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Show I Milady's Boudoir M (BY GWEN SEARS.) J To Gain in Weight Why Young High School Misses Are J Thin Everyday Etiquette To Wash Baby's Jacket or Sweater Sport Garments Receiving Attention I J New Balmacaan Coats Pleated Three Recipes ' I for Preparing Potatoes in Dainty Way. I Gwen Sears. J FOR THE VERY THIN WOMAN. I Noticeable thinness can be hidden H in these days of wonderful fashion H The reasons for excessive thinness varies. Kor instance a woman who H is in the habit of worrying herself j day and night over nothing at all sel- ! dom gives herself .'. i ham e to gam weight Then, too. 'it. often happens I that a girl who Is always dancing. I running around and eating at odd I hours will be deplorably thin. This I is very obviously curable, if she is I only willing to take I he necessary i measures. In the first place, you can't afford I to have nerves if you are a thin girl. I Don't rush: try to remember thai I there are so very few things which f are worth rushing for. that it is not worth while to risk your health over them. Nervousness, worry ami citement have a definite and decided : action on the digestive fluids, lake I your food slowly masticate each par I tide thoroughly. Once you have I learned to do this yen will nevei I hurry- Eat at the same time every J da. and don't eat between meal? T This Is just the reason that most I of our young high school misses look J, 60 anemic They dash out without, breakfast, they don't carry B luocb I because of a foolish pride, and they j I won't fat their suppers because the 1 lii-- oriniliMl llinir nnnntilo hi' palinr I candy or a chocolate Bundae down town after school The result is very evident on their faces. Their eyes are dull, their skin muddy and sallow. This is by far a less ittractlve picture than that of a fresh healthy looking girl with a lunch under her arm. if they could only be brought to real Ht If this little school-girl's mother Hf would ouly see that her daughter f finished her breakfast before leaving. and that she sot to bed in time to VI get at least eight hours' rest, and V'l that her lunch was plain and filling, i her daughter's health and spirit 9 ould 3 be different. There would be no more cross answers and unpleasant scenes when a correction wan made. If the thin girl would follow the simple directions for her diet which any physician will give her such as ating plenty of starch and 6ugar compounds and sleep, eat and exer-i exer-i Ise regularly, her weight will increase. in-crease. This won t happen all at Once If yoU are run down you will have to wait until the body catches up 'o the normal standard before any im-prnvement im-prnvement begins, but if you keep at It faithfully you are bound to get fat. unless some serious illness prevents. pre-vents. EVERYDAY ETIQUETTE. ' What should a hostess say when n ' person making a formal call speaks of departing?" asked dwell. "A hostess should always express her regret at the departure of a rnlW, whether the call is a formal or an informal one," answered hr mother. YOUR BOYS AND GIRLS. If the busv mother will wash the baby's jackets or the children's sweaters in the usual way and then put them In a clean pan and set them in a warm place to dry, they will bo like new. Turn them often and hake a little as they dry. and they will be found as soft and fluffs as when purchased and not pulled out of shape as when hung on the line to dry Muslins and cotton goods can be rendered almost fireproof if an ounce I of alum or sal ammoniac is put In I the last water in w hie h they are rinsed oi In the starch when they are stiffened This is a particularly wise precaution to take with chU-I chU-I dren's clothes for even if the clothes ! do manage to take fire, which is I highly improbable. thev will burn j without flames. I For a child s birthday party bake I little cakes in gem pans Wuen ready I for icing, make a aniall hole In the top cf each cake and slip in a tin;, doll, the penny variety will do. Then ice as desired The icing will hold the doll In place, and each little girl I will be deighted with a dolly take SPORT GARMENTS. Sport garments are receiving a great deal of attention ibis season, uossihlv because American women are indulging more in outdoor life ; this last year than for years past; since, indeed, the unforgetabh Gib son period, which women aped the i men in both clothing and pastime 1 with an all too faithful enthusiasm. , Now, however, the sports indulged in are quite appropriate for women, and they are insisting upon comfortable j but feminine garments in which io ; pursue them. There is B delightful new yarn suiting suit-ing which has been woven especially for sport garments. The foundation j of the cloth is really a woollen stock-j stock-j inette with a short, fleecy surface ! that makes it slightly blanket-like in I appearance The idea is to have for '.sports clothing that will give when i r. ,-..r. Stockinette streches with : the movement of the body and thus is xi eedingly comfortable. A lovely new chinchilla coal that may be used for many purposes. In-( In-( luding snorts, and is .therefore more or less of a utility coat, is white chinchilla, having through it an elusive elu-sive blanket stripe. This stripe is in one and sometimes three contrasting rolors The wrong side of the chinchilla chin-chilla (the chincilla usually being in w hite or pale sand i show s the stripe quile plainly but the nape of the chinchilla all but hides the blanket stripe upon the right side Chlnchil las have been with us for several seasons, sea-sons, hut they are still in excellent standing It is well, however, if you are buying a new one to purcnase ins newest weave of this wonderfully serviceable cloth. There is a new halmacaan coat, or to put It more clearly, there is an Improvement on last years bnlm.i caan coat that is decidedly fetching This coat is made of the same material, ma-terial, tweed, but its cut Is infinitely smarter and neater The new version is yoked, and the skirt of the coat falls from this yoke in pleats held in. however, by discreet switchings. These new models are appearing with and without belts. Thev will be worn bv very young girls and slender women alike. They are Inexpensive but "good" looking, owing to the new cut and many people of good taste will no doubt adopt them for general utility util-ity or knockabout coats. Needless to sa. they make excellent school and college coats MAKES POTATO A DAINTY DISH. One need not be a strict vegetarian to realize and appreciate the value of the homely potato as an item in the daily menu It is exceedingly nourishing, and here Is a bint for those who wish to put on weight exceedingly fattening, while, like manv other vegetable;. It has a most beneficial effect on the complexion The Irish women of the poorer claes- les, whose diet consists largely, and sometimes entirely, of potatoes, arc renowned for the clearness and beau ly of their complexions, which, though innocent of toilet creams or powders can vie with that of the most ex (julsite beauty. Possibly the chief reason why the potato does not hold a more popular place on the menu of the averaRc din ncr tRble is due to the monotony with which it is served, generally either plainly boiled, and but too often watery and sodden, or else fried in insufficiently heated fat which renders It greasy and indigesii ble when cooked Day after day potatoes po-tatoes are served In either of these ways, although there are possibilities of making really tasty dishes from potatoes po-tatoes without the expenditure of much more time and trouble A celebrated chef has given the three following recipes for cooking potatoes in a most dainty way, and which, though but seldom seen except ex-cept at restaurants, and yet within the capacity of the average woman who attends to her own cooking For Soufflec Potatoes Peel and carefully trim the potatoes square, then cut them Into slices one eighth of an inch thick and about an inch and a half long, wash them in cold water, and dry thoroughly. Then put them into moderately hot fat. As soon aa the potatoes are placed In the pan heat the fat graduall until they are cooked, which thev will be when they rise Urain them in the frvin basket and at once Immerse them Into fresh and hotter tat The fresh Insertion In-sertion effects the puffling wnfch results re-sults from the sudden contact with the heat. Iave the potatoes to dry, drain on a stretched piece of linen, Ball moderately, and dish up. Another Recipe for Souffleo Tota toes Iepare a pint of mashed potatoes po-tatoes with cream or milk, add to them the raw yolks of three eggs ami the whites beaten to a tiff froth, ar range in a buttered soutfle saucepan or in small porcelain cups, and cook like ordinary souffle This is a particularly nourishing dish, as it includes the eggs and is most suitable for vegetarian meals Mashed Potatoes To make, peel and quarter the potatoes and cook quickly in salted water. When they feel soft to the touch drain them rub through a sieve, and work the puree vigorously with three ounces of 1. utter to the pound ol potatoes Then add little by little one-half pint of boiling milk In order to bring the puree to the required consistency. Heat without honing and serve. When rooking soufflee potatoes drv the potatoes thoroughly after Washing or they will become sodden Ee care ful to see that the second lot of fat is extremely hot or the potatoes will l not become properly puffed. Remember, w hen preparing mashed l potatoes, that thev 9hould only be I cooked just when required, and thai if allowed to wait they lose all their flavor. |