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Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03
BOOMERS ARE FINE PLAY GAR.
MENTs FOR LITTLE GIRLS.

Dear Editor and Social Corner
Friends: AS one means of reducing the
cost of living I have studied the prob
lem of little girls clothes and have
evolved many helpful ideas.
In the spring, instead Of making an
endless number of garments which ex-
perience has shown us are more often
just four each of petticoats, drawers.
play and afternoon dresses. Let the
play dresses be made of dark Bingham,
with boomers to match for morning
wear. They will have to wear no petit
coats at all, which will be found a
great help in the washing, but still
they will always look neat and clean.
For wear with afternoon dresses, I
make two waist petticoats of cambria
embroidery; the other two for wear
with her best dresses, which can be
made of nainsook and trimmed with
fine lace.
The afternoon dresses can be trim
med so no two look alike even if they
are made of the same material, yet
when they are too much worn for fur
ther use yon can easily make from the
portions still in excellent condition two
dresses which will look as well as en-
tirely new ones.
Good materials for them cost less
than I should be obliged to pay for
poorly finished re;fdy made coarse gar
ments. One and one-1af yards of
bingham should be enough for one
pair of boomers for a child from two
to six years; run hat elastic in the
bottom and make buttonholes in the
bands at topic be buttoned on her
underwaist, and you will have a. good
wearing play garment
PARKWAY DAME.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03
BRONCHIAL COUGHS

When the bronchial tubes are at
fected with that weakening, tickling
cough, they need Immediate and SEN
sible treatment. The breath seems
shorter because of mucous obsHuc-
tons; usually fever is present and
your head jars with. every coegh.
Your chest aches and the inflammar
ton often spreads to the lungs.
The food-tonic that has proven IN
worth for forty years-is SCOTS Emut
sion. It drives out the cold, which
is the root of the trouble, and checn
the cough by aiding the healing
process of the enfeebled membraneA
If you are troubled with bronchitis
or know an afflicted friend, always 10
member that Scott's Emulsion buiidn
strength while relieving the trouble.
A-s1 Scot &BoSvne, Btoerafe:d. M.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03

house, or if it is your own. Say
want Rambler, but can't put one
out for some time in the near future
we hope to paint. Just get a couple
of bushes at the big stores, and do
as a friend did. She set>two Ramb1ers
on the south side of her house. about
six feet apart, about two feet from
the house Then she had two posts
sawed ten feet long Ga couple of long
bean poles would answer the purpose
as weld, and set on a line with the
roses, eight feet apart; then she drove
some nails at the back side of them
about one foot apart and on these
nails she hung a six foot strip of hen
wire. lengthwise. about two feet from
the ground, and bent around these
posts. The first year she got a few
blossoms. She kept fertilizing the soil
with liquid manure. By late fall she
had plenty of canes about six feet
high. These she cut the tops from
and the next spring the wire was
covered completely. That fall she
packed horse manure around the roots
and in the spring cleaned all around,
dug the manure in; when the buds
almost showed color, the painters
came to paint the house; when they
got to the roses they just unlocked
the wire from the nails and laid wire
and roses on the ground and after
painting behind them hung right back.
The same when they put on the sec
OIlu COcLl VI pdlAl, anu IlOl d. zeal was
broken or a bush hurt one bit.
Don't train up all your Rambler
canes: let some small, scraggy ones
remain on the ground. In the fall
pile a little dirt over them about one
foot apart Clay stones to hold canes
to the groundJ, then pile horse manure
ON top. In the spring don't modest
them, but about July you will see
shoots coming UP from each eye bur
led. Take a sharp knife and bear
down and cut between each shoot and
let remain. By fall they will have
grown from one to one and one-half
feet. The next spring lift each one
and set where it is to remain. 1 root
ed six two years ago and they are all
living and doing fine.
T Bourbons. Teas and Hybrid Per-
petuals-When l prune them in the
spring or summer I remove all leaves
| but two. Have cuttings about four or
| five inches. Cut ends with a slant,
with a sharp knife. I cut a slot and
| put an oat in, then fill a gallon paint
| pot almost full of rich soil. take
a three inch flower pot. take cloth
and root like g. lamplighter and draw
| in the hole at bottom, pressing in the
middle of paint pot clear to the top of
| it. Then I put my cuttings in the soil,
pretty close together and fill the flower
pot with warm water, and as it leaks
out refill it. I always root every cut
ting
The first timex tried this method
threw away the cuttings; there were
| fourteen of them and I rooted the
whole fourteen. y
My paint pot is wood, but presume
a tin one would answer just as well.
have used this method for over 20
years. Hydrangeas never fail this
| PATIENCE.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03
OLD TINE RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-It may
be interesting to the Sisters to see a
few recipes and useful hints from a
recipe book printed about eighty years
ago; and many have been well tested.
Light Biscuit-Take two pounds of
-four, a pint of butter milk, half a
teaspoon of soda, put into the butter
milk small piece of butter or lard
into the flour; make it about the con-
sistency of bread before baking.
Rice Biseuit-Two pounds of flour, a
teacup of rice, well boiled, two spoon
fuls of yeast; mix it with warm water,
when risen enough, bake it.
Good Wholesome Small Beer-Take
two ounces of hops. and boil them,
three or four hours in three or four
pals of water; and then scald two
quarts of molasses in the liquor, and
turn it off into a clean half barrel.
boiling hot; then add a little cold
water; before it is quite full put in
your yeast to work it, in q day or
two you will have a wholesome small
beer.
Thoroushwort Syrup-Make strong
tea of the herb; to a quart of the tea
add a quart of molasses; boil it down
to thick syrup: when cool, butter it
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for use; and keep in a cool place. Its
tonic and good for a cough.
Sore Throat-A slice of salt pork.
covered with pepper and bound on the
throat on going to bed, will give re-
lief.
Another External Remedy is to
take two tablespoons of olive oil, to
one of spirits of turpentine, mix them
together, and rub the throat extern
ally, wearing flannel round it at the
same time. 1t proves most effectuaI
when applied early.
Dropsy-Thoroughw syrup. sage
or mountain cranberry, sweetened with
loaf sugar, will greatly relieve the
dropsy. Common dandelion is said to
be very good It may be eaten as a
salad; or the juice may be taken. half
a wineglass full three times a day; or
the leaves may be eaten frequently.
The afflicted will rest satisfied with
the change of their feelings which will
be perceived after using the plant.
This was written and used in our
grandmother's day, and it would be
well to continue their use Many are
harmless, yet effectual
Pontiac: You ask if any have lived
in Illinois. Yes, 1 lived in that state
nine years. What part of the state
was you in? 1 resided in Bureau Co,
Like to hear from you.
HELENA
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03

smoke and dirt. Rub on the cloth as
if you were going to scour, it will not
start the paint and makes it look clear
and clean. Try it.
Some may not know in patching
house paper to tear uneven so the
patch will not go straight across 1t
will not show so much as there is al
ways a different look to new paper
If you have a couch or any large
piece of furniture to clean and cannot
move it out, put a damp cloth on 1t
before you beat it and the cIothW1fl
catch all the dust.
Can any of the Sisters or Joseph Doe
tell me if Cyclamen bulbs are good the
second year.
Aunty No. Your conundrum. Who
was the straightest man in Bible
times? Isn't the answer, Joseph. be
cause Pharaoh made a ruler of him.
l always enjoy your letters. Come
again.
Sisted Ready thinks 1 must have
the mate to your former woodbox as
sit nicely on it. I often think of
Ready when I sit ON it to prepare my
vegetables for dinner. I keep my
heavy wood in it. After next month I
will clean it nice and sprinkle spices
in it and after putting in papers will
put it in the attic with every day
winter wear in it.
Dan-The birds have come back to
New England; hope you are thinking
of doing likewise. We do enjoy your
letters about your travels so please
write to the Cornerites again soon
Love to all shut-inS and hoping they
are on the way to health and will be
able to enjoy this nice spring weather
ANNETTE
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03
HOW TO ROOT ROSES.

Dear Social Corner Members: have
been so busy and with much sickness,
it has been impossible to write for
The Corner. It is quite a while since
was with you. but hope all the mem
bers are in the best Of health.
have just bought some roses and
shrubs, and as it is too cold vet to set
them in the ground, am going to
tell you my way.
When you get roses early. put roots
in a pail of warm water and let stand
"a hours, then have g. water pail par
TALLY filed with dirt and set them in
it. Pack soil hard and put in a cool
place (but not outdoors until it Is
warm enough not to have frost): after
the winds and frost are over set them
where they are to remain J. get
mine at the sales at the dry goods
houses.
One year was sick when they came.
I had ordered eight roses and four
grape vines. MY husband set them in
their proper places and a cold spell
ana hard winds killed all but one rose
and one grape VINE
just invest a little change in Roses.
Don't say no. because it is a tenement
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03
WAYS OF SERVING EGGS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: AS eggs
are cheap now, will send some new
ways of serving:
Egg Turbot makes an attractive
dish: One dozen hard boiled eggs, one
quart of milk. one-half cup butter,
two large tablespoons flour. pepper,
salt, and a little grated onion. Heat
milk and butter in double boiler.
When boiling point is reached stir in
-four, rubbed smooth in little milk.
When well thickened remove from the
fire and add seasoning, one-half tea
spoon of onion or less to taste Squeeze
eggs through a fruit press or chop
fine. Sprinkle rolled crackers over
top and bake until delicately brown.
Egg Gems are good for using bits
of cold meat. To one cup finely minced
meat add scant half cup of bread
crumbs. Moisten with cold milk, sea-
son with salt, Worcestershire sauce
and grated lemon peel. Butter gem
tins and fill half full. Break an egg
on top of each with salt and pepper.
Set in oven in pan containing hot
water. When eggs are nearly done
drop q bit of butter on each. Put on
hot platter and garnish with slices
of lemon and curled parsley.
EscaIIoped Eggs-One dozen hard
boiled, one pint cream. heaping cup
bread crumbs, large tablespoonful of
-four, butter size of egg. salt, pepper
and extract of celery. Slice eggs in
layers in baking dish. sprinkle with
bread crumbs and bits of butter. Make
a sauce of the cream thickened with
the flour and seasoned with the salt,
pepper and celery. Pour this over the
last layer of eggs: strew the remain
ing bread crumbs on top and bake I'M
til brown.
Stuffed Eggs-To six hard boiled
eggs use one tablespoonful olive Oil,
one teaspoon lemon juice, half tea
spoon made mustard, salt. pepper and
celery to taste. Cut eggs 1engthwise
and remove yoIks. Beat yolks with
fork until smooth, add seasoning,
minced ham or chicken makes a pleas
ane addition to the mixture. Fill whites
and serve on bed of shredded lettuce.
Sae vermieeIIi is an attractive dish.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03

Make a sauce one cup cream, thickened
with tablespoon Of flour: season high
ly with pepper and salt. Take whites
Of four hard boiled eggs and CRATE, or
squeeze through vegetable press into
sauce. Pour sauce on four slices of
hot toast, squeeze yolks through press
over the whole. Garnish with parsley
and serve at once.
Ego Salad-Two cold boiled pota-
toes, six cold boiled eggs. one bunch
lettuce. Cut potatoes in small dice,
slice eggs and shred lettuce. Arrange
in salad bowl and pour mayonnaise
dressing over, highly seasoned with
cayenne pepper and grated onion
Following are a number of Good
Toothache Remedies: Make a poultice
of ginger and spirits of camphor; put
ON cloth and lay, it on face as hot as
can be borne. Heat by laying on tea
kettle.
Filling tooth with ground cloves will
be found good.
Alcohol can also be used. although
it will blister.
Cotton saturated with Pain Killer
and put on the tooth is useful, al
though it will make you hop.
Aunt Hester: Thank you for pretty
postal.
Hyacinth: You don't know what you
are missing. Better write again when
you get over your cold.
Aunt Abby: Hope you had no ill
effects from the party.
DOCTOR
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03
THE CARNIVAL SEASON In HAVANA
By Enid

and merrymakers that presents a bril-
liant spectacle.
For the trif1ing sum of seven cents
Spanish currency one can have
chair on the Malecon (the extreme
end of the Prado), where one can sit
and watch the masQueraders; chat
with ones friends and hear the mu-
nicipal and military bands.
The Malicon overlooks the Gulf of
Mexico ard Gulf Avenue, a beautiful
drive lined with fine residences.
In the distarc e is the Vedado, which
is Havana's aristocratic suburb.
From the Malicon the landscape and
marine views are like painted pic
lures, and sunset, is the hour OF en-
chautment."
During the Carnival season the il
Nominations are very attractive. This
year the Ipglaterra hotel, facing Gen.
trail park, and the Spanish and Amer
lean clubs on the Prado,, attracted
great deal Of attention
The most attractively illuminated
private residence on the Prado was
the political home of Mr.. Frank Stein
hart, an American, who is the head
of the Havana Electric Railroad Light
and Power company.
With the last paSeo (proceSsion)
Sunday night the Carnival period of
1915. came to an end. Prizes were
awarded during the month for the two
best decorated coaches, the two best
decorated autOmOD1leS, Cne pest ma
tive Cuban horse, the most attractive
float, and the most artistically dress
ed band of maskers.
A farewell feast was rendered the
Queen of the Carnival at the Hotel
Miramac on the Malicon, by the Car
nival Maids of Honor, the past week.
The gardens were attractively dec
GRATED for the occasion.
A variety bill furnished amusement
for the first part of the evening, fol-
lowed by dancing. In order to make
the Americana feel more at home in
the Carnival celebration a Venetian
night was given twice at the Mi
ramas gardens in honor Of the Amer
lean colony. The second entertain
ment surpassed the first, and was
probably the nest largely attended
and most successful celebration held
during the carnival.
The gardens were ab1aze with hun
dreds of incandescent lights and jap
| anese lanterns and toy balloons were
strung on invisible wires throughout
the garden. Dancing was INDUCED in
| during the evening.
President Menocal and his family
were present and novelties symbolica
| of the Carnival season were distribut-
/ ed othe guests.
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03
HELPS FOR NURSERY EMlEReEN.
CIES.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Greet
ings. I want to thank Biddy for re-
Numbering me in her interesting story
was glad to be along on the trip.
Am sending today some Helps for
Nursery Emergencies.
There may be nurseries which never
have known emergencies, where the
inmates conduct themselves as well
behaved children are supposed to do
and never choke or get their fingers
burned; never terrify their mothers by
hoarse, croupy barks, or worse yet, go
off into the fear inspiring convulsions
which are not at all uncommon in
be. but who and where is the mother
who lays claim to one?
A state of preparedness is the first
requisite. When the baby is black
in the face from a. paroxysm of whoop-
ing cough, 1t is not the time to won
der If there is fire enough to heat wa
ter for the necessary hot bath. If old
linen has not been carefully boarded, a
sudden burn may necessitate the tear
ing up of monogrammed sheets or fine
lingerie.
A well equipped nursery closet with
simple remedies and appliances for
quickly heating water or poultices and
utensils that may. be needed in sud-
den illness, or accident, will be found
a friend, over and over again in bring
ing up a young family.
into this closet should go an emer-
gency case. containing bandages of
gauze and antisepuc cotton and plain
muslin, absorbent lint, mustard plas-
ter rolls, carbolized vaseline. bicar-
Donate Of soda. a few surgical instru-
ments, such as scissors, forceps, sur
gical needles, adhesive plasters, court
plaster, safety pins, plain pins and a
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03

Dear Editor and Social Cornerites: I
expect to work out a good deal in the
garden this year, and am trying to
raise some early flowers in cans.
| have Japanese morning glories,
sweet sultan four o'clocks, red delphi
NUNS and Il think) blue delphiniums
plants started.
1t is very interesting to watch the
seeds come up. I. want to specialize
on varieties Of my own raising which
do well in partial shade, as I have
bought roses, petunia, pansy, peren-
niol phloX, pelargonium and carnation
plants for the sunny parts Of our yard
My husband has the central portion
of the back yard for fruit trees and
the vegetable garden and gives me the
edges for flowers.
read of the violet and lilac in a
January magazine. It reminds me of
the joys of spring back east, but I
think the time is a little in advance
for them to be with you now. Likewise
the rhubarb Is yet to come; but I hope
I am not too early with a few recipes
to make it tempting.
Rhubarb and Prune Sauce-This
makes a delicious combination, the
acid of the rhubarb being an offset to
the mild favored prune. Wash the
prunes well and put them into clean
cold water to soak over night, using no
more water than what the prunes will
absorb. In the morning add twice the
quantity of rhubarb cut In small pieces.
Place all In double boiler and cook
until perfectly tender. Sugar to taste
should be added shortly before remov-
ing from the fire; or the fruit may be
placed in a covered dish. set in a pan
of boiling water in the oven and
baked until tender, or placed in the
fireless cooker.
Rhubarb Dessert-Cook one quart of
finely chopped rhubarb in very little
water until soft; press through a
Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-03
J. E. It's RAe-RAG CREATIONS.

Editor and Social Corner Sisters:-
Every spring a lady sends me what
she calls her house cleaning time rag
bag. This year it contained two pair
sheer muslin, partly worn, white win
dow curtains, full length, with three
and one quarter inch wide ruffles,
down center; and across the bottom.
l had a white underskirt with deep
ruffle seWed to a fitted top l used one
curtain ruffle, to make a dust ruffle
for that. Hemmed it by hand, invis-
IDLE from front; am pleased with it.
Used another or half Of one ruffle,
made some narrower around neck of
dress and down V front-drew some
threads-on the ruffle; about center;
ard drew in baby ribbon, same color
as waist; seWed plain from the left
side of neck facing to the other end;
then folded the rest of the ruffle into
three equal lengths, over casted the
three together, and fastened under
right side. When the waist is but
toned, the soft white muslin ruffle fills
the space, and goes around the neck,
I got two squares, three thicknesses
from main parts of curtains and
drew threads on all four sides, and
a1emstitced them with yellow silka-
tine, made four small yellow tassels,
one for each corner, and covered each
side of my dressing table.
The poor parts l stitched together
on my machine long loose stitch, and
pulled together, forming soft balls, to
clean lamp chimneys with; the better
pieces. I folded and whipped over and
over, to strain my milk, pinning over
large pitcher, with clothespins.
The rest of ruffles l seWed around
two sheer cross barred muslin tea
aprons.
Will tell later. what I did with pair
of red wool bed blankets.
liked Crimson Rambler's Way. OF
Serving Watermelon. Think she is
fine.
]. E. T.
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SCRIPTURE. CAKE.

This is the recipe commonly used:
Take one of judges v. 25 last clause,
BUTTER" two cups of jeremiah vi: 20.
sugar" six Job xxx: IA "eggs."
little Genesis XIX: 261 salt" Mark
XVI: rs Honey one cup spice. large
spoonful of Samuel XIV: rs one cup
of Genesis XIV: 20, water, one and
one-half cups of prepared Kings
TV 22, last clause, -four. The word
prepared" presumably refers to the
baking powder which should be sifted
with the flour, two cups of Samuel
xxx: IL. first clause, raisins, two
cups of the same verse. second clause.
figs, and one cup of Numbers VII: 8,
almonds, Proverbs XXX1I first
clause, and you will have a good cake.
OF course the raisins and figs are
chopped.
Crimson Rambler: Will call on you
or send you card.
Best wishes to all Social Corner sis
tiers. HOPE to meet you all in the good
old summer time.
PAULA.
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TIME-sAvENe SUGGESTIONS.

Dear Editor and Social Corner
Friends:-Many women who know
how to do their sewing are not able
to do so because their time is occupied.
One often hears the remark, like to
sew and can make my clothes, but it
takes so long to make a dress. Is not
some Of the time spent in puttering
There are many ways one may putter
over sewing, and yet make it look no
better than when one does just the
necessary work. This does not mean
in any way sighting the work.
One of the best ways Of saving time
is in doing less basting than many
do; more time is consumed in putting
in basting stitches and then pulling
them out again. than is necessary.
where basting is necessary; and one
who is not accustomed to stitching
without it should be careful in at
tempting it, until she has had some
practice. a.
When one considers that almost all
of the ready made garments, even the
fancy gowns are made almost entire
ly without Blasting, the woman who
would do her sewing in less time will
find here one of the best methods for
saving time.
Most of the skirts and waists made
in the factories are stitched entirely
without needle being taken in the
hand. Straight seams may be pinned
IL necessary. Ills Is QOIl0 InucIl II1OTS
quickly than if basted.
We often hear women saying as
they look in surprise at another who
seldom basis at all, yet did very nice
work. why 1 supposed such work had
to be basted SO, have always done
it: but I am going to try it for 1t
will save so much time.
The reason more women do not sew
is because they wait for a more con-
venient season which never comes.
| There are wash day, ironing day. bak-
ing day, and why not have sewing
| day, a portion of one day each week
devoted to sewing would do much to-
ward keeping up the wardrobe and
prevent it from getting SO low that
one feels she has, as is frequently
said (nothing to wear). This would
| be easier than to devote whole week
or many trips to a dressmaker. She
| would save both time and money and
have two dresses for the price of one
made by the dressmaker.
PARKWAY DAME.