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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12

Now my car had been running so
we'll on batteries for a week or so that
Mary had stopped talking magnetic
Indeed | had just about abandoned
the notion of pawning my ring for
the purpose of installing a new sys-
tenn of ignition when something oc-
Cured which brought up the old
cause for argument.
The most embarrassing events of
your existence will always occur when
you least want or expect them. This
tantrum of my car had, of course, to
occur the night Of the motoring party.
We were spinning pleasantly along a
dark country road when my car came
to stop. That we were plentifully
equipped with gasoline | knew very
well. Nor could believe that the
battery which furnished us the means
of ignition was weak, for it had just
been charged the day before. The fact
remained, however, the car had stop
ped and it wouldn't start. My father
FLAWS car drew up alongside and we
took turns cranking 1t was quite in
vain.
What in the world is the matter
with the old thing now?" Mary wills
pered fiercly in my ear.
81 don't Know / said aloud, but
somehow, feel sure it's the battery"
TRY ii" suggested one of the men.
We tested the battery and found it
absolutely dead Moreover, the dry
cells I carried for emergency were
also dead. / had absolutely no
means of sparkling the gasoline. And
here l was with a party of ten
bound upon a pleasure trip.
Batteries certainly are mighty
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
Women and Homework

Women who, In order to escape the
trials and expense of keeping bad SER
wants, have dismissed them and taken
up the care of their homes on a
simpler scale, have been surprised
how the mind is rested and the body
made supple by the easy exercise
and concentration called for in pre-
pairing the foods that are to be cooked
and served for the next meal.
OF course. homework, to be done
with benefit and without wear, must
be done neatly, scientifically, and
aesthetically. 1t must be rid of all
the stigma that through ignorance
has been allowed to attach itself to
the duties of housekeeping. false
and degrading rating that reflects on
the intelligence of the sex feminine
and drives out native-born girls into
stuffy shops and factories to worl,
like slaves over dangerous machines
rather than enter kitchens of well
provided homes, says an exchange.
The girls who nowadays are given
course in domestic science as well
as Latin and French learn how in
teresting and beautiful the work OF
the home becomes when handled in
telligently and in the glad spirit thai
dignifies all labor cheerfully done
The artistry OF cleanliness is one OF
the most exquisite things In tn,
world, despite the dusty studios OF
the velvet jacketed futurists and pro.
fessional table d'hoters.
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THE BRIDES OWN STORY

Aunt Juliette pointed out to me that
1t was being weighed on what is
called a Spring balance" scale.
Those are the kind that hang up
while the food is being weighed on
the marble tray underneath. They
are understood to be more reliable
than the two-tray scales with the
very easily. Mrs. Gray was in the
shop having chopped meat weighed
on the scale. (Mrs. Gray is supposed
to be one of the worst housekeepers
in town, feeding her family forever
and a day on ''hurry-up'' meals.)
When We left, aunt raised her prirn
housewifely hands in warning. "Jf
you must buy chopped meat, don't
buy It in the way Mrs. Gray did. She
asked for two pounds of chopped
meat, never bothered where 1t came
from nor how 1t was weighed. and
rushed out. Make it your business to
buy a fresh cut of meat and have il
chopped right before your eyes. Then
you'll know what you're buying!''
She was quite indignant about IL
! had the idea that aunt's business
would make her one of the most UNI
popular shoppers in town. but GU
riously, all the shopkeepers go out OF
their way to, serve her. She is Dnr-
ticular, but she's considerable of the
tradesmen as well She never SKIS
them to make petty deliveries. and
she pays cash for everything. SIN
doesn't order anything haphazarcll,
and then refuse to take II because az
a mistake. Lots of women do. San
derson said, and that's why he hnd
odds and ends of meats, not quito
fresh. that he offered at cut prices.
Your aunt is mighty particular he
whispered to me, but she buys In a
businesslilSe way"
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How would you like lamb chops
with mushroom sauce for dinner to-
night?" asked Aunt Juliette.
"Bun-ee." told her. II saw tray
full of the loveliest cheap chops at
Sanderson's." (He's our butcher)
"They may look very lovely, but
those are not the chops We're going
to buy" she replied, as we put on our
things to go out. Heaven alone
knows how long those chops have
been in the tray. Even il they seem
cheap. it's rank extravagance TO buy
chops in that fashion. What Wen do
is to buy a five-pound leg of lamb.
Then | shall have Mr.. Sanderson cut
few chops off 1t, and that Wen have
for tonight. The rest OF 1t will be our
lamb roast with mint for tomorrow
night"
meals a few days ahead, and she al
ways actually cooks more than one
meal at the same time. A roast of
beef serves three or four meals some
times. but it's always dressed up in
different ways with varying appetite
ing sauces, so that the three or four
meals never taste alike OF seem
monotonous.
I thought it would be fun to do the
buying myself. so 1 coaxed aunt. do
let me ask for the five-pound roast,
and pretend that I'm doing the FAM
ily marketing" Very well,' she
agreed, providing you don't ask for
1t in that way. If you ask butcher
for a five pound roast, and you Just
take it for granted that the price is
today what it was yesterday, he will
cut off your roast without word and
youth have to pay what he asks. AL
ways ask the price per pound first-it
may have gone a few cents up OF
down since yesterday. Then tell him
how many pounds you want, and
you'll never get into a controversy
nor tempt Mr.. Butcherman to over
charge you
While we we're buying the roast
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son Goldberg will take place October
Il in the Centenary Methodist
Church. Pink and white roses
prevailed in the decorations, and the
hostess's mother, Mrs. William s..
Morton, and her house guest, Miss
Dorothy Il. Lyman, of Philadelphia,
assisted in receiving.
The guests included the members of
the bridal party, consisting of Miss
Helen Gray, of Dover. who will be
Miss Williamson's maid of honor the
bridesmaids, Miss 1rma Brintzing-
hotter, Miss Lena Dunlap, Miss Myra
Smith and Miss Edith Brindley, all OF
this city; John Patterson, of Kearny,
who will attend Mr.. Goldberg as best
man. and the ushers. Arthur Half
strom, Lyde Robertson. DIR. James b.
Davidson, of Arlington: George En-
glehardt, of Harrison, and Carl Lam
ming, of East Orange. Other guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Will
hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Charles II.
Goldberg, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold G.
Briggs, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer d.
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy S. Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs Russell G. Brown, Mr..
and Mrs. S. oliver, Miss Florence l..
Farrand, Miss Elsie Bfintzinghoffer,
Miss Theo Little, Mrs. G.. III. Dosa.
DR.. Edward Smith, Howard r. Cor
win. Roy Drew. Chadsey Nichols,
William S. Morton and Jacob Brown,
all of Newark; Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest
C. Hillman, Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
Quackenbush, of East Orange; Mrs.
Arthur Hafstrom and Mrs. John Pat
terson, of Arlington. and Theodore
Corwin, Of Orange.
Miss Morton will be one of Miss
williamson bridesmaids.
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Tassels and Smoky Walls
Dear Mic Doom:

Dear Miss Doom:
klndly let me know through your
valuable column how to clean white
SILK shade tassels without washing.
Also, how to clean smoky, painted
kitchen walls.
Thanking you in advance.
CONSTANT READER.
Let the tassels soak in pail of
gasoline for several minutes. Rub
the soiled parts between the hands.
Rinse in clean gasoline and hang
in the air to dry.
Caution-Do not use gasoline in a
warm room, or near a fire, or even
where there Is lighted gas jet. 1t
is highly infiammable. Better play
safe and use 1t out of doors.
Clean the smoky painted walls
with ammonia and water, changing
the water frequently and using
clean cloth.
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Gary sPracficdt
Tome Drey WdMnQ
leccOn1
Prepared Especially 70, This Nsgyspape,
by Pictorial Review

Serge, polo cloth, broadcloth and
zibeline are favored materials for the
model shown here. 1t is trimmed
with two large buttons of its own
material. To make the coat required
yards of 54-inch material for aver
age size. For the largest size three
quarters of a yard extra material
will be needed.
The front and back Qncludine
cape), being the largest parts of the
pattern, must be provided for first
After folding the material these parts
are laid on a lengthwise thread In
the remaining space the front facing,
collar facing and collar sections may
be arranged.
Forming dart at upper edge of the
front is the first step in making. This
should be stitched and pressed care
fully. Close shoulder seam of front
and back Indicated by single and
double notches) from neck edge tc
extension. Close under-arm seam Din
Dictated by triple notches) from exten
sion to lower edge. Bring single
large 20" perforation at lower edge
of cape to corresponding large 90
perforation at under-arm seam ir
ITonl StCllOli anu leiCh. ClOSe centre
back seam. Centre-front Indicated BY
| large 20" perforations.
Join collar sections as notched
close centre-back seam indicated by
double 100" perforation. Sew to mech
edge, notches and centre backs even
leaving collar free forward of small
! co. perforation.
Join the two facing sections as
notched; close centre-back seam In
Dictated by single small 20" perfora,
ton. Adjust to position underneath
front and on COLLAR, centre backs and
corresponding edges even.
A facing of striped silk is otter
used for the cape. About a yard OF
s6-inch silk will answer for this pur.
pose.
Pictorial Review patterns may bt
obtained at L. Bamberger & Co.'s
| this city, or at the home office, 90!
West Thirty-ninth street. New Yori
/ city.
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Chowchow

Four quarts green tomatoes, two
quarts small onions, one large cauli-
flower, six red peppers, six
green peppers. Slice tomatoes
and peppers. Leave the onions
whole and break the cauliflower in
small pieces. Cover with one-half
cup salt. Stir and let stand over
night. In the morning pour off the
brine and put on this dressing:
Ten tablespoons mustard, two
teaspoons powdered tumeric, three
cups sugar, one cup -four, three
quarts vinegar.
Mix mustard, tumeric, sugar and
flour together Mix free from Jumps,
pour all together and boil fifteen
minutes.
Stir constantly to prevent burn
ing. Put In stone pots or glass jars
Many thanks for the chow chow
recipe. / trust that Mrs. r. r. Y
will see your note anent the
stuffed peppers.
Brush the gilt frames with water
in which three or four onions have
been boiled and flies will not touch
them. Such simple remedy is
surely worth trial, isn't it?
Albumen will remove most of the
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brought the last one out SO sudden
ly that the sceptical Miss Dorothy
jumped in spite of herself.
What you jumping for If you
don't b'lieve there's a ghost?' asked
Davie.
Dorothy ignored the remark. In
stead she turned to Henry and
asked him TO begin right straight
away.
Il can't. My feelins is hurt, ="
said Henry in a grieved tone,
whereupon Dorothy jumped up to
hug him, declaring that she knew
she was the ''meanest, rudest,
crossest. impolitest girl in the
world, and wouldn't Henry please
forgive her this once. because she
didn't mean a word of it, and knew
there would be a perfectly lovely
ghost in the story?"
Thus appealed to. Henry relented.
II feel better now" he told Dor
othy, frowning severely at uncle
Dick, who was chuckling i'm
moderately, IAN I'll begin"
yes, beginl" cried Davie, wrig-
Cling expectantly.
Henry scratched his head thought
fully.
Where was To- he wanted to
know, and Davie reminded him that
he and Jim had just tiptoed into the
dining-room.
Don't you know, you wanted 10
find out about the footsteps?' he
asked anxiously.
eo-oh, yesr Henry settled back
comfortably "We-ell, me an Jim
. tiptoed inter the dinin' room, an
then we stood still agin, an held
our breaths. | was Almost afraid
to look down to see If they was any
footprints, but Jim looked right
away an then give me poke to
look, too. An'-jest when ! was a.
lookin' we hear a queer, noise, goin'
thu-ump, thu-ump, thu-ump, right
up over our heads"
Dorothy snuggled close to uncle
Dick.
What did you do then?' asked
Davie. leaning forward, his eyes as
round as saucers.
"We-ell, Jim says to me, Let's get
out o. this an | said a right. An
we turned to run out o. the dinin'-
room, when we heard the noise agin,
comm thu-ump, thu-ump, thu-ump!
Its a. comm down the stairs,
/ whispered to jim, an my voice
was shakin', an he grabbed my arm
an rushed to the window. 1t was
one o. those windows that open all
the way down, like a door, an we
couldn't make it work. So we got
so scared that we had to do some
thin, an Jim, he up with his big
stick an broke the pane all to
pieces"
CTo be continued)
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-12
THE. HOUSEWORK CURE
FOR UNRUJLY NERVES

Father Vaughan, the noted Lon-
don clergyman, shocked a fashion
able congregation in the West END
some time ago when he bade neu-
rotic, dissatisfied women take to the
wash tub as cure for nerves. Since
then a number of noted physicians
have Endorsed the idea, and actually
prescribed a daily series of the ordl'
nary tasks of home for women who
have never known what il is to have
to wait upon themselves, says an
exchange.
Hutchinson ventured contrary
opinion in one of his recent brilliant
but-not-so articles, to the effect that
homework aged and broke down
women-an edict which was inn
mensely popular with the lazy ones.
But the fact is, if the simple acts of
sweeping, busting, bed-making, and
brushing up had been planned by a
physical culturist, they could not be
better adapted to keep women
healthy. happy and free from the
morbid ailments that come under the
head of nervousness-an affliction
that will disappear from the list one
of these days, let US hope, as COM
pletely as has hysteria, the COM
plaint of our fashionable grand
mothers.
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"6do1o1 8 penoono1-

| brother-in-law and sister and brother
and er-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. b. r.
p. Leaphart and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles JOY Bruce. of Columbia, S.
c., who will arrive in this city early
in the week TO visit at the Rankin
home. Miss Rankin. daughter of the
host and hostess, will assist In reeeiv-
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs Rankin, who are now
visiting Mr. Ranlzin's parents, will
shortly occupy their home at 1872
Quitman street.
Mrs. w. Campbell Clark is chair
man of the ball committee for the
ball and peace pageant which will be
given December 2 at the First Regi-
ment Armory under the auspices Of
the New Jersey Vacation Fund and
the Guild of the Babies Hospital.
Miss Alice Kirkpatrick is chairman
of the executive committee. Mrs.
Franklin Murphy, jr., secretary, and
Miss Elizabeth Carter, treasurer.
The other members are: Mrs. Benja-
min Atha, Miss Lucy Chapman, Miss
Catherine Coleman, Miss Edna
Crane, Miss Mildred Dennis, Mrs.
Felix Fluid, Miss Grace Jordan, Miss
Jennie Jones. Mrs. Annie Kendall.
Mrs. M. r. Stanley, Miss Katherine
lounR anu MTs. ROGER 1OunR, MFs.
George Barker has charge of the
tickets. The reception committee
which has not yet been chosen. will
be composed of both men and women.
Charles Slater, of New York, will
have charge of the pageant which
probably include the social and in
dustrial history of this city, many
of the foreign countries and. as a
climax, the peace episode. Rehear-
sails will be held at the Washington.
Arrangements are under way for a
card party to be given next Satur-
day afternoon under the auspices of
the Mary Fisher Home of New Jer-
sey at the Hillside Montclair. The
officers of the Mary Fisher Home
Association are: Honorary president,
Miss Mary Fisher; president, Miss
Elizabeth b. Vermilye; first vice.
president, Mrs. Edward Payson Ter
hume; second yiee-president, Miss
Belle r. snyder; third president,
Mrs. Thomas M. Moore; fourth vice.
president Mrs. Washington PAUL.
son; honorary manager, Mrs. Charles
b. Yardley; treasurer, Mrs Andrew
j. Newbury, and secretary, Miss Belle
DurSee-
Miss Leona Trimmer Williamson
was the guest of honor Saturday
afternoon at the whist given by Miss
Myrtle Sherman Morton, of 1041a
Washington street. Miss William
sons marriage to Frederick Robert
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| Indispensable said one of the men.
MY fathers old car ran on batter
les and he always had trouble until
he installed magnetic" That |
could have murdered him in his
tracks is putting it mildly. For /
knew very we'll he'd started that
train of thought again in Mary's
mind, and that now she would not
rest content until I had pawned my
ring and bought fmagneto for the
car which / could not afford.
Mary looked so utterly Disguised
that l avoided her eyes. The men
for the most part were mighty SYM
pathetic. The women, however,
wandered about in evident discon-
tent. None of them appeared to rel
ish this damper upon their party,
and | could see Mary felt the re-
sponsibility of keeping them enter
tanned.
We tried to start that car for a
good half-hour. Then we held a gem.
eral caucus of opinion. Most of the
men were for going back, towing me
in and letting the party go until
more felicitous night. Not so Mrs.
Penfield. She was all for Mr.. Pen
fields car going on to the inn with
half of the party, returning for the
rest of my party and man from
the next town could tow my car in.
Il ItluStu " itdNt II. We IidQ II gem
eral pow-wow and Mrs. Penfield was,
as usual, slightly annoyed because
her solution of our difficulties was
not hailed as the only practicable
one.
by George" said one of the men
in the midst of the discussion, its
raining. Surest thing you know,
Peter, I felt drop on my hand
then"
We all began to scan the sky
anxiously, and pretty soon there was
no doubt at all that the rain was
coming. There was general scurry
for the cars. BY dint of much
hustling we got the tops up and the
curtains fastened on. Then Mr.. PEN
field produced towing rope and we
started back home in terrible
downpour that seemed to grow worse
every minute.
Tho curtains were some protection,
of course. but when we drew up in
front of the Penfield home We were
all drenched to the skin.
Continued Tomorrow
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Copyright. Newark Daily
Continued from Saturday,

Il don't believe you saw a thing.
Dorothy Dear gazed reproach-
fully at Henry, the handy man, as
she spoke. They, with Davie Dear
and Uncle Dick, We're sitting in
the carriage house, in the old dear
Dear two-seater, and Henry was
telling Of the time he and his bro
Their Jim had visited a haunted
house.
You didn't, did you?p Dorothy
added, Juggling at one of her golden
eurls.
Henry coughed
Now, Miss Dor'thy, what makes
you think such a thing as that"
he wanted to know.
yes, Dorothy, you tell why"
cried Davie, who was Henry's most
devoted admirer.
Cause"-Dorothy looked a tri-
f1e defiant" cause you keep tell
ing about this. and about that, and
how scared you were and-and
everything but you never come to
the part where you really saw
something. | guess you know that
mother'll call us pretty soon, and
you won't have to-"
That's what I think, and I can't
help it II you don't like 1t, so
there" she ended, what do you
think, Uncle Dick?"
Uncle Dick threw up his hands.
declaring that he'd never think of
being drawn into such a discus
sion.
Dorothy tossed her head.
well, then, Henry, if you're
going to come to the ghost part,
why don't you come to it?" she de-
manded triumphantly.
"You Jest give me a chance an
see what I'll come to-" announced
Henry, fitting his old felt hat to
tie back of his head, when l do
tell about that there ghost you can
expec' to have worse chills'n you
ever had in all your born days,
shiver my timbers!"
There, you seel I knew there
was a ghost coming all the time"
crowed Davie, so don't you be so
smart next time, Dorothy Dear"
I'm waiting to hear" declared
Dorothy, curling her lip, whereupon
Davie stated that he wouldn't tell
a single word, if he was Henry, till
Dorothy left the carriage house.
why don't you make her go?'
he asked.
Henry shook his head.
II may be q lot o. things, but 1
amt downright mean," he declared.
solemnly winking at uncle Dick
when the children weren't noticing.
II couldn't think o. askin' Miss
Dor'thy to go way an miss hearin'
about this cree-eepy. Sliding,
groan-ing, wail-ing g-ghost!" And
Henry drawled his words, and
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Self-Control and Instability

All over the country we are having
evidences of lack of self-control in
the individual, and to an alarming
extent among children. factory
full of girls, alarmed by a false
runlor of fire, stampede, tramplng
each other to death. A public school
has difficulty in coping with strike
among its pupils because they wish
to be transferred to new puildlnS
in a better section of the city. The
social evils OF suicide, divorce, labor
agitations, war, may be traced TO
conditions bordering upon hysteria
and based on instability of the social
will
The ungovernable adult was, In
ninety per cent. of the cases, the
ungoyernable child. The ungovern-
able child is the child who has no
self control. DR.. MontesSori offers
an object lesson to the nations in
that phase of her discipline that re-
suits in greater stability of the in
dividual, says the Mothers Magazine.
We have been working IN the
wrong way on the problem OF es-
tablishing self-control in little chill
dren. We have been putting the
cart before the horse by trying to
force our control upon the children
instead of aiming to establish their
own self-control.
To say to a child, Don't cry!"
BE quietl" Don't break anything'
Don't get angryl" is worse than use
less, We must begin, almost in baby
hood. to teach children that control
which will give them the power to
restrain and direct their bodies and
their emotions.
DIR. Montessori tells us to begin
first with the very necessary step OF
teaching a. little child how TO con
troll its body. All the necessary ele-
ments for this education are found
in the home, that oldest agency OF
early education. The man or woman
who has made self control a habit
by willing to keep from doing this
or that, or by willing to do this or
that is the moral man or woman.
This is the basis of the Montessori
method of educating the little child
for bodily control.