1892 
THE  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
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What  Open  Eyes  See. 
The  Fashions  of  1830. — Who  re¬ 
members  the  fashions  of  60  years  ago  ? 
These  are  what  are  just  ahead  of  us,  say 
the  authorities. 
Fur  Trimmings. — Can  these  possibly 
be  worn  “more  than  they  ever  have 
been  ?”  We  are  told  that  this  is  their 
position  as  to  style  this  winter.  But  to 
be  stylish  they  must  needs  be  very  nar- 
now — mostly  an  inch  wide  on  the  skin  ; 
if  of  long  fur  still  narrower.  Mink  is 
the  favorite,  the  tails  being  often  sewn 
into  a  band,  not  hanging  as  fringe.  One 
narrow  band  edges  dress  fronts,  collars, 
boleros,  etc. ,  and  is  enough  for  the  skirt. 
Furniture  Polish. — This  simple  pol¬ 
ish  is  far  ahead  of  anything  else  I  ever 
used — it  will  really  make  old  furniture 
look  “  amaist  as  gude  as  new.”  Put 
equal  parts  of  kerosene  and  sweet  oil  in 
a  bottle,  shake  well  and  apply  with  a 
woolen  cloth  using  plenty  of  “elbow 
grease”.  It  is  equally  good  for  oiled  or 
varnished  surfaces,  and  is  the  only  thing 
I  have  ever  found  to  remove  finger  marks 
from  the  piano.  “  sweet  fern.” 
Cinnamon  for  Ants.  —  Some  one 
from  Boston  tells  Good  Housekeeping 
that  ground  cinnamon  and  ground  cloves, 
scattered  in  the  cracks  of  closet  shelves, 
also  in  the  bottom  of  cake  boxes,  will 
entirely  dispel  ants.  Cinnamon  alone 
will  do  this  if  the  ants  are  not  over¬ 
whelming  in  number  and  size.  Houses 
have  been  ridden  of  thousands  of  black 
ants  and  small  red  ones  by  the  use  of 
cinnamon.  Who  wouldn’t  use  so  aro¬ 
matic  an  antidote  ? 
A  Problem  Thought  Out. — Tapioca 
cream,  custards,  chocolate  puddings,  etc., 
served  in  a  glass  dish  make  a  very  pretty 
addition  to  a  daintily  set  dining  table ; 
but  I  have  many  times  been  vexed  to 
think  I  must  spoil  the  effect  by  cutting 
the  meringue  in  big  spoonfuls  and  piling 
on  top  ;  instead  of  presenting  a  smooth 
surface.  But  that  problem  is  solved ; 
pile  the  uncooked  meringue  on  a  well 
buttered  dinner  plate,  shape  and  smooth 
with  a  knife,  transfer  to  the  bottom  of  a 
not-too-hot  oven,  and  let  stand  till  it 
commences  to  brown,  then  you  can  easily 
slip  it  from  the  plate  to  the  top  of  the 
pudding  in  the  fancy  dish,  “sweet  fern.” 
An  Example  of  Energy — Queen  Vic¬ 
toria  has  been  learning  Hindustanee  for 
the  last  six  years,  it  is  said,  and  has 
acquired  a  very  good  knowledge  of  this 
intricate  language.  Her  tutor  is  a  Hindoo 
moonshee,  who  has  also  had  the  Sultan 
of  Turkey  as  a  pupil.  The  Queen  com¬ 
municates  with  her  East  Indian  servants 
in  their  native  tongue.  She  will  con¬ 
tribute  to  the  Christmas  number  of  an 
English  magazine  the  translations  into 
Hindustanee  of  two  letters — one  written 
to  the  Shah  of  Persia,  and  the  other  the 
simple  message  to  the  English  people 
which  she  wrote  soon  after  the  death  of 
the  Duke  of  Clarence.  So  Harper’s  Bazar 
tells  us. 
New  Jackets. — Harper’s  Bazar  says 
that  stylish  jackets  of  seal-skin  are  to  be 
of  three-quarters  length,  though  many 
are  12  to  15  inches  longer  than  those 
worn  last  winter,  their  average  length 
being  40  inches.  Four  new  designs  are 
shown  for  seal  jackets  and  coats  without 
trimming  of  other  fur.  First  is  the  jacket 
with  straight  back,  not  fitted  to  the  fig¬ 
ure,  but  hanging  loose  like  men’s  box- 
coats,  and  similarly  slashed  below.  The 
double-breasted  front,  with  large  lapel 
collar,  is  fastened  by  loops  and  bars  of 
seal.  Plain  sleeves  are  raised  at  the  top, 
and  without  cuffs.  Secondly  are  fitted 
coats  of  seal-skin,  single-breasted,  with 
the  back  smoothly  fitted  to  the  waist¬ 
line,  then  falling  full  almost  in  a  Wat¬ 
teau  fold.  The  sleeves  are  very  full  at 
top,  with  wide  cuffs.  A  stylish  feature 
is  a  high  collar  that  may  be  worn  stand¬ 
ing  or  turned  over,  finished  with  a  little 
pleated  ruffle  of  the  seal-skin  sewed  into 
the  edge.  Brown  moir6  satin  or  else 
gayer  brocades  are  the  linings  The  third 
novelty  is  a  slightly  loose  double-breasted 
coat,  with  large,  pointed  lapels  and  very 
high  Henri  Deux  collar.  The  Watteau 
When  Baby  was  sick,  we  gave  her  Castorla, 
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 
coat  is  the  most  elegant  of  all  the  new 
fur  garments.  It  outlines  the  figure 
easily,  and  has  the  characteristic  Wat¬ 
teau  pleat  down  front  and  back  alike. 
The  sleeves  are  amply  large,  and  the 
high  collar  turns  down  under  the  chin 
and  flares  in  the  back. 
A  Fancy  Cake. — This  will  do  for  two 
kinds.  Two  cupfuls  of  sugar,  butter  the 
size  of  an  egg,  one  egg,  one  cupful  of 
milk,  three  cupfuls  of  flour,  soda  and 
cream-of-tarter,  or  baking  powder.  Bake 
in  three  layers,  putting  custard  or  jelly 
between.  Make  a  boiled  frosting  with 
cocoanut  ;  also  a  chocolate  frosting. 
Place  two  strips  of  stiff  paper  on  top  of 
the  cake  in  quarters,  holding  them  in 
place  with  toothpicks.  Use  dark  and 
white  frosting  on  opposite  quarters.  Use 
a  tin  can  to  cut  a  round  center,  turn  can 
before  it  comes  out  half  around  so  that 
the  small  dark,  centers  will  come  opposite 
the  light  outsides.  This  is  a  pretty-look¬ 
ing  and  a  good  cake.  B.  l.  h, 
Christmas  Cups. — One  delightful  gift 
was  a  very  pretty  hand-painted  china 
cup  and  saucer.  The  cup  was  of  a  pretty, 
low  shape.  It  was  half  covered  with 
the  loveliest  wood  violets,  and  the  saucer 
also.  The  edges  of  the  cup  and  saucer 
and  the  handle  of  the  cup  were  gilded. 
One  has  to  search  to  find  all  the  beauties 
of  violet  cups  and  violet  natures,  so 
when  I  raised  my  saucer  I  was  not  sur¬ 
prised  to  find  a  hidden  message:  “  Life 
is  Earnest.”  Another  cup  and  saucer 
painted  by  the  same  hand  came  to  our 
house.  This  was  a  chocolate  cup.  It 
was  very  tall  comparatively,  and  of  the 
same  size  all  the  way  up.  The  saucer 
was  a  bit  of  a  flat  thing  resting  on  a 
high  rim.  This  rim  and  all  the  edges 
were  carefully  burnished  with  gold. 
Tiny  forge t-me-knots  clambered  all  over 
the  cup,  peeped  down  into  the  inside  and 
ran  over  the  saucer.  I.  c. 
For  Catarrh. — Our  physician  has  re¬ 
commended  for  my  boy,  who  has  catarrh, 
(always  has  a  cold)  Listerine  used  with 
an  atomizer  ;  to  snuff  it  up  the  nose 
might  do.  First  rinse  mouth  and  throat 
with  salt  water,  and  spray  with  Listerine 
diluted  one  half  with  water.  It  has  done 
good.  Iodine  held  over  a  lamp  in  an 
old  spoon  till  hot,  the  fumes  being 
drawn  up  the  nose,  we  find  good  for 
catarrh  and  cold  ;  eamphor  also  we  use 
in  the  same  way.  Carbolic  acid,  a  few 
drops  in  glycerine,  has  also  been  used 
with  us  for  catarrh,  snuffed  up  ;  these 
things  seem  to  heal  the  irritation  inside. 
Listerine  is  a  fine  medicine  :  my  first  use 
of  it  was  for  healing  the  wound  from  an 
amputated  toe.  Listerine  was  diluted 
one  half  and  the  toe  kept  wrapped  in 
absorbent  cotton  that  was  wet  with  it 
several  times  a  day  ;  and  it  healed  with¬ 
out  trouble.  For  sick  stomach  and 
dyspepsia  it  is  very  good.  f.  m. 
Home  Next  Heaven.— How  often  we 
hear  the  expression  from  weary  ones, 
mothers,  especially  :  “  Oh  !  I  want  to  get 
away  somewhere,  and  rest.”  Recreation 
is  good,  a  change  beneficial  in  many 
ways  ;  but  are  we  managing  our  home 
life  aright,  are  we  training  our  children, 
(those  of  us  who  have  them  large  enough) 
to  usefulness,  and  thoughtfulness,  when 
so  heavy  a  burden  falls  upon  the  mother’s 
shoulders  that  she  fain  would  leave  her 
loved  ones  without  her  tender  watchcare 
and  guidance,  to  get  her  needed  rest?  It 
seems  to  me  we  ought  as  soon  think  of 
going  out  of  heaven  to  rest  as  out  of  the 
home  nest.  Ye  mothers  who  are  sacri¬ 
ficing  so  much  for  your  children,  think 
how  helpful  they  might  be  and  what  im¬ 
portant  positions  those  children  fill  who 
are  obliged  to  do  for  themselves^  How 
much  pleasanter  the  home  and  children 
where  mother  takes  time  to  rest  and  en¬ 
joys  every  day  as  it  comes.  l. 
Potted  Came. — To  a  Texas  querist 
who  wishes  to  know  how  to  preserve 
game  and  fish  for  use  when  out  of  season, 
Marion  Harland  replies  in  Housekeepers’ 
Weekly  :  “  Stew  venison,  ducks,  etc., 
gently  until  the  meat  can  be  cut  easily 
from  the  bones.  Return  the  bones  to  the 
broth.  Season  highly  with  pepper,  salt, 
and  such  spices  as  you  fancy,  and  boil 
down  to  a  rich  gravy.  Chop  the  meat 
fine;  then  pound  in  a  mortar  or  rub 
through  a  colander.  Wet  with  the  hot 
gravy  to  a  smooth  paste;  press  down  hard 
into  self-sealing  cans.  Set  these  in  warm 
water,  upon  a  piece  of  board  laid  in  the 
bottom  of  the  kettle,  that  the  heat  may 
not  crack  them,  put  on  the  tops  loosely  to 
allow  the  air  to  escape,  bring  slowly 
to  a  boil,  and  cook  until  the  center  of 
meat  is  very  hot.  Fill  each  can  with 
the  boiling  gravy,  and  fit  on  the  air-tight 
tops.  Game  thus  prepared  makes  de¬ 
licious  pies,  minces,  omelettes,  bisques 
and  sandwiches,  and  is  a  savory  relish 
for  supper. 
Fish. — Clean  and  cut  into  pieces  of 
convenient  size  to  pack  into  jars.  Put 
into  a  vessel  with  cold  water.  Bring  to 
the  boil,  transfer  carefully,  piece  by 
piece,  to  the  jars,  and  when  all  are  in, 
cover  with  scalding  vinegar,  spiced  and 
slightly  sweetened.  Seal  hot.  You  can 
substitute  for  the  vinegar  boiling  tomato 
sauce.  Keep  in  a  dark  place. 
Cetting  a  Position. — A  writer  in  Jen- 
ness  Miller  insists  that  the  question  of 
“  getting  a  position”  resolves  itself  into 
two  grand  essentials — first,  proficiency 
of  some  sort,  which  stands  for  dollars 
and  cents  in  the  world’s  marketplace  ; 
and,  next,  tact  to  demonstrate  this  pro¬ 
ficiency  in  a  way  to  attract  the  world’s 
attention.  For  one  play  produced  by  a 
manager  a  thousand  are  rejected.  The 
accepted  one  may  be  inferior  in  many 
respects  to  many  a  rejected  one  ;  may 
have  less  talent  in  it ;  but  it  is  from  a 
trained  head,  and  it  suits  the  manager's 
want,  and  that  is  enough.  It  is  so  with 
story  writing,  with  headwork  of  every 
kind,  Suitability  is  the  quality  that 
gives  it  pecuniary  value.  It  is  not  neces¬ 
sary  that  a  want  should  be  proclaimed 
in  order  to  exist.  Sometimes  it  may  be 
anticipated.  Sometimes  it  may  even  be 
created.  Whoever  can  create  a  want  for 
his  wares  or  his  work  is  on  the  way  to 
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