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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
September HS, 
[ Woman and Home 
From Day to Day 
A STRIP OF BLUE. 
I do not own an inch of land. 
But all I see is mine— 
The orchards and the mowing-fields. 
The lawns and gardens fine, 
The winds my tax-collectors are, 
They bring me tithes divine— 
Wild' scents and subtle essences 
A tribute rare and free; 
And, more magnificent than all. 
My window keeps for me 
A glimpse of blue immensity— 
A little strip of sea. 
Richer am I than he who owns 
(jreat fleets and argosies; 
I have a share in every ship 
Won by the inland breeze 
To loiter on yon airy road 
Above the apple trees. 
I freight them with my untold dreams; 
Each bears my own picked crew; 
And nobler cargoes wait for them 
Than ever India knew— 
My ships that sail into the East 
Across that outlet blue. 
Sometimes they seem like living shapes— 
The people of the sky— 
Guests in white raiment coming down 
From heaven, which is close by ; 
I call them by familiar names. 
As one by one draws nigh, 
So white, so light, so spirit-like. 
From violet mists they bloom ! 
The echoing wastes of the unknown 
Are half reclaimed from gloom. 
Since on life's hospitable sea 
All souls find sailing-room. 
The ocean grows a weariness 
With nothing else in sight; 
Its east and west, its north and south. 
Spread out from morn till night ; 
We miss the warm, caressing shore, 
Its brooding shade and light, 
A part is greater than the whole; 
By hints are mysteries told. 
The fringes of eternity— 
God's sweeping garment-fold, 
In that bright shred of glittering sea, 
I reach out for and hold. 
The sails, like flakes of roseate pearl. 
Float in upon the mist; 
The waves are broken precious stones— 
Sapphire and amethyst 
Washed from celestial basement walls. 
By suns unsetting kissed. 
Out through the utmost gates of space. 
Past where the gray stars drift. 
To the widening Infinite, my soul 
Glides on, a vessel swift, 
Yet loses not her anchorage 
In yonder azure rift. 
Here sit I, as a little child; 
The threshold of God's door 
Is that clear band of cli ry sop rase; 
Now the vast temple floor. 
The blinding glory of the dome 
I bow my head before. 
Thy universe, O God, is home, 
In height or depth, to me; 
Yet here upon Thy footstool green 
Content am I to be: 
Glad when is oped unto my need 
Some sea-like glimpse of Thee. 
—Lucy Larcom (1820-1893). 
* 
A corn slitter is one of the new kitchen 
conveniences. In shape it resembles a 
tablespoon with half its bowl removed. 
A row of sharp teeth, formed by punching 
through so as to turn in a triangle of the 
metal, as in a coarse grater, slit the center 
of the grains, while the slightly curved 
edge of the bowl presses out the contents 
of the kernel. This leaves the hull on 
the ear, while removing all the edible part. 
This little utensil costs 15 cents. 
* 
Coffee glace will make a hole in the 
cream jar, but one could not offer a guest 
a more delicious refreshment on a sultry 
evening. Sweeten coffee while hot, cool, 
then put on ice. Put crushed ice in a 
small glass, half fill with the coffee, fill 
up with iced cream, and serve with a 
spoonful of whipped cream on top. Egg- 
and-milk coffee, which is very popular at 
city soda fountains, often forms the quick 
lunch of a busy person, and it is well 
worth trying. A fresh egg is beaten to a 
froth, agitated violently in a glass of milk 
flavored with strong sweetened coffee, and 
served with cracked ice; a little grated 
nutmeg on top if liked. Still another' 
Summer combination is crushed peaches 
with whipped cream. Ripe peaches are 
crushed smooth, sweetened if necessary, 
and chilled upon ice, then served in sher¬ 
bet glasses, with whipped cream piled on 
top; a delicious and sightly dessert. 
* 
One of our friends who has not been 
successful in canning string beans now 
dries them, and is very well satisfied with 
the result. The beans are sliced as for 
boiling, and then dried in the sun, and 
stored away in paper bags. When pre¬ 
pared for use they are treated like dried 
fruit; soaked for several hours, and then 
boiled in the water in which they were 
soaked. The same housekeeper, in pre¬ 
paring corn for drying, immerses the ears 
in scalding water for a few minutes before 
cutting the grains off. This coagulates 
the milk, so that the grain is cut off 
without waste. The corn is cut off and 
dried like the beans, and soaked in the 
same way before cooking. 
* 
Patent leather hats for outing wear 
have been favored this Summer by women 
and young girls, as well as children. These 
hats in their original form were only in¬ 
tended for yachting wear, being made of 
straw covered with enameled waterproof 
cloth. They were always made in sailor 
shapes, and have long been popular abroad 
for seaside wear. They are very conven¬ 
ient, being light, unspoilable, and imper¬ 
vious to water. The patent leather hats 
now offered have wandered from this 
original purpose, and are shown in a va¬ 
riety of shapes, sailors, bell crowns, con¬ 
tinentals, turbans and round-brimmed 
streamers. They are inexpensive, costing 
75 cents to $2, but should only be worn 
over a fresh young face. The shiny 
black fabric seems very trying to any face 
past its first youthful bloom. A small 
child, however, looks well in a rolling 
sailor of this material, and such a hat has 
an especial air of style when worn with 
a white linen suit. 
* 
It is pleasing to learn that extra large 
puffs will not be seen on the newest 
gowns; a sleeve of moderate size is pre¬ 
ferred. However, the fullness at top is 
such a change from the large pouches at 
the bottom worn last year that their loca¬ 
tion is a certain index to the date of the 
garment. It is quite practicable to rem¬ 
edy this defect by turning the sleeves up¬ 
side down, removing the cuff and altering 
the cut of the sleeve in accordance with a 
recent pattern. While we hardly think it 
worth while to do this with a wash waist, 
silk or woolen waists of last season may 
well be thus altered. We like to start at 
such alterations in the early Fall, fresh¬ 
ening or making over garments of the 
previous season before starting on any¬ 
thing new. This gives a chance to study 
the pretty models of the season before de¬ 
ciding upon new garments. Among extra 
waists, one of white poplin, with gilt or 
silver buttons, made after a very simple 
model, looks quite dressy and becoming, 
and can be made at home at a compar¬ 
atively small expense. Plain shirt waists 
of pretty woolen plaid are likely to be 
much worn. A dark woolen dress of last 
season, which has been outgrown, may be 
remodeled for the growing girl by making 
it into a suspender dress, with a separate 
waist of plaid. If lengthening the skirt at 
the hem is impracticable, it is often possi¬ 
ble to take a portion of the waist to form 
a yoke for the skirt. 
Aprons and Oversleeves.—A useful 
present to give a housekeeper is a long 
apron, one with straps over the shoulders 
and that is long enough to come to the 
bottom of the skirt, and a pair of over¬ 
sleeves made of the same material, with 
elastics run in at both tops and bottoms. 
With this apron and the sleeves on, one 
may get a meal or wash dishes without 
soiling one’s gown. There are many pret¬ 
ty prints; those with black figures on a 
white ground usually wash nicely, and if 
the figure covers the ground well they are 
serviceable. s. b. r. 
In Huckleberry Land. 
Away up in northern Michigan are 
thousands of acres where the first growth 
of timber has been cut off, and the new 
timber is not so large; very little under¬ 
brush. Here is the home of the spruce, 
pine, Norway pine, Jack pine, cedar and 
hemlock; not so much of two last 
named. The fires run over this land, 
often leaving scars on the face of na¬ 
ture, but this furnishes the ideal soil 
and conditions for the low and high-bush 
huckleberry. People from all parts of 
Michigan come and camp out, pick huck¬ 
leberries, fish in the clear cold streams, 
and have a jolly time. Farmers come 
with their families; big wagons, with a 
tent and camping outfit; get a quantity of 
the berries, have a change, play boy again, 
paddle in the streams, perhaps kill a 
deer, and have the head mounted to take 
home as a souvenir. Sometimes a bear 
is seen; then there is a scurrying among 
the small boys, as well as the larger. It is 
called “the plains”; thousands of acres, 
more level than the prairies, all sand in 
many places, in others a mixture of gravel, 
but it is either sand or sandy loam gen¬ 
erally. The low-bush huckleberry is not 
over a foot high, and more often not over 
six or eight inches. Pickers come in and 
pick and buy; ship out hundreds of bush¬ 
els every day. The Mackinaw division of 
Michigan Central railroad runs through 
these lands, and at every station are buy¬ 
ers for the berries. There are other wild 
fruits here, not only the red but also the 
white currant grows wild; the gooseberry, 
blackberry, raspberry, Sand cherry, and 
also a fruit the natives call the sweet 
cherry, which has almost no pit and is 
much liked by many. The wild flowers 
are exceedingly beautiful; some rare or¬ 
chids have been found in the swamps, I 
am told, and some strange new beauty is 
found every day in these northern wilds. 
Numerous beautiful lakes are scattered all 
through northern Michigan. The climate 
is very healthful, and it is an ideal place 
for spending the hot months. Many re¬ 
sorts are being opened up, and people con¬ 
gregate here, where old clothes are good 
enough and the latest fashions are not 
thought of. MRS. FREDERICK C. JOHNSON. 
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