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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-09

to these shoes which is strengthened by
the plain patent leather vamps.
Every woman, whether she has three or
a dozen pairs of shoes, would welcome a
colonial pump, unless of course. she is
unfortunate enough to be unable to wear
pumps. That shown is of black suede
and Ia finished with a gun metal buckle.
It will be found useful for afternoon
wear, for informal evening wear and for
warm weather street wear. Pumps nova
days are not so difficult to keep on as
they used to be. For one thing, the
buckles over the base of the instep help
to hold them in place. Besides that. a
small strip OF suede, which clings to the
stocking, Is usually fastened inside the
heel OF the shoe.
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White buckskin pumps are almost as
useful as black colonial ones. Some of
smart appearance are piped about the top
with narrow bias band Of black and
white striped silk and are decorated with
a buckskin bow piped with silk.
For formal evening wear plain colored
satin slippers take precedence. The slip
pers, although of plain satin and simp,e
In design, are made elaborate by a buckle
or other decoration Buckles of cut steel
beads of various colors. rhinestones and
other stones are all used, and So are deco
rations OF chiffon and satin in. the form of
rosettes. roses or puffs.
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Short Cuts for Hous@k@ep@rs

| need of anything, take one cord and fas-
ten ii over the slit on the edge. 1t will
| pass directly under the name of the ar
] ticle. and your memorandum will be
ready Tor next mornings order with no
more worry
| A useful little article is an oven sign.
made of piece sof cardboard on which
written Inquire within Attach a,
string to this cardboard. If you put any
thing in the oven, hang the sign on the
door handle 1t will prevent many burnt
dishes.
/ Every cook knows the patience and
time wasted in hunting holders. which
seem to have a way Of disappearing just
at the moment that they are most need
cd All this may be avoided by sewing
two holders at the end of inch tapes.
whicn are suspended from tape band
which fastens around the waist, just as
an apron band does. Let them reach to
the bottom of the dress, one at each
side of the waistline. They win always
be ready when needed. Have some of
your kitchen holders made of double
size. and stitched together on three sides,
SO that the hand can be thrust into them
almost as into mitten. This will save
the hands from getting red, rough backs.
which readily crack and chap.
Whoever does much or little ironing will
do we'll to have a holder of the following
sort: Get a piece of pliable asbestos
cloth, four by six inches. and stitch it
carefully between two pieces of soft.
rather thick stuff a little larger than the
asbestos. to allow for turning in. AS
Destos, which transmits very little heat,
will save. the hands from that scorched.
tender feeling, which is the unpleasant
consequence of using an ordinary holder.
A handy hook is made by taking any
smooth stick and inserting into one end
a good strong screw hook right-apgIa
shape. 1t is useful for various purposes.
1t will draw hot utensils from the oven.
pull down window shades that have
jumped beyond ones reach, pull windows
down from the top and reach anything
tucked away in the corners of shelves,
etc.
Avoid too much stair-climbing by keep
ing upon each floor duplicates OF small
necessary things, such as brooms, DUST
pans. busters and work baskets supplied
with thread. needle, buttons and tapes.
r. needed So- snail re-
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Handy Aprons.

A CLOTHESPIN APRON is a great
convenience. It is cut double and
almost circular in shape. except for a
small dip at the top. In one of the
pieces two Notwithstanding slashes
are cut and bound with braid. The
pieces are then placed together. wrong
sides touching, and the edges. except
the dip, bound with the same kind of
braid. The apron is then put on to a
narrow band which buttons at the side.
Kitchen aprons should be marked
with a cross-stitch of red on the inside
band when there is no very decided
right or wrong side. This mark may
be seen at glance and will save time
and patience when slipping on an apron
in a hurry. Put pockets on the under
they win be just as convenient for
use and will not catch on doorknobs
and get torn.
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buttons Black satin wears well and can
be relied on to hold shape and cut.
The patent leather slipper shown is
made with French heel and turned sole,
and is suitable for afternoon wear when
q low shoe is wanted. 1t IL made striking
by the addition Of cut steel buckle
strapped with velvet. Cut steel buckles
are to be much in evidence for day wear;
they practically take the place in the
daytime that rhinestone buckles take in
the evening.
The evening slipper shown is Of taupe
suede made up in French style. The
buckle Of rhinestones or brilliants is filed
with pun Of suede.
The woman who must limit her ex-
penditure on shoes to q small amount
would do better to get along with three
pairs Of well chosen shoes OF good quality
than to buy five pairs Of cheap ones.
She must confine herself to conservative
models in footwear and she must choose
each shoe with distinct idea OF the serv-
ice 1t will have to perform. One pair of
tan shoes, one pair of high buttoned
black shoes and one pair OF low black
shoes. suggested in the illustration, form
a serviceable combination.
The high tan shoes shown are made OF
washable leather. The uppers are of tan
cloth. Such shoes can be worn with a
tailored suit and with simple thin dresses.
For afternoon wear indoors or out the
high black buttoned boot shown is salts
factory. The suede cloth uppers and the
pearl buttons give a look of smartness
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To Cut Cardboard.

CARDBOARD is used for SO many
~ purposes that it is well to know
the way to get straight edges. Never
use scissors for the purpose, for that
makes ragged edges. Instead use q
ruler, preferably a brass-edged one
and lay it on the cardboard with the
brass edge upward. AS the ruler has
a bevel edge the brass is a fraction OF
an inch above the board when 1t lie
properly placed. Now get very sharp
penknife, hold the ruler firmly and
draw the knife along the brass edge.
Do not attempt to cut through the
cardboard the first time, but merely
score 1t deeply. Now remove the ruler
and cut through the incision. The re-
suit will be a clean-cut edge, such as q
picture dealer makes on mats.
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Sleep i'm the Open for Your H@alGla's Sake

canvas shelter of the outdoor sleeper.
1t Is made of heavy zibeline. dark brown.
lined with light brown. and has de-
tachable hood. 1t il made like an en-
velope, laced up over the feet and knees
and buttoned above. so that the wearer
can have free use Of the arms.
Outdoor sleepers say that no matter
how many covers are piled over and
under them, they cannot be warm in
really cold weather unless they wear a
close-fitting garment Of wooden. Angora
sleeping suits, which cover hands and
feet. as well as the rest of the body, and
for wearing in bag or hammock For
children from two to six years they cost
about IS.
A bed hammock. by the way. is a COM
Portable form of outdoor bed. The cam
vas wind shield provides the necessary
protection against the breezes.
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The head should he protected. just as
1t is when one goes out OF doors in the
daytime. An aviator's cap OF fine soft
wool. which can be had for $50, is
warm and comfortable. IS Another useful
style of headgear for the outdoor sleeper
is a cap which slips over the head and
has a cape attachment over the neck
and shoulders. There is q round opening
in this cap over the face, and in warm
weather the cape portion can be turned
back and fastened on the head.
Warm slippers and robe should be pro-
vided for the trip from the tent, cabin or
house where sleeping clothes are donned
to the outdoor sleeping place and back
again. A thermos bottle containing hot
milk water. chocolate or tea for refresh
ment in case Of chill. a thermometer for
registering the temperature and camp
lamp of some sort complete the outdoor
sleeper5s equipment.
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wears ago, when skirts shortened. many
women who had heretofore been careless
about their footwear woke up to the fact
that the matter OF dressing the feet was
worth serious consideration. The coming
of scant skirts year or so later caused
still greater demand for pretty footwear.
This season skirts have heightened. but
even when they do not show sash at
.instep or ankle they focus attention on
the foot. Anyway. the love for fine shoes
is now so surely part Of every woman's
makeup that trailing skirts five yards
around would not make It less.
Buttoned shoes are still lin favor. al
though laces are sometimes worn with
high outing shoes. Both French and
Cuban heels are worn for both house
and street wear. and the curved Cuban
heel, between the conventional French
and Cuban in outline and called
by some dealers the New York. by others
the American heel. is still popular. It
meets a real want, for 1t provides sufh-
cient base to make 1t tolerably comfort
able for walking and at the same time
presents a graceful outline.
The fact that French heels are widely
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|NNION soup is an extremely fashion
able soup just now being served at
7 many of the best hotels. The
foundation is stock made from a six
pound shin soup bone. Cut gashes in the
meat Have the bone cracked and put In
the soup kettle. Add three quarts of cold
water, cover, heat slowly to the boiling
point and simmer slowly for six or seven
hours II you use the freless. put it in at
night and cook all night. When ready to
use, strain and remove fat. Slice thin
six small onions and cook in two table,
spoonfuls of refined vegetable oil until the
onions are soft. Stir frequently. that they
may not burn. To six cupfuls Of the boil
ing stock add salt, pepper and just a sus-
piciOn of celery salt. Have ready as many
slices of toast trimmed free from crust
as there are guests to serve and place q
piece on each plate. The plate should be
hot. Sprinkle with grated Parmesan
cheese turn on the hot soup and serve at
once. II desired stronger a bouillon tab
let or two teaspoonfuls OF beef extract
can be added to the stock.
Chicken Fricassee, White.
Draw, SINCE and thoroughly wash. q
fowl which need not be as tender as fol
| roasting. Cut into joints and lay the
pieces into salt and water for twenty
minutes. Put into a stewpan with few
pieces of fat salt pork, cut into strips
Pour on cold water to cover, put on the
lid of the pan and let the contents come
very slowly to a boil Simmer gently fol
an hour or longer until tender. The time
required depends on the age of the fowl
and may range from an hour to four
hours. The cooking must be slow. II al.
lowed to boil fast the meat shrinks and
toughens. When nearly tender add q
minced onion. a tablespoonful Of chopped
parsley and salt and pepper to season
Cover closely. and when the liquor again
! reaches the boiling point cook ten min
utes then stir in a cup of milk to which
| have been added two tablespoonfuis OF
flour and two beaten eggs. Before adding
to the boiling liquid dip out few spoon
fuls of the hot broth and add to the egg,
beating all the time. that 1t may not cur
die: then turn into the pot. Boil up
again. add tablespoonful Of butter. ar
| range the pieces Of chicken neatly on q
hot platter and pour the gravy over 1t, or
have ready a rice border and dish the
fricassee in pyramidal form inside Of 1t.
Mashed Potatoes.
While almost every one thinks that
cooking mashed potatoes is something
any person can do, there is knack about
lit. after all. Select potatoes Of uniform
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Gay Shoes Are Offered to Match Gay Gowns

used on street shoes il doubtless deplor-
able from the point OF view OF the physi-
clan. But the craze for curved heels IL
easily understood. This is q day when
of the body, and all these lines are curv-
ed. The incurving French heel really fol-
lows the reflex line Of the outcurving heel
Of a woman's foot.
make the foot look smaller, did have the
effect Of making 1t look shorter. but at
the same time increased the apparent
width. Long vamped shoes are back in
favor and really show a better line than
the short vamped sort.
Black and white and colored pearl but
tons riveted with steel are much used.
Indeed. buttons which were once consid-
cred purely unitarian are now depended
on for shoe decoration. Black buttons
are used ON white and red shoes. white
buttons are used on black and colored
buttons are used on everything. The
woman who must limit her expenditure
on shoes might find It well to avoid
er shoes. satin shoes Of bright shades
with satin-covered heels and patent leatn-
er tips and shoes Of checks. plaids and
stripes of vivid hue. Such shoes, al
though smiled on by fashion, are 30 con-
spicuous that if worn constantly they
might identify their owner as ''the woman
who always wears the red Cor blue or
checked. as the case might be) Shoes
The group Of five shoes illustrated sug-
gests combination for the woman who
can invest from twenty to thirty dollars
in a spring supply Of shoes.
The tan boot shown is for out-of-door
wear. 1t is short, having only eight but
tons. The perforated vamp gives 1t style,
and for wear with corduroy tramping cos
tune or thin wool knockabout suit it will
be in demand. The new tan boots do not
stain from any sort of outdoor tramping.
They can be washed with warm water
and soap when they are soiled and look
like new after their bath.
When a woman is in an athletic frame
of mind, when, in spite Of possible rain
or muddy roads, she Graves long tramps
through woods or fields, she favors the
low-cut tan shoe. When she would take
air and sunshine in linen serge suit or a
lingerie frock she favOrs the high-cut
white buck boot The one shown is fast
ened with sixteen buttons. The dainty
stitching on the long vamp is feature
of the new buckskin shoes.
For wear with afternoon gowns black
satin shoes have preference over every
other sort. The boot shown has a ribbed
satin vamp and fastens with black pearl
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Getting Window Boxes Ready
T is time to make ready the window

TT is time to make ready the window
joices. In city or country nothing
gives a more interesting character to a
house than well filled and cared for win
dow boxes. In France this fact il fully
understood. The humblest cottages are
often gay with flowers blooming on the
window stills. Even the business houses
there have made use OF the window
boxes.
One of the great dressmakers. whose
name is known all over the world. appre-
ciating the suggestion Of charm and cool
ness which flowers give. has the windows
of his business establishment fitted out
with boxes filled with perfect, growing
flowers. In the summer, the time when
many of his foreign patrons visit Paris.
his business house makes an altogether
beautiful spot in neighborhood which
is itself attractive enough. Surely IL the
fair American has any money to spend
she will gladly spend 1t there.
+
One thing to remember In planning win
dow boxes is that it 10 better to have q
definite color scheme In mind and to buy
flowers which conform to this scheme.
For instance, pink and white can be car
ried out with pink geraniums and mar
guerites; scarlet and green, with red
geraniums and ivy. Sweet alyssum.
sgera.um and n1arSuerites, with white
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with those of dwarf habit Two climbing
plants at each of the two corners Of the
box nearest the window can be trained
over q cord or a trellis made of wood
which follows the outline Of the window
frame. 1t is not well to train any plant
on wire, as the wire heats quickly in hot
sun, burns the stems twined about it and
ultimately causes the death of the plant.
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edged vinca, make a charming combina-
ton Of blue and white. Heiiotrope, white
geraniums and ivy are interesting for
q lavender and white box.
Potted plants. sunk In q bOxful of moss,
can be used. or else the flowers and vines
can be planted directly in the soil. II the
moss filled box Is used the plants can be
changed from time to time without much
trouble. but possibly they do better when
they are. rooted In the soil Of the box.
A metal box IL suitable for holding the
moss, but wood makes the best box In
which flowers are to be planted directly.
Cypress. authorities say, is the best wood,
and. although 1t costs little more to be-
gin with. 1t outlasts any other kind.
4
The soil should be very rich-the smaller
the box the richer the soil must be. The
bottom OF the box should be punctured
with inch-wide holes In several places, and
bits OF broken flower pot should be so ar
ranged over these holes as to make good
drainage sure. Rich soil can be bought
from florist, or 1t can be brought from
the woods In bags or boxes. Wood soil
should generally be mixed with sand for
use In winter boxes.
boxes. The dwarf variety should be used
and the plants should be thinned out to
stand six inches apart. The flowers
IL followed blossoms can be had all sum-
mer. until frost kills the plants in the
fall.
6yl;ynb.n- -4iart.,4us can - So
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proof canvas. and costs only $3, without
equipment. Such a bag could be equip
ped with bedding already on hand. When
regularly equipped this bag contains a
cameps hair blanket. which costs 81, and
high-grade WOODEN blanket, which costs
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Keep somewhere in the kitchen Q small
basket filled with clean rags. made into
poses After using one of these rags drop
in the fire and replenish yo-r sss'-et f~--s
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So. and which is itself made in the shape
of bag
For $11 a capacious sleeping rug can
be bought This rug is quite as service
able for use in the steamer chair of the
ocean traveller as it is in the porch or
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n spite Of the fact
that q much quot
ed Boston dancing
master declares
that the road to
beauty can be sue
cessfully followed
only by those who
go barefoot. shoes
are given more
prominence than
ever in the spring
fashions. A few
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VD where there is a
chance to find out what it feels IKE u
sleep out of doors in the cold.
Not everybody, of course, has time or
money, even IL he has the inclination. to
make a trip to Saranac or the Rockies
equipped with furs and blankets enough
to make an Eskimo's eyes bulge. But
every one who wishes can make short
excursion into the country to enjoy in a
milder degree the blessings of nightly
drop In temperature. a starry canopy
and a bed OF balsam boughs. Camping
parties for outdoor sleeping are one of
the most popular and enjoyable forms of
springtime diversion.
Even those who have not time for the
short outdoor sleeping excursion can try
sleeping in the open at home. Look at
the sleeping porches in any suburban
community for evidence that home out
door sleeping is popular. Some persons
even decamp to their own back yards
at night TO breathe in air and health, and
others sleep with their heads out of the
window on specially constructed head
rests with canvas wind shields.
"
doubtless because it is fun to pack off
to the woods or mountains in the cold,
and. safe under warm blankets in lux
urious fur bags. imagine what the Pill
grim fathers must have felt like when
they, with the Pilgrim mothers and chill
dren. camped on Plymouth Rock one win
ter night 800 years ago. But the reason
the fad demands serious attention is be-
cause it is the most healthful fad which
has received society's sanction for long.
long time.
One doctor. so important to health did
he consider outdoor sleeping, had the
sides of corner room in his house
actually removed in order to make COM
Portable sleeping porch.
=
The only possible danger from sleeping
out of doors is that of catching cold from
exposure to wind. cold or dampness. Pro-
tected with dry. warm coverings which
are watertight and with some shield
against the wind. the sleeper runs no
risk. There should be protection against
strong winds, however; a physician who
urged persons with colds to keep out OF
doors. even when the weather was far
from balmy. forbade their putting their
heads out Of the window in windy wealth
er. And there should never be exposure
to dampness Even the Indians recog-
nized this, and after they had been
tramping through mud and wet grass
they would dig hole, build a fire in it
and sit about with their legs dangling
over the heat until their feet were dry
before they would go to sleep.
special sleeping bag called schlaf-
sack is imported from Germany. It is
equipped with q pneumatic pillow and
one blanket. The bag itself is water
proof. and is made with a hood. sup
~
This bag costs between ST and $1S.
The sort of bag used by the United
States troops when camping. called the
kenwood sleeping bag is made of water