1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER. 
11 
The Rural Patterns. 
The simple, comfortable breakfast jacket 
that can be made of warm material is the 
one that is sure to be i-n demand during 
the Winter. Illustrated is one of the lat¬ 
est models that is well adapted both to 
eiderdown and to the lighter weight ma¬ 
terials, and which is becoming and attrac¬ 
tive at the same time that it is absolutely 
simple. As illustrated cardinal red eider¬ 
down flannel is bound with satin ribbon of 
the same color, but finish is always a mat¬ 
ter of individual preference and taste. The 
essential characteristics of the jacket are 
its lack of fulness, its becoming lines and 
its sleeves that are suggestive of the leg- 
o’-mutton sort. The jacket is made with 
fronts, backs and sidebacks, so being 
shaped well to the figure, and is finished 
at the front edge with an applied piece, 
which can be bound or simply stitched as 
liked. At the neck is a comfortable roll¬ 
over collar that also is becoming and the 
sleeves are made with upper and under 
portions, and arc finished with roll-over 
cuffs. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size is 314 yards 27 , or 
2)4 yards 36 inches wide, with 5)4 yards 
of ribbon to trim as illustrated. The pat¬ 
tern 5209 is cut in sizes for a 32 , 34 , 36 , 
38 , 40 . 42 , 44 and 46 inch bust measure; 
price 10 cents. 
The circular skirt is a pronounced and 
notable favorite of the season for young 
girls as well as for the grown folk. This 
one is adapted to plaid, striped and plain 
materials equally well, inasmuch as it can 
be made either with or without the seam 
at the centre front. In addition to being 
6207 Misses’ Circular Skirt, 12 to 16 years. 
one of the most fashionable of all models 
it has the merit of being exceedingly eco¬ 
nomical and requires rather less material 
than almost any other sort. The skirt can 
be made in either one or two pieces, as it 
is seamed or left plain at the center front, 
and can be laid in inverted plaits at the 
back or cut off and finished in habit style 
as may be liked. The quantity of material 
required for the medium size (14 years) 
is 4)4 yards 27 , 2)4 yards 44 or 2)4 yards 
52 inches wide. The pattern 5207 is cut in 
sizes for girls of 12 , 14 and 16 years of 
age; price 10 cents. 
A Leaf from the Sunshine Room 
A few years ago I wrote to The R. 
N.-Y. describing the sunshine room that 
was built for my mother, where she spent 
many happy hours caring for her flowers 
through the cold Winter days. Having 
a southern exposure it caught all the sun¬ 
shine, and loving all the plants alike, she 
moved them about from place to place, so 
they all received a share. Our florist said 
that was one of the secrets of her success. 
He claims that taking a plant pot up and 
setting it down again, makes it grow. It 
may be that they need exercise in order to 
start circulation: they certainly get h from 
nature, when the wind blows. Friends 
said that anything would grow for my 
mother; she had only to break a slip, place 
it in a glass of water or plant it in earth; 
it began to grow immediately. She not 
only tended them carefully through the 
day, but tucked them all up to bed every 
cold night. Not a leaf was left out in the 
cold. She not only drew down the shades 
between them and the glass, but had some 
light wooden frames made which she cov¬ 
ered with several thicknesses of paper 
(kite fashion) and every cold night in 
midwinter she slipped these frames down 
behind them, so that frost or cold wind 
could not find a crack to enter. 1 little 
thought that her mantle would fall on me 
so soon, and last Winter I actually tried 
to shake it off and give them away, only 
keeping out a few. But when the man 
of the house insisted on buying and bring¬ 
ing home Chrysanthemums in full bloom, 
to fill up the empty spaces, my conscience 
troubled me, and when during the dry 
Summer he made flower beds and bought 
tulips. Verbenas, roses and Coleus to fill 
them, and helped water them, I arrived at 
the conclusion that as long as we had to 
keep up the pretence, we might as well go 
the whole figure. So last Fall I rooted 
new slips of geraniums, transplanted 
Oxalis, smilax and Begonias, callas, prim¬ 
roses, heliotrope, double Petunias, carna¬ 
tions, etc. These, with asparagus and 
sword ferns, to say nothing of 40 pots of 
Chrysanthemums in full bloom, filled our 
room pretty full. 
The Chrysanthemums made a fine show 
in October and November, and when peo¬ 
ple admired I had to confess that they 
belong to the man of the house. We have 
several beautiful varieties. We are also 
trying to keep several varieties of Coleus 
over, though we have never had very 
good success keeping them. I may send 
in a better report of them later, after 
Chrysanthemums go down cellar, and their 
place is filled with other things, though we 
can hardly hope to have another such 
flower show, unless it be in early Spring, 
when the long sunny days call forth buds 
in such profusion. 
After trying many recommended reme¬ 
dies for destroying plant lice, last year I 
hit on a very simple and effective one 
(which “my grandmother used to make”) ; 
that was the washday suds. I first tried 
sprinkling powdered tobacco leaves in the 
pots, and tobacco tea and smoking with 
tobacco, but simple soapsuds proved the 
best. It is not very easy to shower plants 
in the house, without slopping a good 
deal; but I solved the problem by taking 
them into the kitchen, and holding them 
over the edge of one tub while I dipped 
the suds from another and gave each plant 
a good sousing. It is possible in this way 
to wash the under side of the leaves as 
well as the upper side, and every louse 
was washed off, as well as dust, so that 
the entire foliage was cleaned and re¬ 
freshed. and given a fresh start. The re¬ 
sult was so satisfactory that it gives me 
pretty good courage tiiis year. It is not 
necessary to do it oftener than once a 
month or maybe once in two months. 
ALICE E. 1'INNEY. 
The Bookshelf. 
Minna, Wife of the Young Rabbi, by 
Wilhelmina Wittigschiager. This is a 
story of Russian life among the poor Jews, 
and the first half of the book, devoted en¬ 
tirely to this class, is extremely impres¬ 
sive. It shows close personal knowledge 
of life in a Russian Hebrew village, the 
poverty and suffering, and the mediaeval 
point of view, and is written with a direct 
simplicity that conveys deep feeling. The 
latter part of the book, which is sensa¬ 
tional in the extreme, is very unconvinc¬ 
ing, and crudely written. Published by 
the Consolidated Retail Booksellers, New 
York; price $ 1 . 50 . 
A PALE-FACED GIRL 
wants more red in her blood. 
If subject to dizziness, faint¬ 
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on slight exertion, no doubt 
remains. Your doctor will 
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not nourishing her; she needs 
a change. The best change 
and the best nourishment she 
can get is Scott’s Emulsion. 
Her food soon has the upper 
hand; her blood is enriched; 
her color returns. We never 
yet heard of a pale-faced girl 
who didn't get new strength, 
new vigor and new color from 
Scott’s Emulsion. 
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Three generations of Simpsons 
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Wo also manufacture and sell direct 
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