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WIDE genera! interest being
shown in the extravagance
of recent fashionable en
tertainments at Newport, Mrs. Ella
Wheeler Wilcox, the famous poet,
has put her mind on the subject, and
her onelusidns appear on this page.
An object lesson in entertainment
was recently given by Mrs. Wilcox
at her picturesque home at Short
Reach. Conn, To entertain her Eng
lish friends. Dr. and Mrs. Hum
phreys. of London. ->y whom the
By Flla Wheeler Wilcox
/T entertaining our
■' I friends is to welcome them
> A most Informally; to please
their eyes, ears and minds
white they are with n® and to send
them away .and refreshed tn body
and uplifted in min,, aid spirit.
Instead of hiring extravagant pro
fessional talent in every domain of
art once In a season and giving a
function which necessitates a for
tune or bankruptcy. ->nd creates oniv
envy on the mind of those who can
no surpass if. | believe in bringing
out and cultivating the talents and
abilities of our own circle, and In
creating an art and beauty atmo
sphere which is permanent rather
than transitory.
To gorge one’s friends with too
much food and drink is not to en
tertain them
If we w*«h to show our prowess
-tJ ,yt Household Suggestions e*
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Many people dislike stoning raisins
because of the unpleasant stickiness.
This can he Quite prevented by rub
b'ng butter on your fingers and on the
knife before heg-|nnlng
Unions that are overstrong In flavor
may ho rendered less so by slicing,
thop nnftlny In a colander and pour
ins boiling water over them. After
this plunge Into Ice water and let re
main for half an hour This will leave
them sweet and crisp-
Tn make an ordinary candle serve
as an all-nieht lamp pack finely pow
ered «alt around the wick as far up as
the blackened part. In this way a
rv’ld steady light may ho obtained a.-
night from even a small piece of
randle.
jnttuce may be kent fresh
hr 'landing th» roofs in cold water
and throwing over them a damp cloth
or dry manila paper They should, be
fore using, he washed thoroughly,
snaked In ice water and dried on a
trwel.
A siphon of soda is an excellent fire
extinguisher, as the carbonic ae d gas
tn the soda water helps to stifle the
flames. The siphon can be tilted ana
the fluid Will carry to a considerable
height, such as the top of a blazing
curtain.
The Minx!
Gus—ls you don’t give it to me at
once I'll kiss you.
Madge—And If I do give It to you
will you let me alone?
Gus— Certainly.
Madge—Well, you can t have it.
A Slight Difference.
Friend—l suppose your wife still
thinks you are a tr* aßur ®'
Benedick—No— a trejisu ty.
Mere Man—Pah!
-What you want. I suppose. Is to
'"-CeVtainVy not*.”
01 "if we couldn’t do better
than "hat there would be no use of
voting
" The Very Thing.
Wifn The doctor has advised me ta
go to the South Coast for a months
rest. The question now is—where io
r °Hnshand—Go another doctor.
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Mrs. Wi'cox (2d Figure to (he Right) and Her Friends
Entertaining Her Friends.
poet and her husband were enter
tained while on their recent trip
around the world, Mrs. Wilcox
planned an unique lawn fete on the
grounds of her home at Short
Beach.
At this fete she followed the
principles which she advocates for
entertainment. It is the celebrated
author’s theory that instead of hir
ing diversion for their guests, the
host ir hostess and their friends
should provide it with their own de
veloped ta' i...
“Last Winter 1 took dancing les
sons irom a teacher of the Russian
dancers.” says Mrs. Wilcox. “A
id of mine had invented a new
dance, the Ella Wheeler Wilcox
glide. With the aid of seven women
friends I gave this dance and others
on the lawn, in costume.”
Ono of Mrs. Wilcox's friends
played the hanjo for the further en
tertainment of the guests, to illus
trate what Mrs. Wilcox believes,
that it requires but little time to
develop a talent sufficiently for the
entertainment of one’s friends.
“She learned to play the banjo at
odd time - in one year,” Mrs. Wilcox
said, in proof of her theory.
A third point in the new onte
tainmont is that guests should be
r nf-« • of,, but not stuffed. Cake
and punch were served after the
dances on the lawn.
In the line of the cuisine, that can
he done at a dinner party given for
the purpose
But in afternoon or late evening
functions food shou’. be but a mere
Incident, and refreshments of the
simplest nature.
When the race was less evolved
and nearer the animal plane, four
teen courses at dinner were thought
to be proofs of generous hospitality,
and a different wine at almost every
course the sign of n generous host.
Such an entertainment now would
class one as ignnrar- and vulgar.
People are finding out that all dis
eases are caused by poisoning the
system either with vices, or food and
drink. Too much food and too ,
much drink, are vices in themselves,
besides being deadly foes to beauty
and youth and health _
Dancing is an idea! form of enter-
Flat trona should not be allowed to
become red hot, for they will not re
tain the heat properly afterward.
Slightly soiled ribbons If well pow
dered with French chalk or magnesia
and held over the heat from a stove
for a few minutes, will quickly shed
anv grease or sol! They should be
carefully pressed after the powder and
soil have been brushed off.
Smoke from a lamp or gas often soils
a celling In one particular spot, while
the rest remains beautifully white It
Is useful to know that soiled ceilings
caused by lamn and gas will be ren
dered less conspicuous if rubbed over
with dry whiting
To make baked poa toes dry and
manly lust when potatoes are tender
nut a fork at least twice into each
potato to let the steam escape
Saif and vinegar make an excellent
mixture for cleaning water bottles and
wipe decanters Put a dex’ertsnonnf'il
of rough silt into a decanter, moisten
it with vinegar and than shake the de
canter till the stains are removed.
To clean a meat chopper put a niece
n f bj-e.ad through It after yon have
been chopping raisins, meat or any
thing that is hard to wash out of a
chopper and you will have no diffi
r,,lt v In washing It afterward
A Cash Equivalent.
Anxious Wife— Mr. Jackson has
called again for that money you owe. 1
wish vou'd see him about it or some
thing dreadful will happen. He says ha
won t wait any longer, as time Is
‘"calm Husband So it Is. my love. I'd
forgotten. Tell him TH Pay hhn-l»
tlmel
Father and Son.
Mrs Newman—Look at the way ba
by., working his mouth. Now he’s
twins to put his foot in it
1 Mr Newman H’ni! Hereditary.
That's What 1 did when 1 proposed to
you-
He Was Not Green!
VVaitei (sapgeatingly) —Would you
like a plate of gr. en tirlle soup, sir?
Earner Giles—No, if yer ain’t got
no ripe turtle soup 1 don't want none
at all-
|jHj Entertain.
By Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
$ w Hostesses Should Develop Their Own Talent,
Vt Serve Only a Little Simple Food and Send
f iHI Their Guests Home Uplifted, Says America s
Poetess of Passion, Decrying
I the Season s Aristocratic Extravagances
talnment, for the middle-aged as well
as for the very young.
Every child should be taught to
dance and should be made to under
stand the value of the accomplish
ment, value as a social grace, as a
healthfv. exercise, and as a means
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of diversion for one's seif anil others.
If this study lias been denied In
youth, it should be taken up in ma
turity, as it frequently makes bodily
ailments and mental worries take un
ceremonious leave without the aid
' Try nixing pancakes In a pitcher of
the bellboy shape, one that an egg
heater fits In nicely. It Is much easier
to pour directly from this pitcher on to
the griddle instead of ladling the bat
ter out of a bowL
A stimulating hath Is made hr boll-
! 'ng for half an hour a pound of fresh
resinous pine needles and pine cones
broken into bits. Strain the Infusion
1 and add it to a hot bath
, When cutting new bread, beat vnnr
knife by dipping It Into a Jug of hot
water. Tn this way you can cut the
thinnest bread and butter from a new
loaf quite easily.
When coloring is required for stews
1 or hashes let the onions used have the
outer skin loft on. and no burnt sugar
, or other coloring matter will be re-
I quire-1.
I Bag rugs made of cotton wash well.
■ These are Inexpensive and are often
just the thing for the kitchen, as well
as other parts of the house.
To clean pewter wash the articles
with hot water and fine silver sand.
’ then dry and polish them with a
leather.
Started Early.
i Small Girl—Why doesn’t baby talk,
father?
Father —He can't talk yet. dear.
Young babies never do.
Small Girl—Oh. yes, they do. Job
did. Nurse read to me out of the Bible
liow Joi* cursed the day he was born.
Her Light Went Out.
Mary had a little lamp,
Twas full of kerosene;
One day the lamp it did explode.
Since then she’s not benzine.
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A Long Way Off.
i Browne—Does he follow the med
ical profession?
Greene— Yes —in n sense—he’s an
undertaker.
, For Protection.
' Small Nephew—Uncle, why do you
: always take a dog with you when you
go shooting; are you afraid of the
rabbits?
Copyright. 1912. by the Star Company. Great Britain Rights Reserved.
of doctors of medicine or philosophy.
And it has been known to prove
an excellent beauty treatment, and
to restore lost bloom and grace
Men and women ought to devote a
half hour every evening when not
iccupied wit li other pleasures anl
duties- to dancing in their homes.
The bridge mania is waning; a
mania which has done little for the
A Pretty Octette Trained by Mrs. Wilcox in Just the Way Any Fa
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promotion of true hospitality, and
less for individual development.
Reasonably Indulged, it is a most fas
cinating pastime, and helps quicken
the mind, improve the memory and
develop the judgment. But played
He Ran No Risk.
THE tramp sat. serene and dirty,
on the backdoor step eating the
breakfast for which he had whined,
and the servant stood looking at him
curiously.
Presently the knight of the road ob
served the attention she was paying
him , .
"Wotter yer lookin' at me for? be
asked, in idle curiosity. "Think I'm
a ioug-lost cousing?”
"No." replied the maid coolly; "but
1 must say you remind me of a man
I useler know.”
"Sweetheart?" asked the tramp
coyly.
"None of your business!" was the
maid’s retort. "But something hap
pened to him which'll never happen
to you!"
"What’s that? Died a millionaire,
did he?"
The maid’s reply was crushing:
"No; he was accidentally drowned
while bashing!"
Not Class Enough
AMONG the beauties of a certain
nobleman's great country estate
is a magnificent series ot steps in me
grounds, all cotered with velvety turt
and bordered with clipped yew trees.
On one of the days when the park
and grounds were opened to the pub
lic a local clergyman, with a party
of friends. approached tills green
stalrwav and began to walk up.
But on these days a gardener is
specially relegated to keep the public
off and now he ran forward.
"Here, you bain’t 8° ' J P tlieerl”
he cried angrily.
The clergyman was very indignant.
and demanded to know what the steps
•were for, if they might not be walked
on.
The old man's reply was short and
sweet.
"They b.nln't for the likes o' you to
walk on," lie said "They be for the
gentry I"
For Political Arguments.
•Fatliei said an inquiring > qth.
'when a h n sits on an egg for three
weeks and it don't hatch. Is the egg
spoil ed "''
•'As an article of diet, my son, It Is
hencefnrti a failure: but for -lolltcal
purpos. s It has Its uses "
Getting ’Round It.
Siie i< omplaiulnglyy Before we
were married you used to bring me
flowers almost every day, but now you
never think of buying me even a bunch
of violets.
Ik (gallantly)—The pretty flower
girls don't attract my attention so much
as they used to.
She —Oh. you darling! Never mind, t
don't really care for flowers, anyway.
continually and Incessantly it is a
foe to tlie best social interests of any
community.
I think every true home of the
best order should be like a search
light on a ship, and its rays should
go forth first in one direction, then
in another.
One ray should discover musical
talent to cultivate and develop; an
other should find Its card devotees;
another its dancing circle; another
its reading and reciting coterie; and
there should he time and interest
enough to make possible means of
recreation and pleasure
A Matter of Taste.
HE was the sort of young man who
takes a girl out and talks a lot
• of pretty things, but never dreams ot
' buying anything, not even a penny bar
ot cocoanut toffee.
They had been walking out together
for quite a time, and she was getting i
i a bit tired ot iu uno evening mey
1 came to a pause outside a gayly deco- 1
rated confectioners shop.
I "Book, darling!' lie wnlspered gusn
i ingly. 1 can -»ee your beautiful, sweet
lace quite clearly in that window!''
> But she was determined on making
a change.
> "That's all right. George, about my
■ sweet face, ' she said coldly; ini Urea
i of hearing about It! 1 wish you d re
member my sweet tooth occasionally
■ instead."
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She Didn’t Know Mother.
BOYS will be boys, except when they
are little wretches, and Tommy
was no exception. i
I He had broken one ot the school
i rules, and tne teacher told turn to tell
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Xne nexe morning asked:
“Well, lommy, aid you tell your
mother about your dad behavior yea-
B terday, and now 1 punished you?”
•*Yes, miss," replied Tommy quickly.
“Well, what did >our mother say/ 1
was teacher a next question.
‘ •Said she’d liae to wring your neck,
mUs, ' replied Tommy calmly.
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The Barber look Sides.
I 'I'HE barber's siiop was well patron- ,
J Ued, when in walked a suabby
' stranger.
"Good morning, sir,' called the bar- (
ber doubtfully.
"Good morning," replied the stranger.
"My good man, will you shave one side i
ot my face lor a penny?”
The barbel winked at his waiting i
customers.
"Certainly," he replied. “Take a seat, '
1 please."
Presently ft was the shabby stran- '
ger’s turn to occupy the seat of honor.
"Now, which side shall 1 shave?"
asked the barber, as he waved the
I lathering brush In the air
i “The outside’" replied the shabby
i stranger meekly.
i —— ———
. “Leased Said’’——
, Friend (gazing at new house): "So
this is your last house?"
I Builder (sadly): "Yes, last, but not
leased."
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To reproduce scenes from history
Io picturesque costumes; to mix fun
and frolic with beauty and art; to
be frivolous and serious in turn; to
be Instructive and amusing, but al
waj’s wholesome and always clean;
| (Jp-to-the-Minute Jokes #
A Londoner was once dining with a
Yorkshireman In a restaurant. The
latter, true to his natural habit.
turning round to see it his hat and
coat were all right.
"Look here, old chap." said the Lon
doner. at last “do you think any one
Is going to steal our hats and coats?”
"Well." said the Yorkshireman. "I’ll
take good care they don’t have mine,
but yours went ten minutes ago.”
• • •
Lady—And when did you first be
come acquainted with your husband?
Street Seller—The very first time as
I disagreed with 'lm after we was
married, lydy.
...
Barber—Try a bottle of this prepara
tion. sir. Splendid thing for baldness.
Customer—Perhaps it Is. but I’ve got
all the baldness I want, thank you.
“This watch will last a lifetime," re
marked the Jeweller, as he handed the
watch to a customer.
"Nonsense." retorted the other. "Can't
I see for myself that its hours are
numbered ?"
• • •
Mamma (dining out)—lt Isn't polite.
Bobby to smack your lips when eat
’ S ul ou ” ever do ‘hat at home.
Bobby—'Cause we never have any
thing worth smacking over.
"When my wife and I were first mar
ried we used to call each other Birdie
"Do you still do it?"
"No. I call her a parrot and a mag
pie, and she usually refers to me as a
Jay."
Jangs—Yes sir. I have had- some
Strange experiences and witnessed some
moving scenes—very moving. Indeed.
Jackson—Oh. you are a detective?
Jangs—No; 1 am a acene shifter at
the theatre.
"Yesterday," said Jabson. "I refused
a poor woman a request for a small
sum of money, and in consequence of
my act 1 passed a sleepless night. The
tones of her voice were ringing in my
tar the whole time.”
"Your softness ot heart does you
credit, said Mabson. "Who was the
woman?"
"My wife.”
• • •
Sunday School Teacher— And when
tlie prodigal son came home, what hap
pened. Tommy?
Tommy—His father ran to meet him
and hurt himself.
Sunday School Teacher—Why, where
did you get that?
Tommy—lt said his father ran and
fell on bls neck. I bet It would hurt
you to tall on your neckl
Mrs Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Who
Here Advises Society Upon
Sane Entertaining.
that l« my ideal of entertaining in
the home.
I love the Idea of outdoor func
tions. of combining beauty of attire
and performance with the beauty of
nature. That was why I chose the
graceful and stately minuet, with its
picturesque costi mes. to be danced
on the lawn as a means of entertain
ment for my friends.
The custom of having the hostess
stand to receive her guests should
also he tabooed. It k a killing or
deal and ns senseless as 1t Is cruel.
Entertainment should he made
free from whatever is difficult ex
travagant or unmeaning.
The elements which go to make an
Ideal entertainment are beauty, com
fort. pleasure, goodwill, universal en
joyment. simplicltv. amusement and
sometimes instruction
To return to the special feature of
dancing, there is an endless variety
to be found In that form of amuse
ment The different national dances
make a most, beautiful picture and
are educational as well as inspiring.
All the arts meet in one; painting,
sculpture, music, poetry, are al!
found in the dance.
Therefore, it seems not only a
pitv but a profanity that It should
ever be degraded to the graceless
and indecent expression of de
generacy.
A couple of Jail birds were eating »
meal together, when one of then
looked at his watch to see the time.
"Why, goodness me. you've got a
watch!" exclaimed the other. “How
much did it cost you?”
"Six months." was the reply.
• • •
Fair Maid —I wonder what causel
the flight of time?
Brilliant Young Man—lt Is prob
ably urged on by the spur ot the
moment.
• • •
She — a clock Is different from a man
He —In what respect?
She —When ft strikes It keeps on
working.
• • •
“A sailor’s life Is a hard nn»." said
the steamer’s captain. "It Is not se
hard as It used to he before the com
ing of steam." he said “but It Is still
fearfully hard, for all that. In fact I
heard of but one man who had a de
cent excuse for going to sea.”
"And who was he. captain?" asked
the passenger.
"Noah.” the captain answered "For
If the old follow had remained on
shore he would have been drowned”
• • •
”T’ —e’r Dorsett, now Would yog
call him a patient man?"
"All depends.”
"On what?”
"Whether he's fishin’ or waitin’ to,
his supper.”
• • •
For threp solid hours the ca n t a i n had
been lecturing bls men on "th e duties
of a soldier” and he thought It was
time to s-p how much they had under
stood of his discourse. Casting his eyes
■•ound the room, he fixed on Private
Murphy a« h's first victim.
"Private Mnrnhy.” he asked “why
should a soldier be ready to die so»
his country?” ' ale fo '
Private Murphy scratched his head
for a moment, and then a smile of en .
llgbtenment cross,-d hfs face
“Sure. Captain " he said' pleasanHv
"route quite , On. Why should heY’
She—Let me see the thinnest tat
you have In a blouse. ' n,nne!,t ‘htng
He—She's gone out to lunch. mad. lra .
Teacher—How many sexes are th«r.»
Little Boy-Three. there?
Teacher-Three! What are they*
Little Boy-The male sex. th#
i sex. and the Insects fmal '
i The Barber—Your hair la
out on top. sir vomtng
I The Crank—Good! I knew if Ws _ .
t me. Now. for goodness sake.
talk to It. or it will crawl back agaj }