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‘Ibe RURAL NEW-YOR’ '. P. 
November 22, 1 1 ) 11 * 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Thanksgiving 
Thank God for rest, where none molest. 
And none can make afraid; 
For Peace that sits as Plenty's gues' - 
Beneath the homestead’s shade. 
Ob. favors, every year made new! 
^ Ob, gifts, with rain and sunshine sent! 
The beauty overruns our due, 
The fullness shames our discontent. 
—John Greenleaf Whittier. 
The Red Cross recently opened a 
"health flat” in New York, in a section 
where the men are largely longshoremen 
and factory workers. The “health flat” 
is a model home, where instruction will 
be given in cooking, housekeeping, and the 
care of the sick. The Red Cross is un¬ 
dertaking greater activities in connection 
with public health and social service, and 
the “health flat" is a detail in this 
activity. 
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A HOMEMADE tireless cooker, well in¬ 
sulated, is the best thing for packing the 
dinner, when the men are working all 
day in the woods, or in distant fields, or 
taking some all-day trip with team. One 
of our correspondents in Connecticut 
wrote us that she had a neat wooden box. 
with hinged cover, well insulated with 
paper and hay cushions, and used some 
old-time soapstone slabs as heaters in 
very severe weather. The food was put 
in lard pails, and was at the boiling point 
when put in the box. The box was 
loaded on the wagon when starting cut. 
and supplied a warm, nourishing meal. 
One of the large New York stores is 
showing what is called "the dress of the 
hour,” which is represented as sensible, 
becoming and yet stylish. Its foundation 
is simply a blouse and bloomers of black 
satin, the blouse being plain, but finished 
as to neck and sleeves like any other 
dress blouse; it has a waistband to which 
the bloomers are attached. Over tb s is 
worn a sleeveless overdress in one piece, 
following prevailing fashions in its lines. 
! or business or street wear the overdress 
is serge, blue or black, while for dress 
occasions the suggested overdress is 
Georgette crepe or crepe de chine, black 
or dark blue. It is pointed out that with 
this style of dress a woman could travel 
with little baggage, while its advantages 
in business are many. Certain 1 } it is 
modest, comfortable and. unlike many so- 
called “reform” styles, it does not make 
the wearer odd or conspicuous; In spite 
of all the criticisms of women’s fashions, 
we find, year after year, that we are 
moving towards comfort and convenience, 
and it is certain that any woman who 
wears silly or immodest dress may blame 
herself for it, rather than prevailing 
fashions. 
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Among English Land Army girls who 
have received the Government’s Distin¬ 
guished Service bar London Farm and 
Home gives the following instances: A 
cowman who was about tp chain up a 
bull, which was loose in Abe stall, was 
knocked down by the animal, which 
promptly proceeded to gore him. Peggy 
Fisher rushed in, and jumping the bar 
rior attacked the bull by kicking his ii'\sc. 
The bull backed and the man was able 
to get out. A frightened cow was stranded 
on a small piece of dry land in the middle 
of a swift and wide river, unable to reach 
either bank on account of the soft mud 
surrounding her. Miss fieri ley swam 
across the : v w. ro"ed the cow in mid¬ 
stream and (’ ■ re it before It to the 
bank. Jessie Bar saved a number of pigs 
from drowning. They had run on to a 
pond which was covered with a th’n layer 
of ice. and they all went into the water. 
Miss Bar climbed a tree overhanging tin* 
pond, and supporting herself from one of 
the boughs, pulled the pigs out by their 
tails. K. Rotting rescued a fellow land 
girl who was being attacked by a boar. 
At great personal risk she held the boar 
down with her pitchfork, while the other 
girl escaped. 
Some Home Industries 
A housewife of my acquaintance, tied 
at home and barred from ordinary earn¬ 
ing channels by the needs of her family, 
makes a steady income from handmade 
rugs, mats, quilts, comforters and similar 
articles. Her drawn rugs are very hand¬ 
some, with a velvety nap, and bring a 
handsome sum. She colors the rags, sews 
the burlap into a frame, and draws the 
inch-wide rags through with a hook, 
shearing the whole to a smooth 
when comple 
are in even greater demand, for they are 
quite fashionable in her vicinity now. 
.She has a room set apart for this work, 
and for showing her wares to prospective 
customers, but some part of the task in 
hand can usually be found in a work 
basket in her kitchen, where stands a 
rocker for her to utilize the minutes not 
Durable- Durham 
Hosiery is a product 
of industrial democ¬ 
racy — never of Child 
Labor. We have no 
strikes or lockouts. 
Full of warmth and full of wear 
9635 
9631 
Bolero with 
waistcoat. 34 to 42 
I mst. ‘2V- yds. of 
material 27 in. 
wide, 1% yds. 36, 
1% yds. 44. for bo¬ 
lero; 1% yds. 36, % 
yd. 44, for waistcoat 
for medium size. 
9631. Three-piece 
skirt. 24 to 32 
waist. With plain 
or draped back. ‘2% 
yds. material 36 or 
44 in. wide, 2% yds. 
r>4, width at lower 
e tiro 2 yds., for me¬ 
dium size. Price of 
eac.li 15 cents. 
9564 
9593 
9564. i.i ...so with 
vest, 36 to 46 in 
bust. 9593. Two- 
piece skirt, 24 to 34 
waist. For the me¬ 
dium size tho blouse 
will require 2% yds. 
of material 27 in. 
wide, 1% yds. 36, 
1 ti yds. 44. with % 
yd. 36 for tile vest, 
collar and turned- 
over portion of the 
cuffs. For the skirt 
will lie need’ed 2 >/, 
yds. 36, 44 or 54 in. 
wide. It is 1?4 yds. 
wide at the lower 
edge. Price of each, 
15 cents. 
H ere is comfort for cold 
weather. Durable-DURHAM 
fleecy-lined Hosiery is warm, and 
because of this it is the sensible 
hosiery for winter wear. Every pair 
has soft, thick, fleecy lining. They 
have the strength to give long wear 
—and stay good-looking through 
many wearings and washings. 
Durable-DURHAM Hosiery in¬ 
cludes not only Fleecy-lined but 
other styles for every member of the 
family—for work, dress, or play— 
for every season of the year. The 
children’s stocki ngs are made 
doubly strong to stand the hardest 
wear and tear. Styles for men 
and women include all fashionable 
colors and come in all weights 
from sheer mercerized to the heavy 
fleecy-lined. 
Every pair is extra strongly re¬ 
inforced at points of hardest wear. 
Legs are full length; tops wide and 
elastic; sizes are accurately marked. 
Soles and toes are smooth, seamless 
and even. The Durham dyes will 
not fade. 
9648 
9646 
9648. Coat for 
misses and small 
women, 10 and 18 
years. 39s yds. of 
material 30 in. wide 
d 
ui. n uil*, 
yds. 44, 2 y 2 yds. ~nt.o91 
54, for 10-year size. 
904(1 One-piece 
straight skirt for 
misses and small 
women, 16 and 18 
'“••rs. 2 y, yds. of 
material 36 or 44 
in. wide, 1% yds. 
54, width at lower 
edge 11/. yds., for 
16-year size. Price 
of each, 15 cents. 
9505. Child's dress, 
2 to 6 years. 
991. Design for 
'motifs to be em¬ 
broidered with beads 
or witli threads. 
'The 4-year size will 
require 3: k yds. of 
material 27 in. wide, 
■2V> yds. 36. 2% yds. 
44. Prior of each 15 
cents. 
DURABLE 
DURHAM HOSIERY 
FOR MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN 
MADE STRONGEST WHERE THE WEAR IS HARDEST 
Ask for Durable-DURHAM Hosiery and look for the trade mark 
ticket attached to each pair. You should be able to buy it at any 
dealer s. If you do not find it, please write to our sales department, 
88 Leonard Street, New York, giving us the name of your dealer. 
Durham Hosiery Mills, Durham, N. C. 
Sales Office; 88 Leonard Street, New York 
otherwise employed. When she goes vis- 
'tii>*c :i bull of sewed rugs goes along, to 
brau| while she chats. 
Luf \ \ ing with her Hoop coverings 
comes the bed comfort. The “puff” buv- 
abh* in drygoods stores Js a flimsy affair, 
and expensive above all utility. Mrs’ 
Dash puts dark-tinted, durable percales," 
ginghams and chambrays into her com¬ 
forts. wads them wa inly with cotton bat¬ 
ting and securely tacks them with dark 
cotton of u contrasting shade. Then the 
purchaser has a cover that will not at¬ 
tract “dinge” and will wear for years. 
She makes specimens to order, often fill¬ 
ing orders for particularly warm comforts 
by covering with outing flannel, ami now 
and again a well-to-do patron orders one 
covered with all-wool flannel or serge and 
filled with sheep’s wool direct from mill. 
This gives' warmth unequaled by any fac¬ 
tory-made quilt in the land. Her work¬ 
room proper has a wide table, and as 
comforts are Mrs. Dash’s specialty, that 
table has one spread upon it. in process 
of tacking, much of the time. Tacking a 
comfort is not hard work, and can he 
turned off in an hour or so. or returned 
to if she is called away from it. 
Frequent orders come in for quilted 
quilts. These are quilted on the sewing 
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