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Show Woman s Page tow to Fightjhe High Cost of Living ni&ac Yeaiiy and die Girlie Knows How It Is Done A Mmw. wm d wi n Mean, to so wta nSta?w: cf Lift .After He Leaves Home-Mother s Letter Always True to f-KoftM Hn'Cal Leasoas Carefully Tested Re. fjjf CLEVER MANAGER. Slfl Here is how an office girl earning Bio pot ;i of $S. A iwo and n bal( . r-r.j rem-1 rem-1 .n( or double width i.p.r :,,, .,1 . IKl,r. en.c. formerly priced ; : 50, wa ! pur- chased a( a sale .n ri 1 eenta a 1 trd LPe yal of s" (!ii'!..n made the vaist. v.hi.h v.. s mm.ueii with bands F of ihe charmeuse n re 1 rose at 25 cents ( in ii,, the drai ed girdle A d rU blue silk hroraded hanging vh'ch was no longer in use made a . , beautiful drupe, wrap It was lined M i. Tit h two ;irds of whi'e sntin at s:. si ten'- a tard: two yards of silk cord itt : at 10 cuts a v.n-,1 v ere made Into a . frcjc lor f.-istonlriK. and a bit of fur . 'Si which hail scon set oral years' serv-' PHf ftn k- "ii ;i h it fornn ii I he rollnr i1nt A pi :sh T.-m o Shanter hape was 2 P'I:P'' 'ii' in one of the elores at $1 40 l nnd w.-'s ornament e J h a single rose. S I similar to the one on thr dres T'u - costume v. ;is made In the eVe- I , 1 nfns after otfiro hours and was well worth the l.bor expended, as It sol', ed the drps problem for one winter ami - &) has been wreath admired. Yearly a a similar eosiitme is made with the re- ! Btj suit that T am known as a "pood ' dresser' 311,1 I alone I now how easily! ! It ma be accomplished 'E. A. M A MOTHER'S WARNING. 6 ' No matter bow lovingly and care-Mtnj care-Mtnj tiU a bov mav have been reared. It -J8 after he leaes the tntluenee of mother and home that he finds there r Is another side of life tho ?oam side. s long as thought? of her ii come to him by da and flit through ifca his dreams by night, no matter b n Ki-, sorelt tempted he ma. be. he cannot tie s 'ar V l'"n- N' matter how far apart t they mav be separated her Influence Is with him still He will be held H I back from many a reckless plunce of kte dissipation through the realign ior tfe f that It would he a keen ho-, r0 her l, heart and cause tears of anguish to im blind the ,:oar old eves that have nev- f er looked Into his o q v.-ith any oth- er fiance bave those of love and de-7 de-7 votion No matter how worldly a man may be or what pleasures or companions "n tempt him. can It be wondered that BhF -r i homesick for mother and W thr old h me now and then'' Other HBherts may have ch .nped towards him and grow n eol I But he knows that l b mother's never will Her arms v.-ii' b? outstretched in welcome and he v ill v . ' ; t i. t the words spring I tralht from ber heart that It 1s the li b: ! ,' !-: 'iio:u nt when she can hold ml Lim In lo r arms, clasped in her arms H once a-aln R The love of sweetheart stands quite apirt and Is distinct from that of a I mother 'ns Mu re ever a mother . f w-ho did not spend half her time in tia r.i't n'; lone warning letters to an absent son Thev usually hepln with' the hope that he has not forgotten ki her if bhe has looked In vain for a Hi f mleslve from him. And at the fool I of the tenth carefully closely written li page he Is Bure to find the words Lilh. T 80n' T 3m nra ins o God nlSbt and day that you will bc a good BOJ and never forget vour mother Aaend to business carefully. And O, m- son' i warn you to be wise n EiaH n? only true. Kood. noble friends M 'Ju should ever fall in love I Bhould Hke to see the picture of I he plrl who might take m place In roar heart. O. my bo. never forget jrour mother's warning to keep awaj from placet where vou would not like CO take me And to Shun the wine e.'p! Remember, your mother js always al-ways praying for your pood If anything any-thing should happen to you it would just break my heart I live my youth and all that a best, sweetest, and tenderest In my life over again In you." It is those mothers who give their time and attention to 8oeiet . and who think a line now and then will do for an absent son. who lose their hold upon them A mother s letter is a true warning lo a far off Bon, The lad who is under her v inc; can eer be sure of her hand to guide him safely out of an perilous path into which his feet mav have blundered No man Is ever so old bul that be needs his mother s advice. PRACTICAL BAKING LESSONS Short Cakes and Apple Dumplings From the opening of the strawberrv season until peaches are pone, there Is no dessert that seems to fit ever) occasion or is more generally liked than the shorteake. The rest of thi year its place is filled very acceptnh'y by the apple dumplinc These rrm pes have been tested man. m:m; times and we guarantee success if directions di-rections are followed closely Strawberry Shortcake For small families half of this recipe reci-pe will be sufficient. 2 1-2 cups sifted pastry flour. 2 1-2 level teaspooafuls baking powder. 1 2 icaspoonful sale about 3-4 cup of milk. I cup shortening, butter, 2 has kets strawberries between 1 and 2 tups granulated sugar. 1 cup or more double cream Hull wash and drain the berries; reserve a few choice berries to garnish gar-nish the lop of the cake, cut the ret in halves and mix with the sugar. Heat tbe cream and set aside to chill Sift together, three times, the flour, baking powder and salt; work in the shortening, then mix to a soft dough with the milk. Spread the mixture In two layer cake pans. Bake about 2 1 minutes Turn one cake out on a hot plate, spread liberally with butter, lour on p3rt of the berries. COVei wllh the second cake, also spread with butter pour over the rest of the berries ber-ries and put the whipped cream above, with the whole berries here and then Other fruits, such as pineapple cut m small bits, bananas, peaches or any kind of berries may be used with the paatrj To Insure a flaky pastry have all ingredients cold and mix verj light lv Raspberry Sho-lxake. 2 cups sifted pastry flour. 1-2 tea-spoonful tea-spoonful salt, 2 lev.el teaspoonfuls baking powder. 1-2 cup butter, olk of 1 egg. 1-2 cup milk or more as needed. need-ed. 1 cup raspberries. 1-4 teaspoonful salt, 1-2 cup sugar, raspberry sauce ' 1-2 cup butter 1 cup sugar. 1 cup rasp berry pulp white of 1 egg Sifi together three times the flour salt and baking powder, and work in the butter Beat the yolk, add tho ; milk and stir to a dough, using more ! milk if needed Divide into two parts, knead the larger pan slightly and roll to fit a pan; spread over it the berries, salt and sugar, knead i It-second It-second piece and place on top of Lb( berries Bake about half an hour Serve hot with the sauce. For the sauce cream the butter add the sus ar. then gradualh the mash'-d am1 I sifted berry pulp; and lastly, the white of egg. benter. dry, Thte makes n light, fluffv sauce Try this paatrj nnd Bauoe with peaches, blackberries pineapple or apples. Asparagus Shortcake. 2 1-2 cup9 sifted pastry flour. 12 I teaspoonful salt. 12 cup shortening 2 1-2 level teaspoonfuls baking powder, pow-der, sweet milk, butter 1 large bunch I ' asparagus, 1-4 cup butter. 1-4 rup I Hour, 14 cup butter (another) aspar-I aspar-I agus liquid. 2 hard-cooked Sgga Make dough as lor strawberry short 1 enke Knead slightly and roll to fit B layer cake pan. Bake about twenty minutes. Spilt the cake and spread 'each half with butter. Hae the tea I der portion of the asparagus rut In , Inch lengths, cooked tender Make n drawn butter sauce of the flour, salt, butter and asparagus liquid, heating In the last fourth cup of butter after i the sauce Is taken from the fire and add tbe asparagus Pour port of the asparagus aud sauce over one layer ot tbe rake; set I he seeond layer In I place aud pour over the rent of tho . asparagus. Finish with two hard-cooked eggs, cut in quarters Serve very hol Canned asparapus may be used, j This pastry Is also excellent wllh green beans or pens. Baked Apple Dumplings. A New Way One and one-half cups elf'ed pastry flour One-fourth cup shortening; one-half one-half teaspoonful salt Three level teaspoon! uls baking 1 pov. der. About one-half cup milk apples Fill the cups of a buttered muffin ! pan with pared and sliced apples, sprinkle wiih salt and pour two or three tablespoonuls of water into each cup. Sit totether, three nmes. the flour, sail end baking powder; vork in the shortening, and mix to a soil dough frith the milk. Drop the douch lrom a sroon upon tho apples In the cup., smoothing fhe tops Make about twenty-five minutea invert ti e pan on a large nerving dish. Put BpOOnful Of h'ir. BaUOe over the r pple In each dumpling and fin!BlJ v.nh n "rating of nutmeg. Other Irnit, us peaches or cherries, may be Used In the name way, serving with cream or hard sauce. HarH S?jre With F.gq. Eca; cne-hft.ii c.:p of butter, one and one-half cups powdered sugar nd one eg until creamy and smooth, risvor and serve as a sauce Helpful Hints on Baking. Por mixinp pastry for short cake and apple dumplings, mix verv llphth. only enough to mix the moisture with I the drj flour, using a knife or fork for mixing, never a spoon, for a spoon packs and mashes the batter. Pastries i should be loose and flaky and to Insure In-sure this keep the batter loose in mixing; it should bate a ronph appearance ap-pearance before hakinL- For baking -hort cake paatri have B moderate oxen to start, giving the p sir' time to loosen and rise before baking. Always spread with butter as SCO II as taken from the oven Never put fruit on pastrv until ready to serve to avoid soaking with fruit Juices In all baking be assured of success every time by carefully measuring each ingredient No guese cook over succeeds everj time It requires re-quires a certain amount of every ar-tiele ar-tiele named in a recipe, and an over or under measure Is sure to make a failure of the recipe. oo |