Gowns for Summer Eveninj Wear Are Oitferent.

Dirk Mlte-ikll «kMl to Bl in Dk

Wtj the rec*ttt TO<m for Mack et»Binx froekat Peace baa ccan aad ananner U bave, ie birds are aingtaf and the flowers ore blooming. There la jnat the right

of brilliant hue. Bot theee new black frocks that a flood mang smart women are getting for stmuner are rather dlf^rfont. They are as dlnphnnou* and as sprightly as the wing of a dusty butterfly. Still they gre black, and It that one should

EXQUISITE ROBE FOR BRIDE

_ Is In eridonee,

odder it tibe peralsteoce of

the brown frock.

This made Its a^warance. Jost be’ore fh» end of the war, and it was •rtreinolr smart, flnt wUh the craaefor bright frttttiTj TsoloTS Jt went Into aort rotlremeht ooIr to blessote forth ibre Interesting Utah ever. 'And this i even stranger because now that It i summer one would think that brown -which Is warm. If any color ever was—would have no place In oar wardrobes. Bat somehow the brown frock even In the evening has a certain distinguished appearance that Is hard :o accoBBt for. Sometimes It Is n goWn ferowS that goes very well with nctnUfc gold and broosc tUone In eveilng gowhr, and then anmiUroes l| Is Dor-lore. a reddish brown. And by tlie ray there la ai nccent on the *e," riving to the word three syllaMes. a net that does not seem to be recogIr.cd by all who speak of the color.

HAVE MOVABLE WAISTLINE Many New Frocks Now Drape Over, and Few Show Actual Basque

Effects.

Though waistlines are not as tiny is thojr wen a gcneratloe ago, they ire no lea Important. And Jest bemuse they are not slim as wands attention most be given to their Many of the new end particularly evening ve bodices that drape over waistline and a few frocks show ictual basque ?fleets, with a deep Int extending down over the front the skirt. Few women reaHse the ipenance of studying the question the waistline.In proportion to the hole flgnra. A waistline too low may give a uilky and clumsy effect to a short omon, and a waistline too high on tall, lanky woman It even more nnrtunate. Fashloo permits the walstIne to be anywhere now between armilt end hip—gracefc’ proportion Is the me Imperative requirement. lour Istllne may look all right as you ind in front of your t’reMlng-table irror, and probably It ’a all right ns r as the upper part cf your figure Is ■mod. But stv jy the effect bea full-length mirror and decide Thi-ther you recily look better with a ittle higher or a little lower wa^tAnd rack to the effect decided on. e -orset has little to do with a 'st I loo’s location them days. Frock* re so loose la cut that s belt or sash iy be put anywhere between bust id hips and over the straight-line the kostum- will bang B ' J ri* , 't-

SLIPOVER BLOUSE OF CREPE

U Romance might well be the name of is delicate robe de chamber for the bride. It la pale blue georgette with a quaint apron of ecru lace and sunfllow roea at the waist, its airy softness best suits the curves of the body.

The summer collection of the town louse displays this charming slipover louse of georgette crepe In white and 'Ictory red coin dots and wide border it the bottom of the bleuee si.d the leeve# in solid color to match.

A Ruffled Model.

Tiny rufllos of tefitta tnounied on “**rg<-uo is the pleasing fabric cemilnkilos of some youthful frocks, the ’*■* extending ui*m the skirt to the line and to the elbow on the thro 1 - irter length slcevea, the bodli-*-in save far s single ruffle round

WHEN FASHIONS CCME BACK After Styles Have Had Their Day They Usually Return for Another Tryout. All modes bare their enounces and their exits,' but they seldom If ever leave the stage of fashion never to return. After their brief run as headliners they retire from the boards. It Is true, but as a rule only temporarily. If we wait long enough, back they come—end with Increased popularity. For Instance, once upon a tine every well trained mold and matron knew how to develop the most intricate de signs In knitting and crocheting. anC then for a number of years anyoat who did profess a fondness for and showed a deftness In this sort of work was termed “old-fashioned.” The war, however, created a need that only knitted garments could fill, and for patriotic reasons every woman was willing and anxious to become adept with the knitting needle. The signing of the armistice resulted In lessening the demand for knitted wear to a great degree, but womcore not giving up their Interest In oldtime arts bo uulckiy. Once more the craft of the crochet hook Is coming Into It* own. Not only arc women going buck to the methods of their grandmothers and working out nil sorts of novel Idea* for household linen and home decoration. but they are using crochet work ns * simple means to an effective end In personal adornment. Could anything be more attractive than this staoekT Fashioned In a bot-tle-blue crepe, crocheted medallions of blue and green and a choctetrd edge give the blouse an air quite out of the ordinary. Incidentally the amock blouse is quite the thing to don for afternoons at home. It is both chic and *■ comfy." TRIP TO FASHIONIAND There are very high collars wum - Ntvy taffeta is preferred for silk "^EHrectoIre pokes vie with oriental ,U ColU»ra are frequeoUy round In the

bock.

Shining metallic appliques arc being U *Buttoos are of coroeo. porcelain and ^Shoulder* are aometlmes cut on kimono linos. _ _ SUk fringe la used on frocks of

serge or wool.

Ostrich still holds the Iced a# a nut trimming- , . The string belt U a companion or

the sport suit.

Metal fabrics er*< used for entire eve-

ning dretwea.

Open cuffs are cool and prstty for

■cummer dreasoa.

Spring coats for children are rather

KsntUy cut.

Colonial shoes are one of the fs

vorw! styles for spring.

A Mouse of marine-blue sst.a baa

sleeves of emi bastlste.

A graceful frock of voile bee a di-

agonally tucked skirt.

Fashion sbcv.» embroideries in

mother of pe< ri sequU *. Print—! ntW- “ for separate blouse*.

Evening wraps ere olnbomlely em-

broidered 01. the sleeve*

A frock of chestnut sal'n Is embrold

«-. <] la gold sod black.

Hew Ants Fester the Corn-Root Aphid* Caring fee Them In Thtlr Neats During the Winter and In the Spring Carrying Them Through Tunnels

• to the Cora Plants.

melon aphis, aplnnch aphis, potato aphis, and the turnip and cabbage aphids, wfaihfc live above ground, the aperialists of the United States department of agriculture recommend spraying with 4Q per cent nicotine sulphate at the rate of one teaspoonful of the sulphate to one gallon of water. In which has been dissolved a oneounce cube of laundry soap. Killing the ants, of course, by destroying their colonies will help in the control of the corn-roo. aphids In gardens, and this Is about the only way it can be controlled, place, living underground, it cannot be reached by •prays. The simplest attack on the ants Is to scald their hills with boiling water. Another method is to ponr a' tittle carbon dlsul.ihld into the entrance to the hill and Immediately cover the entrance with earth In order keep the - poisonous fumes In the fur-

iw.

Spraying with nicotine sulphite, however. Is the standard remedy for most garden aphids, and should not be postponed or neglected when they are found to be pr^ent. ss they Increase very rapidly and unlees checked soon kill the plants.

by the rolled Statement of Agriculture.) New wonders of nature continually are opening -o the home gardener who watches carefully the evolution of the creatures In his food plot. Even the Insects that attack his plants have power to amaie. And no Insects are more Interesting than the tiny plantlice or aphids, which grow In a large number of forms and sock the Juices from various kinds of plants. The most remarkable thing about s->me of the aphids la their partnership with other Insects. Many forms of the uphlds are fostered and protected from the beginning to the end of their little lives by the Industrious ants. The partnership seems to have reached a most pefect form In the owe of the corn root aphids and the o nfield ant, and it is usually found that where there are aphids there are ante. Operation of Ant-Aphis Alliance. The partnership of ant and aphis— the cornfield ant and the corn-coot a phi*—operates in nearly every uactlon where corn la grewn east tf the Bocky mountains, especially In of the corn belt states. The lags of the partnership have been compared to a subterranean dairy, with the aphis a* the ent*s “row." the ant directing the enterprise, the aphis doing the work, i nd the ant getting the profits. The ant la not directly harmful to the ram. but the aphis Is. Without the ant. however, the firm would have to go out of business, and that 1* why the United State* department of agriculture tells farmers who want to get rid of corr-root aphis to get rid of the ant The same advice applies In the case of certain other forms of root aphids. This is how the subterranean dairy

works:

In the foil the anls carry the eggs of the aphids to their nests and care for them as they do for their own yonng. In the spring, when the eggs batch, the ants tunnel along roots and place the helpless aphids on the roots. Soon the aphids begin give off ••honeydew." male from the Juices of the plants oo which the aphids are resting. The ant dearly k»ea “honeydew." and they tenderly watch over and care for their “cows." The aphids are vkolly dependent throughout their life on the ants. Escaped Aphids Seised by AnU The first two or three generations of aphids live entirely on the roots of wedds, but as soon as the newly-plant-ed corn sprouts the ants transfer the aphids to the more succulent coiroots. After two or three successlv generations, many of the aphids may be winged, and some escape from the ground through the ant tunnels and fly away to a new field. If they chine* to alight near an ant hill they are •elxed Immediately by the watchful ants, carried Into their burrows, placed un roots, and honeydew production starts again. When cold weather la approaching and the ant carries the aphids' egg* and the young ants deeper Into'th•oil. the ant goes at least eight Inches under the soli and eight Inches Is deeper than the ordinary plow fur-

tow.

The particular aphis that attacks corn Is called the corn-root aphis because of Its preference for that plant. In gardens 11 I* very common on aster* and related plants. There sre many other varieties of aphis, however. and for many of them ant* have a tender feeling. For Instance, thenera t v e aphids that attack orange trees in California. The ant* surround these aphids, a Hack other inserts that attempt to reach them, and Induce the aphids to excrete honeydew by s*rowing their bodies with their antennae, or feel era. Unfortunately for the orange aphids, however, they are attackod by winged parasites which “sting" and lay eggs in them, and these parasites are so small and active that the ants cannot successfully defend their charge*. Hew to Control P'ete. The corn-root aphids In fields Is eontrolled by rotating with crops upon which the aphids cnonot live, by plowing and disking, thus breaking up the ant and aphis colonies, and by the um of certain pungent substance*, mixed with a chemical fertiliser and distributed by mean* of a fertlUxer attachment to the corn planter. These sole stances tend to drive away the ants and prevent them from placing gpbids cm the corn root*. Aphids In Garden*. The bom-- gardeners whose plants ara attacked by aphids, such as the

Trio Gets $1,800 Diamond Ring Hidden in Clothes, She Tells. Police. Chicago—Three ungal.ant holdup irn compelled Mr*. Grace Harvey partially to dlsgobe In her apartment at 3C14 South Michigan avenne. So persistent whl their search for hidden loot. In fact, that the pretty young Woman finally defied the robbers' menacing pistols rather thou “drop aootbsr stitch." The police found certain mysterious Circumstances which lead them to bell eye the affair was unusual, as such

DANCE MASTERS

Whirl Pistols and Whistle White Quintet Jig to Their Tunes.

RUDE PAL REPROVED

HAND PUMP BARREL SPRAYER Implement Is Most Desirable and Car Be Bought and Maintained at Small Expense. For the average farmer whose orchard Is small and of minor Importance in bis farm production, the ordinary hand pump barrel sprayer la the most desirable. It can be bought and maintained at comparatively small cost, while the Initial cost of the large power sprayer la so great as to make the owner of the small orchard hesitate about Its purchase. In some cases a neighbor or one who makes a business of doing custom spraying may bo engage-1 to .do the work with the power sprayer which he owns. But even under such conditions. It often happens tl-at one's unable to get the work done lost at the right time. HAWK AND CROW SUGGESTION Birds May Be Captured by Setting Steel Traps on Poles Overlooking Poultry Yard. The New York college of agriculture suggests that hawks may be caught by netting steel traps on top of tall posts or poles overlooking poultry yards. As to crows it to sometimes effective to kill one or two and bong them up around the field where chickens run. In order to keep other* away. Any other suggestions? Do crows bother chick-

ens muchl

Defied the Robbers Menacing Pistols. robberies go. They are searching for former visitors at the apartment a* possible suspects. For the robbers, undoubtedly had advance Information on Mrs. Harvey’s •Jewels. There was one Hem of an $1,800 d'amond ring. She slipped this dawn the front of her house-gown when she heard the men at the front door order her maid. Bessie Jensen, to hold up her hands. They had rung the doorbrtl. Yet though the ring wns Invisible, the robbers immediately demanded that she produce It. And when she protested Ignorance of such a ring she ordered to disrobe.

Three Are Electrocuted by Clothesline Contact Honolulu. Hawaii. — Mrs. | James S. Nott. het six-year-old j baby boy nod a Chinese servant ' were electrocuted while hanging j out clothes In the rear yard of < | her home In Honolulu. An electric light extension. I | leading from a back porch to a | fernery, had been strung across the galvanised wire clothe* tine. J In some manner the Insulation Itecaroe broken t-..d the cl Che*- i line was charged with electric- ] ity. The Chinese servant was the ] first to die. Mrs. Nott. In going i to his aid. was electrocuted. It ] Is believed that the little boy at i tempted to help hi* mother and j In so doing was killed.

MORE BERRIES ARE FAVORED Vary Fsw Fsrfis That Lack Suitable Bolls and Location for a Good Berry Patch. There are very few farms that ara without auttable solla and location for a good berry patch, and the farmer who exists year after year without a good berry garden docs not make the moat of hla opportunities, and ha* not learned the first principles of good llv-

STRAWBERRIES WANT WATER It Bomstimes May Be Expedient to Supplement Tillage With Irrigation—Let Water Soak in. Strawberries, above nil other fruits. (Might In an abundance of water; but It sometime* may be expedient to supplement tillage with Irrigation. Sue face sprinkling, unless prolonged, la usually worse than ok-I***. Let the water sock down several feet In one pined before directing It to anothi place. Irrigate deeply O, not at all.

FEED FOR UTTLE DUCKLINGS For First Few Osya Bread Molctsned With MUk, With Fine Grit and Charcoal. The beet feed for little ducklings the first few days I* bread moistened milk, wllh a fine grit nod a little fine charcoal mixed In. After that time a mixture of on- part eommeal and two part* bran, with the grit and charcoal, alt mot sir ued with milk or water to form a crumbly p>a*b may be gradualIt substituted.

Gentleman Bandit Draw* L«ne at Taking Money From Those Who Enteri mined Them—TTI 3* BWuMd.* Says Saloonkeeper. Chicago.—The gentleman bcnfilt and his roughneck friend. William, were out for on evening** entertainment. They strolled Into Frederick Zultcher’a saloon. William flourished a revolver i.nd began: “Hey. youae guys, line up ober dere an—" “No. no. Wllllom." expostuated the 6. B. “Puiylon the interruption, but ^ppr words uhfl mannerism* would ’ (hock the finer v-n<tlblllUes of a dumb ---“Now. - gentlemen." turning to JBflttqiier and four patron*. “weTl ask year indulgence for this evening's feplfc. He spun hi* revolver on his forefinger as hr thogght. "Sup^se. > lf there are no objections, that we’start with a Itrtle dance.” “Dat's de mustard!" seconded William. “Mu e 'em shimmy. Get at it. yuuse—" “Yes. gentlemen. I am sure you Bra adept at the new dances, though I profess some have rather—or—vulgar names. Nevertheless, shaking;; 11*0 ihlauny it will be." ,* Hu It cher and the four patrons shuffled nervously. “They are embarrassed. I stV continued the master of ceremonio*. "Strike up a little tune. William." William turned his nose moor.ward and began whistling “How You (Joins to Keep 'Em Down on the Farm." “Now, all together." The live hesitated. The revolver stopped spinning on the G. B.’s forefinger and pointed menacingly a! tha abdomens of the five. Jig to William's Tune. Zultcher steppeu out Into the sawdust in front of the bar and. as WI1-

TOT WALKS IN HER SLEEP Four-Year-Old Girl Unlocks Door and Tramps Four Blocks to Grandmother’s. Rock Spring*. Wyo—Arising from her bed at 3:30 a. m.. white sleeping soundly, four-yenr-old Lucille lAavls unlocked a door, left the home of her parent*, walked four block* to her grandmother, brake a w'ndow pane wllh her fist*, unlatched the window fastening, hoisted the *u*h. crawled through the window, climbed the stain to the second floor of th- mae and was discovered—«UU sound asleep— standing i gainst a wall that burred her further progress. Her presence wss betrayed by the barking <‘f ■ watchdog, the noise made by her entrance ii„t having amused her grandmother's family. Aside from a few cut* In her hand, the child 1* not suffering a* a result of her remarkable performance, which I* thought to b- one of the strangest ca»c- d somnambulism ever recorded.

SPENDS HALF LIFE IN JAIL Criminal With Long Record Declare* Life of Crime Does Net

Pay.

Omaha. Neb.—"Stretch" Bird, arrest, ed In Omaha charged with Implication In the raMterjr *>f » gamg< ami theft of a dozen high-priced nutomoLlle tire*, bar bad an eventful criminal career. II.- Is forty yesr- old and has mm-uI

more than one half >f hi* life i "And It w«* worse than

- 'J-S3r^ “A Little Faster, GenMsmon." Ham expressed It. "hit 'er up.' One by one the other four joined him. '■Wheel" shouted William, “dam guys 1* iolla pollusas at dat.” “Quite correct. William." assented the O. B. “A little faster, gentlemen." as William resumed his alternate singing and whistling, and patted hla foot After five minutes vigorous shimmying. perspiration beisn to gather on five foreheads. “My down to It." he yelled, punctuating hi* cry with a revolver shot. Zultcher dropped to the floor. Thera were four more thuds. “Now. If you gentlemen are f bit fatigued, perhaps you would appreciate a moment's rest." The agitation on the floor ceased. Presently the gerttoman bandit glanced at ids wrist watch. “It 1* growing late." he said cooMy. “sot expect, perhaps we hud better rasnnir. Now, all together." • William began whistling. Crew Tired of It The men began flopping monstrously. William, continuing his imulcal effort i, edged toward the cash p-gl*t*-r. “None of that” his companion commanded sharply, ’"Mould you take money from tn-is- who entertain you." William began to remonstrate. The two argued. “The dance grows tiresome,” finally said G. B. "Rut 'two* pleasant while It lasted. I thank you gentlemen and hid you good-night." "Ah' don' joiikc follow or I'll ping you—“

have committed yielded i $100 In money. It doesB wrong.

ureer. companion* In misery.

►I*ent I The two strolled otn t’ o the dark

lirison. | as thi- fir* arose cautiously.

i*ted." I “Well. I'll be—be Wowed" exploded -rie» 1 j Eiilti1„T. « b'-n the bandits were not of » than | oar-hot "WhsFll yon have, fellow*?*' to do ' “Tin- l-illce," yelled one, taring to