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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1915-12-9, Page 33 /dente. eozwer Selected Recipes, I dish, changing every few days, This -Baked Peak Cl1,—into deep draw out the moisture and keeps t he baking, dish sl ee layer of rim, par- cheese fresh. ed potatoes, dust with salt and pepper To lessen the noise in a bow house - and doe lightly with butter, Repeat indd' or f" on invalids room, cut until (lisle es two-thirds full, pow., is neat eirelee from old Tubber heels or enough sweet milk to cover potatoes, old bicycle tyres, and glue thein firm - place over top layer of lean pork ly to the legs of chairs and tables. chops, season with Atilt and pepper Handles of all new toole, such as cover and bake until chops are tender hoes, fella, spades, etc., should be and potatoes aro creamy, ' oiled when first purchased, Two Vegetable Rade—One-half cup ' coats of linseed oil applied hot will chopped carrots, one cup chopped po- make them last better, and there will tithes, One-half cup chopped turnips, be less breakage in this kind, two cups chopped cabbage, one cup To mend a bole in a lace curtain, chopped beets, two tablespoons beef take a piece of paper, place it over fat, one-fourth cup milk or hot wa- the hole, and work down and across ter, few drops of Imo, juju, au with the sewing -machine. When the and eeesnea4. Melt fat in frying pan. curtain is washed the paper will drop When hissing hot, pour in above M- out, and the darn cannot be seen. gradients, mixed; spread evenly, cover After.wearing new boots or shoes and cook eflowly one-half hour. Fold' for a day or two, apply with a flat turn and serve. i brush an even coating of mastic var- Baked Cup Custards.—Two cups hot nish to the soles and heels. Let it milk, two eggs, one-fourth cup sugar, soak in thoroughly, and dry. Repeat one-half teaspoon caramel or gratings the process from time to time, and the of nutmeg. Beat eggs until yolks and hardened sole will outwear the up whites are Mixed, add sugar, salt and Para' flavoring, then gradually add hot To mend a hole in an umbrella, tale milk, Strain through tire strainer a piece of black court -plaster, cut t into teaeups or individual baking the size required, and place it care dishes, set these in pan of lukewarm fully under the hole on the insid water and bake in slow oven until cus- When dry, the patch will be searcel tard is Arm. Test by inserting silver visible. Vaseline injected into th knife at centre of custard. If custard hinge portion of the frame is a sur is done knife will come out without preventative of rust. 'any milk and egg clinging to it. ' To many tastes sweet pickles ar Serve in same cups or turn out on far more acceptable than acid ones small plater?. and they always seem much more of Macaroni Timbales.—Six ounces of dainty than the sharper sort. If ten leftover meat, four tablespoons der and well sweetened and spice breadcrumbs, one egg, one tablespoon they often seem like delicious pre stock, one teaspoon each of mush- serves' morn catsup and Worcestershire Pieces of bread may be dried in the sauce, two ounces boiled macaroni, oven and crushed to make bread cut in 000 -inch pieces. Mix crumbs crumbs. These can be stored and and meat well together. Add stock, used to sprinkle on cheese and other seasoning and sauces; mix well, add dishes. Uncrushed they may be egg, well beaten. Have ready small served with any soups. Odd pieces of pudding molds. ,Linc with boiled ma- bread and crusts may be soaked and caroni, 1111 with mixture, press dose- i used in puddings, stuffing, etc, ly and cover. Stand molds in boiling. When towels are .rearing thin join water up to two-thirds their heights. two together, and make one strong Cover and boil one hour, Turn from towel. They should be as nearly alike molds and serve. Leftover vegetables as possible, of course. Correspond may be substituted for meat. , ing threads on under and upper tow - Bake Haddock and Oysters.—Good- els are not always equally worn, and sized haddock, two cups oysters, one- by darning over worn parts they may fourth cup butter, one tablespoon be made to last a long time. 3 THE FOREST'S PRIME -EVIL. By Jas. Lawler. 0 e. TEA TIME AT COLLEGE. ° Tea time at college, just at candle light, is perhaps the most enjoyable time of the day. The lonely girl from 0 the West meets the lonely girl from a the East, and friendships spring up which often endure through life. d Many and varied are the topics of GRECIAN HIGHLANDERS IN PICTURESQUE DRESS the swish rnghlanders a10 the BrItISII army, the Creoles Highlanders aro In the Greek army. 4iskeera &own hero In their picturesque garb. I conversation at these late afternoon I gatherings—clothes, of course, come in for a large share of attentinn, and often a girl with a small clothes al- lowance is given a hint or two which. helps her to improve her appearance with little added cost. College and boarding school girls aften enjoy an hour or two sewing now and then; it varies the monotony of study and enables them to add ef- fective little touches of their own to frock and blouse, rendering them - somewhat different, and more suited to their own personality. At tea the other afternoon, one girl wore a sim- ple serge jumper frock made with short full skirt and sleeveless over- blouse and an underwaist of dark blue chopped parsley, one cup cracker crumbs, salt and pepper. DraM oye store and mix crumbs, melted butter and parsley. Season highly with salt and pepper and mix. Remove head and tail and bone haddock. Season with salt, pepper and lemon juice. Stuff with oyster stuffing and sew. Place on a fish sheet or strips of cheesecloth in baking pan, dot with butter, season and bake, 1 allowing Oh, years he spends at breaking stone, twelve minutes to pound. Baste often And he sleeps on a soft plank bed with melted butter, or after fish is For carelessly burning his neighbor's stuffed, place in pan, cover with but- tered cracker crumbs and baste. Serve. garnished with parsley. Braised Beef.—Two pounds sticking piece of beef, one cup diced carrots, one dm tomatoes, one-half cup diced celery, one tablespoon salt, two tea- spoons sager, one-eighth teaspoon each of white pepper and paprika, Settlers rushed from burning homes, one tablespoon flour, one tablespoon Some were burned in their beds; caramel. Wipe meat with piece of And to -day o'er the place where this wet cheesecloth, put into braising pan was done (double roast pan), with vegetables, A. deathlike desert spreads.' salt, pepper and two cups boiling wa- ter. Put on cover and place in hot And the man went back to his distant oven. After one hour add one cup home water and reduce heat of oven, Bake With a buck and a hunting tale, two hours. Remove meat to large And none of his neighbors rose to splatter; to the gravy add the flour remark mixed with a little cold water and That he ought to be sent to jail. the caramel. Boil three minutes. Pour over meat and garnish with parsley. A fool there is and his name is US, Serve wit'* border of boiled rice. As the blindest man can see: Enough for six helpings. If it's jail for the man who burns a shed Cake Hints. While the burner of forests goes mfree. Here are some things about cake - A good pencil of salt improves any FRENCH PEN4.—SION DILLS. to 'reember: . e 11 d 11 0 A man there was and he let his fire Burn down his neighbor's shed, But he was tried and sent to jail, And "Served him right" they said. fence And his fifty -dollar shed. A man there was and he let his fire Burn down a forest wide; Millions of dollars went up in smoke, Thousands of animals died. ake. Mothers Half water, instead of all milk, and Widows of Soldiers 'Will iakee a lighter cake, Benefit by New Bill. If your cake rises in a mountain in Two important reforms are pro - he iniddie, the reason is your dough posed in French pension bills that the 'as too thiok. pension committee has reported fa - If it goes down in the middle, your vorably. The pensions of widows are ough was too rich—too much sugar. to be increased proportionately to the The eiteae of large holes in cake is number of orphans, and pensions will oo numb baking powder. be granted to mothers for the loss 'of To sprinkle flour in greased pans sons who were their main support. I revents cake from sticking. Tho rates provided for the new law A pan of water in the bottom of the are from 568 francs ($112) for wi- yen keeps the e bottom of a cake dews of private soldiers, running Inn burs -ling. from that figure through the various A paper over the top keeps the top grades up to 5,250 francs ($1,050) a min Miming. . year for the widow of a general of division, these figures big' subject 'Useful Hints. to increase in the case of orphans. If Less sugar is required if a pin th of the soldier or officer died of wounds , bicarbonate of soda is added when not reeeived in battle or of disease Stewing fruit. contracted while on duty, the pensions Many expensive preparations can- run from 375 francs ($75) to 3,500 not equal root ginger for removing francs ($700) a year. toothache. Chew a piece slowly, and No statistics of the number of kill. in a short time the pain will go. ed and maimed in the French army The most economical method of are available to the public, but the in - preparing potatoes is to cook and dications given by Monsieur Masse, serve them in their skins, thus pro_ who knows, are to the effect that serving their full flavor and valuable France's pension burden will be Salt, . heavier than that of the United States Your eyeglasses will not steam if , after the Civil War. they are dipped in soapy water and' I.— , wiped dey. There Will be a film of TIIO less keine a man has the this on She glass, which keeps them easier it is for him to lose his head. froni stemming. 1 To proved cheese getting mouldy, Meech 25th used to bo the first da plaCe a lamp of sugar on the cheese of the year. Y of the popular notions is the narrow band of velvet, faille, or picot edged moire ribbon, drawn around the waist and tied in long ended flat bows. Perhaps the greatest number of possibilities for varying the simple dress, when one has a limited supply of clothes, lie in the guimpe. These as a rule are charmingly simple, de- pending for effect upon the color con- trast, the soft sheerness of the ma- terial, and perhaps a button or two, or a jewelled buckle by way of trim- ming. The everyday dress of serge, taffeta, or broadcloth may have a variety of these guimpes for all hours of the day—for morning wear there will be one of plain black satin or taffeta; for afternoon and informal evening affairs, club luncheons, and teas, a guimpe of crepe Georgette, chiffon cloth, or net, in a harmoni- ously contrasting shade will render the costume dressy enough and most becoming. Another convenience is the three- piece, semi -tailored suit consisting of coat and skirt, combined with blouse of satin, chiffon -cloth, crepe de Chine or other contrasting material, in the same color or a shade that combines well with the color of the suit. A suit like this is easily fashioned at home, as there is absolutely no sign of the old-time tailored stiffness, padding, and various other things which a few seasons ago made the idea of fashion- ing a coat at home so alarming. The touch of fur which is so much a part of these suits just now, renders them smart and becoming, as well as warm. Among the novelties noticed on many of these fur trimmed suits is the "muff cuff." These are wide and flaring, made of fur or a fur fabric, and arranged so that the hands may be slipped into them quite as one 6827 Ribbon Trimmed Serge Frock. crepe Georgette veiling, emerald green crepe Georgette, The guimpe was made with a high collar finished at the top with a tiny frill of white; and closed straight down the front with small dull gold buttons. Narrow black moire ribbon formed the girdle, closing on the left side in a small flat bow with long streaming ends. Six bands of the 'dive ribbon had been set on to the skirt at graduated inter - vale, giving the effect of flounces, and adding wonderfully to the appear- ance of the simple frock, The ribbon, which the wearer had herself applied, made the commonplace dress moat ate tractive and unusual. The simplest frocks or blouses may be made attractive and becoming by adding contrasting cuffs, or an un- isual collar; these may bo made re- movable and others substituted at will, thus achieving a pleasing change vhen the dress is becoming somewhat worn. It is an easy matter to fashion any number of these contrasting sets from bits of velvet, or ribbon (which s at the height of popularity for lemmings of all sorts just now), rope Georgette, or chiffon. Nothing s softer or more becoming than 'a enistitched collar of crepe or chiffon, t will add a dressy look to the plain- st of costumes. There is a great e hoice in girdles, too, this winter. One 635 t Showing the Muff Cuff. would use n muff. This idea is es- pecially practical for the suit for shopping or general wear, also for the heavy coat, as there is no danger of losing a valuable muff. While speaking of the muff it is interesting to note that the muff cord or chain is again in favor, One sees it often; knotted satin and moire rib- bon often form the cord; the regula- tion twisted silk cord is favored too, and the jewelled chain is smart and effeetive. Fur trimmed petticoats and pantalettes are among the sea- son'e startling novelties; while the idea is somewhat ridiculous, a glimpse of the fur edged petticoat showin beneath the heavy suit is neverthele attractive and fetching. Patterns can be obtained at you locnl M THE SUNDAY SCHOOL INTERNATIONAL LESSON, DECEMBER 12. Lesson XL Jehovah Yearns Over Backsliding Israel, Hos, 11;1-11. Golden. Text: Hos. 11. 4, 1. The Waywardness1-7). Verse Israel Verse 1. My son—Egypt, Assyria and Phoenicia were all powerful na dons with proclivities and Possession which Israel could not command. Ye God passed them over and called pun Israel when yet a child to be his stn (compare John 1, 12-13; 1 John 3). Out of Egypt—The prophets an Psalmists, as well as the historians never lot Israel forget how God cane( them from their misery in Egypt t their well-being in Palestine. 2. 'Die more they went from them— Israel was favored with the bee teachers to instruct them. But the More they were taught the more wayward they became. God's bounty was too prodigal for them. 3, I took them on my arms—As a loving father would take a disobedient child. 4, As they that lift up the yoke— The picture is that of a team of bul- locks driven by a kind driver. Israel is pictured not as "wanton young cattle .. , which need the yoke firmly fastened on their neck, but a team of toiling oxen mounting some steep road." They are not driven from be- g hind, but drawn from in front. No S5 man can come to me," saith Christ, except the Father draw him." r 7. My people are bent on backslid- ing front me—Hosea sees that kind - nese, as such, evil! not prevail. Stern- er discipline is necessary. BUILDING A BIG BATTLESHIP Row THE MAMMOTH VESSEL IS DESIGNED. The Naeal Architect Must Have Knowledge of A11 Sorts of Craft. Talk of a Chinese puzzle, it is noths s ing to the problem set before a naval t designer who has to build a battle - y ship. Here he has a steel structure of such and such a length and breadth d and depth, and into this space, which is controlled by hard and fast mea - 1 surements, he has to fit so much coal, 0 so !tech armament, room for so teach I ammunition, quarters for so many men, space for engines of a certain t power, and also allow for an immense weight of armor, says London An- swers. Take the original Dreadnought, for Instance. The task which was given to Sir Philip Watts was to plan a bat- tleship capable of deeming 4,000 miles at 21 knots, with room for 800 officers and men, and able to carry ten twelve -inch guns with eighty rounds of ammunition for each. Told in Tons. She had also to be enormously heavily armored. This armor alone, when the sum was worked out, was found to weigh nearly 10,000 tons, and the necessary coal to weigh 2,509 tons. The guile and their mountings 4we0t i ghoends .1,600 tons, their ammunition 6 When you add to this that the boil-- ers and machinery of the first Dread- nought were calculated to weigh not less than 1,200 tons, the reader may begin to get some faint idea of the difficulties before the designer. We have not even mentioned the smaller but quite important details such as boats—some of them large eteam-launches 60 feet long—anchors and cables of gigantic size and weight, torpedoes, etc. To be a good naval designer, a man must be far more than a mere naval architect. He must have the most; ex- tensive knowledge of all sorts of crafts, and be blessed with a large share of imagination into the bargain. Now, take the Dreadnought again. She is 480 feet long, if her hull had been built of the same shape as pre- ' vious battleships, she would have been very unhandy. Her great length would have prevented her from turn- ing quickly, as is always necessary in a sea tight. Call Company, Department "W.," 7 Bond St., Toronto, Ontario. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Intimate Chat About the Great an the Pardus. M. Cedard, the chief chef at Buck- ingham Palace, has a salary of £2,000 per annum. Admiral Beatty is one of the best swimmers in the Navy. He learnt to SWIM at three years old. The Hon. Thomas Mackenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand, has smoked the same pipe, a large bulldog briar, for eleven years. ILord Haldane in the summer months usually rises at four o'clock in the morning, and writes or reads in his garden until breakfast -time. When Lady French was at school she won a prize in a knitting com- petition. The prize was a set of sil- ver kni,tting needles, which are still in her position. Prince von Bulow, the former Ger- man Foreign Secretary, has served as a diplomatist in more countries out- side his own than any other member of the diplomatic profession. 'Mr. Alfred de Rothschild is contin- ually presenting his more intimate friends with valuable gifts. His ex- penditures in this direction is said to amount to 110,000 per annum. II. The Enduring Love of God (Verses 8-11). d 8. How shall I give thee up?—Ho- sea's optimism, born of his faith and love, cannot let him see God casting Israel off. God's mercy is exhaust- less. No sin of man can enchain it nor use it up. As Admah . .. as Zeboim—Obscure cities of the plain (Deut. 20. 22, 23). 0. I will not execute the fierceness of mine anger—Justice will be tem- pered with mercy. 11. 1 will make them to dwell— They will finally weary of their way- wardness, they will smart trnder the lash of their enemies, and as subdued transgressors will return to their God. POLAR SEA ROUTE OPENED. 8,000,000 Tons of Wheat Held Up in Siberia. Mr. Gogligher, financial adviser to General French, makes the study of folk -lora tales his thief recreation; he took a small library of such books with him to the Front. Sir John Milbanke, V.C., who was recently killed in action in the Dar- danelles, had of late years made a special study of finance. He is one of the few distinguished soldiers who have done so. Ring George is on more intimate and friendly terms with the Tsar than with any other European monarch. For many years past the two sover- eigns have corresponded with each other very regularly. The Duke of Newcastle is the most notable amateur photographer in the House of Lords. His Grace has se- cured pictures in practically every country in the world, and his favorite "sebjects" are children. Sir John Simon, when a boy, was told by a palmist that he would one day achieve fame as an actor. As all successful barristers and politicians are in a measure great actors, the palmist was net so far wrong. Mr. and Mrs. Asquith usually dine at a quartet to nine; dinner is served at Buckingham Palace at eight o'clock. Sir Edward Grey likes to dineat half -past seven, when his du- tdoso. ies at the Foreign Office allow him to Lord Crewe has the most valuable I collection in England of letters writ- I ten by celebrities. Lord Crewe is said; in the past ten years to have written on an average two letters a day, da- rning to be interviewed on the sub- ct of this collection. bliss Charlotte ICnollys, who has! been for forty-two years in Queen Alexandra s household, and is her Majesty's oldest and most intimate friend, can write in German, French and Italian, but in addition to her native tongue, she can only speak in Preach. Sir Percy Girouard suffers some- what from indigestion, and lives on simplest fare. The milady was idueed from his habit of working at eals, especially at dinner. He used o have pieced beside him at dinner small writing -pad and pencil, and wring the meal 11 would work out io most complex -calculations, no oubt much to the benefit of the great 1 armament firm to which Sir Percy be- longs. But this method of work soon told its tale on Sir Percy Weeded's digestive mots. tl10 11 m t tl tl 11 Wireless telegraphy has opened a polar sea route from central Russia to Great Britain. Wireless stations established by the Russian Govern- ment in the Arctic keep the vessels advised as to the channels freest from ice. Acting on their information, two large vessels chartered by a Siberian trading company have just arrived at Grimsby, England, with cargoes from the Yenesei and Obi districts of cen- tral Siberia valued at $1,750,000. . The Obi and Yenesei are huge rivers with a great depth of water, taking steamers of any size, But it was not until lately that their navi- gation was put 1 practice. Owing to the use of the Trans-. Siberian Railway by the Russian Gov- erinnent for war supplies there are 3,000,000 tons of wheat held up in Siberia, besides enormous quantities of other produce, If this can be got out, it will improve Russian exchange, which is now a serious problem among the Allies. Next year the company proposes to take about 30 steamers over the new White Sea route, laden with Siberian products. Even if the war ends be- fore this time, it is pointed out that the Siberian railway will be more or less tied up with back business and the returning of troops. "MOTHER MACHREE." Restores a Soldier's Memory and Sight. The word "mother," which saves lives and spares the honor of inno- cents in the melodrama, has actually restored reason to a soldier in France, whose mind had been left a blank by shAell asahnoacelret party had gone -over ' , from England to cheer up the sick, and ono of their number, a well-known tenor, sang the old favorite, "Mother t 1Vlachree." Among the audience was a nerve -shattered soldier who came out Of a bombardment not only blind but t almost an idiot. He could under- 1 stand nothing, babbled meaeinglessly, and had to be treated like an infant. no was still blind when taken to the concert. The word "mother" recurred in the song, and the soldier caught: 11.ni Vhen thle song wns finished he t was still muttering the word to him- . But re proved the key to his memory. He bagai lo reeall detach- s ed incidents about himself, and later ..ecovered both his mind and his sight. y Singers visiting the hospitals say fi that the wounded like jolly songs, either absurd or of the old-fashioned w rollicking kind. They have a particle- d ar dislike for the- purely patriotic , it song that has no humor in it. ' o It Like u Yacht. Sir Philip got over this difficulty by shortening her keel base. Under wa- ter she is very like a racing -yacht, be- ing much shorter below water than above. Another clever dodge of her designer was to fit two rudders abreast well under the stern. The same dodge has been adopted M all the Dreadnoughts, with the result that they are wonderfully quick to dentheir helnis. Quite apart from the marvelled in- ternal fittings of a great warship, and the utilization of every inch of space inside the hull, the hull itself is a nerve -straining problem. A battle. ship must not only be fast, she must also be a good sea boat. This is all important, for if she is not steady in a heavy sea she is not a good gun platform. To gain the requisite combination of speed and steadiness, each neve warship, as soon as her plans are complete, is built up in model, and these models are tested in a big tank five or six hundred feet long. The models, which are built absolutely to scale, are drawn through the water at certain speeds, and the waves which they make are measured by a clever apparatus too technical to be here described. In Consultation. The designing of a new type of battleship is not a one-man job, When a new departure is to be made, the members of the Board cif Admiralty call together a number of naval ex- perts, and the opinion of each is asked and discussed. When the general de- sign has been approved, then the Di- rector of Naval Construction and his assistants get to work, The extraordinary accuracy of such work may be gathered from the fol- ONIV,hineg :Majestic, of 15,000 tons, was designed by Sir William White. When finished and armed, she was exactly, ee a very few pounds, the weight which he had estimated beforehand, while her centre of gravity was within wo inches of the point which he had neviously fixed on, Corroborated. "Tell me noo, Jamie, what was he most wonderful thing you SAW then at sea?" "I think the strangest thing I ever aw was the flying fish." "Noo, laddie, dinna mak' a fule o' er neither. Wha ever heard o' a sh fieein'?" "Another strange thing I saw" hen crossing the Red Sea. We rapped anchor, and when we raised again there was one of the wheele f Pharaoh's chariot entangled on A. mere change of one vowel trans- forms a vocation into a vacation. "Aye, laddie, I believe that. We've scripture for that."