F Sheath Stocking Shocks a Few Fortunate Beholders. DU MAURIER HAT EFFECTS. .New York Belles Wear Beauty 8pti Revived From Marie Antoinette's i Day 8emi-emplre-directolre Model Reign Supreme at the Garden. My Dear Elsa So you thought the bono show wasn't worth coming on. QRSESHOW bo another "social frost," did he 5 iiWell, there were many such Rich monds In the field with Uko dolorous prognostications, but I counted upou your sporting blood making you rlstc ) a fighting chance. As usual, all signs tailed, for Society, spelled with a big 'S, took the bit In Its mouth and bolted for Madison Square Garden In fine f form. Horsy? Yes, dear, but then you know I've been Inhaling tanbark, dreaming hackneys, cobs, roadsters and Jumpers for Ave blissful days, and j ythey'vo got on my vocabulary, But it was great to see the old enthusiasm i I displayed once more, not only In the rfrifr hnt nmnni- flip crowds nround the , --n , " - r. i f oval, In the boxes and the seats. One met during the week at the show overy one one knew and a few nun-, drcds one didn't. Now, Calamity Jane's a character I loath to personate, but, my dear, there are rumors .that the last bugle has been blown for en tries in the ring the old Garden's fot sale and the swan song of the na tional horso show In Its present quar ters sung. Aren't you sorry you miss ed tho music? The decorations were charming this year. Amerlcnn flaps draped the walls near the celling, and below these pa triotic emblems wore festoons of whlto cloth caught up with rosettes of hunt ing pink alternating with branches of autumn leaves. I never liked the old trimmings of yellow and blnck, did you? They made mo feel like a spec-J tator at a Princeton football game with the gridiron and tlio yells left out And, speaking of lifting up ones voice, there was deafening applause when Sirs. Wntsou Thursday after noon drove her celebrated team, Lady Baltimore and Maryland, in the mail phaeton class to victory and another blue ribbon. The band played "Dixie" and "Mnryiand, My Maryland," and as this, you know, is my native state the compliment seemed partly mine. I I was convinced that things were as they should be, for my spine shiv ered, and this Is a psychological fact that one's artistic temperament is all J right If you don't get the shivers when you listen to beautiful or in-' ' spiring music or read a lovely poem i or look at a superb painting or a superb equine specimen the gates of art are closed to you forever. Did 1 get the shivers over the clothes, you ask? 1 I did, my dear; I did. Indeed, 1 might enlarge upon the statement and say I got n shock when gazing at a stunning creature artistically holding up her trailing sheath skirt and dis-. playing thereby a sheath stocking. No, It's not n joke. Sheath hosiery's the latest from Paris, and this girl was a pioneer. I have learned since that these unique foot coverings are slit up in front as well as at Hie side. The open space is two inches wide at the top and graduated to a quarter of an inch at the foot, laced with a half inch black ribbon. This ribbou is finished with a largo flat bow at the top. Shocking, positively shocking, oh 3 Should you ask mo to make a sum mary of the dress situation at the show 1 would say leading color, dull amethyst; fur, white fox; llower, gar- THE SHEATH STOCKING, denia. Unsatisfactory? Well, to be more explicit the gowns for the most part were in- dark colors both in the afternoon nnd evening. Of course you know that in the morning nothing but the strictly tailored cloth suit Is ever permissible. But tho dnrk frocks had nothing of gloom about them, for num berless rows of buttons embroidered, Jeweled and bedizened in various wnys gavo a festive touch. Ilut these same buttons contributed u comedy part to some very remarkable costumes worn by women with right modistic Ideas gone horribly wrong, Yes, in deed, tho horso show proved conclu sively to my mind that the semi empire dlrcctolro period has "arrived." Hlpless coats nnd gowns wcro numer ous, on tho promenade, and, although nrauy oi me gowns wens oranora to cre ations, few of them could bo called beautiful. Still, all represented an enor mous lot of money. Thcro wcro grotcsquo attempts of tho picturesque and classic gown to bo seen, and when seen ono was filled with tho Pharisaical sentiment, "Thank God, I am not one of them!" and a feeling of gratitude for dlrcctolro styles and tho biggest of hats stole over one. And that Is saying a whole lot for the hats. Despite the "latest in formation from over the water" pre- dieting the small chapcau, ono saw bothlng of this chic thing at the Gar den last week. Hats so huge were the rule that they sat all over tho head and nestled confidingly on the shoul ders of the wearers. The Russian turban was very much In evidence, and Mrs. Reggie Vanderbilt one after noon appeared In a Persian lamb tur ban so large that it almost hid her piquant face. These Du Maurler hat effects, shadowing the faco as they do, are really grewsome affairs. That day she wore a dtrcctolre coat of the same dark fur over a white broadcloth frock, one of the few light costumes seen In the boxes. But the funniest things of all were the beauty spots some of the women were wearing on their faces. These spots have come In with the other French fashions and are, as you know, revived from Marie Antoinette's time. Tho twentieth cen tury girls call them the "telegraphy of , A STUDY IN 1JUTTONS. the face," and they arc placed to em phasize a good point mouth, forehead, dimple or what you are fortunate enough to possess in the way of facial loveliness. You know, Mrs. Van S. always goes a stylo ono better. She lias a mole on her faco that lias always boon the pride of her life, so when tho patch became the thing this lady simply en larged upon her mole and left the court plaster, or velvet beauty spot, se verely alone. Saturday after the show our "bunch" were having tea at Sherry's, with Mrs. Van S. as chaperon. While sitting at table a drop of water from some flow ers that wore handed to her fell upon her cheek. She took out her handker chief and daintily wiped the spot. But, alas, forgetting tho enlarged mole, she wiped it off, too, and gave away tho secret of its origin. .V few minutes later she excused herself and returned with tho mole once more in its original shape and size that Is to say, the original size It had been paint ed. Moral Stick to tho old time meth od. Ever most sincerely yours, MABEL. New York. Animal Oddities. Tho elephant smells, not with, his trunk, but with the roof of his mouth, which contains a nostril nnd olfactory nerves. When moor hens dive they swim with their wings, practically lying un der water. Most birds that swim do so with their webbed feet. The pculophtbalmus or walking fish Is found In the south Pacific. At low tide It crawls over the lonely coral beaches on two shimmering, yellow scaled legs In search of sand crabs. The marabou or adjutant Is a tall Indian bird of the stork species. At ono meal It will devour tho whole car cass of n hare or a cat. It stands Ave feet high, nnd the expanse of wings Is nearly fifteen feet. A Christmas Letter. If Santa Claus were not a myth, As also Is his reindeer, Today I'd bo contented with My lot and not complain, dear, For then I mlcht ask htm to take To you a gift that's very Particularly opt to make The heart on Christmas merry. Dut I should bid him bring to me Precisely this samo present. A fair exchango would seem to be Approprlato and pleasant. So, sweetheart, In these mythless times, Since I can do no better, A merry Christmas, with tho rhymes That lock lovo In my letter. New York Lite. The Santa Claus Question. If bo's a myth, as sagos tell, Lot them make this much clear: Who is It thnt contrives so well To see me broko each year? Washington Star. Speaking of Molars. "Your dentist Is n very polito man, isn't ho?" "Painfully 8o."-Judgo. i Farm and .Garden GOOD HORSES. The Preservation of Our Best Native American Types. By GEORGE M. HOMMEL. Pedantic persons may express some astonishment at the Idea of looking to a breed of saddle horses for car riage horses, but the records of horses with pedigrees are sufficient proof of the claim that the American saddle horse register contains somo of our best carriage blood and that breeders who are using that blood judiciously are acting wisely. There 'are certain lines of breeding found in the saddle horse register which can be relied upon to produce carriage horses. In Kentucky the CARMON, CAHHIAQE STALLION AT HEAD OF OOVE1INMENT 8TDD AT COLORADO EX PERIMENT STATION. breeding of horses for Individual ex cellence of conformation, quality and action is carried to a greater degree than In any other state, and, contrary to popular opinion, the most of the men outside of th'e thoroughbred es tablishments who make their living from horse breeding In Kentucky In the blue grass counties at least are breeding not for speed, but for type. This has been going on for years, and for this reason the good, hnndsomo horses of Kentucky have usually been appreciated, their history traced and their descendants accounted for. If the same careful attention to points of conformation and action had been shown fifty years ago by Morgan breeders In New England and had there been displayed the same enthu siasm for aud loyalty to a valuable local typo of horses there would now be no necessity for government aid to save the Morgan from destruction. If horsemen In the limestone sections of the corn belt had paid less atten tion to the speed records of the stal I Hons In their localities and more to , their Individuality the carriage horse work of the department of agriculture would be odt of place. Specille work in horse breeding by the rutted States government was llrst made possible by the Inclusion In tho appropriation act for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1510.", of 1111 Item of ?25,000 for experiments In animal breeding and feeding in co-operation with state agricultural experiment stations. The reasons for taking up the breeding of carriage horses have boon fully set forth in various publications. In articles for the press and In public addresses, but a recapitulation here may not be out of order. Briefly stilted, they were: That carriage horses are, as a rule, the most valuable class on the market, that as a result of the strong demand the supply was grndunlly diminishing and that, not withstanding all tho Importation:! of the carriage type from abroad, the preferred horse was the American horse. Most Important of all, how ever, was tho feeling that steps should bo taken to correct tho practice; of castrating valuable stallions and selling valuable mares for other than BELMONT, OFTEN FOUND IN l-EDIOREES OP AMERICAN CA1UUAGE HOUSES. breeding purposes. Tho department also felt that, although probably nothing could wean the American horseman from his attachment to the standard bred horse, the most useful characteristics of this horso should bo preserved If it would continue to be of high value to tho farmers of tho country. The Farmer of the Future. Tho future farmer will sublrrlgate his laud and defy drought as well as floods. He will become n scientific forester, and every farm will produce wood and lumber as well ns wheat and npples. Women will work out doors as heartily as men In fact, they will be tho horticulturists and the truck gardeners. There will bo closer .elation between tho producer and tho consumer, Ignoring a horde of middle men who frequently wasto more than Is destroyed by Ignorant help nnd In sect foes combined. Under tho alli ance with the school tho farm will bo valued not only for Its gross weight of products, but for Its poems nnd Its education. STOCK FOOD FOR PIGS. Boms Experiments With Commercial and Homemade Feed. In a report from South Dakota to tho Experiment Station Record, Wash ington, the subjoined about stock food for pigs appears: In the first of the two series of tests reported, which included two years, fivo commercial stock feeds with ground corn and barley were fed In comparison with ground corn and bar loy one to one. The feeding period in tho first year covered ninety-two days and in the second Blxty-threc days, and the lots included from eight to ten pigs. In every case the pigs bad ac cess to rape pasture. On the check ration the average dally gain per pig for the two years was 1.1 pounds, the feed required per pound of gain 5.10 pounds and the cost of a pound of gain 4 cents. On the ration including stock feeds the dally gain ranged from 1.17 pounds per head to 1.34 pounds, the grain eaten per pound of gain from 4.54 to 4.8G pounds and tho cost of a pound of gain from 4.1(1 to 4.58 cents. In the second scries of tests corn meal was compared with corumeal and n commercial stock feed aud with cornmeal and a homemade stock feed, using three lots of eight pigs each, fed for sixty-one days. All the lots had the run of blue grass pasture In addi tion to the grain or grain and stock feed. The total gain was 514 pounds on corumeal alone, 483 pounds on corn meal and commercial stock feed and 551 pounds on corumeal and home made stock feed. The feed required per pound of gain in the three cases was 4.01, 5.49 and 5.11 pounds and the cost of a pound of gain 3.85, 4.60 nnd I 4.4 cents. From the above table It will be seen -that It required more pounds of feed I for 100 pounds of gain In this cxperl-' ment than it did for tho average of the lots in the previous experiment. This can bo accounted for from the fact that the rape pasture furnished a more succulent feed than did the bluo grass pasture. from the data presented In this bulletin tho reader must draw his own conclusions as to the value of any of the stock foods tried. Tho homemade stock feed, according to the authors, was made up ns fol lows: Gentian, two pounds, cost 50 cents; ginger, ono pound, cost 40 cents; so dium bicarbonate, Ono pound, cost 10 cents; fenugreek, five tenths of a pound, cost 10 cents. Purchase these materials at a drug store and have them mixed Into fine . powders. Then mix with five pounds ' of common salt ond twenty-five pounds of shorts. This compound will cost about 4V& cents per pound. For tho , pig mix a pound with every forty eight pounds of grain. Pasturage For Pigs. Thirty shoals averaging fifty-two pounds in weight were divided as nearly equal as possible Into three lots of ten each. Lot No. 1 was fed on a grain mixture of shorts ono-half, cornmeal one-fourth and Kaffir corn meal one-fourth in a dry lot. Tho oth'T two lots were fed tho same grain ration, but one received rape pasture and the other alfalfa pasture in addition. Each lot was given what grain tho hops would cat up clean, and each had access to water and ashes. The gains of the three lots were very nearly equal. The dry lot consumed 55" pounds, or "0 pounds for every 100 pounds of grain, more gain than tho pasture lots. The lot on rape required one aero of pasture, while tho alfalfa lot used a trifle less than one-half acre. Farm Labor In New York State. The American Agriculturist contains brief statements from several farmers In different parts of New York state , relating to the farm labor problem. Tho general trend of the replies indi cates that good farm labor is scarce, that wages for day labor range from $1.25 to $1.50 per day nnd monthly wages from .$20 to with board for ten hours' work per day and that the scarcity of work In cities Is bringing ! back to the farm those who were born nnd brought up thereon. The encour agement of the immigration of farm labor from tho United Kingdom, Ger many, Sweden and other European countries Is advocated as a remedy. Jack For Raising Buggy. To make the Implement shown in the accompanying Illustration use two pieces of oak 22 by 4 by 1 and one piece 15 by 4 by 1. Kail the smaller piece between tho larger ones at one end. To the lower end nail two pieces of 12 by 4 by 1, one on each side of tho three pieces already Joined for a supporting base. Three Inches from the top of the boards bore a half Inch' hole. Take another piece of wood 28 by 1 by 1 and boro a bole in It seven Inches from one end. Placo it between the two boards aud bolt with a four inch bolt. Tack n notched piece of wood about fivo inches long to tho short end of this lover. About eight Inches from tho other end fasten loosely a pleco of strap Iron nineteen Inches long which has a hook on the opposite end. Drive two nails in tho upright boards to regulate tho height, and, says Pralrlo Farmer, you have a convenient, light and inexpensive buggy jack. IT"1-,: I X II . C. HAND, President. W. B. HOLMES, Vice Pres. We want you to understand the reasons of this WAYNE COUNTY SAVINGS BANK HONESDALE, PA., HAS A CAPITAL OF - - - $100,000.00 AND SURPLUS AND PROFITS OF - 355,000.00 MAKING ALTOGETHER - - 455,000.00 EVERY DOLLAR of which must be lost before any depositor can lose a PENNY" It haB conducted a growing and successful business for over 35 years, serving nn increasing number of customers with fidelity and satisfaction. Its cash funds are protected by MODERN STEEL VAULTS. 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