THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
i8i 
19f>? 
Social Life in the CouHtry. 
This is the season when the housewife 
in the rural home sits down in the even¬ 
ing with the daily paper, which free de¬ 
livery has made a necessity in the coun¬ 
try now, and reads of the “brilliant re¬ 
ception” Mrs. So-and-so has given in 
honor of somebody from somewhere. 
The reporter, who perhaps was not with¬ 
in a mile of the So-and-so’s “palatial 
mansion,” has painted the scene with a 
.skill worthy of a better cause, and tne 
woman in the country sighs to think of 
missing all tuat is best in the world by 
being shut away from all social life. 
City receptions are fine affairs, and there 
is great pleasure in mingling with the 
well-dressed crowd, but the country wo¬ 
man would stand aghast at the amount 
of time, labor and money involved in 
even a small society function. With un¬ 
limited resources behind her she hesi¬ 
tates about asking a few friends to sup¬ 
per and spend the evening because “it is 
so much work.” Think of spending 
hours anxiously considering whom to 
invite, how many the house will hold, 
something to eclipse the reception of 
last week, and the thousand and one 
things that vex the soul of the fashion¬ 
able hostess! And after all, the people 
we read about are just like the people 
we meet every day, only a little more 
stylishly dressed, and with an air of the 
world that country people don’t care for 
anyway. So let us stop sighing for the 
fruit we can’t reach and take advantage 
of that lower down which is just as 
sweet and more wholesome. Instead of 
v/ishing we might give parties that be¬ 
gin at midnight and close at daybreak, 
let us set about entertaining our friends 
in the good old fashion that says: 
“Come to supper next Tuesday and spend 
the evening.” And on Tuesday let us 
set the table as nicely as our resources 
permit, cook a delicious supper of the 
best the farm affords, and see if we can’t 
have a fine time. 
One country custom that never should 
have been allowed to die out was the 
women coming with well-filled work 
bags to spend the afternoon, while their 
husbands appeared in time for an early 
supper. Such jolly times as the matrons 
had exchanging harmless gossip, quilt 
blocks and recipes! How the hot bis¬ 
cuits, and cake, and preserves disappear¬ 
ed before the healthy appetites of our 
ancestors! If they were as good as our 
grandmothers say they were we might 
do well to have them revive the old 
dishes. An elderly man of my acquaint¬ 
ance tells over and over of a supper he 
once ate in a log house in the country, 
and he declares there never will be for 
him such boiled ham and fried chicken 
again. Just think of all the good 
things the most ordinary farm ean offer 
to guests! Then if we wish to try new 
dishes, where else is the raw material 
so plentiful for them? Suppose you are 
tired of the regulation roast chicken and 
dressing; then try potted fowl or chicken 
croquettes, either of which only reaches 
perfection when fresh, plump birds are 
used. If you want to give your guests 
little favors such as the city hostess 
uses you may order from the large stores 
in the city the same as she does, for 
catalogues are as reliable as the firm 
that sends them out, and almost never 
disappoint the mail shopper. For a 
Washington’s Birthday party small tin 
hatchets or bunches of artificial cherries 
might be used, for Fourth of July tiny 
silk flags, for the children, small odd¬ 
shaped baskets to hold candy, and so on 
without number. But the country wo¬ 
man if she possesses a little bit of in¬ 
genuity can devise many old trifles that 
city people only know afar off. 
One of the prettiest social affairs I 
ever attended in the country had choco¬ 
late cakes whole on the table, each with 
MOTUEKS.—Be sure to use‘‘Mrs. Wins¬ 
low's Soothin^f Syrup ’ for your children 
while Teething-. ^It is the best.— Adi\ 
a wreath of yellow hollyhocks around it. 
The stems were broken off and the blos¬ 
soms strung on stout silk thread. The 
guests, as they left the dining room, 
were decorated with buckeyes through 
which had been punched small holes to 
admit a gay piece of baby ribbon, and 
all the surroundings spoke of rural life 
at its best. The fruit was served in 
pumpkin baskets, late Autumn flowers 
mingled with tall stalks of corn, and the 
table was strewn with gay red and yel¬ 
low leaves. At this season when Au¬ 
tumn leaves and pumpkins are out of 
the question. Nature still furnishes 
many pretty things if we only use them. 
Bittersweet, evergreen and the bronze 
leaves that still cling to the oak tree are 
in their prime, and a great platter heap¬ 
ed with apples and pears makes an ef¬ 
fective centerpiece for any table. Milk¬ 
weed pods with tiny gifts like thimbles, 
pins, ribbons and other trifles, fitted into 
them and then tied with baby ribbon are 
nice for children’s parties, and so are 
the baskets boys whittle out of peach 
seeds or big hickory nuts. City children 
go into ecstasies over these things, but 
country people are apt to consider them 
common. 
With an abundance of apples, fresh 
pop-corn balls, homemade taffy and nuts 
no one need sigh for hothouse grapes 
and expensive bon bons. These things 
are enjoyed by only a few of the city 
people, though some folks think they 
are as common as paving bricks to town 
residents. More than ever we are com¬ 
ing to know that wholesome homemade 
food and sweets cannot be surpassed by 
city caterers, and it is to be hoped that 
the time is near at hand when all coun¬ 
try people will realize that the dear old- 
fashioned picnics, quiltings, husking 
bees and sled rides are quite as enjoy¬ 
able as fashionable social affairs in the 
cities. Hn:.i>A Ricn.MOND. 
An Apkon Suggestion. —Instead of 
putting button and buttonhole on apron 
as described on page 116, make the band 
or yoke whole all the way round, then 
slip right on over the head; then there 
Is no more bother. We use a long cuff 
to protect the sleeves, coming about to 
the elbow. We have always made them 
a little full with elastic both ends, but 
in washing elastic gives out, so think 
buttoned tight around wrist and long 
drawing strings at elbow best. But we 
always slip over head. mrs. b. h. n. 
There isn’t a 
lamp chimney made 
that isn’t ashamed 
of its maker except 
Macbeth’s. 
My name on every one. 
If you’ll send your address, I’ll send you 
llie Index to Lamps and their Chimneys, to 
tell you what number to get for your lamp. 
Macbeth, Pittsburgh. 
^ The GtnuireTOWER’S! 
POMMEL 
SLICKER 
Mm-k • has been advertised 
and sold for a 
IvflK \ QUARTER OF A CENTURY. 
! like all 
.iS^'WATfmof 
cloihing. 
TH Y) It is made of the best 
mcteri&ls. in black or/ellow. 
^ fully guaranteed, and sold bjr 
m reliable dealer} ever/rrhere 
^ SIGN OF THE FISH 
the“I900” family 
WASHER FREE. 
Greatest Invention of the Age. 
Laborand Expense of Wash¬ 
ing Clothes Cut in Two. 
No More Stooping, Rubbingor Boiling 
of Clothes. 
Every Household Needs One. 
THE “1900” BALL-BEARING FAMILY 
WASHER SENT FREE. 
to anyone answering this advertisement, without de¬ 
posit, or advance payment of any kind, freight paid, 
on 30 days’ trial. The 1900 'Ball-Bearing Washer is 
unquestionably the greatest labor saving machine 
ever invented for family use. Entirely new prin¬ 
ciple. It Is simplicity itself. There are no wheels, 
paddles, rockers, cranks or complicated machinery. 
It revolves on bicycle ball-bearings, making It by 
far the easiest running washer on the market. No 
strength required, achlld can operate it. 
No more stooping, rubbing, boiling of clothes. Hot 
water and soap ail that is needed. It will wash large 
quantities of clotiies (no matter how soiled' per¬ 
fectly clean in 6 ininute.s. Impossible to Injure 
the most delicate fabrics. 
An Enthusiastic Admirer. 
Chicago, July 17, 1901. 
Nineteen Hundred Washer Co., 
Binghamton, N. V. 
I started to wash with your 
“1900 Ball-Bearing Washer" at 
10 30 A. M. and In half an hour 
the contents of two machines 
were washed clean, rinsed and 
hung on the line. A neighbor 
called as I started to wash my 
little boy's waists (which were 
terribly dirty), and in 10 min¬ 
utes I wrung them out, and wo 
were very much surprised to see 
that there was not a spot left. 
'll Monday we did a big wash 
of 15 machinefuls of clothes In 
4 hours. Thelady llvlngupstalrs 
saw that we turned out so much 
work In such a short time that 
she asked us to loan her the Washer for Tuesday, 
which we did. She has a Western Washer, which she 
could never use, as It took a man to turn the machine. 
The "1900” Is by far the best machine I ever saw. It 
works so easily that my little boy can run it. Youaie 
at liberty to refer anybody to me for further proof. 
MRS. A. H. CENTNER, 636 Dlversey Boulevard. 
Write at once for catalogue and full particulars to 
“ 1900” WASHER CO., 
14311. State Street, Binghamton, N. Y. 
Absolute Range Perfection 
Sold for Cash or on 
Monthly Payments. 
$10 to $20 
Saved. 
Freight 
paidontt 
of the 
Missis- 
aippi 
River 
end 
north of 
the Ten¬ 
nessee 
Line; 
equal¬ 
ized be¬ 
yond. 
Your moaey re* 
liaded after six 
BMnths’ trill 11 
Clapp's Ideal Steel R.ange 
Is not 50 per cent better than others. My superior location 
on Lake Erie, where iron, steel, coal, freights and sklllert 
labor are cheaper and bert, enables me to furnish a TOP 
NOTCH Steel Range at a clean saving of $10 to $20. Send 
for free catalogues of all styles and mes, with or without, 
reservoir, for city, town or country use. 
CHESTER D. CLAPP SORSummil St.. Toledo. Ohio. 
(practical Stove and Range Maw.) 
Farmers’ 
T elephones 
are not untried novelties. 
Thousands now use them 
dally. For this purpose there 
Is no Instrument better than 
Our S<eLAda.rd No. 2, 
which is shown in tbecut. This Is 
no trust nor monopoly phone. No 
rents, no royalties. All your 
own. Simple, perfect In calling, 
sending and receiving. Equal to 
phone made. We furnish 
switchboards and all access¬ 
ories. Does it Interest 
youT Write for our 
catalogue. Sent free. 
THE U. S. ELECTRIC MPQ. CO., 
800 Blm St.. Butler, Po. 
CACTUS DAHLIAS 
300 vurietles. Hardy Phlox, 100 varletiea. Hardy 
Pompon ChrysanthemnmB, 60 varieties. 
_ Send for Catalogues. 
NORTH SHORE FERNERIES, Beverly.Mass. 
GLADIOLI 
Our Motto: Quality First. We have, 
however, a sufficient quantity to supply 
all demands. Send for Catalogue. 
ARTHUR CO WEE, 
“Meadowvale Farm.” Berlin, N. Y« 
United States Grower and Representative 
of GROFF’S HYBRIDS. 
Neglect of a Cough or Sore 
Throat may result in an 
Incurable Throat Trouble or 
Consumption. For relief use 
BROWN’S BRONCHIAL 
TROCHES. Nothing excels this simple 
remedy. Sold only in boxes._ 
ROCHESTER BUSINESS INSTITUTE, 
ROCHESTER, N. Y. 
When jou roni« to think Hhout i^olntr 
away to school send for Catalogue of 
(he Leading BuhlnesH and Shorthand School. 
BURN THE WA5HB0ARD and Save the Clothes 
Wash by air pressure—the easiest method ever found 
for lightening washday work. I'he 
Syracuse Easy Washer 
forces the hot suds through the clothes by air pres¬ 
sure and takes out the dirt—no rubbing, no pulling, 
rolling or grinding the clothes. Cleans without fric¬ 
tion. Made of steel-galvanized, never rusts, leaks 
or falls apart. Try it 30 days, wash laces, carpets, 
bedding, then if you don't like it return it at our ex¬ 
pense. Write for book of modern laundry formulas. 
UODGE .k ZUll.l., S. Clinton St. Syrueiise.X.V. 
MADE $ 105 THE FIRST MONTH 
writes FRED. BLODGETT, of N. Y. J. L. 
BARRIOK, of La., writes t “Am 
*3.00 to 18.00 every day I work." MRS. L. 
M. ANDERSON, of Iowa, writes: “I 
made $3.80 to $6.60 a day-” Hundreds 
doing likewise. So can you. 
$6.00 to $10.00 daily made pla. 
ting jewelry, tableware, bioy- 
cles, metal goods with gold, sil¬ 
ver, nickel, etc. Enormous de¬ 
mand. We teaoh you FDFEf 
Write—offer free. l H kEs 
U. GRAT A GO., FUtlng Work., k 9i>ml Bldg,, Oadnastl, O. 
Remington 
Typewriter 
Simple? Yes 
Sure? Yes 
Swift? Yes 
Strong? Yes 
Rem i ngton 
Typewriter Company 
.3*47 Broadway, New York 
TERRIFF’S PERFECT WASHER 
CC||T Ay TDIAI ^ positive guarantee to wash the 
OCR I UH IIIinL collars and wristbands ofithe dirtiest shirt 
perfectly clean, without the use of the washboard or band rubhing, 
with no injury to the most delicate fabric. 'Will do a family wash¬ 
ing in one hour; saves time, labor and expense. 
FACE We want good, reliable and industrious agents, and in 
me Cl order to secure your help will send one of our washers 
absolutely FREE. Write today for FREE catalogue and full particulars. 
PORTLAND MANUFACTURING CO., 165 Pearl St., Portland,Mich. 
Dietz No. 30 Search Light. 
j This is the lantern to put in place in you* stable, workshop and 
' factory, and with its strong, clear, steady flame and powerful 13 
inch reflector, light the whole building. For carrj'ing aud all kinds 
of night work, you will never be disappointed and you are never 
left in the dark when the wind blows if you buy 
The n ICX T 0®*-“ blast 
III E. I Z BLIZZARD 
Distinguished everywhere tor Its strong, stewly, white light, its absolute 
Batety and perfect convenience. Burns 19 hours to one mling. Its handy 
side lever lets you light and extinguish without removing the 
globe. It Is hanasomeand just the right size. You’ll know it as sooiias 
youseeit. Name stumped on the oil pot. See that you get It when 
you buy. Write us for free luntern catalogue. 
'R. E. DIETZ COMPANY, 87 Laight St.,New York. 
