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AN ADAPTATION OF EXODUS. Why "Pier* War* Auiy Ptocue* la tha Captain's Quarters.

BT OWKTCDOI^X OVKRTOK.

To a certain sort of'mind a saint U nly to Ik- known u a saint by tbc ,:alo above bis brow, and the Prlhce of Darkness himself would be devoid of •dmtlty without a pitchfork and doven hoof. To such as there the knight-errantry of Drayton and Bartlett may seem problematical; but \a knight-errant la one who soccers beau-

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y In dlstreae, and who rldee abroad

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he employs an obnoxious Insect rath'

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than a sword, as Drayton did. or whether he rides a 8. C. government mule, ns Uarjlitt was wont to do.

Is neither here nor there.

Bartlett was riding the aforesaid mule shortly after the time my story

- begins, fte rode It up the Uno, its long gray ears waggling evenly, and rcstfully. and came to a halt In front of the set of quarters where Drayton and be roomed. Drayton was sitting on the porch, bis feet on the railing, his chair tipped back, and the visor of bis cap pulled down on his nose. He pushed the cap to the back of bis head as Bartlett came slowly up tbc

steps.

••I wish you woud get a horse." he complained. "If you could Just realize the figure "you cut on that old elephant:” "That's a mule,” corrected Bartlett, his arm around a pillar and letting bis heels dangle as he perched on the railing. "Its alto a very nice mule. It Is no longer a shave-tall, but has reached years of discretion. The moment man or animal does that, his appreciative country straightway has

him inspected and condemned. Horses may do for some, hut cot for one who has the duties of pest quartermaster

to perform. And. beside*. I believe In the Infantry and scorn a horse."

“The scorn." observed Drayton, “of the fox for the grapes.” "Don't mb It in," said Bartlett, dejectedly; “I'm miserable enough as it

is." V

"Thought you looked rather trlste. I'm all s^pathy. Go on." Bartlett released his bold upon the

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Now. the Collieses were the family of Captain Collins—wife, mother-in-law on both sides, and three small children. They had that morning arrived in the post. Collins was In command of Troop L. which had been moved on some weeks before. If he had been well-disposed his entry should not hare put the whole garrison.. below his rank. In the throes of fear\ of a, progressive turning out." For rbefe were empty quarters into which he might have moved exactly m^well as not. and no one have been any the worse off.* •'But Collins won't see it that way," Bartlett wert on. "He ranks lawrecce. and his wife ranks him, you bet; and Us the wife and the mother-in-law who are going to have the Lawrences' set or bust." "Throw them g few buckets of paint and calcimine, by way of sop" Drayton ventured to suggest "Did." said Bartlett, briefly. "Offered them halt the quartermaster's department and a carpenter, and a blacksmith, and a farrier, too. If they happened to need" one. Told them they could fiave any cr all of me colors of paint In the rainbow. It they'd Just be good—but those three Graces are going to have the Lawrences house." Drayton opined, with a little of the placidity, nevertheless, with which we all bear ohe^tnothcr's burdens, that It wag a very great and very profane shame. k' There’s that poor little woman with thoee little bits of kids, and Just, moved into tlrapc quarters, and got them all fixed up so prettily, and her garden etarted, too. Then,,those Collin*es; They're a mean lot of cattle. anyway." He made a gesture of disgust, which turned the visor around over his left ear. and was silent.for a minute '.through eheer wrath. “I told Mrs. Lawrence they would be serpents on ^.ths wood cotter's

hearth—"

"Serpents, now?" otked Bartlett: "they were cattle t-efare; and you railed that’—he pointed over his ihoulder—“an elephi point of fact. It’s a i "1 told hes^[ continued Drayton, unmoved, "that It wouldn't pay. I know all about the Collinses—served with them IU Texas. I was sitting on lira. Lawrence's steps—I know that I usually am. so you ran save yourself <—1 was sitting on her steps when the tlllns outfit drove up. lance stopped in front c house, next door, and Collins Jumped out and went In. The rest of them Just waited. All would have been well If Mrs. Lawrence hadn't become tender-hearted in a meet unnecessary way. and hadn't cboeea to disregard any advice." He assumed the look ofc prophecy fulfilled. "I told her to fin - still and not get excised and do something rash; gave her the benefit of my knowledge and experience. But It wasn’t Any use. She made me dry op and h^ng on to the kids, while she ran down to the ambulance and Invited the whole caboodle to come 'in and " rest v and refresh themselves. They came. You ran bet your Jiff they cam*—or they wouldn't have been the Coninsea. I saw Dame C.'s wwsthrr

trouble. Mrs. Lawrence kept them to Inncbeoa—the whole seven of them. Asked me. too: tot the kids were

raising Cain, and the abode of peace was transformed, so 1 lit out." "Well I guess she's sorry now—it that's any comfort to you. For the Collinses are not only going to have those quarters, but they're going to have them quick. Even the C. 0. got at Collins. But it wasn't any use. 'My wife likes Lie quarters,' says he. And that's all." They rat In meditation for some time. Then Drayton spoke. "I like those quarter*, too. I'm goIng^to have some of thus my bo If." be Bartlett did not understand, and Drayton undertook to explain. "Well—sec here." He took his feet down from the rail. In his earnestness, and straightened his rap. “It's like this. Yon and I have got one room esch in this house, haven't we. same as the most of the other bachelors?" finch was the rase. "And we're entitled to two rooms each, aren't we?" Bartlett agreed that they were. "And we've been keeping these ones because we've been too lazy and good natured to ask for more, haven't wc? Well we

Lawrences' set. I'll vacate my roomturn It over to you—and I'll apply for the upstairs floor of the Lawrences house. Oh! I'm entitled to It. all right," he chuckled. "1 anow my rights as a citizen of these United States and as a flrst-lleutenant of cavalry. The Collinses, the whole sweet seven of 'em. may have the lower floor. It's all they can claim under law. That's four rooms. Including the kitchen. I dare ray they won't mind living like that any way. They're

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Pigs, too?" asked Bartlett

"Once 1 have that top fl

Drayton went on unfolding his plan.

op floor, you watch

the interest in life i’ll provide for then. Ill make their days pleasant and their nlghts-^parUcularly their night#—beautiful. ,131 have suppers

up th had d

p*r ay bill, and If my health breaks down. You wslch!” He stood up anfi began to button his blouse. "So you are mov that I'll move in. too. And I'll put in my formal application for those two rooms. No otner two In the post will suit, cither,

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me about exactly as he said. There was a heglra of Lawrecces and an Ingres* of Collinses, and great was the latter’s wrath when they found Drayton taking possession of the upper floor. They protested to everybody In general, and to the com'mandant and the quartermaster In particular. And the commandant and the quartermaster said they were sorry, but that Drayton was certainly n bit rights. He had applied for

the quarter* In virtue t>f the general turnlng-out that D troop was causing ing the post, and he was entitled to occupy them. There was nothing more

to .be said.

elaborately; "rm s egtly human, after all. and my house did look, so sweet, and my garden—. But Pm sorry for you. I think those - children are the very Imp* of evil." Drayton nodded. "There are others,” he said. It was enigmatical, but Mrs. Lawrence looked doubtful and ready to be hurt. “You don't mean miner* she said. "No, my. dear lady," Bartlett reassured her, “b. doesn't mean yours. He thinks yours are all that tender Infancy should be. I don't know what

"Pertiaps." said Bartlett, “you mean Jimmy O'Brien. I taw you hobnobbing with him today. .Would It be Jimmy nowr' Drayton would not commit hlmsplf. But Is was Jimmy and one other, nevertheless. Drayton bad come upon him when he was playing duqk-on-a-rock ak by himself, near the cutler's .store. The dnek was a bocr bottle, and 'Jimmy was pitching stones at It. with Indifferent dim. The father of Jimmy was first-sergeant of Drayton's troop, and so the lieutenant felt they had enough In common to warrant a cooverratlon. It began by a suggestion ,as to a better, way to throw a atone, and it ended with a bargain struck. “Then.” said Drayton, “If I promise to pay you two bits for every centipede, four blU for every tarantula, ten cents for every lizard, a nickel for every toad and i cent for every big spider, you wll catch all you can and bottle them for

'me?"

Jimmy nodded solemnly. "And you wont say anything about It to any oner’ A quarter was pressed Into a chapped and grimy hand.

way to Drayton's rooms. Drayton wss only Just dressing. He had kef$ late

Drayton kept late

hours. Bartlett had helped him; and until : o’clock they bad alternated pacing heavily to and fro with dropping mighty bodies on the floor. The CoUlsses were kept awake. "If* a question of endurance, because ** are two," said Drayton; "but 1 expert we can bold out’' H« Inspected Jimmy's first catch.

There was a centipede, two Uaards and three toads. Jimmy's pockets bulged with bottlse. There were also ITS large and unpleaaant spiders. "Good boy," said Drayton, and paid as per schedule. Mrs. Colline and the motberdn lav's nerves were not calmed, any war. by the wakeful night It was the harder for them when the)- found three large toads In their rooms that day. To have a toad hop at yon from a dark corner Is not nice. It Is still less to step on one and crush It. It gives a peculiar sensation. Mrs. Collins found It so. There was a lizard In the milk bottle, and another on the back of a chair, whence It climbed Into a moth-er-in-law's hair. Big spiders Infested

the place.

Toward noon Drayton came flowv ■tairs cfirrylng on the end of a plr, ind examining It crltlcilly. a centl-

"Large, Isn't It?" hi pride; "I killed It r

topef the stairs. They always come In families of three. The other two

preached. J Drayton looked concerned, government quarters were so floored, he explained.

"Did

o'clock’ He admitted being of a restless disposition and given to insomnia. "All right.” he reported to Mrs. Lawrence, shortly after. “You Just rest on your oars. We'll have you back In those quarters before the kids have had time to do much damage to'tbe place. I should say that a fort-

TH* BwiprsM’* Sabla*. The- Empress Dowager of Russia Is •aid to be the owner of the finest collection of Russian sables In th* world. One of her cloaks has a lining worth $50,000, and was made of skins gathered by the governor of a polar prov’nce where taxes are paid In furs. Tt>« Boa of Sammer. Every other * well dreeecd woman •ports a boa of pale gray ostrich feathers these balmy days, but almost as pretty and soft and more becoming to tome wearers Is the boa of cream white fade, bordered by a niching of black •Ilk loops, and strands of silk cord •nd Jet falling In frost In a sort of tiry lattice work.

night, at the very i Mrs. Collins suing

outside, should see for another set—

any other old set. Bartlett will let her have them. He’s an exceptionally obliging Q. M., as Q. Ms. go. That’s

t did n

itation.”

aot run as smothly as Drayton

might have wished. The women of the Collins family did not surrender without giving fight. They" attacked Drayton himself first, but were met with an urbanity which parried every thrust. It was the thinness of the walls and floors, and that was manifestly the government's fault. As for hls insomnia, the blame of that day with the doctor, he should think. Jie did not like staying broad awake until nearly dawn any better than they did. Of course, however, he would try to control hls restlessness- The attempt met with failure, though, and the women appealed to the commandant. The commandant was urbane, too. hut the Insomnia of his ofllcers was evidently not a matter to be

reached officially.

It was plain that the Insomnia aroused the suplcions of the Collinses. But the Insects did not. They had never—not even In Texas—seen a house so overrun with reptiles. There were lizards In everything, foerewere frogs and 'toads In dark nooks. They hopped Into your lap when you least expecting !L They were ■

Ing. Spiders spun webs and dropped from the celling and the walla And as for more venomous things! - A day hardly passed that Drayton did not kill a tarantula or a centipede somewhere arouhd. They seemed to emerge only when he was near. The wrath toward him wss tempered-with

front porch. And one terrible dsy they had come upon Drayton, sabre In hand, standing in the front hallway beside the decapitated body of a i>tU» snake.-They neglected. In the excitement. to. notice that the body was not wriggling. Jimmy bad that mornlag produced a newspaper package. "Here's a dead rattler," be had said. “I didn't know as you could use him. But I found him, and you can have him for a

dime."

And the rattler had proved the best Investment of all. as well as the last straw. Captain Collins bad carried him on a stick out Into the road. Then he had gone to the commandant and Bartlett. He was heavy-eyed for want of sleep. The whole family was that way; and Drayton was, too. In all humanity he asked the favor of being allowed to change has quarters. Any other quarters would do, provided there, were fewer Insects. He was not

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Any other quarters would i

particular at all. He asked so little. In fact, that Bartlett took pity on him. He renewed hls offer of paint "Now," he said to Mrs. .Lawrence “yon can come back to your own They'll more out tomorrow. I've Jnsl been Inspecting the premises, and there hasn't been' much harm done. They are still the beet quarters In the post The kids have knocked a few boles In the walls and the woodworks a, little scratched, dut I’ll give you

some paint too.'*-'.

Paint was Bartlett's Idea of th* panacea for all earthlr-Ular He bad not much else In the world, being s second-lieutenant; but he had palmt and he was liberal with that “ " The Collinses moved next day Drayton waited until th* last load a furniture was gone, and the three women were taking their final lool around. Then he came down the stain bolding out at the length of hls arms two centipedes on the point of twi large pins. He exhibited them. “These quartera are too much foi me." be said, "I’d rather have a corner of a housetop alone, than a wide up per floor with crawling things. I'rr gt«ng to go back to my own room.” A fieroe light of auspldoe broke h on M». Collins' mind then. “I be Uev*. 'Mr. Drayton, that the whoh thing wss a put-up Jot.'’ “Do you? Do you ratCyr askee

Drayton. smilingly.

"But consider, my dsar lady.

The Dim of Tiff .la.

Black taffeta silk, flounced, corded, hemstitched, tucked or plaited. Is worn by most well dressed women in every possible style and conformation. The lancy. taffeta waists -are perhaps the most popular garments made from this fabric. Theee are shown In an *xtpnslve_variety of designs ranging in price from the cheapest to most expensive creations. Taffeta skirts

ire worn with theoy-aeparate waists. They are tucked or flounced and made quite long, producing a decidedly stylish appearance. One model has three narrow circular flounces trimmed with black velvet ribbon, which Is very rich. Then there are the fancy boleros made to match the skirt and worn over a blouse of contrasting color.

A Notable l-oolel. Womma.

Lady Grtzelle Cochrane, a notable •ociety beauty. Is the daughter of- a wealthy Scotch peer, and among her Intimate friends she Is called Annie Laurie.. This Is because of her striking resemblance to the beauty immortalized to the old love song,.a resemblance that cannot only be traced through the words of Douglas of Flngland’s famous verses, but also by the portrayal of the fair Annie that hangs In Maxwelton house. It Is said, further, by those who find the likem most convincing that Lady Grizelle's family is also connected with the Fer-

ness is accounted for by Inheritance. With her long.whlte throat, masses of dusky brown hair, radiant complexion, hazel eyes and exquisite slender figure this charming young woman has easily inspired the modern Scotch poets with, a theme for verses, and the poems that have been written 1c her honor and the songs that have been

Annie Laurie. Like the Duchess of Mofttroae and Sutherland, the Lady Grtreble is a very patriotic Scotch woman. She wears none but the simple wild flowers of her native moors and fields, and she can speak the broadest and. to American ears, the most Incomprehensible Scotch brogue, or If she likes pure Gaelic to the Highlanders, and it Is said farther that ahe is one 0T the few women of the north country who can play the pipes as well as any man. It Is being whispered about that the fair Lady Grixelle la being wooed by a stalwart Yankee, and hence another earls daughter may follow the example of Lady Sybil Cuffe, daughter of Lord Harewood, who recently married Mr. Catting of New York City.

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boc< toe* or shi been broken and tied again and again give a rather correct hint of the wearer's title to self respect. The heels may be straightened for a few pennies, the strings cost a dime and shoe polish is not costly. To be neat is more admirable than to be' handsome and slovenly. . Soiled white stocks, ebonlxed gloves, white belts, finger marked white evening bodies, are made as good as new by a thorough sponging or dipped into dear gssollae. ' To reek of perfume Is vulga^. Perlen, but Ji Is* It with heavy odors. Women will be blesied in knowing that cox$non baking soda will -entirely remove the odor of perspiration; therefore, wash your dress shields every week.

French women, pet Just a drop upon their ear tips. The Russian grande dame scents her hair. Too many

. make even a beauty look a guy. After 40 white veils are ridiculous; before 20 black one* are correspondingly so. A veil, like glove*, should be above criticism. Tawdry flowers, worn by no matter whom, give the wearer a theatrical commonplace appearance. With ’ a tailor made gown gay flowers or nodding plumes are in had taste. A beautifully tied bow of heavy silk or panne velvet upon a straw hat la more chic, keeps its/styIs and can be cleaned.

i and , while s

cites are

never by women of great social distinction, who would as sboa wear a bicycle costume to church. Tls the things that show whether or not

iso.—Phlla-

text

century, or since 186C. Queen Alexandra. Mme. de Metternlch and Sarah Bernhardt are the trio. The queen Is a positive beauty, but the other two are possessed only of negative good looks. In fact Mma de Metteriilcb, wboae Influence upon the fashions has been perhaps the strongest. Is ppsltlvsly homely, few women being more so; her ugliness Is unique, but rendered fascinating by a certain charm of manner. it was Queen Alexandra—then the Princess of Wales—who made black very chic; before her time It was dedicated to th? bourgeoise. The wearing of this dismal hue belongs only to modern times;- who ever heard of a Greek, or an Oriental, or an Egyptian In black. The only woman -who can wear black to advantage Is the one who has black eyes, black hair and Is fat. Is the dictum of the disciples of Edmund Russell. The young Queen of Holland <t making white the fashionable color for gowns throughout aristocratic circle* in Holland. She ha* always preferred white, and her trousseaus contain white dresses of every kind of material—^Uk. velvet, wool—both foy morales and evening wear. On the morning of Imr marriage Queen Wflhelffilna appeared at hreakfa/:*. vrlin her mothe.- in a lovely gown of white tiotb. embroidered In white wool Htr v eildlng gown was cloth of silver, and very m&i dress she wore when making her public entry Into Amsterdam. It was trimmed with sable, with an ermine mantle. Because s^e cmbroldeed a tunic so beautifully for the viceroy, tho present Dowager Empress of China was allowed to learn to read. She ww slave and 12 years old, when she executed this really wonderful pie work, and when asked to name her reward she said there was nothing which would suit her better than to learn to

read.

Thzre la no such thing as low nceic and short sleeves in China. When western women visit China two features of their dress ore a great shock to the Oriental woman—the decollette of the evening bodice, and the fact *ra * _ erlng th? leg to the ankle Chlnt women would regard them -a vast improvement on the present style~&rWbstSuch a hue and cry Is raised about the extravagance of women of the present day. but It is nothing compared to that of centuries ago. Marie de Medici had a gown embroidered with 22,000 pearls and 300 diamonds, and Mme. de Montes pan w< court festival “a gown of gold and over that gold frieze stitched with a certain gold which makes the most divine stuff that has ever been Imag-

ined.”

, Even In ancient times extravagance in dress was not uncommon. Sarah, pieces of silver for a veil—to he sure, the silver was a gift, and for that purpose, that the might buy a covering suitable to a person of her rank. Sarah doubtless wore this valuable gift as a symbol of modesty. Hermlone, daughter of Helen, when she leaned that her mother had been carried off by Paris, tore In pieces her veil that

• was Interwoven with gold. All Grecian ladles wore muslin veils Interwoven with gold thread, while servants were

not allowed anything but plain ones.

married women should go velted, to keep theirs.—Chicago Record-Herald

Sleeves continue to be elaborate. Linen gowns will be much In evl-

The newest ferrets are of Iron. Oxydlzcd sliver Is also used for these 'fanciful ornaments. Raised ribbon floral embroidery on chiffon or lace ground Is a London fancy, also ribbon embroidery on net. Rope braid Is used to a considerable extent for millinery purposes and ap.pears.In the form of hoars, with many loops, on lace, chiffon, net and tulle

toque*.

White English serge gowns, lined with white taffeta and strapped with sort, lusterless white doth resembling suede kid. are expected to be much worn this summer. Fpr outdoor wear shoes of gray or wldte chamois will continue to bW fashionable. The new models show large, square bows, held In place by buckles Just below the Imtep, over which rises a shaped flap or tongue. A stylish black tatfeta gown, with the regulation flare to the skirt, has at Intervals running the full length of it box plaits of cloth. The Eton Jacket of silk la finished in the same way. Tho result Is particularly stylish ana

pretty.

Many of the prettiest new summer waists are made with elbow sleeve* and finished with a twist and little bow of velvet or taffeta. When the waist is trimmed with bands of laet Insertion, velvet ribbon Is run through the lace with pretty effect. Very chic la an rcru straw hat the

brim turned up.

velvet ribbon how la tied

ground the crown. At the left side stands a big pink rose. Ha leaves trailing over the brim onto the hair, when they Join « soft rosette of liberty satin

Coram la lbs Living Hoorn. A very pretty corner may be arranged In any living room by means of a screen and a divan. Over the divan there may be, If you choose, a canopy, and plenty of cushions are Indispensable to Ha easeful luxury. But a screen answer* every purpose of retirement and withdrawal and. being readily portable, lends Itself to the housekeeper’s requirements. In country cottages where space Is important not only corners may be secured at pleasure and furnished at discretion by the help of the screen, but one room may he made to do duty as several— aa dining room, library and drawing room, as one of these at a time, or as all three, should occasion suggest Th# Invalid'* Room. When possible, the invalid's room should have a south or southwest aspect. A room of medium size Is the best. Ventilation Is easier to manage, nnd there Is less to clean than In a large room. For many reasons, It Is advisable that. If It can be so arranged, the sick room should be near the top of the house. In the first place. It Is quitter; noises from the street, as well as those from the house, will be less noticeable. But a far more Important reason is that poisoned and vitiated air has a tendency to rise, therefore, If the sick room is on the first floor the impure air will rise to the top of the house, and possibly affect those who may he living above the Invalid. If there Is a small dressing room adjoining the Invalid's room, so much the better. It will he useful as a storeroom for extra bedding and reserves of all kinds. The sick room must be cheerful In appearance. Get rid of superfluous upholrtered furniture, which only acts os dust traps, and In the after disinfecting may possibly be spoiled. Heavy curtains and valances are undesirable In Infectious case*, hut there Is no reason that pretty wash curtains of lace or muslin should not be decoratively. employed.

i How to Keep Books.

Books, It is said, are spoiled by being criss-crossed on convenient desks and stands. Valuable volumes should, therefore, be kept in racks. Qnt of the best of library table* Is constructed after the shape of those used in Roman libraries. It Is a table, sure enough, on top. but is provided with shelves beneath, shelves so arranged that when a book Is put

lly arid Its ride.

feet, so to speak, which Is the only proper position for a book to be placed in. On top of this table there Is another reotptacle for books, a small revolving stand, which is designed to hold the small dictionaries of foreign languages and other reference hooka. This is a case of fine, simply polished hardwood and is especially adapted to the man's library. For reading desks of busy authors, the moroeqo bound book blocks are at once useful and ornamental. though there la something newer and rather more decorative In the shape of a painted or engraved leather revolving stand, which, by 1U. brass handle, can be moved about the room at the convenience of the .reader, and screwed Into the arm of the new morris reading chair, or It can be unhinged and folded perfectly flat tor

packing.

<3K

'et/Sf/fcla REC/PES

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Piquant Sandwiches—Mince ons green pepper, two tablespoonfuls of capers. half a ■cup of stoned olives and six large sprays of^press. Toss up lightly with mayonnaise dressing and spread on thin slices of rye bread which bare been well buttered. Drop Cakes—One cup each of sugar and sour cream; two and a half cups flour, a teaspoo&ful of soda, one egg. Sift the cream tartar with the flour, mix the soda with the cream. Best the.egg and mix all together. Drop In small spoonfuls In buttered pans find put a raisin on top of each cake. Bake in a quick oven. Banana Jelly—Mash eight bananas with one tablespoonful of sugar, three

1UH. U1MU1HU. OTJC puu m hot water. Juice of-two lemons and a half a cup of sugar. Heat It amd add the banana puree. Turn Into a mold, place on the Ice until dinner .time and serve

with whipped cream.

r eg*table Cutlets—Tbeee are made half mashed potatoes and half

Veg

of ha

equal parts of carrots, parsnlps^turnlpa and onions. These must all be and onions cut fine and

vegetables must also be chopped flue after they are boiled, and all mixed with the maahed potato while they are hot. Season lightly with salt and pep -say. scant teaspoon of salt and dash of pepper for every plat of the mixture and a heaping tablespoonfui of chopp.-d parsley. Set away until cold.'and then form Into cutlets (Un form is good to have), dip In beateq egg and broad crumbs, brown In hots^ fat and serve with a good brown

is a delicate turquoise.