1 Woman's Page 1! How to Fight the High Cost of Living I J Economy Not the Solution of the High Cost of Living- Buy Some Land, Save and Pay for It Bread Daintily Served. I .CONOMY NOT A SOLUTION. 'Editor Woman's Paso There is tj no other topic r ha l is discussed as J much at the present tlrue as the high 3 cost of living The renson of this t Is because it is a personal matter 'J that al! the people are inrerested in. I Some would tell is that the high cost 1 of living is caused by extravagance ,; and waste Not at all. A person can be ever so economical and saving, 3 and it would hae n effei-t on the price of meat or eggs. The bus:-' ! ness man and woman of today in tneir il mad rush for wealth take advantage of all means within their reacn to obtain everv dollar they can out of I the commodity the handle We may in time get relief through taws enacted en-acted by the different states, but this is a fatter housewives have "out Ht-. Ht-. tie to do with. We receive our allowance, al-lowance, great or small, and with that we must maintain anc keep up I the home "A great manv of us wnose hus-Cf hus-Cf bands receive from $12 to 2 per week must resort to strategy in or der to make this keep up the home. Hbut by careful management a woman I can pay for a home and provide for f a family of four and do il nicely, "Keep a book account by all means, act down eery cent you pay out. Do : this each day and once a week go over our account with your hus-5 hus-5 band. You will be surprised to see 'many little thmc that you have bouzht thrit you ou d do w ituout. "By keeping a book account you I will soon learn to be a careful spender spend-er of money and at the end of the (year you will be dollars ahead. Of 'course there are woman's clubs, mothers' moth-ers' clubs, wives' clubs, and all sorts of clubs yon can join and receive a lot of general information and suggestions sug-gestions as to how to manage your I own home "It has been my experience that t woman's clubs are places where the' 'latest style Is discussed, where enter-itainments enter-itainments are given, and suggestions made as to how to manage husbands more than a place where suggestions should be made as to the most important im-portant v..i to manage the home. F "What might suit the conditions of i one famil mlht not be suitable lot l another I try to manage my own home the best possible way 1 can I It would be much better if other I women did likewise "The question of supplying ray ta-1 ta-1 ble is the thing tbat bothers me the J noet. I have made It practice to j " et aside a certain amount for the I table and never go beyond that amount. It is surprising the many little Inexpensive dishes one can get up In the last year I have learned; to make four meat dishes that cost but little and the members of the family say they really enjoy them "C. J. S. " I I Buy Some Land. Editor Woman's Page: Some lav my husband will he too old to hold a good position and I figured we could not live happilj without the comforts we have now. so I commenced looking look-ing for a 'nest egg ' W e filed on n 320-acri homestead fifty ruiles from a railroad; my huBband retained his position, lived In a little room and was at the mercy of lunch counters, his salary was put into equipment for the homestead: he came out to our! home as often as possible, and at the, end of fourteen months we had made final proof on our land, and we were offered $6,000 for our possessions, but we didn t sell, for we figure a 10 per cent increase each year. That's how we met the high cost of living and have something for a rainy day or when we get old STANDARD SUBSCRIBER" Bread Daintily Served. lust how great Is the actual value 1 of daintiness in serving Is not easily easi-ly determined, but It is well known i that the appeal to the palate through the eve is a very strong one It is 'enough to have good food, properly-cooked properly-cooked the process is not complete j until the food has been presented at table in an attractively appetising way The simplest, most ordinar dish takes on a new appearance If served with a pretty garnish or en-leased en-leased in a daintv. toothsome toast box Soup, which does not make the strong appeal to childish taste that a fancy dessert will, is much more appreciated if served with crispy croutons, while vegetables in ilmbale shells will seem like a new to We may not be able to have pattv shells, Italian bread sticks or fancy soup crackers but as long as we have a loaf of bread within reach we can do much to fill the place of these Bread Cases for Vegetables or Creamed Meats. "ut slices of bread an inch thick and cut into rounds with a bread cutter i the lid of a baking powder can will do verv well I Scnnn out al hollow in the center, being careful not to cut clear through, brush over (with melted butter, place in a pan i and set in the oven until browned ; slightly. Remove to hot serving plates, fill with meat or vegetables and pour the sauce. If any, over all. Bread Cases (Another Way) Cut eight slices of bread about half Jan inch thick. Trim them so that I they are of uniform size then cut the -enters from four slices leavine a half inch wall Toast well, then spread with butterlne. Put the cut out slices on the others to make a 'case and they are readv to fill. Save all the pieces of bread which are j trimmed off and use them for bread crumbs or for soup croutons. Soup Croutons Cut the bread in cubes (having first removed the crusts), and saute in hot butterlne. or spread with but- terine and toast in the oven untlj i .brown, turning frequently so that! iney are i.rownea evenu Salad Toast. Cut the bread in fancy shapes round, square or diamond, and half i an inch thick. Spread lightly with butterlne, cover with a very thin slice of cheese. duFt with paprika and sot in the oven until the cheese melts. Toast or Bread Sticks. Cut bread into pieces three or four inf hes long and three-quarters of an inch wide and thick. Brown in the oven, then spread lightly with filen-dale filen-dale butterlne aud return to the oven to crisp.