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THE RURAb NEW-YORKEH 
571 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of patterns and measurements 
desired. 
The semi-princesse gown is a pro¬ 
nounced favorite of the season. The full 
length panel gives long lines, the fact 
that the blouse portions and sleeves are 
cut in one means little labor and the 
6987 Scmi-Princesse Gown, 
34 to 44 bust. 
fact that the skirt can be cut either in 
round length or to clear the floor, makes 
it adapted both to formal and informal 
occasions. This dress is made of the 
eyelet embroidery that is so fashionable 
combined with flouncing and trimmed 
with banding, but the model will be 
found an excellent one for all seasonable 
materials. It can be made of two differ¬ 
ent ones, as in this instance or of one 
throughout and will be found equally 
desirable utilized in both ways. The 
gown is made with the panel, the blouse 
and tire skirt. The blouse is made in 
two pieces and the skirt is cut in four 
gores. The flounce is straight and gath¬ 
ered at the upper edge. The full length 
panel is attached to blouse and skirt at 
both sides and the closing of the gown 
is made invisibly at the back. The 
quantity of material required for the me¬ 
dium size is 8^4 yards 27 inches wide, 
5J4 yards 36 or 434 yards 44 if one ma¬ 
terial is used throughout; 2^4 yards 44 
inches wide with 2J4 yards of flouncing 
18 inches wide and 10 yards of banding 
to make as illustrated. The pattern No. 
6987 is cut in sizes for a 34, 38, 40, 
42 and 44 inch bust measure; price 10 
cents. 
The smaller pictures include 6968, 
over blouse with body and sleeves in 
one, 34 to 42 bust. 234 yards of ma¬ 
terial 27 inches wide, 36 or 44, or 1% 
yard 44 if sleeves are slightly pieced, Y 
yard 27 inches wide for trimming for 
medium size. 6990, blouse or over waist 
for misses and small women, 14. 16 and 
18 years. 2 yards of material 27 or 36 
inches wide, 1 34 yard 44 for 16 year size. 
6972, Empire nightgown for misses and 
small women, 14, 16 and 18 years. 434 
yards of material 37 inches wide, 334 
yards 44, 234 yards of beading, 234 
yards of edging, for 16 year size. 6994, 
child's dress closing at side front, 2, 4 
and 6 years, with square or high neck, 
short or long sleeves, to be worn with 
or without a belt. 3 yards of material 
27 inches wide, 2/ yards 36 or 44, 
yard of embroidery, for 4 year size. 
6989, six-gored skirt, 22 to 32 waist, 
with high or natural waist line, with or 
without trimming band. &Y yards of 
material 27 inches wide, 434 yards 36, 
434 yards 44 when material has figure 
or nap, 6 yards 27, 4 yards 36, 334 yards 
44 inches wide when material has 
neither figure or nap, for the medium 
size; price of each 10 cents. 
The Real Things of Home-making. 
When I was yet young in this house¬ 
keeping business of mine, I made this 
remark one day: “It does seem that, 
no matter how hard I work, there is 
so much that seems important left un¬ 
done.” 
My mother answered: “And it will 
be that way just as long as you have a 
home.” 
I thought her reply poor comfort at 
the time, but I have been glad many 
a time that she did not condole with 
me, but gave me just the answer that 
she did. It set me to thinking. I 
realized that, in my zeal, I was making 
a martyr of myself, and what I thought 
was ambition and industry was liable to 
become a restless discontent. I wanted 
so much and thought that I, by con¬ 
stant activity and thought, could accom¬ 
plish all that l wished. My wants were 
plausible, to be sure, as the results would 
be benefiting others more than myself, 
but when I “rested on my oars” a little 
and thought the matter over, I began 
to separate the essentials from the non- 
essentials. I do not mean by non-essen¬ 
tials in the home, to class all things ex¬ 
cept those needed for existence and 
actual comfort. William Morris ad¬ 
monished us to, discard all that was not 
truly useful or beautiful, but just as 
surely as one article may be of use to 
one and not to another, so one may see 
beauty in an object that does not appeal 
to another. But our wants grow by 
what they are fed upon, and one thing 
calls for another. In the time we allow 
for the accomplishment of certain 
things, new ideas present themselves, and 
we are in a harness. 
These ambitions are laudable when it 
is not required for their fulfillment that 
a woman goads herself to tasks that 
constantly tax her strength, or causes 
her husband to be thrown into debt. The 
end at which she is aiming—an ideal 
home—is lost in the struggle. She has 
worn away some of the sweetness of 
her nature, and lacks the breadth of 
mind that comes from social intercourse 
and a certain amount of leisure. The 
most pitiable part is that those for whom 
she has labored do not always value the 
motive, and see simply the over-worked 
woman, who seems never to have time 
to enjoy herself—and who really has not 
the inclination? The self-effacing house¬ 
wife is not always the most appreciated. 
I have a friend whose nature and de¬ 
termination have made her the loveliest 
of home-makers. She has a husband 
and two sons, keeps no help and lives 
on a farm. Yet this woman manages 
her work, so that after the supper dishes 
are washed, she never takes sewing or 
work of any kind in her hands. In the 
evenings it is her plan to make herself 
entertaining to her family. They read 
and play and sing and have games. The 
result is that the family circle is seldom 
incomplete, and the boys are very slow 
about sowing their wild oats. Instead, 
they are proud to invite friends into 
their home, confident of a pleasant time. 
That woman is giving of herself in a 
manner that makes her most beloved 
and the sweet influence of such homes 
travels we know not where. We owe of 
our spirit, as well as the work of our 
hands, to those about us, and when we 
are gone, we shall be remembered longer 
by our cheery smile and exchange of 
thoughts, than by anything else. I do 
not mean by these assertions that I like 
to see work neglected, but I do dread 
to see the craving for so much that keeps 
a family in constant knowledge that 
things material rule the home. Maga¬ 
zines with their enticing advertisements, 
the alluring descriptions of modern de¬ 
partment-store offerings, must be read 
discreetly. 
It is quite seldom that a couple start¬ 
ing out in life are willing to make just 
such a start as they can really afford. In 
nine cases out of ten the girl receives no 
such wholesome advice from her mother. 
In our community we had an elopement. 
It had to be so, for the girl left a fine 
home against the wishes of her parents 
to marry a very poor young man. It 
was quite natural that both should have 
wished to strain every nerve to make as 
good a showing as possible, but God 
blessed them with strong minds. They 
rented just such a home as they could 
afford, and furnished two necessary 
rooms. When they saved enough money 
they carpeted another room, then little 
by little furnished it, and so on until 
their home was neatly furnished. Never 
once abashed, I think they really found 
enjoyment in it all. Her parents, though 
self-made people, thought she threw her¬ 
self away. We, as parents, often make 
mistakes in instilling a false pride into 
our children’s minds. The need is to 
be fine and strong, unashamed of being 
poor, but steadfast in a scorn of debt. 
As I write, I can look about my living- 
room and see quite a sum of money re¬ 
quired to made it measure up to my 
sense of the artistic. Y’et it is com¬ 
fortable and, while I shall never give 
up my ideals, I trust God will educate 
me to know that devotion to one’s loved 
ones means development in one’s self, a 
subjugation of restless cravings, a gain¬ 
ing of poise and individuality, as well 
as the performance of my physical tasks. 
There seems to me no place so calculated 
to develop individuality (not eccentricity) 
as the farm home, and it is something 
for our young people to realize and re¬ 
joice in. If William Brown is a poor, 
unlettered man, and his son inherits 
sturdy convictions of honor, he will no¬ 
where stand as good a chance of becom¬ 
ing a factor as in a rural community. 
__________ b. S. 
Life is not so short but that there is 
always time enough for courtesy.— 
Emerson. 
A single grateful thought toward 
heaven is the most complete prayer.— 
Lessing. 
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Cotton dress-goods that 
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Prints 
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still the same well-woven 
cloths—with new and artis¬ 
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In Farm Kitchens 
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than any other cabi¬ 
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much MORE goes 
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CHARGE: 
Metal flour bin with 
sliding glass panel and 
removable sifter. Bin 
holds 65 pounds. Self¬ 
feeding metal sugar 
bin. When a scoop¬ 
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same quantity drops 
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glass spice cans with 
aluminum lids. Crys¬ 
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patent “clock-face” 
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work tabic, larger and 
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racks,slidlngshelf. big 
cupboard, large com¬ 
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pans, cutlery drawer, 
linen drawer, handy 
hooks, copper door 
fasteners and drawer 
pulls. 
The cabinet is 7054 
inches high and 40 
inches wide. The depth 
of the lower section is 
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is on pressed steel 
ball bearing casters. 
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