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The Washington herald., 1912-11-10
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SSsAss oASVbSSSS SDB& LEI NJ tuO 0CtDOOA VI obuJ
experience computes that her gowns weaz
half ~ long again ~ II she left OF the
aprons that 20 with her everyday home
atttTA She has young children who have
Daa1sd tho aoosotsd term Of babyhood. but
have not outltvsd the longing to climb into
"mothsrs comfy lap" and be petted
She laushineiy relates how fond they are
Of the aprons thay almost consider ~ q
part Of herself. % 0'He are they that muddy
boots would not BE- tolerated were they
to come into direct contact with her drsss.
Mother Wouldn't be half 20 nice but 70,
hsr Jolly big apron- persists q bouncing
boy. ~ can never forget how I used to
pull It up over my head and drop asleep
On hsr lap whsn was . wee tot''
Her aftsrnoou aprons are less IN size than
those Ae snuggisd under In that long ago.
ehe pmusss herself by embroider4ng them
to- hsr own and her daughters' wear. A
asfay Of flowers In the corners and the
same upon the pockets that are quite large
enough to hold handkerchief, purse. and
the chipping from q paper that caught he1
eye. and was thought worthy OF prsserva-
ton until she can show II to John and the
children. individualixe the apron and raise
II above the class to which common con-
sent has lowered IT.
II Is year old Jack creases Il irretrieva-
bly, by leaning across her knees from his
seat upon the carpet to wind hs long arms
about the waist Of the dearest. jolliest
mother ever made and dead game sport"
she u 10 way disturbed. But for the wash
able apron, II might have been her silk
gown. Or-she reminds herself with
emile that Is not far from a happy tear
Jack would never have fallen into the habit
Of dropping down Just there and taking
her into fullest confidence.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE

DECAUSE Of The enormous numbu Of
IL letters sentto The departn,entl ! must ask
contributors 10 limit d1, communication, to
100 uords. except in cases Of formulas or
recipes uhid require create, space. want
eli my correspondents 70 hare skorins in
Le Corner. and if my request in this respect
i, complied uiA 1t will be possible 10 print
many more letters.
Attention is called 10 the fact that Marion
Hrland cannot Seeeire money for patterns.
as she has no connection uith any department
that sells them. Marion Huland.
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Velvet Sponge Cake.

"Will you kindly give me the recipe for
velvet sponge cake? I think it was in
your Corner that saw it some time ago.
MARIE NJ. Detroit, Mich"
do not recall the recipe under that name.
II any member has preserved 1t or chances
to have the formula for velvet sponge cake,
will she be good enough to let Us haveit?
Spruce Beer.
Will You kindly insert in the EXCHANGE
q recipe for spruce beer and obkse one Of
your masculine members?
Nv. c. H, Norristown. Pa"
"Would you kindly send me a recipe fop
putting up Maraschino cherries?
MRS. P. o. Forest Park. NIL"
Both Of these queries are referrsd 10 our
wise and practical housemothers. Ihavs
no recipe for either Of the products asksA
for
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several months II put into a tin box with .
cover. Line the box with waxed paper.
MABEL F. D."
new cake to me. and one that promises
well The addition Of the black coffee must
improve the flavor and deepen the color.
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ter deep dish and put into It a layer of
macaroni. one Of grated cheese. and one
of this sauce. with . layer Of fine bread
crumbs upon the top OF all Sprinkle cheese
thickly over the crumbs and bake Fine!
Mrs. H. L. S.
Putting into Instant practice my principle
Of reaping as well as sowing beside all
waters, I had no sooner read this recipe
than hied m. forth to the kitchen. paper
In hand. and read 1t aloud to a cook who
shares my thirst for knowledge along Gu
linary lines. Result: We had the dish for
dinner upon that stormy day. and enjoyed
It " to the full"
1.-The quotation marks signify what in
terpretation three hungry six footers put
upon :he phrase. Not . scrap was left in
the dish when re meal was finished. And
this when there were divers other attrac-
tive dishes upoE the menu.l
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other over them. patting the upper gently
to absorb the moisture.
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Chill Con Came.
You have several times printed recipes
for chill con carne. yet see other requests
for them. II has been my good fortune re-
Gently TO come into possession of a dozen or
more recipes for Mexican dishes. and. with
your permission. 1 shall send in one or two
now and then.
chill CON CARNE.-Cut the meat
from a tender fowl and put the bones over
the fire to simmer slowly for two hours.
covering them with cold water and fitting
a cover upon the kettle Cut the chicken
into cubes about an inch long. Have ready
in a broad Scotch kettle three tablespoon
fuls OF sweet lard or dripping. When it
Kisses put in a small onion chopped fine
As soon as this begins TO color add the
chicken cubes and cook on both sides. turn
ing often until the meat is half done. Ten
minutes after the boiling begins again
should be enough. Do not begin to fry, the
meat until the bones have cooked for two
hours at least. II they are we'll cracked
the process Of extracting the nutriment
will be facilitated. Set the kettle contain
ing the bones in cold water to throw up
the grease. Skim the liquid strain. and
after frying the meat ten minutes pour over
II enough stock to cover well. Simmer
closely covered for an hour. then add three
tablespoonfuls of chill powder and half a
dozen cloves Of garlic which have been
parboiled and chopped. Simmer all together
for an hour longer, or until the meat is
very tender.
Ten minutes before taking out the meat
put in three good sized tomatoes cut into
bits. and a teaspoonful of sugar. Cook
steadily, for the last ten minutes and serve. /
Pass with this dish cakes made after
the following recipe:
TORTILAS.-Chop cold chicken, or
veal. or fresh pork fine. To two cupfuls add
a cupful OF green corn cut from the cob.
or Of canned corn. also minced fine Season
with salt and cayenne pepper to taste, and
mix to a paste with a good handful of corn
meal moistening with hot water. When
you can handle the paste easily form with
the hands into fiat cakes. roll these In fine
salted corn meal and fry as you would
fritters in deep fat. MARIA D."
Tortllas play frequent part in tales
Of Mexican travel and adventure We are
obliged to our Texas woman for telling us
what they are.
chilli con carne will oblige US by clipping
out this authorized formula and preserv-
ng it
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Even Toddles. Rebel at Cmma1.

Q critical world.
Even Toddless Rebel at CmmaM.
L. the mistress more sensible who never
vsars an apron indoors. because in her
inmost thousht-it may b, by . procsss Of
unconscious osrsADation"-shs does not
choose to dress after the same fashion -
her maids7 ] an told that the graceful
aprons which have superssdsd the pima
Sores'' Of my ehildish ass are no longer
en- rsgls emons schoolgn1s: that even tod
dlsrs In ths kindergarten rebel when thsy
are put on them.
heard the other day IN anse6ots from
an eye and ear witness Of scsns and COL
loqry that illustrates humiNaunsiy the
tone Of our advanced ssEninaFians Of the
Csntlef (0 sex:
IL wouldn't demean myssD ~ wearing
an apron to SCHOOL," said the ten year old
daughter Of . millionaire to . olaasmats
two years her senior. whose father = an
eminent jurist. MY mother sayO It makes
. girl look like Q chambermaidr
The wearer Of the obnoxious apron thrust
her hand into the befrilled pocket and
shrugged her shoulderA
But you see. your mothsr knows 70
much more about aprons than mine doss!
Your mother had to wear an apronsix days
In the week when she was learning the mil
liners trade
Tho brutaily frank thrust wos worthy Of
the ''children's age" 1t was ~ rude In its
way AZ the attack which provoked It. Tho
dialogue showed in what estimation the
apron u held by the vulgar.
maintain. nevertheless. that It 10 dfgni-
ned. becoming; and useful in all ranks Of
life. II the housemother who sheds her big
cooking overalls on leaving the kitchen and
housework for the rest OF the day will
for the cumbrous garment. which
ls no more comely than the blacksmith .
leather apron. a neat muslin affair Of taste
ful cut and make. and wear 1t while read
Ing. writing. and sewing. she will be amazed
to see hcw much Crime 1t collects In the
day.
You wouldn't believe that have to put
N a clean apron every day." said one
hose mother brought her UP to regard It
IS an essential to neatness in a practical
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Il Household Convenience,

"A HOUSEHOLD CONvENIENCE.-
To make cupboard do double duty. pro-
cure two boards about three inches wide
and in length the width Of the cupboard
Bore a hole two inches from the end OF
each board. In these insert two legs as for
a table. braced apart to steady them. Get
four clamps such as are used to hold gull
frames at the corners with which to clamp
the boards to the cupboard. Two broom
sticks will serve for the legs. Your table is
now ready to stand beside you and hold
your workbox or anything you need in
sewing and can't we'll have upon the ma
chine. You may also leave unfinished work
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String beans and lettuce salad.
Crackers and cheese.
Remains Of yesterday's pudding. steamed.
Chicken broth (b..ed upon 70 cent can Of .oup).
Lambs livers and bacon
Scalloped sweet potatoes.
Satisfy fritters.
Cottage pudding.
Black coffes.
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FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cereal and cream.
Fried panhsh.
Hominy mufins.
Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Vince Of hvsr and bacon on toast deN osee''
Chopped sweet potatoes "a isft over,.
Peanut butter sandwiches.
Heated cfackers with American cheese toasted
upon them
Hasty corn starch pudding
Tea
DINNER.
Fish chowdsr.
Potatoes / ID Parisienne.
Cshoed green peas
Tomato asplc salad.
Baked apple dumptnes with liquid SAUCE
Black coffee.
SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Carsai and cream.
Rolled bacon.
Gfiddle cakes and sirup.
Toast.
Cofnss and tea.
LUNCHEON.
Ys1rdAy's choWdsf.
HS3sd yfsAsA potatoes.
Quick 6iocu1ts
Cfa0aos1 cd chess.
Ju1lA and cakA
Tea
DINNER.
vszu3eAln soup.
Beef b mode.
Drowned potatoes.
Fried carrots.
LAmnn pie.
BhQk op&AA
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~ HE following letter is too good to be
lost, although a prees Of other mat
= until rather late in the day. I re-
Rret to add that the nuisance with
which, it deals is never obsolete. and, like
Death
Has all seasons for its own
The sprightly correspondent is a Nevada
member and a credit to our chapter in that
Wiz eawake region.
". have just been reading with much
interest the communications on borrowing.
/ have had a number OF borrowing neigh
bcrs who either forget to make any return
or brought back inferior articles. such al
rancid butter. cheap tea and coffee. A
woman who did this lived in an opposite fat
ano the dumb waiter was between our two
Kitchens. She would open the door on
her side and tap on our door with the poker.
She did this In the morning early and bor-
rowed from my colored maid. Our maid
vould serve the coffee. tea. or butter which
the neighbor returned.
My husband would complain bitterly
and wonder why l did not provide our
table with the things to which we were
accustomed. When the whole stcry came
out, he said: VERY well. keep the articles
separately and when she comes to borrow
give her her own again. and think It will
cure her. The girl cid As directed and gave
her Lack some Of her own butter.
"a few minutes later there came q sharp
knock on the dumb waiter door. i don't
know what sort Of people you live with
II they use such butter a. this We can't
endure the smell Of it. let alone eat It.
30, that isn't the kind, Of butter we buy;
that's yours"
"She slammed the door and never Dor.
rowed again.
"A relative Of ours had a neighbor who
always came for the layer cake pans, the
scrubbing brush. the potato masher. the
wash boiler, and all sorts Of kitchen uten-
sils- On Christmas. when they had q
tree at the church, the man of the house
bought a complete OUTFIT and sent them to
the church with his card a. q Christmas
gift to the borrowing neighbor. His wife
was aghast at what he had done. but when
the woman's name was called she accepted
the gifts with pride and pleasure. and said:
Now, ! shan't need to borrow your old
VIC uiCe new ones VI my own. l
always knew your husband was a gentle-
man r. E. R."
Recipe for Tomato Butter.
90 saw in the exchange a while ago re-
quest for q recipe for tomato butter. We
are fond Of it in our family. and here is my
way Of making it:
"naNATO BUTTER-Scald and skin the
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Lean Upon that Husband.

lis It too late for me to offer 4 word
OF sisterly advice to the wife whose hus-
band never has and never will support
his family L?
sees no way out. I see two ways-the right
and the wrong. 1t is right for him to sup
port his family. and wrong for him not to
do 1t. 1t is right for her to live with him
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80. to retain her self-ssspsct and that Of
her acQuaintaness." she arrays hsssek
In bonnst Of many colors bought st bar
sain counter, . cotton backed vslvst 3ackst
and q gown that carries out ehs scheme
dutifully-with. ~ - more than likely. white
shoes on sloppy day-and sallies forth into
4 critical world.
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FAMILY MEALS FOR A WEEK.
SUNDAY,
BREAKFAST,

SUNDAY.
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P9oveo
Beansou nuquortn which
Cold L- @s ass e. Lot p Sssssn. and u.o SM1 .s
made cold
Almond h.nem.ass and small cakes
Okra and tomato osoup
stuffed nth ham roasted
dpOtsces osaa.s
c'n'' ice s.st .ss" eesss @ss' "''" sSa s,:s nuA
MonDtAr 4.. Ind s%s sen..
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Yssndays
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BREAKFAST.
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4 Fruit Cake Recipe.

You invite US to send in recipes for
which we can vouch from personal trial Of
their value. cheerfully attest to the fol-
lowing as being a tried and not found
wanting recipe:
FRUIT CAKE.-Cream together q cup
full Of sugar and half a cupful OF butter.
Add two eggs. a cupful OF molasses. and
half a cupful Of strong cold coffee, in which
dissolve a scant teaspoon ful OF baking soda.
Three cupfuls Of sifted -four. one cupful Of
raiGns. figs. and dates. cut fine and mixed:
one cupful OF washed and dried currants. q
quarter pound Of ctron minced fine, quar-
ter pound OF blanched and shredded al
monds. and a teaspoonful Of mixed pulver-
lied cinnamon. cloves. mace. nutmeg. and
ginger. Flavor with the strained Juice Of q
lemon.
Bake in a moderate oven one hour In a
mold or pan lined with buttered paper.
This cake will keep sweet and soft for
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upon It and remove It to another room or
out Of the way. One may easily remove the
ella mps and set all away when 1t Is not in
use. LYDIA S. H."
am somewhat puzzled by penciled line.
hardly legible. at the foot OF this note.
make It out to say: am competing for .
prize"
AS no prizes are ever offered by the Cor
ner. marvel that the excellent Household
Hint was sent to me. 1t is too good to be
thrown into the wastebasket. and take the
liberty Of inserting i; where It seems to
belong.
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housewife. "I put On . large mualin o.
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A hundred yean back the gsnkaewoman
sported - many aprons - she had soWnA
Ny own memory rscalls what wers. In my
childish sight. beautiful aprons Of black
and colored silks. stin with embroidery
done under the eye of mother o. eovsrnsss.
They had pockets-Aloewise smbroi0ersd-
and broad ribbon strtnO. Then thsrs were
musAn aprons for summer wear. bord&sd
with hemsutchinc or soaiiops and edGA
with real lace. Ladles wore none otner
than real thread ood valencasnnss then.
No association With the cobhaer'0 and he
narfisr's isaAhsr spronA slossy and back
with use and dlrt, narrsd our enJoymeat In
the dainty vestmnt. Omar fashions came
and went. Our foremother persisted in
reckoning her apron - Q part Of her hoiI-
day attire. ~ well as Q shield for htehsa
and dairy work
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ing OF the friction sawed 70 the front Of the
skirt 80 hold fast 10 my aprons."
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other over them. pattins the upper gently
to absorb the moisture.
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Recipe for Tomato Butter.
II saw in the exchange a while ago q re-
quest for a recipe for tomato butter. We
are fond Of it in our family. and here is my
way Of making It:
naNATO BUTTER-Scald and skin the
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and ever 20 much less expensive to have six
aprons in the wash every week than to pay
for the cleaning Of one gown to say moth
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:, q AD I the necessary time and space
Il would please me nightly to 90
into the history Of the apron. be-
J ginning with the luckless day when
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15
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the new regulations are to go into
effect on July 1, next,-with view
to securing greater efficiency and sea-
worthiness in such craft, but it is
likely that further radical revisions
of the laws will now be necessary
on this score. For one thing, the
chronicle of the Titanic disaster Gf
careful and expert investigation bears
out the reports of survivors, would
seem to give a black eye to the col
lapsible boat as a haven of refuge in
an oceanic disaster. Under the regu-
Iations heretofore in force it has been
permissible for a steamer to provide
one-third of her required boatage in
the form of these collapsible boats.
OF course owners have liked them
because they do not take up anything
like as much room as other boats. to
say nothing of a saving in cost. In
deed on some of the big transatlantic
liners the custom has been to stack
the collapsible boats on top of one
another just as camp stools are piled
As between metal and wooden life
boats it is a matter of individual
opinion or expert judgment with two
verdicts. Each type has its good
points and each has it's enthusiastic
advocates not only among the general
public who are swayed by ordinary
everyday opinions but also among the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-15

The tragic object lesson that has
brought home the need of an ample
number of boats has also borne
message regarding the relative quail
if1cationS of some of the different
types of boats in use. Happily for
those in the Titanic's boats the sea
was calm when they took to the small
boats, but a realization of what such
situation might mean in mid-ocean
if the waves were tossing high makes
it imperative that every lifeboat shall
be seaworthy in the highest degree.
1t is whispered that vessel owners
had grown careless on this score
just as they had become Indifferent
regarding the number of boats pro-
vided,-and that a considerable pro-
portion of the so-called 1ifeboats car
ried on oceanic liners are Cor were
up to the time the Titanic sank) not
actually lifeboats at all, merely open
boats without the special construc-
ton or equipment needed to adapt
them to emergency service.
There are three general classes of
boats allowed and authorized by the
United States governmental regula-
lions heretofore in force. These are
wooden lifeboats. metal 1ifeboats, and
collapsible boats, in addition, of
course. to life RATS. Only recently
Uncle Sans requirements regarding
hfeboats have been greatly stiffened.
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Eastward, from New York the course
was almost due West to Al, North; AT,
West, thence the course was changed
northeasterly.
By these routes even the northern
most was more than 700 miles from
Cape Race, and it passed by 20 or
more miles the outer edge of the
Grand Banks and it's dreaded fog and
ice zone. The accident to the Titanic,
however, has shown that even the
fact that she was fully 60 miles to the
south of the course she should have
followed. having been in the path of
the eastbound ships, did not put her
clear of ice, and so the various steam
ship companies have laid off new
ocean lanes. this time still farther
to the south.
To the armchair navigator nothing
is more certain than the belief that
if one will draw a bucket of fresh
sea water and place in it a therm ON
eter, a rapid fall of the mercury will
at once denote the presence of ice.
This is a faIlacy, proven by numerous
experiments by ship masters and by
naval officers who have sought, and
sought anxiously, for some real indi-
cation of the whereabouts of bergs
when the air is thick with fog.
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experts who have technical know1-
edge. In the U. S. Navy the pref
erence is strong for metal boats
and the Navy officers are entitled to
some consideration in their judgment
for they have long been away ahead
of the merchant marine in that they
have provided on each of Uncle Sans
warships ample boats to take off
every man in the event of a disaster.
On the other hand the u. S. Life
Saving Service. admittedly the finest
hfe-saving service in the world, and
extensive users of life boats prefer the
wooden boats. So, too, have most of
the leading steamship companies up
to this time. Nor can this favoritism
for wooden boats on the part of the
leading steamship companies be
charged to economy for a frst-class
wooden lifeboat OF the largest size
costs from $4O0 to $3.50, whereas
good metal boat may be obtained at
prices ranging from 1925 to $500
each. Tt is claimed for the metal
boats that they will not break or
collapse; that they do not suffer de-
terioration from the ravages of wood
boring insects; and that they can be
Indefinitely stored on deck without
danger that the seams will open and
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1t is remarkable how little it some
times requires to break up a huge
berg. Often the conclusion of gun
fire will cause a huge white monster
to split. Striking a rock will have
the same effect. Fishermen and
whalers give the bergs a wide berth,
fearing that they will be caught be-
meath a portion should the berg split.
The noise of the rending of the bergs
along the Labrador coast during July
and August is said to be almost deaf
ening at times.
But in spite of the long drift and
the many distractions some of the
huge bergs do reach the open waters
of the North Atlantic and there have
been, from time to time, reports of
having sighted gigantic foes, some of
which were said to be 500 to 600 feet
high and 1000 to 1000 feet long.
Allowing a little for Imagination, and
something for the breadth of the berg,
striking such a foe would have but
little chance.
In one instance an iceberg proved
to be floating home for a company
of 81 men, members of the crew OF
the exploring steamer Polaris, which,
in 1872, was crushed in an icepack.
The men managed to save a vast
quantity of the ships stores and were
also fortunate in finding themselves
upon solid ice when the pack broke
up. In a short time the men discov-
cred that they were upon berg that
was drifting to sea. AS Ions as the
berg held together they felt that they
were safe, although there is no know
ing the many horrible hours they
had through the 1875 days and nights
they were adrift upon their strange
craft. It was on the last day of April
that they managed to attract the at
tention of the sailing steamer Tigress
and in a little while they were safely
on board and enroute to civilization.
Surely no party could have had a
more terrible experience or a closer
shave.
Another instance in which a berg
proved to be a life raft was when
the crew of the steamer Castlegate
sought refuge upon berg with which
their vessel had collided and sunk
from the injury. For two days and
nights the men were adrift with prac-
tically no shelter, whereas the crew
of the Polaris had tents and ample