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Omaha daily bee., 1915-01-01
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l. A WELSH. Local FOrecaster,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
DISHES JUST NOW IN SEASON
Maryland Spring Chicken Something
Which the Best Cooks Have Been
Unable to Improve On.

Maryland Spring Chicken - Clean
spring chickens and d~isjoint them and
then wash them in salt water. Dry
thoroughly. Sometimes the Maryland
cook soaks the chickens for two hours
In sailed water, but, although this
method of preparing them plumpens
them, it is likely to lessen their flavor.
Put equal parts of lard and butter
In a deep frying pan, enough to V
the chickens when they are in it. Then
roll each piece of chicken in -four and
then drop into the fat, which should
be very hot. Fry until Drowned on
both sides. Drain a moment on paper
n serve IN a hot dish garnished with
sprigs of parsley. Pour off most of
the fat and thicken the remainder
with Drowned -four and add to it a cup
full of rich milk. Stir until smooth and
pass with the chicken.
Fried Tomatoes.-These are especi.
ally good with roast or broiled meat
of any sort. To prepare them cut firm
tomatoes, perfectly ripe, that have
been washed and dried, in slices half
an inch thick without removing the
skins. Dust the slices with pepper
and salt and dredge with -four. 1t is
a good plan to mix the pepper and
salt with flour and then dip the slices
in the flour. Brown well on both
sides in hot olive oil or butter. Cook
carefully to avoid breaking the slices,
but cook thoroughly, as they are bet
ter when cooked through. Drain on
paper and serve very hot.
Fried Green Peppers.-Wash sweet
green peppers and cut in halves. Re
move the seeds and fry the peppers
In hot olive oil until thoroughly cook
ed. Have ready a cream gravy or
white and pour it over the pep
pers after they have been drained oil
grease on blotting or brown paper and
seasoned with salt and pepper.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
PLACE FOR THE REMNANTS
Handy Little Box In Which May Be
Kept Odds and Ends Of Lace
and Ribbon.

Our sketch shows a charming little
box for remnants Of lace and ribbon;
it vas made from a strong cardboard
box that had contained chocolates, and
should one not be at hand, a suitable
one may be obtained from n candy
store. In this instance the box meas
ured twelve inches in length, six
inches in width, and three inches in
height, but a larger or smaller box
could, Of course, be prepared in the
same AM If desired.
The surface of the lid Is first slight
ly padded with a thin layer of cotton
wool and then covered with figured
silk. This is done by turning the ma
terial over the edges of the lid and
fastening 1t on just inside with a
strong adhesive. The silk is also fast
ened on at the back of the box in the
same way, thus strengthening the
hinge. The sides are covered with
some Of the same silk, the material
being turned over the edges and fast
ened on Just inside and underneath
the box.
The interior is loosely lined with
soft white silk, and a pocket is ar
ranged in the lining of the lid in which
a paper-scent sachet may be kept.
The box from which our sketch was
silk on which appeared a pretty de-
sign consisting of pale pink blossoms
and tiny green leaves, and the ribbon
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

embroidery should have at least one
hat on which some of her work is dis
played, A stunning white satin hat,
sailor shaped. could be given a smart
air by em~broidering the front of the
crown in red silk, If you are in doubt
as to the kind of a design to apply,
use two little diamonds and a circle
between them. All around the crown
put a double row of French knots.
Can't you imagine how we'll such a
hat would look if worn with a white
serge suit?
Fruit and vegetables have a very
prominent place on the newest mil.
linery. In IN instance blackperries
bangle over the brim of a brown barn
yard straw sailor. The berries are
made Of brownish black braid wrapped
round and round a foundation of cot.
ton wadding. Should you decide to
make the berries at home, begin to
wind the braid on each berry from the
bottom up. AS you reach the very top.
do not cut the braid, but let it 60 on
and on to form a long stem by which
the berry is to be fastened to the
crown. To make the stem thicker O
might wrap a layer of braid around It.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

floor OF baseboards. There is less OBJ
lection to floor registers than former
ly, when the floors were covered with
carpets. Still it is sometimes difficult
to select a place for a floor register
which won't interfere with some arti-
Gle of furniture. Usually wall regis
tiers are placed near a door, because it
is necessary to keep the furniture
away from the doors, anyhow.
In this plan the furnace pipes would
work into the different partitions
without making trouble anywhere.
The plan of building eight rooms
into a house as small as this is a
notable economy. The two upper
rooms are extra, as the space is taken
entirely from the roof. This arrange
ment gives four bedrooms, besides the
den, which may be used for sleeping
purposes if necessary.
The regular living rooms, parlor,
dining room and kitchen. are laid out
in the most approved order. The
kitchen is built in such a way as TO
saw steps in the everyday work of
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
FOR THOSE WHO LIKE PORK
Here Is a New Recipe That Will Be
Appreciated If the Directions
Are Followed.

Chop fine three pounds raw lean
pork and a quarteT-pound of fat salt
pork. Soak a pint of white bread
crumbs in cold water. When soft
squeeze very dry, add to the chopped
meat with a large onion chopped fine,
n tablespoonful chopped parsley,
half a teaspoonful each of chopped
sage and seal up in the same man.
ner as when canning fruit. This gives
a supply of soup ready to use.
To prepare the meat, cut it up in
small pieces, sprinkle with salt to
taste land spices, If liked), then pack
closely in jars; NO water is required
as the meat makes a jelly itself. Put
a layer of hay in the bottom of wash
boiler, and put in the jars, packing
well with hay between them to keep
them from breaking. Fill up the
boiler with cold water nearly to top
of jars (having laid covers loosely on
top and put on the lid. When water
boils let it boil for hours longer, when
the meat will be thoroughly cooked.
If necessary, add more boiling water
to keep the jars well covered. When
done, take out each jar separately
(have rubbers soaking in warm wa
teri, sealing at once to exclude the air.
The main point in keeping is to have
jars sealed air-tight. Before taking
out the jars have a thick cloth wrung
out Of cold water ready, to set them
on to prevent breaking while tighten,
ing on the covers.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

preparing meals. There is a great
deal in designing a kitchen, pantry.
cellar stair and back porch in such a
way as to condense the business of
homework into small quarters. Also,
the arrangement of the sinl and
kitchen cabinet helps very much in
saving labor. .
Multiple windows are used In all
parts of the house, being placed to.
gether In twos and threes. White
window castings and white cornice
trim. as well as the archway across
the front of the porch, all match to-
gether in such a way as to add life to
the dull stucco finish.
The house appearance is very much
improved by contrast. A dark back
ground like this seems to make the
white trim stand out prominently.
There is more work and expense in
the dining room in this house than in
any other room. 1t is finished with
built-in cabinet work from the hard.
wood floor to the crown holding at
the ceiling. The extension window
is carefully we'll built by boxing it in
with sheathing boards and covering
the sheathing with building paper, so
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
ECONOMY IN USE OF LINEN
Sensible Method Employed by One
Woman is Worth Copying by
Every Housewife.

Before buying a new supply of
linens and bedding it is a good idea
to go over the supply already on hand
and see just what is needed. Some
times worn linens may be cut down
and old sheets may be turned and
made to last a little while longer. One
economical woman remarked:
Before taking advantage of these
linen sales l go thoroughly over my
OWN linen closet. Worn ~tablecloths
are cut into small lunch cloths, and
the ends, when hemmed, make attrac-
tive tray cloths. Square napkins,
which have become ragged at the
edges, can be cut into circular doilies
and buttonholed or neatly hemmed
around the edges to serve as luncheon
doilies. The sheets that are worn in
the middle l tear in two and put to-
gether the reverse way, thus bringing
a new surface to stand the heaviest
wear, or l cut down a large sheet for
a crib sheet and use the leftover
portion for a pillow case. Bath towels
that have become worn l cut up and
sew neatly into new face cloths. BY
looking my linen over carefully in
this way l know more accurately what
I need, and am better prepared to lay
in a new supply"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
EASY TO DUPLICATE MODELS
Clever Woman Should Be Able to
Copy the Newest Millinery With
Good Effect.

There is a splendid opportunity for
a woman to see how skillful she can
be when it m to trimming her own
hats. This season the shops are full
of suggestions for her who longs for
chic models, but who is unable to pur-
chase on account of their ~exorbitant
prices. By observation and imitation
such a oma has the privilege OF
duplicating any model she admires.
Figured crepe hats are very much in
vogue. They T a fine accompani-
ment for a dress of the same material.
The material is inexpensive, and the
design scattered over 1t makes 1t un-
necessary to spend much money for
trimmings. A band of ribbon, carry
ing out the prominent color of the
crepe, can be entwined around the
crown and allowed to hang In stream
ers at the back. Surely such a hat
could be created for a very small sum.
The woman who is able to do neat
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

as to cover all the cracks and joints.
The same style of finish is carried
through the parlor and den.
The particular pattern is usually Sc
lected by the owner of the building.
Fashion dictates that inside woodwork
shall be plain, no beading whatever,
and very few curves. Many expensive
rooms are finished with plain, straight
bands of wood instead of holdings.
The Dashboard, window and door cas-
ings and the crown molding at the
ceiling may be light or heavy, but in
either case they are all plain, usually
with square corners
The idea is to make the inside Of
the different rooms smooth for easy
cleaning, both to w labor and to
prevent accumulations of dust, be-
cause dust harbors disease-carrying
bacteria, so that the health of the
family depends a good deal upon the
manner In which floors and other
woodwork are built into a house.
There is a double sliding door be-
tween the dining room and parlor,
which may be opened as occasion re-
quires to make the two rooms into
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

one. A great deal of the time this
door will be left open, which is a
benefit in the circulation of air for
ventilation. Houses of this type are
so closely built that some means of
disposing of the excess of air brought
in through the furnace is a problem.
In this plan the stairway door nay
be left open, which will lead the air
t. the upper rooms An open window
upstairs will complete the ventilating
system from the cold air box that sup
plies the furnace through the differ
ent warm air pipes and registers, so
that the air will be kept in constant
motion.
This is one of the valuable features
of a warm-air furnace and one that is
seldom mentioned. In fact, some
warm-air furnaces are set in such a
way as to take the air from the front
hall Oh some other room in the house,
so as to use the same air over and
over again. If house owners under.
stood the advantage of taking fresh
air from outdoors they would refuse
to deal with a furnace man who advo-
Gated the self-contained inside circu-
lation of foul air Misguided furnace
men get the idea that a house may be
heated cheaper If the heating is done
with a smaller-sized furnace, by
cheating the inmates of the oxygen
that their lungs require.
Another feature about taking air
from the inside of a house is the dry
ness Of the air that has been passed
several times through the furnace. Be-
sides the extra load of carbonic acid
gas which it contains it is robbed of
the moisture that helps to make out
door air so enjoyable.
There is a great difference in the
water that a warm-air furnace will
evaporate, according to the different
ways of setting the furnace. Air taken
from outdoors contains considerable
moisture, so that with proper ventila-
ton 1t goes through the house with
out loading up with much moisture
from the evaporating pan. All fur
naces are provided with receptacles
for the evaporating of water into the
air that passes through the furnace.
The comfort of a house depends very
much on the amount of moisture con-
tanned in the house air.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

dustry o. the United States government never make announcement of the
successful growth has been proved.
The government employs explorers to go into lands new and old for the
purpose Of finding valuable trees and plants which can be added to the
native groWths of the United States. The explorer must know his own
country we'll, for in his work of discovery he must bear in mind just what
section of the homeland it is which resembles the region in which his work
is being done.
These explorers are a hardy lot, and their work is at times dangerous.
They delight in it. apparently, and always are ready to undertake journey
hgs into ley fields n matter how forbidden. Comparatively little is known
over the United States.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
CAKE COVERS OF LACE
JUST NOW is A GOOD TIME TO
PREPARE THEM.
Round Frame With a Dome Top Is the
Prevailing shape-some Dainty
Effects That May Easily
Be Secured.

While there is no immediate need
time to prepare them, since one has
more leisure now than in warm wealth.
er, writes Helen Howe in the Wash
ington Star. Odds and ends of lace
for making the covers can be picked
up cheaper now than when fly time
arrives and the protection becomes
necessary.
The octagonal has been the popular
shape for many seasons, but this year
a round frame with a dome top, some
thing like a bird cage, has made its
appearance. 1t is a change from the
old shape, but l do not think it is as
pretty. Besides, it reminds one en-
tirely too much Of the tarlatan bird
cage put on to prevent the seeds
from dropping through.
There Ia a wide band of lace set
around the frame and another wider
strip joined to the top of the first
band, wide enough to reach the top
of the frame, which, by the way, is
best described as being bell-shaped.
bhS hN Cu6C VI inc ldCc ID
gathered and drawn together very
closely under an ornament placed in
the center. This can be a ribbon rose,
a rosette, artificial fruit, or whatever
the sewer pleases. The cover itself
is always Of white lace and prefer
ably f1let, probably for the reason this
lace has a loose mesh, which makes
the dish of cake very attractive.
Oftentimes the design of the lace is
outlined with a running stitch of blue
embroidery silk. This gives a very
dainty effect, but l think If the silk
used matched the color of the china
it would be prettier. For instance, If
the china were white and gold. use
gold silk or gold thread on the white
lace. If the dishes showed a floral or
other design in several colorings, the
same effect could be carried out with
silk thread to match the china.
The ~octagon-shape cover lends itself
better to the colored treatment than
does the dome-shape, unless one just
embroider the band and then, in.
stead of setting on another band OF
lace, make the top of plain fine white
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
Mauic Herbs.

Our grandmothers' complexion Sc.
crets were quite simple. First of all,
they were firm believers in the proper
ties of certain herbs and vegetables,
both as health-giving foods and for ex-
ternal use.
In summer green salads, fresh let
tuces, spring onions and green vege-
tables formed a conspicuous part of
their diet; also rhubarb, and plenty of
it-served hot, served cold, served in
almost every imaginable way-indeed,
it was seldom absent from the table as
a sweet. And, really, fresh salads,
green vegetables and rhubarb are all
splendid for purifying the blood, and
we might we'll follow our grand
mothers example in this respect. A
Spanish onion boiled in milk and taken
at night time was looked upon by them
as a splendid tonic and blood purifier
also, and this it really is.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
Lamb Flank Roasts.

Buy two pieces of lamb TANKS,
which will weigh about three pounds
and cost from five to eight cents a
pound. Make bread dressing, as for
chicken. Place four or five pieces of
Irvine on the table and lay one piece
of flank on the Irvine, spread the
dressing " the meat and place the
other ON top, then tie each piece of
Irvine around the whole to keep them
together and hold in shape. Put in
the roasting pan, salt and dredge with
flour. Bake two hours. This makes
a very pretty and delicious roast, large
enough for six people, and also excel
lent cold.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
COTTAGE HOUSE
Of EIGHT ROOMS
Architectural Skill Employed to
Give Structure More Solid
Appearance.
WARM FURNACE BEST
Always the Most Economical and Sat
isfactory Way Of Heating Such a
Structure as Thls--kitchen
Designed to Save All
Unnecessary Steps.
BY WILLIAM A. RApEoRp.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer. he
is, without doubt, the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
venue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
two-cent stamp for reply.
An eight-room cottage house 81 feet
6 inches by 40 feet in size, exclusive
of the front porch, is shown in this
perspective and floor plan.
The heavy front porch gives this
cottage house a rather massive ap-
pearance as you see it from the street.
The porch is 7 by "a feet and is COW
cred by a gable end roof with consid-
cradle projection of cave, that pro-
tects the porch in all kinds Of
weather.
The plan of building two solid
piers about six feet up from the
ground with short wooden pillars to
support a heavy arch that reaches
from one pier to the other across the
front entrance helps to establish a
solid design that looks much more ex-
pensive than 1t really is.
The porch foundations are entirely
separate from the cellar wall. The
pier foundations reach below frost,
but the work above ground is made of
wood covered with metal lath and
%plastered with stucco. The work is
solid AM strong, but is much cheaper
than concrete or stone.
The same character of finish is used
On all outside parts of the front porch
as we'll as the side walls and dining
window extension.
When a good quality of metal lath
is used and the first coat Of stucco
contains plenty of hair this kind of
finish may be permanent and salts
factory.
The main part of the house is plain,
square in build and covered with q
gabled roof. The manner of building
is to construct a stone wall up above
grade line. The framework is plank
frame construction above the wall.
To get the necessary headroom in the
basement the floor joists are started
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

about three feet above the top of the
wall, which makes the cellar about
sever and one-half feet from the cell
lar floor to the joists overhead.
1t is usually a good plan to heat a
house of this kind with a warm-air
furnace. 1t is the most economical
and satisfactory way of heating a
small, compact house. The furnace
pipes may be carried to the two up
per rooms with very little expense, so
that every roo in the house may be
warmed by registers, either in the
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
Mothers Cream pie.

One pint of rich milk. two-thirds
cupful sugar, three heaping teaspoon
fuls cornstarch, three eggs, flavor to
taste with vanilla, one-half teaspoonful
butter, q little salt. When milk, sugar,
butter and salt are hot add cornstarch
stirred smooth in milk-and yolks of
eggs Cook thoroughly, then remove
from fire and add vanilla Pour into
crust previously baked. Beat the
whites of eggs stiff with three tea
spoonfuls of sugar. spread on top and
brown in oven.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
Hoqshead Cheese.

Use the head. tongue, feet and 9th.
er pieces, which should be thoroughly
cleaned and soaked in water before be-
ing cooked. Boil the pieces until the
meat slips from the bones easily. Chop
up the cooked (boiled) pork, season
with salt. black pepper. sage or sweet
marjoram; a little cloves. if liked, may
be added. Mix well together and put
in board covered with clean white
cloth to fit inside of tin. and on top
a weight of some kind. Allow to re-
main for two days untouched. Then
turn out and it is ready for using.
Suitable for supper sliced.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
cue Of coffee Ran AWAY.

A woman entered one of New
York's automatic l%unchrooms APP
pearing much preoccupied. After
changing a dime for two nickels she
put one of them in the slot marked
Sandwiches" and the other in the hot
coffee slot. She turned the crank. as
per directions, and then gave a Sc
ries of panic-stricken staccato shrieks
Of "oh, oh, oh-look," The other
a~uto-eaters turned in time to see that
she had forgotten to put a cup under
the faucet, hence the dismay. All of
the brownish liquid had filtered down
in the drain.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

net. In covering the octagon shape
the work can be lesse7ed and the eff
feet improved if a lace dolly is bought
for the top of the cover. The band of
lace is first put around the sides and
firmly secured to the wires. Then if
a tiny hole is made in the center of
the dolly for the ring to pass through
a few stitches will keep the top in
place.
If all-over lace is used the top is
made first and sewed to the wires.
Then the band is added.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24
Makina a channeless Ink.

In shops where 1t is damp or chemi-
"a m are present it is usually diff
hcult to cause labels to stick to bottles
or cans. An ink for use on such CON
tanners is made as follows: SheIlac, 20
grams; dissolve it in a hot solution OF
borax containing 80 grams of borax to
400 cubic centimeters of water; filter
while hot and add a solution made OF
aniline black s grams, tannin 0.s
gram, picric acid OIL gram and ammo
mia is grams. in water 10 grams. It
will be found that this ink works nice
ly and resists the usual chemical and
corrosive fumes.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1915-04-24

strings which secure the box when
closed were selected of a color to
match the flowers, as also was the
broader ribbon of the rosette bow that
is tackled to the right-hand corner of
the box.
Dainty boxes of this kind are, of
course, useful for many other pur-
poses, and even empty they make a
most acceptable little present for an
unimportant occasion.