1905. 
495 
Four Good Candies. 
Chocolate Caramels.—Three pounds 
brown sugar, one-half pound unsweetened 
chocolate, one-fourth pound butter, one 
pint of cream or milk. Cook till it strings. 
Just before taking from the fire put in a 
little vanilla, according to taste. Pour 
into a buttered pan, and mark into squares 
When partly cool. 
Virginia Taffy.—Stir together three cup¬ 
fuls of New Orleans molasses and a cup¬ 
ful of brown sugar. Add a gill of vin¬ 
egar and put OY# the fire in a porcelain- 
lined sauceptog. Bring slowly to a boil 
and stir the syjfcp often as it cooks. I est 
the candy from time to time by dropping 
a bit into iced water. As soon as this bit 
hardens stir into the boiling syrup a heap¬ 
ing teaspoonful of butter; when this melts 
add a teaspoonful of baking soda dissolved 
in a tablespoonfnl of boiling water and 
remove immediately from the fire. Pour 
into buttered tins and cut into diamond¬ 
shaped candies. 
Coffee Creams.—Boil together half a 
cup of strong coffee and two cups of 
sugar until the syrup strings when it drips 
from a spoon. Remove from the fire and 
beat hard until it is creamy. Stir in a 
cupful of chopped nuts and pour into a 
shallow buttered tin to cool. Cut into 
squares after it is quite cold. A little but¬ 
ter added just before taking from the fire 
is an improvement. 
Nut or Fruit Fudge—Boil two cups of 
sugar, one of water and a tablespoon fid 
of butter together, fudge fashion, but, 
just before you pour it out, stir in a cup¬ 
ful of finely chopped nut kernels, prefer¬ 
ably hickory nuts or walnuts, or perhaps 
a little of every kind. Then pour out and 
cut before it gets cold. Or, for fruit 
fudge, pour in chopped candied fruits; 
but the nuts make the more delicious 
candy. ___ 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
The Rural Patterns. 
and 
and 
Making or Buying Readymade. 
With the arrival of the new year the 
good housewife takes an inventory, 
spends many of her leisure hours 
stormy days in replenishing and repairing 
the household stock of muslin, bedding 
and underwear, and Summer clothing, 
such as print, lawn or gingham dresses, 
and the indispensable shirtwaists, which 
can be made much easier then than in 
Summer, and she has the satisfaction of 
feeling that she is all ready for warm 
weather when it conies. Here I fancy that 
1 hear some woman say: “But you can buy 
muslin underwear, shirtwaists, wrappers 
and children’s ginghams and prints almost 
as cheap readymade as you can buy the ma¬ 
terial.” But I deny the fact, and can 
prove it; moreover, a woman of good 
judgment will not buy any such quality 
of material as is put into these cheap 
readymade garments, unless you run across 
a bargain sale late in the season, after you 
have left off Summer clothes and need 
your money to prepare for W inter. Such 
bargains are seldom satisfactory the fol¬ 
lowing season, as there is always some 
change in style. You may perhaps find 
a 50-cent waist or wrapper made of flimsy 
three-cent print, while the $1 waist will 
be a poor quality of cambric. 1 he cheap 
muslin underwear which comes near the 
price of material will be nothing but 
strainer cloth after washing, and the chil¬ 
dren’s dresses will be scant and far from 
fast in quality or color. In order to get 
good quality, fairly made, you have got to 
pay a good price. 
I know of women who do not hesitate at 
$2 or $2 for a waist, who buy the mate¬ 
rial and hire them made because they are 
so much more satisfactory. There is cer¬ 
tainly some excuse for business women 
who are pressed for time, or those unable 
to sew, who are able to buy high-grade 
goods, buying readymade. But for the 
wives and daughters of common everyday 
laborers (whether mechanics or farmers), 
whose duty it is to make their allowance 
of husband’s or father’s hard-earned 
money go as far as possible, there is no 
exefise. To buy the high-priced is extrav¬ 
agance, and the cheap quality and make 
poor economy. I have known these women 
to waste hours and days through the Win¬ 
ter, perhaps bewailing the fate which keeps 
them indoors, and complaining of dull 
days and long evenings, which might be 
very profitably and pk santly spent doing 
plain sewing, and who' are bringing up 
their daughters in this mistaken idea that 
it is really cheaper to live in idleness, ig¬ 
norant of the ever useful art of sewing, 
because they can buy these machine-made 
readymade garments so cheap. Not that 
I would deny the advantage of sewing ma¬ 
chines, but no woman can make a satis¬ 
factory garment unless adept at hand sew¬ 
ing as well. It is these little finishing 
touches that must be done by hand, that 
distinguish the well-made from the slack- 
made garment. 
It would seem advisable for som 
women who cling to this mistaken idea to 
sit down and reckon up how much good 
quality material she needs to replenish her 
household, and then reckon up how much 
even the cheap grade of readymade gar¬ 
ments will amount to, and decide at once 
which will be the cheapest and most sat¬ 
isfactory. I think she will decide that a 
little plain sewing will be a good remedy 
for lonely hours which may be profitably 
spent. AI.tCE E. PINNEY. 
Painted Ceilings. 
We have had several of our ceilings 
overhead painted this Spring, instead of 
whitened, and we are much pleased with 
the result. Old ceilings—ours are about 
75 years old—are hard to treat with white¬ 
wash. The smoke and grime of years 
stains through in a very short time, and 
the whitewash scales and flakes off, leav¬ 
ing dark, unsightly patches. Painted ceil¬ 
ings are said to be permanent, lasting for 
years and needing only an occasional wip¬ 
ing over with a damp cloth. While the 
first cost is from a third to a half greater, 
it is far more economical in the long run, 
to say nothing of the saving in wear and 
tear of nerves incidental to freouent white¬ 
washing. Three coats are required, and 
the first one takes a good deal of paint, as 
it strikes into the surface. The second coat 
looks very nice, but when dry shows dull 
places where it has struck in. 1 he third 
coat covers all these places and gives an 
even gloss all over the ceiling. 
It is not well to try for a pure white 
ceiling, especially in a much used room, 
as white paint will turn a shade of yel¬ 
low that is not pretty in a short time. 
We had our ceilings painted light gray, 
but if one preferred the paint could be 
tinted with blue, green or yellow. 
SUSAN B. ROBBINS. 
Blouse waists worn with chemisettes, 
make pronounced favorites, and will ex¬ 
tend their vogue for many months to 
come. No. 4945 is charmingly graceful 
and simple, and includes sleeves shirred to 
form puffs above the elbows, so reducing 
the apparent breadth. In the case of the 
model the material is almond green chiffon 
taffeta, the chemisette and cuffs being of 
the material banded with tiny braid and 
the belt of chiffon velvet. The tucks at 
the back give the effect of broad shoulders 
with a small waist, while those at the 
[STANDARD FOR FOURTEEN YEARS 
Ruberoid is and has been for fourteen years the 
standard of roofing quality, it was the first weather¬ 
proof and elastic ready-to-lay roofing placed on the 
market anil there is more of it in use to-day than of 
any other roofing. Contains no tar or paper. Will 
not melt, rot or tear. Highly fire-resisting. 
Ruberoid Rooting outlasts tin, iron and shingles. 
Lasts indefinitely with ordinary attention. 
Do not bo imposed upon by inferior imitations 
Look for the registered trade mark "RUBEROID” 
stamped on the under side, every four feet. No 
other is genuine. Send for samples and booklet "K 
The Standard Paint Co., Sole Manufacturers 
100 William St., New York. 
A LEAKY TANK 
is an abomination 
CALDWELL 
Tanks don’t leak. They 
are made rl^ht. We build 
tanks of Everlasting Cy¬ 
press; also White Pine. 
We have hundreds we 
can refer to in your 
vicinity. Pend for Illus¬ 
trated catalogue and 
price list. 
W. K. CALDWELL CO. 
Louisville, Ky 
4945 Blouse Waist, 32 to 40 bust 
front provide becoming fullness, 
waist consists of the fitted lining, which 
closes at the centre front, fronts and back. 
The chemisette is separate and arranged 
under the fronts, and the shirred sleeves 
are arranged over foundations which are 
faced to form the cuffs. The quantity of 
material required for the medium size is 
5 )/z yards 
44 inches 
wide for belt. The pattern 4945 is cut in 
sizes for a 32, 34. 36, 38 and 40 inch bust 
measure; price 10 cents. 
'I'he fancy Eton always makes a pretty 
and attractive wrap. No. 5054 is made 
of taffeta with banding of lace and 
matches the skirt but it is pretty in pongee 
or rajah in the natural color, or is suited 
to the separate wrap as well as to the 
21, 4)4 yards 27, or 2)4 yards 
wide, with )4 yards 21 inches 
Wage Earners f ^ 
P a \ You • 
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days’ notice. 
Investments bear earn 
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to day withdrawn. 
Supervised by New York 
Banking Department. 
/yrit LOANS are secured 
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liomcH owned bv ambitions 
wage-earners, paying all inter 
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uieiitH for SAFETY We pul 
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CK1PT TO DATE OF WITH 
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all' rdlng all the security ami 
protit without the aunoyanc 
uf individual mortgage loans. 
Write for particulars. 
Assets,.$1,700,000 
Surplus and Profits, . $160,000 
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The Bookshelf. 
On the We-a Trail, by Caroline 
Brown. This popular book has just been 
published by the Macmillan Company in 
the 25-cent Paper Novel Series. It deals 
with the same Revolutionary period as 
“Alice of Old Vincennes” and “The 
Crossing,” and oddly enough, some of the 
same personages appear in all three books. 
While not a “juvenile,” this hook will ap¬ 
peal strongly to young people, and give 
a insight into the real romance of Amer¬ 
ican history. 
The Fat of the Land, Dr. Streeter’s 
story of a factory farm, is now published 
in Macmillan’s Paper Novel Series, price 
25 cents. 
Successful Fruit Culture; 274 pages; 
133 illustrations, Orange Judd Co., New 
York. Prof. Maynard has had extensive 
experience as a horticulturist, and has 
filled this book full of valuable informa¬ 
tion that can be got at readily by the busy 
man. Price, postpaid, from this office, $1. 
Monarch 
Hydraulic 
PRESS 
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Gasoline engines, stationary , portable and traction. 
A. B. Farquhar Co’a. Bollara, Englnam, Saw 
Mills, Threahara. Ask for catalogue. 
Monarch Machinery Co.. 
Room 181. 39 Cortland! St., N.Y.m’v 
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right 1 
6054 Box Plaited Eton. 32 to 40 bust. 
costume, while the trimming can be any 
appropriate banding that may be liked. 
The little Eton is made with fronts and 
back, with the full sleeves, all of which 
are laid in 'box pleats. The big collar 
finishes the neck and extends well over 
the shoulders, giving the fashionable broad 
line. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size is 4 'A yards 21, 3?4j 
yards 27, or 2'/ yards 44 inches wide with 
7J4 yards of banding. The pattern 5054 
is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 
inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
R MAKING 
be made profitable if the 
kind of machinery is used. 
WE MAKE THE RIGHT KIND. 
Send for catalogue. 
Boomer & Boschert Press Co., 
118 West Water St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
SEE THAT YOUR TICKET READS VIA THE 
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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 Boston to points above men¬ 
tioned. Elegant high hack 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 Y’ork City. 
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