Styles in Hat
SELECTING STOCK BEEF
FOR PROFITABLE RETURN'
DARING SECOND CASEMAN CF THF CHICAGO CUDS.
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Points to Consider In Chooslncr Steers for Fnltenlnj Typi
und Sizu Are Essential lty I'rof.
Thomas I. Malrs
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The three hats illustrated here are
entirely different from each other.
Each one Is typical of one of the throe
distinct classes of millinery the
"dress" hat, the "semi-dress" hat and
the "utility" hat. Milliners usually
distinguish these classes by the terms
dress hata, trimmed hats and tail
ored hats.
Fig. 1 Is an example of the "dress"
hat, which we are all prone to call a
pattern hat. It Is a chamois colored
felt trimmed with marabout down and
roquc feathers; not an extreme ex
ample of dainty and fragile millinery,
but too light and too elaborate for
ordinary wear. The time when one
hat had to do service for all occa
sions, Is long past. This hat and oth
ers of Its class are out of place for
general wear. If one can only afford
a single hat, she must turn her fane
resolutely away from this character of
millinery.
A trimmed hat which will be very
generally useful Is shown in Fig. 2.
It Is of black corded silk trimmed with
a very large bow made of black taffeta
silk, having the ends fringed out. The
bow Is mounted with a large bunch of
black silk violets at one side and the
hat is one of those becoming new
shapes which turn up In the back and
are lifted, In a slight angle, from the
brow. These silk hats come In all the
Beason's fashionable colors, so that
one's choice is not limited in the mat
ter of color. White hats with black
facings (and the reverse) are made
up with black trimming Into models
of great distinction. This bat is a
good choice for women who do not
PRINCESS COSTUME
This coLtume Is in old rose cash
mere; the dress Is a semi fitting Prin
cess, with panel back and front
atltched at each edge; two flat pleats
extend from the panel each side, and
are fixed under a pointed tab of silk;
folds of silk are laid under the edge
cf panel, and partlv fill In the round
nock, the over-sleeves being bound
with the same. The small yoke is of
silk muslin.
Materials roquired: Three yards, 46
inches wide, 3-4 yard silk.
Scant Skirts.
In spite of the many rumors to the
contrary, the newest skirts still give
the scant effect about the feet. They
are, many of them, especially those
having the Pyznntine yoke, made quite
full above the knees by means of side
plaits and in other ways, but about
the ankles they ngnln become tight
fitting. This is dono by the use of
weights in the hem, and also by the
absence of stiff petticoats, oftentimes
the soft satin lining of the skirt It
self being the only covering below the
knees.
Home Gowns.
The marked departures In home
gowns are a short skirt and a collar
Jess and half-decollete neck. The
aemi-decolletages are not only allowed,
but commanded by fashion. If the
Deck Is covered at all by the after
noon dress, It Is only by transparent
fabrics that never rise above the col
lar line. Harper's Bazar.
go out often and who feel n dressier
model unnecessary. It is a beautiful
hat for church wear. Worn with
bright, dressy gowns, it will serve for
a multitude of social occasions. In
fact a hat of this character is very
generally useful and comes nearer to
answering all requirements, than any
other sort.
In Fig. 3, a tailored hat Is shown.
The shape Is nobby and mannish and
Is covered with plain taffeta silk
shirred onto the frame. This and
similar shapes are sliown covered with
the moire and corded silks which nre
found on all kinds of millinery this
season. For these hats the trimming
is of tho very simplest character. It
amounts to only a finish of some sort.
A hand and flat bow of velvet, kid or
ribbon. Sometimes a buckle or other
ornament is used. A simple rain
proof feather is not out of place, but
the best effects are those in which
feathers and flowers are conspicuous
by their absence. This is the hat for
the tailor-made costume for the street
and for traveling. In the estimation
of many people of excellent taste and
judgment, it 's the sort of millinery
which should be worn at church. It
is smart, inconspicuous and well
made, like a tailored gown. Those
hata that are made of plain silk are
easier to keep from dust than the
shirred varieties. In passing it should
be remembered that hats must be
dusted with very soft brushes or
wiped off with a scrap of plush or vel
vet. Nothing Is quite so good as a
piece of silk plush for keeping mil
linery clean.
RUSSIAN CAFTAN MUCH LIKED
Practical Fashion Has Been Eagerly
Taken Up and Made a Sea
son's Mode.
One of the newest and most practi
cal of fashions that are being adopted
Is the Russian caftan, a coat like gar
ment which Is similar to that worn by
Tolstoy, the great Russian author, in
pictures, with which we are familiar.
The coat has a round or square
neck, a slightly bloused bodice part
and a straight bottom edge that ends
Just above the knees. It Is confined
at tho waist line by a satin belt; or,
to make it more realistic, a silk cord.
The edges of the coat are bound
with satin; for winter garment.. bands
of fur will be used. The fastening is
of ornamental or perfectly plain but
tons and satin cord or braided but
tonoholes. This style may be developed to the
extreme, but in its simpler form is
more dignified.
The style promises to be a popular
one for smart fall and winter cos
tumes. Frocks of woolen fabric, with
blouses of net nnd silk and a caftan
of the material trimmed with satin in
a harmonizing tone, or, what is safer
yet, black, will bo In good taste for
the well-dressed woman.
New Type of Gown.
Pretty semi-evening gowns, called
abroad casino gowns, are being worn
with but slight decolletage and trans
parent gulmpes of tulle or moussellne.
Tho materials used on gowns of this
type are embroideries, laces or crepo
de chines, for satin seems to be some
what passe. Many of them are
trimmed with deep silk fringe, and,
as the guimpe Is always collarlessi
beautiful dog collars of Jeweled vel
vet or Jet are worn, so that the gown
may be becoming with a hat.
Somehow a collarless gown and a
picture hat are not always a pretty
combination.
Tunlci.
Curiously lovely effects are gained
In little informal evening nnd after
noon gowns by the use of n chiffon
draped tunic over a gown of a con
trasting shade of satin, with a bit of
embroidery on the edge of the tunic.
Some striking combinations nro nas
turtium orange chiffon with touches
of gold over gray green satin; dark
gray chiffon with silver over :;Kht
blue, and brilliant currant red chiffon
over deep prune color, the embroidery
In bronze, gold and deep reds.
Correct Veils.
Taupe Is the leading shade In plain
mesh veils, and those made of a wiry
thread In the large, hexagonal type,
are unusually becoming to the com
plexion. Another mesh veil, of finer
weave, Is covered with flat velvety
pastilles, square In shape and scat
tered over the Burface at close inter.
I vals.
In choosing steers for fattening, one
of tho most Important things Is to se
lect those that give indications of ma
king good gains. The steers must
have a good, large frame, with capac
ity for consuming a good quantity of
feed. This capacity must not bo such
as to tend too much toward pauuchl
ness. Tho large framework gives a
foundation on which to build. While
the compact pony built animals are
ready for market earlier and look bet
ter with a small amount of flesh on
them, yet the gains made by steers of
this form are usually mnde less than
those mnde by more rangy animals,
writes Prof. Thomas Malrs of Penn
sylvania, in American Agriculturist.
It is necesary, however, to strike a
mean between the two. That is, avoid
tho extreme rangy type and also the
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Two Magnificent Hereford.
more compact pony t. '.in great
est gains are to be ud the
steers fitted for maikei . a rea
sonable time.
While the brisket is one ol the least
valuable parts of the animal, so far
as the carcass is concerned, yet a
wide breast and a low, rather promin
ent brisket are indications of strength
and vigor of constitution. These, to
gether with a large heart girth, indi
cate good lung capacity nnd ability
to assimilate food to advantage.
Steers which are narrow just back of
the shoulders should be avoided ca
lacking in lung capacity and constitu
tion. In fattening for tho larger mar
kets particularly the proportion of
higher-priced meats should be taken
into consideration; that is, select
steers which will turn out the largest
percentage of high-priced cuts. When
fattening for local markets, especial
ly for many In the east, with a for
eign trade, this is not so important,
as the discrimination between tho
high and low-priced cuts is less sharp.
LOSS OF SOIL
BY EROSION
Where Surface Washes Awuy,
Well to Plant Pasture or
Some Root Crop
Rye is Good.
On many farms where the bnd is
hilly or only slightly rolling there is
often a great annual loss of good soli
through erosion. There are several
ways of preventing this waste.
Where the general surface soil of
land washes away it is we" to keep
the land in pasture, meadow or some
crop the roots of which will bind the
surface soil together. If the field is
cultivated in summer, a crop of rye
Biwn early In the fall will afford win
ter protection. This rye crop may be
turned under in early summer for
green manuring and the formation of
soil humus, which to a certain extent
will prevent erosion.
Where a crop of corn is grown on
washy land, It is best to cut none of It
for fodder, but to leave all of the
stalks on the ground. If there are no
facilities for pasturing the stalks when
the corn is gathered, then the stalks
shquld be dragged down as early In
the winter as it is possible to do the
work. If the stalks are pastured, they
should be dragged down Just as soon
as the stock have cleaned the best
from them. Corn stalks flat on the
ground during the winter and spring
months catch and hold the soil from
washing, they catch and hold water
for sinking into the soil where needed,
and in this position they q ilekly
soften and decay.
Prevent washy land from remaining
bnre at any season, and especially dur
ing the winter and spring seasons.
Keep the banks of the creeks nnd
ditches sloping and in good, tough
sod. A steep ditch bank cannot easily
hold grass, hence it remains bare and
is susceptible to washing. Grassy
banks and low grassy places not only
prevent local soil from washing away,
but catch sediment washed down upon
them from higher places. It Is often a
good plan to keep narrow "draws" per
manently In grass. In this way the
draw gradually becomes filled, the field
becomes more level and the grassy
bottom becomes more fertile ee.ch
year. Made soil la always rich soil
In large markets with dlocrir.ilnat
ing trade, tho bind quarters uud lir. el
are decidedly the more valuable pari:
of the animal. This is also true, bin
to a less extent in the loeal markets
The kind of market, then, to whld
thi steers are to be sold should In
considered in selecting them. IVei
from the show animals at the Interna
tlnnnl would tlud slow sale in most ot
our local eastern markets. This showi
that the eastern feeder has this ad
vantage over the western feeder, thai
his markets are not so discriminat
ing and a poorer class of animals ma
be sold and even sold to better nd
vantage than would be possible 1e
the large packing centers.
Whilo the type of steer, so far as
carcass In concerned, la less Impor
tant in tho east than In the west. It
does not follow that tho dairy bred
steer Is as satisfactory ns the tieef ani
mal. It Is true, however, that steers
from good, large cows of tho dairy
type which are inclined to bo fleshy
and bulhi of .-. Mocky beef typo can be
used to ath'iii.'i.i"4.
The Ill( 1 V ili' I I'V bloo' there Is In u
steer, ns a general thing, i'ie longer it
will take to K?t him read- lor market.
It Is said that animals of the dairy
breeds lay on their fi.c Internally,
while those of the beef breeds mix It
with the muscular tissues nnd place it
on the outside of the body. The first
fat deposited is probably in the Inter!
of the animal, the next is a layer be
neath the skin, which fills out the ani
mal and gives plumpness to the car
cass. The last fat deposited is prob
ably that between the muscles and
among the muscular fibers them
selves, which give quality. Amoug
dairy breds, these later stages of fat
tening nre seldom reached, nnd al
though the animal may continue to
gain, it does not produce an attrac
tive carcass.
and grass sod is an efficient factor In
making it.
Heavy Hogs Under Cloud.
Heavy hogs, recently eujoylng a
substantial premium, are under a sea
sonable cloud, says Live Stock Jour
nal. Packers and shippers are both
discriminating against them, and for
the first time this season the light bog
Is on a pnrlty with the fat-back,
threatening to take possession of tho
premium within a few days. "No
body with a little bit of sense would
put away heavy product for 7 3-4 c.
hogs," said a representative of the
National Packing Company. "Hams
cut now will not bo out of cure until
October, when hogs ought to bo worth
considerably less money. The result
Is that killers are scrambling for
something that can be used up quick
ly. The easiest hogs to sell now are
in the 180 to 220 pound class, and this
will be the case for two months to
come."
Feed the Colt.
The colt must not be neglected at
this season of the year. It must be
kept growing and developing. Though
it may be sucking the dam and eatf'.j
what grass there is in the pasture :
should now be getting oats besides. A
little bran mixed in the oats will make
the ration all the better. Remember
that the colt la growing or at leatt
should be every day, and therefore
needs Increased rations In proportion
to the growth and development It. Is
capable of making. Now, as the pas
tures are short and dry, nnd the dam
is giving less milk, It requires special
feeding, as It cannot any longer get
nil that Is necessary to make proper
growth from these sources.
Quickly Made Crates
Shoo boxes are the right shape nnd
size for crates Just as they come emp
ty from the shoo stores. Cut out two
strips on each side and put a cross
partition In the middle nnd the crato
Is complete. This will prove very use
ful In handling the fruit crop or for
potatioB, etc. A short strip of wood
with tho under surface cut out for the
fingers nailed to each end will prove
convenient when handling the crates.
Dairy Knowledge.
There nre so many llttlo details to
d.ilrylng that constant reading Is nee.
essary to keep posted. Kven if yo.
know, ynn ir- likely to forgoL
y . . .
Johnny Kvers lias pulled off some
it-nsatloual Blunts since ho has been a
jiember of the former champions of
.he world, tlui Chicago National league
leam, but few of them were more stir
ring than his steal of home In tho
Jrst of the city championship games
Detweeli the Cubs und White Sox.
Mllg Kd" Walsh was pitching for the
Sox and Kvers politely told htm In nd-
GREATEST SEaSI IN
HISTORY OF BASEBALL
Total of 7,98.108 Persons Saw the
Game American League Again
Outdraws Its Rival.
The 1909 season was the most sue
cessful the National and American
leaeucs ever have known. A grand
total of 7,978,108 persona witnessed
tho combined games of tho two
leagues. These figures are taken
rarefully from each individual city
and nftet every game.
The American leaguo again outdraw
the National by 103.048, the grand
total of the American being 3,740.570,
while the National drew 3.C.17,5rt8. In
only three seasons since tbo American
expanded cast has the National out
drawn It. this being 1908, 1903 nnd
1901.
Roth leagues Increased their figures
over Inst season, tho American gain
Ing 129,204. while the National showed
an lncreaso of 2,550. The close race
up to tho last few days had consider
able to do with the large Increase in
the American, while Pittsburg led by
a comfortable margin the major part
of tho National's season.
Tho New York Nationals again car
ried off the Individual honors, drawing
a total of 783,700, although they fell
off more than 100,00(1 from tho season
before. Their average per game was
12,439. The Athletics of Philadelphia,
with their mammoth new stands, fin
ished second with a total of 074,915,
drawing an nverago of 10.545 to a
game, rne nosion Amenc-uua ci
third with CG8.U03. and the Chicago
Nationals fourth with 633,480.
Tim Athletics of Philadelphia had a
banner year and broke all records for
the Quaker City, drawing Z19.8&J more
persons than In 1908 and 49,334 more
than In 1907. their previous banner
year. The Phillies, of whom much
was expected, proved a great disap
pointment, which materially affected
their attendance, and they fell off
117.4S3 from 1908. Four cities in the
American, Philadelphia. Detroit. New
York and Boston, and four In tho Na
tional. Cincinnati, Pittsburg. St. Louis
nnd Rrooklyn. showed an increase,
while Chicago. St. Louis. Cleveland
nnd Washington In the American and
New York. Philadelphia, Chicago and
Roston In the National showed a de
crease As a road team Manager Ilughey
Detroit team had every
other club beaten, drawing a grand
total of 685.538. or an average of
9,093 to a game
HILDRiTH LEADS WINNERS
Westerner's Hones Have Taken More
Than $153,000 In Purses In
the East.
s c. Illldreth leads the list of win
nlng horHO owners In the east with
mnr than S153.000 to bis credit
niMrPth has won the largest amount
of money with Joe Madden, who leads
all earners with 149.905 to his credit
Next In the Illldreth bnrn conies King
James with $38,235. standing third on
tho list. These colts were purchased
by illldreth from John K. Madden
Hildreth's next good winner Is Fits
Herbert, believed by many to be the
greatest racing tool of the year He
stands fifth on tho list with $29,582
won. Firestone and Fayette are the
Others which have added to Hildreth's
earnings materially. The former has
a total of $9,055 won. but all of It did
not go to Illldreth. as he only pur
chased the son of Koyal Flush a short
time ago.
James H. Keene gives credit to
Sweep and Hilarious for most of bis
year's earnings. The former picked up
$41,323, being the winner of the Futur
ity, which boosted his standing He
is a son of Hen Urush-Plnk Domino.
Hilarious is a son ot Voter-Harpsichord
r.ud has won $30,585.
vance that be Intended to steal homo.
When Walsh wound up, Kvers started
for the plate. Walsh saw tho Cubs'
second sacker dashing homeward and
threw to Sullivan. Tho throw was
wide and Kvers Is shown In the plo
turo hit' Ing tho plate reet first. Tho
final score was 4 to 0, and tho Cubrt
didn't need such daring work on Kvers'
part, but the man from Troy wanted
to show that he could do It, and did.
IN THE BASEBALL WORLD
Xiitlciiml I.piikuo rittdhurij
Aiiierii.ini IniKiio Detroit
AiiioiiriiM nMHocliitlon I.OUlHVlllO
Kimteni Ichkiic HoclicNter
Cent I IfHKue VVheclliiK
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HI ue (liana Ii-ukuu Wlnolumtnr
l'nn.-W. Va. IciiKiio IJnlontown
Knulli Atlantic Icutfue. .ChuttuniMigit
t'uiithprn Ii'ukua Atlanta
Mlnny IfiiifiiH liiihitli
Now Kiifciunil IrnRUe WnrciPittor
VlrtilnlH Hlnto luuyua Kimnnkfl
Trxii lentfuo llounton
Trl-Hmte leiiRiie !.unciinir ,
iiroiinu wtmuo urrcnximro
KiiKtitrn Carolina Wilson
Connect Irut Ioiikub linn font
'Hlrn leiiKuii Ilea Moines
Women! amoelutlon Ktild
W'lHi'otiHlu-llllriolfi Mnillson
Southern Mlclilnan HiikImhw
Wo!. Cunmlii Ilmikiio. . Mi'ilirini) tt.it
8t. N. Ciiro. liMKim. WavncHvilln
Cent. N. Carolina luafiip Xllnwortli
New York Htiito WllkeNlmrro
Threo 1 Iwikiir Hnrk LiUtnl
Central nxo'liitlon lMrlni;ton
l.nko Shorn learnt) KenoNli.i
A rknnxaH leaguo Jnuenhoro
Northwestern league Senitlo
Count leuKiin San Franelsco
Cnllforlnia Statu leaguo 1'renno
Son Ron not yet cloned; probable
winners.
CHARLEY TAFT TO BE BOXER
President's Son Will Take Lessons
from Jimmy Walsh, a Boston
Pugilist.
Charley Taft. tho youngest son of
tbo president, will, In all probability.
tako lessons In boxing the coming win
ter from Jimmy Walsh, a IJostoa
boxer.
Just when and w here Jimmy will im
part his knowledge of boxing to his
pupil could not be ascertained, but it
is thought that this will not be decid
ed upon till after the president re
turns from his swing around til)
country. Charley now Is attending
school In a town In ConnectlcuL
Jimmy Walsh declined to be Inter
viewed on the matter. From a relia
ble source, however, It was learned
that the matter of obtaining Walsh's
services first was taken up by tho
president In Washington a few days
before the lust congress adjourned,
the Boston boy having been highly
recommended as one who could am
ply fill the bill.
MAROONS' LEFT TACKLE
Herman Khrhorn has been doing
good work for the University of Chi
cago team this season. The second
touchdown In the MaroonB' r.atue wlta
Indiana resulted from a 45 y ird sprint
to the goal Hue which he i. l.tle. '
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