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Show 1 V THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE, SUNDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 20, 1921. i Bright Sayings of Children THE COOK BOOK Louis is mechanieaUy inclined. He helped the men repair a wagon one morning. Vncle Joe was tightening the bolts, and so had to loosen some of their taps. On tap was rusted PLANNING THE LIBRARY. F you would be in brilliant com can aurround jourseif with good book. You hae all ages to draw upon, and access to the thought add meditations of great mind. You may misjudge a man by his clothes, but j ou cannot go wrong if you know what books he reads. A taste for the arts Is a precious and priceless inheritance, und the human being who is always leading enjoys an insurance against the petty ills of life. That mortal is rich indeed who can , indulge In a library, a beautiful housing place for auch literature aa he loves. Here, shut away from the tur-ioand scurrying pacj,i of human folk, he can go wayfaring with his beloved comrades, forgetful of self, of bills to be paid, of income taxes, and all tha rest of the irritants about which the human mmd sets up fta Worrying machinery and goee to It. r Here shall fie find tranquility df zoul.v -inspii ation - to - live and work a recreation. sublime and achieve, With an easy chair, a first class book, a reading lamp, and a well bred fam ily that knows better than to. Intrude upon reading hours, existence is worth . vi hlle and a glorious privilege The flttinge of a library should not be purchased whole and Intact, in bulk, like so many tons of coal; the library should grow. The fun of buying books must be prolonged all through a lifeil nicely-brushe- Italian, French, fnd English furniture place. For reading and dreaming are china. much-th- e same thing, and one dreams But the library was about as weleom- - .beautifully before the gVowing logs, an Ice as arid hospitable palace: Or if not logs, then the English hob. trg There was the mahogany-Dcs- k table, grate for coal. At any rate, a firewith its perfect appointments of writplace. On one side a comfortable, ing set and reading b "9. There were lounge or davenport, on the other a three chairs, pushed wok against the b.g sink in easy chair. wall. There were .nicks on every one Your fireplace will determine to a of the four sides, from floor to cornice, certain extent what your furnishings in unbroken lines. And the buidings will be. so that is a matter to be con- - -ali matched. There were sets upon sidered carefully. You may have a . sots. . Georgian fireplace, or p. Tudor, or a room not the half The possessed colonial. But see that it is as simple charm of a portion of the public as possible, and flgju any effort to dress librafy. Not a thumb mark on a page. up the mantelpiece with trumpery. Nothing hut evidence of money. It Thai, too, is fatal in a library.. It rpust was easy enough to imagine that the be an intimate place, but it muSt not book merchant was given a definite be messy. Overmantel effects are nuorder to fill eO much space and to merous, but they must be indulged in make the bill good and properly tersparingly, and, above ali, the arrange rible. He did. ment must fit into the general har.. The be an intimata mony of the room. No discordant note libraryshould It should be most decidedly should be vibrated through a change place. restful. 'There, aa in your bed cham Jn rhe conventional-ord- er of things, W tat a surprise to ones friends to vary- tha it formula and display two clocks- and atwondlesUcs. ' would be one candlestick. to 8till, there is a' limit Adjustable lamps are a great comfort in the library, and the floor lamp is particularly utilitarian, 'since it can be moved here and there, and can be turned to throw its beams upon, the , Becauseyotr 'shelves when one is seeking a favorite know that your books are good books; volume. As lamps are necessary, so is that they have not only been carefully plenty of window light, and it is a beauselected but read not once, but many tiful arrangement to have a bay wintimes. dow aa a balance for the fireplaci. Footstools are always nice placed be"Huh," lie will say, I see you read bamuel Butler. Im fond of Cnester-ton- , fore the easy chain, and the new readtoo. And Conrad nobody like ing tables, with prop for book or magahim. Flaubert? Year since I read zine, are both decorative and convenhim, but great stuff all right. Im glad ient. There must, of course, be a writand so on, ing table or desk, and, if there is sufyoii like Anatole France four library, then, ia jour great ficient space, it is advisable to select also one large, flat table for big portpilde. And what handsome company jou can be In, with jour shelves laden folios and magazines. with the richest literature that has The dictionary stand and the amok. ever been put between boards. Ing table are Important The dictiona flre- - ary should be cldbe to the desk, and .... .,library. should have . .. . Every ..I, the smoking stand must be near a cosy chair. Have things where they are convenient. Thegrouplng of furniScattered objects ture Is Important give an all pervading suggestion that th family has just moved in and had no time in which to settle. 1. I,. ' n , My Funniest Traveling Experience i 7 heie Sal gn. Eagle. How interesting and thrilling js one a fli it trip to the Rockies, 80 many new and awesome, as well aS novel, sight are to be seen. No one wishes r to miss a single thrill or sensation, ' While out there one summer I took one of those wonderful automobile trips tip a winding and picturesque mountain road. Our guide was anxious that his party miss none of the wonders of the trip, so constantly called attention to the vleW and to items ot Interest. In bis discourse on the history ot the country be dwelt on the picture of the bald eagles which once went their majestic- way high In the air or came to rest In their nests on the mountain r Floor coverings, walls and window hangings should be of quiet, restful colors not necessarily somber, but at, any rale not glaring or wearying to the eyes. The books themselves in their gay and varied bindings will furnish almost all the color tones that are necessary. Chenille rugs of taupe, dull blues, or autumn brown shades are all excellent choices. If wash fabrics ars utilized at the windows, they should be practically without design or pattern; nets, tissues, and the like are , preferable. Built In bookcases are better than the movable kind because they appear substantial and permanent. Also they afford an opportunity for beautiful, effects. The fastidious housekeeper naturally takes to glass doors for the protection ot fine bindings, but the open shelves are - more - Inviting, Straight lines of shelves can be broken with pilasters and capitals and arched .top shelves, if tha designer . Inclines- Una between pace floor and cornice can be broken with a narrow gallery, making the tyooks more accessible. In a New 'York apartment, recently erected, the drawing room and library are combined and all books are bidden behind movable - panels,- - -- the book shelves being let Into the walls. This arrangement can be forgiven only as aepaco save r, -- One might aaweilcow--' elder hiding Away ones friends in closets as to shamefacedly hide ones books away, To what height the shelves should extend depends upon the size and arrangement of the room. When the shelves are few and low the top board furnishes a convenient place for the display of precious objects of art, with pictures or mirrors placed above, Yifhen the space ie narrow the effect is best when shelves continue upward. See that your library is humanized. If possible have each piece of furniture possess distinguishing merit. 80 arrange your ti ensures that books are eSslly reached. Dont be sparing with And let every object placed lamps. within the space be friendly, one to the other, so that no matter what your mood, they will Include you and show jou friendliness, too. Then you will be happy altogether. LETTERS LOVE PLEASED WITH DADDY'S CHOICE. , , , luvitle by a young girl tp her prospective stepmother. EAR MOTHER: Just think! Ive never had a chance to start a letter that way before. Daddy has just told me the news. And Im glad, glad, glad! Ita twelve years since my own darling mother went. And I cant remember her, of course. All my lire Ivs envied the other gir the companionship of their mothers. If I had known even the companionship of a slater. It would have been id. But, alas, he -- concluded, " only rarely do We see this king of birds now, though some have been fortunate enough to enjoy the experience. Hardly had he ceased speaking when, on rounding a curve, he gave a sudden gasp and ordered the chauffeur In an excited voice to halt. " Look, but keep quiet, he cautioned us. On yonder dead tree, do you ace him?" And sure enough, In all bis glory, there aat an eagle, right on th end of a bianch. I was on of the oamera fiends who immediately shifted my camera to position. The distance was too great, however, so with great care I stepped from the bus and crept closer. Ah, I napped a picture without disturbing th king of the air. All having faxed their full, w started on our way, watching with breathless Interest, to aeo the bird soar, high In th air las w motored by. But he dldnf soar. Instead we camera fiends were embarrassed by the whoops of delight and pointed remarks of the rent of ths party for our eagle was nothing mors than ths twisted end of the brunch on F, H the deed tree. T 1 of the eighteenth century. The dining room was resplendent wjth its paneled walls. Queen Anne sconces, and fragile ; leaf or any other dry spices, insure a the halibut and cod, which are as DISHES FROM HALIBUT. bones excellent for soup stock, there fish kettle is no longer listed mild and pleasant aroma. are also pieces of meat enough esy Sauce. and putter tgg among the indispensable utensils in two halibut neck or "napes" to Th thicker the slice of halibut, th In the kitchen battery. One reamake a chowder for three people milder may be the sauce. For-thi- n Thee pieces are quite generally son for this may be because kitchslices use tomato or Creole sauces. Th thrown away by the average butcher, ens are so email, but another is that butter sauce, especially or may be bought for a song. the kitchen and living room are likely with some boiled eggs sliced in it the Take off the flesh, cut It in dice, and to be so near one another, The maegg may ba chopped fine if deshed use it to make a chowder, fishermans Make like its merits. this exactly . style. jority of people believe that you cannot has Fry out some dice of salt pork a white sauc', using boiling water inin an iron kettle, put over this a layer boll fish without scenting up th whole on of milk. Two boiled eggs to stead of sliced or diced potatoes, then a house with A disagreeable odor. cup of sauce ia sufficient. Or two raw layer of onions and one of fish, re- the of There is way preventing egg oiks may be stirred into a thin pelting until kettle is well filled. Just sauce to thicken and make it richer. odor and another way of making it an cover with cold water, bring to a boll, and he could not loosen it, though he It is well to have this sauce thick, and cook until potatoes and fish are one. Gentle cooking, or what agreeable worked on it several minutes. Louts so if the raw yolks are not used, melt done, then add milk or cream and is called poaching, will hinder its difup two tablespoons of butter instead of crackers, watched him with growing disgust. cooked fusion in large measure. Fish one, stir two tablespqons of flour into You'd better let me do it, Unite Joe," The old type Beaton cracker which with too much fir not only "smells it, add a scant Jeaspooa of salt, and add would split in halves was good for hi. C. he finally said. Stirof water the cud boiling gradually, up a house, but it is strong of flavor. chowders, but pilot bread waa good if ling Aery minute. By adding capers fresh. Pepper and salt should be usod David, his father and mother were Moreover, it is not as digestible. ttus becomes caper sauce. Horseradish to taste. A visiting relatives" in California. The principle involved- is 'a general may also be added to it. is customary with residents of that Halibut Pudding. one, but because of the chemical comHalibut Timbales. state, they were lauding the climate. a slice of simmered halibut, v Take also fish a apof it has specific "Well, David, said Uncle John at position Flake the cooked halibut, add to it an bones, shred, and add to it a cup , plication. Boiling spoils tea, and long equal measure of cracker crumbs, sea- - of white sauce or a sauce which la half dinner, "what will you have? some like I'd of Why, climate, please," and hard boiling ruins any number gm to taste, and bind with the white of flsh stock. - Line a small baking dish . aid Pavid, ii while it "fiardeiri tnear and" an egg stirred into the mixture without' "with mashed Vegetables, potato, put In the As it bad bee nr raining steadily for beating It, allowing about three egg creamed fish, cover It with mashed pothree days everybody joined in the fish as well aa makes them strong. whites for two cups of th mixture. Fill tato, smooth top, and dot with bits et A. L. The Odor That Lingers. laugh. into buttered timbale cups, and steam butter or pour a little melted butter until the egg is set. Turn out and over it, and lightly brown under the fish is simmered only, and with If Florence is a great reader. On day serve wuh a chaese sauce. A great broiler or in an even hot enough to aromatic tops, green pepper, number of variations celery the was reading a sad story, and was may be made. An puff the potato. Serve with or without sauce. sobbing as if her heart would break. and carrots, and we are careful to ba dropped into the cup beegg may Her sister noticed it, and asked her clean anything that it touches, and fore the mixture is added. The botPoached Halibut Steak, tbhy she was crying Turning to her clean out all waste from it, there need tom of th eup may bS garnished with Unless impatiently Florence sobbed, "Cant sot be that with butter or boiled a slice of a some pepper green odor some which lingering and well seasoned, a broiled halibut you leave me alone when I'm enjoying egg or what you will. cookmore dislike the than odor of the O. M. L. myself? steak la dry eating, but cooked in a Cheese Sauce., sauoe it may be not only delicious but ing fish. I was reading a story to Donald', apd Add one half cup to a cup ot grated a handsome dish. I knew of few weya Next to fish in the esn, there is eto came to the word skeleton," when I iheese to a cup of white sauce and cook of cooking fish that are equal to the of getting fish dishes with so litI dont suppose way the two together until the whole is following: Take one eilee of halibut hesitated, eaylng. tle In as trouble them from making smooth that lB until the cheese has yeu know what that is. of size and a little less the large halibut steak. This can bo melted. If the cheese is strong It is thantheanmiddle O. yes, I do.- Thats Ho replied. inch thick, one half cup of bones with the people rubbed off boiled or poached in a chafing dish: we Dust to Scant the quantity used. The fish stock, one half cup ot cream, one , T. O, can bake a chowder made from it in sauce should be daintily flavored for . tablespoon ot butter, one tablespoon et Hour, one or two carrots, one tablethe casserole in the oven, or we can the 5dainty timbales. ' Dick came into the kitchen one morn, fish Stock. spoon of chopped onion or more if to cook a sauce steak habilbut in a ing, and it whs evident from his genSome of the liquid, whiqh is really a teste, a little salt, paprika, and lemon. eral appearance' he had been with a boy poach it on top of the stove. fish stock, in which the sliee of halibut Instead of the sauc of fish stock and -equally aggress! Vc.Itis mother looked Out of the boiled eteak w may make steak was simmered, may be used In cream, a white sauce may be used. timbales, or a fish pudding, or a salad, th butter sauce after being strained, Sweat the onion In the butter withor fish in aspic, or fish balls, and many and some also In th whit sauce to out browning it in th slight. This which the cheese is added, or a sauce' can be done in a other things. Any bit of fish left over thickened with butter and flour pint saucepan) coverbe may ed, and over a tiny fire. Stir the flour can be put into a White sauce, filled made entirely of it. into the and add the liquid Into ramekins, covered with bread For an elegant gelatin salad some of cold the mixture fish stock and cream or just toclc a thick milk. Stir strained, through crumbs, and baksff until it puffs. lt ,hl8 constantly and cook until In addition to the while sauce w use cloth may be thickened with the isinglass sheet for a thickened. , Take off the fire and add to it the an egg we may call the preparation, fish aspic. A little lemon Juice imwhether baked in ramekins or in one proves this. It may bs necessary to red part of the carrot cut in thin long shreds. Other vegetables cut in small boil the strained liquid and boll it up souffle. dice may be added. A little green pepat him In horror as. with hi cap pulled large mold, a and strain, again down over a blackened eye and hl per cut fin or pimento adds to the . Boiled Halibut Steak. A chowder may be made Of this stock little fists clenched, he said; O, I tell If a kettle with a fish drain is used by adding it to some potatoes and picture the finished dish tpakes. But the slice of halibut Into a small you, mamma, I'm a tough guyi some people like to put th slice on the onions, with finally a Uttle butter and M. H. milk or cream when the whole is baking tin which has been buttered, "M"n " drain and dip th whole into the boiling cooked. Usually th potatoes will and pour th sauce over It, lifting It One day Jimmy, who waa a favorite water prepared for cooking th fish, to thicken it sufficiently, but a little flour so that some sauce will be underneath in the neighborhood and who loved my set the albumen. It is then lifted out. thickening may be added, after which and cooking gently, on no account almother dearly, came In to see what the water allowed to boil be cooked at least chowder should t lowing it to boil, so that the sauc ' upvagain, then . Kr 3 will cook away, with frequent basting, minutes.-- ''Hsr, .... . a pound slice of steak is put back and tlced a button off his overalls. TThis may be cooked, that Is, poached, Fish Stock from Trimmings. Why James, theres a button oft allowed to cook gently for twenty mindirectly over a gas burner, turned low. ot One and pound your overalls; I wonder if your mother utes. in twenty-fivminutes, or it may be bones on for each of or water, quart would care if I put one on? she said. baked in a hot oven in thirty minIf the slice is to be served-wholsome email celtwo onions, " Sure, put with a sauce either . To which James replied: separately or over ery and other seasonings, with a dry utes with basting. on on. Jler wont care Herll Ilk ya It, this Insure Its keeping its shape. pepper pod, will make an excellenfish When it is done take it np carefully . C. O. . If it is to be flaked at once, as in makbeddeh which, with vegetables, can be on hot platter of the right size, baste a fish pudding or timbales. It docs used tor a number of palatable soups the fish with the sauce so that the Juniors dog, Rex, had a collar with ing not make so much difference. more or less of the chowder order. V it strings of carrot will be scattered over bis name and address engraved on It. sc kattla and shakee-fth In water which-- il ia to,? tbs in e -- One irsp&ra ornamentally,' and then set bojrlet-lhthe day dog go OlitT be cooked by adding one teaspoon of them over the fire until well heated the whole under th broDer rather than iter be discovered that, he had forsdd'cold water and simsalt per pint or more, if to taste, a tew through, then doe to tbs firs, so that Uttlo brown, gotten to put the dogs collar on. but not black, blister will form on aid the child, now lies sure to get drops of lemon Juice, some sweet green mer from twenty to thirty minutes. the sauce. Thee are ornamental, and Halibut Nape Chowder. lost. How will he ever know where he pepper, a slice of onion, some celery The pieces of meat in the cheek tops or a bay leaf, and if the liquid in a little paprika may be dotted hero live without his collar. C. C, W hich the fish is to be cooked is to be bones ot a trout are by some people and there over th dish. Servo at used for a fish asplo a clove may be considered to be more like veal or pork once, dipping sauce over each portion Mary had been carefully Instructed not to touch anything 01; the table until added. Some slices ot carrot and a than fish, and are treated accordingly. served. Quarters of lemon may bo Around the shoulder or neck bones of served with this. all the family were seated and ready spray of parsley Instead of thev biy to start. One morning her mother came down to find, to her surprise, Mary in solitary .grandeur sitting at ( ' time. We remember once, inspecting an extremely grand house, newly built and furnished. The drawing room was peK feet, with an exquisite mingling of &meorVVTiWi Jane Eddington -.7- -..- . ffiwlrigout house furnjb(ngsy -- rather than following tha setxule of the cult,.- - What you want there, you are entitled to have; it is your refuge. And in your library the most important thing is not any, mere object but your own self.'" "Books' impart genuine worruftphefe to a room. When a guest glances at the shelves, you experience a sensation By I -- r .. know. something. Dear old daddy-r-yo- u I call him the blessed been a perfect Jewel of a father and as much a mother aa any man could be. And Just because I love and adore and trust him so implicitly, Im welcoming you as my mothsr, because I know it has taken him a long- time to decide that any on waa good enough for the Job. .Perhaps Id better say big enough, for I dont suppose Its any snap to come into a hum and become , - adopted as ' a stepmother by a high school girl. "But I want you to know that I Just love having you come. I don't bfelleve a word about the had stepmothers. the blessed wouldnt be atAnyway, tracted by one of them, because lie's had me too long to take any chances. 80 I'm writing this all by my lonesome to tell you Ive been sav ing up a daughter's love for a long time and havent had any place to'bestow it ex- cept upon th memory pf my real mother, and that memory wid diway be first, of course. But Im counting on making a regular good old pal you. 1 expect Ill have daddy Jealous the first thing, but it cant be helped. Im too young to fall in love with a man, and Ive always loved the blessed, so if Im going to fall in love anywhere, It Just has tf be with you. Anyway, I liked you the I saw you last summer, and frst timeyou adoringly at Christmas, and youre going to be mine, mine, mine, and Ill consult you about my dresses and bonnet and beaux, like girls with really truly mothers do. O. I can hardly wait for th wedding. Tonight Ive been literally hugging myself and saying; Im going to have a mother. Im going to have mother, and I love her Just a any daughter . should, I hope, darling little mother, that you want me as much asI want jou. Ill try and not take you from daddy when hes home, but Im going to claim jou tor myself when be isnt around. And well leave the step part out of this wedding, if I have anything to say; because you hardly ever connect much love with step people, and there I going to be a lot of lov connected with jou. Ho, good night, and bushels of affection end a many kisses as your conBktm. science considers snmtaryj gelatin-preferabl- y gs e ' e, 4 -th- Fancy Needlework Pradical-an- d the breakfast table eating her cereal. Looking up and sensing that something must be said, an eager, shrill little voice piped up in quicir Explanation: "Nobody here to help mself, so I helped meelf. D. M. WE Bobby attended klndeigarten snd learned table manners, as his folks dicovered. One noon his father entertained officials of the company for which he was woiking. A business discussion so engrossed the men that they became careless and leaned on th table, but a small voice piped Op: "Elbows, elbows. , E. C. - Fattibel had A fur muff, and her young heart ardently desired a scarf to match. But for one reason, or another her wishes bad been denied. Walk-Indowntown with her mother qn g wintry day, on turning a corner they encountered a particularly Icy blast. Puttlbel drew her head down Into her coat collar and shiveted Gee, I need M. E. a neck muff, she declared. Eleanor was busy drawing pictures for hor daddy at the dinner table last night. She was working Industriously when the pencil point broke. "Here, daddy, hurry and peel this, cause I wsnts to make you annuzzer picture, she said 0. L N. EMBROIDERED BORDER DESIGN. is sun in high apparel, and Embroidery designs, or flower mo- tifs. and every sort Of idea used Beads, wool, silks, and mercerized cottons are all good, the choice naturally depending somewhat on the material, to be embroidered. A design for a border of a skirt or tunic Is shown today, and can be don entirely in outline stitch, beads, French knots, or a combination ot t o or more. It IS a good design to 00m bine several different colon in, and another point to recommend it Is that it will be easy, if It la used aa a bolder somewhere, io take parts of it for other parts of the dress. To transfer this design, take a perfectly smooth piece of tissue paper and a soft pencil with a rather sharp point Fasten the paper firmly over the da' tgn, and trace tho pattern exactly on the tissue paper. After this barf been done, remove the tissue paper and la, pencil aide down, on theflresa main lal, fastening It securely with thumb tacks Then go over etch part of the design This second with the pencil again tiacing will make the pencil mark on the under aide leave an Impression on the cloth, Try this first on some scrap of cloth, until you find Just how to handls it best Answer ta 5 swing Queries. Ml S3 L. C. A. G ; You ahould not find a camisole difficult to make,1 and if you have difficulty In adjusting ths straps, haven't you some one who can in place for you? I hope tha pin th-a letter I have few hlnta glven-l- n mailed te you will be a help. MRS. E. i II.: If you can let me know th date the pattern was shown, I shall be glad to send you the number. I have looked through the files covering the dates jou mention, but no bungalow apron is shown. m MH3 L It: I sm sorry not to be able to send you the alphabet you oak for, but w have no copy of so old a date MISS E, C : 1 have wiltten, answering jour queries about the diene ma tcrials and pattern. MRS U. J Q. No, we haven't the transfer pattern you ask for, but jou t ran easily find somsthlng sulUbl by looking through any on of ths cm broidery cslslogvte that ate printed by pattern companies, MISS J(, 8 : I am glad you lik th dresser set, end think jou ehould have no trouble in coryhig the shape fiom ths plclui i |