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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
November 9, 
l Woman and Home 
From Day to Day. 
INTO TIIE FOREVER. 
What may we take unto the vast forever? 
That marble door 
Admits no fruit of all our long endeavor, 
No flower-wreathed crown, we wore, 
No garnered lore. 
What can we hear beyond the unknown portal? 
No gold, no gains 
Of all our toiling; in the life immortal 
No hoarded wealth remains, 
Nor guilt, nor stains. 
Naked from out the far abvss behind us, 
We entered here; 
No word came with our coming to remind us 
What wondrous world was near, 
No hone, no fear. 
Into the silent starless night before us, 
Naked we glide. 
No band has mapped the constellations o'er us, 
No comrade at our side, 
No chart, no guide. 
Yet fearless toward that midnight black and 
hollow, 
Our footsteps faro. 
The beckoning of a Father’s hand we follow— 
11 is love alone is there; 
No curse, no care. 
—E. It. Sill. 
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A slight variation in lemon jelly is 
made by using about four tablespoonfuls 
of syrup from sweet pickles in place of 
the juice of one lemon, in the quantity 
calling for three lemons as ordinarily 
made. The flavor is spicy and piquant, 
without being decided enough to betray 
its origin. 
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An inquirer asks whether it takes a 
great deal of material to make an accor¬ 
dion pleated dress. The usual rule to 
allow, for an entire accordion-pleated 
costume three times as much material as 
for an ordinary dress. Thin silk, silk 
muslin, chiffon, brilliantine and similar 
materials are most desirable for accord¬ 
ion pleating. The price of the pleating 
varies according to the width of the ma¬ 
terial. While the pleating adds material¬ 
ly to the price of the dress, it must be 
remembered that very little trimming is 
required. 
Some of the newer embroidered sofa 
pillows are edged with colored lace or 
gimp woven of mercerized cotton and 
tinsel. It is usually in shades of one 
color, and is quite stiff, standing out flat 
around the pillow, and taking the place 
of the usual cord edging. A pillow em¬ 
broidered in Biedermaier design in 
shades of Delft blue was edged with 
shaded blue and gold lace very effective¬ 
ly. Some of the sofa pillows are now 
made long, like a bed pillow, instead of 
square, as formerly, giving a better op¬ 
portunity to vary the embroidery. 
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A correspondent of the English paper, 
Gardening Illustrated, asked recently how 
to make mulberry jelly or preserve. The 
answer given says that the most delicious 
way of using mulberries is to make a sy¬ 
rup of them. The syrup should be made 
thus: Put the mulberries into a large 
jar, set them in the oven, and let them 
remain there till the juice runs freely. 
Strain the juice, and to every pint allow 
a pound of the best preserving sugar. 
Let it boil quickly for 10 minutes, skim¬ 
ming it well. Bottle and seal securely. 
Mulberry jelly may be made in the same 
way, letting it boil until it jellies. This 
is a most delicious preserve. 
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With a tailored jacket suit the blouse 
is now usually made to match the suit 
in color, though of thinner material. 
Some are made of colored net, combined 
with perpendicular bands of the suit ma¬ 
terial. Stitched bands are quite largely 
used for trimming. These waists are 
usually made to follow plain tailor mod¬ 
els, though the chemisette styles are used 
also. The lace and net waists are now 
tight fitting from a little below the bust 
line, with a draped girdle. Many of 
these waists are made to wear over the 
skirt belts, like the old-fashioned basques, 
but they are without tails, the waist line 
coming to a rounded point in front. 
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Onion cream soup, as given by the 
Catholic Standard and Times, is rich and 
nourishing, though made without meat. 
Six onions, rather large, one quart of 
milk, the yolks of four eggs, three table¬ 
spoonfuls of butter, one cupful of cream; 
salt and pepper to taste. Put the butter 
into a frying pan. Cut the onions in 
slices and • drop into the butter. Stir 
until they begin to fry, and then allow 
to simmer on the back of the stove, with 
a cover over them. When the onions 
have simmered for 20 to 30 minutes 
without burning put on the milk to boil. 
Add dry flour to the onions and stir con¬ 
stantly for three minutes over the fire, 
then turn into the milk and cook 15 min¬ 
utes. Beat the yolks of the eggs well, 
gradually adding the cream, and stir into 
the milk. Allow the whole to cook sev¬ 
eral minutes longer. 
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Among the inexpensive little Japanese 
trifles that make pretty gifts are the wind 
chimes, consisting of strips of painted 
glass hung by silk cords, and pendent 
from a ring, the glass being so hung that 
the faintest breeze produces a musical 
tinkle. According to Japanese fancy, to 
insure good fortune one should never be 
out of the sound of running water, and 
these wind chimes are supposed to imi¬ 
tate the running water, and thus bring 
good luck. They cost from 15 to 50 
cents, according to size. Another quaint 
bit of bric-a-brac is the group known as 
the “moral monkeys,” consisting of three 
intertwined squatting apes, one reaching 
out to cover a companion’s eyes, anothcr 
coveritig his neighbor’s mouth, and the 
third covering another’s ears. The moral 
conveyed is “Hear no evil, see no evil, 
speak no evil.” In colored earthenware 
the monkeys cost about the same as the 
wind chimes._ 
The Household Congress. 
Tested Grape Jelly. —In a recent is¬ 
sue an inquirer asks for a recipe for 
“sure-to-jcll” grape jelly. The following 
recipe is sure: Stem the grapes; have 
them dry; place in the oven and when 
thoroughly heated through stir with a 
spoon carefully, when the skins and pulp 
will separate from the juice. Strain 
through a jelly bag and boil 20 minutes; 
then add the same quantity of granulated 
sugar, which has been heating in oven 
while the juice is boiling. Strain in cups. 
MRS. c. M. 
Pick grapes not overripe, add green 
ones, too. Stem them, then mash them so 
as to have juice without adding water, 
except to wash them in. Cook till you 
think done; then put in bag to strain over 
night. In the morning measure juice; 
for every cup of juice add one cup su¬ 
gar, same size cup as juice is measured 
in; the rule is pint for pound. Put su¬ 
gar in a large pan in oven to warm and 
juice on top of range. Just as soon as it 
boils add warm sugar. Boil 20 minutes. 
Green grapes make tarter jelly. 
MRS. K. 
Another Sausage Recipe. —I see that 
some one wants a recipe for seasoning 
sausage. I send one that has been in 
use for at least 20 years. For 20 pounds 
of meat use one-half pound of salt; one 
ounce pepper; one ounce of sage if liked. 
Butchers will say that it is not enough 
salt, but it is all right as I used it for 
many years, keeping sausage until the 
next July and August. max. 
Think of having Sousa’s 
Band play for you whenever 
you choose! Sousa the “March 
King” with the most celebrated 
band in the world—to play for 
you and your friends. 
That’s what you can have 
with a Victor in your home. 
Think of Arthur Pryor’s Band; 
the Garde Republicaine Band 
of France; Giannini’s Royal 
Marine Band; and the Victor 
Orchestra composed of the best 
instrumentalists in America. 
All the popular marches, waltzes, and 
overtures; music specially for dancing; 
classic symphonies; sacred selections; 
solos and duets on your favorite instru¬ 
ments; and besides this, opera numbers 
by the most famous stars; beautiful bal¬ 
lads ; the latest song hits, and the fun¬ 
niest comic selections of the day. 
All this you can have at its best with a Victor 
in your home. And only with a Victor , be¬ 
cause it is the most perfect instrumentoi its kind 
and because the greatest players and singers 
in the world make records for the Victor only. 
Ask any Victor dealer to play your favorite selec¬ 
tions for you. And ask him about the easy-pay ment 
plan. Write us on the coupon for catalogue of the 
Victor and Victor records. 
Victor Talking Machine Co. 
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Victor Talking Machine Co., Camden, N. J. 
Please send me Victor catalogues and name of 
nearest dealer. 
Name- 
Address. 
State 
Camden, N. J. 
Berliner Gramophone Company 
of Montreal 
Canadian Distributors 
Victor 
Band Music 
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