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erver,doltn.e, P. Cleacke
One day last week I win the aged couple were ingeiring the price
as
%qty. Business kept me occupied of a silver tea -service. Was it for
until noon. After lunch, it being a wedding present, I wondered?
so close to Christmas, I thought a Apparently $125 was a little more
, little last minute shopping might be than they expected so finer wan,
in order Perhaps I might chance des -ed away.
on something new or novel—per One look at the bat gain basement
haps, who knows, I might even find and I fled. Women jostled each
the Christmas spirit. So I dived other at every counter and in the
through the revolving door of the aisles. A few meek men trailed
nearest department :store and came alongbehind their women folk
up for breath on the inside. You see carrying bulging shopping bags'.
those doors were turning so fast, Tired, • dishevelled 'and protesting
with so many folk going in and out, children were dragged along. The
one had to literally make a dive for air was stifling. "No," I said to my -
an empty stall, or miss it entirely. •self, "1 1I never find the Christmas
apirit down here—there isn't room!"
Back upstairs I watched the re-
action of the sales -clerks• Most of
them were astonishingly polite and
obliging, the only hint of impatience
was when a customer could not
make up her. mind. Somehow I
felt a little of the Christmas spirit
had fopnd a resting place behind the
department store counters.
Inside there was the usual crowd
—lonely, eilibarraseed males shop-
, phog in the lingerie department;
teen-agers in the record shop; young
*tarried couples doing a lot of look -
Aug but little buying—probably fur -
'fibbing their dream -home -to -be
after they leave their one -room
apartment in Mother's home to set
up for themselves.
And in the flower shop a young
tallow, hands in his pockets, looked
longingly and unbelievably at roses
forty-five cents a piece. Another,
an elderly man, was buying a few
delicate snapdragons • • . did he
have an invalid wife at home, or in
the hospital, and was he trying to
bring a little brightness into her life?
Down in the gift shop a middle-
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Out of the romantic era comes
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your new whirl OR slim skirtel
Pattern 4628 comes in sizes 12,
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$44 yds. 29 -inch.
This pattern, easy to use, simple
to sew, is tested for fit. Has eons-
plete illustrated instructions.
send TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
(211 canto) in coins (stanme cannot
be accepted) for this pattern. Print
plainly SIZE, NAME, ADDRESS,
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Send your order to Box 1, 123
Eighteenth Street, New Toronto,
Ontario.
However, I soon tired of the
stores and went to visit 'my sister-
in-law. A, little old lady got on
the street - car firmly grasping a
"four-year-old grand -daughter by the
hand. "Grannie, when do we get
off—eh, Grannie—when do we?"
"Soon, dear very soon." And
Grannie looked every bit as excited
' over whatever was in store for them
as the wee girl. The tram stopped
. • . the little lady and the little
girl hurried to get off. The con-
ductor saw them—leaning forward
he called—"Hi, lady, not this stop
... next stop is Wellesley."
Ah, the Christmas spirit, 1 though.
Why else should the conductor
worry if the two had to walk a
couple of blocks? We started up
again; this time I noticed a man,
deathly white—and strap-hangingl
There was obviously something
wrong and I quiCkly offered him
nsy seat He spoke not a word but
shook his head. It was then that
a man sitting next to me came to
life—"He can have my seat," he
said. The white-faced man accepted.
It was then that I noticed his blue
hospital jeans.
Later some school girls boarded
the car; this time there were almost
enough seats, but not quite. A
minister got on; one of the girls,
to my. ,great delight, immediately
jumped up and offered him her seat.
That, I thought, is not the Chriet-
mas spirit. It is just ordinary,
everyday decency and respect with
that child.
Before going to the station that
night I topped at a florist's and
treated myself to a large Boston
fern. It was after the rush hour
so 1., took a'chance on what would
happen' to my fern' on the street-
car. But right away I got in a
mix-up. There Was -I, one arm full
of fern, the other hugging my bag
and a parcel . „ and no ticket!
Somehow I unearthed a loose quar-
ter in my pocket, got my tickets and
then coulde't tear one off. Seeing
my predicament another passenger
came to my rescue, tore off a ticket
and dropped it into the box. Such
a little thing to do, but with'out
that Christmas spirit in the air my
fellow passenger might not have
noticed me at all.
But oh, how nice it was to be
back at Ginger Farm!
•
The Co-operative Bank of New-
buryport, Mass., spent $500 in ren-
ovating a vacant house. Then they
diacovered that the house didn't be-
long to them — theirs was two
doors away.
IF YOU ARE FACED .
WITH THE TASK OF
REMOVING A SCREW
WITH A STUBBORNLY
RUSTED HEAD, TRY
TAPPING THE i-IEAD
OF THE SCREW DRIVER
WITH A HAMMER AS
YOU TURN IT,
THE COMBINED TWIST-
ING AND JARRING.ACTION
WILL LOOSEN THE
CORROSION.
GIVE YOUR HOME EXTRA
§ECURITY. WHEN MOUI4Tiyq
POOR HINGES, SAW INTO Tlik
SCREW SLOTS AT AN ANGL
AFTER SCREWING, HINGE
PLACE DRIVE l6 NAIL DCYW
Thal ANGLE AND SEND
AS ILLUSTRATED. ,
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Beating Mary's Record, Sally Has Three Little Lambs—Sally
Ann Chitwood, fifteen years old, is seen fondling her well-bred
woolly lambs before.entering them at a show. Their names are
Toni, Dick and Harry and they average 110 pounds each.
How to Launder
Fine Fabrics
Now that our table linen is no
longer limited to the large white
damask tablecloths which our
grandmothers considered the only
thing for a lady's table, and the'
shops are full of all sorts of en-
ticing and colorful luncheon sets,
doilies, runners and so forth, we
must give a little thought to the
method of laundering, if they are
to retain their original attractive-
ness.
White table linen may be washed
just as other white cottons and
linens; that is, first soak them in
lukewarm suds, wash them in fresh
hot suds, thoroughly rinse them and
dry in the sun.
For colored pieces, however, un-
less one is positive the colors are
fast, a little care should be taken to
preserve the original attractiveness
of the material.
Just as for colored hankiesthe
safe procedure is to wash all types
of colored table linens in lukewarm
or cool suds, to thoroughly rinse
them in clear, lukewarm water, roll
in a Turkish towel to remove, the
excess moisture, immediately un
- roll and hang. to' dry at once.
Some of the thinner materials are ,
ready to iron at once. Articles with
embroidery or appliqued designs
look best if Waned on the wrong side
over , a soft pad such as several
thicknesses of a Turkish towel.
This makes the embroidery stand
out and look more like new. When
ironing linen it is .inmortant to iron
the material- until thoroughly dry,
as if left damp it tends to have et
puckered effect when dry.
Square or oblong articles and also
round doilies should beironed with
.the thread of the material in order
to keep the min shape.
Linen table mats edged with lace
or crochet require special care 'in
ironing. The mats should be pinned
in the correct shape to the ironing
sheet when wet, placing the pins
close together where the lace joins
the linen. Iron with the point of the
iron and keep the mat pinned out
till the lace is quite dry.
A lace cloth needs careful hand-
ling and the very mildest of soaps
should be used for washing it in
warm water. If washed in a wringer
*place table cloth in a bag or pillow
case to prevent tearing..
Before laundering, all tears aaa
holes should be repaired, and if a
tablecloth is going thin, the linen
• What A Mess
When God gave out brains, 1
thought
He said trains,
And I missed minel
When He gave out looks, thought
He said books,
And 1 didn't want anyl •
And when He gave out noses,
thought
He said roses,
And 1 ordered a big one!
When He gave out legs, I thought
He said kegs,
And I ordered two fat ones!
When He gave out 'ears, I thought
He said 'beers,
So, I ordered tw,o long ones,
When He gave out chins, I thought
He said gins,
So I said "Give me a doubler
Heck, am 1 a mess.
shouldbe carefully darned or backed
with a reinforcement of linen or
net.
After each meal get after gains
and spots, washing out in cold
water, coffee, tea and dish -gravy
stains. Brown gravy, ice cream and
butter stains should yield to a hot,
soapy water washing.
Fruit stains should be treated by ,
placing the marred portions over a
bowl and pouring boiling water from
,a kettle held at a height so that the
water hits the stain with force. No
matter what the stairs get after it at
once.
If the table linen is put away
stained and spotted, it will take
much rubbing and,strang agents to
remove the spots. This Will tend to
shorten the life of your napery.
Do not use starch on linen that
is put away and used 'frequently, and
do not use starch if the cloth is of
Ibsen or lace or all lace. It is best
not to launder a really fine lace
banquet cloth. Such pieces should
be sent to a good dry cleaning es- •
tablishment.
WhEn you put away ,fine napery,
place it carefully between sheets of
blue tissue paper. .1teep the linen,
.if possible, on a shelf of its own.
Double Check
A lieutenant who had just taken
charge of the meteorology depart-
ment at one of the Army Air Forces
navigation schools , noticed that his
secretary's ' telephone rang every
morning at approximately a quarter
to twelve. She would glance at the
wall clock, announce the time, and
hang up.
Finally he asked who was doing
the calling. "I don't know," she
said. "I never thought to ask. They
just call up and ask the time, and
I telt thesis."
Being a tidy soul, the lieutenant
instructed her tofind out who was
calling, and why. The next day, the
secretary told him that it was the
post fire department. "They want
the right time so they can sound the
noon siren," she said.
"Well, how do you know that our
clock has the right time?" he asked.
"I don't," she said. "Not now.
I've been checking it by the noon
siren."
TABLE TALKS:.
iiitiktieZott4Ma
If you're expecting company —
possibly your Womens Club—I'm
sure that both you and they will be
pleased with .this Date Pudding,
which 'has the advantage that it
can be prepared Well ahead of time.
It's made like a layer -cake, with
titling added. Here's the recipe:
Date Pudding
. eggs
34 cup flour
4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon baking powder
a cup chopped nuts
1 sup chopped dates
1 teaspoon vanilla
Method
Beat egg yolks. Add sugar and
flour, sifted with baking powder,
then the nuts, dates and vanilla.
Last, add well -beaten egg 'Mau.
Bake in a very slow oven in two
9 -inch square pans. Maybe you
have a favorite filling which you'd
prefer to use. However, this on* la
easy to prepare—and very good.
Filling
1 cup milk
1 egg
3.4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon corn starch
1 tablespoon butter
Method
Cook in double boiler until it is
thickened. Cool; and when ready
to serve place between pudding
layers. Serve in squares. Whipped
cream— although ' not essential —
adds that finishing touch.
Some sort of treat to put in those
lunch boxes is a problem with many,
and I'm sure that these sand tarts
will be warmly received, no matter
whether the lunch -boxes in your
family travel schoolward, or to
work.
Sand Tarte
1 cup brown sugar
34 cup .shortening
1 egg, beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
34 teaspoon salt
154 cups limn.
2 teasphons, baking powder
' Cinnamon and sugar
Method
Cream shortening and brown
sugar. Blend in the egg, saving out
a little of the white, and add the
the vanilla. Addflour, sifted with
the baking powder and salt. Mix
well. Chill. Roll thin, out
with cookie cutter, brush with
lightly beaten egg white, then
sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
—(one tablespoon sugar to one-
fourth teaspoon cinnamon). Bake
in a 350 -degree oven for 10 minutes.
* *
There are probably 57 varieties—
or more—of doughnuts, most of
them good, and if you've never tried
this kind, you've been missing
something. Just a word of warn-
ing, though. If you expect them
to last, better keep them under
lock and key—that is, if your folks
are anything like mine.
"This Coming Year"
•
"This coming year I'd like to be a friend to everyone;
I'd like to feel each day well spent at setting of the sun;
I'd like to know that I have done at least one kindly deed,
Before i,Jay me down to sleep that I have given heed -
To some one's cry for sympathy, or friendship or that
Have made the day 'seem brighter to some chance passer-by,
And that the worldis better still in just some little way,
Because I've tried to live the very best I could each day.
"I'd like to be a ray of light when skies are overcast,
I'd like to help some one who failed to blot out all the past)
To start again despite the storms, and find the skies are blue,
To know that in this good old world there's lots that's fine
, and true,
I'd like to be the kind of person everyone will love,
And make the world seem just a little more like heaven above:
T'd like in all my dealings to be true and just and fair.
That God will help me do these things shall he my daily prayer."
--:-Author Unknown..
Cocoa Doughnuts
1 eup sugar '
34 eup cocoa
1 tablespoons fat or
'shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
/ eggs
1 eup sour milk
1 teaspoon baking powder
34 teaspoon soda
)4 teaspoon salt
4 cups flour (approximately)
Method
Mix end sift flour, inking powder,
soda, salt, spices and soda. Gradu-
ally add auger to eggs, beating until
light; add shortening, add the flour
mixture alternately with milk, stir-
ring lightly until the ingredients
are combined. (Use enough flour
to make the dough just the right
consistency to roll)
Roll one-fourth inch thick and
cut with a doughnut cutter and
fry in hot, deep fet until lightly
browned. Dip in chocolate frosting
se powdered sugar.
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Merry Menagerie-ByWalt Disney
"If their kid doesn't stop puli-
ng my tail, rn let the mice take
over the joint!"
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-
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THANKS FOR
MINDING LITTLE
WALDO WHILE
1 WAS AT
THE STORE.
WHERE 15 DEAR
LITTLE WALDO