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ent  atmosphere  pervades  these  women’s 
associations  from  that  of  their  earlier 
days.  As  one  speaker  expressed  it.  “The 
club  idea  used  to  be  Study — Service:  now, 
Service — Study.”  The  spirit  of  self-cul¬ 
ture  is  not  lost,  but  is  subordinate  to 
practical,  purposeful  action.  One  of  the 
oldest  towns  in  the  State,  nestled  in  a 
setting  of  circling  river  and  red-bud  cov¬ 
ered  hills,  entertained  this  gathering  of 
thoughtful,  energetic  women.  They  used 
to  say  that  women  couldn’t  pull  together 
— but  they  can  and  do.  Now  they  say  it 
about  farmers.  -E.-M.--c. 
Torchon  Lace 
Ch.  42.  miss  8.  a  dc.  in  each  of  7  next 
stitches,  ch.  5,  miss  2,  4  dc..  ch.  5,  skip  2, 
slip  st.  in  next.  Ch.  5,  skip  2,  7  dc.  in 
next  7  stitches;  ch.  6,  skip  2,  si.  st.,  turn. 
Second  Row. — Ch.  8,  slip  st.  in  loop 
of  ch.  (This  will  be  explained  a,_s 
"fasten”  in  the  rest  of  directions).  Ch.  t>. 
skip  3  dc.,  4  dc.  in  next  4,  and  3  dc.  on 
or  chon  Chochet  Lacc 
eh.  *  (ch.  5,  fasten  in  loop),  twice,  ch.  5, 
.'{  dc.  on  next  ch.  and  4  dc.  in  4  dc..  ch.  6, 
fasten  in  loop,  turn. 
Third  Row. — Same  as  second  row  to  v  ; 
ch.  5,  4  dc.  in  loop,  ch.  o,  3  dc.  on  ch. 
and  4  in  4  dc.  *  (ch.  6,  fasten  in  loop), 
twice  turn. 
Fourth  Row. — Ch.  8  (fasten  in  loop 
ch.  (>).  twice,  *,  skip  3  dc.,  4  dc.  in  next 
4  and  3  under  ch. ;  ch.  2,  3  dc.  under  next 
ch.  and  4  in  4  dc.  (ch.  (5,  fasten  in  loop), 
twice  turn.  .  , 
Fifth  Row. — Same  as  fourth  row  to  •, 
skip  3  dc.,  10  dc.  in  next  10  stitches  * 
(chain  0,  fasten  in  loop),  twice,  turn. 
Sixth  Row. — Same  as  fourth  to  "  3  dc. 
under  chain  and  4  in  4  dc.,  ch.  2,  skip  2, 
7  dc.  (last  3  under  ch.)  ch.  0,  fasten  in 
loop),  twice  turn. 
Seventh  Row. — Ch,  8,  fasten  in  loop, 
ch.  0,  3  dc.  under  ch.,  4  in  4  dc.,  *,  ch.  5, 
miss  ~ ,  4  dc.,  ch.  •> ;  skip  2,  t  dc.  last  o 
under  ch.,  *  (ch.  6,  fasten  in  loop),  twice 
turn. 
Eighth  Row. — Same  as  seventh^  to  /" 
(ch.  5,  fasten  in  loop),  twice,  ch.  5,  skip 
3  dc.,  4  dc.  in  4  dc.,  and  3  under  ch. 
Ch.  0,  fasten  in  loop,  turn. 
Ninth  Row.— Ch.  8,  3  dc.  under  ch. 
and  4  in  4  dc.,  ch.  5,  4  dc.  in  loop,  ch.  5, 
fasten  in  next  loop,  ch.  5,  4  dc.  in  next, 
ch.  T>,  skip  3  dc.,  4  dc.  in  next  4,  and  3  dc. 
under  ch.,  *,  ch.  0,  fasten  in  loop,  turn. 
Tenth  Row. — Repeat  from  second  row 
to  required  length.  Straps  can  be  made 
the  same  or  a  narrow  strap  can  be  used. 
Co  around  the  edges  with  single  crochet, 
to  make  a  firmer  edge.  This  insertion  can 
be  used  for  pillow  cases  as  well  as  for 
camisole.  mks.  ejlwin  chase. 
Tennessee  Notes 
Well,  well!  Ninth  of  May  and  snow¬ 
ing  right  down  ;  cold  wind  freezing  every¬ 
thing  before  it.  Beans  up;  some  of  the 
neighbors  have  sweet  potato  plants  and 
tomatoes  set  out;  tobacco  beds  uncovered 
and  some  plants  set,  and  it’s  surely  a 
back-breaking  job.  We  have  been  busy 
all  morning  covering  beds  and  trying  to 
make  things  snug  for  AN  inter  weather. 
To  be  sure,  this  may  not  last  long,  but  no 
one  can  tell  what  the  damage  will  be  to 
crops  and  fruit.  Such  things  cannot  be 
avoided,  though  I’ve  expected  frost  in 
May,  because  we  .had  three  heavy  fogs  in 
February;  not  that  fogs  then  will  make 
the  cold  or  frost  now,  and  I  don’t  know 
what  connection  there  is  between  the  two, 
but  1  have  never  known  it  to  fail  to  agree. 
Nineteen  young  turkeys  hatched  yester¬ 
day  ;  they  seem  always  to  come  out  in  a 
rainy  season,  too;  but  they  are  snug  in 
the  nest,  yet  I  have  over  100  little  chicks 
out,  and  will  set  no  more  eggs  until  June. 
No,  that’s  not  superstition,  but  it  is  to 
let  this  bunch  get  up  out  of  the  way,  they 
grow  so  slowly.  I  exchanged  for  30 
Plymouth  Rock  eggs;  10  hatched  out  of 
the  30,  and  uine  of  them  alive.  Thelma 
has  a  bantie  hen;  to  please  her  and  the 
hen,  I  gave  Bantie  six  young  chicks,  and 
have  sincerely  regretted  the  act.  for  I 
do  not  know  how  many  little  chickens 
Bantie  has  crippled.  She  flogs  the  dog, 
cats  and  me,  too,  sometimes ;  don’t  see 
how  anything  so  small  can  have  such  big 
wavs. 
Onions,  radishes  and  rhubarb,  the  only 
garden  products  available  so  far.  Mr.  P. 
and  Lee  covered  the  lettuce  seed  so  deep 
only  a  few  came  through,  and  a  'second 
planting  is  late. 
Sugar  does  not  seem  to  come  down  to 
common  folks’  level  any  more.  What  has 
become  of  the  investigation? 
I  have  laid  off  a  coverlet  to  begin  work 
today.  Anything  to  keep  one’s  mind  off 
this  outside  flurry.  If  one  goes  to  the 
’phone  it  is  a  lament  from  one  end  of  the 
line;  to  the  other;  yet  it  does  no  good  to 
complain. 
Farming  becomes  more  and  ynore  of  a 
gamble.  In  a  few  more  years,  at  the  pres¬ 
ent-rate,  our  own  forests  will  be  denleted, 
a  ml.' I  think  if  must'  have  something  to 
do  with  the  sudden  changes,  long  droughts, 
etc.,  so  unfavorable  to  crop  production. 
For  weeks  four  and  five  teams  have  been 
transporting  saw  logs  past  our  house.  On 
every  road  you  will  see  trucks  and  wagons 
loaded  with  them.  Years  and  years  have 
been  required  to  grow  them,  and  such  a 
little  time  to  slay  them — a  good,  healthy 
tree  will  never  decrease  in  value,  and  to 
save  them  would  be  a  good  investment. 
Paul,  the  Nimrod  of  the  family,  brought 
in  a  mess  of  squirrels ;  he  has  gone  with 
one  to  a  sick  person,  the  others  are  cook¬ 
ing  for  dinner.  Soup  and  dumplings  are 
favorite  dishes  here. 
Young  chickens  22c ;  this  is  all  our 
country  merchants  offer,  and  no  one  will 
eat  them  at  that  price.  Cheaper  to  eat 
them  ourselves.  mbs.  d.  b.  p. 
Practical  Salads 
It  is  encouraging  to  note  that  we  are 
no  longer  content  with  computing  bal¬ 
anced  rations  for  our  stock,  but  that  we 
have  come  to  realize  that  our  own  diet 
also  may  be  profitably  considered.  Our 
bodies  are  so  long-suffering  that  we  are 
liable  to  think  it  matters  little  what  we 
feed  them,  and  if  they  finally  rebel,  we 
are  inclined  to  attribute  our  discomfort 
to  something  other  than  the  real  cause. 
The  R.  N.-Y.  readers  may  have  followed 
the  very  interesting  experiments  and  in- 
\  estimations  of  Dr.  E.  V.  McCollum  of 
.lohns  Hopkins  University,  Baltimore. 
If  there  are  any  who  have  overlooked  the 
reports,  it  may  be  well  to  emphasize  their 
value  and  the  encouraging  simplicity  of 
carrying  out  his  suggestions.  Ilis  three 
fundamental  rules  for  diet  are,  briefly, 
for  each  person  :  1  qt.  milk  or  its  equiva¬ 
lent  in  cottage  cheese,  creamed  dishes, 
milk  soups,  etc.,  two  salads  of  raw  fruit 
or  vegetables,  and  one  serving  of  cooked 
green,  leafy  vegetables,  daily.  After  com¬ 
plying  with  these  three  rules,  it  is  thought 
that  the  rest  of  the  diet  may  be  allowed  to 
take  (are  of  itself;  i.  e„  the  person  may 
follow  his  own  inclinations  pretty  much. 
Here  are  recipes  for  two  salad  dressings 
that  are  much  liked,  and  have  the  merit 
of  simplicity.  They  will  keep  some  time 
in  a  cool  place : 
Dressing  for  Vegetable  Salads — Stir 
until  smooth  one  egg,  one-half  cup  sugar, 
one  tablespoon  flour,  one  teaspoon  salt, 
little  pepper,  one  teaspoon  dry  mustard  ; 
a'd  one-half  cup  vinegar,  and,  lastly,  one 
large  cup  milk.  Cook  slowly  until  thick 
as  cream.  When  cool  add  piece  of  butter 
the  size  of  a  walnut. 
Cooked  Dressing  for  Fruit  Salads — 
Cook  together  two  tablespoons  butter  and 
two  tablespoons  (or  less)  flour;  add  one 
cup  sweet  cream.  Boil  a  minute,  stir¬ 
ring  well.  Remove  from  stove,  add  one- 
half  cup  sour  cream,  juice  of  one  lemon, 
salt  and  sugar  to  taste. 
Here  are  a  few  of  the  almost  endless 
variety  of  salads  :  A  head  of  lettuce  with 
a  little  wise  manipulation  will  make  many 
servings ;  a  few  leaves  are  enough  for 
each  person,  dependence  being  placed 
mainly  on  the  “filling”  and  dressing.  In 
the  absence  of  lettuce,  finely  shredded 
cabbage  may  form  the  bed.  or  an  apple 
with  enough  of  the  inside  scooped  out  to 
leave  room  for  the  filling. 
Potato  Salad — Three  cups  cooked  po¬ 
tato  cut  into  cubes,  one  tablespoon 
chopped  onion,  one  tablespoon  chopped 
parsley,  onc-lialf  teaspoon  salt,  one-fourth 
teaspoon  pepper.  Mix  with  plenty  of 
dressing  and  garnish  with  slices  of  hard 
cooked  eggs. 
Sardine  Salad — One  tablespoon  melted 
butter,  two  tablespoons  bread  crumbs, 
very  fine,  two  hard -cooked  eggs  (these 
may  be  omitted),  speck  of  paprika,  one 
can  of  sardines  freed  from  bones  and 
chopped.  Mix  and  add  as  much  cream  as 
(he  mixture  will  absorb.  Serve  on  let¬ 
tuce  leaves  or  shredded  cabbage. 
Mock  Lobster  Salad — Mix  two  cups  of 
boiled  flaked  haddock  with  two  table¬ 
spoons  chopped  pimentos.  Season  with 
one  teaspoon  salt,  one  teaspoon  paprika, 
two  tablespoons  lemon  juice.  Let  stand 
half  an  hour.  Add  two  cups  chopped  cel¬ 
ery  and  two  tablespoons  dressing.  Serve 
on  lettuce  leaves  with  more  dressing. 
Emergency  Salad — Four  cold  boiled  po¬ 
tatoes,  four  cups  apples,  three-fourths  cup 
celery,  all  cut  in  cubes,  one  tablespoon 
ehooped  capers,  two  hard-cooked  eggs. 
Luncheon  Banana  Salad — Half  cup 
raisins,  one-fourth  cup  nut  meats,  one 
tablespoon  preserved  ginger  and  two 
tablespoons  ginger  syrup,  if  liked ; 
teaspoons  lemon  juice,  three  bananas. 
Chop  raisins,  nut  meats  and  ginger,  add 
juices,  slice  bananas  lengthwise,  put  till¬ 
ing  (raisins,  etc.)  between  slices  and  cut 
bananas  in  two  crosswise.  Serve  with 
dressing  on  lettuce  leaves.  Lemon  juice 
put  over  bananas  prevents  discoloration. 
Fruit  Salads — 1.  One  cup  apple  cubes, 
1%  cups,  sliced  bananas,  one  cup  orange 
pulp,  one  cup  nut  meats;  dressing. 
2.  One  cup  banana  cubes,  1 1/>  cups  or¬ 
ange,  one  cup  pineapple,  one-half  cup  nut 
me..ts :  dressing. 
3.  One  cup  banana  cubes,  two  cups  red 
grapes,  skinned  and  seeded,  one  cup  pine¬ 
apple  cubes,  one-half  cup  nut  meats ; 
dressing. 
4.  Apple  and  celery,  chopped,  held  to¬ 
gether  with  dressing. 
5.  Cut  in  cubes  one  slice  pineapple. {12 
dates,  one  orange,  free  from  membrane; 
add  one-half  cup  broken  -  walnut  meats, 
three-fourths  qup  seeded  white  gi;apes, 
one  cup  sliced  bananas.  Mix  with  dress¬ 
ing.  sprinkle  with  paprika  after  being  put 
in  bowl  in  which  it  is  to  be  served. 
Pickled  Beet  Salad — Arrange  two  small 
pryamids  of  chopped,  pickled  beets  on  let¬ 
tuce,  with  a  pyramid  of ’cottage  cheese  in 
the  center.  ~  a.'LTf. 
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