The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15
Seen in the Shops


thing you might desire. is seen there,
the shops are full of it all. but what
one sees most of all Just at present
is the crowd. 1t, has been fair week.
and the world and his very charming
wife have come to town to attend the
function. The biggest stores have
been turned into regular receptions,
and the most exclusive OF pink teas
could hardly muster a more enter
tanning and interesting crowd than
that on Broad Street for the past Ave
days.
They have all come here to shop.
Wise One. they told you, 1t was the
fart All talk OF patient Griselda
fades IN comparison with the good
men and true who have languished
outside OF stores this week while their
wives were inside wavering between
Alice blue and Helen pink. and In
the end scattering the shekels of her
farmer spouse with reckiessness that
Is only born OF saving the egg and
butter money.
Dame Fashion Is calling, and the
book of modes that lie upon the sit
tinS-room table are tho cards that
she leaves to beguile womankind.
Just what hat and suit one will have
this season. and whether to have a
medium coat that may last many
moons and winters or to dare tho
style to change before spring and get
q cunning ahortwaisted effect, is the
problem that is staring every woman
right in the face. 1t was the cause
OF no dessert last night and the smuts
on your only sons face, Maker OF
Money and Expounder of Doctrines.
Mankind can never understand the
agony OF decieion-or rather In
declsion-that tears a woman's soul
whom she has to decide the color of
o gown, ard whether II shall be
draped in net or chiffon. They walk
or ride or write to their tailor for q
suit In most cases. leaving the color
TO the discretion of the man. and are
Immediately fttcd according to their
means with one or ten suits II 80 de-
sired, and the season is at an end SO
far as clothes come In.
AS FOR women. the shops for the
next month at least Will be full of
them, end their ideas for new hat
made out of half yard of old velvet
and two wings from Cousin Julia's
last years bonnet sent down from
New York in the spring But they
are SO happy over nll OF their worry.
ard the men have the club. and the
nreIess cooker IS now a part OF every,
home" so nothing serious Is likely
TO result from the moments mad
ness.
Ready TO Use salnd Dressings.
II is a great convenience to have
salad dressings ready TO use. and They
In
French dressing II Is an excellent plan
TO keep oil and vinegar In q bottle
ready TO be shaken at minutes no.
t.ce. Use four tablespoonfuls of vim
egar, and add salt until the vinegar
will take no more. Add six tablespoon
fuls of oil and sufficient paprika to
color nicely.
Mayonnaise keeps well and is quickly
made II the yoik Of egg Is thoroughly
beaten at fret and then all seasonings
and the acid added, beating again till
thick. Oil may then be added by tl.e
spoonful. beating thoroughly after each
addition.
\ good boiled dressing which keeps
well calls for two tablespoonfuls Of
sugar. one OF salt. one of mustard. one
cup OF cream. either sweet or sour, and
fourth cup Of vinegar. Mix the
dry ingredients. add one egg. we'll
water till 1t coats the spoon. add tho
vinegar and cook for little longer.
When cold 1t should be thick
A most delicious and refreshing salad
that may serve also as a dessert con-
slsts OF e. lettuce foundation, with
sliced oranges and bananas and mayon-
nnise dressing. Another novel salad
easily prepared II you happen to have
few stalks Of celery and a bit Of
cream cheese on hand. is made by fll-
ing the celery stalks with n mixture
of the cheese. chopped nuts and olive
oil. A bit OF onion seasoning is also
desirable. Cut thu celery stalks into
inch lengths and serve on lettuce
leaves. with French dressing.
Head Dresses.
Quite In the style OF ancient days.
nearly all the evening dresses are com
pieted by important looking head
dresses. with tall aigrettes and orna-
ments and folds and twists of various
thin materials. or else of velvet. Some
are almost like little toques or tur-
bas. Very few people have their Golf
fures unadorned. And It also seems
as II the straight fringe over the fore
head were to come In again. at least
TO moderate extent.
Things to Know.
Sealing wax Is usefully employed to
mend household articles which leak.
Anything. indeed, except pots and pans
or things which are exposed to fire
heat. An enamel basin. for instance.
may have hole filled with sealing
wax and be in daily use for long in
tervals. Chnaware and zinc articles
may be successfully treated in the
same way. The articles to be repaired
ought to be we'll heated. and the wax
must be melted.
When the stopper Sticks.
10 prevent stopper from becoming
nHea IN glass bottle wipe over ground
part or glass with q little salad oil
TO remove fixed stopper from a bot
tie or decanter wiring cloth from
very hot water and wrap around the
neck OF the bottle. This causes the
siass neck to expand, andthe stopper
can easily be rem-ved.
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