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Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-14
where the shop first stood: oyer
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where the shop first stood: over the bridge. by the old cider mill and home" at
 What memories both sad and happy the sight of the lonely house Quilt for my great-grandparents in 17S53,s every stick and stone has a memory for me; In the large front room where l first saw this old world (the birthplace of my two first boys) I took, my last heart-breaking farewell Of the little one God called back. ~
 In the same room the big family tree always stood at Christmas. On the other side of the hall Grandpa. roasted apples before the fireplace and baked potatoes in the ashes. In the long dining room the big table was spread for the Christmas and Thanksgiving dinners and the sewing society sup : pers as we'll as the family meals. Out of doors (Where we were met by another aunt and uncle), the memories were even more sad. Another big oak shades the old stone heap which had d round nest in the top where I could curl in the leaves; the pond where the geese swan with their yellow balls of down in the, spring; the lilacs where the catbird nestled, and the old path where the old sheep gave the first temperance lesson in town some 50 years ago. A young man with a jug of cider and the sheep met in the path.
 did not look in the hole of the old stone wall the other day for the nose and handle of the jug but it was there the last time I looked a few years ago. We came away up the long hills and down other hills, by the homes of old neighbors, and as I looked back I reg istered a, vow-"I will go home to live again some day.
 E7rvrT1 Az IQ 4 p REP
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-14
HOW TO MAKE TAILOR MADE
 BUTTON HOLES.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner In making tailor-made button holes on cloth glue is often used on the heavier materials to hold it solid and firm, being permitted to dry before cutting the slit.
 You CT cut yourself a form and lay it on so the glue will not run all around as it will certainly spread If not usel in that way.
 Tailors use a punching knife for the cutting of the button holes, which may be regulated like button hole scissors to cut any length desired.
 You can form the rounded end Of the button hole by using a stiletto; bar the button hole upper and lower sides of the material.
 You should work your button hole right to left. A fine cord usually is used around the slit-over which the button hole stitches are worked.
 If you find it necessary to take a new thread while working q button hole fasten the old thread off under the side of the slit and insert the new thread through the purl of the last stitch; after working these press well with a heavy iron putting over them a damp cloth. I would practice this on a soft canvas or other loosely woven material.
 To make a good tailor made button hole you should put the cut end of he thread in the needle, as in so doing you UO not nave the hItOl. Al ways take a thread long enough to complete the sewing as it is difficult to join the thread; l always take up depth of material to prevent the raw edge from raveling. Before you cut your button hole lay on form and place a little glue the shape of the button hole and let it dry, this gives the foundation; when the glue dries you can cut your button hole with a knife which comes on purpose for cut ting button holes same as button hole scissorS. I bought mine for 9 cents. It can be regulated the same as the scissors. The regular tailor-1nade button hole has one end round; this is done by removing a few threads. or by piercing an eyelet hole at the end Of the button hole.
 Tailor made button holes are always on heavy cloth and care must be taken to catch the stitches well through the cloth to give additional strength to ('FBar') the button hole both on the upper and under side. I always use two rows of barring stitches. Work your button hole right to left.
 After the button holes are worked press with heavy iron; place button holes between slightly damped cloths and press until dry. Heavy silk, letter D is used for these button holes.
 think sewing on buttons requires quite as much attention as the making of button hole. There are buttons pierced with holes, buttons with shanks such as shoe buttons; buttons without holes or shanks such as linen buttons.
 Buttons are sewed on the right side to a double-fold material, should they be sewed on a single material a stay tape should be put undern heath, or a fold of any material put under to hold 1t more firmly. To mark the place where the button is to be sewed, lar the two edges of the garment together and stick pin through the outer end of the button hole where the fan ot stitches has been made as the mark
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-14
MORE WEATHER SIGNS.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:- It is commonly remarked, especially
 by men folks that it is the women who believe in signs" Perhaps that
 may be true, nothing against us any way; but I was quite interested in the many signs of weather,'' Sister Pop
 over gave us in her recent letter. There are yet few more that l have read of from a reserved old
 scrap of paper, so I add to the list the fOl1oWing:- | Ragged CIouds-Heavy wind. Sharp edged clouds-Light winds. Low clouds moving fast-;Rain and colder.
 Rain before seven, clear before eleven.
 Rain and wind in northeast, usually a three days storm. If storm clears off at midnight, sign of rain again in three days l Wind in northwest, fair weather. Evening red and morning gray, sets a traveller on his way. Dew on the grass in the carly morning indicates a fair day; but no dew look for rain. 1 Spider webs on the ground-good | weather. When the stars hang low at night good weather. 1 When the stars seem few and far l hetween-colder weather. When you see the cats eating grass l rain is not far away. | When the water boils away rapidly
 and more is often added, when cook 1 ing meats or vegetables, look for rain soon.
 1 When you hear the echo of engine whistles, or any distant sound as pro- | longed-expect rain the third day
 A red sky at night, the sailors de- 1 light, but red sky in the morning sailors take warning. | If the sun goes down in a cloud or
 Friday night, it will be a fair day fol 1 Sunday. e..
 I Best wishes for all.
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SUGGESTIONS FOR SEWING.

-r, Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: We all sew more or less and there is always a chance to learn something pew and helpful. There may be some Sisters familiar with the hints on sewing I am sending, but they must be new to few readers: When in a hurry take your thread which you are working with and on the spool thread a package of the right size needles. Then as you need a need1eful of thread slide one needle along, break off the right length of thread and go ahead. You can save a lot of time and are not nearly so apt to lose nee dies as if you you threaded them first and stuck them in a cushion. You might be able to get some one with good eyesight to do this for you be- fore you start to sew. Remember, too, that a good way to thread either sew ing or machine needles Is to hold the eye of the needle against a, back ground of twhite:1 2
 Another needle threading hint which you might try IS to stick the needle through piece of heavy white paper as far as the eye The paper not only throws the eye into relief, but acts as a gauge for the thread. This is good trick to
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-14
HOW TO TEST WooLEN GOODS

Dear Social CorneR Sisters: the average buyer Of. .Woolene goods was able to detect mixtures and shoddy thcre would be less false pretence or lying goods upon the market
 To test e4et@a-te- -tliseeyef-if- is all wool place a cup of water in a small agate saucepan, add a two-inch stick of sodium, and when this solution is boiling add a sample of the suspected goods. If tic sample is "alI wool' it will have entirely disappeared in about twenty minute boiling; what ever remains is cotton, generally seen in mass of tangled mesh.
 To test endurance of cloth: Press the two thumbs together on cloth and then pull straight out, first warp way then filling, way: if it tears or frays, it shows lack of strength.
 To discove~ if material will stand strain at seainc, the threads should beteSted to see if they move easily. IT the threads can be pushed easily it will fray when strain is applied.
 The breaking strength of yarn should be tested, and also the differ ence between, the. warp and filling threads; weak warp will be broken if a heavy, filling thread is inserted in it.
 Close, firm ,weaves are usually en- during; loose, open spnes, are apt to catch and p+llI out of shape. -- iest'n9 6tahkets-BuyIng blankets is real test of woman's inteIli- gence. for in no other line are there So many deccptions, so many ostensi- ble "au u-wools,' or is the work of find ing out quality so difficult Blankets should never be bought in any but the most reputable store, as high class stores will give a better guarantee o1 quality from the outset But how to tell "all-wooP' from cotton, o1 part-cotton and the other Dropor- tions: First, certain mixture o1 1 cotton in a blanket is not Q deception but makes the blanket wash better only the buyer should know it is pres ent. A ninety per cent wool finine on cotton warp is an excellep1 grade. A real wool blanket is yellow | and not pure white. It will feel gen. timely soft" and smell real ami. | mally smelli
 SARAH ANN TTcHF
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THINGS Yc.U CAN DO.

Dear Social Cornerites: Among the things l find convenient are "Comfort Cases" l have them in my bed rooms, and if you haven't one you surely need one. They may be made in this way: Take one yard of the chintz which harmonizes with the coVerlet and make d cylindrical cover thlrty-s1X inches around and as long as the chintz is wide-about thirty two Inches. Into this I put the rolled up comfort, fastening the open end with harmonizing cotton cord and tassel. This covered roll at the foot of the bed makes everything as trim as you please; and If the comfort happens not to be needed, it is much more easi- ly disposed of in the closet, for the time, than if just folded loosely.
 It is not every one who can mend a tablecloth readily when tablecloth begins to break or a small hole ap- pears, cut piece of white paper some larger than the place to be mended, haste securely over the hole and stitch on sewing machine, lengthwise and crosswise, very closely and evenly. It will look much heater and is easier than alarming or patching by hand. l also mend sheets and bedspreads the same way. The paper will disappear when washed.
 Best wishes to all the Sisters.
 TANJT
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A LITTLE PLEASURE TRIP.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:- l was looking over the Soclal Corner
 and wishing I could be at Auntv No.
 Is picnic, October 11th, when I saw
 Mountain Laurels letter an1 thought
 l would venture to write about a re- cent outing.
 It was an ideal day when an uncle and aunt came and took me for a ride We drove down the main street to the edge Of the village and turned off upon
 a country road, on past the little cem-
 etery where are the graves of parents. relatives and friends (not stranger among thern):l a turn up the long hill; a pleasant call on an old friend and
 neighbor; past the schoolhouse where my early education was obtained; past the ''bfg farmhouse'' where I. stopped in childhood to 'fget warm" at the open fire in the old fashioned sitting 1 room on my way to and from school | in cold dayS;-by1t place where the 1 old cider mill stood; another turn and
 we were on the north road where the 1 bloodroot grew in the spring and the fringed gentiansa in the fall; by
 the cellar where a cottage was begun Plainf1eld bank nowo, then to the gate l that guards the lane to the old neigh borhood cemetery Gin the tiny family 1 lot besides which holds the resting
 place of my frst-born son).
 1 Opposite this gate is the homestead
 of my great -gTandmother where she raised" her large family ana lived to
 welcome several great-grandchildre
 where lived her youngest son for over l 70 years-and the memory of her
 quaint sayings and his love for chill
 dren will live in the hearts of those | who bought his cabbages, pickles and 1 other farm produce, and ate nls early pears. plunls and grapes. No one got so many eggs in winter. or had such dahlias and chfysanthemums in the fail. sp.ese.l ea Then came Uncle Us cider mill, and just beyond the little shop where he repaired broken household and farm | articles, painted furniture. etc.. .s | The next landmark was where Uncle l As wagon shop stood. s.s.@,s4zl , .se
 Then the '1ane bars::" the old lane
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DAINTY APRONS AS GIFTS.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-A very inexpensive apron can be made of lawn dotted Swiss muslin and ging- ham for the kitchen. Let the apron be checked gingharn, made amply full and wide, either with or without bibs, and tying in the back with neatly hemmed strings, big pockets on each side, large bib going over the head
 An apron of fine white lawn is cut with a slight point in front, edged with embroidery, and has a small pocket on one side that is formed by applying a piece of the embroidery as a patch.
 Lawn and striped Swiss are cut with three points, or rounded edge, with narrow lace edge for trimming.
 An apron for a waitress may be made of lawn. having two rows of in- sertion beside the front and finished with a deep hem. Cut the apron about nineteen inches long.
 A maids apron is made one yard long and is finished with a deep hem and has a narrow bit of embroidery with straps across the shoulders, and long broad strings. Another type has narrow lapels stitched to the should CT straps.
 A nurses apron is made long and quite plain, having long strings fin ished with a deep hem.
 Fancy Aprons-A short rounded apron of fine white Swiss lace edged with lace and trimmed with little bows of pink ribbon.
 White nainsook cut in slightly rounded shape and having bib edged with white lace. The apron is edged with lace; insert one row of valencen- nes insertion.
 A dainty pointed shape, with broad hem applied with beading; and a pocket trimmed with beading. This is
 Another has a broad hem applied to a rounded piece of lawn with a single row of insertion. Satin ribbon is inserted between the hem and
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HOW TO MAKE BRAIDED RUGS.

Dear Social Corner Members. Housel1eepers of 2 olden- times made braided rugs. They prove satisfactory IS they are quite heavy and stay in place well.
 For heavy rugs, use old coats or any heavyweight material. Even denim if turned wrong side out braids in nicely. For bathrooms or bedrooms they are best made of calico, gingham or mus. lin, and two strands of blue, pink or copper as color braided with one of white make pretty rugs that are easily washed. Make braids three -fouIths inch wide. The braids for the heavier rugs should be about one inch wide and a trial piece should be made to know how wide to cut the rags, as the width will depend upon the thicRn ess of the material. Turn under the edges neatly so the braid will be smooth on both sides and the rug will be re- versible. Braid firmly and sew to- gether with strong thread for a braid ed rug carelessly made is, of. little ac- count.
 For a rug one and three-fourths yards long a center braid thirty inches long is required. Sew braids around this, fulling the braid on little at the ends of the rug. Every time you sew on a braid it is best to lay the too full or not full enough it will not stay put when finished. Don't sew one continuous braid around the center but have each braid separate and fasten ends securely before sewing the braid
 It is seldom necessary to color these rugs, as even faded rags look well when braided. especially if one strand of black or a bright color is used with two of the faded ones, and it is fa.s- cinating work to see what nice rugs can be made from a seemingly use- less basketfu1 of old rags.
 These rugs cost from eight to ten dollars at the storesy and are no pret- tier than the homemade ones. The store rugs, however, are made of new rags and may wear better. After these rugs get too old and shabby for use in the house they can be used as door mats. rr ~~e TT With best wishes from
 MOITNTAIN IlAITR REL
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ETHELYN.
ARRANGEMENT OF FLOWER BEDS

Dear Social Corner Sisters Tn Oc- tober prepare the bulb bed. Make it rich, pulverize the soil and work it deep. Plant tulips and hyacinrhs about four inches apart. Make holes and sift in little sand, cover lightly, with sand; and then with soil,
 When the bed is all planted. select different varieties of poppy seeds, mix them-do not buy them mixed-and SOW thiniy, but evenly over the bed, ralzing in lightly. Sown in the fall popply plants grow quite large, occu- pying space three or four feet in circumference. These plants are cov- cred with flowers very early in spring April and May-aI1d are fine as suc- cessors to the tulips.
 | After the seeds are sown cover the | bed in the usual way and in the | spring remove the covering as the ! bulbs require it. The little poppy I plants are perfectly hardy.
 When the heliotropes and geraniums
 are taken in, fill a number of cans
 with thrifty cuttings and tuck them away to root. In the spring, set these | in Irregular order among the poppy
 plants When the bulbs have all i bloomed, cut the foliage off, but not
 too close, and you have a poppy bed Later. when the sillken beauties are
 faded, pull them up and you have a l heliotrope or geraniun bed for real | summer work. Bare beds are the gar
 deners eye-sores, and this Is a good
 way to avoid several, anyway.
 Snowdrop BuIbs-I wish I could
 persuade all who have never grown
 snowdrops to set a few bulbs this fall They will amply repay. When the bright sun of February raelts away l the snow you will see the white
 snowy buds pushing through the frost
 bound ground, and should later snows
 and tce-clad storms beat upon them
 they go right on opening their waxy
 cups and smiling glad welcome tc spring. Set the bulbs, if possible, or
 the south side of a building. A sunny spot near the house Is a shelt-
 cred nook where snowdrops will al ways grow and do well. Place about threes inches below the surface in wei
 mellowed soil. and when winter ap,
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breaches cover sh rather lightly with good dressing. Of course, these bulbs should be set in October Snowdrops bulbs are inexpensive and once set they continue.
 The Winter Window Garelen-Any- unusual in their window garden, should try few pots of ea1ochortus and brodiaeaS for this winter. They require similar treatment to hya- cinths and crocuses and are almost sure to do well.
 There are two sorts of calochortus, one bearing large and the other small CT flowers. The former all have large erect blossoms, while the smaller
 1oWered variety is bellshaped and gracefully dropping. Both are entire ly distinct and beautiful Although the one variety is called small flow cred" the lonely blossoms are by no means tiny, but quite large. and borne on long graceful stems. Four or five of these bulbs should be potted in q ffve-inch pot.
 Each variety looks more beautiful in a pot by itself, but a pot of each
 placed in proximity makes "a con- trast. #& The variety called vesta& is exceed ingly fine, the colors leaving nothing to be desired in richness Tor beauty. Brodtaeas are quite new to most flow . CT growers, and so very lovely for winter blooming that one feels like rejoicing wh@l such a delightful ac- quisition beo&snes their property. The flowers are of such different forms, sizes, and cclors, that they are as i11- teresting as they are beautiful. In the open ground they are compara- lively hardy, but require slight pro- lection.
 It is as house plants, however, that | one finds them most valuable, they are so unique, and at the same time of such easy culture and so free in blooming qualities.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-14
AUNT .g MAaY's WAY TO cAr , sat-f"f PEACHES.

] Dear Social Corner Writers: If you want to can peaches in the forenoon peel them over night and to each quart of the halved peaches add one cup of granulated sugar: lay the peaches with the hollow side up on deep dishes, carefully cover with the sugar carefully sprinkled evenly over them In the morning drain off the syrup into the preserving kettle and heat to boiling, then add the peaches and slowly cook twenty minutes; seal at once and if properly cooked and sealed, with good r1pe peaches to be- gin with, they will be good enough for. queen or for the good man of the house.
 I think Etta Barbers suggestions are good. and will be glad to help have a. Social Cornsr Club in Plain field. I will do all can to make it a success. Was sorry to not go to
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-14
A FEW ODD RECIPES.

Dear Editor of the. Social Corner:-- l send a few odd recipes:
 Lemon Raisin Pie-Three eggs, 1 cup of sugar, ! small cup cream. 1-2 cups sun-made raisins, l lemon; beat the yclks of the egg, add the sugar and cream. the grated rind of the lemon, and then the juice of the lemon. Stir well while mixing in the lemon juice; beat the white of the eggs until stiff and add the separated raisin and pour into the pie crust and bake.
 Clans on Toast-Chop dozen of clans and put them into a stew pan with their liquor and let sinner five minutes; drain and add tablespoons of fine crumbs, 1-2 cup of milk in which 1 heaping spoon corn starch has been dissolved 1 teaspoon butter pepper and salt to taste. Stir con stantly until boiling then add 1-2 cup of cream, cook moment longer, and pour over square of toasted bread. FARMERS DAUGHTER.
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not keep their sweetness long and should be cooked as soon as possible 5 = Croquettes should stand in a warm place for half an hour before frying; this makes them brown more quickly covering jelly with paraffin it is best to melt. the Iaraff1n and turn it over the je1lE while the latter is hot Milk strainers can be cleaned by rubbing a cake of soap over the wire and then. pouring boiling water through the strainer. Keep the peanut butter jar turned upside down when on the shelf This will, make the last bit as oily scs the first,
 E If garbage is burned it should be first dried; otherwise steam is created Fand the moisture is injurious to the frebox.' 'T2 '5
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AUNTY NO. 1's PICNIC.

Dear Social Corner Writers: Just a few words about Aunty Nc. Is pie nic which was a grand success from beginning to end, although a little hard luck for Hoosit and Ilykit, as I heard they fell out of the jitney going up a hill. Had I been a few minutes sooner could have taken them along in my Zeppelin.
 Tidy Addly: Think you overlook ed me with that little book of yours. ,Si: Was disappointed not to see you at the picnic; but I suppose Mandy keeps you at home most of the time.
 nFvP KAISFyP
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SOCIAL CORNER POEM.
Not Understood.

Not understood, we move along as- sunder, Our paths grow wider as the sea- sons creep, Along the years we marvel ana we Why % life is life? And then we fall
 Not understood Not understood, we gather false inn presSionS And hug thcm closer as the years Till virtues often seem to us trans And thus men rise and fall and i've and die
 Not understood. Not understood-how triaes often The tHo1gltiess sentence or the fancied slight Destroy long years of friendship, and estrange us, And on our souls there falls a freezing blight
 Not understood. How many cheerless, lonely hearts are aching For lack of sympathy-Ah, day by day How many cheerless lonely hearts are breaking, How many noble spirits pass away
 Not understood. Oh. God That men could see little clearer, Or judge less harshly where they cannot sec Oh. God! That men would draw a little nearer One another they'd be nearer Thee
 And understood.