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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 11 
i Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
A PRATER. 
Give me, clear Lord, the sweet philosophy 
That will enable me. with friendly eye. 
To view the things that have no joys for 
me— 
The ways of other men that pass me by. 
I would not frown at folly, solemn-wise, 
And be content shrewdly to criticise. 
Give me the wide philosophy that finds 
In each poor jest and antic something 
good; 
Show me the tie that me to others binds. 
That makes men lovable, when under¬ 
stood. 
Too long I’ve had the narrower wish to be 
Clad in the garb of cold austerity. 
Give me faith, just for each common day, 
Not in vague things beyond my ken and 
care; 
Let me believe that down life’s darkest 
way 
The grime and dust hide something sweet 
and fair. 
Let me find something In each sordid scene 
Of hidden good that is. or might have been. 
—T,ouis Dodge in Youth’s Companion. 
* 
Or.n-FASiiroNED New England house¬ 
keepers used to cook green peas and 
small new potatoes together as follows; 
Boil a quart of peas gently for 20 min¬ 
utes, then add a dozen small new pota¬ 
toes and a teaspoonful of salt, and cook 
for 20 minutes longer. Then pour off 
the water, add a teaspoonful of butter 
and a cupful of cream, heat up and serve. 
• 
Prunes may he cooked in a sweet 
pickle for a change when the preserve 
jars are running low. Soak the prunes 
over night, and then steam for 15 min¬ 
utes. Make syrup as for other sweet 
pickles, then cook the prunes in it until 
soft; remove from syrup, boil this down 
until the thickness desired, pour over 
the prunes, and serve them when cold. 
• 
The following recipe for potato dough¬ 
nuts is very highly praised; Two cups of 
mashed potatoes (hot), four tablespoon¬ 
fuls of shortening, three cupfuls of 
sugar, four eggs, five teaspoonfuls of 
baking powder, three cupfuls milk, salt, 
nutmeg, and lastly flour enough to 
stiffen, iviake a cream of potatoes, 
shortening, sugar and eggs, then add 
milk, salt and nutmeg, flour sifted with 
baking powder, and cook in boiling lard. 
♦ 
A piece of linen crash two yards 
square is a convenience when sewing. 
It should be put under the sewing ma¬ 
chine and work table, thus keeping snips 
and threads off the carpet. When work 
is put away it is taken up, shaken out¬ 
doors, and folded away. It is easily 
washed when necessary, and will be 
especially appreciated when sewing on 
white or light-colored materials, which 
are easily soiiled by contact with a 
carpet. 
* 
sever the stitches that form the center 
seam. Run your finger-tip or the blunt 
edge of the sci.ssors through the opening, 
and the slot seam lies before you. The 
underlying strap held in place by the last 
two rows of stitching joins the parts of 
the garments, and, if of a contrasting 
shade or material, forms a pretty and 
unique trimming. 
• 
M.\nv of the new wash waists have 
the lower edge bound with tape, instead 
of hemmed; this prevents a ridge show¬ 
ing through a thin skirt. Beneath the 
waist line the seams are left open, so 
that the material will not wrinkle over 
the hips. The buttons down the front 
are usually large, and very handsome 
styles in white pearl are offered for this 
use. Usually the waist is hooked or but¬ 
toned underneath, because these large 
sizes demand such gaping buttonholes. 
For this reason the new waist sets con¬ 
sist of large buttons pinning like a 
brooch, thus doing away with any 
fastening. The pearl sets without any 
visible metal are the most fashionable 
in appearance, and always in good taste. 
Tlie Rural Patterns. 
A plain frock with gathered skirt is a 
very useful model for wash materials. 
The model shown is lined, but this is 
not obligatory. The dress consists of 
plain front and backs of waist, upper 
and under of plain sleeves, full front, 
bishop sleeves and skirt. When the full 
front is used it can be arranged over the 
plain one which acts as a foundation or 
be left unlined if washable fabrics are 
used. The bishop sleeves also can be 
made over plain lining sleeves, which 
are covered at their lower edges to form 
cuffs, or unlined and joined to the cuffs. 
The skirt is straight, gathered at the 
upper edge and joined to the waist. At 
the neck is a straight standing collar. 
The quantity of material required for 
medium size (8 years) is 4 yards 27 
inches wide, 3 yards 32 inches wide or 
2% yards 44 inches wide; with % yard 
of all-over lace for collar and cuffs. The 
pattern 4354 is cut in sizes for girls 2, 
4, 6, 8 and 10 years of age. Price 10 
cents from this office. 
The combination of tucking and shir¬ 
ring in the little girl’s costume shown 
will be very pretty in any soft fabric. 
1.334 Girl’s Tacked Costume, 4 to 12 yrs. 
the original being made of mull. The 
costume consists of the waist, made over 
a fitted lining, and the skirt. The lining 
is smooth and closes at the back but 
separately from the outside. The waist 
is cut with a front and backs that are 
joined at the under-arms, then laid in 
two wide tucks and shirred at the upper 
edge. The yoke is separate and falls 
over the arm’s-eye seams. The sleeves 
also are tucked and shirred, on continu¬ 
ous lines with the waist, and are mount¬ 
ed over fitted linings that are left full 
length and faced when long sleeves are 
desired. The skirt is straight, hemmed 
at the edge, tucked above and shirred at 
the belt. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size (8 years) is 
8% yards 21 inches wide, 614 yards 27 
inches wide, 4% yards 32 inches wide or 
414 yards 44 inches wide with % yard 
of all-over lace for yoke, % yard for 
yoke collar and under portions of sleeves. 
The pattern 4334 is cut in sizes for girls 
4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years of age. Price 10 
cents from this office. 
The coffee habit is quickly over¬ 
come by those who let Grain-O 
take its place. If properly made 
it tastes like the best of coffee. N o 
grain coffee compares with it in 
flavor or healthfulness. 
TRY IT TO-DAY. 
At grocers everywhere; 15c. and 25c. per package. 
STEM-WIND WATCH AND CHAIN. 
We will give yon a fine Stem-Wind 
Watch, Warranted, aUo Chain and 
Charm for selliiig 19 packages of BUiine 
atlOcentseach. Write at once and we will 
send yon the lUnine and onr large Pre- 
niinm List, postpaid. No money required. 
Sluine ivifg;. Co*, Box 100. , Cvneord Junction, Ma 
TirE open “slot seam” is very much 
used with or without a contrasting un¬ 
derlay in women’s tailored garments, 
inexperienced seamstresses baste the 
two folded edges upon the underlay, and 
then stitch along the two edges, but this 
does not give the real tailor finish. To 
make this effect a seam is basted, 
stitched, and pressed open in the ordi¬ 
nary way; a bias strap 114 inch wide, of 
the same or of contrasting color and 
material, is basted along the unfier side 
of the seam, its wrong side outward, 
and its edges covering the raw edges of 
the seam. The strap in position, turn 
the seam witli the right side up, and set 
a row of stitching on each side of the 
seam, parallel with the latter and about 
one-third of an inch from it. Press 
once more, this time through moistened 
muslin and on the right side, bearing 
down on the goods with all your weight. 
'J’ake a sharp penknife and carefully 
The gold is so thick 
i'v-- on a Jas. Boss Stiffened Gold Wateh 
Case that it takes the same depth of engrav- 
Ing as a solid gold case, without impairing its 
wearing quality. A Boas Case never wears thin, 
MS. BOSS 
Watch Cases 
■ Are guaranteed for 26 years. For 60 years they have been recognized . 
ns the most serviceable of all cases. Don’t accept any case said to be 
"just as good” as the Boss. Ask your jeweler. Write us for booklet. 
By This Mark You Know Them. 
THE KEYSTONE WATCH CASE COMPANY. Philadelphia. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
R. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
‘‘a square deal.” See guarantee, 14th page. 
Why don’t you get a 
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It ‘wiU tighten your dzy's <work 
Every wringer is warranted from one to five 
years. The rolls are made of Para Rubber. 
They wring dry, last long, and will not break 
buttons. Our name and trade-mark is on 
every wringer and roll. 
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99 CHAMBERS SL, NEW YORK CITY 
We manufacture the Wringers that wring 
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Soap=Making 
At Home 
One can of Banner Lye—VS cents—will make ten 
pounds of the best hard soaip—better than you 
can buy. 
It takes less time to make soap with 
Banner Lye 
than to make bread, and it gives you the purest 
soap, with absolutely no danger to person or 
clothes. Not old-style lye, but Bni nn' Lye. 
It also makes twenty gallons of soft soap. 
Easy Cleaning 
Cleanliness is a new word since these days* of 
Banner Lye. AafinerLye washes away the dirt that 
you see and the dirt that 
you can’t see. Thisla.stis 
most dangerous. It spoils 
the milk and butter in your 
bottles and jars, and when 
hidden in yom* drains and 
cellar invites disease. 
Banner LyecXeanaoMt all 
this dirt and the disease- 
germs therein contained. 
You will be stu-prised at 
the difference it makes. It 
is odorless and colorless. 
Get it of your g;rocer or 
druggist. He can easily 
get it of his wholesaler, if 
he hasn’t it already. 
Write for booklet "Vaee 
of Banner Lye." 
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