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Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT
 FURS.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Even an expert can be deceived in selecting furs, so it behooves the average wom- an who knows little or fothing about them to be careful when buying, for her own sake, and her pocketbook. . She should go to a reliable fur dealer and select only furs with old fashioned animals. back of them, rather than buy new furs with new names that are worthless skins. First, she will want fur that will look well and stand hard wear season after season.
 Fur is composed of two different growths-under fur and over hair The under fur, the thick, downy wool that covers the pelt, provides the warmth and durability. The over hair which varies in length and thickness according to the animals on which ii grows, is straight, smooth and glossy and is usually the glory of the belt The over hair prevents the under fur from becoming matted
 Dyed fur is not as durable as nat ural fur because of the chemicals used in it's process. When selecting dyed furs always feel the pelt to ascertain whether or not it has been scorched. If it is in good condition it will be pliable and soft and of uniform tex ture. Another test is to take the fur ir both hands and twist it with a rotary motion. If scorched, it will feel stiff and crackle like paper such fur will go to pieces and will not stand hard wear.
 The most valuable furs are purt white, not cream. Black furs should be jet black and glossy. The dearest 1 of brown furs are those showing 6 bluish rather than a reddish tinge The bluish tinge is desirable also ir gray furs instead of a yellow tone ] The darkest beaver is the most ex. pensive. Ermine should be pure white ! with black tails.
 i Among the less costly furs ar,
 beaver skunk, mink and marten; O
 all the lambs fur, Persian is the rich.
 est and best; when buying it selec skins that curl closely and regularl, and have a bright silky sheen. Rel fox varies in color from a light vel , low to a dark red, and is more durabl, i than either silver blue or white. Hud son seal is only muskrat dyed a sea color after the guard hairs have bee1 i clipped.
 If one has a good set of furs. i
 pays to care for them. During tn,
 winter, while in use, keep them in al cool a place as possible; when the, are wet, shake off snow or rain ant hang up so the air will circllat around them:. keep away from sun
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
4 FEW DANTE

Dear Social Corner Sisters: Those of you who like good things may ind some of these aDretiEinG:
 Raisin Pie; Half pound of seeded raisirs, boiled in pint of water until tender, add one-half cup Of sugar while boiling, two tablespoons of flour wet in cold water. Take from fire and when cold add juice of one lem on, one egg and little salt, butter size of nutmeg. Filling for two pies. One crust and lattice, T prefer
 Apple end Raisin Salad: Peel and cut into dice enough tart raw apples tC make two cups squeeze over them the juice from one large lemon and add one cup of washed and seeded raisins
 Place on shredded lettuce mask witl mayonnaise dressing and serve with slices of cream cheese topped with g
 spoonful of bright colored jelly.
 Cranberry Jelly: Pick ever and wash four cups of cranberries. Put in g
 stew pan with one cup of boiling wa
 ter and boil 20 minutes. Rub through a sieve. add one cup Of sugar and 1 cook five minutes. Turn into a mold or glasses. The recipe calls for two
 cups of sugar. but I find one cur makes it sweet enough, unless one likes it very sweet.
 Coffee Cream: A delicious and in 1 expensive desert Fill quart boiler two-thirds full of strained coffee, adt l milk until quart of the mixture is obtained sweenten to taste. Place over hot water and bring to boiline point, add six level tablespoons of corr starch dissolved in milk Cook II minutes. stirring constantly unti thick. Chill and serve with cream sant | sugar.
 Boiled Apples: Take as many apple. 1 as you wish to cook, all Of one sizt say medium-pare and put on tc 1 boil as you would potatoes; except pu
 a cup of sugar and a grain of salt tc I two quarts of water Have water boil.
 ing when apples are dropped in. Don 1 core apples: don't let them get brolz. en. Use knitting needle to test then | and to lift out when cooked through 1 Put into a glass dish, previously ] warmed So as not to crack If tot much water remains to fill the glas: | dish let it boil down, then strain ove
 the apples, and when cold they tart
 delicious.
 l REBFCCA.
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SOCIAL CORNER POEMS.
New Every Morning.

Every day is a fresh beginning. Every morn is the world made new You who are weary Of sorrow and sin ming
 Here is a beautiful hope for you < hope for me-and a hope for you. An the past things are gone and over The tasks are done and the tears are shed. Yesterdays errors let yesterday cover Yesterdays wounds, which smarted and bIed
 Are healed with the healing which night has shed. Yesterday is a part of forever. Bound uD in the sheath which God holds tight, With the glad days and sad days and
 bad days which never Shall visit US more with their bloom or their blight. Their fitness Of sunshine or sor- rowiul night. Let them so since we cannot relieve them. Cannot undo or cannot atone; God in His mercy receive and forgive them.
 fNnN Inc new 0ay5 are our own sTodav Is ours and today alone. Here nre tho skies all furnished
 brightly. tHerc is the spent earth ell reborn Here arc the tired limbs sprincinr ts lightly
 TO gre"t the sun and share with the morn
 In it's chrism Of dew and cool O.
 the dawn. Every day is a fresh beginning. Listen. my soul. 70 the glad refrain lind in spite Of old sorrow and olde; shining
 And trouble forecasted or possible pain. .-...... -.. ......... Take heart with the new day ant begin again.
 Susan Coolidge.
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BRIEF STATE NEWS

MiddIetown-This city has now an
 office of the United States Employ n.ent Service.
 Saybrool< Point-Dr. and Mrs. Will liam r. Wolfe have left for Florida where they will spend the winter.
 HartTord-Mr. and Mrs. I. R. Blu rnenthal of Highland Court Hotel left Friday to spend the winter in the south as is their custom. Hartford four former em- pioyes of the Travellers Insurance company have returned to their places after having served in the army or navy.
 New Britain-The New Britain Ma
 chine company, having received in- structions to cease work on shell con tracts, began this week to reduce its
 working force.
 Windsor Loeks-Tobacco growers iA this vicinity have organized an asso- citation designed to promote mutual 1 interests, and facilitate the production and shipment of the commodity. l Warehouse Point-Because of the 1 large number of cases of influenza al i the Hartford County Temporary Home i in Warehouse Point local courts have been advised not to conRnit children | there until further notice. 1 Essex-Essex is to have a Commu- nity Christmas tree near the Liberty
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mas tide were exceedingly pretty,
 with large scarlet bells, evergreens,
 bunting and the tree with it's pretty decorations made a fitting back
 ground for the exercises of the day. Cur capable hostess, Maine Lover, with her assistants, were kept busy getting the food. on the long tables ready. and attending to our every ! want as we dispersed with a most Iappetizing lunch consisting of sand wiches, scalIopcd pJ.alo, baked beans, pickles, pies and cake, fruit and cof- fee.
 While the tables were being cleared 1.-the Sisters were busy with their fin- gers, or chatting merrily, when sud- denly they were interrupted by a knock on the door, and who should pep in, out of the snow. but Santa Claus.
 Well. we were as glad to see him as he seemed to be to see us, and hadn' t changed or grown old one bit since last year; but was the same fat, jolly fellow, who came to see that the gifts from that prolific tree, were properly ] distributed.
 1 Each drew a number that cores l pended to one on q package. and as 1 the number was read, the one who ! i1du tLi1t HuL4otI Wa'9 CilC NSil'iS1le Oh
 that gift After all were disposed of. each in turn, showed their gift and l read the accompanying lines, original
 or otherwise, which were enjoyed. 1 Forty-three were present. Time
 seemed short but full of pleasant memories. As we left the hall home ward bound, even yet looking for
 ward with pleasant anticipation to ou1 meeting in January with Axalee ir charge of arrangements.
 . May the glorious dawn of peace ana victory mean a very merry Christmas and happy glad New Year to you al is the wish of
 THEODA.
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
DOM PEDRO,
SAUCE THAT WILL PLEASE.

OAOOE THAI WILL PLEASE.
 Dear Social Corner Sisters. These are recipes which may be handy on any festive occasion:
 Raisin Pie: Mix the grated rind and juice of one lemon with two level ta- blespoons of flour, add slowly one cup of maple syrup and beat until perfect ly smooth, then add one cup of chop ped and seeded raisins and cook in a double boiler until thick. Turn into d Die plate lined with paste, cover with paste having slits for the steam to es- cape and bake.
 Salmon Loaf: Stir two tablespoons of flour in a little cold milk. heat a pint of milk to boiling point add to milk the flour and one &ell-beaten egg. good sized piece of butter, one half teaspoon of salt, little pepper and an onion cut very fine. Let this come to a boil. Have one can of sal mon broken up fine in baking dish, cover with above. Put bread crumbs on top and brown in oven.
 Delicious Pudding Sauces: Half cup of butter, one cup brown sugar, one teaspoon vanilla, three tablespoons cream. Cream butter and sugar. add vanilla, then cream in the cream grad ually to prevent separation.
 Wine Sauce-One cup of water ree-fourths cup of sugar, one-fourth cup butter, one teaspoon lemon juice cne pinch nutmeg. Thicken with corn starch: wet with water Cook two minutes, strain and flavor with vanilla or lemon.
 Banana Sauce: Two large ripe ba- nanas, four tablespoons lemon juice one-half cup sugar. two tablespoons cornstarch, one and one-fourth cups boiling water. Mash bananas and rut through sieve into a saucepan. Cover immediately with lemon juice to pre- vent discoloration. Mix the corn starch and sugar, add 10 fruit, pour or the boiling water and stir till il thlckens. Cook 10 minutes, strain and | beat well
 Foamy Sauce: One-third cup milk two egg whites, two-thirds cup DOW ! dered sugar, one-half teaspoon va iilla; scald the milk, beat the ege whites stiff and dry. Add the sugar slowly and continue the beating. Add
 the milk and favoring. beat it wei and serve.
 HANNAH WHO
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be true in small percentage, but believe if each individual makeup was analysed there would be a surprising shrinkage, only few, who do not feel concerned over anothers woes.
 Again we often hear Sympathy is more frequently given on paper, when mere words do not count much, but actual, up and doing is overlooked. . This is not to denounce kind letters that often speak louder than the voice from distant friend, but each has its true place. -
 It has been my privilege to be 2 member of different fraternitics or SO cieties aver since was young school girl, and can truly say from per- sonal observations that a more friend ly and cordial set of people I have never been associated with than the Social Corner Sisters. I am not com potent to judge the secret or keynote, why they are bound with an impartia! friendship to one another As Sister Tiny" once said, some time ago, We have no cliques," and all sisters are welcome to attend all meetings, Wher- ever held. I have found this very true an don each visit have been received | more than half way as a newcomer which I am conscious of and endeavGr to appreciate.
 These revelations of real friendship 1 from any conner mean much to us all
 and life is made happier every day fol 1 it.
 ! Too often our thoughts concerning the attitude of another through silence l or some mistake have not been favor ] able. Pent up feelings contribute mucf
 to sad heart, but after all we do not
 weep alone, for there are those whc
 do care and len da tear of sympathy
 Uncle Sams Daughter: 1 thank yot kindly for your complimentary refer
 ence, but I regret very sincerely I dt
 not remember which Sister you were
 There were so many introduced to me
 one after another, that have thst
 confused; hope to meet you again an, learn who is who.''
 1 .Chri3tmas greetings 10 e!i.
 ttS MI,
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REQUESTED RECIPES.

Dear Social Corner Sisters: It is many months since I have written, but as we meet frequently at cur So- cial gatherings, we keep in touch with each other, which is very pleas ant.
 I am sending a recipe which some of the Sisters have requested. This recipe came from food exhibit held lat Buckingham Memorial.
 Oatmeal Cookies: Two-thirds cup chicken fat or other shortening, one cup sugar, one egg beaten, one third cup sour milk. one teaspoon soda, one teaspoon vanilla, one teaspoon nut meg and cinnamon, one fourth, tea spoon salt two cups rolled oats two cups pastry flour, (rye or barley flour may be used in place of pastry if de- sired) one cup raisins cut fine, one half cup chopped nut meats. Drop from teaspoon on greased tins, leaving room to spread. Bake in moderate oven.
 Will also give another recipe which think the Sisters will enjoy.
 Fruited Rice Fluff: Wash one-third cup rice and cook until tender in a double boiler with two cups scalded milk and one teaspoon of salt. Soak one envelope of gelatine in one half cup cold water five minutes, and dis solve in one-fourth cup boiling milk. Add one cup sugar. strain into cooked rice, chop fine one fourth cup mari schino cherries and add one teaspoon vanilla. Whip one pint cream and when mixture is cold. fold in half of cream, turn into mold. When stiff re- move from mold and garnish with, re- maining whipped cream sweetened, and one~fourth cuD of whole cherries
 Best wishes to all.
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an honorable discharge from the ser vice.
 Prof. F. L. Farrell of Norwich was calling on friends in town Thurs day.
 Carl Goldberg of Hebron was in town Thursday
 The schools in town closed Friday for the Christmas recess. Most of the out of town teachers left for their homes Friday afternoon. Charles Clark os Marlboro was a Colchester visitor Thursday. J. A. Thomas of Lebanon was the guest of friends here Thursday. J.N. Strong returned Thursday from Norwich where he has been serving on the jury:
 wooster Lodge, F. & A. M., held 3 regular communication in Masonic. hall Friday evening. David Carver of Hebron was a call. CT here Friday. Mrs. Frank Agnew of East Hart ford is the guest over Sunday of her husband, Fireman AgneW. Leonard Siebert of East Hampton was caller here Friday. William T. Curry and Edward Jones of Lebanon were in town Friday. It is not always common sense that counts-sometimes it's the uncommoE
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pole, Christmas eve The exercises
 will commence at 7.30 o'clock Tues day evening, with carols by the Lib erty Chorus and school children.
 MiddIetown-The women of Mid
 dlesex county who have sent such a
 generous donation of canned fruits and vegetables to the hospital. learn that 4,2aS jars have been received. These are all unpacked and placed on shelves forming an exhibit of which the coun- | ty is proud 4
 FRockvile-The ordination of Charles Matthew Hosey, son of Mrs. Mary
 Hosey and the late Michael Hosey of this city. will take place this (Satur- celebrate his first solemn high mass in St. Bernard's. church. this city Eunday l at 1030 o'clock. s
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Peace.

What was the first prophetic word that rang When down the starry sky the angels sang That night they came as envoys of the Birth What word but peace. peace and good will on earth" And what was the last word the Mas ter said That parting night when they broke brothcr-hread. That night he knew men, would not let him live Oh. what but, peace I leave and 'peacelI givee" And yet behold; is.5r twice 9 thousand years Ind still the battlc-wrath, the grief the tears Let mercy spend the hour wher swords shall cease, And men cry back to God. "There shall be peace,"
 EdVtin Markham
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
'LANFCHE.
MAxIMs DO NOT ALWAYS FIT,

Dear Sisters of the Social Corner: With pleasant reflections I have been living over again my first visit with the Sisters of Club No. 2, and have enjoyed the sentiments from observa- tion which came to my attention that day. Among old maxims and sayings of the long ago sometimes hear one quoted which does not appeal to me as fair justice to humanity.
 A modern author has advanced the idea that when you laugh, the world laughs with you, but when you weep, Iyou weep alone" These words may
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THE HAPPIEsT PEOPLE HAVE NO HISTORY

was sung, and grace was said, after which we all got on our jobs, for we had brought our appetites with us and never gave thought to what MT Hoover would say to such a spread Everybody had a pleasant word for everybody else, and the day passed only too quickly, when with many pleasant thoughts and kind words our party broke up, to meet again in the future.
 nnGH DrznD0
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COLCHESTER

Mrs. Ruth Stednan and son Nor gan were visitors in Norwich Thurs day.
 Frank Early of 1[illington was a caller in town Thursday. lie has just returned from C2<np Devens where he was honorably discharged.
 George N. Lyman has returned from Camp Greenleaf, Ga.. having received
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
REBECCA.
GREETINGS

Dear Social Corner SisteSs: We are having such Greary weather I thought that perhaps it would take up some of my time to write few lines to The Corner. I am longing for the next meeting. as am getting hungry again. and my feet are getting kinder cold and want to get them walm Aren't yours, Prescilla, Belle, and the rest ? loans fingers will be getting stiff. We do have such good times I do enjoy the meetings so much.
 It was suggested by Delieah Deal that at the rext meeting all the Sis ters should bring a little souvenir, or a parcel, to cost only five cents and no more. If it be something that is
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A GOOD TIME.

Dear Social Corner Friends: Once more I greet you all. I have been iaking a vacation, and while absent from home l had the pleasure of meet ing with the Sisters at the Bucking ham Memorial. There were about forty-five in attendance and we had a good time. as we always do at every gathering of the clan.
 lt has not been so I could meet with them for a year. and 1t was a great treat 10 me. I met some of the old writers and a good many new ones There was lots of fun. and good music and the long dining table fairly groan- ed with all the good things that were heaped upon 1t; and as we gathered around it, standing while the Doxology
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ROLL OF HONOR
s.ns of Social. Corner wrissrs

Walter F, Moran, of Norwich. Richard c. Moran, of Norwich. Eugene Campbell of Willimantic, Conn. r Allen Williams HoVey stsrry, of Union, Conn
 Earl L. spaTIss, of Norwich. Arthur T. Knowles, of Wethersheld' Conn.
 Floyd Mitchell of Central Village, Conn. -. .-..- Willard A. MadlSy of Lebanon. William Howard Gordon, Subma- Fine service. U. s. N.
 Myron ]. Rinsland, of Norwich Royce F. Mccall of Leonard Bridge. Calvin X. Mccall of Leonard Bridge. Walter Robinson, of New Haven. Floyd C. Knowles, Camp Devens. Milton Perry PendIetop, Niagara Falls. N. Y
 Samuel L. Mitchell, Manchester, \. II.
 Frank E. Msdbury. of Canterbury. Frederick X. Race, Jr, North Frank lin.
 Herbert R. Hoffman, North Franklin. Clifford 5otham, Mansfield Depot.
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made the material must not cost more than five cents. I think that will
 he very nice. as we will all have lit tie present from each otber.s for one, am always iii the swim if the ware4 i is not too deep and cold. as don't like to get wet
 Greetings from NELLIE ELY.
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INQUIRIES AND ANSWERS.

MOUNTAIN LACREL-Thanks for pretty card.
 BtANCHE-Thanks for card and kind wishes.
 Thanks for card and greetings
 AUNT AmEHITABLE-Tha for cooklcts and greetings.
 sENNIE-ThanlSs for pretty card and seasonal sentiment.
 NORTH DAKOTA-Letter received and forwarded to Farmers Daughter
Norwich bulletin., 1918-12-21
cAMDLEMAs IN EVERY HOME.

Dear Social Cornerites; If you will be interested in the following article entitled "Candlemas in Every Home, the custom of which # tells is so beautiful that I want to help increase it's observance.
 At this first Christmas of peace fol- lowing the world war it seems ap- propriate that a special effort should be made to emphasize the spiritual significance of the birthday of the Prince of Peace.
 If each Cornerite puts 6 candle in the window on Christmas eve it will be one more strand in the golden cord which encircles The Social Corner family.
 "A dear old tradition tells Us that a lighted candle set in inc window on Christmas eve will guide the Babe of Bethlehem to your home, that He may bring you happiness May I beg your zealous co-operaticr in help ing to promote this beautiful custom? 70, be ye glad. good people
 At this time Of the year,
 And light ye up your candle,
 For His star it shines clear"
 Every one of us can light @ candle on Christmas eve and placa it in the window and know the joy of sending it's kindly glow out into ike darkness to guide the wandering feet of the Christ child and to light Q welcoming pathway for the Babe of Bethlehem to our home
 Many persons have asked me, Does one put a single candle in a single window or one in each of several win dows or multiply them? A single candle in the front window is most inn pressive-adoration in each win dow of the house is 8 pretty sight ceiebration-one at each window pane lis the custom in Boston-festal illumi- nation. For the single candle one may preferably use a church candle-1 IS inches diameter and about 2 inches long, which gives a more brilliant flame, with the same soft radiance.
 'The Irish will , tell you that the Christ candle was always lighted ir their homes in the Emerald Isle,as ii has been for years and years in Nor i way and Sweden. Boston has had ii for decade. Tn Rochester 1918 was our third celebration-the first year 2 few houses shone-the second over 3 1 thousand-the third nearly every one and 1t has spread to town village anG county owe "a forty mile radius Many far away homes, Wisconsin. Maine California, Florida, kindled tIfeir can l dies from ours, and when you have once lighted yours you will appreciate why It is just one moro swee, | thought in the vision of Christmas. Twill you help to promote it?" 1 Hearty Christmas greetings to all. AUNT MEHITABLE
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ELIZABETH.
CLUB No. IS DECEMBER MEET.

Dear Sisters of the Corner: Under ominous clouds that oyerspread the sky and through falling flakes of snow an enthusiast c group of Sisters wended their way to ". c. T. U. hall to attend the December meet of the club. Inside the door the foreboding clouds wer seoon forgotten as the atmosphere was full of warth and cheer and mutual friendliness.
 The decorations foretelling/ Christ
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FINE FOR RHEUMATISM!
Musterole Loosens Up Those
 Stiff Joints-Drives Out Pain

e'~~-~ SN-~~NS 6AAS~S Oas T eAAA
 Ycu1l hn0W why thousands use Mus: rrole once you experience the glad re. ief t gives.
 Get . jar at once from the nearest rug store. It is . clean, white ointment, made with the oil of mustard. Better han . mustard plaster and does not lister. Brings ease and comfort while is being rubbed onl
 MusterOle is recommended by many octors and nurDea Millions of jars are sed annually for brunchitis eroup, stiff eek. asthma, neuralgia. pleurisy, rheu- lafism, lmnbsg1 pains and aches of the ack or tointS sprains, sore muscles, ruises ciliIblRina frosted feet, colds of se chest tit often prevents pneumonia. Soc and 6oc jarE hospital size $25o