1894 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
367 
FOR SUMMER WEAR. 
HITE dresses promise to be very 
popular this summer. There is 
a wide range in white materials, from 
the fine, sheer mulls to the heavy duck. 
There is no end to the pretty dresses 
made from the fine white materials, 
trimmed with either lace or embroidery. 
Insertions, which were used last sum¬ 
mer, and gained favor during the win¬ 
ter, will reach the height of their popu¬ 
larity this season. There is nothing 
which will lend such daintiness to a 
white dress as trimming of insertion. 
Lace is preferred to embroidery, and the 
tv^o are combined in some designs. Skirts 
of white dresses have rows of insertion 
around the skirt. 
Horizontal lines are also the favorite 
style of trimming waists and sleeves. 
Waists depend on the sleeves to give 
them character. These remain very 
large and full above the elbow, and tight 
fitting from elbow to wrist. They are 
usually gathered for the armhole rather 
than plaited, and the fullness so dis¬ 
tributed that they droop from the shoul¬ 
der, not standing up as was formerly the 
style. A row of gathers half an inch 
from the seam of the armhole, is much 
used, and aids in giving the desired 
droop, although this depends more par¬ 
ticularly on the cut of the sleeve. 
Plain skirts continue to be popular, in 
spite of the attempt to introduce drapery. 
The suits composed of skirt and jacket, 
to be worn with shirt waists, or shirts, if 
one has ventured that far into the for¬ 
bidden realms of masculinity, are very 
popular. For summer wear, duck will 
be the favorite material. These duck 
suits combine two things which insure 
their success: they are simply made, 
therefore stylish, and will wash, there¬ 
fore serviceable. What more could a 
wise woman ask ? a. h. 
NEW LIGHT ON AN OLD SUBJECT. 
T is a sad truth that housekeepers 
nearly perfect in other respects, do 
have bedbugs. When I began house¬ 
keeping I determined that I would not 
have them. Telling my trials with the 
pests to an elderly woman, she said, 
“ Why do you always hunt them in the 
daytime ? Don’t you know that they all 
hide before daylight? Get up in the 
night and fight your enemy when he 
comes out.” 
The children were small and the “gude 
mon” willing to help. It may be hard, 
disagreeable, discouraging work to tug 
at heavy mattresses, while you scratch 
your bedsteads with the springs, and 
take the risk of breaking your looking- 
glass with the slats, searching for hidden 
foes ; but it is more like “jolly fun” to 
get up at midnight in July and August, 
tiptoe softly around and not wake the 
babies, whisper to your husband to “keep 
still, and don’t make me laugh” ; because 
he will persist in making a big joke of 
the whole business, as you both slaughter 
right and left, j ast dropping the dead 
bugs in soap suds. I have tried that plan, 
and know it will rid rooms of vermin. 
And, let me whisper a word of caution 
which is always in season. On three 
different occasions, I have had bugs 
brought into my house on the clothing 
of visitors. I helped a dainty looking 
little maiden remove her wraps, and 
while carrying them towards my “ spare 
bed” I saw a bedbug crawling on the 
^ When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria, 
When slie was a Child, she cried for Castoria, 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, 
That stove mitten is something that 
should be in every kitchen. We send it 
as a premium for one new subscription. 
If any one is not pleased with it after 
getting it, we will pay 35 cents for it. 
pretty, new, fur-trimmed coat. Moral : 
Never place your visitors’ wraps in abed- 
room. MBS LEVI H. NILES. 
AN OBJECT LESSON ON WOMAN'S 
SUFFRAGE, 
UST now, while woman’s suffrage is 
the question of the hour, a few ob¬ 
ject lessons may prove an agreeable 
change from the endless arguments used 
in the warfare. An object lesson, it is 
true, is a powerful argument, but it is 
one which suggests the truth rattier than 
forces it upon one. The hue and cry is 
being raised that womanhood will be 
lost in the struggle if women go forth to 
battle with the ballot; that homes will 
be neglected, and no end of disasters will 
befall the human race. From these dire 
prophecies let us turn and look at one 
noble woman across the sea who is en¬ 
gaged heart and soul in philanthropic 
work. Her intimate friend. Miss Frances 
E. Willard, thus writes of Lady Henry 
Somerset in the Outlook : 
The health, education, and Interesta of her tion are 
paramount to all other considerations, lie Is a tine 
younK fellow, over six feet tall, and resembles his 
mother In general appearance, having the same dark 
eyes, dark hair, and fresh complexion; he is devotedly 
attached to her, and is an exemplary young man in 
the purposes and habits of his life. Lady Henry has 
each of her three homes well supplied with servants 
and kept open the year, round, as she can never tell 
to which she may wish to go on account of her own 
engagements or In order to entertain friends She 
does a great deal In the way of giving holidays, va¬ 
cations, and outings to those who otherwise would 
not know what a pleasant thing these variations are 
In the lives of those who have not the money to pro¬ 
vide themselves with such pleasures. 
And so we suffragists contend thai the 
womanly woman will continue to be 
womanly, and tenderly rear her own 
children ; and more than this, she will 
go into the world, into the enemy’s camp 
and tear down those traps and snares 
which are waiting to destroy those 
who have not had the tender care which 
she has given her boy. 
Another argument against granting 
the suffrage to women is the fact that 
bad women as well as good will have 
more infiuence. That is true. But just 
as surely as God sends the rain on the 
just and the unjust, so surely will suf¬ 
frage be granted to women. There is a 
higher power than legislation behind this 
movement, a power that advocates free¬ 
dom, and in whose kingdom, it has been 
declared, there is neither male nor 
female. gaitheb howe. 
THE LATE MRS. HEMENWAY. 
Mrs. Mary Hemenway, who recently 
died in Boston, showed by her life, what 
great good can be done by wealth when 
it is controlled by a benevolent person. 
She was largely instrumental in the 
establishment of the Hampton Institute 
for the education of Indians and Negroes, 
and always remained one of General 
Armstrong’s most active and sympathetic 
helpers in carrying on the work. We 
are also indebted to her for the investi¬ 
gations made among the ruins of Arizona, 
Yucatan and New Mexico. She was in¬ 
strumental in establishing sewing classes 
in schools among Boston’s poor, as long 
ago as 1865. The success of the sewing 
classes led to the introduction of cooking 
schools in connection with the public 
schools. The Boston school-kitchen No. 
1 was established, and for three years 
supported, by Mrs. Hemenway. Thus 
she successfully demonstrated the value 
of instruction in practical matters and 
cooking schools became a regular part of 
the educational work of the city. 
With these and many other public 
charities were private charities never to 
be known. Her beneficence covered such 
a variety of interests besides the public 
schools of Boston; schools in the South 
and West, educational work everywhere 
in fact; homes for orphans, for working- 
girls, for the helpless generally. One of 
her latest efforts was the erection of a 
Mothers. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
monument to mark the neglected grave 
of the mother of Washington. 
In her life work, Mrs. Hemenway has 
shown how much a woman can do for the 
public welfare. There is significance 
also in the line of her work. " Was it not 
all “woman’s work”? It is not often 
that a philanthropic mind and great 
wealth belong to the same person ; that, 
perhaps, is the reason such a well spent 
life as Mrs. Hemenway’s is rare. 
CRUMBS FROM OTHER TABLES. 
We go our ways In life too much alone; 
We hold ourselves too far from all our kind; 
Too often we are dead to sigh and moan; 
Too often to the weak and helpless blind; 
Too often where distress and want abide 
We turn and pass upon the other side. 
— Hiiffalo News. 
....Olivkb Wendell Holmes: “The 
cook makes our bodies ; the apothecary 
only cobbles them.” 
....Cablvle: “Man is born to expend 
every particle of strength which God 
Almighty has given him in doing the 
work he finds he is fit for ; to stand up 
to it to the last breath of life, and do his 
best.” 
....Habpeb’s Bazab: “It would al¬ 
most seem as if in some homes a premium 
were set upon ill-temper, so rigorously 
do the fretful and the perverse members 
of the family rule the house. The great¬ 
est pains are taken, for example, not to 
annoy brother John, because, unfortu¬ 
nately, he has a querulous and fault-find¬ 
ing disposition, which he indulges, 
unchecked by a fear lest he shall trample 
on the feelings of the rest.” 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
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It’s food anil life to leather. 
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Sold to anyone at wholesale price, forj 
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Organs S27.,50. Pianos 8175.00. 
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BALDNESS 
REMOVES DANDRUFF 
AND 
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TO 
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THEMARYJANEOISHWASHER 
Saves two-tblrds the time, labor and 
trouble. No wetting the bands. No dis¬ 
agreeable work. Pleases everybody. Only 
HUS. Every family should have Mary 
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THEGARDENSEATS 
8 ould have cushions that you do not mind 
leaving out all night. The “summer house” 
cushions should also be waterproof. Cover 
them with PANTASOTE. This looks, feels 
<* and wears like leather, and costs half as 
much. PANTASOTE makes a handsome 
.jj. and durable furniture covering. It Is used 
In place of leather by the United States 
Navy and the Pullman Palace Oar Com¬ 
pany. If not for sale by your Dealer notify 
us. Send for Free Samples to 
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WAUEKOO.M8 : 39 Leonard Street, New York. 
Mills : Passaic, N. .J. 
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(PATENTED) 
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with removable llu, the contents 
are always reaiiy for use. Win 
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In 20 minutes without builiiinr. 
It Is tlie best fur clc^ansiug waste 
plpe.M, disinfecting sinks, closeta^ 
washing l>ottle^ jiaints, trees, etc. 
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our 2 drawer walnut or oak Im- 
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OXFORD MFG. CO. 342 Wabash Ave. CHICAGO,ILL. 
75,000 
Stove-Polishing Mitten. 
This is really one of the best things 
for a small article that we have seen in 
a long time. It is simply a mitten with 
lamb’s wool front. The blacking is ap¬ 
plied with swab, and the stove then pol¬ 
ished by rubbing with the mitten. You 
can get in all the corners and angles, 
and nothing else pol¬ 
ishes so well. Never 
soils the hand. Price, 
by mail, with renewal 
subscription $1.25 ; or 
given to any old sub¬ 
scriber for one new 
subscription. If the men liau lu polish 
the stoves, there would be one of these 
in every house. There are poor imita¬ 
tions of this mitten made, but this is the 
only genuine lamb’s wool. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER, 
Hor PeaH »nd Ohamhers Sts. New York. 
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Oor. Chambers and Pearl Streets, New York 
