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'Did you expect me?" asked Stafford, as the man touched his hat and opened the bathing-shed. f "Yes, sir; Sir Stephen sent down last night to say that you might come down." Stafford nodded. His father forgot nothing! The boatman rowed. him out into the lake, and Stafford had a delight- ful swim. It reminded him of Geneya, for the lake this morning was almost as clear and as vivid in coloring: and that is saying a great deal. The boat- man, who watched his young master ad- miringly--for Stafford was like a fish in the water--informed him that the launch would be. ready in a moment's notice, or the sailing boat either, for the matter of that, if he should require them, "I've another launch, a steamer, and larger than this, coming to-morrow, and Sir Stephen told me to get some Cana- dian canoes, in case you, or any of the company. that's coming, should them, sir," As Stafford went up to the house in the exquisite '"after-bath' frame of mind, he met his father. The expres- sion of Sir Stephen's face, which a mo- ment earlier, corner of the winding path, had been grave and keen, and somewhat hard, softened, and his eyes lit up with a smile which had no little of the boat- man's admiration in it. "Had a swim, my boy? Found every- thing right, I hope? I was just going down to see." "Yes, everything," replied Stafford. "TI can't think how you have managed to get it done in so short a time," he added, glancing round at the well-grown shrubs, the smooth paths and the plush- like lawns, which all looked as if. they _had been in cultivation for years. Sir Stephen shrugged his shoulders. "It is all a question of money--and the right men," he said. 'I always work on the plan, and ask the question: 'How soon, how much?' Then I add ten per eent, to the contract price on condition that the time is kept. I find 'time' pen- alties are no use: it break's the con- tractor's back; but the extra ten per cent. to gain makes them hustle, as they say on the 'other side,' ave you seen he stables yet? But of coursé Yyou Aven't, or I should have seen you there. go down there every morning; not be- tause I understand much about: horses, but because I'm fond of them. That will be your department, my dear Staf- ford." - At each turn of their way Stafford fcund something to admire, and his wWeorderment at the settled and estab- lished appearance of the grounds and buildings was increased by everything he saw. "It is extraordinary!" he said. 'The ao: looks as if it had been made and nhabited for years." . Sir Stephen smiled. "Oh, I stipulated that there should- n't be any newness--any 'smell of paint,' so to speak. Here are the stables; I had them put as far from the house as possible, and yet get-at-able. Most men like to stroll about them. I hope you'll like them. Mr. Pawson, the trainer, designed them." Stafford nodded with warm approval.; "They seem perfect," he said as, after - Be ing the exterior, he entered and 00 and loose boxes, many of which were occupied, as he saw at a glance, by val- -uable animals. 'They are a fine lot, sir," he said, gravely, as he went down the line. 'A remarkably fine lot! I have never seen a better show. This fellow--why, isn't he Lord Winstay's bay, Adonis?" : : "Yes," said Sir Stephen. "I thought you'd like him." "Good heavens!" exclaimed Stafford. "You don't mean that you have bought him for me, sir! I know that Winstay refused eight hundred guineas for him." "Tt daresay," replied Sir Stephen. "Why shouldn't I buy him for you, my boy? There's another one in the box "next that one; a little stiffer. 1'm told he's up to your weight and * _ Stafford went into the box and looked at the horse. It was a magnificent, light-weight hunter--the kind of horse that makes a riding-man's heart jump. _ "J should say that there are not two better horses of their sort in the - eeunty," Stafford said, solemnly, and with a flush of his handsome face. - Sir Stephen's eyes gleamed. "That's all right; they can't be good, Stafford." The head groom, Davis by name, stood with Pottinger and some underlings, at a little distance in attendance, and the men exchanged glances and nods. "Have you seen _these, Pottinger asked Stafford, turning to him, and Speaking in the tone which servants love. Pottin "Yes, mistake. iy Pe got a splendid lot, sir--splen- "Not but what you own pair 'ud be too ger touched his forehead. sir; they're first rate, and no hard to beat, sir,' said Davis, respect- ; a mare here, Sir Ste-! fully, 'There's phen, I should like to show 6rd," The mare was_ taken out into yard, and Stafford examined her and nw Se ae 7 Mr. Staf- 3° THEIR CLOTHES , With < BThe Dye that colors ANY KIND : of Cloth Perfectly, with the . SAME DYE, Wo Chance of Mistakes. Clean end Simple. § Ask your Drugpist or Dealer. Ser id for Booklet, The Johnson. son Gi : : = fancy | before he had turned the |. down the long reach of stalls, Si 'eee I've just been telling Mr. Da- | the |she stopped for an praised her with a judgment and en- thusiasm which filled Davis's heart with pride. ad "Your young guv'nor's the right sort, Pottinger," he remarked as Stafford at last reluctantly tore himself away from the stables. "Give me a master as un- derstands a horse and I don't mind working for him." Potting r noddad and . turned the straW in his mouth. "Tf you're alludin' to Mr. then you'll enjoy your work, Mr. for you've got what you want. my guv'nor don't know about isn't worth knowing." "So I should say," assented Davis, emphatically, "L do hate to have a jug- gins about the place. Barker, is that a spot o' rust on that pillar-chain or is my eyesight deceiving me? No, my men, if there's the slightest thing askew when Mr, Stafford walks round, I shall break my heart--and sack the man who's responsible for it. Pottinger, if you'd like that pair o' yours moved, if you think they ain't comfortabie, you Say so, and moved they shall be." 'As Sir Stephen and Stafford strolled back to the house the former paused now and again to point out something he wished Stafford to ie always ap- pealing for his approval. ; "Byerything is perfect, sir," Stafford said at last. "And, above all, the situ- ation,' he added as he looked at the magnhificent view, the opal lake mirror- ing the distant mountains, flecked by the sunlight and the drifting clouds. 8: "Yes, I was fortunate in getting it, remarked Sir Stephen. Instantly there flashed across Staf- ford's mind--and not for the first time that morning--the words Ida Heron had spoken respecting the way in which Sir Stephen had obtained the land. Looking straight before him, he asked: : "How 'did you get it, 'sir? I have heard that it was difficult to buy land here for building purposes." "Yes, I fancy it is,' replied Sir Ste- phen, quite easily. "Now you speak of it, I remember my agent said there was some hitch at first; but he must have got over it in some way or other. He bought it of a farmer." Stafford drew a breath of relief. "This is the Italian garden; the tennis and croquet lawns are below this terrace--there's not time to go down. But you haven't seen half of it yet. There's the breakfast-bell. Don't trouble to change: I like you in those flannels." He laid his hand on Stafford's broad, straight shoulder. "You have the knack of wearing your clothes as if they grew on you, Staf." Stafford laughed. "JT ought to hand that compliment on to Meason, sir," he said; "he's the re- sponsible person and deserves the cre- dit, if there is any.' He looked at his father's upright, well-dressed and grace- ful figure. "But he would hand it back to you, I think, sir.' There was a pause, then Stafford asked: "Do you know any of your neighbors--any of the people round about?" "No; I was never here until yester- day, excepting for an. hour or two. But we shall' know them, I suppose; they'll eall in a little while, and we will ask them to dinner, and so on. There should be some nice people Ah, Mr. How- Stafford, Davis; What a 'Oss yard; we've stolen a march on you!" "I'm not surprised, sir," said Howard, as he came up in his slow and languid way. "I am sorry to say that Stafford has an extremely bad habit of getting up at unreasonable hours. I wait until I am dragged out of bed. by a fellow- creature or the pangs of hunger.--Of course you have been bathing, Staff? Early rising and an inordinate love of cold water--externally--at all seasons are two of his ineradicable vices, Sir Stephen. I have done my best to cure them, but--alas!"' They went in to breakfast, which was served in a room with bay windows 'opening on to the terrace overlooking 'the Lake. Exactly opposite Stafford's 'chair was the little opening on the 'other side from which he and the girl from Heron Hall had gazed at the villa. He looked at it and grew silent. A large dispatch-box stood beside Sir Stephen's | plate. He did not open it, but sent it 'to his room, remarking: | "Tf never read my letters before break- fast. They spoil one's digestion. I'm 'afraid the mail's heavy this morning, 'judging by the weight of the box; so that I shall be busy. You two gentle- men will, I trust, amuse yourselves in your own way. Mr. Howard, the groom will await your orders." i; "Thanks," said Howard; "but I pro- pose to sit quite still on a chair which L have carried out on to the terrace. I »have had enough of driving to last me for a week:" and he shuddered. | "Howard's easily disposed of, sir," said Stafford, laughing. "Give him a {hammock or an easy-chair in the shade; jand he can always amuse himself by going to sleep." : i "True; and if half the men I. know spent their time in a similar fashion this would be a brighter and a_ better ; world. What you will do, my dear Staf- iford, I know by bitter experience --He | will g6 and wade through a river or ride 'ata breakneck pace down some of those i hills. Stafford is never happy unless he is trying to lay up rheumatism for his old age, or endeavoring to break his | limbs." Sir Stephen looked across the table at | the stalwart, graceful frame; but he said nothing: there was no need, for his eyes were eloquent of love and admira- tion. Stafford changed into riding things soon after breakfast, went down to the stables and had Adonis saddled. "Davis superintended the operation and { the stablemen edged round to watch. Da- 'vis expressed his approval as Stafford _mounted and went off on Adonis, re- marking as he started: "Beautiful mouth, Davis!" "Yes, Pottinger," said Davis, einctly, "he's worthy of him. That's What I call 'hands' now. Dash my aunt if you'd find it easy to match the pair of 'em! There's a class about both that yeu don't. often see. If you'll step in- side my little place, Mr. Pottinger, we'll -drink your guv'nor's health. - I like his shape and I like his style; and I'm counted a bit of a judge. He's a gentle- man, and a high-bred 'n at that.' Stafford rode over the hill and along ; the road by the stream, and as he rode he looked round him eagerly and keenly. In fact,.as if he were scouting. But that for which he was looking did not appear; his spirits fell--though the sun was still shining--and he sighed im- patiently, and putting Adonis through the stream, cantered over the moor at the foot of the hills. Suddenly he heard the bark of a dog, and looking in the direction of the sound, he saw Ida. He- ron walking quickly round the hill, with Donald and Bess scampering in front of her. The gloom vanished from Staf- ford's face. and he checked Adonis into a walk, The dogs were the first to see him, and thev tore towards him barking a welcome. Ida looked up--she had been walking with her eyes bent on the }&round--the color rose to her face, and instant. Then she suc- 4tagain," came on slowly, and by the time they had met there was no trace of the tran- -}sitory blush. . Stafford raised his hat and dismount- ed. 3 "T begin to count myself a very lucky man, Miss Heron," he said. : Why?" she asked, her grave eyes resting on him calmly. "Because I have chanced to meet you "Tt is not strange," she sald, ST am nearly always out-of-doors. What a beautiful horse!', = t "Isn't it!' he said, grateful for her. praise. "It is a' new one---a present from my father this morning." Gai "A very valuable present! It ought to be able to jump." = : ee "Tt is. IT put it. at a bank just now, and it clearédit ike a bird. I am very 'glad-I have met you. I wanted' to tell you something." She raised her eyes from the horse and waited, with the quietude, the self- possession and dignity which seemed so strange in one so young, and which, by its strangeness, fascinated him. '"I--spoke to my father about the land: he is innecent in the matter. It was bought through his agent, and my father knows nothing of anything----un- derhand. I can't tell you how glad 1f am that this is so. So glad that--I'll make a clean breast of it---I rode over and telling you.?s:- She made alittle gesture of accept- ance of his statement. : : ~ "Tf am glad, too. Though it does not Matter S be "Ah, but it does!' he broke in, "I should have been wretched if you had been right, and my father had been guilty of anything of the kind. But, as a matter of fact, he isn't capable of it-- as you'd say if you knew him. Now, there's no reasan why we shouldn't be friends, is there?' he added, with a Suppressed eagerness, : "Oh, no," she responded. She glanced up at the sky. Unnoticed by him a cloud 'had drifted over the Langdale Pikes, as the range of high mountains is called. | "It is going to rain, and heavily." "And you have no umbrella, proof!" exclaimed Stafford. She laughed with girlish amusement. "Umbrella? I don't think I have such a thing; and this cloth is nearly water- proof; besides, I never notice the rain. Here it comes!" It came with a vengeance; it was as if the heavens had opened and let down the bottom of a reservoir. Stafford me- chanically took off his coat. "Put this on," he said. "That jacket is quite light; you'll get wet through." Her face crimsoned, and she laughed a little constrainedly. 'Please put your coat on!" she said, gravely and earnestly. 'You will be wet.through, and you are not used to it. There's a shed round the corner; ride there as quickly as you can." Stafford stared at her, then burst into a laugh which echoed hers, JAnd leave you here! Is it likely?" Well, let us both go," she said. as if amused by his obstinacy. Is it far?" he asked. "See if you can (manage to balance on the saddle--I would run beside you. It's all very well to talk of not minding the rain, but this is a deluge." ' She glanced at the horse. "I couldn't get up--lI could if he were harebacked, or if it were a lady's sad- dle--it doesn't matter. Look, Donald and Bess are laughing at you for mak- ing a fuss about a shower," "Will you try--let me help you?' he pleaded. "I could lift you quite easily Oh, forgive me, but I'm not used to standing by and seeing a girl get soaked." "You are walking-----not standing," she reminded him, smilingly. Perhaps her smile gave him courage; he just took her below the shoulders and lifted her on to the saddle, saying as he did so, and in as matter-of-fact a voice as he could: "If you' just put your hand on my shoulder, you'll find that you can ride quite safely--though I expect you could do it without that--lI've seen you ride. you know." _He kept his eyes from her, so that he did not see the hot lush which mantled in the clear ivory of her face, or the sudden tightening of the lips, as if she were struggling against some feeling, and fighting for her usual self-posses- Sion. She succeeded in a moment or two, and when he looked up the blush had gone and something like amusement was sharing the sweet girlish confusion in her grey eyes. "This is absurd!" she said. "It is to be hoped Jason or none of the men will See me; they would think I had gone mad; and I should never hear the last of it. The shed is by that tree." "T see it--just across the road. Please keep a tight hold of my shoulder; I es never forgive myself if you slip- ped." "I am not in the least likely to slip," she said. Then suddenly, just as they were on the edge of the road, she uttered an ex- clamation of surprise rather than em- barrassment, for a carriage and pair came round the corner and almost up- on them. ; Stafford stopped=Adonis to let the carriage past, but the coachman pulled up in response to a signal from some- one inside, and a man thrust his head out of the window and regarded them at first with surprise and then with keen scrutiny. : He was an elderly man, with a face which would have been coarse but for its expression of acuteness and a cer- tain strength which revealed itself in the heavy features. "Can you tell me the way to Stephen Orme's place?' he asked in rough, harsh voice. Ida was about to slip down, but she reflected that the mischief, if there were any, was done now; and to Stafford's admiration, she sat quite still under the faze of the man'e keen, sarcastic eyes. "Yes; keep straight on and round by 'The Woodman'; you will see the house by that time," said Stafford. "Thanks!--Drive on, coachman,'"" said the man; and he drew in his head with a grim smile, and something like a sneer on his thick lips that made Staf- ford's eyes flash. (To be continued.) % GAY LIFE IN PRISON. water- Sir a Switzerland's Prisoners Good Time. A Swiss prison would not be a bad place in, which to spend a cheap holiday for a short time, as you have practically all you want,--a comfortable cell, central heating, electricity, good fuel, a fair quantity of wine or beer, and tobacco, aad a library. One can learn a trade, have plenty of exercise, and there is litthe work to do in return for all these advantages. Until a year ago, at the Thorberg prison, good conduct prisoners were even allow- ed out for the day on "parole" Have a ers escaped this custom has been suppressed. Of all the Swiss prisons perhaps the jolliest is that of Kreuzlingen, in the Canton of Thurgau, and an interpellation will be made shortly by deputies in the Grand Council concerning the liberty which the in- mates of the establishment enjoy. They have weekly smoking concerts, wheavthe latest music hall songs: can be heard and good music, with the result that at evenings the towns- people--Kreuzlingen has neazly 6,009 inhabitants--gather eaviously under the prison walls amd prome- nade in the cireet enjoying the free entertainment, especially as some of the convicts have good voices. On these oecastions there is no warde:a to prevert any conversation between the prisoners and their visitors across the wall, and thus the former ean learn the latest news. It is noticed that the prisoners are very polite when young women are present. Packets of cigarettes and other small luxuries--niot on the regular menu--find their way over the walls, and. this custom, though strictly forbidden, is winged at. These pleasant little "soireeg musicale'? are now threaitened. - a The most successful men are said to be those who can sell what they do not possess to others who have newly-appointed Col: the Partliame: | this morning in the hope of meeting you } have their daughters der Mrs. fragettes. Park beside a banner-bearer. if, having donned a hat that was | MISS VIOLET ASQUITH. -- oo 'Phe British Prime Mivistor's Right: | Hand Daughter. Miss Violet Asquith is always in the precincts of the House of Com-. mons. Net cnly when she accom- panies ther father to some such fuine- tion ac the luacheou given to the asl . Gover- rs, but im' the daily" exerci z 2 of fS Fat her dutiss as her father's compan- ton and bést friend, does she live in itary atmosphere. "It is. a friendship and companionship so <liose that there is probably no grave question on which the father aod daughter disagree. The girl's opinions are formed while she is at her father's side rather than during her lonely excursions into the midst of social problems. - Her enthusiasms are Liberal; she is with the Cabinet. On the face of it, such professtons would be matur- al enough, if. it were nob the ten- dency of the ycring people of the modern world to all im question parental teaching, to rebel against the household gods. It is, aceord- ing to the prevalent convertion, still the pant of the wife to believe in an order of things which gives effect to the genius and principles of a husband; but: hiow many fathers with tiem? Miss Asquith is whole-heartedly with her father; and that she is with her father's Government nobody who has observed her intensest par- tisanship in the Ladies' Gallery can for a moment doubt. She has the spirit that would make her a leader among militants if ever she fell un- Pankhurst's spell. But thait is the one thing that can never happen, The Spirit of Inquiry. For a time it was rumored that her sympathies were with the suf- It was said that she had walked in a suffrage procession ; she had been recognized in Hyde But intended to disguise her, she did fall in with a procession, it did not follow that she believed in votes for women. She has looked into many questions for herself; but the spirit of inquiry does not indicate a clear- ing of the horizon. There is no end to her curiosity in regard to the Miss Violet Asquith. forces of social reform. In Dublin, particularly, has she probed the hard questions of the day; and her keen interest in the Archie Gordon Boys' Club at Hoxtion is, of course, only an offshoot of her general con- cern for social work--a concera much fostered several years ago by Lady Aberdeen. People were fond of thinking of Miss Asquith as the enfant terrible of the Liberal party, and the le- gend persists. They look joyfully to her speeches for the indiscretions thiat will suffuse the Cabinet with fiery blushes. They like to picture the embarrassment of Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Birrell when she said that it was "no0 use blinking the fact that the Insurance Act was unpopular," and when rhe daplored the imprisonment of .Mr. Larkin. But it is not, in reality, for those who know the Premier's household so well to resent its liberties of speech. It is, all through, a fam- ily of tongues; it would not keep its character if it kept silence. Even its youngest member has learned to express himself, and bidden his fa- ther lusten to a small boy's lectures op aeroplanes and Beethoven. If subservience is what is called once a week; but though mio. prison-|for in a Premier's womenkind, Miss > p , Asquith has been set the worst ex- ample in the world. Her step- mother knows not the meaning of the word. Mrs. Asquith hadi always had the courage of her own opin- ions, and, even as the wife of the Prime Minister, she preserves that such virtue. Her mots, when things were fashionable, were fa- mous for destructive brilliance ; and when she wrcte reviews for the. Pall Mall Gazette, or when in the Times she instructs the Bishops on Kiku- yu, it is because she has the inde- pendence that sets the professional, ian, or author, Miss Violet. Asquith is not unlike her either physically or The notabis differences ea them are differences of a the younger woman takes life the more whether he be politi : or ecclesiastic, ab naught. step-mother, mentally. betwe slightly different period ; seriously. x SI Ladies' First. Mother, pointing to an engaged couple--"'Sarah, they do be sayin' that him an' her is going to be mar- ried." Daughter--"'Don't say 'him an' Its her,' ma; say 'her an' him.' etiquette to put ladies first." A girl who is chummy with her mother can manage to get along; no wish to purchase. © 6 pretty well without a chaperon. of Onion Dishes. Boiled Onions.--In peeling and preparing the onions for boiling do not cut off the tops and tails too closely, for the onions will then go to» pieces, base may 'be cut out in the shape of a little pyramid, and this should be done when onions have begun to sprout, as the central layer has be- come green and strong. Parboil ten minutes, if the onions are ra- ther large. It is not necessary to pour off the water more than this once. Old recipes say three times, but this procedure results in a loss of more of the soluble part than it is good to lose. Cook in plain boil- ing water or in half milk and half water, and for not less than an hour. Onions need to be more thoroughly cooked than many peo- ple cook them. Finish with milk and butter, pepper and salt, or with cream. Chopped Onion.--For cooking, for sauces or purees, and for mix- ing raw with French dressing and salads, the onion is best finely chopped, but it quickly turns black. If it is not to be scalded imme- diately, but used raw, put it in a piece of cheesecloth, let the cold water run over it, and then twist up the cloth and squeeze it dry. Cold asparagus with a French dressing, to which chopped onion had been added, is better than with plain dressing, according to many tastes, and this is a good dressing to serve with all cold cooked green things. It is good with a lettuce and tomato salad, some chopped green pepper being added perhaps. If a meat chopper is used the first onion must be thrown away. Cold Glazed Oniens--Prepare small onions and cook in a wide bottomed, covered earthen dish in the oven. Add to the onions a ta- blespoon of butter for each half dozen small ones, and an even ta- blespoon of powdered sugar. Cook with a moderate fire, otherwise the outside layer of the onion will be like paper. This amount of sugar may make them too sweet for some tastes, and one-half as much can be used. These are excellent cold for luncheons or picnics. They are as good as prunes for a child's lunch box, and quite generally lik- ed by children. Soubise Sauce.--The name Sou- bise has been given to onion sauces and soups since a prince of that name, who lived in the time of Louis XV., gave his name to such a sauce, prepared by his famous cook. There are many ways of pre- paring this so that it is hard to de- crde what was the original. Finely mince a pound-or two of onions, scald them three or four minutes, stew them in butter with a pinch of sugar, and add them to a thick white sauce. Or mince and scald, then cook with a little bacon and four tablespoons of well washed rice to each pound of onion and in one cup of meat stock, preferably white, to a pound of onions, some salt and pepper, and a pinch of sugar. Put through a sieve and is prepared for. more body than with a white sauce and is velvety after being sieved, but for common, everyday use the rice so cooked can be used for a garnish for a meat. It is hearty. This sauce may be thinned for a soup, or a tomato Soubise can be made by adding to it one-third of its volume of tomato puree. Selected Recipes. Milk Vegetable Soup.--Chop or cut in small strips one carrot, one leek, and half a small white cab- bage. Put two ounces of butter in a saucepan, and when it boils put in the vegetables. Let them cook gently, but do not let them brown. Then add three pints of milk into which one ounce of flour has been creamed. Season the mixture to taste, and let the soup simmer gently for half an hour. Serve it with cubes of toast. Prune Jelly.--Cover one pound of California prunes with cold wa- ter, and cook them until they are soft. Dissolve one-half a box of shredded gelatin (or two to three tablespoonfuls of granulated gela- _|cut up the fruit. Pour the dissolved but after peeling all the | (bake one hour or more in a_ hot serve with mutton or whatever it | With rice this has | @ tin) in one-half pint a aiid wat rf }Add one pint of het water, one and | one-quarter cupfuls of sugar, and | the juice of one or two lemons, Re- move the pits of the prunes, and gelatin over them, stir the mixture a little, and set it away to harden. Serve the jelly with whipped cream. Prune Ice Cream.--Put one cup well-washed: p:unes ia a stewpan, cover, with one and one-half cups cold water and let stand several fhours' or overnight.- Cook until prunes are soft in the same water, run through a colander, add one cup sugar, four tablespoons lemon juice, one-eighth teaspoon salt, one and one-quarter cups rich cream beaten until stiff. Freeze, using three parts finely crushed ice to one part rock salt. : Bran Bread.--One quart white flour, one quart Juke warm water, one 2-cent yeast cake, six handfuls bran, one-half cup syrup, one ta- blespconful salt, and rye flour enough to stiffen. Make a sponge of the white flour, water and yeast. Let rise. When light add the bran, syrup, and enough rye flour to stiffen. Let rise again. When light, put into pans, let rise and oven. Caraway seed may be added if liked. Bran Bread Sandwiches.--One slice buttered bran bread, one slice buttered white bread, chopped meat. Put chopped meat between the slices and the sandwich is ready. Household Hints. Soak sweet peas in a cupful of warm water for half a day before planting. In the sick room be sure to wash each glass and spoon immediately after use. Choose high, narrow saucepans, with close-fitting lids, for cooking vegetables. A linen cover for the hot water bottle bag is a good thing to have in the guést room. In roasting meat allow fifteen minutes for each pound and fifteen minutes over. Satin slippers of the most deli- cate colors can be cleaned with de- natured alcohol. Allspice soaked until soft enough to string, may be made into a fra- grant necklace. Every sheer dress material should be pressed on a soft surface and MOST PERFECT MADE THE INCREASED NUTRITJ-_ OUS VALUE OF BREAD MADE IN THE HOME WITH ROYAL YEAST CAKES SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT INCENTIVE TO THE CAREFUL HOUGEWIFE. TO GIVE THIS IMPORTANT FOOD ITEM THE ATTENTION TO WHICH IT 1S JUSTLY EN- TITLED, sae HOME BREAD BAKING RE- DUCES THE HIGH/COST OF LIVING BY APs Se THE AMOUNT OF EXPENSIVE MEATS REQUIRED TO SUPA PLY THE NECESSARY NOUR- ISHMENT TOTHE BODY. | E, W. GILLETT Co, LTD. | ~~ TORONTO, ONT, INNIPEG MONT sida fe Oranges preserved whole make a' delicious dessert if filled with whip-' ped cream or custard. Place a large sponge in the bot- | tom of the umbrella jar if you! would avoid breaking it. If you can't quite afford to have a chair reupholstered, try a pretty slip cover over it. = j Try thickening the custard for | lemon pies with grated potato in- stead of cornstarch. A little express wagon is a great convenience for carrying in vege- | tables and firewood. To make toast water for an in- ; valid soak pieces of toast in water | for an hour, then strain. Clean earthen tiles by rubbing without dampening. with a turpentine cloth, then pol- ishing with a dry cloth. 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