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Te RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Conserving Women’s Clothing 
Part II. 
Women confine their darning and patch¬ 
ing ability to their kitchen dressee, aprons 
and underclothing, and, too often, they 
finish their patches for themselves, the 
same as for the men and boys of their 
household, in the form of a circle, instead 
of cutting worn places with the warp and 
woof threads of material for perfect right- 
angle corners and then matching stripes 
and designs and the color when possible. 
With a cut, tear, or a burn in new ma¬ 
terial, the patch of the same, neatly fitted, 
hemmed, or overhanded and pressed, will 
escape notice to a remarkable degree if 
the entire work has been done in a pains¬ 
taking manner, from removing the worn 
section and making a diagonal cut at cor¬ 
ner for the necessary turning in of the 
raw edges. Fortunately, women can make 
their clothing over, if not for themselves 
for their young children; but should a 
wool patch be necessary for lightweight 
material, the raw edge of the patch should 
be secured to the garment by taking two 
fine stitches horizontally in the garment, 
and two deep upright stitches in one 
needle hole in the patch ; the same as in 
hemming the bottoms of trousers, ex¬ 
plained in the article “Conserving Men’s 
Clothing,” on page 1S5. 
The woman who has been wearing 
worth-while shoes, buying one pair every 
third year, having them half-soled and 
heels repaired when needed, is not in a 
mood for paying the same price for a 
grade that will not stand repairing; and 
if she has no six or seven dollars for her 
usual quality and make, she indeed faces 
a problem in how to conserve those she 
has for as long as possible, and yet be dry 
We would not advise blue in a north 
bedroom, because it is a cold color. It is 
always wise to avoid blue or gray in 
rooms facing north and east, as direct 
sunlight is deficient, especially during the 
dark months of Winter. Shades of yel¬ 
low and rose are desirable for such rooms, 
while blue is attractive in sunny rooms 
facing the south and west. As the kitchen 
is quite small, and has only one window, 
tan or buff would be very desirable, as it 
would make the room look larger and 
lighter. 
The dictionary calls buff “a saddened 
yellow orange”; that is, it is a yellow 
with a soft flattened tone, without the 
warm brownish tint of tan. It is a very 
attractive tint for interior decoration, be¬ 
ing soothing and warm, without the vivid¬ 
ness of real yellow’. It would be attrac¬ 
tive for your kitchen, unless you prefer 
the tan. Buff walls with white wood¬ 
work. a combination often called Colonial, 
is very attractive for a dining-room with 
a northern exposure. 
Summer Asparagus 
T wonder how many of Tiie Tl. N.-Y. 
readers try out. some of the unusual veg¬ 
etables listed in the numerous seed cat¬ 
alogues? We experiment with at least 
one each year, and we are now growing 
several that we consider as very fine— 
udo, lemon cucumbers, lentils, Chinese and 
Japanese peas and “Summer asparagus.” 
If you want to try something really good 
this Summer, get a package of “Summer 
asparagus.” We have grown it for sev¬ 
eral years and find it all it claims to be. 
It resembles the Summer squash in seed, 
vine and shape of fruit. The resemblance, 
however, stops there, for the fruit, picked 
when green, about six inches long, sliced 
without peeling, boiled a few’ minutes in 
This coming sum¬ 
mer there will be a 
general use of hand¬ 
some ‘’miser bags.” 
No. 1559 shows the 
two ends and design 
for those bags. Note 
that each end bears 
the same design, lint 
is differently shaped, 
thus we have two bag-: 
in one. The whole 
sleeve of the bag is 
left open and a shell 
ring or silk cord is 
slipped over it. A 
piece of narrow rib¬ 
bon run through tiie 
ring and tacked 1 to 
one end of the bag 
prevents the ring from 
— , slipping off. The de¬ 
sign is to be embroidered with French knots in either blue or gold silk or with beads 
(the latter we cannot supply). The size of the bag folded for wear is about 8xl« inches'on 
each side. The design is on Copenhagen blue, superior quality Grosgrain, price 85 cents 
Silk (loss to complete embroidery, price 15 cents extra. 
shod, and protect her feet front stray 
nails and pieces of wire, wearing old 
shoes that have holes through both the 
uppers and the soles. One woman solved 
her shoe problem by wearing boxboard in¬ 
soles in dry weather, and old overshoes 
in wet, cold weathjer—overshoes with 
holes that did not correspond with the 
holes in her shoes; and by so doing she 
has not worn her best shoes in nearly two 
years, and her strong walking shoes, lialf- 
soled in 11117, are yet presentable for 
street and State road walking. W hen a 
shoe breaks at the side the break can be 
closed by the ball-stitch—by passing the 
needle underneath the broken edge back 
and forth. Holes in the uppers can be 
darned the same as a stocking; but light¬ 
weight overshoes cost less than shoes, and 
cover a variety of breaks in old. clean, 
comfortable shoes, worn over black stock¬ 
ings, by rural housewives for out-of-door 
wear. A little of the white of an egg will 
keep patent leather in fine condition, ap¬ 
plied with the finger;.the least possible 
amount of refined petroleum will keep 
leather from cracking, and so will keep 
leather both dry and clean by rubbing 
with a soft cloth. 
Old gloves can be kept washed and re¬ 
paired the same as old hats. No woman 
should be afraid to give her dingy black 
straw hat a good scrubbing with diluted 
ammonia—water and ammonia in a shal¬ 
low dish, and a stiff clothes brush; then 
dry over a basin. Brush trimmings with 
a dry brush, then with hot water and a 
little ammonia until wet. and hang on 
bars or over a taut rope line in a warm 
room. If silk must be pressed, here and 
there, press between paper. Last season’s 
hat can be freshened, both hat and trim¬ 
mings, with the dry and then the wet 
brush, placing the left fingers within rib¬ 
bon loops, and even flowers will hold their 
faces up in gratitude after a wet brush¬ 
ing and a warm air-bath. 
Coats not in daily use should be placed, 
clean and dry. in a dark room ; hats and 
gloves in their box or bag, with the rolled- 
up veil and scarf, and shoes need a dry. 
clean atmosphere. Household dust and 
sunlight, are not helpful in conserving 
clothing. MEDOBA CORBETT. 
Colors for Interior Decoration 
Could you give me any advice as to 
the different colored paper or wall finish 
to be used for different exposed rooms? I 
had blue in mind for a north bedroom, but 
was advised not to use it. The rooms are 
north, south, northwest, northeast and 
southeast exposure. Do you think tan all 
right for a south kitchen with only one 
window (the room is quite small. I5xS) ? 
What color is buff? mbs. w. d. s. 
salt water and served with a butter or 
cream sauce, will give a most delicious 
dish unlike any vegetable you ever tasted 
before. The vines are very prolific, be¬ 
gin to bear early in the Summer here in 
Oregon, and continue until killed by 
frost. If you want something extra good, 
try a package of Summer asparagus in 
your garden this Summer. You will be 
surprised. mbs. geo. Sheppard. 
Cake That Will Keep 
Sometimes one wants something eco¬ 
nomical to keep more than a week, espe¬ 
cially this year when we are still anxious 
to conserve both food and fuel. Here is a 
good recipe: 
Dried Apple Cake.—Two cups dried 
apple, stew enough to cut easily and chop 
coarsely, boil in two cups of molasses un¬ 
til syrup penetrates the fruit; drain off 
molasses for cake, add two beaten eggs, 
one cup bacon or any other fat. one cup 
sour milk, two teaspoons soda, four cups 
flour, teaspoon each of three or four kinds 
of spice. Add the apple and bake one 
hour in two loaves. 
Maple Sugar Fruit Cake.—Three eggs. 
2*4 cups maple sugar (dark sugar may 
be used), one cup bacon or mixed fat. one 
cup seeded raisins, one cup sour milk, one 
teaspoon soda, allspice and nutmeg, and 
two teaspoons cinnamon, four to five cups 
flour, depending on the dryness of the 
sugar. Bake in two loaves one hour. 
Pork Fruit Cake.—One-half cup pork, 
chopped fine, one cup molasses, two-thirds 
cup chopped raisins, one-half cup sour 
milk, one teaspoon each of soda, cloves, 
allspice and cinnamon. 3*4 cups flour. 
One loaf. Bake one hour. 
Fruit Cookies.—One and one-half cups 
sugar, one cup fat; work to a cream : 
add three well-beaten eggs, 1X4 cups mo¬ 
lasses, 1(4 teaspoons soda dissolved in a 
little cold water, one cup chopped raisins, 
one cup currants, one teaspoon each of 
three or four kinds of spice; flour to roll. 
These keep almost indefinitely if well hid¬ 
den from the man of the house nn<f the 
children. mother bee. 
Painting Old Rag Carpet 
Noticing in a recent issue an inquiry 
as to what to do with old rag carpets, my 
experience may be helpful. If you want a 
hard finish, lay your carpet on an attic 
or other unused floor; apply a flour paste 
on each side. As it dries this fills up 
holes. When all dry apply one to two 
coats of paint, any color desired. This 
makes a good kitchen floor cover, and is 
an old custom. mrs. a. n. d. 
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