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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
December 9, 
From Day to Day. 
THE PULLEY. 
When Led at first made man. 
Having a glass of blessings standing by. 
Let us (said lie) pour on him all We can. 
Let the world's riches, which dispersed lie. 
Contract into a span. 
So strenglh first made a way. 
Then beantie flow'd, then wisdom, honot. 
pleasure, 
When almost all was out, God made a 
stay. 
Perceiving that alone of all His treasure 
Rest in the bottorae lay. 
For if I should (said lie) 
Restow this jewel 1 also on my creature. 
lie should adore my gifts instead of Me 
And rest in Nature, not the God of Nature 
So both would losers be. 
Yet let him keep the rest. 
But keep them with repining restlessnesse. 
Let him be rich and wearie. that at least. 
If goodness leade him not, yet wearinesse 
May tosse him to My breast. 
— George Herbert (159.1-1632). 
* 
One of the new cotton drapery fabrics 
is called silkasheen. It is about the same 
weight as silkolinc, but has a crape-like 
texture. It is highly mercerized, and :s 
shown in beautiful flowered and figured 
designs. It costs 15 cents a yard. 
* 
A handy pin bow consists of six or 
eight loops of different ribbons, all deli¬ 
cate harmonizing shades, lined so as to 
stand out in a stiff rosette with a couple 
of swallow-tail ends. A hit of crinoline 
at the back forms a stiffener by which 
it may be pinned to the side of one’s mir¬ 
ror. Each loop has six glass-headed pins 
stuck in it, the heads being the color of 
the ribbon in which it is fastened. 1 his 
enables one to find any color needed to 
fasten a stock or belt without hunting 
through a cushion or pin-ball. 
* 
Cinnamon cake without eggs, as given 
by “Martha” in the Chicago Record-Her¬ 
ald. will be welcome when the hens are 
niggardly in laying. Dissolve one tea¬ 
spoonful of baking soda in a little hot 
water; add to it half a cupful of molasses, 
half a pint of sour cream, half a pound of 
brown sugar, the grated zest of half a lem¬ 
on, one rounding tablespoonful of cinna¬ 
mon, a pinch of allspice and mace and 
three cupfuls of sifted flour; finally one 
pound of seeded raisins, cut fine and 
lightly floured. Bake in loaf or gem pans 
in a moderate oven. 
* 
As a means of relieving injured feel¬ 
ings without unseemly words, the plan 
described thus in the Youth’s Companion 
may he found helpful, though it may be 
regarded as slightly unusual: 
Mrs. Compton looked at her old friend 
with a slightly defiant gaze. “So you 
heard I’d married into a peculiar family.” 
she said, slowly. “Well, I won’t deny 
but what the Comptons have got some 
ways that aren’t just like everybody’s else. 
But my husband is just about the same as 
other folks most o’ the time.” 
The old friend gave her the smile of one 
who is open to- conviction, but said noth¬ 
ing. 
“He’s got one little peculiarity,” said 
Mrs. Compton, moved to confidence by 
the smile. “Tt’s known in the family, but 
I don’t speak of it outside; however, you 
being an old school friend and living way 
out West. T feel different.” 
The smile grew more encouraging and 
sympathetic. 
“It’s nothing that worries me—not 
really,” said Mrs. Compton, hastily. “It’s 
just a little habit Silas has got into. When 
lie’s riled, instead of saying much, he goes 
up to the garret and takes everything out 
of my old piece bag, and puts it on over 
his head, and ties it round his waist good 
and hard, and sits there till he feels bet¬ 
ter. I suppose some folks would call that 
a kind of a peculiarity, but I never take 
any notice of it, only I tell him he’s got to 
put the pieces back, and he does.” 
The Ontario, Canada, Department of 
Agriculture has just issued Bulletin 146 
(Women’s Institutes) on the uses of 
fruits, vegetables and honey. There are 
20 apple recipes, which looks like a strong 
endorsement of the Apple Consumers’ 
League, and a number of honey cakes, in 
addition to other recipes. We think the 
honey cakes will be specially welcome to 
families keeping bees, for we do not often 
see recipes of this class. 1 he bulletin 
says, quite correctly, that many honey 
cooking recipes are entirely valueless, re¬ 
sulting merely in disappointment. It 
especially recommends this recipe, given 
by Maria Fraser, for honey cakes or 
cookies, without sugar or molasses: Two 
cups honey, one cup butter, four eggs 
(mix well) ; one cup buttermilk (mix) ; 
one good quart flour, one level teaspoonful 
soda or saleratus. If it is too thin, stir 
in a little more flour. If too thin it will 
fall. It does not want to be as thin as 
sugar-cake; use very thick honey. Be 
sure to use the same cup for measure. 
Be sure to mix the honey, eggs and butter 
well together. You can make it richer if 
you like by using clabbered cream instead 
of buttermilk. Bake in a rather slow 
oven, as it burns ve^ easily. To make 
5103 Nine Gored Tucked Skirt. 
22 to 30 waist. 
the cookies, use a little more flour, so that 
they will roll out well without sticking to 
the board. Any kind of flavoring will 
do; Miss Fraser uses ground orange peel. 
Mixed soft it makes a very nice ginger¬ 
bread. 
The Rural Patterns. 
Empire coats are among the most strik¬ 
ing of the new models shown. No. 5181 
is made with the deep yoke, which gives 
the characteristic short-waisted effect, the 
fronts and the back. Both back and fronts 
are laid in inverted plaits, but those of the 
front are stitched with sewing silk for a 
portion of their length, while those at 
the back are simply pressed into position. 
The sleeves are comfortably full at the 
shoulders, finished at the wrists with flare 
cuffs. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size is 6j4 yards 27, 4)4 
yards 44 or 4 yards 52 inches wide. The 
pattern 5181 is cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36 
38 and 40 inch bust measure; price 10 
cents. 
The walking skirt shown is cut in nine 
gores and is laid in backward turning 
tucks of generous depth, the fullness at the 
center back being laid in inverted plaits. 
The quantity of material required for the 
medium size is 9 1 / 2 yards 27, 5 yards 44 
or 4 x /s yards 52 inches wide when material 
has figure or nap; 7 x / 2 yards 27, 4)4 
yards 44 or 3)4 yards 52 inches wide when 
it has not. The pattern 5103 is cut in 
sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 inch waist 
measure; price 10 cents. 
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Absolutely 
Pure 
DISTINCTIVELY A CREAM OF 
TARTAR BAKING POWDER 
It does not contain an atom of phos- 
phatic acid (which is the product of bones 
digested in sulphuric acid) or of alum 
(which is one-third sulphuric acid) sub¬ 
stances adopted for other baking powders 
because of their cheapness. 
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