Chats With the Woman in the Home Muy t'oumi who would not what 'h'T call “wart time" putUn* a fow rtttcho* of embroidery on a child - ! Mhool dreaa. will s|>eocl joat aa mud time In puttlnfr bhu. banda of Ux material on aoch a dresa And the point la ihnt while the latter la used la it not uaed to each at extent aa the tnbnoldtry, m that you mlcht Just aa well do the embroidery and hare a

mote atyllah frock.

So often you hear a mother aay that It la to much eaaitw to do a thine heraolf than to tmrh the children ;o do tt. Vet after the children are once taujeht they certainly aa»e the parent time and trouble. Aside from that c naJnly any nailhcr abould cee that children are tauxht how to rerfonn moat of the duties around the house In faintena to the children and thoac with whom they will lire later In life There is nothin*: moer wearisome than a person cannot do anything bi-cause "mother always waited on us.” It la easier a great many times to do the thin* yourself and then you are sun* that It is don» correctly, but then the entire Idea is not in *et the thins accomplished—the children must loom

at the same time.

Sometime* children hare ihe idea that their parent* sot thetneelrtw inw this rnens. and It is up to th'tn to Ret out of'*ll—or to do the wort: which It necessitate*. I'nfortunatt-ly, that in not the way the scheme Is run and the children cannot learn too soon that It is their )ob u> assist. In these day* of servantles* houses the child.en should be siren certain duties each week and the® hare their Jobs changed so as to add spice by rarlrty and also so as to sire them opportunity ot -hr particular Jobs and the scheme of things s* a whoh stltute a bit of rivalry \>y offering prites Children cannot work alone, but they make excellent helper*, particularly If the work is made Into a game. Mora trouble than they are help? Perhaps for the big thinr.s. but surely not Ip washing dishee. dusting and making beds. One child mlxbl make the desserts on>* week, nnotbr. put away the clean clothe* and so on They should, of course, have the majority of their free time from school for play, but they should also hare

iheir time for work.

The family should lighten the work by e-tii mcirfW-r doing Ms sharp to keep track of his own belongings. Ar appeal might be made so that^ fathei would remember to haa^^up hli clothes and pick up his pajier. the children put away their books and rule hens and each to do his share ro that the living niom Is left in order at night so that that Job will not be added to the many others that mother has on for the morning. Half the lime of many housekeepers is spent In dolr.g jasi such Rtf In things as this might be done by esch member of the brood looking after Ms part of the

Ir the** days of high prices it Is cheering to know that there orp ways by which we can make a hot water to cpect. wbottlcoamfwvphrdccmfw bottle last twice as lorg as we are apt to expect. A little car*- will do the trick. , In the first place, hang the bottle where you will frequently see |t. Rubber left to Itself will dnteriorr.ie. no If you are not using It frequently fill the bottle with warm water about once In two weekr. let it stay on a flat surface until cool and then mb It gently betwoen the hands before hanging It up to dry. Always hang it head downward, so that th« last drop of water will out. When the bag Is Oiled never hank It for any length of time on nail, s the weight of the water tears Thera is no reason for (touring boiling water into the hag. ns you cannot hour the heal uu your skin anyhow, and the very hot water rulas the mb-

brr.

Always expel the air before putting In the stopjier by pres.-*i|g the uppei pari of the bag. Unless the air is expelled the bag will display a tendency to get Into every shape and position except the one In which you wish It. If the bag ts to be applied to the soles of the feet the hag should be filled to the top Don't use the bog as a pillow, and don't forget U and roll over -«u ttjust as careful not to kick it or the floor, particulariy if you ate *. lug outdoot s. You can scarcely expect it to be as good a bag if you do Never buy a bottle which Is openly and avowedly cheep, for It Is usually the most expensive In the '-nd. vo-i are a good Judge of rubber nay got a bargain, but you j-mbablv won’t v ,

all the white, else the flavor will be bitter. Mash the pulp and strain. Sweeten to taste and allow one egg for each cup of Juice. If you don't wish to use too many eggs, substitute a teaspoonful of -cornstarch for each egg. Put the Juice and beaten egg yolks In a double boiler and cook until thick. Fill the orange shell with the mixture, make a meringue with the egg whites and put on top Brown In the oven re rery cold. This Is a little trouble, but worth it The dried fruits come Into tbeir own In wlnU-r; they supply the need for fruit at less expens-? than the citrus frulla from the tropics, and cheaper to buy than canned fruits for those who have not a supply of canned fruits of their own. They art- also tasty than canned fruit, and be made Into many good puddingr. and desserts If the appetite for ' stewed prunes" fsgm. You will fined 'hat dried fruit tastes Just as good or bettew«d in the ore®. The fruit will remain whole and keep all Its i and can be put Into stew while raastlne or baking is In progress. Wash the fruit, pour boiling watr over It. snd let It stand iti a cyvered dish until you are ready to put U in the >von Then add the sugar, cover ightly and let the heat of the oven do thp -uoktng. Prunes are especially deilr..-jok'd In this way. Auto Aids Getting “Back to Normal” Few individuals outside the automotive industry realise what an poriant part Iho automobile Is playing In the - back-to-normal' movemc say* Fred W. Warner, president of ih<- Oakland Motorcar Co., of Pontiac. Mich. - vnie hutomobfle show son seems to be a rood time to call the attention of the public to the great beneflts gclned through the passenger car. ‘•Then- are. 1 know, those who regard the passenger r *r aa an travagance but those person* must be numbered along with the cartoonists. Jokesmlths and others most guilty of this shortsighted misstatement The personal attitude* an- totally eclipsed by the findings of the National Automobile Chamber of Comm err*-, which proved by exactng research la t summer thst SO per cent of all passenger cars are used more or less for busi-

ness.

‘‘From the executive offices in Pont 1 ac, Mich., wt have enjoyed the success that came irom a conviction of this fact. Id other word*, we have sold transportation. The I*ct that the fanner adds per rent of bis efficiency by tu- use of a passenger car also sustains jur contentions. And finally, when it was announced that the s age c-j owner's efficiency is Incr -ased 57 per cent by use of bis automobile we n card.-d our claims as completely vindicated "How can n man. exceot by point Ing to Individual case* that are soniply exception*, dispute these findings' Why. the msn who uses his car for pleasu • only la a rare being lod^y 1 “> nd can anyone nime a single cc modify that la dbirg more to Increase manpower and peisonal efficiency “Of course, there must be a compromise If this transportation Is to be the basis of profit, oi era! Ion of the must be econoicicat. Thai is why have i-ontinued to build an automobile thst gels exceptional mileage on pr<-a*-tii-day fu*d and is conserving tires. We might build a heavier car. • cannot build a more serviceir: we might put out a larger engine, but we cannot build a more dependable and economical eonne. have built cars for farmers, doctors, salesmen, lawyers, rontrr.ri. real estate men. Insurance agents and about every other trade or profession under the aim. Consider the total increase In efficiency and proflt. the saving *n time, that there can. hi arcumulalcd! “Freedom from time-tables, freedom from the beixtrn highways an '. complete disregard for weather have beer gained by the owners of cloned cars. It is Interesting to *<-e the msnner in which the farmer bar adopt * d the sedan and coupe. He n-allxc* that for complete satisfaction he must have car that ran 1 * used at any time with maximum comfort and convenience. Being, aa a type, r practical fellow, ne reeks continuous service and gets it to the greatest possible degree In the

If you are tired of ioe cream ler tompuny dessert vary the niorvi I having orange podding. Co' about

third off it-e orange, on- for eerh 'soC: reas.- ur.-d his spouse. Tve Just

son and scrape out xll the Inside.

IhU carefully, sc as to preset ve the | and h* uhape and 1m- very careful to take out ' work a

Good Insurance Ir. Casey had recently obtained rment by a subway construction ipany; and. one day. as be wi

'Tis t

■ fear. dadinV Mr

tin jJallars from tb' foreman, Tti'l let me do any dangerous

all. at all.”

Nature’s Wonders Washington Fashions The Sacred Pigeons

of Venice

Books upon books have been writurn about the seven wond -rs of the world, while there are seventy lime* seven of natural winders m every country of any gr.it extent. Man's handwork, however elaborate, slrks into insignificance when compared alth what we may see in any part of the world. Vast caves, mighty rivers and lofty monnuins vie with gorge*, cataracts, plains and forests. In extorting admiration and awe. and a library might be filled with a description of the natural curiosities of a single

State.

In Arizona, there Is an area in which thirty-fire hundred volcanoes may be counted The najority are extinct, but hundreds are active, emit-Ing k*-. hot water, mud and mineral

substance*.

From tbe eldes of the hills, grouped an immense ampltheatre. come forth most beautiful springs of dear, warm weather—some so sour, others so sweet, so bitter and so strongly alkaline, that no living being or anlman can drink It. These waters course down the hillsides, laying a cost of white, pink, purple, blue or inx-n. made by the mineral salts they contain, upon everything with which they come in contact. In the midst of these hills 1* th« 1-ake of Ink. There run Into *1 scores of stream* of clear, mineral, hot water; others that are warm, and two that are cold. The lake, one-fourth of tr-mile In b-ngth and oneo-lgh'.h in width, liee like a gem. set in these hilt* or these ancient volcanoes. The Ink-like -water which fills the lake, comes up to with in three or four Inches of the level of

Us shores.

The temperature near the edge Is about 110 degrees, graduelly growing warmer as you get down In It. and. as you approach the een'er of the lake, on the surface It Is 156 degrees, and at depth of 250 feet It Is 216 degrees. Near the shore on the east, south, and west sides the -cater is on'.y four to six feet in depth for 20 or more fee' into the lake, where the shelf breaks off perpendicularly, and there no boi

im has ever been found.

To the touch, the water feels smooth and oily. The ashes and soil which cover tne lake when It* water* *re quiet. »re from om-half an Inch to an inch thick. The water of the lake l* Jet black, though It does not color the

skin of those who bathe In tu

Under a glass the coloring matter ■ems to be a minute black substance, held In rnspenslon by the water, which adheres to white cloth Immersed In the lake. To the tartu. the water is warm, salt and bluer. To the ba. ' the sensation, on entering the water. Is exhilarating to a wonderful degree. Millions of bubble*, formed by . escaping gases, kep tbe surface of the lake agitated at all times, till l» rolls, boils and foams, as if ready to oreak over Hs banks and escape; and again, oftly In myriads of sparkling globules glittering in the sunlight. Whenever the volcanos n.ve with anger, the lake follows, and the sight of Us maddened -

waters Is well worth seeing.

In Lassen county. California. Is a spot called l>r>' Lake, which is In reality almost an arid plane, with slme alkali scattered her.' and ther- over It. and It* area is two and a half by four » fin one aide are the Pit River Mountain-i and on tbe other ire big pine woods, wnllr to the west are the famous lava bed s.tn which the Indiana hid during that last great Call fornia struggle with the savage*. A -tndlng road lead* up from the valley below into the curious basin. If a horse walks on this road anywhere. even two or three miles outside the border of the Pry lake U ern be heard for many mile* up In the InterThe ground all about there sends forth a hollow sound. Reverberation* •an be heord anywhere A footfall nay be heard like a sound in a great

cavern.

The most singular platenau in the ' world Is the Island of Papua. The ; plateau ts elevated 6000 f<v-t above the sea. and there are summits lowering 5000 feet higher, bet the oloee proximity of the equator has covered the great plain xri;h luxuriant vegetation Tbe climate Is a perpetual Mr.y. birds slug In every bush and the only animals are a few marsupials, such as groan'', kangaroos and opossum*. Yet this lovely n-gion 1» literally deserted. The rtitrr.on Papuans live In the sweltering coast jangles and only occasionally etray to the upland* Servantless Electric

Home

The flrai ''servantles* elecfric home" in America has become an actual arhtevenamt at Malba. 1* I A now house jvrt built there ha* been so thoroughly wired with several outlets for eh-ctrical appliances have been provldts- for each room, and a groat number of all the household 'dullje are performed by electricity, doing any

with the presence

Washington society In Its broadest sense ha* become sense has becrane fully reconciled to the elimination of the Inaugural ball from the history making ceresnonles of Mrch 4. and those disappoint'd maids and matrons who had planned to dance at this greatest ball of many years are finding ample opportunity for miutging In their favorite pastime and waxring their newest and smartest gowns at small private dances, and large public balls under fashionable patronace always in the aid of a popular charity. One of the smartest of ball gowns noticed last week was in black velvet, worr by Mrs. Pete- Goelet Gerry, wife of the senator frun Rhode Island This Is prejmnably a Worth creation, showing the mbsolui ? simplicity of line for which that mal er is famous and whi-h Mrs Gerry i girlish, slender JUftlfiee. The top of the gown was straight, with shot ider straps of tolle. Miss Isabelle Vay was seen in a very becoming gov n of silver cloth, showing the skin much fuller than formerly and the siralgh' topped bodice. For afternoon n ncert*. which are virtually the only d versions Mrs. Wilson Indulges in ou' vide of her dally drive, black 1* first bolee. with several new gowns sbowlxg a c’ose following of Pari* modes. At the National Theatre Mrs. "A'llrt'a r-ore'a severely tailored suit of black bio..•’cloth, with smalt, round, hlch-crowned nat. with scarf of sable wrapped dose and high in the mode of the moment, which Is called very smart by visiting New Yorkers and said to be absolute In Paris It is not a becoming fashion, h'.wever. and is making little headway wlih fashionable women at the capi-

tal.

Madame Pexet, wife of th ambassador from Peru, who was the guest of Mrs. Wilson at the above-mentioned concert, was extremely chic In allblack costume, a sof: gown of stralgb' one-piece model, with square peck unr. ved by a line of white, over which was worn a long black cloth cape with deep collar of monkey fur. This collar is a masterpiece of tailoring which, when worn in motor or on the stieet. can be drawn up sojilgh It covers the chin, but when opened falls In becom-

ing line* almost to the waist.

Madame Pexet having passed the autumn In Paris, her cape may be take® as an indication of coming fashions in Washington. Tbe small topping this was black si-tin. with upturned brim, having Us greatest width from side to side with tuft* of black

. paradise as Its trimming.

Mr*. William Colder, wife of the senator from New York. Is wearing an ultra Vmart visiting udlet in ccllb. covered In fine shoestring embroidery of self-colored bilk, the color being a new variation of taupe which has fslut pinkish tone. This is a coat suit i with narrow plain skirt except for the embroider} and a severely plain long coat wlth ahc new sloping houlder line and high scarf collar. With this Mrs. Calder wears sn . lually severe hat of a slightly darker lorn- in vel-

One of th« peculiar institutions of Venice are the “Holy Pigeons of St. Mark's" which have been recognized as such by the authorities of Venice for more than a thousand yetrs even since the year ?II. In olden tlnve i\ was the custom of the sacristan* of St. Marks Cathedral r~loa*e dorea and pigeons, fette-ed with paper, after the religion* set* ices of Palm Sunday The fetters partially disabled the birds, and such of those did not 'scape were caught by the people, who fatted them lor thrir Easter dinner. Sometimes on' and sometimes a dozen of the poor, fluttering - reaturcs would manage to break the paper thongs which bound wings and ieot together, whereupon they almost In variably sought rofugo on the roof and in the steeple? of the historic old

church.

AH of the raeped birds assumed a certain sacrednes-. and. It being against tbe law to kill or harm thfvn in any way. Increased to enormous numbers. During the ' ime of the republic the “Sacred Pigeons of St Matk's" became objects of national solicited*. of grain being annually supplied for their maintenance. After the fall of the republic, thousands of them starved to death, and all would have died but for provision* made by a plou • old lady, whose will perpetually provides for them.

Mr*. Charles B. Wrrd. of New York, whose election to the pres-lency of the CongreHsional Club has given added tnlcreat to that organization, was one of the smartly gowned women, making official calls at cabinet bonx>-» and embassies last week, when sh< wore a draped gowrn of taupe velvet with a deep band of marten on the edge of a very long overdress, the fur also forming collar and cuffs. Mrs. Ward's hat was of the name lone 1ft a round shape with soft crown and very gracefully curved brim, on which appeared n few well-placed stitches of dull metal embroidery In straight single line*. Mrs. Frank B Kellng In assisting Mrs Marshall's afternoon at home wore a rhnrmlnt and becoming gown of pale chiffon belonging to the class of petal gowns now enjo-ing a great vogue with several* WaMngton lead ers of fashion. There are at least tour tiers to Mrs. Hellos'.- round skirt, which Is probabl} six Inches off the ground snd Just becomir.ly full at the , normal waistline. The bodice slightly draped with long sleeve*, be roiuinly full between the elbow and j shoulder. The hat worn with this was of black satin In the low-crowned, broad coronet shape that the Minnesota senator's 1 trlfe finds uniformly becoming. Small Bov—“Mother, may l haw something to eatT" Mother—"Cortalnly. my son " Small Boy—“A biscuit with butter

Mother—Nc; K you are huugry you

can eat It wltbotti but'er.”

Little Sister (who has beep za attentive ’listener)—“Mother, I am

I- and ear- hungry, may ( imve a biscuit with but-

■ ter on K*“

Army “Tanks” Built on Skid-Chain Principal The mrvelou* success of the caterpillar type of tractor, as used in the various kinds of “tanks" • mployed during the World War. was accomplished by nothing more than a de•elopment of the famll'ar skid-chain principle.

For many ytars expert and ir.Ventor* have struggled with tha difficult mechanical problem of con■trpeting a commercial vehicle that would lay It* own track and thu* enable It to secure traction on soft ground or other yielding and slippery su-faces But their efforts vere unsuccessful until the endless belt principle. such as 1- used In Ura chs.na, was adopted. Thereafter the development of the present day "tank" antf other caterpillar tractors was rapid, all of which goe* to prove that U>« 4 skid-chain basic principle i* the beat giver of traction now in the automobile world. When you put skid chains on yoor bare '.Ires you are giving them the benefit of this endlras chain tractor principle, which was borrowed from them for use in "tanks." and you should invariably employ thran whenever the going Is the least bit oncer- ( tain from rain or other natural canoes Skid-chains lay their own track of safety .'rora the dangerous *kM. as well at give tonsdcns grip that effectually pr«*o®m the useless spinning of wheels and consequent waatagn of power, to say nothing of the great Having of tire wear caused by slippage. Remove the ■ ndless Iwdt from the irresistible "tank" and ai: its traetkm Is gone: the powerful motor* win be useless on account of the absence of the method by which their power l» '.ran-tnltird into -ward motion. And so If is with the motor car using bar* tire* on slipper} paring. Th.- gripping contact of "endless" sklii-chalns mtrt be employed to furnish the roar wheal* with traction, or even the extra power will be wasted In useless and expen Be motion that g ts the motor no-

Mr?. Plsnklngton (to visitor)— Willie Simpson, who has Just eater the last piece of pie)—"Won't you* have another piece. Willie? There's plenty more In the pantry." M-?. Plankington—"Why, what do you mean? Don't you believe what I tell you?" ^UU*—TMa told me not to.“

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rants.