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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 1 
{ Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
If living is a joy to you, 
Because your soul is sound, 
And life seems good and sweet and true 
That you have haply found. 
Then sing no false and hopeless strain 
Of doubting and despair. 
But lift your voice all clear and plain 
And sing that life is fair! 
Sing of its beauty and its worth, 
its bright and sunny skies. 
Sing all the loveliness of earth 
As seen by happy eyes; 
For then the souls despondent born 
Shall find them bi-ave and strong. 
Their way less gloomy and forlorn, 
liecause of your glad song! 
—St. Louis Republic. 
This Winter heavy dogskin gloves of 
reddish tan are likely to be greater fa¬ 
vorites for women’s general wear than 
the gray castor or mocha which have 
been so popular. The dogskin gloves 
are made exactly like those worn by 
men, with spearhead stitching on the 
back, lapped seams, and large gores let 
in at the thumbs which form part of the 
body of the glove. They fasten with 
one clasp, and cost $1 a pair. They wear 
excellently, and are warmer than kid. 
Fk.\thek dusters are not ordinarily 
regarded as ornaments, but those made 
of peacock feathers are almost gorgeous 
enough for the Queen of Sheba. They 
are very oriental looking, the feathers 
being fastened to the handle with gold 
and silver threads, and the gorgeous 
eyes of the feathei's fully displayed. 
They cost 75 cents each, and are often 
hung by the side of an open grate, to 
remove any dust flying over mantel and 
bric-a-brac, after stirring the Are. For 
such use the feather duster has its place; 
as often used, however, it is a hindrance 
rather than a help, since it only sends 
dust flying from one place to settle in 
another. 
* 
A KITCHEN convenience noted recently 
was a spoon holder for the large iron 
spoons used in cooking. It held them 
suspended from hooks over a tray, so, 
while in use, each spoon could be hung 
up separately, without dripping upon 
the table. Asbestos mats to stand upon 
the stove are indispensable (especially 
when a gas stove is used), and we now 
see asbestos table mats, to prevent hot 
dishes from marring a polished table 
when no tablecloth is used at luncheon. 
The asbestos has a linen cover made to 
fit; two pieces of linen of the right size 
are stitched together around the edges, 
the lower piece being cut through the 
middle crossways to permit the asbes¬ 
tos to be inserted. 
* 
A Quakeress of Revolutionary times, 
Ann Whitall, kept a little diary or book 
of “meddatations,” as she quaintly 
phrased it. She was a very earnest and 
devout woman, full of good works, but 
like many of later date she regarded 
consistent melancholy as her ideal of 
conduct. She writes in her diary: “I 
often thinks if I could be so fixt as never 
to laugh nor to smil I shud be won step 
better; it fils me with sorrow when I see 
people so ful of laf and of prate.” In 
Mrs. Whitall’s opinion, godliness and 
gloom should go together hand in hand. 
She is not alone in this idea; many good 
people still believe that gaiety of heart 
and personal piety are mutually op¬ 
posed. It is surely a mistake to con¬ 
found cheerfulness with levity, and to 
regard melancholy as a state of grace. 
The serious long-dead Quakeress la¬ 
ments in her diary the vanity of some 
girls in Pennsylvania, who “has got 
thare necks set off with a black ribbon 
—a sorrowful site indeed,” but it is 
pleasant to believe that she fell from 
grace so far as to smile occasionally, in 
spite of her effort to cover her busy, 
useful life with gloom. 
* 
A BEI.T and stock to match gives a 
finish to a very simple gown. A soft 
stock recently seen was of white satin 
edged at top and bottom with round 
black braid, while the satin was deco¬ 
rated with French knots worked in pale 
pink and pale green silk. The stock 
formed a simple band, with a pointed 
end, fastening a little to one side of the 
front. The belt had pointed ends, which 
crossed in the front, and widened out at 
the back. Like the stock, it was edged 
with black braid and embroidered with 
knots. Where a stock is tied, a decided 
preference is shown for the four-in-hand 
knot rather than the bow. A great 
many women still wear their ribbon 
stocks tied in a bow in the back; always 
rather an untidy fashion, and often a 
very unbecoming one. Every time a 
coat is put on or off, the bow at the back 
is either cowering down as flat as 
though pasted on, or else it rears up de¬ 
fiantly, and refuses any attempts to coax 
it into place. Knots of white illusion or 
tulle at the back of the stock are still 
worn—by women who don’t know any 
better; they are even seen on some of 
the made stocks, and very “mussy” they 
look, in most cases. The wearers forget 
that this soft, cloud-like knot is totally 
wrecked by the touch of an out-door 
wrap, and that it is entirely unfitted for 
general wear. Nothing makes a woman 
look shabbier than perishable finery that 
has lost its freshness. One can respect 
a well-brushed threadbare gown of plain 
material, but not a dirty and crumpled 
chiffon frill, or a pretentious trimming 
of ragged lace. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The Norfolk waist illustrated is now 
a favorite mode, and can be made with 
or without the pointed yoke, as pre¬ 
ferred. The material of which the 
original is made is reseda green flannel 
with embroidered dots of black; but 
32 to 40 bust 
flannel of all sorts, corduroy, velveteen 
and all waisting materials are appro¬ 
priate. The foundation lining is fitted 
snugly and smoothly and extends to the 
waist line only. The waist proper is 
laid in wide box pleats that are stitched 
at their underfolds and again at each 
edge. The yoke is stitched firmly to po¬ 
sition under the center front pleat and 
over the other box pleats, but both front 
and back pleats extend to the shoulders 
when yoke is omitted. The sleeves are 
in modified bishop style with cuffs that 
include pointed portions which match 
the stock collar. To make this waist for 
a woman of medium size 3% yards of 
material 21 inches wide, 3% yards 27 
inches wide or 2% yards 44 inches wide 
will be required, when yoke is used, 3% 
yards 21 inches wide, 3^^ yards 27 inches 
wide or two yards 44 inches wide when 
yoke is omitted. The pattern No. 3957 
is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40- 
inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
Yoke waists are returning to favor, 
and the model shown is quite character¬ 
istic. The dee*p point of the front por¬ 
tion of the yoke is becoming, and the 
groups of tucks below provide graceful 
fullness at the lower portion of the 
waist. The back is smooth, with a de¬ 
sirable tapering effect produced by the 
line of the tucks. As shown the ma¬ 
terial is doeskin flannel in submarine 
green, with gold buttons; but all flan¬ 
nels and waist cloths, plain, striped and 
figui^ed taffeta and other simple silks, 
velveteen and corduroy are appropriate. 
The fitted lining is smooth and extends 
to the waist line only. The fronts of the 
waist are tucked in groups, of three 
each, that are stitched a short distance 
below the yoke, and include the full 
length center box pleats. The back is 
tucked in groups to the waist line. The 
sleeves are in bishop style, with narrow 
pointed cuffs; and at the neck is a collar 
with turn-over portions under which a 
ribbon stock is worn. To cut this waist 
for a woman of medium size 3% yards 
of material 20 inches wide, three yards 
27 inches wide, 2% yards 32 inches wide, 
or 1% yard 44 inches wide will be re¬ 
quired. The pattern No. 3970 is cut in 
sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40-inch bust 
measure; price 10 cents from this office. 
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