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The morning times., 1896-09-13

through square jet buckles and fell each
side of the front in graceful ends, were
made of a heavy white ribbon, edged
with black velvet. Inside of the neck
band there was a scant ruche of the
same, turning back in collar points at the
front.
Then Just at the bust, as IL it were
part of O gown underneath, escaped a
soft jabot of deep yellow lace, the two long
ends of which turned over carelessly on
the bottoms of the jacket fronts. A draw
ing of this smart" " dolman"-for the funny
old fashioned name was actually tackled on
this wonderful creation-is likewise here
pictured.
Apropos Of the velvet edged ribbons, a
word. They are on the smooth taffeta
order, black velvet a quarter of an inch
wide bordering them.
They are shown in white and many colors,
the most dashing OF the tints being a
strange luminous pink with silver sheen,
that is both dim and deep. and like moth
ing else under the sun. In great brist-
ling ruchings, with attendant quilts and
marabout and paradise aigrettes, these
ribbons will be one of the novelties in the
new seasons millinery.
A made and adorable hat just seen had
a vast quilting in the curious pslk described.
The mode! was a French walking shape.
square crowned, broad and fiat. with q
small rolling brim. At the left front. in a
nest of quilting which circled the crown,
huddled a wonderful bird, the woaderfullest
ever seen. He looked something like gray
dove with white feathers in his wings, but
underneath the gray wings there were
black ones, like shadows. and lie had o
slender ducks mouth. painted scarlet, and
q black paradise tan. Altogether lie was
q remarkable bird, but he must have been
The morning times., 1896-09-13

of New York's most recherche tailors,
had loose cape sleeves, which hung down
longer than the rest of the garment,
with mantle effect This was made of
pale, fa wn -colored cloth, with the edges
heavily stitched, and d lining OF old yell
low brOcade. The model is here Illus
trated. the back having the same short
look Of the front.
A close fitting Jacket of dark green
faille. exquisitely embroidered In white
and black, was Also made with an eye
toward mercy for the gown sleeves.
Sleeves of this were likewise cape af-
fairs. but cut circular. and falling short
of the Jacket tail. Windmill bows on
the shoulders. and braces which slipped
The morning times., 1896-09-13
SLEEVES AND SKIRTS.
Each Will Be Smaller According to
Autumn Styles.

Autumn Styles.
The world may stop wondering now,
| for at last Mrs. Fashion has consented to
| speak about autumn and winter modes.
The eist Of her talk, however, concerns
skirts and sleeves latter all the two vital
points of dress both of which are to grow
beautifully smaller and narrower until the
reaction against width has been satisfied
Already, indeed, the circumference of
the sinartest skirts is reduced by more
than half of what IL was in the spring,
while skirt with godets all round is,
TO inodlsh opinion, almost as olG-fash-
ioned as cverskirt and pa niers.
The lower portion of the new skirts stil
have decided flare, but at the hips they
fit with skin snugness, too snugly, in fact,
for any but syInnuetrically proportioned
figures. A new skirt that threatens to
become popular has been designed by an
English taylor OF world renown. This
exactly reverses the late order OF things
in having a gored front and circular back.
The apron is cut extremely narrow, so
that at the top the seams, with those Of.the
two side cores, are at the front Of the
hips. The CIRCULAR back is siiffened only
quarter of a yard deep at the bottom
and falls in six heavy fnturning kilt
plaits. pressed down to lie flat from belt
to hem.
A novel effect, where the gown mate
rial is OF cloth, is to have the seams OF the
apron and side cores heavily stitched and
tapping over. With this a deep hem will
be simulated with five or more rows of the
stitching.
"A corsage Anglais, long wasted Eng
hsh-looking bodice, with narrow waist
coat and small basques, is the proper upper
caper for this skirt, but many of the bodices
have the short. loose sacque and wide girdle
effects OF the French designers.
Sleeves are growing steadily longer
and closer to the forearm portion, with
only slight drapery or small puff at the
top to give breadth to the shoulders.
The cocky sleeve of the moment clings
to the arm like glove. but it is a glove
that admits OF much tucking, putting,
shrring and wrinkling as far as the
sleeve proper is concerned. The long
wrist is pointed or bell-shaped, and
comes as low as the knuckles, and where
the sleeve is much decorated a smart
idea is to have the drapery at the top
sewed only in the arm hole SO as to
show as much of II as possible. For thin,
ungainly arms. these new sleeves, show
ing all sorts of crosswise trimming ef-
fects, are just the thing, but more
shapcly members will more often than
not, be hurt by them. For a heavy arm
the under sleeve should be plain or
trimmed leDgtiI-wise. and the drapery at
the top voluminous enough to increase
the look of slghtness.
With the very heavy GOWNS even those
The morning times., 1896-09-13
Coiffures for Girls.

Young girls. from thinking the old style
ofcoiffures too demure for then, have come
TO think IL very piquant and pretty. The
most elderly styles of hairdress;ng are
seen at the principal summer places with
the sweetest results. For pronouncedly
blonde young woman the puffed cOiffure
is always becoming. because it shades the
face little and brings into relief the
complexion apt to be too rale.
The morning times., 1896-09-13
The Linen Closet.

The linen closet of 4 careful Rousekeeper
is really pretty sight The various arti-
cles are laid in even piles or tied with rib
bons OF harmonious hue, especially those
that are not in constant every day use The
frinscs just escape beyond the shelves, the
monograins are all on top, aud the whole
place is invested with an air OF cleanliness
and purity and order.
The morning times., 1896-09-13
The GIass That Cheers

Raspberry Vinegar To four quarts of
red raspberries put enough yinegarto cover;
let stand twenty-four hours; scald and
straint; add pound of sugar to one pint
Of juice: Toll twenty minutes and bottle;
1t is then ready for use. and will keep for
years. To a glass OF ice water add two
tablespoonfuls; it is very refreshing
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-01
Florida Celery.

The Florida Celery Compan under
the management of Mr.. James Brown,
have made a great success with their
celery crop this year ON Cypress Island.
They are now packing and shipping a
quantity of as fine celery, both as to size
and flavor, as can be grown. They now
have about third of an acre blanched
and ready for shipment, which they ex-
pect to sell for good price, owing to the
fact that there is none on the markets
from any other state. They have been
offered 81 per dozen for it here. The
first shipment left last night for New
York and Philadelphia. They have sew
eral acres in celery that will be coming
on and they will be shipping off and on
from now until July. Celery growing
here is a success and one of the most
profitable crops that can be grown.-Kis-
simmee Valley.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-01
Training Tomato Vines.

The Times-Democrat says. For per-
mament use SCI SIX posts in the ground
securely, which are enough to supply
the need of an ordinary family. After
frost is gone get your plants nearly q
foot long, dig hole, place the plant in
it, fill half full of rich dirt, saturate well
with water, then hill up all around the
plant. Strip piece of leather and tack
the vine on each side to the post, the OBJ
ject being to run to the top. 1t is taken
for granted that every gardener or
farmer knows what the runner is; two
at time will just appear; clip them off.
AS soon as two make their appearance
to the top of the post, be careful to dis
tinguish from the fruit-bearing ones, as
they must not be disturbed; keep turn
ing and lacking strips as the runners
appear; you will then have one long
stem, which will run twelve feet, bear
ing tomatoes to the top and hang over.
There is no comparison in the ones
raised by training and the old way; none
are lost by rot.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-01
Col. J. De V. Hazard, an extensive

Col. J. De V. Hazard, an extensive
orange grower of Eustis, and proml-
nent figure in Florida Grand Army of
the Republic circles, passed through
Ocala Saturday for China, where he has
accepted position as instructor of mill
tary tactics in the Celestial Empires
army. 1t is reported his salary will be
$40. 600 year.
Mr.. V. J. Shipman, of Lawtey, Fla,
acting as agent for a Christian sect call
ing themselves "Children of the King"
was in Quincy the first of the week. He
visited Gadsden county with view of
colonizing these people, and visited that
section of the county lying between
Mount Pleasant and River Juction. The
"Children of the King" are to come from
Nebraska, and it is given out that they
will engage in farming and manufacture
ing. A singular thing about the new
sect is that all the property is decided in
trust to Christ All money or surplus
produce is reserved for similar purpose.
They live like one large family and men
and women are vested equally with the
right of suffrage, and the overseers and
advisory board are elected by them
Quincy Fra.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-01
japanese Fruit Growing.

The Los Angeles Times gives account
of some peculiarlties of japanese horti-
culture as observed by Mr.. W. W. Whit
ney during prolonged stay in that coun-
try:
1.-The japanese are peculiar fruit grow
ers. They do not allow apples, peaches,
pears or other fruits to mature on the
trees. Most fruit is picked when it is
very green and generally when it is but
half grown. Consequently it is difficult
to find much palatable fruit for sale.
Pears were the best fruit found by the
traveller. The Japanese custom Of grow
ing pears is to build bamboo platform,
and through this platform the branches
of the tree are trained to grow. These
branches are spread out on the platform
and tied down fiat. Thus the fruit on
the branches is fully exposed to the sun
on level plane, causing it to be ripened
quickly and uniformly. A Japanese pear
orchard resem bles field full of elevated
trays, as it were, on which the entire
crop of pears is being summed. In order
to protect peaches from the attacks of
birds each of the peaches is covered with
an individual wire netting. Melons are
all ripened under glass: Over each can
teIoupe is glass covering, like the glass
covers used over French clock. Melon
patches of many acres in extent are filed
with thousands Of these glass covers,
each protecting fair-Sized muskmelon.
The care in growing melons does not
make them very expensive, and the
prices are not materially higher than
are charged in California.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-01
The Oanaigre Experiment.

An inspection of the fields planted in
canaigre in January shows that the
plants are coming finely. and give prom
Use of satisfactory growth says an Or
lando correspondent of the Citizen. The
plants are now receiving their first work
ing. They respond readily to cultivation
and seem to thrive in Florida SOIL
This experiment was started little
too late in the season to secure full re-
suits the first year. Canaigre is winter
growing plant. 1t is dormant in the
summer, the tops dying off about May.
If not disturbed the roots will lie in the
ground until about September, when
they throw up new tops to grow again
during the cool season.
Mr.. Kerr, for whom this experimet is
being made, had a few plants set last
September. These have made very
satisfactory growth. He reports that
the roots have attained a much larger
size in Florida than they do in the West
ern Territories in which the plant was
originally found growing in wild state.
Owing to the delay in getting the seed
root the planting was not done until Jan
uary, thus losing large part of the
growing season.
The fields will not be disturbed this
spring. The roots will lie IN the ground
during the summer and next winter,
thus giving them the best possible chance
to demonstrate what can be expected
from them.
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-01
White VS.. Red Rice.

In a letter from Messrs. Dan Talmage's
Sons, New York, they state that while
thus far they had good success in the
milling and sale of Creole, or red rice,
still they do not wish to be understood as
recommending it's culture in the future.
cit may possess all the merits claimed
by the government chemist, yet, looking
at things from a practical standpoint,
it is not wise TO run counter to the pre-
iudices OF the consumer. He wants
white rice and will pay for it, because it
pleases the eye, two, three or four times
the price of red. For this reason the
whittier sorts are by all odds the better to
cultivate" They also hand the follow
ing pertinent suggestions, which are
worthy of consideration, as we are
about entering upon preparations for
the new crop:
l. Clean your land before putting seed
into it; enough weeds will grow in spite
of you, so start free.
2. Plant good seed. Like produces
likes 1t COSTS no more to pillow, plant,
cultivate, harvest, mill and sell good
rice than poor, but the money results is
vastly different.
3, Cultivate carefully. After you have
spent time, labor and seed, don't grow
weary In we'll doing, bnt follow it up I'M
til the time you expect your reward.
f. Harvest at the right time. and
don't linger If you have good day.
Let your rice cure before you thresh.
Haste makes waste" in this and other
things. Thresh and clean your rice so
it will give you reputation worth so
cents barrel more than your slouchy
neighbor.
5. Sort your grades; that is, if you
have few bags of poor truck, don't
put them IN with your good rice. 1t
will spoil it all, and, what's more, spoil
your reputation. Better feed the trash
to the chickens; they will grow fat on it.
6. Get rice milled where they will do
it the best; not where they charge you
the least. Good service in milling costs
money, like anything else, and milling
can be "too cheap to be good
The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1896-04-01

The Mckay family claims title to con-
siderable land now covered by business
houses at Tampa, and which has come
down to the present owners through a
long chain of titles.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-05
ONE OF W0MAN'S WAYS.
A Bluff Called, Nickel Saved, Trick
Exposed. & Woman Humiliatad.

Bluff Called, a Nickel Saved, a Trick
Exposed, Woman Inundated.
She was charming creature, and
rugged in such stunning style that NEST
women i'll the car Immediately set to
work figuring out just how much the
New York Herald is to be believed. She
pumped down beside another charming
creature. whose attire was only d tr:he
less gorgeous. They were evidently
friends or acquaintance and exchanged
salutations, accompanied by terms of
endearment, which, to the man ignorant
of the ways of fashionable feminii1ity,
would have implied deep seated mutual
affection.
Suddenly the latest arrival exclaimed,
as though smitten with an inspiration:
.'Oh, how lucky I've, met you. 1t has
just occurred to me that l have nothing
smaller than $40 bill in my purse and
the, conductor Won't change anything so
high as that, you know. It would be so
embarrassing to, me if YOU weren't here
to pay my fare
''1'm awfully sorry was the response,
given with all the emphasis of perfect
sincerity. 81 haven't anything smaller
than $2o in my purse: But you needn't
gone into effect on this line. The con-
ductor gives change for everything up to
$40. 1t is so fortunate for you. you
| know. You'll just be able to load ub
with change. It is such handy thing
to have around
But the incarnate triumph of milliher's
| art, instead of looking pleased and ,e-
lieved, turned red as a poppy. The con-
ductor was standing opposite her and
| had just said, Fare, please" she tished
| out her pocketbook, and after some lit
tie fumbing pulled out a nickel, muir
! muring something about having forgot
ten that she had it. She got out at The
| next block
Then the woman whom she had asked
to- pay her fare said to the friend with
whom she was going to the matinee:
THE mean thing! That's a regular
trick of hers when she meets anybody
she knows on a car. She has caught me
by it two or three times, too. She won't
| try it on me again. I've what my hus-
| band would say called her Bluff
But do they change $40 bills on this
| line?'
".Why. of course they don't. just
said that to make her show herself up.
| | knew that she hadn't $40 with her.
Her husband pays her millinery bills
because he likes to see her attract at
tention. But he limits her close en-
! spending money!"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-05
Made a Mistake.

DR.. Guinness Rogers of London tells
good story of the late DR.. Miller, at
one time a very popular Congregational
list preacher. Being overtaken one night
in u violent rainstorm on Yorkshire
moor DIR. Miller accepted the hospitali-
ty of a good-hearted Yorkshireman, who
equipped him with suit of clothes
while DR.. Miller's garments were dry,
ing in the kitchen.
The preacher was coming downstairs
after donning the borrowed clothes,
when the housewife came out of another
room. She had the family Bible in her
hand with the intention of inviting the
doctor to read portion from the Scrip
lures before retiring. Mistaking DR..
Miller i'll his borrowed garments for her
husband, she lifted the family Bible and
banged him OH the head as he walked in
front of her down the stairs, exclaiming,
'Sithha, TAX that for askin' him to staa
nil t'npptl'
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-05
Tw6-HOfse Girl Gtiltivafors:

The Western fdrmef has almost t;ni-
versally discarded the sing le-horse cul-
tivator. Instead of this he uses one
with a division iii the middle which
straddles the hill DIS does also tie team.
There can be mo doubt that this close
work to the hill; if skillful hand guides
the ciiltivatof, does good work and will
reach closer to the corn THAN can 4 cul-
tivator going ONCE in a row and drawn
by single horse. But the difficulty
be thus cultiyated; and this is the time
when many Eastern farmers claim that
cultivation does MOST good. All the
early cultivation develops d large
amount Of plant food, and this neces-
sarily results in rampant crop of weeds
as soon as the cultivation is Suspended.
Western corn fields are usually LAID by
so early in the sedson that there is ample
time for many weeds to ripen their
seeds before the corn is off. 1t. is this
that makes WESTERN firltis sd Badly over
run by weeds that the yield Of Ill crops
is greatly lessehed as compared with
what the soil might prpdtce: The two
horse cultivhtor stirs the ground deeper
than is generally done With single
horse: But in this also the single cul-
tivator has the advantage. By cultivat-
ing shallow a single horse can 90 over
as much land in day as can two
horses, as the chltiyators are usually
set: The shallow cultivation keeps the
soil more moist; DIS every time it is
turned deeply sofiie fresh, damp soil is
brought to the surface to be dried out
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-05
THE. NAVAL MILITIA.
A Programme of Cruises for July-What
States Support Naval Forces.

States Support Naval Forces.
One duty, which Admiral Bunce's
squadron will be called upon to perform
this sumiittf is that of giving q cruise
at sea to the naval militia of such states
as desire It, and for this purpose period
in the early part of July is to be set
apart. 1t is recognized that one of the
best methods of accustoming these or
CARNATIONS to duties aboard ship. as dis
tlnct from the functions of land force,
is to have them go to sea once a year;
and. accordingly, Assistant Secretary
McAd0o Is now arranging for this pur-
pose convenient programme:
The Senate's c6hcurtehce iii the pro-
fsG fba MADE Sts BY the d Hoqse 9f $4,000
priation. hitherto obtained This cannot
to the or tons 81 he e8s RGr9en al
lotment is $25, 900. Of which $1,000 is set
aside for the purchase of books. The
amount ACTUALLY received per man has
beer, steadily decreasing with the growth
Of the naval militia. Thus last year
man, while this year it is only S7.i9.
Doubling this last sum will make a large
difference iii RESOURCES and even the de-
duction for such increases iii numbers
as may be made this year will still leave
large average:
IL may surprise SOME persons to LEARN
that New York does not have the largest
is first, with A officers and 439 men;
then comes California with % officers
and AT men. closely followed by Illinois
with 10 officers and 395 men, while New
York numbers p differs aiid 312 men in
her militia. The other nine states. TAX
en- in order Of size Or 6rganiza ton. i1an1e-
ly. Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, South
Carolina, North Carolina. Rhode island,
Pe1nsylyania. Georgia; make up total
of 293 officers and 1899 enlisted inen on
April I, 1896. for the fo}irteeii states.
OF these states ten were represented
at the late a2nntial convention held DIT
Baltimore. It was noted at that CON
vention that the Senate amendments to
the navy bill made the appropriation for
the naval militia applicable to outfits for
signaling and for the fitting UP of Pulling
boats to be used in Reconnaissance along
the coast. The preference which seems
to be manifested for this kind of work
over that of criiispg at sea on warships.
will perhaps air the new movement for
founding a distinct Organization: to be
composed of stafaring men and Of those
whose OCCUPATIONS are allied to a liafal
career. However,, it is conceded that
the naval militia has d sphere Of its
OWL.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-05
Tn to Date Rows

Between trains at the railway station
the other day two fond young fathers
Dragged about their respective 3-year-
olds, SAYS the New York Sun.
One father said that his son walked
as well as most children of G., The
other father said that his son walked
better than most children of 6. His
sisters, teaching him the two-step now"
he added. And the first father said
that his boy was a great talker. "Talks
Just as well as you or do, you know;
says,;everything he wants to-
'"Sho,, that's nothing" retorted the
other, "why, my little Bobby uses words
that we grown-ups have to look up in
the dictionary. l never heard such a
vocabulary as that youngsters" Then
the first man remarked that his son loved
to be read to. "Read tor cried the 9TH
err. "Do you mean to say that your boy
can't read yet? Why. Bobby's read for
me more than year: Reads everything,
too-books,. magazines, newspapers
whatever he can lay his hands on.
He -" look here" interrupted the
first man. Does your boy shave himself
or 90 to barber?"
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1896-06-05
NEW RAYS.

Will men still say the light Is good, Il
When nothing lies from it concealed.
When. thrown on living flesh and blood,
1t shows a skeleton reveAle0S
We aye have loved the softened RAYS
Which will not let us zee too much,
But wrap, as In a kindly haze,
The things that shrink from human touch,
We hide our skeletons away
When they have played their living part,
And shut them from the light of day
Within tho twilight Of the heart.
And all the wrongs that shock and shame
Our tender feeling or our pride
Inc sullieu honor. tarnshed maine
In dim fOrgetfulness we hide.
But now we dread lest some fierce beam
More strong than our resistance prove,
And make us look where only seem
Cnlovely relies Of our love.
And yet, It may be, we were wise
TO welcome each new ray Of light,
And face with frank, courageous eyes
What now we bury out of sight
Ills not. perchance, true Sclf-cohtrol.
Nor any part of charity,
To shut the windows Of the sOtil
'Gainst all we do not choose to see.
New light, which shines on earth, may tell
How brighter rays. which shine above,
Can touch the lowest depths Of hell,
Yet touch with tender tints Of love.
Chambers Journal.