Show I EiU1lr tt f n tJS Ttcinombor what Poor Richard aya Buy whit thou haul no need of nnd ero I long thou I shsill liolt thy necessaries Silks the satin scarlet and velvety put out kitchen lire Those are not the nClIN aricg I scarcoly he called the I of life thoiy win HCllrc oonvcnlonofs nnd 1 vol milY hriuiife they I look uretty how many want lo have them 1 v I There has bcon for the past two sea i for adopting the sons a crowing fancy I pretty English custom of having the wedding ceremony performed out of predict a doors and those who know greater number oC al fresco weddings for this month Hum ever before No prettier singeselling for this most Impressive ceremony of a lifetime life-time can be Imagined than a sweep of emerald huvn a background oC droopIng I droop-Ing branches and a canopy of heavens own blue while no artlllcial lightning can compare with the soft flickering play of light and shade through wavIng wav-ing boughs Happy indeed Is the bride that the sun shines on Unlike the ordinary conventional drawingroom whose four square walls and immovable doors and windows give llllle play for decorating > effect a veranda and lawn prove Infinite In artistic ar-tistic possibilities At a recent charming double wedding In a California university town the ceremony took place under a venerable liveoak which stood on the circular lawn In front of the house The trunk of the tree was encircled with canvas and the bridal altar was arranged with I a background of palm In this case I i the wedding breakfast was served upon f tables extending through the largo l dining hall and parlor which were I decorated with pepper branches palms and the silvery manzanltiL At the grand IlavemeycrWhiting I wedding in July ul Newport things were reversed The wedding ceremony was performed In the long drawing room under a Gothic arch made of white roses rare white orchids and lilies of the valley Leading to the lloral arch an aisle was formed through the center of the room with pairs of white columns graded In I height from eight to three feet These I columns were garlanded with plumaaa vine festooned with white roses and jasmine and connected with each other by bands of broad while push ribbon the effect being beautiful and impressive impres-sive and an entirely new idea for a home wedding The diningroom being be-ing made a continuation of the draw ingroom was similarly decorated with the fernlike plumasa draped about t doors and windows while tall Vases of American Beauty roses were placed in I the most effective places in both rooms The wedding brcakfcst was served In a large tent on the lawn a tropical effect I ef-fect being given to the wide plaza and lawn leading don to It by I banks of graceful palms and massive ferns The tent which seated two hundred guests was a bovver of rich green foliage and clusters of pink Mowers while the thir tyelght large round tables In it wero decorated with baskets of pink sweet peas One table was arranged on tho brond piazza for the bridal pnrty the brides cake In the center being completely surrounded sur-rounded with a wide border of lilies of thc valley and white orchids The ceiling of the lent where the rc cepllon look place was striped with t white and red bunting and the sides were of solid red looped ut intervals of twelve feet all the way round and I banked with palms and oak branches In full leaf Not quite so rand but extremely picturesque was unothcr Juno Deciding at Wyndehurst on the Hudson Hero the ceremony was performed on the Immense veranda fating the river that gleamed and sparkled In the sunlight as the ceremony went on This was a sweet pea wedding the railing of the eranda being completely covered with a natural growth of sweet peas the bilde carrying a large bouquet of her favorite white sweet peas the i bridesmaids carrying shower bouquets of pink ones and the tiny flower girls scattering the same frngranl blossoms in the path of the bride as she came down the long hull that stretches through the length of the house Still more unique and with no stage nccessorles save those provided by nn ture was a fourth ceremony held near Catskill on the Hudson Here the pretty bride elected to have the knot tied at sunrise in the morning a favorite large rock In the adjacent meadow serving as altar Accompanied by a few invited guests the bridal party look their places on the big flat boulder which had been the brides favorite playhouse In I her childhood child-hood and trysting place during her courtship and here with the first morning beams resting like a benediction benedic-tion on her uncovered head the ceremony cere-mony took place There have beenmany Improvements lately In kitchen utensils and this may be the reason why It Is NO fashionable fashion-able at the present time to give novel sets or pieces of kItchen ware for wedding wed-ding presents There Is certainly no more delightful hobby to the woman who is I a born housekeeper and home maker than that of collecting upto date kitchen utensils and household Implements while oven the most listless list-less and Indifferent of housewlvea must feel somp inspiration to take more Interest In-terest in her housework The hideous bkck pols nnd kettles of our mothers regime were enough to cast a damper on the spirits of the mosl enthusiastic novice at housekeeping Not so the shining coppers and arllstlo kitchen dishes of today Black saucepans with their rough ugly monotonous outsider out-sider are a oslllvu temptation to slovenliness while a copper saucepan In whiih one can SOP her face if note not-e ndh a means of grace leads surely to good works In the culinary line Queen Vletoi la In said lo bo tremendously tremen-dously I particular about her kitchen arrangements ar-rangements and finding on the occasion occa-sion of her recent visit to Dublln lhut those at the Viceregal Lodge were quite below the royal standard there was great hustling until 300 coppr fricandeau pans SI saucepans 50 copper cop-per stock pols and many other varlo ties of uptodalo cooking utensils were obtained I A pretty slory has Just come from Berkeley Cal of how some of Iho university girls stole a inarch on one of helm number who was about to be married A week before the time set for the wedding I whew the bride was up to her eyes In work there came one day about a half hour before luncheon a smart pull at the bell followed fol-lowed by the entrance of a dozen of I hoi classmates who announced that they had come for luncheon The I natural consternation of the hostess at this unexpected addition to her family was assuaged when each girl produced I i not only the component part of a most I delicious meal but dainty Individual I upa and saucers as well When tho I merry feast was ended the dozen cups J and saucers were left behind as sony I enlrs of the occasion Nor wjia his l all Carefully wrapped In I tissue paper I nnd lied with ribbon In I baby the I Berkeley colors blue and gold wero all sorts of small kitchen conveniences egg beaters potato rlcers larding needles a set of silver skewers and the like These were stealthily lucked I Into the Interstice of the wedding chest which was being packed as other practical reniindors of the happy college days comradeship fAn I An Innovation on lie stereotyped rice and old shoe throwing at a recent wed ding was a big white canvas slipper llled with 1 Vice This was taken by the I best man and ushers to the wharf where the bride and groom were to > Uke the boat and tossed on board Just moorings as the steamer l slipped her rime problem of what to do with jewels In traveling is I solved by having outside pocket of suede fastened flat a with a lap that on the underskirt and button on the rlgnt turns over Ilm bags made In various Idc Suede Jewel side at be found and sizes may IllS shapes department stores but any of the large worth buying can eel those that arc 3 than less dom bo found to cost These bags are divided lnlo small com and are worn susponcled parlmcnls from a bell about the body under lie I dress skirl Another convenient traveling bag is of crocodile skin or French morocco I pocket one each for and has three I gloves veils and handkerchiefs There Is also a place for glove bulloner The case I stretcher and perfume flask abuts with a snap lock and Is so compact than Ho pact that It taken up less room contents usually do when packed sep ara tel sandwich Here Is the Always a new I excellently well or latest which packs the coaching luncheon or that newest of new fads the golf tea served on I the links This is the way It Is prepared I of pared Take twothirds of a cup I Roquefort cheese and onethird cup of fresh butter and blend Pour over this I a suspicion of the best French brandy just enough to moisten and beat through the cheese Spread thinlY on a water biscuit or salllnc and cover with the same Keep In a tin box In a cool dry place until ready Jo serve With thc maturing of the early cabbage cab-bage which Oliver Wendell Holmes so II aptly apostrophizes as Thou giant rose wrapped In a green stir tout the lover of sauerkraut smilesa broad anticipating smile of guslalorinl delight de-light Nor are the devotees of fermented fer-mented cabbage confined to the Teutonic I Teu-tonic races alone Many Americans I have de eloped quite as critical a taste for the Germans sauerkraut as for his lager beer While the Magdeburg sauerkraut Is still Imported In large casks and repacked here in small barrels 1 bar-rels for the delicatessen and grocery trade there are a number of large manufacturers in New York Chicago Cincinnati and Kansas City who turnout turn-out a very fair article In a recent official of-ficial communication from the United Stales ViceConsul at Ind burs Germany Ger-many the following approved process of manufacture is given Take a number of heads of white i cabbage as fresh as possible and cut them into fine long shreds Lay Inlayers In-layers In barrels or kegs strewing salt over each layer using onehalf pound of salt for each twentyfive cabbage Press the mass down with clean feet wooden shoes 01 a heavy stamper Place a cover on the barrel and upon this lay a heavy stone This presses time sauerkraut more and conserves It belter TIll sauerkraut must then be allowed to ferment in a cellar for from I three to eight days according to the temperature of the room The barrel I should then be tightly closed and kept I In a cool place preferably the cellar Fancy grades are produced by pouring I pour-ing white wine Into the barrels after they are filled and apples chopped very line are also som times mixed with the II cabbage 0 Sauerkraut Is also an old and valued addition to the family pharmacopoeia A poultice of fresh sauerkraut Just taken ta-ken from the keg is i said to do excellent excel-lent service in cases of burns and Inflammations In-flammations EMMA PADDOCK TELFORD |