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The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
DESIGNERS HAVE SENT OVER
MANY PRETTY THINGS.
New Coats Have Touches That Give
Them Distinction-Soft Broadeloth
May Be Brought Back
Into Fashion.

The new coats which have arrived
OF the designers have taken up the
idea OF fastening the coat at the col
larbone and at the waist line. When
the coat is single-breasted the blouse
usually shows through the opening,
which naturally occurs between the
two widely spaced buttons. If wom-
an does not like this, however, il is
better to give enough width 10 the
under front piece to hide tbs blouse.
Although there are high, rolling
collars at the back of many of the
new Jackets, there are also revers that
run down to the chest and sometimes
further.
Here and there one sees in the new
gowns some remarkably lovely mate
rails which we will not be able to
duplicate in this country. Barring
these, there is a lack of new materials,
and it is probable that this season
our dressmakers will not encounter
one of their most serious obstacles in
copying French models, which is the
inability to secure enough of the ma
terial in the original gown.
This is the reason that your dress
maker may have persuaded you in
the past to have your French model
copied in another color and fabric;
you were not aware that she could not
get the original material in this coun-
try and that she had not ordered
enough of 1t from France to satisfy
the demands of her patrons.
Serge, gaberdine and all manner OF
silk supply the needs of the dress
making world this spring, but Jenny,
Bernard and other houses may bring
soft broadcloth back into fashion
through their sponsorship OF 1t. One
does not usually think of broadcloth
as a spring fabric. but the present
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
PROPkGkTING BY CUTTING
BY w. r. GILBERT.

Where thousands of plants are grown
for positions in the open air dur.
ing the summer, this is an important
operation from March onward. Con.
siderable forethought and knowledge
of the work are necessary to obtain the
plants in suitable condition and in suf.
ficient numbers, when the time for
planting out arrives.
Although decried by some, the scar.
let geranium still has hosts of admir-.
ers, especially since the introduction
of the variety-Paul Crampel.
Cuttings OF the varieties Of which
the numbers are shcrt can be inserted
now. These may be obtained from the
old plants lifted from the beds in the
autumn, or a few tops may be taken
of the strongest Of the young plants.
Inserted in light, sandy soil they will
soon root On a shelf in a warm house.
Cuttings of iresine, coleus, ageratum,
heliotrope. verbena, fuchsia, fibrous-
rooted begonia, ETC., when required in
quantity should be inserted in bed
of sand made up In q propagating
frame with bottom heat. Three inches
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
SPRING IN THE GARDEN
BY z. VAN eENTHUYsEN.

Just as soon as the lilac and other
spring-fiowering shrubs have done
blooming, prune them. Cut back to a
strong eye or shoot, preserving the
characteristic form of the shrub.
Fight green lice with tobacco tea
and the rose slug with ne water.
Or try busting air-slaked lime on the
infested rose bushes.
Use a sharp knife or scissors when
gathering flowers. Early in the morn
ing is the best time, and the blooms
not quite developed will last longest.
Keep the stems of the newly cut flow
ers deep in water before arranging in
bouquets.
Make a place for the petunia. II is
one of the Giost accommodating or
plants. II makes a fine showing rap
idly, grows easily and takes root rap
idly. If there is corner on the home
grounds you haven't planned for try
this year n grow petunias. Prepare
the sell carefully, scatter petunia
seeds upon il, water with fine hose
and watch the seeds grow. Look cut
for the big weeds, the little ones will
be snothered by the rapid growth Of
the petunias.
If Jack Frost has found some tender
seeding, place it out of the sur i'm
nediately. Spray with very Geld wa
ter and shade from the suns rays.
Gladioli must be planted every two
weeks for succession. The plants are
beautiful and when placed among
roses or with a background of shrub
berry are brilliant spot in the gar
den.
Cannas like very rich soil and plen-
ty of water during the growing season.
Plant two feet apart, Il they are the
tall-growing scrt, the dwarf kind can
be planted closer. AS the seed pods
form, cut them off. A mulch of strawy
manure helps to conserve the water
that is given them.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
Point Of Beauty Which All Women
Should Do Their Very Utmost
to Attain.

1t is said by physiognomists the
mouth is the feature which most truly
expresses the character. Mouths have
won more men for women than any
other feature. A man when away may
forget the glance of an eye, the shape
of the face, but some expression Of the
mouth still remains with him perma.
nently.
Many women who have no other
good feature seem TO be beautiful be-
cause the mouth is bewitchingly at
tractive, and tells Of soul that is
big and fine. 1t is an easy matter for
us to do for the mouth what nature
did not do. OF course, we cannot
change the marking of the mouth, but
We can change the lines about It. No
mouth, no matter how beautiful its
contour, is attractive IL it pulls down
or remains immovable in tight,
straight lines
The mouth is the most mobile Of
all our features. 1t Is claimed that
those who talk, sing and laugh fire.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
Snmerset Sandwiches.

These sandwiches are a little odd:
One-half cupful scalded milk, one-half
cupful boiling water, one-half table
spoonful butter, two tablespoonfuls
molasses, teaspoonful salt, one-half
yeast cake, dissolved in two table
spoonfuls lukewarm water one-half
cupful white -four and enough entire
wheat flour to knead, one cupful Eng
lish walnut meats broken into pieces.
OF course make your bread same as
any bread, the night before. Let rise
and in morning knead in nut meats
after first raising; put in pans, raise
and bake as any bread; after "a hours
old slice thin as possible, spread
sparingly and evenly with creamed
butter and put orange marmalade be-
tween slices.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
Frivolous Capes

The neat, but inconsequential little
shoulder cape has now become an ar
ticle of clothing by itself. II is black
or dark blue. and occasionally of a
brighter color. Three deep ruffles of
taffeta, which bring It Just over the
shoulder, are it's usual mode of being,
but many variations are exhibited.
Sometimes the ruffies and outstanding
rufile Of a collar are divided at the
back, and in one case the little cape
is made with diminutive sleeves, also
finished with a rufie. The high, far
ing collar of one cape Is made with a
narrow, pointed yoke. and the frills.
instead OF being Of the taffeta, are Of
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
MAKING MEAT TENDER
HOW THE INEXPENSIVE CUTS
MAY BE EMPLOYED.
Pounding Flour Into Them Is Recon-
mended as One MISUNDERSTANDING
Fine Is Another Excellent Way
Of Improving Them.

When the housekeeper attempts to
expensive cuts she has two difficulties
to contend with-toughness and lack
of favor. Pounding meat before cook
ing is an old-fashioned method of max
ing il tender, but while this process
breaks down the tough tissues it also
releases the juices. driving them out,
and with them the flavor. A good way
is to pound -four into the meat. This
catches and holds the juices.
A very palatable and economical
dish can be made from a round steak
as follows: Pound -four into both sides
take up. Fry in drippings or other fat
in an ordinary pan of kettle. then add
water to cover ii. Cover the vessel
tightly, so that no steam can escape
and allow the meat TO simmer very
gently for two hours. Ii is then ready
to serve, the gravy being already
thickened by the -four beaten into the
steak. This gravy is delicious and far
superior to the kind made in the or
binary way after the meat is cooked
Another very tasty dish is Spanish
beefsteak. Take a piece of round
steak weighing two pounds and about
an inch thick. Pound until thin, sea-
son with salt and cayenne pepper,
cover with a layer of bacon or salt
pork sliced, roll and tie with a cord
place in covered baking dish. Pour
around it half cupful each OF milk
and water. Cook two hours, basting
occasionally.
Chopping meat is one of the princi
pal methods of making tough and in
expensive meat tender. Chopped
meats have another advantage, in that
they may be cooked quickly and eco
nomically Chopped raw meat OF al
most any kind can be very quickly
made into a savory dish by cooking
It with water or with water and milk
for a short time, then thickening with
butter and -four, and adding different
seasoning as preferred, either pepper
and salt alone or onion juice. celery,
or tomato. Such a dish may be made
10 30 IuTlHeT Dy SeINllb IL vi ollSSo
OF toast or surrounded by a wall of
rice or macaroni.
In broiling chopped meat success
fully the point is TO scar the surface
very quickly so that the juices may
be kept in, and then to allow the
heat to penetrate to the inside until
the whole mass is cooked to the taste
OF the family. To begin with, the
broiler should be well creased. 9th
erwise the cakes or balls may be
broken when removing them from the
broiler. They should be heated on
both sides more quickly than a steak,
because the chopping has allowed the
juice to escape and the openings
should be sealed as quickly as posi-
| BILE.
Hamburg steak is made from mex
pensive bits OF beef chopped, seasoned
little, and shaped into fat cakes or
steaks. If possible the chopplng
should be done at home. so that the
meat may be cooked at once. Some
housekeepers think Hamburg steak is
| improved by mixing the meat with a
little milk before cooking.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
Much Ribbon on Millinery

In spite Of the fact that so many
flowers were seen in the first straw
hats worn in the late winter, both in
Paris and in this country, ribbon is
taking a more and more important
place in the seasons millinery trim
ming.
Many of the new hats are almost en-
tirely covered with ribbon. Stiff rib
bon is laced and used to cover crown
and brim, ribbon about an inch wide.
Sometimes the crown is covered
with bands of ribbon, all crossing at
the center The stiff, twilled ribbon is
used for this purpose, too.
Then there arc the bands of ribbon
with tailored bow at the side, some
times forming the only trimming of
sailor shapes, sometimes used in COM
bination with a feather fancy at one
side.
A charming hat is of black straw,
with small bow knots Of very mar
row picot-edged electric blue ribbon
fastened fiat against the crown, all
around II. The ends of the bows hang
on the brim.
Pastel colors in ribbons are used
for hats to wear with thin summer
frocks. They are sometimes made into
big wired bows which perch jauntily
at the back or side of the hat, some
times narrow ribbons are used.
Narrow ribbon is run through
buckles, too, which adds to its trim
ming quality. Small bone buckles,
sometimes metal buckles, are used.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30

Prunes washed and soaked over
night and stewed in the water in
which they were soaked without bit
OF sugar added are extremely whole
some and most appetizing as break
fast dish or in combination with 9TH
er materials in various dishes.
Combined with apples in the proper
ton of two cupfuls of chopped apple
to one-half cupful of stoned stewed
prunes used as a top dressing to pork
chops. baked in the oven after season
ing with salt and pepper. is a dish
which once used will often be repeat
ed.
Chopped apple combined with rails.
ins and used in pastry as pie or pud-
ding is another most tasty dish.
Dried apples used with molasses,
soaked over night in the molasses and
spices makes a nice fruit cake. Use
pork finely chopped for shortening.
Fig Marmaade.-Cut into pieces one
pound of figs and three pounds of rhu-
barb. Add three pounds of sugar and
the juice and grated rind of lemon.
mix and stand over night. In the
morning simmer for a half hour until
it looks clear. then seal.
Apricot Marmalade. - Wash nve
pounds OF dried apricots Cook slow
ly in water to cover until the stones
may be easily removed after they
have been soaked over night Next
morning cook and drain and add four
pounds of sugar and a quarter OF the
water in which they were stewed.
Cook slowly until reduced to a mar
malade.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
START THEM EARLY

A great many ANNALS and peren-
malls can be planted now for early
plants. Pansies, daisies, sweet peas
and verbenas; but where there is no
conservatory or greenhouse it is best
to wait until March before planting
anything but the pansies or daisies.
Start sweet allysum now in your win
dow garden. Sweet peas are too hard
to handle from the window box. Bet
ter wait and SOW them where they are
to remain all season.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30

boiling, sailed water, uncovered.
Drain and cut down the sides, fill with
cheese sauce. Sprinkle with buttered
crumbs and brown in the oven.
Cheese Sauce.-Add tablespoonful
of butter to two of -four and cook until
smooth. then add a cupful OF milk, a
dash of red pepper. half teaspoonful
of salt and a cupful of dry grated
cheese. Pour at once into and around
the cabbage. Do not cook after the
cheese is added or 1t will become
stringy.
A cheese to be right for cooking.
such as rarebits and fondues, should
be smooth and melt when pressed
against the roof of the mouth feel
smooth and without grains.
Horse-Radlsh Sauee.-Take half
cupful of grated horse-radish root, one
and half cupfuls of milk, two tea
spoonfuls of sugar and third of
cupful of soft bread crumbs cook to-
gether twenty minutes in a double
boiler, then add three tablespoonfuls
of butter, a half teaspoonful each of
salt and cinnamon. Serve hot.
Cheese With Rlce.-Take a cupful
of cooked rice. add half teaspoonful
of salt. and a cupful and a third of
grated cheese. half cupful of hot
milk. then add four egg yolks beaten
thick and fold in the stiffiy-beaten
whites. Pour into a buttered baking
dish and bake in a moderate oven
Serve as soon as firm.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
CHARM IN MOBILE MOUTH

quently retain an expression OF youth
never found in those who have not
frequently exercised the lips in these
ways.
To encourage upward trend of the
mouth we must begin at the founda-
ton OF beauty, character. We must
encourage beautiful. kind and pure
thoughts. We must think of the sweet,
joyful things in life, not Of the dis
couraging, wicked ones. The next
step toward developing a beautiful
mouth Is full set of teeth in per
feet condition.
There are several exercises which
keep the lips mobile and flexible
Whistling is good, IL not overdone
Blowing out candle or an imaginary
candle light is also good. But best
OF all is to toss a feathery dandelion
into the air and blow 1t about, laugh.
ing at the sport which is derived from
this, or blow soap bubbles. Blowing
them about the room is a good Lip
exercise.
Do not bring the lips tightly togeth-
er. That spoils the mouth, adds lines
and wrinkles, and makes the face old
Always let the lips fall lightly to-
gether.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
SUCCESS WITH COSMOS

Sow cosmos early If you wish to get
any satisfaction cut of it. Push it
along as fast as you can. 1t does not
transplant readily, therefore grow it in
pots. Shift it along until it is grow.
ing in nine-inch pots. Then sink the
pot in a border and from the time
the plants are six inches high until
the end of July the sh BOTS should be
pinched out. This will keep the plants
low and stocky. Long after severe
frosts your cosmos will be giving you
your beautiful flowers for the window.
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the nicely ironed clothes on the rack
ever growing more and more is a con.
slant inspiration. You have something
to show for your work.
Today the woman who is her own
laundress eliminates all the work that
is possible, wearing crepe underwear
and dresses, thus cutting down the
ironing. At best, ironing, If well done,
is firing work. but by planning and
forethought il may be made much
easier. Before beginning. see that all
things needed are at hand. a fresh,
clean cover on the ironing board. wax
for the irons and, il II Is possible. an
electric iron. for it saves much fatigue
walking back and forth getting fresh
irons, and bowl of water and clean
cloth to dampen too dry spots or re-
move a soiled spot.
A high stool to sit on while ironing
is great strength saver, the feet may
rest on a chair round and the small
pieces, napkins. handkerchiefs and
towels and pillow cases, ironed quite
as well as when standing
When ironing the larger pieces fold
thick rug in several folds and place
under the feet.
An electric mangle is a wonderful
aid in the household that has much
laundry. for all the fiat pieces can be
quickly ironed and much better than
by hand work.
Have the ironing board OF the right
height so that the work may be done
with the least possible fatigue.
room well ventilated is another essen
tial in making ironing more comfort
able, and few minutes in a darkened
room on a comfortable couch will rest
one so that the work may be resumed
and finished without exhausting
fatigue.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
LATE FRENCH MODELS

weave of t IS as cool as serge. It
has been sent over here in quits of
white, beige, mauve and gray. 1t is
a question whether American women
will adopt 1t. AS a rule, they prefer
silk for spring and summer. Our
warm weather comes early and stays
with us in an exasperating manner.
A vast number OF the best French
afternoon gowns are made OF wolfe, in
lustrous sill thread that is quite eff
fective. The material with which we
are familiar and which we call geor'
gette crepe, is also used, and some OF
the best models are of satin.
Probably one may say that the
marked departure IN afternoon gowns
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
Black Lingerie

While black corsets are not so I'M
usual as TO cause one to exclaim, the
fact that there is a demand for whole
sets of lingerie in black is astonishing
Il is said that anything in the lingerie
line can be now had i'm this somber
hue, and when 1t is considered that
many of the modish frocks are of
transparent material, il seems reason
able, at least. that the brassiere and
the corset. too, for that matter, should
be Fashioned OF black material.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
Jam OmeIet.

One tablespoonful powdered sugar.
one teaspoonful cornstarch, three Ia
blespoonfuls milk, strawberry Jam,
five eggs. Beat yolks of the eggs light
with the powdered sugar, into this stir
the cornstarch dissolved in the milk.
Then fold in the stifly beaten whites.
Cook in buttered frying pan until
set; spread with jam; fold and serve
as a dessert.-Mother's Magazine.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1916-03-30
RIBBON BEDS.

Good effects can be worked oui in
ribbon beds, by using different varie-
ties of verbena in rows. To make an
effective design, however, it will be
necessary to purchase plants of each
color from your florist as seedlings
are quite sure to bring plants of all
colors common to the verbena family
and therefore spoil the color effect
which is the prime motive of such a
bed.
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needed when stewing, as there is little
evaporation. When using the radia-
tors, as is best in nearly all cooking
heat them until they scorch a piece
OF paper at once when laid upon them
Have the pot roast in a tight vessel
and boiling hot when it is placed on
the radiator. then cover and let cook
until tender. Another radiator placed
on top will hasten the cooking but
need not be used for a stew.
For steaming buildings and brown
bread. the cooking of rice. oatmeal
and other cereals, for baking fruit
cakes which are often so hard to bake
in the oven. the cooker is an ideal
saver of fuel and time.
The country housewife, as we'll as
the city one. may prepare her Sunday
dinner, go TO church and enjoy the
sermon and a chat with her friends
without hurrying home TO cook dinner.
for II will be all ready. never over
cooked, boiled dry or underdone in the
fireless cooker. BY careful planning
the cook knows 10 a minute how long
certain foods need to cook and results
never vary.
The iavors of meats, fish or fowl
cannot be surpassed in comparison
with other ways of cooking, for by the
slow process favors are developed
and brought out. the juices and natu-
raj flavors preserved.
Chicken a la Fireless.-Prepare the
chicken as for frying, brown 1t in a
little butter until all sides are evenly
Drowned, in the dish in which 1t is to
be cooked. Season well. Place a hot
stone in the cooker, put In the pot
tightly covered. Put down the cooker
lid and fasten tightly. Cook three
hours for a ive-pound chicken. When
ready to serve place the pieces on the
platter and make a gravy with thick
ened cream or top milk. This may be
poured over the chicken or served in a
gravy.
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of sand will be sufficient and If this
is made firm, well supplied with water
and a bottom heat of IS to 80 degrees
maintained, many Of the cuttings will
be rooted in a week and ready for
potting up singly in small pots.
Remaining in the sand such short
time, they can be dibbled in close to-
gether.
Lobelias. altermantheras, and me
sembryanthemums can also be in.
creased by the thousands in this way.
Provided there is good stock of old
plants On hand, March is soon enough
to commence propagating.
Early in February dahlia tubers, OF
which a large stock is required, may
be brought into the propagating house.
Placed on the stage, partly burying the
tubers in leaf mold, plenty of shoots
will soon push out. When these are
about three inches in length they
should be taken of with a slight heel
and if inserted in a sand bed they will
soon root.
Another method successfully adapt.
ed for roofing dahlias, is to make up
a hotbed a yard in height, place a
frame on this and plunge the pots
of cuttings where there is nice bot.
tom heat.
A list OF the quantities OF plants
required should be made and the nun.
bers entered as they are rooted. This
may have much trouble when the time
comes for planting out.
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Iemon Annie pie.

Take two large tablespoonfuls Of
cornstarch, dissolve it in cold water
to a smooth paste, pour on one-half
pint OF boiling water and stir until it
thickens. Remove FROG the fire and
add one cupful of sugar. two apples
grated, Juice, rind OF one lemon and
a teaspoonful of butter. Bake in two
crusts. VIII make two medium-sized
pies.
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cocoanut Guns.

one-half cupful cocoanut. one cupfrl
sugar, one cupful milk, one egg, one
tablespoonful butter, one tablespoon
full vanilla, two cupfuls -four, two tea
spoonfuls of baking powder. Beat well
Fill creased cups half full and steam
one hour. To be eaten with whipped
cream.
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No,a no. we.
Selfish and unselfsh.

The selfish man rarely offers the
milk of human kindness until he has
skinned the cream for himself. while
the unselfish man. who Is rare, often
gives the very cream to others and
keeps tor himself what is left.
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prepared from the dried
fruits always at our COM
mand. Prunes are not
half appreciated. Some
foolish person in ages
past called them the
boarding house sauce"
and 1t is hard to get
away from the idea that
the prune Is the last re-
sort.