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Show Woman's Page How to fight the High Cost of Living it 4 Get Full Value for Your Money Does the Man of the House Out Down His Personal Expenses? Ways to Use Blankets Are Some Women Deceivers? Recipes and Household Hints Tried i By Housekeeper. J GET FULL VALUE FOR MONEY H appears to nic thai the women ire wornlng unaided Does the man oi the house endeavor to make hie personal expenditures as little as pos- As long as there Is a majority of consumers we will alvas hae the eslBtlng conditions. The only recouree we hae is to get a full dollar's W worth of aluc tor eery 10 cents 111 spent 1 try to do this as much as lff 'possible and have no complaint, f It is foolishness for us, as a work- ins people, to expect to live on insuf-licient insuf-licient meat We are merely human machines As soon as there Is a lack 'j ot fuel to keep our bodies in good working condition we become Ineffl- cient and cannot put forth our best efforts The American people are fast becoming a nation of invalids on account of food fads. While we have an income of $75 a tj" month, I provide food and clothing for a fainiK of five for $12 a week Out I of this Bum I pay for laundry, tele-M tele-M phone, and piano lessons. I pay no rent, as we own our own home 1 ECive meat three times a day, six k day 6 In a week. I aim to cook onh enough tor a meal, ab my family will not eat salads or madeover dishes iWuai remains after a meal 1 ghe to i the chickens 1 have five oung hens, which during December and January laid on an aerage of eighteen eggs a week. For me, personal shopping is a waste of time, money, and energy The pretty things in the stores tempt me, and 1 spend too freely 1 follow the example of the business man and do nearly all my ordering by telephone, tele-phone, 1 stuci the advertisements in the daily papers, then phone my or- j tier .is soou in the morning is possl-! possl-! ble 1 hae a telephone acquaintance ! v. 1 1 h u clerK in tw h of ihn various departments th.it i patronize most ( trequentl 1 fee! thai thes are m fnendB, as I get excellent serice from them. Taking it all in all. we are living In a beautiful world, for which we ought to be thankful ' E. H. S " SARE SOME WOMEN DECEIVE RS ? (Copyright 1913 by laura .lean Lib bey 'Once only, love, will burn the blood-red blood-red fire, But once awakeneth the wild desire- 1 Love pleadeth long, but what If love I should tire. O, shall we love, dear loe, or shall j we wait? ' 11 W Gilder. First impressions are everything I uilh men if a girl appears sweet! ifeL and shy, even to timidity . and in able flV to call the blushes to her cheeks at i will, all the arguing In the world A would not convince a man that she ha 1 even the suggestion of a temper tem-per Whereas many a free outspok-B outspok-B en girl who says what she thinks, heecileps of opinion, and to whose lip6 the smile of coquetry is a stranger, riisconrages the advance of B timid man It does nof occur to him to .-J think of her in the light of a sweetheart. sweet-heart. Men are much more trustful than the world at large gives them Mfi the credit of being. They see no oc-2 oc-2 caaion or reason for a girl pretending to being one thing while at heart Bhe J is quite another. Courtship iB as curious as it Ib a delightful studv to the onlooker who .j watcheB the game, as it is played by different players, as It were. The' hlunt girl will have many a tilf with her lover over trivial matters. If he : laughs at a dirty faced urchin and J thrusts him aside, he is sun to be reproved sharply by her and rnado, to feel that the lad has a soul that, he s to be pitied for his lack of chance in the great battle of life. B- that he should hsve given the bo i half of the right of way instead of pushing him aside, a smile of encour- : agement, taken off his warm muffler to wrap It around the lad's haro throat, and have given the child a cup of coffee to keep the chill out of i hie benumbed little limbs The sweot-appearlng girl may have j eBs heart She would not risk the letting of a loser by finding fault with him, no matter what he did, though they were against her beliefs. The lover of the blunt, outspoken girl knows what kind of a wife she mill j make after marriage The girl who uses sweetness as a cloak considers that as long as she Is able to pla the gentle role of sweetness sweet-ness during courtship the future can take care of itsell After marriace he will be as agreeable as possible, tier temper will remain unruffled unless un-less he does some deed which causes It to be aroused, and then well, he will learn that these oversweet girle who appear so lamh-like, can have Cyclonic tempers, which they successfully success-fully hold in abeyance. It must not be supposed that all tender young girls are artful or other than the 6eem The majority are not. It is onh a few out of the many who are I cunning deceivers. Tt rests with the man to find out adroitly just how 'much Is real and how much assumed or else to foreer hold his peace There is nothing gained by deception in the long run It isn t half so bad for a girl to show her own disposition disposi-tion as to hide it and hive it round out later, which would cause no end of discontent and heartaches. WAYS TO USE BLANKETS I wonder if any mother who has to make nightgowns for her children or for hcrt-elf has ever thought of taking ! cheap blankets'' Thes cost only 39c to 4Hc She could not buy the out-lii-: flannel as cheap as that if she were to buy it by the ard, nor as good I make all my nightgowns out of them for mvself and little ones. I ;aiso make my underskirts of them J for every day. It will make two for 39 cents, where If yon buy br the yard it would cost from 10 to :o cents ! per Bkirl The are much strongpr from blankets, ' E. L. M." RECIPES. Broiled Rabbit After the rabbit hat been skinned and cleaned and the head removed, split the rabbit from end to end on the underside, wash It inside in-side and out and wipe it dry and lay it open on a well brcased gridiron. Slash into the flesh and back that the heat may penetrate the meat. Boil for about half an hour over a clear fire, turning often. ln it in a hot dish baste well with butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper A M D." Plum Pudding Rub Together one cup of granulated sugar with one-half one-half cup butter and stir into these one-half pound chopped and powdered suet Beat in five eggs, one-half pint milk, and a teaspoon orange juice Dredge with flour one cup each of currants, seeded raisins, and one-half one-half cup shredded citron Put with the batter, season with one-fourtli teaspoon each of the ground cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon, beat in a quart I of flour turn into a mold with a close- I ly fitting top, and boil or steam for six hours. "O. R. C." Heavenly Hash Editor Woman's Page I send an excellent recipe l'oi heavenly hash Into a mold put a layer lay-er of dissolved gelatin: let harden sufficiently to hold the fruit in place, then add a layer of different kinds of fruits and nuts, then another layer of gelatin, letting It set as before, then another layer of fruit, nuts, etc . the last layer being gelatin Bel aside to become firm, and when ready to use turn out of mold and serve with whipped whip-ped cream. We usually used sliced oranges, bananas, pineapple and California Cali-fornia grapes, candied cherries, English Eng-lish walnuts, etc ' L R A." HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Care of Hardwood Floors Do nol have the floors washed but have them wiped carefully with a soft cloth, then! apply a polish made of a half pint of turpentine, two and one-half oun- ces of powdered resin, and three-quarters three-quarters of a pound of beeswag Melt these In the inner vessel of a double dou-ble boiler or In a bowl set in a pot of boiling water, taking care that these Inflammable articles do not catch fire. Apply with a soft cloth and polish with a brush Cleaning Straw and Sedge Spon.-.-the hat. inside and out. with peroxide perox-ide of hdrogen, and dry In the hottest hot-test sun you can find If not clean. I It may be sponged again Sponge the serge with blueing water, such aa is used In the laundry. While it i6 still damp press under a thin cloth Or wring out a woolen cloth that has been dipped In hot water and lay over the serge Press with a hot Iron, but not until the stuff Is dry. Leae it smoking. Remedy for Ingrown Nail Cut the i nail square across the top. then with B nail file or dull knife scrape the flat surface of the nail in the center cen-ter of the toe until it i6 bo thin that) it is like a sheet of paper. Lift the corner oi the nail where It presses Into the flesh and slip under It a tiny bit of absorbent cotton. Filing tho nail as directed lessens tho pressure press-ure in the center of the toe, thus causing less at the corners where the flesh is sensitive If this expedient fails consult a good chiropodist or vour physician If neglected too long un Ingrowing toenail sometimes demands de-mands surgical treatment. A Skin Tonic To beautify and preserve pre-serve the skin and take the place of face powder, this is tho formula Dissolve half pound Bpsom alts in I one pint of boiling water, let boil I about fle minutes, set aside to cool. ' 6traln through a thin cloth, add a few dropB of perfume, and bottle for use The virtue of salts is healing and cleansing and when npplled to tho face will turn white and remain so till washed off with clear water It cures face of acne and gives the I skin a clear, fresh, healthy appearance. appear-ance. "HOUSEKEEPER." |