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THE REALM OF FASHION.

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Nrir York Olty.—Tlsr ulroplac pnrmenk tltai nw Iio’uiade romfonablc for hoi nlshti alw*ri> null* a deiuand. The |ir«-ttjr Mv Mantou irown iIIo»-

E TOEK KtOHTGOWK.

trated allows of an open square neck and elbow sleeves, or of a high square yoke with bishop sleeves, as preferred. The original Is made after the former style and U of nainsook with trimming of strong German Valenciennes lace Insertion and beading. Cambric, long doth, linen lawn and soft finished muslin are all used- The lace is admirable and endures laundering singularly well, bnt needlework or linen lace makes an equally satisfactory finish. To cut this night gown for a woman of medium slxe six yards of material

qutred. five and a half with low neck and elbow six and a quarter yards of edging, five and a quarter yards of

:he yoke and bishop sleeves half yard idditlonal will be needed. Woman's Toney Waist. The waist that doses at the centre back la baring an almost unprecedented vogue. It Is made from a variety of fine, delicate fabrics, and In almost countless combinations. The smart

hAs a very wide and ample flounce; the length of the basque Is Indlchtlre of the fashion of the honr. Cycling skirts have established themselves as undoubted favorites with the public, and they are now made In many new cloths, one especially. In a fine serge, trimmed with cloaely stitched bands, the basque of the pa< being cut somewhat loug In front double brcaated. was worthy of ad-

miration.

Clever tailors are busy with black cloth made up as skirts and coats.

np

with abort and long bai

cuts

like a man's, and a postilion

newest style of all is a

isqurs ntawa

the back. It la to be hoped

an of fashion will give this the desired afflatus, for nothing can be more ugly

and the plain Imcjts to the skirls now to Ik* seen In all our fashionable thoroughfares. For Lasting Ferries. For lasting service commend us to the pongee, cor), tough and hard to tear. So durable Is the pongee gown that It Is scarcely possible to tear It. Some women send their pongee gowns to be scoured by the professions!, but the pongee can be simply washed in the home tub with good soap and warm water. It docs not require a aklrt lining, which would add unnecessary weight to an otherwise cool garment. The waist, of course, must be lined, but a lawn lining can be used. Velvet ribbon Is the usual trimming for a itongee dress.

TIm Shlmd-To* The new flonnee far crepe de. fhlne or veiling dress Is seen clriefly In sets of three. The feature of each flounce Is the shirred top. For fully four lurhea the upper part of the flounce Is closely shirred, and on the extreme edge Is set a narrow silk fringe. This throws the fulness downward. as fashion requires. i BtlasM' Flrr-Gorrct Skirt. The skirt with the tucked flounce is a pronounced favorite for young girl* as well as for their elders, and Is sin-

Yi'AIBT THAT IS '

May Manton example shown In the large engraving, is of tucked and plain batiste with point de Venlse lace and Is lined with the plain material cut exactly like the outside, except' the slaeves, which are made over the plain fo^datlon; bnt the fitted lining either of silk clone or silk veiled with the material can be used when preferred. In the case of the model all-over tock- . Ing Is applied to the upper line of perforations to form the yoke, while the plain material tolls to the lower edge. The lace Is cut separately and applied over the plain batiste between the per c forat*l lines, the upper edge being sewed to the lower edge of the tucked yoke; but any width .of'lace or Insertion can be used If the upper edge fs applied over the yoke ed|e. The aleeres are peculiarly chic aflB novel, the contrast between Xbe heavy Iqce 'T and the delicate material making a .’most satisfactory effect. The neck Is finished with a regulation stock ef lace and a chon of Liberty silk Is attached to the left side of the corsage When a still more transparent effect Is desired the lower edge of the lace can be sewed fast to tbe plain material and tbe latter cut away beneath It and tbe lace In tbe si ceres

treated In similar manner.

To cut this watat for a woman of medium slxe three and a half yards of material twenty-one Inches wide or two and ■ half yards’thirty-two inches wide will be required when one material only Is nsrd: two yards of allorer lace, and three-quarter yard of

gularly satisfactory made from llgbt;bt wools, foulards and aU thin mcr fabrics. Tbe May Manton

oade Is of India silk In old bine with U-orer design of white outlined with tack, and shows a trimming of Italian lace Insertion and makes part of costume, bnt tbe model Is also adalrable for tbe serviceable odd skirt. Tbe skirt is cut. In At e gores and ta laid In an Inverted pleat at tbe back. The upper portion flu smoothly and snngly. bnt the shaping provides a graceful flare below tbe knees. As

r the lot g and f , bnt tbe skirt can be le ■n desired, as It ta ct«'fn

t cut this skirt for a m years of age. three-quarur yards of twenty-four Inches wldi

hr. wide and one of plain material

taaabta siyWa of trimming gw tailor-mnde gown, than with i braiding, and at ear of the I

l braid. It has l a

To Uiiee Ant* .nun *tt. Law.. Fine coal aahes sprinkled about the burrows of ants will cause them to leave. Ashes may be used 1 on tbe lawn without Injury to the grass. i ashes are best, hut those fresh

well.—Ladles' Hon

t Journal.

Scabb/ falaloea. one expresses an opinion that the scab on potatoes Is worse where ground ts packed solid or ta altd to crust over. If this ta true It should be less abundant where a strawy manure ta used than where commercial fertlliters are used, which 1s not often the case. A soil made ind porous by having green rye eavy grass sward plowed under Just before the seed Is planted will grow potatoes free from scab almost Invariably, but wc think that the decaying vegetation kills the fungus that - ib.

thlqg about the farm do their full ehare In supplementing the nays and straws of the farm. Do not forget that an ounce of digestible food nutrients In straw Is as valuable as It Is In tbe bewt of bar and that If the straw Ip fed so that It ta readily eaten.

Ita full value will be secured. Let us not forget that every thing

that grows upon the farm that has any food value can be used to good advantage it properly fed. that In

arly every Instance where trouble Dm using any of these articles tbe ult U with the feeder and not with

the food. At prices that often prevail oats are an economical grain ration. They make the best of food for build-

causes the •

Good Tar* Hr^l

The country to full of good grades. They arc what most breeders must content themselves with. In the great majority of Instances they are Just as profitable to the owners, and In many cases even more so than the Not quite as much money ta In- , possibly, there Is far less risk In breeding and raising, and in the

[ bone and muscle, and for )ornmeal It the cheapest prof beef. A combination of the two. with small amounts of cottonseed or gluten added. HU make the best and moat economical purchased grain itlon. Where the silo ta filled with well-eared corn, the grain bill will-be

reduced an mala can I

Drrtrurtlon of CT»rda.

According to a bulletin Issued by tbe department of agriculture interest is being shown at a number df agricultural experiment stations la tbe possibility^ of weed destrurilon by means of chemicals, it 1s said that as long ago as 1895 It was found at Vermont station that the orange hawksecd. a serious pest In pastures leadows. could be deatrt

y sowing e of 3000

f profll n to a)

ues. far too much difference In the various breeds. It would seem, however, that $40 to $50 ought to buy a ram good

sold for less. The superfine Is a class that does not materially effect the % fanner, and sheep breeder. :ea this class baa practically no It ta made np of sheep^of the quality sad are consequently what may be called the “best" In sheep breeding. Their excellence '.lea in qualities that arc far beyond market values. KLInc Trnlllwr* at Mom.. There Is one advantage In mixing fertilisers at home, that if one has a definite idea of the elements moat needed In his aoU. or he Intends to grew, he ]Ch proportions out buying such as are not needed. He can also usually buy the raw material at such prices as may save him the usual commission paid to the agents, and the cost of bagging, and put Into bjs pocket also the charged for th two first items real, however

have on the manufactured goods. But if tbe farmer decides to do thta we advise him against the buying of raw phosphatic rock or bone, and mixing it with sulphuric arid. The carboys of arid arc unpleasant things to handle, as the arid bnras clothing or flesh wherever it tenches them, and rail-

rates ..of freight on

r the arid phosphate 14 to 16 per-

Bnnshlne Is needed to keep horses In vigorous health and spirits. To keep them abut np In a dark stable right treatment. Joseph Cairn Simpson gives aa one cause of the superior-

climate. He claims that the superior nerve force of Callfoiata horses ta attributable in a targe measure to the bright rays of the sun. In his natural state the horse has abundant light and fresh air and bright sunshine. When deprived of these he necessarily loses a part of hia vigor. In connection with every stable there should be a lot protected in wln-

;roye<

wtth&Ct Injury to the grass by sowlni

salt over, the land at the i

pounds to the

have since been conducted at station with other chemicals for eradication of weeds In walks, drives, etc. Among the chemicals tested were salt copper sulphate, kerUver of aulphur, carbolic arid, arsenic and salsoda. arsenlale of soda two commercial weed killers, the re principle of which apparently arsenic. The weeds which !• waa jht to destroy were plaintalns, dandelion, chicory, ragweed, knot weed and various grasses.. All the cbemlapplled In solution exc Aa In the case of the bai weed experiments, salt waa found efficient In destroying all the weeds when applied dry and in targe quan-

tity.

When salt U used for th!» purpose adjacent lawns should be protected against washing, or they may be Injured. Crude carbolic arid, one pint in four pints of wgter, applied at the rate of eight gallons per square rod. was very efficient. The various arsenical preparations proved valauble as weed destroyers, and choice betwi

author of the bulletin, “the arsenate of soda and the carbolic arid solutions proved the most vmlnable chemicals for weed destruction under the condl-

expertmenta."

' experiments In weed destruction la fields of growing grain has been carried on at the North Dakota and other stations, as well as at many places abroad. Several years ago. In France. It waa accidentally found that a soultlon of blue vitriol destroyed charlock, or wild mustard plants. Acting upon thta. experiments have been conducted In France, Germany and England, where charlock ta one of the worst weeds In grain fields, meadows and pastures. The method % employed ta to spray the crop with solutions of blue vitriol while the weeds are young and not too well protected- While the results obtained are In some respects conflicting, the

may be

pure

whether

much as poa 5 winds tn i

air and

the field at the rate of from .40 to 60 gallon* per acre. The spraying should be done on a clear, atill day. and before the weeds begin to come into flower. If a rain should toll wKliln 24 hoars or the weeds are too old a second spraying will he necessary. Thta treatment has been repeatedly tested without permanent injury to wheat, oats, barley and rye. while such weeds as charlock, shepherd's purse, penny cress, etc. were almoet -omptately destroyed. No lajnry followed such treatment upon young

clover growing In the grain.

At the North Dak eta experiment station a 10 percent solution of blue vitriol waa sprayed over an exception-

b driven or not

• the horses are

In thta* lot they -can roll i themselves at pleasure. In warm days a couple of hours enjoyed by each horse dally will prove vary healthful and Invigorating. The Rural <World moet earnestly recommends to liable men the necessity of a lot on the south aide of the stable If possible, into which horses may be turned on pleaa-

ally i pie w

■ sprayed over an y plat of wheat,

i being charlock, wild bar

r cress, shepherd's

ley, wUd

parse, wild buckwheat, lamb't quarter and great ragweed. The - '

(rash air and free

aa's Rural World.

It Is an easy matter to feed stock rhen fodder to plenty, bnt -when there ■ a shortage. It beoomCs a serious I of how to length-

G. F. Q6IIB0RT Sanitary Engineer

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THE

GAPE MAY HERALD Is a Clean Family Local Paper, Published for the betterment and advancement ol Cape May

genernlly unwise which will noon this U oftan fion*.

oome Into profit, got 1

▲ tow gooff tacts on this subject ore laid down by Secretary U. Walker Me-

■ays:

bath* mono of toadar.. Let u#

the succctsta

baring that a good aatosal ta chaap at aay pile* and that a poor aatiaal ta Sbbt at aay priaa. Batoct accordingly. Ptaca th* poar enaa on th* mark* to

ttailtag and “"*■ *

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three to fire Inches high, and on August 8 all the weeds except the wild rose and th# older plants of penny cress were dead. Some of the leal Ups of the wheat had been slightly burned, but the yield of grain. It li said, waa considerably larger than from an equal unsprayed tarea. On June 20 part of an oat field contain Ing many weeds waa sprayed with a

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oats at tb high, the

weeds being about the same

made on August I. area waa free of all

con grass and wild — . plants were stalky and well atoolad | while on the untreated area the plant, wore weak and failed to stool. TTu

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