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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
October 10, 
From Day to Day. 
ALAS! HOW EASILY THINGS GO WRONG. 
Alas! how easily things go wrong; 
A sigh too much or a kiss too long, 
And there follows a mist and a weeping rain, 
And life is never the same again. 
Alas! how hardly things go right! 
’Tis hard to watch on a Summer’s night, 
For the sigh will come and the kiss will stay, 
And the Summer’s night is a Winter’s day. 
And yet how easily things go rigid, 
If the sigh and the kiss of a Winter’s night 
Come deep from the soul in the stronger ray 
That is born in the light of Winter's day. 
And things can never go badly wrong 
If the heart be true and the love be strong; 
For the mist, if it comes, and the weeping 
rain 
Will be changed by the love into sunshine 
again- „ 
. —George MacDonald. 
* 
Among Fall waists arc some pretty 
models in challie with polka dots or hair¬ 
line stripes. They are made with tailored 
effect, stitched side plaits and long 
sleeves. Linen collars and silk bow ties 
are worn with them. If a woman is 
“fore-handed” she can often buy suitable 
challies in the off season at greatly re¬ 
duced prices. Plaids, both in fine wools 
and taffeta silks, also appear among these 
tailored waists, and they will be found 
very useful with the Winter ja,cket suit. 
* 
Some of the most beautiful artificial 
flowers for Fall and Winter hats are 
Dahlias; big double quilled flowers in all 
the natural shades of plum and garnet. 
They are very handsome on felt or vel¬ 
vet hats of similar tone. They are not, 
however, a novelty; an English friend 
says that 50 years ago she remembers the 
Staffordshire colliers’ wives in their best 
velvet bonnets, adorned by wreaths of 
Dahlias—big bouncing flowers that made 
a brave showing above the wearers’ rosy 
cheeks. 
* 
Most hats have some trimming under 
the brim, and this usually becomes 
crushed from laying the hat flat in a box. 
A wire rest, such as is used by milliners, 
will raise the hat up a little, and protect 
the trimming. These rests are some¬ 
times covered with cretonne. A fitted 
trunk is provided with these rests, to 
which the hat is pinned, thus keeping 
it in place. If the wire rests are not ob¬ 
tainable a flat-topped pyramid of card¬ 
board, covered with cretonne, will be 
found useful as a substitute. 
* 
The following recipe for mincemeat 
comes from a western reader, who says it 
gives great satisfaction when sold to pri¬ 
vate customers. Chop fine, and separate¬ 
ly, three pounds of cooked lean beef, two 
pounds of suet and one peck of tart ap¬ 
ples. Add two pounds of stoned raisins, 
half a pound of sliced citron, one-fourth 
pound of candied orange peel, one quart 
of canned cherries, one pint of apple 
butter, two cups of cider, two pounds of 
currants, one glass of orange marmalade, 
one quart of grape juice and two table¬ 
spoons of salt. Scald, and store in fruit 
jars as canned fruit. 
* 
Anyone who has the large chestnuts, 
European or Japanese, may try preserv¬ 
ing them in syrup like the delicious mar- 
rons glaces imported from France: Re¬ 
move the shells and brown skin. Cover 
them with fresh boiling water. Boil 
rapidly until tender, but not too soft; 
drain and weigh, and to each pint add a 
quarter of a good, oily vanilla bean and 
one pound of sugar. Split the bean into 
halves; then cut it into small pieces, be¬ 
ing very careful not to waste or lose the 
seeds. Add the sugar to a half pint of 
water; stir until dissolved;'bring to boil¬ 
ing point; boil a minute and add the 
chestnuts. Push the saucepan to the 
back of the stove and cook slowly until 
the chestnuts are soft, dark and very 
rich. Lift each carefully with a fork, 
put them in a bottle or jar, and cover 
with the boiling syrup. Seal and stand 
aside. These will keep for any length of 
time. 
* 
Here is a southern recipe for Con¬ 
federate daughters’ cake, which is de¬ 
licious : Cream one-half cupful of sweet 
butter with one-half cupful of sugar un¬ 
til very light; add one-half teaspoonful 
of almond flavoring and one cupful Of 
milk, and mix carefully. Have ready, 
sifted together, three cupfuls of flour and 
two tablespoonfuls of baking powder, 
and add. Last of all, fold in the whites 
of six eggs, beaten stiff. Bake in a mod¬ 
erate oven three-quarters of an hour. 
When it is cold take a strong linen thread 
and divide it into three layers, between 
which put the following mixture: Blanch 
five ounces of almonds; pound them in a 
mortar to a fine paste; add carefully to 
one pint of thick cream, sweeten, and 
beat until stiff, when it is ready for use. 
Decorate the top with the cream and 
halves of the almonds made to represent 
the petals of a flower, with one-half a 
candied cherry in the centre of each. 
Preserving; Corn in Brine. 
On page 723 T. K. V. D. asks for in¬ 
formation regarding preserving corn in 
the husk. T have good success by using 
the following: Take half of the husk off 
and then pack corn closely in the barrel 
or whatever receptacle is used. I hen 
cover with a two-thirds brine. First 
make a brine to float an egg or potato, 
and add one gallon of water to two gal¬ 
lons of brine. This makes the corn come 
out fine. _ c. h. p. 
Grape Jelly. 
Can some of the women readers tell how 
to make grape jelly harden? We have good 
luck with quince and crab-apple, but grape 
we would like a few pointers on. 
F. R. L. 
It is not always possible to make a stiff 
jelly from sweet grapes, especially if they 
are dead ripe. The more acid grapes 
“jell” the best, and they should be under 
rather than over ripe. We boil down 
grape jelly more than currant or crab- 
apple, which are always the easiest jel¬ 
lies to harden. This year our grapes 
were barely ripe, and the jelly was boiled 
nearly 30 minutes; it hardened well. 
Who can offer us further suggestions for 
sure-to-jell grape jelly? 
If immeasurable love were perfect wis¬ 
dom, one human being might almost im¬ 
personate Providence to another. Alas! 
love, divine as it is, can do no more than 
lighten the house it inhabits.—George 
Meredith. 
Simpson-Eddystone 
Silver Greys 
Handsome costumes are no longer 
confined to costly material. Simpson- 
Eddystone Prints, because of their 
beautiful patterns are used for the 
most stylish dresses. Some designs 
have a new silk finish. 
Ask your dtaler for 
Simpson-Eddy stone Silver Greys. 
Three generations of Simpsons 
have made Simpson Prinis. 
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