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Evening star., 1921-05-17
Bran Baths and Splints.

The early summer rains had swept
the bridge merrily down stream. There
was a sadbar where one could ford
the river but it was three miles below
the little collection of white tents
where the mining engineers and their
families were endeavoring to blaze
the way to prosperity. and a future
town site.
And because it had been a long,
cold spring and food had been hard to
get because of the difficulties in back
woods transportation. it was not an
altogether unexpected issue when
some of the little children developed
skin trouble. 1t was. undoubtedly, a
mild form of eczema. And the
mothers who exchanged experiences
as they met going to and fro to the
spring for water agreed that it was
There they were miles from civili-
cation, and it had been lark at
first, but it was weeks since they had
been able to get anything from the
railroad, and the children hadn't had
stewed fruit or orange juice and the
camp food was disturbing. even to
grown-ups when it was UNMARRIED.
I'm just going to give the twins
bran baths. and trust in Provide nee,
and hope that the rains will stop and
we will get some fresh food supplies
within the week" said the girlish-
looking mother. who never hesitated
to experiment upon the twins when
she thought she was justified in the
experiment..
And the business OF discovering
some wheat bran in the camp having
proven successful, she made some
cheesecloth bags, large enough to
hold q quart of bran, and sewed them
up The tub that took the place of
the bathtub that had been left behind
with civilization was half filled with
Evening star., 1921-05-17
Attractive Smiles,

There is theory about art, or ar
tistic objects. which l think applies to
human beings as well as to inanimat E
things. The theory is tina; th,. sense
of pleasure and of beauty that w
have when we look upon any work of
art. is not only the combination of
forms and colors that compose the
object, but the feeling the artist him
self had when he made the object.
We look at really fine painting.
for instance. and We not only feel the
rightness of the lines and coloring
but something that was in the soul
of the artist. that made him want to
express himself in just such lines and
COlOrS.
That is why handmade things are
loVe'ier than machine made objects of
greater perfection. perhaps But this
is not TO be talk about art,
But L believe it is that same thing
which makes a smile or a glance at
tractive or otherwise. \ smile is not
widening of the lips and ii glimpse
OF white teeth. 1t may be that. physi-
cally, and the minute muscular
changes may convey every shade of
meaning. so that the smile may be-
gentle, whimsical. cynical, alluring
or forbidding.
But 1t is far more than that. The
most perfectly shaped pink lips. dis
playing the Whitest, most even teeth.
may form smile that is anything
but attractive. And lips homcly in
shape and teeth that are anything
but lovely can yet give a smile that
Will convey sense of charm and
friendiness.
1T is the spirit behind he smile. just
as 1t is the spirit behind the work of
art. And this spirit is something easy
to cultivate in yOurSelf-caSier. in
deed. than to cultivate rosebud lips,
and far more important.
Evening star., 1921-05-17

In buying table linen, note the fin
| ish If it is full of starch or sizing
that can be picked off, you will have,
after washing it, a looSe-Woven cloth
without starch. 1t is better to buy a
softer linen than one filled so stiff
with starch that it will crack Dam
ask by the yard is slightly cheaper
than pattern cloths, and unbleached
damask is cheaper and wears longer
than bleached. Use and repeated
washings bleach it better than chcmi-
calls. -.
A tablecloth should wear about as
long as two dozen table napkins. and
it is wiser to buy table linen from
year to year than to wait and have it
wear out all at once. A canny house
wife has three grades, best, good and
everyday, and she always puts newly
washed linen at the bottom of its own
pile SO that the wear on all the ar
ticles of each grade shall be even.
Union" means half cotton and halls
linen. 1t has some of the wearing
quality of linen, but turns gray with
use. Single damask is woven with a
single thread; double, with two
quality is much more durable and
beautiful, and the pattern stands out
better. A small all-over pattern will
wear better than a large one with
wide satin stripes. the long overshot
threads of which are liza BILE to be pull =
ed or broken when washed and ironed.
Average weight for good linen is four
and q. half ounces per square yard.
Weight and f1rmness are the qualities
to be sought, not stiffness.
No cotton damask really takes the
place of linen for table use. One
might better economiZe by using
small cloths that exactly fit the
table and small napkins of good linen.
than use cotton, however starched or
mercerized to resemble linen.
iCnnyri1ht 1921
Evening star., 1921-05-17

however. that she wears this picture
| costume She is merely dressed IN
a modern costume, even though it IS
consplcuous She might answer TO
| the public what Mrs. Sinclair Lewis
! the wife of the man who wrote
Main Street" answered to her host
ess at recent party. Mrs. Lewis
wore an evening gown of 1880. made
OF or point desprit, with full hooped
skirt and a tight bodice. Her hair
was rolled in a knot at the nape of
her neck, fastened with wax ca
mellia.
Her hostess said: Mrs Main Street,
are YOU today's copy of Vogue"
NO" answered Mrs. Lewis, Il am
tomorrow'S copy"
So the woman of today in her
period gown rs really the woman of
tomorrow. What she wears we all
may wear by the time July sets in.
France and America have the same
ann. which is to make the full skirt.
the tight bodice. the low coiffure and
the bonnet part of fashionable ap-
parel.
The stage has tried it and the pub
lie has decided that such skirts as
the stage presents are not suitable
for the motor car. the trolley, the
crowded shop: but fashion has a way
of shocking the public. then plaCating
it. 1t is doing that now
1t has brought back the picture
gown in an exaggerated form. or
rather in its original form, which is
too exaggerated for our modern ac
tivitieS, but it will smooth out the
cccentriCity later and leave the new
fashion strongly cntrenchcd.
There does not seem to be as much
obje ction to a full skirt as to a tight
bodice. The tiapper figure wears
whatever is thrown upon the sands
of fashion: JetSam and tlotSam are
alike to it. But there are other
women besides flappcrs in the world.
They must be clothed. DiScrimina
ton is their watchword; economy and
judgment are necessities. 1t is these
women who must study fashions
carefully. If they cannot wear the
tight bodice it may go by the board.
Every woman knows that there
comes a time when the top ridge of
her corsets protrude through bod
ice without fullness The tight bod
ice which is fattened across the fig
ure was created at the source to go
over the high corset that mounted to
the bust. The problem today is how
to fit the new garment to the new
corset. Youth and .slenderness can
do it. What women with other quail
ties can do depends on the ingenuity
of the dressmaker.
The sketch shows a frock worn by
young married woman at we'd
ding party. The bodice is of pink
crepe de chine with elongated sides
and the skirt of white organdy
stitched with pink. The bonnet IS
of organdy lined with the crepe.
Evening star., 1921-05-17
More Practical Salads.

The following salads are a little
meal in themselves and there Is no
need for the housekeeper to feel
before her hungry men-folk or her
active and ravenous son. as the sole
luncheon or supper dish. They all
contain either meat, meat substitutes
or FISH and are, therefore, substan-
TALLY nourishing.
Tomato-Sardine Salad.-Cut lettuce
into shreds with a pair of scissors
just before serving time. Open one
can of sardines and lay these on beds
plates-scveral of the fish on each
plate. Now dice ripe but firm to-
nratoes and put tomato border
around the sardines. Cover all with
chilled French dressing and serve.
This is good salad to serve when
one is late in preparing supper. 1t
can be prepared in five minutes if
the tomato has been diced previously
and kept in the ice box. Although
sardines are expensive, they cost
very little more than an egg or
ways enjoyed.
Corn meal muffins will make this a
we'll balanced supper; the fish pro-
vfdes the protein, the tomatoes and
lettuce tHe VltdIHlNcS, tnc SdIdu OIL
the fats and the corn meal the starch
necessary to a we'll balanced ration.
Potato Egg Cheese Salad.-Boil
new potatoes until tender and slice
them thinly. allowing these slices to
lie covered with weak vinegar for
an hour or two. Then place them
| on lettuce leaves on individual salad
plates so that they form a thin and
dainty layer. and on top of them
put a layer of sliced, hard boiled
eggs (allow I egg for each person).
Cover with ordinary boiled dressing
to which has been added enough
cheese to give it strong flavor.
| (This recipe for cheese boiled dress
ing will appear in my column next
Wednesday in an article devoted en-
| tirely to salad dressings) This salad,
| too, provides all the elements Of a
! we'll balanced meal.
| Leftover Meat Salad-Make a hole
! in the top Of large ripe tomatoes and
| hollow out the interiors. Mix one
| third OF this center-pulp with two
| thirds Of any kind Of cooked meat
| which has been put through a food
! chopper and highly season with salt
| and pepper. Nov add only just
enough boiled dressing to favor we'll.
| and fill the tomato cups with this
| forcemeat. Put the stuffed tomatoes
| on ice till meal time. then place them
| on a bed of lettuce and pour more
| Of the boiled dressing over them.
| This salad contains protein in the
| meat and vitamines in the tomato
| and lettuce; to provide the fats and
| starch necessary to we'll rounded
meal either sliced bananas or indi-
Evening star., 1921-05-17
Beet and Cabbage Salad.

Chop some boiled beets and ar
range them in points radiating from
the center of the serving dish. Pile
some finely chopped cabbage in the
center and garnish with parsley.
Serve with French dressing.
Evening star., 1921-05-17
Hair Tonics.

During the early spring and fall the
hair comes out more readily than at
any other season. and during the
spring there is usually perfect epl-
uen mic of dandruff.
1t is quite easy to find the reason
for this. We spend our time indoors
much more in winter than IN the sum :
mer We breathe less fresh air as a
general thing. and when we do go out
We cover our heads with hats. Often
the hats are heavy. sometimes they
are badly shaped or tight. In any
case. :hey are apt to be heating.
The scalp needs to breathe as much
as any other part of the body and
when il is deprived of fresh air or
to suffer. In the summertime it is
easier to keep the hair clean and it
gets all sorts of beneficial treatments,
such as sun baths. In the summer
time hair tonic may not be neces-
sary. hut in he between seasons, such
as spring and fall. think that even
tn" hralthicst scalp should have a
little extra stimulation and nourish-
mont.
This comes by using massage and a
about the tonic. because every scalp
needs special sort of food. II your
scalp is dry you do not want to dry
it still more by using too much alCo-
hol on il IF your hair is brittle and
split it needs to be singed and the
scalp needs oil. If YOU have dandruff
YOU must use great deal of oil. and
both the tonic and the shampoo soap
should be antiseptiC.
In all my experience with various
sorts of hair tonicS. I have found none
that is superior to one which |
brought over with me from London
recently. 1t contains something to
stimulate the growth of :he hair and
something to stimulate the color cells
making it particularly valuable r
the case of premature grayness. II
contains an antidote for dandruff and
an antiseptiC. Some of the readers
who have had this formula made up
have mentioned certain curious odor
that it has. This odor is such a clean
smell that I do not find it offensive.
but. in fact find it rather pleasant.
In any case the odor completely evan
crates when the tonic has been on the
head u short while.
Evening star., 1921-05-17

PICTURE F'RocK WHICH IS NOW
ACCEPTED AS MODERN FASHION
THE BODICE IS MADE OF PINK
CREPE DE CHINE. THE SKIRT OF
WHITE ORGANDY WITH PINK
STITCHERY. HAT OF WHITE OR
CANDY STITCHED IN PINK AND
LINED WITH CREPE.
woman appearing in public wearing
clothes that are not cut according
to conventional standards they as
sumo. with shock of surprise. that
the wearer has forgotten to remove
her costume since she left the
pageant.
The woman has not forgotten,
Evening star., 1921-05-17
HOME NURSING AND HEALTH HINTS
BY NJ. JESSIE LEITCH.

water which. according to the pre-.
Cious bath thermometer. was between
| 95 and 9S. The thermometer was {
| relic of the twins welI-ordered baby.
| hood.
Twins More Comfortable.
An when the bran bag had beer
dipped into the tub of water anG
squeezed until the water was milky
the twins were immersed in it, and
, their irritated little arms and legs
were wonderfully soothed as a result
They were kept in the bath for three
minutes, then taken out and carefully
dried. The irritated skin surface was
busted with starch powder, and the
children were at least more com
Portable.
Teddy Wills. the little fat boy in
the camp down by the river. was the
only child who developed the irrita =
tion upon his face.
And 1 don't know what TO do
with him." walled his mother He
scratches his face all the time 1t is
positively bleeding"
Put splints on his arms" said the
mother of the twins, firmly.
"Splints? l don't know how to make
them. And besides, they sound so
cruel"
the kitchen cupboard, the kind
that sometimes come around glass
sealers of jam, the mother of the
twins proceeded to illustrate the mode
of application
Simply slip his arms into these
and safety pin them to his sleeves tc
keep them from sliding to his wrists,
she said.
And though the young mothers
agreed that it was a shame to i'm.
prison Teddys plump arms in even q
, pasteboard splint, the result was
magical For the child could not gel
| his hands up to scratch his face Ant
| as soon as it was possible to vary the
| camp dietary. the skin Irritation
! cleared up, miraCulOuslN.
Evening star., 1921-05-17
The Humble Corned Beef.

An American young woman who
was living in Germany for a year or
two used to be extravagant in her
praises of a certain sort of cold meat
that was occasionally served at late
evening supper at the pension where
she boarded. Finally she screwed up
courage to ask the landlady what sort
of meat it was. That" answered the
German woman, complacently," is
timed corned beef from Chicago"
This goes to show that ordinary
food tastes unusual under unordinary
conditions. 1t also goes to show that
cOrned beef can he prepared in so
many ways that it need never become
monotonouS and that good corned
beef, canned or fresh. is delicacy.
If you cannot depend on the corned
! beef sent YOU by Your butcher. corn
your own beef To corn ten pounds
make the following corning bath:
Two quarts of water, a pound OF salt.
a cup of brown sugar. and table
spoon and a ha!s Of saltpetar. Bring
the mixture TO a boil. skim it. cool it,
and when it is cool, put in the meat.
Put a plate over the beef, with a
ly under the brine. Turn it from
time to time and leave it in the brine
for six or seven days.
If the beef you corn or buy is very
salty. put it into cold water to cook
after YOU have washed ii in cold wa
ter. If il is not very salt, wash 1t
and put it to boil in boiling water.
Then turn the heat down and SIM
mer the beef gently for Ave or six
hours-for ten-pound piece. Save
the LIQUID in which the beef was
cooked to cool it in. If it is served
hot once. return it to the liquid and
let it md in it until it is cold
Evening star., 1921-05-17

The skirt OF a gorgeous evening
gown ends in trousers which At over
the slippers like CATERS
Gauntlet gloves of white kid are
stitched in tan and have inserts Of
tan kid around the cuffs.
Evening star., 1921-05-17
Cottage Cheese Pie.

Mix together one cup of cottage
cheese, one-half cup of maple syrup.
two-thirds cup of milk. the yolks of
two eggs beaten. two tablespoonfuls
of melted butter. salt, and one-half
teaSpoonful of vanilla. Bake the pie
in one crust made of rice. cool il
slightly, cover it with meringue and
brown.
To make the rice pie crust. line a
creased pie pan with cold boiled rice
bringing the rice we'll over the edge
of the pan and shaping it with a
spoon dipped in milk. Bake the
crust in moderate oven until it is
slightly brown. use the crust like any
pastry for one-crust pie-rcc has
a natural affinity for the things that
usually constitute pie filings.
Evening star., 1921-05-17
Kidneys With Baked Tomatoes.

Skin three sheep kidneys. cut them
open and divide in two halves Take
out the hard part, and season with
salt and pepper; put four tablespoon
fuls of butter into a saucepan, make
very hot, then put in the kidneys and
fry for a few minutes. They must
cook quickly. or they will be hard
Cut three tomatoes in halves. sprinkle
them with salt, pepper and paprika
put them on creased tin with a
little butter on each. and bake in the
oven for ten m minutes. Do not let them
get too soft. Dish the tomatoes in a
circle on hot platter, place one kid
ney on each tomato. garnish with
parsley and serve hot.
Evening star., 1921-05-17
Liver With Macaroni.

Have piece of liver weighing two
or two and one-half pounds cut into
pieces. Cook for five minutes with one
chopped onion and two ia ablespoonfuls
of drippings. season with salt and pep
per, shake the pan all the time: then
add one cup of white sauce and cook
for three minutes. Stir in one table
spoonful of chopped parsley and serve
hot in a border of hot cooked maca-
roni. The liver must be fresh. firm
textured. and free from smell and
from all S0eckS and discoIoratiop
Evening star., 1921-05-17
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may be served for the former, and
butter fon some kind of muffin or
bread) will furnish the latter.
Plain Egg Salad.-Hard-b boil two
eggs for each person to be served
Slice them thinly and place them on
a bed of shredded lettuce Pour
French dressing over them and put
two radishes on each individual plate
Serve either rice mullins or corn
mullins with this salad to make a
well balanced meal. (The eggs pro-
vide the protein. the lettuce and
radishes the vitamines, the oil in the
French dressing the fats and the rice
or corn meal in the mullins the
Starch.)
Evening star., 1921-05-17
Potato Puff.

Take one pint of hot mashed po-
tatoes, add one-half cup of hot milk
and a little pepper and stir until they
are hot. then fold in the whites of
two eggs well beaten. Turn this into
a baking dish and bake until a golden
brown. which will be in abouF fifteen
minutes
Evening star., 1921-05-17
THE SEASONS FANCY DRESSES
BY ANNE RITTENHOUSE.

The public has become so entirely
accustomed to seeing period gowns
in the long procession Of pageants
given for war purposes that it is
unconsciously trained to knowl-
edge and appreciation of the history
Of clothes. When they see now a
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
ALPHA

Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Anderson were
Galesburg shoppers Monday after
noon.
Mrs. Frank Mann and son How
ard spent Wednesday in New Wind
scr
Mss Nellie Erickson Of Weodhail
visited her sister, Mrs Elton NC
LaughliI, few days this week
Miss Cleo Daniels visited with
ner mother over the weekend. She
aad Just closed the Office in Den
yer, Coio., and was enroute to
florida. where she will have charge
q an office for the Foster Travel
Service this winter.
MIS-. Eliza J. Newton left We'd
heSday for New Jersey, where sne
Sil spend the winter with her son
nae. She VIII also visit in Buffalo
on her way.
Mr.. and Mrs Ed Stitt started
tuesday for their home in South
bakota after an extended visit here
With Relatives.
Miss N. Lucia Stitt spent several
GAYS IN Aledo last week.
SMrs. Caheen, Mr.. and Mrs. H. W.
oa1 and Rilia Brink spent Sunday
a. Seaton.
Car Rostum Of Mcpherson, Kan,
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Peter Mel
hAies Lindorf is spending a few
aayS In Alpha on business.
mere was no school Thursday
ana Fr1p6y 1e alb oF CgRr faarhar~
se1N 70 GaleSburg Thursday morn
-As 70 attend a teachers meeting
eAIending over both days.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15

Chicago Livestock.

Chicago, Oct. 15.-Catt!e receipts,
1000; compared with a week ago.
Corn fed steers and yearlings
mostly Is to so cents higher; spots
on yeariings UP more; grassers
warmed up; steers and she-stock
steady 10 rs cents higher; bulls
weak to Is cents lower: light veal
calves unchanged; heavy calves I'M
evenly higher; stockers and feed
ers, strong to Is cents higher.
Hog receipts, 1900; uneven,
light lights, steady to 10 cents
higher; others steady to 10 cents
lower than yesterdays average
top, $50; best light and light
butchers. S.30QS.50S bulk packing
sows, 6.50@7.25; follower liberal !;
pigs. strong; bulk desirable 100 to
$50 pound pigs, S.25Q8.35.
Sheep receipts, 1000; receipts to-
day practically all packer directs;
compared with a week ago: Kill
ing classes, steady to % cents
higher; feeders IS cents higher.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
NOON LETTER

Chicago, Oct 15.-Grain markets
unsettled. The Chicago wheat stock
report is o. B., but was released
prematurely. The figures are a dis
appointment to bulls. They sug-
gest no wheat scarcity for many
months. Elevator and mill stocks
not published yet and bulls say they
will be small. Winnipeg receipts
large at 1850 cars and big receipts
are expected next week. The wehat
visible should gain about one mil
lion and corn may gain three mil
lion over the weekend, while the
elevator and mill stocks may be
small when reported, there does
not-appear to be any wheat scarcity
Moderate dips indicated. Wild.
E W. WAGNER & co.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
CEDDES H0NORS
AMERICAN dead
British Ambassador VIII Law
Wreath on Tomb of "UnknOwn
Soldier"

London, Oct. 15.-Sir Auckland
Geddes, British ambassador to the
United States, will lay the wreath
of South African flowers upon the
tomb of Americas unknown War
rior." Arrangements have been
made by the government of the I'm
ion of South Africa, for Sir Auck-
land TO act on behalf of Premier
J. S. SHUTS and the people of his
commonwealth.
The wreath will bear the follow
ing inscription:
Americas Unknown Warrior
One with ours in the great COM
radeship of death, his sacrifice
calls US to the great comradeship
of the living.
From the government and peo-
pie of the Union of South Africa. "
The date that the wreath will be
taken to the National Cemetery at
Arlington. Va, and laid on the
tomb. has not as yet been an
nounced-
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-10-15
PARIS, TEXAS
SWEPT BY FIRE
Citizens Spend Night of Terror as
Blaze Spreads from Business
to Residence Districts.

Paris, Texas Oct 15.-(By the
Associated Press Fire, which
ragged in the business section here
last night and spread into two resi-
Dental sections, was brought I'M
der control in the business district
early today, but still was burning
in the resident district at that hour.
It was a night of terror for citi-
zens, and repetition on a smaller
scale of the conflagration six years
ago. The loss probably will be in
excess of a half million dollars.
Wire communication was badly
interrupted. Fire fighting appar-
atus from nearby towns we're hur-
ried here. The blaze originated
from an undetermined cause.
Six years ago last night, Paris
was swept by fire. the loss reach
ing into millions. Strangely
enough, last night also marked the
closing OF a Lamar county centen-
NAL celebration, the concluding act
of which was 1.-The burning of Par
is" reproduced pyrotechnically.