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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
July 6 
I Woman and Home | 
From Day to Day. 
KEEP A-GOIN’! 
If you strike a thorn or rose, 
Keep a-goin’! 
If it hails or if it snows, 
Keep a-goin’! 
’Taint no use to sit and whine. 
When the fish ain't on your line; 
Bait your hook and keep on tryin’— 
Keep a-goin’! 
When the weather kills your crop, 
Keep a-goln’l 
When you tumble from the top. 
Keep a-goin’! 
S’pose you’re out o’ every dime? 
Gettin’ broke ain’t any crime; 
Tell the world you’re feelln’ prime! 
Keep a-goin’! 
When it looks like all is up. 
Keep a-goin’! 
Drain the sweetness from the cup, 
Keep a-goin’! 
See the wild birds on the wing! 
Hear the bells that sweetly ring! 
When you feel like singin’—sing! 
Keep a-goin’! 
—Atlanta Constitution. 
* 
A CHERRY Stoner only costs five cents, 
and is certainly worth much more in 
saving trouble. It is a doubled wire 
with a wooden handle. The wire is bent 
a little at the end; this is thrust into 
the fruit at the stem opening, the spoon¬ 
like Stoner slipped in, and the stone re¬ 
moved with little loss of fiesh. 
« 
A MEMBER of the Wisconsin Legisla¬ 
ture, F. J. Frost by name, will go down 
to posterity as the first lawmaker who 
ever tried to lessen the drudgery of the 
farm housewife. He wants a steam 
laundry established at every cross-roads 
in the State, where farmers’ wives may 
bring their weekly washing, and thus 
save themselves one of their hardest 
duties. The legislator believes a steam 
laundry could easily be operated in con¬ 
nection with each creamery and cheese 
factory. He has not developed any defi¬ 
nite plan yet for the establishment and 
maintenance of the laundries, but be¬ 
lieves that it may be done. 
« 
Foundations for ribbon stocks are 
now sold in several styles. One, which 
costs 25 cents, consists of a collar of 
coarse canvas having a pocket inside of 
the front, in which a perforated piece 
of celluloid is run. A cheaper one, quite 
as satisfactory, and much cooler, is of 
stiffened muslin kept in place by six 
fiat wires like whalebone casings. The 
little turnover collars of lace or em¬ 
broidery are basted in place on this 
foundation, and the ribbon twisted 
around and slipped under the turnover 
when the foundation is adjusted. Broad 
soft turnover collars of hemstitched 
lawn are seen on many new shirt waists, 
in place of the stiff linen. 
* 
Packing trunks is now a profession, 
and the work of the professional is 
worth studying for one’s own instruc¬ 
tion. It is troublesome, but it is better 
to spend a little extra time in packing 
than a great deal in pressing out obsti¬ 
nate wrinkles afterwards. To fold a 
skirt, do not turn it inside out and do 
not bring a crease down the middle of 
the front. Bring the center of the front 
and the center of the back together, the 
creases at the sides; arrange the folds in 
the back, and if necessary fold back from 
the sides. Fold over once horizontally, 
putting a little tissue paper in the folds; 
the result is that there are no creases in 
the front. In folding coats or waists, 
lay them back down, right side out; 
bring the fronts together. Tuck a little 
soft tissue paper into the tops of the 
sleeves, not enoug'h to round them out 
too much, but enough to prevent creases. 
Any trimmings likely to become creased 
should be filled out with tissue paper. 
The sleeves are brought forward, and 
bent once at the elbow; if any further 
horizontal folding is required, it should 
be done below the waist line, so as to 
avoid creasing. Skirts and waists are 
held in place in the trunk by tapes 
tacked at the sides and ends, and tied 
across. Shoes are wrapped in tissue 
paper and tied together. They should 
be kept in a tray with other solid ar¬ 
ticles, and not distributed through the 
3844 Child’s Dress. 
2 to 0 years. 
garments. Hats are usually held in 
place by tapes across the compartment 
devoted to them, but some of the new 
trunks have cloth-covered frames to 
which the hat is pinned firmly. Efforts 
to save space in packing hats are like¬ 
ly to be disastrous. 
* 
HANDKERCiiiEFSOf silk gauze 45 inches 
square, in all sorts of bright and deli¬ 
cate colors, are offered for $1.25; they 
are used to trim outing hats of Panama 
or straw braid, and are very light and 
summery. By another year we are like¬ 
ly to see a great many Panama hats for 
women; their lightness and durability 
are making them very popular, and it is 
not likely that their use will be con¬ 
fined to men. Porto Rican palm-leaf 
hats are now freely offered, and are in¬ 
expensive. We can hardly consider the 
fine Panama hats expensive, when their 
wearing qualities are considered; we 
heard recently of a man who paid $30 
for one of these hats, 15 years ago; he 
has worn it every season since, and was 
recently offered $15 for it by a dealer. 
He expects, however, to wear it for an¬ 
other 15 years at least. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The child’s dress shown has the 
French effect of long waist and short 
skirt. The long waist is made over a 
body lining that fits smoothly, without 
being tight. On it is faced the round 
yoke, and over the lower part are ar¬ 
ranged the full portions of the waist 
proper, and to the lower edge is attached 
the straight full skirt, which in this in¬ 
stance is made of flouncing. The sleeves 
are simply full, in guimpe style, and, as 
shown, the lining is cut away beneath 
the yoke, but this last is entirely op¬ 
tional. Over the seam which forms the 
skirt to the waist are arranged a suc¬ 
cession of straps or bands beneath 
which the silk ribbon sash is passed, 
and which serve to keep it in place. To 
cut this dress for a girl four years of 
age, 3% yards of material 21 inches 
wide, 2% yards 32 inches wide, or 2% 
yards 44 inches wide, will be required, 
with % yard of all-over tucking for 
yoke; or 1% yard of plain material 32 
inches wide, 2% yards of flouncing 13 
inches wide for skirt, 114 yard of em¬ 
broidered frills, 14 yard of inserted tuck¬ 
ing, and % yard of insertion, to make 
as illustrated. The pattern No. 3844 is 
cut in sizes for children, 2, 4, 6 and 8 
years of age; price 10 cents. 
The kimona dressing sacque will be 
found very comfortable in warm wea¬ 
ther. The original is made from Japan¬ 
ese cotton crape with a band of plain 
colored Japanese silk, but flowered mus¬ 
lins and dimities are pretty for warm 
days. French and Scotch flannel and 
flannelette are excellent for cooler wea¬ 
ther, and still handsomer sacques can be 
made of figured oriental or foulard silks. 
The yoke is perfectly smooth and ex¬ 
tends over the shoulders at the front. 
I'he skirt portion is simply gathered 
and seamed to its lower edge, while a 
band extends round the entire garment, 
making a finish. The sleeves are loose 
and flowing, with a slight fullness at the 
shoulders. To cut this kimona for a wo¬ 
man of medium size, four yards of ma¬ 
terial 21 inches wide, three yards 27 
inches wide, or 2% yards 32 inches wide 
will be required, with 1% yard in any 
width for bands. The pattern No. 3839 
is cut in three sizes—small, medium and 
large; price 10 cents from this office. 
The wrapper or lounging i-obe shown 
is also a comfort on hot days. It is 
loose and unlined, with Watteau back. 
The sleeves are cut in one piece and ex¬ 
tend to the elbows only, where they ter¬ 
minate in becoming frills. At the neck 
is a big ornamental collar which is held 
by ribbon ties beneath the chin. To cut 
this wrapper for a woman of medium 
size, 10 yai’ds of material 27 inches wide, 
nine yards 32 inches wide, or 5% yards 
41 inches wide, will be required, with 
frill at lower edge 8V^ yards 27 inches 
wide, 7% yards 32 inches wide without 
frill. The pattern No. 3824 is cut in 
sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42-inch 
bust measure; price 10 cents. 
Sam Griggs’s Carrier Hens. 
U.nCLK silk TEI.L8 THE STORY OF HIS 
BROTH! R-IN-LAW'S SUCCESS¬ 
FUL EXPERIMENT. 
“Less see,’’ remarked Uncle Sile, as 
he settled himself in a new position on 
a box in front of the store, “Did I ever 
toll ye ’bout the time my brother’n-law 
had raisin’ carrier hens up to Killawog 
a spell ago?’’ 
“Carrier hens?” interrupted Bud 
Brown. “Ye mean carrier pidgins, don’t 
ye?” 
The old man stared carefully at Bud 
for nearly a minute and then drawled, 
“When I say carrier hens, I mean car¬ 
rier hens. Who’s a tellin’ this story, 
anyhow?” Thus interrogated. Bud said 
nothing, and turning to -the others. 
Uncle Sile resumed: 
“That brother’n-law of mine 'was an 
ingenious cuss—a most ingenious cuss— 
Sacque, 3.21 Woman’s Wrapper 
32 ; 3G and 40 in. bust. to 42 in.l)ust. 
always inventin’ somethin’. Had a barn 
full o’ contraptions, but I think his 
breed o’ carrier hens is a leetle mite the 
smartest thing he ever done. One day 
he read a piece in the paper ’bout these 
here cai’rier pidgins, and how useful 
they wuz in war, and Sam got to won¬ 
derin’ if he couldn’t make use ov the 
‘fundamental principle’ ’s he called it. 
He thought on’t fer several days, an’ one 
afternoon, as he was drivin’ one ov Bill 
Jasper’s hens out ov the tomater patch, 
a bright idee struck him. 
“Jasper owned a farm a few rods down 
the crick from his’n, and this old hen 
used to cross th’ crick and go up to 
Griggs’s barn to lay every day. She was 
the worst thing to steal her nest you 
ever see. Sam’s idee was to git holt ov 
that hen and start a breed ov carriers. 
He offered to swop a dozen aigs fer her, 
and Jasper allowed he’d take him up, 
bein’ ’s how the hen wuz up to Griggs’s 
most ov th’ time, anyhow—leastwise 
most ov the time when she ort to be on 
duty, ’s ye might say, to home. Only 
Jasper said he thought it tuck consider¬ 
able nerve to offer to swop aigs fer her, 
long’s most of the aigs wuz his’n, by- 
rights. 
“However, Sam got the hen and went 
to work right away experimentin’ with 
his new breed. Knowin’ that hens can’t 
fly very far, he decided to make his’n 
walkers, and mated the hen with the 
longest legged Shanghai rooster he could 
find. Well, sir, the scheme worked like 
a charm. By Fall Sam had a big flock 
ov young pullets, and every one of ’em 
carriers. They wa’n’t much to look at, 
but they wuz good layers. He built a 
lot of coops on the sidehill back ov the 
house, and put a few pullets in each one, 
and ev’ry mornin’ as reg’lar as clock¬ 
work they all come down to the barn 
to lay, and then went back ag’in. Sam 
kept movin’ the coops further away till 
some o’ them pullets walked two miles 
ev’ry day to lay. The exercise seemed 
to be good fer ’em, and they laid bigger 
and nicer lookin’ aigs than anybody 
else’s. Sam always got a cent or two a 
dozen more fer ’em at the store. The 
storekeeper told the neighbors what nice 
aigs Sam wuz gittin’, and Sam he kept 
braggin’ ’em up, tell by Spring ev’ry- 
body in the county had heard ov ’em, 
and ev’rybody ’at heard ov ’em wanted 
a settin ov aigs. So Sam supplied the 
hull neighborhood at a good figger, but 
he didn’t say nothin’ ’bout their bein’ 
carriers. 
“That Summer Sam spent a good deal 
ov his time fixin’ up cosy little nestin’ 
places all about the place, and along to¬ 
ward Fall the fun commenced. Jest as 
soon as one ov them pullets got ready 
to lay, instinct wuz too much fer her, 
an’ she would kind o’ sidle off tell no¬ 
body wuz lookin’, and then make a bee 
line to Griggs’s to hunt a nest. Sam 
was kept pretty busy gatherin’ the aigs, 
and I guess they would have been a drug 
on the market if Sam hadn’t got in with 
a feller from New York ’at give him a 
good price fer ’em on account ov their 
size and looks. 
“The neighbors couldn’t understand 
why they didn’t git more aigs, but they 
never mistrusted the new hens, ’cause 
Sam’s wuz doin’ so well. The next 
Spring Sam paid off the mortgage on 
his house with the purceeds from them 
aigs, an’ if it hadn’t been fer his ever- 
lastin’ experimentin’ I ’spose he might 
o’ had a fortune by this time.” 
Here Uncle Sile paused, as if he had 
reached the end of his story, until Dave 
Miller broke the silence by inquiring, 
“What finally become ov the carrier 
hens. Uncle Sile?” 
“The carrier hens?” echoed the old 
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