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The Washington herald., 1912-10-20
IMPORTANT NOTICE

'DEcAUSE Of tie enormous numbo Of
II Letters senfb tie department ] mast ssk
euntibuiass b limit dei, esmmunieations b
100 uora,. except in cases Of formulas or
recipe, ukiek require greater space. wanf
al my correspondents 70 hane a shorins In
the Cornz. and if my request In this respect
Is eomphed rih II uiQ Ss possible b print
many more letters.
Attention Is ealled b de fsef Aaf Marion
Haland cannot rseetOe money for patterns.
as she has no connection sciA any department
kat sell, them. Marion Hulanl.
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over night. and TAKE II up to thsm. ! also
DO their rnsndins and help than dress tor
parties
Bridget nlls the kitchen with her company
aimost every nisht she b q homs. She
goes out about three nights In the week ~
soon a. her work 10 done. I am siao when
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him believe It. When I told him right out
that was q chambermaid and waitress he
was terribly shocked. I didn't blame him
for letting the matter drop just there. No
working man wants to marry . servant
girl: At least not unless he IL . foreigner.
You may say that ought to have high
er ideas than to care about that. believe
you ere sincere when you write that .
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and separating. By the tine the feathers
are dry. they will be light and fluffy. and if
they were little musty at first they will be
them.
Don't be afraid TO Try this way. II
sounds odd. know. but It can be done. 1t
viii take pretty nearly all day. though.
MARGARET E."
Frankly, am afraid to try II. Or I
should be If I nad pillows TO clean. Won I
somebody experimen: upon cradle pillow
+
Chicken a la King.
You had request some time ago for a
chicken a Ia King recipe. an pleasing
myself. and would fain hope obnglng some
unknown friend by inclos.rg one which
goes in our family under :hat name and
which We like better than any other dish
made of leftover chicken l: may be made
OF boiled or Of roast fowls.
CHICKEN A LA KING Cut the fowl
into neat pieces and chop very fine a tiny
onion. Hea; q cupful OF milk IN a sauce
pan. adding a pinch OF soda TO prevent
curdling. and stir into this the onion and
chicken meat. As soon, as II bubbles, stir
in the beaten yolk OF an egg and set the
saucepan In pan Of boiling water for three
minutes, stirring from the bottom several
timeA Season with a teaspoonful Of
minced parsley. salt and paprika to your
taste.
"Thi. Is the recipe. but We think the dish
nicer when served with q sarnish Of minced
cold ham heated for q minute in q little
stock. The stock from the chicken gravy
diluted with hot water IL best II you have
It. Heap the mince upon rounds Of toast
and lay these about the chicken upon, q
hot dish. Serve . round OF toast and ham
with each help" OF the chicken.
when green peppers are IN season We
sometimes lay a slice Of fried pepper upon
the toast and heap the ham upon this.
Made dishes are popular in our house.
hold and enjoy getting up tempting vart-
eties Of these. MRS. J. I. l."
II yours be not the genuine and only reci-
Pc for chicken Ia King. some one will be
sure to tell Us how to better It. I accept It
as q pleasing variety in our list Of left
overs" You betray the instinct Of the
born cook in your remarks about made
dishes" To plod obedientiy along the
macaoamized road Travelled by the adher-
ents to plain boiled. roasted. and fried IN
doates docility without enthusiasm. pains-
taking without enterprise.
An honored proverb tells u that the
" man who makes two BLADES Of grass grow
where but one grew before Is benefactor."
So the woman who teaches Us to make a
new and appetsxing dish Of " "leftovers %
confers . benent upon her kind. especially
upon the housemothsr who Is glad to fol-
low but has no Initiative talent.
observe that you write from Utica, N. 7.
We have fiourishing chapter in that lively
city. II may well be proud oe you a. .
member.
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:" lived out - before. or that her former mis-
tress was an easy mark" and that you
are getting the brunt Of her ahortcou4ngs
In any case, Il 10 your duty to st hsr riSht
upon certain pointA II she b unframed.
you ought. In justi6s 10 hsr. 70 your fsliow
housemothers. and to yourself basan nov
the business Of teaching hsr bow 10 eosa-
port herself Whfls shs - taking yong money
for doing your work In your way-not In
hers! Mako bar comprshend this cardinal
truth II you can-that she u hired to do
your work-not her own: that-whils in your
house she u paid to obey orders reosdved
from you without sxercising' the risht OF
private Judgment soms maids never ar
rive at . Just appreciation Of this basal
faot.
Yet that the rule II recognised and strictly
obeysd in every department OF labor con-
Quoted By men should bring mortadeskaon 10
the soul Of the woman who contends for the
right to stand upon an equal footing In the
business world with her big brother.
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to say she hoped would marry. One sum-
mer when khad . months vacation when
the family were travelling she introduced
me to . widowsr who was on the lookout
for wife. At the end Of the month told
him I must b going home. and he asked
me to marry him Up to that minute he
had thought that was living With . rich
woman a. Q companion. Ny mother let
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Ha. 10 Room nth Cool.

asad two ysarA
Has to Room nth Cool.
"oe course, I couldn't b dspendsnt upon
my step6athsf. Ner was he Wiling to sup
port M. % I went Into ssrvios IN anothsf
c1ty Ny mother didn't want her acQuatnt-
aneso to know that was living out - .
servant. I an now 20 and. doing chamber
work and waiting IN family where there
are father, mother. two grown young wom-
en-. and two s6nA Is and 70 years old.
pet SIS . month I room With the cook. .
fat Irishwomn. who talCes . gAss now
and then before going to bed that nnakss
hsr breath smeiS all night rhs room y
small and has one double bed. bureau. .
washsand. Q table. and two chairs II 10
clean and decent but haS only ons window.
which Bridget VIII not let me have opsn at
night
Il spoke once to the woman Of the house
about II. and she told, the cook It wasn't
healthy to sleep in close room. That vas
the end Of II. for Bridget had her way. and
I didn't want to make row. Ny employ
srs are kind. never speaking sharply to me.
80Q Iuey or0 DOT uufe0SOu8oSo, 0aNuvHs
have my days out regularly. The madam
Akss to know that 30 to church. She 10
an Episoopalian and 20 an I. % ~ attend
the same church. She has . pew In the
middle aisjs and 1T in the gallery. When
We 90 to evening meetinsS sit near the
door and ,lip out a soon a. the services
ars over.
Tho rector doesn't know - much -
my name. and I oun't know any Of the
parishionsrs. Sometimes the young wom-
en- give me theatsr ane concert tickets they
don't care to use. At Christmas each MEM
Der Of the family makes me . nice present.
One winter when fell sick the madam and
her dauGhters were very kind and looked
after mo for the three days was upstairs.
having their own doctor 10 attend me. The
washing 10 put out. except that the cook
and do our own at odo times The house
is convenient and the work II not hard, ex-
cept that We have q gooe deal Of younx
company. and that makes II rather severe
during the winter. We have dinner party
about once . fortnight and company drop
ping In three or four times week.
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Other Side of the Question.

Now for the letter which shown the ''otheF
side Of the vexed question:
Lot mo observe before beginning the DIS
cussion that when I read the title OF this
chapter to Q veteran housewife she startled
me by the abrupt, even vehement declara-
ton: There 10 no other side!' Idisagrss
with her, although she added. at least in
this country"
Let that pass! Acting upon the principle
I have ever striven to keep before eyes
and mind in the conduct Of the Helping
Hand Corner. Of lending respectful atten-
tion to both sides Of an argument or dis
pute, make way for ono who shall have .
fair feld and all the favor her sincerity
deserves. I ask for her. and the claAs she
represents q candid hearing and unpretu-
diosd judgment
II road your Corner every day In the
week. and must confess that what you
say seems generally fair and kind to all
parties. cannot help seeing. however.
that you Nean towards your own class in
discussing the question Of domestic service
In America Now. ! am an American. and
not particularly partial to foreigners. Al
though an obliged to associate with them
as equals. As you win see presently.
Il waS brought up In my own fathers
houss about a. most middle class Etrs ara
I suppose went to public school and was
graduated from high school. and then
stayed at home and helped my mother with
the housework. We went to church regu-
larly and took part in church and chari-
table matters. and had our own neighbors
and amusements. and were altogether
comfortable and contented When I was
% years old my father died and left vary
little for my mother and myself except .
life insurance Of 5000. which was taken
out for my mothers be-edt took In
plain sewing to exc out our income. and
we got along pretty well until my mother
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starchy mush. have never seen the sice
as our member here describes II Nor have
been able TO procure !, from leading gro
GERS In our largest eitieA
should like furthe. information upon the
subject. Who has eaten the unpublished
&" brunette rice IN this country? And IL
the small market accessible to the aver
age buyer? It is shame and q pity that
so excellent product should Tot be within
the reach Of those who are tired Of the
tyrant potato. now SO expensive as to be
beyond the means Of thousands Who once
made It the chief Of their diet
Tho Dessert Recipes.
"Can you make room for two recipes Of
my own devising? Both are tried and true
MAPLE ICE CREAM-one large cup
full Of good maple sirup. q pint Of sweet
cream. three eggs. Bring the sirup to
boil and pour It gradually upon the beaten
yoIks. stirring steadily all the time. When
the mixture 10 perfectly cold ado the whites
Of the eggs beaten stiR. Stir and beat for a
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Has No Place Anyphere.

mo; I tell you the living out girl born
on this side Of the ocean has no place any
where! Yet you wonder more Of Us don't
take service? don't deny that We are
. great deal more comfortable and safs
than the factory hand and the girl behind
the counter. We make more money. too.
In the long run. for We have no expenses
except clothes and car fare. And every
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Crackers and cheese
Raspberry Jam and cookies.
Tea.

SIuCkeIS ana CneeSc
Raspoerry Jam and cookies.
Tea.
DINNER.
Yesterdays soup with addition Of spa aghett.
Veal stew with dunplinSs.
ecalIoped tomatoes.
Fried carrots.
Caramel cussard. baked.
Cake.
Black coffee.
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FRIDAY.
BREAKFAST.
orangea
Cereal and cream.
Picked UP Goldfish.
Indian meal mufana
Toast.
Tea and coffee
LUNCHEON.
Ffizsied beef with cream gravy.
Toasted mufans from breakfast
Fried French potatoes.
Narmalaos turnovera
Tea
DINNER
Clam broth.
Mushroom pie.
Potato croquettes.
Spinach.
Poor mans pudding.
Black coffee.
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SATURDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Csreal and cream
Bacon.
Griddle cakes and maple sirup
Toast.
Iva and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Philadslphia so7c-i, pc.
Remnants Of mTsh l PIE.
Apple and orange salad with c--ekeTs and cheese
Cracker pudding.
Tea.
DINNER.
- Scrap soup"
Mutton chopa en- casserole
Canned grssn peas.
Riosd potatsaA
Charlotte fussA
Disek ee6sA
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she does, for don't enjoy the people she
has about her. and she doesn't care to have
me spying round. a. she says. So upstairs
60 to the little room under the roof and
read until fall asleep. Sometimes Just
cry with the lonesomeness Of It an
The plain truth 10 there is no place any
where for IN American born servant sfri.
And that's what am! My mother used
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Are Girls Thus Barred OUT

have every reason to believe tant this
story II true In the main facfa. The letter
Is clearly written. and 1t has needed little
editing to prepare II for the Corner. Ihaye
had letters from the wives Of mulimiuioo-
aires that were not 30 well spelled and sH-
pressed. I confess myself somewhat a& .
loss how to meet the outpourings Of . proud,
morbid soul. stuns to bittsrness. maybe to
injustice. by the conditions she deptctA
appeal to readers conversant with the
workings Of what are known in England
as girls friendly societies to confirm or
deny what this woman asserts Of the me01-
bership Of such societies In the United
States. Is It true . wen behaved woman.
reputable IN character and With moro than
ordinary intelligence land this the person
before us evidently possesses). is barred
out from church clubs and secular organi-
zations Of like character il II be Known hat
she Is In domestic service? The Corner
stands open for confirmation or for refuta-
ton Of the charge
May I suggest to our complainant that
there must be other domesttcs Of American
birth with whom she might associate? AlDo
the possibility Of getting these together for
the purpose Of mutual enjoyment and I'M
proveoent? She cannot be the only one OF
her class in the great city from which she
writes. Personally. do not know church
members. kind Of nature and dilisent In
the performance OF religious and benevo-
lent duties, who would remain Do indiner-
ert to the happiness Of those who compose
q part Of their own household a. the
madam and her daughters appear to be.
The occasional gifts Of refuse tickets. the
chance pleasant word. and the perfunctory
visits to the s.ckroom are 50 many formal
tiles of decent daily living that have IN them
neither heart nor grace.
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I NE and tie Same mall brings me
two lstters upon which ! base the
Tamilhr Tak Of todaS.

- NE and tie same mall brings me
two Letters upoa which base the
Familiar Ta1k Of todss.
Q) In my girlhood homo W
were fortuna4e enough TO get along
with day helpers. but now that em mar
r1sE and have little ones am facsd By the
problem OF keeping maid.
Yam good to my maids. for know how
70 work and what work u, and I aaways
put myself in thejr place Ny friends ~
that spoil them am simply doing what
I think is my duty to my fellow creatures.
What troubles mo u that they seem to take
advantage OF my kindness. There are
some things that bother me. WIN you
kindly set my mind at rest concerning
some OF these?
Has my maid Q right to eat the Jams
and 5elliss put up Tor my husband and the
babies. taking these when she likes and
without asking leavef
when purchase delicacies for the tahes
which wish to save for special occasionA
has she Q right to help herself to them
when she chooses to Co so?
HAS she the right to eat all the fruit IN
the house, and when breakfast comes and
there Ii none left for u. to say careaessy
that she has had no more than sns
needed?
N take an egg shampoo IL she pravi-
legged to do the same?
what am to say In an or any OF these
cases that viii not hurt her feelings! II
pains meAnore to offend an inferior than it
hurts herr When, for example. she helps
herself to my stationery after have re-
peatedly told her not to do it She uses
my telephone while I am out and has II
charged to me, and takes holiday without
permission when it pleases her.
II am Just at the end Of my wits and my
nerves are worn to an edge
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Maid Should Work Your Wap.
Yet my husband says: For all that.
she Is 30 good to the children. hadn't you
better put up with q few Inconvenience?
Please tell me what ought to do'
"NELLn s."
Without singing out any of your counts
against the domestic who Is imposing
shamelessly upon your indulgence. will
say without hesitation. that she u dis
honest and impertinent and that her pre-
vious training argues III tor her former en-
ployers- She has NO moro right to take
dencacies and letter paper without your
permission than she would have to pick
your pocket or to help hersef to q bit Of
jewelry that took her fancy.
You should explain this to her frankly
and kindly and Il she knows no better maks
her understand that II sho were to leave
your service the story Of her peculations
would tell against her were she to try to
get another place. Moreover. that itwould
he WHIP duty to tell Of theSo wben You re
questioned as to her character By bar pos
sfbas future employer.
Il l. Just peszible that she has never
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The Right Kind of Rice.


You make liberal use Of rice in your
menus. and you have more than once rec
commended its use as substitute for what
You once called the tyrant potato Per-
haps more people would eat rice II they got
the right kind. Cannot you contrive to
bring before your constituency what is
given herewith on the subject7
ITO satisfy tho consumer who would not
take rice in its natural condition. when II IL
Of Q Gull brown. the rice merchant Il COM
PEELED to polish It. This Is done with Q
mixture Of tale and giucote. II u then
white. and shiny but It loses in flavor and
in nutritious qualities
The rice nour obtaineo by the removal
Of the brown outer coating IL used by the
merchants and those who know the value
Of 1t in making the rice cakes, which are
highly priced. But It ID . pity that the most
intelligent nation in the world should be 10
ignorant Of the food value Of the csreal on
which moro people 1--WE than upon any
other, a. to insist upon having their rice
made a. glossy a. glass beads. No rice
eating nations treat their rice a. We do. It
Is to be hoped that the small markets that
have been established for the sale Of unL
polished rice will lead to the propaganda
in its favor. ANNIE w. j."
This communication from highly es-
teemed correspondent whose intelligence
cannot be doubted remindS ne that friends
who have Travelled and who hsvs lived in
Japan report to the IKE effect. They say
that rice prepared BY the native cooks and
eaten without any seasoning except little
salt, II the foreigner chooses to ado It. IL q
very different vegetable from the pale paste
which usually figures upon orr table, nm
der the same name. Years ago learned
from the South CaroIlnians how 10 cook
the cereal 70 that each tender grain Stands
apart from the rest. n 10 much liked BY
all who eat II whsn Il y prepared In this
way. except psfhaps by few who IKE
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Bread Formula Is Wuted.

About . year ago last March there ap-
peared In your paper . recipe for making
broad. It called for potatoes and small
quantity Of compressed yeast. have for
soften the rest Of the formula
NY mother. who was with me at the
time. ussA the recipe several times. The
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Tho Dessert Recipes.


SUNDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Grapefruit
Cereal and cream
Dsvtied kidneys.
southerns batter broad.
Toast.
Tea and eofieA
LUNCHEON.
STUFFED green psppess (sss rscipe.)
Baked sweet potatoes
French rolls.
Egg salad with French dressing.
Crackers and cheese.
Cream cakes and tea- (Ses recipe)
DINNER.
Tomato and tapioca soup. (sss rseips)
cannslon Of eorned beet q leftover from Sat.
urday1.
Hoeseradish SAUCE
Vegetable marrow.
Spanish ehestnuts stswed In gfavy.
French pancakes with hard sauce.
Black eof1es. -
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MONDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Orangss.
Cereal and cream.
Bacon and egsA
Fried hominy.
Toast.
TIA and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Oorned beef hash cakes q lefsover).
Potatoes boiled in their Jackets.
whole wheat bread
Romaine salad
Heated crackers and cheese.
Bssad pudding with liquid sauce.
DINNER
Bean soup based upon hQuor In which the bssi
was boiled Saturday.
Beef heart stuffed and bruised
scalloped sweet potatoes.
Caulihower.
Apple pie with American cheese.
TUESDAY.
BREAKFAsr.
Bananaa
Cereal and ersaA
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Cleaning SUGGESTIONS.

As one Of hundreds Of interested read
ers Of the Corner, I would ask oae or two
questions
"How can I clean a blue dowered silk
corset?
How am I to take q kerosene stain out
Of . tan shoe? ERSEsr1Nn L.
Prepare q mixture OF powdered starch.
two parts; borax good quality. one part.
Provide yourself with q new clean csm-
ple1ion brush" and rub tie powder into
the corset. not missing . thread Shake II
on when you have gone all over the gar.
ment ard rub in fresh supply. Lave this
On for three days before brushing out the
powder, keeping the corset ina covered boz
to exclude the dust. Do not rub the ELK 10
hard a. to- fray the figures. This II &" dry
cleaning" II you DO not wish to take %
much trouble you may wash the corset in
gasoline. using plenty Of 1t and drying In
the shade. Do the work out OF doors and
have 10 artificial light rear while you do it,
(1 Cover the grease spot with Q paste of
French chalk and household ammonia.
Leave It on for Q day: rub on and renew II
necessary. Had you left the kerosene in
the open air without touching It the spot
would have vanished Of itself. To keep
dust from settling upon y you might have
covered the oil with oatmeal tdry) and lot
It alone. Kerosene 10 the least obstinate
Of stains II IT be properly managed. I had
the misfortune once to have lamp over
turned upon q matted floor. Without touch
Ing the hideous spot. went out Of the room.
leaving the windows open to facilitate the
evaporation and let no one enter the door
for twenty-four hours. Going in then.
found no trace Of the OIL beyond . smell.
which soon passed away. II the oii b ok
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Hominy mufans.
Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Cold beef heart, shssA
Quick graham biscuits.
Stuffed potatoeA
Blanc mango and caAA
Cocoa
DINNER
Yesterday's soup
Roast fowls.
Risotto.
Caulinower soufne q leftover.
Pineapple snow pudding.
Black eo6ee.
WEDNESDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Baked apples.
Cereal and cream.
Kippsrsd herring.
Popovers.
Toast.
- Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
FricaAssed eggs.
Baked cream toast.
Risotto. baked (a lsftovsr).
Thin bread and butter.
Hot gingerbread and 6wiss cheese.
DINNER.
Clear soup with croutons.
icken 1 II King q leftover, ses recips).
Canned Lima beans.
Satisfy stswed.
Maple ice cream. homemade.
Cake.
Black cof1se.
THURSDAY.
BREAKFAST.
Oranges.
Cereal and cream.
Bacon.
Boiled exss.
Fried oatrssal.
Toast.
Tea and coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Baked and hesa6sd sardinsA
Dahsd Dosatoea
Bean aao isttuns saia1 b lselDvaa
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uvins-out girl 70 a. respectable ~
queen a. long ~ she respects herself and
does her duty In the station to which God
has called her. That u. keeps her hands
from picking and stealing. and does the
days work conscientiously. was about
to say Nike any other machinery! But
We are nesh and blood. with hearts and
nerves. and what pass for minds. and tell
you there 10 no place In church or society
for Us
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fair quality the ddsappearancei 10 more com.
plete than IL cheap dark kerosene be used
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Stuffed Green Peppers.

Sfufed Green Peppers.
In your family meals for . week you
make frequent mention OF stuffed green
peppers. Perhaps you will not object to .
Few recipe for them. We have tried It sew
eraI times and like 1t.
STUFFED GREEN PEPPERS.-Fry a
slice Of corned ham and run i: through the
meat chopper. Return TO the fat In the
pan with an equal quantity Of boIed rice
and tomatoes.
Season with salt. and II you like them
very hot. with papr!ka. With this mixture
stun large bell peppers which have been
freed from seeds. Put back the tops Of the
peppers to their former places. Bake In a
covered roaster. laying a slice OF fat bacon
upon the top of each pepper to season and
to moisten 1t. Mrs. J. b.
Unless the peppers are very young and
fresh It Is well to parboil them before bak-
Ing. Cook them in boiling water for five
minutes and lay them at once in ice cold
water. When tneY are chilled through.
wipe and proceed as our Kentucky member
directs. The addition OF the slice Of bacon
to the pepper makes the dish yet more
sayory. suppose canned tomatoes will do
as well As the stewed fresh when tho latter
are no longer to be had In the markets.
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~ LEASE let me know what will re-
~ move light oak colored varnish
from pale blue silk dress. While
siYttpv rYsoo . yarnfshAd sAaf I