1911. 
THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
The Rural Patterns. 
When ordering patterns always give 
number of patterns and measurements 
desired. 
The first group shows 7122, fancy 
peasant blouse, 34 to 42 bust, with high 
or low neck, with or without under 
sleeves. 7111, girl’s coat, 6, .8 to 10 
and 12 years. 7052, semi-princess gown, 
with two or four-piece skirt, 34 to 42 
bust. 7099, seven-gored plaited skirt, 
for misses and small women, 14, 16 and 
18 years. 6891, three or four-piece skirt 
with underlying panels on sides, 22 to 
32 waist, with high or natural waist 
line; price of each 10 cents. 
The second group includes 6984, 
bolero jacket for misses and small wo¬ 
men, 14, 16 and 18 years, 2-54 yards of 
material 27 inches wide, l-% yards 44 or 
52, lj4 yards of satin for collar and 
trimming, for 16 year size. 6995, fancy 
peasant blouse, with or without lining 
that can be fitted or made in guimpe 
style, 34 to 42 bust. The quantity of 
material required for the medium size 
is 1 yard 27 or 36 inches wide for plain 
portion, 1 -)4 yards 27 inches wide, ?4 
yards 36 or 44 for bolero portions, 1 
yard for yoke and undersleeves. 6987, 
semi-princess gown, with- round or high 
neck, in walking or round length, 34 
to 44 bust, 2^4 yards of allover em¬ 
broidery 44 inches wide with 2/i yards 
of flouncing 18 inches wide, .10 yards of 
banding, 2% yards of edging to make 
as shown in • front view; 8jj4 yards 27, 
5J4 yards 36, 4% yards 44, with 34 
yards 18 inches wide for yoke and collar 
to make as shown in back view, for 
medium size. 6985, peasant dress, clos¬ 
ing at side front, 10 to 14 years, 5 yards 
of material 27 inches wide, 4% yards 
36 inches wide, 2^4 yards 44, % yards 
27 for bands for 12 year size. 6992, 
closed drawers for misses and small 
women, 14, 16 and 18 years, yards 
of material 36 inches wide, 1^4 yards 
44, 4 yards of embroidery 5 inches wide, 
3 yards of beading for 16 year size. 
Price of each 10 cents. 
Baby’s Clothes. 
Babies should not be cumbered with 
unnecessary clothing or trimming, and 
each piece should be arranged in a style 
easy to put on and comfortable to 
wear. The one-piece garments are a 
good choice, because of the few seams 
and simplicity of design. These may 
be trimmed with lace, embroidery or 
handwork, to suit the mother’s taste; 
every piece should be made of a fine 
material of soft texture. 
For the wee new baby the first bands 
should be of fine, firm flannel left in 
the piece to be torn as needed, because 
babies vary in size; these should cover 
the abdomen and reach to the armpits; 
as soon as the baby is a month old the 
elastic knit band with shoulder straps 
may be used; or the band can be dis¬ 
pensed Widi altogether when it is not 
needed for warmth. Petticoats of flan¬ 
nel with sleeves in will take the place 
also of shirts as a separate garment. 
I hese can be made sack-shaped with 
a slope from the under arm portion 
to the bottom, which is as wide as the 
goods. Those 1 made for my babies 
were folded across the goods at the 
shoulder; the sleeve and the body cut 
in one from a pattern; the front breadth 
sloped to the width of the goods; but 
the back stopped just below the hip 
and had a full width piece shirred on to 
make up the length, to be 27 inches 
when finished; all seams were faced flat 
with tape. An extra set of petticoats 
c: i be made like this, without sleeves, 
to wear over the other when the warmth 
is needed. 
. "White etticoats should be of very 
light weight goods, without trimming- 
other than a deep hem finished with 
feather or hemstitching, and hand-run 
tucks. 
r l o make a pretty dress with the 
sleeves and body in one, fold the goods 
m the middle crossways and baste at 
the fold to mark the space so when 
the material is opened flat this line will 
be a guide to finish the yoke and 
sleeves; then fold the goods lengthwise 
and baste a line yoke depth crossing 
the other marking; this is to show the 
middle of the yoke; fold again cross- 
ways and cut out the neck opening; it 
should be a little lower in the front 
than back; 36 inches is a good width 
for t’fi-i design. Run fine tucks length¬ 
wise of the goods from one selvedge 
to the other for the sleeves and yoke, 
but stop when the neck opening is 
reached. 1 his will leave a blank space 
front and back in the middle of the 
yoke for a dainty bit of hand embroid¬ 
ery. Fine narrow lace to finish the 
neck and sleeve edge; and a hemstitched 
bottom and sleeve hem makes a finish 
to a garment that looks simple, but has 
enough^ handwork on it to satisfy any 
mother’s desire in this line. 
Another can be made quite different 
and with less work by sewing insertion 
in a line over each shoulder and again 
in the center of the yoke, front and 
back; a narrow edging is to be sewed 
all around each of these pieces and a 
little handwork done in the spaces be¬ 
tween. The sleeve is cut full at the 
wrist and shirred into a cuff made of 
insertion with an edge of lace; the neck 
is finished with lace to match and the 
bottom is finished with a wide hem¬ 
stitched hem. Very sheer goods is nice 
for simpler dresses for Summer. 
The one-piece bishop dresses are nice 
for ordinary wear with a shirring of 
lace or the gopds at the neck and wrist 
for the only trimming; hand embroid¬ 
ery can be added if desired. It is easy 
to mark a design on thin goods by 
placing the goods over the pattern on 
a windowpane; it will show through 
and can be traced with a pencil. An¬ 
ther way is to put carbon paper face 
down on the goods and the pattern over 
this; trace every line of the pattern 
with a pencil and it will be transferred 
to the goods below. 
Bootees are nice for the new baby 
and very soft-soled shoes for an older 
one;, although the kid moccasins are 
prettier they are not as serviceable as 
the shoes with a separate sole, because 
they get out of shape when worn a 
few times and are kicked off easily. 
Knit jackets are nice for the cooler 
days and cashmere when a light wrap 
is needed in midsummer. Any small 
design can be transferred to work on 
this; but one jacket I saw was bound 
with ribbon and just above this had 
a finish of French knots worked about 
one inch apart all around the garment, 
and it was very pretty. 'A pique or 
linen coat is nice for a light warm 
weather wrap and a dress protector. 
Even warm coats should depend on the 
wool in them and not the heaviness of 
the goods for protection. 
For the older baby wash hats of 
pique or linen protect the eyes from the 
glare of the sun and are cool. 
The garments described can be used 
as well for the older babies by making 
them short enough and the sleeves 
wider; usually the baby’s neck gets 
longer and the head is held higher so 
it is not necessary to make a larger 
neck opening unless a low neck is de¬ 
sired for coolness. Enough of the 
clothes should be removed on sultry 
days to keep the baby from perspiring 
and enough kept on on cooler days so 
baby’s hands won’t be cold. Every¬ 
thing baby wears should be light and 
comfortable; dainty in looks and easily 
kept clean. 
EDYTHE STODDARD SEYMOUR. 
A Woman’s Farm Day. 
On August 23 we arose at 5 a. m. 
I fed 50 hens, 40 chickens and 45 tur¬ 
keys; milked two cows, built my fire and 
got breakfast. After breakfast baked 
my bread, made pie, cake and dough¬ 
nuts. Then the cans and pails and 
dishes to be washed, besides beds to 
be made and sweeping to be done. 
We were entertaining company and my 
dinner must be looked after; potatoes 
to be cleaned, corn to be husked, squash 
to be cleaned and onions to be pre¬ 
pared. By the way, I «vish every house¬ 
wife would try baking onions and see 
how much better and sweeter they are. 
Trim and wash, leaving their jackets 
on, set in a baking dish with a little 
water. As the water boils out add 
more. We think them delicious. Serve 
in side dishes and let each person pre¬ 
pare them himself by pressing the in¬ 
side out of the jacket. Season with 
salt, pepper and butter. This is from 
a French cook. 
The afternoon was spent in visiting. 
Supper at 5 p. m.; then the milking. 
Again, the fowls to be fed and shut in 
their coops where not large enough 
for perches. The evening was enjoyed 
in singing and visiting. Retired at 9.30. 
MRS. E. J. RIDER. 
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We have been fortunate in our purchases of raw materials 
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Macy’s Prepaid Price 
For This Fine Coat 
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