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Show iWoman's Page II Plays Suggestive in Its Costuming for Our Clothes Many New Ideas Gleaned From Gowns Seen on Stage The : New Skirts Cut Quite Straight and Narrow Puff-I Puff-I in&s' Above the Knees Household Hints . How to Brighten Colored Dresses in Laun- 3 dering To Comb Hair Two 1 Good Recipes. I If OUR STYLES 'INSPIRATION 1 'FROM THE STAGE 1 Who would have .thought, ten or fir It teen or twenty years ago, of taking jt inspiration for her clothes from one 5BM anil every garment she Baw on the Mm stage? Nobody. ; But today there Is hardly a plav : thot caunot be made suggestive JnMt's Ml costuming for our clothes. WB r We see a play the scene of which JB '; Ib laid In the Orient. The Orient flfl ; has had much to do with the fashion 'RSI ' of the day. So we take note of a 'S&M Kfrd,e hero a 1)11 of drai'iery there and I , remcmuor these things wlicu we or ; der our next new frock, i Perhaps the play wo sec Is his ; torlcal. There havq been several ; successful colonial j)lays this season So have our clothes shown the In-: In-: fluencc of colonial styles. There- fore, we look with Interest on the ; flowered silks, the panniers, the frills at neck and sleeves and the dainty ' slippers. What Is really startling Is the way - wc look at the costumes of the i chorus In the musical fantasies. These m ' costumcs were once anything but prac-1 prac-1 tlcal. Indeed, they arc. not prac-Uii prac-Uii j tlcal now, but they are Mctlcable, & ' They hold suggestions for our own t clothes. SS c The stage of the day can produce 35 ; startling clothes; to be sure, it can Fm : and does. But so can the fashion .Si ? ablo ballroom or tearoom, or avenue. m The audience at the theatre, as well tie -', as the players, wear clothes that ? " would have made our grandmothers-A grandmothers-A : shudder. ; But wo are used to It and we look ' at the- clothes on the stage with a fell I! - practiced and practical' eye. "Vc glean from them many' suggestions for the seamstress that we have In by the day to follow when she makes our next 25-ccnt-a-yard frock. NEW SKIRTS. -Many of the new skirts for the afternoon af-ternoon frocks are cut quite straight and narrow, though wider than thoso of the winter, the rullncBs and the draplngs and puffings all being above the kneeB, lending a strong peg-top effect to even the lightest frocks. On many of the taffeta, frocks the draplngs on the skirt are cut separately, sep-arately, and are drawn In many novel fashions, caught with tassels, while the bodices of a number of the gowns are of plain material and laces, the skirts being of figured silk or embroidered em-broidered goodB. To Lighten Housework. What I consider one of my largest helps is a stand my husband built to set a kitchen chair upon, so I can sit down to Iron. I can rest my feet on it, and with my electric Iron so I do not have to get up, I can Iron all small pieces and most large ones. Carrot Cakes. Take nice carrots, wash and pee) them and put them on to cook until tender, drain off the water aud mash. To a quart of mashed carrots take two eggs, salt and pepper and a piece oV butter, add a little flour, stir well together and fry them in butter as you would mashed potato cakes. "Delicious Rhubarb Pie. Chop into small pieces as much rbu- barb as required. To each pic allow one-half cupful of secdod raisins, one cupful of sugar, one tablcspoonful or flour; mix thoroughly before filling Sprinkle lower crust lightly with flour and add filling. Brush edgo or lower crust with water, cover-and bake rather ra-ther slowly. "Strlngless" String Beans. After stringing green beans as care fully as one can, a few strings arc sure to show up after cooking, which makes the eating of them unpleasant But put the beans on, without string ing. In cold water, let boll a minute or two, drain and pour on cold water Every string will come off easily. This Improves the flavor of the beans also Oilcloth Apron. Purchase enough white oilcloth to cover you from shoulders down, about two yards. Cut out the arm holes and lay a few plcatfl In back and front to give desired fit and fullness. Bina all around with calico, making straps over the Bhoulders attached to arm-holes arm-holes with one button and buttonhole at top and two strings to tie at the back just below the waist line. This apron can be donned or discarded in a moment is waterproof, and when soiled a damp cloth does the "washing" "wash-ing" In a few moments. Handsome Roses. My much admired roses resulted from a florist's suggestion to fertilize them with soot taken from the stovepipe. stove-pipe. The directions were to dig a trench around the rose bushes extending extend-ing to the roots; in this shake from a pint to a quart of soot, depending on slzet of the bush; 'cover with earth and irrigate when the sun is not shining directly on the shrubs. Apply twice monthly. Peach trees should be thoroughly irrigated during the blossoming period, using water freely, then do not water after the young peaches form. To Brighten Colors. Pink, green and colored linens In general can have their hues preserved when being laundered by the addition of a little fruit coloring added to the rinsing water. The colors will then bo as fresh and bright as when new. TO COMB HAIR. When combing your child's hair, if it is snarled, gather the hair In your hand close to the scalp, then use the comb lengthwise with a downward stroke until snarls are all removed. Do not use comb crosswise in the old fashioned way of combing hair, as it is very painful to the child, and also pulls out a great deal of good hair. RECIPES. Poppy Seed Braids. To 1 cup each of scalded milk and boiling water add 1 tablespoon each of butter, lard and sugar, and 2 teaspoons tea-spoons of salt. When lukewarm, add 1 yeast cake dissolved In 1-4 cup of lukewarm water and flour to knead Knead until smooth and elastic; cover and let rise. Pull off pieces the size of each strand of a braid and continue con-tinue until the desired number is re quired; then braid. Let rise, brush over with yolk of egg, to which is added 1 tablespoon of powdered sugar and 1-2 teaspoon of wator. Sprinkle with poppy seed and bake. English Muffins. Sifrr quart of flour and T" tablespoon table-spoon of salt in a mixing bowl. Add half cup of liquid yeast and 2 cups of warm water. Beat for five minutes, min-utes, and if necessary add more water wa-ter to make the dough half as thick as for bread. Let rise over night. Early in the morning work In 1 heaping heap-ing tablespoon of butter or lard, melted; melt-ed; beat hard'a few minutes and let ! rise half or three-quarters of an hour In a warm place. Place large, greased greas-ed muffin rings on a well warmed griddle. Half fill the rings with bat tor. When done take up the muffin rings with a cloth and loosen arouna the edge with a thin, sharp knife Serve on a hot plate. Cold muffins are delicious split, toasted and but tered. nn |