1402 
Docemlier S, 1917 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Christmas Chimes 
The golden lamps of heaven hung bright 
In Judah’s midnight sky. 
Like rays of glory 1 reaking through 
The sapphire dome on high. 
When down the azure avenues 
Was borne, in strains sublime, 
The trooping angels’ joyous hymn, 
The first glad Christmas chime. 
Though centuries have flown since first 
That anthem grand was sung, 
Each passing year its welcome notes 
In Christian lands have rung. 
A sound of hope to every heart. 
Of cheer to every clime, 
Of God’s enduring love for man, 
The holy Christmas chime! 
O spheres that sing! O bells that ring! 
Lift up your tones to heaven. 
That every wrong may righted be 
And every foe forgiven. 
That ransomed lands their chainless hands 
IMay raise in every clime 
To freedom’s God, and hail with joy 
That pealing Christmas chime. 
O blessed bells, bring cheer to all— 
The^ad, the poor, the lone. 
Who, shivering, crouch by cheerless 
hearths. 
Or, bowed in anguish, moan ! 
Make human hearts with gen’rous deeds 
Enrich this festal time, 
That even Want and Woe may smile 
To hear the Christmas chime. 
— Mrs. A. Ford. 
* 
The R. N.-Y. for July 10, 1853, had the 
following description of Lucy Stone, the 
famous pioneer in agitation for woman 
suffrage and educational advancement; 
Twenty-three years of age, a brunette 
of petite figure, with lai-ge but not un¬ 
pleasant features, and a benevolent ex¬ 
pression. Her eyes full and expressive 
—a prominent nose, with a slight inclina¬ 
tion to turn up, a large full mouth and 
good teeth. She was dressed in a black 
silk polka jacket open in front, show¬ 
ing a fine cambric shirt down to the 
waist, with a collar rolled over; black 
silk skirt half wmy down to the ankle and 
cut full; trowsera of black silk, fitting 
close to the leg, a good-sized foot with 
gaiter boots. She wears her hair short 
and combed back. She looks like a. pre¬ 
cocious little girl on the platform. 
Miss Stone’s “fine cambric shirt” may 
be regarded as a forerunner of the useful 
shirtwaist, and we commend her good 
sense in wearing a short skirt, at a time 
when most women were sweeping the 
streets with flowing draperies, but modern 
taste would omit those black silk “trow- 
sers.” Nowadays a belief in the advance¬ 
ment of women need not include oddities 
of dress, for a sensible wearer can always 
find sensible fashions. 
* 
“Rusks” made from stale bread are 
excellent to serve with milk for the chil¬ 
dren’s supper, or in place of a breakfast 
cereal. Break thick slices of the bread 
into irregular pieces. Beat up an egg 
with a half cup of milk, dip the bread 
in this, take them out before they break, 
and put on a greased tin. Brush over 
with a little melted buttei’, dust lightly 
with cinnamon and a little powdered su¬ 
gar, and put in a moderate oven till per¬ 
fectly dry. 
* 
When an umbrella or parasol becomes 
too worn for further service the silk cover 
should be removed from the frame and 
laid aside for future use. It will make 
excellent hat linings, or in the case of 
light-colored parasols, the cover is useful 
for lining a silk bag. 
This is a good time for home soap¬ 
making, for soaps ai’e sharing the general 
increase in price, and it is no time to 
waste fat. We have had complaints from 
some women that purchased potash seem¬ 
ed inferior in quality, resulting in a dark- 
colored soap, and we may yet go back to 
lye made from wood ashes, after the old- 
fashioned method, considering the scarcity 
of commercial potash. We have wondered 
whether bayberry wax could be used for 
soap-making. If so, it wmuld seem desir¬ 
able for a fine homemade toilet soap. Has 
anyone tried soap-making with bayberry 
wax? 
Turnpike Yeast 
Turnpike or yeast cake we call rubo. 
Pour boiling water over one-half cup 
wheat flour to scald it. Pour on enough 
to make a stiff batter. Pour boiling 
C-Ac RURAL NEW-YORKER 
water over a handful of hops or peach 
leaves to cover. Let stand an hour on 
back of stove. Strain this tea over the 
batter. Stir smooth. Add a spoonful su¬ 
gar and one of salt. When lukewarm add 
yeast cake (or rubo if it can be obtained) 
dissolved in one-half cup warm water. 
Let rise over night. In the morning add 
cornmeal. If -w'anted as cakes roll out 
and cut in squares and dry, I prefer the 
rubo. I mix cornmeal till I can rub be- 
tw'een the hands. Then I spread a table¬ 
cloth on a table in the spare room, and 
spread my rubo on it. With the windows 
open it will be dry in a few days; that 
is, in the Summer. In Winter care must 
be taken or the rubo might freeze before 
dry. I rub it a couple of times while 
drying. When dry I roll it with the 
rolling pin on the bake board, put in jars 
and keep in a dry place. Will keep for a 
long time then and is always ready. 
8. S. K. 
Seaweed for Jelly-making 
What do you think of the use of agar 
in the place of gelatine? I have noticed 
several statements in the papers lately in 
regard to using it. mbs. g. s. 
Ceylon moss, known by its Malayan 
names of agar-agar, or agal-agal, is a del¬ 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
9.‘>29 Girl's Guimpe 
Dross. 8 to 14 years. 
Price 15 cents. 
9495 Girl's Dress, 4 
to 10 years. 
Price 10 cents. 
9434 Gown with 
Jacket Effect, 34 to 
42 bust. 
Price 15 cents. 
9.509 Evening Bod¬ 
ice, 34 to 42 bust. 
Price 15 cents. 
9500 Draped Skirt, 
24 to 30 waist. 
Price 15 cents. 
Seen in New York Shops 
Among mechanical toys is a snake that 
crawls along, wriggling at every joint in 
a fearsome manner; he costs 49 cents. 
There are walking elephants, creeping 
babies, and even a walking Uncle Sam. 
To.v aeroplanes begin as low as 24 cents; 
a fine model that works well costs $2.97. 
There is a wonderful toy submarine that 
submerges and rises again, the mechan¬ 
ism being a rubber tube and ball. This 
costs $2.89. 
Army lockers of khaki-colored fibre, 
with brassed steel trimmings, regulation 
size, are $9.75 to $11.50. They are cloth 
lined and have one reinforced tray. 
One of thie articles noted in an East 
Side brass shop was a Russian samovar 
of extra size, which had been purchased 
for use in a social settlement. The samo¬ 
var or hot water urn used in tea-making 
is an indispensable household utensil in 
every Russian home. It is a large brass 
urn mounted on a supporting base, with 
a faucet for drawing off the water. A 
receptacle for holding lighted charcoal 
passes up the center, while around this 
is the water space, the whole being cov¬ 
ered with a fitting lid. The samovar 
takes the place of our domestic teakettle, 
and gives a constant supply of boiling 
water with little expenditure of fuel. 
Artists’ studios often display a samovar, 
and some mistaken tea-makers have been 
known to make tea in the samovar, in¬ 
stead of a teapot, but its proper use is 
to heat the water only. The extra size 
samovar referred to cost $25, but smaller 
household sizes may be bought in East 
Side brass shops for $7 or $8. 
Tailored blouses of white habutai silk 
and washing satin were seen for $8.75; 
they were well made, of extra good ma¬ 
terial. 
A fitted khaki case for soldiers con¬ 
tained one duplex razor, trench mirror, 
shaving stick, folding shaving brush, 
tooth paste, toothbrush und comb, and 
cost $2 complete. 
icate white seaweed found growing upon 
rocks in the Indian and Malayan seas. 
It is largely collected and made into a 
jelly, and forms an extensive article of 
trade at Singapore, The jelly is used to 
thicken soups and in oth'^r forms of cook¬ 
ing in China and Malaysia, and is highly 
esteemed both by natives and Europeans 
for its delicate flavor. We have not met 
with agar as an article of commerce for 
culinary purposes in this country, but it is 
used in biological laboratories as a culture 
medium for bacteria, as it remains solid at 
a higher temperature than gelatine. The 
Chinese use it as a varnish for paper lan¬ 
terns. If procurable for culinary purposes 
here it would certainly be a delicately fla¬ 
vored substitute for commercial gelatine. 
We have never met with it, but make free 
use of another seaweed, Irish moss or eax'- 
rageen, as a substitute for gelatine. 
Another seaweed closely related to the 
Ceylon moss furnishes the edible birds’ 
nests so highly prized by the Chinese. 
The sea swallows build their glutinous 
nests from this seaweed on precipitous 
rocks and in caves in the Bay of Siam. 
The nests ai'e collected with much risk 
and difficulty at I'egular seasons of the 
yeai’, and form an extensive article of 
commerce with China. 
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Stuff with a dressing made of a small 
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RAYO LAMPS give a soft, mellow light that does not irri¬ 
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You light a Rayo without removing either chimney or shade. Elasy to 
re-wick and keep clean. 
Use So-CO-ny Kerosene for best results. 
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