1914. 
T H RURAL NEW-YORKER 
121© 
Seen in New^York Shops. 
A PRETTY little hat of a narrow- 
brimmed shape with sloping crown 
was of midnight blue velvet, having 
around the base of the crown a band, of 
blue moire piped with silver. The ends 
of the baud were crossed in the back, and 
also crossed in front, with a small cluster 
of silver flowers. A good many hats 
show some metallic trimming, silver, gold 
or bronze, but such garniture must be 
used with good taste, or it has a “would- 
be” stylish effect. 
Rainproof gloves of tan capeskin are 
new, and they may be washed with cold 
water and soap. They have stylish 
stitching of tan or black; $1.50 pair. 
Burnt ostrich feathers are among mil¬ 
linery novelties. They are thin plumes 
that look as though all the fluff had been 
singed off, and are made up in clusters 
and “fancies.” They are not very beau¬ 
tiful. as a rule, for a good many of them 
suggest discarded trimmings, but for the 
moment they are very fashionable. 
Plain walking hats are described as 
“trotteur” hats, just as the plain tailored 
suits are “trotteur” suits. Among young 
girls’ black velvet hats a favorite model 
is the “beret,” which, as its name implies, 
suggests a priest’s biretta. It is rather 
flat, loosely draped with velvet drawn 
towards the center in folds like the sec¬ 
tions of a biretta, and simply finished with 
grosgrain ribbon. Such a hat is offered 
for $3.50. Black velvet trotteur hats for 
women, in sailor, tricorne and turban 
styles, trimmed with fur, metal galon or 
silk, are offered in great variety for $5, ! 
wdiile tailored velour hats, in black and ! 
colors, trimmed with ribbon bands, cost 
from $2.95 up. Then there are plain 
sailor hats of silk velvet and hatters’ 
plush, with no trimming except moire 
bows, that are priced at $14. but they are 
copies of new French models made up in 
high-grade materials. 
Monkeyskin trimming is sold by the 
yard at 45 cents to $1 a yard for single 1 
edge, used as a'border, and $2 a yard for 
the double edge used for cuffs and collars 
and bandeaux on hats. 
Many of the leading shops now j 
make a specialty of American-made silks, ! 
and announce the fact quite as proudly 
as they formerly called attention to im¬ 
ported goods. Many of these are 36. 40 
and 42 inches wide. Among them are 
satin charmeuse. crinkle crape, crepe 
meteore, faille souple, etc., at from $1.95 
to $2.S5 or over a yard. It must be re¬ 
membered that these silks are so wide 
that they cut to great advantage, unlike 
the old 18 and 22-inch silks that used to 
be made up into wide skirts. 
Very practical coats for young girls 
are made of Scotch tweed, dull mixed 
colors with gray, green or brown pre* 
dominating. A favorite style has raglan | 
sleeves, a wide flaring collar, deep cuffs j 
and a wide low-placed belt fastened with ■ 
large buttons. These coats, in very good \ 
tweed, cost about $12 to $15. 
Smart new veils have a filet mesh. 
This square mesh is becoming, and is not 
so trying to the eyes as a fancy mesh. 
Some of the veils are plain, others dotted 
or figured; many are bordered. In addi¬ 
tion to black, white and flesh, these veils 
come in mousse (moss green), aubergine 
(eggplant) rhubarb pink, ambroisie, 
which is a soft red, and paon or peacock. 
Lace veils come in black, white, blue 
and the dark brown called tete de negre. 
Washing veils of white lace in shadow 
weaves are very popular. 
Tested Grape Juice. 
J M. R. asks how to make grape juice; 
• this is my way: 10 pounds grapes, 
stemmed and washed, two quarts water. 
Boil 10 minutes, strain without squeez¬ 
ing, add two pounds sugar, bring to boil, 
bottle. This makes four measured quarts, 
and is very sweet and rich, so we get just 
equal to 10 of the 25-cent size grape 
juice bottles ($2.50) for the two pounds 
of sugar, and this is double the strength 
of any I ever bought. Some, I put in any 
shaped bottles with new corks. Then I 
fill the heated bottles overflowing and 
pour back one inch of juice into kettle, 
quickly cork, taking corks from pan of 
boiling water, press in all the way. When 
cool, seal over with paraffin. Other times 
I use pint or even quart jars, but when 
opened it cannot be kept more than a day 
or two without souring a little. If ever 
any has worked in the bottle, as has oc¬ 
casionally happened, boiling up again 
seems to restore sweetness. In serving 
it we fill tumbler one-third full of juice 
and fill with cold water. In sickness we 
sip it only slightly diluted; often use it, 
too, in lemonade—or with a beaten egg. 
My way of squeezing the grapes now, is 
to put the jelly bag in the lard press and 
press only slightly, not enough to cloud 
the juice. The residue makes fine jam. 
E. A. L. 
Educating Children at Home. 
I HAVE two children, age three' and 
five, and would like them to enjoy 
some kindergarten work. We are too far 
away from a school to send them so early, 
so I should like to get kindergarten ideas 
into their heads instead of mischief. I 
have read a little about the Montessori 
method. Could you tell me some book 
concerning this method? Would it be 
practical for a busy housewife to attempt 
such a method? Can you give me some 
information on home education? 
MRS. M. J. 
This letter touches a subject of import¬ 
ance to many mothers. Isolated farm 
homes, even in the Eastern and Middle 
States, often hamper the parents in pro¬ 
viding systematic education, while this 
becomes a far more serious problem in 
sparsely settled localities in the West or 
Southwest. The National Bureau of 
Education has received so many appeals 
from parents in lonely districts that they 
have now established a Division of Home 
Education, which cooperates with the 
National Congress of Mothers. A series 
of bulletins on home educational problems 
has been prepared, so Mrs. M. J. is ad¬ 
vised, first of all, to write to the Division 
of Home Education, U. S. Bureau of Edu¬ 
cation, Washington, D. C., stating her 
problems, and asking for any bulletins 
bearing upon them. She will receive ex¬ 
pert advice adapted to her special needs. 
A most interesting book on the Mon¬ 
tessori system is “A Montessori Mother,” 
by Dorothy Canfield Fisher, and this will 
be found very helpful. It will suggest 
ideas and methods that may be used by 
a busy mother, even though she may not 
feel able to carry out its teachings in 
full. Another useful book is “Educating 
the Child at Home,” by Ella Frances 
Lynch, which suggests simple and ef¬ 
fective methods of utilizing the child’s 
natural curiosity in imparting instruc¬ 
tion. 
This subject of home education should 
be utilized in bringing rural women to¬ 
gether for club or society work. A wom¬ 
an who tries to teach children at home 
soon learns that any normal child can 
ask more questions in a day than she can 
answer in a month, and she is thus led 
towards new lines of study herself. The 
most common defect in home teaching is 
a tendency to omit subjects that either 
mother or child is not interested in, es¬ 
pecially such essentials as arithmetic and 
grammar in its drier forms. But these 
are touched but lightly in kindergarten 
and primary classes; if the mother forms 
habits of intelligent reasoning, fixes the 
attention and gives a respect for dis¬ 
cipline, her little pupils will not be found 
deficient when they enter higher classes. 
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