1502 
Ghe  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
December  2,  1916. 
Seen  in  New  York  Shops 
Corset  waists  for  women  and  misses 
in  very  comfortable  styles  cost  from  50 
cents  np  to  $2:  they  are  cut  on  better 
lines  than  the  old-time  “health  waists.” 
There  is  a  great  variety  iu  maternity 
waists  that,  will  give  comfort  to  the  ex¬ 
pectant  mother. 
"Panne  cloth"  is  a  lustrous  finished 
cotton  used  for  making  inexpensive  pet¬ 
ticoats;  there  are  pretty  styles  at  $1  and 
$1.50.  In  addition  to  the  familiar  sat¬ 
een  and  heathcrblooru  there  are  many 
mercerized  cotton  fabrics,  more  or  less 
alike,  except,  for  their  names,  that  give 
good  inexpensive  underskirts. 
Quilted  vests  of  Japanese  sill,  to  wear 
under  a  coat,  were  seen  recently  for  $1, 
sleeveless,  and  $1.05  with  long  sleeves. 
They  are  all  white,  or  black  lined  with 
either  white  or  lavender.  These  quilt¬ 
ed  vests  are  very  light  and  warm,  are 
not  bulky  and  are  especially  nice  for 
wear  with  tailored  suits  in  severe  weather. 
Silk  and  cotton  tussah,  also  called 
mandarin  shantung,  is  a  fine  silky  ma¬ 
terial,  smooth  and  lustrous,  pretty  for 
afternoon  and  evening  wear,  girls’  party 
frocks,  etc.  It  is  a  yard  wide,  and  was 
recently  seen  for  3S  cents  a  yard,  iu 
apricot,  gold,  French  gray,  Copenhagen 
blue,  rose,  flesh,  and  a  variety  of  other 
tints. 
Wool  velvet  (velours  do  laine)  is  one 
of  the  fashionable  Winter  fabrics.  It 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
Christmas  Eve 
With  trembling  fingers  did  we  weave 
The  holly  round  the  Christmas  hearth 
A  rainy  cloud  possess'd  the  earth, 
And  sadly  fell  our  Christmas  eve. 
At  our  old  pastimes  in  the  hall 
We  gamboll’d,  making  vain  pretense 
Of  gladness,  with  an  awful  sense 
Of  one  mute  shadow  watchiug  all. 
We  paused  :  the  winds  were  in  the  beech  : 
We  heard  them  sweep  the  Winter  land ; 
And  in  a  circle  hand-in-hand 
Sat  silent,  looking  each  at  each. 
Then  echo-like  our  voices  rang; 
We  sung,  tho’  every  eye  was  dim. 
A  merry  song  we  sang  with  him 
Last,  year;  impetuously  we  sang. 
We  ceased  ;  a  gentler  feeling  crept 
Fpon  us;  surely  rest  is  meet. 
“Xney  rest,”  we  said,  “their  sleep  is 
sweet.” 
And  silence  follow’d,  and  we  wept. 
Our  voices  took  a  higher  range ; 
Once  more  we  sang:  “They  do  not  die 
Nor  lose  their  mortal  sympathy, 
Nor  change  to  us,  although  they  change. 
“Rapt  from  the  fickle  and  the  frail 
With  gather’d  power,  yet  the  same, 
Pierces  the  keen  seraphic  flame 
From  orb  to  orb,  from  veil  to  veil.” 
Rise,  happy  morn,  rise  holy  mom. 
Draw  forth  the  cheerful  day  from 
night ; 
O  Father,  touch  the  east  and  light 
The  light  that  shone  when  Hope  was  born. 
— Tennyson. 
* 
One  picturesque  little  restaurant  in 
New  York  uses  table  napkins,  of  half- 
bleached  linen  crash,  instead  of  damask. 
They  are  18-inch  size,  with  a  narrow  hem. 
and  a  little  pine  tree  in  colored  cross- 
stiteh  worked  in  one  corner.  This  is  a 
good  idea  for  tea  napkins;  any  preferred 
design  may  be  used  for  decoration,  with 
attractive  results.  Linen  damask  is  very 
expensive  now,  and  although  other  linens 
have  advanced  also,  the  crash  is  an 
economy. 
The  Rural  Patterns 
In  ordering  give  number  of  pattern  and  size 
desired.  Price  of  each  pattern  15  cents. 
When  washing  colored  fabric  gloves  it 
Will  be  found  wise  to  follow  the  manu¬ 
facturer’s  advice,  and  lay  them  flat  to 
dry,  instead  of  hanging  them  tip.  When 
hung  up  they  almost  invariably  dry  in 
streaks,  which  are  very  unsightly  in  gray 
or  sand-colored  gloves.  Washed  in  cold 
water,  and  then  dried  fiat,  any  of  the 
standard  fabric  gloves  remain  soft,  do  not 
shrink,  and  give  every  satisfaction  to  the 
wearer,  although,  like  everything  else, 
they  are  increased  in  price. 
8806 — Blouse,  3C  to 
46  bust. 
9217 — Combination 
Under  Garment,  34 
to  44  bu«t. 
IIow  many  women  keep  account  of 
their  household  expenditures?  It  is  har¬ 
der  to  do  this  on  the  farm  than  in  a  city 
home  where  there  is  a  fixed  income  to 
consider.  Then,  too,  the  food  provided 
by  the  farm  itself  is  really  a  part  of  the 
farm  income.  We  should  like  to  hear 
from  farm  housekeepers  who  try  to  keep 
household  accounts,  and  to  learn  how 
near  they  get  to  a  close  statement  of  the 
cost  of  food  for  the  family. 
8937 — Empire  Night 
Gown,  34  or  36.  38 
or  40,  42  or  44  bust. 
9216 — Girl’s  Dress, 
8  to  14  years. 
long  and  one  inch  thick.  Brown  these  .  „  ,  , 
...  .  .  .  . ,  .  ,  -  ,  .  has  the  close  thick  nap  of  other  velvets, 
quickly  m  two  tablespoonfnls  of  liot  ,  ...  .  .  ’ 
V  ......  ,  ,  ,,  ,  but  is  all  wool,  54  inches  wide,  $3  a  yard. 
olive  oil,  after  they  have  been  rubbed  f  ...  .  ‘  ^  A 
,.  ,  ...  ,  ,  „r.  ..  It  is  used  for  tailored  suits  aud  coats, 
lightly  with  a  clove  of  garlic-.  When  the  ,  , 
.  ■  .  ,  ,  .  .7  ,  Bolivia  cloth  for  suits  and  coats  is 
nkeat  is  browned  turn  into  a  saucepan  aud  ti  m  ^  to  .  at  -  ,  •  , 
,,  ,  i  ,  ,  .  ,  1  .  $4.50  to  $8  a  yard.  Mannish  mixed  smt- 
add  one  cupful  of  canned  tomatoes,  half  a  ; •  ,  ,  „„„  ,,  ,  ...  .  ,  ,  . 
,  ,  ,  ,  ,  „  ,  .  ’  mgs  in  what  are  called  illuminated  eol- 
chooped  onion,  two  stalks  of  minced  cel-  oHngs  are  *2.50  to  $8,  a  yard.  54  inches 
cry,  one  tablespoonful  of  shredded  pars-  wide.  Scotch  homespuns,  rich  plain  col- 
ley,  one  mmeed  green  pepper  (freed  from  ors  of  bhlC)  grCeU(  brown.  red  ond  sfmd) 
seeds)  and  one  teaspoonful  of  chopped  52  i:icho8  wide>  are  ?4  a  yard;  clan 
canned  pimentos.  Cover  the  ingredients  ])]{lMs,  VGry  handsome,  46  and  54  inches 
with  cold  water ;  bring  slowly  to  a  boil ;  wide)  $2  and  $2.50  a  yard.  The  prices 
cover  the  kettle  closely  and  place  where  of  aU  these  handsome  woolen  fabrics 
the  stew  will  just  simmer  until  the  meat  ought  to  be  gratifying  to  the  owners  of 
is  very  tender.  A  little  additional  water  sheep. 
may  he  required  os  it  boils  away.  Sea-  There  are  many  very  inexpensive  lunch 
son  the  stew  to  taste  with  salt  and  a  few  cloths,  doilies  and  table  scarfs  of  Jap- 
dtops  of  kitchen  bouquet  ten  minutes  be-  anese  toweling,  printed  in  colors.  Doilies 
fore  it  is  cooked  and  thicken  slightly  with  of  this  cotton  material,  white  with  blue 
a  tablespoonful  of  flour  mixed  to  a  paste  hems,  and  printed  witli  blue  birds,  were 
with  cold  water.  Serve  on  a  chop  plat-  seen  for  40  cents  a  dozen.  They  were 
ter, surrounded  with  a  border  of  toast  11%  inches  square,  the  hem  finished, 
points.  with  machine  hemstitching.  An  n  oh  Aim¬ 
er  substitute  for  the  linens  that  continue 
to  increase  in  price,  these  Japanese  cot¬ 
tons  are  pretty  and  serviceable. 
OR  PAIN  KILLER  FOR  THE  HUMAN  BODY 
1  Gombault’s  ■ 
Wrapping  the  Christmas  Gifts 
Fveryone  tries  to  give  a  decorative 
look  to  the  wrappings  of  the  Christmas 
parcels  nowadays,  and  yet  white  tissue 
paper,  red  ribbons  and  Christmas  seals 
become  monotonous.  There  are  pretty 
and  novel  ideas  in  this  line  which  will 
utilize  ;ill  sorts  of  odds  and  ends — quite 
an  important  point  now,  with  paper  con¬ 
stantly  increasing  iu  cost. 
Often  one  has  a  roll  of  wall  paper, 
yellow  satin-striped  perhaps,  left  from 
papering  the  dining  room,  or  a  Dresden 
IT  HAS  NO  EQUAL 
—  It  is  ptuie- 
■  Ul  tratinp:,  8  oo  t  h- 
ing  ami  bealing?  and 
iL  ^  for  all  Old  Sore 8. 
B  r  ii  i  R o  »  .  or 
Woundo,  Folona,  BoIIr, 
Corns  ami 
niimdll  Bunions. 
OAIT8TIO  B4XBAM  ha* 
f|«r  equal  oh 
DUUy  n  t  Liniment. 
Perfectly  Safe 
and 
Reliable  Remedy 
for 
Sore  Throat 
Chest  Cold 
Backache 
Neuralgia 
Sprains 
Strains 
Lumbago 
Sore  Lungs 
Rheumatism 
and 
allStiff  Joints 
We  would  say  to  all 
who  buy  it  that  it  does 
not  contain  a  particle 
of  poisonous  substance 
and  therefore  no  harm 
can  result  ftom  its  ex¬ 
ternal  use.  Persistent, 
thorough  use  will  cure 
many  old  or  chronic 
ailments  and  it  can  he 
used  on  any  case  that 
requires  an  outward 
application  with 
perfect  safety. 
REMOVES  THE  SORENESS-STRENGTHENS  MUSCLES 
Cornhlll.  Tex. — “lino  bniilo  CnuKtlc  Balaam  did 
inj  rhonnwUOni  more  good  thon  1120.00  pnld  in 
Ooclnr’a  bills.”  OTTO  A.  BEYER. 
Trio  S1.50p<'r  bottle.  Sold  by  dxagglsta,  or  sent 
by  us  express  prepaid.  Wrtto  for  Booklet  K, 
The  LAWRENCE- WILLIAMS  COMPANY,  Clovaland.O. 
Finishing  the  Christmas  Wrappings 
flowered  effect  from  a  past  guest  room, 
and  these  are  the  very  things  for  the 
novel  Christmas  package.  Then  there 
are  remnants  of  odd  colored  ribbons 
which  one  longs  to  buy  but  hardly  knows 
a  use  for.  All  these  oddments  which  are 
too  small  for  an  obvious  use,  and  still 
too  large  to  be  thrown  away,  at  last 
serve  their  purpose  and  become  highly 
ornamental. 
The  yellow  wall  paper  is  used  to  cover 
a  large  flat  box,  and  is  tied  in  place  with 
narrow  black  ribbon  or  black  raffia,  with 
a  bunch  of  tiny  lavender  and  blue  arti¬ 
ficial  flowers  stuck  through  the  how. 
The  paper  is  hard  to  fold  in  place,  but 
black  sealing  wax  will  cover  a  multitude 
of  sins.  A  square  box  which  contains  a 
wonderful  bag  for  the  young  girl  should 
be  made  as  dainty  and  ethereal  as  pos¬ 
sible  with  the  Dresden  wall  paper,  tied 
with  many  loops  of  pale  blue  or  green 
ribbon.  For  the  man  of  the  house  a 
truly  sensible  box  with  n  frills; 
brown  paper  tied  with  dark  green 
raffia,  which  has  many  strands  go¬ 
ing  around  the  package  to  make  it  quite 
secure,  and  then  bright,  colored  beads 
(the  kindergarten  variety)  .knotted  on 
the  ends  aud  wherever  else  it  seems  prac¬ 
tical.  Green  sealing  wax  would  give  the 
finishing  touch. 
Colored  raffia  and  sealing  wax  can  be 
varied  to  an  unlimited  extent,  the  raffia 
bows  being  held  flat  by  large  seals,  print¬ 
ed  with  any  stamp  available — even  a 
buffalo  nickel  is  not  to  be  despised.  This 
gives  a  chance  for  unusual  color  com¬ 
binations.  A  seal  having  pendant  raf¬ 
fia  strung  with  beads  below  it  is  very 
attractive.  A  box  of  these  kindergarten 
beads  is  a  wonderful  aid  to  decorative 
packages;  for  instance  a  box  covered 
with  dull  blue  crape  paper  tied  with 
black  or  brick  colored  raffia  looks  quite 
unfinished  until  a  few  greeu  and  cop¬ 
pery  colored  beads  are  strung  tu  form  a 
small  tassel.  As  an  added  touch  of  ele¬ 
gance  one  may  string  some  Chinese 
"cash” — those  queer  little  copper  coins 
with  a  square  hole  in  the  center — among 
the  beads;  it  is  sometimes  possible  to  get 
them  at  Chinese  shops. 
Then  there  are  the  bundles  for  the 
children  of  the  family ;  they  must  look 
very  gay  aud  still  he  hermetically  sealed, 
so  that  the  inquisitive  ones  can  not  dis¬ 
cover  the  dolls  and  tops  too  soon.  Cov¬ 
er  these  with  soft  green  or  gray  tissue 
paper,  aud  tie  with  the  reddest  ribbon 
GENUINE  MARACAIBO 
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5  POUNDS  $4  00 
Bean  or  Ground  6  - 
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Cider  from  nearest  point. 
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and  all  Kinds  of  Scrap  Material. 
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For  rough  chapped  hands,  and 
broken  blisters;  for  piles  and 
hemorrhoids;  for  burns,  cuts 
and  all  irritations  of  the  skin 
use. 
Wallpaper  and  Raffia  Finish  These  Parcels 
or  raffia  one  can  find,  and  then  tie  two  or 
three  tiny  hells  on  the  top,  because  they 
rattle  and  jingle  so  satisfactorily.  An¬ 
other  idea  for  small  gifts  is  to  do  them 
up  like  a  snowball,  lots  of  cotton  wad¬ 
ding  fastened  iu  place  with  white  string 
aud  a  sprig  of  holly  to  cover  the  join 
and  give  the  neded  touch  of  color.  One 
can  buy  very  cheaply  tiny  figures  of 
Santa  Claus  aud  these  look  very  eu- 
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Put  up  in  handy  glass  bottles;  at  drug 
and  general  stores  everywhere. 
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“Vaseline"  Products  mailed  free  on 
request,  together  with  "Vaseline” 
Poster  Stamps. 
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