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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08
ChiIdren's Shoes.

a cHII.D'S foot is naturally pretty,
"A with its slender. straight toes ana
;ts gently arched instep. hut IL is so SOFT
and pliant that IT is easily nodded, ana
AN ill-fitting. badly made shoe VII! Only
foo quickly deform il and twist IL o4t oi
shape.
An awkward gait is often due I" I'M
perfect foot gear. Shoes that are TOO heaNF
make a child drag its feet and move ciah-
silv about. and shoes that are too llghtls
soiad allow the foot TO slip and turn over
Have a child wear thick stockings "neh
irving on shoes, so that, Wheh worn VIII
thin stockings. they will be Urine Ia Ia st'
and will be more confortaple. sho'n'
whether they are buttoned or iaced, ih"s
not be too tightly fastened BUY as soo.
Gather as YOU can afford. out IL Is not
wise TO buy the most expensive etoes'
for a child soon outgroWs them A shoe
With wide. fiat. low heel Is better Tor
child than a heelless shoe. since nnli-
Jran usually put the heel or the foot down
heavily when walking
one can easily make shoes OF white
noue Use the figured or dotted piaue,
and hind the edges with wash ribbon in
white or a delicate color Baby slippers
that are held to the feet with only one
ankle strap will easily slip on. IL YOU
stitch a piece of leather or ribbon from
the strap to the toe the slipper cannot
possibly fall off. II the tiny slippers are
handmade embroider strips for the pur-
pose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08

AN easy way To gain beWitching
simmer to an embroidered chiffon
gown Is this: Embroder the pattern in
very bright silks of heavy strand and in
sharply contrasting colors. Then cut pieces
of chiffon TO cover each bit of embroidery
and outline them with heavy rope silk IN
The bright colors seen through the chif-
fon simmer and glisten in a most at
tractive way. beautiful imported chif-
fon evening gown of yellow, with a panel
in the front of the skirt of purple,
showed a border about the top Of the
straight f1ounce on the skirt of bright
peacock-colored embroidery. masked with
yellow chiffon sewed on with golden yell
low rope silk.
One of the new all-black hats shows a
double brim OF straw. A pleating of tLlle
is fastened between the two pieces OF
the brim which meet firmly on each
side of the tulle frill. The frill stands out,
or rather falls about an inch beyond
the edge Of the straw brim, and the only
other decoration to the hat is big stiff
black silk bow.
At the horse show now going on
throughout the land morning coats in
dark colored plaids are conspicuous They
are loose and bulky. of course and both
III Cut ana fabric are Conspicuous bLt
they are new and they are popular.
The way to describe the manner in
which belts are now worn is to say that
they are hung about the waist This de-
scription Is quite correct. Many of the
belts actually are hung. They are fast
ened at the waist line for a few inches
in front and hang down al the back This
method OF wearing the belt gives a
strange downward and backward slope
to the figure which is seen in many of
the lately imported gowns from Paris
Feather decorations for straw hats in
modified sailor shape are made up of a
band of fine ostrich feather, Joined with
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Cuts for H@ws@k@@p@rs

! cooked. are good for a sluggish liver
and the juices when unsweetened will
correct aeidty Of the stomach
Many fruits are improved by being
combined with other fruits. Blackberries
and blueberries make a better pie than
when alone, using blueberries in large
quantity. Combine ounces with apples
Tomato preserves are improved with
sliced orange. Jelly of apples and pears
has pear flavor and apple irmness.
Strawberries and gooseberries make
better jam. To five quarts of straw :
berries add two of gooseberries, either
green or turning red Gooseberries.
currants and raspberries in equal parts
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-08

THE woman who can handle raftia
not only has pleasant FORM Vi
pickup work for summer at hef
,on,and. hut she can make many useiui
.r1 attractive additions TO the summer
rouSe.
Fbe raffia. which costs only 10 cents
bunch. can be bought in three or Tour
..furs-natural color. darker shade "
own perhaps soft green and oarK
"a give promise Of interesting comoina-
,.nns II a basket of raf1ia is planned TOT
= room furnished in definite Color
= fla In matching or tremendously con-
.easting shade can be bought. Some OF
me firms that sell raffia have sampie
ards which they give customers. Ihese
ards have the names of the different
colors and opposite the names samples
~ the rafia in those colors. From these
ards il is easy to order renewed sup
BIS or a new stock of raffia by mail.
One of the useful things which the raffia
worker can make for the summer mouse
small flower holders. These are really
10 more than. little baskets fitted with
class or china dishes TO hold water. but
they are very effective. Half dozen
done in two shades of raffia-green and
natural or brown and natural are both
good combinations-all the same size and
shape or else done in matching pairs. are
very pretty for holding the flowers on the
summer dinner table.
\ pair OF them ON dressing able or
desk gives an artistic touch 10 a whole
room and they can be effectively placed
IN any bar. spot. They are especially
good for holding such short-stemmed
flowers as pansies. nasturtiums. forget
me-nots. annual larkspurs. small roses
aivssum ,andytuft and English daisies.
These little baskets can be made to fiji
about old and handeless cups or deer
slcers. In either case the basket should
b narrowed above the top of the dish
t. wide neck, and then should flare a.
tie top This shapes the basket like q
vas. and gives good support for the
flower stems.
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Soap and Powder Paper.

SANoN feuilles and papiers poudres
are never really appreciated until
warm weather comes upon us. Then the
small books of powder paper, which
comes in several tints, and the books Of
soaped paper, the leaves Of which turn
into free lather as soon as they are
wet. seem like gifts from the fairies. A
woman who travels with a book of pow
der papers. book of soap leaves and a
few lengths OF the absorbent paper tow
cling which can be bought by the roll.
neatly slowed in her handbag. can be
comfortably clean, wherever she is, with
little effort.
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der each week. These little garments
may consist of rompers or big aprons
with short sleeves.
Don't lock the children in the house
while you go to the grocery or nearby
store An easily made gate to keep baby
in room Is an ordinary sliding window
screen, put in the door at the bottom. the
same as We put them in window.
a nursery card is Of value even in
homes where the room as such does not
exist 1t is a chart upon rollers like a
map to hang upon the wall, and contains
simple directions quickly comprehended
for treatment in case of some score of
accidents and sudden ailments. such as
bruises. burns. choking, fainting. stings.
scalds, substances in the eyes. nose and
ears, and several more emergencies of
this character that may arise In even
the most carefully guarded household.
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TO KEEP THE HANDS
White AND SOFT

Sc soap rich in oil and containing
no alkali to crack and harden the
skin CASTLE soap is good, but there are
other good soaps that are just as suit
able After the hands have been cleansed
and thoroughly rinsed. a lather made
from the soap should be rubbed into the
hands and wrists Continue the rubbing
until all the lather has been absorbed OF
there is very little to wipe away The
OIL feeds the skin. keeps it soft. and
prevents the snriveled appearance and
feeling which comes, especially to hands
that are kept for long periods in no,
water. Hands thus treated are soft an6
white. 1t is important TO remember
that the lather which is rubbed i'm il moi
the lather with which the hands are
cleansed. but fresh lather. made afte,
the cleansing has been completed
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Powder Scented With Rose.

I'D you ever scent your own powder
- with fresh roses? If you have done
it once you will want to do 1t again; and
II you never have done 1t try it this year.
Make powder from three parts Of fine
rice starch and one part Of orris root
Put 1t in a tin box which has a tight
cover and bury fresh, strongly scented
rose leaves in it, Leave them there for a
day and then take them out and put in
fresh ones. Keep this up for week and
at the end of that time the powder will
be deliciously scented
Other highly scented flowers can be used
in the same. way. but perhaps no others,
unless IL be violets, are quite so sure to
give satisfactory results.
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A Harmless Bleach.

DEROxIDE OF HYDROGEN is the
best bleaching agency known, for i,
gives a pure white with positively no
chance of hurting the fabric in any way
1t may be used for silk, wooden, linen OF
cotton. Use as follows: One teaspoon
full of peroxide of hydrogen to half a tub
of cold water. Allow the articles to soak
over night, and after rinsing wash as
usual and you will be agreeably sur
prised at the result This Is almost the
same method that the mills use in bleach
ing their goods from natural color t6
white before finishing
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Delicious Fruit Desserts.

"A LII ripe and fresh fruits possess
II valuable tonic properties. but over
ripe or under-ripe and hbrous
fruits should never be eaten. Peaches.
grapes, Strawberries and oranges are
considered the most valuable. Oranges
and other citrous fruits are excellent
for purifying the system The banana is
good food when the intestines in
an irritated condition. for its fatty and
oily qualities act as an emollient. The
pineapple is the best remedy for q
weak stomach. as it is "A good aid to d.
gestion. Apples. either baked or un-
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New Bathing Suits.

MATERIALS for bathing suits are in
AVA great variety. Silk. MORE. silk
crepe, ribbed tussors and striped taffe-
tas are among the newest. These fab
RIGS are often lightened by touch OF
Bulgarian embroidery. To he pretty
drapery must have length, and for that
reason is unsuitable for bathing cos
sumo The tunic and Russian blouse.
the surplice closing. the vest and the
sash are all adapted to the bathing suit.
Many black suits are given color by
means Of turbans of wildly striped silk
and sashes knotted about the waist with
the ends falling to the bottom of the
skirt No color is too bright for the tur-
ban. Brilliant reds. puppies and mus
tard are used. They are made not unlike
those of other seasons. except that one
outstanding loop of the material Is usual
IL placed directly in the front.
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To DRY Wash Gloves.

a WOODEN frame over which wash
gloves are stretched 10 dry is
convenience TO the woman who wears
chamoi> doeskin and silk gloves in the
warm Weather A wooden hand with a
stationary thumb costs ~ cents. For ~
cents more hand with movable
tls!mo, adjusted by means or WOODEN
rev. IAN he bought The gloves can
IL" put on the frames either before they
~ washed Or afterW ard, while they are
80 Wet. They cannot shrink, as the
4IAHe holds them in shape.
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makes good jam. Elderberries are good
with green grapes. gooseberries or crap
apples for jelly. sauce or pie FOR rory :
poly or jam black currants and RED cur
rants are good combined. Ripe red cur,
rants and ripe gooseberries make good
preserves or pies. Black raspperrles
J stewed with red, juicy cherries MAKE
good sauce. Peach jam and grated pine
apple are delicious. Blackberries are nm
proved with a cupful of currant JUICE 10
each Jar Of fruit. Evaporated peaches
and apricots are better combined thah
when alone.
When YOU serve fruit dessert py all
means cut the pieces small. Oranges are
decidedly difficult to cut with spoon or
even with knife, and pineapple mas
| tiddledewink tendency to ny across the
table.
A delicacy relished by many ls frozen
strawberries. Crush two quarts OF ripe
strawberries, then add the juice or Two
lemons and a pound Of sugar and let
stand for an hour in an earthen DoWi:
i Pour over 1t one pint of water. stir until
the sugar is thoroughly dissolved. then
turn into a. freezer and freeze.
Cut bananas into thin slices. coat with
pulverized sugar. add pinch OF salt
and a very little ground cinnamon. Pour
a little lemon juice over all and allow to
stand until thoroughly Chilled
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Babv's Comfort and Amusement

blowing. but will float and roll about
| for some time, afford great pleasure to
children of all ages. To make. first dis
solve a piece of common Kitchen soap.
about an inch square. in pint OF warm
water Shave it to make ii dissolve
| quickly Stir In a tablespoonful of gum
| arabic and when it is dissolved add
teaspoonful of glycerin and then
quart OF cold water. Blow slowly and
| steadily and you can make very large
| and brilliant bubbles
Children should have play clothes and
there will be fewer small dresses to laun-
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With a Bwnch of Raffia

wound about either heavy cord or damp
willow. Lazy squaw stitch is the easiest
and most quickly accomplished OF all
stitches.
Small mats for holding water glasses on
the bare table to take the place of
coasters. larger mats for holding water
carafe. teapot or water jug, baskets of
various sizes and shapes for card trays
Workbaskets and catchalls and large.
nat baskets with long handles for gar
den and flower baskets are all useful and
interesting things to make with a bunch
of raffia.
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Plaid Caps and Black
Caps Worn on the
Summer Sands.

chin is scalloped on both sides with white
cotton.
The sort OF hat that affords the most
protection against the sun is the big, stin.
waterproof hat. generally made of black.
which is fitted with a shirred lining that
gathers snugly about the hair and face.
This hat is heavy. and perhaps not quite
go bewitching as the smaller ones. but 1t
is a real protection against the sun. Other
caps of similar shape are covered with
shirred waterproof silk and are therefore
more festive looking and at the same
time quite as useful.
Black and white striped silk is seen on
many of the new hats and caps-eithel
the foundation material for bows
and bands and ends.
The regular little waterproof silk caps,
finished with narrow pleated frill. are
becoming and comfortable for the swim
mer. They come in sets this year, with
garters formed of frill of waterproof
silk.
Big bags of black silk lined with rub
Der. in which the wet bathing things can
be carried to and from the bathhouse. are
a convenience. They are mounted on
handles like embroidery hoops. wound
with silk. and open widely and easily.
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A sand pile will hold the children.s in
terest longer if some colored marbles,
shells and pebbles are mixed through 1t
for them to discover as they dig. Some
of the sand could also be colored Beet
Juice will make beautiful shade Of red
or pink: drop of bluing will produce
light blue and navy: a small amount of
coffee will produce yellow and brown.
Soap bubbles that will not burst in the
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When Marking Clothing.

TO bring the letters up black when
! marking clothing with indelible ink,
press firmly against the chimney OF a
lighted lamp gas globe for moment.
This will serve when a hot fiat iron or
long suC exposure Is not convenient
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n SOUTHEAST exposure is best for
~ the nursery. and a room that IS


~ the nursery. and a room that Is
= = remote from the noise is preferred
Dark shades should be placed at the WIN
aows so that the early summer sunshine
vii, not disturb the children. a BABY
should sleep by itself and have It's reg
ular bedtime as we'll as regular iou'e
for the day nap. warm pain every
night during the warm season relaxes
the little muscles which have been I'M
der constant strain all day. and induces
a sweet. refreshing sleep. good powder
for babys tender skin is prepared py
scorching four parts of cornstarch ana
adding when cool one part OF po"uereo
boric acid.
For good all-round rug in room
where children run about an army
blanket is just the thing. 1t clings to
the floor. and dust does not go through It.
1t sweeps easily and washes without any
shrinking wrinkling
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Summer Slippers.

! CTRAW sandals found at any Japanese
- store for so cents a pair make ideal
| bedroom slippers. They are simply woven
soles with cross straps for the toes
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THE FOR
GIOR
EsEAR sBON
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IL.
bread rings and serve them with the juice
of the cherries thickened with a little
cornstarch and favored with orange
juice.
Cherry fritters can be served with meat
as a separate course OF as dessert. To
make them prepare a batter of cupful
Of flour teaspoonful of salt and hall
teaspoonful of baking powder mixed
with tablespoonful Of melted butter, a
Well beaten egg and enough water 10
make a thin batter. Stew ripe, pltted
cherries until they are Just tender-but
do not cook them to pieces-and sweeten
them. Drain them and add them to the
batter Drop ii in spoonfuls into deep
fat aud fry brown. The Juice drained
from the cherries can be substituted for
water 10 rnoisten the fritter batter
Sour cherries are needed for cherry Sher-
bet. Stone quart of them. In the mean
time boil together quart of water and
pound of graduated sugar for fifteen
minutes. Add the cherries to the hot
strip Just is ii is taken from the stove
and stand aside until 1t is perfectly cold.
Strain through fine wire sieve and
freeze When YOU take out the dasher
stir in merngue made OF the white
of one egg sweetened with tablespoon
full of granulafed sugar. Pack in ice for
an hour or two.
Cherry salad that is surprising we'll
appetizing is made of pitted cherries
filled with chopped nuts i'll the cavity
made by the removal of the pit. served
on crisp white lettuce leaves and dressed
with French dressing. This is one of the
prettiest salads imaginable, tx the cher
ries are bright red and the lettuce white
and yellow as perfect lettuce hearts are
Cherry bread pudding is dessert which
can be eaten by children and which is en-
joyed. likewise, by grown-ups. To make it,
spread a layer of breadcrumbs in the bot
tom of a buttered baking dish and cover
it with layer of stoned cherries. sugar.
bits of butter and sprinkle of lemon
juice. Add a layer of crumbs. another
layer of cherries. and so on until the dish
is full. Finish with layer of crumbs
Bake the pudding until the cherries are
tender. If they are juicy the pudding will
need no moistening while baking, but II
they are not juicy pour a few tablespoon
fuls of water over it when 1t is put in the
oven and add water to keep it from dry
ing out as 1T bakes. Serve the pudding
with a sauce made of cherries boiled in
sugar and water for ten minutes and
then pressed through a sieve.
Cherries can be used for shortcake.
Make a rich biscuit shortcake, bake 1t
in two thin. crisp layers, butter each and
cover the bottom with crushed and pitted
cherries that have been generously
sprinkled with sugar. Cover the top with
whole. pitted cherries. sprinkle with
sugar and serve with sauce like that
for the bread pudding.
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The newest sleeve Ats the forearm
closely, coming we'll down over the hand.
where il is finished with bell
shaped or mitten cuff. From the eiDo"
inward the width increases, and. being a
continuation of the kmono bodice, there
Is no seam at the shoulder.
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Orange cream Is delightful summer
dessert. TO make, boil two cups OF granu-
lated sugar and one cup of water until
the strip threads. Add a pint of orange
Juice and the juice of one lemon. Scald
ono cup OF cream. adding the beaten
yolks OF two eggs. When both are nearly
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F'reckles come more quickly I an tan 10
some skins and they are troublesome to
combat Massage IS ore remedy which i
effective in getting rid of them, fo' any
thing which increases the activity 81 the
skin i said to help do away with theni.
4 simple home remedy is horsnfadtsn
lotion This is made from teaspooftdi
of scraped horseradish put in cupt"i
Of sour milk. Let IL stand SIX hours.
and then apply it three times day 10
the freckled skin -,
Ano+ber simple remedy * mad. from
fonr ounces Of Tactic acid-thc acid 81
sour ruilk-tWo ounces of glyceiin aiio ~,
ounce of rose water. This lotion ahoNid
be annlied three or four times a day WIN
]. soft cloth. II may prove irritating AZ
though il is quite harmless. anu ilttle
eldar flower water can Toe used TO counter
act its irritation and soothe the SKIN.
zinc ointment is really one of the ih"s'
soothinp creams for the burned ., lIt
Liad skin 1t can be bought In sihah poAtS
For 10 cents. and SO can - easily catfaeh
in a handbag. - an
Eyes hurt from the glare of sun on
.and and water should be given ire
nment bath with witchhaZel ana warm
water used in an eye cup. GenerailS ihe
n,aht.s rest il the eyes are hathed ca =
fully with the eye cup puts th'h an
cha ne again.
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tiE TAM-o' -SHANTER DIES HARD
Ill HAS BEEN REVIVED BY SO MANY
KINGS AND WORN BY SO MAN1
TT SHOULD. COME BACK INTO FA-
voI; EVERY FEW YEARS. 1T HAS
REALLY NEVER GONE OUT OF
FASHION IN THE LAST FOUR YEARS
FOR THE SMALL BLACK HAT WITH
THE FILL. SATIN CROWN WAS NOT
ErEN KILLED BY WiNTERs
POPULARITY. THE HAT IN THIS
SKETCH SHOWS THE MOST En-
TEENE OF THE FULL CROWNS AND
TT * tpNiR ABLE OVER A PIQUN.>T
FACE THE ONLY KIND THAT CAN
EAR TT
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A little cap which is rimless. but which
is very pretty, is made Of blue and white
checked cotton lined with rubber. 1t IS
scalIoped about the edge, and wide band
across the top which narrows into TWO
narrow straps that button under the
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cherry soup has been made. but II
could hardly be more than the result OF
am effort to serve cherries in new and
unexpected way. However at every
course save the soup ce-rse cherries can
b, legitimately served
Cherry cocktails are made in this way
stone ripe cherries. chop them fine. add
!, tablespoonful of lemon juice to each
cupful Of cherries. sweeten them To taste
and serve them either in cocktail glasses
or else in lemon skin cups. made by re-
moving part of one side of sufficient
number Of lemons. cutting a bit of the
r!nd from the other side, removing all
the pulp and juice and washing and chill
ing the shells.
Cherries served with French toast can
H.. used as an entree. To make them cut
rings half an inch thick from bread ana
soak them in beaten egg yolk. milk. a
little sugar and pinch of salt. Roll the
bread rings In crumbed bread and maca-
ICONS and brown them in butter. Stew
ripe cherries with sugar enough To- sweet
en- them, drain and pile in the middle of