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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
How to Always Have
Buttons on Waists


Every woman knows how dlscour-
aging it is to pick up null or net
waist Just home from the laundry,
and find that either in the wash
ing or ironing the buttons have pulled
out pieces of the material, leaving
torn sections on either side OF each
button, says an exchange.
1t has been suggested that instead
of letting this occur the waist be
made with buttonholes on either SIDE
and that the buttons themselves be
fastened on a tape the same color as
the waist Then both edges can be
buttoned one on top of the other to
the tape. The same string OF put
tons will serve for a number OF white
waists.
For stiff linen waists this arrange
ment will also be found very conven-
lent. It is much simpler to iron the
front without buttons than with, ana
the buttons can be adjusted on their
tape later.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
How 1t May
Be Done

lot of town women whom she knew
to be in comfortable circumstances,
introduced herself told where she
lived, and said she was a good hand
at making or remaking comforts.
She said she was taking orders now
and would drive into town Saturday
and call at the homes for the mate
rails. She offered to make new COM
forts, customer to furnish all mate
rial, for fifty cents, mentioning that
all the church societies In town asked
seventy fiveacents to a dollar.
Of course, she got orders from near
lyl every housewife Later, orders
came from friends of those for whom
she'd made or remade. In many fam
lilies the entire lot of bedcomforts was
turned over to her to recover, or to
wash, mend and replace the old cover.
Three hotel proprietors, hearing of
her work, solicited her to take al
their counterpanes and blankets to
darn, mend, rebind or rehem. The
local hospital did the same. For the
blankets and counterpanes she
charged an amount which in the end
averaged only a dollar and ten cents
a day. She could never put in a fun
day and so considered this fair pay
besides earning satisfied customers.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Birdseye Maple and a Brass
Bed

Dear Miss Doom:
Kindly publish a cleaner for
birds-eye maple and a satin finish
brass bed, and oblige, B. S.
Try the following on the maple:
Rub spots with gasoline, using a
soft flannel for the purpose. Polish
with equal parts of alcohol, olive
oil and vinegar. If the gasoline
fails try rubbing with very little
alcohol, then polish. Turpentine
and crude oil, equal parts, make an
excellent polish.
There are several excellent brass
cleansers on the market. A prelim-
mary rubbing with kerosene hastens
the action of all of them.
If brass or copper are very badly
furnished or blackened, remove the
stain with oxalic acid, or vinegar
and salt. Dip a wooden cloth in a
strong solution, and rub with a dry
cloth at once. When clean rinse
thoroughly, and, to prevent retar-
nishing, rub with whiting or any
good silver polish, or with sweet oil
and tripoli.
The following is said to be good
for polishing furniture, as we'll as
brass: Mix one gill of paraffin oil
and one-half gill of naphtha and
enough finely powdered tripoli to
make a soft paste. Rub first with
a piece of felt, then dust with dry
tripoli and polish with soft linen
cloth.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Toasts for Halloween Party

Dear Margery Doom:
Kindly suggest some toasts for
little Halloween dinner party,
and win the thanks of HOST
May you live as long as you like
and have all you like as long as
you live.
May satan cut the toes of all our
foes, that we may know them by
their limping.
Happy are we met. Happy have
we been. Happy may we part and
happy meet again.
I gulp my sorrows down: or see
them drown, in foaming draugl1ts
Of old nut brown.
Though we eat little flesh and
drink no wine, yet let's be merry.
We'll have tea and toast. custards
for supper and an endless host Of
Syllabus and jellies and mince
pies, and other such ladylike luxu
ries.
Live while you live, the epicure
would say, and seize the pleasure
of the present day
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
The Problems that shoes Present.

Amy boarded the street car ahead
of me. AS we took our seats 1 re-
ported: There's a rip in the back
of your stocking" She looked al
most frightened for a second. 1t IS
so embarrassing to believe you are
well dressed and find that uncon-
sciously you have given some one
cause to smile.
1--WE had to avoid holes in the front
of our stockings last year when we
wore slashed-hem skirts" said Amy.
Now it's necessary to watch your
ankle all the way around for cropped
skirts give the whole story away
"And 1 find that we have to buy
more shoes, and daintier models than
before" l said. when skirt hens
are short and thrust the feet out into
view one has to dress them up more
than before"
1.-THE dancing craze has something
to do with that added Amy Lets
get off at the corner and see what
new shoes Armede & Jason have in
their windows" So we climbed off
the car, and were so attracted by
what we saw in the shoe shop win
dows that we went inside.
First, 1 want pair of silk stock
ings," said Amy, speaking to the
clerk. He brought out several pairs
in light gray and tan silk, and when
Amy said she wanted black. he ex-
planned that these light silk stock
ings were to be worn very late in the
fall, and that they were considered
much newer and smarter than plain
black Knowing that we admired
pretty things, he showed us some Of
the new stockings for evening wear.
Some of them had hand embroidery
in colors running across and up the
ankle, and Others had tiny flowers
fashioned from narrow ribbon. Lines
of glittering diamante, resembling
small rhinestones, were used to edge
the lace inserts which trimmed Others.
When we asked to see the new shoes
he brought us several pairs, and they
all had fancy tops, either in suede.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10

he looks at her.
HE said so, Peter" she gushed.
And he does speak so nicely about
his mother. She was very hand
some woman, 1 understand-large
and well built, you know
Mrs. Penfield's Modest Method.
The absolutely naive way in which
women pay themselves compliments
is source of wonder to me every
day of my life. Mrs. Penfield
brazenly left me to infer that If Mrs.
Carey was handsome, she, of course,
was handsome, too. The adjectives
large and well built were, too, the
very quintessence of delicate eva
sion. Mrs. Penfield is fat and has a
waist measure of thirty-seven inches.
She refers to all women of similar
size as large and well built
The compliment by inference Is a
| trick of q great many women.
And so with Mrs. Penfield. She
simply scintillates with anecdotes in
| which she shines by inference. The
casual listener probably imagines
| that it's accidental. which is exactly
the effect for which Mrs. Penfield
| strives.
We had planned motoring party
that night and there were to be ten
OF us in all-five in Mr.. Penfield's car
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10

What are you all doing in the
carriage house," mother Dear con-
tinued. 1--WE called and called
Well, you see, Henry's telling
US a story about a haunted house,
explained Dorothy eagerly, land
we were listening SO hard that I
guess we didn't hear YOU. It's a
awful Getting story mother
Henry and his brother Jim went
in the house when they were little
boys, and they saw footprints on
the dusty floor and were so scared
they couldn't move.
And just when they went to go
into the other room to see what
they could see you called u.s." she
concluded in . reproachful tone.
He promised not to tell another
word till ] got back; SO, if you
don't mind, mother, I'll go right
now. Why don't you come, too"
Mother Dear smiled.
Pm afraid | wouldn't find
Henry's stories very convincing,
from all I've heard about them"
she declared. Run along, Dor
othy. I'd rather suuy out here in
the sunshine and romp with Nip
per, naughty puppy that he is"
Nipper was growing rapidly. His
teeth were coming through, max
ing him desire earnestly to cnew
up everything chewable. Just now
his attention was conferred on the
toe of mother Bears shoe.
Hear him growl," cried Dorothy.
He's pretending that the shoes
an enemy, l fancy, N.Y. my, what
a fierce little doggie it is And
she reached down To take MINER
by the neck and lift him away
from her foot. Then she picked
him up and caressed the back of
his head and the ears, which were
beginning to grow so silky.
You like him an awful lot now,
don't you, mother. And you didn't
want us to keep him at all when
we brought him home that day"
Dorothy reminded her.
st know It," said mother Dear,
squeezing Nipper until he grunted,
but puppies, like babies, have a
way Of winning ones affections"
'.Doro-theel" sounded Davies
voice, full of impatience, from the
direction of the stable, "are you
coming? We're getting tired of
waiting. and Henry says if you
don't come right away he'll have
to go and do his work, and then he
won't tell the rest of his stor-ee."
"Oo-oo I'd better CO. ] guess"
cried Dorothy; Uncle Dicks there,
too. mother. Don't you want to
Gomez"
Mother Dear shook her head, and
so Dorothy ran across the lawn to
the stable and hurried into the car
rage section, where Davie and
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Gary &Prachcdl
Tome Drev Wdk1no
leconJ
Prepared Especially 70, This Nescspape,
BY Pictorial Review

the various separate waist and coat
models than a plain skirt of black
cloth or velvet. The accompanying
model has two-piece foundation.
over which Is draped a three-piece
tunic, tapping in front.
For woman of average size it re-
quires four and seven eighths wards
of forty-four-inch or four and three
elghths yards of fifty-four-inch ma
terial. Less expensive than broad
cloth or velvet is serge or granite
suiting.
Three parts of the pattern are laid
upon lengthwise fold of the goods
when cutting. These are the bacl,
gore CD, back gore OBJ and front
gore (A). Front gore (C) is arranged
on lengthwise thread.
In making the foundation. first
pleat the back gore, creasing on slot
perforations, bringing folded edge to
small % perforations and stich Turn
| under edge of front gore on slot per-
forations: lap on back gore to small
% perforations, notches even. and
, stitch, leaving edges free above large
70" perforation in front gore for
opening and terminating stitching al
double 90 perforation near lower
edge of front gore; press pleats.
Now join the tunic cores, first And
ing the line of double 100" perfora-
lions indicating the centre-front. Ar
range on the skirt, centres even; then
stitch upper edges together Adjust
either a straight strip of canvas two
inches wide or a webbing to position
underneath the upper edge of skirt foI
stay; stitch upper edges together
The skirt may be worn with a sasf
or basque girdle.
The pointed sides are PROMINENT,
featured on all of the newest tunics
Whlch emphasize the circular effects
Pictorial Review patterns may b,
obtained at l.. Bamberger & Co. s
this city, or at the home office. %
| West Thirty ninth street, New Yorl
city.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
And Still They Come
Dear Miss Doom

Dear Miss Doom:
I am only twenty-four and have
a number of gray hairs. This wor-
ries me, as my mothers hair turned
gray when she was quite young,
and l am afraid mine will, too. Will
you please tell me what can do?
I read your column every night
and never tire of 1t. JEAN l..
Sage tea for darkening the hair Is
made in the following manner: Boil
five cents worth of green sage, this
years crop, and quarter of a
pound of black tea in pint OF
liquid until reduced to half a pint.
Strain and apply to the roots of the
hair with a toothbrush before re-
firing. Shake well before using.
This Is also said to be a good hair
tonic. The results will not be no
ticeable at onse, but if used faith
fully will be effective.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Daily Menu

BY MARGERY doom
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Grapefruit
Shredded wheat Cream
Scrambled eggs
Fried sweet potatoes
Rolls Coffee
DINNER
Vegetable soup
Roast chicken
Baked potatoes
Cream gravy
Buttered parsnips Green peas
Crackers Olives
French salad with mayonnaise
French pastry Coffee
SUPPER
Chicken salad Saratoga chips
Hot biscuits
c bettqes and ssI,s cream ; cheese Rss
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Oatmeal Cream.
Rolled eggs Buttered toast
Cofte6
LUNCHEON
Baked macaroni Cheese
Brown bread sand witches
Tapioca pudding Tea
DINNER
Beef loaf Mashed potatoes
Spinach
Esealloped tomatoes
French bread.
Chiffonade salad
Apple pie Coffee
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Philadelphia Pepper Pot

Two pounds of tripe. Cook until
tender. take out and cut in small
pieces. Peel and cut white pota-
toes in small square pieces, cut up a
small onion. parsley, salt, pepper
and sweet mayoram to taste Cook
altogether until potatoes are done.
Make small dumplings of -four and
water, drop in and cook about ten
minutes. JENNIE b.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
For Mrs. Charles K.

Put your lima beans in col
ander and let hot water run over
them for a minute; fill the steril-
lied jars. Work down with sill
yer knife until the jar is filled to
within an inch of the top. Allow
for each quart jar three-quarters of
a pint of hot water, in which has
been dissolved a teaspoon of salt
Pour into the jar over the beans;
put on lid without rubber so that
1t partly covers the can and set
glass on a rack in the bottom of a
boiler. Fill the boiler with luke
warm water until the Jars are
three fourths covered; boil three
hours, then take out the jars; work
down the beans and fill up with
more of the same liquid kept boil
ing for the purpose; put on the
rubbers and screw on the lid until
alright; put back in the boiler,
allowing the water in the boiler to
completely cover the jars; steam
one hour longer. Take out the jar
and screw the lids tighter IL pos
slble. MRS. A. H.
Your contributions are deeply ap-
preciated, Mrs. A. H. Am glad you
find the page helpful Your question
about the brass bed will be an
swered in the advice column.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
More About Polishing Stoves

Ny dear Miss Doom:
| suppose you are tired of hearing
about stoves, but I do hope you can
help me out in my trouple.
/ read the advice of one
of your readers and tried
linseed oil on my stove, first
using kerosene, but after applying
the kerosene | found to my dismay
that more than half of the top OF
the stove turned a beautiful red,
and no amount of linseed oil would
change it. The rest of the stove
looks beautiful and / would dearly
love to continue using the oil II
your kind reader will please give
me a remedy, or perhaps give me
the plumbers address, SO l can
communicate with him. Thanking
you in advance, l am,
MRS. w. V
Orange.
Perhaps Maude c., who sent IN
the first letter about the linseed oil
method, will see your note and re-
ply to it, Watch this column.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
CONTINUED from Yesterday
Compliment by Inference.

The following
night Mary and
/ and our lodger,
Don Carey, had
dinner over the
way with Mary's
mother. Mrs. Pen
field has taken
Carey under her
wing, too, senti-
mentally chats
about his lone
someness, and
confded to me
that Carey thinks
of his own
tr1nfhar x,g,Av1ar,ar
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
A Girl and Her Sweater
My dear Miss Doom:

My dear Miss Doom:
As am a constant reader OF
your columns, / come to you for
advice.
l am thirteen years of age, tall
for my age. and have reddish
brown hair, and am in doubt what
color sweater to get.
Also, is there any premium on
pennies and dimes of 1874?
Hoping to see a reply in your
columns soon, as / am to get the
sweater next week, 1 remain,
E. H
An emerald green sweater, with
white collar, would look very we'll
with your reddish locks Have you
seen the new styles, with belts?
They are very effective, and come
with knitted caps to match. A
white sweater would be becoming
as long as it remained clean. 1t
would not be practical for con-
slant wear.
The coins are not listed.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Ink Stains on the Fingers

Dear Miss Doom
am a boolSkeeper and the ends
of my fingers are always stained
with ink, no matter how careful /
try to be. Is there anything I can
use to remove the stains? / will be
very grateful for your aid.
HELEN M
To remove ink stains from the
fingers apply the juice of ripe
tomato; or, moisten the phosphorus
end of a match, and rub the stains;
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Eggs Tivoli

Take out the inside of half a loaf
of bread. Toast the crust and fill
cavity with chicken or corned beef
hash. over this break a fresh egg
and then cover with white sauce and
grated bread or cracker crumbs
Brown in the oven
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Onions and the Hands

Dear Margery Doom:
Please tell me what will remove
the odor>o of onions from the hands,
after peeling them, and oblige
ONION.
After peeling onions, rub the
hands with raw potato to remove
the odor
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
HEARTH 81 HOME
BY f1ARGERY doom

Hereafter no letter will be an
swered unless accompanied by the
name and address of the writer
This lie not for publication, but as
an evidence of good faith on the
part of the sender.
Write only on ono side of the
paper.
Readers are requested not to en-
close stamps, as the editor is far
too busy TO write personal reDI)es.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10

Old Party-"Hey, there. boy, who
are you throwing stones att"
Young Party Ito companion in evil
Say, Jimmy. keep up de good work;
de old gent don't seem to know when
he's HIT"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Dear Miss Doom

Am a constant reader of your
paper and find your recipes very
useful. l have a book full of them
and cut out more all the time.
don't know that you have received
the Johnny cake recipe, SO am go-
ing to send one in. 1t is old-fash-
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Johnny Cake

One cup sour milk, one cup corn
meal, one cup flour, small; one egg,
one-half cup sugar, one-half tea
spoon soda In a drop of water, a
piece OF butter one-half size of an
egg.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Care of Furniture

When furniture does not need pol
ishing, il is well to wipe 1t off thor
|oughly with a cloth dipped in linseed
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10

what on earth are you doing with
your shoe on the desk?"
Pm only rubbing out a mistake.
I've lost my eraser. -Meggendorfer
Baettak.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10

Mrs. Jennie 3. sends q recipe for
pepper pot, declaring that 1t is the
correct method of making this dish.
Try it, folks.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
|HOUSEkEEPERS EXCHANGE
BY f1ARCERY doom

toned and is very good, at least l
find it so. MRS. A. H.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Thank you.

Did you ever make banana pie?
Dorothy l.. furnishes a recipe. de-
claring that it is a favorite with
many of her friends.
Here is the "how'' OF It:
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
Banana Pie

Line deep pie pan with rich crust
and bake to a delicate brown. Let
cool, then slice two large ripe ba-
nanas and fill pan; cover with
boiled cream custard and serve with
whipped cream. flavor with vanilla.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10

Many thanks, Dorothy P. Will
answer your other question in the
exchange column.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10

or, put few drops of oxalic acid
in water.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10
ADVENTURES IN MATRIMONY


by Ida M. arb Al s. IS udse
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10

The members of the Travellers
Club held their first meeting of the
season yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Charles W. Dickinson
and Mrs. Arthur Dickinson. of
Franklin avenue, Nutley History
was the topic for discussion. Mrs.
Frederick A. Dudley read a pa
per on "Steppin~- Stones in American
History" Mrs. William A. Gay gave
talk on 1.-The dwelling of the Pill
grims' Monument at Princeton" and
Mrs. Charles e. Bride read a paper
on "Gleanings from History on the
Pacific Coast A short talk on
.'Pioneer Days in the Land of Cloudy
Water completed the program. At
the business session preceding the
program, Mrs. Benjamin f. Hurd and
Mrs. Frank S. Hampton were elected
delegates to the meeting of the State
Federation of Women's Clubs to be
held in Hackensack, Saturday, Oc-
tober "a, and Mrs. Bride and Mrs.
Dudley were chosen alternates The
president. Mrs. Hurd, presided. The
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-10-10

Mr. and Mrs. d. Harrison Willlams'
of 103 South Thirteenth street an
no,lnce the engagement of their
danghter Miss Frances Louise Will
Jams. to Herman A. Wittek. of East
Orange. The date for the wedding
has not been set.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1914-01-09

No Room Tor Il.
In the bright lexicon OF love there
Is no such word aa ougenlcB. Vaah.
Ington Herald.