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SUNDAY MORNING,
Th I'oiitl tur HiM'kiin •*.
Duckling will perish if allowed in
ponds of cold water, but after the wa
ter bei omes warm they will enjoy the
exercise and find considerable food.
It is claimed that the Pekin variety
thrives without ponds, which is true;
but Jill varieties preftr water in which
to swim, and will keep in more thrif
ty condition if given such privileges:
but young ducks should m i be permit
ted on ponds until they are well feath
ered.
Farm Kx|+rlmnt.
No farmer wants to be uncondition
ally tied to the principle of never try
ing anything until it has been proved
aa indubitable success, nor. on the
■other hand, should he be so bigoted
as never to credit the experience of
others, but regard his own trial a3 the
only conclusive one. The extent to
which a man may indulge in experi
mental works should be determined
by his resources. If his credits each
year be only equal to his debts he may
well be conservative in hazarding his
income on uncertain experiments; but
if he be a man of means, the luxury
of experimental work on the farm
seems justifiable, for without causing
hardship to anyone, he may save oth
ers less favorably situated from fu
ture failure. But whoever performs
experiments let him give his neigh
bors the benefit of the trial; if success
result it usually finds its way to the
public eye, but failure not so often.—
George P. Williams, in the Epitomist.
Hsnt on * Small I.nt.
We are often asked if it is possible
to keep heas successfully on a small
town lot. To the question we would
answer: Certainly, yes; if not too
many are kept, in fact, we have of
ten wondered why so tew people in
cities and towns, who are really so
comfortably situated, do not keep 10
or 13 hens.
This number can easily be provided
for in a yard 20 by 40 feet, and this
much can easily be spared and still
leave plenty of room for other pur
' poses. One roll of five-foot poultry
netting will serve for a fence, and ar
rangements for housing will cost but
a -trifle.
Two piano boxes, with backs taken
out and set against each other, will
keep them comfortable, and. in the ab
seil e of something better, will do sur
prisingly well. During the late fall
buy early hatchpd pullets or one-year
old hens, and look carefully after
them, and they will supply the family
with eggs throughout the winter.
It will be an easy matter next spring
to raise a few broods of chick*, the
males for the table and the pullets for
the layers. You will find the cost very
little and the pleasure very much it
you make the attempt,—Home and
Farm.
Well Broken Hore*.
Has anyone ever noticed that a si
lent man has usually the best broken
horses? It may net he true, but ail
the men of my acquaintance who do
no: talk much have well broken
liorsies. Drive with them and you
will w nder how they manage their
horses. No management is visible.
The horse goes where he is wanted
without apparent effort on the part
of the driver. One famous turfman
• at least has been noted for his art in
driving a horse to the limit of his
speed without making a move, while
his rivals were lifting and yelling and
t Wbipping theirs. How did he do it?
Don't know, but he was a man of few
words.
Probably there is a lesson in thi3.
The average horse understands hut a
few things thoroughly, only a few
words, signs or commands. The si
lent man gives only a few. and he does
not confuse his horse. The horse is
n aile to know them thoroughly. He
understands the man who under
stands him. It is a pleasure to drive
a horse that understands. Few pleas
ures in life can equal it if the horse
k, a good, cheerful driver. There
would be more of this kind if they
\?ere made to know a few things thor
oughly—the right things.—National
Stockman.
irHrintc
Having noticed a complaint from
farmers a number of times of loss of
valves from scours, I feel it almost a
duty to tell a little of our own expe
rience in the rearing of calves. Ac
one time a heifer was so badiv par
alyzed by the birth of her calf that she
could not suckle it, and we undertook
to raise it by hand. It was a large,
strong, hearty calf, and we fed it with
milk from cows that had been giving
’ milk three months. At first it seemed
.all right, but after a few days it be
gan to scour; at one time it would he
ravenously hungry and again would
not eat at all, and a few days later was
dead. At the same time a calf was
purchased that had sucked once, per
haps twice, as it was taken from its
mother the day of its birth. We fed it
on the same kind of miik that the first
calf was fed, and in a short time it
grew sickly and did not thrive, al
though* a calf of the same age. which
run with its mother until it was
\ week old. ate from the same pail
and grew apace. Werfeit sure it would
die. when a calf about 24 hours old,
slipped over a bank and drowned, and
• we put the ailing calf on the latter's
mother. It lived and got all right, and
male a fine steer. Another calf that
we undertook to raise the same way
nearly died, but we put it on a fresh
cow just in time. The result was as
tonishing; the calf wan so weak they
l/eld it to the cow the first time, but
v
in a weev it was ns playful as a kit-1
ten. and is today a tine calf nearly a |
year old. Our experience has taught j
us to believe the flrdt milk of the i
ltesh cow is essential to the new-born |
calf, and that, it is best for the calf to j
suckle the cow until it is a week old. i
If people will follow this plan 1 am
assured they will have no trouble
from scours if the calf is born healthy. 1
—Miss Bessie Gross, in Agricultural
Epitomist.
Sct*n<t> in .4grlcaltur.
Some important and intorestin;!
points on the planting, breeding and
s< lection of seed corn are given in a
bulletin by the Illinois agricultu
ral station, and while our corn crop
is just now one- of the most important \
in the country, it is timely to call t- 1
‘ention to the best conclusions of the i
best experts in corn culture. Special >
c:'ration is given to the selection of
seed corn, which will make all the dif
ference in the world in the annual
crop of the country. A little more ;
wisdom and intelligence are required |
in the uniform selection of right seed ;
corn, so that in lime every ear will
be full and plump, and a '.3rge number
on each cob. The yield per acre could j
in this way be increased greatly with- !
out planting a single additional grain
of corn. Some of the best varieties \
of seed corn are today far better than ;
anythiug planted 10 or 15 years ago,
and this is due to the fact that they |
have been carefully selected and eul- i
tivated for 25 years, past until their
tvpe and characteristics are pretty
well fixed. Argument is given for
pedigreed corn. Not much of this is
used yet, but more of it may lie nec
essary to teach all farmers the great
value of using the finest seed corn.
Pedigreed corn traces its ancestry
lack to remote ancestors, but the se
lection of each year's seed forms an
established record which goes to show j
that certain qualities can be depended
upon.
Practically the bulletin advises
against leaving seed corn exposed in
cribs to winter cold weather, which is
sometimes robbed of half its vitality.
Steed corn should he selected in the fall
and carefully kept. Only the best ears
and grains should be used, and those
ot uniform size and fullness of ker
nels. The grains on these ears should
test an average of 95 percent in ger
mination in the spring. If they will
rot there is something wrong, and it,
is doubtful policy to attempt to use
them for planting.—Prof. S. N. Doty,
in American Cultivator.
FiMini; Dairy Ammuli for Show.
The modern tendency is to make
the animal conform to an arbitrary
standard of excellence, or scale of
points, and its ability to win prizes
varies directly as do the conceptions
of the various judges who pass upon
the conformity to that scale. One of
the primary requisites of all dairy an
imals regardless of age or sex, is ca
pacity. A judge likes an animal with
a large paunch as it is very essential
In economically converting a large
amount of coarse feed into milk. How
can we develop this capacity?
it is done by oarse bulky
food, in a manner best suited to the
individual tastes of the animals. Many
have had good success by giving cut or
chaffed hay and straw, with a mixture
of ground oats and bran, a little salt,
and a handfull of oil meal, a small
amount of the concentrates, and all
the coarse food she will cat. The prin
cipal object is to make her eat much
to gel a small amount of grain.
The next thing that appeals to the
eve of the judge is the temperament
Cf the animal, which indicates wheth
er or not she is using in the right way
the food she lias consumed. All dairy
cattle should he free from tendency to
lay on flesh, thin, and under condition
rather than too fleshy. A show ani
mal should possess quality also, but
tnis to a, large extent Is determined by
nature, although we can assist by
keeping her in perfect health, the hair
veil groomed and protected from the
sun. which makes it harsh and dry.
Kerosene should never he applied to
the hair. Where great stress is laid on
secretions dispense with the use of
water for cleaning animals, as tt
makes the skin appear paie.
There is a great, diversity of opin
ion among judges as to the importance
of under development. However, when
a heifer is developing an udder we
should help her on all we can, as the
time to assist nature is when she is
doing her best work. Many advocate
increasing the grain ration of a heifer
at this stage, ev'en though she becomes
fltshy, as she will soon milk it off
again. All cattle should be handled
and well broken to lead. It is also
good practice to.,stand in a position
that will show .. ) to the host advan
tage.
Polishing of horns and hoofs,
grooming, watering from pails, etc.,
should he practiced before leaving for
the fairs, as there are enough new
conditions to become accustomed to
even when greatest care ha3 been tak
en. This may seem a trivial affair,
but many prizes have been lost by
leading into the ring a shrunken ani
mal which has refused to drink from
a pail, or a strange tank.
I would commence feeding about six
oi eight weeks previous to starting
for the fairs. Do net hurry or the
stock will have reached their bloom
before the exhibition. Avoid feeding
corn to show animals, as it i3 heating
to the blood, makes grease instead of
bone and muscle, and upon the first
exertion the animal, will wilt. A dairy
animal should not he fed heavily on a
grain ration, at any time, as she will
bo very easily upset.—Ralph Trott, in
American Agriculturist.
A man turns 112,000 spadefuls ol
earth in digging an acre of ground
and the soil he has moved during hie I
work weighs 830 tons.
|cHjtDfI£NSCOUJMN
1 lii Kitr*Mi*4 Dfincitii;
A \it f'arart d’uu intf down t!m lam\
Alrosa ihe nud iiurk lur.un.
"Ob, !ome my kitten*, nud hast" n to mol
Hey diddle-tliddio nud iiddle-cum-roe!
“BHeUward and forward and ladies chain,
Aero ihe middle and hack iiiiHin!
My dear little kitten?*, com*, listen and see;
Hi teach you to dunce with my riudle-cum
ree!
"Balance to corners and all pronm.ade:
We'll t:ive our next party down here in the
yard.
Ami tlie very best dancers in town you'll be;
Hey dlddle-diddlo and riddle-eum-ree!”
Detroit i’’reo Press.
Ou**r NuiglilHir* l* a Tree.
John Widgeon, the field collector of
the Maryland Academy of Sciences,
says that birds and reptiles sometimes
live in close proximity to each other.
Several years ago. while exploring
Kent Island, t ventured up a 40-foot
hickory tree to inspect a large fish
hawk's nest. When almost to the nest
1 was surprised to see an enormous
black snake wrapped around the
heavy sticks at the bottom of the
bulky nest. The snake, although at
such an unusual distance from the
ground, did not lose its presence of
mind, but dropped gracefully from
limb to limb until it reached the
ground. Continuing to the nest, I
found a large family of field mice.
Above this was a nest full of little
sparrows, and upon the top of the
hawk's nest there were three young
hawks just hatching.—Washington
Star.
HPMy't* Ktittinv.
“Please, Mr. Joynes, there’s a little
boy at the back gate to see you.”
"At the back gate? Bring him in,
Peter.”
"He won't come in. sir; says lie's
awful busy and hasn't got time.
“How big is he?"
"About as big as my fist, sir.” said
Peter.
The good-natured gentleman went
out to the back gate. “Well, country
man.” he said pleasantly, "tvhat can
T do for you?”
The small boy—he was a very small
hoy—took off a soft, dirty hat, and
held it behind hint. T ve come to tell
you, sir, that Bray's got to ho killed.”
“Bray, my big Newfoundland dog?
And who sent you hero with that in
formation?” asked the gentleman,
losing all his pleasant looks.
“Nobody sent me,” answered the
boy, stoutly. "I've come by myself.
Bray has runned my sheep free days.
He's got to lie killed.”
"Where did you get any sheep?”
asked Mr. Joynes.
"My sheep are Mr. Ransom’s. He
gives me 15 cents a week for watch
ing 'em.”
“Did you tell Mr. Ransom that Bray
hail been running them?"
"No, sir; 1 tolled you.”
“Ah! that is well. I don’t want to
kill Bray. Suppose I give you 13
cents a week for not telling Mr. Ran
som when Bray runs his sheep. How
would that do?”
As soon as the little shepherd got
the idea into his head, he scornfully
rejected it. "That 'ml lie paying me
for a lie,” he said indignantly. "1
wouldn’t tell lies for all the money in
the world.”
When he said this, Mr. Joynes took
off his own hat, and reached down and
took the small dirty hand in his.
"Hurrah, herdsman!” said he. ”1 beg
your pardon for offering you a bribe.
Now 1 know that the keeper of Mr.
Ransom’s sheep is not afraid of a man
four times his size, but that he is
afraid of a lie. Hurrah for you! I
am going to tell Mr. Ransom that if
he doesn’t, raise your wages, I shall
offer you twice 15 cents, and take
you into my service. Meantime Bray
3hall he shut up while your sheep are
on my side of the hill. Will that do?
All right, then.. Good morning, coun
tryman.”—English Magazine
Kutio'* Siilnnhy.
“Dear me!” sighed Katie, when she
got up that Saturday morning.
“What can he the matter?” said
mamma, laughing at the doleful face.
"Oh, there's thousands and millions
of things the matter!" said Katie,
crossly. She was a little girl who did
not like to he laughed at.
“Now, Katie,” said mamma, this
time seriously, “as soon as you are
dressed, I have something I want you
to do for me down in the library.”
“Before breakfast?” said Katie.
“No, you can have breakfast first,”
mamma answered, laughing again at
the cloudy little face.
Katie was yery curious to know
wbait. this was; and, as perhaps you
are, too, we will skip the breakfast,
and go right into the library.
Mamma was sitting at her desk,
with a piece of paper and a pencil in
front of her.
“Now, Katie,” she said, taking her
little isjughter on her lap, ”1 want
you to write down a few of those
things that trouble you. One thou
sand will do!”
“0, mamma, you’re laughing at. me
now,” said Katie; “but I can think of
at least ten right thi3 minute.”
"Very well.” said mamma, “put
down ten.” So Katie wrote:
“1. It’s gone and rained, so we
can’t go out to play.
“2. Minnie is going away, so I’ll
have to sit with that horrid little
Jean Bascom on Monday.
Here Katie bit her pencil, and then
couldn't, help laughing. “That’s all
I can think of just this minute,” she
said.
“Well.” said the mother, “I’ll just
keep this paper for a nay or two.”
THE BRUNSWICK DAILY NEWS.
That afternoon the rain had cleared
away, ami Katie and her mamma, aj
they sat at the window, saw Uncle
Jack tome to take Katie to drive; and
oh, what a jolly afternoon they had of
it! •
Monday, when Katie came home
from school, she said: "O. mamma,
I didn't like Joan at all at first; but
she’s a lovely seat-mate, I’m so glad,
aren’t you?"
"Oh!" was all mamma said; but
somehow it made Katie think of her
Saturday troubles and the paper.
"I guess I'll tear up the paper now,
mamma, dear,” she said, laughing
lather shyly.
“And next time.” said mamma,
“way not let tiie troubles alone until
they are a certainty? There are miyi.v
of them that turn out very pleasant,
if you only wait to see. By waiting,
you see. you can save the trouble of
crying and worrying at all." —Sun-
light.
1 lit* Pquirrfl.
You all know the pretty little gray
American squirrel which runs and
scampers about the woods and cop
pices, darting from tree to tree with
marvelous quickness, and glancing
about with its quick, bright little eyes
always on the lookout for danger or
enemies.
The squirrel is one of the most ac
tive little animals in the world, and
is able to spring such long distances
and ak such a height, that one would
think it would he dashed to pieces at
any moment. But not a bit of it.
The squirrel is very sure-footed, and
rarely makes a false step. If it should
by any chance lose its foothold, it
spreads out its legs and furry, bushy
ta.il. drops lightly to the ground, and
bonnets away again, as though nothing
had happened.
If you have ever seen this little
animal run. you will have noticed that
its movement is something between
a hop and a gallop; it can cover the
ground very quickly, but it is much
more at home in the branches and
trunks of trees. It is extremely dif
ficult to kill a squirrel in i<!s wild
slate, for it has such wonderfully
quick eyesight, and is always so much
on the alert that it scents danger in
a moment, and will hop behind a tree
or a branch with such agility that
nothing can be seen of it beyond an
occasional glimpse of its bright little
eyes or the tip of its bushy tail.
Squirrels arc very domesticated,and
having oneo made their home in a
tree, , ay in it year after year. The
parent squirrels share the same nest,
which is carefully made of leaves,
moss, grass, little twigs, hairs, feath
ers, odd scraps of wool which the
sheep kindly leave on the hedges for
them, anil anything else that comes
in their way. and which they consider
will make the nest warm and com
fortable.
The whole is woven so carefully and
neatly together that no rain can get
into it, and it is so firmly wedged into
some forked branches that no wind
can blow it away, and here they bring
up their various families with the
greatest care.
The nest is prepared in the spring,
and when the young squirrels appear
in the summer the parents take care
of them until the following spring,
when they are made to go out and
get their own living.
But, the autumn is Ihe busiest, time
of the year for squirrels, for then they
collect, and lay tip their stores for the
winter, and very hard work it appears
to lie. Their chief food consists of
nuts, acorns, beechnuts, corn and all
kinds of seeds, and these little crea
tures may lie seen scampering about,
and taking all sorts of treasures to
their various stores.
Not a single unsound, worm-eaten
or empty nut doe-3 the squirrel ever
store; he looks them all carefully
over beforehand, using his funny little
feet to turn and twist them about,
and examining them all over with his
keen little eyes. Then, when he is
sure that he has some nice, sound,
wholesome nuts, or any other dainty
in the shape of food, he trots off with
it. and bids it in all sorts of little clefts
and crannies near the tree in which
lie has his home.
Now the squirrel has a wonderful
memory, and although he has his
storehouses i itind his home in all
sorts of holes, nooks and crannies,
he never, by any chance, forgets where
he has put them. And when the snow
comes and covers all his hiding-places
with a soft white mantle, making
everything look much alike, the squir
rel is not in the least uneasy, but
when he, or his wife and family, want
something for dinner, trots off lightly
and nimbly to one of his storehouses
scratches away the snow, and then
scampers home again with some
dainty.
One of the prettiest sights in nature
is to see: a squirrel eat a nut. He
takes the nut daintily in his fore paws
nips the end of the shell off with his
sharp teeth, takes out Ihe kernel, and
stripping the husk, crunches it with
an air of great enjoyment.—Journa
of Educgition.
Hy m pat li*t if.
Recently a lithographic firm received
a circular announcing the death ol
the head of a well-known business
house. In reply they wrote:
“We regret to learn tile loss sus
tained hy your firm in che death ol
Mr. , and beg io express our heart
felt sympathy.
“We notice your circular is printed
by Messrs. . We arc confident
that, had you asked us. we could have
quoted you cheaper and better thas
any other firm in the market, and Ie
the event of a future bereavement
we hope you will afford us an oppor
tunity of making you an offer.”—Tit
Bits.
' FOR.V/o/AAt+’S f
. tF|TsH
Fruit. TriiiiniHit
Cherries in their natural hues arc
preparing to put in a perennial ap
pearance. and to onset for the nonce
the plagiarisms in black and white so
extravagantly affected during the ear
lier months. It is whispered, more
over, that this fancy in fruit is likely
to he followed shortly by prunelles
mignonnes of a delicate mauve tcao,
together with equally small fruits,
while grapes would seem to be always
with us as a milinery adjunct. In fact,
frankly viewing the prospect, the fruit
kingdom is prepared to say a large
word in this particular millinery mat
ter. —Chicago Ti ibune.
A Difr*r*n?'.
Some fashionable fads stand for dis
tinction without a difference. This is
not the ease, however, with the lace
yoke which is either strapped or gar
nished with lace.
If only more women would under
stand these little things!
We have seen a lace yoke in a tail
ormade broadcloth costume, which
even particular women might have
worn on the promenade. It was strap
ped with the cloth and was eminently
tit and trig, with no trace of foolish
fussiness.
On the other hand, we have seen
plenty of lace yokes—either over satin
or the bare skin, which were never in
tended for anything save house wear.
Applique edges, little frills or ether
fripperies do not. enter into the con
struction of the lace-yoked dress when
said dress belongs to the street class.
—Philadelphia Record.
l'rovrb< on Women.
Respect always a silent woman;
great is the wisdom of the woman
that holdeth her tongue.
A vain woman is to be feared, for
she will sacrifice all for her pride.
A haughty woman stumbles, for she
cannot see what may be in her way.
Trust not the woman that, thinketh
more of herself titan another; mercy
will not dwell in her heart.
The gods honor her who thinketh
long before opening her lips.
A woman that respects herself is
more beautiful than a single star;
more beautiful than many stars at
night.
Give heed to her to whom children
have come; she walks in the sacred
ways and lacks not love.
A mother not spoken well of hy her
children is an enemy of the state;
she should not live within the king
dom’s wall.
A woman without children has not
yet the most precious of her jewels.
Give heed to the voice of an old
woman; sorrow has given her wisdom.
A woman it hat is not loved is a kite
from which the string has been taken;
she drivetli the wind and cometh to
a long fall.—Philadelphia Times.
The f'ol Inel Intr of Old Silver.
As interest in old silver has quick
ened in this country, many of these
spurious pieces and much counterfeit
Sheffield plate have been sent to be
sold as genuine. The ordinary col
lector who confines himself to colon
ial or American silver, which in pur
ity of design and quality of work
manship is unrivaled, need not fear
the counterfeiter. The old designs are
reproduced continually; one firm of
silversmiths is manufacturing today
pitchers from a pattern that has been
standard in this country for more than
i century, but I know of no attempt
on the part of dealers to manufacture
bogus American silver.
The ideal collection of old silver,
:>f course, is the one that has come
down as an ancestral legacy with
many family traditions clustered
around it. hut the practice of divid
ing the family silver among the chil
dren has prevailed to such an extent
in this country that, there are few
possessors of enough ancestral silver
today to equip a tea table. There are
few households, however, that do not
boast, of some pieces of ancestral sil
ver, though they may he only a few
well-worn spoons that belonged to a
great-grandmother in the days when
silver spoons were a luxury. The in
terest, in collecting antique silver ia
now so genuine that such gifts at sev
eral of the recent fashionable wed
dings in New York outnumbered
all others.—George Barry Malion, in
Good Housekeeping.
Wom*t) I,iiiiittltjr Men<lrn.
The competition between the Chi
nese, steam, and hand laundries has
grown so strong that enterprising
members of the trade devise ail sorts
of new modes of attracting custom.
One of the latest ia the employment
of a linen and dothes-mender, who re
pairs and plus in good order all articles
sent in to he washed. She gets a fair
salary from the laundry, or else is
paid hy the piece. A few laundries
charge the customer for’this work, but
most of them do it without extra pay.
The mender must be skilful! in darn
ing, knitting, crocheting, and needle
craft. She repairs hosiery, the lace
upon womans wear, the buttonholes
of men’s shirts, collars and cuffs, and
rents and tears in garments and house
hold linen.
She also sews on buttons, prepares
tying-strings, patches apparel and in
serts new cuff and coliarbands upon
shirts and shirt-Waists. One of these
menders, in speaking of her work,
said:
SEPTEMBER 21
“i was formerly a dressmaker and
had a fair business. I worked very
hard, and tor several years did well,
but of late there has been a change
for the worse, tt seems to me, in the
business, on account of the great
number of poor foreigners who have
taken up needlework as a calling.
Prices have declined from $3 and $2 to
$1 a day and leas, and in the past 10
months girls and women have ap
peared who sew ai! day for 50 cents
and their needles. So 1 gave up my
1 business and took up laundry mending,
i am a rapid seamstress and work by
the piece; i labor about eight hours
a day. and make a very fair income
from my needle. The work is much
easier than might be supposed. If the
clothing is examined when it goes to
the laundry and the repairs are made
In lima, much trouble and work will
be spared the mender. In this field,
the old adage of one stitch saving
nine applies with great force. A great
deal of my sewing is applied to but
tonholes. They appear to need more
attention than any other part of the
garments, masculine or feminine. [
use both the needle and the machine,
and keep, in addition, several cards of
buttons, ranging from the little pearl
affairs which old-fashioned men still
wear upon their shirts, up to the large,
flat horn and bone buttons used upon
the aprons and shirtwaists. —New
York Post.
Wlinl Not to Buy.
To know what not to buy is the first
thing a woman must learn if she
would he a good shopper. Most ev
; cry woman knows what to buy, and if
! she has plenty of money and can buy
! every tiling she wants she is fortunate.
| To the woman with the limited in-
I come it is most essential to know
what not to buy. and if she-does not
know she should ltarn at once.
The first thing before starting on a
shopping expedition it to know just
exactly what you want and make
nctes, for in going from one store to
another and looking about one is like
ly to forget. If she can. afford to have
one good gown it should by ail means
he black. Crepe de chine, say, nt about
a dollar a yard, would be the most
desirable material; for this, as it
wears well, can be worn on all occa
sions. ,
It should be made up all in black,
with lace trimming, so that at any
• time, with a touch here and there of
ribbon or a sailor collar of cream lace,
the gown will look entirely different.
The woman who can sew is more for
tunate than her sister who cannot, .
for she can make her own gown, and
with the money she would be obliged
to pay the dressmaker can buy her
self another gown, say of white dotted
swiss, and make it up daintily, trim
ming it with black insertion.
Four shirtwaists should figure in
her season’s outfit, and if by making
them herself she can increase the num
ber to six, all the better. The lighter
fabrics trimmed with laces or embroid
eries are the most comfortable shirt
waists, although the mannish effect
looks very smart.
A woman must have at least two
hats, one for ordinary wear and one
for dress occasions.
A black lace hat trimmed with
black silk and velvet flowers and two
or three buckles will answer for dress
occasions, and for shirtwaist wear
almost any color straw, trimmed with
ribbon and quills, may be worn. And
to change the appearance of the hat a
chiffon veil can be draped on it.
In buying a chiffon veil it is always
better to buy the best, for the cheaper
qualities are very perishable. Under
wear can he had for a dollar a gar
ment and even less, and if one pre
fers a silk undervest there are those
of silk and lisle at 35 cents each.
In buying gloves it is always well to
select some standard make, as they
are cheaper in the long run. There
are good standard gloves at $1.50 a
pair.— New York Journal.
Pink and blue shot silks are hav
ing their ‘.linings and are extremely
popular.
Red and while silk braid in' a
showy plaid pattern trims the bodice
of new morning frocks of linen.
Woolen lace of white, cream or a
color to match the dress fabric is
used to trim light wool dresses.
An odd Hat of fancy silk tuscan
lnaid has for trimming a cluster of
cherries above which hover small
black bjrds.
Chain bracelets have pearl, topaz or
amethyst settings between the links, in
direr t imitation of the now long pop
ular neck chain.
Large white felt outing hats are
trimmed with a crush band of black
velvet, a loop and end of the same fall
ing over the brim at the back.
For the woman who feels she must
wear a green veil there is a chiffon
veil of dull leaf green that is far bet
ter than the more common emerald
green cloud.
Black stitches and French knots are
very effectively disposed of on gowns
of white linen batiste, which, by the
way, has quite superseded dimity,
pique and gingham.
An odd parasol of deep blue rilk is
decorated wilh bias bands of white
silk extending from the stick in
ftraight lines across the blue until
they meet a deep hemstitched border
of the white, the effect being showy
and unusual.
The human voice has been heard
in the open air at a distance of 15,480
feet.