THE l-tUKAL, NEW-YORKER 
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pure, or primary, colors because they 
cannot be produced by a combination of 
other colors. 
A complementary color is made by the 
combination of any two primary colors 
and forms a true contrast to the third 
primary color. 
A normal color is formed by the com¬ 
bination of two or more colors, which 
may be selected as the foundation of a 
scale of tones. 
A tone of a color is a condition of a 
pure color with white or black added to 
it. 
A tint of a color is a mixture of a 
pure, or normal, color with white, mak¬ 
ing a light tone of the color. 
A shade of a color is a mixture of a 
pure, or normal, color with black, mak¬ 
ing a dark tone of the color. 
A cole'r scale is a graduated series of 
tones of the same color, extending from 
the lightest tint to the darkest shade 
through the pure or the normal color. 
Not all persons have a taste for color 
nr a sense of color harmony and it is 
safest for such persons to use the shades 
and tints of one color in their clothes. 
They may select the color most becom¬ 
ing to them and use it in the tints and 
shades best suited to their complexions, 
eyes, and hair. This idea works out es¬ 
pecially well in out-door costumes. Peo¬ 
ple out. of doors appear very small 
against the back-ground of nature, and if 
they dress in one color they appear as a 
unit and the whole effect is usually more 
pleasing than if they dress in a number 
of colors. The color chosen need not be 
subdued or cold looking but may be 
bright and cheerful although not glaring 
and startling. There are certain shades 
of blue, brown, green, and red which 
cannot well be used for street or outdoor 
costumes, but make beautiful and useful 
suits. 
In house dresses a love of color may be 
displayed. For such dresses, the bright 
and light shades and tints may be worn, 
because the surroundings are usually 
more suitable than are out of doors con¬ 
ditions. 
< )n rainy days is a very good time to 
display a little color. It is just as im¬ 
portant to look well when the weather 
is disagreeable as when it is pleasant. 
Pull grays and blacks worn when it is 
raining have a tendency to depress the 
spirits of the wearer. So, when a rain¬ 
coat is selected choose one with a bit of 
'■< 1 1 <i!'. either on the cuffs and collar or 
in the buttons. 
If it is desired to use one color with 
its complement, one or the other color 
must predominate and they must both 
l.e a little subdued or neutralized by 
adding gray to the pure or normal color. 
To use bright colors in patches is not 
considered artistic or in good taste, al¬ 
though fashion sometimes advocates it. 
If one wishes a red dress trimmed in 
green, first find the green that is a 
true contrast of the red used; then use 
a small quantity of it, a touch on the 
waist and perhaps a little on the hat, 
but it must not be used in large patches. 
Pifferent kinds of lights also have a 
great effect on color. When selecting a 
dress to be worn at night, the effect of 
artificial light must be carefully tried. 
The selection of a single color requires 
considerable care, but to select several 
contrasting colors is indeed difficult and 
requires careful testing with artificial 
lights. 
People with light hair and blue eyes 
can wear blues; people with brown eyes 
can wear browns, blues, and other colors 
according to the degree or color in their 
complexion. 
An auburn-haired girl with brown eyes 
should wear colors to correspond with 
her hair. If she has blue eyes she should 
wear colors to match or harmonize with 
her hair in daylight, and dress to match 
her eyes at night. Some auburn-haired 
people look much better in certain colors 
of pink than they do in blue as the red 
tints will bring out certain lights in their 
hair. 
A person with dark hair can wear a 
wider range of color, than can people 
with light or auburn hair. If she has 
blue eyes and a rosy complexion, she 
can wear almost any color, unless some 
of the red tints and shades would reflect 
too much color in her cheeks. If she 
has brown eyes, her complexion must be 
the deciding factor. If a rosy complex¬ 
ion. then blues are usually becoming, but 
if her cheeks are pale then reds and 
pinks bring out the color. Every one 
has one color they feel best and look best 
in; if they can find that color, they should 
wear it to a large extent and be sat¬ 
isfied. 
Combination Buying. 
Several housekeepers wanted to stock 
up on seasonings and various articles for 
cooking, but we wanted the best and the 
best was expensive. Also the small 
packages were likely to last so long that 
they would lose their usefulness, so it 
seemed a waste of money to invest. For 
example, a small package of poultry sea¬ 
soning at 25 cents seemed extravagant 
since it would probably only be used in 
Winter, and if opened would lose its 
strength. So we got together and made 
up a list of things wanted, dividing when 
We got them. My cayenne pepper cost 
me three cents, and has lasted two years 
in a tightly corked bottle, and my sage, 
which has done duty on many occasions 
cost only five cents, yet it is of the 
best quality. We selected onion flavoring 
not because we do not have onions, but 
because it is so handy in a hurry. For 
ordinary occasions I grate a raw onion, 
but in a hurry I use a few drops of the 
flavoring. One 10-cent bottle of fruit 
coloring supplied three families for sev¬ 
eral years, whereas a whole bottle would 
never have been purchased. In this way 
we are able to have spices and flavorings 
and herbs that otherwise never would 
have been purchased. And, by the way, 
a few sprinkles of sage or poultry dress¬ 
ing will help out an ordinary bread dress¬ 
ing wonderfully. People tire of the round 
of celery and onion dressing and long 
for a change. 
At Christmas there is a general ex¬ 
change of colorings and flavorings; in 
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Embroidery Design 
No. 877—Hose d'esign centerpiece, stamped and 
hand tinted in colors on tan soft finish mer¬ 
cerized art embroidery cloth; size, 27 inches. 
Requires only outline embroidery. Price, 75 
cents, with 12 skeins No. 5 mercerized floss for 
working. 
Scarf to match, size 18x54, with 12 skeins No. 
5 floss. Price, 85c. 
Pillow top, sateen back and G skeins No. 5 
floss. Price, 50e. Set of three articles; price, 
$1.75 complete. 
Transfer pattern, 10 cents. This may be used 
on linen for solid embroidery. 
making candies a few drops of each be¬ 
ing all that is needed. In this way we 
are not bothered with many bottles, and 
still have a wide range of flavors. I sup¬ 
pose it would have cost each of us from 
three to five dollars to stock up with the 
little things we longed for, but by buy¬ 
ing them all at once and dividing them 
we got off for very little. We think it a 
fine plan and a money-saving one as well. 
It is somewhat like the yeast-trading 
plan of communities, where the yeast is 
kept working constantly as it is hand¬ 
ed about from one housekeeper to the 
other. We are able to work out new re¬ 
cipes and new combinations and all at 
little cost. Maybe the food is no more 
wholesome than served the same way day 
in and day out, but we enjoy doing the 
new things and that in itself justifies 
the spending of a little extra money. 
HILDA RICHMOND. 
Learned from Our Friends. 
“These gloves certainly were not worth 
the money I paid for them,” observed 
my economical friend as we spent an 
afternoon over our work-baskets. “Near¬ 
ly every finger tip has ripped and I’ve 
worn them only a half dozen times.” 
I watched her choosing a spool of 
brown cotton thread to match. “I al¬ 
ways use cotton,” she explained, “be¬ 
cause it does not cut the glove like silk.” 
Never had I thought I could use any¬ 
thing except silk though I knew my 
mending was never of a durable nature. 
Her method of mending, too, was a 
new one to me. First she buttonholed 
the edge at each side of the rip, then 
brought the edges together by overhand 
stitches through the top of the button¬ 
hole stitches. “That distributes the 
strain and makes tearing out less liable,” 
she said. The new seam looked very neat 
indeed. 
“I’d rather do most anything about the 
housework than make a pie,” an ac¬ 
quaintance remarked to another friend. 
“I used to dislike dishwashing in just 
that way,” she answered. “Now, how¬ 
ever, I’m rather vain of my dishwashing. 
You see, I set out to become a really 
excellent washer of dishes; I studied 
methods and experimented until I feel 
I have reduced it almost to a science.” 
“It doesn’t seem as if being scientific 
Could ever reconcile me to liking to 
make pies,” laughed the other. 
I have been trying out this method 
on several disagreeable tasks; it works 
to an unbelievable extent. Try it on 
that task you dread most of all. 
“I have always been wasteful,” ad¬ 
mitted a happy young housekeeper, “just 
carelessly wasteful because it was easier 
to be that way than to take care of the 
odds and ends. We’ve always had a good 
living, you know, though we have saved 
very little. Perhaps you will laugh when 
I tell you that all this war talk has 
turned me into an economical woman. 
I’ve read so much about the frugality of 
European housewives, and about the ex¬ 
tra carefulness just now practiced, and 
about the actual suffering for necessi¬ 
ties. It has opened my eyes to the things 
I have been throwing away. 
“I’ve almost eliminated left-overs by 
most careful planning. I’ve learned to 
go over my cupboards before planning 
a meal so that small quantities of left¬ 
over material get used while they are yet 
fresh and good. All my vegetable and 
fruit parings are now boiled in salt water 
each day, mixed with a dry mash and fed 
to the hens at an increase in eggs and a 
saving in grain. 
“I have started in my garden all the 
vegetables possible to be stored for the 
Winter either canned or as roots, instead 
of depending upon buying expensive 
canned stuff as I have heretofore done. 
I have learned to be very grateful for 
what I have instead of longing for the 
unattainable. And I have still many 
lessons to learn.” 
Have we all learned as much, I won¬ 
der, from the fearful struggle going on 
across the seas? 
ALICE MARGARET ASHTON. 
Asparagus a la Vinaigrette.—Wash 
and scrape the asparagus and boil till 
tender. Drain, and while cooling add a 
highly seasoned French dressing, to which 
may be added the juice of an onion. 
Place on ice to chill. When ready to 
serve, drain, place on lettuce leaves and 
cover with mayonnaise made without 
mustard. Serve with rye and white sand¬ 
wich fingers. 
Brazilian Stew.—Cut up a few onions, 
tomatoes and carrots; have ready two 
pounds of the shin of beef, cut into 
pieces about two inches long, and dip 
each piece into vinegar. Put the vege¬ 
tables and meat, with some pepper and* 
salt, into a saucepan without any water 
(or in a casserole in the oven), and let 
all simmer for four hours. There will 
be plenty of gravy and the meat will be 
very tender. This is a savory way of 
cooking a cheap cut. 
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made of 
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Prevent 
House Flies 
Those Carriers of Typhoid and j 
Other Dangerous Diseases. 
While fly swatters, sticky fly paper, 
fly traps and other devices are effective 
on the adult fly, the best safeguard 
against this pest is to prevent the fly eggs 
from hatching. 
The United States Department of Agriculture, 
after extensive tests, recommends Powdered Borax as 
the most effective, economical and practical substance 
for this purpose. (See Bulletin of the United States 
Department of Agriculture No. 118). 
The fly lays its eggs in garbage, stable manure or other refuse. 
20 Mule Team Borax 
Prevents Fly Eggs from Hatching 
Directions 
Apply through a fine sieve or flour sifter, 2 ounces 
of 20 Mule Team Borax (the same Borax you have 
always used in your home) to the can 
of garbage, daily. Apply in the 
same way, 10 ounces of 20 Mule 
Team Borax to 8 bushels of 
fresh manure, and sprinkle 
with 2 to 3 gallons of water. 
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