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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 17, 
l Woman and Home ] 
From Day to Day. 
ETIQUETTE. 
The gossips tell a story of a Sparrow and 
a Cat, 
The Feline lean and hungry, and the Fowl 
exceeding fat. 
With eager, famished energy, and claws 
of gripping steel, 
Puss pounced upon the Sparrow and pre¬ 
pared to make a meal. 
The Sparrow never struggled when he found 
that he was caught, 
(If somewhat slow in action he was mighty 
quick of thought,) 
But chirped in simple dignity that seemed 
to fit the case, 
“No gentleman would ever eat before he’d 
washed his face!” 
This censure of his manners wounded Pussy 
like a knife— 
For cats are great observers of the niceties 
of life— 
He paused a breath and licked his paws, the 
proper thing to do, 
When, chirping derisively, away the Spar¬ 
row flew! 
In helpless, hopeless hunger, at that Mocker 
on the bough 
Poor Pussy glowered longingly, then vowed 
a solemn vow : 
“Henceforth I'll eat my dinner first, then 
wash myself!”—And that's 
The universal etiquette for educated cats. 
—Arthur Guiterman in New York Times. 
* 
Chocolate cream cake gives a pleasant 
variation in icing. Use any good cake 
recipe and bake in a square pan. When 
cold cover with the following icing: To 
one and one-half cupful of sugar add one- 
half cupful of sweet milk. Place on stove 
and cook, after it begins to boil, for four 
minutes. Do not stir it. Pour out on a 
platter and beat until thick enough to 
spread on the cake. While making this 
frosting have one and one-half square 
of Baker’s chocolate melting, and after 
covering the cake with the frosting spread 
the chocolate smoothly over it. 
* 
The author of ‘Tedagogues and Par¬ 
ents” describes an incident that may be 
applied to many emergencies in daily life: 
Two youthful and unconscious expo¬ 
nents of differing schools of mental phil¬ 
osophy feared to be late at school. 
‘‘Let’s kneel right down here and pray 
that we shall not be late,” proposed one. 
“No,” firmly responded the other, “we’ll 
skin right along and pray as we go.” 
This brings the whole doctrine of faith 
and works right into a nutshell. 
* 
Collar supporters are novelties in jew¬ 
elry, designed for wear with fragile lace 
stocks. They consist of a light metal bar 
l l /2 or two inches long, having a little or¬ 
namental stud at either end. The stud 
unscrews, and its shank is then pushed 
through the lace at the top and bottom of 
the stock, so that the metal bar forms a 
vertical support; the stud is then screwed 
in again to hold it in place. These sup¬ 
porters cost from 25 cents a pair up, ac¬ 
cording to material and decoration. 
* 
The Chicago Tribune tells the story of 
a .Utopia set apart for all reformers, in 
which they could reorganize society to suit 
themselves. Things had been running for 
a few years when an outsider asked one 
of the inhabitants if all was happy in 
this reformed community. 
“No, not exactly,” replied the tired- 
looking citizen, with some reluctance. 
“We’re organized on the right basis, and 
our plan of society is perfect, but some¬ 
how or other the people that live here 
are the darnedest, contrariest cranks you 
ever heard of.” 
* 
Cherry batter pudding is one of the 
season’s dainties. Prepare a cupful of 
stoned cherries. Beat two eggs separate¬ 
ly, add half a pint of milk, or better still, 
sweet cream, to the yolks, and to this 
one tablespoonful of melted butter. Have 
ready V/ 2 cupful of flour, into which 
two teaspoonfuls of baking powder have 
been sifted, with a dash of salt. Add this 
to the yolks of the eggs and milk, and 
lastly add the whites of the eggs, beaten 
light. Beat vigorously for a few minutes 
and turn into a greased baking pan, al¬ 
lowing the batter to be about an inch 
thick. Cover it with the cherries, add 
one-third of a cup of granulated sugar, 
sprinkled lightly on the top, and bake 
in a quick oven for 30 minutes. Serve 
hot with hard sauce or a sauce made from 
a cup of cherries and half a cup of sugar 
stewed together until the cherries are re¬ 
duced to a pulp. Sauce as well as pud¬ 
ding should be served hot. 
* 
A farmer who was much troubled by 
trespassers during the nutting season con¬ 
sulted with a botanical friend, says the 
Youths’ Companion. The botanist fur¬ 
nished him with the technical name of 
the hazel, and the farmer placed the 
following notice at conspicuous points 
about his premises: 
Trespassers take warning! All persons en¬ 
tering this wood do so at their own risk, for 
although common snakes are not often found 
the Coryius Aveilana abounds everywhere 
about here, and never gives warning of its 
presence. 
The place was unmolested that year, 
and the farmer gathered his crop in peace. 
* 
To make a twine shopping bag, a ball 
of stout dark brown twine is required. 
Drive 20 tacks half way into a board one 
inch apart. Make two strong cords of 
twine, each 20 inches long. Lay these 
down close to the tacks. Now with the 
ball of twine in the right hand work from 
left to right a row of loose buttonhole 
stitches, going under the cords, round the 
tack, and over the cords at each tack. On 
reaching the end work back from right 
to left, knotting round a round stick to 
make each loop match the rest. A simple 
double buttonhole stitch is the best knot. 
When the net thus made is twice as 
long as the finished bag is to be, loosen 
the first row from the tacks and knot 
the last row around the cords, join up 
at the ends, and finish the top in any¬ 
way preferred. A boy who is confined 
to the house by sickness or accident often 
finds recreation in this netting. 
* 
A very pretty shirt waist seen recently 
was of cream-colored challis piped at the 
edge of the tucks with bright red silk, 
and trimmed with four stiff little bows of 
red silk put down the front like buttons. 
The effect was very good. Small bows of 
silk or velvet are sometimes used as trim¬ 
ming placed in lines close together. Ro¬ 
settes of all sizes and styles are very pop¬ 
ular, especially those called cocardes, 
which consist of a flat button in the cen¬ 
ter surrounded by rows of little frills. Flat 
rosettes of the same material as the dress 
are made by cutting out a circular piece 
about the size of a saucer; the outer edge 
is gathered and brought in to the center, 
and there finished with a button, or a little 
ball of the material stuffed with wad¬ 
ding. Triple rosettes are made of three 
circular pieces of the material of gradu¬ 
ated size, treated in the same way; then 
mounted one over the other, and finished 
with the button or ball. Much cleverness 
of hand is required with these trimmings; 
a certain knack comes with continued 
practice. In a fashionable dressmaker’s 
establishment there are not only different 
experts employed for skirts, waists, 
sleeves and trimmings, but also specialists 
in collars and stocks, who work on no 
other part of a costume. 
Yield thy poor best, and mind not how nor 
why, 
Lest one day, seeing all about thee spread 
A mighty crowd, and marvelously fed, 
Thy heart break out into a bitter cry, 
“I might have furnished, I, yea, even I, 
The two small fishes and the barley bread.” 
—Frederick Langbridge. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The waist shown at No. 4973 will be 
found very becoming to a youthful figure. 
The waist is made with a fitted lining, 
which is omitted from the model, fronts, 
back and applied yoke, but when silk or 
wool material are used the foundation is 
in every way desirable. The fronts are 
finished with a wide box pleat and the 
back is long at the shoulders, joined to the 
fronts at the edge of the yoke. The 
sleeves are in regulation style, and at the 
neck is a turn-over collar. The quantity 
of material required for a girl of fourteen 
years of age is 3$4 yards 21, 3 l / 2 yards 27 
or 134 yards 44 inches wide. The pattern 
4973 is cut in sizes for misses of 12, 14 and 
1G years of age; price 10 cents. 
A loose house gown, like No. 4955, is a 
great comfort for warm weather, when 
made of some thin material. The gown 
is made with fronts and back, the back be¬ 
ing laid in inverted pleats at the center 
and the fronts in two outward turning 
4955 Negligee House Gown, 32 to 40 bust. 
pleats at each shoulder. At the neck is a 
big collar, and the wide, flowing sleeves 
are in one piece each, gathered at their up¬ 
per edges. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size is 9j4 yards 
27, 9 yards 32 or 5 yards 44 inches wide, 
with 74 yards of banding to trim as illus¬ 
trated. The pattern 4955 is cut in sizes 
for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inch bust meas¬ 
PISOS CURE FOR 
CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS 
Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. 
Use in time. Sold by druggists. 
CONSUMPTION 
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THE HESSLER 
Best and cheap¬ 
est Kural Mail 
Box on the Mar¬ 
ket Fully ap¬ 
proved by Post¬ 
master General 
Big profits for 
agents. We want 
an agent inevery 
town. Souvenir 
Buttons free on 
application. A 
large, strong box 
Rural Mail box. and a small price. 
H. E, Hessler Co„ Factory 8, Syracuse, N.Y. 
ar Telephone— Strongest Made 
If you can’t 
ring every 
one with 
this your 
wire is 
down. 
Write us. 
Eastern 
Tel. Mfg. 
Company 
West 
Chester, 
Penna, 
*&WE WANT AGENTS 
in every town to ride and sell our bicycles. 
Good pay. Finest guaranteed 1905 MODELS, 
with Puncture-Proof & f 
tires .Coaster-Brakes V* " ” ^ ^ m W 
1908 k 1904 Model* 
of Best Makes. V* » ~ 
SOO Second-Hand Whoola 
All makes & Mod- Q (O 
ela good as new V« 10 
CLEARING SALE at half cost. 
We SHIP ON APPROVAL and 
TEN DAYS TRIAL to anyone 
without a cent deposit. Write at once for 
Special Offer on sample bicycle. 
TIKES, SUNDRIES, AUTOMOBILES. 
MEAD CYCLE CO., Dept, tv so CHICAGO 
AT WHOLESALE PRICES 
Oven Thermometer Attachment To introduce our well- 
known line every¬ 
where, we will sell our 
Gold Coin 
Ranges 
or Heating 
Stoves at 
the whole¬ 
sale price, 
securely 
o r a ted, 
freight 
prepaid, 
hlgl ly pol¬ 
ished, ready to 
put In your 
home, and seut 
On Trial. 
This Is the first 
proposition of 
this kind ever 
made by a manu¬ 
facturer of a High 
Grade Trade Mark 
PATENT 
STELLIF0RM GRATE 
handy, easy, saves fuel 
Stove. Write for our Free Illustrated Catalog No. 3. 
THE GOLD COIN STOVfi CO,, Troy, N. V. 
(Successor to Bussey & McLeod). 
“The Nation’s pleasure ground and sani¬ 
tarium.”—David Bennett Hill 
THE 
ADIRONDACK 
MOUNTAINS. 
The lakes and streams in the 
Adirondack Mountains are full of 
fish: the woods are inviting, the 
air is tilled with health, and the 
nights are cool and restful. If you 
vi nt this region once, you will go 
there again. An answer to almost 
any question in regard to the Adi- 
rondacks will be found in No 20 
of the “ Four-Track Series,” “ The 
Adirondack Mountains and Bow 
to Reach Them ; ” issued by the 
NEW YORK CENTRAL 
A copy will be mailed free on receipt of a 
two-ceut stamp, by George H. Daniels. Gen¬ 
eral Passenger Agent, Grand Central Sta¬ 
tion, New York. 
SEE THAT YOUR TICKET READS VIA THE 
NICKEL PLATE ROAD. 
ure; price 10 cents. 
Great battles are really won before 
they are actually fought. To control our 
passions we must govern our habits and 
keep watch over ourselves in the small 
details of everyday life.—Sir John Lub¬ 
bock. 
If you are going to Erie, Cleveland, Ft. 
Wayne, Chicago or beyond, and you will be 
assured a most satisfactory trip at the lowest 
possible cost. Through Pullman sleepers from 
New York and Bostou to poiuts above men¬ 
tioned. Elegant high back seat day coaches. 
Famous Dining Car Service. 
For rates to any point West or on the Pa¬ 
cific Coast, and before arranging for your trip, 
write R. E. Payne, General Agent, 291 Main 
St., Buffalo, N. Y., or A. W. Ecclestone, D. 
P. A., 385 Broadway, New York City. 
