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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
Laundering Delicate Materials.

Q ONE laundresses always use cheese
- cloth to protect q fabric when
ironing 1t is so loosely woven that one
can see the article plainly underneath
and follow the weave Of the material.
and still be sure that there is no dan
ger of scorching. Articles that must
be pressed on the wrong side. but that
need a touch on the right side, may be
pressed very nicely, provided q piece OF
smooth tissue paper Is used to protect
the goods from the hot iron. When
ironing silks or ribbons, tho use of
tissue paper will prevent them from
becoming shiny.
Fine muslins must be ironed when
wet. If allowed to get dry, muslin
will have a rough appearance when
ironed. Iron on the right side to give
as much as possible. Finish off by
ironing the wrong side Embroidered
muslin must be ironed on the wrong
side to raise the pattern. Lay the en-
broidery side face down on a Turkish
towel or piece Of flannel and then
iron. When ironing colored muslins
do not use the irons too hot, as they
are apt to destroy the colors
When laundering lingerie waists,
wash as usual. but do not starch. When
dry. dip in borax water. using one
tablespoonful of borax to one quart of
warm water. Wiring out and fold in
towel for q few hours. Then iron
dry. The waists will not get mussed
nearly as soon as when starched.
They are also much easier to iron.
When ironing dainty lingerie waists,
baby dresses and such articles. use q
very small iron. It will reach places
where it would be impossible to use
a .regular-sized iron. II you sprinkle
orris powder under the ironing sheet
you will find that 1t gives a delicate
perfume to clothing.
To have a NICE smooth starch, put q
few drops of kerosene in and stir until
blended with the starch. 1t will pre-
vent the starch from sticking. Whom
washing very delicate fabrics such as
null, Organdy, net, lace, ETC., stiffen
with gum arabic. Dissolve the gum
in hot water to the consistence of
mucilage and keep bottled for use. Add
tablespoonful to large cup OF
water.
Net waists may be easily cleaned.
Fill a two-quart fruit 0an with gaso-
line. put the waist to be cleaned in
this, screw the top on well, and let
stand over night. In the morning
shake the can gently back and forth.
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"0 make cream OF tomato soup scrape
two young carrots, peel one young
= turnip and cut in slices together
with stalk or two of celery, leek and
a small onion. Add a few sprigs OF pars-
ley, half bunch OF chives. cut in small
bits. and a Glove of garlic. il desired.
Cook for an hour in three cupfuls OF wa
ter, then add a quart can of tomatoes.
Simmer gently for two hours longer. then
strain through a colander. Melt large
tablespoonful of butter in a saucepan, stir
until rather brown, then add two table
spoonfuls of flour. When blended stir in
a cupful of the hot soup stock. then turn
the thickened mixture back into the soup
not. Cook ten or fifteen minutes, season
with a tablespoonful of salt, a scant tea
snoonful of pepper and teaspOonful OF
sugar Serve hot with fried or toasted
croutons.
Auburn Corn Muhans.
Corn mullins are excellent made in this
way. Separate two eggs, putting the
yolks in a large bowl. Beat q moment,
add a cupful of milk, one cupful OF corn
meal and a half cupful Of flour and beat
thoroughly Add a tablespoonful of melt
ed butter, well rounded teaspoonful OF
baking powder and half teaspoonful OF
salt, and beat again. When well blended
and puffy, fold in the well beaten whites
Of the eggs. Have ready twelve creased
gem pans, piping hot Pour the mixture
into them and bake fifteen or twenty min
uteS in hot oven.
Fish Mold With Egg Sauce.
Shred two pounds OF fresh halibut or
Goldfish and free from skin and bones.
Put into a mortar and pound until fine
and smooth, then add two tablespoonsfuls
of melted butter, three well beaten eggs
and salt and pepper to season well. Add
milk to make thick batter, pack into a
well CREASED fish-shaped mold, cover
tightly and put in boiling water to cook
two hours. Turn on to q hot platter, gar
nish with slices Of lemon and parsley and
serve with egg sauce.
Egg Sauce.
Boil three eggs six minutes. cool. re-
move the shells and cut into small
cubes. Melt three tablespoonfuls OF
butter in a saucepan over the fire. add
TWO tabiespoonfuIs OF cream. q little
salt and pepper and cook five minutes.
Put in the eggs and shake the pan
little more butter and a good bit of
minced parsley and serve with the nsh
as soon as the butter as melted
Baked Macaroni and Peas.
Butter a baking dish and put in a
layer of cooked macaroni, then a layer
Of canned peas. Add a few mushrooms,
bits of butter. salt and pepper and
cracker crumbs. Again add 4 layer
OF macaroni and repeat as above till
dish is full Have top layer cracker
crumbs. Add one and one-half cupfuls
Of sweet milk. Bake one-half hour In
a hot oven. Delicious.
Green Currant jam.
Green currants are in condition for
jam and pies. To make jam, pick the
currants from the stems, put in pre-
serving kettle and set in a larger ket-
tie of boiling water or over a gentle
fire to dry out superf1uous Juice. Add
three quarters of a pound of sugar for
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To Be Graceful, Develop the Neck

left side. Raise 1t upright again, and
drop 1t to the left. Then drop il for
ward. then backward. Then roll it
around in a circle, all the time relaxed
Make the circle motion five times, when
you have learned how to do 1t, every
night and morning, and in between time
if you have opportunity.
Another way to make the neck full and
strong is TO turn the head around slowly
as far to the left as 1t will go, with the
body held rigid, then turn it to the right
then back to the left, and then to the
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FRIGHTENING FADED
COMFORTS AND CARPETS

LANG across a clothesline, moisten all
= the very so.led places, and rub with
soap. Then turn the hose on them You
can turn the hose of while you rub the
soiled places little between your hands.
Then turn on the hose again, drain and
dry. They will then be sweet and clean.
Potato water is excellent for brighten
ing shabby carpets. The carpets should
first of all be shaken well and beaten,
then scrape half dozen good-sized po-
,atoes as finely as possible into a bucket
which is half full of warm water. Strain
this wiring a cloth out of the water, and
give the carpet good rub all over. rims
ing frequently.
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BREAKFAST.
Straw berries.
Cereal
Fried Brook Trout Other Small Fish.
Water Cress.
Corn Mullins.
Coffee.
DINNER.
Melon.
Cream Of Tomato Soup.
Olives. Radishes.
Fish Mold with Egg Sauce.
Potatoes with Parsley.
Baked Macaroni and Peas.
Endiye Salad.
Strawberry Ice Cream.
Iced Silver Cake.
SUPPER ON THE PORCH.
Sandwiches with Cheese aud Olive Filling.
Baking Powder Biscuit with
Strawberry Filling.
Seed Cakes.
Iced Tea.
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Although carrying a heavy drum on
the head does develop the neck and teacn
the head to hold itself erect, ii is not a
pleasant pastime exercise; and for
tunateiy for the woman who would i'm
prove her appearance. there are many
more attractive ways of doing SO.
In certain old and aristocratic French
family a mode of developing the carriage
and pose of the head has been followed
nv mother and daughter for many gen.
erations. Beginning in earliest childhood
each girl in the family goes through
certain drill three times day-in the
morning. at noon and in the evening. By
the time she is eighteen she has acquired
the carriage that makes the family IA
NOUS. and she Is then allowed to forego
her daily exercise.
This is drill. and any modern Ameri-
can girl can try it with good results;
even If she is past eighteen. it will prove
helpful I'm Strengthening out her figure
and giving her a good carriage.
Stand with your back to the door.
Touch II with the back of the head. the
shoulders, the elbows. the back Of the
hips. the palms of the hands and the
heels. This exercise sounds simple and
easy to carry out, but in reality 1t Is
difficult After you have held this posi-
ton for a few seconds you will doubt
less be unreasonably tired. Half q min
ute's holding it will be impossible. But
gradually you will find yourself able to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-07-13
<<1 T was too hot TO sleep last night. :
That Is one of the most uncom-

<<1 was too hot TO sleep last night. =
That Is one of the most uncom-
Portable thoughts that come with
the torrid days and nights of mid
summer. In reality, it is never too hot
to sleep. If you have the ordinary com
forts of life about you and make judi
cious use of them.
To begin with. there Is the cooling
bath. The right temperature for the
bedtime bath, which is to induce sleep.
is about 70 degrees. A really cold bath
is bracing to the nerves, stimulating
to the senses. and what it accomplishes
In actual bodily comfort. it counter
acts in awakened sensibilities. But a
shower bath. taken for extra comfort,
in a darkened bathroom with the win
dow open. of water which registers be-
tween 10 and IS degrees. cools the
body and soothes the nerves.
Another cooling bath, a sponge bath,
can be taken in the morning. This can
be taken with really cold water. and
such a sponge bath will be found
stimulating and refreshing in the
morning.
In summer the warm bath which is
taken simply for the sake of cleanli-
ness should. if possible. be taken be-
fore the evening dinner-half an hour
before, If possible.
After the cooling night bath you will
be comfortable and, for the moment,
really cool Do not dry the skin with
a coarse turkish towel Produce as
little friction as possible in the drying
process. Simply pat the body with a
soft towel until it Is sufficiently dry to
be comfortable. A little water left on
Ii will not be harmful.
IL possible, the summer bedroom
should be used for absolutely no other
purpose than sleeping. The windows
should be left open, wide open, all the
time, from morning till night and from
night till morning. OF course, room
the windows of which are closed dur
ing the hottest part Of the day is some
times few degrees cooler in the even
ing than one in which the windows are
all left open all the time, but 1t goes
without saying that the open-window
| room Is better ventilated. and hence a
healthier place to sleep In, than the
other room. II there Is q hot tin ROOT
| Just outside the bedroom windows, the
windows can, as concession TO your
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Some Treats and Sur
prises for the Lover
of This Tropical Fruit
That May Be Pre-
pared With Ease. Y

ably because it is not well known; but g
is delicious. To make Il heat a pound OF
grated cocoanut In a pint Of cream n
which a pound of sugar Is melted. When
this mixture is cold add three pints 81
cream or rich milk and freeze. This ice
cream can be garnished With chopped
nuts or with candied cherries when il is
served.
Cocoanut salad is as novel as cocoanut
ice cream. 1t Is almost sure to prove
popular. as IL has a de icacy and piquancy
OF flavor which go far TO make a new
dish well liked. To make IL peel a cocoa
nut and cut it into very thin and very
small pieces. Pour enough brandy over
them to cover them and let them stand
for twenty-four hours. Then. just be-
fore serving, dust the cocoanut pieces
with powdered sugar. very lightly. and
serve them on crisp hearts Of lettuce.
A cocoanut pudding IS bit troublesome
to make after this manner. but il is worth
the trouble. Crate half a pound OF cocoa
nut. and boil 1t in a cupfuI OF milk. IN a
double boiler. While this is cooking beat
two ounces OF butter and two tablespoon
fuls of sugar until they are creamy: then
add the yolks OF six eggs, one at a time.
and beat them as they are added Pour
this mixture into the cooked cocoanut
Add two tablespoonfuls OF breadcrumbs,
TWO lGdSpOOnIuiS OF vanilla. ana the
whites of three eggs. whipped stiff and
light and favored with a pinch Of salt
Pour the pudding into a buttered dish and
bake IL half an hour Beat three more
egg whites. add three tablespoonfuls II
powdered sugar to them. and brown
them, as a merangue, on the pudding
A cocoanut sweet that is delicious 10
serve at dessert Utilities the milk OF the
cocoanut. When the mix is to be- used
of course, the nut should be unusually
fresh, as the slightest staleness gives the
milk an unpleasant taste. To make this
bonbon, CRATE a cocoanut. and put It, with
its own milk, in a saucepan. Add the
white of an egg, beaten stiff, and -four
cupfuls of sugar. Cook the mixture until
ii begins to sugar. Take il from the
fire quickly. and add half a teaspoonful
of extract Of almond. Beat IL until il Is
creamy. and then drop IL. spoonful At a
time, on q sheet of waxed paper. \ little
of the grated cocoanut can be reserved in
the beginning to sprinkle over the finished
candies.
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Attractive GarniShes.

= TITLE pink curls of shrimps garnish
l. fish attractively when laid in circles
or half circles with small punches of
no rslev between each. Tomato or green
pepper cups made by scooping out these
eeetables in cup form with or without
q handle across the top transfigure a plain
lettuce salad that Is secured within them.
Game may be decorated with red cur
rant Jelly cut in wee cubes. or stars OF
tart orange with little punches of parsley
between. Green foliage makes the best
decoration for fresh fruits.
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veranda into an outdoor sleeping place
during the very warm weather. But if
this veranda is not screened don't send
your family forth unarmed against
fies, mosquitoes and other insects.
Provide each with a big piece of mos
quito netting to drape over the cot,
couch, hammock, bed or chair which
is to be his sleeping place.
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1T is a false notion that the delicate
flavor of the cocoanut is destroyed
by drying. In reality desiccated CO.
coanut is quite as delicious In flavor
as the fresh cocoanut although, OF
course. it is different. But any recipe
which calls for fresh cocoanut can be
carried out If desiccated Co
coanut Is used instead.
In the countries where the cocoanut
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Plain Seed Cakes.
To Clean Canvas Shoes.

0NIpE OF zinc is the simplest and
~ most economical cleanser for canvas
shoes Mix quantity OF the powder
With water 20 make a thin paste. Apply
with a small brush. rubbing in thorough
~, and let DR., before wearing.
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do it for half minute. and then for
minute. When you reach this stage,
feel encouraged.
There is a Delsarte movement which
does wonders to improve the neck-and
hence the carriage of the head. 1t is
this: Stand upright, with the head held
straight up. Then relax the head and
let it fall to the right. It's own weight
will make IL roll around almost To the
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C@c0@mue Desserts and Daimti@s

grows, far aloft in TALL straight palm
tree. fresh cocoanut does mean something
One of the nuts, which are borne in
punches sometimes Of a. hundred under a
clump OF plume leaves. is picked and
opened fresh and the pulp. which is then
soft, is eaten with a spoon. 1t is favored
with little wine, and is eaten much as
We eat a grapefruit or orange from the
shell.
| Cocoanut biscuit, a sort OF little maca-
| room, is made in this way. either with
desiccated or freshly grated cocoanut
Beat the whites OF two eggs stiff, and
then beat in half cupful OF powdered
sugar. Add two ounces Of cocoanut and
mix it in gently. Drop the mixture in
spoonfuis on sheets of white paper and
bake the biscuit in a cool oven for about
half an hour. Moisten the paper a little
to remove it from the cakes and let them
cool before eating them.
Every one likes cocoanut custard pie
excepting, Of course, a confirmed hater
of all things good, or Of pies or of cocoa
nut or of custard. But not every one
knows how to make good cocoanut Gus
tard pie. Any one who follows this recipe
carefully will achieve success: Beat three
cSSS With Hall OF SFdnuidIeQ
sugar and two cupfuls of milk. Then add
a cupful of grated cocoanut and a tea
spoonful of lemon extract. Line q pie
pan with good paste, fill 1t with the Gus
tard. and bake the pie in a moderate oven
until 1t is firm and brown. This sounds
easy. but there is a knack in mixing and
cooking the pie that some persons do not
understand, 1t goes without saying that
the crust must be tender and fiaky.
Cocoanut pound cake Is a substantial
and at the same time delicate sweet. To
make 1t cream cupful OF butter and two
cupfuls of sugar. Add three cupfuls Of
-four sifted with two level teaspoonfuls OF
cream of tartar and half a teaspoonful of
soda and cupful of milk. Then add the
whites of six eggs, beaten stiffiy, and then
| grated cocoanut- Bake in little cake
and the recipe can be halved for a small
err number.
For cocoanut cookies-and they are
wonders of crispness and appetizing
sweetness and nuttiness-cream four
ounces of butter with a cupfui of sugar.
| Add tablespoonful of milk half a cup
| full Of grated cocoanut, beaten egg. a
| teacupful of -four and a teaspoonful of
| baking powder. II this amount of flour
| does not make batter stiff enough to
| roll add more flour Roll thin, and cut
with a cooky cutter. Sprinkle each
| cooky with sugar and bake brown.
| Cocoanut ice cream is unusual. prob
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DAINTY SUMMER DISHES

each pound of fruit boil quickly for
thirty minutes or less il it shows signs
of Telling. Stir and skim often. Turn
into jars and cover when cold.
Strawberry jam
Weigh the fruit after hullinG and
washing, and allow for each pound a
good three-quarters OF pound OF
sugar. Put the fruit over the fire in
the preserving kettle and cook half an
hour, stirring often. Add the sugar,
boil twenty minutes longer. skim thor
oughly and put boiling hot in alright
Jars. Keep in a cool dry place. pint
of red currant juice added 70 every
four pounds of berries is delightful
Strawberry Ice Cream.
Make a plain custard. using the yolks
of four eggs. a pint OF milk and cupfGl
Of sugar. Beat the sugar and eggs to-
gether and stir into the milk. which
should be just at the boiling point. Add
a pint of rich or double cream and turn
into a bowl to cool.
When ready to turn into the freezer add
the strained juice and pulp of quart 81
mashed strawberries sweetened with a
cupful OF sugar and freeze.
Strawberries and Ice Cream.
One of the incest ways OF serving
strawberries with ice cream is to MAKE
vanilla cream and pack in cups OF in
dividual molds. Hollow out the center OF
each one and fill with fine, perfect berries
We'll sweetened.
Cover close and pack in salt AMI ice IN
til thoroughly chilled ana set. Turn On
glass OF pretty china plates and serve
with q little whipped cream.
Chocolate Ice Cream.
Sift together one cup Of sugar. two
level tablespoonfuis of flour and a half
tablespoonful of salt Ado two eggs AMI
beat all together. Add one pint Of hot.
scalded milk. turn into a double boiler
ana COOK; stirring constantly unin
minutes. Cool, then add a pint and 4
half Of cream, one cup OF sugar. half =
tablespoonful OF vanilla and tWo bars Of
sweeiened chocolate, melted with i table
spocnfui OF hot water and mixed with A
little OF the cream. Add half "A teaspoon
ful of Ceylon cinnamon with the choco-
late or teaspoonful of cinnamon ex-
tract, which gives the cream q rich, sricy
favor. Freeze.
Peanut Waters.
Beat to a cream one cupful of sugar
and a half cupful of butter. Add three
fourths of cupful OF milk teaspoonfuI
OF vanilla ana two small cupfuls OF hour,
sifted, with teaspoonful OF baking pow
der Butter the bottom OF a dripping pan
outside and spread the dough over It
very thinly, using the blade of a knife
dipped in cold water. SIe,nkie thickly
with CHOPPED peanuts and bahc. 10 not
let the cakes get too brown. ~ soon q
done cut into squares and remove inn
mediately from the par About tNa
quarts of peanuts will BE- required Tor
these cakes.
Plain Seed Cakes.
Beat one cupful of butter and two OF
sugar TO a cream. Add three tablespoon
fuls OF sweet milk and two Of caraWay
seeds. Sift three times two curfulS If
-four and two even teaspoonfuls Of hak-
ing powder and beat into the butte.
sugar and milk II not So stiff tat YOU
can scarcely beat H.. add a little more
-four, turn oat a Toured board ANA
roll almost thin wafer. Cut into
round cakes. sprinkle little caraWay
on top and bake
EMMA pApnCseh TEL FORD
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CHIFFON THE BODICE, OF THIN
CREPE, Is MADE WITH A FTCHU
OF NET AND WITH NET SLEEVE
FRILLS. THE BELT IS OF NATTER
BLUE SATIN AND AN AMERICAN
BEAUTY ROSE IS WORN AT THE
FRONT.
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For Sagging Chairs.

WHEN the cane seat OF a chair says. Y
w may be frightened and made 10 look
as good as new by scrubbing with hot
water and soap and then drying Ia The
sun.
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Comfortable Sleeping
Dwrimg Hot Weather

desire, be closed while the sun is beat
ing on the roof
The clothes should be removed in
another room, SO that no lights need
be made In the sleeping room. Thus II
will be unnecessary to lose even the
slightest breeze because of drawn cur
tains or shades.
There are several ways Of making
the bed actually cooler to sleep in than
it ordinarily Is. Probably the best way
is to let 1t air thoroughly-even longer
than usual-and then to make it only
partly. Spread the bottom sheet tight
turning it snugly under at the corners.
II the rooms need not be used during
the day, leave the bed this way until
night. Then, at bedtime, spread the
top sheet evenly over the bed and
fasten 1t to the head and foot boards
q foot or so above the bed. This ar
ransement creates a draught OF air
which, in It's passing, cools the body.
OF course. an unmade bed is untidy,
Mrs. Good Housekeeper. But what of
that? Is it not better to let your fam
lily sleep comfortably through the few
really tOrrid nights of the summer at
the expense of untidy rooms for few
days than to have the rooms always
in order and the family thrashing about
wakefully on their cots? Take your
choice between comfortable family and
neat rooms.
Linen sheets are cooler than cotton
ones, most every one agrees; SO, II you
have linen sheets. use them In the hot
weather. Let the sheets be always
crisp and fresh looking, even at the
expense of a bigger laundry bill, II
sleeping comfort is what you are try
ing to bring about.
Some persons find sleeping with
out mattress cooler than sleeping
with one. But doubtless it would take
most of us the few hot nights of the
summer to learn to accustom our poor
bones to the somewhat doubtful COM
forts of springs covered with a blan-
ket and sheet. For the advocates of
the no-mattress theory recommend a
blanket in consideration of the human
weakness for soft place to lay the
head.
Others sleep with a strip Of mating
between the sheet and the mattress.
This method of making the bed really
does bring GOODNESS, for the mating Is
porous and SO permits the circulation
or air between the body and the mat
tress all night long.
! II 1t i4 possible to do So convert some