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Show t Kt wr T 2f -- CS '?V''" f- I , modticulub: T; t itfl.e J ' J W.,iyj'dX ,WK mW vum&fC'z sails-factoi- fng, Suggestions on Oat Summarizing the resuft' M some experiments with oats, a Uyilotin of the Ohio station says: These experiments show that varieties of the Welcome type of oats have given the largest average yield per acre and heaviest weight per measured bushel; American Banner, Improved American, Colonel and Clydesdale taking the lead. On the somewhat sandy flay of the station farm, plowing the ground for oats, as compared with merely disking it, has beqn Jiistllled;by addi' ' tional yield. It has been mt rfc profitable to use 9 to 10 pecks of seed per acre than a smaller quantity. 1 oc It has paid abundantly to sow only the heaviest seed,- as obtained by v il t thorough screening, Seeding not to exceed 1 Inch in depth has brought larger yields than ' deeper seeding. It has been better to broadcast the seed than to cover It two or three Inches deep with the drill. Shallower dulling is strongly Indicated. - Destruction by Gophers. The amount of damage to farm crops by these little pests Is very great. It Is estimated that & 1901 the damage to the alfalfa growers of Kansas from the ravages of thq pocket gopher was $900,000. Grass, small grain, corn, vegetables, etc., suffer largely from gophers Their damage Is of two Cold character In that they not only destroy the growing gra.n, but throw up little mounds of dirt In the fields to interfere with cutting the crops. The gophers also tramp down and destroy each Season a large amount of grain, and It may be safely said that in North Dakota the damage to farm crops in the aggregate is greater than the estimated damage to the alfalfa growers of Kansas. Kan- sas Report To Inoculate Soy Bean Fields From Farmers' Review': The Division of Entomology and Botany of the Kentucky Agricultural ment Station will furulsh free to a limited number of applicants cultures of soy bean bacteria, with for inoculating directions seeds. These cultures are made at the station, and have been carefully tested for some time past with most gratifying resu.ts. Cultures will be sent preferably to those upon whose land nodules do not develop spontaneously, and with the understanding that each one receiving a culture will report results. H. Carman, Entomologist and root-nodu- Botanist Planting Rosas. Best time Is after danger of frosts is past in the spring, says Geo. J. Kellogg If your roses are budded it is necessary to Incline them at an angle of forty-fiv- e degrees in the direction you wish to lay them down for winter; there is danger of breaking ofT the top where budded -- set them so this connection will be four inches below the surface. Roses on their own roots are much the best, and, too, they will be easier put down for winter if properly inclined. If budded roses are planted, watch for the sprouts that come below the bud; you will need to dig down and tear tnera out to prevent their sprouting again. If allowed to grow, they will job 'the bud or grafted bush, which will die Many a bush has been broken off at the bud and the root has sprouted, and the wonder is, Why does not my rose bloom? The fact Is, you have nothing but the wild stock, some of which never bloom. Some dealers grow all roses on their own roots, others bud nearly ever) thing. In planting, be sure to place the roots in natural position and press the earth firmly to the roots; water well and ff the plants are In leaf, shade from the hot sun for a few days. Budding consists in introducing the bud of one tree with a portion of bark and a little adhering wood, beneath the bark of another, and upon the face of the newly forming wood. J '4 ' V reader of the Farmers Review forwards a little Here is a lmg that beetle and says P. Aberlt, a Kentucky " . Permanent Creamery at Purdue. Beginning early in May, Purdue University will operate the creamery equipment of its Dairy Department on a commercial basis, securing milk regularly from farmers it) the vicinity. This step was prompted by the difficulty experienced in securing a temporary supply of milk- at such times as it needed for use of the students The equipment includes the latest styles of sepaiators, combined churns, vats and cream ripen-er- s This equipment, with a supply of milk, regularly, will make possible the study of many questions not heretofore touched on by the work of the Prof Indiana Experiment Station H. E. Van Norman has secured H N Sinter of Falrmount, Minn , as assistant In the creamery work of his deMr. Slater is a creamery partment butter maker of wide experience, a Dairy graduate of the Minnesota School, and has served as instructor In the Starter and Cream Ripening He was also an Work at Minnesota instructor In the Creamery Couise at Purdue this past winter. Indiana creamery men, butter makers and dairymen should take advantage of the establishment of a well equipped dairy department at Purdue by calling upon them for such information and assistance as they can render, feeling sure it will be cheerfully given. A Valup of Pasture for Pigs. The Larder Beetle. J M a '"I T WL STOCK. 4 Breezing Sugar Beets. The progress of Hie work In the breeding of sugar belts is certainly eni oaraging, says a lecent circulai of the University of Illinois About 210 Individual beets were analyzed in the sprlne of 1502, the beets havifig been saved trom the 1001 crop, and the bet beets weie selected from all of those analyzed and were planted as seed betts Owing to the vuy wet season only a small quantity of seed was pro duced but this has been saved and hroui the will be planted In 19u2 best variety of betts grown dining the pits season of 1002 more than 1,000 seed beets were carefully selected and these individual beets have alieady been analy zed. About 200 of the best beets from this lot of 1,000 are now in cool storage and will be planted as seed beets m the season of 1003. These 200 seed beets are all exceptionally rich In sugar, the poorest beet selected containing not less than 17 per cent of sugar and the richest containing as high as 23 per cent It Is hoped that a considerable quantity of very high grade sugar beet seed may be produced from these seed beets In 1903. When "we remember that beets containing 12 or 13 per cent of sugar are 'considered very for factory use, the possibility of growing high grade pedigreed sugar beet seed from such a stock of selected seed beets as the 200 we now have in cool storage, will bo apparent and Its Importance will be appreciated, in conclusion we may say that the evidence of the Investigations conducted during the past season points very definitely to the conclusion that large yields of sugar beets of most excellent quality can be produced In Illinois, provided varieties are grown which are adapted to our soils and climate, and further provided that the beats are properly planted on suitable soils and cultivated by methods whlrh have been Bhown by past experience to he the most successful for , the growing of sugar beets. (IllUL r fe iirasre , A reedijk, bulli tin of the Missouri State Board of Agriculture quotes G W. Waters as folliwa We will now state two propositions a neighbor brought me, asking what bearing economy of production. It First, wh could he done to desiroy same the pig is not considered gets through cotton sacks and eas in imaniyFi, grazing animal, fiom the holes In hams, with the result that fiet thatfe canhot be expected to small skippers app ar. What can be make gains and grow fat if turned ' onto commo "pasture grass like cat done to exterminate them? We foi warded the Insect to tjie tie, sheep of mules yet, as a matter s Kentucky Experiment Elation, and Ye of fact the p!g will make better , ' for the amount of grass eaten ceived the following reply v than any other farm animal More The bi- over, jibe .posture will increase the To the Farmers Review sect enclosed with the communu ation eflli icPf J and value of the grain fed The second from Mr Aberli is a small beetle w connection with it about one fourth inch long, bla k, piopobitioir h this The pig is a grass with a gray aria at the bases of the fiedpranJTwdl eqt t gp murh of rich front wings. It is well known every- feeds, as grain, more tuan he can where as tbs Larder Beetle (Dermes econothicaily, more than lie can tea lardarius), and 'feeds upon dead digest well, consequently greater animal matter of various sorts It is gams fHjrn a,glen aAount of corn d are obtained if the pig Is fed less than at times very desructlve to skins, and attacks hams as noted by ho ran or will eat. This statement Thcf young is tiot applies wdth especial force In eases of your correspondent a skipper, however, but a rather a long feeding period. The two propohairy worm that can creep, hut never sitions just announced, are biought leaps. These worms commonly live out in thi following report of tests on the outside of preserved meat, but made at the Wisconsin station, tlx penetrate it when ready to become lots of pigs being used "Lot 1, full fed, In a dry lot, gained pupae. The adult beetles enter dwellings in the spring, and then place 1 15 pounds per day and used 637 their eggs on anything that will afford pounde of corn In making 100 pounds food to their young. They may be of gain. Lot 2, full fed, on clover pasture, kept out by the use of screens, such as are used for flies and mosquitoes gained 1 30 pounds per day, and used But once on meat they should be re- 117 pounds of corn In making 100 moved by trimming away the Infested pounds of gain meat "Lot 8, full, on clover parts, and then putting th where the adults cannot get to It. pastuie, gained 120 per day and used Under some circumstances it is pos- 3J7 podnds of corn In making 100 , sible to rid objects 'of the Insects by pounds tof gain Lot 4, one-hafullclover pasture, fumigating with bisulphide of carbon. This is especially good for Infested gained .8 7 .pounds per day and requiskins, and may ba used without dan- red 3o2, pounds of corn to make 100 ger of injuring dried meats. H. Gar-- pounds of gain. Lot 6, , full, clover pasman, Entomologist ture, ( gained .64 pounds per day, and Keeping Dirt Out of Milk. 243 pounds of corn to make The greatest of efforts should be reqijtai 108 TwWnds of gain. of out to dirt milk, forth keep put 'ho gain, clover pasture, In the mlikirg, for after It is once In, removal in toto Is absolutely life' gabiqJJjf.2 pounds per day. In lot there is a sudden drop over In our sanitary milk possible 1 In the amount of corn required. covered milk pails are being lot But li lift 3 there IS a still larger the test at In a used. largely quite Stocrs Station it was found that milk drop-,- pearly, three bushels less of drawn into such a pail was cleaner corn is inquired to produce 100 pounds For without being strained than . milk of gain1 oi er dry lot feeding drawn into an open pall and after- gr6winfehogs a still larger reduction advisable. The rate of gam wards strained. In one test the of is slower, but it is vastly cheaper. It amount of dlit In the milk where wise practice to full feed covered pall was used was 37 per 30 days before market- cent of the amount, where the When" an into was drawn open pail. the latter milk was strained less than Cattle In the United States. . half of the dirt was removed, it be' Catti other than milch cows, in ing estimated that (S3 per cent remained. This was 16 per cent more the 1nited States on January 1, 1901, than the total dirt in the other milk. were as follows, according to a report When the latter was strained the of the United States Department of amount would be still further re- Agriculture: duced. When milk is drawn into an Maine 123,677 101,198 open pail a very large number of New Hampshire acid ferments get In from the air. Vermont 225,893 The strainer removes few of these Massachusetts 93,400 rfliode Island In- - a test at the station mentioned 10,875 above only 17 per cent of these acid Connecticut 88,377 ferment bacteria could be removed New Yprk 955,408 New But acid ferments 82,890 by the strainer. Jersey are not harmful and their exclusion Pennsylvania 823,143 is of not much moment. What we do Delaware 21,606 need to keep out of the milk is the Maryland 133,992 whole array of disease producing Virginia 449 679 307,772 germs, which so often thrive in the North Carolina filth of the stables. We would advise South Carolina 171,459 in the use of the partly covered pail Georgia . . 623,033 all milking, as thereby the exclusion Florida 544,298 of much undesirable matter from the Alabama 399,319 milk is certain. 436,219 Misifisslppl Louisiana 421,818 Energy in Fighting Insects. Texas t 8,007,910 Spraying is not something that can 453,305 wait on everything else, or, In fact, Tennessee 442,405 M. WebF. Prof. says anything else, West Virginia 359,593 ster. When the time comes, It must Ohio 1,190,024 be done promptly or good results can- Kentucky 608,918 not be secured with the most effective Michigan 736,441 Insecticides. It seems, sometimes, as Indiana. 913,860 though there was a human aversion Illinois 1,700,716 to spraying or, indeed, fighting In- Wisconsin 1,148,698 sects at all, at the proper time, and Minnesota 1,002,668 to lot of a took that it stamina puli' Iowa 3,574,012 ones self together and put forth the Missouri 1,405,081 effort at the right time and In the Kansas 2,741,236 right manner. I do not know whether Nebraska 2,403,999 this Is due to the fact that they are South Dakota 1,456,291 Is or so It whether minute, frequently North Dakota 670,956 because we have Insects always with Montana 1,048,559 us, and familiarity breeds contempt Wyoming . . . . 796,060 Certain It Is that the contempt and Colorado 1,286,300 are common everywhere New Mexico neglect 872,471 among our people, and I do not know Arizona 651,828 that they are worse In one state than Vtah 254,326 in another. Nevada 364,165 Idal.fi .., 362,089 in Sod. P'ant Pears Washington ..j 309,909 Frsm Farmers Review: We have Oregpn 670,044 found by experience that pears California 1,111,767 should always be planted In stiff sod Oklahoma 1,312,620 and not even be mulched with straw. Indian 1,187,399 Territory Coal ashes may be put around them but never spade around them, as not Total ...44,659,206 spading will cause them to grow slownot er, but blight like those of quicker Seth Adams Memorial Building. We planted about 75 pear growth. Seth Adams was the first man to intrees some eight or ten years ago. Those which we planted in cultivated troduce Merino sheep into the United land are nearly all dead, while those States. His first importation, was planted in stiff sod have given more made In 1801. Mr. Adams lived a fruit than all the rest. They blight large part of his life in Ohio and was but little, grow very slowly and do a great breeder and distributer of not seem to need cutting the tops Merinos. He died in 1852 at the age back. I think it is also a benefit of 84 years. Ever since his day Ohio never to trim them, except to cut oqt has been the leading state in the prodead branches; but those set in stiff duction of Merinos Ohio sheep breeders are nowr planning for the ereition sod have scarcely any dead branches on the grounds of the State university Mrs. L. G. Axtell. of a building to be known as the Seth Daring the growing season 0f a fruit Adams Memorial building, which will tree, the sap enteis at the fibrous contain a lectuie room, sheep judging roots, passes up through the alburnum auditorium, Iibiary of sheep literature or ascends to the extremiand a Seth Adams Memorial room in off part, with wool rooms, shearing ties of the branches and Is diit'-butethrough the leaves Emerging thus room, dipping room, hospital and feed from the nark and minute vessels of ing paddocks m another part, the lattthe wood, it is spread out and ex- er-to be. connected with the farm posed to the actum of the light, fit Hold. This building may be used free now becomes essentially changed in of charge by all sheep organizations in character, enters into new combina- Ohio in annual or special sessions tions, and is charged with the mate- Qliio, sheep breedrs are asked to rials for the newly loimmg wood. It 1 cent per sheep toward the descends, not through the out through the inner hr living bark, cost of erecting this building. and deposits a new layer between the The tendency is more or less combark and the wood. mon with all plants, when suecessive-Iy'pfoduceThe so called Canadian horses are from sped, to depart from of Norman descent, their ancestors the character first stamped upon them. having been brought from France to t Canada In an early day For many Sig lomaso Salvini will, after a generations in Canada they were bred of the principal towns of Italy, tour pure, but in later years have been crossed with other breeds. permanently retire from the stage. re-rn- -- pi'rii three-fourth- lf one-fourt-h dal-ries- , ; iVv'lkst t sap-woo- d sap-woo- d - Know About the Cows. It is astonishing how little most cow owners know about their animals One man will have a lot of good, average and poor cows, and yet have very little conception of their real or relative value To demonstrate this, one has but to go out to buy a cow, and Inquire as to milking capacity of any one of them at any farm. He Is told that such and such a cow gives a pailful of milk twice a day, and that it Is very rich. Not Infrequently he is told that the cow gives ten quarts of milk morning and night, with the Inference that this rate of milk giving is continued the year around. But the scales and the test change all these opinions. The cow that was reported to be giving gjjout 40 pounds per day is found to be giving about one thii;d of that on an average. Ihe other rate would have given over 14,000 pounds of milk per year and cows giving that amount are not too numerous. The man that buys cows to put into a dairy Is coming to demand a very complete knowla yearly He edge of them. knowledge of weight of milk produced, as well as richness tests He throughout the milking period will not, if he Is wise, trust the hired mans or any one elses guess as to how much milk a cow can give. Cow Capacity. In the selection of a milch cow for the faim some attention should be paid to her capacity to produce milk. There are on American farms altogether too many cows that give only of milk per 3,000 or 4,000 pounds year. The 6,000 pounds of milk mark Is a good one to strive for, and if a man can get together a herd of cows that can average that amount he is about sure to make money out of them. But this milk should be above the average in richness, say 4 per cent. There are indeed numerous cows that give as high as 12,000 pounds of milk per year, but they form hut a small per cent of the whole. At the present time an average of even 6,000 per cent milk is somepounds of thing to look forward to. It is to be regretted that in the past there has not been more method In breeding Cows have been up and selection. retained in the herd without much regard for their real capabilities, and ones that have been sent to the buteb-e- r have also been little understood. Some of our best strains as well as some of the poorest have gone to the shambles; and this process continued year after year has been to the detriment of our herds. Cream for the Creamery. There are a good many things that our creameries will have to do before s they succeed in getting cream for use in making butter, especially when the gathered cream Is followed. One manager suggests that every creamery should furnish- the haulers with canvas covers for their cans to keep out the dust that so often gets into the crease where the covers fit In and are afterward rinsed out with the cream when it is poured from the cans. He also suggests that It would be a paying Investment to furnish the haulers e stoves or some with other kind of heaters In winter, so that the cream will not freeze, as It s is not possible to make butter from frozen cream. In the summer time haulers of cream should be required to be at the creamery at a certain time, as several hours unnecessary exposure of cream to the suns heat la likely to injuriously affect its quality. first-clas- eye-ter- n soap-ston- first-clas- International Live Stock Exposition Association. Last week a large number of live stock breeders met at the Record building at the Union stockyards, Chi cago, for She purpose of completing the organization of the above men tinned association The reorganization committee submitted the which were adopted diTwenty-on- e rectors were chi sen. Prof C. F. Cur tis was elected director t large At a meeting of the directo following the general meeting, the following officers were chosen Piesident, John A. Spoor, Chicago, first vice president, A. H. Sanders, Chicago; second vice president, A J. Lovejoy, Roscoe, 111 ; secretary, Mortimer Leverlug, Indianapolis, Ind ; treasurer, S. 1L Flynn, Chicago; genoial manager, IV. E Skinner, Chicago. One method of soil impoverishment Is milk shipping with no provision for keeping up the land. This is a kind of dairying that does not keep up the fertility of the farm. Nothing tires one more than to hear others boast of their honesty. Fancy ViaisL Blouse of wild r se taffeta gathsred to a plain Land it t e same which borders the top ar I extmds down the laetd with a silk front where it cord and finished wiih Tin fi is of t e b'ouse pendants re trimmed with larae medallions of .aSrt and six, and can be had in varying sizes and weights A thoroughly serviceable set of six can be obtained for $30, and this sie gives evidence of Ling the most popular or round, on The buttons are oblong the outer sides and the reverse ends are molded to fit tne curves of the body The man of luxurious tastes and ample means needs no longer suffer from the distress occasioned by the deadly animosity of laundt esses to buttons of all kinds In the watch trade the demand is all for thinness flatress, and plainness. Watches, even of only moderate thickness ate being displaced as rapidly in the Amerlian rraiket as were their ponderous piedecessors driven out by the mediums of Customers aie constantly asking for something new, said a prominent retailer, according to the New York Times They are tired of watches Yings, pencils, dressing cases, etc, and a big fortune awaits the man who wfflf bring out something really novek There are all kinds of adaptations but nothing that is at once unique and Handy to Have Along. When you go traveling tuck a starch bag into your valise Nothing is more refieshing if one is warm and tired than a llbeial powdering with starch. If ygu have not a pepper hag safely in your mediiine chest, it is packed black Chantilly, which fall over the time had By the application of a you wide girdle of the taffeta. the ineffable suffering that bag pepper The guimpe Is of moussellne de sometimes conies from a diseased tooth sole of the same shade as the taffeta, is often avoided You can purchase and the large sleeve puffs are also these little pain killers from your denThe of this moussellne de sole. or one can easily make them. tist, of the is sleeve upper part of the taffeta, gathered at the top and borNew Felt Hat. dered with a plain band of the same, The brown felt hat illustrated laced like the front La Mode Artis-tlqu- is a light tri corner shape, but with the point at the back instead of the front. It Is trimmed with brown velNew Summer Features. and a brown aigrette. The Lawns and satin batiste, orna- vet ribbon mented with elaborate designs in Swiss embroidery, are one of the new features for the coming summer. Charming shirt waists in broderle Anglalse are shown with quite a novel trimming in the shape of pelerine ruffles of the broderle A great many of these are hand embroidered and are extremely chic when all ideas co4frAic" stretb white white solid with black " ofUkimgiitla8lVn?,l,1 Black and WtiVts A . shepl-gri- iff u'an s " CftuttfeJL tr;;ned. y U - -- W59 i M ,t ' liw tut silk braid' jTh'if'Leirjijfd tielvw The black hat is face4 wliite and is,. Jrjmiqed with quills and oxOdizedTjiii' tries' black.' A ?v ft lOiwameots. , . Vegetables Chestnut burs ffyfry' prtfy n trimming for, th siiringybat. auili,' homely fletoratlons are j n to iss2 . spring nyiinneiy whether! milady ' VV 2 hat.-e- Y basket of .vegetables on her loi head, Radishes" SmT1 evkfiTotri'Sftjc s are worn, i fih7r"We"' titye'vwn'aen ve-- .. at'the Jer useful potato e. ut" ' ' Tussore .Is Boputyx,, , Thssore is a mattenal in great re- , quest at present in' its fiat&Yai orNifere is a Shangtung quality .that is frequently ily'eu to'all,tne,mW al- t For alfiis, wltat sturdy make of silk Is in every SOril desirable, esfieclSlfy wfien tsis frequently, the case with t filmy ecru lace. -- !.,., : i i, ttl t Rough Weaves gain. Favorites. Canvases, etaroineji and other loose weaves are back again in ail sorts of new effects One of1 the Kind, a navy blue etamlre, hhs ft brifk'eif open plaid in white whicd.fcuggpsts, Uve hops painter's art, and. pne feels of it to seejf it is really inter' i woven ' I, ,'W ft, thusornamented. Underskirts are more elaborate than ever this season. Green seems to be the popular color. Linen de sole Is extensively used for under linings and looks very dainty and airy in the delicate colors such as pale blue, pink, lavender and Delft blue. The accordion plaited flounce, which finishes the bottom of most all the petticoats, must this season be profusely trimmed with laces, insertions and ribbons bows. An extremely odd novelty in millinery displayed in one of the fashionable shops is a hat adorned with a long, flexible serpent, made of glittering mother-of-peasequins, which encircles the crown, with its head resting at the edge of the sharply turned up brim, which is raised a trifle on the left side. ! are not the crime rolls or vftul 'mix-.bsife'f, ,TFqJ.aAialrltures that iilj luring-coiesv- d, j tailored outing suit which It tops of rough blown cloth.' Chiffon Is. Popular. Chiffon is becoming more ariS rriore used in thfe fin detail of' oYnamentap tion on the more elaborate ball gowns The petals of flowe.rsbuds, small birds Drapery Cottons. Printed cottons for draperies, hang- and butterflies are in many fasesmails ' ings or divan covers are imported in wholly of chiffcn in plain dulors, and very tasteful colors. They are com- in those especially tinted for .the purparatively inexpensive but for all that pose. Odd and pretty Mexican purse bags are on sale for only 50 cents Jets and spangles are appearing on many of the newest creations in gowns and millinery. In some of the new tailored suits displayed the small coats are decidedly mannish and severe in cut. A shirtwaist set In sterling sliver consists of four solid hearts almost an Inch long with a plain highly polished surface. Nearly all the newest organdies shown for the coming summer wear hare white grounds covered with flower designs. In novelty neck chains is a large collection of pearl, turquoise, French gilt, jet and gun metal that are selling all the way from $1 up to 38. Many designs in fancy articles are seen in the shape of a shamrock these days and cotillon and dinners favors in the shape of green shamrocks are very attractive. del-cla- The Pelerine. There is much to be said In favor of the pelerine as a light and useful spring wrap; in its construction fur, lace, panne or taffeta can be admirably well mixed. One lovely model is of white panne, arranged in two deep straps, with a bertha of real lace, edged with five narrow rows of mink, while an inner ruffle of accordion-plaited cream chiffon is edged with brown chenille It Is fastened low down in front with a choux of mink, cream chiffon and old lace clasped with a quaint old enamel buckle; two long stole ends reach as far as the knees ""W The white marks on tables caused by too hot dibhes may be removed by the application of a little methylated spirit, rubbed in with a pieie of flannel. Afterward polish with some par affin. To make a good china cement mix of paris into a thick mucilage and apply to the broken edges. Press firmly together and leave for a few days. This is a very strong cement A little vinegar added to water In which fish Is boiled will make the fish firmer and Improve Us flavor. The addition of vinegar to the water in which meat Is boiled or stewed will make even the toughest tender. plaster New Fads in Jewelry. The sole outstanding novelty in fashionable fall and winter jewelry is detachable, plain gold underwear buttons. These are put up in sets of four 'x ST $ p- - 1 A 5 y ft 7 4.' U A, U as ; f I t. - L. .o J V A walking costume of royal blue; side trimmed with plaitB wood silk braid and tassel ornaments and the long pointed yoke piped with Bilk. The skirt shows front pannel and long front waist' hatr this jlbifft accentuate by covering bands of braid. The rounded yoke and balloon lower sleeves are bedecked with the tassel, ornamented braid and Irish lace. ' |