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ABOUT GARNISHINC
Some of the Sprigs That Make
Food Attractive.
THEY APPEAL TO THE EYE.

There Are Two Sorts of Trimming,
One For Flavor and One For Deeora-
tion-Garnishins Often Turns q De-
spised Dish Into Favorite.
With spring spleeniness upon US, 1t is
well for housewives to bait appetites.
Very often a dish may be delicious to
taste, but unattractive to the eye, and
the eye judges It before the palate
does. So make 1t attractive to the eye
II you would have 1t a successful dish.
There are two sorts Of garnishes-
those that add flavor as well as decora.
ton and those that are only decorative
and do not add flavor. Mushrooms, fo-
instance, served with a ragout Of meat,
add to both appearance and taste. A
bright green leaf under half q musk
melon adds only to appearance. This
second class of garnishes need not be
served when they are used on the
serving dish.
Parsley is perhaps the most useful
garnish. In sprigs with cold meat,
minced with soup and vegetables and
salads, it is always fresh in color and
tempting In taste.
Mushrooms are useful because, can
ned, they always can be kept on hand.
And so can peas. A mound Of canned
peas served In the middle Of an Irish
stew makes it far daintier than
mound of plain boiled potatoes. Pota-
toes, however, can be used for garnish-
ing. Scoop raw potatoes with a round
scoop and boil them. Serve them with
melted butter and parsley for a gar
nish, or force soft, mashed potatoes
through a stiff paper cone and brown
In the oven, or fry brown small
rounds Of potatoes, or use French fried
potatoes, and potato garnish is suitable
with cold meat.
Green and red peppers, too, can be
used to garnish vegetables, meats and
salads. An egg salad is much i'm
proved If it is dotted with bits Of red
pepper. Minced green pepper or shred
ded green pepper adds both taste and
looks to potato and cabbage salad.
Beets and carrots can be cut In rings
VI SUITS, COOheu Ienuer very So1SAoAS
and then used to garnish substantial
meat dishes.
Barberries are one Of the purely Or
namental garnishes. Holly, too, can
be used in season, and bits Of ever
green can often be called on to help
make a simple dish attractive.
Remember that the garnishing Of a
dish will often change it from some
thing not liked to a favorite with the
family.
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Ballads a. Newspapers.

The ballad. or that form Of It which
Is associated with the broadside, was
one predecessor Of the newspaper as
commentator on events. 1t was writ
ten for the people and sold to the peo-
pie. Printed on poor paper and passed
from hand to hand, copies Of early bal
lads were seldom preserved. Fortu-
nately several men Of the seventeenth
century began to make collections of
ballads, and the copies of broadsides
printed before 100 that are now In ex-
istence are supposed to number about
10000. Soon after 100 the printed
form Of the ballad was changed, the
'fblack letter" disappearing. but the
ballad continued as a chronicler Of hap
penings and a commentator on politi-
cal military and other public events
until the middle Of the nineteenth CEN
tury and In the United States as well
as England. The topical song Of to-
day perpetuates the satirical function
Of the ballad.-Springheld Republican.
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The Stars In the Sky.

Man may never know how many
stars there are. The best we can do
Is to figure on the number that can be
seen with the largest telescopes that
have been invented, for you know
there must be many millions Of them
which to us are invisible.
We have counted the stars so far as
we can see them, or, rather, so far as
we can photograph them. Astronomers
have found that a Photographic plate
exposed to the stars will show more of
them than can be seen with the naked
eye. BY this method, the Book Of
Wonders tells US, man has been able
In a way to count the stars he can
see. 1t adds up to more than a hun
dred million of them. Astronomers
found this out by taking photographs
Of the heavens at night, devoting one
picture to each section until the entire
heavens had been covered and then
counting all the stars shown in the
pictures.
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Street and Motor Goats.

The ripple coat for spring is made in
both rl"ih and silk Belts are placed
at ihr normal waist line, at slightly
higher than normal or few inches be-
low lie l'oinl Some are short wasted
In tn" lroat anI long wasted In the
back. E"ih STYLES are liked.
Ma"N r"aiS have high collars and
butt"n up Ia the throat They are
mad" =" thai they can be worn open
or rrlnNrd. ohInng sailor collars. draped
collars ruchr effect collars. cape col
lars aad simple notched collars are ap-
proved, The cape collar is made de-
@ch;''':". h'im@ fastened with clasps or
with buttons
Sl""' - arc drcSSy. both in cut and
0! mr"3r, "f fancy cuffs. Motor coats
are ~ pain colOrS. stripes, checks,
plaidS and mixtures.
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GeoaraphY.


Geography Is the sum total Of an the
places In the map that we don't know
about Geography Is made up Of
boundary lines, river lines. dots and
dashes Ike q telegraph system and
shaded places which represent the
high spots. It Is also colored to suit
the taste and In such a manner that it
takes a bacteriologist to make you
know the difference between the sea
and the dry land Historical geogra-
ply Is ordinary geography with what
ever you don't know about history
added to It. Historical geography con-
sists Of migrations, cedings and other
fora and fauna to suit To make a
historical geography get a few races
and distribute them according to your
fancy over q pink area In various
shades to show how they spread out.
As matter Of fact, they did nothing
Of the sort But that makes the his
torical geography all the more inter-
esting. In the hands Of schoolteach-
ers Biographies are frequently believed
In for years by confding pupils.--Life.
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BEDROOM SLIPPERS.
Various Neither Comforts That May
Also Be Good Looking.

Also Be Good Looking.
1t is possible to have attractive bed
room slippers which match your neg
Hgee, or at least are in accord with it.
There are endless varieties Of mules"
In gay colored silk or satin, edged with
silk cord and decorated with tiny rose
buds. This is the kind Of work that
the expert needlewoman enjoys, but be-
sides such dainty trifies more sensible
everyday ones can be bought which do
not clash with ones beauty loving
ideas.
Kid slippers, with low, comfortable
heels, may be bought In pinks, blues
and browns. Very similar to them are
the felt styles, whose instep is deco
rated with n cut out design Of the felt
over a contrasting color.
White kid well covered with a Japa-
nese embossed design are shown. Most
luxurious are the slippers Of bright
quilted satin, whose ribbon rosettes
hold q tiny rhinestone.
Made with only toe covering, but
minus the heels attached to mules"
are other models, some covered with
white flannel, decorated with a satin
bow; others, to be used en- route to the
bath, are made of checked toweling.
the edges bound with corduroy and the
sole being very woolly.
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THE CHILDREN
Some Interesting Information For
Boys and Girls.
BIRDS AND THE. WEATHER.

Our Little Feathered Friends Not So
Wise as We Give Them Credit For
Being Making the Most of oppor-
tunity-Portrait of Little Girl.
(. That birds are not such good weather
prophets as they are generally believed
to be is one Of the assertions of Frank
III. Chapman, the well known ornithol-
ogist, in an article on Birds as Trav-
elers" in ST. Nicholas. Birds make as
serious miscalculations as the rest of
US, according to Mr.. Chapman. Some
times:'' he says, encouraged by an
unusually mild period, birds come so
far ahead of their usual time that they
are trapped by the sudden return of
cold weather. Then If they do not re-
treat they may suffer for lack Of food.
have seen geese on the coast Of Tex
as migrating northward in large num-
bers, urged onward by a warm wave.
The next day. to my surprise, they all
came flying back. But the day follow
ing that a severe 'norther' suddenly
arrived. The geese had evidently en-
countered this storm and were driven
back by it,
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Weed Pests.

OF the 200 species of ferns native to
this country a few have become more
or less serious weed pests. The most
troublesome are the hay scented fern
and the brake. According to bulletin
of the department OF agriculture, cut
ting of the tops close to tho soil sur
face twice a year for two years will
kill out nearly all ferns. The best
times to do the cutting are just previ-
GUS to sporting. or about the middle OF
June, and the middle of August
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VARIOUS INITIALS.
Hints About Marking chiId's Garments
So They Won't Mix.

So They Won't MIX.
One can buy in the various stores
initials by the yard, worked in red or
blue outline stitch on narrow strips
of linen tape, three-eighths or q half
inch wide.
These letters are used for marking
plain underclothing, etc. They are
of great use to the mother with a
large family, who has neither money
nor time to spare on embroidery and
who finds it necessary to have some
distinguishing mark on the clothing,
especially when there are two children
the slime size.
The letters Are cut off from the strip
when needed and overcast on the in
side Of tie garment, any place where
it Will he invisible when worn.
When this system is used even
stockings are easily paired. Sew each
chId'& initial at the top of the stock
ing 'II The inside; then put a cross
stitch ia red under the letter on each
Stocking of the first pair. Use a blue
Cross stitch on the second, yellow Oh
the third. etc.
1t is an easy matter TO sort even
large pile of stockings, two Ms with
red crnSScS being pair. of Mary's
Stockings. two Ms with green crosses
annthcr pair. while two Us with blue
crosses are Il pair of stockings be-
lon%iH" 10 lack.
Ii tao children have the same ini-
tiaI Use the blue letters for one and red
for the other
The broad ax., 1916-04-01
a Hvoiene Note,

When q child begins with cold iso-
late 1T from the other children In the
house and do hot let it attend school
until it is better. Not only Is a cold
contagious in itself. but in children a
cold is often the beginning Of a con-
tagious disease. and it is not fair to
other children TO let them come In con
tact with a cold until it is proved to
be nothing serious.
There is no better gargle or nose
douche for a beginning Inflammation
than salt and water. OF course the so,
luton must be weaker for the nose.
Nose douches should be taken only on
a doctors advice. as the membrane Of
the nose is very delicate and the treat
ment must necessarily vary with the
child. Never let the child go out OF
doors after spraying nose and throat
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Make the Most of Opportunity.

Don't wait for your opportunity
make 1t, as Lincoln made his in the
log cabin in the wilderness. Make 1t.
as Henry Wilson made his during his
evenings on a farm, when he read a
thousand volumes while other boys of
the neighborhOod wasted their even
ings. Make it, as the shepherd boy
Ferguson made his when he calculated
the distance of the stars with a hand
full of beads on a string. Make 1t, as
George Stephenson made his when he
mastered the rules of mathematics with
a bit of chalk on the sides of the coal
wagons in the mines. Make it, as
Douglass made his when he learned to
read from scraps of paper and posters.
Make it. as Napoleon made his in a
hundred important situations. Make 1t,
as the deaf and blind Helen Keller has
made hers. Make it, as. every man
must who would accomplish anything
worth the effort. Golden opportunities
are nothing to laZiness, and the great
est advantage will make you ridiculous
If you are not prepared for it.-Phila
delphia Ledger.
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Chambersburg. Pa, of which she is a
graduate She married Mr.. Baker
July :, 1902.
As well as being a talented soprano
singer and pianist. Mrs. Baker is also
the mother of three interesting chill
dren-Betty. the oldest; Newton D. Ba-
ker Sd. alias Junior" and Peggy, the
baby.
Politically. then, Intellectually and
artiSticaEly. Mrs. Baker is well fitted
to assume the responsibilities Of her
position i'll the social life to which our
new secretary Of war brings her.
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Roxbury Cakes.

One-fourth cupful of butter, one-half
cupful sour milk. one teaspoonful cin-
namon. two eggs. one-half cupful Of
raisins, one-half cupful brown sugar,
one-half cupful corn sirup, one and one
half cup uls -four, one teaspoonful Of
soda, on,~haIf cupful English walnuts.
Cream hutter. add sugar and beaten
egg yolks Mix and sift dry ingredients
and add TO first mixture alternately
with the corn sirup and the sour milk.
Add egg whites beaten dry, chopped
raisins q .d nuts. Bake In small pans.
This viii make eighteen to twenty lit
lie cakes
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Guilds Cereal Set,

a""ad'yS there are many American
~" 'S "i rather coarse clay finished In
sh"' hu'i'uI '"i"rS and made In pretty
rls uleS \ nild'S set. consisting OF
=" - DOW "nd milk jug-a cereal set
h~ ''l,"W. and around the top OF the
Mo "''u h""l and around the edge Of
NJ I'a'e is decoration Of white duck.
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TABLE LINEN.
Hints About the Keeping of Your Fa-
vorite Fad.

Hints About the Keeping of Your Fa-
vorite Fad.
liable linen must be properly han
died in the laundry if you would have
1t retain it's freshness" says Marie.
Strong bleaches must never be used on
fine table linens. OF course the linen
Is often badly spotted and needs to be
cleaned in some way, but boiling water
removes coffee spots, cold water re
moves cocoa stains and sunshine re-
moves many more spots. When strong
er agents must be used they should be
| applied and removed by intelligent
hands.
They should be allowed to remain on
the spots just long enough to eradicate
them and then rinsed thoroughly out
with clear water, for if they remain
on too long they remove not only spots.
but pieces of the linen.
For fruit stains pour boiling water
through them while the stains are
damp. if possible. If they dry on rub
them with lard and put through the
usual washing process. Some old fash
ioned housewives have their table lin
en- dipped in buttermilk to whiten it.
The linen is allowed to remain In the
buttermilk for a day or two, If neces-
sary. and is then thoroughly rinsed in
cool, clear water and later in warm
| water.
Always dry linen out of doors in
the sunshine. If possible have little
bleaching green Of grass. Table linen
must be quite damp when it is ironed,
and it must be ironed until it Is per-
fectly dry. Napkins should be ironed
on both sides and tableclOth, too, to
give it the-best appearance.
Physical Fitness Woman's Big Asset.
No woman nowadays can afford not
to be well.
Ill health-eyen mere 'delicacy," with
no positive manifestation of disease
costs too much. There is the obvious,
| direct expense of doctors bills and
medicines. But indirectly you pay a
! much higher price for not being well.
If you are wage Garner your lost
time and energy. due to Il lack Of phys
ical strength, must also be computed
In lost dollars.
Poor health will interfere constantly
with your social good times. 1t will
mar whatever beauty you may possess
sooner than any other cause. If you
are a wife and mother illness and
weakness will interfere with your du-
| ties and the comfort of those dear to
you. Whatever your station in life
you will find that the role Of invalid
and weakling is no longer fashionable
or popular. For awhile you will have
the sympathy of your friends, but the
best of them will be bored with you
sooner or later They can't help 1t. A
worship of physical fitness is In the
air, and instead of whining and pitying
yourself you must bend all your ener-
giles to the task of becoming we'll.
Cinnamon Rolls.
When it Is desired to mold bread
for baking take one loaf on a molding
board. roll out to nearly quarter OF
an inch thick. spread quickly with but
ter, brown sugar white sugar and Gin
namon. Roll up and cut off one and
half inch pieces. Have considerable
melted fat in a dripping pan and dip
the top of each piece into the fat Al
low them to rise until after the rest OF
the bread Is baked. so that the rolls
may be very light. They should be
baked from twenty minutes to half
an hour.
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Your New Veil.

IL E"" would preserve that new nov
ely Nri "i l"urS and get from 1t the
Sreair>l lo>Sihle wear do not fold II
"n'h ihiIIi"- il away. Instead take
p'erT at rtr,lhuard. around which you
Nd! r'H II without creases, cover 1t
"i'h liS>ar l'aper and keep 1t In the
SUA with Your hat. and it will always
ue Ill III" lest condition and ready for
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spring gown may be easily copied. The
seven ruffles are edged with narrow
lace, and the peplum Of the waist
folds into an elongated drape forming
q front panel. A bertha collar finishes
the surplice. which takes a crushed
girdle of cornfower blue taffeta.
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Life In Bermuda.

A feature Of life In Bermuda which
always impresses the stranger Il the
apparent prosperity Of the natives,
white and colored alike. Distressing
poverty is unknown, and even the poor
est families can boast Of q stone house
and a garden.-Argonaut
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A CABINET LADY.
Wife of New Secretary of War,
Newton q. Baker.
BOUND FOR WASHINGTON.

The Newest Member of the Presidents
Cabinet Brings Wife and Three
Charming Children to Grace Social
Circles at Our Capital.
Once the wife Of the mayor Of Cleve-
land. Mrs. Baker is now presented to
the cabinet ladies at Washington.
Born Miss Elizabeth Wells Leopold,
daughter of Howard Leopold, retired
merchant of Pottstown, Pa, Mrs.
Baker was for several years an in
structor in music at Wilson college.
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ThA Twins.

We have heard Of several cases
wherein twins have borne q remarka-
BILE likeness to each other. But the
most curious was the case Of twin sis
tiers who had to be told everything to-
gether because It was impossible to
tell them apart
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A Care Free Little Girl.

Quite undisturbed by the great events
Of the day is Miss Betty Gerard, whose
portrait was snapped by a photogra
pher at Palm Beach, Fla. Little Miss
Betty has almost nothing to do but en-
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PUT Out.

"why do writers always talk Of an
Hy famesf"
Because, II you notice. flames are
usually put out"-St Louis Globe
Democrat.
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Calendar Time.

Mr.. Bacon-What are you doing with
that old, faded calendarf Mrs. Bacon
oh, just like to look into the dim
and distant pastEYonkers Statesman
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Corrected.

my husband tells me that hs was
out late last night with your husband"
'aThat isn't so. want you to under
stand that my husband was out with
your husband. Free Press.
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TWO OF A KIND

bright and clean, matching the cas-
serole, which Is Of pretty blue ware.
For her who enjoys serving meats in
the dishes they are cooked In this cas-
serole win make an attractive wedding
Rift.
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Mating.

Rub every two or three months with
salt water, lukewarm, and dry quickly
with q clean cloth.
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NEW SILVERWARE.

Two Pieces Any Housewife Will Wei
come In Her Dining Room.
This cake basket, which Is sterling.
has a new feature In its graceful han
die. The pattern Is one easily kept
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MISS BETTY GERARD.
Joy herself, and. judging from her hap
py expression, she finds that an easy
and pleasant occupation.
Betty was caught among the palms,
where she and a number Of her little
friends were at play. She is member
Of prominent New York family, and
this Is her first winter at the famous
winter resort.
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A trick b at the best but Q mean
thing-Ls Sage.
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blackbird. The lines are good, and the
tam effect is becoming to many types
Of women. The veil is a hexagonal
mesh with a floral scroll pattern.
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AN UNUSUAL MODEL.

A Black Satin Hat to Go With Your
Spring Suit.
This smart hat with a close fitting
brim has a fiat crown topped with
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THE DREssY FRocK.
How Fussiness May Be Subdued
to Good Silhouette After All.

Fashioned Of white net ruff1es and
scant piece of figured crepe de chine,
eornfower blue and white, this pretty
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-21
Subscribers Dropped.

The Herald this week is drop
ping from its list about fifty sub
scribers who are more than year
behind in paying their subscrip-
tions. Dropping them is not in
tended as an offence; it is simply a
necessity caused by circumstances
oftan mentioned in these columns,
which renders The Herald unable
to bear the expense of carrying
these subscribers longer. This
course will also enable us to avoid
the necessity of increasing the
subscription price.
From now on, subscriptions
must be paid promptly; otherwise,
we are unable to continue them.
We regret that we are unable to
continue towards subscribers the
liberal policy pursued in the past
and carry them longer than a
year; and, of course, we regret to
lose any one of them, but self-pre-
servation demands this change of
policy.
Those dropped from the list win
still be expected to pay for the
time they have had the paper.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-21
Harry Decker Married

Harry i. Decker, who spent the
summer and fall at various places
in eastern Pennsylvania, where he
formerly lived, returned here on
the noon train, Sunday, and to the
great surprise Of his many friends
brought bride with him. Most,
|ifinot all of his friends here,
thought him a disciple of Gov.
Gilchcrist in the practice of cele-
bacy; hence the surprise.
He was married on Tuesday,
Dec. 18th inst, in Stroudsburg,
Pa, to Miss Nellie X. Parton, a
captivating and accomplished lady
OF that city, The wedding was a
very private affair, only the rela-
tives and closest friends Of the
couple being present. The bride
is receiving a very cordial well
come here by Mr.. Decker's Esany
friends, all Of whom wish her a
long life of uninterrupted happi-
ness. AT the same time, they
heartily congratulate him on his
success in having won such a
treasure,
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-21

The bankers in Illinois have recog
nized the merit OF such organizations
for developing the live stock indus
tries of their respective territories and
there now are eight calf clubs in that
state with more than 500 members,
each OF whom owns calf The first
one was organized at Brighton with IS
members, more than one-half of whom
were girls. One farmers family has
four members in that club, each OF
whom owns Holstein calf
Ticks Discourage Interest.
Farmers who wish to keep their chill
dren interested in farm life should
eradicate the ticks and make each
member Of the family present of one
or more beautiful, tick-free calves, as
1t Is almost impossible to arouse in
terest of boy or girl in scrub, tick
infested animal
There is little announcement for
organizing baby beef clubs in Florida
at present, as there are not enough
tick-free farms to justify the state club
leaders starting such clubs, although
the matter is being considered by Mr..
Harrington. Boys Club Agent, who
may try two or three next year in
communities which are tick-free or
where tick eradication work is being
actively carried on.
Unless this State gets after the
ticks in real earnest and drives them
out Of existence. the other states how
under Texas fever quarantine, which
are making such rapid progress in
tick eradication work, will get such a
lead in breeding better cattle that we
will continue to drag along behind the
procession as the producers of poorest
quality and lowest priced cattle in the
United States.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1916-12-21

A. p. Jordan and family are ex-
pecting to have as their guests
for Christmas Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as G. Maxim, a newly welded
couple of Livingstone, Ala, who
are making bridal tour of the
state. They were married in Do
than, Ala, last Sunday, 18th inst,
and Immediately started on their
tour. Mrs. Maxim was formerly
Miss Daisy Simonton, and she is
a niece of A. p. Jordan. Both
she and her husband are devotees
of Euterpe.