Show I 353 3 VEGETABLES OUNTAINS GOLD NAMING TOE BABY By G VERE TYLER (Copyright During Change of Life says Mrs Chas Barclay Granite ville Vt— “I was passing through the Cliangeof Life andsufferea from nervousness andother annoying and I symptoms can truly say that LydiaErinkham’s Vegetable Com- pound has proved worth mountains of gold to me as it restored my health I and strength never forget to tell my friends what LydiaErinkham’s Vegetable Compound has done for me during this trying period Complete restoration to health means so much to me that for the sake of other suffer lng women I am willing to make my trouble jmblic so you may publish this letter"— Mrs Ciias Barclay liFl)Graniteville Vt No other medicine for woman's ills and und has received such No other medqualified indorsement icine we know of has such a record of cures of female ills as has Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound For more than 30 years it has been curing female complaints such as inflammation ulceration local weaknesses fibroid tumors irregularities periodic pains backache indigestion and nervous prostration ana it is unequalled for carrying women safely through the period of change of life It costs but little to try Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and as Mrs Barclaysaysit is “worth mountains of gold " to suffering women by J Westmoreland Characters — Mrs Mr Westmoreland young mother Edith Chamberlain young father Robert Chamberlin young sister young brother Baby herself nurse Scene — Parlor in Mr Westmoreland’s house time evening Mr Westmoreland Edith and Robert seated around a table reading (Enter Mrs Westmoreland) Mrs W — Upon my word Frank I can’t stand this an hour longerl Here you all sit perfectly calm and composed and the baby no nearer being named than she was three months ago when she came Into the world! Our horses and dogs and even our cat has a name and my poor little baby — Mr" W (seriously) — Now see here Carrie I think we’ve had about enough t this! For three months there has not been a single subject discussed lu this house but naming the baby For my part I’ve made up my mind to let it go at ‘Baby” and end the whole business Mrs W — And let it go at “Baby” when she is twenty thirty even fifty years of age I suppose How absurd! Mr W — Well it’s your fault my dear Mrs W — My fault! Of course I knew you were going to say that! Positively you will drive me crazy! I don’t sleep at night! I just lie there in the dark while you snore away and call over every name on earth in the family and out of the family and it is not that nothing suits me but nothing suits her You see she is such a different baby so entirely different NOT QUITE SO FOOLISH B Lippincott Co) names in the world we can find one to suit Since you don’t like family names let’s think of some fancy ones Flora — Lucette — Camille — Mrs W — Camille! And send my child out into the world In the very start without a character and perhaps to die of consumption! Frank Why I’m ashamed of you!' Mr W (shrugging his shoulders — I’m sure and taking his seat) Well I don’t know what we are going to do Mrs W — I’ll tell you what let’s do: dewe not to us until bed have Let go cided upon something! Robert— Good gracious sis I’ve got U go to work in the morning! Mrs W — Of course Mr Selfish! Edith (rising) — Suppose you let me make a suggestion? Let me go and bring the baby here — Mrs W (indignantly) — Wake her up? Edith — Yes certainly anything! She never cries when she wakes up and she can go to sleep again Listen I now! Suppose bring her here and we all sit and stare at her until the name comes Robert — But suppose never It comes? Mrs W — Oh Robert! are you bound to be pessimistic? Mr W (doggedly)— Yes do go Edith and let’s try it anyway (Exit Robert — I will always say the first baby in the family ought to be named for mother Mrs W — Robert do you want to kill me? Mr W — Don’t say anything Robert Can't you see that your sister is almost ill? (Enter Edith followed by nurse with the baby) Mrs W (taking the baby) —Oh tny precious darling did they wake you up — mother’s little one? How could they be so cruel? Let mudder feel Its Itle hands — is it told? There now! (Seats herself and arranges baby in her lap) Now Frank draw your chair up thwLj3dith you sit here and Robert yX you are going to break the you sit over there not too clofeeSl just shut Eliza out of your mind! (Seat themselves and stare in silence at the baby) Mrs W (springing to her feet in great excitement and placing baby In the nurse’s arms) — I have it — I have it! It has all come like a flash of lightning Just as I thought It would (Jerks the baby from the nurse and kisses it) My poor little one you are no longer a wretched little waif on the face of the earth you are now somebody with a name! (Returns baby and jumps up and down clapping "her hands and then embraces You dear girl I shall never Edith) cease to adore you your plan acted like a charm! Chorus— For heaven’s sake tell us what is the name? Mrs W (blankly) — Why — what — what is it? I— Chorus— You haven’t forgotten It! W Mrs (tearfully) — I have I You all excited me so! have! Oh! this is too cruel! It was Bob he simply leaped Into the air! (Bursts tears into Oh! but I Excitedly): have it I have it after all! It’s Eliza Eliza backwards! Chorus — Eliza Backwards! Robert— Backwards! Great heavens! where did you get that? It’s awful! Mr W (emphatically) — It is! Edith— Why— Mrs W— Do stop ail of you Can’t you see there is a point Spell it! Chorus (they spell — j f — Have and Ned Her Father you quarreled? His Daughter — I should say not My birthday is next month Measuring Brains The cephalic index of old Athenians was a wee wee bit better than ours Cephalic Index means volume of brain It is found by filling a skull with peas Ancient and then measuring them Athenians have a few peas on us The Greeks never lusted bloodshed like the Romans and some of us moderns —New York Post “You Hard to Manage have a captain and a mate on that boat of yours don’t you?” “Sure thing” “Why is that?” “I can’t manage her alone” “That’s why ytu call the boat ’she' I suppose?” THREE REASONS Each with Two Legs and Ten Fingers A Boston woman who is a fond mother writes an amusing article about her experience feeding her boys Among other things she says: “Three chubby boys Rob Jack and Dick aged 6 4 and 2 years respectively are three of our reasons for using and recomending the food for these youngsters have been fed on since infancy and often between meals when other children would have been given ( candy “I gave a package of to a neighbor whose 3 year old child was a weazened little thing ill half the s tot ate time The little the and cream greedily and the mother continued the good work and it was not long before a truly wonderful change manifested itself in the child's face and body The results were remarkable even for “Both husband and I use every day and keep strong and well and have three of the finest healthiest boys you can find in a day’s march” Many mothers instead of destroying the children’s stomachs with candy and cake give the youngsters a hand ful of when they are beg ging for something in the way o) sweets The result is soon shown ir greatly increased health strength ant' mental activity “There’s a Reason” Look in pkgs for the famous littl book “The Road to Wellville" Ever rend (lie above letter? A net one appenra front time to time The are (genuine true and fall of huniai fnterext from any child I ever saw and she must have a name that fits her The other day I positively decided upon Helen on account of grandma’s mother — I thought It would please the old lady bo — but when I called her by it Bhe burst into tears and so I just knew the poor little thing didn’t like it at all deEdith — Well I certainly would cide upon a family name it looks as if you didn’t have a particle of blood to go hunting around outside Mrs W — Family names! Did you ever hear one in your life that was not hideous ? Elizabeth — Nancy — Margar— et Caroline! How you can persist in that “family name” idea I can’t see As for blood we know she has it and why should we care what others think? Besides you know the baby is to be an artist or writer or singer or something and we must think how the name will look in print! Robert — How do you know she will be any of those things sis? Mrs W — Why of course she has got to be! You don’t think my baby an idiot do you? Robert— Certainly not but I don’t think you can tell much about babies’ careers at three months old either Mrs W — Now there you go as usual changing the subject! Robert you don’t even try You have never even suggested a name! Robert (doggedly)— Yes I have I said In the beginning name the baby “Eliza” after mother that’s what you ought to name her! Mrs W — Eliza! Oh my godoness I simply couldn’t! Think of deliberately attaching something (I can’t help it — mamma says herself it’s horrible) — to my child for life Mr W (rising and putting hig arm about his wife’s shoulder)— Really my iear keeping yourself in such a constant state of excitement will end by making you ill- - Surely out of all the Mrs W — Not woods — wards! Oh! are you all insane? I said spell Eliza Backwards Edith— But Carrie — Mr W (tenderly) — My dear you must compose yourself This thing has preyed upon you until your mind is unstrung Mrs W— Oh but you don’t understand or you won’t! Spell Eliza and it Is Azile! The greatest writer in the world would not be ashamed of such a name! (Chorus of laughter) Bob — By Jove that is good! Sis you’ve got a great head Eliza Backwards It Is Come here you rascal! ' Eliza (Takes baby and jumps it) Backwards! Mrs W (aghast)— But you won’t call her that? Bob — Certainly! Mrs W—But her name is Azile! Bob— Well Isn’t that Eliza Backwards? (Mrs W nearly faints is borne from the room by her husband and in Edith and Bob drop exhausted chairs) AT THEIR BEST IDEAS FOR LUNCHEON TABLE No Other Article of Food Be More Easily Spoiled by Poor Cooking Delicious Meal Served by One Hostess That Can Be Very Easily To have good fresh vegetables Is a happiness but to know how to cook them is a fine art The lack of knowledge in this behalf is lamentable Vegetables should not be overgrown to be at their best To be properly enjoyed vegetables should be eaten when quite young and before attained gigantic growth Young and green vegetables should never be cooked in a tinned saucepan as this will inevitably spoil the color but if they are cooked uncovered with plenty of boiling water there should be no difficulty about this In salting the' water from ounce to one ounce of salt should be allowed to the gallon ofjwater and in case of peas and green vegetables this amount of sugar should be added as this draws out the flavor Iq codking cabbages and greens etc the more water there is the less will be the very disagreeable odor inseparable in most people’s minds with the cooking of greens whilst another remedy against this is to put a piece of bread tied up in a muslin bag and boil it with the cabbage removing it at the end of 15 minutes and burn it When the cabbage is cooked unless the water is to be used as a foundation for vegetable soups it should be poured away at once Then again all vegetables that have a bitter flavor such as turnip endive cabbage or dandelion tops should be first blanched To do this put the vegetables on in cold water bring this absolutely to the boil then pour off and cover the vegetables with fresh absolutely boiling water Or if preferred when half cooked the water may be strained off the vegetables All root vegetables when young merely repuire to be well scrubbed and then rinsed' in clean water Stuffed potatoes are prepared from baked potatoes by cutting them in half so as not to injure the skins removing the pulp and mixing it with butter salt pepper (sometimes adding grated cheese) One hostess who has toured around the world and eaten in every tongue served this ideal menu at a luncheon: Perhaps Can MEANS Zinc SAVING IN KITCHEN Table Once Used Will Ever terward Be Looked Upon as Necessity Af- who has once The housekeeper known the convenience of a zinc table with a ledge around it in her kitchen will never again be without one even if she must improvise it Such tables can be bought at comparatively small cost Some of them have an under shelf also zinc covered and where hot pans or dishes cap be stood until one has time to' wash them Any wooden kitchen table with strong legs can be covered by a tinner with a sheet of zinc for about two dollars The metal fits the top of the table and is turned up around in an ledge Such a table saves many times its cost in preventing breaking keeping water from “slopping” on the floor and being easily cleaned Duplicated Cold Soup (Consomme) Cauliflower Escalloped Baking Powder Biscuit Butter and Lemon Sauce Mashed Potatoes Asparagus and Lettuce Salad Sauce' Cake with Strawberry Coftea The cold soup was served in cups the cauliflower in ramekins The salad was especially pretty The asparagus tips were passed through a ring of pimentos (Spanish pepper in oil) On one side of the plate was a little rosette of lettuce French dressing was Broiled ''' served The dessert was a slice of pound cake over which was poured a sauce made of ripe strawberries 'prepared as for shortcake and sweetened butter and sugar flavored with vanilla The hostess cut the cake and poured the sauce over it at table so it bad no chance to become soaked and soggy At a dainty Sunday evening tea the menu was cold consomme a fruit salad toasted crackers aud cream cheese in individual and ice cream served forms and wafers The fruit salad was served on a tall compote Around the edge slices of apple stood up like a frill In the center was a combination of grape fruit orange pineapple and berries WAYS 'OF PICKLING ONIONS English Method Is a Good One Though Another Can Be Used If Preferred Put desired quantity of small white onions into hot water and peel When all are done put into fresh salted water with a small piece of alum and leave over night The next morning drain cover with fresh water adding a little salt and a piece of alum about as large as a hickory nut and leave a Drain and put in jars second day placing in each jar one or two blades or two of mace one chillis a few white peppercorns and a small quantity of horse radish Pour in vinegar to cover cork tightly and keep in a dry These will be ready in a month place This is the English way of pickling onions A little different way is to choose fine small onions peel in hot water and let them stand in strong salt and ' water for two days Change the brine the second day Heat more brijie to the boiling point add the onions and cook three minutes Drain off the brine rinse in cold water arid leave several hours Pack in jars season with cloves mace and and fill with whole peppers scalding has been which to added sugar vinegar in proportion of one cup to a gallon of vinegar Seal while hot This can be used in a month but is better if older —Emma Paddock Telford Broiled Collops with Tomato Sauce This dish might commend itself to Season people who object to hashes some rather thick slices of meal with pepper and salt and let them marinate in olive oil for half an hour Broil or grill them very quickly over a clear fire or under a gas grill The Serve latter Is the easier course Ice Substitute these very hot with hot mashed poWhen unable to obtain ice or when A luketatoes and tomato sauce not convenient to a refrigerator as on warm dish of this description is sim- an upper floor or sick room the folply detestible lowing will be found a simple way of preserving an article of food says Fried Green Peppers the National Food Magazine:' Make a batter of two eggs well Place an inverted saucer or small beaten two tablespoonfuls of melted fruit plate In a pan or other recepbutter a scant half cupful of milk tacle containing about three inches' and one cupful of sifted flour Re- of fresh water and set on top of move the stem ends of the peppers saucer in its holder the milk butter Inand take out the seeds carefully Scald or other article to be preserved the peppers for five minutes then fill vert a flower pot tfghtly caulked full with cooked chicken over the food into the pan of water Th flower pot being porous evapor minced veal and press the top in place Dip into the stiff batter coat- oration of the water keeps the teming completely and then fry in melted perature underneath at a low degree and a cooling process results butter Harlequin Cup In the bottom of sherbet cups put a layer of marshmallows cut in small then a layer of coarsely pieces chopped walnuts and then fill) with pineapple cut in dice Placo on top a generous spoonful of whipped cream and a maraschino cherry Bean Salad Ling the salad bowl with crisp lettuce leaves fill the center with cold cooked string beans cut into pieces and turn over them a French dressing Sugar for Lemonade it will be In making lemonade found to be an economy of time and sugar if a sirup is made of the sugar and part of the water If the sugar is put in the pitcher with the lemon Juice and water only a part of it disThe rest is usually thrown solves away after the lemonade is gone Ginger Snaps One cupful of sugar two cupfuls of molasses one heaping cupful of lard Let these ingredients boil together then add one teaspoonful of soda and Mix while one teaspoonful of ginger warm and roll thin Keeping Cream If you are doubtful cream keeping sweet most boiling put in glass bottles and set cool In this way it nearly so soon Sweet about your heat it to al- tightly corked on the ice to will not sour Stuffed Beets Slip the skin off boiled beets Scoop out the Inside leaving cup Mash fine some boiled lima beans mix and with ' mayonnaise dressing chopped celery and fill the beets Serve ice cold on lettuce or grape leaves White Shoes White buckskin shoes with white Cabbage and Pepper Salad Ordinary cabbage salad is just twice buckles of the burnished gold are if green papper as good finely smart The white canvas ' shoes are chopped is mixed with it It also to be had In a variety of fancy shapes makes it a prettier salad ihey are really quite dresy |