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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
July 12 
[ Woman and Home \ 
From Day to Day. 
Just In front of my pew sits a maiden— 
A little brown wing on her hat. 
With its touches of tropical azure, 
And sheen of the sun upon that. 
Through the bloom colored pane shines a 
glory 
By which the vast shadows are stirred, 
But I pine for the spirit and splendor 
That painted the wing of the bird. 
The organ rolls down Its great anthem; 
With the soul of a song it is blent; 
But for me, I am sick for the singing 
Of one little song that is spent. 
The voice of the curate is gentle, 
“No sparrow shall fall to the ground”; 
But the poor broken wing on the bonnet 
Is mocking the merciful sound. 
—Credit Lost. 
• 
A small convenience worth having is 
a pineapple clip, a little instrument 
which snips out the “eyes” when peeling 
a pineapple. It is difficult to gouge out 
these tough spots with an ordinary 
knife. 
* 
A reader asks how to make dough¬ 
nuts with sour cream. Here is a tested 
recipe for them: Beat together until 
light one cupful of sugar and three eggs. 
Mix a teaspoonful of soda with a cupful 
of sour cream, and add to sugar and 
eggs; add a teaspoonful of salt, a little 
ground nutmeg or cinnamon, and flour 
enough to make a soft dough to roll out. 
Cut into circles with a ring cutter and 
fry in deep hot fat. 
* 
An expert on domestic fruit canning 
tells us that, being obliged to store her 
jars in an upstairs room, she is driven 
to various expedients to keep down the 
temperature during hot weather. One 
plan is to wring two large Turkish 
towels out of cold water, and hang them 
over a line in a current of air, in the 
room to be cooled. The evaporation of 
the water as the towels dry lowers the 
temperature several degrees. 
* 
A comical little spectacle case noted 
among novelties in fancy work was a 
small negro doll, dressed in yellow satin. 
The skirt is made of two strips of yellow 
satin ribbon sewn together. Another 
strip of ribbon on the skirt formed a 
pocket to hold the glasses, and on this 
were painted the words “I spec so.” The 
waist was trimmed with lace, and a lit¬ 
tle turban was twisted on the head. A 
ribbon loop at the back provided for 
hanging up. 
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The Royal Doulton china, English 
ware which always displays quaint old- 
fashioned shapes, is shown in handsome 
coronation designs. Among these are 
pitchers and drinking cups in shades of 
brown, cream and olive, bearing medal¬ 
lions of King Edward and Queen Alex¬ 
andra and the British coat of arms; also 
beautiful ivory white china showing 
miniatures of the King and Queen In 
colors on cups and saucers, plates and 
small dishes, further embellished with 
royal monograms and emblems. The 
patriotic American may buy a brown 
Doulton pitcher of Colonial shape dec¬ 
orated with the stars and stripes and 
the first verse of “My Country ’Tis of 
Thee.” Oddest of all the Doulton de¬ 
signs are imitations of the puzzle cups 
of two centuries and more ago, in which 
an intricate pattern is pierced around 
the rim of the vessel, so that no one can 
drink from it without spilling some of 
the liquid, except by the exercise of 
marvelous ingenuity. There are Toby 
pitchers and mugs, too, such as honest 
Gabriel Vardon drank from in Barnaby 
Rudge, these representing the form of a 
stout old gentleman in a three-cornered 
hat. Doubtless there are some of our 
readers who still possess such ware, not 
the modern make, but the old English 
crockery that came to the Colonies many 
generations since. It is always inter¬ 
esting, and often valuable. 
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All the various shades of tan color 
are very popular again this Summer, 
coming in many different tones, such as 
pongee, leather, burnt bread, ecru, al¬ 
mond, bisque and mode. Unfortunately, 
the tan shades are “trying” to many 
wearers, and it is usually the woman 
whose complexion should warn her 
against such tints who insists upon 
wearing them. A little trimming of 
bright red is always desirable with tan 
color. Many of the pongees this year 
have polka dots of bright red, corn¬ 
flower blue or emerald green, and are 
then trimmed with velvet of the same 
shade. Pongee is one of the most ser¬ 
viceable of all silks; it makes admirable 
blouses and handsome traveling wraps, 
but it is extremely “slinky,” and made 
into a skirt it clings around the wearer’s 
ankles like a well-rolled umbrella. It 
must be made over a drop skirt possess¬ 
ing sufficient determination to resist the 
clinging tendency of the pongee. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The fancy blouse with large collar has 
for its foundation a fitted lining that 
closes at the center front. The waist 
proper consists of front and back, and is 
arranged over the foundation, closing 
invisibly beneath the left front. To the 
waist is seamed the big ornamental col¬ 
lar. The center front is soft and full, 
is shirred across with tiny tucks at in¬ 
tervals and finished with a stock collar. 
The sleeves are in elbow length with 
soft frills, but these last can be cut 
longer and converted into puffed under¬ 
sleeve of full length gathered at the 
wrists into straight cuffs of lace, the 
pattern providing for both styles. To 
cut this blouse for a woman of medium 
size 3% yards of material 21 inches 
wide, 3*4 yards 27 inches wide, 2% 
yards 32 inches wide, or 2% yards 44 
inches wide will be required with 2*4 
yards of chiffon for full front and un¬ 
der-sleeves and % yard of contrasting 
material for collar. The pattern No. 
32 to 40 bust. 
4145 is cut in size for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 
40-inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
The pleated skirt is cut in nine gores 
that widen perceptibly as they approach 
the lower edge, and are specially adapted 
to narrow goods. At each seam, so ar¬ 
ranged as to cover it, is a deep pleat 
that is stitched flat to flounce depth. At 
the back is a flat inverted pleat that 
gives the requisite snug fit about the 
hips, yet provides fullness below. The 
lower portion falls in soft full folds that 
give a flounce effect. To cut this skirt 
in the medium size 10% yards of ma¬ 
terial 21 inches wide, 7*/4 yards 27 inches 
wide, 7*,4 yards 32 inches wide or 4% 
yards 44 inches wide will be required. 
The pattern No. 4134 is cut in sizes for 
22, 24, 26, 28 and 30-inch waist measure; 
price 10 cents from this office. 
A Word for the Workers. 
Much has been said in these pages 
about giving our children, as well as 
other young animals, a balanced ration. 
Now I wish to say a word to the fathers. 
Do not over-work the boys. This is a 
matter a busy mother is not likely to 
know about. I speak now of boys from 
14 to 18, the age when a boy, if he is 
good and willing, is in great danger of 
being over-worked on a farm, for the 
Summer days are long and the chores 
must be done, in addition to a long day’s 
work. Then it is up in the morning at 
five o’clock, and if there are many cows 
to be milked it is a long time before 
4134 Nine Gored Skirt, 
22 to 30 Waist. 
breakfast. The forenoons are so long; 
it seems as though dinner time would 
never come. It would be much better 
for men and boys both to take a lunch 
to the lot with them. Plain food and 
abundance of fresh air, like charity, 
cover a multitude of sins, and boys sur¬ 
vive an amount of hardship and priva¬ 
tion which they ought not io be obliged 
to endure. Right here is where the su¬ 
perior education of the mother will be 
of the greatest benefit. By careful prep¬ 
aration of the most nourishing foods, 
which are often at the same time the 
cheapest, she can help them all. It is 
often hard for all hands on a mortgaged 
farm when little help can be hired, and 
that very thing is a blessing in disguise, 
for hired help does not, as a rule, do the 
children any good. Sometimes some of 
the good pork out of the barrel may be 
exchanged for a “neck piece,” or a good 
meaty soup bone at the butcher’s. An¬ 
other thing which will give a great 
amount of nourishment for little ex¬ 
pense is calf’s head, or sheep’s trotters. 
I know my words will bring a cry of dis¬ 
gust from many people who have seen 
them cut off and thrown to the dog 
when a calf or a lamb was prepared for 
market, but if they had been through 
European markets, as I have, and seen 
such things laid out for sale as white 
and pure as abundant scalding and care¬ 
ful scraping can make them, they would 
look upon them with more respect, when 
they see hard-working people buy for a 
few cents what will give them the most 
food for building up of brain and bone 
and nerve. mary burwell. 
Household Notes. 
“A penny saved is a penny gained,” 
was taught me when a child, and to care 
for things comes second nature. Very 
seldom do we see a broom properly 
cared for or used, even when sweeping. 
Perhaps I turn the broom four or five 
times in sweeping one room, so the wear 
will come equally on both sides, and I 
never have one-sided brooms. Occasion¬ 
ally they are put in the boiler of suds 
on washday, then stood on handle to let 
the water run down where the broom 
corn is fastened to the handle. A broom 
should never be set down on the brush 
end, but on the handle; better still have 
it hung up. My neighbors use three and 
four brooms to my one. Why? Because 
they are not cared for, not that they are 
used more. 
In baking juicy pies make a small slit 
In the center of top crust and insert a 
little funnel or cornucopia made of white 
paper. Tne juice rises in this ana aoes 
not run out over the edges. I never 
have a pie run over, since I tried this. 
How much these little things save one’s 
time and patience, and make life hap¬ 
pier! 
We had two large branches of peaches 
broken off loaded with fruit nearly 
grown but hard, last Summer. I could 
not see them go to waste, so tried pick¬ 
ling them. I first rubbed them well to 
get off the fuzz, then stuck a clove in 
each, made a syrup of one pint vinegar 
to two pounds of sugar; as the vinegar 
was very strong put in one-third water, 
cooked them slowly. When done I filled 
glass jars, and for a relish with meats, 
eic., they are fine. There was a great 
crop of peaches here in Missouri. When 
making peach butter I put in a little 
boiled cider in one batch, and so have 
apple butter for a change. Apples were 
scarce and high. mrs. f. c. Johnson. 
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