The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1921-11-29


Take your Christmas card list into
| the Hopkins Flower store and make at
| least beginning in the selection of your
! holiday greetings. Besides the cards you
will see lot of little gift novelties, cal
endars. blotters, etc. which viii prove
| to be Just the thing in many cases.
An omelet is done if. when you lightly
touch it, the egg does not stick to your
| finger.
| How about some nice hosiery for gifts
| for men? \ pair of silk socks, some of
| the popular wool sport hose or a box of
| reliable Isle or cotton stockings. There
| is fine selection of all kinds at the f.
| J. Fenton store.
| Minced parsley, caperS, olives, pickles
and grated onions added to a French
dressing makes what is known as a Vim
aigrette sauce.
This is bargain time at DonneH &
| Davis's. Mrs. Wood has been through her
stock and offers large number of stylish
| and desirable hats at substantial reduc-
| tions. Now will be a good time to buy
that second hat you have been wishing
| for.
The housekeeper who tries sitting to-
|
| der, etc, before putting it into the cake
| batter, win be agreeably surprised at the
fine even ... st textuEey otRer cake a..
| \ good many people will be fortunate
| enough to find a watch among their
Christmas gifts and l was reminded at the
Thompson .Jewelry store that those who
! plan to buy one should be making their
| selections if possible to allow for proper
regulation. Their stock of watches for
men and women seems very complete and
has all the new ideas in wrist watches.
Macaroni with sausage makes good
luncheon dish. Boil and drain the maca-
| ROM, put in baking dish with some good
meat stock, or tomato PURGE. or both. add
slices Of sausage, season well. sprinkle
generously with grated cheese and bake in
hot oven for 20 minutes.
\ facial massage will do almost more
than ANYTHING else to clear the skin and
soften the lines. Miss Griffin will be
found very efficient in this work.
Clicked hosiery in contrasting colors
must be washed with special care to
avoid the color from coming out and
staining. \ little salt in the water will
help to avoid this trauble. Be sure not
to use water more than luke warm and
wash out all soap.
I'D like a cedar chest for Christmas"
| heard someone remark the other dav
and she Is doubtless one o. many. The
bachelor girl finds one useful as the house
keener with family as il often turns into
a hope chest" There are MANY to
choose from at the Emerson furniture
store.
DO not wear your striped or drop
stitch hose twisted in spirals about your
legs, but take notice just how the hose
supporters are attached, and adjust to
makes the stripes run straight.
Each visit at the Blue Lantern Gift /
Shop reveals new things for holiday gifts. |
Yesterday | noticed some beautiful new
blankets and some very handsome bead |
work chains that had just come in. Re-
member the homemade cupcakes tomOr-
row and the baked bean supper Saturday
night.
To wash corsetS, choose a clear sunny
day, with a good breeze. Make good
suds, add a little ammonia. place on the
board and scrub with a stiff brush. Rinse
in clear water, using the brush, and hang
out without wringing.
In the holiday stock which is crowding
the shelves at the News store the toys,
games and dolls are worthy of especial
mention. There is such a variety that
one must see to appreciate. \ little
money will go quite a way in this depart
ment this year. Some really lovely dolls
are very low in price.
Celery soup: Chop two cups Of celery
fine. and cook until tender in a little boil
ing water. Heat one quart of milk add
the cooked celery. salt to taste and
thicken with little -four rubbed smooth
in lump of butter, and a cup of mashed
potato.
While the electrical store of II. ID.
Walker is not termed a Gift shop | do
not know of an article in their store
which could not be classed as suitable
for a Christmas gift" Think of all the
helpful electrical devices from washing
machines to flashlights which can be
found there. Selections made early can
be reserved for Christmas delivery.
To prevent the contents Of a kettle
from boiling over on the stove. rub the
inside Of it. around the top, with butter.
Make yourself a Christmas gift of a
fenosit box at the Peoples National Bank.
Who knows what Santa Claus may bring
to put in it? One may not possess many
yaluables but no one wants to lose any of
the'', Put them where you do not nave
to think or worry about them.