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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
Velvet Is
Favored In
Evening
Colored Lace Is Smart.
Good Quality Satin Is
Used and Lace Dyed
to Bright c oIors Is
Used Effectively.

every type of evening
dress-formal as we'll as
informal-velvet plays an inn
portant role. Soft, gracefully
draping velvet or the sitter
sort. 1t is used in single tone
effect-soft rich blue, violet,
rose. green. in preference to
black, or in combination OF
black with ivory or 4 lighter
and darker shade of the same
color.
Satin has lost none OF its pres
tige, but remember that there is
a vast difference between good
quality satin and the cheap.
tawdry material that has been seen
so much since satin came into
the limelight- If you cannot az
ford a really good satin, then
choose some other material.
There is l%ustrous satin and there
Is dull surfaced satin. Choose II
In some OF the bright tones or one
or the new pinkish beige tones.
Plain or figured crepe and
chiffon are used for formal and
informal dresses, rich metal fab
RIGS and beaded chiffon or lus-
trous pailletted net for formal
wear, and, for all occasions, lace.
Black lace II you like, but better
still. colored lace. red greer.
blue or light pastel toned.
Much is said about covered
shoulders for evening. and they
appear on the formal type OF
dress as well as the dress chosen
for theater. dining and informal
dances. This is achieved by
means OF short straight caps set
into a deep armhole. by brief cape
sleeves. by extended shoulder
straps, ichus, epaulettes. small
capes. short pulled sleeves or
draped scarf arrangement.
The most important qualifica-
ton OF the evening silhouette is
the long slender line. with more
closely fitted adjustment about
the waist than was usual a year
ago. Waistlines are normal or
slightly raised and the bodice Is
carefully fitted. While skirts are
fairly full at the lower edge there
is practically no deliberate effort
at a flare. And in some OF the
very new evening dresses there
Is a pinching in at the knees sug-
gestive OF the old-time hobble.
or the more picturesque type
OF evening dress this season those
OF a distinctly 1850 silhouette are
gaining in Importance. And 1880
means bustles. whether they are
real or only simulated. This effect
is gained either by a punching
OF material at the back or back
ward draping of the skirt full
ness in connection with a closely
fitted bodice.
To stress this period tendency
you may ever have your hair ar
ranged In 1850 style when o
wear this type OF dress; with
a chignon at the back and bags
at the front
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
New Hats Call for
Longer Street Skirt

The question of skirt lengths is
nc longer the matter OF supreme
importance that il was a few sea
sons ago. and while the adjust
ment OF precisely the right hem
line Is essential to the success Of
any dress II is something that Is
easily settled.
Daytime dresses are about the
same length that they have been
for the past six months or pos
sibly an inch longer. This longer
skirt for street wear would be
necessary II for no other reason
than that the new type of hat
which has gone over with such a
tremendous success in this coun-
try-demands the long, graceful
lines of a longer skirt
Evening dresses of the formal
sort are decidedly long. just es-
Gaping the floor. resting on IL at
all sides or trailing slightly at
the back Sometimes there is a
separate train that hangs a a
panel from the belt at the back
OF the skirt
Afternoon dresses are eight or
ten inches from the floor. This
Is the new boot top length-using
a term that had a more definite
bearing on the situation when
women actually wore boots. or
high shoes as we often called
them.
AS a compromise between the
eight-inch afternoon dress and
the very long evening dress there
are ankle-iength dresses for less
formal evening wear. Theater
dresses. dinner dresses. Sunday
night dresses, they are called and
they promise to be OF distinct
Importance in the autumn and
winter wardrobe OF well dressed
women
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

Turbans r among the negef
hats They r pulled down owl
the right eye. pushed up 70 she's
the hair M the left. In the essen
tial line OF the mode. Sometimes
they are made or cire ribbon. Re
member when you put on your
new hat 70 place II first a little
to the back on your head. push TX
down at the back and then draw
u forward into position.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

girl In the sketch wears = hostess cow or Inner rock Of black velvet trimmed with sable and
Aenon sc-a dress that could be effectively copied in satin with less expensive fur and lace and
would serve charmnsy for formal afternoon as we'll inDmae evening" The sketch also shows
smart evening aaeSres~t the right top a brilliant clasp with Jet drops for the bdea .
cooed gasth. the frns pieces strung on elastic At left top stockings OF new sort with ttout
tWs evening" bag of crepe with ersscrost apey Of brMans baoht-andt here Is necklace to
greer BEADS with gddIeafd design fort the ca. and loves that come IN all the pastel
cdos to weart match or contrast whit rock
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
They Reach
To Ankle
Or Floor
Longer for Formal and
Shorter for lnformaE
CoIors with Black or
Alone w orn After
CandIeIight.

vX7HETHER your eve
w ming wardrobe calls for
twenty new dresses or only
one, you should give serious
consideration TO certain recent
fashion developments as they
apply TO the clothes that we
wear after six The new col
ors, fabrics, silhouettes and
trimmings all have a special
adaptation for The evening.
There are several distinctly
different types OF evening dress
from which TO choose, differences
that depend 20 a large measure
on the occasions when the dress
Is TO he worn. There are the
very formal evening dresses ap-
propriate only for important oc-
casions-the opera, an especially
important theater party. a cere-
monious dinner oil a formal dance.
Possibly you have no need for
this type OF dress at all, but II
you have then remember that II
calls for exquisite material, fine
workmanship and finish rather
than for elaboration or intricacy.
Dresses OF this sort, this season,
call for long simple lines with
skirts that touch the floor or
barely escape il. provided some
times with a train.
The somewhat less formal eve
ming dress is also made with a
long skirt, but there Is an in
creasing interest this season in
the still less formal evening dress
made with ankle length skirt--a
type OF dress that you can wear
70 dinners, evening card parties,
the theater and less formal dan
ces- Dinner dresses. theater dres-
ses and the so-called Sunday
night dress are included under
this classification.
Having decided on the type Of
dress you wish to choose, the
next question usually Is one Of
color. Choose black only IL ii is
particularly becoming. remember
ing that in this season OF many
colors, the black evening dress
must possess unusual distinction
You may s black in a two or
three-tone combination black
skirt with a bodice OF white,
ivory or pale pastel tone. or a
combination Of black. pale pink
and rose.
When IL comes 10 colors your
choice is limitless. They range
from the palest pastels through
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
Paris DEGREES
Erect Carrioqe

Watch out for the new erect
carriage It's on its way and II
will be the perfect antithesis OF
the debutante SLOUGH that was in
favor not so long ago. So watch
your step and watch your posture,
for it's chests up. hips back and
shoulders down. Coats no longer
have to be clutched at the front
to keep them closed and hands
are free to hang gracefully at the
sides, to hold a purse or possibly
to snuggle comfortably in q small
muf.
The very latest developments
in French fashions confirm this
rumor Of the return OF the erect
carriage and to accentuate the
new posture there Is a tendency
in the very newest French dres-
ses to drape the material up a lit
tie at the back There are So
called apron drapings that sug-
gest the silhouette OF the 1905
and some Of the more picturesque
type OF evening dresses show
puts and rufies at the back Of a
real hustle TYNE
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
Furs Are
~ecominul Soft

Fur trimming will appear on
many OF the autumn and winter
dresses, and usually the furs
chosen for this purpose are OF
the light and supple sort. such as
caracul. ermine or barunduki.
Narrow bands of ermine are used
on the new black velvet dresses.
Barunduki with its tones or
brown and black Is used on
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
BroadcIoth
In PasteIs
For Wraps
Stockings Match Furs in
Color-Light Top and
Dark Skirt Dress IsX
Smart - Turbans OF
Gre Ribbon.

IN one of the new hats the
~ snood or side strap at
the left side Is trimmed with
two small white gardenias.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

Flame. orange. fuchsia, Cas-
lillian red. Peking blue. Per
sian green. wine red. prune.
egg plant and dull violet tones
are all included in the coIors
that are 10 be favored for
autumn and winter.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

Many of the new dresses both
for afternoon and evening show
the light top and dark skirt com
bination. A black skirt may be
combined with a white or egg
shell or flesh colored top. brown
may be combined with white. egg
shell. soft green or rust Dark
green may be combined with
light green. The blouse portion
IL OF the lighter tone but the line
Of juncture does not usually come
directly at the waistline. The
darker material may extend N few
inches above the closely belted
waistline or the line or juncture
may dip down az the back 40 that
the darker material extends
above the waistline nj the front
only.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

Fitted costume slips are worn
by many women 10 give the
smooth. slender foundation for
the new fitted frocks. They are
made with a fitted bodice top OF
lace and ribbon shoulder straps.
and a gored. wrapped skirt Of
crepe.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

black Spanish tile or brown
dresses. black caracul on black
cloth and brown caracul on brown
dresses "A tab or other orna-
mert Of the same fur may appear
on the hat or felt to match the
dress.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13
EMBROIDERY

LapeIs and revers are Of
great importance IN the new
ciothes-in coats and dresses,
too. They help emphasize the
top part Of the body. giving
clothes that new and very
smart topheavy look. This
weeks pattern diagram shows
a design for embroidering the
lapel or a dress or the rever
" you would like IL. send your
stamped, seIf-addressed en-
veIope and Il will be sent to
you.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

Consider your furs IN choosing
your stockings No matter what
the color OF your coat or suit II il
Is trimmed with brown fur your
stockings should be of m brown
ish tinge. III they are very sheer
the actual tone OF the silk may
be- decidedly dark as the flesh
tones showing through will give
necessary lightness when Tho
stockings are worn. With black
fur many women will wear very
sheer black stockings and with
gray or grayish furs the newest
idea ~ to wear stockings OF "a
new slightly tawny gray.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

Fur is sometimes used to make
the belt or the new coats. Fur
belts r also used on new dres-
ses and RI usually finished with
buckles Of polished wood.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

haps. are all shades OF the violet
range. which have been so little
used for the past few seasons.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-13

the jewel colors TO dark green.
dark brown and sometimes dark
blue. Most significant of all, per-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Scientific High Points
in Flowing for Crops

fBy DIR. M. C. SEWELL, Associate
Professor Of Soils. Kansas State
Agricultural College.)
The largest item Of expense in pro-
ducing cereal and annual forage crops
is tillage.
The most important tillage opera
lions are blowing and cultivating.
Reduction in depth or frequency of
blowing, or number Of civilizations
necessary for economic yields, mate
rally reduces the cost Of raising the
crop.
Flowing deeper than six inches for
cereals or row crops-excepting root
icrops-is never warranted.
Timeliness-early plowing-is the
Important factor in wheat tillage-
July-plowed ground produced eight
bushels to the acre more than Sep
tember-plowed ground.
Nitrogen conservation is the thing
for which the farmer plows, not mois-
ture conservation.
The dust mulch is no longer consid-
cred a useful practice.
Cultivation sufficient to keep down.
weeds is all that is neSessary-a
tional blowing is wasted.
Efficient tools, especially power
equipment, is of utmost value in till
age .in the light Of discoveries as to
the value of timeliness in blowing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Early Flowing Favored
for Best Soy Bean Crop

AS general rule, the ground should
be plowed for soy beans, according to
results Of tests by the Ohio agricul-
tural experiment station, cited by the
farm crops department Of the Ohio
State university. "There are few
exceptions to this general rule" says
one Of the bulletins issued by the ex-
pertinent station, "as when the soil
is naturally loose and when a good
seed bed can be prepared by disking."
Experiments at Wooster have yield
ed 1858 bushels Of grain and 1895
pounds of straw to the acre on disked
corn stubble land, while plowed corn
stubble land yielded 1879 bushels Of
grain and 2,052 pounds of straw.
Early blowing is recommended as
the better practice, since it gives time
for the seed bed to settle and oppor-
tunity to kill one crop Of weeds be-
fore the soy beans are planted. Late
blowing in dry season may leave the
soil so loose and dry that termination
will be poor and the early growth Of
the soy beans stunted. Many growers
prepare the seed bed for soy beans be-
fore that for corn, but do not plant
the soy beans until the corn is in the
ground.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Growers Can Reduce
Loss of Potatoes
Careful Regulation of Tenn
perature Is Important.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agricultural -WNU Service.
Wastes and losses Of potatoes in
storage can be prevented In great part
II growers and dealers adopt the stor-
age methods which the United States
Department of Agriculture recon-
mends. These include careful regula-
ton Of the temperature Of the storage
room, controlled ventilation, and ex-
clusion of light. DIR. William Stuart,
potato specialist of the bureau of plant
industry, has just revised Farmers
Bulletin S47-F to include information
developed since the bulletin was first
issued in 1917.
The all-year demand for potatoes
has always necessitated storage of
considerable quantities Of the crop,
and many growers and dealers have
believed that considerable waste in
storage was inevitable. Scientific In
vestigation has demonstrated that
much Of the loss is preventable. Stor-
age under favorable conditions offers
several advantages; it assures a more
uniform market supply, preserves
table quality, and protects the vitality
Of seed.
Doctor Stuart emphasizes the value
of changing the temperature to suit
the storage stages Of the potato. IF
newly harvested potatoes" he says,
Especially those somewhat immature,
are subjected to temperature Of
about go degrees for the first ten days
Of the storage period in a relatively
high humidity, the injured tissues will
quickly heal over" After the brief
period of storage at 60 degrees, the
temperature should be reduced to
about 40 degrees, maintained there for
two or. three months, and then held at
about 38 degrees.
Farmers Bulletin SAFE, potato
Storage and Storage Houses" gives de-
tails Of ventilation, temperature reg
ulation, light exclusion, and other fac
tors desirable in potato storage, and
gives practical suggestions for con-
struction of storage houses. It may be
obtained free by applying to the office
Of information, United States Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Washington
d. G.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Soy Bean Hay Equal in
Feed Value to Alfalfa

At the Indiana station soy bean hay
proved to be about s per cent infe-
rior to alfalfa. At the South Dakota
station results from similar test in
dictated soy bean hay to be 8 per cent
better than alfalfa for dairy cows. At
the West Virginia station soy bean
hay proved to be slightly superior to-
alfalfa for milk production, and at
the Tennessee station it was quite
bit superior. At the Wisconsin sta
ton, in one case, milk production was
slightly larger when alfalfa was fed
as compared with soy bean hay. The
weights of the cows were also slightly
better maintained on the former than
on the latter. In another test at the
same station the two hays were prac-
tically equal in feeding value, but
more Of the soy bean hay was wasted
by the cows than Of the alfalfa.
Thus we see that on the whole soy
bean hay, when well cured and cut at
the right time. is practically equal in
feeding value to good alfalfa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27


years. The royal decree restores dur
ing the election period freedom Of
speech, freedom Of writing, freedom
Of lawful assembly and of political
and religious organization. 1t says the
government has done everything posi-
BILE to guarantee honest elections and
that these should have the full sup
port of the nation.
But, say the Madrid correspondents,
many politicians do not believe In the
sincerity of the government and many
more will not participate in the cleo
lions because of their wrath against
the king. Socialists representing the
vast majority Of labor; Republicans,
who command the support of fully 80
per cent of the students; monarchist
enemies of Alfonso XIII, who, under
the guidance of Sanchez Guerra. are
demanding a constituent assembly,
stand fast in their refusal to 60 to the
polls. go
The opening of the electoral period
finds the country in state of extreme
nervousness. Alarming posters of revo-
lutionary and counter revolutionary
plots appear everywhere.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Bookkeeping Best
as One-Mail Task
Average Keeper Will Make
Most Profit With 400
Colonies.

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture.l --WNU Service.
The average beekeeper will make
the most profit If he limits his bust
ness to 400 colonies, the number he
can care for singls-handed, the Unit
ed States Department Of Agriculture
says. He may be first-rate bee ham
dler, but the temperament Of good
beeman generally is not the tempera-
ment for managing employees eff
GENTLY.
What One Man Can Do.
One man can do practically all of
the work required for $50 or 400 col
onies, even during rush seasons, the
department learned by studying for
three years the records Of beekeepers
in widely separated regions Of the
country. With an apiary Of this size,
however, he will need some additional
means Of income. Beekeeping is at
its best, generally, as a supplement
to farming. One man in New York
state, who farms 100 acres and cares
for 20 colonies Of bees learned from
experience that 70-colony apiary is
equivalent to about 40 acres Of land
in both income and labor.
One beekeeper, who spends little
time in his apiary and is an inefficient
employer Of labor, had labor cost
of more than Sc per colony. He lost
SO cents a colony one year, and $1.75
a colony the next year. But not all
good beemen are poor managers. One
who owns 1900 colonies reported a
yield Of about $50 pounds Of extract
ed honey from each colony and to-
tai income of $23,3S7 in 1928, or
net income of $11.78 for each hour
he worked with the bees. He hires
labor and knows how to use it. Other
beemen have reported returns Of $40
to $3.50 an hour for their time in the
apiary.
Practices Studied.
The department has studied bee
keeping practices in Colorado, Wyo-
ming, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Iowa, New
York, Michigan, Ohio and Minnesota.
During the next few years the depart
ment will complete its nationwide
survey by studying beekeeping on the
Pacific coast, on the Dakota plains, in
Texas, and in the South.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Check Machinery Before
Opening of Seasons Work

With the severe conditions under
which chains operate on most farm
machinery they should be carefully
checked before the opening of a new
seasons work. Proper alignment of
sprockets should always be main
tanned in order to prevent side-pull
causing excessive wear on the sides
Of sprocket teeth. Worn sprockets
should be replaced when new chains
are placed on drivers to prevent a
difference in pitch giving improper
chain action and causing excessive
strains on chains.
Proper adjustment and oiling are
also essential. Too much tension
places unnecessary loads on the bear
ings and chain. Rusty chains should
be cleaned with kerosene or light oil.
When running they should be hbri-
Gated occasionally with good grade
of oil.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Agricultural Hints


Kale can be picked in the garden
all winter. You might try few plants
another year.
Forest trees have just as many in
sect and fungus enemies as orchard
trees and field plants.
Red raspberries are the hardest Of
the brambles, blackberries being most
susceptible to adverse climate.
go
Look over the garden tools and give
them a coating Of oil so they won't be
dull and rusty when you want them.
To get better pollination in single
variety pear orchard, top-work some
trees to Bose, Kieffer, Anjou. or Clapp
Favoiite.
In planning next years work, try a
system which will include several of
the crops most profitable in the region
over q period Of years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-02-27
Intensive Campaign to
Control Oriental Moth

Growers in the section in which the
oriental fruit moth is already present
are preparing to wage an intensive
campaign to control this pest during
the coming season.
AS the opening gun in battle the
growers will give their orchards
deep thorough cultivation. This kills
those that pass the winter in the soil.
This is quite per cent of the total
number that live over.
The other methods of control which
are suggested by those who have
worked on this insect will be used lat
er in the season. 1t will be hard
battle but unless the grower wins, this
years crop in these sections Seriously
infected will be worth almost nothing.