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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
The Lines of Youth
By Lima Caualieri,
The Most Famous Living Beauty.

No figure is attractive IL the hips
are out of proportion to the rest of
the body. They should be neither
too large nor too small but must
be in perfect accord with the re-
mainder of the figure. For in
stance if the body is thin and the
hips plump the effect is little short
of ludicrous. If the body is ample
and the hips fiat the hips are in
congruous. It is true, Fashion, to
whose mandates we must all BOW
to greater Of less degree, may
dictate broad hips one season and
narrow hips the next. but their
ideal size remains the same.
The majority of women are too
highly developed about the hips.
Massage and exercise ale the best
way to overcome this very decided
blemish. The hips of "a woman
should be amphora shaped, as any
sculptor will tell you. An amphora
is a large vase with lines curved
exquisitely downward. II you will
study the pictures of the statues
of the ancient Greeks, you will be
able to comprehend the beauty Of
the hip line in the natural figure.
But perhaps your abdomen is dis
tended? This is one of the most
unlovely developments of wo-
mans figure and is usually due to
carelessness or lack of exercise.
Here is a splendid exercise that
will help you to do away with this
unpleasant addition to your natur.
al figure:
Raise the hands sidewise above
the head, bringing the tips of the
fingers together, Then, in the pos
ture that swimmers take before
they dive, bend slowly forward,
keeping the knees straight. until
the finger tips reach the ground.
Repeat this daily for as long as
you can, or until fatigue warns you
to stop. Never exercise until you
are weary.
Practice the proper posture, too,
when you are standing before your
mirror taking a critical inventory
of your good and bad points, so to
speak. Frequently what is termed
a poor figure is only the result of
standing or sitting incorrectly.
Study not only the front but the
profile view Of your figure. If the
chest says, straighten up your
shoulders and thrust it forward. II
the abdomen protrudes, despite
your faithful exercising, then learn
how to shift your weight until it
recedes. The prominent abdomen
is, in many cases, only the result OF
bad habits in standing or walking.
If the shoulders curve forward too
much, draw yourself erect until
they are fat and your figure is nor
NAL. Notice how much better you
look when you stand right. 1t will
be an object lesson you cannot for.
get.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

of tepid water on the porch and al
lowed to play to its hearts content
Since the porch floor is only wood
there is nothing to wipe UP or
spoil. II only more mothers knew
that this tepid outdoor foot bath
is wonderful thing in hot
weather more of them would try it.
Even playing in such a tub with
bare feet or with the hands is re-
freshing.
A small box of the kind of toys
that float ON WATERWAY fishes,
ducks, etc.-will amuse and keep
quiet the noisiest youngster for a
long period in the tub.
II mothers complain so fire.
Quently that babies are such a care
and small children such nuisance
it is largely because the modern
home has so little place for chill
dren. After all, a child asks only
wholesome food, air and a place to
play, and this is every child's right.
How can we expect children to be
quiet and good when they occupy
rooms where they are told they
must not touch anything" or
where they are scolded for every
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

bean bag there without danger Of
wet feet. Indeed, the outdoor
nursery will help solve every
mothers problem of where Tommy
is and what he is doing. The pains
taken to make such a porch con-
venient for outdoor play will be
very slight compared with the
great results.
But my porch Is 80 small and
it is back porch, and l haven't
room for anything but my buckets
and brooms," some women will ex-
claim, If there is a small child in
the family the brooms and buckets
must find another place, for the
child has right to an outdoor
nursery.
In hot weather especially it will
be found invaluable. For instance,
there is no reason why a little
child should not go around in such
an enclosure without any clothes
on or wearing only a light slip. A
daily sun bath will greatly
strengthen the child's resistance to
disease.
Again, in the very hot weather a
child may be put into a foot tub
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

Bit of sand or outdoor plaything
they bring into the house?
For the mother who does her
own work the outdoor nursery will
help almost as much as a servant
or nurse for the child. If the gate
is fastened she knows he cannor
fall out or anything happen to him.
II the porch is we'll screened no
insect can do harm. And supplied
with a few simple toys the child
will play happily there for hours
without disturbing the mother at
her work
The reason why so many women
who do their own homework and
also have small children are so
often tired out is because they are
constantly running from their up
stairs work downstairs to see
where Tommy has gone or what
he is doing.
Or course. an older child will get
restless and want to leave any very
small space, but for the baby or
the child up to five years Of age
the outdoor porch nursery is a won
derful aid to the busy mother
housekeeper.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Tomato and Corn Chowder,

~HOP a half-inch slice of salt
~ pork very fine and put into
saucepan wit / finely chopped
large onion. Stir frequently until
the pork and orion are delicately
Drowned. Then add 2 cups each OF
canned tomatoes, canLed corn and
boiling water, and a small sprig OF
parsley, if desired. Simmer gently
one hour. Parboil 11a cups OF
sliced potatoes about s minutes,
drain, rinse in cold water and add
to the corn and tomato mixture.
Season with 2 teaspoons salt and
1a teaspoon paprika. Simmer until
the potatoes are perfectly tender.
When ready to serve add scalded
milk or boiling water to give the
desired consistency.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Tomato Timbales with Cheese
Salce.

DINNER 1 can of tomatoes with 1
- cup of water, IL teaspoon salt,
a teaspoon pepper, 2 slices Of
onion, 3 or cloves and 2 table,
spoons of sugar for about Is min
utes, and then press through sieve.
Add u cup Of cracker or bread
crumbs and 2 slightly be:,ten eggs.
Pour into creased timbale cups and
bake in a moder, tie oven about 20
minutes, or until firm in centre.
Turn out on serving dish ard serve
with cheese sauce, made as fol-
lows: Melt / tablespoon butterine,
add 1 tablespoon cornstarch and
blend well. Add 1 cup milk and
stir constantly until it bells. Beat
thoroughly while aiding 1-3 to y
cup of grated cheese, " teaspoon
salt and dash of paprika and mus
tard,
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
A Nursery Outdoors
By Mrs. Christine Frederick,
The Distinguished Authority on Household Efficiency

the Summer nursery. This may be
done in the child's regular white
enamel crib, or in baby cariole,
which is another name for large
bed on wheels.
Naturally, the bed must be
shielded both from too intense light
and from strong wind. So the
next question is that Of an awning
or ventilating blind. The latter
seems more satisfactory, because
they do let in some air and be-
cause they can be honoht in all
sizes and handled so easily. They
are called porch shades" by most
people. If these are placed inside
of the netting so that they can be
quickly rolled up and down they
form a protection both against
light and draught.
The porch nursery may have one
open side, in which case it is best
to shut it off by swinging gate.
This is gate about three feet
high, over which the child can look,
but which acts as a protection to
keep it in. The floor of the nur-
sery had best be the original wood
floor of the porch, lightly covered
with an old blanket which can be
taken up easily and washed.
If the child is older it may have
in this nursery its low kinder
sarten table and chairs, toys, etc.
There is no reason why a sand box
or mud pile cannot be a part of
this corner. There are many damp
days when the little child could
not be allowed on the ground, but
when it could sit on the raised
floor to play with toy in the sand.
Every child likes to play in sand
and dirt, and it is the wise mother
that will let it do this. ] have
known children to play for hours
in large sand box of this kind,
even in the colder days of Winter,
when it would be unwise to let
them walk or stoop over the wet
ground outdoors.
In warm days nothing would
please the child better than to have
its meals on this outside table, be-
cause it seems more like a picnic.
All the time the child is eating it
will see the trees or the birds or
be pleased at the motion of the air.
Even in rainy weather such an
outdoor nursery will serve as q
relief to the child who has been
cooped up in the house part of the
day. If the side is protected by
netting the child may play ball or
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

TN thinking of living arrange
ments because of warmer
weather let not the house
keeper forget the possibilities OF
her porch--or piazza" as it is
often called.
Much has been spoken Of the
porch as an outdoor living room
for the entire family, but not much
seems to have been advanced in
its behalf as a nursery for the
baby. Now if there is one person
in the family who deserves a share
in the porch 1t is the baby or the
child under five. And it is the pur-
pose of this talk to make a plea for
using the porch as the baby's spe.
cial Summer room.
There hardly seems place for
argument that the baby needs the
fresh air which an outdoor room
gives. No sleeping room, however
much the windows are kept open,
will ever have the pure air that
outdoors gives.
Now air means as much to the
baby as food. After the stuffy
Winter in the house which it has
probably had the baby needs every
ounce of air that it can secure.
Why not reserve the porch or some
large portion of it entirely for the
baby's use?
If the porch is very large suifi-
cient space may be partitioned off
by a simple railing. In any case,
there should be balustrade about
three feet high from the floor.
This will prevent both the crib and
the baby falling off the porch; it
will also give a firm surface on
which to tack netting and, last,
serve as better protection against
wind.
The ideal screening arrangement
is, Of course, specially fitted screens
with wood frames to exactly fill the
opening of the upper part Of the
porch. But if this is not possible,
good results may be obtained by
fastening wire netting to slender
uprights. If wire is too expensive,
small-mesh black mosquito bar
tackled across will last two seasons
at least. The important thing to
remember is that the baby's porch
must be entirely insect proof.
AS a child of one year or under
should sleep three or four hours
in the day time as we'll as eight
hours at night, bringing the crib
outdoors is the first move toward
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

" pSUplo SIlll turn TO look al
ter you as you pass? Why
not? If you have lost your
youthful lines it is your own fault.
Every woman is entitled to a good
figure. 1t is her natural inherit
ance by birth. You may have lived
not wisely, but too well, as the re-
sultlng embonpoint shows. Or else,
you may be one of those under
nourished anaemic creatures whose
clothes seem to be hung on her
shoulders Instead of fitted on.
Either condition is equally bad.
1t is easy enough to regain your
girlhood figure If you will only
make the necessary effort. But it
means, effort, of course. Nothing
in the world worth while can be
had without that.
Perhaps the best way to find out
what your figure needs is to scan
yourself occasionally in a full
length mirror. Then you will be
able to decide what are your chief
flaws and how to rid yourself of
them.
You may find you have disflgur-
ing stoop. You can rid yourself of
this, if necessary, by wearing Shout
der braces. On the other hand that
apparent stoop may not be due to
the actual bending Of the shoulders,
but to roll of wholly unneces-
sary and superfuous fat that some
times accumulates just below the
neck on women who have not yet
reached their thirties. This gives
you a matronly appearance that
you do not deserve.
Remove this. unsightly blemish
by several methods. First, throw
away your pillow and lie with head
and feet on level. Secondly do
not SLOUGH, or permit your Shout
ders to slump down into your chest.
Form ;le habit of standing very
erect, Stretch your arms sideways
and on level with your shoulders
and twirI them rapidly backward.
There are several preparations
which can be used to advantage if
applied outwardly. Battle the
shoulders every night for time
with this, rubbing it thoroughly
into the shoulders: Iodide of po-
tassium, one ounce; alcohol, twelve
ounces.
If your limbs are too heavy, as is
quite likely to be the case, the fin
est remedy of all is to walk not
one mile or two, but several miles
every day. This will quickly re-
duce the bulk of unsightly fat and
make the muscles solid.
Should you be too thin and want
to know how to make your limbs
larger and more shapely, you will
find that daily massage of olive
oil will plumpen them quite salts
factorily II your trouble is mainly
thin ankles the same remedy Is
applicable here also.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Stuffed Tomato Salad,

TYJASH az skin medium-sized
w tomatoes Remove a piece
from stem end Of each, scrape out
soft inside, sprinkle inside with a
little salt, invert and stand in ice
box for an hour Cream / package
cream cheese, add or finely
chopped olives Or gherkins, table
spoon tomato pulp and salt and
paprika to taste. II necessary,
moisten with little French dress
ing. Fill tomatoes with this miX-
ture, chill again and serve on beds
Of heart lettuce. This salad may be
served with boiled or mayon-
naise dressing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Tomato Aspic Salad.

TOOK l can of tomatoes with
~ small bay leaf, l teaspoon
sugar, or 8 cloves, 2 teaspoons
salt, slice onion and or pep
percorns about 20 minutes. Strain.
Soak tablespoons graduated gel
atine in II cup cold water about 20
minutes and dissolve in the hot
tomato juice. Pour into shallow,
star-shaped moulds, rinsed with
cold water and set in cold place
to harden. Invert on a bed of let
tuce or crisp chicory. Place a small
ball of cream cheese in the centre
of each star. Serve with French
dressing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Beauty Questions Answered

EN- eyebrows are very thin
IVl and nay lashes show both
ersome tendency to curve in
ward, usually on the lower lid.
What should / do for them
A. G. A.
To avoid that resultant danger
Gus irritation Of the eyes, those In
curVing eyelashes should be re-
moved by careful manipulation of
pair of small forceps, especially
made for this purpose. For eye
broWs that are weak and thin this
lotion is excellent and should be
applied frequently:
Suiphate of quinine. 10 grains
Oil of sweet almonds. ounces
KTY skin is notified and I'M
1SA pleasant looking. Can you
tell me how to clear this up?-
d. A. r.
why oCi you Ky Il IOlhpiSAipii
mask? There are a number of
mask pastes of various sorts that
are admirable for this purpose.
From them ! select this one as the
most efficacious:
Liquid honey ......... ounce
Barley meal .......... 2 ounces
White of one egg.
After thoroughly cleansing the
skin at night, first with cold cream
and then with warm water and a
mild soap, apply the paste. In the
morning add ten drops of tincture
of benzoin to quart of warm water
and with this remove whatever of
the paste remains on the skin.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Spring Salad Hints

rERE are few suggestions
r. for salads, all of which are
4 particularly appetizing in
the Spring:
Cress and orange, French dress
ing.
Grapefruit and endive, French
dressing.
Chinese lettuce, French dressing.
dollhouse cucumbers, French
dressing with chjves.
Canned asparagus, French or
mayonnaise dressing.
Lettuce, sliced prunes (slightly
cooked), pecan nuts, French dress
ing.
Nodded swiss chard (canned),
eggs, sauce tartare.
Fresh spinach, nodded, sliced
tongue, sauce tartare.
Lettuce, macedonia of vegetables
in tomato jelly, mayonnaise.
Nayonnaise of cabbage.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Jellied Tomato Salad.

look 2 cups canned tomatoes
~ with 1 teaspoon salt, Il tea
spoon pepper and few drops of
onion juice. Strain. Soak IA
tablespoons granulated gelatine in
II cup cold water for 20 minutes,
and add to the hot tomato juice.
When the mixture begins to con-
geal add " cup chopped nut meats,
"a cup white grapes or canned
white cherries, II cup finely shred
ded celery and / or 2 tablespoons
finely minced green pepper. Turn
into a border mold and chill. In
vert on a bed of lettuce leaves and
serve with any desired dressing.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

Cabbage, cooked dressing with
whipped cream.
Canned asparagus and shrimps,
mayonnaise.
Cabbage, pimentos, hard-cooked
eggs, mayonnaiSe.
Potato, sarLines or anchovies or
smoked salmon, eggs, French
dressing.
Potato, sliced pecan nut meats,
cress, French dressing.
Mayonnaise of lettuce, cream
cheese and pimentos.
Lettuce, cheese, canned pears,
tango dressing.
Lettuce, roquefort cheese, French
dressing with mustard.
Lettuce, canned apricots, chop
ped nuts, mayonnaise with whipped
cream.
Lettuce, sliced bananas and Pc
can nuts, French dressing.
Endive or lettuce, pineapple,
nutss mayonnaise with whipped
CT
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

DI.FASF tell me what tn do foy
dead looking, pimply and
notified SKINS. C.
Take plenty Of hot baths. Keep
your interior mechanism thorough
ly cleansed. A notified, pimply
skin is an infallible sign Of de-
fectiye diet. Drink lemon Juice
s1igbt,v dilpted with w.+or ~ III.
M, - ,Ae
iioihiiis ihe juice Oh an entire
lemon pressed into the glass and
diluted with the same quantity of
water will do wo,ders In o,eons,r.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13

XE7HY is it that my little girls
wv hair has patch right at
the edge of her forehead that will
only go q certain way, and is
there any way of correcting this?
MRS. A. S.
The reason for this is that the
hair follicles in the place you men,
ton are set obliquely into the skin.
thus giving it the peculiar set" or
direction that causes you so much
annoyance. Brushing will not over
come this tendency, although it
will help to coax the hair to lie
more nearly in the direction You
desire. You should arrange the
childs hair in some simple way
whereby you can take advantage of
this peculiar slip-up on the part of
Nature.
NyTHAT do you think is the
w best way to keep the skin
of the face in good condition.
DORA d.
Just before retiring every night
I advise giving the face three
baths. First, rub on liberal
amount of cold cream to remove
the CRIME and coarser dust; sec
ond, give your face thorough
scrubbing with tepid water and a
good soap that agrees well with
your skin. If possible rinse the
face in water softened with borax
or benzoin, and, last of all, apply
another light coat of cold cream,
which should be left on over night
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Scalloped Tomatoes.

CEASON l quart of cooked toma-
- toes to t-ste with salt, pepper
and few drops of onion juice.
Cover the bottom of a CREASED bak-
ing dish with cooked rice. Cover
the rice with tomatoes and repeat
until all the tomatoes are used.
Bake in hot oven.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Tomato Jam.

EOR each quart of peeled and
sliced ripe tomatoes allow u
cup of mild vinegar, 1-3 cup Of
brown sugar, l teaspoon salt and
teaspoon mixed spices. Cook slow
ly, stirring frequently until very
thick.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Thick Tomato Sauce

THOP fine y stalk of celery. l
~ slice of onion, l or sweet basil
leaves and small branch of par
sley. Add u cup of vegetable oil,
u teaspoon salt, u teaspoon pap
rika and 2 cups of cooked or can
ned tomato. Cook gently until we'll
reduced, then strain and use as
needed.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
By Mary Lee Suann,
Principal, Scudder School of Household Arts
Tomato Cream Sauce.

TOOK 11a cups tomatoes with 1
~ stalk of celery, l slice of onion,
sprig of thyme, bit of bay leaf,
l teaspoon SAT- and a dash of pep
per. After boiling 20 minutes rub
through strainer, add Il teaspoon
soda and / cup of white sauce.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Carpet Cleaning Fluid.

nISSOLVE four ounces of good.
II white soap in four ounces Of
boiling water. When cool add five
ounces of ammonia, two and half
each of alcohol and glycerine with
two ounces Of ether or chloroform.
To use, shake well and use in pro-
portion of one tablespoonful to Z
pail Of warm water.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Tested Tomato Recipes
Frozen Tomato Salad.

@OOK l quart of canned tomatoes
~ with 2 teaspoons salt a dash Of
paprika, Glove and 1 thin slice of
onion. Strain and chill. Mix with
cup of thick mayonnaise dressing.
Freeze, using parts ice and part
salt. Serve on heart of lettuce
leaves.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Stewed Tomatoes with Corn.

TOOK 1 finely minced sweet pep
~ per in 2 tablespoons of butter
substitute until soft. Then add
pint of canned corn, pint of can
ned tomato, salt and pepper to
taste and cook slowly u hour. One
tablespoon butter may be added be-
fore serving.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
Housekeeping Helps
Cleaning Gas Burners.

DEMOVE the burners and boil in
IN strong solution of water and
washing soda. After this wire
should be poked into the orifices.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
A Neat Range.

ITO keep your gas range looking
l neat wipe off the enamel sur.
faces with damp cloth after the
range has cooled each time after
using.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
TO Prevent Waff1es Sticking.

CPREAD melted lard or lard sub
- stitute over both sides of the
iron with pastry brush. Pour the
batter in, but do not spread with a
spoon. Then close the iron and
turn 1t over In order to spread the
batter in Just the right way.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
A Dust Mop.

COAX an ordinary mop in twenty
~ cents worth of paraffin oil until
thoroughly saturated. After using
four or five months wash and oil
again.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-13
A Sweeping Compound.

CATURATE a quantity of corn
~ meal or coarse salt with just
enough kerosene oil to moisten.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1919-05-24

that he was not to send for or borrow
any money on the trip. but was to
earn his way by his skill as a sign
painter.
Another condition was that he was
to return in the same car in which
he started. So much for preliminaries.
Upon his arrival here last week he
had less than $40 in his pocket and
mass of memories in his head. The
most unpleasant one was his trip
through the lave deserts of Arizona.
The trail over this wilderness was
completely obliterated by the swiftly
blowing and drifting sand, and the
only way he could keep from going
around in a circle was by taking
mountain peaks as guiding points. He
was the first one to cross these lave
beds for fourteen months.
During the trip his machine was
never once in a repair shop, which
would seem to bear out the conten-
ton of the Maxwell makers that a
Maxwell never wears out
While covering the 400 miles be-
tween the coast and Washington, he
had fourteen towing experiences, but