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The Washington herald., 1911-09-27
By AN ONLOOKER

There is a splendid cooking. school
being conducted in the Arcade. under the
auspices of The Washington Herald re-
marked Dolly casually to me from be-
hind her newspaper yesterday morning
Then she looked at me with her most
inviting and persuasive smile.
Which explains our presence in the
Arcade a little after 2:3O o'clock Yesterday
afIernoon-aIong with hundreds of other
women. Such crowd il was. rows and
rows of them, and all intent on the lee
ture and as still as if they were in church.
One had no difficulty in hearing Mrs.
Armstrong way in the back rows.
woman 1 knew went into the hall
with Dolly and me. She had also been
10 the lecture the day before, she told
us Come right in and see how easy
you can make cooking" whispered she
TO Dolly, and you will leave this place
cIamoring for I husband and house Of
your own
Dolly almost baIked at this, but firm
iy held her arm.
DaInty-IOOkinE Teacher.
And really that impression of how
'easy'' it is was what struck me more
than anything else about the cooking
school. Mrs. Armstrong is, in the first
place, one of the Misunderstanding women
l have seen in long time. and she steps
about on the stage mixing and cooking
and explaining in the most natural and
simple way in the world. She cooked a
roast yesterday. baked potatoes, made
pastry, A pudding and a sauce in the
course of two hours without once getting
inUsst or even dropping a spot on an i'm
macu;ate red carpet with which the stage
was covered. 1t just looked so attractive
and all the things she cooked seemed so
delicious that 1 wasn't one bit surprised
before We left to find Dolly murmuring
about bachelor apartments, and kitchen
cites and such things. Dolly has been
after me for years to take a fiat with her,
and, honestly, Mrs. Armstrong has
tempted me sOrely where Dolly has failed
What a splendid crowd it was there
yesterday, Several bachelors even were
present, a little scared. but really inter
ested. And a noticeable thing was that
at least half the crowd were quite young
women-the frivolous age. Many of
them held notebooks, and were listen
ing SO intently, and biting their pencils
sc absent-mindedly, and in between
whiles scribbling away so fast, that 1
know they were really learning. From
the appearance of them, would Judge
that there is going to be a fine crop of
little brides this fall in Washington
and that not one of their husbands is
going TO grow into a dyspeptic. Then, of
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27
THE HERALD'S FREE COOKING
SCHOOL is GRAND SUCCESS
Mrs. Helen Armstrong Shows Nearly Thousand
Women How to Minimize Gas Bills and Prepare
Dinner Totally Inside the Oven.

Down with the gas bills" was the
slogan Mrs. Helen Armstrong impressed
upon scores of matrons and maids at
The Washington Herald's Free Cooking
School in the Arcade Rink yesterday
afternoon
Starting out with the subject Kitchen
economy" Mrs. Armstrong showed the
big crowd by actual demonstration how
to cook a meal-and a dandy good meal
| too, with an expenditure of Dust exactly
| one-third as much gas as the kitchen
| range is usually allowed to burn. Natur-
ally enough the crowds listened closely
Mrs. Armstrong was telling them some
| thing that interests everybody in this day
and age Of high food prices. She was
telling them how to save money.
Kitchen economy was not the only
thing that was gone into at the cooking
school, though. There were all sorts OF
| recipes for good things which can be
prepared quickly and cheaply. All were
not only explained but demonstrated.
How to Cook ROnsts.
Mrs. Armstrong paid particular atten-
ton TO the proper way to cook a roast,
explaining her own procedure while a
big, juicy slab Of meat was sizzling in
it's brown gravy before the very eyes of
the throng of cooks and near-cooks
who had come to learn to be better
cooks. She began at the very beginning.
telling what kind of meat to select and
how to select it. Then she trussed up
her roast. put it in its pan, lighted the
fire and placed II in the oven to crisp,
while she turned to other things.
The other things included a pudding,
which was a marvei-that's what every
body said who tasted 1t. There were also
some biscuits-with accent on the
some The young wife who will fol-
low the instructions Mrs Armstrong
gave yesterday need have no fears that
her husband will compare her bread with
the kind that mother used to make"
Mother herself might learn a thing or
Two about biscuits at the free cooking
school
Then the art of making a sauce was
dilated upon. and the way Mrs. Arm
strong explained it, and from the results
she produced, IL is an art sure enough.
although one in which any goddess OF
the kitchen can become expert If she
| wants to.
Other things on the menu included
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27

smothered potatoes, cherry rissoles, and
cambridge pudding.
There was an enormous crowd at the
cooking school yesterday. For all the
crowd though, the school was charming
ly informal Every few minutes Mrs.
Armstrong would be interrupted to an
swer some question-and those questions
showed that there were a large abun-
dance Of people in the audience who know
quite few things about cooking them
selves.
Il don't believe I ever conducted my
school In city where the questions asked
were so Intelligent" Mrs. Armstrong
declared. Il like to be asked questions,
too. 1t shows that the people who come
to the school are interested.
Cooking Popular with All.
The Washington Herald cooking school,
to which admission is absolutely free, is
also showing something else. It is
demonstrating the fact that though
this be a luxury-loving age, the Gull
nary art is just as popular with people
who have barrels of money as to those
who are not so well supplied with this
worlds goods. There may have been
several women in the audience yester-
day who do their own cooking. but there
were also scores Of women who might
employ French chefs if they wished.
And these latter were every whit as
much interested as the others. They
all watched every move Mrs. Armstrong
made, and all through the audience
women were holding dainty little note
books, in which, every few minutes they
jotted down reminders.
To-day, II possible, the cooking school
is going to be still better than yester-
day. To-day Mrs. Armstrong will show
how to cook chicken in a rice border.
with French peas-a dish guaranteed to
make hubby eat more than he ever
did before in his life; potato doughnuts,
feather loaf cake and fairy fruit salad.
The things taught to-day ought to be .
big help to the hundreds Of housewives
who intend to contest for the big free
prizes Saturday.
Just as usual, the lesson to-day will
begin at 2:S0 o'clock. There will be lee
lures and demonstrations, and IN be-
tween times there will be music.
Altogether, II you go to the free cook
ing school, and you ought to-ask your
husband-you'l not only learn some
things that will be mighty useful to you,
but you'll enjoy yourself efery minute.
The Washington Herald guarantees 1t.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27

Children, on being invited to a party,
must answer their invitations promptly,
writing the replies themselves, either in
the third or first person, according as
the bidding to the festivity was worded.
Some older person should aid the chill
dren in receiving little folk, and impress
on the small host or hostess that their
most important duty is to see that the
guests have a good time; that in the
games no injustice is done; that no boy
or girl is overlooked In the entertain
ment provided or at supper.
After the games have been played
comes the party part, otherwise known
as the supper, and always the natural
and welcome finish to a perfect party.
A simple and wholesome menu is always
the wisest and best to serve to young
people. This may include brown and white
bread and butter sandwiches, creamed
chicken on tiny slices OF toast and ices.
served with small iced cakes decorated
with the tiny colored caraway seeds, to
represent flowers and animals.
II the party is in honor Of a birthday
the little guests often bring some trifiing
gift to the young host or hostess-a book,
a game, or some other inexpensive SOU
venir.
Greetings should be in the form of
congratulations. IT wish you many
happy returns of the day." or "I wish
you a happy birthday
On preparing to leave, every child
should seek out the mistress Of the house
first; the girls curtsy, the boys bow. and
say: Il have enjoyed myself very much.
Mrs Smith" Unless Mrs. Smith offers
her hand or a kiss to her little guest,
the curtsy and polite farewell are
enough. With the young host or hostess
less formality is observed, but 1t Is nee
essary to go to him or her and say, cor
daily, "Good-by, Henry (or Elsie); I
have had a very pleasant time"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27
PRIZE WINNERS AND "ALSO RAMS" IN KRIS
KRINGLE CONTEST WRITE HAPPY LETTERS

Dear Puzzle Circle-I am grateful to
you for your many letters expressing
satisfaction in the prize awards in the
Kris Kringle Contest of last week. You
know it was not an easy task to read
and weigh almost 500 essays. nearly
every one OF which put forth good points.
nor were the judges able to decide the
matter in a jiffy. but your many happy
thoughts expressed to me in your letters
since received, make it all eminently
worth while to have gone through with.
In a pile of several dozen letters re-
Ceived since the contest, there have
been but two or three critical notes, and
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27
DOLLY AND | TAKE IN THE
SlCOOKINGS SCHOOL
We Find Hosts of Little Autumn Brides Taking Down
Notes and Even See Several Timid Bachelors.
Pleased with Lecture of Mrs Armstrong

course. there were crowds and crowds
OF older women, who / know were prize
housekeepers already, and just came TO
see if they could add anything new to
their full store of culinary knowledge.
There were even old ladies-many very
old ladies-and in contrast to these quite
a number of school girls-aIl ribbons.
! Certainly interest in domestic arts is not
sleeping in Washington, and even the
famous District housekeepers of the old
school would feel their hearts quicken
and glow at the fine audiences at The
Washington Herald's cooking school.
At the close of the lecture yesterday
the quiet changed into perfect whirl of
chatter, as all the women discussed and
compared notes and greeted their friends
Meats and Their Cooking.
Mrs. Armstrong lectured yesterday on
meats, the preparing and cooking of
them. and also on how to economic and
utilize heat. She showed how to start
roast with strong heat, and as soon
as the meat was we'll under way to put
out one burner and accomplish the same
effect with the well-heated up oven as
with all turned high. She suggested how
meats may be planned ahead and the hot
stone utilized for innumerable dishes at
once. She explained the difference in the
cuts of meat and how important II was
to know what grade of meat one was
getting and told of ways to make palat-
able and nutritious even the most inferior
cuts. She caused quite a ripple of amuse-
ment when she informed the women that
the butcher from whom she purchased her
roast Yesterday morning and who was
told what she would use it for, said
Teach those women all you like about
cooking meat. Mrs. Armstrong, but don
teach them too much about picking it
out
Then she took up the preparing of sew
eral desserts and a sauce, and made many
unusual suggestions and gave some ad-
the matter of eating" said she, 'tand what
you like is very apt to agree with you"
remark which is recommended as
quOtable and sure to be useful in deal
Ing with the doctor.
Must Go Again.
To-day's menu sounds so tempting
that Dolly swears I must go with her
again. whether or no. 1t will be: Chick
en- in rice border, with French peas, po-
toto doughnuts. feather loaf cake. and
fairy fruit salad.
You may look for my invitations"
shrilled a Sweet Young Thing in the
crush at the door as we passed out. And
really If you are tottering on the brink of
matrimony. you will certainly be lost il
you go to The Washington Herald school.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27

Following are the recipes which Mrs.
Helen Armstrong demonstrated in the
presence of about 800 women Monday af-
ternoon, and more nearly a thousand on
yesterday, in the Arcade. She both told
and illustrated just how to prepare each
recipe without chance of the disappoint-
ment of failure, nor did her information
gtop with the recipes under testing, for
Mrs. Armstrong has the peculiar gift Of
saying something worth remembering
every time she opens her mouth, a CHAR
acteristic which was so quickly recog-
nized on Monday that there was a no.
ticeable increase in the Tuesday audience,
and it is confidently expected that the
big skating rink will be taxed to its ut
most this afternoon.
The Monday recipes:
Japanese Roll.
sift two cups of flour twice with three
teaspoons of baking powder and one of
salt, and chop into this two tablespoons
of cottolene and one of butter. Moisten
with milk (about half a cup) and roll
out half an inch thick into oblong shape.
Spread with chopped cooked meat, well
seasoned and moistened with stock. Roll
up like jelly roll, brush over with milk
ana bake In moderate oven.
Tomato Cream Sauce.
Cook two cupfuls of cut tomato with a
cupful Of boiling water, a slice each Of
onion, carrot and celery, sprig Of parsley,
bay leaf, several cloves, salt and pepper,
for twenty minutes. Make a sauce with
four tablespoons each of butter and flour,
and one and one-half cups Of strained
tomato stock with one-fourth teaspoon
of soda. Then add a half cup Of thin
cream. Strain and serve around the roll
Potato and Pecan Croquettes.
Mix thoroughly three cups Of hot riced
potatoes with two tablespoons of butter,
a little salt and pepper, two beaten egg
yolks and half cup of coarsely chopped
nuts. Shape into balls, roll in beaten
egg diluted with.Lwater,- then In crushed
corn fakes Fry in deep hot-eottolene.
Broiled Bacon.
Select fat bacon and keep IN refrigera-
tor until just before cooking. Lay the
slices in toaster and broil quickly under
gas fame until each side is crisp. Drain
on soft paper and serve at once with
eggs, creamed potatoes, panned toma-
toes, baked bananas or meats.
Cocoa Mullins.
Cream one-thlrd cup of cottolene with
one-third cup of sugar and add two WELL
beaten eggs. Sift two cups Of pastry
flour twice with three teaspoons of bak-
ing powder. a little salt and three table
spoons of Walter Bakers cocoa. Add
to first mixture alternately with about
two-thirds Of a cup of milk. beat we'll
and bake in muffin pans. Sprinkle with
sugar before baking and add two-thirds
of cup of Sultana raisins II desired.
Recipes demonstrated yesterday:
Roast Lamb.
Select, firm meat. well surrounded with
fat and wipe surface with q damp
clotha Heat gas oven full ten minutes
before using. then place meat under
flame. and turn occasionally until each
side is crisped. Season lightly, reduce
heat and baste every fifteen minutes
with the fat In the pan. Allow one and
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27
Lemon Drop Cakes.

One cup sugar, two ounces butter, three
eggs, three cups flour, one pound currants
or raisns, half teaspoonful salt, two tea
spoonfuls baking powder, one cupful
milk. Flavor with lemon extract Cream
sugar and butter, then add the eggs,
we'll beaten; then add the milk and flaw
oring. Have ready the flour, raisins, and
baking powder, also salt, which should
be thoroughly mixed together; then add
this to the butter, sugar, &C, and stir
slowly until you have It all thoroughly
mixed. Drop a teaspoonful at a time on
we'll CREASED dripping pan and bake IN
a quick oven until a nice brown, five to
ten minutes.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27

these were based upon the length Of the
essays that won the prizes. Those who
counted them declared that they were
more than 300 words, the limit set for
the contesting essays.
dare say in all the hundreds of letters
received, that not more than twenty-five
came actually within the 30O-word limit.
In fact most Of those which contained
the best taken points appeared some
what longer, so that 1t was practically
impossible to bar them all from the con-
test The 300-word limit was set more
as a guide to prevent unlimited discus
sion than anything else, and no one
ever so much as dreamed that the
judges would set down and count each
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27
SQUAT CREAM JUG
FOR AFTERNOON TEA

One Of the newer forms for after
noon tea service is a squat cream jug
and sugar bowl Of rock crystal set In a
silver frame with arched handle to
make passing easy.
Another useful article is a cake litter
OF silver This is on the order of ice
tongs, but the one prong is fiat instead
of forked.
A convenient tea strainer has silver
howl and handle, and rests on rock
crystal, silver-rimmed dish to prevent
dripping on the cloth.
For tea on the lawn the wicker tables
on wheels are light and convenient.
They are provided with double trays and
can be filled and pushed to any part OF
the grounds.
Tea trays for porch service are OF dark
green wicker rims with base Of Gre
tonne or rare old brocade covered with
glass. The handles on each end are sub
stantial enough for hard use.
Long-handled iced teaspoons make an
acceptable wedding gift for the sum-
mer bride, as they win be in constant
use for lunch and afternoon tea Those
with followed tubes through which the
tea can be slipped like straw are more
novel than practical, as they are open
TO suspicion from sanitary standpoint.
"
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27
RAApN MLpER7

essay word for word. 1t would have
been a weeks job.
Some one suggested that Mrs. Frye's
argument was accepted by the contest
judges because Of its poetic language,
but in reality it was its noble thought
that won. and, while the beautiful lam
Guage in which the thought was cloth
ed had nothing to do with its success,
II was, Of course. no possible bar.
wish TO acknowledge the letters re-
ceived from all the prize winners
through this medium, and express to
their writers my deep appreciation Of
their expressions of pleasure found in,
and benefit derived from, The Herald's
Page for Every Woman. J. C. NJ
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27

This plain little waist is cut with the
kimono shoulder, but is eased by an un-
der-arm gore. The neck is round, in
French style, and is trimmed with a
Quaker collar. The sleeves have cuffs to
correspond.
Cotton voile, marquisette. batiste, lawn,
linen or pongee may be used in making
this waist.
The pattern, No. 6615, is cut in sizes
50 to a inches bust measure. Medium
size requires 2S-4 yards Of S6-inch ma
terial.
sending 10 cents to the Office of this
paper.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27

speck of salt and a teaspoon of vanilla
or grated lemon rind. When ready to
serve, blend carefully with a cup Of
whipped cream, spread over the pudding
and sprinkle with grated nutmeg.
Note-Use level measurements.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27
OPEN DAILY UNTIL 6 P. NJ.
Ube BIuesteirr Go.
woMENs AND MISSES APPAREL
AT REASONABLE PRICES.
Broadcloth and
Seree Suits.

PARIS AND LONDON TAILoRS
ARE SHOWN BRoADCLoTHS
AND SERGES IN THE HAND
soMER DRESS AND TAILORED
EFFECTS. so ARE WE. OUR
PERFECTION IN TAILo Rim G,
OUR PERFEC CITY SMOOTH
SHOULDERS, AND OUR WELL
SETTING COLLARS MAKE OUR
GARMENTS THE UNUSUAL
IN READY-To-wEAR, AND WE
HAVE THEM AT
$22. so, $3.50. and Up.
The Washington herald., 1911-09-27

Select, firm meat, well surrounded with
fat and wipe surface with q damp
cloths Heat gas oven full ten minutes
before using, then place meat under
fame. and turn occasionally until each
side Is crisped. Season lightly, reduce
heat and baste every fifteen minutes
with the fat In the pan. Allow one and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03
A HOUSEHOLD MEDICINE

That stops coughs quickly and cur S
colds is Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. Mrs Anna Pelzer, 2525 Jeffer-
sor ST.. So, Omaha, Neb., says: L can
recommend toley's Honey and Far
COMPOUND rs a sure cure for coughs and
colds. 1t cured mA daughter OF bad
cold and my mel hbor, MIS-. Benson
cured herself and her whole family with
Foey's Honey and Tar Compound.
Everyone 10 our neighborhood speaks
highly OF it. At os. \. MehrinCer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03
An Advertising Speculation

Among the many incidents char
acteristic of human nature is one
which recently came under the OBJ
servation of young man connected
with a prominent publishing house,
one of the 81 lest In the country, and
which has for three generations
been conducted by the descendants
of the original founder. With other
publications there was issued a neat
little treqliSe on household econ0.
ny, showing how, on a small in
come, it was possible t. live com
fortabIy- The author was e wo
man, anb gave Der book e,he title,
+" How She Did L rne book
had a fairly good sale, but presently
acre appeared TO be sudden and
unaccouc table demand for the vol
nme, and ever fort. i2h, to house
was pHzzled b. order Tor NO. Ii
ran through flurlh edition before
.DOung superintendent learned tie
easve The orders had iuvaria 81 '
come from the same source, and il
was then discovered that the per.
sistent buyer advertised the book
extensively in sporting AID other
Journals His method was sim
plicity itself. The title given, he
would insert, Mailed secure for
fifty cents, sealed. "-Trnth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03
Claud Line Married.

Miss Bertha Davidson, who
has been attending the Metropo-
Titan Business College at Chicago
was united in marriage to Claude
Line, of Jasper, at INDIANAPOLIS
on October 10th. We extend our
congratulations and wish the
young couple long and prosper
nnS life
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03

sss Rubber Roofing 9Octs roll
Steel, Galvanized and Tin Roof
ing, Guttering and spouting
sewer Pipe and Roof Paints, Cal
at Jacob c.. Lorey's Furniture
Store.
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Chamberlain stomach and Liver
Tablet 10 not sicken or grippe, AM may
be taken with perfect safety by the
most delicate woman or the youngest
child. The old and feeble will also find
them a most suitable remedy for aiding
and strengthening their weakened di-
.estion and Tor regulating the wells.
For sale by all dealers.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03

j. f.. Parker, 202l No 10th ST., Ft
Smith Ark, says that he had taken
many kirds of kidney medicine, but
did not GET better until he tool Foley
Kidney Pills. No matter how long YOU
have had kidney trouble, You will find
quick and permanent benefit by tire use
of. Foley Kidney Pills. start taking
them now. AT. los. A. MehTinger.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03

. There is little danger from cold OF
Nm an attack OF the gIip except when
lowed by pneumonia, and this never
happens when Chamberlain Cough
Remedy is used. This remedy has won
its 2rsat reputation and extensive sale
by its remarkable cures OF colds and
grip and can be relied upon with impli-
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03

sG-Just received a new lot of
Brass and Iron Beds, Davenports,
Bed lounges and Couches. Prices
low at John Lorey's Large Fur
niture Store.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03

Mrs. Lula B. Kean returned
Tuesday evening from Evansville
where she made an address at a
Rebekkah meeting.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03

One reason the old-fashionsd
boy enjoyed the circus parade
was because he didn't notice how
unsanitary the elephants looked.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1911-11-03

Mr.. Ignatz Eckert is having a
new residence for his daughter,
Mrs. Buettner, built on West
Fourth st.