1905. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
69 
A Cold Ride 
“And you have got to go out in it?” 
cried the neighbor who had come in. “It 
is just awful out; it is so cold. You will 
freeze to death. Why, I am chilled through 
just coming over here, and you have got 
to go eight miles before you get back.” 
Ellen looked at her neighbor’s thin 
shoes, damp with melting snow, her print 
gown and the small thin shawl she had 
thrown over her head. “I shall prepare 
for it,” she cried, “and I shall not suffer 
“You don’t know how cold it is.” 
“I’ll find out,” said Ellen, and she left 
4921 Blouse or Shirt Waist, 
32 to 42 bust. 
the room, coming back in a minute with 
the announcement that the thermometer 
stood at 15 degrees above zero. “There is 
no wind,” she said, “so I won’t have to 
cover up my ears, as I do sometimes. You 
see I dress according to the thermometer. 
Now if there was a strong wind, or if it 
was six or eight degrees colder, 1 should 
have to wear a hood, and take a hot soap¬ 
stone for my feet, but as it is I won’t 
have to.” 
She brought out the outer garments she 
was to wear, besides a pair of wristers, 
two pairs of knit mittens, one inside the 
other, and a pair of arctic overshoes. These 
things she put near the fire, and then 
sat down comfortably to warm her feet. 
“You see there is a great deal in get¬ 
ting a good start. You begin by having 
your hands and feet piping hot and feeling 
warm all over, and you are not nearly 
as likely to suffer as you would if you 
started out feeling chilly. You see I have 
driven a great many miles in all weathers, 
and I know how to get along quite com¬ 
fortably.” 
At length Ellen be an putting on her 
things. “There are various expedients to 
be used when necessary,” she said. “A 
newspaper up the back and another across 
the chest keep out the cold wonderfully. 
A golf cape is good to keep neck and 
shoulders comfortable, though you do 
not want to forget to dress warmly under 
it. I always try to get my outer garments 
of some coarse rough cloth. Astrachan is 
very good. It does not look as nice as 
fine, smooth goods, but it is much warmer. 
When it is actual zero weather, or below 
zero, there is danger of freezing the face. 
At such times I wear a hood, and in addi¬ 
tion I put on one of these knitted or 
crocheted wool shawls, bringing it down 
over forehead and up over mou f h and 
nose, just leaving eyes exposed. This is 
not pretty, nor particularly agreeable to 
breathe through, especially if the shawl 
has been packed in moth balls at some time 
in its existence, but it is much better than 
frostbites. Besides, you have the fun of 
knowing that you add to the gaiety of na¬ 
tions, for everyone who sees you smiles 
at your appearance as well as their half- 
frozen faces will let them. A veil would 
do in less extreme cases, but I hate the 
things.” 
Ellen went out of the room a moment, 
coming back with a lantern, which she 
proceeded to light. 
“For the land's sake!” cried the neigh¬ 
bor. “You going hunting for an honest 
man ?” 
Ellen laughed. "No, this is to keep me 
warm. On a long trip it is better than a 
brick or soapstone, for they get cold after 
awhile when you nee.d them most. The 
worst of it is, heat rises, and as the floor 
of the sleigh is cold I have to use a stone 
too, when the temperature is down below 
zero, or my feet will be cold.” 
The neighbor followed Ellen to the 
barn. “I want to see this thing through,” 
she said, "though l ought not to have 
stayed so long.” 
Ellen got into the sleigh, placed the lan¬ 
tern between her feet, arranging her skirt 
so it would not hit against the lantern, 
though the blaze was not high and there 
was no danger of scorching. Then she 
tucked two robes about her, the outer one 
being of fur, and gathered up the reins. 
“The nice thing about the lantern is that 
it keeps my knees good and warm, and 
when my hands get cold 1 can drive with 
one and put the other under the robe and 
warm it. And when I come to a hill I 
let the horse walk, drop the reins on the 
dasher, and warm both hands.” 
“Well, I don’t see but wbat you are 
well fixed for your ride. I guess you'll 
keep from freezing.” 
“No danger of that,” said Ellen. She 
spoke to the horse and they went jingling 
out of the yard, while the neighbor 
picked her shivering way home. 
SUSAN BROWN ROBBINS. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The skirt and waist here figured would 
combine to make a very pretty shirtwaist 
dress. The waist consists of the fitted 
lining, which can be used or omitted as 
preferred, fronts and back. The back is 
laid in box pleats for its entire length, 
and the fronts in two box pleats of full 
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4922 Nine Gored Box Plaited Skirt, 
22 to 30 waist. 
rial required for medium size is 1334 yards 
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4922 is cut in sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 28 and 
30 inch waist measure; price 10 cents. 
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