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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
June 11 
Wom an and the Home 
From Day to Day. 
TIME GOES BY TURNS. 
The lopped tree in time may grow again, 
Most naked plants renew both limit and 
flower; 
The sorriest wight may find release of pain. 
The driest soil suck in some moistening- 
shower ; 
Time goes by turns, and chances change by 
course, 
From foul to fair, from better bap to worse. 
The sea of Fortune doth not ever flow ; 
She draws her favors to the lowest ebb; 
Her tides have equal times to come and go; 
Her loom doth weave the fine and coars¬ 
est web ; 
No joy so great but runneth to an end, 
No hap so hard but may in fine amend. 
Not always fall of leaf, nor ever Spring; 
Not endless night, yet not eternal day; 
The saddest birds a season find to sing; 
The roughest storm a calm may soon 
allay. 
Thus, with succeeding turns God tcmpercth 
all, 
That man may hope to rise, yet fear to fall. 
A chance may win that by mischance was 
lost; 
That net that holds no great takes little 
fish ; 
In some things all, in all things none are 
cross’d; 
Few all they need, but none have all 
they wish. 
Unmingled joys here to no man befall; 
Who least, hath some; who most, hath 
never all. 
—Father Robert Southwell, S. J. (1560- 
15951. 
* 
A sale of Summer dress goods will 
often supply material for window cur¬ 
tains at a lower price than regular drap¬ 
ery goods. Flowered dimity makes at¬ 
tractive curtains, and at a special sale 
the price is often very low. Another 
use for flowered dimity this year is to 
make into a loose half-length coat, to 
he slipped over a white dress, but of 
course this does not give any warmth, 
and is merely an ornamental accessory 
to the dress. 
* 
Asparagus with eggs is a French 
dish well worth transplanting to Amer¬ 
ican kitchens. Wash a bunch of aspar¬ 
agus. and cut the tender part into pieces 
about two inches long; boil in salted 
water for 25 minutes. When cooked 
drain the asparagus and put in a pan 
with a tablespoonful of butter; put on 
the back of the stove to keep warm. 
Beat up four eggs until light, season 
with salt and a tablespoonful of butter, 
pour over the asparagus, and put in the 
oven until the eggs are set. This makes 
a nice supper dish. 
* 
An under-slip of flowered dimity, 
worn under a thin lingerie waist, is 
one of this season’s models, and the 
effect is very pretty, the colors of the 
slip having a faint pastel effect as seen 
through the thin upper fabric. Such a 
slip bodice is plain and snug, fitting 
smoothly up to the neck, without the 
fullness of an ordinary corset cover. 
The material used should have a white 
ground with colored floral pattern, sep¬ 
arate flowers rather than an all-over 
design being preferred. Many of the 
lingerie waists are extremely thin—too 
thin to be worn without a slip bodice— 
and the flowered material is very at¬ 
tractive under them. 
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Here are two recipes for molasses 
pies given by Harper’s Bazar. The 
first is molasses crumb pie. Make a 
rich pie crust, and line three pans. Mix 
four cupfuls of flour, one cupful of 
brown or granulated sugar, one cupful 
of shortening, and one teaspoonful of 
baking powder. Rub these together 
thoroughly, put in the lined pie pans, and 
pour over it the following mixture; One 
cupful of New Orleans molasses and 
one teaspoonful of soda dissolved in one 
cup of hot water. The second is taffy 
pie. Line pie-pans with rich pastry, 
prick holes in the bottom, and bake 
until they are half done, then pour in 
the taffy mixture, place narrow strips 
of pastry across the top, and bake 
twenty minutes longer in a hot oven. 
For the taffy, stir a teaspoonful of flour 
into a cupful of molasses; add half a 
cupful of sugar and a tablespoonful of 
melted butter. This quantity makes 
enough for two small pies. 
* 
Underwear made of white cotton 
crape is offered as especially useful foi 
traveling wear. This crape underweai 
needs no ironing, and is very easily 
washed—hence its special usefulness. It 
is not cheap, but we think many home 
women would like to ease laundry work 
by its use. However, woven underwear 
of thin ribbed cotton, which takes little 
ironing, is now offered in many im¬ 
proved models, and this is very moder¬ 
ate in first cost. In many farm homes 
lack of competent help makes laundry 
work something to be dreaded in Sum¬ 
mer; we can sympathize with the girl 
who said that her idea of boundless 
wealth was to be where she could put 
five white petticoats in the wash at once, 
and not a word said about it! 
* 
One of the new ideas in New York's 
public schools is the adoption of open- 
air classes, for anaemic and sickly chil¬ 
dren who are likely to become tuber¬ 
cular, and also for those in whom tuber¬ 
culosis has already appeaired. Excel¬ 
lent results are reported from these 
efforts to give the children all the 
oxygen they need. In the tubercular 
classes it is stated that last year 78 per 
cent of the children received were sent 
back to their schools after a few months 
completely cured. These children have 
a large glass of milk and a raw egg as 
soon as they arrive at school; they get 
all the food they want, after luncheon 
they sleep two hours, and then take up 
their studies again, leaving at five 
o'clock after having again the raw egg 
and milk. The success of this treatment 
will give hope to any parent who has 
reason to fear tubercular infection in a 
child. 
More About that Iron Kettle. 
I have effectively cleaned a new iron 
kettle by boiling in it small potatoes, 
unwashed, as the soil on the potatoes 
helps the scouring process, then after¬ 
ward scraping well. If this does not 
effect a “cure” melt in it some soap, and 
still again boil some more potatoes if it 
need it. My experience is that modern 
iron kettles rust more easily and are 
rougher inside than those of 30 years 
ago. M. L. E. 
If Mrs. C. W. D., who asked how to 
clean a new iron kettle, or anything else 
iron, will try out suet of any kind or 
roast meat, like pot roast or chicken 
cut up in pieces, and fry crullers or 
doughnuts, she will find that after a 
short time it will not rust or taste of 
iron and she can cook potatoes in it 
and they will not turn black as they 
would if cooked in a brand-new iron 
kettle. I have had one for about six 
months and have only used it about half 
a dozen times, and it is all right now. 
My mother always did that, and of 
course I did it. Like anything else it 
must be carefully dried, until it gets 
very old, and then it does not matter 
so much; it seems as if the grease soaks 
in and keeps water out. mrs. c. l. b. 
Canning Tomatoes Whole. 
We have received several requests 
for a recipe for canning tomatoes whole 
for salad, which was printed two years 
ago, and reprinted last year. It proved 
so satisfactory .that all who tried it are 
loud in its praise, declaring that the 
tomatoes are just like those freshly 
gathered, when used in a salad. Select 
perfect tomatocS of even size, fully ripe, 
but not soft. Skin them by scalding, 
then pack in wide-mouthed jars. Put 
them in carefully without squeezing, and 
do not fill the jars so full that the top¬ 
most fruit .will press against the lid. 
Put in a little salt, then wrap a wet 
cloth around the jar, and fill it with 
boiling water. Put on the lid and seal 
it tight; then put the jar in a kettle of 
hot water, deep enough to come right 
over the top; leave it there, without any 
further cooking, until the water becomes 
cold, then wipe the jar, and keep in a 
cool dark place. 
The Rural Patterns. 
A pretty form of the fashionable tunic 
skirt is shown in No. 6646. The skirt 
consists of the five gored upper portion, 
flounce and tunic. The flounce is 
straight and can be either gathered or 
plaited. The tunic is made in one piece 
and it fitted by means of darts over the 
hips. • The quantity of material required 
for the medium size is 6J4 yards of bor¬ 
dered material 31 inches wide with 1 
yard 36 for the gored portion; or 8J4 
yards 24, 7 yards 27, 6 yards 32, 4 Y\ 
yards 44 inches wide with 1 T 4 yards 27, 
6646 Pointed Tunic Skirt, 
22 to 30 waist. 
1 yard 36 for the gored upper portion; 
width of skirt at lower edge 4J4 yards. 
The pattern 6646 is cut in sizes for a 
22, 24, 26, 28 and 30 inch waist measure; 
.price 10 cents. 
The plain skirt that is cut in many 
gores is always a comfortable and a 
satisfactory one for a great many ma¬ 
terials. It is being much worn this sea¬ 
son and cut in walking length is espe¬ 
cially well liked for linen, cotton poplin 
and washable materials of the sort, for 
it launders with perfect success. The 
many seams give an effect of slender¬ 
ness also and it is in every way desir¬ 
able. When made long it becomes an 
excellent model for fabrics of a different 
sort and in this way is to be commended 
for silks and other materials of the 
sort that are the favorite ones for such 
use. The skirt is cut in eleven gores. 
The fullness at the back can be laid in 
inverted plaits or the gores can be cut 
off and joined in habit style as liked. 
When walking length is desired the 
skirt is to be cut off on indicated lines. 
The quantity of material required for 
the medium. size is 9^4 yards 24 or 27, 
6j4 yards 44 or 4*4 yards 52 inches 
wide when material has figure or nap 
but if there is no up or down 4J4 yards 
44 inches wide will suffice. The width 
of the skirt at the lower edge is 4 yards. 
The pattern 6639 is cut in sizes for a 
22, 24, 26, 28, 30 and 32 inch waist meas¬ 
ure; price 10 cents. 
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as you have never 
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Write us today for his name and address, 
and we’ll also send you complete cata¬ 
logues of the Victor—$10 to $250—and 
Victor Records. 
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HEATING FLAT IKON makes 
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No Hot Stove—No Charcoal- 
No Wires or Tubing—No Dirt 
walking back and 
forth. Iron where it is cool. 
Money back if not suited. 
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