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of the Bordeaux mixture on this account. Probably 

 the ammoniacal solution of carbonate of copper, or 

 eait celeste, will serve the purpose. 



The results of the experiment, although not as en- 

 couraging as I could have wished, were sufficiently 

 so to warrant its continuation through future sea- 



sons with strong hopes of ultimate success. Al- 

 though the meteorological conditions were unusually 

 favorable for the rot, it did not appear until quite 

 late, and injured only a small per cent, of the crop — 

 not nearly so much as usual. 



Ohio. Clarence M. Weed. 



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N0\EL-1V AND BEAUIW 



Under the name of a " Boston baked bean 

 party," a novel "sociable" furnished a deal of 

 amusement to a party of young people during the 

 present winter. Those receiving invitations were 

 notified that old-fashioned costumes would be the 

 order of the evening, and great were the routing and 

 rummaging, begging and borrowing that ensued. As 

 is usually the case, a good many "imitation" cos- 

 tumes had to be donned as a last resort, some sur- 

 prisingly good ones being evolved by a few clever 

 young ladies, who merely arranged lovely old-fash- 

 ioned lace collars over their decidedly modern gowns 

 with velvet "leg o' mutton" sleeves, while snowy 

 aprons of sheer India linen gave the quaint finishing 

 touch. 



The Virginia reel was the favorite dance and the 

 supper table was graced with huge bowls of Boston 

 baked beans, loaves of brown bread, golden pump- 

 kin pies, rosy pyramids of apples and great jugs of 

 sweet cider. A bean bag contest was one of the in- 

 teresting features of the evening — of course for the 



inevitable prizes. The first prize in this case was a 

 pretty set of bean bags and board, while the winner 

 of the booby prize rejoiced in a mammoth dish of 

 pork and beans. 



A " white dinner" given recently by one of the 

 leaders of New York society, had Puritan roses 

 for the leading decorations, while at the corners of 

 the table were little split yellow egg baskets care- 

 lessly filled with convallarias. Here and there 

 upon the cloth were mats of mistletoe, thickly 

 dotted with its waxen white berries. The effect of 

 all this delicate green and white bloom, with the 

 exquisite white porcelain and satin-finished silver, 

 was chaste and beautiful. The above mentioned 

 willow baskets are also very pretty when filled with 

 narcissuses, daisies or any spring flower. Part- 

 ridge berries and vines, ferns and wild flowers 

 could be utilized in them by out of town hostesses 

 in a charming manner. A dainty device adaptable 

 to ladies' luncheon parties is to put at the plate of 

 each guest her favorite flower. 



Fig. 4. Mummied Plums. (See page 165,") 



