1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
The Sunhonnet Too. —It is whispered 
that sunbonnets may be worn at the sea¬ 
side this year, even by misses of 15 years. 
An Experience Item. —Tinsel, silver and 
gold braid, etc., will hold their bright¬ 
ness much longer if wrapped in tissue 
paper. Even to lay them in a drawer 
unwrapped is better than full exposure 
to the air. m. y. n. 
Something New. —The formula for a nut 
crust for apple pie tells the cook to mix 
together thoroughly one-third white 
flour, one-third graham grits or graham 
meal and one-third pecan meal. Make 
into a soft dough with ice water, knead 
thoroughly, roll thin, shape, fill, and 
bake the same as ordinary crust. 
Few New Gowns Yet —It is reported 
from some quarters that New York has 
never known so dull a spring season as 
the present has been. Every woman 
is waiting to see how her neighbor will 
decide as to crinoline and other innova¬ 
tions. On her streets, New York shows 
even yet only about one new gown in a 
hundred. 
A Mistake as to Dates.— It was the Chief 
Cook who blundered a bit last week, and 
this was the way of it: The time fixed 
for the close of the competition was at 
first two weeks earlier than the date 
published, and last week’s note was 
written with the former date in mind. 
At the present writing, there are yet 
some days to the close, and MSS. are now 
coming in at a lively rate. “The Farm” 
is still ahead. 
For the Home Milliner.— Even if she be 
not of the most deft, she can manage the 
rosette seen on so many smart hats this 
spring. With a spray of flowers and two 
or three of these, a hat is sufficiently 
trimmed. Nothing is easier of construc¬ 
tion. There are two styles in ribbon : 
one made by shirring one edge and coil¬ 
ing the ruffle thus produced ; the other 
by bunching a number of short loops into 
the favorite form. Velvet rosettes are 
also used. 
Angles Become Curves.— A pretty pin ball 
is made of 20 triangular pieces of paste¬ 
board covered with silk and sewed to¬ 
gether in the form of a ball. They are 
equilateral triangles, having each side 
an inch or more in length. Five pieces 
are sewed with five points meeting at 
the top, then five triangles are joined to 
the bottom of these with five points hang¬ 
ing down ; this makes half the ball. The 
points on the other half fit between the 
five points which hang down on the top 
half. A. w. t. 
Good Yeast. —Boil one pint of fresh but¬ 
termilk, and thicken with corn meal to a 
thin mush ; add one tablespoonful of salt 
and one of sugar. When cool, add one 
yeast cake and keep warm till it rises, 
then add enough corn meal to make into 
cakes and dry. I have used this recipe 
for six years, and like it much better 
than the one that prescribes hop veast; 
and almost every person who eats at my 
table remarks on the fine quality of my 
bread. To make bread I boil one quart 
of buttermilk, let it cool a little, and add 
flour to make a batter with one yeast 
cake. Let it rise overnight; in the 
morning add one teaspoonful of <alt and 
A Pure Norwegian 
oil is the kind used 
in the production 
of Scott’s Emul¬ 
sion— Hypophos- 
phites of Lime and 
Soda are added 
for their vital ef¬ 
fect upon nerve 
and brain. No 
mystery surrounds this formula— 
the only mystery is how quickly 
it builds up flesh and brings back 
strength to the weak of all ages. 
Scott's Emulsion 
will check Consumption and is 
indispensable in all wasting dis¬ 
eases. 
Prepared by Scott A Bowne, N. Y. All druggists. 
mix into a not very stiff dough. Let rise 
again, knead until smooth, and mold in 
four loaves. Let these rise and bake 
thoroughly about three-fourths of an 
hour. JENNIE. 
Reversible Mustard Plasters.— Make a 
paste of two tablespoonfuls of flour and 
some water, spread rather thick on a 
piece of white cloth, sprinkle with dry 
mustard, cover with a thin cloth and 
apply; when it has “ drawn ” sufficiently 
reverse the plaster and the paste side 
will alleviate the pain and prove very 
SOOthing. “SWEET PERN.” 
Sitting Erect. —Children are scolded 
and corrected for sitting crooked or for 
stooping shoulders; but I think they 
never assume a crooked posture unless 
there is some debility or trouble; that 
should be sought out, and the proper 
treatment applied. When a child, or a 
grown person does not feel like sitting 
straight it is much better to lie down for 
a time. m. m. 
Smoke Pickle. —Turn the barrel in¬ 
tended for meat upside down on some¬ 
thing so that it will catch as much smoke 
as possible, and smoke it four or five 
days, keep water in the bottom on the 
outside to keep it from shrinking. After 
this, make the usual brine with the addi¬ 
tion of a little saltpeter, which gives 
the meat a better color. Pour over the 
latter, and in less than three weeks the 
product will taste as well as if it had been 
hung in a smoke-house and smoked in 
the usual manner, and, if kept under 
brine, it will keep much better, m. o. w. 
A Claimant for Favor.—A new handy 
product, called “distillated beef,” is 
about being placed on the market by a 
Boston firm, a leading firm in every 
State to be licensed to use the “ distil¬ 
late” process. The cooked beef will be 
put up in thin sugar maple wood pack¬ 
ages, and will be sold to consumers at 
25 cents per package. A forcible argu¬ 
ment is made that “ these packages will 
not require a pickaxe to open them,” 
neither will it be necessary for the meat 
to be taken out of the casing, since the 
wood may be peeled off like bark from a 
tree. The beef is said to be very pleas¬ 
ant to the taste and worthy of a trial. 
It is an open question whether the wood 
may not transfer some of its flavor to 
the meat, to the detriment of the latter, 
as is so often the case with the boneless 
fish packages. 
A Primrose Luncheon.—A woman of 
fine taste just introducing her young 
daughter into New York society, thus 
carries out the color idea which has had 
such infinite variations. The young 
hostess wears a gown of primrose silk 
trimmed with creamy lace. Tue doilies 
for the table are embroidered with prim¬ 
roses, the center square dotted with 
sprays of the natural flowers; lace and 
color are not allowable on the cloth it¬ 
self, says this authority. The candles 
have tiny shades of primrose silk, the 
pale green ices are served in cases of 
primrose-pink paper, and primroses in 
fancy jars are presented to each guest. 
It is all so very pretty! and yet, is it not 
carry ing the idea a trifle too far when the 
woman has to match the table finery? 
Care of Fruit Jars. —After the glass jars 
are emptied of fruit or preserves, by all 
means see that they are washed perfectly 
clean. Nothing is more trying than to 
find them but half clean some busy day 
in the canning season when you run to 
the store room for an extra one. One 
handling ought to be enough to make 
them ready for using again. In cell 
weather it is safest to set them on the 
shelf above the range a half hour before 
washing, then they may be washed and 
rinsed in hot water, and if set back over 
the range to become thoroughly dry, the 
tops screwed or clamped in place and the 
jar» set away in some safe place, they 
will be ready for refilling at a moment’s 
notice. Set the pints, quarts and two 
quarts each by themselves and at can¬ 
ning time you will know just what you 
have to do with and how best to bestow 
your fruit. c. m. t. 
A Woman’s Restaurant.— A delightful 
restaurant for women who go to New 
York for a day or a week of shopping is 
to be found at the Margaret Louisa 
Home, No 15 East 10th Street, very near 
Broadway. It is really intended for self- 
suppirting women, and their needs are 
Mothers.— Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv, 
always supplied first; hut other women 
may share in the benefits of the Home. 
The prices of full meals as well as of 
single articles of food are very reason¬ 
able. The best way to do on goinj^ there 
is to get the restaurant m6nu or circular 
and read all that concerns you to know, 
that you may avoid mistakes, and may 
secure just what your special needs call 
for. If one can get a room, it is a de¬ 
lightful Home to stay in for a few days, 
as I know by experience. It is quite pos¬ 
sible that only a few of the women who 
live in the rural districts near New York 
have ever heard of this Home, and this 
knowledge may be of service to the 
others. At 1,509 Broadway near 44th 
Street, a branch has been opened for 
self-supporting women only, with board, 
directory, cooking classes, parlor and 
reading room. l. h. c. 
A New Dress For An Old Truth.— 
“ Do we not bottle up our sweetness at 
home in order to let it exhale abroad?” 
Shrinkage in Ginghams.— There is no 
way to prevent gingham fabrics from 
shrinking the first time they are laun¬ 
dered, but there is an easier method of 
replacing the desired length to a dress 
than the one described by H. L. S. in 
your issue of December 30. Gingham 
will shrink from one-half to a whole inch 
in length for every yard; just how much 
can be ascertained by accurately meas¬ 
uring a strip half a yard long, then 
washing as you would a dress, and com¬ 
paring the length, with the first meas¬ 
urement. For a Princess, or other style 
dress with a flounce around the foot, 
make the necessary allowance when cut¬ 
ting, turn under the flounce at the top 
and shir it to form a narrow standing 
ruffle. After the latter has been attached, 
turn the gown wrong side out and put 
the surplus length into a hand-made tuck 
close to the stitching that confines the 
flounce. It will never be noticed on the 
right side, and before the gown is washed 
it is but the work of a few minutes to 
take out the tuck. When skirts are 
finished with a hem, put the surplus 
length in a tuck made of the Inside of 
the hem. K. b. i. 
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BOILING WATER OR MILK. 
Beware 
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