JULY 8 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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more than your neighbors, and not give offense 
and such Is the ease with those who are well- 
informed. This, however, Is digressing from “ Our 
Travels." To resume, we left the city containing 
the obelisk, though still In Its traveling robes, and 
set our faces toward Washington, of which we 
will write in our next letter. 
[Note.—T he above letter has been In our pos¬ 
session some weeks awaiting Insertion. We would 
more freely ask forbearance of the writer, for the 
unavoidable delay, did we not consider the article 
of sufficient Interest to be timely.] 
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HOW TO BE HAND80ME. 
To be boautlful In person we mU3t not only con¬ 
form to the laws of physical health, and by gym¬ 
nastic arts and artificial appliances develop the 
elements of physical being In symmetry and com¬ 
pleteness, but we must do more—we must culti¬ 
vate the mind and develop the affections to the 
highest possible degree. 
To be beautiful we must feed the spark of intel¬ 
lectual Are by reading and meditation until It 
burns In steady flame, Irradiating the face by Its 
brilliancy, and suffusing the countenance with a 
calm and holy light; also, we must All the brain 
with sublime thought. And live surrounded, as It 
were, by an atmosphere of ideas. 
To be beautiful we must put a great organizing 
and ennobling purpose Into the will, and concen¬ 
trate our thoughts and affections upon the ac¬ 
complishment of It, until enthusiasm wells up 
in the heart, suffusing the countenance and re¬ 
building the body on Us own divine plan. 
To be beautiful we must cherish every kind im¬ 
pulse and generous disposition, making love the 
ruling affection of the heart-the ordering princi¬ 
ple and Inspiring motive of life: the more kind¬ 
ness, the more beauty ; the more love, the more 
loveliness. 
And this Is the beauty that la abiding. Mere 
physical good looks fade with the years, bleach 
out with sickness, and yield to the slow decay of 
mortality. But the beauty that has Its origin In 
kind dispositions and noble purposes and great 
thoughts, outlasts youth and maturity, increases 
with years, and like the luscious peach which 
comes to ua In autumn ripeness, covered with a 
delicate flush of purple and crimson, ts never so 
beautiful as when waiting to be plucked by the 
gatherer’s hand, silently witnessing to the full the 
rich perfections time works out. 
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PEDESTRIAN ISM. 
Ykstkruay i called on an Invalid friend, and 
while we were dtsousslng the remarkable Wit.ter 
and Spring of 1881,1 told her that on the 6th of 
April, I had walked a mile one morning across the 
fields over the frozen auow, and the whole distance 
the drifts were as high as the top of an ordinary 
board fence and l walked over the tops of several 
renceB where the posts were burled out of sight lu 
snow, it was such an unusual tblug for the time 
of year in our locality (Southern Wisconsin) that l 
made a note of It for future reference. 
To my great amusement, my frtend replied with 
a smile. "The most extraordinary part of that per¬ 
formance was that a woman of your fatally shoutl 
be able to walk that distance. 
It seems that the school teachers who learned to 
walk when boarding around was necessary, do not 
forget in after years, but always keep the accom¬ 
plishment.” It had never struck me so forcibly 
before that, my habit of walking when I had an 
opportunity was something to be thankful tor. I 
remembered how much I had enjoyed that walk 
over the crisp snow, stopping here and there to 
notice how different the beautiful rolling prairie 
looked so covered with snow to what It did when 
covered with the verdure or .Tune. So I would 
like to advise all young and man-led ladles, If they 
have not acquired the art of pedestrian Ism to learn 
and practice it. l know many hard-working wo¬ 
men who would not, If they could walk a quarter of 
a mile from their homes. Aside from the health¬ 
ful practice of walking It gives one an Indepen¬ 
dent feeling to be able to make a trip on foot; It ts 
often very convenient too. b. c. d, 
FASHIONS. 
Polka-dotted neckerchiefs trimmed with Breton 
laces are worn with morning or traveling cos¬ 
tumes. 
For an evening a pretty way Is to have all the 
hair waved over the head, with a few loops aud 
curls at the back. 
Pretty suits for croquet or lawn tennis may be 
made of unbleached cotton cloth, trimmed with 
bands of Turkey red or ot her brlght-hued calico. 
Corsage bouquets are now very fashionable, the 
field daisies being among the favorites. When 
saucers, rather than dinner plates, are the propor¬ 
tionate Blze, they add greatly to the dress. 
Lace ruches and bows are a fashionable finish 
to summer toilets. Fancy brooches or laoe-plna 
are worn with them, In all sortB of odd devices. 
Lady-birds, choral shrimps, gold cockatoos’ heads, 
owls’ faces, Shetland dogs’ heads are among the 
most popular for fastening lace bows or bonnet 
strings. 
velvet Is worn on the cooler days In the mantel¬ 
ets and easaquln jacket to wear with any skirt. 
The latter, indeed, will prove very acceptable at 
the seaside; and velvet la not, after all, any 
warmer than brocaded silk or satin, neither of 
which have been by any means given up through¬ 
out the Summer. 
The greater number of dresses Intended for 
wear at watering places this season are short; In¬ 
deed, only grand toilets are made with trains, 
wnen the same dress is Intended to do double 
duty, for afternoon wear and also for evenlng.lt 
ts made short and elaborately trimmed, an adjustr 
able train being added, which may either he worn 
or not, at the owners pleasure. 
The materials chosen this season for traveling 
dresses are cloth and bunting, cheviot and Sum¬ 
mer camel’s hair. They are made up plain, the 
skirts generally having wide kilt plaits, with a 
scarf drapery caught against these plaits. The 
back is more or less bunohed, and has a suitable 
finish in pending breadths, left single or united, 
as may be preferred. Basques are not abandoned 
but the preference Is given to jackets which fit 
the figure loosely. The latter are moat stylish 
when they have an easy appearance. 
For the warm weather a great many little man¬ 
tles are made of the same material as the dress. 
Small mantelets pinched tn front for silk coBtumes; 
easaquln Jackets crossed In front, fastened with 
very large and handsome buttons, and made of 
striped tissue when the dres3 is partly striped 
and partly self-colored, sleeves are made very 
narrow, and never come within two Inches of 
the wrist, for gloves are worn longer and longer, 
either with at least rour buttons, or without any 
buttons at all, and creased In ripples over the arm. 
Brocaded fabrics were the distinctive trait of 
last year’s fashions; shaded materials are that of 
the present season's. Everything Is shaded—slLks, 
satins and cashmeres, ribbons, tlowers and feath¬ 
ers, every item of a lady's dress, from her hose to 
her head-gear, Is graduated from the darkest to 
the lightest shades. It is, however, more espec¬ 
ially In ribbons that this disposition appears, and 
almost all the new bonnets are trimmed with it. 
Flowers are also very beautifully shaded; popples, 
carnations, hollyhocks and the larger kinds of 
roses are among favorite blossoms, and are Inter¬ 
mixed with light sprays of forget-me-nota and 
mignonette, stepb motJa aud heather. Dresses of 
Bhaded material require great taste and skill In 
their cutting oat and making up, so that the differ¬ 
ent shades, so beautifully olenaea in the piece 
should not be too harshly contrasted in t he making 
of the dress. Anything so straight and regular as 
pleats or fluting should not be attempted with 
such dresses, but loose draperies can be made to 
look very effective and the Jersey bodice with 
seam under the arms only, should be adopted as 
making fewer breaks In the pattern. 
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Hop Bitters does not exhaust and destroy, but 
restores, cures, and makes new.— Adv. 
lorafstir tfronomii. 
CONDUCTED BY EMILY MAPLE. 
80AP BARK FOR CLEANING BLACK GOODS. 
Fok removing spots and dust from black goods 
of all kinds, a decoction of soap bark baa given 
the best satisfaction of anything we have tried. 
In fact, we would not be without It. Buy a few 
cents worth—to be had of any druggist—break 
Into bits, steep a while In a little more than water 
enough to cover, strain, and it la ready tor use. 
Brush the goods tree from dust, dip a piece of 
black cloth Into the decoction, squeeze out and 
rub the soiled parts, if u thorough renovation of 
an article is desired, rip apart, brush from It every 
particle of dust, and with a cloth dipped Into the 
decoction wipe off each piece, folding tt up as you 
proceed. Then with moderately heated irons, 
smooth and press the goods upon the wont/ side 
until dry. As for silk, we prefer to fold It and 
place under a heavy weight until dry, instead or 
ironing. Of course, the goods should be but 
dampened with the liquid. 
WEAK FISH. 
Know that they are freshly caught, then remove 
scales, split from head to tall, wash, 3alt and pep¬ 
per and hang where they can smoke for an hour 
before cooking. If you have no smoke-house, 
knock the bottom out of an old barrel, drive In a 
few nails through the staves near the top, hang 
the fish on them, build a little fire on the ground, 
place the barrel over It, cover the top and you 
have Improvised a very good smoke-house for 
smoking fish, eels, etc. To our taste all fish are 
Improved by smoking. Broil or fry in butter or 
drippings. 
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IN-GROWING TOE-NAILS, 
This very painful disease of the nails ts caused 
by tbe Improper manner of cutting the nails and 
tnen wearing a shoe too tight for the foot. Apply 
to the tender part a small quantity of pernhlorlde 
of Iron. You can buy It either In the fluid or the 
powder form. The patient will at once feel con¬ 
siderable pain, but In a few minutes the tender 
surrace is felt to be mummified, so to speak, and it 
ceases to be painful. Permit the dried flesh to re¬ 
main two or three weeks, when It, can he removed 
by soaking the root In warm water. A new and 
healthy flesh will have formed beneath. If the 
nails ihereafter are not cut around the corners or 
sides, but cut square across the top, with a small 
notch In the center, they will be found to grow 
only forward, and ail further trouble avoided. 
Mrs. J. Brady. 
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APRONS-DISH-CLOTH. 
Ik Mr?, J. M. M. would make her kitchen aprons 
of thin oil-cloth Instead of Cheviot, her weekly 
wash would be greatly diminished. But oil-cloth Is 
somewhat heavier than cheviot, and would need 
to be banded at the waist or pinned to the bosom 
of the dress. Mine Is of wood-color, and looks 
neat and pretty, I also make aprons of oil¬ 
cloth for my children, who are learning to eat at 
table. Make them to fit Cl03e around the neck, 
and long enough to cover the little boots as they 
sit In the high chairs. Our afternoon aprons 
should be made of something that Is easily laun- 
drled, as we are often obliged to turn from the 
sewing machine and take little t wo-year-old when 
his boots are "just horrid." Fine, sort, unbleached 
cotton Is the best for this purpose, as It washes 
easily, is durable, cheap and pretty, and will ad¬ 
mit of a variety of trimming. I am In favor of 
making this "badge of servitude” us pretty and 
becoming as possible. 
1 am possessed of an article which I think de¬ 
serves to be spoken of tn the Domestic column-a 
steel dish-cloth tor cleaning saucepans, etc. It Is 
about five inches square, one-half inch thick, and 
made or steel rings linked together. 
Mrs. M. b. H. 
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DOMESTIC RECIPES. 
Huckleberry Pie. 
Ock friends will find this pie much Improved, 
by adding a couple of sliced harvest apples to each 
pie. Place the slices, over the top of the berries 
and cover with a crust. 
Vanity Fuff*. 
Beat the whites of six eggs to a stiff froth sift 
in a pound of powdered sugar, and flavor with 
lemons. Drop by small spoonfuls upon buttered 
paper and dry In a cool oven two hours. 
To Restore VVindow-glnxH. 
When glass becomes smoky and opaque looking, 
rub with a dilute muriatic acid and then clean 
with moistened whiting. 
Cherry Catsup. 
one pint of cherry Juice, three-fourths pound 
of sugar a teaspoonrul each of ground cloves and 
cinnamon with a dash of cayenne pepper. Bolt 
until a thick sirup then bottle and seal. 
To Dry .sweet Corn. 
Cut off only the outer part of the kernels and 
scrape the rest from the cob. Cook to minutes, 
spread upon earthen plates and dry in the oven. 
Careful not to bum. 
I'o Prepare Mustard. 
Let a piut of good vinegar come to a boll, stir 
In a quarter or a pound of mustard two table- 
spoonfuls of sugar, a tablespoonful of salt and a 
small spoonful of white pepper. Let the mixture 
boll five minutes. Mart. B. 
Stuffed Steak. 
This makes an excellent substitute for the ex¬ 
pensive roast. Select a good round steak, pound, 
season with pepper and salt, cover with a nice 
dresslrgof bread crumbs, roll up and tie tightly 
with twine. Pour a little hot water Into the drip¬ 
ping-pau, add a spoonful of butter, putln the 
steak and bake, basting frequently, r. k. 
QUESTIONS ANSWER!D. 
Infants’ Powder. 
Is there a harmless Infants’powder ? There Is 
so much said now -a days about cosmetics that I 
am afraid to use any upon my child, although of 
course 1 stand In need of something, 
A ns.— Perfumed cornstarch makes an excellent 
powder, and when used In moderation Is, accord 
Ing to our thinking, harmless. Take any suitable 
paper box having a light-fitting top cover the 
bottom to the depth of halt an tncu with corn¬ 
starch ; over tula place a p’eccof writing paper 
saturated with aDy extract- we use patchouly, 
tninking It Imparts to anything a “cleanly" oaor - 
and cover with starch 10 \he dep’.h ot another 
half inch. Repeat until you have in a sufficient 
quantity of starch. Cover and tie up In paper a few 
days before using. Always keep the box covered. 
[Harrisburg, (Pa.) Independent.] 
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have been afflicted with rheumatism, and for two 
years have had a sore on my leg the 3lze of a sil¬ 
ver dollar, which nothing would heal. St. Jacobs 
Oil cured the rheumatism and healed the sore.— 
Adv, 
ptt.$ccUantau;&'. 
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Backache, Soreness of the Chest, Gout, 
Quinsy, Sore Throat, S wettings and 
Sprains, Burns and Scalds, 
General Bodily Pains, 
Tooth, Ear and Headache, Frosted Feet 
and Ears, and all other Pains 
and Aches. 
No Preparation on earth equals St. Jacobs Ou. sjs 
a safe, su rc, simple and cheap External Remedy. 
A trial entails but the comparatively trifling outlay 
of 50 Ceuta, and every one suffering with pain 
can have cheap and positive proof of its claims. 
Directions in Eleven Languages. 
80LD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS IN 
MEDICINE. 
A. VOGE1.ER & CO., 
Baltimore, Sid., U. S. A 
PROFESSOR 
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Baking * 
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POWDER 
3tado from Professor Horsford’a Acid 
Phosphate. 
Recommended by leading physicians. 
Makes lighter biscuit, cakes, etc., and 
is healthier than ordinary BJdng _> ~w- 
der. 
In cans. Sold at a reasonable price. 
The Horsford Almanac and Cook Book 
S"Tit free. 
Kmuford Chemical Works, Providence, R. I. 
NASAL 
CATARRH and 
BRONCHITIS. 
( hfids Treanneut for Nv- vl ami p.uovcnt.u. 
I’tTAKRH is the only one that can be relied 
up..n tor the Permanent anct msltive 
SS*! Home Treatment recommend 
it. For details of method and terms, address 
Uev. T. P. CHILDS, Troy, Oliio. 
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BAKER’S 
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Like nil our chocolates, is pre¬ 
pared with the greatest care, and 
consists of a superior quality of 
cocoa and sugar, flavored with 
pure vanilla bean. Served as a 
drink or eaten dry as confec¬ 
tionery, it Is u delicious article, 
and is highly recommended by 
tourists. 
Sold by Grocers everywhere. 
W. BAKER & CO, 
Dorchester, ATa##. 
