1895 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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think, therefore, that the children's de¬ 
partment should be cut out of this unfair 
allowance, rather than from the already 
meager space given to women. What 
say you, ye Rural women ? Let us see 
what agitation can do ! AN agitator. 
WORLD’S WOMAN’S CONVENTION. 
HE following brief account of the 
recent convention in London is 
given in the Review of Reviews : Women 
sent as delegates from no fewer than 23 
different countries, assembled this sum¬ 
mer in London under the presidency of 
Miss Frances E. W T illard, to hold the 
third Biennial Convention of the World's 
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union. 
This informal international parliament 
of crusading womanhood, was enthusias¬ 
tic, unanimousand jubilant. Lady Henry 
Somerset was the most influential woman 
present after Miss Willard, and the pro¬ 
ceedings were chai-acterized from first 
to last by a burning hatred of strong 
drink, and a cheering spirit of self confi¬ 
dence unusual in an assembly exclu¬ 
sively feminine. There were receptions 
to the delegates at the Mansion House 
and at Reigate Priory, crowded meetings 
in the Queen’s Hall, and an immense 
demonstration and spectacular display 
in the Albert Hall, where deputations 
from all lands, clad in appropriate cos¬ 
tume, defiled before the President. It 
v as a memorable illustration of the un¬ 
dying power of an idea. What was it 
that gathered all these thousands from 
so many lands to the Albert Ilall ? Sim¬ 
ply the idea of an American farmer's 
daughter that the time had come for con¬ 
certed action on the part of women as 
women, to combat intemperance and its 
related curses all around the world. Is 
it any wonder that, having achieved so 
much, these white ribboners should be 
speculating whether, after all, “the par¬ 
liament of man, the federation of the 
world,” may, like man himself, have to 
come into being through a woman ? 
SOME COLOR EXPERIMENTS. 
OME simple experiments with flow¬ 
ers are described by William Ham¬ 
ilton Gibson in Harper’s Round Table. 
Lay a piece of crumpled paper in a 
saucer; then pour about a teaspoonful of 
ammonia upon it, afterward gently lay 
pansies in a pile upon the paper, and thus 
free from actual contact with the liquid, 
and cover the whole with a tumbler. In 
two or three minutes, the fumes of the 
ammoniacal gas will have done their 
work, and lo ! when the tumbler is re¬ 
moved the pansies are transfigured in 
velvets of all imaginable emerald and 
peacock and mineral greens, though 
still retaining their perfect shape and 
petal texture. 
Flowers thus treated will last in un¬ 
altered condition for several hours, 
though the treatment is really injurious, 
even destructive, to the tissues of flower 
as well as plant. 
MOTHERS. —Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Adv. 
Various other blossoms respond in their 
own particular virescent hues to the 
vapors of ammonia, as the reader will 
discover upon experiment. The fumes 
of sulphur confined beneath a glass, 
as from a few common old-fashioned 
matches, will play all sorts of similar 
pranks with the colors of petals. A little 
experimenting in this direction will 
afford many surprises. 
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. 
Girl’s Costume. 
The skirt is neatly gored to flare at the 
lower edge, fitting smoothly in front and 
it is gathered at the back. Lace and 
ribbon, with bows set at each front seam, 
form the pretty foot trimming. The 
waist is arranged over a smooth fitted 
lining, the upper portion being faced 
with the material to square yoke depth. 
The blouse portion is gathered on both 
edges, and sewed to the lining, ribbon 
and lace finishing the waist, and out¬ 
lining the yoke as shown. Cuffs of rib¬ 
bon and lace and a collar to match finish 
the neck. Patterns for making No. (5470 
are cut in three sizes, for girls of 8, 10 
and 12 years of age. 
ODDS AND ENDS. 
Staying at Home.—I low many of The 
R. N.-Y. mothers simply have to stay at 
home ? There is no getting away from 
the fact. 1 know there are a great many. 
As a general thing, a woman in the 
country gets along with less help in the 
kitchen than her city cousin, and I can't 
understand why. The little ones come. 
Heaven bless them! For what better 
crop can a farmer raise than a lot of 
bright boys and girls ? They will need 
“ cultivating,” and perhaps the boys a 
“ thrashing.” But I really think if you 
will try and not let the weeds grow, 
they will need very little thrashing. A 
person can do a great deal for the ones 
that are dear to his heart. But remem¬ 
ber, mothers, you are not made of iron, 
and that if you wish to keep your health, 
your good looks, you must have help 
from all the members of your household. 
Let the father help by having a nice 
garden and berry patch ; the sons, by 
mjjjjrf&.sing tobacco, and learning to be 
k3fj>d and gentle to all women, both old 
and young ; the daughters in thinking 
and helping mother, and seeing that she 
has her gowns fixed and does not look 
old-fashioned. cousin b. 
Care of the Hands. —A well-cared-for 
hand is something in which its owner 
may take pleasure, provided she does 
not withhold it from reasonable service. 
The editor of Harper’s Round Table 
describes the way a manicure treats a 
hand that has been neglected: The 
hard, horny cuticle which grows around 
the rim of the nail where it fits into the 
finger must be gently removed, and the 
manicure, first letting you soak the tips 
of your fingers in perfumed tepid soap¬ 
suds, will push this away, and cut it off 
with her deft little sharp scissors. She 
will file your nails to a rounding and 
graceful shape, and will then polish 
them with emery dust and a chamois 
polisher. A high polish and artificial 
coloring were formerly fashionable, but 
are not in vogue now. You can do this 
for yourself just as well if you have a 
little manicure set on your dressing- 
table. Always take pains to cut off the 
loose ends of skin called hang-nails, 
which give one’s hands a very untidy 
appearance. Trim the nails evenly if 
you cannot use a file. Of course you 
never bite your nails. I have seen very 
little girls do it through nervousness, but 
you for whom I write are beyond so 
foolish a trick. A little cold cream ap¬ 
plied to the hands and nails before going 
to bed, and a pair of loose gloves worn 
during the night, will keep hands and 
nails smooth and white. Use the best 
toilet soap you can get for washing the 
hands, and always dry them thoroughly. 
PEN POTPOURRI. 
Don’t send tny boy where your girl can’t go, 
And say, “ There’s no danger for boys, you know, 
Because they all have their wild oats to sow.” 
There is no more excuse for my boy to be low 
Than your girl. Then please do not tell him so. 
Don’t send my boy where your girl can’t go, 
For a boy or girl, sin is siu, you know, 
And my baby boy’s hands are as clean and white, 
And his heart is as pure as your girl’s to-night. 
— Woman's Voice. 
... .N. Y. Recorder : “ Respect for law 
means, with most men, respect for those 
laws to which they’ve no personal objec¬ 
tion.” 
-Robert C. Wintiirop : “ Slavery is 
but half abolished, emancipation is but 
half completed, while millions of free¬ 
men with votes in their hands are left 
without education.” 
-N. Y. Ledger: “When the time 
comes that women are allowed the same 
latitude in following their natural in¬ 
clinations as men, there will be better 
organized homes, happier families, and 
more prosperous and better ordered com¬ 
munities. It would be a good thing to 
familiarize the public mind with this 
idea, that its coming may create no sur¬ 
prise.” 
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