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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
Scrapbook I Help to | Housewife.

EW housewives realize the useful L. ness of series of scrapbooks. They
 may have a small>note, or perhaps | an exercise book in which they
 copy down any recipe that may be useful, and very often they cut scraps from the newspapers and store /them away in a box to be ready for use when required Unfortunately there is per- versity about things inanimate which makes scraps of cuttings the most elusive things in the world. That new recipe for making cannot be found just when wanted and as to the crochet design, that is equally elusive.
 If each recipe or pattern Is pasted into a scrap book it is ready when wanted. For myself, I began with a series of dainty notebooks. I think they were about four inches by four, then threw these away and took refuge in box. Those recipes are still waiting to be sort ed out. Then procured exercise books; these I have not thrown away. but now I make my scapbooks of common brown paper. I save all that comes in with parcels, folding it neatly into the size want the book to be. find twelve inches by eight good size. The sheets of brown paper are laid in cupboard. and when have sixteen sheets I cut them into sizes, twelve by sixteen, and lay them very evenly together and stitch down the cen ter like an exercise book. On the outside of the scrapbook I stick label and write on 1t what the contents are. On the back I paste a sheet of lined paper and write my index on this.s
 have several books, labeled cakes, buildings. jam. and so on. have no trouble when I want to cook anything. I look at the labels, shall we say jam, and I know that my recipe Is close at hand, for the recipes are not so numer- GUS that can't find it at once.
 A friend of mine has adopted the same idea for her fancy work directions ano designs. She finds it so much better than keeping a lot of needlecraft books, or patterns, and having to look through them all for what she wants.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

The scrap books are easily kept if they are laid flat on shelf in a cupboard or even hung on nails in the larder, though l find this latter method destroys the covers of the scrap books and they re- quire recovering at intervals.
 Modern cookery books have a more or less deadly sameness unless one is al- ways buying and this costs money, for cookery books are not very cheap. Then many of the recipes published in the weekly and daily papers are not to be found in cookery books and these are the ones that it Is nice to save. They are generally more or less original, or else adapted to homely uses.
 If all the cuttings are indexed as they are pasted in 1t is not difficult to find them. Of course, these indexes must be under a general heading, such as toma- toes, marrows, etc. Then every recipe which has tomatoes as the chief ingre- dient would go under the heading of to- matoes, and the number of the page is the only thing necessary to add to the index after the first '' tomato " has been written In. The pages should be num- bered as soon as the scrap book is made.
 
 A dress pattern scrapbook is made after a rather different pattern. as the covers are composed of brown holland. or any stout material. Large, flat pockets are made on each side of this cover. The patterns are neatly folded into fiat packet and numbered. The directions are pasted into the brown paper part of the book, and also numbered with the same one that is written on the pattern. The pattern goes into the pocket, and when in use the directions are always available. This method of keeping patterns is far better than placing them in asdrawer. as in the latter case the edges are so apt to get torn and the directions mislaid.
 When not in use these pattern scrap books can be kept in an ordinary milli- nery cardboard box. or be laid flat on a shelf. If the various patterns are kept in separate books it will save a good deal of time when starting work.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
lane Barton Answers Queries.

in the new material. make it into a semi tailored blouse to wear with your tailored suit. A good model has the seamless shoulder yoke, with the back and fronts gathered to it. Finish the neck in a nar- row bias facing to form shallow V, and you can turn it in to suit your various lace and embroidered collars. As you have not enough material for full length sleeves, cut them in one piece bishop effect, drawn into an inch and a half band, with a narrow fringe of the crepe set to the end.
 RUTH D. P: As you are stout, do not attempt the regular kimono sleeves in your blouse; the dropping effect is usually unbecoming and. besides. will tear easily. If you can stand the long. loose line, com promise for better wearing qualities on one of the new cut waists which have the under part of the kimono sleeves fitted into armholes. This gives the length of the waist necessary for all stout figures. Make up in cheap materials blouse with the long shoulder line, the raglan sleeve. or the kimono sleeve, to be sure if is becoming. before cutting into hand some materials.
 * *
 BRIDE TO BE: By all means use your real lace veil that belonged to your great grandmother. You are lucky to have such an heirloom. To make it softer and more becoming many brides drape 1t over the tulle veil This is especially good if the lace one is too short to come to the bottom of the train. The modern veil is usually gathered around the faos in caplike effect. This is so unbecom- ing to a full face that 1t must be decided ly modified if you would look your best Many brides have their milliner come to the house and adjust the veil becomingiy.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

1@HE other day woman whose face
 wore a very harassed expression
 met a friend in the street. I've just called at the registry office"
 he said, '" and have been quite un- able to get a suitable housemaid for .a..- L.. n.oney" In order to support her under her disappointment the two went together to tea, and presently the friend asked, " How is Maud?" 70, Maud was quite well last time she wrote, but think she finds her situation dull as she never sees anybody except the children"
 Now two points strike one in this con versation as being well worth attention. The first is that Maud's mother had evil dently much trouble on account of the dearth of servants. and the second that Maud was not happy in her situation as governess. What a pity it seemed that Maud might not be her mothers house. maid and live at home. What peace and comfort and happiness ought to result all around from such an arrangement. The parents would be waited on by one who loved them enough to do it willingly. I he daughter would be in the midst of her friends and enjoy that consideration which affection alone can bestow.
 This is how the idea strikes the imag- ination, but, alas, in reality 1t appears very difficult to combine business rela- ton with one of loving intimacy. In con sequence, girls forsake the ease and free- dom of home to earn their living else- where, while parents are deprived of their daughters society and are more- over wasti2g their substance on strang- CTS the best. can only give them a hirell.- bervice in return.
 Surely something is wrong in this if che knew exactly what. for one cannot suppose thousands of intelligent people would abide by an arrangement so ab- surd and unnatural for no reason what ever. As though would be a servant to anybody" some little snob will per- haps exclaim, but to work in ones own home Is hardly to be servant, and sensible woman need not disdain the labor.
 To prove that the nature of the work is not the main trouble, a girl will go out as mothers help in an alien family rather than be her mothers help at home, just as a governess, will teach the children of strangers rather than her own young brothers and sisters. Merely it appears because they are her brothers and sisters she fears she cannot control them.
 No, the principal drawback seems to be that near relations find it difficult to main tain the strictly business attitude neces- sary for a comfortable footing between employer and employe without which, in- deed, this connection cannot be satsfac- tory In home service there must be the same punctuality. the same adherence to duty, the same frankness about the work which prevails in every other service.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
New in the Realm of Fashion.

Fancy bolero jackets are seen in the latest cotton dresses.
 * * Among ten pretty gowns there will be five of black taffeta.
 !: * Bags are being made partly of bead work and partly of silk.
 i. * Seersucker lingerie comes nowadays with embroidery on it.
 * ]: Military collars appear on some of the new automobile coats.
 j: * Glazed foliage and fruit are used to- gether on many fashionable hats.
 * ss Smaller shoe buckles are in favor. How ever they are more elaborate.
 j: !: Batiste and pique are one of the oldest of the summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

The medici collar seems to have come to stay. One piece linen dresses are in great de- mand.
 j: s: Long lines are feature of all coats and suits.
 j: }: The best dancing petticoats are accor- dion plaited. Skirts with founces are now regarded with favor.
 * <. Crocheted tango and maxixe necklaces are coming in.
 * * Velvet ribbons are used on the most pie turesque hats.
 * < It is said that petticoats are getting wider over the hips.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

IGNORAMUS: Yes. coat sets are still worn, though possibly the collar is more often seen than the cuffs. Various mate rials are used. Batiste ones in ecru tones and embroidered in self colors are good. Pongee and natural colored linen are also popular embroidered in colors. For in- stance. a conventional design might have the scallop buttonholed in delft blue or the color of the suit and the design worked in blue, orange, and outlines of black Transfer designs can be bought or you can have your collar and cuffs stamped when cut to fit. which Is more satisfac- tory.
 MISS c. R. s.: Large buttons and but tonholes are appropriate to heavy linens. crashes, and cottons that are made ip semi-tailored or tailored styles. For softer materials, silk or cotton, use hooks and eyes even when you wish to have trim ming of set on buttons and simulated but tonholes of braid or bias folds of silk or linen. When working a buttonhole in . fraying material 1t is preferable to bind them if large enough to look well; other wise overcast closely before starting the buttonhole stitch.
 DESPONDENT: l sympathize with your disappointment about not being able to make over your lavender crepe de chine into a new evening gown. Perhaps If the stains are only grease they may pc removed, but as the color is gone rear nothing can be done save to dye 1t a dark color. Why not cut the best or the breadths into crepe petticoat to wear with your new soft Anished ametnyss taffeta? Cut over three gore pattern and finish the bottom with one scant ruf- fie, with . second one sewed to the bottom of 1t. Ar there are nearly three yards
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

The accompanying illustration demon strates what exquisite trimming to light gown embroidery can be- Even the linen purse is embroidered in the same pattern. If desired the design may be applied to some light weight material used for an early fall gown. It may be embroidered in white or in color and is done in solid, eyelet, and buttonhole stitches. There are two ways to apply the design to the ma terial upon which it is to be worked. If vour material is sheer, such as lawn, ba-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02
By JANE BARTON.

let work may be done in white, though if the seams are briar stitched in colorVlse the eyelets in the same. By the way, al ways set the color of your mercerized cot ton by putting the skeins in strong salt water. An easy way to do it is to have tumbler of cold water to which has been added flat tablespoonful of salt and nut skein or two to each tumbler.
 * j.
 It makes for easy handling to do most ot the trimming before the underarm seams are finally sewed. The sleeve ends just above the elbow are loose and may be cut straight on the bottom or can be
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

tiste. and the like, the simplest method is to lay the material over the design and with a sharply poitned pencil draw over each line If your material is heavy se- cure piece of transfer or impression paper. Lay it face down upon this, then draw over each line of the paper design with a hard pencil or the point of steel knitting needle. Upon lifting the pattern and transfer paper you will find a neat your material
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-08-02

shorter at the back of the arm and cut with rounding slash. Face the bottom with two inch facing and make a smi- lar facing or hem on the bottom of the blouse. The underarm seam may be left open the depth of the facing or little more. Finish the seam by sewing in a plain seam, then turning to one side. cut tlng the under part away and stitching the edge-if machine stitch Is used. Otherwise sew the plain seam and turn in the edges neatly and run by hand. Set n patch pocket three and a half inches wide by four long at point on the lert si6e of the chest This should have the top on line with the third eyelet Turn in the edges and stitch or briar stitch to the blouse.
 As the neck Is rather plain untrimmeo follow the outline at the back and to an inch or so beyond the raglan seams ana cut a band two inches wide ending in point at each side. Stitch on the edge and again a half inch within. Stitch the facings on sleeves and bottom in the same way. or the facing may be set on right side like band.
 If your middy blouse is to be worn with several skirts these bands may be white briar stitched in white or color and worn with a soft colored silk tie to match the various skirts. Lace through the eye lets and tie in bow at base of neck open ing. If to wear with a particular skirt instead of the facings use bands Of the material on bottom. neck. and sleeves. Stitch on edge and again half inch in either edge. A stylish effect for the bot tom band Is to shape 1t so 1t curves up to a depth of four inches on either side of the seam. Round the top. In the lower stitching follow the seam open ing of two inches or wore with the two rows of stitching.
 Another treatment of a worn waist is to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-26
WHEN The KING freed HIMSELF FROM THE
VAMPIRE he FELL IN Love WITH HIS own
WIFE, But The QUEEN STILL SCORNS him

The husband of the most beau
tiful queen in the world has final
ly fallen in love with his wife.
But she, Queen Marie of
Roumania, still remembers the
fascinating vampire who for years
beguiled King Ferdinand-so now
she coldly rebuffs her husbands
sudden ardor.
When as a dashing girl of only
16, Marie of Saxe-Coburg- Gotha,
daughter of the duke of Edin-
burgh, was married to Crown
Prince Ferdinand of Roumania,
adopted son of King Charles, she
was madly infatuated with her
husband. At II she was a mother
and neglected wife. 1t had
not taken her many months to
learn of the voluptuous Helene
Vacaresco, the woman upon whom
her husband was lavishing his
love and fortune.
Very soon Princess Marie re-
covered from her unrequitted
passion, and in a few years she
herself was enacting a more var
led and risque romance than was
Ferdinand. He chung to the
beauteous Helene; Princess Ma
RE led a dashing dance through
the gambling spas of Europe and
left behind her long list of low
ers trying to piece together their
broken hearts.
All kinds of diplomatic dis
putes preceded this much-marred
marriage of Ferdinand and Ma
RE. She, an English princess,
could not be married till King
Charles of Roumani had taken a
solemn oath that in the event of
his wife's death he would not
marry again; this so that the
English princess might not fail
of inheriting the throne.
And then one day the spell of
the vampire broke. Prince Fer
dinand escaped from the love net
woven for him by the black eyes
of Helene Vacaresco. And he
called to his wandering wife to
come back to him. She came,
but satiated with experience, she
felt not the slightest pang of pas
sion for the husband whom she
had idolized while a girl, and who
now had fallen madly in love
with his wife.
His passion showed itself in
desperate jealousy, for he learn
ed that his queen was content to
stay at ENTHUSIASTICALLY be-
cause a certain Count Stirbey
also lived there. Roumanian
journals had no conjunction in
openly limiting at the intimacy
between the queen and the count.
Naturally, the marital felicity of
the crown prince and his wife
was not exemplary.
Yet each loved deeply the six
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-26
FRAIL GIRL RESCUES
4 FROM DROWNING
by Nixola Greeley-Smith.

NEW YORK, Nov. ga slen-
der, brown-eyed junior at Vassar
college has just been awarded
silver medal for heroism by the
Carnegie hero fund commission.
She is Phoebe Briggs, daughter
of DR.. William f. Briggs of Sac
ramento, Cal, and the medal was
given her as a recognition of un-
usual courage and resourceful-
ness displayed in saving the lives
of four fellow-students.
ANY other girl would have
done Just exactly what | did I'M
der the same circumstances, said
the young heroine, modestly,
when she learned that she was to
be enrolled in the select company
of Carnegie's heroines. And
particularly any one of those girls
saved would have done as much
for me-"
One night i'm the winter of 1913
FIVE merry Vassar students were
coasting by moonlight on Sunset
hill, which overlooks an artificial
lake on the college grounds. The
ice was thin, and the girl who
was steering suddenly lost control
of the toboggan and 1t shot out
upon the lake, instead of follow
ing a safe course along it's edge.
Under the weight of the five
young women the ice broke and
they were flung into the frigid
water.
Phoebe Briggs, who was walk
ing nearby, heard their frantic
cries for help. Creeping on her
knees over the treacherous ice
and pushing a small sled ahead of
her, she dragged out Miss Laura
Reiner of Kingston, n. Y, and
Miss Annie j. Oldham of Cleve-
land.
Going back a third time, the
ice broke under her, but, with
astonishing cocurage and pres
ence of mind, she sank the sled
in the lake and chung to it. in
this way she was able to support
Miss Myra M. Hulst of New Ham,
burg, N. ", and Miss Mildred u.
Remission of Cambridge, Mass,
while keeping her own head
above water until men employees
of the college came with ropes
and planks and dragged the three
shivering girls to safety.
One of the coasting party, Miss
4.
keepsie, N. Y, was caught under
the ice and the rescuers were I'M
able to reach her In time.
When Miss Briggs appeared en-
the college campus after the
award of the Carnegie medal had
been announced she was sur
rounded by girls who gave ner
the class cheer and sang the
junior song in her honor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-26
MANY IN TACOMA
USE FAMOUS COMPOUND

The famous mixture Of buck
thorn bark, glycerine, etc.. known
as Adler-i-ka, Is much used here
in Tacoma. This is the most COM
plete bowel cleanser ever sold,
being even used successfully in
appendicitis. Just ONE SPOON
Full relieves almost ANY CASE
of constipation, sour or gassy
stomach. ONE MINUTE after
Adler-i-ka is taken the gases rum
BILE and pass out--the INSTANT
action is surprising. The French
Drug Co.. 1855 Pacific Ave-; Owl
Drug Co., 994 G st.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-26

NEW YORK, Nov. 26.-Elsie
Ferguson's admirers used to send
her yoilets and American Beau
ties, now they send her kittens
and tabby cats.
Not long ago Miss Ferguson.
who is one of the most popular
actresses in New York, lost her
pet kitten. "Mittens," and adver-
tised for II in the newspapers.
Now she's very busy saying. mo,
thank you," to the dozens of matt
nee girls and "Johnnies" who
send her fluffy little cats to re-
place the wandering "uittens, +"
who returned of her own accord
from a mouse-hunting expedition
in the back alleys.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-26

The wonderful acting OF Regina
Badet in Kleine pictures Is a new
quantity In filmdom.
Beautiful and mistress of poise,
her grace demonstrates the poetry
of motion. Not long ago she APP
peared in "A Woman's Last
Card" and her latest success was
In THE Vendetta"
Her costumes are always very
beautiful. and she is not bit
particular so far as the amount Of
material in her gowns Is con-
cerned, but she is always a pic
ture
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-26
TO REMOVE EVERY
sign OF DANDRUfF
Try This Simple Home Treatment.
IL Surely Makes the Hair Soft,
Fluffy and LlIstrOus.

If your hair is not pretty, If 1t is
losing color, too dry, matted, fall
ing out, or il your scalp itcles,
you can quickly overcome all of
these conditions at a trifling cost
and only a few moments time
Just get from Crown Drug Co., or
any drug counter, some Partisan
Sage, a most helpful and invigor-
ating tonic that supplies every
hair need. 1t is easily applied,
absolutely harmless and is as in
expensive as II is beneficial. Inn
provement begins with its first
application, for Partisan Sage not
only nourishes the hair roots but
stimulates your hair to grow long,
thick, soft, fluffy and lustrous. 1t
Immediately removes every bit of
dandruff and stops itching scalp.
Be sure to get Partisan Sage for
there is no other so effective and
this will surely give your hair
lew life and beauty.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-26

In Washington, of which her
father had been owner and or
ganizer
During this time she appeared
In several amateur performances
and finally decided TO adopt the
profession that APPEALED so
strongly to her--the stage.
Miss Fuller turned toward New
York with this dreamy notion Of
what she wanted to be and In
four days she hal conquered!
At present Mary Is satisfied
with being Just Universal movie
star-but We will wait for icvel-
opments. she's only Hale girl
yet. you know.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-26

Mary Fuller's rise In the movie
world and the development of her
artistic life has been rapid. Mary
was born in Washington. ID. c.,
but II was on a quiet country
roadway that she learned to walk
and talk She grew to know ma
lures moods. her wild creatures
and woodland solitudes. Perhaps
the fringing shadow of Mary
Fuller's eyes were caught from
those forest depths.
When she was..13 her father
died, and Mary. together with her
elder sister undertook the man
agement of the Business College
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1914-11-26
BUSTED A WHEEL.

The editor of the Kansan met
with a severe accident last even
ing and had to be taken home in
car--he broke his wooden leg.
Mr.. Jepsen, who is very handy
with tools, fixed 1t at Linnville's
garage this morning.-Concordia
(Kan.) Kansan.