niH RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
March 7 
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1 two yards 36 inches wide with three 
' yards of needlew'ork; for circular skirt 
I 1% yards 36 inches wide with 3^/4 yards 
[ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
A SONG OF HOI^E. 
Cliildren of yesterday. 
Heirs of to-morrow. 
What are you weaving? 
Labor and sorrow? 
liook to your loom again, 
l'''aster and faster. 
Fly tlie great shuttles 
Piepared by the Master. 
Life’s in tlie loom! 
Koom for it— 
Room! 
Children of yesterday. 
Heirs of to-morrow, 
Tiighten the labor 
And sweeten the sorrow 
Now—wliile the shuttles fly 
Faster and faster, 
Up and be at it. 
At work with the Master. 
He stands at your loom— 
Room for Him— 
Itoom! 
Children of yesterday, 
Heirs of to-morrow. 
Look at your fabric 
Of labor and sorrow. 
Seamy and dark 
With despair and disaster, 
'J’uin it, and—lo, 
The design of the Master! 
The Lord’s ait the loom; 
Room for Him— 
Room! 
—Mary A. Lathbury. 
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Accokuing to the domestic scientists, 
we are approaching an age when there 
will be no more pantries. The modern 
household, we are told, will have a 
cement-walled kitchen, surrounded by 
glass shelves, on which such food as does 
not go into the refrigerator will be 
stored, sealed in glass jars. 
Black hats of shirred and tucked 
Japanese silk are now seen everywhere. 
They are not nearly so perishable as 
silk muslin, and are made in all the pre¬ 
vailing shapes, but usually giving a flat 
effect. Some of them look like mere 
pancakes of tiny frills. They need very 
little trimming, and cost from ?1 to 
$2.50, all ready for a bunch of flowers or 
bit of feather to finish them. 
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WnKN making morning or house 
dresses of cotton it is a decided advan¬ 
tage to make a plain stock of the same 
material. Make the stock after the sim¬ 
ple pattern that comes with most shirt 
w'aists; put a little casing inside across 
the front, into which a bit of celluloid 
may be slipped to prevent wrinkling. A 
pair of little tabs may be put in front, 
and buttons or hooks at the back, so 
that the stock may be slipped on quickly 
without wu’estling with pins. A plain 
little white top collar basted in will 
make the stock neat and becoming, and 
give a finish to the plainest gown. It is 
well to make a stock or two to match 
each separate shirt waist, too. 
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Here is what a contributor to the Chi¬ 
cago Record-Herald says about her way 
of making comfortables: 
I think that the way I make my com¬ 
fortables for Winter is the easiest and best 
I have tried. I sew the material all up 
like a pillowcase, with only one end open, 
and that hemmed. Then I lay that on the 
dining table or carpet—whichever is most 
convenient—turned wrong side up. Next I 
take my bale of cotton and lay on even, 
then pin cotton to each corner and start 
at the open end and roll and roll until the 
cotton is inside. This makes it nice and 
even. Then 1 sew up the open end of the 
comfortable, lay on table and proceed to 
tie and knot. The beauty of making com¬ 
fortables in this way is that they can be 
taken off and washed, like a pillow cover, 
by untying them, as the cotton then lies 
in shape, and is easily rolled in and retied. 
My comfortables are all of light shades of 
cheesecloth, and when I take them off to 
w^ish if they fade I just dye them over in 
the original color with a good dye. and 
they will last until worn out without losing 
their delicate colors. I can easily complete 
a comfortable in two and a half hours. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Tucked models with large ornamental 
buttons seem favored among new wash 
waists, as shown in the pattern figured. 
'Fhe blouse is made over a fitted lining 
that consists of fronts and back, and 
closes at the center separately from the 
outside, but which can be omitted when 
washable materials are used or less 
weight is desired. The waist proper in¬ 
cludes a plain back with fronts that are 
tucked at the shoulders and laid in a wide 
4325 Blouse or Shirt Waist, 
32 to 42 bust. 
box pleat at the center and regulation 
full sleeves. At the neck is a stylish 
stock and the sleeves are finished with 
straight cuffs. The quantity of material 
required for the medium size is 4% yards 
21 inches w’ide, 3% yards 27 inches wide, 
three yards 32 inches wide, or 2% yards 
44 inches wide. The pattern No. 4325 is 
cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 
42-inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
The child’s petticoat figured consists 
of the body portion and the skirts. The 
body is cut with front and backs and is 
fitted by means of shoulder and under¬ 
arm seams. The full skirt is simply 
straight, gathered at the upper edge. 
The circular skirt is cut in one piece 
and is plain where it meets the body 
while providing ample flare at the lower 
edge. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size is for gathered skirt 
4331 Cfillcl’s Petticoat, 1 to 10 yrs. 
of embroidered edging and 2^4 yards of 
insertion. The pattern No. 4331 is cut in 
sizes for children 1, 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10 
years of age; price 10 cents. 
If you use Grain-0 in place of 
cofTce you will enjoy it just as 
much for it tastes the same; yet, it 
is like a food to the system, dis¬ 
tributing the full substance of the 
pure grain with every drop. 
TRY IT TO-DAY. 
At fjrocers everywhere; 15c. and 26c. per package. 
Five cents, postpaid . All 
kinds. Carnations, Geraniums, 
Gannas, Dahlias. Strong 
plants. Catalogue free. 
W. It. GKAY.Oakton, Va. 
For 30 days to the readers of The 
Rural New-Yorker. 
A Very Handsome 
PARLOR LAMP 
or China Tea Set, or Toilet Set, or Clo<'k, or 
Watch, and many other articles too numerous 
to mention, with an orderof 20 lbs. of our New 
Crop, (>Oc. Tea, any kind,or ao lbs. Itaking 
J’owtier, 45c. a lb., or an assorted order Teas 
and B. P. This advertisement MUS'l' accom¬ 
pany order. 
THKOKKAT AMKKTCAN TEA CO.. 
P. O. Box 230. iil <fc o3 Vesey Street, New York. 
A READER asks foi’ ?<, description of 
Yorkshire pudding, that is served with 
roast beef. This is a batter pudding 
cooked where it will receive the drip¬ 
pings from the roasting meat, and it is 
very good; as originally made it was 
cooked in front of an open fire, where it 
would receive drippings from the meat 
cooking upon a spit. About an hour be¬ 
fore the roast of beef is done drain off 
the gravy, leaving about two tablespoon¬ 
fuls in the dripping pan. The meat 
should be laid upon a rack over the 
pan, so as to raise it up. The pudding 
requires three eggs, one pint of milk, six 
large tablespoonfuls of flour, one-half 
teaspoonful of salt, and two dashes of 
pepper. Beat the eggs until light, then 
add the milk. Put the flour into a bowl, 
moisten it gradually with the eggs and 
milk, beat until smooth; strain it 
through a sieve to avoid lumps, add the 
pepper and salt, pour it into (he drip¬ 
ping pan and bake. Cut into squares 
or strips, and sei’ve around the meat. 
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The timekeeping quali- 
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are perfect—next door 
to the sun. 
El^in 
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the world around, for 
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Every Elgin Watch has the word ELGIN engraved on the works. 
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greatest watch works. Send for ilSistrated art booklet—free. 
El^in National Watch Company, Cl^in, Illinois. 
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DAHLIAS 
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80 Kinds (niy selection) I# J. 
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-Balsam Fir, Arbor 
Vitae, American 
Hpruce, 6 lo 12 in., $4 per 1,000 ; 5,000 for $15; White 
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Transplanted Kvergreens. Write for I'rice List. 
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