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Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

homes, vegetables IN plenty must be
served in different why's to make them
appetizing, and real brain work must
be used to keep the everyday things
from palling on the palate.
We are going without frosted cakes
and thus saving much sugar. A layer
cake with a good filing needs no FROST
ing to appeal to the appetite, but
plain cake for special occasion may be
covered with
Eugless Icing.-Boil together cup
full of brown sugar, half n cupful Of
milk and teaspOonful of butter sub
stitute until it spins thread, beat
like fudge and spread before it be-
comes too hard to spread smoothly.
Sour cream and brown sugar boiled
together makes another most delicious
cake filling which may be used for an
icing.
Princess Pudding.-BOil enough
sweet potatoes to make a pint when
mashed with a tablespoonful of but
ter substitute and two tablespOOnfuls
of cream. Add to this half cupful
Of chopped nuts, two tablespoonfuls
of chopped raisins, two tablespoonfuls
of sugar, q little nutmeg and table
spoonful of cider. Beat well and bake
in an earthenware pudding dish. Serve
with cream and sugar This is suffi-
cient for a family of six.
Ginger Pudding.-Sift together
twice, two and fourth cupfuls of
flour, three and a half teaspoonfuls
of baking powder. half teaspoonful
of salt and tablespoonful Of ginger.
Cream four tablespoonfuls of fat with
half a cupful of sugar, mix with the
-four and add a half cupful of milk
beaten into one egg. Turn into we'll
creased pudding mold, leaving at least
| two inches for swelling, cover and
! steam two hours. Remove the cover
and dry in the oven for ten minutes.
Serve with powdered sugar. made
creamy with two or three tablespoon
fuls of cream, with any desired favor
ing.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

to go the limit" in saying what she
thinks ''would be nice" Put more
features down on the list than you
could possibly crowd into a house and
when there is nothing left to be de-
sired, take plenty of time in eliminat-
ing what is unnecessary and bring the
dream down to the plane of reality.
The result will be far better than if
everyone concerned hesitates to men
ton their pet desire because it would
cost too much"
AS an illustration OF what can be
done to make the house comfortable
the design shown in the accompany
ing perspective view and the plan has
been selected. The size of this house
is 40 feet by "a feet 6 inches. The
exterior is designed to present home
like appearance, a little of the old
fashioned idea of ''home" being clever
ly worked into the design in the shut
tered windows and the sharply out
lined gables. The main body of the
house is rigidly rectangular, with the
long dimension across the front. A
central projection provides the living
room extension and the front porch is
built as an extension of this part of
the house. The house is one-story
structure, but the type of roof which
has been selected for the design makes
it possible to obtain a large and well
lighted attic. A modern idea which
is finding quite rapid acceptance is to
finish such an attic as this with wal
board partitions and ceilings, this
scheme providing additional rooms al
very moderate expense. The lumber
item for such an improvement consists
in a few light framing members to
provide basis on which to apply the
wall board and framework in which
the doors may be hung.
The exterior appearance of the
house is rustic. The walls are fin
ished with stained shingles and al
windows are provided with shutters
The roof cornice entirely around tn,
house is given rather a wide overhang
but the edges of the roof above tn
gables is held quite closely to tn,
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

but the vast common people" of
America of whom there are many of
us, find that there have been count
less little wastes going on that have
never until this year been brought to
the attention.
In cooking rice. mushes or various
cereals II skim milk is used the food
has a much higher nutritive value. In
making milk soups, custards, puddings
of various sorts, breads, cakes ard
ehowders, milk that is skinned may
be used to a large extent. The fat
may be supplied in some cheaper form
than butter fat.
While we still have plenty of vege-
tables and fruits the shortage of fats
is upon us. England and the other
countries over there are feeling the
stringency and we must use more
caution with our valuable fats which
are so essential to the health and well
being of our growing children and the
healing Of the wounds of our soldiers.
Much fat may be saved at home by
saving every bit of surplus trimmed
liOln II OuL anu Keeping
| different kinds in separate dishes.
Fat from fowls may be used for al
most all foods in which butter would
be used. After trying it out or rem
dering it. add water and let it cook.
| The water removes all bits of mate,
rial which have adhered to the fat
and which often give it an undesir-
able flavor. Charcoal is added to some
highly favored fats, this decreases
the intensity of the flavor. 1t is nee
| essary to strain the fat through a fan
mel after using charcoal After using
fat for any purpose, strain it, for it
keeps better and looks clearer.
Skim milk as real food is coming
into its own. The only nutrient taken
from whole milk in skimming, is but
ter fat, there is left, all of the valu-
able mineral salts, protein and sugar
which is valuable in supplying heat
and energy, as well as tissue building
material.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

walls. A large brick chimney projects
through the roof near the peak of
the intersecting gables. This roof is
very effective, its appeal probably rest
ing in the slight suggestion of the
colonial style of architecture which
has become so popular during recent
years. This suggestion is carried
through the entire design and is one
of it's strongest recommendations The
perspective view shows awnings in
stalled on the porch and front win
dows. These awnings are very desir-
able in summer since they serve to
make u little summer parlor of the
porch, shaded from the direct sunlight
yet bright, cheerful and cozy. There
are a large number of windows in
the walls of this house, placed in such
a manner that their effect upon the
appearance is pleasantly noticeable.
The most important part of the
house, in the light of the Introductory
remarks pertaining to the necessity of
home-building sentiment, is the plan /;
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
PLAY APRONS FOR KIDDIEs
Can Be Made From Either UnbIeached
Muslin or OilcIoth, Cut to Form a
Huge Kitty or Puppy.

Riddles will love one of these kitty
or puppy aprons, to be made from un-
bleached muslin or oilclOth for real
strenuous play, such as soap bubbles,
mud pies, etc. The way to make one
is to cut a pattern of a huge kitten,
very roughly, of course, painting in or
appliqueing eyes and embroidering a
mouth and whiskers on the front. The
outstanding ears of the kitty can run
up to the shoulder as bretelles for
the bib, which will be formed by the
head.
Both kitty and puppy could be i'm
agined as standing on their hind legs,
and the front paws could then be de-
lineated by pockets. The whole apron
should be bound with a bright tape,
and tape should be attached to the
tips of the ears and at the sides of
the neck for tying the apron into
place. If the tie-strings are made long
enough to go all around the waist they
will carry out the Illusion of a neck
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
FROCKS OF VELVET S0MBER
Texture and Color Lend Distinction to
Daytime Costumes Though Lit
tie Trimming is Used.

The women who dress well appar-
emily ennot do without the little vel
vet frocks. More often they are built
up on very straight lines, with just
enough concession to the waist to
avoid any awkward blockiness.
Narrow-shouldered, large-waisted,
long-sleeved, narrow at the hem are
most Of these velvet frocks, but many
variations are played upon the theme.
Even where there is absolutely no
trimming, as is often the case, indi-
viduality is given to the model by
some original line of drapery on col
lar or sleeve; and if the velvet is
one of the exquisiteIy soft and lus-
trous fabrics on whose beauty war
conditions seem to have imposed no
limitations, its texture and color and
line lend it more distinction than any
amount of trimming could give.
The daytime velvet frock if not
black is almost always somber in tone,
though the texture of velvet gives the
lie to somberness. If not very dark
it's color is likely to be neutral, and
although there are bright blues and
reds of the brick, mahogany, rust and
brighter wine shades among the vel
vet afternoon gowns, they are very
few compared with the host of blacks,
browns, taupes, deep wine and pur-
pie tones, dark green's, dark blues and
grays.
Where trimming is used upon the
velvet day frock it is usually a bit of
embroidery in self-color and metallic
thread or discreetly used fur. Much
less fur is introduced upon dresses
than was usual last year, though fur
is lavished upon the coats of the sea-
| son.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

built in against the wall of this ex-
tension on either side of the front
door. Because of the proportions of
this room, these seats are close enough
to the fireplace to make this a very
cOZy arrangement.
There is a cased opening into the
dining room. In the same wall, near
the rear end of the room, a double
door leads back to the kitchen. Ad-
joining the kitchen is an exceptionally
complete pantry, which is another of
the special features of this house de-
sign. One side of the pantry is occu-
pied by an outside-iced refrigerator
and a wide cupboard with two seats
of double doors. The central part of
the opposite wall is the back of
china case which opens into the din
ing room. On either side of this case
is narrow cupboard opening into the
pantry.
The bedrooms open from the hall at
the rear end of which is the bath. The
hall, turning to the bath, terminates
in a door opening into the kitchen.
The attic stair is also reached from
this hall. The basement stair is
reached from the kitchen. There
is a rear porch II feet 6 inches
by 6 feet, built into the corner of the
house at the rear of the pantry.
Dividing the house into three parts,
the first including the living room, the
second including the kitchen, dining
room and pantry and the third includ-
ing the two bedrooms and the bath.
the following characteristics are easily
| observed The first part has been de-
signed with the predominating effort
to provide every possible feature which
| might add to the comfort of the room.
The second part has been designed
to provide the housewife with every
convenience which might assist her in
reducing housework to a minimum
The third part has been designed to
follow the best practice in lighting
and ventilation for bedrooms, with the
independence of these rooms with re
| spect to one another and the bath as
a necessary assumed quantity.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
Silks No Lonuer Luxuries.

Silver lace is said to be easier to OBJ
tain than table linen, and it costs less.
Peltry, it is claimed, is got with greater
ease and at lower price than leather
for shoes. Velvet frocks and silk un-
derwear are within the price of the
small wage Garner, whereas cotton
stockings are an extravaganza rarely
INDUCED in. All of which goes to ex-
plain the fact that women may be
dressed in the splendid fabrics of Eliza
bethan days and still feel that they
cannot afford their ordinary number Of
shoes and that they must give up I'M
derwear that needs starch.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

a cupful of strained apple sauce and
two cupfuls of flour, one teaspoonful
of cinnamon, half teaspoonful of
cloves and pinch of allspice. A few
ralsins and currants may be added If
desired. Bake In a slow oven.
chlVes omelet.-Wash the chives
and cut them fine with the shears.
Beet four eggs, whites and yolks sep
urately. Add to the yolks four table
spoonfuls Of milk, a teaspoonful of
,>rn starch, tablespoonful of melted
fat, and salt and pepper to taste. Add
the chives to the yolks and fold in
the stiffly beaten whites. Grease the
omelet pan with a tablespoonful Of fat
and pour in the egg mixture. Lift the
edges of the omelet while cooking.
fold and serve garnished with parsley.
Corn Flake Kisses.-Beat the whites
Of two eggs until stiff and dry, add a
cupful of granulated sugar and beat
until well mixed, then stir in two cup
fuls of corn flakes and a cupful of
coconut, stirring only long enough 20
mix well. Drop by spoonfuls on oiled
paper and bake in a moderate oven.
This recipe will make about thirty
tnacaroons.
EscaIloped oyster Plant.--Salsify is
such an appetizing vegetable that it
should be more abundantly grown in
our home gardens. 1t has the advan-
tnge Of belonging to the winter vege-
tables which may be stored in cold
climates and used all winter.
Stuffed Onions.-Take six large
onions, peel and cook in salted water
until nearly done; remove from the
water and take out the centers, chop
ping them fine; season well with salt
pepper, little fat and bread crumbs
with an egg to hold the stufing togeth.
or. adding a few spoonfuls of any
chopped meat or chicken or nuts OF
different kinds. Put into the oven ant
bake, basting with hot water anC
chicken fat.
Scrape the roots and prepare then
for boiling. cook until tender in boiling
snlted water. Put layer of the SLICED
vegetable in baking dish, add little
shredded Goldfish, then layer of but
tered crumbs and seasoning, then ado
enough milk TO just cover Bake thirt,
minutes and dish will result tina
tastes nearly as good as escallopeC
oysters.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
BULGARIA. and Opium.

Before the Balkan wars Turkey was
the leading opiurn country in the Le-
want, and Smyrna the principal mar
ket for that article. But Bulgaria has
now become a formidable competitor
of Asia Minor, both as regards quail,
ity and quantity. The opium grown
In the environs of Uskub and in the
Tikvesh, along the Vardar river, is
richer in alkaloids than the best quail
ities from Anatolia. In ordinary times
the opium from the Levant is exported
to the far East largely via Holland and
Great Britain.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN

Women have taken the places Of all
men letter carriers in Paris.
Women are working in section gangs
on the Pittsburgh division of the Penn
sylvania railroad.
The French "garcon" of the boule-
ward cafes of Paris has disappeared
and his place is taken by girl.
Three hospitals have been estab-
lished in England for war victims by
the Russian Grand Duchess Geor-
gievna.
Practically all the work in some de-
partments of Belgian munition fac
tories is done by girls.
Hundreds of Russian girls, emulat-
ing their sisters of the Battalion of
Death, have Joined their country's
navy.
1t is estimated that at least 10000
nurses will be needed for service in
hospitals at home and abroad during
the next year, according to the report
of Surgeon General William @. Gorgas,
United States army.
An urgent appeal comes from Major
Murphy, head of the American Red
Cross in France, to the women of this
country for more surgical dressings
and bandages.
The Canadian government is contem-
plating increase of the allowance of
wives of soldiers from $50 to S25 a
month.
Records show that the demand for
fur coats and sets by women of Eng
land and France has increased enor-
mously since the beginning of the war
Practical and attractive peasant cos
/ tunes have been made in America for
the women in ruined districts of north.
/ ern France.
The first American woman to qualify
as sharpshooter, Mrs. Jackson Nor
ris, is instructing soldiers at Camp
Shelby, Hattiesburg, Miss, in the best
methods of shooting.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
DADDY lSEV[NIN(
AR TALL e.
. MARY GRAHAAAlM'.l[. MI BONNER J, {. QlN,llNsSlE
BABY BEARS.

"Tn the winter, at the start of the
new year," said Daddy, 'when Mother
Bear was sleeping and doing and |
dreaming in her home back in the hole
of big rock, the little bears arrived.
'There were three babies and how
beautiful they wereI They were not
able to see the world for their eyes
were closed. They were black, like
their mother and so soft and furry and
round.
''They nestled UP to their mother and
seemed to say, 'Oh, mother, what
would we do without you? And the
mother loved them for their very help
lessness.
give weeks went by before they
opened their eyes, and then what a
wonderful world they saw. They were
still in their cave home, for the cold
weather had not passed and Mother
Black Bear was going to take no
chances with her babies.
''They could not really walk at all.
Every time they tried to walk little,
they fell down. They did not know
how to balance themselves and their
legs didn't seem to be able to hold
them up.
'fBut each day they tried a little
more, and Mother Bear helped them,
for she had no intention of taking
them out of the cave until they could
walk.
"And in the cave she told them in
sleepy tones, for she was SO very
sleepy, of all the things they must
guard against when they went out into
the world.
''The babies too were very sleepy
| and they only had these lessons now
and again, for the sleep was making
them strong, and their mother had
eaten enough in the fall to do for the
winter for herself and for her babies
as well.
''Baby BEARS" the mother grunted,
and now they looked at her out of their
baby eyes and seemed to say,
"'Would anyone ever hurt you? And
would we ever hurt anyone? Oh no,
we love to romp and sleep and eat.
We could never be wild and hunt
''But of course the mother knew bet
ter so she told them stories of adven-
lures she had had.
"She taught them of the berries they
must eat and of the things which
would make them feel well and strong
She also told them of the bad things
they must not touch-the things
which would make their little tummies
feel very miserable indeed and which
would make them quite, quite sick.
"And when, at last, they went out
of the cave, and saw the real world
the trees and the forest paths, they
wanted to start off at once for adven
lures, for the world looked so myste
riouS and WondrouS.
%But Mother Bear would not lei
them start out alone, though suddenly
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
As RaIzac penicted Man.

Balzacs object in writing the num-
erous volumes that succeeded each
other with an astounding regularity
was to depict man as he presented
himself to his view, and, in fact, in
his works he brings to life again the
history of the generation to which he
belongs, describing his contemporaries,
in particular the humble bourgeois of
the middle class, with a most striking
eXactueSS
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

an excellent opportunity for using up
an old stole, whicA, though good in
parts, was not fresh enough to be worn
in it's original form.
I recently saw very similar wrap
made of melusine in a clear shade of
beige, with collar and trimmings of
beaver. There was Russian toQue to
match, shaped very like the toque
shown in the sketch. In passing I
must point out that these high-crowned
toques, with fur borders, are popular
just now. They are easily made and
very becoming.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

the most important part of the plan
is the living room. This room should
be made the most attractive in the
house. With the features which are
built in as basis to work on, it would
not be hard task to make this room
an ideal family center. The fireplace
is located directly in front of the en-
trance from the porch. A built-in book
case fills the space between the fire.
place and the wall between the living
room and the dining room. There is
i door leading into the hall on the
opposite side of the fireplace. An in
teresting detail of comfort is found in
the arrangement of the part of the
living room which extends out from
the main part of the house. A seat is
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
PITH AND POINT

A Kansas woman last year caught
more than 300 bushels of grasshoppers
and by drying them and selling them
for chicken feed cleared more than
$500.
A quart of oysters is estimated to
equal In nourishment three-quarters Of
a pound of beef and no waste to be
calculated in the buying. From the
time of the spawning season, two years
are required to produce a fuIl-grown
oyster.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
Important Accessories

The simplest sort Of frock or coat
may be made distinctive by Just the
right accompanying accessories in the
shape of muff, hat, scarf, handbag. etc.
Women are coming more and more to
appreciate these minor adjuncts Of the
toilette.
Tho knitting vogue has caused to be
introduced attractive three and four
piece sets, comprising knitting bag, hat
and scarf, or bag. hat. scarf and girdle,
etc, with the accompanying frock, suit,
or coat so plain that It serves only as
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
Use of SUrnames.

The custom of using surnames for
Christian names, as exempliied in the
cases of Harrison and Mr.. Holden,
goes back at least three centuries, but
the people stuck pretty close to Johns,
try we have seen tendency to use, at
baptism, the mothers family name as
q middle name for the child. This, no
doubt, is leading to more free use of
family names as given names. For the
most part, however, we are John Hen
ry Smiths.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
HOME COMFORT IS
PARAMOUNT IDEA
Given Precedence Above Every
thing Else in This Bungalow
Design.
LIVING ROOM is IMPORTANT
Can Be Made Ideal Family Center by
Aid of the BuiIt-in Features
Which Are Part of In
terror Plan.

Mr.. William A. Radford will answer
questions and give advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his wide experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
is, without doubt. the highest authority
on all these subjects. Address all inquiries
to William A. Radford, No. 1927 Prairie
avenue, Chicago, ILL.,, and only enclose
three-cent stamp for reply.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
MocilRh RlouaNn

For the tailored suit several blouses
win be desirable. and those Of georg.
cite crepe are very modish and espe-
cially good for travelling. as they take
up very little room In a suitcase, and
In the case Of those of light color
keep fresh and clean-looking lo1zer
than blouses Of other materlal-eat.,
or lace, for instance.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01

Andrew Francis Patrick Mahon.
aged sixty-seven, hotel porter at San
dusky, o., is 'broke" from doing his
bit. Throughout the Red Cross cam
paign he turned over to the organiza-
ton his receipts each day, minus
what 1t cost him for meals, and he was
the first to subscribe for a Liberty
bond, taking $1,000 worth in the name
of a stepson.
Plans are being made to print new
editions of the Figueira series of school
readers, which are used in Uruguayan
schools.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
Value of Book Increases.

A volume written by Samuel de
Champlain in 1908 ON his explorations
in Canada, entitled ''Des Sauvages"
which was bought several years ago
in a book store in Paris, France, for
30 cents, was sold for $4,000 at a book
sale in New York recently. A few years
after it was published, the explorer dis
covered Lake Champlain.
Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-02-01
CORDUROY Bathrobes.

There is nothing so pleasantly COM
Portable for cold mornings as a bath
robe-or breakfast robe-of corduroy,
and these robes are not prohibitively
expensive for the average woman.
They have graceful, flowing lines, wide
sleeves, pockets and a knotted sash
that give shapely silhouette, and one
may select a becoming early-morning
color, like Dutch blue, rose or coral.