Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-22

solved In boiling water one level tea-4 spoon of ginger one level teaspoon JG cinnamon, salt; flour to mix it stins RoH out and cut in Teddy Bear shape. My children think they taste better in nancy shapes. You can buy the Teddy Bear cookie cutters.
 Creamed Carrots-Wasf, scrape and cut up In small dice your carrots. OnA quart of carrots, after they are diced, to one plnt of milk thickened and sea- soned with butter, pepper and salt. salt the water l boil them in and when they are diced they season through better.
 Newspapers under flower pots save ycur stand; and then if you put ve-y tiny nails or even small strips of wood under your flower pots it will stoD tha woodwork from turning white under them; All It needs is a little air to circulate under it.
 l keep n1y bread in a galvanized wash boiler that I use for nothing else, and I have Q narrow strip oR board under it. This gives just enouga circulation to keep away mildeW, etc
 If any of the Sisters have clock that won't run. just put a tiny tin cuo of kerosene in the clock and shut the door, or you can saturate a piece of cotton and lay it in there. You will find it a great help, for the vapor from the oil keeps the works oiled.
 Married and Happy: In reading over your last weeks letter l agree with
 
 headed pins. I use both white and black. I like them better. I am going tC try your way of buttonholes; think it a very clever way of doing 1t. remember my wedding waist only had between three and four buttonholes in 1t. but never again for me.
 find in marking darts and other points in dressnaking, basting or just tie in thread and there is no danger of its rubbing off, as chalk will some times do
 A good way to keep the neck from stretching on a garment Is just run around the neck on the machine, OR baSte it around.
 In making a thin dress it will al- ways draw up in the stitching. I fnd a good way to stitch 1t over a news- paper, then tear out the paper.
 In making buttonholes in goods that fray easily I stitch them the desired size on the machine, then cut themS baste around or rather overstftch them then take a needle, thread it in thread the same color, double it, insert 1t in the corner where you begin your buttonhole, then thread another needle of the buttonhole twist and work over the padding thread, keeping the cord tight. l do not always wax my threads but sometimes you have to.
 1 made my 10 year old daughter q dress out of 8 piece of goods not quitd two yards in it. l cut the waist ana short sleeves in one piece and madd the skirt straight and pleated on td the waist and heightened the skirt ouE on the bottom with a bias piece of plaid goods, the dress being a mixture of black and white. l piped the bias bands with navy blue. The plaid was navy blue and green mixture. A band of the same for belt. one around ths neck and sleeves completed the gar ment; of course she has to wear thts dress over a guimpe. It Is a very neat little garment and the cloth was not quite a yard wide and not two yards In the piece
 will close now with a parting re- mark to Theodo: Yes. l have gotten through my mouIting and am getting busy again. but I am sorry the good man is going to charge me a quarter though. Hal Hal The laugh Is on my side this time. EDDY.