THE GARDEN UNIFORM 9 



they always cling neatly to the figure. Brown 

 boots and leggings are below, and students are 

 thus able to walk in and out of rows of cabbages 

 or other vegetables and plants on a rainy day 

 without having that heavy, wet, and tiring drag 

 which is the drawback of an ordinary skirt. Con- 

 sequently they seldom have bad colds, and thor- 

 oughly enjoy the freedom thus given if they are 

 called upon to climb up ladders or run quickly 

 uphill carrying tools. A white shirt and brown 

 felt soft-rimmed hat complete the uniform, so 

 that the only touches of colour come from a 

 twisted cord round the hat and a silk sailor tie, 

 and both these are red, white, and blue, which are 

 the colours of the College. As I watch them 

 bending over the carnations, and again, in another 

 part of the garden, planting out straight lines of 

 lettuces, I feel that at last something has been 

 achieved in the way of dress which is neat yet 

 essentially becoming and feminine. How often 

 has one regretted that women gardeners were not 

 as tidy and spick-and-span in appearance as the 

 men of the profession ! 



These lettuces that are being put out are some 

 of the many extras that have been considered 

 necessary because of the war. We always inter- 

 crop our ground closely, but in August, only a few 

 days after the declaration of war, it was decided 

 that the more green-stuff we could plant out the 

 better. Although, let us hope, there may arise 

 no need, yet it gives cause for reflection that a 



I result of all the righting that has taken place round 



