It must be remembered that during the working hours of the day there is little chance of being attacked, at any rate in the open air, and the same is the case in well-lighted rooms. Thus men whose work takes them into the open air for some considerable portion of the day, or are occupied in well-lighted offices, run much less risk than ladies, who, when they attempt to face the hot weather at all, are too fond of shutting themselves up in a darkened room, devoid of light or fresh air, and filled up with hangings and other superfluities, so as to form a perfect mosquito paradise in which the insects can fly about and bite during the day as comfortably as during the night. With such exceptions, there is therefore no need to modify costume to diminish the chance of mosquito bites as long as the sun is up, or even during the twilight, as long as one is in motion. It is when people are resting after the evening game of golf, racquets, or tennis, that they are most commonly attacked while awake; but the time of greatest danger is the period passed in sleep. During the waking hours it is uncommon for a mosquito to get the chance of an undisturbed meal by attacking the face and hands, but she often does so by attacking the ankles, and even thick stockings are no adequate protection. Trousers are therefore more suitable than knickerbockers for evening wear, and should be made extra long; so that when turned down after taking one’s evening exercise, they thoroughly protect this very vulnerable portion of the person. A lady can generally arrange her dress so as to protect herself, but the ordinary costume of children is extremely dangerous, and certainly should be modified to meet this danger during the hours when mosquitoes are active. In the case of little boys a “sailor suit” with long voluminous trousers meets the difficulty; and--fashion or no fashion--it is a clear duty on the part of mothers to devise some cool but adequate protection for the little girls. The alternative lies between doing so and wilfully offering them as sacrifices to the god of dress by needlessly exposing them to the danger of infection.