davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
FOR CHILDREN.

A young child delights in ball as
| Christmas gift-indeed. older children
will amuse themselves for hours with
| ball On the end of long string, par
| ticularly if the string Is OF rubber.
Where rubber strings are not available
thin hat elastic serves the purpose eS-
cellently, and bright colors are best
Crochet, in single, open stitch. circle
of bright worsted. cord, silk or coarse
thread, just big enough to cover rubber
bouncing ball Run drawstring
through the edges, tie the circle to ht
well over the ball and then attach a
long. bright string.
Every one knows how to make doll
clothes, but every one does not know now
to make a doll hat, and these are prlzeu
by little ladies only second to their own
Sunday hats.
For a trifiing sum fiat roses of many
sizes can be bought at millinery coun-
ter To a small ring of pasteboard sew
n cover made from bit of RIBBON: aIio
tie the ribbon in a bow in front OF this
small hat band, which is then sewed I'M
der the rose. Turquoise or pearl stick
pins. such as come for 10 cents caro-
make smart hat pins for dolly.
A larger hat may be made by covering
a brim and crown. made of stir paper.
with silk and then putting lace fr1ll
around the edge and band and bows
of ribbon about the crown. A cup or
saucer may serve to outline the rim OF
the hat brim. and the crown Is easily
made by sewing circle OF paper 10
band of the same ma ter1al- THESE mats
may be made in places where the nearest
shop is forty miles away. and can he
trimmed just as elabofately as the maker
chooses.
A quickly made gift for little girl.
and one which serves to teach her
lesson Of neatness, is q set of ribbon rolls
for her hair ribbons. Small pasteboard
cylinders, such as are used for mailing
purposes, are first covered with cotton
wadding and sachet powder and then
be plain or Powered, but must be of a
quality not to run if child wraps
slightly damp ribbon about IT. Inc
ends allow the ribbon to project beyond
the roll. and here they are tied with
bows or rosettes. The hair ribbons are
wrapped around these rolls when not in
use, and are thus kept smooth and neat.
A set of three or four rolls of different
colors makes pretty gift to a little girl.
Where cylinders of pasteboard are not
easy to procure a long. very narrow bag
Of silk tightly stuffed will prove a good
substitute.
A useful gift for child is shoe box.
This is a light wooden box covered with
Powered cretonne and lined with the
same The box lid is covered with the
cretonne and the edges finished off with
a narrow gimp put on with brass tacks.
Two little metal or cretonne hinges are
added in the back, and ribbon on each
side of the lid keeps it from falling
back when lifted. The lid has cretonne
pockets, edged with gimp, tackled to hold
three or four pairs of slippers, and there
are pockets for shoes tackled around the
sides in the box. Other shoes may be
set in the bottom. The top may have
ruff1ed cushion tackled to it and 30
form a window seat as well as a shoe
box in the child's room.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
Luncheon or Supper
Cooked in Tureens

Just try a tureen supper. When the
winds they do blow, and we do have
snow, as the Mother Goose rhyme
phrases it, u crowd or club of girls
is likely to desire fun. They should
select some house centrally located for
the scene of the proposed festivities.
and merely ask each one to bring a
tureen full of something, leaving the
choice to her own sweet will. Have it
understood that the hostess is to fur
nish only the coffee, breadsticks and
a relish or two, If she so desires.
That leaves her free to arrange the
tables and look after the serving and
other details.
The hour appointed arrived, and with
it the tureens, which vary in size as
they do in contents, the hostess has
little trouble in arranging the feast
into courses. as there is almost sure
to be soup of sorts in one, salads
occupy two or possibly three more of
the nondescript receptacles, while
dainty vegetables flank the delicious
meats which it is safe to prophesy will
be found in another. A yeritab1e Pan
dora's box will reveal slices of cake,
or delicious tarts. possibly a mousse
will be in another, and it is safe to
count on the lazy one of the crowd,
for the grapes and nuts will fill her
tureen with no effort on her part,
other than bargaining with the grocer.
AS each tureen is simply passed, or
the contents served at the table. little
abor is required other than changing
the plates, and any hitch may serve
for impromptu speeches.
If this luncheon is given during the
holidays. let each one bring a small
gift which is placed in a tureen, over
which a paper cover is pasted after
the fashion of Jack Horner's famous
pie. with ribbons leading to the diff
ferent places. Each pulls her ribbon
in turn, and each gift must be dis
played, and the accompanying bit OF
doggerel or limerick read aloud, to
the joy of the others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
Sardines in Tempting Guise

IN TOMATO ASPIC.-Tomato jellies
with sardines should be made in ample
time to harden on ice. The aspic re-
ferred to is ordinary gelatin mixed
with soup stock instead of plain water.
Remove the skin from some sardines.
.hen split them open and take out the
backbone and cut them into narrow
strips. Mix together in equal quaint.
ties some stiff mayonnaise sauce ana
cool but liquid aspic jelly, then STIR IN
some chopped capers and small pieces
of tomato, in the proportion OF
dessertspoonful Of each to half pint
of the mayonnaise and aspic mixture;
and. lastly, add the. sardines. Have at
hand some small tomato molds which
have been rather thickly lined with
tomato aspic, fill them with the sar-
dine mixture and leave on ice until the
jelIies can be unmolded; serve each on
a small leaf of lettuce, and surround
with a salad of watercress and sliced
tomatoes.
SANDWICHES. - Another delightful
way of using sardines is as sand
wich Beat two ounces of butter until
it is quite soft. then add a little salt,
nutmeg, Nepaul pepper, two teaspoon
fuIs of tomato catsup and few drops
of lemon juice. Remove the skin and
the backbone from three sardlneS, and
pound them to paste in mortar
with the prepared putter. faSs the
mixture through wire sieve and
spread it rather thickly on finger
shaped pieces of buttered brown bread
and make into sandwiches with little
fine cress between the pieces of bread
SARDINE SALAD.-This is a delicious
luncheon or tea dish. Remove the
skin and bones from six big sardines
and cut into tiny pieces. Place these
in a salad bowl with six cold boiled
eggs cut in quarters. and one big firm
apple cut into strips, and three colo
boiled potatoes cut into dice If yot
| like the flavor. add half a teaspoon O.
finely chopped chives. and then foul
tablespoons of French dressing. Serv'
very cold.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

When baking, the scissors are USE
full; snip and the biscuit dough is
quickly apportioned; a quick cut and
the drop cooky falls into place on
the baking tin.
Make the little Woodworking bite
the sandwich or other lunch-for a
enid before leaving the breakfast
table; then roll it in waxed paper. and
much time is saved.
The celery and cheese sandwiches
are delicious. A little mayonnaise is
mixed in with the cheese. which 10
hnely grated, the celery being nut
through the mincing machine.
To clean brass that has been ex-
posed to the weather, make a paste of
sait ana common vinegar; rub the
brass with the mixture and leave for
way.
BAKED cheese pudding is easy to
prepare and very savory. Beat nm
eMo eggs with quarter pound of
$500 cheese one ounce of bread
crumbs ana good seasoning of rod
pepper; pour over half pint of boil-
ing milk, turn into a creased nis
uish' ana bake quarter of an hour.
Old table linen is almost nriceless in
illness. The thin seryiet1es eoiess IN
sort 1or cold pads and congresses TIA
worn table cloths make eyca,ian+
paiudses' and if cut up into pieces 6
! lequlred are invaluable for dressing
ns. IN infectious diseases they ga n
De cut up for tray cloths and Covers
Tor table and chest of drawers Wbjla
.ie serVletteS can be used for trays and
"heh DIRTY can be burned
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
AMERICAN FASHIONS.
BY LILLIAN E. YOUNG.

Our miIliners' seemingly inexhaust-
IDLE imagination for creating fresh
novelties keeps the new hats original
enough to avoid any wearisome ba-
nality, and the millinery situation has
seldom been so interesting as it is now
Comparatively few trimmings are
listed. and hats both large and small
are kept very simple.
At present midwinter dress hats are
given most attention. Almost without
exception these are made up in velvet
One such is illustrated.
1t is in maple colored velvet with a
sailor brim and close-fitting crown
The brim flares wide at the sides. but Is
kept rather narrow in front and back
At either side fanlike mount of black
heron feathers is held closely against
the base of the crown, under long
fiat bow of the hat velvet The plum.
age leans together over the top OF
the crown where the feathers are long,
est This. of course, must be arranged
by a careful invisible lacking in place
of the feathers against the crown.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
IWOMdNS W.
SVGWpOlNf .
HOUSEHOLD NOTES.

| If your soup is too salty. try add
ing few slices of raw potatoes and
| cook little longer. The potatoes will
absorb the surplus salt.
Before stuf1ng a chicken rub it in
sac and out with bacon dripp1ngs
sausage instead of stuffing in chick
| en- Is an agreeable change.
A generous piece of newspaper
crumpled into ridges acts as an eff
nclent drain to all croquettes, fritters,
;; doughnuts and bacon.
Rubber bands are inexpensive and
are OF great use in preparing lunches
to fasten the waxed paper around
sandwiches. cakes, fruits. etc.
When running dates or figs through
the meat chopper add few drops of
iemon Juice to prevent the fruit from
cloggins the chopper.
A safe laxative for children is two
soaked figs that have remained in a
little water overnight. These are eaten
IN the morning before breakfast.
If table silver is placed in hot soap
suds Immediately after being used and
dried with a soft cloth, much of the
work OF polishing will be saved.
Butter with finely chopped candied
peel and raisins makes a much-liked
sweet sandwich, and thopey with
chopped nuts is another sweet filling.
Copper can easily be cleaned by
rubbing with cut lemon dipped in
table salt then rinsing with clear
water and polishing with soft, dry
cloth.
Nothing will clean and sweeten a
sink better than a strong solution of
washing soda, and the refrigerator
with this.
In the dining room good. strong
furniture is cheapest in the end, since
the chairs and the table must always
expect to put up with certain
amount of wear and tear.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
THE DAILY MENU.

BREAKFAST
Sliced Bananas
Boiled Rice with Cream
reached Eggs Toast Coffee
LUNCHEON
Dreamed Goldfish
Stewed Tomatoes Bran BREAD
cream Cheese Toasted Crackers
Tea
DINNER
Brown Potato Soup
Dreaded Smells Mashed Potatoes
Peas Spinach
Lemon Meringue Pie Coffee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07

So far as hat colorings go. the neutral
tones are undeniably the smartest. The
sharp and brilliant reds that We're
brought out Ut the beginning of the
season became common soon after. and
were probably tired of because most
OF the women who were them chose
them more for the vogue of that color.
rather than for its becomingness. 1t is
truly trying shade. A. fine. clear
white skin Is the essential attribute of
her who may wear il. rather than the
color of ones hair, as most people
seem to think. for scarlet goes just as
Well with light hair as dark. provided
the face beneath is youthfully fresh
and rosy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
To Brighten Metal Lace.

GOLD or silver lace may be bright
ened by boiling in hydrochloric
acid slightly diluted with water. The
acid will remove the verdigris and dust
and leave the gold or silver uninjured.
Clean gold lace on garments by apply
ing powdered ammonia brfskly with a
flannel. Finish by giving it good
brushing or polishing with an old silk
handkerchief.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
COMBINATIONS OF WHITE AND BLACK

such a frock is that it has so many
admirable new features which any
woman can copy in other colors. For
l take it that the underlying principle
of every womans curiosity concern
ing the fashions is: What can 1 get
out of 1T. The young girl or the
matron with a dashing carriage can
use this frock as it is: the woman
who wants a new jacket cannot fail
to he interested in this effective new
style of shortness. which is in direct
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
Brown Potato Soup.

Pare and cut into dice about four
good-sized potatoes and chop a little
celery cooked in salt water until
tender. Melt in the skillet teaspoon
full of lard and butter, and when this
is hot slft into it a goodly tablespoon
full of flour, rub it about in the pan
until thoroughly Drowned and quite
dry, when it is TO be slowly sprinkIed
into the bubbling soup. Season to
taste.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07

swift 4 Company's Sales of Reef in
Washington. b, C., for the week ending
saturday Dec, >. averaged as follows
Advertisement
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07
Fireproof Clothing.

T IGHT. fluffy garments of children. as
well as the heavier textures worn
by adults. can be made nearly fireproof.
Each time the underclothing and
dresses OF children are washed add a
little ammonium phosphate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07

The tall woman may lessen her height
with tucks: the short woman may
lengthen hers with plaits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07

contradiction to the long, full coats
that have been so conspicuous for
two months.
Those fur balls that are used in
stead of buttons constitute new
idea by Georgette, that unusually
lovely French dressmaker who man
nequins' her own clothes. If one has
any. available pieces of peltry. dark
or light. just here is the place to
use them.
Each line of the frock is new, car
rying suggestions that will undoubt-
eddy prevail as the season advances.
Copyright, 1914)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07

How time flies. 1t will be here
and gone before we know 1t.
"We're ready" Are you? Now,
don't hesitate, but fill in your list
and make this your Christmas
store, for. as always, we are best
able to serve you.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07

If your soup is too salty. try add
ing few slices of raw potatoes and
cook little longer. The potatoes will
absorb the surplus salt
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07

To secure your engraving before
Xmas. Name cards. Christmas and
New Year greetings. etc, orders
should be left at once to insure proper
deliveries
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07

Before stuff1ng chicken rub it in
side and out with bacon drippings.
sausage instead of stuffing in chick
en- Is an agreeable change.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-12-07

Afternoon and Even
ing Dresses, for
Enerly
e.: $ !: up $l7.95
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-02-19
A BIG AMBITION.

Raphael, the great Italian painter,
had big ambition. That was to be
perfect artist. We prOsaic persons
of the twentieth century wonder if he
did not not achieve that ambition when
we hear that his Cowper Madonna
brought s1,715 square inch, the other
day.
However, Raphael thought little of
money when he conceived that master
piece 400 years ago. He worked be-
cause he loved it. He was guided in
this effort by his fine feeling for the
laws of art and for the sacred relation
ships of life. Raphael had a cheerful
outlook on life. He was satisfied with
the accomplishment of his work. He
was well beloved by his neighbors.
He was happy. Can We say that he
won his ambition?
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-02-19

tiles, her powers to organize and tt
carry on public work, Miss Anthony
was domestic She could make the
best biscuits in the neighbOrhOOd
Her wit and congeniality made her
popular in society and she received
several proposals of marriage. Her
three sisters married but the family
was in such financial straits she felt
it her duty to earn as much as pos
sible Miss Anthony had all the fem
mime love for beautiful clothes, in
spite of her Quaker ancestry. She
spent much money and care on her
wardrobe.
Miss Anthony was a typical, far
seeing woman of affairs. Her own
financial condition gave to her the
problems which face many a modern
woman. By bitter experience she saw
the unjust shackles custom had hung
on women. She did everything in her
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-02-19
ATTENDING TO BUSINESS.

Two preachers at Alton, ILL.,, die
some good work last Sunday. An in.
vestigation has been going on for some
time in regard to the illegal selling Of
liquor on Sunday. There were several
saloons which had been boasting that
they were "well-regulated and law
abiding"
The ministers did not believe the
Dragging and decided to prove the law
lessness of the so-called high class
buffets. So they forgot to shave for
several days, put on old clothes and
cleaned out their furnaces. Then they
went down town, and easily pur-
chased liquor over the bars of all
the "law abiding" saloons on Sunday
afternoon.
That night, they entered their pull
pito WIN thC CNiucHCt udIuS.
And the cry Immediately went up that
they ought to have been attending to
their own business and preaching
the gospel Perhaps you think that
way about it.
If so, We refer you to the sentence
sermon on the bulletin board of the
Episcopal Church: Goodness is not
tranquil conformity to moral law. 1t
is energetic struggle against that
which contradicts it."
AS to the puncturing of the old
'law-abiding" argument of the sa-
looms, let's pass it by. Everyone in
Columbia knows now that prohibition
prohibits much better than regulation
regulates"
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-02-19

and dumb prayer-meeting. Probably
that is why the monkeys don't seem
natural
Then here is shelf of owls. Proba-
bly, you never saw this collection. Your
knowledge probably included only the
screech owl and the timber owl. But
here we find the short-eared owl, the
barred owl, the snowy owl, the long
cared owl and many others. And this
collection is only a beginning.
Here we come to the latest addition
to the museum-the collection of star
fishes, corals and other sea animals of
that kind. All the star-fishes have five
points or legs. You see none with four
or six legs. There is some animal of
the star-fish kind that has a great
many legs or points. These legs are
numerous and grow out more like
roots than anything else.
And here We are back to Emperor.
Let's go bravely past his trunk and out
the open door. We have seen the mu-
seum-and this is the seniors first
trip. L.F.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-02-19
A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS.

Next to Frances E. Willard, perhaps
the woman most talked of in the Uni.
ted States during the sixty years jus,
past was Susan B. Anthony, a genu-
inc Massachusetts Quaker. Her birth
day anniversary was celebrated this
week by many thinking men and wo-
men. Today the majority of Ameri-
cans agree with the attempts made by
Miss Anthony SO long ago to better
the conditions of womanhood.
Miss Anthony was a reformer. As
early as 1850 she began her active
work. She organized temperance So
cieties and was leader in anti-slavery
parties. The year before the Civil
War she was influential in securing
the passage by the New York legisla-
ture of the bill giving married wo-
men the full possession of their earn
ings and property as we'll as the guar
dianship of their children. She also
advocated coeducation.
After 1860 Miss Anthony gave her
energy and oratorical ability to the
cause of woman suffrage. The cam
paigns were difficult because of the
constant opposition not only among
men but also among the women. She
travelled much. On one of these tours, !
some thirty-five years ago, she spoke |
in Columbia to an audience composed
mostly of students.
With all her unusual oratorical abil-
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-02-19
500 NOW FOE GIRLS RELIEF
Fund for Mary Jones' Operation Com
pleted BY City Council.


Contributions to the fund for pay
ing the hospital expenses OF the
twelve-year-old girl, Mary Jones
have reached the required amount OF
500. The city council authorized
the giving of $25 from the Conley
charity fund.
Mary is the daughter of Granville
Jones. She has a cleft palate which
prevents her speaking distinctly. AL
though an operation would remove
this impediment, her parents felt un-
able to meet the expense.
Several men and women i'm Column
bia became interested in the case.
They made inquiries and found a sur
geon i'm st. Louis, who would perform
the operation free of charge, provid-
ing the cost of hospital treatment be
paid. The child will be taken to st.
Louis soon.
University Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1908-1916, 1914-02-19
In Case of Rain.

Some of our closest enemies have
asked just what is the proper thing
in case of rain.
We should answer. to keep dry, as
much as possible. In wet towns, of
course this is impossible, and it has
been found difficult to keep dry towns
in that condition
Beyond this, all depends on the oc-
casion. Ordinarily an umbrella will
do enough damage. You hold it so as
to protect your companions hat, al
though no umbrella smaller than a
circus tent would cover one of those
long distress signals they are wearing
now. When an umbrella is held prop-
erly, the rain will run off the edges
down her back and down your neck.
When you can accomplish both these
feats without seeming to be in the least
excited, you can accept an invitation
to dine with the President and be
sure you will make fool of yourself.
However, there are dances. Dances
usually come on rainy nights. The
origin of the expression in more or
less common use decade ago, "lay-
ing aside for a rainy day." comes from
the fact that such crises as that Just
described demand that money be
forthcoming for a buzz-wagon. Hence
it is advisable to lay aside something
for a rainy day
Just one don't. Don't talk about |
the damp weather. It's old. Besides. |
If you've got to cuss. go outside and
dry up. C.ME