CO0000000 “Now, whenever you are near ter,” said Father Raccoon to his chil dren, “you must always wash your food. “hat makes it so much cleaner Father and Mother Raccoon very clean and care a great deal about having their food fresh and nice and clean, “You ¢an eat a great many things” continued Father Raccoon, “You are allowed eggs of all kinds, fish, frogs, turtles and all sorts of fruit and nuts.” “The best of all you haven't tioned,” said the little “Ah, I am keeping it as a surprise,” said Father Raccoon. “Where are we going?” children. “Going where?" asked Father Rac- coon. He acted as though he didn't know what the children meant “Dear me,” sighed Mother Raccoon, “the children know much these days. “Yes, wi " are men- Iinecoon Ones, asked the S50 different in time, it was my until I was told.” At that all the Raccoon laughed shrilly. “Oh, mother,” they said, “now have let the cat out of the bag. “We didn't say we knew that were to be taken to a feast and to children you we thread for basting velvet. * * » Use silk “As ve sew ye may rip” step of garment making Is advance, In washl wring them squeeze them towels, kles eve ; sprinkling. Ap of waxed p the sharp edge of a knife bef ter Is cut, will i sticking to the {eco per fo shoon-sh A wire beater, 18 excellent egez whites into a smoothing The best play all re terials such It's the little finishing touches which count Ir. making a dress. No one appreciates this fact so keenly as does the amateur seamstress who has undertaken to make her own “simple” dresses. Her one hope 18 that the frock or blouse, whichever she happens to be mnak- ing, will not have a “homemade” look. To most women it 131 “finlehing the edges” which presents the most perplexing problem, Well, why not do them the trim-stich way? It's ever po simple when you know how. Done on your sewing machine Is this neat and attractive stitching which lins the By MARY GRAHAM BONNER have a over.” “l.ot treat when our lessons were what cat out of asked Mother Raccoon, cat, and I have no “What absurd dren talk.” “Oh,” sald one of the Raccoon chil dren, *‘that is just an expression, you know." “Still 1 what bag? “1 have no bag. nonsense you chlil- don't understand,” sald Washed Every Bit of Food. Mother Raccoon, *I date, I suppose.” “An expression the Raccoon children. “It BOMe- thing people say—lots and lots “of people. And It Is supposed to be wise” am not up to is a saying,” sald is “What does it mean?” asked Mother Raccoon, who was much puzzled, “Well, It just means that some one mas let the or the thing hat was supposed to be kept in” “Why did for exampl “Oh, 1 raccoon, 1 secret out t they use the cat and bag " don't now, sold “1 the little any one 1 BAAS. AAS » a ean se alan lela lane nla) i ake as t®'0 ne Th g a fresh us havin knows how these expressions start, but once they start every one starts saying them that they become sayings or well-known expressions,” “Well, it Is true,” sald Mother Rae- coon, are going to have a treat and a feast,” “You have all learned your lessons well,” said Father Raccoon, we are going to have a treat. And Mother and Father and all the little Raccoons for a splendid feast, But at the feast they washed every bit of food before ate It, In fact they had thelr plenie by a brook, and the Raccoon parents were proud to see how well their children had learned their lessons. arn Newspaper Unlon) £0 “we “and so taccoon, went off even all they EEE EERE IEE RTE. Hot Sauce Will Add to the Pudding lesssnansssnsssssnnnnnsnsdl ’ / / / ’ Here's delicious hot pudding sauce which your grandmother, doubtless, knew how to make. She would have used it for cottage pudiing, plum pud- ding, and other hot cooked desserts for which its flavors are sulted. The ingredients are given by the bureau of home economies, butter 1 tsp, granulated 2 eggs. Y% tsp. 1tha d sait. f vanilla, iing water, lemon julce, Cream the butter, and add the sugar, salt, bolling water, and the well egg yolks, Cook over steam an thickened, Fo Nn egg constantly Beilin Sinan Seinen dinadetidind aie J ened ad ei ated See gh gb A A wna nada na Seale teated Ca aa ee a a a a Catal Aor a 8 ¥ a CRISS no t-over cal a? effect of rows of outline embroidery, Before we tell you how to do It we would call your attention to the two perfectly charming print dresses in the pieture. Our reason for thus digressing 1s that it may Interest you to know bertha whic style these frocks thelr hemiines For the the urge periment collars are finished in the trim-stitch benefit try here's who interesting You simply of those this how: to with a special trim-stitch thread which ean be at almost any notion counter, Wind the same kind of thread on the’bobbin, set the gauge for nine or ten the inch and sew, The thread may be in self color or it may contrast the material, A tri-color effect is suggested, that Is, when there are three rows of stitching such as adorn the collar which graces the dresg at the top. The fichudike collar below shows only two rows of trim. stitching, the color of the thread matched to the background of the print, In these vogue for a “touch of white” is inter preted in a most effective manner, The majority of daytime frocks have dainty lingerie details about them, this season. An Interesting feature nbout some of tH smartest collar-and-cuft sets made either of linen, crepe, pique or organdie Is that they are often finished with hand-erochet edging. (@. 1931, Western Newspaper Union.) bought stitches to neckiines the . flattering Revolutionary Pensions On August 20, 1770, congress of. fered pensions equal to half pay to the officers and enlisted men who were disabled in the Nevolutionury war, with proportionate pensions In the case of partial disability, An act grant. ing pensions to Invallds was passed In 1785, but the first service pen. slons were granted by the act of March, 181K, Lesal Notice The abbreviation “p, off following a lawyer's name in a legai notice sig nifles “per quod” and means whereby, In this ease It means the lawyer at taches his signature and the reason whereby It Is official Is the facet that he is a notary appointed at a certain time, giving the expiration of his term of office, S:wing Where There Is (Prepared by of Agri i While we usually think of sewing as one of the jobs we sit down for, it quite possible to walk about the house considerably In mu very simple garments, For example, are you In the habit of doling your cutting on the dining-room table, because it is large Then, before set to work sewing, you must is king enough? undoubtedly, you can walk room your bedroom ar some other provides the good light you a low, comforta hair is BAA a a rene lndtedte ded tnd node dete tote edu is WT NIM