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Barrie Examiner, 24 Jun 1915, p. 11

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21 I: of W... .. ....;',..a:.:.:.. ......."'"`",. Nyal's Mayower Talcurn is an ex. perience to every first time user. Its touch is soft, soothing and refreshing. Its distinc- tive Mayower perfume, delicate, individual, ` elusive. Ideal for every use to which you can put a Talcum. - New York, Jne 9th. I. OIOSSLAND, DRUGGIBT, BARBIE. ....\ ., r----- G C,--..-. 4 I The woman who makes gard- ening her summer astime may even go farther an ' select the ;dress she wears with the apron to harmonize with grass, owers land dovecote. A brown burlap `or dark blue linen will_give the 7desired eiTect,_ made Wlth plain waist, full skirt and the broad organdy collar and cuffs that we have come to call Quaker. She will have no trouble in nding these accessories. The sports shops must have anticipated the craze, for there are hats, gloves, |- IJI/I/I1 ,. tations have Dutch windmills on \ l Illlillllo .'l '; and tall ' gift card: Standing in your garden trim, l May the plant-stick straight jIn the warm sun. ` By its brightness gladden all. No need, however, to wholly on the sticks for color.lP"1 money `"9 :Bamhoo baskets for weeds and knees. are made bright cushions of figured the kneeling-pad of woven rush ~is bound with red tape, that it, sunshine and flowers; and has. vkets are enameled and painted {With roses, buttercups and daf_ lfodils. Even aprons take_on a {gala day aspect, being made of chintz, cr_etonn_e. . or quaint, checked, pink g1ngham.. VTVLA new/unnnru ucvhn xv`:-\`un- 4-A-.J withitry raising, the c,.et0nne;,'home-grown seeds and of ow- them better housekeepers, culli- 1 ' Just deserts came to all, \\ o- 1 top and an expensive stick has men who nurse their gi-ievaiwes _ a fairy. gracefully poised on a are sure to become dis<:il..isr-d _ toadstool. ()ne man lhzis even with their surroundings. \\`o- , gone _so far as to use bonny rah- men s Institutes are doing much ., bits_1n place of_ the birds, and to improve the condition of 3 an lngenuous friepd ties on the country women. They make 3' B lvate a greater love for children, and increase their interest in beautiful surroundings. 'l'h.-y have become the social clubs of where everything is discussed, from potting plants for winter lto the works of Charles Dickens. rely, _The opportunities for making in the Poul- cultivation of greater country than inthe city. ers, and the production of fruit, are some of the sources of in- too, may have the spirit of the mm" that are being utilized. That the country is an ideal place for the woman and her children is evidenced by the fact llllEllMATlSM ARRESTED | A Belgian who keeps a shop -in the down-town section of the ;city, made a name for himself in the early season, by introduc- Ling the garden-Sticks: these are [wooden canes pointed at one `gend with figures of animals. 'people. and owers on the top, to stick in the ground and tie the plants to. A maiden all ;forlorn stands side by side with `the man all shaven and shorn; , for $2.50 the pair will hold up your pet rose bush all summer, for keep the goldt-n-glow in or- .der. A black cat with black ; humped. and tail skyward, is an- , other familiar llgure on the _-sticks, and blue-birds. and red i cardinals, make bright spots in green shrubbery. Some impor- tations expensive fairy.` ` so bits in of birds, I ingenuous nnnr` 0 Watching passing events, the sh0p-keeper concludes that all the _world is a garden, and straightaway fills his window [with giddy wheelbarrows all ainted with flowers; green asket kits with English tools; lsmocks, aprons, and a thousand ;and one things suggesting neat- aness, care, and comfort for igarden work. There was a gard- `en set offered the other day in `one of the shops, for 58!? com- plete, consisting of a at, boat- lshaped basket of brown wicker, fltted- with shears, a collapsible ruler, grubber, marker, rake, brown burlap knee,ling-pad, and an apron, of the` brown burlap. In fact. all the tools now come `light in weight to tlll the re- quirements of the woman gard- ener; and the fixtures in bright colors, to catch her eye. Belgian `ha lronrlnn L-{Cr-`Iran 4}-u n n n n . . .. Kltll LILall \.'lJIL.\JL, Ill./L If`!/ll I.L'l]r\JII\JO to shoes. White canvas is the approved material, and you may have a comfortable, at sneak- er or trim pump, with medium heel in this fabric. With such settings, ttings and clothes, gardening becomes more than a mere pleasure. It now is a real sport of the summer; when you? meet a friend, it s not how many miles have you motored, or how, many tournaments won, but howl does your garden grow since the} last drought, rain or storm ofl the season`? The Place of Women In country Llfo. More home comforts can be had in the country than in the! city for the same outlay of capi..l tal, said Mrs. Brethour, of Bur- ford, a prominent Women's In- stitute speaker, in an address on The Place of Women in Coun- try Life," at the Rural Confer- ence at (luelph. City people go! `I\ `Kn l`Il\l l'|l'\l;I'l'\IY\ `RMII I1I`lIIY (nu A smock of Blue Linen for the Woman on Gardening Bent. The shops abound with gay importations, smocks, `bonnets and aprons, to tempt those who tarry within the garden gate. The 'smocks in themselvds are enough to turn one to rakes, spades and garden baskets. _I am-told the fad originated In ].n;:'|aml: certainly, it is charm- ing enough to belong to old Brit- any. This garment has much the appearance of a ITl1d_d)'. grown to greater length, coming just below the knee, being Sl:1.~`llP('l to slip on over the head. Isually it is made with set-in '- 9or der. black -sticks, birds, ingenuous J ' "In `sleeves and yoke, and smocked ifront and back, and on pockvts ,`and sleeves. For the most part, linen, unbleached muslin, cre- tonnp and silk are used in the making. I All All a garden, with cockle- shells and silver bells, needs is a Mistress Mary, quite contrary, `In one of these fetching -garden Ismocks. Can you picture any- :thing more charming than a- .bright-eyed girl in a blue `smock, white hat, skirt and shoes, among the roses in an old gard- en`? Perchance, there is a wov- en wicker basket on a cane, `stuck in the ground to hold the posies, and a few plant-sticks, with parrots, cardinals, and. bluebirds, perched on top, scat-' tered among the owers to make the picture painted by nature quite complete. Just looking at a yellow-linen smock, with flow- ered cretonne collar, hat and skirt to match, brings to mind an old-fashioned garden with its .' straight rows of bachelor but- tons, lady slippers and holly- l hocks. So it goes that there is ` .a smock for every garden, and no garden is complete without` 0116. Realm TIII IIIIII IXIIIIIR III! SATURDAY IOIIIIO j ...... ........-.. ..... .......- .._, ...-.... To arrest rheumatism it is quite as im- portant to improve your general health as to purify.your blood, and the cod liver oil in Scott's Emulsion is nature's great blood-maker, while its medicinal nourish- ment strengthens the organs to expel the impurities and upbuild your strength. Q--L4.1- 11.....I..:-.. .'.. L..I_:.... LL .... _....a_ i ' Many people suffer the tortures of lame muscles and stiened joints because of im- purities in the blood, and each succeeding attaclr seems more acute until rheumatism has invaded the whole system. '1`- ...._-..4. _1__..._...L:..... :1. ._ _--:4.- -_ _'... --.. Ian-\n ..l..~-...\. J\lII. go.-.--(5.... c'o1:.t- .s'En1u1sion is helping thousands every day who could not find other relief. Refuge. the alcoholic substitutes. IJKIJ Ill, DIIC CQILIU Dealing with the sncial candi- tions in the country, she claimed that these were constam,'y im- proving and that the education- al facilities of rural communi- ties were constantly Dcnlllillg better. The surest way tn ac- quire a love for rural life was in help in country m0vem.=.nts and to get enthusiastic over syincial betterment. I .-_A _I_.__-.L, .___-, 1,. _II 1|? So thinks the girl who gathers up her gaily painted sprinkling pot, her shears, her basket, and her kneeling-pad, and trudges off to the garden to enjoy an hour or two of [solitude and in- timate association with the sun- shine and flowers. It is quite a fad-this pottering among your own posies; a phenomenon one might almost. call it, wherein the artistic tlnds expression in paraphernalia which blends with the landscape. Z; pun./\_, uu \-upxyllo \JlIlJ y\ uylu BU tn the con try for their holidays not only because it affords a change of scene for them, but alsn because the country is the cheapest place to spend a hun- day in," she said. I\nnlnn. uvilln ll-.,. r1.\l'h:t\' nnn.l: be, cam. in] on`:-I Mun Dvsnlhtuuuun ti`. Dunn . Vhind the counter tell each cus- tomer in a bored voice to buy a size larger, than they usually .wear. It is easy to tell that this girl, too, has been caught in the thrall of the gardening craze, and is thinking, no doubt, of llarkspur and roses`, instead of the gloves her customer wears. Garden etiquetee even reaches White the! such; clothes,` a. is a you? it's many? motored, how; l many but howl garden since the; drought, rain `A Dress of Linen to Wear Wlth Garden Apron of Ore- tonne. IIUVVUI. 90 Since gloves must be worn to protect the hands, the stores are showing chamois and canvas for this purpose, and if you listen close, you will/hear the girl he- and shoes , galore for the pur-7 pose. First come the peanut straws and cain-bottom-chair hats, with oppy brims to pro- tect the wearer from the sun. -These are trimmed with a ros- ette of cretonne to match the smock, or apron, a velvet bow or a cluster of straw owers. Then there are poke shapes and_ sun- bonnets with streamers of ore- tonne which have taken their style from a peep in a 1915 fashion book; but the Chinese coolie hats are the novelties of the season. With streamers ,at- tached at the side, milady can wear the plateau on her head, or when the sun is yet in the East, use it as a basket to carry her owers. G:_-_ ._I-__-- ______1 1.. ____h A- uuu. The Girls Viewpoint. Cnuntry life from the girls ! `viewpoint was presented by sev: leral of the young ladios of Mac- Ill DIIC l/lb . I One of the real pleasures of life in the cnuntry, said the espeaker, was to be found in iwatching the things We have, .planted, the things that are ouri own, grow up to maturity. Wn..; imen should also cultivate the_ friendship of the animals on the; ;farm. She did not take sugar; iin her tea, so she saved it for. ;"l,he colt, which ,had become lgreat friend in consequence. Lit-. tle things like these were whati made life on the farm so pleas_; ant. [ fI'|I__ I`|_l-9 `I7:____A-3_1 that in the State of New Y0_rkdonald Hall. One of them had? alone there are five hundred c1t_y_ heard her grandmother tell. ofj business men who keep thelr` the jolly times they used to have wives and families out on farms. at their rag-carpet and quilting It is better for the women and bees, but these were gone now children, and it is also chea_per,'and there was nothing to take for they can grow many thmgs;their place. The boys had their to supply their tables that would lodges and clubs to go to, but it require an outlay of rea_dy cash|was now very dull for the girls. in the city. Other points brought out in _0n_e pleasur-esnof the dispussion were the reluct-_ PAM BA What is so rare as a day in June, V When earth tries heaven if it be in tune?" ` E have brought oirer to Canada, at great expense, some of France's cleverest chefs to make this tempting meat patty. Choice, nutritious meats are chosen, carefully prepared and spiced, placed in hermetically sealed tins, and then cooked so that all the nutriment and taste of the meats are preserved. _ ncuuco. l The question of water supply lwas very forcefully dealt with by fone of the girls. She said that lwater was being piped to the Ebarns and in front of the cattle, lso that they would not have to go outside in stormy weather, while the girls had to go out in [all kinds of weather and pump and carry the water that was: needed in the house. was IIUVV VG! uuu lUl' I/III: EIFIH. discussion were the reluct- ance of farmers to give their] daughters spending money, the ,lack of facilities in the country ifor a talented girl to develop her sgifts, and the absence in the .farm home of modern conven- jienges. ._,,_,A- Q donald hadl of? rag-carpet and their was the girls. points brought out in Any girl who had been to the city and had seen those shiny taps in the kitchen and the snowy tub in the bathroom, and who had tasted the joy of hav- ing an unlimited supply of real hot water without any effort, would never be satisfied with the old conditions on the farm again. That Qnnfnvinnievn in llmn lnnnn W KIADING S13. MONTIIAL 1u.so AT usus--ouou--xouv nnlc: FKBYAKIIJ DY `socnizr s. P. (I II_.-_..... (2. Il__.:_. J\J\.llI.'4lI.`4 o.r.n.. 51 Runma S'r.. Moxrnnt. Ready to serve in a moment-always handy-always fresh and ure. Good for everybody-young an old alike-- at all times. Taste it. It's delicious. C est mon u uigaumc nut aul:1y.| purposes. One girl described how the coming of a new church into her home neighborhood had divided the young people so that their literary society had been broken up. The only remedy for this state of affairs seemed to be church union, of which they were all in favor. FLAPPY HATS REPLACE THE! SAILOR. ulu uuuunuuua Ull LIIU luflll `clulll That sectarianism is the bane of social life in the country was lthe unanimous opinion of all the girls. They said that the church was the centre of the social life of the community, but when there were two or three church- es in the one neighborhood, there was never enough young people attending any one of them to organize for social purposes. nn "If\I I1 Clan Chef d oeuvre !" 10. a Tinl at all Grocers Page llovon smocke, Aprons and all they Paraphernalia That Go to Make Gardening the Fad of the Summer. oven THE GARDEN WALL Mayower Talcum Powder Thundny, June 24, 1915

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