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June 13 
THE RURAL NE'W-YORKER. 
Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
GOOD-BY. 
Good-by, proud world. I’m going home; 
Thou art not my friend, and I’m not 
thine. 
Long through thy weary crowds I roam; 
A river-ark on the ocean brine, 
Long I’ve been tossed like the driven foam. 
But now, proud world, I’m going home. 
Good-by to Flattery’s fawning face; 
To Grandeur with his wise grimace; 
To upstart Wealth’s averted eye; 
To supple Offlce, low and high; 
To crowded halls, to court and street; 
To frozen hearts and hasting feet; 
To those who go, and those who come; 
Good-by, proud world! I’m going home 
I’m going to my own hearthstone. 
Bosomed In yon green hills alone— 
A secret nook In a pleasant land. 
Whose groves the frolic fairies planned; 
Where arches green, the livelong day. 
Echo the blackbird’s roundelay. 
And vulgar feet have never trod 
A spot that Is sacred to thought and God. 
O when I am safe in my sylvan home, 
I tread on the pride of Greece and Rome 
And when I am stretched beneath the 
pines. 
Where the evening star so holy shines, 
I laugh at the lore and the pride of man. 
At the sophist schools and the learned 
clan; 
For what are they all, in their high conceit. 
When man in the bush with God may 
meet! 
—Ralph Waldo Emerson. 
* 
Ginger water ice is an excellent hot- 
weather dessert. Prepare a plain lemon 
ice, and then flavor as desired with the 
syrup from preserved ginger. When the 
ice is half frozen stir in chopped pre¬ 
served ginger. 
• 
Tapioca jelly is light and delicate, 
and if chilled in the ice box will be both 
agreeable and nourishing for a hot- 
weather dessert. Soak half a pint of 
tapioca in a quart of water until quite 
soft; sweeten to taste, turn into a milk 
boiler and boil for an hour, stirring fre¬ 
quently. Flavor with lemon and pour 
into a mold. Serve cold with cream. 
• 
A USEFUL little aid to the dressmaker 
is the skirt gauge, an instrument for 
marking skirts at the length desired. It 
measures from the floor, thus giving the 
proper length evenly in spite of any ir¬ 
regularity in the figure fitted. We often 
find some inexplicable “dip” in a skirt 
after the most careful measuring, result¬ 
ing from a little inequality in figure. A 
woman who stands unevenly or with 
knees bent is always harder to fit than 
one naturally erect. 
Washing soda is good for cleansing 
tin cooking vessels and utensils. They 
can be brightened at the time of the 
semi-annual housecleaning by putting 
in a wash boiler with plenty of water 
and a good supply of soda. Let them 
boil for a few minutes, then remove the 
boiler from the stove, but permit the 
tins to remain in the soda water for an 
hour or two. When rinsed and wiped 
they will be bright and new looking. Of 
course one must be careful about put¬ 
ting one’s hands in the soda water, as it 
will quickly roughen skin and nails. 
• 
Washing braids, cords and passemen¬ 
terie ornaments are very popular this 
year as trimming for cotton gowns. The 
pendants and tassels in linen and cotton 
are similar in style to those made of 
silk, and are used in the same way. They 
are procurable in white and colors. We 
saw recently a navy blue dimity dress 
with deep stole collar trimmed with 
white linen braid which consisted of a 
straight band with small disks depend¬ 
ing from it; the effect was very good. 
In using cotton braid, if wavy or ser¬ 
pentine in pattern, it is well to shrink it 
before using, because it often shrinks 
unevenly when washed, and draws the 
garment out of shape. We have not had 
the same trouble with straight braid. 
* 
New carrots are among our most 
wholesome vegetables; they are delicious 
cooked as follows: Scrape lightly and 
cut into straws; cook in salted water. 
Strain off the water; season with salt, 
pepper, a little onion juice and a lump of 
butter and return to the saucepan until 
the butter is melted, shaking the carrots 
about in it until all are glazed. Pour 
into a hot dish for serving; if you have 
green peas, boil a cupful of them and 
pour over the carrots when they are in 
the dish. It makes one of the prettiest 
of vegetable dishes, and is as good as it 
looks. 
The perennial sailor hat is still with 
us, but its style of architecture is quite 
distinct this year from last. It shares the 
broad flattened lines of other hats of the 
season, the prevailing model having a 
crown not over 1% to two inches high, 
with a brim three to four inches. At first 
we thought them distinctly grotesque, 
but custom soon reconciles one to start¬ 
ling modifications in wardrobe. Such 
sailor hats may be bought, in good qual¬ 
ity of straw, for $1.25. The straw is a 
simple, rather fine braid, like that used 
for men’s hats. The very thick cumbrous 
braids are now out of date. The sailor 
hat usually has a jaunty becomingness 
that recommends it, but it should be 
avoided by young women with thin 
faces and sharp features. 
* 
Suede lisle gloves are as much worn 
as ever, because they are still the best 
Summer glove one can use. They are so 
much firmer in weave than the old-style 
thread gloves that they do not get out 
of shape; they wear better than silk, 
and they wash perfectly. A good qual¬ 
ity may be bought for 50 cents a pair, 
having one or two pearl clasps; higher 
grades for 75 and 98 cents. Gray or 
mode shades are best for general wear; 
white for other occasions. When wash¬ 
ing suede lisle gloves, use luke-warm 
water and white soap, with a little am¬ 
monia if desired; rinse well and wring 
thoroughly, then dry in a good current 
of air. Sometimes, when the gray 
gloves are not well rinsed, and then 
dried slowly, brownish streaks settle in 
the folds, ___ 
The Rural Patterns. 
Shirred flounces appear upon many of 
this season’s skirts, as shown herewith. 
The skirt is cut in five gores, which ex- 
4405 Five Gored Skirt, 
22 to 32 waist. 
tend for its entire length, over which 
the flounce is arranged. The flounce is 
shirred and drawn up to the required 
size, either by means of the shirrings 
or of cords, inserted in the tucks as pre¬ 
ferred. The fullness at the back can be 
laid in inverted pleats or gathered as 
best suits the needs of the garment. The 
quantity of material required for the 
medium size is 12% yards 21 inches 
wide, 11 % yards 27 inches wide, 10% 
yards 32 inches wide, or 7% yards 44 
inches wide. The skirt pattern No. 4405 
is cut in sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 or 
32-inch waist measure; price 10 cents. 
Stole fronts appear on waists as well 
as coats. The waist shown consists of 
the fitted lining, on which are arranged 
the back and the fronts, both of which 
are laid in box pleats. The waist proper 
with the bertha closes at the center 
front, but the yoke is hooked into place 
at the left shoulder seam. The sleeves 
are among the new ones and suggest the 
Hungarian idea. At the lower edges are 
novel cuffs which are cut in points to 
harmonize with the stole ends. The 
quantity of material required for the 
medium size is 4% yards 21 inches wide, 
four yards 27 inches wide, or 2% yards 
44 inches wide, with 1% yard of all-over 
catchup, and the above mixture. This 
is excellent with boiled beef or mutton. 
Spiced Apples with Cider.—^Boil to¬ 
gether one cupful of cider, one-quarter 
cupful vinegar, one cupful brown sugar, 
one bay leaf, two teaspoonfuls whole 
allspice, two dozen whole cloves, two 
inches stick cinnamon, two blades 
mace. Pare and core eight large, tart 
apples, cut in quarters and add to the 
boiling syrup; simmer gently until ten¬ 
der, but not broken. Take out the fruit 
carefully, boil syrup until thick as 
honey, pour over apples and serve cold. 
These are delicious with roast goose, 
duck or pork or any cold meat. 
Beef Loaf.—Take two pounds of round 
steak and half a pound of suet, both 
chopped fine; add two eggs, one cupful 
of bread crumbs that have been softened 
in cold water, one small onion, chopped 
fine, one-half cupful of sweet milk, 1% 
teaspoonful of salt, and a fourth of a 
teaspoonful of pepper; mix all together 
and shape into a loaf, put in a roasting 
pan and bake in a moderate oven 2% 
hours, baste frequently; serve with to¬ 
mato sauce. 
Even children drink Grain-O 
because they like it and the doc¬ 
tors say it is good for them. Why 
not ? It contains all of the nourish¬ 
ment of the pure grain and none 
of the poisons of coffee. 
TRY IT TO-DAY. 
lace for bertha, cuffs and sleeve trim¬ 
ming and six yards of bands or insertion 
to make yoke as illustrated. The waist 
pattern No. 4410 is cut in sizes for a 32, 
34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust measure; 
price 10 cents from this office. 
Rural Recipes. 
Hulnah Pudding.—Wash a cupful of 
rice and add to it a quart of milk, a cup¬ 
ful of sugar and a teaspoouful of corn¬ 
starch dissolved in a little cold milk. 
Flavor with quarter of a nutmeg grated. 
Bake an hour and a half, stirring down 
occasionally, but do not stir down the 
skin which forms on top; then let it 
brown. When done take from the oven, 
remove the brown skin and when the 
pudding is cool lay over the top preserv¬ 
ed strawberries or cherries. Make a 
meringue with the whites of three eggs 
and three tablespoonfuls of powdered 
sugar, and heap over the . top of the 
fruit. Set in the oven a moment to 
brown a delicate color. Eat with cream. 
Mrs. Rorer’s “Wow-Wow” Sauce.— 
Two tablespoonfuls of chopped parsley, 
to which add enough vinegar to moisten 
and rub to a paste; add three chopped 
pickled walnuts, three chopped gherkins 
and four chopped olives. Melt a table¬ 
spoonful of butter, add one of flour, add 
a teacupful of stock, a tablespoonful of 
At grocera everywhere; 16c. and 26c. per package. 
BURN THE WASHBOARD and Save the Clothes 
Wash by air pressure—tlie easiest method ever found 
for lightening; washday work. The 
Syracuse Easy Washer 
forces the hot suds throu§;h 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. 
1>01>UE A XVllAj, 8. Clliituu 8t. 8yraeui)e,N. V. 
ALABASTINE 
recommended 
oculists 
Beautiful 
tints, restful 
to tiie eye; 
for School 
1 by _ 
House walls. Alabastlne Is a cement base 
coating, clean, pure and healthful, wMcli will 
not absorb and propagate disease germs as do 
kalsomines which are stuck on with glue. 
Alabastlne Co., Grand Rapids, Mich, 
and 106 Water Street, New York City. 
A RURAL MAIL BOX 
Should be 
simple, ueut, 
strong, and 
durable. 
A box may be 
approved by 
the P. M. Gen¬ 
eral and still 
not be satisfac¬ 
tory to the pur¬ 
chaser. 
Our “Uncle 
Sam’s Favor¬ 
ite” has official 
approval and 
also the ap¬ 
proval of thou¬ 
sands who are 
using it and 
kuow It’s all right 
BOND STEEL POST 00., 
Adrian, Mich. 
A [Place Well Won 
WATCH 
5 to-day regulates the 
world’s time. 
An illustrated history of the 
» watch sent free upon re- 
quest to / 
Elgit National Watch Co., 
, Elgin, III. fv 
