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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
July 5 
( Woman and Home ] 
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From Day to Day. 
THE GUEST. 
Luck tapped upon a cottage door, 
A gentle, quiet tap; 
And Laziness, who lounged within, 
The cat upon his lap, 
Stretched out his slippers to the fire 
And gave a sleepy yawn; 
"Oh, bother! let him knock again!" 
He said; but Luck was gone. 
Luck tapped again, more faintly still. 
Upon another door, 
Where Industry was hard at work 
Mending his cottage floor. 
The door was opened wide at once; 
"Come in!” the worker cried, 
And Luck was taken by the hand 
And fairly pulled inside. 
He still is there—a wondrous guest 
From out whose magic hand 
Fortune flows last—but Laziness 
Can never understand 
How Industry found such a friend; 
“Luck never came my way!” 
He sighs, and quite forgets the knock 
Upon his door that day. 
—Youth’s Companion. 
* 
One of the Chicago department stores 
recently opened a playground and park 
for children on the third floor of the 
building. There are real lawns of grass 
sod, intersected by gravel walks, and a 
pond full of goldfish in the center. The 
trees are artificial, but there is a real 
sand pile for the children to play in, 
and all sorts of toys for their delecta¬ 
tion. Mothers are encouraged to leave 
their children there while they do their 
shopping, competent attendants being 
engaged to care for them. There are a 
number of large stores in various cities 
where mothers are able to check their 
babies and bundles, leaving them in the 
care of others while they shop, but this 
little make-believe outdoors is a decided 
novelty. 
* 
Here is a recipe for currant jelly 
which, according to those who have 
tested it, is never known to fail: Wash, 
then stem one case of currants and 
crush in a porcelain kettle. Heat 
through, but do not boil. Strain and 
measure the juice. Let a panful of 
granulated sugar heat through in the 
oven, and when juice is ready measure 
juice and sugar, pint for pint, but not 
mixing them, and keeping out the last 
half-pint of sugar. Return juice alone 
to the kettle; boil five or 10 minutes or 
until clear. Skim and add the hot 
sugar, letting it boil up hard once. It is 
then ready to be removed to the glasses 
(set in hot water), in each of which is 
placed a silver spoon before filling, and 
if the directions have been carefully 
followed it will harden at once. 
* 
Mrs. Rorer says that all fruits may 
be canned without sugar after the fol¬ 
lowing method: Fill the jars with fruit; 
then pour in as much water as they will 
hold; adjust the rubbers; lay the lids 
carefully on top without fastening them 
down; stand the jars in a wash boiler, 
the bottom of which has been protected 
with a rack; surround them with cold 
water; put the lid on the boiler; bring 
to boiling point and boil strawberries, 
blackberries, raspberries and currants 
for twenty minutes; cherries, for three- 
quarters of an hour; pineapples, for half 
an hour; peaches and pears, for half an 
hour. Strawberries and raspberries are 
better without water. Fill the jars with 
fruit, bring them to’ boiling point, and 
when the fruit shrinks or settles you 
may fill two jars from a third; put them 
back in the boiler; cook for five or 10 
minutes longer and then fasten on the 
lids. Seal the jars. Lift the jars one at 
a time and screw on the lids without 
lifting them. Wipe the jars, put them 
into a cool place out of the draught. 
Next morning give eacji lid a turn and 
put the jars in a dark cool place for safe 
keeping. 
* 
The New York Sun tells how a certain 
little maid whose years number 10 
proved herself to be the possessor of 
considerable power to trace analogies. 
The train in which she was seated was 
passing a series of nurseries at Bayside, 
L. I., and the child was attracted by the 
hundreds of young trees growing so 
closely together. “This woods will be 
too crowded in a few years, won’t it., 
mother,” she said. Her mother ex¬ 
plained that a nursery was but a tem¬ 
porary home for the trees and that they 
would probably have all the room they 
needed in the grounds of the people who 
bought them. "Oh, I see,” answered the 
child. “A nursery like this is really a 
tree orphan asylum, and every Spring 
they put out a lot of the little trees for 
adoption.” 
* 
“Biscuit” quilts are hardly new, but 
they seem to have come into favor 
again, and are treated as the most re¬ 
cent revival of the silk patchwork quilt. 
To make one, cut pieces of muslin for 
lining three inches square, and silk 
patches four Inches square. Make a 
loose “biscuit” of cotton batting, attach 
it to the muslin, and fasten the silk 
patch over this, making a small pleat at 
each side. The result is a puffed square. 
The biscuits are sewn closely together, 
so that none of the muslin shows, and 
it is well to join them in sections about 
two feet square, for convenience in 
handling. By arranging the colors care- 
fully in these squares, and then joining 
them with regard for harmony, a good 
effect is secured. When all the sections 
are joined the quilt must be lined and 
bound. Sofa pillows are made of this 
biscuit design._ 
The Rural Patterns. 
Two different effects in tucks are 
shown this week. In the first, the waist 
is laid in tucks, arranged in groups of 
three each, at both front and back, and 
in deep “Gibson” pleats that extend over 
the shoulders, the backs are smooth and 
without fullness at the belt, but the 
fronts are gathered at the waist line 
and blouse slightly. The sleeves are in 
bishop style with cuffs pointed at their 
upper edges. At the neck is a standing 
4137 Girls Costume, 
8 to 14 years. 
collar that closes with the waist at the 
back. The skirt is gored and is laid in 
vertical tucks that are stitched in gradu¬ 
ated lengths to give a flounce effect 
where they fall free. To cut this cos¬ 
tume for a girl 10 years of age 5% yards 
of material 27 inches wide, five yards 32 
inches wide, or 4% yards 44 inches wide 
will be required. The pattern No. 4137 
is cut In sizes for girls of 8, 10, 12 and 
14 years of age; price 10 cents. 
In the finely-tucked frock the waist 
Is made over a fitted lining that serves 
as a foundation and closes with it at the 
center back, but which may be omitted. 
The waist is tucked in groups to yoke 
depth, then allowed to fall in soft folds.' 
The sleeves are tucked from the shoul¬ 
ders to the elbows and can be cut off at 
that point and finished with frills, or 
made in full length bishop style with 
deep cuffs as preferred. At the neck is 
a standing collar finished with a frill of 
lace. The skirt is tucked in groups to 
nearly half its length, below which point 
it falls free to give a flounce effect at the 
lower portion. The trimming is arrang¬ 
ed over indicated lines, and at the lower 
edge a narrow frill of the material edged 
<5102 Giri’s Drefs, 8 to 14 yrs. 
with lace is added. To cut this dress for 
a girl 10 years of age 6% yards of ma¬ 
terial 27 inches wide, 4% yards 32 
inches wide, or 3% yards 44 inches wide 
will be required. The pattern No. 4102 
is cut in sizes for girls of 8, 10, 12 and 
14 years of age; price 10 cents. 
The Household Congress. 
Dishwashing Time Saver. —A dish 
drainer is one of the handiest of kitchen 
utensils. Wash the dishes in hot suds, 
pile them In the drainer, which sets In 
a large shallow pan, and pour clear hot 
water over them. When they are cool 
you will find them dry and shining, 
without the trouble of wiping them. 
Kansas. e. J. c. 
Keeping Ham in Summer. —We al¬ 
ways have ham till it comes time to kill 
again, which is the last of November. 
To cure the hams, make brine enough 
to cover them after they are packed in 
barrel, as follows: One gallon water, 
one ounce saltpeter, one-half pint mo¬ 
lasses, one pint salt, dry measure, 
rounding. Let the meat stay in this 
pickle seven weeks; then smoke. After 
all danger of freezing is past I hang 
them upstairs in a small northwest 
icorn, which I make as dark as black 
midnight, and nothing troubles them, 
only myself. Try it and be convinced. 
If you have not such a room use mo¬ 
lasses, making It thick with black pep¬ 
per, to cover the hams; then you can 
hang them in any good spot, as the flies 
will never trouble them. 1 used to do 
so with mine till I had the room for 
them. fabmkk’s WIFE. 
Connecticut. 
Hard Laundry Soap. —Six pounds of 
washing soda, thi’ee of uuslaked lime. 
Pour on four gallons of boiling water, 
let it stand until perfectly clear, and 
soda dissolved; then drain off and put 
in six pounds of clean fat Boil it un¬ 
til it begins to harden (about two hours) 
stirring frequently. While boiling, thin 
it with two gallons of cold water which 
you have previously poured on the alka¬ 
line mixture, after draining off the lour 
gallons. This must be settled clear be¬ 
fore it is drawn off. Add it when there 
ix danger of boiling over. When the 
soap ropes like molasses candy it is 
done. Before removing from fire stir in 
a handful of coarse salt. Wet a tub to 
prevent sticking; turn in the soap and 
let it stand till solid; cut into bars, put 
on a board and dry. This ought to make 
nearly 40 pounds of soap. Before wash¬ 
ing dissolve what would be about one- 
half cake of ordinary soap in water; 
pour in a boiler of cold water and put 
in your soiled white clothes, bring to 
boiling point, wash, rinse and blue. 
After six years of trial I know this does 
not rot the clothing, and every woman 
using it has found it lessens labor and 
prevents the clothing from getting yel¬ 
low. If made on days when one is ob¬ 
liged to be in the kitchen it does not 
materially increase labor. u. t. p. 
pi Tf) because it’s all coffee— 
* Just the pure coffee-bean. 
CT 1"D "C" Bocauso the sealed pack- 
■*-* age insures uniform 
strength and flavor. 
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