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Evening star., 1913-12-07
The JOLLY Christmas Tree

TT is the right of every child to have
a Christmas tree, whether large or
small, real or artificial. Tree of some
real Christmas for the children, and, of
course, Christmas is primarily for them.
1t was the writer's privilege last year
to see Christmas trees OF every descrip-
tion, from the brilliantly lighted and
lavishly decorated tree to the tiny arti-
fetal tree which shuts up like a jack
knife and may be stored away In a small
corner when not in use. Much was
learned of the ways and means of Christ
mas tree decorators and designers that
will probably be helpful and suggestive
to those expecting to have a tree of
some sort this year.
To make Christmas stockings, get thin
muslin and cover with crepe paper. The
little raw edges around the stocking can
be drawn out and made into narrow
ruffies. Tie with bright ribbons. Little
stockings made Of filet net are very
dainty and they can be Joined with
bright ribbons, so that the contents will
show through the thin mesh. Curtain
net makes nice stockings. Cut two
pieces the shape Of a stocking. button
hole the edges. together with bright
colored wool, put cookies, an orange, an
apple, candy and nuts In the stocking,
add little toy, then hang on the tree
Odd pieces of pompadour ribbon make
pretty candy bags and stockings. Line
net candy bags with paraffin paper. The
lining will stitch on the sewing machine
with the net and the candy will be
much more palatable for the extra care
taken.
To make little bangles for Christmas
trees, fasten popcorn into little balls.
thread with dark green silkateen. dip
into gum arabic and cover with any of
the colored dye powders. This makes a
pretty ornament, Silver or gold dust
may also be added. A quarters worth
of dye in blue, yellow, red, etc, viii
make a great quantity of balls. If
threads ire suspended in a glass Jar con-
tanning water land ten cents worth of
alum, the alum will adhere to the threads
and make little icycles for the tree.
Continue to add alum until the strings
are the desired thickness. Place In q
window or warm place to dry
White cotton or wool slightly
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leaving the front of the house open. One
room is for parlor. the other for
kitchen. The bedroom is made on top
Of the two by fastening two boards to
form a triangle-shaped room. The boxes
should be papered, and the floors covered
with something to resemble carpet. Hang
curtains and neatly arrange the rooms.
and have small dolls for inmates. Do not
forget "Dinah," the black cook.
Bank the house with cotton, bringing
pendants of cotton over the caves Of
the house to represent icycles. Sprinkle
1t with diamond dust Around the house
arrange small branches of pine, and dec
crate in any desired style. Do not crowd
with large presents. Cotton wadding viii
make a pretty snow yard, and the fence
can be made with blocks. Strings of
cranberries are pretty for decoration,
and so are the paper chains made of
strips of gilt or red paper. Small pieces
OF tinfoil may be used to cover nuts.
Acorns gilded with gold paint, look very
pretty. Such a house and tree is mex
pensive, but highly pleasing.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
Christmas Vacation Best Time to R@p@misEA
Wardrobe of Girl i'm School or College

lceable for constant wear, although any
young girl would delight in one for after
noon and evening. But they soon show
wrinkles and shiny spots. Corduroy is
much better choice than velvet, and
fashion predicts that 1t will be popular
this winter.
Serge Is an ever-wise- choice for the
school dress. One-piece frocks of serge
are made in Norfolk style for the little
girl, and are worn with leather belts
and bright Scarfs of silk.
The older girl makes lavish use of
dainty net and null neckwear with the
serge one-piece school frock.
This serge frock can be worn without
a coat at country schools and colleges,
for skating and tramping if 1t is supple
mented by a good sweater. The new silk
sweaters useful worn under coat,
but woolen sweater is the best choice
for the schoolgirl These sweaters are
now made with fur collars and cuffs. and
they also are made in gay colors in
various attractive weaves-shetland and
jersey cloth among them.
The young girl at school or college has
the choice of many fabrics for evening
froeks. Messaline is a good choice for
the college girls evening frocks. Crepe
de chine, too, is a serviceable choice for
informal evening wear.
The little girls frock illustrated is q
dancing school frock. 1t Is made simply
of blue taffeta, trimmed with black vel
vet The little guimpe that shows at the
neck is made of sheer null. A novel sash
arrangement is the blue silk cord that is
tied In bow in front
Evening star., 1913-12-07
christmas

%HE wardrobe Of the girl at
boarding school, no matter
what, age she may be, or Of
the young woman at college,
is problem, for few col
leges are so located that new clothes
can be bought near at hand. Moreover,
most young girls at boarding school, and
even some young women at college, have
most Of their clothes chosen for them.
So whatever omissions or mistakes have
been made in the boarding school girls
wardrobe in the autumn must be RENE
died when she comes home for the Christ
mas holidays. Hence the next week or
two must be partly devoted to getting
together materials and patterns and max
Ing appointments with dressmakers.
At about the same time that the
boarding-school or college girls wardrobe
needs replenishing the watchful mother
finds that the wardrobes Of the stay at
home children show wear, and few new
clothes are needed to see these children
through the rest Of the winter.
To begin at the top-velvet hats are
In good style and taste for schoolgirls Of
all ages. The small, close-fitting hat
trimmed with a single feather ornament,
the wide-briInmed hat trimmed with a
flower or a bow Of velvet, the beret,
adopted from the French students by So
ciety women last summer. and modified
almost to a simple tam-o- o-Shanter cap
for children--all these are developed in
black velvet or hatters plush.
Color, of course. Is used In children
Evening star., 1913-12-07

hats. The all-white hat is worn. in fact.
and silk hats of both light and dark
shades are worn. But the black hat Is
distinctly becoming to most fresh, young
faces. and Is a good choice both from
the point of view of fashion and econ
omy. Its somberness can be relieved, II
1t is considered too heavy. by bright FAC
ings or trimmings.
An extra coat is often found necessary
when really cold weather sets in. More
over, the autumn wardrobe II often
planned with the ideatof getting heavy
cold or winter suit later on.
The shops sell admirable outside coats
at small prices-and at larger prices. OF
course, If you wish to pay them. Many
of the best shops reduce the price of
their early winter stock of coats and
suits at about this time. and you prob
ably can pick up a serviceable suit In
good style at bargain price.
Chinchilla Is popular for topcoats for
young girls OF all ages-for their mothers
and grandmothers, too. for that matter.
is used. The gray and brown coats are
especially attractive when they show
cuffs and collars Of black plush or velvet
For wear with afternoon frocks, ve-
lours de laine coats are worn even by
ten-year-olds. Babies, In fact, wear
velvet coats today as soon as they be-
gin to toddle.
The little girls coat illustrated is made
of brown velours de laine. 1t is made
Evening star., 1913-12-07
APPROPRIATE CHRISTMAS
PRESENTS FOR MEN

THE. days when women gave their
husbands huge boxes of cheap cigars
or unbecoming cravats ought to be safely
passed. for surely the shops set forth a
tempting array of things that men of all
sorts would like. No matter what the
amount Of money a woman has to spend,
be If so cents or $50, she can find some
thing really useful and interesting in the
Christmas shops.
Cane umbrellas areuseful gifts for men.
They consist of crOok-necked cane
which is really only a thin wooden case.
and an umbrella which slips inside the
cane When IL rains out comes the UNI
brella and the cane case folds. When
the rain stops the umbrella is neatly
rolled and put in it's case and the man
the day-or until the next shower.
A box OF studs is another good choice
for the mans gift. Those made OF mother
of pearl are the best choice when the
price restriction is not large.
Travelling clocks in leather cases that
fold protectingly when they are not In
use and open to make the clocks stand
upright when they are in use are finished
III red, blue. brown and black leather.
Another sensible gift for a man who
travels is a dressing case of leather fitted
with toilet articles. These can be had
at almost any price, according to the
quality of the fittings.
brass and leather daily reminder pad
for the mans desk has a leather cover
in which small square hole is cut
through which the date shows. The
leather is bright red, blue, green, brown
or black.
For the smoker there are various sorts
of ash receivers. One is made of nickel
and glass. There is a small glass tray,
edged with nickel, on which are perched
two nickel cigar rests. At one side of
the tray there is little lamp, combined
with a clipper. Another ash receiver is
made of brass and glass. The glass tray,
in this case. contains three brass cigar
rests. In the center of the tray is a
little spirit lamp from which cigars can
be lighted
Silk muffiers for evening wear are ac-
cePtable gifts. Those in white, banded
in black. and fringed in black and white,
are good choice. and SO are the all
white ones. They can be had for large
or small prices according to their quality.
tiny silver holder for the boutonniere
fastens under the lapel of the coat and
protects the lapel from dampness and
briars at the same time that it keeps the
stem moist and the flower fresh.
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Cranberry Jelly Blocks

then be cooled in q mold or in the dish
in which they are to be served.
Those who do not like the berries as
sweet as 1T is necessary to make them
IL they are to jellied prefer them made
into sauce, as this need not be so sweet
as the jelly.
A good way to make cranberries into
sauce is to bake them. Wash quart
of firm, ripe berries, drain them and
put a layer Of them In the bottom of a
baking dish. Cover them with layer
of granulated sugar and fill the dish
with alternate layers Of berries and
sugar until you have used a pound Of
sugar.
Cover the dish closely and bake for
about an hour in a moderately hot
oven.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
New Gift Baskets.

VEGETABLE beans that are used Tor
bead necklaces, bracelets. ETC., are
made up by clever fingers into flowers,
the beans being painted any desired color
and used as a flower with smaller beans
for the center. They are sewed to
dark-brown shellacked basket, which is
Is trimmed with beans in row around
the center
Sweet grass baskets make pretty gifts
when decorated with a lovely printed or
satin ribbon as a bag top. Plain and ng-
ured ribbons may be combined.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
Dainty Guest Towels.

HUCKABACK and Turkish towels now
: : come with the plain edge stamped
for scalloping with colored cotton, and
band of work above the scallops may
be done in cross-stitch or enbroiderN. ).
Pretty guest towels Of huckaback have,
scalloped edge for the buttonhole~
stitch. and three half wreaths above repss
resent shaded red flowers with greeIia,
leaves. all done In cross-stitch. Many
are unable to embroider,. but any one can
do simple cross-stitch. Another towel
has q hem, and above this hem a Dutelrs
windmill scene done in cross-stitch = :
Evening star., 1913-12-07

TN late farmers bulletin. No. $50
just issued by the Department OF
Agriculture, attention is directed to
the freer use of corn as one of our ma
tional nutrients possessing high value.
While the older types of cornmeal ground
| between millstones turned by water pow
er, earning the name therefore of
underground meal was sweeter, and,
contained more flavor, it was liable to
grow rancid. The newer types Of meal
are now usually ground between cylin-
ders. after the corn has first been kiln
dried. The new process demands quite
an elaborate equipment for it's milling.
the skin now being removed whole as
well as the germ, which furnishes the
protein and fat. i s.
While the new-process meal now loses
some of it's nutritive value, it is less
liable to deterioration, and keeps better.
Because Of it's lack Of gluten, cornmeal
now cannot be made into light and po-
rous breads except by the addition OF
eggs or wheat, rye, graham or gluten
flour, and recipes for corn breads must
take that into account. In arranging
baianced dletaries cornmeal must be
combined with foods having more pro-
tein or less fat and carbohydrates than
it has itself. Among the foods listed
going well with cornmeal are milk, most
kinds of meat and hsn, eggs anu cheese.
FISH baliS made with cornmeal will be
a novelty to most cooks. but here is the
recipe as given by the government ex-
pertS in nutrition.
Cornmeal Fish Balls.
Pick over and shred enough Goldfish to
make one cupful, and if very salty, soak
for while in cold water. Add two cup
fuls of cold white cornmeal mush,
one beaten egg, one tablespoonful of
softened butter, mix well and drop by
spoonfuls into hot fat. Drain on porous
paper and serve hot.
Cornmeal and Wheat Wafaes.
Good waffle days are these, and here
is the new recipe for their making. Cook
one-half cupful of white cornmeal in a
cup and half Of water for twenty min
utes. using double boiler for the pur-
pose. The meal and cold water are
stirred together first. then heated over
boiling water in a double boiler. After
the twenty minute cooking take from
the fire. add cup and a half of milk,
then three cupfuls Of wheat flour that
has been sifted with three tablespoonfuls
of sugar. tablespoonful and quarter
of baking powder and teaspoonful and
half of salt, add also two tablespoon
fuls of melted butter and two eggs,
whites and yolks beaten separately. the
whites very stiff, and cook on a hot
well creased waffle iron.
A Cheap But Excellent Corn Bread
as Taught by the League of
Home Economics.
Sift together one cupful each Of white
flour and yellow cornmeal. three level
teaspoonfuls Of baking powder, one level
teaspoonful of salt and a level table,
spoonful Of sugar. Add one beaten egg
and two cupfuls of milk and water.
Beat hard and pour in CREASED pan. Set
Evening star., 1913-12-07

with a deep yoke, back and front, cut in
one with the loose sleeves. The gath
cred lower portion is stitched to the yoke.
The collar and cuffs are made of white
satin, braided with black silk braid
Two big white china buttons fasten the
yoke, and a braided ornament is fastened
over the hook and eye that hold the skirt
Of the coat together. Braided ornaments
also are fastened at the side seams
With this coat is worn modified black
velvet beret.
The young girls suit illustrated is also
made of velours de laine. 1t is simple
In cut. but the beauty of the color and
the richness of the material make it
suitable for college teas and theater par
ties. and dozens Of other events in the
college girls winter-afternoon life.
This suit Is made of blue velours de
laine. The collar and cuffs are of gray
corduroy, banded with skunk. The skirt
Is made in three tiers, the top one but
toned with gray bone buttons to match
the coat. A belt finishes the back of the
coat and drops to the hips in a wide
panel.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

The ermine scarf illustrated suggests a
way OF gaining warmth without wearing
the heavy. topcoat. The scarf is at
tached to wide belt that buttons loose
ly about the waist and hips. The scarf
Is then drawn up from the belt at the
left side and wound about the neck. 1t
Is lined with orange silk, and is worn
with brown velvet frock.
AI-white ermine has not displaced the
tailed ermine, which seems to be espe-
cially popular for young girls clothes.
Velvet ne-piece frocks are not serv-
Evening star., 1913-12-07

smeared with mucilage and sprinklei
with common salt or diamond dust
makes the best wintry effect Pow
dered mica VIII give a snowy appear
feet Of new fallen snow can be pro-
duced by taking branches and dipping
them In gum arabic water and sprin-
king with flour.
Colored pine cones are most useful
as Christmas tree decoration, gilded
or. silvered. or colored bright scarlet,
and they will last for years.
For pinning gifts on the tree, dress
clothespins In fancy tissue paper as
dolls or flowers. or like Santa Claus
Little tinse] toys which were broken
last year may be used again. Fill
them with cotton and paste the broken
parts to the cotton; then hang them
high on the tree.
80 much of the beauty Of a tree de-
pends upon its lighting. but when small
cnlidren are present 1t is often danger
tern may be used for lighting purposes.
Cover with red tissue or crepe paper
and tie with cord in the ridge near
the top Of the lantern. A wide margin
OF paper may be left and pulled out to
form huge flower. Tie the lantern
securely to the trunk Of the tree. as
near the center as possible. A small
er lantern may be hung at the top Of
the tree if more light Is required. The
new way of Illuminating the tree with
tiny electric lights is pretty and safe.
To keep your Christmas trees fresh,
stand II in small bucket Of COAL
stones, sand or dirt to serve as a
brace to keep the tree upright. Fill
the bucket with water to keep the
trunk moist as long as it stands. BY
doing this the tree will not become
dry dry and will not shed its needles be-
Decorate the bucket with green crepe
paper or leaves and lay a piece of
dark green cloth or crepe paper on
the carpet under the tree. This will
catch any needles that may drop to
the floor.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

Flowers for the hair, and corsage are
made of ribbon
Evening star., 1913-12-07

The Russian influence in fashion is q
little stronger.
Evening star., 1913-12-07

A large Christmas tree is quite an ex-
pensive affair IL properly decorated, but
as a substitute something small and
pretty may be made for a young child in
the form of a snowhouse and small
Christmas tree. Get q wooden box about
q yard long and foot and half high.
Divide this in half to make two rooms,
Evening star., 1913-12-07
A Cheap But Excellent Corn Bread
as Taught by the League of
Home Economics.

Sift together one cupful each Of white
flour and yellow cornmeal. three level
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, one level
teaspoonful of salt and q level table,
spoonful Of sugar. Add one beaten egg
and two cupfuls of milk and water.
Beat hard and pour in CREASED pan. Set
Evening star., 1913-12-07

Many prefer a thick cranberry sauce
% cranberry jelly. The same rule is
oilowed as that for the jelly, but the
berries are not strained. Instead, they
sre mashed with a wooden spoon until
me skins are all broken. They can
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TRATED IS MADE OF
BLUE TAT T l. T A,
T R / NJ NJ E D WITH
BLACK vELv e T.
THE BIG B L A C K
VELVET HAT HAS
A BLUE CROWN AND
is TRIMMED WITH A
HUGE PINK ROSE.
THE FROCK IS SUIT
ABLE fvR DANCING
SCHOOL WEAR. IT
IS SIMPLE IN DE-.
SIGN AND LACKS
NY ELABORATE
NESS OF DETAIL. -.
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AFTERNOON COAT
OF BROWN vELOURS
DE LAINH TRIM
MED WITH BLACK
SILK BRAID ORNA-
MENTB. THE COL
LAR AND CUFFS
A r = NJ A d y g f
w II 1T Il 8 A T I N,
! B r Al d II D. WITH
BLACK, AND THE
CAP IS MADE OF
BLACK VELVET.
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The little girls coat illustrated is made
Of brown velours de laine. 1t is made
Evening star., 1913-12-07

A box OF studs Is another good choice
for the mans gift. Those made OF mother
of pearl are the best choice when the
price restriction is not large.
Evening star., 1913-12-07
Cornmeal Fish Balls.

Pick over and shred enough Goldfish to
make one cupful, and if very salty, soak
for while in cold water. Add two cup
fuls Of cold white cornmeal mush,
one beaten egg, one tablespoonful of
seftened butter, mix well and drop by
spoonfuls into hot fat. Drain on porous
paper and serve hot.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-19
JOKE ON REPRESENTATIVE.
Secret Service Men Take Him for
Fanatic.

Washington, Sept. 1s.-Friends of Rep
resentative +. o. Lindquist of Michigan,
today, are laughing over the congress
mans discontinue at the White House.
yesterday, when he called to solicit Pres
ident Wilson's aid in a fight for pure
materials in shoes and clothing. Mr..
Lindquist was stopped by Secret Service
men, who thought the satchel he carried
and which contained samples of leather
and cloth, concealed an Internal machine
murderous bomb.
What have you there" demanded two
of the guardians. not recognizing the
congressman. Come on, now; open up
the package"
Indignantly MIR. Lindquist protested
but he was forced to disclose a col
lection of material that resemhled the
contents of a woman bargain hunter 5
shopping bag. Then, with apologies, he
was permitted to enter the executive
Offices
Next time I'll carry my samples In
an open work hamper" said the Mich
igan representative. NO more expert
enceS of that kind for me-"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-19
AVOID WORRY.
Advice for Happiness Given Illinois
Central Employees.

. Chicago, Sept. 1S.-The worth of hap
piness is called to the attention of its
employees in an unusual statement is
sued, today, by the Illinois Central
Railroad The company advises them
to live complacently' and avoid wor-
ry.
Cultivate the art of living with your
self as you are and the world as it is,'
reads the statement This nation once
had strenuous President, who always
exT lained his good health by saying 1
like my job Contentment with your
daliy lot, satisfaction with ones regu-
lar employment, is great aid to dis
peiling worry
of the mental diseases, worry is
the worst Learn to be a master OF
your moods. Do not permit yourself to
drift along like a helpless, rudderless
bark, tossed to and fro by every SEN
sation Of pain and every wind OF men,
tai distress"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1913-09-19
OAKLAND.

The Maine Central has decided to
reopen the Somerset shops, to re-
pair engines and ears from the Som
erset branch About two years ago,
the shops were closed and the larger
part of the repair work has been done
since at WaterVille. 1t has been found
that the Wateryille shops are too
crowded with work and consequently
part of the repair work must be done
here About % men We're thrown out
of employment. when the shops were
closed. AS soon as the men can be
secured, it is thought a like number
will again be employed.
Arthur Allen of Dorchester, Mass.
who was on his way to Bald Noun
tain to work for the Schmick Handle
and Lumber Co, was put off the train
here, Wednesday evening, on account
Of trouble between him and some of
the workmen in the car. He was kept
over night. A ticket was bought, on
Thursday morning, and he was sent
on his way
Rev. Leo A. Dunn of Chicago, for
merly of Belgrade, will preach at the
Free Baptist church, at 1880 A. NJ
and 80 =. NJ, Sunday.
The gates were lowered too quickly
by Gatetender Gordon. Thursday
morning, one of the bars striking
Ulysses Sawtelle, who drives team
for Aver & Greeley on the head,
shoulders and arms. catching one arm
between the bar and seat of the wa
gon and injuring it SO that he will be
hi wi e., \
glancing blow was struck, otherwise
the injury would have been greater.
A large box in the wagon, which was
being taken to the Cascade Wooden
Mill, was carried to the ground.
The Unity Club held its regular
monthly meeting. Wednesday evening,
at Murray vestry. Sixteen were pres
emit A very enjoyable evening was
passed Whist was played and ice
cream and saltines served.