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Outdoor Girl Has
Many Pretty Togs
torts clothes are like the peren-j
Kin the garden. They are not
l 1: Ice or a season, for all life In
M Jm world and Its provinces has
and into the open, and the proper
■nniD"= for outdoor play have be-
Ke matter for the serious considern
of the designers, writes a fashion
ten undent in the New York Times.
K,e oldtime modistes had no such
K'llem in their trade, for they had to
■ve only the difficulties of gowns for
tin, and dining, for mornings and
■L-noon* on verandas, for riding and
Bvin" Quite different costume re
■irements developed when sports be
■nio fashionable.
especial outfit vvas needed to
Kv a game of croquet in grandmoth
■ day, and her riding skirt was a
■j-vesty on a house dress and a toiture
■ her mount. But the change in so
■l standards and customs created de
aml for proper clotlies and, with
lem, intriguing styles. A leaven of
minion sense and a feeling for the
■der and fitness of things brought
om the best houses of Paris, of Bon
in and New York a sports wardrobe
equip the women of fashion.
The women who first outraged the
inventions by riding astride estab
ihed a mode, and the flapper who
ft her motor for a cross-country hike
Sports Dress in White Flannel, Piped
With Scarlet Leather.
established another, and thereby wid
the field of social activities,
•-oitnlile and charming things began
to he expressed by artists who felt llie
‘■•viniti n to create something differ
!in'l the experiment of gowning
woman has lieen the unique
Mature of the last few seasons.
Sports Clothes Are Becoming.
r! - s clotlies for women have a
f° utllful quality. They express sex
( ' s ’ !, ian any other type of dress be
their boyish lines, yet, if clev
lf. <!riUvn ' they are becoming to tlie
and femininity of the women
'• w ‘ :ir them. The couturieres of
,‘‘ !S ; \ v!l ° have ever been notorious
' r disfavor of the tailleur in
L J u ' rsi " n whatsoever, are converts
t-j sports dress, whether entire,
'* n ’~ r fr °ck, the skirt and lilouse
or the sports coat.
Takmtr over the vigorous English
Colors This Season Are Beautiful
styles in other materials
Kit r S .i""' n from Prominent designers,
„ cn ari,] American. Still, the pref
modS V 'ut US heavi,y t 0 wh,te - Smart
In r , r raany types are developed
nw ret Reill - V kasha, char
ter | ( ~/,f J l nespuil, whipcord and flannel
flat V' 1 < r woo * ens > and In roshanara,
"'earin’ pOR?ee > alpaca for lighter
l ' nf ' ns and cottons are still
p ’ ~ Rt not for spirts dress.
Piece 18 all ,he ra^e ’ * n the one
ekirc v S a8 well as in the separate
8!* ,j of the plaited dresses
ard , ln tlie erepes and pongees
irni-jj'", * 8;1! ' s l hut the skirts to be
tre'V sw °aters, skirts and coats
itra •' *!! srnal ' side or box plaits,
!s > of saucy appearance.
n ’ from all -white and white
. , tfl co ' or < the colors pre
art- es ‘ a t! s reason’s sports clothes
\ ‘“cnaHy beautiful. There 1*
The v ,V, ° f Q tility; there is only
loe *, "' r -'e in the delightful yel
haic exnic^e ’ that run the scale
the I jran £ e to pale corn, and in
and ~i, 8 ’ apple, pea, jade, reseda,
•'j shades of bronze and
type along with Its fabrics, the Pari
sian designers have established the
most fitting, most becoming, most chic
sports suits for every out-of-doors ac
tivity. It lias been a matter of rev
olution and evolution, from the most
frivolous frou-frou type to the breezy,
athletic, up-to-date young person who
demands the sort of togs that will
best serve her and most charmingly
clothe her at tennis and golf, cross
country riding and driving. The re
sults are delightful.
Among the most attractive models
in sports dress of every sort and for
every possible occasion are the things
that are done by American dressmak
ers. Our own designers have adopted
the best from every other source and
produced a composite something that
best adorns the smart American
woman.
The department of sports clothes
has grown far beyond any other. The
first outfits offered were flannels, home
spuns, tweeds in skirts and sweaters
or skirts with shirts and blazers or
jacquettes of some sort. The outer
garments had necessarily to be ad
justed to the underthings, the stays
and other trappings of a staid and for
mal age. But the elastic belts, bras
sieres and other simpler, softer ways
of dressing, and the straight silhouette
as well, have completely changed the
style of the sports suit and have given
it a uniformity., from collar to hem.
The handsomest materials, fine in
quality, artistic in color and pattern,
are used In the frocks and coats, skirts
and jackets designed for the different
sports that nowadays occupy the time
of the greater number of women in
the world of fashion, and for out-of
doors generally. Social life of the
present clay is lived In the open in
every season, shifting from Newport
and Southampton to Tuxedo, back to
to town, to Florida, the Riviera and
the Pacific coast, back to town again,
then to the Springs and once more to
summer haunts. For all of these places
are required a large number of sports
suits.
Knitted Dress Is Chic.
The knitted dress was the ugly duck
ling among all the pretty, smartly cut
sports clothes that came out a few
seasons ago. It was established as a
suitable model of dress for any and all
occasions in the country, for walking
and driving, for the beach, for loung
ing and for a woman’s comfort and
happiness generally. But it was un
lovely and was accepted slowly, and
only the unsmart would give it coun
tenance.
Within the year the knitted frock
has come into its vogue, and now it
is the most ehic tiling worn by up-to
date people, and represents one of die
largest departments in the fashionable
ready-to-wear shops. The original
models in knitted gowns were shape
less, dowdy affairs.
In the most exclusive shops are
shown many engaging one-piece frocks
of knit white. A model that is much
liked is woven in ribs of .such texture
as to resemble a striped cloth. An
other model, a seven-eighths length
tunic, is of wool and silk thread, the
silk giving a slight but brilliant sheen
that is indescribably lovely.
In the weavings marking the plaids
that are so especially modish at the
moment, beautiful colors are shown in
several shades, giving the appearance
of a line camel’s hair. The jersey
cloths, all-wool, silk and wool, or all
silk, are shown In a great variety of
co’ors, particularly the new powder
blue, Lanvin green, henna, havana,
ennna; also in bright scarlet, vivid
green, yellow; in the soft shades,
maize, beige, champagne, and, ns the
season advances, in shades of gray.
olive that will be seen later In the
street suits for town.
Blue, in the shades of powder, and
the darker military blue are most dis
tinguished and are seen In some par
ticularly engaging models from Paris.
A one-piece frock of pastel blue has
bands in graduated widths bordering
the skirt, knee-high, and Is used in
the same manner on a cape of the
pastel three-quarter length.
Parisian designers who specialize In
sports things, as they are translated
according to French standards, have a
feeling for the cape model rather than
for the more tailored English Idea.
Most of their outing clothes this sea
son Illustrate the three-piece costume
dress, which Is literally a two-piece
affair plus a cape matching In ma
terlal and design.
Beige and Ecru Lace
As the season advances a strong
liking Is revealed for lace dresses,
especially those in deep shades of
cream, almost the tone of burnt bread,
and beige and tan. A bit of color
appears in the sash.
THE DANIELSVILLE MONITOR, DANIELSVILLE, GEORGIA.
THE TUG BOAT
“I can’t stop and play,” said the
tug boat in the river.
“Pm going to have a beautiful tnotn
fng,” said the sailing vessel.
“What are you going to do?” the
tug boat asked.
“Oh, I’m Just going to rock a bit
in my river swing. I shall rock to
and fro.
“Pm going traveling tomorrow, but
today I haven't a tiling to do.
“I shall just rest myself and swing
and see what is going on along the
river.
“I shall watch the boats pass and 1
shall listen to all the river talk, for
the boats all have their own voices
and their own different sounds.
“I so much enjoy the whistling, toot
ing talk of the river boats. Some
have low voices and some have shrill
voices.
“Some say:
‘Get out of the way. I’m In a
great rush.’
“And others say:
“ ‘l’m coming slowly along and I
am sure we will pass each other with
out any harm coming to either of us.'
“Then there are others who call
out:
“Tlello, hello, hello’ to each other.
And still others who say:
“‘Well, see who I see! There are
you. Did you have a good trip?
“Ah, I shall have a beautiful day,
just enjoying myself and doing noth
ing.”
“I should be glad to join you,” the
tug boat said. “But really I must
be off very soon now.
“I have a good deal of work to do
today. I have two scows to drag af
ter me.
“You know how they nre! They
-an’t bear to hurry. And I have to
“Just Enjoying Myself and Doing
Nothing."
keep pulling them along and never
give up until I get them where they
nre supposed to be.
“Wei!, I must be off now. Good hy.
sailing vessel.”
“Good-by,” the sailing vessel said
dreamily.
“That tug boat works too hard,”
said the sailing vessel. “Now today
the tug boat should have taken a day
off with me.
“Still the nig boat soitais to enjoy
working so hard and being so busy
and making its own way everywhere.
It’s a good, sturdy hard worker.”
Tlie tug boat was off now, saying
good-by in a rather shrill, business
like voice.
“I would have liked to have talked
to sailing vessel,” the tug boat said
to itself. “But I think I’d not be happy
for long being lazy.
“I have such an energetic nature.”
On and on the tug boat went, carry
ing, pulling, tugging at the two great
scows which came along afterward
because tug boat simply insisted upon
it.
They approached a draw-bridge later
on, and tug boat called out In its mg
boat fashion something which was
meant for:
"Make ready, make ready, we're
coming.”
And then the man who stood by the
draw-bridge turned the crank which
made the bridge draw open and tne
center part divided Itself so that half
went up on one side and half on the
other side, and there they stayed, sus
pended In the air while the tug boat
went underneath.
For the tug boot and the scows
would not hove hud room If the draw
bridge had not done this.
On and on the tug boat went until
Its work was over.
But when Its work was over It was
all ready for another Job.
For the tug boat didn’t believe In
lending a lazy life. It wouldn’t have
been a tug boat had It been lazy.
And back In the river the sailing
vessel enjoyed a lazy, beautiful, idle
day, sometimes staying quiet and
sometimes rocking a bit In Its river
swinging, swaying, waving fashion.
“We boats are of all kinds certain
ly,” the sailing vessel said to itself.
"And our ways are very diffarant."
DADDY’S 13
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Culling Poultry
Big Money Saver
Towls Should Have Plenty
of Mash and Green Feed
and Be Vermin Free.
Although the poultryman should do
some culling every month In the year,
if he can make but oue culling, the
time to make It is the first of Sep
tember, say the Cornell poultrymen
who give some practical culling rffies.
They declnre that culling out the poor
producers from the flock is the enslest
and the quickest way to save money.
During the culling season, the liens
must have plenty of mash and green
food and be free from mites; other
wise good layers may show nil the
signs of non-layers. It Is also well to
keep in mind that changes of feed,
buildings, weather, and the like may
bring about the appearance of non
laying conditions. Broody bens also
have this appearance.
Signs of Good Producers.
liens that have laid long and heavily
have n different appeurnnee from
those that have not. These differ
ences nre in physical appearance and
actions. The heavy producing bird is
a worker, a good feeder, Intelligent,
elusive but not flighty, keen of eye, a
good ranger, late to bed, early to rise.
The low producer is Indolent, flighty
and an Indifferent eater, with little
activity.
In all yellow-skinned breeds like the
Leghorns, Itocks, lteds, Wyandottes,
Brahmas, and the like, It is possible
to tell by the color of certain sec
tions of the body whether the hens are
laying or not. A heavy layer is flesh
color, or white, in the benk, eye ring,
enr lobe, vent and shanks, while a non
layer is distinctly yellow. A sick hen
shows white in all sections and must
not he confused with a layer. Also
some breeds have a white skin natur
ally, and in these breeds there nre no
color changes.
There are changes In form as well.
DECLINE NOTED IN PRICES
OF AVERAGE DAIRY CATTLE
Pure Bred Aged Bulls Bring
More at Private Sale.
(Prepared by the United States Department
of Agriculture.)
Average sale prices of pure bred
dairy cattle for the year ending De
cember 31, 1923, ranged from $133 for
bulls under one year to S2OB for bulls
over three years of age, according to
reports submitted hy breeders to tlie
United States Department of Agricul
ture. The breeds Included were: Ayr
shire, Guernsey, Holstein, Jersey, and
Brown Swiss. More than twice as
many animals were disposed of at pri
vate sale as were sold at auction. Auc
tion prices, however, averaged from
$25 to SSO per head higher than those
realized in private sales. Aged bulls
were an exception, such animals bring
ing more in private sales than auc
tion.
The following comparison hy nges
shows that prices In 1923 were some
what lower than in 1922:
Ages 1922 1923
Hulls under one year of age.. $156 $133
Bulls over one and under
three years of age....,--. 221 206
Bulls over three years of age 435 208
Heifers under one year of age 131 133
Cows and heifers over one
and under three years of
age 211 229
Cows over three years of age 286 261
The top bull and cow each brought
$7,500. The number of animals repre-
Lessen Number of Bots
It is possible to lessen greatly the
number of bots, or larvae of the horse
bot-fly in a horse’s stomach by clip
ping or singeing off the long hairs
upon the legs, breast and chin when
nits are seen adhering thereto. Wet
ting the nfTected parts with a 5 per
cent solution of coal tar dip or car
bolic acid Is also fairly effective.
Spraying with a reliable fly-repellnnt
will also help. To rid a horse of bots
only one drug, thus fur, has given sat
isfactory results.
Successful Farmer
He who arranges his fanning busi
ness with the ldeu of returning the
greatest possible amount of plant food
to the soil which his crops annually
remove therefrom Is likely to be the
most successful farmer in his neigh
borhood. A fanning business should
be so arranged ns to enable a rnan to
produce at least two tons of manure a
year per acre of grain crops grown.
If this Is done, the fertility of the soli
will be maintained in excellent condi
tion.
A laying hen has a large abdomen
and the rear end of the keel is much
deeper than the front. She also has
well spread pelvic bones, full moist
vent, soft flabby skin, broad flat back,
while In a non-layer the abdomen is
small, the vent dry and puckered, the
skin thick and dry, and the back
short, narrow and arched.
Hens Molt in July.
A molting hen usually stops laying,
but In some of the heavier breeds
they will molt to some extent and
still lay. Leghorns usually stop lay
ing when they begin to molt. Molt
ing during the summer Is one of the
best ways to distinguish the non-layer
from the layers. A good layer, well
managed, will not begin to molt until
October 1 or later. Hens thnt have
been well cared for and nre in full
molt hy the middle of July are not
worth keeping.
The eyeballs of the laying hen can
easily bo seen when viewed from the
rear, the comb is bright red and full,
the beak short and curved, the face
full and of tine texture. Non-layers
have dull, embedded eyes, long straight
beaks, hard shriveled combs and fat
faces.
Save Small Grain Seed
for Planting This Fall
That farmers will do well to plan
for the acrenge which they expect tc
plant in small grnln this fall and to
secure good planting seed for the fall,
is a suggestion from the ngronomlstr
of Clemson college.
Good seed oats nre very scarce this
senson, and should be carefully Bavcd
hy farmery who have them. They
will bring a good price tills fall, 11
properly stored and kept so thnt they
will be free from injury by nits, mice
and weevils.
It is very difficult to prevent dam
age to small grain during summer
| months.
sented wore: Calves, under one year,
4,845; bulls, over one year and under
three, 947; bulls over three years, 150;
heifers nnd cows over one year and
under three, 2,479, nnd cows over
three years of age, 2,977.
Continuous Garden
A ‘"continuous" garden is possible
for many months of the year If re
planting Is done. Why should all of
the lettuce or beans he planted at one
time? Why not utilize the space
left after the young onions are pull
ed, by planting late cabbage?
Make sure to plant enough hay
crops to supply liny for next year.
• * *
As small grain matures, look out
for chinch bugs and use barriers )t
needed to prevent migration.
• * *
Persons desiring to start Into the
growing of alfalfa for seed should se
cure the most bartly strains of seed.
• *
Excellent results are being secured
with alfalfa seeded on rye and wheat
provided the ground Is fairly fertile
and not In need of lime.
• * •
Cowpea hay contains 2.6 per cent
more digestible protein than soy bean
hay, but soy beau hay contains •
larger total amount of nutrients.
• • •
The price of broilers decreases rap
idly after June 1. Buyers prefer chick
ens that weigh to \\ pounds each.
It Is to your advantage to sell the cock
erels as fast us they reach this weight
Birds weighing two pounds or inor*
each are In Icbs demand, nnd therefor*
do not bring as much per pound a*
the smaller birds.
• • •
The yield of hay from the Otootan
will usually double or triple the yield
of any variety of cowpeas planted
under the same condition.
• • •
Sometimes alfalfa grows so rank
that It lodges and becomes very coarse
If left to reach full bloom. Here
earlier cutting Is essential, but with
the first crop of one-year-old stands
or the second growth of older seedl
ings. the stems are generally much
finer and leafier and can he cut In or
near full blooin without serious Impair
ment of quality.