1896 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
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times.” People who go “ on trust” at 
every turn, not only “enjoy” chronic 
“hard times,” but they quickly lose their 
sense of honor about discharging obli¬ 
gations, and there is no loss quite equal 
to that of a loss of character. Whatever 
you do, practice the golden rale, pay 
as you go, and inculcate the doctrine 
into the minds of your children. It will 
endow them with, at least, one valuable 
possession. m. w. f. 
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’ Cape. 
The model shown is made of tan broad¬ 
cloth. Silk passementerie of a darker 
shade trims the seams of the yoke and 
the edges. The lining is of scarlet silk 
taffeta, with an interlining of light 
weight crinoline. This garment is circu¬ 
lar in shape, with a center back seam; 
and is joined to a pointed yoke, which is 
6869—Ladies’ Cape. 
cut in eight sections. The collar, close- 
fitting at the neck, rolls back with a 
stylish flare. Pattern No. 6869 is cut in 
sizes for 82, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 inches 
bust measure. 
ODDS AND ENDS . 
Tennis Racket Wall Pocket.—A 
tennis racket, decorated with folds of 
satin or India silk, as shown in Fig. 231, 
makes a handsome wall pocket, and a 
decidedly handy receptacle for numer¬ 
ous articles. louise dew. 
Sewing Carpet —I have seen so many 
unsuccessful or bungling attempts made 
at binding, overcasting, etc., the edges 
of rag carpet, where it was neces¬ 
sary to cut a breadth in parts, that 
I feel moved to offer my method. 
It is rapidly done, and will keep the 
warp and woof securely together, 
whether cut lengthways or across. Sew, 
with strong thread on the sewing ma¬ 
chine twice (with a small space between) 
on the line it is desired to cut. After 
the shears have done their work, it will 
be found, though the edges are raw, 
that there is no raveling, sweet fern. 
Porcelain Lined Kettles. — Enam¬ 
eled iron kettles are durable, provided 
they are properly cared for. Harry 
Snyder, of the Minnesota Experiment 
Station, tells housekeepers that the 
enamel is made from powdered glass, 
soda, lime and boric acid, forming a 
thin paste, which fuses and unites with 
the clean iron kettle, when the kettle is 
placed in a muffle furnace. The en¬ 
amel is very similar to the glaze on 
dishes. When enameled kettles are used, 
sudden changes of temperature must be 
avoided. If hot water, or even cold 
water, is poured directly into the ket¬ 
tle, the enamel is very liable to crack, 
but if the water is heated in the kettle 
and the change is gradual, the enamel 
and iron expand and contract at the 
same rate and the kettle is not cracked. 
MOTHERS .—Be sure to use “ Mrs. Wins¬ 
low’s Soothing Syrup ” for your children 
while Teething. It ia the Best — Adw. 
In short, when you use an enameled 
kettle, be careful not to subject it to 
sudden changes of temperature. 
Cooking Dried Plums. —Dried blue 
plums have the reputation of being al¬ 
most too sour to eat, but cooked by the 
following original method, they are 
nearly as good as prunes : Put them over 
the fire in plenty of cold water, adding 
a little soda, stew one-half hour or 
longer, drain, cover with cold water, 
and cook about an hour; drain again 
and cover with a generous amount of 
sugar, then put on the back of the stove 
and let simmer some time. Add what 
moisture is needed. As all this takes 
some time, I usually prepare quite an 
amount, and can a portion for future 
use. sweet fern. 
As We Teach Them. —Mrs. Brown was 
busy getting breakfast in the kitchen. 
Glancing through the sittingroom door, 
at the half-dressed little ones, she saw 
baby Royal put his little sister’s shoe in 
the stove, and on going in, found that 
two new woolen stockings had shared 
the same fate. Yet only the night be¬ 
fore, while tidying the rooms before 
supper, she had sent the little fellow 
again and again with scraps of paper or 
cloth, bits of thread and rolls of ravel- 
ings, to burn, and when he consigned 
these to the flames, she had called him, 
“Papa’s good boy! He helps mamma 
make the house all pretty for papa ! ” 
Don’t we expect too much of these wee 
ones in the way of discrimination ? 
MRS. L. h NILES. 
A Relic of Barbarism. —“ Oh, but the 
birds they wear on hats are not real bird 
skins ! They are made of hens’ feathers 
and cotton batting ! ” 
That is an argument in favor of wear¬ 
ing birds (?) on hats. Now if this is 
true, and I am not sure that it is, just 
think what an absurd, not to say, 
heathenish, practice it is! “Fashion” 
must be, not only barbaric, but childish 
as well. She constructs something of 
“hens’ feathers and cotton batting”, 
which resembles a dead bird—I never 
saw a bird on a hat that looked as though 
it was alive—and tender-hearted women 
decorate themselves with these produc¬ 
tions. It would seem as though a wo¬ 
man who was really tender-hearted, and 
who had any idea of the fitness of things, 
would be shocked and disgusted at the 
thought of wearing the semblance of a 
dead creature on her person, even 
though she knew it to be merely a 
counterfeit. susan b. bobbins. 
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Dressing the Little Man. — When 
our son was three years old, I remarked 
to a friend, “ I am glad that I have only 
one boy.” 
“ Why so ? ” asked she. 
“ I have always heard that boys were 
more easily dressed than girls,” I re¬ 
plied, “ and I do not find it so.” 
“ What is the trouble ? ” 
“ Why, he is always tearing and soil¬ 
ing his dresses. He will climb over 
black logs, help his father clear land 
and plant garden, and he is always 
needing a dress mended or a clean one 
put on.” 
“ Put him in pants,” she advised. 
“ He’s too young.” 
“ Oh no ! He is not. You will be great¬ 
ly surprised to see how much easier it is 
to keep him clean.” 
I tried it; but there was another 
trouble. The button holes would tear 
out and buttons come off. Then I read 
in one of my papers of another and 
better plan. I bought Master Ralph 
two pairs of suspenders, and made him 
pretty blouse waists and pants like 
papa’s. Now he looks neat all the time, 
and is our little man, almost five years 
old. The blouse waists are quite long, 
and at home, for every day, are tucked 
into his pants like a shirt, with sus¬ 
penders over the waists. For best, 
they are worn under the waists. 
MABEL H. MONSEY. 
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we make for your lamp is all. 
We’ll send you the Index ; 
look out for the rest yourself. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER SEWING MACHINE. 
We believe that there is no better machine made than this. There are now, 
at least, a half dozen of them in homes connected with The Rural New-Yorker, 
and we believe that no better machine is made, at any price. We have contracted 
with a large manufacturer to supply our readers with these machines, freight 
paid, at a very low price. We add enough 
to cover the cost of correspondence, etc., 
and give subscribers the benefit of the 
special price. It must be remembered that 
it usually costs more to sell a machine than 
to make it, and that is why local agents 
charge $40 to $60 for machines no better 
than this one. They must get pay for 
their time, and also for the time of their 
horses and wagons. We simply save you 
the cost of selling, and give you the bene¬ 
fit of wholesale prices. Every machine is 
warranted for 10 years, is sent on 20 days’ 
trial, and, if not satisfactory, we will 
return the money, and pay freight both 
ways. It is a staple machine, and new 
parts can be secured at any time. A com¬ 
plete set of attachments and instruction 
book accompany each machine. Price, delivered east of the Rocky Mountains, 
$19 50; with one year’s subscription to The R. N.-Y., $20; or we will send it, 
freight paid, and a club of 20 yearly subscriptions, for $25. 
TBE RURAL NEW-YORKER, New York. 
