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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March !« 
[ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
Mothers are the queerest things! 
’Member when John went away, 
All but mother cried and cried 
When they said good-by that day. 
She just talked and seemed to be 
Not the slightest bit upset— 
Was the only one who smiled! 
Others’ eyes were streaming wet. 
But when John came back again 
On a furlough, safe and sound. 
With a medal for his deeds 
And without a single wound. 
While the rest of us hurrahed. 
Laughed and joked and danced about. 
Mother kissed him, then she cried— 
Cried and cried like all git out! 
—Century Magazine. 
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A PIN holder for the baby’s safety pins 
recently noted was made of a china- 
heatled doll dreissed as a baby, Its skirts 
being composed of two strips of No. 16 
ribbon. Inside the ribbon were several 
3733 Boy’s Shirt Waist, 
4 to 1 2 years. 
strips of white flannel with pinked 
edges, into which the pins were fast¬ 
ened. The ribbon skirt was tied at the 
waist with a sash, and tied again at the 
bottom. It made a pretty little gift for 
the baby’s basket. 
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We have printed several suggestions 
for alleviating chilblains. The follow¬ 
ing remedy, sent by a subscriber, is quite 
new to us: When going to bed put on 
a pair of woolen stockings, and place the 
feet in cold water; then put another pair 
of woolen stockings right on over the 
wet ones, and keep them on all night. 
One or two nights are enough to cure 
most cases. Prevent chilblains by keep¬ 
ing the feet warm and dry. 
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One of our friends asks for a recipe 
for a layer cake having a date Ailing. 
We have made this by using a mixture 
of chopped dates and soft icing between 
the layers, flnishing the top with icing 
and halves of dates symmetrically ar¬ 
ranged. A variation is made by com¬ 
bining walnuts with the dates. Can any 
of our friends give a different recipe 
from this for date cake? 
The barrettes or hair brooches used 
at the back of the head to pin up loose, 
short hairs are now preferred in oval or 
rectangular shapes; gold being more 
popular than silver. Many of them are 
not only showy, but very expensive. In¬ 
stead of the single pin of an ordinary 
brooch, they have a double pin like a 
miniature hairpin, which easily springs 
into the fastening, and prevents the bar¬ 
rette from slipping down in the hair. 
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has a tiny inverted pleat in the center 
of the back with a little group of flnely- 
set gathers on either side of it. This 
would be an excellent idea for wash 
gowns. The skirts are full and flaring 
at the bottom, with very little stiffen¬ 
ing, the linings being quite soft. 
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A SOFT, dull shade of blue known as 
blotting paper is to be popular in linens 
this year; another beautiful shade is 
katydid green. These shades, also lilac, 
rose and ecru, are to be fashionable in 
plain linen for Summer gowns. These 
linen gowns ai’e to be simply made, the 
skirt plain, the bodice of the blouse or 
shirt-waist style, trimmed with a sailor 
collar. Such a frock may be very pret¬ 
tily made with a collar and undersleeves 
of white. 
The Rural Patterns. 
At this season it is quite possible to 
get a quantity of Summer sewing out of 
the way, and if the boys’ waists are 
made at home the pattern here illustrat¬ 
ed will be found useful. As shown it 
is of percale, white with stripes of blue; 
madras, cheviot, outing and Scotch flan¬ 
nels are much liked. The fronts of the 
waist are laid in straight tucks at each 
side of the centre box pleat, and the 
back is laid in three straight box pleats, 
so insuring simple and perfect launder¬ 
ing. The sleeves are in regulation shirt 
style, with stiff cuffs. The neck is fin¬ 
ished with a band to which the turn¬ 
over collar is attached by studs or but¬ 
tons and buttonholes. The pattern also 
includes a soft turn-over collar which 
may be permanently attached, if so pre¬ 
ferred. The shoulder seams are covered 
and stayed with applied bands stitched 
on each edge, and stitched on at the 
waist is a belt, to which buttons are 
sewn to support the trousers. To cut 
this shirt waist for a boy of 8 years of 
age 3 yards of material 27 inches wide, 
.3732 Misses Shirt Waist, 
12, 14 and 16 years. 
or 2^4 yards 32 inches wide, will be re¬ 
quired. The pattern No. 3733 is cut in 
sizes for boys of 4, 6, 8, 10 and 12 years 
of age, price 10 cents. 
The Spring tailor suits so far ex¬ 
hibited are quite as plain in cut as the 
early Winter models. The skirts arc 
very smooth and plain over the hips, 
but seem a littie fuller in the back, an:l 
the inverted pleats are not laid over one 
another quite so closely. One style seen 
Shirt waists fill an Important place 
in the wardrobe of the young girl, as 
well as in that of her mamma. The 
pretty little model shown is adapted to 
silk, henrietta, French flannel and all 
the list of washable materials, cheviots, 
madras, batiste, etc. As illustrated, it 
is of albatross in Russian blue, with 
bands of black taffeta and small gold 
buttons overlaid with a tracing of black. 
The foundation is a fitted lining that 
closes at the center front. On it are 
arranged the back and the fronts, that 
also close at the center, but separately. 
The fronts proper are laid in groups of 
tucks, three each, that extend from the 
neck and shoulders to yoke depth, and 
are drawn down in gathers at the waist 
line. The back includes a center V- 
shaped portion and side-backs, which 
are laid in three narrow tucks each. 
The sleeves are in bishop style with 
narrow cuffs that terminate in pointed 
ends. At the neck is a stock collar, 
that also is pointed, and closes slightly 
to the left of the center. To cut this 
waist for a miss of 14 years of age 314 
yards of material 21 inches wide, 2% 
yards 27 inches wide, 1% yard 32 inches 
wide, or 1% yard 44 inches wide, will be 
required. The pattern No. 3732 is cut 
in sizes for misses of 12, 14 and 16 
years of age; price 10 cents from this 
office. 
CiiEEHFUE looks make every dish a 
feast and that it is which crowns a wel¬ 
come.—Massinger. 
One of the best rules in conversation 
is, never to say a thing which any of 
the company can reasonably wish had 
been left unsaid.—Swift. 
Men endure the iosses that befall 
them by mere casualty with more pa¬ 
tience than the damages they sustain 
by injustice.—Sir Walter Raleigh. 
We can be thankful to a friend for a 
few acres or a little money; and yet for 
the freedom and command of the whole 
earth, and for the great benefits of our 
being, our life, health and reason, we 
look upon ourselves as under no obliga¬ 
tion.—Seneca. 
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