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C/><?  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day 
Where  the  West  Begins 
Out  where  tli«  hnncVlnsp's  n  little 
si  l-ongcr. 
Out  where  the  smile  dwel’s  ;i  lltth*  longer, 
T hut's  where  (he  AVest  begins: 
Out  where  the  sun  is  n  litt’e  bright1*?'. 
Where  the  snows  that  full  are  a  trifle 
whiter. 
Where  the  bonds  of  home  are  a  wee  bit 
tighter, 
That’s  where  the  West  begins. 
r.o  mote 
woocl  box 
to  all. 
Out  where  the  skies  are  a  trifle  bluer. 
Out  where  friendship's  a  little  truer. 
That’s  where  the  West  begins; 
Out  where  a  fresher  breeze  is  blowing. 
When-  there’s  laughter  in  every  stream¬ 
let  flowing. 
Where's  there  more  of  reaping  and  less 
of  sowing — 
That’s  where  the  West  begins. 
* ‘"t  where  the  world  is  in  the  making. 
Where  fewer  hearts  with  despair  are 
aching — 
That’s  where  the  West  begins; 
Where  there’s  more  of  s’ngirig  and  l--ss 
of  sighing. 
Where  there's  more  of  giving  and  less  of 
buying. 
And  a  rn’an  makes  friends  without  half 
trying — 
That’s  where  the  West  heg’iis. 
— Arthur  Chapman. 
(No  more 
coal  scuttles 
to  lug. 
Creamed  Fish  in  Rice  Timbales 
and  cook  would  be  appropriate  for  such  a  cele- 
Serve  hot  bration. 
Washington  cocktail  sounds  doubtful, 
but  it  is  delicious  and  perfectly  harm¬ 
less.  Hull  sweet  strawberries,  field  ones 
if  you  can  get  them,  and  set  on  iee  to  be¬ 
come  very  cold.  T’ut  these  in  small  low 
glasses,  or  sherbet  cups,  and  cover  with 
a  mixture  made  of  one  faith-spoonful  each 
of  orange  and  red  cherry  juice,  and  a 
teaspoonful  of  sugar. 
Creamed  fish  concealed  in  small  tim¬ 
bales  of  ric-e.  and  these  decorated  with 
stars  and  stripes  cut  from  canned  red 
peppers,  served  on  a  blue  and  white  plat¬ 
ter.  with  a  border  of  peas  around  it. 
makes  a  surprisingly  pretty  as  well  as 
patriotic  dish.  Line  buttered  molds  with 
hot  boiled  rice,  and  fill  the  centres  with 
the  creamed  fish,  cover  the  tops  with 
more  of  the  rice,  and  put  in  a  pan,  half 
surrounded  with  hot  water,  and  bake  in 
a  moderate  oven  until  heated  through, 
then  slip  from  the  nudes  to  the  hot  dish, 
and  decorate  with  the  peppers,  and  peas 
drained  dry. 
Cannon-ball  croquettes  can  bo  made 
from  cold  boiled  fish,  chicken,  or  rice. 
Make  a  cup  of  thick  white  sauce,  then 
add  a  few  grains  of  cayenne,  a  table¬ 
spoonful  of  lemon  juice,  a  liffle  salt,  and 
two  cupfuls  of  cold  cooked  fish  or  chick¬ 
en,  finely  divided,  and  spread  on  a  phil¬ 
ter  to  cool,  then  shape  in  the  form  of 
cannon  balls,  dip  in  crumbs,  egg.  and 
crumb  again,  and  fry  in  deep,  hot.  fat. 
Serve  piled  high,  with  a  small  silk  (lag 
sticking  in  the  top  one. 
For  an  excellent  Independence  salad, 
chop  a  In-ad  of  cabbage,  one  red  and  one 
green  pepper  very  fine,  and  mix  well  with 
French  dressing.  Form  in  a  mound  in 
the  centre  of  a  shallow  salad  dish,  and 
mask  all  over  with  mayonnaise,  then  with 
very  thin  strips  of  the  canned  red  pep¬ 
pers  trace  on  one  side  the  date  July  4th. 
177(1.  and  on  the  other  July  4 til,  11 110. 
Star  canapes  are  very  nice  to  serve 
with  the  salad.  Beat  one  or  two  cream 
cheeses  until  smooth,  then  add  a  tahle- 
spoonful  of  still  mayonnaise  or  cream,  a 
speck  of  salt  and  a  dash  of  paprika,  and 
with  the  blade  of  a  broad  knife  press  it 
into  a  flat  square  sheet,  then  cut,  into 
star  points.  Have  ready  hoi  toasted 
crackers,  and  arrange  the  cheese  in  1 1n¬ 
form  of  a  star  on  each  cracker,  and  add 
a  pimento  stuffed  olive  to  the  centre. 
Mashed  potatoes,  well  seasoned,  with  a 
little  cream  added,  and  beaten  very  light, 
then  [filed  lightly  oil  a  platter,  can  he  \ 
easily  made  to  look  like  a  tent,  especial- 
i  our  the  luiuid  over,  cover, 
iu  Hie  oven  for  three  hours, 
iu  the  baking  dish. 
Celebrating  Independence  Day 
Ever  since  thp  first  Independence  Day 
then-  have  been  celebration  dinners  given, 
big  State  affairs,  dignified  and  impos¬ 
ing.  and  rollicking  informal  ones,  that 
furnished  “fun  and  feed"  for  everybody 
iu  the  household  from  graududdy  down  to 
S\yt:i'T  clover  is  the  coming  cover  cron, 
hut  it  also  has  a  domestic  us--;  tin-  dried 
flower  heads  are  very  fragrant,  and  may 
lie  used  for  sachets  in  the  linen  closet  or 
among  one's  clothes.  It  is  the  s-ason, 
now,  to  dry  all  manner  of  fra  grant  flow¬ 
ers  and  leaves  as  they  come  along,  usfiig 
them  later  to  fill  sachets,  or  fancy  pil¬ 
lows.  A  pillow  filled  with  dried  rose 
leaves,  or  with  a  combination  of  fragrant 
dried  flowers,  is  a  gift  much  appreciated 
h.v  friends  in  town  nr  city,  and  one  that 
costs  very  little  beyond  thought  wlv*n 
flowers  are  in  bloom.  The  leaves  of  the 
sweet  fern  are  another  desirable  material 
when  dried. 
Mo  more  ij 
)  ashes  | 
to  carry  j 
The  Rural  Patterns 
In  ordering  give  number  of  pat 
tern  and  size  desired.  Price  of 
each  pattern  10  cents. 
No  more  cleaning 
up  afterwards. 
Every  Summer  we  are  asked  to  repeat  (j 
directions  for  making  rose  beads.  For¬ 
mulas  usually  given  tell  the  maker  to  put 
pulp  in  an  old  rusty  iron  kettle  to  black¬ 
en  it.  but  we  are  told  it  is  much  better 
to  imt  it  in  n  thin  black  sheet-iron  pan.  c 
such  ns  one  may  buy  at  the  five  and  ten  /- 
cent  store.  The  following  directions  /j 
were  given  us  two  years  ago: 
A  large  quantity  of  rose  petals  i*  re-  8390 
ouic-d.  even  for  n  single  string  of  beads.  8884 
The  petals  may  he  of  any  or  all  kinds  / 
nud  colors,  but  care  must  be  taken  to 
remove  nil  the  stems,  dried  petals,  leaves 
and  other  foreign  substances,  The  petals  ** 
are  then  ground  to  a  fine  pulp  in  an  or- 
dinar, v  food  chopper.  It  is  necessary  to  K 
run  the  pulp  through  the  food  chopper  f  \ 
six  I  fines,  so  that  it  may  be  as  fine  ami  /  A 
smooth  as  it  is  possible  to  make  it.  A  /'f\ 
surprising  quantity  of  juice  runs  from  u  /  8 
the  petals  as  they  are  reduced  to  pulp,  r*  ft 
but  all  of  this  is  saved  and  well  mixed  y  !{ 
with  the  mass.  horF 
The  pulp  is  a  dirty -white  or  pink  [[I 
color.  It  is  spread  in  a  thin  layer  on  [if 
sheet  iron  pans,  when  it  soon  begins  to  Ij  J 
blacken  by  the  oxidation  of  the  iron.  / 14 
Every  few  hours  it  is  turned  and  stirred.  [JJfi 
in  order  that  the  entire  mass  may  become  1JI 
uniformly  black  'The  blackening  [iroc -ss  1 
may  be  greatly  hastened  by  adding  a  few  L 
d rons  of  tincture  of  iron.  ” 
The  next  step  is  to  mold  the  beads.  As 
soon  as  the  pulp  has  dried  sufficiently  to 
work  easily  and  hold  its  shape  small 
quantities  are  taken  in  the  hands  mid 
rolled  between  the  palms  until  perfectly 
round.  Of  course,  the  balls  are  made 
much  larger  than  the  finished  heads  ale 
desired  to  be.  as  they  shrink  in  drying  to 
about  one-third  <fi‘  their  original  size. 
Then  they  are  placed  upon  plates  or  pans 
nut  il  partly  dried,  when  they  are  again 
rolled  to  correct  any  irregularities  of 
shape.  Then  they  are  pierced  with  large 
pins,  and  left  upon  these  pins  to  dry. 
The  petals  are  gathered  in  the  morn¬ 
ing.  when  about  ready  to  fall,  about  a 
peck  measure  full  being  used  for  each 
batch.  For  uniform  size  it  is  well  to 
measure  each  bead  by  the  spoonful  of 
different  sizes.  When  partly  dried  tlmy 
may  be  rolled  between  glass,  to  give  pol¬ 
ish  :  oil.  sometimes  recommended,  should 
not  he  used.  Some  makers  add  a  little 
attar  of  roses  to  the  pulp,  but  it  is  bet¬ 
ter  to  use  fragrant  roses:  the  beads  re¬ 
tain  their  fragrance  for  years.  the  tots.  and.  as  the  years  go  by  our 
*  patriotism  has  not  waned,  but  rather 
Tomato  hot-pot  is  an  excellent  stew  seems  to  grow  stronger.  Never  before 
cooked  in  the  oven,  thus  leaving  the  top  have  the  shops  displayed  such  a  variety 
of  the  stove  free  for  other  uses.  It  calls  of  charming  conceits  in  the  way  of  table 
for  two  pounds  of  lamb,  the  neck  or  fore  decorations — favors,  place  cards,  bonbon 
quarter  being  excellent  for  this  use.  two  holders.  Jack  ITorners,  caudle  lamps  and 
pounds  potatoes,  one  pint  water  or  candle  shades,  all  bearing  the  good  old 
gravy,  a  little  flour,  one  pound  tomatoes,  patriotic  colors  and  emblems.  For  the 
three  onions,  salt  and  pepper.  Peel  and  woman  who  cannot  afford  these,  or  pre- 
Now  the  drudgery  is  done  with 
once  you  get  a 
'NEW 
PERFECTION 
Oil/  COOK-STOVE 
Trouble-proof— the  long  blue 
chimney  converts  every  drop 
of  oil  into  clear,  intense  heat. 
As  quick  and  convenient  as  gas. 
1916  model  New  Perfections 
have  the  new  patented  revers¬ 
ible  glass  reservoir,  and  many 
other  important  improvements. 
Some  with  built-in  heat-retain¬ 
ing  ovens. 
Sold  in  1.  2,  3  and  4  burner  sizes  by 
detders  everywhere. 
Write  for  booklet.  Also  tells  about 
the  New  Perfection  Kerosene  Water 
Heater  hot  water  whenever  you 
want  it 
STANDARD  OIL  CO.  of  N.Y. 
Principal  Offices 
New  York.  Buffalo,  Albany,  Boston 
8890 — Fancy  Bodice  for  Misses  and  Small 
Women,  IU  and  IS  years.  With  I,o\v  or  High 
Neck,  with  or  without  Sleeves  hi  Lining. 
8884 — One-Piece  Gathered  Skirt  for  Misses 
and  St  all  Women.  In  ami  IS  years.  With  or 
uilhoui  Yoke.  Perforated  for  Bauds  of  Grad¬ 
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3750 — Plaited  Skirt  for  Misses  and  Small 
Women,  tu  atnl  18  years.  With  or  without 
Volte  and  Suspenders. 
8983 — Plain  Blouse  With  Over  Portion  for 
Misses  aud  Small  Women,  llj  and  18  years. 
8981 — Flounced  Skirt  for  Misses  and  Small 
Women.  Hi  and'  18  years. 
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i'lreves,  with  or  without  Cuffs,  with  Low  or 
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