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Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
FOR BUSY HOUSEWIVES

Knives which have been used for
onions and smell OF them can be
cleaned by drawing them through a
piece of carrot two or three times.
To remove hot-water marks from
japanned trays use sweet oil. Rub II
In we'll till all marks disappear. then
polish the tray with dry -four and
soft cloth.
When gilt frames or molding OF
rooms have specks of dirt from flies
and other causes upon them they may
be cleaned with white OF egg applied
With camel-hair brush.
Peel onions from the root upward
and they will not make your eyes
smart.
Save cold tea left from supper and
use In place of water on your house
plants.
Starch should be mixed with soapy
water, for thus the linen will have a
more glossy appearance and be less
likely to stick to the iron.
Silver teapots that have not been
used for some time get musty and so
give a peculiar flavor. This can be
prevented by putting lump OF sugar
into the pot before putting away.
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honey fora and the record OF that
place. The beekeeper must then de-
eide for himself the best number to be
kept and where they shall be placed
Hives.
The type of hive most generally
used in this country consists Of IA
plain wooden box holding frames hung
from rabbet at the top and not
touching the sides, top or bottom.
Hives of this type are made to hold
eight. ten or more frames.
Whatever hive is chosen, there are
certain important points which should
be insisted on. The material should
be Of the best: the parts must be &C.
curately made. 50 that all frames or
hives in the apiary are Interchange
able. All hives should be Of the
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16

Bookkeeping tor pleasure ana prJr.
Is carried on by many thousands of
people in all uarts of the United
States. There are many places where
an experienced beekeeper can make a
good living by devoting his entire
time and attention to this line OF
work. 1t is usually unwise, however.
to undertake extensive Bookkeeping, the
u. 8. department Of agriculture
says, without considerable previous
experience on . small scale. since
there are 80 many minor details
which go to make up success.
The average annual honey yield per
colony for the entire country. under
good management, will probably be
twenty-five to thirty pounds Of comb
honey or forty to fifty pounds Of ex-
tracted honey. the latter being more
productive owing to the fact that the
comb Is used repeatedly instead OF be-
ing made anew by the bees each time.
The money return to be obtained from
the crop DEEPEN Is entirely on the mar
ket and the method of selling the
honey. III sold direct to the consum-
or, extracted honey brings from ten
TO twenty cents per pound, and comb
honey from fifteen to twenty-five
cents per section. II sold to dealers,
the price varies from six to zen cents
for extracted honey and from ten to
fifteen cents for comb honey
The location Of the hives Is a mat
ter Of considerable Importance AS a
rule II is better for hives to face
away from the prevailing wind and TO
be protected from high winds. In the
North, u south slope is desirable. 1t
is advisable for hives to be so placed
that the sun will strike them early
in the morning, so that the bees be-
come active early in the day, and thus
gain an advantage by getting the first
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
soP THE BEST SH0RTCAkE
Recipe From New England, Where u
10 Said the DelIesey Was
First Made.

II IL said that strawberry short
lake originated in New England and
Wild stra " berries were first used In
IT, IL you have eaten sucn short
,ake, made where the wild straw
berries grow" you know how supe-
rior It is to the ordinary kind. How.
ever, we must content ourselves with
cultivated berries. Reserve enough
" the finest berries from two quarts
20 cover the top OF your cake. Cut
the remaining berries in half. or
slice II large; sugar well and stand
or an hour, at least. Make your
cake With three pints OF sifted pastry
Hour, three toaspoonfuls of cream OF
artar and teaspoonful OF salt sifted
IN. Rub in two tablespoonfuls OF
butter and one Of lard Mix II with
pint OF milk with a teaspoonful of
'cda dissolved IN IT, Three teaspoon.
fuls or baking powder may replace
the cream Of tartar and soda. Roll
or pat out half an inch thick, and
bake In either one or two cakes In
quick oven for fifteen or twenty
minutes. Split the cake open--do not
cut it-as soon as baked, as cutting
while hot will make II heavy. But
ter both top and bottom portions and
spread each with a thick layer OF Der.
ries; put together and serve with
good rich cream-plain. Use whipped
cream only for sweet strawberry cake.
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
Spring Bee Escape.

same style and size. and should be as
simple as II Is possible to make them,
TO facilitate operation As rule, It
IS better 10 buy hives and frames
from a manufacturer of such goods
rather than TO try to make them, I'M
less one is an expert woodworker.
Hives should be painted to protect
them from the weather. II is usually
desirable to use white paint to pre-
vent excessive heat in the colony hot
weather. Other light colors are sat
isfactory, but it is best to avoid red
or black
Hive Stands.
Generally II is best to have each
hive on a separate stand The ep-
trance should be lower than any
other part of the hive. Stands OF
wood. bricks. tile. concrete blocks. or
any other convenient material will an
swer tho purpose. The hive should
be raised above the ground. so that
the bottom will not rot. II is usually
not necessary 10 raise the hive more
than n few inches.
Directions for MT7ipuI7tlcns.
Bees should be handled so that they
will be little disturbed in their work.
AS much az possible. stings should be
avoided during manipulation. This Is
true. not so much because they are
painftl TO tho operator. but because
the odor Of poison which gets into
the air irritates the other bees and
makes them more difficult TO manage.
For this reason It is most advisable
to wear black veil over wide
brimmed rat and to have good
smoker. Gloves. however. are usually
more an Inconvenience than other
wise. Gauntlets or rulJer bands
around the cuffs keep the bees from
crawling up the sleeve. II is best to
avoid black clothing. since that color
seems to excite bees: a black felt
hat Is especially TO be avoided.
Superfuous quick movements tend
to irritate the bees The hive should
not be Jared or disturbed any more
than necessary. Rapid movements
are Objectionable. because with their
peculiar eye structure bees probably
perceive motion more readily than
they do objects. Persons not accus-
toned to bees, on approaching a hive,
, often strike at bees which fly toward
them or make some quick movement
of the head or hand to avoid the sting
which they fear is to follow. This
should not be done. for the rapid
movement. even II not toward the bee.
is far more likely TO be followed by
sting than is remaining quiet.
The best time to handle bees is dur
ing the middle OF warm days. partic-
ularly during a honey flow. Never
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
PRETTY THINGS ron SUMMER
Home Accessories Are Designed to
Give Effect Of paintiness Much
cluny Lace Is Used.

For furnishing the summer home
Z Cb,ong. rouyd. .Larc md roll shapes
are rev. Patterns have white or
natural grounds, with bright floral de-
s,sBs for the various accessories for
tho summer home. Other cretonne
sets have the lowered fabric combined
with a band across each article OF
heavy flet or cluny insertion, or hand
Gro, heted insertion. Table scarfs,
cushion covers. bags OF various shapes
and sizes ard dresser covers in ere
tonne with red. pink or delft blue de-
signs, and ivory or natural flet lace
are finished with tidy braid Of passe-
mcnterie having a fringe.
Art rep in natural shades forms an
artistic cushion cover edged with a
beading and fringe of a deeper shade
than the goods The design consists
CT graceful scrolls and long sprays of
tinted leaves. Beautiful samples of
stamped goods in rep and rough and
smooth linen have unusual scrolls.
large flowers, fruit, etc. French knots.
satin and stem stitches are worked
with large silks. Dainty samples have
rosebuds in stripes on English.looking
trcllises.
Much clury lace is used with white
linen. Net motifs on linen pieces are
new. The work is done through the
net, which is basted on and the linen
cut away. leaving the net parts sheer.
Luncheon sets made OF Japanese
toweling are quaint and effective. Mar
row widths of this material are
fagoted together with edges hem
stitched. They are especially attrac-
tive for outdoor or porch use or sum-
mer cottage purposes. Sets can also
be made from japanese cotton crepe,
which comes by the yard. edged with
a narrow gimp in white and dark
blue.
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
Cornstarch Fig Pudding.

Three cupfuls milk, one-half cupful
cornstarch, one-fourth cupful sugar.
one.fourth level teaspoonful salt,
whites two eggs. six figs sliced and cut
in small pieces. Scald the milk in
double boiler. Mix cornstarch, sugar
and milk. Add to the hot milk and
stir until thick and smooth. Add the
igs. cover and cook for 20 minutes.
stirring occasionally Beat the whites
OF eggs stiff and add the hot mixture
gradually. beating 1t in. Pour into
mold wet with cold water and chill.
Serve with cream. May be served hot
IL desired
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
Poor Mans Mushrooms.

Radishes have always been consid-
cred good only to eat raw. Try the
following when mushrooms are at a
premium: Peel and slice large rad,
ishes, and when you put your steak In
the pan turn in the sliced radishes and
allow them to cook In the Juice of the
steak until quite brown. Before tax.
ing them out put in a generous piece
OF butter Season with salt and pep
per. They can hardly be detected
from the real article.
Radishes are always very good when
boiled as turnips. Boil until very soft,
season. mash and cream.-Delineator
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
Laced Boots little Worn.

Laced boots Just now are a negligi-
BILE quantity. They are worn only on
the tennis court and yachts deck
with heelless soles OF rubber. All boots
for general and formal wear have
beautifully fitting buttoned tops. and
most OF them have high heels also.
The gay tsilleur Of the season does not
accord with sensible" footwear and
the boots positively must be dainty.
trim and more or less frivolous to give
the correct ensemble.
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
SUMMER CURTAINS OF NET
Wide Variety Is offered, and Prices
Are Not Beyond Reach Of Mod
eratcIy Filled Purse.

In selecting made curtains In pairs.
It is difficult to keep to the ideal of
simplicity for the summer home, for
tho designs lead by insidious gradua-
tons from the plain bobbinet to most
elaborate curtains of imported, hand
made lace. TO begin with. there are
the net curtains with tiny edges and a
two-inch insertion. The net is finer in
thread this year, the lace daintier in
design and the heavy cluny is discard
ed for better thread lace, yet prices
vary little from last year. Then there
are curtains with plain grounds and
woven borders which suggest German
influence; while some of the copies OF
old lace borders, on plain net. are SO
well done that the beauty OF effect
wins pardon for the imitation. An
other imitation worthy OF acceptance
Is q narrow insertion and edge OF
venetian point lace. which is made by
machine on curtains OF plain net.
A hand embroidery which has the
appearance of lace is that which deco
rates a new style Of net curtain. II
resembles ehadow embroidery to some
extent, and is done with soft. fiat
threads Of silky cotton. The design Is
first outlined and then entirely filled
In with a sort of darned work. These
curtains have delicacy that suggests
expense. yet they are less in price
than many which have heavy cluny
establishment They are finished with
a simple hem in order to keep their eff.
feet in lightness.
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
Scalloped Mutton.

Cut cold mutton into thin little
pieces For each cupful OF meat add
one-half teaspoonful OF salt and bit Of
pepper. Gutter a baking dish. cover
bottom with bread crumbs, then a
layer OF meat. with little gravy or
tomato sauce Continue until dish s
full. Cover top with thin slices of
raw potato, dot with butter, cover
close and bake As minutes; uncover
and brown Is minutes.
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
Knives for uneapplns Honey.

handle bees at night or on cold. wet
days unless absolutely necessary. The
work Of beginner may be made
much easier and more pleasant by
keeping gentle bees. Caucasians.
Carniolans. Banats and some strains
OF Italians ordinarily do not sting
much unless unusually provoked or
except In bad weather Common
black bees or crosses OF blacks with
other races are more irritable. IL
may be well worth while for the be-
ginner to procure gentle bees while
gaining experience In manipulation.
Later on, this Is less important, for
the beekeeper learns TO handle bees
with little Inconvenience 10 himself
or to the bees. Various remedies for
bee stings have been advocated, but
they are all useless.
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
Sausage Sandwiches

Put small sausages on baking dish
and set In a hot oven. Turn occa-
sionally until brown on all sides. Cool
slightly and split lengthwise with a
sharp knife. Butter a thin slice OF
brown bread lightly. lay on crisp
lettuce leaf. then the sausage and last
another slice OF bread.
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16

The group above shows some dainty
furbelows which may be made from
the new embroidered chiffon ribbon.
This comes in many different dainty
colors and is embroidered in white
with a plain chiffon edge. This edge
is shirred and wired to form the but
terfy wings. the body being made OF
selftone silk or satin which has been
tucked and padded to the required
shape. The little cap is Of the en-
broidered and plain chiffon, with ruff
ne lace.
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
Baked Sliced Ham.

Place in baking pan a slice OF ham
cut one inch thick; II the ham is not
mild It should be soaked in cold water
an hour Sprinkle on top little pow
dered mustard. two tablespoonfuls
brown sugar two tablespoonfuls vine
gar add little water and bake about
forty minutes, basting often. Add a
little boiling water to the gravy, but
do not thicken.
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16

supply OF nectar. II is also advan-
tageous to have the hives shaded dur
ing the hottest part OF the day. SO that
the bees will not hang out in front
of the hive instead OF working. They
should be 20 placed that the bees
will not prove nuisance to passers'
by or disturb live stock. This latter
precaution may save the beekeeper
considerable trouble, for bees some
times prove dangerous. especially TO
horses. Bees are also sometimes an
noying In the early spring. for on
their first flights they may spot
clothes hung out to dry. This may
be remedied by removing the bees
from the cellars on days when no
clothes are to be hung out.
The plot on which the hives are
placed should be kept free from
weeds. especially in front OF the en-
frances. The grass may be cut with
lawn mower. but 1t will often be
found more convenient and as efficient
TO pasture one or more head OF sheep
In the apiary Enclosure.
The hives should be far enough
apart TO permit OF free manipulation.
II hives are too close together there
is danger OF bees entering the wrong
hive on returning. especially in the
spring.
As a rule. Il Is not considered best
20 keep more than one hundred col
onies In one apiary, and apiaries
should be at least two miles apart
There are so many factors to be con
stoered. however. that no general rule
can be laid down. The only way e
learn how many colonies any giver
locality viii sustain Is to study the
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
Grapefruit Salad.

To use grapefruit as a salad remove
the pulp from the rind and add to let
tuce leaves with chopped nuts or
celery. Serve with either mayonnaiss
or French dressing.
Mountain advocate., 1915-04-16
Arrowroot for Fruit Juices.

Use arrowroot to thicken fruit
Juices. II cooks clearly and does not
destroy the color, nor cloud the trans
pArency Of the fruit
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cause large patterns would naturally
he lost in cutting anything as small
as a tumbler dolly. For the same rea-
son a conventional design is better than
the floral
The centerpiece comes in three
shape.. One 10 round. one Is a large
oval. and the third ie not unlike
Maltese cross-so that the centerpiece
suggests a table runner going both
ways The edges are cut in shallow
scaIiops and buttonho1ed with cream
colored mercerized thread. This is the
only work required in making the en-
tire set, after tho different pieces have
been carefully cut and scalloped. 1t Is
necessary that each dolly in the two
sizes be cut exactly alike to a thread,
since the table, being different in color.
will emphasize any deficiencies.
twenty five-cent coin will be good
guide for the line of scalloping-using
about half of the silver piece, as the
I believe these cretonne sets would
be very effective on a green reed table.
the luncheon being served on the porch.
The blue and white Japanese print
cloths will be very popular this sum-
mer for both dining table and general
use. A new soaring. much wider than
the old, renders II more practical, be-
cause II can be used singly for our
tains table scarfs. etc. The old width
was too narrow for an effective table
strip The new comes in conventional
designs, which allow the cutting OF any
desired length without spelling the
pattern. II table strip. for example,
is wanted. the length is cut hemmed
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BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE.
,snondeuce Of The Star.


NEW YORK, April 26.-The word
quaint has been overworked this
season. Ever since full skirts became
fashionable last August and women
remembered the old English word. they
have been using it for all kinds of gar
not included in costumery.
Every one thought that certain
type of oldx shioned gowns ard hats
would flare up In the sartorial sky
and then their light would die down.
and while this was partially true of the
fashions that were brought into being
last winter, they seemed tc have had
second blooming.
Whether it is that women have re
covered from the shock of their lines
and have decided that. after all, they
liners and dressmakers are pushing
them heavily in order that women will
he dissatisfied with the clothes they
possess. is not easy to determine; what
we do know is that ia slions are get
ting more old-fashioned every moment
Date Back to ,61.
The fashionable apostles of new IDEAS
have adopted clothes that would have
graced. or rather suited the high
ceilinged rooms of Richmond. Va, dur
ing the days of the Confederacy 1t
Is amusing and interesting to notice
Mrs. Vernon Castle, who is uEdoubs-
edly the fashion of the moment, wear
ing at the circus checked suit and
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little hat that has stepped straight
out of family album that rests on a
marble top table in home on the
James river.
The mi1liners are really ahead of the
dressmakers in the revival Of clothes
that our grandmotherS wore. They are
bringing out all manner of hats that
look curious to our modern eyes and
it would not be at all surprising II the
coiffures were to reinstate the heavy
chignon of 1860. 1t will suit the little
fower-trimmed hat that is perche1 on
top of the head.
If this comes TO pass. then those who
are in the hair-dressing trade will
have another chance to reap n harvest
for abundant braids and curls viii
have to be bought. If the hats of the
civil war come back into fashion. they
cannot be worn with the trinity drawn
hair which we have borrowed from
1870. They must be perched on abund
ant tresses, and. as in civil war time,
these will have to be bought.
Sketch Is New.
The hat in the sketch is a piece Of
news. for it was introduced by one of
the most artistic milliners In town,
and it was worn by curiously lovely
woman whose frock of shaded muslin
was built up of ruff1es, featherboned
to stand out around the knees. This
hat is of straw with large coIorcd
flowers placed over the surface. The
brim is turned fatty back upon the
crown and held there by blue ribbon,
which crosses the ears and is tied down
under the chin.
Falling from the back of the hat to
the nape of the neck. there Is soft
head covering of tinted chiffon and
fine lace.
Copy right. 1851
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The Summer Wardrobe.

Silver thread lace and perky little
bows of silk are usually combined in
the trimming of new dance frocks, and
the popular colors are Elizabeth blue.
peach pink. corn yellow and orchid
mauve.
The afternoon and garden party
frocks must be made Of the new soft
linens, voiles or supple silks They are
flower sprinkled and embroidered in
manner that would have delighted the
heart OF Nine. Pompadour. Fashion
went straight to the old fashioned gar
dens of colonial days for her designs
for We find garlands. bowknots and
wreaths of nignonette, moss roses, for
get-me-nots, primroses and spice pinks
combined in a truly artistic manner
Costumes of this type must be com
pleted by garden hats Of straw, crepe
taefeta or lace, with wide, dropping
brims and flower trimming, or perhaps
you Will prefer the Victorian poke bon
net in a color that matches the pinks.
blues or greens Of old porcelain. In
variably these have streamers Of rib
bon velvet or ribbon and clusters OF
tiny multi-colored flowers arranged
about the crown or brin.
Have YOU noticed the chic little Jack
cts of tafeta or fable which are being
worn with afternoon frocks of wash
materials? They are sleeveless apollo
gies for coats but they give some
thing different to the summer ward
robe. The smartest designs have high
collars across the back of the neck and
are edged with a silk-covered cord
The very Incarnation of youth are the
tulle frocks, garlanded with flowers,
which the members of the younger set
will wear to summer dinners and
dances. The ample skirts are made of
layer upon layer of the cloudlike mate
rial. and the bodfces are just wisps of
tulle held over the shoulders with
straps of brilliants or ropes of flowers
Some of the debutantes are wearing
hip hoopy skirts beneath these crino-
line dresses
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THE DAILY MENU.

BREAKFAST
Shredded Pineapple Cereal
Poached Eggs on Toast
Coffee
LUNCHEON
Macaroni. Baked with Cheese
Stewed Tomatoes Biscuits
Tea
DINNER
Mutton Broth with Rice
Steak Mushrooms
Dreamed Potatoes
Waldorf Salad
Orange Jelly Sponge Cake
( Coffee
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The pillow is laid in the middle of the
square and the four corners brought
together envelope fashion-except that
the corners do not overlap. but simply
meet.
Everlasting secures the edges, and
the pillow slip is complete
A strip of the scarf1nR is very ef-
fective when stitched around a card
board waste paper basket, especially If
the basket be stovepipe shape Another
short length can be fashioned into a
tea coy for tea served on the veranda
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To Have Pretty Hair

IL your hair Is not soft and
pretty, give 1t daily attention,
just as you would plant to
make 1t grow healthy and beau
tifuI. Luxuriant hair-soft.
fluffy, thick and lustrous-is
really matter of care. II 1t
is too thin, stimulate the hair
roots and bring out the new
hairs II it is too dry and brit
tie, soften 1t up-lubricate il.
To get rid of all dandruff, sim
ply freshen up the scalp.
An inexpensive tonic. called
Partisan Sage. sold at all drug
counters or by O'Donnell's Drug
Store, softens the scalp. nour
ishes and invigorates the hair
roots. Immediately removes all
dandrun and makes the hair
fluffy, lustrous and abundant.
One application will stop itch
Ing head and cleanse your hair
of dust and excess oil. Partisan
Sage makes the hair seem twice
as abundant and beauties 1t
until it is soft and lustrous, and
pretty hair will surely increase
charm and beauty.