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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 19 
From Day to Day. 
LIFE AND DEATH. 
Bo lie died for his faith. That is fine— 
More than most of us do. 
But say, can you add to that line 
That he lived for it, too? 
In ills death he bore witness at last 
As a martyr to truth. 
Did his life do the same in the past 
From the days of his youth? 
It is easy to die. Men have died 
For a wish or a whim— 
From bravado or passion or pride, 
Was it harder for him? 
But to live—every day to live out 
All the truth that he dreamt, 
While his friends met ills conduct with 
doubt 
And the world with contempt. 
Was it thus that he plodded ahead, 
Never turning aside? 
Then we’ll never talk of the life he led, 
Never mind how he died. 
—Ernest Crosby, in the Mirror. 
* 
Aluminum is now used quite freely 
for ornaments and household conveni¬ 
ences. It will be found that in the 
course of time, it tarnishes to some ex¬ 
tent, and ordinary washes do not restore 
its white color. A useful wash for this 
purpose is made by dissolving one ounce 
of borax in one quart of warm water, 
finally adding a few drops of ammonia. 
This restores the metal to its original 
whiteness. 
* 
In response to request, this recipe for 
chestnut purge is given: One quart 
chestnuts, one quart of water or stock, 
one tablespoouful of butter, salt and 
pepper to taste. Shell the chestnuts, 
throw them into boiling water until skin 
comes off easily, drain, and remove the 
brown skin. Put them in a saucepan 
with the water or stock, and boil gently 
for a half hour, or until they will mash 
easily. Then press them through a col¬ 
ander, return them to the saucepan, add 
the butter, pepper and salt, stir until 
the pur6e boils, and serve. Chestnuts 
are also boiled as above described and 
served with cream or brown sauce, with¬ 
out mashing. Marrons glac6es are chest¬ 
nuts shelled, blanched and boiled, then 
crystallized in a syrup which is ordi¬ 
narily flavored with vanilla. Their prep¬ 
aration is an important industry in some 
parts of Europe, and it has been sug¬ 
gested that this business might be built 
up in the United States. 
♦ 
Tins Spring women are.going back to 
the fashion of mask veils; that is, the 
veil is brought across the face, terminat¬ 
ing just below the nose, instead of going 
down over the chin. The mask veil went 
out when picture hats came in, but with 
the closer styles of headgear now in 
vogue it is a natural accompaniment. 
Very decorative are the new veils, and 
the fact that they are positively ruinous 
to the eyes does not interfere with their 
popularity in the least. Those having a 
loundation of white illusion crossed by 
a fancy mesh of black are extremely 
difficult to see through, and the sensible 
woman soon puts them aside, with a 
mental vow to abstain from such vani¬ 
ties in future. One of the most fashion¬ 
able Spring veilings shows a white illu¬ 
sion foundation crossed by a large dia¬ 
mond mesh of fine black threads, and 
further decorated by colored chenille 
dots, blue, green, pink or lavender. The 
chenille dots have again taken the place 
of the velvet spots or rings which were 
so popular last year, and which had an 
exasperating habit of dropping off un¬ 
expectedly, leaving extensive bare spots 
in the veil. The most becoming veil is 
plain black, having a large diamond 
mesh of fine threads, with chenille dots 
at wide intervals, and this does not try 
the eyes so much as one with a close and 
complicated pattern. These plain black 
veils often have the colored chenille 
dots, but they should be selected with 
care, and only worn when they go well 
with the complete costume. It is very 
easy to spoil otherwise tasteful dress by 
incongruous color, even though it may 
be no more than a few chenille dots 
whose hue quarrels with its surround¬ 
ings. 
Some unknown philanthropist is try¬ 
ing to educate busy New Yorkers to a 
more serene mental poise. His propa¬ 
ganda takes the form of neat advertising 
posters in the cars of the Elevated Rail¬ 
road. As the weai'y passenger gazes un¬ 
consciously at the row of placards oppo¬ 
site, wandering from somebody’s pickles 
to the only reliable hook and eye, his 
sight is arrested by the admonition, in 
distinct black letters: “For goodness’ 
skke don’t worry. Do the best you can, 
and let the rest take care of itself.” In 
another car a similar sign warns the 
reader to practice self-control; to be si¬ 
lent, and to avoid passing his irritation 
along to others. Still another urges a 
cheerful outlook, and asks that those 
who read it will cultivate the habit of 
happiness. We do not know who is re¬ 
sponsible for these signs, but we have 
seen more than one fretful and irritable 
person smooth out a few of his wrinkles 
while reading them, so they are not 
without their effect, and it is to be 
hoped that their advice is sometimes 
adopted perlnanently. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The woman’s blouse Eton shown in¬ 
cludes a narrow vest. The vest, collar, 
cuffs and belt are of plain taffeta silk 
covered with rows of stitching. The 
4077 Blouse Eton. 
3 2 to 40 bust. 
back is quite smooth and snugly fitted 
without fullness at any point, but the 
fronts have fullness and are arranged to 
blouse slightly over the belt. The vest 
is narrow and is attached to the fronts 
beneath the edges. At the neck is a 
deep turn-over collar open at the front. 
The sleeves are in coat style with roll¬ 
over cuffs. To cut this Eton in the me¬ 
dium size four yards 21 inches wide, 1% 
yards 44 inches wide, or 1% yards 52 
inches wide will be required with one 
yard of silk for the vest, collar and 
cuffs. The pattern No. 4077 is cut in 
sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust 
4.079 Misses’ Blouse Eton 
12 to 16 yrs. 
measure; price 10 cents from this office. 
The girl’s blouse Eton is slightly dif¬ 
ferent in style, having the fronts faced 
and turned back to form lapels, which 
meet a turnover collar. The sleeves are 
in coat style, slightly bell-shaped, and 
left open for a short distance at the 
outer seams. When desired the circular 
basque extension can be joined to the 
lower edge, the seam being concealed by 
the belt. To cut this blouse for a girl 
14 years of age four yards of material 21 
inches wide, 1 y 2 yard 14 inches wide, or 
1% yard 50 inches wide will be re¬ 
quired. The pattern No. 4079 is cut in 
sizes for misses of 12, 14 and 16 years of 
age; price 10 cents from this office. 
One act of thanksgiving when matters 
go wrong with us is worth a thousand 
thanks when things are agreeable to our 
inclinations—Gilmary-Shea. 
A STUBBORN COLD OR 
BRONCHITIS. 
yields more readily to Scott’s 
Emulsion of cod-liver oil than 
to anything that you can take; 
and if persistently used a few 
days, will break up the cold. 
When you awake in the 
night choked up and cough¬ 
ing hard, take a dose of the 
Emulsion, and you will get 
immediate relief, where no 
cough medicine will give you 
relief, (t has a soothing and 
healing effect upon the throat 
and bronchial tubes. 
Send for Free Sample. 
SCOTT & BOWNK, Chemists, 409 Pearl St,, N. Y. 
Not what is said of it, but 
what it does, has made 
the fame of the 
Elgin Watch 
and made 10,000,000 Elgins neces¬ 
sary to the world’s work. Sold by 
every jeweler in the land; guar¬ 
anteed by the greatest watch works. 
ELGIN NATIONAL WATCH CO. 
Elgin, Illinois. 
Th ere are two 
sorts of lamp chim¬ 
neys : mine and the 
rest of them. 
Macbeth. 
My name on every one. 
If you’ll send your address, I’ll send you 
the Index to Lamps and their Chimneys, to 
tell you what number to get for your lamp. 
Macbeth. Pittsburgh. 
Giant Flowering Caladium 
Grandest foliage and flowering plant yet Introduced. 
Leavos 8 to 5 feet long by 2 or 21-3 foot broadi perfectly 
Immense, and inako a plant which for tropical luxuriance 
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year, and will astonish everyone with its magnificence— 
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The Best 
Farmer’s Garments 
made anywhere are Keystone 
Union-Made Overalls and Pants. 
Two garments like this, with 
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Newburgh, N. Y. 
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