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The Washington herald., 1914-10-04

efs naeanness In keepips him in just
for that. wasn't itg''
Il am sure he usually has his lessons.
ana once"
'It Is that very once that teachers
have TO check. II they let all the
'once's go by unpunished they viii soon
be 4twice's and 'thriceis' until there
isn't an atom of discipline left in her
school nor lesson learned. Now isn't
that soG'
The young mother smiled. yes. ]
Believe IL is." she admitted.
"And isn't II better both for the chill
dren ana for the teacher that the
mother-and father. too. for that mat
ter-acknowledge the right of the school
teacher during school hours? Isn't II
best to relinquish all claims. as 1t were,
during those hours and leave the bring
ing up OF the children to the judgment
Of the teacher? Then. when they come
home, they are yours. but not to sym
pathize with against the woman who
has done her best to keep them IN
order and instin some Of the education
you are wanting them : to have into
their heads What would you think OF
teacher who criticized your way of
making Archie's blouses or denounced
you for scolding him when he was in
error at the family table? You wouldn't
stand it-no. Of course rot Then, my
dear, don't tell your boy that his teacher
had no right to keep him in, that she
was cross and unfeeling."
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
WITH LEFTOVER PRESERVES.

With the shelves well hlled with this
seasons jams, jellies. and preserves.
what to do with the leftover condiments
for last year is problem that confronts
the housewife. They are far too good to
give away, for they, represent much time
and considerable expense. There are
numberless dainties that can be made.
utilizing these jams and Jellies Of last
years make. and here are few that
should appeal to one and all.
One ef the simplest ways Of using up
jams Is to make pie crust and line q
dozen individual cake tins with the
pastry. put In the oven and cook to a
golden brown. When this crust is cold
I'LL the individuals with jam, and add to
each q hsaping tablespoonful OF whipped
cream. or make q meringue and set In
the oven to brown. This Is q very popu-
lar French dessert and to the person who
loves pastry It Is great relief from the
regulation pie
Another simple and pretty dessert Is
mads by putting a'layer Of jelly or jam
in the bottom OF glass dish. over this
pour q little boiled taploca pudding. then
another layer Of the Jelly. Served from
a glass dish this Is = very attractive
dessert
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
EDITED BY FRANCES MARSHALL
Tempting Basket Lunches

The child who must eat luncheon away
from home really runs a great many
risks. For the temptations that beset IL
In the way Of unYholesome. insufficient
or over-suficient good are great
Proper and sufacient food. proper and
sufacient air and exercise and proper
and sufiicient rest are Of utmost import
ance to US all. especially to the growing
child The right kind OF rest in the
right amounts can be administered. to
put IL that way, after school hours.
Enough exercise. too. can be planned.
and pure air all night and in the after
noon at least do much to counteraet
whatever bad air there may be in the
school room. But the meal in the middle
OF the day ought to be the heartiest one
for all children under ten or twelve
and that meal must often be eaten away
from home.
Much has been done to provide good
food for the very poor children in school.
Ii Is their better-to-do school-feIlows
who. with q luncheon basket filled at
home, and n little money to spend on ad-
ditional food, suffer.
II there Is a good lunch counter in the
school your child attends, teach the
child to order. in addition to the lunch
In the basket. milk. cocoa or soup. But
be sure. first. that the food served at this
lunch counter il pure and wholesome.
Try to furnish in the school lunch
basket enough food Of a tempting sort
to supply the ehild's craving for sweets
-and then make the child understand
that no candy. no soda water, no ice
cream. Is to be bought at the school
lunch hour.
II there is no lunch counter that can
be depended on for some liquid addition
to the school lunch, q small thermos
bottle is a wise investment, for in II
can be carried milk. cocoa or soup.
There should be q drinking cup-usuAlly
he screw top Of the can farms olIs
There should be q small silver soup
spoon and a silver teaspoon. Paper nap
kins can be bought, the plain white
ones, for 10 or Il cents q hundred, 80
these are cheap enough to use rather
Iavishly. A roll Of waxed paper. TO
wrap around sandwiches and other dain-
ties. is cheap and lasts q long time.
Small paper saucers, are inexpensive.
too, and can be used for many things
And then there are little paper baking
dishes that are admirable for holding
baked custards, rice puddings and other
things for the child's basket luncheon
A little time spent in preparing this
luncheon 50 that It will be not only
nourishing but tempting will be repaid
In increased health and strength on the
part Of the child.
Remember that. Ideally. the child under
ten should not eat meat at night, and
that meat once a day is given at noon.
The older child. who eats dinner ct night
naturally has q simpler lunch, which Is
far easier to plan and prepare.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
LATE PICKLES.

Tuesday IL q good day for making
the winters supply Of pickles, That Is
to say. II the kitchen is large, It IL q
good day. For the fire win be lighted
for ironing. Il that u your ironing day,
and the pickles can be cooked while the
irons are heated. and bottled by the
ironer a. q rest from her tedious work.
OF course, the hard part Of pickle
making 10 the preparing Of the vege-
tables, and fortunately that is almost
always necessarily done the day be-
fore the pickles are cooked.
Always put pickles In glass bottles or
stone Jars. Cook them in q granite
saucepan as the vinegar eorrodes tin
Use wooden spoons and forks in prepsr-
ing them.
When they are prepared. MI the bot
ties three-Quarters full Of them and then
nil the remaining cavity with vinegar.
Green tomato pickle II easily prepared
and 10 delicioua To make 1t. slice .
peck Of green tomatoes, and put them.
In layers with salt. In stone Jar Let
them stand over night. In the morning
mix four pounds OF grAnulated sugar.
an ounce of ground cinnamon. an
ounce Of ground cloves, and q quart Of
vinegar. Put on the stove, bring to q
boil and boil for half an hour. Then
simmer for about two hours.
Chow chow can be made in this way:
Boil q head of caulihower, q quart Of
onions and q quart OF string beans sep
arately until tender. Cover q quart Of
little green cucumbers with salt water
for twenty-four hours. Then break the
caulihower into small pieces and mix all
the vegetables. draining the cucumbers
from the brine. Put half gallon Of vim
egar in q porcelain lined kettle, cupful
of sugar, a gill Of salad oil, and two
tablespoonfuls Of mustard Mix an
ounce Of tumeric powder and half a
pound Of English mustard, moisten with
"a little cold vinegar and add to the hot
vinegar. When this thickens add q cup
full Of sugar, q gill Of salad oil and two
tablespoonfuls of mustard seed. Pour
over the vegetables.
Plain little green cucumbers can be
picked like this: Wash and dry e hun
dred Of them and put them in jars. Cover
with q brine strong enough to bear an
egg for twenty-four hours. Take from
brine, wipe dry, and put IN clean Jars
Cover with hot vinegar in which an
onion, twelve whole cloves, three blades
Of mace and an ounce Of mustard seed
have been boiled.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
The School Child Aguin.to The Front

detested garment Your spirits dropped
as you watched II slip over your head In
the morning. Perhaps no one ever made
comment about II. II was doubtless
not as outlandish as you thought II. But
the effect was the same. You hated Il
with all the sincerity OF a chld's likes
and dislIkes.
It is really a very bad thing TO force
child to wear clothes 1t dislikes. A
certain sulkiness can be developed in this
way and a decided selfconsciousness is
unusually encouraged.
This Is on the negative side Of the
question There are many clothes that
the normal child Is Indifferent to. There
ars a few that It detests. And there are
few that It covets. Now and again
It is good plan to let the child choose
something to wear that It very much de-
sires. A certain little girl carried for
several years a small umbrella with q
giddy and rather hideous parrot In paint
ed wood at the end OF the handle. She
adored the parrot. To her mother It was
an eyesore. But her mother wisely let
her have 1t. knowing that the child's
taste would change gradually. and that
Auc Bhg AlAAAC bhNs NhN AAcaA-
time. would give her many gloriously
happy minutes. For 1t is the little things
OF a child's life that give 1t greatest
happiness,
The fashions this autumn seem to be
especially suitable for the school child.
The mother who keeps her small daugh-
ters in wash frocks during their early
school days has cotton poplin. kinder
gartsr cloth, galates- pique and linen to
choose from among the heavier fabrics.
For more serviceable school frocks
they Is nothing prettier than a serge one
piece frock. cut very low In the neck
anc with deep armholes, worn over q
washable blouse OF muslin or silk. This
sort Of froek can always be kept fresh.
for serge can be easily and satisfactorily
sponged and pressed, and the washable
blouse of white, which can be changed
every day. il need be, serves the double
purpose OF protecting the skin from the
serge and the serge from the skin.
There should always be strong ruobers,
gRloshes, q small umbrella that the child
can hold. q waterproof cap and an en-
veloping waterproof coat or cape among
the child's possessions during the school
year. A few dollars spent In warding on
colds save many dollars in doctors bills.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
Hints to the Busy Housewives

card party prizes. In these cunningiy
designed Affairs, some OF which are Of
quite generous size, the tonneau forms
covered hamper which may either
be filled with candles or lined with silk
and fitted up as a work basket or trinket
case.
Charming little ring or brooch cases
the purpose of which would never be
suspected even by the most astute burg
lar, are made to represent beehirea
Sweet grass interviewer with Spanish
moss and artificial violets Is used for
making the prettiest OF these. and the
lining IL Of violet silk with q soft inter
lining Of cotton batting
Fancy baskets forN stationery. orna-
mental racks for photos and picture pos
tails and larger racks for music or news.
papers are all popular as bridge and eu-
chre prizes among the women who have
fallen victims to the basket fad while
for favors there Is an endless variety Of
small and inexpensive fancy wares to
choose from, such as hairpin holders,
frames for miniature photos, wall pock-
cts and whisk broom cases. all artisti-
cally woven from rushes, grass, rattan.
splint or rama
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
MOTHER AND TEACHER


THAT may all be. but I was a school
teacher myself before married John.
and I know exectly how much that
very thing works against discipline IN
the schoolroom," said the mother OF
three. children. after she had listened
10 a tale of woe from a young friend
about her one eight-year-old's unjust
school teacher.
Il know, but / simply can't help TAX
ing the part Of my boy when he comes
home crying because the teacher kept
him in for what he says was none Of
his fault" replied the younger woman
who was the proud parent OF single
eight-year-old.
"Ah. that is the very point. He tells
you It was not his fault. Mind you,
don't mean that your boy lis not truth
full when he tells you this. but was
there ever a small boy who believed
he was rightfuIly kept in after school
If he wanted to be out playing ball?
Isn't he sure to come home to his mother
crying after he has been dismissed and
found that the nine has been chosen
from the boys who were allowed TO go
when school was out and that he can
not play?''
The young woman nodded q half
hearted assent Her boy had done that
very thing the day before.
You see. my dear. the teachers role
is none too easy. at best, when it comes
TO keeping order IN a room filled with
mischievouS youngsters but it is ten
times as dificult when those same
youngsters get sympathy at home for
their misbehayior at school and have
parents who believe all they say about
a school teacher who has pets or who
is down on particular pupils"
But Archie didn't say"
NO, perhaps not, but he came home
to you crying and with his little heart
apparently broken because he was kept
in a half hour after school, didn't he?
Very well; and he told you 1t had not
been his fault that he hadn't known his
spelling lesson. but was the fault Of
some other boy who had taken his book
or who had loaned him such q pretty
picture-book that he didn't have time
TO look at the lesson. It was the teach!
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
Health and Beauty Secrets

stand Of every well-groomed woman, and
possesses the virtue Of purity. 50 essen.
tial In securing good complexion. High.
ly scented soaps which bite the tongue
are dangerous to any skin. This tasting
of the soap with the tip of the tongue
Is q pure test Of a preponderance of al
kali. which Is dangerous to even an oily
skin.
Massage with cold cream is not good
for an oily skin. Better far to use hot
water and alcohol-half and half. Gu.
cumber milk. which contains q very
small proportion Of almond oil. is one
Of the best lotions for the oily skin, and
should be used after the, massage with
alcohol
Where the skin has q tendency to Be
both oily and yellow. the following toilet
water should be added TO the hot water
in cleansing the face. Use q spoonful
to a basin OF warm water
Tincture Of benzoin, one ounce; tinc-
ture of musk, two drachms; tincture OF
ambergris, four drachms; rectified spirits,
ive ounces; orange flower water. one and
one-half pints. Add the tinctures TO the
spirits, then mix them with the perfumed
water. This is cooling and refreshing
TO the skin. acting like tonic. II the
perfumes are Of the best and purest
quality and they should be. the lotion
will have a milky appearance.
Many women employed in onices suffer
during working hours because they have
no means Of cleansing the oily pores. For
these women 1 would suggest cleansing
the face occasionally with the following
lotion, which can be kept in the desk
in small bottle and applied with an
tiseptic gauze:
Pulverized borax. one ounce; pure giy-
cerine. two ounces; eamphor water (not
spirits Of camphor1. two ounces.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04

An important part Of the education OF
most of the princesses of the world Is
houseRork. Queen wilhelmina. doubtless
remembering her own childhood is per-
sonally directing the education OF her
small daughter. the Princess Juliana, In
household matters. The German crown
princess, Cecilia. although fond Of So
ciety and sports, Is thoroughly versed In
homework. Many Of the children Of
American middle-class parents have not
the practical knowledge OF work that
these royal women are given as matter
Of course.
There is no reason why q child should
not be taught 70 work To be sure Its
youth ought to be happy, and Ncarefree-
But the child ought to learn gradually to
take responsibility, to pay the world for
the living 1t gets. And housework is the
simplest, most natural sort Of work to
give the little girl to develop this sense
Of responsibility.
The child that Is just beginning to walk
likes to help" The child q little older
struggles to button its shoes. to put Its
slippers in the closet. to brush its hair OF
wash its hands. So the little chiId IL
hardly too young to learn to DO soine-
thing useful about the house.
Most little girls are Interested In tnelr
clothes, and these may be made point
Of beginning. Teach the little girl 10
fold her hair ribbons neatly. to pick up
her clothes from the hoor. to hang them
on low and convenient pegs when she is
Ola enough to do so, to keep her bureau
sravera in order. Let her help choose
the clothes she is going to wear.
Next to her clothes, she might be IN
terested in her room. Let her learn to
keep it in order. 1t is no more difiicult
for a little child. old enough to dress
herself. to get out of bed and pull the
clothes over the footboard. than it Is for
tbat child to swing or sl<ip rope or play
tea party. she can soon learn to make
her bed. with help At frst. and super
vision always
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04

J. Following are some recipes for tempt
ing and nourishins basket lunch dishes:
EgE Sandwiches.
just bubbling- Remove from the are
cool and shell. Chop the eggs. mix with
pepper. salt and melted butter ana
spread on buttered white or whole wheat
bread. For older children. little may
onnaise can be added to the eggs, and
slice Of lettuce laid over the layer
Of egg before the second slice Of bread
Is put on. Poached eggs spread between
buttered bread also make good sand
Wiches.
stuffed Eg<H.
Boil eggs as for sandwiches. Cut
them in halves. Iengthwise. and remove
the yolIxs- Mash them and season them
with pepper and salt and mix with
minced chicken and parsley, Pack into
the whites. rounding on the filing so
that the half egg with the nlling is about
the size Of a whole egg. Wrap In waxed
paper.
Fruit salad.
Fruit should form q part OF every
school lunch. Prepared ready to eat and
packed in a tiny serew-top Jar or in .
paper cup. with top sealed on with
parafiin. II is decidedly tempting. Minced
orange and grapefruit. slightly sweet
ened. can be used. Orange and pineapple
are good Orange and bananas. too. are
very good. and prange pulp with two
shredded prunes added TO q eupfui -
another treat
Vegetable Salads.
For the oder child, who eats dinner Ge
night, q vegetable salad. wrapped In
waxed paper, with sandwiches, fruit and
some simple sweet forms = good lunch
con. Any green vegetables can be served
as a salad. String beans and peas. with
a little French dressing, are good. As
boiled rice can be mixed with q little
par boiled shredded green pepper, or
with diced tomatoes and French dress
ing, and served as a salad.
Lamb Chops.
a part Of the chIld's school lunch Il
must. Of course. be eaten cold, but most
children like cold lamb chops. The chop
should be broiled until 1t Is just done
through. never crisp Then. after II has
cooled, II should be wrapped in vaxed
paper friIl can be fitted over the end
OF the bone so that the child can handle
II more easily. knife and fork should
be packed with II. A piece OF the breast
of chicken, drumstick from q roasted
chicken. q slice OF cold boiled lamb or
mutton or q slice Of roast beef in the
form Of q sandwich can all be packed in
the lunch box.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
The Little Girl and Housework

Next the little girl could learn to help
in the dining-room- It is better, per-
haps, not to let a very small child dust,
as dust Is sometimes Injurious to the
lungs. But the diniag-room presents
many pleasant duties. She can learn to
set the table. daintily. accurately. and
neatly. She can learn to clear It. and
to put everything away IN its place She
can even be allowed to wash the glass
or fine china, when 1t Is used, II she likes
that sort OF work and cal be relied on
for steady hands and careful work
Never hurry a little girl in her early
housework. Never give her tasks that
will make her nervous or that are too
dificult FOR her to accomplish we'll. Let
her realize that her work IL really help
fuL that 1t is really putting her on q
self-supporting basis-that it Is keeping
her from being one Of those who eat
without labor.
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
PREPARE FOR COLD
WEATHER COMFORT

This is what may be termed the age
! OF defensive therapeutics. The up-to-date
physicians. as well as students OF hy-
giene and sanitation are concentrating
their efforts on the prevention, not the
cure, Of illness
We are so accustomed to connecting
the word fashion with mere raiment
that II comes with something Of q shock
to learn that there are also fashions in
health and sanitation. There was a
time when the semi-invalid was dis
tinctly in fashion, q most interesting
figure upon whom was showered social
attentions. flowers, gifts. etc. Today the
semi-invalid, the possessor Of indennable.
but chronic aches and pains. Is COM
pletely out OF the running. She cuts 50
sorry figure that she insists upon get
ting well
Many Of US can look back to the day
when illness in the family meant the
turning on Of extra heat, and the shut
ting out Of all air, dubbed dangerous
draughts. Today, pure air in unlimited
quantities and exercises Of all sorts are
prescribed. Hence In planning the family
wardrobe whether for the sick or the
wen, the new methods Of preventing or
attacking disease must be considered.
How to keep the body warm and the
bedroom flled with pure air Is one house,
hold problem which can be solved largely
In the seving-room. II Is generally
agreed that with warm sleeping attire
and warm feet. all under ample cover
ing, the cold room will work good In
stead Of harm to the sleeper.
Very important Is your bedroom wrap
per or gown. for slipping over your
nightdress II reused in the night to at
tend fres, open the door TO late
comers, or heat milk for an asling baby.
This may be made Of elderdown fan
front and In a larger size than the night
dress, TO permit quick changes Let the
sleeves be loose and bell-shaped and have
either deep, rolling collar or no collar
Beside your bed should always rest a
pair Of warm slippers to slip on in case
OF emergency.
And finally prepare for GOLD nights and
Of Pneumonia or pleurisy. by owning a
hot-water bag with a flannel cover The
last item Is most important. for who has
not known the discomfort OF waking In
the night with the uncanny feeling of
touching something elammy-a chilled
rubber water-bag. Save pieces from any
flannel garment you may be making and
SwS Ssn1 a cover for your : h9t-watsr bag: I've
with straps and the other with a draw
string. II you have no flannel remnants
In the house. three-quarters Of yard OF
goods a yard wide win make both the
water bag and slippers.
Thus prepared for cold weather. you
can Ming your window wide. top and
bottom, securing your full allotment Of
pure air and yet be cosy and warm be-
meath the covers
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04

The woman with wrinkles or freckles
always inagines that she has corner
on complexion, ills, but in reality the
woman who suffers doubly is she who
has an oily skin with enlarged pores
wrinkles may offend the eye, but they
do not entail physical discomfort SUI
perabundance of oil not only makes the
face look shiny and ungroomed. despite
the most vigorous use Of powder. but the
woman who has this particular com
plexion defect actually suffers In phys
ical way. The general "stickiness'' and
oIIness Of the skin is unpleasant to her
own touch, and she rarely, II ever, en-
Joys the sense Of . COOL, clean face. Some
times this oil spreads over the face Ike
a mask or coating.
The woman with an oily skin realizes
that the very daintiness Of her house
gown makes her face look the worse by
contrast, and she is very apt to aggra-
vats her defect by abusing the powder
rag.
The oily skin demands q careful diet
Fruits, salads. and fresh vegetables must
be substituted for pastry. sweets, made
dishes and many OF the meats, Ike pork
and veal which encourage the secretion
Of oil in the glands.
The external treatment Of an oily skin
demands. first and foremost the eon-
slant use Of hot water and flesh brush.
The pores must not be allowed to secrete
the sebaeious matter which causes black
heads. ana only the flesh brush win pre-
vent this Cold wstsr Il worse than use
less on an oily skin. A few drops OF
tincture Of benzoin added to q basin Of
hot water should be used night and morn
ing. and instead of soap. try almond
meal sifted into the water from a jar
with a perforated top.
1t is an article now found on the wash
The Washington herald., 1914-10-04
CHEESE FOR HEALTH.

There is an old German saving tba,
cheese makes the cheek red. There is
another, saying about cheese that SAYS:
Cheese is peevish elf. it dIsests all
things but it self" The two sayings DO
not harmonize very weIl. and the truth
probably Is that cheese is good for sonny
perscRs and bad for others It is often
welcome substitute for meat in the
summer. it is appetizing and does not
seem so heavy as meat. and can be pre-
pared in many interesting ways