1893 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
355 
WHAT OPEN EYES SEE. 
With Horse-Radish. —A little salt takes 
the unpleasant sharp taste from horse¬ 
radish when prepared with vinegar for 
a relish with meat. 
Soda With Cream of Tartar.— Better re¬ 
sults can he obtained by sifting the soda 
with the flour and cream of tartar than 
by dissolving it in water. 
Uncurdled Gravies. —Salt will curdle 
milk; in making gravies, etc., it should 
not be added until the dish is prepared. 
Fruit Stains on Table Linen.— Rub salt 
on them before the stain has had time 
to dry. It will keep the cloth damp till 
it is washed, when the stain will disap¬ 
pear. MRS. W. H N. 
Clarifying. —I have been told that a 
piece of charcoal put into the vessel in 
which fat is being tried will make even 
ham grease as good as lard. a. w. t. 
To Clean Bottles —Next time you want 
to clean one, try fine slate stones in soap 
suds. No bottle is so soiled as to resist 
this treatment They may be saved and 
used a number of times. m a. f. 
A Convenience —I have tried varirus 
methods for keeping doors open, but like 
nothing better than the covered brick. 
Cut a piece of smooth leather and over¬ 
hand it to the cloth on the fourth side ; 
it is then very easy to move it with the 
foot. m A. F. 
Seams in Stockings.— For those who 
have tender feet and find it convenient, 
if not necessary, to make over stockings, 
I advise sewing the foot seams on the 
right side; if cat-stitched flat, they do not 
look bad, and are certainly more com¬ 
fortable. M. A. F. 
A Shrewd Scheme. —My hard-pine din¬ 
ing-room floor is polished with equal 
parts of beeswax and turpentine, the 
wax melted, the turpentine stirrred into 
it. This is rubbed on with a cloth and 
polished by boys with their feet wrapped 
in woolen cloths sliding on it. a. w. t. 
To Please the Baby. —Tie a string, about 
a yard long, to a few of the toys that 
baby is most pleased with, and fasten 
one end to your finger. Then when 
the toy is thrown on the floor you can 
draw it up without stooping. Teach 
him as soon as possible to draw it up 
himself; then you can fasten the strings 
to his crib or chair, and he will amuse 
himself by throwing his toys down and 
bringing ‘them up again. Soft balls of 
bright colors are best for this purpose. 
ARETTE MILLER. 
Character in the Kitchen.— Harper’s Ba¬ 
zar says that the late Mr. Whittier al¬ 
ways insisted upon it that, in the Society 
of Friends, the women most prominent 
as public speakers had always been re¬ 
markably good wives and mothers. This 
he explained partly by the fact that the 
same qualities of energy and leadership 
were visible in both directions; and 
partly on the ground that, the more 
prominent women were, the more they 
felt it their duty to meet all demands. 
There is no reason why both these con¬ 
siderations should not. apply to literary 
women as well. Tne energies that suffice 
for a sonnet need hardly be overtaxed 
^ Getting 
Thin 
/ 
is often equivalent to 
getting ill. If loss of flesh 
can be arrested and dis¬ 
ease baffled the “ weak 
spots ” in the system are 
eradicated. 
Scott's Emulsion 
is an absolute corrective 
of “ weak spots.” It is a 
builder of worn out failing 
tissue —nature s food that 
stops waste and creates 
healthy flesh. > 
Prepared by Scott <fc Bowne, Chemists, 
New York. Sold by druggists everywhere. 
by an omelet; and the courage that can 
encounter a publisher need not be wholly 
put down by a cook. Nobody thinks, in 
household matters, that the perfection 
of womanhood is to be characterless; or 
that it is enough to be, as the Abb6 Choisi 
said of the Duchess de Fontanges, “as 
beautiful as an angel and as silly as a 
goose ” Every success in the kitchen 
implies energy and capacity in some¬ 
body. The first essential to all success 
is to discover that nothing can be had 
for nothing, and that two and two make 
four. Accordingly, the teachers of cook¬ 
ing always say that college graduates 
are easier to teach than ignorant girls, 
because they have eyes and brains and 
memories. 
Prince George and Princess May.— The 
betrothal of the English princess, Vic¬ 
toria—-known as Princess May—to the 
Duke of York, has long been hinted at. 
It is now formally announced, and again 
England beholds in Princess May her 
probable future queen, and delights to 
do her honor. 
Uses for Ticking.—I use “ ticking ” for 
aprons ; blue and white and red and 
brown striped ticking such as our mothers 
and grandmothers used for making pil¬ 
lows and feather beds, and like it better 
than anything else I have tried. But 
does not. the blue and white soil easily 
and is it not hard to wash ? I have not 
found it so. I just boil them, and they 
look as clean and fresh as ever. I find 
one breadth of the required length quite 
full enough. Those made of the blue 
and white may be worked across the bot¬ 
tom in brier stitch with heavy blue work¬ 
ing cotton. They wear so long, always 
keep their color, are easily washed, and 
always look neat. One can make nice gar¬ 
dening aprons also of the brown and red 
ticking. Make them long enough to reach 
to the bottom of the dress, with good big 
pockets for holding scissors, balls of 
twine and hand weeder. The material 
is so firm that if the grass is a little wet 
it will protect one’s dress from the damp¬ 
ness. F. A. H. 
Scorns The Divided Skirt.— As the Chief 
Cook does not allow anything in favor of 
hoops in these columns, I would likp to 
know what she and others think of the 
divided skirt. I thought it had blown 
over, like some other fads, till I picked 
up a farm paper last night and saw a 
picture of an “ improved divided skirt.” 
It just escapes touching the ground, 
would drag where the goingwas slightly 
down hill, and the description says it 
should be five yards wide. Now 2V yards 
do nicely for a skirt and are as much as 
one wants to take care of in wet or 
muddy going. Then where, oh where, is 
the improvement in having two of them 
to manage? To be sure, this gives only 
five yards for the whole width, while the 
last previous description I saw insisted 
“each leg,” should measure at least 52 
inches. If any one knows of a more 
foolish fashion than the divided skirt, 
pray let her not mention it. p. 
[The Chief Cook is loath to admit it, 
but since one of our subscribers “ wants 
to know,” she will have to confess that 
she has not yet decided as to the real 
advantages of the divided skirt. More 
humiliating still is it to have to own 
that she hasn’t even experimented to 
find out whether she has an opinion or 
not; just because, like many another 
woman, she could not afford to pay for 
so much material. 
But even from these depths, the Chief 
Cook must protest against the imputation 
in the first line above. This irquirer is 
an interested and a helpful one also, and 
she has already had her say in these 
columns regarding hoops. But, like 
others, not realizing the difficulties which 
meet the editor, she grew impatient, and 
her second note reached us just when 
the first was in type. She is not likely 
to agree always with the editor of this 
department. Her own words evince her 
a woman who doesn’t believe in reforms; 
whereas the editor believes in every 
reform that shows real progress. But 
no idea is barred out of these columns 
merely because it does not duplicate the 
latter's notions The great question is 
whether it will or will not be a waste .of 
space to publish any item in hand. But 
no correspondent, considering only her 
Mothers. —Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
own beliefs, can be allowed to dictate as 
to what shall be offered to meet the 
needs or desires of the tens of thousands 
beside, who look to this department for 
help and inspiration. 
At best, it is a difficult matter to 
conduct a woman’s page. For the 
topics are always the bame threadbare 
ones, and generation after generation of 
women think the same thoughts concern¬ 
ing these topics. To keep from getting 
into ruts; to keep fresh and bright and 
up to the times when many who wish to 
express their opinions are far behind the 
times; this is a task requiring the best 
intellect, the best judgment, the utmost 
finesse. Happy is the woman who can 
combine these talents; happy the readers 
of such a rarely conducted woman’s 
department.] 
A Watered Garden.— We find in the 
Scripture, “ And their soul shall be as a 
watered garden.” How it rests one to 
visit a well ordered garden just as the 
glorious sun is hiding his face behind the 
fleecy clouds in the pleasant evening 
hour, bordering all the place with a 
beautiful golden sheen. The mystic dew 
is sifting its welcome moisture on every 
shrub and flower, and they in return 
send forth an abundant fragrance until 
all the air is laden with perfume. “Like 
begets like,” and we are baptized into 
the sweet spirit, proving the word true. 
Invigorated, we quicken our steps, and 
soon stand beside the great fountain 
where the gentle spray wooes the lily to 
sleep on its bosom, while the bright 
little goldfish, so dainty and sby, find a 
hiding place close at its feet. 
The night-bird is singing his lullaby song. 
The katydid hums In the bush; 
The shadows of evening are stretching out long 
In the well-watered garden of rest. 
My heart beats in time to the evening song, 
And the stars twinkle out one by one. 
I know It is into, yet I wait at the gate 
For the mate who Is coming along. F. A. C. 
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