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The Detroit times., 1917-04-28

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The Detroit times., 1917-04-28

5000 q i-,Van p s.venth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

wooden ones stained brown, making neat look
ing bits Of kitchen equipment Any kind OF
utensi with tight-ftting cover that would
fit inside the nest of the cooker may be used
for cooking the food.
With the use of the cooker came the oppor-
tunity to teach meat cookery and all other
dishes that may be prepared in the freless
cooker
The most ambitious or pretentious Of the
labor savers that arc in this particular group
is the roller tray wagon and serving table.
This combines a china closet, serving table and
roller tray all in one, and may be built by
using a box five inches deep for the top and
placing it on four wooden posts for legs. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
Hints for the Home Dresmdker

fine millinery needles for basting. They seem
10 cover ground more quickly than ordinary
needles, as they make long, even stitches.
To prevent stretching bias edge when
sewed to a straight edge, keep the bias edge on
TOP in basting and stitching Pin at close in
tervals. haste carefully, neither stretching the
bias edge nor fulling the straight edge, and
hold firmly when doing the final stitching
Where two bias edges are stitched together
a tape or sewage edge cut from the goods
must be stitched along in the seam to support
the seam and prevent its sagging when worn.
This applies only to bias seams OF skirts, usu-
ally the centre back; though in the case of two
piece skirts the centre front must also be
stayed in this way.
Unless carefully pressed no garment, how
ever neatly stitched, will be satisfactory. Keep
a hot iron on hand and press each seam as you
sew it.
Except in cases where seams are stitched on
the outside, as in outing garments, they are
pressed open and usually dampened first. Re
member that the water must not soak through
TO the right side as that will shrink the ma
teria and cause an unsightly narrow "frill-
ing" along the seam. Dipping a finger IN
water and running it down the seam will
usually make good enough dampness.
The iron must not be too hot, as woollen
goods scorch quickly. Silks are pressed with
out dampenlng
=
side of any material except wash goods. For
pressing hens, peats and revers, or any large
surface, lay dampened cotton cloth "a half
yard square torn from worn sheet is con-
venient size) on the wrong side and press with
a slightly hotter iron than for seams.
In this day Of rapid changes in fashions it
IS hardly worth while for the home dress
maker to bind or overcast every seam, as pro-
fessionals are apt 70 do--they can charge for
the time-but heavy coats which are unlined
must have their seam edges bound and certain
fraying silks require TO have the edges over
cast.
Lingerie blouses and undergarments are
made with French seams, this being double
seam and made by sewing first a very narrow
seam on the right side. then turning and sew
Ing a substantial seam on the wrong side con-
cealing the raw edges
When you come 20 any part OF garment
you feel puzzled how 20 finish. examine some
old garment and note how the tailor or seam
stress has finished pocket, belt or placket; this
will be a safe copy for you TO follow, and the
next tire you can proceed from your own
KNOWLEDGE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
THE HOUSEKEEPER'S BOOKSHELF

lens unsolycd. but If you nave gained the courage
70 front them gayy and understandingy while
they are being worked out, It Is surely an hou
we'll invested.
LOW COST COOKING. by Florence Nesbiit.
Published BY the American School of Home
Economics, 1915 Chicago. Price So cents by
mail
FIELD SUPERVISOR and Dietetian De
\ partment Of Relief, juvenile Court Of
Chicago. Lecturer Tor the City's Visiting
Nurses Association and Visiting House8eeper OF
the United Charities Of Chicago. Miss Nesbitt
speaks with the authority that comes from hand
to-hand knowledge Of conditions and facts.
Nearly every phase OF the problem is covered ..
"a simple practical way. Recipes and menus ar
given for different seasons. and the necessity that
the food should he savory well as cheap arc
nourishing is recognized
Many woman who does not work outside oi
the home" will find this book good adviser e.
pecially so long as the III c. OF L. is with Us.
Many related problems are covered such a. tfe
proper weight and height OF children az give"
age. general economies in buying, household MAJ
cement. breakfast and lunches for school chill
dren. and on
Some books only add 20 everyday worries b.
cause their ideals are Gar out o. reach Ihis
hook is an everyday friend with real heipinInes'
IN each hand
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

door near the latch and the other oppo>te '"'
opening, and having the hem on each sac eN-
tend far enough to cover the crack at the cage
Of the door to keep out warm outside ar ana
keen in cooled air. This covering will have to
he hooked around the top also
Two double strips, one half the width OF
each side. should be sewed on the top OF each
side to form wicks and allowed to extend over
about two and a half or three inches in the pan
Of water. The covering should extend to the
lower edge Of the case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
Tome uade Tray Wagon
and Serving
Table

by means Of which
the housekeeper is
enabled to do her
long cooking and at
the same time per
form h Ter o Il h G r.
duties without fear
If her food burning.
Then, too. the com
fort Of several hours
without a hot fire in
her stove carries
home its own lesson.
Every agent is
supposed to know
and to demonstrate
an effective cooker
at small cost. Many
Of them carry ma
tcrials for various
labor-saving devices
to their meetings
and construct these
articles for the
benefit Of their au-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

,srn-N<.@.z~s--<>S
What we term, in everyday
Variance. the set" or hang" Of a garment de-
nends largely upon how it is cut No matter
how carefully it is basted, or how neatly
stitched and pressed, bias edge will not set
II put where a straight edge or fold was IN
tended And too often the muchadyertised
directions for making included with tissue
paper patterns seem very incomplete to the
inexperienced home dressmaker
Il is well TO remember that woollen goods are
usually folded along the centre lengthwse;
broadcloth wrong side out, serge and light
weight materials right side out. Many cloths,
TOO, have nap" or an up-and-down. which
is determined by rubbing with the finger tips
Such materials should be made to run down"
when the garment is finished
The aforesaid fold is usually placed on the
pattern TO come in the centre Of the front and
back gores-in fact IL must come there, as the
centre front and back Of bouses, coats and
skirts should be cut on lengthwse fold Of
the goods the only exception being when the
back Of the skirt is in two pieces with bias
seam in the centre.
DO not use ordinary pins, but buy dress
makers special steel pins or me Wnlte-neaded
pins. Either kind being slender, with extra
line, sharp points, leave no marks In the goods.
Keep a certain cushion for sewing PIN
cushion" only, and you will not be so likely 70
lose your special sewing pins.
For basting on silk. velvet and cloth use sew
Ing silk Of a contrasting color. II bastIng ard
sewing threads are alike you may pull out the
wrong thread. Silk will not print itself on
the material even under the pressing iron,
while cotton is likely to leave MARKS all along.
In removing bastng threads DO not pull the
entire length. but cut them at alternate stitches
and pick out carefully. to keep from separating
the fibers Of the fabric.
Many women who sew keep paper Of long.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

dcncc.. This one device has proved so popular
that 2,lSl cookers were made last year 1t
may be made as follows
Get wooden or tin lard pail for the outside
containcr. Line with two thicknesseS OF paper
before packing. Three inches Of packing should
be placed on all sides and bottom of the gallon
oyster can used as the nest. This nest should
be wrapped with asbestos on the outside next to
the packing and piece of asbestos placed on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

the bottom to prevent
,corchlng of the pack
ing when hot Soapstoncs
are used.
Packing may be made
of shredded newspaper
and excelsior and should
be packed in very tight
" around and to the top
Of the nest, which is
about three inches be
low the lid of the con
tainer.
A piece Of cardboard
cut to fit the inside Of
the lard can and a cir
Gle cut out Of the centre
around the top of the
oyster can or nest, to
hide the packing, make
a neat finish.
A cushion Of UNI
bleached muslin, three in
ches thick and stuffed
tightly with excelsior, is
needed. This is put on
the top of the lid Of the
nest and when the top
of the outside container
is placed on and hooked
down it is tight enough
to cause a pressure.
When tin pals are
used they should be en-
amelled white and the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
An IceIesS Refrigerator that CooiS by
Evaporation

This cooler should
be kept in a shady
place where air Will
circulate around it.
Keep the wicks in
the supply Of fresh
water in the upper
pan. This water is
carried d WI the
sides Of the cloth by
capillary attraction,
and when evnpora
tion takes place the
heat is taken from the
inside, thereby low
ering the tempera
turc. On dry. hot
days a temperature
Of 30 degrees can be
obtained i'm this re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

Testimony has come n from numerous
source, as to the efficacy OF this device for
keeping milk and cream, one woman stating
that she was successfully keeping the milk
from three COWS IN a refrigerator Of this type
and that since she had been using it her butter
had been much improved.
The canning work made the opening for the
introduction of the freesS cooker-whch may
be constructed at home at an outlay Of % cents
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
Desserts From a HaJfPmt Of Cream

crumbs are suggested. Have the tiny CAKES
drv and crisp and crush with rolling pin.
Beat the chilled cream solid, flavor generously
with thick maple syrup and stir in the crumbs.
This will probably make the mixture so sun
that YOU will not be able to finish II with the
egg heater In this case use silver spoon
and beat vigorously When thoroughly mixed
fin into sherbet cups and set on the ice unu
ready to serve. Use no sugar with the cream,
A. the syrup and macsr0ons are sufficiently
sweet.
Roston brown bread crumbs and chopped
preserved ginger, used IN the same manner as
the macaroons and syrup make Stll another
variety Of this recipe and may bc prepared IN
exactly the same way.
FRUIT CREAMS.
Occasionally. too. when fresh fruit Is not
unite as perfect as you would WISH 1t may be
neolod crushed. sweetened TO taste with pull
ycrized sugar and allowed to stand until
svrup has formed. Dissolve one tablespoonful
Of geatinc (nstanD in little not WaItI'
strain into the fruit and when 1t begins TO
sfifTen whip the mixture lightly and fold IN
the stifly whipped white of one egg ana nan
a mint of double cream, beaten SOLID. taste
IN see if more sugar is required, turn INTO an
ornamental mould and set on the ice to harden.
Serve unmOulded with an lced egghoH Sau'''
Peaches are excellent with this recipe.
FROSTED BANANA CREAM.
Bananas mashed to a paste and Favored
with a few drops Of lemon juice will NIX do-
Iciousy with whipped cream, and II par
ticularly delectable dessert is desired the ga
nanas and cream may be packed in run
lar the rubber and water-tght cover adjusted
and the jar buried in ice and rock salt for Jour
hours before serving.
TUTTI FRUTTI CHARLOTTE.
For tutt frutti charlotte, whip the cream
< IN the foregoing recipes and swoeten very
slightly with powdered sugar. Then iold ia
the beaten white Of one egg, flavor win Hll.'
Werasrbino cordial and very gradually, beat.
ina, constantly, mix in half cupful of chopp.o
candied or drained preserved fruits. Pour lnto
y fancy dish thai has been lined with thlh
sl;ces Of fresh angel cake and serve the chhr,
lotto. like all whipped cream desserts, as coid
as possible.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
UNCLE SAM RECOMMENDS HOMEMADE LABOR SAVER

top Of the table should be thirty-one and one
half inches long by sixteen and one-half wide
and twenty-nine inches high and the serving
compartment five inches deep
Below this compartment a linen and silver
drawer two and one-half inches deep is to be
placed. with little knobs or handles on either
side.
The top of the table may be hinged and SINAI!
chains or straps fastened to it to keep it from
falling back too far when opened The bottom
Of the serving compartment is five inches be-
low this top.
Around the sides are little screw hooks upon
which may be hung the cups. and in the com
partment there is space enough for serving
dishes for six persons. Below this the drawer
is divided in the center by a hslf-lnch strip.
One side is reserved for linen. the other for
silver. the latter being lined with blue outing
flannel. which serves the same purpose and is
cheaper than felt.
Sometimes old rubber-tired wagon or baby
carriage wheels are added, making the tray
roll noiselessly. The entire meal may thus be
conveyed from the kitchen TO the table in one
trip and the dishes, when washed may be sim
ply put back in the tray, where the closed top
keeps them from dust. This may be made as
elaborate as the purse permits, but also 1t may
be made very attractively for Sl.O5.
OTHER HOMEMADE CONVENIENCES
Still other convenences are the folding iron
ing board. the pot rack the homemade shower
bath. Jelly strainers, dish drainer and home
made kitchen water works. directions for all
of which are soon to be issued in bulletin
form. These, like all the others, are just
as useful to the city woman as to the
rural one.
In this way the woman is first taught to
make her garden, can her products, prepare
the surplus for shipment and sell it through
organizations developed for this purpose. As
a means toward getting these products up to
the highest standard Of perfection she is taught
TO cook and sew and even given mechanical
training and little touch Of art. For she
must sew for her exhibits, make her jelly bags
APRONS. caps. etc, learn to devise artistic con-
tanners for her fresh fruits and other products
and at the same time learn TO conserve her own
time and strength and comfort her family with
the most attractive homo surroundings that Ell
forts and ingenuity can devise with the ma
teras at hand.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
BY VIRGINIA CARTER LEE.

ONANY delicious desserts. cas-
4. 4. !. 1. !. !. 4" 4. !.
= Ir and quickly prepared and
ample 10 serve four persons
a may bc made from half-pmt
~ ~ heavy cream that the PROV
~ dent housewife should acqualnt
I.z8-sA herself with the possibilities
contained in one Of these dimn-
1"e cream bottles.
Iae houschcepcr. unless she has had con
sdsablc experience with whipped cream Will
''saaess think the quantity poured into the
howl Is very limited; but fortunately 1t IN
0ea'es amazingly during the whipping proc
" and properly combined with other M
U'otnt' it viii prove sufficient for the num-
" q persons designated.
10 make these desserts the success they
'ao'a be the cream must be thoroughly
0ls' Have both bowl and bcator as cold as
p','s'e, Tor cream will not beat well and
9~ty unless Do is kcgt at low temperature.
va a'yer add the sugar or favoring until
"'V he cream is beaten.
almost endless variety Of ingredients
~" N combined with this sweetened whipped
('Ns giving excellent results, fresh crushed
~ powdered macaroon crumbs, crumoied
~ q cake chopped nuts, candied or pre-
N'@ fruits and different syrups being recon-
~a as among the most palatable.
TRIFLE.
very simple dessert that Will be found
''fntal as well as delicious purchase small
Fsy sponge cakes" Moistcn them slightly
%araschino cordial, place in glass serv-
- @aes and lay on top Of each two table
sa4ls Of raspberry jam. Cap with sweet
a.. whipped cream and sprinkle with little
=. grated cocoanut or the desiccated va
-. The cakes used IN this recipe should
DID, -' az ''"'' '''''''S
BlSQUE CREAM.
-'1er very dainty dessert that is quickly
vit mas cake crumbs used in combination
~e cream. For this purpose macaroon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
Women in Farming Districts Throughout The South A'e SIM
Con1enences Which They Are Taught BY Go7en
Also Will Find These Sugg@

These simple contriv-
ances may be construct
cd for S115 as follows:
Have a screened case 3'z
feet high by Il by -
inches. Place two l-inch
wooden strips across the
top over the screen, low
enough TO allow a square
pan 10 fit in between the
four corners. Have two
movable shelves, twelve
to fifteen inches apart
in it. Use a pan twelve
inches square Ga 15-cent
biscuit pan will answer
on the top to hold the
water, and have the
whole thing standing N
a large pan of water 90
or 80 cent biscuit pam
The pans and cases
are all painted white, al
lowed to dry, then en-
amelled. A covering of
white canton flannel is
made to fit it, placing
the smooth side out.
This is buttoned on the
frame with either but
tons and buttonholes or
buggy or automobile cur
tain hooks and eyes, ar
ranged so that the door
may be opened without
unfastening these hooks.
This is done by put
ting one row of hooks
ON the edge Of The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
By GRACE c. RUTTER

If many little rules by which
an experienced sewing woman
turns out d satisfactory gar
ment seem very complicated
to the amateur, but really if
explained in untechnical lam
guage. they are quite simple.
What we term, in everyday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

THE WAYS OF WOMEN. by Ida VI. Tarbel Pub
Ished by the Macmillan Company, New York.
Price. Sl.0O.
~ BETWEEN the books on efficiency and COOK
cry. dietetcs and laundering. slip this one
for inspirations on the basis that u = well
for the homemakcr 10 "know herself
After juggling dollars and sense, 10 search oil
balanced ration il Will be refreshing TO an!
woman and give her new strength for the ray 10
read Miss Tarbei!s chapter on the 2O-cent d'"hri'
Brains mixed with determination and seasoned ''
a sporting spirit covers Miss Tarbell's recipe io'
providing the meal and appetite for IT,
To take life CALAMITY and TO cultivate zest ioF
struggle and adjustment Will furnish sau''
piquantc even for housework. This IS not pui
ideaity We know women who do IT, It is tne
pioneer spiri, applied TO the more subtle din
cut.es OF civilization.
That Her Business" IS another alluring chan
ter in which Miss Tarbeil proves that meeting "ttf
instant need Of things" and having the courage TO
stick" whether IL be ~ the home or office ,
primarily the business o. women.
You will lay this book down with your prob
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08

From Time 10 Time We Rcyicw ~ This D.
portment Such Books as Meg Prottobly 81
Addcd 10 the Housocfe's Collection. We
Welcome Requests for Information md VIZ
Glqdly Furnish Lists Of Books Already Re
tieiccd
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
BISQUE CREAM.

49, 'aer very dainty dessert that is quickly
w., has cake crumbs used in combination
~e cream. For this purpose macaroon
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-04-08
p. EDNA MARY GOLDMAN

THOUGH women all over the
land are gradually falling into
trc under the club standards
OF Che Department Of Agricult-
erc Extension work and are
learning 10 cook, housekeep,
garden. make butter. raise poul-
IT'S and pigs. and market their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18
MILNER HEIGHTS MARVEL
 OF MOUNTAIN BEAUTY

and cooled by breezes that come pure and uncontaminated over the crest of the mountain.
 Man has left undone nothing that will add to the beauty, convenience and value of every building location in Milner Heights.
 When asked If lots were selling fast, MT Milner replied: Surely, business Is picking up. Been going well since last July. Made two sales Friday" The encouraging thing was his state ment that 25 per cent of the present buy CTS were paying all cash for lots and few were askqing for special terms. The reporter left MT. Milner feeling that good times were at hand and that the realty market would open strong in the spring. Keep your eye on Miner Heights, for it's a barometer of Birmingham's busi- ness condition.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-02-18

Key Milner, one of the big developers of this district convinced one of the staff who visited him on Friday that he was an optimist and had great faith in Bir- mingham dirt.
 Said he: "The Milner Land company spent over $3O0,00O in improvements be- fore it put it's holdings on the market"
 It was hard even for him to realize that the property lying on both sides of the mountain was connected with splendid driveways, that electricity, gas, sewers and water were at hand even for those living on the crest.
 It was really heartening to hear him en- thuse over the climb which winds around and up and over Red mountain from Mill ner Crescent to the palatial home of ing would pass the attractive homes of Benjamin Leader. pr. Courtenay Shrop- shire, Sid M Smith. Leon Spencer, Jr., A. D. Cecil. A. w. Shook, and others be- fore reaching Key circle, which was cut out of the mountain at cost of $25, ,0O0 or more.
 Passing over the crest one would see the los ely residences of Dr. Cabot Lull, w. C. O'Farrall, Clark Williams Omar Brasher, and the Chenoweth brothers, Arthur and Beach. These command a glorious view of Shades mountain. It was also learned that on the crest some of the most imposing homes in the city will be built. Plans are being drawn for Forney Johnston, James R. McWane, Leo K. Steiner, and Key Milner.
 Any one who has ever stood on the top of Red mountain HOO feet above the sea and 450 feet above the city and seen the panorama will know why great civil engineer from Boston went into ecstasy over 1t, saying: Marvellous! Here you connect city and town almost in the heart of Birmingham"
 Everybody knows that Key Milner, as- sisted by Charles W. Leavitt, did a piece of landscape engineering that is unsur- passed in beauty by any similar under taking in America.
 The lots range in width from 60 to 200 feet. and in depth from 14O to 225 feet. Some are level, some lie alongside the hills. while others are perched on top of the mountain, the landscape possibil- ities being infinite, as the picturesque setting of the homes already built show
 When asked if shrubbery and flowers would grow the lots, he showed most convincing pictures from the beautiful booklet in colors, "Milner Heights" showing homes whose yards, though planted only a year or two ago, looked as if they had always been vine covered and tree shaded In fact, it's marvellous to know what nature assisted by man has wrought in Mlner Heights within the past three years
 Each home has a picturesque and beau tiful setting among flowers, grass and shrubbery- by native forest trees