THE RURAL 
NEW-YORKER. 
February 17 
116 
l Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
A RECIPE FOR CURRY. 
Three pounds of veal my darling girl pre¬ 
pares, 
And chops it nicely into little squares; 
Five onions next procures the little minx, 
(The biggest are the best, her Samivcl 
thinks), 
And Epping butter nearly half a pound, 
And stews them in a pan until they’re 
brown’d. 
What’s next my dexterous little girl will 
do? 
She pops the meat Into the savory stew, 
With curry powder tablespoonsful three, 
And milk a pint (the richest that may be), 
And when the dish has stewed for half an 
hour, 
A lemon’s ready juice she’ll o’er it pour; 
Then, bless her, then she gives the luscious 
pot 
A very gentle boil—and serves quite hot. 
P. S. Beef, mutton, rabbit if you wish; 
Lobster or prawns or any kind of fish, 
Are fit to make a curry. ’Tis, when done, 
A dish for Emperors to feed upon. 
—W. M. Thackeray. 
* 
Still another easy-work-at-home 
fraud was interrupted in Chicago Janu¬ 
ary 25, by the arrest of two men respon¬ 
sible for the swindle. They called them¬ 
selves the Chicago Embroidery Ex¬ 
change, and advertised all over the coun¬ 
try that women were wanted to sew at 
home, at a salary of $8 a week. The 
correspondents were required to make a 
deposit of $2, and when they sent this 
money they were given a small quantity 
of embroidery materials. On the return 
of the completed work the women were 
told that all was satisfactory, and that 
further supplies would be sent on receipt 
of $10. Most of the correspondents be¬ 
came suspicious at this, and many com¬ 
plaints were sent to the postal authori¬ 
ties. It is said that the swindlers re¬ 
ceived about 1,000 letters a week. 
* 
In addition to the narrow sleeves, one 
noticeable difference in this year’s shirt 
waists is the clustered tucking. All-over 
tucks, such as were popular last year, 
are not now modish, hence one may, at 
the present time, buy taffeta waists 
tucked or corded all over for a surpris¬ 
ingly low price. The new tucks are in 
clusters, and one of the newest arrange¬ 
ments is in a narrow fan from shoulder 
to waist, instead of the short bias tucks 
used last year. The fan tucks are very 
becoming, giving breadth across the 
shoulder and a taper to the waist. A 
handsome model has 12 vertical tucks 
on either side of the front hem, and five 
tucks in the back on each side of the 
center. In some cases the tucks are in 
clusters of three or four, with a narrow 
plain space between, but in all cases the 
tucks are close on either side of the 
front hem or center back, instead of ex¬ 
tending across the material. The cuffs 
are rather narrow, with round corners. 
Striped materials appear to have the 
preference over checks or figures. It is 
generally asserted that pique will not be 
nearly so popular as last year. 
• 
A western reader, who has heard of 
planked shad as an eastern delicacy, 
asks us how this dish is prepared, and 
wherein it differs from ordinary cook¬ 
ing. The special point in planking is 
that the fish is spread upon a smooth 
plank of oak, ash, or hickory. Origin¬ 
ally the fish was fastened by two or 
three nails, and the plank reared up in 
front of an open fire, but now it is 
cooked in the oven. The plank is iy 2 
inch thick, and as long as the oven will 
permit. It must never be washed, but 
should be polished off with sandpaper, 
or ordinary wrapping paper, and kept in 
a bag. It must always be heated very 
hot in the oven before the fish is put on 
it. The fish, having been beheaded and 
washed thoroughly, is split down the 
back, and, having been thoroughly dried, 
is laid upon the planK, skin side down. 
It is then dusted with pepper and salt 
and brushed with melted butter. Brush 
toward the tail. When partly done, take 
out and brush again. The board gives 
flavor to the fish, just as the shell to 
the oyster, when it is cooked therein. 
The fish is served upon the board, gar¬ 
nished with chopped parsley upon slices 
of lemon, and potato balls. Shad is best 
for planking, though other fish are 
served in the same way. This is a mode 
of cooking especially esteemed in Phila¬ 
delphia and Baltimore. 
• 
Many physicians now advise singing 
as a salutary exercise when there is 
weakness or imperfect development of 
the respiratory organs. It appears to be 
the best possible exercise for the chest 
when properly carried out. The patient 
should wear loose clothing, so that there 
is absolutely no constriction of chest or 
throat, and should avoid practicing too 
much, so as to induce over-fatigue. It is 
usually noted that professional singers 
are free from pulmonary diseases, and 
this is laid to their regular exercise in 
their profession. We may not all pos¬ 
sess musical ability, but everyone is 
the better, physically, for an effort to 
use the voice in this way. 
• 
In addition to the long lace curtains, 
extending from cornice to carpet, we 
now see, in some city houses, a newer 
style in the shape of short curtains of 
sheer material, reaching just to the bot¬ 
tom of the window pane. They are not 
sash curtains, but hang in straight, 
loose folds from the top. They are bor¬ 
dered with very full frills, often of a 
different and thinner material. Some of 
tne borders are almost full enough to 
look like a woman’s neck ruche; they 
are not always put on straight, the edge 
sometimes curving up and down in an 
undulating line. These curtains look 
very pretty, either outside or within, 
and they are much less in the way than 
a long curtain. In a bedroom, plain 
muslin curtains of this style are very 
pretty with a valance or straight frill 
about one foot deep across the top, this 
being strung on a separate wire or pole, 
so that the curtains themselves may be 
drawn across or to the sides without in¬ 
terfering with the valance. This style 
suggests an old Colonial arrangement, 
and is pretty and picturesque in the 
simplest and cheapest material. 
Woman’s Progress in One 
Century. 
Giving her opinion as to the progress 
made by women during the last century, 
Susan B. Anthony observes, in the New 
York Journal, that only a little over a 
half century ago woman in the United 
States was without recognized individ¬ 
uality in any department of life. There 
was absolutely no provision for her edu¬ 
cation in anything beyond the rudi¬ 
mentary branches. She was kept closely 
at home, carding, spinning, weaving, 
making butter and cheese, knitting and 
sewing, working day and night, planning 
and economizing to educate the boys of 
the family. Such a thing as a career 
for a woman was undreamed of. In 
cases of extreme poverty the girls might 
go among the neighbors and earn a mis¬ 
erable pittance doing housework or sew¬ 
ing. The boy, at 21, was free to carry 
his labor where it would bring him 
financial reward. The girls of the fam¬ 
ily at 21 continued to work without 
wages as before. When they married 
their services were transferred to their 
husband, and woman was considered 
well rewarded by food, shelter and what 
clothes her husband chose to grant her. 
Any wages the wife might earn outside 
her home belonged by law to the hus¬ 
band, no matter what the necessity of 
mother and children. Woman lost at 
marriage not only the right to her earn¬ 
ings and property, but also the right to 
the custody of her person and her chil¬ 
dren. 
Fifty years ago no occupations were 
open to women except cooking, sewing, 
teaching and factory work. Few women 
were sufficiently educated to teach. 
Those who were received from $4 to $8 
a month and “boarded round,” while 
men for the same service were given $30 
a month and board. Every woman must 
marry, either with or without love, for 
the sake of support, or be doomed to a 
life of humiliating dependence, living, 
after the death of parents, in the home 
of married brother or sister, the drudge 
and burden-bearer of the family. Wo¬ 
men might work like slaves for their 
relatives, receiving only board and 
clothes, but the moment they stepped 
outside the home and became wage 
earners they lost caste. The woman 
who dared venture into the field of lit¬ 
erature was equally under the ban. It 
was generally accepted that a woman 
who attempted any vocation outside of 
domestic service became at once and 
forever unfitted for the duties of wife 
and mother. And of all the old preju¬ 
dices none holds faster than this. The 
idea that woman owes service to man 
instead of to herself, and that it is her 
highest duty to aid his development 
rather than her own will be the last to 
die. 
The close of the nineteenth century 
finds every trade, vocation and profes¬ 
sion open to women, and every oppor¬ 
tunity at their command for preparing 
themselves to follow these occupations. 
The girls as well as the boys of the 
families now fit themselves for such 
careers as their tastes and abilities per¬ 
mit. A vast amount of the household 
drudgery, that once monopolized the 
whole time and strength of the mothers 
and daughters, has been turned over to 
machinery. A money value is placed 
upon the labor of women. The ban of 
social ostracism has been largely re¬ 
moved from the woman wage earner. 
Woman is no longer compelled to marry 
for support. Out of 450 of the land’s 
higher institutions of learning, less than 
a quarter refuse entrance to women. In 
the world of literature and art women 
divide honors with men, and the civil 
service rules have secured for them 
thousands of remunerative positions un¬ 
der the Government. 
The Best Food 
for Infants 
Nature planned that infants 
should have only milk for at 
; least the first year of life. But : 
thin milk, skimmed milk, will 
not nourish. It’s the milk that ■; 
is rich in cream, or fat, that 
does the work. This is be- i: 
cause fat is positively neces- 
I sary for the growing body. 
[ Scott’s Emulsion 
contains the best fat, in the 
: form of Cod-Liver Oil, for all ; 
delicate children. 
They thrive greatly under its use. • 
Soon they weigh more, eat more, 
; play better and look better. It’s just ; • 
the right addition to their regular 
; food. The hypophosphites of lime : 
and soda in it are necessary to the 
; growth and formation of bone and : 
teeth. 
At all druggists; 50 c. and ?i.oo. 
: SCOTT & BOWNE, Chemists, New York. >• 
_ ««« -m—m——I 
B. & B. 
new, pretty and only 20c. 
—choicest line of madras ginghams 20c. 
yard, ever sold anywhere at like price. 
Perhaps you've already imagined how 
much prettier the new 1900 wash goods 
are. - 
TheyW exquisite. 
Most wonderful advancement in cotton 
fabrics. 
And the variety here is superb—we 
think a conquering collection. 
Price range 10c. to high class novelties 
$1.40. 
Nice Madras ginghams 10c., 12}£c.— 
up to finest Imported Madras 40c., 45c. 
and 50c. 
This liOc. line —choice styles and 
bright clear colorings—you’ll be im¬ 
pressed with as extraordinary for smart 
shirt waists and dresses. 
And we’ll leave it to the goods them¬ 
selves to make you think so—which 
shows our firm faith in them and in 
your self interested judgment. 
No trouble to supply you with all the 
samples you want, hut the better idea 
you give of what purpose they’re for— 
shirt waists, gowns, etc.,—or any par¬ 
ticular details of preference, the easier 
and better we can make sure of sending 
exactly what’s wanted. 
It’s choice dry goods on a small profit 
basis that we win with. 
... .Francis Bacon, In his essay “Of the 
True Greatness of Kingdoms,” says: 
"All States that are liberal of natural¬ 
ization towards strangers are fit for em¬ 
pire; for to think that a handful of peo¬ 
ple can, even with the greatest courage 
and policy in the world, embrace too 
large an extent of dominion. It may 
hold for a time, but it will fail sud¬ 
denly.” 
BOGGS & BUHL, 
Department C, 
ALLEGHENY, PA. 
WATCH AND CHAIN FOB ONE DAY’S WORK. 
Roys and Girls can gee a Nickel-Plated 
Watch, also a Chain and Charm for soiling 
IX doz. Packages of Bluine at 10 cents each. 
Send your full address by return mail and 
we will forward the Bluine, post-paid, and 
■ large Premium List. No money required. 
BLUINE CO. 500 Concord Junction, Mass. 
$ 18*>$35 
Weekly 
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EXPENSES 
AGENTS and SALESMEN WANTED. 
Men and Women—At Home or Traveling. 
I Elexander Smith of Ind., made $927.50 first 6 months. Albert Hill, of 
N. J., $238 first month. John Hannibal, R. R. Conductor, $634. Mr. Muncy, 
of Texas, made $12.50 first 2 hours. Rev. L. McDaniel made $300 besides 
preaching. Carrie Williams, clerk, made $144 in 6 weeks. Mrs. Hitchcox, of 
Calif., $222. ^MissSutton, $294. Lida Kennedy, of Pa., $84 while teaching. 
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