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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September 14 
[ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
JUST BEING KIND. 
So many brlght-hued hopes are vain! 
So many years doth Time devour 
In fruitless striving after gain 
To serve the pleasures of an hour! 
We toil and struggle hard to reach 
Some bright ideal good, and blind 
To happiness within our reach— 
The reflex joy of being kind. 
With aspirations pure and high, 
For some grand, noble work to do. 
To bless our fellows ere we die. 
We strive with hearts sincere and true; 
Ignoble aims we cannot brook, 
Our duties we have w’ell defined. 
But ’mid their clamor overlook 
The one most weighty—being kind. 
If backward o’er our lives we cast 
A glance, we see transfigured there 
Sweet faces—“plain” in that dim past— 
Halo-encircled now, and fair; 
“What is this wonder-working power 
Which glorified?” we ask, and find 
The secret like the scent of flower. 
So simply sweet—just being kind. 
—The Ram’s Horn. 
• 
Tire smile cure is one of the latest 
remedies for morbid melancholy. If you 
keep the corners of your mouth turned 
up you can’t feel blue, and considering 
how many bodily ills are intensified by 
mental depression, an even cheerfulness 
is a duty we owe to our bodies as well 
as our souls. When in doubt or depres¬ 
sion, just smile a little; if nothing more, 
the smile will be an antidote against the 
fretful little lines which, on a woman’s 
face, often mean conscience and self- 
sacrifice rather than anxiety or ill- 
temper. 
* 
Very good advice on the subject of 
health is offered by Ithuriel Butters, 
one of the characters in “Geoffrey 
Strong,’’ a charming New England story 
by Laura E. Richards. When the doc¬ 
tor asks him whether he ever studied 
medicine, Mr. Butters grimly replies, 
“No, sir! but I’ve lived with my own 
bones and insides till I know ’em con¬ 
siderable well; and I’ve seen consider¬ 
able of folks, them as doctored and them 
as didn’t. My wives doctored, all three 
of ’em. I buried two of ’em, and good 
ones, too; and, like as not. I’ll bury the 
third. She ain’t none too rugged this 
Summer though she ain’t but 70. But 
what I say is, start well, and stay well, 
and don’t worry. You tell your patients 
that, and fust thing you know you won’t 
have any.” 
* 
On the occasion of Orange meetings, 
farmers’ institutes or similar gatherings, 
where there are few facilities for pro¬ 
viding meals for those from a distance, 
some modification of the following plan 
may prove useful: To raise money for 
a village charity, a circle of the young 
ladies of the place took advantage of 
the gathering of a men’s county con¬ 
vention, and served luncheon to the 
members in rather a novel way. Indi¬ 
vidual boxes were packed and sold at 25 
cents each, a little slip in every box en¬ 
titling the purchaser to a cup of tea or 
coffee served at a table set up for the 
purpose on the village green. The 
luncheons were put up with the greatest 
care and daintiness, different articles 
that might grow mussy being wrapped 
separately in waxed paper. Two or 
three homemade bonbons, with fruit, 
cake, a tiny cup of salad—chicken or 
salmon—a relish of some kind, like 
olive.s or pickles, were included in each 
box, a Japanese napkin of pretty design 
being folded and placed on the top be¬ 
fore the cover was put on. The scheme 
was so successful that the same idea was 
carried out afterward at a churcn fes¬ 
tival, with tne additional touch that in 
some of the boxes went a card bearing 
the name of one of the young lady at¬ 
tendants, every one of them being thus 
represented. The man who was lucky 
enough to draw one of these boxes had 
the privilege of buying another box, and 
asking the young lady named to take 
supper with him. 
* 
A FRIEND asks how to make plain lit¬ 
tle cakes, something like short cake, 
with sour cream. Use a cupful of sour 
cream which is well loppered but not old 
enough to have any suspicion of mold 
about it; stir in a scant half teaspoonful 
of soda, or just enough to make the 
cream sweet to the taste; add a little 
salt and enough sifted flour to make a 
dough as stiff as a pie crust. Roll the 
cream cakes out as thin as a pie crust, 
and cut the crust into long oblong strips 
3903 Misses’ Five-Gored S!<irt, 
19 10 1 G yrs. 
about inch wide by three inches 
long. Bake tne cakes in a hot oven un¬ 
til they are a rich brown. They should 
be baked quickly, like a pie crust, and 
like a pie crust they will increase many 
times in size. These are a delicious ac¬ 
companiment to the breakfast coffee, 
when freshly baked. Dough made after 
this recipe is excellent for short cake, 
or as a crust for chicken pie. 
* 
Don’t forget to have a plant or two 
of parsley potted in the Fall to keep 
during Winter in a light place in the 
kitchen. The leaves produced by these 
old roots are strong in flavor, and some¬ 
times rather bitter, but it is always a 
pleasure to have them for garnishing. 
Parsley can be preserved for winter use 
by drying. Scald the leaves, .dry in a 
slow oven, and pack in airtight jars. 
When used, freshen a moment in warm 
water. Dried thyme, parsley, sage and 
mint, at least, should always be pro¬ 
vided for Winter use. Among dried 
leaves for flavoring we should not forget 
bay and orange or lemon. Bay leaves 
are excellent in soup, stews and spiced 
meats; orange or lemon leaves give a 
spicy sprightliness to milk puddings, es¬ 
pecially rice. Bay leaves are also used 
in these milk dishes. 
* 
Fall traveling hats, very suitable for 
general wear, are made of frieze or 
camel’s-hair cloth, tucked and stitched 
to form littie ridges over the fabric. 
Many of them are close turbans, that fit 
snugly upon the head, trimmed with a 
knot or loops of bengaline silk and a 
pkeasant’s breast or duck’s wing. These 
hats are usually seen in the lighter 
shades, white, string, beaver, castor, 
nickel, beige, gray and brown, though 
they are also made in cardinal red, 
myrtle green and Wedgewood blue. It 
is saddening to all friends of the feath¬ 
ered tribe to learn that whole birds and 
all sorts of wings are again appearing 
freely in the Fall hats, as well as the 
plumage of game birds and domestic 
fowls. The breasts and montures made 
from the plumage of birds used to pro¬ 
vide food are artiflcally mounted to give 
very beautiful results, but apparently 
neither legislation nor sentiment affects 
the woman who still insists on decorat¬ 
ing her hat with a barbaric adoi’nment 
of pathetic little feathered bodies. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The girl’s skirt shown combines five 
gores with a graduated circular flounce. 
The upper portion of the skirt fits with 
perfect smoothness, the fullness at the 
back being laid in inverted pleats, while 
below the knees it takes the fashionable 
flare. The flounce can be arranged over 
the skirt on indicated lines, or if pre¬ 
ferred, the material can be cut away be¬ 
neath and the flounce seamed to the 
edge or, again, the skirt can be cut full 
length and left plain. To cut this skirt 
for a girl i4 years of age, 6% .yards of 
material 21 or 27 inches wide, yards 
32 inches wide or 4^4 yards 44 inches 
wide will be required when the flounce 
is used; 4% yards 21 or 27 inches wide, 
4% yards 32 inches wide or 2% yards 44 
inches wide when the skirt is made 
plain. The pattern No. 3908 is cut in 
sizes for girls 12, 14 and 16 years of age; 
price 10 cents from this oflice. 
Simple blouses with deep round col¬ 
lars are among the latest designs shown, 
and are very generally becoming. The 
design illustrated is tucked across the 
front to yoke depth and includes tucked 
elbow sleeves, which are charming when 
the stock and shield are omitted, but 
can be made with full length bishop 
sleeves when preferred. The tucks at 
the front give graceful fullness oelow. 
The original is made of figured louisine 
silk in shades of pink, and is banded 
with black velvet ribbon; but all pliable 
materials suitable for tucking, are ap¬ 
propriate. The foundation or fitted lin¬ 
ing closes at the center front. On it are 
arranged the smooth back, the tucked 
fronts and the deep collar. The elbow 
sleeves are peculiar, being tucked in the 
center and free at top and bottom, and 
3907 Blouse Waist, 
32 to 40 Bust. 
form graceful frills at the elbows. vVhen 
the waist is desired high neck the shield 
and stock are added and the plain 
sleeves can be substituted for the fancy 
ones whenever preferred. When made 
unlined the gathers at the waist line are 
stayed with a band of material, or the 
fullness is drawn up by means of tapes 
inserted in an applied casing. To cut 
this waist for a woman of medium size, 
4% yards of material 21 inches wide, 4% 
yards 27 inches wide, 3% yards 32 
inches wide or two yards 44 inches wide 
will be required when elbow sleeves are 
used; 4% yards 21 or 27 inches wide, 3% 
yards 32 inches wide or 2% yards 44 
inches wide with bishop sleeves. The 
pattern No. 3907 is cut in sizes for 32, 
34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust measure; 
price 10 cepts fi’om this oflflce. 
Rural Recipes. 
Beach Plum Cheese.—Beach plums 
are a kind of small wild plum. They are 
very acid. It is considered best to 
gather them when they have been slight¬ 
ly touched by frost. Put the plums in-, 
to a jar and cover it. Stand the jar in 
a pan of boiling water, and continue 
boiling it till the fruit is quite soft. Next 
turn them on to a wire sieve and rub 
them through. This will prevent stones 
and hard skins getting into the pre¬ 
serve. Then measure the juice and pulp 
as you put it into a bright preserving 
pan, and to each pint of pulp and juice 
allow one pound of loaf sugar. Boil 
carefully, skimming and stirring well 
till some will set firmly when cooled on 
a plate. Put it into small jars or molds 
and when cold tie down securely. To 
serve, slip it out of the pot on to a 
pretty glass dish or plate, and cut into 
slices. 
Grape Catsup.—Wash the fruit, drain, 
and put into a preserving kettle. Mash 
well, place on the fire and cook until 
tender, and then strain. To every 10 
pounds of pulp allow six pounds of 
sugar, one tablespoonful each of cinna¬ 
mon, cloves, allspice and pepper, and a 
teaspoonful of salt. 
Plum Catsup.—Wash the plums and 
stew until tender in enough water to 
prevent burning, then strain and weigh. 
To four pounds of pulp allow one pound 
of sugar, four teaspoonfuls of cinnamon, 
two teaspoonfuls of cloves, two tea¬ 
spoonfuls of pepper, and salt to taste. 
This is an excellent relish to serve with 
roast meats. 
Tomato Catsup.—'Nearly every house¬ 
keeper has her own recipe for this; the 
following, however, is very good: Scald, 
peel, slice ana core a peck of ripe toma¬ 
toes. Use 'the bright red tomatoes. 
Place in a porcelain kettle, and cook 
until tender, and then strain. To this 
quantity of tomatoes add three large 
onions chopped very fine,one tablespoon¬ 
ful of salt, one teaspoonful of cayenne 
pepper, five tablespoonfuls of ground 
mustard, and a tablespoonful each of 
ground black pepper, ground cloves and 
celery seed in a bag. Simmer about six 
hours. 
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