v mwmmmi Kl I II I I III ltf I lINSallr lixsll WW U i s ' CHIFFON' VEILS IN VOGUE. The popularity of chiffon veils still keeps up surprisingly despilo the fact Dint winter Is here. Tlic coming of tlio automobile Into such general use Is to some extent undoubtedly responsible for tills, but tile m:i!u reason is Hint women have come to realize its effec tiveness from a decorative point of .view. They have learned that it has mora value in that-way than merely as a covering for soiled hats. Both the yard and a half and the , three-yard lectin are called for in the more subdued colorings brown, navies nud Macks, will, browns well In the lead. There is some demand for the fancy form of this veil, but it is ot so strong as the plainer styles. 1 The demand for mesh veils Is still very good, black Tuxedos with small dots, both cheniiled and woven, being the leader;. The large dols and fancy colors have met with a fair degree of etwees, but only In the larger cities. The American woman is. as a rule, not given to making herself conspicu ous. WOMEN'S VOICES. A rhiladelphhm who has been back a week or so from an extensive tour of Europe concludes that American women, as seen in the general view in street and .sliop, are all right to look at, "but," he stys. "I never knew how bad they were to listen to until I came back and heard their voices, high pitched and with a nasal twang that seems excessive after a summer's re spite. I really think it must be worse than when I left, and if there are any statistics on the subject, I would be willing to bet ott it. To me it Is now so noticeable that 1 wonder every time when I see that oilier people ilo not eee-m to hear it. Of course, you can get used to anything, but when I do find a woman now whose speech is of the low, full-voiced kind you hear in Kurope, it nets like a positive rest for the ear. They say, I believe, that the feminine nasal squeak is worse in the country than in the city, but I don't see how that could be possible. Physi cal culture will never fulfill Its func tions completely till It does away with the high-pitched voice." Philadelphia Record. THE FASHIONABLE FLOWER. The fashion in flowers lias turned toward poinsettias. This large, red, barbaric blossom makes a brilliant note of color for the winter decora lion. It Is seen on half the well ap pointed tables of this season. The flowers are often arranged with ferns In a huge white and gold basket for the centre of the table. These baskets are immensely popular. They come in every shade of straw. They are square, round, empire and boat shape. When there is a handle it is twisted with tulle or simply tied with a huge bow of satin ribbon in the centre. Ex cept at very ceremonious dinners, this basket of liowers is preferred to any entrcpiece. The wide, openmouthed l"lench ones, gilded, are especially at tractive. They must be heaped with Bower carelessly put into moss. Another fashionable centrepiece for the table Is a huge transparent French bowl, tilled with the most vividly col ored fruit. Through the fruit are masses of red or yellow flowers. Holly is especially used because of its col oring. This bowl is mounted on a wreath of asparagus vines. I,: RESTING A GOW. - "Did you ever try giving your gowns short siestas or vacations?" said the talkative girl. "My gowns need pos itive rest cures. I don't know whether Ihey get spells of being tired of life, like I do, but, anyway, they become Utterly bored and fagged looking, worn with the stress of life. A periodical disappearance and freshening do won ders for thein. I Lave a certain chif fon of which I am especially fond. I find myself inclined to wear it every evening, until it looks rather shabby to me; yet If I carefully lay it out in tissue paper and put it to rest in my bos couch for several weeks, it comes out all new to me again, and positively scintillates with stored crispness." Women take a lot better care of their evening gowns than those in which they are seen daily. Isn't it strange bow many women will wear a tailor made day after day, every time they go out, yet never ;thlnk of having it pressed? Yet a man always has the suit he isn't wearing in the hands of the tailor, being cleaned and pressed. Women's tailor niades are a good deal like men's clothes nowadays; that is, in the cloths' of which they are made. They are almost as liable to being kneed or wrinkled: and there's nothing freshens a gown like a good brushing snd pressing. ' SUFFERING FOR BEAUTY. You must suffer to be beautiful? according to a French saying. There seems to be some truth in the state ment, if a lady's maid in Taris is to be believed. She has revealed the secrets of her mistress's boudoir, or, rather, torture chamber. The lady herself is now beautiful, but one won ders that she is still alive. For months 6he lay flat on her back on the floor, motionless, -with her arms close to her ide, during several hours every day. Shis wa, it appears, to improve her figure. I inring th" rest of the day. for the same period of time, she sir on a high stool giving and roeklnp' the umier part of her body backward and forward and from side to side unceasingly. 1'y this process die is :aid 1o have acquired a statuesque throat and a sylph's waist. The lady's nose, having n searing nature, was corrected and made Grecian by the constant nmilication day and night for months of a spring bandage. One nos tril was originally larger tnan the other, so she wore a small sponge In It for a year. Iler cheeks have been filled out and rounded by injections of naraliin. Iler ears for mouths were eo-'.presspil against the sides of her head by springs, ivhile heavy weights were attached to the lobes to produce Hie lvoui'.vd elongated shape, which has been succe-sfully achieved. Hav ing suffered this complicated martyr dom for a year, the lady, as already stated, is now beautiful.' Never read facing the light. Do not read while you rock. Don't read on a moving train. Don't tax ycv.r eyes when you are tired or hungry. Don't trv to read-just one minute more in the dusk. No man ever loved a woman just be cause she was g.iod. n m.ni i ever really In love who can say so with all the case, ardor and eelat of a stage lover. Tim mnn who savs nrett.v things to his wife nil the time must have had lots of practice either before or since his marriage. Tim husband who never gives his n-n-a o iir.ci.nf word or (om')!iment would knock down any otner man who would treat her hi the same waj. wnmon coiiinositors have so increased in Edinburgh that In some of the large establishments they form nine ty per cent, of the force employed. Tlmr An nor belonir to the union, but the union allows its members to work with them. Tiwri ! n crowins fancy for hair ntiimvs In nlnee of feathers. These are much cooler than the old style head rest, have no odor ana retain their firmness. The married woman who earns wages may. in some cases, not have to work as hard as the woman who is h-vmit to make her husband's salary meet the family expenses Washing ton Star. After nil, one should not be a fair .vmiimr irivi. All davs can't be sunny, and. besides, one always knows that the sun Is still doing business up xnoie in the blue, and there's not the slight est chance of it getting lost. Soonet or later the old warm rays will shine out again. Talk hopefully to your children ol life and its possibilities; you liave no right to depress them because von have suffered. Woman's Life. Tabs finish many a bodice bask. I'lush is much used in smart head gear. Soft fabrics prevail for afternoon wear. That Frenchy little velvet bow is be ing overworked. A curious red on the crushed straw berry is favored. Warm colors relga supreme in the complete wardrobe. Hand embroidery on tucks is dainty for the debutante's frock. The tiniest fans are of peacock feathers with tortoise shell sticks. Skirt ("ounces caught down at the bottom In puff effect are new old. Every gown has Its shoe or slipper to match and the stocking follows suit. Exquisitely lovely are the pale green art nouveau combs with jeweled floral tops. The blouse with strapped front and a long silk scarf pulled through is popu lar. Hats of moss, with clusters of red berries tucked In the green, are a love ly novelty. Velvet blouses, both simple and elab orate, are to be taken Into considera tion this year. A blouse that is "different" is ol black taffeta with a tucked chemisette of white muslin. There are brown blouses so alluring that one wants to buy a brown suit just to match them. Mass creamy white roses on the back of your evening teque, where they will rest against the hair. Fascinating things are shown in, warm room gowns or. eiueruown, ijuiii- ed satin and cashmeres. To bo chic the muff must bo cither big enough or little enough, between which extremes lies mediocrity. The Household Brushes. The various brushes mied about tho household and for toilet purposes can made stiff and fresh hv a thoroUKil washing in good soap and cold water, nil tnen drying, bristles downward, 'or tho finer hair brushes use borax instead of soap. When brushes ara hung up let them hang with their backs to tho wall. Use of Borax. Tho persistent use of borax will de stroy cock-roaches. Once a week cov er the pantry sliolvcs with powdered borax. Sprinkle it plentifully in the closets and about the "kitchen, (.'spec ially about the sink and all pipes. When renewing, sweep up the oid.sys tcmntically clean every nook and cranny, dry thoroughly, then sprinkle frosa borax over the shelves and lino with clean paper. Persist in this, and tho buys will go. Salt as a Tonic. That salt possesses tonic qualities Is well known, but It has remained for a woman suffering from nervous prostration to use a dry sea salt rub with beneficial results. She soaks a course wash cloth in a strong solution of the sea salt, then dries it. After her cold bath each morning she wipes off the moisture with a towel, then rubs with the salty cloth till her skin is In a glow. She says she has found this to be far more invigorating than the usual hath in salt water. A Lunch Box Convenience. So new that the big store which shows the sample has not yet put the thing itself on sale is a pie-holder, de signed to simplify tho task of the wo man who mu3t pack one or more lunches every morning. Everybody who ha.s ever gone on picnics knov3 what a "squashy" thing pie is, mixing itself with whatever lies nearest it. The pie-holder 13 of tin, and Is sliaped exactly like a "cut" of pie. The ta pering point of the wedge fits into the corner of the lunch box, and two turn over flaps of tin hook on the sides of the box, thus suspending the pie safe ly above tho other edibles. When the lid is on no possible harm can nme to the pie, except by the inverting ol the box. So much convenience loi only five cents, for that is all the holder is to cost. Housework Made Easy. Domestic labor of all kinds has been bo modified by scientific inventions that it has become less drudgery in many Instances than a species of do mosiic engineering on a small scale; if the electric Inventions for the per formance of household labor continue to multiply and to increase in popu larity, it will soon be necessary for the American housewife to become somewhat of an electrician as well as a skilled mechanic, if she Is to cook her husband's dinner, pasteurize her baby's milk, heat her lap-dog's bath, or curl her own hair. The kitchen, laundry and bathroom, not to mention the lighting, heating and cooling apparatus of the Ameri can household, are all rapidly ranging themselves within the domain of oiec trinity, or at least of tho kindred pow ers which are formerly confined to the factory. But now that they have invaded the home, tho need for in dividual labor of the hands Is gradual ly lessening and giving place to the need rather for Intelligent direction of mechanical forces. All that the housewife needs to know, according to the glorified possibilities which aro fast being realized, Is how to control certain currents, buttons and switch es, and she may heat and cool her household at will, cook for It, and des patch the household labor with a ce lerity and a perfection unknown be fore. London Telegraph". Recipes. Cup Cakes. One egg', one cup ot sugar, one-halt cup of butter, one cup of milk, two toaspoonfuls of ycanl powder and two and a quarter cups ol flour. Flavor this with lemcn, which Is liked better in this cake than any of the other flavors. Cream Rarebit. Melt one table spoonful of butter In chafing dish, td which add one-half poiuid of cheesa cut fine, one saltspoonful of salt and ons-fourth as much pepper. When the whole has become creamy add grad ually one cup of cream and the beaten yolks of two eggs. Serve on toast or light crackers. Cocoanut Biscuits. Ten tablespoon fuls of sifted sugar, throe eggs, six tablespoons of grated cocoanut. Whisk the egg3 until very light, add the su gar, then the cocoanut; put a table spoonful on wafer-paper in form of a pyramid; put the paper on tins and bake In a rather cool oven. Keep in tin canister3. Cream of Oyster Soup. Staid one quart of oysters In their own liquor; then lift from the liquor, chop them ismalV and rub them through a strain er; put two level tablospoonfuls of butter in a pan over the fire; when it has melted add two tablespoonfuls of flour; add to this one cupful of the oystor liquor; add the oystor pulp, salt und pepper to season, and a little pa prika; just before serving add one cup f whipped cream, beating it well Into he soup. New York City. House Jackets made in surplice style, with contrasting 'i chemisettes, nre among the latest iihown, and are eminently graceful A Late Design nnd attractive. Tills one is adapted both to general use and to the negligee worn in one's own apartment, and to a wide range of materials, but as illus trated combines pale blue cashmere, trimmed with ribbon banding, with ecru lace. The shawl collar is a fea ture, and together with the flowing sleeves gives exceedingly graceful lines, while tho belt confines the ful ness at the waist when the Jacket is designed for wear beyond the limit 'of one's own apartment. The chemisette can, properly, be of any contrasting material and can be omitted when 5 simpler garment is desired. The jacket Is made with fronts and back and Is finished with the big collar at both neck and front edges. The chemisette is separate, nnd Is aVr nged under the fronts, attached to the right one and hooked over under the left. The sleeves nre In one piece each, gathered at their upper edges. The quantity of material required for the medium size is live nnd one-half yards twenty-seven, four and three fourth yards thirty-two, or four nnd one-fourth yards forty-four Inches wide, with five-eighth yards of all over lace for chemisette nnd sixteen yards of banding to make as Illus trated. ru(Tflt CoaM. Louis Qulnzo coats have become a settled fashion. One of the latest de- Anwtlllll l'lilllitltel. Lovely shades of violet, a pinky mauve-like sunset tint reflected in sea foam, dvep amethyst and lilac are noted In the so-called "amethyst pail lettes" which spangle drapery of duchesse lace and of real Mechlin scarf lace. This beautiful foamy drapery Is used for the decolletage of a bodice and for tho last touch of ele gance of a Fnris hat Intended for those social functions of prime importance where millinery Is worn. Amethyst paillettes look lovely on a lavender ?fhmL mM 7 1 . signs was bu'lt of a soft and delicate siiai'e of canary colored taffeta, on which there was a pompadour garland pattern of silver nnil pule yellow. This was use-.l on the cuffs, collar, and the li-'st fronts, of which there were two :-"ts, tile second being of heavy yellow brocade. A chemisette of creamy lace fhowivl at (lie throat where the vest i.penei!. The skirt worn with this handsome coat was pale yellow slik veiled with guipure. Washington Times. 7ouMf f 'n-Hali-d Ktnn. Eton coats nre among the smartest of all models for the Incoming season, and are shown in many variations. Tills one can be worn rolled open to form revers or closed In double breast ed style, n ml Includes the new sleeves that are full at the top and straight at the wrists. In the ease of the model tli! material Is p -arl gray chiffon broadcloth. Hie revers and cuff:! being of silk iv.u the trimming fancy braid, but all suitings are tipproprlnte. The Eton Is made with fronts and back and Is lilted by means of shoulder, 1'iider-arin seams and single darts. The sleeves are made with two pieces ear li, and nre finished with roll-over c. ill's. The quanUly of material required for by May Manton. the medium size Is throe and one-half yards twenty-one, three yards twenty seven, or one nnd seven-eighth yards forty-four inches wide, with three- fourth yards of silk for revers and cuffs, nnd live yards of braid to ninka as illustrated. satin gown, if they are used sparingly and in the right places. Rosettes of gold tissue, simply made, are liked as coiffure adornments. Young girls nnd matrons both show a preference for these dainty pieces of millinery. A Tnrbtui lint. A turban soid for $5 had a crown of gold lace and a brim of black tulle cov ered with two full box-pleated ruches of emerald green velvet A cluster of exquisite white roses trimmed one side of the turbans. Care In Training. Many young horses aro ruined by being put to work too young, before their bones are properly hardened and their Joints sufficiently strong. In this Immature condition tho young animal Is not ablo to bear constant and sev ere exertion, and if this i3 exacted of them tho injury will be felt all through the rest of their lives. Moderate ex ercise should be begun quite early, but full service tdiould not be required before the fourth year. A Perfect Hog. No two men exactly agree as to what constitutes a perfect hog. Dif ferent men (mon of equal ability) will pick out different hogs as tho winners. This Is duo of- their different ideas as to type and to perfection, write Meisser Bros.-, In Farmers' Advocate. Let us see what aro the requirements of a perfect hog. They are sl.a, bone, quality, color, markings, hair, head, ear, symmetry, stylo, beauty, evenness and a dozen smaller requirements in an Ideal hog. The crucial te&t. and tho one requirement in an ideal hog, Is, will he make tho most perk out of the least amount of feed? All the former go to please the eye, the latter is to fill the pocket-book. If nee 1 be, we could dispense with all the former, but tho latter Is the life of tho busi ness. What I wish to Impress upon tho breeder is, do not forget the par amount object of the breed. It should bo your duty to do all you can In selecting such stock that will make the most gain from the feed fed. Feed Is high and will go higher as the years pas3 on. It will bo only with the utmost care and closest selection that we will bo able to raise the excellency of efficiency that has been attained In the last 25 years. We can scarcely hopo to accomplish as much in the next 25 years; still there is plenty of room left. You may wonder what type I con sider tho nearest perfect. It certainly can bo no other than the medium hog. Extremes aro always bad. bo they in chararter, climate, weather or In stock. Extremes are bound to bo un popular. The short and shui'fy hog may not waste much feed, but he is sluggish, weighs little and would ex terminate the breed If continuously used for breeding purposes. The long, lean and gaunt hog, in my opinion, i3 a poor and wasteful feeder, requir ing too long a timo to market. To my knowledge the state has not ex perimented along this line. These would be valuablo tests. The Covering of Silage. When silage is to stand any length of time before feeding begins, it is im portant that its surface should bo pro tected from the air. Green marsh grass or clovor makes a good cover ing. Oat straw, or a portion of the silage itself, may be used if nothing cheaper can be had. After the silo Is filled It should be tramped thorough ly every two or three days for at least a week. The object of the repeated tramplngs is to overcome the tendency of the silage to adhere to the walls In settling, and thus leave It loose and open so that air can get in. It is Important to have a man in the silo during the whole period of filling, in order to keep tho si lags well scattered and the surface level and well tramped around the walls. Ev erything considered, It has been found that a slow filling of the silo, such as will require a week or ten days or even longer, not only allows more feed to be stored in It, but also Insures bet ter silage than, when hurried In three or four days. Time Is required for the silage to settle and to expel the en-' tangled air by heating and by the set ting free of carbonic acid. This getting rid of the air favors smaller losses and sweeter silage. If the silage is rather ripe and dry when cut it Is advisable to wet the top with water when the silo is full at the rate of about two gallons per square foot of surface. The object of this water 13 to restore that which is lost by evaporation due to heating, and to quickly develop a thin, well rotted, very wet layer on the surface which then forms a nearly air-tight cover. In the construction of silos It 13 very Important to have 'the horizontal di mensions such that the rate of feeding shall be rapid enough to permit no moulding on the exposed surface. Slight traces of mould have been observed In silage when being fed at the rate of 1.2 inches per day, and this would indicate that it should not be fed slower than this daily. Each two inches of corn ailage will weigh on the average 7.5 pounds per square foot, and on this basis tho proper sur face area would bo placed at five square feet per cow. It is quite pos sible that this feeding area may be en larged somewhat, but it is a serious mistake to make It so large that, there Is danger of there being spoiled silage on the surface which must be shoveled aside every time the silage Is taken out. The best plan Is to have the silo as deep as possible and the diameter re latively small. This construction will give the largest capacity for a given size, because the silage will have a greater depth in which to settle and will be more compact. Prof. F. W. Taylor, In the Massachusetts Ploughman. Profitable Milk. A3 a guide for dairymen in the selec tion of tho breed best suited for the dairy, a breed test was conducted of ficially at tho St. Louis exposition, in which chosen representative cows of four breeds were entered. The best dairy breeds of tho" four proved to be the Jerseys and Holstelns. The Hol stein herd produced 63 pounds 1 ounce milk per cow por day, and the Jersey herd produced 41 pounds 7 ounces milk per cow per day. But ev ery ono hundred pounds of Jersey milk contained 13 pounds 8 ounces of solids; whereas ono hundred pound3 of Holsteln milk contained but 11 pounds 7 ounces of solids. The laws of many cities require twelve porcent total solids in the milk sold In them, so that the milk of the Holsteln herd would not have come up to tho legal standard In such cities. It would re quire 11S pounds of the Holsteln milk to equal in nutritive valua one hundred pounds of the Jersey milk. This means eighteen percent moro bulk, weight and handling In tho case of the milk of the Holstelns, without any compensating Increase In its solid contents. Such is the comparative value of tho milk of those two herds on the basis of quantity of total solids, without talcing cost of production into consideration. Let us now examine the millc of the herds from the standpoint of the but termaker. Tho milk of tho Jersey contained 4. GO percent fat; that is, every one hundred pourids of Jersey milk contained 1 pounds 10 1-2 ounces of butter fat, which is equivalent to 5 pounds 7 ouncos butter containing 85 percent fat. The milk of the Holsteln herd contained 3.45 percent fat 3 pounds 7 1-5 ounces fat in every one hundred pounds of milk which is equivalent to 4 pounds 1 ounce of eighty-five percent butter. So that ev ery on-3 hundred pounds of the Jersey milk would yield 1 pound 6 ounces more butier than one hundred pounds of the Holsteln milk. In other words, It would take 133 pounds of the Hoi stein milk to equal one hundred pounds of Jersey milk for butter-mak- Ling uses. But this is assuming that uie same proportion, oi mo mi. in ma Holsteln milk would be converted in to but ter as in the case of the Jersey milk; whereas it 13 well known that the creara of Holsteln milk does not separate so thoroughly as that of Jer sey milk; and, again, the lower the percentage of fat the greater the loss in the buttermilk. Now let us consider the co3t In foed at which tho milk of tho respective herds in question was produced. The value of the Jersey milk is stated to be $2070,279, and the cost of the foed to produco same $722,507, which shows a n:.-t profit for the 120 days of the test of S53.91 per cow. The net profit in t!io case of the Holstein herd Is $45.85 percent per cow, leaving a bal ance in favor of Jerseys as profitable milk producers of ?7.00 per cow in the 120 days. Tho value of the,, butter which the Jersey milk would produce Is stated at $1710,103. Deducting the cost of the feed gbyen above we find a net profit of $39.51 per cow. The net profit production of the Holstein herd Is $29.20 per ccw. So that the Jerseys proved the more profitable producers of butter by $10.31 per cow In the 120 days. The official figures are not yet published, but it is believed that those given are correct. Truly, there are differences In milk and in dairy breed3 and also in the profits to bo derived from them. R. M. G-ow in Massachu setts Ploughman. Poultry Notes. The dust heap Is absolutely neces sary for fowls. Feather pulling 13 a vice that comes from confinement and Idleness. Allow, no filth of any kind to accumu late within reacch of the fowls. Thoroughness in detail In poultry raising Is the great secret of success. Common fowls do not possess the characteristic qualities ot thorough hrsds. When fowls are permitted to roost in foul, damp nouses It causes droop ishness. FowU will eat a great deal of granu lated charcoal. As a preventive of disease it is invaluable. By giving young fowls a free range it will aid materially to develop a strong, healthy constitution. It Is easier to keep fowls In a good condition now than to allow them to run down and then build up again. Poultry should always have access to green food when possible, and when they can not It should be supplied. ' Corn, when fed to the hens by Itself, has a tendency to fatten rather than produce tho most profitable egg lay ing. Tarred paper Is better than almost any other material for lining the in side of coops and houses. It is also excellent for driving away lice. The only sure and safe way to keep large flocks, whether young; or old, Is to separate them Into small lots, each one to occupy a place for Itself. The distinguishing iiaracterlstics of the Sylesbury breed of ducks are il.-l- fnAMHllfv an ttarlv mutni-lfv combined with their great aptitude fatten.
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