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The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Table Economies.

There is one little suggestion to
make to the housekeeper. Never buy
fruits, vegetables or meats that are
out of season. This simple rule follow
ell out carefully will keep down the
expenses greatly. 1t is such a temp
tation to buy the first box of straw
berries to be seen in the market. the
first shad. the first asparagus. toma-
toes done up in tissue paper that peep
on, SO alluringly! Those same dam
ties later on will be had almost for
tho asking Therefore form the hab-
1t OF resisting all table dclicacies that
are out of season, and buy instead
many dollars as the rear runs on
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
LACES NEVER LOSE FAVOR
And Especially Lovely Are Some Of
the Designs Provided for Us
This Season.

Especially lovely are the sheer laces
the flmy. cobwebby weaves which
spell many hours-days and years even
of patient. painstaking work. Does
q woman possess several pieces of
rare needle point, rose point or Brus.
sells lace so much the better. for she
will find it useful indeed.
And the heavier laces. too-the al
ways lovely tilet. the fascinating We
Mise. creamy Of tone and lovely OF de-
sign. and the real Valenciennes laces
a. we'll as the Duchesse and Bruges.
This year there are new patterns in
Irish iace-baby Irish and the crochet
800 - tho honviar Datterns. Whc:
with the vogue for collars and little
yokes the clever Irish have kept pace
with fashions and made laces In many
new ways In addition to the always
useful stock collars and cuffs there
are sailor collars which make it but
an easy matter to transform gown or
blouse from plainness into smartness.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Citizens Are Shocked by Maidens
Who Start Fijrtations in LOOP"
-"catcher" Is Humbled.

Chicago.-Bold girl Washers have
appeared in South Chicago. shocked
their parents and the staid. Older
residents OF the suburb. delighted the
young bloods and scared the bashfuI
youths from the downtown streets.
AS BELTS reversed situation. the
male "masEer-catcher" appeared the
other night.
The girl Washers have been active
for several weeks. especially on Sat.
urday evenings The South Chi.
cago loop" bounded by Ninety-hrst
and Ninety-third streets and Exchange
and Erie avenues, has been invaded
by groups of daring ,naidens who
have taken stations or the street
corners
Passing youths are beguiled by
smiles and flirting eyes to stop, be
come acquainted and then buy soda
water or nickel theatcr tickets.
Captain Morgan Collins. commander
of the South Chicago police station.
has received letters from the fathers
of three Washers asking that their
daughters be sent home and made to
stop flirting. by arrest II necessary
What will dO?" unused Captain
Collins Out In Los Angeles they
had a girl masher catcher and Chief
Chief McWeeny tried it in Chicago
and failed I'm going to try it here.
but with Il man."
So he summoned Herbert Moss.
twenty-five years old and good look,
ing" patrolman stationed at the South
Shore Country club. The other night
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
MAKE FOR CONTRAST
ONE REASON WHY GAUZES RE.
MAIN POPULAR.
Combined With Silks or Satins They
Give ati1e Effect Just Now So
Much Desired-Novelties
Among New Materials.

Transparent materials are just as
prominent among tho new fabrics as
hey have been for several seasons
past. And from all advices to this
nour. it seems that veilings are to b.
10 quite as strong favor for fall and
winter as they were for spring and
summer So long as the Overskirt
"emains-and it is even more popular
now than it was three months ago
'ontinue to appear in the wardrobe.
Aud what is so effective in contrasts
is silks or satins with gauzy weaves?
One Of the fancies for the next sea-
son will undoubtedly be the yelling OF
or0cades with chiffons, lnousseline and
nrocades provided for this use are
.'assing lovely Many Of them arc
shot abundantiy with gold in actual
netal or colored silk. and the CLEAN Of
his metallic effect will greatly en-
nance tho richness of handsome
gowns. Some chiffons are shot with
:insels or are embroidered with it.
Embroidered effects among the trans
parent materials are abundant.
For simpler gowns, the chiffons and
heir kind will continue to be used
over stripes and checks and over
"hangeable silks.
There are good many novelties
among the new materials. One of
hem Is velvet of tweed effect in
the two toned shot appearance Of the
sturdy wool. The result is not happy:
out it is fashionable. which is the
next thing. Changeable effects appear.
not only among the new silks, but
abundantly among the woods. even in
he heavy suitings. And many OF the
fWO-toned woods which are mixed on
me side and are plain on the other
tire shot or fiecked with bright colors.
Some Of these color schemes are very
effective. Dark tones with touches of
bright color seem to be very much
liked by the tailors. who are buying up
pieces in which they predominant as
last as they come in. The double
raced satlns arc here once more and
promise to make the handsomest coats
and capes for the fall with the under
'olor cropping out in trimmings and
the hoods which are so prevalent.
Even the sweater has taken to itself
hood. the hood usually being of the
accessory color One such sweater
was white, with band Of tan color
down the front and around tho neck.
and tho hood was Of the tan. Big
hoods are evidently coming in again
FOR cold weather wraps.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Eresheninu Erills

Do you wear one of those large
frilled muslin jabots with a coat and
skirt that look so smart and fresh
There is always trouble about them,
because they so soon grow soiled and
the laundress tears them all to rags
when washed.
A friend who dresses smartly on a
small allowance told me how she man.
ages. Get five cents worth of pow.
dered magnesia and keep 1t in one
Of those little pepper sifters with
holes at the top.
Whenever you take off one OF the
frills pepper it all over with magnesia
and lay it in a box which is reserved
for frills only.
Before putting it On again brush 1t
with tiny soft brush. Then the mag
nesia comes away and brings all the
dust and smuts with it.
You can wear Il frill dozen times
and 1t looks quite fresh to the end.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Finger Rings.

For finger rings gold and silver and
platinum wire are interviewer and set
with stones which owe their value to
their bizarre effect as a rule. These
rings are large and only one Is worn
on the hand at time. In the severity
of morning dress the large stone ring
or the seal ring with a colored center,
which is just as, often worn, is strik-.
inrlv effective and makes the hand
look very graceful and fragile by com.
parison with the heaviness Of it's orna.
ment Such rings, though handsome,
are comparatively cheap, but there are
exceptions, such as beautiful marquise
rings in gold and platinum wire. the
stone of which was a square cut sap
phire, set cornerwise in the center.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
GIVES VARIETY IN UEssEaT
Almost Numberiess Are the Posslbiii.
ties When 4 Freezer Is Article
Of General Use.

Now that freezers are to be had at
price so reasonable that every ore
can afford to have one. no family
should be without one. as the height
Of dessert excellence is reached IN
many frozen sweets impossible t. pro
cure In any but the largest city eoD-
fectioneries. In fact. in most sem
munfties and In the rural districts it
Is even impossible to get simple ice,
the only thing available being ice
cream. In perhaps vanilla and ehooo-
late 6avors. With q freezer at home
a variety Of creams as we'll as ices.
frappes. etc., is possible, and one has
the satisfaction OF feeling that the
best and cleanest materials go into
them and they have a delicious
honey" flavor impossible to procure
in creams or ices procured at the
stores. Listed below are a number Of
tested recipes. and also hints 70 to
the cream used in ice creams, and
method Of making the cream. II you
want the rich. full-bod:ed delfcaoy
known as Philadelphia ice cream,
scald half the cream used. This p0r-
ton Of the cream will increase slight
~ In quantity when freezing. while
the raw cream will almost double it's
bulk. Ice cream made from scalded
cream is too rich for most tastes and
unnecessarily costly. while, on the
other hand, ice cream made from all
raw cream is neither so smooth nor
SO rich as when half scalded cream is
used. For freezing ice cream the ice
should be smaller than walnuts and
mixed with rock salt. two portions Ice
to one of salt After cream is frozen
it can be kept hard by covering with
larger pieces of ice over top Of can.
using half as much salt as when
freezing cream. Be sure to keep waste
hole in tub open during this time.
Too large ice or too little salt white
freezing means extra labor and but.
terry. greasy cream. and too much salt
makes coarse. watery cream. Water
ice or frozen fruit will not freeze so
readily as ice cream. therefore use
larger proportion of ice and finer ice
Fresh fruits for favoring should be
mashed or cut fine few hours before
using and mixed with sufficient sugar
to sWeeten and draw out the flavor
All fruit f1avors should be added to
cream when partially frozen. TO avoid
any chance of curdling.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Goes Far for His Dinner

enters his front door, which unques-
tionably is in South Orange. Further
inside the house be is not sure of his
ground. The Newark map places the
dividing line several feet further south
than does the South Orange chart, and
these lines sridiron the virgins
property.
His meals. cooked In the Newark
kitchen. are eaten In the South Orange
dining room. The dishes are taken
back to Newark to be washed, but
must be returned to South Orange to
be placed In the china closet
Newark has got to him first with the
realty tax bill, but South Orange plans
to land him promptly on personal
tax, because his 'front.' uo0r Is IN rnar
place. Newark intends to counter with
the claim that Mr. virgins sleeps in
a Newark bedroom. He Is perfectly
willing to pay one realty tax and one
personal tax on one house. but ne says
not all the assessors in both cities can
make him believe he has two homes,
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
SOME BREAD RECIPES.
FOODS MORE OR LESS OUT OF
THE ORDINARY.
Raised Tea Biscuits viii BE ,Appreci.
ated-For Boston Brown Bread
- eopovers a oelieacy That 10
, Popular Win Al.

Raised Tea Neutrality-suspicious.
one cupful Of scalded milk, onefourth
cupful Of butter, three yeast cakes
tone tablespoonful of sugar. one.half
teaspoonful Of salt, white of one egg.
and four cupfuls of -four.
Make nice sponge. letting it stand
In warm place in a pan placed in
warm water: then add the -four. knead
1t for twenty minutes. and divide into
biscuit-sized pieces. Let these rise
in the baking pan until twice the first
size. and bake.
A single loaf OF raised bread may
be made of the same ingredients in
this manner.
Boston Brown Bread.-Ingredient
two cupfuls of white cornmeal, two
cupfuls of yellow meal, two cupfuls Of
graham flour. one cupful of molasses.
one cupful Of sour milk and one of
sweet milk, two cupfuls of boiling wa
ter, salt to taste and one teaspoonful
of soda.
Mix the two meals, the -four and
the salt we'll together; add the boiling
water. Put the sweet milk and mo-
lasses together and add them to first
things. Then dissolve the soda in the
sour milk and put these in. Put the
mixture into round covered tin buck
ct and steam it for three hours; un-
cover and bake in the oven for half
an hour. This bread may be eaten
hot or cold and be toasted when
stale. In New England baked beans
go with 1t.
Pulled Bread.-Take perfectly
fresh loaf of bakers French bread.
Break off irregular pieces of the
spongy inside and dry them in very
slow oven until a delicate brown.
These must be reheated in the oven
when served, and the pull" is good
with chocolate. coffee, tea or boullion.
The inside of fresh homemade bis
cults left over from a meal may be
treated in the same way. and the
crusts of them toasted and kept for
shells for creamed dishes.
Observation-Disclosures two cupfuls
of milk, two cupfuls of flour, two eggs
whites and yolks beaten separately
salt to taste.
Mix salt and -four well together.
Put the beaten yolks with the milk
and then adj them slowly to the flour,
making smooth batter. Then turn
In the whipped whites. folding these
gently into the mixture Put the bat
ter Immediately into hot creased pans,
half filing them. and bake in hot oven
for thirty minutes. AS popovers fall
when cold they must be eaten as soon
as baked.
Raised Cornbread.-1ngredie one
cupful Of fine sifted cornmeal. one and
a half cupfuls of milk. two eggs, one
tablespoonful of butter, one teaspoon
ful of baking powder. one teaspoonful
Of sugar, salt
Scald the milk and pour it over the
;meal.' =Iset cool and then add the but.
ter (melted), salt, sugar. baking pow
der and yolks Of eggs Stir all togeth-
err quickly and thoroughly: and then
fold in the whites of the eggs beaten
TO a stiff froth. Bake in fiat pan in
hot Ov en- for thirty minutes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20

duced to meet the average purse be-
fore long.
This return to favor is doubtless to
be expected after the long run Of
satin. which is still popular by the
way. and nothing. after all 10 said.
quite takes the place Of the light silk
frock. The new taffeta. which the
fashionable French women are now
wearing, are in navy blues. deep bright
blues. coronation red. royal purple.
green's, tans and lemon colors. as we'll
as copper yellow and purple blue.
Handsome frocks have the taffeta
used as a foundation with veilings Of
lace and chiffon. while wonderful eve
ming gowns are made from the soft
finished light weight grades. though
the great vogue OF the minute is the
navy blue or black tatfeta tailored
suit.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
American Marmalade,

One each orange, lemon, grapefruit
and two very small apples (green
ings): shave very thin. in small
pieces. rejecting seeds and cores:
use all peel and pulp; peel the APP
pies, measure: add three times the
amount of water and let stand in a
granite pan over night: in the morn
ing boil for ten minutes: let stand
another night. then add an equal
amount of Sugar (cup for cup) and
boil until it jellies; stir as little as
possible and don't cook too fast. Pour
into jelly glasses and when cool cover
with paraffin and seal. 1t will be q
beautiful amber color.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
TAFFETA Is BACK IN FAVOR
Partisan modistes Have Again Taken
Up Material Once So Deservedly
Popular.

best ana most fashionable OF all
materials Is our old friend taffeta At
present 1t is used In Paris for tailored
suits, afternoon frocks and wraps. and
wonderful material it is. being soft
in weave and Of high luster. 1t runs
almost forty-three inches in width and
Tho price is high. from $2.35 to $40
yard. but it will doubtless be re-
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Chicago Girls Are Washers

he ordered Moss 10 report at the bar
Der shop. where every known frill was
administered Then the policeman
donned a neat suit. placed carna.
ton on his lapel and started to pa.
rade the streets of the loop.
Instead Of smiles from the Washers,
ne received laughs Woman's intul-
ton. or maybe IT was just recogn,.
ton. came to their aid and they ig.
nored the trap.
At midnight Moss was still parad.
ing
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
MarshmaiIow FudQe,

Put two cups granulated sugar and
one cup cream or rich milk in q
saucepan and heat. Add two squares
chocolate, grated, and boil until 1t
hardens when dropped in cold water.
When nearly done add a level tea
spoon butter, little by little. and a
half pound marshmallows. crushing
and stirring with a spoon. Add the
last of the marshmallcws after the
fudge is taken from the fire. Pour
into buttered pans and when nearly
cold cut into cubes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Homemade Mop.

Old pieces of flannellette or soft
cloth make useful mops. Cut the
cloth into even strips and tie in
punches; then nail tho lunches to an
old broomhandle.
Smaller pieces fastened to u short
stick make good dish mops and lamp
cleaners, while pieces eighteen
inches long make splendid floor
mops. An old brush on long stick
covered with soft fannelette makes
an admirable implement to clean
walls and ceilings.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Little TURKEYS.

Take pork tenderloins and cut
lengthwise through the middle. being
careful not to cut In half: fiji with
dressing you would use for turkey:
sew or pin together with toothpicks:
bake for twenty minutes In a pan in
which there is enough water to cover
the bottom when baked. Make a
gravy Of water left in pan. Nice to
add strip Of bacon over top.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20

Chill Sauce, Made Without Spices.
Here is recipe for chilli sauce with
no spices which has been in my fam
lily for years. and pronounced fine by
all who eat it. It makes about four
quarts. or eight pints: "a large ripe
tomatoes, three green peppers. six
medium sized onions. Chop as fine
as desired and add ten tablespoons
sugar, two cups strong vinegar and
salt to taste. Cook together until thick
as desired. -Boston Globe.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
= Flannel Pancakes,

"a Beat four eggs well. add half tea
spoonful Of salt, one level tablespoon
full Of sugar. three cupfuls of milk ana
sufficient -four to make thick pour
batter. Beat hard. add two teaspoon
fuls Of baking powder. beat AGAIN,
then bake at once in large pancakes.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Canape Careme.

A fanciful connection is "canape
Careme." which calls for the chopped
meat Of half a small lobster. a truf-
fle and two tiny pickles. Dredge them
with pepper and salt and mix all with
two tablespoonfuls of mayonnaise
dressing. Spread the mixture over
round pieces Of toast about two inches
in diameter and decorate the center
of each canape with half teaspoon
full of caviare
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
a ~.-S-- S:~A

To KEEP the bugs and insects which
infest Jour trees from killing the bios.
SONS o. leaves, wrap a piece Of cotton
around the center of the body, and
cover the cotton with q piece of fly
paper This Is invaluable Try #.
Use sticky eide out. ..-.s... f..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Bran for MATING.

4 lnseeAd of salt water some house
wives use bran for cleaning mating.
A bae Of cheesecloth is filled with
bran; this Is moistened from time to
time and the mating scrubbed with
It. After the bran wash the mat.
ting 10 wiped of with a fresh cloth
dipped in salt water.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
70 Keep Boiled Corn Hot

10 Neep 6o11ed Corn Hot.
Corn on the cob is kept fresh. ten.
der and hot in a bath of hot, lightly
sailed milk. This is pointer worth
remembering when one has large
family coming to dinner at Irregular
hours no..
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20

Round collars there are too. some with
cuffs, and some without.
Little Jokes and chemisettes of irish
lace are most useful in Mademoiseile's
accessory box for they are very prac.
ticai indeed. They may be worn with
many gowns or blouses. may be
washed quite frequently and do not
object to the soap and water treat.
ment in the least.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20

gers rather than as baggage and to
provide accommodations accordingly.
including supply Of drinking water
Breeders and owners are encouraged tc
improve the canine race and to exhibit
Of their best at numerous shows and
field trials. of which there will be
lii between the beginning OF this
month and the end of the year.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20

Elaborate and sumptuous effects
are not for the little debutante. who
is at her sweetest in simple attire.
This charming evening coat is made
Of pure white permo fabric, lustrous.
silky combination OF wool with fine
mohair threads, and the lining Is
white satin of soft, rich quality. The
coat has the fashionable lines-rath-
err roomy across the shoulders and
tapering to I, two-yard width at the
bottom. On the wide reyers. which
are extensions at the sides of broad
sailor collar, are ornaments of white
silk cord
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Chaudfroid Of Salmon.

Use for this one can of salmon or
an equal amount of cold boiled fish.
Flake. removing skin and bones. Mix
in bowl a teaspoonful of -four. a tea
spoonful each of mustard and salt. IL
few grains of cayenne. one egg light
ly beaten, tablespoonful and a half
melted butter, three tablespoonfuls Of
vinegar and three-fou7ths of a cup OF
rich milk. Cook over hot water until
the mixture thickens like soft Gus
tard. Stir constantly at first and keep
close watch to take from the fire as
soon as thickened. Overlooking cur
dies. Add tablespoonful of geia-
tin that has been softened in two ta-
blespOOnfuls Of cold water, then dis
solve over the teakettlc Add to the
fish mixture and turn into one large
mold or individual ones. When ready
to serve turn out and sgarnish with let
tuce, sliced cucumbers or pimentoes
as preferred. Serve with mayonnaise,
French dressing or cucumber sauce.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20
Mutton and EQqs.

Put cooked mutton, free from sinew
or fat. through the chopping machine
Mix with it pepper, salt, one table
spoonful of butter and one cupful OF
stock. put it on the fire in q sauce
pan to warm well, but not to boil
Have some very hot. we'll seasoned
mashed potatoes ready, free from ali
Jumps. and mixed with three table
spoonfuls of hot milk Make 4 wall
of these round the dish on which you
are going to put your mutton. Poach
three or four eggs, taking care they
do not break. Put the mutton inside
80 potato wall and place the eggs
neatly on the top of the mutton.
Serve hot. This is delightful change
from ordinary mince.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20

when placed together in a drawer or
cupboard
For small silver articles, little leath-
err bags are quite sufficient. but in all
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1911-10-20

Most men think they are ambitious
because they find fault with their
present condition.
The Washington times., 1911-10-14
IN MEMO RAM

sad but loving remembrance
Of my dear husband, who died two years
ago today, October a. 1909. at Cabin John,
Nd.
Two years ago today. dear husband.
Your voice was hushed In death:
! grieve, long for your dear love,
OF which my hearts bereft.
You left US in the boom Of life
With q heart full OF hope and love,
With Gods abiding faith and grace
I'll meet you In heaven above.
by His Devoted wife.