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Evening star., 1915-01-24
When Garment Is Charming.

There would be no outcry against
this II women would only bring to its
adoption the same amount of skill that
Josephine employed. When the high
| waist line is attached to an inordinate-
ly fully skirt with the gathers bulging
| out in the wrong places, then indeed it
| is a pitiable fashion; but when the skirt
sweeps across the figure without gath
| ers, the hem caresses the ankles with
undue flare, the bodice clings to the
curves of the figure and has tiny puffed
| sleeves of the material, then the fash
| ion becomes charming, and especially
attractive short women, or those
whose waists are out of proportion to
| the length of their limbs. Even a tall
| woman who is gracefully proportioned
can make herself unusually graceful
| by the Josephine style.
If this silhouette comes in, it will en-
put every one to altering or buying
new things. So far, however, the short
waist line is mostly used on coats, and
below it is circular peplum that flares
| as much in front as anywhere else.
| Certainly, that especial feature will
| be difficult to establish commonly
None but the extraordinarily slim fig
ure can permit such a silhouette. There
are certain types Of young girls and
women who adopt whatever exploits
| their slimness, and they will doubtless
| adopt this idea with pleasure, but the
more sedately placed woman will find it
impossible from the start. (1mpossi-
Evening star., 1915-01-24

swathed in a satin underskirt which
is caught in at the knees by a band
of gold lace. and covered by n six
yard net outer skirt finished at the
edge with Jet. is a daring garment
to put upon any woman, especially
when she uses 1t for dancing.
Skirts for street wear, whether De-
longing to suit or IA frock, are built
on conservative lines. There is no
return to the hobble effect, but the
immense sweep of the elongated Rus
sian tunic which was the feature or
the winter will give place to a hem
wide enough for freedom and with
decided flare at the sides. Its short
ness will be preserved.
On every side there are evidences
that this shortness. which displays
all Of the boot, will be persisted in.
for it is the only possible way in
which to make wide skirt wear
able AS soon II sweeps the in
step. 1t gains an aggressive awkward
ness
Evening star., 1915-01-24
bile" is a strong word to use anent the
fashions, as experience has proved.
Undoubtedly, New Bodices.

There is too much evidence brought
out for the new kind of evening bodice
not to feel that it will win. 1t is not
entirely attractive in its present tenta-
tive guise, but no doubt it will grow in
grace as the weeks advance.
1t is made of the skirt material
which cannot be said of all the waists
we have worn, and has sleeves, short
little puffs only. also of the fabric. 1t
has been more than one decade since
we have worn an Opaque sleeve and one
of this shape. 1t is decidedly the first
empire influence.
Some Of these sleeves are straight
extending half way to the elbow and
I finished there with a stiff turn over
cuff. also Of the material. 1t is this
sleeve which women do not like, and
| it is not probable they will wear it.
| However, its introduction in high
places gives one chance to stop and
Evening star., 1915-01-24

may be served hot or cold as pre-
| ferred.
Prune Salad.
| Wash, soak and cook pound OF
large prunes until tender. Do not
sweeten. When cold, pit and fill the
cavity with almonds. or English wal
nuts. Make ten lettuce cups, either
curving whole lettuce leaves into nests
| or shred the lettuce leaves into nests.
| In each of these cups or nests. put
three or four of the stuffed prunes.
cover with mayonnaise made with
lemon juice, and serve.
Tasty Ways of Cooking Dried April
Few housekeepers In the east realize
| the possibilities Of dried apricots as
| the basis Of delicious dessers. Added to
mincemeat or combined with other
dried fruit their delicate acid flavor
serves to bring out the rich flavor Of
other Ingredients. They require long
soaking-from ten to twenty hours
using plenty of sugar In the water In
which they are soaked. If they are
ripe and appetizing they are then ready
boil the sirup down one-half and pour
over the fruit.
If the fruit was put up little green.
it needs some cooking, either in the
oven or on top of the stove. but it must
be gentle simmer. not rapid boil,
which toughens. A nice combination
of fiavors is found by using equal
quantities of prunes and apricots
Wash thoroughly and soak overnight
in water to cover. The next morning
simmer until tender. then press
| through colander. Sweeten to taste
and cook a little longer. Serve as
sauce or allow a teaspoonful of gela-
tin to each pint of the cooked fruit.
half an hour, then dissolve in boiling
water or over the tea kettle. Stir thor
oughly in with the fruit, turn into a
mold and set in a cool place to harden
Serve with cream.
Apricot Ice Cream.
Apricot ice cream is made with a
pint of the stewed and strained cots as
foundation. Make sirup of a pint
each of water and sugar boiled to-
gether until clear. Add the yolks of
three eggs (well beaten) and cook five
minutes. Remove from the fire and
set in a pan of cold water. stirring
until it cools. Add a quart of rich
cream. beating in well. Flavor and
sweeten more if necessary, then freeze.
apricot Fuoo1nS.
Prepare a smooth boiled custard of
one pint Of milk, one-half cup of sugar
and two eggs. Add half package Of
dissolved gelatin. take from the fire
and strain. Drain the juice from
cup Of apricots and press them through
colander. Add the pulp to the Gus
tard, flavor with almond extract, turn
into a wetted mold and let stand until
cold and quite firm. Mold and serve
with cream.
EMMA PADDOCK TELTORD.
Evening star., 1915-01-24
Handy Nursery Card.

NURSERY card is of value even
n in homes where the room as such
does not exist. 1t is chart upon roll
ers like a map, to hang upon the wall.
and contains simple directions quickly
comprehended for treatment in case or
some score Of accidents and sudden all
ments. such as bruises. burns. choking,
fainting, stings, scalds, substances IN
the ewes. nose and ears, and several
more emergencies of this character
that may arise in even the most care
fully guarded household.
Evening star., 1915-01-24
DRIED FRUIT FOR THE TABLE

of fresh since it has been concentrated
| by evaporating the water originally
present.
The prejudice against dried fruits
is mainly because of Improper cook
ing. Rapid cooking, which the care
less or ignorant cook gives, destroys
the flavor and toughens the fruit. The
average housewife does not soak the
aration Is long and slow, but the
result proves it's worth. Wash the
fruit thoroughly in lukewarm water.
rubbing piece by piece between thumb
or three waters, then soak in cold
| water for twelve hours. Then put in
| a stone pot, If to be cooked In the
oven, or granite or porcelain-lined
kettle II to be cooked on top OF the
stove or in the f1reless cooker.
:. Never use tin or iron for fruit, un-
less the tin is perfectly new. Cook
slowly, covered. in the same water the
fruit was soaked in for three or four
hours. stirring occasionally with a
wooden or silver spoon. If necessary
replace any boiled away water with
little fresh from the tea kettle. II
| using the f1reless cooker. cook over
night without stirring or adding more
| water. About ten minutes before TAX
! ing up, sweeten to taste. Prunes sell
dom need any sugar, the long soak
ing and cooking having developed the
natural flavor and sweetness of the
fruit.
Apples. peaches and apricots usually
require cup of sugar for each pound
| of fruit. Cooked in this way, the juice
should be thick enough to almost jelly
| when cold Apples do not require as
long cooking as the apricots. but long
er soaking. A little nutmeg may be
| added to the apple, but the apricots
/ improved by having a fine sprinkling
| of the thin rind of an orange or lemon
added.
Personally prefer the oven cooking,
| If I have a fire for other purposes. 1t
would not pay in the summer to keep
a hot fire for one dish aione. In this
case use the simmerer o nthe gas stove
| or push far back on the coal range.
The following recipes will serve TO
demonstrate the possibilities of dried
| fruit and be suggestive of other COM
binations.
Swedish Prune Soup.
| Wash three pounds OF prunes and
| soak over night in two quarts Of water.
In the morning cook in the water In
which they have been soaked for two
or three hours. At the same time cook
in a separate saucepan one cup of oat-
meal in two quarts Of cold water. Let
| this also boil two hours, stirring fire.
quently unless you cook 1t in a double
boiler. Strain the oatmeal. Half an
hour before the prunes are done. add
q half cup Of seeded raisins. Now
| add the prunes and raisins to the
strained oatmeal together with the
juice of two lemons half cup OF
sugar and saltspoonful of salt. This
Evening star., 1915-01-24
The Empire Waist AgainP

What is behind this constant talk of
the revival Of the Josephine waist line
Has it much foundation? Are the new
things showing it?
It is easier to answer the last ques-
tion than the others. Yes, is the only
| word needed. American tailors, as well
| as the French dreSSmakers, are putting
out coats with the high waist line. and
| evening frocks show a slight return
| to it. The French coat suits that fea-
| ture it are frankly made for young
| women, and they are the ones who
| can most easily stand the shortening
| effect. But one of the New York
! whether for the young or old, with a
markedly high waist line. and he
prophesies that we will be wearing it
before the green leaves arrive.
The reason for believing this
prophecy is that first, the Russian.
| then the moyen age waist line Cor lack
of it) have been overdone, and the fash
! ion has been with us for considerable
length of time; that condition usually
| spells the defeat of a ia ashton at the
| sounds silly to refer to the first empire
waist line as new but the public and
| the trade accept that word in its
| proper sense when it is used to ex-
| press a revival; there is little else that
can be called new
1t is interesting, don't you think. this
constant fascination that the era of the
Napoleonic wars has upon the design
ers of women's clothes? 1t has been a
| seven-year obsession in itself as Ma
poleon was.
The influence of this era upon fash
ions has been too varied and contin-
uous for anything like summary, but
glance back upon the last few years
| and you will be interested in enumer-
ating the garments. or features of gar
ments, that have been borrowed from
that epoch of French history.
The waist line which that fascinating
Creole, Josephine, impressed upon the
world after she had made quite sure
that it displayed her wonderful figure
to it's best advantage. has bobbed up
and down in the recent history of wom-
ems apparel and it looks now as
though the spring would see still an
other revival of
Evening star., 1915-01-24
A Cheap Fuel.

NNE housekeeper says that old news
~ papers. rolled tightly, can be used
in place of wood or coal in the stove.
She claims that she has done a weeks
cooking for family Of seven with
eight cents worth of old newspapers.
The paper heats the oven as well as
wood and does not burn SO quickly. 1t
is worth trying.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

inspired designer cannot foretell the
trend of clothes. Certainly mere out
slider Is utterly at loss Therefore,
to spend good money on late winter
costume, with the self-promise that it
will do duty at the beginning Of the
autumn, is rank recklessness.
Sufficient to the season is the costume
thereof: this motto should be emblaz-
Evening star., 1915-01-24
Timely Fashion Don'ts.

mON'T wear a bushy collar OF fur or
w pleated tulle if you are short and
stout \ long. fiat stole or collar that
lies smoothly over the shoulders and
hangs in a long end in front will be
much more becoming.
Don't wear large plaids II you are
small. They dwarf such size as you
have.
If you have a stout or fat face be
careful about fitting tiny hat rakish-
ly above it. hat of broader dimen-
sions will suit the face better. very
wide. stiff hat, on the other hand. is
as unbecoming over a fat face as the
tiny one.
Don't wear brilliant colors If you
have red hair and brightly colored
cheeks. You will look far better in
certain shades of brown. in navy blue
and in light colors for evening. White
and black will also be good choices.
Don't wear any veil unless you can
wear 4 fresh one, and don't wear one
unless you can take time enough to ar
range it neatly and daintily.
Don't wear more than one ring on
finger If the finger Is short.
Don't choose a conspicuous style or
color for a frock that must do long
service. An equally smart dark color
will look far better
Don't wear white-topped boots II
| your ankles are large.
| Don't imagine that seventeen shades
of brown. tan. putty and sand can be
safely worn at the same time. They
clash almost as badly as so many dif-
ferent shades of various colors.
Don't forget that even in this day of
front closings the back of the frock
must be occasionally looked at in
mirror to make sure that its lines are
becoming and that 1t Is properly ad-
| iuSted.
Evening star., 1915-01-24
Economizing of Time and Labor.

| q T has only been in the past few years
II that the kitchen came into ITS OWL
q and is no longer considered a mere
| room in which to cook and store pans ana
| kettles. The new kitchens are well hgnteo'
the woodwork is ight-colored. and 'he
pantry, whether large or small. IS "eii
lighted. Even with complete equipment
the new kitchen does not look crowded
The chief faults of a woman's work
in the kitchen are that she takes too
many steps and is on her feet too much
Standing tires the back and leg muscles
more than walking. because it gives
tension without action. and when long
continued is one of the most fatiguing
poses of the human body. A housekeeper
should sit whenever possible. as when
peeling potatoes and preparing fruit and
vegetables.
With regard to the very important
point of saving unnecessary steps, four
things should be intelligently considered
in every kitchen: Size. arrangement,
equipment and labor-saving devices. First
eliminate everything from your Kitchen
on your shelves that are not needed. some
that are seldom used and others that are
cumbersome and heavy, yet require at
tention every cleaning day. Make your
kitchen SnlpSnape IN every sense, TeHtiIl-
bering that it is workshop and that its
furnishings are your tools.
Probably nothing can save more steps
and fatigue than a compact arrange
ment of the cooking utensils. by plac-
ing them in the work table drawers
and in the wall cabinet. which should
be as near the table as possible. This
arrangement is insisted on by all chefs
and man cooks in perfectly arranged
hotel and club kitchens, as they know
how to reduce cooking to science and
do it methodically and. without waste
of energy.
The model kitchen should be fully
equipped with utensils. Do not use
breakable articles. Buy an outfit OF
tin. granite or porcelain. and thereby
save expense and the nicked and brok-
en- things too often seem Have a zinc
top to your working table. because
hot dishes will always stick to the
usual white oilcloth.
When a task is unpleasant to house
keeper, let her try to get one of the
latest devices for doing that work.
heavy mitten will protect the hand
when backing the stove Is the dreaded
duty A new hairbrush, with bristles
cut to a point, makes the sweeping of
carpeted stairs easier. There are sink
brushes and ash sifters. and many 9TH
er contrivances that help to tighten la
bor A dishwasher and a clothes wash.
er are valuable labor-saving devices.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

ut,.,o, arr,,y
0N1HERE IS conVictiori nriiiy
rooted in American trace anu
journalistic circles that the end
y ~ January 10 the time to talk
-. a,o.h.s I;L.,v,se II
.oou' eu'ii'iei -;
is the time to begin sewing on thih
things. Now. why should it be?
There are few women who arc en-
,ir.Iv attsa ont for the rest of the
a.. ,,ors,
colo weather. "hicn is at its "ois'
from now until May. Eariy autumn
clothes have worn out. the first win
ats.dv us,oa b1ouses that were made
- 40 drty eve,v dav during the rush
of bo,,dav nrenarations have ceased to
he nresentabIe.
We want new winter clothes. most
of us- although we have no objection
n s,rAguerdtnp new nurchases of old
r..s, -, ,.to,n,.orv rnovledge of
oueiS ny s.,
the rumors aneht spring iashioh''
When one sees the variety or marked
down garments offered by the shops
at the present moment one feels IKE
repeating that remark In a new play.
made by the woman VINO hau peen
waiting long Tor good clo'iles' l JUS
said to myself, Matiida. go ouL ana
souander Ihat tne teInptatloil y,
today. All the Things we nave "anle9
since September ana couid not anoro
are now seductiveiy put "itnih tns
reach OF our purses 1t Is o"i' iaiu
10 resist -, .,.
Why resist IT! some OF tne pest
dressed women "at o.eii '.e e.;
inents tnes ossirg urop uoM :, 20 ysI,,et
nnancial level Ihey purchase .s Neses
collared and cuffed with excellent fur'
chinon ana lace importeu piouses,
Frencn hats ano hne ui.uef @ aii Wa a. a. the the
sales which cisar out sne % s.och d. ..nis ene
hnllSpQ hpf0re
arrives.
Money Well Invested.
Such purchase money is we'll invest
.ooa ,ar,,i,a T, 4. tho ayeraee eY
eooo servioe 'ne a..
perience that woman viii save .ne
clothes which have cost her pretty
80, - =. .s-;ne, too
Ior tneir Wea,ins, t,, ~ ~ rs assns1 ass +het bo
.nucn vi VI hu,nah .ai. tuae, ~ -, ~ c,osat
she,,,% she PEI. hs sonnsd everv time the owner
saliles Ior.n on an Iihpof taHI nliesiot' s
and yet TINS is "hat shouio DO oohe
IN reason.
II we couid only impress upon our
minds that IT is on just sucn misslons
sons whom we would like to impress.
miss them on the occasions for which
we save our best clothes-if we could
absorb this truth we might earn tne
covered oistihction oi oeins "ii
re- .o,v,c+,or -.s+s in almost
every mind-erroneous though 1t IS
that one earns this reputation for
good clothes by appearing Wen on
stated OCCASIONS; ana we never tahe
into the consloetatlon the impress
sion we make by constantly ap-
pearing IN tne wrong thlng whicn
We save for the more .requent ana
unimportant Gays. IL Is on tuese
days that the majority see US. II Is on
these days that the opinion regarding
us is formed
But, to revert to the original ar
gument. If we have not spent our last
dollar for frock or suit, II 1t mas
been bought well within our allow
ance. then we put it on every day,
Evening star., 1915-01-24
oned on every closet door. The dress

oned on every closet door. The Dress
makers try to impress it upon their
| clientele, but make little impression,
because self-interest is suspected.
If. by a rare stroke of good luck,
following season. so much the better.
but one must not count on luck. 1t
usually files when it is taken for
granted
So II you buy a velvet or cloth suit
or gown now, do 1t with the full un-
derstanding between your purse and
your judgment that you must make
hay with it while the present sun
shines. Its future is problematical.
Coming to the purchase with this pre-
paredness, you are apt to make a good
choice, far better one than If the
Imagination played tricks with COM
mon sense.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Don't wear white-topped boots II
your ankles are large.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Don't choose a conspicuous style or
color for a frock that must do long
service. An equally smart dark color
will look far better.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

SUNDAY MENU,
BREAKFAST.
Stewed Prunes. Cereal
Goldfish Balls. Corn Bread
DINNER.
Swedish Prune Soup.
Pickles. Celery
Roast Pork. Apple Croquettes.
Baked Potatoes. Boiled Onions.
Lettuce and Prune Salad.
Brown Betty.
Co6ee.
SUPPER.
Scalloped Salmon.
Pickles. Olives.
Rolls, Cheese.
Oatmeal and Raisin Gingerbread.
Stewed Evaporated Cherries.
Tea.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Bordered flet veilings are smart =.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Don't imagine that seventeen shades
of brown. tan, putty and sand can be
safely worn at the same time. They
clash almost as badly as SO many diff
ferent shades of various colors.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Don't wear more than one ring on
finger If the finger is short.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Don't wear any veil unless you can
wear a fresh one, and don't wear one
unless you can take time enough to ar
range it neatly and daintily.
Evening star., 1915-01-24

Don't wear large plaids II you are
small. They dwarf such size as you
have.
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bon Dem Sdiffsboiibof Der Sore
9iiber SbipbuiI0ing Corporation"
bonn Stopel eeloiien.
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Nm Caenn ertrnnfen.

9}en Yort IL. Sebruor. -
6roil Gbeitcr Sc. 9nepper, Die @ot-
tim eineS I'M &ubeitonoe lebenoen
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WlOrs als geiitie nunOrmal crflart

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