THH RURAL NEW-YORKHR. 
NoTember 16 
778. 
[ Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
HELP FROM ABOVE. 
The little griefs, the petty wounds. 
The stabs of daily care— 
"Crackling of thorns beneath the pot”— 
As life’s fire burns—now cold, now hot— 
How hard they are to bear! 
But on the fire burns, clear and still; 
The cankering sorrow dies; 
The small wounds heal; the clouds are 
rent. 
And through this shattered mortal tent 
Shine down the eternal skies. 
-Dinah Mulock Craik. 
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Machine Btitching in silk of a con¬ 
trasting color is again seen on ebirt 
waists and millinery trimmings. A 
waist of black taffeta stitched with 
white had both front and sleeves tucked 
half way down, and the back had four 
tapering tucks, all being stitched with 
white. Cuffs and stock were also stitch¬ 
ed with white. A white cloth waist with 
red Btitching was another very pretty 
model. 
Last Summer a Kansas newspaper 
solicited cooking reciiies from a num¬ 
ber of prominent women, and among 
them was Mrs. Roosevelt, who sent her 
recipe for spice cake. Here it is: One 
cupful butter, two cupfuls sugar, one 
cupful milk, four eggs, four cupfuls 
flour, two teaspoonfuls baking powder, 
one tablespoonful ground cinnamon, 
half teaspoonful nutmeg. A good re¬ 
cipe, and one that will be appreciated 
by others as much as by the White 
House family. 
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Just at present there is quite a rage 
for Indian bead work, but much that is 
now made simply to supply this fad is 
very coarse and common in design. The 
older or more painstaking work is really 
handsome. Bead belts fastened with sil¬ 
ver clasps are seen. There is an increas¬ 
ing taste for the domestic manufactures 
of the American Indians, pottery, bas¬ 
kets, carving, woven fabrics and em¬ 
broideries are all making their appear¬ 
ance in city stores, and their picturesque 
qualities are being impressed upon peo¬ 
ple of taste. They certainly deserve 
equal recognition with the aboriginal 
work of other lands. 
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Russian drawn work, now coming in¬ 
to favor here, differs from the Mexican 
in having embroidery over the drawn 
threads, often very elaborate in effect. 
Russian lace, which is heavy, usually 
of gray or twine-colored thread, has 
been used freely during the past year 
as a dress trimming. This is made on 
a cushion, with needle and bobbin, the 
patterns being rather medieval in effect; 
sometimes gold threads are introduced, 
making a very rich trimming. This lace 
used to be made entirely in Russian con¬ 
vents, but now instruction is being 
given to women and girls of the peasant 
class and remunerative employment 
thus provided for them. 
* 
It is believed by the average man that 
whenever a woman essays a bit of car¬ 
penter work, she selects as her tools a 
flatiron, a hairpin, or a broomstick, in 
preference to all the conveniences a tool 
chest may display. Her confidence in 
these accustomed tools is doubtless the 
result of familiarity: that it is not mis¬ 
placed is evidenced by the recent ex¬ 
perience of a 15-year-old girl, who van¬ 
quished a burglar with a flatiron as her 
only weapon. She did not throw it at 
him, thereby, perhaps, preventing dam¬ 
age to the adjacent furniture, but she 
put the burglar through much the same 
process as the weekly wash, to his ex¬ 
ceeding discomfiture, and was left vic¬ 
torious on the field of battle. 
Such a multitude of pretty stocks is 
seen now, and they are easily made by 
anyone with a bit of knack. We prefer 
to build these upon the ready-to-wear 
stock foundations, either of crinoline 
and featherbone, or of milliners wire; 
they hold their shape better than one 
made from collar lining, and are not so 
thick. A great many stocks are black 
and white, some of the newest being of 
white silk with turnovers of black vel¬ 
vet. These, however, are prettier when 
viewed in the shop than when worn, for 
few women really look well with the 
black next the skin; the sharp contrast 
is likely to bring out unbecoming lines. 
On the other hand, a black velvet stock 
with little white turnovers is almost 
universally becoming. A white silk 
stock having a black velvet tie brought 
around from the back, and tied in the 
front in a four-in-hand knot is very 
pretty; so, too, is one with the tie ends 
passed horizontally through a buckle, 
and terminating in a little loop. Small 
strass or rhinestone buckles, such as 
have been used on hats, form a frequent 
decoration for stocks. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Norfolk jackets and waists are now 
very fashionable, and they make a 
pretty and becoming style. The jacket 
shown is of black camel’s hair cheviot, 
with smoked pearl buttons, and makes 
part of a costume, but the design is 
suited to separate wraps also. The back 
is snug fitting and includes a center 
seam that is curved to the figure, the 
fronts are fitted by single darts which 
are concealed under the applied pleats. 
The pleats are graduated in width, so 
producing a tapering effect at the waist 
and are applied over the jacket. The 
belt, which is merely an ornamental fea¬ 
ture, passes under those at the back and 
terminates in pointed ends over those 
at the front, and can be omitted when 
the jacket is preferred plain. The yoke 
is i)ointed and the neck is finished with 
a regulation collar that rolls over with 
the fronts to form lapels. The sleeves, 
in coat style, have flaring pointed cuffs 
that open at the back. To cut this 
jacket for a woman of medium size 5% 
yards of material 20 inches wide, 2% 
yards 44 inches wide or two yards 50 
3964 Norfolk Jacket, 
3'^ to 0 Bust. 
inches wide will be required. The pat¬ 
tern No. 3964 is cut in sizes for 32, 34, 
36, 38 and 40-inch bust measure; price 
10 cents from this office. 
A girl’s Norfolk shirt waist, as fig¬ 
ured, is becoming to slight or unformed 
figures. The original is made of vel¬ 
veteen in a black and white shepherd’s 
plaid; but flannel corduroy, and all the 
season’s waist cloths are equally appro¬ 
priate. As shown, the waist is made 
over the fitted foundation, but can be 
left unlined when preferred. The lining 
is simply fitted, and terminates at the 
waist line. The fronts and back of the 
waist are smooth at the upper portion, 
but drawn down in gathers at the waist 
line. The box pleats are applied, stitch¬ 
ed at each edge, and are graduated in 
width to give a tapering effect to the 
figure. The yoke is cut in points, that 
3963 Misses Norfolk Waist, 
1 2 to 16 yrs. 
are stitched flat over the pleats, and the 
neck is finished with a novel collar that 
matches it and the cuffs. The sleeves 
are in bishop style. To cut this waist 
for a miss of 14 years of age 3% yards 
of material 20 inches wide, three yards 
27 inches wide, 2% yards 32 inches wide 
or two yards 44 inches wide will be re¬ 
quired. The pattern No. 3963 is cut in 
sizes for misses of 12, 14 and 16 years 
of age; price 10 cents from this office. 
A Photographic Competition. 
PKIZK8 FOB PICTURES OF HOUSEHOLD 
SUBJECTS. 
The Woman and Home Department 
offers the following prizes for the best 
pictures illustrating domestic subjects: 
First Prize, $7.00 
Second Prize, ,$5.00 
Third Prize .$3.00 
The subject should illustrate, prefer¬ 
ably, some idea of convenience, comfort, 
or saving of labor, but domestic episodes 
which form effective pictures will be 
considered. We desire photographs that 
show something, but that will also 
make attractive pictures. The prize 
winners will be asked to furnish descrip¬ 
tive notes to accompany the illustra¬ 
tions. The competition will be open un¬ 
til December 1. In addition to the prize¬ 
winners, other pictures which, though 
failing to receive a prize, are still con¬ 
sidered worthy of use in illustrating, 
will be paid for upon use at our regular 
rates. Address all matter relating to 
this to the Woman and Home Depart¬ 
ment of The R. N.-Y. 
Remember your own soul must be Il¬ 
luminated before you can help others: 
the spring does not brim over with re¬ 
freshing water that has not a hidden 
source.—Light on the Hidden Way. 
What .Shall 
I Give for 
Christmas? 
WhateveV you choose. 
You can easily earn the 
money to do it with before 
Christmas comes. 
The Ladies’ Home 
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day Evening Post, of 
Philadelphia, will show you 
how, and will give you all 
the help and advice you 
need. 
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about it. It is as sure as 
it is easy. 
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