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The Bridgeport evening farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1866-1917, 1916-11-01
nv LUCILLE DAUDET.

- HE niceties Of social communi-
IA @ cation come more naturally to
woman, and many treatises
are written for her help and
from her point of view. After the av-
erage man has painfully perused a
talk on table manners or street ETH
quette, he generally has but hazy
idea of his own duties, as all the light
is thrown on the girls manners. So
this is written to help the man out of
his difficulties.
To begin with street etiquette, it is
the woman's place to greet the man
first, though if you are sure of your
reception it is perfectly proper to greet
her first, as she may not have seen you.
It is also her place to offer to shake
hands.
If you meet lady, or q man who is
your superior in age or position, the
hat should be raised as you bow. II a
woman or man with whom you are
walking greets another acquaintance,
either a woman alone or with a man,
or should you greet another friend
while with a lady, your hat should
be raised This holds always whether
YOU know the woman in question or
not.
A gentleman lifts his hat when he
performs some courtesy for a strange
woman, such as resigning his seat in
the car, holding open a door for her,
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OuuUdyS.
Be careful in making introductions.
Be sure that the man is worthy to be-
come acquainted with the lady, and ask
her permission privately before doing
SO. Upon her consent, the gentleman
may be brought to her-she should
never taken to the man-and the in
PRODUCTION take the form of Miss -,
may I present Mr. -?"
If gentleman meets a girl whom he
would like to know better he may ask
her then or write or telephone to her
later to ask If he may call. Upon her
consent, he may request her to set a
a time. His first call should not be a
lengthy one, but he may then make an
enga cement to take her to the theater
or any other entertainment.
At the theater gentleman allows
the lady to precede him in passing the
ticket takers wicket, then he secures
programs, gives the usher his coupons
and again gives the lady precedence.
The masculine habit of moving in and
out restlessly between acts should not
be INDUCED in unless absolutely neces-
sary, in which case the gentleman will
apologize for the trouble caused those
next to him. Such habit is nothing
but a reflection on the lady who ac-
companies him.
At a public dance, the gentleman
will seek to fill the program of the
lady who accompanies him, reserving
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ZzE BUZCAZRJ CUITcC.
DEMONSTRATING Us EASY WORK

ways been my one desire, and I'll new
er have such an opportunity again.
What do your parents say?"
"They said they would be satisfied if
you approved of it. So you see how
much hangs on your approval"
Idecided to call on Mrs. B. my
SELF Mrs. B. was a motherly
woman of about forty-eight or fifty
years, with soft brown hair, streaked
with gray. In the course of converse
ton she mentioned that she belonged
to a well-known family, and as claim
ed acquaintance with a few members
of it, she told me her story.
Six or seven years ago, when Presi-
dent Taft announced his intention to
investigate the trusts, her husband,
who had bought stocks heavily on mar
gin, lost the bulk of his fortune. Never
Of a too robust physique, and his pow
er of resistance greatly reduced by
worry, he fell an easy prey to dis
ease that proved fatal. She had never
known the true condition of his affairs,
and when the estate was wound up,
she faced the alternative of earning
her own living or becoming an object
fully she had gone over her capabili-
ties, and after process of elimina-
ton had found that her only assets
consisted of a good appearance and
some eloQuence. Perhaps, as Mrs. B.
states 1t, there is a special providence
that looks after the widows and Or
phans; at any rate, the very. next day
she answered an advertisement for a
woman of refinement, and by sheer
force of necessity accepted a position
to demonstrate the article she still
represents. It was food product,
necessary to every cook.
Painstakingly she made a thorough
study of the chemistry and science Of
cooking, and equipped with this knowl-
edge, she had been able to demonstrate
in more convincing manner the SUI
periority of the product she handled.
So capable had been her method, that
she was brought to the notice of the
head of the company. He, placed a
special car at her service and gave her
carte blanche to engage bevy of girls
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Mother AIMS Sandwich.

A slice OF. fresh bread; second, thin
slice of boiled ham; third, a hot fried
egg; fourth, a hot fried banana, and
this sandwich is then covered with po-
tato salad This dish is not recon-
mended for invalids.
Raspberry Souffle.
Rub one quart of raspberries through
a sieve, add two-thirds cup of sugar
and the stiffly beaten whites of six
eggs. Mix lightly, turn into a buttered
baking dish and bake from 80 to 40
minutes. Serve Immediately with
cream, either plain or whipped.
Chocolate Cake.
Put one cup sugar, one-quarter cup
butter and three tablespoons cocoa in
mixing bowl. Set on back or range
until slightly warm, then mix well and
add one whole egg and yolk of another
well beaten, half a cup milk and sift in
with one cup Of flour (no more), three
quarters teaspoon cream tartar, half
teaspoon soda, one teaspoon vanilla
Bake in shallow pan. Batter may seem
too thin but will be all right
Frosting-One cup granulated sugar,
three tablespoons boiling water Boil
until it spins thread, then turn onto
stiffly beaten white of egg, add half
teaspoon vanilla and beat until thick
enough to spread.
MarshmallOw Pudding.
Soak two dozen marshmallows four
hours in cream favored with half cup
of caramelized sugar. Cut angel cake
in halves crossways. Spread the low
er half of cake, put on upper half ana
cover with the rest of the marshmal-
lows.
Cover whole cake or heap on top
only, sweetened and favored whipped
cream. Garnish with cherries.
Clam ChOWder.
Take two or three slices of fat pork,
a can of clans, three medium-sized po-
tatoes and one very small onion, the
latter to be peeled and sliced. Fry
out the pork, add the onion and fry.
Remove pieces of onion and pork and
add potatoes cut in dice and water
enough to just cover. Cook until po-
tables are tender, add three cups milk,
just let come to a boil, then add the
clans and leave them long enough to
heat through. Salt and pepper to taste.
Serve very hot. For tomato clam
chowder add half cup stewed and
strained tomatoes just before you add
the milk
Raspberry Pudding.
To use up dry pieces OF cake, steam
them, split and put spoon of rasp-
berries previously mashed and sweet
ened onto each piece, then cover with
sweetened whipped cream, favored or
not, as you like. Very palatable, and
quickly done.
Peach ShOrtcake.
Have sponge cake baked in a round
tin and cut piece from the center,
leaving the walls one inch thick. Pare
and slice peaches to fill the empty
space and mix with sugar to taste.
Beat half pint cream until stiff, add
a quarter cup powdered sugar ano
half teaspoon vanilla and pile apove
the peaches.
Huckleberry Cake.
One cup Of sugar, one egg, butter
size of egg, half cup of milk. tea
aDoon of soda. two of cream of tartar.
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a teaspoon of any preferred essence,
two and half cups of -four; put cream
Of tartar in the -four, soda in the milk
and beat thoroughly; and last pint
of huckleberries, and bake in a quick
oven. Good hot or cold.
Peach Dumplings.
One cup flour, one tablespoon of but
ter, one teaspoon baking powder, little
salt. Mix with milk. Raise as biscuit.
drop in buttered plate (tin preferred).
set in steamer and steam 80 minutes,
then split open, spread with peaches
and cream. Cut the peaches up and
cover with sugar and let them stand
two or three hours before using, putt
ting on cream when serving.
Philadelphia Clam Soup.
Do not use the juice from the clans
in the soup. Have about rs small
clans, one quart of milk, three pota-
toes, two tablespoons -four, one table,
spoon chopped parsley, half cup but
ter salt and pepper. Chop the clans
fine and drain. Pare potatoes and,
chop. Place milk and potatoes in
double boiler. Rub the butter and
flour together until creamy and when
potatoes and milk have boiled Is min
utes stir in the butter and flour and
cook eight minutes longer. Add pars-
ley, pepper and salt and let boil three
minutes. Then add CLANS. Cook one
minute and the soup is ready to serve.
Cucumber Salad.
Wash and dry IL green cucumbers
slice very thin in colander with the
skins on. Put in first a layer of GU
cumber and then a layer of table salt
until you use all the cucumbers. Let
stand over night. In the morning add
eight commonysized onions chopped
fine, six tablespoons white mustard
seed, six tablespoons celery, four
ounces Tor eight tablespoons) olive oil,
one quart cold vinegar. Stir well and
put in jars (air Tight. Ready for use
in three weeks, but much better if kept
longer.
Goldfish Soup.
One-half turnip, one to two parsley
roots Cor leaves, if not roots) three
onions. Slice all these and boil until
done in two quarts of water, then add
a cup shredded Goldfish and boil a lit
ale longer. Take one cup milk, one
egg, one tablespoon -four. Beat this
well together and add to the above.
Let thicken and then season with little
ginger and pepper. BY cooking fresh
fish until it can be removed from the
bones you can make same as Goldfish
soup, only add little salt and
butter size of an egg.
Pineapple Cream Pie.
One-half cup sugar, three level table,
spoons flour, one level tablespoon corn
starch and a pinch of salt mixed to-
gether; add two beaten yolks and stir
thoroughly; then add one cup of graf
ed pineapple, one cup boiling water,
and two level tablespoons of butter;
mix well and cook in a double boiler,
stirring constantly until very thick.
Remove from fire and beat in rapid
ly two egg whites previously beaten to
a. stiff froth. When cold put in pie
shell previously baked and cooled.
Whip half cup of sweet cream stiff
and sweeten with two tablespoons OF
sugar. Add three drops or Yemon ex-
tract, and pile On top of pie. Do not
add arAann until cAadr to snarnA
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EFT Ill never succeed as book
Ia keeper. I hate the very sight
Of figures! am sorry / ever
allowed myself to be persuad-
ed to take a business course. I can't
breathe cooped up all day in 1Qx5-
foot cage, and won't, SO there!" And
when Beth said, II won't" in that tone
of voice, the entire family knew that
all argument to the contrary was
futile.
Accordingly, Beth handed in her
resignation, and for the next two
weeks she assiduousiy studied the
help wanted" column in the daily pa
pers. She answered advertisements in
persons, and wrote letter after letter.
Faint lines of disappointment were be-
ginning to appear on her face, and once
or twice surprised her in tears. The
square hole was SO very hard to find!
A few days afterwards 1 saw Beth
again. She caught me around the
waist and fairly danced me around the
room, and her voice vibrated with joy,
as she cried, ooh, Auntie, I've found
the square hole at last!" She showed
me letter, stating that she had been
accepted as a demonstrator and should
call at this and this hotel for final in
structions. She had called at the hotel
once before, and had been met by a
woman OF mature years and evident re-
fnement, Mrs. B. She had explained
to Beth that she represented we'll
known food product, and with corps
of assistants she Travelled all over the
country. She needed just few more
girls. Their duties were to make n
house to house canvass and demon
strate to the cooks and housewives the
merits of the article they were repre-
senting ALI expenses were paid by the
company, and the girls would be at all
times under the chaperonage of
Mrs. B.
Youth is ever apt to be impulsive
and probes no deeper than the sur
face. A knowledge of the world and
the sharks that sometimes infest it and
prey on unsophisticated youth, caused
me to shake my head in disapproval.
you are not going to be a wet blanket,
are you. Auntie? Travelling has al
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recovering some fallen article for her
He also raises his hat when the lady
whom he is escorting receives some
courtesy from stranger.
A man should never join feminine
friend who is accompanied by a man
with whom he is not acquainted,
though, if he wishes to talk with lady
whom he knows he may ask permits
sion to accompany her to her destina-
ton. Should she stand still to talk TO
him, he must remain with hat in hand,
and both should stand out of the wav
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UGTlUS. EXpGII0uCO Has SuOWn
them to be fairly reliable, and some of
them can be explained on scientific
basis:
Moonlight nights have the heaviest
frosts.
The higher the clouds the finer the
weather.
The farther the sight the nearer the
rain.
Dew is an Indication of fine weather.
When stars flicker in a dark back
ground rain or snow follows soon.
Expect strong wind with stormy
weather when smoke from chimneys
hangs near the ground
Here are q few in verse:
Rain before seven.
Fine before eleven
II the sun sets in gray
The next will be rainy day.
When the winds in the south
The rains in its mouth
The wind in the west
Suits every one best.
Evening red and morning cray
Help the traveller on his way;
Evening gray and morning red
Bring down rain upon your head.
When the clouds appear like rocks
and towers
The elrth's refreshed by frequent
showers.
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ed tissues The thin woman may not
feel i'll because a nervous, hysterical
energy is one of her symptoms, but the
fact remains that her tissues have not
received and are not receiving proper
replenishment and nourishment from
the blood The food is not being prop
erly assimilated and it's nourishing
elements are not being utilized as they
should be in the wonderful chemistry
of the body.
In one sense abnormal thinness is a
more dangerous malady than abnormal
fairness, because the former is more
subtle. Nature gives warning to the
fat woman by making her uncomfor-
table and causing difficult breathing,
especially in hot weather. The thin
woman is less lucky, because she me-
anders along feeling strong and full of
energy, which is false nervous energy,
Of course. She is tired most Of the
time, her face is pale, she suffers from
indigestion and, usually, insomnia; but
somehow she never suspects that any
thing serious is the matter with her.
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ia and when one thinks Of it in
u connection with children 1t
seems more unpleasant than
ever.
II want my children to have a good
time while they are young" one moth
er said not long ago, Heaven knows
the time Is short enough before they
grow older and will have to scrimp
and save"
And she didn't see the-short-sighted-
ness of this policy! 1t Is all very well
to wish children to enjoy their child
hood, and any woman with a real
mothers heart will do all in her pow
err to make the shortlived period a
pleasant one, but why teach child
extravagant habits in it's youth which
in later years must be curbed? A pol
ivy such as this can result only in I'M
happiness, uniting the little one for
it's future existence.
Few children are born with a golden
spoon in their mouths; most of us, 1t
might be said, have to be contented
with tin ones. Why, then, encourage
the little boy orsgirl to mode Of living
far beyond its actual circumstances,
give to him in his youth extravagant
luxuries which must be denied in ado
Iescence?
The French mother has learned the
lesson that real thrift can be taught
only in youth, that the man or woman
who practices practical economy has
learned how to do it in the days Of
childhood. From the time her child is
old enough to understand, she teaches
him habits Of thrift, impresses on his
mind the folly of spending all and saw
ing nothing. In this way he learns
how to economic naturally and when
he grows older it does not come hard.
How different is the training given
by many American mothers! From
the very beginning the little boy or
girl, even though he or she happens to
be born in poor circumstances, is
showered with toys his parents can
barely afford. Every sacrifice is made
to give the child advantages and lux
urfes. The result is that the babies,
growing into childhood. and later into
young man and womanhood, look upon
themselves as privileged persons, for
whom sacrifices should be made, for
whom circumstances should be shaped
to make life pleasant. Extravagant
habits and ideas of living are thus
formed which are almost impossible to
break later on in life.
Instill a respect for money values in
to the minds Of your son and daughter.
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most protection, which is generally ihc
street side. If there be two women
they walk together and he offers his
arm to but one.
Entering a street car Or public con-
veyance, the lady enters first, the gen.
tleman offering her the assistance of
his hand. On leaving the car he pre-
cedes her, to help her in descending.
/ In the car, gentleman will rise to
give his seat to a woman, an elderly
man or one burdened with a baby
While the reasonable excuse NAV
sometimes be offered that fatigue pre-
vents him from resigning his place,
nothing justifies the man who grabs"
a vacant seat while women are stand
ing There are those who say chat they
are never thanked; but should a man
cultivate that which he deplores in
others?
In getting into a car gentlemen will
stand aside to let the ladies enter.
Should one arise to resign his seat, he
raises his hat while offering the cour-
tesy.
It is perfectly reasonable for man
to read his newspaper in a car, pro-
vided he does not inconvenience his
neighbor. I have seen poor fnoffensive
people literally attacked on all sides
and front as well, as the accompany
ing illustration shows, by an army of
threatening newspapers.
A gentleman will arise when a lady
enters the room, and will remain thus
until she is seated, even though the
lady be his mother or sister. His man
ners do not end with his doorstep. He
wears them on all occasions an we'll a.
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M Al never nope to make gOOd ap-
9s.aaB pearance until she has devel-
oped the upper part of her
body and brought the neck, shoulders
and bust to rounded and lovely proper
tons. Every f1at-chested woman
knows that no clothes can set well and
make a stylish appearance where the
neck and bust are scrawny and unde-
veloped.
One of the greatest indications Of
health and strong personality is the
deep, full, broad and well developed
chest, and it is said that most of the
great men in history, regardless of
their height, were noted for their we:.
developed chests
There are two good reasons why the
thin woman should try to overcome
this unhealthy and disfguring condi-
ton. N the first place, extreme thin
ness is the sufest sign of bad health
or constitutional weakness at least
In the second place, the extremely thin
woman grows old and ugly with alb
normal quickness. Vitality and all
round muscular development and per-
feet health depend upon well nourish-
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DINNER O0N'TS'

FIJI ONT mix sets. Guests should
have congenial interests.
A Don't put the two brightest
people together.
Don't put a man next to his wife, or
on the same side of the table.
Don't have nervous maids.
Don't fail to be ready in the drawing
room five minutes before that time.
Don't confide any of your eIyous
anticipations to your husband.
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ETIQUETTE FOR WELL-NANNERED N1EN

of the passersby.
A man should never take a fady's
arm Rather he may offer his arm to
her at night, or if she be elderly, he
may suggest that she may place her
hand in the angle Of his elbow, as the
illustration shows. He walks on that
side where he can give the lady the
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the first last and perhaps one or two
others for himself. If he knows few
people he should ask his friends, Or
man on the committee, to introduce
him to others who seem agreeable. Aft
er a dance gentleman thanks the
lady, and sits out the intermission with
her, spending the time in agreeable
conversation, and at it's end accom-
panies her to her escort and thanks
him also for the pleasure he has had.
Never does he keep a lady waiting for
har danca
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EN HE inexperienced nurse should
M M| make a round dial on a piece
EG of paper and mark off the
hours with lines running from
the center to each hour and each half
hour AS The gives medicine to the pa
tient she should write the name of the
medicine on the line indicating the ex-
act time. Often It is necessary to give
t.o or three different kinds of medi-
cine and this simple method will sim
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i UZZLES are the latest specific
N for cases Of nerves and those

a stock. In fact it is reported in the
to take with me-" is the cry, not of the
children, but of the refined sober men
and women who have been using UP
too much gray matter during the win
ter, and want to give their brains a
rest.
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CCORDING to the latest fad,
handkerchiefs, night dresses,
corset covers, chemises, para
w.

have a monogram of some sort. One
of the latest fads Of all is to have the
monogram worked on the sleeve Ct the
blouse about an inch and a half above
the cuff. Just what kind Of mono
gram to use depends on the taste of
the wearer, but it should always be
alike On the different articles.
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ri HARMING little bootees of white
= kid are made for the baby and
III embroidered with the feather

stitch in pink or blue silk. The
patterns for the diminutive boots are
the same as those used for the knitted
slippers of older people. First the tiny
sole is cut, then the upper. The one is
sewed to the other the seam is fast
ened at the heel and the top is bound
in ribbon. The feather or brier stitch
ing is then put all around the seams
and just below the ribbon binding and
baby's shoes are finished.
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EW7l OST useful bath towels may be
l5AAtl made of an old bedspread by
I'll cutting out good parts and
hemming in the usual way or
binding with cotton tape on machine
This does not require much work It
is easy to see what an inexpensive as
sistance this would be in the household
and these are as good as Turkish
towels.
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Don't fail to overlook the table in de-
all before guests arrive
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plify the work. If lapse of time must
take place before medicine is gwen
mark off the time with ink. 1t is no
trouble to do this and it is very con-
venient
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TEACH YOUR
GALLO TO SAVE
BY MRS. KINGSLEY.

zs%RT ECONOMY is'not a pleasant thing,
r. and when one thinks Of it in
~ connection with children 1t
seems more unpleasant than
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Exercise For Chest Development

E1l HE narrow-chested woman can
M M never hope to make good ap-
ua.sB pearance until she has devel-
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Huckleberry Cake.

One cup Of sugar, one egg, butter
size of egg, half cup of milk, a tea
ADoon of soda. two of cream of tartar