1462 
October 4, 1919 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
“Statistics Prove" 
“Statistics prove” so many things: 
The size of towns, the height of kings. 
The age of children in the schools. 
The skull development of fools. 
The salaries that parsons get. 
The number of abodes to let. 
The wealth of lucky millionaires. 
The price of hens and mining shares— ; 
All things below and things above. 
It seems to be, “statistics prove.” 
But no! statistics never yet 
Appraised a single violet. 
Measured the glances of an eye. 
Or probed the sorrow of a sigh. 
Statistics-never caught the gleam 
That dances on a meadow stream. 
Or weighed the anthem of a bird 
In forest aisles devoutly heard. 
Statistics never proved a soul. 
In high or low, in part or whole. 
Sin, beauty, passion, honor, love— 
How much statistics cannot prove 
—amos R. wells in Life. 
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A handy little electric light seen re¬ 
cently fitted on the arm of a sewing ma¬ 
chine, the hooded light being directed 
right upon the needle. 
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Readymade waist linings are among 
convenient dressmakers’ findings now of¬ 
fered. As linings are made separately, 
and the waist fitted over them, these are 
very convenient. Such a lining of white 
muslin with a little picot edging, was 74 
cents, complete. 
* 
Among the kindergarten materials seen 
in a great department store were colored 
splints, 34c a box; colored paper. SxS in.. 
69c for 100 sheets; 4x4 in., 100 sheets, 
29c; blunt-pointed scissors. 19c; sewing 
cards, dozen, 14c; sewing cards, set, 29c; 
animal stencils. 34 and 42c: parquetry 
blocks, 39c; numeral frame, 49c-; cray¬ 
ons, 12 to 39c; paper weaving. 29c. It is 
a good time to think about these helps to 
the child’s education, for Winter weather 
limits a child's outdoor energies, and it 
is often hard to keep little ones happily 
busy and contented when shut in. 
We are asked by several readers to re¬ 
peat the recipe for “mystery pickles.” 
which follows: Run one peck of green 
tomatoes, six medium-sized white onions 
and nine small green peppers through a 
meat chopper, stir in one-half pint of 
salt, and let the mixture stand 24 hours. 
Drain, put on vinegar enough to cover 
and cook half an hour. Add one-half pint 
of vinegar, one-half pound of sugar, two 
tablespoons of ground mustard, mixed 
with a little vinegar, two tablespoons of 
celery seed, one teaspoon each allspice, 
cinnamon and cloves and a half pint of 
grated horseradish. Bottle. A pickle of 
this kind, molded into a little mound, used 
to he served with all meats at a popular 
New York chophouse, and as the recipe 
was kept secret, the restaurant’s patrons 
called it “mystery pickle.” 
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With flax thread 20 cents a spool, 
and sewing silk the same price, woolen 
dress goods .$4.50, $G.50 and higher per 
yard, and nainsook to clothe the new baby 
$3.69 to .$5.50 for a piece of 10 yards, the 
woman who does her own sewing realizes 
the personal cost of industrial unrest. 
Every time there is a big labor strike the 
ultimate consumer bears the cost, and 
every time mechanics and artisans strike 
for shorter hours and higher wages the 
person who finally feels the pinch is some 
woman who, perchance, has never entered 
a factory, but who must scrape and save 
to make her small household income cover 
the increased cost. Excessive profits de¬ 
manded by great business interests, and 
increased wages demanded by labor, must 
all be paid by the nickels and dimes of the 
ultimate consumer. It is the women of 
the nation who feel the pinch, for we all 
know that in most cases it is mother who 
does the skimping, in the interest of her 
family. Imagine a woman trudging about 
city streets to save a few cents on neces¬ 
sities, while union labor demanded that 
three men be employed to lift one box of 
food onto a truck, as Mr. O’Malley de¬ 
scribes on page 1421! 
The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Making Your Winter Coat 
Many women who do most of their own 
sewing have never attempted to make a 
coat, either for themselves or their chil¬ 
dren, thinking it called for a great deal 
more skill than they possessed. 'While it 
is true that an outside wrap is more 
trouble to make than a shirt waist ex¬ 
plain skirt, yet any women who can make 
a dress for herself can learn to make a 
coat if she will follow directions carefully. 
I am sure that there is more money to 
be saved in making this kind of a garment 
than in making any other, for I made 
myself a coat, the materials of which cost 
me $18, that I could not have bought 
readymade for less than $50. I could not 
possibly have afforded a coat, of the qual¬ 
ity I have if I had bought it ready to put 
on, but would have had to be content 
with a much cheaper garment. Often, too, 
there is an old coat that if ripped apart 
and remade for a child will be as good as 
new. In these days of extremely high 
prices, to be able to save the price of a 
new coat for a child is quite an item. 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
9841. Dress with 
inverted plait in 
back, 30 to 40 in. 
bust. The medium 
size will require 6V& 
yarch, of material 
27 in. wide. 5 yards 
36, 4U. yards 40 or 
44. Width of skirt 
at lower edge, 2 
yards. 
9534. Girl’s dress, 
G to 12 years. 
991. Design for 
motifs to be em¬ 
broidered in beads 
or thread’s. The 10- 
year size will re¬ 
quire 4 yards of ma¬ 
terial 27 in. wide, 
2% yards 30, 2 
yards 44, with 1 
yard 30 or 44 of con¬ 
trasting material for 
the overportion and 
cuffs. 
9845. Girl’s dress 
with or without 
fichu collar, 2 to 3 
years. The medium 
size will require 3 Yi 
yards of material 
27 in. wide, 2% 
vards 30 214 yards 
44. 
One of my friends made her little girl a 
beautiful coat out of an old dark blue 
coat of her own, and trimmed it with part 
of another old worn fur one. From this 
latter she also got enough to make a little 
muff to match, and the child has a lovely 
outfit that could not be duplicated for less 
than $20 in the shops. 
The methods for either a grown person’s 
or child's coat are the same in the essen¬ 
tials, so that one set of general directions 
can be used for either. Of course, if old 
material is used the old garment must be 
ripped apart and pressed, if the material 
is of cloth. If it is velvet, plush, or fur 
cloth, the wrinkles will have to be taken 
out another way. Turn a hot iron upside 
down on its handle, supporting it on each 
.side by a cold iron to keep it from sliding 
around. Wring several thicknesses of old 
muslin from cold water and lay on the 
hot iron. Lay the material on this with 
the right side up and brush with a brush 
or fine whisk broom, while the steam is 
coming through the goods. Wet the mus¬ 
lin as soon as it becomes dry, and keep 
the material moving over this damp sur¬ 
face, for if it becomes wet it will spoil 
the appearance of the nap. In pressing 
cloth, lay a damp piece of muslin on the 
wrong side and prpss on this till dry. If 
the wrong side of the material looks best, 
turn it and press on what has been the 
right side. 
If you are getting new material for 
your coat there are always a number of 
new shades introduced each year that are 
a temptation to the buyer, but the fact re¬ 
mains that if the coat must do duty for 
several season the browns, dark blues, 
grays or black are the colors that will 
give best service and of which you will not 
tire. Good materials for a warm Winter 
coat are wool velour, broadcloth or ker¬ 
sey. The wool velour is a soft, velvety 
material, and comes in plain colors, plaids, 
stripes and checks. Broadcloth is always 
worn and makes a very serviceable coat. 
Kersey is heavy and makes a good warm 
coat. For a coat that is wanted for hard 
service, homespuns, novelty mixtures and 
cheviots are very serviceable. However, 
they do not make as beautiful a coat as 
the first named materials. The coat can 
be made much more attractive if fur cloth 
is got for the collar and cuffs. This ma¬ 
terial is a very good imitation of the 
short-haired furs and is in very much bet¬ 
tor taste than cheap fur. By the way. a 
muff of the same material can he made if 
desired at a moderate outlay. Most of the 
mail order houses sell foundations for 
muffs, which consist of the foundation and 
lining, and it is a very simple matter to 
cover them. 
As good material is quite expensive, it 
is best to buy the pattern first so that you 
know exactly how much is needed. The 
amount called for on the pattern is al¬ 
ways sufficient, and if you are buying 
fur cloth for trimming, say at $8 a yard, 
one-fourth of a yard too much means a 
waste of $2. If you ask a salesman in a 
store the amount needed for coat or trim¬ 
ming, he, not knowing the style of the 
coat, will name an over-generous allow¬ 
ance rather than too little. In buying 
the material, get as wide goods as possible, 
for then it will not be necessary to piece 
any in width, and it will cut to much bet¬ 
ter advantage. While material may seem 
quite high priced, you will find that in 
the wide goods very little is required for a 
coat. 
A pattern that is plain is always best 
for the amateur, and, to my mind, plain 
lines are always more desirable in an 
outer garment than “fussy” styles. A 
useful, all-around coat should be long 
enough to cover the entire dress, have a 
collar that can be either worn close 
around the neck or open in warm w eather, 
and good-sized pockets. The coat that is 
long enough to cover the entire dress not 
only affords protection but gives a much 
better effect. Often the color of a gown 
clashes with the coat’s color, and when 
it shows below the coat gives the wearer 
anything but a well-dressed appearance. 
In buying your pattern get it by the 
bust measure if for a grown person, and 
according to age if it is for a child. Be 
sure that it is large enough, for an outer 
garment looks much better if it is a little 
large than if it is too tight fitting. Large 
women sometimes make the mistake of 
thinking that a tight-fitting coat will make 
them appear smaller than one that is loose 
fitting. The reverse is really the case, 
for a tight one brings out every line of 
their figure and gives an unpleasant 
“stuffed” appearance. For children who 
rapidly outgrow their clothes it is best to 
make the coat a little large to allow for 
another season. To take' the bust meas¬ 
ure, place the tape measure over the full¬ 
est part of the bust, straight across the 
back, and high up under the arms. 
Before the material is cut take a few 
moments and see if the different measure¬ 
ments of the pattern are the same as 
your own. or the one for whom you are 
making the coat. Perhaps the waist line 
may be too high or too low. or the length 
of sleeve or coat may not be right. If the 
pattern is too long, lay a tuck of the nec¬ 
essary width in it; if it is not long enough, 
lay the tuck in the material. If the pat¬ 
tern is longer than you want your coat, 
cut off the pattern at the bottom ; if it is 
too short, cut the material longer at the 
bottom. This cannot be done with the 
sleeve, however, or the elbow curve would 
not come in the right place for your arm. 
if you merely lengthened or shortened it 
below. 
When you lay on your pattern be sure 
that the nap of your goods runs down. 
You can tell this by running your hand 
over it. If it feels rough the nap runs up ; 
if it is smooth, the nap runs down. Be 
sure in cutting that the goods is on the 
straight of the material, and put in all 
notches and markings. 
After the coat is cut and basted it 
should be tried on, and any needed altera¬ 
tions made. Present-day coats arc made 
with loose-fitting lines, so do not try to fit 
Closely to the figure or the beauty of the 
garment will be lost. Be sure that the 
armholes are large enough, for a tight- 
fitting armhole is very uncomfortable. 
Trim rather under the arm, though, than 
on top or in the back, or the line of the 
armhole will be spoiled. 
The fronts of the coat are faced with 
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Highest Possible Waterproof Quality. 
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DRY YOUR FRUIT 
and Vegetables by steam in two hours on the “Granger'’ 
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