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HomeMy WebLinkAboutExeter Advocate, 1906-12-20, Page 7eatoafireVatafkatMAAASSAAaastasaaaeatA. / Christmas Fare abareaessealeaseaaleastaraealsgeeataceeterag., SWEETS. *Tall the fun ot Caristmas Iles in mak- ing candy for the wee folks. Never get the idea that it is cheaper to buy candy, for it is not, The pure candies are ex- pensive, but the cheap ones more so. Injurious dyes, cheap sugar and adul- terated materials go to Ma lie Up the highly -colored the* candies many paple buy under the impression that they are saving money. Better deny your ohildren candy alway.s, than to buy impure trash. Taffy.—Plain taffy is easy to begin on and all,children delight to pull it. 'Fake two cups molasses and one of sugar with enough hot water (a)out half a cup) to melt the sugar. Add a lump of butter the size of a walnut and a table- spoon of vinegar. Cook without stir- ring till it threads,,and pour on Inittered pans to cool. When cool enough to handle pull till vitae and alining. Peppermint Drops, -- Cook without stirring till it threads 2 cups granulated sugar and 1 .cup lot water.When della beat till taiek and stiff. While still soft and hot flavor with a few drops of es- sence of -peppermint and beat again till stiff. Drop ,la beeps on buttered aper o m • i P r pour nto• a buttered pa about, half an inch deep. If the pan is used, eut In ineh squares when hard enough to keep ,tbeir shape. Nut Dainties. --Boil together till it is a prize recipe. Take 1 cup sugar, X threads 1 cup sugar nate just enough cup butter, aa oup milk, whites of 3 hot water to dissolve it. When it is a eggs, 2 cups siftedflour, sifted again thick syrup add very slowly pt hot, with 1% teaspoons baking powder. mlIh and a small lump of butter. Stir Add 1 teaspoon of vanilla and bake in all the time until t gets sugary after the milk is added,. and then tette freer the fire and beat till quite thick. Add 1 pt nut kernels, either walnut or hickory. For Popcorn Balls.—Boil• together till it threads 1 cup granulated sugar with SaDle quantity eaeli of drippings aed bettermilk, 3 eggs, 1 teaepoon each cin- namon, ellspice aria •olovos 1 stIP finela chopped raisins, 1 level teaspeon soda, dissolved in water, enough flour to maae a drop batter. Bake th a eliallow pan 'and when cool out into riage. lee with chocolate and deeOrate with English walnut' keynote!, HOLIDAY CAKES. Fig Loaf Cake.—Beet % cup butter to a cream. Gradually beat in 1 cup sugar, then, alternately, Se eup milk and 2 cups sifted, Doer, sifted agath with 3 level teaspoons baking powder. Flavor with 1 teaspoon vanilla extract and beat in whites'. of 3 egge, beaten dry. Have ready between X and % lb choice figs, such as have a tender silky skin. Cut easel m 2 or 3 pieces, dropping them here and there in the mixture as it la added to the pan. Bake about 40 minutes. When cool, invert, the loaf, and cover with a nailing icingenade at X cup sugar and X cap, waterebeiled. till it theeridse -then pour ' hiaa • thin stream over the stiffly :beaten white of an egg, stirring constantly. Walnut Mocha. --This is inexpensive but toothsome. To X cup butter, add 1 cup stager, % cup strong liquid coffee, 1% cups flour, 2% teaspoons baking powder, whites 01 .3 eggs, stiffly beaten, % cup walnut 'meats cut In Waives. Cream butter, add sugar, beat well. Add coffee, then the dry ingredients Sifted together. _Beat, add the nuts and Itistly fold in the egg-whites. Bake in ,a loaf and froet with, confectioners icing. Take 2 tablespoons.sweet cream to. Which a,dd confectioner's stager to make of the right consistency to spread. Add X teaspoon each ,of lemon ,.and, vanilla extract.° ' Penoche Cake with Nut Filling.—This 2 layers. For the nut filling take 2 cups, brown sugar, ae, cup reille .1 teblespoont butt*. 13011 tOgAer anal. it tbielaaisd then add .1* cup cheapen° hickory a or English walnut meats. -Remove from! stove and stir until creamy, then spreadi enough hot water to melt it and X tea -1 between layers of *cake and on top, de -1 spoon cream of tartar. When it threads 1 °orating with halves of nut meats. 1 have. ready your large pan of Popcorn Cornstarch Cake.—To 1 cep butter and a pan of very cold water. Get someone to pour a tiny stream of syrup boiling hot on the corn and toss it lightly till it is coated. It is best, not to attempt more than two or three bans at, a nine as it quickly hardens. Dip ihe hands lightly into the cold water, shak- ing off the extra -drops, and form the balls as soon as possible. A. very little • practice will enable you to keep from burning your hends and vsting the eyrup. Wittalloney.—One pt white sugar and - enough hot water to melt it. Add 4 largo tablespoons of strained honey and boil till it becomes brittle in cold water. Pull when cool enough. CAKES AND COOKIES. Cinnamon bumbles: Cream together 1 cup eoft butter. and 2 cups brown su- gar. Add 4 well -beaten eggs. When well mixed stir in enough flour to stil- ton, having soft as possible to roll. Cut into desired shape, sprinkle over with granulated sugar and cinnamon, and bake in a. quick oven. Lillie Gem.—To 3 cups flour add aa teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoons sugar, 2 of baking powder, 2 eggs, 1 pt cream. Flavor with extract of cinnamon or 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon. Mix into a firm batter and bake in buttered muf- fin rings. • • Fig Cake.—Cream together 1% cups auger and aa cup butter. Add 1 cup milk and when mixed the well yolks of... 3 eggs, then enough flour to form a good batter. Lastly fold in the beaten whites of the eggs. Flavor with • orange: Stew 1 opp finely chopped figs, add teaspoon lemon juice and 2 table- spoons white icing, spread between the cake, using plain white icing for the outside. Fruit and Nut, Cookies. -- Two-thirds cup sweet milk, 2 cups granulated sugar, 1 cup butter" 1 egg ,3 e.ups flour, 1 cup chopped raisins and figs, 1 cup chopped almonds,' 2 teaspoons baking pewder, pine]] of salt, a little ground cinnamon , end nutmeg. Drop on flOurecl tins and bake quickly. Cocoanut Delights.—Beat together 4 ozs each of butter anti sugar, add 3 eggs and beat again, add.2 ozs flour, 5 drops orange extract and 4 ozs grated cocoanut. Beat well and have ready buttered tins and on these turn the mix- ture in strips about, 5 inches long. Bake 30 minutes Ina moderate oven. When cool dust with pulverized sugar. Spice Cookies.—One cup butter, 1% cups brown sugar, 2 eggs, 1 cup cur - tents, 1 large tableepoona molasses, 1 teaspoon soda, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg to taste; 1 teaspoon vanilla, and suliicient ,flour to roll. Nut Drop Cakes.-- Cream together 2 tablespoons butter and % cup stager. Add 1 well -beaten egg, 2 tablespoons milk, pin& salt, 1 teaspoon baking powder and 1 cup flour. Stir -in 1 cup chopped nuts, drop on well -buttered pans from *a small Spoon and bake quickly. Almond Wafers. ---Chop 1 cup cold butter into 2 cups flour, add 1 teaspoon bilking powder, aa teaspoori salt and same miantity of paprika. When fine ..11k0 meal wet into soft dough with ice water. Roll % inch thick, spread with blanched arid browned ahnoade, press with rolling pin, cut into strips and bake. MORE DAINTIES. Chocolate Puffs,—Stir 1 cup flour into 1 cup water and Sa cup butter, boiling together, Remove from fire, beat in 1 el% molted chocolate and one at a time, 1 eggs. Bake by dropping a spoenful at a time about 3 inehes apart on greased pans; cook for 30 minutes. When cold tut a Sia in the top, end put into each • lara,e spooa checotate easterai Sprig- idOVer Iblekly With powdered sager, • Orange Colds. --One cup sugar, X Op butler, teaspoon baking powder, 4 eggs even beaten, grated rind of 2 mnitges, 2 sceht ctme pastry flour, treeseured before sitting. Drop on oiled eerier helm a teaspoon; bake quickly. Nut end Chaeoalte itings,—Two mins bfeWri auger, a; cup atelasses • and the add 2 cups sugar, 1 cep milk, 1 cup cernstarch, 2 cups neer, 4% teaspoons baking powder, whites of 5 eggs, % teaspoon ahnond extract. Follow recipe for .mixing Walnut Mocha cake. This} makes 2 nice loaves. Bake % corn -1 starch calce mixture in a dripping pan.' Cut crosswise. Spread between layers' with one-half the boiled icing recipe to which have been added 8 soft prunes, stoned and cut in pieces and X cup! almonds blanched and cut in" piedes,1 first reserving enough plain boiled icing for top of the cake. Deeorate the *top with blanched meats. CHRISTMAS MINCE MEAT. — - Two Excellent Recipes, One With and girne.face as she went out, tightly grasp nig the little handbag containing the - area , .1" r• • .t` ae • . • err° hili11110Celli 11111)0Sier ++++++++++++4+++++++++ "And as the week's notice is up to- day, Miss Thornicroft, you'll please to go as soon as possible." Clarice Thornicraft looked up into the hard face of her landlady. las—a's Christmas Eve, Mrs. Jeffs ries," she faltered appealingly, 'That's just why I want the room. I've some friedds comingeto spend Christ- *nias With the. Mind. you don't take your box with you, neither. You owe me six weeks' rent. "I3ut I hope to get something to do directly after Christmas, and then I shall pay you. Do give me one week more. I dont know where to go or what to do." "Rubbish!" rudely retorted the woman. You must have friends to go to, and I believe you have plenty of Money to pay me with; look at that good coat and skirt, and that grand hat. Why don't yon pawn them and pay your debts?" "Because I must keep some good clothes if I amto hope for a situation of any kind. Who would engage me if 1 looked shabby? But there are still some things in my box. Take them, and let nee stay one week longer." But ihie landlady was adamant. Clar- ice m,ust go, and go at once. • The short winter's day was drawing to a close. It was dark, and intensely cold. A few'enowilakes drifted into the the Other Without Meat. few artiole.s Mrs:: Jeffries had ailowed her to take. She was tante unable to Here is a recipe that has always given farm any plan, and walken aimlessly satisfaction, and on account, of that on for a long time, until she was nearly materials used need not be made so. knocked over by a man who ran down early, as it does not, require so long a the steps of a large handsome house, time to ripen unless one desires a still richer mixture: Take a large beef*which she was just passing. With a has- . apology he steadied her, and then, tongue—if dried, soak it over night in , gelling a full view of her face, he ex - plenty of cold water, then in the morn- claimed _joyously: "Clariceta Is it really Mg put over the fire he a large boiler, cieleeera , wen filled evIth'• cold water.- Let . Hi'vvas a tall, Very diatinguished- water' gradually coine to boiling point- looking . man, with white hair ana and at the first boil pour the water off, and replace ital fresh cold water; let moustache and delicately chiselled lea - v [his gradually- heat to boiling pqint, tures. "My athen let it, boil steadily but gently for name is Clarice," the girl answer- ed, name don't know you." an hdur. At the end of that tiine put al have changed, no doubt, but you in three - °minds of lean beef from neck are just the same. a knew you at once. of round the tongue weighs more just as'n than three ounds take same quantity How fortunate that I should meet you p et beef).- Add a tablespoonful of salt fee; comewas ie."going out! Come in, Clar- . and let it boil gently for three hours Utterly bewildered, Clarice accompani- longer, keeping covered. Then remeVe ed him into the house. After all, he from the fire, teke cut the tongue and might ,be some friend of her father's skin it and then return to the liquor in who had known her asndisputably a gentleman, umnistakabe *a child; he was the boiler and let -both tongue and beef i 'cool in the water in which they were y sane, and evidently -weal -ewer sixty. boiled.. When perfectnecold remove the'Besides, she was so dazed Vali mystery fat 'from. liquor, take' out the Meat and arid enxiaty that it was easier to com- trim off all skin and gristle and chop nly with his request than to resist. He fine. Remove all skin and membraae led 'her into an inner hall. and sent a Stem the three pounds of fresh beef ,footrnat for the liousekeeper. "Here- is Miss Cierice," he said as an imposing personage appeared. "I told you that I expected her." "Yes Sir Everard," "I had -your letter, Clerice, telling me two pounds of picked, evashed and dried currants, one pound of shredded that you would spend Christmas with suet and chop fine, adding it to the beef and tongue.. Next add four pounds of . chopped _tart apples, weighed after they are pared and cored; four pounds of large raieilis, seded and cut in half; citron, quarter of a pound each of orangc and lemon peel, shredded; one ppund of sweet and two ounces of bit- ter almonds, elicited before weighing; blanch and chop fine. Also add the thin grated yellow rind and the juice of four eranges and four lemons. Sweet- en with four pounds of soft while sugar; add two level tablespoonfuls of salt,, a lavel teaspoonful:quell of .pepper, ground •cloves, allapfee, einiitimone-anacee•'and, two medium-sized nutmegs grated. Moi- sten the whole with a part of grape jaice to make it of proper consistency. Mix thoroughly adding more sugar, sea- soning and spices if taste requires, but be careful that no taste predoniinatee. Let it stand at least twenty-four hours before using. This mince meat vvill 'keep all wfnter, well covered and irr a tool place. Watch and add more ap- ples if it becomes too dry, Mincemeat Without Meat. — Five pounds of chopped apples, one arid a - half pounds chopped eweet, one and 3 half pounds of currants, Weshed, dried and picked over; one -and -one -hall pounds seeded villeins, three pounds brown su- gar, one pound -citron cut thin; the grated rind, juice and gulp of one or- ange; the grated rind' and juice of two lemons, one-half ounce cinnamon; one- half ounce of clovee, allapice anti mace, 'mixed; one, ounce salt; two nutmegs r•ara Led. Chep all the fruits and suet thoroughly, MIx Well with sugar, salt and spice, DEPENDS. Mother --"Well, Johnnie, what ere you getng to give your teacher foe a bbrist. mite present?" ,Tohnnie—"It is too soon to tall( about that yet, mamma. It all depeade en how She behriaes herself between' now and Cheleariase" me, and you will find that Mrs. Ellis has made all preparations for your com- fort. Take Miss Clarice to her room, Mrs. Ellis, and have her maid sent to her." "Yes, Sir Everard," rejoined the house- keeper, and Clarice followed her like one in a dream. It was now obvious that there was a mistake, but Clarice felt powerless to set it right. Perhape tile „EigfiVCiariee' might alo attain tip. till next Clay, and meanwhile" her deputy would have a night's shelter. The room into which she was shown lotted delightfully cosy in the dancing firelight, and thee contrast between it and the cold, dreary streets from which she had come drew a little sigh of plea- sure from the girl. The blinds were drawn, the lights turned on, and pre- sently Clarice had slipped into a warm wrapper and was teasting on tea and delicious hot cakes by the fire, The ruaid busied herself in laying out toilet necessaries and bringing from the ward- robe evening gowns for her mistress to choose from. "The right Clarice has obviously sent on her luggage in advance," mused , Clarice, as 'she signified her intention', to descent] to dinner in an exquisite creation of foamy while, "and what will bappen evhen she finds a total stranger wearing her gowns—and jewels"—as the rintid'opened a jewel -case for her inspec- tion -9' shudder, to contemplate." The gown. fitted 'to perfection, and the' ' pearls she selected became her admir- ably. She was a vision of beauty when she once more joined her host. There was someone with him, a young man 5 of about thirty or more. "You will not remember your cousin, Clarice," said Sir Everard. "1 -le has al- tered very 'much since you left us. Yet —1 -ie is of your own age." He glanced dubiously Iron"- the girl to the young man, and an exaression of perplexity crossed his brow. "Yes, Arthur is just your age," he repeated Slowly. eaal down bis %age arid fork and looked tseecaingly acroes the:table at his com• 1:11'llitl:vevneio';,der who' are?' be Said re• 'once. . Clarice fleshed scarlet, but Icept sil- "1 know who you are not," went on Arthur in the same quiet, indolent tone, •''''You are not my unekas daughter; Yoe are not Clarice Deyncourt." "How do you Item that?" flashed out Clariee, terfor and defiance mingled in ber eyes like those of a bunted anintal athay. „"Very simply. Clarice must be at least fourteen years your senior. Marvelloue as your resemblance to her, the in- stant I Saw, you I knew you to be an imposter." Clarice gave it Hale ery. "Yes, I am; but, ohl not willinglY. Let me explain how it came about. Indeed I am ilat an adventuress. I have al- ways lived in the country with ray fa- lher, quite alone, for I am an only child, and my mother died at my birth. He died suddenly three months ago, and they told me he had been speculating and had lost everything, So I came to London to earn my living, "I had been trained for nothing, you 'understand," went on the eat, pathetic voice. "1 was just a cavefully-educated. domesticated girl, brough up to lead n sheltered life in my father's house. Still, was ready to do anything, and I ad- vertised and paid fees to agents till my money,was all gone, and yesterday my landlady turned me out," ' Arthur tittered a -smothered exclama- tion. "Ohl I can't blame her. I owe her si,t *weeks' rent and -she has her living' 'to Make, too. I wanderea abouttill found myself opposite this house, and Sir,Everara came out. He called me by my name, which is really Clarice, and made me come in. Just at first I thought he might be some friend of father's whom I had forgotten, and when I saw it was a mistake 1 hadn't the courage la undeceive him and go out into the cruel streets again. I know I've been very wicked, and I'll tell Sir Everard whom I am as soon as I see him. 0 do you think he'll seed me to prison "Nonsense!" cried Arthur. "Of cour not. You haven't done anything wron .1 believe every word you say, and ,ou leave things to me, I'll find the be ime to set things right with my uncl And now, as I see you really know n hing about our affairs, tell yo about my cousin Clarice. She and I were brought up together, and my uncle had a egreat wish filet when we grew up we should marry._ But it wouldn't do. , Clarice was a. land -hearted, good - 'humored girl, but she had no mind, and ter tastes were hopelessly common. "When she eloped with her groom was not in the least surprised, for I knew her love of low society, and that mW she had found her fitting ate. e heard nothing of her for years. until, a lave weeks ago, my uncle had e letter from her announcing her widowhood and her intention of spending Christ- mas with hien. Mg uncle is perfectly sane, remember, but his daughter elopmente had nearly killed him: he ha been in for months aftee it. This le ter had a tremendous effect on him, an he was in the most excited state. "He took for granted that she we coming to make her home with hi again, and made extensive prepare lions, having her room done up an buying everything a girl could wan for he seemed to forget the years tha had paseed since Clarice had gone. S excited and unlike himself was he yes terdaa that when he went .out I wa about to follow him, but, of course, h came back almost directly with you. will break the news of his mistake to him later on; until then, lotus imagine ourselves to be really cousin,s." fused, 1 will take your wor1, If assure me that yeti ore ay ilatigliterof 1 will believe you." Clarice rose to her feet, "When yeti niet are gestorday, Pale EVerard, and brought me in here I was; Irienaless and desolate, not knowing': evbee to turn for a night'e ledging, and: WaS tempted to allow you to think ma you daughter. But I am slat. 1 an the daugbter at Leslie Thornieroft, cl, SI aattry's Ford, and, by a curious co.; encidence, my name is Clarice Deny' ccurt Thornieroft, But I inn not really your daughter at all." ' leer voice broke, end she Mintier) M eeping from the room. 'There was seashore, silence. "Poor little soull" said Mrs. Mountford, "she has gone to pack, 1 suppose, but you won't let her go to:night, will you, father? In feet, you miglit do worse' than adopt ber. You ought to bave woman about you now, and I can't, stay. I wouldn't for worlds. Mourne ford is a good fellow, and were very happy, You anow 1110 now, don't you, father?" The old mo an held out his hands t, her. "Yes, Clarice, 1 know you now.And you are right. 'You would not be hap- py here, and that little girl has, 1 be- lieve, a claim on my love and protecting care. You remember, Arthur, that I once told you I had Rived a °oust]) ea m3, own, Gertrutle Denycourt„ and had aelced her to be my second wife. Sink 'Teased me for another man, Lesliaa Thornicroft, of St. Mary's Ford, and that ohild has a right to her Deyncoure face and name, for she is Gertrudeur Deyncot's, daughter. Go, Clarice, and bring her down to me."-, ' But Clarice Thornicroft was gone. "I'll soon overtake aer," exclaimed' Arthur, starting to his feet. as his cal1.1 sin returned with the news. She ca.ri'a have gone far." Nor had she. After a short search - be found her standing leaning against( . g the park railings, her white face turtle up to the starsIt had ceased snowin and was intensely cold. Arthur's her „ contracted with a sudden parag as h sacgre.the utter despair in the small wan fa• se "Clarice," he said gently, and, as shq g• started with a little piteous cry, he toola it her tenderly into his arrns. "Little girl st I have come to take you home again; ,• You have a right there." And as th , o- wide grey eyes looked the question till u pale lips could not speak, he hurriedly explained. "So now, little one, come, home; come home, cousin Clarice," ag urged—and she yielded I Nothing will ever convince Sir Ever - 1 ard that his meeting on Christmas Ev With his nephew's future wife was n 11 a master -stroke of genius rather than a happy accident. "My cousin wears remarkably well," observed the young man, with a bitter- ly sarcastic smile, and just then dinner was announced. "You shall sit opposite your portrait, Clarice," said the old man, Pointing to the full-length portrait of a girl, which almost startled Clarice, it was so like herself. She might have been looking into a mirror. It was a beautilal pic- turee-a little laughing face, all dimples and roae-bloom, starry grey eyes, a Cu- pid's bow of a mouth, ripe for mirth and kisses, a dainty head of nut -brown curls. "The likeness is marvellous," remark- ed' Arthur, standing for a moment to gaze from the painting to the girl before, taking his seat, and as he sat down, facing her, his eyes met those of Clar- ice with an expression that told her he knew her to be an imposter. But he said nothing more, And a mod eeckless- nese took -possession of her. iaet the future take care of itself; she wouki en- joy the present. Weeks of living in miserable lodgings 'on 'cheap food eaten urceremoniously in her one room made hie keenly ap- preciative of the +dainty meal daintily served, the well-appointed table, the beauty of silver, eut glass, flowers, fine damaek, brilliant lights. There was little conversation during the meal, and very early in the evening Clarice pleaded fatigue and escaped to tier own room. Christmas Day was ushered in by heavy.snowstorm, and Clarice, waking in her white downy nest, so different from the hard conch and grimy sheets el her late lodgings, shivered, a little as she watched the whirling snowflakes. "I am certain to be turned out to -day," she reflected, "for, of course, the right Clarice will arrive, and there's no know- ing whether my next night's met may not be takera-on a plank in. a, prison tell; for all I know, I may have brofight myself within reach of the law. So I must make the most of present com- forts. Oh, how Is snows, and how cold it must be out of doorst" Presently her maid brought tea, and the fire was lit and her bath prepared, and by-and-by she was ready to go down to breakfast. Hee supposed cot - sol whose name she had discovered to be Arthur Deyncourt, was alone in the breakfast room, for Sir Everard, the ser - 'vent told her, breakfasted. ,in his own apartments.- A cold bow was Arthur's only greeting, and they sat down in sol- emn silence, which lasted until the Ser- Ivent had left, the room. Then Arthur Ret.---Witers this? Malaita r• C11111051'11( AND THE 111AT. ., Ste Everard turned a loOle of illetreee se 011 l'anrefe, Guess III trate a II Gratioue, this must be a new kind 1-f "Sty deer,".he ettiil gently, 'I do not la tr*p. understated ell ans. i'llin old'and Obit-. -ae FUN WITH. A CHRISTMAS TREE. . . Every Gift Mast Jic Wrapped .ula- an& Made Mysterious. • The ordinary Christmas tree hung with presents arid heaped at the base with' d. more in brown paper wrappers is a,. sufficient- delight for many children, 1 hut since there is always great fascinaa tion in novelties, the tree of this Tule- m tide should be Cerrverted into a mgaterye one. d • t, 0 1 he task of metamorphosis is not dif- ficult, though it takes some little time L carry out, and when it is completed it is a capita] aid to merriment. 'We all - know what bran pies are, those delight- s ful repositories of pre'sents' into which a the hands of the ceder are thrust to be * A Fairy-like in her pretty white frock, decked with holly, 'Caprice sat that even- ing at the piano softly playing to the two men, whe listened entranced. Ar- thur was turning over in his mind the best way of undeceiving his uncle, when Fate took the matter out of his hands. The drawing -room door opened; "Mrs. Mountford" was announced, and an en- °:1Sntleildn.511Ystout and overdaessed:.woman r "Good-evening, father; good -evening, Arthur," she cried. Sir Everard rose courteously. 'Good -evening, madam. You wish to eak to me?" "Why, good n,racious, lather, don't you -know the? r am Clarice, your, daughter." Sir Everard looked hard at her, then at the girl at the piano. Then he stretched out las trembling.. hand and laid it on the shoulder of Clarice, Thor- nicroft. "This is my daughter Clarice, Ma- dam," he said very gently. "You are under some delusion." . Mrs. Mouniford stared helplessly at him then burst into a laugh. "Well, this beats all, she exclaimei. fa dfdn 1 quite know hew you would re- ceive me tether, but I didn't expect this. I don't know who tins young lady may be"—eyeing Clarice closely—"but I sup- pose you haVe adopted her because she IS like what I was avben a girl; but It's a bit thick to 'disown your own child." "You are under some delusion,. inc- 'dam; repeated the old Man. "This is niy chila„ wag) 10 early youth ineae:•ari iiiiToiri•in°4r,ttil,,41-14Wtiedottelvietlitittaagneil apnedniltTns tritoovi tiree; Well, I'm blest!" gasped Mrs. Mount ford. "Why father, can't you see that caild isn't more than eighteen or twenty and your datighter is thirtrfour. Of course, len altered. I've grown Very elout, for •ane thing; but surely' yeti know me, T want nothing from yoe ex- cept your friendship and fergivenes$— lit your lifet 0111 that is, for, el course, I expect' you'll do me justice in your will. , I've merried nettle), a well-to-do pub - liven, and the life just suits me, I'm always in the bar. I wouldn't live in Perk ,Larie agatin or rd Deyncoirrt einnor r the world. chosen my own life end I'm •happy in it But I want you k be friends Nadi) with Me. Coine, titer, surely our own sense tells you that bit of a girl efina, be your daugh- fek." . sp withdrawn after a certain space of tithe', with the parcel that promises to haye the greatest prize; well, the mystery tree partakes of that species of fug, without the bran, but with something still more anmeing to take its place. Every gift that 'appears on the trean oe et the base of it must ne wrepped up in such a way that it does not look in the least bit like what it is. To take an example a dozen pretty handkerchiefs may each be pulled up slightly and tied in a mottled brown paper, and theni festoened upon the tree where they willi look like a string of sausages. Wheni . the recipient of whom they -are antende ei has ern -eyed the Surprise of such a quaint present she "will find to her dea light that the insides of the sausages: are a 'set of daintily -embroidered mou- choirs instead of prosaic pork. No relationship can be traced at firs*. beteveur a set of razors, it cake of shava mg soap, and a very infantile -looking, doll in long clothes. This, howevera forms a present for an extremely young' man whose bedding moustache is only, just making its appearance, hence the connection between the baby and the razors. The cake of shaving soap is roughly modelled lo form a doll's face, and is surrounded by a cap df White paper; the leather case of razors forms the body, and the doll is !taloned in a long dress of white paper. much frillea at the edge to imitate the froth of soap. A While weeny lamb may be tree - formed into a raging lion for a small child by having wound round its legs and body tawny brown crepe poper, to which is added a bushy mane and a tail made of darker paper cut In strips. The majority of children highlv. enjoy a little myelery of this kind, and feel tie if They were receiving two.peesdiets when theirlien turas out to lie a meek and read Itimblcin. The more valuable the present the more amusing -it is to belittle its hie, portanee. Supposing ono of the wong derful and • smart embroideved pictures be bought, it might effectively be cove meld up with paper, outside winch it niece of lane merit would figure, mak-1 ing the parcel look like a dress length! 0rAeIhi coaxP ocritlpi tent ed fpod warrentet] to add intelligence lo the broth may very; reasonably contain a hook that has been wanted by the recipient for ever so lenge! A eollage loaf carefully Scooped out. will enshrirre it jeweled ring or a wateli mast sa lista clergy. 3.4........*AA• • • POI] ntaSINESS PURPOSE'S. "I wish T could be a laundress,". said bilge norethy, ' "Yrei /mita neve to ee•oea very, 'eatry h 11(1 nn hild." -okaerved tier motberi "Ilot 101tsaiinka Mamma', of all t 'stoeknige Citula' 'artng, 41"