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exhibitions Of French gowns and Amer
lean adaptations, does not offer to q
public which wants to be exclusive
an entirely different set Of gowns from
what September brought out.
In that situation lies the fun for
the observer. In October are trotted
out the clothes of September. but they
are the originals and not the adapta.
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Paris, These are things that the man
ufacturer has bought at the great
houses in France and reproduced over
here by the thousands in order that
those of strictly limited purses may
be able to wear them.
October strikes the hour for exclu-
sive fashions among pdpple who have
money; but this month, with its daily
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that Paris caters to the rich social
classes in America the statement to
an expert is absurd. Knowing this to
be true. it is the clothes Of September.
displayed in the shop windows and
worn on the streets, that have been
Of exceeding interest to the shrewd
observer. These are the clothes of the
hour These are the fashions from
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Patriotic Salmon.

DICK some canned salmon into fakes
II heat in cream sauce, and arrange
in the center Of hot mashed potatoes
like a fort. Arrange parsley around
the edge and place a flag in the center.
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spider and fry the onion in it until it
is brown, then stir in the flour and add
cup of the soup. Stir until it is
smooth and add to the rest of the soup
Season to taste, strain and serve hot
with crackers or croutons.
Green Split Pea Soup.
One pint of green split peas, one pint
OF fresh green beans, one carrot, one
large tablespoonful of butter, one
tablespoonful of flour, one teaspoonful
Of chopped olives. a little chopped pars-
ley, pepper and salt to taste, and
water enough to make a moderately
the fire in cold water with pinch of
soda. When 1t boils, pour off the water
and add fresh warm water. After one
hour add the beans and carrots cut in
pieces. After half an hour add potato
cubes. When the latter are soft, blend
butter and -four over the fire and add
to the soup. Then add seasoning. Boil
up and serve with croutons. If liked.
Potato Soup.
Cut some ham into pieces, making
about one cupful, and fry slowly until
cooked. Pour off the fat and add two
quarts of water. Thirty minutes before
serving add one quart of sliced or diced
potatoes and cook Thicker this with
mixture made by rubbing one egg
into a cupful of flour. 1t viii not mat
ter if the soup SINNERS longer than the
necessary time before the thickening
is added. The thickening mixture will
keep II spread on a plate and put in
cool place. This amount of soup serves
eight persons.
Rice Soup.
Use one cup of rice. six cups of cold
water one small onion. one green pepper
cups Of cream. four tablespoonfuls of but
ter. two tablespoonfuls Of flour. one tea
spoonful Of table sauce. salt. nutmeg and
cayenne to taste. Cook the rice onion
and pepper in cold water until the rice is
tender. Press through a sieve. Melt the
ings and boil for five minutes. then COM
bine the mixtures
Rice and Celery Soup.
Boil one cup of rice and two heads Of
celery in two quarts Of water until soft
Rub through strainer, add one cup each
of milk and cream season to taste and
serve with crackers.
Carrot Soup.
Put through the meat chopper one pint
of carrots and green sweet Pepper then
simmer in three pints of water until soft,
rub through a sieve. add one pint of milk.
onet tablespoonful of -four rubbed smooth
with one of butter. or more, according to
thickness desired season to taste with
salt, pepper and nutmeg. A half cup of
cream or spoonful Of nut butter Is an
improvement.
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FASHIONS WHIMS IN
SHORT PARAGRAPHS

NHONKEY fur. which was worn last
AVS winter. already appears on some
of the autumn garments. 1t is used as
trimming on georgette crepe cape.
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In underwear the empire waist line
is noticeable this autumn. Another
noticeable detail of autumn lingerie
is the number of fine pin tucks which
appear.
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Green Tomato Preserves.
Gingered Green Tomatoes.

To one peck of small green tomatoes
allow eight onions. Slice and sprinkle
with one cup salt. Let them stand
twenty -four hours, then drain and
cover with fresh water Make 4 strong
infusion of ginger, allowing one quart
of boiling water to pound of bruised
ginger root, and scald the chopped to-
matoes in this. Drain. Mix together
one ounce ground ginger, two table,
spoonfuls black pepper. two teaspoon
fulS ground cloves, quarter of pound
white mustard seed. onc-haf cup of
mustard, one ounce of allspice. three
ounces of celery seed and three pounds
of brown sugar. Put the sliced onions
and tomatoes in a kettle with sugar
and spices In alternate layers and pour
over them enough white wine vinegar
to cover well. Cook the pickle until
the tomatoes are clear. then pack in
Jars.
EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD.
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Rice and Celery Soup.
Spanish Onion Soup.

Chop fine five onions and fry brown in
butter, adding a teaspoonful of sugar
When brown pour over eight cups of hot
beef stock. Add bay leaf, half a dozen
psppercorns and tablespoonful of minced
parsley. Simmer. fifteen minutes, strain
and serve with dice Of fried or toasted
bread.
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Much lace is used to trim Italian
silk underwear.
Ostrich feather for trimming finds a
place in autumn fashions. Clipped
ostrich feather fans are shown in the
smart shops and they will probably
be much used with the new evening
frocks
Seal is fur that will be much used
for trimming broadcloth models for
the street.
There is more ribbon this season
on lingerie than artificial flowers.
Crocheted bags In silk are one of the
smart handbag models. The crochet
| is usually done in bright colors
Beaded bags are as much used as
predictions indicated. Sometimes the
| beads are sewed to velvet or silk. some
times they are worked into crocheted
| foundation.
Silk voile is a fabric used in the new
lingerie for petticoats and combina-
| tions.
| Deep sailor collars of fur adorn
| some of the autumn coats.
Evening star., 1916-10-01
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.

LII the French clothes of inn
M\ portance have arrived. From
~ now the decision for fail
S<S Sure or success will be left to
the public. Fashionable women who
do not popularize styles, but who do
lend prestige to whatever they take up,
are beginning to shop for their autumn
apparel
The three weeks that have preceded
the one now beginning have not been
dull or devoid of buyers. The Ameri-
can shops can reckon on several thou
sand purchases of new models after
the 1st of September. There seems
TO he concerted buying of clothes
after Labor day, but even before this
holiday. she who runs may read what
the popular models will be. The signs
are not only in the shop windows. but
on the figures of hundreds of girls and
young women who want new things
before any one else has them.
=
The interesting phase of this condi-
ton is that these foreruners of fash
ion do not belong to the smart or
wealthy sets. They are almost entirely
girls and women with a small income.
and their early and exacting choice of
a copy OF a French model and their
exploitation of it. along with the shop
windows. before the minority has
realized that autumn is soon to begin.
clinch the argument of fashion experts.
This argument is that it is the girls
with small incomes who demand the
F.e III 10 1In n maj a n
understand this. except those who work
in the apparel trade. There is ira
dition. stubbornly held by those who
are not i'll the business and especially
by men, that only the wealthy and
capricious desire French models and
that the bulk of American womanhood
wants only such gowns as should satisfy
a demure and conservative taste.
Even against the verdict rendered
by their own eyes. people will cling
to this peculiar fallacy. There is no
truth in it. 1t is the women who pay
little. change often and do not care
for clothes that last who insist upon
the last thing from the French boule-
wards, and they insist also that it shall
be offered to them in advance of
season.
Who are the women who have worn
the extraordinary short skirts. the
cry of the last season? Was it the
Newport set OF the 9th avenue multi
millionaires or the wives and daugh
ters of the captains of finance. who
can have everything they wish? BY
no means. The most extreme clothes
Of the winter-those that have been
preached against from the pulpit, rail-
ed against by conservative critics and
denounced in every way by a vast
number of people with different opin-
fons-theSe have been worn by wom-
en- who probably do not pay more
than SO or SIS for suit and whose
incomes range from IS to $40 a week.
The stage, the dance halls. the
crowded avenues and the large shops
were filled with all these fantastic
caprices of fashion, while a great ball
At a smart house did not show even
. faint reflection Of this costumery.
and among the ultra-fashionable and
overly wealthy were clothes that would
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Ginger Pears.

Use pears not quite ripe. peel. core
and cut into thin slices. To eight
pounds of pears allow eight pounds
of sugar, one cup Of water and juice
of four lemons. Cut the lemon rinds
into thin strips and add them. Also
add one-eighth pound of ginger root
cut into pieces. Simmer until thick as
marmalade. Pack and seal.
Time to Strip the Vines.
Just before the first frost comes
all green tomatoes, remaining on the
vines should be gathered and utilised
in various ways for late fall and win
ter. II you have a good cellar. a num-
Der of the vines can be pulled up
bodily and hung from the ceiling by
the roots. Gradually the fruit turns
crimson, when it can be used as a salad.
Last year my Christmas salad was
made from tomatoes ripened in the
cellar.
Green Tomato Mince Pie.
Chop fine one pint of greeD tomatoes
Evening star., 1916-10-01

Fine metallic thread embroidery is
featured in many of the new French
model frocks.
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Crab Apple Jelly.


77 YASH and wipe the apples, cut
WV them in half and place in a
w crock on the back of the stove
or the oven. setting in another vessel
Of hot water II there is danger Of too
great heat. When the apples are soft
place in jelly bag to drain over night.
Measure this juice and allow one pint
Of sugar to one Of juice. Boil and skim
the juice ten minutes before adding the
heated sugar. Stir until dissolved, then
boil eight or ten minutes. This makes
a very tart jelly, stronger than many
people like. Mint may be used to flavor
this to serve with mutton or lamb.
Plain Apple Jelly.
Do not core or pare your fruit; mere
Iy wash. wipe and cut out blemishes
Cut up, pour over sufficient water to
cover, and simmer until very soft. then
drain through flannel bag, letting drip
over night To each quart of sirup the
iuice of a lemon or other tart fruit
may be allowed as further fiavorinE. II
liked Cook down the Juice, skimming
we'll before adding sugar (heated)-a
pound for each pint of Juice. Simmer
until sugar has dissolved. then boil. and
the Jelly will form in about twenty min
utes Rose geranium. mint or other leaves
may be used as favoring. or orange BIOS
SONS preserved.
Economy in Food and Labor.
With the growing interest in the use OF
adequate meat substitutes housewives are
eager to learn of foodstuffs which supply
equal food values with less expense. There
is an increasing appreciation OF maca-
roni's place in this category.
Many hearty dishes can be prepared
with macaroni as foundation. Combine
with cheese. peppers. ground nuts, nut
butter corn, tomatoes. asparagus. car
rots, together with any tasty sauce one
may prefer-mushroom, lentil gravy. pars-
ley butter. sour cream sauce. II you wish
to excite a query as to what makes the
macaroni taste SO good cook little garlic
with it, but never use more than one-half
garlic Glove t9 each .n cup Garlio should
Great care should be taken to cook
macaroni properly. Drop the macaroni
into briskly boiling salted water. ten parts
and often. Keep the water boiling until
the portions are well swollen and nearly
done. Then set back to simmer slowly.
When perfectly tender. but not mushy:
water over it. From one-half to one hour
is required for cooking. II one prefers
richer dish macaroni may be cooked in
double boiler in just the amount of milk
which the macaroni will absorb, about
four times its bulk.
AS we enter on the winter season, when
fresh vegetables are less generally avail
able housewives must not relax vigilance
in providing variety in menus. with sue
culent vegetables as factor in daily
food.
Ginger Pears.
Use pears not quite ripe. peel. core
and cut into thin slices. To eight
pounds of pears allow eight pounds
of sugar. one cup of water and juice
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Much lace is used to trim Italian
silk underwear.
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FALL AND WINTER DISHES

and three large apples. Add three cup
fuls of sugar. three tablespoonfuls Of
flour, one-half cupfu1 of vinegar. one
half teaspoonful of salt and one tea
spoonful of mixed spices. Bake with
two crustS.
Baked Green Tomatoes.
cut slice from the tops, remove the
seeds and place the tomatoes in salt
for an hour. To a pint of breadcrumbs
add a little minced parsley, two table,
spoonfuls of butter, salt and pepper
and hot water to moisten. Mix well,
fill the tomatoes. set them in a pan. add
slowly for an hour. Remove the cover
and brown slightly before serving
Green Tomatoes for Mince Meat.
Chop fine eight pounds of tomatoes,
one tablespoonful each cinnamon,
the tomatoes are tender and clear. then
pack in jars to be used in place of ap-
pies for mIncemeat.
Green Tomato Preserves.
Select rather small tomatoes and. cut
in halves crosswise. If larger quarter
the halves. To each pound of fruit al
low three -fourths pound of sugar and
half a lemon cut in thin slices. Use
lemons that do not have A bitter rind.
Put with the sugar enough water to
dissolve it in the preserving kettle.
and when it reaches the boiling point
add tomatoes and lemon. Simmer gent
ly until the tomato is clear and tender
then seal.
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Heat ablespoonfu1 of this fat in q
spider and fry the onion in it until 1t
is brown, then stir in the flour and add
cup of the soup. Stir until it is
smooth and add to the rest of the soup
Season to taste, strain and serve hot
with crackers or croutons.
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There Is no doubt that it is the train
on the evening gown which counts, and
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Chop fine one pint of zreeD tomatoes
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Seal is a fur that will be much used
for trimming broadcloth models for
the street.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26
PAID FOR HIS 0FFIcI0USNESS
Display Of "llttIe, Brief Authority"
Cost the Good Citizen Just One
Five-Dollar Bill.

A few days ago an officious gentle
man, who Is q member Of one of the
pestiferous property owners associa-
lions over in Queens, was walking BY
a home near where he lives when he
heard sounds of domestic quarrel
within. "Oficer." he exclaimed excit-
eddy, when he found q uniformed rep
resentative of the law, "enter at once
and stop that disturbance. This is a
respectable neighborhood." Il have
no power to enter q home" said the
officer. You'll have to get warrant
or a summons" Nothing Of the
kind" exclaimed the irate citizen.
swelling with Importance. Il order
you to stop that trouble. l guess you
don't know who l am. l am the vice
chairman Of the Property Owners as
sociation. You'll stop that trouble or
I'll report you" Still the policeman
was not impressed and the citizen
plucked out a notebook and proceeded
to take down the cops number. Nov,
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26
Good or bad ?" l asked.

Good or bad?" asked.
She shook her head. Il don't know,
but 1t is there, somewhere"
She pointed in the direction OF the
sea and wind.
It's a lee Shore" laughed, and
l am sure I'd rather be here than ar
irving, a night like this
You are not frightened? l asked
as / stepped to open the door for her.
Her eyes looked bravely into mine.
And you feel well? perfectly well!"
Never better" was her answer.
We talked Q little longer before
she went.
Good night. Maud" l said.
Good night, Humphrey" she said.
This use of our given names had
come quite as q matter of course. and
was as unprecedented as 1t was nat
ural. In that moment I could have
put my arms around her and drawn
her to me. I should certainly have
done 80 out in that world to which we
belonged. AS 1t was. the situation
stopped there In the only way 1t could {;
but I was left alone III my little hut.
glowing warmly through and through
with q pleasant satisfaction; and
knew that a tie, or a tacit something.
existed between US which had not ex.
listed before.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26
AMBER RICH IN LEGENDS
Except for Decorative Purposes, How
ever, u 70 No Use In Worlds
Economy.

Amber. used for pipe stems. is sub
stance that has disappointed countless
ages. The ancients believed 1t pos
sessed soul There have been many
legends connected with 1t, and it was
supposed to have mysterious proper
vies, but nothing has come Of 1t all. 1t
merely has sort Of negative cleo
tricity which 10 developed when a
piece of the substance is rubbed. but
that IL all. II Is the same property
which the fur Of cat possesses when
you rub 1t the wrong way on a cold
day. A rubber comb passed over hui
mans hair. especially on a cold. dry
day, develops the same amount OF cleo
tricity. Beyond being ornamental. a
sort IT semiprecious stone. as 1t were
II has been of no use to the world
says q writer in an exchange.
The old Greeks believed 1t came
from the tears of the sisters OF Phae
ton. who wept into the sea, and their
tears were petrified into amber. How
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26
After the War.

Somebody reports having seen late
ly In the Bots de Boulogne "a sad sort
Of place in these days and little fire.
Quented) the Beau Brummel Of box
ers, George Carpenter. He was wear
ing his uniform of dark blue with the
emblem of the French flying corps on
his sleeve, and he was walking with
another soldier on brief.leave like him
self. The person who encountered the
famous George learned from Carpen-
tiers own lips that he expected after
the war to give up boxing and devote
himself to aviation and moving pic
lures. A French paper chronicles this
important bit of news, but feels bound
to add that the hero's Intentions re-
main for the present intentions only
For where is the man who can say
what he win do after this war;
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26

dates" and months" should be In
heavy clear type. Arrange and paste
the printing in the manner shown In
Fig. Z.
The perpetual calendar In Fig. 9
IL made of q cardboard box Of the
kind that slides into . sleeve cover
Gigs. 8 and 10). Cut the openings A.
B and C Gig. 81 through the sleeve
cover. and paste the three strips D
Gig. 10) upon the box bottom for the
MONTH" day" and date" strips to
slide upon. Fig. II shows the relar
tive length and width Of the slide
strips, and Fig. IL the arrangement OF
the calendar letters and numbers.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26
SYNOPSIS.

Humphrey Van Weyden, critic and diet
tante. finds himself aboard the sealing
schooner Ghost. Captain Wolf Larsen,
bound to Japan waters. The captain
makes him cabin boy "for the good OF his
soul." Wolf hazes a seaman and makes
II the basis for philosophic discussion
with Hump. Humps intimacy with Wolf
increases. carnival Of brutality breaks
loose in the ship. Wolf proves himself
the master brute. Hump Is made mate
on the heil-ship and proves that he has
learned ito stand on his own legs" TWO
men desert the vessel In one OF the small
boats. A young woman and four men,
survivors of q steamer wreck. are res
cued from q small boat. The deserters
are sighted, but Wolf stands away and
leaves them to drown. Maude Brewster.
the rescued girl. begins to realize her
danger at the hands Of Wolf. Van Wey-
den realizes that he loves Maude. Wolf.s
brother. Death Larsen. comes on the seal
ing grounds in the steam sealer Mace
donna, "hogs" the sea, and Wolf captures
several Of his boats. The Ghost runs
away in a fog. Wolf furnishes liquor to
the prisoners. He attacks Maude. Van
Weyden attempts to kill him and fails.
Wolf IL suddenly stricken helpless by the
return of a binding head trouble, and
with all hands drunk and asleep Van
Weyden and Maude escape In a small
boat together. They land on Endeavor
ialand
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26

bow-string. and tie It securely to the
notched ends.
Fasten the bow-stick at its exact
center to the vertical stick. placing 1t
exactly 4 inches down from the top Of
the vertical stick. as indicated in Fig.
3. Drive a couple Of brads through
the two stickL, to hold them together.
and then reinforce the connection by
wrapping the joint with strong linen
thread, crossing 1t in the manner
shown.
With the two sticks properly Joined.
connect their ends with the framing
string. stretching 1t tightly between
the sticks and tying to the end nails.
The strong lightweight brown pa
per now 80 generally used for wrap
ping paper makes an excellent cover
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26

ing. A few sheets can be purchased
for the purpose at . nearby store.
You will likely have to paste together
two or more sheets to make one large
enough for your kite framework. The
paper should be placed on the outer
lace of the bow-stick. and should be
allowed q little fullness, instead Of
stretching It tight a. on the hexagonal
TORN Of kite.
Attach a belly-band at the intersec-
ion Of the bow-stick and vertical
stick Gig. u. and make 1t Of the right
length SO when held to one side It
will reach to the end Of the bow, as
Indicated in Fig. /. Tie the flying
inc securely at this point. and the
ute will be ready for its maiden
light,
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ever, modern science declares 1t is the
fossilized gum of trees Of past epochs.
The most important beds are on the
Prussian coast of the Baltic sea.
There are mines near the coast. and
the amber often is picked up on the
coast. especially after heavy storms.
It is also collected from masses Of sea-
weed. 1t is found, however, on every
continent. In America much Of It is
found on the coasts of Maryland and
Massachusetts,.
The bright yellow is highly priced
in Europe, but the clouded, whitish-
yellow is favored among the Orientals
and in America.
Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1916-05-26
Kidney Medicine That
Stands the Highest

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Of your remedy, we have learned to place
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Swamp Root above all other kidney RENE
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in this country, and reports regarding it
are always favorable.
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South Heights Pharmacy,
702 Porter st. San Antonio, Texas.
Jan. 18th, 1916.