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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
BY VIRGINIA CARTER LEE

- ITH the coming Of the holiday
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III XYyI season, the housekeepers
ii w thoughts naturally turn TO
III --I that chef d9ulTe of the
~ Christmas dinner-the rich
MAJ and savory plum pudding.
lEZf31&JI Fortunately, this delicacy
seems 20 improve with age,
and as IL is always better when reheated
the provident housewife will be acting wisely
if she makes five or six of these spicy pud-
dings which will last her for company des-
serts' during the coolest Of the winter months.
The following recipe is an old-fashioned
English one that hs,s stood the test of over
hundred years. If the directions are carefully
followed, delicious pudding will be the re-
suit.
OLD ENGLISH PLUM PUDDING
Clean one pound Of currants by washing in
warm water. dry on towel, pick them over,
toss them in -four and turn into a large mixing
bowl Add one pound OF rasins, stoned,
slightly chopped and Toured, then half pound
OF brown sugar, one pound Of very nneiy
chopped fresh beef suet, four ounces OF shred
ded ctrOn, four ounces each OF chopped candled
lemon and orange peel, one teaspOonful OF salt
one grated nutmeg, half teaspoonful Of GIN
ger, one teaspoonful of cinnamon half tea
spoonful Of cloves. half teaspoonful Of all
spice four ounces Of chopped and blanched
almonds, one and a half pounds Of sifted flour
and one and a half pounds of stale bread
crumbs Mix these ingredients thoroughly,
using the hands; then add eight lightly beaten
eggs, a small cupful Of boiled cider and enough
sweet milk 10 mix TO a very stiff batter. One
Of the secrets Of success in making good
plum pudding is TO have il we'll mixed
Long ago in England it was part of the
mixing ceremony that every one of the house
hold should stir the pudding until his strength
gave out. With the large families then in
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courses for the formal dinner, and also to
tighten the foods, causes the old entertainer,
if she plans a we'll balanced meal, to pause
and consider combinations more carefully than
she did under the old way of serving
Raw oysters, clans or canape precede the
soup. The soup is very light if a heavy meat
follows, or has a rich body if the meat is to
be light. Fish in ramekins, devilled crabs,
shrimps, clans or oysters, buttered lobster or
lobster souffe generally forms the fish course.
This brings the diners TO the one allowably
heavy course, the turkey milestone, for which
the substitutes are offered.
ROAST CAPON
Roast capon, with chestnut stuffing and
grape sauce, is excellent, if the bird is large
and we'll chosen. 1t also goes nearly as far in
serving as the turkey does. II a cupful Of ap-
pie sauce is beaten with the mashed potato and
is then put into little paper drop cake moulds
and lightly Drowned in the oven it may be
served right in the moulds and is very tempt
ing.
GUINEA HEN MIGNON
Dress and joint two medium-sized guinea
hens, dust with salt and paprika and saute the
pieces in one ounce of butter until they are a
golden brown. Then lift the pieces to hot
platter and fry eight slices of Virginia ham
in the pan. When fried, remove the sliced ham
TO a hot plate and add to the fat they were
fried in a can of button mushrooms, sliced, and
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4
/ W7S2 as she sat before a neighbours
Sen cheerily burning fire. But
- - are they going TO get the servants to
attend? Even the most ignorant girl, Just
over. can get all the training she wants from
mistress to mistress, and get paid constantly
Increasing wages to boot! There are our own
American girls 10 be sure; but who ever
heard of an American girl, with the Declara-
ton Of independence behind her, going into
training for domestic seryice?"
Most housewives would be inclined to agree
With this skeptcal young woman. But what
would they say TO an industrial school that,
despite a wide curriculum of stenography
bookkeeping dressmaking, millinery, des en-
ing. nursing and horticulture, is incidentally
attracting even American girls to domestic
service; not as supervi -ng housekeepers, but
as expert and Efficient euseworkers, in some
one else's kitchen, and succeeding so well IN
their chosen profession that its superintendent
says he has one hundred employers waiting
for every such young woman?
Such is a comparatively side development,
but none the less highly significant expert
ence, Of the Andrews Institute for Girls, at
Willoughby, Ohio, founded by the late Mr..
and Mrs. Andrews and endowed by them with
their entire fortune Of S5,000,00O.
Being stanch believers in the girl who be-
comes self-supporting and sef-reliant, Mr..
and Mrs. Andrews decided to establish
practical school TO render girls self-support-
ing" 1t was opened six years ago, and now
the applications for entrance are so numerous
that, despite four main buildings and eight
cottages, conditions are already so congested
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NEED FOR A SOCIAL CLUB

Mr.. Shankland went on to explain his belief
that the lack of such club or meeting place
for domestic employees is one of the chief rea-
sons for our difficulties with the servant prob
lem. at seems to me-" he said that the
women's clubs in various parts of the country
ought to be able to work out some highly in
teresting experiments tending toward a solu-
ton of this particular phase of it. Any recog-
milton that houseworkers need an outlet for
recreation and for mental stimulation, just the
same as the rest of US, is step in the right
direction"
"A training school for servants is an anon
ally in democratic country. No American
father or mother would ever send child to be
trained as a servant"
Slowly we pondered again over the words Of
the college and research expert, who has writ
ten prodigiously weighty analysis of domes-
tic service. AS she saw it after profound
study, the sole solution of our servant problem
that can come to us is from colege-bred house
wives.
Each year the proportion Of housekeepers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-10
Bv JEANETTE YOUNG NORTON

HOSE who are tired of the
turkey as the prominent dish
on the Christmas table may
perhaps like few suggestions
for some acceptable substi-
tute. The modern tendency
TO shorten the number of
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aside from responsibility, what is going to
keep that type of girl satisfied in the kitchen"
asked.
opportunity for mental stimulus and some
outlet for social activity. For instance, those
of our girls who are established near US come
back for lectures, classes, for consultations, to
use the library and the gym. We are de-
lighted to see that they use the institute quite
naturally as a sort of club.
eve regard this clubhouse use of our plant
as highly important, and have director to fol-
low up and encourage their activities. You
find our homemaking girls back with the rest,
reading budgets and government reports; keep
ing in touch with the crop reports and whole
sale markets makes them more intelligent buy
ers."
New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
Vews for 77heater Goers nnd Women Readers
BIG HOUSE LAUDS
 THE RED WIDOW"

Never since they made their debut in this city have the members of the Russwin Lyceum Musical stock com pany received a more generous recep tion from an audience than they did last night at the mid-weelk perform ance of ''The Red Widow" large audience, in a mood for fun, had it's appetite for laughter satisfied and crowded houses will probably be the result for the remainder of the week as news travels fast.
 Walter Wills in the role of Cicero Hannibal Butts, of Yonkers, where his corset factory is located, had his au- dience holding on to the sides of the seats. His delineation of the giddy American temporarily detached from home ties was his best work of the season. Miss Georgia Campbell makes a striking "Red Widow" queen of the Nihilists whose single aim is to re- move from it's earthly dwelling the soul of the czar.
 One of the real features of the week is the dancing of Miss Leona Court ney, who makes the most of her first opportunity to demonstrate her grace and versatility. Miss Courtney is genuine "butterfy girl and Director Perrin is to be congratulated on se curing her name to a contract. Miss Courtney is ably assisted this week by Lee Daly.
 William Meehan as the Russian chief of police; George Bogues as the soldier of the czar; Franklyn Smith, as the secret service man; Ralph Sip perly, as the brains of the plot to kill the emperor-au contribute to a per formance that esta blishes beyond doubt the ability of the Lyceum Players.
 Sunday night Anita Stewart will be shown in "The Combat nine reels of thrills, at the Lyceum theater. "Thc Combat is an Ince production and that is all that's necessary to say about it.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
DAINTY COMEDIENNE POPULAR AT KEENEY'S

Petite and pretty, Betty Browne, the diminutive singing comedienne,
 who is playing at Keeneys this week, is winning her way into the hearts
 of the patrons of the playhouse by
 her clever songs and dances and her fascinat ating mannerisms. Miss Browne is probably the best Hone" performer to appear here in a long time. She has some very catchy vocal mum bers and she dances her way into popular With the patrons and she wins liberal applause at every per- fOrmance.
 Attention is also attracted to the act of the Weber girls, a troupe of acrobats of extraordinary ability. These young ladies do a number of remarkable tricks and furnish many singing act also deserving recogni- tion from the Keeney-goers.
 Hobart Henley in "A Child Of Mys-
 tery," is to be the photoplay fea- ture for tonight while tomorrow and Saturday Henry B. WalthaI will be seen in The Sting Of Victory" This is probably the biggest screen attraction of the week.
 There will be a new episode Friday and Saturday in the Vitagraph se- rial, The Scarlet Runner" with Earle Williams leading the cast.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
STORY YOU AT ANY DIME Her Side---and His ho" Cora and David Temple Marital Problem.
 
''The Power to See Ourselves'
By ZOE BECKLEY

Dear Girl: What an Illuminating ex- per1ence 1t is to be away the first time from ones other self Here was l, sure that I was a self-starter in my daily life, independent of any one for comfort, advice a11 care of my 1nnards and out'ards. And so I was. up to a few months ago when I mar ried you. But now
 l was awakened this morning by an internal buzzing in the kitchen. I had heard that buzzing before, I sup pose, although it never before pene- trated my thoughts. I had a vague memory of you stirring every morn ing in answer to that buzzing; some untitled words down the dunn waiter shaft-and some necessary nuisance of chore was performed, I suppose. But this morning I realized that buz- ger was wired to my ear drum I had to do something about it. I did not know thing what to do and want ed to know less. I tried to ignore it, but the darn thing lost it's temper and declared it would keep up buzzing all winter So had to get up and ask it what the simp blank it wanted.
 It seems that the janitOr insisted on my sending some meat down or the butcher wanted to send some gar bage up. I forget which-there were several buzzings. I couldn't think of the first thing to do, so I longed for you and sWOre at the man below. It was not his swearing up at me in re- turn I minded as much as his being right and my being wrong, as 1t proved.
 Then I remembered the typewriter list of instructions you left pinned up on the door of the dumbWaiter. After that everything was plain sailing un- til Katie came in and took the house off my head.
 Both before I remembered that list and after, I realized how much l had learned to depend upon you for little inconsidered things that very quickly make themselves the clamorlng nul- sances of life, is left unconsidered.
 read my morning paper as usual on the train and tore half dozen clippings out and stuffed them in my pockets as per habit to read to you at night-things in the days news 1 wanted your assistance in swearing at: your woman's point of view; and what on earth is ''mole-dyed kit l coney," Then I stuffed the last ot them into my vest pocket l re1nem-
New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
A VAGABOND PRINCE"
 FOX'S STAR FILM

The Triangle Kay-Bee play "A
 Vagabond Prince" starring Fl. B,
 Warner, which will be seen at Fox's tomorrow and Saturday, concerns
 Prince Tonic, of Bothalia, who, tired of the pomp and pettiness of the little Balkan principality which his father
 rules, longs to venture out in the great world, seek adventure and for get court etiquette. He comes to America in search for adventure and becomes the dominant figure in a de- lightfuI romance. The feature is re- plete with scenes of regal splendor at the start and then becomes abundant with the atmosphere of San Francisco and the "barbary coast" where the romance has its inception" where the has the title role, that of Prince To nio and he is said to be at his best in his interpretation of it. He is first seen as the young heir to the throne of Bothalia-dissatisfe with his princely confinement-and then as the optimistic adventurer who arrives in San Francisco and falls in love- with Fluffy of the dance halls. Op- posite Warner, in the principal fem mine role is seen Dorothy Dalton, who is winning many new followers daily by her vivid portrayals. Tn ad- dition to the above the Paramount will present the ''Follies Girl" Ann Pennington in The Rainbow Prin- cess" a story of circus life, told against a background of billowing canvas freaks and menageries, ali ending in a delightful romance. For today the attractions will be Bought And Paid For" with Alice Brady, The Battle Of Life" with Gladys Coburn and a selected program of Mutual Features, and the Pathe weekly.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
HULA HULA DANGER
 A GRAND FEATURE

Reducing forty pounds in as many days is the record claimed by Miss Florence Bennett, prima donna with the Fred Irwin "Majestics," which is seen all the week at the Grand theater. The public's demand for the Hawaiian dances is met by Mr. Irwin who has included in his pres ent lavishly staged production Mar dine Gray, a graceful native Hawai- ian dancer who makes her American debut this season. The book for the "Majestics' was written by Paul Cunningham, a celebrated tenor, who is also with the show Other prin- cipals whose work is especially clev- CT are Frank DeMont, direct from big time vaudeville, Louise Alexan- dria, May Penson and Grace Ham, mond.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
REVELATIONSOF A WIFE
By ADELE GARRIgCE

unscrupulOus woman before me- what ever it might be.
 She had paused for a moment after her threat against me, so that my momentary little lapse of attention did not prevent me from hearing the con- cluS1on of her directions to the man. "Somcthing GOldStcin Doesn't Know" " ou go back to Kingston and wait there at the same place until I let you know what to do next she directed. I'm going to New York myself to- night and get something I need. I'll let Goldstein know you're on the job
 "GOldsteins getting a bit leary," the man returned respectfully, but dog gedly. "This is 8 risky business, and he doesn't see how you're going to get away with so many of them without their being traced"
 Do I have to tell you again that I know exactly what I am about 7 Mrs. Allls returned crisply and cOntemp- tuously. There's something about this business that even Goldstein doesn't know, and is not going to know until I get good and ready to tell him after we get the pictures out. It's something that will make him sit up and take notice, I promise you. Now get back where you came from as quickly as. you can. Did you do as I told you, cycle over from the next station?"
 "Yes,' laconically. My wheel is up here a piece, just far enough from the road so no one will see it.
 Good. Better make tracks for it now. I'll stay here until I'm sure you're on your way back along the road The artist and his wife are going fishing this morning, so if they come along here, they'll think I am enjoying the woods. So long,
 How Unexpected Release Came.
 As the man turned and climbed the bank quickly, Mrs. Allis drew her in eVitable knitting from a beaded bag she carried on her arm, and seating herself at the foot of the gigantic oak began to knit as composedly as if that were the sole object of her life. It was i'm mpossible for us to move with out her hearing us and realizing that we had overheard her conversation, and we were rapidly becoming cramped, crouched as we were in the underbrush
 Just as 1t seemed as though we could not bear it any longer our re- lease came. Walking swiftly yet cautiously through the underbrush from a direction opposite to that in which the Cosgrove house lay, came
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the boy Fred who had been mysteri7 ously absent from the breakfast table, although his mother had succeeded in making every one except myself be- lieve that both he and his twin brother, Ned, had been there.
 I was sure the new conner was Fred, even before he came near enough for me to recognize the mark which I alone of the Cosgrove boarders had discovered, and which distinguished, him from his twin brother, Ned. When Dicky and I had started on our fishing trip we had left Ned in the farm yard busily engaged in helping his father, and I knew he could not possibly be coming toward us from another direction.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
What NIadge and Dicky Overheard in
 the Depths of the Woods.

"You must get out of here at once. It isn't safe"
 The low voice of Mrs. Alis, our fel- low boarder at the Cosgrove farm house in the Catskills, barely reached Dicky and me, as we crouched in the underbrush, involuntary witnesses of her secret meeting with the stranger who had just made his way to the gigantic oak near us, and whom Dicky had recognized as a "hanger-O on of the worst crook among New York picture dealers.''
 "What's the row?'' The mans roughened voice rose carelessly. Mrs. Allis promptly tapped his mouth lightly With the back of her hand. You fool!" Her tone was even more stinging than the epithet i've only minute or two to tell you every thing, so keep that voice of yours to yourself until I get through It's like a buzz saw.
 The man grunted sulkily, but l mo- ticed he did not speak again. Xvi dently his position was inferior to that of Mrs. Allis in the gang which l was certain now was planning to Steal the valuable collection of paintings in the COSSIO\e C Iarn house paflOr. "Theres an artist and his wife up here, got here last night Mrs. Allis went on, and we had to strain our ears to catch the almost inaudible words "Of course the minute he spotted the pictures he knew what they were worth, and he's put the Cosgroves wise to the danger of losing them. Worst of all the artists wife is one of those snooping James who fancies herself a regular sleuth, and she's had peppers open for me ever since she landed. So there's no use trying any thing tonight or indeed until the end of the week. By that time I'll have a scheme ready that'll pull the wool over the eyes of the Cosgroves, and at the same time give me a chance to get good and even with the dame I men toned"
 Low as was her voice. the maleVO- lence of it struck a chill to my heart. I clutched Dicky's arm inVoluntarily. He slipped his arm around me care fully and noiselessly so that no hint of our presence should reach the two conspirators. As I lifted my eyes to him and met his reassur1ng tender smile. I suddenly lost all my mlsg1v- ings, and felt myself strong Tor the task of thwarting the scheme or the
New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
Disciplining Oneself.

We asked a neighbor of ours to come and play cards the other eve- ming.
 "No," she said, 'I can't. I'd love to, but I can't possibly"
 'Why not?" we probed. She is an Intimate friend" as we'll as a neigh bor.
 "Because I told myself I couldn't accept any invitations this evening if I didn't get some letters answered this afternoon, and I was lazy and didn't"
 "Come on," we urged, wickedly. You don't have to write those let ters tonight They're not that im- portant.' She Won't Believe Herself Next Time.
 No" she said, "theyre not that important, but if I'm not firm with myself I shan't believe myself next time I tell myself anything ike that"
 And she didn't come.
 And I liked her the better for it.
 Every man (and woman) is divid- ed into two selves, the self that doesn't want to do the things it ought, and the selft that wants them done
 The self that wants them done is the master, or should be. Tn too many of us it is only the master in name, a master who weakly suggests that this or that ought to be done, but doesn't insist upon it. The Self That Wants to Dream When
 One Should Think.
 The other self, the self that wants
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pered you would not be home to see them tonight. So I send them with
 this letter.
 lou would imagine I'd forget you as soon as 1 struck the office. But for solle reason, more things came up in
 the copy l was writing on which I
 wanted your opinion that ever before. The woman point of view. Gosh. T
 never till today realized how much this civilization of ours depends on the woman. So I am sending you the enclosed advertisement with a De- tltlon ot your comment on the marked paragraphs.
 I plugged hard all day and felt pretty Jagged. The thought of a quiet
 little dinner at home, with you bust
 ling about in the kitchen and nothing for me to do but make the salad
 dressing, seemed good to melville
 the thought lasted.
 l took dinner at Pagani's restaur- ant. Hitherto, the place meant funny
 Tony Pagani. with Ma Pagani's won
 derful ravioli and broiled chicken, and the little half-portion fireplace by the side of our ta ble, and the gang dropping in. Never did I think of it
 as restaurant" Tonight it was worse than restaurant; it seemed a lunch room with marble morgue floor and pay -as-you-exit attendance. How
 could your trig little presence have
 hidden all this from me before to- night about Pagani's restaurant?
 You know, before my train was out
 of the station of Hill Farms yesterday I felt I wanted you to be going back with me. It seemed such a perfectly brOmidic reaction that I swore I would not follow it up with the usu- al you don't know h. OWL iss- you dear!' kind of letter. I haven't writ
 ten anything of the kind, have I?
 am asking because I am afraid to re- read this letter lest I find that I have not written once 'I miss you"; so it must be that I don't! But I want you to fill your letter full 1 of yourself as I have filled this one 1 with myself. Tell me of every breath
 you breathe, every thought you think,
 every nice thing you do for people | about you'll can just see you doing
 them! l want to have you as near me
 as writing can bring one. For while I don't miss you, I 'could do" very l well with the feel of my arms about l you.
 WALT.
New Britain herald., 1916-12-14
CHESTNUT STREET RESIDENT SAYS THAT HE RECEIVED WONDERFUL RESULTS FROM
 THE FAMOUS REMEDY, LAX-A- TONE
Mir. John Schweitzer, 39 Chestnut St., This City, Is Only One of Many Endorsers of Herbal Lax-aTone

Mr. R. Martin the axa-Tone Economy England
  Herbal Tonic
 
 New a of them Voune and that signed testimonial of >O suleer and suHered rom that trouble eeHg where ana absolutely mend ON'
  so all sufferers from
  lent results with the Lax NewE Engand Ma St., where he is introducing