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dainty frock for
flappers to wear
Satin Outfit With Accordion
Plaiting and Applique
Rosettes.
Tht black satin frock belongs exclu
sively to the flapper, asserts a fashion
writer in the Washington Star. It has
saucy Httle plaited frills suggesting
sleeves and a diminutive yoke dotted
with countless tiny ribbon rosebuds
It one side the yoke effect is carried
out by r. panel of the same width of
satin, also trimmed with applique
rosettes, which extends the length of
the gown, touching its hem. A border
of narrow white lace gives an addi
tional touch of piquancy to this panel,
and is effectively contrasted against
the somber black background. The
frock itself is of black satin, accor
dion-plaited, with a long-bloused bod
ice and an equally long skirt. A wide
sash of unplaited satin passes through
a narrow opening in the side panel and
ties in a fluffy bow at the opposite
hip. The ends are daintily frilled with
lace to correspond with that on the
rosebud-dotted side piece.
The latest flapper fancy in milli
nery is the •‘Valentino” hat. One
can picture every other small miss on
the street wearing a small mannish
South American chapeau, with strings
Youthful Frock of 3lack Satin, Ac
cordion Plaited.
tied saucily under her chin! The
modistes should really revive the vel
vet bolero to go with it, and perhaps
they will— one never can tell. To re
turn to the “Valentino”— the estab
lishment introducing it fashions the
chapeau of stiff black felt. The flat
crown is circled by one plain band of
grosgrain ribbon, also in black, and
tiie short ends dangle Just an inch or
so over the edge- of the brim. Longer
streamers of black grosgrain are fas
tened at each side of the brim, to tie
a loose knot below the chin of the
wearer.
Shoes and Stockings Need Reasonable Care
Nobody can hope to look welt
dressed every day of the week unless
® be take reasonable care of her
shoes and stockings. The A. B. C. In
the care of shoes, says the Lady’s
Companion, is to keep them well
cleaned, well stretched and well soled
ond heeled. Yet even these simple
Jjf ie niceties are sometimes neglected
- £ lrls who spend quite a lot of time
on their appearance.
Have a pair of trees for every pair
0 , shoes you possess, and slip them in
"oenever you take the shoes off. Very
expens.-e trees are not necessary, but
a lro °d supply of ordinary ones Is
rea y essential to the weil-belng of
your footwear.
v ' f-n shoes get very muddy, wipe
mud while It Is wet, put the
r ' trees to dry and clean and
,he ™ next day. This Is a far
7 tt * r p,an letting the mud dry
on the leather.
csL# 0 sbc *“*' of cou rse, need more
/ ean,a * than leather ones. A
c,.’ t v ; re brush < used every day, will
lot to keep them nice, and cloth
This One-Piece Dress
Is in Milady’s Favor
Showing a very beautiful, tailored
one-piece in bl£cß and
having a very smart collar and cuffs
of white broadcloth—bound in black.
The hat is of blue velvet ribbons, and
the scarf of natural blue fox.
Furnish Sun Room to
Get Pleasing Effect
The sun room has become so popu
lar that It has virtually added a room
to the house.
When furnishing and decorating a
sun room, or any other room, one
should always bear in mind the effect
that color will create for both seasons
of the year. For example, in one sup
room the window construction con
verted it into an outdoor porch for the
summer months. It was furnished with
red-and-black wicker, with carpets and
draperies to match.,This color scheme,
while stimulating and bright for win
ter, Is entirely too brilliant and warm
for the summer. The advisability 6f
purchasing gray, cream, pale-green or
natural-colored wicker or painted fur
niture for year-round furnishing can
readily be proved to be excellent, as
these colors cnn be made to appear
warm or cool looking with the addition
of colorful cushions and accessories.
Wicker, flower stands enable the home
maker to keep her choice of growing
seasonable blooms in stylish fashion,
while the new standing or hanging
bird cages and goldfish bowls refresh
one by a mere sight of them. —Deline-
ator. - •
Ornaments.
If you are interested In the wide,
wide world why not from time to time
buy ornaments that come from the
four corners of the earth? Aided by
these one may, as the mood Is on one,
take little journeys into many lands.
With a little patient shopping (and
some judgment) one may find artistic
ornaments that have been imported
from a great number of foreign coun
tries.
Red Hats.
Red hats are very popular for wear
with the red shoes that also are so
popular. They are shown In chiffon
and georgette with soft crowns and
little trimming.
ball, of the correct shade, should be
lightly applied every third day or so.
Shoe laces, especially silk ones, should
be renewed frequently. It’s wonder
ful how anew pair will smarten up
oldish shoes and vice versa.
Stockings should be either a perfect
match or a pleasant contrast to your
shoes. As with gloves, a few good
pairs at a time are better than a
large and motley collection. Very
cheap silk stockings are never an
economy, whereas one or two good silk
pairs, to match dainty shoes, most cer
tainly are, and a source of satisfaction.
Silk stockings, more than any oth
ers, need careful and Immediate darn
ing and constant washing through
warm lather. Ribbed and striped
stockings may be kept absolutely “on
the straight," if garters are worn
below the knee, In addition to sus
penders.
Little Girl's Gown.
A deep shade of yellowish pink la
featured In little girls’ frocks of crepe
de chine.
THE DANIELSVILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA.
Daddys Evening
corrhcm n vtiTtuN pnvwun union .. ■
COLUMBUS DAY
October twelfth is not celebrated as
a holiday because it was the day upon
which Christopher Columbus was born,
but because it was supposed to be the
date upon which Columbus first stood
upon the ground which forms a part of
the continent of America.
The exact date of his birth is not
known, nor the exact place.
His birthplace is supposed to be
near Genoa, in Italy, and some time
about 1446.
The date which we nil know is 1402.
That was the year in which lie discov
ered America, anil for a discovery of
that sort it seems only fair and right
that we should do him the honor of
celebrating a special day for him.
For Columbus was the one who made
so many things possible. I’erhaps oth
ers may have disdbvered what he did —
doubtless in time to come they would
have done so—but that is all guesswork
on our part. The fact is Columbus did
aiake the discovery, so that since his
jime the countries upon this continent
have accomplished so much that is
iplendid and amazing.
The parents of Columbus were wool
combers, but they saw to it that Colum
bus was quite well educated. At an
age he began his life upon the
sea.
We all know of his desires and ills
struggles to obtain aid to discover a
route to Asia by going west. The
rouudness of the earth meant some
thing very real to Columbus. He puz
zled over it, thought of it, saw in tils
mind the round, round earth and of
himself traveling Into Asia by another
door as it were!
So at last he started on this venture.
Partly with royal assistance, and partly
with the help of the Zinzons, merchants
of Palos, they started.
There were only three small vessels,
the Santa Maria, which was the flag
ship, manned by Columbus; the Nina,
commanded by Vincente Yanez Pinzon,
and the Pinta, commanded by Martin
Alonzo Pinzon, and in all there were
no more than 120 men.
It was August third, 1402, that they
left Paios; or, as we have always said
“Three Small Vessels."
In the little rhyme which makes us
keep the dute of the discovery of
America In our minds:
Columbus sailed the ocean blue.
In fourteen hundred and ninety-two.
Whatever dates we may forget, that
will somehow always stay in our minds,
I think, for not only is there the rhyme,
but there Is thnt little picture we can
see of Columbus standing In the bow
of his small vessel, followed by the two
others, and of the water so blue and
sparkling and beautiful and smooth.
Columbus took many voyages In his
life-time; he discovered many Islands,
made for himself a great and lasting
name In history, but he never knew he
had discovered anew continent.
Always he thought that those places
he had touched had been parts of
Asia.
And it seems quite sad to think of
the times we've been applauded (and
often, very justly, too!) when we’ve re
cited well or played the piano well, or
something of that sort, that Christopher
Columbus, who discovered America, did
not even know of the great deed that
he had done.
Never had he any realization that in
anew continent would they erect
monuments to him, nor that In schools
they would give pageants about his
trip, his discouragements, his suc
cesses.
And his little son Diego, whom Queen
Isabella made a page at the Spanish
court, could not boast to the others and
say:
“My father has discovered anew
continent, which is more than can be
said for most fathers, and most people,
for that matter!”
For neither did little Diego know,
and it has always seemed such a pity.
It would have been a splendid thing
for any little boy to have been able to
say!
Forecasting Big
Help to Farmers
Statement of What May Be
Expected to Happen Based
Upon Present Conditions.
(Prepared by tho TJnlted States Department
of Agriculture.)
“Agricultural forecasting by public
agencies will put farmers more
nearly on an even basis with those In
other Industries In deciding whether
to continue in accordance with their
old plans or readjust their produc
tion, owing to permanent changes
which may have taken place In mar
keting conditions,” says Dr. Henry C.
Taylor, chief of the bureau of agricul
tural economics of the Department of
Agriculture.
“In periods of unsettled economic
conditions, agricultural forecasting is
of great importance,” says Doctor
Taylor. “The great war lias thrown
economic relations out of equilibrium.
The agricultural degression has result
ed in efforts on tho part af the farm
ers to improve their situation through
readjustments. ,
“Forecasting can be viewed not only
from the standpoint of the Individual
farmer and the merchant dealing in
farm products, but also from the na
tional point of view—the supply of
food and raw materials for the nation
throughout a series of years. From
the individual point of view, forecast
ing Is the basis of wise farm manage
ment and marketing.
Basis of Policy.
“From the national point of view It
is the basis of a national agricultural
policy. From tho latter point of view
agricultural forecasting centers about
the question of the right utilization of
laud —liow much should be used for
each of the cultivated crops, how much
for forestry and how much for purks
and plnygrouhds in order that the
maximum of nationnl well-being may
be attained.
“Frequent changes in the sources of
supply, quantities produced and the
consequent changes in prices of farm
■products lead to a desire for a better
basis of judgment than most farmers
now have when projecting their plans
for the coming year,” says Doctor
Taylor. “This has led various agen
cies to attempt to supply this need by
making forecasts of what is likely to
happen. A forecast is a statement of
wlint may be expected to happen,
based upon present conditions and ob
servations interpreted in the light of
previous experience and is the basis
of plunnlng beforehand what action
to take in order to secure a desired
end.
“Farmers pf necessity make fore
casts. In the light of their knowledge
of the physicul nod economic environ
ment they decide what they will un
dertake to do for the coming year—
how much land they will use, the acre
age they will put Into each of the vari
ous crops and the live stock they will
keep us a part of the farming opera
tions. Merchants who deal In farm
products give even moro attention to
agricultural forecasting than do farm
ers themselves. In so far as the
economic factors are concerned farm
ers too generally determine how much
tin* will produce next year of a given
crop on the basis of present prices
rnther than prospective prices. Asa
result they have often plnnted high
priced seed In increased quantities and
gold tho increased quantities of prod
uct at low prices and, In turn, planted
lightly of low-priced seeds nnd had a
small production to sell at high prices.
Supply and Demand.
“The buyers of farm products take
Into account not only produce on hand,
but the probable future supply of the
TANNING LEATHER AND FUR SKINS
Farmer Can Make Use of
Hides Produced on Farm.
(Prepared by the United State* Department
of Agriculture.)
Directions for tunning hides on the
(farm are given in anew bulletin lust
published by the United States De
finrtment of Agriculture, and issued as
’aTmers’ Bulletin 1334, “Horne Tau
lilng of Leather and Smull Fur Skins. ’
t'liis bulletin was prepared In response
(o the thousands of requests received
(from farmers fjr information that wiil
tnablc them to make u*e of l ne hides
produced on their farms and for which
(here is often no market. Sometimes
Jildes can scarcely be given away, yet
farmers must pay from $1 to $1.50 a
{iound for leather in small pieces.
Jnder such conditions fanners natural
ly feel thnt they must either work up
(heir raw materials or do without the
finished leather.
While It is possible to do a fairly
Satisfactory Job of tanning on the
(arm, it requires some skill and a con
product which may be forthcoming, tt
there is a 10 per cent surplus of tta
product of one year to be carried over
to the next yeur, the buyer of this sur
plus naturally bases the price he hi
willing to pay upon the probable price
he will be able to secure the next yer
and this he bases on the forecast eC
what will probably be produced the
next year.
“While forecasts have always beea
made by farmers and merchants aiut
will continue to be made, it is be
lieved that agricultural forecasting caa
be made more accurate by bringing to
bear historical nnd statistical meth
ods of collecting materials which wUI
add to the accuracy of this forecast
ing.
“A knowledge of present trends la
production and prices in the light of
past experience will add greatly to tha
accuracy of forecasting. Further
more, knowledge of the intentions at
others, who are simultaneously figur
ing on making readjustments, will Ita
prove the basis of passing Judgment.
The purpose of agricultural forecast
ing Is the wise guidance of production
In order that there may continue to be
a proper balance between the various
lines of production nnd between agri
culture and other industries."
Moderate Pruning Each
Year Will Help Cherriea
Probably there Is no commonly
grotfn fruit tree that Is so little >
pruned as the cherry, unless it is the
quince. This Is not viewed as n*- •
lect by the fruit growers but rather
as an unnecessary operation. It Is
partly due also to the fact that the
cherry Is likely to throw out a mau
of gum wherever the bark Is Injure*
or mutilated. But us a matter of fact,
the cherry will respond to a moderate
pruning, just ns does any other fruit
tree.
When the centers of the trees be
come thick and the twigs and
branches throughout the Inner area at
the trees are seriously shaded It r
suits In unfruitful nnd dying
branches. Also, what fruit is borne ia
likely to run small In size. It has
been observed that cherry trees (both
sweet and sour) which are left on
pruned and underfed are likely to pro
duce spurs which are lrregulur In their
bearing.
For proper functioning of the cherry
tree it Is necessary to have good light
conditions, and any Impairment of the
foliage weakens the tree. It is wvß
known thnt the cherry tree should h
planted very early In the spring
else late In the fall, so that It bw
comes established ns soon as possible.
This Is partly due to the dependence
the tree places upon the leaves a*
soon ns they are put out.
Therefore the cherry tree, contrary
to popular belief, should be given •
moderate pruning each year or every
other year, opening up the tree so that
light can penetrate to all parts. This
applies particularly to the trees wbkb
are found In the door yard of so maay
city, suburban nnd country homes.
Pullet Characteristics
Denoting Good Layet
Any one who has studied nnd under
stands Judging beef cifttle will have bo*
little difficulty In understanding the
characteristics that a pullet destine*
(o be a good laying fowl must possess.
She must be built with a somewba*
rectangular shape—much on the sane
order as Is desired In a fine beef steer.
Her back should be broad and flat os
top, with the sides deep.
Her head should be neat and trha.
with no hint of masculinity about Bt,
siderable amount of experience. Only
in the event that the margin of price
between the raw hide and the linlshel
product Is such as to warrant the?
farmer in tanning for himself Ls it ad
visable to attempt home tanning. The
inexperienced cannot hope to mala
leather equal In aiqiearance, or possi
bly in quality, to that obtainable on
the market, but farmers and ranchtoew
should be able to make serviceable
leather for most farm purposes by
carefully following the directions gives
In the bulletin.
It Is never advisable for an Inexperi
enced person to try to tnn valuable tag
skins or large hides to be made in 4 *
coats, robes, or rugs. The results would
be disappointing, both In appearance
and quality. Small fur skins of low
market value, however, can be tauoe*
for home or country use, according t
directions given In the bulletin, a copy
of which may be obtained from tbe
United States Department of Agrical
ture, Washington, a* long as the say
ply lasts.