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Show B i i j ! i - ! m I Woman's Page MARRIED LIFE ON $80 A MONTH H Mrs. Eva Leonard's Story of Married Life on $80 a Month 1 Fashion Paragraphs Buckles of All Sorts for Trimming M Suede and Leather Sport Suits in Strictly Tailored H Fashion Hints for the Housewife and Mother M Recipe for Chicken Timbales. H "I told you I'd come over and tell H the rest of our baby experience," Miss H Ellson seated herself In a comfortable H rocker and fanned her plump face H with her apron. H "Does the baby cry as much as H ever?" asked Molly Sutner. H "Oh, pretty much. It has a spell H of the colic every day. After she is H fed I put her in her basket on the H porch, and Mrs. Dunn brings the urn- H brella to keep the wind off of her, H nnd Clara fills the hot water bottle H and brings extra blankets. We file H out in procession like a line of slaves H after an oriental monarch. We no H more get inside than a wail arises. H The thing is displeasing to the little H despot and the slaves file out and H bring her in again." H "Any one would think she was a H spoiled baby to hear ytm talk," H laughed Molly. H "Oh, she cries about the average H amount, no more, no less. These per- H fection babies live only In books, it's H my opinion. Of course, with a house- H fui of attendants to run at her beck 1 and call it is a wonder the little dear H is not entirely spoiled. Doctor calls M mo Sister Hop-and-go-fetch-it, Ho says H I am forever running for hot water M bottles, a sterilized wash, or warm H flannel3. Clara is Sister Hop-to-lt, H She presides over the kitchen what H time we can get along with three B women to wait on Miss Marjory." H "So they decided on Marjory. I am H plad; I like the name," remarked H Molly. M "Yes, I voted for Marjory. Mrs. M Dunn wanted the baby named Lucy m after ber, but the fateB were against M her." She chuckled softly. H "Of course, every woman there has H a different opinion as to what should M be done In every emergency. There H are wads of unused advice lying H around everywhere. You cannot stir m without running into It," H "Doesn't the doctor decide what is 1 to be done with the baby?" asked j Molly. H "Yes, that is what Is so funny. He Hj was so chock full of wisdom, and be- i Ing a doctor and not a mere father H lie demanded consideration. Marjory B must be fed regularly or the stomach H would get out of order, so when the H clock struck I had to pull the wee H mite out of a sound sleep and get B her awake by easy or violent means. H I have even dabbed her pretty face H with wet cotton. As soon as she'd H eaten the trouble with indigestion H began and lasted for two hours some- H times. She would just get to sleep H worn to a frazzle when out she must H be dragged agin to be med or bathed H or something." H "They will get to the place where H they'll prize sleep more than that," H said Molly. fl "They have got there, fortunately. H She stopped gaining, so the doctor H revised his wisdom and put an ounce H of common sense with it, and now H she is bathed just as he was, when it H Is convenient, and instead of keeping 1 Olive awake till 10 at night to give M her the last feeding, they let her sleep B till she wakes up. She slept from 6 M till 2 last night, and then from 2 to H 7 in the morning, and both of them H got a good night's sleep. Doc is H learning that you can't treat all babies H alike. A baby in the house is a llbe- H ral education. It Is better than a M whole public library- He will be a H much more valuable baby doctor now H that he's had experience," laughed her fl sister, rising to go. Hj (To be continued.) H Fashion Notes. m All sorts of flaring collars, made of B silk, of velvet, of net, of lace and H many of them trimmed with bands of M ribbon, are worn. H Buckles of all sorts are used aB H trimming. On some of the severe H shapes in beaver hats a wide buckle H of jet, celluloid or bone is used, with H a hand of corded ribbon, as the sole M trimming. H Silver lac for evening wear is in H high favor. Silver and gold ribbons, H too, are effective and fashionable H trimming agents. H Tulle continues fashionable for eve- H ning frocks. A skirt with several M pointed ruffles or oversklrts, edged M with narrow gold or silver ribbon or M braid, is one of the prettiest forms for H an evening frock. 1 ' Suede and leather are used for M sports clothes of various sorts. A 1 suede jacket is especially suitable for H skating, as it is light, yet almost im- Hl pervious to cold. It is thin and sung, H and can therefore be worn under a H coat or jacket without adding bulk!- M ncss. Suede and leather must, of H course be made In strictly tailored H fashion, depending on straps and H stitching and pockets for trimming. H For sports the smartest thing in H stockings are those of very heavy silk, H i striped in two or sometimes three H colors purple, green, and black, for 1 Instance, or blue, purple and green. H Worth Knowing. H When washing white woodwork put a little turpentine in the water in which white paint Is washed. Bleaching linen Add a littlo lemon juice to the water in which doilies and centerpieces are washed. This will bleach without rotting the fine linen. Stretchers for Blankets Just try drying your wool blankets on curtain stretchers, if you wish them to re-tnia re-tnia their usual length and width. Frame Hints It is a good idea to frame and hang in a handy place hints that are often in requisition, such, for example, as how to remove stains. Plnless Baby Garments. When the baby cries, one of the first questions we ask is "Can a pin be pricking him?" The newest things In baby clothes are pinless knit garments, gar-ments, among them abdominal binders, bin-ders, bands with shoulder straps, shlrties and underskirts. Besides being be-ing prlckless there are no buttons to sew on or to come off in the wash, and no buttonholes to make. All are tied on with tapes and are easy to put on and remove. Chicken Timbales. Two tablespoonfuls butter, two-thirds two-thirds cupful of milk, one-quarter cupful cup-ful of stale bread crumbs, one cupful chopped, cooked chicken, two eggs, salt and pepper, one-half tablespoonful chopped parsley. Melt the butter, add the bread crumbs and milk, stirring constantly Add the chicken, parsley and the eggs slightly beaten. Season with salt and pepper. Turn into buttered Individual molds, having molds two-thirds full. |