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ENTOMOLOGICAL NEWS. 



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Philadelphia, Pa., October, 1896. 



" The American girls have apparently come to the conclusion 

 that the amusements which satisfied them last year are too stale 

 to satisfy them for another season and they are going to adopt 

 others which promise 'more fun.' Butterfly and moth hunting 

 are to be counted amongst these novel recreations, and as they 

 necessitate suitable costumes, which can be made as prettily as 

 desired, they will doubtless soon become popular. 



To catch a butterfly requires only a net, a little skill, and a little 

 patience, but the capture of a moth is accompanied by more 

 work, and a corresponding amount of fun. To begin with, it is 

 necessary to attract them to a convenient spot by tempting them 

 with somethmg nice to eat, and for this purpose it is best to set 

 out, just before dusk, with a pot of sugar and treacle, and a little 

 rum or anise-seed oil with which to smear the leaves and trunks 

 of trees. This is certain to attract hordes of moths. Then after 

 sunset steal forth with dark lantern and net and secure the prey. 

 A sport such as this suggests great possibilities of fun, and also 

 of picturesque costumes ; full skirts, high laced boots, to protect 

 one from the dew and damp, and a small cap, being the most 

 important points to be remembered in preparing such a toilette." 

 — Montreal Gazette. f 



