1908. 
Renovating a Hair Mattress. 
In reply to Mrs. E. B. S. I wish to 
say that I have a hair mattress which 
I have renovated twice. Take the mat¬ 
tress to a cool, shady place, rip one 
side and turn out the stuffing. The 
tick goes to the washtub to be thor¬ 
oughly cleansed and dried. The pile of 
lumpy knobs is beaten with flat sticks 
and the dust that arises is astonishing. 
Ii people could, clairvoyantly, peep in¬ 
side of their beds there would surely be 
a speedy overhauling of them! This 
beating is the disagreeable part of the 
work; scarcely less so is the subse¬ 
quent picking over. The dusty, matted 
lumps must be pulled apart, this frees 
them from all remaining dust, and the 
pile is enormously increased—light, 
clean and springy as new. The clean 
tick is tacked with stout thread into 
quilting frames, like a quilt, and the 
hair is deftly piled into it, evenly dis¬ 
tributed, and the side closed. You must 
have a mattress needle, which costs only 
a few cents, and a ball of stout, linen 
twine. It takes two persons to do the 
rest, for one must lie beneath the frame 
and return the needle. I place a leather 
circle when the first thrust is made with 
the threaded needle, pushing steadily till 
the one beneath sees and seizes it, when 
she places her disk and pulls it to its 
length of twine and firmly ties it. The 
needle is then passed upward to me at 
tile usual distance apart, and this is 
all there is to it. It is a trifle tedious, 
but not a lengthy task, and much fun 
and laughter go with. it. And, oh! you 
have a clean bed “good as new.” 
L. W. BALDWIN. 
An all-hair mattress may be cleaned 
by the following method: Cut the tufts, 
rip open one side and one end, remove 
the hair and wash the tick. To clean 
the hair, make a tubful of lukewarm 
soapsuds and wash the hair, picking and 
pulling each bit with the finger tips 
until soft and light. Rinse and spread 
on sheets in the sun to dry (wash it 
early so that it -will dry the same day). 
To refill the mattress, spread the tick on 
a bedstead with just the slats in, stuff 
in the hair as evenly as possible, and 
knot; using a mattress needle. 
CONNECTICUT. 
Apple Recipes. 
Apple Meringue.—Rub a pint of apple 
sauce through a sieve or strainer to free 
it from any small lumps. Set it on the 
ice until very cold. Beat the whites of 
six eggs to a meringue stiff enough to 
stand alone, then beat in by the spoonful 
a cup of powdered sugar and the pint 
of chilled apple sauce. Flavor with a 
little lemon juice, and, when very stiff, 
pour into small goblets that have been 
thoroughly chilled. Serve at once. This 
meringue is improved by placing on top 
of each glass a great spoonful of 
whipped cream. 
Diana Pudding.—Chop three-quarters 
of a pound of apples finely, put them in 
a basin, add six ounces sugar, grated 
rind and juice of half a lemon, three 
ounces of finely chopped suet, two well- 
beaten eggs, a quarter of a pound of 
cake crumbs and a quarter of a pound 
of wheaten bread-crumbs. Mix thor¬ 
oughly, pour into a buttered mold, cover 
with a buttered paper. Steam gently for 
six hours. Serve with any good sauce. 
1 his pudding should be an amber-color 
when cooked. 
Annie and Chocolate Pudding.—Stew 
one pound of apples with sufficient water 
till red and thick and pour them in 
the bottom of a pudding dish. Put half a 
pint of milk on to boil. Moisten one 
dessertspoonful of cornstarch with a 
little cold milk, add to the boiling milk, 
then add two ounces of grated chocolate 
and boil up. Remove from the fire and 
add two yolks of eggs, a little cinnamon 
or vanilla and one tablespoon fill of 
sugar. Pour gently over the apples and 
bake for 20 minutes. Beat the whites 
of eggs to a stiff froth, add one tea¬ 
spoonful of sugar, put on the top and 
firm in the oyen. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
400 
The Rural Patterns. 
The blouse shown in No. 5941 is made 
with fronts and back, the back being 
gathered and joined to the yoke while 
the front is finished with a regulation 
box plait. There is a hem at the lower 
6941 Boy’s Blouse, 6 to 12 year;; 
edge in which clastic is inserted, which 
regulates the size. The sleeves are in 
shirtwaist style, finished with overlaps 
and cuffs. The quantity of material re¬ 
quired for the medium size (10 years) 
is 2-)4 yards 24, 2)4 yards 32 or 1% yard 
44 inches wide. The pattern 5941 is cut 
in sizes for boys of 6, 8, 10 and 12 years 
of age; price 10 cents. 
A comfortable cloak is shown in No. 
5887, which will be found a desirable 
style for infants’ wear. The cloak con¬ 
sists of the long cape, the shorter cape 
and the hood and collar. The quantity 
of material required for the wrap is 6)4 
yards 21, 5)4 yards 27 or 3)4 yards 44 
inches wide with )4 yard of silk for the 
lining for the hood. The pattern 5887 
is cut in one size only; price 10 cents. 
The corset cover shown in No. 5755 
is made with the fronts and the back, 
and it is finished with hems at the front 
edges and is drawn up at both waistline 
5755 Misses’ Corset Cover, 
14 and 16 years. 
and the neck. The quantity of material 
required for the sixteen year size is V/& 
yard 36 inches wide, with 5 yards of 
beading and 3)4 yards of edging. The 
pattern 5755 is cut in sizes for girls of 
14 and 16 years of age; price 10 cents. 
Three generation* of 
Simpsons have made 
Ask your dealer for 
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The reliable old •‘Simpson” Prints 
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Their elegance, durability, and absolutely 
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Some designs in a new silk finish. 
If your dealer hasn’t Simpson-Eddvstone Prints writeug 
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tutes and imitations. 
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