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The RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
December 6, 1919 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
The Stork 
A CHRISTMAS BALLAD 
["This ballad, written probably in the 
middle or latter years of the sixteenth 
century, is reprinted from the Atlantic 
Monthly.] 
The storke shee rose on Christmas eue 
And sayed unto her broode. 
I nowe muste fare to Bethleem 
To Yieue the Sonne of God. 
Shee gaue to eche his dole of mete, 
She stowed them fayrlie in, 
1 And farre shee flew and faste shee flew 
And came to Bethlehem. 
Now Where is he of Dauid’s lynne? 
Shee asked at house and halle. 
He is not here, they spake hardlye, 
But in the Maungier stalle. 
Shee found hym in the Maungier stalle. 
With that Most Holye Mayde; 
The Gentlye storke, she wept to see 
The Lord so rudelye layde. 
Then from her pauntynge lnest shee 
pluckd 
The fethers whyte and warm ; 
She strawed them in the Maungier bed, 
To keep the Lorde from harm. 
* 
Now blessed bee the gentil storke 
Forevermore, quothe Hee, 
For that shee saw my sadde estate 
And showed suche Pytye. 
Full welkum shall shee ever bee 
In hamlet and in halle. 
And bight heneefortlie the Blessed Byrd 
And friend of Babyee alle. 
* 
Those who wish to make unfermented 
grape juice another season will do well to 
get Farmers’ Bulletin No. 1075, “Unfer¬ 
mented Grape Juice—How to Make It in 
the Home,” by Charles Hearing, which 
was issued by the United States Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture last October. It may 
be obtained free from the Division of Pub¬ 
lications, United States Department of 
Agriculture, Washington, D. C. The in¬ 
structions given are comprehensive and 
cover most of the questions that are likely 
to puzzle the beginner. 
* 
At a recent sale of antiques in New 
York, an early American highboy was sold 
for $900. the same buyer paying $1,025 
for a sofa signed by the famous maker, 
Duncan Phyfe. Some American farm¬ 
houses in the older parts of the country 
still display old furniture that would 
•arouse the envy of a collector, but much 
has been sold by persons who preferred 
new things, and did not realize the value 
of the old. It must not be imagined that 
all old furniture is of value, but mahog¬ 
any and rosewood pieces are usually well 
made by conscientious workmen, and gain 
such beauty of color with the passage of 
time that their value is fairly well fixed, 
even -when considerably later than the 
Colonial period. 
* 
One of our English friends, writing 
the end of October, stated that butter and 
sugar were still rationed by the Govern¬ 
ment. each person being allowed one 
ounce of butter a week, and eight ounces 
of sugar. Oleomargarine was not limited 
in any way, so it was used freely in place 
of butter. The butter ration was due to 
milk shortage, the fluid milk supply be¬ 
ing under Government control, so that it 
could be regulated for the proper supply 
of infants and invalids. Many of us hei’e 
have been quite as restricted in sugar 
supply, while we find a px-ice of 75c a 
pound for butter conducive to close ra¬ 
tioning in the family, even without Gov¬ 
ernment control. We wonder how many 
million pounds of butter are held in stor¬ 
age? 
* 
The following is an old recipe for 
Dutch currant bread : One pound of flour, 
% lb. of currants, four ounces of candied 
lemon peel, two eggs, % teaspoon of salt, 
butter size of a large egg, one-third cup 
of milk, one cake of yeast. Beat the eggs 
with the salt until very light, add the 
flour and very slowly the milk—make a 
light batter. Add currants and chopped 
candied lemon peel, the melted butter and 
the yeast. Let it raise one hour. Bake 
this bread in a bread tin, buttered and 
lightly sprinkled with flour, one horn*, in 
a moderate oven. 
Seen in New York Shops 
Lambskin bedroom shoes are made with 
the wool side in, and arc very warm and 
comfortable. They are cut like a baby’s 
kid shoe, and have all seams on the out¬ 
side, giving an odd, unfinished look. They 
lace through eyelets, and are certainly a 
great comfort in a cold room. They were 
seen for $1.89. 
Labrador hooked rugs, 3 ft. 3 in. by 2 
ft. 2 in., are offered for $25. They are 
very quaint, the designs including dog 
teams, icebergs and Eskimos. 
Small envelope-shaped pui'ses of gilded 
leather were seen for $2.50. The leather 
is solidly gilded, so it looks like a metal 
Comfort and Health 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering ^always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
round collar for 9599. Child’s coat 
misses and small with cape, 2 to 0 
wom-n, 16 and 18 years. The 4-.vear 
years. The 16-year size will require 2% 
size will require 4 yds. of material 36 
yds. of material 27 in. wide, 2 Vi yds. 
ill. wide. 2% yds 30. 44, 3% yds. 54. 
1% yds. 44. Trice Price 15 cents. 
15 cents. 
9440. Men’s shirt 
9300. Child's Em- with separate collar, 
pire dress. 4 to 10 34 to 40 breast. The 
years. The 8-year medium size shirt 
size will require 4 will require 4Vi yds. 
yds. of material 27 of material 27 in. 
in. wide, 3% yds. wide. 3Vi yds. 30, 
30. 2-% yds. 44. 2% yds. 44. Price 
Trice 15 cents. 15 cents. 
purse. Silver leather is also offered. This 
is one of the present season's fancies. 
Very beautiful novelties in gilded leather 
come from Italy. 
“Dawn” is one of the new colors intro¬ 
duced for dress blouses. It is just about 
the color of the flesh of a tangerine or¬ 
ange, a deep orange with a pinkish tinge. 
A Fifth Avenue window full of smart 
blouses of this color showed many of 
them embroidered in bright Chinese blue. 
High-collared guimpes of satin, finished 
in front with a jabot of creamy white 
lace, are offered for wear with tailored 
suits. A variety of colors are shown. 
Many women find a high stock much more 
becoming than the customary low collai-s, 
and these satin guimpes are quite dressy. 
For plainer wear the washable Ascot is 
again in vogue, in pique or fancy weaves 
of heavy madras. 
Dyeing with Sumac 
You ask for information about home 
dyeing, and I often make use of sumac 
and copperas, so I give my experience. I 
get the best results with copperas by the 
use of strong lime water. For 2 to 4 lbs. 
of goods make a solution of all the cop¬ 
peras that will dissolve in a sufficient 
amount of hot water to cover the goods 
well. Have ready the same amount of 
lime water—slaked lime in water. Fix’st 
wet the goods and wring, then dip in the 
hot copperas water, then into the lime 
water, and back and forth until the de¬ 
sired shade is obtained. Wash in strong 
soap suds and dry in the sun. Makes a 
bright iron rust color. 
For sumac, get about two gallons of the 
“bobs,” and boil in sufficient water to 
cover 2 to 4 lbs. of goods. Strain the dye 
and place the dampened goods in and dip 
back and forth in that dye and copperas 
water, or even sti’ong soapsuds sets the 
color. This makes a slate color on cotton 
and nearly black on wool. 
White oak bark or soft maple bark set 
with copperas water colors drab. 
The outside shuck of black walnuts 
make a brown dye when set with eop- 
P eras - MRS. R. G. 
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For little Bobbie’s croup, for 
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mother resorts to ever-helpful 
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When there is the sign of a 
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A little of this clean, white 
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Strangely enough Musterole 
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