1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
269 
line, putting a band and bow where the 
two baskets meet. The top is made of a 
long, straight piece of the right width 
to gather up in the center with a draw¬ 
string, the other edge being fastened 
under the upper frill. The drawstring 
should be long enough to let all the full¬ 
ness out, so that the top may be turned 
down on the outside when the basket is 
in use. 
CONFIDENCE IN EACH OTHER. 
NE word in the English language 
should be used more often in the 
home circle than it is. That little word 
is, trust. Two mothers were talking 
together one day. Said Mrs S to Mrs. B, 
‘ ‘ I don't see how you can trust your 
girls away from home alone, so much. I 
should think that you would be worried 
about them.” 
“Oh, no,” Mrs. B, replied, “ I never 
think of such a thing ! I trust my girls. 
It is my honest opinion that children 
who are not trusted never amount to 
much.” 
That little sentence, “ I trust you, son!” 
or “I trust you, my daughter,” has kept 
many a boy or girl from the downward 
path ; neither should the word be used 
only in connection with our children. “ I 
trust you, dear !” to husband or wife, 
will encourage, cheer and spur him on 
the whole day long to better action and 
a closer attention to duty. Children 
should early learn to trust father and 
mother, and should ever have before 
them that living example of father and 
mother trusting each other. Children 
who are ever closely watched and 
guarded, who are continually being ques¬ 
tioned as to their motives and actions, 
who are forever being doubted, are sure 
to grow up deceitful. 
A little girl once said to me, “ I would 
hurry faster with my work, but the more 
I do, the more auntie expects of me. She 
watches every motion I make, and she is 
continually saying, ‘ Now, Clara, do 
hurry !’ and ‘Clara, how slow you are !’ 
If she would trust me more and watch 
me less, she would find that I would do 
better. Why, she will let me have only 
only one small teaspoonful of sugar in 
my coffee, and only one cookie. I am 
bound to have what I want, so I put an¬ 
other spoonful of sugar in my cup when 
I am setting the table, and I eat two or 
three cookies in the pantry.” Too much 
watching had made her deceitful, 
MABEL H. MONSEY. 
PATTERNS FOR R. N.-Y. READERS. 
Write the order for patterns separate 
from other matter, give bust measure 
and pattern number, and inclose 10 cents 
Each pattern is complete with instruc¬ 
tions for cutting the garment and put¬ 
ting together. 
6324. Ladies' Home Gown. 
The loose-fitting fronts and back in 
Watteau design, are made over fitted 
linings. The girdle and fitted lining 
may be omitted if a loose adjustment is 
preferred. Pattern 6324 is cut in six 
sizes, viz.: 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches 
bust measure. 
ODDS AND ENDS 
The Weary Maiden. —Recently, while 
a guest in a family, I was amused by the 
manner in which the mother treated her 
two grown-up daughters. The first even¬ 
ing after my arrival, I heard Mrs. B say 
to the younger of her girls, “ Maggie, 
are you too tired to go down cellar and 
get a little butter ?” The great, strong 
18-year-old replied that, although she 
was “very tired” she could go. And 
what had she done to make her tired ? 
She had dusted one small room, made 
two beds, and dried the dinner dishes. 
That was all. Her mother had so fre¬ 
quently cautioned her against over¬ 
exertion, that the very thought of work 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
tired her. In fact, she had an idea that 
she had to work “ awfully hard.” 
How much better to educate our daugh¬ 
ters to make light of their work, than to 
cause them to think they are all tired 
out. How much pleasanter to be in the 
presence of a cheei*y girl who goes about 
her household duties singing than that 
of the weary maiden who is “ just ready 
to drop.” The tired girl tires every one 
with whom she comes m contact, and in 
nine cases out of ten, her weariness is 
more imaginary than the result of bodily 
exertion. .jean burton. 
The Morning Meal.— In looking over 
a very old R. N.-Y., I found this para¬ 
graph : “ It is difficult to provide a 
change for breakfast where a hearty meal 
is required. In too many cases, the meal 
consists of fried meats and vegetables ; 
fried pork, fried sausage and—crowning 
horror—fried beefsteak.” Now, why 
there should be anything particularly 
horrid about a fried beefsteak, is beyond 
my comprehension. It is not my favorite 
method of cooking it, but I have eaten it 
when it was very good, indeed. If the 
family like it fried, why not cook it 
that way instead of broiling it over coals? 
Even broiled meat is not easily masti¬ 
cated. Of all meats, it seems to me that 
beef is the most difficult to cook satisfac¬ 
torily. There is so much of it that is 
as tough as a five-year-old spring chicken. 
A little farther on in the same article 
we are told that “ there should always 
be some cereal, rolled oats, crushed 
wheat, oatmeal, or something of the 
kind, for breakfast. There is no excuse 
6324.-LADIES’ GOWN. 
for omitting this where milk should be 
plentiful.” Mush of all sorts is good for 
those who like it. But suppose that not 
a member of the family will taste of it, as 
is frequently the case. Must it be placed 
upon the table for ornament ? Most 
housewives cater to the taste of their 
families. Writers may suggest many 
good things for the table, and are often 
a real help when telling how things may 
be done ; but they should never be arbi¬ 
trary. MAY MAPLE. 
[We must not forget that the house¬ 
wife can mold the tastes of her family 
if she begins early. To provide whole¬ 
some and nourishing food, is a more 
worthy ambition than to cater to mis¬ 
guided tastes. The rules of health and 
hyg-iene are necessarily arbitrary. Eds.] 
Mistress of What ?—A woman should 
certainly be mistress of her own home, 
but now and then we find one who does 
not claim so much as her hearthstone as 
her sphere. The New York Ledger re¬ 
lates an incident which illustrates this : 
“ I read a little story the other day that 
amused me,” said a wide-awake little 
woman who is always seeing the amus¬ 
ing side of things. “ It was a story 
about a young couple who were about to 
be married. The little cottage—one of 
the sort described in old-time novels— 
was almost ready for its occupants. One 
day Peter saw a sideboard in one of the 
shops that pleased him, and he bought it 
and sent it up to the new dwelling before 
mentioned. Then he sent around for 
Katie to go with him to look at the new 
possession. By the time she got there, 
he had located the sideboard in a par¬ 
ticular place that suited him. She 
thought it would look better somewhere 
else. Then they quarreled and broke 
the engagement. A long time afterward 
they saw the error of their ways and 
made up, and when once again Katie 
went into the new house, she raised her 
dewy eyes to those of her companion and 
said : ‘ Put the sideboard wherever you 
please, dear. It doesn’t make any dif¬ 
ference to me.’ There was no moral 
addendum tacked on to this little narra¬ 
tive, though there might have been one, 
and a very good one ; but the story was 
not written for that side of the house. 
When a woman marries and settles her¬ 
self as mistress of her future home, she 
ought to be given complete control of 
the interior of the dwelling. If she sees 
any reason why a certain piece of furni¬ 
ture would be more convenient if put in 
one place than in another, it should be 
her privilege to have it there. Instead 
of this, a great many men think it neces¬ 
sary to look after every petty detail of 
household matters, and dictate where 
things should be put and how they shall 
be managed.” 
!tti0tenu»c0u.s! gultTvtii&infl. 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Youker. 
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Get a can at a harness- or shoe-store, 
25 c a half-pint to $1.25 a gallon ; book 
“How to Take Care of Leather,” and 
swob, both free ; use enough to find out; 
if you don’t like it, take the can back 
and get the whole of your money. 
Sold only in cans, to make sure of fair dealing 
everywhere — handy cans. Best oil for farm ma¬ 
chinery also. If you can’t find it, write to 
VACUUM OIL COMPANY, Rochester, N. Y. 
Ask 
us to 
mail you the 
Overman 
catalogue—sent 
free. Hand¬ 
some embossed 
cover and color¬ 
ed illustrations. 
No carriages as 
good ever made 
for the money. 
They are sold at 
low prices at our 
risk under this 
Guariintee. 
If Overman goods are not exactly as we represent, send 
them back and we will pay freight BOTH WAYS, and return 
your money. If there is any risk It is ours — but there is no 
risk, for every vehicle is better than we promise. 
For sail by good dealers. Buy no other. 
OVERMAN CARRIAGE CO., Cincinnati, O. 
b«i sgy> 
Road-wagon, $j$. 
Phaeton , $87.50. 
Carriage, $95 
WE HAVE NO AGENTS 
W. B. P*iTT, Sec’ll. 
but sell direct to the con¬ 
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Ship anywhere for examina¬ 
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Carriages, DO styles of 
11 urn ohm. Saddles,Fly Nets, 
etc. Send 4c. in stamps, post¬ 
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Elkhart Currlage and 
Harness Mftr Co., Elkhart, lad. 
AGENTS WANTED 
to sell our machine In the locality where 
they live. We furnish the work and 
show you how to set a SINCER 
S65.QO Sewing Machine 
ABSOLUTELY TrS 
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r ntt.mako ten times ordinary 
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Mng In price from $8.98 up. We are 
the only Manufacturers selling 
In this way. We ship the machines on 80 days trial 
withontonecentln advance. Don’tfail to write today. 
CHICAGO SEWING MACHINE CO., 
23 North Halsted St., Chicago, III. 
THE Singer Sewing I 
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Will sell you one Buggy or one Set ofllarnem at name rates 
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Send for Hand Book, mailed free 
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with “ DISSTON ” on it. It will hold 
the set longer, and do more work with¬ 
out filing than other saws, thereby 
saving in labor and cost of files. They 
are made of the best quality crucible 
cast steel, and are Fully Warranted. 
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