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Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
GREETINGS FROM HOPEFUL.

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner:- will take time for a little chat Hav- ing been away from home for quite while I have scarcely seen the Social Corner Had hoped to be able to at tend the Social Corner: picnic held with Aunty No. 1 and surprise some of the Sisters, and meet several know, but was disappointed as usual Will try again sometime : 1lGy tf
 Doctor: How are you and your family? Would like much to see you, and hope to sometime. Suppose you are as busy as ever. I have been ex- ceedingly busy of late.
 Polly Wintergreen: Am so glad you are feeling so much better Hope to see you this way in the near future with our soldier boy.
 Fat Contributor: Heard of you up
 in the country this summer. Would like to have been there, too.
 Arrawana; What has become Of excellent recipe for cooking husbands. Do let us hear from you again. <
 Here are a few ways Of using
 To<oIsan' thSniou hSniousth, | ,iteeth and tongue of patient. rinse or wipe with lemon juiee~ sligh tfy-- -diluted.ss.-s.zs--.- z The iuice Of a lemon in water be- fore breakfast and at bedtime. is good for bilious trouble Keep it up for several days. Never drink the pure Ju1Ce, always QlFuCe II. In arranging the toilet of the sick, add lemon juice to the water used for bathing. Itsyis refreshing and will re- duce fever.
 When exposed to contagious dis ease use @ gargle of equal parts lemon juice and water sarld drink strong lem onade frequently. Eg A few drops of lemon juice will re- lieve the sting of insects. Lemon. juice and loaf sugar is good for hoarseness.
 For loss of voice and hoarseness, bake a lemon twenty minutes in a moderate oven. Take it out and open one end; remove the inside, sweeten 1t with brown sugar and eat.
 Two or three slices of lemon in a cup of strong tea will often cure a nervous headache. 4ts 5sat . Az teaspoonE of juices sih Iadsmal1 cup of strong black coffee will relieve a bilious headache.
 A cloth soaked in lemon juice and bound about 0 cut will stop the bleed ing. ea1@ a-1s -tt ar Nothing wilt clean sof1edf gumy hands, nails or face, so quickly and completely as a piece of lemon, rub it over them and rinse off with. water l It will also remove ii.k or fruit stains | from the skin. lo sIf7'.' Az ever. T2 2Ni4 '-e HOPEFUL.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
HOW TO MAKE REPAIRS.

Dear Social Corner Members Every housewife should learn something of the handling of reeds, for she can apply the knowledge to many .yery- broken border on a waste basket, weaving a new handle for an old bas- ket, or replacing a broken bail on a favorite Chinese teapot. Half a pound of No. reed at a cost of about 25 cents will save many times it's cost in making crippled utensils useful again.
 To make a bail or handle for the Chinese teapot, cut six lengths of flexible, No. ? reed at least six inches longer than the old handle of the tea pot. Soak them for a few minutes to of the group of reeds through the china loop on the teapot from the outside, so that the short ends point toward the lid Draw the reeds through for about three inches, and bend the short ends gently up against the long ends Do not attempt to make sharp angle where the reeds go through the china loop. for if you do: the stems may snap.
 Now divide your reeds into three pressed against it's long end, begin an ordinary braid That incorporates them into the braid so that they will not pull out.
 Continue braiding rather loosely af- ter you have worked the short ends in until the braid is long enough to make suitable handle. Pass the loose ends through the china loop on the opposite side of the cover Since you cannot braid in the short ends on that side. work them back into the braid one by one.
 If you use care not to bend them ab- ruptly, you will have no difficulty in pushing them in and out through the braid until the ends are used up When you have worked them all neat ly into the braid. cut off, the projecting ends with the scissors.
 The Tied Honeycomb Mats of grandmother's and great-grandmoth- CTS day are much sought after by the modern housewife. They are used to keep hot dishes from marring the table. To make one of the mats. take small slate. about nine by twelve inches in size. Remove the slate it. self, and tie the cotton. white Dexter, No. 8. on the frame Wind the frame from end to end with the cotton in
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
ENJOYS NEW ENGLAND HILLS

Dear Social Corner Sisters: It is with pleasure that I again turn aside from the unceaSing strain of city life. and rejoice in the opportunity of spending even a little while among the quiet New England hills.
 If I could but aptly depict the va ried picture before me. The myrfads of drifting leaves. matchless in col bring, idly floating hither and thither, safely gathered into scattered hillocks, until a stronger breeze bears them far and forever from my sight
 Industrious are my neighbors, the squirrels, chattering over my head. Occasionally I catch a glimpse of a bushy tail and then away. Shy crea- lures in their woodland home, where not accustomed to being fed and vel comed by stranger hands.
 A few frail fall flowers. almost for fotten, surely neglected by human hands, finger along the way. Only the kindly eye of the lover of Nature spies these lowly blossoms, and the uplifted by their humility.
 Down in the pasture the huckleberry brush wherein I revelled in the spring time has long since yielded its fruit, but the fragrance fingers. and the nearby barberry bush carries its the winters blight.
 But neither the cold nor the frost has dulled the brilliancy of the noun tain laurel nor the proud cedar which stands close by my door.
 Long and fondly could | write of this, my erstwhile mountain home, but I am almost a stranger among you and will leave this to others with whom you have a closer acquaintance.
 And now from my secluded nook I see in the distant west, where the blue line of the horizon meets the tops of the gorgeous forests the most radiant colorings of the coming sunset. Soon the darker shades of evening will fall over these beautiful hills. and soon I, too. shall turn away once more from this restful haven to meet again the restlessness Of, the great oity. TETD SLETTEE SINISTER.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
A Puzzle Poem.


 A poor old .... went forth .... day To try to find .... ....; She wore a .... or and gray And tried to walk in jaunty ...., Though daily she grew .... "If l could find nice plump .... I'd be-" she thought, "a jolly ....." No . she found but hanging .... Was DaisyiS Httle .... FT Who sang as if to pierce the ....; Poor hungry .... did .... ad .... I'll have you in a .... From out that cage. oh .... so .. A dainty thing you'd be .... ....." She made a ....; she could not .. The singing louder And pouring forth as if in ,... Gro puss it sounded like a ....) prouder .... and rrOuder. Dear! Dear" she cried, with longing T wish I had you. dainty ...." Just then came Daisy, running fast, With In .... .....
 Poor puss, you shall be .... at ...., Your bangs of .... shall .... ...., l see you are looking ....;
 But let the little .... ..
 If you would find a .. me" Sent in, by BEGONIA.
 (This may be used for fun, verse to each guest, to agreeably pass an hour of an evening.-Begonia
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
GREETINGS FROM PAPA's BOY

Dear Social Corner Sisters: I have been absent for quite a while, but have enjoyed the other letters very much.
 What lovely time we all had at Aunty No. Is picnic. If it hadn't been for a kind and thoughtful Sister I think Cherisette and myself wouldn t have been able to have joined the nice time. Such a lovely dinner and so many new faces.
 Rural Delivery: looked in vain for you at Aunty's picnic, but I failed to see you.
 Liberty: Was glad to say: Hello" Chefs Sister: Welcome to our Cor ner! Hope you enjoyed your day at Aunty's.
 Aunty No. I: Enjoyed the time at your home very much. Potlatch: You be on the watch for my letter. Coming very soon. Priscilla: How do you like your car? Come and see me when you can. Aunt Hester: I enjoyed the little chat with. you. Calla Lily: Hope to run across you again some time. I will close now by asking if the Sister who brought the vegetable sal ad at Aunty's picnic would please send 1t to
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
PRETTY BAGS AND A PINcUsHioh

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Short
 days and long evenings and cool
 weather bring us back to the employ
 ments of the fall
 Those who crochet may be pleased
 to learn that :: pretty hat pincushion is made as follows: With blue zephyr
 Cor any other material fancied) chain
 f, join, fill circle with trebles and cro-
 chet round and round, widening to
 keep the circle fiat until it is wide as the crown desired, then rows Cor
 more, as wished) without widening. and fasten off. This is the crown. Make a mat of trebles, rows wider than the top of crown. finish with 2 rows of shells G, 2 in c, oh 1, 2 in same stitch, miss c, repeat from <, next row shell in shelD. Stuff crown with curled hair and fasten to
 and bow of ribbon. This makes hair pincushion. If desired for a pin cushion, fill crown with a small cushion
 made of white cloth, filled with bran l or sawdust, and finish.
 Now that bead bags have come into their own, it remains for designers to make them even more unusual than
 ever. The odder the shape or the
 more bizarre the bead design or com bination the better. Now you may have a patriotic bag of solid beadworlz at the bottom, with top of dark blue tel1ctd III lue DeduS IS WOrkeQ a Qe- sign of crossed flags in the national
 colors of red, white and blue. Bead
 fringe of dark blue dansles from the bottom of the bag, while the draw strings are also of solid beadwork. Another bag which compels a sec ond and a third look is of solid bead work, embodying the familiar designs of the Paisley shawl, which has come back to its own after an exile of many years. And, speaking of Paisley l shawls, there is a hat which you may wear when you carry this bag just
 described. It is cleverly rolled tur-
 ban, defying the Arab to do better in his own art of turban fashioning. The silk used for it's manufacture is a soft
 texture, showing the true Paisley de- signs and colorings. Surely Paisley patterning is having more than a fair show this season.
 I hope some of the Sisters may find time to try one of these.
 SARAH ANN TIGHE.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
HINTS FOR MAKING GIFT ARTI 7 CLES

s Dear Friends and Social Corner Sis ters:-Chris-mas is coming and have you thought what 2 lot of pretty things you can make that are not expensive and are both ornamental and useful?
 Those stamped sofa pillow covers are very handsome done in silk or silk ateen.
 The knitted or crccheted table mats are pretty asld useful-cant have too many of those.
 for the room, or bed, would be nice and warm, for the coming cold winter nights.
 A gentleman. friend would like a
 handsome new ties for an Christmas
 gift.
 Those pretty sashes knitted of bril-
 liant colors, would make a nice pres ent for a young girl friend. A middle aged or elderly lady, would appreciate a nice sweeping cap, with kitchen apron to match. Then there is such a great variety of fancy aprons one can make for just the cost of the material .~ g You can get the sheer linen, and make lovely handkerchiefs, with lace or tatting trimming. These are all ways acceptable.
 Those who can tat: can make a great variety of fancy things, both useful and ornamental, all of which
 make lovely gifts.
 A stocking and shoe bag of strong satin is nice present, to hang on
 the inside of the press door.
 A waste paper bag to hang on the
 inside of the pantry door is handy
 thing to hold paper bags. Then you will always know where to find one in a hurry.
 Now there are lot of fancy articles one can make for a friendship gift. Get a half yard of fancy ribbon, about
 ot,nc- d txryo ado o,,6
 the sides together, make a shirr and put in ribbon draw-string; it makes a dainty bag to carry fancy work,
 when you attend a church social or afternoon tea. - Those bags made of mellon seeds and steel beads are an old fashion re- vived; but beware of the mice, have
 known of two being destroyed by | them. One was my own. The wish bones crocheted and trim
 med with ribbon make pretty, thimble pockets to hang on the work basket. The scissor r-chain-made with brass or wired rings of rIbbon-to fasten on the sink, is a handy thing. There are several varieties of chains | for the neck, which are very popular l just now. One is done with hair pin and crochet needle; another is call ed Johns tears, imitation Of beads. They are made with mercerized cot ton. or silk. The latest bag is made of either satin, silk or velvet, lined with silk, drawn up at the bottom and fin ished up with a handsome silk tasel. The top is finished with a ribbon draw string. l Any of the articles mentioned here are suitable for a church sale, bazaar | or Christmas gifts.
 That the writers may find something new and interesting in this letter is the l wish of DOM PEDRO.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28

Editor and Sisters of the Social Cor ner:-It is many, long months since you received anything from my pen. but I read the letters each week and am as much interested in The Corner as ever; and I trust you haven't for gotten me- 3@ 5,}sEgES gezg5. j. s;Es
 The past summer, has been very busy and also very sad one. One of my nearest and dearest relatives has passed away, and now another is in a hospital with no nope Of recovery. Nevertheless T 'amrqldee well and re- joice that my. 1lifes has been spared these many long years.
 I regret I was not able to attend, at least one of the many ypienics but judging from the reports you have had many pleasant gatherings during the summer and early fall. &
 During these days, when so much is said and written about the High Cost of Living, I think that it will not be. out of place TO speak of some of the small leaks in the kitchen.
 In cooking meats, the water is thrown out without removing the grease, or the grease from the drip ping 5pan is thrown aWay-es7e @
 Scraps of meat are thrown away.
 Cold potatoes are left to sour and
 Dried fruits are not looked after, and dbecome wormy. :0c 75 | ' Vinegar is left to stand in tin, until the vessel becomes corroded and spoil Apples are left to decay for want of sorting. ef ->
 The tea canister and c6ffee box are left open.
 Bones of meat and, the carcass of turkey are thrown away when they could be used In making good soups.
 Soap is left to dissolve and waste in water. ~R7s-I.---'-'
 Sugar. tea, coffee and rice are care lessly spilled in handling.
 Dish towels are used for dishcloths, napkins for dish-towels ands towels for
 Broanas and mops are nptshung up.
 More cod Ifs 9burned tham Necessary by not closing dampers when the fire Is notsused4f e4tc-EI g5 -.s9rli sasz.
 Lights are left burning when not in use. -@-. s,- t..-..., s....
 Tin dishes are not properly cleaned and dried a5-7s sAsSa f#
 Good new brooms are used to scrub the kitchen floor. l. Silver spoons are used in scraping kettles.
 Pickles become spoiled by the leak Ing out, or the evaporation of the vine gar.
 Pork spells for want of salt. and beef because the brine needs scalding.. Cheese is allowed to mould or be nibbleu by mice sT& sE T FSr
 Wooden. ware is unsealded sand left to warp and crack ax 4 &S
 These may seem small leaks, but in the end the loss is considerable.
 GRANDMA.
 Norwich, Oct 2s. 1916.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
HCNEYED POPCORN BALLS SALADS.

Dear Social Cornerites: The pop corn season is at hand and the hon. eyed popcorn ball will be found to be delicious for a change.
 Honey can be heated up to about 245 degrees Fahrenheit without being greatly changed in color or aavoring. If it is heated carefully most of the water is expelled The honey then becomes hard on cooling and can be used for making popcorn balls. To make them, dip the popped corn into the hot honey, shape into balls and cool. Honey popcorn balls absorb moisture on standing in the air. They must, therefore, be either kept very closely covered or relocated and dried before being used.
 Those who are fond of salads may find the following palatable:
 Belgian Salad-Soak number of large prunes in cold water, allowing least. When they are very full, re- move the stones and fill with the fol- lowing mixture: Chopped parsley, a stalk of celery, chopped fine, half a green pepper and a blade of chives Mix this with good French dressing, place the praues on tender young let luce leaves and garnish with cream cheese balls rolled in grated walnuts Serve with more French dressing, plentifully favored with paprika.
 Shrimp SaIed-Drain liquor from one can shrimp, let cold water run over them through a sieve. Mix with mayonnaise or a good boiled dressing Arrange on top of crisp lettuce leaves slice two hard boiled eggs over toI and put on a little more of the dress ing. Fry thin strips of bacon crisp and use as q garnish. 1 sometimes dir the lettuce in a little French dressins before putting over the shrimp.
 ILVIRA EDDY.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
Hs Uses fhe Safe and
 Sure Thing qt Home

PA. EfIrd, Conejo. caiif., writes as follows: - have, sold Faley,s Honey of cough medicines for alsnuraber of years. but never use anythihg but Foley Honey and Tar G6mpound for du6es the best results; alWays cures severe colds and sore chest and does not contain opiates 0r-lotxer harmful druEsss : .-
 unthinlSing and careless people neg iect tne1r coughs and colds, not realiz-- lower the vital resis tance to Such grave diseases as bronchitis. pleurisy and
 For promptly averting serious re- suifs s ua na drom T T a cold use Foleys Honey ing soothing influence over raw in- namea aIaeas surfaces. f aces. eases tightness and soreness 1I chest. helps croup. whoop- ing cough, Stuffy wheezy breathing. bronchial and la grippe coughs. kk EveSy user 3s friend.
 Lee & Osgood Co.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
. A CHAT FROM cuYLENA.


 Dear Social Corner Sisters:-Happy greetings to yofs all. l enjoyed meet ing so many new friends at Aunty No. Is. party .s5We had delightful walk ..o the spring, end around the beautiful grounds ga. Agara Do you five in Wiilinantic or Norwicf2 4s5s ss i4st z-.',,
 ElizaIbetfr::~ think we are old school mates Now can you guess?
 Mandy: l do hope you will let Si come along with you next time We miss those peanuts and Jolly pops. Jim: Hope you have those apples all drled for winter use. Wish you might attend the next picnic.
 AAnt Sarah: I hear you drive 2 fast horse. Come around my way some day.
 Aunt Hester: I hope to meet YOU again, you gave usF such cordia welcome.
 Papas Boy: You must keep yer, busy these days taking care of the little one. She Is a little dear.
 Jane. Have tried some of the pud- Ging sauces and think them fine. E Best wishes to each one. GUYIENA.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28

ter than removing the huslls at once It Is not necessary to remove the husks or old corns at all until plant ing time if you prefer; but 1 always store them clean. They say the stalks and old corms should be removed and the husks left on for ideal storing. No dust or sand is needed. only a paper sack and kept in warm place. The little bubblets that grow at the roots of the bulbs will make nice bulbs with one seasons growth. These will generally bloom the third year. and some will bloom the second
 Barbara: Thank you. I have been feeling quite well this summer and now enjoy these beautiful autumn days. What lovely fall we have had!
 Ready: I have just returned from a visit with my sister near Springfield; ; also took in the National Dairy Show, and as the little boy said. after he came out: Tt was some show. let me tell you" It certainly was an edu- cational affair and hope many of the Sisters were able to attend
 With best wishes to all.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
HAD A GOOD TIME.

Dear Social Corner Sisters:-Al- though! rather late want to write and thank Aunty No. and all the Sisters for the lovely time I had at Aunty No Is picnic, Oct 11th.
 Our trip there and back was full of amusing things: especially Merry Widows experience in the Franklin station and on the train.
 It was the first picnic I ever at tended. but I hope to go to many more
 Hoosit: How are you after the whist? Saw you and hubby getting on the trolley one day last week. KUMSEEME.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28

clusters of twenty threads each. Leave space between. the clusters. Then wind from side to side of the frame In the same way. Thread a bodkin with the cotton. and tie the clusters in honeycomb knot. That Is done by running the bodkin down, then up, the square. and tying with a button hole-stitch. When completed, the mat, with its .perforations, resembles a honey comb. Clip the end of cotton wound around the frame. to make the fringe. Sisf
 The mat will be about one-eighth of an inch thick when completed. As it requires no ironing, it is ideally practical. A set of three large ones and. four small ones. of graduated sizes, is about right. The work is quickly done; as the cotton is coarse.
 MOUNTAIN LAUREL.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
SOCIAL CORNER POEM.
Sometime.

Sometime we will go, we say,
 Where the old true friends await, Hopeful that some happy day
 They may greet us at the gate; Future whispers soft and low: "Sometime-sometim shall go! Sometime we will speak, we say, Little words we left Insaid That might brighten someone's way Someone's day that's dark instead. Some kind word tO help the weak Sometlme-sometime shall speak. Sometime we will do-we say,
 Something we have left undone- Small, obscure in its way,
 save to some poor toIling one; This we promise, fair and true, Somet.me-sometlme we shan do. Sometime we will wake and know Opportunity has fled, Gone the friends of long ago. Needless are the words unsaid. For, as Time computes her sums, Sometimes. Sometime never comes!
 --Womar's World.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
A HALLOWEEN LUNCH.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Here are a few timely recipes:
 Apple Rice Pudding: Mix together one cup of boiled rice, six finely chop ped apples; add one pint of milk. one cup sugar. the beaten yollls of three eggs a pinch of salt, the juice and grated yellow rind of one lemon; turn into Q buttered earthenwave baking dish and bake in a moderate oven for 30 minutes. Mix the egg whites very stiffiy, add two tablespoons of pow dered sugar, spread over the pudding and return to the oven until delicately Drowned. Serve cold.
 A Halloween Luncheon-Potato nut soup roast turkey with raisins, and nut stuffing; potato 'caldron filled with peas; rice hats with raisin or namentation; apple and nut salad ]; Netherwood fig pudding; moon faces; coffee.
 With the 7ripening of the 1eaveseana the coming of the early frost HallOw- cen, or All Saints day. is ushered in, frolic. Ofl this autumnal night the witches hold for pIace-cards form wired raisins into a new moon on the end of which can be seated a doll, dressed as 9 witch. holding a place card in her hand.
 The oonbon dishes have cardboard foundation, an exterior of autumn leaves and are filed with blanched al monds and raisins.
 Pare, cut in dice and soak in cold water for half an hour. the potatoes then stew them until tender in hot salted water. Pour off the liquid and add cup of rich milk. the butter. a little salt and pepper whipped to a cream and formed into ca!dron with celery fat and flied with peas; cream the butter ard sugar together. add the eggs, the milk the flour, into which h.,7- i,,Cr haC g-Sff lastly the nuts. Roll them out and bake them as cookies. frost them with white making the faces out of pieces of raisins cut to form the eyes. the nose, the mouth and the ears.
 Best wishes to all.
Norwich bulletin., 1916-10-28
AUTUMN RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Friends, The following recipes Twill not only be found tasty but nutritious and di- gesttble:
 Sweet Potato Puffs: Cook and mash enough sweet potatoes to measure one cup. add salt to taste. one teaspoon of butter, one-half cup of cream Cor together until light, then fill buttered custard cups almost full with this mixture and bake in quick oven un- til lightly ,browned. -..-
 ScalIoped Sweet Potatoes: Pare and slice thin as many sweet potatoes as are needed; place a layer of the. po- katoes in a buttered making dish,