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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
May 27, 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
THE WHITE PEACE. 
It lies not on the sunlit hill, 
Nor on the sunlit plain; 
Nor ever on any running stream, 
Nor on the unclouded main— 
But sometimes, through the Soul of Man, 
Slow moving o’er his pain, 
The moonlight of a perfect peace 
Floods heart and brain. 
—Fiona Macleod (William Sharp). 
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Cinnamon toast is a new dainty that 
makes its appearance at afternoon teas. 
It is very simple, but must be served 
just when ready, and not allowed to 
stand and cool. Slice bread very thin, 
cut off crust, divide diagonally and toast 
a rich brown. Brush over with melted 
butter, dust with a mixture of cinnamon 
and sugar, and put in the oven until the 
cinnamon and sugar soak in, then put 
on a hot plate and serve at once. This 
is very tasty, and in an emergency may 
take the place of cake. 
* 
With the collarless waists that are as 
popular as ever, black velvet bands have 
returned as neck dressing. They are 
from three-quarters of an inch to two 
inches wide, fitting smoothly like a dog 
collar, fastened at the back with an or¬ 
namental clasp. Some have steel, jet 
or jeweled slides at intervals, others are 
plain, with a simple ornament in front. 
A flat brooch or buckle may be used to 
trim the front, and the back fastened in¬ 
visibly with snap fasteners. The cut 
steel slides and ornaments are quite ex¬ 
pensive, one rather wide band with sev¬ 
eral steel slides, clasp and fancy buckle 
costing $12. Rhinestone buckles are 
very pretty on the black velvet also. 
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Jewellers used to string gold beads 
upon a slender gold chain, but this is 
rarely done now unless specially re¬ 
quested. The gold used in the chain is 
harder than that in the beads, and in 
the course of time it mars the beads by 
wearing out little worn places at the 
ends of the perforation. For this 
reason a silk cord is now preferred, but 
it should be renewed once or twice a 
year, according to the amount of wear 
the beads get; otherwise there is risk of 
its cutting through. When strung on 
silk beads lie more smoothly around the 
neck than when on a chain. We string 
coral or glass beads on catgut, and find 
it very secure; where there is a violin 
or banjo in the family there is often a 
broken string too short for the instru¬ 
ment, but quite long enough to string a 
necklace. 
* 
As an indication of the extent to 
which people play cards nowadays we 
were interested in notices recently seen 
in the rest room of a New York de¬ 
partment store. Above each writing 
table was the sign, “Please do not play 
solitaire at this table.” It was ex¬ 
plained that so many women who came 
into the room to rest played solitaire 
that people who wanted to write letters 
could not get a desk or place to sit. 
This was a nuisance in itself, but in ad¬ 
dition to this there are still many peo¬ 
ple with conscientious scruples against 
card playing, and the store management 
felt that it could not afford to lose good 
customers by this offense to their feel¬ 
ings. For this reason most good hotels 
in New York do not permit cards in 
their public reception rooms, guests be¬ 
ing requested to confine card playing to 
the privacy of their own apartments. We 
are often surprised to find how many 
women habitually carry cards with them, 
and indulge in a game of solitaire when¬ 
ever they are at liberty; it seems to take 
the place of an old-fashioned woman’s 
knitting. Whether one looks upon card¬ 
playing indulgently or harshly, it must 
be admitted that a great many women 
waste much time over this amusement 
which might be far more profitably em¬ 
ployed. This is especially the case in 
many town and suburban districts, where 
cards shoulder every other recreation 
aside. 
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In putting away furs for the Summer 
the most important thing is to see that 
they are well cleaned by beating with 
rods, so that all dust is removed. In 
professional storage they are also given 
a sort of vacuum cleaning too. Then 
wrap them in paper and put in a dark 
closet or chest. Use moth balls, but 
remember that if they are not clean 
when put away preservatives cannot 
make them so. Instead of leaving them 
sealed up until cold weather they should 
be taken out, shaken and examined every 
two or three weeks. All furriers agree 
that this is wise, and after seeing gar¬ 
ments riddled by moths after being left 
unexamined for several months, in spite 
of moth balls and cedar chest, we have 
adopted the plan of examining stored 
articles at intervals. Paper is always a 
better wrapping for storage than cloth. 
Darkness is good for the color of fur. 
If any repairs are necessary these 
should be attended to before storing, for 
furs are always wanted hurriedly for 
immediate wear when cold weather sets 
in. 
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The velvet bags that were so popu¬ 
lar in the Winter are giving place to 
bags of satin, plain or striped, brocade 
and moire, and many of them are ex¬ 
tremely gorgeous, decorated in metallic 
embroideries and braids. Some are of 
the flat envelope shape, stiffened with an 
interlining, some are the ordinary bag 
shape with metal frame and others are 
closed by draw-strings; the one point in 
which they agree is in having long cord 
strings, instead of the smaller strap or 
chain handle. Fashionable women ex¬ 
pect to have a bag to match each cos¬ 
tume. An example of the gorgeous type 
noted was a flat purse-shaped bag about 
15 inches long and 10 inches deep of 
gold-colored brocade, bound with gold 
braid, and embroidered with a handsome 
pattern in gold and silver. The flap fas¬ 
tened over with a gold clasp, and there 
were long gold cords to carry it by. 
Anyone lucky enough to have some old- 
fashioned brocaded silk can make a very 
handsome bag or purse at a moderate 
outlay of time and energy. Of course it 
must be neatly lined and finished, but 
then neatness is a necessity in any dress 
accessory. _ 
A Plea for the Pepper. 
Not for the black pepper of com¬ 
merce, or the more delicate white, which 
everyone uses. Both of those are pro¬ 
ducts of 'Piper nigrum prepared in a 
different manner. But for the capsicum, 
the home-grown garden pepper, which 
can be utilized in every family in so 
many ways, and especially for the sweet 
pepper, to be eaten as a vegetable. 
Though common in the South, and lo¬ 
cally so elsewhere, it is far too little 
known in New England. I have known 
a city provision dealer to look surprised 
at a request for sweet or mild peppers, 
and reply that he did not know that 
there was any difference in them. With 
almost any meal of which fried meat is 
a part there is no more healthful and_ 
appetizing accompaniment than a shred¬ 
ded green mild pepper fried brown in 
the same pan. The seeds, which contain 
most of the sharpness in the mild va¬ 
rieties, may be removed, wholly or in 
part, but never need be wasted. They 
will add a piquant flavor to the jar of 
pickles, or may be dried for future use. 
A few small bits of either green or ripe 
pepper baked with the beans, once tried 
will be tried again. The beauty as well 
as the usefulness of this vegetable of 
many-sided character commends it to a 
place in every garden. They are easy of 
culture, and most kinds very productive. 
The well-known Ruby King, the earlier 
Neapolitan and the enormous Chinese 
Giant are valuable varieties for ordinary 
cooking purposes and for pickling and 
stuffing; the fiery little Tabasco, Red 
Chili and Creole are most useful in 
homemade condiments, while the Golden 
Dawn, Celestial, Kaleidoscope and To¬ 
mato pepper are extremely ornamental, 
some of these last being grown as pot 
plants for their brilliant beauty. 
J. E. c 
With the Earlier Fruits. 
Strawberry Dumplings.—One pint of 
flour, one and one-half teaspoon bak¬ 
ing powder, one-half teaspoonful salt 
and two tablespoonfuls shortening. 
Milk to make a soft dough. Roll one-half 
inch thick and cut in rounds about size 
of a saucer. On each place a handful 
of berries, draw the edges firmly to¬ 
gether. Steam one-half hour. Serve 
with rich sweetened cream. 
Raspberry Roly-poly.—Use the same 
dough as for strawberry dumplings only 
leave it in a sheet and place on it evenly 
as many berres as can be conveniently 
rolled. For our family I double the 
amount of flour and other ingredients 
and use about a quart of black rasp¬ 
berries. Roll and pinch ends securely 
together, place in a well floured pudding 
bag and plunge into boiling water and 
boil for one and one-half hours. Serve 
with cream and sugar. 
Raspberry Trifle.—Bake a sponge cake 
in a square baking pan. Leaving an inch 
margin on all sides, remove the center 
of cake and fill with red raspberries over 
which sprinkle a generous layer of sugar 
and cover with whipped cream. 
Gooseberry Pudding.—Stew fruit for 
10 minutes and beat well. For each pint 
allow one cup sugar, one ounce of butter, 
one-half pint bread crumbs and two 
eggs. Mix all except the eggs, with fruit 
while hot. When it has cooled stir the 
eggs in well and bake in pudding mold 
for one-half hour. 
Cherry Pudding.—Two rounded cups 
of flour, two teaspoons baking powder, 
one-half teaspoon salt, three-fourths cup 
sugar, one egg, one cup water or milk, 
two tablespoons butter. Stir into this 
batter a pint of raw cherries and bake 
in a mold in which the batter will stand 
about two inches deep with room to rise. 
Cherry Short-cake.—Two cups flour, 
one teaspoon baking powder, one tea¬ 
spoon salt, one tablespoon cornstarch, 
one-fourth cup sugar and one-half cup 
shortening. Make into a soft dough with 
milk. Divide in two parts, roll each into 
a round. Butter one and place the other 
on top and bake. When done I like to 
split the cakes as well as taking them 
apart and make four layers, using for 
the filling ripe cherries or strawberries 
that have been crushed with a generous 
amount of sugar some time before. 
MRS. M. D. 
If we live truly, we shall see truly. It 
is as easy for the strong man to be 
strong as it is for the weak to be weak. 
When we have new perception, we shall 
gladly disburden the memory of its 
hoarded treasures as old rubbish. When 
a man lives with God his voice shall be 
as sweet as the murmur of the brook 
and the rustle of the corn.—Emerson. 
My “Pearl Glass” 
lamp-chimneys are 
clear as crystal. 
They remain so 
throughout lone 
service. 
Chimneys made 
of bottle glass are 
dull when you buy 
them. They get 
mistier in use and 
break at the first chance. 
Macbeth “Pearl Glass” lamp- 
chimneys are tough. They are. 
made to last. 
My name is on every one. I make a lamp - 
chimney for every burner and my Index tells 
which one to get. Send for it. 
Reg. U. S. rat. Off. 
Macbeth 
Macbeth-Evans Glass Co. 
Pittsburgh 
Chicago: Phii.adki.phia: 
ITS East Lake Street 42 South Eighth Street 
New York: 19 West 30tli Street 
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