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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-06
BraSsieres as Gifts.

THE materials employed in the maxi
ing Of brassieres are so dainty and
the garment itself so necessary TO
complete a woman's toilet that the
average woman is pleased to receive
such a gift. For stout figures there
are those that hook in front, made or
firm materials with lace or e-nbroid.
cry trimming, and also dress-shieih
brassieres. For medium figures. hook
in-front styles and dress-shield models
of all-over lace, embroidery and net.
Low-cut models for evening wear.
Styles with fitted bands at the waist
and soft shirred tops. For the slen-
der woman, ;fasten-in- back and hvGk
in-front styles. Models with soft. tons
gathered into narrow girdle bands
Lace and embroidery designs with
dress shields for dancing. Flesh-coi-
ored nets and laoes to wear with dane
ing frocks. and soft models with ruff
fles or removable pads underneath.
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VARIOUS WINTER RECIPES

flavor Wash and wipe the vegetable,
| then. without attempting to remove
inches square. Ratchet will do the
| work much more easily than knife.
Take out the seeds, brush the inside
of each piece with a little butter, place
oven. Some good housekeepers prefer
to serve it on the shell. brushing again
with melted butter and sprinkling
with salt; but it saves the disposal of
contents of the shell into hot bowl.
wash thoroughly. season with salt.
butter and pepper and pile lightly in
a hot vegetable dish.
Raisin Pie.
pint of water until tender, then
thicken with two tablespoonfuls of
cornstarch dissolved in little cold
water Cook half an hour until the
starch is clear, then sweeten to taste
Bake with two crusts or one. In the
latter case add the whipped yolks of
| two eggs to the filing Just before
taking fSom the fire. When baked cover
with a meringue, made by whipping
the whites of the eggs to a stiff froth
with two tablespoonfuls Of sugar.
Spread on the pile and brown in the
oven Some of the cooked raisins may
be saved out to dot the meringue.
German Apple Kuchen.
This. too. is acceptable these winter
days. and here is a good rule for its
| making. Beat one egg and add to it
a cup Of milk. Mix we'll, then add two
and two-thirds cups of sifted flour that
| has been slightly warmed. Beat WE'LL
Dissolve one-third compressed yeast
I cake in two tablespoonfuls of luke
warm milk and add to the water with
! two tablespoonfuls of softened butter.
| Knead thoroughly in the bowl. manip-
ulating with hands and spoon until
Cover and stand in a warm place for
| about hve hours, or until 1t has dou-
bled in bulk. then turn on a Toured
board and roll into a sheet about half
spread with butter. sprinkle lightly
| with sugar. then arrange closely over
the top enough overlapping slices of
apples to cover. Wipe over with but
| nutmeg or cinnamon. Cover with a
light cloth and set aside for twenty
minutes. or until quite light. then bake
in hot oven. As soon as done. brush
| lightly with cold water to prevent the
kuchen becoming too dry.
Orange Tapioca Pudding.
! This may be made with milk or wa
ter. according to circumstances. Here.
| however. is a very dainty dish quite
good enough for any festive occasion.
Soak two tablespoonfuls of pearl tapi-
oca in hot water to cover until the
water Is all absorbed: place the tapi-
oca in double boiler with pint of
milk, a scant half cupful of sugar, a
pinch of salt, and cook until the tapi-
oca is soft and transparent; add the
beaten yolks of two eggs. cook two
or three minutes until 1t thickens like
4 boiled custard and take at once from
! the fire: add the white of one egg
beaten to foam and half teaspoon: ul
| of orange extract, then pour in a glass
dish in the bottom of which are a
couple of sliced sweet oranges; beat
the whites of two eggs to a stiff mer-
| ingue, with two tablespoonfuls of
sugar: flavor lightly with orange aud
pile up roughly on the pudding; set in
a cool oven until the meringue rises
and turns delicate brown. The oven
| must be very cool.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFoRD.
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suburban delivery system sometimes
have their out of-town wagons
brought into the city, and ship
II suburban delivery by express:
having an agent at the other end of
the line to make the deliveries. This
means a payment of a commission, gen.
orally 10 per cent on the sales. to the
agent. But the wagons are more val
liable in the city.
The delivery department works night
and day in two shifts. There are two
sets of horses and two shifts of men,
For the last few weeks before the
holidays the delivery schedule in the
superintendent's office changes con-
stantIy. The entire city is divided into
districts for delivery and assigned to
different wagons and men. AS the
trade grows heavier. the number of
the districts Is increased and their
size is decreased. For instance. dis
trict which may include forty blocks
in November will include only twenty
the week before Christmas In this
way the work for each man is con-
centrated in small territory and every
moment is utilized in actual delivery
of goods, and not in covering long
stretches of territory.
A holiday expense of which few shop
perS know comes to some of the more
liberal firms during the entire month
of November and part of December. and
that is the supper bill for employees
held for night work. When depart
ments are being changed round and
stock readjusted for the holiday trade,
clerks are kept after closing hours to
do the work, and their supper is sup
piled by the firm in the restaurant at
tached to the store. or if it is not a
department store. they are given sup
per checks on some nearby restaurants
After the holiday rush is really on,
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0xidizing Old Gold.

TO oxidize old gold, cheap novelty
ware and the like. burn sulphur
in a pan and expose the articles to the
fumes. This darkens the surface, which
may be FURNISHED with chamois. A very
pretty silver plaque platter was dark
ened in this manner. Before 1t was
exposed to the fumes wreath Of
coarse paper leaves was pasted with
thick flour starch around the edge Of
the platter. The fumes could not affect
the silver underneath. and after the
darkening the paper was lifted, leaving
bright, silver leaves, polished with pure
ammonia, and the platter was a hand
some novelty.
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Polishing and Renewing Furniture.

ITO make old furniture look like
new, prepare two quarts of thick
starch and add to the starch four
tablespoonful of I've, and mix thor
oughly. Using a paint brush, paint
the piece of furniture with this mix
ture. After q few minutes wash off
| thoroughly. The starch will take off
all the finish on the furniture down
to the natural wood. After drying
well, apply a coat Of wood filler and
then varnish. and the piece of furni-
ture will look like new. The amount
Of work Is small and the result graft
flying.
Vanished woodwork may be cleaned
teaspoonful of ammonia has been
added. then wiping dry. The wood will
look dull and whitish, but in about d
half hour it will resume it's natural
appearance and be as glossy as if
just newly vanished.
To remove white spots from furni-
ture. soak a piece of flannel in linseed
oil or any oil used for polishing au-
tomobiles. and place it over the white
spots on the dining table. or any place
which has turned white from vases or
other cause, and let it remain there
for several hours. If necessary, apply
more oil to the cloth. In very bad
spots IT sometimes REQUIRES this treat
color. After this is done the highly
polished furniture will look as good
as new. Spirits Of camphor will re-
| store the color sometimes. Very bad
| spots, such as appear on plant stands.
etc. may be removed by means of
benzine Rub vigorously and apply
plenty Of benzine and the spots will
disappear
To clean any white enamel furniture.
rub with a soft cloth which has been
dipped in warm water and baking soda.
Put one tablespoonful of common bak-
ing soda in one pint of water
An excellent mahogany furniture pol
ish is made from equal parts of pure
olive oil and warm black coffee. Just
dampen a cheesecloth with this mixture
and pass over the surface to be pol
| ished, then wipe with an old piece of
silk. The result will be surprising.
Walnut stain can be made at home
by crushing the green hulls from wal
| nuts. or even butternuts. and covering
with alcohol for a week or so, after
| which strain the alcohol off and bottle
for use.
The leather on furniture needs con-
slant care to keep it from drying out
| and tearing into shreds. or turning to
powder. Wash off the dust and dirt
with soapy water. a sponge and paint
brush to get into the folds Of the
| leather and the crevices. When the
leather is dry, use some good prepared
oil or a homemade combination of one
part sweet oil and four parts of ben
zine. The oil will darKen the leather.
but 1t will soon dry in and leave the
original color.
Some housekeepers wash leather in
warm water. to which is added a lit
tie good vinegar. To restore the poll
ish prepare the whites of two or three
eggs with a teaspoonful of turpentine
| to each egg. This should be whisked
briskly. then rubbed into the dry
leather with piece of clean linen
cloth.
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To Cook a Goose.

TO cook properly. goose should be
skinned for the skin carries 4
strong odor. and if left on lille be-
ing cooked that flavor permeates the
whole flesh. Cut two steaks from
each side Of the breast bone. say about
one-half an inch. about the thickness
Of a veal outlet, and bread them. Place
them in a frying pan of sizzling hot
butter, cover and smother from ten to
fifteen minutes, according to thickness,
over a medium fire.
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With Christmas Coming.

TT is none too early to be getting
ready for Christmas. and in these
last days before the earth gets its
heavy winter covering. let me suggest
to those of you who have the woods
and country lanes to draw upon one
of the incest presents you can possibly
select for a friend in the city. This
is filing Of hardy plants for a win
dow box that will keep green all the
year Four little evergreen trees,
cedar or pine. or a medium-sized box
wood tree with a couple of evergreens
for either side are quite sufficient for
a window box three feet in length.
Such a box on the outer windowsill
brightens the appearance of an apart
ment or fiat, both inside and out. and
Is a constant reminder Of the thought
fulness of the donor.
Smaller evergreen trees set In tiny
flower pots, with lichen covers slipped
over them. make effective table dco-
rations that every housekeeper who
likes a pretty centerpiece but cannot
most gladly. A box of moss and
lchens or pieces of birch bark hol-
lowed out and filled with any of the
hardy woodland treasures will make
Boston Baked Beans.
Pick over quart of small pea beans.
WASH thoroughly ana SOAK OVernl&n nj
in warm water. In the morning par
boil them until the skins crack open.
Pour off the water. Put into the bot
tom of a glazed earthenware pot made
expressly for the purpose pint of
hot water in which has been dissolved
half tablespoonful of salt. two table,
spoonfuls of molasses, a half teaspoon
full of mustard and pinch of soda
Pack In the beans until about a third
full. then place in it pound Cor less
il preferred) of streaked pit pork,
the skin of which has been scored.
Cover with a layer of beans, letting
the rtnd of the pork just show
through. Now add more seasoned hot
water to cover the beans and bake
covered in a slow oven all day or
night. When done the beans should
be soft, tender and moist, but brown
and whole, and the pork cooked to a
jelly.
Sweet Potatoes, Baked or Roasted.
Sweet potatoes should always re-
ceive their initial cooking with their
skins on: after that they may be pre-
pared in any number of appetizing
ways One of the best ways Of cook
ing is to select those of uniform size.
drop into the boiling water. cook NJ
teen minutes. take out, put in the
oven and finish their cooking there.
Peel before sending them to table.
Winter Squash.
Get, If possible, Hubbard squash,
aene other possesses its rich. nutty
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Delightful Candy.

TAKE one cup. of candied cherries.
one cup of stoned dates. one cup
Of walnuts. pecans and a few peanuts.
mixed together. one cup OF raisins and
one-half cup of figs. Run twice through
a meat chopper. or chop otherwise very
fine all these Ingredients. Spread the
mixture on a rolling board. dust both
sides with powdered sugar and roll out
about one-half an inch thick Cut into
round disks or lozeages with a small
cutter. Sprinkle with powered sugar
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these same clerks draw extra wages
for night work, and therefore pay for
their own supper.
Extra wrappers and packers. drivers
and deliverymen are really harder to
obtain and command better salaries
than salespeople. The extras in the
delivery department cost the firm big
money if they abuse the horses or
knowledge of the territory in which
they work. The packers not only break
articles, but delay delivery when time
is money.
Extra salespeople come from many
sources. Every firm has long list
of what may be termed superannuat-
ed clerks, men and women, who have
been good clerks in their time. but
who have dropped out Of service, but
revive associations for the holiday
trade. Then nearly every clerk can
recommend some friend or member
of her family who is glad to come
into the shop for a few weeks to earn
Christmas pin-money, and just at
this season of the year certain fac
tories, such as those which handle
neckwear, shirt waists. etc. close down
for a few weeks and the factory hands
are regarded as the most uepeNudDic
of extras" behind the counter.
One hundred thousand dollars is con-
sidered a conservative estimate in COM
putting the probable expense of ham
ding the Christmas rush in a big
store, and the woman who objects to
carrying home small package will
do well to repeat those magic figures
several times. They will soothe her
ruffied feelings One hundred thou
sand dollars. just to help out our Santa
Claus and please the great army of
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Housekeeper's Apron.

ITO make kitchen aprons last twice
/ as long, since they first wear out
in the center, make a seam down the
'front.'. Then when the front is wear
ing thin sew the two sides Of the
apron together and open the front
seam; thus you practically have new
apron again. To prevent pockets from
|catching on cupboard doors and tear
ing. put them on the wrong side OF The
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one-half teaspoonfuls of lemon Juice
should be used in all. II the mixture
should begin to curdle a small piece of
ice added to it will bring it back

RICE AND NUT SALAD-Wash one
cup of rice. throw into large kettle
of boiling water and cook twenty min
utes Drain and dry and add one
grated onion. Make twice the amount
Of French dressing and pour over the
rice while IL is hot Remove the back
bones from a box of sardines and mince
the fish together with one cup of finely
chopped pecan nuts. Cover a dish with
rice in the center. Make a shallow
groove at the center of the rice and
fill with the fish and nuts. Sprinkle
the remainder Of the French dressing
carefully over the top and serve be-
fore the rice becomes chilled.
PHILADELPHIA CREAM SALAD
Boil one four-pound chicken and re-
move the skin and bones. After wash
ing one good-sized pair of sweet
breads. cover with boiling water and
simmer for one hour When done cool
quickly and pick them apart. discard
ing the membrane. When the chicken
is cold cut into cubes of half an inch.
Wash and dry one cup of pinon nuts
and blanch the same quantity of al
monds. Chop both fine. Just before
serving time mix the chicken and
sweetbreads together and sprinkle over
them one small onion grated and one
teaspoonful of salt. Add the nuts and
one cup of thick cream to a stiff froth.
add it to one cup of mayonnaise dress
ing and mix half of 1t with the chicken
and sweetbreads. Lay all on a bed of
lettuce leaves. which have been select
ed with care. and pour over the re-
mainder of the mayonnaise. Garnish
with olives and dry pinon nuts.
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The Cape With a Yoke.

THE cape with a yoke, that most
old-fashioned looking garment. is
very much in fashion for an evening
wrap. Often this yoke is only the
appearance of a yoke, for the cape is
cut on circular lines, shrred in below
- ss'puiders to form the sem alliance o.
.Ea All cita 1, atlf;a,i warmth.
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Flowers for Various
Months of the Year

THERE are two lists of flowers Tor
the months, one the eXoterT'
which has to do with things material
and the other the esoteric, which has
to do with things spiritual. Here are
both lists. They are taken from the
Party Book" and they are helpful IN
suggesting interesting decorations ioi
various entertainments.
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salespeople. packers and deliverymen
since the middle of November. the
greatest influx of extras coming in the
first of December. Those 5000 people,
ranging from cash girls and wrappers
to husky deliverymen, draw an average
salary of 81 per week-s21,000 in sala-
ries alone to handle one weeks holiday
trade!
Besides the item of extra sala ries
which this superintendent had to Crap
pie with. there were several thousand
dollars of additional expenditures which
he knew he would have to meet through
the carelessness of unframed and ig-
| norant employees. 1t is SO every year
at Christmas time with every big store.
In the wrapping department alone the
expenses are doubled not because of
salaries. but through the inexperience
of new packers, who use twice the sup
plies more experienced help will need.
and who break articles in the same
proportion. Then there is the trade
lost through the heedlessness and ig-
norance OF the extra salespeople, many
of whom come in for the three week 8
preceding Christmas with no idea of
remaining with the firm and conse-
quently no sense of responsibility. After
Christmas the complaint department of
a big store is fairly deluged with walls
| from regular customers who must be
pacified even at the expense of the
house.
Another big item of expense is in
the delivery department. One depart
| nent store of national repute has add
| ed to it's regular delivery equipment
forty spick and span new drays, twenty
extra horses for night work. and 100
boys who will carry by hand special
delivery packages, and has hired for
the last week of the rush every small
! express wagon upon which the head of
its delivery department could lay
hands. Firms which have large
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SUNDAY MENU.
BREAKFAST
Baked Apples.
Cereal.
Country Sausage.
Corn Bread.
Coffee.
DINNER
Split Pea Soup with Croutons.
Homemade Pickles Celery.
Pork Sparerib.
Baked Sweet Potatoes Baked Squash.
Cabbage Salad.
Indian Pudding, Liquid Sauce.
Coffee.
SUPPER
Boston Baked Beans Chill Sauce,
Brown Bread.
CrulIers. Cheese.
S-ewed Pears.
Tea or Cocoa.
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A pretty girdle is made of velvet
with eyelets worked with silver thread
in buttonhole stitch. TIE girdle is
laced with a silver cord finished with a
tassel.
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A BAG FOR
LATE GIFT

A BAG is easily made and useful
~ So why not make one for the
Christmas gift that you have
nor vet MANNED for 1t will surely
be received with welcome If YOU take
the tastes and needs of its recipient
into account before Won make IT.
para a.. ,or,a of ~, n,,,naron. h,-,
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that one thlsht fHahe LOT III 'S''iias
gifts. the sort to be decided on ac-
cording to the personality OF the per-
.on for whom il is made
-. ,...,. -.
A set OF kitchen bags, consisting OF
broom for cleaning ceilings and walls
,o,,, h.u of ,,nhta.cbad cot,on ,
1e"s 'S "a
lclothespln Dag OF tlcklhs-haue nh"
an apron to fasten around the waist
or made on a wooden hoop so that II
III, ,,,,.,,.s Il. o,.p, iled-,lothes
WIN al" "
bag OF cretonne, paper ana s'rNhs
bag to match. This set would prove
worry useful and attractive and would
o,,o,,aa la, alnost any hous.-
oe ~
Keeper
A bedroom set, consisting OF cre-
tonne h.g for soiled neckwear. a DUST
80, -. s,ocLine, hap, aud a mend
ing bag, all OF HidtciliHS 'i"t"iliS-'
Shoe bags, maze Oh oiuo lie"' '"
broidered IN "hlee' WV" '
Shoes Ihese shouiu 10 in"ue w.
white linen dra"strihs a' N"e ''p'
and are used to hoio shees "heh ''"N
cling The bags can De itii'ae nh 4"
to hold two SHOES, WIN 80
the middle to keep them from Sc . IN, ~
ing each other' OF siiaiie' win e
for each shoe; .;e Lind,
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circular pase, nfeu WIN i,f,,, e, a.
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Washciotn' prusH anu SU' ana v,asb-
tlons lor tle eoo. ,,hhar ,inaJ TIN
cioths shoulu pe S,,, 81. m -
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the INSIDE are eisna sii,a., - 49,
them are niue cstus -,
and piack cotton thle q 80. 80 :. .ti,'5.
buttons ana lew 80, n.i 60 N
with wnich 10 sew t',,ar. IA co. n,'d.r
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Now that colored horsehair cloth is
such fashionable covering for furni-
ture, it is we'll to know how our grand
mother used to clean the nomely black
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Customers Will Confer a Favor
by Carrying Home All Small
Packages During the Christmas
Rush.
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Winter Squash.

Get. If possible. a Hubbard squash.
aeae other possesses its rich, nutty
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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING; COST TO THOSE WHO SELL MI

.HE clerk pointed to the sign
which read:
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"Humph!' said the ungracious shop
per who had just invested In two rolls
of darning cotton, some veil pins and
an emery bag. Il should think yeu
might be able to get enough extra peo-
pie to attend to your regular trade at
least"
She snatched up her small parcel
and made her way. grumbling, through
the press Of holiday buyers. little
dreaming that in the offices. located in
a balcony over her head. the superin-
tendent of the store sat, haggard and
tired-eyed, trying to figure how the
holiday orders were to be shipped out
on time at all.