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Show 9 i m! Mrji-ying for Money by Mrs. Eva Leonard Spring Fashion,!! Notes White Frocks Trimmed With Wide Bands of ? Black Jet Trimming on Evening Frocks Five ; Excellent Ways to Prepare Mushrooms. , "I could hardly wait to have you' come and see how cozy we are," said Marian Townsend as she ushered Nell and Olive into the living room. "This room soemed very small at first because the ono at the other house was exceptionally large, but, as I told Dudley, that was an advantage, advant-age, for we want to got close together. It is only in a divided house that you need long corridors to soften harsh moods by putting distance enough between factions to keep the peace." "You certainly arc very cosy and comfortable here " said Nell, taking a seat bv the bascburnor. "I grew to love tho cheerful glow of our stove and actually missed it when we built our new house." "It has done a great deal to recreate recre-ate the old cheerful atmosphere," Bald Marian softly. "Mother used to it and rock mo In the winter twilight twi-light and tell me stories. Those stories stor-ies have all come back to my mind very clearly while I sat watching tho red coals." "No one realizes how memories are revived by old associations and furnishings fur-nishings until they hovs returned to them after a separation," remarked Olive "As I sit here and listen to Tupper moving about the kitchen I half expect ex-pect to hear Daddy come up the walk. I cau almost persuade myself that all the heartbreak and trouble were a bad dream from which I had happilv wakened and all is as it used to be." Tho girl stealthily wiped her eyes "I am sure you will be happier bore, dear, but we miS3 vou. and the ,blg empty house with the 'For Sale' card on it is not a good substitute for our cood neighbors." said Nell, pretending pre-tending not to notice the handker-chief. handker-chief. i "You are back In school. I hear 1 1 sunpose you will go on and graduate next Tune9" asked Olive. i "Yes, and after that I am to be a business woman. T am to heln the boys m the store U will save the expense ex-pense of a clprk and we con the sooner soon-er got out of debt." The girl's face was bright and eager. "I shall feel that I am helping In earnest, and Tupper does not need me here, of course " "That will be fine," chorused the friends. "I do not suupose you hear from Mrs. Townsend." remarked Nell. "Do you know where she is?" "Of course we want to Ioso track of her at the earlist possible moment, but the lawyer happened to mention vesterdav that 3he was living in Chicago Chi-cago witlnAdelalde Blakely, the same Adelaide that visited hero I suppose. Probably she will not find life so dull there as she did at Falrport." Marian's Mar-ian's voice had not lost its scornful tone when she spoke of Ortrude. "I do not believe tho woman corresponds cor-responds with a single person here. It Is strange that In over a year she did not make a single Intimate friend," said Nell. "To have friends one must show one's self friendly, and she was too bent on doing what pleased herself to consider anyone else," answered Olive. "I told you about her last talk with me. I really think the woman is changed and will think, a little more of other people In the future." Nell looked at Marian. "Well, there was certainly room for improvement, but her repentence will not give us Daddy, back again," said the girl sadly. THE END. In the Realm of Fashion. Most of the now frocks emphasize long, drooping shoulders. Bretelles and capes are used to gain this effect. Jet Is still used for trimming evening even-ing frocks. The mannor of mounting lace over a metallic cloth for evening frocks which' the dressmakers are this Bprlng pursuing is decidedly effective. Machine stitching is recognized as a good trimming agent. It is used on cloth suits in contrasting colors. Black and white are still one, of the smartest possible color combinations. White frocks are trimmed with wide bands of black, bordering overBkirts, or as cuffs or oollars. While suits Hhow trimming of black braid. Points are made use of for trimming trim-ming in many new models. There are four or five pointed overskirt? developed de-veloped in tulle, taffeta, and oven serge. ' Hand embroidery is featured not only on lingerie frocks and blouses I but on silk and crepe and voile. MUSHROOMS AGAIN. "i ,' Cream Mushroom Soup. Peel and trim a pint of mushrooms ; and boil them gently until very tender with a pint of water. Then rub through a sieve Mix a pint of boiling water with a pint of hot milk. Rub together a tablespoonful each of but- 1 ter and flour and with this thicken the l milk and water Season with salt and 1 pepper, and a grating of nutmeg and 1 add the mushroom paste Just before 1. serving. Mushrooms for Garnishing. J For garnishing canned mushrooms 1 answer the purpose very well. Fresh 1 mushrooms should he peeled and t trimmed and boiled tender and thenl used whole or chopped, In gravy, or sauce. Creamed Mushrooms. Boil the mushrooms until tender, after peeling and trimming neatly.1 Then make a thick white sauce and1 add the mushrooms to it It should; be well seasoned and rich. Mushroom Patties. ' Heat patty shells, crisp, rich oups,j : and havo leady ci earned mushrooms.1 Put a tablespoonful of the creamed; mushrooms into each hot patty shell . and serve. l Mushroom Omelet. Beat the whites of four eggs stiff and beat the yolks until creamy Fold together and add a little salt Pour ; into a hot omelet pan and cover Cook! j slowly When ready to fold, sprinkle: :; half the omelet with half a cupful of ; minced mushrooms, fold, put in tho ', oven for two minutes and serve nn |