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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 24, 1904)
illkccP11 m mf5, Handkerchief Kimono. Handkerchiefs ns material for gar ments of various Borts arc continual' ly growing In domnnd, but nro novor more attractive than when mado up Into a It I mono bucIi as tho one illus iTAted. Those used for tho model nro or white Jnpaneso silk with border of bluo silk dotted with white, but there nro innumerable ones from Mil (eh n choice can bo mado. Thoso of linen with borders nro pretty and nUvnys launder satisfactorily, and dealers nro also showing a considera ble vnrlety woven specially for pur- DcBlgn by May Manton. poses of tho sort. Tho handkerchiefs nro Joined on Indicated lines and nro o ndjustcd as to form deep points In fronts, back and sleeves, while tho neck edges aro turned over to glyo n collar- effect. To make tho kimono for n woman of medium slzo will bo required flvo handkerchiefs 20 inches squnro or, If preferred, It can be made from matorlal with applied banding, In which caso 3 yards 22, 27 or 32 or 2 yards 44 Inches wide, with 12 yards of banding will bo required. The Juliet Cap. For dressy occasions thero Is no prettier ornament abovo tho elrllsh fnco than tho Juliet cap, familiar to ovory admirer oi Shakespeare's hero ine. This dainty garnituro is especially offectlvo with tho low stylo of hair tlioHBlng now in vogue, particularly vhen tho l.nlr Is gathered in a net nt the nape of tho neck. Tho cap Is not n cap In tho strlctosC ,sonso of tho word, but a net woven fiom gold threads, or tiny gold noads. studded with smnll gems; or it can bo inndo from small pearls, rhincstones or other goms. Beads, pearls cr othor goms Bhould bo exceedingly small, so that tho gonoral effect of tho mesh is gauzy and light. Tho enp Is worn directly on tho crown of tho head, and droops graco fully toward tho back. Whon a curl is worn over tho shoulder, It is some times followed by loops nnd ends of tho pearls. Lace for Ankles. A pair of laco modnlions, left over Trom tho summer frock, enn bo put to excellent uso in trimming stockings to match tho gown. Tor instance, with n pongeo gown piped with laco mcdalions, a plain pair of tan Halo stockings wero mado very mart by tlo ubo of laco mcdalions, one Just abovo each instop. Thoy wore first appllqucd on tho stockings with silk thread, in very fine stitches, then tho lisle beneath was cut away, and then edges of tho stocking buttonholo stitched closoly and finely to tho wrong sldo of tho mcdnllon. Worn with brown suedo shoes, they gavo n dainty Inlshlng touch to tho costume. IM...AJM i'n."Ltf.rtdl.miHbUj Told in Her Bcmdoin' Tortolso shell Is the nowast Rbado of brown, Sleeves wldon and shorton as tho summer conies on. Silks strewn with mauve orchids nro simply oxquislto. Tho modern raincoat tips tho scales nt less than one pound. A small collar finishes tho neck of many fashionable Jackets. Net ruchlngs, very line, aro smarter than thoso niado xjf chiffon. Forget-me-nots nro among tho very charming hat trimmings. Sleeves aro as elaborate cs over and still bouffant below the elbow. Silver, espoclnlly antlquo. Is among the smart metals for buckres. Tho 1830 or French blouse is tho latest idea In black taffeta coats. Embroidered muslin picture hats are among tho pretty llngorio lints. Circular skirts, cut in three or moro section, aro among tho latest models. Street Costume of Mistral Voile. Vollo in Its fashionable varieties really leads tho fashionable procession In tho spring and early summer gowns. Tho mistral vollo has a coarso canvas weave with a rough, crepy surface, and lends Itself well to decorntlvo purposes. Tho littlo Eton opens with a roll shawl collar over tho llngorio blouse, a narrow black and gold braid being effectively used for trimming. The skirt is cut Late Ideas for Costumes That Have tho Sanction of the Smart Set Juliet Cap a Favorite Form of Headgear. with doublo offoct, tho upper portion pointing In front, tabller fashion, and rounding up shapely to tho back. A deeply kilted flounce applied beneath n doublo band of braid gives the correct flare at tho foot, this being maintained by a narrow band of princess hair cloth on tho drop skirt or petticoat. Making Perfect "Noodlei." Nothing puzzles the nmatenr cook quite ns much ns the contrariness of "noodles." Sojnetlmes thoy mix up nicely so thoy can bo rolled and cut In full perfection, nt othor times they turn Into n sticky, soggy mass, utter ly impossible. An lnfalllblo rule is to All ono-linlf tho shell of tho egg used with cold water nnd then bent or "fold" in only ns much flour ns can bo nbsorbod. Put enough on a molding- bonrd and rolling pin to prevent adhering, and tho result will bo a smooth, brittle pnsto which can bo shredded without any difficulty. Summer Piazza Gowns. For elaborato summer toilets all tho gauzes and their weaves of wool and silk aro called into play. Chiffon cloth, moussellno, voile, veiling, chif fon loulstno and messnline arc this season's loaders. MoBsallno and chiffon loulstno havo both been brought out In a host of ex quisite effects. Among tho thin loulslne3 checked changeablo surfaces cannot bo pro vided by tho manufacturer fast enough. In chiffon there nre stunning pat terns combining wldo Batln stripes and big discs mnde up of graduated polka dots. Tho flowered cotton nets ltnvo had a big salo and will be aired later on summer verandas. These, Ilka all fho nets, nro mado over an interlining of net which veils tho silk foundation. Colored nets nro used for filmy frocks for both old and young women. A frock of this kind seen lately had a Bklrt of organdy veiled with net, over which tho outer skirt hung. All wore of tho samo delicate shade of roso pink. 'tbmgfr Rub all rusty places on Iron with koroseno oil. ' Wicker seats and back of chairs nro easily cleaned with Bnlt and water. Varnlshod woodwork can bo easily cleaned nnd brightened with crude oil. Any brickwork rinsed off with am monln and water and then carefully dried will bo wonderfully brightened by tho process. mm Tgsmr-, WMMM$ A SMART LITTLE COAT. Design by Jaunty little Etons mado of pongoo, silk and tho Jlke aro among tho smartest wraps shown and aro exc eedlngly attractive, whethor mado to match the skirt or of contrasting ma terlal. This ono Includes a stolo col lar, that provides the broad and droop rng shoulders, and is mado with deep pointed sleeves under which tho full ones of the blouse show to advantage. 4M A few drops of alcohol rubbed on tho insldo of lamp chimneys will re movo nil traco of greasy smoko whon wnter alono is of no avail. Alcohol rubbed Into a carpet will effectually romovo a varnish stain. This should bo done after tho carpet has been taken up nnd shaken. White Pongee With Lace. White, or bleached, pongee Is one of tho novelties of the season and Is Design by May Mantor.. charmingly dainty and effective. Tho very pretty gown illustrated shows tho material trimmed with applique of cream Venetian laco and finlshod with frills of tho softer Lierre in tho samo shade. Tho combination of tones Is a satisfactory as well aB a fashlonnblo one, and tho material lends itself to tucks with singular suc cess. Tho blouse Is mado over a fitted foundation nnd closed invisibly at tho conter front, but, when mnde of mus lin or other wnshable fabric, can bo left unlined nnd also allows a cholco of long or elbow sleoves. Tho Bklrt Is cut In seven gores, tho front one be ing extended to form a yoko nt Bides nnd back. It Is tucked In groups thnt aro stitched to flounco depth nnd glvo graceful fullness nnd flare beneath that point. To mako tho gown for a woman of medium slzo will bo re quired: for tho blouse, 4 yards of matorlal 21, 3 yards 27. or 2V4 yards 44 Inches wide; for skirt, 10 yards 21, 9 yards 27, or 5V4 yards 44 Inches wide. May Mnnton. As Illustrated tho material Is nut br own taffeta, combined with tan color and trimmed with littlo ornaments of braid, and matches the skirt, but all tho materials mentioned nro equally appropriate. To mako tho coat for a woman of medium size will be ro quired 4 yards of material 21, 3 yards 27, or l?i yards 44 inches wide. -i OMEN IN GORGEOUS DRESS. Costumes of Abysslnlans During Times of Festival. "For downright gorgeousness thero is littlo tiirt can surpass a family party of Abytmlnian womon bound from ono village to another In festi val time, notably about Easter, for tho Abysslnlans aro Christians," writes Mr. Droughton Drandenbcrg, describing the llfo of tho wTimen of Egypt In an arttclo in tho juno Pear son's Daughters of tho Nile. "A brilliant, bangle-adorned head dress Is bound over tho brow nnd drawn back to fall down tho shoul ders. Tho upper part of tho body is clad in n blouse of red and white literally covered with gold and silver ornaments, that are handed down from generation to generation. A short skirt in the samo style comes below the knees, and tho legs aro encased In brilliant colored strips wound tightly about llko putters, often bead ed and spangled. Tho feet, usually bare, aro variously adorned with toe rings, anklo bracelets, and other orna ments." Certain That He Would Win. "I onco knew an old Irishman who would Invest his last cent In any kind of a gamble he happened up against," said Magistrate Cunningham the other day. "Ono Christmas eve ho camo home with a ticket entitling him to a chanco on a horse and sleigh that were to be rallied off. " 'We'll bo drlvin' out through Fair mount Park th' morrow like th' big guns, Mary,' ho announced with prido to his wife. "'Oh, pop, won't that be fine!' chimed in his littlo son. 'You an' me can ride on tho front seat, and mom nnd littlo Johanna can sit In tho back.' '"Yo'll bo doln' no slch thing!' as serted the old man. ' 'Twill be the back seat for you, my lad. Yer moth er will he on front wit' me.' "'I will so!' whined the youngster. 'I will so bo rldln' on tho front!' "The old man assumed a stern, parental air and took his plpo from his mouth to deliver his final decis ion. " 'Ye'll not, I tell ye,' ho said. 'I'll lie havln' no back talk from ye. Git 3ff tho sleigh!'" Philadelphia Press. Nast During the Civil War. In the Juno Pearson's Mr. Albert BIgelow Palno glveB an account of ho remarkable work done by Thomas Kast during tho Civil war. His (ketches were exaggerations of ex sting conditions, it is truo, but sixty three was a poor time to investigate. Nast simply used the material that came to his hand, and each resulting picture brought volunteers to the Northern cause. They also brought scores of threatening letters to the Harper office from tho Infuriated South, and Nast might have been burned at tho stake had he been enptured during tho occasional trips ho mado to tho front. The lnfluenco exerted by his pictures was tremen dous President Lincoln himself said near tho close of tho war, "Thomas Nast was tho best recruiting sergeant the Union ever had." Mr. Palno has shown great tact In his handling in this article of what Is even yet a soro subject with many of his reaaers. J. Forbes Robertson in Hamlet. "I was persuaded into playing 'Ham let' six years ago," said Mr. Robert son, in an interview given in the Juno Tnlks With Players In Pearson's Magazine, " by Sir Henry Irving, who was going abroad, and by others of my friends, and I did so with only about six weeks' prepara tion. Tho play ran three months at tho Lyceum theater, and could havo run longer but for tho return of Sir Henry to tho play house ho had mado so famous. I then played 'Hamlet' through Germany and Holland, In Germany playing In tho Royal thea ter. Tho emperor came on two occa sions." His Heart Upon His Sleeve. When on fair MnuJ I look, her eyes of Bray. Her golden head, the thought comes to my mind, That might I walk besldo her all the way. I would forsake tho 'rest of womankind. Except, perhaps, sweet Phyllis. 'Twould bo pain Never to see her sparkling smile again. Phyllis has such a chnrin. somehow un- llko That of alt others! When I hear her voice Strange thrills of rapturo through my being strike. 1 really can't explain It. Yet, for choke, Gladys would take first place, for beauty, quite No man could help but worship her, at sight! She's not as clever ns she might be, true! There Margaret queens It with her sweet disdain Of common, worldly ways, compelling you To tread, nt least In thought, life's loftiest plane. And yet. I question If she'd make a man As happy as Would laughter-loving Nan. Dear Nan Is llghtsomness Itself. In ' sooth Our souls seom so attuned to one glad kay I've really sometimes felt she is. In truth. The mate and comrade Nature meant for me; But these, and like reflections, arc too late, JJocause I've Just become engaged to Kate! Town Topics. British Army Reform. British army reform proceeds apace. The newest regulations forbid a sol dier to wear his cap on tho back of his head, even when he Is on fur lough, to enrry cigarettes behind his ears, to put his hands In his pockets or to go without his waist belt. Missionary Visits Father. Tho Rev. S. C. Bartlet,t, who for tho last nine years has been at Tottori, on the Japanese sea, a missionary of tho American board, Is visiting his father, ex-PrcEifient Bartlett of Dart mouth College. W POULTRY! I ITT t Summer Care of Geese. Geeso nro very hardy birds, and It Is easy to koep them over summer. Thoy should havo access to plenty of green forago, plenty of water to drink. Tho adult birds need no Bhelter, and can llvo on grass alone, but thoy rel ish a littlo grain and should bo fed a small quantity at least onco a day At night is a good time, after the chickens nnd turkeys havo sought their perches. In late summer or early fall If tho drouth dries up the grass geeso need a littlo moro grain Ono must gauge tho feed by tho quant ity and succuloncy of tho forage. Wholo corn will do very well for the grain; that Is all wo uso. An adult gooso seldom dies of any sickness. Truo, the very old blrdn drop off, but tho per cent of loss Is re markably small with nny roasonablc care. Tho flock must bo fed grain and vegetables, clover or fodder dur ing tho winter and early spring, be foro thero 1b green forage. Tho breed ing birds should bo mated, ono male to from ono to three females. We put the difforent matlngs in separate lots, but thoy will do very well in flocks of ten to fifteen birds. It Is natural for geeso to choose but one mate, henco wo must not attempt to mako ono malo take too many females or wo will not got tho host results. Geeso (our oxperlenco has been alto gother with tho puro brod Toulouse) commence to lay early in March in our climate, time depending on weather conditions. A littlo straw thrown around In odd corners will furnish nesting for tho geese. The fomalo makes no attempt to hldo her nest or slink away to it; sho sits on it in full view, but she covers up the eggs. Robbing her nest has no effect on her, sho will not change; sho lays about every 3G hours. Tho eggs should bo gathered soon after laying, oarly in tho season, or they will got chilled. Set them on end in a box of Bawdust or excelsior in the cellar, or somo cool place (not too cold), nnd keep till ready to set. Some turn the eggs dally, but wo do not If thoy are to bo kept only a reasonable time. We Bet them under chicken hens and rear tho goslings with same hens. They hatch in 28 to 30 days; if eggs nre kept warm enough 28 days is suffi cient Tho littlo goslings should not be fed till they are 48 to 72 hours old; it is no harm to let them nip a little grass or green vegetable tops earlier, as this will not hurt thorn. For the first week or two feed threo or four times a day on a littlo corn broad soaked and crumbled, or a littlo chick food made into a mash same as for young chicks. At first thoy aro very dainty and eat very little, but In two or threo weeks they aro quite ravenous. Always glvo plenty of drinking- water, but not to swim In. Keep them dry; seo that thoy have a good warm coop with a dry board floor and that thoy are shut up warm and snug at night. After they are ten dnys old they can bo let rango about on grass with their mother (whethor sho bo gooso or hen) or they can be raised in small board pens by moving them when forago becomes short. After about three weeks a mash of corn meal, a small quantity of mid dlings or bran or both is a good addi tion to tho meal and will mako a good grain food; feeding two or three times a day, according to slzo and tho ability of tho gosling to get for ago. Remember a gosling is helpless and tender till it gets its feathers, but with good care and feed every lit tle downy bird can bo raised, and, after thoy aro threo or four weeks old, ono can feed them and ru3h growth to his heart's content, provid ing water, forago and grit aro at all times accessible. A good Toulouso gosling will weigh 8 or 9 pounds, whllo a chick of tho samo age will weigh from 1 to 2 pounds. No wonder tho gosling eats. Wo havo had them gain two pounds each in their ninth week. It is best to get the goslings hatched as early as thero Is grass for them, as they are safe from tho hot dry weather of summer and tough grass; but early birds require attention and must not bo exposed to tho cold spring rains. Wo often have tho kitchen full of the little follows In low flat boxes when It rains all day or for two or three days, and then a good tamo chicken hen is the most desirablo mother They require lots of care, but when wo got a gosling on its feet (they can't walk for about 24 hours aftoi hatching) wo count on a flno lusty gooso tho coming fall, and wo seldom miss our count. We feed them all through tho summer at least onco a day. By Christmas they weigh: fe males 15 to 20 pounds; males, IS to 25 pounds. Mrs. B. F. Hlslop, Iroquois County, Illinois. The Deadly Chlckcn-MIte. During all tho warm weather we must fight tho deadly chicken mite. The hotter tho weather tho faster they broed. They aro death to young chicks, whero they can havo the chanco to Infest them, and aro oven known to kill old tough hens. Often a hen house is swarming with those little pests, end tho hens with broods aro pormltted to hover their chicks in tho houses ut night. Tho hens nat urally hunt out some place in a cor ner and collect their broods. Nothing is seen of tho mites at that time. But after tho chicks have settled down for the night tho marauders come out of their hiding places under splinters boards, roosts and rubbish and swarm by tens of thousands on tho old hens and chicks. They suck their fill of blood and crawl back to tholr hiding places. In tho morning tho poultry raiser sees nothing of theso inscct3 and pays littlo attention to tho piles of mltos hnnglng llko swarmB of bees under tho roosts. Tho chicks aro so weakened that numbers of thom fall down and die and tho owner wonders what happened to them. Tho others, being bled every night, are prevented from growing and become Btunted, nover recovering from this subjection to mites when thoy wero young. There are different ways of attacking mites, ono of which is to wash tho hen houso with whitewash, and tho other Is to glvo It a thorough going over with water In which hn3 been dis solved a great deal of strong soap and a large amount of kerosene. Cabbages for Sheep. There may bo objections to feeding cabbnges to milch cows on account of tainting tho milk, but tbcro is no such objections with feeding them to sheep. Cabbages can be easily grown, espe cially whero tho soil is a heavy but rich clay. In tho discussion of this subject wo have heard sheep men say that they could get moro money out of their cabbages feeding them to sheep than in nny other way. Of course that was in localities whero markets were not easy to reach. Whero tho farmer lives near a rail road and can send his cabbages to Chicago and other big markets at lit tlo cost, that way of disposing of them will bo more profitable than in feed ing them to the sheep. But it must bo remembered that whero tho sheep Interests aro largest thero aro few railroads. A large tonnage of cab bages can bo grown per acre, and many of our shepherds aro finding this a profitable use to mako of tho ground. The cabbage has this advantage over most of our other greon feeds that it can be kept for months and oven Into tho dead of winter If It' is properly stored. This is quito an advantage over even rape. The Canadian farmers are tak ing advantage of this to lay in an nually good supplies of cabbages to feed to their sheep during winter, thus keeping their sheep in perfect condi tion as to their digestive organs. Cab bages can bo grown in almost all parts of the country, and thoy grow best In tho cooler sections, whore thoy are most needed for winter food. Their value cannot bo figured out from tho tables the chemists give us, for their succulence is a valunblo thing In itself, but this has no valuo In tho analysis of tho chemist. Light Feeds for Hogs. Light foods have a particular valuo for the hogs, possibly for tho reason that most hogs get a too concentrated ration, Tho chemist in figuring out the relativo valuo of roots, fruits and grains, Invariably shows that tho grains contain Inrge proportions of nutrienta and that fruit and roots contain very little. But tho roots nnd fruits havo qualities that wo havo nover yet been able to determine and nro certainly worth far moro than tho chemist has been able to discover. There Is an action on tho general health and thrift of tho animal that cannot be computed by weight. Roots and fruits tend to prevent both con stipation and indigestion, and are In that quality medicine for tho hogs. Tho time of tho year Is hero when great quantities of wind-fall apples will bo ordinarily left on the ground to rot. Thoso should be gathered up and fed to tho pigs as soon as the ap ples get largo enough to be succulent. Many of tho wormy apples and culls can later bo disposed of In tho samo way. Sugar beets aro particularly valuable, as they contain a largo amount of saccharine matter, which helps in the fattening. Turnips also will prove of more value to tho hogs than their analysis would seem to indicate. American Milk In Paris. It Is well worthy of note that at a special show of perishablo dairy prod ucts held ns an annex to tho Paris Exposition in July, 1900, Just outsldo tho, city limits, whero French produ cers had every opportunity of exhib iting their goods in the best posslblo shapo (although under unfavorable local conditions after reaching the ex hibit) thero was a largo collection of natural milk and cream, says Henry E. Alvbrd. But the only samples of these products absolutely free from chemical preservatives and uncooked, which were sweet and palatable after noon of the exhibition day, wero from dairies in Now York and New Jorsey, then eighteen days from tho cow! Xhero was also in tho United States dairy exhibit natural milk and cream from a farn in central Illinois, in bot tles exactly as sent dally to Chicago families, which was only very slightly acid, nlthough twenty days old. It had kept sweet until tho day before this show, and oven later It was bet ter than tho best normal French milk only twelvo to twenty-four hours after milking. Light In the Horse Stables. T'i Tho most modern stables aro ar anged with the Idea of giving tho horse an abundance of light. In many of theso tho heads of tho horses aro toward tho outer walls and thero Is a window in tho sldo of the stable op posite each stall. Light is a factor that makes for good health, and thero Is littlo danger of having too much of 1L In tho summer time thoso win dows aro covered with screens and tho flies kept out while the summer breezes como In. There aro numerous old stables now dark that might bo mado light by some Inexpensive alter ations. Theso should bo made as early in the season as possible. The sire Is the potent factor la breeding. f y 41 y 1