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are used a great deal for trimming, cloth 
covered, metal and different kind of bone, 
pearl, etc. All the coats, with the excep¬ 
tion of the boleros, have bolts of some 
kind, either just in the back, or the front 
or all the way around. These are of the 
cloth like the coat or of leather, prefer¬ 
ably suede. The collars and cuffs are 
also of suede sometimes. 
As to materials, there seems to be no 
end to the variety of designs as well as 
mixtures, dotted fabrics in silks and cot¬ 
tons having appeared since our last writ¬ 
ings. Faille and faille taffeta are two of 
the most popular silks. Ribbons are being 
used extensively for trimmings and sashes 
on drosses as well as on hats. They are 
particularly pretty when used on nets 
and laces, being put on plain, or some¬ 
times if the ribbon is narrow shirred and 
put on in rows or scallops. One white 
net dress I saw recently had three rows 
.if two-inch pink taffeta ribbon on the 
bottom of the skirt and two rows of 
show room record. Out of all these birds, 
Golden Lass stood at the head as a high 
class Rhode Island Red. Her score was 
90%, and the picture shows her beautiful 
shape and gives a good idea of the bril¬ 
liancy of her plumage. It certainly means 
something to have the highest scoring bird 
at this great hen contest come right off 
a New York State farm, where the owner 
honestly says that she had no idea that 
she owned any such bird. We are greatly 
pleased to have one of our “Favorite 
liens” distinguished in this way, for it 
means something to lead the fashion in 
a class of this sort. Here is a farm-bred 
hen, unknown to fame, showing the best 
of the country how to dress and how to 
appear in public. Mrs. E. P. Andrews, 
who owns Golden Lass, tells us this little 
story of how her flock was produced. It 
is not only an interesting story but in¬ 
spiring as well, for it shows other farm 
women what they can do in the way of 
producing fine poultry, if they will exer¬ 
Goi.oen Lass, one of 
tlnee-inch ribbon on the bottom of the 
short tunic. 
Speaking of net. a good way to utilize 
an old silk dress with a narrow skirt is 
to use the silk for the foundation and 
make an overdress of net or a soft lace, 
or chiffon cloth. Of these three the chif¬ 
fon cloth will be the most serviceable, as 
it does not catch on things. However, 
the nets are very fashionable and pretty. 
They are made with a very full skirt 
gathered at the top, and are pretty and 
dressy with the color showing through. 
One very pretty imported model which i 
recently saw downtown was made of white 
foulard figured in quite a large black 
flower (about like a pansy) with black 
chiffon cloth over it. There was a black 
satin girdle and a collar and yoke of 
white lace, and it was certainly very 
smart looking indeed. Another pretty 
model was of black Chantilly lace over 
a bright deep blue. Still another was of 
a very fine-meshed black net over a sage 
green, and another of coarse black net 
over heliotrope satin. 
Skirts are being worn shorter than 
ever, being six and sometimes eight inches 
from the ground. It is needless to say 
that this is no kind of a style for short, 
stout women, or tall stout women, either, 
for that matter, to adopt. However, three 
or four inches from the ground is a sen¬ 
sible length for a country woman, particu¬ 
larly, as she will not get them wet from 
the dew, etc. 
MRS. BELLE REARDSLEY. 
A Well Dressed Hen. 
E see no reason why a well-dressed 
hen should not have an opportunity 
"f showing off her clothing if she can pro¬ 
duce the latest style, and show other hens 
of her breed and class the proper thing, 
and so we put on this page a picture of 
Golden Lass, one of the “Favorite liens” 
at the egg-laying conest. There are 190 
• teds at the contest, or really 20S if we 
include the substitute birds. They were 
all scored by Judge W. II. Card, the 
object being to see how the laying quali¬ 
ties of the hens will compare with their 
tiie Favorite Hens. 
cise care and judgment and love the 
work: 
About eight years ago, we started in 
with a few scrub hens, all kinds; then 
we decided we would keep just one breed, 
so we choose Rhode Island Reds, but at 
that time we had never seen a R. I. Red. 
We purchased four sittings, from a so- 
called flock of Reds and raised 37 chick¬ 
ens, of various shapes and colors. We 
kept over 17 pullets, and were surprised 
at. the number of eggs they laid, com¬ 
mencing early and laying late. The next 
Spring we purchased a fairly good cock- 
oral from home town breeder, and we 
raised good har<|v chickens of more uni¬ 
form color. The next season we decided 
to send away for new blood, and pur¬ 
chased a cockerel from an advertise¬ 
ment we saw in The R. N.-Y. We still 
had good layers, with better type and 
color. That Fall we entered two hens 
at our country fair, and received first and 
second premiums. 
In 1913, at the New York State Fair, 
we visited and took a great interest in 
the poultry exhibits. Of course the Reds 
held our interest the most. While there 
we met a well-known breeder and after- 
ward purchased a cockerel from him. 
This cock was mated with 10 of our best¬ 
shaped, and colored pullets, and “Golden 
Lass,” was hatched from this mating. 
Aside from showing a few birds at our 
county faii% we never thought we had 
birds good enough to enter any poultry 
show, but take a good deal of pride in 
our flock, and they are all pets. I have 
been more than disappointed in “Golden 
Lass,” for she made such a late start lay¬ 
ing, but feel she will do well since she 
has started. She comes from a good lay¬ 
ing strain; pullets of the same hatch 
started to lay six weeks before she did. 
MRS. E. P. ANDREWS. 
Tenants by the Entirety. 
W E own a farm. Husband wants to 
give me a joint deed with him. If 
he died would I be sole owner of 
farm, if he did not make a will, and 
would he be owner if I died with a will? 
We have several children. They will 
have our property at our death. 
New York. miss. j. e. g. 
Your husband should first deed the 
property to some third person and then 
have this person deed it back to your 
husband and yourself “as tenants-by the 
entirety.” You would each then have 
full title to the property, and on the 
death of either with or without a will 
the other would be the sole owner with¬ 
out any further proceedings. 
Rights of Wife on Execution Against 
Property. 
A lives in Nebraska. He married hi* 
second wife about seven years ago. He 
has quite a lot of property in town, that 
is, houses and lots. These he deeded to 
his children by his former wife (there 
are no children by this marriage) except 
the house he lives in and a two-story 
building that was used for a hotel but at 
present is used for a store, I think. These 
two he saved for his second wife. About 
four years ago the hotel was vacant and 
being repaired. A feeble-minded man of 
perhaps 45 or 50 yeai’S of age was room¬ 
ing there as watchman, not paying any 
rent. He came in one night and fell 
down through a new stair door that was 
not finished, and he was badly hurt and 
has to walk with two crutches. He sued 
A and beat him last year. Now they in¬ 
tend to sell the house A lives in and pay 
the claim they say. A’s wife must sign 
the paper before they can sell, but she 
doesn’t want to do that, for she thinks 
that will be giving away her rights in the 
property. Can she hold anything in case 
they sell, or how is it in that State? 
The only way that A’s house could be 
sold would be under a judgment in the 
action brought by the watchman against 
him, and it w T ould appear that the only 
reason they can ask A’s wife to sign any 
papers would be to release her dower 
right. In Nebraska the dower right ha* 
been abolished, and it is hard to under¬ 
stand how anyone can ask A’s wife to 
sign any papers, and without knowing 
more, the best advice would be not to sign 
any. Furthermore, it is not likely that | 
they are selling the house in which A 
lives under an execution on the judgment, 
for in Nebraska there is exemption from 
judicial sale (whether owned by the hus¬ 
band or wife) of a homestead not exceed¬ 
ing in value $2,000 consisting of dwelling 
house in which the claimant resides and 
its appurtenances and the land on which 
the house is situated not exceeding 1G0 
acres, if it is in the country, or not ex¬ 
ceeding two adjoining lots if it is in the 
city or village. In case the property can 
be sold, A’s wife can hold nothing back 
for the reason, as above stated, the dower 
right has been abolished in Nebraska. 
It certainly would be best for A’s wife 
not to sign any papers until she knows 
exactly what she is signing. This holds 
good in all cases. 
Inheritance Taxes in Pennsylvania. 
A woman in Pennsylvania, who has a 
divorce from her husband and has one 
child, at her death in a will gives to her 
child part of her estate, and the balance 
to her brothers and sisters. Can the 
State of Pennsylvania take anything out 
of the part that was given to her broth- 
ei’s and sisters? If so, how much. 
Pennsylvania. T. s. a. 
The State of Pennsylvania, by way of 
inheritance tax, will take 5 per cent, of 
the value of the share which goes to the 
brothers and sisters, provided the estate 
is of the value of more than $250. The 
share to the daughter is not taxed. 
An old log cabin in 1891, with a capital 
of $10; a cottage in 1895; a modern home 
and a 40 acre farm, clear of debt, well 
stocked, insured for $8000, yielding $1500 a 
year above all expenses in 1914. 
That’s enterprise and substantial progress. 
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