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February 15, 1019 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
The Little Boys 
The little boys that, long ago 
Came riding down the sun-splashed hill, 
On country roads I used to know 
Where soft the Summer winds still blow, 
And meadow larks are singing still. 
The little boys went far away; 
The warm wine of a nation's cheers 
That sent them singing on their way 
Is in their blood again today, 
The nation’s welcome in their ears. 
They left their horse and spurs and quirt, 
They left their boyhood’s sweet romance, 
And went away in khaki shirt 
To bear the wrack of blood and dirt 
In combat on the fields of France. 
And safe was I and free from fear, 
O little boys that used to be ; 
You guarded all we held most dear 
On land and sea and in the air 
You fought afar for mine and me ! 
O little boys of long ago, 
Your homing ships are on the wing. 
And eagerly Ave greet them, though 
Deep in our wistful hearts aa’c know 
It is not boys but men they bring! 
-—M. Moran in Sunset. 
* 
A gkkat many questions received at 
this season deal with curing meat and 
rendering lard. There are many questions 
about lard which becomes strong or ran¬ 
cid. and it is evident that this trouble is 
not uncommon. One very important 
point is to see that containers are abso¬ 
lutely clean and sterile, scrubbed -and 
scalded to the extreme point of cleanli¬ 
ness. Stone jars in which lard has be¬ 
come rancid should never be used a 
second time. When the lard is poured 
into the containers it should be stirred 
with a long-handled spoon until thick 
and heavy, says a bulletin issued by the 
New Jersey Experiment Station. This 
whitens the lard, makes it smooth in 
grain, and prevents it from cracking down 
the center. Meat must always be per¬ 
fectly cold before curing begins; if any 
animal heat is retained it will not cure 
well. 
* 
One natural result of high-priced 
materials has been more effort than ever 
to utilize anything on hand, old or new. 
It is no time to keep anything in the way 
of material stored away in attic or closets. 
Faded cotton goods can always be dyed 
at home, and many of us have good re¬ 
sults with silk and woolen too. This 
Spring women’s skirts are so narrow that 
one has an excellent opportunity to re¬ 
model old garments of several years back. 
Where bundles and shreds of material 
are stored, it is well to pick out shreds 
and snippets that cannot be used for 
bindiug, patchwork, etc., for they add to 
the bulk of rags, and rags are valuable 
now. We do not approve of economy 
that means shabbiness, but it is extrava¬ 
gant to hoard old. things at a time Avhen 
they have more than usual value. 
The recent movement towards prohi¬ 
bition will have especial interest for those 
who study juvenile delinquency and the 
care of dependent children. In reading 
any document giving details of children 
brought before the courts we constantly 
find the statement “Father a hard 
drinker” ; “Mother drinks” ; “‘Both parents 
of intemperate habits,” etc. In British 
statistics it appeared that the daughters 
of an intemperate mother were more 
likely to be delinquent than the sons, 
which is accounted for by the fact that 
the boys are out of the home more as 
children than the girls, and are thus less 
exposed to maternal influence. It is a 
noticeable fact that strong drink is 
especially an enemy of childhood, and all 
workers for child welfare will feel relief 
at the removal of its influence. 
* 
lx making out the Spring seed list, do 
not forget some herbs for flavoring. It 
is surprising how many gardens have 
nothing of this kind, not even parsley, 
which is one of the easiest things to 
grow, when you once germinate the seed. 
It is often very long in coming up; it is 
a good plan to soak the seed in lukewarm 
water over night before sowing. Once 
start sage and mint, and it is easy to 
keep up a permanent supply. Thyme, 
marjoram, and both Summer aud Winter 
savory are very easy to grow, and exceed¬ 
ingly useful. There should always be a 
clump of chives, for the tender green 
leaves take the place of green onions long 
before one has them from sets. One Avith 
a fancy for herbs can extend the list in¬ 
definitely, and make a very interesting 
garden border, but the modest toav for 
kitchen use will be a great help to the 
cook, and will involve little or no ex¬ 
pense in starting. We like to share our 
herbs with others, and believe the old 
superstition that the free-handed gar¬ 
dener who giA r es away will always see 
his garden flourish. • 
Simplicity Filet Lace 
Several of our friends have asked for 
fuller directions for making the filet 
crochet figuered on page 17. The follow - 
iug directions will com r ey the required 
information : 
No. 14 hook. 
Crochet cotton No. 70—Ch. is chain. 
St. means stitches; tr. means treble; 
bl. block, meaning treble in ’treble, 2 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
9740-—Bodice with rolling collar. 3ti to 
Tunic, 34 to 42 bust. 40 bust 
9089 — One - piece 9710A — Conserva- 
Skirt, 24 or 20, 28 lion Dress or Slip, 
or 30 Avaist. 34 to 44 bust. 
Price of each 15 Price of each 15 
cents cents 
trebles in each of next 2 st. and treble 
in next treble. 
Sp. is space; tr. in tr. ch. 2 rnitss 2 st. 
tr. in u\ 
Chain 44 st. 
First row—Catch in !»th st. from hook, 
1 tr. in each next 4 st.. 1 sp.. 2 bl., 4 sp., 
2 bl.. ch. 5." 
Second row : —1 tr. in each 4 st. from 
hook, tr. in 5th and tr. in next tr., mak¬ 
ing an extra bl., 1 bl., 5 sp. 
2 bl.. 1 sp.. 1 bl., 1 sp. 
Continue thus, adding one bl. each row 
for 13 rows, then decrease one each till 
you have the original II spaces and 
blocks. 
This is very simple, easily executed, 
and once started one will have no trouble 
by occasionally comparing her Avork Avith 
picture of original pattern. 
Adding 1 bl. to each row for 13 rows 
means to simply make one more block 
each row (“block” having been previously 
explained). Avhieh is done by chaining 5 
st.. catching hack in 4th from hook, with 
a treble: tr." in 5th st. and tr. in last tr. 
of previous row—to decrease (at 13th 
roAA') sirnplv slip stitch on the last 4 tr., 
then ch. 3 and tr. iu next tr. (3 times) 
and proceed as before. g. s. 
Conserving Men’s Clothing 
I’art II. 
The first wear in coats is usually in a 
broken thread in felling stitches of the 
sleeve lining at the arm-size, and here a 
“stitch in time” will not only “save 
nine,” but a neAV lining. When necessary 
to reline a coat, sleeve, remove the old 
lining, rip it carefully apart, press and 
use for a pattern for the new one, having 
noted just where the fullness and seams 
were located, and Iioav secured at the 
hem at the hand-opening. Sleeve linings 
may break at both top and bottom, leav¬ 
ing the material between strong enough 
for future wear, and if so, baste both 
above and below the elbow line, horizon¬ 
tally ; carefully remove the worn sec¬ 
tion ; open the seam; press and use _ as 
a pattern, and when on the new material, 
before cutting, remember to allow the 
Avidtli of two seams, as the old middle 
section must furnish a seam the same as 
the new, at both top and bottom. 
When a waistcoat is worthy of a new 
back, remove the old one by the follow¬ 
ing method, then press and use as a pat¬ 
tern : Remove the stitches, machine or 
hand felling, from across the back of the 
neck of the vest, and insert the right 
hand as into a bag; grasp the bottom of 
the back and turn it inside out; _ note 
that the two fronts, of the vest are hidden 
between the two pieces of the double, as 
in a bag; note that the two pieces of the 
double back have been basted on the tAvo 
fronts, one on the back of the fronts, and 
one -on the fac-e of the fronts, and the 
seams all sewed on the inside—shoulders, 
arm-sizes, under arm and across the bot¬ 
tom of the back, and do not overlook 
buckle-pieces, for they must be made and 
basted in the under-arm seam. In brief, 
observe just Iioav (the little trick) the old 
back has been secured to the two fronts 
before removing it, for thereby the plac¬ 
ing of a new back will be a simple mat¬ 
ter—less trouble than the placing of iioav 
sleeve lining, although the above direc¬ 
tions may seem someAvbat complicated in 
print. 
Tailors have a way of enlarging waist¬ 
coats at the waistline, for growing boys 
and middle-aged men, by opening the 
double back at the bottom, some 12 inches 
more or less, and opening the back up the 
center seam, or line, about 14 inches, and 
fitting therein wedge-shaped pieces of 
material. To cut such pieces: Fold 
material about 15 inches iu length and 
three inches wide (according to desired 
enlargement), to get a center line length¬ 
ways: press, lay a yardstick (any 
“straight edge”) from the folded base up 
to the terminus of the center line, to get 
a perfect slope; mark the slope with a 
tracing wheel or tailors’ chalk, and cut. 
After seami.ig the pieces in place, the 
opening at the bottom can be closed by 
hand felling or machine stitching. 
When the first -break appears in the 
front edges of vests and coats, then is 
the time for a touch of indelible ink if 
there is a showing of white inner lining, 
after having cleaned and pressed the 
parts. If the break is on the immediate 
edge only, overhand (over and over 
stitch) closely with slightly waxed silk. 
But Avhen the material has worn away 
from stitched edges use black darning 
cotton or black and blue material, iu 
darning back and forth, then finish the 
edge Avith overhand stitches and press. 
Nothing short of high-grade needleeraft 
skill is equal to darning the raw edges of 
exposed Avorn-out material. But skill can 
be acquired eveu in repairing a broken 
buttonhole, which must be pressed into 
shape before staying, and working the 
break over again, and given a final press¬ 
ing for good needlework results in re¬ 
pairing clothing. MEDORA CORBETT. 
Chop Sack Dresses 
As I have for some years lived in an 
isolated locality, one of my usual Winter 
customs has been to look over the mail 
order catalogues and order by parcel post 
material for Summer house dresses, then 
make them up before the Spring rush. 
This Winter I found calico as high-priced 
as the best percale Avas formerly, aud 
gingham out of the reach of my pocket- 
book entirely. , 
As I simply must have some house 
dresses, I went to the granary-aud looked 
over the supply of chop sacks. I found 
several of heavy Avhite material, not un¬ 
like unbleached muslin. I colored some 
of these a dark blue, some gray with tea 
and copperas. I made them up by a neat 
pattern and trimmed Avith white braid 
or piping. They Avere indeed very satis¬ 
factory, and are Avearing as well as 
calico. I had used this material pre¬ 
viously for quilt linings, dish towels, 
aprons and underskirts, but this Avas my 
first attempt at house dresses. M. P. 
Community Leagues in Virginia 
In isolated districts here the chief 
social factor is the community league. 
This is a league collected Avith a State 
organization called the Co-operative Edu¬ 
cation Association, Avith headquarters 
at Richmond, Virginia. Our local league 
has been organized about two years. This 
Winter scarcely anything has been ac¬ 
complished because of the influenza epi¬ 
demic. In this county the patrons of the 
rural schools furnish the fuel. Before 
the organization of the league there was 
no system about bringing in the fuel. It 
Avas brought in at various times, and the 
older boys did the chopping. One of the 
first things our league did was to build 
a woodshed. Now the patrons bring in 
the wood on a certain date near the 
opening of the term and an engine saws 
the Avood and it is put under cover imme¬ 
diately. The league has been instru¬ 
mental through the roads committee in 
getting improvements in the roads of our 
community. Many plans are under con¬ 
sideration to improve our school building 
and grounds. Much of the war work 
done Avas under the direction of the 
league, as most of our public meetings 
are held in the school building. 
The women members of the league un¬ 
der the direction of the County Demon¬ 
strator organized a Home Demonstration 
Club. Our demonstrator gave us lessons 
in cheese-making, canning and bread-mak¬ 
ing. Last Winter bur meetings were held 
fortnightly. At each, beside the regular 
business meeting, we had a program. We 
had a debate one night and on two or 
three other occasions had speakers who 
addressed us on civic or local political 
subjects in which the community was in¬ 
terested. The Amherst County Agent 
gave two stereopticon lectures on wheat 
aud corn growing. Besides these, avc had 
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