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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Woman and the Home 
coming wrap with thin gowns, either 
drawn around the shoulders like a fichu 
or with one end thrown back over the 
shoulder like the fur throw scarfs. Many 
of these scarfs are bordered with mara¬ 
bou or fur, and all manner of soft rich 
materials are used for them, soft chiffon 
velvet being introduced in Fall models. 
This is a pretty and picturesque fashion, 
and has the merit of comfort, too, which 
is more than can be said for many 
fashions of this year. 
November 12, 
From Day to Day. 
AUTUMNAL DREAMS. 
When the maple turns to crimson 
And the sassafras to gold; 
When the gentians in tne meadow 
And the asters on the wold ; 
When the moon is wrapped in vapor 
And the night is frosty cold. 
When the chestnut burrs are opened 
And the acorns drop like hail, 
And the drowsy air is startled 
With the thumping of the flail 
With the drumming of the partridge 
And the whistling of the quail— 
Through the rustiing wood I wander, 
Through the jewels of the year, 
From the yellow uplands calling. 
Seeking her that still is dear; 
She is near me in the Autumn, 
She, the beautiful, is near. 
Through the smoke of burning Summer, 
When the weary winds are still, 
1 can see her in the valley, 
I can see her on the hill— 
In the splendor of the woodlands, 
In the whisper of the rill. 
For the shores of earth and heaven 
Meet and mingle in the blue; 
She can wander down the glory 
To the places that she knew, 
Where the happy lovers wandered 
In the days when life was true. 
So I think, when days are sweetest 
And the world is wholly fair, 
She may some time steal upon me 
Through the dimness of the air, 
With the cross upon her bosom 
And the amaranth in her hair. 
Once to meet her, ah! to meet her 
And to hold her gently fast 
Till I blessed her, till she blessed me. 
That were happiness at last; 
That were bliss beyond our meetings 
In the Autumns of the past! 
—Bayard Taylor. 
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Surgeon’s plaster, which is very firm 
and adhesive, will often mend a tear 
in a rubber and prevent it from ex¬ 
tending further. 
* 
The time for green corn is now over, 
but when the next corn season comes it 
will be well to remember that a fine 
whisk broom is an excellent utensil for 
removing the silk when preparing the 
corn for cooking. 
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Here is a delicious gruel which is 
rich, yet easily assimilated: Boil one 
tablespoonful of rolled oats in a pint 
of water, adding more water if neces¬ 
sary, with a small pinch of salt. When 
the oatmeal is thoroughly cooked put 
through a strainer. To the jelly thus 
obtained add one-half cup sweet cream 
and the whites of two eggs beaten 
stiff; sweeten and flavor if liked. 
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Apple rice pudding is made as fol¬ 
lows : Pare and core three large apples. 
Put into a pudding-dish and sprinkle 
over them one cupful of sugar, about 
three tablespoonfuls of rice (thoroughly , 
washed). Over all pour one quart of 
milk, and bake five hours in a slow 
oven. Watch it carefully, so as to 
keep the rice well under the milk. 
Serve the pudding hot with sauce or 
cream. 
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A very convenient handkerchief case 
consists of two squares of cardboard a 
little larger than a folded handkerchief, 
padded and covered with white silk in¬ 
side and with cretonne or other colored 
material outside. The edge is finished 
with narrow gimp or silk buttonholing, 
and a circlet of broad, flat fancy silk 
elastic is used to hold the two pieces 
together. The handkerchiefs are merely 
slipped inside, and held together by the 
elastic. Such a case has the great merit 
of taking up very little space in a 
bureau drawer or a traveling bag, while 
holding the handkerchiefs securely. 
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The return of a bygone fashion is 
seen in the scarfs worn by fashionable 
French women, which are now making 
their appearance here. The original 
version was a width of black satin two 
yards long, lined with white, gathered 
A Cake and Dessert for Two. 
Where there are but two in the fam¬ 
ily a large layer cake is likely to out¬ 
last its welcome upon the tea table. I 
therefore make them with but two lay¬ 
ers, and of small size, using tins not 
larger than tea plates for the baking. 
As it is inconvenient to make less than 
the ordinary cake recipe, we are apt to 
have cottage pudding for dessert the 
day cake is made. A little over two- 
thirds of the batter is used for the 
cakes, and to the remaining third I add 
a half cup or more of flour, with a 
little baking powder and enough milk 
to make it the right consistency. This 
is baked in a short deep tin, and it 
usually puffs up very light and is quite 
rich enough for eating with a sweet 
sauce. 
Of course, there is nothing nicer with 
cottage pudding than plenty of sweet 
cream, but I must depend upon a made 
sauce. With old-fashioned economy, I 
have grown up to think one egg is 
enough for layer cake to be eaten fresh, 
and that an egg in pudding sauce is an 
extravagance. But of late, seeing the 
little pullet’s eggs in the basket, I met 
with a change of ideas. A yolk added 
to the cake hatter made it the better 
and the white whipped stiff transforms 
the plainest sauce as to texture and 
quantity. A large half cup of sugar is 
stirred smooth with a dessertspoonful of 
cornstarch, both being dry. Then boiling 
water is added to make the desired 
quantity. A tiny pinch of salt is added, 
and after it has been cooked till clear 
and smooth, flavoring of the sort best 
liked. Vanilla is the standby, but the 
juice of a lemon is equally good. But¬ 
ter would make the sauce richer, but 
really is not needed. Turn the boiling 
hot mixture over the stiffly beaten 
white of egg and stir thoroughly that 
your foamy sauce may be cooked 
enough to retain its froth. 
If all is not eaten the first day, do not 
spoil by careless reheating. Put the 
pudding in a strainer or perforated tin 
and set it over a teakettle containing 
boiling water. Place a cover over it 
and soon it will be nicely warmed 
through and moist. Put into the oven 
a few moments to restore its crust and 
it will be almost as fresh as the day 
before. Set the sauce in a bowl im¬ 
mersed in a saucepan of hot water on 
the back of the range, and that, too, will 
seem as if freshly made. 
AUGUSTA ROSE. 
From Oven Door 
to Farm House Door 
That sums up the whole story 
when you buy soda crackers by 
name 
Flannel making has so greatly advanced that 
to-day you can duplicate in a ten cent printed 
flannel the prettest effects to be found in fine 
woolen dress materials. 
For instance, I.ERMA KLANNEI. (the best of 
the inexpensive flannels) is made in many at¬ 
tractive styles, including 
A black and white jasper stripe effect. 
A shadow craquele effect (so (u-hionable in veil¬ 
ings.) 
Paisley scroll effects, In black and white as well 
as rich Oriental colors. 
Iliack and white shepherd's plaid. .1 
Some very pretty diagonal worsted effects. ( cH/i 
Fleeced back, fast colors, 10 cents I 
a yard 
If not found write for samples 
PACIFIC MILLS 
BOSTON 
Uneeda 
Biscuit 
As soon as they are baked they arc 
placed in moisture-proof packages. In 
this way they are kept free from dust, 
damp and other harmful conditions 
This means that you are always 
assured of fresh, clean, crisp, unbroken 
soda crackers no matter where you 
buy them or when you eat them. 
They come in five cent packages. 
(Never sold in bulk) 
NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY 
Makes Old Carpets Bright a: New and “Clean as a Whistle” 
boo hko!?® brightens a room so much as a clean carpet. Nothing is a greater menace to 
health than a carpet apparently clean, hut really full of dust. “ menace to 
moredli-t om oSbeite^Lpet. 110 ^ beatin S & ets a lot ’ but S’™ ^an always get 
Vacuum cleaning is the only way to get it all. 
V A O U IT M 
CLEANER 
cleans a carpet perfectly right on the floor. It will get a pint 
“clean** 1 ° f <brt ° Ut * carpet tbat has 3 ust been whipped 
Then tooyou getridof tlietakingupandputtingdown, and 
the nnhealthtul, disagreeable job of handling and whipping. 
It is the most efficient hand-operated cleaner made. 
.Powerful suction. Easy stroke. 
Stop Spring and Fall House-cleaning. Use the EASY 
once a week and have a clean house all the time. 
Save yourself and the carpets. 
It cleans walls, ceilings, floors, furniture, bedding, etc 
No dust in the air, on your clothes, or iu your hair or lungs' 
WRITE FOR 10-DAY TRIAL OFFER 
DODGE <fc ZUIDL, 
324-U Dillaye Bldg., Syracuse, N.Y. 
Or EASY WASHER CO., 
Cor. Bruce A Dundas Sts., Toronto, Can. 
Makers of the Celebrated 
“EASY” Washer and Wringer. 
Write today piPpST Samples and 
for OUr * AV I ‘ ‘ • Stvln Rnnlr 
Style Book 
Men’s and Youth’s 
Suits and Overcoats 
TheRochester Radiator will 
$ 10 
$ 1 Q Made to Order 
A O at the Mill 
Save from $4 to $7 deal¬ 
ing direct with our Mill. 
Cut out dealers’ profits. 
Our made-to-order $10 to 
$18 suits and overcoats are 
handsomely trimmed. Many 
new and choice patterns to 
select from. Fit, material, 
workmanship guaranteed. 
Express Charges Prepaid 
east of Mississippi River, 
and allowances made on all 
orders west of it. Send at 
once for our illustrated [ 
Style Book and samples of 
cloth, directions for self¬ 
measurement, etc. 
GLEN ROCK WOOLEN CO. 
203 Main Street, Somerville, N. J. I 
SAVE HALF YOUR FUEL 
or give you double the amount 
of heat from the same fuel, if 
you will give it a trial, or we 
will refund the money paid 
for it. Write for Booklet on 
heating homes. 
ROCHESTER RADIATOR CO. 
39 Furnace St.,Rochester.N.Y. 
Price* from 
$2 to $12 
For hard or 
Soft Coal 
wood or gas 
Fits any 
Stove or 
Furnace 
Makes and burns its own gas and 
produces a pure white, steady, 
safe, 100 candle power light. -No 
wick, smoke, dirt, grease or odor. 
THE BE5TTIGHT 
Lighted instantly. Over 200 styles. 
Agents wanted. Write for catalog 
THE BEST EIGHT CO, 
401 ®>. 5 th 8t., Canton, O; 
A Reliable Water Supply System 
j^T “N Have “running water when and where 
you want it.” Bumped from stream, pond 
orspring. Noexpense ior power;uo trouble: 
no repairs. Install it yourself, or we will 
install for you a 
FOSTER HIGH-DUTY RAM 
ami guarantee to put it in to your en¬ 
tire satisfaction, for a fixed sum, 
, j— agreed upon in advance. No trouble 
Or expense to maintain. Write us. 
Power Specialty Company 
111 Broadway, New York j 
