1906. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
887 
Initials for Towels. 
The towel which has the initial of the 
owner embroidered above its hem speaks 
always of careful housewifery and refine¬ 
ment, but many of us have never the 
leisure for needlework of that sort. An 
abundance of clean towels, a pair of heavy 
Turkish weave, a damask or two, and 
several of good pliable buck furnish out 
any lavatory stand comfortably, and 
when a face cloth has been added no 
guest need complain. But a pair of ini¬ 
tialed towels costing but a minimum of 
labor has lately been added to our stofes, 
and others may be interested to know .that 
a letter which is a very good substitute for 
embroidery can be made out of a white 
braid. The threads of this braid seem to 
pass around and around it, so that when 
sewed on the effect is much the same as 
in French embroidery. It is also rather 
thick, giving the padded look. But its 
chief characteristic is alternating every 
few inches, fine then coarse, fine then 
coarse again. A little ingenuity enables 
one to shape with it any letter, the writing 
capital being the best choice because one 
need not cut the braid. Begin your letter 
with the fine part of the braid, winding 
a little and sewing firmly /down. The 
illustration will show how the heavier 
sections of the braid are made to suggest 
the shading of the letters, while the small 
curves and loops are readily turned where 
the braid is scarce heavier than a small 
cord. The letter should be about four 
inches high, and placed on the center of 
the width just above the border at one 
end. This sort of initialing has the ad¬ 
vantage that it can be put upon even 
heavy bath towels. It looks especially 
well upon the open mesh weaves of tow¬ 
eling, a sort many are learning to buy, 
finding it pleasantly soft and flexible, yet 
heavy and of good substance. 
AUGUSTA ROSE. 
Four Holiday Dainties. 
Quaking Custard.—This is a very rich 
old-time dessert. Soak one tablespoonful 
of granulated gelatin (or one-half box) 
in one-half cupful of cold water. Scald 
two cupfuls of milk; beat the yolks of 
four eggs and three-fourths of a cupful 
of sugar together until light. Pour this 
into the hot milk, stirring all the while. 
Cook until it begins to thicken, then pour 
it over the gelatin, and season with one 
teaspoonful of vanilla. When it begins 
to cool fold in the whites of the four eggs 
beaten stiff and one cupful of whipped 
cream. Put into a mold that has been 
rinsed with cold water, and place on ice 
or in a very cool place for one-half day 
or longer. Preserved apricots, peaches, 
pineapple or cherries may be cut in small 
pieces, drained, then stirred in the custard 
before it is molded. The same fruits may 
be used as a garnish with whipped cream 
about the base of the custard when it is 
turned on the dish for serving. It must 
be taken from the icebox to the table— 
not allowed to stand in a warm place. 
Lemon Pudding.—Beat the yolks of 
four eggs smooth with two tablespoons 
granulated sugar; then stir in the juice 
and grated rind of a large lemon; add 
two tablespoons boiling water and cook 
in double boiler, stirring occasionally till 
like thick cream. Beat the whites of eggs 
stiff and add two tablespoons granulated 
sugar; beat to a meringue, and beat into 
the yellow mixture while it is hot, which 
will cook the whites enough to keep them 
from falling. The whole looks like a yel¬ 
low puff ball. Serve with cake or wafers. 
Coffee Bavarian Cream.—Put three 
heaping tablespoonfuls of freshly-ground 
coffee into a pint of boiling milk. Make 
a strong infusion, strain it through a 
little salt bag which has been previously 
boiled and add to it the beaten yolks of 
four eggs mixed with an even cup of 
sugar. Stir over the fire until it begins 
to thicken, remove and add to it while 
hot a third of a box of granulated gelatin, 
which has befen soaked in a little cold 
water. When it begins to set stir until it 
is smooth and then add the pint of 
whipped cream. 
Sand Tarts.—Some of our Pennsylvania 
friends always make sand tarts for special 
holidays. Cream a cupful of butter, add 
gradually two cupfuls o'f sugar, a little 
of the grated rind, and the juice of half 
a lemon, three eggs, a teaspoonful of cin¬ 
namon and flour to roll. Roll into a thin 
sheet, shape with small cookie-cutters 
and brush over witli egg beaten with a 
tablespoonful of milk. Sprinkle with a 
mixture of sugar, cinnamon and chopped 
nuts and put a raisin or a nutmeat in the 
center of each. Bake in a moderate oven. 
The Bookshelf. 
The Odyssey for Boys and Girls, by 
A. J. Church. Mr. Church’s “Story of 
the Iliad” and “Story of the Odyssey” arc 
already favorably known. In the present 
volume he puts the Greek poet into a 
form acceptable to young readers, and 
while preserving the dignity of the great 
original, the story is told in simple narra¬ 
tive style. This is one of the famous 
stories every child should know, and for¬ 
tunate are the young people who become 
acquainted with it in such attractive dress. 
The book is beautifully illustrated with 
full-page colored pictures, and handsome¬ 
ly bound. Published by the Macmillan 
Company, New York; price $1.50. 
A Lady of Rome, by F. Marion Craw¬ 
ford. No other American author makes 
foreign cities so real to us as Mr. Craw¬ 
ford; his Rome becomes as visible to the 
mind’s eye as Dickens’ London, while his 
characters walk through his pages so con¬ 
vincingly that we hardly realize the Catu- 
podonicos, Montaltos, Castigleones and 
Saracinescas are not flesh and blood. In 
“A Lady of Rome” he tells of a high- 
minded woman who tries, by years of 
self-denial, strengthened by religious feel¬ 
ing, to expiate a mortal sin. The conflict 
between her natural feelings and emotions 
and her spiritual life are depicted with 
profound sympathy and delicacy of touch. 
Maria di Montalto is another addition to 
Mr. Crawford’s long list of charming hero¬ 
ines, and we owe the author thanks for the 
introduction to Father Bonaventura, the 
virile old Capuchin who had fought for 
united Italy, and who brought a soldier¬ 
like directness to bear upon Maria’s prob¬ 
lems. While essentially a novel of mod¬ 
ern society, the book is permeated by a 
strong religious feeling all too rare in 
present-day fiction. Published by the Mac¬ 
millan Company, New York; price $1.50. 
Lawns, and How to Make Them, by 
Leonard Barron. This is Volume III in 
the Garden Library. It discusses first the 
renovation of an old lawn (which means 
the making of a new one) and includes in 
its 14 chapters grading, seeding, and all 
the work required in forming a lawn; 
its care and feeding; weeds and insects; 
seed mixture for special purposes, and an 
excellent guide to the best lawn grasses. 
The light-hearted amateur who thinks he 
can order a lawn like a new suit of 
clothes will acquire much sobering infor¬ 
mation from this book, and also an add¬ 
ed respect for all well-kept grass. There 
are 32 practical pictures, well reproduced, 
and an excellent index. A very useful 
book, well printed and attractively bound. 
Published by Doubleday, Page & Co.. New 
York; 174 pages; price $1.10 net; postage 
six cents. 
It’s not fair to your lamp to 
dwarf its light with a poor 
chimney. I manufacture 
lamp-chimneys that get the 
most out of lamp-light, and 
that won’t break from heat. 
I put Macbetii on every 
one, because it tells you how 
to get the best in lamp- 
chimne3 T s. 
Mv Index tells about these facts, and tells 
how to get the right size chimney for your 
lamp. It’s free—let me send it to you. 
Address, MACBETH, Pittsburgh. 
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TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY GOOD OLD SONGS 
This volume contains the words and music of the choicest gems of the old and familiar songs we 
used to sing when we were young. The singing of these songs will not only “ drive dull care 
away,” but bring new and continued happiness and cheerfulness into every home which it enters. 
ng, Annie; Battle of Bunker Hill; Black-Eyed Susan; Killarney; Speed e?“![ 
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Maiden’s Prayer; Old Dan Tucker; Old Grimes; My Bible Leads to Glory; When I Can Read 
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Hickory, Dickory Dock; Take Back the Heart; Old King Cole; The Old Oaken Bucket; Home, 
Sweet Home; Star Spangled Banner; Hail Columbia; Canaan: Coinin'Thro' the Rye: Robin 
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more than 250 in all, words and music, 
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