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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
October i3 
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l Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
WHEN MOLLY LED THE MEETING. 
I wuz settin’ with the sinners—’ay back by 
the door, 
In a pew that smiles a welcome—meetin’ 
evenin’s—to the poor. 
I wuz jest the hardest sinner that salva¬ 
tion ever knowed— 
A reg’lar ol’ backslider that had lost the 
gospel road. 
’Twuz a Wednesday night pra’r meetin’— 
when they talked from left to right; 
An’ the word come that the preacher 
wouldn’t be with us that night. 
An’ “Who would lead the meetin’?” A 
woman raised her han’, 
An’ Molly, with the' bright sweet eyes, 
marched up an’ took the stan’! 
My heart wuz palpitatin’!—an’ what would 
Molly say? 
She didn’t keep me waitin’, fer her bright 
eyes shined my way! 
She give that ol’ time hymn out, an’ they 
sung with sweet accord. 
With Molly’s voice a-leadin’ ’em—“Come 
Ye that Love the Lord!” 
An’ lots of ’em went up fer pra’r, an’ got 
religion true; 
An’ Molly called acrost the pews: “John, 
ain’t you cornin’, too?” 
An’ I come—I couldn’t stan’ it. They hol¬ 
lered out “Amen!” 
With Molly’s han’ a-lioldin’ mine I got re¬ 
ligion then! 
—Atlanta Constitution. 
* 
One of our friends asks whether we 
know any recipe for a maple-sugar pie. 
A filling of maple sugar, to be baked 
between two crusts, is made as follows; 
One cupful of grated maple sugar, beat¬ 
en up with a piece of butter the size of 
a walnut and one egg, one-half cupful 
of milk, added last, and the whole 
stirred well together. 
• 
The Autumn felt outing hats show a 
variety of shapes, Rough Rider, golf, 
Ladysmith, etc., but the most unique one 
we have seen was a sombrero of creamy 
gray French felt, encircled with a strap 
of calfskin. Judging from circumstan¬ 
tial evidence, the skin had belonged or¬ 
iginally to a little mouse-gray and white 
Jersey, the silky hair being left on. The 
strap was fastened with a plain silver 
buckle. This hat would matcn some of 
the new long coats, which are fastened 
with calfskin straps, having the hair left 
on. 
* 
What Mrs. Helen Campbell calls pro¬ 
phet’s punch is a delicious combination 
of unfermented grape juice which, 
served not, will make an excellent Win¬ 
ter drink. The proportions given are, 
of course, for a considerable quantity. 
Put one quart of grape juice into a dou¬ 
ble boiler. Heat it, and add the juice of 
four lemons, four dried mint leaves 
rubbed fine in the fingers and a pound 
of sugar. To this add four quarts of hot 
water. In every glass put a dust of pow¬ 
dered cinnamon and pour the hot liquid 
upon it. 
* 
Many Summer washing gowns have 
been trimmed with black lace, which 
suggests difficulty in laundering; we 
find, however, that a black washing lace 
is made for the purpose. Such lace 
should never be dried near the fire, as 
this makes it rusty. During the past 
Summer, many muslin gowns were 
trimmed freely with narrow black vel¬ 
vet, and we have heard of several who 
washed such dresses without removing 
the velvet. The color did not run, but, 
of course, the pile of the velvet was 
spoiled. It is certainly unwise to trim 
a washing gown so elaborately that 
there is any difficulty in laundering, or 
so that an excessive amount of time is 
needed to prepare it for wear after 
washing. A girl’s frock, trimmed with 
narrow velvet running through beading, 
often requires from one to two hours to 
replace the trimming after ironing. That 
seems what theologians call a work of 
supererogation to a busy woman. 
* 
The Youth’s Companion tells of an 
old farmer who was taken to visit his 
son’s new house in town. He saw much 
to admire, but nothing to make him re¬ 
gret the old house where he had lived 
for 69 years: 
“Now, Father,” said his son’s wife, lay¬ 
ing an affectionate hand on his arm and 
speaking most persuasively, “don’t you see 
how nice these windows are? Wouldn’t 
you like to have those little old panes 
taken out of the farm windows—down¬ 
stairs, at any rate—and have this big, 
clear glass put in instead?” 
Mr. Maxwell looked thoughtfully out of 
the window at which he and his daughter- 
in-law were standing. He drummed on the 
sill for a moment, watching the people pass 
up and down the busy town street. 
"No, Mary,” he said at last, with a 
whimsical smile, “this kind of window-pane 
is all right for your house, where there’s 
constant passing; but up there on the farm, 
where sometimes only one man and a cow 
goes by in a day, it’s better to have the 
old-fashioned glass that makes one man 
look like a general muster.” 
Zig-Zag Lace. 
The pretty lace shown at Fig. 261 is 
made as follows: Chain 15. First row.— 
Chain five, catch in fifth st. from needle, 
chain five, d.c. in tenth st., shell of six 
ZIG-ZAG LACE. Fig. 261. 
t.c. in thirteenth st., d.c. in last st. Sec¬ 
ond row.—Shell of six t.c., d.c. in center 
st. of last shell, chain five, d.c. in cen¬ 
ter of loop, chain five, d.c. in center of 
last loop. Third row.—Chain five, d.c. 
in center of loop, *repeat twice between 
stars, catching last loop in top of shell, 
make shell in last d.c. in former row. 
Fourth row.—One d.c. in each of first 
four of t.c. of shell, shell in d.c., *chain 
five, d.c. in loop, *repeat once between 
stars. 
A Three-Piece Skirt. 
The flare at the foot of a skirt, ac¬ 
companied by a snug fit about the hips, 
still remains the prevailing style, and 
3592. Ladies’Three Piece Skirt 
22 to 32 inches 
this effect is gained in the model shown 
by inverted pleats in the seams. It is 
cut in three pieces, the shapely front 
gore and the two circular portions. The 
inverted plaits at the foot of the front 
gore actually extend to the seam only, 
but as the seam is stitched down flat 
the effect is that of the stitched plait 
without the burden of its weight. The 
fullness at the back is also arranged in 
an inverted plait, so carrying out the 
symmetry of the design. The skirt can 
be made long for indoor use, or short, 
to clear the ground, for the street, as 
preferred. The pattern provides for 
both lengths. To cut this skirt for a 
woman of medium size seven yards of 
material 32 inches wide, 4% yards 44 
inches wide, or 4% yards 50 inches wide, 
will be required. The pattern No. 3592 
is cut in sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 
32-inch waist measure. It may be ob¬ 
tained for 10 cents from this office. 
The Critic on the Hearth 
If you have the least inclination to¬ 
ward being critical, my dear girl, get rid 
of it at once, says the Woman’s Home 
Companion. Learn to look for what is 
best in people, and leave fault-finding 
and captious criticism out of your pro¬ 
gramme of life. Even if you cannot help 
seeing that Lucile’s hat is unbecoming, 
you can help saying so. She must wear 
the hat during the rest of the season, 
probably, and you need not think about 
it. Think, rather, of something pleasant 
about Lucile, and say that. It is some¬ 
times necessary that the unpleasant 
truth be spoken, but this does not often 
apply to the small affairs of life. There 
is no burning reason why Clothilda 
should remark upon Honoria’s red hands 
or Henrietta’s clumsily fitted boots. Clo- 
thilde, if she speaks of these things, is 
simply an unpleasant and disagreeable 
person. Girls will talk a good deal, and 
if the talk is good-natured, kindly and 
merry, I do not know why anyone 
should object. As for laughing, there is 
only one rule consistent with the law of 
kindness: To laugh with others, not at 
them. Some one has said that the judg¬ 
ment day has been set last in the great 
scheme of earthly things. It is a wise 
reminder for us all. Let us put the 
judgment of others out of our thoughts 
and actions as long as possible. Most 
of us are not fit for the judgment-seat. 
Another girl overhearing Clothilde’s 
comments may mentally remark to her¬ 
self the ill-breeding and poor taste it 
reveals, and Pharisee-like go off con¬ 
gratulating herself that her training has 
been not as this other girl’s, but such as 
to make her respect other people’s feel¬ 
ings. Yet within that very day she may 
inflict upon her best friend a deeper 
wound of the self-respect than Clo¬ 
thilde’s uncouth comments by showing 
impatience with that friend’s manner¬ 
isms or even by taking notice of some 
slight personal peculiarity. At a thim¬ 
ble-party Helen, quick of eye and nimble 
of fingers, noticed Ethel handling her 
needle somewhat awkwardly, and in a 
joking way snatched the work away 
from her, saying, “Here, clumsy fingers, 
let me show you how to do that the. 
right way!” with pointed emphasis upon 
the last two words. Ethel, only too con¬ 
scious of her lack of quickness, endeav¬ 
ors to submit with good grace to Helen’s 
officious instructions, only becoming all 
the more bungling because of the bitter 
pain rankling in her heart that her nat¬ 
ural deficiency in a womanly accom¬ 
plishment should have been so pointedly 
brought to the attention of others. That 
has been years ago, yet Ethel, though a 
beautiful sewer, confides to me that to 
this day she cannot bear to handle the 
needle in the presence of others, lest 
they remark her awkwardness—a sensi¬ 
tiveness beginning with that hour of her 
humiliation at the thimble-party. 
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and get the utmost light from 
the lamp, and they last until 
some accident breaks them. 
“Pearl top” and “pearl 
glass ” are trade-marks. Look 
out for them and you needn’t 
be an expert. 
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