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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-28
THIS WEEK.

Academy OF Music---Au week. mo-
lion Isicfnrts~
Biiou--til week. ''Thorn@ and Or
angc Elossoms.''
Lyric---sfi week vaudeville and
pictures.
Coioniai--AH week. motion pic
furvs
Superiog>--sii yscck. motion pic
fuit.s
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
ANNETTEas PICNIC. :

Dear Cornerites: After an absence
Of two weeks am with you once.
again.
Blanche: We certainly ought to
know you in your new dress at the
fair. If go ! shall certainly look out
for you. Did your new gown come from
Paris? You will have, so many bows
to your new gown that by the time
You are ready to go home YOU can
generously distribute them as souve-
Mrs Of the fair of 1915. Lots OF people
like to take home one.
Sunshine No. q: You have me- guess-
ing. You are right. do not live in
the city. Where have you seen me so
many times? Do know who you are?
1 have slight suspicion, but OF course
may be mistaken.
Saturday Eve: Your letter received
and please accept thanks for the con-
tents. which I shall prize very highly.
Ralsam Fir: Your picture received.
Was much pleased with it, 1t remind
ed me of the day saw You first as
you walked up Taylor street looking
for the little bow of yellow. Didn't we
have nice time on our trip to Saeo
I did so much enjoy it. Glad you. are
again feeling we'll.
| urday to notice no account of the pic
| ME at Annette's. What is the matter
1 with the members present? / surely
| thought by the appearance of things
/ that all had a lovely time-couldn't be
| beat, with a lovely ride from. and back
| again. to the trolley, by one of the
| pleasantest of drivers, a sumptuous
| lunch in the prettily decorated dining
room, with music. both vocal and in
strumental. while it was being par
| taken Of Our pretty place cards were
| indeed very cute. These We're made
| by a very ingenious young lady and
they win be preserved by each indi-
| vidual as pretty souvenir of An
nette's picnic. I certainly thought al
! enjoyed the games played on the
| lawn,
I had a lovely time. and thank An
nette and Mayfare for my share OF
everything. including watermelon. ice
cream and lollypops
/ CRIMSON RAMBLER
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
A NEW CHILE SAUCE.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-It has
been long since the last time 1 few
into The Corner; but l have read all
the letters and you are not forgotten.
I wanted to go to the picnic but
could not. / thought of you and am
glad you had such a good time. Hope
can fly to the next one.
Summer gone and fall days are here.
Last night while sitting on the piazza
heard the song of a whippoor- will.
1t sounded more cheerful to me than
the mournful scrape of the fall cricket.
Kitty: 1 am not stolen. 1 think
must have strayed.
c. E. s.: 1 have not seen you for a
long time. I was at camp meeting
Aug. p; but 1t was such rainy day
did not see many I knew. Mr..
Bluebird and l are on the farm for a
week. ~
I am sending a Chilli sauce recipe,
had given me last year. 1t is differ
emit from any I had ever used, so would
like to share it with the Social Corner
Sisters.
Chill Sauce-Thirty-sfx large ripe
tomatoes. sweet apples, onions,
peppers, each chopped, tablespoons
Of salt. q tablespoons of cinnamon, z
tablespoons of cloves, tablespoons OF
sugar. and cups of vinegar. Boil
one and one-half hour.
RTTERIRD
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
A MYSTERY SUPPER.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:
Now that long evenings ere coming
and means Of entertainment are more
in demand, venture to send to The
Corner how Mystery Supper may be
served.
Charge % cents admittance and let
the refreshments be free. Set the time
Tor o'clock p. m. You can play
games and amuse yourselves in the
usual way until time for refreshments.
Then give each guest a card and a
pencil. On the cards are numbers UP
to ten with blank for the order,
the person making a cross after fivo
numbers for the first course and aft
er two numbers for the second Mean
time those who serve have in THEN
possession the following list, which
of course must be kept a profound Sc
cret: Number l. a slice of cold ham;
"A glass Of water; 8. a bread . and
butter sandwich; 4, an olive; 8, a
doughnut; 6, q pickle; 2. cooky;
8. a piece of cheese; 9. a banana; 10.
a cup of coffee. With this list the
waitress compares the number mark
ed on the card and the result may be
somewhat comical-as. for example,
the hrst course might be, according
to the marked numbers, a doughnut,
a pickle, an olive, a cooky and a glass
Of water, while the dessert might be
a slics-of ham with bread and butter.
This would be a good plan for a
supper for a hardtimes party. with a
more meager and ridiculous menu.
Thanks to Potlatch for very pretty
card received this week.
RUTH.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
WAYS OF SETTING THE TABLE.

Dear Social Coner Sisters:
body knows how to set a table and
this is the reason most people. think
setting a table requires no skill.
Nothing helps out a meagre meal
more than a neatly set table. Order
is the. first law of the well set table
and cleanliness the second and good
taste the third. Dishes should be
shining and clean, and silver and
glass should fairly sparkle. It is no
more difficult ITO. wash dishes clean
than to wash them so that they are
not quite clean. And it is not an ex-
travagence. when it is possible to
spend a little more time in the
laundry SO that you can have clean
cloth on the table. If no accidents oc-
cur the cloth may be used three of four
days, but If 1t becomes spotted, es-
=pecially in hot weather, exchange ii
for fresh one. Some other little
economy can be effected to offset this
extravaganza.
A little bouquet of the commonest
flowers looks pretty on the ilble~when
neatly arranged and properly cared
for.
A table with things placed upon a
sohed cloth in any old way is not in
wiling ard it is often difficult to find
the necessary things to make the meal
pass eff agreeabiy.
DELLA
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
PIE AND CAKES

Dear Social Corner Sisters: have a
few things interesting Snd useful
enough for our Corner. II Is not every
one who knows how to make good
buckwheat cakes. but II they follow
my directions they cannot fail:
BueLC~heat Cakes - Scald one-half
cup cornmeal with two cups OF boiling
water. salt to taste beat well and when
cool add one-hah cup white -four and
one cup buckwheat, add one-hah cake
yeast, lot stand over night In the
morning pour on water on top Of batter
and dilute with one-haif cup milk, in
which one-fourth teaspoon Of soda has
been dissolved. Beat the batter and
add more milk or soda II needed also
tablespoon Of molasses may be add
ed. Save a cup of batter for yeast for
next day. Griddle. lightly creased;
cook cakes quickly.
Here are two odd recipes:
Buttermilk Pie-Yolks OF 1--WE eggs
beaten with two tablespoons of butter
and one pint of sugar in which two
heaping tablespoons of -four have been
well mixed. one pint buttermilk and
two tablespoons lemon extract This
! is enough for two pies. Cook in a
double boiler until thick: let cool and
pour in shells; cover with the stiffly-
beaten whites OF the eggs, folding In
| one tablespoon OF sugar-for each white
used. Have oven hot and bake with
To those who bake pie shells first II
is much nicer to use the tins bottom
side up, piercing here and there with
a fork.
Jitney Cake-Take two and one-hali
| cups white sugar. one cup butter. beat
en- whites of six eggs. one and one~hali
cups milk. one and one-half teaspoons
vanilla, two and one-haR teaspoons Of
| baking powder sifted in -four twice
three and one-hah cups -four. Divide
into FIVE equal parts Leave one par
/ white. To the second part add yolkE
| of two eggs, well beaten. and a LITTLE
| more flour. To the third part ado
pink coloring to the desired shade. TC
the fourth part add one tablespoon Of
melted chocolate To the fifth layel
add one teaspoon cinnamon, one OF all
spice. one of nutmeg and one OF cloves
To arrange layers for icing. FIRST th'
brown layer, then the yellow, then pink
| white and spice. Put together with
caramel icing of two and one-hah cup
Of brown sugar. one-half cup of milk
heaping teaspoon Of butter. one-hal
teaspoon Of vanilla
! think these are worth trying.
| SNAP DRAGON.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
HOUSE CAPS.
ESAI.INA

Dear Social Cornerites:-The fash
ionable caps worn by ladies In the
nome are very pretty and may be
made at home at reasonable cost
II one win keep a eye upon the
suit in getting half dozen pieces at
the price Of che.
The materials that go to build caps
are nets in cotton, silk and metal lace
in the same materials, rosebud, trim
ming. ribbons and flowers. chiffon ana
moussehne de sole The last named
Is generally employed as q foundation
and win be found to help in the wear
wonderfully In cutting the founda-
ton IL is well to make IL q generous
size, quite as large round In fact. Also.
er than the head Then an elastic
can be run in. and this will keep the
cap snug upon the hair. II IL impos-
sible to do without this elastic II the
| cap is to be practical. though some
people l know think II IL unnecessary
to put It in. but ones hair Is not
dressed the same at all hours and the
| object Of the cap Is to cover as much
/ or as little of the hair as the owner
pleases. Hence the practicabilfty OF
the simple elastic.
The outer covering, which may be OF
| chiffon. net or lace. II cut exactly the
same size as the lining. and both arr
| plated or gathered all around the out
| er edge, then sewed down to the band
Next comes the trimming. One oil
l the most simple ways of trimming Il
TO put a frfll of lace. say. from two tc
/ three inches wide around the band 81
| II falls over the hair and then to head
|! IL with something. This may be 9
twist OF ribbon tied into a coQuettisf
bow at center front or a little 10 ths
left side. as considered becoming Il
the wearer. or IL might be q row Of
rosebud trimming. This dainty gar.
/ niture harmoniZes wen with q crowr
i of metallic net or frilI OF gold or sill
yer lace. though IL IL also used in
combination with the more simplS
laces in cotton.
Incidentally. IL one IS going to uss
a bow Of ribbon IT can be tied at the
counter for the asking. and when APP
| piled to the cap will give Il the pro-
| fessional touch. To make q ~u1il.
linery'' looking bow Is quite q difncult
matter for an amateur.
These caps are readily made By am
i one expert with the needle. Hops
some of the readers will try making
one.
| HELENA.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
PICKLES AND REIIsHEs.

Dear Social coruerttes: The nickhng
season IS at hand and some of the
younger Sisters may wish to learn how
to make pickles and relAshes for winter
use.
TIE following are tested recipes for
making pickles:
Cucumber PickIes-To one gallon of
vinegar add Que cup of salt. a half cup
of ground mustard and a large piece
OF horseradish root. Then add your
cucurnhers, not allowing more than will
be covered by the vinegar. If, moro
convenient, the cucunhers may be
added as they are gathered. half a .doz-
en- today, two or three the next day,
and so on. They will be ready for uso
in three days and viii keep a long
while. These are called cold vinegar
pickles and surely may be listed under
the sfniple recipes
Picked APpies--For seven pounds OF
pared and cored apples take one pint
of good apple vinegar. three pounds of
sugar and one ounce each of whole
cloves, cinnamon and white mustard
seed. Cook the apples in this until
they are tender but not soft. Add
water in case the apples are not COW
cred with the syrup. which must CONS
well over the top.
Grab Apple Sweet Pickle - Into a
quart of vinegar placed bag containing
two tablespoons each of whole cloves
and cinnamon stick and six cups OF
brown sugar. Bring to the boiling
point. then put In as many crab ap-
pies, which have been washed and
dried well, as the syrup will coves
Cook slowly until the apples are ten
der These pickles will keep withou;
sealing
Picked Peaehee-Any well favored
peach of moderate size is adapted for
picking. Rub the down cfs y,-.tt, rtst
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11

brush. but do not peel. To each pound
OF fruit allow half pound Of sugar
and a quart OF vinegar to each five
pounds of sugar. Allow also to each
quart of vinegar one ounce of whole
cloves and two ounces of stick cinna-
mon. Stick two eioTes in, each peach.
Seald the sugar and vinegar together
for Ave minutes. lay in as many peach
es as you can without crowding and
cook abut ten minutes or until they
can be readily pierced. Pack the
peaches In cans andu cover with the
sealding syrup.
Cucumber Relish--Siice but do not
peel twelve large cucumbers, sprinkle
with salt and let stand two hours and
drain; add FIVE or six sliced onions,
one teaspoon each of white mustard
seed, powder ed cinnamon, powdered
ginger, powdered mace, celery seed,
salt, and one-half teaspoon each OF
pepper and tumeric, one pint vinegar,
one-half pound sugar; boil until tender
and seal in Jars.
Tomato Rslish-For tomato relish,
seald twenty green tomatoes, peel four
onions and seed five red peppers and
put through seed chopper. Boil pint
of vinegar. half pound sugar and hall
pound salt, pour over chopped toma-
toes. peppers and onions; put into jars
and seal.
feel free to recommend all OF these
recipes.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
HOW TO DO THINGS.

Dear Sisters Of the Social Corner:
Wo have many things to do In the
little odd moments I'm the interest OF
economy, and here are n few things
which may help n despairinG Sister:
Making Buttonholes-Do you have
difncuity when making buttonholes in
thin material? II SO. here Is a way TO
overcome this trouble. Hold piece OF
the material on the under side and cut
tho hole through this as though II
were part OF the garment. When the
buttonhole is finished cut away the
will not DO visible. Tho result VIII ba
= neat and durable buttonhole.
To Renovate Kitchen chairs-I have
Jus. done my kitchen chairs with the
following mixture and they arc just
iIko now: Gi-e tho chairs a good scrub
with hot water and soap. Get one gill
OF gpirit v1rnish ane pennyworth OF
Aragon's blood from tho chemist Mia
both thoroughly together. Take q small
brush and do O nttio bit at Tina. As
e drios very quickly. You win be
moro than pleased with the result
Whom The beating Of covered furni-
ture cannot conveniently DO done out
OF doors. take q wet cloth, spread over
article to be cleaned. Then beat on
top OF cioth for q few minutes LIZ
| the cloth aod wipe with q clean damp
cloth You win iEd your furniturs
| fresh and clean.
Dox for Collars-A very good looking
coIlEr bon can bs made from paste
/ board box measur1pG nino tnchoA o.
more square. The Ia Of The top ear
DO discarded. for II win not DO needed
Cover the bottom OF tho box witt
| brotyn linen. Use a piece or brown
| linen L. Loches wide and one yard lone
/ for The rest OF the bag. Tack one. onf
l OF this TO q corner OF tho boz and
wrap The rest OF II smoothly around chs
four sides. joining tho ends neatly and
/ overcastins the upper TO the love-
| piece OF material. Mako q neat hen
/ al tbs top OF the bag and at opDoslti
positions ON the. four sides attach snas
fasteners. A stencil or embroidered
design should be added to the foui
| sides OF the box II one has the time n
DO tho work. especially Y tho box Is d
be O gift to some dear friend or rclA'
| tive
| As the evenings lensthen we sfsal
all have to get busy with needles Ant
seinsors or books and games
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
ALErTER FROM DIANA.

Dear Editor and Social Corner Sis
ters=- think I will have q little pen
chat with you this beautiful Sabhath
Day ] do not know how II has been
with you. but this Is our first pleasant
Sunday for several weeks. Maybe I
am boasting too Lsoon for the day 30
not yet over and perhaps one Of our
what seems to be regular electrical
showers VIII be IN evidence this even
ing.
We have had what seems to me a
strange summer, very cool tor ne sea-
son. and rain for awhile nearly every
day and then every few days The
farmers In this vicinity have not an
ished haying and here Il is September.
The grass was poor and the hay In not
OF the best quality. for much Of & re-
manned out two weeks or more after
cutting. and even that which - being
cut now cannot be as good ~ n q
could have been cut earlier.
Crops have not thr1ved this way. Rust
has struck many thfnga We have had
too little warmth and sunshine and
more moisture than was required for a
healthy growth
trust that many OF you have been
able to enjoy the many pleasures OF
summer. And trust that some of you
r1--c IN = = > : = -,,c~t-- r
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
A CALL FOR THE RHUBARE
RECIPE.

Dear Sisters Of the Social Corner:
May I step in just once. have been
q silent Sister for four years and have
enjoyed your letters very much
You may say: She would never
have come in II she had not wanted
something"
One of the Sisters told how she pre-
pared peppermint, rhubarb and So
da for stomach trouble. ! thought
I saved II. but are unable to End It
Would she kindly send IL again. with
directions how to take IL.
1 should like to have gone TO this
fair. / should have been looking fol
Yellow Bows.
One OF the Sisters asked for q
recipe for raised cake:
Raised Cake: Three cups dough
three cups SCAR. three eggs. one cur
butter. one nutmeg. one cup raasins
one teaspoon soda dissolved IN n Ia
blespoon OF milk: II not thick enough
add a little -four. spice 10 suit taste
Bake Immediately.
Best wishes to all Social Corner Sis
ters.
ESAIINA.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
TEETH.

Editor of the Social Corner: In these
days when children are being COM
PEELED to submit to several simple (e)
surgical operations before they reach
their teens IL may be well for par
ents TO know that adenoids are as
natural as tonsils and that everybody
has them.
An able surgeon commenting upon
the operation for adenoids ventured to
say the operator who took out the
healthy adenoids with the inNNmed
ones should have his license and prac-
tice taken away from him.
What causes diseased adenofds? A
stomach disturbiR= diet and catarrhal
affections are the exciting causes.
| A reliable medical authority says:
Digestive troubles in children be-
TWEEN and, Is years of age frequently
cause tonsillar and adenoid ,thicken-
ing. Hcre a careful dietetfc regimen
would be the right treatment. wheth-
er or not surgery were necessary"
''The things which cause frequent
attacks Of cold. IN the head viii, in
time, hiring about chronic nasal ca
tarrh and more or less enlargement
of tonsils and adenotds, Prevention
| is better, cheaper, easier than cure
Prevention of adenoids and enlarged
| tonsils Is prevention Of colds and
| that means less fear of fresh air and
| morn fear OF the person who has. and
would share with his friends, q cold
| or sore throat"
1t is surprising how soon greatly
/ enlarged tonsils and the accompany
| ing adenoids will shrink and cease tc
| give trouble when the nasal catarrf
| Is properly treated. at least in many
cases. But we should emphasize the
fact that alleged catarrh cures fol
| home use are worthless; the condi-
ton demands direct treatment by q
| physician.
| THE inflammation Of the tonsfla and
the adenoids is usually secondary
| to some other physical ailment, and
is the effect of cause. and wher
the cause is removed these trouble:
may disappear without surgery.
Parents should keep themselves bet.
| ter informed concerning common
physical troubles which are fnvitins
| to surgical skill because of their sim.
| plicity and the fee.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
the SPANISH Way OF COOKING
CHICKEN.

Dear Social Corner Wrfters--How
would you liis 10 try ths Spantzh
way Of cooking chiclks1 vita rtcof
II Il called -Arroz Con Reiln-. and
every tourist who x1Etts Ctloa n sure
to have IL served 10 him hefore he
leaves the. island. II certainly n .
most delicious way af cooking chicken
and am not by ann nsana. alone IN
my opinion.
The American colony. in havana
have generally adopted thts manner Of
cooking chicken and the recipe has
been copied lar and wide
The recipe In m followE
Arrox Con poiio-Cut the chicken in
small pieces. pnt IN akkllet in hot
lard and allow Il 10 brown Remove
the chicken. and take one chopped
onion. three green peppers. three ripe
tomatoes and FRY until done. Re-
turn chicken 70 this sauce. add one
cup OF rice (aliow two cups Of water
to one Of rice land cook twenty min
utes- When near done add ! ear of
peas- Put Into the oven and iet n
remain until brown. Gaxnish With
pimentoes cut Into email Fteces-
CordeliR: I would have given 6
good deal to have see-l yuur face wher
You glanced At the Social Csrner paGf
about three weeks aga- Svtdeufls
some one had been mapping besides
yourself.
Aunty 10. 4: sent you q cart
acknowledging he birthday card yos
| so thoughttSIsy Rent nae. and when toS
late remembered I had Hogptten u
supply the address,. WIN do toettel
next time.
Shal0y Pop Over: what n terribf
cut-up that Bulletin printing pres
must be to cause you to swallow |
table instead Of q tablet which tn
Doctress prescribed.
Admira: Thank you for the pen
picture Of me In your story. Win En-
deavor TO live mp to my reputation
| P1iny Palermo: Enjoyed reading a
account OF your Cuban trip Could an
preciate every line OF Il. As q fypics
daughter OF Eve am very curious I
discover your Identity.
, Crimson Rambler: Was gurprfss
! that you let such grand opDortuH
, ty pass by without Disclosing yoI
/ identity. Thanks for your card. Plea.
tap me on the shoulder another tim
ENID.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11
uFE,s CHANGES.

You ASK me why my brow Is cioudedi
ore,
And why sigh when all around
think sf days that will return no
And my sad heart has wandered fsS
away
Int. the past.
Once more. besides dear hearthstone
And greet the loved ones, M in tho
days gone by:
with eager step spring to grasp each
hand,
While from nay lips there comes tho
: Homei Home at last.
rhs summer wind steals softly round
the door,
where once. a little child used to
And whispers in the old trees. as of
yoge
When meath their cool and fragrant
In dreamy rest
Sisters and brothers there together
! IAks the bright links forming a
chain Of gold:
while father, mother, each a house
hold name, ~
Drew the dear band into that low
ing fold
AT old home nest.
RHt sorrow came to that once happy
And one by one We wandered far
Tet now again, as to a shrine I come,
And meath the trees. where the
sefs shadows play
stand alone.
For they come not; I call, but call in
J! Ne glad sound Of welcoming feet
are near,
And to my call no voice comes back
again:
NauTht hut the wind in the old trees
Like low moan.
Ali. all Ia sadly changed. that once
The old familiar places now are
gone; ---a--=---------------
EaGssthe old trees. In, a strange form
Or have. like friends Of others days
moved on
into the past
Ana 80 the shadows ceme: yet why
complain?
Each change but brings us nearer
to that shore,
Where with the loved ones We shall
meet again;
And sing, in strains sweeter thar
e'er before
Monochrome at last.
Miss ID. M. butcher. in Springfield
Republican.
Norwich bulletin., 1915-09-11

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