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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
June 1 
Froiii Day to Day 
COIN’ BACK. 
I’ve packed my traps and I’m goln’ back 
where the fields are green and broad, 
And the colts, with their legs all doubled 
up, are rollin’ on the sod; 
They’ll smile, I s’pose, when they see me 
come, and they’ll, some of ’em, likely 
say 
They thought I’d forsaken the farm for 
good the day that I went away— 
But let ’em smile—I’m goin’ back I m 
sick of the noise and fuss. 
Where a couple of dollars count for more 
than the life of a common cuss; 
They’ll nobody notice I’ve went away—If 
you told ’em they wouldn’t care. 
But somebody’s face’ll be full of joy when 
she greets her boy back there. 
I’m goln’ back, for I’ve had my fill—I’ve 
saw what there is to see; 
The city may still be the place for you, 
but it’s lost its charm for me; 
And won’t I be lonesome there, you say, 
with the people so far part? 
Well, mebby they’re few and far between, 
but each of ’em got a heart; 
There ain’t no hundreds of thousands there 
to push you around, I know. 
Not carin’ a cent where you’re cornin’ from 
or where you’re tryin’ to go— 
For the one that’s Jostled day after day 
with never a friend to greet, 
There ain’t a lonesomer place on earth than 
the city’s crowded street. 
I’m goin’ back, and you’ll stay here and 
rush, in the same old way. 
Goin’ to work and then goin’ home the 
same thing day by day— 
And you’ll think you’re havin’ a high old 
time and I’ll pity you. lookin’ back 
(From where I whistle across the fields) at 
you in the same old track!— 
I’m goin’ back, but the crowds won’t know, 
and they’ll still keep rushin’ on; 
They’ll never notice that some one’s face 
is missin’ when I’m gone— 
No, they’ll never notice that some one’s 
gone—if they did they wouldn’t care— 
But every tree’ll be noddin’ to me when I 
turn up the lane back there. 
—S. E. Kiser in Chicago Tlmes-Herald. 
* 
The fortunate possessor of cut glass 
must remember that a sudden jar is 
likely to break such large pieces as salad 
or lemonade bowls, and it is a direct in¬ 
vitation to calamity to set other dishes 
inside them. If the glass shelf is crowd¬ 
ed, put down small pieces first, invert¬ 
ing them, and then invert the large 
pieces over them. Take care, however, 
that a large piece thus resting upon its 
own margin presses equally all around; 
if it is uneven the pressure is likely to 
cause breaking. The glass shelf should 
be covered with doubled soft linen, un¬ 
der its Cloth or doily; this little padding 
prevents jarring, which is always the 
greatest'source of danger to cut glass, 
which has been known to break from 
the vibration of heavy traflic near the 
house. Pressed glass is not nearly so 
fragile, but it is always wise to avoid 
uneven pressure when pliing it. 
* 
We heard recently of a helpful hus¬ 
band who tried to lighten his wife’s 
work, with results almost as painful as 
the case of that amateur cook who, in a 
moment of abstraction, tried to raise a 
batch of biscuits with tooth powder. He 
arose very early, and being fond of do¬ 
ing little jobs around the house, he de¬ 
cided that the front porch was dirty and 
that it would be a fine thing to clean it. 
Chuckling to himself to think how sur¬ 
prised his wife would be when she came 
down, he went to the kitchen, got a 
scrubbing brush and a package of what 
he thought was soap powder and a 
bucket of water, and started in to work 
with an apron tied around him. It was 
very early, the neighbors were not yet 
stirring^ and he thought it was a great 
lark. Gaily he sprinkled the soap about, 
and then, moistening the brush, he got 
down to work. But the more he 
scrubbed the more pasty was the result, 
and after a while bubbles began to show 
themselves in a mess of what looked 
like yeast. Just then his wife appeared 
at the door. “Why, Jack!” she exclaim¬ 
ed. “What in the world are you doing?” 
“Scrubbing the porch,” replied Jack. 
Mrs. Jack picked up the package which 
the zealous husband had supposed con¬ 
tained soap powder. “Good gracious!” 
she cried. “You’re using buckwheat 
flour!” And he was. 
• 
Porter’s linen is one of the new ma¬ 
terials shown for shirt waists; it is sup¬ 
posed to resemble the blue homespun 
worn by French railway porters. It is 
woven with an uneven thread, to imitate 
the inequalities of the hand loom, and 
comes in two colors, a deep rich blue 
and a lighter color, called washed blue. 
Waists fastened at the back are the 
newest among Summer wear; the front 
is all tucked or accordion-pleated, and 
overlaid with lace or embroidery. Most 
of them are buttoned all the way down 
the back, but some have an opening at 
the back just down between the shoul¬ 
ders, extending no farther, the garment 
being slipped over the head like a 
sweater. Among the handsome Summer 
3809 Tucked Shirt Waist, 
32 to 40 in. bust. 
waists crepe de Chine takes the place of 
silk, some very beautiful models but¬ 
toned at the back being accordion pleat¬ 
ed, overlaid with heavy silk embroidery; 
they were accompanied by embroidered 
sashes of the same material, having long 
ends and a short bow. Simple waists of 
3810 Fancy Waist, 
32 to 40 in. bust. 
crepe de Chine in delicate colors cost 
from $5 up; at 17.50 they are tucked, 
strapped, and quite elaborately made. 
« 
We saw a girl steal a spoon in a popu¬ 
lar business restaurant recently. Of 
course she did not call it stealing—she 
was merely collecting souvenirs. This 
practice, which seems to us not only dis¬ 
honest, but also idiotic, is very preva¬ 
lent. Hotels, restaurants, steamboats 
and dining cars all suffer from it. The 
collectors, who really merit the same 
epithet as the pickpocket who collects 
other people’s purses, pride themselves 
on possessing “souvenirs” from as 
many well-known places as possible. 
Spoons, forks, salt shakers, pepper cas¬ 
tors and butter plates are favorite ar¬ 
ticles of loot, and these petty thefts 
swell to serious annual losses. Many 
of the large hotels have handsome mono¬ 
grams or armorial designs on china, 
glass,or silver, making the articles very 
decorative, and the “collectors” make 
every effort to secure them. The fact 
that such collecting is stealing, and 
nothing else, does not appear to impress 
those guilty of it. This lack of regard 
for the property rights of others often 
springs from carelessness and indiffer¬ 
ence rather than actual dishonesty. It 
is very necessary to inculcate respect for 
the distinction between mine and thine 
from earliest childhood. Where parents 
fail to respect the little belongings of 
their children they are preparing those 
children to show a like disregard for 
the belongings of others. 
Tlie Rural Patterns. 
The tucked waist shown is of white 
linen lawn and is unlined, but all cotton 
and linen waisting materials are appro¬ 
priate made in a similar manner, while 
wool and silk are eminently satisfactory 
made over the fitted lining. As illus¬ 
trated, the waist is worn with a collar 
of the material, stock tie and belt of 
liberty satin. The fronts are laid in 
narrow tucks from the center box pleat 
to the arms’-eyes, the first three being 
continued to the waist line while the re¬ 
mainder are left free at pointed yoke 
depth to form soft folds below. The 
sleeves are in bishop style tucked from 
the shoulders to within a few inches of 
the wrist where they are left free to 
form becoming puffs. The wrists are 
finished with straight pointed cuffs that 
lap over at the seam. At the neck is a 
deep straight collar finished with turn¬ 
over, or protection portions. To cut this 
waist for a woman of medium size four 
yards of material 21 inches wide, 3% 
yards 27 inches wide, 3 ^/^ yards 32 inches 
wide or 2% yards 44 inches wide will be 
required. The pattern No. 3809 is cut 
in sizes for 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust 
measure; price 10 cents. 
Waists closing at the back are very 
popular, and the example shown is of 
tucked and plain batiste, with point de 
Venise lace and is lined with the plain 
material cut exactly like the outside, ex¬ 
cept the sleeves, which are made over the 
plain foundation without lining; but the 
fitted lining either of silk alone or silk 
veiled with the material, can be used 
when preferred. In the case of the model 
all-over tucking is applied to the upper 
line of perforations to form the yoke, 
while the plain material fal.s to the 
lower edge. The lace is cut separately 
and applied over the plain batiste be¬ 
tween the perforated lines, the upper 
edge being sewed to the lower edge of 
the tucked yoke; but any width of lace 
or insertion can be used if the upper 
edge is applied over the yoke edge. 'The 
sleeves are peculiarly novel, the contrast 
between the heavy lace and the delicate 
material making a most satisfactory ef¬ 
fect. The neck is finished with a stock 
of lace and a chou of liberty silk is at¬ 
tached to the left side of the corsage. 
When a still more transparent effect is 
desired the lower edge of the lace can 
be sewed fast to the plain material and 
the latter cut away beneath it and the 
lace in the sleeves treated in similar 
manner. To cut this waist for a woman 
of medium size 3i/^ yards of material 21 
inches wide or 2% yards 32 inches wide 
will be required when one material only 
is used; two yards of all-over lace, and 
% yard of tucking 18 inches wide and 
1^/4 yard of plain material 32 inches wide 
to make as illustrated. The pattern No. 
3810 is cut in the usual sizes; price 10 
cents from this office. 
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