The Dickinson press., 1896-05-23
Live stock Notes.

The eve that prove to be the best
mothers in all respects should be care
fully kept for further service.
The epizootic is frequent and likely
to become epidemic with horses in
Colorado.
1t takes patience and some skill to
teach a horse to rack, but it can gem
orally be done, and it is a pleasant
gait for q saddle horse.
Tho Sultan of Turkey treats the. g.
600 horses in his stables much better
than he does some of his subjects. His
finest animals are of Arabian blood.
Mules are coming into greater de-
mand. Those Of good size and well
formed command paying prices. They
are working their way northward.
Save the heifer calves that promise
to make good cows; If YOU don't want
the cows somebody else will, and viii
pay q good price for them, too.
The inability Of the people to buy
pure and good wooden goods Inevitably
results in u large consumption 81
shoddy.
With wooden factories closing for
want of demand for their products Il
is not strange that the wool market
is depressed.
The golden hoof' and golden
fleece are not the blessings they once
were because they are now gold-stand.
ard hoof and fleece.
If one would find the true Of
low priced wool let him learn Of meis
chant tailors and others how dull tha
clothing trade is.
Do not shear the sheen until coin.
storms are no lorger probable; OF
they are shorn and such a storm
comes, shelter them, for in this cN.
mate it is no always true that to
wind Is tempered to the shorn lamb
The widows engagement ring is now
a peridot, which in reality is an Indian
chrysolite, and a deep leaf-green in
color. The peridot ring is set about
with diamonds; and when it arrives
the lady gives her first engagement
ring to her eldest daughter, and her
wedding ring to her eldest son.
One week before the wedding q
stately luncheon is given to the near
est and dearest Of the old friends Of
the bride to be. After the engage.
ment's announcement she appears at
no public functions. At the altar her
dress may be of any subdued shade
Of satin.
To make up for the absence Of veil
and orange blossoms, p%rofusions Of
White lace trim the skirt and waist of
the bridal gown en- secondes noces,
Even the bonnet is of white. lace, and
the bouquet is preferably Of white ro-
chids; and up the aisle the lady o
hand in hand with her youngest child.
no matter whether it is a boy or a
girl. The little one wears an elabor-
ate white costume, holds the brides
bouquet, and precedes the newly mar
ried pair to the church door.
Where there is a large family Of
children and q desire on the Widows
part for a trife more display than is
usually accorded on such occasions,
all of her daughters, in light gowns
and bearing big bouquets. support
their mother at the altar.
An informal little breakfast now
follows the ceremony. Such a break
fast Is scarcely more than a light,
simple luncheon served from tile buff
let, wound up by wedding cake and a
toasting posset; but the bride of a
second marriage does not distribute
cake nor her bouquet among her
friends. Her carriage horses do not
wear favors, either, though shoes and
rice can be freely scattered in her
wake; and, to the comfort of her
friends, she does not expect anything
elaborate in the way of wedding gifts.
-PhiladelDhia Telegranh.