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THUS K.U RAL NEW-VORKEK 
October 3, 
Woman and the Hom e 
From Day to Day 
IN WHITE AGAIN. 
Tlie world shall walk in white again, i 
The garments of its crimson stain 
Shall vanish in the love of men 
That turns them unto snow again. 
Before the cannon dreams shall dance, 
And girls in grace make sweet 
The furrows where the battle’s lance 
Flashed in its splendid heat. 
The shadows of old war shall pass, 
And life with laughter flow; 
There is no crimson on the grass 
From battles long ago. 
There is no smoke and flame of wrath 
Where men went down in death; 
Above the trench a winding path 
Blows sweet with wildwood breath. 
Oh. yes, the mighty heart of time 
Shall beat with joy and youth; 
Old wars as a forgotten crime 
Grow dim in days of truth. 
Fair shall the legions be that come 
O’er many lovely miles 
To kiss with silence every drum 
And deck the days with smiles. 
—Baltimore Sun. 
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L oganberry juice is now put up 
commercially in Oregon; it is non¬ 
alcoholic, like unfermented grape juice, 
and is said to make a delicious drink 
diluted with two parts of water. We 
wonder whether any of our readers put 
up blackberry and raspberry juice in this 
way? We have only preserved raspberry 
juice in the form of raspberry vinegar, 
which makes a refreshing beverage either 
hot or cold. 
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G OING through a country district “up¬ 
state” we were shocked to see the 
remains of an old four-post mahogany 
bed which had been cut in twm and made 
into porch seats. We have so much re¬ 
spect for old mahogany that this seemed 
desecration. However, there is no rea¬ 
son why ail old bedstead of common 
wood should not be transformed into a 
settle for the porch, the headboard form¬ 
ing the back, and the posts with part 
• if the foot forming ends. The seat is 
made by laying slats across at the proper 
height. Painted a nice color, olive or 
willow green, brown or gray, with col¬ 
ored cushions, such a settle is very at¬ 
tractive, as well as comfortable. 
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A N old-time Southern huckleberry cake 
calls for a cup of butter, two cups 
of sugar, three cups of flour, five eggs, one 
eup of sweet milk, one teaspoouful of soda 
dissolved in hot water, one teaspoonful 
each of nutmeg and cinnamon, one quart 
of ripe fresh huckleberries (some call 
them blueberries). Stir the butter and 
sugar to a cream, add the beaten yolks 
of eggs, then the milk, the flour and spice, 
the egg whites beaten stiff, the soda. The 
huckleberries should be heavily dredged 
with flour and stirred in last of all with 
a wooden mixer; be careful not to break 
them. Bake in a loaf. 
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A REGENT newspaper cartoon de¬ 
picted two disgusted small boys talk¬ 
ing about the war news. “Paw says it’ll 
change th’ hull map o’ Europe,” observes 
Jimmy bitterly, “an’ when school begins 
teacher’ll make us learn it all over 
again !” There is one point in which we 
all have to revise our geography; we 
must remember that St. Petersburg has 
ceased to exist, and that the capital of 
Russia is Petrograd, the German name 
given by Peter the Great being altered 
by imperial ukase to its Russian equiva¬ 
lent. 
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H ERE is the woman’s side <>f war, 
as expressed by Olive Schreiner in 
“Woman and Labor”: 
Men have made boomerangs, bows, 
swords or guns with which to destroy 
one another; we have made the men who 
destroyed and were destroyed! We have 
in all ages produced, at an enormous cost, 
tlie primal munition of war, without 
which no other would exist. There is no 
battlefield on earth, nor ever has been, 
howsoever covered with slain, which it 
has not cost the women of the race more 
in actual bloodshed and anguish to supply 
than it has cost the men who lie there. 
We pay the first cost on all human life. 
~ more of an incentive than ever for doing 
it. As we do not like the seeds in the 
grapes, I separate the pulp and skins, 
boil the pulp and put through a colander; 
then add to the skins and boil about five 
minutes before putting in the cans, which 
have been thoroughly sterilized. I al¬ 
ways use a self-sealing jar which has a 
brass cap with the rubber attached, and 
is put on by simply pressing down on 
can. I am very much interested in the 
woman’s page, getting a great deal of help 
from it, and hope this information may 
help someone else. MBS. B. n. P. 
Canning Grapes Without Sugar. 
I N looking over the woman’s page, I 
saw an inquiry about canning grapes 
without sugar. I have canned grapes 
without sugar for three years, and never 
lost a can, and this year there is surely 
Seen in New York Shops. 
S OME new redingote coats shown are 
of sand-colored covert cloth, and it 
seems possible that the former style of 
separate covert cloth coats will come in 
again. 
Some pretty tailored waists were of 
natural colored pongee. They had rag- 
lan sleeves with cuffs of white liabutai 
silk, and a standing collar of the same, 
which ran down to a point in front. This 
makes a very serviceable waist. 
Two complete changes in collars are 
the square neck and the high plain stock. 
Some of the new waists and blouses 
have the high stock collars, which will 
be a welcome change from the low necks 
of last Winter. As seen so far they are 
quite plain, usually of satin, with a deep 
turnover collar of white organdie which 
opens in the front and does not lie quite 
flat against the stock. The style of col¬ 
lar seen with the square neck is shown 
in the basque pattern on page 1110. The 
stock collars seen so far are all quite 
plain and very high. There are many 
variations of the Napoleonic collar called 
I’Aiglon. which is high and close in the 
back, open in front with revers below, 
sometimes of linen or organdie, and 
sometimes of cloth or satin. 
Wide-brimmed picture hats are prom¬ 
ised for tin- coming season, but very small 
hats are in the majority at present. One 
small military turban shown at an open¬ 
ing was plain and rather high, without a 
brim, giving a Cossack effect.; the crown 
was black velvet, and the hat was edged 
with a broad band of black monkey fur. 
Directly in front, standing straight up, 
was a narrow jet quill, almost like a 
spear, giving a very military effect. It 
is many years since black monkey fur 
was fashionable, but it is now “in” once 
more, and is used in millinery and dress 
trimming, as well as for fur sets. Some 
long redingotes are trimmed around the 
bottom, sleeves and collar with black 
monkey. This fur is very lustrous jet 
black, but not as becoming around the 
neck as a fluffier fur—it is rather 
“slinky” in effect. 
A pretty Fall gown that was prac¬ 
tical as well as stylish had a long waist- 
ed basque and tunic of dark plaid serge 
with long sleeves, underskirt and sash 
of black satin. The neck and cuffs were 
finished with white grosgrain pleatings, 
and there were tiny jet buttons down the 
front of the basque. 
It is generally predicted that dark or 
subdued colors will be in the lead the 
coming season, and this is very probable, 
for half Europe will be in mourning and 
fashions generally will consult serious 
taste. A great deal of black is already 
in evidence. There are also combinations 
of dove gray or taupe with marine or 
sapphire blue, which are quite new and 
becoming, and yet have a soft effect. 
One example was a basque dress of the 
moyeu-age type with underblouse and 
skirt of dove-colored satin, while the long 
tunic and sleeveless basque were of mar¬ 
ine blue gabardine. Braiding appears to 
be very popular; soutache braiding is 
seen on redingotes and basques, and many 
coats are bound with silk braid. 
Displays of table silver, whether solid 
or plated, always include new styles of 
ideas in serving utensils; some are real 
conveniences, others mere matters of dis¬ 
play. Among conveniences are tomato 
servers, which h- ve a round perfectly 
flat howl, if one may use the term, of 
pierced silver, pointed around the edge. 
Sliced tomato has a great knack for slid¬ 
ing off a salad fork, but can be helped 
conveniently with this server. It is also 
convenient for s< rving baked apples or 
tomatoes, fish cakes or fritters. These 
were offered, in triple plate, for 50 cents 
in a sale, but they are usually a little 
more expensive. Lemon forks, which 
are little long-lined slender forks, meant 
for serving sliced lemon with tea, are also 
handy for butter balls or olives. Pie 
knives, with broad flat trowel-like blades, 
would be appreciated by women whose 
flaky fruit, pies are the favorite family 
dessert. In triple plate they are 50 cents 
in a special sale, and go up to $2.50 to 
$4 for solid silver. 
Babies’ sweater sets in brushed wool—• 
the fuzzy wool often called angora, 
though this name is not correct—cost $5 
for a four-piece set of sweater, leggings, 
cap and mittens. They are brown, tan, 
gray or white, and make the little one 
look like a cherubic brownie. Three-piece 
sets of sweater, leggings and cap in red, 
white or oxford worsted are $3. The 
sizes are two to six years. 
Chili Sauce. 
C OULD you publish a good recipe for 
chili sauce? airs. S. m. n. 
We have used the following recipe for 
chili sauce for many years; it is the one 
given in the Rural Cook Book: Peel and 
chop fine one onion, and six large toma¬ 
toes, add one green sweet Spanish pep¬ 
per and one small hot chili pepper, 
chopped; then season with one cupful of 
vinegar, one tablespoonful salt, two tea- 
spoonfuls brown sugar, one teaspoonful 
each of ground ginger, cinnamon, cloves 
and black pepper, and half a nutmeg. 
Boil slowly until very thoroughly cooked, 
then bottle and seal when cold. 
Cooked Piccalilli. 
W ILL you repeat a recipe given, sev¬ 
eral years ago, for a cooked picca¬ 
lilli made from sweet peppers and 
onions? At. t. 
This recipe calls for 25 large sweet 
peppers, half green and half red; 18 me¬ 
dium-sized white onions; one quart of 
vinegar; IYj cup, good measure, of light 
brown or granulated sugar; one table- 
spoonful salt. Peel the onions, remove 
seeds and stems from peppers and chop 
fine; this is quickly done with the meat 
chopper. Put all ingredients together in 
a preserving kettle, and boil slowly for 
half an hour, or longer if needed to cook 
soft; seal in small jars. This is very 
good. 
New Walls 
Every Time You 
Wipe Them 
Use Lu-Co-Flat on your walls 
instead of wall paper or calci¬ 
mine. Your walls then can be 
wiped off with a damp cloth and 
made like new, thoroughly eras¬ 
ing all finger marks and dirt 
from smoke, steam or other 
causes. 
It gives the wall a soft, velvety, 
rich tone, restful to the eyes, and 
lasts for years. 
Is sanitary and hygienic. Dries uni¬ 
formly. Is unaffected by steam, mois¬ 
ture and smoke. Does not cake in 
the can. Is extremely durable, beau¬ 
tiful and very artistic. 
Finish your walls with Lu-Co-Flat, 
also freshen up your furniture, floors, 
stoves with Lucas Home Helps. 
Both are Lucas quality products, the 
result of 65 years experience. 
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Inc. 
Office No. 3897 
Philadelphia, Pa. 
SO 
Mrs. D i s a p p oin t e d :—Amy 
Drudge, I wish you could cast a 
vote for me at the club this af¬ 
ternoon. 1 specially wanted to 
go, hut I couldn’t get through 
my washing in time, because the 
fire wont out, and I couldn’t get 
hot water until I made it again. 
I’m so disappointed. 
Anty Drudge: —Poor child! I’m 
sorry. But let this be a lesson 
to you to keep a box of Fcls- 
Naptha Soap on hand. You 
don’t need hot water when you 
use Fels-Naptha Soap, and it 
does your work twice as quickly 
and easily. 
Fe 1 s - N aptha 
Soap keeps the 
work from piling 
up. It gives you 
• 
time to rest or go 
visiting. Saves 
the expense and 
the discomfort of 
a hot fire. Washes 
clothes perfectly 
in cool or luke¬ 
warm water, dis¬ 
solves grease, 
takes out stains, 
even stubborn 
blood stains, and 
does your work 
in less than half 
the time, with less 
than half the 
trouble. 
*r t 
It’s mighty convenient to have a 
box or carton of Fels-Naptha al¬ 
ways on hand. 
Full directions are on the Red 
and Green 'wrapper. 
Fels & Co., Philadelphia 
