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The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
August 9, 1919 
|| WOMAN AND HOME j| 
From Day to Day 
The Rainbow 
A fragment of a rainbow bright 
Through the moist air I see. 
All dark and damp on yonder height, 
All bright and clear to me. 
An hour ago the storm was here, 
The gleam was far behind, 
So wjll our joys and griefs appear, 
When earth has ceased to blind. 
Grief will be joy if on its edge 
Fall soft that holiest ray, 
Joy will be grief if no faint pledge 
Be there of heavenly day. 
•—JOHN KEBLE. 
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Coffee in ginger or molasses cakes is 
often recommended, as giving a nice 
flavor. It is used in the following mo¬ 
lasses cookies: One cup shortening, one- 
fourth Clip sugar, one tablespoon ginger, 
one teaspoon salt, two cups molasses, one 
large teaspoon saleratus dissolved in one- 
half cup wetting, either cold water or cof¬ 
fee, and flour to make a dough stiff enough 
to handle easily. 
* 
Buttermilk huckleberry pudding is an 
old-fashioned farm recipe: To one pint 
of buttermilk or sour milk (if you use the 
latter add a tablespoon of melted butter or 
two tablespoons finely chopped suet), add 
one teaspoon salt and same amount of 
soda dissolved in a tablespoon of water. 
Beat into milk until it foams. Add 
enough flour to make a stiff batter, and 
mix in one cup of blueberries before all 
of the flour is used. Put in a buttered 
brown bread mould and steam for about 
two hours. Serve with a hot liquid sauce. 
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We are often asked to suggest flower¬ 
ing plants suitable for shady places. This 
is not easy, for no flowering plant does 
its best in heavy shade, but the Florists' 
Exchange advises the following as suit¬ 
able for such situations: Godetia, Nem- 
ophila, Torenia, the musk plant (Mim- 
ulus moscliatus) and the tarweed (Madia 
elegansl. Dome of the Spring bulbs, such 
as tulip, Crocus, etc., lily of the valley, 
forget-me-not and myrtle (Vinca minor) 
are also fairly well suited to such condi¬ 
tions. Among the perennials that will do 
fairly well in the shade are the follow¬ 
ing : Anemone pennsylvanica. Mertensia 
pulmonarioides (bluebells). Ajuga Tep- 
tans (bugleweed), Helleborus niger, 
Phlox divaricata and Dodecatheou Meadia 
(shooting star). 
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St. Swithin’s long spell of rainy 
weather was very favorable to mildew, 
and no doubt many housekeepers have 
been trying to cleanse mildewed gar¬ 
ments. Mildew is a microscopic plant re¬ 
quiring warmth and moisture for its 
growth; if it is not removed in time it 
destroys the fibers on which it grows. 
Sunlight is its great enemy. Methods of 
removing it are to moisten the spots and 
cover with strong soapsuds, a layer of 
soft soap and pulverized chalk, or a layer 
of chalk and salt, the fabric being ex¬ 
posed to full sunlight until dry, when 
the treatment may be repeated after rins¬ 
ing. Javelle water may be used for ad¬ 
vanced growth, but it is not always suc¬ 
cessful, as the material may be partially 
destroyed by the mildew. 
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The lining of a waist often becomes 
very soiled across the back, above the top 
of underwear, from the natural oil of the 
skin, even when the wearer does not per¬ 
spire excessively. It is not convenient 
to wash, when the lining is attached to 
the waist, but it can be cleaned quite 
wonderfully with French chalk. Slip a 
piece of stiff paper underneath from the 
front, stretch out the lining, and dust it 
liberally with the chalk. Let it remain 
for two or three hours, then brush off, 
and, if needed, make a second applica¬ 
tion of fresh chalk. If there is no chalk 
at hand, one can do a fair job with or¬ 
dinary talcum powder, though this does 
not absorb grease as well as French chalk. 
Attention to such details as this, together 
with careful brushing and pressing, do 
much to keep clothing in good condition, 
and prolong its usefulness. 
The following is the Department of 
Agriculture’s recipe for canning rhubarb: 
Rhubarb contains much water and a bet* 
ter product and one more economical of 
can space can be secured by canning rhu¬ 
barb sauce. Cut rhubarb into one-inch 
pieces and steam until tender. Add one 
cup sugar to one quart of sauce. Pack 
hot in processed jars. Put on jar rubber 
and top which has been sterilized, and 
place one wire bail in position. Boil 
(process) quart jars in a hot-water bath 
for 10 minutes in a steam pressure can- 
ner or hot water bath canner. If a wash 
boiler or lard can is used for the process¬ 
ing. put jars on false bottom of wood. 
Have the hot water come over the tops 
of the jars. Start to count time of pro¬ 
cessing after the water is boiling. When 
jars are cold test for leaks. Store in a 
cool, dark and dry place. 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
9 4 8 5. Surplice 
Blouse. 34 to 42 
bust. Price 15 
cents. 
9 6 2 3. Jumper 
Blouse, 34 to 42 
bust. Price 15 
cents. 
9097. liertingote, 
9813. Semi-fitting 34 to 42 bust. 
Cont, 30 to 40 bust. 9829. One - piece 
9829. One-piece Skirt, 24 to 39 waist. 
Skirt, with back 9800. Design for 
closing. 24 to 30 t ests, in three <lif- 
waist. Price 15 cents ferent styles. Price 
each. of each 15 cents. 
instinct for home-making. I know that 
when I was engaged in this sort of play 
as a child I learned a great deal about 
cooking, sewing and other houshold tasks. 
It was so much more fun to sew for my 
doll family or bake little cakes and pies 
for my own play establishment than it 
was to do the same kind of tasks in 
ordinary, everyday circumstances that I 
certainly recognize the value this kind of 
play has for all children. 
Sometimes there is no suitable building 
or room that can be used for a playhouse, 
and father may not have the time or the 
requisite ability as a carpenter to build 
one for the kiddies. I saw such a cunning 
one the other day that was built without 
sound of saw or hammer, and was just 
the pleasantest place imaginable for a 
little boy or girl to play in. Do not for¬ 
get that little boys like this kind of play, 
too. If they have a playhouse of their 
own they may not set up housekeeping 
as their small sister will, but I assure you 
they will find a use for it. Now for the 
one I saw: 
A post about 10 feet high was set 
firmly in the ground. Strings were tied 
to the top of the post, long enough to 
reach the ground about eight or 10 feet 
from the post. These were tied to stakes 
that were driven into the ground. Vines 
were planted in this circle, and the strings 
formed supports for them. An opening 
of about three feet was left in this living 
tent, and it was the prettiest thing imag¬ 
inable. If an annual vine is used morn¬ 
ing-glory, wild cucumber, or some other 
quick-growing vine should be used. There 
are a number also of good hardy vines, 
such as Clematis paniculata or the Japan 
honeysuckle, that would be good. This 
sort of tent is much cooler than one made 
of ordinary tent material and is certainly 
much more artistic. It should be placed 
if possible where there is some shade, and 
the opening arranged so that the direct 
rays of the sun do not strike it in the 
afternoon. There will be plenty of room 
inside a playhouse of this size for the 
small housekeeper to set up her household 
gods, and the young circus-master or In¬ 
dian will have ample space for his activi¬ 
ties. The structure is only a fair-weather 
playhouse, of course, but the amount of 
pleasure obtained from it is out of all pro¬ 
portion to the small amount of labor in¬ 
volved in making it. A chair or two and 
a table of the simplest kind, made from 
store boxes or odds and ends of lumber 
will add materially to the little folks’ 
pleasure. A tight box with a close-fitting 
lid and an oil-cloth cover, in which the 
children’s playthings may be kept in rainy 
weather should also be provided. 
The whole idea appealed so strongly to 
me when I first saw this playhouse that I 
am sure it will to other mothers as well 
Every mother is glad to have her children 
play where she knows where they are and 
is sure that they are safe. 
MRS. CHARLES JOHNSTON. 
An Outdoor Playhouse 
Was there ever a child that did not 
love a playhouse? I am sure that I have 
never seen one. For my part I think it 
is most wise to encourage this building 
Garden Pleasures and Bird Neighbors 
Perhaps our experience may help an 
other. Once I had a vision of long rows 
of hollyhocks, but the much-desired double 
ones, with us. come up and grow the first 
year, bloom the second, and die, a bien¬ 
nial. The single ones are quite enduring, 
but in a long row some usually die, leav 
ing unsightly gaps, so we changed and use 
mixed plants, more hardy and equally 
suitable to a little farmhouse, built 100 
years ago. For tall plants about the height 
of hollyhocks, larkspur, monkshood, fox¬ 
glove and Rudbeckia Golden Glow are fa 
vorites. Besides, we get a longer period 
of bloom from a border of several kinds. 
Hollyhocks do best for me when sown 
where they are to remain, and let perhaps 
a half dozen plants grow in a group; 
then if one or two die they are not missed. 
A border of daffodils is very appropriate 
in front of these old-fashioned favorites. 
A hot. dry season, like this one, helps 
us to appreciate the hardy plants more 
and more. The seedlings have been wa¬ 
tered and watered and yet do not grow as 
they should, and but few seedlings are in 
bloom yet (July 11), but there have been 
flowers every day since the first snowdrop 
opened. March 4. The new Sweet Wil¬ 
liam border is lovely, over 20 shades and 
markings, and the blooms are larger than 
the older ones. Most of these are IIol- 
born Glory seedlings from different seeds¬ 
men, and they begin with white, with 
lavender, pink or red markings, then pink 
with various shades and marks and sev¬ 
eral different reds. 
It has been a great rose year, and a 
half dozen are yet in bloom. I saw a 
beautiful specimen of the rose colored 
Rosa rugosa or Japanese rose this year. 
It was about seven feet high and the top 
was umbrella shape, and as many feet 
through. The foliage was thick and a 
very dark green. The owner said it was 
perfectly hardy. She also had a Stokesia 
or cornflower aster that was new to me. 
The blossom was very like the blue corn¬ 
flower or Centaurea in shade and shape, 
but larger, and she said this remained in 
bloom a long time, was perfectly hardy 
and grew larger each year. I see the 
catalogues offer mixed seeds of several 
colors, so there is something to look for¬ 
ward to. 
I love the annuals, and they furnish 
much of the brightness for August and 
September. I am not superstitious, but I 
always have the best success with pop¬ 
pies when sown in a rain in April. Why? 
Prepare the bed thoroughly as early as 
possible, then just as it begins to rain 
drop four to six seeds at six-inch intervals 
all over the bed and just spat them once 
with a hoe, and Mother Nature will do 
the rest. except the weeding. The seeds 
are tiny and sprout best in the cool and 
damp, and the long tap-root is down 
where a June drought does not affect it. 
Another dazzling plant that laughs at 
drought and heat is the Portulaca: a box 
or tub in full sunshine just suits them. 
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