194 FARM HOMES, IN-DOORS AND OUT-DOORS. 



t There are always to be found neat and simple, and at 

 e same time stylish patterns for making up these work- 

 ing suits in one garment, the trimming being put on to 

 simulate jackets or sacques. The skirts should be made 

 short enough to escape dust and dew, say within four or 

 five inches of the floor, and one cannot realize until she 

 wears a dress so shortened, the increased ease and dis- 

 patch with which work can be accomplished. 



Always maintain a good supply of collars and ruffles. 

 Their cost ready made is trifling, and they are still 

 cheaper when made at home ; half a yard of linen, 

 the same of book-muslin or organdy, and a little edg- 

 ing, will make up a year's supply for every-day wear; 

 and no " trifle" adds so much to woman's dress as 

 something pure and white about the neck, fastened 

 with a becoming knot of ribbon or an inexpensive little 

 brooch. 



If you make it a rule to baste or pin something of 

 this sort in the neck of your dress after undressing 

 at night, it will be something of a help toward expe- 

 ditious dressing in the morning. 



Morning caps of book-muslin, cambric, or lace a cir- 

 cular piece of the material gathered into a band of velvet 

 or ribbon to fit the head are exceedingly convenient, and 

 can be made very becoming; besides, they protect the 

 hair from dust when sweeping. 



Remember that you are to be "mother" to yourself ! 

 You do not permit the children to leave the warm room 

 and go out in the cold or damp to play without an extra 

 scarf or cape. You do not Jet them keep on their wet 

 shoes and damp stockings when they come home from 

 school on a stormy day. If they have sore throats, and 

 colds, and little bad feelings, you wrap up their necks, 

 give them simple remedies, and try to keep them from 

 getting worse. See that you are half as considerate to 

 yourself unless you are anxious to leave them mother- 



