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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
Diseases We Swallow.

WE breathe in and swallow most of
w the diseases that trouble us, says
one Of New York's earnest specialists in
nose and throat troubles. These disease
germs which we swallow Turk especially
in theater and shop, he goes on to say.
These statements would be discouraging
were it not for the further words of this
man Of science. He adds that when wo-
men have learned to irrigate their noses
and throats regularly half the colds and
other banes of human health will disap-
pear.
Nose and throat irrigation ought to be
attended to as conscientiously as regular
brushing of the teeth night and morn
Ing declares this doctor. And he speaks
SO convincingly on the subject to his
woman patients that he has little diff
Guilty in exacting promises from them
that after every shopping tour or visit to
the theater they will irrigate the nose
and throat.
The diseases contracted .in theater and
shop do not affect the nose and throat
alone Indeed, it is not primarily such
bat with irrigation. But germs produc-
tive of all sorts Of evil results lodge In
the throat and nose and unless destroyed
or removed cause much trouble.
The specialist directs his patients tC
buy pint bottle with a bung hole in the
side near the bottom. To the bottle IL
attached a piece of soft rubber tubing
which ends In a small glass nozzle. The
bottle is filled through the bunghole with
a germ destroying fluid, the glass nozzle
is placed in the nostril or throat, the bot.
tie is held above the head and the life.
saving irrigation begins.
The mixture put in the bottle is simply
composed. 1t is made Of equal parts oil
bicarbonate of soda and table salt dis
solved in warm water. 1t should not be
strong enough to irritate the membranes
of throat and nose, for weak solution
is effective in making germs harmless.
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Pink Pearls and Amber.

'DINK pearls are worn in the form of
pendants. necklaces. earrings. bar
pins, stickpins. hairpins, belt buckles,
slipper buckles and bracelets. One
hairpin design Is finished In bar effect
set with the pearls: another has fam
shaped adjustable top set with pink
pearls and rhinestones. and is fitted at
the back with a small socket for hold
ing an aigrette. If desired.
Amber is at the height Of popularity
on account Of tan being such a prom
inent spring color. Bracelets of amber
are in a variety Of designs. with alter
mating links Of clouded and clear am
Der. Exquisite pins in floral designs,
with each petal standing out independ-
emily to simulate the natural flower,
are made of clouded amber. A pretty
necklace Is made in alternating filigree
gold beads and clear-cut amber beads
in graduated sizes. terminating with
one large amber bead directly in front.
It Is very effective. All articles of
jewelry are seen in amber.
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chocolate after the fondant is covered.
They should be removed three at time
and allowed to dry in clusters. Animal
crackers covered with chocolate and
packed in tiny paper Noah's ark make
a gift which any child would like.
The beginner should not feel discour-
aged over uneven surfaces. She must
remember that the taste of the candies is
really what counts and that they will
look better in bonbon dishes and boxes,
anyway. than they do spread out on a
board.
Peppermint and wintergreen creams can
also be made with uncooked fondant. To
a small amount Of fondant add essence OF
peppermint to taste and little green
coloring: Roll it out like biscuit dough,
and cut 1t in rounds or fancy shapes
with small cake cutters Add pink color
and wintergreen to another portion OF
fondant and out 1t like the peppermint.
Melted chocolate can be used like other
coloring matter to color part of the fond
ant and any desired fiavoring can be
used with 1t. A little cranberry juice
makes a harmless and pretty pink dye.
Green can be made with spinach leaves,
scalded in little boiling water and
pressed through sieve and boiled thirty
minutes with q little sugar.
Turkish Paste.
Turkish women are proverbially fond
Of eweetmeats, and one they prefer
above all others Is that which We call
Turkish paste or Turkish delight. To
make this CONNECTION soak two level
tablespoonfuls of powdered gelatin In
half q cup Of cold water until the water
is absorbed. Then add two cupfuls OF
granulated sugar and boil for twenty
minutes. Remove from the fire, flavor
and color, and pour into inch deep pans
The Turkish recipes say to oil the pans
but unbuttered pans are sometimes
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dant. To make It. break the white Of an
egg in bowl, add two or three table
spoonfuls of water and a teaspoonful OF
vanilla and then add gradually. stirring
and smoothing with wooden spatula all
the time, enough confectioners sugar to
make stiff fondant.
Next mold the fondant in shape with
the fngertips. If 1t sticks dip the fin
gers in alcohol or else keep them coated
with confectioner'e sugar. Make the fon-
dant shapes Of differffent sizes. In some
of them put pieces of candied fruits
cherries pineapples, citron, pear or any
other fruit which comes candied. In some
put broken pieces OF almond. walnut or
pecan meats. Add a little orange Juice,
grated peel and orange extract to some
of the fondant, stiffen 1t with more sugar
and shape in balls. Let the fondant molds
stand for at least an hour after they are
formed before dipping them. Turn them
over once or twice, so that they will dry
on all sides.
When they are dried melt the sort of
chocolate, which can be bought in well
coating candies. Use a pound Of tit
can be reheated and used again at any
time-for it is much easier to dip the can
dies in a large amount Of chocolate. Melt
it in a small saucepan set in a basin of
hot water or else in small double
boiler.
X
, Drop the fondant molds In the choco-
late one at a time. turn them with sill
yer fork, letting the surplus chocolate
drip off. Slide them on a molding board
covered with wax paper, which should be
conveniently placed on the stove or on
a table beside 1t. Put halves OF almonds
and pecans on some of the rugher-look-
ing candies.
ShelIed peanuts can be dropped into the
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IN couple Of hours the home candy
maker can make sweetmeats enough
to fill all the bonbon dishes in the
house and pack into baskets and
boxes for gifts to neighbors. Moth
ing outside of flowers makes a more at
tractive Easter remembrance than home
made sweets sent In a small basket or
gay box lined with waxed paper.
Any one who knows how to use willow
can weave small. strong baskets, varnish
or stain them. air them thoroughly until
the odor of turpentine Is evaporated and
then fill them with candies wrapped in
waxed paper. Candy boxes can be bought
at the department stores with lilies,
chickens or other springlike decorations
on the covers, or Indian sweetgrass bas-
kets can be bought and used for candies.
When the candy maker is going to make
two or three sorts of candies in large
amount she will save much time by
having all her supplies ready before she
begins. Nuts should be cracked, removed
from the shells and sorted; candied fruits
cut into the desired shapes and sorted:
waxed paper and molding boards and
plates laid ready to receive the finished
candies, and spoons, forks, double boilers,
saucepans and bowls placed where they
can be easily reached.
Dipped Chocolates
Dipped chocolates because of their va
riety and popularity should be included
In the Easter sweets. The easiest way to
make them is to use an uncooked fon-
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lingerie made of white embroidered
fiouncing. The white enameled wood
handle shown is feature Of many Of the

lingerie made of white embroidered
f1ouncing. The white enameled wood
handle shown is feature OF many of the
new all white parasols.
The closed parasol il a lovely COM
bination of white net and all-over white
embroidery and can be carried on the
afternoon drive or at a garden party or
any other outdoor entertainment. The
colored open parasol Is one Of the charm
ing pompadour models. 1t Is in the
new bell shape with bullying ribs. but 1t
is finished with straight tips. not with
parasols. 1t is made Of pale blue silk.
The trimming band shows gorgeous
American beauty roses on white
ground. Narrow black stripes, a char
acteristic motif of the pompadour para
soils, border the blue silk. The handle.
carved to initiate ivory, is OF white wood.
The single illustration shows small,
steep-sided parasol appropriately carried
when small hat is worn. It, too, is made
in bell shape. The band is of printed
silk and the parasol itself is of terra
Gotta silk. The six-inch shirred facing
softens the sharp outline Of the edge of
the cores and is one of the prettest
features Of this years sunshades.
Many of the new parasols are fitted
with wristbands. Some Of them are made
of silk cord with tassels, some of ribbon
ending in a rosette or a ribbon rose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
A Sweet From the Past.

WHISTLES. sweet which must have
w been a great dainty in the days
when 1t was first concocted are made,
according to an ancient recipe, in the
following manner:
Cream a half pound Of sugar and q
quarter pound of butter and beat six
eggs, yolks and whites separately. Add
the eggs to the creamed sugar and butter
and then add enough flour to make a
thick batter. In the old days rosewater
was considered delicate and delicious
favoring, but vanilla might suit the
modern palate better, anyway, add some
favoring.
Butter a sheet of paper and spread it
on a molding or bread board. Drop the
batter with a tablespoonful at intervals
Of three or four inches on the paper,
spreading each drop out thin. Bake It
in a hot oven for about Ave minutes,
when it should be eslightly Drowned
Then slip the little cakes on a molding
board sprinkled with sugar and quickly
roll them about stick. When they are
cold fill them with jelly or jam.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
q H TIE PROBLEMS QEEHOr1E WIVES
ED1TED By (lt1<<e-- Rtl&e,>X.audo-
|EASTER SWEETMEATS TO REJOICE LENTEN PALATE

used. Sprinkle the top of the paste
with chopped almonds and sugar, and
when it is cold cut 1T into squares.
The paste can be favored with creme
de menthe and colored with little
spinach coloring, or favored with orange
lemon or any other fruit favor can be
used.
Dates and Nuts.
Stuffed dates are a pleasant change
from the sugar sweet candies. To pre-
pare them slit with knife and remove
the stones. Chop the broken dates and
mix them with a like quantity of
chopped English walnut meats. Use
this mixture to stuff some of the other
dates. Other good combinations are
seeded raisins and almonds rubbed to
a paste, seeded raisins stuffed with
candied ginger and then put in the
dates, roasted peanuts and mashed figs,
ginger and glace cherries, blanched al
monds. or fondant and candied fruit
mixed together.
Wrap each date in a small piece of
waxed paper and twist the ends neatly.
Wrapped in this way they will keep
moist for many days
Glace Nuts and Fruits.
To g1ace fruit and nuts boil half a
cupful Of water with two cupfuls OF
sugar until the strip when dropped
into cupful Of ice water brittles in
stantly. Then put the strip In double
boiler to keep it hot and dip the nuts
and fruits in one at a time. Use a
fork to handle them, and put them on a
buttered plate or waxed paper. They
should harden as soon as they come
from the strip.
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FASHIONS AND FADS.
Bishop sleeves are back again.

Bishop sleeves are back again.
The chiffon blouse Is more than ever a
favorite.
Cotton crepes are much used on the
new spring hats.
Moire and bengaline silk appear in the
same costume.
Moire gowns sometimes have bodices
of tucked chiffon.
Even extra sized suits nowadays have
high-waisted skirts.
The new boleros have gathered fronts
and pointed backs.
Some Of the recent evening gowns have
petticoats altogether Of lace fiounces.
A great many bright tans and mustard
shades are seen among the new fabrics.
Cream satin continues to make a large
proportion Of the fashionable shirt waists.
Linen and velvet is one of the startling
French and German valenciennes are
being much used for summer lingerie
dresses.
Some Of the new gowns have white
satin undersleeves to match the over
laying collars.
The very short skirt draperies for even
ing necessitate beautiful stockings and
shoes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16

HIS is the season of new ideas
parasols, bells and domes,
canopies and upturned tips,
parasols modelled on Moham-
medan mosques and Chinese pagodas are
all seem
These various ideas are developed in
every material from linen and cotton to
silk satin, chiffon. lace and net. And
as the styles of the parasols are varied
so are the colors, for the deep, rich
Indian and Persian colors which would
be properly used for the parasols Of
oriental type would not do for the POM
padour type, French in outline and style.
In spite of the wide use of varied colors
in new parasols there is a well founded
prediction that those of white linen and
black and white silk will be more popular
than any others. White net and chiffon
parasols for use with elaborate afternoon
costumes will be much used.
Black and white or all white parasols
have the advantage over those of bright
colors looking well with frocks of every
color Doubtless that is one reason for
their popularity.
In the group illustration two white
parasols are shown. The open one Is of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16
Heel and Toe Protectors.

g TOCKINGS and socks now have de-
~ tachable heel and toe portions which
can be removed from the body OF the
sock or stocking, and similar portions sub
stituted for them when they become too
worn to be repaired. These detachable
portions are the same shape. and for
that reason are interchangeable for both
heel and toe. avoiding the necessity for
spare portions, one for the heels and the
other for the toes of the socks or stock.
ings. The spare portions are knitted to-
gether in one piece, which makes them
less liable to become mislaid or lost, az
would be the case Of a number Of sepas
rate portions,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-03-16

Soft cotton ball fringe is a good finish
for any cotton curtain, and especially
SO for cheesecloth. Hemstitching also
makes durable finish for scrim, swiss
or cheesecloth curtains. Net can be nm
ished with hem outlined with narrow
cotton lace braid or conventional bor-
der design can be run in the holes OF
the net with silk or mercerized cotton
threads.
Point d'esprit is best finished with
deep hem outlined with fine braid. Ruffies
are not used on curtains now, and the
curtains over the glass are never looped
back. If they keep out too much hght
they are pulled to the sides of the win
dow but they always hang in straight
lines
The only place where heavy lace cur
tains are suitable in summer is over the
glass panel in a door. There is a new
curtaining material, called medici lace.
costing from $3.50 to $3.50 a yard, which
looks especially well for panel curtains.
1t is rich in texture and pattern, and YET
subdued enough to be inconspicuous.
X
So much for the curtains over the
windows those which keep out light.
unsightly vistas and curious eyes. The
outer curtain, the one which frames the
window and brings it into harmony with
the room, should be of the simplest sort
In summer.
ChlntZ and cretonne, WHICH can De ndo
from - cents up to several dollars a
yard, is the most satisfactory summer
outside curtain material. In a room
papered in plain paper or in two-toned
striped paper. especially If the wood
work is painted white, the gayest sort
of chintz or cretonne can be used. A
room with southern exposure. whatever
the woodwork, could be effectively cur
tanned with chintZ OF green and white, IL
green harmonized with the walls, de-
signed in big leaves and trailing vines.
A northern room, which receives less
light, would be the proper home OF
rose-covered cretonne In pink or bright
yellow. Blue chintz and cretonne are
unsatisfactory. excepting in the deep
Delft colors, as they fade quickly in the
bright summer light.
If figured wall paper is used the OUT
side curtains should be of plain material.
Denim. heavy scrim, thin curtain silk
crash or two-toned madras are all salts
factory for this use.
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THE CARE OF BOOKS

THERE IS a vast amount of good
material that We would like to
read, but it would take more than
one lifetime to read 1t all, SO that, no
matter how rapid a reader we may be,
we must choose carefully to get the best
from our reading. But there Is no one
too busy, except in rare cases, to give TO
general reading at least half an hour
each day. Some persons make IL a rule
to read one valuable book each month
during the year. A definite system is
indispensable in order to get the most for
ones time.
One should have by nature or practice
the faculty Of rapid reading There are
some persons who never have been able
to acquire the art. Others can take in
the impression Of. paragraphs or pages
almost at q glance, the eye running
along the line with lightninglike rapidity
and leaping to the more important phras-
es as by instinct. The eye readily gains
the power OF taking in words in groups
instead of separately.
X
1t is not necessary always to have ones
nose IN a book, but by regulating the
pace one may cover an astonishing
amount OF ground in reading, The OBJ
Ject usually is to get the most for one s
time. Swimming and rapid reading are
different processes. but even skimming is
at times a good thing. The experienced
reader is an artist, and. like other artists
attains his highest powers only when he
has learned what to subordinate, to slight
and even to omit. No author ever put
iSso his book all that his best readers
get out OF 1t, and no one reader. however
faithful and competent, ever gets out of
a book all that the author put into it.
There is no such thing mind answer
ing perfectly TO mind. Reading for mere
reading sake, instead of for the sake 0s
tne good ave gain from reading, is one OF
the worst and most common habits We
have, but, on the other hand, a person
VINO has never wasted some time over
foolish book is not likely To get the
best profit out OF wise ones. One who
Is able TO enjoy the best books of all
KINDS comes near being the perfect
reader The great Peril is not in read
Ing new books. but in ceasing to read
In the back of every book that you read
your own private index of what the book
has OF special interest for you. This
seems very mechanical, but the process
Will justify itself by the far from me-
chanical mastery to which it leads.
A good, practical book cover may be
made OF fine canvas. worked in the old
fashioned cross-stitch. The cover
should be made as the calico and ging-
ham covers for school books used to be
made, with the name and a little con-
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ventional design worked on the cover
The canvas binding in cross-stitch IL
pretty and quaint.

yent1Onal design worked on the cover.
The canvas binding in cross-stitch is
pretty and quaint.
X
When a paper cover has a tendency
to slip off from a book, use gummed
labels to hold firm. In the absence OF
a newspaper wrapper, three of these
labels may be used to hold the cover on
a magazine or newspaper to be sent by
mail
zine holder which would be convenient
for carrying a book to the club or
library, or when travelling, take firm
piece of natural-colored linen about
thirteen and one-half by nine inches.
Basic hens in the two long sides and
turn the edges Of the short sides. TWO
narrow strips wrapped around heavy
Irvine ten and one-half inches long
should be sewn to the short ends for
handles. Cut two pieces nine by two
and -fourths inches for pockets,
stitch hens in one Of the long sides
and turn the other edges In. Basic
these pockets on the long piece and
stitch all the way around. Initials
embroidered or stenciled on the front.
A good bookmark is made by taking
a stout rubber band and covering 1t
with pretty silk. Slip the band over
necessary to close the book, slip the
pages you have read underneath the
BAN. In this way your place is kept
and the book is not marred.
To make an inexpensive bookcase, get
from your grocer four empty fruit
| crates. each about stwenty-four inches
long. Nail these one above the other
and remove the Stats from the front of
| each crate. Coat with dark brown paint.
or any other color you wish. This will
| make good four-sectional bookcase
Hang a silk curtain in front Of the
books for protection.
Dehcately bound books, or those with
paper backs, may be easily cleaned when
dusty or finger-marked by rubbing
gently with pulverized pumice stone
| Occasionally every book should be taken
| from the shelf or bookcase and busted
and before putting the books back the
shelves should be washed with warm
water and turpentine, and when they
are dry a little cedar oil should be
| applied to them with a brush. This
will keep away insects and worms.
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T ~lNDOW curtains nave IW(
Nv missions in their short lives
NAx One is to protect the rooms
wv where they hang from toe
strong light. from the gaze
Of passersby and from unattractive out
looks. The other is to provide suitable
frame for the windows. Their mission Ii
never to display themselves.
Any one walking through fashionable
street is impressed with the simplicity OF
the visible curtains. Any residential Sec
ton where money is generously spent on
household decoration gives the same i'm
preston. Net and scrim cover q big per-
centage Of the windows.
A change, indeed, is this from the day
when lace curtains were considered
synonymous with prosperity.
X
One reason for the change is that many
architects insist that the facade of a
house they design shall not be broken by
numerous overelaborately curtaned win
dows. Such windows stand out with I'M
pleasant persistence and spoil the effect
Of grace, dignity and simplicity which
the architects have strfven months to
produce. Another reason is that after
many years Of acceptance Of dust-col-
lecting, over-colored. air-excluding win
dow coverings. most hygienic persons
have come to prefer thin, simple curtains.
Where the outlook Is unpleasant as 1t
is In some town houses and apartments
where the windows look out on courts or
whitewashed walls, the curtain should
cover the glass of the window, even In
summer It can be arranged on rod SO
that it can be pulled back from the win
dow at night to let in air.
X
In rooms where the outlook or view Is
the chief charm the curtains should
hang in straight folds at the sides OF the
windows Even In such rooms 1t Is well
to have the curtains SO hung that they
can be pulled over the glass when the
light Is too strong.
Bobbinette or any other net is always
suitable for the curtain directly over the
glass, and so is scrim. A heavier cur
tain, which excludes more light and,
therefore, more Of the view, is riade OF
figured swiss. Point d'esprit Is enecuveiy
used In some country houses, and So Is
cheesecloth.
There is new novelty net on the IN MAJ
ket which sells for prices from 70 cents
to $1.5O a yard. It suggests lace In It's
filminess. It Is of soft texture and nne
mesh. and the designs are small ano
shadowy. Scrims sell from IL cents 20
81 o yard. Bobbinette and point despr1t
can be had in the best quality Tor ~
cents.
Some Of tho scrim curtains are edged
with cl,Iny lace and have strip or cluny
insertion above the hem. Others snow
printed border and others are stenciied.
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Suffragette Mesh Bag.

THE suffragette mesh bag is an en-
tirely new model OF its kind 1t
is light, practical and durable. and
when opened discloses two separate
compartments.