1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
679 
PATTERNS FOR R. N.-Y. READERS. 
Write the order for patterns separate 
from other matter, give bust measure 
for waist patterns, waist measure for 
skirt patterns, and pattern number, and 
inclose 10 cents. Each pattern is com¬ 
plete with instructions for cutting and 
putting garments together. For chil¬ 
dren’s or misses’ patterns, send age. 
Ladies’ Basque Waist. 
The basque is pointed front and back. 
The vest may be made to close in the 
center or at the left shoulder with the 
standing collar and under the left rever. 
The back has the fullness at the lower 
edge laid in overlapping plaits at the 
center, which are flatly stitched and 
arranged over the fitted lining. The 
sleeves are faced with velvet to a con¬ 
siderable distance above the elbow, the 
6863-Ladies’ Pointed Basaue 
short, full puffs being gathered and ar¬ 
ranged to stand out fashionably at the 
top. Pattern No. G8G3, may be had in 
sizes for 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inches bust 
measure. 
" IT IS MY WAY.” 
H OW often we hear this remark made 
in defense of some disagreeable 
speech. Those afflicted with this unfor¬ 
tunate habit, seem to think that the ex¬ 
planation, “It is my way,” will atone for 
any rudeness or unkindness of which 
they may have been guilty. We all 
know the woman who boasts, “I always 
call a spade a spade;” or, *‘I always 
speak my mind, and let folks know just 
what I think.” Our plain-spoken friend 
never takes into account the hard feel¬ 
ings she arouses, or the bitter tears she 
causes to be shed, by her unnecessary 
and unkind words. 
I have known mothers who, instead of 
correcting their daughters, when this 
propensity for being outspoken made its 
appearance, meekly accept the situation 
as though no other course were possible. 
One mother said, apologetically', to me, 
when her daughter was treating us to 
some specimens of her plain speech 
in reference to her teacher, “ That’s 
Ethel’s way ; she always says what she 
thinks.” The mother surely ought to 
know, for she herself is often the sub¬ 
ject of her daughter’s outspoken ways. 
If mothers would only realize that this 
is a habit that can and ought to be cor¬ 
rected, they would confer a lasting bene- 
flt on suffering humanity. It sometimes 
seems as though, now, children are 
allowed too great a freedom of speech. 
It is no uncommon occurrence to hear 
girls not yet in their teens, contradicting 
their mother. Young girls are impul¬ 
sive. and often speak thoughtlessly. If 
not restrained by a mother’s wise coun¬ 
sels, they soon form the disagreeable 
habit of saying all sorts of unpleasant 
and unkind things. It is not possible 
for us to like every one, but it is possible 
for us to refrain from expressing un¬ 
kind and uncalled-for opinions. 
Many girls whose material wants are 
carefully looked after, are allowed to 
express their dislikes in the most violent 
manner. These girls have heard so often 
from the lips of their mother, that it is 
Mary’s or Jennie’s way, to say just what 
she thinks, that they believe that their 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It is the Best —Adv 
way is an inherent right. When these 
girls become women, they will find that 
all their new acquaintances will not 
accept the old-time apology, “ It’s my 
way,” with as good a grace as the weak 
but patient mother did. Let us take 
warning in time, and teach our children, 
boys as well as girls, kinder ways of 
speech. n. c. Andrews. 
MEN AS COONS. 
E lla wiieeler wilcox says, 
“ I never see a petted, pampered 
girl who is yielded to in every whim, by 
parents and servants, that I do not sigh 
with pity for the man who will, one day, 
be her husband.” On the other hand, I 
never see a son humored and waited 
upon by his indulgent parents, that I, 
too, do not sigh for the young woman 
he may, some day, lead to the altar. 
It is well that boys understand house¬ 
work. There are times when it is a 
matter of moment, as well as conven¬ 
ience, that a man can prepare a meal. 
In the far East, all the cooks are men. 
A traveler who spent some time there, 
says, “ I would as soon have a camel in 
my parlor as a man in my kitchen ; men 
are well enough, they will answer for 
the drudgery of life, but when you come 
to solve the nice problem of what you 
shall eat, commend me to a woman. 
Women sometimes make mistakes in 
what they offer us to eat; Eve did. But 
a few months’ experience in the land 
where men are cooks, will drive you to 
sing with the poet, ‘Oh, woman, with 
all thy faults, I love thee still !’” Yet 
for all this, I have known men who 
were carefully trained by excellent 
mothers when boys, who were very con¬ 
venient about the kitchen. 
That the art of cooking is thoroughly 
understood by some of the sterner sex, 
is proved by the fact that the chef at 
renowned Delmonico’s is a man, as well 
as those at other famous places. These 
have learned it as an art, and are paid 
almost fabulous prices for their services. 
But that which is brought to a fine art 
in one sense, can certainly be used to 
advantage in a minor one ; and it is, cer¬ 
tainly, an accomplishment for a boy or 
man to know how to prepare, at least, a 
plain meal. ella f. flANDEBS. 
A LIST OF DON’TS. 
D ON’T think that any medicine will 
take the place of right living ! 
Don’t fret; whatever else you do, 
don’t fret ; don’t scold ; don’t worry : 
keep calm and even-tempered. This will 
preserve your face from wrinkles, your 
body from infirmities, your mind from 
unrest and friction, and prolong your 
life in peace. 
Don’t use any device to preserve 
beauty, such as paints, powders, washes, 
dyes or bleaches ; the only thing that 
will really preserve or procure beauty is 
good health. A clean and healthy body 
and a sound and active mind are the 
only beautifiers known to man. 
Don’t wear anything tight, neither 
In writing to advertisers, please always menti 
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are fit only, for naked sav- 
ages. Clothes are the marks 
of civilization—in pills as well 
as people. A good coat does 
not make a good pill, any more 
than good clothes make a good 
man. But as sure as you’d 
look on a clothesless man as a 
mad one, you may look on a 
coatless pill as a bad one. 
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hats, as some men do, nor tight clothes, 
as some women do, nor tight shoes, as 
both men and women are too likely to do. 
Don’t get ashamed of your natural 
station in life ! Don’t get ashamed of 
your business ! Don’t get beyond your 
generation ! Don’t get too big for your 
clothes ! Don’t get too proud for your 
purse ! 
Don’t allow anything to sour or mold 
about the house, or allow any room to 
remain unventilated, dark and damp for 
any length of time ! 
Don’t be afraid of sun and air when 
you are sick ! The best disinfectant in 
the world is sunlight. The best invig- 
orator known to man is fresh air. 
Don’t be afraid to confess a fault, or 
apologize for a wrong act ! True cour¬ 
age is always willing to make amends. 
Don’t judge of a man’s religion by 
what he says ; wait and see what he 
does. Don’t judge of a woman’s virtues 
by her public graces; first learn what 
her every-day conduct is at home. 
_ Y. M. R. 
PRINTED PATCHWORK. 
Better trust all, aud be deceived, 
And weep that trust and that deceiving, 
Than doubt one heart, that if believed 
Had blessed one’s life with true believing. 
—Frances Anne Kemble. 
.... Harper’s Bazar: “The prude and the 
rou6 see exactly the same evil in things. 
One may laugh at it, the other may 
shiver, but both have seen something 
which the really pure people never 
thought of.” 
-Wm. Horatio Clark : “ No one has 
a sincere desire to call upon and con¬ 
verse with a grumbler, who is con¬ 
stantly alluding to symptoms and aches. 
Constant complaining drives away sym¬ 
pathetic companionship, and is the oppo¬ 
site state from self-control.” 
-The Chautauquan : “We Ameri¬ 
cans, especially, need to have play forced 
upon us ; we are too much given over to 
constant money-grabbing and the fever¬ 
ish pursuit of sordid ambitions. There 
is small danger that we will fall too far 
in the direction of recreation and health¬ 
ful pastime. 
What lamp-chimney is it 
that lasts like a teacup and 
gets the best light a lamp is 
capable of? 
Macbeth’s ; but you want 
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