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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
April 17, 
Wnmfltl Qtlff flip Hrimp P^ e ^ nen jumper dresses to wear with ally good. If onions are eaten raw pour 
Tf l/Illilli illlvl LllC IIUIIIC thin blouses; some are of a semi-fit- over a little boiling water after slicing 
ting princess model, while others have and pour it off immediately. This will 
a little jumper hooked or buttoned to prevent heart-burn. “They say” that 
the skirt. These jumper dresses are milk drank after eating onions will pre- 
From Day to Day. 
A COMMUNION. 
“The flowers appear on the earth, the , . . 
time of the singing of birds is come, and °* ten trimmed with linen soutache or vent the odor on the breath, but murder 
the voice of the turtle is heard in our coronation braid, and the effect is very will out,” and an onion hater is apt to 
land. ’ —The Song of Solomon ii, 12. smart. A very odd style of jumper distinguish the scent. Onions should be 
ThC mndTr 1™ themT C1S ' Loic1 ’ J0U dress shown in some handsome mate- used, however, when it can be made con- 
The daisy in the medder is as clean as r ^d s i s a draped princess that comes venient, for they are one of the most 
any gem; up over the bust like a bib, and is then healthful of vegetables. 
The wild rose in the thicket is the ripest draped down into the skirt. The yoke eva o. b. gilbert. 
kind o red-— and sleeves are of lace or net, and - 
It’s party, and its happy—look at how it . a 4 R 11{y<5 . patchwork Ouilts 
holds its head! -the general effect is as though the ma- Kag Kugs ’ ratcnworK vuius. 
..... _ , , , . . terial had been draped on the wearer, I would like to learn something about 
favorite o’ mine; instead of cut and fitted. This is making rag carpet rugs; have heard 
I like to stumble on ’em with my eyes, an’ rather an extreme model, though it will them called Betsy Ross rugs. Would 
catch their shine. doubtless be copied to some extent. like to make one 3^x2Yz vards long. 
AD ’* sofT when G l J g 0 0 bn b “^ ump - ups ’ noddin> * How much cut and sewed rags is nec- 
An’ as blue an’ glad an’ helpful as the A great many of the thin fabrics essary for such a rug? What does it 
ca’m midsummer sky. shown now, eolienne, printed tissue, cost to have such a rug woven? What 
The blazin’ dogwood blossoms! How they swiss, etc., are very dainty and very is a fair price to ask for patched 
flash along the road cheap; they suggest delightful possi- quilts? I have some which I would 
Come a-bloomin’ in a minute, till a feller biHties for Summer wear . But when like to sell when I have them quilted, 
thinks it’s snowed! 
Lord, the hawtree holds a sermon that is maae up they are likely to be a dis- _MRS. J. M. 
sent direct from You ; appointment, if proper thought has not 
An’ the bendin’ cherry branches, an’ the been given to “mounting” them. They 
must have a lining, or more properly 
a separate slip, made with care, to 
When you write advertisers mention Tub 
I t. N.-Y. and you'll get a quick reply and 
“a square deal.’’ See guarantee page 16. 
Hoarhound Candy. 
elder bushes, too. 
There’s the perky dandelion bobbin’ up so 
fresh an’ bold, 
Till the whole enduring hillside has its 
polky-dots of gold ; 
An' the blossomin’ May apple, hidin’ un¬ 
derneath the trees, 
Sends a tinglin’ sort o’ flavor till it mercerized lawn 
coaxes out the bees. 
Will you give a recipe for making the 
old stick hoarhound candy which 1 used to 
think the best of candies? It is now so 
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wear under them. This does not neces- hard to buy. • b. a. 
sarily mean an expensive thing, though This is said to be best made from 
of course China silk gives a handsome the fresh herb, but this is not always 
look to a very simple thin dress, but at hand, so dried leaves may be used. 
or batiste is much Steep a double handful of the leaves 
used, and one can buy slips of these in boiling water for an hour. Set the 
materials ready-made, but both better vessel containing the infusion in hot 
fit and better material can be secured water, not letting it boil. Strain and 
for the price if made at home. The press the leaves dry. Pour the tea 
Lord, I try to understand them an my s ijp j s made j n one piece, after a prin- upon three cupfuls of coffee sugar and 
When I bend an’ whisper to ’em: “For this cess or se UH-prmcess model, the bod- set over the fire as soon as the sugar 
blessing, thank the Lord!” ice part finished with lace at neck and is dissolved. Add then a tablespoonful 
—W. D. Nesbit, in the Chicago Tribune, arm-holes. It is of course white where of vinegar and cook steadily until the 
the material has a white or light candy breaks when dropped into cold 
ome tan some nneau covers seen g roun( j. co lored linings are not being water. Pour into a buttered pan and 
among new . ancy wort we [ c niac e 0 used with pale-tinted wash goods at cut into caramels or pull into ropes. 
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home. 
You ought to Ree our Koyal Axminster rug, 8 ft. 3 in.x 
10 ft. 6 in., for $‘20.50, and our Kerman Velvet, 9 ft.xl2ft., 
at $17,00. They’re beauties! We’ll prepay freight east 
of the Rocky Mountains. 
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The common kind o’ flowers! Lord, I 
guess they like to grow 
An' to fill the air with gladness just be¬ 
cause You love them so. 
flowered chintz with a white ground. 
present. Of course a thin black dress 
This was edged with Cluny insertion would have a sUp match _ 
and around this was a two-inch band __ 
of white linen edged with Cluny lace. The Ever-Useful Onion. 
The lace was put on flat, like the insei- To begin at the beginning, don’t stand 
Cleaning a Light Suit. 
Will you let me know bow to clean a 
very light suit of clothes (I mean a man’s 
suit). It is a very expensive suit and very 
, i-„ „ c •__ of • , “ w dirty. Would you advise cleaning it or 
tion and linen band, being mitered at ln a draught on a cold day to peel sen ding it to a cleaner? h. e. 
the corners, and the effect was very onions. Stand over a good warm fire An expensive suit that is very much I 
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* 
As garniture for a dress of un¬ 
bleached linen, we saw a handsome 
deep collar or bertha of the same ma¬ 
terial, embroidered in three shades of 
Brown mercerized floss. The collar 
was rather shallow at the back, broad¬ 
ening to give an epaulette effect over 
the shoulders, and a deep square in 
front, the embroidery being a combi¬ 
nation of satin stitch and French knots. 
With cuffs to match, a simple gown 
could be made very handsome, and the 
mercerized floss washes well. 
* 
Crackerjack is a homely but delic¬ 
ious sweetmeat which we first met with 
at the Columbian Exposition of 1893, 
when it was sold all over Chicago in 
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and you will find the operation as tear- soiled would better be sent to a cleaner, 
less as when performed in a high wind An inexperienced person doing such 
or holding the onions under water. A work is very likely to cause smudges, 
variety of delicious soups can be made though we have done such cleaning 
entirely without the use of meat by tak- satisfactorily with gasoline or benzine, j 
ing for a foundation a few onions entirely immersing the garment in the I 
quickly browned in butter, and adding fluid and rinsing with clean gasoline. ; 
such vegetables as one has at hand with The highly inflammable and explosive , 
a sprinkle of oatmeal when nearly done, nature of this fluid makes it extremely j 
or rice or even a little smoothed flour to dangerous in careless hands. Spong- j 
give it body. Plain pea soup is made ing with a soapy cleansing fluid, of 
much more palatable with the addition which one mav buv several excellent Why pay local dealer’s high prices when you can get su- 
of onions. Put it through a sieve if a forms, followed by careful pressing, is n?r°hom^sho”u?d^a1'mTZ a im b They know that 1 ’no* 
puree is desired. often entirely effectual in efficient 
Bake chopped or sliced onions in hands, but the expense of professional moneyjHmng prices, 
bread or cracker crumbs, like scalloped cleaning may be more than repaid by 
oysters, moistening with milk and sea- the satisfaction given, where the gar- 
soning well with butter, pepper and salt, ments are expensive. 
When frying fat pork for “milk gravy” - 
Clam Chowder. —Fry crisp and turn 
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.... -r, ... - as we-country people call white sauce, 
enormous quantities. Pop a dish of , . . .. . , _ 
add a good-sized onion sliced very thin two or three slices of salt pork. Leave 
and brown it well with the pork. If but- the fat in the pan in which you will 
ter is used for the foundation of the cook the chowder. Have crushed 
sauce the onion is equally desirable. crackers, sliced potatoes and onions, 
When milk is scarce brown a large and chop a pint of raw clams. Make 
corn, do not salt it, and then pour 
over it molasses taffy made as fol¬ 
lows, so that each grain of corn gets 
a thin coating: One cup of New Or¬ 
leans molasses; four cupfuls of sugar 
. ’ . . * , onion thoroue-hlv in buffer rub in a layers first of cracker dust, potato, on- 
{granulated for light taffy, brown for & j. . ,. ’ • ion and clams and the finely, chopped 
■dark); butter, the size of an egg; one ar § e a^espoon u o our, pour in a p 0r ] c Drop bits of butter and sprinkle 
•cup of vinegar. Boil hard until it 
threads, or drops brittle in cold water. 
Remove from the stove and stir in as 
much soda as will lie on a dime. An¬ 
other popcorn candy is made by pour¬ 
ing chocolate fudge over the corn. 
* 
White wash waists will be worn as or two in a chicken stew, an onion 
much as ever this season. We cannot stuffing iu the P an with roast pork, are 
pint of boiling water, stirring rapidly, pepper slightly. When all materials 
and with salt and pepper for seasoning are used fill in with milk until you see 
you have a delicious gravy. 
A few onions in a boiled dinner are an 
excellent addition. The flavor cannot be 
distinguished but they season the whole. 
A few onions in a pot roast, just a slice 
afford to give up a fashion so com¬ 
fortable and convenient. The main 
difference is the long, close sleeve, 
though most of them now button in 
unobtrusive ways of making use of a 
desirable flavoring ingredient. An onion 
boiled with the potatoes for potato salad 
will flavor the salad slightly and the 
the front. The thin white blouses are objectionable presence of the vegetable 
sure to be worn as much as ever as ma y avoided. 
soon as hot weather begins; nothing > Put an onion as large as a butternut 
else is so comfortable and convenient into the top of the bean pot when you 
in our climate, and they are so con- put in the pork, and take it out before 
venient for wear with white linen serving the beans. No one will be able 
skirts. We note in the shops very sim- to guess what made them so exception- 
it, cover closely and simmer three 
hours. Turn out on a platter, serve 
with bread and butter and pickles. 
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