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THE SUN, NEWBERRY, S. C, NOVEMBER 20, 1942 Sweet biscuit will not rise prop erly if too much sugar is used. Chamois gloves will retain their color if washed in water in which the peel of two oranges has been boiled. • • • To keep a bowl steady while using a beater or mixer, set it on a cloth on the table. • * • To clean out a burnt pan add one teaspoon of soda to each cup of water needed to fill the pan, cover and simmer 20 minutes. • • • Mirrors, framed to harmonize with the other furnishings, can be used to brighten dark corners in hallways, bedrooms and even liv ing rooms. • • • Should a glass or bottle fall to the floor and break, wipe up the area with a wet, crumpled news paper. The small particles of broken glass will catch and stick to the wet paper. NONE St.Joseph AS F>l Ft i rxi World s Largest Seller at I0‘ _ Think Back When you put on your clothes, remember the labor of the weav er; when you eat your daily bread, think of the hardships of the hus bandman.—Chinese Proverbs. Relief At Last For Your Cough Creomulsion relieves promptly be cause it goes right to the seat of the trouble to help loosen and expel germ laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe and heal raw. tender, in flamed bronchial mucous mem branes. Tell your druggist to sell you a bottle of Creomulsion with the un derstanding you must like the way it quickly allays the cough or you are to have your money back. CREOMULSION for Couehs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis National Strength The achievement of national strength can only come from un interrupted processes of character building.—Newton D. Baker. MUSCULAR RHEUMATIC PAIN Soreness and Stiffness You need to rub on a powerfully soothing "counter-irritant" like Musterole to quickly relieve neuritis, rheumatic aches and pains. Better than an old-fashioned mustard plaster tohelpbreakuppainful local congestion! MUSterQIE Value of Friend A friend is worth all hazards we can run. y o^ p i tcH |N sK' h may be quickly relieved with soothing, ’ medicated, time-tested Resinol. Try it] Exaggeration What you exaggerate you weak en.—La Harpe. Sentinels of Health Don’t Neglect Them! Nature designed the kidneys to do a marvelous job. Their task is to keep the flowing blood stream free of an excess of toxic impurities. The act of living—It/* iltelf—is constantly producing waste matter the kidnevs must remove from the blood if good heath is to endure. When the kidneys fail to function as Nature intended* there is retention of waste that may cause body-wide dis tress. One may suffer nagging backache* persistent headache, attacks of dizziness, getting up nights* swelling* puffiness under the eyes—feel tired* nervous* all worn out. Frequent, scanty or buraing passages are sometimes further evidence of kid ney or bladder disturbance. The recognized and proper treatment Is a diuretic medicine to help the kidneys ( et rid of excess poisonous body waste. Fse boon’s Pills. They have had more than forty years of public approval. Are endorsed the country over. Insist on Doan's. Sold at all drug stores. DOANS PILLS WNU—7 46—42 i/TV'.SINGASONGOF KITCHEN THRIFT SINK YOUR DIMES IN WAR SAVINGS STAMPS Lace Is Feminine, Practical And, of Course, c Non-Priority’ By CHERIE NICHOLAS T ACE, the indispensable item in ' every woman’s wardrobe, is prominent in the news for winter. The flattery, the prettiness, the al lure of lace has been a theme throughout the centuries for paint ers and poets and fashion creators, but this year lace takes on greater importance than ever in that it is non-priority. It’s patriotic to wear lace. Designers are making the most of the materials still available for civilian use and emphasizing the im portance of using fabrics not needed for the armed forces. So, in addi tion to its magic and fascination, the wearing of lace becomes a pa triotic gesture. Lace has a way of making women look prettily feminine, as they should look to please soldiers on furlough. One of the fashion suc cesses created to meet the wartime demand for a not-too-formal dress is the street length dance frock. Styled of lace, with special atten tion focused on flattering necklines, these dresses are styled according to a formula that is working like a charm (especially if the lace is filmy black). The use of lace over color is again In fashion, black Chantilly over pink being favored. Black with chalk white is also especially chic in such combinations as a white lace skirt with a black velvet or jersey blouse top. Jewel colored laces, too, have a prominent place in the mode. The colors that lead stress the fuchsia purples and reds, and also a lumi nous blue that is gorgeous at night. The dress to the left in the above illustration is fashioned of a beauti ful scroll-patterned plum colored lace. It has just the right lines to achieve a suave, slim silhouette. The open throat V-neckline and the gath ered sleeves contribute to the flat tery of this gown. This is the type of frock that is regarded as a neces sary luxury in the wardrobe of an active woman. With velvet and velveteen suits holding the spotlight as they so defi nitely do this season, the lace blouse holds forth in the fashion picture in all its charm and seductive loveli ness. Certain it is that there is no surer way of dressing up a suit than to glorify it with a beguiling lace blouse. The dainty blouses in set in the ovals above are furlough week-enders that will team perfect ly with the new velvet suit, which will probably be black or a rich autumn color. Val edging trims the becoming neckline and mirror but tons accent the center of the scal loped front of the model pictured in the top oval. This attractive blouse comes either in chalk white lace or in ecru. Sugar-white lace sweetens the oth er blouse. Here you see the fa vorite jacket-type blouse that car ries a look of distinction all its own. The open neckline and three-quar ter sleeves are smart details. Lace is frilled around the neckline, the sleeves and the edge of the blouse. Mirror buttons twinkle down the front. It’s news, too, that the new lace blouses are introducing exciting ad ventures in color. The column-slim dress with that “couturier” look of expert design and workmanship shown centered in the group tops a coffee-colored crepe skirt of fluid grace with a blouse done in cocoa lace over pale blue. This new color alliance is dramatic and very lovely. Released by Western Newspaper Union. Clever Beret Smart? Well, smart is a mild word to use in describing this gem of a beret that tells you at the very first glimpse that it is a winner. It is a black felt beret, and if there is a type of hat more popular with the young set than a jaunty beret, it is yet to be discovered. The double accordion crown is a new note. The unique and amusing bright yam treatment is right in tune with the present trend. And the wide use of yarn crochet and knit and ingenious treatments that include yarn fringe, ball dangles and hair-braid novel effects, has given to millinery a new interest. Long Gloves Long gloves “up to here” are back again to be worn with short afternoon gowns and cocktail dresses. Brace lets are worn over the gloves with earrings and clips to match. Jet Beads, Rhinestones Add New Glitter Accents Glitter is apt to occur anywhere in the mode this season, on daytime wools and jerseys, on sweaters and even on topcoat or cape yokes and sleeves. About all that can be said about glitter has been said, and the supply of adjectives to de scribe the fascinating sparkling fash ions that hold the center of the stage have about given out. However, there are new highlights that deserve mention. Rhinestone frog fastenings glitter down the front of a black velvet dinner gown. Another idea is Chantilly black lace spangled with jet beads posed over pink to form a plastron covering the front bodice of a crepe afternoon dress. Fray-Proof Seams Make Fagotted Slip a ‘Find’ It’s a good idea, the fray-proof slip now available in stores through out the country. It has a rayon fagotting that joins the seams. Cut to fit just so under the arm they are perfect for the new slim dresses. The flat, neat fray-proof seams are as decorative as handwork, yet are many times stronger than the old- fashioned kind. The fagotting gives without any danger of breaking and there is no ravel, not a single raw edge. Absolutely fray-proof, it has been called the “slip with no wrong side” because it is finished off so beautifully. Colorful Belts This season novel belts are play ing a very important role in adding variety and color to the simple frock. Colorful peasant types are shown in the new collections. Most attractive is a felt belt and bretelle arrangement that has two square pockets attached which are gaily decorated with an applique motif of richly colorful grapes and felt leaf cutouts. FIR®} AID AILING HOUSE by Roger SC Whitman Roger B. Whitman—WNU Features. CARE OF GARDEN FOOLS CMALL garden pools can be left ^ empty during the winter. Gen erally speaking, larger pools should be left filled, so that the pressure of the water will offset the pressure of the earth against the sides. If the sides slope, the pressure that accompanies freezing will be taken up by sliding the ice upward. If the sides are vertical, the pressure of freezing might crack them; but this can be prevented by floating logs or heavy timbers in the pool, extending from end to end. The pressure will be absorbed by the compression of the wood fibers. When a pool does not freeze solidly to the bottom the water beneath the ice does not go below 40 degrees, which is not killing to most varieties of fish. It is only when the pool freezes solidly to the bottom that the fish life will be imperiled. One good way to protect the pool during the winter is to cover it with boards on which dead leaves are piled and held in place by strips of chicken wire. Snow will make the insulation still more effective. The leaves should be omitted at one end of the pool, the hole that is left being plugged with a bag of dead leaves. In clear weather this can be taken up for the airing of the space over the water. Leaking Chimney. Question: My brick chimney goes through the attic at a slant, but is straight above the roof. In rainy weather water drips from the lower side of /the slanted part, seeps through the floor of the attic and spoils the paper on the walls below. We have had the part above the roof covered with cement, and the roofer says that the flashing around the chimney looks all right. How can the leakage be stopped? Answer: The trouble is probably in the joint between the upper end of the slanting part and the straight part above the roof. There may also be leakage through the cement covering and the brickwork above the roof; water leaking in will work down through the masonry outside of the flue lining. Your surest meth od of repair would be to rebuild the chimney from the upper section of the slanting part, so that the joint is tight. Flashings should also be renewed. Hardwood Floors. Question: Last year my hardwood floors were sanded, filled and given three coats of varnish. They are really beautiful, and I want to keep them so. I wax them quite often, but they seem to be going a little dark. How can I keep them light? Answer: Wipe them with liquid wax—not water wax or non-rubbing wax. The darkening is in the wax now on the floor, which the liquid wax will soften and take up. Floors need waxing only twice a year or so, except in doorways or where the wear is heavy. Apply new wax at those points only when wear begins to show. Use paste wax in thin coats, and keep your floors in con dition not by adding wax, but by frequent polishing. Do not clean the floors with an oiled mop. Gas Pipe. Question: The closed end of a gas pipe protrudes from my basement ceiling above the furnace. The smokepipe of a small water heater runs just below the gas pipe, which at times gets quite hot. Is there danger of fire or of a gas explosion? Answer: Danger would come only from the ignition of a gas leak. You will do well to have an inspection made by the gas company, which will be done without charge. Leather Upholstery. Question: What can I use to clean a red leather armchair? What kind of paint or stain can be used to touch up the arms where the color has rubbed off? , Answer: You can clean the leath er with saddle soap, to be had at any leather or hardware store. Fol low the directions on the label. Worn places can be touched up with leath er dye or with colored ^vax, to be had at a shoe repair store. Match Scratches Question: How can I remove scratches of brimstone matches from a window pane? Answer: Unfortunately, it cannot be done, for the heads of brimstone matches contain an abrasive that scratches the glass. The marks could be polished out by a plate glass dealer, but the cost would be greater than getting a new pane. Removing Plaster Stains Question: Plaster was dropped on a new cement porch. How can it be removed? Answer: Plaster can be softened by soaking with plain water, and can then be removed with a wire brush. Maple Koots. Question: How can I prevent the roots of a maple tree from growing under my foundation? Can a tree growing on a property line be cut down without the consent of either owner? This one is very close to my foundations. Answer: You can dig a trench close to your foundations and cut off the offending roots. Ownership of the tree may depend on local ordinances. See jour lawyer about it. A friendly understanding with your neighbor would be the best solution. Ode to Yuletide . . . Plum Pudding and Fruit Cake (See Recipes Below.) Cakes ’n’ Puddin’s Home is where the heart is and Christmas is what tradition is. And that tradition is to a large extent what foods you serve. If you real ly want to make It a season for starry - eyed brightness and plain honest-to-goodness good cheer, have a holiday with all the food trimmings like frosted fruited cook ies, dark, spicy fruit cake and a plum pudding mellowed to wonder ful goodness. Begin these preparations now—for the ingredients of Xmas cakes, pud dings and cookies take on a charm— and flavor—with age. Preparations can be a snap if you budget a day for cutting up fruit and nuts, an other day for mixing and baking, and a third day for packing. First, for fruit cake—the cake with almost two dozen extra special ingredients. This year’s fruit cake is tuned to the times, uses honey and molasses to save on your pre cious sugar ration: Fruit Cake. (Makes 10 pounds) 1 pound butter or other shortening 1 pound brown sugar 10 eggs, well beaten 1 cup honey 1 cup molasses V4 cup sweet cider 1 pound sifted cake flour 1 teaspoon baking powder Vi teaspoon cloves Vi teaspoon cinnamon Vi teaspoon mace Vi pound candied pineapple Vi pound candied cherries 1 pound dates, seeded and sliced 1 pound raisins 1 pound currants Vi pound citron, thinly sliced Vi pound candied lemon and or ange peel Vi pound nutmeats, chopped Sift flour once, measure, add bak ing powder and spices and sift again. Cream the shortening thor oughly, add sug ar gradually, and cream together until light and fluffy. Add eggs, fruits, peel, nuts, honey, molasses and cider. Add flour gradually. Bake in 4 (8 by 8 by 2 inches) pans, lined with greased paper, in slow oven (250 degrees) 3 to 3Vi hours. Plum pudding gets my vote as being highly desirable for the fam ily feast at Christmas. Plum Pudding. (Makes 3 1-quart molds) 2 cups prunes, cooked IVi cups currants 1 cup raisins IVi cups citron, chopped Vi cup preserved orange peel 1 cup candied cherries, chopped 1 cup nutmeats, broken 1 cup all-bran Vi cup juice, from prunes > IVi cups butter or substitute IVi enps sugar 4 eggs, beaten 1 tablespoon vanilla extract 2 cups soft white bread crumbs 3 cups flour Lynn Says: Let’s Decorate! The fruit cakes and puddings, of course! A clus ter of candied cherries in the mid dle with leaves fashioned of arti ficial rose leaves makes an at tractive cake. You’ll be praised for a rose garnish made of gelatin candies shaped like lemon and orange segments into thin, lengthwise slices. Roll a slice tightly to form center of rose and press other slices around it to make petals. Simpler decorations can be made of almonds or other nut meats forming flowers with can died peel as petals or centers. To store cake, place it in air tight container for several weeks. Sound apples may be placed in container, and changed as they become shriveled, to provide moisture. This Week’s Menu j Tomato Juice Fried Fish Fillets With Lemon Garnish Broccoli Au Gratin Mashed Potatoes Perfection Salad Apple Brown Betty Beverage 1 teaspoon soda 1 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons cinnamon X teaspoon each, cloves, nntmeg, ginger Cut prunes into small pieces, com bine with other fruits and all-bran. Add prune juice, and mix well. Blend butter and sugar thoroughly, add eggs and flavoring. Add bread crumbs and flour sifted with spices. Blend in fruit mixture. Stir until all fruit is well distributed. Fill greased pudding molds two-thirds full; cover and steam 3V4 to 4 hours. 1 think the spicy lemon sauce goes well with the bland pudding. You’ll like this one: Lemon Sance. (Makes IVi cups) 1 tablespoon cornstarch V4 cup sugar Vi teaspoon salt 1 cup water 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 teaspoon grated lemon 1 egg. yolk 1 tablespoon butter Mix cornstarch, sugar and salt thoroughly. Add water. Heat to boiling and cook until clear and thick, stirring constantly. Add lem on juice, rind, and pour slowly over beaten egg yolks. Cook another min ute and add butter. Fig Maple Pudding. (Serves 5) Vi pound figs Vi cup maple syrup Vi cup boiling water Vi cup sifted floor IVi teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon salt IVi tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons shortening Vi to Vi enp milk Soften figs in cold water, cut in halves and place in greased baking dish. Mix syrup with boiling water and pour over figs. Cover dish and steam for Vi hour. Sift dry ingredi ents together, cut in shortening with pastry blender or knives, add milk and mix lightly. Remove baking dish from steamer. Pour batter over figs, return to steamer for X hour. This pudding provides its own sauce. Ever hear of putting a raw apple or slice of one in the cookie jar—or tin—if you still have one to keep cookies fresh? You’ve no idea how delicious these fruity cook ies will taste if you follow the above prescrip tion. Made-with-honey cookies are much akin to fruit cakes and plum pudding in that they need to ripen and mellow: Christmas Fruit Nuggets. Vi cup shortening IVi cups honey 2 eggs 3 cups cake flonr 3 teaspoons baking powder Vi teaspoon salt Vi teaspoon each, cloves, cinna mon, nntmeg Vi cup milk Vi enp candied pineapple 1 cap each, candied cherries, raisins, nuts Cream shortening, drizzle in hon ey and cream together. Add beaten eggs, and mix thoroughly. Sift dry ingredients together and add alter nately with milk. Chop fruits, mix together and dredge with flour be fore folding into mixture. Drop by teaspoonfuls into greased tins or tiny paper cups. Bake in moderate (375-degree) oven for about 15 min utes. Lynn Chambers can tell you how to dress up your table for family dinner nr festivi ties, give you menus for your rarties or tell you how to balance your meals in ac cordance with nutritional stand trds. Just write to her, explaining your piablem, at Western Newspaper Union, 210 South Des- plaines Street, Chicago, Illinois. Please enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope for your answer. ReleaKd by Western Newspaper Union. ON THE (HOME FRONTS RUTH WYETH SPEARS * LJ ERE is a hooked hearth rug A that may some day grow up to room size. So far every female member of the family has hooked at least one square, and the males are all represented by materials from cast-off suits, socks and sweaters. The turquoise flowers and red cherries in the alternate squares are from dyed pieces of the old cream colored wool blan kets. When the squares are hemmed and sewn together with strong carpet thread, they form a fascina .ing pattern of circles, flow ers ant, fruit. Twelve-inch squares of burlap overcast around the edge made the foundation pieces. Patterns far the repeat design were cut from paper and the burlap was marked by drawing around these with wax crayon. Loops of fabric strips were drawn through with a steel rug hook. Red was used for the curved lines shown at the up per left. Tones of brown for the flower and gray for the cherry background. Mixed colors for the rest of the design. • • • NOTE: Mr*. Spears has prepared a special pattern tor the rug In today’s sketch with detailed directions lor begin ners. So, even 11 you have never made a booked rug. you can start now making squares for a rug of any sire you wish. Book 7 in the series of homemaking book lets contains_31 of these sketches with instruction text; also descriptions of the series. Send your order to: MRS. RUTH WYETH SPEARS Bedford Hills New York Drawer 10 Enclose 10 cents for Book No. 7 and 10 cents lor Rug Pattern. 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We Can All Be EXPERT BUYERS * In bringing us buying Information, os fo prices that are being asked for what we Intend to bey, and a, to (he quality we can expect, the advertising columns of this newspaper perform a worth whllo service which saves es many dollars a year. * It Is a good habit to form, the ha bit of consulting the advertisements every time we make a purchase, though we have already decided |ust what we want and where use are going to bay It. It gives us the most priceless feeling In the world, the feeling of being adequately prepared. * When we go Into a store, prepared beforehand with knowledge of what It offered and at what price, we go a* an expert buyer, filled with self-confi dence. It Is a pleasant feeling to have, the feeling of adequacy. Most of Iho unhappiness In the world can be traced to a lack of this feeling. Thus adver tising shows another of Its manifold facets—shows Itself as an aid toward making all our business reiationahlps more secure and pleasant.