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New Britain herald., 1915-07-06

TOT a QuICK CI6HTdnCe. T@
 LOT NO. 60c YARD
 Consisting of striped Mesa line, striped Wash Silks, figured Silks, trimming silks. Not a single piece sold for less than $10O yard. Many at $1.25, $1.50. Your choice of any silk on, this table 69c yard.
 Printed Pussy Willow, 40- inch wide. The balance of our stock Of this fabric, all new de- signs this Spring, Several of only one dress length. Sold at $2.50 and $500, at $1.59.
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Purchase of Infants Rompers and
 Creepers
AT THE INFANTS DEPARTMEN

#ssa#6 AT THE INFANTS DEPARTMENT in are
 
 trimmed with plain coors; regular soc quality Sale price 29c.
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Silks Attractively Priced

dependable Silks.
  tables
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LOT NO. ? $1.O0 YARD
 Consisting of broken color as- sentiments of high grade Silks; 40-inch Foulards; 36-inch Sum mer Silks in checks and stripes. Colored Shantungs, Striped Crepe de Chine. Many in only one dress or waist length; 36- inch to 40 inches wide; were s1.50, $1.75, $2.00-$1.O9.
 40-inch Crepe de Chine in light colors for waists and un- derwear. Co1ors are Lvory, Flesh. Pink, Maize, Nile; our regular $1.25 quality, 9Sc.
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RIBBONS

high priced fancy Ribbons,
 light Dresdens, Roman |11ails and Checks; n E En } to s9c. For this sale, AOI
 Moire Ribbons with Satin white, pink and blue; ex- kir bow or sash ribbon would |value at 25c. For this | -
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the stove, stir the -four into this, add
the seasoning. and after allowing the
mixture to cook for a few minutes,
the cold milk. This makes a smooth
and delicious sauce.
That the shops are making house
keeping easier and easier all the time.
Now, for instance, the busy house
keeper may buy an ironing board
cover, padding and AL. ready to be
wrapped about the board. 1t is fitted
along its back edges with little metal
hooks like those at the top of boys
laced boots, and by these it is laced
into position and may be made to fit
any board. It's price is fifty cents.
That there is a brush for everything
these days. For vases. for silver, for
cups, for drains, for sleeves. for pans,
for the sink. A collection which may
be had on a metal tray. each nicely
labelled SO that there can be no mis-
take about the use for which it is in
tended. Is priced So.
That it is reported. though she does
not guarantee it, that the delicate pink
batiste blouses. now SO much in vogue.
may be laundered and Numbered and
still retain their pinkness. II a drop or
two of red ink is put in the water in
which they are rnSed
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TuJE CDADE DEDDOONh. 1T SOMETIMES

and one rainy morning at ten. to the
great scandal Of her hostess.
She gave a maid a generous tip to
awaken her each morning at 1870. but
that damsel having pocketed the graf
uity promptly forgot all about her
part of the bargain and left the visitor
to her fate.
This story is told here merely as
an ilustration of what guest-room
should not be like. A guest-room as
has been said before. must be some
thing more than pretty, it must be
convenient. The hostess who fur
nishes one must put herself in the
place Of her visitors; she must try to
imagine and anticipate their wants.
She should assume that a guest will
bring with her nothing but her
clothes She should therefore prepare
for her comfort with the greatest care
Almost all persons who go a-vistins
but the hostess should not take 1t for
granted that this will be the case
She should have a desk fitted up with
all the articles necessary for CORE
spondence where 1t is convenient for
visitors.
The guest chamber should contain
a book shelf holding dc zen or more
volumes selected with regard to vary
ing tastes. There should always be
plenty of fresh towels in the bath
room, and there should be above al
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LITTLE FABLES OF
THE BUSINESS WORL D

System for next year.
But the Other Young Man - alas,
what a Vacation he did have! He
cheerfully Relied on the Salary he
would Draw in Advance to pay for
his Outing; and two hours before he
left he didn't know Which One Of six
places he was Going to. He landed
at the Bureau of Information" win
dow four and one-half minutes before
his Train Pulled out. and he caught
it On the Run. He hadn't an Ides
what he had stuffed into his Suitcase
at the Last Moment
When he landed at his Destination
he was informed that the hotel was
Full--but they found a Room for him,
just the same. For seven days he
Lived like a Lord and spent his money
like Sailors used to do before Grape
Juice days. On the eighth, clean az
whistle, he landed back in his Home
Town with street car fare and thu
price of an Egg Sandwich in his
Jeans.
But he had had a Good Time and
he knew lots Of Good Scouts who
wouldn't let him Starve. BY the time
the end of his Vacation arrived he was
glad to get Back to Work-just ID
have Something to Do.
Inspiration:-The is nothing Tx.
ThorouGhness and Efficiency-if your,
Built that Way
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a bedside table holding either an cleo
trio light or a wax candle in a candle
stick, box of matches. a covered
pitcher and a drinking glass.
Spaces should be prepared in clos
cts and bureau drawers in which the
guests may put away their clothes.
and there should be plenty Of hangers
for fine gowns and for coats. The
best way to arrange for the latter as
every housekeeper probably now
knows, is to have a bar placed hori-
zontally across the closet at a proper
height and on this place dozen hang
crs
One thing above all to be remem
bered about the guest chamber is that
the visitor should be given a chance
to enjoy 1t. No longer Is it consid-
cred necessary to entertain strangers
every minute of the time they are
with you. Nowadays a hostess for al
least two or three hours a day goes
her way and allows her grateful Wis
itor to read, rest. sleep as she pre-
fers She leaves her alone.
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with stumps and thick underbrush.
But all of it affords really good pas
ture for our COW and our horse. So
it isn't wasted. you see"
Mr.. Townbred coughed dscreetly.
YES, l See" he replied, but it surely
doesn't take six acres to pasture two
animals. I'm not farmer. yet l
know that's absurd"
"Of course. Ruthvin. But do you
realize that 1t would cost about forty
dollars to have all those stumps blown
up and the land grubbed. Why?
What are you driving at?"
"Oh, nothing much" answered MIR.
Townbred, somewhat peeved, but the
very moment l begin to manifest any
interest in the place you meet me
with objection after objection. I'm
not merely talking to hear myself
talk. I have plan to"
Mrs. Townbred just did manage to
conceal her smile with the evening
paper. Tell me, what have you in
mind, Ruthvin. and III do my best to
help"
well" continued Mr.. Townbred
there's a long strip Of land down al
the end of our big field. you know
that runs from the front road clear
to the back of the place"
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VACATIONS!

~HERE was once a Young Man
n who went away on a Vacation
and Another Young Man who
~ did the Same Thing. But they
didn't DO 1t the Same Way. And
thereby hangs a Tale with an Inspira-
tion--which may Wise Up a few of us
who haven't as yet taken our Annual
Leave.
The first Young Man began to pre-
pare for his Outing when the Snow
was Flying last December And he
Doped the whole thing out from A to
z. Then. to make certain. he Went
over it again from z to A.
Long before the Summer Resort
Plutocrats were ready to mail out
their Spring Literature he wrote for
it-which was Some Start. He rested
his Elbow a while on the ledge at the
"Rureau of Information" window ask
ing Riddles of the Man-Behind-the-
Bars and he received Prompt Replies
cheerfully given. A few days later he
Repeated
on his third Visit the poor Know
It-All on duty looked at him Suspi-
ciously. And on his Fourth Visit he
thought about Calling Cop. TWICE
more and the Systematic Young Man
was known to the Bureau AS A Nut.
He was Treated as Such, Too!
At the office he had put in his Say
When Application for vacation almost
before the Wrappers were off the
Christmas Presents: and he Buzzed
around the Boss until, to get rid of
him. said Boss assured him he might
have his Vacation at the Requested
Time, come what may.
Systematically. each Pay Day, he
Set Aside a certain amount for what
he yclept his Vacation Fund. And,
once in bank. he didn't sic the Recall
on to any Of It, Almost before Sum-
mer Styles were out. he began to lay
in his Wardrobe. From hat to shoes
and all that was necessary in Be
tween. he Lassoed and Hog-Tied the
Gents Furnishings, watching the Bar
gain Sales. And a full month before
the Day of Departure he had nothing
to do but sit down and indulge in
Watchful Waiting.
He left on his Vacation as per
Schedule. and returned the Same Way
Also. while on 1t. ne did everything
else by the Clock, as it were. He had
a Gloriously Systematic time OF 1t, and
didn't slip so much as a Single Cog
He left nothing Undone and had no
Regrets He returned to the ONCE re-
freshed and rested-and straightway
set about devising a more Tempting
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THE STORY OF A WOMAN: - ECONOMY

aration for her labors she had had her
maid wash all the paints in the bed
rooms and this done she was ready to
begin. Painting she found an exhilar-
ating sport. 1t was great fun to dip
the brush in the nice white paint and
watch a discolored surface become of
virgin freshness under It's movement.
She had to overcome a tendency to
use too much paint on her brush but
when she had learned to drain 1t prop
erly so that there would be no drip
the rest was easy. She did one room
at time, putting on two coats of the
paint and one of the enamel.
When the first bed room was fin
ished she led her husband to 1t
triumphantly. How" said he. there
are cracks in the door jambs. real
painter would have filled those with
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RADIUM= THE MODERN CUREALL

voice which awoke the conductor on
tho back platform from sweet
dream. Ten million dollars worth Of
radium?"
NO, only fifty dollars WORTH" re-
piled the other. You see it is radium
water; radium in solution. There are
in this package twelve two-ounce bot
Ties containing two micrograms OF ra-
dunn each"
"Micrograms." echoed the friend
feebly.
yes. haven't an idea what that
is, have you?"
The friend wagged her head In a
webbing negative. Not the ghost OF
notion. but what are you going to
do with it-or them, whichever It Is ?"
Give EN- to my husband" returned
the woman. Haven't you heard about
radium? Why it Is the modern cure
all. My husband has the rheumatism
and whereas in olden times you cured
rheumatism by not eating tomatoes
ana red meats. now you cure II by
large and expensive draughts OF ra-
dunn also if you have the toothache
instead Of having the nerve killed you
just expose it to twelve hundred dol
lars worth Of radium and the pain
ceases Instantly. It's splendid for
headache, too. and indigestion. Why
even as l sit here l can feel myself
being slowly but surely rejuvenated."
1T has got so now that only rich
people can be cured of their ills" pro-
tested the friend.
well. we've mortgaged our home
to get rid of our rheumatism" an
swered the woman, and having
reached her corner she arose stealthily
and carried her parcel out. quite as II
it contained dynamite bombs war
ranted to go off at the slightest mo.
ton.
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"but-but--"
The next day the land was plowed
In the morning. and John spent the
afternoon narrowing it with Bob. AS
ne was laying it off in rows" Mr.. and
Mrs. Townbred came down to look
over the land, They stood for n
while watching John as he performed
his SLOW and arduous task, and as he
came abreast Of them Mrs Townbred
asked:
HAS the fertilizer come. John?"
'F'ertilizer! Fertilizer" exclaimed
Mr.. Townbred, in surprise. do We
er--a-have to have 1t to raise corn p
We'll, 1t isn't absolutely necessary
for new land. but it's much wiser to
put 1t on: the crop is sure to be
larger"
How much does It cost?" asked
Mr., Townbred, coldly
About - let's see - well. roughly
about six dollars for this land"
Six dollars" Mr.. Townbred was
excited "One sixty-f for the seed,
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yield. Really task John, he can
tell you we should have 1t, can't you
John?"
'Yassum," answered John slowly
and YEARLY, II done usually raise
co'hn VIII fertilizer. en- den again.
looking at Mr. Townbred u done
raised it wifout."
Il wash my hands OF the whole
matter" declared Mr. Townbred,
tragically. Here you persuaded me
to go into this thing and then when
l consent to give my attention to
planting this little patch in corn you
straightway interfere and wish me to
incorporate some Of your theories
instead of handling it on sound bust
ness principles! I'm through! Here
after I'll stick to my business in the
city and let you run the whole She
bang out here!"
But be 1t noted. the very next aft
ernoon Mr.. Townbred was down In
the field again, inquiring about the
planting which had been done that
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How does that strike you, Frieda?'
Fine. Ruthvin. fine!" declared Mrs.
Townbred with an enthusiasm that
quite met her husbands expectations.
Il am so glad you are interested. And
just know you'll have the finest crop
OF corn anywheres around here!"
Mr.. Townbred grinned. I've al
ready bought the seed corn. my dear"
he went on. "A friend OF mine got
II from Government experiment sta
tion--and it's tested. too! paid only
$l.65 a bushel for 1t. Now II that
isn't better than paying $500 bar
rel. then don't know"
"Y-e-s." agreed Mrs. Townbred du-
biously. but. Ruthvin, you Of course
realize that the cost Of the seed Is
only a small part OF the expense.
and"
Huh" questioned Mr.. Townbred,
forcefully, though inelegantly.
THE land must be plowed." she ex-
planned, land we'll have to hire u
man with a two-horse pillow to do It,
for the land is new and old Cob could
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II badly in need of repainting.
Their once white surfaces were
- dlsfgured with many a grimy
mark which greatly distressed the soul
Of the mistress of the mansion and so
she summoned a painter man.
How much to paint them all ?" she
asked him.
Forty dollars" answered the paint
er-man after a few minutes Of calcula-
ton
How many coats for that?" she
inquired cannly.
1.-Two Of paint and one of enamel"
replied the authority on such matters.
II will communicate with you if I
decide to have it DONE" the woman
told him and babe him good bye.
Il will do the work myself" she in
formed her husband, I'VE must econo-
mize"
And at this that creature laughed
derisively. THE idea," he said. and
what nonsense. Don't waste time
and paint experimenting"
Whereupon the woman gave him a
look of scorn and went to a paintshop
where she asked for white paint
proper for inside work and for the
enamel to go with It. She paid SIS a
gallon for the paint and $3.50 n quart
for the enamel. Then she bought a
broad brush for siXty-fve cents and
ordered a quart of turpentine to be
sent home with these things. In prep
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until 1T was soft, and then with some
difficulty filled the cracks in the door
frames and painted over them, and
made a good job of it too. In eight
working days she had completed the
painting Of three bed rooms and
bath room, and the entire cost for ma
terials was about eight dollars.
She found the enamel a little difn-
cult to put on but by dint of keeping
1t thin with turpentine and after few
minutes OF practice she got the knack
and 1t was soon flowing from her
brush evenly and easily.
When the work was quite finished
she spoke to her husband. Now"
said she, Il have saved at least thirty
two dollars-which is great economy,
and so l am going to have the fam
shaped trollis for my roses that I've
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Just the thing, Ruthvin." put in
Mrs. Townbred in a tone Of mingled
surprise and enthusiasm not entirely
genuine. since she was well aware of
that strip and its condition. And It's
cleared of stumps and-and, why it's
just splendid for--but what do you
intend to plant there. Ruthvin?"
Corn. my dear. They tell me that
the farmers around here. last Novem-
Der and December, were getting $3.50
and $500 per barrel for their corn
on the cob. And We'll have to pay
that for corn this winter for Bob I'M
less we raise it ourselves So l say.
let's plough up that strip-some land
there. I tell you-nnd plant II in corn
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never turn it with our single plOw.
But that won't cost over. say. three
dollars. BY the way, how much corn
did you buy?"
lone bushel-and I've arranged to
get more" said Mr.. Townbred.
"a whole bushel." Mrs. Townbred
simply couldn't help it. Mercy
sakes, Ruthvin, bushel will plant
four acres easily-and there's not a
foot over one acre in that strip. I'm
sure!'
"Oh. we'll" Mr.. Townbred remarked
loftily, well give the rest to Bob as
a treat. or you can feed it to your
chickens"
II know" retorted Mrs Townbred,
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three dollars to pillow and now six
dollars for fertilizer! Well ! just
guess not. l guess you'll be telling
me next that / must buy a garden
hose that'll reach from the pump down
to this field! Nothing doing on the
fertilizer, my dear. You say it isn't
absolutely necessary? Then why get
it? That's the trouble with most
farmers-they don't apply busn ess
principles to their farming. The idea!
Imagine a city man deliberately ad-
ding an unnecessary expense to a
proposition he's promoting!"
But. Ruthvin." insisted Mrs. Town
bred gently. lit costs so little and it'll
make such a big difference in the
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~1E woman boarded a street car
n carrying in her hands small
package which looked as if it
might be two strawberry baS-
kets piled one upon tho other and
wrapped in paper. She handled 1t
with tender care, however, and as she
SGT down beside d friend she hcoveG
. sigh of relief.
The friend looked at the parcel Gu
r.ously. "Something precious?" she
inquired mockingly.
"Only radlum,' answered the
conan.
"Radiurn," shrieked the friend in a
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'177f%SSFS440U$@EKkEEEP J

mented with parsley. 1t makes a very
delicious first course.
That you can use the saucerful of
peas or spinach left from dinner to
make a cream soup for next days
luncheon. Simmer these vegetables in
su fficient water to cook When quite
soft rub through a sieve. Make a
cream sauce, using one tablespoonful
of butter to two tablespoonfuls OF flour,
and a pint of milk. When this has
been cooked until no taste of flour re-
mains, add the prepared spinach or
peas, thin with not milk, season to
taste and serve very hot. A table
spoonful of whipped cream on the top
Of each cup adds to the Righteousness
of this.
That though there are many ways
of making a cream sauce the best way
/ is to melt the butter in a saucepan or
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The bedroom was fitted


to consider her spare bedrooms, now
they are furnished. 1t is not sufilcien'
that a bedroom for guests be pretty
it must be something much more than
that.
As an illustration of this fact take
tie case of a young woman who went
recently to visit a rich relative. The
bedroom into which she was SHOWN
on her arrival was fitted up in per-
feet taste. Chintz curtains hung a.
the windows over dainty ones Of net;
roses sprawled over the trellises in the
paper on the wall; the bed was COW
cred with a spread Of perfect design
and coloring, and the tout ensemble
was so charming that the young
woman gave little cry Of delight as
she looked around her.
But-she found upon investig Att on
that the expensive soap-dish in the
little bathroom attached to the bed
room was bare of soap; that the tow
els while be-laced and monogrammed
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POINT D'ESPRIT \ SMART
MATERIAL.

n NE Of the prettiest Of the fabrics
for summer frocks is point
" d'esprit which is once more en-
Joying great vogue. Gowns of this
are usually made over satin
and with many frills.
Numbers of graduating dresses were
made, this season. of this dainty ma
terial IS it is particularly appropriate
for young girls
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up in perfect taste.

blOtter. no pens.
The guest found the bureau drawers
filled with bundles wrapped in news
papers, which she took to contain the
family's winter clothes; she found no
coat hangers in the capacious closet
though she did discover therein num-
berless band-boXes, containing prob
ably, hats belonging to her hostess
and she was only interested in them
because they prevented her gowns
from hanging straight down to the
floor.
Though there were vases of clois-
onne on the mantel-shelf a clock was
conspicuously absent from its furnish
ings. and as she had no watch with
her and she was anxious not to keep
the breakfast table waiting 1t was
necessary for her to arise as 1t were
by the sun, which exceedingly big in
exact method causes her to appear or
the lower floor one morning at A. NJ
to the great scandal Of the servants
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were intended more for ornament
than for use; that there was no wash
cloth at all. The desk, an old-fash-
toned one Of mahogany, was doubtless
priceless heirloom. but-there was
no ink in the ink stand. no stationery
in the drawers intended for II: no
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>HAT if you must have soup IN
summer let it be iced. Make a
good rich stock using lean beef
~ and marrow bones. flavor 1t
rather heavily with red and black pep
per and salt, add a dash Of sherry.
and when it has boiled several hours
set IL aside to cool. Skim off the
grease the next morning and it will
be found that underneath is a CULVER
ing Jelly. Put this on ice until dinner
time and serve in boullon cups orna-
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reached that important stage in the
transition of cityman to countryman
whore any expense is legitimate just
so 1t helps to improve the soil and
crops
Copyright. 1915, by Edward R!ddlt
PadCett)
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morning. And he said never u word
OF protest-either then or later-whcn
John innocently called his attention
to the fertilizer that had been spread
on that morning.
Which shows that Mr.. Townbred
had suCcumbed-that he had finally
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orek should have known, then ana
there. that something was up"
"Frieda," he remarked as he Sc
lected a comfortable rocker on the
front porch, I've been thinking that
we are overlooking many opportuni-
ties here"
Mrs. Townbrcd's gaze turned alb
rupt!y from a robin fitting about on
the lawn and regarded Mr.. Townbred
fxedly.
EYES," he continued, I'VE are over
looking a good many bets. There's
our garden, our chickens, our COW and
our potato patch that are expected to
bring us in something; but there must
be at east six acres of our land doing
absolutely nothing but adding to our
taxes"
"Oh no, not quite that, Ruthvin,'
Mrs. Townbred FASTENED to explain
Half of il, you know. is in young
trees and nearly as much is covered