The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-24

Discarded wooden underwear makes
Der boots. When dyed they make warm
mittens for childrens wear when play
ing out of doors.
What an array of things for ST. Valen-
tines day at the News Store. Packages
of materials for making your own valen-
tines and everything for parties-invita-
tions, place cards, decorations, seals, nov
city caps, candle shades, napkins, etc,
and heaps of valentines to send your
friends.
If you are entertaining on a wet after
noon, provide in the dressing room d
quantity of paper bags, numbered. In
these each guest can put her rubbers
and be sure of getting her own again,
and also be sure of not soiling her own
wraps or her hostess s rugs.
What convenient place to drop in for
a book to take home to read is the
Simons Shop Unique, whose circulating
library includes the newest and best in
popular fiction. The charge per book is
but three cents day.
Maple Cocoanut Foam Take two cup
fuls of maple sugar, one cupful of brown
sugar, half a cupful of water and a
quarter of a teaspoonful of cream of
tartar. Boil to the hard bail stage (255
degrees.) then add a dozen marshmal
lows, cut in bits. Remove from the fire,
cover, let stand for five minutes and
pour on the stiffly whipped whites of
two eggs. Beat up until light, folding in
half Il cupful of grated cocoanut and
half a teaspOOnful of vanilla extract.
Drop. from the spoon on creased paper
and let harden.
If YOU have any thoughts of getting a
new sewing machine get an electrical one
by all means. Any of the standard
makes can be had with the motor attach
ment-the New Home, Singer, Free, Viii
cox X Gibbs. etc. Information regarding
any of these, the Edison Hotpoint and
others can be procured at the store of
Horton ID. Walker.
Keep in your attic a charity box"
where outgrown clothes and other articles
may be stored. When Il call comes for
them there is no hunting.
Winter sports would often be enjoyed
more if a pair of tinted goggles were worn
to soften that fearful glare an eXpanse of
snow has. You can get these goggles
both the smoke and amber, which have
been especially selected for such use, at
the Wood Sporting Good. store.
Save any small glass jars with covers
put in them screws carpet tacks, picture
hooks, shoppers, small nails etc. Set in
order on the shelf and you can quickly
see the needed article.
Can't you imagine a table set for q
Valentine party with those pretty candle
shades. nut cups, place cards and other
novelties, such as are displayed at the
Hopkins store? And as for valentines.
wonder that 50 many different designs
can be thought Of as are shown there.
Paste a rather large envelope in the
cover of your cook book. 1t makes ii
handy device for keeping loose recipes.
What a pretty gift any one of the small
silver pieces the Thompson show window
contains this week would make suit
ment or wedding gifts and for card prizes.
too. as many can be found there which
are moderately priced.
If you wish to be sure that your small
son has not gone to school without a clean
handkerchief. put Il handkerchief in the
pocket of each freshly ironed blouse.
In the minds Of many a housewife a dis
turbing thought creeps in upon the leisure
of Sunday, the thought that tomorrow Is
washday-that there must be that newt
able muSs and fuss, steam and Suds.
Z Many, too. have found way to avoid it,
They have the Sparks Laundry call for
the washing and no longer is Monday the
blue day of the week.
Bread crumbs fried in butter and sprin-