1904. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The petticoat No. 4863 is cut in five 
gores with a deep circular flounce, to the 
lower edge of which a circular frill is 
attached. The upper portion fits smoothly 
over the hips and is laid in inverted pleats 
at the back. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size (without 
ruches) is 7 yards 21 inches wide, 6 
yards 27 inches wide or 3^4 yards 44 
inches wide. The pattern 4863 is cut in 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
867 
4863 Petticoat with Flare Flounce, 
22 to 32 waist. 
sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32-inch 
waist measure; price 10 cents. 
The simple nightgown shown is made 
with fronts and back that are tucked to 
give a yoke effect, and can be finished at 
the neck with a band or turn-over collar 
as preferred. The sleeves are in bishop 
style with straight cuffs, and the closing 
is made at the center front. The quan¬ 
tity of material required for the medium 
size (10 years) is 3(4 yards 36 inches 
arranged over a shallow yoke foundation 
to which the shirrings are attached. The 
quantity of material required for medium 
size is 8->4 yards 21 inches wide, 6(4 yards 
27 inches wide or 4(4 yards 44 inches 
wide with 1 yard of all-over lace, (4 yard 
of silk for belt and 6^4 yards of niching. 
The pattern 4672 is cut in sizes for girls 
of 12, 14 and 16 years of age; price 10 
cents. 
Some Christmas Souvenirs 
The originator of the Christmas card 
certainly did much to spread kindly feel¬ 
ing, for though the sending of such re¬ 
membrances may be a perfunctory act in 
many cases, still the custom encourages 
kindly thought for others, and often gives 
genuine pleasure to those whose joys are 
few. The manufacturer^, of these tokens 
are continually searching for new ideas, 
and among them no firm is better known 
for its originality and artistic taste than 
Raphael Tuck & Sons Co.. 122-124 Fifth 
Ave., New York. Their juvenile books 
are always charming, and Father Tuck’s 
Annual for 1905 is as welcome as ever, 
with its numerous pictures, both colored 
and black and white, and its wealth of 
stories and poems. This costs $2 in cloth 
and $1.25 in colored boards, and is cer¬ 
tain to provide a year’s entertainment for 
the juveniles. There is a long list of 
colored juvenile books at $1.50; among 
them stories from Longfellow, Tennyson, 
Dickens and Shakespeare, which will give 
the children an early acquaintance with 
these authors. The painting books at 
from 10 to 40 cents will be found educa¬ 
tional as well as entertaining, especially 
the kindergarten series, and the toy books 
from five to 40 cents each make even a 
hardened grown-up lapse into juvenility, 
and long to make wholesale investments. 
Calendars are a specialty with this firm; 
the new “Ragtime” series is decorated 
with humorous cloth-dressed figures, and 
is bound to be popular. The various 
flower calendars are always beautiful, es¬ 
pecially Flowers of the Year, in which 
Cyclamen blossoms are especially beauti¬ 
ful; this costs $1.50. Turner’s Art, pho¬ 
togravure on India paper, embellishes a $2 
calendar; it would be difficult to excel 
this. The $2 and $3 calendars give exam¬ 
ples of a number of great artists. 
Booklets and cards are offered in great 
variety, a special feature being made of 
quantities for distribution; 12 pretty 
booklets, boxed, may be bought for 25 
cents. Pretty holly and mistletoe cards 
can be bought for $3 per 100; lace cards 
$1.20 per 100; other styles cost 50 cents 
a box, the cards being folders, in number 
six to 15, according to style. A large 
and beautiful collection of Christmas and 
New Year’s post cards is offered. 
When you write advertisers mention The 
t. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
•a square deal." See guarantee, page 8. 
NO SUBSTITUTE 
has yet been found for cod 
liver oil. There are so-called 
extracts, wines and cordials of 
cod liver oil that are said to 
contain the active principles 
but not the oil' itself. This is 
absurd on its face. You mieht 
O 
as well extract the active prin¬ 
ciples of wheat and make 
bread with them. The best 
form of cod liver oil, that can 
be digested and assimilated 
most easily, is Scott’s Emul¬ 
sion. 
We’ll send you a sample free. 
SCOTT & BOW N E, 409 Pearl Street, New York. 
4818 Oirl’s Tucked Night-Gown, 
6 to 14 yra. 
wide with 1 yard of insertion to trim as il¬ 
lustrated. The pattern 4818 is cut in sizes 
for girls of 6, 8, 10, 12 and 14 years of 
age; price 10 cents. 
The dress No. 4672 would be very suit¬ 
able for a young girl’s party frock, in 
challis, cashmere, or other soft wool. The 
costume consists of the waist and the 
skirt. The waist is made over a fitted 
4672 Confirmation or Graduation 
Drees, 12 to 16 years. 
foundation, on which its various parts are 
arranged, the yoke, that is cut in one 
piece, and the sleeves and waist that are 
shirred on continuous lines. The sleeves 
are large and full at and above the el¬ 
bows, but form long fitted cuffs below 
which extend well over the hands. I he 
skirt is made of three pieces, the front 
gore and the circular side portions, which 
are shirred to give a yoke effect, and is 
Notes from a Vegetarian House¬ 
keeper. 
There are those who would really prefer 
a non-flesh diet, but the task of adopting 
a new system of cooking seems too formi¬ 
dable. For the encouragement of such I 
would say that it need not be a revolution 
in cooking, at least, at first, but rather a 
system of substitution. The first question 
is: “How shall 1 make pie-crust without 
lard?”. I use what is sold at grocers as 
“salad oil,” at about 25 cents per quart, 
but I do not pay that price for it. (It is 
really highly refined cotton-seed oil.) I 
pay 50 to 60 cents per gallon for it by the 
five gallons here in California. It ought 
to be cheaper in the East. Go to whole¬ 
sale grocers rather than retailers, when 
you can, but insist on having the best, for 
if it is not refined it will be strong. I his 
makes excellent pie crust; can also be 
used for cookies. There is nothing as 
good for doughnuts. 1 use it for season¬ 
ing beans. It should be put in the kettle 
with the beans, as the oil will be ab¬ 
sorbed by them and make them rich, but 
if put in when they are nearly done it 
will float on the water and will not be 
pleasant. 
For salads I use the pure olive oil 
which is $2 per gallon and upward here 
where olives are grown. I have never 
seen any good olive oil in the Fast. It 
is either adulterated with cotton oil or is 
entirely cotton oil. Pure olive oil can be 
had from the producers in this locality. 
I use butter where it is agreeable, but a 
smooth oil like cotton-seed oil is better for 
many purposes. Nutritious and palatable 
soups may be made without beef stock. I 
have over 50 recipes for plain and com¬ 
bined soups made without meat stock. 
Perhaps at a future time T may write 
something on the subject of soups. 
MRS. w. S. RITCHIE. 
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will be sent to anyone 
interested- 
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TELEPHONES 
FOR FARMERS’ LINES 
Build your own lines. Inexpensive 
and simple. We will tell you how. 
Book of Instructions Free. C N 302 
THE NORTH ELECTRIC CO. 
152 St. Clair St. Cleveland, Ohio. 
from wet and cold by using the rubber 
wear that’s all rubber and hence gives 
long wear. There’s no shoddy or cheap 
substitute that weakens the 
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Rubber Boots and Shoes 
That’s how they differ from others 
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other manufacturers pay jobbers 
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Write for book, telling how made. 
To introduce, we make special offer 
to ilrst one who writes from any 
locality. 
Banner Rubber Co. 
280 Bittner St. 
St. Louis. Missouri. 
it ill Ik 
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LOWEST RATES TO ST. LOUIS AND 
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PLATE ROAD. 
Stopover allowed at Chicago on all World’s 
Fair tickets, and at Cleveland on all except 
Coach Excursion tickets. For particulars see 
local Ticket Agent, or A. W. Ecclestone, D. P. 
A., 385 Broadway, New York City. 
California Information. 
California is a big state; large of area, 
rich in natural wealth, tremendous in its 
scenic features and with a future full of 
great promise. Every American is more or 
less Interested in knowing about this wonder¬ 
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more than half a hundred beautiful il lustra-* 
lions and a complete map of the state in 
colors lias been issued by the Chicago & 
North-Western Railway. It contains in con¬ 
densed and interesting form, a mass of in¬ 
formation on various subjects of interest, in¬ 
cluding a list of hotels at California tourist 
points with their rates, capacity, etc. Sent 
to any address on receipt of four cents in 
stamps. W. B. Ivniskern, I’. T. M., 22 Fifth 
Ave., Chicago. 
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WE GUARANTEE OUR MAKE 
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Telephones that work on any line. 
Large Catalog No. 9 Fkeb. 
CONNECTICUT TELE. & ELEC. CO., 
Meriden, Conn., U. S. A. 
i 
Put 
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We would like to talk to you just 
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telephone to the farmer. Possibly 
you know its worth already, but 
would like to know more about the 
right kind to buy. If you buy a 
Stromberd- Carlson 
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CURES THE WORST COLDS. 
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