| Show Ii FLOWERS FOR EASTER TIME AND HOW TO GIVE THEM I If HE beauty joy and hopefulness 1 oC the Eastertide come home r to us each year In the same lovely guise Forever old this I movable feast Is forever new Its resurrection promise has been fulfilling I ful-filling itself all down the Christian aces than the average person Is able to afford af-ford The sweet serenity Is thereby lost to the donor I have been on an Investigating tour among the flower sellers browsing in the greenhouses as it were i and Incidentally Inci-dentally I have been finding out some r rl 1 1 r I j t1 > 1f t 1 1 I tee I 7 5 I l both in nature and in the heart oC COds highest evolution man I Be the heart never BO sad there j springs from the symbolic observance LI I of this festival a comfort a hope and a I It I power to rise even as Ho rose to die 1 II I highest and best that Is In one confident a confi-dent of gaining that Easter of the soul ns well as of the body Flowers it seems to me express the 1 sprIngtime and risen spirit more cx I qulsltcly tharr anything else even song i t i In the latter a Jubilant He is risen i Js heard but the fioweis In sweet se f N lenity remind one He is with us always r r ways III I Now that the giving of gifts has become I be-come BO prominent a part of the t pleasures Incident to this celebration nothing can be more appropriate or gracious as an offering than some of these floral beauties I I There Is n wealth oC meaning In tho 1 posies much or little as the bestower t r elects A sentiment sweet ns Cupid r ever drew from his how may he hidden 1 In the blossoms or n comfort which i t pnsieth all understanding lurk in their t i depths I If left to the smart florists dictates these floral presents may mean very v muoh by way of expense more In Tact i I e r s II L P r 1 n Ir Rt 4rn t7 J < I NEW WAYS TO ARRANGE THE EASTER BOUQUET of the new wrinkles in that beautiful CUlty cultMany Many of the Ideas are easily within the reach of the layman to reproduce and any woman with a little cleverness and money may rival the professional in happy effects The following suggestions will not appeal to the Infatuated young man who cheerfully squanders his worldly goods even should he starve In the at I I tempt upon an expensive bouquet for tho fair enslaver Nor to the bachelor rtann or maid with shekels to burn will they be of interest inter-est but to the great unfortunate majority ma-jority who have the best intentions and not very much besides Breathes there a woman with soul so dead that a bunch of violets daintily stowed in a large straw egg shaped basket would not delight 1 These baskets are among the novelties novel-ties of the season and come ready to beI I filled in various colored straw The I most popular baskets are those of violet I and white and pink and white blend Ings The florist of course brings an Easter Eas-ter present of this kind up to the X mark but the egg basket may be purchased pur-chased at any of the shops and charmingly charm-ingly packed for what one will Another advantage this gift has Is the ability to use it for a workbasket or catch all after the flowers have faded so you see It is both useful and ornamental or-namental Another pretty conceit is a lacy straw hamper to be attractively filled I with a favorite flower after a paper lace handkerchief has first been laid Inside A large satin or gauze ribbon bow usually ornaments the top It Is truly a box where sweets compacted HoA A hamper of this Dart costs S2BO and can be made by the raffia worker for less than DO cents I Leaf green baskets full of forgctme note are ideally lovely and a blue bow artistically arranged on top completes the effect For a more unpretentious gift a tiny Wedgwood hanging holder either in the green and white or blue colorings of this ware from which trail long tendrils ten-drils of the homely though no lees beautiful beau-tiful moneywort would be acceptable Gray green hyacinth glasses although al-though not new are charming when holding a pretty variety of these sweet smelling flowers Azaleas in all their glorious bravery of bloom are exquisite when a plant is to be bestowed The pot in most Instances Is wrapped with a paper handkerchief held In place by a wide ribbon tied in a full short bow with loops and ends Genesta is essentially an Easter plant and its every yellow blossom breathes of spring On the samb order is the acacia avery a-very hardy plant which grows fuller and higher than the gencata and has the advantage of blooming all along the branch Instead of in a single flower Both of these bushes with proper care will last Indefinitely and In this manner the pleasant thought of the giver Is ever before one Hydrangea plants are very suitable presents and cost all the way from 75 cents to 5 Singularly < unique is the Japanese r 4i F y I bougainovlllnea plant with Its purple bloom which looks like nothing save a mass of paper flowers Since the fad for things from the Rising Sun country h has become so mUC1 sought after this plant though little known now bids fair to have a great run Large straw vanes of harmonious tones and artistic shapes are now designed de-signed In which to send the American Beauty or any loner stemmed rose These receptacles are lined with zinc which makes them perfectly watertight water-tight Little baby pots of artificial flowers most of which arc daisies and Scotch heather will make a child very happy Easter morning 1C put at its bedside with the always prized eggs Among the flowers most readily lending lend-ing themselves to the loose bouquet arc the Easter lilies tulips daffodils Jonquils Jon-quils and the many varieties of roses A pretty novelty which comes from abroad is a fruit bouquet that Is tom to-m a bouquet lightly made of the branches of the miniature orange or pomegranate trees with asparagus fern Judiciously mingled These I imagine will not become popular In America Jt is perfectly bewildering to go into a florists shop at the busy Easter time without some knowledge of what one I wants to buy as the people in attendance I attend-ance are often too rushed to heed the moderate purchasers demands That nothing entirely green Is sold at Easter Is an unwritten law The be all and end all of every womans ambition ambi-tion Is at least to wear a bunch of violets vio-lets on Easter morning tied with narrow nar-row gauze ribbon betanseled on the end EDITH BATES Young Wives Should Remember That necepsIUes should be selected before decorative articles of furniture That it is not wise to provide too many pots kettles and pans when furnishing fur-nishing a kitchen That it is always decidedly cheaper in the end to buy only good carpets and good furniture That no matter how good the I omen ome-n small sum should be put asldo regularly regu-larly for the proverbial rainy day That a simple dinner well served is decidedly more enjoyable l than an elaborate elab-orate dinner poorly served That a practical knowledge of economy econ-omy of good cookery will be absolutely absolute-ly necessary for the young housewife no matter how much help she can afford af-ford to keep That all bills for marketing should be paid weekly t or better still when the articles are bought That with care and economy a small amount of money will do wonders That It is Important I to be systematic I system-atic In looking after the leftovers That all cold vegetables and scraps of meat may be used in soups and salads sal-ads and croquettes and many appetizing appe-tizing ways too numerous to mention HOW TO ENAMEL A DRESSING TABLE A pretty finish for a shabby dressing table Is a coat of white enamel Two coats of the paint will make a smooth and shining surface The old paint should be removed from the wood and Its surface thoroughly smoothed with I I < r l + llr I b I i 11 I I t 1 In It 1 I t nt1 t t 1 I M 11 111 I 1 rt is rh i IaO I I r ti rt TjJ fIJi I r 11i1 i I + i h i i1 1 I 4 r Lth r WHITE ENAMELED DRESSING T V ELK fine sandpaper A coat of shellac varnish var-nish applied and allowed to drj before the enamel goes on Is said to improve the appearance of the table The enamel enam-el Is put on with a fine stiff brush The metal handles on the drawers can be brightened with gold paint The sketch shows a simple white enameled dressing table which can be copied by an amateur cabinet maker I ToWualt Flannel Xllonacn To wash flannel blouses to look like new boll for a quarter of an hour one pint of bran with two quarts of water tying the bran In a muslin bag Wash tho bouaes In the bran water without soap X + M oX ot i + + I = NEW WAYS TO i t SERVE POTATOES o1 + t41 tH + X + 1 < OTATO PANCAKES For these somewhat novel kind of pancakes ten large good potatoes will be required Pare and grate them Into ann > a-nn oi cold water This must be 1 done rapidly so that they may not b como discolored Drain and press oft the water wa-ter add four well beaten eggs and one teaspoonful of salt Melt a teaspoonful I of butter in a hot frying pan put in a largo spoonful of the potato batter spreading it out over the bottom of the i pan Brown quickly turn and let it j brown on the other side Transfer to a hot plate and while cooking another cake spread the first with marmalade r j or Jelly n8 preferred As they are cooked pile them on one another with the Jelly between and dust the top with flne sugar Send them to table cut into three cornered slices Potato Cakes = Waking potatoes Into cakes forms a nice variation from the ordinary method of serving them For the following recipe the potatoes must be boiled in their skins When they are thoroughly cooked remove the skins and rub the potatoes through a aloe Four large ones make a sufficient quantity quan-tity for ordinary use Add two well beaten eggs and one teaspoonful of salt then stir in one pint of milk Sift together one cupful of flour one cup ful ofi cornstarch and two teaspoonfuls of baking powder Add these to the potato po-tato mixture and mix together If it Is too wet stir In more cornstarch until the whole forms a soft dough Roll out on the pastry < board and cut into cakes with a round cutter and bake them In a quick oven Potato Rissoles Boil some potatoes until tender then mash them add some llncly chopped parsley and onion season well with salt and peppcr > form Into balls flour and fry brown Onion and Apple Salad Did you every try onion and applo f salad 7 It not you will be surprised to find how palatable It Is Chop onion and apple more apple than onion together t to-gether In an ordinary wooden bowl Squeeze over them a little lemon juice and some sugar and there you are Some like mayonnaise dressing for tile salad A good use of pineapples is to make a salad Fruit salads are more and more used all the time and the acid taste of pineapple makes It one of the most desirable de-sirable fruits for the purpose S l l H |
