. American cookery . ter, and many a wild duck or turkey,stuffed with a dressing of beechnuts, was sacrificed over the glowing coals for thefamily reunion at Thanksgiving or Christ-mas time. Even the set of toasting forksbeside the fireplace brings back a visionof a rosy-cheeked woman preparing thesimple breakfast in the early morninglight. Apples were as much of a luxury in theearly days as pomegranates are to us now,but in due time the pioneer farmer hadhis orchard and his garden, and long rowsof dried apples offered decorative pos- 1sibilities, stretched, as they were, frombeam to beam, dry
. American cookery . ter, and many a wild duck or turkey,stuffed with a dressing of beechnuts, was sacrificed over the glowing coals for thefamily reunion at Thanksgiving or Christ-mas time. Even the set of toasting forksbeside the fireplace brings back a visionof a rosy-cheeked woman preparing thesimple breakfast in the early morninglight. Apples were as much of a luxury in theearly days as pomegranates are to us now,but in due time the pioneer farmer hadhis orchard and his garden, and long rowsof dried apples offered decorative pos- 1sibilities, stretched, as they were, frombeam to beam, drying for pies and pud-dings. Popcorn, too, hung from theceiling by the dry husks, handy for thepopper, when such a treat was desired. The Lares and Penates of the pioneerhousewife were not so numerous as arethose of our twentieth century civiliza-tion. Home-spun, linen tablecloths,towels, sheets and blankets, and patch-work quilts, in every-day use, comprisedher stock of household supplies. NoConcluded on page 142 .... MANY AN OLD DINING-ROOM COULD BE MADE ATTRACTIVE LIKE THIS The Artistic Arrangement of Flowers Home By Alice Urquhart Fewell in th. STUDY Mother Nature, for in herkeeping lies the secret of the suc-cessful arrangement of we can arrange flowers artisticallyand attractively in the home, we mustfirst study them as they grow in thegarden. Color-schemes, grouping, andgeneral relationship between flowers andfoliage must all be studied directly fromnature, if we are to produce a natural andartistic effect when the flowers are gath-ered and brought in the house. The selection of a suitable vase or bowlis of prime importance, in arrangingflowers. Flowers that belong to aclass of low-growing plants should bearranged in low bowls, while those of thelong-stem variety require a tall, slendervase. Many flowers that grow ingroups, as some of the spring lilies, iris,etc., are most attractive when arrangedin a low dish with the stems supported bya flower holder. The
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