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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26

Tar also of silk. preferably q stock. with
tTo-bu;ton trimmsd-tab ends.
This same model IS also extremely chic
ard pretty in a very fine green and white
creek taffeta. with the folds piped with
white and stitched in green.
DRESSES IN TWO SHADES.
SILK shlrt-waist dresses in two tones of
the same color are good style. especially
when they are made up in striped tafeta.
\ shirt-waist suit which is in good taste
is made Of delicate gray taf6ta silk with 4
rather broad stripe in a much darker shade
Of gray.
The shirt waist Ct this suit shows a full
blouse made with a t~a6-shaped strap over
the shoulders finished with a fine white silk
cord pendant trimming.
This same ball trimming is also intro
duced dangling from the silk stock. Then.
there are the shirt-waist suits of pongee
IN its natural color. which are indeed good
locking ana in good taste.
they are made up much tucked and often
trimmed with raponn lace the same color
as the silk
not all shirt-waist suits.
There are elaborate street costumes as
of silk
A fashionable silk street gown which
would also be comfortable as a travelling
"a - maui VI bAdNh anu white NneGk
taffeta trimmed most effectively with black
velvet ribbon and big black. ve.yet-coyered
buttons.
The waist has a smart coat effect and is
made Wit a short basque OF the silk and
the entire vest Of linen lace.
NEW STYLE SLEEVE.
The sleeve is one of the newest Of the
new models.
The unGer norton is cut like a coat sleeve
with but little f~ullness. while below the
elbow an abrupt puff appears. its outline
emphasized by a %curiousiy shaped cuff OF
the silk bound with the black velvet ribbon
and trimmed with two black velvet buttons.
II is quite the proper thing these DAYS
to carry with a costume of this sort a
~arasol exactly matching IL.
in contrast to this style Of gown there are
other much more dressv silk costumes
combined with lace and fancy stitches.
Satin foulard in. one OF the new small e.
ured enectstis a favOfite material for this
sivle of dress.
A charming oak-brown satin foulard gown
with a tiny figure in whhe. seen recently.
was combined with broad bands of cream
tinted Cluny lace.
Both the waist and the skirt were corded.
the cords running vertically TO give the
length OF line to the figure.
Separate motifs of the lace were applied
TO the stock collar and cuns of the waist.
Among the D~rettiest of the gowns con- ,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26

WRITTEN o Il SUNDAY RTPCBLIC.
There was a time when the silk gown
meant the eyeEing gOwa-the costume dis
tinciiy for dress occasions.
Now all this IS changed.
The fashionable girl wears. silk. morning.
noon and night, and the silk gowns Of this
esason's design plainly tell the reason why.
There is simply no end to their charming
variety.
Tafeta silks, pongeesy Standings and
satin foulards are made UP into chic-loak-
ing shiTt-waist suits which are distinctly
Inc smart thing for morning wear. while
The soft louisines. satin liberties nd 'ponpl4
dour silks are effectively combined with
lace. embroidsries and ribbons for after
nom end evening wea-.
For travelling there are tailor-made gowns
Of silk, as well as long silk coats. II is dis
tiEctiy Z silk year, and there is no denying
II.
The evolution of the shirt-waist suit since
as nrst introduction has been something 10
marvel at.
At first it was exactly what its name i'm
pneo-a shirt waist OF some sensible. wash
able material. with a plain skirt made Of
the same fabric as the shirt waist.
Inc palmer the costume the more correct
Il was considered. but since then there have
been shirt-waist suits which tine uninitistei
A AIAa AZ Atib6Lh-t dS SUCH. IN
less specially informed.
TAFFETA SHmT-WAIsT SUIT.
This year the shirt-Igaist suit is quite as
apt TO be Of taffeta as of Bingham. and it
IS more often embroidered and lace trim
ined than plain. However, the best stvIe
OF shirt-waist suits are the palmer ones.
his is particularly so of the sin, suits
the taffeta silks lend themselves admir-
aply to the cool shirt-waist costume.
In pin stripes and broad stripes. in little
checks aud big checks. in somber Effects
ana in plain coloTs scattered with dots in
various sizes. they are all used.
The black and white shirt-waist suits are
much liked this year.
One pretty model shows the plain effect
OF the skirt broken with folds and the same
idea carried out in the shirt waist.
Inc costume is made of white taffeta.
thickly ~sprinkled with rain-drops in black.
Ehe skirt is plain over 1he hipssard ms
snugly.
Below the hip line there are five stitched
ioids introduced at intervals. and the Skin,
IS finished with a hounce which Is mT,cb
deeper in the back than the front.
Ihree wide folds trim the front NJ ,bo
snIIt waist, and the sleeve is a small bisbon /
Win tucks toward the shoulder.
with a suit of this sort. il Is o,i,o 49,
smart thing u wear a narrow belt 81 ~ I
same SILK as the dress, and TO have the col |
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26
BORILLO GAINSa&*
&%$IN HONDURAS.
indications That His Party Will
Soon Be in Power.

san Pedro. Honduras. April THE
troubles between the party in power and
the parties wishing to get control of the
reins OF Government have recently as
sumed quite a different aspect. and it now
Deeins to lock as though peace would at
last once more come TO US.
Borillo, the popular candidate. and the
one who received a large majority OF the
votes is with his army already knocking at
The gates Of the suburbs Of the capital.
II VIII be remembered thar Borflo was
Minister OF VA under the present admins
trauon. and that he has the reputation of
being a fine soldier.
Inis reputation has been wei borne out
oy the events % the past few months. as
his forces are the oalv ones TINT have any
satisfactory organization on a scale Of SUI
Aeient magnitude to cab then by the dig
niEed term of army
Sorilo IS also extremely popular with The
WORKING classes and pqueis portion q the
population in general
Although he does not advocate any dseld-
ca reforms nor make any promises of 2
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26

snicuous for their handwork are the dainty
dresses Of fine white China silk. made VI
with the finest OF lace. much hand drawn
work and many fancy stitches.
These gowns are most deceiving creations
for they have an air OF sweet simplicity
] which beeuiles one into thinking that they
are inexpensive little Irocks. when the
truth Is. by the Introduction OF so much
framework. they are astOnishingly expen-
sive.
AUTOMOBILE COAT.
TIE long silk coat Will be decidedly the
smart thing for driving and autouobuIu-
this spring and summer.
II i5 most effective in Shaltung silk in
lis natural color. though it is. Of course.
more practical in black.
4 model which aay woman fond of
clothes would be Glad TO own Is a loose
hitting ShantunC coat reaching to the bet
tom Of me gown.
L is made with a shoulder cape and a
fetchingly novel cuff.
The cape is trimmed with n stole Of the
Shantung. appliqued with the ecru lace. and
the cuff IS decorated in the same fashion
The fullness Of the upper part of the sleeve
is confined 10 the arm in fine plaits.
Below the elbow IL hangs full. but Is
gathered into the cuff near the wrist. max
ing q dropping puff. with its greatest depth
near the hand.
The cum is shaped like a straight band.
with a tab spreading out over the pun OF
the sleeve, where ii is shirred in near the
wrist.
In addition to the sleeve. another novel
feature Of this coat is a belt OF plated silk
braid. which ties in the front and has the
two long ends finished with silk braid tas-
sells. each piece of the braid enciHg Will:
a silk-droD ornament. -ENsT
The black silk coats which are so much
the vogue come short. t~hree-quaster length.
and straight TO the hem OF the gown.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MODEL.
A fashionable three-quarter-length model
is in black peau de sole. showing the deep
skirt portion laid in plaits.
The upper part Of the skirt Is trimmed in
suTplice fashion. with bands Of white silk
appliqued with linen passemcnter.e and Dor
dered with black velvet ribbons.
Narrower width black velvet ribbon out
lines the pointed belt and trims the 'chR
OF the sleeve.
OF course. the summer girl must have her
wardrobe varied or she would not be the
summer girl We all love TO see. and. though
she has silk gowns in plenty for summer
wear. she also includeS among he- 6ressy
frocks dainty gowns Of wolfe. crcde de
Chine and eolienne trimmed with lace.
adorned with the new fine art nouveau silk
braid. or exGuis!tely embroidered.
Copyright. 1879. BIZ the Economist Camera
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-04-26
HOW TO MAKE THE EYES EXPRESSIVE.#

II the Pretty Girls Orbs Are Large and Dreamy She May Lift" Them but if Tbev
Arr small She Should Lower Them; and if She Be a Clever Woman She Studies
How to MAKE Her Eyes Larger by Reducing the Flesh IN Her Face
and Making Natural Shadows Below Them.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-23
Brown Leahorns as layers.

From Farmers Review: In my
opinion Brown Leghorns are the best
layers of all the hens and lay large
egg. as they are bred to-day larger
than Plymouth Rock hens. of
course breed in my pullet line the
large sized S. c. Brown Leghorns and
not the small kind. as they did for
years back. They are easy to breed
and hatch well, and | can get about
as many chicks from rs Brown Leg
horn eggs as can from 100 Plymouth
Rocks. and a Brown Leghorn lays well
for many years. while Plymouth
Rock lessons it the second aad third
year. | feed well cooked grain and
vegetables but this food does not fat.
ten them, while the larger breeds get
fat and a fat hen will not lay. My
experience is tina can make more
money in raising eggs for market than
| can in raising poultry. To raise early
chicks for spring market is very ex-
pensive. and in the fall prices are too
low for any profit. The s. C. Brown
Leghorn is very stylish bird. 1t
pays to produce eggs fer market and
the Leghorns VIII 40 the Job. They
are called the egg machines. and so
they are.-H. M. Meyer, Berkes Coun-
ty, Pennsylvania.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-23
Drains In Orchards.

II Is surprising to find so large q
lumber of orchards practically with
out drainage of any kind Too often
holes are dug in the sod and trees
stuck into them, the planter hoping
that kind Nature will make up for his
shortcomings. Sometimes she does,
but often she does not The lack Of
drainage at the time of setting out
the trees often results in the almost
complete failure of the orchard II 1t
be on heavy land, and such land Is
preferable for orchards il II be well
drained. In the putting out Of or
chards the drainage Of the land
should have the first consideration.
This will be all the more necessary
If the land be level and with small
fall. Water then will run off very
slowly even with good drains. With.
out such drains water will remain
about the roots of the trees for days
sometimes for weeks. preventing the
approach of air to the roots.
There are thousands of full-grown
orchards that it would pay to drain
now, though the drains might have tc
be put closer together than would
have been the case had they been
put In in the first place, for the rea
son that 1t will be difficult to pulver
lie the soil Immediately around and
under the trees. The orchard that lie
drained gets to growing earlier in the
spring than otherwise, and this time
of growth counts for much when q
dry season follows 1t. II tree has
water logged roots it cannot grow till
that condition is changed. If that
change comes late in the spring, the
work of growth is shortened, espe-
cially If long dry time follows it
The results may be very apparent in
both wood and fruit, though the
grower may not realize the caPn
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-23
Light erahmas.

The leading variety OF the Asiatic
class is the light Brahma. This fowl
has history that would fill pages
were it recorded. They are the fowls
which caused the hen fever" of the
fifties, about which so much has been
written in later years. Their early
history is a matter of controversy. the
best authorities differing as to their
origin. They were first known as the
''Brahma Pootras," Gray Shanghais,"
"Chittagongs, Cochin Chinas," and
what rot. The early breeder named
them according to his fancy for high
sounding and sensational names to
sell his stock. Fabulous prices were
paid for them when the craze for Bne
poultry was at its height in the early
days of the last half of the present
century. The standard of the present
Erahma fowl was fixed in 1869. and
ro deviation from. the type adopted
then has been made. II las stood
high in popular favor since then with
out abatement; the vast number of
breeders who are raising them fully
attest their worth as a practical bird
to the industry-Geo. L. Howard
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-23
Strawberry Beds.

1t is a very good plan for the farm.
er, or the farmers wife, to see that a
new strawberry bed is planted each
year This is by all means the surest
way of getting a good strawberry
crop each year. A number of beds
will then be in existence at the same
time, and from some of them at least
good supply of berries will be Sc.
cured. The old beds can be kept pro
ductive for several years, but the
farmer is very likely to let them go tc
weeds, or, what is just as bad, gel
too thick. When the old bed only is
10 be retained. it should receive at
tention Immediately after fruiting
time. The hoe should be put into use
and the rows narrowed up to a foot.
and some advise six inches. The
space between the rows should be
turned over and pulverized. The
plants themselves should be thinned
to permit the development of a com
paratively few plants. It will also
pay to put on some manure each year
II the plants do not show an inclina
ton to grow rank. OF course, toe
much manure will produce great
plants at the expense of berries.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-23
Raising Chicks in Breeders.

From Farmers Review: In our
Management of breeders in raising
UT young Orpington stock after we
ave gotten the young chicks from
.ur incubators and hens to our brood
RS, we run them at a uniform heat of
5 degrees, keeping 1t thus for the
.rst two or three days. gradually low
ring 1t degree day until 80 de-
,rees is reached, and then keeping
eat so the chicks will not crowd
We feed nothing for first seyenty-two
ours, then we feed Chamberlain
mick feed-fed exclusively every two
ours for the first week, then four
ines daily until month old, and
fter that three times a day. After
le first few days we vary the feed
ly giving rolled oats, cracked corn,
wheat and green ground bone, keep
ing cut clover to scratch in. Fresh
water is always before them. We get
IN early growth of lettuce for the
little fellows. and, as soon as possible,
let them out Of doors, keeping them
scratching and moving continually
We dust them frequently with lice
powder. 1t goes without saying We
clean our breeders daily. AT two
months of age we place our young
sters in colony houses and leave them
free TO run on the range, feeding
morning and night cracked corn
varied by wheat and oats.-J. w.
Eastes, Knox County, Illinois.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-23
The Cow and the Mixer.

From Farmers Review: The COW
is the greatest source of contamina
ton in the production of milk. Wher
COWS are kept In filthy stable, as Is
frequently the case, they are Otter
covered with dust at milking time
and their sides, tanks, bellies and I'D
ders are sometimes plastered with
manure. Cows In this condition can.
not be MIXED without seriously con.
tamirating the product They should
be kept clean at all times, and this
is not so difficult to 40 IL the managers
are properly arranged, the stalls Of
the right length. and fair amount of
bedding is used. All loose dirt should
be brushed from the cows and the
udders should be washed before milk.
ing. II the cows are in the stable the
greater part of the time the dung
should be removed at least twice a
day, and the stable Should be so ar
ranged that there is an abundance of
iight ard good ventilation. even In
coolest weather. without causing a
draft directly upon the cows The
floor and hangers should be cleaned
frequently and the walls and stalls
scrubbed and whitewashed as often as
they become soiled. Bedding and dry
fodder SHOULD not be moved just pre-
vlous to milking, as this makes
dust which settles into the milk, car.
rying with it many bacteria Tie air
outside is usually comparatively FREQ
from germs and the better the ven.
tilation the fewer germs will the sta
BILE air contain. Many times the milk
er goes TO his task OF brushing horses
or doing other dirty work. with his
hands soiled and his clothing thickly
covered with dust. Both soiled hands
and dusty clothing are loaded with
germs that injure milk. Before begin.
ming TO milk the mixer should cleanse
his hands and slip on clean suit and
cap which are used for no other pur
pose and which may be easily washed.
He should always milk with dry hands
and never NV his hands to come in
contact VITA the milk.-W. ]. Fraser,
University OF Illinois.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-23
Feeding erSOd sows.

For brood sows in winter and very
early spring, 1t is always advisable ts
give them access to a piece Of early
sown wheat or rye, and to let then
have limited amount of nicely cured
clover. alfalfa or cowpea hay by way
of variety Of feed. Sorghum stalks
grown as is customary for the produc
ton of syrup. in limited quantity
make an excellent addition TO the ra
ton. The main thing to be avoided
in carrying hogs OF this sort through
the winter. is straight corn diet
The greater the variety of cheap ma
terials like these. the better the sow,
will doc. w. Waters.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-23
&c, Ready to Cover Plants.

In the summer is the time to gel
ready to cover the plants In the fall
The strawberries will need covering
IA the more northerly of the latitudes
in which they are grown. II the mat
ter is given no consideration till the
ground freezes, the culturist may nor
be able to obtain the necessary GOV
ering except at considerable expense,
There is much marsh grass growing
in localities where 1t is of no value
which can be moved il taken at the
right season for moving and curing
After 1t is beaten down by the winds
and rain or the trampling OF cattle
1t is practically out of the reach OF
the farmer. Straw is fairly good fol
this purpose, but may as well be
placed where 1t will be easily avail.
able at the time 1t is wanted. Be.
sides the strawberries there are many
other plants that viii need protec.
tion-the blackberry bushes, grape
vines. raspberry canes, rose bushes,
ard so forth.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-23
In Milk Testing.

No test, whether the Babcock OF
some other will run itself. II must b,
handled by man not only honest, bu
also competent. The test is acurate
II everything connected with its max
ing Is right. There are numerou,
things that need to be looked after
The milk. before the sample Is taken
must be thoroughly mixed. This can
not be done by merely stirring l.
around. Such stirring may still leave
most OF the cream In the upper part
1t must DE mixed by pouring the mill
back and forth from one pail to an
other. The temperature of the mill
being tested should be the same fol
each sample. The acid must be exac,
in quantity and uniform in strength
A failure at this point may give only
unreliable results. Then the speed o:
the machine should be that given IL
the directions for making the test. A
too low speed may give results below
the truth. When the bottles are taker
from the machine 1t Is well to put
them into water at $50 degrees Fair
enhe.s. SO that the fat win remain
liquid till read.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-07-23
POULTRY
Why the Woman Succeeds.

Women make the best and most
mccessful poultry raisers. though per-
caps not always the most keen trad
srs when II comes to the buying and
telling of poultry and poultry prod
lets. But for the mere raising OF birds
md bringing them to maturity she Is
! success. 1t is partly because she
has the instincts of a mother and
zee things that the man poultry, rails
makes a continual war on dirt and
lice. She abhors them in the poultry
house as she would in her own family.
She wages on these two public enc
MES such a warfare that she conquers
hem, and when she has won that vic
!ory she has gone good way toward
success. For the most disastrous
things in the line of poultry pests are
dirt or lice. Some years ago the
Farmers Review sent out a large
number of inquiries to poultry raisers
asking what was the greatest cause
Of losses in the poultry business. The
replies that came back said lice. more
chicks being lost from lice than from
any other one cause. So we see that
the woman, in getting rid of the lice,
las removed the first great cause OF
failure with chicks. The woman sue
ceeds also because she takes infinite
lains with what she is trying to do.
She does not feel that she has to do
everything on a wholesale scale-that
he has to have the houses cleaned
tut once a month, when they have
lecome dirty enough to make 1t an
inject to clean them" She has
enough care about their clearly con-
lition to have them cleaned several
lines a week, and sometimes she has
he work done every day. She watch
IS for the coming of the lice and does
Tot wait till there are million or
nore before discovering them. Under
such a condition II is not easy for
ermin to get start, and without get
ing a good start they cannot become
ormidable. The woman also sue
eeds because she has an interest in
le appearance of the premises. She
bjects to delapidation in every form.
he old fence is whitewashed. the net
ing is mended as soon as 1t gets a
ole in it, and the rat hole is stopped
p as soon as II is made. The win
ows are so arranged that they will
ry the floors as well as give light
the poultry. These are some of the
aasons why the woman succeeds ad.
lirably in the care of fowls.