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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-09

Pain-color Satin Ribbons in skyblue, turquoise pink,
old-rose, yellow, red, duck-blue, green, lavender,
navy, white and black, in widths from 70 inch to
5sl inches, priced from &c to 07t yard.
THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-09
A Japanese
Luncheon Cloth
For the Homekeeper's Gift

EVERY housekeeper is familiar with the service
- ability and good laundering qualities of Jap
anese Luncheon Cloths, and these gifts receive
hearty welcome.
4s-inch size, $500; eo-inch size. 1895; 72-inch
size, $3.50.
Japanese Luncheon Napkins, $1.25 dozen.
DOWNSTAIRS STORE.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-09

Mems Tan Leather House Slippers in Opera and Everett
styles with hand-turned soles sizes to H. $50 pair
Mems Gray Felt House Slippers in moccasn style, with
soft leather soles, sizes to II, S195 pair.
THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-09

Pillow Tops of white and tan crash, to
be embroidered in solid and cross
stitch work. 65c each. Scarfs to
match, 65c and Sl.00. Centerpieces,
CSC and $1.OO.
Night Gowns of soft muslin, made up
and ready-to-wear, except for the
embroidery work. $1.25 and $3.50.
Envelope Chemises of soft nainsook,
stamped for solid work. $1.5O.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-09
French-cuff
Shirts
$500 and $500

THESE Coat-style Shirts are of qua
ity that one will be proud to give
They are well-tailored from serviceabl
Oxford cloth, madras and soiesette, taste
fully patterned in stripe effects-price
at $500 and $500. a
PLAIN WHITE SHIRTS in far n ma
dras weave, with soft or starche
cuffs, $500 and $3.50.
THE DOWNSTAIRS gTORI
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-09
Comfortable
House Slippers
A Gift He VIII Enjoy Every Day

T ONG after other Christmas
IL Joys are forgotten. his cozy
House Slippers win be dispens-
Ing daily comfort.
Mems Tan Leather House Slip
pcrs with heavy. flexible ex-
tension soles; Romeo style,
sizes 6 to IL, $500 pair.
Mems Tan and Black Leather
Slippers in opera and Everett
style. with hand turned soles,
sizes 6 TO IL. 1918 pair.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-09
Deft Fingers viii
Make Short Work Of
Introducing These CT

A MPLE time remains in which 20 In
broider gifts for Christmas, and numer
Gus are the appropriate items the DOWN
STAIRS STORE offers, at little cost.
Gifts-to-embroider in Packages, accompanied b
sufficient thread for finishing and instxuctieu
for the work, include
Baby Dresses in 6-months and i.year sfsee
Baby Bonnets Infants Four-piece Laystts
Boys Wash Suits in sizes to 4 years: Chan
bray Rompers; Carriage Robes and Pillow Tom,
Combing Jackets, Caps and Gowns for women:
Combinations. Dresser Scarfs-at a wide rsnr1
of prices.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-09
Christmas
Candy
In 5-pound Boxes
$3.50

A +" CHRISTM A S Y"
"A mixture of delight
fully : fresh Chocolates,
Jelly Squares, French
Creams and Gum Drops
in five pound, family
size holly boxes -
$3.50.
THE DOWNSTAIRS STORE.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12

off without any effort on your part
by the middle of Winter. It's
very simple matter to get rid Of
this early in the Fall as soon as
you are ready to get into your
dainty party clothes. Put on some
cold cream every night. and during
the day apply a good bleach con-
tanning cucumber or lemon juice
combined with glycerine and rose
water. Even plain buttermilk will
do wonders In whitening your skin
In very short time.
HAVE been wearing my hair
i "bobbed" for some time. but
have recently had it cut very
short. How should I arrange 1t
when I put on my party frock?-
VERA B.
II your hair Is dark in color you
must wear a chic outstanding bow
on the left side. Select a pretty
coral pink, or. II you have blue
eyes, wear fluffy bow OF Alice
blue ribbon, taffeta preferred. PIN
back a large part Of the hair ON
one side underneath the bow. rms
will give an added firmness TO the
arrangement and will keep the bow
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
By Rene Bache

r ABOR Of any kind Is hard to
get these days. You want the
- services of paperhanger.
say, and you find that he thinks he
is doing you a favor If he consents
to work for you. Also, his price
has gone up.
But why bother with the paper
hanger? II you have a room that
needs papering, paper 1t yourself.
1t is one of the simplest and easiest
of arts. Anybody can learn with a
little trouble.
Wallpaper, even nowadays, Is
cheap. What costs is the hanging
of it. Save the money. The few
tools required are ready in your
own home. 1t is easy work: women
can do it without undue fatigue.
The first thing to do is to meas
ure the circuit Of the room, noting
the number Of feet. Then measure
the height from Dashboard to cell
ing-or to the proposed border,
These figures with space occupied
by windows and doors subtracted)
will give the area of walls to be
covered
Borders vary from to "a inches
in width. This doesn't matter q
bit. because the border can be Sc.
lected before the measuring is
done. The border will cost from 4
, to 6 cents per yard. Double rolls
of paper cost 10 to rs cents per
roll of sixteen yards.
Cheap? Well, rather-if you do
the work yourself. A room Is by
II feet and IL feet high Ga good
sized room, you notice. can be
papered with a good grade of wall
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12

paper with d8-inch border) Tor
S1.76-8O cents for the paper and
90 cents for the border.
Very important is the paste. 1t
must be made "just So" else the
paper will peel off in spots after a
while. But it will not do anything
of the sort IL you carefully mix
flour to the consistency Of cream
with cold water; adding table
spoonful each of alum, salt and
glue for each pound of fiour-final-
ly pouring boiling water into the
mixture and stirring until a paste
is formed that is Just thick enough
not to pour.
Use a broad, stiff brush-a white
wash brush does first rate-for ap-
plying the paste. A similar brush,
clean and dry, for spreading the
paper, a pair of large scissors and
a few clean rags complete the out
fit.
N the walls have been papered
before, tear off the loose pieces;
soak the paper on the walls with
water and remove as much OF 1t as
possible.
Cracks and other irregularities
may appear in the walls that are
to be papered. They must be filled
up before the new paper is put on.
For this purpose use mixture
Of paste, whiting and water Cor
plaster-of-paris, vinegar and water),
and on top of this apply coat Of
glue sizing-four handfuls Of COM
mon glue to a bucketful of boiling
water. The sizing coat should be
allowed to dry over night.
Wallpaper comes In rolls IS In
ches wide and to 16 yards long
known as single or double"
rolls.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
About Closets
BIZ Mrs. Christine Frederick,
The DISTINGUISHED Authority Household Efficiency.

than two feet square. They oper-
ate on the same principle. indeed,
as the wardrobe trunk"
In hospital once saw what
thought was the only sanitary
closet. Instead of having the
closet service at the floor level 1t
was raised about Is inches. This
made it just the right height for
laying shoes, hat boxes, ETC., with
in easy reach. Also, being SO
much higher than the floor level
1t never caught the dust.
There is on the market a port.
able closet, specially designed to
keep valuables which one prefers
to have locked. This is somewhat
like a sectional bookcase and can
be placed anywhere. Since 1t IN
made of metal it is fireproof. 1t IL
excellent for a small house.
When a drawer becomes over
three feet deep it is almost use
less. The ideal drawer is Just deep
enough to contain one layer of
articles. For example, the shallow
drawers for silver now found in
some buffets are IDEAL The deep
drawer in which everything can be
bundled is really only ragbag,
where articles can never be laid in
any order.
A closet for photograph records
or player piano rolls can easily be-
built into any room. A built-in
closet for hats and coats is far
better plan than q separate that
rack" which is most hideous
article to put into any hall. The
only things which should not be
put into a closet are many food
stuffs, which will not keep SO we'll
when shut away from light and air.
Another closet too seldom seen
is one especially for brooms, the
vacuum cleaner and also that most
difficultto-fit object, the case hold
ing the extra table leaves. Such a
closet may easily be made between
the kitchen and dining room or in
the back hall, etc. Downstairs in
every house there should be a capa-
cious hall closet for wraps and the
storage of the many playthings or
athletic stuff which every family
owns. A small hand wash-basin
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
By Mary Lee Sacamm,
Principal, Scudder School of Household Arts

Trifie.
@UT stale cake into slices and
~ spread preserves or stewed
fruit between them. Lay in a deep
dish and spread with fruit whip.
meringue or whipped cream.
Fricadelles.
KTIX Q cups chopped cold meat
4VA with a cup bread crumbs,
l teaspoon onion juice, l raw egg,
salt and pepper to taste and l tea
spoon chopped parsley. Shape
into small, round, fiat cakes, and
fry in a little hot fat. Serve with
brown gravy, seasoned with few
drops of Worcestershire sauce.
Bread Crumb Sauce.
MIX u cup stale bread crumbs
1VA with 1 pint of milk, " tea
spoon salt and a dash of paprika.
Stick cloves into a small, mild
onion and add to crumb mixture.
Turn into double boiler and cook
1 hour. Remove onion and cloves,
beat we'll and add l tablespoon
butter or cream. Pour over or
around timbales.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12

-OSSIBLY no one feature of
- house construction has been
= the subject Of more contro-
versy than the closet or cupboard.
How shall 1t be built--what size,
what shape, how wide the shelves?
The first thing most women do
when they look at house is to see
how much closet space there is and
where 1t is located. AS one woman
said. she would build her closets
Mrst and place the rest Of the
house around them!
The present tendency is toward
more and more built-in furniture,
or built-in space instead OF using
separate chiffoniers or wardrobes.
We'll planned closet space means
sufficient room for storage and
convenience for the housekeeper.
Every house needs a linen closet,
but it should never be located in
bedroom. The best place for 1t is
in an upper hall so that it is acces-
sible from any room. One such
closet has shelves In the upper
part four feet long by two feet
wide-just the right size for the
blankets and comfortables. Other
shelves are divided by uprights
into separate parts to accommo-
date each kind of sheets, pillow
cases, towels, etc. Plainly written
large labels make 1t impossible to
confuse.
It is never q wise plan to have
large, heavy, deep drawers at the
bottom of any closet, because when
filled they will be too heavy to pull
out easily. All drawers should be
placed midway in any closet, where
they can be more easily pulled out
than If either too high or too low.
Every one recalls the long, very
narrow clothes closets found in
some bedrooms. In order to reach
one of the garments in them it is
necessary to brush all the others
off their hooks!
There are several excellent
closet systems specially designed
for containing clothes in the least
space. Some of these are fitted
with a flexible rod on which many
hangers may be hung. The space
taken by these closets is not more
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12

r FUCH has been written OF
MI late-and most wisely
AVA about selecting provisions
with an eye to the nutritive value
of what we buy. The growing in
terest in all forms of careful home
management proves that most of
us are, at least, considering the
proverb that good woman
"looketh we'll to the ways of her
household and eateth not the bread
OF idleness."
Yet in spite OF this awakened
interest, how often do we see
otherwise conscientious house
keepers throwing food which has
cost real money into the garbage
pail! Any number Of foods might
be named, but stale bread Will
serve as a good illustration.
Many of us don't know that one
ordinary slice of bread will fur
nish food value lin calories) equal
to one egg, one serving OF lean
beef, one-half slice of cod steak,
two-thirds of a doughnut, small
slice of ham, one tablespoon oleo-
margarine or butter, three-quarters
Of a link of Frankfurt sausage, one
medium potato, four prunes, twen-
ty-five raisins, one slice pineapple
or one dozen oysters.
Not many of us can afford the
questionable luxury Of wasting any
thing these days. If wasteful
habits have gotten the best of any
housekeeper l believe careful
reading of the reports Of the
United States charity irvestiga-
lions in less fortunate lands will
overcome such habits. When we
In this richly blessed country read
that in Europe alone there are
thousands of children eight or ten
years old who appear to be not
more than two or three 'years Of
age, and who are unable to walk
or talk as result of years Of
undernourishment, we will, at
least. "look to the ways Of our
households"
In these days we hear much of
equal right and equal opportuni-
ties for all mankind. No legisla-
ton can do any more for mankind
than can the women Of the land
who, in providing clean, whole.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
DOING Your Own Papering

Measure the wall; cut the num-
Der of lengths needed, and lay
them face downward on a table or
on the floor. Then apply the paste.
working it with the brush in all
directions SO as to cover the back
surface WELL
Now fold each length in the mid
die, bringing the pasted surfaces
together, and trim the edges with
scissors. Lift the strip, mount a
stepladder. and attach one end OF
the strip to the top Of the wall. at
the ceiling-lire or on the line
where the lower edge of the Dor.
der is to come.
Separate the top end that has
been doubled over and let 1t drop.
With a clean rag rub downward,
taking care to keep the edges
straight. Rub downward only. with
care. little at time, lifting the
paper SO that no bubbles Of air
may be left under 1t.
Trim the bottom at the base
board with q sharp knife. Then
give the strip another smoothing
with the clean dry brush, working
out any air-bubbles that may re-
main.
Proceed in the same manner for
the other strips. being careful to
match the pattern as length joins
length. Special care must be given
to the short lengths used over
windows and doors.
The border is placed at the TOP,
near the ceiling, and should be OF
q width proportionate to the height
Of the room. 1t is handled just
like the wall-strips, but runs In q
horizontal direction. Matching at
the corners is done by overlapping
the strips to suit the pattern.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
Bread Crumb Garnish.

KNELT 1 tablespoon butter, add
lV1 2-3 cup stale bread crumbs
and stir until crisp and brown.
Sprinkle over timbales and sauce.
Decorate each timbale with a tiny
sprig of parsley The brown
crumbs may be omitted.
Cheese Pudding.
CCALD 1h cups stale crumbs
- with 2 cups of milk. Beat
eggs thoroughly, add 11s teaspoons
salt, a teaspoon paprika, IN
tablespoons melted fat and cup
grated cheese. Beat well, add
scalded milk and crumb gradually,
stirring constantly. Turn into but
tered baking dish, set in pan of
hot water and bake until firm in
centre in moderate oven.
Bread Crumb Timbales.
CCALD IN cups stale crumbs
- with IA cups milk. When
mixture is smooth add 2 cups
minced ham, 1 teaspoon onion
juice, / teaspoon salt and dash
of paprika. Add q well-beaten egg
yolks and heat thoroughly. Fold
in stiffly beaten egg whites. Turn
into buttered custard cups or tim
bale moulds, set in pan of hot
water and cook in moderate
oven until firm. Serve with white
sauce or buttered peas.
Bread Crumb Coffee Cake.
KTELT tablespoons butter, add
1vl y cup sugar and beat until
smooth. Add " cup milk, 1 we'll
beaten egg and "a teaspoon orange
extract. Then add Ia cups flour
sifted with IN teaspoons baking
powder and Il teaspoon salt. Beat
vigorously. Turn into butter
shallow pan and sprinkle gener-
ously with the following mixture:
" cup grated or ground bread
crumbs, 8 tablespoons sugar, IN
tablespoons melted butter and IL
teaspoons cinnamon. A handful OF
finely shredded almonds may be
added. Bake in rather quick
oven and serve hot.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
Choosing a Hat
By Lima CavaIeri,
The Most Famous Living Beauty,

which angles predominant. u
should have stiff ribbon bows ana
Rigrettes, or pointed wings ana
dagger.like ornaments. Such .
woman, too, will be improved BY
wearing v designs in coats, wraps
and gowns.
The horn-like effects should b
avoided by q woman with sharp
features. Her task OF lending q
semblance of softness and round
ness to her face Is made easier by
q hat with a soft brim trimmed
with fall of lace or stirring OF
silk or velvet. Also the sharp, thin
featured woman should never wear
\ sailor hat. Neither should any
woman over twenty-five.
Do not overlook the fact that the
shape and form Of hat are quite
rs important as its color. II you
have a small chin do not over-bal-
ance It by q top-heavy breadth in
your hat. Try q modest little toque
that clings closely to the head, bal
Ancing the trimming by your own
height.
II you are tall, do not accentuate
your height by wearing an excess
sively tall, high crown in your hat.
The large, ornately trimmed hat
looks best on q stout woman with .
heavy chin and striking features.
Should you have unusually thick
lips and q large mouth do not en-
phasize this fact by wearing the
brim Of your hat too low over your,
eyes, or by wearing thick whorls
Of trimming going around the hat.
No woman with q large face and
q small head should ever wear the
narrow toques trimmed to q point.
That shape brings out the very
worst element in her personality.
She should learn to recognize that
hats with a large breadth at the
sides will prove the most becom-.
Ing to her.
A good plan in trying on new
hats is to have triple-fold mir
ror; then the hat may be observed
from the back as we'll as in profile.
Do not affect garish colors and
bizarre combinations of color.
There are any number of quiet.
harmonious colors that offer q
vide variety Of choice. A good rule
10 keep in mind Is that dark
women need deep, rich colors to
bring out their best points, while
the pale blondes should adopt the
medium and lighter shades.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
Beauty Question Box

from slipping OF. Fluff out Inc
sides and back As much a. you can.
trying, rs far as possible, to make
1t conform to the general lines OF
your face.
TINDLY advise me what to do
~ for old-looking hands. I
have to write constantly and my
hands are always conspicuous.
That aged look is 80 embarrass-
ing, when l really look young in
every other way.-M. B.
I am greatly in favor of the use
OF rosewater and glycerine. The
addition of dozen drops of car.
oolic acid makes this an extremely
effective lotion for keeping the skin
soft and In good condition. Apply
1t Immediately after washing the
hands. Also, you must massage the
hands daily with cold cream to pro-
mote their circulation. At night
give them q bath in olive oil or
cocoanut oil and sleep in an old
pair Of soft kid gloves with the tina
OF the 0ngers cut on. Any exercise
that win cause the blood to flow
into them moro rapidly win Ala
tend to rejuvenate the hands.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12

u TOT every woman knows that
IN her appearance can be made
1 or married by her selection
of a hat, but it's true. A woman is
not to blame for the color Of her
hair, but she is to blame for her
hats. A becoming hat should seem
to belong to the face as much as
the eyes or teeth belong to 1t.
Therefore, in buying a hat, try to
find one that will harmonic with
your nose, bring out your complex
ion and set OF or deepen the color
Of your eyes.
A hat, more than any other part
of q woman's costume. should not
be selected for its richness. or cost
Of ornament, but for its innate fit-
ness to the wearer's personality.
l prefer simple hats, for the SUI
flcient reason that they are more
becoming to the majority of women.
An overturned hat is not only
inartistic, it is ugly and vulgar
The hat should serve Its function
of being a becoming frame for the
face. The head should not be a
mere pedestal or milliner's dummy
for q monstrous hat.
But, some woman cries out in
alarm. "They are the fashion"
Yes, but who made them the fash
ion? You, and you, and You. Any
fashion can be quickly killed at
the outset II the women will only
say determinedly, "No. no, do not
like it. Show me something else"
Remember the law OF balance. A
woman with tapering chin should
wear a hat built to q correspond.
ing peak at the top, though this
must not be too conspicuously en-
phasized. The effect of these two
peaks should be to form an agree.
able oval.
1 usually trim my own hats, and
so do many women who can trim
them more becomingly and with
more taste than the professional
milliner. After having once begun
the custom l keep on trimming
them, because no one else can dc
SO to suit me. But am careful to
buy harmonious colors and grace
full accessories. And I always in
sist upon buying shape that Il
absolutely satisfactory to me be
fore I attempt to plan any trim
ming.
The round-faced woman's safet!
of becomingness lies In hats II
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
Stale Bread and Cake Recipes

some food, have the privilege and
power of building strong, healthy
bodies. Criminal courts will have
less to do and hospitals, orphan
ages, insane asylums and prisons
would have fewer inmates II all
people had good health. To select.
cook and combine foods that har-
monte, that are, at the same time,
nourishing and inexpensive, is
worthy of the highest effort, for
what a human being Is and does
depends largely upon what he eats.
In addition to being as econom-
ical as necessary, nour1shing
food must be clean. If / were
asked to name the most important
principle of all food preparation l
should unhesitating write Cleanlt-
ness.
Here are some useful suggestions
about the care of the bread box and
various ways of using stale bread
and cake:
Bread Crumbs.
DRY bread thoroughly in slow
- oven. When brittle roll or
pass through meat chopper. Place
in covered glass jar and keep until
needed.
Croutons.
r TITLE squares of stale bread
l. may be, fried until golden
brown in little butter and served
with pea. bean. lentil or cream
soups.
Cake or Sweet Bread Crumbs.
TRY out and roll. Store in COW
- cred glass jars and use in
making puddtngs, sweet fritters
and scalloped fruit desserts. Less
sugar will be needed
The Bread Box.
THE bread box needs constant
L care, particularly in warm
weather, when mould forms quick
ly. Mouldy bread is unfit to eat
The bread box should be scalded
with boiling water at least twice a
week and then dried and aired be-
fore bread is returned to the box.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
To Punch Eyelets.

WHEN making eyelets In en-
w broidery punch the eyelet
from the wrong side Of the cloth
through to the right side. This
draws the threads to the right SIDE
forming sort Of padding. and the
result is much better looking eye
let.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
Airing q Closet.

~ INNING a small electric fan
N for five or ten minutes in
closet that has no window Is good
way to prevent moths and counter
act an odor of mustiness.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
Kerosene for Screens.

A DRESSING of kerosene applied
"A with a cloth to wire screens
cleans them, prevents their rusting
and makes them obnoxious to flies.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
Freshening a Thin Dress.

DISSOLvE two teaspoonfuls OF
- elastic starch in half cupful OF
lukewarm water, and with SOFT
rag dampen on right side, then
with q hot iron press on the wrong
side.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-12
Screens Like New.

vY7IRE screens that have be-
w come rusty can be made to
look like new by applying stove
polish and rubbing dry with q
brush.