1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER. 
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What  Open  Eyes  See. 
Wasted  Happiness. — Do  any  of  us 
ever  waste  the  happiness  we  have,  by  long¬ 
ing  for  something  that  we  have  not  ?  Do 
you  ?  Alas,  from  this  one  cause  springs 
most  of  the  unhappiness  in  the  average 
family  ! 
The  Coin  of  Courtesy. — The  maxim 
“  Pay  as  you  go”  is  applied  by  Mrs.  Sang- 
ster  to  little  courtesies,  in  this  wise:  “Pay 
as  you  go  the  small  courtesies  of  society ; 
say  ‘I  thank  you,’  readily  and  cordially 
for  each  service  rendered  and  kindness 
done  by  friend  or  child  or  servant.  Do 
not  forget  the  smile  that  greets  the  en¬ 
trance  of  husband  or  wife  into  the  room. 
Rise  up  before  the  hoiry  head  not  only, 
but  before  all  whom  you  would  for  any 
reason  honor.  Pay  as  you  go,  not  grudg¬ 
ingly  but  cheerfully,  remembering  that 
of  all  humanity  it  must  be  truly  said, 
‘  We  pass  this  way  but  once.’  ” 
A  Jelly  Palace. — The  beautiful  ex¬ 
hibit  which  the  women  of  California,  the 
land  of  fruits,  have  in  mind  is  a  jelly  pal¬ 
ace.  The  framework  and  glasses  are  to 
cost  nearly  S3, 000.  The  structure  will 
be,  it  is  said,  16  by  20  feet,  and  25  feet 
high,  with  two  open  doors,  approached 
by  three  marble  steps.  The  framework 
will  be  of  wire,  on  which  will  be  placed 
several  thousand  jelly  glasses,  cups, 
globes,  prisms,  etc.,  filled  with  jelly  of 
many  shades  of  color,  arranged  in  artistic 
and  beautiful  designs.  The  effects  to  be 
obtained  merely  by  artistic  arrangement 
of  these  translucent  things  of  every 
tint  are  almost  beyond  the  belief  of  those 
who  are  not  initiated. 
Scorched  Linen.— Four  folds,  each 
extending  across  the  entire  width,  were 
burned,  the  first  so  badly  that  it  dropped 
apart  when  shaken  ;  the  others  not  so  as 
to  be  tender,  were  yet  very  brown  for 
an  inch  or  more  in  width.  After  cutting 
it  off  at  the  burned  fold  nearest  the  end, 
there  would  still  be  2%  yards,  or  enough 
for  a  common  cloth.  I  had  often  drawn 
out  little  touches  of  scorching  by  placing 
the  garment  in  the  sun,  but  to  think  of 
taking  it  out  when  burned  through  four 
thicknesses  of  new,  firm  damask,  seemed 
hopeless.  I  appealed  to  the  kitchen  girl, 
and  she  “  guessed  ”  she  could  get  some 
of  it  out  if  I  would  leave  it  entirely 
alone.  That  was  10  days  ago,  and  this 
morning  she  returned  it  so  clear  that  I 
could  not  tell  wlrch  was  the  burned  end. 
And  all  she  did  was  to  wet  it  repeatedly 
in  strong,  hot  borax  water  and  hang  it 
in  the  sun.  K.  B.  J.,  in  the  Ladies’  Home 
Companion,  gives  this  valuable  bit  of  ex¬ 
perience. 
Success  with  Sponge  Cake. — 
Sponge  cake,  one  of  the  easiest  of  cakes  to 
make,  remains  always  a  fearsome  thing 
to  attempt  to  some  cooks  of  peculiar 
make-up.  The  ex-steward  of  the  White 
House  discusses  sponge  cake  in  the  Home 
Magazine,  and,  if  his  method  is  found  too 
tiring,  it  may  still  give  a  hint  as  to  which 
way  lies  success  :  This  is  the  most  per¬ 
fect  of  sponge  cakes  when  properly  made. 
Ingredients  :  Ten  eggs,  one  pound  pul¬ 
verized  sugar,  half  a  pound  of  flour, 
juice  of  half  a  large  lemon  and  its  grated 
rind.  Prepare  all  the  ingredients,  viz., 
sift  the  flour  and  sugar,  grate  the  lemon 
peel  and  extract  the  juice  from  the  lemon, 
and  butter  the  tins.  The  success  of  this 
cake  lies  in  the  beating  of  the  eggs.  Two 
persons  should  beat  them  at  least  half 
an  hour,  one  beating  the  whites  and  the 
other  the  yolks  and  half  the  sugar  to¬ 
gether.  Next  cut  the  yolks  into  the 
whites,  then  stir  in  lightly  the  remainder 
of  the  sugar,  then  the  flour  and  lemon  by 
degrees.  The  oven  heat  should  be  rather 
moderate  at  first.  Much  of  the  success 
depends  on  this,  as  the  batter  should  be 
evenly  heated  through  before  it  begins 
to  rise. 
Blackberry  Marmalade. — Mrs.  Par¬ 
ker's  recipe  for  this  is  to  boil  the  fruit 
until  soft  in  a  little  clear  water.  Pass 
it  through  a  colander,  add  half  as  much 
sugar  as  fruit,  by  weight,  and  boil  until 
stiff.  Put  in  glasses  covered  with  paper. 
Sweet  Perfumes. — Is  the  sachet  a 
thing  of  the  past,  or  even  passing  ?  Three 
dozen  of  these,  valued  at  $250,  were 
among  the  incidentals  of  Miss  Pullman’s 
trousseau.  Heliotrope  and  orris  root,  with 
the  old-time  sandal-wood  for  the  woolen 
gowns,  represent  the  perfumes  chosen. 
These  were  not  sachets  en  evidence,  how¬ 
ever,  but  were  for  gowns,  bureau  draw¬ 
ers,  handkerchiefs,  gloves  and  veils. 
Shining  Windows.— There  is  a  knack 
even  in  washing  windows,  says  one  house¬ 
wife,  say.  rather,  it  is  the  knack  of  all 
knacks  to  be  able  to  wash  windows  satis¬ 
factorily.  Small  panes,  much  puttied, 
sunshine  on  the  glass  while  washing, 
soap  in  the  water,  are  the  usual  lions  in 
the  way.  Ammonia  is  the  only  allowable 
thing  to  add  to  the  warm  water  used  for 
washing.  Quick  wiping  with  an  abso¬ 
lutely  clean,  lintless  towel,  and  an  after 
polish  with  soft  newspaper  are  points  to 
be  noted. 
It  Works  Both  Ways.— Chicago  mis¬ 
tresses  are  expecting  to  board  the  incom¬ 
ing  thousands  at  the  time  of  the  great 
exposition,  at  double  rates.  But  the 
latest  word  is  that  a  servant  girl  “union” 
has  been  formed  in  Chicago,  and  house¬ 
wives  are  dismayed  at  the  prospect.  And 
well  they  may  be,  since  the  demand  for 
domestic  labor  is  much  greater  than  the 
supply  in  that  city,  and  the  union  is  de¬ 
manding  $4  a  week  for  the  humblest  of 
its  members.  Moreover,  a  special  rate  of 
$10  a  week  is  to  be  made  during  the  time 
of  the  exposition.  Perhaps  the  maid  will 
profit  more  than  the  mistress  from  the 
great  opportunity.  And  the  traveling 
public  will  pay  the  bills,  of  necessity. 
When  Baby  was  sick,  we  gave  her  CaBtorla, 
When  she  was  a  Child,  she  cried  for  Castorla, 
When  she  became  Miss,  she  clung  to  Castorla, 
When  she  had  Children,  she  gave  them  Castorla 
Keep  in  Touch. — The  same  graceful 
writer,  whose  hair  is  already  thickly  pow¬ 
dered  with  touches  from  Time’s  silvering 
pouncet  box,  speaks  of  growing  old  grace¬ 
fully.  To  live  with  the  young,  to  culti¬ 
vate  interest  in  their  pursuits,  to  be  pa¬ 
tient  with  their  crudity,  she  deems  most 
helpful  in  this  line.  But  her  really  new 
and  most  valuable  suggestion  is:  “  Let 
the  person  who  would  grow  old  grace¬ 
fully  keep  in  touch  with  the  world  by 
always  learning  something  new.  The 
changeful  character  of  everything  earthly 
makes  it  imperative  that  we  should  drop 
nothing  from  our  hands  without  in¬ 
stantly  taking  something  else  up.”  This 
is  both  a  practicable  and  a  delightful 
suggestion. 
Chinese  and  Japanese  Mattings. 
— The  man  who  has  mattings  and  sum¬ 
mer  carpetings  to  sell  describes  them 
thus:  Do  you  knov  the  difference  be¬ 
tween  Japanese  and  Chinese  mattings 
and  which  are  the  better?  Japanese  have 
a  cotton  warp,  are  very  flexible,  and 
being  made  without  visible  joins,  are 
of  course  reversible.  The  stitches  or 
threads  are  very  short,  and  it  is  almost 
impossible  to  catch  pieces  of  furniture  in 
them  and  tear  them.  The  designs  are 
more  eccentric  and  quaint  and  the  colors 
last  better.  The  Chinese  are  all  straw, 
warp  and  filling,  too.  The  colors  are  very 
pretty  of  course,  but  one  must  buy  a 
more  expensive  matting  to  secure  so  good 
an  effect.  They  are  getting  better, 
though,  all  the  time.  The  joins  are  con¬ 
cealed  now,  and  some  of  the  mattings 
can  be  reversed.  They  come  in  lovely 
deep  colors  and  are  the  very  nicest  cover¬ 
ing  possible  for  one’s  floors  in  the  warm 
months.  Rugs  are  more  interesting  than 
carpets  during  the  summer.  It  makes 
one  feel  cool  just  to  think  that  the  floor 
covering  can  be  rolled  up  out  of  the  way 
at  a  moment’s  notice,  and  it  gives  a  nice 
fresh  air  to  a  room  to  have  a  floor  that  is 
matted  or  stained  just  wiped  up  freshly 
in  the  morning  and  the  rug  thrown  down 
in  a  different  place.  By  the  way,  do  your 
rugs  wrinkle  at  the  corners  ?  There  is  a 
little  steel  band,  18  inches  long,  perfor¬ 
ated  half  a  dozen  times,  which,  if  sewed 
closely  on  the  rug  at  the  unreliable 
places,  will  make  everything  as  it  should 
be  and  not  be  seen  even  by  the  most 
inquisitive  person. 
An  Oil  Bath  for  Baby.— Polly  Pry, 
of  the  Recorder,  says  :  “I  have  seen  lit¬ 
tle,  fretful,  weak-stomached  babies  who, 
not  being  able  to  assimilate  their  food, 
were  in  a  state  of  hungry  irritability  all 
the  time,  soothed  and  quieted  by  an 
olive-oil  bath— that  is,  oil  applied  to  the 
whole  body  and  well  rubbed  in,  omitting 
the  head,  face  and  hands,  as  treating  the 
exposed  portions  invites  a  cold.  Rub 
firmly  but  lightly,  being  especially  ten¬ 
der  if  the  patient  is  thin,  for  a  heavy  hand 
hurts  the  tiny  bones  and  delicate  flesh. 
The  friction  is  pleasantly  fatiguing,  and 
the  poor  little  thing  is  apt  to  fall  into  a 
refreshing  sleep,  which  helps  it  on  to 
health.  This  oil  bath  may  be  given  every 
other  day  until  the  child  is  strong;  if 
given  carefully,  a  half-teaspoon ful  should 
be  sufficient.  Be  sure  to  rub  it  in  well, 
leaving  the  skin  smooth  but  dry,  cover¬ 
ing  the  parts  quickly  to  avoid  cold.” 
Even  a  Lignum  Vitae  Rooster.— 
“Low  and  Slow”  is  Marion  Harland’s 
rule  for  cooking  the  oldest  autocrat  of 
the  roost,  as  told  in  the  Housekeeper's 
Weekly.  The  fowl  should  be  killed, 
drawn  and  hung  up  in  a  cool  place  three 
days  before  he  is  brought  to  the  pot. 
Except  in  hot  weather,  four  or  five  days 
are  better  than  three.  Wash  him  over 
daily  with  vinegar  as  he  hangs,  and  do 
not  wipe  it  off.  If  you  wish  a  fricassee, 
cut  him  up  when  you  are  ready  to  begin 
cooking,  severing  every  joint.  Put  into 
the  bottom  of  a  pot  a  layer  of  minced  fat 
salt  pork,  upon  it  pieces  of  fowl  ;  scatter 
minced  onion  upon  these,  and  more  pork, 
more  chicken,  more  onion,  until  all  the 
fowl  is  in.  Cover  three  inches  deep  with 
cold  water,  and  set  at  the  side  of  the 
range  where  he  will  not  begin  to  simmer 
under  two  hours.  Let  him  just  simmer 
for  two  hours  longer  ;  increase  the  heat 
to  a  “low  and  slow ”  bubble,  and  keep 
this  up  for  an  hour,  or  until  tender.  If 
these  rules  are  followed  exactly  he  would 
be  eatable  were  he  made  of  lignum 
vitae.  Season  to  taste  at  the  last;  thicken 
the  gravy,  put  in  chopped  parsley  and 
serve.  If  you  wish  to  serve  him  whole, 
cook  even  more  slowly,  and  until  the 
testing  fork  shows  that  he  is  tender. 
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GOOD  MATERIALS 
FOR  LITTLE  MONEY. 
Our  usual  midsummer  sale  of 
Dress  Goods  Remnants  began 
on  Tuesday,  July  6. 
Incidental  to  stock-taking 
we  have  assorted  from  the  gen¬ 
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yards,  about  twenty-five  hun¬ 
dred  remnants  of  fine  imported 
fabrics  ;  Crepes,  Armures. 
Cords,  Cashmeres,  Veilings, 
Cheviots,  Camel-twills,  Silk- 
mixtures,  and  novelty  suitings 
of  the  most  expensive  grades. 
This  entire  lot  will  be  sold 
in  the  Basement  at  merely 
nominal  prices. 
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It  saves  40  per  cent  over  ordinary 
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It  is  no  more  trouble  than  the  ordinary 
coffee  pot  and  insures  delicious  coffee. 
It  allows  no 
f AND 
aroma  or 
strength  t  o 
escape. 
It  filters  the 
coffee,  mak¬ 
ing  it  bright 
and  clear, 
and  allows 
no  sediment. 
It  keeps  the 
boiling  water 
in  contact 
with  the  cof- 
fee  grounds 
the  proper 
time  for  extracting  all  the  aroma  and 
strength  and  none  of  the  bitterness. 
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