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Waikato Times, Volume XXIX, Issue 2343, 16 July 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

Tiikkk can be no douht upon the terrible fact that the Red Terror is upon us. In the Row, in Regent-street, and along Piccadilly it is impossible to drive for a single ten minutes without having one’s eyes stung with the reflected flash of the most brilliant crimson. Crimson sunshades, crimson hats, crimson curtains, and even crimson skirts flash and flare wherever one’s look is turned. Without a single exception, I think red is the ugliest hue which can he employed for decorative purposes. There i; a hot angry ohstrusiveness about it which wants softening down almost to invisibility before it looks nice. Yellow was to have been the Jubilee colour, hut its noisier sister tint—if I may use thew “d —at any any rate for the present I'as elbowed it out of place.—Lady's Pictorial.

Stasimku Wkioiits ok Puke BkEli Fowls. All pure bred fowls which have been admitted to the American standard of excellence are required to reach certain weights, and when on exhibition, for every pound below these weights, the specimen is cut two points. A pullet is a female not one year old, a cockerel is a male not one year old, a cock is a male one year old and over, and * hen is one year old and over. Of the most popular varieties the weights are as follows Light Brahmas—cock, 121b ; cockerel, 101b ; hen, 101b ; and pullet. Sib. Dark Brahmas — cock, lllb ; cockerel, 91b ; hen, 91b; pullet, T.Ub. Buff Cochin—cook, I lib ; cockerel, 91b; hen, 91b; pullet, 711b. Partridge Cochins—cock, lllb; cockerel, 91b;hen, 91b; pullet, SAIb. White Cochin.-.—cock, lllb; cockerel, 91b; hen, !)ib; pullet, 71.1b. Black Cochins—cock, IO.Ub ; cockerels, .Silb ; lieu, Sllb ; pullet, 7lii. Laugshaiis—cock, 101b ; cockerel, S.Ub: hen. Sib; pullet, oUh.Ply month Rocks—cock. 9’,!b;_ cockerel. Sib; hen. Sib; pullet, tiilb. Wyandot Ms —cock, Sjib; cockerel, 7llh; hen, (it; pullet, oilb. Black -lavas -cock, I'.ilb; cockerel. Sjlb; h-n. tdo; pullet. G’.ib. Houdans —cock. , Via; cock-Tel, olio, hen, (pjdb: pullet. ->.Ub. The dilTcreat bintams run—cock —I cockerel, - J4oz; lieu, ‘Jo pullet. 22 >z. The Leghorn family d ,--s not coni'- under the weight clause, but tie? mules should weigh about jib and the females 41b, w'ipu matured. Same specimens run over those weights, but it is best not to Ist them go much under.