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THE RURAL/ NEW-YORKER 
March 7, 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
FOREVER. 
Those we love truly never die, 
Tho’ year by year the sad memorial wreath, 
A ring and flowers, types of life and death 
Are laid upon their graves. 
For death the pure life saves, 
And life all pure is love; and love can 
reach 
From heaven to earth, and nobler lessons 
teach, 
^ Than those by mortals read. 
Well blest Is he who has a dear one dead; 
A friend he has whose face will never 
change— 
A dear communion that will not grow 
strange; 
The anchor of love is death. 
The blessed sweetness of a loving breath 
Will reach our cheek all fresh thro’ weary 
years; 
For her who died long since, ah! waste not 
tears, 
She’s thine unto the end. 
Thank God for one dear friend, 
With face still radiant with the light of 
truth, 
Whose love comes laden with the scent of 
youth, 
Thro’ twenty years of death. 
—John Royle O’Reilly. 
* 
We heard recently of a new idea in 
china, evidently showing the influence 
of the American Apple Consumers’ 
League. It is a baked apple bowl—a 
small shallow bowl with a flat rim, 
large enough to hold one baked apple 
and its accompanying cream, standing on 
a little plate to match. 
* 
Here is a Danish “fried cake” known 
as lcleine, which will be found very 
good: Rub together two tablespoons 
each of butter and sugar; add two well- 
beaten eggs, a pinch of salt, three table¬ 
spoons milk, one cup flour, and one-half 
teaspoon vanilla. Roll lightly one-fourth 
inch thick, cut with knife into three- 
inch long rectangles. Make a slit length¬ 
wise in center of each, take one end and 
put it through this slit, bringing back 
to place from under side. Cook golden 
brown in smoking lard. Drain and 
serve. 
* 
| Salmon hash is an excellent emer¬ 
gency dish made from the canned fish. 
Mash eight large boiled potatoes and 
season with one teaspoonful of salt and 
a dusting of white pepper. Add a table¬ 
spoonful of cream and a level table¬ 
spoonful of butter. Beat with a fork 
until light and creamy. Free one-half 
pound or can of salmon from bones and 
skin and break into flakes. Add to the 
potato and beat all together. Heap 
lightly on a dish that will bear moderate 
oven heat and brown lightly. Serve 
very hot. 
* 
A friend asks us what is meant by a 
dish called “little pigs in blankets.” 
This is merely fried bacon and oysters, 
and very delicious it is. Prepare as fol¬ 
lows : Select good-sized oysters. Wash 
them in cold water and drain thor¬ 
oughly. Wipe very dry with a soft 
towel. Cut bacon very thin, allowing 
•one slice for each oyster. Lay the 
oyster on the slice and bring the ends 
of the bacon together. Stick a wooden 
toothpick through both the bacon and 
oyster. Cook four or five at a time in 
a hot pan, turning once and browning 
the bacon nicely. Drain on brown paper 
and serve very hot. 
* 
The lingerie bows now worn with 
turn-over collars can only be kept in 
place properly with some sort of a bar 
pin; the newest ones made for the pur¬ 
pose have a curved pin, the bar itself 
being slightly curved out, so that the 
thickness of the bow is enclosed without 
the risk of imperfect fastening. It is a 
mistake to force an ordinary straight- 
pinned brooch through one of these 
bows; it is so likely to pull out. Curved 
bar pins from two to three inches long 
are used to fasten the voluminous veil 
in the back; there is often a shorter pin 
of the same style to fasten the veil to 
the hat brim in front. The grosgrain 
belting that is seen with white shirt 
waist dresses for the southern trade 
calls for handsome belt buckles, and 
they are seen in a great variety of 
st\des; some of the showiest are gilt set 
with pink coral or jade. The buckles 
are rather larger than they have been, 
as the belting is from V /2 to three inches 
5906 Fifteen Gored Skirt, 
22 to 32 waist. 
wide. Any old-fashioned buckle may be 
brought out with confidence, so long as 
it is a handsome one. A great deal of 
cut jet is seen, in buckles, combs, 
brooches, bracelets and necklets. Among 
the latter are dog-collars of cut jet, 
composed of four to six strands held 
together by bars of rhinestones, which 
are very handsome. 
* 
All sorts of fancy buttons are used 
now in trimming, and it is quite possible 
to make them, if one has the time and 
the knack for fancy work. For covered 
buttons wooden molds are required; 
with a thin material a pad of cotton 
over the mold is an improvement. 
The covering may be embroidered, deco¬ 
rated with French knots or beads. A 
high fancy girdle is improved by the use 
of buttons; where a high bow is used at 
one side of the front it may be balanced 
by two large buttons placed • diagonally 
at the other side, while another button 
with no idea of utility. Some of them 
are merely tiny rosettes of fine lace, with 
a little button or flat bead forming the 
center; some are tiny linen or crochet 
buttons edged with a miniature frill of 
fine lace. They make a very dainty 
trimming, and where one has the time 
for such fancy trifles they will add an 
air of style to the home sewing. 
* 
A good many expert cooks are a good 
deal like Mrs. Hanson, as described by 
the Youth’s Companion. Everybody in 
Cedarby owned that Mrs. Hanson was 
the queen of cooks, but they were likely 
to add that when it came to explaining 
the processes by which she arrived at 
her excellent results, she left a good deal 
to be desired. 
“Your scalloped oysters are the best 
we ever have at our church suppers or 
anywhere, and you know it,” said a 
neighbor, endeavoring to win special 
favor from this culinary goddess. 
“Most folks get ’em either too wet or 
too dry. I tell ’em I don’t know how 
you manage it so yours are always just 
right. 1 don’t suppose you could tell ex¬ 
actly yourself.” 
“Why, yes, I could,” and Mrs. Hanson 
smiled indulgently at the eager, hopeful 
face of her neighbor. “All I do is but¬ 
ter the dish, put in a layer of oysters, 
salted and peppered, then a layer of 
buttered crumbs, then a layer of milk, 
and back to oysters again. Easy as 
pie, ’tis.” 
“A ‘layer’ of milk?” faltered the 
neighbor. 
“Why, yes,” said Mrs. Hanson, cheer¬ 
fully. “That’s what makes ’em about 
right—layer of oysters, layer of crumbs, 
and layer of milk. Leastways that’s 
what J do, and you say you like ’em.” 
The Rural Patterns. 
The many gored skirt is one of the 
later decrees of fashion. It is admirable 
for all skirtings, it is well adapted to 
cloth, cheviot and the like and it also is 
most satisfactory for the linen and wash 
poplin, pique and other materials of the 
sort, which so many women are now 
making for the coming Summer. This 
one can be made in round or in walk¬ 
ing length, can be laid in inverted plaits 
or finished in habit style at the back. 
The many gores mean the long lines 
that give the effect of slenderness and 
allow of perfectly smooth fit at the 
upper portion with graceful flare at the 
lower. The skirt is cut in fifteen gores 
that are carefully and accurately 
shaped. The seams can be simply 
pressed open or laid forward and 
stitched flat as liked. When the habit 
back is desired the back gores are cut 
off on indicated lines. The quantity of 
material required for the medium size is 
11 yards 27, 6 yards 44 or 5 ^ yards 52 
inches wide if material has figure or 
nap ; 8% yards 27, 5% yards 44 or ^ 
yards 52 inches wide if it has not. The 
pattern 5906 is cut in sizes for a 22, 24, 
26, 28, 30 and 32 inch waist measure; 
price 10 cents. 
One piece garments are greatly in de¬ 
mand just now and are both so pretty 
and so simple that their popularity is 
well deserved. This night-gown is 
tucked over the shoulders to make be¬ 
coming and comfortable fullness. The 
neck edge is finished with beading, which 
■is drawn up by means of ribbon to regu¬ 
late the size, and the sleeves can be 
left straight at their lower edges or 
curved as preferred. The gown is cut in 
one piece and the only seams are those 
at the under arm and sleeve edges. The 
tucks are laid on indicated lines and 
beading finishes the neck. Whether the 
sleeves are left straight or curved their 
edges can be finished with frills of either 
lace or embroidery. The quantity of 
material required for the medium size is 
5^4 yards 36 or 3^4 yards 44 inches wide 
with 2J4 yards of beading, 2 yards of 
narrow, 2 yards of wide lace. The pat¬ 
tern 5902 is cut in three sizes, small, 
medium and large; price 10 cents. 
Cuba Eats Fruit 
New York cats meat, Canada 
eats pork and Iceland eats fat. 
The colder the climate the fatter 
the food because fat heats the 
body and heat is life. 
The finest fat that grows makes 
Scott’s Emulsion 
It is the Norwegian Cod Liver 
Oil. SCOTT’S EMULSION is 
full of heat and nourishment. It 
has a power in it that gives 
vigor and new flesh to those 
who suffer from consumption 
and other wasting diseases. 
AU Druggist*; 50c. and $1.00. 
A LABOR SAVING device 
for WOMEN Is a 
RELIANCE MOP 
WRINGER 
Do not wring a filthy mop 
with your ImndB: nor etoop 
over a pall of dirty water mid 
Inhale the offensive fumes. 
Everyone expresses their dc- 
^— light with the “Kelianee.” 
j Every wringer guaranteed to 
give satisfaction* 
LEE CHAIR CO., Box C, Oneida, N.Y. 
TEAS & COFFEES 
% PRICE AT RETA?U 
FINEST TEAS from 19c. to to 37c. a lb. 
FINEST COFFEES from 11c. to 26c. alb. 
The supplying of Farmers, Granges. Institutions, 
Clergymen ana large Consumers a Specialty. 
CONSUMERS IMPORTING TEA CO., 
P. O. Box 290. 06 Church Street, New York. 
SaveTwo-Thirds 
Your Papering Expenses 
We sell direct to you at mill 
price; and tell you how to hang 
the paper yourself. You save half 
the cost of the paper, aud all the 
cost of labor. Three rooms papered 
at the cost of one! Your choice of 
our newest and prettiest designs. 
Free book of BHinples and instructions on 
request. Write today. 
PENN WALL-PAPER MILLS 
Dept. F, 
Philadelphia 
Ruh h e rhlde 
Tho Rubber* 
ESOOtS Boots With 
Leather Soles 
Made Water-Tight 
and Stay So 
We guarantee that a pair of Rub- 
. berhide boots will outwear two pairs of 
best all rubber boots or we will make good the 
difference in wear in money. 
A first quality rubber boot with a rubber welt 
sole to which an outer-sole of the best heavy 
Rock Oak Leather is sewed. Cannot pull apart 
or leak. Leather insole prevents sweat. 
Can Be Half-Soled 
or tapped by any cobbler, and still not 
leak. Protect the feet. Lots more 
comfort. Great for ditching, spading 
or any bard, wet work. 
They Will Save You 
Money 
Ask your dealer for them. If he Can¬ 
not supply you, write to us direct. 
Send for Catalog 
and prices with full descrip¬ 
tion 
IIIUBIJERHIDE CO., 814Essex Bldg., Boston, Utase. 
5902 One-Piece Night-Gown, 
Small, Medium, Large, 
may form the center of the bow. These 
buttons may be the size of a quarter, or 
larger, and decorated in any way de¬ 
sired. With jet beads and heavy em¬ 
broidery twist very handsome black silk 
buttons may be made, suitable for trim¬ 
ming gowns or wraps, and they are 
often quite expensive to buy. What are 
called lingerie buttons, for trimming thin 
waists, are usually for ornament only 
Three generations ol 
Simpsons have made 
EddystoNE 
PRINTS 
Pounded 1842 . 
Ask your dealer for 
Simpson=Eddystone Prints 
The famous old '‘Simpson” brands 
made only In Eddystone. 
The standard dress goods for 
beauty and wear 65 years ago. 
Standard today. Absolutely 
fast colors. Made in the great¬ 
est variety of designs; some in 
a new silk finish. 
If your dealer hasn't Simpson-Eddystone Prints 
write us his name. We'll help him supply you. De¬ 
cline substitutes and imitations. 
The Eddystone Mfg,'. Co. Philadelphia 
Established by Wm. Simpson, Sr. 
