SEPT as 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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due credit for what they do; neither do men. 
On the whole is it. not about an ev<=n thing? 
That is the happiest household where each 
strives to please the other; where good work 
is appreciated, and where love and not law is 
the rule. Homo. 
ABOUT WOM2N, 
When in Antwerp, Mrs. Livermore of 
■Woman’s Right's fpm°. wishing to know the 
meaning of a street d’splav, asked a man 
about it in French, but receiving an unintelli- 
giH» answer, tried for some time to m^ke 
herself better understood, v hpn It occurred 
to her to inquire in her own tongue if he 
knew English. •' Good Lord I Yes, said he; 
was born in Eastport, Maine.” 
The Khedive’s wife, the Vice Queen as she 
iscalled. in a dauehter of El Hamid Pasha, 
and granddaughter of the famous Abbas 
Pasba. Ftae is a beautiful and cultivated 
woman, who tenderly loves her husband and 
her four children, and takes an active part in 
the education of the latter The eldest boy, 
Abbas, and his hmtber are taught bv a Swiss 
pedagogue, and the little girls are under the 
car*of an English nurse 
Mrs Francks Hodgson Burnett dresses 
in very aesthetic stvle. At a recent, enter 
tainment she wore a dress entitled “The Es 
meralda " It was not confined at the waist, 
but fell In one id broken sweep from the 
shoulders to the floor. The fullness of the 
draoerv was gathered into ayok“ at the l*ack 
and front of the neck. It was buttoned up 
the back like a child’s apron. “The E*mer¬ 
alda” was made of shaded gray silk, with a 
puff of cardinal satin *u each shoulder. The 
sleeves were long and tight. 
Portable Table.— Fig. 817. 
Victor Hugo’s Daughter. —The fate of 
Victir Hugo’s daughter, Adele, is. pethaps, 
even sadder then tt e fate of poor Le *roldine 
Hugo, who was drowned witn her husband. 
Charles Vaequerie, while the ycuug couple 
were on ih* ir wedding tour. Adele, is, and 
has been for many y< ars, in an insane asylum. 
A Fieich j turnalbt who saw her rtcentlv, 
states that (-be resembles in the most niarktd 
way Victor Hugo’s wife The portrait of 
Mine. Hugo, which is widely known, and 
which will now he recalled by many, was 
painted by Ton Jobannot. Adele is described 
aB short and slender, though highly distin¬ 
guished in appearance. She has a pale face, 
strong features, and a beautiful profile. Her 
eyes are lirge and black, her hair is abundant, 
and her forehead is without a wrinkle. At a 
distance she looks like a young girl. Yet she 
Sail-cloth Bag —Fig. 318. 
is 50 years old. Adele takes pleasure in re¬ 
lating the mournful stnrv of her love affair 
with a young naval officer, who ahandoaed 
her many years ago. Her mi fortune upset 
her brain. She retains, however, a certain 
lucidity of mind. 
I • r * TTyri iltQiiiiiiiiiiiiiacrjr - j 
11. HI. ANTHONY, Ag’t 100 and 102 Reade St., N. V 
DOMESTIC RECIPES 
SCALLOPED TOMATOES, 
Pare without scalding and slice. Scatter fine 
bread crumbs in bottom of a buttered bake- 
dish, eover with slices of tomatoes and season 
| ’ IS^On SO eUirant ww Clirvmul'W'fc 10 c. 14 plu-tl 
1 SO per rent. lMee-e »nml 20 c for\irnt’» 
l-'Altiiiiii Olympics Premium l.i-l ir. Blank CunL at 
hnlmale. XOIITIIUHIO UllP WQKKS. X..rtlifnH.i<Min. 
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PROFESSOR 
POWDE 
Yearly Sulen 
50,000 Tons. 
Partners who Intend 
seeding down, or sow- 
ing Winter "heat or 
_ Rye, should use this old 
and rellaU- Fertilizer. 
5 wnleh is un«urp» ssed 
....; lor i bese purpo-es. Its 
use during August and 
•- September»s top-diess- 
ing on Grass or Pasture 
i—; xives Immediate and 
valuable returns. 
For sale by ours gents 
throughout the United 
» * Stale- Pamphlets eon- 
tniiilng testimonials 
and iilrectlonsiorward- 
ed free. 
Glidden & Curtis, 
GENERAL SELLING AGENTS. 
5 Treinout Bank Building, Bust on. Mass. 
AYER’S 
AGUE CURE 
1.** WARRANTED to cure all cases of malarial 
disease such as Fever and Anue, Intermittent or Chill 
Fever Remittent Fever. Dumb Ague, Bilious Fever 
ami Liver Complaint. In ease of failure, after due 
trial, dealers are authorized by our circular of July 
1st, 18t2, to rei'uud the mouey. 
Dr. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass. 
Sold by all Druggists. 
reward ; foi 
*4-?^ 'PI Q9 ¥■ M Iitiv I'ant- d U!md 
WlE M a HM M M M Blee .uig, iichi .v, 
VrA MV ww vr L cerate.). or Pro- 
ti^u.o ru.KS that DcBINtDS PILE REMEDY 
fails to cure. Prewired by J.P MILT KR. M.D.. 915 Arch 
St. Phils.. Pa. ,v.,n gmtitoewi hir* his xiyrwrrv. Send 
lor circular. Sold by dnurgists aud country stores, si. 
a it a week tn your own town. Terms And W outfit 
r"”fNirt Pfirtland, ¥*ine. 
per dty at home. Samples worth free 
Addr ss Stinson St Co.. Portland. Me. 
Uoriibrd’* Acid Phosphate 
Domestic economy 
CONDUCTED BV EMILY MAPLE- 
NOVEL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PIC-NIC 
PARTIES, ETC. 
The following cuts, re-engraved from the 
London Queen, show us what English or 
American (we know not which) ingenuity and 
small sponge cakes. Serve with thick sweet 
cream. Mrs. Green. 
FRICASSEE OF OYSTERS. 
Put a quart of oysters on. the fire in their 
own liquor. The moment it boils up turn 
into a colander. Put into a sauce pan a piece 
of butter the size of an egg, and when it 
bubbles up sprinkle in a tablespoonful of sTfted 
flour. Let cook for an instant without brown¬ 
ing, then add a cupful of the oyster liquor. 
Mix together, take from the Are, add salt, a 
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Pic-nic Basket.—Fig. 319. 
inventive skill L ave done towards making pi< - 
nio pl< a ures as easy and comfortable as pos¬ 
sible. These arrangements combine strength 
and handiness, while every particle of space 
is made the most of. 
Fig. 817 is a portable table, opened, showing 
fittings which comprise two sets knives, forks 
and spoons, pepper and salt box, fixed to one 
of the flaps, bottle and two tumblers of cut 
glass, tin sandwich box, plates, and napkins. 
Fig. 318 shows the sail cloth bag with 
handle in which it is inclosed, while Fig. 320 
represents the appearance of the table after it 
has been taken out of the bag. 
Fig. 319 is a wicker basket, 18 inches by 
1 I>£ inches, and eight inches in bight, contain¬ 
ing two tin provision boxe6 of various sizes, a 
tiu box wi*h screw cap for water, tin sauce¬ 
pan with folding handle, with tin box and tin 
percolator in-ile, a small pocket stove, three 
enameled iron cups and saucers, a tin box 
with screw top to fit in cap, two j-i panned 
tin boxes for tea and coffee, a tin of condensed 
milk, three china egg-cups, glass jar with 
screw-off top for preserves, a tin frying pan 
three enameled iron plates, extra cup and 
saucer and egg cup, three ivory handle 
knives, three German silver teaspoons. The 
inside of the lid is lined with cloth, on which 
loops are fixed for knives, forks, spoons and 
plates. 
Fig. 321 illustrates a portable folding stool 
when open. By taking out the legs and 
dash of cayenne pepper the beateu yelks of 
two eggs and a tablespoonful of lemon juice. 
Beat together, return to the fire to set the 
eggs (without boiling), put in the oysters and 
as soon as heated through pour over buttered 
toast. Mary B. 
oyster croquettes. 
Boil one quart of oysters in their own 
Folding Stool.—Fig. 321. 
liquor two minutes, then strain. Cut each 
oyster into three or four pieces. Put two 
spoonfuls of butter into a sauce pan, when 
melted add a gill of cream, and sift in very 
slowly two spoonfuls of sifted flour. L«t 
thicken and seasou with pepper and salt. Add 
the oysters, a spoonful of minced parsley and 
a spoonful of lemon juice. Turn out onto a 
plate, leaving-it to get cold. Form the mix¬ 
ture into small balls, dip into a beaten egg 
then into cracker dust and fry a light brown. 
As you take them from the frying pan, put 
upon a piece of kitchen paper for a moment 
to drain the grease off. Serve upon a small 
platter. Garnish with sprigs of parsley. 
Mrs. E. J. B. 
OYSTER PATES. 
Mince a quart of oysters. Prepare a cupful 
of rich drawn butter. Put the oysters into 
the drawn butter aud cook five minutes in a 
farina kettle. Have ready some shapes of 
pastry baked in pat6-pans. Fill these with 
the mixture, set in the oven to heat and send 
to the table. 
Table.—Fig. 33). 
placing them in grooves which are hollowed 
out in the lower part of the seat the stool can 
be brought into the small compass shown in 
QUINCE SOUFFLE. 
Pare, cut into slices or quarters and cook 
until tender. Rub through a colander aud 
sweeten. Put in a glass dish. Make a custard 
of a pint of milk, ihe yelks of three eggs and 
sweeten with half a cup of sugar. When cold 
cover the quince to the depth of two inches. 
Beat the three whites of the eggs uutil stiff, 
sweeten with a spoon- 
ful of powdered sugar I ;jm 
flavor and heap upon 
the custard. Apples j \ 
may be used instead (l I j A] 
of quince. 
Mrs. D. E. B. 
vna sail, auu pt?pp«r auu ui uuiici. xuua 
ilternate the crumbs and tomatoes with sea- 
ioning until the dish is alrncst full. Crumbs 
with bits of butter strewed over should make 
;he last layer. Cover and bake 4o minutes, 
hen uncover and brown. 
APPLE CHARLOTTE. 
TO kfep tomato 
catsup. 
A friend says she 
Fig. 3.2. 
is in the habit of pouring a little alcohol 
over the top of her catsup before driving 
in the corks and she believes the alcohol 
preserves the catsup, that is, it keeps it 
from fermentiog. A teaspoonful for each 
bottle is the required quantity. 
Beat two large cups of nice, smooth apple 
Marie from Professor Horsford’s Add 
Phosphate. 
Recommended by leading physicians. 
Makes lighter biscuit, cake*, etc., and 
is Healthier than ordinary Baking Pow¬ 
der. 
Jn cans. Sold at a reasonable price. 
The Dorsford Almanac and Cook Rook 
sent free. 
Rumford Chemical Works, Providence, R. I. 
*“ -*- -*-*- ^ 
WELLS, RICHARDSON A CO’S 
IMPROVED 
BUTTER COLOR 
A NEW DISCOVERY. 
fyFor several years we have furnished the 
Dairymen of America with an excellent; arti- 
Ueial color for butter; no meritorious that It met 
with great sueeeaa everywhere receiving the 
highest and only prizes at both International 
Dairy Fairs. 
tyRnt by patient and scientific chemical re¬ 
search we have Improved in several points, and 
now offer this new color as the best in the tvorlrl. 
It Will Not Color the Buttermilk. It 
Will Not Turn Rancid. It Is the 
Cheapest Color Made 
tyAnd, while preimivd In oil. Is so compound 
ed that- it. is Impossible for it to become rancid. 
lyBEWARE of all imitations, and of all 
other oil colors, for they ore liable to become 
rancidand spoil the butter. 
fjTlf you cuulot pet the “improved” write us 
to know where and how to pet it without extra 
expense. («) 
WK1.I.S, UK IIAUliSOX k CO., Iturllnidon, Vt. 
SOLUBLE 
Pacific Guano. 
sauce well sweetened aud flavored with lemon 
to a light froth with the whipped whites of 
three eggs. Put into a glass dish, smooth off 
aud cover with lady-fingers, macaroons or 
As a Nerve Food. 
Dr. J. W. Smith, Wellington, O., says; “1 
have used it advantageously in impaired ner¬ 
vous supply."— Adv. 
47 7 7 a Year and expense* to agents. Outfit free 
v* 1 l 4<I.1 mm P n VTdTRRV. Animate. Me 
.it Large ohromo cards, do 2 alike, with oarae.c 
4:V Postpaid. G. L Rxsp, A Co., Nassau.N. Y . 
