair ribbon and
long braid OF hair. This shape IL easy 20
put on and OF, and yet In spite OF Its
simplicity has a dash and good style
which are very noticeable. The smaller
grille wears a pretty hat In mushroom
shape. trimmed simply, but charmingly.
with pleated velvet ribbon and wide satin
ribbon.
The Kindergarten laddie's suit OF gray
striped mohair is particularly practical
and attractive. and is made very smart
by a gray leather belt and embroidersss
IN old blue on collar and shield.
The little folk in pajsmas and bath
robe are not old enough for school. but
their Jolly bedtime toys are particularly
interesting because OF the printed pic
lures OF flowers and birds on their outing
dannel garments.
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Chicken q la Baltimore.

Take two small spring chickens, split
open down the back as for broiling, wash
thoroughly outside, and wipe the inside
with a damp cloth. Cut into joints. sea-
son well with salt and pepper, dip into
beaten egg. then into fine and well dried
bread crumbs. lay in a well buttered bak-
ing pan inside up, pour little melted
butter over them and bake in the oven
for twenty-five to thirty minutes. Serve
with cream sauce made from the drip
pings and garnish with thin crisped slices
of bacon and tiny corn oysters. To make
the latter CRATE a dozen ears of tender
green corn, taking care to get none OF
the cob. Add to the grated corn two
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the hardest. and dressing the awkward
GIRL though the least of her great prob
lens, is a very harassing matter.
One wonders how any of us grown folk
would feel IL in six months she should
shoot up six inches in height and be
forced to manipulate hands and feet three
or four sizes larger than she has been
used to. The "awkwardness'' of growing
girlhood Is grace compared to the pitiable
efforts most of us would have to make. in
such event, to move. sit and talk with any
appearance of ease or naturalness. A
consideration that many mothers utterly
overlook is the matter OF type. One young
girl may be adorable i'm what on another
would be most unattractive. One child
demands fluffy, frilly things, while an
other is at her best in severe, simple lit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

UTs HEREi Is nothinG quite so depressing
-. :. and sosirdesdening." insisted a busy
little house mother. las doing the weekly
darning alone. I always try TO have q
pleasant companion to chat with while I
am mending and folding up neatly the pile
OF stockings that come from the laundry.
When tongues as well as fingers ny. the
hated task Is much more bearable than
when thoughts only accompany the pa
tient needle" Another way to make darn
ing easier is to use. instead Of the coarse
cotton, the soft, pliable darning silk which
comes on little spools for mending silk
hose. II IL a tride more expensive than
the cotton, but makes the work so much
more pleasant that II Is well worth the
few extra pennies.
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A Picnic Stove for Use in the Woods.

A UTOMOBILE folk know how TO make
"A themselves comfortable. and many
are the contrivances provided for their
convenience when a picnic by the way
side is planned. While ordinary folk are
tuning and sneezing over a picnic fire
made Of dried twigs laid crosswise within
a ring OF stones, these canny automobile
picnickers have a business-like little iron
stove which burns charcoal and which will
cook a rasher Of delicious bacon, fry po-
tatoes boil coffee and do other desirable
things in no time at all. The fuel for the
little stove In carried along In a small tin
pail which sets inside the stove. the latter
as big around as an ordinary frying pan
and as high. above the ground a. your
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little fringe of young, curling hairs. and
this little vigorous fringe above the un-
married brow of childhood is very beau
tifuf thing The arrangement OF the hair
should always show the brow and this lit
tie fringe, which is never apparent with
older years.
One-piece frocks i'm the type known as
Russian are the favorites for everyday
use just now, and there are charming
little frocks with bodices cut on the seam
less, peasant" model and set above dou-
BILE skirts OF circular cut which are very
graceful. The cut of the neck gives all
the character to child's frock. and tnis
cut should be rather high in rounded or
shallow square Dutch style: the low
bodice worn over an expanse OF white
guimpe not being as smart now as the
small yoke appearing above a rounueo-
out or squared neck. Very smart turn
something like the neck dressing OF the
small boy. are worn with school frocks
by little girls, but the dressy lace collars
should be kept for ''dress-up wear, lace
not being considered in good taste on the
little girls morning or school costume
80
Band trimmings in very pretty designs
and colorings may be obtained 1T trfding
prices. and these with pipings,, Of plain
colored silk. fancy buttons and smart
neckties and belts make just The right
trimmings for the school dress. Effects
should be kept simple. for q great deal
of elaboration and hand work are out Of
place on costumes which VIII see hard
wear and tear and which are bound to
be outgrown or outworn in a very short
time.
The checked and striped mohairs make
excellent school dresses for girls and
splendid school and kindergarten suits
for the small boy. This material Is
easily cleaned and pressed, does not show
dust or soil traces and makes up prettily
with dashes of plain color Pipings over
cords OF colored silk with a smart neck
tie to match trim a mohair dress charm
ingly.
A delightful little school frock of
checked blue and white mohair Is waiting
I'm the window of q children's Quitting
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Not Forgetting the Hot Schooldays Through Septen
ber-Prettiness No More Costly Than Practi
cal Effects-One-Piece Frocks Best-7How
the Little Schoolgirl Wears Her Hair.

roominess. There seems room to grow in
it, and this Is a point that should be
carefully considered by the mother who
makes the chiidrens clothes at home.
The ready-made frock, which is pur-
chased several sizes too large. for eco
nomical motives. is apt to Mt awkwardly:
but the frock made at home may be cum
ningly devised with arrangements for let
ting out as the season advances. The
growing girl does not change much In
breadth Of shoulder in six months, but
i'm length of skirt and sleeve she makes
astonishing strides. The waist should
also be arranged so that 1t may be easily
let out, for nothing is worse for the
young girl budding into womanho0d than
to have her waist CONSTRUCTED by the
tight band of an ill-fitting and outgrown
frock.
Between the pretty little girlhood of
six and the lovely young girlhood of
sixteen there is a bleak stretch of awk-
ward years: years when the small daugh-
ter seems all hands and feet and long
legs; when teeth are coming out and
growing in. when the charm of childhood
has gone and the sweetness of maiden
hood has not arrived 1t is in these
years that the mother finds her task
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

cattle are great consumers of corn, and II
we can't raise corn we can't raise stock. !"
Corn is the vital crop.
Corn and chicken are natural affinities.
whether the chicken is still ION the
hoof' or decapitated. plucked and ready
for cooking in any one of a dozen de-
lightful ways.
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this sort are provided by the Nurses Out
fitting Association and mothers may OBJ
tain much useful information on the care
of infants by comforting with them.
The nurse wears in the house a spotless
gown of white duck, made with many
cores so as to eliminate all gathers. In
the street she wears a long dark blue or
gray coat with a circular cape over the
shoulders and a little blue or gray bonnet
with white lawn ties and a ruche around
the face.
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tie garments. Some small girls should be
made piquant by their costume; others are
adorable in quaint. old-fashioned styles.
Even a very homely little girl may be
made distinguished and interesting IL
smartly dressed; and not one little girl in
thousand is really homely-especially
when judicially and daintily clothed.
So every mother should consider, first
Of all, the possibilities of the small daugh-
ter; the lines of her growing young figure;
the most becoming coiors and styles to
suit her style and her coloring: and the
very best way to do her hair. Little girls
have very decided ideas about what they
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Corn Chowder.

salt pork, place in a kettle and fry until
crisp. Take out the meat, leaving the fat,
add 10 II one white onion sliced and let it
cook until tender and lightly colored.
Then add two cups diced raw potatoes.
one pint corn pulp, a cup sliced tomatoes
and q stalk celery cut into bits. IL celery
is not in season celery salt can be sub
stituted. Meanwhile have the corncobs
cooking In a pint Of hot water. Cover the
other vegetables with water and put over
the fire. AS soon as the potatoes are
tender pour in a pint of hot milk and the
water strained of the cobs. Cook a table
spoonful flour and two tablespoonfuls
butter together as for white sauce, and
stir into the chowder. Simmer five min
utes. put one cupful broken crackers In
the chowder and serve hot So !.
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want to wear, and vice versa-these ideas
usually being Influenced by the raiment Of
the dearest friend, or the other girls In the
class at school! but though II is often
well to allow the child some latitude in
choice for the development of taste and
self-expression. in some things the mother
must stand firm. There is no reason why
lovely curly hair should be braided and
looped up with ribbons, spelling its curl
for the later years when a little natural
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20
Corn Fritters.

Cut the kernels from -four good sized
ears young corn. Add two beaten eggs.
half teaspoonful salt. a tablespoonful
pepper, a cup of -four pressed down and
heaped little, and a cup cold milk.
Have ready a hot frying pan we'll CREASED
and drop In the batter by spoonfuls.
There should be enough for q dozen. Do
not let the fritters touch. Cook i'm re-
lays. frying on one side four minutes.
then turn and fry the other. These are
delicious as an accompaniment for
chicken or TO serve for breakfast.
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and weighted. The printed cotton ami
mails and dolls which may be purchased
for q few cents at any toy store, are APP
pliQued to the rug with colored cotton
in "catstitch-"
The up-to-date baby Is not wheeled out
by maid-of-all-work. Bridget, In a clean
white apron. His special nurse, a learned
young person up in all the scientific meth
DDS of nursing, is clad in a correct and
smart uniform which is refined and yet
shows her calling. Uniforms Of
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"7HE little heir of all the ages who
makes his appearance, in this
age finds every provision for
his comfort and happiness. and
some Injuries which would not
have been dreamed Of in the preparation
for his fathers babyhood. Each year the
little speciality shops which cater to
babys needs exclusively are gaining in
number, and the department shops. also,
are devoting more space to practical lay
cites and helpful little novelties for the
baby's comfort. The dressing of the baby
has been reduced to a science. and his
babyship should be deeply grateful that
the heavy. two-yard skirts have been
done away with, and also the ugly
swathings Of muslin around his tender
little waist and the aggravating ruffles of
starched embroidery which used to tickle
his chin and scratch his wrists.
The little frocks, petticoats and slips
may be of the finest possible material.
with trimmings of thread lace and real
mechlin: or they may be of fifteen-cent
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-08-20

Fry young chicken brown and boil
one pint of okra fifteen minutes, adding
after the first ten minutes four ears OF
corn, cutting the kernels from the cob.
but cooking the cobs with the okra i'm or
der to get their juices. Put the chicken
in a porcelain lined pot, adding corn.
okra, four large tomatoes peeled and
sliced, one pod sweet, red pepper and a
cupful gravy. Add a pint of boiling
water and cook gently for an hour. Take
out the chicken bones, strain, then add
quart Of rich milk, a pint of fine white
bread crumbs, a large cupful OF the chick
en- breast. finely chopped, and IL desired
extra good, one cupful blanched almonds
ground fine. Bring quickly TO boil, STIR
ring frequently, and serve at once.
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establishment on 5th avenue f6f homo
lucky little girl The model sssaifin one
piece, with a very broad box pleat at
front ard back CHEESE box bfsass seStend-'
ing out at the sides. just belsw ths- waist
line. In square tabs. which are bnsoned
over stitched belt OF blrsT ta1eia,. ySix
big buttons covered with blue silk 'ofna-
ment the front box pleat. aSsi IherH Hre
two buttons on each sleeve above turn
ed-back cum OF white linska hnAther-
stitched with blue. A rundown Dutch
collar OF the featherstitched linen is nm
ished with a loosely tied bow OF blue silk.
Linen collars and cuffs OF this sort have
10 be renewed each day. but they are ex-
tremely smart and are really no more
trouble than the lawn gtiimpe which must
also be making frequent visits 10 the
laundrcss.
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Take off the coarse outer. husks from
young corn. turn back the inner and re-
move the silk. Bring the inner husks
back over the end. tie in place and lay in
the oven. Bake about twenty minutes.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
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Nantucket Corn Pudding.

Select firm, fresh ears of corn. medium
size and with a keen-bladed knife score
each row of kernels, then scrape out the
pulp, leaving the hulls on the cob. To
the pulp taken from a dozen ears allow
pint and a half rich milk four beaten
eggs, teaspoonful salt, half teaspoon
full pepper. and IL the corn lacks sweet
ness two or three tablespoonfuls sugar.
Bake in a well buttered deep earthen dish
for two hours in a slow, steady oven.
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Add to one pint grated corn one-half
cupful flour. one-quarter cupful milk. two
eggs, whites and yolks beaten separately,
and a dessert spoonful melted butter. Ado
the yolks to the corn, then the milk, flour
and a teaspoonful of salt. Beat well. then
fold In lightly the stiffiy whipped whites
of the two eggs and bake on a hot and
well creased griddle.
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the precious
final days of the
summer rest be-
fore the return to
town just after
Labor day. most
mothers look for
ward with mis-
giving and dis
enlargement TO
the task of an
other wrestle with
the semi yearly
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large tablespoonfuls -four, the yolks OF
four eggs well beaten. and salt and pepper
to season. Mix well. Have ready a pan
with equal portions of lard and butter
batter about the size OF an oyster and
drop from the spoon into the hot fat.
Brown quickly. The mock oysters should
be nearly an inch thick.
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Score the kernels of nice corn and
press out the pulp until you have
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clothes problem.

clothes problem. Here are most VI NJ
tie folks, none OF them possessing a rag
TO their back fit to start school wltn''
and within the measure of strenuous
week an adequate wardrobe must be got
ten together.
Unless one possesses the wherewfthaf
10 take the little daughter to children
Quitting shop to be supplied with fresh
frocks. boots. neckwear, coat and hat,
the problem is bound TO be more or less
serious. but the burden may be con-
siderably lightened by laying plans well
beforehand and getting-so to speak
ones forces together. The dressmaker
or seamstress should be engaged some
time ahead and definite days fixed upon
list Of everything should be made in
the leisurely country hours. and ene
shopping trip after the return to town
should supply all the fabrics, patterns
and sewing materials required. Then.
with the sewing machine brought up TO
prime condition with a double soaking
with kerosene and machine oil and the
services OF the little seamstress secured,
the work should be turned out in a jiny.
IL isn't so many years ago since most
OF us grown women were little girls 60
ing back to school after a long summer
vacation. The new start, with new re-
solves about study. was robbed of half
its significance IL we had to appear that
first interesting day in an old 'let- down
dress of last season when all our mates
were logged out In fresh, delightful raj
ment with the something new and differ
emit. which means so much TO a child.
-
Some OF the warmest weather of the
year comes In September, and the first
school frock will be much more comfort
able and appropriate IL made of ging-
ham. linen. or some similar washable
material. and this frock may be worn.
under q long coat. until late in October
even on certain days in November A
very charming little frock. made of
striped silk novelty Bingham. is illus
trated. linen straps in plain color form
ing q simple yet effective trimming. and
belt and necktie being of soft silk The
admirable feature about this frock is its
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waviness will be so valued. The well de-
veloped little girl of fourteen may not
wear the babyish, short frocks of her
ethereal intimate friend; nor should the
scrawny-necked, sharp-chinned child be
permitted the fascinating Dutch necks OF
her plump mate. .
| Exaggerated ribbon hair bows are not
worn now except by the little messenger
girls in the department stores. The
smartly dressed young girl, whom one
sees on 5th avenue, when morning school
is over. wears her hair softly braided and
tied with single ribbon at the base Of
the neck, a shell barrette holding the ends
together half way down. from where a
loose curl falls to the waist Sometimes
a shell barrette is used instead of the
bow at the neck; but this emblem OF
young girlhood is too becoming and too
pretty ever to he really given up. Hair
ribbons are of the best quality ribbon in
a soft satin taffeta weave. and are invari-
ably dark in coloring for school and street
wear Black hair ribbons are preferred by
French mothers, the touch of somber color
adding certain chic to dainty frocks: but
navy blue is q color most attractive and
most becoming to. young faces. Bright
scarlet hair ribbons are worn by smaller
girls-under their steens-with the brightly
plaided wool frocks which are always so
attractive in first fall days.
The growing girls hair should be kept
clean, soft and fiuffy by frequent sham
poos. especially during school days. when
the dust and flying chalk of the school
room tend to make the Hight hair dingy
and colorless. The front hair may be
parted and slightly rolled at the sides. or
a moderate pompadour may be allowed.
but the locks should not be cut into any
semblance of a bang" In extreme youth
the hair grows healthily and strongly
around the forehead and temples in a soft
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<r%F corn is all right. the country
- will be all right" said James A.
Patton. the big wheat and cot
ton speculator. just before sail
ing for Europe few weeks ago.
Upon the corn crop depends the price
of food, especially meat; for hogs and
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Corn and Tomatoes.

Put two tablespocnfuIs butter In a fry
ing pan. then add two or three onions
Sliced and fry until tender. but not color
ed. Add two cupfuls fresh SLICED toma-
toes or their equivalent in canned. and
cook until the tomatoes are soft. Season
with salt. paprika and a teaspoonful
sugar. Add two cupfuls sweet corn pulp
cut from the cob. season with salt, pep
per and sugar, mix with the tomatoes.
add two well beaten eggs, turn into
buttered dish and bake about twenty
minutes
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i A dainty little sacque Is made by fold
ing the material crosswise and tracing a
circle A smaller circle Is cut out for the
neck, a straight cut down> the center
forms the front opening. and diagonal
cuts half way up in the middle of each
quarter segment form the sleeves. All
the edges are finished with shallow seal