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Show The Cache American. Lojran. Cache County, Utah Dirndl Skirt and Peasant Blouse Costume Delights Teen-Ager- s Kathleen Norris Says: Take It and Like It BU Syndicate. WNU Pace Sfvtn r-- r W "T" U0USUIS0L9 By CI1ERIE NICHOLAS features. f r btt V! Cwl 'I'm v &S lvunn VW.W Fruit Spreads Will Help Ease Butter Shortage Lynn Chambers Point-EasMenus Stuffed Pork Chops Potatoes Au Gratin Creen Peas and Onions Perfection Salad Jam Biscuits Mint Ice Cream Orange Refrigerator Cookies Beverage Recipes Given 44 cups sugar rups light corn syrup 2 j H bottle fruit pectin Mr father-in-lait fine old man, but to elate that a light left burning or I fauert left running will giie him a chance to tcold for hourt. I use too much toap in the baby's bath; I leait good gravy and potatoes on my plate. By KATHLEEN NORRIS trouble with Helen is that she wont accept the inevitable. She hates the conditions of her life, and yet she cant seem to find any way of escape. So many women are in her position now that it seems worth while to quote her let- THE ter. "I married at 20, six years ago," writes Helen. "Lewis, my husband, is two years older; he Is now with the army In France, but before the war he made a good living as a contractor and builder. He worked with his father, and now that he Is away I live, with my two little children, with his father and mother. "Lew was happy that I should come to them, when he went away, almost a year ago. The lease on our apartment had expired, we could find no other place, and this roomy country house seemed ideal Domestic help simply doesnt exist in this neighborhood. I was worn out when we came here, and expected a rest "Instead, nothing is right. My father-in-lais a fine old man. but so close that a light left burning or a faucet left running will give him a chance to scold for hours. I use too much soap in the babys bath; I leave good gravy and potato on my plate; I think my children have to have fresh clothes every day. What Way Out she "As for my mother-in-laworks all day, cooking, cleaning, gardening. She adores the children, loves to have them with her, but her attitude toward me is quieUy critical Wouldnt I rather buy another bond for Lewis Jr. than buy a dress? What are my plans when Lew comes home? Isnt it better for little people not to talk at all at meals? This means Sonia, for little Lew doesnt talk yet. "I drive myself almost crazy all day trying to think of a way out, and lie awake at night planning it. But it seems Impossible. Living space is at a premium. It would mean that I get a Job, and what of my children? Here I have no expenses whatsoever, my husband's parents even buying the childrens clothes and paying doctors bills. Do you suppose there is a nursery, in the city, where I could put the baby, if I tried to keep Sonia with me? w It is a pity, Helen, that a ministering angel cant appear to you,is and say to you that your destiny to remain where you are, and that dire misfortune and evil days will follow upon your being anywhere else. Such a visitation would impress a you, you would awaken from into down settle face facts, dream, the life you are living, and find in it not only eontent and usefulness, but a deeper happiness than you have ever known. Your husband is enduring far harder conditions than you are, and he has no way of escape. Millions of other men and women in the world are facing situations that they thought, a few years ago, utterly insufferable. Change Would Harm All. No conditions remain insufferable, the minute we decide to accept imthem, make the best of them, s husband Your them. prove upon welcome; made you people have love they pay your bills; they is your man old thrifty the That children. is perhaps a good training for you, these arent the days to waste soap, waste gravy and potato, waste effort washing and Ironing. As for she sounds like your mother-in-laand generous wom- useful a fine and ESDURING CRITICISM Sometimes little nagging annoyances loom like grave hardships. It depends a lot on the viewpoint. Helen, for instance, can scarcely bear her lot. She is a soldiers wife with two small children. They are living with his parents in a big country house. The old folks pay all the bills, and do a good deal of the work. Helen has only to take care of herself and the children, and to help a little with the general housework. But what wears on Helens nerves is the constant criticism from her parents-in-laThey are thrifty to a fault, hardworking, and old fashioned. Her father-indaraises a fuss about waste lights left burning, soap used in excess, food thrown away and keeps nagging for hours. Her mother-in-lamakes pointed suggestions about rearing the children, saving money for the future, dressing plainly, and so forth. This is day in and day out. There is nowhere Helen can go, as she is dependent, having no means excepting her When making peach Jam, use folly Ipencd fruit for best In flavor and solor. The fruit la prepared aa ihown here, by chopping coarsely efore being added to the other der effect or be adjusted at will to a more conservative neckline. To make you look as cool as an soda top your flower-fres- h print skirt with a white voile, blouse cut along the lines of a simplicity pattern, for the glory of these winsome peasant blouses is their dramatic simplicity. With her pretty-prett- y print dirndl and peasant blouse costume, the dancing girl to the right wears that which is latest in footwear authentic ballet slippers. To further carry out the ballerino spirit, draw your hair to the top o your head either tying a ribbon about your coronet of curls or encircling it with a wreath of flowers, or a single large flower according to preference. In the twosome centered in the trio the order has been reversed, in that blouse is of print worn with a black skirt. However, the simplicity theme holds good, for the charm of these winsome blouses is that they be made as simply as posmaiden is sible. This fashion-wis- e also wearing ballet slippers which she finds are available at the stores in either black or bright red. Girls who know their fashions are having lots of fun making their own peasant-inspire- d dirndls and simple blouses. Just the fact that it requires so little material and so little time to run up the seams, turn up a hem and add a belt and presto! another dirndl has caused these becoming little twosomes to become the mainstay among girls whose These clothes budget is limited. smart lassies buy up the most attractive remnants imaginable of permanent glaze chintz or gay flower print or spun rayon or any likable material and they run up a dirndl in a jiffy. These enterprising amateur sewers find too its a good idea to lay in a quantity of bright ric rac, for it makes the perfect trimplay ming for clothes. ice-crea- ZF ALL the smart fashions for young girls, nothing can eclipse the endearing charms, the witchery and the flattery of the picturesque dirndl-skir- t and peasant blouse coss tumes which take such All through delight in wearing. summer and midseason and on into the fall these gay little twosomes will stand at the top as the fashion-idefor girls. It seems as if these quaint peasant costumes are prettier and more than ever before. The skirts give play to unfettered imagination, for no matter how daring their colorfulness or their fabric, The plus. they have more they go a la Mexicano or style the better. The blouses worn with them are of the lovely type that simply fascinate with their refreshingly naive and ingenue look. They have everything about them that makes a pretty girl look her It government allotment. prettiest. The lingerie types made would be difficult for her to of dainty white sheers with their get a job, or find an apartlow cut drawstring necklines, or ment. She would have to place d with beading about the babieS' in a nursery, too. the neck and the sprightly short puff sleeves, fascinate with their an, who helps endure the burning cunning ways. Often the peasant of anxiety she must feel for her son, look is accented with trimmings gay embroidered banding. Others in practical hard work. Now Just for fun, begin to tell of the sheerer type are exquisitely yourself that you would be "un- but very daintily lace trimmed. An adorable peasant skirt and lucky if you tried to make a harmful would be blouse That it by Ballerino of California is change. for Lew, Sonia, little Lew and your- shown to the left in the illustration. self. This isnt as superstitious or High artistry is seen in the beautifanciful as it sounds, for I can tell fully styled black skirt with its you from my older experience that brilliant band trimming, formed of it would be unlucky; any such multi-colo- r imported Guatemalan course would certainly bring upon braid together with tiny white the evil eye of fringe. Double rows of Irish lace you the evil eye discontent, add to the witchery of this dainty doubt, responsibility, fatigue, bills, anxiety beyond bear- sheer and lovely fine batiste blouse. One of the many charms of this exing. It would deeply hurt Lews parmodel is that it can be worn the hurt hurt quisite Lew, children, ents, Released by Western Newspaper Union. and perhaps lessen his affection for either in the exciting and confidence in you. Make yourself the angel of the wartime household. Win the older couple with a truly daughterly coBack-to-Scho- ol operation and affection. Turn out lights, turn oft faucets, serve yourhave Women who are fashion-wis- e self to only what food you want; come to know that pretty pastel cotwere all learning lessons in that tons are just as practical and as sort of niceness. And just between for little girls off children for ourselves, take the clothes as they were a fortnight in the mountains this at the springtime of the year. Who summer, and make that little break wants to go to school on a hot the time of a break in your whole September day in other than a cool attitidue. "Who so loseth his life and refreshing wash frock. If it be a true as find it is shall today just bit cool in the morning children are as it was 2,000 years ago. wearing the cutest little toppers imaginable tailored of pastel wools. This year theres a definite moveFor Glamorous Fingernails ment on in favor of pastel cottons Do you want to have glamorous wear. Even the for fingernails? Well, you can! Buy a beloved plaid ginghams have gone small bottle of white iodine at your pastel, and theyre ever so smart druggists. Ask for a bottle with a and pretty for little girls frocks. glass stopper. If you cant get the d rat-racottons for new The of use a the tail stopper, school wear include pastel-groun- d comb in its place. Then buy a small plaids, also checks and clean-cu- t jar of any reliable, lubricating hand white stripes on pink or blue cham-bracream. Every night last thing before you go to bed, place a drop of white iodine under each fingernail. Then Color Parade for Fall massage a dab of the hand cream into your nail cuticle. The white Features Plum, Ruby Red iodine serves to strengthen the nail. Among the new colors well be The lubricating cream softens the much of in the neaj future the of stimulates seeing growth cuticle, comes a deep dark plum tone. A the nail at the root soft ruby red is also noted as one of the new colors of the year. White Convenient Cupboard Now is the big moment for beach wine, the shade which got such a To make kitchen cupboards more for spring is featured convenient for the busy housewife, dresses and swim suits. Here is a good start in the new collections. Gray make cupboard shelves narrow so beauty in way of a swim and beach again to carry on with style that packaged and bottled goods ensemble. The material used is an continues Royal blue is a novelty waffle prestige. everfast pique stand only one row deep. in many top A survey shows that in the averprinted in horseshoe pattern. The shade that still appears contrasted with for usually collections, ruffled are and skirt bra 175 prettily often items used, age kitchen, c Chutney brown is a rich ruffling is considered one black. are kept on shelves in cupboards. brown that is given an imFor most of these items shelves of the smartest trimming features lively the swim suit as portant place in the mode. Beige only 4V4 inches deep are needed. For this season. For in the printed pique is a quality color that has a big the inset shown the rest, the shelves need not be to be elasticated to be ready for future. It looks like the autumn will has new inches. This than 64 deeper be richly colorful water and sun. type of shelving would make it easier to see things. cap-sleev- e, teen-ager- al w eye-thrilli- w eye-appe- bal-leri- sweet-simplici- ty ribbon-threade- dirndl-and-blou- For Beach and Swim Pastel Cottons for Wear back-to-scho- ' back-to-scho- light-colore- il k self-fabri- Lack of sugar need be no excuse br not putting up those jams mouth-vaterin- g md jellies this lummer. If you 00k far enough ihead, these le fruit :ombinations can je the means of rasing up another ihortage that of sutter. To prepare fruit, crush or grind about 2 quarts fully ripe raspberries. Measure sugar, syrup and fruit Into a large kettle and mix well Bring to a full rolling boil over a very hot fire and stir constantly before and while boiling. Boll hard one minute. Remove from fire and add bottled fruit pectin. Stir( and skim during the next S minutes, then pour quickly into glasses. Paraffin at once. Ripe Blackberry Jelly glasses) (Makrs about 9 3 cups Juice 2 cups sugar 2 cups light corn syrup 1 box powdered fruit pectin To prepare Juice, crush or grind' about 2 quarts of fully ripe berries' (not black caps). Place fruit in Jel- -i ly cloth or bag and squeeze out Juice. If the amount docs not meas- ure to 3 cups, add a little water to the pulp and squeeze out again. Measure sugar and syrup Into aj dish and set aside until needed., Place juice in a saucepan (3 to 4 quart size). Place over hot fire and' add powdered fruit pectin. Mix well and continue One of two stirring until mixture comes to a ways may be used for maintaining Jam boil. Pour in sughe traditional ind jelly cupboard. First of all, the ar and syrup and limited sugar supplies can be bring mixture to itretched by using light com syrup a full rolling boll while continuing lor sweetening. Or, secondly, fruit to stir. Boil hard Vs minute, i Ilf-- 4 snd berry juice may be pasteurized move from fire, skim, pour quickly.' while the season is in full swing, Paraffin hot jelly at once. and made Into jams and jellies latThose of you who have enough er in the year as sugar is secured. sugar to spare will enjoy these cherWhat about the texture of Jellies ry preserves which are such an exsnd jams made of pasteurized fruit cellent accompaniment to meats, and berry Juice? It will not be af- fowl and other main dishes. fected, tests show. Color and flavor Cherry Preserve, may not be quite as good, but is Use from Vt to 1 pound sugar to fair. generally each pound of fruit depending upon When corn syrup is used as a subthe sourness of the cherries. Mix stitute for part of the sugar, the cherries with sugar; let stand overcom syrup should be added to the night Heat slowly to boiling. Boil fruit along with the sugar. If direc- rapidly 15 to 20 minutes, or until of com tions for the substitution cherries are tender. Let stand until syrup for sugar are followed as giv- cold. Pack cherries into hot, sterile en in the recipe, the jams and Jeljars. Boil syrup until thick. Pour lies will set favorably. Also, when hot syrup over the cherries; seal at com syrup is used, the recipe will once. yield from one to two additional glasses of jam or jelly. Note: The corn syrup designated In the following recipes is white corn syrup. Ripe Peach Jam glasses) (Makes about 12 4 cups prepared fruit SA cups sugar 2 cups light corn syrup 1 bottle fruit pectin To prepare fruit, pit and peel about 3 pounds of fully ripe fruit. Grind or chop very fine. If desired, 1 to 3 tablespoons spice may be added. If peaches lack tartness, cup lemon juice may be added to the 4 cups prepared fruit. Measure sugar, syrup and prepared fruit, solidly packed, into a large kettle and mix well. Bring to a boil over the Level measurements are essential hottest fire stir- to jam and jelly making. When sugconstantly ar and corn syrup are used, they ring before and while are added to the fruit together. Hall boiling. Boil hard sugar and half syrup are advised 1 minute. Refor best results. move from fire Honey is a good sweetener with and stir in bottled fruit pectin. Stir and skim by turns for just 5 min- some types of fruits. Here are two utes to cool slightly and to prevent good delicacies for your wintei floating fruit Pour quickly into spreads: Plum Butter. sterile jars or glasses. Paraffin hot 5 pounds plums jam at once. Honey Ripe Red Raspberry Jam 11 about glasses) Wash plums and remove all blem (Makes 4 cups prepared fruit ishes. Place in kettle and just covei with water. Cook until tender an! then put through colander to removt pits and skins. Measure pulp an! Lynn Says: add Vs cup honey to each cup a plum pulp. Return to fire and cool When you make Jellies and until thickened. Seal in sterilize! Jams: Wash fruits and berries jars. carefully, discarding bruised or Sweet Apple Pickles. decayed spots. Cut large fruits 2 cups honey in quarters or pieces, or chop for 1 cup vinegar like Fruits making jams. 2 inches stick cinnamon apples or quinces are not 6 whole cloves peeled because the peeling conApples tains much of the precious pecCombine honey, vinegar an tin content. 10 cup 8 Have to spices. ready and like fruits Hard apples quartered apples (pared or not, a quinces should barely be covered preferred). Cook 2 to 3 cups apple with water. Currants, grapes and a time in the syrup, handlin at water berries need only enough them gently so they do not masl to start cooking. Fruits should When transparent, lift out and plar be boiled only until soft, otherin a bowl or jar and continue uni color and flavor wise they lose al1 are cooked. Take out spice Melt paraffin until it is smokover apple of pour syrup over remaining and jelly top hot pour ing These ms needed. store and until Rotate glass after it has cooled. be served with chicken or turkej to make sure edges are coated meat loaf, roast pork or baked han with paraffin. time-honore- d crab-apple- s, Released by Western Newspaper Union |