The Modern Priscilla (May, 1916)
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The Modern Priscilla FEATURING Patchwork in Color Veranda Furnishings Baby Wear Maltese and Filet Crochet ‘Trouble Ahead’’ « 5. LQ S ENR VARA, 7 \ ‘
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tf aa THE ‘HELPES Painted by Edward V_ Brewer for Cream of Wheat Co. Copyright 1916 by Cream of Wheat Co. ”
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we = Send Us Your jos Rolex Old Carpets & \ &: t zy} the right. This date indi- cates the final issue to be # Price.— The subscription § ——————— I fen he}odern Priscilla ej} PRISCILLA in the United With which is combined oh RUGS AND OLD CLOTHING 3 We Dye Them and Weave > States and its possessions, | 4} and in Mexico, is $1.00 g a year; two years, $1.50. Extra postage in Canada, 25 cents a year; in for- eign countries, 50 cents a year. Single copies 10 cents, on news-stands everywhere, Change of Address.— When a change of address v\ 1 [very day Housekeeping Ce ee An illustrated Journal Devoted to Art Needlework, Fashions, Decoration, and other Household Matters. Published Monthly. WILLIAM N. Harrsnorn, President. ARTHUR J. CrockErt, Adv. Director. Home Henry W. NEWHALL, Business Mgr. Cuas. B. Marsue, Asst. Bus. Mgr. sent on your present sub- i\ scription. How to Remit.— The best way is to use either a Post Office or an Express Money Order, which costs three cents for $2.50 or smaller amounts. A Bank Draft on Boston or New York is another good Beautiful velvety rugs in plain, fancy or Oriental patterns, ANY COLOR you want, ANY SIZE, totally different and far superior to other rugs woven from old carpets. | is ordered, both the new way. When neither of and the old addresses ___ the above methods is Rugs must be given. Notice Copyright, 1916, The Priscilla Publishing Co., Trade-mark Reg. U. 8. Convenes eewey an $1.00 and Up should be sent three weeks before the change is to take effect. Pat. Office. Publishing Co., Boston, U. 8S. A. All rights reserved. London Offices: 6 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden Copyright in Great Britain and the Colonies by The Priscilla a registered letter, us- ing American stamps for amounts less than Reversible,seamless, soft, bright, durable, irati Dat even dollars. Under no Gr skae sabaestation’ to [Entered as Second-class Matter Sentember 19, 1894, at the Post circumstances, however, egg abies Seas printed each month on Office at Boston, Mass., under the Act of March 3, 1879.] — currency be sent the wrapper in which THE PRISCILLA PUBLISHING CO., 85 Broad St., BOSTON, MASS. a nsdn mailed Money back if not your magazine is mailed, in she ordinary way. satisfied. S Every order completed oy ISAIAH C,. PARROTT, Editor tay in three days. ° ° (s) CHRISTINE A. FERRY, Managing Editor . You Save 1g The Revival of Patchwork ITHOUT doubt the most interest- ing feature in the realm of fancy-work this sea- son is the revival of the patchwork of our moth- ETHELYN J. MORRIS, Art Editor Contents of This Number Fancy Work Section by those most closely in touch with conditions to give us the same quality of materials to which we have been accustomed, In the matter of colored ma- terials great care should nowadays be exercised by the consumer to “set” Your old carpets, rugs and old clothing are worth money, no matter how badly worn. OUR GUARANTEE We will allow you to use your new rugs one week—put them on the floors of your home, sub- ject them toevery-day hard wear, examine them closely, call in your friends, ask their opinion; then if you think your rugs are not the best value obtainable for the money, send them back; we will pay you for your old carpets and old clothing. rs and grandmothers. - : tae pine APs who is Embroidery and Crochet in Living-Room colors before laundering. FREE ad eae oe ae fortunate enough to pos- BRR co iia ie eae wk CR Mile ss 5 There are a_ few and full particulars. ae. pate, Hats, Rompers, and Aprons for CN § og cone ee ee 6 general rules that will OLSON RUG CO. sess one oO € pate Veranda Furnishings in Couching Cord satisfactorily take care work quilts of the ante- Embroidery . ee : Lois Tolman Rice . . 7 f thi b Dept. A-7, 40 Laflin St., Chicago, Ill. bellum period is display- For the Little Despot PA ee ee ee or anything but very ing it proudly as part of Novel Features Shown in Two New exceptional cases. Yel- her guest-room equip- ment, and the sight of Luncheon Table ewe a eek «. gee ee a ee teed and should be these examples : of : fine Story —-‘* The Awakeningof Mr.Lemour” Daniel Louis Hanson . II treated with unusual care os needlework is Inspiring Personal Gifts for Graduates . 13 the rest of us with a zeal to duplicate the work of an earlier period. The Ohio Rose quilt, reproduced in color on page 49, is a beautiful ex- Doilies at Once Simple and Effective Sonja Danfelt. . . . 19 . ample of modern quilt- A Filet Crochet Luncheon Set Mrs. F. W. Kettelle. . 20 a F 3 this reason all . making and is a strik- Bagsfor Street Use . . . Boe ls a tak Ge Baan ae colors should be given lnsiat on 4-whee! rush drive ingly handsome covering for a bed of the colonial Bedspreads . . .. ie ge ce Simple Embroideries for the Suiibite Martha Gunna Soaeee i 14 Marjorie March . . . 15 Elizabeth MacKenzie Roth 16 Linens Suitable for the Bride’s Chest With Hostess and Guest . . . . 2 Little Gifts in China . eet Pee ee Patches in New Places — Hat, Parasol, and RS i einige ah a ta ne ae od gt Eh gg. gy ge oe Table Accessories in Embroidered Crochet ClaraM, Ewald. . . 18 Dress Accessories Crocheted ill Raffia WI eae te ee “s Guest Towels with Maltese Crochet ih ii Cee low in any fabric is rarely, if ever, guaran- But we should not lose sight of the fact that the scarcity of dye stuffs is not a myth, and that “fast colors” are not as easy to get as once they more than usual care just now. However, any colored fabrics should Special S DIS Money refunded if not satisfied or even later period. ' [ The appliqué or patch- ses ety ooh IR am a aba he eo ee after one week’s trial 4 work design 1S simple, Tatting for Juniors eat Re een ne Belle Robinson . . . 30 washing. or a genera OST vacuum cleaners have only } and being made in six ce Or SR een ee ee oe ae ee eee ee purposes salt or vinegar M two wheels to drive the brush. The OLSON large squares, the quilt Explanation of Crochet Stitches. . . 2 2 6 + + ee eo « 32 gives excellent results. has FOUR;; these insure steady brush action ; air is easily handled in the A New Patchwork Quilt — The Ohio Allow one teaspoonful suction equal to $25 electric cleaner. Built of Rose . P Mrs.M.J. Hubbell . . 49 of salt to one quart of steel; lasts a lifetime; nickel plated; oak finish. HNN UO RR el NNN making. The quilting design also is simple, and in absolute harmony with the appliqué. On another page is shown an absolutely new application of the patch- W.A. Dickey .. . 50 Distinctive Shapes in Luncheon Sets Priscilla Fashion Department Ce GRR Cee See ce a er ae a ee Summer Styles for Misses . . . . - . aunder . water. After the salt is dissolved soak the fabric in the solution at least an hour and then rinse thoroughly in three wa- ters to remove all salt. GIVE the Olson a week’s trial; see how it picks up threads, crumbs and litter ; see how it sucks imbedded dirt and dust out of the carpets and rugs. Then you never again will be satisfied with a two-wheel-drive machine with only half the power of the Olson. Write for Free Catalog work art of by-gone Cool Dresses Easy to Make and L Vinegar is_ generally OLSON RUG CO. days — a modern beach considered better for Dept. A-7, 40 Laflin St., Chicago, IIL. set consisting of hat, dark colors. Allow one- parasol, and pillow. are we feeling its effect upon affairs big and lit- tle; and those who are endeavoring to keep the wheels of industry mov- ing in a normal way are confronting big problems in the matter of securing suitable materials with which to work. Linen fabrics, which we have come to Everyday Housekeeping Section Mother Problems — Cereal Foods . Maude — M. D. : : 43 Porches and Verandas to be Lived In . Charles Alma Byers . . 44 a et Oar ae ek i ea ne eae ees ei eee consider household necessities, fourth cup of vinegar to solution is mixed in the proportion of one tea- spoonful of sugar of lead to one quart of water. In. washing the article do not use strong soap, and in no case put the soap directly on the fabric. The June Number are advancing in price by leaps and bounds, owing to the gust ram wearing apparel in both crochet and em- devastation of the vast European flax fields and the cor- responding scarcity of raw material. And as most needle- broidery is to be given especial attention. Rickrack embroidery and butterfly designs developed [ ; one uart of water. Dainty Recipes for Social Affairs Mary Harrod Northend 33 Wither = treatment will AND RUGS A Word About Colors Delicacies for Invalids ~ « « e « Marion Harris Neil . . 34 frequently restore or and Materials Despatching the Housework Train. . 2. . 2 1 6 ew ew ew ew 385 f th | £ Helps for Housekeepers . . . . . aE ee ee ee hig isa cae. 2 ORE and more Cooking in Glass a Practical Novelty Mami C. Seo... Ss slightly faded fabrics. as the days of the Flat-Iron Facts . oc" . JosephineE. Toal . . 38 Sugar of lead is best European conflict length- Early Fruits and Vegetables . Miss Farmer's School . 39 for delicate greens, en into months and years Tested Household Devices . . ... 40 blues, and tans. The FOR CARPETS Preserves Fibres — Raises Nap WITH OLSONITE you restore colors of your carpets and rugs without taking them off.the floor. Olsonite makes colors likenew —fresh, clean and bright; penetrates into the fibres, giving them new life, and raises the nap, in a truly wonderful way. Olsonite is so easy to use zoo will be delighted. Just rush over surface of rug, wipe off —that is all. 50c a package A package restores colors in 2 large 9x12 rugs or car- pets. Sent postpaid to your workers are aware, many of our best embroidery fabrics in embroidery and crochet will be featured for house- address for 50c. come to us from countries which are now at war. hold linens. For Sale by Druggists In the matter of dye stuffs, too, we are sadly lacking. China painters will be interested in a page of plates Everywhere. Whether it is the purchase of a yard of chiffon or a skein of embroidery cotton, we are confronted with the same difficulty of securing exactly what we are seeking. -So we will simply have to make the best of things as we find them, realizing that no effort is being spared in birth-month flower designs. For crocheters there is promised a very beautiful Irish crochet collar in sailor shape, as well as a page of va- riations of the popular monkey-face lace, and a collec- tion of pretty caps for baby. Do you read the ads? It’s worth while. NNN MUNNAR ies Sample ate ong sonite re- for 10¢ store colors of two small rugs, postpaid, for a dime. OLSON RUG CO. Dept.A-7, 40 Laflin St. Chicago, IIl.
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et Woshabl >, a Sab ge fr Bee t lr oN eT SORT Ie ae ee hs i te a itary Congoleum Art-Rug No. 300 UT OTR ME RE Congoleum Art-Rug No. 302 Beauty —Ideal Cleanliness— Low Price FOR some months we have been telling you of the distinct- ive qualities of Congoleum Rugs. You all know that they are dur- able, that they can be cleaned with soap and water, that they are inexpensive. What we now want to call your attention to is the new line of Congoleum Art-Rugs. Our inventors and designers worked a year to perfect these seamless rugs, made by a new process. Both the texture and colors are richer than has been possible to attain heretofore in moderate-priced rugs — presenting a choice that will harmonize perfectly with varying color schemes in wall paper and paint. Our color chart, sent free, will show you the range of patterns. Congoleum Art-Rugs come in three sizes of eight different designs at the following exceptional prices: 9 feetx12 feet. . $9.00 each 9 feet x 10% feet . 8.00 each 6feetx 9 feet. . 4.50 each Congoleum Art-Rug No. 304 San Francisco The (Bar The regular line of Congoleum Rugs The waterproof qualities of Congole- um Rugs make them ideal for kitchens and bath rooms, where cleanliness and sanitary conditions are essential. On the porch they are storm and sun-proof. In sitting rooms, dining rooms, halls, bed rooms, their rich patterns add greatly to the beauty ofthe home. And if a low-priced rug is desired for dining room, bed room or kitchen, Congoleum Rugs are absolutely what you want. Lie flat without fastening The fact that Congoleum Rugs lie flat without fastening; that their patterns and colors are carefully blended and in beautiful taste; that the price is lower than has ever been known before fora similar product—make them the most popular low-priced rugs on the market. Sizes and Prices feet x 3 feet x 4% feet feetx 6 feet 4 feet x 414 feet feetx6 feet feetx 6 feet feetx9 feet feet x 12 feet 4.80 each Congoleum Two-piece Rugs 9 feet x 12 feet $7.50 each 19\4feet x 12 feet 8.50 each The prices quoted in this advertisement are slightly higher in the far West and Canada. Philadelphia 9 7 Montreal AA Compa ny To ronto alifax, N. Sydney, N. S. hicago Winnipeg Vancouver Handsome Rug Color Chart Free Be sure to send for our Rug Chart, which shows a number of the new Art-Rug patterns, so that you may be able to see for yourself the beauty and attractiveness of the new line. Simply send your name and address. Congoleum Rug Borders Don’t forget our beautiful Congoleum Rug Borders. These look exactly like quartered oak flooring. For the bor- ders of aroom, outside a rug, they will give the effect of areal hardwood floor at a surprisingly low price. Much better than painting or staining—make old, unsightly floors look like new. Made in 36 and 24 inch widths, selling at 45c. and 35c. per yard, respectively. Be sure the name Congoleum is on the back This is your real protection. Con- goleum Rugs, Rug Borders and Con- goleum-by-the-yard have made such a tremendous success that they are widely imitated. Therefore, insist on seeing the name CONGOLEUM on the back. Congoleum Art-Rug No. 306 Economica] ©
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ee | ary nr ne ene ern ne ee ene eer Vol. XXX No. 3 Craftsman-Like Linens for the Living-Room EA V Y_ natural - colored linen, of a_craftlike qual- ity, is used for this at- tractive set. The pieces may be used collectively or separately as one’s needs demand. The work is all quite simple, although the crocheted edge is elaborate in effect. A soft pearl cotton (No. 5) matching the linen is used with a No. 4 steel crochet-hook for mak- ing medallions and edge, and the embroidery on the centrepiece is accomplished with heavy twisted cotton, resembling that used for the crochet. The centrepiece design is carried out in three shades of blue, yellow, and green, using the darkest blue for the large outside petals of the flowers, the second shade for the next two petals, and the lightest for the two inside. These petals may be padded or not and Worked straight across. Work the leaves in the same way, stems outline, and flower centres French knots. ‘Lines for placing medallions.are stamped on the mate- rial. The edge is crocheted separately and sewed on. *MepALLION, — Chain 14, t in 6th st from hook, (ch 1, skip I st, t in next) 4 times, forming 5 spaces. 2d row —Chain 4, t in t of previous row, (ch 1, t in next t) 3 times, ch 1, t in 2d st of 5 ch. Repeat this row three times more. 6th row—Turn, ch 1, and make 2 d in Ist, 2d, and 3d spaces, * ch 9, catch back with sl st between 2d and 3d space, forming loop. Fill loop with 3 d, p, (2 d, p) 4 times, 3 d. Make 2 d in 4th space, 5 d in corner space, 2 d in 2d and 3d spaces, and repeat around from *, forming 4 large picot loops. Finish with 3 d in corner sp and join with sl st. 7th row—Chain 7, catch in 2d p, ch 8, catch in 4th p, ch 7, catch in corner, and repeat around. 8th row—Fill first 7 ch with 3 d, p, 2 d, p, 3 d; fill 8 ch with (2 d, p) 3 times, 2 d; fill next 7 ch with 3 d, p, 2 d, p, 3 d. This completes one corner of medallion, finish other. three corners the same. Make six medallions for bookcase-scarf, six for piano- scarf, nine for centrepiece, and ten for pillow. Epvce.—Make chain length desired for linen, turn, and on ch make 8 d, * ch 11, catch back with sl st into 3d d from end, forming loop. In this loop make 2 d (ch 3, catch back in 1st ch with sl st for picot), 2 d, p, 4 d, p, 2 d, ch 10, catch with sl st between 2d and 3d p, form- ing another loop on top of first. Turn, and in this loop make (2 d, p) 5 times, 2 d. Complete Ist loop with (2 d, For By Ollie B. Miller No. 16-5-2, BOOKCASE SCARF p) twice, 2d. Make 8 d in foundation ch, ch 11, catch back with sl st between 5th and 6th sts, forming loop. In this loop make 2 d, ch 1, catch with sl st in p of opposite loop, ch 1, 2 d, p, 4 d, p, 2 d, ch 10, catch with sl st between 2d and 3d p. In this loop make 2d, ch 1, catch with sl st in p of oppo- site loop, ch 1, 2 d, p, 4 d, p, 2 d, ch 10, catch with sl st between 2d and 3d p. In this loop make (2 d, p) 5 times, 2d. Fill 2d loop with (2 d, p) twice, 2 d, fill Ist loop with (2 d, p) twice, 2 d. Make 8 more d on foundation ch and repeat from *. The size of medallions will vary according to thread, hook, and tension, The lines for placing medallions have been made for the thread and hook recom- mended here, and the work should not be done too loosely, neither should it be so tight as to be stiff and hard when finished. Fell the frnished crochet in place before the linen is cut, sewing the edges all down firmly, but leaving picots free. A sewing silk to match as closely as possible should be used, and the stitches can be hidden skilfully. When this part of the work is completed cut the linen out carefully, leav- ing just enough of an edge to fell down on the wrong side of the crocheted edge of medallions. If this is carefully done the linen will not fray and a smoother finish can be beau than would be the case if the edge was turned under. The same method can be employed for sewing the cro- cheted edge on the centrepiece and ends of piano-scarf. On the pillow and bookcase-scarf the edges having been rata finished nothing will remain except to sew on the ace.. : _ The pillow is 17 by 24 inches; the piano-scarf, 17 by 72 inches; the bookcase-cover, 17 by 54 inches; and the cen- trepiece, 30 inches in diameter. The material for the centre- piece varies slightly in color and weave from that of the other three pieces. It is, however, a very attractive linen and looks well with the rest of the set. By some workers silk may be preferred for colored embroidery. This centrepiece .can be worked to look equally well with either silk or cotton. Medallions in this pattern are easy to make and may be used in an infinite variety of ways. By the use of different threads and hooks they can be made in different size’ No. 16-5-3. TH Piano ScarF 1s EDGED AT THB FRONT AND ENDs No 16-5-4. THB CENTREPIECE CoMBINES EMBROIDERY AND CROCHET For explanation of crochet stitches, see page 32 THis DeTaIL SHows THE MEDALLION SOMEWHAT REDUCED IN SIzp 4 DescRIPTION OF PATTERNS SHOWS ON THIS PAGE, SED PaGR 46 f j
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6 ak The Modern Priscilla No. 16-5-5. CHiLp’s LinceRIE Cap TuHat Is DIFFERENT By N. W. Duerson Summer roideries for st 50 | Pa Cares Oruo1000' he IN PATCHES CROSS STITCH No. 16-5-7. Dresses OF EMBROIDERED VOILE ARE SMART AND AND SOLID WORK SERVICEABLE ee Y mother that has the wardrobe of one or more young children to prepare for the summer, will surely be interested in these charming little garments that can be so quickly made. A beach coat for the small boy is a rather new idea, but you can imagine that it will be a very attractive little garment made of blue checked gingham bound in white, with tiny anchors and boats, that small boys love, embroidered in cross- stitch on the pockets and collars of white, and pockets are the delight of any boy, large or small. A little play apron for small sister is made in similar fashion, and she is sure to be envied the two ample patch pockets. There is a cap to match the coat and a sun- bonnet to wear with the apron. Small pink roses are worked in satin-stitch on the brim of bonnet, and there is a single row of briar-stitch following the edge. For less practical wear with the dainty lingerie frocks of the little maid, is the cap of handkerchief linen or batiste set together with lace insertion and edged on both No. 16-5-10 crown and brim with a narrow ruffle of lace. The embroidery is white, padded very A CaP TO WEAR WITH OoaT BELOW little if any, and worked across flower petals and leaves. A delightful apron of pink chambray edged with lace, and four white ducks appliquéd around the lower. edge, is charming enough to make a child wish to wear it, even when an apron is not required. It is rather quaint in cut, too, the right strap fastening on the left shoulder and vice versa, so that the straps cross in the back. A coat and cap of piqué, simply em- broidered, is so easily laundered that it is a small matter to have it always fresh and ready for afternoon wear after the play-time garments of the morning have been laid aside. These piqué coats seem especially childish, and wear almost in- definitely. This set is made in two and four year sizes, but children are often larger or smaller than the average, and one must order their cloth- ing with that fact in mind. i te No. 16-5-8 CHILD’s SUNBONNET LITTLE frock of voile for party or afternoon wear is the most practical and dainty dress for the small ‘miss. The lower edge of No. 16-5-7 is buttonholed in deep, pointed scal- lops, and the yoke and sleeves em- broidéered in a small flower design work- ed solid with eyelet centres and a group of eyelets in front. The dress is made in two and _ four No. 16-5-9 year sizes. CHECKED GINGHAM Is IDEAL FOR A PLAY APRON No. 16-5-11. Every Smauu Boy WILL ENJOY a BEACH CoaT LL of these garments, with the exception of No. 16-5-5 and 16-5- 13, are supplied made up, ready to embroider. The cap and apron are stamp- ed on the material with outlines, indicating the cutting lines. The fig- ure of the child in the corner of the page shows the apron as it appears on the figure. Outlining stitch in white is used in applying the figures. Cut ducks ‘%-inch outside stamped lines and turn in the edges on lines. KARAS IOS No. 16-5-13. OF Pink Linen APPLIQUED IN WHITE Is THis UNUSUAL APRON No. 16-5-12. Cap To Matcn Piqué Coat By Harriet Webb For DescriprioN OF PATTERNS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE, SEE PAGE 25
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for May, 1916 7 Embroidered Linens for the Veranda Matching Covers for Furniture d Cushi ; : ll cae ——— a ~~ strands. As seen in the illustration, the two centre strands are crossed, the right over the left, then each outside strand is crossed under the next inside strand, and repeat, always crossing the right centre strand over the left and the two outside strands always crossing under the next inside strand. HOSE who have a spacious and sunny porch usually, when the weather permits, find it the most used room in the house; and if it is not so, whatever out-of-door space is available should be made attractive enough to induce the members of the family to spend as much time as possible there, be- These loops are sewed into the seams at cause it is a wise and healthful, as well as : , the corners. an enjoyable habit. Tea, even breakfast A bag for papers and magazines is made and luncheon, are not infrequently served in these retreats, some of which in similar fashion, except that there are two rows of couching cord and they are screened or glassed in and even heated, so that this favorite gathering are at the top only, which is hemmed and sewed under the second row of spot may not be unavailable on damp or cold days. The furnishings of cord. The size is made to hang smoothly across the back of the chair, as this room must be substantial and serviceable because it will be sub- seen in the lower centre of the drawing at the top of the page. Even ject to sun and constant use, and even the dampness from an occa- the intensely practical grass mat becomes infinitely more attractive, sional shower may find its way into some unprotected corner. The slipped into a case of linen supplied with a handle to carry it by, and linens, especially, should be stout and suitably but attractively em- since these cases can be laundered it is even more practical than broidered. Couching cord is very popular just now and it is one before. These covers are made of a double thickness of of the most suitable and effective kinds of decoration for such linen, bound together with a bias band, and a space at the No. 16-5-16. COVER FOR THE SMALL TABLB Fork EXPLANATION OF CROCHET STITCHES, SEE PAGE 32 No. 16-5-17. BAG FOR MAGAZINES AND PAPERS No. 16-5-14. CHATR-BACKS FoR LARGE No. 16-5-18. CovEeR FoR GRass Mat AND (No. 16-5-15) SMALL CHAIRS linens. A pattern that is repeated as often as in the illustration at the top of the page must be chosen very guardedly. This one seems to have achieved just the right proportion and coloring to be attractive without becoming monotonous. A fairly coarse gray Art linen was chosen for the set. The couch- ing cord in wood-green is sewed on with black loose-twisted cot- DETAIL OF CROCHET EDGE ON TABLE-COVER top wide enough to admit the mat is held together with snaps. Both sides of the opening will need to be bound. The handle is made of a double thick- ness of the linen folded and stitched together. The BRAIDING FOP . sf : Loops No. 16-5-19. A Rounp Box PILLOW OFFERS VARIETY : . a ton. Stitches are taken over and ends are stitched under one side of the opening. across the cord at three-eighths-inch | Bias binding tape of the same kind is used on intervals or closer if need be to hold the curve on abrupt turns. The round dots are worked solid in black, and the edge of the table- cover is finished with crochet over couching cord. Turn and baste a narrow hem. Working from wrong side, hold couching cord on right side of hem (under side of work) and treble (t) over hem and cord, ch 3, t around first t, and repeat, spacing as shown in detail. This table- cover is thirty-six by thirty-six inches, and the embroidery design is repeated on each corner. It can be used in different ways to accommodate different sized tables. A large table is seldom used on a porch, but in case it seems desirable the cover can be laid flat on the top. Pads for the back of chairs are made in two sizes, but they can be varied more or less in width or length if it seems desirable. These pads are made double of the linen, stitched and turned, then a single row of couching cord This edge, by the way, has possibilities. It would sewed on about one inch from the edge. The | | make a nice little handkerchief edge, done in loops are of the couching cord braided in four No. 16-5-20. PILLow ror HAMMOCK oR CHAIR fine pink or blue thread without the cord. the edge of the round pillow, which is neatly boxed. Tailored pillows of this type should be well filled to keep their shape. The side band is about four inches wide. It should be cut a little longer than the circumference of the top to allow for any slight drawing in sewing the two together. The under side can be bound around about two-thirds of the distance, leav- ing just enough of an opening to stuff the pil- low in through, then finish binding. The em- broidery is on one side only. Likewise the ob- long pillow, which boasts neither cord, loops, nor bias-bound edges. The design used on the oblong pillow could well be adapted to the ends of a table-scarf, and the ingenious woman will find many other uses for these patterns. The round pillow pattern would make a very good small centrepiece. finished with the edge used on the table-cloth. FoR DEscriPTION OF PATTERNS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE, SEE PAGE 42
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SSSSSSS NY tEmbroideries Designed pease the Little Despot By Carol Cox No. 16-5-22 THis Sacuet Is Cov- ERED WITH AN Em- BROIDERED SQUARB OP ORGANDY. : : No. 16-5-21 lr He Wears Tuts Hoopep Carpe Hp WILL se Very WELI PROTECTED JUST where the line is drawn be- “tween slips and dresses it is hard to say, but surely the two lit. tle garments, Nos. 16-5-25 and 16-5-26, are very simple and as easy to make as possible. Only a few tucks and a little shirring incline one to deny their right to being called slips. Yet they are, when made of the finest of materials, stitched by hand, daintily embroidered, and edged with fine lace. suitable for almost any occasion, not excepting a visit from Godmother. The embroidery on these little slips is quite simple, as it should be. The tiny leaves and flowers are in satin- stitch, and the stems may be either satin or outline. In No. 16-5-26 the flower centres are tiny eyelets. The hooded cape is made of soft white cashmere and, since just now the popularity of colored embroid- ery extends even to the baby’s domain, the design is embroidered in delicate pink or blue. Silk is the best medium for embroidering on cashmere or flannel No. 16-5-24 FoR STATE OccASIONS THB PapDDED Lap-Pap 1s CovERED WITH AN EMBROIDERED AND HEMSTITCHED SQUARE WHICH IS HELD IN PLACE BY SNAP FASTENERS se a baby pillow of so elaborate a pat- tern as the one shown below it is rather bet- ter to use Persian lawn because it is soft, sheer, and launders well. St Tio 7 Sag tia at na The hem is turned and basted well in beyond Tucks aNp SrraicHT Rows or Fine EMBROIDERY the satin outline of blocks, the outline is then NE tee Make Tus a Best Sup , worked through both thicknesses, and the ex- tra material inside cut away. N oval sachet shown below has a | sheer organdy top cover beautifully embroidered in a charmingly simple de- sign of satin-stitch with a few little leaves that are seeded and a tiny eyelet in the centre of each of the two flowers. The triangular sachet is similarly worked. in The Modern Priscilla No. 16-5-23 Tiny TowrELs or Finest Huck Have INDIVIDUAL MARKINGS ONVENIENCE and freshness are the attri- butes of a white linen cover for the quilted lap-pad. Number 16-5-24 shows a cover with wide hemstitched edges and a small all-over pattern of embroidery. An ordinary ball and socket fast- ener, such as one is likely to have in the work-basket, holds the cover in place at each corner. These fresh covers can be snapped on at an in- stant’s notice and as easily removed for laundering. The oval wreath enclosing the mark of Baby’s personal property on the tiny towel of fine huck, No. 16-5-23, is embroidered in white. For a design so fine it is necessary to use but two threads of stranded cotton. The work is in satin-stitch, and padding-stitches must be carefully placed, some- times a single stitch is sufficient to raise the work on a very small petal or leaf. The choice of a suitable needle influences the final appear- ance of all excellent embroidery. fn No. 16-5-26 PERHAPS SHIRRING WOULD Put THIS LITTLE GARMENT IN THE DRESS CLASS NTENDED for the special use of the ruler of the nursery, but really of use any upstairs room, the small pincush- ion below wears another of the dainty organdy covers that can be slipped off and laundered quickly. teyeet t 4 No. 16-5-27 No. 16-5-29 Mapp oF SHEER ORGANDY IS THE ToP CovERINe oF No. 16-5-28 EVEN THE PINCUSHION Has ITs REMOVABLE ToP or -& SACHET OF COLORED SuaTIV THs Hem or THis Lovety PinLow 1s SHAPED AND HELD sy SaTIN OUTLIND EMBROIDERED ORGANDY Fos DESCRIPTION OF PATTERNS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE, SEB PAGE 82 a Prete “ ‘ 5
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for May, 19/6 New Ideas for Counterpanes HE use of woven squares for a counter- pane will be of interest to every one who enjoys working with the hands. First of all a weaving-frame made especially for this work is required, and then a good supply of soft mercerized cotton No. 5. To make a full- size bedspread, about 80 by 93 inches, 42 large mats (15 by 15 inches) must be woven, and 30 small ones (5 by 5 inches). Make the mats 16 strands thick and tie all the mats together, 7 squares one way and 6 the other. The small mats fill the open spaces between larger ones, as shown in the illustration. Directions for weaving and tying are included with weaving-frames. This counterpane is white with colored lining. No. 16-5-31. Counterpane with Crochet The materials required for No. 16-5-31 are 5 yards of cream-colored scrim, 40 inches wide, about 15 balls of mercerized white crochet cotton No. 5, and a No. 5 steel crochet-hook. For a double bed cut the scrim in half to make two pieces of 2% yards. Cut one of the pieces in half lengthwise, to make two pieces of the 2%4- yard length and half the width. Now hemstitch the pieces all around making 54-inch hem and join with strips of insertion. For the other insertions, measure about 17 inches from top and bottom, cut material and make the hemstitching. After that is finished and the whole bedspread is joined, place a square at the intersection of the insertion on each corner and baste on firmly. After the squares are firmly sewed on, carefully cut away the material on the wrong side, leaving one- half of an inch for hem, and run a line of chain- stitch around squares, as shown in the detail below. Small pieces of insertion must be cut away, but as this is the simplest way of joining, it will repay the trouble of crocheting a little more. For an explanation of all ordinary crochet stitches, see page 32. In filet cro- chet a space (sp) consists of trebles separated by 2 chain; a block (bl) consists of 4 t; 2 or more bl consist of 3 times the number of bl plus 1 t. Lattice StitcH (Fic, 1).—Draw out the loop on hook from % to %4 of an inch long, according to pattern. Draw working thread through the long loop, Le) No. 16-5-31. THE WHITE CROCHET IN THIS CREAM ScrIM CoUNTERPANE SHOws Somp STITCHES THAT ARE DIFFERENT By Lilly Magens Bunting No. 16-5-30. A COUNTERPANE WOVEN IN BLOocKs Is NovEL and keep both in position by holding with thumb and second finger of left hand. Insert hook below working thread and make a tight d, which finishes the stitch. Make t in t of row below, ch 1, and repeat st. Wounp StitcH (Fic. 2).—Work first t, which commences a new sp, make another t in centre of sp of previous row, and work the w st around this t. Thread over hook, draw a loop underneath the t, * thread over hook again, draw a loop underneath same t, and repeat from * 3 times, (11 loops on hook). Thread over hook and draw carefully through all loops on hook. This is very easily done if all threads over hook are kept in good order, one beside the other, and drawn back on the thick part of crochet-hook. This will widen the loops, and the hook and thread will readily pass through. Chain 1, t in next t. CROCHETED SQUARE.—Chain 84, Ist row—t in oth st from hook, make 25 more sp. 2d row — ch 8, t in end t of last row, 27 more sp, making last sp (or in- crease) by ch 2, 1 t in same place where last t was made. 3d row—3 sp, 22 bl, 3 sp. Continue, follow- ing pattern. When decreasing at the beginning of a row, sl st to the Ist t, then ch 5, t in t. INsERTION.—Chain 30. rst row—t in oth st from hook, 1 bl, I sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp. 2d row—1 sp, 1 bl, I sp, 2 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp. 3d row—1 sp, 1 bl, 1. sp, 2 w st, I sp, I bl, I sp. 4th row — 1 sp, 1 bl, I sp, 2w st, 1 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp. 5th and 6th rows—Same as 2d row. 7th row —1 sp, 1 bl, 4 sp, 1 bl, 1 sp. 8th, goth, and roth rows — Same as 7th row. Repeat until de- sired length. Epce.—Chain 12. Ist row—t in 9th st from hook, ch 2, t in last st. 2d row—ch 5, turn, w st over ch 5, t in t, 2 sp. 3d row—2 sp. 4th row—ch 3, w st over ch 3, I sp. 5th row—2 sp. Repeat from 2d row. Fig. 2. THE Wounp STITCH Is CLEARLY SHOWN IN THIS DETAIL For DESCRIPTION OF MaTERIsLS USED IN THESE ARTICLES, SHE PaGE 30
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10 | The Aiddarn:Pricille Embroideries for the Summer Luncheon Table No. 16-5-32. EMBROIDERED IN BLUE AND EDGED WITH A CROCHETED SCALLOP No. 16-5-33. Rickrack Braip Is EFFECTIVELY USED oN THIS SET NE’S supply of luncheon-sets is only limited by the stretch of the purse-strings, and even short strings prove no embarrassment to the clever needle- woman, especially if she has some knowledge of simple crochet stitches. The set of centrepiece and doilies (No. 16-5-32) is stamped on oyster-white linen and embroidered with dull blue in three shades. Much of the design is in outline, and the coarse twisted embroidery cotton fills in the solid parts very rapidly. Little, if any, padding is required. The edges are finished with crochet. Machine-stitch on the stamped line at edge and again one-sixteenth of an inch inside. Cut out and, using in- ner stitching as guide, crochet over the edge, with linen thread No. 30 and a No. 8 steel crochet-hook as fol- lows. (See page 32 for explanation of crochet stitches), * 10 d, ch 8, catch back with sl st in 4th d made, cover loop with 12 d; repeat around, join. For the summer luncheon or breakfast table nothing could be more appropriate or really ef- fective than the set of tan linen (No. 16-5-33) with white rickrack braid. The latter is held at the points by means of colored French knots to match the simple embroidery design of blue, green, or brown. Use two shades for the embroidery and work the line and inner spot of motif in the darker shade. Baste the braid smoothly and firmly over the stamped lines and cut the linen in points under braid, allowing it to extend as far as pos- sible under each point without showing beyond. Turn the doilies over cause comment whenever it is used. The edge is finished with a rolled hem, cross-stitched in two shades of blue. This hem is effective and very quickly made. A detail of the border is shown at the right of centre. Use a linen in which threads can easily be drawn. To start the work, draw one thread 4 inches from the edge of 45-inch square. With a pin pick up the end of the second thread and draw it out five or six inches. Have ready two strands of the light- est shade of blue, twice the length of the cloth. Tie the end of the linen thread to the middle of the blue threads. Now pick up the other end of linen thread and draw it through; it will pull the colored threads through after it. Should the linen thread break, the colored thread must be threaded into a needle and woven in and out till it can again be tied to the linen thread. Count 6 threads above drawn-in thread, draw a linen thread out and proceed with medium shade of blue as before. Count up 6 more threads and draw in darkest blue. Three-quarters of an inch from this group make another with darkest shade first. Leave 3 inches and make another band of 2 groups in same way. Repeat across the other three sides. To finish the edges, draw one thread % of an inch from the edge. Roll the edge and take the stitches through the space; this keeps the hem very even. Overcast from right to left with the medium blue (two threads) and from left to right with the light shade. Work monograms over Penelope canvas, measuring 5 inches straight and baste a row of braid around the eter ae in from sides of napkin, and 13 inches edge on wrong side to make the edge Ser in from sides of cloth. Work one neat, firm, and slightly heavier. Points By letter in the medium blue and the other must be carefully matched when basting this Mildred Dallett darker. braid on. Work the French knots firmly through braid and linen, as they hold the braid in place. On edges the stitch must be carried NAPEIN TO through both braids, unless one prefers to MatcH fasten top braid with knots first and fell the under braid on afterward. Stranded cotton was used for the design and knots; 6 threads for the knots, winding only once around needle. Use three threads for the design and keep the The first group of colored threads on the napkin is about 134 inches from the edge; 6 threads are left between colored threads, and 3% of an inch _ between roups. Wosves, : ' The set of two scarfs and four square doilies (No. 16-5-35) fits a 45-inch square table. Heavy oyster-white linen is used, and the design is embroidered in long-and- short stitch with twisted cotton. work rather flat. An easily made breakfast - set consisting of a 45-inch square and 16-inch nap- kins (No. 16-5- 34) has. a two- letter cross-stitch monogram just inside the bor- der of drawn- in threads. Let- ters and border are done with three shades of blue _ stranded cotton, and al- though so very simple this set is so effective as to No. 16-5-35. WHITE EMBROIDERY IN LonG-AND-SHORT STITCH By Evangeline G. Walker For DESCRIPTION OF PATTERNS SHOWN ON THIS PAGER, SEE PaGE 46 Stems and veins outlined, flower centre solid and French knots. Finish edge with crocheting. Ma- chine-stitch twice between the two lines, nearer the outside one, cut away extra ma- terial, and using inner line as guide, 6 d over edge, 5-ch picot, repeat around. Use a No. 6 hook and No. 5 cro- chet cotton (loose twist). Have picots at corners. ‘ , i 3 ; t - : i :
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a eee SP for May, 19/6 R. JOICE, Editor of the Bugle, America’s greatest newspaper, spoke slowly, as was his habit when he had a member of his staff on the official carpet; and he punctuated each sentence with a tap of.his pencil on the desk. “We all like you, Lemour,”’ he was saying to the well-built-chap who sat in the chair opposite; “your ways are pleasant, you are a good mixer, and you have the faculty of digging out news. But right there you stop short of being a great newspaper man; your stuff, while it has a style to it, lacks that subtle something which, for want of a better term, we call ‘human interest.’ ” This last, Mr. Joice punctuated with several taps of his pencil. “Now it is a great thing to be a stylist, but you want to do something beside turning phrases happily if you are to write your name high in the field of journalism; you must enter into what you are writ- ing with your whole heart; you must write yourself into your stuff. Now, I believe, Lemour, that the talent is in you; it simply needs to be awakened by something or other —a great sorrow, possibly, or —” Joice ran his eyes over the agreeable person of his reporter — “if some nice girl would only jilt you; then we might have some stuff from you that would cause the town to sit up and read.” Yet, Joice realized, as he spoke, that there was but little probability of such an experience overtaking so genial an individual as James Lemour. “For of such stuff great writers are made,” con- tinued the editor. “T am sorry —”’ began Lemour. But Mr. Joice made a gesture that implied he still held the floor: “No, you are not; you don’t realize your own loss yet. Now you can stay with the Bugle as long as I hold down this desk, but newspaper work is not your forte.” The editor laid down his pencil, the inter- view was at an end. “Thank you, sir,” said Lemour, and started for the door. “By the way, Lemour,” Mr. Joice called after him, “what is your assignment for to-day?” It was shortly after two in the morning. “The Ozone Camp, sir.” “So Nixon gave you that, did he? I thought he was going to send Tilton. Well trot along, my boy, and don’t try to ring in more than a column. I sup- pose that Nixon warned you, We all understand that it is Mr. Pemberton’s pet hobby, but even the owner of the Bugle can’t have more than a column and a day “‘Now you can stay with the Bugle as long as | hold down sides By Daniel Louis Hanson of a reporter’s time, Get back early, we are short- handed, as you know.” HE sun was already well up from the horizon line of sky and water on that July morning when Lemour hastened down the Boulevard to his station. The smoke cloud that generally hung over the city had been driven westward over the prairies during the night, so that the spires and towers lifted them- selves up into a sky of sapphire. Over the lake the sun was making a burnished path clear up to the sloping banks of green. But neither sapphire sky nor burnished waters ap- pealed to Lemour that morning; his mood was en- tirely retrospective, Joice had been kind; yet it had been a call down none the less. Really, the interview had been a constructive notice to look for another berth. Then there had been that last shaft of all— the reference to Tilton. Tilton, who could not see a news item if some one threw it at him; and yet the same Tilton who could write heart-throb stuff about nothing at all. He laughed bitterly as he recalled Joice’s remarks about a lost love. He was glad that he had kept himself in countenance so well during it. For it was only on Sunday, just three days back, that Eleanor — Miss Duvin — had expressed her entire willingness to be his sister, but beyond that she could not pledge herself; Eleanor Duvin, the finest girl in the whole city, and in whom he had begun to feel a proprietary pride. The memory of that Sunday afternoon on the beach still rankled in his breast, and now was added to it that interview with Joice. But he would show Joice; he would. show Miss Duvin! SHORT walk from Delmar Station, through a birch woods, brought Lemour early in the after- noon to the rustic gateway that marked the entrance to Ozone Camp. The buildings were still hidden by the trees, but the sound of children’s voices could be heard in laughter and happy shrieks, and served to guide him to the open plaza around which were grouped the tents and other structures that formed the centre of the camp. He walked to the edge of the bluff and looked down; below at a distance of fifty feet, in a sheer drop, was the beach, against which lazily lapped the waters of the lake. From there had come the sound of children’s merriment; scores of them disporting themselves on the sand and in the water. Looked at from the distance. where Lemour stood this desk, but newspaper work is not your forte ° GY YY, ZG Y Y G iy Win the scene was monotonously familiar; he had seen it again and again in his journeys out of town; he could recall a score of places where the same sight might be seen; he despaired of being able to make up even a column. It would have been better if Nixon had sent Tilton; it was too hopelessly prosaic to make anything out of. Lemour turned from it all and, having found the building that did duty as camp office, presented his card to the secretary, a pleasant-faced young woman. “Dr. Monson has been expecting you; I will let him know that you are here,” she said, and went in search of the superintendent. The gentleman who came back with her was well advanced in years, tall of form, but a little stooped; he had a fine face that shone with the enthusiasm that had made him a leader among workers for others. He greeted his visitor with great cordiality. “Tf I had known on which train you were coming I should have had a conveyance at the station,” he said. “It is so good of you to show interest in our work.” “Mr. Pemberton owns the Bugle, and that is why I am here,” replied Lemour, who was in no mood for accepting gratitude when he had done nothing, possibly would not do anything, to merit it. “I shall have to make the three-thirty back to town,” he added. Dr. Monson was visibly disappointed. “We had hoped for a longer visit from you,” he said, “but we will make the most of the time we have. I shall be glad to walk around with you,” and he led the way out. “These are our buildings,” he explained, as they stood in the open court. “Our friends are kind to us, but at the end of each season there is generally a deficit on running expenses, and nothing is left for the building fund. It is a big work, Mr. Lemour, and I sometimes despair of ever getting anywhere near the amount that it deserves.” He looked at the im- passive face of his guest; evidently it would be as hard a task to impress the reporter, yet so much depended on his doing so. “Have you been down on the beach?” he asked of Lemour. “I merely looked down,” replied the newspaper man. “Tf you don’t mind we will pay a brief visit to it,” and Dr. Monson turned toward the long staircase that wound its way along the precipitous face of the bluff. From above, Lemour, because of the distance, had been unable to get more than a general impression of the scene —of children playing on the sand. As
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12 they descended he could pick the details; not only were there children, but a goodly number of adults, Now he was able to see that these adults were young women in striped uniforms; evidently attendants. And he saw that they were doing more than exer- cising a mere supervision over the little ones; they were helping them about, leading them, yes, even pap Lor a few. He looked at the doctor, inquir- ingly. “Yes,” he replied to the unspoken question, “they are the crippled children; this is their month of out- ing. We have over two hundred here, and we should have accommodations for a thousand. God bless them!” exclaimed the doctor, and continued on his way downward, They reached the beach and walked toward the water’s edge. A little girl was seated on the sand beside a nurse; she looked up at Dr. Monson with a wan smile. The gray-haired man stooped and patted the pale cheek. “A little more color right here, dear,” he said, and gave her a parting caress, “and don’t forget to eat a big supper this evening.” As they walked on, he said, in explanation to Lemour: “Both limbs withered, and it seems to be spreading. It is a mysterious ailment that puzzles every physician who has examined. her.” An old-fashioned bath-chair with canvas hood stood a little nearer to where the waves broke on the yellow sand, The doctor stooped and peered into it: “Well, sweetheart, isn’t this fine though!” and he made a signal for Lemour to draw near. “This is Louise, Mr. Lemour, Louise Keneally; and she is going to stay with us all summer, are you not, dear?” It was a girl that the reporter looked at; a girl of possibly eleven years, but with a body that would have been none too large for a child of seven. And this puny body was strapped to a steel frame, which rested against the back of the bath-chair, Lemour had seen Indians tilt their papooses against trees the same way. As the newspaper man looked, he felt something snap within him, and he knew that the tears were ready to come. But Louise gave him the rarest of smiles, and said a cheerful, “How do you do?” The doctor gave a pat to the curly head, then took Lemour by the arm and led him on. “Condemned for life, sir, to a steel frame; yet never a complaint, never a complaint. We have two hundred here, and we should have a thousand; they are over there in the alley hovels of that city, waiting for us to send for them. We have clean air for them, God knows they need it! These three thousand acres of ours should be dotted with tents. Money, oh, I need money!” And the doctor stretched his hands out in the direction of the city, as if in an appeal. “Hello, doctor!” the greeting came from the sand at their feet. It was a bright face that looked up at them, shrewd and yet winsome, Lemour had seen few as attractive in his experience; but the head and shoulders dragged after them the rest of the body; a body helpless from the waist downward. “This is our young friend Joe,” said the doctor by way of introduction, “Joe of South Halstead Street. Joe is one of the best artists I ever have known; he doesn’t need a studio or an easel to make a picture. Do you, Joe?” For answer Joe threw himself over on his left arm, and with the long fingers of his right hand began tracing on the moist sand. As they watched, the first vague lines joined themselves to others; eyes and mouth appeared on the sand, then a nose, and finally a short cropped moustache.” “He’s got your photograph to the last detail,” cried Dr. Monson, putting his hand on Lemour’s shoulder, who was making a movement toward his pocket. “If you have time later, Joe will draw you full figure in charcoal; for that he charges a quarter.” Lemour arranged for a sitting a little later, and having made their adieux to Joe stretched on the sand, they walked on. | “Tt makes one’s heart weep!” exclaimed the re- porter as they traversed the beach, seeing evidences on all hands of childhood blighted by the hand of disease. “The only tears shed here are by us who look on,” said the doctor. “They, the sufferers, never weep; they are all smiles. And we need money to bring these smiles where they can be of service to us. In giving to them we are simply making an invest- ment that returns a hundredfold to the givers. We need money! we need money!” He looked at his watch, “We have forty minutes to make your train, if you really must take it,” he said. -“T am not going to take that train,” replied Lemour. “That is the last till midnight, Mr. Lemour.” “That will be soon enough, Dr. Monson.” The gray-headed man looked at his young com- panion with a suggestion of a smile on his fine fea- tures. “I am glad to hear that,” he said, heartily, “T wonder if you would mind if I left you to look around for yourself for half an hour or so? I have some telephoning to do about to-morrow’s marketing. Thank you. Feel perfectly free to ask all the ques- tions you may think of from the attendants; they are both competent and willing to answer.” T was nearly six o’clock, however, before he returned. He found Lemour sitting on the sand in front of the bath-chair in which Louise stood strapped to her steel frame; beside him sat the wan-faced child with the shrunken limbs; and near by sprawled Joe from South Halstead Street, who was drawing a picture of his companions on the moist sand. But all three were listening, the doctor noticed, to the story Lemour was telling, “and that was the way,’ concluded the reporter, “we went to the fire.” The ‘little girl with the shrunken limbs reached over and laid her hand on his arm: “I wish you would tell us another,” she pleaded. “And maybe he will after supper,’ spoke up Dr. Monson, “but here are the nurses; so hurry along, children, to the dining-room.” Lemour stopped on the second landing to more firmly clasp the steel frame on which was strapped Louise. He saw Joe, who disdained all offers of help, crawling up the bank, pulling himself up by his hands. As Lemour went on, he felt an arm around his neck and the tightening of a warm little hand: “I liked that story,” said Louise, “and I hope you will please tell some more.” Late that evening, Nixon, city editor of the Bugle, entered Mr. Joice’s office with several sheets of type- written stuff in his hand: “What shall I do with it, sir?” he asked, holding the manuscript out to his chief. “How in thunder do I know till you tell me how much there is of it, and where you got it?” demanded Joice, irritated by Nixon’s habit of beginning in the middle of things. “Tt is from Lemour, sir, and covers the Ozone Camp assignment; it came by long distance and runs to ten thousand words —” i eae ; “Ozone Camp—ten thousand words—long dis- tance! Did you not tell him that a column was the limit?” Joice was purple in the face. “T told him, and he said you already had given him such instructions.” “Then why didn’t you stop him? Why did you let him string out ten thousand words on long distance?” fiercely demanded the managing editor. “T wanted to stop him, but the stuff ran so good that I simply could not. I wish that you would listen to a little that I have had typed. There was a plead- ing to Nixon’s last sentence that caught Joice’s ear. Had the long expected breakdown of his subordinate finally come? “Go on,” he said, curtly, and settled himself down into the high-backed chair. He wished he had a suc- cessor for Nixon; if Lemour had only shown talent along that line! The city editor had not read over a page of the manuscript before Joice was sitting up straight, As Nixon turned to the third sheet he demanded: “Who wrote that?” “Lemour, sir,’ and Nixon continued his reading. At last, ‘That is all I had transcribed; what shall | do with it?” “Ts the rest up to that?” “It runs even better; there are parts of it that — well you know what I mean, sir.” “What shall you do with it? Nixon you are a dull one at times. Why, print it, man, print it! It is the biggest thing we ever have had.” Joice was on his feet now. “Say, Nixon, you get busy and crowd back everything from the first page and as much of the second as you will need for this —” “You mean —” “T said ‘everything,’ did I not? And I'll put this into shape, And say, Nixon,” as that gentleman was hurrying from the room, “I want three manifold operators from downstairs; send up that red-headed gitl as one.” “Aren’t you going to have it dictated to the lino- typers direct, sir?” questioned the city editor. “Of course I am, you dolt. But I want four type- written copies, too. Can’t I have what I want?” Joice glared at the city editor, and that individual fled to carry out his chief’s orders. Nixon gone, Joice sat down to his telephone and talked in turn with Norton, Estein, Augh, and Villers, the editors, respectively, of the Bulletin, the Union, the Ledger, and Truth. As Joice generally used a voice pitched in a confidential tone when talking over the phone, it might be difficult to repeat what he said to these gentlemen. The last sentence, however, was clear: “I-thought you would feel that way about it, Villers; it is a community affair—TI’ll send in my own blue envelope to-morrow if you don’t run this stuff. I’ll send you the first sheets in twenty minutes.” During the next two hours, Mr. Joice sat at the old desk in one corner of the composing-room, and read the typewritten sheets as the boy placed them before him. Repeatedly he was heard saying, “Great stuff! great stuff!” And Tilton swore that twice he saw the chief wipe his eyes. Near him sat Maxwell, who was dictating the last section to a linotyper and to the red-headed mani- fold operator. Joice listened as he read: “Louise is eleven years old, eight of which she has passed strapped to a steel frame eighteen inches wide and three feet long. During all of these wearisome years this steel frame has been a part of Louise: it The Modern Priscilla has stood between her and death; away from it she would collapse into a helpless heap. She passes her waking hours on it—all of them; she sleeps on it: she is given her meals while strapped to it; and at play times, for Louise is a little child and must have her play hour, the frame is leaned at a comfortable angle against a tree or overhanging bank and Louise plays. Yes, she plays,—plays by proxy it is true, but her laugh is the jolliest and her shout the merriest. “I carried Louise up the long stairs from the beach to the summit of the bluff; that is, my arms clasped the rigid, cold steel frame, and not the soft, warm body of a child. But I felt an arm steal around my neck, and through it came the pulsation of a heart —a child’s heart with all its hopes and dreams. And I looked down into one of the happiest and brightest of faces ...and the kiss of Louise was the sweetest that .. .” The operator with the red hair dabbed her eyes with a limp bit of lace: “Don’t read so fast; I have a cold,” she said, and again used the lace. “Shut up!” shouted Joice, and then busied himself with a cinder that had gotten under his right lid. Maxwell reached that portion of Lemour’s story covering Joe of South Halstead Street: “Joe is the living embodiment of the curse pronounced against the serpent in Eden; Joe crawls his way along the slimy pavements of the city, dragging himself for- ward on his hands and arms... each hand is pro- tected by a leather facing. Joe’s chief item of ex- penditure is for these bits of leather. So Joe has lived for sixteen years; so he will live and move about until death releases him. But Joe is happy; for how can the artistic soul, the creative genius, be anything else. And Joe is the artist; resting on his left arm with his facile right hand he sketches on the moist sand landscapes, buildings, and even human figures. Nor is his work that of the uninspired ama- teur; it shows talent of the highest order .. . his charcoal sketches would be made welcome in the halls of our own choice collections; they are art.” Maxwell paused for a moment from his reading: “Why didn’t Lemour get some photographs of these scenes !” “Photographs, did you say?” cried Joice, springing to his feet and shaking a finger at his subordinate, “What do we: want with photographs in the sort of stuff he is sending in? What more could a lot of pictures show than the sentences that are alive with human color? Photography is a mechanical science; this stuff is art.” The building was filled with a subdued roar; the chandeliers shook and the floors quivered — the presses had started. Joice looked around: “They are printing literature; it is our biggest day yet— we'll run extras.” EMOUR was the last to leave the sleeper that morning; he hurried through the train shed and up into the waiting-room to the news-stand. He did not see the familiar first page of the Bugle. “Are you all out of Bugles?” he asked of the at- tendant. In reply the dealer pushed one toward him; Lemour looked at it for a moment before he recognized his own paper; the index was missing, so was the weather report; and also the baseball scores. Instead, a solid first page of text with a bold head-line running above the eight columns confronted him. “AM I MY BROTHER’S KEEPER?” and below in smaller caps: “THe Heart TuHrop Story or Ozone CAMP.” and then — miracle of miracles! the Bugle had broken its hitherto inviolable rule: “By James Lemour, Special Correspondent of the Bugle.” . Dazed for the moment, the reporter turned toward a seat with the paper in his hand, only to be recalled by the newsdealer’s “Two cents, please.” Lemour gave him a nickel and sat down to read his own story; it was his, not a sentence had been changed. How well Maxwell had gotten it down last evening! Here and there, to break the monotony of solid text, he recognized paragraph headings that showed the skill of the vigorous Joice in their tren- chant wording; the Scotchman had no peer in that sort of work. His story covered the entire first page and ran well over on to the second. He turned to the editorial page. Another rule broken; the leader that morning ran double column. Tt was the first of its kind he ever had seen in the Bugle. It was unsigned, of course; but again he rec- ognized Joice. It was an appeal for money; for thou- sands in cash to help the little Louise, the sprawling Joe and the many others, who, like them, were pay- ing the penalty that should not have been theirs to pay. Lemour read the editorial through, and vowed that he would give a week’s salary. Then he went back to his own story and read it from beginning to end. (CONCLUDED ON PAGE 26]
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for May, 1916 | “ Personal Gifts for No. 16-5-86. A SIMPLE WREATH AND INITIAL GIVE INDIVIDUALITY TO THIS HANDKERCHIEF AKING gifts to our friends on any par- ticularly happy occasion is becoming a more universal custom, and it is usually a little perplexing to know just what to choose that will fill the requirements of personal taste, availability and the limit of purse, or the ability to make. Handkerchiefs are always acceptable gifts. If you do not have time to both make and embroider it, a neatly hemstitched handkerchief with a hand- embroidered initial and wreath, such as No. 16-5-36, is quite sufficient. The scalloped edges are gain- ing in popularity, and a novel idea is introduced into No. 16-5-37 by the small motif of colored linen set into the handkerchief of white, and the single initial embroidered in white on the color. Of pink, blue, or lavender linen is No. 16-5-43 with a white butterfly and white crocheted edge. Draw three threads about one-quarter inch in from the edge, turn edge once and crochet with doubles into the space, making 4-ch picots one inch apart and on each corner. Use three threads of stranded cotton and a No. 11 steel crochet-hook. When the wings of the butterfly are finished they are cut out, the butterfly placed in position on the handkerchief, and the body embroidered through both thicknesses, Handkerchiefs suggest a case to hold them. Number 16-5-40 is of colored linen, the Graduate No. 16-5-38. A Matinfig anp Cap DAINTY ENOUGH TO PLEASE THB DAINTY EMBROIDERIES THAT ALWAYS APPEAL TO YOUNG GIRLS Most CRITICAL No. 16-5-87. HANDKERCHIEF WITH INITIAL MEDALLION OF COLORED LINEN By Mrs. N. W. Duerson ADE of voile and simply embroidered in satin-stitch, No. 16-5-44 is a new de- velopment of the underbodice. A gar- ment of this sort is really necessary un- der lingerie dresses, and if attractive it adds much to the charm of the gown. This bodice is supplied all made ready to embroider, which means a great deal to a busy woman, or one who does not care for sewing other than embroidery. Camisoles are not new to us, but there are al- ways variations and new adaptations. Number 16-5-42 is of blue silk muslin with a crochet yoke of the same color, the embroidery is a soft shade of pink worked in lazy-daisy stitch. Three balls of mercerized crochet cotton (loose twist), and a No. 10 steel crochet-hook are required for yoke and cord. DIRECTIONS FOR YOKE. — hbaice a chain of 30 stitches. rst row—tiI t in the 6th st, ch 3, I t in the same place, (skip 3, I t in the next st, ch 3, t in the same place, ch 3, I t in the same place) six times, ch 5, and turn. 2d row—(1I d over 3 ch, ch 3, 1 d over next 3 ch, ch 3) six times, ch 5, and turn. 3d row — 1 t over 3 ch, ch 3, I t in same place (skip 3 ch, I t over next 3 ch, ch 3,1 t in same place, ch 3, I t in same place) Six times, ch 5, and turn. Begin again like second row, and make length required. Make straps over embroidered and lined with white. It is hinged at the ; ; arm in same manner, only 3 shells wide instead of back with three bands of white elastic, Sal” ied with (For explanation of crochet stitches, see page 32) 6, 10 inches long, and 4% inches apart under arm. | white moire ribbon. DrREcTIONS FoR LINGERIE Corp. — Make chain desired Any young girl will appreciate a book of powder- length, then sl st on leaves, bound in colored linen and daintily embroidered chain, Finish in white, and a small pin-case to match would be a with, — : charming accessory to her Rose, — Chain § hand-bag or _ traveling- and catch with sl st case. If one wishes to to form a ring. Ist make a more elaborate row — Chain 3 and gift, there is the always fasten in ring with desirable matinée. Num- d. Make six of these ber 16-5-38 is embroidered loops. 2d row—In in lazy-daisy stitch. Flow- ers are pink with centres of yellow French knots, each loop I d, 5 t, 1d. 3d row—Under each scallop ch 3 and catch with sl st. 4th row—In' each loop, d, 7 t, d. Six petals in each row. / leaves and stems are green. A becomingly youth- : ful cap to match is em- No, 16-5-39. THe UsmFvL broidered in the same way. Pin Cask No. 16-5-41. Book or PowpER fuaves No. 16-5-40. A CasB FoR Many HANDKERCHIEFS By Emma L. Boardman By Ollie B. Miller No. 16-5-43. A ButTTERFLY PercHEes LIGHTLY ON THE CORNER OF THIS HANDKERCHIEF No, 16-5-44. Tus New UNDERBODICE oF VoOILD No, 16-5-42, CAMISOLE. WITH CROCHET IN MILE-a-MINUTE Patrer™ For DESCRIPTION OF PATTERNS SHOWN ON THIS PAGE, SEB PAGE 42 ee
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a | The Modern Priscilla my + ered Linens—By Martha Genung Stearns OW is the time, if we believe the linen dealers, when we should be laying in a good supply of household necessities, for since the European flax-fields have been laid waste by the war, we are faced with the possibility of a linenless future. Housewives will think first of the important things, table linens, towels, and sheets, but there are many little extras which mean comfort and pleasure in every-day life, which also need to be considered with an eye to the future. The articles illustrated here are very simple and do not require much work. Num- ber 16-5-49 is a linen runner useful in almost any department of the house, or for many dining-room purposes. It may be for a bureau-cover, a sewing-table or stand cover. The little pen- dent flowers are done in blue, with yellow centres, and the leaves, dots, and lines in green. Large dots at the ends of the stems No. 16-5-47. A Rose 1x Cross- are slightly accentuated by being StircH Apps = ArrRac- in a darker shade of green. Nar- Nog enc Bit Ai row Cluny lace edges the THE Napkin No. scarf all around, but many 16-5-48 Has a PRISCILLA readers can Rose ALSO RETICELLA MOTIF FOR Nos, 16-5-45 anv 46 crochet a narrow edge, which would be very ef- fective, es- pecially if done in blue, matching the Tray CuotH No. 16-5-45 anp Napkin No. 16-5-46 FoR THE INVALID’S TRAY Sie: of the owers. THE RETICELLA SQUARE Is PuACED IN ONLY ONE CORNER OF THE NAPKIN HARMING for an invalid’s tray is a cover all in white with a napkin to match. The squares of Reticella stitches, surrounded by a design in solid work, is a combination which looks very well on a-tray, especially where daintiness must tempt a flagging appetite. To execute the Reticella motifs it is easier to make the square motifs separately and insert them; the design must be traced off on to stout manila paper. Prick this pattern at the corners and at each intersection and between at one-fourth-inch distances. A double line of thread is now couched on, through the perforations, with No. 200 sewing thread. All except the straight cords are buttonholed. The cords are closely whipped to the centre, where the little wheel is woven. After all the pattern has been filled in, as shown in the detail, the outside threads are heavily buttonholed, the work being done from left to right. The couching threads are then cut, which frees the work and it is sewn in place in the linen. The linen is now carefully cut from under it. The motif illustrated is full size and shows the stitches, No. 16-5-49. For Bureau ScaRF OR TABLE-RUNNER _WitH FLOWERS IN BLUE ND who would not doubly enjoy “breakfast in bed” when she finds a rose laid beside her plate, as in No. 16-5-47. The napkin with this has a smaller rose in the corner. Both are cross-stitched in three shades of pink and two of green. This design will specially appeal to any one who has rose-decorated china. Both of these tray sets are supplied stamped on a medium-weight oyster-white linen. second napkin could be similarly embroidered and used as a cover for hot rolls or toast. When stranded cotton is used for em- broidering the rose, three strands are used. The colors are applied according to the diagram supplied with the design, and care should be taken to keep the crosses perfectly even. The work is done over Pene- lope canvas. Baste the canvas on the linen, then working over the canvas and through the linen, use the mesh of the canvas as a guide only in making crosses. After the work is finished the threads of the canvas are drawn out, one by one, leaving the design embroidered on the linen. All of the top stitches should have the same direction, as this gives a uniform appearance . to the work. It is important that the embroidery threads | oe should never pass through the canvas threads; if they do 72" indy Ray there will be difficulty in drawing out canvas threads. Acruan Suz Nie 16-5-50 is a guest-towel with an invisible hand-sewed hem. The ends are cprelaney- in aly ete whee oe | colors suggest spring and snowdrops. e petals are white, - 16-5- leaves od atene light green, and all the dots a darker shade eee eee of green. A detail at extreme right centre of page is actual size, and shows the stitches. The hemming is done after embroidery is completed. ~Number 16-5-51 is a very neat little border of weaving, with alternating blocks of bright rose and old blue. On each edge there is a double line of darning in blue. Just above the three-quarters-inch hem draw threads for a space of about one-fourth of an inch, then darn in the blocks of color. Separate twelve threads for the blue blocks and weave over and under two strands at a time. When this block is finished separate six threads for the rose block, which is woven in the same manner. About an eighth of an inch from this band two threads of blue are darned in as illus- trated. Two threads of stranded cotton and a blunt-pointed tapestry needle are used in both darning and _ weaving. In commencing weaving leave an end of thread to be run in afterward. In passing from one block of blue to next block of blue carry the thread under intervening. threads. To hide the rose-colored thread in crossing run close to edges of blue blocks on under side of huckaback. If the huckaback is laid : . over a thick, soft pad and pressed on the No. 16-5-50. Guzst Towrt, Hanp HeEMMED AND EMBROIDERED SHowine WEAVING DESIGN on No. 16-5-51 wrong side threads can be woven in easily. No. 16-5-51. Weravine Is EsPECIALLY EFFECTIVE ON SucH TOWELS Ree Se bes For DESCRIPTION OF MATERIALS USED IN THESE ARTICLES, SEE PAGE 41
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for May | 946 When May Baskets Are Hung By Marjorie March HE old custom of hanging May baskets on May-day may be made the basis of a pretty social for the benefit PRIZES.—fFor the best original idea for entertaining we will give keg. On the saw- a prize of $2 each month, and for all other contributions used will lively looking toy | pay $1 each. Contributions should as are usually to be found on any small dust were some very horses, while on the of the church or be written in ink on one side backs of several. favorite charity. <A week in advance of the affair wee crépe “baskets” may be hung on the door- bells of those es- pecially invited to the affair, a_ little invitation to a “bas- ket supper and social’ being tucked within each. Other invitations written on cards cut basket-shaped may be scat- tered broadcast over the town, placed in public places, ete. The tables may be set for supper, each with a pretty May basket for a centre- piece. If this social is given in a town where a May breakfast has been given, the supper may be a secondary feature, and the “sale’’ the most prominent. For supper have only articles beginning with the letters in “basket,” and this will make possible some very cunning little menu-cards, and there will still be a wide range of viands. For instance: Beans, bread, butter, buns, baked (meats), bananas, asparagus, salads, soups, sauces, sweets (fruits), kream and kake! koffee and kokoa and kandy! eggs (omelets), and tea and toast and tongue. At the several tables little cakes and candies may be sold in May baskets, and potted plants and cut flowers also. Baskets for the garden, for market, for the marketing and for every kind of home use will find a ready sale (includ- ing work-baskets and all the dainty af- fairs so well loved by the feminine heart). A fancy dance and- drill by little girls carrying baskets of flowers would make a pretty ending to the festal affair. A Circus Luncheon AR back in the early spring, we had promised the children a visit to the circus. Alas, for human calculation ! When the eventful day arrived, Jack and Betty were just recovering from the measles, and of course our plans had to be given up. When they were quite well again, the inspiration suddenly came to us, to make up for their disappointment by letting them entertain some of their little friends with ‘“‘A Circus Luncheon.” This is how we did it. First, we sent out the invitations on little cards, with a very wild-looking an- imal, circus-like, done in colors on the upper left-hand corner of each. These can be very easily done by anybody at all clever with their brush. Our house being out in the country, we met the guests at the train, with a barge gaily decorated with bunting and flags. It was a warm, bright day in July, and the ride over the beautiful green country road was a most lively one, as each boy and girl was provided with a bright tin horn. On arriving at the house, the children were met at the door by a very jolly-looking clown, dressed in a wonderful suit of white, covered with large red and yellow spots. A saucy little cap was placed over one ear. He also wore a large ruff about his neck, from which appeared His smil- ing, painted face. The clown was Jack and Betty’s older brother Bill, who had immediately entered into the spirit of the day. When everybody had taken off their hats and had spent a little time inspect- ing the many wonderful toys in the big playroom, the clown suddenly ap- peared again and announced, ‘Everybody, this way for their seats, in the big tent.” How the children laughed, as they all filed out to the dining-room, where the things really did look most circus- - like. Instead of a real table-cloth, we had covered the table with light brown cheese-cloth, to give the appearance of earth. The centrepiece was a real, but diminutive, circus ring, real sawdust surrounded by a small wooden hoop, such of the paper only and must not be included in a letter. The writ- er’s name and address must be given with a pseudonym for publi- cation, Send stamped envelope for master stood just the return of unaccepted matter. outside the ring were dainty ballet girls, dressed in fluffy skirts. The ever-present rin g- with his whip in his hand. The bal- let girls and _ the ring-master were purchased at a candy- shop, where favors were a_ specialty. Suspended on the gas-fixture over the table was another hoop, from which hung a great velvet monkey. He looked down from his perch in a very lifelike man- ner. Gay streamers of red and yellow cheese-cloth were draped from the mon- key-hoop to the four corners of the table, where they were made fast to the trunks of little toy elephants, At each child’s plate was a little cage, each one containing a bear, lion, tiger, or some other animal. The animals were of papier-maché variety and the cages small gilded boxes with the open fronts covered with gilt wire. There was also a_ package of chocolate wrapped in tinfoil and tied with bright ribbons. As far as possible the color scheme of red and yellow was carried out all through the luncheon. The menu consisted of tomato bouil- lon, served in little yellow china bowls. Lobster salad, surrounded by yellow let- tuce leaves and lobster claws. Next, delicate slices of baked ham with tiny rolls. The butter balls were made to look like ducklings, by setting them on legs, made of pieces of toothpicks, which ended with web-feet of butter; the eyes were Small capers pressed into the right position. Last, but by no means least, came des- sert; a great sherbet “iceberg,” covered with little bears made of ice cream. Pink frosted cakes and cookies cut into the shape of animals were also served. The clown acted as waiter, and very proficient he proved himself. The chil- dren were kept in gales of laughter by his funny jokes which he ‘‘cracked”’ as he passed the ‘“circus-pink lemon- ade,” as well as the peanuts and pop- corn which were also a part of this very original luncheon. When everybody had eaten as much as they possibly could they all went out- of-doors, to the big grove behind the house. Here all kinds of circus stunts were indulged in; races, ring-toss (with prizes for the winner), acrobatic feats on a horizontal bar, rides on two gor- geously decorated donkeys, and sleight- of-hand tricks, by the clown. When at last it was time to say “good-by,” each youngster was given a balloon and a little toy drum filled with candy. Mary H. NORTHEND Novel Place Cards T a family or any informal dinner party where all the guests are well known to each other, a great deal of amusement may be derived from photo- graph dinner-cards. Cut pictures from the magazines — preferably humorous ones — portraying individuals and groups of people in varied situations; paste each of these pictures upon a card. Carefully cut from snapshot photographs the heads of all guests and members of the family. Paste one of these heads over some head upon each of the cards. The arrangement of the ‘likenesses’ may be made with some skill, and may easily point a joke. For example, the athletic young lady may appear riding a rocking-horse or doing “stunts” in a gymnasium class, the chicken fancier may find his head upon an Haster “chicken,” indeed, the possibilities are only limited by the imagination of the hostess and the illustrations to be found. Neither guests nor members of the family should be let into the secret, but merely requested to proceed to the dining-room, march around the table and find their own places, SARAH T. CONVERSE. “No Siree!” “No long-eared hare Gets any share Of my delicious Campbell fare!” And do you blame her? Any youngster who has once tasted this tempting soup has that same “pig- gity” feeling about it. And the grown- ups are not far behind. You couldn't find more wholesome and inviting materials than we use in Campbell’s Vegetable Soup White potatoes, sweet potatoes, yellow turnips, carrots, tender corn, baby lima beans and juicy green okra are among the thirteen different vegetables we use. We add a sprinkling of “alphabet” macaroni, and we combine these choice ingredients in a substantial meaty stock made from selected beef. Then we flavor all this delicately with celery and parsley, and just a whisper as you might say of leek and sweet red peppers, to give an appetizing snap. Why not order half a dozen of this delightful soup from your grocer and keep it on hand? You save time and fuel. And you have a nourishing dish always ready at three minutes’ notice with no worry nor labor over it. How about phoning the grocer right now? 21 kinds 10c a can ED AN D= Whitt LAS Ask your local dealer for PRISCILLA advertised food products.
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om ‘¢ But Doctor! 1 brush my teeth every day! ‘ Illustrator; paint in Water Colors or Oil. Let us de- velop your talent. Free Scholarship Award. Write for particulars of this offer and illustrated Art Annual Free. FINE ARTS INSTITUTE, Studio 135, Omaha, Neb. GENUINE H ANDP AINTED Place Cards, Nut Cups, Bon-Bon Basketsand Favors. They give a finishing touch for social affairs. Booklet showing styles Hackett Studios, 96-5th Avenue, New York City in THE PRISCILLA.
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for May, 1916 17 Recitation No. 16-5-53. A CoLorep Facina Is BECOMING 4 j Design stamped on tan linen, green, blue, lavender, or rose linen for facing and patches, and a brown paper pattern for cutting the sections, 85 cents. Notg.—Green linen will be sent unless a preferred color. is men- tioned in order. NE of the season’s most practical novelties is the beach set of hat, parasol, and pillow to match. To divert the vogue for patches from quilts to hats was a clever step, and their application to the parasol and pillow followed naturally. Not stopping here, the designer chose to make this set of a tan linen that is almost a perfect match for a suit of Palm Beach cloth, with which cool green patches are most effective, although blue, lavender, or rose may be used. The hat and parasol may, at first glance, look a little difficult for home construction, but they are by no means To make the hat, it is necessary to purchase a wire frame of sailor shape with brim about five inches It is sometimes possible to find a buckram frame, impossible. wide. which is better still; but the wire frame can be covered with canvas or hat mus- lin. The band around the crown is put on with pipings to give it a good finish. Apply the patches to the linen and cover the upper side of the brim; put on the facing, and fasten the crown in place. The hat is faced with a color to match the patches. _ Parasol coverings can be returned for mounting. Do not cut out the panels; leave the material whole. Put on the patches as indicated by stamped lines, leaving the band loose at sides and edge, except for a very firm and careful bast- ing, which should be run about one- quarter-inch inside the stamped lines. Run a thread on the outlines of panels and press the material before returning. The parasol edge will be finished by the mounter. To Apply the Patches Cut out the patches, leaving a one- eighth-inch margin beyond the stamped line. Turn on the lines and baste the patches onto the tan background, fol- lowing guide lines. Finish by felling all edges down with invisible stitches, using a thread that -exactly matches. No. 16-5-54 THE PARASOL HAS A COLOR- ED BAND ON THE EDGE ParasoL.—Eight panels stamped on tan linen, green, blue, lavender, or rose linen for band and patches and a brown paper pattern for cutting the sections, $2.00. handle, as illustrated, for $3.25. in price.) . No.. 16-5-55, THr OCoMFORTABLE Nove.—We will mount a parasol with a carved (Frame and delivery charges included ROLL . PILLOW CARRIES WELL UNDER THE ARM Design stamped on tan linen, green, blue, lavender, or rose linen for bands and patches and a brown paper pattern for cutting the sections, 85 cents. T Patches in A BEACH SET OF HAT, PARA- SOL, AND PILLOW TO MATCH HE roll pillow, so comfortable to tuck behind one’s head on the beach or in the hammock, has bands of crochet exactly matching the tan linen, and although they add much to the interest of the design, they may be omitted. Big tassels form a good finish for the ends. Directions.—Chain 9, turn, make I t in: first ch, * 3 ch, 1:t in ‘same st *. Make from * to * 3 times altogether. * Five ch, turn, I t in second mesh be- low, 3 ch, I t in same mesh, 3 ch, I t in same mesh, 3 ch, I t in same mesh *. Repeat from * to * for the desired length, After making this foundation the re- quired length, make, rst row—A group of 4 t over each scallop of 5 ch with 2 ch between groups, along each edge. 2d row—Like Ist. 3d row—Make I d over the middle of group of 4t, I t over next ch, 3 ch, I t over same ch, picot of 3 ch, 3 ch, I t over same ch. The green bands at pillow ends are extended sufficiently to be drawn over — the edge of the roll where the gather- ing is covered with crocheted motifs from which big tassels hang. DrirEcTIONS.—Chain 9, join to form a ring. rst row—Ch 4 for a long treble (1 t), 26 1t in ring, join. 2d row—* Ch 8, sl st in 4th st from hook, ch 4, sl st in 3d 1 t; repeat around, making nine points. For the tassel wind the crochet thread around a five-inch card until of a good thickness. Slip a thread under the loops at one edge of card and tie firmly, leaving long ends. Cut loops at other edge of card and wind the tassel and tie about three-fourths of an inch from the top. Working with the two long ends (left at top) together, make a chain, slip the chain through the centre of the star-shaped motif and fasten in place. THE CENTRE OF THE CROCHETED LACE IS THE MILE-A-MINUTE PATTERN Ecru. crochet cotton (loose twist), one large ball, and a steel crochet-hook No. 6, for crocheting bands and ends, 40 cents extra. Bay advertised goods. Those advertised in THE PRISCILLA are reliable. Ref reshing ! JAP ROSE The “‘Instant Lather’’ Soap An exquisite pro- ‘ duction for the bath, | toilet or shampoo. No skill can make a soap less harmful or more- delicate. It beautifies the complexion, keeps the hands soft and white, imparts a con- stant bloom of fresh- ness to the skin. Divide the Cake, 7 you have two. cakes. each the size of other toilet soaps. | = For 15¢ we will send Trial Of; Fi er: a convenient week- end package containing a miniature of Jap Rose Soap, Jap Rose Talcum Powder, Jap Rose Cold Cream and Jap Rose Toilet Water. JAMES S. KIRK. & CO. 570 E. Austin Ave. Chicago ABLAC Face PowpER PROVED TRUE What I was told proved true. I am using-§: LABLACHE and now my complexion is per- fect. They tell me LABLACHE will keep it so. It is invisible, peculiar- — . ly adherent and deli- cately perfumed, I shall use no other. Refuse Substitutes They may be dan- gerous. Flesh, White, Pink or Cream, soc. a box of druggists or by mail. Over two million boxes sold annually. Send 10c. for a sample box. BEN. LEVY CO. French Perfumers, Dept. 27, Qe 2 125 Kingston St., Boston, Mass, “SQ, Qiimeam jo5 = | ence A AE ATCT AO SELLE DE A LE AE TEP SINS NIK TERT NESE TE e, A Wheel Chair is often an invalid’s greatest * comfort. We offer over 75 styles of in- ,. valid’s rolling chairs and tricycles with latest improvements. Ship di- rect from factory to you and sell on THIRTY DAYS’ babe meg eral discounts to all sendi = Tabara cliscour now. ssscaptis : GORDON MFG. CO. Madison Ave. Toledo,O. “er \e = ey 354
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18 A linen store for Three Piece Breakfast Set Just what you want to slip on in the morn-’ ing or for household work. Neat, practi- cal and inexpensive. Made of striped per- cale, trimmed with blue or lavender, three sizes, large, medium and small. Skirt, > $4 and Dutch Cap 1 2 5 Price By Mail Postpaid with ‘‘The Linen Book,”’’ which fully illustrates and describes our large stocks of Napkins, Doilies, Centerpieces, Lunch Cloths, Table Cloths, Art Embroideries, Bed Clothing, Rugs and Dress Materials. T. D. WHITNEY & CO. Everything in Linens Temple Place— West Street Boston, Mass. "FACE POWDER IN:;GREEN BOXES ONLY. Makes the Complexion Beautiful | OFT AND VELVETY. Money back if not entirely pleased. Nadine is pure and harmless. Adheres until was off. Prevents sunburn and return of gga A million Pa soln users prove ts value. Popular tints; Pink, Brunette, White 50c. by toilet Ri or mail. Dept. P. National Toilet Company, Paris, Tenn., U.S. A. BALL HOLDER % * To prove the superior pee of sie? culabwased’ Parte Crochet Thread we will send this pretty Crochet Ball Holder free to any lady sending only 10c in stamps or silver to pay postage and all material to crochet it. This holder is made of fine art fab- ric, stamped both sides with the popular ‘‘Blue Bird’’— omen of (10) good luck and happiness. On this offer you get — : Crochet Ball Holder — stamped — ready to work Sufficient cree: bourne’s Perle Floss to work it ete Instruction Diagram older today. If not pleased your 100 in stamps tly. Address Dept. 1021 Send for this free Ball i will be return OOLLINGBOURN MILLS illustrated price folder. We will sell you Charter Oak Products direct, if you cannot buy through your dealer. W.H. BULLARD THREAD CO, Manufacturers Charter Oak Products, Holyoke, Mass.,Dept. D CROCHETED YOKE DESIGNS —A BOOK OF— most beautiful and practi- cal crocheted YOKE designs ever published. Instructions and Illustrated Newest, prettiest, practical de- signs for corset covers and nightgowns. Only 12c. For BOOK AND POSTAGE GEORGINA M. PHELAN, Department 8 St. Louis, Mo. OLD NEW. DESIGNS CROCHET CORSET COVERS ] NIGHTGOWN YORES Table Accessories in Embroidered Crochet By Clara M. Evald TOUCH of em br oid- ery on crochet sometimes adds just the needed element of col- or. This can- dle-shade and basket have a further attrac- tion in their unusual model- ing. The bas- ket, which has an interior space of about five inches di- ameter, may be used in place of a bonbon- dish and might be used attrac- tively in the centre of a Nu. 16-5-56. small table. MATERIALS, Basket ‘-MATBERIALS. — Two balls No. 10 crochet cotton; a No. 11 steel crochet-hook; 1 skein, each of 6-strand embroidery cotton, pink, 2 shades of blue, lavender, and green. 1st row—Chain 8, join in ring (r), ch 8, then * in ist half of r, work 9 t; ch 23, miss 2 sts on ch, and work back on ch, 1 d, 10 t, 1 d, 2 sl st. This will leave 7 ch free for the bar be- tween the ring and oval. Working back on the chain or opposite side of the oval, ch 8, miss the 2 sl sts of oval, t in next st, (ch 2, miss ist t in next) 6 times, ch 2, t in same st with last t. There will be 8 spaces. Chain 18, sl st in 8th st to form r, 1 sl st in each of the next 3 ch (this leaves 7 ch free for bar), repeat from * yntil there are 6 half rings and 6 ovals, After the last oval ch 7 and join with sl st to the top of first ring. Be careful not to twist the work. This finishes one side of the rings and ovals. Turn, and sl st across the 7 chain (or bar), complete the other sides of ovals and rings like first half. Join last t of last r to bar with sl st. Ist row — Turn and sl st to 2d t on r, ech 8 (for a t}:.* sel S,;. d in the 5th st from hook (to form a p), t in next st on ring. Repeat from * until there Tue Tovcn or CoLor Is aN ADDED ATTRACTION Mercerized crochet cotton (hard twist), two . balls No. 10, a steel crochet-hook No. 11, for crochet- across fan; ch ing, and colored cotton for embroidery, 55 cents. » t trebles, ch 2, d between first 2 d on oval, d in 3-ch loop, p, d in next 3-ch loop, d be- tween next 2 d on oval, ch 2. and repeat to end of row. This finishes top of basket. Repeat first 4 rows on other side of ovals and rings. 5th row (on §in- side) — Com- mence on the first t on one of the fans, d in t, ch 5, skip 38 t, d in next t. Repeat in first loop on. oval, but do not take off the last half, 1 t in next loop, take off 2 loops, and take off the remaining 3 loops together, ch 3, d in first t, repeat around and join to first d. 6th row—Sl1 st to centre of first 5 ch, * ch 5, d in next loop, ch 2, d in same loop. Repeat from * as far as last loop on fan, ch 5, and d only in last loop, ch 8, d in top of t in oval, ch 38. Repeat around. 7th row—Sl1 st to centre of first 5 ch, * 1 di in this loop, ch 2, d in same loop, (ch 5, d in next large loop, ch 2, d in same loop) 5 times, ch 38, t in d in oval, ch 38, and repeat around. 8th row—Sl st to centre of first 5 ch, 1 d in this loop, ch 2, d in same loop, (ch 5, d in next large loop, ch 2, 4d in same loop) 4 times, ch 3, d t in top of t of last row, take off first 2 pairs of loops, d t in same place, take off first 2 pairs of loops, d t in same place, take off first 2 pairs of loops, now take off remaining 4 loops. (This will here- after be called a ‘“‘cluster.’’) Chain 3. Repeat to end of row. 9th row—Sl st to centre of first 5 ch, 1 d in this loop, Ch a. a, WO same loop, (ch 5, d in next loop, ch 2, d in same loop) 3 times, ch 38, cluster in centre of 8 ch of pre- vious row, eh 8, cluster in centre of are 7 picots, next 83. ch, ch 3, sl st in No. 16-5-57. Tue BASKET 18 OF A PRacTiIcaL S1zk ch 3; repeat the centre of MATERIALS, Mercerized crochet cotton (hard twist), two around. 10th bar, ek Se tee ee ists cue ; ne row — Sl st in first space (sp) on oval, d t in next sp, * ch 2, t in side of dt near base of st, d t in next sp. Repeat from * until last sp is reached, ¢ in last sp, ch 38, sl st in centre of bar. Repeat to end of row. Join last 3 ch to first st in front of p. 2d row —Chain 4 (for d t), * ch 3, d t be- tween ist and 2d p. Repeat from * across the ring. There will be 7 sp, ch 3, d in first ch 2 on oval, * ch 3, d in same sp, d in next sp. Repeat from * across oval, ch 3, d t on Ist t, ch 3, d t between p. Repeat around. Join to 4th ch at beginning of row. 3d yow—Chain 3, 1 t in every ch st and d across r (29 t in all), ch 3, d in the first sp on oval, * ch 3, d in next sp. Repeat from * across oval. Re- peat from beginning around. Join to top of t at beginning of row. 4th row —Chain 3, t in back loop of each t of previous row, ch 2, d in first sp on oval, 1 d in next sp, ch 3, d in next Sp, ch 3, d in next sp, d in last sp, ch 2, and repeat to end of row, join to top of first t. 5th row—Chain 3 for a t, ch 5, d in 4th st from hook (to form a p), ch 1, t in same st with 3 ch, * skip 2 t, 1 t in next p (as before), ch 1, 1 t in same st. Repeat from * across the ing, and colored cotton for balls No. 10, and a steel crochet-hook No. 11, for crochet- into first 2-ch loop, ch 8 for first st of cluster. Make a cluster over ch loop, ch 3, cluster in centre st of 5-ch loop. Repeat around with clus- ters in the centre of each 2 and 5 ch embroidery, 55 cents. loop with 8 ch between clusters. Join to top of first cluster, 11th row—One d in every st of previous row. 12th row —One d in the back loop of every d of previous row. Fasten off. BortoM OF BASKET. ist row—Chain 38 and join, ch 3, make 14 t in ring, join. 2d row—Chain 3, 2 t in each t of previous row, 30 t in all. Continue mak- ing t in each row, widening in the 3d row in every other st, in the 4th row in every 3d st, in the 5th row in every 4th st, and so on until there are 10 rows of t in all. 11th row—Chain 5, t m same st the chain starts from. * Skip 2 t, 1 t in next, ch 2, 1 t in same place with last t. Repeat from *, Put the same edge on the bottom as last row on top of basket. Rines, — Chain 4 and join with a sl st, 5 d in ring. 2d row—One d in each d of preceding row, picking up the inside thread. 3d row—At outside of row, 1 d in each d, picking up front threads just below the top meshes of [CONCLUDED ON PAGE 26] The Modern Priscilla Bis iit ah si PLaRIONED HOSE have the shape of foot, ankle and calf knit-in without seams. This gives comfort and a smooth,snug fit at all times—there’s no room for wrinkles. Cotton, Lisle, Mercerized, Art Silk 25C, 35C, 50C, 75¢ Ask your dealer, Booklet upon request Burson Knitting Co. 65 Price St. Rockford, Ill. Fc our | - Weeks’ Trial Choice of 38 styles Yes, we will ship you on four weeks’ abso- lutely free trial, all freight pre- patd, direct from our own factory, your choice of 88 ™ new Styles of the highest- grade Wing Piano or Player Piano. No Money D owno No = ~--no freight ak Way--- no security. One of 88 Styles Use it and enjoy it four full weeks; then, if you wish, ship it back at own expense. You alone are the udge. You will be amazed at our rock-bottom direct price on the superb Wing, ae 40 years. Easy monthly payments or cash. Write re = C , In he Book ‘of omplete In- Valuable Book, FREE ; formation About Pianos.’ sent free and postpaid. Valuable 186-page book. Tells how to judge Bi anos. Beautiful art catalog also sent and particulars of our great Free hipment Offer. Write today — now Wing & Son (Est, 1868), Oth Ave. & 13th St., Dept. 2145, New York 100- -ENGRAVED = Wis, CALLING CARDS Lara ENGRAVERS LETTERING VALITY & PROPER SIZE CARD ORDER TYLE LETTERING BY NUMBER 5 MRS. WILLIS 13 Miss Hall 10 S. TA. Cox 15 MR. ANDREW 12 Nise Csin 8 MR. ALCO Other styles of lettering if desired. Our work is beautiful. Meets every social requirement. NO PLATE. If not satisfactory, money returned. Cash with order. We pay delivery charges. Orders completed in five hours. NON-PLATE ENGRAVING COMPANY, 1478 Broadway, New York the Antonie Ehrlich Crochet Books Fully Illustrated. Complete Instructions. No. 1. Edgings, Insertions, Doylies...25¢ No. 2. Crocheted&KnittedBedspreads2Be No, 3. Filet Crochet, 110 designs ..... 25¢ No. 4. Alphabets— Filet & Cross Stitch12e¢ No. 5. Baby Capsand Bonnets,,,...... 2 No. 6. Monograms and Initials for Filet and Cross Stitch At Your Dealers or by Mail Postpaid. The Ehrlich Pub. Co., 1213 Arch St., Phila. Ladies’ Foot Comfort Send for FREE CATALOGUE Illustrating our Noiseless, Flexible, Specialty Com- fort Shoes, made of selected Vici Kid with O’Sullivan’s live rubber heels, and Cushion Sock Lining to‘* Make Life's Walk Easy.” BELL’S COMFORT SHOE CO. 11 Central Street, Manchester, Mass. Price, postpaid, $2.50 ““A. W.B.” Book No. 5. ‘Gifts and Fa- NG vors’’—Tatting and Crochet. Nearly 100 new designs that will sur- _ and ay ie you. All A.W.B. ooks are ALITY books. Ask your dealer for oa, Nos. 1, 2, 3 or 5 by mail 80¢ each. No.4, Lingerie Special, 20e. Complete set, also 8 doily tterns, for $1.25. Anna W. Brown, Dept. M-5-6, Toledo, 0. CHINA PAINTERS and Water Color Monthly Magazine, $1. yr. Beginners’ outfits, $1. China Kiln free to new pupils. rite for particulars, catalog free. Anglo-French Art Co., Chicago. You can buy from our advertisers with a feeling of absolute security.
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for May, 1916 Sew with Silk | Crochet with CMC The reason expert crochet workers recommen C MC (Corticelli Mills Cotton) is because it is made by the famous Corticelli Silk Mills and they know it has the most perfect cable-laid twist. CMC retains its snowy whiteness and sparkling lustre until worn out, and its round, smooth thread makes crochet- ing and tatting a pleasure. Made in many sizes and colors. Princess Pearl Crochet Cotton is a full size, lofty, smooth and lustrous thread, _— the right size for Gockenng ags, belts, collars and slippers; 2 oth big coarse, beautiful colors put up in and little balls, Size 8 size 5 fine. Send 10c for new Crochet Book No. 1 beautifully illustrated, with simple instructions Celine samt how to take each stitch. New designs in edgings and insertions, boudoir caps, shawls, scarfs, sweaters, nut baskets, skat- ing ~~ sports hats, afternoon hats, Tam ’*Shanters, etc. Cute Kitten Calendar, 6x7ins.,sentfora2estamp. CM C Cordonnet Corticelli Silk Mills, 66 Nonotuck St., Florence, Mass. You Can Weigh Exactly What You Should You can—I know it, because I have reduced 32,000 women and your vitality — at the same time I strengthen your heart action; can teach you to breathe, to stand, to walk, and to correct such ailments as nervousness, torpid liver, constipation, indi- gestion, etc. One pupil writes: ** I weigh 83 lbs. less and I have gained won- derfully in strength.’’ Another says: ** Last May I weighed 100 lbs., this May I weigh 126, and oh! I feel so well.’’ Write today for my free booklet. SUSANNA COCROFT Dept. 50 624 So. Michigan Boulevard, Chicago Author of ** Beauty a Duty,” for sale at all bookstores. Embroider Your Monogram Perforated pattern of monogram with stamping outfit, any size up YN to 3 inches, 25c each; over 3 in. to ® Z 6 in. 50c each. Design sheet show- ing 100 styles of monograms for French embroidery, Punch work 5 and Crees Stiteh,. .......... NE a eco ~ uy eee ee ee ee ee - = ; ON ee en ee —— ee Se an Se ee oa Es = 34+—— Z “si | rt MATERNITY * DNAS 2. Maternity Corset worn at any time, comfort, abdom- fi) inal support, normal appearance, protection for child. Ordinary Corsets on same lines for Stout Women, Invalids, Singers, Dancers, and Young Girls. __ Mail Orders Filled With Complete Satisfaction “. Write for booklet No, 37 Sent free under plain and sealed envelope. BERTHE MAY, 10 East 46th Street, New York Beware of Imitations
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ORES Crt oe co Arle eepte’ Make This Beautiful Yoke Yourself It is easy and inexpensive and the beauty and the lasting charm of the finished piece will convey to you better than words why discriminating workers of crochet always use Sat, OFF, (@ordichet The Perfect @rochet Cotton iy for embellishing articles of wearing | apparel and home decoration. Upon request we will send exact instructions for mak- ing yoke illustrated Cordichet is a thread that may truly be called perfect, because in every step of its develop- ment, from the time the selection is made of the finest Sea Island Cotton to the time it reaches the needleworker inits finished form, every step is another step toward the pro- duction of a thread that possesses evenness, smoothness, brilliancy and strength without .|j]| harshness. These qualities in combination ,|]]| each one essential—determine the true uality of any crochet cotton. ordichet, in permanently pure white, also ecru, comes in all sizes, 1 to 150. '1{] All colors in Cordichet are Boil-proof. and are obtainable in sizes 3, 10, 30, 50, 70. For Nightgown Yokes, Towel Ends, Hand- ‘Ii|| kerchief edges, Dress Trimmings and all other articles requiring frequent washing insist upon Cordichet. , Your dealer has in stock, or can procure for you, any Royal Society Product including Two-Ply Crochet Cotton, white, ecru and colors, large and small balls. Em- broidery cottons in pure white and fast colors, Celesta Twist, the washable artificial silk, Package Outfits, etc. H. E. Verran Co., Inc. Union Square West, New York = 7, ESSSRSSR ORR ART a Filet Lu The Modern Priscilla icheon Set, Including Bonbon Baskets By Mrs. F. W. Kettelle ais” See consists of a twenty- inch cen- trepiece, a ten-inch plate doily, an eight- inch bread-and-but- ter doily, and a five- inch tumbler doily. These. measure- ments apply only when. No. 30 linen thread and a No. 11 steel crochet- hook are used, the work running 6 meshes to the inch. Other materials required are one spool of No. 50 linen thread, linen material for the squares, .and black and white block pat- terns. The finer thread is used to crochet over the edges of linen squares. Turn edges once and stitch close to the fold, then d all around, and join with sl st before fastening off thread. No. 16-5-61. (For explanation of crochet stitches, see page 32.) Filet crochet consists of spaces (sp) and blocks (bl). Spaces are made of t with 2 ch be- tween, Four t together make I bl; 2 or more bl consist of 3 times the num- ber of bl plus 1. When a bl comes over a sp work t int, 2 t over ch of 2, t int. These patterns require a foundation ch to reach around four sides of cen- tre square of linen, as the rows are carried around and joined each time un- til the first row of an extended side is reached, then worked back and forth as usual. The thread will have to be joined on for each of the three remain- ing extensions of the pattern. After linen and lace have been sewed together make a row of sp all around each doily and finish with a row of d in t, 2 d in sp all around, making a 4-ch picot about every half inch, keeping the corners uniform. Centrepiece starts with 264 ch; Io-inch doily with 132 ch; 8-inch doily, 108 ch; °5-inch, 60 ch. Join ch with sl st; ch 5, t in 3d ch st for first space on side; (ch 2, t in 3d st) 4 times (for smallest doily ;) * ch 5, t in same st with last t for corner; (ch 2, t in 3d st) 5. times; repeat from * twice; ch 2, t in 3d ch st of first 5 ch. This forms the last corner. 2d row — Ch 5, t in same st with last t; (ch 2,t in t) twice for 2 sp; 4t for bl; 3 sp; * ch 6 tan Bae. Be with last t for corner; 3 sp, I bl, 3 sp; repeat from * twice; ch 2, t in 3d st of first 5 ch in this row, for last corner. The next row, for small doily, starts with the first side exten- sion of pattern. Chain 5, t in t; ch 2, t in t; continue following pattern, working back and forth. Chain 5 at end of row to turn and form “ne ° +: wt ®: +) bd 3 ws = bart TEN, EIGHT, AND Five INCH Doiuixs Black and white pattern for Centrepiece No. 16-5-63 and Doilies No. 16-5-61, 15 cents. ’ eae vee ak d zn dial No. 16-5-63, first space in next, The other doilies and the centrepiece are worked in the same way. Basket No. 16-5-62 Ist row — Ch 7 with sl st to. form a ring (r). 2d row —Ch 5, t in r, * ch 2, t in fr; repeat. from * 3 times, ch 2, sl st in middle of 5 ch. 3d row—Ch 3, 2 t in space (sp), ch 2, 3 t in same sp, miss t below, and make 3 t in next sp, ch 2, 3 t in same sp, when all 6 sp are filled in this way, sl st in 3d ch at beginning. 4th: row—Ch 5, (always work in same direction, do not turn work), miss 3 t, * 3 t in sp, ch 2, 3 t in same sp * (the figure between stars is known as a shell, ch 2, miss 3 t, t between 3d and 4th t below, ch 2, shell in sp; repeat around, and after 6th shell is made, ch 2, sl st in mid- dle of 5 ch. 5t row—Ch 5, shell in shell, ch 2, t in sp, ch 2, t in sp, ch 2, shell in shell; repeat around; after 6th shell, ch 2, t in sp, ch 2, sl st in middle of 5 ch. 6th row—Ch 5, shell in shell, ch 2, t in t, ch 2, t in t, ch 2, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 3 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 3 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) twice, shell in shell (ch 2, t in sp) twice, ch 2, sl st in middle of 5 ch. 7th row—Ch 5, Shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) twice, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 4 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 4 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) twice, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 4 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 3 times, ch 2, . sl st in middle of 5 ch. 8th row—Ch 5, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) twice, shell in shell, (ch 2,,t in sp) 5 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 5 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) twice, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in space) 5 times, shell in shell (ch 2, t in space) 4 times, ch 2, sl st in middle of 5 ch. oth row—Ch 5. shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) twice, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 6 times, shell in shell, (ch 2. te in 3p) No. 16-5-62 INDIVIDUAL BONBON BasKBT times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) twice, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 6 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 5 times, ch 2, sl st in middle of 5 ch. roth row— Ch 5, shell in shell, con 2 t-4n-s9)--3 times, shell in shell, fch’ 2. t “im sp)" 9 times, shell in shell, ch 2, 3 d in same place as shell, making a ‘* double shell,” (oa toe Se 7 times, shell in Shell, i (ch: 2:5 ut in sp) 3. times, shell in shell, (ch 2, tin sp) 7 times, double’ shell in shell, (ch 2, t in [CONCLUDED ON PAGE 24] TWENTY-INCH CENTREPIECE SE RT mee wane rr Orn temynenee mF ty : . ; . : SPB NITE pH Sy
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4 Bags for Street _ (For explanation of crochet stitches, see page 32) N? costume will be quite complete this summer without its bag. Every size, shape, and style imaginable | seems to be already in evi- dence, but there is one uni- versal teature in the touch of hand-work invariably in evi- dence, and it may be embroid- cry, crochet, beading, or any decoration that an_ original woman can think of. The strip of filet crochet in No. 16-5-64 is made of No. 5 écru crochet cotton, Use a No. 9 steel crochet-hook. In the centre of each solid figure is a forget-me-not, alternating pink and blue. These are made of French knots with six | threads of stranded cotton, | wound around the needle once to make a knot. There are five knots with one in yellow { iy f Nae 4 , \' Pott of A n° Up te if fig h i j a” 8 AGE Gd He are | fy hi tit of! ? QM, : 1! es wtf ' on ih} yf ‘ea ra : ‘ ; "tha Uy Variety of Patterns Makes Selection Easy for the centre of each flower, Whim tiny leaten i tease No. 16-5-64. cag age ag pe micas FILET STRIP a —s mess {! pg é Air aubicaes yaks 1, assien € is r iS Ly ye’ ry} oy e ; RE. Com : = Asta: = - = . " daisy stitch are made with MATERIALS.—Ecru_ crochet cotton No. 5 (hard twist), pipers ea ge AU ARR) RR CSR on ee Orne $4. nd the : ullest steel crochet-lhook No. 9, colored embroidery cotton, HICHEST AWARD Lae Fs RRP expression when selecting a and écru Bulgarian linen, not stamped, 45 cents. | ti Tidby inikes "(10), 10 ged geclleny oe if GRASS ri 4 va ah ) CREX eUSs because of the won- meoncevenine ie ae derfully wide range of patterns. Ten ivory rings are used and 2 yards WAR CRE : : of No. 3 écru ribbon for the strings. RIBBON rpg tiie atin taro a the Made of oyster-white linen of a Be: ; ‘Gar: oom. medium quality, the second bag (No. 7 ee ti: We eee Beautiful blues, greens, browns 16-5-65) is heavily embroidered in white, At BS en : : real and t t ff mic ian seed-stitch being used effectively with il |b || tae eel For aes one e ects in arusuc satin-stitch and outline. Use No, 20 Hy tt combination predominate. They maggie npr ick | } wear well, are sanitary, inex- nd P , . : ne acaba: Ps * Nz f INTERNATIONAL te Sa Ma ea Ve Ly ensive al ] d h The initial in filet crochet is from ganEXPOSITION p » alWays Clean and cCneer-~ the Priscilla Alphabet No. 1. The first ise Te Bat “ie ful looking and are reversible. row of the medallion has 19 meshes. i i | é , Chain 68 to start, t in 9th st from i Mar) Insist on CREX when you buy. Refuse hook, and continue with ch 2, t in 3d eo rar Ht iyi all substitutes. A genuine CREX rug st for each space (sp), ch 5 to turn PRESIDENT OF mLUPERIOR JURY = | i ea ln! is instantly identified by the name and form first sp. A solid mesh or Ath $ Fottin a a C-R-E-X woven in the side binding. block (bl) consists of 4 t; two or more MS it | oN Oe : bl consist of 38 times the number of CM Tale : 7 i | CREX is patented under U. S. Govt. bl plus 1 t. GRAND | UN ae Copyright. Proved cases of fraudulent For the cord, chain 8, 6 d in Ist st PRIZE fe ® substitution or wilful misrepresentation of ch, join and work round and round, ASAE ™ fay itt by dealers will be prosecuted to the faking up only the outside, top toon. | | asa PA mit of the lave e bi ar : ; , sana UI Our $2- lor catalog No. 85 illus- 9 din ring. 2d row—2 d in each st, y Pe renicvencuar eer aera | trated iGWalalal-belore Weetn renuist, then 3 rows of 18 d. Neat row—Skip every 3d st, stuff with cotton, then ’ pe eR | ee C RE X C ARP ET C O F skip every 2d st, close with sl st. At- 212 Fifth Avenue New York tach to the bag with short chains. wats tat i Make the lining and bag separately, Originators of wire - grass products cutting by the same pattern, and fell the edges together, around flap and opening. Close with a snap fastener, Number 16-5-66 is quite a trim-look- 4 . - ing bag of oyster-white linen, lined with No. 16-5-65, THE Corp, Batis, AND colored linen of a lighter but firm qual- ; MEDALLION ARE CROCHETED ity. The little change purse is made Design stamped on oyster-white linen, 30 cents. jpn the same way and there should be White embroidery cotton, 7 cents extra. Per- sie a : fond forated stamping pattern, 20 cents. Transfer & Hogedt omit: sietened ‘tothe Uniag the bag. The embroid- pattern, 10 cents. Materials for crochet : - work: White crochet cotton No. 20, one ery is all solid and ball, 23 cents. Steel crochet-hook No. 11, matches the lining in 6 cents. Black and white block pattern of color. Interline a letter, 10 cents. (Ask for cross-stitch al- double” strip for handle with canvas to phabet No. 1.) stiffen and stitch in place on the material, before stitching up sides of bag. Line both bag and purse as for No. 16-5-65, E want permanent representatives everywhere to distribute PARKER \9 OMEN WANTED Hosiery .< cotabiiehed trade. (ae occupation is clean, dignified, and highly To Represent Us In. profitable. An opportunity for any wom- ; an of good address to establish herself HOME : ‘OWN permanently, earning from $12.50 to $25 ba ee ns pot og A pee age ppt . e arker’s Hosiery is really so superior Congenial Occupation. in appearance and wearing quality that . every customer is a source of perma- nent income. Everyone in your town is a possible customer. PARKER quality bs gar Pep PARKER Seow: direct < rom mill to wearer, are moderate. Alt or Spare Time elie Investigate this opportunity. $ k $ for details of selling plan and our offer O (@] 100 MONTH to you. Will give exclusive territory and three threads of green stranded cotton. DIRECTIONS For FiLer Strip, — Chain 40. ist row—One t in 4th st from hook, t in next 2 sts, 10 spaces, consisting of t with 2 ch between, skipping 2 sts on founda- tion ch. Chain 38 to turn at the end of each row; this forms first t in block (bl) of next row. 2d row—1 bl (consisting of 4 t), 10 sp, 1 bl. 38d row—1 bl, 2 sp, 2 bl, 6 sp, 1 bl. 4th row—1 bl, 5 sp, 4 bl, 1 sp, 1 bl. Sth row—1 bl, 1 sp, 4 bl, 5 sp, 1 bl. 6th row—1 bl, 6 sp, 2 bl, 2 sp, 1 bl. 7th row —1 bl, 6 sp, 2 bl, 2 sp, 1 bl, 8th row—Same as Sth row. 9th row Same as 4th row. 10th row — Same as 8d row. tepeat from 3d row. Eeru linen is used for the sides of the bag; two strips 2% inches wide and 16 inches long are neces- sary. A tiny hem is made at the top § No, 16-5-66. OF OysTER-WHITE LINEN LINED protect you. F ‘ P. PARKER MILLS No Capital Required 2735 North 12th St., Philadelphia, Pa. bony should have a copy of our cata- logue, which we will send you on re- ceipt of a postal mentioning the MODERN PRISCILLA. We can supply you with all materials for OIL, WATER COLOR, and CHINA PAINTING. and down one side for 2% inches for WITH A COLOR THE FRY ART CO., 35-37 West 31st SE: N. Y. City an opening. The crochet strip is then Design stamped on oyster-white linen, and sewed to the linen, and a plain crochet pink, blue, or green linen for lining, 50 scallop added. The bag is then sewed up. cents. Pink, blue, or green cotton for work- ScaLLop. — D over hem, skip short ing, 6 cents extra; silk for working, 15 cents iar ‘2 space, 5 t all in same place, skip short SYor'datedy Hagan’s Magnolia Balm space, 1 d, continue around entire edge pmbroidery commenced on any one ptece, 75 : ; y ; : of top, making 10 t in corners. cents additional. : o ec on your skin so naturally your closest friend cannot detect its use. Harmless, delicate, refined. is quid powder adheres perfectly. Soothes and softensthe skin. Cannot induce hair on the face. 75c. bottles; White, Pink, Rose-Red. At all Dealers or mailed. Lyon Mfg. Co., 92 South Fifth St., Brooklyn, N.Y. ee ee eee Advertisements help you to live better, dress better, be better.
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22 HTN 3 Indian Blankets Make them yourself. They are crocheted in a stitch so easy.that any one can master it in a few minutes. We have issued a little book of in- structions giving detailed illustrations of the stitches and colored reproduc- tions of Indian Blankets. This book is yours for the asking. Send for it to-day and begin a blanket at once. The blankets are made of Fleisher’s Germantown Zephyr, one of the thirteen Fleisher Yarns. This trade-mark is on every skein S. B. & B. W. FLEISHER DEPT. 230 | PHILADELPHIA A BEAUTIFUL FIGURE BETTER HEALTH If you wear the HERRICK COR- SET because our patented light ‘‘in- ner-Lift’’ belt supports the organs naturally. Your own Doctor will endorse it for wearing after opera- tions, It is doing wonderful work for women troubled with floating kid- neys, ptosis, hernia and other ab- dominal troubles. The HERRICK CORSET really reduces the stout figure, gives style and great comfort. Made of white coutil; six hose sup- porters. Made in three styles. This is the corset that will give style to your figure, relieve abdominal troubles and make you a healthier woman. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. Write today for full particulars and FREE illus- trated booklet. HERRICK CORSET CO. 5718 Grant Park Bldg., Chicago. in a few minutes without heat— guaranteed not to injure the hair in any way—far superior to kid or any other curlers — curler electrified — imparting strength to the hair. Fifty million in daily use. Guaranteed un- breakable. Ask your dealer or send us his name and your money, or stamps. Money willingly refunded. ELECTRIC HAIR CURLER COMPANY 145 COLUMBIA AVE., PHILA. It will ease your Mind; I will ease your Feet. BEnlarged Joints Reduced and ‘Toes Straightened by ACHFELDT’S “PERFECTION” TOE SPRING Worn at night without inconvenience, with auxiliary appliances for day use. Sent on approval. Money refunded if not as represented. Use My Improved Arch Supporter for ‘‘ Flat Foot’’ and broken down instep. Send outline of foot. Full particulars and advice free in plain sealed envélope. M. ACHFELDT, Foot Specialist Marbridge Building Dept. F.F., 1328 Broadway (at 34th St.), New York THREADS AND MILL REMNANTS *rse%3 For only ro cents we will send you a one-ounce box CROCHET of assorted mill remnants of our famous Colling- C bourne’s Mercerized Threads and Flosses—rich, lasting colors —sure to please. COLLINGBOURNE MILLS, Dept. 721, Elgin, Ill. | Summer Accessories Crocheted with Rafi ia [wine (For explanation of crochet stitches, see page 32) jc) Pattee Rarer twine, 15 cents per roll. Three rolls each required for tam and bag, two rolls for belt. Me- dium size bone hook, 10 cents, The Tam No. 16-5-67 Chain 4, join. ist row—8 d in ring. 2d row—2 d in each st. Continue without joining rows. 3d row—* 2 d in ist d of 2d row, 1 d in next st. Re- peat from *, 4th row—* 2 d in 1st st of 3d row, 1 4d in each of next 2 sts. Repeat from *, Continue in this way, increasing 1 d between widen- ings, until the cap measures 11 inches in diameter. Cro- chet one inch more without widening, and then narrow by Sxipping 1 st at each point cach row until the opening fits the head, Make one row of long trebles for elastic to run through. TASSEL.—Chain 3, join, 5 d in ring. 2d row—S8 d in d of 1st row, by increasing 1 st every 2d st. 8d row—lIncrease to 11 sts. 4th row—1 4d in each st of preceding row. Stuff with cotton, Be- gin to narrow by skipping every other row BUCKLE. > TASSEL. ished No. 16-5-68. Tue Bae Is SER- VICEABLE AND ATTRACTIVE No. 16-5-67. st to the finish. ping ball throu inch of thread, No. 16-5-69 GIRDLE WITH TASSELS Make a ch 6 A CooL, TAM Fasten thread by slip- gh last st. Leave one then make 8 ch and continue as before for first, second, third, and fourth rows. 5th row —Same as 4th, fasten off. This forms a cup- shaped section, into which the ends of the tassel should be drawn very closely. Wind for tassel, over a_ four- inch cardboard, about 25 times. Bag No. 16-5-68 Chain 4, join. Ist row—5 d in ring. 2d row—2 d into each of preceding row. 3d row—2 d in ist st of 2d row, * 1 d in next st, repeat from *, 4th row—* 2 din ist st, 1 d in next 2 sts; repeat from *, Continue suc- ceeding rows until bag measures 5 inches. be- tween each mitre, an in- crease of 1 d between each mitre in each row, Make next four rows without increasing — then narrow 1 st at each point for 2% inches. : Last row — da with picot (8 ch) between every 5 sts; on mitres make eh of 10 and d back along ch to top of bag, continue around. TASSEL. — Same as -for tam. Girdle No. 16-5-69 Make ch a _ ilittle longer than _ size of waist. Work 9 rows of d on this chain; this gives the _ required width of belt. Make another ch of 28 inches, work 8 rows of d on this chain, in- creasing 1 st at each end of row for 5 rows. For the next three rows decrease 1 st on each end of row to form the pointed ends. of this section continue making 38 d at points. On the Sth or last around entire strip, Fold this piece with one point extending three or four inches beyond the other, fasten to the belt, and sew the buckle on. inches - long, with d, join with sl st and sl st to inside edge, ch join, cover 7 and fasten with sl st to opposite side of buckle. Same as for tam. and the A strong, The size of hook used will govern somewhat the size of finished articles The work should not be so tight as to make the fin- articles stiff and hard. work be too loose. used for the work, as a steel hook wears on the twine. closeness of the stitch. Neither should the bone hook should be An advertisement in THE PRISCILLA means a reliable advertiser. The Modern Priscilla Pianos and Organs HALL long thecen- ter of musical and artistic activity in Chicago must go to give place to the new $2,000,000 sixteen story Kimball building. Cone sequently our large stock of fine new and used pianos, player-pianos and organs will be dis- posed of immediately—surprisingly low prices have been named, Youcan Save $120 on New Player-Pianos Save $100 on Fine New Pianos Prices Cut on Organs & Used Pianos Good used pianos at $65, $85,$9S5 andup. Termg $10 down, $5 a month. $2.25 a month buys a famous Kimball organ. Shipped on Approval — Easy Terms Old Instruments Taken in Exchange Instruments shipped direct or through our factory distributors on approval. Write for complete bargain list—Music Herald with two songs, words and music FREE, W. W. KIMBALL COMPANY. 2195 KIMBALL HALL CHICAGO ee Hae Fascinating rick rack work is now the “thing” in making scarfs, centerpieces, pincushions, pillows, doilies, guest towels, table covers, bibs, lunch sets, edgings, insertions, etc. The Nufashond Rick Rack Book tells and shows how you can easily make many articles that are as handsome as they are useful. 10 cents is all we ask for this book because it serves to introduce Nufashond Rick Rack Braid. Ask your department store or needlework shop for the Nufashond Rick Rack Book. If you can’t get it, we will send it with one full piece o Nufashond Mercerized Rick Rack and one ball of Nufashond Mercerized Crochet Cotton upon receipt of 30 cents. NUFASHOND, Dept. C, Reading, Pa. Oifedding 1 @ Siatione As engravers to many foremost families, we ‘ may be depended upon for authoritative styles in Invitations, Announcements, At Home Cards and other wedding stationery. Write for samples showin’ the superior quality of our engraving. TRE JOHN B. WIGGINS COMPANY Established 1857 32 S. Michigan Blvd., Chicago DO YOU CROCHET? We are giving $100.00 in Prem- iums for Crochet Patterns. Send e us 10c for our Number 44 Crochet Book showing 44 Crochet Pat- IN PREMIUMS terns and giving Full Particulars about the Premiums. Address, J. F. INGALLS, BOX T, LYNN, MASS. for your Spring and DAINTY LACES Summer sewing. Let us send you samples; you will find just the kind you need. Write today for our samples, Please enclose 2-cent stamp to help pay postage. 20th CENTURY LACE CoO., Dept. C., Decatur, Til. for sewing. Split Reed and Sweet Grass Basket, for. sswins- Price 30 cents, including booklet of other ideas. EFFIE ARCHER ARCHER, 1269 Broadway, New York City, N. Y. — ee a ee ee were. 2. sl "vee
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for May, 1916 Crochet Book Richaniaents new book of, complete in- structions in all branches of gg es Eb ching and Filet work. Full of new rig- inal designs. Given Absolutely Free to an J Bb sen ing 10c in stamps or silver for one full size ball of Ww RICHARDSON’S Ww R. M. C. Cordonnet; Art 65 This is the genutne Mercerised Cordonnet, Cotton in uni- versal use raer y size. Se on ou W this valuable book free. We pay all s a mags hob Made Ys White, Sizes— 8, 6, 10, 15, 20. 80, 40, 50, ot 8, 5 Ecru Sizes— 8; 5, 10; 15, 20, 80, 40, 60 “= Special Offer With each order for. or more balls at 10c each, we will include FREE, our new Book of Crocheted: Yokes in addition to the Crochet Bookif unable to obtain cotton at your dealers. The Yoke Book is 10¢ if srcheeed separately. Offer good in u: S. only. Act NOW! Yk sate dry RICHARDSON SILK COMPANY Makers of Richardson’s Spool and mbroidery Silke ° Dept. 2045 Chicago, fil, Maltese Crochet Staples The Prettiest and Easiest Crochet Work Patent SIMPLEX STAPLE WITH GUARD (2.3) $ inch, 20¢; 1 inch, 25c; 1} inch, 30c; 2} inch, 40c. $1.00 for set of four and directions for making the lace. & inch, } inch, § inch and Zinch, 20c each. Per set of four, 60c. Both Sets, 8 Lace Staples, } inch to 2} inch, $1.50. Use Size of Staple according to Work and Material. SIMPLEX STAPLES INSURE LACE OF UNIFORM WIDTH. Maltese Crochet is used for (OF COTTON OR LINEN) (OF SILK) (OF WOOL) Edgingsand Insertions Infants’ Caps Fascinators Infants’ Hoods Vanity Bags Shawls Centerpieces Neck Pieces Scarfs Doilies Handkerchiefs Infants’ Hoods Sash Curtains Wheel Lace Infants’ Sacques Collars and Cuffs Edgingsand Insertions Touring Hoods Aprons Yokes Touring Scarfs Chemisettes wa ee Touring Shawls Hat Covers (OF RAFFIA) Mufflers Shirt Waists Workbags Etc. Dresser Covers Outing Hats Ete. New and beautiful ideas in Maltese Sold at the Stores — Crochet are continually being made. Art Needlework Dept. SIMPLEX MFG. CO., Dept. B, Bridgeport, Conn. At Our Expense fa. Ingram's Vine Face Powder, 50c, 4 shades, At Drug Stores or by Mail, Postpaid. Send us 6c in stamps to cover cost of packing and mailing and get free sample of the above and Ingram’s Rouge in novel purse packets. Also sample of Ingram’s Milkweed Cream, Zodenta Tooth Powder and Perfume, FREDERICK F. INGRAM CO. (Established 1885) Windsor, Canada 60 Tenth St., Detroit, U.S.A, “Ingrams Milkweed Cream There is Beauty in Every Jar—50c and $1.00 at Druggists’ FASCINATING CROCHET DESIGNS weeatig eee “4 Pit PSUS sail Ba Siiit For maninen or commen ines 900 clear beautiful, newest, scarcest, oldest patterns ston Ce WITH INSTRUCTIONS by SOPHIE ri LaCROIX No. 1—Old and New Designs... .28c. a 6—Smocking, Waists, Etc. ‘28¢. No. 2—Old and New Designs....28c. Wo. 7%—Cross-Stitch, 21 colors.28c. Ho. 3—Bedspreads...........28¢c. No. 8—Old and New Designs. .28c. No. 4—Tatting and Braids ....28c. Wo. 9—Yokes..........-..-12Ce No. 5—100 Novelties......... 28c. No. 10—Hardanger.......... 28¢c. ST.LOUIS FANCYWORK CO., Block 12, St. Louis, Mo. MILADY’S LINGERIE... A collection of elegant and dainty Yokes, Caps and Towels—20 Yokes, showing them half actu- @ al size, with every de- lenmm tail for making and for size — Kerchiefs, Slip- pers, Bags and Novel- ties—A Book of beauty. post- $2 PA Cia nin cans eae EMMA FARNES 211N.10th, St.Louis, Mo. ‘nea ex aver ies y) CVILADYS Susi ~ LINGERIE Joes ™ * MERCHIEFS Caps Maltese Crochet for Towels By Lillie A. Parks (For explanation of crochet stitches, see page 32) A Group oF ATTRACTIVE GuEsST TOWELS No. 16-5-70 (upper illustration). hemstitched towel of fine huckaback, 50, cents. cotton, Outline of medallion and one script letter stamped on a White embroidery 3 cents extra. Crochet cotton, one ball white, one ball blue or pink, a steel crochet- hook, and staple for making Maltese crochet edge, 70 cents extra. No. 16-5-71 (left), No. 16-5-72 (right), and No. 16-5-73 (lower illustration). stamped on fine linen huckaback, 50 "cents. pink, a steel crochet-hook, Embroidery cotton for No. 16-5-71, No. 16-5-73, 15 cents extra. each pattern of the three numbers. A sample of Maltese crochet is supplied for 10 cents. Size of each towel when finished about 16 x 24 inches. ALTESE crochet is nothing more or less than old-fashioned But the possibilities of the old-time work have been greatly de- veloped and the work is now done with which may be purchased for Complete directions for pin crochet.” a staple, the purpose. this work are furnished with The towels illustrated are all 16-inch guest-towels, and the lace on all is made with a %-inch staple, No. 16-5-70 LACE. — With blue crochet cot- ton No. 30, using a No. 11 Steel crochet - h ook, make a strip of Maltese with 2 d’s in centre, and about 300 loops in length. Shape the Mal- tese as follows Have loop (1) on hook, skip the first 4 1, insert hook through next 12 l, draw thread through all, and make a 4d, ch 6. Bring this ch along the back of the work, to the loops on the other side of Maltese, and in- sert hook into the 18th 1 from end, * Continue to take up loops until you have 12, as before, and draw thread through all, fas- tening with a d, ch 6, carry ch at back. to opposite side of Maltese, aon d, counting from the 12 1 joined, insert hook into the 9th. Re- peat from *, This leaves 8 1 unworked on SHOWING ‘“hair- staples. 1 of scallop. THE TOWEL EDGES IN 9 cents extra; for No. ton on hook, each scallop. DETAIL Be sure that the last 12 1 joined are on the same side with the first 12, and leave a few to complete edge. LOWER EDGE more 1 . — Begin at outside of last scallop made, have 1 of white cot- * insert hook from back into Ist 1, bring hook into usual posi- tion, and work a d over l, p, repeat from * until you reach the last Join this 1 to the first of ch 2, and next scallop, by making aéeésad through both, ch 2, and continue in same way around succeed- ing scallops. UPPER EDGr. — Carry the thread across the end of the Mal- tese from the lower edge, with 38 ch, and work 1 d into 1st l as in lower edge, * Che 2, 1 ‘ots, in wexe To 1, thread over hook 3 times, draw thread through next 1, thread over, and draw through 2 loops, thread over hook twice, draw thread through last 1 on this seallop and first on next; work off 2 loops 2 times, thread over hook, draw thread through next 1, thread over, draw through 2 loops, thread _ over, draw through 4 loops, and work off remain- ing loops’ by twos, .Cp 2,3: in next 1, ch 2, 1 d in next, ch 21-40 Oe. next. Repeat from *, [CONTINUED ON PAGE 32] Any one design ° Crochet cotton, one ball white, one ball blue or and staple for making edge of any one number, 70 cents extra. 16-5-72, 6 cents extra; for A diagram showing how to place the colors will be sent with 23 y what Mama- made for me!” —and you can make one for your little fairy with eDEXTER CORDONNET wax’ CROCHET COTTON ‘Never Kinks ~ Atways Lies Flaf A perfectly balanced thread, giving even- ness and firmness in the finished design. Your Dealer has “Dexter” — or can get it for you FREE Handsome designs, complete directions, sent on request. Get our book, “Old and New Designs in Crochet Work.” Hand- somely illustrated, full directions, sent for 25c. For introductory purposes only, a full- sized ball of Dexter Cordonnet; white, sent FREE with each book. DEXTER YARN COMPANY Department B Pawtucket, R. I. Free Bottle to Baby Every baby born during Feb- ruary, March and April, 1916, may havewith our compliments a Hygeia Nursing Bottle It isthe nearest possible to mother’s nursing. I he Hygeia is the sanitary bottlé, too. Ask your druggist for a Hygeia by name. For your first one, free, send us Your Name and St. Address Hygeia Nursing Bottle Co., Inc. 1353 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y. ng Peer . Catalog FREE Upon Req * addition to our fullline of Perfect Piting | Shoes for Women, Men and Children, in all widths and 6 lengths, this catalog contains a helpful article for foot sufferers—‘‘Care of the j ma Feet,’’ by Leon 8S. Dalsimer, M.D. me The Dalsimer ‘‘Nurses DeLyte’’ Shoe is forten- a der feet. Made of soft Duree Kid, flexible goles, rubber heels, no seams, for house or age Lace ¥ or button, high or ae" e rrepay 1 1-2 to 10, AA to F je 00 Postage p We Guarantee to Fit and _Satiafy you Per- < _ fectly or Refund your Money. S$. DALSIMER & SONS 1204 Market St. 36th yr. Philadelphia ILC BP GAY ONCE SES ED MALTESE CROCHET Latest craze revives Maltese or Hairpin Crochet. My Maltese staples are.made to order for me especially for this work. Sizes 1, 144 or 2 inches, with free instruc- tions — each 10ce or all three postpaid for 28e. Don’t overlook this opportunity . —send at once. WINIFRED CLARK $13 Silk Exchange, St. Louis, Mo. Collar and Cufts, Pincushion, Goods Aprons, Caps, each D. A. McKinnon Co., Box 107, Manchester, Mass. ed A large variety at 1oc each with = Catalog. Centers, Table Sets, 1 (0° We commend and guarantee the reliability of our advertisers.
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Should you ever have occasion to complain of the quality of the goods advertised in The Modern Priscilla, or of the treatment accorded you by a Priscilla advertiser, advise us promptly with full particulars. Address your letter to the ‘*ADVERTISING MANAGER" and mark it Jersonad. Our advertisers are as anxious as we are to have Priscilla readers satisfied, so be sure you mention The Modern Priscilla when writing them. THE PRISCILLA PUBLISHING COMPANY Something New! Priscilla Initial Outfit This package contains 142 Em broidery Transfer Initials, in- cluding Script, Old English and Japanese ‘letters, in a _— ranging from ‘inch up to pee ae gh in 40 Dainty Wreath Designs in sizes suitable Sor en- closing the various *nitials. These patterns are correct in size and style for stamping your Ha herchie/s, Napkins, Centrepieces, Tray Cloths, Lunch Cloths, Tow- els, Pillow Slips, Bureau Scarfs, Bedspreads and all sqris of Wear- ing Apparel. Price, 25 cents > Th Priscilla Needlework Company ¢? Browd Street Bosion Massachusells 184 Patterns ANH aT SENSE nua 142 Transfer Patterns of Your Initial The Priscilla Initial Outfit contains 142 Embroidery Trans- fer Initials in Script, Old English and Japanese Letters in eight sizes ranging from 8 inch up to 4 inches in height. Also 40 dainty wreath designs, just the right sizes and styles for enclosing the initials — 182 Patterns in all. If you want to embroider your initials on handkerchiefs, napkins, a lunch-cloth, table-cloth or bedspread, pillow-slip, s bureau-cover or underclothes, you choose the style and size letter needed, lay it face down on the cloth, pass a hot iron over the back of it, and presto! your stamping done. Price, 25 Cents These Initial Patterns come on sheets about four inches square, put up in the daintiest little box imaginable. Sent postpaid for 25 cents. Be sure to state letter desired. Priscilla Needlework Co., 87 Broad St., Boston, Mass. applications are wrong. Now you should know Blue-jay. It has ended 70 million corns. To a world of men and women it has brought perpetual free- dom. We promise that to you. 15 and 25 cents—at Druggists Also Blue-jay Bunion Plasters BAUER & BLACK, Chicago and NewYork Makers of Surgical Dressings, etc. Blue-jay Ends Corns sewing ma- chines perfectly. Cleans out dirt and grease and lubricates every delicate part so your Sewing Machine works more easily, more smoothly Ww and lasts longer. -You do more work, better work, with half the labor. Prevents rust on all metal parts; saves cost of expensive repairs. Generous trial bottle and new booklet free. 31N 1 OIL CO. 42 AYM.Broadway Cut the Cost of — Furniture in Two Shipped in sections, knock-down — saves factory space — packing costs and freight charges. Direct from fac- tory to you saves dealer’s expenses and profits. Ten minutes assembles any piece. Over 100 designs—every- thing for the home, office or club. Home Exhibitors Wanted Exchange spare time for furniture or cash commissions. A new business for men or women. Free Catalog with full particulars. BROOKS MFG. CO. 2105 Rust Ave. Saginaw, Mich. Largest Plant of Its Kind in the World Desk an Bookcase Value $60. Price $29.75 We want to correspond with ladies who wish to earn $2 or morean hour during spare time or $25 to $60 a week for full time, taking orders for Malloch Hosiery and Underwear- all weights, all styles, all colors, at mill-to-wearer prices. No Experience Necessary We teach and help you, and pay you a good com- mission for what you do. No earnest woman ever fails to make money with our plans. You can be earning money next week, if you WRITE TO US TODAY for free catalog and information. Malloch Knitting Mills, Dept. 1005, Grand Rapids, Mich. The Modern Priscilla An Embroidery Apron or a Bag as Occasion Requires HIS em- broidery apron is not only an apron with a pocket for thread, scis- sors, and what not, but also a c 0m modious and practical bag that will hold a large piece of em- broidery and even enve- lops the apron itself, when not in use. Unlike many such devices, the bag is complete in itself, and the apron does not form one side of it, but is seamed up with it at the bottom, and caught to it on the inside edges of the bag. Fine checked dimity is chosen for SHOWING THE BaG CLOSED the material. A large butterfiy in golden yellow and _ shades of blue is em- broidered on one side of the bag, and there are two more on the apron. The body of the butterfly and the solid sec- tions on the wings are worked in satin - stitch, and the heavy scroll on the outside is worked solid in blue French knots. All lines are in simple outlining stitch, and the colors and shades are applied according to the diagram sup- plied with the design. Use six threads for French knots, three for outlining. No. 16-5-74. Design stamped on checked dimity, 40 cents. working, 90 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern, 30 cents. EMBROIDERY APRON AND BAG COMBINED Cotton for working, 30 cents extra; silk for A diagram showing how to place the colors will be sent with each pattern (stamped or perforated). Work commenced on any one piece, 75 cents additional. wa mm wa Filet Luncheon Set [CONCLUDED FROM PAGE 20] sp) 6 times, ch 2, sl st in middle of 5 ch. 211th row—Ch 5, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) 8 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 8 times, shell in first loop of double shell, no chain, shell in second loop of double shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 8 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) 3 times, 2 shells in double shell, with no ch between as before, (ch 2, t in sp) 7 times, ch 2, sl st in middle of 5 ch. 12th row—Ch 5, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) 8 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 9 times, shell in shell. no chain, shell in second shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 9 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) 38 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, tin sp) 9 times, shell in shell, no chain, shell in second shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 8 times, ch 2, sl st in middle of 5 ch. 18th row—Ch 5, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in t) 3 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 10 times, shell in shell, no chain, t between two shells below, no chain, shell in second shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 10 times, shell in shell, (ch -2, t in t) 3 times, shell in shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 10 times, shell in shell, no chain, t between two shells below, no chain, shell in second shell, (ch 2, t in sp) 9 times, ch 2, sl st in middle of dS ch. Epeine.—Before breaking the thread, an edging is put on the basket as fol- lows: (This follows immediately after the thirteenth row) no chain, t in shell, p, t in shell, p, ete., until there are 6 t and 5 p. This is spread into a fan- shaped scallop by making a slip-stitch in the head of the next t beyond the shell. This is repeated around. the edge, a scallop being put in each shell, and as many between as there is room for. ‘ BasE.—The base is put on after the edging is finished.- Fasten the thread to the head of one of the shells in the fifth row, ch 5, t, ch 2, t, etc., mak- ing a row of sp between the 5th and 6th rows of the basket. To finish the row, ch 2, sl st in middle of 5 ch. There are 28 sp in the row. Make an- other row on these in exactly the same way. <A third row is made as follows: No chain, miss 1 sp, 5 t in next, slip- stitch in middle of next, 5 t in next, and repeat around the base. HANDLE.—For the handle, which is a separate piece of crochet and is sewn to the basket as in the illustration; ch 84, turn, t in 9th ch from hook, * ch 2, miss 2 ch, t in next; repeat from * until 26 sp are made, Turn, ch 8, p, ch 8, miss 2 sp, sl st in head of t; repeat along both sides of the handle. STIFFENING.—The baskets are wrung out in ae thick Sugar syrup, and pulled into shape when partly dried. MATERIALS. — Linen thread Nos. 30 and 50, 18 cents a spool; two spools for 35 cents. Steel crochet-hook No. 11, 6 cents. Black and white block pattern of design for set, 15 cents. Heavy oyster-white linen, 45 inches wide, $1.50 a yard. We won’t publish an advertisement unless we believe the advertiser trustworthy.
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for May, 1916 TT MMM Uiliiz POMSUCGAUONARUGAOAASGOONECDAATOCCEOAAAAAUEGOGOOUEEAANGGEOOOGOUSOANUOEOROEGOGHOAHY HT a - o=— ec? The Oriental Store Panama Hats MPORTED direct from the native weavers. Of excellent quality panama, handwoven in fine tight weave under the atmospheric conditions necessary for the produc- tion of the finest hats procurable. Forwarded ready to wear in the same condition as received from the weavers, and may be shaped and trimmed to suit yourself. Sold with the Vantine assurance of satisfac- tion or the refund of the price paid. Price, delivered free to your § 5 hOME:.| isle WAS wie Write for the New Vantine Catalogue. Mailed free upon request. Illustrates all our latest and most fashionable trimmed Panamas, Pongeesilk hats,kimonos,slippers, auto coats, shawls, purses, jewelry, etc. also includes hundreds of distinctive and unique Oriental objects of art and utility forthe home. Send today as the edition is limited. Address Dept. 40. -A-A-VANTINE-8&-CO-Inec- Fifth Avenue & 39th Street. New York - The largest Oriental Store in the world. =A Established over half a century. EM LINMANANILUEERAANU UN AUUER ATT BUSY MOTHERS Why do you everlastingly mend stockings and garters when you can stop most of it? Insist upon having The WILSON The Cord and Slide garter that never jerks or tears. The pic- ture shows exactly how it is made. It gives double service, stockings wear longer, and the child is absolutely free from all garter discomfort. For Boys and Girls, 2 to 14 years, shoulder style slips easily over head, or pin-to- waist style, white or black, 25e. Give age. Women’s Shoulder Style, same as on little girl, fine for home or athletics, very easy for Maternity wear, 50c. If Your Dealer hasn’t the WILSON we’ll send them post- paid at price given. Wear them a week; if not the best you ever had, return them, we will refund your money. A. M. Wilson Co. Dept. 10, Cherokee, Iowa PUAVVOVASOVTAAHOUSOAUAEAURUUUEOATAOGGUAAGEEAGOGUREGEATTAAAA OETA HEUTE CUTTS FREE Ribbon, Cotton, Needles, etc., to complete this Beautiful Boudoir Cap Send 50c and we will send Boudoir Cap stamped on fine white Organdie for em- F f broidering and also send Free Ribbon, Cot- €_ ton, Needles, etc., to make it complete. SAVING YOU 33%% TO ONE-HALF. , Send for Free Catalog, 3.G., of Ready-to-put-together Garments, Lingerie, Household Linen, etc., with which we give Free stamping, ribbons, cottons, buttons, lace and all trimmings. Perforated Stamping Patterns Complete Outfits We are offering special outfits complete in the latest designs, with large wine of sizes and quantities including scarfs, pin- cushions, towels, baby dresses, bibs, pillows, carriage robes, centerpieces in all sizes, alphabets, counter-book, stamping material, sign, ete., etc. Prices of outfits, $15, $25, $50, and $75. rite us for further information. Dept. L. Perforated Pattern Co.,331 Fourth Ave., New York if il Y _SPANGLES & EMB. MATERIALS. A BEADS FOR BAGS AND CHAINS, Canvases, Gold Threads, Cross Stitch Materials, Tapestry Silks and Wools, Lace Braids. * EVERYTHING YOU CAN THINK OF IN THIS LINE that can’tbe had elsewhere. Send stamps for mail list. Est, 1860. PETER BENDER, IMPORTER, 111 E. 9th ST., N.Y. WHOLESALE &® RETAIL Invitations, Announcements, $2.50 for 100, two sets of en- velopes, 100 Visiting Cards 50c. Samples on request. R.M. SHORTZ, 608 S. 60th St., Philadelphia, Pa. N 72) mee i a A Cap for the Younger Generation No. 16-5-75 Or LAVENDER AND WHITE FOR JRANDMA No. 16-5 - 75. E m broidery design stamped on white lawn and lavender h andkerchief linen to com- plete cap, 50 cents. Cotton for working, 6 cents extra. P er forated s tam ping pattern, 25 cents. Trans- fer pattern, 10 cents. No. 16-5- 76. E m broidery design stamped on white silk-finish batiste and white net to complete cap, 40 cents. White cot- ton for working and Valenciennes lace for edge of band, 10 cents extra. Per- forated stamping pattern, including out- line for cutting, 20 cents. No. 16-5-77. Plain white net (wash blonde), not stamped, 50 cents. Mer- cerized crochet cotton (hard twist), one ball white No. 50, one ball blue or pink No. 30, and a steel crochet-hook No. 11, 50 cents. Embroidery commenced on any one piece, 75 cents additional. No. 16-5-76 AN EMBROIDERED Batiste BAND TuRNS Back OVER THE NET : By Emma L. Boardman broidered white batiste across the front. A pink satin ribbon half as wide again as the batiste is laid under it, and ex- tending half way under the lace edge, terminates in bows at the sides. All the fulness is at the neck edge. There is nothing new about the mob- cap, but it has one very great recom- mendation. It is exceedingly becoming to the majority of people. It is also easy to make, and the beading and edge of crochet are attractive, although too full to show well in the illustration. MATERIALS.—Two-thirds of a yard of net, 1 ball white crochet cotton No. 50, and a ball of blue No, 30, a No. 11 steel crochet-hook, and 1% yards of ribbon. DIRECTIONS, — (For explanation of ms oa , Ages Grandma appreciates the fact that a cap may be an extremely becoming accessory, especially if the band that turns back from the face is extended at the sides. Such a cap (illustrated at the left) is made of lavender handkerchief linen with bands of white embroidered with lavender. A binding of lavender linen edges the turned-back section, and the three small squares of lavender ap- pliquéd with white buttonholing give interest to the long ends. The embroidery is solid and done with three threads of stranded cotton. Really not so different in shape and yet quite different in effect is the second cap (No. 16-5-76) of net with a narrow band of finely em- No. 16-5-77 AN ATTRACTIVE Mos Cap OF PLAIN NET WITH CROCHETED BEADING AND EDGE By Lucille Stutz crochet stitches, see page 32.) Chain 16, t in 5th st of ch, ch 4, t in same st, ch 6, fasten in 1st st of ch, ch 8, turn, t in t, ch 6, d under 4 ch, ch 6, t in t, d t in middle of lower loop. Turn, * ch 10, fasten under 8 ch, ch 18, 'd tin ist of 10 ch,.ch:&4, turn, t in 6th st of 18 ch (from needle), ch 4, t in same st, ch 6, miss 5 sts, fasten. Chain 6, t in t, ch 6, d under 4 ch, ch 6, tin t, d tin d t *. Repeat from * until desired length. Fill each side with 8 d in each space, another row of d, using the colored thread. 3d row— Ch 4, d in 3d st of ch, t in 4th st, miss 2 d, sl st in next; repeat around. Fin- ish edge of cap with the same scallop, working into the mesh of the net. s yD WZ oe EE for ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGE 6 No. 16-5-5. CHILD’s LINGERIE CAP. Design stamped on white batiste, 40 cents; on handkerchief linen, 50 cents. Cottor for working, 6 cents extra. Val- enciennes lace and insertion, $1.10 ex- tra. Perforated stamping pattern, 25 cents. Transfer pattern, 15 cents. No. 16-5-6. Prqut Coat. Sizes, 2 and 4 years. Design stamped on a ready- made coat, and white cotton for work- ing, $1.50. No. 16-5-7. VorLe Dress. Sizes, 2 and 4 years. Design stamped on a ready-made dress, and white cotton for working, $1.50. No. 16-5-8. SuNBONNET. Size, 4 or 5 years, Design stamped on a ready- made bonnet, and colored cotton for working, 50 cents, No. 16-5-9. GiruL’s PLay Apron. Size, 4 or 5 years. Design stamped on a ready-made apron, and colored cotton for working, 45 cents. No. 16-5-10. Boy’s Cap. Size, 4 or 5 years. Design stamped on a ready- made cap, and colored cotton for work- ing, 50 cents. No. 16-5-11. Boy’s BracH Coat. Size. 4 or 5 years. Design stamped on a ready-made coat, and colored cotton for working, 40 cents, No, 16-5-12. Priqut Hat. Sizes, 2 and 4 years. Design stamped on a ready- made cap, and white cotton for work- ing, 75 cents. No, 16-5-13. Griri’s Apron. Design and outline for cutting stamped on pink chambray and design for appliqué stamped on white lonsdale, 45 cents. White cotton for working, 6 cents ex- tra, or silk for working, 10 cents ex- tra. Perforated stamping pattern of de- Sign and outline for cutting, 25 cents. No transfer pattern. Do you buy from our advertisers? It’s safe and satisfactory. 25 for it today. Guarantee to Please You or Refund Your Money 2T24 Blouse 2T24— Fashionable Smock Middy Blouse made of good durable white Galatea Cloth. Has square collar and band cuffs of Butcher’s linen in contrasting color. The blouse is cut with comfortable fulness, has two pouch pockets and a trim- ming on front of hand smocking in color to match collar. Fastens with laces as pictured. The front of belt and trimming on pockets is of colored Butcher’s linen. White with military blue or rose trimming. Sizes 32 to 46 bust. Also to fit girls and misses 8 to 20 years. $ 1 OO @ Mail or Express Charges Prepaid We Pay All Mail or Express Charges to Your Town ae, hice = “ 2T25 — Chic Little Blouse of sheer white Voile elaborately embroidered on front with French dots in contrasting color. Blouse is elaborated both front and back with clusters of fine tucks and the turnover collar of sheer white Organdie is finished with veining and a piping of Faille silk whichalso trims the front and cuffs. White with embroidery and piping in rose or blue. 32 to 46 bust measure. Mail or Express Charges Prepaid $ 1 OO BELLAS HEss &.© WASHINGTON, MORTON & BARROW STS. NEW YORK CITY, N.Y
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26 Pure Dye W omen’s Pure Silk, 75c, $1.00 and $1.50; Men’s, 50c per Pair. ESE prices buy HOSE of LUXITE, made of pure Jap- anese silk, 12 strands to the thread. Much silk hosiery at these prices contains but 6 or 8-strand thread. To ve te cue desired weight, the makers me the dyes with metallic compounds. Sie these soon destroy finethreads. A nad safeguard lies in this name— HOSE of LUXITE. wy as no loading. HOSE of LUXITE is superbly rich and lustrous, 7 me to the fine, close stitch- se of fexcite o L, Ts, ine. ing, rene our — = of choice mate- rials and pure dye. It comes from the wash as shapely andshimmering as new. Made also of Lusterized Lisle a: es Gold-Ray, the new scientific silk. The fine lisle top resists garter strain. dhe eich ae heel and toe are extra rein- force your favorite store for HOSE of LORE rices as low as 25c for Men, Women and Children. We ship direct, postpaid, if your dealer fails to supply vou. Write for dealers’ names and free HOSE of LUXITE book. LUXITE TEXTILES, INCORPORATED, 548 Fowler St., MILWAUKEE, WIS. New York Chicago Makers of High-Grade Hosiery Since 1875 S8anFrancisco Liverpool What It Means to You When Wearing Apparel is Guaranteed Years ago a progressive clothing manufacturer advertised his product with these well chosen words: “Look well, fit well, wear well.” Not to be outdone, his rival added this perti- nent statement: “Guaranteed by the Maker.” When you purchase clothing, stock- ings, lingerie, boots, or wearing ap- parel of any kind, you want them to be distinctive in appearance, fit per- fectly, and last their money’s worth. You buy them with a greater feeling of security when they are guaran- teed by the man who made them; but there are guarantees and guaran- tees. A guarantee is worth just what the man behind it is worth. It is the standing a man has in his own community that gives him his position. If he is a solid, substantial man, people trust him. He can open an account with almost any store. His word is trusted, his statements believed. Living in the open, with nothing to conceal, he gains and re- tains the respect of his fellow towns- men. It is similar to this with the manufacturer. If he is honest and dependable his guarantee means something. His name or trade-mark on his product, advertised before a critical public, means he _ conceals nothing; his goods are “all wool and a yard wide,” and he will refund the purchase price on any articles that do not prove to be all he claims. This is the guarantee of the honest manufacturer. Sometimes a salesman, overanxious to make a sale, may exaggerate the worth of goods and add _ fictitious values or qualities to the guaranteed standard. It is easy to determine how good the clothing, lingerie, etc., is, when there is an dvertised guarantee. The greatest, most dependable bond for your safety in buying goods is the policy of the manufacturer who advertises them continually. What- ever the enthusiastic salesman or the “knocker” may say, back of him stands the printed word of the man- ufacturer. The advertised merits of his goods are public utterances; his word givens to the American people that his product is all he claims it to be. His advertisement is not only his method of telling about the goods, but a promise to you that they pos- sess these merits. A written prom- ise allows no misunderstanding; a verbal one is not always repeated ac- curately, and it does not stand as the printed word does. When you buy clothing and _ lin- gerie, PRISCILLA strongly advises you to purchase advertised goods and thus assure yourself of the posses- sion of wearing apparel that depend- able manufacturers have © publicly guaranteed to “look well, fit well, and wear well.” With PrisciLtta adver- tised goods you are doubly certain, for in its columns only advertise- ments of thoroughly reliable firms appear. This is our guarantee to subscribers. Get into the habit of reading the advertisements. The Modern Priscilla The Awakening of Mr. Lemour [CONCLUDED FROM PAGE 12] Shortly before noon he reached the Bugle office. The elevator boy seemed to have laid aside his impishness for the moment, and greeted him effusively. In the upper corridor old Nettie was scrubbing the floor—Nettie who always grumbled if anyone stepped on the newly cleaned boards; but Nettie wiped a dry place for him to step on, and gave him a cheery “good morning.’’ He had not expected to find any of his fellow workers at that early hour, and was surprised to see the editorial rooms well filled. The first to reach him was Tilton with outstretched hand: “Say, old boy, you have done us all proud; every newspaper man in town is talking about you!” Others were crowding around now, clapping him on the shoulder and shak- ing hands. The copy boys, whom he had cuffed about day after day, were among those who seemed eager to get his attention, “You have seen the papers, of course?” asked Munyon. “T have read the Bugle,’ replied the now-embarrassed Lemour. “But the others; haven’t you seen them ?” Lemour had not even looked at them; he had forgotten for the time being that the Bugle had any competitors in the field. From all directions they were offering him copies of the Bulletin, the Union, the Ledger, and Truth. ‘See, here is your stuff in each of them, and first page, at that. And see, you are given credit by each, ‘James Lemour, Special Correspondent of the Bugle.’ Isn’t it a scoop, though.” A clanking roar came from below; Lemour looked his surprise. “Oh, it is just another edition; we have been printing ever since midnight and will be at it all day, probably,” they told him, “Have you seen the old Man?” asked some one. “Not at this hour of the day,” re- plied Lemour who was well posted as to the exact time Mr, Joice appeared around the corner; three in the after- noon. “You had better get right into the front. office, then,’’ Munyon advised him, ‘“‘he has been here since nine, and the money is just rolling in.” Just then Nixon came up. “I am very glad to see you, Mr. Lemour,”’ the ‘‘Mister” from Nixon was a brevet never before used in the Bugle office toward a subordinate by the city editor, “I'll go in with you to Mr. Joice,’’ he said. Mr. Joice had a caller; it was Mr. Pemberton, owner of the Bugle. Both men got to their feet when Lemour ‘and Nixon entered. Pemberton came up with outstretched hand, “We are very proud of you, Mr. Lemour; this morn- ing’s Bugle has touched the. hearts of this city as they never have been touched before—” The telephone on the desk rang; Mr. Joice picked up the instrument: ‘Yes, this the Bugle—Joice talking; that is wa <4) fine of you; that is most generous of you, The Bugle thanks you in behalf of the little unfortunates.” He put down the telephone and looked at Pemberton. “A thousand from the Transit Company.” “Tt has been that way for the last two hours,’’ explained the publisher to Lemour, ‘‘the money is just rolling in. We had Dr. Monson on long distance just before you came in and told him. The fine old man broke right down and wept; the first time I ever heard any one weeping by long distance. Well, I must be going, our Mr. Joice may have something to say to you,” and he again shook hands with his reporter. When the door had closed after Pem- berton and Nixon, Mr. Joice turned to- ward Lemour; it was the first he had spoken to him directly. “I knew it was in you, my lad; you needed something besides style to your stuff, and it has come. You will never go back to the old impersonal viewpoint; and there is nothing in the newspaper world to which you can’t aspire. Now Mr. Le- mour —’”’ again that distinctive ‘‘mis- ter’? — “there is no use of my attempt- ing to deny but that you have made a big jump by this,’ he pointed to the Bugle on his desk, ‘‘you will have plen- ty of opportunities; but we want to keep you. In a few days, possibly by to-morrow, we shall have something of interest to say to you. I would urge you as a friend not to give any answer to propositions that may be made to you till you have heard from us, Re- member, we gave you a fair deal by running your name as the writer of the article; the Bugle always acts hon- estly with its employees— The telephone rang; ‘Yes the Bugle office—oh, yes, he is here now; just a moment,” he turned to Lemour. “It is your call,”’ Lemour took the instrument; as he did so Joice walked out of the office and closed the door after himself with a quizzical smile. ‘Hello —who is it please? that you, El—I mean Miss Duvin—’” It was a broken voice that replied to Lemour, but the reporter envisioned the dearest of faces, with the fluffy hair tumbling over its forehead, and the sweetest of smiles. “Papa read your article to us this morning at breakfast—that is, we all took turns at reading it—and oh, Jim!” she never had called him that before, and he gripped the telephone the hard- er—‘“‘I am so proud of you—I mean that all of us are proud of you. No not this morning, of course not, how silly! Well, if you must — though I did not mean that, you know—but if you must—I’ll be at home—” Less than thirty seconds later, Lemour collided with his chief in the hall, ‘‘We ean finish that conversation now,” said Mr. Joice. “A little later, sir, I have an assign- ment to make.’’ Lemour called back to him from the elevator. ca Table Accessories in Crochet [CONCLUDED FROM PAGE 18] d of preceding row, without turning the work. Thus the top meshes will turn inside and form a padding. Continue until there are 2% inches of cord. Make another piece and sew the ends of each together to form the _ rings. Sew neatly to basket. Sew top of basket to base just on the top of the last solid row of base. Embroider each fan in French knots with leaves in green lazy-daisy stitch. Stiffen basket with equal quantities of powdered sugar and hot water, kept very hot, in double boiler. Shape bas- ket as it drys. Candle Shade MATERIALS. — Two balls of No. 10 erochet cotton, a No. 11 steel crochet- hook, and embroidery threads the same as for basket. Make rings and ovals the same as for basket, and finish the outside rows the same as basket, and the inside the same to the 2d row. It pays. 2d row—Start between the first and second p on ring, ch 4 (for d t), ch 8, d t between second and third p, ch 8, repeat across ring, the last d t being be- tween sixth and seventh p, making five sp, ch 8, d in first space on oval, * ch 3, d in same space, 1 d in next sp. Repeat from * across oval, and finish row. 38d row—Like 3d row of basket, except there will be 21 t instead of 29 t. jth row to lth row inclusive — Like basket. 1th row—Chain 6, t in 4th st from hook, * d t in top of next clus- ter, ch 2, t in side of d t near the base of st. Repeat from *, join to the fourth st of Ist chain. 12th row—SI st into first 2 ch, repeat 11th row. <J13th row—A cluster in every 2 ch with 2 ch between clusters. 1th row—One d in every st. 15th row—One d in back loop of every st. 16th row—Like 15th row. i17th row—Edge, like top of basket. Embroider the same as basket. Buy a stiffened colored silk candle-shade to fit inside crochet. Roll the top edge of crocheted shade out. Sew in place.
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for May, 1916 HE S\ G Y NWO AAMT TILNLUULL | — | HL HULU LL ! II tl Batiste Net Footing is again Featured as a Trimming for Smart Frocks » OLORS may come and colors may go, but white dresses go on forever, are always smart and in good taste and, of course, serv- iceable. The two illustrated are interesting ex- amples of the possibilities of simple stitchery and simple fabrics. A medium-weight, soft-finished linen is used for No. 7715, and the embroidery is worked almost entirely in satin-stitch. Outer edges of the flower petals are run along two lines, padded and worked heavily across, as shown in the _ illustration. This method gives a rather elaborate effect with a compara- tively small amount of work. On each edge of the band is a single row of outline-stitch and one of German _ knot-stitch, an illustration of which is also given. It is made from left to right. Take a short tight stitch at right angles to the stamped line, put a loose staple- stitch and a loose buttonhole-stitch into the first stitch. Repeat at intervals. The flower motif on the dress at the right is developed entirely in satin-stitch, This dress is of batiste, which is especially suitable for a model with a full overskirt and wide collar for this type. Both dresses are finished on the edges of cuffs and collar with a narrow ruffle of net footing, an edge trimming that is es- pecially popular, and gives an attractive and becoming finish to lingerie dresses or waists. The skirt is cut in sections, crosswise of the length, and joining seams are covered with lines of German knot-stitch, outlining the embroidery bands. GERMAN KNoT-STITCH USED TO OUTLINE BAND ON No. 7715 WW LL DETAIL OF EMBROIDERY ON No. 7715, SHOWING PET- ALS WITH PADDED EDGES HULA UAL UMUUULAUGUTULISEVOEURGUREGAQUCQUUUEUQELEQUQOCURES00C020 0000200000000 EE OUTED Embroidery Patterns No. 7715. Lapries’ Dress with Sectional Skirt. Embroidery design stamped on soft, hand-finish white: linen, $4.00. White cotton for working, $1.90 extra. Perforated stamping pattern of em- broidery design for waist and repeating pattern for skirt, 75 cents. No, 7721. Lapirs’? Waist. Embroidery design stamped on silk-finish white batiste, $2.40. White cotton for working, 28 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern of embroidery design, 50 cents. No. 7698. LADIES’ THREE-GORED SKIRT. Em- broidery design stamped on silk-finish white ba- tiste, $5.60. White cotton for working, 40 cents extra. Perforated repeating pattern of embroid- ery design, 25 cents. Transfer patterns of the embroidery designs are not supplied. Work commenced on any one piece, 75 cents. Cutting patterns of dress T7715 and waist 7721 supplied in sizes 34 to 42. Skirt 76938, sizes 24 to 30, 15 cents each number, HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS: — Write name and address plainly, give number and size of each pattern you want and enclose proper amount of money. Send 2 cents extra and we will mail you a 16-page Fashion Book, showing over 150 new styles for Ladies, Misses, and Children, and containing many valuable dressmaking lessons. Address all orders to. The Modern Priscilla, Boston, Mass, eS LK fl =o MT TTT It is safer to rely on advertised goods than on non-advertised goods. 27 CORSETS The illustration gives an idea of the smart style, the fit, and the graceful lines of BON TON cor- sets. It is but one of over 100 models designed for the average, slender, petite and stout figures at prices $3.50, $5, $6.50, $8, $10 and upwards. In every city, town, and the rural districts these fashionable corsets are now being shown. Live, progressive merchants the country over have sold BON TON corsets for years because their pa- trons want them. Our handsome, new catalog, the ROYAL BLUE BOOK, mailed free upon request to Department M ROYAL WORCESTER CORSET CoO. WORCESTER, MASS. Designers and Manufacturers of onlon CORSETS
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28 The Modern Priscilla STUN MONAAM Ii IAN i] A N attractive adaptation of the overbodice effect is shown in No. 7749, which can be successfully developed in oyster-white or colored linen with an underbodice of sheer white material. The embroidery, too, is all white in a self-padding stitch, which is illustrated below. Two stitches are taken to start the point of the leaf as in No. 1. Then the stitches are carried alternately first to one side of the leaf and then the other. No. 3 shows the nearly completed work just before the last stitch is taken. The inside line at the bottom of the band is in German knot-stitch, and the same stitch connects the motifs at the top. All other lines on the skirt are outlined. The one-piece skirt makes this an easy dress for home construction. No. 7734 is of soft-finished white linen embroidered in color, all in satin-stitch, on the back and front panels of the skirt, also the vest and cuffs of the waist. The edges of side = draperies and vest are bound with linen to & mateh the color of the embroidery, and _ the chemisette and collar are of sheer’ white organdy. A suit that is equally adaptable for white HHI These hand crocheted: YIN ends mean comfort. Easily sewn through—can’t catch or scratch. All sizes, black or white. © Cards of three, for 10c. Demand the collar support -with hand ‘crocheted ‘ends. At* your notion counter. Collar Support PARIS~——JOSEPH W. SCHLOSS CO-—-NEW YORK Fifth Avenue and’ 21st St. HMI AI Ii i} i Method of working the self-pad- ding stitch used on No. T7749. Genuine Palm Beach Suit Only § A 9 HUNAN A ITANIUM Kia es : Madein avery attractive blouse EXPRESS 3 3 effect. Coat closes slightly to PREPAID side, with large pearl buttons ey and fancy breast pocket flaps, ES = Hi finished with a wide belt and <@ a novel box-pleat arrangement. Has the very latest flaring collar and bell cuffs. Skirt is full and flaring. In sizes 14to 20 or34 to44 bust measure. In natural tan. This is but a sample of the bargains you will find in our Beautiful Fashion Book Free-for-the-asking It illustrates the very latest styles in Misses’ & Women’s outer garments, millinery, shoes, neckwear,corsets,etc., at prices that will save you money. Write now for copy. THE ORIGINAL Sample Cloak & Suit Co. 520 Vine St., Cincinnati, 0. I! Il serge or medium-weight oyster-white linen is No. 7758. The embroidered bands, a detail of which is shown, are outlined in black couched on with old gold. The same shade of old gold is used for the round centres of the dia- mond-shaped motifs. The lines and solid portions are in shade of blue. GENUINE : Pylon Beach Embroidery Patterns CLOTH No. 7749. DRESS WITH PLAITED ONE-PIECE Skirt. Embroidery design stamped on oyster-white linen (4% yards), $4.50. Cotton for working, 80 cents extra. Perforated stamping pat- tern of embroidery design, 45 cents. No. 7734. DRESS wWitH TWwo-GORED Tunic Skirt. Perforated stamping pattern of embroidery design, for revers, collar, and skirt panel, 50 cents. Cotton for working, 20 cents extra. MATERIAL.—White linen, hand-finish, 36 inches wide, 50 cents a yard. White, blue, pink, green, and lavender handkerchief linen, 36 inches wide, 85 cents a yard. White organdy, 39 inches wide, 30 cents a yard. No. 77538. Coat Suit WITH PLAITED ONE- PIECE SKIRT. Perfo- rated stamping pat- tern of embroidery de- sign, 50 cents. Cotton for working, 65 cents extra; silk for work- ing, $1.65 extra. MATERIAL, — M e- dium - weight oyster- white linen, 45 inches wide, $1.00 a_ yard. White serge is not supplied. Stamping paste, for use with perforated embroidery patterns, 10 and 25 cents a box. Stamping pad, 5 cents. RESIETEREO V.S, VATENT OF Mice Every garment bears this label. DAYS fie TRIAL $1.00 Deposit Brings It to You VENUS MAKES cerssratine 2 de ting time. Necessary as a sewing machine. To introduce this wonderful DRESS FORM wesend it on ro days’ free trial for $1.00 deposit. If satisfactory, pay balance in easv payments. 4 Adjustable and Collapsible 4] Neck,Shoulders, Bust, Waist, Hips and Skirt independently adjust to 5 fit any figure. Foot pedal raises to any height or collapses to half-size Hi for storing. Send $1 deposittoday, or write ii for illustrated catalog and price list. ACME SALES CO. Dept C, Bristol Bldg., New York Dept. C, 225 W. 29th St., Chicago HNN STU TM INU " 1 HEATH HN DONA Beautiful colors, good variety, low prices. For necklaces, coat chains, fobsandnovelties. Design sheet and price list FREE. N. E. JOHNS, 143 Perin Bldg., Cincinnati, Ohio. BanD oN No. 7753 RebpuUcED ONE-THIRD Cutting patterns Nos. 7734 and 7753 cut in sizes 14 to 20 years; No. 7749 in sizes 14 to 18. Price, 15 cents each. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS:—Write name and address plainly, give number and size of each pattern you want and enclose proper amount of money. Address all orders to The Modern Priscilla, Boston, Mass. ° SILK For Dresses, Waists, etc. : Also Silk Hosiery and Gloves RETAILED AT WHOLESALE PRICES Send for free Catalog INTERNATIONAL SILK CO., 93 J Madison Ave., New York City Sill NINO LH You can buy from PRISCILLA advertisers as safely as from home stores. LAMA ATT INDIANA Fil =
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for May, 1916 29 = 2:2 INT Cool Dresses that are Make and to Laun VERY woman needs, during the warm F prof ee ree weather, several cool dresses that will _ Cutting patterns of No. 1679 gh aah launder easily and satisfactorily, and it is also ies 34 to 40; No. 7650, rt wii 7677 Pee. desirable that these dresses should be simple 0. 1335, sizes 34 pee 4 ie. beatae models that are well within the ability of °4 to 42; No. 7661, sizes 0 32. Price, This Hand- | some FREE 4 Book Tells How If you are one of those millions of wumen who must count HULL 4 i YAMUNA " Y the home dressmaker. No. 7679 is of voile 15 cents for each number, the cost of or batiste with bands, belt, and collar of theirclothes colored linen, the revers on the waist are ae —send a of the dress material, daintily embroidered aie letter or pos- in satin-stitch, and the edges scalloped and tal right now for a copy of ‘*‘ Dressmaking Made Easy.’’ For here in this 64-page, beautifully illustrated book is told the story of a wonder- fully simple and practical new method perfected by the WOMAN’S INSTITUTE of Domestic Arts and Sciences by which you can easily and quickly learn dress- making at home. How to draft and make your own perfect-fitting patterns, how to design and make gar- ments of-every kind— waists, skirts, dresses, suits, lingerie, children’s clothes; how to buy and use mate- rials, how to renovate and make over last season's clothes. You learn through a series of fascinating lessons so clearly written and so fully illustrated that you cannot fail to understand. Here is an entirely new plan,so simple that once you have read about it in this free book, you will realize that at last every sewing problem has been solved, that you can really learn to make stylish clothes you never dreamed you could make before. Save Half or More on Your Clothes You can have a $25 suit for $10, a $10 dress for $4, a $5 waist or skirt for as little as $1 or $2, just the cost of materials, that is all. Are such savings worth while? Then, send at once for this book. The course is so complete that you can become a fashionable dressmaker and earn a splendid income. If Millinery work appeals to you more, there is a course in Millinery just as fine and complete. ** Dressmaking Made Easy’ is a handsome book, elaborately illustrated, too costly to scatter broadcast. But we will send a copy free if you write us at once stating whether you are most interested in home or professional dressmaking or millinery. Use letter or postal or the coupon below. Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences buttonholed. Small sprays of embroidery matching the revers are worked onto the skirt above the bands of linen. As plain as can be is No. 7654 with the ex- ception of the collar and belt of white em- broidered in a bold design in shades of blue. The solid portions are satin-stitch, and the circles are in black outlining, Lines are blue and in the running stitch, which promises to figure prominently in such embroideries. Linen or chambray are suitable material for the dress. An attractive panel effect is developed in braiding on No. 7335. Silk, linen, or chambray can be used for this model. The guimpe is of batiste, voile, or chiffon, daintily embroidered about the collar and cuffs in a tiny design in satin-stitch. Eyelets are used to good advantage in No. 7677, which can be attractively made of voile, linen, or batiste. The shoulder arrangement is a good feature of this waist, and the tailored skirt is cut along good lines and speaks for itself. 0 7677 TRUM RM IL 7661 Dept. 4 E, 358 Fifth Ave., New York = i ee oe — zich —_— _— ele — —_—_— — ee _— Embroidery Patterns Woman’s Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences [ No. 7677. LADIES’ SHIRT- Dept. 4 E, 358 Fifth Ave. New York WAIST. Embroidery design _ Please send me one of your FREE books, I am I stamped on soft, hand-finish l interested in the subject I have marked below. i white linen, $1.65 ; on pink, (_} Home Dressmaking (_} Home Millinery crm be gm ote ged tom | - Professional Dressmaking [_] Professional Millinery : BE % . ame $2.10. Cotton : for working, (Specify whether Mrs. or Miss) = 7335 white or a desired color, 21 | = cents. extra. Perforated Address stamping pattern, 50 cents. | | No. 7661. Lapinrs’ THREE-GORED SKIRT. Soft, hand-finish white linen, 3% yards, 36 inches wide, not stamped, for skirt, $1.85; pink, blue, or tan linen, 3% yards, 36 inches wide, not stamped, for skirt, $2.45. No. 7335. LADIES’ PRINCESS DREss. Perforated stamping pattern of embroidery design for collar and cuffs, 30 cents. White cotton for working, 9 cents extra. Perforated stamp- ing pattern of braiding design, 60 cents. Mercerized Soutache braid, white, black, or écru, and cotton for working, 60 cents extra. No. 7654. Lapres’ Dress. Embroidery design for collar and belt stamped on soft, hand-finish white linen, 40 cents. Cotton for working, 35 cents ex- tra; silk for working, 80 cents extra. A diagram showing how to place the colors will be sent with each pattern. Soft, hand-finish white linen, 6% yards, 386 inches wide, not stamped, to complete dress, $3.25 extra; pink, blue, green, or tan linen, 6% yards, 36 inches wide, not stamped, to complete dress, $4.20 extra. ‘ No. 7679. LApDIES’ Dress. Perforated stamping pattern of embroidery design for revers and repeating pattern of embroid- ery design for skirt, 40 cents. Cotton for working, white or a desired color, 70 cents extra. White linen, 36 inches wide, 50 cents a yard. Pink, blue, green, or tan linen, 36 inches wide, 65 cents a yard. Pink, blue, lavender, or white handker- chief linen, 36 inches wide, 85 cents a yard. Silk-finish batiste, 44 inches wide, 85 cents a yard. Stamping paste, with directions, 25 T7654 cents a bow. For Greater Comfort wear KORA Dress Shields HNL HHA They protect your gown and prevent ex- cessive perspiration because of the _ scien- tifically coated water-; proofed material. RONAN PONT AUH ALA Every pair guaranteed wii | | and upwards. Send 25c for a pair a Green| ot KORA Dress W, ace Shields and. re- ATERSPRITE //ceive, FREE,a KORA Wash Rag GUARANTEED Bag. You'll find it very useful. The KORA Company 452 Broome Street, New York Sold everywhere in all stvles K for every dress need at 25c BRINGS A MIDDY BLOUSE $ (all the rage at the fashionable resorts), an embroidered waist or attractive night gown. Carefully and beautifully made material and work- manship — cannot be duplicated. Order today or send for complete catalogue of dollar bargains. Guarantee—Your money refunded if not satiafied. Mail Order House of Brueck, Dept. A, 1270 Broadway, New York, N.Y. Made to your measure. Sold by our agents allover thecountry. More ° agents wanted. For Samples Underskirts and Styles write to : = = MERCER SILK MILLS Direct from Silk Mills Dept. A, Mercer, Pa. 7679 & AGENT MAKE LARGER PROFITS sell- ing our WOMEN’S WEAR, Dress Goods, Silks, Hosiery, Underwear & General Dry Goods. Complete Outfit and Salesmanship Book Free to agents. NATIONAL IMPORTING & MFG. CO., Dept. B, W.; 425 Broadway, N. Y. Large List, Dialogs, )@® Catalogue Free Entertainments, T.S.DENISON & 00. Sl ili NUL Recitations,Drills, Dept.88 . Chicago, TL We guarantee our readers honest treatment from PRISCILLA advertisers. HOW TO ORDER PATTERNS:—Write name and address plainly, give number and size of each pattern you want and enclose proper amount of money, Send 2 cents extra and we will mail you a 16-page Fashion Book, showing over 150 new styles for Ladies, Misses, and Children, and containing many valuable dressmaking lessons. Address all orders to The Modern Priscilla, Boston, Mass. UNUM iL a
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—the melody always old and ever new! The tune that sets young feet a-twinkle and old hearts a-dancing. Thisisthemagicspirit you bring into your home—the spirit of dance and song. With this marvelous instrument to entertain the whole family you are independent of opera, theater and dance hall. to You Approval! This beautiful phonograph is equal in tone production and finish to any But you will be the Send for the Cecilian—use it and if not satisfactory send it back at our expense. A postal will bring $100 machine. judge. all the facts. MonkgomeryWard Ye Dept. H New York Chicago Ft. Worth Portland, Ore. 36 Eyes Plus 18 Brains = 50 DOLLARS A few months ago the publishers of The Modern Priscilla announced that $50.00 in prizes was waiting for 18 Priscilla readers who did not “read with their elbows.” In other words, an invitation was extended to those whose eyes and brains work together to tell us how they had benefited from reading Pris- cilla advertisements. The 18 prizes were offered for the 18 best experiences. Out of all the letters received the judges finally selected as most deserving the written by the women whose names are printed below. We congratulate these prize winners, and thank all others who took part in the contest for their most interesting com- munications. Mrs. Marie Phelan, Maryland Mrs. L. W. Stevens, New York Mrs. Jack Arnot, Nebraska. .............. $5.00 Mrs. C. W. Howe, California Mrs. M. P. Normile, Montana Mrs. F. A. Augst, Washington Mrs. 0. M. Brewington, Kansas Mrs. Ralph Pitt, North Carolina Mrs. H. F. McCarry, Kentucky Miss Olive C. Haley, Mississippi Miss Pansy E. Follin, Virginia Mrs. Ralph Irwin, Indiana Mrs, C. R. Carr, Illinois Miss Roena Edge, Georgia Mrs. H. W. McLean, Canada.............. Mrs. Houston, Cherry, Ohio Mrs. G. L. Norris, Vermont Mrs. E. B. Stirr, Texas Advertisements are both entertaining and instructive. Kansas City t (x Learn Music at Home SPECIAL TUITION OFFER— LEARN TO PLAY BY NOTE—Piano, Organ, Violin, Banjo, Mandolin, Guitar, Cornet, Harp, Cello or to sing. You pay only for music and postage,— which is small. No extras. Beginners or advanced pupils. Plain, simple, systematic. 16 years’ success. Start at once. Send your name and get free booklet by return maii. Address U. S. School of Music, Box 125-B, 225 Fifth Avenue, New York City. Tatting for By Belle HE tatting on these two pieces is of the simplest pattern and of rather heavy threads, as it should be for be- ginners, The thread used for the hand- kerchief is No. 30 crochet cotton, and that of the doily is No. 10 crochet cotton, at 12 cents per ball. Tatting shuttles, 10 cents each. To Maker TatTinc.—If you can have your mother, or _ perhaps your grand- mother, show you how to make the stitch of tat- ting it will be the easiest way in the world to learn; but we will give some direc- tions from Fic. 1. the Priscilla Tatting Book No. 1, in case you have no one to show you with their hands. This book gives illustrations of how to do each part of the work and makes it very clear. After wind- ing the shuttle full of thread, hold the shuttle, with its sides, between the thumb and forefinger of the right hand; the thread passing under the shuttle, under three fingers and over the little finger, then to the left hand; there with the thread - end down be- tween thumb and forefin- o's fF OR @ thread e nh- circles all of the fingers and _ passes upward again between the thumb and fore fi n- ger. Spread the fingers a little, to’ hold the thread tense, and keep the shuttle thread very tight. Pass the shuttle under both threads, back over the left thread, and under the right thread. The tight upper thread on the left hand must slip between the shuttle and forefinger going forward, and between the shuttle and thumb coming back, After the shuttle comes back, drop the thread from the little finger, loosen the tight thread on the left hand by bringing the second and third fingers Fig. 2. forward a little, and pull the shuttle then thread tight with a slight jerk, tighten the thread on the left hand with the second fin- ger, The jerk throws a_ stitch on the_ shuttle thread, where it must slip freely. Draw the_ shut- tle: thread tight, and you have the first part of the “double — stitch” (or ds). The second part of the double stitch is made in this way: Pass the back end of the shuttle over and *. TAaTTING EDGING ON A HANDKERCHIEF A—RING USED ON HANDKERCHIEF B—RING USED oN DOoILy the Juniors Robinson edge.) Make as many 4d §s as the ring requires, and pull the shuttle thread up tightly until the first and last ds meet. Leave a short bit of thread be- tween this ring and the next. A picot (p) is made by leaving a little space between two stitches; the picot is seen in Fig. 2 A; that figure shows the ring of the handkerchief edging. It is made of 3d 5, p, 6 ds, p, 3 ds, When the second ring is started with 3 d 5s, then instead of making a p, the last p of the first ring is laid over the thread on the left forefin- ger, with a pin the thread is brought in a loop through the p, the shuttle passed through the loop and the thread on left hand is drawn tight. This joins the rings. Then with 6 ds, p, 3 das the ring is finished, and all the rings are joined in this way. The ring of the doily edge is made of 3ds,p,9ds,p,38ds. When making tatting for either piece, make almost enough and, with- out cutting thread, sew it on, overcast- ing with very fine needle and fine sew- ing thread. When it is nearly fin- ished you can tell exactly how many more rings to make; and when making the last ring, instead of making the last picot, join to the first p of the first ring, finish the ring as usual and draw up tightly, then no one can tell where the work was commenced or finished. The doily is about eight inches across, with a tiny hem. Mark with a pencil around a small plate that is about that size, and after cutting turn the hem very narrowly. Do not allow the edge to stretch. Priscilla Tatting Books No. No. 2, 25 cents each. detailed 1 and No. 1 contains instructions with illustrations for _. beginners. mm wo ww Counter- panes ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGB 9 No, 16 - 5 - 30. WOVEN COUNT- ERPANRE. A set of interchange- able section frames for weav- ing, 50. cents. Mercerized cro- chet -cotton (loose twist) No. eo a 5 (large balls), under the thread SOOM FOUL . Santis & ball’ on the left hand, ~ (3 balls required which slips be- fie. 3. Tue Dory is Ercnt Incues Across anp for one 15-inch tween the shut- HAs A Tiny HEM Square). A tle and _ fore- book of instruc- finger of the right hand in coming back. Draw the shuttle thread tight, loosen slightly the left hand, then tighten, and you have a d s, which should slip freely along the shuttle thread. (You will see a d s made on the shuttle thread, but not drawn up tightly, at Fig. 2 B. That gives the ring of the doily tions is sent with each set of frames. No. 16-5-31. ScrIM AND CROCHET COUNTERPANK, Cream-colored scrim, 5 yards, 40 inches wide, $2.50. Mercerized white crochet cotton (loose twist) No. 5 (large balls), 35 cents a _ ball. Steel crochet-hook No. 5, 6 cents. Black and white block pattern of design, 10 cents, Read a few and see. The Modern Priscilla cancenas|
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for May, 1916 torial 8 JUNIORS: ; This month we always think of the delicate wood flowers, the May fiowers I called them when I was a little girl. Every spring my sisters and I took bas- kets and lunch and went off into the wood and pasture lands to gather them. Such fun as we had hunting about for those New England favorites: The white and pink trilliums, Jack-in-the- pulpit, spring beauty or claytonia with its pink and white stripes, Dutchman’s breeches, the adder’s tongue or dog- tooth violet, real violets, yellow, white, and purple, and last, but not least, the dainty hepatica or liverwort, pink, blue, and lavender, 3 a former letter I suggested that you press flowers; this month I am go- ing to tell you of something fascinat- ing to do with those flowers. At any photographie supply shop get a four by five inch printing - frame and a box of two dozen sheets’ of blue - print paper. The printing- frame should not cost more. than twenty-five cents and the paper is twenty cents. If you do not wish to buy the frame find a five by seven inch window glass These age, Silver which has no bub- tiovel bles in it and cut net pao ty a cardboard the . same size. Two cathipae rubber bands will hold the cardboard and glass together while _ printing. Open the box of paper in a dimly lighted room, ar- range your pressed flowers on the glass of the print- ing - frame, take out a sheet of the paper, lay it with the yellowish side down on the flowers and clamp in the back. The method will be the Eva L. Frances Seaman, 8 years, Pa.; Elma and years, Ohio; years, Ill.; same with the glass and cardboard, except that you place the four by five inch paper in the centre of the five by seven inch glass, and it is bet- ter, after the paper is in place, to tack it at the very corner of the paper with a small piece of gummed paper sup- plied for that purpose. This is on the wrong side, and is easily removed when the picture is printed, then fasten the cardboard to the glass with the rubber bands. Be careful to keep the rub- ber band on the margin of glass so that its shadow will not print on the paper. Now place the frame right side up in direct strong sunlight for about two to four minutes, After a few trials, you will know how long to expose it by the color of the paper. The blue paper I am familiar with turns to an al- most metallic bronze-gray or _ grayish blue. Other papers turn to a greenish blue. Take the frame back to the shady room, remove the back and plunge the MAY PRIZE CONTEST foreign-looking words are really just nice spring flower names when you rearrange the letters. the puzzle answers with your name, to Aunt Priscilla, 85 Broad St., Boston, Mass., so that she will receive them by May 15th. and address, Club pins will be given for tle the two best papers, and packages of post-cards to be hand-colored for the eight next most attractive papers. February Prize Winners Abrams, 10 years, Grimes, 7 years, Texas; Frances Lowers, Brutus Combs, Kan.; Winifred Stafford, 10 years, Ga. ; Elsie Bachman (twins), 12 Ky.; Leta Judkins, 13 years, Maine. MODERN PRISCILLA has a beautiful, big club formed just to keep the children happy and busy, you want to belong to it? Ask some of your little friends if they would not like to join the club with you. names and addresses to Aunt Priscilla at the Edi- Rooms Boston, and she will answer your letter right away and tell you all about her club. Don’t Then send their of MODERN PRISCILLA Magazine, paper quickly into a large basin of cold water. Be careful not to handle the paper before washing, except by the edges, as finger-marks will sadly dis- figure your pretty prints. A hatpin or a quill pen may be used to lift the paper from the frame. Change the water after a few minutes or remove the print to a second dish of clean water and leave it while you make other prints. Finally wash all the prints in at least three changes of cold water for about twenty minutes, then dry between blot- ters. These prints may be pasted on ecards and made into little booklets by punching holes through all the cards and tying with silk cord. They may be used for Easter, birthday, and Christ- mas greetings by mounting the prettiest prints on beveled cards and lettering an appropriate sentiment in gold ink or paint. Grasses and ferns make beau- tiful prints. DAINTY _iit- tle botany- book may be illus- trated by blue- prints like those below. The letter- ing may be done with white ink af- ter the prints are dry. Write a lit- story about each flower on a sheet of white pa- per of the same size as the blue- print and lace them all together, the stories and the pictures alter- nating. The story should tell where you gathered the flower, give the season of blossom- ing and remarks about the color- ing and number of Send burtsua derdas noteug warst lebl setulb Iowa ; Tunis 1l_=iyears, Cal. ; 10 years, Julia Genola Walker, 12 petals, height of Bessie R. Bayens, 12 years, plant, different names, ete. Some of you are very fond of poetry; for those who are, an _ illus- trated poem-book will be interesting. Copy some pretty stanza about each flow- er instead of writing the story. This will cause you to hunt through the volumes at the library and will keep you clipping poems from the newspapers and magazines at home. When I was a child I saved or copied all the poems I could find which were connected with flowers and nature. Poems about the seasons usually furnish pretty senti- ments about the flowers. Here is one which was written by John Burroughs: In May When columbines like living coals Are gleaming ‘’gainst the lichened rocks, And at the foot of mossy boles Are young anemones in flocks, Please write to me all about your club work, and if you wish to ask more questions about blue-print making, I will giadly help you. Lovingly yours, AUNT PRISCILLA, 3| Improves.your skin while cleansing it Almost any soap will clean the skin and hair. Many toilet soaps are pure enough to do so without injuring these delicate textures. 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32 National Biscuit Com- pany products are procur- able almost everywhere. Grocery stores in city and hamlet have them always fresh—always good. You can buy the many varieties of National Biscuit Company prod- ucts so easily because our efficient delivery service quickly carnes them to stores from Coast to Coast. When you go into a gro- cery store, ask for varieties of National Biscuit Com- pany products by name. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Maltese Crochet for Towels [CONTINUED FROM PAGE 23] INITIAL BorDER.—Make another strip of blue Maltese 75 loops long, join ends. INSIDE EpGre. Ist row—sl st loosely into every straight 1 (hook through loops from front). 2d row—1 d in every 1 (that is between the threads standing ‘in--pairs), and, make a p after every fifth d. SAMS OUTSIDE EDGE. Ist row — Insert hook into a loop from back, bring née- dle to position and sl st, ch 1, and re- peat all around. 2d row—14d4in1l,14d over 1 ch, all around, making a p af- ter every fifth d. The stamped lines on the towel will show the position of this border, The initial should be embroidered before placing the lace. No. 16-5-71 With white crochet cotton No. 30 and a No. 11 steel hook, make a strip of Maltese with 2 d’s in centre and havy- ing 17 loops on one side and 18 loops ‘on the other side. Join, and tie the 17 loops at centre. Study the position of the doubles in the centre. Notice they are first on one side of the centre, and then on the other, and if the strip has one more loop on one side than on the other, the ends can be exactly butted. The working thread should be drawn through the last double while the lace is still on the staple, otherwise it is likely to disarrange the last loops. When cutting the thread, leave enough to thread upon needle. Notice that the doubles in the centre always bind the threads in pairs, leaving an odd thread at the ends. Hold ends together, bring thread up over the unbound pair, down, and across to the opposite ones, and over these as before, then take a tiny stitch across the centre, and sew the loose end down at the back. EDGE OF WHEEL. ist row — Insert hook in straight loop from back, bring around to usual position, and sl st, ch 3, and repeat all around, closing with another sl st into first loop. 2d row— sl st into first st of ch, ch 3, 2 t over same ch, * ch 2, 8 t over next 8 ch, Repeat from * all around, and fasten in top of first 38 ch. 3d row—With blue cotton, work * 1d in each of 3 t, work- ma om mbroideries ing through back st only, and making a p in the middle of group, 2 d over 2 ch. Repeat from * all around. When the second wheel is made, fasten to first by p’s as last row is made. After desired number of wheels are made and joined, sl st with white cot- ton into the sixth p to right of ones joined, ch 7, * 1 d in next p to left, ch 4, 1d in next, ch 4, 1 d in next, ch 4, 1 t in next, ch 5,. thread over 4 times, draw a loop. through next p, work. off 2 loops 2 _ times, thread over hook 8 times, draw a loop through between the 2 p joined, work off 2 loops 38 times, thread over hook 2 times, draw loop through first p on next wheel, work off 2 loops 2 times, thread over, draw through 8 loops, then work off remaining loops by twos, ch 5, 1 t in next p, ch 4, and repeat from *, Cover the upper ch edge with d’s of blue cotton, 5 d’s over every 4 ch, 7 d’s over every 5 ch. Embroider the towel with blue for- get-me-nots made up of French knots, one yellow knot in the centre, leaves solid, and stems outline, No, 16-5-72 Using white crochet cotton No. 30, make the usual Maltese lace to length desired, Uprrer Epce. IJst row — With pink crochet cotton No. 380 make loop on hook, insert hook from front through ‘straight loop, turn work completely around once to make a twist in loop, sl st over loop, and ch 1, Repeat to end, 2d row—1 d-in loop, 1 d over 1 ch to end. Lower TEper. ist row — With pink cotton sl st into each of 8° loops, twisted as in upper edge, ch 5, and re- peat to end. 2d row—sl st into Ist d, ch, 2, *.(2 d, 2.t,.p, 2 t 2 @) over 5 ch, ch 2, and repeat from *. For insertion make another strip of Mal- tese, and finish both -dges like upper edge. ' The towel is embroidered with pink French knot flowers and dots, solid leaves and outline of green, [CONCLUDED ON PAGE 42] wa ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGE 8 No. 16-5-21. Hoop Cape. Design stamped on cashmere, 85 cents. White, pink, or blue silk for working, 60 cents extra. White China silk for lining, $1.00. Perforated stamping pattern, 45 cents, No. 16-5-22. SacHer. Design stamped on white organdy, white cotton for work- ing and Valenciennes lace for edge, 20 cents. No, 16-5-23. Baspy TowEL. Size, 16 x 24 inches. Design stamped on a hem- stitched towel of fine linen huckaback, 50 cents. White cotton for working, 3 cents extra. Perforated stamping pat- tern, 15 cents. No, 16-5-24. Lap Pap Cover. Design stamped on hemstitched white linen, 20 inches square, 65 cents. White cotton for working, 6 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern, 20 cents. Transfer pattern, 10 cents. We do not supply the quilted pad. No. 16-5-25, INFANT’S SuLip. Design and outline for cutting stamped on India lawn or nainsook, $1.00. White cotton for working, 3 cents extra. Val- enciennes lace for trimming, 25 cents. Perforated stamping pattern, including outline for cutting, 30 cents. na) cw No. 16-5-26. Bany’s Dress. Design and outline for cutting stamped on nain. sook, 65 cents; on _ silk-finish batiste, $1.00, White cotton for working, 6 cents extra. Valenciennes edging for trim- ming, 25 cents, Perforated stamping pattern, including outline for cutting, 30 cents. No. 16-5-27. SacHper Cover. Design stamped on white organdy, white cot- ton for working and Valenciennes laec for edge, 25 cents. No. 16-5-28. CARRIAGE PILLOW. Size, 14 x 17 inches. Design stamped on Persian lawn, 45 cents. White cotton for working, 9 cents extra. Valenciennes insertion and edge for ends, 60 cents extra, Perforated stamping pattern of de- sign, 35 cents. No, 16-5-29. PINcUSHION CovER. De- sign stamped on white organdy, white cotton for working and Valenciennes lace for edge, 25 cents. Valenciennes lace for edge of pincushion form, 20 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern, 10 cents. Stamping paste, with directions, 10 and 25 cents a box. Work commenced on any one piece, 75 cents additional, na) Explanation of Crochet Stitches CHAIN (ch). Make a slip knot on nee- dle, draw thread through this loop. Again draw thread through this second loop and continue till ch is of length required. SLIP STITCH (sl st). Put hook through work at st indicated in direc- tions; draw thread through work and loop on needle at same time. DOUBLE (d). Put hook through work, thread over hook and draw through, mak- ing two loops on needle; thread over again and draw through both loops. HALF TREBLE (h t). Thread over needle, hook through work, thread over and draw through, giving three sts on needle, thread over and draw through the three sts at once. TREBLE (t). Thread over the nee- dle, hook through work, thread over and draw through. giving three sts on needle; thread over, draw through two, over again and draw through remaining two. DOUBLE TREBLE (dt). Thread over twice, hook through work, thread over and draw through, giving four sts on nee- dle, * thread over and draw through two; repeat from * twice. LONG TREBLE (1 t). Thread over three times, hook through work, thread over and draw through, giving five sts on needle, thread over and work all off by twos. PICOT (p). A p is formed on a ch by joining the last four sts (or any given number) in a ring by working a d in the fourth st, counting from hook. In mak- ing p on d around the edge of motifs, the d is worked in the top of the last d. Patronize your local dealer — but ask him for advertised goods. The Modern Priscilla — In producing the many varieties of National Biscuit Company products we keep in mind every occasion where biscuit are used, and make eve variety the best of its kind. Besides using choicest materials and baking per- fectly, we enclose them, oven-fresh, in packages bearing the famous In-er-seal Trade Mark. This package keeps them in fine condition and re- tains the flavor. TRADE MARK AN By a » yo * a Wherever you buy them —whenever you use them —National Biscuit Company products are always fresh. 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for _ = IN i ERE is | ee ee eet eee NM May, 1916 Y G7 Z y Y Z Z Y Devoted to Practical Household Problems MG NEM A Re NNN ie Dainty Recipes for Social By Mary Harrod Northend HERE is always a desire on the part of the hostess to serve some new and attractively arranged dish at her little entertainments ‘and evening parties. The informal afternoon tea has caused sandwiches and small cakes to be served so frequently that she likes to turn from this usual routine and introduce something novel. This is not difficult if one considers what can be done with meats, fruits, and dainty desserts as well as appetizing salad combinations; each one of which will be welcome if it gives variety to ideas that have been used over and over again. The old-fashioned supper party, with the guests seated at the table, has been somewhat revived. The menu is of course less elaborate than for a dinner party, but follows the same general order. Much simpler suppers may be served with perfect propriety, especially when the hour is very late, as after the theatre or opera. Clams or oysters, an entrée, or possibly only a lobster or chicken salad with an ice to follow is and accompanied, save in the first instance, by crackers, cheese, and coffee, may be served. Sometimes at a reception, card party, or dancing party the hostess pre- fers to serve a supper of the buffet type. Then the dishes are all ar- ranged on a large table, from which the guests are served. Paté de foies gras, chicken in aspic, all kinds of. salads, croquettes, cakes, jellies, ices, and bonbons are among the suitable dishes for such occasions. At evening receptions generally some kind of bouillon and one or two hot dishes are served. Beef and chicken are both much used, and any good cook-book will give recipes for them. In summer nothing could be more agreeable than chicken bouillon boiled down until it jellies in cooling. This should be chilled thoroughly and, when hard, chopped into cubes and served in bouillon cups accompanied by small salt crackers. The fruit soups so much used in foreign lands are not often served perfectly good form. Lemon Soup.—Make a strong hot lemonade, thicken with arrow- root, strain, then serve when cool with a little chopped candied lemon peel in each cupful. Orange Bisque. — Heat one quart of orange juice to the boiling-point, add one tablespoonful of corn- starch dissolved in a little water, and cook to a velvety cream. When cool, add one teaspoon- ful of orange - flower water, and the same of orange curacao. Serve ice cold. Either chicken’ or beef consommé may be served cold but not jel- lied, and is much im- proved by the addition of a large spoonful of stifly beaten, salted white of egg placed on the top of each cupful. Clams Baked in Shells.—Use the large, “hard clams” for this dish. Rub the chopping-bowl with a clove of garlic, chop the clams fine, and add a little shredded parsley, salt, and white pep- per to taste, a dash of tabasco, lemon juice, and enough bread-crumbs to make a thick paste. Fill the -half shells with the mixture, rounding it up, bake fifteen or twenty minutes. Garnish each with a sprig of parsley. Lobster Glide—Cook two tablespoonfuls of butter and the same of flour to a cream in the chafing-dish. Add one cupful of rich milk, salt, and paprika, and a teaspoonful of lemon juice. Beat with a whisk until foamy, then add one and one-half cupfuls of lobster meat coarsely chopped. Cover and cook four minutes. Then stir in half a can of French peas, and as soon as the latter are hot, serve on toast. Italian Turnovers.—Shred one pint of boiled crab meat, and mix with a tablespoonful of melted butter, a teaspoonful of curry powder, and enough cream to make a smooth paste. Roll out pie crust very thin and cut into five- inch rounds. Fill with the mixture, fold in half, and fry in deep fat. Arrange on a napkin and garnish with parsley. Chicken Imperiale—Shred a can of chicken with a silver fork. Make a rich cream sauce in the chafing-dish, and add the chicken, together with a half cupful of good stock or one bouillon cube, a chopped Spanish pepper, a tablespoon- ful of chopped parsley and one-half can of button mushrooms. Season with salt and plenty of pap- rika and cook five minutes. If it is desired Ce CERN | For small parties and card parties a _rarebit, a Newburg, or creamed oysters prepared at the table in a chafing-dish in our country. Orange Bisque, Icep TERA oR FRUIT PUNCH SERVED WITH FROSTED CAKES AND SALTED sweetbreads or lamb’s kidneys may be substi- tuted for the chicken. Deviled Crabs. — Blend one tablespoonful each of flour and butter with one cupful milk. Add the yolks of two hard-boiled eggs, rubbed through a sieve or chopped very fine, and sea- son to taste, adding lemon juice, wine, mustard, or tabasco sauce to the salt and cayenne. When the mixture boils, stir in one-half cup- ful of shredded crab meat. Serve on small squares of toast. Veal Toss Up.—Brown one tablespoonful of butter and flour, and when hot add a seasoning of onion juice, pepper, salt, four tablespoon- fuls hot milk with a pinch of soda added, and six tablespoonfuls strained tomato juice. Stir in two cupfuls of cold veal, cut into dice, and when it begins to boil serve. Chafing-dish Delicacy. — The materials are one cupful of canned or stewed fresh tomatoes, a very little onion chopped fine, one cupful of cheese broken in small pieces, salt, and red pepper. Stew the tomatoes ten minutes, add the onion and the cheese. Cook until the cheese is soft. Season, and serve on sippets of toast. Eggs and Mushrooms. — Peel and cut fine with a silver knife one pint of fresh mush- rooms. Put in the chafing-dish a pint of thick, highly seasoned tomato sauce, add the mush- rooms and cook until tender. Break six eggs in a saucer and slide gently into the sauce. Lift the whites now and then with a silver fork until they are set. Then prick the yolks and let them mix with the other ingredients. Serve Two of the most popular are Lemon. Soup and the recipes for which page. are given on. this on freshly made toast. Southern Pistachio Ice Cream. — Make a custard of one pint of milk, one-half pint of white sugar, and the yolks of two eggs. vanilla bean and boil with the custard. When cold color a delicate green with pure fruit coloring. Add one quart of rich whipped cream. Put in freezer and when it begins to congeal add one teacupful of sweet almonds and one tea- cupful of pistachio nuts, blanched and pow- dered. Freeze _ hard. Arrange in a bowl with rose leaves and petals at each end, or decorate entirely with crystal- lized blossoms. Marshmallow Dain- ties. — Mix marshmallow cream with a little bit of peppermint, just enough to give it a deli- cate flavor, and spread between macaroons. Put a little of the same on top with a candied cherry in the centre.’ Keep in a cool place. Marmalade Cream Sandwiches, — Beat one- half pint cream to a froth and then add two heaping tablespoonfuls of orange marma- lade and beat well into it. Spread between lady-fingers, adding chopped almonds. Pastry Circles.—One cupful of hot water, one- half cupful of butter, boil together; while boiling stir in one cupful of sifted flour; move from fire and stir into a smooth paste; when cool add three unbeaten eggs, stirring five minutes, drop in spoonfuls on buttered tins and bake in a quick oven for twenty-five minutes. When puffs are cold cut open and fill with cream, whipped to a froth, and flavored with rose. Pineapple Bavarian Cream. — Cook a can of grated pineapple and a cupful of sugar for ten minutes. softened in cold water, and juice of half a lemon. When cold fold in whip from three cupfuls of thin cream, and shape in a mold. Unmold cream and decorate with stiffly whipped cream. Around the base arrange grated pineapple, cooked with sugar and lemon juice. } DEO Nots Orange Ice—Make a syrup by boiling four cupfuls water and two cupfuls sugar twenty minutes. Add two cupfuls of orange juice, one- fourth cupful lemon juice, and the grated rind of two oranges. Cool and strain; then freeze, using three parts finely crushed ice to one part rock salt, which insures a smooth, fine grain. Add one-half package of gelatine, 33 citi MA hens INA Pound one-half of a. AAT TTP ee et \S XS
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34 A000 AN thats HUTA TTT TT HAA TH AUUUESACTNTNNFORIVEUSUUONYEOOCSROTSVEEYOEUIUREYEREGUUUEOEOUOUES POTAPTTHH and the cups and plates used, the daintiest seal for The Modern Priscilla . See an me Invalids and Convalescents By Marion Harris Neil O housewife can flatter herself on being an expert until she has mas- tered the science of cookery for invalids. Up-to-date physicians now lay more stress on diet than on drugs, particularly in a lingering illness. The convalescent from typhoid fever, appen- dicitis or any affection of the bowels or stomach is practically at the mercy of her who presides over the cookery, and the cook should follow the physician’s or- ders to the letter. Eggs and broths usually follow milk in dietetic order with fish next, followed by chicken and beef. Pork and veal should be excluded from the sick-room. Tripe, if properly prepared, is beneficial. Vegetables and fruits should be given under the doctor’s order, and then the fruit should be seeded carefully. It is well to remember that, however. nicely the food may be prepared it is all labor lost if the invalid’s tray is not covered with a spotlessly clean cloth, and prettiest obtainable. These are little Unless an Invalid’s Tray is Attractively and Daintily Arranged, Carefully Prepared Food is not Enjoyed Additional Recipes on page 4] A COoNVALESCENT’s DINNER TRay things, but they mean a great deal to the invalid, who perhaps has been too weary to more than think of the dreary outlook beyond her windows, or the deadly monotony of the wall-paper. Another thing to remember is to have as much variety as possible; never let the patient know what there is for the coming meal, and, above all, never ask what she or he would like. This is fatal, for human nature always wants what is not allowed. Do not keep food in the sick-room un- less the invalid is left alone and likely to require it. Meat soups for invalids and convales- cents should always be made from fresh meat; as a rule they are better madé the day before they are wanted, as this al- lows time for the fat to rise to the sur- face and be easily removed. Beef tea and other meat teas are an exception to this rule, and should be made fresh. Soups containing eggs, milk, or cream contain nourishment in a very digestible form and are very appetizing as well. BHAT ALLEL UL OULU PLL CCS MULL LUC UU OL ALDOUS OGOPEGOGUUMNGODCOSOLU COLT ULLOCMOIUCMuGILGLUCCL LULAGLOUDLOSeLTHUCLOM A LOLUCCOLOLULTOULOOOUCOnOUDUHOUUHVOVECTNTUOUTTUOCUNNEDOTONKUUTOTTeUTTNUTTUTTUTETTRTUCOPUUTUTUUHHTETCUHULUTeUUTTTeU NLU LULU eo LLL LL Looe ec ccLLL eco CLL ce OCU LLL ecco Lee oe ee ce eS cL Beef Tea MATERIAL AND AMOUNT HOOSE lean, juicy beef. Shin of beef Lean beef ...... 14 Ib. contains too much bone and gristle, which Cold water ..... I cu require long, slow cooking. Rub meat lightly Salts: cpebes 1% tsp. * with a damp cloth, remove from it all fat and skin, and cut in thin slices, then shred down with a sharp knife, in order to break the fibres of the meat, and to enable the juice to escape more freely. If a large quantity has to be pre- pared, the meat may be put through a food-chopper. Weigh the meat, and put it into a strong jar or basin with the above proportion of water and the salt (unless this latter is prohibited). Cover and, if time permits, allow to stand for thirty minutes, as the cold water will help to draw out the juice. Stir well before putting it on to cook. Then place the jar con- taining the meat and water in a saucepan with cold water, sufficient to reach three-quarters of the way up the sides. Cover saucepan and bring to a boil. Keep the water simmering for two hours. As the water in basin boils down, more must be added. When sufficiently cooked remove the jar from the saucepan, stir the contents with a fork, and strain through a strainer, pressing the meat as dry as possible. A Quicker Method. Prepare the meat as above, and, if time permits, let it soak in the water with the salt twenty minutes. Then turn it into a lined saucepan and heat slowly over the fire, stirring and pressing the meat well with the back of a wooden spoon, in order to extract the juice. When the meat becomes very pale in color, and the liquid a rich brown, the beef tea is ready and must be strained. Remove all fat from the top, and serve as required. The greatest care must be taken that the beef tea does not boil; because the albumen, which is the flesh-forming element in the juice of the meat, will harden if heated above a certain temperature (150° Fahr.), and if once allowed to coagulate, it either hardens in the meat itself or forms a coarse sediment, which is kept back in the straining, thus robbing the beef tea of one of its most valuable properties. TEA WITH WAFERS Bran Bran Tea OUR four cups of boiling water over the bran and let it stand for an hour where it MATERIAL AND AMOUNT heat bran ..... 2 cups a 4 will keep hot, but not boil. Strain and serve Cream with sugar, cream, and wafers. This makes Wafers a palatable and nutritious drink. Milk Jelly MATERIAL AND AMOUNT RATE the rind of the lemon into a sauce- Bit te ah 2 cups pan and add the sugar and milk, Put Lemon me we 2. I the pan over a very slow fire and let stand Sale us: 4 tbsp. until the milk is well flavored with the lemon, Gelatine ...... 114 tbsp. then sprinkle in the gelatine, and stir until it is melted. The jelly must not be allowed to boil after the gelatine is added or it will curdle. Strain into a basin, and stir occasionally, until nearly cold. Pour into small wet molds; when quite set, turn out and serve. ABUTATYOTH AAAS AA AANBOAAAS ASDA ONSET ENE OOEG GAOT TT UOUUEDUTARSTTEAETUAEA TESTA TREATMENTS RANE AONUMA SONNHNNN NDGA ONNNOOUUEEDDAOOGOHADOOONUOOGSODOOOOOOOOONOOSHOOOEOOOSONENONG0S000000000U0UUO NENT OE2000440900UG0ORqREgNNAYUOROROROOANDOONESUODNREN Souffle Omelet MATERIAL AND AMOUNT DD the sugar to the yolks and beat five Egg yolks ...... 2 k minutes; then add the vanilla. Beat the Egg whites 3 whites of eggs to a stiff froth, and stir them meee ee I tbsp lightly into the yolks. Melt butter in an pe Se I tbsp omelet-pan, and, when hot, pour in the egg Hot strawberry mixture, spread it evenly over the pan, place jem oc. ‘accel. tbsp. it over a slow fire and léave it without stir- ring for three minutes. After that time put the pan into a moderate oven to brown the top for another few minutes. Have ready a piece of paper thickly sprinkled with sugar, and have the jam well heated. As soon as the omelet is ready, take it out of the oven, turn it out quickly upside down on to the sugared paper, put the jam over half of the omelet, and fold the other half over. Dust with sugar and serve at once on a hot dish. Vanilla extract . % tsp. A Tempting ARRANGEMENT OF THE TRAY Arrowroot Pudding MATERIAL AND AMOUNT IX the arrowroot with the water. Bring Arrowroot ....1_ tbsp. J the milk to boiling-point and stir it Mile 22 3354y.: I cup into the arrowroot. Return to the sauce- Cold water ..... 2 tbsp. pan, and simmer for five minutes, add one Egg yolk ..... I tablespoonful of the sugar, stirring all the time. Lemon ........ I Take from the fire, let it cool a little, then Egg whites ....3 stir in the yolk of egg and the grated rind Sartre: PV RALS 14 tbsp. of the lemon. Turn into a buttered baking- dish and bake for fifteen minutes. Beat the whites of eggs to a stiff froth, add the remainder of the sugar and baat two minutes. Pile this meringue on the top of the pudding, dredge with a little sugar, and return to the oven to become a pale brown color. Serve hot. Tapioca Cream MATERIAL AND AMOUNT UT the milk into a saucepan on the fire, Tapioca “2s I tbsp and when boiling, sprinkle in the tapioca, Bee MLS? ea I simmer gently for two hours until reduced MS 8 a 3 cups to one pint. When cooled a little stir the Siar SaaS 2 tbsp tapioca into the egg, that has been well beaten, Stewed fruit add sugar and serve with stewed fruit. Lemon Custard MATERIAL AND AMOUNT EAT together with a fork yolks and whites E Meg FBIFUNS. J of eggs. Put the milk into a saucepan Wiites af anne with the sugar and bring slowly to a boil; Sigae CUS 2 tbsp take from the fire, and when cooled a little, Bat OS Tire I cup add the eggs with the lemon extract, and mix. Butter two small molds, fill them with the Lemon extract . % tsp. . I Ap mixture, cover with buttered papers, ar- done, turn the custards out of the molds on to a hot platter, and serve. UATSRUATANVUVUVAIRELUGALVUVLGNEEGSLEESUERLUUUEUISRITSRVUBTOPESHGBNSLOESOSSAPASEOGESOAVGOLUEBUTPOUNEEESTOOSRGUNNSASAEAPGSABLTTBEOOSLEUGSPEYOEBESTOPEORT HO GESOEGRLETSHSTGTOHERTGEGETRTGE GST PBST BUSTER MAAR vv range molds in a steamer, cover, and steam slowly fifteen minutes. When HONORE
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for May, 1916 ee Pg 0 FHA TTR TU AT WAHT Despatching the Housework Train The Value of a Systematized Plan F the engineer of a transcontinental railroad did not have his route mapped clearly before him, he would undoubtedly be discouraged and probably not want to attempt his five-thousand-mile trip. But his trip has been planned in advance so that he knows at what time he must reach every station along the way, where his water and coaling stations are, when he has time off, etc. The work of the household is not different from that of the engineer with a responsible job before him. Meals must be served at definite time, children sent off to school, orders given. And just as the engineer must have a rest and definite time off, so the housekeeper must have a short period to herself each day for rest and rec- reation. But how can this be accomplished, and how is it possible to run a house like a train, is what many women ask. Housework Stations Along the Daily Route First the track or route of the daily housework train must be well planned. What are the same stops that must be made every day? Are they not meals, washing dishes, making beds, brushing up rooms? Yes, when we analyze it, we do the same tasks day after day. Why then, cannot the time of doing these tasks be made defi- nite and regular? One of the chief reasons for poorly done housework is that lack of system or order. Perhaps the beds are done one day before the morning dishes are washed, or the next day they are left until late in the afternoon, in order that some other piece of work may be finished. Now, a schedule of work will differ in various homes, because of the number in the family, the size and con- struction of the house, the hours at which meals are served, and other factors. But it is quite easy for any woman to work out her own preferred route of house- work—the schedule that best suits her own family and her particular way of working. Any schedule of work covers both the time and the or- der of work, of which the order is the most important. How much time is spent stopping and thinking, “What shall I do next?” How much time is wasted beginning to do certain work and then not having time to finish it before something else must be done. Such confu- sion, interruptions, and the frequent resulting “nerves” can best be avoided by carefully making out a definite order of both daily and weekly work, and then sticking to it. Every Task Has a Definite Place in the Schedule When shall I clean my closet? Or, when is the best time to wash the windows? are questions often asked. The schedule will provide for this and every other task that must be done either by the homemaker or by her servant. To make up a schedule, sit down with pencil and paper and make a list of everything you must do on a certain — day. This should include beside the general work even the small task of lamp filling, garbage emptying, market- ing, preparing laundry, or whatever must be done on that day. Next, arrange these tasks in an order which seems most convenient to you. Shall the beds be done before the dishes are washed? This can be determined only by yourself. Once the schedule is written down, try it out practically, and see why it is good or otherwise. Per- haps you will find that it is a better plan in your small family to leave the dishes from breakfast and do them with luncheon dishes, and after breakfast proceed to do the beds and cleaning up. Or you may find some other method that is particularly suitable in your own home. Notice where you waste steps—whether you have to go up and down unnecessarily, or what would make the work easier. . In working out a schedule, you can quite easily “time yourself” at work and see approximately how long it takes to make the beds, wash the dishes, or any other piece of work which is repeated daily. You will be sur- prised to find how long some work may take, and how short a time other tasks consume. By thus watching and timing yourself you can find how you can do the work in still less time and with still less effort. This time study, as it is called, will then help you to still more carefully work out a schedule. LL ATT Advertisements help you to save time, money, and labor. By Isobel Brands TT Typical Schedule for a Week Here is a general outline for a week’s work in the average home: Monpay. — Brush up rooms; sort, mend, and soak laundry; cook for Monday and Tuesday. : Turspay. — Wash in morning; part of ironing in, afternoon. WEDNESDAY, — Finish ironing; brush up house; clean silver or brass, etc. THurspay. — Clean bedrooms, bath and hall; win- dows alternate weeks. Fripay. — Clean living-rooms, dining-rooms, kitchen closets, refrigerators. os hae — Special baking, mopping of kitchen, and porch. This is simply a bare outline, and it should include the days on which marketing is done, the times for mend- ing, other special cooking, and, above all, the hours of rest for the housekeeper. ‘A schedule does not mean a treadmill of work, as some think. But it means know- ing what you are going to do, doing it, and then stop- ping to rest. There should be a rest period in every schedule, a couple of hours in the afternoon, or in the morning, or both. This may not be a time of doing nothing, but a complete change from the usual cook- ing and cleaning. It may be used for a walk, for sewing, embroidery, reading, or any other means of rec- reation or change. Time and Energy Saved by Planning in Advance Many women complain that housework is hard and fatiguing, yet it is often found that the reason for this fatigue is not in the actual work, but in the lack of plan about the work. Much energy is wasted jumping from one piece of work to another, running up and down- stairs needlessly, and becoming fussy over lack of some needed supply. Nothing so conduces to smooth, easy- running work as to work with a plan. The ordering of supplies particularly is something that needs care- ful planning. How aggravating it is to plan making lemon pie, and to find there is not a single lemon in the house, or to have to run hurriedly to the grocer for sugar or soap. Meals should be planned ahead and the necessary supplies written down and ordered in advance. Many women spend far too much time marketing. It is best to buy in quantity by weight and only reliable, known brands of manufactured goods. The plan of making out the meals for a day or two in advance and hang- ing this pad in the kitchen is most helpful. Another good method is to do much of the preparing for the evening meal in the forenoon, while the worker is in her house dress. This saves taking so long during the evening when she is freshly dressed. Another point that can be well planned is the clean- ing on special days. The order in which the rooms are cleaned is important. Often by beginning work in a certain room the broom, pail, etc., have to be dragged needlessly through several other rooms, whereas if the work had been plotted from a different direction, it could have proceeded straight through, and the tools handled only once. House construction is important here, but still very much effort and time can be saved by carefully planning the work of cleaning-day. Sewing is another task that should have a definite time of the week assigned for it, so that it is not per- mitted to slide and accumulate until it becomes appal- ling. The ideal of scheduled work is to do a propor- tionate amount every day so that no one day shall be too crowded and too hurried. Each task can have its definite time; each day must have its hour of rest. Scheduled work means simpler work; work with less nerves, so that the housekeeper has more time to devote to the broader needs of her family and outside neigh- borhood service. 7 The next step toward establishing the system and orderliness so necessary to the success of the efficient housekeeper is the establishing of reliable and adequate records. There are sales checks from the butcher, gas and electric receipts, cards of professional trades-peo- ple, addresses of friends, recipes, and all the rest of the clippings one keeps in various places. A box of filing- cards should be set up in every home where may be kept records of household accounts; family sizes (shoes, hosiery, gloves, etc.) ; clothes storage (telling the exact location of clothing, etc., packed away); linen record (number, cost, price, and date of purchase); and so on. QC OTE AA ail Helping — Mother But They Couldn’t Do It Without Fels-Naptha Soap Mrs. Sensible be- lieves in children learning to be helpful and practical. “And we love to help moth- er,’ say the _ twins. “We love to wash the dishes in nice sudsy water with Fels-Naptha Soap be- cause they look so shiny and clean afterwards.” “TI even let them wash the pots and pans for me,’’ says Mrs. Sensible. “It really isn’t ‘dirty work’ as so many people think, if you only use Fels-Naptha Soap. . “Qn washday after breakfast, I put my clothes to soak with Fels-Naptha Soap. After I’ve done my clearing up I wash ithe clothes. It’s easy work, because Fels-Naptha gets the dirt ready to lightly rub and rinse right out. I always have my wash on the line long before noon. “In vacation time they always beg to help me wash—and I let them because after soaking the clothes with Fels-Naptha, it don’t tire them. Then, they love to help me sprinkle down the clothes for next day’s ironing. So washday has no terrors for our family. It’s a very pleasant day. “Of course, I don’t let them do heavy work, but they do love to keep the tubs and bowls clean, and wash the paint for me. Fels-Naptha is the best thing I know of to keep a whole house clean and a whole family happy and contented.” _ Mrs. Sensible is right. Fels-Naptha will do all your soap-and- water housework, every day in the year, and do it easily, quickly, perfectly. Fels-Naptha is a perfect combination of soap with naptha and other wonder- ful cleansers that make dirt disappear. Mrs. Sensible always keeps a carton of Fels-Naptha Soap on hand. ee ) FELS-NAPTHA Fels & Co., Philadelphia
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To use O-Cedar means that, after all the dust, grime and scum is taken off your furniture, it is given a high, hard, durable, lasting polish. All of this is quickly and easily accomplished. Simply wet a piece of cheese-cloth with water, wring it almost dry, pour on as much O-Cedar Polish as the cloth contains water and go over the furniture to be cleaned. Then polish with a dry cloth —the “O-Cedar Result” is thus obtained. This lustre is retained if you simply adda few drops of O-Cedar Polish to your dusting cloth as you use it daily. The majority of polish- mops are renewed with O-Cedar Polish. Almost every dealer can supply you with the genuine O-Cedar Polish in convenient sizes, from 25c to $3.00. Channell c =—_ Co, CHICAGO - TORONTO - LONDON °BERLIN Neither — CES TL TAR ZR AE 2 TAR A AR A ALA A Ads 1 A AA VWI WVIVI VIN WWW wlwiwow. AAW AD AAA AD AA AA AR ADA N ALL ADM AD v4, EDV TATRA AVA A AAA aA Aa aaa AAA a ae ee ae OY yy iY ¥ Lava XO ND NY OND NY ND YY Is ei SY YSN ia XIV NY NYRI NNT NTN NIV ND NY’ Oe FD TY SY SSN NON NXE NY SY Yi SP “PA VA vw MY ND XD vans A) vant IL YY NY SN NN’ NI AWTS NT Woy wy i WW Ww Wik Ww) ww Wit Yn we Ya MP SY Buy advertised goods. ’ an excellent background for pictures and Ta ee aa yee A al a es viticd’ for : Hochenpere Artistic Having decided that Wall Paper we must have some Saar painting and paper- i" ae ing done, and having little available it money, my daughter and I decided that we would do the work ourselves, save ex- penses, and add a few decorative touches as well. We selected an almost plain cream-colored ceiling paper for both ceil- ing and side walls of our dining and sitting rooms. This plain paper makes for the decoration we planned to give it. The border was a dark autumn leaf pattern — green, maroon, and brown with metallic touches in the same colors, and gray shadow leaves. We bought one roll of paper to match the border and found it covered with a profusion of vines and clusters; these we cut out in our spare time and arranged them in festoons and trailing vines over win- dows and doors, and down at the sides for two or three feet. We did not make them all alike, and in that way we avoided monotony, and could use up more of the vines, The woodwork was painted about three shades darker than the paper. It is much admired and the whole cost of the two rooms was less than five dollars. We painted some of our old picture-frames two tints, cream . next to the picture and brown on the and outside, and they help to make the rooms look dainty. everything harmonizes. For Cooking of To prevent burning of fruit cake place the Fruit Cake batter in the cake-tin, greasing and paper- ing in the usual way, then place cake- pan in a roaster with the lid on. Put in oven and bake the usual number of hours. It will not burp and cooks more evenly.—Mrs. M. E W e- recently moved into an old - fashioned house, the floors of which were of soft pine, stained, and with cracks . through which the cold came up. * We were trying to decide what to do with them when my husband suggested, “Why not paper the |) floor the same as the walls?” We bought two rolls of thick building- paper, and a kind newspaper man gave us all the newspapers we could carry home. We tacked the newspapers six sheets thick on the floor so there would be no crack or bulge, then with flour pasted two more thicknesses of uewspapers on this, and lastly two thicknesses of building- paper. We let it dry well, then added three coats of paint, and the result looked like a hardwood floor, could be scrubbed and made the rooms as warm as could be desired. — Mrs. C. Palite A Paper Floor Covering A Good Use We keep a bottle of alcohol in vipa din- ing-room closet and if fruit juice of any for Alcohol kind is accidentally spilled on the table- cloth we gently rub the spot with a clean cloth saturated with alcohol.’ The spot vanishes almost instantly. It is best to do this while the spot is still wet. This method may be used while the cloth is on the table, for the alcohol evaporates at once, leaving the cloth as fresh as when first laundered. Be sure to protect the polished surface of the table from the alcohol.—Mrs, Gracp J. D. A Cheese Carrot A very practical and attractive way to serve cheese is to take a pound of com- mon American cheese and a small amount of red pepper. Run the two through a meat-grinder. This thoroughly mixes them and gives the cheese the exact color of a carrot, Shape the cheese into small carrots about two inches in length. Just before serving insert a toothpick in the end to make a hole, then put in a sprig of parsley. — W. H. W. To Polish It is often a difficult matter to produce a high polish on boots which have been wet, Bote thoroughly soaked with water or melting snow, but the following simple treatment soon sets the mat- ter right. Dry the aT boots thoroughly, —— yet slowly, rub the surface of the leather with the eut side of half a potato and set the boots aside until they are once more dry. Apply the _ black- ing and_ polish with a soft brush in the usual man- mer and finish by [vz — = — = = = =, = it il rubbing with a pad of velveteen. —Mrs., M, W., ' the leaf forms the top of a light yet brisk When frying sweet potatoes, put the usual amount of fat in pan, sprinkle potatoes lightly with sugar and add one-fourth cup of water. Turn potatoes once. When water has boiled out the potatoes will be found delightfully tender and brown and not hard and stuck together as is so apt to be the case.—R. T. B. To Fry Sweet Potatoes Light Omelets If housekeepers who have trouble with omelets falling and being tough would add a quarter of a teaspoonful of bak- ing-powder to their flour they would have no further trouble.—ALIcH E. R. To Keep the Gas I find a small five- Stove Polished cent felt blackboard eraser very useful for rubbing off the gas range each day. It takes off all grease and soil, and at the same time keeps the hands clean.— Mrs, G. J. D. A Trunk for A plain matting or Baby’s Clothes cretonne covered shirt-waist box is the best kind of trunk for a baby. I bought one about thirty inches long and sixteen inches wide, and my handy man made a tray twenty inches long and nailed cleats inside the box to rest it on. It will slide back and forth, and can be removed without effort. The tray holds a pincushion, soap, toilet articles, etc., while there is abun- dant room for all clothing in the bottom, When baby out- grows this handy trunk it may be used as a box. — Mrs. K. F. H. (Fig. 4.) A Novel Crib This baby crib was made by taking staves for Baby from the side of a barrel. From four boards a stand was made the length and width of the barrel to lie flat upon the floor. It had two arms coming up to hold the barrel in place, These arms were three feet high and about four inches wide, and the barrel was suspended from them by means of hammock-hooks so it could swing. The whole crib was painted white, though the foundation frame could be stained a different color if pre- ferred, and the inside was padded and lined with blue. When completed I found it made a convenient little crib and was very inexpensive. Such a crib would be a decided attraction to the porch of a summer cottage kde baby could take the mid-day nap.—Mrs, G. L. E. (Fig. 3.) A Novel Window Seat living-room to add comfort as well as cozi- ness, but in a room without a bay win- dow it is hard to arrange one. I took an extra table-leaf, that I used perhaps once a year, with a fumed oak finish and of a beautiful grain. From ordinary pine eight-inch crating I made a frame, 48 x 12 (size of leaf). Then from a smooth round pole, such as rugs are wrapped on to ship, I sawed four legs about 14 inches long, depending, of course, on height of window-seat from the floor. These I screwed firmly, one at each corner of the outside of the frame, and extending about two inches above it. I then sandpapered and applied three coats of fumed oak stain to the frame and legs. When laid on top of the frame the seat and its weight makes any fastening un- necessary. The extensions of the legs above not only prevent any slipping of. the seat but add a ‘“‘craft-made’”’ look to the seat. When a pillow or two is added it looks very cozy, and the leaf is not injured for use on rare occasions when it is needed.—_Mrs. L. D. M. (Fig. 1.) For the Summer Porch A novel mail-box for the summer cottage to place against the side of the house on the piazza may be made by folding a flexi- ble ‘palm-leaf’ fan as shown in the illustration at the cen-. tre left. The front edges may be feather-stitched together in some gay-colored thread.—BE. G2 S. (Fig. 2.) A Hint If candles are placed with their ends in About Candles °t water for a minute before putting into the candlesticks, they will mold to the size and shape of the- socket and be in no danger of falling out.—E. G, §S., PRIZES To stimulate interest and bring out the best possible ideas for making housework easier, homes prettier, and families happier, we offer a prize of $2.00 for the best “Help” sub- mitted each month, $1.00 each for the second, third, and fourth best, and 50 cents each for all other “Helps” published, Address all letters to the Epitor “Helps” Department. Put your name on each sheet and write on one side only. Do not send recipes or anything already accepted or published by an- other magazine. No contributions returned unless accom- panied by self-addressed, stamped envelope. Those advertised in THE PRISCILLA are reliable. The Modern Priscilla Every one likes a window seat in the
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for May, 1916 Cooking OLOMON, it may be recalled, said that “There is noth- ing new under the sun.” So it may be that in his day, or among other long-for- gotten tribes, cooking was done in dishes or bowls of glass. But of this history gives no record, and it is apparently a new idea to cook in glassware, which is surely the newest, and most practical way withal. While we have for many years been cooking in earthenware, glass utensils are the season’s novelty. “But don’t the dishes break?’ is the first question asked. No, the glass used was developed for special chemical purposes, and is heat resisting because of its peculiar com- position. The first advantage which this new ware presents is its attractive ap- pearance. Here also is one way to save dishwashing — by using cooking dishes of glass, food may be both cooked and served on the table in the same dish, thus doing away with one extra Serv- ing-dish. These utensils are made in most attractive shapes of all kinds. either round or oval, and the lids have a good substantial knob. Then there are the smaller “‘shirrer’” dishes, so handy for eggs, scalloped dishes, and many “made” dishes, which the economical housewife devises so frequently. There are even glass bread-pans, other baking- dishes, and all styles of the custard cup or cocotte. By Mimi Attractive Service Made Easy Let us suppose that a chicken fricassee was planned. After preparing the fowl in the usual way it is then: placed in a large glass casserole, covered, and cooked slowly in an oven, just as if it were cooked in a utensil of iron, enamel, or clay. When done, it is sent to the table just as it is, and the effect of the transparent ware showing the _ food a Practical Novelty et) in Glass and white cream iem- on pie on its crystal dish, with crust show- ing through until the guests exclaimed at its great beauty and novelty. Glass Dishes Save Fuel Another point in their favor, is that, glass being a retainer of heat, these dishes keep foods hot longer, even when the heat is turned off. Also, owing to the thinness of the material, the food starts to cook sooner than in the usual agate or earthenware dish. This was proved in a test of two cups of custard, one in glass, and one in earthenware, —glass dish cooking in about six min- utes before the earthenware cup. This is an appreciable difference, particularly, as then every minute has a cash value, when using gas or electricity, and over- C. Scott - cooking means wasted money. Sanitary Points About the New Dishes But perhaps the strongest appeal that the new dishes make in the eyes of the housewife is, that they are the most sanitary utensils she could possibly use. We know that agate chips and is often dangerous when the exposed lining is affected by acids. Even the best earthen- ware “glazes,” and develops cracks. But glass is absolutely impervious, and will never have a surface in which there are eracks for food particles to be held. This brings out the next point, namely, that glassware, even for cooking, is easier to wash than those of other ma- terials. Referring again to the same custard cups, the glass one washed off in a moment, while the earthenware re- quired a scraper. This is because the foods baked in glass cannot adhere to the sides as it can to other materials. This is a great boon to the housekeeper, AN ASSORTMENT OF Guass CooKING DISHES within ts remarkably attractive. Smaller scalloped dishes of potatoes, macaroni au gratin, shrimp, or other fish, are ex- tremely decorative served at luncheons in this ware. Indeed, there is a light- ness and gleam about this service that is quite the prettiest thing seen in some time. One does not realize how many times the housewife gives herself un- necessary work by changing from one pot to another, or from pot to table serv- ing-dish, all of which is done away with in the use of glass. A lemon pie, quite the prettiest ever made, was served on its large glass plate at a formal luncheon. Who would have thought of bringing in a pie on its tin plate? But here was the yellow who only too often has to “soak” odak- ing-dishes, and even then, finds it hard to remove the fragments. One other interesting thing noted with the use of glass dishes was to watch bread through the glass sides, and see the sponge rise, and the air-bubbles, as they were formed. Of course the busy housekeeper has not time to do this al- ways, but this suggests the interesting use of glass pans for demonstrations in domestic science and other cooking- schools so that pupils may see the actual results as they occur. The new glassware is not a freak nor a fad, but a most decided practical] novelty which should become a standard article of use in every home. em & & Books Received “The New Cookery,” by Lenna Frances Cooper, Director of the Battle Creek Sani- tarium School of Home Economics and Head Dietitian of the Battle Creek Sani- tarium. ach recipe is followed by a table giving its value in calories, and the relative percentage of protein, fat and carbohydrates. Published by the Good Health Publishing Co., Battle Creek, Michigan. $1.50 net. “Diet For Children,” by Louise HB. Hogan. Mrs. Hogan is a _ recognized authority on Child Study. The book is of practical interest to moth- ers, nurses, welfare-workers and all who are concerned with the care of children. Published by the Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis. 75 cents net. “Painless Childbirth Eutocia and Nitrous Oxid-Oxygen Analgesia,” by Carl Henry Davis, A. B., M. D., of Rush Medical College and the Presbyterian Hospital of Chicago. Published by Forbes and Company, Chicago. $1.00 net. 37 a A bonbon dish, filled with these airy tit-bits. You'll find that you can’t resist it. The writer keeps Puffed Grains on his desk— Puffed Wheat, Puffed Rice or Corn Puffs. Within an hour it’s empty. So, Mrs. Housewife, it will be with you, if you place them on your writing desk. . For these bubble-like morsels, crisp and flaky, are real food confections. They taste like nut meats puffed. Bonbons for Breakfast This is a plea to serve these bonbons for breakfast, oftener than you do. Let chem make more meals delightful. There are three Puffed Grains, each with its own fascinations. There are many ways of serving. They are so dainty, so flimsy. so flavory that the meals which bring them seem like festivals. Yet they stand supreme as scientific grain foods. Prof. Anderson’s process explodes every food cell. Thus every atom digests and feeds. Puffed Grains seem like tit-bits. But they are super-foods. No element in them is wasted. Puffed Wheat = 12c Puffed Rice w= 15c Corn Puffs—Bubbles of Corn Hearts—15c As foods, serve with cream and sugar, or in bowls of milk, or mixed with any fruit. As confections, use in candy mak- ing, as garnish for ice cream, or for eating dry like peanuts. Use them as wafers in soups. These are perfect grain foods which look and taste like sweetmeats. And they can’t be served too often. It’s too bad that more grains are not puffed THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY SOLE MAKERS (1250) Patronize your local dealer — but ask him for advertised goods.
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38 Your Washing Done For lc a Week Make the water from the faucet in your own home do the work. I have built a new “1900” water power washing machine. I consider this machine the most wonder- ful washer ever put on the market. Built of the highest quality selected material, it is as sturdy and durable as a machine can be made. Can be sold at a price within reach of all. I will guarantee that this machine will not tear clothes, break buttons or fray the edges of the most delicate fabric. It will wash everything from heavy blankets to the finest laces without damage to the goods. This new “1900” Washing Machine can be in- stantly connected with any water faucet in your home and is started and stopped by simply turning the water on and off. Even although you have a meter it will do your washing for Ic or less a week. It will save 50% time, money and labor every week. The outfit consists of washer and water motor and I guarantee the perfect working of each. I also make a full line of hand and electric power machines. é $ I will send my machine on 30 days’ free trial. You do not need to pay a penny until you are satisfied this washer will do what I say it will. Write today for illustrated catalog. Address H. L. Barker, 1762 State St., Binghamton, N. Y., or if you live in Canada, address Canadian ‘‘1900” Washer Com- pany, 355 Yonge St., Toronto, Canada. The Old and Reliable Dr. Isaac Thompson's YE WATEP is both a remedy for weak, inflamed eyes and an ideal eye wash. Keep your eyes welland they will help keep you. At All Druggists or Sent by 25¢ Mail Upon Receipt of Price WRITE FOR FREE BOOKLET JOHN L. THOMPSON SONS & CQ. ’ 146 River St., Troy, N. Y. BECOME E have trained thou- sands of ‘women in their own homes to earn $10 to $25 a week as nurses. Send for ‘“‘How I Became a Nurse ’’—248 pages with actual experiences. 48 tllustrated lesson pages Tree. The Chautauqua School of Nursing 9 "Yeon 525 Main St., Jamestown, N.Y. . 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C. ° 100 Engraved Announcements $4.50 postpaid. @ In Latest New York Styles sent free... 100 Calling Cards, 50c. Superior Quality and Workmanship. Birth Announcements 20c a dozen, also Mono- Ss ram Stationery. Mention samples wanted. Copperplate Press, Engravers, M 200 E. 87th St.,N. Y. A NURSE TONING cherries by means of a hairpin is a common but not altogether the best way. If much of this fruit is to be prepared it pays to invest in a small, practical stoner. This one can be adjusted to stone cherries of vari- ous sizes. bd the work of put- ting up fruits or vegetables is done on a large scale, a good, tested canner should be used. The one here illustrated is based on_ the water-pack meth- od and is _ fitted with a thermometer. It is one approved by the Government and used extensively by them in their canning clubs for girls and women. It comes in two sizes and could easily be used by a number of women in common. Full directions and leaflets for unfail- ing canning are pro- vided with it. HE sandwich fork is a novel way of serving sand- wiches. This is a fork fitted with ex- panding. device, which projects the sandwich more daintily. than if served with a knife, The handle is made of decorated china, and the fork of plated ware, and is an attractive addi- tion to table equip- ment. dark blue. paper. tray or’ table. eR TIS department is under the direction of Miss Isobel Brands, who is associated with the Applecroft Ex- periment Station, at Greenlawn, Long Island. Here de- vices and household equipment are test- ed under actual home _ conditions. Manufacturers are at liberty to send samples for test- ing at the Station. oe device pictured above is just the light, strong tool necessary to mop porch floor, tile, or linoleum. It consists of a seven- foot handle on which is mounted a set of rubber teeth. Any mop- cloth may be used with it. The teeth grab the cloth and keep it in place while moved across the floor. ANITARY and good- looking is this white enameled canvas laun- dry-basket. The usual basket of wicker be- comes dirty, and is dif- ficult to wash. This hamper can be scrubbed with a brush inside and outside. RISCILLA . readers, with their interest in embroid- eries, will'welcome this centrepiece-roll made of heavy It is fitted with tape and fasteners so that it can easily be made into a neat roll. color will protect the most delicate materials. | Paes bgp useful in hot weather is this serving- It is made of oak, fitted with tired wheels, and’ has a hinged compartment which can be lifted out“*and forms part of the table. side is for towels. The dark A rack at the An entire meal may be loaded on this tray, which’is wheeled from kitchen to porch, where it serves as both table and tray. Bae ARE AO AE AE AYRE AEE tt T this season of the year there are many needs for a small strainer such as_ the one pictured. This con- sists of a wire stand and arm which hold a cheese-cloth bag. bowl is set under the strainer, into which the contents of the bag can drip indefinitely. It is useful for sm¥fil quanti- ties of jelly..:-2» HE luncheon-kit shown is one means of giving the housekeeper a vaca- tion, and offers a welcome change, Why not more meals out-of-doors ? This kind of outdoor lunech-box comes fitted with two large dishes to hold sal- ads, two vacuum bottles for hot or a complete set, four each, of plates, cups, and cutlery. The whole is packed in a light, well-made basket. Other sets can be had _ with fewer or more dishes. HIS small cut- ting device is helpful in preparing parsley, onions, and other vegetables. It is used by operating the metal blades up and down over the article to be _ cut, and the little metal shield prevents the material from clog- ging. It really is eight little knives combined in one, and thus cuts eight times as much and as fast. It is small and easily cleaned. 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for May, 19/6 Early Fruits and Vegetables From Miss Farmer’s School of Cookery PRING fruits and vegeta- bles, attractively served on the dining-table, take the place of spring bitters, unattractively poured from a dark bottle. It is known that iron, phos- ‘ phorus, and other mineral salts are in fresh fruits and green vegetables, and in this form they are much more readily assimilated by the system than when taken in the form of chemically prepared medicine. If lettuce were eaten twice a day the body would get no more than a needed amount of iron, and certainly a crisp salad is a delightful conveyor of spring medicine. Spinach, dan- ters, are used; measuring spoons. Notre.—In these recipes all meas- urements are made level. Measuring cups, divided into thirds and quar- also tea and table delion greens, and asparagus contain a gener- ous supply of mineral salts, and should be served often. Almost all children are exceedingly fond of fruits and are always eager for whatever amount it is suitable to give them. They are not gener- ally so pleased with vegetables, but they should, notwithstanding, be trained to eat them. In cooking vegetables much of the mineral salts escape into the water. They should, therefore, be cooked, when possible, in a small amount, and the water saved for use in mak- ing soups and gravies. MATERIAL AND AMOUNT Pineapple ....°:. I EES Sango ken I cup Water Wau. 8 wus YZ cup Orange juice . Ycup Grapefruit juice. %cup Pink color paste Pineapple Cocktail Cy fresh pineapple in one-half-inch slices, then in cylinders, using an apple-corer. Put in cocktail glasses and cover with syrup. For syrup boil sugar and water three minutes, cool, add orange and grapefruit juice, and color a delicate pink with a small amount of color paste. MATERIAL AND AMOUNT Dandelion greens % pk. SAMROOE © csi ais ok 3. tbsp. Sasue ys sv w, eo 2 tbsp ME)! 280 I. 34 cup Asparagus ..... I bunch A Ra a 2 tbsp. Lp AR SSS 14 tbsp BRU bac ies ews 4 cup Pepper ois . 540% i tsp. Cayenne, few grains Egg yolks ..... 2 Butters ees: YZ cup Lemon juice ...1_ tbsp. Dandelions a la Bechamel Digalt Gacs wash young dandelions, cook in boiling, salted water until tender, then drain. Melt butter in hot omelet-pan, add dandelions and cook three minutes. Sprinkle with flour, stir thoroughly, gradually add milk, cook five minutes. Spinach may be used in the same way. Asparagus Hollandaise REPARE asparagus for cooking and boil in salted water until tender. Melt but- ter, add flour, and stir until well blended, add milk, and bring to boiling-point, add salt, pep- per, and cayenne. Add egg yolks slightly beaten, and while stirring constantly, and keeping mixture hot but not allowing it to boil, add butter, bit by bit, and lemon juice. Arrange asparagus on platter or toast, and over it pour the sauce. MATERIAL AND AMOUNT Strained honey . “cup Bee. SEO URS. 3 yolks a a atte ke eee ps 1% tsp PRT 05> sen 4 tsp. Lemon juice ...1 tbsp. Copan icods acu I cup Cream cheese ..I Cream .asoh. a 2. tbsp. Strawberries ...I qt. MATERIAL AND AMOUNT RRUDRED- os cies ees 5 lbs. SUOBE it. kiewed .baws 5 lbs. Strawberries ...... 2qts MATERIAL AND AMOUNT Gelatine ...... 1¥4 tbsp. Water, cold .... %4 cup Water, boiling.. 4% cup Strawberry NC ee Ra |r bt) CONE. oa ahs» 2 cups Jelly roll, small 1 Strawberry Salad RING honey to boiling-point, pour slowly, while beating constantly, onto egg yolks, beaten until thick and lemon-colored. Cook one minute, remove from fire, and stir oc- casionally until cool. Add salt, paprika, lemon juice, and cream beaten stiff. Moisten cheese with two tablespoons cream, shape like straw- berries, using buttered hands, and sprinkle with paprika. Arrange cheese and strawber- ae on lettuce and pour honey dressing around them. Rhubarb and Strawberry Preserve Y¥ ASH tender rhubarb and cut in one-half- inch pieces. Cover with sugar and let stand overnight, or until syrup has formed. Cook until tender. Hull and wash strawber- ries, add to rhubarb, and cook long enough to heat through thoroughly. Fill ‘sterile jars and seal. Jelly Panaché OAK gelatine in cold water and dissolve in boiling water. Add strawberry syrup, drained from one quart strawberries that have been standing with one cup sugar for several hours. Set bowl containing mixture in pan of ice water, and stir until mixture begins to thicken, then fold in stiffly beaten cream. Cut jelly roll in one-half-inch slices. Line a Char- lotte russe mold with slices and fill with the mixture, chill, and unmold for serving. Buy the advertised brands of household necessities. sitll Its Easy 39 Sl Shats e Quaker Indeed to Tell Them Do you think of Quaker Oats as merely a brand, which we wish you to use for our sakes? It’s more than that. should use for your sake. It’s a special grade, which you It is made of queen oats only. That is, the big, plump, richly-flavored grains. choice oats. It’s the choicest one-third of It is distinctive in its big, white, luscious flakes—in its flavor and aroma. It isso rare in quality that connoisseurs from all the world send for it. Any oat lover, by a whiff or taste, can tell this prize grade anywhere. uaker Oats Extra-Luscious Vim-Flakes Some folks serve oats simply because they love them. Those folks are Quaker Oats enthusiasts. Some folks serve oats as vim-food —for their spirit-giving, energizing powers. Or for the young folks’ sake. They think sometimes that oats are oats. But oat grains vary vastly. So does the flavor of their flakes. And the way to make this dish delightful is to make it of Quaker Oats. Prove this once if you think oat food important. Then you never will forget it. 10c and 25c per package Except in Far West and South Aluminum Cooker By Parcel Post This ideal cooker is made to our order, of heavy pure alum- inum. Its cereal capacity is 2% quarts. Quaker Oats are cooked perfectly in it, without loss of flavor or aroma. That is why we supply it. Over 700,000 homes are using our cookers now. Aluminum Double Cooker Extra Large Send us our trademark — the picture of the Quaker — oe from the fronts of five Quaker Oats packages. Send one dollar witl®the trademarks and this ideal cooker will be sent by parcel post. If you are a lover of Quaker Oats we want you to have this cooker. Address The Quaker Oats Company, 1708 Railway Exchange, Chicago They are usually the best.
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40 We asked the artist what he considered the chief charm of beautiful hair and he said, “I look for three things: even color, brilliance and a fluffi- ness that eliminates any hard, straight, definite lines.” The easy attainment of just such hair results from proper care and choice of the right shampoo. CANTHROX SHAMPOO is the daintily perfumed scalp stimulating hair cleanser which has been the favorite for years because it is made for hair washing only, and in addition to its cleaning properties is known to have a beneficial effect upon both hair and scalp. If troubled with dandruff, you will notice the first shampoo removes most of it, and after each succeeding shampoo you find the flakes smaller and fewer until they disappear. 15 Exhilarating Shampoos for 50c at Your Druggist’s This is about three cents ashampoo. No good hair wash costs less; none is more easily used. Just dissolve a teaspoonful of Canthrox in a cup of hot water and your shampoo is ready. 7 To prove that Canthrox is the most pleasant, the most Free Trial Offer sims. in all ways the most effective hair wash, we will gladly send one perfect shampoo free to any address. H. S. PETERSON & CO., 212 W. Kinzie Street, Dept. 51, CHICAGO, ILL. A tablespoonful of Gold Dust, dissolved in a pail of hot water, forms an ideal solution for scrub- bing floors and linoleum, and for cleaning windows, painted walls, bathtubs, etc. Follow the simple directions on the package. Five-cent and larger pack- ages for sale everywhere. (CHE FAIR BANK Soneany) The Busy Gleaner GOLD DUST Shwe fe |_ : Zycos onaFever Thermometer means it’s trustworthy. Be sure Tycos, in red, is on the one you buy. Ask your dealer. \nue Zaylor Instrument Companies, Rochester, N. Y.— Ss ENDETS Ménd leakg instantly in all utensils, craniteware, aluminum, tin, brass, hot water bags, etc. No solder, cement or rivet. Any one can use them, Send for sample box, 1c; large box, all sizes, 25¢, postpaid. Agents Wanted. Collette Mfg.Co., Box 303, Amsterdam,N. Y. § A v HANDY CLOTHES SPRINKLER era Insures even dampening. Brass nickel plated. Saves labor. Postpaid. 25 sm cents. Agents wanted. Other sellers. BROWN SUPPLY COMPANY, 128 St., LYNN, MASS. hen - profitably gathering butter- 3 Spend spare time flies, faitecs. Many wanted ~ for MUSEUMS, ARTWORK. I pay highest prices. Every- w body. Send 2c stamp for particulars and 8-page folder. SINCLAIR, Box 244, D-72, Los Angeles, Cal. The Medern Priscitia Flat-lron Facts By Josephine E. Toal EAUTIFULLY ironed table linen, dainty starched muslin curtains, smooth pillow-slips, fresh dresser-scarfs —such things lend an air of refinement to the home, while careless ironing gives the lie to otherwise good housekeeping. The fast-becoming popular’ electric iron is doing away with a deal of iron- ing-day drudgery, but of necessity the tural districts are more or less at a disadvantage in this respect. Where the kitchen range must be kept going feverishly on ironing-day, it will be found a saving of fuel, time, and physi- cal strength to have two sets of flat- irons and two pairs of hands busy at the same time. Ironing after one has be- come excessively weary is expensive business. It is economy to devote to the task the early hours of two morn- ings rather than to make the event an irksome ordeal in the attempt to get through in one day. Preparing the Clothes Properly ts Most Important NE of the first requisites to good work is clean irons and a clean, well-covered board. Padding and sheet should be firmly and snugly fastened to the ironing-board. It is useless to ex- pect satisfactory results where the cov- ering works up in a wad under the iron. Proper dampening of the clothes is also a necessary preparation. Sprink- ling the evening before ironing gives time for thorough and even spread of moisture and not time enough for the clothes to dry out. Cover the basket well and set in the basement or other damp and draftless place, In very hot weather — particularly during the dog- days — clothes should not lie too long dampened lest they mildew. It is bet- ter to shake out and dry those pieces which remain over for the second day’s ironing, dampening them again at night. Table linen should be sprinkled very wet and ironed with piping hot irons to give it lustre and stiffness. Wrinkles cannot be smoothed out of dry linen, Though for very thin table-cloths a lit- tle starch may be added to the bluing water, starch is for the most part un- desirable for this fabric. Care must be taken to iron the linen thoroughly dry. Starched and Embroidered Pieces TARCHED clothes especially need to be thoroughly dampened. Thin starched fabrics have a vexatious way of drying out on the board before the iron has been all over them, The remedy lies in redampening ahead of the iron, with a wet cloth, rather than sprinkling again the entire garment with a sigh for lost labor. For best results, avoid ironing in a draft. Right here, well- ironed starched clothes are an impossibil- ity without well-made starch. Too thick, lumpy, or half-cooked starch insures sticky irons and smooched clothes. <A piece of butter the size of a bean dropped into the pan before taking the starch from the stove contributes to smooth ironing, Embroideries should be turned over upon a folded towel or pad and ironed on the wrong side, to bring out the pat- tern, then the material pressed on the right side, avoiding the embroidery. The Easiest Way to Accomplish the Best Results SLEEVE-BOARD is a most conven- ient addition to the ironer’s outfit, making it possible to get up into the shoulder and cuff gathers without ‘ironing in’? wrinkles and seams. It can be utilized also for other un-get-at-able places, such as shoulders and yokes, If, unfortunately, a too-hot iron leaves a yellow spot, dampen the spot and lay the garment in the bright sunlight until dry. The mark will usually dis- appear, but if some trace still remains, Our Rule: Accept no advertising we cannot guarantee. repeat the process. Too much ironing yellows handkerchiefs. Iron on one side, turn over, and run flat-iron around the hem only. Nothing further is necessary than a little pressure of the fingers in folding. Very hot irons will scorch white flannels as surely as they will pa- per, and since the iron must be only moderately heated, the flannel should not be dampened too much; otherwise the cloth will scrub the iron, resulting in streaks on the fabric. Keep a small basin of clean water and a bit of white cloth beside the ironing- board to remove accidental spots and dampen dry places. One secret of good work is to iron the fabric until thoroughly dry, going over the wrong side of hems, tucks, and plaits. A garment taken damp from the ironing-board and put away in a crowded closet or drawer will come to hand when wanted by the wearer looking “fas if slept in.” Folding and Putting Away the Clothes UCH of fine ironing'’s final success depends upon the disposal of the ironed clothes. Pillow-slips, sheets, tow- els may be kept in neat piles on the Shelves of the linen closet. The table- linen drawer must always have ecare- ful handling, that its contents may not be rumpled. Boxes make convenient receptacles where the drawer cannot be reserved entirely for _ table-linen. Roll doilies to avoid creasing. [Paste- board mailing tubes, or a _ convenient length of broom-handle neatly covered with white cloth answer well for this purpose. A number of wire coat-hangers suspended from a towel-rack fastened to the closet wall are handy for hanging away starched waists and dresses in “unmussable’” manner. Slip a safety-pin through the folded band of starched skirts, and pin to a tape between closet hooks, Boxes best preserve the fresh- ness of handkerchiefs and neckwear. Aprons and underwear should be folded neatly away in dresser-drawers. In ironing, fold ragged articles with the holes visible, to avoid future mis- taking of the worn garment for a whole one, Place all to-be-mended pieces on a certain side of the clothes-bars, to re- ceive attention before putting away. It is not necessary to iron every rag and tag that goes through the laundry. The really wise housewife will have an eye to the non-essentials. Knit underwear, hose, dish-towels, are some of the things for which mere smoothing and folding will suffice, The majority of the wash needs careful ironing, and good ironing is an art of which to be proud; but time spent needlessly at the ironing- board is time filched from more impor- tant demands. Electricity a Help O be able to stand in a cool room and - iron without change of iron or care of heating means, not only comfort, but actual safety. Many a doctor's bill has been directly traceable to over- heating when ironing. And perhaps no one of the many electrical appliances that lighten the labors of a housekeeper has been of more real benefit than the electric iron. It is not so expensive as to be beyond the means of any one who is able to live in a house fitted for electricity. Fortunately, electricity is rapidly finding its way into rural dis- tricts, often arriving even before water systems or gas plants, There are other advantages in using an electric iron. The heat is so distrib- uted that the point and sides of the iron are hotter. This makes the effort correspondingly less, and does away with the necessity for using main strength to make the iron do its work. No pressure at all is necessary; the iron glides easily over the surface of the ma- terial, doing its work without the ex- penditure of muscular effort required by the old-fashioned iron,
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for May, 1916 . | 4) Dainty Cookery for Invalids [CONCLUDED FROM PAGE 34] Barley Milk Soup MATERIAL AND AMOUNT ASH the barley in several waters, and Pearl barley ...2 tbsp ‘'¥ cook in a double boiler with the water, Cold water 2 cups milk and butter for three hours, or until Wilke. cued otis ee 4. cups quite soft and creamy. Then add the salt Butter ......... 4 tbsp. and pepper, if it is allowed. ee me Y 35) we oe A ON et Bayi gt \% tsp. Barley contains less fat than wheat, but is richer in mineral matters, and is lighter and less stimulating than either wheat or oats. Filets of Flounder on Toast MATERIAL AND AMOUNT ILET the flounder, wipe the pieces lightly Small flounder .1 with a cloth, and season with a little salt Widter tix eebs ees 6 tbsp. and lemon juice, then roll them up with the Toasted bread ..1 © slice skin side inside. Place these rolls in a small Corn-starch 4 tsp saucepan with the water and butter, and Chopped parsley 1 tsp. cook slowly for ten to fifteen minutes, then Butter ......... 1 tbsp. lift them out carefully. Arrange them Salta. ge uti: 4 tsp neatly on pieces of toast, and keep them warm Lemon juice ...1 tsp. while you make the sauce. edad Will Your Kitchen Be Hot This add ? OR a really cool, comfortable kitchen there’s nothing like the Boss Oil-Air Stove. The perfected Oil- Mix corn-starch smoothly with a little cold water, add it to the liquid in the saucepan, and stir until boiling, then add the parsley, cook three minutes longer, and strain over the fish. The yolk of an egg may also be added to the sauce at the last. Steamed Chop MATERIAL AND AMOUNT IPE the chop with a damp cloth. Trim ‘ : ; : Mutton chop ...1 off most of the fat, and make it as neat Air burner heats quickly and cooks without making Salts. ee RE Us V4 tsp ARS 8 PON OT eet eae are you uncomfortable. And so economical! It burns Butter. 2s 3 14 tbs butter, put in the chop, and place it over a : ° : raleey pan one-half full of fast boiling water. Sprinkle nearly 1000 times as much air as oil. Why, the very saving in fuel will soon pay for the Boss. You can have it of your dealer, complete with glass oil tank, either 2, 3, 4 or 5-burner type, with or without high shelf. oss> with the salt, cover with a piece of buttered paper, and then with a basin or a saucepan lid. If water boils away too much, add more. Cook twenty minutes, then turn the chop, and cook twenty minutes more. Serve at once, together with any juice that has run from it. This is one of the most diges- tible ways of cooking a chop. Chicken Stewed in Milk MATERIAL AND AMOUNT EMOVE skin and cut the breast of Breast of chicken into small pieces, Put these in REG.U.S. PAT.OFF. phillies: I a jar with the milk, mace, and seasonings. & ; O 5) ie eR 34 cup Put on the lid, and tie a piece of white TOVES and VENS sacs pei mes 2 ie de eee Seek Het a, re sine Wa. Of course the Boss Oven works perfectly on the Boss Oil-Air pS SPT as ay Gk a fen half way up the sides. Cover the pan and Stove, but it’s so complete that it bakes just as well on oil, gas or See Bee V4 tsp simmer gently until the chicken is quite ten- gasoline stoves. You know the comfort and pleasure of baking Pepper ......... Ye tsp der. Lift out the pieces of chicken on to a with a glass door oven. Combine this with the absolute cooking plate and keep them hot. Strain the milk into a saucepan. Moisten the flour with two tablespoonfuls of cold milk, and add it to the milk in the pan. Stir over the fire until it boils and thickens, adding more seasoning if necessary. Stir in the butter, and pour this sauce over the pieces of chicken. Serve hot. satisfaction of the Boss Oven and you will know why nine hundred thousand homes are now using the Boss. We will gladly send your dealer’s ooklets upon request. An Irish Moss Drink name and bookle up q MATERIAL AND AMOUNT ASH tthe Irish moss thoroughly, and THE HUENEFELD COMPANY Teiah wae 1 oz ’ soak it overnight in cold water. Then 52 Spring Ave., Cincinnati, Ohio Cold water ....2. ats. lift it out, put it into a saucepan with the two Suber “(sncidc. 2 tbsp quarts of cold water, and simmer for four Lemon juice ... 14 tbsp. hours. Strain, and add the sugar and the lemon juice. The nutritive value of Irish Moss is considerable; and, on account of the amount of mucilage it contains, it is used as a remedy in diseases of the chest. It also contains iodine and sulphur. To make an Irish Moss blanc-mange use one ounce of Irish Moss with a quart of milk and sugar, and flavoring to taste. Eat and Grow Thin|SALAD SECRETS Tens of thousands of people are using this book and growing thin healthfully. Ask your fat friends if they have heard of this book. $1.00 net at bookstores, E. P. Dutton & Co.,-681-5th Ave., New York COOKING CABINET Classified Index. Cards for 150 recipes. Neat Cabinet, 4x 4x6, 65 cents. 50 Initial Correspond- ence Cards and Envelopes, 65c. All for $1.00. EXCELSIOR PRINT, 305 Warren St., Boston, Mass. 100 recipes. Brief but complete. 20c by mail. 12 Candy recipes 10c. 650 Sandwich recipes 15c. All three 30c. B. C. BRIGGS, 456 Fourth Ave., Newark, N. J. wo so mw Eight inches square Angel Food Cake Fec‘is high I teach you to make them. Also other cakes. They brin $2.00 per loaf — profit $1.50. My methods are origin and different. Never fails. Particulars free. Mrs. Grace Osborn, Box 41, Bay City, Mich. Embroidered Linens ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGE 14 Notre. — The black and white block pattern of Nos. 16-5-47 and 16-5-48 is supplied, without material, for 15 cents. No. 16-5-49. RUNNER. Two sizes. No. 16-5-45. Tray CLorH. Size, 15 x 20 inches. Design stamped on oyster- white linen, for hemstitching, 60 cents. ' Cotton for working, 14 cents extra, Perforated stamping pattern, 25 cents. S ALADS 150 choice recipes; all kinds forall occasions; send 15c for booklet. HOME INDUSTRY, Box 494, Los Angeles, Cal. BURBEAU-SCARF OR TABLE- Transfer pattern, 10 cents, No. 16-5-46. NAPKIN. Size, 16-inch. Design stamped on oyster-white linen, 18 x 48 inches, 75 cents; 18 x 57 inches, 85 cents. Cot- ton for working, 18 cents extra, or silk Se mb Aa - a igure : x a : : fe oa N °.9 : or hemstitching, 35 cents, otton for or working, 50 cents extra. erfora working, 7 cents extra, Perforated stamping pattern, 20 cents. Transfer Ow it's a mess. stamping pattern, 15 cents. ‘Transfer pattern, Nas ig Mi ata showing Why bother with unreliable shade rollers when it costs PALES, 2E SON, pao prea oe ee ee ee only a few cents more to have Hartshorn Shade Rollers? No. 16-5-47. Tray CLorH. Size, 15 It pays, and 10,000,000 homes have proved that it pays, _X 20 inches when finished, Oyster-white No. 16-5-50. Gunst-TowrL. Size, 16 to look when buying shade rollers for this signature: linen, not stamped, 380 cents, Black and x 24 inches, Design stamped on fine AP , white block pattern of design, Penelope’ linen huckaback, 50 cents. Cotton for Dhuawd Yalite canvas, and silk for working, 40 cents working, 9 cents extra, or silk for i ‘ extra; block pattern, canvas and cotton working, 30 cents extra. Perforated _ No tacks or bother required with Hartshorn Improved for working, 30 cents extra. wre re gates 20 cents. Transfer Rollers. Send for the free book “ How to Get the Best pattern, cents, No. 16-5-48. NaApKIN. Size, 16-inch. Oyster-white linen, not stamped, 20 cents. Black and white block pattern of design, Penelope canvas, and silk for working, 35 cents extra; block pattern, canvas, and cotton for working, 25 cents extra. No, 16-5-51. Gurst-Towg.L. Fine linen huckaback, 16 inches wide, 60 cents a yard. Blue and rose cotton for weaving and darning one towel, 27 cents extra, or silk, 45 cents extra. ne me Er Service from your Shade Rollers.” STEWART HARTSHORN CO., Dept. 18, E. Newark, N. J. RTSHORN SHADE ROLLERS eraqee 6 OE Q2amMeoe® Geeta Stes eee © OB cess + He Cae CeeeeaG eo oR 2 Qos OF 49 © O2F%E8 mew @eemee@eweereeesees- Read the advertisements before you turn the page.
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42 WOW M\\ — Experience SV has taught good nurses, cooks and housekeepers everywhere the great value of Baker’s Cocoa SG One of the best known writers on die- tetics says of cocoa: Wwsnri\ WW'W'WW Dp www°"r7?>7 “It is a perfect BCWWW Y Y / Y Y 7 Z Y Y food, a whole 7 | momeasicicioes, Y a beneficent re- Y Y storer of exhaust- Yj J ed power; but its Y Y quality must be Yj Y good and it must Yj Y be carefully pre- j Y pared. It is high- Y Y Iti Y Y ly nourishing and Y Y easily digested, Y Y and is fitted to Y Y repair wasted Y strength, pre- Y BCBCW«&W serve health and prolong life.” WHY REG. U. S. PAT. OFF. CHOICE RECIPE BOOK FREE Walter Baker & Co.Ltd. Established 1780 DORCHESTER, MASS. Grand Prize, Panama-Pacific Exposition, 1915 Grand Prize, Panama-California Exposition, 1915 @@@@@ldMdll wl XXX ee ene POLISHER oe YOUR SILVER BRIGHT Itis the Jeweler’s Prepared Chamois Skin for Silver and Gold. Will last for years. Three sizes— 25c, 50c and $1.00. Mailed prepaid upon receipt of money order, stamps or silver. CHAS. KEITH, 1863 E. 89TH STREET CLEVELAND, OHIO A Free Trial Something that is worth your while, is offered by the manu- facturers of (Reg. U.S. Pat. Office) If this truly remarkable cooking aid did not have great merit, we could not afford to spend money to advertise it, and send you a free bottle. Just send us a card with your name and address and we will mail a trial bottle and an up-to- date book of recipes. Send now. The Palisade Manufacturing Co. — 215 Clinton Avenue West Hoboken, N. J. We introduce our advertisers to you as our friends. = Maltese Crochet for Towels [CONCLUDED FROM PAGE 32] No. 16-5-73 With white crochet cotton No. 40, make a strip of Maltese lace with 2 d’s in middle and 135 loops in length. Lower EpGEe. ist row—sl st into a 3-loop cluster (with loop on hook, insert hook from back through three straight loops of Maltese, bring forward to usual working position and make a sl st), * ch 3, 1 d into next cluster, ch 4,1 dt in next cluster, ch 4, another d t in same cluster, ch 4, 1 d in next cluster, ch 3. 1 d in next cluster. Repeat from * 10 times. 2d row—-sl st in first cluster, * ch 1; and make 4 t with 1 ch between each, over the 4 ch, ch 1, 5 t with 1 ch between each, over 4 ch, ch 1, 4 t with 1 ch between each, over next 4 eh, ch 1, 1d over 8 ch, ch 1, 1 d over next 3 ch. Repeat from * to end. 3d row-—With No. 30 blue crochet cotton Sl st into first cluster * (ch 4, 1 d over 1 ch), around scallop, until you have fastened into the last ch between t and d of last row, 1 d over 1 ch, 1 d over first 1 ch of next scallop, and repeat from *, Interlace another strip of Maltese to strip just finished. Take strips of Maltese in left hand, in the same .manner in which you would hold two pieces of cloth to be overhanded together. Now slip the forefinger between the strips, insert hook from back through first loop of front strip, turn hook to usual position, * insert through opposite loop of back strip, and draw through front loop. cw cx Gifts for Graduates both . Insert hook through next front loop to left, from back as before, and draw through loop on hook. Repeat from * to end, tie or sew last loop to hold in place, and join ends. A larger bone hook will make the in- terlacing easier, and the work should be examined frequently, as it progresses, for it is very easy to miss a loop. To upper loops of the strip work a sl st through two loops, twisting as before, ch 5 *, 1 t in next 2-loop clus- ter, ch 2, and repeat from * to end. For flowers use four strands of em- broidery floss, blue, yellow, and green. Of the blue floss, on same _ staple, make a strip of Maltese 13 loops in length with d’s worked slightly to one side with short loops in centre as fol- lows: Having loop on hook; insert hook from back through two straight loops, bring hook around to usual position, then continue to twist the loops until the needle is again in working position, when a sl st is made. Do this all around, drawing the ‘sl sts as tight as possible to form centre. Fasten thread at back. Make five flowers and sew to towel- ing with a tiny stitch over the end of each loop, and fill centres, inside of sl sts, with French knots of yellow floss. With the green floss, make two simi- lar strips of Maltese 9 loops long. Leave enough thread at both ends to sew down to toweling, and at upper end simulate 3 loops with needle. Sew all loops to towel, like flowers, and outline at lower ends for stems. cw ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGE 138 No. 16-5-36. H&MSTITCHED HANDKER- CHIEF. Size, 11-inch. Wreath and one letter stamped on a hemstitched linen handkerchief, 25 cents. White cotton for working, 3 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern of wreath and one let- ter, 8 cents, No transfer pattern. No. 16-5-37. HANDKERCHIEF. Size, 11-inch. Bentioped edge stamped on white handkerchief linen, with medal- lion and one letter stamped on blue, pink or lavender linen, 25 cents, White cotton for working, 6 ‘cents extra. Per- forated stamping pattern, 20 cents. Transfer pattern, 10 cents. No. 16-5-38. Marinép AND Cap. De- sign and outline for cutting matinée and cap stamped on white, pink, or blue silk muslin, $1.35. Cotton for working, 44 cents extra, or silk for working, $1.10 extra. Shadow lace for matinée and cap, $2.25. Perforated stamping pattern of design with outline for cutting, 60 cents. No transfer pattern. No. 16-5-39. PIN CASE. Design stamped on green, pink, blue or tan linen, with white silk muslin (not stamped) for lining, 15 cents. White cotton for working, 3 cents extra. Per- forated stamping pattern, 10 cents. No transfer pattern. No. 16-5-40.- HANDKERCHIEF CASE. Design stamped on green, pink, blue or tan linen, and white silk muslin for lin- ing, 25 cents. White cotton for working, 6 Sao we cents extra. Perforated stamping pat- pe eke 20 cents. Transfer pattern, 10 cents. No. 16-5-41. Cover For BooK oF PowbDrER LPAvES. Design stamped on green, pink, blue or tan linen, and white silk muslin (not stamped) for lining, 20 cents. White cotton for working, 3 cents extra. Perforated stamping pat- tern, 10 cents, No transfer pattern. No. 16-5-42; CAMISOLE. Design stamped on blue, pink, or white silk mus- lin, 50 cents. Pink, blue, or white silk for working, 15 cents extra, or cotton for working, 10 cents extra. Mercerized crochet cotton, three balls, blue, pink, or white, and a steel crochet-hook No. 10, for crocheting yoke, 27 cents. Per- forated stamping pattern of embroidery design, 25 cents. No transfer pattern. No. 16-5-48. HANDKERCHIEF. Size, 12-inch. Butterfly stamped on white lin- en and pink, blue, lavender, or white linen (not stamped) for handkerchief, 20 cents. White cotton for embroidering de- sign and crocheting edge, 6 cents ex- tra, Steel crochet-hook No. 11, 6 cents. Perforated stamping pattern, 10 cents. No transfer pattern, No. 16-5-44. UNDERBODICR. Sizes, 38 and 42 only. Design stamped on a ready-made underbodice of voile, $1.00. Cotton for working, 18 cents extra, No perforated or transfer patterns. Stamping paste, 10 and 25 cents a bor. cw Veranda Embroideries ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGE 7 No. 16-5-14. Carr Back. Size, 16 x 24 inches. Design stamped on gray Art linen, with same material for back, 45 ecents. Couching cord and cotton for working, 35 cents extra, or silk and couching cord, 55 cents extra. Perfo- rated stamping pattern, 20 cents. Trans- fer pattern, 10 cents. No. 16-5-15. CHatr Back. Size, 12 x 16 inches. Design stamped on gray Art linen, with same material for back, 35 cents, Couching cord and cotton for working, 30 cents extra, or silk and eouching cord, 45 cents extra. Perfo- rated stamping pattern, 20 cents. Trans- fer pattern, 10 cents. No. 16-5-16. SQUARE 'TABLE-COVER. Size, 36-inch. Design stamped on gray Art linen, 60 cents. Couching cord and cotton for working, 60 cents extra, or silk and couching cord, $1.15 extra. Black mercerized crochet cotton, one ball, and a steel crochet-hook No. 3, for edge, 40 cents. Perforated stamping pattern, one-half design (reversible), 45 cents, No transfer pattern, No. 16-5-17. BAG FoR MAGAZINES AND PAPERS. Design stamped on gray Art linen, 380° cents. Couching cord and cotton for working, 35 cents extra, or silk and couching cord, 65 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern, 25 cents. Transfer pattern, 15 cents. No. 16-5-18. Cover ror Grass Mar. Design stamped on gray Art linen, with same material for back, 35 cents. Tan bias binding, 8 cents extra. Couching cord and cotton for working, 30 cents extra, or silk and couching cord, 55 cents extra. Perforated stamping pat- tern, 25 cents. Transfer pattern, 10 cents. No. 16-5-19. RounD Box PILLow. Size, 18-inch. Design stamped on gray Art linen, with same material to com- plete pillow, 50 cents. Tan bias bind- ing, 12 cents extra. Couching cord and cotton for working, 30 cents extra, or silk and couching cord, 55 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern, 25 cents. Transfer pattern, 10 cents. No. 16-5-20. OBLONG PILLOW. Size, 15 x 22 inches, Design stamped on gray Art linen, with same material for back, 40 cents. Couching cord and cotton for working, 25 cents extra, or silk and couching cord, 45 cents extra. Perfo- rated stamping pattern, 25 cents. Trans- fer pattern, 15 cents. Work commenced on any one piece, 75 cents additional. The Modern Priscilla Bran-Made Muffins Also pancakes, gems and bread. Not of clear bran, but of bran-flaked flour. You will like it better than white flour. Bran, as you know, is a laxative. It aids good cheer, good health. Everybody, every day, should eat some form of bran food. Pettijohn’s Flour supplies the bran in most efficient form. Yet the bran is tender. The foods are better with it than without it. You will serve a bran food every meal when you find out these dainty products. Pettijohns Flour Fisted A fine patent flour mixed with 25 per cent special bran flakes. To be used in place of white flour or Graham. 25c per large package. Pettijohn’s Breakfast Food—A_ soft wheat rolled into luscious flakes, 25 per cent bran. 15c per package. (1240) The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago IEPAGES THE HANDY ABOUT THE MAN HOUSE $100.00 In Cash For Your Church December 31, 1915 Gentlemen: The Ladies’ Aid Society of The First Universalist Church of Bellows Falls, Ver- mont, heartily endorse your Church Plan for raising money. We have used the funds earned to help pay a church debt of two years standing and are beginning the New Year free from debt. Mrs. Margaret E. Robertson Perhaps your church has a mortgage to be lifted, furnish- ings to be paid for, an addition to be built or repairs to be made —any of which will draw heav- ily upon the treasury. You can easily and quickly provide from $100.00 to $250.00 toward such expenses by assist- ing us to introduce The Modern Priscilla to the women of your community. Every member of your Guild or Society can par- ticipate and our plan enables you to offer full value for every dollar received. Moreover, you can use our plan year after year, insuring a dependable annual income for your church. Hundreds of churches are using our Plan right along in preference to the usual methods of raising funds. If you are interested in raising money for your church, hospital or any other local in- stitution it will be worth your while to learn about our offer. Drop us a postal card today —asking for particulars of our “Church Plan.” Address: Manager, Agency Division The Modern Priscilla 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. They are trustworthy.
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for May, 19/6 Baby’s Outfit 36 pieces—newest de- ’ signs—finest materials—dainty—dur- able. Boxed securely for instant shipment, ready for baby’s arrival. Wesave you half on Baby’s outfit. You could not duplicate this at twice the price buying garments singly. You Could Not Buy the Materials Alone for $5.88 1 dainty nainsook dress, hand embroidered yoke, em- broidery ed ing neck and sleeves; 1 fine nainsook dress eine, & yoke and embroidery, lace edging neck OEE SCUBA Rl. SES Bi RR ea a a a and sleeves; 2 fine nainsook bishop slips; 1long muslin skirt, lace edging ruffle with pin tucks, waist top; 1 fine muslin skirt, plain hem, waist top; 8 flannelette skirts; 2 flannelette kimonos, collar and cuffs figured flannelette; 1 white flannelette sacque, shell crochet; 2 pairs all wool knitted bootees;2 pairs fine white stock~ ings, over one-half wool; 2 vests, medium heavy, wool mixture; 2 wool and cotton mixed flannel pinning 1) =bands; i water-proof hygienic diaper cover; 1 baby record book; 1 baby’s health book; 1 book safety-pins, 8 sizes; 12 large bird’s-eye diapers. ite today for our New Free Baby Book write Boow’ showing larg- est number of outfits to select from. ppm = Just what you want. Book is free. //Mn/@ Wad Pa" a pe | Nonlgomenj Cs F4 WY oss ote | eH New York Chicago Kansas City Ft. Worth P d LEGIT UTPREDOPSOSDBL SS! PPA. ortlan Write house most convenient Better than Bread Educator © WAFERS Make everything else Taste Better and make you Want to Eat Crisp and appetizing, because made from Educator Entire Wheat Flour; these Wafers are served on thousands of tables daily as bread. a d your Pound Family Can re , Post Paid in U.S. A. $ 1.00 ——? Baby Educator Food Teething , Rings quiet teething babies Joh Educator Food Co EDUCATOR is eetieemaree St., Boston [| AGKERS Is your baby protected? &. THE PERFECT ANTISEPTIC wv is an antiseptic in powder form. A teaspoonful of Sterizol in baby’s bath will not only prevent Prickl Heat, Nettlerash, Eczema, but will soothe and quiet on the hottest day. Thousands of women have ui be themselves independent with their earnings from this permanent, ex- clusive business, which requires a capital of only $12.00. Booklet “Who We Are And What We Do” sent without obligation. Sterizol Laboratories Dep’t A. Fostoria, Ohio Adjustable Hose and Garment Supporters for GrowinsS Children 3 Endorsed by all Physicians BECAUSE of Cannot injure soft, compressible bones of growing child. Weight suspended entirely from shoulders. Stomach pro- tected against pressure and binding---usual strain at hips en- tirely avoided. Adjustments over shoulders and waist. Every Mother re par pe ai 5 sim an and advantages § for the child’s health - Low yop tn ENT POST-PAID, 40c. wanted. Write for permanent income proposition Lady Agents on this and other quick selling home iectaition. THE HOLLEY COMPANY, 134 Elm Street, Rochester, N. Y. 2%, Friendship “Baby’’ Bracelet Grand or Brother, Aunty, 1916 with Link and Ribbon we give Free with first 12c order or more. LEARN NURSING fit miments without interfering with your present duties. Write for free booklet and special low offer. R. I. COLLEGE OF NURSING, Dept. D, PROVIDENCE, R. I. ‘ NUFUCD DEGUUIST EDU AE ASM Qantas emN ET ye ge et } — rere ie j H 4 § | Mui UNA STANTS Cereal Foods Notr.—Dr. Kent will be glad to an- swer any queries which PRISCILLA moth- ers may wish to make as to the health and well-being of their children, pro- vided a stamped and addressed envelope is enclosed for reply. Address, MAUDE KENT, care Modern Priscilla, 85 Broad Street, Boston. A WELL-KNOWN physician expressed his opinion of cereal breakfast foods, when he said: “If you must eat breakfast foods, eat your breakfast first.” While amusing, that is a misleading statement. Without addition, a cereal will not make a satisfying meal, but it may be made the most important part of a substantial meal. Digestive dis- turbances are likely to follow a _ too steady diet of cereals without an ad- mixture of vegetables and fruits. There is no doubt that we all eat too much meat, and this is especially true of children. It is not uncommon to have a mother say that her children want meat at every meal. Two or three times a week is quite sufficient, with a properly balanced diet. Use of Bran EW housekeepers appreciate the value of bran, either uncooked or in bread and muffins.: Because of its bulk, bran is highly laxative and in nine out of ten families there is a need for laxative food. Sedentary habits and meat eating are constipation causes; when this trouble exists, two or three tablespoonfuls of sterilized bran should * be eaten at least once a day—with ce- reals, in soup, or with fruit sauce; many people take it with milk and a pineh of salt. Raw Cereals OME vegetarian enthusiasts advocate raw cereals. Doubtless the number of persons who would care for raw ce- real foods in any considerable amount is limited, but those who wish them can readily purchase cleaned, raw grains which, though hard, can be mas- ticated without any special difficulty. Raw cereal breakfast foods and other products made from the uncooked grains are also on the market, in which the hard kernel has. undergone some special treatment which makes it a more convenient article of diet than the raw whole grain. It is sometimes claimed that raw foods possess special virtues because some vital principle or life force in them has not been..destroyed by cooking. Such views are not’ supported by scientific experimental evidence. On the other hand, there is no reason to suppose that uncooked cereal foods are unwholesome if clean and free from bacteria, and they are especially useful in counteracting constipation on ac- count of the large amount of indigesti- ble crude fibre which they supply. The cereal breakfast foods as a class, it seems fair to say, are ordinarily free from‘ adulteration. Various experiment station chemists and public analysts in States having pure-food laws have ex- amined the brands on the market, and found that, as a general rule, they were made from good sound grain without admixture of harmful substances. Cereals supply actual digestible nu- trients to the body more cheaply than any other class of foods except the dried legumes. The less expensive kinds of breakfast foods are as economi- cal as flour or the other forms of ce- reals with which they may justly be compared, The comparatively expensive ready-to-eat brands do not yield any extra nutritive value for their higher cost, and, so far as can be seen from the available evidence, their only ad- vantage lies in their convenience and cleanly packing, and the pleasant vari- ety they offer. Old-Fashioned Dishes I* early times there were many ways of preparing grains and meal, such as frumenty and the good King Arthur’s famous “bag pudding.” The partially cooked and ready-to-eat cereals have be- come so popular of late years that the old-fashioned ways of cooking the grains are less common than formerly. The ingenious housekeeper can, how- ever, secure considerable variety in her breakfast cereals by the use of the sim- ple meals or grains, One of the dishes which the early New England settlers doubtless copied from their Indian neighbors is the homely “‘corn-meal mush,’ or hasty pudding, which is easily made by boiling ordi- nary corn-meal in milk or water. If properly cooked, it is a very nutritious and economical dish, and has the further advantage, dear to the thrifty housewife, that the “left-over” portion will be relished if cut in slices and fried. Another popular way of using certain varieties of corn is as popped corn. Hot-Weather Helps F the labor of cooking is taken into account, especially in hot weather, erackers in milk may well be substituted for the ready-cooked breakfast cereals. Crackers are similar to the regular breakfast foods in composition. Again I wish to call attention to the great value of the cracker rings for babies. Nor should it be forgotten that as a rational, palatable, and economical dish, bread and milk ranks very high. There are reasons for believing that there is a growing tendency in this coun- try to use less meat at all meals, per- haps, excepting dinner, This, of course, increases the importance of _ cereal foods as part of the diet. Cereal breakfast foods of different kinds are used to a greater or less extent in the preparation of made dishes. Thus, a spiced steamed pudding may be made from oatmeal, and very palatable little cakes can be made from some of the dry flaked cereals. Hominy and corn-meal mush are standard foods sometimes served with chicken and other meat dishes, and boiled rice is a common substitute for potatoes or other starchy foods. The manufacturers of certain classes of goods have taken great pains to devise recipes for their use in making desserts, and as ingredi- ents of other dishes. For Baby and Grandma N the diet of young children cereal foods are of much value. The cereal breakfast foods, when they agree with the children, are wholesome and reason- ably economical articles. When eaten, as is usually the case, with milk or cream they are an important addition to the diet. The ill-effects sometimes noted may usually be avoided if exces- sive amounts of sugar are not added. Dates, prunes, or figs, which are some- times cooked with cereals, not only are palatable and wholesome, but also of- fer variety. Cereal breakfast foods of different sorts are also valuable foods for the aged, as when properly cooked they are soft and easily taken care of in the digestive tract. They are often pre- ferred to more hearty foods, and their use is certainly rational. In invalid dietetics cereal foods are almost indispensable, and the standard _flours and meals and the more modern prepared breakfast and special cereal foods all find their place, either when cooked in ordinary ways or for the prep- aration of gruels or other’ special dishes, Adelt Moe Vj New Yor NEY. Mellin's Food Girl The Mellin’s Food § Method of Milk Modification has brought comfortto & thousands of homes. ) VIPS lal hl y * {ke ‘ b 4@ yy’ 48 s Mite today fora trial size 7) — bottle of Mellins Food K for your baby. Mellins Food Company Boston, Mass. FOR BABY’S CRIB Use the hygienic waterproof ®%¥ sheeting that really protects.~ Look for the STORK trade mark. Genuine Stork is pure “» white, light, soft, pliable. It is not ; heating, creates no per- Hedge spiration, chafing or ir- ritation. Easily cleaned—always fresh, dainty, sweet. 36 inches wide, light or heavy, $1.00 a yard; inches wide, heavy weight only, $1.50 a yard. GET THE GENUINE. If your dealer does RK not have Stork Sheeting write to us. MARK THE STORK CO., Dept. 23-W, Boston, Mass. Reg.U.S.Pat.Of. Makers of Stork Shoes, Stork Pants, etc. Summer Preparedness ** Little Chick’’ _White Duck for BABY PlaySlipper”” Comfortable and Cool Elk Sole — Nature Shape Sizes Add 5c per pair 2to5 50c for postage gh } Next run of sizes 54 to 12, 85¢ eer: tes Catalog of NON-SLIP Baby Shoes FREE Lady Agents Wanted Little Chick Shoe Co., Dept. M.P. Ave., Chicago e Ave., Chicago REE with ‘) My new outfit containing 30 ae) patterns and directions for long, or 10 for short clothes, sent in plain envel- ope, for 25c. Write today for Free Baby Record, copies of Hints to Expectant Mothers, also catalogue of Baby’s Pretty Clothing, and coupon valued at 25c. MRS. C. K. ATSMA, Box 386, Newark, N. J. aN pO A postage stamp bridges the distance between you and any advertiser.
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44 MORE ts eT | HOME TO THE vo can make your porch the favor- ite gathering place forallthefam- , ily—a shady, secluded refuge from the summer sun, an ideal sleeping room on summer nights, by equipping it PORCH SHADES Made of Aerolux Splint Fabric, they shut out sun yet let in light and air. Aerolux No-Whip Attachment, an exclusive feat- ure, prevents whipping inthe wind. Fur- nished in different grades and colors at moderate prices. An architectural adorn- ment to any home, _ Aerolux Splint Fabric Awnings do not | absorb and retain heat, but keep it out. Write for illustrated catalog THE AEROSHADE COMPANY 501 Oakland Avenue Waukesha, Wis. TOM MM eM PTT TL EE MU OUT L T oa en aS TTT Ska LS © Will Beautify Every Room in Your Home It polishes and cleans so well that it will even im- prove the finish of a BRAND NEW piano, brand new piece of furniture or a newly finished room. Send &c in stamps for a liberal trial bottle. BUFFALO SPECIALTY CO. 361 Ellicott St. - - - Buffalo, N. Y. A WOMAN FLORIST J Hardy Everblooming C On their own roots Ro Sse ALL WILL BLOOM THIS SUMMER Sent to any address post-paid; am guaranteed to reach you in good growing condition. GEM ROSE COLLECTION Mrs. Andrew Carnegie, Snow White 3 Lady Mary Ward, Yellow, withRed / Lady Hillingdon, Golden Yellow / Mi-Lady, Dazzling Red Helen Taft, Delicate Cerise Freda, Grandest Pink SPECIAL BARGAINS §& 6 Carnations, the ‘‘Divine Re Flower,’’allcolors,25c. FA, 6 Prize - Winning Chrys- anthemums, - - 25c. 6 Beautiful Coleus, - - 8 Flowering Cannas, - - 8 Choice Double Dahlias, 3 Choice HardyIris, - - 10 Lovely Gladioli, 2 10 Superb Pansy Plants, - - a, 15 Pkts, Flower Seeds, all different, 25c. Any Five Collections for One Dollar, Post-Paid. ‘Guarantee satisfaction. Once acustomer, always one. Catalog Free. § ELLA V. BAINES, Box 47, Springfield, Ohio \ Don’t give Mosquitoes a chance to come in through the windows When you raise the sash or screen to adjust the shutters, you give flies and mosquitoes a splendid oppor- tunity to come into the house. Install the Mallory Shutter Worker: Operated from theInside , onall your shutters and elim- inate this. Youcan then close, open or bow your shutters from the inside without opening the window or screen. Itisa wonderful all-year-round con- venience, because no matter in Ms what position the shutters may be, they are automatically locked —the wind cannot slam them. Very easy to install; the cost is trifling ; the convenience worth many times the cost. Write for detailed descriptions. Mallo Manufacturing Co. 426 MAIN 8T., FLEMINGTON, N. J. ins the rear of the house. The more you read advertising the more interesting it becomes.
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_ for May, 1916 . 45 ate LAY th ” Be ia P< Tey oe The Friseulla Surprise (fib AN you imagine a girl who enjoyed ing evidence just listen to _ this: | 2bchildren were potsoned last year tnonly Il states Fly Poison Kills More Children Than All Other Poisons Combined For Safety’s Sake, Use Is there in your home, anywhere within baby’s reach, a saucer of arsenic poisoned paper floating in water, or a can with a sweetened poisoned wick? During 1915, 26 cases of fly poisoning were reported from 11 states; in 1914, 46 cases from l]4states. Fly poison kills more children than all other poisons combined, Yet fly poison still is left unguarded except in the homes where mothers have learned that the safe, sure, non-potsonous, efficient fly catcher and destroyer is The Journal of the Michigan State Medical Society comments thus in a recent issue: “‘Symptoms of arsenical poisoning are very similar to those of cholera infantum; un- doubtedly a. number of cases of cholera in- fantum were really cases of arsenical poison- ing, but death, if occurring, was attributed to cholera infantum. “We repeat, arsenical fly destroying de- vices are dangerous and should be abolished. Health officials should become aroused to prevent further loss of life from their source. Our Michigan Legislature, this last session, passed alaw regulating the sale of poisonous fly papers.” The O. & W. Thum Co. Grand Rapids, Mich. ee B)_ Given To You il WITHOUT EXPENSE This beautiful Parlor Cabinet would cost you $8 or $10 at re- tail. We give it to you with an $11 Bec of Larkin House- hold Supplies. i SEND NO MONEY We ship any Premium of your selection and $10 worth of Prod- ucts on 80 Days’ Free Trial. You send no money. BIG CATALOG FREE . Describes and illustrates our 600 : Products and 1600 Premiums. Send postal today —Address Department 72314 Liathitt Cr Buffalo Chicago Peoria Beautiful Ma- hogany Parlor CabinetNo.2155 GIVEN with an $11 purchase of Products. The Eager Internal Bath Appliance Is the one altogether safe (a syringe oferated have it. We challenge comparison. Its use cleans the body of auto-poisons and purifies the blood stream. Complete outfit, $6. Our com- bination, $3.50, fits your own water bottle. Send two cent stamp to Department M. P. for illus- trated booklet. EAGER COLON CLEANSER CO. 737 Washington Ave. Brooklyn, N. Y. How to Play Piano or Organ irur® A Detroit musician has invented a new method by which any little child or grown person can learn to play in one hourin their own home. Three sheets will be sent abso- lutely free to any person addressing a postal card to the Numeral Method Music Co., Dept. 118-M, Detroit, Mich. FRIENDSHIP LINK RING --- ONLY aw Sterling SSyers or Rotied Geld i ain Designs, 3 In s Beaded, VED FREE, to introduce Cc Hi” our Bracelet Links. wee Hye oh lh ps i . FRIENDSHIP JEWE s one bere St., Dept. 3022, New York We guarantee the reliability of every by weight of body). You want the best, we surprising others so well that she gave away her own wedding trip? Perhaps you read the story, though, just as did the Secretary, several years ago. Of course it was unique, and so appeal- ing that its memory still lingers, According to my recollection this cer- tain winsome maid had evidently been born with an overwhelming desire to make other people happy. And she had found very early that nothing gives greater pleasure than a genuine “sur- prise.” Just a wee one, it might be, but always doubly enjoyed and appre- ciated because unexpected. So she didn’t wait for birthdays and other spe- cial days, as most of us do, but at the oddest times and in the most unex- pected manner, conferred upon her un- suspecting friends the most pleasing sur- prises she could devise. Of course the wedding trip she gave away was the biggest surprise of all, and capped the climax of the pretty story. All of her life she had heard her moth- er wishing she might see Niagara Falls, and every year almost since she could remember had that good mother and father planned to take the trip. But always something had intervened to render it impossible. Then came her own great event—and the planning of that most important item, the wedding tour. Naturally, in the end the choice fell upon the place of which she had so often heard — beautiful Niagara! But as_ she chatted happily about it day after day, the wist- ful expression which always gathered in the little mother’s eyes as they talked worried her more and more, And so emanated the inspiration for “the Grand _ Sur- prise.”’ Husband-to-be was as generous and good-natured as his lit- tle bride, it seems, so her fine plan was effected without trouble. It was simple enough, after all. She just packed some of Mother’s and Father’s accessories, instead of her own, and when they went aboard the _ train persuaded Father and Mother to go too, “just to make believe you are going with us.” Then the tickets were hastily pushed into Father’s hand, and Bride and Groom slipped off just in time to watch an as- tonished but happy old couple ride away —to wonderful Niagara at last! S a Minnesota ‘“‘candidate” for mem- bership said of our Club, it ‘‘sounds too good to be true,” doesn’t it? But the story could be true very easily, and we have several hundred members already, to attest that our “P. S. C.— for Pleasure and Profit” is just as good as it sounds. And better than the story, there is no sacrifice demanded in order to enjoy our Surprises, At the very start the fun and bene- fit begin! As soon as possible after your “Application” reaches me, you re- ceive “Your Initiation,’ full of interest in many ways besides telling the story of our Club Flower. The Countersign is also given then and never fails to elicit satisfaction. Following in as quick succession as you yourself desire, come the Outer, Second and Charmed Courts, each replete with the various “surprises” which have been selected with much care, hoping to please the youngest and oldest alike. For there is no age limit to our mem- bership, neither does your place of re- sidence restrict, nor state of health handicap. Two of our most popular members last December were invalids. But you needn’t be an invalid, either— Oh, my, no! The very healthiest, heartiest, happiest, and most active girl or woman imaginable will still find the Club full of Profit and Pleasure. And it isn’t only our members who find the Surprises useful. For convine- “I’m not the only one who uses the flashlight. My husband says it is just the thing to use on the wagon after dark, to look for the names and ad- dresses on the parcels he is delivering, so we both appreciate it very much.” Mrs. BE. A., Illinois. Mrs. C. P. T., of Michigan, also finds our gifts useful. She writes: “For the stationery—thank you. Have used it twice. First as an acknowl- edgment for a seat in the Auditorium to listen to Paderewski; yesterday as one drop in a birthday letter shower of a sick friend. Wasn’t it good I had it in time?’ ND, as promised last month, here are portions of letters from our (then) newest members of the Outer and Charmed Courts. Wrote the former: “Well that certainly was a nice sur- prise ! Before I opened the box I guessed and guessed, but never dreamed of anything so nice. I do truly like it and think it a most suitable as well as a very useful present.” She added an- other paragraph of even greater praise, but you could not be surprised should I quote that, and I want you to have all the enjoyment planned. From the Charmed Court Member, who has received all of the sched- uled Surprises to that point, consisting of two Special and seven Regu- lar ones, comes: “I re- ceived the Brooch on Friday and I think it is a beauty. I am _ cer- tainly pleased with it. |] think I will keep on the ‘Surprise Path.’ I like it very much, and if you are as good to me as you have been, I will be satisfied. Many, many thanks for the Brooch.” HE silver Gravy Ladle illustrated here is just another of those many ornamental but useful ‘surprises,’ which are helping the P. S. C. members to enjoy the Christmas spirit all the year ’round. It also has been universally ad- mired, and is truly well worth adding to the set of the same design, of which any piece desired may be obtained. ONEY, too — those enthusiastic members have earned! Quite a lot of it in some cases, though strangely enough they mention it less than any of our numerous benefits. And that is the prime motive of the Club—to “help its members help themselves” to actual money. We are all succeeding, too. One of our highest members wrote some time ago: ‘‘Truly the money is the best, for I have more real material need of it than you can know.” Has she more need for it than we can know? Or can you also use all of it that you can get? If you can’t I should like to hear from you, for it would seem like hearing from a ghost. But if you are human, like the rest of us, and can use good wholesome cash, and enjoy receiving mysterious surprise packages all the year ’round—you simply must write for our “Why and Wherefore.” It may sound ‘‘too good to be true,” but it isn’t, and is sent free anywhere re- quested. A welcome has just been sent to a young Philippino girl. There are no dues nor expenses of any kind, and even after reading the ‘Why and Where- fore’? you need not join unless you wish. So let me know soon whether you are a ghost or buman! Ce ee Secretary, Priscilla Surprise Club, 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. advertisement in THE PRISCILLA. Ow A yl] YY . YjN\ y y] My jj) | il fi \ \ 7 YY | Mj iY \ 4 ¢(/) tA | | { TAACA \ WW "{\ WNL NC \ (UTI SURELY TEP WOU Cuticura kills dandruff, stops itching the cause of dry, thin and falling hair. Treatment: Gently rub Cuticura Oint- ment, with the end of the finger, on spots of dandruff and itching. Follow next morning with a hot shampoo of Cuticura Soap. Repeat in two weeks. Nothing better than these fragrant, super-creamy emollients for all skin and scalp troubles. Trial Free by Return Mail For free sample each with 32-p, Skin Book by return mail, address post-card, ‘‘Cuticura, Dept. 42, Boston.” Sold throughout the world. Costs Nothing to Run oa Is Easily Operated. With easy push- ing you can glide this light, strong si machine over your carpets and rugs exeq and pick up every last bit of dirt and a 6=s litter. Lreaves the nap raised and fresh ae looking. Wheels operate three suction =e) bellows that draw up dirtt— brush t4 sweeps zz surface litter. The Mange Yoh oe % rs mane Mee aFS SEAN ae ayes, Rte Seca ’ SL e ig Soe Se power costs you nothing—it is self-developed. % Very lasting, too—will clean over 12,000 room- size rugs and still stand more. Prices $7 to $12. Guaranteed. Write for free booklet, whitch also tells about our famous ational Carpet Sweeper. NATIONAL SWEEPER CO., 6 Laurel Street, Torrington, Conn., or 52 Bruce Avenue, Westmount, Montreal, Canada Lay te oy Oe r] Re See 7 FURIE TUN ee hie bao eet an SUI SRS Rate) Eee non areend oie Sg bg SP . as + $3 er ns So Ed. 2 ts e420 Ban eaenyl acer
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46 Sink Protectin "my DISH PAN m * — $1.50 Fits right into your kitchen sink, and, unlike the “old round dishpan,”’ allows you to conveniently wash dishes —right where the water is. It has rubber feet which absolutely prevent scratching of the porcelain. Dirty water runs through centre outlet and is thoroughly strained through removable sliding drawer, keeping the sink sweet and clean, It is easily kept clean—it has nocrevices. Madeof heavy copper-steel, brightly tinned. Will last for years. Amico Broiler Plate $1 Most housewives know that broiled steaks and chops are not only delicious, but much more healthful than fried meats. With the Amico Broiler Plate you can broil meats wonder- fully well on gas or oil stoves, and but one burner is required. The Amico Broiler Plate sits right over the flame of the ordinary burner, and requires very little fuel. The flame cannot come into contact with the meat. The disagreeable odor and danger of blazing fats are in this way prevented. Gives the meat that hotel-taste, eliminates the greasiness and conserves all its nutriment. How to Get Both Without Cost Send $1.50 for Amico Dishpan — or $1.00 for Amico Broiler Plate—or $2.50 for both. All charges prepaid. Money refunded if not entirely satis- factory. We will then send plan by which you can have full price returned to you. 25c each additional west of the Rocky Mountains. AMMIDON & CO., 33 S. Frederick St., Baltimore, Md. Hearing made possible ; Science rivals nature in the marvelous new 1916 Mears Ear Phone, *‘ Intensitone ’’ model — the world’s reatest hearing device. It transmits sound without lur. Write today for our 15 days’ free trial offer. | Perfect Aid to Hearing The Mears is the only scientific instrument for the deaf. It marvelously covers 96 degrees of sound, every range of tone of the human ear. Write for Free Book Ourfree bookis a high- deaf Write for fe ten ee alt chont _-—_ eainess, r —— = 4 ® tor ay earn ali abou our 15 days’ free trial offer and low direct laboratory price. If convenient to New York 1 for demonstration. MEARS EAR PHONE CO., Inc. Desk 2145, 45 W. 34th St., N.Y. MAGAZINES J. M. Hanson-Bennett MagazineAgencyisthelargest in the world. Youcansave money on the magazine you want by writing for This Catalog FREE Our new Catalog IIsts more than 3 000 Periodicals and Club Offers. IT’S ABIG MONEY SAVER. Send us = our name and address on post card to- ay and getthis big free catalog. Doitnow Write for full Agents Wanted. articulars J. M.HANSON-BENNETT Magazine Agency 232 Brooks Building ese Chicago, Illinois Earn a Good Income at Home 7 The hosiery trade is booming Rie ae Help to meet the huge demand ; Industrious persons provided with prof- itable, all-year-round employment on Auto-Knitters. Experience is unneces- —~ sary, distance immaterial. Write for particulars, rates of pay, etc. Send two cents in stamps. AUTO-KNITTER HOSIERY CO., Inc. 147 U Franklin Street, Buffalo, N. Y- LADIES! Ease Your Feet Send for free catalog telling all about our Neat, Noise- less, Flexible, Comfortable unlined Vici Kid 0’Su!- livanized PILLOW SHOE. New shoes easy as old ones. No breaking in required. Fit and feel like a kid glove. O’Sullivan’s Rubber Heels on all styles. PILLOW SHOE CO. Dept. A, 184 Summer St., BOSTON, MASS. lPar S “| Salem LEW 00 06 x —_| LEARN TO EARN Learn ladies’, children’s hairdressing (incl. marcel waving), complexion improvement, manicuring, etc., by home correspondence course, easily. Many women, all ages, are earn- ing $15 to $50 weekly. Book, 100 pages, FREE. ELIZABETH KING, 426 B, Station F, New York City. = ANNOUNCEMENTS WV fa 100 or INVITATIONS $3 Y two envelopes for each. Express paid. En- : y raved plate and 100 calling cards, $1. Birth announcements. 25c. per doz. Write for samples desired. BOYAL ENGRAVING CO., 814-K Walnut St., Philadelphia,Pa. Luncheon Linens ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGH 10 No. 16-5-32. LUNCHEON SBT. TREPIECH. Size, 24-inch. ter-white linen, 65 cents. CEN- Stamped oys- Cotton for working, 15 cents extra, or silk, 35 cents extra. Linen thread No. 30 for crochet- ing edge, one spool, 18 cents. Steel cro- chet-hook No. 8, 6 cents. Perforated stamping pattern, 35 cents. Transfer pattern, 15 cents. DOILIES. Size, 12- inch, Stamped oyster-white linen, six doilies, $1.40. Cotton for working, 30 cents extra, or silk, $1.00 extra. Linen thread No. 380 for crocheting edge, two spools, 35 cents. Steel crochet-hook No. 8, 6 cents. Size, T-inch. Stamped oyster-white linen, six doilies, 80 cents. Cotton for working, 15 cents extra, or silk, 30 cents extra. Linen thread No. 30, for crocheting edge, one spool, 18 cents. Steel crochet-hook No. 8, 6 cents. Size, 5-inch. Stamped oyster-white linen, six doilies, 50 cents. Cotton for working, 15 cents extra, or silk, 20 cents extra. Linen thread No. 30, for crochet- ing edge, one spool, 18 cents. Steel cro- chet-hook No. 8, 6 cents. Perforated stamping patterns. One 12-inch, 20 cents; one 7-inch, 15 cents; one 5-inch, 8 cents. Transfer patterns. Two 12- inch, 15 cents; six 7-inch, 15 cents; six d-inch, 10 cents. No. 16-5-33. LUNCHEON SET. CENTRE- PIECE. Size, 24-inch. Stamped tan linen, 65 cents. White rickrack braid and cot- ton for working, 48 cents extra, or braid and silk for working, $1.00 extra. Per- forated stamping pattern, 40 cents. Transfer pattern, 15 cents. DOILIES. Size, 12-inch. Stamped tan linen, six doilies, $1.40. White rickrack braid and cotton for working, $1.15 extra, or braid and silk for working, $1.70 extra. Size, 7-inch. Stamped tan linen, six doilies, 80 cents. White rickrack braid and cot- ton for working, 70 cents extra, or braid and silk for working, $1.30 extra. Size, 5-inch. Stamped tan linen, six doilies, 50 cents. White rickrack braid - and cotton for working, 42 cents extra, or braid and silk for working, 75 cents ex- tra. Perforated stamping patterns. One 12-inch, 20 cents; one 7-inch, 15 cents; one 5-inch, 8 cents. Transfer patterns. Two 12-inch, 15 cents; six T-inch, 15 cents; six 5-inch, 10 cents. No. 16-5-84. BREAKFAST SET. CLOTH, Size, 45-inch. Oyster-white linen, not stamped, black and white block pattern of two-letter monogram, as illustrated, and Penelope canvas, $2.75. Cotton for working monogram and weaving, three shades of blue or of any desired color, 18 cents extra. NAPKIN. Size, 16-inch. Oyster-white linen, not stamped, for six napkins, black and white block pattern of two-letter monogram, and Penelope canvas, $2.00. Cotton for working mon- ogram and weaving, blue or any de- sired color, 53 cents extra. No. 16-5-35. TABLE RUNNER AND DOILIES. RUNNER. Size, 11 x 58 inches. Stamped heavy oyster-white linen for two runners, $2.00. Cotton for working embroidery design and crocheting edge, 90 cents extra. Steel crochet-hook No. 6, 6 cents. Perforated stamping pat- tern, one-half length (reversible), 25 cents. No transfer pattern. DOILIES. Size, 10%-inch. Stamped heavy oyster- white linen, four doilies, 90 cents. Cot- ton for working embroidery design and crocheting edge, 70 cents extra. Steel crochet-hook No. 6, 6 cents. Perforated stamping pattern, 20 cents. Transfer patterns (4), 15 cents. Stamping paste, with n directions, 10 and 25 cents a boz. m wo ww Living-Room Linens ILLUSTRATIONS ON PAGE 5 No, 16-5-1. OBLONG PILLOW. Size, 17 x 24 inches. Outline showing where to place the crocheted motifs stamped on écru. Russian crash, same material for back, 50 cents. Ecru crochet cotton (loose twist), one large ball, 85 cents extra. Steel crochet-hook No. 4, 6 cents. No. 16-5-2. BooKCASE-COvVER. Size, 17 x 54 inches. Outline showing where to place the crocheted motifs stamped on écru Russian crash, 60 cents. Ecru crochet cotton (loose twist), one large ball, 35 cents extra. Steel crochet-hook No. 4, 6 cents. No. 16-5-3. 72 inches. PIANO-COVER. Size, 17 x Outline showing where to place thé crocheted motifs stamped on écru. Russian crash, 70 cents. Ecru crochet cotton (loose twist), two large balls, 70 cents extra. Steel crochet- hook No. 4, 6 cents. No. 16-5-4. CENTREPIECE. Size, 30- inch. Design stamped on gray Art linen, 60 cents. Cotton for working design, 35 cents extra; silk for working, $1.10 extra. Perforated stamping pattern, one-half the design, 30 cents. Ecru cro- chet cotton for making motifs and edge, two large balls, 70 cents extra. Steel crochet-hook No. 4, 6 cents. A diagram Showing how to place the colors will be sent with each pattern. lear Ou this Card o Furniture Gentlemen > who would like Napanee Account No. HIGHEST AWARD PANAMA-PACIFIC EXPOSITION, SAN FRANCISCO, 1915 141 MADISON AVENUB xo NEW YORK CITY 1748 LAWRENCE STREET DENVER +. tntroduces to you t This in whe priviled? a Please extend every courtesy our account any 800 191_— ida caudal THIS CARD ssneasee= Here you'll find everything in home furnishings—furniture, rugs, carpets, draperies — everything the latest, the most artistic, the most dependable. And you'll be simply amazed at the Jow, money-saving prices—prices made possible only because of our matchless buying and distributing powers. A guide will conduct you through our show rooms, answer questions, give you expert advice, make you $1,000,000 P. & H. Catalog A mammoth book picturing everything displayed in ourexhibition room— over a million dollars’ worth! Anything you want, your dealer will order from this big book, assuming full responsibility for your satisfaction. Write for Miniature Catalog FREE Shows scores of remarkable values—artistic, up-to-date pieces of furni- ture, including the much admired Period Furniture which is described with many valuable side lights. C With it we will send name of your P. & H. dealer. Write today. PECK & HILLS FURNITURE CO. Wabash Avenue at 14th Street, Chicago The Modern Priscilla ERGATA ENT YEA REA RTE I TAD BS ERENT BON at TENTS BATSMEN Dike NG RD AA TA METAR NUS oa Sta Ss RR gS A oer ppm Oa Beene SS EON LS aN ee, SEVER MONE NRK COIN SOEUR A bine Lene US Maen he bearer, M : of lookin}, through your lings. nd consideration to this party be selected. eco OO NITU MUST BE SIGNED BY A FURBO ee eeee and charge to ds which msy See America’s Greatest HomeF urnishing Exposition Madam, clip out the Card of Introduction above. Get your local furniture dealer’s signature on it: then come to any one of our big exhibition rooms in the cities listed below— See “America’s Largest Furniture Exhibition.” PECK & HILLS Furniture and Home Furnishings Standard for 20 Years This card, now used by over a million lovers of harmoniously furnished homes, permits you to visit our big show rooms, leisurely view our impres- siveexhibits and getthe newest and best ideas on correct home furnishing. feel perfectly welcome and at home whether you buy or not. But if you do buy, youcan havethe merchandise delivered through the dealer signing thecard; then pay him later on terms mutually satisfactory. No extra charges, red tape, or bother of any kind. ! z Another popular money-saving P. & H. 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Just send your name and address and treatment will be sent you promptly in plain sealed envelope. FOOT REMEDY CO. 3528 W. 26th St. Chiocage PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM A toilet preparation of merit. Helps to eradicate dandruff. For Restoring Color and Beauty to Gray or Faded Hair. 50c. and $1.00 at Drnevists. ORNAMENTAL FENCE fF 40designs—all steel. Hand 5 tess than wood, more durable. save you ev posed poe for free cata- log and and special prices. MO FENCE MACH. CO. HOO North Street, Kokomo, Ind. TYPEWRITERS All makes from $15 up. Over 1000 to select from, all guaranteed. Machines rented 3 months for $5. Write for particulars. Model Typewriter Inspection Co., 166 Devonshire St., Boston, Mass. Large manufacturer of Handker- Agents—Steady Income chiefs and Dress Goods, etc., wishes representative in each locality. Factory to consumer. Big profits, honest goods. Whole orsparetime. Credit given. Send for particulars. FREEPORT MFG. CO., 65 Main St., Brooklyn, N.Y. Advertising offers money saving opportunities. SA SSS SSH] HSS ach You at Home! Nurses are highly respected— ‘* make big money—and do a \ great service to mankind. We have taught hund- -\ reds to earn from $15 to $25 A Week No matter what your pre- sent position or where you live, Dr. Perkins, the founder . of this School, will teach you : nursing in your own home, and let you pay in easy payments. Send for Free Catalog Today Founded 1902 i CHICAGO SCHOOL OF NURSING 21c East Van Buren Street, Chicago, Ill. MIUM We will ship you a ~ New Pris- cilla Sew- ing Ma- chine with- out the payment of a single cent, in re- turn for subscrip- tions for The Modern Priscilla. Write for our offer. If you prefer to pay cash or part cash we can save you money. Send for FREE book. State whether you wish to pay cash or to get the New Pris- cilla Sewing Ma- chine as a premium. PRISCILLA PUB. CO., 85S.M. Broad Street, Boston, Mass. NURSING Complete training. Rates low. Easy terms. Affiliated with The Central Hospital of Philadelphia. Catalog free Philadelphia School for Nurses, 2241 Chestnut St., Philadelphia. GIVEN AS A PRE
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$3, Entertaining mental exercise is offered in the new-style picture puzzle contest for grown-ups as well as youngsters, announced by the Modern Pris- cilla. Now is the time for you to enter. Every member of the family may come in. Open to everybody, whether or not a reader of this magazine. Have some fun and seek a fortune. 500 This illustration (on the left) represents in reduced size the seven-inch book known as **‘Gems from the Bible,’’ which contains the official list of eligible answers (fitting texts) for the series of 60 pictures making up the Contest. The simplest way to submit the answers of your choice is in the paper-covered booklet (about the same size as the “Gems” volume) known as Contest Reply Book shown = in miniature here on the right. Pick Fitting Texts out of a List, to Match Pictures You see four pictures on this page. There are sixty suchin the Contest. About a dozen per month are being published. You can start right now on an equal footing with everybody else, by obtaining the pictures which have appeared to date, and ‘the rest in due course, as we will explain; for no answers will be ac- cepted until after the last picture has been published. So you have plenty of time to work out your answers for the pictures, a few at a time, and then submit your complete set at the end. What is wanted is a Bible verse to describe a picture. That will con- stitute one answer. You may submit as many as five answers for one pic- ture if you see fit. Then do likewise for every picture in the series, which will come to you consecutively numbered. There are no hard pictures in this Contest. If you believe you rec- ognize some of the pictures, very well; but, even if is don’t, remember that selection is uniformly limited to a standard list of 2,000 Bible verses— “‘Gems’ from the Bible’’; and all you need to do is to turn to this list and pick the appropriate answers. Observation and good judgment will win. LL COLOOLOELLLE DDE LLL LEE LLL OEE LOE IELEELLED The Bible Picture Contest initiates with the well-known national weekly, the Christian Herald. If you have not already seen the full Rules, they will be sent free on application. The Contest is open to all, without obligation of any sort; yet you would no doubt be glad to subscribe to the Christian Herald as well as the Modern Priscilla in connection with the Contest, and for that reason we make the following special offer: The Contest pictures will be sent you free, together with the Rules, object. lessons and all other needed information, at the same time as the book “* Gems from the Bible’’ and also the Reply Book — this whole Outfit being a free premium to you with combination yearly subscription to the Modern Priscilla and the Christian Herald all for $2.50. Either or both sub- scriptions can be new, renewal or extension; for yourself or any other person. Thus you will be fully equipped to enter the Contest, and should proceed to try to earn the first reward of $1,250. Do it now. Address: Modern Priscilla, 85 Broad Street, Boston, Mass. You yourself may earn in this fascinating contest the cash sum of twelve hundred and fifty dollars. Tell your friends about the Modern Priscilla’s contest fea- ture. There is room for all of you, as full re- wards will be paid in event of ties. Make up your mind to win. Start by accepting our offer explained above. Let Us Show You How Every Man, Woman and Child who reads this announcement can derive absorbing delight and compete to receive any one of 419 cash rewards THE FIRST REWARD IS $1,250 Second, $625. Third, $350. These followed by $250, abides $100, $75, $50, $20 and 410 additional rewards. Every reward is in Cash, and there are 419 in all. “WMBORTANT NOTICE TO CONTESTANT 1B ( Vou will be notified eh, columns of the S Ii | Christian Herald when to send in this Reply R Wrap # up well,be sure you put. | [Kk . ID! | sulficient postage on the package, “WAdliand address it to He. CHRISTIAN HERALD, Bible Hose, New York.
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Given as Premiums For each and every Priscilla subscription that you send us at the regular price (unless it be for yourself or a member of your immediate family, in which case see below), we will GIVE you, as payment for your efforts in our behalf, 50 cents’ worth of any Priscilla fancy-work patterns, stamped goods, materials, or supplies, you to make your own selection from this or any other issue of The Modern Priscilla, or from the Priscilla Fancy Work Catalog. Subscriptions may be either new or renewal. This offer is open to every reader of The Modern Priscilla. Stamped white linen, 50 cents. White Stamped silk-warp flannel, 75 cents. Transfer pat- No. 14-2-27. Basy’s NIGHTINGALE. stranded cotton, four skeins, 12 cents extra. Silk, seven skeins, 35 cents extra. Perforated pattern, 35 cents. tern, 10 cents. No. 13-11-89. Basy’s Carrtacp PILttow. Stamped made-up linen cover, $1.00. Embroidery cotton, one long skein, 7 cents extra. Perfo- rated pattern, 25 cents. Transfer pattern, 10 cents. Size of pillow, 14 x 18 inches. All that is necessary to do before the cover can be used is to embroider the design, work the slits and run in the ribbon. The pillow is inserted through the back, which fastens with buttons and buttonholes, GAS No, 15-5-41. BatH TowrL. Design stamped on Turkish towels, 17 x 36 inches, 40 cents each; 75 cents a pair. Cotton for working one towel, including edge, 18 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern, 25 cents. YOUR OWN SUBSCRIPTION: Premium payment will be allowed on your own subscription, or on a subscription for a member of your immediate family, provided one or more other subscriptions are sent at the same time. If premium payment is to be claimed, subscriptions must be sent at the following prices: In United States or possessions, $1.00 for each yearly subscription; in Canada, $1.25 per subscription; in foreign countries, $1.50 per subscription. WHITH CASHMERD NIGHTINGALE EMBROIDERED IN PINK Design stamped on white cash- Perforated stamping No. 15-6-25, AND BLUE. Neck measure, 12 inches. mere, 60 cents. Silk for working, 40 cents extra. pattern, 35 cents. Transfer pattern, 15 cents. No. 15-4-2. LeTTERS ON A TOWEL MAy BH FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES, Perforated stamping pattern of letters, as illustrated, sizes 1-inch, 1%- inch, and 2-inch, 5 cents each; 75 cents for complete alphabet of any one size mentioned. No. 15-5-26. PULLMAN APRON, Design and outline for cutting stamped on pink or blue linen with white embroidery cotton, ivory rings, and tape for binding, 85 cents. Perforated stamping pattern, 40 cents. Send all orders to The Priscilla Publishing Co., Boston, Mass.
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for May, 1916 UU es Se ‘ en eA EA tt te tc i Ad = a SE ee Pere ee ee eae are ae Oy By A New Patchwork Quilt—the Ohio Rose HMA cieashenatr oceans ee . . Sesion ii SiAiaiiae iar eee ae = - # ¥ } oseesenaimamettrintmennenivanntiian anise ian ae memearmeesenee smestancameny - : { | ’ : “ ‘ \ % 2 > gee : ES ‘ s 3 % E ‘ ee Ao 4 = ig $ ia: # Fk 3 Gis w : & \ i AE AR AR AE i Rar ep I AA St i A A A na RT i AE RS Ri Arson oe Se a Rn ee a ce a Tae ae ee Ne By Mrs. M. J. Hubbell ANY of us have carefully preserved the quilt in appliquéd patches that Grandmother or Great-grandmother made so long ago. We have packed it away carefully, admired it occasionally, and marveled at the painstaking stitches. Some of these examples of fine and artistic needlework have found their way into museums and art collec- tions, but it is only recently that we have thought of them from a point of view of actual usefulness, and paused to inquire if these bed coverings were not more artistic than the all-white lingerie ones that we have become accus- tomed to. Especially since we have so heartily readopted the quaint four- poster, the high-boy, and other furniture of that period, it is wise indeed to adopt the coverings and hangings that seem so important a part of that type of interior decoration. Those of us who have a really old quilt are fortunate surely, and those who have not must, perforce, as in the case of the furniture, content them- selves with satisfactory reproductions or new ideas carried out in similar fashion, and some of these new patterns, outside of any personal association, are quite as beautiful and have the added advantage of being made of colors to suit any room, rather than to build the color scheme of decoration around the quilt as is necessary in using an old one. Another feature of these new quilts which may be an added encourage- ment to undertake them, at least to the woman , with limited time for such work, is that very frequently the patches are not sewed on with the invisible back-stitch used in the older ones, No. 16-5-90, 86 x 99 inches. CoUNTERPANE. Design for six blocks stamped on bleached thing of the sunshine and charm of the big out-of-doors, just as real flow- ers so often seem to do. As the illustration shows, the lighter shade is used for the outside row of petals, shading in darker toward the centre, which is green. The same shade, by the way, is used for the leaves and stems. All of the buds are the medium shade of pink. The patches are of colored chambray, applied on a ground of fairly light-weight sheeting. The pattern of each section is laid on the material, marked round with a pencil and cut out carefully, allowing one-quarter of an inch margin all the way around, then turned in on the penciled line. An outline of the complete pattern is stamped on the foundation material, and after the sections are cut out and the edges turned they are basted in place and buttonholed onto the foundation with loose twisted cotton in a shade to match each’ separate patch. It is better to baste all of the sections onto each square before any of the buttonholing is done. The blocks are twenty-three inches square, and around the edge of each is a three-and-one-quarter-inch band of the medium shade of pink. After the blocks are set together, two additional bands, three and one-quarter inches wide, one of pink and one of white, are added to each side of the quilt, and then a four-and-one-half-inch band of white around the entire outer edge. It is lined with white and quilted in a pattern on each square, and on the bands of pink. The white bands around the edge are quilted diagonally across at Size wher about one-and-one-half-inch intervals. finished about > \O but are applied with a buttonhole-stitching in a color to match the patch. The Ohio Rose design, developed in three shades of pink in a rather broad, ample pat- tern, seems to bring right into the room some- sheeting, bleached sheeting for bands, pink and green cham- bray for patches, pink chambray for bands, and a brown paper pattern for cutting the sections, $3.50. Embroidery cotton, 80 cents extra. Bleached sheeting for lining, $1.40 extra. De- sign for quilting stamped on paper, for tracing, 15 cents. Blue impression paper, 10 x12 inches, 10 cents a sheet. The quilting is done with fine white sewing cotton, and, as it is the exceptional needlewoman who can quilt “free-hand,’ the design should be traced as lightly as possible, so that the lines will not show between the quilting stitches, or it may be lightly sketched on with pencil. ET eee
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50 | The Modern Priscilla AA ~~ IN =. o my 2. aw ® < DISTINCTIVE SHAPES THAT FIT ROUND TABLES By W. A. Dickey Tu1s Set Has POSSIBILITIES THE FLowers May BE IN EYELET FOR THE OvAL TABLE ALSO OR SOLID EMBROIDERY THis NAPKIN TO MATCH THE SET OPposITE Is EMBROIDERED IN ONE CORNER ONLY No. 16-5-91. CENTREPIECE. Size, 20-inch. Design stamped on white - linen, 45 cents. White cotton for working, 18 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern, 35 cents. Transfer pattern, 15 cents. No. 16-5-92. Puacm Mats. Size, 17x14% inches. Stamped white linen, six mats, $2.00. White cotton for working, 85 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern, 30 cents. Transfer patterns (3), 25 cents. No. 16-5-98. Napkin. Size, 14-inch. Stamped white linen, six napkins, $2.00. White cotton for working, 40 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern, 25 cents. Transfer patterns (3), 25 cents. , NotE.—Sizes given with our stamped pieces are always the actual size of the finished piece. The linen is larger. Corer reer er ee en ee reese error errr eee ere mm No. 16-5-91 CENTREPIECE AND No. 16-5-92 PLace Mats For a Firry-rour-INcH RounD TABLE UCH originality may be dis- played just now in the linens of a luncheon-table, and the hostess who can boast a set that exactly fits her table and her needs, yet shows in- dividuality in the shaping and placing of the various pieces, may feel herself quite up to date in the matter. These two sets show new shaping, that of No. 16-5-94 being quite unusual. The present trend of style in luncheon-sets is doing away with a vast number of small doilies spotted over the table, and shows place-mats large enough to hold the lunch- eon service of plate, silver, and tumbler. Napkins match in design, and if one cares to go a little farther the addition of finger- bowl doilies makes the set quite complete. Both of these sets are embroidered in French and eyelet work with soft white cotton. For No. 16-5-92 stranded cotton is used, two or three threads for the design, and four for buttonholing. IHU No. 16-5-94. LuNcnron Set, One 48-inch cloth, four 10-inch, and eight 5-inch doilies stamped on white round-thread linen, $2.50. White cotton for working, $2.00 extra. Perforated stamping pattern, one-half of the 48-inch cloth, one 10-inch and two 5-ineh doilies, placed in position for stamping, 75 cents. No transfer pattern offered. Work commenced on any one piece, 75 cents ad- ditional. No. 16-5-96. Finager-Bow. DoILy No. 16-5-95. Napkin. Size, 12-inch. Stamped white round-thread linen, six napkins, $1.70. White cotton for working, 28 cents extra. Perforated stamping pat- tern, 25 cents. Transfer patterns (3), 25 cents. No. 16-5-96. FINGER-BowL Dotny. Size, 5-inch. Stamped white linen, six doilies, 50 cents. White cotton for No. 16-5-95. NAPKIN TO working, 21 cents extra. Perforated stamping pattern, MaTcH SET No. 16-5-94 10 cents. Transfer patterns (6), 10 cents. No. 16-5-94 a Tus Ser oF CLOTH AND DOILIES Is INTENDED FOR A _ FoRTY- EIGHT-INCH ROUND TABLE, AND Seats Four PEOPLE ONLY rll 00000 E00. ANS TH
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sae — Our The Priscill Offer Boston, Mass- 4 Needlework Co- When you see the scores of beautiful designs in this new book you won’t be happy till you are working some of them for yourself. There are designs for Underwear, Blouses, stylish new Collars, Baby Things, Bedspreads, Pillow Shams, Bureau Scarfs, Bath and Guest Towels, Centrepieces, Scarfs, Luncheon Cloths, Napkins and Novelties— each and every one new, never before published. This new design book will be sent postpaid any- where in the United States upon receipt of a 2-cent stamp. If you have not already received this new book, send a 2-cent stamp now and let us mail you a copy. Priscilla Needlework Co., 87 Broad St., Boston, Mass. *
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