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Essential Frocks
for Short Visits
H rt is lust as awkward, for the short
I ‘ t 0 carry along a too voluminous
I St as it is to omit certain essential
■ frocks— and it’s a whole lot more un-
I comfortable, observes a fashion corre-
I mondent In the New York Herald-
I Tribune The primary function of the
Fridav-to-Monday visit Is pleasure and,
while' the carefree male may choose
, iis clot iies with comparative abandon,
tl]e }a i r traveler must select with care
and discrimination in order that her
pleasure may be unalloyed.
The minimum requirements for the
[ typical end-of-the-week visit are an
evening dress—either formal or in
formal, depending on five occasion—a
dress or alpaca suit for morning wear,
an afternoon frock, a long coat suit
able for tiie journey as well as for cool
evenings, and two pairs of slippers,
one for evening and one for afternoon
wear. A single hat should meet all the
White Silk Dress That Will Serve for
General Morning Wear.
emergencies of the short visit. The
ufternoon dress and coat may be worn
en route, leaving only two frocks to be
carried In the bag—the evening dress
end the morning costume. In the
event that the coat is not adapted to
formal evening wear a Spanish shawl,
light and occupying very little space,
w *ll lend n distinctive touch to the
robe de soir.
The guiding principle for the woman
who expects to spend her summer
week-ends in divers places is con
servatism, and sh 6 should adhere re
ligiously thereto for the very potent
reason that a wardrobe which may
strike just the proper note in one com
munity may be severely frowned upon
In another. One need not be super
sensitive to blush for the lady who
steps forth in all her grandeur only to
discover that her hostess and friends
have decreed informal dress for that
Particular occasion. And, conversely,
the informally dressed visitor will
most of her time in seclusion if
she journeys to a place where absolute
formality rigidly reigns. Indeed, even
if the summer visits are to be confined
to communities of known tendencies, it
k' l - evening slippers of gold and sil
rer ur:her in ornate decoration In the
of precious gems, rhinestones and
r.lHants. Heels and toe straps of kid
s loeg seen on smartly dressed Partsi
e®n,-s nre heavily lncrusted with real
j-iauionds and other precious stones or
<ess expensive brilliants. Buckles and
r,r naments flash from the toes
f ‘ 1 slippers, and gold spangles dec
or‘| ■- odd places on the evening shoes.
afternoon wear chocolate-col
-o,‘ rather with bronze and antique
"'minings Is most popular. This
leather is developed In two or
shades, which makes It possible
"g the shoe Into harmony with
dress of beige tone. Bronze kid
1 s are also being sponsored by
’ r,n eipal Parisian bootmakers.
J ■ ’ Izarre we have always hod with
it has been ns distinctly
• f-d by the modish woman ns it
, f ' n eagerly welcomed by her sar
y sensational opposite,
tr- T * lere comes a time in the his
h r fasf) lon when even its most
; principles must be momentarily
ded, and it is daily becoming
is wiser to be only a follower In the
ranks of fashion.
Interesting Borderline Dress.
A borderline dress from Worth— fc
frock which will serve either as an af
ternoon dress or for the semi-formal
summer dance—is Interesting. This
model shows an interesting variation of
the plait, which, Incidentally, is one of
the outstanding notes in summer fash
ions. The dress Is plaited in sections
closely massed and alternating with
plain strips of equal width. The plait
ed section is entirely separate from
the foundation, which is narrow, close
fitting and slightly revealed at Ihe
sides. A round yoke, ending In a long
scarf, Is knotted at the right shoulder
and makes an attractive neck finish.
The waistline Is unusually low and is
marked by a belt made from petals of
suede leather. If you contemplate mak
ing this dress at home, it Is Important
to remember that the plaits, although
fine, must be deeply laid in order that
they remain in place.
For morning wear, whether it be on
court or beach, or for the country
stroll, a Premet model Is equally ap
propriate. It is a tailored dress of
white crepe and limits the plaited note
to a box-plaited fullness which appears
at the front only. The idea of front
fullness and back flatness is em
phasized throughout the summer’s nov
elty productions, and the contrast in
tills frock is most noticeable, the back
being so narrow and close hanging that
it is split 12 Indies to give sufficient
freedom.
The coat and the negligee are two
essentials without which no traveler
dares fare forth. A seven-eigliths
length coat exemplifies an idea which
is new this season and Is particularly
useful for the feminine week-ender.
An alluringly feminine three-quar
tors-length negligee Is of cream crepe
and is lined with flesh georgette. Mar
abou borders the neckline, the sleeves,
encircles the bottom of the skirt and
incidentally forms the flower which
conceals the fastening.
Silver Ruling Color.
The extremities of the mode wert
presented with an unusual opportunitj
this season nnd they have not been
slow to improve it. Tiie simple silhou
ette and the general prevalence of boy
ish styles have placed an additional
premium upon shoes, which are more
striking than for many summers.
In Paris only tiie most elaborate
shoe Is modish for evening wear. A
steadily increasing vogue exists for
dancing slippers in multi-colored metnl
brocade, many of which have (lashes
of red in the brocaded or warp-printed
pattern.
Silver slippers are worn with
toilettes of all colors —indeed, even in
combination with white evening dresses
they are favored above the white
shoes. Many of the most handsome of
these silver models are bordered with
tiny rhinestones, the brilliant mock
jewels following the outline of the
straps and the openings.
Hellstern features evening slippers
with flexible crescent-shaped orna
ments which follow the outline of tiie
cut of the slipper itself. These orna
ments are very elaborate —they are
made of sterling silver set with rhine
stones, and each little section is Joined
to the other with a flexible hinge. Most
often they are washed in an antique
tone of gold nnd elaborately chased.
Hellslern’s newest color for satin
evening slippers Is a shade of copper
brown. This hue is effectively con
trasted by bands of antique gold cloth,
which form the border and straps of
the shoes. This designer features
principally the closed style —he is mnk
Inga determined effort to get nwny
from the open sandal.
Kid Evening Slippers
more apparent that such a period Is
rapidly approaching. There lias been
a sameness about the styles of the last
few seasons which reflects no credit
upon the couturier. Strnlght silhouette
plait, cloche, black and white, slender
lines! have all become phruses which
are equally descriptive of every mode
of recent years. Even the undeniable
beauty of some of the new frocks can
not overshadow the fact that the cur
rent cycle of fashion has reached its
senescence. Milady blames her design
er and the designer, with some modi
cum of truth, points to the fact that
every new suggestion from the Paris
salons has been greeted with imliffer
enoe by the followers of the mode. At
all events, discontent is manifest and,
in the realm of fashion, discontent al
ways presages change.
A Polish for Patent Leather
To polish patent leather, rub it well
with a soft rag soaked in olive oil
and milk, then polish with a soft dry
duster. Cream and linseed oil mixed
in equal proportions Is a very g..<d
polish also.
THE DANIELSVILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA.
HORSE BOT FLIES
“We have a curious place for th
home nest,” said Mrs. Horse ltot Fly.
“Sometimes you get ut a horse so
you do him great harm,” said Billie
Brownie. “Doesn’t that seem to be un
fair?
“And in any case,” be added, “you
do all the harm you can without seem
ing to mind it at all.”
“Then I should say you know about
me,” said Mrs. Horse Bot Fly.
“I have heard talk about you," said
Billie Brownie. "But 1 wanted to hear
from you, yourself, if the tilings I have
heard about you are really true.
“I wanted to make sure, for I couldn’t
believe you would really be so mean.”
Mrs. Horse Bot Fly—we will call her
Mrs. Horse Fly for short —did not seem
to mind what Billie Brownie had said.
Instead she looked rather nleased.
“Probably what you have heard is
true,” she said.
"But I would like to hear from your
own fly lips, as it were, just what it is
that you do,” said Billie Brownie.
“I was going to tell you in the first
place,” said Mrs. Horse Fly, “but ttien
you seemed to know all about it, so 1
didn’t think It was necessary.
"As you would like to know, anyway,
I will tell you.
“I told you in the first place that we
have a curious place for the home nest.
“Most creatures build nests or holes
for their homes, or they spin webs, or
they go in for house-making in one
way or another.
"I’m not domestic that way. 1 don’t
care about housekeeping.
“To my fly mind it is a nuisance. A
nuisance, Billie Brownie.
“Why should I bother about picking
out a place for my home and then
——— . ■ COrvfciGHT IT VIVUfcN NtWAttl UNION
“A Meaner Creature I’ve Seldom Met.*
work hard carrying things to It to
make it comfortable?
“I don’t care about a home such us
that. And neither do the children.
“Of course I pick out a home, but 1
don’t build any nest and I don’t fuss
about it. 1 just let the housekeeping
take care of itself.
“You see, I lay about four hundred
or so eggs at a time. A large-family,
you will say. And 1 say so too.
“Keep house for all of them? 1
should say not. I couldn’t be bothered.
“Well, I pick out a horse and 1 fas
ten these eggs to the horse’s hairs.
“I fasten them upon the legs and the
shoulders of the horse and then the
eggs are hatched out by the horse.
“The horse really helps me. So you
see I can be. mean and yet have good
results.
“The horse tries to lick these eggs
off —the little yellow eggs which will
later be brown, hairy, beelike appear
ing flies.
“In trying to lick off these eggs the
horse gives the eggs the exercise and
the dampness which they ueed to
hatch out properly.
“Of course these eggs greatly annoy
the horse. But that does not con
cern me.
“I usually lay all of my eggs upon
one horse, too. Is this what you have
heard of ine?’’
“Yes,’’ said Billie Brownie, “and a
meaner creature I’ve seldom met.
“I never did think much of flies any
way, but you are about as dreadful a
one as could be met.
"I don’t want to talk to you any
more, though I do wish you would do
differently.”
“It Is useless to try to Improve me,”
said Mrs. Horse Bot Fly with a mean
grin on her ugly little face.
Tongue Twistera
Four foxes fooled five fish.
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David didn’t dare Dorothy.
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Pretty Polly plays preludes.
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Charles caught Cora’s canary.
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William writes Wallace Wednesdays
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Washington’s washwoman washea
Washington’s *et wash when Wash
ington went West.
Hogs Profitable
on Dairy Farms
N T o Matter What Type of
Farming Is Followed Pork
Production Is Requisite.
Dairy farming may be of two types;
the intensive type where dairying Is
the major project on the farm, or
the diversified type where dairying Is
of equal importance along with sev
eral other projects. No matter which
type of farming Is followed pork pro
duction Is an essential part of either.
Porkers Are Essential.
On many dairy furms the amount
of land is limited. Of all meat pro
ducing animals the hog Is best adapt
ed to diversified and intensified farm
ing where a large income is desired
from a small acreage. Dairy farming
cannot be conducted along the most
efficient nnd profitable lines without a
sufficient number of hogs to utilize
the skim milk nnd buttermilk or
whey which may lie available for feed
ing and tlie undigested grain in the
droppings of the cows. It Is rather
doubtful whether any system of farm
ing can satisfy nil the principles of
good farm management ns does a
properly conducted dairy business,
which depends on the output of cremn
or butter and pork for its principal
•evenue.
Simple Equipment.
For raising hogs, equipment need
not be extensive or expensive. Hogs
can be handled with less equipment
than any other class of farm ani
mals. Shelter suitable for early far
rowing should be provided, hut It need
not be elaborate or of a kind which
would In any way mean a burdensome
overhend expense. Hogs are affected
by extreme heat more than any of the
other farm animals, but suitable shade
costs little more than than the time
spent In providing It.
Hogs fit In well with tiie labor plan
of the dairy farm. Since the bulk of
the work with cows comes at milk
ing time there Is, ns n rule, slack time
throughout the day which could be
profitable spent In feeding nnd caring
for fhe hogs.—ll. 11. Smith, Colorado
Agricultural College.
Various Cover Crops in
Orchard Are Beneficial
Some of our renders talk about n
cover crop for the orchard, but they
seem to have the wrong idea of just
what this means. The real cover crop
means both cultivation nnd cropping,
says tiie Itural New Yorker. For In
stance, the ground Is plowed early In
the spring nnd kept well stirred up
through tiie summer with some klnl
of cultivator. Then, about tiie middle
of June or a little laler a crop .s
seeded to hold the ground during the
rest of the summer nnd the fall. All
sorts of crops are suggested for this
purpose. Some growers use a com
bination rye and clover. Others flni
buckwheat nnd clover very satisfac
tory. The object is to have some
crop growing through the late sum
mer nnd fall, so ns to give organic mat
ter which may be plowed into the soil
the following year. A cover crop holds
the ground and prevents wnshlng in
case of late rains. It also onuses the
trees to ripen their wood earlier, nnd
usunlly gives a little better color nnd
quicker ripening to the fruit. Another
advantage Is, with such a crop grow
ing In late summer. It prevents the
loss of nitrates from the soil. The
use of early oats, bnrley or cjover seed
In the early spring would not he us
satisfactory, ns It would not be pos
sible with such a crop to give the
early culture which most of our or
chards require. Early plowing nnd
cultivation up to the middle of June,
and then the cover crop, is a standard
plan for handling an orchard.
Better Sires Campaign
•“Better sires and better feeding 1 is
one of the things that we will make
progress on in Kentucky this year.”
This statement In a letter from Way
land Rhoads, field agent In animal
husbandry of the University of Ken
tucky, to the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture, was accompanied,
with 270 applications for membership
in the “Better Sires —Better Stock”
campaign. Each of the 270 persons
had signed a pledge that the would
use pure bred sires exclusively for ail
kinds of live stock ruised. Eighteen
counties were represented.
Houdan Is French Breed
The Houdan is on old French breed
and has been well known In certain
sections of France for many cen
turies, where it has been held In high
esteem as a wonderful egg layer and
table fowl of superior excellence.
During all those years it has been
bred continuously In Its mottled black
pi tffi white plumage, but it remained
for the ingenious fancier of the Twen
tieth century to change its plumage
to white
Ways for Checking
Inroads of Beetles
Well to Let Fowls Run in
Asparagus Patch.
Several ways exist for checking
inroads of asparagus beetles. Accord
ing to the vegetable department of
the agricultural college in New
Brunswick, a combination of methods
is usually found necessary.
Chicks of all ages feed upon aspar
agus beetles; therefore, it Is well to
let the birds run through the patch.
Many commercial growers use small
colony houses containing n dozen
birds. They are placed lf>o feet npurt
each way In the field.
If a few stalks are allowed to devel
op during the cutting season, the
beetles will collect on these, nnd if the
stalks are kept covered with poison
the Infestation will be considerably
checked. When preventive measures
fail, It might be well to make ridges
higher and cut stalks deeper, as the
beetles will do no injury until the
stalks come out of the ground.
When the cutting season ends and
the plants are allowed to make the
tall top growth, the beetle's and their
lnrvne often become very destructive.
Tills top growth is essential for stor
ing reserve plnntfood In the roots.
Tiie booties may ho checked by dust
ing powdered arsenate of lend or parts
green upon the foliage when It Is wet
with dew. A blow gun is effective for
making tills application.
Dipping Cows Does Not
Decrease Flow of Milk
“Dipping cows for the eradication of
cnttle fever ticks when properly done
does not Interfere with the milk flow,"
asserts Dr. J. 0. Du Puls, president of
the Dutch Belted Cattle Association of
America.
Doctor Du Puls, who operates a
high-class farm near Miami, Fin., bases
ills conclusion on experience of the
most convincing nature. In his state
ment to the United States Department
of Agriculture he says his farm be
came Infested with ticks In 1020 and
1021 through the carelessness of rail
road employees. He adopted the prac
tice of dipping his cattle every 14
days. 0
Production records kppt on the herd
during the dipping treatment made a
satisfying revelation. One of the
cows, “FerndeH” No. 1001, had pro
duced 13.477.0 pounds of milk and
584.014 pounds of butter, two milk
ings dally. This record won the state
championship for all breeds In Florida
and the world’s championship for the
Dutch Belted breed.
Rotation With Legumes
It Is the duty of every owner of
farm lands to use n rotation of crojai
that will best meet his conditions and
needs, and at the same time will build
up the producing power of his soil.
The nlin should he to have the legumes
In (he rotation supply the hay needed
by the farm, and at the same time to
supply the required amount of organic
matter to keep the soil In a good, mel
low condition and to rne.M the nitrogen
needs of the non-leguminous crops
grown in the rotations. , t
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Miscarriage of Eggs M
Miscarriage of eggs, or the dropping
of several eggs at the same time, Is
an accident which may happen to hens
at any time. This may he due to In
juries from other tens or from the
male. If the trouble continues aftet
the hen has been put to herself nnd
given a light diet, she should he eaten
or marketed. The bost of bens are
not of great value, and average liens
are not worth spending much time In
curing of weakness. As to disease, It
never pays to doctor a very sick hen.
BBMtm
hum on the lime! Most land needs
It
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A late start in the spring means a
hustle till August
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One of the easiest way to kill profits
is to let expenses grow.
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There Is no point In giving the farm
o name if il is not worth one
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With water so cheap and the cows
willing to do the drinking the least
a man cun do Is to provide It.
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Even a hog will appreciate plenty
of clean, fresh water during the hot
days of summer; how much more so
will the delicate dulry cow.
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Swopping quarters for dollars Is the
way one farmer describes growing
legumes; he says he gets a dollar In
soil improvement for every quarter
he spends.