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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 27 
[ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
LIFE’S GAME. 
If joy and grief were parceled out 
For distribution free, 
And you had choice between the two, 
What would your choosing be? 
Happiness forever! 
Let sorrow begging go! 
Oh, who would wed with weeping dread 
That may sweet laughter know? 
Let’s play that such the custom is, 
And choose between the two; 
You’ll be surprised to learn how much 
Of choosing rests with you. 
Happiness forever! 
Pale sorrow’s claim disown! 
And comrades gay will go your way 
If you choose them alone! 
—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 
* 
Our old friend cardinal red appears 
among fashionable colors this Fall un¬ 
der the name of Richelieu. Old rose is 
re-cliristened divette, while a soft castor 
shade is called bichette (little fawn). 
Green is to be very popular, and cedar 
is one of the most fashionable shades. 
* 
We are warned by advices from Eu¬ 
rope that the Greek currant crop is a 
failure. We shall doubtless feel this a 
little later, when the mince-pie season 
is with us. The usual Greek crop is 
250,000 tons, but it is said that this year 
it will not amount to 40,000 tons. Lon¬ 
don alone demands 50,000 tons for the 
Christmas market, and there is no re¬ 
serve from last season’s crop. 
* 
Mrs. Emma P. Ewing, the teacher of 
cooking, recently declared that the 
average American man is just her idea 
of a saint. “The saintliness of the 
American mm,” she said, “ is shown in 
his long and patient acceptance of an 
ill-managed home and badly-cooked 
food. I would have the Legislature of 
New York State pass a law prohibiting 
any girl from getting married until she 
knows how to do housework. You wo¬ 
men can never expect to make a success 
of the business of housekeeping until 
you go at it yourselves.” Mrs. Ewing’s 
remarks were, of course, addressed to 
an audience of city women. She would 
hardly give such a warning to farm 
housewives. 
* 
In fitting a gored skirt on a large wo¬ 
man the side breadth should never be 
made with tiny darts at the top; these 
always leave an ugly outward curve at 
the point where the dart seam ends. In¬ 
stead of this, the gores just below the 
waist should be so narrowly curved and 
closely fitted as to do away with the 
necessity for these hip darts. The rows 
of stitching now so fashionable may be 
used to great advantage by women of 
short full figure in making a slurt, each 
seam having several rows of stitching 
from waist to hem. We would not ad¬ 
vise the stout woman to put rows of 
stitching around the hem, however, for 
this lessens the height and adds to the 
width. 
* 
The cough-drop season is at hand, and 
homemade lioarhound candy is superior 
to the “boughten” article merely because 
one knows exactly what is in it. Steep 
a tablespoonful of dried lioarhound 
leaves in half a cupful of boiling water. 
When perfectly cold strain off the liquid 
and put it into an enamel saucepan. 
Add to it a pound of granulated sugar 
and a teaspoonful of vinegar. Boil gent¬ 
ly, without stirring, and remove any 
scum that may rise to the top. When 
the candy becomes brittle in cold water 
take immediately from the fire and pour 
into a buttered plate. Mark into squares 
while it is warm. It should be a clear 
brown color. Simple cough drops may 
also be made as follows: Boil two 
pounds of granulated sugar, one-half 
pint of water and one-quarter teaspoon¬ 
ful of cream of tartar to the soft-crack 
degree. Keep the sides of the saucepan 
clear. Add a half-pound of fine fresh 
butter and one-half ounce of ground gin¬ 
ger; let boil to the hard-crack degree, 
turn out on to a large platter; when cool 
enough to turn up the edges, add 20 
drops of good lemon extract and half an 
32 to40 in. bust. 
ounce of best ground tartaric acid; work 
the whole well together, pull it out and 
cut up mto cushions with a pair of scis¬ 
sors. These may be battled, dusted with 
a little powdered sugar to keep them 
from sticking. 
* 
A friend at Granby, Mass., writes us 
as follows: 
This last week the Grange had an agri¬ 
cultural fair. In the woman’s department 
were some very fine Battenberg laces and 
embroideries. One woman sent a pair of 
well-made little boy’s pants, and the judges 
awarded her second prize in needlework. 
Sensible judges and a very sensible woman, 
I thought. 
We think so too. In the enthusiasm 
for fine embroidery and similar non-es- 
3633 Double Breasted Jacket. 
32 to 42 in.bust. 
sentials we are very likely to overlook 
the art of plain needlework. Among 
all the displays of feminine art at the 
Columbian Exposition, nothing gave us 
more pleasure than the plain hand 
needlework from some of the foreign 
countries. There was one little display 
of children’s pinafores and petticoats, 
made by little girls of 10 or 12, pupils 
of a school supported by the Princess of 
Wales at Sandringham, the stitches in 
these garments being veritable works of 
art. We believe that every agricultural 
exhibition having a display of woman’s 
work should encourage substantially 
sewing of this class. The domestic-eco¬ 
nomy course at the agricultural colleges 
should surely be an aid. 
Mustard Pickles; Crisp Cucum¬ 
bers. 
I see in a recent issue that one of the 
sisters from Delaware wishes a good 
mustard-pickle recipe. I send mine, as 
it is a good one, and the pickles will 
keep in a stone jar or cans: Equal 
quantitites of cucumbers, celery, cauli¬ 
flower and small button onions. Cut 
all in small pieces except the onions. 
Cover with strongly-salted water for 24 
hours; drain, put into a jar, and pour 
on hot vinegar (not too strong) suffi- 
cent to cover. Let the pickles stand 
three days, then drain. To five quarts 
of the pickle use three quarts of cider 
vinegar, one cupful of sugar, and two 
tablespoonfuls of butter. Heat to boil¬ 
ing, then stirring constantly (for fear 
of burning) add one cupful of flour, six 
tablespoonfuls of ground mustard and 
one-half ounce of turmeric powder 
wetted in cold vinegar. Stir till smooth, 
and pour over the pickle while hot; stir 
well. When cold cover close. 
I think that if the inquirer would lay 
her cucumbers down in a brine made as 
follows she would have no trouble 
through their becoming soft. I have 
used this recipe for 10 years, and have 
had no difficulty with the cucumbers: 
To six pai’ts of water use one part salt, 
and one part of cider vinegar. Keep the 
pickles well under the brine, and they 
will keep longer and be more brittle 
than when laid down in salt, in the old 
way. a farmer’s wife. 
Two New Jackets. 
Military effects are noticeable in Au¬ 
tumn clothes and millinery, which ac¬ 
counts, perhaps, for the favor shown to 
gilt trimmings. The military Eton 
jacket is extremely popular, as shown in 
the accompanying picture. Very often 
folds of cream-white cloth show at the 
edges in front, as though a little vest 
opened under the coat. As shown, the 
material is dark blue broadcloth, with 
a stitched band of the same, velvet col¬ 
lar and cuffs and tiny gold buttons 
which, with loops of braid, effect the 
closing. Black, brown, beige, cadet blue 
and rich red, which last is much liked 
for Fail suits, are, however, equally 
suitable, and the material may be che¬ 
viot, Venetian cloth or any other suit¬ 
ing material preferred, when the jacket 
makes part of a costume. When it is 
designed for a general wrap, broadcloth 
or cheviot are best. In the case of the 
model the stitched band is of the cloth, 
but white bands are smart, and taffeta 
of the same color as the cloth makes a 
good effect. The high collar and gen¬ 
eral cut are in themselves suggestive of 
the mess jacket, from which the sug¬ 
gestion was taken, but still more of the 
military can be obtained by substituting 
braid for the stitched band and edging 
it with a tiny line of gold. The jacket 
is cut with back and fronts only, the 
fitting being accomplished by shoulder 
and under-arm seams and single darts. 
The sleeves are two-seameu and fit 
snugly without being overtight. At the 
wrists are roll-over flare cuffs, and at 
the neck is a high, straight collar that 
meets beneath the chin. When closed, 
the jacket is snug, when open it flares 
slightly and reveals the waist beneath. 
To cut this Eton for a woman of me¬ 
dium size 3%, yards of material 21 inches 
wide, 1% yard 44 inches wide, 1 Ya yard 
50 inches wide will be required. The 
pattern 3630 is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 
36, 38 and 40-inch bust measure, and 
may he obtained for 10 cents from this 
office. 
For a double-breasted jacket, No. 3633 
shows the prevailing mode, which is 
short and jaunty, while the fronts are 
loose. As shown, the material is covert 
cloth ill a medium tan with brown vel¬ 
vet collar ana lining oi taffeta in brown 
with lines of red, but Oxford gray, black 
and dark blue are equally suitable for 
general wear, and any suiting cloth can 
be used when the costume is entire. The 
back includes side-backs and under-arm 
gores, which give a tapering effect to the 
figure, and is arranged to form a pointed 
overlap below the waist as illustrated, 
or can be made with tne side-backs laid 
over the back. The fronts are fitted by 
means of shoulder and under arm 
seams, and include pockets. The neck 
is finished with pointed revers, and a 
turn-over collar, which is faced with 
velvet to meet the turned-up cloth edge. 
The sleeves are two-seamed and fit 
snugly, while they are all large enough 
to admit those of the bodice without 
effort. They flare gracefully at the 
wrists, and are curved to give a scal¬ 
loped effect. The edges are all stitched 
to give a tailor finish. To cut this jacket 
for a woman of medium size two yards 
of material 50 inches wide, or 2% yards 
44 inches win., with cne-quarter yard of 
velvet cut bias, will be required. The 
pattern No. 3633 is cut in sizes for a 32, 
34, 36, 38, 40 and 42-inch bust measure. 
Price or pattern 10 cents from this office. 
T F you look at a dozen com¬ 
mon lamp-chimneys, and 
then at Macbeth’s “pearl top” 
or “pearl glass,” you will see 
the differences—all but one— 
they break from heat; Mac¬ 
beth’s don’t; you can’t see that. 
Common glass is misty, 
milky, dusty ; you can’t see 
through it; Macbeth’s is clear. 
Tough, clear glass is worth fine work; 
and a perfect chimney of fine tough 
glass is worth a hundred such as you 
hear pop, clash on the least provocation. 
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. 
TERRIFF’S 
PERFECT 
WASHER 
SENT ON TRIAL at whole¬ 
sale price. If not satisfactory money 
will be refunded. BOLD under a 
POSITIVE GUARANTEE to wash 
as clean as can be done on the 
washboard, even to the wrist- , 
and neckbands of the most soiled 
shirt, and with far greater 
ease. Does not wear out the 
clothes. Economizes soap, 
labor and time. A CENTS 
WANTED. Exclusive ter¬ 
ritory given. Big money 
made. For terms and prices 
^ ddress 
Portland Mfg. Co. Box I4> Portland, Mich. 
B.&B. 
one line in particular 
among surpassing assortments of choice 
new goods—and that's 
double-faced golf cloths 
—right weights and colors—$1 to $3.50 
a yard. 
Plaid, check, plain and self-color backs. 
Larger variety of swell styles and cor¬ 
rect fabrics in these much-wanted goods 
than we’ve ever known any store to have 
anything to do with. 
We make sure of having what’s wanted 
—and then prices to make it interesting 
to your pocketboolc. 
Investigate the $1.25 line specially. 
Splendid 36-inch Dress goods — line 
stripes, fancy stripes, plain mixtures, 
novelties and indistinct checks, 25c*. 
yard. 
A Black-goods item—and it’s no every¬ 
day affair, quality for the money. 50- 
inch all-wool Black cheviot, 50c yard. 
See that we have your name, address, 
and request for the new Autumn Cata¬ 
logue—then you’ll also get the new 
Holiday Catalogue and Book Catalogue. 
BOGGS & BUHL, 
Department C, 
ALLEGHENY, PA. 
