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Evening star., 1914-05-10

this table the muffin stand or the tea
cart can be used. A stained wicker tea
cart with a removable glass top, costs
sl7. 1t has two wheels, so that 1t Is
quite secure when it is standing still
4 three-,iered muffin stand. stained.
costs S425. OF course, unstained these
articles cost a little less.
Lazy chaise Lounge.
IF the veranda is of secluded nature
there is no more appropriate ana
comfortable piece of furniture for II
than a chaise lounge where the OUT
door nap can be taken in peace. THESE
can be bought at many prices Some
times their wide arms are supplied with
rings just big enough to hold a glass
of lemonade or iced tea Sometimes they
are in the form of baskets. for maga-
zines and books. Sometimes they are
lust wide arms, to support your arms
and hands. They are always comfort
able One of very good workmanship
and material costs $3.50. stained and
fitted with cretonne cushions ihls
chair is made of willow. A much cheap
er chair Is one of bamboo poles, bound
with vanished split willow: This sort
of chair costs only about $40, and is by
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LITTLE MISS MUFFET.

THE little Miss Muffet is one OF the
prettiest novelties of the spring in
chifdrens wear. It suggests the little
tight-trousered suits for small boys that
have become popular in the last few
months-the ones that combine colored
linen or poplin with white.
The little Miss Muffet dresses are
made with white lawn or linen waists
with a small patch pocket on one side
buttoned down the front Over these
waists button the plain little skirts Of
colored linen poplin. The buttons are
big. white bone ones. The sleeves are
finished with simple cuffs. and a little
turnback collar finishes the neck
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cold drinks dispensed. and, if it is Sc
cluded enough. where luncheon or break
fast on a warm day may be simply eaten.
A convenient table for this purpose is
one of the folding ironing tables which
can be closed to form a settle.
In planning a new house or remodeling
an old one, remember these things when
1t comes to the veranda-even though the
architect does tell you something else.
The veranda should be separated from
the entrance to the house. for we use our
verandas much more freely when we do
not feel that every chance visitor must
interrupt us there. The ideal veranda in
the small house is one that adjoins the
dining room and the living room-through
a long window or a door. The dining
room end will then prove to be a summer
breakfast and lunch room, and many
steps will be saved. The veranda should
be as open as is possible to privacy. A
screen or vine at the street end is
enough An effort to close in the veranda
with cement piers and arches or lattice
cuts Off the breezes and sunshine.
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Sailed Cherries.

THESE delicacies are very good sub
! stitute for olives. fine relish
for lunches and make an attractive
garnish for salads. They will keep all
winter If put up as follows: To one
pint of the fruit that has been washed
clean, but not stemmed. use one-half
cupful of vinegar and a tablespoonful OF
salt Fill up the jar brimful with cold
water and seal.
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~0HEREi were some rather
II startiinx rumors about the
II! s~itngth of summer sleeves
ILL = last winter. Sleeves were all
N 4 to be long, We were told. For
tunately these We're but rumors.
Sleeves. to be sure. are sometimes long
in the new coats and frocks. But short
sleeves are2-still so usual that the
woman with pretty arm can manage
10 wear them on almost all occasions:
and even the wonan with scra~ny
armss must sometimes go with them
partly uncovered -z~.-- :
AS short sleeves have been more and
morei worn, women have seemingly de-
veloped beautiful arms; Just as they
have shown thsupselvess possessed of
plump and attractive necks.'
These changes are partly due to the
fact that women have tried to make
their; necks- and arms more attractive;
partly to, the Tfact that the lack of
tight collars and cuffs has been pro-
ductiye Of good results
There are many blenlishes to the
beaufifulsarm that are readily ayoida-
BILE To begin with. red hands and
nine times out of ten., and hence to
reduce the color: you must reach the
seat of the disorder. The circulation
can be greatly assisted by bathing and
massaginE. Many women will spend
plenty Of tirne on their faces and ut
terly disregard their arms, which. in
these days. care almost as conspicuous.
Us rule hot water should be used
with good plain soap. and your arms
need much rubbing with a rough Turk
l*h towel OF other towel with rough
finish. This rubbing tends to keep the
tiesh smooth and soft. If the skin is
Tough and easily irritated use oatmeal
'r bran bags, always rubbing the flesh
cry with the rough towel until the
stin is rosy red
Regarding discolorations OF the arm,
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Short Cuts for Housekeepers.

stiffening purposes place an ounce Of the
gum in a bottle, and pour on II half a
pint of water which has been previously
boiled and allowed to cool. Shake the
bottle occasionally. and when the gum
has dissolved and the dirt has settled
at the bottom. use the clear upper Fart
Of the solution.
To keep the color OF ecru lace when
washing it, add a little yellow ochre to
the starch. Mix a small amount Of the
ochre with boiling water and add II TO
the starch. or to the last rtnsing water
IL starch Is not used. Ochre may %
bought at any paint store. ..".
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I TEALTH COMMISSIONER Ii

dEALTH COMMISSIONER LEp-s
ERIE of New York last year gave
the women of that cityrthe follow
ing practical hints as to how to-keep their
own homes and their city clean. Here is
a portion of it that will apply to every
home throughout the length and breadth
Of good land:
Have you a boxful of old bottles and
leaky kettles that you can't set rid of !?
Clean up S.5.
Does your grocer keep his cellar full of
dirty old boxes? Make him clean UP.
DO your neighbors throw the old tea
kettles in the vacant lot? Caean up.
Cleanliness begins at hona but it
doesn't end there
An old tin can is just as good breed
ing place for mosquitoes in a vacant lot
as IL is III the back yard- IL is just az
important 10 the health of the community
10 have the corner lots clean as to have
the parlors spotless.
The women can help the various city
departments in TWO ways. by cleaning
up their own cellars and BY creating pub
lie enthusiasm FOR the great cleanup
campaign. Women can use their in
Huence to prevent newspapers oeins
thrown in the streets This is the great
opportunity for the school teachers set
Element workers, oihcers of charitable as
sociations and heads of wornens clubs.
The Mosquito War.
Here. neghborhood cooperation is es-
sential. After each householder has
looked after her own yard making GER
tain there is not a single empty tin can,
flower pot, uncovered cistern or rain
water barrel, a defective roof leader or
ground depression to hold even few
inches Of stagnant water, let them unite
to look after adjacent dump grounds.
vacant lots and standing pools. Here
kerosene Is the great remedy. Crude
petroleum Is superior to the refined oil
and should be used IN the proportion of
one pint Of oil to a water surface Of
about twenty feet in diameter. A less
amount of oil will still be effective, as
3ust a scum of oil on the surface OBJ
structs the delicate respiratory appara-
tus Of the larvae and quickly suffocates
them.
The oiling of pools or other standing
water should be repeated every two
weeks. In the pretty village of Mont
clair, n. j., where mosquitoes formerly
made life almost unendurable. and ma
laria was rampant, the citizens Joined
forces with the health board in break
ing up the larvae breeding grounds. A
neishborhood boys brigade might be or
Ranized for this crusade. the youthful
heroes getting plenty Of fun and doing
efficient service at the same time
Protect the Shade Trees.
Just now is the time to look out for
the shade trees In many cities and viii
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ut is firmly rooted prejudice of most
of us Americans that our home is
indoors. When we are outdoors We
II feel somehow that we are no longer
at home. The German householder
has his little garden with its grape arbor,
secluded. yet open to the sky and the sun
shine and the breezes. He has comfort
able chairs and tables in this little para
disc. and can sit there smoking or drink
ing his glass Of beer and feel at home
even though he is outdoors.
And the little paradise may be only a
back yard plot with few bricks for a
path and a single grape vine for the
arbor.
In France-even in crowded Paris
every one has a garden, secluded some
how from the gaze of the curious where
the family can gather in fair weather
And these gardens are usually just the
courtyards between the crowded houses
transformed by a few rows of box.
chestnut tree and maybe a little foun-
tain.
In America we cement up our court
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K TO wonder the crab is one of the
to eat. and that Is saving
good deal-that Is to say. the
soft shell crab is easy to prepare. So. it
behooves every cook to take advantage
of the season for this delicacy, and forti-
fy herself beforehand with many recipes
for it's preparation.
To prepare soft shell crabs. first wash
them thoroughly. Be careful. in your
thoroughness, not to break them un-
necessarily. Then, with a small. pointed
knife cut out the eyes and the little
sandbag in one piece, and remove the
flap or apron from the under side OF the
body. The crab is now ready for cook
ing. The simplest method of cooking Is
frying. And a we'll fried crab Is CELL
cacy to be longed for.
Prepare fine bread crumbs from dry
bread. Dip the well washed crabs IN
these then dip in beaten egg, then IN
crumbs again. Fry in deep. hot rat. AS
soon as the crabs are golden brown tney
are done. Garnish them with lemon and
parsley and serve Immediately after
draining them for a moment on brown
paper to absorb the superhuous rat
Deyiled crabs, somewhat more trouble
some to prepare. are equally delicious.
To make them, pick out the meat from
twelve big crabs which have just Deen
boiled. Chop the meat fine. when IT is
cool. and season it with salt. pepper q
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For Cushions.

A NY cretonne can be used for veranda
"A cushions There are some persons
who think that a cretonne. or any other
fabric decorated with flowers or fruit,
should never be used for cushion But
to most persons there is nothing incon-
gruous in sitting or leaning on printed
peaches and grapes and roses. The gaily
Powered and fruited patterns seem espe
cially appropriate to out of DOORS So
they can safely be chosen for the
veranda cushions. For the steps. little
round cushions. not an inch thick. and
covered with japanese matting-not the
old-fashioned straw mat. that was al
ways splintering. but new sort which
is real cushion covered with mating
ara useful,
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If You Are Planning
a Summer Garden

THE landscape gardener has. of course
worked out the combination OF
plants and flowers to the last detail. But
most OF us are not fortunate enough 10
have the landscape gardeners help in
planning our gardens. With the help OF
few books and garden magazines We
must do this important work ourselves.
Whether a garden is laid out with anv
eye to color schemes and the decorative
effects of masses and cluster Of various
shrubs and flowers, the plants must at
least be so arranged that they will grow
well without injuring each other.
Roses, for instance, must be kept al
most to themselves They are very ex-
elusive. If strange flowers are mixed in
among them the roses refuse to grow
So. OF course. it is the gardeners duty
to give the roses place by themselves.
There are a few things. however. that
may be safely planted with roses. Pan
sies may be planted among them. 10 form
a sort of carpet over their roots. These
plants in no wise injure the roses. Glad
olus bulbs, also. may be planted among
roses and the effect OF the tall spikes Of
brilliant flowers among the beautiful To-
liage Of the rose garden is good.
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Tulips can be planted in the straw
berry rows with good effect. Some one
who has tried this combination asserts
that the strawberry plants are not in
jured by this combination. The tulips
are planted rather deep-four or five
inches-and between the strawberry
plants The two do not interfere with
each other, and before the straw berries
are bearing the tulips have gone by and
are dying down.
Lovely color combinations can be work
ed out with the early spring bulbs For
instance, a large number of snowdrops
planted with scilla siberica. a charming
little bulb flower Of deep blue, are verS
effective. Dafodils can be planted in the
borders with rows of crocuses in front
of them. and before the crocuses are
really faded the daffodills Will have be-
gun to show color.
1t is quite possible to plant some an
nuals over bulbs that are established and
that are not taken out of the ground
each year. Annual larkspur seeds can be
sown thickly over bulbs They bloom
freely and easily and are very effective.
Sweet alyssum. too, can be planted sue
cessfully in this way and SO can peoples
Of the annual varieties.
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The Bride-to-Be.

INSTEAD of giving the bride the usual
shower. give her large common box,
and at various times send her useful lit
tie articles to put away in It, She must
be told not to open the box, but to just
watch the contents grow. then take it to
her home and open it as a surprise when
she starts housekeeping. 1t should con-
tain all sorts Of useful household articles.
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Beautiful Arm Needed
TO Wear Short Sleeves

home remedies are really better than
any amount of prepared bleaches- The
toilet tables of some beauty parlorS
look like a veritable vegetable garden
They are laden with lemons. tomatoes:
cllcumberS and even lettuce. all OF
these are for bleaching purposes. Per
haps none of them is more valuable than
the lemon, If the skin on the arms ana
hands has become discoiored through
exposure or housework. nothing will
clear it better than the constant appli-
cation of lemon juice. Cut lemon IN
half and rub the arms well every night
and morning Fresh ripe tomatoes are
also good for this purpose. while milk
made from the juice of fresh cuCumhers
is also excellent. Many women have a
very rough elbow. and this afflictlon can
he greatly relieved by rubbing with
cake of pumice stone every night. The
rubbing should be gentle and gradual
not vigorous and violent.
One of the best pomades for chapped
hands and arms is made as follows:
Cocoa butter. one ounce; oil of sweet al
monds, one ounce: oxide Of zinc. one
drachm borax, one drachm; oil of berga-
mot six drops. Heat the cocoa butter
and Oil of almonds In double boiler and
when thoroughly mixed add to them the
zinc and borax. Stir until it is quite cool
and then add the bergamot. The oxide
OF zinc in this -pomade is very healing
Rub 1t well into the hands and arms at
night IL they are schapped, and YOU will
have good results
Many simple exercises are gaod for the
development OF the forearm. A simple
pul1y rigged on the back of door is
very good. -.
One of the simplest methods of in
rrarc e Inc fta civ of ha fora orrrN ie ~
stand erect and extend the arms out
straight. closing the hand tightly over
some object like a wad of tightly rolled
paper, While the full arm is thus ex-
tended raise the forearm and try to touch
the shoulder and then go back to the
original outstretched position. This is
really one OF the best ways of develop
ing the muscles OF both the fore and up
per arms
Another simple exercise is to clasp the
hands at the back of the neck. working
the two elbows forward as much as pos
sible. Both Of these exercises should be
taken in loose gown and after the cor
sets have been removed.
Some women are burdened with too
much flesh on the forearms and to them
it can only be said that constant scrub
bing with hot water and a rough brush
will help them more than anything.
'Kneading" the flesh is also very bene-
fetal, as it seems to break up the parti-
cles of fat. leaving the arm in more
pliable condition. The woman who has
very stout arm should also avoid tight
ly fitting sleeves, as they only tend to
draw attention to the size of her arm.
A loose sleeve will hide the size and re-
lieve the redness very much.
In connection with the care and proper
exercising of the arms much thought and
time should of course be given to the
hands and nails, for they are very i'm
portant adjuncts to a woman's beauty.
Indeed, schools are now established which
train women to use their hands properly
and to help remold the shape Of both the
hand and each individual finger.
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The Veranda Light.

IF the yeranda is screened in and used
l in the evening, there should be a
light that is bright enough for reading
or sewing to make the veranda most
attractive. Any sort Of wicker lamp.
with a shade lined with cretonne to
match the cushions in the chairs. is at
tractiye. A japanese lantern. fastened
over the electric light bulb. also gives
an appropriate light.
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Women Have De-
veloped Attractive
Arms Just as They
Did Plump and
Pleasing Necks
When F ashton
Started to Favor
Large V at Throat.
Many Blenishes to
the Beautiful Arm
Are Readily Avoid
able. i.
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Heart-Shaped Bassinet.

oNE Of the novelties Of the moment
~ is a dainty bassinet shaped like a
heart. It is. Of course. made of wicker
and is lined and trimmed just like any
other basket.
Its especial charm lies in its unusual
shape.
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If you cannot afford pair of shoes
for each costume, have white or pale
gray tops to those for day. and use pale
pink shoes for evening.
The very closely fitting petticoats of
Jersey silk are the best with the present
fashions-if one is going to wear any
petticoats at all.
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The present styles of hats call for
coquettish curls and punfs Of hair about
the face.
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Bright black leaves are seen a great
deal mixed with flowers on fine straw
hats.
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Birds to Hold UP Flowers.

TO go in the veranda jardinieres
there are long wooden sticks. paint
ed green. and topped with little wooden
birds of brilliant hues, or with brownies
or gnomes. These are thrust into the
vase or jardiniere when long-stemmed
flowers are used, and the heads OF some
Of the flowers are tied to the post to
keep them from falling. These posts
can also be used as stakes in the garden.
They are very picturesque wherever
they are used.
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way, birds, when they are hung out of
doors, should always be hung out of
the reach of cats. 1t is really cruel to
hang a bird where he may be within
reach of his natural enemy. He is csged
and absolutely helpless. you must re-
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no means SO durable as the other. Blu
it is comfortable and attractive.
For Flower Holders.

MO veranda is complete that is not
! = decorated with flowers. Flowering
vines growing about the posts of the
veranda are attractive Climbing roses
and other vines can be trained over lat
tees that can be ordered to fit any
space. Jardinieres of heavy pottery in
browns or blues or green's can be kept
filled with field fiowers-daisies. butter
cups. wild asters or golden rod. each in
its appointed time. Other bowls and
jars and vases. of plain glass or of heavy
ers for the veranda Hanging baskets
of japanese mahogany-stained split
reeds or willow, are very good on the
veranda They can be hung from the
caves or from brass or wooden, spikes
driven into the house wall for the pur-
pose of holding them.
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Easy to Prepare and
Full of Flavor, This
Crustacean IS One
Of the Delights of
Summer The
Simplest Method of
Cooking Is Frying,
and in This Form
They Are Delicacy
to Be Longed For.
Some Favorite Rec
ipes.
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away from the street. The old-fashioned
idea was to have it plastered over the
front of the house-an enlarged entrance
porch. where we might sit and watch our
neighbors as they passed. and where they
might see us as they passed. But now
adays architects have convinced US that
a spacious front veranda is not absolutely
essential to the structural completeness
of the house, and we have learned for
ourselves that the privilege of privacy is
worth pnore than the privilege of viewing
our neighbors.
But most of US cannot live in new
houses We must make the most of the
old-style veranda. And in this work we
have several aids-vines and screens and
awnings. which. taken together, will ef-
feet good-looking shield.
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SOME

THE porch veranda is each year
furnished with more and more at
4 tractive and comfortable furniture
and the fact that much Of it can be used
in the house in the winter, when the
house. because 1t is occupied much more
than 1t is in summer, needs more fur-
niture makes the buying Of even ex-
pensive pieces of porch furniture worth
while.
Rag Rugs and Grass Rugs.
n RASS rugs hold precedence Of all
" other sorts for the veranda floor.
II the floor is tiled. It is frequently left
uncovered, as the soft tones of the tiles
are very decorative. But a rug saves
wear on any floor, whether it is tiled or
not And il the floor Of the veranda Is
old, it improves it's looks greatly. More
over it makes the floor warmer and less
noisy. So the grass rug has come to en-
JOY a high place in the estimation OF
porch furnishers. This year rag rugs are
also a good deal used for veranda floors
They can be had In almost any color. If
q special color is desired the rags can be
dyed and woven to order. Gray or tan
| rugs with borders at each end OF colored
stripes are very good and SO arc the hit
ormlSS patterns. rug that measures
six by nine feet costs a little under FIVE
dollars and one that measures nine by
twelve costs just about twice as much.
The grass rugs are shown In new Weaves
this spring and in many good co!ors.
| Those in various shades OF green are still
the most attractive for veranda use, un-
| less the brown ones At in better with
| the color scheme chosen.
Two Chairs and a Table.
A CHARMING piece of wickerware is
combination of table and two
chairs The two chairs are fastened to
a long wall of wickerware. Between them
Is a little stand or table, drop leaf that
hinges against the wicker wall and that
| can be propped up at will for a tea table
or for card table on which the persons
sitting on the two chairs can play. For
| each chair Is fitted with another back.
| besides that which the wicker wall AFFORDS.
SO that when their occupants are facing
each other their backs will still be sup
| ported. This delightful device costs thirty
| dollars, unstained.
Wicker Bird Cages.
IN keeping with the t-of-doors are
! the wicker or willow bird cages
They can be left in their natural color
or else stained to match the rest of the
| furniture. Perhaps 1t Is safer for their
| occupants if they are left uncolored
Wicker. exposed to the air for Ions
| time takes on q mellow tone, anyway
| A good-sized wicker cage can be bought
for $40. The spokes or Stats or
sticks that go to form 1t seem rather
| far apart. but even small bird cannot
squeeze between them. The cages are
not difficult to keep clean. Hot water
and soapsuds are good for wicker. II IT
| is unstained. And hot water and soap
occasionally applied keep it in good con-
dition for the home of bird. By the
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SUNDAY MENU.

-.------s,-- BREAKFAST
Oranges.
Cereal
Eroiled FiDnsn Hsdde
Frsss. Dreamed Potatoes.
Sour MIX Pancakes. Maple Sirup.
Coffee.
DINNER
.-----. cream az. Asparagus SOUP
Rattishes. Celery
Lon of Lamb eu casserole with Peas
and Potatoes.
Ieftuce salad
strawberry Shortcake. ""
SUPPER.
Deviled Eggs.
Potato Salad.
Baking Powder Biscuit.
Stewed Rhubarb. Ginger Bread.
Tea or Cocoa.