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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 29 
[ Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
A little more gray in the lessening hair 
Each day as the years go by; 
A little more stooping of the form, 
A little more dim the eye. 
A little more faltering of the step 
As we tread life’s pathway o’er. 
But a little nearer every day 
To the ones who have gone before. 
A little more halting of the gait, 
And a dullness of the ear; 
A growing weariness of the frame 
With each swift passing year. 
A fading of hopes, and ambitions, too, 
A faltering in life’s quest; 
But a little nearer every day 
To a sweet and peaceful rest. 
> 
A little more loneliness in life 
As the dear ones pass away; 
A bigger claim on the heavenly land 
With every passing day. 
A little further from toil and care, 
A little less way to roam; 
A drawing near to a peaceful voyage 
And a happy welcome home. 
—Los Angeles Herald. 
* 
Belt and neck ribbons in regular 
wear are kept smooth by winding them 
tightly around a book, and then pinning 
fast. This process will often be found 
useful when it is impossible to iron the 
ribbon, and, indeed, the opinion is held 
that it is better for the ribbon than iron¬ 
ing. 
m 
Rather a novel idea in the care of the 
hair is a flour shampoo, which some 
hairdressers now use. The flour is sifted 
into the hair in handfuls. The locks are 
then divided into sections and brushed 
with a soft brush until every particle of 
flour is removed. Two or three applica¬ 
tions of the flour are made each time, 
which removes a quantity of dust when 
brushed out. The exponents of the flour 
shampoo consider that the hair should 
be washed only twice a year. 
* 
In Cranford, Mrs. Gaskell’s charming 
story of a secluded country village, ref¬ 
erence is made to the “admirable, diges¬ 
tible, unique bread jelly,” made by one 
of the local celebrities from a family and 
hereditary recipe. According to Table 
Talk this was made as follows; Cut 
a French rod into slices or take 
three good-sized slices of light stale 
homemade bread and toast them care¬ 
fully to a pale golden brown. Put into 
a saucepan with one scant quart of wa¬ 
ter and simmer slowly till they become 
a jelly. When done strain through a 
thin cloth and flavor with lemon-juice, 
nutmeg and sugar. Pour into wetted 
molds and set away to congeal. 
* 
Reference has been made in The R. 
N.-Y. to the question whether milk cans 
could so focus the sun’s rays as to start 
a fire. This recalls an incident related 
in the Washington Post, which shows 
how easy it is to start a story of spon¬ 
taneous combustion: 
One morning it happened that there stood 
on the window sill an old-fashioned, al¬ 
most globular glass pitcher, filled with 
water, which had been ice water the night 
before. The owner of the room opened the 
shutters wide and went down to breakfast. 
When she reentered the room later the first 
thing she saw was a tiny bright spot on 
the floor, whereon the rays of the sun were 
concentrated, burning-glass fashion, by the 
double convex lens of the pitcher. The 
danger of something catching fire instantly 
flashed into her housewifely mind. She 
snatched the dangerous pitcher out of the 
window and set it where the sun could not 
shine on it. Then she looked at the carpet, 
and lo! just about where she remembered 
the spot of vivid light to nave lain was a 
little hole burned in her new carpet. All 
that day she was almost too full of pride 
to live. She tola all the women she met in 
market about it. Why, the house would 
have been on fire in five minutes longer! 
She could hardly wait till her husband 
came home in the evening, so anxious was 
she to tell him the wonderful thing. 
Proudly she led him to the room and 
showed him the spot. His face took on a 
guilty look. He knelt down and scraped 
up something which her somewhat near¬ 
sighted eyes had failed to catch sight of. 
“My dear,” said he, contritely, “I knew 
I dropped it when you called me yesterday, 
but I didn’t know it had so much fire in 
it. Here’s what burned your carpet.” 
And “here” was merely a good-sized 
pinch of cigar ash! 
* 
The excessive damp heat of this Sum¬ 
mer has been trying to clothes, as well 
as to nerves and tempers. Damp folded 
clothes—or even clothes not in any way 
suspected of dampness—have been sub- 
3d04 Ladies’ Waist with Bolero. 
32 to 40 inches. 
ject to mildew, which is often removed 
with difficulty. It must be remembered 
that substances capable of removing 
mildew are very likely to injure the 
fabric. The best agent for this removal 
is chloride of lime. Put a tablespoonful 
of the chloride solution in a gallon of 
cold water, and soak the fabric in this, 
moving about occasionally, until the 
stains are no longer visible. Rinse very 
thoroughly, changing the rinsing water 
several times. 
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A number of the more ornate shirt¬ 
waists have been made with surplice 
folds from shoulder to waist filled in 
with a long V of embroidery or other 
contrasting material. This embroidery 
is usually soiled before the rest of the 
waist, and it is not always easy to laun¬ 
der it in a satisfactory manner. One 
bright girl has solved the problem by 
fastening this plastron down each side 
of the V with the clasps used to close 
plackets; those snapping into place like 
glove clasps. These fastenings do not 
show at all on the right side, and can¬ 
not be displaced. Since women have 
taken to wearing undersleeves, like their 
grandmothers, the same idea may be 
transferred to them, a house dress hav¬ 
ing the undersleeve fastened to the plain 
upper sleeve with these clasps, so that 
it may be removed at pleasure. We must 
own that these full undersleeves still 
look very odd to us, but they are worn 
very extensively, like the model shown 
in the waist figured, and are even seen 
upon some of the new Fall jackets. 
Two Fancy Waists. 
The full undersleeves alluded to brief¬ 
ly in another paragraph are shown in 
waist No. 3595, and this also shows the 
popular fichu. It is improved by the ad¬ 
dition of long ends or streamers, falling 
below the waist from the rosette or bow 
shown in the cut. The frill at the wrist 
of the undersleeve is often omitted. The 
yoke and the waist proper are laid over 
a foundation, which fits snugly to the 
figure, and closes at the center front. 
The yoke is attached to the right side 
only, and hooks well into place, but the 
full, soft portion comes together with 
the lining, the closing being concealed 
by the folds. The fichu, which outlines 
the yoke, is so shaped as to provide folds 
without the least suggestion of clumsi¬ 
ness. The sleeves are both quaint and 
effective. The upper portions fit smooth¬ 
ly, and are laid over a lining of the same 
shape. They are faced and turned up at 
the elbows to form cuffs. The full un¬ 
der portions show one seam, and are 
gathered into a band at the wrists, below 
which fall straight frills, and are again 
gathered at the top and felled on to the 
lining beneath the elbow cuffs. As 
shown, the yoke, as well as the under¬ 
sleeves, is transparent, the lining being 
cut away on the line indicated. To cut 
this waist for a woman of medium size 
2% yards of material 44 inches wide, or 
three yards 32 inches wide, with 1%- 
yard of net 18 inches wide will be re¬ 
quired. The pattern No. 3595 is cut in 
sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust 
measure, and may be obtained from this 
office for 10 cents. 
The bolero is again much worn, and is 
usually becoming. As shown in the 
waist No. 3604, it is made separately, 
and is worn over a cream-white waist. 
It is a very dressy adjunct to wear over 
a thin waist of light color, for it may 
be as plain or as elaborate as desired. 
To cut this bolero for a woman of me¬ 
dium size three yards of material 21 
inches wide, or 1% yard 50 inches wide, 
with 1% yard of tucking 18 inches wide 
for the waist, and 1% yard of lining will 
3595. Ladies’ Fancy Waist 
32 to 40 inches. 
be required. The pattei’n No. 3604 is cut 
in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40-inch 
bust measure, price 10 cents from this 
office. 
On Jellies 
preserves and pickles, spread 
a th.ln coating of refined 
PARAFFINE 
WAX 
Will keep them absolutely moisture and 
acid proof. Paraffine Wax is also useful in 
a dozen other ways about the house. Full 
directions in each pound package. 
Sold everywhere. 
STANDARD OIL CO. 
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BY HOME STUDY 
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TO A LIMITED NUMBER 
j IElectrical,Mechanical,Marine, 
• I* Stationary or Locomotive 
[ American School of Correspondence, Boston, Mass. 
/^ET Macbeth’s “pearl top” 
and “pearl glass” lamp- 
chimneys ; they are made of 
tough glass, tough against 
heat; they do not break in 
use ; they do from accident. 
They are clear, transparent, 
not misty. Look at your 
chimney. How much of the 
light is lost in the fog ? 
Be willing to pay a little 
more. 
Our “Index” describes all lamps and their 
proper chimneys. With it you can always order 
the right size and shape of chimney for any lamp. 
We mail it FREE to any one who writes for it. 
Address Macbeth, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
& 
some autumn specials 
that will furnish the most interesting 
kind of evidence for every woman who 
believes choice goods, largest lines for 
selection, and less to pay, are to her ad¬ 
vantage. 
56-inch all-wool Skirting Plaids, hand¬ 
some effects—(55c. 
36-inch Wool Plaids, specially for girls’ 
school wear, 25c. 
56-inch Double-faced Cloths, plaid, 
check or plain hacks, $1.25. 
We’re showing top-notch assortments 
swell Double-faced cloths. ?1 to S3. 
27-inch all-wool French Tricot—solid 
colors—25 different preferable shades, 
30c.—fine for waists. 
New French Flannels, 65c., 70c. 
Handsomely woven 50-inch all-wool 
Homespuns, (55c.—blue, brown, tan and 
gray mixtures—smart fabrics for smart 
suits and skirts. 
Rich range of new Novelty Silks, 85c. 
—snappy effects for w’aists—and elegant 
variety at SI, SI. 25—never shown so 
many beautiful and exclusive silks as 
this Autumn 1900. 
18,000 square feet of floor space de¬ 
voted to retail Silks, Dress Goods and 
Trimmings alone. 
Over 60 other departments all showing 
new goods. 
We re determined about making it pay 
you to buy here. 
New Catalogue—see that we have your 
name, address, and request for a copy. 
BOCCS & BUHL, 
Department C, 
ALLEGHENY, PA. 
QDIICU - 1 wiI1 send y°« an A No. 1 Brush for 
DltUdVl False Teetb for 80 cents, postpaid. 
Address N. R. BROWN. Morenci. Mich. 
The University of Notre Dame, 
NOTRE DAME, INDIANA. 
Classics, Letters, Economics and History, 
Journalism, Art, Science, Pharmacy, Law, 
Civil. Mechanical and Electrical Engineer¬ 
ing, Architecture. 
Thorough Preparatory and Commercial 
Courses. Ecclesiastical students at special rates. 
Rooms Free. Junior or Senior Year, Collegiate 
Courses. Rooms to Rent, moderate charge. 
St. Edward’s Hall, for boys under 13. 
The 57th Tear will open September 4th, 1900. 
Catalogues Free. Address 
Rev. A. MORRISSEY, C. S. C., President. 
COE’S 
ECZEMA CURE. »1. Large sample 
mailed free. Coe Chem. Co., Cleveland, O 
Buy Direct 
from lactory at wholesale prices 
you pay one small protit only. Why 
0j| pay agents and dealers high prices. 
All attachments free. SO days free 
trial. Warranted 20years. 120,000 sold. 
$85.00 Arlington Gem for. .$ 12.05 
Prop Head Arlington Gem- $15.50 
$50.00 Arlington for.$17.00 
$65.00 Kenwood for.$21.50 
Other Machine* at $S*,$1 0.50 A $12 
_ Large illustrated catalogue and 
testimonials free. CASH BUYERS’UNION, 
158-104 W.VanliurenSt.jB- 848,Chicago, III 
