| Show g Ig tt U for Tor tb k p r. r U For childrens children's parties which should be pleasant but not exciting events In Inthe Inthe the family Very pretty little souvenirs are the tiny chafing dishes found in toy stores each is to be filled with candles and the small recipient Is always delighted delighted de de- lighted with such a souvenir Japanese cups and saucers a bit of baby ribbon tied m in the handle of each cup first filling filling fill fill- ing it with candies also make acceptable acceptable accept accept- able souvenirs 13 By children's childrens parties Is not meant the elaborate full dress affair affaIr af af- fair where miniature women and men bow and smirk scan one another's clothes look bored and nd blase but the genuine thing the gathering together of real children dressed In pretty simple clothes and ready to be amused by elm aIm pie games Plenty of plain wholesome cakes and candles with sandwiches and tinted lemonade quantities of popping popping pop pop- ping candles and not too rich creams with a pretty decorated table round out outa a pleasant evening for the little ones who should all be home and in bed by 10 Economical easy to prepare and wholesome for such a party is salted popcorn Prepare after the com corn is well J popped exactly as you would salted almonds or peanuts and heap in low glass dishes It will not hurt the children children chil chil- dren no matter how heartily they eat and makes akes a pretty addition to the table ta ta- ble Experience Experienc teaches that for actual service and good wear in trimming the white aprons gowns and Indeed all garments garments gar gar- ments to be laundered the torchon and Valenciennes Insertions and edgings are b beyond yond question the cheapest in the long run Embroideries tear quickly and andare are hard to mend A fair quality of torchon launders well and is more easily re replaced replaced re- re placed when worn out Try this trimming trimming trim trim- ming if yo you have not already discovered it and It will wm save in many ways When you ou are baking cup custards set the cups in a deep pan and fill the latter with boiling water pearly nearly to the top Ten or twelve minutes is quite long enough to bake them too long makes them watery and tough When you have a braised rib of beef serve a dish of macaroni with some of the gravy instead of milk Boll Boil the macaroni until soft as usual Pour cold coldwater water over it through a colander which does away with the pasty taste Grate cheese over In Ina hot dish and pour Dour a cupful of your beef gravy over all aU Set Setin Setin in the oven about five minutes to heat thoroughly One grows very tired this month of canned vegetables Try a grits pudding for a change Boll Boil coarse Dear pearl grits half an hour stir in tw two eggs and a cup of milk add a little e more salt and a abit bit of butter pour Into a baking dish and bake in moderate oven until a light brown It Is almost equal to the fa famous famous fa- fa batter bread or spoon bread as asIt asit it is called of Virginia Parsley will entirely destroy the odor of onions If if eaten after partaking of a delicious if malodorous dish of the lat lat- ter A homely suggestion but one of great service to the woman who cooks is to use a wire egg beater when mixing flour and water or milk together Sift the flower and pour the liquid in a a. a thin stream beating well all the time It will be lighter and better beher in ev ry way It is not unusual to find big spots of mildew on your table and bed linen towels etc at this season when It Is isso BO so hard to have things thoroughly dried In th the laundry Get 10 cents cents' worth of lime water and pour a few drops on each spot Let it lie a few moments rinse and if not entirely eradicated use more Be sure and rinse well after I using otherwise a hole appears where there was a spot |
