1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
the smallest 10 years ago, they would all 
he bearing now,” and she sighed over 
the lost time. 
“ I’ll take the list up to the nursery, 
and see what Mr. Swanson says about 
it,” said Ben. 
“ Had we best get them there ? ” said 
Mrs. Gannett. 
“ Oh, yes,” returned Ben. “ Swanson’s 
got the largest nursery of any one 
around, and folks send from ever so far 
for his stock. We know he's square, too, 
and it's so near that everything will be 
in first-class shape when it gets to us." 
X,. ROBBINS. 
(To be continued.) 
AWNINGS FOR COUNTRY HOMES. 
WNINGS let in the light, but keep 
out the sun’s heat, affording just 
the conditions needed in summer. Blinds 
keep out heat, but make a room dark 
and gloomy. Awnings may easily be 
made at home, the plan shown at Fig. 
100 being easy to carry out. A %-inch 
iron rod is bent by a blacksmith, into 
the form shown, and this is supported 
by screw-eyes in the window case, and 
wires extending from the outer corners 
to the top of the window case, hooks 
being placed there. These hooks also 
support the top of the awnings, eyelet 
holes being made in the cloth, a h. d. 
PATTERNS FOR R. N.-Y. READERS. 
Write the order for patterns separate 
from other matter, give bust measure 
and pattern number, and inclose 10 cents. 
Each pattern is complete with instruc¬ 
tions for cutting the garment and put¬ 
ting together. 
6736. Misses’ Norfolk Waist with 
Ripple Basque. 
The waist in the popular Norfolk style 
has graduated box plaits applied on the 
front and back, buttons in clusters of 
three decorating the center front plait, 
which conceals the closing. The ripple 
basque that joins at the waist line is 
stiffly interlined and faced with taffeta. 
The box plaits are made separately and 
applied with invisible stitches, or may be 
machine stitched on each edge, if so pre¬ 
ferred. The neck is finished with a close- 
fitting collar, the pointed right end of 
which overlaps the left. The leg-o’- 
mutton sleeves droop from gathers at 
the shoulders over comfortable two- 
seamed sleeve linings, and are finished 
at the wrists with pointed bands to 
match the collar. A belt of the material 
is finished to match the edges of collar, 
cuffs, belt and ripple basque, being com¬ 
pleted with machine stitching in tailor 
style. Pattern No. 6736 is cut in sizes 
for misses of 12, 14 and 16 years of age. 
LOOKING BACKWARD. 
REMINISCENCE social is a wel¬ 
come relief after a series of gypsy, 
cobweb, flower and other socials, because 
it requires no elaborate dressing of per¬ 
son, house or hall. Each guest is re¬ 
quested to bring a picture of himself, or 
herself, taken in infancy or early youth. 
These serve as tickets of admission, and 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best.— Add). 
are delivered to a committee in waiting 
at the door. The pictures are all num¬ 
bered, and lists bearing corresponding 
numbers with a blank space for a name 
after each number, are prepared. While 
this is being done, selections of vocal and 
instrumental music may be rendered. 
“ Backward, turn backward, oh, Time, 
in your flight,” “ How dear to my heart 
are the scenes of my childhood,” “ I re¬ 
member, I remember,” at once suggest 
themselves as appropriate songs, but 
many others are less hackneyed and as 
suitable as these. 
After the pictures are numbered, they 
are placed upon small tables scattered 
about the room. Each guest is given a 
blank list and a pencil, and told to guess 
as many pictures as possible. There is 
no set order of progression from table 
to table, but each goes where fancy leads. 
At the end of an hour, or an hour and a 
half, time is called and the guests are 
asked to sign their papers and hand them 
to the committee for examination. While 
the committee are at work, short selec¬ 
tions may be read or recited. Some of 
Eugene Field’s poems of childhood are 
vere fine, and they would have an added 
interest because of the recent death of 
the poet whom every one loved. 
First and booby prizes add to the in¬ 
terest—a tin rattle or a tin plate with 
the alphabet around the edge, will serve 
for the latter. Light refreshments may 
be served, and the evening closed with 
a “good-night” chorus. It may be a pri¬ 
vate affair, or be made a means of re¬ 
plenishing the treasury of some society, 
by charging a small fee for the refresh¬ 
ments. GILLETTE M. KIRKE. 
CRUMBS FROM DIFFERENT TABLES. 
Do the work that’s nearest, 
Though it’s dull at whiles, 
Helping when you meet them 
Lame dogs over stiles. —Credit Lost. 
_F. Marion Crawford: “It is only 
a man of no imagination who has no 
vanity. He cannot imagine himself any 
better than he is.” 
... .The Arena : “ Too much stress in 
the past has been laid upon the neces¬ 
sity of inculcating a dumb, uninquiring 
gratitude in the mind of the child for 
the mere privilege of being.” 
_The Housekeeper : “Men like to 
converse with intelligent women. They 
do not like to be taught or corrected by 
them, but they do like that kindly sym¬ 
pathetic intellect which follows them 
readily, and that grasps quickly the 
knowledge which is conveyed, while 
here and there she adds to the fund of 
discourse and information from her own 
valuable store.” 
.Florence Nightingale : “Keep 
clear of the jargon now current every¬ 
where which urges women to do all that 
men do merely because men do it, ant 
without regard to whether this is the 
best that women can do ; and to do noth¬ 
ing that men do, merely because they 
are women, and should be recalled to a 
sense of their duty as women ; and be¬ 
cause this is women’s work, and that is 
men’s, and these are things which women 
should not do; which is all assertion, 
and nothing more.” 
In writing to advertisers, please always mention 
The Rural New-Yorker. 
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This phrase expresses the frontierman's idea of 
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a pulling horse, hitched to the middle of a panel. 
The owner of that fence will tell you it was made by 
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THE BIT OF BITS. 
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Sales Greater Than Even 
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Stallion Bits 50 cts. extra. 
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