Now York C!ty. Collarettes of every sort are demanded ly Cushion nnd muffs are apt to be a requisite, of com fort ns well as of style. These ex cellent models are cut In the latest style, and are well adapted to the re modeling of last season's furs, and to making from Persian Iamb rlolli and seal plush. As shown the material 43 COLLARETTE AND MUFF. Is Astrakau with a finish of fox tails. The collarette is shaped to give a cape effect at the !':"!;, with stole fronts tiiat can he cut higher or shorter as preferred. At the front edges arc stylish revers which can, however, be omitted when a plain tinisli is pre ferred. At the neck is a storm collar, fitted in sections, that rolls over at the upper edge. The muff Is round and drawn in to fit the hands by means of elastics in serted In the lining. To cut this collarette anil mult for a woman of medium size two and three-fourth yards of material twenty Inches wide or one and three-eighth yards fifty Inches wide will be re quired. Womnn's Theatre Cloak. The long cloak that covers and con ceals the gown fills many needs and makes one of the essentials o the sen- mm SMART. YET PRACTICAL LONG CLOAK. son. The smart, yet practical May Manton model, shown in the large drawing, Is suited to a variety of ma terials, and becomes appropriate for evening or street wear as It Is made in lighter or darker colors. As shown. It Is of tan-colored kersey cloth, lined with white satin anil Is trimmed with appliques of luce on the revers uud collar. When thrown open It Is an elaborate wrap fitted to opera, theatre and reception wear, but when closed becomes sufficiently plain to allow of wearing In the street, or In the cars en route for eutertaiunients of various sorts. The same cloth in sage green, brown and black Is much liked for the latter purpose, while white, pule col ors and such materials as panne, peau le sole and the like are iu vogue for evening carriage use. The cloak Is loose Citing but in cludes lines that render It graceful and chic. Tho fronts cans straight from the shoulders ana can bo rolled hack to form revers or closed In double-breasted style. The back Is laid in Inverted pleats, at the centre, which flare as they approach the Uoor, and give a tapering r.iftet to tho figure. The sleeves are in boll shape uud the neck Is finished with a storm collar In Bonaparte style. To cut this cloak for a woman of medium size nine and one-half yards of material twenty-one Inches wide, or three and three-fourth yards fifty-four "'inches wide will be required. Bottom Chained. Quite the latest thing In shirt waist buttons Is an arrangement for the front fastening. Fastidious fair ones Will desire the rest of the buttons to match, and they can easily find them. The part of the scheme, which Is new, in Just this: On a straight gold chain of moderate size and the length of a shirt waist front are mounted five stones which serve as buttons. Tur quoise, topas, garnets, opals, ame thysts and the rest all figure, Tho chain Is, of course, on the under side, the buttons being put through the double set of buttonholes. This scheme not only keeps the buttons firm, but mukes losing them next to Impossible. Folks Dotted Heaver. Tolka dots are ull but ubiquitous. They have now invaded n fresh prov ince, the heaver hut. Not only In the trimmings of panne velvet or silken scarf or soft breast plumage, but they now appear on the furred felt surface of i lie hat Itself. A sailor hat of pearl colored beaver is neatly spotted over with poikn dels. These symmetrical wafers of black dot the soft iirfnee, and almost trim the hat. Only n hat band of black velvet ribbon and a brim piping of the same', and a couple of black wings, laid as Hat as possible, are used to decorate the polUa-dotted beaver. On Mutlame's Rnrk. Makers of high-class Imitation Jew elry were quick to note the broad belt pieces which decked the back of the belt of many of the Imported evening dresses and to copy them. These Im posing things are in filigree antique silver, and are closely set with rhiue stones, the effect being simply tre mendous. These pieces fit Into thi back perfectly, and. while of Irregular shape, average live or six Inches In length by from two to four in depth. A Ci-plty Little Honml. r.hle is combined with the chinchilla In one of the prettiest of little bon nets. The entire crown of the bonnet Is of pale bin.' resettes of silk, edged with tine blue roses, each rose with a brilliant cut steel c. litre. Arotiud the face is the broad band of the chin chilla. Indented a I'tile at one side of the front, where an aigrette is placed rising from a small feathery pompon of blue, tfie tips of which are tiny steu' pendants. Crow's Veet. While a woman Is loth to see those lelltal.'S near her eyes, it's another story when ii colors to her tailor niades. or. rather, semi-tailor-mades. At any rate, these taut finishes come in even gun metal or gilt thread ready to bllndstitch on at the terminals of stitchings and seams generally. They are Inch-long oblongs, broader at the lower end. Three of them, arranged in outspreading effect, make Imposing finishes. IMnmolld Horseshoes. There Is a bit across the horseshoe which forms the head of a hnt pin. Diamond horseshoes galore nre to be seen for ordinary pins. Girl's Kxerclse Suit. The value of gymnastics Is too well realized to require urging. This up-to-date suit enables them to be taken at their best and provides ample freedom and comfort. As shown it Is made of French flannel In marine blue, with trimming of black braid, but serge, brllliantiue and taffeta me correct, both In black and dark colors. The divided skirt is full, gathered at the wulsl and again below the knees, where It droops over the bauds. The blouse Is simple lu the extreme, plain across the shoulders and ar ranged In gathers at the waist by means of au clastic run through tho hem. At tho ii"ck Is n pallor collur with pointed front edges that flare apart to show the soft-knotted tie of silk. Tlie sleeves are hi bishop style, with straight narrow cuffs. To cut this suit for a girl of ten years of age seven yards of material tiveuty-oue Inches wide, five and sevtn-eighth yards twenty-seven laches wide or three and one half yards forty four Inches .wldo will be required. oirl's exercise suit. m I nnrnrTT mnn i ! MlUULTunAL. Cob anil Grnln Mixed. The time has gone by for tho farmer to go to mill for grinding his grain. There has beeu Wonderful improve ments lu grinding mills, as they can be made to grind very rapidly and to any degree of fineness. The cob and f ain may be ground together If pre ferred, though experiments do not show' much benefit In feeding the cobs with the grain, the advantage being that the cob Is converted into manure nnd thereby rendered useful. There Is it great saving In food when the grain is ground nnd fed in connection with coarse materials that are cut fine. Disposing or Surplus Ponltrr. At n Western farmers' Institute Hen ry Van Dresor, the New York poultry breeder, told how to get rid of the surplus stock when prices are very low. All Join hands and have a kill ing day. Put n large pot on tho stove, kill atid dress the birds, put them Into the pot and boll till tender. Have preserving jars ready and fill with chicken, pouring the juice on top, cover with fat or melted butter and seal while hot . It will keep through the year, and can then be pre pared In many different ways for the table. It makes a convenient dish for unexpected company. Preservation of Tools. The preservation ol tools and ma chines on farms is au Important mat ter, as one of the principal sources of expense is that of repairs. Tools nre cosily when not kept in some place where they will be protected against the weather. Iu the spring, when the hurry of work comes, the Imple ment most required may be unlit for service, and a new one may be neces sary, or repairs, which should have beeu procured weeks before, must be purchased. It Is not unusual for farmers who change locations to find themselves loaded Willi tools that they did not suppose they possessed, the clearing up for removal bringing to light some that had been s.ored away where they could not be found. Other farmers leave their plows, harrows and other implements lu the fields lu rust. Pen For About Ten Days. The season for selling turkeys ,'03 beyond Thanksgiving, as the demand continues long after Christmas. The farmer should never send his turkeys to market until he has penned them for about ten days and fed them three or four times a day, A mixture of four pounds of corn meal, two pounds ground oats and half a pound of Un seed meal, moistened with milk nnd warm water, should be given at each meal, except at night, when an abund ance of corn and wheat should bo al lowed. Fresh water, gravel and some kind of green food will also be neces sary. A single turkey, alone iu a coop, will not thrive. Put several lu n yard together, and they will be more contented. Two or three pounds added to each turkey will amount to a con siderable sum In money for n large lot, while the extra quality will en able the farmer to secure a higher price per pouud. Farming n n Itusiness. Farming is a business, the object being to derive a profit, for no farmer should be satisfied with a hare living or existence on a farm. If there Is an Insufficient quantity of manure for a large field reduce the area, as the la bor Is something that enters Into the cost. Concentration of labor and ma nure will give a profit when failure Is sure to result in working a large plot of bind. Much of the cost of labor Is lu the beginning, ami not in the har vesting. The larger the area the great er the wear and repairs of Implements, and the greater the distance to be trav eled while working. A crop of forty bushels of wheat ou one acre will give a profit, while twenty bushes per acre may not pay expenses. The veu son Is that the larger yield will cost less per bushel for labor and plant food than the smaller, the land also being benefited by the better cultiva tion nud treatment of the growlug crop, whether of wheat, coru or oals. Uillldlng n Krtninlng Wall. Where roads are built on side hills, and Iu many other locutions ubout the farm, It Is often necessary to build walls of stone against n bank of earth. Such a wall Is often seen tumbling down, because not properly laid 'J2 In !''.' '.: the beginning. It will not do io be gin the wall on the surface of the lower level. The frost must not get under the wall or trouble will follow. Moreover, the wall should slope In ward on both sides where It comes In contact with the eurth. The accom panying cut shows this Idea clearly. Arranged In this way the wall cannot be lifted at any point by the frost, and will retain the bauk of earth perfect ly. New England Homestead. The Poultry Home Floor. The floor of tho poultry-house Is an Important consideration when we be gin the construction of a house. Many kinds have been tried, but all have both good and bud features. Tho board Uoor Is the neatest, but It absorbs the droppings and ruts aud mice make their homes under It. The (lilt floor Is perhupa the least objec tlouuble of all, but It also has its faults. In that vunuluts dig under It. The concrete Uoor bus merit, but Is objected to because it is cold and must be coveted with dirt or straw. Aside from this, It seems to be the favorite, ud will no doubt be used expensively by the laier breeders. IMP For the farmer and small breeder there seems to be nothing better than the dirt floor, which can be renewed as often as desired at no expense save the labor, and this Is fully covered by the rich soil whlcn is exchanged. If farmers really appreciated the poultry droppings as they should, more attention would be given the saving of every particle. There Is no fertilizer that, will compare with this for the garden, nnd, being so conveniently nenr. there Is no reason why It should not bo saved. Farm and Homo. " A Cheap Poultry Home. Instead of the simple A-shnped house often see a house . thnt gives but little head room for the altendnnt the cut shows a similar house with a hip-roof. Put little framing is needed, and shorter pieces of board may be used. The window should be a hot house sash. If the soil is dry aud gravelly, no floor will be needed. The window should face the south, and a small window may be placed In the eastern end. Where there is a lot of waste laud on the farm a half dozen such houses may be placed upon it, ten or twelve roils apart, nnd twen-ty-flvo hens placed iu each colony house. The fowl will get much of their own living, nud will not need any yard fencing about them a great saving of time nnd money. The houses should be placed In a circle, that each one may be visited conven iently In a single round of feeding or egg gathering. If a spring or a brook can be had iu the centre of such a group of houses the matter of water for the hens will take care of itself New York Tribune. Feeding Cours. In marketing my cream to fancy trade, writes L. V. Axtell, of Ohio, iu tho American Agriculturist, I make capital of the fact thnt I use only well-matured and well-cured foods for dairy cows. Our feed consists of clover hay and corn stover fed whole at the rate of one part of clover to two of stalks. Our grain feed consists prineipnly of corn aud oats produced on the farm. I try to balance the grain ration with protein iu Its cheapest market form, as the prices may vary on oil meal, gluten or cotton seed. I think that most nwdern Idea dairymen feed too much protein rather than not enough in proportion to the fatty foods. If less Intensive methods were used in the feeding and stabling of cattle, we should have much less tu berculosis, calf scours, abortion nud disease generally on our bands, rion ty of the more natural foods, plenty of exercise nud fresh air are good agents with which to combat disease. I think the feeding o' badly cured ensilage productive of much abortion and calf cholera. Other spoiled foods could produce just as unfavorable re sults. The 'putting up of ensilage is mamiged much better than formerly. Before putting up a silo I have been waiting for a short hay crop. For twenty years I have kept on 200 acres from seventy-five to 100 head of cat tle nud an average of ten head of horses. I have never bought ten tons of hay. We have never sold much, either, and never sell except at high prices. We never buy but little grain, and the wheat sold much more than pays for feed bought. If ensilage ena bles farmers to carry so much more stock, I should have to build more barns in addition to the silo, nnd I have care enough, so I think I will continue old-fashloued. Trees Nenr ISoundary Lines. Trees nre real property and belong to the owner of the ground upon which the trunks stand. If the truuKs stand wholly within one man's boundaries, the whole of the trees belong to him, even though the branches may over hang nud the roots feed upon the soil of another. But a land owner need not suffer the nuisance of overhang ing branches; he may abate It by cut ting them off. Iu planting his orchard a farmer placed one vow of trees close to the fence which divided his land from his neighbor's. While the trees were small they caused no trouble, but when they grew large, the branches extended out over the neighbor's land and became a source of annoyance to him. Ono fall, when tho trees were loaded with fine fruit, the neighbor's me overuuuguig oiuuchch, nuu iuh wife of the owner of the orchard, being a hasty woman, scolded the boys and suld some menu things about the neighbor's family. This started a very bitter quarrel. . A few days after scolding the boys tho woman crossed the division fence for a basket of apples, and was or dered out. Upon learning this her husband went to un attorney, nnd was told thut, although the apples belonged, to him, by crossing the fence to get them he made himself a tresspasser; so the Que fruit fell off uud rotted ou the ground. ' The next spring the neighbor, while plowing under the overhanging branches of the apple trees, scratched one of his horses badly. This made him angry, and he sawed off all of the offending branches straight above the fence. Theu the owner of the trees again sought advice, but learned thut he bad no remedy. The trees looked very uusyuunctrlcal with the branches on one side all gone, but the neighbor tad only exercised a legal right. When you plant trees, plant them far enough within your own boundaries so thut the branches will have room to spread without overhanging the lands of your neighbors. For, lu the eyes of tho law, "when a man owns the soil, he owns It from the centre of tho earth to the highest point lu the heavens." C. :'. Whittukcr,. In American Culti vator. One in every fifty persons over eighty years of uge is blind. its. THE CARE OF CEMS. ... Diamonds Iteqnlr Gentle Treatment to Continue Sound and Itrllllant. The best of nil Jewel boxes are not the sntln-llned, velvet-covered ones in which the Jewelers alluringly display their warop, but airtight cases simply lined with wool. Even lu such a re ceptacle diamonds should be wrapped In silversmith's tissue paper to keep them of exquisite brilliancy. Diamonds, lu spite of their hardness, must bo treated with great care. Though they can hardly be scratched, they nevertheless chip, nud when roughly used are easily loosened In their setting, and fall out at the most uuexpected moment. When they are sent to bo cleaned the expert first tests the settings, nud then dips the ring or pin repeatedly Into a little cau do cologne. A powerful magnifying glass Is URcd to detect any "foreign" bodies in the setting, and an ornament that hns an accumulation of dust, grease or soap on Its under side, a blemish that Is often noticeable In rings, is dipped alternately In sonp suds and cau de cologne, nnd a very fine soft cainelhnlr brush pointed like a pencil Is employed to reach delicate ly between the claws of tho setting. When the jewel Is thoroughly clean It Is burled In a jar of fine sawdust to dry. This Is all done after the gold or silver mounting has been carefully rubbed with jewelers' rouge, dried and polished with a tiny chamols-co"ered pad. When diamonds nnd turquoises nre set together the most exquisite enro Is taken thnt alcohol only Is utilized with whiting to clean both the setting nud 'the diamonds, and ns little moisture as possible Is allowed to come nenr the blue stones. If a turquoise has been carelessly treated, nnd Is turning green from the effects of water, the cleaner sets it to soak In stale beer, which treatment will frequently re store the pure azure color. But old turquoises thnt are nearly green have a value of their own. Tearls require a great deal of human companionship, and that is why they are so constnutly worn by their own ers. When they nre "sick" (to use n technical term) they are given sun baths, and sometimes are sunk lu the sea In perforated caskets to be re stored to health and lustre. Penrls held In a warm, dry hand and drawn slowly backward nnd forward through the half-closed member nre benefited. Some women have their pearls re strung every season, and when the owner cannot arrange to wear a flue string of these gems at least once a fortnight the cleaner lays them in a cup of warm flour or lukewarm fresh milk to keep their sklus In good order. Experts test real diamonds by touch ing them with the tip of their tongue. Diamonds are Icy cold; paste Is not. Real penrls they can differentiate from false, it Is said, by the touch of their flnger tips, for the skin of the real pearl has a feeling peculiar to itself. The Chicago Woman's Walk. Did you ever notice her? She Is a marvel. No trolley car will ever run over her. She moves, nnd she moves with lightning rapidity. She dnrts lu between the pedestrians, dives through a group that is pneked ns closely as sardines In a box, swings nnd swishes ns she scoots around the corner nnd disappears like a blue streak. She Is a wonder. Now, the Interesting thing about it all is the fact that Chicago methods are responsible for the way Chicago women walk. Take the street cars. The average woman who strikes an average gait could not catch a Chi cago street car In' a month's time with out obstructing the track. The car stops. The bell rings nnd the enr Is of. But It never gets away from the Chicago woman. She knows a few things. She touches the pavement once between the curbstone and tho car. She pounces upon the cur, crawls In between tho seats, crawls over the callous bodies of uugallnnt men, grabs a strap and swings on until she Is ready to get off. But with it all she has lost nothing of that gracefulness of motion which adds so much to tho charm of a woman's presence, aud, after all, the way they walk Is a good thing and an Interesting phase of Chi cago life. New Orleans Times-Democrat. Extreme Styles Not Popular. Extreme styles lu clonks have ap peared they always do, but are sel dom popular. A local store thnt caters to the taste of all classes dlspluys a unique affair thut suggests a bathrobe, or rich lounging robe more thun any thing else, but It Is called a cloak, and a street cloak, at that. It is fashioned of black taffeta, with the Inevitable white llulug of the same material, says tho Pittsburg Dlsputch. It Is a loose wrup with a semblance of a belt in the back. A sailor collar trimmed with narrow black velvet ribbon and cut steel buckles form its trimmings, while large flowing sleeves conclude its canty list of accessories, there being no buttons or fastenings other than a huge scarf that ties at the throat. This clouk would bo appropriate for evening wear, beyond a doubt, but for the street that depends upon its pur chaser's Idea of the fitness of things. Separate waists are in every hue of the rainbow, tucked nnd much he trimmed. Lace figures in their decora tion, as it does in every other portion of the feminine wardrobe. Chinese Women Learning- to Walk. According to a San Francisco spe cial in the New York Heruld, Mine, Wu Ting-fang, wife of the Chinese Minister, who returned a few days ago front a visit to her native lund, says small feet are no longer the fash ion there. "The very first penetrat ing influence of exterior civilization on the customs of my country bus touched the conditions of women," aid time. Wu. ""The emancipations of women In China means, first of all, the liberation of her feet, aud this Is coming. Indeed, It bus already come In a measure, for the style iu feet bus changed. Wee bits of feet, those no longer than an infant's, are no longer the fasblou. When I went back home I found thnt the rigid binding nnd forcing bnck of the growth of the feet wns Inrgely a thing of the past, China, with other nations, hns come to re gard that practice as barbntwis, but the small feet, those that enable a woman to walk a little nnd do not In convenience her In getting about the house, nre still favored by the Chinese Indies." . Tallnr-Mnde Hats. Tnllor-mnde hats bid fair to rival tho felt, and are extremely smart for street wear with the tailored gown. They are of medium size nnd diave but lit tle trimming outside of a wing, or quill, or breasts snys the Pittsburg Dispatch. A pretty lint of this kind worn with a brown sultwns of the snmemnterlnl ns the suit, and seemed to be nothing but folds of cloth artistically caught at tho bnck by n hnndsome buckle. Under the brim of this semi-flat shnpe, nestling ngnltiBi the hair of Its pretty owner, were two brown wings; one on each side. A mere millinery trifle; but such stylo nnd chlcness ns wns represented by this bnublo of head dress. rillow ltlbbonn. rillow ribbons, called by some "skirting ribbons," nre a novelty sure to come Into a long popularity. They nre found in all the new colors, nre from six nnd a 'hnlf to seven Inches wide, of soft tnffetn. nnd hnve a wov-en-ln enrd on one edge, which gathers up n ruMle heading an inch nnd a hnlf In width. As the unruo "pillow" Indi cates how prettily and quickly sofa pillows can be trimmed with them, the name skirt also suggests the case with which one may make with their nld a ruffled silk petticoat. As a house-wrapper trimming they would go far toward a success. In price they nre ninety-eight cents per yard. Dress Clipping Fiend. I.ndles who go out of Pnris just now, snys n special cable to the New York Herald, In dresses they value should keen n sharp lookout for a person going about with scissors collecting clippings of dress material. Instead of adopting the usual method of get ting these from a dressmaker the per son In question prefers them from made-up mnterial. Many smart ladles who have been victimized In this man ner nre crying bitterly, nnd complaints have beeu lodged with the police by the indignant sufferers. Tue police thus far are nonplussed. Give the Girls a Chance. Give the girls the best of education. Let them have college education if possible. The way to get at the boys of the future Is by means of the girls who are to be their mothers. Too much attention hns beeu given to the boys and not enough to the girls. If the boys of a college woman are capa ble of receiving a college education they stand the best chnnce of getting it. The best side of tho house is the mother side of it. Sioux City Journal. Steel mid Mluck. Steel and black nre combined fre quently with good effect this year. In some of the smart frocks the dots of velvet which make a good trimming for so ninny things nre set upon n lace or net foundation, nud encircled with bends, black and steel alternating. Lines of black and steel bends are to be seen in other combinations on stocks. NEWEST FASHIONS On many luce trimmed handkerchiefs the lace Is put on with a beading. Other flannel skirts have the edge finished with deep flouuees and Inser tions of regular Hamburg. Pretty handkerchiefs with hem stitched hems have the Inside, where they are hemstitched, undulating. All-Jet umbrella handles arc stylish this winter, some with straight cuds and others with a large ball for a han dle. There Is a bit across the horseshoe which forms the head of a hnt plu. Diamond horseshoes galore aro to bo seen for ordinary plus. Shaped flounces urc on many of these underskirts, two two-Inch shaped bauds being ull the cloth used, and these put together with wldo Insertions of luce. Corset covers of fine lawn are oc casionally trimmed with deep cream lnce insertions and edges, aud are pretty when worn with deep cream colored petticoats. Colored handkerchiefs have a broad band of white Inside the hem. There are floral designs in white on the ceu tre of the handkerchief, with perhaps the flower embroidered. There Is a combination of printing and embroid ery In most of these. One interesting stylo of colored handkerchiefs has tho centre aud hem of white, and lusldu this forming a narrow border around tho edge, light-ulug-llke lines of color, free hand d shes, with a flower embroidered iu white rearing Its bead here and there. Fancy 'silks are exceedingly pretty In petticoats. Some of these are made of a dotted silk, and others In a bro cade of a delicato pattern. The Bilks are all iu one tone. One petticoat of brocade Is of a deep cream, aud Is trimmed with a pretty fine lace of a pale coffee shude. It Is a beautiful skirt. A peculiar design is after the' style to be seen In tapestries aud wall papers this year, field flowers and stems forming loug, straight perpen dlcrular lines. In the handkerchiefs a cluster of the long-stemmed flowers are set in one corner, extending up nearly to the centre of the handker chief at the side. Flannel nudorskirts, skirts of alba tross and various materials in which these skirts come, have many of them1 embroidered figures scattered over them, these in colors. Iu some In stance a liouuee Is made nrouud the tklrt of satin ribbon to match the color ot the !mbroldery, made with Inser tions of bice .the rlbboa aud luce put together Uurizontnliy, eatre deux. ' household I1IHI4 ART OF BREAD MAKINC, Uow to Prepare and Bake the Wholesome Malie Edibles. The nrt of making bread was Mrs, H. Rorer's theme at the food show in Philadelphia. The process wns dem onstrated Jn all stages the flour stage, the sponge stage, the shaped loaf stage nnd the finished browned benuty stnge. Mrs. Rorer Wdo white bread, whole wheat tread nnd corn, bread. coivx LOAF. Mnke one pint of mush; when cold add one pint, of scalded milk, one yeast cake, dissolved, nnd sufficient flour to mnke a batter. Beat thor oughly, and stnud nsldc for two hours. When light add enough flour to mnke a dough, knend carefully and put at once into a greased pan nnd when it is again light bake lu a moderately quick oven ono hour. nUSSIAK AND GERMAN. For nn example of salt rising bread of nn nscetlc fermeutntlon there wns a lonf of pumpernickel, n, most whole some brend contnlnlng ull the nourish ment necessnry to tho sustaining of life. This whole wheat and unbolted rye bread, which Is made without yenst or baking powder, is tho chief food of the Westphnllan and Russlnu peasants. Both this nnd , Knelppe bread nre sulllclent to sustain a labor er wilhotifnulmal food. WIJOLE WHEAT UUBAD. Scald one pint of milk, ndd a pint of water. Whim lukewarm ndd a dis solved yeast enke. a level teaspoonful of salt, nnd sulllclent whole whent flour to make n batter. Bent thor oughly nnd staud In a warm plnce for two hours. Add sufficient flour to mnke a dough. Knend until clastic. Form Into lonves, plnce In bread pans, nnd stnnd for one hour In a wnrm place. Bake three-fourths of nn hour in a moderately quick oveu. "wniTE diiead. ""' Tour one pint of boiling water into ono pint of milk; when lukewarm ndd oue teaspoonful of salt nud one-hnlf nn ounce of compressed yeast cake dissolved In a quarter cup of warm water. Mix nud stir In sufficient flour to mnke a dough. Turn this on a bonrd nnd knead thoroughly until soft nnd elastic. Tut back In tno bowl; cover nud stand In a warm place (seventy-five degrees Fahr.) for three hours. Then form It into loaves; put them Into greased pans, cover again nnd stnnd lu n wnrm plnce for one hour. Brush with water nnd bnke In a quick oveu for oue hour if in square lonves, or a hnlf hour in long French pans. IMPORTANT POIN"TEB8. The kneading motion should be light nnd clastic. It has a two-fold object, to stretch the gluten nud to mnko the brend lighter In color. v Brend must be thoroughly baked to kill the yeast pluat and rupture the starch cells. ' Large lonves must go Into a slow oven nnd be lu ten minutes before browning. A too hot oven means a heavy crust, which is a non-conductor, and prevents the. heat froni reaching the centre. Small loaves should go Into a quick oven. German brend with klmmel seeds is a good luncheon brend. Of course there Is but cue sort of bread for dinner, "just bread." A mixture thnt pours Is a thin batter. Ono that drops from a spoon is a thick batter. While a mixture thick enough to knead Is a dough. Good flour Is ns lmportnnt as good yeast. White flour should be slightly granulated, and free from bran. Rye flour resembles it, and may be made nfter the same recipe. Ounces of Precaution. The polished floor strewn with rugs Is dangerous as well as orunmental In n house where there are old people or young children. To prevent the rugs from slipping when stepped upon by faltering feet a housewife recom mends the application of a few bits of adhesive plaster to the under side of tho rugs. If tho nursery floor has a high polish It is not a bad idea to fast en adhesive plaster to the soles of the children's shoes. This will Insure an upright attitude if not a stationary one. This plnu Is followed iu the or thopedic wards of hospitals and pre vents serious accidents which so often come from apparently slight slips and falls. Pepper Vinegar-:Break up a half dozen peppers. Add three dozen black peppercorns. ' Scald a quart of vine gur and pour over the peppers. Put la a 'Jar, steep a few minutes, strain and bottle. To be eaten with fish or raw ousters. Browned Potatoes Fry a slice of onion lu a tablespoonful of fat to ex tract the flavor. Remove the onion, add as much more fat and a table spoonful of'fcutter; la this fry a nice brown cold 'boiled or freshly boiled potato cut In lengthwise halves. Dust with salt. Place around the eggs on not platter. Portugal Cakes Put a pound of flue sugar, a pound of frosh butter, five eggs and a little beaten (ground) mare into a bread pan; beat it with your hands until l( is very light and looks, curdling; then put thereto a pound of flour and hnlf a pouud of currunts very dry; bent them together, Ull tin puns aud bake thnm Ui a sluck oven. , T
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