ptfl 
comfortably broad, and most 
ly, toes are 
ladies prefer buttons to lacers. 
Business Addresses. 
Stella. — You should inclose stamped 
and directed envelope for the address of a 
business firm. The Rural cannot give the 
address of houses gratuitously. Your other 
■wish will be atteuded to. 
Drnwers for Child to Three Years. 
We know of no better style of drawers 
for little ones than those fashioued after the 
accompanying engraving. They have long 
been in use by many, but are quite unknown 
denttfh ttnh 
kt „ " .aooemnKcrs measure of sizes: 
No. 1 i. mc,.„ , cnK „, am , , vr „ d . 
f ''T, , n '"" 7 ?'* but only 
for children a feet. For adim* i is g/> 
inches, and every additional nun,tu> r i ; of 
an inch more, so that No. 10 is 11^ fnci.es. 
How to Mend Rubber 8hoos—.‘ “ 
A correspondent vi.o has tried 
to learn how to do tb^, has 
\nd failed repeatedly, lefts if 
\e Rural New-YorkeI < 
hdo it. He also makes he folio 
Plint concerning tlicso aricles n 
nov made:—“ ’ 
^jjog in rubbe 
writ’ 
thing \r 
against vk 
l in the iiiamt^ 
\ years ago was 
e \iiscd 
J-’igs. 3 and 4 bein^' 608 for tbe med 
lions, which may D™ rk ed «I»“ the 8Carf 
or upon velvet Cashmere of a con¬ 
trasting color. ce fri D S e mft y be sbk or 
Andalusian wfb aUl * a sim Pi e tallec * P at ' 
tern of trefoil/oiued together will serve for 
a heading, h hngth it ueeds to be about 
amtrrs 
FILTERS AND iF LTERINh 
Water, wine, spirit, jclly^imp, tinc\ rvgi 
and a great variety of other tuids, hot 
Colffiire, Gloves, Gow n, Etiquette 4 Cnr,, 9* 
L. J., Salina, O.—The fushio , ‘ lk ^ mode 
of arranging the hair is tocoifAie back i»i r 
high on the bead, with a high bf» eltcli comb ' 
fllld (ti-o A-**• • |iullll ana birtOOtli, 
Ladies with high, broad forebeads are adopt¬ 
ing the modest way of allowing the hair to 
fail low on the temples, waving or slightly 
crimping it. The hack hair is coiled in 
braids. Just at this moment I was sum¬ 
moned to the parlor, and found the caller to 
be - plainly dressed, mothcrly-faced, middle- 
aged - oman , 
“ I am around selling a recipe for the 
making ot a very fine dressing for the hair. 
Would you or . n y 0 f the ladies in the house 
like to buy it? lvfg only twenty-five cents. 
You have splendid ’. a i r , really," casting an 
admiring glance at my ‘ -woman’s glory.” 
“Thank you. If youi hair-dressing is 
better than mine, I’ll buy you. recipe. Mine 
is cheap, efficacious, and everybody in the 
house uses it, and no other.” 
“ And what is it?” she asked. 
*' Clean soft water, madame. Do you ad¬ 
vertise your dressing?” 
“ No; I am trying to raise money to get 
it patented. It is no dye; I shouldn’t dare 
to use that. But you see how well kept my 
own hair looks," and she bowed her head 
for my inspection. 
“ You are neither bald nor gray, surely. 
Your stuff is to keep the gray hairs away, I 
suppose ?” 
“ Yes, people don’t like to be getting gray, 
you know.” 
“ Silly people don’t like it, T suppose. But 
gray hair is lovely. I shall pay great re¬ 
spect to the first one I get,” and the woman 
bowed herself out, carrying her black, metal¬ 
lic-looking hair with her. She will probably 
give some of you an opportunity to invest 
twenty-five cents, as others hitherto have 
done; but before purchasing, let me advise 
you to rely solely upon the use of water. It 
is the best and the cheapest hair dressing 
yet discovered. An oiled head is an abomi¬ 
nation. And another word about gray hair, 
for I find that all classes of people, even 
Methodist ministers, dye! and country peo¬ 
ple buy ten times as much patented stuff as 
city folk ; so the subject impresses me. An 
harmonious face is never an ugly one ; and 
as the fnr.n niatureo unit meiiows, nature 
softly touches the hair, that, there may be 
no discordance. An aged face framed in 
hair in which no gray is perceptible, looks 
unnatural and ugly. The man or woman 
who fancies that hair dye conceals the mark 
of years, indulges in a conceit that deceives 
nobody but himself. lie looks every whit 
as old, and ten times uglier. 
Your “ black alpaca dress with plain waist 
and skirt demi-Uainis suitable for the house 
as it is. If you wish to " fix it over” for 
the street, shorten the skirt, add an overskirt 
and basque, and trim with the same. Black 
alpaca, or alpaca of any color, should be 
trimmed with the same. Flat trimming is 
very much in use, and bias bauds headed, 
or edged on both sides, with narrow, side 
plaits, are stylish. 
“ Black Kid Gloves, 
stitched with white,” and with two buttons, 
are worn, always look well, but those stitch¬ 
ed in color are more fashionable at present. 
In the latter case, the color of the stitching 
should harmonize with the other colors 
worn. “ When calling upon several per¬ 
sons, sisters or not, at the same place, and 
they are not at home, how many cards 
should be left?” One for each person. 
Collars, Fans, Fan Guards, Etc. 
Favorite, Muscatine. — Upright collars 
of lace, muslin or Swiss edged with narrow 
fooling arofashionable for ladies. The latest 
design in fans are sticks of mother of pearl 
inlaid with colors and covered with lace. 
The clasp holding the sticks is set with pre¬ 
cious stones. Elegant ones range in price 
from $90 to $175. Chatelaines for attach¬ 
ing the fan to the belt can be had in gold for 
various prices, and in gilt for $3. 
Gentlemen’s Scarr. 
Subscriber, Safina, asks how to make a 
gentleman’s scarf—something very nice, etc. 
Two designs are given herewith. Fig. 1 is 
crotcheted of Berlin wool, and a bone hook 
used. It is worked lengthivise, and consists 
of alternate rows of one chain and one treble. 
The fringe consists of tied loops twisted 
over and notted. The comforter may be 
made small or large, in stripes or checks, to 
suit one’s taste. Use gray, brown or some 
neutral shade with some bright color or 
shaded colors; but avoid blue, as it fades so 
badiy, in worsted. A plain center with 
color only in the ends looks best. Gray, or 
chinchilla, with scarlet or wood-color with 
vivid green shading into dark green, are 
pretty. Orange, used with discretion, be¬ 
comes some wearers of the brunette type. 
Heads of horses, deer, or some d< M,t 
broidered on the ends ** 
also suitak 1 '' 
- A Complaint. 
-1 in vain 
experimented 
any reader of 
can tell him how 
->wing com- 
ticle8 of wear, as 
ft to he something 
'hries. A coat of 
f^rnot much if any dicker than good 
^mper is laid on a thy web of some- 
is all the prothtfon there is 
The weights rubber used 
^lure of a paiilof shoes ten 
Once I c^L ti,ncs tll< Wouut now 
u year; tut now io\V'’ r a Py °f rubbers 
he complaint of This is 
Fvnuit R. — — \ 
Tue Boston JouniX' ,rron ' 
“ Ve were tliown reeA,^ leu Wy says : 
wHt was soil for “ GcrtV' l qtVntily of 
wholesale dnggist, \vhiem?/»flHn ” by a 
lion uoved U be shreds of (H wcamina- 
woodand fusSc, ingeniously btfccliy log- 
ted together, and moistened ybr mat- 
heavy fivup. The deception wtivi Him** 
that an experienced druggist puiV rtbc ^ 
article and sol* it for genuine saK " l0 I 
the history of fnudulent imitations, \ * u 1 
met with no intance so remarkable n} -e I 
Saffron has beei for a long while scared- 1 
high, and this crcumstance has stimulus. 1 
some enterprishg and ingenious cheat\ 
devise a cheap substitute. The amouiV 
upon the market wo learn has been quit! > 
large, and druggils will do well to examiil 
closely the articlcaa offered for sale.” 
Colored Caidtes In New York. 
Some months shce a grout variety of that 
candies sold iu Nev York were analyzed by! 
l)r. Endcmann, Aisistant Chemist to the I 
. Health Department of that city, and report¬ 
ed in the American Chemist. Reds were 
either carmine or aniline-red (both harmless.)^ 
Blue was either ultramarine or Prussian bind 
(also harmless.) Yellows were either saffron J 
chromate of lime, chromate of baryta, ebro-j 
mate of lead, gamboge or vegetable colors] 
Often samples five were colored with chroi 
mate of lead, and one with gamboge, botj 
poisonous. Greens were harmless, so far n 
examined. Stevrch sugar is a common coi 
stituent of some kinds of candy, and starch 
often substituted for gum arabic. In tw| 
cases gypsum was found, three and six pi 
cent.; no other inorganic adulterations wej 
detected. I 
become quite clear. When this effect ceases 
the sponge must be removed and well cleans¬ 
ed. Vinous fluids are best cleared by filter¬ 
ing through a cone of white blotting paper, 
shaped by folding a square piece of the paper 
from corner to corner, then folding the tri¬ 
angle into half its size, and opening the folds; 
it will fit any funnel, which will act as a sup¬ 
port to the paper. 
Wines, etc., poured into this, will run 
through perfectly bright. Iu some cases 
where the wine is only a little thick from 
lees, cork, or other mechanically suspended 
substance, it can bo made quite clear by fil¬ 
tering through a wad of white cotton put in 
the choke of the funnel; and when this 
answers, it is much quicker than the paper 
filter. For jelly and oil, wool alone is the 
| proper medium for filtering. The felted 
wool jelly hag is pretty well known as the 
best means of clearing calves’ foot jelly, and 
it also answers for olive and other oil. These 
hags are, however, too expensive to be gen¬ 
erally used; hence they are rarely seen in 
kitchens. A good substitute for the wool 
bag is a colander, on the inside of ■*» iilcli a 
new tiannel linintr ®Luuiil no fitted, made of 
/louiMe stuff. A wad of while knitting 
wool, put in the choke of a funnel, will do 
to filter any small portion of such fluids. 
Many a good glass of port wine lias been 
wasted for the want of a penny paper filter. 
—Scientific American. 
to many more. To assist one in cutting a 
pattern we give also a diagram with meas¬ 
urements. A rough outline of the original 
pattern is a half square. The two opposite 
/8'kxvU) 
Figure 1. 
two yards, and in width twelve or fourty 
inches. 
Etiquette of Balls. 
A Reader, Esq., writes:—“ Will Mint- 
wood please answer a few questions for tbe 
benefit of a devoted hut verdant reader of 
the Rural New-Yorker ? Is it etiquette 
for a gentleman, when calling at a strange 
place or house with a friend, to leave his 
hat in the hall, or take it into the drawing¬ 
room, parlor, or wherever shown, and there 
place it, on table, piano, or stand ? Should 
he enter the house gloved or partially so? 
Iu entering a place of amusement should 
HALF PATTERN OF CHILD’S DRAWERS. 
corners are cut off, leaving a straight edge 
8>£ inches long. The straight sides of the 
triangle are hollowed, ns shown in the di¬ 
gram. The back pw* ^ •**“ «• ilWera come3 
of neccB®'*-'- - uie cr09s of tke cloth. In 
diagram of pattern a is balf*of top, 101^ 
iuches; b, front edge, hemmed inches; 
c, hem, %% inches; d, middle of back, 
inches. 
USEFUL AND S0IENTIFI0 ITEMS, 
FASHION SIFTINGS. 
To Rmiiovn a Screw from Wood. 
Heat a piece of iron red hot, and put it, 
on the top of the screw for a minute or two; 
then the screwdriver will easily get it out, 
if used while it is warm. 
Nile green is the latest fashionable color 
for eyes. 
A new name for the ladies' bonnets is the 
patent mansard roof. 
A new style of veil for Winter wear is 
trimmed with narrow fur. 
No young lady nowadays is without her 
Spitz dog or black and tan terrier. 
Black Luster. 
Dr. Kielmeyer gives a recipe which is 
adapted for either paper, cloth, or porous 
wood. It stands well, is very supple, and 
has no tendency to get sticky. To prepare 
it, boil together 8 pounds of glue, previously 
dissolved in 10 pounds of water; 1 pound of 
potato starch, dissolved in 5)4 pounds of 
water; 5)4 pounds of Campeachy, extract 
of 6° Bcaume; 1 pound 2 ounces of green 
vitriol, and 8% pounds of brown glycerine. 
When thoroughly mixed, remove the pot 
from the fire, and continue to stir until the 
liquid is cold. If the paint be desired thick¬ 
er or thinner, the amount of starch and glue 
must be varied, as well as the other materials. 
iiow to Measure tlic Foot, for the Shoe* 
maker. 
We find the following in the Scientific 
Press aud transfer it to our columns because 
of its undoubted utility; for it is often con¬ 
venient to measure one’s foot and send it to 
the shoemaker rather than go in person to 
be measured. The accompanying diagram 
and directions afford the necessary informs' 
tion: / 
Directions— First place the foot/^ a 
piece of paper and trace the OUt1!p/_V® 
aturalist 
FIC1URE 2. 
the gentleman precede the lady or ladies?’ 
In making a formal call, a gentleman car¬ 
ries his hat with him, and retains it in his 
baud. If the call is a social one, aud in¬ 
tended to be of some leugth, he leaves his 
hat in the hall or entry. It is proper to 
enter a bouse gloved, but a gentleman re- 
Monogram. Initial. 
Light overcoats for gentlemen are consid¬ 
ered the correct thing this season. 
Curling lmir, we are informed, is going 
out of fashion, and is not to be worn on 
any account. 
A ring worn on the middle finger of the 
left hand is said to be a sure sign of a weak- 
minded, vain person. 
The shaggy Angora fur dyed a bright 
blue is very much used for trimming house 
sacks and morning robes. 
A new style of hat stand is a large mir¬ 
ror surrounded by crystal pegs, which re¬ 
flect very brilliantly by gaslight. 
A new style of fan has just appeared, 
made of satin and lace, which, when open¬ 
ed, is in the shape of a butterfly. 
The latest fashionable wrinkle is for the 
gentlemen at parties to wear scarfs of the 
color of the dresses worn by the ladies whose 
escorts they are. 
A new shade of olive-green cloth is to he 
exceedingly popular for street costumes next 
season, worn over a skirt of black silk, or a 
color a shade darker than the overskirt, 
Mrs. Grundy asserts that the^’ 
given at the Academy of Mn^ e ^ ^ 
the Russian Prince, wifi ^ - yeil s 
elegant entertainmc’'*- fa 
(N. Y.) city. .. a cap 
Smai^ fancy lieacVJi<;fg fasliion 
posed of ribbon “■•Anient for those w 
and-". N uress tbeir ba ir verv elahn 
Figure 3. 
moves his glove from his hand before offer¬ 
ing it to a lady who is ungloved. In enter¬ 
ing a place of amusement, the gentleman 
precedes the lady or ladies. 
Dress Boots. 
Stella asks for the style and price of fine 
boots suitable for ball or party. Black kid 
rour -mm UH aa one 
‘ ,ia win * a Ml of string. After it hatl 
collected together a ball of turpentine about 
tbe size ol a pin’s head, it gently wiped it 
off with eAo feirora of the hind leg, and up- 
plied U to t ie anus, where it was very rip- 
idlyAbsorled, It then walked very leisure- 
p m U ie kT of the nearest branch, when it 
l her 1 118 in tlle end of Septoin- 
■ He saw no more of these insects till 
week afterwards, when lie cut off a small 
“'vncti on which wa 
carried it to the P i, 
branch to the stem, s< 
'v*lk on to it without 
mai agen,y ^ tJ)e 
got to the r 
same operatio'K 
doses of it befc_ , 
it did leisurely, anti, 
isfUotion. U 
able tv> find a male, sa 
also Jmd unv similar use 
>e tree, applying the 
> that Uvo insect could 
much suspicion ofhu- 
matter. Aa som, flS! ^ 
turpentine, it went through tv., 
w '\«a the other one, taking two 
it walked away; which 
it" n,, ich apparent snt- 
i T he bad not been 
as to ascertain if it 
for turpentiue. 
Fossil 
A fossil meteorite, accorow to l]lC A mpr 
man Naturalist, has been found J. n.c Tc' 
tuny (Miocene) formation of Greenland; 
is the only instance known of these stow 
being found beneath the earth’s surface 
IH-Kfpencil, which wi. give the length 
81) »|>read of the foot; tfin make the fol¬ 
lowing measurements in iclies, and frac¬ 
tions with tape. Measures shown on dia¬ 
gram above :—1st, Ankl 2d, Heel. 8d, 
Instep. 4tli, Base, or Ball f the foot, or toes. 
Shoemaker's Measure .~-t may also be in- 
teresfing with the aho', to be made ac¬ 
quainted with the folio wig facts in connec- 
Fiourb 4. 
is most fashionable, and ornamental the 
white kid and slitchinnaop aud made of 
$7 to $9. A.Jucn satin francois, costs $8. 
rifles in colored kid and prunella cost from 
$7 to $10. Bools are not so high as former- 
