186 City Homes on Country Lanes 



city, and enjoy a life of glorious freedom in an en- 

 vironment exceedingly inspiring to their artistic tastes 

 and talents. One of them, Miss Mabel Free, was the 

 gardener; while the other, Miss Emma Kraft, looked 

 after the live stock, finally specializing on Nubian goats 

 (fell in love with their Roman noses!) and won high 

 distinction as a breeder. It was a thoroughly triumph- 

 ant experience. 



Such experiences pertain to all parts of the United 

 States and to many different lines of work. Everybody 

 knows, of course, that women are often adepts at rais- 

 ing flowers, and there are numerous instances where 

 they have developed into skilled florists and enjoyed a 

 high degree of commercial success. Women are equally 

 successful with vegetables and small fruits, and are par- 

 ticularly adapted to the fine art of intensive cultivation. 



The culture of thoroughbred goats has fallen very 

 largely into the hands of women perhaps because of 

 their sympathy for children, for whom this kind of milk 

 is often prescribed. 



The raising of chickens and squabs are favorite in- 

 dustries of women, and income from this source fre- 

 quently supports a family in moderate circumstances. 



Women also take kindly to rabbitcraft, and when 

 they raise the fur-bearing varieties, often do well in 

 manufacturing and selling fur garments. Often they 

 specialize with bees. 



Among the country-minded people of big cities are 

 great numbers of unmarried women who do well in 

 garden homes of their own, especially where there are 

 two or three of them to cooperate in the undertaking. 

 Indeed, these bachelor-maids, as well as bachelors of 

 the male persuasion, have always been conspicuously 



