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Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
I LAY IN SORROW, DEEP DISTRESSED. 
I lay In sorrow, deep distressed; 
My grief a proud man heard; 
His looks were cold, he gave me gold, 
But not a kindly word. 
My sorrow passed—I paid him hack 
The gold he gave to me; 
Then stood erect and spoke my thanks, 
And blessed his Charity. 
I lay in want, in grief and pain; 
A poor man passed my way; 
lie bound my head, he gave me bread, 
He watched me night and day. 
How shall I pay him hack again, 
For all he did to me? 
Oh, gold is great, hut greater far 
Is heavenly Sympathy ! 
—Charles Mackay. 
* 
Fine white linen shirtwaists of a 
plain pleated tailor model have colored 
hand embroidery down the front pleat 
and on the cuffs, with a four-in-hand 
tie or small bow to match. The em¬ 
broidery is very simple, consisting of 
round dots of two sizes arranged in a 
geometrical pattern, such as a series of 
diamonds or ovals; in some cases, small 
sprigs were used with the dots. The 
embroidery was worked in green, blue, 
lavender, brown or black. Strips of 
such embroidery for use on shirtwaists 
would be simple pick-up work, and very 
effective. 
* 
A pretty dressing sacque is made of 
fine smooth unbleached muslin edged 
with bands of flowered cretonne. The 
unbleached muslin is also used for sim¬ 
ple shirtwaist dresses, trimmed with 
bands of colored linen. The skirts have 
two bands of the linen, and the waist 
is plainly made, with turn-back cuffs, 
turn-down collar and belt of the linen. 
The effect is really very pretty. Sailor 
blouses of the unbleached muslin are 
made with open neck, to slip on over 
the head, and are liked for outing wear. 
The muslin is a very pretty shade of 
ecru, is very strong and launders easily. 
* 
A delectable huckleberry shortcake 
requires one quart of huckleberries, four 
cupfuls of flour, two cupfuls of sweet 
'milk, two eggs, two tablespoonfuls of 
butter and two teaspoonfuls baking 
powder. Sift salt with the flour and 
baking powder, chop in the shortening, 
add the milk and the beaten eggs and 
mix quickly to a light dough. Roll out 
the sheets to fit a baking dish, making 
one sheet a quarter of an inch thick 
and the other a half inch thick. Lay 
the thinner in the greased pan, spread 
the berries thickly over it, sprinkle 
them with sugar and lay on upper 
crust. Bake about 20 minutes. 
* 
“If ever’buddy thought before they 
spoke ther’ wouldn’t be enough noise 
in this world t’ scare a jay bird,” says 
Abe Martin, the wise man of Indiana. 
We think he is right; moreover, if this 
principle were carried out there would 
be few family quarrels, a wonderful 
falling off in neighborhood squabbles, 
and a general movement towards uni¬ 
versal peace that would discount any¬ 
thing so far accomplished by the learned 
men of the Hague Tribunal. Why not 
take the advice of good Mr. Meagles, in 
“Little Dorrit,” and count twenty be¬ 
fore giving way to the impulse of a 
hasty reply—or even four times twenty, 
if the occasion demands it? 
* 
The Melbourne Australasian tells 
how four-year-old Reggie, brought up 
on a distant gold-field, had never seen 
milk save that which is scooped out of 
tins and mixed with warm water. His 
first visit to a farm was to be a day of 
wonderful surprise. The cow was 
milked and a glass of fresh warm milk 
filled for him. 
“No. fank-you,” said Reggie. 
He was pressed; became timid and 
embarrassed. “No, fank-you,” he re¬ 
THE RURAL 
peated, his lips quivering. His tormen¬ 
tors forbore. 
“Why didn’t you want the nice milk?” 
his mother said later on. 
“No, fank-you,” he said, in tones that 
trembled with injury. “Not after ze 
cow had it!” 
* 
Mint sherbet is a very pleasantly- 
flavored hot-weather dessert. Fresh 
tender mint leaves are bruised slightly, 
then add a cupful, packed down, to a 
pint of boiling water; steep for 20 min¬ 
utes. Add the grated yellow rind and 
juice of a lemon and a cupful of sugar. 
Cover and let infuse until cold. Strain 
and pour into the can of the freezer, 
packing with equal quantities of ice and 
salt; freeze to a mush. Remove the 
dasher, scrape the ice from the sides of 
the can and let remain in until ready 
to serve. If preferred, the following 
fruits may be added to the sherbet: 
To the quantity mentioned add the juice 
of three oranges, a cupful of pineapple 
juice and the milk from one cocoanut. 
Turn into the freezer, and when half 
frozen, stir in the stiffly whipped whites 
of two eggs. 
* 
A New York man who was recently 
convicted of using the mails to defraud 
directed his efforts against aspiring 
poets. He sent out a glowing circular 
offering a prize of $500 for the words 
of a song, stating that the winner of 
the prize would be sure of royalties 
amounting to $3,000 in the first year. 
Of course a remittance was required as 
well as the poem, and many of the con¬ 
testants sent in from $10 to $25, for 
the purpose of having their words set 
to music and published. There were no 
returns, however, and finally some of 
the poets brought the matter to the at¬ 
tention of the Post Office authorities. 
Doubtless there are others still unaware 
of the bogus publisher’s character, who 
are waiting for his enterprise to bring 
them fame and fortune. This man 
ranks in the same class as the “easy- 
work-at-home” frauds, and we hope he 
will be adequately punished. Such 
frauds injure society in more than a 
merely financial way, for by preying 
upon the unsuspicious and the needy, 
they arouse a sense of resentment that 
may permanently warp the struggling, 
and bias the soul towards ignoble things. 
The Rural Patterns. 
A dainty corset cover fastening down 
the back is shown in 6046. The corset 
cover is made with front and backs 
which are gathered at their lower edge 
and joined to the basque portion, the 
beading being arranged over the seam. 
If made as illustrated the trimming is 
arranged over the neck edge and on in¬ 
dicated lines. The quantity of material 
required for the medium size is 2*4 
yards 24 or 32 or ltyfc yards 44 inches 
wide with 2 l / 2 yards of insertion, 3 yards 
of edging, 2 yards of narrow, yard 
of wide beading to trim as illustrated. 
The pattern 6047 is cut in sizes for a 32, 
NEW-YORKER 
34, 36, 38 and 40 inch bust measure; 
price 10 cents. 
The simple blouse illustrated can be 
made either high or with square Dutch 
neck and with plain long sleeves or with 
those of elbow length. The waist is 
made with fronts and back. It is tucked 
over the shoulders and again at the cen¬ 
tre front. The long sleeves can be 
tucked or gathered at their lower edges 
and are finished with straight cuffs. 
The elbow sleeves are simply gathered 
into bands. The quantity of material 
required for the medium size is 
yards 21 or 24, 3^ yar.ds 32 or 2 y 2 
yards 44 inches wide, with iy yards of 
,6061 Tucked Blouse, 
32 to 42 bust. 
banding when Dutch neck and elbow 
sleeves are used. The pattern 6061 is 
cut in sizes for a 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 
42-inch bust measure; price, 10 cents. 
The seven gored skirt is always a 
graceful and attractive one and this 
model has the advantage of including 
the latest features of the season. It is 
laid in two plaits at each seam, and it 
can be closed either at the left of the 
front with ornamental buttons or in¬ 
visibly at the back as liked. The skirt 
is cut in seven gores. The plaits ef¬ 
fectually conceal the seams and are 
stitched flat well below the hips. It 
can be combined with waist No. 6061 to 
make a one-piece dress by stitching to¬ 
gether at the belt, the openings of waist 
and skirt meeting. The quantity of ma¬ 
terial required for the medium size is 
9yards 24 or 27, yards 44 or 52 
inches wide. The pattern 6060 is cut in 
sizes for a 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 inch 
waist measure; price 10 cents. 
A Convenient Corner. 
A very useful wardrobe can be con¬ 
trived, as everybody knows, out of a 
wide board, a few hooks and a pair of 
drapery curtains. The space to be uti¬ 
lized, the needs of the person using such 
a closet, and the general" character of the 
room best decide in what fashion hooks 
and board are to be arranged, but for 
pure good looks and suitability to its 
surroundings it would be hard to im¬ 
prove upon one seen in the guest cham¬ 
ber of an old-fashioned house. 
The room was not large, and neces¬ 
sitated placing dressing case and wash- 
stand rather near each other. In the 
corner, between the two, was just space 
for the wardrobe in question, and the 
guest who occupied the room for a time 
last Summer found the arrangement so 
convenient that she resolved that what¬ 
ever the size of her bedroom hereafter 
she should not be content till just such 
another hanging place for her everyday 
garments had been constructed. The 
especial good looks of the closet in 
question lay in the good taste used in 
August 8, 
choosing material for the drapery, and 
in the way the board was put up and 
covered. Instead of being used as a 
shelf the board (or probably boards, for 
the space they covered was 18 inches 
wide,) were nailed to the side walls and 
across the corner so as to carry the 
frieze around the room exactly as a 
built-in closet would have done above 
its door way. They were, of course, 
put up before the room was papered, 
and the result was a built-in, perman¬ 
ent look much superior to any shelf and 
drapery arrangement^ The board in 
this case was 32 inches long, and the 
18 inches of width just carried the full 
width of the frieze. A brass curtain rod 
32 inches long and just above the lower 
edge of the board carried the top of 
the curtains, which were gathered twice 
with an inch-wide frill, standing above 
the casing. Figured denim of fine quality 
was used, and the blue gray of its 
ground tint exactly matched the darkest 
tone in the wall paper, while its figures 
were of the same color as the founda¬ 
tion color upon the walls. The color 
harmony being complete such a ward¬ 
robe is less conspicuous than if bright 
or contrasted hangings are used, and 
seems more a part of the room. 
If plenty of wardrobe hooks be placed 
in a space even no larger than that de¬ 
scribed they will easilv accommodate 
all the clothing a woman need have in 
everyday use. Select the double-hooked 
sort which have a shank for screwing 
into the plastering and by using a 
bradawl to make the holes and find 
the laths, even a woman’s skill can put 
them up neatly and firmly. Place the 
lowest hook in the angle and 50 inches 
from the floor and it will carry at least 
three dress skirts and leave room on the 
floor for shoes or a low hat-box. Eleven 
hooks were used in the little wardrobe 
mentioned, but the lady of the house 
was discovered to have a prejudice 
against ever hanging two things upon 
one hook, and so being obliged to take 
down one thing to get that beneath it. 
She had put three hooks in the angle of 
the walls and four upon each side wall. 
Those upon the side walls were not at 
the same heights as those in the angle, 
nor were the four all in one perpen¬ 
dicular line. This spacing spreads the 
articles evenly over the walls when hung 
6060 Seven Gored Skirt, 
22 to 32 waist. 
up, beside making it more easy to reach 
what was needed. Nor was any room 
wasted. A hook six or seven inches 
from the ceiling on each side wall made 
an out-of-the-way place to hang hats, 
yet they were easily put in place or 
taken down. 
If a wardrobe of this sort was to be 
in one’s own room and in constant use 
it would be worth while to contrive a 
receptacle for shoes. A triangular shelf 
the size of the floor space and covered 
with material like the curtains could be 
put in to rest upon the upper edge of 
the mopboard. Cleats could be nailed 
there for it to rest upon, or it could be 
hung with screw eyes and straight 
hooks. Pins made of wire nails with 
heads cut off and holes for them to fit 
into would be better than nailing the 
shelf to the cleats, because it could then 
be taken away when the floor was 
swept. A' straight flap of the cloth 
reaching to the floor would conceal the 
shoes beneath the shelf and also keep 
them from dust. augusta rose. 
