The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-03-10
Gossip From the
 Nations Capital
By R. H. W atkins

John T. Morgan,of Alabama-white chiffon cloth. combined with repousse lace run with silver threads worn with diamonds and moonstones. Miss Cornelia Morgan, younger daughter of Senator Morgan. Pink chiffon messaline, trimmed with point lace and roses; pearls and diarhonds | necklace.
 Miss Oliver. daughter of A F. opter. white taffeta. with pearl trimmings, diamonds and LaFrance roses. Mrs. Pierce, wife of Representative Rise; Eics A. Pierce: of Tennessee--oray on skirt and bodice, the latter having sprays of rosebuds. 4 Mrs. James L. Pugh, Jr.---Pink pom.
 Mrs. A. B. Robbins. of Brookiine. i Mrs. Arthur p. Randle--White satin, trimmed in sable, with lace on bodice and diamond and ruby necklase, :. Kentucky-White Irish point lace gown on foundation of white satin. with dia- mond necklace.
 sentative sims of Tennessee---Lavender crepe de chine, trimmed in handsome lace: diamond ornaments.
 Mrs. Charles R. Thomas, wife of Rep l-Arabian lace over chiffon and taffeta, with diamond ornaments.
 Miss Taylor, daughter of Hon. Hannis Taylor. of Alabama--White accordeon
 Miss Jennie Fully daughter of c. J. Fully, of Memphis, Tenn.--Pink crepe de chine. with spangied trimmings; diamond ornaments.
 resentative Underwood. of Alabama Pink chiffon. embroidered in gold. dia-
 Mrs. ArlSsso A. wilsyt wife of Repre- sentative Wiley, of Alabama--Venetian point lace and diamonds.
 Mrs. Noble J. Wiley-White embroi- dered crepe de chine, point lace and
 Miss Irene McLaurin, daughter of Senator A. J. McLaurin, of Mississippi Pink crepe de chine ornaments, pearls and diamonds
 Anent the Hep.
 Hall to the hen! The hen the world overl Information from abroad con- firms impressions of the undiminished value of the hen. Eggs in Washington want one egg by itself just now you must pay about five cents for it. The price of chicken meat is in proportion. Wherefore the question of wonder arises why more people do not go into the poultry business as a lucrative oc-
 United States Consul Frank w. Mahin at Nottingham, England writing about
 
 Kingdoms says:
 '@The poultry industry of the United Kingdom in 1904 was prosperous for several reasons. Consumption Is appa- rently growing more rapidly than pro- auction; the breeding season was unu- sually favorable, making the work of matching and rearing comparatively easy and satisfactory in results; and there was uncommonly little complaint of infertiIity of eggs and death in the shell. due in 6 large measure to the fa- vorable weather and also to the better methods which producers are learning and applying.
 The number of special establishments devoted to egg and poultry production largely increased. It Is calculated that the British farms could accommodate three times as much poultry as at pres ent without displacement of any crop or stock. It seems strangs to the ob- server that such a condition prevails when poultry Is so high-priced, fresh eggs averaging during the year about three cents each, and a fowl for the ta- ble always costing about 80 cents. The practice of artificial matching and rearing is spreading in this country, and means of preventing excessive mortality are now successfully applied. Formerly the loss of incubator hatch ed chickens was sometimes 50 per cent.