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"cot Radio Star Tells ~ About Good Cake By KATHARINE BAKER Kate Smith, that lovely voice of the air, knows about more than just music, You can gather, can't you, from her warm rich voice and friendly appearance, that she would just naturally be: interested in homey things. Here Is what she says about oneiimportant: des partiient of - homemaking: 'Yoh know, baking 1s just about the most appreciated art a 'woman can | take 'up, To me, a cake is as joy- ous in itstway as a well.remember: ed.gong." RE Here 1s' a grand cake which has Kate's approval, ox / Enchanted Chogolate Cake / 2 cups sifted cake. flour % teaspoons soda : 3 tedspoon. galt 1% cup bdtter or other shortening 31 1/23 cups 'sugar 3 'eggs, unbeaten 3 squares 4 olate, melted 5% cup sour milk or buttermilk 71 teaspoon vanilla Sift flour once; measure, add soda and salt,"and sift together three times. Cream butter thor- oughly, add sugar gradually, and . cream together until light and Mluity. Add eggs, one at a time, beating thoroughly after each; then chocolate and blend. 'Add flour, alternately with milk, a small amount at a time, beating ater each addition ' until /smooth, Add vanilla, Bake in two' greased 9-inch_. layer pans in. moderate oven (350°F.) 30 minutes... Spread Apricot .Cream Topping between layers and on top of cake. Apricot Cream Topping 4 tablespoons sugar 6 tablespoons sifted cake. flou Dash of salt "ry : 4 tablespoons canned apricot juice * 1 cup canned apricot pulp 2 tablespoons lemon juice 1 cup cream, whipped 4 halves canned apricots : Combine sugar, flour, and salt in top of double boiler; add apri- julce and mix thoroughly. Sieve well-drained apricots to ob- tain 1 cup pulp and add gradually to- flour. mixture, stirring until blended, Place over rapidly boll: ing water and cook 5to 7 minutes, or until thickened, stirring con- stantly. Remove from boiling wat- er; add lemon juice, Chill. Fold in 14 of whipped cream. Spread halt of this filling between layers of cake. Fold remaining whipped cream into the other half and use as topping for cake. Garnish with halved apricots, REFUGEE ROMANCE unsweetened choc. MARRYING MARK vs «a i 'k Kimball Dun < Violette CHAPTER 16 i They were all in swimming suits, and. they hailed him as he caught sight of them through the frees, and came across the lawn, Shirley was at her best In the water, She "gave him her hand, her long grey eyes a little somber under the yellow handkerchief that bound her head, "Hello, Mark," she said, Valerle thought how nice it was to hear her father's name instead of Elise's invariable "darling." "I got tired of waiting to be sent for. Valerle was going to telephone me, but she never did, So [I just came over." . He looked at her with appraval. Women were like gay slim boys these days, in' their brief suits, He kissed Valerie, and hurried to the house, coming back in his - swimming togs. He caught Shirley Ik : "Too much coffee and tea gave Mrs. Brown the best case of caf- feine-nerves I-ever saw, Poor sleep for weeks -- her temper flared like a skyrocket. I twas proud of the way she made life miserable for everybody till | some meddler got her to switch to Postum. Naturally that was the end of the end of me." If you are troubled with sleep. 1 3, have headaches,and up- Pamela Glover, 2 years; and Frank Baldwin, 18 months, ap- parently are thataway. They are evacuated London youngsters now staying at Long Barn, the 15th century estate where Charles Lindbergh and his family once lived.'in England. hd Hardy Youth Has. Spartan Qualities A hardy youth of Spartan qualities is Gino Franceschini, 19: of Manhattan, 'who set: his heart on becoming a city fireman. Gino has passed all tests and met all requirements éxcept. one. He. lacks 'half an Inch of the:prescrip- ed minimum height of 5 feet 7 Most other persons would b daunted by such' a handicap. Not Gino, He decided to help nature along. "He went through ingeni- ous stretching exercises; He * banged himself on the head with a mallet in the hope of raising a couple of permanent bumps. He smeared his head with honey and then put some bees on it, praying thy would sting him. The bees died. Still he failed to gain -the required additional half-inch, The . Municipal Civil S¢rvice Commis- sion, recognizing the youth's zeal, 1s fallowing him. six morths 'o grow. Even should he fail -again, surely such determination and in- genuity will find its reward in some other career. | POSTUM set nerves, you may be one of the many people who should never drink coffee or tea. Don't be a victim of caffeine-nerves! Postum contains no caffeine -- is delicious and costs less pér cup. Made instantly in the cup with no waste, 'Order Postum today. Roll 'em with real _ roll-your-owner Ask any about .Ogden's. He'll tell.you he: has been smoking it for twenty years or moro. Why? Because it' not 'just another tobacco -- it's Ogden's. And Ogden's has a taste all its own, a tagte which comes: from its distinctive blend of choice ripe tobacoos. Tal tip from old timers and roll 'em with Ogden's. Only the best cigarette pApers-- ) be Sel ECM Le v are good enouyg OGDEN'S TENE QUT CIGARETTE TOBACCO Pipe Smokers , Ask for. Ogden's Cut Plug BE Ld ih of the long pool, T N Coffee Nerves--§ = by the hand, and together took a runnipg dive: Shirley came to the surface first, shaking the water from her eyes, and laughing in bis face, She put her hand on his shoulder, and. they swam slowly to the far side of the pool. 2 they he asked, ~ . : v F, / Even In the water, he was. con: /- stlous of -a. fresh, faint perfume. "My dear--" he protested, "I thought maybe visitors were. to stay on the outside looking in-- whore 1 suppose-they belong. Only, I got tired of hearing all about you from; Elise; so I.chucked all my pride overboard, and came to hunt you up." Co "Elise ran in one night to see it we were back" explained Mark. He stood "beside Shirley, treading water and thinking she floated as _ lightly as a lily on the surface of the pool, Instead, she was like a water lily anyway, with her warm. ly waxen skin. "It just happened that we. were. Then she came over late one afternoon last week, and there was a thunderstorm, and she was afraid; so she stayed until it "was over, whicli happened to be after dinner." x Shirley Jolns Party "Shirley let her lids droop over her long eyes. She opened: them slowly to look up at him, "I see," she sald. He wondered at the sudden warmth of her volce. "We'll keep you too, if you don't look out," he told her. He had forgotten she was so lovely. : y Shirley turned, dipped with a lithe length of body, and swam ° away from him. She climbed up a ladder and dropped to the edge of the pool, Mark followed 'and swung him. self up beside her. "How about it?" he asked: "What ?* "Dinner." wr "May lI--soon?" "Why not tonight?" . ""Can you imagine Chiltern?' she ~--laughed--*You-see.- I-haven't any gouhes. I just ran over in this-- plus a beach coat. Elise sald you swam every day, and I couldn't re- slst. She hates the water so, | think it was rather mean of me." - "What rot." said Mark. He re- -membered Elise's legs from the "days. of short skirts, and her lack of 'enthusiasm for thg water. was suddenly explained. They sat in the late afternoon sunshine, and watched Valerie and Lucy chase a hall at the other end "How beautifully "they swim," said Skirley. "In fact, they're hoth rather lovely. Elise told me about your find. Or did she, I wonder? I imagined somebody a bit difier- "You didn't mind my coming?" : "I know," sald Lucy. But wheif Valerlo asked why, she only sald board on the other side of the pool, . . . hot day In early August to find gates. At first he thought his eyes were playing "him tricks, and he kept his course to where his road- ster waited beside the curb. But the sound of Elise's voice calling he crossed to her ¢ar just as her chauffeur opened the door, (To Be Continued) Shouldn't Send Perishable Gifts A Trout, Eggs and Cut Flowers Spoil Before Reaching Troops "Peopie in Canada are still send: bidden or are perishable," the Post Office Department has an- nounced, ' One Canadian 'recently address. ed a bouquet of cut flowers to a major overseas, bit the box was broken when it reached Ottawa and "the flowers were ruined, An. other parcel had fresh eggs in fit. Still another parcel was filled with trout, : From Jan. 1 to Aug. 31, 4,012 parcels arrived at the base post office in Canada--still 4,000 miles from their destination--too badly damaged to be shipped on. . "We were able to salvage 3,488, reparcel them and deliver them," one spokesman said, "but tha other 524 were beyond repair.and the familles or senders had to hs notified." ' . Most "irritating problem still ls ~ the Incorrectly addressed parcel or letter. In June, 1911, more than 18.000 letters arrived at the base post office In Nritaln Incorrectly addressed. Five postal corps sold. fers worked full time tracing down the correct recinient, ~ The Post Office' Dopartment gave Canadians early wariing that. they'd better begin thinking about those. Christmas parcels for the boys overseas, "Maybe It seems early to" worry about that." they -said, "but the volume of mail Is expected to hé more than twice as great as lakt year hecause of the increased number of troops in the United Kingdom. . - "Nov.. 10 is the deadiine If you want to be sure the parcels are going to arrive in time." Future Tea Supply - . .. Can't' Be Estimated Although there 1 no immediate - danger of the ihportant Enelish institution, tea-trinking, disap-. pearing from Canadian homes, tea importers revealed that the trade-is in a precarious position. Since the war began," many' mil- lions of pounds of tea have been sunk to the bottom of the sea, where no-one" but Davey Jones can enjoy-it. Tea which before the war was shipped to London, Eng!and, markets and thence to Canada is now sent direct to this ent. Funny how differently peopte register, isn't it?" RT "According to the registres, 1 - - guess." was lcoking for a girl who--well, sort of knew her way about, so to speak--"" "I den't fmasine Lucy would get altogether lost in the dark," said Mark wryly. ay "HM you mean she has ,hoise, 1 o"Exacfly, 1 _.agiree with you. But poise entirely without guile. [don't snecinlly ~want to like her--but. I find 1 do, enormously! Makes Impregsion "You would," Mark sald. "Wien I think of generous - women, you come 'first, As a matter of fact, * you're a sort of allround [first rater, confe to think; of it. And darned beautiful! I suppose - you' hear about.it once in a while?' "Not from you, anyway," said Shirley. "I don't think. you. ever told me before. Do you teallze that, Mark?" "The oversiget willl be edizd," he promised. . She put a hand on his shouldér and jumped to her feet, She gath ered a white wrap of fleecy towel ing from the back of a chair, and wrapped herself in fit. Valerie and Luey climbed out ot the pool, to put out dripping hands. ~ "Please come "back very soon," sald. Velerie. "It's been Buch. fun. having you!" "Thanks, . my sweet." Shirley leaned: and kissed the oval of her , cheek. She clasped Lucy's --hand rem - for a moment. "I'd love to see more of you," she sald. "I think Mark and Valerie have had.a great break, finding you." "You're kind--" sald Lucy. Her eyes followed Mark and Shirley to Shirley's' roadster, parked over in the drive, "Things: do puzzle me, sald Val. erle. "I almost love her. At any rate, I like her a big lot, and I don't know why." ISSUE do--a1 Cc of the Pacific O:can. Although merchants were quick to point out that there is no cause for worry at the present time, as Canadian stores and warehouses still hold much tea, the future is unpredictable. . ---- Wall Softly During a visit 'out West, says Ccronet, President Theodore tocsevelt called on a certain In- dian chief and delivered the fol- lowing admonition: "It has come to my attention |° that you have acquired 'and-ate "Supporting five wives. This is against our morals and in flagrant violation of our laws. You will haye to get .rid of four and be content with one." * The tuch-married chief, who had listened with rapt attention, replied, "You great white father, and 1 do what you say, if you ,do something for me." : "What is that?" Teddy inquir- ed. ~ "You pick one me keep and go tell other four," The F oolish People A. friend, says the. St. Marys Journal-Argus remarked to us re- -cently that he had not misged a day. from his work in fifteen years, and had not taken. a holi- , day. in all that time. Apparently he thought it waa something to blow about, the inference being that he had wasted-no time, and .was therefore so much ahead of the game, This man has an in. door occupation and appears to be in fair health, be surprised to learn one of these days that he has-had to go to the hospital for a few: months, or per- haps: to quit his business. our personal observation, people who haye to forgo a yearly period of relaxation, perhaps out of sheer necessity, pay dearly for it in the "end: . she'd be first to reach the diving - Mark came out of his office one : Elise sitting, parked, at the factory his name left him in no doubt, and - fog (things: which have heen for. / country over the dangerous waters But we would not From . AMP // No \) TABLE TALKS The Humble Little Pepper Have you tried the .pepper hs a vegetable or salad variation? Here are a number of dishes for filling plump pepper cases for » light supper or luncheon dishés. .. } Liver Stuffed Peppers 2 cups ground: cooked liver 15 cup soft breadcrumbs 1 tablespoon fat % cup milk or stock . 1 cup cooked corn 3 tablespoons chopped onion 2 teaspoons salt J4 teaspoon pepper G green peppers Cut a slice from the top of peppers and remove the sceds. Parboil 5 minutes. Mix the liver, crumbs, corn, onion, melted fat, seasonings and milk' or stock to- gether. Fill pepper shells with the mixture and cover the top with crumbs that have been toast- , ed in butter, . Place in a baking dish and bake for about 30 miu. in a moderate oven until peppers are tender and crumbs brown, Stuffed Pepper Salad. 3 medium sized green peppers 1 small package white cream cheese 5 4 cup grated Canadian cheese |. Salt - % cup chopped pimento Thin cream Paprika Lettuce --Mayonnaise - i Remove the tops from the pep- pers, scoop out the seeds and par- boil 5 min. in boiling salted water. Drain and chill. Mix cream cheese, Canadian cheese and pim- ento and moisten with cream. Season with salt and paprika. Stuff the peppers-with the mix- ture and chill, Slice and serve on lettuce leaves, using mayon- naise or cooked dressing. Savory Stuffed Peppers 3 tablespoons shortening 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion - ) 1% cups left over meat (veal, chicken, ham, ete.) 1 cyp boiled rice vy adn stewed tomato © green peppers 15 cup fine bread crumbs Ya teaspoon salt 1. tablespoon melted butter. Remove the siems, seeds and membrane, from medium sized well shaped peppers. "Cover with hot water 'and simmer for ten minutes, Drain and cool. --Melt- the butter and shortening in pan and saute onion ip_it. Remove from the heat and combine with rice, meat and stewed tomato. Sprinkle salt in the peppers and then stuff with the rice mixture. Sprinkle top with bread crumbs tossed in butter. Place in baking pan, adding a small amount of water. Bake ten or 15 minutes in'a hot oven. Spaghetti-Filled' Pepper Cases 6 large green peppers 1 medium sized can cooked spag- hetti Salt Buttered crumbs. Wash peppers, cut off the tops and 'remove the seeds, Place the 'peppers in boiling water. Turn off: the heat allowing them to remaip in the water for about b min. Drain, cool and fill with spaghetti. Dust lightly with salt "and cover with breadcrumbs. Place in a casserole, adding a small amount of water. Bake un- til the peppers are tender and the crumbs on top a golden brown. Miss Chumbers welcomes personnl letters from Interested renders, She Is pleased to receive suggestions on' 'toplen. for her column, and is even ready to llaten to your "pet peeves" [equeats for recipes or specinl menus are In order. Address your letters to "Miss Sadle 13. Cham. bers, 73 West Adelnlde Street, To- ronto.," Send stumped, velf-addressed envelope if you wish n reply. A SLIMMING - EMBROIDERED FROCK SIE IAN et _ 'By 'Anne Adams That first dark afternoon dress © of the season is all-important! If you're smart and youthful but not-so-slim, Pattern 4874 by Anne Adams is just the style you want. The lovely, colorful flower em- broidery that lights up the baddice is optional but so enchanting. ~~ Make the motifs quickly from _ their easy transfer pattern, aided by directions in the Sewing In- structor. - Notice the slenderiz- ing lines given by those two bo- dice panels that "square-off" into a double-pointed front waistband. / A buckled sash finishes off the waist in back. - The side-front bodice sections are soft-cut, with gathers above the waist and darts at the shoulder. A row of but- tons in front makes a nice fin- ishing touch to this chic frock. Pattern 4874 is available in women's sizes 34, 36, 38, 40,742, 44, 46 and 48. Size 36, 3% yards 39 inch. Send twenty cents (20¢) in coins (stamps cannot be accept- ed) for this Anne Adams pattern to Room 421, 73 Adelaide St. West, Toronto. "Writé plainly size, name, address and style number, -i® at cither side of the deep V-neck, New Home For All The Dionnes Guardians Will Retain Right To Direct Quintuplets' For tune The Dionne quintuplets will be restored to the bosoms of thelr family by an order-in-council to bo passed by the Hepburn goverp- ment, it was learned in authorita. tive sources at Queen's Park. The new order will provide that the board of guardians will relin- quish control of the life and dally routine of the girls to the parents but will retain direction of thelr fortune now sald to fe more than $1,000,000, The guardians will also retain the right to limit the movements order that their entry to the Unit. ed States where legal prosecutions 'may await them may be barred, ~The legal tangles are said to be the result of contracts signed by the parents before the government stepped in. It is also expected that early ar- rangements will be made for erec- tion of a new Dionne home to house the entire family. It is not yet known to what ext at Dr. A, _R. Dafoe's supervison of the chil dren's health wlll be continued, Soap and Water "~ Brighten Hearth . You can improve the looks of 'a shabby brick hearth by giving -it a good scrubbing with a stiff brush and hot, soapy water. 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