The Washington times., 1911-11-20
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When thoroughly mixed pour into a
deep creased pudding dish and bake in
a good oven until set and delicately
Drowned. The following recipe is a
good fruit glace and one II the simplest
and most delicious of desserts and may
be made of any kind Of fruit that is
at hand. 1t is especially good when
made of peaches or fresh berries. Crush
quart Of fruit to a pulp and cover 1t
with a pint of granulated sugar. Pour
on this a half pint Of cold water and
the unbeaten whites Of five eggs. Mix
and turn into a freezer. The grinding
process will whip the contents into
frozen form, light, yet firm.
Times Inquiry Department:
Please publish in the Inquiry Column how
! may take milk stains out Of Copenhagen
blue messaline. b. NJ. T.
There Is no way to take milk stains
out of a blue messaline dress unless
you send it to professional cleaner.
Times Inquiry Department:
Please inform me II the money is refunded
| on parts of railroad tickets mileage in
cluded), and If there Is a statute to that ef-
feet, and If Communication tickets differ in
this respect i understand that commuta-
tion tickets must be used within a certain
time of their issuance.
Yours respectfully, B. II.
/ advise you to see the general ticket
agent because there are various rules
and regulations which the railroad au-
thorities can explain better than anyone
else.
Times Inquiry Department:
Please tell me through the Inquiry Col
umn the origin OF Indian summer" when
1t begins, and when 1t ends. Thanking you.
am, Yours truly, ]. r.
Indian summer is q brief period of
warm weather occurring in late au-
tumn. The early settlers called this
Indian summer because 1t was such
Of the year, especially after there had
been heavy frosts.
Times Inquiry Department:
young girl is very much in love with
young man and he seems to like her very
much but another girl goes home with him
same car. but in school he seems to like
the first party best, though he talks to the
girl he takes home, too. Which would you
Judge OF the two does the fellow love best :
Mrs. E. G. w.
1t seems to me a married woman
could be interested in something of
more Importance than the love affairs
of school children. which do not amount
to very much, anyway.
Times Inquiry Department:
What do you call a crude oil shampoo ?
How do you give 1t? Where can one get
this kind of oil? G. NJ
You do not use crude oil as a sham.
poo; rather use it as a massage. Lubri.
cate the finger tips with the oil and rub
it well into the roots of the hair. Let
1t remain on the scalp a day or two
| then shampoo the hair with a good egg
shampoo. You can get this crude oil
at almost any drug store.
Times Inquiry Department:
Kindly advise me IL there Is anything
! could put on my puffs to make them darker
turned lighter shade than my hair Thank.
| ing for an early answer, am.
CONSTANT READER.
If you wish to make your puffs a
darker brown use walnut stain, which
you can get at most any drug store.
Times Inquiry Department:
| Please tell me through the Inquiry Col
umn why papers dated September 20, 1901
! Mrs. p. McC.
These papers are probably scarce and
are consequently expensive.
| Times Inquiry Department:
Please tell me how to remove paint from
! a dress, and oblige.
| A TIMES READER.
Saturate the spot with spirits of tur,
! pentine, let it remain a couple of hours
| then rub it between the hands; It will
| crumble away without injury either tC
the texture or color of any kind Of
wooden, cotton, or silk goods.
Mrs. G. M.-The address of the mar
you ask for is the Burlington apartment
| house.
m $1.OO Skirt House
II Skirts tailored from your
| III own materials, by first clasl