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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
February 9 
I Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
I'm mighty fond o’ Winter, when the frost 
Is lyin’ gray 
On the gardens where we frolicked with 
the flowers o’ the May; 
When they have the candy-pullln’s, an’ the 
cider’s sharp an’ sweet. 
An’ the music o’ the Addle makes a fidget 
In yer feet! 
Then you’ll And me shore 
On the creakin’ cabin floor, 
A-dancln’ ev’ry quadrille an’ a-coaxln’ 
’em fer more! 
I’ve got a friendly feelln’ fer the Spring, 
so rosy dressed. 
With the wind in all her ringlets an’ the 
blossoms on her breast; 
When the mockin’ birds air slngln’, an’ 
you hear the honey bees. 
An’ the robins an’ the rabbits air as happy 
as you please; 
Then you’ll find me shore 
Jest a-th’owln’ wide the door 
To the sunshine an’ the slngln’, an’ a- 
whlstlln’ out fer more! 
An’ then I like the season when the Sum¬ 
mer comes along. 
An’ the drowsy, dreamful weather like a 
sigh that’s In a song; 
When the cattle bells air clinkin’ on the 
dusty hill an’ plain, 
An’ the lilies air a-holdln’ of their silver 
cups fer rain. 
Then I takes my ease 
In the shadders o’ the trees. 
While the partridge In the medder whistles 
lively fer a breeze! 
An’ I like the Pall time, bretherln’—when 
the leaves air gold an’ gray; 
When all’s so still ’pears like the wind had 
sighed Itself away 
Prom the scented shadders o’ the night, an’ 
from the sleepy day— 
When, If you’d only listen, you’d hear all 
the angels—Say 
Then you’ll find me shore 
Jest a-th’owln’ wide the door 
An’ lettln’ heaven come down to me an' 
askin’ ’em fer more! 
—Prank L. Stanton In Collier’s Weekly. 
• 
The expedients of a flat dweller in 
some tiny city apartment would be re¬ 
garded with consternation by many 
country housekeepers, accustomed to 
roomy houses. One woman told us that 
the deficiency in closet room caused her 
to keep most of her wardrobe In suit 
cases under her bed, while her rubbers 
and similar small articles reposed tmder 
her bureau. The homelier belongings 
of housekeeping were disguised In all 
sorts of unexpected ways, realizing this 
description of a suite in an apartment 
house, by a woman to whom it was a 
novelty. 
“A suit,” said Mrs. Herlihy, slowly, “is 
one o’ thim places where the parloor Is the 
bedroom, and the bedroom Is the kitchen, 
and the closets is down in the cellar, and 
the bed is plannys—or organs, and—well, 
it’s one o' thlm places where Iverythlng is 
something else,” concluded Mrs. Herlihy. 
• 
We read recently of a man who felt 
obliged to cook his own dinner, his wife 
and family being away, and as he was 
compelled to be at his place of business, 
some management was required. He was 
to have a boiled dinner, and would have 
it done to a turn, piping hot and ready 
to serve, at his home-coming. The 
meat, turnips and beets, therefore, 
which require a longer time, he put on 
before leaving the house. The potatoes 
and cabbage, needing less time for cook¬ 
ing, were put on the cover of the pot. 
Then he knotted a string through a hole 
in the edge of the cover, ran it through 
a loop suspended from the ceiling, and 
thence down to the sink. In the sink¬ 
hole he firmly stuck a candle, to which, 
two inches below the top, he tied the 
string. Last of all he lighted the candle 
and went to his business. In two hours, 
or about half an hour before he was to 
return, when it was time for the 
vegetables on the cover to go to their 
appointed place, the slowly descending 
fiame burned the string, which released 
the otherwise unsupported edge of the 
cover, which dropited its burden into 
the pot and fell back where it belonged. 
When the genius reached home, his 
dinner was ready. 
The meekest and most amiable of 
cows appears rather ferocious to one 
unaccustomed to cattle, suggesting un¬ 
suspected dangers, as this little anecdote 
from the Memphis Scimiter shows: 
A little girl from Memphis, who has 
spent her life in the city, went out to visit 
her grandparents, living In the country, 
(luring the holidays, and, as usually hap¬ 
pens In such cases, the little city lady dis¬ 
played her Ignorance. The little girl, soon 
after her arrival in the country, manifested 
great apprehension of being hooked by the 
cows about the place. One day her mother 
told her to go to a neighbor’s home and 
3695 Misses'Three-quarter Coat, 
12 , 14 and Id years. 
carry a message. The little girl started, 
but at the gate she encountered a cow, one 
of the mulley species. 
In great excitement she ran back to her 
mother, crying: “Oh, mamma! there’s a 
cow down there!” 
The mother looked out of the window 
and saw the meek-looking bovine. 
“Why, daughter, that’s a mulley cow. 
She hasn’t any horns and can’t hook you.” 
“But, mamma!” exclaimed the child; “she 
hasn’t any horns, but she might hook me 
with her pompadour!” 
• 
A PTEW idea seen in the shops now is 
a set consisting of neck dressing and 
undersleeves to match, such as were 
worn by our grandmothers. They are 
made in lace, net, mousseline de soie 
and velvet, often with tinsel effects. 
From this one infers that the under¬ 
sleeves are expected to remain in style 
for some time yet. Long scarfs of gauzy 
materials, going twice around the neck, 
with ends that fall almost to the knees, 
are to be a Spring fancy; many of them 
are edged with tiny quillings, and some 
with miniature fiowers, little rosebuds 
or violets. A favorite stock, intended to 
go twice around the neck and then 
crossed in front, is made of five rows of 
half-inch ribbon, joined together as far 
as it encircles the neck, then left 
separate, so that there are 10 ribbon 
ends, each tipped with a gilt tag. The 
joins in the ribbon are often covered 
by gilt braid, or each alternate width is 
trimmed wth heavy insertion. Gold 
lace is very freely used in these stocks, 
and also gold spangles. 
The Rural Patterus. 
The three-quarter coat with box front 
and half fitted back is a favorite of the 
season for young girls, as well as for 
their elders, and means genuine warmth 
as well as style. The high, flaring col¬ 
lar fits snugly at the throat and widens 
to rest against the head. The revers are 
sharply pointed in Directoire style, and 
the back is shaped after the latest im¬ 
ported designs. As shown the material is 
beaver in a medium shade of castor, 
with collar and revers in velvet of a 
darker tone, trimming of bands and ma¬ 
chine stitching, but all the shades of 
tan and castor are smart, and brown or 
blue can be substituted if preferred. 
The fronts are loose in box style and 
turn back to form the revers. The back 
is cut with side-backs and a center seam 
which curves gracefully to the figure. 
The side seams are open to the top of 
the stitching and so provide additional 
ease and freedom. The collar is cut in 
four portions high at the back and 
rounds off at the front. The sleeves are 
two-seamed and fit smoothly. Pockets, 
with laps, are inserted in each front and 
the coat is closed with handsome but¬ 
tons and buttonholes in double-breasted 
fashion. To cut this coat for a miss of 
14 years of age 2% yards of material 64 
inches wide will be required. The pat¬ 
tern No. 3695 is cut in sizes for misses 
of 12, 14 and 16 years of age, price 10 
cents. 
Russian styles continue in favor for 
small boys. The suit illustrated is of 
Russian green melton, with wide bands 
of braid overlaid by narrow strips of 
gold and is worn with a gold belt. The 
style is, however, equally adapted to 
cloth of different colors, to velvet, vel¬ 
veteen and corduroy; brown, blue, black, 
tan and red are all worn, and are held in 
equal favor with the green. Both fronts 
and back are seamless and fit smoothly 
across the shoulders, but are slightly 
loose below the belt to allow ample free¬ 
dom for young legs. The left front laps 
well over the right in true Russian 
style, and the closing is effected in¬ 
visibly beneath the trimmed edge. At 
the neck is a standing collar with 
rounded ends. The sleeves are laid in 
a wide box plait at the shoulders and 
tucks are stitched fiat at the wrists to 
cuff depth. The trousers are fitted at 
the hips with small darts, are shaped 
with inside, outside and center seams, 
and closed at the sides. The lower 
edges are finished with hems or casings. 
3721 Boys Russian Suit, 
4 and 6 years. 
in which elastic is inserted by means of 
which the leg portions are drawn in to 
give the baggy effect. To make this 
suit for a boy of 4 years of age 3% yards 
of material 21 inches wide, 3% yards 27 
inches wide, 2 yards 44 inches wide, or 
1% yard 60 inches wide, will be required. 
The pattern No. 3721 is cut in sizes for 
boys of 4 and 6 years of age; price 10 
cents from this office. 
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One of the most inspiring books we 
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1. Never lose any time. Time that is 
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2. Never err the least in truth. 
3. Never say anything ill of a person 
when you can say a good thing; not only 
speak charitably but feel so. 
4. Never be irritable or unkind to 
anybody. 
5. Never indulge yourself in any lux¬ 
uries which are not necessary. 
6. Do all things with consideration. 
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