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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 28, 
l Woman and Home j 
From Day to Day. 
SUNDAY AT THE FARM. 
On Sunday mornings years ago, when but a 
little lad, 
I used to come to salt the sheen in this same 
field with dad. 
The little clouds that floated round I thought 
were bits of wool; 
The sky was blue as 'tis to-day and calm and 
beautiful. 
Now dad is gone, and mother, too; they lie 
up on the hill, 
.Tust by that clump of popple trees beyond 
the old red mill; 
For Time has sept a-creepin’ on, and you 
and 1 are men, 
And Jntle Robbie thinks the thoughts that I 
was thinkin' then. 
There’s a brown thrasher in the tree that 
stands there on the knoll. 
Just hear the little tyke a-spillin' his im¬ 
mortal soul! 
Our preacher says tnat man alone has got a 
soul, but yet 
What pretty critters God has made, and loves 
'em too, I'll bet! 
I know the city pretty well; I lived there 
once a while; 
But I was the homesickest boy you'd meet in 
many a mile. 
The very horses on the street looked sad, it 
seemed to me. 
There wa’n't no colts a-friskin’ round nor 
lambs as I could see. 
So when in June the breezes blew across the 
prairied West, 
I packed my grip and told ’em I had got 
enough, I guessed ! 
Of course, there's city folks who keep theii 
faith in God and man, 
Though if they stay there all the while I 
don't see how they can ! 
We’ve had our troubles, wife and I, we buried 
little Dot; 
Upon that slope we made her grave—a green 
and sunny spot; • 
And Death will never more to me seem terri¬ 
ble and grim, 
Since I have seen my little girl a-smilin’ up 
at him. 
And often now I come out here and set mo 
down a spell, 
Where rustlin' leaves and wavin’ grain seem 
whisp-rin’ “All is well.” 
I wish that all who'd like to feel their dead 
are safe from harm 
Could come out here and spend with me a 
Sunday at the farm. 
—Chicago Record-Herald. 
* 
One of our friends was lamenting the 
straightened plume on her hat, which 
looked very depressed after exposure on 
a damp day. We told her to sprinkle 
some salt on top of the kitchen stove, 
and as it begins to crackle wave her 
feather in the heat above it, being care¬ 
ful to avoid singeing. This fluffs up the 
feather wonderfully, giving it a fullness 
that cannot be obtained by curling over 
a dull knife. - This process only curls, 
without fluffing, and ostrich feathers are 
not now curled up as they used to be; 
the fashionable effect is one of great full¬ 
ness without much curl. 
* 
Tan shoes are to be in high favor this 
year, most of them being the soft fawn 
shade known as champagne, but there are 
darker browns for those who desire them. 
We are told that fashion will not stop at 
the modest browns, but will favor all tints 
in colored shoes, so the shop windows are 
full of gorgeous slippers and Oxford ties, 
blue, green, red, purple and white, mainly 
in the glace leathers, though some are 
of dull kid. Thej' will of course be mainly 
worn with gowns to match, or with plain 
white. The most practical white shoes 
are those of canvas, which can be scrubbed 
with soap and water, and dried in the 
sun, to emerge from their bath as fresh 
as new. Of course the shoes are not put 
right into the water, but are scrubbed with 
a stiff brush and carefully rinsed. 
* 
Buttercup and daisy cake looks good 
and tastes even better than it looks; a 
friend sends the following tested recipe 
for it :■ White part, one cupful sugar, one- 
fourth cupful butter, one-half cupful milk, 
the whites of five eggs, one-quarter of a 
teaspoonful of soda, one-half teaspoonful 
cream of tartar, and flavor to suit the taste. 
Yellow part, one-half cupful sugar, one- 
half cupful butter, one-half- cupful milk, 
yolks of five eggs, two teaspoonfuls of 
baking powder, and flavor with grated 
rind of lemon. Bake in one loaf, ming¬ 
ling the two colors as in marble cake, 
'fhe same recipe makes a handsome layer 
cake, using alternate layers of yellow and 
white, put together with marshmallow fill¬ 
ing made as follows; Cover two table¬ 
spoonfuls of gelatine with cold water until 
dissolved; then add seven tablespoonsfuls 
boiling water.and one pound of pulverized 
sugar; beat 30 minutes, and flavor with 
vanilla. 
* 
Most furniture stores show, among 
their bedroom furnishings, shirt waist and 
dress boxes, made to stand at the foot 
of the bed, or in any other convenient 
space. They are covered entirely with 
cretonne, put on smoothly with brass¬ 
headed tacks, and lined with some smooth 
cambric or chintz. The larger ones usual¬ 
ly have a space divided off at one end to 
hold hats, and if desired some small flat 
pockets may be fastened to the under 
side of the lid to hold small articles, or 
straps across the lid may hold parasols 
or umbrellas, just as small utensils are 
held in the lid of a workbox. Such a 
box is a great convenience for holding 
Summer wash dresses and waists, for 
which it is often difficult to find closet 
room. The boxes shown in the stores 
usually have large ornamental hinges, 
bronzed or gilded. The covering and lin¬ 
ing of such a box is not beyond the ability 
of the home worker, and it will pay well 
for the effort expended upon it. 
* 
Dimity bed covers are as handsome as 
marseilles, while light enough for Summer 
use. The material is quite different from 
the dress fabric known by the same name, 
being about as heavy as ordinary pique, 
like the dimity bed-hangings which used 
to decorate old-fashioned four-posters. 
The bed covers have the corded effect of 
pique printed in a regular pattern. These 
bed covers in full size cost $1.75; for 
single bed $1.25. Such covers are often 
used in nurses’ training schools and simi¬ 
lar institutions, where frequent launder¬ 
ing is desired. Light-weight crochet bed 
covers may be bought in fair quality for 
from 75 cents up; while not as handsome 
as the dimity, they are a good investment 
for Summer use. Summer weight silka- 
line comfortables at $1.25 are pretty in 
pattern and coloring, and may take the 
place of the $2 Winter covering. If it is 
desired to keep blankets on the beds for 
extra use during Summer, it will be wise 
to baste a wide strip of fine white cheese¬ 
cloth over the upper edges. This is ser¬ 
viceable in keeping the blankets clean and 
fresh, and gives a look of careful neat- 
ness - 
The Wholesome Dandelion. 
The old-fashioned dish of dandelion 
greens is unknown to-day to many a 
modern table. This is unfortunate, as 
this humble and despised weed has many 
good qualities. The greens should be 
gathered before budding, as after this they 
are too bitter to suit most peoprle. After 
careful washings, they should be boiled 
for an hour, then seasoned to taste, a gen¬ 
erous spoonful of butter not coming amiss. 
If preferred the greens may be boiled with 
a bit of salt pork. They can also be eaten 
cold with vinegar, or a mayonnaise dress¬ 
ing. The dandelion has a well-established 
reputation as a blood purifier and as a 
general tonic for the system. As it puri¬ 
fies the blood, there is no doubt that it 
would be a dangerous rival to many com¬ 
plexion creams were it to be used freely 
every Spring. The roots make a Spring 
tonic that is cheaper and purer than many 
bitters highly advertised. 
Every Spring my mother makes what 
she calls dandelion .beer. Clean thorough¬ 
ly a large handful of good-sized roots. 
Put in a gallon of cold water, and boil 
until all strength is extracted from the 
roots. Then strain into a crock; add one- 
half pound granulated sugar and two 
yeast cakes. Set in a warm place; in 12 
hours skim the scum from the top. Re¬ 
peat this in 10 or 12 hours. The beer 
should now be clear. Bottle and put in 
the cellar. In a few days it will be ready 
for use. Dandelions make a .good salad. 
Select a thrifty plant (a little cultivation 
will benefit it), cover with a box till well 
blanched, when it can be prepared as any 
salad. To make this dish a success the 
’leaves must be used when young. If you 
live in town and sigh in vain for the dan¬ 
delion greens that your “mother used to 
cook," know that with a little trouble you 
can have this addition to your fare. Most 
of the seed-growers offer an improved 
dandelion seed for sale. This may be sown 
in June or in May. However, the leaves 
should not be cut till the following 
Spring. This cultivated kind has much 
larger leaves than the wild variety. 
HELEN C. ANDREWS. 
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THE HESSLER IS THE BEST. 
Price, 
$1 EACH. 
Discount Dozen 
Dots. 
Simple, Durable, 
Economical. 
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