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Burden of Sunday Guests 
I wish all farm women would join a 
N. S. C. (no Sunday cooking) club this 
Summer. Just tell your city friends you 
will be glad to have them visit you when¬ 
ever they can, but they would please 
bring their lunch with them, as the state 
of your health demands that you have 
one day of rest during the week. You 
need not explain whether it is the present 
or future state of your health that makes 
the day of rest imperative. Those who 
come because they want to see you and 
your family will come just the same, and 
if the ones who only want to sponge a 
good dinner stay away you will be that 
much ahead, for-they are the ones who 
never return your hospitality anyway. 
One farmer’s wife told me that she and 
her husband get up very early nearly 
every Sunday during the Summer and, as 
as soon as the chores are done, they take 
their dinner and go to a cottage they own 
on the shore of a little lake 20 miles 
from their farm. (Would that we could 
RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Henry Ford says we would all be 
healthier and live longer if we had to eat 
things we don't like. I think he is partly 
right; lots of folks “dig their graves with 
their teeth,” or more truly with their 
palates, for they bolt their food without 
stopping to chew it. Intemperance in 
eating has killed more people than famine 
ever did. c . T< 
The Rural Patterns 
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and size desired, sending price with order 
2106. Girls’ one- 
piece dress, gathered 
to shaped yoke which 
extends to edge' of 
kimono sleeves; 
three tucks in lower 
part of dress. Sizes 
8, 10, 12 and 14 
years. Size 10 years 
requires 2% yds. of 
32-in. material with 
tras ting material 
for trimming. Twen¬ 
ty cents. 
1871. Girls’ bloom¬ 
er dress, gathered at 
neck and at lower 
edge of 1 elbow-length 
r a g 1 a n sleeves. 
Bloomers gathered 
into knee - bands. 
Sizes 2, 4, 0 and 8 
years. Size 4 years 
requires 3% yds. 27- 
in. material. Twen¬ 
ty cents. 
IS 091 
2091. Misses’ slip- 
on dress, having 
short kimono sleeve 
with long sleeve ex- 
tension; slightly 
gathered at neck. 
Sizes 16, 18 and 20 
years. Size 18 years 
requires 3% yds. of 
3 0 - i n . material. 
Twenty cents. 
1741. Misses’ one- 
piece dress, with 
straight lower edge 
and narrow front 
panel; short sleeves 
with turn-back cuffs. 
Sizes 14, 16, 18 and 
20 years. Size 16 
years requires 3% 
yds. 30-in. material. 
Twenty cents. 
The Home Dressmaker, Needlework Instructor 
and Fashion Book, 35 cents. 
all be so fortunate.) She said it was the 
only way she could get a day of rest, for 
they live near a email city, and have 
many acquaintances who love to drop in 
on Sunday. “For you people in the coun¬ 
try have such delicious food, and it does 
not cost you anything.” 
I once lived next door to a woman who, 
I thought, solved the Sunday dinner prob¬ 
lem rather neatly. On Saturday she usu¬ 
ally baked pie and cake and sometimes 
brown bread; also she fixed salad, baked 
beans or scalloped potatoes, some such 
dish, then on Sunday all she did was boil 
c&gs and make coffee. If unexpected 
guests came she made a little more coffee, 
boiled a few more eggs and opened a can 
of fruit. 
'When city people come to spend their 
vacation with you because Aunt Martha’s 
niece married your second cousin, accept 
them as company the first two days; then 
set them to work and keep them working; 
They want a taste of country life; give 
them a real taste of it. Let them weed 
the garden, pick the berries, feed the 
pigs, wash the dishes and prepare the veg¬ 
etables. Quote John Smith to them ; re¬ 
mind them how work in the open air im¬ 
proves one’s appetite. 
Starting in Housekeeping 
A bride-to-be recently asked what she 
will need in the housekeeping line. The 
phrase “betwixt and between” started me 
to thinking about what I would get were 
I in her place. We started housekeeping 
betwixt and between. Some of the ar¬ 
ticles I provided myself with have never 
been of any real use to me, while some 
other things I have needed more or less 
badly have always seemed to be just 
around life’s corner, a little way off. but 
still out of reach. I believe it is better 
to get too much than too little. People 
often start with a few things, thinking to 
add more later, but unexpected expenses 
are always appearing, and one easily gets 
into the habit of getting along without 
any but the most necessary articles. 
First of all, I should get at least 18 
sheets. I like the unbleached muslin for 
common use; it soon bleaches white and 
wears better than the finer, so I should 
get 11 unbleached sheets and at least six 
of the best fine, firm cotton, and more if 
I could afford them. I should get two 
dozen fine pillow cases, three or four 
white dimity bedspreads, one or two real¬ 
ly nice Marseilles spreads. The dimity 
spreads wash and iron so nicely they are 
no more trouble to launder than a sheet, 
so I should use them every day. I should 
buy six pairs of soft cotton blankets; 
they are light and warm as real wool, at 
about one-quarter the cost, and one does 
not have to worry about moths destroy¬ 
ing them. Six ehallie or sateen comfort¬ 
ables complete the bedding list. Do not 
get silkoline covers; although very pret¬ 
ty, they wear out in no time. A down 
quilt or two would be nice to have, but as 
we are betwixt and between people we 
will leave these to materialize later. At 
least six large bath towels will be need¬ 
ed, one dozen Turkish wash rags, and one 
dozen linen huck towels, a dozen cotton 
towels for the kitchen, one dozen dish 
towels, and six knitted dishcloths. 
I hope that our prospective bride will 
have one long, wide and very nice satin 
damask tablecloth, with large napkins to 
match. Such fabric is very expensive at 
the present time, but experts say it will 
never be much less, and one will last for 
® lifetime, to use for Thanksgiving and 
Christmas gatherings. Nothing gives a 
hostess more confidence and pleasure in 
entertaining than a really well-appointed 
table. For everyday table use get the 
white mercerized cotton; it wears well 
and launders nicely, though it needs a lit¬ 
tle starch. Three short tablecloths and a 
dozen napkins should be enough for a 
long time. Luncheon cloths may be made 
of unbleached muslin if liked ; personally 
I do not care for them, and the vogue is 
passing. Do not forget some dusters 
and holders, and pad and covers for iron¬ 
ing board. Many things may be added 
to this list, such as tray cloths, small 
guest towels, if one likes them; doilies, 
centerpieces, fancy articles to suit differ¬ 
ent tastes. I have written just what I 
should get under those circumstances. 
About the dresser drawers, the modern 
pieces of furniture have such shallow 
drawers it is impossible to keep much in 
them. If all garments are well ironed 
and the folds pressed in they take up 
much less space than unironed. Rough- 
dry knitted goods especially are very I 
bulky and untidy when put away. I have 
an old-fashioned bureau with deep draw¬ 
ers in which I keep sheets, pillow cases 
and linen towels. Those that I am not 
using regularly are wrapped in dark blue 
paper, which keeps them from turning 
yellow. I get plain white paper (print 
paper it is called) at the printing office, 
for the bottoms of drawers, and for cup¬ 
board shelves. It is neater and more 
sanitary than newspapers. A hundred 
large sheets, costing about 25 cents, last 
a long time. A deep box in which to keep 
waists, middies and white aprons, is a 
great convenience, and leaves the dresser 
drawers just for underwear, stockings 
and handkerchiefs. 
I hope that Mr. Younghusband will 
have a large, roomy chiffonier in which to 
keep his underwear, shirts and socks, and 
that no space in this chiffonier shall be 
taken up by his wife’s garments. I am 
sure all readers of The R. N.-Y. will 
join me in wishing them a happy life. 
mbs. s. c. 
Raisin Cookies 
One-half cup of butter, one cup of 
sugar, two eggs, y 2 cup of hot water, two 
cups of flour, two teaspoons baking pow¬ 
der, one cup of raisins, flavoring. Cream 
butter, sugar and eggs well, add the flour 
and the hot water, last the raisins and 
flavoring. Drop by little spoonfuls on 
well-greased tins and bake quick. These 
cookies will stay fresh for several weeks. 
Currants can be used instead of raisins, 
but take a level teaspoon of soda instead 
of baking powder. mbs. m. u. 
The stove is hot, 
yet the kitchen is cool 
The Big 
Burner 
keeps the iiame 
close up under 
the cooking. This 
means economy 
of fuel. 
D O you realize that awoman 
who cooks three meals a 
clay spends the greater part of 
her time in the kitchen? Don’t 
you think she deserves to have 
this room cool and comfortable 
— not made unbearable all 
through thesummerby a blazing 
hot cook stove ? 
With a Flor¬ 
ence Oil Range in 
the kitchen it is 
only necessary to 
have a fire when 
cooking is ac¬ 
tually being done. 
All the work of 
preparing the 
meat, vegetables 
and dessert is 
completed. Then 
the fire is lighted—and not till 
then! 
The portable Florence Oven, 
with the “baker’s arch’’ and 
patented heat-spreader, bakes 
food to a luscious, tempting 
brown. 
Easy to start 
Just turn a lever and touch a 
lighted match to the Asbestos 
Kindler. In a few minutes the 
most intense heat rises in a clear 
blue flame, close up under the 
cooking. And there it stays—it 
does not spread out into the 
kitchen. By turning a lever you 
can regulate this flame to any 
degree of heat you may require. 
Then when dinner is ready, 
a turn of the lever puts out 
the fire, leaving a cool, fresh 
kitchen in which to clean up. 
Burns the vapor of kerosene 
The Florence Oil Range is a real 
economy. It burns the vapor of 
kerosene, a fuel that is cheap 
and always easy to get. The 
flame is a gas flame. It is not 
a wick flame , such as you see in 
the ordinary oil lamp. 
Your kitchen work is very 
simple when you have a Flor¬ 
ence. 7 here is no coal or wood 
to carry; no fire to be shaken 
nor ashes to be removed. The 
kerosene tank must be filled 
occasionally—that’s all there is 
to do. This tank is made of 
metal, with a glass bull’s-eye. 
It is unbreakable, and is easy 
to fill. 
The Florence is built of the 
best materials. Lustrous blue 
or white enamel, attractive lines, 
and nickel trimming make it an 
ornament to any kitchen. 
Don’t b uy just an oil stove. 
Be sure you visit a furniture or 
hardware store where the Flor¬ 
ence is sold. If you don’t know 
the nearest one, write us for 
the address—it is worth the 
slight trouble. 
Send for free 
booklet 
There is much in¬ 
formation that will 
interest you in our 
booklet, “Get Rid of 
the ‘Cook Look’.” 
Drop us a line today 
and we shall be glad 
to mail it to you. 
The Florence 
Leveler 
on each leg en¬ 
ables you to set 
the stove level on 
an uneven floor. 
Florence Stove Company, Dept. 626 , Gardner, Mass. 
Makers of Florence Oil Ranges, Florence Ovens, Florence Water Heaters and Florence Oil Heaters 
Made and Sold in Canada by McClary’s. London, Canada 
FLORENCE 
OIL RANGE 
Entire Content* 
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