OCT. 23 
THE RURAL HEW-YORKER. 
$or Mmttnt. 
CONDUCTED BY MISS RAY CLARK. 
MARRY A GENTLEMAN. 
Maury a gentleman, 
Girls, if you can, 
Minded and built 
On the generous plan. 
Though he may neither 
Have silver or gold! 
Title or fortune, 
“ To have or to hold.'* 
Though he may labor 
With spade and with hoo. 
Though he may naught 
But his mother tongue know. 
Though he live under 
Society's ban. 
Marry a gentleman, 
Girls, if you can. 
Marry a gentleman. 
Girls, if you can, 
Gentle and tender 
Though no less a man. 
One who will treasure, 
His child or hiB wife. 
Scorning to rob them 
Of sweetness in life. 
One who will never 
The brute’s part assume 
Filling his household 
With sorrow and gloom, 
If on love’s altar. 
The flame you would fan, 
Marry a gentleman. 
Girls, if you can. 
You will be happy. 
And you will be glad. 
Though be only 
Bo commonly clad. 
Pleasure is fleeting. 
And life but a span— 
Marry a gentleman, 
Girls, if you can. 
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DESCRIPTION OF CUTS. 
FIG. 330 AND 339 V.— RACK AND FRONT OF DRESS FOR 
LITTLE ROY OF THREE YEARS OF AGE. 
The dress is shown In different materials. Fig. 
339 Is of fawn cashmere, with checked collar, cuffs, 
FIO. 339. FIG. 339^. 
and waistband; Fig. 339.^ Is of striped cloth, trim¬ 
med with bands of velvet piped with satin. 
FIG. 340.—MAGNOLIA PANEL, 
This Is a design for panel decoration. The 
artist will readily detect beauty of arrangement 
and an appropriate flower for exercises of skill. 
A copy of this touched up with natural colors will 
make a pretty ornament for a mantle or bracket. 
FIG. 341.—BONNET. 
The bonnet Is of black chip, trimmed with dark 
FIG. S41. 
ruby twilled silk, coffee-colored lace, and coffee 
and ruby feathers. 
FIG. 313, 313 AND 344.—WORK-BASKET. 
Any round wicker basket with handles will be 
suitable to do ornamented in this style. The inside 
is lined with olive-green satin, tlnlshed at the 
Illustration Fig. 343, which fringe ornaments the 
edges with the heading or the fringe shown in 
outside of the basket. A wide ecru braid Is used 
for the heading; It Is ornamented with long- 
stlches, worked in olive and crimson wool, and a 
scalloped fringe made by working loops of wool 
over a mesh Into the braid, one scallop of crimson 
and one of olive alternately. The method of mak¬ 
ing the rosettes of Berlin wool which separate the 
tassels Is shown in Fig. 344. The tassels are made 
by tying equal lengths of wool together; they are 
suspended from the braid by double lengths of 
wool, knotted In at the depth of Hcaliop. 
fig. S43. 
FIG. 346.—COVER FOR FLOWER-POTS. 
The foundation Is of card-board, covered with 
brown paper, cut to lit the pot It Is Intended to 
cover. The stripes are formed of oak-bark, giued 
to the foundation. The borders at the top and 
bottom are composed of petals of flr-eones, 
acorns, oak-galls, and beech-mast; these must be 
carefully cleaned with a brush and water. The 
separate petals are softened In water, and are 
sewn to the card by a needle and brown silk; the 
larger pieces are fastened on with glue. When 
the work is completed and quite dry. It should be 
painted over several times with a good, clear 
copal varnish. 
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BOYS, AND THEIR HOME SURROUND¬ 
INGS. 
VIRGINIA FRANKLIN. 
In all the articles written for the comfort and 
beautifying of home life, In Its thousand varied 
aspects. I wonder why It Is that so little is 
ever said pertaining to tne home life of the boys 
of a family. 
pense, In these times) and don’t allow a broken 
chair; faded carpet; cracked pitcher, or mirror, 
In the boy’s room, any more than you would think 
of putting them In the guest chamber, which al¬ 
ways looks so tasty and neat. 
As regards the decoration of the walls, the boys 
themselves will soon furnlBh the pictures. If they 
can be assured there is a place where they can he 
kept, and all fear of their being consigned 
to the dust box Is removed. 
Suppose these pictures are not always of 
the higher order of art, they surely show 
that the boys have some appreciation of the 
beautiful In life, therefore If the collection 
of picture cards Is good and wholesome 
In the subject portrayed, give them an 
honorable place on the walls of the boy3’ 
rooms, and never fear but what their taste 
will he edueated to a higher standard In 
due time. Again, boys must, and will have 
all sorts of articles collected indifferent 
stages of their life, as every mother can 
testify, but even the most heterogeneous 
collections can be made to have places 
of their own, so the boy can have his pleas¬ 
ure of possession, and the '.mother's pride 
In her urderly house remain undisturbed. 
Then, mothers let “the boy’s room" be 
just as warm, bright and cheerlul as 
motherly love and sisterly ingenuity can 
make it (for depend upon It boys do notice 
and appreciate little useful ornaments In 
their room, even If they don’t speak of 
It) and If the room is often full of merry boy com¬ 
panions, drawn there because of its attractiveness, 
don’t fret either because of the noise made, or con¬ 
fusion that will take only a few extra touches to 
straighten, but be thankful that you have suc¬ 
ceeded in making “ home the best place” to the 
boys. 
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HINTS. 
To restore color when acid has been dropped on 
any article of clothing, apply liquid ammonia to 
kill the acid; then apply chloroform to restore the 
color. 
To Clean Gold,—P owder some whiting, and 
make It Into a moist paste with some sal volatile. 
Cover over the gold ornameuts and surface with a 
soft, brush, let it dry, and then brush It off with a 
moderately hard brush. 
To Join Alabaster.— Ornaments of alabaster 
or plaster may be joined together by means of a 
little white of an egg thickened with finely-pow¬ 
dered quicklime, or by a mixture of newly-baked 
and finely-powdered plaster of Paris, mixed up 
with the least possible quantity of water. 
Reflection from Lamps.— Never set the lamp 
upon a red table-cover; If you can not find Ume 
to make a green lamp mat, put a piece of green 
card board under the lamp and you will find the 
reflection upon your work much more agreeable 
to the eyes than that from the red cover. 
CORRESPONDENTS’ CORNER. 
or clippings of parchment, till they are reduced to 
a strong jelly. This coating being dried, eight or 
ten more must be applied : The size being mixed 
with a small quantity of whiting. The last coat 
is composed of screened massicot, or sometimes 
yellow ochre. Let It dry thoroughly, and then 
damp the surface a little at the Ume with a damp 
sponge, and apply the gold leaf before this dries. 
It will immediately adhere, and when dry. those 
parts which are to be brilliant are burnished with 
an agate or dog’s-tooth burnisher. 
Marking Ink.—A red Ink for marking clothes, 
which is not attacked by soap, alkalies or acids, Is 
FIG. 344. 
prepared as followsEnough of finely powdered 
cinnabar to form a moderately thick liquid Is very 
intimately mixed with eggs’ albumen, previously 
diluted with an equal bulk of water, and beaten 
lo a froth, and filtered through fine linen. Marks 
formed on cloth with this liquid by means of a 
quill are often fixed after they have become dry 
by pressing the cloth on the other side with a hot 
iron. The ink will keep in well closed bottles for 
a lOEg time without separation of the suspended 
cinnabar. A black lndelllble ink Is made by put¬ 
ting one and two-thirds parts of nitrate of silver 
in sixteen parts of dlsUlled water, and adding two 
parts of gum-arabic and one-third part of sea- 
green. 
FIG. 345. 
FIG. 343. 
I know there are the hackneyed themes about 
making home attractive Ln reading matter; Inno¬ 
cent games; cheerful social intercourse; with 
other things that ail go to make up an Ideal home 
for the whole tamlly ; but what I have especially 
Ln mind now, Is the apparent little Interest taken 
ln the surroundings of the boys’ private lire, though 
ln most homes it might weU be thought- by a 
glance Into their rooms-that no such Idea, as a 
wish for seclusion, even lodged ln a boy's brain. 
Perhaps one reason why mothers give so little 
thought and time to the comfort aDd beauty of 
boys’ sleeping apartments, Is. that as they are In It 
so seldom (most of their time outside of Hchool 
being spent In the street) It la thought of no con¬ 
sequence. but were those rooms made equally at¬ 
tractive with those lu which their sisters spend so 
much time and take pride In beautifying, would 
not the boys be oftener found ln their rooms. In¬ 
stead of roaming off. no one knows where, from 
the time school is dismissed until tea-time, and 
alas! too often In the evening. 
I.et us look at the average room occupied by the 
boys of a family, hltuated oftentimes In the less 
attractive portion of the house, being dark and 
dismal, as If boys and sunlight were wholly at 
variance with one another. 1, lor one, never yet 
saw that boy who does not like all the fresh air 
and suallght he can get, and were mothers more 
ready to admit these same health giving mediums 
Into the boys’ rooms, they would not have so much 
cause to complain of their being always In the 
street. Then loo there Is the almost universal cus¬ 
tom of furnishing these rooms with oil mauuer of 
odds aud ends, ln fact using them as so many 
store-rooms for dilapidated furniture, t his together 
with faded carpets, curtalnless windows, and 
bare walls, makes an altogether uninviting, cheer¬ 
less apartment. 
Nearly all homes have some pleasant room that 
could be very easily given up to the boys. Let 
each have a separate appartment If possible, 
but, If not, give to each his individual part of 
closet and bureau, that he may learn to be or¬ 
derly. 
Let them have a good substantial set of furni¬ 
ture (which can be purchased without great ex- 
1’0 Make Lavender Water.— Best ELgllsh oil 
of lavender, four drachms; oil of cloves, half a 
drachm; musk, five grains ; best spirits of 
wine, six ounces; water, one ounce. Mix 
the oil of lavender with a uttle of the spirit 
nret, then add the other Ingredients, and 
let It stand, being kept well corked for at 
least two months before It is used, shaking 
It frequently. 
To Wash Flannels, Etc.- It Is always 
best to wash flannels, calico dresses and 
aprons before the white clothes are wet, 
especially It the day is cloudy and threat¬ 
ening. Then If it rains the white clothes 
can be rubbed, scalded and lett ln the 
rinsing water, and It is a small matter next 
day to wring them out, blue them, and 
hang them out to dry. 
Crjmfing Hair.— To make the hair stay 
ln crimp, take two pennyworth of gum- 
arabic, and add to It just enough boiling 
water to dissolve It. When dissolved, add 
enough alcohol u> make rather thin. Let 
tnis stand all night, and then bottle It to 
prevent the alcohol from evaporatiig. 
This put ou the hair at night alter it is 
done up lu paper or plus will make It stay 
In crimp the hottest day, and Is perfectly 
harmless. 
Necessity of Good Ventilation ln 
ROOMS Lighted with Gas.— In dweiliDg- 
houses lighted by gas, the fiequeut re¬ 
newal of the air Is of great importance. A 
single gas burner will consume more oxy¬ 
gen and produce more carbonic acid to 
deteriorate the atmosphere of a ioom 
than six or eight candles. If, therefore, 
when several burners are used, no pro- 
vlslou Is made for the escape of the cor¬ 
rupted air and tor tne Introduction of pure 
air from without, the health will necessa¬ 
rily suffer. 
To Gild Picture Frames.— The surface 
of the gilt must be carefully covered with a strong 
size, by boiling down pieces of white leather 
Will Miss M. D. please cell us how to play 
French Charades, Twenty Question. What’s My 
Thought Like, Crambo, Bcrrow ai.dReuu n ? The 
FIG. 340. 
plays are mentioned In Rural of Sept. 18. She 
will oblige bekiha li,'s Sister. 
