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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 22 
l Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
Heaped with their loads of fragrant hay 
And drawn by oxen slow, 
The hayracks on their homeward way 
Across the meadows go; 
Across the meadow's cool and broad, 
By fields of waiting grass, 
Through bank and hedge of goldenrod, 
The toiling hayracks pass. 
These hundred years—lo! they have borne 
A hundred Summers’ yield; 
And deep and wide their tracks are worn 
Across the fallow field. 
Along the road in dim array. 
As sunrise splendors glow, 
At noon and at the close of day, 
The creaking hayracks go. 
How many seasons flame and fade, 
Across the meadows fair! 
But toil is sweet in sun and shade, 
And farmers’ boys still share 
Their labor and its wholesome gains 
Beneath the selfsame sky; 
While, as of old, the mighty wains 
Pass with their burden by. 
—Boston Transcript. 
* 
A friend in Maine reminds those who 
wish to can corn that they would do 
well, in breaking the ear from the stalk, 
to leave a piece at the butt sufficiently 
long to be grasped as a handle, when 
cutting the grain off the cob. Without 
this it is hard to grasp the wet and slip¬ 
pery ear, after one end is cut clean. 
* 
A paint brush and an old whisk 
broom form a valuable equipment for 
polishing the kitchen range. The paint 
brush is very much better for putting on 
the polish than the brush ordinarily sold 
for that purpose, and the whisk broom 
polishes, without risk of soiling the 
hands. Apart from its ordinary use, 
black lead or stove polish may be ad¬ 
vised as a satisfactory lubricant for 
creaky hinges; a little rubbed upon the 
complaining mechanism soon makes it 
work silently. 
• 
One of the annoyances of the thin 
Summer waist is the way in which the 
corset lace shows through, in spite of 
the underwaist worn. One ingenious 
woman has overcome this by hemming 
a strip of white cambric five or six 
inches wide, and long enough to fold 
over the upper edge of the corset, and 
reach from there to the waist. This 
strip is held in place at the top by some 
basting stitches, and below by tapes 
around the waist. The idea commends 
itself for its convenience in overcoming 
a common difficulty. 
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Near Falls City, Neb., a tombstone 
bears the following candid and unflat¬ 
tering inscription: 
A sottish faithless husband 
Has caused my early death. 
Rest for the weary pilgrim; 
There is a heavenly rest. 
Farewell, my aged parents; 
Farewell, my brother dear; 
To you, my two sweet darlings, 
God be your guardian care. 
According to popular report, this mon¬ 
umental reprimand had no effect what¬ 
ever upon the “sottish husband,’’ who 
continued his evil ways until, some years 
later, he took up his resting place by the 
side of his wife. 
* 
Denim is quite often used as a filling 
for floors where a number of rugs are 
used. It should be laid over carpet lin¬ 
ing. We have seen it used with good 
effect in a bedroom, with rugs of rag 
carpet woven in handsome stripes. The 
denim will also make a good crumb 
cloth to put under the dining table, but 
for this use it should be lined with bur¬ 
lap. It is often surprising what good 
effects may be obtained with these 
homely materials, when taste is used. 
Carelessly made “hit-or-miss” rag car¬ 
pet is often dull and ugly, in spite of its 
many good qualities, but some of the 
handsome stripes, in rich colorings, are 
sufficiently attractive to find their way 
into pretentious rooms. 
* 
Our friend the cow is now enjoying 
much popularity abroad as a model in 
decoration. Little gold or silver cows 
adorn bangle bracelets, taking the place 
of the little “lucky” pigs which have 
long been popular in England; they 
form the heads of hatpins and stickpins, 
and make little brooches of gold and 
enamel. China ornaments follow the 
same bovine shape, and one quaint lit¬ 
tle cream jug of English china is the 
model of a corpulent cow, the handle 
formed by bossy’s tail. Queer little fern 
dishes for the table consist of a cow in 
white Worcester china. This recalls a 
Crocus dish which was, to our childish 
eyes, the most entrancing bit of china 
ever made. It was shaped like a crouch¬ 
ing porcupine, with a number of small 
holes in its back. It was filled with 
damp moss, the Crocus bulbs being in¬ 
serted below the holes, so, when the lit¬ 
tle bulbs poked up their slender leaves 
and little purple and gold cups, they 
stood up “like quills on the fretful por¬ 
cupine.” It is many years since we saw 
that quaint little china porcupine, but 
the childish admiration for it has not 
faded yet. _ 
The Daughter’s Clothes. 
This Autumn the little Eton jacket 
promises to be quite as popular as in the 
3586. Missesthree-piece Skirt 
12 to 16 years 
Spring, and a majority of the new tailor 
suits show this style. It is especially 
suited to a girlish figure, and the model 
illustrated may be worn open or closed. 
In this case it is made of gray cheviot, 
but any desired material may be used. 
The fronts are fitted with single darts; 
the back is seamless, the snug effect 
being gained by under-arm gores. The 
collar and revers are self-faced, finished 
with revere tailor stitching. The sleeves 
are two-seamed and fit snugly with just 
enough fulness at the shoulders to pre¬ 
vent over-tightness. They are stitched 
to simulate cuffs at the wrists. The clos¬ 
ing is accomplished with a single but¬ 
ton and button-hole; when worn open 
the fronts are thrown back as shown in 
the sketch. The model is lined through¬ 
out with white satin, but any color pre¬ 
ferred can be substituted. To make as 
illustrated, for a girl of 14 years of age, 
two yards of material 32 inches wide, or 
iy 4 yard 50 inches wide, will be re¬ 
quired. The pattern 3593 is cut in sizes 
for misses of 12, 14 and 16 years of age. 
Price 10 cents. 
As a desirable skirt to wear with such 
a jacket the model shown may be recom¬ 
mended. The skirt is cut in three 
pieces, a front gore and circular sides. 
It fits snugly about the hips, but flares 
gracefully at the feet. The fullness at 
the back can be laid in the popular in¬ 
verted pleats or gathered, as preferred. 
To cut this skirt for a girl of 14 years of 
age 2% yards of material 50 inches wide, 
or 3% yards 32 inches wide, will be re¬ 
quired. The pattern No. 3586 is cut in 
sizes for misses of 12, 14 and 16 years of 
age. Price 10 cents. Any pattern fig¬ 
ured on this page may be obtained from 
1 2 to 16 Years. 
The R. N.-Y. by sending 10 cents, with 
number of pattern and measure desired. 
Infant’s Knitted Sack. 
A friend in Wisconsin asks for direc¬ 
tions for knitting an infant’s sack, a 
simple pattern being desired. The knit¬ 
ted jackets are as a rule firmer than 
these crocheted. Fig. 239 requires three 
skeins of single zephyr. Cast on 28 
stitches for one wrist. Work 10 rows 
in a rib of 2 plain, 2 purl. Form a row 
of holes by working thus: Wool for¬ 
ward, knit 2 together, knit 1, repeat, 
work the returning row plain. Knit 30 
rows (15 ridges) in plain knitting. In 
the next 12 rows increase 1 at the end 
of each row. In the 13th knit 40 and 
cast on 20, knit back 60 and cast on 20 
at the other end; these are for the back 
and front. Knit 12 rows on the whole 
80. Now slip 40 stitches on to a piece 
of twine for the back. Work on the 40 
for the front for 10 ridges or 20 rows, 
decreasing 1 at the shoulder end of each 
row. When 10 stitches have been de¬ 
creased for the neck thus, knit 8 rows 
(4 ridges) plain and cast off. Pick up 
the 40 stitches left for the back, and 
work 56 rows (28 ridges). Place this 
once more aside, and commence the 
other side of the front by casting on 30 
stitches; work 8 rows (4 ridges), and in¬ 
crease at the beginning of each alternate 
row for 20 rows. When 10 stitches have 
been increased, work in the returning 
row not only on these 40 but on the 40 
which were laid aside from the back. 
Work 12 rows (6 ridges) on the entire 80 
stitches, and then cast off 20' from either 
end, to correspond to the other side. On 
the 40 left for the arm work 10 rows, 
decreasing 1 stitch at the end of each 
row until there are again only 28 
stitches; work 30 rows (15 ridges), and 
finish the sleeve with a row of holes and 
10 rows of ribbing. Cast off. Pick up 
the stitches down the front, round the 
In our issue for August 11 we told 
about the International Sunshine So¬ 
ciety, its aims and work. Since then a 
number of our friends have written to 
the headquarters of the Society, 96 Fifth 
Avenue, New York, and to The R. N.-Y., 
asking for further information. Says 
one lonely woman in the far South: 
I am just simply impelled to write to you; 
I cannot get the idea out of my head. I 
might almost say “compelled” to write, but 
you will no doubt call it just an earnest 
wish brought about by an unusual idea 
presented to a woman who leads a barren 
lonely life and who has few new ideas. 
This and other similar letters sug¬ 
gest the formation of a Rural branch of 
the International Sunshine Society. As 
we stated before, the entrance or initia¬ 
tion fee is some kindly deed or thought 
for others. If you have any little sug¬ 
gestion to make for the purpose of 
lightening the lives of those shut in by 
bodily infirmity or isolated environment, 
send it in for this column. Ideas regard¬ 
ing occupations for invalids, or amuse¬ 
ments and recreations for the infirm, 
would be welcome. A bit of verse, in¬ 
spiring and uplifting, or any thought 
that may make lives around us brighter 
and happier, will serve for initiatory 
dues. Let us hear from all our interest¬ 
ed friends on this subject. It is often as¬ 
serted that one of the greatest draw¬ 
backs to farm life for women is the iso¬ 
lation and mental loneliness it so often 
entails. In the Sunshine Society we 
shall all meet on common ground, with 
a feeling of mutual interest which 
brings us in accord with others. We 
shall be glad to hear of the formation of 
local branches of the Society in rural 
districts, and to make note of their 
progress. 
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INFANT’S KNITTED SACK. Fig. 239. 
bottom, and up the other side of the 
front; work 1 row plain. Make a row 
of holes along the bottom, and then 
rib 10 rows. Pick up and knit the 
stitches round the neck, making a row 
of holes and finishing with 10 rows of 
ribbing. Sew up the sides and the 
sleeves and run ribbon into the sleeves, 
neck and waist. 
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