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Evening star., 1915-02-14
Days at Home.

Mrs Lowry Lincoln Morrill, will be at
home Saturday. February 20, from :; to
6 o'clock. Circumstances have not per-
mitted Mrs Morrill, to make all of her
usual calls this season. but she hopes
to see all her friends on that date.
Mrs Reginald r. Walker of Florence
Court will be at home. for the only day
this season, Monday, February Il, from
4 to &.
Mrs. Bo Sweeney, wife of the assist
ant secretary of the interior, will be at
home Monday, from to 6. at the
Woodward.
Mrs. c. F. c. Smillie and Mrs. Oliver
L, Pagan, 1861 Biltmore street. will be
at home for the last time this season
Friday, February 10.
Mrs. T W. Stubblefield will be at
home informally tomorrow from 4 to
$50 for the last time this season.
Mrs. John Hall Stephens will not be
at home tomorrow.
The chaplain of the House of Repre-
sentatives and Mrs. Couden will be at
home Tuesdays in February from 3 to
Il, when their house guest, Miss Merri-
man of New York, will be with them.
Mrs Albert l.. Mills will be at home
tomorrow afternoon for the last timN
this season.
Mrs. Philip Taylor Berry and Miss
Berry will be at home Tuesday. Febru-
airy 49, They will have with them Mrs.
William S. Peirce of Springfield. Mass,
with whom Miss Berry has been spend
ing the winter.
Mrs. c. A. Stedman will not receive
tomorrow. but will be at home Monday,
FEBRUARY 30, for the last time this sea
son.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Mrs. s. Dresdner has returned TO her
home in Brooklyn. n. Y, after spending
several weeks as the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs J. EiSennann of Kalorama road.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Under the auspices of the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Adas Irael Congrega-
ton, the children of the Sunday school
will give a Purm entertainment Feb
, ruary 2S. at pm, at the synagogue
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Miss Rita Schiffman of Harvard street
is spending the week end in Baltimore,
the guest of her sister. Mrs. Leo Loeb.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Gone South.

Miss Daisy L. Denit of | street left
Tuesday for an extended visit to the
south.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Mrs. Reginald r. Walker of Florence
Court will be at home. for the only day
this season, Monday, February Il, from
to q.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Ganss were at
home Thursday evening at their new
residence, 3711 Jenifer street, Chevy
Chase, in honor of their fifteenth wedding
anniversary and also as housewarming.
In the dining room. where refreshments
were served all evening. the host and
hostess were assisted by Miss Berdie
Einstein of Baltimore. Mrs. Sol Herzos.
Mrs. Samuel RevnesS of Philadelphia,
Mrs. Morris Gusdorf and Miss Hannah
Gusdorf. Spring flowers. yellow tulips.
narcissus and palms formed the decora-
tionS.
Mrs. Nathan kropmann has returned
to her home in Baltimore, after a ten
day stay in this city as the guest of
Mrs. A. f. Felser.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Gowns and Their Wearers.

|
smart suit of
NJ, h,,o, h,o,a,,o+h
AolietS IN olacK VI oe.uo -
o1n made with
tabout the bottom, which reaches well
down on to the skirt, with broad band
of skunk fur.
her stole ana mum are also of skunk
hat rolling up slightly on one side
anu 'fii"iheo Win nat trimming OF
WI Nh"i ies u pioNer Is wearing
a. ,';,,, s, .. o..1,
,i,,, love- s;n,,,,a ,;,a.., ,,o,.o;s -
min,
The coat is . et+ed ,ods, sx+.,a;na
almost to the knees, and wide bands
OF the cloth at the waist line extend
npn1ad sn.ca hich oi. ne me paoh. me ~,
the center hack is e11sd !, u;th on
| ampiecement of embroidered cloth done
in black silk. The same embroidery
! motif is again EMPLOYED on one side of
the front a little below the waist
Mrs. Glover wears with this tight
dtting hat with full crown of brown
velvet and "A tight-rolling rim faced
win olack VeiVet- wreath OF black
ostriGh ups ehcircies 'ne crown ana
S,''ii"- up VI ups vi INC leit sue HiiisHes
'nT nat. .,
tIa ''o'e ON" ''u'i d' vi nuss'ah Sd
|
|
| NJ, ,,,.3,,;..,,, .e
|
sentative McIilllcuduH OF Name, wore
while assisting at
! E;nL prooodo o,S a cabinet at home
A oAio rao.,.,, ~.
Chiffon Cloth. '''4u
some gown Oh corn
PINK brocaded chiffon velvet, the body
1t is a draped model shnu'ina 40,
the sraceful,v dran.d folds . :,
front, the opening being filled in with
| . da., +,u s -,
deep fall of lama lace The sleeves
,u;,,,.; h' the
waist is " ,,ird,a tn nIch ,, Apou. tne
passementeric of iet Tbe n,ttarr js
straight on the lower edge and pointed
on the upper, the points running up
M eoiu;
is wa,rina 49, VI I'm. SHiianuei M enc
with do,b,s sL;rt -. ~ '''"u
a corselet bodice the unner nart ha-
| ing of cream lace insertinn ,hout .o
inches wide and sau,ad toaotha.
row, b, ,ds - ~. gu .osetliei- ->ai
! D"Nh |eiset loIh Straps
80, az. ana extend do"h
saeh aiue VI lhe opening IN front.
me sleeVes' eloo" length, are formed
OF rows OF insertion sewed together.
little olack velvet hat is worn with
this gown, the up-turned brim being
caught together in a peak just over
the left eye, with a brush of black and
white feathers placed inst at the right
angle. The full crown is of nuttv-
colored cloth
M,
MISS AIhary1s GlIleN wore to an
For DAYLIGHT and black satin COM
I n1u bined with cream
| lace Inc skirt Is
covered with long tunic OF lace. one
lace also over black. with wide sash
slrdle OF satin, tied low in the back
Inc sleeves are OF lace, ana MISS Gil
lett wears with this gown black vel
f'et nat rd'her small ana close nttlng,
ana trimmed with ostrlch plumes in
SHADES OF green and black
MISS Emiiy washington VINO IS spend
| - - -. 49, ' " % ti - a.' e, W
of lace and NiIe groom nnass.I;ne
Evening star., 1915-02-14

left Wednesday to be the guest Of her
daughter. Mrs Louis Koenigsberger OF
New York, for stay of several weeks.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Miss Selma Heyn has returned to her
home in Baltimore after a visit in town
as the guest of relatives.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Her turquoise blue gown is of tulle
over messaline. 1t has a double tunic,
the first reaching
The Rlue and the to few inches
from the floor. and
edge. the upper tunic Is cut in vandyke
points, each tunic edged with a half
inch band of opalescent crystal trim
ming. The bodice is made with a sort
of sleeveless jumper Of tulle. which is
edged about the round neck and the
large cut-out armholes with the crys-
tai trimming. There are little wing
sha ped sleeves.
The American beauty gown is made
with a full, long tunic of tulle over a
narrower undeeskirt, and the tunic is
banded about the bottom with brown
fox. Above the fur is a unique trim
ming of quillings of the same silk as
the foundation. These little quillings,
suggestive of organ pipes. are about
three inches long and fringed a bit at
the ends, each one pointed upward to-
ward the waist. The bodice is ac-
Gordon pleated tulle. over silver lace
of a wide, open mesh. There is a clus-
ter of tiny red roses on one shoulder
and another at one side, tucked in the
folds of the girdle. The sleeves are
long and are accordion pleated tulle,
fastened in at the wrist by narrow
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Mrs. Bo Sweeney, wife of the assist
ant secretary of the interior, will be al
home Monday, from 4 to 6. at the
Woodward
Evening star., 1915-02-14
Another Who Likes
Warm Colors.

warm COlOrS. Bulgarian model
The skirt, which is short and full, is
trimmed about the bottom with a band
of skunk.
The bodice is perfectly straight
model, sleeveless, and with only the
slightest curve in the under-arm seam.
The round neck is trimmed with a
band of cloth braided in pattern
which almost completely covers the
cloth, in two kinds of silk braid. At
the belt and around the bottom of the
basque, which extends to the hips, are
similar bands of braidng. 1t buttons
down the back. The sleeves are of
pleated chiffon. with a wide band Of
braided cloth forming deep cuffs. The
ruffies, which fall over the hand are of
exquisite old rose point lace, as is the
Medici ruche at the nape of the neck.
The coat is of velvet. rich in color
as a pigeon blood ruby, and made in
the short, loose model of the Bulgarian
uniform. The bottom in front is cut in
points on either side. and the fiaring,
points at the bottom. Wide bands of
braided cloth form the trimming around
the bottom down the front, and half
way up the uhder-arm seams. The hat
she wears with this suit is of black
velvet, boat-shaped and turned up
sharply on one side, where there is a
sunburst effect of plucked ostrich
feathers. The brim is bound with mar
row grosgrain ribbon.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Mrs. c. F. c. Smillie and Mrs. Oliver
L. Pagan, 1861 Biltmore street will be
at home for the last time this season
Friday, February 10.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Mrs T w. Stubblefield will be at
home informally tomorrow from to
80 for the last time this season.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Mrs. John Hall Stephens will not be
at home tomorrow.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
lille Mrs. Randall Hagner's trousseau


gowns are made on simple lines, as her
clothes always are
Selections From anything they may
lack in the way of
AAouSoeou' elaborate ornamental
ton is compensated for by the vivid, col
oring. This is especially true of three of
her evening gowns. a vivid American
beauty rose shade, a greenish turquoise
blue and a mauve pink in the new silk
chiffon brilliant" The latter is a par
ticularly effective gown. the color be-
ing decidedly new shade of pink. with
d mauve cast to it that battles descrip-
ton. The bodice is made with kimono
shoulders and sleeves of tulle, which
form foundation for a wide fiounce of
cream lace. which extends from the
girdle upward to the corsage. The OPEN
ing in front is shaped the chiffon
turned back to form Iapels, which are
pointed little above the girdle. and
the chiffon is edged with d narrow
silk cord on the outer edge. The back
has the lace extending across from
shoulder to shoulder. while crossing one
shoulder and extending down one side
of the lace back is wrea tn of crimson
roses, and on the other side two strands
of pink stones
model with a side trimming of an old
fashioned ruffie headed with a silk cord
the ruff1e extending down the left side
and drawing the front of the skirt up in
a slight drapery.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Mrs. c. A. Stedman will not receive
tomorrow. but will be at home Monday,
FEBRUARY 90. for the last time this sea :
son.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

One of the prettiest frocks worn at
the valentine cotillon Thursday night
1pac that of Mrc
Evening star., 1915-02-14

The chaplain of the House of Repre-
sentatives and Mrs. Couden will be a,
home Tuesdays in February from 3 to
Il, when their house guest, Miss Merri-
man of New York, will be with them.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Her turquoise blue gown is of tulle
over messaline. 1t has a double tunic,
Evening star., 1915-02-14

Mrs Albert L. Mills will be at home
tomorrow afternoon for the last timN
this season.
Evening star., 1915-02-14

7 HUI SUd NIS IT I
was that of Mrs.
J. III a m ilton n
l. e w is. W hich
was made in the
new full effect.
Evening star., 1915-02-14
,and. with fall of tulle over the

Mrs William Barrett RidSely is wear
ing gown Of burgundy red velvet
,rl lroa Jal NJ n
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
ROCKY MOUNT LOOKS UP;
BUSY TOWN TO GET Buster
Railway Promises H'E rulings Towns
People Also Helping Themselves.
All Working Together.

ROCKY MOUNT, y. C., December % -
Additional signs OF prosperity came to
Rocky Mount as II kind of Christmas
gift. ana i, looks as If We are return
ing. soon to return, to conditions
that are. not only normal. but better
than normal This hopeful condition is
IN the announcement OF the Atlantic
Coast Line Railway Company that until
further orders the thousand or more
men in their employ ut South Rocky
Mount will he continued on full time.
and men are being corrallcd together
for the service. and tho total list Of
employed is growing each day En-
ployccS of the company declare that
overtime in the service is an nctive
demand now. and that tho earning ca
pacity is limited only by the amount
of time that they can remain Oh duty.
Coupled with this very enthusiastic.
and even booming. condition comes the
announcement from the large quarry of
the English stone Company that. after
having been suspended for more than
six months. they are rcsuminG work
with full force. and that within the
next several weeks. when the many
bins may he rctlled. that they will lie
moving upwards Of fifteen carloads of
crushed and screened rock from their
quarry
While the railroad officials. with their
usual conservatism. will not make any
statement as to how long ii may be ex-
pected that the same booming condi-
tons will prevail here, they agree that
they are employing men, and that. with
increased appropriations they are Civ
ing the employees much overtime be-
cause of the demands of the work.
The quarry in Edrecombc County
near this city. has been actively under
the surveillance of Clifford English. of
Lexington, NY, an official Of the Eng
nsh stone Company. who has been
pressing the work OF getting the quarry
into full swing, not only Of normal
times. but for an increased efficiency.
The plant OF the company Will he un-
der the superintcudcncy Of w. f.. Ben
ton. and between two and three score
OF men Will be put TO work on full
time within the present week.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
THE HOME OF THE ELKS
\ fribut" {" the Hcttrr Climatic Con-
dition. of Good old
Virginia.

BEDFORD CITY, VA. December %
As an industrial proposition The nearly
completed home Of tn" Benevolent ana
Protective Order OF F:lks Of America IS
viewed with PRIDE by the citizens of this
town. The home is within the cor
narat" limits ri the town. and is claimed
rs Bedford city institution. although,
II - a national affair in its way The
uew building is iow under roof. will
be completed ana dedicated not later
than the first week In June OF next
year, ana when completed and furnished
VIII have cost til. Elks something
NOR" than $G0pnoo
The building OF This home is an in
ter"siing factor in this years con-
*tFucti"r history In NigEirio ana its
establishment in, bedford city. about
thirty miles east %: koanuKc. is a dis
t!Mct compliment To the climatic ad.
autages of this section For over 4.
decade and half ,hc national home Of
this well-known fratcrnal society has
been located here. Originally TN. old
Bedford House and 100 acres sur
rounding II We're secured and converted
into au l.lks Home. This suniccd until
las, ssar when 1t WAS d-c!ded 10 luna
anew ana fur postcriiN.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
NORTH CAROLlNA'S GREAT
HYDROELECTRIC POWER
Old North Stntc Gun Buust OF Great
Works-Norc Power Being
Developed.

RALEIGH, y. G. December "5-Somc
important new development in the
hydroelcctrc line in this state is un-
der way. Work is TO he resumed at
once at the point near AlbemarIe. Stan
ley County, where the Yadkin River
develops its greatest power. with the
largest aluminium plant in the country.
The place is now known a; Badin.
Raleigh has become the center for
the biggest power systems in this part
OF the world, II supplies "A territory
all the way from Cheraw, 5. G., to
SoXhoro. in Person County near the
Virginia line. The subs,ation at
Laurinburg Was completed this week at
a cost of $4,000, and 10 already sup
plying some Of the numerous cotton
mills in that towr nj vicinity. |, has
Il capacity of 4.ovC .orse power. and
carries 100000 volts The station and
us equipment are OF the latest type Of
construction and design and il was
punt by tho Carolina Power and Light
company. IT takes power direct from
the hEdroclectrc plant at Rlewctt's
faiis which furnishes $4,000 horse
power and which is Ralcigh's chief
source OF supply. In the suburbs OF
Naicish. at Method, is the central sub
station. which develops $4,000 horse
power, handling this at 100 900 volts
IN" Carolina Power and Light Com
i"ny now furnishes light and power
|" the following places besides this
Guy: GoldSh"ro. Selma. SmithtieIu
i'he Lever, clayton. Henderson. oxford.
l."Nboro' Franklinton. Fayetteville,
cumberland. Rockingham, Hamlet.
!ilesville, Laurinburg Brickl,aven.
MaNton. Lumbcrton, Sanford Jones'
horo and Chcraw. S. c. 1t also fur
hishes variable amount of power TO
me Southern Power Company at Dur
nam. The subS;ation at Method cas-,
szoo'ooo, and represents the last word
| In equipment.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT
Facts About Two Towns That Are
Good Customer. OF Richmond
All the Ycnr Round.

Census reports which are being is-
sued daily on the Industrial develop
mcnt Of towns and cities throughout
the country give the interesting facts
below in regard to two towns that
Richmond and all Virginia feel very
much interested in:
llucncld. w. va: The capital invest
cd in manufacturing in 1914 was 81
10000. gain or slS2,000 over 1909,
or an increase OF 1872 per cent. In
the same time the value Of products
advanced from sl.i6j.0O0 in 1909 to
S2.l73.000 in 1914, or gain OF IS per
cent
Greensboro. y. c.: Greensboro made
splendid showing during the i've
year period under review. increasing
tn" capital invested In factories from
Sl.lo60h1 In 1909 TO sl.919,00O in 1914,
gain Of TS.9 per cent. During the
same period the value Of products rose
from $2.o32, 600 in 1909 to s3.249.000 in
'lali. a gain Of $40 per cent.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
The Chnsc CITY Market.

CHASE CITY, VA, December %
Til" Chase city tobacco market round
"a NJ the first half of the season Tues
day With an incrcasc Of 1000 pounds
over the sales for the same period las;
year The total number OF pounds
suld this year up IL the closing Of the
mnrkc; Tor IN" holidays was 3,l4S.524.
am. the average price paid was rs.
FOR the montn OF December 7SN.096
pounds was sold. ana the average for
the month was slo.2S.
III" market last year sold a fraction
il - THAR 5,ooo.h zoe pounds, and ii is he
icvcd this year Vii sell about 5000
Geo. Tine mIrkct haS been StcadnN
climbing, last wear being one o. tn"
Very few markets which sold more than
the previous year. when there was
such a large crop.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
BIG INCREASE IN COAL
some Figures That Come IN From
Hcwpor, News That show How
business Moves Along.

NEWPORT MEMS. VA, peccmb Der 20.
While the real official figures may
not be Yet ohtairabic, enough Of them
lave leaked out To show that the Chcs-
arcal' ana Ohio Railway Company has
done, and IS nov doing. it's very biz
gcSt years business in the matter OF
coal hauling :" This port Figures a.
lame sh"w that the company hauled 10
ihIs port for four months 2crii
ending october 81 about S.Gi0.0U0 tons
OF coal, the same being an Increase Of
nearly 10000" tons as compared with
the same period III last year October
was an especially busy month. til.
hau! being ahou; 225O0oO tons. AN IN
crease O! l5p.0oo oyer the Sam, month
IT tn. previous year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26

IL. Milton thccly. Il practical farmer
IF I.Hnen1urS COUNTY. has written Tor
his county paper. the Free State News,
which the Blackstone Courier calls a
Woru from Il farmer to farmers In
MS article MIR. Chccly advises all OF
ms brother farmers to give more at
tehtiun to the so-callcd book farming,
l" organic Boys Corn Clubs. to attend
aSr!cu!tGral lectures. and, in fact. to
%tt all the information they can from
the professional teachers. from those
who have worked out some Of the
farmers troubles FOR him and relieved
MINI of murt of the experimenting he
would otherwise bc forced to do
Ii is ii good thing for old Virginia
ihat her farmers arc rapidly getting
over their antithy To the book
ihImorS.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
methods may be used in extcrminat

methods may be used In extcrminat.
Ing II.
This work. which was started durint,
the past season. will he continued and
enlarged. as far as means available Will
permit. The agricultural college and
experiment station stands ready to as
siSt the fruit growers. both in giving.
Information and in demonstrating how
the tirc-blight cnnkcrs should be re-
moved.
Whatever the outcome OF this gen.
nrai conference the fruit grower
should remember that fire blight is :,
local problem. and. while the State
wide campaign may add interest to tho
work. the control OF fire blight. like
the eradication of cedar rust, will de-.
pend largely upon what each grower
does In his own community and in his
own orchard.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
uuch Enlargement, In Goa, shipments.

EOANOk., w. Dccembor Tho
Norfolk ana Western hallway IS "a liz.
tie slow 10 give out reports. II pre-
iers TO ho accurate III all things. The
feaor, %: tho coal haul for the month
November has just h"-u mad. pub
Ay This report SHOWS Il ;O;nliur Of
OYER 100000 tons which figures. add
e' 10 thos' already givon out. show
~ ~ for tho nvc months clupSiu. since
INlE - hHs hauled % total OF li3GG. @32
i'ns, hr Increase Of 3.l7s,7j5 tons ns
compared "ith the sam" period OF las,
year me monthly coal haul was larg-
oSf ia October, when 3.o27,23G tons were
aarried
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
VIEWS AND NEAR VIEWS;
HINTS AND SUGGESTIONS


y Chesterfield County man writes:
Why don't YOU throw out hint or
two rclativ" to the great ADVANTAGES
mat this good old county is now offor-
inG To new ScttlcrS?" Every issue OF
The fimrs-D Dispatch, especially the In
uuStri:i section. throws hints the Tx.
ihHi ANA now 1T offers this one to
Che Stcrticld land owners and l:ina
cents who have the ADVANTAGES To
"ier for tho cash. Hints iudiciousiy
displayed in the advertising columns OF
his paper always bring splendid re-
suits.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
rhnr!".tr County'r niEErst Market.

T'FN.N'N'|TI' ~, I'VV'II4EIVI
o5.-The receipts on this market for
the week before the holiday season
We're quite heavy and prices were
good on any tobacco showing good
color size and quality. We have had
good striking season, which in
surcs heavy sales during January. We
Rave sold less tobacco than usual prior
To Christmas on account OF the dry.
cold fall We are hoping for an active
market in the New Year
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
WHAT IS THE FIRE BLIGHT?
DISEASE TO Be CONSIDERED
IL Can BE Cared, hut Must &c
Taken I'm Hand in Good
Time.
PROPER WAY TO DO IT QUICK
Men Getting Together to Discuss an
Important Subject Intelligcntly,
Leading to Wise Action All Along
the Iine-An Experts Views.

DIR. W. j. Scholuc. acting director of
the Virginia experiment station a,
HlacksburE. tells tho Industrial Sec.
tton some things we'll worth rcmem.
berins about a campaign to fight the
fre-blight disease He says:
The firc-blipht disease. often called
pear blight. is too well known to frui;
growers to need descriptions II causes
the leaves and twiEs of apples pears
ana ounces to turn black and die
Extensive losses were sustained the
past season by fruit growers i'm the
eastern part of the United states To
check this dread disease the Bureau of
Plant Industry. United States Depart
mcnt OF Agriculture, working in CO.
operation with the agricultural depart
mcnt OF the Southern Railway. now
proposes to Institute Il campaign OF
education and eradication throughout
the Southeastern States George f.
Murrill. OF Bedford County. acting as
agent OF the road. has already visited
number OF experiment stations and
agricultural colleges In the different
states to learn their attitude towards
such scheme, and especially 10 asccr-
tain II the institution would send Il
delegate TO Il general conference on
fire blight. AS those visited have cx
pressed Willingness, u conference O.
plant Psychologists and hortiCultur,sts
Is to he called during December by the
bureau OF Plnnt Industry.
SOME THINGS SPECIALISTS
MAY HE ASKED TO DO
1t is proposed that the experiment.