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October 5 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
[ Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
FROM THE “AMEN CORNER.” 
[Prof. Trlggs, of the Chicago University, 
has created considerable discussion by 
claiming that most of the hymns are “dog¬ 
gerel.”] 
They say the hymns is dogg’rel—that they 
ain’t line enough; 
That all the time we’ve sung ’em they’ve 
been nothin’ else but stuff; 
They say they need revisin’—we must make 
’em more polite, 
“On Jordan’s Stormy Banks I Stand” is 
not constructed right; 
But. Just the same, perfessor, you had 
better let ’em be— 
The Lord—He understands ’em—so they’re 
good enough for me. 
I s’pose there’s nothin’ finer than that 
good old “Beulah Land,” 
And when our Lizzie sings it you can see 
the glories grand; 
When “Rock of Ages” rings out from the 
hallelujah shore, 
1 tell you this old sinner ain’t a goin’ to 
drift no more; 
And when they strike “Amazin’ Grace,” 
each feller singln’ fr*e— 
The Lord—He understands it—so it’s good 
enough for me. 
It isn’t what you’re singin’; why, I often¬ 
times forget 
And praise the Lord to music with the good 
old alphabet. 
Until I strike the words again, and I don’t 
think it’s wrong— 
It isn’t what is in it, but the soul behind 
the song. 
So 1 tell you, perfessor, you had better let 
’em be— 
The Lord-He understands ’em—so they’re 
good enough for me. 
—Baltimore American. 
* 
HANDSOitE souvenirs of New York 
which are now offered are tall slender 
pewter tankards, with raised scenes on 
the outside, showing places of interest— 
Grant’s Tomb, the Metropolitan Mu¬ 
seum, etc. They cost $1 and upwards. 
Pewter is now a fashionable ware, and 
anyone who has platters, cups or jugs of 
this metal may display them with pride. 
* 
A NEWSPAPER note tells us that cigar¬ 
ette smoking has become a positive 
mania with both boys and girls in Ice¬ 
land, and the municipal authorities 
of Reykjavik are considering an or¬ 
dinance which, if adopted, will per¬ 
mit any adult, man or woman, to 
box the ears of a juvenile offender, 
annex his or her weed, and im¬ 
pound the stock of cigarettes. This or¬ 
dinance sounds like Mrs. Carrie Nation, 
but a good many of us never ee a cig¬ 
arette smoker of tender years without 
wishing that law or custom empowered 
us to proceeu upon exactly the same 
lines. 
• 
TiiE New York Sun recently quoted 
the following as a form of prayer pre¬ 
pared by a school of Christian science: 
Forgive us our sins in that we have this 
day talked about our backaches, that we 
have told our neighbors that our food hurts 
us, that we mentioned to a visitor that 
there was a lump in our stomach, that 
we have wasted our valuable time, which 
should have been spent in Thy service, in 
worrying for fear that our stomach would 
grow worse. 
Without considering the quotation 
from a religious standpoint, we think 
that a good many people should pray 
for grace to refrain from inflicting their 
aches and pains upon others, in just 
such fashion. A witty woman once as¬ 
serted that she gained her reputation 
for wit by abstaining in conversation 
from the three D’s—dress, domestics 
and diseases. We don’t mind owning 
that we can endure a certain amount of 
dress talk without visible impatience, 
but when the second D is reached we 
feel like the woman at a club meeting 
who complained that she felt lonely and 
isolated, because she was the only wo¬ 
man in the room who hadn’t been hav¬ 
ing trouble with her servants, and a free 
discussion of the third makes us feel as 
though we were developing symptoms 
of every known disease, from anemia to 
zymosis. 
A VERY pretty waist of white flannel 
was made w’ith a broad box pleat, taper¬ 
ing a little towards the waist, down the 
center of the front, and one narrow 
pleat, also shaped, on each side. The 
center pleat was about four inches wide 
at the top, tapering gradually to the 
waist. Flat pearl buttons were set down 
this in groups of two, with an interven¬ 
ing space. Pearl buttons, both black 
3921 Misses Sailor Waist, 
1 ? to 16 yrs. 
and white, are freely used on the new 
flannel waists, seeming to take the place 
of the perpetual military gilt of last 
Winter. Corduroy is to be very popu¬ 
lar, both in shirt waists and skirts. It 
comes in all colors, and in white, makes 
really beautiful waists. Corduroy skirts 
are usually either gray or brown, made 
walking length, with a gored flounce. 
They look particularly well with a red 
waist. 
It is an excellent idea to make Fall 
and Winter shirt waists with a separate 
lining; that is, make an underwaist of 
soft-flnished cambric, percaline or dou¬ 
ble-faced waist lining, with long sleeves 
and high neck, to wear under woolen 
shirt waists, which should be unlined. 
There are many advantages in this plan. 
An unlined flannel waist may be washed 
readily, without the fear of the outer 
fabric shrinking unevenly from the lin¬ 
ing; it may be pressed more readily if 
wrinkled, and, in the prevailing style, 
is likely to fit better in front, for it is 
often difllcult to avoid some clumsiness 
at the fastenings. An unlined flannel 
waist is often a decided convenience be¬ 
tween the seasons, in our uncertain cli¬ 
mate. For a white Winter waist, noth¬ 
ing is more serviceable than one made 
of fine white flannel, such as is used for 
underskirts, not twilled. The twilled 
flannel tnickens much more than this 
does, which may be washed over and 
over again. It should, of course, be 
made with the separate lining. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The shirt waist with sailor collar, and 
shield of contrasting color is, and will 
be, a favorite for young girls both for 
school and afternoon wear. For the 
school the materials chosen are cheviot, 
linen, madras, flannel, cashmere and the 
like, for the more fancy waists silk of 
simple sorts, embroidered and plain 
cashmere in light colors. The founda¬ 
tion is a fitted lining, on which the 
waist proper is arranged when silk and 
wool fabrics are used, but which can be 
omitted when washable materials are 
selected. The lining closes at tne center 
front, and fits snugly to the figure, but 
the waist proper is drawn down in gath¬ 
ers at the waist line and blouses slight¬ 
ly at the front. The shield is attached 
to the lining, when it is used, to the 
waist beneath the collar, when the waist 
is unlined, and is attached permanently 
at the right side, hooked into place at 
the left. The sailor collar is seamed to 
the neck of the blouse and the tie ends 
are attached beneath its points. The 
sleeves are in bishop style with narrow 
pointed cuffs. To cut this waist for a 
girl of 14 years of age, 3% yards of ma¬ 
terial 21 inches wide, 2% yards 27 inches 
wide, 2 % yards 32 inches wide or 1% 
yard 44 inches wide will be required, 
with % yard for shield, stock collar, tie 
and cuffs, and one piece of velvet rib¬ 
bon to trim as illustrated. The pattern 
No. 3921 is cut in sizes for misses of 12, 
14 and 16 years of age; price 10 cents. 
The fancy blouse may be made with 
stock or V neck, long or elbow sleeves. 
The foundation is a fitted lining that 
closes at the center front. Both back 
and fronts of the waist are stitched in 
groups of four fine tucks, then arranged 
over the lining. The waist proper closes 
beneath the center group of tucks, but 
the yoke is attached to the right front 
only and hooked into place at the left 
shoulder. The elbow sleeves are tucked 
to within a few inches of the lower edge, 
where they fall free to form frills, but 
the bishop sleeves are plain, finished 
with narrow cuffs. To cut this waist for 
a woman of medium size 3% yards of 
material 21 inches wide, or two yards 44 
inches wide will be required with two 
yards of lace insertion, three yards of 
narrow and 2*4 yards of wide velvet rib- 
lK)n to make as illustrated, 3% yards 21 
or 27 incnes wide, or 2*4 yards 44 inches 
wide to make with bishop sieeves. The 
pattern No. 3913 is cut in sizes for 32, 
34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust measure; 
price 10 cents from this office. 
Grocery Suggestions, 
In using canned goods put up in tin, 
says the Woman’s Home Companion, 
once the can is opened the contents 
must be taken out immedialtely. If the: e 
come higher in price, but there la no 
fear of corrosion, as sometimes happens 
when tin is used. In no case must the 
sun shine for any length of time on 
tinned goods. In buying canned goods 
there is quite a saving if they are bought 
by the box or even by the dozen. 
In addition there are dried and evap¬ 
orated fruits of all kinds. These need 
only to be soaked for a few hours be¬ 
fore they are cooked. Kept in a dry 
place one buying will answer for a long 
time. Prunes, apples, peaches and apri¬ 
cots are the most desirable of the dried 
fruits. Prunes should be used frequent¬ 
ly; cooKed with apricots they are much 
better tu^an when cooked alone. Lemon 
should be cooked with prunes if apricots 
are not used. 
There are many jelly powders from 
which for 10 cents one can make a mold¬ 
ful of very palatable jelly. By the addi¬ 
tion of the juice of a lemon, fruit juice or 
other flavoring it can be made really de¬ 
licious. Boiling water is poured on the 
powder, and it is ready for the mold. It 
cannot be said that these jellies are the 
equal of those made with fruit and gela¬ 
tine and the expenditure of much time 
and trouble; but for those not epicures, 
and for plain, workaday people, they 
form admirable little desserts. This is 
one of the many interesting and excel¬ 
lent ways by which modern commercial 
science is helping families of moderate 
means. 
With the Procession. . 
Stop looking for trouble, an’ happi¬ 
ness ’ll look fer you.—The Advance. 
Shallow men believe in luck; wise 
and strong men in cause and effect.— 
Emerson. 
Old age is a tyrant who forbids, at 
the penalty of life, all the pleasures of 
youth.—Rochefoucauld. 
To be faithful in darkness, that is the 
supreme test to which the human spirit 
is subjected.—George S. Merriam. 
3913 Fancy Blouse, 
32 to 40 Bust. 
is more than is needed at the moment, 
put what is left in an earthen dish. 
When there is time, open the can an 
hour or so before it is to be used, and 
turn tne contents into a dish or bowl. 
Before using peas, beans or asparagus 
turn them into a colander, and rinse 
with cold water. Many fruits and vege¬ 
tables are put up in glass jars. They 
forever, unless 
some accident hap¬ 
pens. 
My name on every one. 
If you’ll send your address, I’ll send you 
the Index to Lamps and tlieir Chimneys, to 
tell you wliat number to get for your lamp. 
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