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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

country's time honored industries.
The reason is given that machine
made laces are being produced that
are such perfect limitations of hand
work that only the expert can tell the
| difference. Naturally the average
buyer will not pay double or treble the
price for real lace when an imitation
| looks quite as we'll, except to the keen
eye of the connoisseur. And there are
so few connoisseurs in the average
gathering! Lace lends itself to the
mode of draped lines with charming
versatility and a real vogue for flet
nets, embroidered and beaded cire
| Spanish lace flouncings and fine
Chantilly laces is an authoritative bit
of fashion news.
Lace Appears In Varied Colorings
While we are generally familiar
with white. black. gold and silver lace.
the gown of colored lace is not SO
generally in demand. But of late the
creamy laces, running into brilliant
yellows, have been growing in popu-
| larity, and brilliant colors-jade,
coral, apple green and red-have had
| place in fashion. There is very
general use of lace over cloth of gold
or silver, and over metal brocades, and
the result is satisfactory, two ways
1t not only softens the sometimes ap-
parent harshness of the metal cloths.
but makes them more youthful
Fashion shows two notable tendencies
first toward the regal, stately type
of gown, exemplified in the jewel en-
broidered metal cloth above; and. in
direct contrast, toward the shorter.
wider-skirted bouffant frock that
seems to have one end and aim
youthfulness. A frock of the latter
type might well be organdy over taf-
feta or light weight metal fabric.
Its trimming would be flower effects,
perhaps. and the matching headdress
carry out the flower motif.
There is no tendency to lack of
color, rather the opposite. One sees
much of green, even the bright dade
tint, and it may be made yet more
colorful by the application of metal
! thread embroideries. Frocks are eth
err heavily embroidered or not at all.
and when jewels are not possible or
practical, beads are used. There is no
diminution in the use of jewelry as a
SOSIuIlS dCCeSSOIy, anu pidCciclS,
girdles earrings, headdresses, ropes of
jewels about the neck, all are an in
tegral part of the mode. Jeweled
tassels on bracelets, earrings, neck
laces and headdresses are feature OF
the newest jewelry.
Two Frocks That Portray Extremes
| Two extremes of the very newest
evening mode are exemplified in the
chosen gowns. 1t would be difficult
to imagine anything more sumptuous
than the jeweled gown of subtle lines
and drapes. designed for strictly for
NAL wear. Cloth of silver, heavy with
intricate embroidery. is made more
beautiful by perfection in draping. AS
to the style" of the gown, there really
is none. for 1t is art, not style. that
achieves the lines, and every separate
fold contributes to its artistry. Such
gown could be nothing else than
long-and trained-for much of its
dignity depends on its sweeping lines
and length. And as If the fine en-
broidery OF pearls were not sufficient.
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simple theme, then the ermine would
be her choice. 1t has an air of aloof-
ness that somehow fits the gown,
which lis, without the shadow of a
doubt, in a class quite by itself. One
may exclaim over the details of the
velvet wrap-its all-enveloping, fur
edged folds; it's wrappy collar; it's fur
edged yoke; but of the ermine wrap
one need only say-"It's ermine," and
the tale is told
Few set sufficient value on the rela-
ton of the evening wrap to the eve
ming gown, First effects are some
times lasting, and the success of many
a gorgeous frock has been lessened, or
at least retarded, by the wrap that
made its initial setting. The choice
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-01-21

uninviting. and lacks the true welcome
or comfort. And we are just as
familiar with the humber Intimately
more simple home. to which thought,
and love and care, in far greater
proportion than money have been
given, where a careful arrange
ment of furniture, shaded light or a
cushioned arm chair, set at an invit-
ing angle. hints of friendly compan-
ionship and restful ease. The woman
who makes an art of her housekeeping
whether it be in some roomy town
house, suburban bungalow or a tiny
four room partment-recognizes the
value of the small accessory, whose
mission is, not alone to beautify. but
contribute to the air of homelike COM
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gest for another. unless familiar with
ones wishes in the matter. While one
may love the etchings of Haden, Zorn
or Whistler, another may admire the
really remarkable composition of
Benson, who found his inspiration in
the woods and fields and along the
shores. picturing wildfowl in their
haunts in the marshes or by the shore.
And yet another may prefer a Jap
anese print or the work of Noyes, who
has so cleverly pictured Gloucester,
with its shifting lights of early morn
ing. or its boats, putting in from sea
at sunset. A CLEAN of light on the
water. a shadow in the fold of a sail
may bring personal memories of this
quantity picturesque old fishing town
to one who knows it well. Pictures.
like books, become friends, as well
as possessions.
Mirrors, pictures. lamps and candle
light-all play their part. So, too,
DO the tall vases, plump little bowls
and broad, squat jars that are decora-
tive in themselves. but whose purpose
is to cherish the flowers with which
we bring a breath of summer into our
living rooms.
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e are all familiar with the
type of home, luxuriously fur
nished and perfectly appoint
ed. that lie somehow stiff1y
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-21

blouses pajamas, underwear, and even
mackinaws, which are unlined. may
be successfully made from patterns at
home by most mothers, but as rule
the work involved in making boys
suit or lined overcoat Is such that 1t
pays to get these garments ready
made and economize In some other
way. At times 1t happens, however,
that a mans suit has such good mate
rial in 1t that It is worth while to
make 1t over for boy. Women's gar
ments may be cut over much more
easily to f1t the girls Of the family.
There is always the possibility of
combining two materials when there
Is not enough of one, or of adding
lust enough new contrasting material
to make the result seem like new
dress.
One Pattern Sufficient.
In the Illustration one pattern was
used to make five different dresses.
Variety was obtained by making the
decorations entirely different and US
ing different materials in each dress
er persons It Is frequently possible to
vary a simple foundation pattern by
means of trimming. various styles or
collars or cuffs, or a different way of
opening, so as to have the results
seem totally different. A glance at
any pattern book will show how the
same foundation pattern can be made
up to give various effects. The ad-
vantages of using one pattern for a
number of garments in this way are
that with repeated use one is able to
handle the pattern more easily and
consequently to work more rapidly,
and no time is lost measuring and lay
ing out several different kinds of pat
terms. The simpler the pattern the
easier It is to cut and make, and the
more likelihood there is of being able
to use 1t for cutting over a limited
amount of material, as in the case of
making over an old dress.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-21
HOUSEKEEPER WOULD
HAVE IDEAL LAUNDRY
Running Water and Modern Labor
Saving Devices Cannot Always
Be Provided.

PREPARED by the United States Department
of Agriculture)
The ideal of every housekeeper
would be a separate room for her laun-
dry with running water and modern
labor-saving devices. These cannot be
provided in every home, but even
where the arrangement and equipment
are necessarily very simple it is often
possible to make minor changes or to
plan the work in such a way that 1t
will take less time and strength.
In oIden days, tubs and wash
benches were brought into the kitchen
because water could be heated there
most conveniently, and from this
seems to have developed the Idea that
the kitchen is the place for the laun-
dry. The doors and steam from laun-
dry work, however, are disagreeable
in kitchen, and the handling Of
soiled clothing in any room in which
food is prepared is highly objection
able. If clothes must be washed in
the kitchen the preliminary sorting
should be done elsewhere.
In some sections 1t Is considered
preferable to have the washing done
out of doors or N room outside of
the house. Otherwise the best place
for q laundry H. usually either in a
room next to the kitchen or in base
ment room directly below 1t, because
this makes 1t possible to use the same
chimney and If the house Is equipped
with running water the same water
pipes for both rooms. A basement
laundry generally means too many
stairs for the housewife, while room
adjoining the kitchen may enable her
much more easily 10 carry on or over
see the work in both rooms at the
same time.
Good lighting is necessary for good
laundry work, and tubs and ironing
board should be so placed that the
light comes from the side. Doors and
windows should be arranged to give
the thorough ventilation especially
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prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Clothing for children should be of
the simplest kind, says the United
States Department of Agriculture. 1t
should permit absolute freedom of
movement, hanging chiefly from the
shoulders. and permitting the child to
bend over freely. squat on the ground,
kick, run, climb, or otherwise indulge
in the activity natural to a growing
boy or girl. Rompers for very little
children, and bloomer dresses or sep
arate knickers and blouses for those a
little older are, as n rule, the most
practical from the standpoint of the
child's comfort and appearance, and a
minimum amount of laundering. Elab-
crate designs are unsuitable at any
time for active young children. Chill
dren should not be conscious of their
clothing either from a sense of dis
comfort, or from vanity or embarrass-
ment. Washable materials are prefer
able for children's clothing, until they
are old enough to take some RESPONSE
bility for keeping their clothes clean.
Where extra warmth Is necessary,
washable woolen materials may be Sc
lected, such as serge, flannel. or
challis, but most mothers find that 1t
pays best to use wooden underwear
and cotton or linen dresses, with
sweaters and leggings for extra
warmth when the children go out. A
set of cover-all aprons made on the
"kimono" pattern will be found very
practical for use when children are
playing in the house or yard either
after school or when they are too lit
tie to go to school. Oilcloth or rubber
bibs for very little children can be
easily made and will lessen the num-
ber of garments to be washed.
Garments Made at Homo.
A large part of the clothing for
girls can always be made at home,
and many garments may be made for
boys as long as they wear washable
clothes. Boys knickers for play,
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minutes, depending upon the weight
of the fish. Serve hot with potatoes.
This makes fine luncheon dish
served with mashed or creamed po-
tatoes.
Coconut Crisps.-Beat one egg un-
til light, add one-half cupful of sugar,
beat again, add one-half teaspoonful
of vanilla or almond, one-third tea
spoonful of salt, one cupful of coco
nut, two-thirds of a cupful of oat-
meal which has been lightly Drowned
and one-half tablespoonful of butter.
Drop on the bottom of an inverted
baking pan or bake on baking sheets,
dropping from teaspoon, spread with
wet knife and bake until light
brown. Lift from the pan while still
hot.
A Simple Meat Loaf.-Take one
pound of the round of steak and one
pound of fresh pork with some fat /;
put both through the meat grinder,
add a half cupful of rolled oats, n
small onion chopped. two level tea
spoonfuls of salt, half teaspoon
full of pepper, one cupful of strained
cooked tomatoes, beaten agg; roll in
to a loaf and / lace in a well-greased
baking pan; baste with a little water
until the juices of the meat furnish
che moisture. Basic often during the
hours baking.
Fruit Salad.-Remove the skin
from a banana, scrape and cut in
quarters lengthwise, then cut in thirds
crosswise and roll in chopped peanuts.
Peel oranges, stamp out the centers
and insert piece of banana through
each slice. Arrange on a bed of let
tuce and serve with French dressing
Maple Custards.-Beat five eggs un-
til foamy, add three-fourths of cup
full of crushed maple sugar, salt
spoonful of salt, and three cupfuls of
scalded and cooled milk. Strain into
small custard cups, set into pan of
hot water. and bake until firm In the
center. Serve with spice cakes. This
makes an excellent dessert.
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easily from the bones; remove, drain
and serve with
Hollandaise Sauce.-Wash one-half
cupful Of butter, divide into three
pieces and put one piece with the yolks
of two eggs and a tablespoonful of
lemon juice in a saucepan. Work
together until smooth, set the sauce
pan over hot water, stirring constant
ly until the mixture is well-blended
and the butter is melted, then add an
other piece of the butter and as 1t
thickens the third piece of butter,
taking the saucepan from the water
occasionally to keep the mixture from
curdling. Season with salt, cayenne
and serve at once. If the sauce
should become curdled, add a table
spoonful of thick cream or two table
spoonfuls of white sauce and beat
well with a Dover egg beater. This
sauce is delicious with parsley on
steak.
Fruit Cup.-Remove the skins and
seeds from one cupful of white grapes
and the membrane from one cupful of
orange sections. Mix with one cupful
of pineapple dice, one-half cupful of
orange juice and one-half cupful of
pineapple sirup; add few grains Of
salt and honey to sweeten. Pack in
ice and salt until the juice begins to
freeze, serve In sherbet cups garnished
with maraschino cherries. This will
serve six to eight and makes a nice
beginning for a company dinner.
A little leftover fish, like salmon,
or minced chicken added to scrambled
eggs makes a good luncheon dish and
uses the leftovers as well,
A nice way to serve orange juice
for breakfast or for an invalids tray
is to squeeze and strain the Juice
into small glass. Set into finger
bowl or pretty glass bowl, surround
with ice and serve.
A delicious drink for any occasion
is one-half of glass of orange Juice
filed with ginger ale; add cracked Ice
and serve at once.
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necessary because of steam, odors and
heat.
A laundry floor should be of mate
rial that wears well, is not too hard
for the feet, does not soak water or get
slippery when wet, and Is easily
cleaned. Wood, cement, composition
and linoleum are used. Wood floors
are not easily cleaned and are often
slippery when wet Cement floors are
common in some parts of the country
and relatively inexpensive, and II
painted with special cement paint they
do not absorb water. Some compost
tion floors are not too hard, are less
expensive than hardwood, and are
easily cleaned. A floor covered with
linoleum Is easily wiped up, is i'm
pervious to moisture, and Is easy to
tread, but is slippery when wet. OIL
paints are preferable to water color
for the walls.
The room should be divided into a
washing and an ironing section. The
position of the stove will determine
the details of this division. To make
boiling the clothes convenient, the
stove should be near the tub. If a
washing machine Is to be used. the tub
should be SO arranged that the gar
ments go directly, without handling,
from the machine through une wiring
er to the tub, and vice versa. If ar
rangement Is well planned, one wash
tub will be sufficient with a washing
machine.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-21

toast, as creamed toast, or French
fried toast, that is. dipped in egg and
fried in butter. The crumbs or bits
may be rolled and used for au gratin
dishes, for fuit and crumb puddings,
like Brown Betty, using other fruits
besides apples to lend variety.
Bread and Butter Pudding-Spread
slices of bread with the crusts re-
moved with butter and place them
buttered side down in a pudding dish.
Parboll in orange juice one cupful of
raisins or steam them over hot water,
shred and put them between the lay
ers of bread. Beat three eggs slight
ly, add two-thirds of cupful of
sugar, one-fOurth of a teaspoOnful of
salt. and one quart of milk. Let stand
an hour, then bake slowly for an hour,
covered tightly the first half hour,
then remove the cover and brown.
Serve with hard or creamy sauce.
Blueberries (canned) poured over
bread without the raisins, allowed to
stand to soak well, served hot or
cold with cream and sugar make an
other excellent pudding.
Chocolate Bread Pudding.-Soak a
pint of bread crumbs in a quart of
scalding hot milk for half an hour.
Melt two squares of chocolate, add
one-third of cupful of sugar. and
milk from the bread crumbs to make
of the consistency to pour Add to
the bread mixture with another third
of cupful of sugar, one-fourth of a
,teaspoonful of salt, one-half cupful of
finely-minced almonds, two eggs
slightly beaten and quarter of tea
spoonful of cinnamon or vanilla ex-
| tract. Turn into n buttered baking
dish and bake one hour Spread with
a meringue, brown and serve With
any desired sauce.
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freeze to mush. The white of two
eggs beaten stiff may be added when
the mixture is half frozen. Serve in
sherbet cups.
Orange Ice.-Boil two cupfuls of
water with one cupful of sugar for
FIVE minutes; cool, add one cupful of
orange Juice and one-third of cupful
of lemon juice, strain and freeze.
Cranberry Relish.-Take three cup
fuls of cranberries, three oranges,
three cupfuls of brown sugar, three
cupfuls of seeded raislns. three
fourths of a cupful of vinegar, three
-fourths of teaspoonful each of cloves
and cinnamon. Cut the cranberries
in halves and wash to remove as
many seeds as possible. Add orange
pulp and grated rind, sugar, raisins
and vinegar. Cook slowly until thick
about fifteen minutes Four into ster-
llized glasses and seal with paraflin.
Celery and Cheese Dish.-Cook II
cupful of the coarser stalks of celery
until tender. Put a layer of the diced
celery, layer of nicely-seasOned
white sauce, layer of grated cheese
into a baking dish. Repeat and finish
the top of the dish with buttered
bread crumbs. Bake until well heated
through.
Orange and Date Saiad.-Pour boil
Ing water over a pound of dates; sep
crate the dates with fork while the
water Is brought to the boiling point.
Skim out the dates and dry off In the
oven. Cool. take out the stones and
cut the dates into narrow strips. Mix
five tablespoOnfuls of olive oil with
two tablespoonfuls of lemon juice.
Arrange sections of orange with dates
IN head lettuce. Pour over the dress
ing seasoned well with salt and cay
enne.
Bread, Cheese and Custard-Ar-
range slices of buttered bread in
baking DISH top with n generous
layer of grated cheese, cover with a
pint of milk to which two eggs have
been added with dash of salt and
cayenne. Bake until the custard is
set and the bread well puffed.
Baked Apples.-Cors six sound ap-
pies and fill with mixture of chopped
dates and apples. Top when nearly
done with a marshmallow, let brown
and serve with whipped cream.
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Remove scorch with sunlight.
Remove milk and cream with cold
water.
Keep your spice jars tightly sealed
and the spices will retain their strength
for years.
If cake pans are creased when they
are cold cake will not stick to them
when taken out.
Water in which potatoes have been
boiled is the very best thing to sponge
and freshen up silk dress with.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-21

Those lives are. indeed. narrow and
confined which are not blessed with
children. Every branch the tree puts
out lays it open more to the storms
and tempests of life; 1t lays 1t open
also to the light and the sunshine.
and to the singing and the mating
birds. A childless life is a tree with
out branches, a house without win
dows.-John Burroughs.
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-21

to appeal TO the
taste.
Boiled Fish,
Wrap a good sized
fish in cheese
cloth and drop in
to boiling salted
water. Cook un.
til the fish drops
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-21

Boil one quart of cram
berries, three-quarters of
a cupful of raisins and
two cupfuls of water for
ten minutes. Then put
through a fine sieve.
Cook two cupfuls of
sugar with two cupfuls
of water about twenty
minutes, then add to the
first miyture Cool and
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-21

April has searched the winter land,
And found her petted flowers again.
She kissed them to unfold their leaves.
She coaxed them with her sun and rain.
And filled the grass with green content,
And made the woods and clover vain.
II. r Hudson
The Colorado statesman., 1923-04-21

Soak the salt mackerel
in cold water, flesh side
down, over night. Drain
and place in a baking
pan, add a few table
spoonfuls of water and
when boiling hot pour
over a cupful of cream.
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sTANDARDIZE RECIPES FOR BREADS

suggested to
United Department OF
addition raisns dates
al level
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average h o u s e.
wife little realizes
t l. e possibilities
of the leftovers
in the bread box.
Unbroken slices
may be toasted, of
course, an d
served as dry
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FOOD FOR THE FAMILY

A nice breakfast dish which is
WHOLESOME and easy to prepare is /:
Baked M ckereI l.
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EVERYDAY GOOD THINGS

At this season of the year the ap-
petite flags and needs attractive food
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sEAsoNAB' E GOOD THINGS

A cranberry sherbet is delicious to
serve with turkey or with roast.
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WHAT TO EAT

There is probably no greater waste
In the kitchen than that of bread. The
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The KITCHEN
/: CABINET

g. 1924, Western Newspaper Union.b
Who would have all sweetness?
Solid sweetness clogs,
IL there were no sorrows
There would be no joys.
"A. Hanchett-
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The Kitchen
Cabinet

20. 1923, Western Newspaper Union.)
Good talk is like good scenery-con-
tinuous. yet constantly varying, and
full OF the charm of novelty and CUR
prise.
Imperial Valley press., 1923-01-11
GERMANY WANTS
UNITED STATES
TO SETTLE CASE
Ambassador to Present
Note to Hughes on
French Crisis
Note Believed to Declare
French Violating
War Treaty
By United Press Leased Wire

WASHINGTON, Jan. l1.-Ger-
MANY has decided to appeal Ter case
in connection with the French oc-
cupation of the Ruhr directly to the
United States government, it was
learned today.
DR.. Otto Wiedefeldt. German am
bassador, tomorrow VIII present to
Secretary of State Hughes a note
which is understood to have been re-
ceived from the Berlin government
setting forth the full position OF
Germany in the face of the French
march into the Ruhr.
The note is believed to declare
that France has violated the treaty
of Versailles by going into the
Ruhr and to protest against this
separate action. Whether the note
specifically and specially requests
the American government to take
any action in the matter is not yet
known but it is pointed out that
the mere addressing of the note di-
rectly to the United States cOnsti-
tutes sort of appeal to this coun-
try since America is not direc t
party in the controversy