Anna Fairlie, s Cartwright, 'Girl's Bridge Club met last. at the home of Miss Ethel : Kent, street. Sores The Fhe Shatin cf oe Test as usual on Miss Agnes' 'Johnston, Miss Isabel Fraser, | Mamie Garrett, Margaret - ingham, Miss Eva Richarasdn, Miss Mamie Anglin, gh . Miss is aight Hise 8 t, 88 Nan iss LilHan Kent, hélmina Gordon, Miss Mar- it % Braest Gliderecve: Tod Hor e, o- gers, R. Siieiadaon, Millet, P. C. L; Asselstine, Clifton, Gunn sad Doukles Ohown. Lieut. and Mrs. 7 D. Calvin, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Calvin, and Miss Hidyy' Have registered in Londen, . Harold Campbell and Stu- art Cooke who have been transferred from HAlifax to Ottawa spent the odk-énd w in town. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Fortt left on Saturday for Lindsay for a ten days' visit, Lieut. Arthur Mitchell formerly of Kingston arrived In town this week ~ Fae the Housekeaper. | Cakes without butter Yequire a quick oven, ee v "No tea table is complete withont 'a lemon dish. Plunging soiled ! linen into boiling water ir sét the stains, It pays better to buy sepvlar scrub cloths than to use ep old rags. It very warm bedroom slippers are desired, they can be lined with shak- er flannel. It is a good idea to keep one pint jar just for melting chocolate, then no chocolate is wasted. The vinegar in which pickles have 'been preserved can be used over and over again for the purpose. When a man's winter suit is put away for the summer, great care holla op | en that there are no n e pockets. } tights made from mother's old ngs, are good for the baby to wear when he creeps a great deal and washing must { be saved. If the rollers of the wringer be- come yellow and stained, clean them to attend the R, 8 A. course at Tete du Pont Barracks. Mrs. D. E. Mundell and Miss Elea- ast are spending a few days in Tor- onta. Mrs. Thomas Slater, Barrie street, bas returned to town after visiting ber daughter, Mrs. Arthur Turner, Hamilton, . 1» - Mrs. Charles Masters and her three children arrived in town from Wiar- ton and will take up residence here. Carroll Ashby, Brockville, spent the week-end in town with his moth- er, Mrs. H. L. Ashby, William street. The Bridge Club met last evening at Miss Bessie Sanderson's, Barrie street. Lieut. Robert Rowlands, who has lately returned from-France, was in town from Ottawa for the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. John L. Whiting, Clergy street, went ¥o Toronto on Tuesday and will return Thursday evening. bringing with them a guest, Miss Wrinch, Wychwood Park. I A Mrs. James Johnson and daughter Margaret, Montreal, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. J, Crothers, Jr., Princess street, Cadet Carr Harris of the Royal Military College, who underwent an operation for appendicitis some time ago and is now convalescent, is visit. ing his uncle and aunt, Mr, and Mrs. W. Dale Harris, Ottawa. Lieut: W. G. Daly 'of the 156th Battalion, Leeds and Grenville, spent the week-end at his home, on Alfred Street. - -. * - Mr. and Mrs. R. J, Campbell, Wel- lington, announce the engagement of their second daughter, Mary, to Ben- jamin C. Bishop, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilmot Bishop, Rose Hall, the marriage to take place March 22nd. by rubbing the rollers with a cloth saturated with paraffin, Paint brushes that are hard and dry will soften if put into vinegar and allowed to simmer for ten min- nutes. Then wash them in soapsuds. Egg Bread. ' One pint voting water, one. cup cornmeal, one teaspoon salt, one fa- blespoon lard, one cup milk, eggs. Place the boiling water in.a mix- ing bowl and sift the corn-meal into it, stirring all the time. Next add the salt and the lard, then the milk and last of all, the eggs very thoroughly ten. Turn into a well-greased bak- ing pan and bake in a quick oven. Serve piping hot and butter the bread generously. To Line Rough Shoes. When boots and shoes are rough and uneven inside, cut some inner- soles from light-weight oilcloth to just a right fit; slide these into shoe, having the oil side next to the shoe- sole. The warmth of the foot will cause these inner-soles to stick firm- ly to the leather and leaves a nice smooth surface hex} to th to the foot. As , A Ton Tonic. Applet are especially good for ton- ing the system, enriching the blood and nourishing the skin. An apple a day keeps the doctor away. An oran- ge every morning before breakfast iy better than any nostrum on the market for whetting the appetite and regulating the digestion. nn two Banana Omelet. Beat four eggs until light. Add two tablespoons of cream, two large banaugs which have been peeled and mashed, one tablespoon of sugar, and one-half level teaspoon of salt. Mix well and turn into an omelet pan in which one heaping teaspoon of butter has been melted. Fry un- til firm, turn one-half over the other and place in a hot oven a few minu- tes until firm. Slip on a hot platter, sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve. Woman's World for April. Scrambled Eggs With Corn. Heat one-third cup of canned corn in a pan, add one tablespoon of but- ter and one-half level teaspoon of salt, When hot, add four well beat- en eggs and cook until firm, stirring often to prevent burning. Heap on | slices of nicely browned buttered | toast, sprinkle with chopped parsley and eerve.--~--Woman's World for April, Easter Egg Gelatine, Now while so many eggs are being used, save all the shells, When you | open the eggs, do not make any lar- | ger hole than is needed. Rinsg with | cold water and put away. The day be- fore Easter take as many shells as| you want and put them into a small | pan so they will stand on end,' If! you find it difficult to make them | stand up they may be put into a pan | of bran or meal. Put with as many | colored gelatines as you wish, using a small funnel to pour the gelatine into the shells. White, pink, chocol- | ate and orange may be used. When you wish te serve, carefully break | away the shells and you have perfect { eggs. If you wish to serve as dessert, | a sauce of the following may be us- ed: One pint of milk, 1 egg, 1% cup | sugar, % teaspoon cornstarch, 1% teaspoons vanilla--Woman's World for April. Minced Eggs. Chop the yolks and whites of six hard-boiled eggs, seasoning with salt and pepper. Make a white sauce as follows: Heat two cups of milk and | add one tablespoon of flour made in- to a paste. Add butter and stir till boiling. Add the minced eggs and | serve on toast.--Woman's World fer April, Anchovy Egan. Boil half a dozen eggs until hard. | When cold cut in half and carefully separate 'the yolks from the whites, Beat yolks with a fork until a paste mixture is. formed, then add a pinch of salt, pepper, one teaspoon of an- chovy's sauce, a drop of vinegar and one drop olive oil. Place this mixture | in uneven piles into the whites and | set the filled eggs on lettuce in a glass dish.--Woman's World for | April, i NECKWEAR IN KEEPING WITH ALL OTHER DRESS. inclines Towards Stripes, ' Checks, Polka Dots, Wide Designs, New Turns. Neckwear in keeping with all oth- | er dress tendencies is now inclining towards stripes, checks and polka dots, wide, border designs and odd new turns, Considerable color may be seen in combination with sheer organdies, nets and Georgette or crepe de chine, 'while hemstitching, ribbon flutings and ostrich trimmings are in evi- dence on the very newest models launched for the spring opening. The | new neck ruffs of tulle and ostrich may sound perishable and quite im- | practical, but in reality they are a most charming and attractive addi- tion to the department of accessor- ies, and, like everything else, if made from hest quality m ials, are dur- | able and by no means an extravagant | vanity. For wear with the little ears ly gpring taffeta suit these new neck ruffs are just "the thing' to set off the costume and add effectiveness. to a navy taffeta aftérnoon costume was an exquisite little example in two shades of blue--this fad of combin- ing two shades of one color is being generously exploited by most author- | 23rd, matinee and "night, {drink out of the bottle, Sleepytime Tales bo THE BEAR PLAYMATE. 'Once upan a time," said Grand-' mother, and Ned and Beth drew their chairs close, for when Grandmother said: "Once upon a.time," it always meant a story, "Once upon a time my brother John's father went out {into the woods to cut some trees for firewood. = When he had nearly fin- {ished he heard a noise, and as he turned to see what it was 4 big bear came lumbering towards him drag- ging by his leg a big steel trap, and beside him trotted a little haby bear, "The hig bear's foot was badly hurt, and John'y father had to shoot it, but he took the baby bear home to John. The hear was very tiny and 80 young that John could not teach it to drink milk out of a saucer, so his mother fixed a bottle full of warm milk, rubbed thg mouth of the bottle with sugar, and in this way taught and coaxed the cub to drink it. For a long time it "would only but at last John managed to teach it to drink from a saucer. Every night it would sleep on the foot of John's bed, and soan learned to follow him all over the house. In the spring it was al- a, "Low Cost of i lowed to go out of doors, and would play in the warm. sun, but it never offered to run away, and would fol- | low its master around just like a big og. "It grew to be very big, and it was funt o see strangers come to the gate, and when they saw the turn and run. ~ One day John was put chopping wood, and the hear was lying beside him, when all at once the bear made a strange noise and start- ed toward the woods on the run, It stayed away all of that night, and the next, and John thought he had lost his pet, but that night he heard a scratching at the door, and there was his bear home again. "After that, every once in a while the bear would go away for a few days at a time, and finally never came back. John felt very bad, for he had grown very fond of him. 'The next winter John went with his father to eut wood. As John was working he heard a noise, and there beside him was a big, furry bear licking his hand. It was his pet come to call on him, and although John tried to coax it to go home with him, it ran away, and he never saw it again.' Living" Menu Menu for Thursday BREAKFAST Haked Apricots Ponched Eggs on Toast Fried Indlan Mush Coffee LUNCHEON Brolled Salt Maekerel Motto Chips Squash Biscult Cookien Cocon RINNER Lentil] Bean Soup Lamb en Casslerole Potatoes Splunch Olive Salad Orange Custard jon slices of {meal and deil ten minutes, {strained and cooked | ribbon, . BREAKFAST Poached Eggs---Break the requir- ed number of eggs into a pan of hard boiling water, with a little salt. Boil until the edges--eurl and serve thin buttered toast. Fried Indian Mush---Bail six cups water, pour in a cup of Indian Turn into a wetted mould "to cool and fry in thin slices. Serve with maple syrup. of LUNCHEON Squash Biscnit--Mix a of with cup squash three tablespoons of sugar, a cup and a half of milk, and one dissolved yeast cake, Let rige to twice the bulk, shape, let rise twenty more and 'bake in a hot ovem. DINNER Lentil Soup--Boil two cups of lentil beans' with ten cups of water until soft, mash, add a cup of water, return to the fire, and boil one min- ute. A Lamb en Casslerole- in small pieces, Cut the lamb dredge with fleNe and place in the casslerole. Add a small* onion, cover with water and bake three hours. Add a quarter of a cup each of carrots and turnips cut in dice add a tablespoon of rice. Bake three quarters of an hour lon- ger. Potatoes au Gratin--DPare and slice four. potatoes, plice in a baking dish, add milk to cover, pepper, salt and butter. Grate over all a quarter of a cup of chéese and bake until the potatoes are tender, then add mare grated cheese and brown in the oven. Olive Salad--Cut enough stuffed olives to make a cup, add half a cup of plain olives cut in small 'pieces and serve on lettuce with a French dressing. = A et ct NA Nt ANP SR the ae itative designers--the tulle plumage harmonizing exquisitely, and High At The Back The ruff was built very high at the back in a series of three tiers of tulle ruffles narrowing towards the front and ornamented with clusters of streamers of narrow blue velvet Tiny wisplike bunches of unecuried ostrich plumage were plac- ed at intervals about the neck and at | the front sewed as a fastener cover- ing, with tiny pink buds.and bunches of the ribbon, White neckwear, that is, neckware | in shell materials for wear with in- the neck. line. Intended to wear with door costumes and waists, have inlet trimming bands of pale tinted lawns, crepe or moire ribbon, and display a variety of high, low, broad, shallow- pleated and plain designs sufficient to meet the demands of even the most fastidious dresser. Lemons For Neuritis. A famous specialist ¢harged a patient a large fee for the following simple remedy for rheumatism, neu- ritis and kindred ailments: To a pint of water add the juice of one lemon and an even teaspoon of cream of tartar. Sweeten to taste, Drink at least two glasses a day, either hot or cold. This inexpensive recipe is within the reach of anyone, and within the writer's own knowledge has. given relief and frequently meant a cure to many sufferers, Protect Your Throat. It is well to keep the throat cover- ed, but if fashion or fancy prompt the open collar, massage the neck night and morning with cold 'water. This treatment will relieve you of danger from drafts or sudden chan- ges in temperature. If you do de- velop an irritation in the throat, gar- gle frequently with some mild antis- optic such as Dobell's solution and 'the irriattion will usually disappear. - Am A AA Ai. Bridesmaids,' an "efféctive chors grouping, with the vouthfull and tic ful whe] comedy, "When Dreams Come True," at the Grand, on Three Ys March! | i i board of directors, minutes' CORN FLAKES For the business man or workman. CAUTION: --No other cereal food is manufactured by us. Only our celebrated Corn Flakes. 10c. a package. At all Grocers. "MADE IN CANADA" Tue Barrie Creek Toastep Corn Fraxe Company, Liven LONDON, ONTARIO, CANADA 6dry & Practical omé Drerr Making Lerrons Prepared Especially For This Newspaper by Pictorial Review Crepe Georgette and Taffeta. . usually dainty arrangement of the waist. Dark blue crepe Georgette In the shade known as mud blue is used for this costume, 3 yards 44-inch crepe and 4 yards 36-inch taffeta being required for the design. Since the waist is a model that can be used independently, however, today's dressmaking lesson will be devoted to the arrangement of its section on the material and the process of cutting. The sleeves, front and collar are of Georgette and are lald on an open width of material. Even though silk be used for the collar and cuffs, the pieces are laid on the silk in the same way as shown on the cutting guide Every section is placed on a length« wise thread of material Now, folding the taffeta, place the back on the lengthwise fold and the band next to it, at the right. The vest is laid on a lengthwise thread. If the revers are buttoned across the front the vest may be omitted, for often with such waists a guimpe is worn, 'When made in two shades of blue the dress is very attractive. Or, if one has a silk slip of white silic or satin to show under the sheer crepe, the effect is quite as charming as a two-toned effect. For the bright touch of color so often shown In the new spring costumes, the ; He may be of vivid green satin, Th full top and close deep cuff, whether with greatest width at top or at elbow, 'has had its vogue and is still worn, as Afternoon costume In blue crepe EE TREE Teorgette and taifata, showing an uns 190 mont pusposss. Pictetial Bayiow: Waiet Fo. $340, Shien : ass Be 3 2a nt Birt No. 6610, Sizes 22 to 32 inches walst. Price, 15 cents. Above Patterns can be obtained from NEWMAN & SHAW, A oA Now Orleans national bank has More women, Are ectéd two women as members of : employ manufacture of clothi other Inqustey in Pennsylvania.