THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
February 23 
136 
[ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
JES’ A-FOOLIN’. 
She sez to me: “I wisht you would 
Jcs’ quit all time a-teasin’ me. 
Fr’m morn till night it seems that you 
Don’t fer a minit let me be. 
Go ’way now, feller! Let me ’lone; 
I never liked you much no how.” 
But say, she smiles when she sez that. 
She’s jes’ a-foolin’, I’ll allow. 
I go to see her Sunday night; 
She allers sez she doesn’t care 
If I don’t come, but w'hy has she 
Them bran’-new ribbins in her hair? 
An’ why’s she got her best dress on? 
Jes’ tell me that, an’ tell me now; 
But still she sez she doesn’t care. 
Still jes’ a-foolin’. I’ll allow. 
T’other night T told her straight 
I loved her, an’ you orter see 
That little flirt jes’ tip-toe up 
An’ give th’ sweetest kiss to me. 
Ali-m-m-m! ’twas sweet, but still she said 
She didn’t like me much nohow, 
An’ then she laffed an’ squeezed my haml— 
Still jes’ a-foolin’. I’ll allow. 
—Chicago Post. 
* 
Ho.mcy is a desirable addition to baked 
apples, especially at this season, when 
the fruit is likely to lose somewhat in 
flavor. Wipe or peel the apples, and re¬ 
move the core without running the knife 
clear through. Into this hollow put a 
bit of butter and a teaspoonful of honey, 
and bake after the ordinary manner. 
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Miss Anna Barrows, of the American 
Kitchen Magazine, a well-known au¬ 
thority on domestic science, was recent¬ 
ly elected a member of the Boston 
School Board by the greatest number of 
votes ever polled for any candidate to 
that office. Miss Barrows was one of 
the reform candidates selected by the 
Public Education Association. She is 
much interested in domestic science as 
applied to rural homes, and has been re¬ 
ceived very cordially as a lecturer at 
farmers’ institutes-. 
Wuri'E petticoats have come in fash¬ 
ion again, and are already crowding the 
colored silk skirts aside. We realize 
that in spite of its attractiveness, the 
silk underskirt, worn long, as it must be 
under a fashionable dress skirt, becomes 
an unsanitary dust trap, whereas the 
easily-washed white cambric is always 
sweet and wholesome. Easily-washed, 
however, is hardly a correct descriptive 
of many of the white petticoats seen, for 
they have two—sometimes three— 
flounces, trimmed with diamonds and 
medallions of insertion, scalloped or 
vandyked flutings, and all sorts of ela¬ 
boration. To wear under the thinnest 
Summer gowns a skirt of white lawn, 
cut like a dress skirt, and nearly as long, 
is very useful; it may be flounced, but 
without edging at the hem, any trim¬ 
ming desired being in the form of inser¬ 
tion. Such a skirt looks better than 
cambric or muslin under a very thin 
gown, and is not nearly so heavy in 
laundering. 
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Ir is pleasing to note the prediction 
that the filagree shirt waist of last’ Sum¬ 
mer will not reappear. There will be 
thin bodices of lawn and lace, but they 
will not be worn on the street. The 
array of white waists will be quite as 
extensive as before; those of tailor style 
will be of duck or butcher’s linen, made 
quite plain, the sleeves puffed at the 
wrist, with a narrow cuff. Corded lawn 
is another excellent material for white 
waists. In colors, crushed raspberry and 
old blue, both light and dark, are like¬ 
ly to be very popular; madras and mer¬ 
cerized cottons being favorite materials. 
Polka dots and broad stripes are to be 
favorite patterns, also very complicated 
plaids of diverse colors. Sailor effects 
will again be popular, some waists hav¬ 
ing the regular blouse shape, while oth¬ 
ers are ordinary shirt-waist shape with 
a sailor collar, all having the shield in 
front, and the regular standing choker 
collar at the throat. The sailor styles 
are always becoming to slim and youth¬ 
ful figures. 
♦ 
Our pattern department has just re¬ 
ceived an order for a skirt pattern from 
6 to 12 Years. 
a reader at Lowville (no State), who 
gives the size wanted, but neither the 
number of the pattern, nor her own 
name. Consequently, the order must be 
held until a letter of inquiry is received, 
and in the meantime some busy woman 
in New York or Minnesota or Pennsyl¬ 
vania (for there is a Lowville in each 
of these States) will wonder why she 
does not receive her pattern. Perhaps 
she will see this explanation, and feel 
relieved thereby. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Bright plaids are still very popular for 
girls’ dresses. The very pretty little 
costume illustrated is made from 
camel’s-Iiair cheviot woven with much 
red and lines of black, green and yellow; 
and is trimmed with bands of black vel¬ 
vet ribbon. At the neck is a V-shaped 
shield of heavy cream lace over plain 
red, finished by a simple standing collar. 
The skirt is circular, with a single seam 
at the center back. The upper portion 
fits snugly and smoothly, but below the 
hips it falls in soft, undulating folds. 
The fullness at the back is laid in an 
inverted pleat, or can be gathered, if 
preferred. The waist is made over a 
fitted lining and, with the skirt, closes 
at the center back. The V-shaped por¬ 
tions are faced on to the lining and the 
waist proper is arranged over it. The 
backs are plain across the shoulders and 
drawn down in gathers at the waist line. 
The front is laid in two backward-turn¬ 
ing tucks at each shoulder, which pro¬ 
vide soft, full folds below, and also is 
gathered at the waist line. The sleeves 
are snug, but not over-tight, and are 
finished with roll-over cuffs. To make 
this costume for a girl of eight years 
of age 4% yards 21 inches wide, or 21/2 
yarns 44 inches wide, will be required, 
with one-half yard for V-shaped shield 
and 10 yards of velvet ribbon to trim as 
illustrated. The pattern No. 3726 is cut 
in sizes for girls of 6, 8, 10 and 12 years 
of age; price 10 cents from this office. 
The small boy’s Russian coat shown 
is very stylish, and not difficult to make. 
The model is melton cloth in Russian 
blue, with lining of bright red, leather 
belt and handsome gilt buttons, but all 
colors are used, hunter’s green, dahlia 
red and brown, with the blue having 
special vogue. In addition to the cloth, 
cheviot, velvet and corduroy are all 
worn. Linings are usually, and prefer¬ 
ably, of silk, but lightweight cloth, flan¬ 
nel and mercerized materials can be sub¬ 
stituted, and are durable as well as less 
costly, besides which they look exceed¬ 
ingly well. The liack of the coat fits 
smoothly across the shoulders, but rip¬ 
ples as it approaches the lower edge, 
’i'he fronts are snug at the upper por¬ 
tion, but allow perfect freedom below 
the waist. The fitting is accomplished 
by means of shoulder and under-arm 
seams only. The left front laps well 
over the right in Russian style, and the 
closing is effected with buttons and but¬ 
tonholes. The pointed hood is an ex¬ 
cellent and practical feature, and can be 
included in the neck seam or finished 
separately and attached, by means of 
nooks and eyes, beneath the collar ready 
to be used when needed, or can be re¬ 
moved when the days are mild. The 
neck is finished with a simple roll-over 
collar, which is all-suflacient when the 
hood is omitted. The sleeves are two- 
seamed and finished with machine 
stitching at the wrists. To make this 
coat for a boy of four years of age four 
yards of material 21 inches wide, 3% 
1706 Boy’s Russian Top Coat. 
2 to 8 yoara. 
yards .27 inches wide, 2% yards 44 inches 
wide, or 1% yard 50 inches wide, will be 
required. The pattern No. 3706 is cut in 
sizes for boys of 2, 4, 6 and 8 years of 
age; price of pattern 10 cents. 
Neglect of a Cough or Sore 
Throat may result in an 
Incurable Throat Trouble or 
Consumption. For relief use 
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