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January  29,  1916. 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day 
The  Fold 
Beside  the  sagging  fence  it  stands, 
A  lone,  gray  thing  the  hollows  hold; 
Wind-bitten  in  the  windy  lands, 
And  yet  a  fold. 
The  sky  is  like  a  crocus  flower ; 
The  shepherd  calls  his  wandering 
sheep, 
And  thither  brings  them  in  that  hour 
Ere  folks  do  sleep. 
So  gentle  with  each  little  one, 
So  careful  is  he  with  the  old, 
They  all  shall  rest  at  set  of  sun 
Safe  in  the  fold. 
What  better,  than  by  country  wall, 
A  roofed  space  the  hollows  keep, 
Where  I  may  come  at  end  of  all, 
Like  any  sheep? 
Let  me  of  men  be  clean  forgot; 
The  Lord  in  Heaven  waxes  not  cold; 
He  is  my  Shepherd,  I  shall  not 
Fail  of  the  fold. 
— Lizette  Woodworth  Reese. 
* 
Still  another  standardized  gown  for 
women  is  described  in  a  recent  bulletin 
issued  by  the  University  of  Missouri.  It 
is  described  as  follows : 
The  skirt  is  made  in  four  pieces  with 
a  seam  at  the  back,  and  opens  in  the 
front.  This  allows  for  ample  width,  two 
and  a  half  to  three  yards.  It  is  simple 
to  make  because  only  one  seam  needs 
staying,  and  in  order  that  it  be  made 
perfectly  hygienic  and  comfortable  when 
worn  without  a  corset  it  is  suspended 
from  the  shoulders  by  means  of  an  under¬ 
waist  made  of  some  thin  material.  The 
waist  is  a  blouse  falling  down  over  the 
hips  and  held  in  slightly  at  the  waist  by 
a  loose  belt.  The  fulness  can  either  be 
fixed  into  a  belt,  the  lower  part  being 
in  the  form  of  a  peplnm,  or  it  may  be 
he’d  in  loosely,  as  in  a  Norfolk  blouse. 
This  seems  to  us  sensible  and  comfort¬ 
able,  and  especially  desirable  where  a 
woman  is  engaged  in  active  work.  Pull¬ 
ing  out  the  “gathers”  of  a  snugly  fitting 
dress  or  blouse  is  one  of  the  aggravations 
of  work  about  garden  or  poultry  yard. 
Our  idea  of  a  comfortable,  serviceable 
and  neat  dress  for  such  work  would  be 
a  skirt  short  enough  for  convenience  and 
a  Russian  blouse  of  the  same  material 
— perhaps  denim,  which  is  stout  in 
weave  and  attractive  in  color.  On  re¬ 
turning  to  the  warm  kitchen  the  blouse 
could  be  slipped  off  in  a  trice  and  re¬ 
placed  by  a  "bungalow  apron,”  which  is 
made  like  a  very  plain  cotton  dress 
fastened  by  two  snap  fasteners.  We 
would  add  a  Dutch  cap.  white  fir  col¬ 
ored.  and  the  working  housekeeper  would 
be  both  neat  and  comfortable.  Under¬ 
neath?  Well,  there  would  be  bloomers 
instead  of  .skirts.  The  heavy  denim  is 
only  suggested  where  the  housekeeper 
bas  outside  work  which  is  likely  to 
draggle  lighter  materials.  For  kitchen 
work  we  like  percale  or  gingham,  plainly 
made  and  easy  to  get  into. 
* 
The  first  week  in  March  is  to  be  Baby 
Week  throughout  the  country.  The 
Children’s  Bureau  says  that  more  than 
400  communities  representing  every  State 
in  the  Union  are  already  laying  their 
plans  for  Baby  Week,  in  order  that  dur¬ 
ing  those  seven  days  the  needs  of  the 
babies  may  be  so  presented  that  all  the 
parents  in  those  communities  will  learn 
a  little  better  how  to  care  for  their  ba¬ 
bies,  and  all  the  citizens  will  realize  that 
they  have  a  special  obligation  to  safe¬ 
guard  the  conditions  surrounding  babies. 
The  Baby  Week  idea  originated  in 
Chicago  not  quite  two  years  ago.  Thru 
New  York  had  a  Baby  Week,  and  Pitts¬ 
burgh.  and  other  cities.  Such  practical 
benefit  has  in  each  case  resulted  that  the 
General  Federation  of  Women's  Clubs 
has  undertaken  to  promote  this  nation¬ 
wide  observance.  State  health  officials 
and  national  organizations  interested  in 
public  health  and  child  welfare  have 
taken  up  the  plan  and  in  various  ways 
are  giving  it  not  only  their  sanction  but 
tbeir  active  cooperation.  The  extension 
divisions  of  the  State  universities  have 
promised  special  assistance  in  interesting 
and  helping  Baby  Weeks  in  rural  com¬ 
munities.  The  Federal  Children’s  Bu¬ 
reau  believes  that  Baby  Week  will  give 
more  parents  a  chance  to  learn  the  ac¬ 
cepted  principles  of  infant  care,  and  will 
awaken  every  American  to  his  responsi¬ 
bility  for  the  deaths  of  the  three  hun¬ 
dred  thousand  babies  who,  according  to 
the  census  estimates,  die  every  year  be¬ 
fore  they  are  12  months  old.  The  Chil¬ 
dren's  Bureau  has  prepared  a  special 
bulletin  of  practical  suggestions  for  Baby 
Week  campaigns,  adapted  to  the  varying 
needs  of  communities  of  different  types. 
Copies  of  this  bulletin  may  be  had  free 
of  charge  from  the  Children's  Bureau  at 
Washington. 
RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
The  Audubon  Society  has  started  a 
movement  to  convert  all  the  cemeteries 
in  the  country  into  bird  sanctuaries. 
Catproof  fences  and  the  exclusion  of  gun¬ 
ners  are  two  measures  urged  upon  ceme¬ 
tery  management.  Bird  boxes  and  the 
construction  of  fountains  or  pools  are 
also  recommended.  Food  in  the  way  of 
berry  bushes  should  be  provided  for  the 
birds.  It  is  said  that  this  plan,  if  suc¬ 
cessful,  would  add  more  than  a  million 
acres  of  land  to  the  bird  reservations  of 
the  country.  We  think  this  idea  is 
The  Rural  Patterns 
In  ordering  patterns,  always  give 
number  of  pattern  and  size 
desired.  Price  of  each 
pattern  10  cents. 
8S70  Girl’s  Dress, 
S  to  14  years. 
8 906  Side-Belted  Coat, 
34  to  42  bust. 
8788  Five-Piece  Skirt, 
24  to  34  waist. 
8002  Bloused  Coat  for 
Misses  and  Small 
Women, 
16  and  j8  years. 
SmilfaTorTb  *1®*^  Skirt,  for  TuZl 
iimf  (H  or  ao  '  Larce  and  Smal1  Women, 
IU  «8«r  44  «»  «“*• 
Hereafter  all  patterns  numbered  8772  and 
higher  will  he  cut  with  a  SEAM  ALLOW¬ 
ANCE,  hasting  line  being  shown  by  a  line  of 
small  perforations.  Those  who  do  not  want  a 
seam  allowance  may  trim  it  off  along  the 
hasting  line.  Directions  as  to  hasting  line 
are  given  on  envelope  containing  the  pattern, 
worth  consideration  in  rural  districts, 
for  any  plan  that  made  a  country  ceme¬ 
tery  into  a  bird  sanctuary  would  also  add 
to  its  landscape  beauty. 
Seen  in  New  York  Shops 
Nightgowns  of  pink  batiste  are  $1  to 
$2.  White  nainsook  nightgowns  smocked 
in  colors  are  $2.25  up.  Some  of  the 
French  gowns  have  flounces  at  the  foot 
and  are  gathered  above  the  waist  with 
an  Empire  girdle  of  ribbon.  There  are 
many  sleeveless  styles.  As  the  opposite 
extreme  to  this  frillinoss  we  see  pajamas 
for  women  and  girls,  made  on  the  same 
lir  s  as  the  masculine  garments. 
Envelope  chemises  of  all-over  embroid¬ 
ery,  trimmed  with  lace,  were  offered  for 
$1  in  the  white  sales. 
Very  pretty  neckties  for  wear  with 
lingerie  waists  come  from  Japan.  They 
are  the  usual  narrow  fold,  made  of  fig¬ 
ured  Japanese  crape,  the  design  form¬ 
ing  alternate  blocks  of  white  and  color. 
A  slide  formed  of  carved  ivory  roses 
fastened  the  tie,  which  was  finished  at 
the  end  with  balls;  price  $1. 
Among  new  fancy  work  wo  see  bed¬ 
spreads  of  white  dimity,  stamped  for 
floral  decorations  which  are  applied  on 
with  buttonhole  stitch.  There  is  a  large 
basket  of  flowers  in  the  center;  the 
ebambray  used  for  the  flowers  is  num¬ 
bered  ready  for  cutting  and  applying. 
Those  spreads,  with  all  the  materials  for 
working,  are  $4.95.  As  this  work  is 
shown,  the  applied  pieces  do  not  have  the 
edges  turned  in,  the  buttonhole  stitch 
preventing  fraying.  In  the  old-fashioned 
way  of  making  applied  patchwork,  the 
edges  were  turned  in,  and  the  pieces 
hemmed  down,  and  this  work  was  so 
beautifully  done  that  we  look  on  those 
patient  stitches  with  a  good  deal  of  envy 
now. 
Among  blouses  for  young  girls  is  a 
tailored  model  with  collar  and  fronts 
prettily  embroidered;  three-quarter 
sleeves  with  flaring  cuff's  trimmed  with 
crocheted  buttons;  sizes  M2,  34  and  30; 
price  $1.50.  For  $1  one  may  buy  a  girl’s 
middy  blouse  of  heavy  white  drill,  all 
white  or  with  navy  blue  collar  and  cuffs 
trimmed  with  white  braid;  sizes  6  to  20 
years,  A  girl's  lingerie  blouse  collar  and 
cuffs  trimmed  with  bands  of  rose  or  pale 
blur*  lawn,  is  $1.  and  a  blouse  of  fancy 
white  viole,  collar  made  to  be  high  or 
low,  is  the  same.  Crepe  de  chine  in 
white  or  flesh,  a  pretty  girlish  style 
trimmed  with  hemstitching,  is  $3.50. 
Candied  Cranberries 
The  following  directions  are  given  in 
the  “Weekly  News  Letter”  of  the  De¬ 
partment  of  Agriculture  issued  Dec.  29 : 
“Candied  cranberries  make  a  delicious 
and  inexpensive  confection  much  resem¬ 
bling  candied  cherries  but  having  a  dis¬ 
tinct  flavor  of  its  own.  This  is  a  sug¬ 
gestion  to  housewives  from  the  home 
economics  experts  of  the  department, 
who  have  been  developing  new  uses  for 
the  cranberry.  They  have  developed  a 
method  which,  if  followed  closely,  gives 
a  bright,  firm,  plump,  semi-transparent 
candied  fruit  which  can  be  eateu  as  a 
sweetmeat  or  used  to  give  a  touch  of 
color  to  frosted  cakes,  whipped  cream,  or 
custards,  or  which  can  be  used  like  cit¬ 
ron  in  cakes  or  puddings,  or  chopped  up 
and  added  to  tutti-frutti  ice  cream. 
“The  secret  of  candying  cranberries 
lies  in  handling  the  fruit  so  that  it  will 
become  saturated  with  sugar.  This  calls 
for  slow  cooking  on  the  installment  plan 
and  the  use  of  a  dish  large  enough  to 
permit  all  the  berries  to  float  at  the  top 
of  the  sirup  during  cooking.  The  skins 
are  so  tough  that  they  must  be  pierced 
before  cooking  to  lot  the  sirup  into  the 
pulp  or  interior.  To  do  this  three  little 
slits,  each  one-eighth  inch  long,  should 
be  made  in  each  berry  with  the  point  of 
a  penknife.  Use  selected,  large,  firm 
cranberries.  The  directions  for  cooking 
are  as  follows: 
Fine  qualities  of  nainsook  3S.  39,  41 
and  42  inches  wide  are  mode  in  Japan; 
they  are  very  desirable  for  infants’  and 
children’s  clothes  and  fine  underwear. 
Among  these  Chimosa  nainsook,  striped 
and  checked,  was  offered  during  the 
white  sales  for  $2.35  and  $2.40  the  piece 
of  10  yards  in  box;  Ynmadn  nainsook, 
41  inches  wide,  was  $1.95  a  piece;  clois¬ 
ter  cloth,  which  is  beautifully  fine  and 
smooth,  42  inches  wide,  $2.30 ;  Sea 
Island  nainsook,  38  inches  wide.  $2.25. 
These  Japanese  nainsooks  come  boxed  in¬ 
stead  of  being  merely  folded  and  tied,  and 
are  always  sold  by  the  piece. 
Littlp  boys’  suits  of  ebambray  and 
striped  galatea  are  $1.24  and  $1.69  in 
the  white  sales. 
“For  l1^  cup  of  berries  make  a  thin 
sirup  by  boiling  together  until  clear  two 
cups  of  sugar  and  2 14  cups  of  water. 
When  the  sirup  is  cool  add  the  berries 
and  bring  very  slowly  to  the  boiling 
point.  If  the  berries  are  heated  too 
quickly,  the  skins  will  burst  before  the 
sirup  soaks  into  the  pulp.  As  soon  as 
the  sirup  boils  take  the  dish  off  the  stove 
and  let  it  stand  over  night.  Next  day 
drain  the  sirup  from  the  berries  and  boil 
it  until  it  is  reduced  to  about  half  its 
original  volume.  Put  the  berries  into 
this  medium-thick  sirup  and  beat  slowly; 
boil  gently  for  three  or  four  minutes  and 
then  allow  to  stand  for  two  hours  or 
more.  Then  boil  gently  a  third  time  for 
five  minutes,  A  smaller  dish  probably 
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