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April 10, 1921 
WOMAN AND HOME 
From Day to Day 
Spring 
Up from the sea the wild north wind is 
blowing 
Under the sky’s gray arch; 
Smiling. I watch the shaken elm-boughs 
knowing 
It is the wind of March. 
Between the passing and the coming sea¬ 
son, 
This stormy interlude 
Gives to our Winter-wearied hearts a 
reason 
For trustful gratitude. 
Welcome to waiting ears^ts harsh fore¬ 
warning 
Of light and warmth to come, 
The longed-for joy of Nature’s Faster 
morning, 
The earth arisen in bloom ! 
In the loud tumult Winter’s strength is 
breaking; 
I listen to the sound 
As to a voice of resurrection, waking 
To life the dead, cold ground. 
And 1 , in the green wood-paths, in kine- 
fed pasture. 
And by the whispering rills, 
Shall flowers repeat the lesson of the 
Master 
Taught on his Syrian hills. 
Blow, then, wild wind ! Thy roar shall 
end in singing, 
Thy chill in blossoming 
Come, like Bethesda’s troubling angel, 
bringing 
The healing of the Spring. 
—John Greenleaf Whittier. 
Have any of our readers experimented 
with slicing bacon and packing in steril¬ 
ized glass jars, sealing without any cook¬ 
ing? Special brands of bacon are put 
up in this way commercially, but we have 
no knowledge of how it is done, or how 
long it is expected to keep. Can this be 
done in domestic practice? 
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The Province of British Columbia now 
includes a woman among its Cabinet 
members. Mrs. Ralph Smith was re¬ 
cently sworn in at Victoria, B. C 1 ., as 
“Minister without portfolio,” voting in 
the Executive Council, but having no spe¬ 
cial department of government under her 
supervision. Mr§. Smith, who is the 
widow of st former Minister of Labor in 
the Canadian Government, is the only 
woman member of the British Columbia 
Legislature, and the first woman in Can¬ 
ada (or elsewhere, except perhaps Rus¬ 
sia), to attain to Cabinet rank. 
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Drop scones made after an old-fash¬ 
ioned English recipe will be a change 
from ordinary tea biscuits when hot bread 
is wanted quickly. Our recipe calls for 
three-quarters pound flour, one teaspoon¬ 
ful baking soda, three ounces sugar, one 
egg. Mix to a thick batter with milk or 
buttermilk, and drop from the spoon on 
to a griddle containing hot lard, as for 
frying pancakes. Tin 1 scones should be 
the size and thickness of biscuits. 
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Every Spring we are asked how to can 
dandelion greens. The following is a 
standard method for dandelions, spinach, 
or any other greens: Wash until no dirt 
can be felt in the bottom of the pan. 
Blanch in steam 15 minutes (mineral 
matter is lost if blanched in water). 
Cold-dip and pack in sterilized jars. Do 
not pack too tightly. Add one teaspoon¬ 
ful of salt to each quart jar. and fill up 
with boiling water. Tut on rubber and 
top. and adjust wire without snapping 
down tight. Process in hot water bath 
two hours, counting from time water be¬ 
gins to boil; then complete sealing of jar 
and cool. With a steam pressure outfit 
at five to 10 pounds pressure process for 
one hour. 
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Seen in New York Shops 
Silk sales show decided reductions this 
year. We recently saw good dress satins, 
36 inches wide, for $2.35 a yard, a reduc¬ 
tion from $4. Crepe de chine 40 inches 
wide was $1.65 a yard, reduced from $3. 
Crepe de chine is really the most econom¬ 
ical of thin silk fabrics, for it wears well, 
makes up gracefully, and may be washed 
or cleansed without deterioration. 
ATstees always blossom in Spring, and 
we see some attractive models combining 
color with white organdie. Many of 
them have jabots, and the low neck is 
giving way to round Peter Pan collars on 
high stocks. 
Black straw hats with white flowers 
are seen in smart French models; the 
•Iht RURAL. NEW-YORKER 
flowers are white pond lilies, gardenias or 
orange blossoms. 
New wash waists with Eton collar are 
seen in bright-colored linen, white dimity 
edged with color, and check gingham. 
The Eton collar blouse is especially de¬ 
sirable to wear with a Spring suit. 
Big circular sports capes with shawl 
collars are made of cross-barred Irish 
frieze, and are very useful, and also quite 
expensive. Tweeds, homespuns and friezes 
from the British Isles lead in tailored 
woolens this Spring. A separate coat of 
Scotch tweed is especially useful for driv¬ 
ing or general country wear, as it stands 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
9771. L a d i e s’ 
blouse. 34 to 42 bust. 
The medium size 
will require 3 yds. 
of material 27 iu. 
wide, 2% yds. 30. 
1% yds. 44. 20 
cents. 
9932. One - piece 
kimono. one size. 
This pattern will re¬ 
quire 3'/i yds. of 
material 40 or 44 
iu. wide. ..’0 cents. 
9828. Hlouse coat, 
34 to 44 bust. 9738. 
Two-piece skirt, 24 
to 34 waist. The 
medium size coat 
will require 3',4 yds. 
of material 30 in. 
wide, 3 yds. 44, 2% 
yds. 54, with 1 '4 
yds. 44 extra for the 
lining. The medium 
size skirt will re¬ 
quire 3% yds. of 
material 30 in. wide, 
2'i yds. r.4. Width 
of skirt, 1*4 yds. 
Eaeh pattern 20 
cents. 
9998. Illouse coat, 
34 to 42 bust. The 
medium size will re¬ 
quire 2 yds. of' ma¬ 
terial 30, 40 or 44 
in. wide. 20 cents. 
all sorts of weather, and is both light and 
warm. 
New silk sweaters from abroad have 
gold or silver tins* 1 ! woven in the border. 
Among plain tailored hats sailor shapes 
of Jap lisere are especially trim and 
youthful. They may be found with flat 
or rolled brims, all one color, or with 
contrasting facing, finished with a ribbon 
band or folded scarf. 
Notes About Oil Burners 
I noticed your request for information 
regarding the oil burners that are put 
into ordinary cook stoves. T called up 
one of my neighbors this morning, asking 
her what were her objections to the burn¬ 
er. as I knew s'lie had discarded one after 
a few weeks’ trial. 
“First, they burn up a lot of oil; sec¬ 
ond. if you turn down the flame the thing 
smokes, and the stove lids are hung with 
heavy strings of soot. When you lift one 
of them up this soot flies all over the 
kitchen. Third objection, they make too 
much noise. I simply couldn’t stand the 
constant roar of the burner.” 
DOCIA DYKENS. 
You ask for definite information on oil 
burners for use in the kitchen range. 
Well, I bit to the extent of $15 for two, 
which I bought from a concern in your 
city on one of my trips there. I used one 
in the kitchen range until my better half 
struck and refused to clean up any more 
blackened pans and smoked walls. I next 
tried the two in my furnace, a hot-water 
system, but found that with two burners 
going it took about four hours to feel the 
heat in the radiators, and at that time 
cost about 90 cents a day for operation. 
The contraptions look neat, and a sales¬ 
man with a neat gift of gab could sell a 
burner with little difficulty, but my ad¬ 
vice to any would-be purchaser is to buy 
an oil stove, if oil is what is desired for 
beat, and keep your fiugers off the oil 
burners for use in the range; they are 
only fit for use out in the open, where 
there are no walls to blacken, and. on the 
other hand, the operation is an expensive 
one. • c. K. M. 
Old Time Brices Back at Last 
N O need to wait longer for prices 
to drop. Look through “Your 
Baigain Book.’’ Compare our New 
York prices, which are now down 
practically to the old levels, witli 
prices elsewhere. You will find 
enormous savings on men’s, women’s 
and children’sclothes, furnishings and 
shoes;—sporting goods, books and 
toys;—furniture, carpets and hang¬ 
ings;—silverware, china and novel¬ 
ties;— tools and hardware; — auto 
supplies, and farm machinery;—every- 
thing guaranteed and everything new. 
Think of it old time prices here 
again—and right in “Your Bargain 
Book.’’ If you haven’t a copy 
borrow one from a neighbor,— 
but be sure to go all through the book 
—and then go through it again—and 
see how much you can save on your 
every want. The high quality of the 
merchandise will surprise you as 
agreeably as the low prices. 
ThXharles William Stores be. 
783 Stores Bldg. 
New York City 
lank Cartridge Pistol 
I made KVOlYEBSTTU — nD,nr ® 
effect- 
model* 
on the 
st type 
olver; 
appear- 
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When , . 
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,ive as a real revolver with- 
danger to life. It takes the 
idard .22 Calibre Blank Car- _ f Drrt 
pres obtainable everywhere. A Great Pro- 
tion Against Burglars, Tramps and Dogs. 
I can have it lyin# about without the danger 
iched toother revolvers. PRICE 50c. Better 
ke and superior quality for 51.00» Post- 
d. Blank Cartridges .22 Cal., shipped by 
tress 50 cents per hundred. 
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