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The  RURAL  NEW-YORKER 
April  14,  1923 
WOMAN  AND  HOME 
From  Day  to  Day 
The  Maple 
You  were  so  tall  ...  so  sturdy  .  .  . 
Thick  leafed  .  .  .  beautiful  .  .  . 
Your  branches  lifted 
Against  the  clouds, 
And  the  shade  of  you 
Was  cool  along  the  grass.  .  .  . 
He  said  you  were  too  near  the  house ; 
That  you  made  the  roof  rot ; 
That  we  needed  more  wood  for  Winter. 
What  could  I  do? 
What  could  I  answer  him? 
I  said,  “But  it  makes  the  kitchen 
So  cool  afternoons” — 
I  couldn’t  tell  him 
That  I  liked 
Looking  up  through  your  leaves 
At  the  sky  ; 
That  the  robins  nested  in  you  ; 
That  I  watched  your  buds 
Opening,  growing, 
Turning  from  green 
To  red  and  yellow  .  .  . 
I  couldn’t  tell  him 
I  loved  you. 
And  have  him  laugh — 
Now  you  are  under  the  shed. 
Out  into  stove  lengths, 
Split  and  piled  up  to  season. 
How  can  I  burn  you? 
How  can  I,  who  have  loved  you, 
Go  stuffing  you  into  a  stove 
To  keep  me  warm? 
To  cook  my  food? 
— ABIGAIL  CRESSON 
In  New  York  Herald. 
* 
Extension  Bulletin  No.  61,  issued  by 
the  New  York  State  College  of  Agricul¬ 
ture  at  Ithaca,  is  entitled  “The  One-piece 
Pattern,”  and  is  by  Doris  Schumaker.  It 
will  interest  the  home  seamstress  by  its 
clear  and  explicit  directions  for  altering 
and  modifying  such  a  pattern,  and  makes 
things  very  clear  in  a  series  of  diagrams. 
* 
Twill  cord  is  a  fine  soft  wool  fabric 
much  used  by  the  French  dressmakers  in 
suits,  gowns  and  coats,  and  it  is  espe¬ 
cially  featured  in  marine  blue  at  $5.50  a 
yard.  India  prints  come  from  England 
in  quaint  flower  patterns  on  colored  back-1 
grounds,  65c  to  $1.75  a  yard.  Hand- 
blocked  India  <  ’nts  from  India,  in  vivid 
patterns  on  a  wnite  background,  are  $1.75 . 
a  yard.  These  fine  prints  have  been  much 
used  at  the  Winter  resorts,  and  are  likely' 
to  be  favored  in  Summer  dresses. 
* 
Knitted  dresses  have  been  in  vogue 
for  some  time,  and  now  we  see  hand- 
crocheted  dresses  among  new  Spring 
models.  They  are  loosely  worked  in  silk 
or  fine  wool,  decorated  with  shaded  flow¬ 
ers  or  Oriental  designs.  They  are  fash¬ 
ioned  as  tunics  to  wear  over  silk  slips. 
The  work  is  done  by  French  peasant 
women. 
* 
One  of  the  large  shops  offers  hand¬ 
made  house  dresses  in  gingham,  cham- 
bray  and  other  cottons  quite  as  cheaply 
as  the  usual  machine-made  dresses  from 
the  big  factories.  They  are  made  in  the 
Philippines.  Filipino  women  have  always 
been  exceedingly  skillful  in  needlework. 
Handmade  underwear  is  now  very  largely 
made  in  Porto  Rico  and  the  Philippines. 
Canning  Sea  Foods 
Fish  and  other  sea  foods  may  be  canned 
successfully  at  home.  By  observing  a 
few  points  in  particular,  the  housewife 
will  be  able  to  add  a  new  line  of  foods 
to  her  preserve  closet.  These  points  are : 
1.  Be  sure  the  fish  are  absolutely  fresh. 
2.  Seale  fish  thoroughly. 
3.  If  the  skin  is  tough,  remove  it.  Also 
remove  entrails  and  dark  membrane  that 
covers  the  abdominal  cavity  of  some  fish. 
4.  Soak  fish  in  a  strong  brine  to  re¬ 
move  all  blood. 
5.  Do  not  use  'brine  more  than  once. 
Plain  Canning  of  Fish. — Remove  fish 
from  brine,  drain  well  and  cut  into  con¬ 
venient-sized  pieces  for  packing  into  jars. 
Pack  closely  into  sterilized  jars  to  within 
y2- inch  of  the  top ;  add  one  scant  tea¬ 
spoon  of  salt  and  no  water.  Process  for 
75  minutes  at  15  lbs.  steam  pressure  or 
three  hours  in  washboiler  type  of  outfit. 
Fried  Fish. — Prepare  fish  as  above. 
Dip  in  beaten  egg  or  cornmeal  and  fry 
in  deep  fat  until  nicely  browned.  Drain 
well  and  place  on  brown  paper  to  remove 
the  excess  fat.  Pack  in  jars  to  within 
one-half  inch  of  top.  Do  not  add  any 
liquid.  Process  90  minutes  at  15  lbs. 
steam  pressure  or  3%  hours  in  wash- 
boiler. 
Fish  Chowder. — You  will  need  four 
medium-sized  white  onions,  diced,  three 
potatoes,  diced,  1  lb.  fish  picked  from 
the  bones,  one  tablespoon  butter,  one  tea¬ 
spoon  white  pepper  and  salt  to  taste.  The 
backbones  cut  out  of  large  fish,  with  what 
meat  adheres  to  them,  and  other  fish 
scraps  may  be  used  for  the  chowder.  Put 
the  bones  over  the  fire  in  cold  water  and 
cook  until  the  meat  is  easily  removed 
from  them.  Take  up  fish  and  remove 
bones,  strain  fish  soup  and  return  soup 
with  the  picked  fish  to  the  kettle.  Add 
onions,  potatoes,  butter  and  pepper.  Sim¬ 
mer  until  vegetables  are  half  done.  Salt 
to  taste.  Pack  hot  in  jars  and  process 
for  one  hour  at  15  lbs.  steam  pressure. 
Oysters. — Be  sure  that  all  oysters  are 
absolutely  fresh.  Open  shells  by  hand 
and  discard  any  oysters  where  the  shell 
is  half  open.  Rinse  oysters  to  be  sure 
that  no  pieces  of  shell  or  grit  are  put  in 
the  jars.  Pack  the  oysters  into  pint  jars 
and  fill  with  boiling  brine  (made  in  the 
proportion  of  )£  lb.  of  salt  to  5  qts.  of 
The  Rural  Patterns 
In  ordering  always  give  number  of  pattern 
and  size  desired,  sending  price  with  order 
2149.  Blouse  with 
kimono  sleeves,  34 
to  44  bust.  2145. 
One-piece  skirt,  24 
or  26,  28  or  30 
waist.  The  medium 
size  blouse  will  re¬ 
quire  2y2  yds.  of 
material  36  in.  wide, 
2%  yds.  40  or  44. 
The  28  or  30  in. 
skirt  will  require  2 
yds.  of  material  40 
or  44  in.  wide.  Each 
20  cents. 
2028.  One  -  piece 
dress  for  misses  and 
small  women,  16  and 
18  years.  The  16- 
year  size  will  re¬ 
quire  4%  yds.  of 
material  36,  44  or 
54  in.  wide,  or  3 
yds.  44  or  54  when 
material  is  without 
figure  or  nap.  20 
cents. 
2139.  Girl’s  dress 
with  bloomers,  2  to 
8  years.  The  medi¬ 
um  size  will  require 
2  yds.  of  material 
36  or  44  in.  wide, 
for  the  dress,  with 
1  Vi  yds.  36  or  44  in. 
extra  for  bloomers. 
20  cents. 
2141.  Dress  for 
misses  and  small 
women,  16  and  18 
years.  The  16-year 
size  will  require  2% 
yds.  of  material  36, 
40  or  44  in.  wide 
for  the  lower  part, 
and  2 Vi  yds.  of  the 
plain  for  the  upper 
part.  20  cents. 
water)  to  within  one-half  inch  from  top 
of  jar.  Process  for  one  hour  at  10  lbs. 
steam  pressure  or  for  three  hours  in  the 
washboiler  type  of  outfit. 
Clam  Chowder. — You  will  need  two 
dozen  clams,  cleaned  and  chopped  fine, 
two  quarts  hot  water,  two  white  onions, 
sliced,  two  stalks  celery,  cut  fine,  two 
leeks,  cut  fine,  two  slices  salt  pork,  cut 
into  dice,  three  large  potatoes,  diced, 
salt  to  taste,  one-half  teaspoon  pepper, 
three  large  tomatoes,  peeled  and  cut  fine, 
one-fourth  teaspoon  thyme,  one  teaspoon 
finely  chopped  parsley.  Heat  the  pork 
and  fry  the  onions,  celery  and  leek  in  the 
fat;  add  liquid  from  clams,  water  and  po¬ 
tatoes  ;  cook  10  minutes ;  add  clams,  to¬ 
matoes,  salt,  pepper  and  thyme ;  boil  10 
minutes;  add  parsley  and  fill  hot  into 
sterilized  jars.  Process  one  hour  at  15 
lbs.  steam  pressure. 
MRS.  P.  W.  STILLMAN. 
Cranberry  Sauce 
Three  quarts  cranberries,  one-half 
pound  chopped  raisins,  three  pints  sugar, 
three  oranges,  chopped  to  pulp,  one  cup 
of  English  walnut  meats  added  just  before 
the  cooking  is  finished.  Cook  the  cran¬ 
berries  a  little  while  in  water,  until  they 
get  soft.  Chop  the  rind  of  the  three  or¬ 
anges  medium  fine  and  put  in  the  pulp, 
but  take  out  the  tough  part,  skin  and 
white  of  rind.  Put  this  in  saucepan,  then 
the  sugar  as  needed  and  one-half  pound 
of  raisins.  Cook  all  up  together.  When 
almost  done  put  in  one  teacup  or  1)4  tea¬ 
cups  of  walnut  meats.  n.  m~  s. 
Farmers  are  making  machinery  do  work 
that  they  used  to  do  by  hand.  Why  should 
farmers’  wives  keep  on  with  the  drudgery 
of  cleaning  and  sweeping  rugs  and  carpets 
in  the  old,  hard  way  when  with  theVacuette 
they  can  (get  rid  of  hard  work,  save  hours 
and  hours  of  time  and  have  the  home  always 
clean  and  sanitary? 
More  than  250,000  women  who  use  the 
Vacuette  could  tell  you  how  it  saves  their 
strength  and  gives  them  time  for  recreation. 
Why  don’t  you  at  least  try  it?  See  what  it 
will  do  in  your  home. 
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>i  At  least  see  this  remarkable  vacuum 
cleaner  which  requires  no  electricity — 
can  be  used  anywhere — and  costs  noth¬ 
ing  for  operation  or  upkeep. 
Very  likely  there  is  a  Vacuette  distributor  in  a 
town  near  you.  He  will  be  listed  under  the 
name  Vacuette.  Call  him  up  and  ask  for  a  free 
demonstration  in  your  home.  If  you  don’t  find 
the  name,  write  to  us. 
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Largest  Manufacturers  of 
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Dept.  79  Cleveland,  Ohio 
Also  Manufactured  in  Canada  by 
VACUETTES.  Ltd.,  Miller  Building 
48  York  Street,  Toronto 
'M'  Endorsed  by 
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Water  under  pressure 
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cistern.  VIKINGfurnishes 
240  gallons  per  hour  under 
pressure.  General  Electric 
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Rotary  Pump — no  belts, 
gears,  valves  or  leathers. 
Entirely  automatic  and 
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Two  moving  parts. 
Smooth,  steady, 
silent  action. 
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