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qht RURAL NEW-YORKER 
December 20, 1919 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Gates and Doors 
• A BALLAD OP CHRISTMAS EYE 
There was a gentle hostler 
(And blessed be his name!) 
lie opened up the stable 
The night Our Lady came. 
Our Lady and St. Joseph, 
He gave them food and bed, 
And Jesus Christ has given him 
A glory round his head. 
So let the gate swing open 
However poor the yard. 
Lest weary people visit you 
And find their passage barred. 
Unlatch the door at midnight 
And let your lantern glow 
Shine out to guide tin* traveler’s feet 
To you across the snow. 
There was a courteous hostler 
(He is in heaven tonight) 
He held Our Lady’s bridle 
And helped her to alight: 
He spread clean straw before 'her 
Whereon she might lie down, 
And Jesus Christ has given him 
An everlasting crown. 
Unlock the door this evening. 
And let your gate swing wide. 
Let all who ask for shelter 
Come speedily inside. 
What if your yard be narrow. 
What if your house be small ? 
There is. a Guest now coming 
Will glorify it all. 
There was a joyous hostler 
Who knelt on Christmas morn 
Beside the radiant manger 
Wherein his Lord was born. 
His heart was full of laughter, 
His soul was full of bliss, 
When .Tesus, on His Mother’s lap, 
Gave him Ilis hand to kiss. 
Unbar your heart this evening 
And keep no stranger out. 
Take from your soul’s great portal 
The barrier of doubt. 
To humble folk and weary 
Give hearty welcoming. 
Your breast shall be tomorrow 
The cradle of a King. 
—JOYCE KILMER. 
* 
, We have referred, more than once, to 
the Holy Thorn, or Glastonbury thorn, a 
variety of English hawthorn that blooms 
so early that its blossoming is usually 
quite near Christmas. It is also said 
to burst into bloom when visited by roy¬ 
alty. There is a specimen of this haw¬ 
thorn at St. Alban's, the Episcopal Cath¬ 
edral at Washington, and we are told that 
when the Prince of Wales visited Wash¬ 
ington in November this Glastonbury 
thorn politely opened a single bloom, ac¬ 
cording to precedent. The flower was 
put in a silver box and presented to the 
Prince, in accordance with ancient cus¬ 
tom. Legend connects the original Holy 
Thorn at Glastonbury with the staff car¬ 
ried by Joseph of Ariiuathma, who is said 
to have been the first Christian mission¬ 
ary to the British Isles. 
£ 
This Winter panne velvet is very pop¬ 
ular for millinery. It is quite easy to 
“panne” ordinary velvet, and thus refresh 
a piece that may be creased by previous 
use. Lay the piece of velvet fiat on the 
ironing board, and lay all over it a damp 
cloth. It is wise to pin the velvet at the 
edges, so that it is held perfectly flat, and 
cannot wrinkle. Then pass a very hot 
iron over the damp cloth, moving all one 
way. The movement of the iron must be 
continuous; if you stop for a moment you 
will leave the impression of the Iron. It 
should be a smooth, steady pressure, all 
one way. The velvet, if colored, will look 
a little lighter in tint. One can often im¬ 
prove a shabby bit of velvet in this way, 
and secure good results from it in mil¬ 
linery. 
I * 
Some new French underwear seen re¬ 
cently gave an idea for attaching the rib¬ 
bon shoulder straps of a fine camisole or 
chemise. The garment itself had little 
tabs with a finely worked buttonhole, and 
the shoulder straps were finished with 
a silk-covered button. They were thus 
easily removed when the garment was 
laundered. Ribbons used in underwear 
are supposed to be washable, but it is 
difficult to press them well when in the 
garment, and they do not look just the 
same as when unlaundered. 
Children’s Wages 
When we bought our home we were 
very poor and had quite a family. As 
the children grew, the question of books 
and clothes was hard to solve. Husband 
worked at home and abroad, but times 
were hard. 1 gave the children to under¬ 
stand they must help or go scant. There 
were lots of wild berries. We were close 
to a Summer resort, where fruit and 
vegetables brought good prices. I begged 
for a truck patch, and the children helped 
to care for it. We picked and marketed 
the berries. Each child received a share 
of the money for what vegetables we sold 
and all the money for the berries they 
picked. Everything was fairly measured 
and an account kept. If one of the boys 
had a chance to ride a horse to cultivate 
for a neighbor M was allowed to take 
the horse. The money earned was his. 
When the Fall school commenced they 
all had money for books and some to pay 
towards their Winter clothes. As they 
grew older they went from home to work, 
by week or month. They always had a 
little to help along at home, and never 
complained. T always made comrades of 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
9773. Dress ol 
one or two mater- 
inis, 30 to 44 bust. 
The medium size 
dress will require 
2% yards of black 
satin 30 inches wide, 
2 V« yards 44, 1% 
yards 04* with 3Vi 
yards 30 or 44, 3Vi 
yards, 04 to make as 
illustrated, l’rlce 15 
cents. 
9755. Bodice with 
tunic for misses and 
small women, 10 
and 18 years. 
9745. Skirt for 
misses and small 
women, 10 and 18 
years. 
The 
bodice 
4Vft yards of 
rial 30 inches 
-Vi yards 44. 
10-year size 
will require 
yards of material 30 
or 44 wide, 1% yards 
54. Price of each 
pattern 15 cents. 
10-year size 
will require 
mate¬ 
wide, 
The 
skirt 
2 % 
them. They were never afraid to come 
to me with their troubles. I always 
• taught them not to spend all their wages, 
but to save a little every year. When 
they were till grown up they had a little 
of their own to start with. They all 
have homes of their own. and are all 
prosperous. They were kept so busy they 
did not find time to get into mischief. 
They never have caused me a moment of 
shame. I enjoy visiting them, and they 
are always glad to. have mother come. 
In another case, a wealthy farmer had 
three children. They had all the money 
they wished to spend. The son attended 
the village school, commercial school in 
a nearby city, an agricultural and 
a normal school. lie came home with 
the idea he knew more than all the other 
members of the family. He tried to take 
his father's farm and run it. He ran it 
into debt, then went to teaching school, 
and is at it yet. Ilis wife sews, takes 
boarders and teaches music to keep the 
pot boiling. The two girls are living 
alone on the proceeds of their share of 
the farm. They are of very little nse to 
themselves or anyone else; thinking they 
are a little better than other people, they 
have few friends. j. H. B. 
Hints for Homemade Dyes 
The old Vermont standby for wool is 
“butternut brown.” Remove the skins 
from outside the nut. or from the loose 
shucks, and steep, adding a little of the 
bark from the tree as well if you live 
in a butternut country. If the material 
to be colored is either stocking yarn or 
rags it may la* steeped in the kettle with 
the skins and bark, as the more clouded 
the color the prettier the effect. If an 
even color is desired, strain the dye care- 
fullv, cook the material in it on the back 
of the stove, lifting and turning to insure 
an even color. When as dark as you 
think you desire, throw over a line to 
drip in the open air, and when nearly 
dry wash out and dry. If not dark 
enough return to the bath and repeat the 
process. This gives a fast and beautiful 
brown that neither crocks nor sunstreaks, 
and needs nothing to help set it.. 
The same process used with cotton 
gives a beautiful soft gray, very satis¬ 
factory for rugs and carpet rags. It is 
said that the bark of the butternut tree 
colors a different shade for each month 
in the year. Avoid boiling wool goods, 
but steep thoroughly in an iron kettle to 
insure satisfactory results. The iron 
adds something needed to secure these 
same results. 1 still remember the great 
iron caldron swung out of doors, and 
grandmother’s yearly coloring of the fam¬ 
ily yarn and stockings. 
BLANCHE DUNHAM IIUBRARI). 
A Snug Home 
That is what the portable Perfection 
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Use SoCOny kerosene for best results. 
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Indoor Closet $10.85 
Have a warrru sanitary,odorless toilet 
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The Bennett is made of enameled 
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Splendid for invalids. Shipped com¬ 
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BENNETT HOMES (EciuipmentDept.) 
455 Main Street, N. Tonawauda, N.Y. 
! ■ - ■ 
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THE 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 West 30th Street, New York 
BY 
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