1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
73 
Charity Sweetheart’s Letters. 
Although weeks have passed since the 
advent of 1906 it seems difficult to become 
accustomed to the change of figure. But 
the lengthening afternoons more than 
anything else make me feel that there is 
a new element in life; already the cata¬ 
logues have come in, and I sit beside the 
stove and dream about the garden. What 
wonderful lettuce and radishes arc pic¬ 
tured; it makes one’s mouth water to see 
them, and I think this season it might be 
a good plan to raise early some plants of 
tomato and such things for transplanting. 
Our kitchen window is bright and sunny, 
so I have my eye upon a soap box that 
can be cut in two for the purpose. In my 
school days there was no manual train¬ 
ing, but I learned to use a saw and ham¬ 
mer so as not always to be beholden to 
the men folk, and it stands me in good 
stead as I go along in life. I want a 
pansy bed. too, for all our plants last 
Summer were killed by drought in spite 
of the watering. So I shall get some seed, 
and sow in a shallow box of earth, prick¬ 
ing out the little plants once or twice so 
as to have them sturdy arid strong when 
the time comes for setting them out. There 
is something about the pansy different 
from any other flower, perhaps because 
34- to 44 bust. 
each one is so individual, and we think 
they look like faces, or it mav be on ac¬ 
count of the floral language, for we all 
love to be remembered in our friends’ 
“thoughts.” 
The boys enjoyed their school holidays, 
but seemed very willing to go back to 
study. They are developing some ambi¬ 
tion, and that is the greatest incentive to 
a student. They followed the newspaper 
accounts of the Russian-Wav 
with wonderful interest, especially after 
I told them that it was making history, 
that children would have to study. To¬ 
night I am alone in the house, for they 
have gone to a lecture on this subject 
with Minty, and brother is away to town 
and will not be home till late. How one 
feels the silence when in a house alone, 
with the wind sighing in the tree tops. 
I close the dampers and turn the key in 
the door, possessed by fear that does not 
intrude when others are by. 
The grey cat comes and rubs her soft 
fur against my dress as I write. Is she 
lonely too without the children, who are 
•not always kind to her, I wonder? What 
life and animation three stirring boys give 
to a house, and as I watch them develop 
it often comes to me that I am glad it 
has been my lot in life to help them. No 
woman should be without some young 
growing human plant to teach and train, 
and to give her in return, that love de¬ 
pendent childhood naturally returns. We 
do not see far along the pathway of life, 
and as I look backward it seems as if 
things had been wisely ordered, while the 
knowledge that I can win for myself the 
pocket money I need is quite a satisfac¬ 
tion and adds to my content. 
There are so many ways in which coun¬ 
try girls can add to their income if they 
are willing to work, that the outlook is 
very encouraging, while the effort gives 
an added interest to every-day life. To 
many people this may seem of small im¬ 
portance. but independence is sweet in 
whatever phase of life we are placed. A 
new avenue has opened to me lately, in 
that the neighboring college, only 20 miles 
distant, wants a supply of sedges and 
grasses for botanical purposes and offers 
to pay me to get them, and press be¬ 
tween dryers, sending on the prepared 
specimens. This will necessitate a study 
of botany this Winter, so as to become 
familiar with varieties. The stores where 
I sold the last homemade candy sent 
fresh orders, and as sugar is cheap this 
year I made it with more profit. We had 
some butternuts stored last Fall, and the 
boys cracked and picked them out for me, 
receiving some candy as a reward. This 
candy weighs well, and is quite a novelty, 
and became a favorite with customers. 
So to-night I sit dreaming over the cata¬ 
logues with money saved to buy what 
seeds I want, and pleasant anticipations 
for the Spring, charity sweetheart. 
The Rural Patterns. 
No style of dress suits the young child 
better than the Russian and among all the 
Russian models is none prettier than the 
one illustrated, which is adapted alike to 
girls up to eight years of age and to boys 
who have not yet put off dresses. As 
shown the material is dark red cashmere 
trimmed with banding, but the design is 
a desirable one both for this and for sim¬ 
ilar wool materials of immediate wear 
and also for washable fabrics. The dress 
is made with the fronts and back and is 
held in place at the waist by means of the 
novel belt, and is made with a separate 
front portion that is buttoned over into 
place. The sleeves are full. When the 
dress is desired for boys the left side 
should be lapped over on to the right, 
but otherwise there is no difference in 
style. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size (6 years) is, 3 % 
yards 27, 2$4 yards 32 or 2 yards 44 
inches wide with 1^4 yard of banding. 
The pattern 5241 is cut in sizes for chil¬ 
dren 2, 4, 6 and 8 years of age; price 10 
cents. 
Such a house gown as No. 5247 always 
finds welcome place. It is tasteful, be¬ 
coming and graceful while quite simple. 
In the illustration it is made of henrietta, 
in ruby red trimmed with a pretty fancy 
banding and frills of -narrow ribbon. The 
wrapper is made with a fitted lining, 
which extends to the waist line, and con¬ 
sists of full fronts, backs, side-backs and 
under-arm gores. Over the shoulders is 
arranged a cape collar which is optional. 
The sleeves are full above deep cuffs and 
at the neck is a stock. The quantity of 
material required for the medium size is 
11 yards 27, 9*4 yards 32 or 814 yards 44 
inches wide with 314 yards of ribbon and 
4 yards of banding to trim as illustrated. 
The pattern 5247 is cut in sizes for a 34, 
36, 38. 40, 42 and 44-inch bust measure; 
price 10 cents. 
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