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The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
For the Sewing Room.

When scissors become dull, put a pin
between the blades and rub it up and
down, working the blades as in cut
ting. This will put a new edge on the
scissors and takes but a moments
time.
If one likes to have her towels
marked. but has not the time to en-
broider them nor the money to spend
on handwork, the sewing machine
shops, where one has machine hem
stitching done will embroider a mono
gram or initials by machine for 10 or
Is cents each. and. as each letter is
stuffed as in the handwork. when care
fully laundered and ironed on a blank
ct. the effect is quite as good as of
handwork. OF course, the towel must
be marked before giving it to the shop.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
HOW MUCH DO YOU EATi

Have you any idea of the amount Of
food you will have eaten IL you attain
the age of neutrality-suspicious.. OF
course, that you are OF average height,
weight and appetite?
Fifty-four tons of solid food and fifty
three tons of liquid-about 1890 times
your own weight
The tons of bread you have consumed
would equal in size a small family hotel.
and a ton and a quarter would be the
equivalent weight OF butter.
II you had been a lover of bacon. and
Were TO stretch II out in single slices.
four miles would be the kngth. Five
tons of fish and 1900 eggs stand to your
credit, while a normal cheese eater easily
consumes 400 pounds
The vegetables you have consumed
would ill a train three miles long. and
to that train load you could add 1000
pounds of sugar and 100 pounds Of salt
Some haif-ton of tobacco has been con-
sumed in pipes, and half a million cigar
cites by the man who has been a smoker.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Tea Apron.

Daintiest among afternoon tea aprons
is the one made of a half yard. half
width. of finest batiste or organdie. fin
ished at the lower and side edges with
cotton lace picot bordering that is
scarcely more than a series of long,
loose loops, and at the top slightly gath
cred into waistband of narrow ribbon,
decorated at both ends with bowknots
from which fall a half dozen or more
ends in quarter-inch-wide ribbon, bow
knotted midway OF the length. The CEN
ter of the apron is ornamented with two
insets of embroidered filet lace. One of
these. placed six inches below the waist
band, is a four-inch square. and the
other, placed six inches above the lower
edge. is a two by four-inch oblong. OF
course. lace of any other substantial sort
could be employed. and white net, SOU
tache embroidered. is equally as pretty
as filet.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
"Squaw Men, on Increase
In England, Say Fabians

The Fabian Society OF England. Of
which George Bernard Shaw is the dis
tinguished head, il taking a census Of
the growing army Of "Squaw Men" in
that country-husbands who loaf while
their wives labor to support them. The
suspicion is that the rapid increase of this
type of male creature is largely RESPONSE
ble for the growing violence Of militant
suffragistism.
Mrs. c. M. Wilson. Of the Fabians, who
is investigating the matter, has this to
say:
The object Of the Fabian women's
group is to study as thoroughly as possi-
BILE the economc position Of women in
this country.
so little Is known at present about
the number of wage-earning women who
support others that we are making special
inquiries into the subject
81 have a. yet no definite figures. but
I should say that there are many thou
sands Of women In this country who sup
port husbands or other relatives.
These women are to be found among
all classes and in all professions and
trades. Some of these wives are skilled
workers, and take UP their position ~
bread winners quite cheerfully.
1T 10 very didicult to ascertain de.
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Relieving Ones Mind
Luxury Dearly Bought
Satisfaction of Speaking Out" in Indignation
Generally FOLLOWED by Sense of Shame at
Lapse from Dignity, Says Frances Shafer.

ably fail to apply the knowledge. aware
all the time that for every lapse when
We weakly give voice to Indignation that
might better remain unspoken, We pay
and pay again in self-repoach.
Benjamin Franklin. yet remember. was
wiser than that. For. early in life, he
formed a plan to regulate his future con-
duct in life. and in his autobiography he
tells that it was pretty faithfully ad.
hered to quite through to old age
The chart of virtues that he palms.
takingly prepared because he particularly
wanted to acquire them numbered but
twelve at first; but a Quaker friend told
him that in conversation he was often
overbearing and self-opinionated. not con-
tent with being in the right, but aggres-
sively prone to assert his opinions to the
last. and that he was fast gaining the
reputation OF an over-weening pride in
himself.
Poor Richards Achievement.
SO he set about the task of looking
for a remedy. And here's the point for
us more ordinary folk to remember:
Il cannot boast OF much success he
says. 'in acquiring the reality of this
virtue. but I had a good deal with re-
gard to the appearance of it,
You see, on his quest for the virtue
or nufnlllty ne OlQ not Ieel SO very meek
and lowly, but he managed to assume
a virtue IL he had 1t not making it a
rule to be very mild in his statements.
not TO be quite certain of anything, but
always TO ''imagine'' or conceive" some
thing to be true upon which he had not
bit of doubt in the world.
And so. by denying himself ''the
pleasure of contradicting abruptly" as
he put it. and by his well-cultivated
modesty, he found that his opinions were
accepted much more graciously and car
ried far more weight than in the days
when he was sure Of his ground.
And. just to show what one can do
when he tries very hard. this sage
philosopher tells that though his new
humility was followed with some violence
10 natural inclination. in time 1t became
so easy and habitual to him that per
haps for these fifty years past" no one
had ever heard a dogmatical expression
escape him. Think of it, II you will!
No wonder we are advised to read
Benjamin Franklin's Autobiography over
and over again until the lessons from his
life sink in.
For II We were just half as sincere as
We profess to be in our desire to cultivate
some of the graces that are practical as
we'll as pleasing, We would, like Frank
lin. plan a chart, put daily good and bad
marks upon it, and then perhaps we. too
might seem to possess a virtue il we had
IL not
At any rate. the thought OF that chart
and the marks to go upon ii. might
whisper to US the blessing OF holding our
peace when most it was needed.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Bed Linen Economy.

1t pays to turn sheets at the first sign
of wear in the middle. 1t also pays to
make sheets at home and to get a rather
lightweight muslin, choosing exactly the
same weight. for pillow cases. The un-
worn parts of sheets may then be made
into pillow cases. The making of sheets
and pillow cases is a trifiing matter, and
the saving on a single sheet is at least 20
cents. to say nothing of the fact that
the quality of the muslin you buy is
better than the average material used for
ready-made bed linen. If you have linen
sheets and pillow cases the saving is
more marked. Aside from the comfort
of sheets three yards long they wear bet
ter as they are not torn or strained in
the constant effort to pull them up.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Nv FRANCES sHAFFER.

II ones good. sober judgment would
only stand guard when II is needed the
most-my. what it would save in the
way of mental wear and tear later on
1t is very, very easy in a moment OF
sudden stress to speak right out all the
tangled thoughts in ones mind But
then come the hours and hours Of reck-
oning, and of futilely wishing that the
wise, tempering second thoughts had
come first-but the words tumble over
themselves for utterance. and the dam
age is done, all in a minute.
And what is gained, what but a dis
play Of weakness?
Unless one is very well-balanced and
quite safely intrenched in his own saw
ing sense, the time is pretty certain 10
come once in a while or so, when one
counts il relief to say just what he
thinks. let the consequences be what
they may. And it is satisfaction as
the burden of troublesome thoughts
comes pouring out to feel that one
mind is unloaded. and that ones view
point has been carried along to the very
place where 1t ought to be carried. But
somehow, as time moves along. the sat
isfaction dies away and shame ana re-
gret are all that is left.
A
well-a moment or 50 of cheap sauslac-
tion against a long period OF regret.
Because the poor little trick of unour-
dening ones mind, for the paltry sake
Of letting another know just what one
thinks, is pretty certain to bring It's
own punishment. And il is not necessa-
riiv because the thoughts may be Ill
advised or have a faulty basis, but
rather because in the telling. something
If ones better self is sacrificed that
never can be offset by the relief brought
about by outspoken thoughts.
Aftermath Is NexstiOus.
When one falls from the grace of men
tai restraint and says something re-
cretted in a very brief while. he Is
quite ready to fiatter himself that mis-
opinion is right. absolutely right. whether
he was wise TO air it or no. And maybe
II was, but that does not help over
much when he knows very well that the
part of dignity and the larger part OF
tisness unfailinSly whisper that IT is al
ways best to hold ones peace and De
spared the aftermath.
The strange part of il is that most of
lis know il is true. down to the very
last letter. that when most we are
temrted to speak with bitterness OF feel
ing and to be very outspoken in opinions
that crowd for utterance, If We weakly
Yield, we most regret it For the mote
intense the feeling. the sharper the worGs
and then comes the self-appointed DAY
Of reckoning.
We know it: but sometimes We lament
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
FIRE DON'TS.
Don't fl the oil lamps at night.

Don't I'LL the oil lamps at night
Don't use a PAPER shade or any kind
OF light.
Don't place rubbish in a stairway or
cellar.
Never use gasoline for cleaning in
doors
Use only safety matches and keep them
away from children.
Don't drop a burned match in a rubbish
pile or in the dry grass.
Keep curtains and draperies tied back.
to prevent them swinging against the
gas jets.
When you use match. be careful
where you put it. Careless disposal of
burning or smoldering matches may
cause a big fire.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
By Ida AMEs WILLIS.

There IN SO much less effort attached
to taking a days outing or picnic than
formerly before the days Of fast-going,
far-going trolley cars, cheap fare. picnic
paraphernalia. such as folding pastboard
boxes. paper napkins. tablecloths. dishes.
parafin drinking cups, and wrapping
paper.
Time was, and not SO many years ago.
when a family outing for day meant a
strenuous and extra amount OF labor for
the house mother. and generally threw
the entire household SO completely out
of the even tenor OF its ways that it re-
quired several following days OF calm
and rest to regain its equilibrium.
But the old order cnangeth. inasmuch
as we may now get our pleasures with
very little exertion on our part. There Is
no conclusive evidence that we enjoy
them any more, or as much as OF yore.
Perhaps the very up-to-dateness robbed
the present-day picnics Of some OF the
original charm.
But some compromising gift with every
loss is given, and the busy mother has
good reason to bless the innovations.
No longer is it deemed necessary to
roast and bake and brew in preparation
for a days excursion.
There is nothing more convenient to
handle. or more sanitary for that matter.
than the modern sandwich. which sup
plies both bread and meat. The sand
wiches folded neatly in paraffin paper.
keep fresh and moist and clean. Deviled
eggs-always a favorite picnic refresh
ment-are also wrapped in squares of
parafhn paper.
Many Uses of Parn fiin Pnper.
Tomatoes sliced without peeling, their
original shape retained by wrapping each
one in paraffin paper and lightly twisting
the corners together go nicely with the
eggs. as do beets that are boiled. peeled.
sliced, and placed in special vinegar over
night; the slices arranged to form
whale beets and wrapped as the tomatoes
are.
II you must have pies In order TO en-
Joy a picnic properly, they may be made
in turnover shapes on saucers, or In
patty pans. and also folded in the
waxed paper.
An arrangement that pleases most chill
dren and grown-ups as well. is the in
dividual picnic box. or boxes il you
wish to use the lined biscuit boxes your
fore-thought has preserved: Sandwiches
in one. with salt. pepper. and sugar that
may be required: in another. put fruit
and paper napkins. also fruit knife; in
another your whole tomato or beet. or
one OF these, and a little paper-box car
rier of3ither potato salad. slaw. or cot
tage cheese. All these are enjoyed at
a picnic meal. as are also one or two
deviled eggs and a box of assorted cake
and pie.
All these biscuit boxes wrapped to-
gether in a neat package convenient TO
carry will not be at all burdensome even
for the children to carry and are the
right and proper division of spoils and
labor. The plan gives the privilege OF
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tails Of the better class homes where hus-
bands, for some reason or other. are sup
ported by their wives.
Among poorer people, however-partic-
ularly In the districts around the East
London docks-I know there are hundreds
of cases where the wife is the wage
Garner Of the home.
THE numbers Of women who work to
support not only husbands but fathers,
mothers. sisters, brothers. and other rela-
tives, must be amazing!
II have heard Of poor little domestics
who have given away nearly all their
money every month to keep some home
going, while there are numerous instances
Of elder sisters who have bravely gone
out to business in order to bring up a
troop of small brothers and sisters.
"women workers with idle or invalid
husbands have practically the same fnau-
cisl responsibilities as a man. and are
looked upon by the State as the official
wage-earners"
According to the statistics issued, and
assuming the economic conditions to be-
unchanged. New York. 1t is claimed. wtIl
contain 100000 women workers and 3oO.-
900 husbands and fathers OF families Of
the idle nsver-work class by the year
l9A.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Easy Ways to Prepare
Wholesome Picnic Lunch
Less Effort Now Is Attached to Days Outing
When Ingenuity Is Exercised n Making
Up Food to Be Taken.
Individual preference for certain viand.

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Nest sandwiches.
II IN better to have a meat filling for
sandwiches I'm the form of a mince ~
some sort
Roasted boiled. or baked meat ia an,
to make too dry a sandwich and not so
tasty as slice meat loaf or meat sand
wlch paste nicely seasoned and Favored.
he rnade in this u,,v Raksd beans meas
cheese nuts ali m.l. most annetizjng
sandwich na stes COMPOUNDED with taste
and care.
In your providing for the outing do M,
forget YOUR nackaye of naraffin drinking
cups.
The bread for sandwiche. should he NJ
fine grain ana AT least a day old One
slice across the loaf should make two
squares or four triangular or three OBJ
long sandwiches. The brown crust should
be removed and the loaf trimmed into
good shape before cutting the slices.
Reserve these trimmings for other uses
in cooking.
When ready to- slice spread the butter.
which should be soft enough to spread
easily, across the loaf and then slice
evenly with a sharp knife, cutting each
slice about one-haIf of an inch tbick
Cut each second slice off before butterins
IL, so IL NAV be trimmed to at evenly
over the buttered slice, and no butter
wasted by trimming after spreading.
When the first slice is covered with the
fIIine Law the second buttered slice on
ton of il and cut the desired shane and
wrap in pararin paper ~ the sandwiches
are M, N he served AZ once
chicken sandwiches.
A delicious chicken sandwich NAV he
made of n incing and pounding chicken
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Bagdad Bazaars Take Place
Of department Stores

where native shoes are manufactured ard
scld. Sug-el-esefafr is the coppersmith
bazaar. The copper is heated and worked
while hot inside the shops, but the cold
sheet copper is hammered into shape out
In the street.
Bab-el-agha Is occupied by the blacrs-
smiths, tinsmiths, and carpenters The
blacksmiths make chains. nails. locSs
and horse and donkey shoes. The tin
smiths manufacture tin vessels, pots.
water cans, and lanterns. The carpenters
make practically all the furniture usef
there, and coffins, doors. and door ard
window frames
Different bazaars are segregated In c't-
ferent parts Of the city. and the district
often takes the name Of the bazaa-.
Some bazaars are also named after tho
district IN which they are situated. there
being no sharp divisions Of the bazaar
according to the materials sold.
Each bazaar has a coffee shop, which
Ii large open place partly covered by
roof, where a large number OF cheap
wooden settees are arranged in rows. Any
one who sits down in . coffee shop first
gets q cup Of Turkish coffee and then q
native pipe in which Shirza tobae"~ Is
smoked.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
PIN CUSHIONS MADE
FROM SWEET HERBS

A lavender pin cushion is a dainty
affair for the toilet table during the warm
days. filling the room with its delicate
perfume.
1t Is very pretty when covered In pale
fawn. embroidered in violet and green,
and the word lavender written across in
the former color to remind one still
further of the cushions sweet contents.
Other pin cushions might be made in
the same way and be filled with various
sweet-smelling herbs, such as rosemary.
bergamot and lemon verbena. while a
potpourri one would be delightful
1t should be covered with white muslin
and decorated daintily with ribbon work
or silks in colors suggesting the flowers
within.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
COLD BOILED RICE
AS LUNCHEON DISH

Cold boiled rice can be used in a good
luncheon or breakfast dish.
Butter q baking dish and put a layer of
rice in IL, then one of cheese, either graf !
ed or cut into little bits.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper, put in
another layer of rice and cheese and
cover the dish with bread crumbs
Pour one-half cupful of rich milk or
cream over the rice and bake for thirty /
minutes in a hot oven or until il is nicely /,
Drowned
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17

AS usual. when We want something
novel and dainty in cooking or in table
accessories. We turn to our French
neighbors for the idea. This time it
is a device to make the butter for the
table into a curl shape.
For this purpose the French have
invented a knife-like article with the
end of the blade shaped like a hook.
This hook is saw-edged. Have ready
bowl containing ice, place the bowl
in your lap, place a square pound OF
butter on a plate on the table in front
Of you. Plunge the butter curler Into
hot water and run it over the surface
of the butter, moving the knife toward
you. The butter will roll into a curl
right into the bowl of ice. These but
ter curls are quite the latest thing in
the serving of butter.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Novel HOsiery.

Wonderful ingenuity is exercised in
the matter Of smart hosiery, and for
women who like novelties in any form
there Is plenty to chose from. Curious
effects are contrived with stripes in lace
or silk stockings. varying from about an
eighth of an inch to fine hairline. These
are so cunningly wrought that they
give elegance to the most ungainly
ankle.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
NICELY BALANCED
FOODS FOR SUMMER
Meals Suitable for Warm Weather
Fish and Eggs in Place
of Meat

OF Meat.
MEALS FOR A DAY.
BREAKFAST
Barley Grits Cooked in Milk.
snirred Eggs in Ramikins.
Buttered Toast. Coffee.
LUNCHEON.
Pressed Cheese Bread and Ruttsr
Sandwiches.
sponge Cake Apple Sauce.
Iced or Reheated Coffee.
DINNER.
steamed Salmon Loaf. Tomato Sauce
Creamed Peas. Diced Potatoes
Shtedded Green Peppers and Cabbage
salad. French Dressing.
Huckleberry Pudding.
Shirred Eggs in Ramikins-For each
person take two tablespoons milk and
one egg; mix lightly. pour in buttered
ramikins, sprinkle with pepper. salt
and fine bread crumbs, dot with butter
and bake in hot oven ten minutes; or
set In pan OF boiling water on top of
stove until CONCEALED.
Pressed Cheese-One Gun Of pra,ed
cheese. one young small onion, and
two boiled eggs. chopped. Mix with
one-half cup mayonnaise, and slice
when cold.
Steamed Salmon Loaf Drain one
pint can of salmon, mix in one cupfuI
bread crumbs. Beat three esgss yery
hght, mix with one cupful milk, season
with salt. pepper. chopped parsley, then
stir In salmon and crumbs Put in bak-
ing dish and steam two hours. Prepare
tomato sauce by cooking six ripe
tomatoes. rub through a sieve, thicken
with one teaspoonful butter rubbed in
one tablespoonful OF flour. season with
salt, pepper. and a spoonful of vinegar,
cooking until 1t slightly thickens. Pour
over loaf. garnish with parsley. and
slice to serve. Just as good prepared
the day before and warmed up by
steaming.
Appended-To be used in peach sea-
son:
Peach Short Cake-Bake two layer,
of rich pie crust Just before serving
take from ice box sliced peaches
slightly sweetened: spread over the
two crusts: place one on top Of the
other. sprinkle with powdered sugar,
cut in fifths. and serve immediat tely.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17

Dear Children: Isn't this . dainty look
ing lady made from . clothespin? She
Is supposed to be Mrs. Martha Washing
ton. and II you have made the general In
miniature, you will surely wish to maks
Mrs. Washington. Her skirt should be
of fiowered satin brocade in . soft old
blue color. Maybe you can find SON .
fiowered paper that will answer.
Her cap may be made Of white tissue
paper gathered with needle and thread,
and with . frill falling round the face.
The reticule or little handbag. may also
be made Of paper. but perhaps you eau
md piece Of soft net that will do tet-
ter for this purpose. The kerchief must
be fine and dainty. Softest lawn or swiss
is excellent for this.
I hope the boys and girls who read
the Children's Column will have good
luck with these diminutive iigures, be.
cause II skilfully made they are really
very attractive. PRINCEss sP1NAwAY.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Answer to Inquiry.

Bertha-An expressions of sympathy
at a time of bereavement should be ac-
knowledged. Additional cards sent by the
person expressing sympathy usually are
intended for other members of the family
Of the person to whom the cards are
sent.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Paby''s Shoes.

Always sandpaper the soles Of babys
new shoes before they have been worn.
This keeps her from slipping on the bare
or polished floors and prevents many a
bad fall which could easily result in a
sprain or broken bone.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Summer Trimming. OF Velvet.

Velvet Is in force for summer clothes.
1t forms girdles. hens, buttons, cuff.
and collars on many lingerie frocks. and
Is used as well for evening gowns. coat
trimming. and hats. A charming after
noon frock OF white voile and Cluny lace
shows wide cuffs at the elbow. buttons
for trimming. and a folded girdle Of
golden brown brocaded velvet.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
A Distinctive Handbas.

An interesting handbag Is made Of
snake skin. 1t has double strap handle
and is decorated with a small gold watch
and big gold monogram. Silk hand
bags are still in favor. Those of MORE
silk are the most durable and attractive.
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
A Novel Hat.

An interesting hat Is OF printed chif-
fon. mounted on net. and then mounted
on.a white straw hat. The net and chif-
fon are bound to the straw about the
edge Of the brim with wide silver braid
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17
Rasberry shrub.

\ favorite old-fa shioned drink:
Pour a quart of best cider vinegar over
four quarts of red raspberries and let
them stand four days. Then strain. and
10 every quart of raspberry juice add
one pound of granulated sugar. Boil
for twenty minutes, skimming carefully:
bottle, seal. and keep in a cool place
until needed. When serving put the de-
sired quantity in a glass, add cracked
ice and water. This is very refreshing
and wholesome drink for hot weather.
The butterfly girdle or hat ornament is
The Washington herald., 1913-08-17

The butterfly girdle or hat ornament is
now making an appeal TO many women