18 LADIES WORKING DRESS. 



I have reserved two especially necessary recom 

 mendations to the last, being comforts independcrt 

 of the tool-house. Every lady should be furnishe 1 

 with a gardening apron, composed of stout Ho - 

 land, with ample pockets to contain her prunino- 

 knife, a small, stout hammer, a ball of string, an 1 

 a few nails and snippings of cloth. Have nothing 

 to do with scissors : they are excellent in the work 

 room, but dangerous in a flower-garden, as the;/ 

 wrench and wound the stems of flowers. Th 3 

 knife cuts slanting, which is the proper way cf 

 taking off .slips ; and the knife is sufficient for ail 

 the purposes of a flower-garden, even for cutting 

 string. 



The second article which I pronounce to be in 

 dispensable, is a pair of India rubber shoes, or th i 

 wooden high-heeled shoes called &quot; sabots&quot; by th-3 

 French. In these protections, a lady may indulge 

 her passions for flowers at all seasons, without risk 

 of rheumatism or chills, providing it does not 

 actually rain or snow ; and the cheering influence 

 of the fresh air combined with a favorite amuse 

 ment, must ever operate beneficially on the mind 

 and body in every season of the year. 



