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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Woman and the Home 
From Day to Day 
THE LOT OF THOUSANDS. 
When hope lies dead within the heart, 
By secret sorrow long concealed, 
We shrink lest looks or words impart 
What may not be revealed. 
’Tis hard to smile when one would weep 
To speak when one would silent be; 
To wake when one would wish to sleep, 
And wake to agony. 
Yet such the lot for thousands cast 
Who wander in this world of care, 
And bend beneath the bitter blast, 
To save them from despair. 
Yet nature waits her guests to greet 
Where disappointment can not come. 
And time leads with unerring feet 
The weary wanderer home. 
—Anne Hunter (1742-1S21). 
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The equal suffragists in this city, who 
have been holding an elaborate fair re¬ 
cently, included a number of baking con¬ 
tests in the attraction. Quite naturally 
they challenged some of the anti-suffra¬ 
gists to enter these competitions, which 
would seem especially suited to those 
whose slogan is “Woman’s place is in 
the home!” But, to the public surprise, 
the antis declined to compete, and the 
tempting fresh bread, the fragrant pies 
and cookies, were the work of “votes 
for women” enthusiasts. As one of the 
prize-winners was a woman who has 
often been prominent in suffrage “hikes,” 
it would not appear as though she had 
lost her place in the home by occasionally 
marching out of it. 
* 
At the recent New York flower show 
there was a little display of garden 
aprons, children’s dresses and other gar¬ 
ments, made by “The V. & It. Indus¬ 
tries.” This is a philanthropic agency 
for the benefit of convalescents discharged 
as cured from the Vanderbilt Clinic and 
Roosevelt Hospital. There are many 
cases where patients, while recovered 
from an illness or operation, are entire¬ 
ly too weak to go back to their regular 
work, and yet in sore straits for means 
of support. It is to tide them over this 
period that the “V. & R. Industries” were 
established by a group of philanthropic 
women. At present they are only hand¬ 
ling women’s work, but they are looking 
about for suitable men’s handicrafts also, 
and have hopes of utilizing some lines 
of cement work for them. Among other 
things in this display were garden pil¬ 
lows, covered with enameled cloth, and 
stuffed with cork shavings—a great con¬ 
venience for amateur gardeners, w T hen 
kneeling on damp earth in their garden 
operations. 
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Since few farm housekeepers have 
the opportunity of securing cooperative 
help in laundry work, the next best 
thing is to simplify their needs in this 
direction, so far as comfort and cleanli¬ 
ness allow. We have referred, many 
times, to the use of seersucker or ripp- 
lette in lessening ironing, both for chil¬ 
dren’s clothes and women’s house dresses, 
while the cotton crapes have a useful 
place for nightgowns and other under¬ 
wear. Knit union suits, as well as sep¬ 
arate garments, in all the Summer styles, 
are another help. The present styles of 
little girls’ frocks are largely made with 
bloomers for “underneaths” and this 
saves much ironing of little petticoats. 
But we wish every home laundry could 
be equipped with a mangle, household 
size, which would iron all the flat pieces 
quickly and well and which could be run 
by the gasoline engine. Unfortunately 
the gasoline engine has not yet been 
taught to hang clothes on the line, but 
the housekeeper can save herself much 
exposure in cold weather, or when it is 
damp underfoot, by having a trolley line 
rigged from the back porch, like the net¬ 
work of lines stretched over city back¬ 
yards which may be viewed from Tiie 
R. N.-Y.’s office windows every day. 
The Rural Patterns. 
The prices quoted are for stamped 
goods and material for working but trans¬ 
fer patterns of any design will be fur¬ 
nished separately for 10 cents each. 
No. 793.—A design for embroidering 
a one-piece child’s cap. Stamped on pure 
Irish white linen with mei’cerized floss 
to work, 30 cents. 
April 11 , 
No. 792.—A design for embroidering a 
doyley six inches in diameter', six trans¬ 
fer's are given. Stamped on best white 
Scotch linen with mercerized floss to 
work, 15 cents. Set of six, SO cents. 
No. 7S2.—A design for embroidering a 
photograph frame in wild rose design. 
7511 Square Yoke Night 
Gown 34 to 46 bust. 
8206 Tunic Dress for 
Misses and Small 
Women, 
16 and 18 years. 
8221 Child’s Empire 
Dress, 
1, 2 and 4 years. 
7839 House Gown or 
Nurse's Costume, 
34 to 46 bust. 
6213 Girl’s Dress, 
10 to 14 years. 
Stamped and tinted on gray linene with 
mercerized floss to work, 20 cents. 
No. 7S7.—A design for embroidering 
frills for women’s and misses’ drawers. 
Two transfers are given. 
No. 788.—A design for embroidering 
a low neck nightgown with short sleeves. 
Stamped on best quality of nainsook with 
mercerized floss to work, $1.25. 
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