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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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CONDUCTED BY MISS BAY CLARK. 
LITTLE FEET. 
Hark 1 T hear tbo little feet, 
Of the tlnyJMnyfeia sweet iSSSIflm 
Pattering ou the floor: 
Back and forward,'to and fro, 
Now tliey come, and now they go, 
Tlest.leas'ever more! 
First a pattering, then a peace. 
Faster now, and now they cease, 
Waiting at the door; 
Now renew their little part, 
Practice all their tinyjart 
Freslily'o'er and o’er. 
Music springs from every heat, 
Comes so softly and so sweet. 
Thrills nstthvongh and through; 
Like a poet's soothing rhymes. 
Or the evening’s mellow chimes 
O’er the waters blue. 
Now T hear them on the stai r ! 
Yes, the little feet are there, 
Coming sure, and slow; 
Now they patter, now they stay, 
Feeling nut their little way 
To the room below. 
Now they safely reach the floor, 
Come thoy quickly through the door, 
Opened for them wide; 
Bring thoy in with roguish grace 
A little merry, laughing face. 
To darling mamma’s side. 
There they gladly rest awhile 
'Neath the sunshine of her smile, 
There we’ll let them be; 
But the echoes soft and sweet 
Of those little pattering feet 
Through the coming years shall greet 
Our loving memory! 
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DESCRIPTION OF CUTS. 
Fig. 45 t .—Edging pgr Undkrlinen.— (Crochet.) 
—Along IT chain crochet to and fro as follows: 1st 
row: rnlss 3, lit treble, leave 2 next stitches unno¬ 
ticed. and row; a times alternately 7 chains, mlsa 
3, l double. 3rd row : 9 chain, i double in 4th 
stitch of chain scallop, twice alternately 7 chain, 
l double In 4th stl tch of next ulialn of scallop. 4th 
and 5th rows: like the preceding, but at the end 
of the 5th row .5 more chain, i treble Hi istot » 
chain of 4th row, 5 Chain, l sllp-stltch in vertical 
part of last double of 3rd row, s chain, i double In 
first chain of 2d row. oth row: s treble In 5 chain, 
l treble In next treble, 8 treble In next ft chaLn, 3 
times alternately 3 chain, t dou ble In 4th chain of 
next scallop. 7th row: 3 chain to rorm one treble, 
i2 treble, 3 chain, ft times alternately miss 2, 2 
treble with 3 chain between in nexttreble, i chain, 
join to first found atlon stitch, i double, sth row : 
4 times alternately 7 chain, l double in next 3 
chain but one, 7 chain, miss 2 treble, 2 treble in 
next 2 treble, <; chain, miss o, 3 treble in next 3 
treble. 9Lh row; 3 chain to form I treble, miss 
last treble of preceding row, 12 treble, repeat the 
2 ndtotheut,h row, but in every repetition after 
the last stitch of the 7th row, Join 1 double in cor¬ 
responding chain of 8th row of the preceding pat¬ 
tern. Then eioche t along the upper edge as fol¬ 
lows: 1st row - double crochet. 2nd row : 3 treble, 
3 chain, miss 2. 3rd row: i treble m 3 treble, 6 
chain; repeat. 4th row: like the 2nd. The centre; 
of the 3 treble must be worked In the treble or the 
preceding row. 5th row double crochet. 
Fig, 457.— Trimming For Chemisb.—I n this pat¬ 
tern each rosette is crocheted separately, as fol¬ 
lows :—Close 7 stitches Into a circle. — 1 st round: h 
chain to form t treble, 19 trebles In the circle. 2d 
round: 4 chain, the first s to form t treble, 19 times 
alternately i treble In both parts of treble, l chain. 
3rd round: 4 chain to iorm t long treble, 2 long 
treble drawn up together in the chain, then 19 
times alternately 5 chain, 3 long treble drawn up 
together In next chain, then ft ohalu, 4th round 
3 sllp-stltch, 20 times alternately 5 chain, l double 
In 5 chain. This completes a rosette. The other 
rosettes are crocheted in the same way and Joined 
together, as shown In the illustration, Thirty-two 
rosettes are sewn together In a circle. The front 
and back have ten rosettes each, and six are want¬ 
ed for each shoulder. A length of seven rosettes is 
joined on for each sleeve (see Illustration). Along 
the upper part of the rosettes, Including the 
sleeves, crochet as follows:—1st round:' l treble 
In 5 chain of 2d chain scallop of rosette, twice al¬ 
ternately 4 chain, l double In 5 chain, 4 chain, t 
fourfold treble to 5 chain (only half drawn up), l 
FIG. 453. 
long treble in 5 chain of 1st of the s free chain 
scallops of next rosette, draw up the fourfold long 
treble, 2 chain, l long treble in center of fourfold 
treble, 4 chain, repeat from *, Close always with 
a sllp-stltch and manage to keep tne work at the 
corners. 2d round: 4 chain, the first 3 to form l 
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS 
crown. Make two of these ruchlngs In front one 
caught half way In the other. Make a cape to the 
hood, and croohet a piece on the top for ornament. 
Place a bow or ribbon on the top and at the neck; 
at the back you can put a cord and tassels, or 
strings of ribbon, for fastening." 
“ Dow are those little knots made In your hood, 
auntie ?•” 
“ When I am drawing the wool back in making 
the afgban stitch, 7 sometimes knit four chain 
stitches between two of the stitches, then next 
time take up the stitches as if the others were not 
there, leaving them on the right side. This makes 
the knot, and I arrange them In diamonds, on© on 
each side of the hood and two In the crown.” 
“You might make your papa a nice long com¬ 
forter." 
“ Graele is crocheting one.” 
“ Well, then, crochet him a pair of mittens." 
“ But grandma la knitting him a pair.” 
“You might crochet or knit a pair of wristlets, 
or embroider his Initials on some handkerchiefs.’’ 
“ I guess I will make the wristlets.” 
“ I would knit them, they keep their shape bet¬ 
ter ; crochet a pretty little edge around them 
“ Now, what shall I gtve Oracle 7” 
“ T will mention several things and you can take 
your choice. A pretty 3et of darued linen lace for 
her neck and sleeves, or a not tie darned with pink 
or blue saddler’s silk: a fancy apron trimmed with 
linen lace; a handkerchief or glove case, or a 
jewel case.” 
“ I guess I wiu make a laee set for her neck and 
sleeves. What shall Harry have 7” 
“ You might, embroider some handkerchiefs with 
his Initials and a dog’s or horse’s head.” 
"Yes, but he would lose them In less than a 
week, or tear them In strings to tie something 
with.” 
" Well, then, make a pair of wristlets for htrn.” 
" I shall, I guess.” 
"Make a crocheted sacque for the baby; as It 
is to be a present, you might make it of pink and 
white. Make It, snug around the neck, then widen 
rapidly on the shoulders. Make the sleeves a pret¬ 
ty shape and finish the whole with a pretty tittle 
edge ’’ 
“That navy blue dress you outgrew last Winter 
would just fit Mattie Burns.” 
“ Why, auntie, do you suppose she would like 
It?” 
“ Yes. I know she would, she has never had so 
nice a dress as that In her life, for her folks are 
very poor." 
“ Well, auntie, she shall have it. and her little 
“ oh, Auutle! ” said May White, as she rushed 
Into the house, “ I want you to tell me what to 
make for Christmas presents. There Is pa and 
ma; and grandpa and grandma; and Grade, Mary 
and the baby. I want to make the things, for If 
papa gives me the money to buy them It will not 
seem as If they were mine." 
“To begin with grandma; how would you like 
FIG. 454. 
treble, then alternately miss I, 1 treble, i chain. 
3rd round: 4 chain to form 1 long treble, alter¬ 
nately 4 chain, miss 2, 2 long treble. 4th round: 
like the 2d round, 6tli round: alternately 7 chain, 
miss 5, l double. 6th rouDd: 4 sllp-stltch,' 4 chain. 
3 treble In 7 chain, 4 chain, i double in center of 7 
chain, repeat from ‘. The last double must be 
worked In the 4th of the 4 slip-stitches, 7th 
round: * 4 cnaln,:: double, with 4 chain between 
each in next 3 treble, 4 chain, i double in next 
double, repeat from '. Then crochet along the 
other side of the work, 3 rounds like the first 
three. 
fig. 455. 
Fig. 459. Bodice and Ficnc.—Princess bodice 
and elbow sleeves of blue grosgraln silk. Down 
the front of the bodice pleated folds or tine white 
net are continued below the waist, and laced 
across with a narrow blue silk ribbon of the same 
shade as the dress. A pleated frill of lace is sewn 
round the net, and Is finished on at the upper 
edge with a bow and ends of the ribbon. Turned- 
down collar, arranged out of tine pleated mils or 
lace, with narrow ruffle round the neck, tied with 
blue ribbon in front. On the left side a spray or 
white dowers and leaves. The sleeves are 
trimmed to correspond, with pullings of net 
crossed by narrow ribbon, and lace frill at the 
elbow under a bow of blue silk. 
Flu. 458. corset for girls of Eight to Ten 
Years Old.— Corset of longclothand white jean, 
with shoulder-straps of the latter material. But, 
FIG. 458. 
sisters shall each have something to wear, too, 
from my wardrobe, for mamma lets me do as I 
please with my things: would you give them as 
Christmas presents!” 
"Yes, dear, u they are as pretty as the dress, 
for probably all the Christmas presents they will 
get, will be from you, and they will appreciate 
them very much." 
“ Thank you, dear auntie, for your suggestions 
and kind help. I presume I shall call on you again 
for help, berore I get all the articles made.” 
“ I will willingly help you all I can.” 
l, e. k r. 
A WORK-BAG BASKET 
It atukk queer name It maybe, but it just ex¬ 
presses what It is. In it may be put the work, 
thread, thimble and needles, and then drawn 
together and carried on the arm as a mere bag, or 
set on the work-stand, the top folded over, you 
have a neat and convenient work-basket. 
Buy three-quarters or a yard of Silesia, cut two 
stl fT, round pieces four and a half tuehes In diame¬ 
ter from a paper box, and cover each with a piece 
or the Silesia. Put these two pieces together so as 
to have the outside of each nicely covered, and 
sew them firmly ail round the edge, this answers 
for the bottom. Take a piece ut Silesia 24 inches 
wide and 24 inches long, sew the length sides or 
the cloth together and fold double so the seam 
comes inside. Sew over and over, the two edges 
coming together for the top or the bag, and stlch 
around half an inch below, making a hem for your 
ribbon. Work a button hole In each halt In which 
to Insert the ribbon, it to be narrow and put in 
double, just long enough to carry over the arm 
when used as a bag. Smooth the cloth out and 
take the opposite end and told It over evenly to 
within three inches of the top. This is to be 
divided Into five compartments or pockets for 
holding the several utensils. Stitch from the bot¬ 
tom up to the top of the pockets and down, secur¬ 
ing each compartment. Having got thus far you 
are now ready to gather with a double thread and 
short stitches the bottom ot these compartments, 
and sew them to the round you have already pre¬ 
pared for the bottom of the bag-basket. Sew it on 
so that when finished the pockets will be on the 
Hislde, and the button holes worked In the top out¬ 
side. 
Place on the table and turn the top over and 
down and you have a basket. The trimming may 
be whatever you choose, pink, blue or red sileslu 
with two rows of lace, one row new the top 
tons to support the weight or the petticoats are 
sewn on at the waist, and the corset Is fastened 
with laces corded through eyelet holes. 
Figs, 453, 455, and 456, Apron for Giki. of 
Two to Four Years Old.— Apron of gray lawn, 
with borders and shoulder-straps or gray Alda 
cloth. The latter Is worked In cross-stitch, with 
blue cotton, from the pattern glvenju Fig. 46 s, 
cleat thickness to be of use. Make a ruchlng 
where the crown is joined to the front by crochet- 
lDg a long stitch drawing It an Inch and a half; 
do not make a chain: catch it lu cgaln m the next 
stitch, make three together, catch the next stitch 
on the other aide of the seam; make three long 
stitches, then Ui© next three clcwe to the ones first 
made. Keep alternating until you get around th° 
