The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
1013 
Sewing Helps Which I Use 
I find it a saving of time to devote a 
half day to cutting garments, taking 
care that all needed facings, bindings, 
etc., are cut, after which each garment, 
with all accessories and a small extra 
piece of the goods, is rolled up, tied and 
placed in the sewing basket ready for 
making. 
I find the use of good patterns a great 
saving of material, time and annoyance. 
However, this does not mean that one 
must be forever buying patterns for the 
different members of the family, but in¬ 
stead, the woman possessed with a de¬ 
gree of creative instinct will be able 
with a good pattern to cut several differ¬ 
ent styles of children’s dresses merely 
by allowing for difference in size, length, 
etc. I find a middy pattern good for 
cutting any plain, one-piece dress; also 
by allowing for extra fullness one can 
cut almost any one-piece dress for the 
growing children. 
When making the plaited skirts, now 
The Rural Patterns 
In ordering always give number of pattern 
and size desired, sending price with order 
2073. Child’s slip- 
on rompers, gathered 
to yoke and but¬ 
toned at lower edge, 
rattern also contains 
separate goimpe 
with kimono sleeves. 
Sizes 1, 2 and 4 
years. Size 2 years 
requires 1% yds. 32- 
in. material for 
rompers. 20 cents. 
1890. Slip-on bun¬ 
galow apron, with 
or without sash, and 
patch pockets; for 
ladies and misses. 
Sizes 30, 40 and 44 
in. bust. Size 40 re¬ 
quires 3% yds. 32- 
in. material, with % 
yd. for sash and 
binding. 20 cents. 
2108. Child’s dress, 
gathered to yoke at 
front and back. 
Sizes G months, 1, 2 
and 4 years. Size 1 
year requires 1% 
yds. of 36-in. ma¬ 
terial. 20 cents. 
2088. Misses’ slip- 
on dress, with ba- 
t e a u neck, drape 
sleeves, and slashed 
openings at sides, 
through which to run 
ribbon sash. Sizes 
10, 18 and 20 years. 
Size 18 years re¬ 
quires 4% yds. of 
30-in. material. 20 
cents. 
The Home Dressmaker, Needlework In¬ 
structor and Fashion Book, 35 cents 
so popular for the school girls, I always 
lay the plaits with right side of skirt out. 
In this way one is able to adjust every 
plait properly. When finished and well 
pressed in place, turn skirt and one quar¬ 
ter of inch from inside of each plait 
place a row of machine stitching, begin¬ 
ning two inches below band and termi¬ 
nating two inches above hem. This 
eliminates all future trouble of keeping 
plaits in place and make the skirt much 
easier to press. 
Before cutting a garment, fold goods 
down center and place full length on 
cutting table; now proceed to lay all the 
different pieces of pattern in place, 
changing any pieces about until cutting 
can be done with the least possible waste, 
taking care of course that all are placed 
in proper position as to stripe, or other 
design of goods. This is especially im¬ 
portant when cutting expensive goods. 
When doing plain sewing all seams 
are machine-fastened by beginning one 
inch back from edge, sewing out to edge, 
then turning and sewing seam as usual; 
this saves much time where many small 
skirts, pillow cases, etc., are to be made. 
When button-holes are finished I lay 
garment on table, being sure that open¬ 
ings match well, and with a pencil mark 
through each button-hole, then sewing 
on of buttons, all in proper place, be¬ 
comes easy, and the little girls will like 
the work. 
Before making button-holes in sheer 
fabrics as voile, batiste and lawns try 
dipping edges in cold starch and iron 
dry. A much neater job is possible and 
when finished the starch is easily rubbed 
out. 
Practice will enable one fo do plain 
sewing without basting. This prelim¬ 
inary takes much time and is seldom 
necessary. 
Where only a slight fulness is desired 
I merely loosen the upper tension slight¬ 
ly, sew across the goods and draw up 
lower thread to any degree desired. 
If machine belts slip I use a few drops 
of pure castor oil which stops the trou¬ 
ble at once. Always provide two spools 
of thread, one for use on the machine, 
the other for filling bobbins. Oil ma¬ 
chine before starting to sew. When do¬ 
ing all plain sewing I do not cut the 
thread at end of each seam, but go from 
one seam to another, leaving an inch 
space between edges. This means a great 
saving of time and thread. 
MRS. LIIXIE YORK. 
Best-ever Salad Dressing 
and Sauces 
Following are two recipes for salad 
dressing that I would like to pass on to 
busy housewives everywhere. For want 
of a better name I call them “Best Ever,” 
because they are so good and so easily 
made. Salad dressing is recommended 
to those who do not care for an oil dress¬ 
ing, and who find that a cooked dressing 
cannot be prepared in a hurry, or are 
miles away from a store where they could 
buy the prepared article. The condensed 
milk may be bought by the dozen cans 
and kept on hand. 
Tartar sauce and Russian dressing are 
also excellent. 
“Best Ever” Salad Dressing.—Beat 
two fresh eggs until very fluffy, or for 
about two minutes. Add one can of 
sweet ned condensed milk (not evaporat¬ 
ed milk), beat it into the eggs, about one- 
fourth of a can at a time, until all beaten 
in. Beat about one minute for each addi¬ 
tion of milk. Now season it with one 
level teaspoon of dry mustard, one-half 
teaspoon white pepper, one-half teaspoon 
salt, or more, to your taste. Dissolve 
the mustard, pepper and salt in one cup 
of good cider vinegar, beat it into the 
dressing and it is ready for use. Do not 
cook it. Put in glass jar in cool place. 
‘uest Ever” Mayonnaise.—Use any 
good brand of salad oil. There are sev¬ 
eral substitutes for olive oil nowadays. 
Do not have ingredients too cold; the 
temperature of the kitchen is about right. 
Beat one fre«h egg for about one minute, 
or while you count 60. Beat fast, but 
count 60 slowly. Add two tablespoons 
of salad oil and beat till you count 60, 
and so on. Add more oil, and beat as 
before; the dressing will begin to thicken. 
Add one-third cup more oil and heat as 
before, until dressing is quite thick. The 
more oil beaten in the thicker it will be. 
Now season to taste with one-half cup 
vinegar, one level teaspoon dry mustard, 
one-lialf teaspoon salt, one-half teaspoon 
white pepper, speck of cayenne, two 
tablespoons or more of sugar. Pepper will 
season about one pint. 
Tartar Sauce.—To any good mayon¬ 
naise dressing add one tablespoon each 
of chopped pimento, chopped sweet pickle 
and chili sauce or catsup. A little chop¬ 
ped parsley may be added if liked. 
Russian Salad Dressing.—To mayon¬ 
naise or any cooked salad dressing, add 
two tablespoons red tomato catsup and 
two tablespoons finely chopped red sweet 
peppers, canned or fresh. 
Ilollandaise Sauce for Fish.—For each 
pint use one tablespoon each of butter 
and flour, mix in a saucepan over the 
fire and gradually add boiling water. 
Stir into this yolks of thre eggs, well 
beaten; one tablespoon of vinegar or 
lemon juice, three tablespoons salad oil 
one-half teaspoon mustard. MRS. w. d. 
Two Discoveries 
Rubbing cold cream on the hands be¬ 
fore painting or digging in the garden 
makes it much easier to cleanse the hands 
after the job is done; it also lessens the 
chances for chapped hands. 
Our lid rack is one of the simple con¬ 
veniences in our kitchen that is worth 
the time required to make it many times 
over. It consists simply of a nickel- 
plated towel rack bought at the 10-cent 
store, and a narrow shelf fastened 4 or 5 
in. below it. The shelf is made of a 
strip of board 1% in. wide, with a sim¬ 
ilar strip nailed to its edge to form a sort 
of trough in which the edges of the lids 
rest. The towel rod supports the upper 
part of the lids as they stand on edge, so 
it is very easy to pick out the particular 
one needed. This lid-holder is attached 
to a door that is near the cook stove, 
where it saves much time and many 
Steps. VIDA M. BATES. 
Rice Dessert 
Rinse one cup of rice in cold water till 
clean, then pour on boiling water. Bet it 
stand till three pints of sweet milk is at 
boiling point. Draw off water from rice, 
add to the milk, stir till it boils up again. 
Cook slowly for one hour; be careful not 
to scorch. When finished add a little 
salt; pour in a good-sized bowl, let cool 
entirely. Whip one pint heavy cream; 
add to the rice, and one-half cup chopped 
nuts or almonds, and two tablespoons of 
sugar. If nuts or almonds are not at 
hand, one teaspoon almond extract will 
do very well. This dessert is nourishing 
and wholesome, and plenty for six per¬ 
sons. mbs. o. p. 
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Box 118-R, Phillipsburg, N. J. 
Please send me 3 pairs above described hose. I will 
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