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DAINTY TABLE TRIFLE BONBON BASKET A PRETTY THING TO MAKE. Ms a Novelty in Decoration This Sea son-May Be Fashioned in Al most Any Shape Which Pleases the Fancy. One . of the novelties in table deco rations this season is the tiny gilt and lace individual basket designed to hold bonbons, salted almonds or oth er dainty confections. They are the prettiest things imaginable, and, though inexpensive to buy, should not be difficult to make at home. One should make a trial basket first, and I am sure only a little experience will make one perfect, writes Helen Howe in the Washington Star. Get a ten-cent knot of gilt wire and fash ion into a basket, weaving the wire in and out in a very large mesh, in any preferred shape. There is the dainty little French basket, also tho square shape fashioned on the order -of the ordinary waste paper basket. Both are popular and also quite easy to follow. The lining is of val lace. The first step is to cut a tiny round of cardboard to fit the bottom of the basket, square, round or oval, as the case may be, and cover first with silk ! in a delicate color and then with a scrap of val lace. Next cut a strip of lace edging a little wider than the depth of the basket and long enough vto go around it and half as much again. Gather the straight edge of the lace and sew to the piece of cov ered cardboard. Put in a gathering thread half an inch from the top edge of the lace, thus creating a little frill to stand up all around the basket. Trim the handles with baby ribbon tied into bows to match the color of the bottom, and the basket is com plete. For ordinary use at the table one .could get a very pretty effect by using .a different color for each basket in harlequin fashion. In this way any - soraps-of-silk-oc--ribbon that might T>e on hand could be used up. Usual ly one has short lengths left over from threading lingeries-too short ior their original purpose. These will probably be ample for the baskets. Val lace at ten cents a yard ci less will answer for lining. It should be from three to three and one-half inches wide and the scallop not too deep, for obvious reasons. As one becomes more skilled in basketmaking larger pieces could be attempted as a catch-all basket for the bedroom or as a centerpiece for a luncheon to hold the favors. In fact, dozens of pretty trifles will suggest^ themselves to the person who takes up this fascinating handiwork. WEAR DAINTY VELVET BOWS .Popular Trimming the Debutante Has Selected for Ornamentation of Evening Gowns. Narrow black velvet ribbon is used most daintily on evening gowns for the debutante. There is a saucy sug gestion about bowknots and fluttering ends of black velvet, used on a dia phanous tulle costume which is just now very smart. Sometimes narrow black velvet ribbon is used for shoul der straps under a gauzy drapery of net and shower bows of the narrow black ribbon are caught at the back of the bodice, the ends trailing over the skirt. The narrow black Sarah Sid dons band of velvet around the neck continues to be worn, because this black band relieves the throat of bare nes? above a blouse cut out in round or V effect. If the ends of the velvet band are snap-fastened together and a small bow sewed over the snap at one end, the Sarah Siddons band will keep fresh longer than if constantly tied and untied. DICTATES OF FASHION Each month brings with it a wider skirt The dressier the suit, the shorter the coat. The Turkish skirt promises to be come popular. Glass flowers and fruit appear on sporting hats. The new blouses have both bolero and long lines. Some fur coats have all the fullness at the sides. Some toques are modeled altogether out of fur. Hand-embroidered underwear in creases in desirability. Ostrich and jet are still holding their own in millinery. A combination of long and short fur is extremely smart. Crepe de chine is still much used for semitailored waists. PROPER COOKING OF MEATS Various Treatments Necessary ' for Their Effective Preparation for the Table Fresh meats which are tc be served cold should be put to cook iu a pot of boiling water and boiled hard tor lb minutes, covered, then boiled gently until tender throughout. The season ings may be any combination ot' herbs or vegetables desired. Salt and pep pei should be added when meat is half done. Salt meats take different treatment. First soak - over night in plenty of cold water. Then scrape and clean the next day, and put them on to cook in a pot of cold water. Cook tongue very gently until the small bones in the root can be easily pulled out This is a matter of four hours. Leave in water until cold. Then lift out, trim, skin and serve. It may be put away cold in the ice box, wrapped in a coarse clean cloth, or may be returned to some of the wa ter in which it was boiled. This will help it retain its succulence. Ham, if very dry, may be soaked 48 hours, changing water once or twice. Put to cook in plenty of cold water. It should simmer five to eight hours. It is done when the small bone In the bock can be pulled out easily. When nearly cold draw off the skin; do not cut. Cover the top with a mixture of egg, bread crumbs, pep per, salt, sugar and a little made mus tard, and set in a slow oven to brown. Baste frequently with two tablespoon fuls of vinegar and a little boiling wa ter in the pan. Bake from one to two hours. Save ham fat from the pan. It is fine for frying potatoes, hominy or rice. Save the ham skin and use it to cover the ham under a coarse cloth. KEEPS DRAIN PIPES CLEAN Arrangement That May Be of Home Construction Has Been Recommended. " A device for the kitchen sink that has proved successful in keeping the drain pipes clean is made of a wooden frame and ordinary window screen. Make a wooden frame, about two inches high, just wide enough to fit nicely into the sink, and not quite as long as the inside of the sink. On one end of this nail a board, covering about half the length of the frame; on' the other end, on the opposite side, nail a piece of wire window screen. This device may be kept in the sink - always, the dishpan se.t on the wooden part, and anything poured on the other part will be strained before reaching the pipes. This may be easily cleaned, and the wire screening renewed at small expense, when worn through. It is better than the ordinary sink strainer, as it covers the bottom of the sink, and catches everything thrown into it.-Holland's Magazine. German Potato Salad. . Boil in their jackets two dozen small potatoes until tender. Peel, and while hot, cut in thin slices and mix carefully with two white onions, a cu cumber, a green pepper and half a dozen radishes, all sliced thin. Sea son with salt and pepper and while hot, mix faith the following dressing: One-quarter pound bacon cut into small pieces, one-quarter cupful each of water, vinegar, sugar and- one-half teaspoonful of mustard, one-quarter teaspoonful of salt, and a dash of cayenne pepper. Fry the bacon slow ly until brown; then pour over both the bacon and the fat that has been fried out, the vinegar to which has been added the water. Mix the sugar, mustard, salt and pepper and add this mixture to the other. Cook until the sugar is dissolved and while hot pour it over the potatoes. Heap on a plat ter and around the sides of the dish; garnish the top and sides of the mound of salad with radishes cut like roses. Meatless Mince Pie. Half a cup of molasses, two-thirds cupful of water, two-thirds of a cupful of vinegar, one cupful of sugar, one cupful of breadcrumbs, one cupful of chopped raisins, one cupful of minced apples, one tablespoonful of cloves, one tablespoonful of cinnamon, one nutmeg grated, and add a piece of but ter the size of a hen's egg. Mix all the ingredients and heat the mixture thoroughly without really allowing it to cook, stirring it often. While hot, fill into the pie pans, baking it with two, crusts. Liver Hash. One pint of liver, chopped coarse and measured after chopping. In fry ing pan melt one tablespoonful of but ter, add one teaspoonful of flour and blend well. Now add one cupful of water gradually, while stirring, and season with salt and pepper. Stir in the liver and simmer for 20 minutes. Just before serving add one teaspoon ful of lemon juice. Making Dustless Dusters. Wring out pieces of cheesecloth in hot water and saturate with crude oil. 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