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Newspaper
Paris Post
Location
Paris, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1917
Page
6
Fashion brief notes long straight lines for autumn and winter wear. Skirts taper slightly at the hem with natural or classic waistlines, and corsages feature soft folds and rich embroideries. Designers urge versatile models suited for seaside or country wear and adaptable to warm materials for later seasons.
Paris announces fall colors with unique names such as Chataigne, Monastir, Vert de Gris, Marne, and Bleu Soldatn. The range includes rust, greenish gray, burgundy wine, blues, and pinks. In the United States the decree favors Tipicot, cere, deep alloy, and versatile blues and blacks, with combinations like sapphire blue and salmon pink.
New winter fabrics arrive as French manufacturers produce appealing goods and American mills push ahead. Velvet is downplayed while home spun weaves gain favor with softer textures and thicker, firmer Jersey varieties on hand to meet rising demand.
A four piece fall set includes a hat Hieckpiece muff and bag all crafted in Persian satin with Oriental trim. Edges feature seal strippings and the lining is gold.
A guide to planting and caring for hardy bulbs such as Roman hyacinth crocus Scilla Siberica Spanish bluebell and iris. The author notes timing for bloom and warns against over fertilizing to prevent excess leaf growth, recommending periodic division every three years and grouping by variety for striking effects.
The surface finished design for coats features thick soft velvety textures reminiscent of velours de laine. Readily available in plain colors and pluks cheek-and fteel designs, these fabrics are anticipated to appeal to buyers.
Fashion notes highlight sleeveless slipons in satin duvetyn shetland silk and more worn over sheer blouses. The style, while chic, disrupts hairstyles and is questioned for practicality. France is praised for fashion whimsy as slipon frocks and smocks spread in smart coats and unusual collar designs.
The article describes gray serge with gray embroidery, a dark blue serge dress with a sash, a beaded bright bag for contrast, a riding frock with tailored lines, a Red Cross nurse bonnet influence, and black tulle hats with silver lace. It notes charming children’s dresses with smocked fronts and sleeves.
A gray and blue satin dress features three bands of blue satin above the hem and three more satin bands after a Spal insertion. Side draping creates a dramatic silhouette, a girdle effect at the front, and a vest over laced fabric. Collar is blue crepe georgette. sleeves fuse satin bands with lace insertions. Various gray shades suit brunettes and blondes alike.
The article advises clearing overgrown fields by hacking down brush and briers in August and September and burning them when dry. Pasturing with sheep and cattle is recommended to prevent regrowth, as roots rot afterward. It notes certain weeds like shisafras and green driers sprout if soil is disturbed, while some patches burn without cutting.
Pansies sown in midsummer will bloom late in the season when weather turns cool, producing very fine flowers.
Mrs Frank Vanderlip wife of City National Bank president in New York leads Westchester Woman Suffrage party members in a war work project planting food to aid the nation and feed allies. The Vandérilps estate grounds are being trained for potato patches with neighbors helping as Mrs Vanderlip spends part of each day tending the garden.
United States Department of Agriculture experiments show a wheatless ration for pullets producing high egg counts. Pullets fed this ration averaged 147.3 eggs per hen in the first year, with March yields around 28.5 and 17.6 per hen. A Buff Orpington pen laid 53 eggs in 20 weeks, while a scratch mixture reduced costs by about 49 cents per hundred pounds compared with a wheat based mix.
A conference between wholesale poultry distributors and the department of agriculture urges retailers to handle poultry at fair prices to relieve market congestion. Broiling chickens in New York wholesale June sold around 22 cents per pound, down from 27 cents the previous year, with large cold storage stocks at risk of delayed movement.
The report notes small original holdings and high export demand raised producer prices in 1916. Heavy supply and costly storage followed as export demand fell, slowing stock movement. The department concludes most households should see cheaper chicken dinners with reduced prices and no shortage of meat.
A detailed method recommends applying Lfc powders to poultry by dusting with a tin can through feathers and under the tail and wings. A newspaper covers the floor to catch surplus powder while the hen is held head downward to expose the body. The powder coating destroys mites and lice, aiming to keep a flock vermin free for a successful poultry industry.
Leg weakness in young poultry is caused by insufficient exercise. Treat by enlarging yards to give chicks more freedom, feeding less concentrated feed, offering light meals, and encouraging activity. Use a light litter and add one teaspoon of soda hypasulphite per gallon of drinking water.
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