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Evening star., 1911-08-22
SUMNER MUFFS
AND PARASOLS

OF course. one knew all along that sum-
mer floral muffs were not TO be carried
except. perhaps. in the procession of a
bride At best these muffs were only an
occasional fad, but there is a limit to all
things even to fashionable fo!lies, and
SO there could be no doubt that their ex-
istence would be a short one, for they
were much too cumbersome to be CONF
Portable.
On the contrary, hot and burning sun
has made this glorious season for para
soils. Very rarely even in Paris might
one see summer muf and parasol to
match of tulle and roses. but the para
sol itself has been a marvel of dainti-
ness and charm, and il YOU have the
good luck to pick up pretty specimen
at the sales you will find that II still has
many weeks OF usefulness before it. Be
sure to select something quite fashionable
and up-to-date. long Of handle. with
long ferrule, and having no superf1uous
flounces.
Parasols of broderie are made to match
the broderie robes and are. like yem,
finished by hens Of satin. while the
ruched silk frocks that are coming in are
matched by parasols with vandyked ruch-
ings as their trimming. The newest Of
all parasols are, however. of pare eilment
or taffeta. cunningly painted with flow
ers and il is considered very smart 10
wear eorsaSe bouquet TO match Many
parasol handles are also fitted with a
clip which serves to carry a pretty boE-
quet.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
New HandkerchiefS.

Among the latest novelties i'm handkeT-
chiefs are those with a Japanese scene
sketched in one corner with very fine
silk thread. The picture is about two
inches long and one inch wide. with
Japanese pagodas. blossoms and branches
of trees outlined in pale pink, blue. red
or yellow. The sketch is not on the hand
kerchief but on separate piece of the
material and applqued.
Handkerchiefs Of madeira embroidery
are popular. They are embroidered In
colors as well as white. Some have tiny
scallops eGged in blue, pink. lavender or
green. others have a sprig of flowers en-
broidered in one corner as vel as the
scailoped edge
Coiors. either in polka dos or as mar
row borders. are used on most of the new
handkerchiefs Some have colored CEN
ters with white polka dots, and others
have coiored dots on the white centers.
with a very narrow border in color. IT
is the fashion to carry with linen suit
handkerchief with a touch Of color
matching the snit
While VIC still see Iaces. embroider.es
and the like yet the very neatest pat
terms are of the sheerest material imagin-
able. delicately turned on the edges and
narrow lace. Monogram handkerchiefs
with nun eyelet initials delicately worked
are very attractive.
Fine. sheer handkerchiefs are easily
HIdue III nome, ana COST Mucn less than
when bought at the store. Instead of
hemmng the edges. they should be rolled
French fashion Dampen the thumb and
first finger of the left hand and roll as
finely as possible as you continue 10 sew.
The lace 'edging or insertion that YOU
trim with should be sewed on with the
same stitch that sews the roll. In other
words the roll and edging are seWed at
the same time. II makes prettier, more
delicate finish than hem. as IL Is al
most invis BILE. Such handkerchiefs may
be trimmed as simply or deliberately as
you wish.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
Padding Embroidery.

Where heavy padding is desired under
embroidery. try using little wads of raw
cotton instead Of filing in thc padded
space with many. many stitches of darn
ing thread.
To Fad scaiiop catch up a bit of raw
cotton IN your fingers and roll ii be-
tween the thumb and forcfnger until it
is the length of the scallop. thick in the
center. but tapelng to a mere thread at
each enc. Lay t..is on the scallop and
with q few stitches catch TO the material
EmhrOider over i i'll the usual way.
Flowers haze their petals padded by
making little cuSnion-like wads o. cot
tcn and catching them down to the ma
terial, we'll inside OF the working line
with ordinary sewing cotton.
Coin dots and ribbon designs are treated
accordingly.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
The Home Dresser.

For the t-home dressmaker there are
no pins so handy as the homemade red
heads" They are made n the following
way:
Take package Of No. needles, melt a
little red sealing wax and dip the head
ends of the needles in and shape the lump
of wax so as TO form far-sized head.
and stick them on a cushion to harden.
They are excellent to pin work or pat
terms In place. and are SO much sharper
than the ordinary pins. also longer. They
are thinner. too. and do not leave such
large holes in the finer materials.
These are used by southern women. and
the idea is original with them. Many
people who sew a great deal make up
two or three papers of these needles at
Q time. but they last we'll and do not
seem to get lost or have the natural de-
pravity credited to the everyday pin.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
THE DAILY CHIT-CHAT.
BY Ruth Cameron.

| We were all pleased the other morning
| to see a touring car stopping in front of
the house next door.
1T is Mrs. l. 5 cousin. announced
! to one another with neishborly interest.
He has come TO take her autoing. Isn't
that splendid It's such a beautiful day.
and she has had no vacation and needs
some recreation 50 much. 1t will do her
| worlds of good
4 few minutes later We observed with
withou. Mrs. l..
In the forenoon Mrs. L.. in the course
of run-in, communicated the feet to us
that it had been her cousin, and that he
had come to take her on an all-day
drive.
And why didn't you go?" we inquired
Well l did want to- sighed Mrs. L..
but YOU know l had planned to put up
my grape jelly today. so really
couldn't
.CouIdn't the jelly have waited until
tomorrow? ventured to ask.
ooh, yes. I suppose So said Mrs. l.,
but I'd planned it for today. so didn't
like TO put it off.
Mrs. l.. not more than once or twice
year.
What a terrible thing slavery is.
Whether the master be another human
De1nS or one > possessions OF one ledIS
or-as in this case-ones plans.
HE who every morning plans the
transactions of the day and follows out
that plan carries thread that will guide
him through the labyrinth of the most
busy life says Victor Hugo.
! most thoroughly agree as to the ad-
visibility of such course so long. and
only SO long, as he allows the thread
to guide him and not to drag him; so
long, and only SO long. as he knows
when he will gain most by not following
out that plan.
A we'll known English essayist who be-
lieves that the greatest good can be got
ten out Of life by having some definite
program for the Gay nevertheless has
the sense to point out that to treat our
programs with exactly the right amount
of Difference. to live with not too much
and not too little elasticity. is scarcely
the simple matter 1t may appear TO the
inexperienced.
He evidently had met people like Mrs.
L.. for he goes on to say: Il know men
whose lives a burden to themselves
and distressing burden to their rela-
tives and friends. because they would
woI ship daily program a fetch.
oh. no. / have heard the martyred wife
exclaim. Arthur always takes the dog
out at 8 o'clock, and begins to read at a
quarter to nine. So it's quite out of the
question that We should. etc, etc. And
the note of absolute fnality in that
plaintive voice reveals the unsuspected
tragedy of career.
The folly of going to such an extreme
is surely as great as the folly OF the
man vino will never make any definite
and systematic plans.
The wise men and women are those
who have definite programs for their
time. but who always remember that the
program exists for them, not they for
the program.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
Novel Sleeve Forms.

Many novelties are being attempted In
sleeves. and while. generally speaking.
some form OF kimono effect will prevail
In wraps. fancy tailored suits. separate
waists and costumes. there will also be
considerable use of the straight coat
sleeve set into the ordinary armhole.
Mannish styles in tailored suits and
lingerie waists finished In jabot frills
both have the ordinary masculine style
of sleeve; that is, the regulation shirt
sleeve and coat sleeve. But in spite of
this general tendency there are many
new effects variations of both the
kimono cut and the sleeve which sets in
with the armhole seam.
Paquin L. showing a great many flowing
sleeves of kimono cut: that is. the upper
pa ri Of the sleeve is continuous with the
body OF the garment, while the lower
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the EASIEST way 70
SHAMPOO the HEAD

Mrs. Mae Martyr. writing in the
Oakland Tribune. on Care Of the
Hair in Summertime" says: Hot
weather months. with their dust-laden
atmosphere. compel one to indulge
frequently in shampoos III order to
keep the hair clean. fluffy and lus-
tTouS.
"A delightfully."- cooling and soothing
shampoo can be had with canthrox.
which is very beneficial to both hair
and scalp. and SO easy to use that vis-
iting shampoo parlor is unnecessary.
Get a package of canthrox and dis
solve teaspoonful in hot water. Rub
bing a little at time on the head
creates rich. cleansing lather that
removes every particle OF dust. dan
druff and excess OIL After rinsing the
hair will dry quickly and become soft,
fluffy and very brilliant"
Evening star., 1911-08-22
English Suitings.

There is quite feeling for fancy mix
ture tweeds in neutral but dark tones.
n,eisnses in heavy gray. green and
brown. These materials would classify
as English mixtures. Thus far they have
been largely Used for travelling and So
called sporting costumes: that is. suits
for country wear. golf. tennis. shooting.
mountain climbing, etc. But all of the
model makers have collections of these
samples. aud q good deal of confidence is
expressed in them for the coming winter
That there is concerted effort to ape
English effects. following the corona tion
and other interesting public and social
functions in London is unauestionable.
Simple. Misunderstanding suits of Scotch
and English mixtures are most typically
British: therefore one may expect a re-
nswed interest in these materials.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
Ottoman Silk.

Ottoman silks are having considerable
vogue as a trimming. being especially
used for collar facings and revers. The
big demand in Paris has been for cream
white, deep yellow tan and coronation
red.
These three colors have been used In
combination with both navy blCs and
black worste's AMI silks
Evening star., 1911-08-22
A Change of Style.

+, Though it IS tho fashion to speak and
write as though petticoats We're no more.
It is on'y the extrem SITS who altogether
dispense themselves from the wearing OF
such garments II is sign of the way
the wind Is blowing that silk petticoats
are again beng larg stocked by the
big stores. and that at their sales 1t was
not silk that was being disposed of at
fabulous prices. but clinging fril.ed and
fringed petticoa:s of satin that were
marked reduced
Evening star., 1911-08-22
lrt has the extension draped in various

part has the extension draped in various
flowing STYLES. The latest novelties
shown by Paquin have this new form ot
sleeve. All these ideas are absolutely
new: IL remains yet for their popularity
to be proven. Many OF the new coats
show a continuation OF the one-piece cut:
that is sleeve and body in one. This Is
particularly true of the motor coats and
NANTES developed in double-faced ma
terfals.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
Helpful Hints.

\ good plan when making chIldren's
flocks is to make the bodces two or
three inches longer than required and
sew them to the bands OF the skirt. IL
the dress becomes too short the skirt may
be seved to the lower edge OF the bodice
and thus be made longer, Ii is better
plan than the one OF turning up too wide
hens or putting in tucks.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
Metal Fringes.

Metal fringcs are being much employed
on evening dresses. These are made from
bullion cords. and are in both the bright
gold and silver and in the darker antique
metals. Retailers unquestionabiy VIII
have u big call throughout the fall and
winter season for fringes In similar Of
fccts.
Evening star., 1911-08-22

Buy an ordinary mop: saturate in crude
paraifin oil. purchased at any druggists.
Wrap the mop in cheesecloth and stand
In draining pan for, several days. un-
til the paraffin oil Is thoroughly absorb
ed You will find II invaluable for hard
wood or painted floors and the cheese
cloth excellent for busting highly polished
furniture.
Evening star., 1911-08-22

Very few feather wraps or scarves
are now worn in the evening. They are
replaced by voIuminous scarves OF paint
ed gauze or mousseline. or. If the night is
fresh by lovely double erminc sto.es.
with no black tails in them.
Evening star., 1911-08-22

II few drops OF water are added to
the fat and the frying pan covered eggs
will not become tough
Evening star., 1911-08-22

If cold water is poured through a smoky
chimney all the black will quickly disap-
pear: the chimney should then be polish
ed with g soft cloth.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
Household Hints.

\ few drops of Kerosene in the starch
keep it from sticking. \ little in the
water when boiling CLOTHES helps 10 re-
move soil.
Evening star., 1911-08-22

Long chains. hitherto referred to as
fan chains. but now called coat chains
because they are generally worn over the
outer garment, are obtainable In the
fashionable cut crystal of the hour, and
are charmingly beautiful.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
S,3.@5 & $500 Lingerie Waists, $2.05

Beautiful Waists with coored Innings Reduced be
single lingerie this
season quality batiste trimmed with French val
embroidered yoke others of alover embroidery I'M
shed with trimming neck and sleeves low neck
short sleeves sizes mostly 34 SO and So
NEW MODELS in Persian Lawn Waists. trimmed with
Irish crochet with popular f down 'front.' small c
ter lcks in back long sleeves and high S1 I'm
neck. A special value 'OO
Second Floor-Was Section.
Evening star., 1911-08-22

Handsome Brass Bed, just like
the cut shown. The posts are two
inches in diameter, have two.inch
top rods. fourteen large filters. each
a full inch in diameter. large cor
ncr balls. and choice OF polished or
So tin finish.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-05-11
The American House of Lords.
May ), 1911.

The many arrows which are being
shot into the United States senate will
bring that body low in time. Practic-
ally every newspaper, magazine, car
toonist and individual who goes be-
fore the public with a message is
shooting into the senate. That body,
designed to curb the impetuosity of
the mob, has gone to the other ex-
IRENE and has made this a govern
ment by the few. Its mission has been
perverted and there is such a growing
sentiment for the adjustment of the
"Millionaires' Club that its doom is
written on the wall of the feast cham
Der. The demand for its death is al
most identical with the struggle in
England for adjustment of the house
of lords, after which our senate was
patterned in a day and time when the
English government was thought to be
the only one which would safeguard
the peoples rights England has the
clog of hereditary aristocracy while
America has thee same thing in a
money power, the both of which are
destructive of true liberty and OF prog
ress-Temple Telegram.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-05-11
INTERCOLLEGIATE TENNIS
TOURNAMENT At KYLE FIELD
All the Large Colleges in Texas Will
Be Represented-lntere
Doubles and Singles Will
Be Played.

The state intercollegiate tennis
tournament will be held Thursday and
Friday on Kyle Field at A. & NJ. col
lege, and as all of the larger colleges
of the state will be represented quite
interesting matches are expected.
Crum will represent A. & NJ. college
in singles and Rodriguez and Giesecke
will meet all corners in doubles. Sill
yer loving cups for the doubles will
be donated by P. S. Park, of this city.
They are very beautiful and will be
decorated with special engraving
Linz Bros, of Dallas, will give the
winner of singles the Linz Bros.
trophy cup.
Tickets are now on sale at Parks
jewelry store and everyone is cordially
invited to attend.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-05-11
KEEPING THE BOIL
WORM UNDER CONTROL

Wilmon Newell, state entomoloeist
of Texas and professor of entomology
at A. & NJ. college, says of the boil
worm:
The control of the boil worm is
rather difficult. However, the princi-
pal methods of control consist, first,
in blowing corn, pea and cotton lands
during the early winter, so as TO break
lup and expose the underground pupal
cells in which the boil worm hiber-
mates. BY breaking up these cells and
blowing the land the insects are eX-
posed to weather conditions and to at
tack by birds. The efficiency of this
treatment will be increased If the
land is disked or dragged two or three
times during the winter months.
The second method of combating
the boil worm lies in making use of
corn as a trap crop in such a way as
to protect the cotton. II has been no.
ticed that a generation of boil worms
mature in the corn just before it hard
ems. These worms, after reaching ma
turity, get into the ground in the corn
field and remain there about two
weeks, during which time they go
through the pupal stage and then
emerge as adult moths or 'millers. BY
the time these millers emerge the corn
Is too ripe and hard to attract them
and they accordingly go to the cotton
for depositing their eggs. This takes
place about the first week in August,
and as a result of their depositing
eggs upon the cotton at this time boil
worm damage is usually more heavy
during August and September. BY
planting a few rows of corn in the
cotton field, or around it, planting this
corn at such a time that it will have
ears just coming into silk the first
week in August, the moths will de-
post their eggs upon this corn in
preference to depositing them on the
cotton. OF course some eggs will be
deposited upon the cotton anyway, but
a very large percentage of them will
be deposited upon the silks of this
young corn. Very often as many as a
thousand or two thousand eggs are
found in the silks of a single ear of
corn planted in the cotton in this way.
When these eggs hatch into young
boil worms, the boil worms fight
among them selves until only one or
two are left in the ear out OF the hun
hundreds that are Matched out. BY |
this method of concentrating the egg
laying, and by taking advantage OF the |
habit Of the larvae kill.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-05-11
TWO PLACES WHERE THE
COTTON FARMER LOSES,

Forthe lack OF profit in the average
cotton crop, it seems to us, there are
two fundamental reasons: % The eX-
cessive cost of production because of
poor soils, inefficient methods and con-
sequent low yields; (2) the fact that a
large percentage of the crop is forced
on the market just as soon as II is
ginned and the producer has no control
over the price. The man who gins the
cotton knows what he will get out of
II; the broker, the commission man,
the railroad man, the manufacturer,
fhe men who handle the manufactured
products-all these must have a profit
on their work, but the producer takes
just what he can get profit or no
profit This does not strike us as just
the thing; nor does the fact that a
small cotton crop will bring more than
a big one. There is something wrong
in any system of distribution in which
the producer has nothing to say about
the price of the article he produces.
But right here is the rub: Not until
the cotton farmers become able to hold
their crops and market them as they
choose, will they be able to have much
to say in regard to prices.
Organization, farmers warehouses,
cooperation OF local banks and mer-
chants with the farmers of their COM
munity-all these will help secure
profitable prices for cotton; but more
essential than any of them is plain,
homely common sense in planting The
crop this spring.
To plant only land that can make a
decent yield, to begin a system of
rotation that will help to build up the
soil; to raise food and feed crops for
home use at least; TO secure equip
ment which will enable the work on
the crop to be done at a reasonable
cost, and to insist that troopers, as
far as possible, do the same thing
due regard to these points this spring
will do more to insure profitable prices
for this years cotton crop than can
any amount of "resoluting" and ora
tory next fall.-Starkville (Miss)
Progressive Farmer.
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-05-11
COMMERCIAL CLUB
DIRECTORS MEETING
Changing lnterurban Routs Was Dis.
cussed at Length After Com
mittees Reported.

The regular weekly meeting of the
board of directors of the Commercial
Club was held at Carnegie library this
morning at 10 o'clock. The extension
or changing of the route of the inter
urban line was the chief topic of dis
cusSion.
Prof. John II. Allen, chairman of the
Ursuline avenue extension committee,
r.ade the report for his committee,
which was very favorable to the pro-
posed extension. Prof. Allen stated
that the committee had investi-
gated the matter and found the prop
erty owners willing to place their land
on the market to home builders. Prof.
Allen also stated that one of the prin-
cipal inducements for the extension
was the fact that the students of Allen
Academy would average 900 trips to
town per week, meaning $50 in fares
each week from Allen Academy alone,
and not including the other patronage
from that section.
Mr.. Fred Cavitt reported for the
committee on investigating the condi-
lions along the present line and stated
that some of the property owners
would market their land while others
absolutely refused.
Mr.. Guy p. Bittle reported for the
Westside committee and this report
showed the property owners to be
most liberal in offering inducements
to secure the interurban line on the
Westside
The reports of the committees and
the general question were thoroughly
discussed. A motion prevailed author
izing a conference between General
Manager Gammil and each of the COM
mittees to be held before the next
meeting
The Bryan eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1880-1913, 1911-05-11
CONSERVATION OF MANURE.

Dr. G. S. Traps, state chemist of
Texas at A. & NJ. college, says tina,
where manure is collected daily it is
often found of advantage to apply it
daily, but if it is desired to preserve
it and rot it, he suggests that it be
piled up under a shed, mixing all
kinds together and keep it in a moist
condition, watering it if necessary.
The pile should be kept as compact
as possible. If it is too loose there will
be considerable loss of fertilizer in
gradients, and the same occurs if it
dries out. 1t would be better if the
pile is placed upon a cement floor or
good wood floor slanting toward a
trough and cistern so that any drain
age could be collected and used to
moisten the pile again. This is the
method used in France, and gives a
well rotted manure, which is very eff
fective in it saction.-A. & NJ. College