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Show i' 1 1 The Housekeeper's Corner I , : Stale rolls, biscuits, cookies, dough- j; i iLs and even cold baked potatoes ii T be freshened if put in clean paper . sacks and placed in a hot oven about '; $ minutes. )' t)0 housewife,s first duty is to see I Jt every member of her household j, Properly nourished. I , 'satisfactory things are returned ; w the grocer he will atop sending that Jt of produce. - I ,A friable oil stove is a handy thing j I "fle it comes to heating an Imperfect-- Imperfect-- '? warmed bathroom, doth n shoes are soiled, moisten a - I tM, rub il across a piece of pure i . soap and clean the shoes. n"16 :i tln' Christmas tree i na erect on the dining table, plant f . a jardienc fiDed wtih sand. 7, iJf111011 u5ce and cayenne are excol-: excol-: ,eac used in ench dressing Instead of black pepper and vinegar. Boiled ham will be more delicate and delicious if it is allowed to cool in the liquor in which it is cooked. Stale pieces of bread can be put through the meat grinder and added to any muffins you are planning to make. If a small lump of alum is put Into the paste for putting paper on the wall the mice will never gnaw the paper. The secret of saving meat Is to extend ex-tend the meat flavor by gravies, or combinations of the meat with vegetables. vege-tables. To reduce one's Qcsh the simplest thing is to eat less and the next simplest sim-plest thing is to cat no starchy or sweet foods. After roasting a piece of meat which is to be served cold wrap it in cheesecloth cheese-cloth while hot. This preserves the flavor. While the dishes are being washed the silver cleaning bottle can stand ori the table and any silver that is dark I can be rubbed. POTATO OMELET. Cut cold boiled potatoes into cubes. Season with salt and pepper, dredge with flour and turn into a spider in which a generous lump of butter has been melted. Now pour enough water for the flour to thicken well. Cook slowly without stirring until a brown crust has formed all over the bottom. Then fold and serve. FLUFFS AND FRILLS A now sleeve, cut with a triangular poke at the elbow and fitted tightly below be-low is a feature of some of the new spring blouses. Satin and glove silk neckwear worked in colored worsteds in mate-lasso mate-lasso effects is the latest note in collars col-lars and vestees. The smartest white costumes have an acpent somewhere, the belt, collar and cuffs or lining may be of red or bright blue. Bathing suits decorated with large medallions of bright crocheted yarns have just been shipped south for mid-winter mid-winter bathers. There are largo, floppy hats of Georgette Geor-gette crepe in light pink and blue. They are trimmed with small flowers in contrasting shades. In the higher priced silk undergarments undergar-ments there is a noticeable tendency to break away from the lines of the regulation envelope chemise. The evening gown of white should be brightened by a single red rose worn in the corsage. |