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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 8 
[ Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
WOMAN’S SIGH FOR A POCKET. 
How dear to this heart are the old-fash¬ 
ioned dresses. 
When fond recollection presents them to 
view! 
In fancy I see the old wardrobe and 
presses 
Which held the loved gowns that in girl¬ 
hood I knew. 
The widespreading mohair, the silk t'hat 
hung by it; 
The straw-colored satin with trimmings 
of brown; 
The ruffled foulard, the pink organdie nigh 
it; 
But oh, for the pocket that hung in each 
gown! 
The old-fashioned pocket, the obsolete 
pocket, 
The praiseworthy pocket that hung in 
each gown. 
The dear, roomy pocket I'd hail as a treas¬ 
ure 
Could I but behold it in gowns of to-day; 
I'd find it the source of an exquisite pleas¬ 
ure, 
But all my modistes sternly answer me 
“Nay!” 
'Twould be so convenient when going out 
shopping, 
'Twould hold my small purchases coming 
from town; 
And always my purse or my kerchief I’m 
dropping— 
Oh, me! for the pocket that hung in my 
gown! 
The old-fashioned pocket, the obsolete 
pocket, 
The praiseworthy pocket that hung in 
my gown. 
A gown with a pocket! how fondly I’d 
guard it! 
Each day ere I’d don it I’d brush it with 
care; 
Not a full Paris costume could make me 
discard it. 
Though trimmed with the laces an empress 
might wear. 
But I have no hope, for the fashion is ban¬ 
ished, 
The tear of regret will my fond visions 
drown! 
As fancy reverts to the days that have 
vanished, 
I sigh for the pocket that hung in my 
gown— 
The old-fashioned pocket, the obsolete 
pocket, 
The praiseworthy pocket that hung in 
my gown. 
—Jamestown Journal. 
* 
Good beef suet, carefully tried out, is 
admirable for all frying processes, either 
alone or mixed with lard. People who 
cannot eat doughnuts fried in lard find 
no fault with them when beef suet is 
used in its stead. 
* 
A thin knitting needle with one end 
inserted in a cork or wooden handle is 
a convenient tool for piercing vegetables 
while boiling to see whether they are 
cooked; it does not make such unsight¬ 
ly gashes as a fork. 
* 
A revolving stand, built on the same 
principle as a revolving bookcase, is not 
beyond the skill of a home carpenter, 
and will be a convenience in storing 
canned fruit where there is little room. 
It is intended to fit into the lower space 
of a cupboard, or some similar cubby¬ 
hole, and should be just tall enough to 
accommodate quart jars. The conveni¬ 
ence of such a stand is that it occupies 
very little space, and any jar desired can 
be picked out, without sorting them all 
over to select the desired jar. 
* 
An ingenious friend made a charming 
shirt-waist suit last Summer from linen 
sheeting. It launders beautifully, and is 
very serviceable for shirt waists alone. 
We have heard of a young woman who 
made a Summer frock of table damask, 
but we think this was going too far in 
the search for novelty. There are so 
many pretty dress materials that it 
seems very unnecessary to adopt any¬ 
thing so unusual, apart from the fact 
that damask-figured white madras gives 
a similar effect with greater convenience. 
* 
In making apple sauce, put the water 
and sugar required in the kettle first, 
and when it is hot and the sugar dis¬ 
solved add the apples. This gives a 
more translucent appearance, and we 
think the flavor is better than when the 
sugar is added while cooking. Early in 
the season the Summer and Fall apples 
usually cook quite smooth, but later va¬ 
rieties do not cook so evenly, and to 
make a nice sauce it is necessary to 
strain it through a sieve, or put it 
through the convenient fruit press. The 
best cook is the one who makes the 
simplest and most commonplace dishes 
in the very best manner. Plain apple 
sauce may be varied agreeably by add¬ 
ing a few halved and stoned dates or 
raisins to it. 
* 
The Chicago Little Chronicle tells 
about a clergyman who was invited to 
make an address before some small chil¬ 
dren, and chose for his subject the evil 
of forming bad habits. In conclusion, 
wishing to impress upon his juvenile au¬ 
dience the importance of casting aside 
such bad habits he said; 
“We must treat these bad habits just 
as we treat other things for which we 
have no further use. For instance, tell 
me, children, what do we do with our old 
clothes?” Instantly a child of about 
eight Summers said in a shrill voice: 
“Please, sir, we let down the tucks.” 
That small girl unconsciously gave ex¬ 
pression to a great moral truth. People 
who contract bad habits very soon begin 
to expand them. 
* 
Old-fashioned boiled Indian meal 
pudding used to be regarded as an ap¬ 
propriate dish for the Thanksgiving din¬ 
ner. It is made as follows; Mix a cup¬ 
ful each of finely chopped beef suet, 
sweet milk, molasses, seeded raisins and 
flour, two cupfuls of cornmeal, and a 
level teaspoonful of soda sifted with 
flour and meal; dip a strong muslin bag 
in hot water, dust inside with flour and 
pour the batter in, leaving a quarter of 
the bag’s capacity for the pudding to 
swell; tie securely, and plunge into a 
deep kettle of boiling water. Boil for 
4240 Misses Jacket, 
12 to 16 years. 
three hours, refilling the saucepan with 
boiling water from the teakettle as it 
evaporates. When done remove the bag, 
and put the pudding on a hot dish; serve 
with any pudding sauce preferred. 
The civilization which rests on the 
Golden Rule will endure the shock of 
ages and grow younger with each ad¬ 
vancing step.—B. O. Flower. 
WHA1 DO THE CHILDREN DRINK? 
Don’t give them tea or coffee. Have you tried the 
new food drink called GRAIN-O? It is delicious 
and nourishing and takes the place of coffee. The 
more Grain-O you give the children the more 
health you distribute through their systems. 
Grain-O is made of pure grains, and when prop¬ 
erly prepared tastes like the choice grades of 
coffee but costs about J4 as much. All grocers 
seU it. 15c. and 25c. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Loose jackets, in box style, are much 
in vogue for young girls and make ideal 
cool weather wraps. They slip on and 
off with ease and being loose, admit of 
an additional under-wrap when the 
weather demands. The season’s display 
shows them in tan covert and black 
cloth, in silk interlined and in cheviot 
The model is adapted to all materials 
but as shown is of tan cloth stitched 
with silk. The jacket includes loose 
fronts and half-fitted backs, that are 
joined by means of curved under-arm 
gores, and closes at the left side in dou¬ 
ble-breasted style. The sleeves are bell 
4199 Nine Gored Skirt, 
22 to 30 waist. 
shaped. At the neck is a deep turn-over 
collar. The quantity of material requir¬ 
ed for the medium size is 3% yards 21 
inches wide, two yards 44 inches wide or 
iy 2 yard 52 inches wide. The pattern No. 
4240 is cut in sizes for misses 12, 14 and 
16 years of age; price 10 cents. 
The box-pleated skirt shown is cut in 
nine gores and includes one box pleat at 
the straight edge of each, an arrange¬ 
ment which guarantees a perfect fit and 
outline and does away with all the dan¬ 
ger of the pulling out of shape that is 
apt to accompany pleats laid on the bias 
or at the center of circular gores. The 
pleats are stitched to flounce depth, then 
fall free to give a becoming flare. The 
fullness at the back is laid in deep in¬ 
verted pleats that are pressed quite flat. 
The quantity of material required for 
the medium size is 11% yards 21 or 27 
inches wide, six yards 44 inches wide, 
or 5 y 2 yards 52 inches wide, when ma¬ 
terial has figure or nap; five yards 44 
inches wide or 4% yards 52 inches wide 
when material has neither figure nor 
nap. The pattern No. 4199 is cut in sizes 
for a 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30-inch waist 
measure; price 10 cents from this office. 
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UNIVERSAL 
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Appreciated by all young 
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