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About The Montgomery monitor. (Mt. Vernon, Montgomery County, Ga.) 1886-current | View Entire Issue (July 7, 1921)
MODE DEMANDS SEPARATE SKIRTS w y\i;o A/\A /C/aA a AAAAA EVERY da; sees the Sport skirt anti the hygienic blouse growing In im portance, mid It looks now ns though they ore to crowd tile tailored suit for wear upon some occasions where, here tofore, the latter tins reigned supreme. For Instance, sport skirts, hygienic blouses anil summer sweater coats or sweaters appear often on railway trains, when their wearers are making short trip><. They are practical for chain trips—that Is, where oil Instead of coal Is used in the engines, and there are no cinders or smoke. They are sponsored by people* who dress well and we may look for them to per sist In the tise, for frequenters of the California and southern resorts have established a precedent. Among the new arrivals In these separate skirts there are some Inter esting black and white models In fou lard or similar silks and a few striped taffetas have entered the contest for Revivals and New Arrivals A MONO tlio accessories of dress | wlilch the smart shops arc featur ing. there are to he found revivals of lovely things that pleased the gentle women of two or three generations ago. Along with the vogue for shorter sleeves etiine the litre uilts. to make n bid for favor, and lace stockings to he worn with satin slippers, or other littery In the way of footwear Natu rally In their company we find the older types of fans, like that shown In the picture above, the cut steel slipper buckles, together with headed, knitted and crocheted purses and wide brimmed. flower trimmed hats. They are all enchanting, with a flavor of old- ; time elegance. Among new arrivals there are some i non died seta In s|*>rts clothes that aeetn destined to success, with people who can afford them. They art' the new skirts, scarfs and hats made to nmteh, or skirts, scarfs and parasols, or scurf, hag and hat; In fact almost any combination of not more than three pieces They are a triumph at south ern resorts and will Journey north and reappear in the -oi->nier on the bench**. In the mount; i’ and else here. The'c sets ar' elapsed among sport a | clothes, hut some other way of desertb- favor, the latter In colors und white as well as Idaek and white. All these skirts, with dainty lingerie blouses, look well. The light, open-knit sweater, In black yarn, trimmed with white, fol lows naturally and Is very smart, but the gayer colors look well also with these black and white skirts and white blouses. In wool there are such good speci mens ns are pictured nbove. There Is not much to say about the details of these skirts, for they are nearly all simply made this season. This one Is straight with tint box-plaits over the hips and Inverted plaits at the buck to dispose of the fullness. The set-ln pockets reveal a very clever ingenuity. They appear to he straps with rounded ends turned back and fastened with small black and white buttons. Two very lnrge buttons of the smne kind fasten the wide belt. I mg them must he found, for that term is too narrow. "Pastime clothes" fits j pretty well. They are of several degrees of costliness and expensiveness—out of j the category of Inexpensive things en tirely. Still, a clever needlewoman ; might acquire a matched set without | too much extravagance by making the pieces herself. One very handsome set is made of while figured fnntnsl silk combined with white and sapphire blue striped silk of the same kind. The upper part of the skirt Is of the all white and the side panels and border of the striped silk. The long senrf Is white with horderd ends In the stripe and 1 the crown of the soft hat is also white, | hut the uprolltng brim Is striped. One can think of many color combinations that would he as adorable as this mas terpiece In blue and white. . here is a decided vogue for the rl, silk blouse which will be wel j coined by women who go In for th> practical things. THE MONTGOMERY MONITOR, MT. VERNON, GEORGIA. BUIHIW GOOD FEATURES Design for a Convenient and Comfortable House. IS INEXPENSIVE TO BUILD •mall but Attractive Home That Will Appeal to Home Builders Who Have Not a Great Deal of Money. Jlr. William A. Radford win answer questions and give advice FREE OP CObT on all subjects pertaining to tho subject of building work on the farm, for the readers of this paper On account of his wide experience as Editor. Author and Manufacturer, he is, without doubt, tho highest authority on all these subjects. Address all Inquirtes to William A. Rad ford. No. 1827 Prairie avenue, Chicago, 111., and only inclose two-cer.t stamp for reply. Like everything else, the cost of building has gone up in the last four years, but not in such proportion us a great many other necessities. Tills Increase in the cost of building is re sponsible, In a great measure for the increase In rents. Hut the main fac tor In rental increase is the fact that there are fewer homes than families who want them. Bidding one against the other, most families have found that their landlords are in a receptive mood, and are getting all that they can for the bouses or apartments they own. It Is the latter fact that makes building a home of your own un ex ceptionally good Investment at the present time. If property owners can make 10 or 15 per cent on their Investments, it is a pretty good idea to pay that extraordinary profit to yourself. And, as it will take at least five years for tho country to catch up dg In its building needs, at the end of that period the mail who builds a home will have a good start toward having It paid for before rents will come down. However, there are many families who have not it sum sufficient to build a large home. In fact, few people, especially those who live outside the larger cities, need ns much room as they have been renting. A smaller house, arranged so that the rooms are comfortable and the work of caring for them can be done conveniently, ninkes a better home for the average family. Accompanying this article is show*n an exterior view of a five-room cot tage of the bungalow type. From the exterior It Is an attractive little home —the sort that gives the Impression of being a real home. The long slope of the roof, the porch, and the brick fireplace and pillars that sup port the porch columns and at the end of the terrace, all combine to give the exterior an artistic appearance. The dimensions of this house are 40 by 2C feet, with an eight-foot pro jection for the porch, which is 22 lObiliO v V . IMTTTEi -j I rjLiviNGEn DlfM&fcA i L 12 6.la'o' li'fcVifc o rj_4o-o-—p- OTCft 3 .SflOOfc feet wide. As will be seen by the floor plan, the home contains five good rooms and bath. The interior arrange- . ment Is on the order of a colonial * house, the entrance being into a ball in the center of the building, with the living room on one side and the dining room on the other. All of the rooms are of good size. The living room is at the left. It is 12 feet C inches by IS feet, and has four attractive casement windows that open on the terrace. The open fireplace Is at the end of the living room. At either side of the fireplace are windows. The dining room at the right is 12 feet 6 Inches by 16 feet, and, being a corner room, with double windows in each wall. Is a cheery place. Back of the dining room Is the kitchen, 8 feet 9 Inches by 10 feet, with a good sized pantry off It At the rear of the living room is a door that opens Into a short hall that connects the two bedrooms, each of which is 10 feet 6 inches by 12 feet Between the bedrooms and op posite the dining room door is the bathroom. It will be noted that plenty of dlosst space Is provided, there being a closet in the entrance hall, and one in con nection with each of the bedrooms. The basement extends under the whole of the house and provides ade quate space for the heating plant fuel storage and rooms for fruits and vege tables, and other things that usually are stored In the basement From this description it can readily be understood that this home is a convenient and comfortable place In which to live, and, at the same time, it Is one of the least expensive of homes to build. While the honse shown In the Illus tration is of standard frame construc tion with clapboard sides, either brick or stucco may be substituted without changing the character of construc tion. For stucco any of patented stucco boards, or metal lath is put on with the stucco over it. Or a wall of a single brick thickness may be used on the outside. Those changes in the design can be made readily by the architect, or the contractor, if he be an experienced and capable one. Whichever method is used it is well to consult an archi tect, the contractor and the material j dealer before the material to be used | is finally decided on. These men have had long experience in building; are familiar with the costs of materials delivered to the place where the home is to be erected, and can give the best possible advice to the home builder. As was said at the beginning, It is practical economy to build and own your home. The ownership not only insures the family with a comfortable place in which to live, but the owner will be accumulating the best asset money will purchase. But, aside from the Investment standpoint, owning a home brings larger dividends in the satisfaction and comforts that go hand in hand with owning the home in which you live. Home owners are stable; they arc best members of so ciety in any community, and are given both business and social opportunities that are denied to the renter. It pays in every way to own a home, and the best way to get the home you really want is to select the plans and build it. ARCTIC VISITOR TO BRITAIN Little Auk Frequently Driven Far In land by Storms and Continued In clement Weather Conditions. The little auk, a polar bird familiar to all arctic explorers, Is an irregular winter visitor to the British isles from the polar regions, chiefly arriving on the northern shores. During the se vere winter only, however, do these birds make their appearance In large numbers, being driven from the coasts far inland by the violent storms ac companied by arctic weather. In the memorable winter of 1894-95, when the temperature fell below zero In various parts of the country, a re markable invnsion of those little birds took place along the northern and eastern shores of Brflnin. Another great invasion of these birds took place during the severe wintry weath er early in 1012, when the auk was found in abundance in various inland localities. The nuk selects for its nest holes and crevices in rocks and cliffs, into which It creeps a long way, and there lays its single egg. out of reach of ltd enemies, the arctic foxes. The eggs are of a very delicate, pale greenish like blue color, faintly spotted. Like the razorbill, guillemot and other spe cies, the little auk has remarkably small wings, which are used finlike to propel themselves rapidly under wa ter. Although so small, they fly with great speed, with rapid wing-beats. Roadside Crosses. The Mexicans have a quaint, but rather appropriate custom concerning crossroads. If two friends happen to I meet at a crossroad and then soon af | ter one of them should happen to d s e the other returns io their last meet ing place and erects a cross and says a prayer for his dead “compndre.” Those little crosses are just rough lit ale wooden crosses propped up by little piles of stone, but to the native they represent his sacred duty to a friend who lias been so uiWortunate as to die soon after having met him at the cross ing of the ways. Dodging It. “Papa. Mr. Flubdub will probably call on you tonight.” “Well ?“ "Tell him gently but firmly that 1 can never be his." “See here, girl, don’t yon send that young man to me. I owe him $lO." — Louisville Courier-Journal. Methods to Match. “The actress they are advertising In such a pushing way Is a scream.” “Maybe that Is why they are crying her up so.” MANY FARMERS OVERLOOK OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE SWEET MAPLE SUGAR AND SIRUP Collecting Sap in Forest Near Burlington, Vt. (Prepared by the United States Depart ment of Agriculture.) Many thousands of American farm ers throughout a region comprising more than a score of states are over looking opportunities to secure deli cious maple sugar ami sirup for home use, as well ns for sale, at very little cost. This statement, of peculiar in terest because of the present sugar shortage, is based on data compiled by experts of the United States, depart ment of agriculture who have made a special study of the maple sugar In dustry. While Americans commonly think of this industry as being con fined largely to circumscribed areas in New England and New York, thcie are, as a matter of fact, many potential “sugar bushes” throughout eastern and northeastern United States; in other words, throughout a region extending south to include North Carolina and Tennessee ami west to include northern Missouri, lowa and Minnesota. There tire also a considerable number of ma ple trees of n sugar-yielding species in Washington and Oregon. Some Experience Necessary. While some experience is necessary to boil the sap down to sirup and sugar properly, the process is not compli cated and may be learned readily. A United Slates department of agricul ture bulletin, “Production of Maple Sirup and Sugar,” gives the necessary information, and will lie sent free to any person addressing the department at Washington. A clump of 10 to 15 trees usually will yield enough sirup for fami’y use to make the tapping worth while, and in many cases will afford a surplus which can be sold at a remunerative price. The flow of sap depends upon the age, condition and habit of growth of the tree, also upon the character of the weather and condition of the soil dnring the sap-flowing season. In a good seasoii a tree 15 inches in di ameter will yield sufficient sap to make from one to six quarts of sirup, which in turn can be concentrated into two to ten pounds of sugar. Larger trees nndor the same conditions will produce correspondingly larger yields of the sirup and sugar. Ail hard maple trees, eight inches or more in di ameter, may he safely and profitably tapped for sirup and sugar produc tion. Cutting Sugar Trees for Lumber. Recently an investigator oi the United States department of agricul ture in North Carolina discovered many groves of sugar maples that were not being utilized for sirup and sugar production. One of these groves Is probably larger than any now to lie found in New England. The owners, not being aware of the value of these trees from the maple-sugar standpoint, had begun cutting them down for lum ber on an average return of less than one dollar a tree. At the suggestion of thp federal representative the groves were spared further cutting in many instances and the owners last year began tapping the trees and mak ing sirup that sold for four dollars a eailon. This revelation of the poten tial v.*iue of these groves has induced the owners to plan more extensive op erations for this coming spring, so that instead of destroying the groves they will become a source of permanent and larger income. Tt is expected that the flow of sap will be even more satisfnc- j tory than last year, since the warm , weather of last winter was not favor- j able to producing the best grade nor the highest yield of sugar and sirup. The maple sirup and sugar industry is distinctively American and offers good commercial opportunities for those who engage In it systematically. I No countries besides the United States | nn ,i Canada produce this much-prized product on a commercial scale, which is at once a delicacy and a highly nu tritious article of diet. The demand for both simp and sugar Is far be yond the supply. Because the sugar content of the snp varies from time to time, uni formity of qunllfy cannot he secured ’liroughont a season. Warm days and coo! nights are essential to a satisfac tory flow, and the sugar content mny vary considerably from day to day. Uowever. this is not a feature thnt ma er'ally affects the success of one's op rations. Does Not Injure Tree. Tapping of sugar trees, if done prop ;-|y in no way injures the free Trees inve been tapped for more than 100 years, and are still In good condition. It is a good policy to tap early in the season to obtain the earlier runts which are generally the sweetest, and therefore the best producers. Makers have lost half and even more of theltr crops by not being prepared for tha first run. In general, it may he said that the season is ready to open during the first or middle of February In the southern section, and later in th« northern regions when days arc be coming warm (when the temperature goes above freezing during the day and at night below freezing). If the days are very bright, warm and sunny, the sap will start with a rush, but soon slacken, or if wind starts the flow 19 checked. Protracted warm weather or a heavy freeze with nights and days of even temperature stops the flow al together, to start again when weather conditions are right. Methods of Tapping. Considerable difference of opinion exists as to the best method of tap ping a tree. A thirteen thirty-see* enths of an inch (13-32) bit is often used. Its direction should he slightly upward into the tree, the slant allow ing the hole to drain readily. With an ordinary tree the hole should not lie over one and one-half to two inches deep at best. Thp equipment required for sirup and sugar-making does not necessarily represent a large outlay. A number of sap spouts, either wooden or metal, arc needed. The sirup is usually gath ered in buckets, and if the grove cov ers a considerable arena wagon or sled is used to carry barrels into which the buckets are emptied. Fo? a small grove a big iron kettle, such as most farmers possess, is ample for boiling the snp over an outdoor fire. For inrge production a more elabo rate equipment, such as a pair of pan 9 set over n brick framework of various patent evaporators, may be employed! When sirup is made as a side issue or in small quantities, it is customary th make the extra concentration, essen tial to producing sugar, in pots over the kitchen stove, hut where made oh a Inrge scale homemade or factory made apparatus can be employed. Commercial Possibilities. While the possibilities of immediate returns from maple trees now standing are of chief interest at this time, the United States department of agricul ture experts cal] attention to the largo commercial possibilities in maple sirup production which could be developed in a comparatively few years by ex tensive planting. There are large num bers of tracts now unfruitful and con sidered almost worthless, hut well suited to growing maple trees. These tracts are to be found throughout the regions referred to above, and could bo planted to sugar maple at small cost. CHEAP SEED MAY BE COSTLY Special Stress Placed on Necessity for* Testing Because of Low Germina tion of Clover. With all kinds of seed ns high 89 they are. the use of inferior -seed f 9 n most expensive form of carelessness. Careful testing of practically all kinds of seed has long been urged by tha United States department of agricul ture. and specinl stress is being placed | on it. now that prices are so unusual ly high. In the matter of ckivei seed, for Instance, attention is called to tha fact f hnt comparatively cheat seed may be acta- 'ly higher than that whic& costs more money, because of low ger mination. The department, at various! times, nas issued advice in bulletlnd and other forms of the best metln>d9 of testing seeds. This intormationf mny be hnd free on application. A good hired man Is worth all be i gets. • • • Russian thistles, If cut green, inakfc excellent fodder. * * • Most farm machinery is more wore by rust than by use. ♦ • • Kohlrabi Is related to the cabbage and should be grown about like that vegetable.
