AFTER PLANTING, WHAT? 



Dress, too, has its effect. You are trying to 

 cultivate the child. Old clothes, — clean, whole, 

 unadorned, — have a rightful place when man or 

 woman is grubbing in the ground. They may be 

 more appropriate on some work days than on 

 others when a simple suit with some style to it 

 and, in case of a woman, with a touch of pretti- 



Writing up the Day's Diary 



ness, would not be injured and would eloquently 

 preach a number of lessons. Not economy and 

 adaptability, but slouchiness and disorder and 

 lack of thrift are taught by the torn shirt sleeve, 

 the broken shoulder brace, the skirt pinned and 

 sagging at the waist band, and the old fmery or 

 gown or blouse *'good enough for garden work." 

 Jewelry, beyond ring and pin and watch, is an 

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