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:ABRICS favored
for spring wear
„ fi.P nres°nt tendencies
* di 7S r g ics cosTume details and
heir relation to the American
t e fashion service department
“ 8 J! Botany Worsted Mills m a spe
, buS outlines the following:
lal buuem fresh and
¥pS, e c P \Vith White kasha and flannel
iTeaually important as a sports
though much is heard of the es
.j.jl simplicity of both Riviera and
-aim Beach collections, they' ®J e * ™
lint of dullness, tlienewfabiicmak
j r possible a senes of nesh ana
Youthfully animated styles. The metal
accent is conspicuous in the alpaca, to
which one hears constant reference on
all sides, and is regarded with special
favor n lacquer, jade,, the Chinese
Sines and yellows, and, in conjunction
with artificial silk, in beautiful pat
terns upon silk, wool and cotton fab
rlcs.
“Prominent in the list of plaid
specialties are the plaid alpacas. These
introduce Chinese colors with fine lines
of metal and are among the dominant
ail-silk, silk and liber and silk and wool
alpaca versions. Of these crapafta
Is regarded with special interest at
present.
"A material reminiscent of earlier
Chinese movements is China silk,
which lias not been favored by the
couturier in many seasons. It Is re
stored to a high position in the list
of sports silks because of its timely
reappearance in a series of striking
plaids and stripes submitted under the
name of toile de soie. Another factor
In the success of Chinese tendencies
Is the unqualified vogue of crepe de
chine. Anew version offers woven
stripes in the clear colors in a styling
Chenille Cape of Gold
Is Richly Embroidered
Very luxurious is this soft chenille
e P- cf gold with elaborately embroid
collar and border, featured at a
ent York style show.
Needs Many Clothes for Wardrobe
‘,' e dressln g of the debutante de
s Naturally on how much is to be
nt 011 her clothes, and on the
o? e Parties she expects to attend.
women, says a fashion writer
. e Kansas City Star, avoid large
,j lis and luncheons as much as possi
®any enjoy walking instead of
‘ ..ng to their destination whenever
e permits. For these the extreme
° ernoon dress is impracticable and
unnecessary extravagance.
as i 6 forma * tea is not as much given
s . used to be, and in addition it is
* eon sidered necessary to be as
as ln days gone by. For that
enU’/J' even a smart tailored suit is
missible at a formal tea.
'U and those m the recelv-
I ' ® are Da turally not Included in
j 1 tea is to be given for the
•- should of course, wear
lure V-' at iD co * or as we " as tex
ex.. . '’ever, this type of dress is
use 'r ~ ’ as slie wi ii find very little/
' i '- wardrobe for the average
similar to men’s silk shirtings, which
now enjoy an acclaimed success as
sports fabrics.
‘‘ln evening materials sheer laces,
nets, numerous metal tlouncings and
all-overs are stressed. Chantilly is
emphasized and tulle retains the high
prestige it established in the early
Callot collections.
“In the list of notable spring colors
now recognized as firmly entrenched,
Winsome Knitted Suit
for Early Spring Wear
m
This charming knitted suit of black
and white mixture was designed for
early spring wear. It is suitable for
almost any daylight occasion.
navy Is everywhere quoted as the lead
ing street shade. Black holds well, but
it is anticipated that black in com
bination with white and with red will
find its vogue best upheld in America.
“Combinations especially advocated
at present are navy and gold-brown,
blue and emerald, hlul and crushed
berry, blue and scarlet, blue and yel
low, tan and scarlet. A clear pink
orange is under strong development, as
are several greens of both gray and
yellow cast. Rosewood is again in
demand. Wherever blues are dis
cussed emphasis is laid upon a soft
hyacinth blue. Parma violet is in
creasing in importance. Tans are
stronger than gray at present, and the
shade so much favored by French wom
en, blonde, a tone which parallels
bisque on American charts, Is to be
found among the smartest productions
in both afternoon and evening dress.
“One notable trend is that of the
‘unbleached’ shade, formerly associated
with kasha as a natural cashmere tone.
This influence obtains particularly in
the de luxe woolens class. White Is
generally upheld as the dominant mid
summer note, and a list of new whites
is included in nearly all showings of
crepe de chine, nmrocain and satin re
versibles.
debutante Includes two tailored suits
one severe, and the other elaborate (if
it is not possible to afford two, choose
the plainer) ; one dress of crepe ro
maine (or some similar material), and
one of velvet; one fur-trimmed coat
or fur coat or both; and as many eve
ning dresses as one’s purse can af
ford. The latter receive by far the
most strenuous wear. Dancing is very
hard on dresses.
If one cannot afford many evening
dresses it is better to avoid the very
light colors. One tires of them too
quickly, and In addition they are more
apt to be remembered and tired of by
others. Black velvet is always lovely
and permits of extremely simple cut
ting and treatment.
Tinsel Party Bags
Party bags made of tinsel ribbon are
roomv enough to hold ail ones cher
ished* belongings. They come in blue
and silver, green and silver and other
color combinations.
THE DANIELSVILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA.
EFf Daddy’s
K?dEvei\ii\g
Fdiiy Tale
GRAHAM BOWER.
SAMMY SAUSAGE'S SPRING
“Grunt, grunt,” said Sammy Sausage.
"Squeal, squeal,” said Mrs. Pink Pig.
"Grunt, grunt,” said Grandfather
Porky.
“Squeal, squeal,” said Miss Ham,
and Mrs. Pinky Pig said,
“Squeal, squeal, grunt, grunt.”
Pinky Pig’s mother joined her son
in his grunting-squealing song, and
Master Pink Pig wiggled his snout,
looked out of the comer of one eye,
twisted Ills tail and said,
“I can grunt, grunt, too.”
“So can I, grunt, grunt,” said Broth
er Bacon.
“I can myself, grunt, grunt,” said
Sir I’ercival Pork, and Sir Benjamin
said:
"Squeal, squeal, grunt, grunt, gruUt."
Of course little Baby Black Squealer
was squealing excitedly with all of
the others and Sammy Sausage said:
“You’re all copying me. I wjis the
one who grunted first.”
“It’s a talent we all have, however,"
said Brother Bacon.
“Oil, well,” said Sammy Sausage,
‘‘but I was grunting In honor of the
spring.”
“Do you suppose the spring feels
honored, Sammy Sausage?” asked
Miss Ham, with a wink of her little
right eye.
“I feel sure it does,” said Sammy
Sausage.'
“Glad you can feel that way with
out hurting yourself,” said Miss Ham,
“for I feel that the spring does not
feel honored.”
“I will tell you why I feel thnt it
does,” said Sammy Sausage.
“Gracious, Pigs,” said Miss Ham,
“Sammy has a reason for thinking as
he dees.”
“Yes,” said Samrny, “I heard some
one saying the other day that he had
the spring fever —he felt lazy and as
though he did not want to do much.
“Of course I knew then that that
was the matter with me. Often we’ve
thought it was our own fault for be
ing a little lazy hut it was the spring
“I Will Tell You Why.”
fever —only with us we pay more of
a compliment to the spring than the
others do.
“We make spring last all the year.”
“We can’t do that, you talk üb
surdly,” said Miss Ilam.
“Ah,” said Sammy, “maybe we don’t
make the spring last all the year.
But all the year we’re paying spring
the enormous compliment of feeling
lazy and as though we had the spring
fever.
“And we always love mud! That is
a cooling tiling which those who have
spring fever want to have.”
“I never heard of a grown-up want
ing mud and yet I’ve heard them speak
of having spring fever,” said Miss
Ham.
“Well, anyway,” continued Samrny.
“we are always paying spring this
mighty compliment and my reason for
thinking spring must be delighted Is
because we keep up our respects to her
all through the year.”
“I wonder if spring Is flattered by
the respects of a pig,” said Miss Ham.
“You needn’t wonder," said Sammy
Sausage, “for I’ve just told you so.
“And so, you can save your pig
brains any extra effort you would have
had them make.”
“Thank you, kindly,” said Miss Ham.
“But speak of your own brains—and
don’t judge mine by yours."
“I won’t,” said Sammy Sausage
proudly, which was not what Miss
Ham meant him to say.
And as Sammy talked on about his
spring fever and his compliment to
spring and of his love of mud and of
the little seeds and goodies to be
found, he said:
'■Sammy Sausage loves the spring.
-G-unt grunt, this I know.
“And th? spring loves Sammy Sausage,
“Grunt, grunt, this is so."
Queer Superstition.
In Madagascar, the natives have a
curious superstition about the striped
partridge; anyone finding a nest of
this bird and not breaking the eggs,
the death of hi* mother
Strawberry Best
for Home Garden
New Plants for Spring Set
ting Can Be Purchased at
Very Small Expense.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Strawberries are so easily handled
and require so little room that if only
one of the small fruits can be grown
in the home garden they should have
the preference. New plants for setting
out this spring can be purchased at
small cost from a nurseryman, or per
haps may be obtained free from a
neighbor. They may be transplanted
from neurby at any time in the season
if surrounded by a ball of earth,
moved carefully and watered well. In
either case, says the United States De
partment of Agriculture, the bed
should contain some plants known as
a perfect-blossom variety, otherwise
the plants of the imperfect-blossom va
riety in the bed will not be pollinated
and consequently will not hear fruit.
.. Two Kinds of Blossoms.
Strawberry hlossonjs are of two
kinds. One kind is culled perfect,
staminate, or male, and the other kind
imperfect, pistillate, or female. Some
varieties have perfect blossoms and
other varieties have Imperfect blos
soms. Those with perfect blossoms
produce pollen which will fertilize both
perfect nnd imperfect blossoms and en
able them to bear fruit. The varieties
with imperfect blossoms cannot set
fruit without receiving pollen from
perfect blossoms.
If botli kinds are planted there
should be at least one row of the per
fect-blossom variety to four rows with
imperfect blossoms. The nurseryman’s
catalogue will specify the kind of blos
soms. Set the plants early in the
spring, if possible, so they will get the
benefit of the spring rains and make
a strong growth. Trim off the dead
leaves nnd all but one or two live ones
nnd cut the roots to four or five Inches
long. Spread the roots somewhat and
set the plants the same depth in the
soil as they were before they were
dug. Be especially careful not to set
them deeper and not to get earth over
the growing crowns, for this will prob
ably kill the plants.
Set Close Together.
The plants may be grown in hills or
Vaccination Against Hog
Cholera Is Wisest Plan
As there seems to be a considerable
outbreak of hog cholera in the eastern
part of Colorado, a reiteration of some
of the well-known facts of this dis
ease may not be amiss.
Cholera is the most serious disease
of hogs which we -have and the only
one that causes unusually large losses
in all aged anlinais. It Is hardly con
ceivable that 50 or 75 per cent of a
herd of hogs of various ages would
be lost from any other disease. In
spite of this there seems to be much
uncertainty as to the diagnosis, one
regarding it as pneumonia, another as
necrotic enteritis, and various other
diseases.
Vaccination of herds in which the
disease is already widespread is often
disappointing, hut vaccination ns a pre
ventive measure is almost absolute nnd
will lie found profitable. This pro
cedure is the greatest boon to the hog
raiser which has ever been discovered,
hut unless it is used it cannot be ex
pected to be very helpful. Everyone
owning hogs in a district where the
disease is known to exist should Im
mediately vaccinate rather than wait
until the disease attacks the herd.
This will be found excellent and prof
itable insurance.—l. E. Newsom, de
partment of pathology, Colorado Agri
cultural college.
CARE OF LEATHER IN
WET WEATHER URGED
Especially True in Late Win
ter and Spring Months.
(Prepared by the United Stetee Department
of Agriculture )
“The care of your leather equip
ment at ail times, but especially during
the wet winter and spring months,” Is
the recommendation of the leather ex
perts of the bureau of chemistry, Unit
ed States Department of Agriculture.
Fanners are the largest users of
leather and they are vitally concerned
in lengthening Its life. Harness, for
instance, of the proper weight und
grade for the work required, should
last fifteen to twenty-five years if it
Is not allowed to become hard or
harsh, but Is kept smooth and flexible
by frequent washing and oiling, and
has been known to last forty years.
The specialists recommend that har
ness he washed with tepid water and
castile soap, rinsed in tepid water, and
in narrow or wide matted rows. For
very small areas, plants set In hill*
close together will no doubt produce
the most and largest fruit, but will re
quire more care than matted rows.
For hill growing, set the plants one
foot apart in the row and have the
rows just far enough upart to cultivate
easily, say from two to three feet; or
set two rows a foot apart in double
rows and have a space of two or three
feet between the double rows. Keep
all runners cut off and give good cul
tivation, so as to make extra strong
plants.
Pure Bred Sires of One
Breed Give Best Results
No hard nnd fast rules can he laid
down as to how and where to buy
good herd sires. It is n good plan for
the beginner to get the advice and as
sistance of an experienced judge be
fore making n purchnse. Not every
pure bred or registered sire is a good
one; culls appear in the best herds.
Most county agents and high school
agricultural teachers are good stock
Judges, or at least have sufficient
knowledge of breeds and herds to en
able them to l'ender valuable assist
ance in selecting stock. The better
class of breeders will assist n new man
to get a start by giving him good value
for his money.
Bure bred sires give best results
when always of one breed. Judicious
cross-breeding may give good results
for market feeding, but when eross
bred females are saved for breeding
purposes their offspring do not have
that uniformity of type nnd fonu
thnt is so desirable in market stock.
This is only obtained by continuing
one line of breeding.
Substantial Fence Post
Brace Always Desirable
The diagonal rod siiown In the illus
tration has one end bearing against a
metal seat near the top of the post
I
Fence-Post Brace.
and the other against a block of con
crete. It acts us a brace and Is held
in place by the horizontal tie rod.
Self-Feeder Proves to
Be Success With Hogs
A self-feeder by which ear corn can
be fed to hogs has been successfully
tried out on a western farm. This
feeder consists of a long triangular
shaped hopper with the apex suspend
ed. In the bottom of this apex Is an
opening the entire length of the hop
per. The opening is two or three
Inches wide, according to the size of
the ears to be fed. The hopper swings
on un axis which permits it to be
rocked backward and forward by the
hogs as they attempt to reach the corn
protruding from the opening. This
motion works the corn downward to
the ground or on n feeding plutform
below. A hopper eight feet long will
care for about 14 medium-sized bogs.
hung up to dry. While still moist it
should he oiled well with neat’s-foot
oil or castor oil with a mixture of
either with wool grease. Driving
belts, machine belts nnd other leather
nrticles used by the farmer will also
respond to this preservative treatment
with increased serviceability and mon
ey will be saved that would otherwise
have to be. spent ln replacing them if
neglected.
Grease the children’s shoes and wa
terproof the soles so that dampness
cannot enter. Then it will no longer
be necessary to deny children the
pleasures of outdoor life during win*
ter and spring because of the possible
danger of colds from wet feet. For
mulas for making boots nnd shoes wa
fer resistant have been prepared by
the department.
The most that a farmer gets oat of
a poorly arranged barn Is plenty of
exercise at a time when It’s too costly.