1911. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
44.3 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of pattern and measurement de¬ 
sired. 
The first group includes 6905, coat 
with round collar, with pointed or plain 
back, 34 to 42 bust, 5 yards of material 
27 in. wide, or 254 yards 44 or 52, for 
medium size. 6930, tucked blouse or 
shirt waist, with body and sleeves in 
one, 34 to 42 bust, 3 ]/ 2 yards of material 
27 or 36 inches wide, or 254 yards 44, 
with Y% yard of all-over lace, 1% yards 
of wide, 1 yard of narrow banding, for 
medium size. 6929, house gown for 
misses and small women, 14, 16 and 18, 
yards of material 27 inches wide, 
4*4 yards 36 or 3*4 yards 44, with 1 
yard of contrasting material 27 inches 
inches wide, for 16-year size. 6924, 
child’s dress, with high or square neck, 
long or short sleeve, 2, 4 and 6 years, 
3 yards of material 27 inches wide, 2%. 
yards 36, 2 yards 44, 7 yards of inser¬ 
tion, 3*4 yards of edging, for 4-year 
size. 6903, child’s wrapper, 6 months, 
1, 2 and 4 years, 3]/ 2 yards of material 
27 inches wide, 254 yards 36 or 44, for 
2-year size; price of each pattern, 10 
cents. 
In the second group are 6842, tucked 
blouse with or without fitted lining, 34 
to 44 bust, 354 yards of material 24 or 
27 inches wide, 2J4 yards 36, 2 yards 44, 
with 54 yard 27 for trimming portion 
for medium size. 6833, fancy waist for 
misses and small women, 14, 16 and 18 
years, 2*4 yards of material 21 or 24 
inches wide, 154 yards 36, 1)4 yards 44, 
1/4 yards 36 wide with 154 yards of all- 
over lace, for guimpe lining for 16-year 
size. 6832, shirred blouse with straight 
tunic, 34 to 42 bust, 654 yards 24 or 27, 
554 yards 36, or 4J4 yards 44 inches 
wide, with 254 yards of banding 6 
inches wide for the band on the tunic, 
the girdle and V-shaped portions of the 
blouse, 3J4 yards of fringe, one yard 
of all-over lace when yoke and under 
sleeves are used. 6835, two-piece skirt, 
for misses and small women, 14, 16 and 
18 years, 3 yards of material 24 or 27 
inches wide, 2 yards 44, 3 yards of braid 
for 16-year size. 6604, misses’ tucked 
over-blouse, 14 and 16 years, 3 yards of 
material 21 inches wide, 2 yards 24 or 
32, 1J4 yards 44, *4 yard 27 for trim- 
mmg, for 16-year size; price of each, 
10 cents. 
A Homemade Bookcase. 
Here is a way to make a bookcase 
from bamboo broom handles. I laid 
away my worn-out brooms until I had 
four. Then I sawed the . handles from 
the brushes, cutting them off evenly and 
of equal lengths. Among the'pieces of 
boxes of which my husband makes kind¬ 
lings, I found some white wood nearly 
one-half inch thick. This I sawed into 
four pieces 18 inches long and six inches 
wide, for shelves. I sawed a small three- 
sided piece from each corner, and then 
curved in each straight edge that was 
thus left with a knife, so that the broom 
handle could fit into it a little. Next I 
'sandpapered the shelves all over, and 
smoothed off sharp edges. Finding that 
a gimlet would split the bamboo, I got 
a small iron rod, a little larger than the 
screws to be used, and heating it red 
hot, I burned corresponding holes 
through each of the four handles. This 
was particular work as the holes must 
correspond exactly or the shelves would 
not be level. This done, I made shallow 
gimlet holes in the curved-in corners of 
the shelves. Then with nickled, round- 
headed screws, 154 inch long, I fastened 
the bamboo handles to the four corners 
of the shelves. The lowest shelf is 1*4 
inch from the bottom of the uprights, 
and the spaces between the shelves are 
planned so that tall books can rest on 
the lowest shelf and smaller ones on the 
others. Then I took two four-sided 
rods that I had saved after some car¬ 
penter’s work at the house, and placed 
them diagonally at the back of the case, 
fastening them to each shelf as braces. 
The bookcase stands on the floor in our 
sitting room, and is neat and service¬ 
able. The only expense was nine cents 
for the screw s. _ e. f. m. 
Quick raised biscuits are made as fol¬ 
lows : Have ready four cupfuls of sifted 
flour, four level teaspoonfuls of sugar, 
half a teaspoonful of salt, two level table¬ 
spoonfuls of butter," half a cupful of 
boiling water, half a cupful of cold milk 
and two yeast cakes dissolved in half a 
cupful of warm milk and water—half 
and half. Warm the flour slightly if it 
is cold to the touch and then sift it with 
the sugar and salt twice, so that they 
will be thoroughly mixed and free from 
large grains. After sifting form a cavity 
in the center with a spoon. Put the 
butter into it, and over it pour the 
boiling- water. Then as the butter melts 
gradually add the milk and mix the 
whole slowly to a smooth paste. While 
yet mixing add the yeast. When the 
mass has been formed into a smooth 
dough roll it out on a floured board and 
cut it into biscuits. Place the biscuits 
in a buttered pan side by side. Set the 
pan on the shelf over the range, where 
they will rise rapidly until , double their 
size. Do not let them stand more than 
50 minutes. They are often light and 
feathery enough for baking in much less 
time, even in half an hour or 20 minutes 
if the fire is hot. This expedition is 
due, of course to the quantity of yeast 
used, and yet the biscuits are not at all 
yeasty. Bread has also been made by 
this method, but it is not generally as 
good as that prepared in the regulation 
way. _ 
I never complained of the vicissitudes 
of fate since the day I walked along 
the road to Kufah barefoot, not having 
the money wherewith to buy a pair of 
shoes, and when I entered the gate of 
the city I saw a poor creature seated 
there who had no feet.—Saadi. 
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