Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
A HOUSE not made with hands. 
The House of God hath many and many a 
room, 
Yet none we reckon save His room of I.ife, 
Wherein we dwell to-day and mar with 
strife 
And bitterness the fabrics of 11 is loom. 
Strange, how we hate the door men call a 
tomb, 
And gather close to speak with anguished 
breath 
Of them who cross its threshold into Death, 
As passing to an immemorial doom. 
How shall we fear God's house, not fear¬ 
ing Him? 
Surely He hath not fashioned prisons grim 
Where He would hide us, like a child at 
night 
Sobbing for one beloved to bring the light! 
Nay, but a larger room of God they tread 
With soundless feet, our Brothers of the 
Dead. 
—Emery I’ottle in 1'ncle Remus’ Magazine 
for December. 
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Beaded dog collars are among pretty 
little accessories for wearing with a 
fancy waist. The foundation is ribbon 
velvet, three-quarters to one inch wide, 
on which a fancy pattern in beads is 
applied. The collar is especially pretty 
when a pattern is sewn on in panels, 
separated by vertical bands of larger cut 
beads It is fitted snugly around the 
neck, fastening in the back, and is 
usually worn over the collar of a lin¬ 
gerie or fancy blouse, at the top, close 
*to the ruche. 
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Croquettes and many dishes pre¬ 
pared from cooked or “left-over” mate¬ 
rial, require cream sauce in the making. 
Here is a standard recipe for it that will 
often be found useful: Melt one table¬ 
spoonful of butter in a saucepan. When 
melted stir in quickly a heaping table¬ 
spoonful of flour, Add gradually one 
cupful of hot milk or cream, or white 
stock. Stir constantly as it thickens. 
For vegetables, add salt and pepper, and 
for fish or meat, season to taste with 
a little onion, chopped parsley, cayenne, 
curry, celery, lemon juice, capers, or 
mushrooms. To make the sauce richer, 
stir in as it is taken from the fire a 
beaten yolk of egg, or two hard-boiled 
eggs chopped fine. Use cornstarch or 
double the amount of flour when you 
wish a very thick sauce. 
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A VERY useful gargle for an ordinary 
sore throat consists of one teaspoonful 
of common salt and one teaspoonful of 
borax, dissolved in two-thirds of a quart 
of boiling water. Allow the gargle to 
go cold before using. In the case of an 
ordinary sore throat accompanying a 
cold such a remedy is very useful. But 
whenever a sore throat develops quite 
suddenly, following a severe chill, and 
accompanied by fever, aching limbs and 
general malaise, it is no case for home 
remedies, and competent medical advice 
should be sought without any delay. Es¬ 
pecially is this the case when the acute 
inflammation of the throat appears local¬ 
ized in one spot, or one side. There is 
every likelihood that such symptoms 
mean a serious infection. Of course 
any person showing such symptoms 
should be isolated at once. 
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Among the newer styles in under¬ 
wear are corset covers fastening at the 
side under box plaits, to prevent the 
buttons from showing through thin lin¬ 
gerie blouses. They are also made with 
tiny puff sleeves, a very pretty and be¬ 
coming style when the shirtwaist is thin. 
Many years ago, when dress reformers 
were first feeling in the direction of the 
union suit, we remember descriptions 
of a rather shapeless combination gar¬ 
ment of muslin, called a “chemiloon.” 
We do not know whether anyone ever 
adopted the “chemiloon,” but the com¬ 
bination corset covers and drawers now 
shown are perhaps a final evolution of 
that primitive garment. They are 
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daintily made and well-fitting, and are 
very attractive. One great advantage is 
the fact that the corset cover does not 
ride up, while doing away with the ex¬ 
tra bulk of an attached peplum to hold 
it down. The same advantages are ob¬ 
tained in the Marguerite, or combination 
corset cover and short underskirt. 
Furthermore, when the laundry work is 
sent out we thus have the two garments 
counted as one. Included with the un¬ 
derwear in the large stores we find neg¬ 
ligees or easy house dresses. One 
western philosopher says he always be¬ 
lieved negligee to mean the costume a 
woman wears when she neglects her 
work, but we may describe it more ac¬ 
curately as any loose and easy costume 
to be worn in the privacy of one’s own 
family. A house jacket, such as we have 
figured recently, with an accompanying 
skirt having a deep Spanish flounce, 
made of a pretty flowered lawn or dim¬ 
ity, is the simplest form of negligee; 
it is- collarless, with elbow or three- 
quarter sleeves, and is loosely belted. 
Every busy woman ought to provide 
herself with such a dress before warm 
weather comes; then after ironing, or 
preserving or any hard work on a hot 
day, she can rest herself with a bath 
and put on this easy dress and know 
she looks clean and fresh, without being 
“fussed up.” Clothes have a wonder¬ 
ful influence over one’s personality, and 
we often find that putting on a fresh 
muslin dress will revive flagging spirits 
after an exhausting day. There was a 
good deal of wisdom in the philosophy 
of that woman who said that when blue 
and depressed she always put on her 
very best clothes and went out for a 
walk. Even if the walk was not cheer¬ 
ing in itself she felt obliged to wear a 
bright face, to match her clothes, and 
thus brightened her spirits by force of 
association. _ 
A Neat Collar and Cuff Set. 
Buy lj4 yard of edging embroid¬ 
ery, selecting a sort showing a rather 
heavy design on a fine Swiss founda¬ 
tion. Begin work by forming a corner 
in the manner suggested in the little 
sketch. That is, instead of making a 
mitered corner, use the embroidery as 
applique. The effect is far better, and 
the idea may be utilized in making 
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and lapping it upon the Swiss baste to 
form a straight line. Hem down neatly, 
using 110 thread or the sort in balls de¬ 
signed for lace making. When the right 
side has been felled in place cut away 
the swiss upon the under side, and make 
a close finish there. Even the dots were, 
in this case, cut out and hemmed on 
to complete the design upon the collar 
ends, but it would have been as well 
to work dots with embroidery cotton. 
When one end has been completed you 
can decide how large a piece will be 
needed for a collar of the desired length 
and how many scallops are to be al¬ 
lowed for the turning upon the other 
end. A 1314-inch strip of finished work 
will be about right for necks of ordinary 
size, for the collar needs holding a little 
easy on the band in order to turn over 
well. Two inches wide is the custom¬ 
ary depth, but for stout figures a nar¬ 
rower width is more comfortable and 
better fitting. The collar ends should 
just meet in front. Mount upon a band 
that finishes a full inch and a quarter 
wide. Have the band extend nearly an 
inch beyond each end of the collar, for 
it needs to lap well. After you have 
made two buttonholes for a stud, the 
lapped ends of the band will slip under 
the collar, leaving only a smooth band 
in sight upon which to fasten the tiny 
butterfly bow which is now the proper 
thing in neckties. 
Cut the remaining length of material 
in halves and make cuffs to match the 
collar. Mount them upon soft bands to 
be basted inside the sleeves. If designed 
for wear with half long or elbow 
sleeves buy a yard and a half of the 
edging. When your set is finished 
sponge with starch water and iron on 
the wrong side. Put a little dry laundry 
starch in a cup and add cold water. 
Do not dip the articles in this, but pat 
with a bit of clean cloth moistened in 
the starch water. They will not have a 
laundered look; but will appear crisp 
and new. augusta rose. 
January 23, 
When yon write advertisers mention The 
U. N.-Y. and you’ll get a quick reply and 
‘•a square deal." See guarantee 
guimpes and on undergarments 
wherever embroidery is used and a hand¬ 
some corner is desired. The second part 
of the drawing is intended to show how 
the work is to be cut out, in this case 
leaving a narrow edge to roll under 
with the needle. When the embroidery 
is firm and the cloth of good texture it 
is not necessary to turn any edge under. 
One may cut close to the edge of the 
work, as when cutting out a Hamburg 
scalloped edge. But in the design shown 
the straight lines invited to even greater 
security. After cutting turn the embroid¬ 
ery part at a right angle as indicated, 
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Comfort for Aching Limbs. 
For an old gentleman suffering from 
corns on the bottom of the feet I bought 
a 25 cent pair of those woolly soles, 
such as are used for the knitted and 
crochet slippers. He put them inside of 
his shoes and wore them for two or 
three weeks, when he said his feet were 
entirely cured and the pain gone from 
his limbs. He still wears them, for he 
says he walks with such ease and wants 
every one who is suffering likewise to 
try them. 
Then for one who was a great suffer¬ 
er from rheumatism in his legs from his 
knees down to his toes, I bought three 
large chamois skins, made oversocks 
out of them and lined them with red 
flannel. These he wears when it is cold 
and windy, drawing them on over In's 
underwear and pinning them in position 
with safety pins. He has become about 
cured. He is so pleased with both ideas 
he thought they ought to be made 
known for the benefit of others who 
suffer in like manner from tnese two 
painful affections. p. a. e. 
Canned Beans. —If you use canned 
red kidney beans, try rinsing them off 
quickly in cold water before fixing them 
to serve. They will be much nicer than 
if they are heated up in the water they 
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