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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 19 
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From Day to Day. 
HOW OFTEN WE FORGET. 
We are too heedless of the little things 
Done for our comfort by our own each 
day; 
Too thoughtless of the cheek our lips might 
kiss; 
The grateful word—so short a word to 
say! 
We notice not the tired feet hurrying 
On our small errands; fail to heed the 
meek 
Words of reproof, nor sicken with the 
thought 
That at our blunders less kind lips might 
speak. 
God trains his angels in our simple homes, 
While we search skyward for the radiant 
wings; 
And heaven’s light plays about the patient 
souls 
Who at our hearthstones daily toll and 
sing- 
How often we forget, till dear tired hands 
And tender, watchful eyes 
Weary of waiting for our tardy thanks 
Slip into paradise. 
—Kate Whiting Patch, in New York Tri¬ 
bune. 
One often finds a good deal of juice 
left from a dish of stewed dried fruit, 
apricots, peaches or pears. This Is very- 
nice to pour over griddle cakes in place 
of syrup. Egg pancakes should be 
served with a dusting of cinnamon 
sugar made by mixing half a cupful of 
powdered or granulated sugar with a 
teaspoonful of ground cinnamon and 
four rasps of nutmeg. A tablespoonful 
of sweet cider poured over each cake is 
delicious. 
• 
We recently saw a notice in a Penn¬ 
sylvania local paper, of a church festival 
at which, it was announced, the ladies’ 
aid society would serve "fastnachts,” 
coffee and ice cream. Perhaps some of 
our friends will relieve our curiosity 
and tell us what "fastnachts” are. As 
the festival was dated for Shrove Tues¬ 
day, we had some idea these mysteries 
might be pancakes, such as we always 
serve upon that day. Whatever they 
are, we should like to know something 
about "fastnachts.” 
• 
A washing fluid highly recommended 
consists of half a bar of shaved soap, 
melted in about a quart of boiling water. 
To this, when removed from fire, add 
half a teacupful of benzine or gasoline. 
Do not stand anywhere near the stove 
when adding this. Pour the fluid into 
half a tubful of hot water, put the dry- 
clothes in, and begin work on them. 
Very little rubbing is required, and the 
garments are thoroughly cleansed. This 
is excellent to use in the washing ma¬ 
chine. 
* 
We heard recently of a college girl 
who was deeply impressed by some curly 
lettuce brought to a student dining 
table. She looked at it and exclaimed: 
"How clever of the cook to crimp it that 
way! How does she do it?” After all, 
many of us are equally ignorant of 
plant -wonders. The lettuce may be no 
mystery to us, and yet the plants of a 
nearby swamp may cause us to demon¬ 
strate an ignorance quite as profound 
as that we smile at. Why not start a 
nature study circle right at home, and 
see what new interests the seasons offer 
us? 
* 
Among new cotton goods is automo¬ 
bile cloth, a heavy material with de¬ 
signs of large checks and plaids. It is 
excellent for outing suits, and costs 25 
cents a yard. Royal welt is another 
heavy cotton, something like pique, hav¬ 
ing raised stripes running across or 
lengthwise at quarter-inch intervals. 
Cotton voile, which is thin and cool, 
while having enough body to prevent it 
from becoming "sllmpsy,” costs from 25 
to 38 cents a yard. Egyptian gauze, 
which is thin and airy, costs 30 cents a 
yard; it is a mixture of silk and linen. 
There are some very pretty flowered 
Japanese cottons, costing 37 Vk cents a 
yard, which have a tiny figure raised in 
the cloth; they show a great variety of 
colors. 
* 
New skirts show a striking increase 
in fullness, and many of them are act¬ 
ually gathered, and trimmed with gath¬ 
ered flounces. This is the natural result 
of the tendency toward 1830 styles. With 
the gathered skirts come the real old- 
fashioned leg of mutton sleeves. The 
drooping shoulders have brought sur¬ 
plice folds and shawl fichus into fash¬ 
ion, and they are likely to be used with 
many thin Summer gowns. As seen in 
the most fashionable models these styles 
are not very practical, for the wearer 
can hardly move across a room without 
holding up her flowing skirts with both 
hands. Just think of an 1830 lady 
jumping on a trolley car, or trying to 
get through the daily crush at the 
Brooklyn Bridge! 
• 
Doyeeys of lace paper made to imi¬ 
tate drawn work are very often used 
under fancy molds of ice cream, fruit, 
chocolate russe, sticky cake, etc., not 
only in restaurants, but also in well- 
served homes. They are very cheap, 
very pretty, imitating all sorts of elab¬ 
orate patterns, and save a great deal of 
trouble, for fine linens must be washed 
and ironed with extreme care, and can 
rarely be used a second time without 
laundering. Three dozen small doyleys 
may be bought for 25 cents. A good 
many paper table decorations are now 
made. Old-fashioned cooks used to cut 
out frills or fringes of white paper to 
trim the shank-bone of a ham, but these 
frills are now made of lace paper, also 
salad cases and pie collars. The ordi¬ 
nary pie of domestic life does not wear 
a paper collar, but this decoration Is 
often used with meat pies, to cover the 
dish in which it is baked. 
• 
A very pretty swinging “housewife” 
described by the "Modern Priscilla” has 
for its foundation a wooden knitting 
needle run through five spools of cot¬ 
ton. It is suspended by scarlet ribbon, 
while a ribbon swing pendent from it 
forms a seat for a small doll. The ends 
of the swing are three spools apart, the 
end spools projecting beyond it, but 
held in place by the ribbon from which 
the housewife hangs. The doll is in 
brave array of scarlet gown, and white 
lawn apron tied in an immense bow at 
the back. The latter is most volumin¬ 
ous, and is turned up, on the right side, 
above its single row of stitching, nearly 
to the waist, and is there shirred in to 
form a deep pocket. This pocket holds 
a thimble, a tiny needlebook, a piece of 
tape, and a few buttons. Scissors and 
emery are fastened around her waist; 
the former by a slip-knotted ribbon, 
hence easily removable. A jointed doll 
is a necessity for this little article, that 
she may sit stiffly in the swing, to which 
her skirts are firmly sewn, and the sides 
of which her hands enclasp, by means 
of loops of scarlet floss into which the 
fingers are thrust. With this little lady 
swinging on the wall there is no mis¬ 
taking the whereabouts of thimble and 
scissors, as well as thread and needle, 
when they are required. 
What God may hereafter require of 
you, you must not give yourself the least 
trouble about. Everything He gives you 
to do you must do as well as ever you 
can, and that is the best possible prep¬ 
aration for what He may want you to do 
next. If people would but do what they 
have to do they would always find them¬ 
selves ready for what came next.— 
George Macdonald. 
Pin Money. 
Every woman wants some money she 
can call her very own; farmers’ wives 
and daughters must keep both eyes open 
for ways and means. Several years ago 
I had a small amount of money come to 
me from the estate of an uncle, accom¬ 
panied with the wish that it be wisely 
used. About the same time a large 
amount of property was for sale near us, 
one piece consisting of a small house 
and two acres of land adjoinong our 
farm, and a very desirable key to hold, 
as it was our boundary between us and 
two of the best of neighbors. I had long 
desired to possess it on that account. I 
had faint hope, however, because it had 
been valued in years past at $225. It 
was a part of a large estate and I told 
the executors if it was for sale separ¬ 
ately please let me know. While I was 
waiting I talked with neighbors and 
friends as to what the price ought to 
be. One said it had been offered for 
$100, another that it would be cheap at 
tliat price; still another that it might 
be bought for $75. When I received a 
letter saying it was for sale, and what 
would I give for it, after much study I 
wrote: “I want it very much, and will 
give $50 for it, but cannot see my way 
clear to pay more. However, if anyone 
else will give more all right” I also 
said the money would be ready the first 
of the next month. A reply came 
promptly that the place was mine. 1 
was elated. I felt as if I had made $25. 
The house was much out of repair, but 
my husband and son have done most of 
the work required, so the money outlay 
has been light. It is rented for $2 per 
month, and although this is not an in¬ 
come to enable me to visit St. Louis this 
Summer, yet for the simple home wants 
of a farmer’s wife it is a small fortune. 
Connecticut. _ o. e. b. 
We judge ourselves by what we feel 
capable of doing, while others judge us 
by what we have already done.—Long¬ 
fellow. 
HEALTH 
is the 
Most 
Important 
The manufacturers of Royal 
Baking Powder have had 40 
years of scientific experience. 
Every method of bread-and- 
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abroad. 
The result is a perfect prod¬ 
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There is no substitute for it. 
The purity and efficiency of 
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been commended by the highest 
authorities of the world. 
These facts mean two impor¬ 
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First: that Royal Baking 
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makes wholesome food. 
Second: that Royal Bak¬ 
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good to taste. 
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lamp-chimneys 
when wrong ones 
pay so much better. 
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Sold everywhere. Free trial sample 
for 2-cent stamp to pay postage. 
Write for booklet “Howto Shave.” 
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To Relieve 
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“A delight from beginning to end.” 
A WINTER 
ON THE 
PACIFIC COAST. 
For an eastern person there is 
nothing quite so enjoyable as a 
winter on the Pacific Coast, that 
country being delightful during 
the winter months from Southern 
California to Seattle. It is reached 
best from the east by the 
NEW YORK CENTRAL LINES 
which form a part of all the great 
transcontinental routes. Any New 
York Central ticket Agent will 
tell you about it. 
* copy of No.5 of the “Four-Track Series, ’ 
•America's Winter Resorts," will be sent 
free to any address on receipt of a 2-cent 
itamp by George H. Daniels, General Pas¬ 
senger Agent, New York Central & Hudson 
tiiver R.R.. Grand Central Station, New York 
