1894 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
431 
to use the 'wringer and washing naa- 
chine, to do the heavy lifting, a girl to 
help in the rubbing and hanging out of 
the clothes, wash day has few terrors 
for us. ” I should think not. The secret 
of success and a good job is a perfect 
system. 
Let me say to the women, don’t buy a 
washing machine unless you have a man 
to work it. With a machine, a man to 
work it, a good wringer, two tubs, two 
boilers, and lots of go-aheadativeness you 
can just make a washing hum. 
Kansas. homeb m. rice. 
MYRA’S GRADUATING DRESS. 
OU think your cream-colored silk 
will positively not do, Myra, 
not if I get new lace for the neck and 
sleeves ? You have worn the dress only 
once, and it is really very becoming; 
you look better in it than you would in 
white.” 
“ I know the dress is nice enough, but 
it isn’t white, and white is the correct 
thing; all the girls wear white, they al¬ 
ways do to graduate in, and I don’t wish 
to be behind any of them; most of the girls 
have their dresses, and I don’t see why 
I can’t have mine without so much bother 
about it.” 
“You do see why, Myra; you know 
very well that we have heavy debts that 
must be paid; you know I do not take 
pleasure in denying you anything which 
will add to your enjoyment. But you 
should have independence and character 
enough to endure this little trial of your 
pride. Besides, I feel tired, too tired to 
undertake the making of the dress, and 
I could not think of hiring a dressmaker; 
those who do nice work charge such 
high prices.” 
“ But, mother, I just can’t graduate in 
anything but white. I would be so con¬ 
spicuous people would say, ‘why, there’s 
a girl who doesn’t know enough to get a 
graduating dress;’ ” and Myra bent over 
her Latin lesson with a determined 
frown. 
Mrs. Gray thought back over her own 
school days ; how happy she had been, 
and how little her happiness had de¬ 
pended upon dress. How plain and sim¬ 
ple had been her own graduating dress. 
It had been white, it is true, but she had 
made it, yes, cut and made it, all her¬ 
self, and she had been but 16. How had 
it come about that Myra had grown up 
without being able to make a garment 
for herself ? Mrs. Gray believed thor¬ 
oughly in young girls learning how to be 
domestic—she always strongly advocated 
teaching them how to sew, to cook, and 
to keep house ; but Myra was always so 
busy with her school work, she never 
had time to learn these homely arts. 
There was always a Latin lesson, a bit 
of painting, or a new piece to learn on 
the piano; so Myra had no thought of 
taking a stitch in the prospective dress. 
“ I will see what I can do,” said Mrs. 
Gray. “ I am sure I do not wish you to 
look shabby when you are among the 
best, if not the very best, in your class.” 
But even while Mrs. Gray was plan¬ 
ning how to make the pittance in her 
purse multiply itself sufficiently to en¬ 
able her to purchase a dress suitable for 
Myra, her conscience condemned her 
for allowing herself to deviate from 
what she believed to be right. Mrs. 
Gray had a very strict financial code—to 
be in debt was nightmare to her. She 
felt that one great cause of the universal 
financial depression was the careless ex- 
When Baby was sick, we gave lier Castoria, 
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria, 
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, 
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, 
OuB new cash terms are attracting 
a great many subscription club work¬ 
ers. There are good wages in it. Are 
you interested ? If so, write for them. 
travagance of the people ; they lived be¬ 
yond their means, one and all, rich and 
poor. She therefore felt that she had 
no right to spend money for luxuries 
when there were debts that should be 
paid. But Myra must not be behind the 
other girls. “ It will not cost very much 
to get her something pretty and dainty,” 
mused Mrs. Gray, “and I will make it 
myself and so have no dressmaker’s bill 
to pay.” And so it was settled that 
Myra should have a new dress to be grad¬ 
uated in. Myra had won her point—as 
she was in the habit of doing. Mamma 
was so accustomed to doing everything 
for her that she took it as a matter of 
course that “ mamma would see to 
things.” That mamma ever grew tired 
of the unending round of duties never 
seemed to occur to her. It was so nat¬ 
ural to see mamma always busy with 
mending or darning, or sewing of some 
kind when she was at leisure to do such 
light work. The weekly washing and 
ironing, the daily cooking and dishwash¬ 
ing, and general honsekeeping kept her 
so busy that all spare time was utilized 
in doing the mending and family sewing. 
It was just a week before commence¬ 
ment. Myra’s dress, with all the accom¬ 
paniments, white gloves, white fan, 
white slippers, ribbon, laces, etc., had 
been bought. Mrs. Gray was busy cut¬ 
ting the dress, when a letter came say¬ 
ing “ Uncle .John’s ” were coming to 
make a visit. They were so glad to 
know they would be in time to see Myra 
graduated. “Oh, dear!” sighed Mrs. 
Gray. “ How can I get through it all ? ” 
She went off to herself and took a good 
cry ; she could not help it, when she 
thought of the extra work of entertain¬ 
ing and cooking for company, of Myra’s 
dress which must be finished within the 
week, and no one to “take hold and 
help her.” “ Uncle John’s wife is so 
particular and must have everything 
just so, or it will disagree with her di¬ 
gestion. I remember the last time she 
was here she suggested that I whip the 
whites of eggs to serve with cocoa—when 
I was thankful to get the cocoa made at 
all, with the breakfast to get and the 
children to see to.” 
Mr. Gray was a very busy man, too busy 
to notice that his wife was growing thin, 
that she looked somewhat frail. She 
went about her work just as she had 
always done, and so it never occurred to 
him that anything could happen to Alice, 
Alice was never sick. 
One morning, however, after the strain 
was past, after the graduation was over 
and the company gone, Mrs. Gray fainted 
away in the kitchen; fell over, as she 
started to cross the floor, and in a week 
she was at rest. She had goaded her¬ 
self on till overwrought nature could 
endure the pressure no longer. The 
dainty white graduating dress with its 
lace-edge ruffles had cost more than 
words can tell. 
Now that all was over, both Myra and 
her father realized what “ mamma” had 
been to them. How much they had de¬ 
manded at her hands, and how little 
they had given in return. It had been 
“ Mamma, mamma,” at every turn ; now 
mamma answered no more to their bitter 
loneliness of heart. If we did but real¬ 
ize that we are not absolutely sure of a 
single hour of life, how much more we 
would live, how precious would be each 
day, how dear would the loved ones 
be to us. MBS. W. A. KEBLEBMAN. 
WHAT TO DO WITH POSTAGE STAMPS, 
HOSE who have been collecting post¬ 
age stamps, may like to know the 
latest fad in this line. It is to use the 
stamps to decorate a china plate. These 
stamp plates come in different sizes and 
styles,,but usually have the openwork rim 
through which a ribbon may be run. 
However, a tasteful arrangement of a 
variety of stamps will make pretty even a 
Mothers. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
plain plate. In many cases the stamps are 
cut into their component parts, the scrolls 
and vignettes, and these grouped in 
various ways according to the design se¬ 
lected. This may be rather an unsatis¬ 
factory way of disposing of the collec¬ 
tion of stamps. It does seem rather ab¬ 
surd to make clover leaves of the head of 
Washington, and one might well hesitate 
before beginning the dissection of any 
but the ordinary stamps we get in every 
mail. For the person who doesn’t quite 
like the clover-leaf style, and yet who is 
not a connoisseur in stamps, we suggest 
a happy medium. Decorate a plaque, 
vase, or jar with your stamps. Put them 
on in a “ hit or miss” style as to color, 
but arrange neatly in upright positions, 
and where the round stamps cut from 
envelopes leave little exposed surfaces of 
the plate or vase a little gold paint may 
be judiciously used. With flue discrimi¬ 
nation in arranging the stamps, and just 
enough gold paint, one may transform an 
ordinary earthen-ware jar into a thing 
of beauty. Of course, the greater variety 
of stamps used, the better effect possible. 
The effect is much richer, something like 
a Japanese vase, when the entire surface 
is covered with the stamps ; and much 
prettier than those designs which place 
the Father of Our Country in the undig¬ 
nified position of standing on his head 
trying to imitate a shamrock. It might 
be added that the stamps are sometimes 
given a coat of colorless varnish after be¬ 
ing pasted on the plates, etc. 
CULLED FROM OTHER COLUMNS. 
If you have a frlenrt worth loving, 
Love him. Yes, anti let him know 
That you love him, ere life’s evening 
Tinge Ills brow with sunset glow. 
Why should good words ne'er be said 
Of a friend—till he Is dead'' 
—Boston 'I'ranscript. 
....The Outlook: “An uneducated 
woman is even more a mistake than an 
uneducated man.” 
... .Anonymous : “ Speaking ill of other 
people is only a roundabout way of 
bragging about ourselves.” 
... .CoMENius : “ All men require educa¬ 
tion ; and God has made children unfit 
for other employments that they may 
have leisure to learn.” 
....Kingsley: “There are two free¬ 
doms—the false, where one is free to do 
what he likes, and the true, where he is 
free to do what he ought.” 
....Good Things: “If men had proven 
themselves fit supports for women, it 
would never have occurred to women that 
they could be self-supporting.” 
-New Yobk Sun: “Men are yet, as 
they always have been, puzzled over 
many problems; let them seek, more 
than ever, the advice of the women ; let 
each sex take counsel of the other.” 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
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AND 
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Working Harness 
will last longer, be tough, won’t gall 
tlie horses, and is pleasant to handle ii 
oiled with 
Vacuum 
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Nothing so good for women’s and 
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25c. worth is a fair trial—and your money back 
if yon want it—a swob with each can. 
For pamphlet, free, “ IlOW TO Takk Carb OF 
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Every Lady’s Dress 
Should be bound with 
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This Is light, durable and waterproof, though it 
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White, Kiston, Mass ; John Wanamaker, Phdadel- 
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THE PANTiSOTE LEATHER COMPANY 
WABEIIOOMS: 39 Leonard Street, New York. 
Factory: Passaic, N. .1. 
WIFE 
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THEMARYJANEDISHWASHER 
Saves two-tblrds the time, labor and 
trouble. No wetting the hands. No dis¬ 
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(PATENTED) 
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made. Unlike other Lye, It being 
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pipes, disinfecting sinks, closeta, 
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