American Agriculturist, October 18, 1924 
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Getting Ready for Winter Evenings 
The Fireside Call Already Heard—Fall Sewing Suggestions 
H ALF the shock of adjustment from 
the warm, dreamy Indian Summer 
time to the shivery unpleasantness of the 
“melancholy days” liable to follow close 
on its heels may be avoided by getting 
ready for the change. 
In time we do get settled down to the 
comforts of the fireside, after a probation¬ 
ary period of cheerless, fireless evenings 
when we hie ourselves early to bed to keep 
warm. 
To be sure it is not always possible, nor 
perhaps advisable, to set up the heater on 
the first chilly day. But some temporary 
provision for comfort can be made ahead, 
even though it be only a bit of fuel for 
the fireplace, a small electric heater, or 
just an oil-burner. Personal comfort 
goes far toward making home life happy. 
Let us have the warm clothing all 
ready for the first day, it will “feel good”; 
extra covering handy for the beds on the 
first frosty night. The sleeping-porch 
need not be abandoned until late in the 
season if plenty of blankets and a hot- 
water bag be provided. 
Better to begin early and plan ahead 
for the indoor evenings. One of the first 
essentials is a good reading light. The 
old gentleman who was heard to complain 
that the lamp in the family living room 
gave “no more light than a white bean” 
had a real grievance. 
In this day when many farmhouses are 
electrically lighted, or gas-lighted, the 
droplight is available to some households. 
For others there are the mantle oil lamps, 
or at least a good circular-wick, shaded 
lamp. Lights that ruin the eyesight are 
expensive, however small their cost. 
Family Study Groups for Evening Hours 
At this particularly “uncheery” late 
autumn time the longing to go to Cali¬ 
fornia or to Florida or some tropical clime 
is keen. Why not have all the family go 
—in a way? Call a fireside council and 
decide on the country to be visited. Com¬ 
mission different members to look up 
tourist routes, rates, steamers, hotels, 
luggage to be taken, and so on, as far 
as possible to obtain the information. 
Then with the aid of books, magazines 
and geographies, make a study of the 
selected country. 
Traveling libraries are available now 
in almost every locality where stationary 
ones are not maintained, and many of 
the country towns afford library service 
for the rural districts adjacent. 
Begin early to make preparations for 
these study evenings, and start off with 
the first indoor call. Get the corn- 
popper out, lay in a store of apples and 
nuts, plan to have daddy’s slippers and 
easy chair, and mother s work-basket at 
hand for the first cosy evening. Then 
while the reading is done aloud by in¬ 
dividuals in turn, the others can busy 
their fingers with light tasks. 
A definite hour should be set for the 
study time. If it be the early part of the 
evening, as soon as the day’s work is out 
of the way, it will be less interfered with 
by social affairs and at the same time 
will leave the family free to attend such 
neighborhood doings as desired. . Chil¬ 
dren should be taught to find delight in 
all the seasons. Help them to welcome 
the advent of November. 
Someone has said that the wisest thing 
Columbus ever did was to get started. 
Do not put off starting the “comfortable 
evenings” until the winter has forced us 
to the wall. By that time the family will 
have settled itself to some other routine 
and the “strategic moment” of the first 
fireside appeal has passed. Be ready 
when the season changes.— Josephine 
E. Toal. ___ 
Clean Up the Garden 
A S soon as everything is ripened up in 
the garden and the old stalks are of 
no further use, all the trash should be 
removed. It is these old stalks, tufts of 
grass, and other hiding places that winter 
over many of the insect pests that we 
have to fight in summer. Prompt clean¬ 
ing up will get rid of these and growing 
some low matting crop or any quick 
growing crop and plowing this under in 
late fall finishes up the work of combat¬ 
ting insects. The plowing should be done 
after the insects and larva have made 
their winter homes secure so they will be 
exposed to natural enemies and frost 
when they are powerless to escape and 
make other homes.—L. H. Cobb. 
Economy in Patterns 
A "WOMAN who prides herself on her 
economy borrowed a pattern from a 
neighbor to make her little girl a dress. 
The neighbor was perfectly willing to 
lend the pattern, but she doubted the 
ability of the seamstress to make a dress 
for a six-year-old with a nine-year pattern 
and said so. The economical woman 
said she could not afford to buy a new 
pattern for each garment she made and 
was willing to run the risk of turning out 
factory manner, and competent dress¬ 
makers seldom undertake it. Money 
spent for good patterns is always an 
economy. Of course, where one can be 
borrowed, that is the right size, all is well, 
but to try to make a big one fit a small 
child is worse than the old problem about 
how old is Ann. The things worn nowa¬ 
days look and are simple enough, but 
that does not mean that anyone can be 
careless and still get good results. In 
fact good dressmakers say the more 
simple the cut the more careful one 
should be to have everything exact, as 
the least deviation from the pattern 
shows more than in the days when fussy 
trimmings hid many defects.— Hilda 
Richmond. _ 
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M IX one cupful of molasses with one- 
fourth cupful of melted fat. Add one 
teaspoonful each of cinnamon, cloves and 
ginger. Dissolve one teaspoonful of soda 
in two-thirds cupful of boiling water. 
SENSIBLE STYLES FOR THE COOLER DAYS 
W HEN we say that we take particular pride in our 
pattern service, we do so because hundreds of our 
readers have written to praise the patterns themselves 
and the advice service given by the Fashion Editor. 
If you do not see a pattern for a certain garment 
illustrated, or if you want advice on colors, materials 
or styles write to her, sending a stamped, self-addressed 
envelope, and you will have a personal reply. 
Our patterns are chosen with the needs of the farm 
woman in mind. They are seam-allowing and guaran¬ 
teed to fit perfectly. The price is so low that it barely 
covers the cost of ser¬ 
vice. As a result, many 
of our readers turn first 
, to our fashion illustrations 
and order A. A. patterns 
for every dressmaking 
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material. Price, 12c. 
No. 1939, nightgown with 
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neck, with long or short sleeves 
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desired. Cut in sizes 16 years, 
36, 40 and 44 bust measure. Size 
36 requires 3pi yards of 36-inch 
material. Price, 12c. 
No. 2239, a one-piece dress, has the popular Convertible collar and 
inserted pockets. The diagram shows how simply it cuts. No. 2239 
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requires 3*4 yards of 36-inch material xcith *4 yard contrasting. 
Price, 12 c. 
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