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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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From Day to Day, 
FOR ME. 
Stand at the water’s brink. 
And shoals of spotted barbel you shall see, 
Basking between the shadows, look and think 
“This beauty is for me.” 
For me this freshness in the morning hours, 
For me the water’s clear tranquillity, 
For me the soft descent of chestnut flowers, 
The cushat's cry for me. 
The lovely laughter of the wind-sway’d wheat. 
The easy slope of yonder pastoral hill; 
The sedgy brook whereby the red kine meet 
And wade and drink their fill. 
—Jean Ingelow (1820-1897). 
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Some quaint novelties in Vienna china 
seen recently were egg cups in the ferm 
of grotesque little heads, with a small 
knitted red cap to fit over the egg and 
keep it warm. 
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A convenient homemade duster for 
hardwood floors consists of a wornout 
broom, cut to an even edge and covered 
with a double bag made from old knitted 
or flannel underwear. 
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For pear puffs, peel good pears, cut out 
the blossom end, but leave the stem; sim¬ 
mer the pears until tender in a weak 
syrup flavored with lemon, then drain, 
and allow them to cool. Make a good, 
rich pie crust, roll out thin, cut into tri¬ 
angular pieces, and cover each pear, pincn- 
ing the crust neatly together, but leaving 
the stem protruding. Bake in a quick 
oven to a pale brown, and serve hot or 
cold. 
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The rich flavor of the Porter apple 
makes it excellent for canning. Wipe, 
quarter, core and peel the apples, then 
weigh them. Make a syrup by boiling for 
10 minutes one-third the weight of the 
apples in granulated sugar with water, 
the proportion being 2V 2 cupfuls of water 
to one pound of sugar. Cook the apples 
slowly in the syrup until soft; do not 
crowd them. Skim out the apples care¬ 
fully into jars, cover with the boiling 
syrup, and seal. 
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Some expensive new table centerpieces 
are made of fine handkerchief linen, with 
border and inserted trimming of Valen¬ 
ciennes lace. All sorts of lace are used 
very freely in centerpieces, but we still 
see many of plain design, especially in 
heavy linen. Some very attractive work 
is done in the coronation braid, this giv¬ 
ing an elaborate effect with much less 
expenditure of time and eyesight than 
embroidery. Fine linen centerpieces 
should always be put away rolled on stiff 
paper; they are easily wrinkled if laid 
away flat in a drawer or box. The paper 
should be just the size of the centerpiece. 
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When table linen begins to wear, it 
should be carefully darned before the 
threads are worn quite through. Baste 
a piece of stiff paper over the hole on 
the right side, to hold the material firm, 
and then darn carefully with embroidery 
cotton, using a size fine enough to go well 
with the linen. The darn should reach 
half an inch beyond the tear on all sides, 
and must be very accurately done. Fine 
needlewomen of a past generation used 
ravelings from linen to darn the fabric, 
and their mending reaching the level of 
high art. People are less conscientious 
about their patching nowadays, but we 
still like to use ravelings of the material 
when darning a crooked tear in any fine 
woolen goods. Sewing silk or thread 
stands out obtrusively from the fabric, 
while threads of the material, if carefully 
woven in, may be made apparently a part 
of the warp and woof. 
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A group of Cyrusville’s citizens had 
gathered as usual round the stove in the 
corner store, says the Youth’s Companion, 
and, as often happened, James Corning 
was holding forth on the trials of his 
kind. 
“What do women folks know of care 
and trouble?” he demanded of his audi¬ 
ence. “Sheltered in their homes with jest 
a few little household duties to make the 
time pass, and when night comes the priv¬ 
ilege of sitting down to the evening lamp, 
while the man of the house puts on his 
hat and goes out into the darkness and 
32 to 40 bust. 
often into the storm, and walks, maybe 
half a mile, to fetch home the paper, so’s 
his family can have the news next day. 
No need for them to think of earning 
money—no—” 
Mr. Coming’s mouth dropped wide open 
as a stern-visaged woman stepped in at 
the door and up to him. 
“I’ve heard you’d been giving these lit¬ 
tle talks,” she said, clearly, “and I've come 
down to wait for the mail, so’s you can go 
home and take my place sitting by the 
evening lamp. You’ll find a basket of 
your socks there with holes in ’em large 
as hen’s eggs, and your overalls and 
Sammy’s trousers. 
“If you get those done,” she added, re¬ 
lentlessly, as her husband tried to look 
6176 Three Piece Umbrella Skirt, 
22 to 30 waist. 
at ease and as if it were all a good joke, 
“when you get ’em done, you can finish 
up splitting the kindlings I’ve been at the 
last two evenings. I’m willing to come 
out into the darkness till you get the 
whole thing finished up. Now you step 
right along.” __ 
Household Congress. 
Tomato Stains on Linen. —I read in 
Good Housekeeping that coffee and fruit 
stains on linen could be removed by rub¬ 
bing them with butter and then washing 
in quite hot water with soap. I have 
had good success with this method in 
the case of stains from cooked tomatoes. 
A reader. 
Broiling Chickens. —Take broilers of 
suitable age or size, dress in the usual 
way, split down the back and remove 
breast bone, which can be easily done by 
running finger along it. Place right side 
up in dripping pan, season with plenty 
November 11, 
of butter, pepper and salt; put in a hot 
oven for 20 minutes to “draw" or heat 
well through. Take out; if cooking with 
gas turn, and put under flame a few min¬ 
utes to brown; then brown the top, but 
do not burn. If cooking on stove with 
fuel proceed the same way on toaster or 
gridiron. This gives that peculiarly good 
taste which all broiled meats have, if done 
in the right way. e. f. y. 
The Rural Patterns. 
A waist with shoulder seams only, as 
shown in No. 5073, is a novelty. The 
waist is made in one piece, the back being 
plain, the fronts tucked at the shoulders, 
and is finished with the regulation box 
plait at the front edge. Below the waist 
is a fitted basque portion which serves to 
keep it in place without bulk over the hips 
and which is joined to the lower edge. 
The neck is finished with a band to which 
the turnover collar can be attached by 
means of buttonholes and studs. The 
sleeves are finished with the straight cuffs 
of the season. The quantity of material 
required for the medium size is 4yards 
27, 3 yards 32 or 154 yards 44 inches wide. 
The pattern 5073 is cut in sizes for a 32. 
34, 36. 38 and 40 inch bust measure; price 
10 cents. 
The umbrella skirt is a pronounced fav¬ 
orite of the season and has much to com¬ 
mend it. As shown it is made of one of 
the new mannish suitings in mixed color¬ 
ing, but broadcloth, cheviot and homespun 
and all the long list of cool weather ma¬ 
terials aie equally desirable. The skirt is 
made with the front gore and circular side 
and back portions. The fullness at the 
back is laid in inverted plaits which can 
either be stitched or pressed into position, 
and the upper edge is finished with a 
narrow belt. When liked it can be cut 
off on indicated lines and made in walk¬ 
ing length. Also there is a choice allowed 
of inverted plaits or habit back. 1 he 
quantity of material required for the me¬ 
dium size is 7 yards 27, 4% yards.44 or 52 
inches wide. The pattern 5175 is cut in 
sizes for a 22, 24. 26, 28 and 30 inch waist 
measure; price 10 cents. 
Concerning Your Face 
you need to be as care¬ 
ful as about your food. 
You’ll be safe and com¬ 
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