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THE) RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 8, 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
THE MARCH OF MEN. 
If you could cast away the pain, 
The sorrows and tlie tears, 
And let the joys alone remain 
From all departed years; 
If you could quite forget the sighs 
And recollect the song— 
What think you: would you be as wise. 
As helpful, or as strong? 
If you could lay the burden down 
That bows your head at whiles, 
Shun everything that wears a frown, 
And live a life of smiles— 
Be happy as a child again. 
As free from thoughts of care— 
Would you appear to other men 
More noble or more fair? 
Ah no ! a man should do his part 
And carry all his load. 
Rejoiced to share with every heart 
The roughness of the road. 
Not given to thinking overmuch 
Of pains and griefs behind, 
But glad to be in fullest touch 
With all his human kind. 
—Charles Buxton Going, in “Star-Glow 
and Song.” 
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A Connecticut correspondent in¬ 
forms us that the poem printed on 
page 402, “How Doth Death Speak 
of Our Beloved,” is the first part of a 
poem under that title in “The Changed 
Cross,” a book of religious poems, and 
is there credited to Mrs. Charles. It 
has been quite widely reprinted, usually 
without any author’s name, and it is 
so easy, in such cases, to lose all iden¬ 
tification, that we are very glad to give 
credit where it is possible. 
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Convent cloth is one of the new 
white goods intermediate in weight be¬ 
tween longcloth and nainsook. It is 
used for fine underwear and children’s 
garments, and is very desirable for in¬ 
fants’ slips. Cross-bar dimity is now 
shown in readymade underwear of in¬ 
expensive grade, as well as the hand¬ 
somer garments. An attractive model 
consists of the marguerite, or corset 
cover and short petticoat in one, the cor¬ 
set-cover of cross-bar, and the skirt 
f plain nainsook with a cross-bar flounce. 
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Delicate soup may be made quickly 
in an emergency, to help out a meal, 
and it requires no meat. Peel and boil 
four large potatoes. Drajti them and 
mash fine. Add one quart of milk, one 
tablespoonful of butter, one teaspoon¬ 
ful of salt and one saltspoonful of cel¬ 
ery salt. Heat the soup. Add one cun¬ 
ful of crushed cracker crumbs. Serve 
in soup plates and dot the top with 
spoonfuls of whipped cream. The 
cream may be omitted if desired, and 
white pepper may be used for further 
seasoning. The soup should be very 
hot when served. 
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The New York Assembly passed 
April 15, the bill introduced by As¬ 
semblyman Reed of Cayuga, prohib¬ 
iting the use of heron feathers for 
hat trimming. The measure amends 
section 98 of the forest, fish and game 
law giving protection from the grasp 
of the milliner to wild birds other than 
the English sparrow, crow, hawk, 
blackbird, snow owl, great horned owl 
and kingfisher, except upon a special 
certificate of authority. The law does 
not apply to game birds for which an 
open season is provided. The Reed 
bill specifies that_“Feathers or plum¬ 
age commonly known as aigrettes, or 
the feathers or plumage of any species, 
of the heron family, whether obtained 
within or without the State, shall not 
be bought, sold, offered or exposed for 
sale at any time.” A number of milli¬ 
ners from New York City went to 
Albany to . protest against the bill. The 
milliners insisted that the passage of 
this act would cause them a loss in 
trade of upward of $100,000 and drive 
an equal amount of business to other 
States. They protested that the pro¬ 
visions prohibiting the importation in¬ 
to this State of heron feathers was 
unconstitutional. The measure will be 
strenuously opposed in the Senate. 
Ex-Attorney-General Julius M. Mayer 
represents the milliners who are fight¬ 
ing the bill. The saddest feature of 
this agitation is the revelation it 
32 to 42 bust. 
makes of feminine hardheartedness, 
not to say brutality. The subject has 
been so widely discussed that any wo¬ 
man who is not entirely indifferent 
to questions of humanity must know 
that her prized aigrette means the 
slaughter of breeding herons and the 
consequent death by starvation of their 
helpless nestlings. The men who 
slaughter the birds and handle the 
feathers for gain are of course ac¬ 
complices, but the whole thing would 
be stopped, and legislation rendered 
unnecessary, if the women would but 
put humanity above vanity. We have 
never seen more aigrettes of real her¬ 
on’s feathers worn (there are of course 
imitations also) than during the past 
year or two. but to us their airy beauty 
speaks tragedy only. When. .George 
T. Angell died, full of years and hon¬ 
ors', thousands of drivers and team¬ 
sters, all over Boston, showed their 
sense of his work by putting emblems 
of mourning on their horses. It is 
painful to think that the life, not the 
death, of so many women brings 
mourning to “our little brothers' of the 
air.” 
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The plain tailored shirt waist made 
without pleats, and finished with a lit¬ 
tle pocket at one side, is a very good 
model for general wear, and is simple 
to make, though it must be cut and 
fitted with great care to give the right 
effect. The plain back may have a 
yoke if desired, the front having a 
flat pleat double-stitched at the edges, 
and fastened with pearl buttons. The 
plain shirt sleeves are narrower than 
last year, having very little fullness at 
the top. Such a waist is very pretty 
made of madras, linen, poplinette or 
percale. We have seen some of twine 
colored pongee piped around pocket, 
cuffs and front pleat with vivid green 
or scarlet, a little bow of the same 
color being worn with the white linen 
collar. Such a waist is very service¬ 
able as well as smart-looking. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The corset cover shown is an ex¬ 
cellent pattern for using embroidered 
flouncing, but it can be made from 
plain lawn, batiste, cross-barred dimity 
or any material of the sort and the 
upper edge either embroidered by hand 
or trimmed with lace frills or finished 
in any way that fancy may suggest. The 
little circular sleeves are pretty and 
much liked by many women but they 
can be used or omitted as liked, also 
there is a choice of belt or peplum at 
the lower edge. The corset cover is 
made in one piece. The right front 
edge is finished with a simulated box 
plait and the closing is made by means 
of buttons and buttonholes worked in 
a flap. The upper edge is finished with 
beading, which regulates the size, and 
the lower edge is gathered and joined 
either to the narrow belt or to the pep¬ 
lum. The quantity of material required 
for the medium size is 1J4 yards 16 
inches wide with y 2 yard of plain ma¬ 
terial 36 for the peplum and sleeves, 
1% yards of beading, \/ 2 yards of 
edging. The patterns 6205 is cut in 
sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 42 
inch bust measure; price 10 cents. 
No. 6302 shows a kimono with an 
empire effect. The kimono is made { 
with fronts and backs and is tucked to 
the waist line at the back, to yoke 
depth at the front. The Empire waist 
band is arranged over it and is in¬ 
cluded in the back seam, so being kept 
perfectly in place. The sleeves are 
made in one piece each but laid in 
tucks which meet at the center and 
provide becoming fulness. When the 
round length is desired the kimono can 
be cut off on indicated lines. The 
quantity of material required for the 
medium size is 8 yards 24 or 32 6(4 
yards 44 inches' wide if material has 
figure or nap; 6/- yards 32, 4J4 yards 
44 inches wide if it has not, 1(4 yard 
either 24 or 32 inches wide for the 
bands. The pattern 6302 is cut in sizes 
for a 32, 34, 36, 38 and 40 inch bust 
measure; price 10 cents. 
Cocoanut Cheese Cakes.— Place in 
a stewpan, one cupful of cream, one 
cupful of cocoanut juice or milk, one 
cupful of curd, one teacupful of sugar 
and the well-beaten yolks of five eggs. 
Set it on stove and stir until thick. 
Remove from fire, let cool, flavor. Line 
pie pans with puff pastry, fill up with 
the mixture and bake until paste is 
done. i). b. p. - 
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Paint Talks—No. 8 
Costly Economy 
The practical farmer has long since 
learned the difference between “cheap” 
and “economical.” 
“Cheap” seed—“cheap” fertilizers 
— ‘ ‘ cheap ” implements — ‘ ‘ cheap ” 
paint—always prove to be most costly. 
It requires just as much to put on "cheap” 
paint as good paint—often more. After it 
is on it soon cracks and scales and you wish 
it was off. The worst thing about it is that 
good paint cannot be put on until the poor 
paint has been removed, and that means 
expensive burning, or scraping. 
Make your paint of Pure White Lead (Dutch 
Boy Painter Trademark) and pure linseed oil 
and you’ll have a job that will look right first 
and last—will wear long and leave a perfect 
surface for repainting. 
The Dutch Boy Painter is your guarantee. 
All our white lead bears this trademark. If 
vour dealer cannot supply you with the genu¬ 
ine, write us and we will assist you to secure it. 
Houseowner’s Painting Outfit 8 consist¬ 
ing of color schemes, specifications and adult- 
Writ. 
erant detector, free. 
/rite for it to-day. 
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New York. Boston, Buf- 
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Cleveland, St. Louis 
(John T. Lewis & Bros. 
Company, Philadelphia), 
(National Lead & Oil 
Company, Pittsburgh) 
On Rainy Days 
A Fish Brand Slicker 
will keep you dry 
And give yon fall value in 
comfort and long wear 
$3.00 
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