June 19, 1920 
1112 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Just Before 
Though he that, ever kind and true, 
Kept stoutly step by step with you. 
Your whole long, gusty lifetime through 
Be gone a while before. 
Be now a moment gone before. 
Yet doubt not, soon the seasons shall re- 
store 
Your friend to you. 
He has but turned a corner—still 
He pushes on with a right good will, 
Through mire and marsh, by hedge and 
' hill, 
That self-same, arduous way— 
That self-same upland, hopeful way. 
That you and he. through many a doubt¬ 
ful day. 
Attempted still. 
He is not dead, this friend—not dead, 
But in the path we mortals tread 
Got some few trifling steps ahead. 
And nearer to the end, 
So that you, too, once past the bend, 
Shall meet again, as face to face, this 
friend 
You fancy dead. 
Push gaily on. strong heart! the while 
You travel forward mile by mile. 
He loiters with a backward smile. 
Till vou can overtake; 
And strains his eyes 'to search his wake, 
Or whistling, as he sees you through the 
brake, 
Waits on a stile. 
—ROBERT TOOTS STEVENSON. 
* 
“Serf satin” is a glossy cotton ma¬ 
terial with a satin finish that has been 
used to make bathing suits for several 
seasons. It is quite heavy, and is now 
used to make white separate skirts. It 
washes well, retains its gloss, and is quite 
practical for this purpose. Like all cot¬ 
ton goods, it is quite high-priced, usually 
over a dollar a yard. Separate white 
skirts are more in vogue than last Sum¬ 
mer. Many of them are of fancy silks, 
but the skirting cottons are regaining 
popularity. 
* 
The thunderstorm season is here, and 
many rural dwellers will be considering 
the advantages of lightning rods and their 
method of installation. Excellent advice 
on this subject is contained in Farmers’ 
Bulletin 842, “Modern Methods of Pro¬ 
tection Against Lightning.” by Roy N. 
Covert, issued by the United States De¬ 
partment of Agriculture. Materials and 
methods of installation are fully dis¬ 
cussed, and the bulletin will be found 
helpful whether the equipment is pur¬ 
chased complete from a dealer, or as¬ 
sembled with 'the idea of reduced cost. 
The bulletin advises the services of a 
professional for such work as proper in¬ 
stallation (requires accurate knowledge 
and experience. Copies of this bulletin 
may be obtained from the Division of 
Publications, United States Department 
of Agriculture, Washington, D. C. 
$ 
A local paper published in Ocean 
County, New Jersey, recently printed an 
item calling attention to the fact that 
May 28 was “Clean-up Day at Old Zion” ; 
in other words, people were uniting to 
put the local cemetery in shape. Men 
and women interested were to meet, 
bringing grubbing hoes, axes, scythes, 
rakes and shovels, and also baskets of 
food. The women agreed to get the din¬ 
ner in shape, the only condition being that 
“If you don’t woi'k, you don't eat.” This 
seems a good, practical way of improving 
the cemetery just before Memorial Day. 
There are too many neglected rural grave¬ 
yards, and it is encouraging to hear of 
efforts toward their betterment. Several 
correspondents have offered suggestions 
on this subject. It is a very different 
problem from those suburban cemeteries 
with a paid superintendent and regular 
hired labor, where not- only neatness but 
attractive landscape gardening is paid 
for by the corporation revenues. 
Cucumber Preserve and Sweet Pickle 
Preserved Cucumber.—Take small cu¬ 
cumbers and slice; put salt on them and 
let stand overnight. Then put layers of 
cucumbers sprinkled with black and white 
mustard and celery seeds, a tablespoonful 
of olive oil and half cupful of vinegar. 
Follow 'this process until the jar is full, 
then put away and use when cold. 
Sweet Pickles.—Put cucumbers in salt 
water over night. Heat in weak vinegar 
and put in cans. Make sweet pickle of 
vinegar, sugar and mixed spices to. taste, 
and pour over them. Before putting on 
tops put two tablespoons of mustard in 
each 2-qt. can. 1IKS - M - 
Seen in New York Shops 
The promised reductions in prices have 
come in many lines, and there is a ten¬ 
dency once more to tag goods displayed 
in the windows with their selling price. 
For a long time the leading shops have 
omitted pricemarks on window displays— 
this being, we must admit, the only sense 
of modesty regarding prices that we have 
observed. 
Silk separate skirts recently seen at a 
special sale for $10 were of natural pon¬ 
gee and white or flesh crepe de chine. 
They were knife-plaited or box-plaited 
models, finished at the waist with elastic 
belt. 
Women’s riding habits of natural tan 
linen were noted at $22.50. The coats 
were Norfolk and paddock models, with 
reinforced breeches. 
Pongee smocks in the natural color of 
silk were seen at. a special price of 
$7.50. They were piped with a contrast¬ 
ing color and hand-embroidered on neck 
and sleeves. These were a slip-on style 
with kimono sleeves. They were just 
about the style of the kimono blouse pat¬ 
tern 9827 in our issue of April 3, but ex¬ 
tending over the hips like pattern 9890, 
in issue of March 20. being belted in the 
same way. Such a smock is cool and 
comfortable, and decidedly smart for sport 
and country wear. Linen or solid-colox*ed 
Japanese crepe is very nice for such a 
smock, which may be worn with white 
or colored wash skirts. For a young girl 
a pleated skirt of plaid gingham with 
a linen smock of harmonious color makes 
a pretty and practical dress. 
Organdie guimpes consisting of collar 
and vest front taking the place of a waist 
with a suit or sport sweater, and enable 
the wearer to look smart and keep cool 
at the same time. There are many pretty 
styles in organdie from $1.25 up. Tucks, 
IV RURAL NEW-YORKER 
regular hours for feeding. My baby is 
only three weeks old, but. she is already 
on a regular schedule, and is so good. I 
change and feed her every three hours 
from 6 A. M. to 9 F. INI., and once in 
the night. She sleeps most of the time 
now, as every healthy baby of that age 
should, but when she is awake she can 
be good without being held or having a 
nipple in her mouth. If she begins to 
fret I simply turn her on her other side, 
or lav her in a different, place. If she 
doesn't wake up when feeding time comes 
I waken her. 
Mothers are more inclined to dress 
babies too warm than not warm enough. 
Unless we have an abnormally cold Sum¬ 
mer this year there will be days when 
my baby will wear only a warm band, a 
shirt and diaper, through the middle of 
the day. 
Babies are more apt. to chafe in hot 
weather, and I know of nothing better for 
it than olive oil. Every day after I 
bathe my baby I rub some in the creases 
of the neck, under the arms, in the creases 
of the elbows, under the kneels and in the 
groins. It is also good rubbed on the 
scalp, to prevent “milk crust,” or if. the 
crust has formed the oil loosens it so it is 
easily removed. I use a tine-toothed 
comb for this, but baby books say this 
should not be done, as it might cause ec¬ 
zema if the skin is broken. 
There is any amount of good literature 
on infant care obtainable, but we busy 
housewives find it much easier to read 
the short articles we find in our favorite 
papers and magazines from time to time. 
MRS. OLOVA HUSTLE. 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
nt./551 
9080. Long wuisted 
dress for misses and 
small women. 1(> and 
18 years. 10.18. De¬ 
sign for separate 
rose motif to be 
used for any trim¬ 
ming purpose. The 
10 -year size will re¬ 
quire 4% yds. of 
material 40 in. wide, 
3>4 yds. 44. Price 
of each pattern, 20 
cents. 
9984. Slip-on dress 
with or without re- 
vers, 34 to 42 bust. 
The medium size will 
require 4% yds. of 
material 30 in. 
wide, 4% yds. 40 or 
44. Width at lower 
edge, 1^4 yds. Price, 
20 cents. 
Cucumber Rings 
Is this the cucumber rings asked for? 
We are very fond of it. One quart cu¬ 
cumbers .sliced thin, but not pared. (I 
pare mine.) One onion sliced, sprinkle 
with salt. Let stand three hours. Drain, 
add one cup of brown sugar, 14 teaspoon 
of cloves. % teaspoon of turmeric powder, 
a dash of red pepper, one tablespoon 
grated horseradish and vinegar, not quite 
enough to cover. Cook slowly, but do 
not boil. JENNY LIND. 
Select firm cucumbers, cut in even 
rounds, steam over salt water until ten¬ 
der; fill in jars. Cover with pickle syrup 
as follows: One cup sugar or two cups 
sweet syrup for each quart vinegar; oue 
teaspoon turmeric ginger and any other 
pickle spices preferred. Have pickles hot 
and syrup hot. If necessary add^ more 
syrup, reheat jar and contents. Keep iu 
a cool, dark place. MRS. c. c. M. 
Two Rules for Cinnamon Buns 
Yeast Cinnamon Buns.—One quart of 
milk, lard the size of a walnut; heat suf¬ 
ficiently to melt the lard, add one cupful 
of yeast and enough flour to make a 
sponge. When light add flour for a soft 
dough and lighten again. Roll out in a 
thin sheet, spread with butter, then 
sugar aud cinnamon, then currants, pat 
them down and roll up. Cut buns across 
the roll, set on end. raise again and bake. 
When done, moisten with milk aud atgar. 
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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
333 West 30th Street 
New York 
frills aud lace are the trimmings, and 
they are seen iu pink. blue, heliotrope, 
yellow and ecru, a ■ well as white. Many 
middle-aged women never feel "just 
right” when traveling or church-going in 
a dress without a coat or wrap, even in 
warm weather. A silk or cloth jacket 
suit worn without a waist, but with a 
smart uet or organdie blouse combines 
comfort with a trim appearauce. 
Babies and Hot Weather 
I have now begun the raising of my 
fourth bottle-fed baby, aud I would look 
forward to the hot days ahead of us with 
some misgivings if it, were not for the 
supply of castor oil I keep always iu 
readiness in the medicine cabinet. I shall 
always remember the words of our doctor 
when I consulted him for bowel trouble 
in my first baby. “Castor oil is the first, 
last and only remedy for ordinary bowel 
trouble in children. Give her. a whole 
teaspoonful. and if that doesn t do the 
business, give her another tomorrow, and 
everv day until she is all right. It can’t 
hurt her.” Inexperienced mothers tire 
apt to say: “Why should I give my 
child a laxative Alien his bowels ai'e too 
loose already?” It corrects the con¬ 
dition bv removing the cause. 
If you think the child is getting im¬ 
proper food, change it by all means, and 
it is well to weaken the food anyway 
for a few days, but give a dose of oil. 
Keep the baby’s food its cold as possible, 
except to warm it when it is fed. and 
don’t, don’t, give any that has begun to 
sour the least bit. It is better to give 
nothing but water rather than sour milk. 
I think one of the most essential things 
to having a good-natured baby is to have 
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