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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
May ll 
[ Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
A CITY FARMER. 
Oh, I’m a reg’lar farmer, for I got a hoe 
an’ spade. 
An’ a bag of roasted peanuts, which I'm 
goin’ to plant, you bet, 
’Cause when they gets to sproutin’ and has 
all their bushes made 
They’ll be loaded down with peanuts just 
the best was ever et! 
1 got a new wheelbarrow with a wheel all 
painted red. 
An’ a pair of Jtew jean britches made up 
just like any man’s; 
An’ Ma’ says I'm a farmer sure enough— 
’at’s what she said— 
An’ purt’ soon I’ll be raisin’ Cain an’ ripe 
tomato cans. 
W'y, 1 planted lots of orange seeds just 
yester’ afternoon. 
An’ a whole han’ful of raisins what had 
worms inside their skin; 
I’m goin’ to dig ’em up unless they come up 
mighty soon. 
For I’m gettin’ scared for fear they 
ain’t stayed where I put ’em in. 
Oh, I like to be a farmer an’ to work out 
in the sun; 
I’m goin’ to buy a farm some day an’ 
plant what 1 love best— 
Of dates and figs and licorish I'll I'aise a 
million ton, 
An’ with oranges an’ sugar plums 1 guess 
I’ll plant the rest. 
’Course now I’m in the city, where there 
ain’t a bit of land 
’Cept what’s in our back yard, and that 
is where I have to play; 
But we’re goin’ to the country, an’, oh, 
won’t it be grand? 
You bet I’ll be a farmer, then, an' plant 
most ever’ day! 
—Chicago Record. 
A NOVEL idea in fancy sandwiches is 
to use plump little biscuits, a day old, 
from which the centers are removed 
nearly to the bottom with a sharp round 
apple corer, leaving a little well. This 
well is filled with chicken salad cut fine, 
and the little round crust top fitted in¬ 
to the biscuit like a lid. The result is 
a very dainty and delicious sandwich. 
* 
liKASS polishers in Chicago and Mil¬ 
waukee have suffered from the compe¬ 
tition of women, who have crowded into 
the trade, which is generally regarded 
as rather an unhealthful one. Instead 
of crowding the women out by making 
their surroundings unpleasant the in¬ 
telligent polishers suggest finding them 
something better to do by encouraging 
matrimony, and urging the feminine op¬ 
erators to transfer their polishing pow¬ 
ers to domestic life. This seems the 
most sensible solution of such a labor 
problem. To destroy competition by 
annexing the competitor, thus forming 
with her a domestic and labor trust, 
seems to be following the lines of great 
modern commercial combinations. 
* 
Many of our friends who live distant 
from large cities have heard of the “lit¬ 
tle mothers’’ of New York—small girls 
who must daily care for their smaller 
brothers and sisters, and who are thus 
cut off by their responsibilities from the 
pleasures of other children. It is a com¬ 
mon sight within the shadow of the tall 
building that shelters The R. N.-Y., to 
.see little girls of seven or eight labori¬ 
ously carrying lusty babies whose 
weight seems enough to break the thin 
arms that encircle them; yet watching 
over their charges with the premature 
wisdom of experienced matrons. 'The 
little mothers cannot go on fresh-air ex¬ 
cursions, like the other children, being 
as much tied down as though they had 
already assumed the cares of a house¬ 
hold. Eleven years ago a kindly woman 
who became acquainted with some of 
these small girls with big burdens be¬ 
gan to provide excursions and other 
pleasures for them, and from her bene¬ 
volence began a movement now formed 
into the “Little Mothers’ Aid A.sso(tia- 
tion,” in which many influential persons 
are interested. The Association has 
bought a house in a crowded part of the 
city, as headquarters for the children, 
where instruction and amusement are 
provided, and where they are sure of aid 
and comfort in all emergencies. It is 
not to be called in any sense a charity, 
for these toiling children surely have a 
right to the aid and sympathy of those 
more fortunate, nor are its benefits 
limited to the narrow confines of a city. 
In thus strengthening the bodies and 
training the minds of these toil-laden 
little mothers, we are developing a bet¬ 
ter citizenship, whose effects are far- 
reaching for a better future. 
• 
It is believed that the notoriety at¬ 
tending the recent recovery of the long- 
stolen portrait of the Duchess of Devon¬ 
shire, by Gainsborough, will bring into 
vogue again the graceful curving Gains¬ 
borough hat, with its wide brim and 
sweeping plumes. It is very becoming 
to youthful faces, as, indeed, most fash¬ 
ions are, but it will mean the use of 
many feathers, instead of flowers. The 
i\ell Gwynn hat, which is ’a curving 
cartwheel surmounted by a forest of 
feathers, has already made its appear¬ 
ance, though it is entirely too heavy for 
Spring wear, and indications point gen¬ 
erally to large and picturesque shapes. 
They are not always easy to keep in 
comfortable position. Many women 
seem unaware that a hat is pinned more 
firmly when one pin is put in from each 
side, instead of both passing through 
the same way. With the pins passing 
from opposite sides the hat is well 
braced into a firm position. 
* 
The shops are now so full of dainty 
washing fabrics that it is a little hard 
to remember that daintiness is not the 
only thing to be considered in buying 
the children’s Summer frocks. Little 
folks are hard on their clothes, and it 
is very unwise to buy materials that 
must fade or grow sleazy with repeated 
washings. For constant wear nothing 
gives more satisfaction than shirting 
percales; they show very pretty color¬ 
ings, iron nicely, and wash well to the 
very last rag. While mo.st ginghams wash 
well, many of them fade in the sun, and 
they are not quite so easily ironed as 
the percales. A little girl’s Summer 
3741 Girls Guimpe, 
6 to 16 years. 
wardrobe should always include some 
dark washing frocks of heavier ma¬ 
terial, suitable for rainy days or railway 
journeys. Galatea is admirable for this 
use, and a sailor suit is the best style 
for making it. The domestic galatea 
costs from 12 V 2 to 15 cents a yard ordi¬ 
narily; imported makes are 25 cents a 
yard up. Both are very serviceable. 
Art is long, life short, judgment diffi¬ 
cult, opportunity fleeting. To act is 
easy; to think is hard; to act according 
to our thinking is troublesome.—Goethe. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Guimpes are a necessity with girls’ 
Summer dresses. The model illustrated 
is available for all suitable materials, 
lace, tucking, all-overs of all sorts and 
to any fine fabric which one may prefer. 
As illustrated, it is of lace and needle¬ 
work, and shows bishop and dress 
sleeves, round and square yoke, lor all 
of which the pattern provides. The 
front and backs are smooth across the 
shoulders, and drawn down in slight 
gathers at the waist line. The yoke is 
applied as indicated, but if a transpar- 
3751 Girl’s Blouse Dress, 
4 to 12 'Years. 
ent effect is desired, the under material 
can be cut away on the line of perfora¬ 
tions and the edge finished neatly on 
the under side. The bishop sleeve is 
cut in one piece and is finished by a friil 
and band of needlework or lace. The 
di'ess sleeve is two-seamed and finished 
by a frill of the material, lace or em¬ 
broidery, as preferred. The neck is fin¬ 
ished with a standing collar and frill, 
and the closing is effected invisibly, or 
with buttons and buttonholes, at the 
center back. To cut this guimpe for a 
girl of 12 years of age 1% yard of ma¬ 
terial 36 -inches wide will be required, 
with 1/^ yard of all-over lace, embroid¬ 
ery or tucking 18 inches wide for yoke 
and collar. The pattern No. 3741 is cut 
in sizes for girls of 6, 8, 10, 12, 14 and 16 
years of age; price 10 cents. 
The simple little frock that can be 
worn with or without a guimpe makes 
one of the best possible models both for 
light wool and washable materials. The 
pretty model shown is made from mer¬ 
cerized madras in shades of dull blue, 
and is trimmed with needlework inser¬ 
tion and edging, but all cotton stuffs are 
suitable, as are cashmere, veiling, alba¬ 
tross and the like. The skirt is straight, 
finished with a hem at the lower edge, 
and arranged in gathers at the waist, 
where it is joined to the belt. The waist 
is simplicity itself. Both backs and 
fronts are gathered at the upper and 
lower edges, the fitted lining being used 
or not as preferred. Around the Pom¬ 
padour-shaped neck is a flat, square col¬ 
lar, that is eminently becoming and 
which, at the same time, can be laun¬ 
dered with ease. The lower edge of the 
waist is attached to the upper edge of 
the belt, and the entire gown closes at 
the center back. The short sleeves are 
gathered in puffs and finished with 
straight bands. To cut this frock for a 
girl of eight years of age 4% yards of 
material 27 inches wide, 4% yards 32 
inches wide, or 2% yards 44 inches wide, 
will be required. The pattern No. 3751 
is cut in sizes for girls of 4, 6, 8, 10 and 
12 years of age; price lO cents. 
Red Letter Days. —There are days 
when some especially important event 
takes place, or when an unusual plea¬ 
sure is enjoyed. I like to make more 
than the ordinary record of these red- 
letter days in my diary, so what more 
appropriate than that I should use car¬ 
mine ink for the purpose? Sometimes 
only one paragraph is written in red, 
when there is one noteworthy incident 
in an otherwise uneventful day. In look¬ 
ing over my diary in after years, these 
red pages and paragraphs will stand out 
conspicuously, making it easier to find 
the more important happenings. 
s. B. B. 
Too Much Learning. —It is amusing 
to hear people, when they are asked 
their opinion about what studies a boy 
should pursue, ask first: “What are you 
going to make of him? What is he go¬ 
ing to do for a living?’’ They seem t > 
think that there would be danger of his 
knowing too much, unless he was to 
choose a profession. The time a boy 
had to give to school might make a dif¬ 
ference about what is the most advis¬ 
able course for him to take, but is not 
knowledge always desirable to have, 
whatever a man’s occupation? Is a 
blacksmith a poorer workman because 
he loves and is familiar with Scott or 
Shakespeare? aunt uachel. 
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R. N.-Y. and you will get a quick reply and 
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