SOCIAL NOTES
— Homemaking —
Happenings About Town.
— Gardening —
He Will Buy Wisely at Drop of a Hint
Smart girls are doing their Christmas hinting early this year
since there are so many things in the shops that might escape the
eye of a forgetful Santa, unless he gets a little reminder now and
then. ‘ * "•
If his budget runs to furs, you might hint for one of the new
long fox boas that are so new and so smart this year—some of them
are four yards long, and can be draped in any way you please, tc
. add a luxury touch to a straight-line suit or dress.
An evening jacket of cut velvet trimmed in mink is something
any girl would covet, or an imported French evening bag, in gold
and silver cloth. Teen-agers will go for the new long, bulky sweaters
with open rolled neckline, to be worn over another thinner sweater.
Any woman, young or old, would lpve the luxury of one of the
new fake fur robes, available at budget prices.
And you can now buy gloves, in leather or fabric, that stretch
to fit any size—a boon for the forgetful shopper.
The entertaining lady will appreciate a gift for her home—per
haps one of the handsome new table lighters that hardly ever need
refilling and use butane gas for fuel.
FOR HER MAD MONEY: Any wo
man would prize an elegant even
ing bag such as this, designed b>
Cerny of Paris in the gold and
silver thread of church vestments
STRETCH GLOVES: If you don’
know her size, here’s the answer
Handsome capeskin gloves witl
fourchettes of stretch fabric, t<
tit all sizes. Washahle. too.
Milton Smiths
Go to Portland
Milton Smith, Sr., and his wif<
Edyth left last weekend for Port
land, Oregon, where they wil
spend the winter. They plan t<
return to Kodiak in March.
Milton, Jr., and his family ac
•companied the Smiths and wil
make their home in Portland.
The party flew to the mainlanc
and drove down the Alcan high
way to their destination.
EVENING JACKET: Strictly new
is this flattering jacket of cut
boulevard velvet, in brocaded rose
design, with black mink shaw]
collar, cut on feminine, fitted
lines.
FAKE MINK: The ultimate ii
luxury when used in a long flow
ing robe of “wink” mink, a man
made fur in amber tones, witl
zip front, brown leather belt an<
portrait neckline.
| CHRISTMAS TOUCH
* The gift of groceries by the la
dies of the Eastern Star, and turn
■ ed over to Eugenia Strigga, Kod
1 iak agent for the Department o
Public Welfare for distribution
has added a touch of Christma:
■ cheer to some of the needy fami
lies in Kodiak.
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Of This And That
By BETHA DIGREE
Most people don’t like bare
spots in their lawn, but Margaret
Lightfoot is glad she had one. A
couple of weeks ago she lost her
diamond ring. Despite thorough,
methodical searches, it could not
be found. Then, one day last week,
Margaret decided to make one
last search—and there was the
ring—right in the middle of a
small, bare area.
We have been requested by
Chief .Vickery to inform our read
ers that members of the-Kodiak
police force cannot accept Christ
mas gifts.... But there is no reg
ulation that prevents any one of
U* from wishing them a Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Hope we can manage a vacation
during late March or early April,
so we can attend artist Eudora
Preston’s showing of her paint
ings at the New Washington Hotel
in Seattle at that time. Arrange
ments for the exhibit have been
made by Kay Kennedy and Lulu
Fairbanks. The exact date will
soon be announced.
Chalk up another “boo-boo” for
us.last week we wrote about
a surprise stork shower held at
the home of Mrs. Pat Rowland
.All very well, except for the
fact that the wrong line was pull
ed when making corrections, and
the name of the guest of honor
was omitted_ for the record,
the party was held in honor of
Mrs. Betty Weir.
Wish someone would tell us
how to build up a bit of Christ
mas spirit when one has a nasty
cold- and constant rain, fog
and grey skies.
Plan Ahead
For Gardens
The winter months are a good
time to plan ahead for that spring
and summer vegetable garden, the
University of Alaska Cooperative
Extension Service suggests.
And a valuable aid in wise plan
ning is the newly issued 1959
edition of “Vegetables for Alaska’s
Farms and Gardens,” This is
Alaska Extension Circular No.
450 which gives the recommended
varieties for 1959 plantings. Copies
are available at local extension
offices, or by writing Box B,
College.
“Gardners and truck farmers
using the varieties listed in this
leaflet may plant with greater
assurance of successful harvests.
These recommendations are based
on systematic tests at the Matanu
ska and Fairbanks experiment
farms. It is believed these recom
mendations will be of greater
value to growers in central Alaska
than to those in Southeastern
Alaska, where the climate resem
bles that of the Washington and
Oregon coastal regions and per
mits the growing of a wider range
of varieties,” the circular said.
The circular was prepared by the
i horticulture staff of the Alaska
. Argicultural Experiment Station.
The circular urged that Alas
L kans “ask your local dealer first”
I when they want vegetable seeds.
Listed are such varieties as
“Streamliner” beans, “Extra Curl
ed Dwarf” parsley, “Cherry Belle”
radish, “Super Snowball” cauli
. flower, “Freezonian” peas, “Var
. iety 114” potatoes, “Alaska”
. lettuce, “Copenhagen Market”
[ cabbage, “MacDonald” rhubarb
, and many others.
- Buying or selling—Use the Class
ified Ads—They get results.
Recipe Of The Week
Festive Prune — Cranberry Mold
... the refreshing note in a rich holiday meal
ttTtEFRESHING” is the word!
JLV for the fruited crunchiness
of this mold. It’s filled with otg
plump meaty prune piece* that
offer a cool, tart-sweet stringency
of flavor most welcome, chopped
raw cranberries, pungent citrus
rind, and celery and slivered al
monds ... all crowded close in
tender jelly
You can serve this mold cut in
wedges as a relish with ham or
beef, with hot turkey or cold tur
key. You can offer it full blowm
as a salad, garnished with cream
cheese cubes and whole prunes.
You can bring it out as a holiday
tea time fancy, accompanied by
bread-and-butter sandwiches—and
a pleasant change it is from
sweets.
It's remarkably simple to make.
Here’s how:
?ebxtve Prune-Cranberry Mold
1 pit#, lemon-flavored gelatin
1 cup hot water
1 large orange
2 cups fresh cranberries
1 cup diced pitted cooked prune*
*6 cup diced celery
Ms cup sugar
V* cup slivered toasted almond*
Chicory
• 1 8-o*. pkg. cream cheese
Slivered toasted atmonds
Mayonnaise or salad dressing
Dissolve gelatin in hot watery
cool. Peel orange, put orange rind
i and cranberries through medium
, blade of food grinder. Section
orange; combine with rind, eran<_
berries, prunes, celery, sugar and
alnuytds. Add cooled gelatin. Pour
into mold; chill until set Unmold
op chicory. Garnish with cream
cheese cubes topped with slivered
almonds. Serve with mayonnaise
or salad dressing. Makes 6-8 serv
ings. fHt
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