Volume 5 Article 1 Number 7 The Iowa Homemaker vol.5, no.7

1925 The oI wa Homemaker vol.5, no.7 O. H. Cessna Iowa State College

Elizabeth Johnson Iowa State College

Elizabeth Hoyt Iowa State College

Florence Faust Iowa State College

Margaret Ericson Iowa State College

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Recommended Citation Cessna, O. H.; Johnson, Elizabeth; Hoyt, Elizabeth; Faust, Florence; Ericson, Margaret; Harp, Dorothy; Corsaut, Louise; Brown Sherborn, Florence; Rapp, Miriam; Johnson, Anna; and Whistler, Margaret (1925) "The oI wa Homemaker vol.5, no.7," The Iowa Homemaker: Vol. 5 : No. 7 , Article 1. Available at: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/homemaker/vol5/iss7/1

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Authors O. H. Cessna, Elizabeth Johnson, Elizabeth Hoyt, Florence Faust, Margaret Ericson, Dorothy Harp, Louise Corsaut, Florence Brown Sherborn, Miriam Rapp, Anna Johnson, and Margaret Whistler

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I i I I· i I I TABLE OF CONTENTS The True Spirit of Christmas ------1 By Dr. 0 . H. Cessna I I Something Different for Christmas Greetings ------2 By Elizabeth Johnson I I The Purchase Price of Beauty ------·-·····----- 3 By Dr. Elizabeth Hoyt Can You Visualize Your Hat Problem ------4 By Florence Faust I Decorating the Christmas Tree ------5 I By Margaret Ericson Christmas-For Him ------5 I By Dorothy Harp and Louise Corsaut With the Iowa State Home Economics Association ------6 Preparing the Girl fur Motherhood ------7 I By Dr. Florence Brown Sherborn Girls' 4-H Club Page ------10 Fuel Economy in the Kitchen ------11 By Miriam Rapp t When We Are Very Young ------·------12 By Anna Johnson f l Editorial ------13 Who's There and Where ------· ------14 Eternal Question ------16 If You Would Have Health ------17 I By Margaret Whistler i

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The True Spirit of Christmas DR. 0. H. CESSNA Chaplain Iowa State College.

like the ring of sincerity in thisotopic. even great nations at war have been those same eager, dancing eyes I The emphasis seems to be on the word known to declare a truce for the time be­ That couldn't fault or blemish view; I'd "true." Evidently the desire is to go ing and the soldiers of opposing armies like to feel the same surprise, beyond the mere surface observance of frequently mingle in friendly converse The pleasure, free from all alloy, that the day to its deeper meaning. 1 think and greetings. They lay hate aside in the has forever passed away, this attitude is a true characteristic of presence of the great spirit of good will When I was just a little boy and had our serious minded young people of to­ of the day and mingle freely in friendly my faith in Chri&tmqs Day. day. They become impatient with what associations. has been when it is enforced simply be­ It is the day-the joy-day of children. Oh, little, laughing, ro'ugish lad, the cause it has been. The touch stone for Some of the happiest scenes of home life king that rules across the sea them is not simply the traditional but the are those of Christmas week. The days Would give his secpter if he had such real. before are filled with mysterious doings. joy as now belong to thee! It seems to me, as I check up on the Packages are slipped in and hidden away And beards of gray would give their thought of the present day, there is a and a kind of mystery is thrown around gold, and all the honors they possess, very manifest note of seriousness. The the occasion. The tree is prepared; the Once more within their grasp to hold terrible cataclysm of the Great War and bright decorations are strewn over it; the the present fee of happiness. the disillusionment following have had candles are scattered about in the midst Earth sends no greater, surer joy, as, their effect. Men have turned to the deep· of the display. The presents are labeled too soon, thou, as I, shall say, er significance of things. They have come and brought in and hung about on >the Than that of him who is a boy, a little to realize that •the difficulty was deep branches or piled on the table beneath. boy on Christmas Day. seated and constitutional in its nature. The children are in a very riot of joy Who would want to kill Christmas day They have come to feel the inadequacy and an eye is kept on them lest they slip with all its joys and delightful associa­ of mere liuman agency to meet >the need in and made dis·coveries before hand. tions with home and childhood. And yet and have turned to God and religion. Indeed it is the day of all days in child it is too true that the day is frequently President Coolidge has recently given life when the family is all together. The spoiled by a spirit of dissipation and com­ strong utterance to these convictions: day is spent in feasting and joy and some­ mercialism. Some have even thought that "We do not need more material de­ how the home-fires are rekindled and the it resulted in more harm than good and velopment, we need more spiritual ·home-ties are cemented more sec'urely. have even called for its cessation. Voices, development. Edgar A. Guest has beautifully pictured however, have been raised against this We do not need more intellectual pow­ the childhood joys of the Christmas time treatment of the noble day and new em­ er, we need more character. in his delightful poem, "A Boy on Christ­ phasis is being put on its true signifi­ We do not need more law, we need mas Day" given in his "A Path to Home." cance, A very s'uggestive article appear­ more religion." If I could have my wish tonight it ed in the December number of the Delina­ So this emphasis on the word "true" would not be for wealth or fame, tor, entitled "The Man Who Tried to ·Kin is in harmony with both the sincerity It would not be for some delight that Christmas." It is typical of the appeal of thoughtful young people and also with men who live in luxury claim, being made by many thoughtful people. those who see clearly the needs of the But it would be that I might rise at Two rather striking statements show this times. The suggestion "The True Mean· three or four a. m. to see, attitude. They are as follows: ing of Christmas" may mean that there With eager, happy, boyish eyes, my "I am taking Christmas off my pri­ have been associated with Christmas a presents on the Christmas tree. vate calendar. Hereafter I will discon· lot of things that have drifted far from Thruout this world there is no joy, I tinue the custom of ·offering gifts or its real purpose and intent and the effort know now I am growing gray, other Christmas tokens, and earnestly is to call us back to its "true" observance. So rioh as being just a boy, a little boy request you all to do the same with me. There are two aspects of this matter­ on Christmas Day. The modern Christmas is now actually the primary and what we might ·Call de­ a day of much worry, distress, sorrow rived interest. To reserve the order, on I'd like once more to stand and gaze and ill-will." the one hand, Christmas has ~orne to enraptured on a tinseled >tree, "I think Christmas is the year's great­ stand for one of the great "~orne Days" With eyes that know just how to blaze, est day. Men look to it as a source from in our yearly calendar. It is marked by a heart still tuned to ecstacy; which to draw the power and will to vacations and holidays in o'ur s·chools and I'd like to feel the old delight, the surg­ daily express ·their devotion to highest business. It is the time when those who ing thrills within me come; ideals, as a day when the brotherhood are away turn thoughtfully to home and, To love a thing with all my might, to of man embraces the world." if possible, find their way to the old home grasp the pleasure of a drum; One man wrote both those opinions of town. It is a time when we r-emember To know the meaning of a toy- a mean- Christmas. He wrote them both from the the loved ones there with our gifts and ing lost to minds blase; . heart. It was a heart f'ull of bitterness greetings. Step into any book store and 'fo be just once again a boy, a little boy when he penned the first lines; a heart see the great assortment of Christmas on Christmas Day. full of understanding and sympathy when greetings. You will find they all contain he wrote the last. expressions of joy and good wishes­ I'd like to see a pair of skates the way Yes, there is much in Christmas and we there is not a note of sadness among they looked to me back then, could not spare it from our calendar even them all. If we have griefs and troubles Before I'd turned from boyhood's gates if we only thought of these secondary as· we seek to lay them aside on this day. and marched into the world of men: sociations which gather about it. This It seems to be a day of reconciliation; I'd like to see a jacknife, too, with (Continued on page 15) 2 THE IOWA HOMEMAKER Something Different for Christmas Greetings

ELIZABETH JOHNSON Instructor of Home Economics HRISTMAS will soon be in full and the cards are traced individual­ • C swing and once again we are set­ ly, or if you are sending out a great tling down to long evenings of de­ number, a cut may be made and lightful ·planning for the holidays. Christ: from this the cards may be printed mas is the friendly season, the time when at any printing shop. we renew old friendships and correspond­ The design should be drawn ences. carefully in ink on heavy white pa­ For centuries before our last war an per or illustration board. Only exchange of gifts was the traditional ex­ inked lines or masses will be repro­ pression of good will, but war time econ­ duced. Do not paint this design in omy forced the substitution of Christmas color, as it is not necessary and cards for many of the gifts. These cards, may interfere with the inked lines. instead of remaining merely substitutes, The design will come out more have fulfilled a most important role, for clean cut if it is drawn several sizes thru them we are able to reach all of larger than you wish the finished our friends, and tell them of our good drawing to be-possibly two or wishes for them. The shops are filled three times larger. This will be re­ with an amazing array of cards of all duced in size at the printer's shop types-some of them quaint and amus­ to any dimensions you indicate. ing and other dignified and appealing. This reduction in size must be kept If you search far enough you may be able in mind while you are doing detail to find one having just the message you work. A clear checked pattern wish to send each one of your friends, when drawn on a design five by each one of them selected for a special seven inches may appear, when it person. Perhaps the least satisfying card is reduced to half size, as merely a is the impersonal and formal engraved gray mass. Do not draw the detail card without a suggestion of a human so fine that it will be just a fuzzy, warm hearted wish and usually not even indistinguishable mass when it is bearing a personal signature. The real reduced to usable size. For an ama­ spirit of the Christmas card is lost and teur a very simple straight forward the bearer is merely following a social design is to be recommended. Send form. The most sincere and personal your drawing to a printer's shop card is the one you carefully select or and have a metal cut made from make yourself. which the cards are printed. The If you have an intelligent appreciation price of this will vary according to and understanding of design and a little the size and will probably cost from three ability in drawing, you should have a In working out the color scheme, keep to five dollars. You will send your own in mind the appropriateness to the sub­ great q_eal of satisfaction in making your paper or cards to the printing shop with own cards. The design may be drawn ject. The story of the wise man must directions for the spacing of margins. It be told in refined, grayed colors, except is economy to have a hundred cards for small touches in possibly the head­ printed from your cut, as they do dress, while a decorative Christmas tree not cost much more than fifty will may be one blaze of riotous color. A and you will always be able to use Chrismas card does not need to be col­ left over ones the next year for new ored in red and green to be appropriate. friends. After the cards are printed If, however, you want to use these tradi­ they are ready to be painted. Of tional holiday colors, make them inter­ course, you will want to do this by esting by making them as unusual as hand. After you have carefully possible. A red-orange and blue-green worked out your color scheme you combination or a red-violet and yellow­ can plan a system of working so green will be mu ·~h more interesting than that the painting need not take the conventional crude red and green. more than a few hours' time. Put The choice of paper is a very import­ one color on all of them, then an­ ant consideration. There are some very other on the whole set. This does lovely cards ·with match'ng envelopes in away with the necessity of con­ exquisite colors that may be purchased stantly washing the brush to put on from paper companies for from three to the different colors. four dollars a hundred. Cheaper than The result of your finished card this and just about as interesting is the will depend mostly on three points possibility of using colored charcoal pa­ -the personality and beauty of the per, which comes in large sheets for design, the color scheme and the about twenty cents a sheet. You may paper or card on which it is printed. make your own envelopes from this or For your subject select some­ you may use ready made envelopes in thing that expresses your own per­ contrasting colors. The texture of this sonality. If your friends know you paper is rough and very interesting. as an athlete, you may use a vigor­ There are Japanese writing papers that ous outdoor scene. A particular ar e very usable for cards. This paper is hobby, a chioce pet or a favorite thin and rather transparent and will prob­ corner in your room at home may ably be best if folded double. In select­ give you a suggestion for your sub­ ing the paper, keep these points in mind ject. If you are musical. you may -a toned paper is more interesting than use a jolly trumpeter or a lovely pure white, the texture is quite as import­ caroler against a background of a ant in the finished result as the color­ stained glass window. Even a for this reason do not use a smooth, snapshot may be worked over into shiny, linen correspondence card- and if a simplified drawing. (Continued on page 3) THE IOWA HOMEMAKER The Purchase Price of Beauty DR. ELIZABETH HOYT Associate Professor of Home Economics.

HAT has an economist to do consciously while the effort is painfully The purchase price of beauty, though • "w with beauty?" you may ask. conscious. It is one of the principles of often expressed in money, is not by any Leave to them the discussion consumption that men usually prefer means a mere money price. It is meas­ of the price of corn and cotton, but sure­ present to future enjoyments. They re­ 'Jred also, and chiefly, by effort and na­ ly in the field of beauty they are outside quire some inducement to put off a pres­ tience; struggle and reluctant waiting. their proper sphere. Questions of beauty ent satisfaction for a future one. They The economist must affirm this again and are aesthetic, philosophical or even eth­ prefer today's movie to next year's sun­ again. One's standard of living must ical; they are not to be enlightened by set. In the case of saving money, the make provision for it deliberately, and so material a science. That view of the difference in favor of present satisfaction long before he can fully enter into the economist's province which limits him to is compensated for, as we. know, by in­ joy of it. A man must consciously re­ the ordinary market-a common enough terest. In the case of training one's taste, solve to direct his energies toward the Yiew, to be sure-is, however, a very nar­ one's reward "i.s, of course, a future sat­ best, whether or not he sees an immedi­ row one. The economist, as Professor isfaction far greater than the present ate return; and having resolved, he must Marshall so well puts it, is concerned loss. But men do not always realize this. do what is harder, perhaps-he must with man "in the ordinary business of Unless they are taught that this is so wait. life". He, is concerned, among other they may not know it. The purely eco­ The fact that the price of beauty is to things, with seeing that men secure max­ nomic side of training taste is not often so great an extent measured by the cost imum satisfactions from their expendi­ stressed. It seems, indeed, rightly enough of waiting makes it extremely important tures of time, energy and money; and 1-<::>·Haps, to be left to the economist t~ that one resolve to purchase it while one the satisfactions which make up the sum stress it. is young. At that time one should be total of human consumption obviously in­ Granting that the training of appre­ made to - realize that the satisfactions clude much more than corn, cotton and ciation is a matter of economic common arising from an appreciation of the beau­ steel rails. sense, however, by what means is it to tiful are the keenest and fullest of all When I speak of the purchase price of be accomplished? Is this an economic purchasable satisfactions; and that the beauty, I am not, however, referring to matter, too? Indeed, it is just that. Ap­ cost of disciplining oneself, considerable the purchase price of beautiful things, preciation is acquired by the expenditure though it may be, is slight compared to the prices obtaining at collectors' sales ur errort; time, energy, money sometlmt~, its returns. and paid by connoisseurs of sculpture effort consciously directed, pain cost But how does one know that, having and painting. These prices may or may often. In the training of appreciation, as paid the price, he will get the reward at not be the price of beauty-they are the in other things, there is no reward with­ all? One puts one's money in the bank prices of objects which may or may not out its sacrifice. and its solvency is one's assurance he carry a sense of beauty to the possessor. J ullc wnat form the effort shall tail.-.,, will get his interest on the investment. One does not buy beauty by purchasing along just what lines the training shall What assurance has one in an investment the Venus of Milo or the Sistine Madonna go, the economist cannot define. In this in satisfactions? In this case the assur­ -one buys simply a statue or a paint­ he sits humbly at the feet of the creator, ance is infallible. Banks may close their ing. The price of beauty is more subtly the poet, the artist. Tell me what is doors, but the human personality is in­ paid than by signing a check in an auc­ truly good, he says, and I will forego that delibly formed and shaped by all that tion room; and yet it is very largely an which is contrary to it. Ten· me the ever touches it. Those efforts in which economic price. principles of beauty and I will school my­ influence on taste and character is in­ self in them until they become a part of volved carry their return within them. The price of beauty is the price at me. Show me a lovely thing and I will It is not a matter of chance or fortune;' which is acquired an appreciation of the place it before me unil I enter into its it is in the nature of the thing itself. beautiful. That appreciation seems in spirit. For a long time, indeed, the art­ "Consider well what you seek in your some cases to be more or less innate. In ists have been telling us and showing us, youth", it was once said with great wis­ other cases it is unconsciously learned by but we have not realized that we, our­ dom, "for that is what, in your age, you children who grow up in beautiful sur­ selves, must make the connection; that will assuredly obtain." roundings and whose associates appreci­ they, after all, can only show- we must ate fine and lovely things. Too often, in strive. discussing the possibilities of apprecia­ tion, one stops here-if a person does not In the ordinary business of life what Something Different for have natural taste and has not enjoyed a does this amount to? It means ode can­ well-directed childhood, it is felt that he not afford to purchase anything which Christmas Greetings is not a very hopeful subject. He, him­ does not confor mto the canons of good (Continued from page 2) taste, for its influence will be persistent self, too, doesn't want to be bothered. the card is to be painted do not use such The Sunday supplement is good enough and inescapable. One must forego the thing that pleases a!ld is not quite good, a soft paper that the paint will run. In for him. ,painting over a colored card the paints This person, however, is the person for one buys the quality of one's life with one's money. One must choose those should be made opaque by the addition the economist wants. Speaking neither of white paint so the color of the card as an aesthete or a philosopher but as a goods, those enjoyments, rather, that rep­ resent a taste a little beyond what he has does not show through. practical minded man of affairs, the econ­ One hundred printed cards will cost omist tells him he must learn to discipline attained, in order that he may place him­ self in fertile conditions for growth. Erom six to fifteen dollars, depending on and extend his tastes if he wishes to get the size of the cut and the quality of the the most out of the ordinary business of Money alone will not do it, however. paper and paints used. life; that the maximizing of satisfaction What sad figures are those men and wo­ After your cards are finished, address involves the ultilization of all one's capa­ me nwho, after starved lives, find them­ them carefully. The first impression is cities for enjoyment; that dull senses selves rich, and struggle to surround from the outside. Individuality may be must be sharpened, drowsy apprehen­ themselves with lovely things whose love­ achieved by the use of a colored seal or sions quickened, rude pleasures refined. liness they cannot see. How pathetic colored ink. This is mere common sense- good "busi­ are those cities that pay tremendous May your Christmas message be a ness judgment" if you will. sums to art experts to design their pub­ lovely and a happy one. But why, if this is mere common sense, lic buildings and then betray themselves is it not more generally recognized? Why by ruthlessly destroying their spots of is not everyone training his taste as a natural charm and grace. These people, L. Grace Magee, who is dietitian at the matter of course if it is such a benefit to these cities, are not buying beauty, but a college hospital and teaches nutrition in do so? Because the reward, great as it crude sort of self-satisfaction. The price the Food and Nutrition department, at­ is, is often so far separated from the ef­ of beauty is deeper than they realize. tended the American Dietetics Associa­ • fort; because the reward often comes un- Athens purchases it- Zenith does not. tion meeting, October 12 to 15, at the 4 THE IOWA HOMEMAKER Can You Visualize Your Hat Problem FLORENCE FAUST Instructor of Home Economics.

EFORE attempting to make a hat real slender and inclined to be round are very similar to most any of the pres­ B we must definitely know the kind shouldered. (In this case, however, try ent day fashion. Before estimating the we need, that is one that is suitable to rectify this physical defect without the amount of material necessary we must to the occasion as· well as to the wear­ necessary camoufllllge gained thru the cor­ consider the pattern. In this particular er. The hat itself must be well propor­ rect choice of hat). ca~e we have a six sectional crown and tioned, unified in color, design, line and Fig. 3 calls attention to good and bad a turn-up brim. The crown pattern can harmonious in texture. types of hats worn by two extremes, be made by taking one-sixth of the head Recalling a few of the simpler rules those having full ro'unded faces and those size measured plus about one inch for regarding the choice of hat, we know that having long slender faces. Notice that seams. The height depends on the depth a person of medium stature is favored the soft graceful lines that are not at of head, us'ualy between 7 and 9 inches. in this respect that she can wear most all becoming on the former are just the The principle of any brim pattern is simi­ any style without seeming conspicuous. ones for the slender type. Occult bal­ lar to a collar pattern, that is the closer A large person should avoid extremes ance is usually much more becoming to you want the brim to roll, the straighter and a real short person should never the individual wearer than the bisymme­ the head size line should be and the wear a heavy wide-brimmed hat. Small tric. farther out you want it, similar to a sail­ hats are always in greater evidence in Bearing in mind that we cannot all or, the more curved the head size line winter than in summer due to climatic wear the same type even tho the contents should be. The style shown in Fig. 5 of our purse may deem it so, let us choose flares at the sides. To obtain this effect the most individual and artistic and not it is better to make the brim in two just the "snappiest cut in fashion." pieces with side seams. Fig. 4 depicts some o'f o'ur most preva· lent styles of the present moment and al­ so the general shapes of patterns neces­ sary in the construction of them. No­ tice how simple yet intriguing they eral­ ly are. We perhaps all hesitate a little before attempting to make our first hat, but why? An application of our combined knowledge of sewing, costume design and art will determine the kind of hat that we can make. Development of patience, observation and judgment, and a skillful "r··· r conditions. In summer we need the shade The general amount of material need­ afforded by wide brims and in the winter ed will depend on the size of the brim, we need the protection of a large coat whether or not the entire hat is to made collar, which alone suffices as the ne·ces­ o'f self or contrasting material and upon sary frame for the face. Therefore it the actual width of the material itself. A takes a very small brimmed hat if we safe estimate of self material including want to still maintain the straight con­ crown, brim and lining is a 36 inch tour of nature's plan. Nearly all winter square. However, this hat can be made materials are heavier and usually more much. more attractive by using contrast­ expensive than those worn in spring and ing colors or text'ures. Let us then sup­ point of becomingess, comfort and ex- pose the crown and facing are to be of velvet or duvetyn and the back side of manipulation in the handling of materials brim and lining to be of French taffeta, will come to one thru practice. each only 18 inches wide. The amount I ~~ : ._ ~~\ The present style hats that are not needed will be about 32 inches of each. ? :', ( blocked felts, velours, etc., are nearly all After cutting the -crown, preferably on the : ~ ~ soft collapsible types. If we pause only a moment to think over the hats o'f a few years ago, we call to mind large stiff brims with real low crowns. Ostrich plumes, velvet ribbons, lace, flowers, grapes and foliage are all too often com­ bined on one hat. Today we find our i J \ /,1 \ I I trimming more congr'uent with the hat itself, that is either a self-trimming of the -r.,vrc 7r same material or yarn or metallic cable stitcheg. Ribbons, pins, soft feather pom­ summer, consequently froni the stand­ poms, embroideries, wooden beads· and points of becomingness, comfort and ex­ felt flowers are also among the favored pense, the most logical solution is the trimmings of the season. bias to assure a better fit, pin the sec­ sotf close fitting type of hat that we now A careful consideration of the preced­ tions together an dtry on as a final check are wearing. ing paragraphs will in a general way en­ before stitching. It should be about one Glancing at Fig. 1, we notice that the able us to visualize the type of .hat best inch larger than when finished. A six "Sailor' 'does not seem to alter our na­ suited to the individual wearer. There sectional crown looks much better if one tural height, that the "Poke" tends to are many more specific rules but space sews the first three sections to the sec­ shorten, the "Turn-up" seems to add does not permit stating them at this time. ond half in one continuous line, making height and the "Turban" actually to ac­ The whole idea is to enhance our beauty certain that the sections meet at the top. centuate height. Still considering the and this can be accomplished by empha­ If cording is used, baste covered cord figure as a whole, let us glance at Fig. 2. sizing our best features thru correct around the two side sections, stitch ad­ Here we have the right and wrong ways choice of line, proportion, texture and joining sections and then insert cord be­ of wearing the hat to straighten the sil­ color of a hat. tween the two halves and stitch one con­ houette. A wider brim or trimmings Let 'us assume that the hat we have vis­ tin'uous line. placed in front of the hat actually straigh­ ualized as best suited to our own indi­ The brim is undoubtedly made of a ten the contour of the figure if one is full vidual needs is the one de.picted in Fig. foundation material, such as flexible buck­ busted, but the reverse is true if one is 5. The construction processes of this hat ( Continued on page 12) THE IOWA HOMEMAKER Decorating the Christmas Tree MARGARET ERICSON

A Scandanavian came to this country It is generally a good plan to start of ·all kinds of decorations. These bright and was pursued by a policeman for some decorating the tree at the base and work little trimmings should be arranged even· wrong doing. The Swede hastened into a up to the tip. Cotton spread at the base ly with the proper distribution of color. store and asked the store keeper to hide and sprinkle with artificial snow gives Candy, wrapped in tin foil, and suspended him. The store keeper put ihim in a large the tree a realistic setting. The spicy from theh branches pleases the kiddies. sack on the floor. Presently the police­ green boughs are now ready to receive One can always make a few of the man bustled in. the next consideration. small decorations. Old small and smooth "Seen a Swede in here" he asked. Tiny, colored electric light bulbs, either light rubber balls can be gilded very "No!" replied the store keeper. mund or ·candle shaped can be p'urchased prettily and hung on the tree. However, "Well, what's in that sack down there?" in almost any electri-c shop or novelty the commercial decorations look better grumbled the morose officer. store. These do away with the danger and are really more economical if the few "That's Christmas tree decorations," re­ of candles. They are all on one cord, of well chosen objects are selected. sponded the other. course, and can be distributed evenly At the · very top of the tree, the senti­ Then the 'Swede, tactfully playing true thruout the branches. Gold and silver tin­ ment is sometimes expressed in the form to his position, said "Yingle! Yingle!" sel, entwined in the boughs, gives that of a star-in memory of the real star of All Christmas tree decorations may not real "Christmasy" look. Cranberries and Bethlehem. Stars can be bought, but possess the power to jingle, but some of popcorn, strung together or separately some can be made at home. A very ef­ them ring true. Tree decora,tions can be and draped on the branches, give a strik­ fective star is made on a buckram frame so clever and of such a large variety at ing red and white effect on the green of and tinsel sewed on it. Two separate really a small expense. The selection the tree. stars are made, the edges fastened to­ largely upon the size of the tree and the Now the tree is ready for its distribu­ gether, and an electric bulb inserted be­ occasion. tion of shiny, bright colored balls, bells tween the two for illumination. In choosing a tree for the home, it is and other little noveJ.ties. These may be The small gifts may be suspended from best to use one of a medium height as purchased at almost any store and kept the branches and the more bulky ones that type usually fits best in the average over from year to year. Each year brings put on the snow beneath the tree. Now home. As the tree is essentially for the forth its decorations in new shapes and we are ready for Santa Claus. joy of the children, it is a good plan to ideas. It is a wise plan to purchase only The decorations for school and church let them in the decorating of it, unless of a few new decorations each Christmas trees are simliar to these others in some course, it is to be a surprise tree. The and to be careful in the selection of these. respects. The trees would be larger so tree is shaken to free it from loose need­ A Christmas tree can be made almost les and placed in its stand. 'ugly by cluttering it with odds and ends (Continued on page 16) Christmas for Him DOROTHY HARP AND LOUISE CORSAUT IFTS for men demand more thought Dressing gowns, also tailored, can be looking and are not difficult to make if G or rather increased thought, than made. Those of corduroy with satin re­ one has done any weaving. They are do gifts for women. Before we veres and lined cuffs and a silk cord are often lovelier in color and design than give, let us stop and think if the gift is used for men as well as women. For the plaid or checked flannel, but, of one which will find a use and will be en­ gowns that are to be very warm, those course, they take longer to make. joyed by its possessor. Let us not give made of blanketing and trimmed with One can knit sweaters and golf hose. the man who does not enjoy sports, golf silk braid are very nice. Others are all In knitting the hose, steel needles are hose, nor the one who doesn't enjoy silk or made of material resembling turk­ used for the foot and larger amber or lounging a lounging robe. ish toweling. wooden needles for the leg. The plain How often we hear: "I wish I could Men's shirts are not hard to make and knitting stitch is used for the foot and exchange this gift for something out of if measurements are accurate they are for the leg two or three and purl two or which I could get some use." Right now nicer than the ready-made ones, because three. These can be in plain colors or in our Christmas planning, let us remem­ the material is usually of a better qual­ with stripes of other colors going around. ber that and make our gifts express the it. Commercial patterns for shirts can In using colored stripes, it is well to re­ Season's Greetings usefully. Making gifts be bought, but an old, weir fitting one member that many men do not like a very is half the fun of Christmas-especially taken apart makes a very good pattern. ga'udy hose so govern your color sc'heme for such a problem as "the man". and design accordingly. Handkerchiefs are always the first Sweaters may be slip-on or coat style, thought, but are often passed by as not wtih sleeves or without. The slip-on of enough consequence. The little utility sweater with sleeves is most- popular thought should cause us to pause here, now and can be made in various colors however, and we will find that some very and designs in the knitting. attractive handkerchiefs can be made. Ties may ·be crocheted and for anyone Linen and silk handkerchiefs are made who crochets at all are very simply made. by pulling thread of various colors and ; They are made in one strip and sewed patterns through the square to form very together at what is the under side of the lovely borders. Linen or fine nainsook tie. The pattern may be open work or with half inch hems hemstitched and Handkerchiefs easily made. solid and a fine silk thread and fine perhaps a monogram in the corner make needle will give the best results. Lovely very nice handkerchiefs. The initial or Care should be taken to have very even color combinations can be worked out monogram can be of any design, but I seams, nice stitching and finishing to easily. One especially in midnight blue, like especially a long-, narrow initial. give a tailored appearance. The mate­ black and gold. The body of the tie is Pajamas are desirable gifts, both from rials to use may be English broadcloth, blue with a blue and gold stripe running utility and attractiveness of the garment. soft silks, or regular shirting madras in the length of the tie. To give the edges The more tailored they are the better very attractive patterns and colors. to be sewed together and the ends more liked. These can be made of English Scarves of flannel or silk are very eas­ body, crochet around them with a very broadcloth, wash silks or any of the nov­ ily made. They are usually made four­ flat edge. elty cotton pajama cloths. They may be teen inches wide and fifty inches long. These are but a few suggestions, but made in plain or figured colors, decorated The ends may be fringed and the long from them individual ideas may grow by means of initialed pockets, frogs or side hemmed or overcast by machine. and the problem of gifts for the man isn't flat braid. Hand woven scarves are unusually good really such a problem after all. 6 THE IOWA HOMEMAKER With the Iowa State Home Economics Association

THE STATE MEETING ol.a; chairman of homemakers' section, outside. Some of these problems are: The State Home Economics association Anna Margrethe Olesoen, Des Moines; 1. The maintenance of her own health opened its meeting Nov. 5, 1925, with a chainnan membership committee, Agnes and that of her family. McDonough, Des Moines; chairman nor­ 2. The wise use of the family income • luncheon at Harris-Emery's Tea Room. The meeting was oalled to order by the ma !training committee, Regina Friant, and her responsibility in keeping president, Miss Lillian Orr of Sioux City. Ames; chairman extension committee, within her rightful share of it. Reports were given by the standing Elizabeth Lamb, B'urlington; chairman 3. Her contribution in the form of ser­ committees. publicity committee, M.arica E. Turner, vice in the home and the planning of Ames. her time to permit of it. .(Continued in J anuary Issue) 4. Good team work with her mother and MIS FRANCISS ZUILL'S REPORT other members of the family. 5. Her responsibilities in assisting in the Miss Francis Zuill, councellor for the A CHRISTMAS PROJECT Iowa Home Economics association, at­ care and training of younger brothers tended the meeting 'of the national as­ A Christmas project with a real social and sisters. sociation in San Francisco. She gave value was carried out by a ninth grade 6. The enjoyment and best use of leis­ the report of the Iowa association in the class in Home Economics in Ames Iowa, ure time. few seconds allotted her. last fall. As the question of the prepara­ 7. Ways in which the girl and her family Dr. Katherine Blunt in her address of t.on for Christmas came up in class, the may contribute to the life and well welcome at the national ·convention cited group as a whole decided that they being of the community. the four important factors of the associa­ wished to make the day happier for some In outl1ning the following suggestive tion, namely, friendly assotations, stimu­ one less fortunate than they. units of work, the committee is agreed lation for individual work, broadening A committee was elected from the class that the greatest value will be obtained and deepening the conception of home to interview the social service worker if they ar e not presented as separate sub­ economics and its place in life, a belief and a family with five children was se­ jects alone, but closly interwoven in solv­ in the American association as the most lected as the special problem for the ing problems which need to be considered powerful home eronomics instrument. class. from all angles. For example, children These may easily be incorporated in rthe The girls planned what they thought should learn to eat all foods not only for Iowa plan. would be most essential for the family. health's sake, but as an example to Iowa has selected for her guide the Garments were brought from home, re­ younger children, courtesy to the mother, four letters in 1-0-W-A. made from old ones. Sleeping garments and as a matter of economy. !-Increased membership modeled and entirely new garments were A two year program is presented, with 0-0fficial organ for all the children were constructed. As r ecommendations, as follows: W-The will to do there were small children in the family, Scope of Cour se. A-Affiliated dubs. the class decided that playthings should 1. One year junior high school to be be included in the box, so rag dolls were offered preferably a half year in made. Candy and pop corn balls were both 7th and 8th grades, or to be THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION prepared in the foods laboratory. given as a full year in the 7th grade. The social value of the project came 2. One year in senior high school. By Dr. Katherine Blunt from the psychological effect these gifts Time Allotment. The state a·ssociations are the back­ had on the family, as was reported by the 1. The course to be given five days ground of the American association-this school nurse and social worker. It seemed per week. association being the most powerful liac­ to give the family a new hold. Before 2. Minimum length of periods, 80 min­ tor in home economics work. At present the receipt of the gifts the children were utes. there are approximately 7,000 members unkempt in appearance, but now they ar e The conclusion of the committee, based affiliated thru state and student associa­ washed and dressed in their new Clothes. upon experience, is that it would be bet­ tions. The home, too, was improved. The girls ter to omit home economics from the cur­ The American association started in in the class, who planned and exBcuted riculum than to offer it once or twice a Washington sixteen and one-b!alf years the project, realized how far the spirit week or to devote only 45 minute periods ago. It has reached this number of mem­ had spread. to the lesson. bers by leaps and bounds. The backbone Organization of the Course of the organization is in the middles west. SUGGESTIVE COURSE OF STUDY 1. The course has been organized on a The students have the largest affiliations unit basis. The units may be used in in the middle west of any part of the A suggestive course of study for home economics subjects in high school has whatever order fits individual condi­ country-Texas and Virginia leading. At tions. present there are 184 student clubs. long been in the mind of the Home Eco­ nomics Association. A committee has 2. The method of outlining used is as In Virginia the clubs are asking for follows: regulation affiliation blanks which will ready the first suggestive program, the introduction to which is printed below. 1. Special problems. come thru the Washington office. This 2. Abilities, appreciations, habits, central office is ·compartively new but will The committee working on this course of study is composed of: Cora B. Miller, etc., to be formed. expand as needed. It is serving an im­ 3. Knowledge necessary to solving portant function and plans are underway Ames; Emma Bliven, Sioux City; Louise Adler, Cedar Falls; Mrs. Helen Wagner, the problems outlined. for the office to give greater service to 4. Suggested methods of solving the the members. . Des Moines; Wilhelmina Otto, Oska­ loosa; Jane Crow, Fort Dodge; Marcia problems. Turner, Ames, and Elizabeth Lamb, Bur­ 5. References and illustrative mate­ rial. DEAN RICHARDSON ELECTED PRES­ lington. IDENT OF STATE ASSOCIATION These outlines are only suggestive, the Method of Presentation committee says, and are intended to show 1. Selection of Problems. Anna E. Richardson, dean of home eco­ something of the way the work is organ­ Problems which rise naturally out of nomics at Iowa State college, was elect­ ized. Next month the suggestive course class discussion and which indicate a ed president of the Iow:a. State Home Eco­ of study for foods will appear on t his spirit of inquiry on the part of the stu­ nomics association yesterday at the open­ page. dents are obviously of greater value than ing session of that organization held in INTRODUCTION "ready made" problems handed out by the Des Moines. The other officers were: Home Economics in the public schools teacher. Whenever possible, forward Fern Stover, Des Moines, vice-president; connections should be made. If the teach Olive Morris, Des Moines, secretary and should contribute to the aims of educa­ tion by h elping the girl to solve some of er is watchful of opportunity to grasp treasurer; chairman program committee, suggestions as they occur perhaps ever Frances Zuill, Iowa City; chairman nomi­ the problems which she meets in her own nating committee, Vera L. Mintle, Indian- da!l ylife within her family group and (Continued on Page 9) THE IOWA HOMEMAKl!JU 7 Preparing the Girl for Motherhood DR. FLORENCE BROWN SHERBORN University of Kansas Given Before the Iowa State Home Economics Association.

OTHERHOOD is a pretty inclusive inherit a new earth, is, what can we do to feed a family and manage a house­ M thing, and adequate preparation to help them meet these tremendous re­ present from her obligation to know how covers a wide field. We would sponsibilities? In order to discuss this ·hold before she marries or bears and like to include in this preparation contri­ intelligently, let us consider some of the rears children. She needs to know these butions from home, school, community responsibilities in the light tof what Home things even to live safely in a hotel! I and state. I shall c.onfine myself chiefly Economics has to offer toward their so­ see no escape, if humanity is to be saved to the responsibility of the school and, lution. to health and calmness of spirit, from the more specifically, the opportunity of .l!'irst. (Women will, as ever, be respon­ obligation of woman to master the prob­ Home Economics to this important mat· sible for the physical comfort of the lem here and now and in its present as­ ter. world.) Have you ever stopped to think pects. As to what she will do in the fu­ Nothing more epoch-making has oc­ how fundamental is simple human com­ ture-the Lap of the Gods is spacious­ curred in the history of education than fort to morals, to manners, to nealth, to we will toss in one thing more! the rise of Home Economics with its goal achievement, and even to diplomacy? (As Second. (The mother as homemaker, of "Better Living Thru Controlled en­ evidenced by the f1'equency with which is said to spend nine-tenths of the wages vironment". Beginning with the very difficulties are settled by conference about of the world.) I cannot quote authority fundamental matters of food and shelter a well-filled board.) If women did no mor·e for these figures, but it is certainly true and the orderly conduct of household in the present crisis than see to it that that women have a great responsibility business and administration, the science the world eats well, sleeps well, and for the wide expenditure of the family of Home Economics is now expanding to finds his slippers before the fire, they income in these times of uncertain and include the wider interests of the home­ might find that they have helped tremen­ fluctuating financial values and the in­ maker; public aspects of the household; dously in establishing tolerance and un· creasing dependence of the average fam­ municipal, state and national housekeep­ derstanding! To come down to a nar­ ily upon the wage envelope and the pay ing; and, quite lately, attention is being rower application, there is no manner ot cheque. Health, Education, culture, all given to the care of the child in the home, doubt but that a factor in the breakdown cost more year by year. To provide these and still more recently, to the very basic of many homes is the inability of the in a normal degree taxes the skill and in­ matter of child-bearing. genuity of the mother as never before. home-maker to make herself or her fam· Here again, Home Economics is saving It is timely that the scientific consider­ ily comfortable. Bad food and disorderly the day by teaching budgeting, economic ation of the home is well-rounded as it is surroundings generate irritable nerves. uses, household accounting, etc. at the present crisis in human affairs. Unbalanced diet creates cravings which Women have quietly burst an evolution­ seek satisfaction in narcotics and stimu­ Third. The home may provide food ary chrysalis, and we face the cataclysmic lants. The malnourished individual is al­ and comfort and thrift and still fall short ways subnormal in efficiency and nervous of an ideal if it does not also provide spectacle of 100,000,000 women around beauty, at least the beauty of simplicity the globe suddenly accorded political and control. The malnourished ch"ld is han­ dicapped from the start. The lack of a and good taste and an absence o·f dishar­ economic equality with men. mony in line and color. To surround the There must be a Destiny which shapes comfortable chair, a good light, and an child with harmony during his impres­ our ends, else why should this stupen­ engaging book drives man and boy, and sionable years is certainly the duty and dous things occur at the moment when a sometimes the girl, to the street. the joy of the mother. Here again, Home world war has shattered nationalism, The solution appears simple. As a Economics is providing the answer in • matter of fact, it takes intelligence and smashed traditions, gashed open the sores Home Decoration; Home Architecture; of humanity with rude cosmic surgery skill of a high order properly to feed a Sewing; Costume Design; etc. and left to the men and the women of the family in these days-while teaching oth­ Fou1.1th. The hope of the world, the world the joint responsibility of making ers in this field involves grounding in child. It never meant so much to bear a the adjustments upon which destiny de­ science, education, and art. It also takes child, it never meant so much to rear a pends. training and skill and intelligence to cope child as now. A whole group of wailing with modern housing conditions and find Women may not immediately figure prophets are ·calling our attention rather a place to put a comfortable chair for convincingly to the fact rthat the human largely in the legal and political aspects each member of the family and secure of the situation; this is not where they race shows signs of spindling out at the some degree of separation from imping­ top. Birthrates are decreasing, chiefly be­ are needed but they have a no less im­ ing personalities, not to mention such a portant part to play in the new world cause of the failure of the intelligentia of simple human need as decent privacy, or the world to replace themselves; thus which is here and must be set in order. a proper place to keep the baby. "Woman's Sphere" has widened with a leaving the prepetuation of the race more Home Economics is helping enormous­ and more to the lower strata who know vengeance from the traditional four­ ly in this situation. From College down no restraint, and among whom birth con­ walled "Home" within which her family to Junior High School, foods and house­ trol could not be enforced with a standing ate and slept, to her community to her hold management are being taught and army. How is the girl to whom we are state, to her nation, and now, quite ab­ taught better and more practically year trying to point the way going to meet this ruptly, she finds herself a citizen of the by year; and year by year more girls crucial problem, and what can Home Eco­ world. It becomes her responsibility to are electing to take these courses. We nomics do to help her? see that all these, home, city, state, na­ will make our teaching still simpler as The time has ·come when, thanks to our tion, and supernation, are swept, and time goes on, still more definite and prac­ somewhat impetuous birth control friends, made morally, spiritually and physically tical, and begin to teach them earlier 'un­ no woman of intelligence need submit to clean, and that they are garnished with til we really bring health and comfort unwelcome maternity. The result is that the beauty and grace of high living. Is it into the lives of the masses. young women of today are having a real too much to say that the whole world It is with conviC'tion therefore that I &tr'uggle between their natural maternal needs mothering or that woman's gift of name household skills as basic in the pre­ impluses and their dread of the vaguely comfort, her patient endurance, her in­ paration of any woman who contemplates fearful experience of bearing children, stinct for values, her feminine penchant assuming family responsibility. She can­ and their still more definite feelii\g of un­ for binding wounds and wiping tears may not even delegate these responsibilities preparedness to rear and train children. ot in the end prove to be as important to others with success unless she under­ There are other factors, of course, some and indispensable as treaties and diplo­ stands them herself. She cannot often of which will be considered later, but macy? At any rate, she dare not fail the learn them satisfactorily at 1home, even if what can we do about these just men­ world in this its hour of travail in new she has a good home and a willing moth­ tioned? birth. She must give what she has to er, for science forever keeps a lap ahead In a certain college course in Maternity give without stint or reserve. of the passing generation. No matter and Child Care, the instructor is in the The question confronting us as teachers what other career a woman may elect to habit of occasionally asking at the end o.f • of the women of tomorrow who literally follow, I see no way of escape for the the final quiz- whether the girls are more 8 THE IOWA HOMEMAKER

or less willing to have children than they girl who has come through her elemen­ body. All not because they wished rto be were before taking the course. Usually tary tra;ning, or lack of it, and lays her perfect, or perfectly healthy, but just and the girls say that they are more willing pitiful need before us. merely because they wished to be simply, because it is easier to face diffic'ulties As has been said, the needs of the humanly attractive, and they had discov­ which are clearly understood and espe­ mother of the future race cannot be met. ered for themselves rthat all these factors cially when they have some raJI:ional line in one course, and a very basic part of entered into the matter. of conduct to pursue. Women are becom­ her need comes outside the province of The application of health habits was ing arbiters of their own destiny. They Home Economics. The true solution must further made personal through a series do ·have courage and staunchness, and come through a better integraJt:ion of of health questionnaires {!OVering family they have been inured to pain thru the courses. This will and must come (and health his·tory, personal health h istory, centuries. They are, however, no longer indeed is coming) officially, as the leaven the daily program of each girl as relating willing to be d·riven, and they now de­ of unified and organic curricula spreads to sleep, work, play, menstrual history, mand to see ahead the path upon which through education. In the meantime, I elimination and observance of health their feet are set, instead of going blind­ believe a good deal can be done on the habits. folded, as has been the way of the world initiative of Home Economics teachers in The girls were encouraged to study with the virtuous maid. carrying ourt joint projects with depart­ their own hereditary and environmental Home Economics has been feeling its ments of science and school health. shoPtcomings and make for themselves way into this field thro'ugh teaching diet The most successful instance of this personal programs. Cases of outstanding in pregnancy, the adjustment of the kind of cooperation which I ·have seen need were given individual attention. household to the exigencies of child-birt•h, orig1nated with a science teacher who en­ The girls by this time were cooperating etc. The actual preparation of the girl to listed the cooperation of the school nurse splendidly and took great interest in meet the physical facts of the experience and Home Economics department. It keeping a careful account of everything can, obviously, come chiefly from physi­ would have been even more logical, had ·they ate for one week. These dietaries cal science. Many departments o'f Home the suggestion come from the teachers of were criticized and a sentence or two of Economics teacher training now require homemaking. I believe I can do nothing personal advice written upon each girl's related or prerequisite courses in biology more helpful than to tell you about this record, by a senior Home Economics and physiology. A few also require of project in some detail. Two hundred class in Dietetics, who did it under su­ their majors, definite courses in Mater­ and fifty average B class girls in a large pervision as a project. nity and Child Care, and a very few pion­ Junior High School cons•tituted the unit. After positive health was made a per­ eets are offering non-technical courses in The science teaeher prepared the way by sonal, vital matter to these girls, and af­ these subjects, open to all women stu­ giving a very live course in physiology, ter an atmosphere of frankness and {!Om­ dents, regardless of their major subjects. which was made to mean personal !hy­ radeship had been established, an effort This is as it should be and is an illus­ giene at every step of the way. In this was made to learn something of the men­ tration of the growing conviction that she had cooperation from the Home Eco­ tal equipment and attitudes othey brought education should relate to living experi­ nomies department in evaluating personal to the subject. This was launched by ence, and that it should perae the student dietaries, from the physical edueaJI:ion de­ the following doll and baby questionnaire: to live. Surely no experience in life is partment in making physical examina­ 1. When did you stop playing with more vital to the individual or to the race tions and giving corrective exercises, etc. dolls? ...... than the ·creation and nurture of new life. The reproductive system was considered Why? ...... Surely nothing is more intrinsically the in its proper place, with a short biological 2. Did you love your doll as if it were right of the individual than tha,t his own preface in the same frank, definite, per­ a child and worry about its health bodily processes and functions should be sonal manner as were all rthe other vital and comfort? ...... made known to him. It is his ri~ht to functions of the body. Consideration had 3. Do you like babies? ...... have these unfolded to him from the already been given incidentally as to the Do you like to help care for babies dawn of his first expressed wonderment importance of prenatal diet and hygiene and small children? ...... continuously and consecutively as long as to the formation of good teeth, bone, 4. Do you have younger brothers 1r wonderment survives. nerves, etc. These girls were then sent to sisters? ...... Do you lt is an illogical situation when girls the Department of Home Economics for help care for them?...... Do come into Junior High and High School, demonstrations in clothing and feeding you like to help care for them? . . .. and I might add, into college, with no of infants, and the school nurse demon­ 5. What was told you when you first conception of the fact or of the supreme strated the personal care of the infant asked, "Where do babies come significance of the continuirty of life or of with a practical doll. Visits to baby hos­ from?" ...... their own place in this cosmic chain. Fur­ pitals and nurseries wet•e contemplated, How old were you? ...... thermore, they have only fragmentary but were out of the question 'under exist­ Who told you this? ...... and distorted onceptions of the functions ing limitations of time and personnel. of their own bodies. It is no wonder rthat 6. What has been told you since and the teacher of Home Economics or of any In this very inspirational piece of teach­ bywhom? ...... other subject is appalled at the idea of ing, an eff011t was made to get an insight 7. What do you think a mother trying to set this girl right and give her as to the background these girls brought should tell a child when it first background, information and a:ttitude in to the subject of •health, maternity and asks where babies come from? ... a few intensive lessons. It is no wonder child care. This was done through a ser­ that we have 'felt the futility of trying ies or questionnaires which are so entire­ The answers to these questions con­ to do it in one sex lecture. Add to rthis ly suitable for use in any homemaking firmed all that has been said about partial the fact that most teachers in the past, course ·that I will give some of them to and distorted information from very unless they elecrt to take science courses you for what they may suggest. heterogeneous sources and also revealed as teaching subjects or as related sub­ Confidence and enthusiastic cooperation a love of children and for the care of jects, came out of their teacher training were elicited the very first day by the children which points to a rich field of almost as unoriented and quite as bound presentation of a questionnaire on Beaurty. pedagogical contact which, up to very re­ by inhibitions and with a fund of informa­ 1. Describe the most beautiful girl cently, has been entirely neglected. tion almost as fragmentary as that of the you ever saw. 2. What made her beautiful? A little later these girls were asked to girl we wish to help. write a story about what they did and There is probably no other subject 3. Do you think any girl may be beau­ tiful? did not tell their mothers. It is too bad which is being discussed with the sin­ it was not possible to violate the confi­ cerity and anxiety that is being bestowed 4. What may any girl do to become as beautiful as possible? dence of these girls and turn these little upon the matter of how to untangle life human-interest documents over to the for our adolescents and fare them forth The various answers covered the range of personal hygiene so completely that mothers themselves. Some of them sure­ with a smooth skein in their hands. The ly would literally have had the surprise truth is that it is not possible to entirely no other text-book was found necessary. make up for the radical errors and omis­ While a text-book had been provided and of their lives. A very. vital point in this sions of elementary education in this re­ purchased, it was used only for very oc­ whole proposition of preparation of the spect. The great majority of adolescents casional reference. Shortly, underweight girl for motherhood is how to break down

Club W_ork Is Glorifying the Iowa Farm Girl •

MERRY CHRISTMAS! her garment construction work, but in SHORT COURSE Merry Christmas to all from the State her club spirit and her helpfulness in the "We have sixty-five dollars in the bank Department. W e hope Santa will bring furtherance of club work in her county. already and plan to make more, for we She will be remembered as the girl who ar e going to send a big delegation to the just what you most want and that he will was awarded the electric sewing machine not fail to leave to each of you club at the Short Course last year for being Short Course this year," was said by a spirit and enthusiasm, a finer loyalty to the best all-around clothing club girl in club leader at a training school in Clarke club ideals and that greatest of gifts­ the state. The outfit wil! consist of a county recently. It is typical of remarks Joy of Service. Our Christmas season is woolen school dress, princess slip to heard in every county. Bake sales, plays, a happy one, indeed, if we make others match, chemise, corselette, bloomers, a box socials and refreshments at Farm happy. hat, shoes and hose. The o'utfit will be Bureau meetings have been favorite ways on eX'hibit art the Sbort Course. All club of earning money. In one club each girl members wil! be interested to see it. set a hen this spring, the chickens to be BOOKS AS CHRISTMAS GIFTS sold for the Short Course fund. Enthusi­ Miss Grace Shallenberger, librarian of Other girls who sumbitted garments in asm is running high, and the 1926 short the Public Library of Davenport is one of the contest for this honor, and who were course promises to be

"DOLLAR savers," "time savers," 1. Do yo'u cover the vessel when boil­ ing fuel. A utensil with the bottom sur­ and "energy savers" are three ing water or food? The process is com­ face near the size of the burner is more things much sought for in the pleted in less time if you do-with of efficient than one much smaller than the wotld today. Of these probably "dollar course the consumption of less fuel. bunrer. By using a cl'uster of three pans savers" is the one which -is most r ealistic 2. Do you light the burner of your gas often called "clover leaf" sets, you may to the busy housekeeper as well as her or kerosene stove after the vessel is set be able to cook on one burner what would husband. on the burner? ordinarily require the use of three bur­ We stress clothing budgets and econo­ 3. Do you turn out the flame just be­ ners. Sets of double pans can also be my, food saving and economical buying fore removing the vessel from the burn­ purchased. and many other places for economy in the er? With a little forethought in planning, home but seldom do we hear a word 4. When water or food has commen­ a whole meal may be ·cooked in the oven, about the economical use of a "cook ced to boil do you turn the flame lower? thus preventing the necessity of using stove"- a piece of equipment used on an both oven b'urners and surface burners average three times a day by every for the same meal. homemaker in the land. Some gas ranges and electric ranges The kind of fuel ydu use will depend are now being made with very well insu­ largely upon what kind of fuel is avail­ lated ovens. Such an oven may be used able in :vour particular community or city. as a fireless cooker since if unopened Coal and wood are old stand-bys but for it retains the heat for some time after a number of reasons, particularly because the burner has been turned off. Here of the disagreeableness in handling and again an oven cooked meal will be a fuel heat in using, most of us use some other saver. type of fuel when possible. Kerosene One of the manufacturers of gas ranges stoves are commonly 'used in rural Ameri­ Fuel may be saved by using double-triple has incorporated the principles of the can homes. Gas, both natural and arti­ pans. fireless cocker in a hood attachment over ficial, is now the fuel upon which people one of the top burners. This fireless in many of our cities are depending for hood or dome is very well insulated and cooking purposes. Water will get no hotter !!han boiling no when once heated retains the heat. Fuel like our other natural resources matter how furiously it boils. Girls in the Household Eq'uipment will not last indefinitely, so in addition A flame which licks up around the course at Iowa State College found that to our interest in economy of dollars and sides of the pan is a wasteful one and by using a set of triplicate pans with the cents there is a still more important need should be avoided. fireless hood attachment, they could pre­ of economy in the use of fuel for the A clean burner is much more efficient pare, with an expenditure or only 6.73 cu­ preservation of our s"upply for future use. than a dirty one besides saving the dis­ bic feet of gas, the following meal for How may we conserve fuel in cooking agreeable task or cleaning the sooty uten­ six people: processes? Much fuel is lost by certain sils which often result from an unkept Rolled steak with vegetables careless practices common to a great burner. The matter of regular and thoro Escalloped potatoes number of homemakers. A large amount cleaning of burners is of partic'ular im­ Brown Betty pudding. of fuel would be conserved if homemak­ portance in using a kerosene stove. The same meal required 20.95 cubic ers ·could truthfully answer "yes" to the Corect selection and use of utensils us­ feet of gas when it was baked in the following questions: ed in cooking is another method of sav- (Continued on page 2il) When We Are Very Young ANNA JOHNSON

HAT would Christmas be to the rinsed in cold water, to 1 inch in depth. into a sauce pan and cook, stirring until W kiddies without bright colored Let stand until firm, unmold onto bread the sugar is dissolved. Continue cook­ candies to delight them? Candy board dredged with powdered sugar. Cut ing without stirring until it forms a hard for the children should be simple, yet at­ into squares, and roll in powdered sugar. crack when tested in cold water, or 300 tractive. Fruits and candies which are 1 cup nuts add variety to gelatin mix­ F. is reached. Remove from fire, add not too rich and sweet may be made with ture. salt and butter and stir only long enough a great deal of interest for the maker and Cunning animal shapes may be made to mix well. Add bran and turn at once real delight for the children. by dividing the mixture into several on a greased inverted pan or baking One of the greaetst delights for kiddies parts, coloring each part differently, chill­ sheet. Smooth out with spatula. After are little animals, made from Turkish ing in thin layers. After allowing it to about a half minute take hold of the edge Paste. become firm, cut in shapes, roll in granu­ of the candy and, lifting it slightly, pull Turkish Paste lated sugar and fasten pieces together as thin as possible. Break into irregular Gelatin, 4 tbsp. with toothpicks to form odd shapes of pieces. Granulated sugar, 4 cups animals. Fruit candies are especially desirable Salt, few grains Queer shapes of various kinds may be for the family because they are healthier Clove extract, lh tsp. cut out, using cloves or drops of choco­ and add variety. Powdered sugar, 1 1cup late for eyes. Another splendid candy for the little Stuffed Prunes Cold water 1 cup For stuffing prunes use the smaller Boiling water, 1"h cups folks and very easy to make is Bran Brittle. Grown-ups like it, too, and it is size, since the large ones do not look so Lemon juice, 1 cup well anct are clumsy to eat. Wash the Coloring, yellow and red good for them. prunes and steam. For steaming, place Soak gelatin in cold· water 5 minutes, Bran Brittle in a collander or a coarse strainer over then dissolve in boiling water. Stir in Granulated sugar, 2 cups a kettle of boiling water. Do not let the the granulated sugar and salt until dis­ Brown sugar, 1 cup water touch the fruit. Cover and allow solved and boil slowly 15 minutes, re­ Light corn syrup, "h cup steam to soften them for 5 or 10 min­ moving scum as it forms. For. other vari­ Water, "h cup utes. They should be plump and tender, ations divide the mixture in half; to (A) Butter, :14 cup but not cooked. When cool enough to add lemon juice and yellow coloring; to Salt, lh tsp. handle, remove pits and stuff with any of (B) add clove extract and red coloring. Bran, 1"h cups the following variations: Pour into shallow pans that have been Put the sugars, corn syrup and water Ground or chopped mixtures of nuts 12 THE IOWA HOMEMAKER and fruits; peanut butter ; whole al­ Add a few drops of flavoring-pepper­ bias binding. Then carefully pin the monds, blanched and dried; chopped al­ mint, lemon or orange extract-and drop crown and brim together so as not to monds and pecans; cottage cheese. A at once on tin sheet from tip of spoon, show pin marks, check again for com­ pleasing mixture for stuffing is: 1,4 cup in portions the size of a silver half dol­ fort and becomingness. Stitch seam to almonds, which have been blanched and lar. Store in tight glass jar. the inside of hat. Be careful not to browned in the oven; 6 candied apricots Barley Sugar Sticks stitch too low down because this will or 1 tablespoon citron; 1,4 cup nut meats Prepare candy as directed in "Barley mean that you will later have to place and :14 cup seedless raisins. Put ingredi­ Sugar Drops". Pour on tin sheet in strips your lining low to cover this stitching ents through the food chopper and knead, 4 inches long and % inch wide. Take and a lining that shows while the bat is molding in shapes and size for stuffing up one at a time, twist, and place in cov­ on the head detracts decidedly from the the prunes. Do not fill prunes too full ered glass jar. hat. for they are hard to eat and not attractive The simplest type of lining is the looking. Do not roll them in sugar, as it Butterscotch Wafers Standard, consisting of an oval and a side detracts from their black, shiny appear­ Sugar, 1% cup Butter, 1 -,2 tbsp. bias. The oval is usually about four ance. Corn syrup, % cup Molasses, 1 tbsp. and one-half by five and a quarter when 1,4 finished. The side bias equals your head Stuffed Dates Water , lh cup Salt, tsp. Cook sugar, syrup and water to 270 F., size, plus seam allowance and is abo'ut Stuffing for· 30 dates: or until brittle when tried in water. Add seven inches wide. The top gathering is Nut m eats, 1,4 cup Cinnamon, lh tsp. butter and molasses and cook until it equally distributed around the oval which Prunes, 6 Cloves, 1,4 tsp. reaches 280 F ., or until it cracks in cold usually .has a crinoline backing. Figs, 4 water, stirring to prevent burning. Re­ Often a monogram is worked in the Put the figs, prunes and nuts through move from fire, add salt, flavor with oil center of the oval by means of cable the food chopper. Add spices and mix of lemon, and drop from tip of spoon on stitching, painting or couching. When thoroughly. Seed the dates and stuff oiled m arble slab or tin sheet, in wafers lining is completed, pin in place and slip them with the prepared mixture. Roll in the size of a quarter of a dollar, or mold stitch neatly to the hat. granulated sugar. as Jolly-pops. Many variations might be suggested here but with due consideration to the A variation is: POPCORN Ornage peel, chopped, 2 tbsp. knowledge of our reader we trust that Cocoanut, 1,4 cup Dates, 9 Sugared Popcorn this information will arouse interest and Put cocoanut, dates and orange peel Popped corn, 2 qts. Sugar, 2 cups tend to stimulate the power of observa­ through food chopper. This amount will Butter, 2 tbsp. Water, 1h cup tion which alone will be a deciding factor fill 30 dates. Roll in granulated sugar. Pick over popped corn, discarding all in helping yo'u visualize your hat prob­ hard kernels. Melt butter in sauce pan, lem. Ask yourself frankly "Am I wear­ Fruit Confections add sugar and water, stir until dissolved, ing the most becoming hat that I can Prunes, uncooked, approximately lh cup and boil until it reaches the temperature wear?" Figs, approximately 1,4 cup of 238 degrees F., or until it will form a Raisins, approximately lh cup soft ball when tried in cold water. Pour BOOKS OLDER GIRLS LIKE Date, approximately lh cup over corn, and stir until every kernel is Nut meats, 1,4 cup coated with sugar. (Continued from page 10) Cloves, ground, 1,4 tsp. Variations counter with Lorna makes him a sol­ Salt, 1,4 tsp. Add· red coloring, or chocolate, or use dier and a knight. Put a!] the ingredients through the brown sugar instead of white. Bush, R. E. A Prairie Rose. (Little), $1.75. meat chopper and mix well. Roll out in Rose is a pioneer girl who goes with a thin sheet about 1,4 inch thick. CCut in Popcorn Nests her older brother in a prairie schooner shapes;; animals, stars, etc., and sprin­ These are very cunning for children. t oiowa, where they make a new borne kle with sugar. Make popcorn balls and shape into hol­ for themselves. low n ests. Line with fringed waxed pa­ Dickens, Charles. David Copperfield. Il­ Parisian Sweets per, and fill with salted nuts or caildiP.s. Prepared dates, 1 lb. lus. by G. Hammond (Dodd), $2.00. Syrup for popcorn balls: The personal history and experience of Figs, 1 lb. Orange juice, 1 tbsp. 5 qts. popped corn Nuts, 1 lb. Honey, 1,4 cup David Copperfield the younger, as re­ 2 cups sugar lated by himself. Cleanse fruits and nuts. Put through 1¥.! cups water fine knife m eat chopper, twice if neces­ Garland, Hamlin. Daughter of the Middle lh cup white corn syrup Border. (Harper), $2.00. sary, and mix thoroughly. Add orange lh tsp. each salt and vinegar juice and honey. Shape, roll in chopped Haskell, H elen E. Katrinka. (Dutton), 1 tbsp. vanilla $2.00. nuts, cocoanut or chocolate. May be Boil sugar, water and corn syrup with­ put under weight, then cut in fancy Story of a little Russian peasant girl out stirring until temperature reaches who becomes a star dancer at the Im­ shapes. Puffed rice m ay be added to the 260 degrees F., add remaining ingredients recipe. perial Theatre. Gives a vivid picture and heat to 264 degrees F. Have corn in of all phases of the life in Russia dur­ Any fruit combination is very appetiz­ large pan and pour on the syrup gradu­ ing, cut in various shapes. ing the monarchy. ally. Make into balls or popcorn nests. HillYer, V. M. A child's history of the Candied Orange Peel world. (Century), $3.50. Orange shells, 6 Visualize Your H~t Prob­ History from.ancient times to the pres· Granulated sugar, 2 cups ent. Water, 1 cup lem Hugo, Victor. Les Miserables. (Dodd), Cook orange peel slowly in water, (Continued from page 4) $2.50. keeping covered, until m embrane loosens One of the greatest stories in any lan­ easily. Drain, cool, remove white portion, rum, elastic net or willow cloth, with the center, front and back placed on 1:he bias guage. using a spoon, and cut skins in string­ Irving, Washington. Rip Van Winkle. like stripes, using a scissors. Cook 2 so as to secure a better roll to the brim. The side seams are stitched together and Illus. by N. C. Wyeth (McKay), $2.50. cups suga;r with 1 cup water until it pins The perfect "Rip Van Winkle" book. a thread. Heat a few of the strips at a a few serrations are made at the bead size. Pin the brim to the head size The legend of the Hudson Valley. time in the syrup to boiling point. Drain, Irving, Washington. Tales of the Alham­ roll in granulated sugar , dry on oil paper. band which is about one and a half inches wide, then try on for a final check. The bra. Illus. by Dixon and Brock (Mc­ Serve with afternoon tea or as garnish edge may be wired or not. In either case, Kay), $2.50. for dessert. however, bind the edge of foundation ma­ Legends, traditions and fairy tales Grapefruit peel may be prepared the terial with the bias crinoline or similar which time bas woven around the ruins same way. binding to gain as fiat an effect as pJs­ o.l' the beautiful Moorish palace of the HARD CANDIES sible and to prevent raw edges

Miss Jones Goes Into Commercial Wot·k which her graduates have. On the other Miss Beulah Jones, who has been a.s­ hand, when we consider what Ames gives sistant dietitian at the Presbyterian Hos­ her people, that spirit is no more than fit­ pital in Chicago, has recently taken a ting." position as director of the Edison Elec­ Since leaving Ames, she taught first in. trical Appliance Company industrial cafe­ the Mason City high school; then went to teria. The cafeteria is in the factory. the Meredith p'ublications in Des Moines as associate editor of Better Homes and It is beautifully equipped with all the electrical appliances and stoves and iH Gardens, which position she left to go to used as a show room, as well as a prae­ the Madison, S. D., schools, where she tical cafteria. In addition there is also has an opportunity in English and Foods a small kitchen, thoroughly equipped, work to obtain a better mastery of these where dinners and luncheons for buyers subjects to equip her for her life work. are prepared. Miss Jones has charge of As for ambitions and hobbies, she says, the buying, managing, planning and ad­ .''My ambitions are like the sands of the ministration. In her letter she says that sea: To be a most excellent cook; to have charge of the Foods section of some Octiber 1 is the day planned for the Ames picnic in Chicago. magazine; to go to school again; to estab­ Miss Jones is also candidate for the lish a tea room somewhere, some time; to presidency of the Chicago Dietetics asso­ have a perfectly chosen wardrobe; to ciation. She was graduated from th<' own a bookcase full of my favorite vo~­ Home Economics division in 1923 and ha

for a memory -of what has been but what True Spirit of Christmas may be actual in experience today. I am (Continued from page 1) convinced that the thing that is needed -·-·~:~ri~i~~j:: · -·-1· today for the new edition of Christianity ., gladness and joy from our childhoo days that is so necessary to grapple with the Marcel waving and hair and on through our happy adult home great problems of the present is the real­ cutting. life, have become associated with the day. ization that we have the actual presence Even this aspect makes Christmas the of Jesus in the world today, more glor­ ~-.o-0-~-D-D_D_D_CI_D_d_le. great Home Day of the year. iously true and more helpfully available But there is a deeper meaning to than ever in the days of his flesh. We ~ _a_a_a_a-~-~~-o-o-o_a_a_ Christmas that should not be overlooked sometimes sing with hearty wish, our and it is this deeper meaning which child song, "I would like to have been Martin's Dress Club makes the "true" observance of Christ­ with Him then," and we seem to think mas the most effective. It is this aspect of it all as only in the past. It will be Men's Furnishings of it that must be emphasized if we are necessary for us to revise our thought to rescue the day from dissipation and and add "I would rather be with Him Ladie~· and Men's Cleaning commercialism. It is the element that is now." In other words we are to think of empOb.asized by President Coolidge in his Jesus not only as a precious memory but and Pressing reference to the need of religion. We as an actual presence in the world to­ must enter into the real religious spirit day. His coming as little babe in Bethle­ 2414 Lincoln Way of the day. hem entering into all the needs and limi­ Phone 1362-W Not only is it the principal day in the tations of humanity is but a fore token joys of home life; it is also a most im­ of that more triumphant presence in the portant day in the church calendar of ev· spirit in the world today. The true si·g­ Ames, Iowa ery variety of ·christian service thruout nificance of Christmas can only come the world. Christmas day and Easter are when Jesus Christ is made real to human marked days and they are such because hearts now. Let me repeat it again, Jesus of their connection with Jesus, the Sa­ is God, speaking in language that we can vior of Men. From the opening anthem understand-"And the Word was made of the angel choir as they sang on that Flesh and Dwelt among 'Men." And Jesus natal day, "Glory to God in the Highest, Christ is the supreme revelation of God Christmas Gifts Peace on Earth, Good Will to Men" to because he answers the fundamental the last anthem and Christmas carol that needs of human nat'ure and there will be Johnston's Special will be sung about the Christmas tree, the discovery of the true meaning of this day had been emphasized as the joy­ Christmas when we avail ourselves in Candies day of religion in the world. It is inter­ human experience of the actual presence esting to note the song n::essages for and help of Jesus Christ. He meets these Christmas time. We will sing them again fundamental needs of human nature by this coming Christmas about our tree on giving a satisfying vision of God, a sense Cara Nome the campus. Here are some of them: of divine forgiveness, divine companion­ "Hark, the Glad Song," "Hark, the Her­ ship and •guidance in daily living, and Compacts-Perfume ald Angels ·Sing," "Glory to the New Born power to turn the antagonistic facts of King," "0 Come all Ye Faithful," "It (Continued on page 22) · Toilet Water Came Upon the Midnight Clear" and the beautiful Noel, "While Shephards Watch­ ed Their Flocks by Night," and that beau­ tiful song of Phillip Brooks, "0 Little Lowry & Theis Town of Bethlehem" and Isaac Watt's Cranford great hymn set to Handel's inspiring Save With Safety at the I music, "Joy to the World, the Lord is Rexall Store Come." All these express the deep spiri­ Coffee Shop tual significance of the day and they .:-~~~<· have found echo in the sincere religious 2408 Lincoln Way heart of the world. This is true because it shows the coming of God-the great Extends Christmas Greetings Father heart to meet the world's need. It A Choice Gift for is the fulfillment of the great promise on and Best Wishes for a Pros­ which the hope of humanity hangs-the Christmas incarnation of the Son of God. Jesus is God speaking in language that we can un­ perous 1926. derstand. It is the token of the great love -:-~~.-.o~-a-o_a_a_I (• which has found expression in the oft re­ BELL RECIPE FILE peated 'utterance "For God so loved the Such advantages are noteworthy world that he gave his only begotten •)1-a-a-~-a-a-~~• son., 1. All Index Guides Visible. To understand the "true" spirit of 2. Inclusive Groups of Recipes. Christmas in its deeper significance is to Tallman know Him whose advent into the world is 3. Each Recipe in a Group is list­ thus so joyously heralded. There are Jewelry Store ed on Index Card. three or four great events in his life that 4. Each Card has a Hole at the need to be closely linked together and we Top That It May Be Hung Up need to have them all in mind to under­ stand the true significance of any one of When in Use. them. These events are the Birth scene 5. Cards are Arranged in Numer­ celebrated on Christmas, the Garden and ical Order Easy Thus to Return Calvary where Jesus goes down into the A full line of Fraternity Them to the File. depths because of the sin of the world, and then his Resurrection where he is and Sorority Crests to 6. Type Large, Well Spaced, Eas­ trimphant over all the opposing forces ily Read. and "brings life and immortality to light 7. Durable Wooden File Box. through his Gospel," so that it is possible attach to any piece of for our hearts to be thrilled with the "Joy Price $2.50; Postpaid in U.S. $2.75; of the Lord which is our strength." This jewelry. Canada, $2.85. "Joy of the Lord" must be understood and made act'ual in experience if we are to Viola M. Bell, Publisher get the true meaning of Christmas. If 236 Main St. Christmas is to be of any especial avail Iowa State College it • for the present, must not simply stand • -~-D- D _D_D_ D _D_D_D_O_II_I(e 16 THE IOWA HOMEMAKER

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CANDY CANDLE HOLDERS CLEANING SOILED PILLOWS the trimming should be simple but effec­ Have you any suggestions for candle My feather pillows have become badly tive. Tinsel and small gold, silver and holders for a child's birthday party? soiled. How can they be cleaned? Can red balls give about the desired degree Answer-Candle holders which will de­ feathers be washed? of brightness. light children not only because they are Answer- The feathers may be washed ------attractive but also because they may be in the ticks if they are not too soiled. If BRAN eaten ·are made by using a colored fiat they are badly soiled the feathers must What are some ways to use bran be­ mint for the base of the holder. In the be removed. Make a cheesecloth bag a sides as breakfast food? center place two white "Life-Savers" held little longer than the ticking case and Most people do not realize that bran together by frosting. A third "Life­ sewed at one end. Run a heavy basting can be used in innumerable ways besides Saver", attached in an upright position, thread across the pillow one inch from as a breakfast food. Bran may be added serves as a handle. With a card tied to end. Then rip the end of the pillow open. to waffles, griddle cake~;~ , doughnuts, nut the handle, they might also be used as Sew together the open end of the cheese­ bread, candy, muffins and many other placecards. cloth bag and the loosened end of the products. Bran muffins are especially ticking. Remove the thread from the delicious. WHIPPING CREAM ticking and shake the feathers into the 2 tbsp. shortening Is there anything that one can add to bag. Baste the bag closed and separate 1,4 cup sugar cream to make it whip? the cheese cloth and ticking. Wash the Answer-Cream, to be whipped, should ticking thoroughly. Put the bag of feath­ 1 egg be thick and contain from 25 to 40 per­ ers into lukewarm water containing one 1 cup sour milk 1 cup flour cent butterfat. It should also be from 12 tablespoon of borax to a gallon of water. to 48 hours old, and at a t emperature of Douse the bag up and down until the 72 tsp. soda 35 to 50 degrees F . If too fresh or warm, dirt is thoroughly loosened. Do not rub 1,4 tsp. salt it will not whip. If these requirements because rubbing breaks feathers. Rinse 1 tbsp baking powder have been fulfilled -and the cream still and hang in the sun. A windy day will 1 cup bran does not whip, the cream may be thick­ liven them. Transfer to ticking as be­ Cream shortennig and sugar together, ened by adding one teaspoonful of Vis­ fore. Be sure to close the ticking before add the egg. Mix and sift flour, soda, cogen to 2 cups of cream. Viscogen is separating the two bags. salt and baking powder. To the creamed a harmless solution of lime. =%, cup of mixture, add the bran, then milk, alter­ milk of lime, % cup sugar and 5 cups of DISGUISING ALARM CLOCKS nately with the sifted dry ingr edients. water are mixed and thoroughly shaken. An alarm clock is essential to me, but I Pour in greased muffin tins and bake in The mixture is then allowed to settle for dislike its appearance. Can you suggest a moderate oven (370 degr ees F.) for 24 hours before using. Viscogen will any way to disguise the clock? twenty minutes. Yield: 12 muffins. If keep indefinitely. Aanswer- Cover three sections of card­ sweet milk is used instead of sour milk, board with cretonne and hinge them to­ omit the 72 tsp. baking powder. Riasins DECORATING SALADS gether like a screen. Cut a hole small and nuts may be added. What suggestions can you give for enough to allow only the face of the clock Bran Brittle is a very good candy for decorating Christmas salads? to show. Besides hiding the ugly clock, children, since a large piece contains Answer- In fruit salads the Christmas this screen may give a delightful bit of very little sugar, the bran is a regulating colors may be carried out by using red color to the room. food and also a source of a great deal of and green maraschino cherries, either iron. whole or in pieces, candied cherries, pi­ TO CLEAN A PEN 2 cups granulated sugar mentoes and tiny sprigs of mint or holly, What will remove colored ink from a 72 cup light corn syrup fountain pen ? 1,4 cup butter SALTY SOUP Answer- Dip the pen in ammonia. The 1 cup brown sugar Is there any way in which the salty old ink will be removed immediately. 1 cup water taste may be taken from soup? 1tf! tsp salt Answer-If too much salt has been 172 cup bran ~dded to soup, add a few pinches of brown Decorating Christmas Tree Put the sugar, syrup and water into a sugar. The sugar will remove the salty (Continued from page 5) sauce pan and cook, stirring until the su­ taste, but will not sweeten the soup. that more decorations of an even larger gar is dissolved. Continue cooking, with­ size would be needed and less home-made out stirring, until the temperature of 300 degr ees F. is reached (very brittle). Re­ POWDERED SUGAR ICING things used. • I object to uncooked icing because of In r egard to house decorations, the few­ move, add salt and butter and stir only the raw taste. Can you please tell me er the better. Tiny bells and holly or ever­ enough to mix well. Add bran and turn some way to remove this objectionable green wreaths in the windows, and per­ at once on a greased slab. Smooth out taste? haps a touch elsewhere of holly and the with a spatula. After about one-half min­ Answer- In making powdered sugar michievous mistletoe are permissible. ute take hold of the edges of the candy icings, if you will always add something Streamers are taboo' as they give the and, lifting ff slightly from the slab, pull hot, the raw taste will not be noticed. borne the feeling of a b.all room and show it as thin as possible. Break into irregu­ Either the milk or water may be added poor tast in contrast with the other fur­ lar pieces. hot or the butter may be melted before it nishings of the room. Bran flawes used to cover the chaps of is added. The addition of a few qr()p~ gf If the tiny Christmas tree is used as gi n ger~read cowboys will ~light tbe lemon juice hell!f! t!l ~ !I ~v9 r , the ~eqter pi~ce of the table decoratiQn, children, THE IOWA HOMEMAKER 17 If We Would Have Health MARGARET WHISTLER (Reprint from January 1925)

"ANorange a day will keep the doc­ orange juice, orange juice neturalized scientists, Cohen and Mendel, proved tor away," would be a more cor- with sodium hydroxide, and orange juice quite ·conclusively that fresh orange . rect statement than is the old neutralized and heated for one hour, and juice is a most effective agent in the adage with which we are all familiar. came to the conclusion that in all cases prevention and cure of curvy. Guinea Knowledge of the merit of orange juice :·n the animals were benefitted by the ad­ pigs which had developed scurvy were the diet is very recent and has come to us dition of the orange j'uice to the diet. fed 1.5 -c. c. per day of fresh orange juice as a result of research and experimen­ They attributed the efficiency of or­ with the result that there was a marked tal work with laboratory animals and ange juice as an antiscorbutic, as they gain in weight and disappearance of with children. Just a few years ago say, to its "content of sodium and potas­ scorbutic signs. When the orange juice oranges were eaten simply because they cium citzates both of which possess laxa· was discontinued the weight fell once were palatable and offered a change in t:ve properties." That· these citrates were more and scurvy redeveloped, indicating the diet. They were "good to eat" and so the antiscorbutic factor was later dis­ that fresh orange juice contains enough people ate them. That perihaps is still a proved (1918) by Hess and Unger who vitamin C to be a good antiscorbutic. reason for their popularity but at the found that artificial orange juice made of After this scurvy-protecting potency of same time there are other factors to citrates failed to protect or cure animals fresh orange juice had been established consider. · of scurvy. However, later two other the next step was to determine what oth- Some of the first investigations with orange juice were made in 1916 and 1917, considering orange juice a valuable ad­ dition to the diet because it contained minerals and was recognized as a mild laxative. A little later when investiga- • ~l tors were discovering the presence in I A Box of Good Candy . certain foods of the so-called "food acces­ sory substances" or vitamins and their I We can help you in your selection. role in the prevention and -cure of de­ ficiency diseases, sucih as scurvy, beriberi and rickets, experiments were again per­ formed with orange juice. These experi­ Mallory's Luncheonette ments first pointed out the fact that or· ange juice furnished an antiscrobutic 2500 Lincoln Way substance. McCollum and Pitz, in 1917, fed fresh

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er, if any, vitamins were present, wheth­ 75-80 degrees C and not allowed to re­ er ageing, bottling, or drying destroyed main in the drying chamber longer than its antiscorbutic power and the role of two hours was found to be effective orange juice in the diet of the human. both in the prevention and cure of In brief the following fact shave been es­ sc'urvy. This dried orange juice is still tablished by different experimentors: effective after three .and one-half months' (1) Vitamins A, B and C are present storage. (Giwens and McCluggage). The in fresh orange juice and conserved in fact that orange juice can be dried with­ part at least, undeteriorated by drying. out destroying its vitamin content, if used Volume for volume orange juice is as commercially should make oranges much rich in vitamin B as is milk, but is less more available to the general public. On­ ly a small part of the oranges actually • Watches Diamonds rich in vitamin A. (Osborne and Mendel) produced each year are placed on the (2) Orange j'uice allowed to age for market, due to a large waste of fruit more than three months in the refrigera­ which cannot be packed. For this reason C. W. Dudgeon tor was found to have lost some of its oranges are an expensive food and can antiscorbutic nower. be afforded only by a few, comparatively Jeweler (3) Byfield, Daniels and Loughlin state speaking. Since drying does not harm that orange juice owes its growth stimu- either the antiscorbutic or the antineuri­ Ames' Leading Jeweler for Over . lating power to its antineuritic potency tic factor, a large percentage of the crop (vitamin B) rather than to its aniscorbu­ 30 Years which would otherwise be wasted could tic factor (vitamin C). They became con­ be dried and put on the market in com­ vinced of this thru experiments with ar­ pact form at a reasonable price to the Ames Iowa tificially fed babies. consumer, making this food available to ( 4) Orange juice dried almost instant­ all. ly by spraying into vacuum chamber at All of these experiments, results, and conclusions would be of little value if we were not able to make final application of them to the problem of human nutri­ tion. The f.act that orange juice has a Exclusive Christmas Leather Goods growth stimulating effect should be sib· nificant to us when we consider that Gloves Pocket Books more than one-third of our school child· ren are underweight and malnourished. Luggage and Filled Cases Of course there are supplementary caus· es of malnourishment-physical defects, Card Cases Key Cases lack of parental control, fatigue and ignorance, but there is an evident relation between the kinds and amounts of food D. E. PARSONS LEATHER GOODS STORE eaten and the state of nutrition of the 310 ~ain Street child. Stutdies have been made of under­ weight school children, their diets and now supplementary school lunches, espe­ cially of milk or oranges, or both, may •)~-o-o_o_a_a-o_~~a-o-a-~a-o-~-a--a-o-a-~(11 I

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···-····------·~. Bange & Son Shoes That Satisfy AMES IOWA I // _...-::;;;;;;; THE IOWA HOMEMAKER 19 remedy their condition of malnutrition. pi! of 32 ounces; on milk alone, 15 Leave your Kodak work and fram- Such experiments have been ·carried on ounces, and on oranges alone, only one in Berkeley, California, by Margaret ounce. In one school the results were Chaney, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, by the Pub­ not so decidedly in favor of the double ing orders at our Campustown lic Health department and in Ames by diet and the principal was rather non­ Frances Newell and Dr. Elizabeth Miller. plussed as to the reason. She finally dis­ In Miss Chaney's experiment the un­ covered that the children to whom milk branch at Stephenson's. derweight children were divided into five alone was being given were bringing groups. The first group was given a mid­ their own oranges in the afternoon and morning lunch consisting of one-half pint eating them at recess. If it was a good 001010:010101010101~ of milk and two graham crackers; sec­ thing they were not going to "lose out." ond group one medium sized orange and This would indicate that these experi­ two graham crackers; third group, one­ ments are not conclusive but merely sug· half pint of milk and one orange with gestive in a general way of the benefits AMES ART SHOP fourth pint bottled fresh fr"uit orangeade of orange juice to underweight children. two graham crackers; fourth group, one­ The conclusions drawn from the Fort Fifth and Kellogg fourth pint bottled fresh fr"uit orangeade Dodge experiment were: and two graham ·crackers; fifth group, (1) "That milk or its equivalent is a nothing, to serve as a check on the ex­ necessary part of every child's diet; or­ periment. In their degree of efficiency anges are not a substitute for milk. these lunches ranged as follows: Orange, <2) "Milk is not always effective by first; milk and orange, second; milk, itself. Many children who had been gen­ third and orangeade, last. As Miss Cha­ erously supplied with milk at home and II ney says, "Oranges seem most efficacious bad failed to gain, gained when oranges in producing a gain in weight. Milk were added to the diet. while it produced a favorable increase in (3) "Orange juice or its equivalent weight, is not the only food valuable for is a necessary element in the child's nu­ STEPHENSON'S the mid-morning lunch. The less marked trition and is a valuable supplement to gain in weight which milk produced in milk, especially wihen milk is pasteuriz­ this test may be due to its retarding ef­ ed." Dry Goods fect on the appetite." The experiments which instigated Miss The same results are uot always ob­ Chaney's and the Fort Dodge studies are tained in these experiments with school interesting to us because they were car­ Novelties children, probably because their diet has rid out in Ames, by Miss Newell under not been adequately controlled. The only Dr. Miller's direction. Underweight child· part of their diet which can be controlled ren in an Ames school were selected and For is the mid-morning lunch. For example, given physical examinations. "Each we have the results and conclusions of mother was requested to reserve portions the Fort Dodge experiment which are of food during an entire day at the begin­ Clever quite different from those obtained in ning and at the close of the experimental Miss Chaney's experiment. On a lunch period, which were duplicates of the of milk .and oranges, the Fort Dodge amounts eaten by the child. This food Christmas children showed an average gain per pu· was then weighed. The diets of these un- Gifts NORRIS GROCERY Fanck Fruit Cakes, Spreads, Dates, Figs and Fruit. STEP I-IENSON'S Try Dad's Special Sweet Sliced Picik1es. Opposite Campus Main and Douglas Phone 311 ._I/_.

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derweight children were found to be es­ The medical examinations disclosed pecially deficient in calories. Other de­ many defects among these underweight Your Choice fiiciencies were in vitamin B and C, and children. "The high percentage of absen­ iron. If it lhad not been for the milk fur­ ces from school as compared with the av­ Perfumes, Toilet Waters nished at the school the vitamin A and erage for all the children confirmed the ealcium content would have been low. statement of the school nurse that under­ in attractive Christmas Protein intake was adeq·uate in nearly weihgt children were especially suscep­ Boxes all cases. Following are two diets given tible to colds, tonsilitis and any disease for illustration: epidemic in the school." Breakfast Lunch Dinner "Beginning February first, 45 c. c. of Judisch Bros. Cocoa- 1 cup orange juice were given each child daily Drug Store Bread-3 slices Olemarga- at 11 a. m. Friday the ooildren receivea Apple Meat rine two oranges to eat '.Saturday and Sunday Phone 70 Cinnamon Potatoes II None at noon." This program was continued rolls-2 Cinnamon Beefsteak until April 25th except for one week of spring vacation in March. During this -'!--..o_a_o_o_o_o_a_o.-o-a_o_a_•(otI Cocoa rolls-2 Potatoes Bread-2 slices Gravy period the percentage of expected gain was 105 or a 5 percent increase over the previous period when no oranges were given. On April 25 the orange juice was discontinued for three weeks with the re­ sult that there was an average loss of 0.35 pounds per ooild. The orange juice Shop Early was resumed again May 16 for the two remaining weeks of school with a result­ ing average again of 0.5 po'unds per child. All children r eceived a pint of milk daily For the Christmas Shopper we have a full line of box candies, with the exception of the last three cigars, cigarettes, etc. weeks when delivery at school was dis­ continued. We pamk any of our box goods to mail. "That over-activity and fatigue are im­ portant factors preventing gain in un­ derweight children is indicated by the Exclusive line of well known Appallo Candies. rapid rise in the weight curve during the spring vacation followed by an equally sudden drop in the first week following the return to school." Lincoln Candy Kitchen Miss Newell and Dr. Miller conclude their article by saying: "Experimental Phone 1128 work where conditions of laboratory con­ trol prevail is essential to a definite knowledge of the effect of dietary addi­ tions on stimulation of growth in under- I_I_D_II_D_D_D_D_D_D_D_D_D_D~~~-O-o-o-.o-~-D-D-~(<·

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• _D_D_D_O_ D _ D~~·-..-~~--.,_~...,_.,-,_..,__,.,_,__ -< ~~~~~..:.0~~~-o~o--.c(• THE IOWA HOMEMAKER 21 weight children. This work has demon­ strated, however, an unmistakable rise in the weight ·cure of such children, pro­ d'uced by the daily administration of 45 c. c. of orange juice. This result may be the effect of added vitamin A, B, and Christmas C, or of inorganic substances or produce some other change such as a shift in the acid-base e(luilibrium." Photographs and Frames From these experiments we may draw the following conclusions: First: Oranges are a valuable source of vitamins A. B. and C, especially of vitamin C. which is the antiscorbutic vi­ f The G. T. HART STUDIO tamin. For this reason they are an excel­ 1 lent supplement in the diet of children in protecting against scurvy. ·~~.-.o,...o.-.o-o~-o-.o~.-.o~~~<• Second: The antiscorbutic potency of orange j'uice is not destroyed by drying. This fact is important in that it points the way to a possible means of making oranges more available. Third: Oranges are especially valu­ CARR HA.RDW ARE CO. able in supplementing milk in the mid­ "The Paint Store" morning school lunches. They do not take the place of milg but since they Ten thousand items in stock for the convenience of our pat­ provide the antiscorbutic vitamin are of special value when pasteurized milk is rons. used. Know your needs-we will try to serve you. Fourth: Feeding oranges may be ef­ fective in correcting malnutrition in un­ derweight children. When we are con­ Free Delivery Service fronted with the fact that during the war Phone 124 306 Main 32 percent of the men examined for military service were found to be defec­ tive due to malnutrition at some time of life and that of a million school child­ ren of New York City examined recently only 173,000, or one out of every five, were normal as regards nutrition; then it would seem that this point would bear LeVerne Beauty Shop Featuring further investigation and research. If future experiments show even more conclusively than these first experiments An expert barber for ladies' and chil­ that orange juice will help correct mal­ nutrition and if by means of drying or dren's hair cutting, the new "Sun bottling it can be made available to all classes of people, one more step will Aero" hair dryer and the "Vapor Per­ have been made for the bettermnt of o'ur nation for as we improve our child­ manent Marcel". ren so we improve our nation. Expert operators. We strive to please. Headquarters Phone 307 2532 Lincoln Way Ground Floor Location for Ladies' Vassar Hose Phone 29 Phone 30 Also Athletic Goods AMES SQUARE DEAL Grocery and Market New Location Phone 705 The Store of Quality and Service, where Cash and Carry Prices can be obtained with Delivery Service.

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·-0-0_D_D_~. True Spirit of Christmas LINDER'S (Continued from page 15) L System Suits Shoe Repairing Ilif e into personal victorious strength and Means Satisfaction progress. In short he brings "The in­ Shown in Ames spiration of the eternal into the duties of ~-.,_.,------<- exclusively by the passing hour." This is what Dr. John Douglas Adam calls "The Heart of Christ­ ianity." Dr. Adam says, "When we turn to Hedrick's the first followers of Christ, we find for them, the heart of Christianity consisted Campus Toggery Everything of an actual relationship to the spiritual presence of their Master who had sur­ vived death. Their Christianity was pri­ In Music ... marily a deep spiritual fellowship with ·~~~o-o-c-o--~.:. the Master who had passed beyond physi­ cal limitation to a. spiritual leadership which transcended space. And they ac­ All latest tually knew him, far better, and they knew .his aims and purposes far better, in their purely spiritual relationship to Sheet Him, than they did in the days of his flesh." This then will make Christmas day the and Record Glad Day of the year if it means the dis· covery to us of the real presence of the Master in our lives today. In the pre­ Music sence of that reality we shall come to put proper value on all these great days of joy this will mean that God is not only Foot,veat,. bro"ught wit!hin human focus but that His Also a resources are made humanly available and that we shall receive power to be true witnesses for him in the world. Our full line Christianity will not be "primarily a task Fancies but a power to achieve a task." The "true" meaning of Christmas will of surely come when we associate with it, not only all the beautiful joys of child life and home association, and the joy of for Musical giving and making others happy in our gifts, but also when we see through and beyond all these the real power and pres­ Christmas Instruments ence of Him who is in the world today, the insipration of our hope and courage and song as he was in the days of his Delightful new patterns for advent when he came as the "Little Babe in Bethlehem." Christmas are of such va­ riety as to please every AMES MUSIC fancy. Shown in strap or COMPANY D'Orsay models, made of :::~~~,-~~.~~· 323 Main Phone 360-W Grade Photography patent, satin, tan kid and 1 417 Main St. Phone 28 silver cloth. •~-~~~-o-a• (-

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Fuel Economy in Kitchen •) _a_o_o_a-~a-a_o _o_tG- (Continued from page 11) Smith Jewelry Co. Phone 1069 CURLA Q SHOPPE oven with gas turned on for the entire For all that's good in jewelry. cooking process. At the rate of $2.00 per 1First door east of Woolworth's Marcel waving and hair 1000 cubic feet of gas, this wo'uld mean • cutting a saving of $0.028 in cooking this one ~c:;;a.o~.-o.-o~<· meal or a yearing saving of $10.30 if the ------*-~----._------~--~ same economy were practiced each day. t)I_(I_O_D_~o-o-~~~~a.-~0~~~~ This fireless hood attachment adds on­ ly about $8.00 to the cost of the stove and would more than pay for itself in one I Complete Line of Text Books year. Pressure cookers reduce the amount of fuel on an average one-third for long and Student Supplies process cooking. The average cost of a 12-quart pressure cooker is from $20 to $25. It should be remembered that careful cleaning and thorough airing of fireless College Bool~ Store and pressure cookers are very essential practices for good flavored foods. On the Campus A small amount of fuel saved each day, which means a much large amount saved in a year, will result from the practice of efficient methods in the use of the stove or in using some fuel saving equip­ ment in cooking processes. Hec: "Are Vet courses hard?" A Word to Xmas Shoppers Vet: "Not so very. The other day one of the instructors took up a lot of time explaining why you mustn't ever crawl Do you know that we wrap and pack for parcel post or ex­ under a mule to see why it doesn't go." press the gifts you buy of us? The earlier you buy, the better the service. Sheldon~Munn Hotel Barber Shop GODARD'S GIFT SHOP

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