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Banana Ice Cream.â€"â€"To the crushed pulp of six bananas add one cupful sugar, oneâ€"half tea-spoonful salt. Pour in a quart of milk and pint of cream. Mix well and freeze. ‘ Fruit Iced Tea.â€"Steep some fresh tea and put on ice. When cold pour in.the juice of pineapple, strawberâ€" ries, apples, banana and any other fruit you like all mixed together. Huckleberry Pancakesâ€"Sift to- gether in a deep bowl one quart of flour, two teaspoonfuls of salt, three tablespoonfuls of sugar, add three wellâ€"beaten eggs and four table- apoonfuls of milk. Bcat to a smooth batter, then add one pint of cream, one pint of milk, the grated rind of one lemon and two cupfuls of huckle- berries. Fry and Serve very hot with powdered sugar. Baked Stufled Cucumbers.â€"â€"Wipe and peel cucumbers, cut in two-inch pieces crosswise and remove seeds. Mix four tablespoons bread crumbs, two tablespoons finely chopped cooked [ham and two tablespoons grated \‘cheese (Parmesan is best). Moisten with tomato sauce and season with 'salt and pepper. Put cucumber cups lin shallow pan, fill mith mixture, sur- round with hot‘water or chicken stock and bake half an hour. Then cover with buttered crumbs and bake until brown. I Peach Frittersâ€"Remove skins from three or four peaches and cut in 'small pieces. Mix and sift one cup flour, one and one-half teaspoons bak- Iing powder, three tablespoons pow- [dered sugar and one-fourth teaspoon: salt. Add one-third cup milk gradu" 1ally, while stirring. constantly, and lone egg well beaten. Then add ‘peaches. Drop by spoonful into hot :fat and fry until delicately brown. Drain on brown paper, sprinkle with ypowdered sugar and send to table on gfolded napkin, with lemon sauce. Lemon Sauce.â€"â€"Put three-fourths [cup sugar into saucepan, add one- ;{ourth cup Water and let boil five minutes. Remove from fire, add two teaspoons butter, bit by bit, and one tablespoon lemon juice. Peach Cake.â€"~Mix together two cups sifted flouf, two teaspoons bakâ€" fiing powder, one heaping tablespoon butter, oneâ€"half cup sugar and milk enough to make soft dough. Roll out half an inch thick and lay on flat, buttered baking pan. 'Have peaches ready, peeled and cut into lengths. \Press these into dough in rows. Sprinkle with granulated sugar and .bake. Cut in squares and serve hot with sweetened cream. Potato Soup.â€"Pare four me'dium- sized potatoes, quarter and boil with small onion and two or three stalks of celery. When done, remove onion and celery, mash potatoes, add enough ‘boiling milk to make of creamlike consistency (about three Eups), one _tablespoonful butter, one and one- half teaspoonfuls salt and one egg until light, putfin tureen, strain soup through colander into tureen and serve. Mock Venison.â€"â€"Make a sauce of one tablespoonful brown flour, one tablespoonful butter and one cupful stock of water. When thoroughly cooked and smooth, add one table- spoonful curl-ant jelly, one table- spoonful mushroom or Worcester- shire sauce and bring to boil. Heat thin slices of mutton in this until hot, but do not let the mutton cook. Breaded Parsnips.â€"Wash and trim parsnips, scrape (if large, split them) and boil ten minutes in salted water. Take from fire, drain, lay in cold water half-hour. Wipe dry, roll in beaten egg, then in bread crumbs, set aside for about an hour, then fry in deep, boiling fat as you would dough- nuts. Take up in wire spoon and serve in hot dish. Oyster plant is good cooked in the same way. Household Hints. Bran is far better than soap for cleaning paint. "'éi{£{£‘c’oéi powder is excellent for cleaning fine knivg; Â¥ “fie Ernst should be rolled in one directionâ€"away from you. ’7 Bread shodld be kept always wrapped up in a c_]ea_n clpt‘h. .cloth.moisténed with alcohol is efi‘ective in cleaning piano keys. 7 Housewives will find the butcher‘s apron a great convenience, as it cov- ers even the sleeves. When a bedroom floor is to be washed, see that it is thoroughly dried and aired before night. Never leave a. package of coffee anywhere near butter, eggs or milk â€"they will absorb the flavor. To polish a black marble clock rub over with olive oil and finish 'with a clean Chamois leather. Soups sufi‘er less than anything else by being heated a second time, but they should be re-flavored. uuv nu... .....v_,‘ . Raisins kept in a covered . s or other It -q ' ‘ 3;:‘2rztzmz‘232ngva °f ,2; 3:235:33: 3;? 7 Sq“: curdlesp "5 3"}df1’95h' . wives persist in asking {hem e” ne“ mllk, so gravxes,lticknsh questions_ sud) About the Household Seasonable Dishes. Finger marks are best removed from furniture by washing with water colored with vinegar, then wipe with a dry cloth. If you spill ink on a carpet, soak it up immediately with blotting paper, then wash out with warm water and clean flannel and dry with a soft duster. uuavct . A solution of salts of lemon and warm water will remove iron-mould from linen. The article should be well rinsed afterward in clean water and allowed to dry. A good way to get rid of a mouldy smell in the cellar is to dust well over the walls and floor unslacked lime, leaving it on for a day or two then {brushing it off. 1,! When making small cakes sprinkle a little flour over the tins, instead of rubbing grease on. This answers the purpose just as well, and is less expensive. Close green vegetables, such as cabbage, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, etc, should be soaked for a short time in vinegar and water to drain out any slugs or insects. . . s uauu. v-v .-.._, _...°‘ Wild flowers can be transplanted successfully if care is taken to put them in places with about the same exposure and character as they were in before. It is well to move a great deal of the natural soil with the roots. After using cold water starch many housekeepers'throw it away. This is wasteful. Allow it to settle and pour off the clear water. Put the basin in the oven and leave until the starch is dry and a hard cake. This should be put away for future use. ion just What shall I decide!" A dress that will be found highly satis- factory in determining these little vexatious points by combining many of the season’s most popular features,. is Ladies’ Home Journal Pattern No. l8937. The pattern includes a Quak- ier collar and cuffs, a waist with a l gathered yoke and a one-piece skirt I‘gathered to a twoâ€"piece hip yoke. The pattern cuts in sizes 34 to 44 inches ‘bust measure, requiring in size 36, 6% yards 36-inch material. Patterns, 15 cents each, can be pur- ' chased at your local Ladies' Home iJournal Pattern dealer, or from The "i‘Home Pattern Company, 183-A, 'iGeorge Street, Toronto, Ontario. May times is one confronted with the difiiculty of deciding on the most satisfactory dress for the vacationâ€" Is it to be an Empire, 3 Princess or what? Shall it have a low neck, short sleeves, yoke skirt or “Oh, Johnnie's Demand. A young hopeful of four was at table with mother on Sunday morn- ing, the father being from home for the week~end. “Now, Johnnie," said his mother, “you'll sit in father’s chair this morning and say grace.” “Weel, mother, if I’m to be father I u vvn’ ._.- V maun hae tfia' eggs," returned John- nie, imperiously. 8937 SMART VACATION DRESS. be salted until the Her port side is the same as it was originally, painted a dull, dark gray. But on her starboard Side her bow has been painted out with a silâ€" very white color-that is not discern- ible at a distance. This odd paint is carried in a line along her topside and down around ‘her stern, making her appearance The following example of ready wit appears in “The Memoirs of Lord Charles Beresford.” When in De- cember, 1897, on the death of Sir Frank Lockwood, the seat of York be- came vacant, Beresford stood for the election, and was opposed by Sir Christopher Furness, afterward Lord Furness. The contest was close and exciting and eventually won by Lord lCharles with a narrow majority of BRITI SH ARMORED GRwsER‘DF Essex oi surrom .CLASS AS SEEN FRCNfl THE PORT StDE. Three Brothers. f . Painted revolving screws also {have been placed above two of her three funnels, the fore and aft ones. The screens have the disappearing paint on one side only. To identify herself to a friendly flag she has only to show her port side. If in doubt of a vessel she falls in with or of she wishes to disguise herself she need only show her star- board side. Then she can appear as a clipper hulled vessel with either one, two or three funnels. alavpn. after two counts. on a poll of lpv ..... These become smaller and smaller until they entirely disappear. If the drops are on a perfectly level place it can be proved that they are not in contact with the stove itself by the fact that one can see under them to the other side of the room. What is the explanation? The bottom of the drop changes at once to steam or vapor on coming close to the hot surface. This vapor is supplied by the drop as it gradual- ly goes awayâ€"in other words, the drop rests on a cushion of vapor until it has entirely disappeared. small, and at the bow the painting is carried out in a curve giving her the appearance of having an old clipâ€" per stern. ] I ' lcleld llim to begin, because he would surely be interrupted, and then, lbeing an Irishman, he would certain- eleven, after twa counts, on a poll of over eleven thousand Vvoteszfie says: elevuu, aLoCL uvvu uvu‘wv, v.. .. r v . . v _ ,_ "7V _ if over eleven thousand votes. He sayszi You may ask why the drop is not My brothers, Lord William and immediately evaporated or changed to Lord Marcus, were helping me. Lord steam. The answer is this: The Marcus accompanied me to a meeting, water vapor that intervenes between and I told him that he must make 21 its under surface and the red-hot speech. stove is not a good conductor of heat; “I can't,’ he said. “I don’t know consequently the full intensity of the what to say." heat cannot get to the water itself, I told him to begin, because he the only amount available for this would surely be interrupted, and then, purpose being that transmitted heino- an Irishman. he would certain- through the vapor. 1' 3 her i The water can never touch the stove “1 chp‘ at all. What you see is a few drops rolling rapidly over the surface. These become smaller and smaller also luntil they entirely dlsappea}. _ If the of her 1y find something to say. Lord Marcus thereupon rose to his eeet, and a voice immediately shouted: “Who are you?" It was enough. The fire was kindl- ed. “Who are we?” cried Lord Marcus. “I’ll tell you who we are. We are three brothers, and our names are Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. And we have come here to put out the gunning fiery Furness.’ Why it is impossible to throw a few drops of water on a red-hot stove? Perhaps you never knew that this cannot be done. drops are on a perfectly level place it can be proved that they are not in contact wlth the stove itself by the fact that one can see under them to IS USED BY THE BEST BAKERS AND CATERERS EVERYWHERE, ALSO BY CHEFS IN THE LARGE HOTELS; AND OW‘DINING CARS. STEAMSHIPS, ETC. E.W.GILLETT COMPANY LIMITED TORONTO . ONT. “awn”...- W|NNIPEO Water on a Red-Hot Stove. MoNTRgiI: