Arizona republican., 1917-06-10
Society and Club Notes for Sunshine apital Cyt

few months of dark. or as the Euro peans say, black bread, we would think no more of the looks than we do new of the white. A very few had the privilege the other evening of eating some bread made by Mrs. Forbes of Tucson, of flour from milo, kaffir corn and fetterita. Really delicious and very nutritious. Corn bread is cheaper than wheat bread and very palatable and nouriShing
 As for meats the great majority of people eat too much meat and by using her brains and little ingenuity a woman can substitute many delight ful dishes for the inevitable meat Then, too, with many meat has be- come a habit and so a necessity Men doing hard physical labor require meat so let us eat less than our fighting allies may be supplied more. In place of beef, mutton, and pork let us use more poultry, eggs, and milk
 Women always have and always will set the fashions, whether it be in entertainment, dress, shoes, hats or what not. So now let her set the fashion for economy, first on her table, i then in dress and entertainment
 We have discussed food, let us look at the dress proposition. Wool last
 season reached. we might say. sky line prices and the prospects are next seasons clip will be higher still for ] there will be an unprecedented demand 1 our Allies need to be warmly clad i yes, they must be. and wool is the warmest article of clothing so our wool must go to Europe and we will be content with the cheaper fabrics, cot i ton for instance. In this respect we are more fortunate than most for ir i this delightful climate cotton can be i worn even in the winter with comfort ' Women, make cotton fashionable And
 why not make it fashionable to wear i last years garments; they were de i lightfully attractive and a little clean ing and pressing will make them look
 like new. Don't discard them, it's wasteful.
 About shoes, hides are very scarce
 I mean in the open market and eacf hide will make only so many pairs o1 shoes and the men who are fighting for us must have. good heavy shoes Let us wear canvas, velvet or satin I What the women demand the manu- facturer will supply. Perhaps there i:
 not the personal satisfaction in wear.
 ing S4 or $5 pair of shoes that there
 is in the $15 or $16 kid but we know
 her who ordinarily can afford higf
 priced shoes so we admire her cour.
 age and patriotism if she sacrifice. personal pride to necessity and so sig. nifies her approval of the part tn,
 United States is playing in this hu.
 manitarian struggle. If the rich ol moderately well-to-do will only Weal the cheaper materials the vast middl, mi
 Shall miladv stop her entertaining no, l do not believe she should, but she should not sanction even by her pres. ence elaborate entertainments of any kind.
 Now is the time when friends mear
 more to one another than under nor. nal conditions and we need the com. fort and courage of their presence. The gathering of a few congenial souls fol several hours of simple pastime whether it be knitting, sewing, card Iplaying, will furnish just that many
 homes more cheerful wives and moth CTS for sevral days to come. The ides of an elaborate lunch is what we mus overcome. We have the name among foreigners of people who cater first to our stomaches. The New Zealand | Ars, Australians and in fact all tho EnSlSn peOpie through the Far EaSt never serve more than tea and wafer. | at an afternoon affair, however ella. borate, with coffee and cake if the en tertainment be in the evening" and W,
 might very profitably follow their ex Iample for one does not leave an Eng fish party feeling like stuffed pig unable to eat mouthful at the family
 dinner. For years the great body O i American people have eaten more thar they need. first because American fathers and husbands are bountifu providers and second because womer
 have taken great pride in their tables but the year 1917 will undoubtedlS teach us wherein we have been foolish l To economize does not mean tha one need be stingy. Every woman loves it to herself and to her family tt spend what she can afford but let hel spend it wisely and well, not careless ly and eXtravagantly. Let her dres!
 and feed herself and her family as wei as she can without encroaching upor the articles needed to clothe and feet our Allies. Let every woman buy ant
 own in her own name at least on' liberty bond, for the partial paymen
 or monthly installment plan make i possible for every woman to own