Evening star., 1920-02-15

light. Mrs. Poindexter is rarely seen
unless she is sewing. If chance and
intimate visitor happens in during the
morning she will be shown to the sit
ting room to find her hostess sur
rounded by piles of mending-steck-
ings. linen. househol dand personal;
even mysterious portions of the mas
culine wardrobe. She will chat viva
ciously. her needle plunging in and
out without moments tagging. In
the matter of darning, Mrs. Poindex-
ter is SO famous that her friends do
not hesitate to ask her aid in repair
ing rents in handsome silks or, chif-
fons. and she can accomplish the task
in a way to shame a professional. She
rarely takes over fancy work, SO
called. though she knitted indefati-
gably during the war. Mrs: Poindex-
ter was Elizabeth Gale Page and
comes from families well known in
Virginia and Maryland and which also
took a prominent part in upbuilding
the National Capital. She has also
Indian tribes which were in possession
of the land when the jamestown col
ony arrived. She is a diligent student
of history and has the story of the
Indians along the Potomac well in
command. But Mrs. Poindexter has
given her allegiance to the wonderful
state of Washington. which is now
her home.
She always has some Of the fine ap-
pies from thereabout to offer guest.
and 1t is quite grievance that the
world at large hears eternally OF
Oregon apples and never a word OF
those from Washington, which she
shipped to every portion Of the habit
able globe. She claims as great ex-
cellence for the roses of Washington
as those more illustrious ones OF
Portland, for the Japanese current. which
causes the beauty. fragrance and last
| ing bloom Of the Oregon species,
washes the shore and nourishes the
flowers of Washington. too. Another
rival industry between the states is
that Of the fax. planted by experts
! from Belfast during the war, with the
hope Of transferring some of the
crowded linen manufacture from the
eastern coast Of Ireland to the vast
domain of the Pacific coat. Climat
ically the experiment should prosper.
| for the same conditions hold in both
cases. It may also be good news for
the American homekeeper that linen Of
| the same quality as the Belfast brands
| may be possible in few years'minus
| the high importing tariff.
Mrs. Frank H.. Briggs. daughter of
| the late Senator William p. Frye of
Maine, is a devout believer in New
England cookery, and in her home at
! least the traditional ways of her peo-
pie are not disregarded. Once a week
Mrs. Briggs serves genuine New
England dinner, and happy is the
! guest who is invited to partake
There are the beans, the brown bread,
I the mackerel. the Indian meal pud-
ding and many Of the dishes which
the late H. H. Rogers thought so high
ly of that he established cooking
school to teach them in Fairhaven.
Macs. lest the thoughtless coming
generation forget. After the tradi-
tional New England way, Mrs. Briggs
makes cranberry jelly and not cram
berry sauce, and she scalds her ber-
ries and let's them stand for a few
minutes before beginning the final
boiling. Now the new way, which Is
to save everything and not even to
waste tho skins. is to rinse in cold
water. then barely cover with water
! to put in plenty of brown sugar and