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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
February 7 
[ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day, 
A NEIGHBORHOOD EPISODE. 
She sot the butter on the stove to soften 
It a little, 
While she slipped out to Sister Joy’s to 
borry her brass kittle. 
O’ course .she had to stop an’ chat with 
Sister Joy a minute, 
A-tellln’ all the hows an’ whys of what was 
goin’ in It. 
An’ then they had to talk about the church 
and certain matters 
Connected with the Bible class that made 
’em mad as hatters; 
An’ certain other doln’s. too, pertainin’ to 
their neighbors, 
An’ ev’rythin’ f’m punkin pies to mission¬ 
ary labors. 
Oh, yes: an’ then they had to tell about 
their Winter’s sewin’. 
Before she fln’ly said she guessed she might 
as well be goin’. 
I’d rather not repeat the things she said 
upon returnin’. 
For fear they’d set the paper I am wrltln’ 
on to burnln’. 
An’ like enough It’s necdle.ss to impart the 
the information 
That she blamed It all to Sister Joy, an’ 
growled like all creation. 
^ —Brooklyn Eagle. 
Dried apricots and prunes make a 
nice sauce when combined. They should 
be washed and soaked, stewed separ¬ 
ately until they soften, then sweetened 
and cooked together until the sugar is 
dissolved. Both fruits are improved by 
the combination of flavor. 
* 
Acorn portieres are a Japanese sug¬ 
gestion; they consist of acorns strung 
on waxed brown cord. The ends of the 
strings are securely tied, and they are 
then arranged on a rod or grille, like 
the Japanese bead and bamboo por¬ 
tieres. In a locality where acorns are 
plentiful it will be easy to make one of 
these curtains, for which about a bushel 
of acorns will be required. 
* 
Sour cream biscuits are very flaky 
and delicate. Use three good table¬ 
spoonfuls of thick sour cream; put this 
into a quart measure and fill it two- 
thirds full with sweet milk; add half a 
teaspoonful of salt, two teaspoonfuls of 
cream of tartar and a teaspoonful of 
soda. Stir into this enough flour to 
make a dough that wili roll very soft; 
cut into small biscuits, brush Aveli with 
incited butter, and bake about 20 min¬ 
utes in a good oven. 
* 
TrimMINC on the shouider seams of a 
v/aist is one of the new ideas. Some¬ 
times a row of insertion goes along it, 
the front and back of the waist being 
seamed to the lace, this giving an open¬ 
work effect. Or instead of the lace a 
row of fagoting is substituted. This 
openwork seam is likely to be popular 
with the Summer materials. On heavy 
cloth waists the military strap stitched 
upon the shoulder seam, fastened down 
over the top of the sleeve with a button, 
holds its popularity. 
A WESTERN pessimist says the reai 
funny page in the women’s magazines is 
the one that gives, under the heading 
of “A Few Practical Recipes,” such 
things as pineapple salad, Mexican 
kisses, and chocolate coating for nuts. 
This opens quite a wide field for 
thought. It is true that an instructor 
in domestic science does most good 
when telling how to use, to the best ad¬ 
vantage, everyday articles of food, but 
there is no reason why a housekeeper 
should not widen her range by some 
knowledge of details that do not lie 
within the scope of her immediate daily 
duties. She will not be any the less 
eflflcient in making hash because she 
has studied the construction of angel 
cake. Frequently the study of some 
fancy dish gives a new idea in the prep¬ 
aration of familiar food, and it suggests 
the same pleasant change to the worker 
as a bit of fancy work among the rou¬ 
tine of plain sewing. Girls who are be¬ 
ginning to cook show far more interest 
in the work when they are permitted, 
at times, to indulge their own fancy to 
the extent of a few culinary experi¬ 
ments, even if they do sound unprac¬ 
tical to a hungry man. 
* 
The National Grange, when in ses¬ 
sion at Lansing, Mich., last Fall, adopt¬ 
ed the following committee report, 
which voices its sentiments as to its 
women members: 
Our order is composed of men and wo¬ 
men. and the latter comprise, we presume, 
the majority of Its membership. We some¬ 
times say that in admitting women to 
membership the founders “bullded better 
than they knew,” and graciously admit 
that without the aid of women the order 
would long since have passed into deca¬ 
dence. We accord to women equal rights 
and privileges in the Grange, and they 
have an equal voice and vote In the man¬ 
agement of Its affairs. In office they have 
always acquitted themselves with honor. 
In view of these facts, and the stand our 
order has always taken upon the equality 
of the sexes It seems eminently proper as 
an order we should do all that we can to 
gain for women the possession of all those 
political rights that their intelligence, prop¬ 
erty interests, and the spirit of our modern 
civilization demand. 
« 
Among new cotton materials suitable 
for shirt waists or dresses is cotton 
etamine flecked with the “snowflake” ef¬ 
fect, in very attractive colorings; it 
costs 25 cents a yard. Crash is now of¬ 
fered in a variety of colors in addition to 
the familiar ecru; it is smoother in tex¬ 
ture than ordinary toweling, but other¬ 
wise similar. It costs 18 to 25 cents a 
yard. Mercerized cotton and linen costs 
all the way from 15 cents to $1 a yard, 
and the styles are as varied as the 
prices. A large proportion of them are 
striped, th§ stripes being broader than 
last year. Figured white madras and 
white cheviot, either basket weave or 
mercerized, range from 20 to 75 cents a 
yard, and make the most popular wash 
w.aists. For general wear nothing is 
more serviceable than madras with a 
little stripe or figure, which will cost 15 
to 18 cents a yard. It washes well, irons 
smooth, will look fresh long after cham- 
bray or gingham loses color, and will 
outwear two cambrics or percales. 
« 
Egos and bacon in the Italian style 
make a very nice change in an every¬ 
day dish. Pieces of bread about two 
inches square are lightly toasted, then 
4321 Fancy Stock Collars, 
Medium Size. 
cut in two pieces diagonally, and ar¬ 
ranged, the square form being kept, on 
a hot platter. Small, very thin slices of 
bacon are broiled to the curling-point, 
and laid upon the divided squares, a 
poached egg from which the white has 
been cut to leave only a narrow rim, 
slipped on the top. A bit of cress is put 
at each end of the platter, and around 
the eggs Is poured a tomato sauce 
boiled down to about the consistency of 
thick mayonnaise. The toast and bacon 
must be ready and kept hot in the oven 
while the eggs are quickly poached and 
served, the sauce, of course, being pre- 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
"a square deal.” See guarantee, 14th page. 
m'lgoo” family 
WASHER FREE. 
4323 Child’s Coat, 1, 2, 4 and 6 yrs* 
pared in advance of all. The bacon may 
be omitted If desired, and the eggs with 
tomato sauce will make an appetizing 
dish when no meat Is desired. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The stocks illustrated will be found 
very helpful and suggestive. They are 
not difficult to make, neatness of work¬ 
manship being the chief requisite. No. 
1 combines a plain stock with a curved 
over portion and is made of mousseline 
with bands of silk, dotted with French 
knots, and further enhanced by appliqu6 
of lace. Uprights of tiny silk-covered 
wire keep It in shape and the over por¬ 
tions are laced together with narrow 
ribbon. No. 2 is made of lace with bands 
of panne velvet and includes ties of Lib¬ 
erty with lace ends. No. 3 is somewhat 
plainer than the others and is made of 
silk, enriched by either embroidery 
worked into the material or by lace or 
silk appliquA The plain stock is fin¬ 
ished at the top with a turn-over por¬ 
tion, and at the lower edge with ties 
that are knotted at the center front. No. 
4 shows a deep point at the center and 
allows of many combinations and ma¬ 
terials, but as shown is of fillet net 
with bands of satin and a single motif 
of lace at the front. It is held in shape 
by strips of collarbone stitched to the 
wrong side. No. 5 is somewhat severe 
in cut but can be made more or less so 
as the material is lace or silk. The orig¬ 
inal is of heavy Venise lace bound with 
silk bands, but embroidery. Oriental 
bands and what not can be substituted. 
The under stock is plain, the upper por¬ 
tion being finished and mounted over it. 
Price of pattern 10 cents. 
The child’s long coat gives the fash¬ 
ionable stole effect in its trimming. The 
coat is made with plain loose fronts and 
a double box-pleated back that is at¬ 
tached to a yoke, and is shaped by 
means of shoulder and under-arm seams. 
The right front laps over the left and 
is trimmed to suggest the stole. Over 
the shoulders is a circular cape and the 
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No morestoopinv,riibbing,bi ilingcf clothes. Hot 
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<]iiaiitities of clotbes (no matter how soiled) 
perfectly clean,-4ii <i minutes. Impossible to 
injure the most delicate fabrics. As the Sup’t. of 
the Savannah Yacht Club says: 
" // is a luonder. Our ivas/iing is very large and 
“ we i/ave always had two women on Monday and one 
"on Tuesday. Our cook and the yard boy \\n\\ <lo 
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1 can testify that the 1900 is the best washer and 
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skirts better than can be done by hand. The wash¬ 
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by hand, can easily be done in 2 hours. K. A. 
SKINNER. 
Kensee. Ky.. M.irch 21, 1900. 
I did a double washing for myself yesterday and 
made 0.5 cls. from my boarders, besides all my cook 
ing, milking and housework. It takes less soap with 
your machine than ill the old way. I have no need 
of the washboard any more Mrs.L.A.M.MtTON. 
Onalaska, Wis.,Jan. 4, 1901. 
We .are a family of 5 and as I had a 3 weeks wavh 
it was an immense one- Had it all oul in 3 hours and 
never had nicer looking clothes. I did not even put 
my hands into the water. I cannot too strongly 
recommend the “1900” washer. Mrs J..M. WILSON 
Write at once for catalogue and full 
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Farmers’ 
Telephones 
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Thousands now use them 
dally. For this purpose there 
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which Is shown in thecut This is 
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HE U. S. ELECTRIC MPO. CO., 
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neck is finished with a turn-over collar. 
The sleeves are full with roll-over flare 
cuffs at the wrists. The quantity of ma¬ 
terial required for the medium size 
(four years) is five yards 21 inches wide, 
2^4 yards 44 inches wide or 2% yards 54 
inches wide. The pattern No. 4323 is 
cut in sizes for children 1, 2, 4 and 6 
years of age; price 10 cents. 
Neglect of a Cough or Sore 
Throat may result in an 
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With ordinary care and 
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