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The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns alzvays give 
number of pattern and measurements 
desired. 
The first group shows 7573, Mackinaw 
or belted coat for misses and small 
women, 16 and 18 years. 7525, plain 
blouse or guimpe, 34 to 44 bust. 7524, 
two-piece skirt. 22 to 30 waist. 7552, 
fancy blouse, 34 to 44 bust. 7452, five- 
gored skirt, 22 to 34 waist. 5 yds. of 
material 27 in. wide, 3% yds. if there 
is figure or nap; 2^ yds. 44 if there is 
neither figure nor nap, yd. 27 in. wide 
for panel. 7559, two-piece skirt, 22 to 
30 waist. 7572, six-gored skirt, 26 to 36 
waist. 
The second group includes 7541, fancy 
draped waist, 34 to 40 bust. 7552, fancy 
blouse, 34 to 44 bust. 7414, morning 
jacket with peplum, 34 to 44 bust. Z l / 2 
yds. of material 27 in. wide for the 
banding and §4 yd. 27 in. wide for the 
piping, for medium size. 7387, six-gored 
skirt, 22 to 30 waist. 7547, girl’s double- 
breasted coat, 6 to 12 years. A]/ 2 yds. 
of material 27 in. wide for over collar 
and cuffs, yd. 27 in. wide for under 
collar, for 10-year size. 7546, five-gored 
skirt for misses and small women, 14, 
16 and 18 years. Price of each pattern, 
10 cents. 
Green Ginger Root. 
I wonder how many of the R. N.-Y. 
cooks know of the fine flavoring quali¬ 
ties of green ginger root? We get it 
in Portland, Ore., fresh and nice at the 
Chinese stores. It is very good for 
flavoring pear or apple butter, jam, mar¬ 
malade and preserves; only a small 
quantity is needed. When preserved in 
the following manner it makes a fine 
sweetmeat, and a bit taken at meal 
time adds in digestion. 
Scrape the root, cut in thin slices, pai- 
boil in water, then boil in a thick syrup 
made of one pint of water to one pound 
of sugar. Let remain in the syrup two 
days, take out. drain and sprinkle sugar 
over each piece, dry slowly in the sun 
or a worm oven. mrs. geo. sheppard. 
The Sunshine Party. 
Many young matrons in the country 
who must take the babies along or stay 
at home have adopted the wise rule of 
having what they call “sunshine parties” 
when they entertain. Of course this is 
merely a high-sounding way of saying 
they have their good times in daylight, 
but everything must have some name, 
so the sunshine party is a fixed fact in 
many neighborhoods. The hours are 
usually from one to four in the after¬ 
noon, or, if the men are asked, from 
2.30 to 6.30. The latter plan works best, 
as the babies can have their naps be¬ 
fore starting and the husband and father 
is on hand to help get them home—two 
very important items. Once in a long 
time the invitation is “Bring your work 
and spend the day,” but experience has 
taught the young mothers that a whole 
day away from home with a baby is 
rather a trying experience. Besides, it* 
the guests spend the day the host must 
put up their horses and feed them, and 
this is something of a task, where in the 
afternoons the horses can stand out 
well blanketed a few hours without any 
care. 
The work varies from patching to 
fancy work and each guest takes what 
she pleases unless specially invited to 
help the hostess or bring some distinc¬ 
tive employment. A large work-bag 
made of cheap material holds the ma¬ 
terials, and there is little trouble in 
keeping track of work. Many ladies 
keep an extra pair of scissors in the 
bag and a box containing pins, needles, 
thread and all accessories in it all the 
time. This is really the handiest way 
to manage. The conversation is always 
sprightly and gossip is frowned upon. 
The children furnish the themes for 
most of the conversation, for there are 
so many things to talk about from teeth¬ 
ing to bottles that the mothers never 
tire. New housekeeping methods are 
discussed, new recipes exchanged and 
new short cuts exploited, but the whole 
time is not given to babies and domes¬ 
tic science. The guests play and sing, 
discuss the latest news in the world at 
large, read new books, and in many 
ways keep up with the times in music, 
literature and art. They are happy, in¬ 
telligent and sensible, so the discussions 
are not prosy or one-sided. 
The refreshments are limited to very 
simple articles of food unless the men 
come in, when a hearty country supper 
is served. However, this has its limits, 
as the hostess may not serve more than 
one vegetable besides potatoes and the 
dessert must be simple. Usually the 
supper consists of hot baked beans, cold 
meat, baked potatoes, peaches and cake 
in Winter and lighter things in Spring 
and Fall. There are few meetings in 
hot weather. So the sunshine parties 
ought to flourish, for they fill a long- 
felt want among young mothers. El¬ 
derly women are taking up the idea in 
certain sections, and are making their 
social affairs afternoon ones. If is a 
sensible plan for both, and it is to be 
hoped the idea will soon become wide¬ 
spread. The young folks may frolic in 
the evenings, but for the mothers and 
the elderly ladies the afternoon is a 
good time for social joys. At least the 
people who have tried it think so. 
HILDA RICHMOND. 
Some Savory Escallops. 
For luncheon and hot supper dishes 
there is nothing more satisfying than an 
escallop, and many and savory are the 
variations possible to the resourceful 
housewife. The following, while not 
so well known as others, will be found 
happy additions to the family menu 
when Winter’s chill puts an edge on 
the appetite. 
Escalloped Eggs. — Cut four cold 
boiled potatoes and six hard boiled 
eggs into slices. Put a layer of pota¬ 
toes in a buttered baking dish, sprinkle 
with salt and pepper, then cover with 
a layer of eggs, repeating until all are 
used. Pour over a sauce made of four 
tablespoon fuls of butter, in which has 
been cooked two slices of onion for 
three minutes; add three tablespoonfuls 
of flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt, 
and stir until blended; then pour on 
gradually two cupfuls of scalded milk. 
Cover top with buttered cracker crumbs 
and bake until done. 
Escalloped Chicken.—Put a layer of 
minced chicken (or turkey) in a but¬ 
tered dish, with any left-overs of dres¬ 
sing, cover with cracker crumbs and 
moisten with chicken gravy thinned 
with water, repeating until dish is full. 
If no gravy use milk, with a little flour 
and butter over each layer. This is an 
excellent day-after-Christmas dish, more 
satisfying than salads and quicker than 
croquettes. 
Escalloped Cabbage.—Shred cabbage 
fine and parboil. Drain, lay in a but¬ 
tered dish and cover with a thick, white 
sauce, repeating until dish is full. Cover 
top with cracker crumbs, add salt and 
pepper and bake. 
Escalloped Onions.—Slice onions and 
parboil in salted water. Drain, spread 
a layer in a buttered dish; cover thickly 
with bread or cracker crumbs, butter, 
salt and pepper; repeat and bake. This 
is a particularly dainty onion dish, and 
will be much relished by the lovers of 
this succulent vegetable. 
Escalloped Rice.—Put a layer of cold, 
cooked rice in a baking dish, and 
sprinkle with grated cheese and cracker 
dust. Repeat until dish is full; have 
ready a cupful of tomato sauce, pour 
over the rice, dot with butter, pepper 
and salt, and bake until done. 
Escalloped Tomatoes.—Slice raw to¬ 
matoes to make one pint, or drain 
canned tomatoes; have ready an equal 
quantity of bread crumbs. Arrange in 
layers in baking dish with two table¬ 
spoonfuls of butter, a little sugar if 
liked, salt and pepper. Bake one hour 
for fresh tomatoes, one-half hour for 
canned ones. , 
Escalloped Fish.—Drain and pick over 
one can of salmon (or its equivalent 
in codfish, diced and parboiled), breaking 
into small portions. Alternate layers of 
fish with cracker crumbs, add salt and 
pepper to taste; moisten with milk and 
bake. 
Escalloped Corn.—Alternate layers of 
canned corn (or fresh) with cracker 
crumbs, butter and seasoning. Add 
milk for fresh corn and bake one-half 
hour. MAUDE E. S. HYMERS. 
Coffee Substitute from Cow Beets. 
—Scrape the skin off the beets and wash 
them in water; cut to small square 
pieces, let dry, and roast slowly in an 
oven until the color of roasted coffee is 
reached. Then grind immediately and 
keep the product in a well-covered tin 
can. It is advisable to have a supply for 
probably a year on hand, as quality im¬ 
proves with keeping. k. g. 
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Mrs. Tyred—“I’m plum tired out! Every week I think 
I’m going to get through earlier, and every week it’s 
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