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er.  Truly  that  garden  of  girls  was  a 
beautiful  sight.  Then  the  graceful 
dances  and  singing  done  by  the  children, 
the  speaking  and  inn i-eliing.  and  the  giv¬ 
ing  to  each  child  of  a  package  of  vegeta¬ 
ble  anil  (lower  seeds  and  a  fruit  tree  to 
plant,  and  care  for.  There  is  nothing  in 
the  whole  plan  of  education  has  more 
power  for  good  than  setting  the  children 
to  watch  and  care  /nr  some  living  grow¬ 
ing  things.  The  power  of  observation 
gained  in  planting  and  raising  seeds,  in 
watching  the  movements  and  habits  of 
Tail  Tati 
The  Capuchino,  or  Porto  Rican  Kite 
birds  and  animals,  the  tenderness  and 
sympathy  and  feeling  of  wonder  at  Na¬ 
ture's  mysteries,  seem  the  most  natural 
ground  in  which  reverence  takes  root. 
The  teaching  of  children  is  pre-emin¬ 
ently  a  place  for  life  and  no  dead  belong 
there.  Older  ones  do  not  often  seem 
to  realize  that  children  can  assimilate 
very  little,  and  that  they  should  only 
have  such  truths  concerning  such  objects 
as  they  may  themselves  discover.  Then 
having  learned  the  natural  lesson,  there 
is  always  a  spiritual  one  back  of  it, 
which  may  be  felt,  even  though  not  dear¬ 
ly  seen. 
The  other  day  we  watched  a  lovely 
little  mother  with  two  lovely  llitle  chil¬ 
dren.  buying  Easter — what  shall  we  call 
them?  Some  little  candy  eggs,  rabbits 
and  harmless  candy  clucks,  and  then  at 
the  children's  entreaties  two  little  mur¬ 
dered  yellow  ducklings  with  bleary  bead 
eyes,  withered  baby  hills  and  stiff  dead  feet 
for  the  little  child  lingers  to  fondle,  and 
the  little  child  lips  to  caress,  which  they 
actually  did,  and  which  hundreds  of  other 
children  are  doing  in  honor  of  Easter 
Day.  “Just  a  dollar's  worth  of  Easter 
trash.”  the  little  mother  remarked  as  she 
laughingly  paid  the  saleswoman.  But 
the  pity  of  it  all — little  children  who 
should  never  be  encouraged  to  take  the 
life  of  any  created  thing,  buying  and 
fondling  little  dead  ducks  put  upon  the 
market  in  the  spirit  of  commercialism, 
and  taught  to  associate  that  with  the 
Christian’s  Easter  Day. 
We  had  been  wondering  in  what  way 
we  could  observe  April  21st.  for  on  that 
day  in  1782  Friedrich  Froebel  was  horn 
in  a  Thuringiau  village.  This  man  was 
deprived  of  a  mother’s  care,  yet  endowed 
with  her  imaginative  and  artistic  spirit; 
his  father  an  overworked  pastor  who 
could  give  little  thought  To  his  own  little 
son.  Vet  this  lonely  little  hoy  came  to  a 
conscious  understanding  of  his  own  needs, 
and  in  manhood  this  knowledge  gave  him 
wisdom  to  plan  for  the  young;  his  own 
unhappiness  taught  him  how  best  to 
make  childhood  happy,  to  protect  and  up¬ 
lift  it.  saying  “we  mortals  can  only  imi¬ 
tate  what  the  dear  God  has  created, 
therefore  wo  must  make  use  of  the  same 
law  under  which  lie  creates,”  and  no 
doubt  in  the  great  plan  of  creation  this 
good  man  was  created  to  give  to  the 
world  his  kindergarten — child  garden. 
I  wonder  lmw  many  children  know  hmv 
to  make  and  tly  a  (’apuchino.  saeli  as  the. 
Title  Spanish  children  fly  in  Porto  Uioo. 
They  are  so  small  and  easy  to  make,  and 
the  smallest  child  call  fly  one.  Little 
Boy  will  sit  for  hours  on  the  sunny  side 
of  a  wall  or  building  receiving  messages 
from  the  clouds  by  way  of  a  bit  of  white 
paper  and  a  spool  of  thread.  Take  a 
piece  of  wrapping  paper,  or  newspaper 
will  do  nicely.  10  inches  square,  fold 
through  the  middle  as  shown  in  picture, 
now  fold  hack  so  that  the  edges  arc  even 
with  the  center  fold.  Fasten  a  thread 
eight  inches  long  to  the  outside  edges 
marked  4.  fasten  the  end  of  the  thread 
from  your  spool  to  the  center  of  this. 
Take  a  single  string  of  cloth  four  feet 
long  and  half  an  inch  wide  and  sew  to 
the  end  marked  for  the  tail  and  if  there 
is  a  little  breeze  and  a  kilOw-ltow  to  fly 
any  kite  at  all  your  little  (’apuchino  will 
go  up  and  stay  there.  Do  not  cut  any 
part  of  the  paper  or  run  your  thread 
through  the  center  fold,  only  to  the  cor¬ 
ner  of  the  last  fold.  It  will  spread  open 
something  like  a  little  fan. 
T1IE  COUNTRY  GENTLEWOMAN. 
A  Woman’s  Garden  Dress 
Gun  you  help  me  with  a  useful  gar- 
dim  dress?  We  are  running  a  truck  farm, 
and  as  I  have  help  for  the  household  I 
can  spend  nearly  all  my  time  in  the  gar¬ 
den.  But  a  common  woman  skirt,  even 
if  it  is  as  narrow  as  it  is  possible  to 
wear  Without  stumbling  over,  is  the  most 
unsuitable  .dress  for  outside  work  in  wind 
and  rain,  stooping  down  in  the  mud  in 
sowing,  setting  out  plants,  etc.  The  only 
suitable  dress  I  can  think  of  is  the  kind 
of  trousers  the  Turkish  women  wear.  \ 
should  like  to  have  trousers  that  would 
not  give  that  mannish  character  real 
trousers  do.  but  that  would  give  me  the 
advantage  of  having  a  useful  garden 
dress,  that  will  not  blow  up,  damage  my 
plants  around  me  in  fluttering,  and  hook 
on  to  every  nail.  Gan  you  furnish  me  a 
pattern  of  such  a  Turkish  dress?  It 
would  be  a  great  help  to  me. 
MRS.  W.  Y.  C. 
This  is  a  question  that  comes  up  fre¬ 
quently,  but  modern  conditions  are  help¬ 
ing  us  to  solve  it.  An  entirely  neat, 
practical  and  modest  working  dress  con¬ 
sists  of  pleated  bloomers  and  a  loose 
Russian  blouse.  An  excellent  pattern  for 
the  bloomers,  No.  5MI00,  is  made  in  sizes 
24  to  34  waist,  for  gymnasium  and  ex¬ 
ercise  wear.  The  Russian  blouse.  No. 
8855,  made  in  sizes  34  to  42  bust,  may 
he  made  knee  length  if  desired.  The 
pleated  bloomers  are  so  full  that  they 
look  like  a  short  skirt,  and  they  may  be 
made  long  enough,  if  desired,  to  drop 
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Embroidery  Designs 
No.  460. — Scarf  of  Bird  and  Blackberry  Design, 
stumped  ailit  tinted  ini  white  embroidery  fabric 
with  materials  for  working,  p rice  sr,  cents. 
Sen rf  In  1S\34  im-Iies.  Tin*  tinting  on  tile  body 
,,f  the  birds  show  where  light  and  d’ttrU  shades 
ol  bine  are  to  be  used.  First  outline  the  birds 
with  dart;  blue,  then  follow  with  long  and  short 
stitches  over  dotted  line  in  tile  shade  of  blue 
indicated  by  tinting  ns  mentioned  above,  use  the 
same  stitch  on  birds  breast-,  in  deep  rose.  The 
hills  and  feet  are  to  be  outlined  in  yellow.  For 
Hie  nest  use  the  outline  stitch  along  dotted 
tines,  employing  bright  brown  and  a  d'rali 
brown,  arranging  tlio  two  colors  irregularly  over 
the  nest.  The  vines  are  outlined  in  dark  green. 
The  edges  ol  tin-  leaves  arc  embroidered  with 
long  and  short  stitch  la  very  light  green,  using 
a  shade  darker  for  the  veins,  t  or  the  blossoms, 
jiink  is  spcrltl«><i  In*  u*  ml  of  tJuv  con  villi  - 
liomil  white  simply  tor  effect,  a  privilege  which 
art  extends  to  the  embroiderer.  The  edges  of 
the  blossoms  may  be  outlined  only,  or  finished 
with  the  long  and  short  stitch  and  several  green 
French  knots  form  the  center,  the  stanchions  are 
lor  a  single  flat  stitch  with  a  French  knot  at 
the  end,  both  io  yellow.  Tile  berries  are  made 
JJR_.°r  trench  knots  in  deep  blue,  using  heavy 
. . . . . . . . . . ' . . . . . . 
lmlf  way  down  the  calf,  being  gathered 
into  clastic  below  the  knee,  \\  c  ’would 
not,  however,  make  the  bloomers  too  long, 
or  their  fullness  will  he  cumbrous.  They 
approximate  quite  closely  to  the  Turkish 
trousers  Mrs.  W.  Y.  G.  inquires  for,  ex¬ 
cept  iu  length. 
Suitable  material  for  this  garden  dress 
would  be  khaki  cloth  or  denim;  the  form¬ 
er  has  our  preference,  as  it  is  very  dura¬ 
ble,  and  does  not  soil  easily.  We  should 
add  to  this  costume  khaki  loggings,  which 
will  prevent  soil  from  silting  through  the 
stockings,  and  will  also  protect  against 
briars  and  dampness  when  going  through 
wet.  fields  or  berry  patches.  The  Rus¬ 
sian  blouse  may  he  made  with  it  high 
military  collar,  which  with  a  little  white 
turnover  will  always  look  neat,  or  col¬ 
larless  for  comfort  in  hot  weather.  This 
blouse  frees  the  worker  from  any  fear  of 
ripping  out  gathers  at  the  waist. 
Divided  skirts  and  bloomers  of  various 
types  a  re  offered  by  fashionable  outfit- 
tors  for  mountain  and  sports  wear,  and 
no  one  questions  their  modesty  or  suit¬ 
ability.  It  is  only  right  that  their  com¬ 
fort  should  be  shared  by  women  garden¬ 
ers  and  farmers.  Most  of  the  British 
women  farm  workers  pictured  wear 
knickerbockers  and  gaiters,  with  “slick¬ 
er  coats  and  hats  for  rough  weather. 
'1  lie  value  of  these  Women  workers  is 
recognized  by  it  special  government  arm¬ 
let,  issued  to  those  who  have  dune  agri¬ 
cultural  work  for  at  least  30  days  of 
eight  hours  each. 
The  Child’s  Breakfast 
The  Cornell  Beading  Course  bulletin 
“Suggestions  for  the  Health  of  Chil¬ 
dren,”  discusses  bran  fasts  for  school 
children,  giving  examples  of  unsuitable 
and  suitable  meals,  and  the  reasons  why, 
which  we  reprint  below  : 
A  type  of  breakfast  unsuited  to  a 
ehi’d  : 
Griddleeakes  and  sirup,  sausage,  fried 
potatoes,  bread  and  butter,  coffee. 
Although  this  meal  may  not  he  bad  for 
a  healthy  adult,  it  is  nnsuited  to  a  child 
of  school  age  for  various  reasons.  it  • 
needs  to  he  modified  by  the  addition  of 
an  acid  fruit  in  order  to  be  easily  digested 
by  even  a  grown  man  doing  heavy  work. 
Griddleeakes  are  in  the  class  of  hot 
breads,  which  are  not  suited  to  the  diet 
of  it  child;  they  are  often  swallowed 
without  much  chewing,  and  hence  are  di¬ 
gested  with  difficulty.  Sausage  is  largely 
pork,  a  meat  to  he  used  with  moderation 
even  by  many  grown  persons.  Some 
eases  of  digestive  trouble  may  he  caused 
by  the  large  amount  of  pork  eaten.  It 
Contains  much  fat.  an  excess  of  which 
retards  digestion  in  the  stomach  even 
when  it  does  not  cause  discomfort.  The 
serving  of  sausage  at  breakfast  usually 
means  serving  meat  twice  a  day.  which 
is  not  ;m  advisable  practice  for  the  chil¬ 
dren's  dietary.  Many  dietary  experts 
now  believe  that  meat  eaten  once  a  day 
is  sufficient  for  anyone,  stud  that  chil¬ 
dren  under  seven  years  of  age.  at  least, 
should  have  none  sit  all,  A  vigorous 
adult  may  he  able  to  digest  fried  food 
without  much  difficuty,  but.  it  places  too 
great  a  tax  on  the  digestive  system  of  a 
child.  Coffee  is  a  stimulant;  therefore, 
it  should  not  he  used  by  school  children. 
A  type  of  breakfast  suited  to  a  child 
of  school  age : 
Boiled  oats,  with  cream  or  milk;  ap¬ 
ple  sauce;  bread  and  butter;  milk  to 
drink;  egg  (not  fried)  if  desired. 
This  meal  is  well  suited  to  the-  needs 
of  a  growing  child.  The  rolled  oats 
should  he  cooked  in  a  double  boiler  for 
several  hours  or  in  a  ftrelcss  cooker  over¬ 
night.  Tissue-building  foodstuffs  tire 
generously  furnished  in  the  rolled  oats, 
the  milk,  the  bread,  and  the  eggs.  En¬ 
ergy-giving  foodstuffs  are  abundant  in  the 
rolled  oats,  the  bread,  the  butter,  and  the 
cream.  Lime,  which  is  needed  for  the 
growth  of  bones,  as  well  as  for  other  pur¬ 
poses.  is  supplied  by  the  milk  and  the 
cereal.  Iron,  which  helps  to  make  red 
blood  cells,  is  found  in  the  egg  and  the 
rolled  oats.  Phosphorus,  which  is  need¬ 
ed  by  the  tissues  of  the  body  and  which 
also  helps  to  keep  the  body  in  good  run¬ 
ning  order,  is  furnished  by  the  apple 
sauce,  the  rolled  oats.  the.  egg,  and  the 
milk.  The  apple  sauce  and  the  rolled 
oats  are  valuable  in  stimulating  the  ac¬ 
tivity  of  the  intestines  and  thus  prevent¬ 
ing  constipation.  The  apple  satire  is  also 
valuable  in  helping  to  neutralize  certain 
substances  that  might  otherwise  cause 
trouble.  Besides  furnishing  in  a  simple 
meal  the  requirements  for  growth  and 
activity,  this  breakfast  does  not  overtax 
the  stomach  and  hence  draw  to  it  some  of 
the  blood  needed  by  the  brain  for  think¬ 
ing. 
Children  should  drink  plenty  of  water. 
The  habit  should  he  formed  of  drinking  a 
glassful  of  water  before  breakfast  in  the 
morning. 
Frequent  baths  are  necessary  to  keep 
the  skin  in  such  condition  that  it  can 
freely  give  off  waste  products. 
Sufficient  time  should  he  allowed  for 
outing  meals  slowly.  Breakfast  is  the 
meal  that  is  usually  hurried.  A  special 
effort  should  b<>  made  to  have  the  rising 
hour  sufficiently  early  to  prevent  an  ex¬ 
cuse  for  swallowing  the  breakfast  whole. 
A  regular,  daily  movement  of  the  bow¬ 
els  is  absolutely  necessary  for  health. 
The  eating  of  proper  food' helps  to  pre¬ 
vent  the  occurrence  of  exceptions  in  this 
habit.  Golds  are  frequently  the  result  of 
constipation  and  a  w  rong  dietary. 
W  hen  food  is  allowed  to  remain  on  the 
teeth,  it  causes  them  to  decay.  For  this 
reason  it  is  well  to  brush  the  teeth  reg¬ 
ularly  before  breakfast,  after  each  meal, 
and  at  night  before  going  to  bed. 
Rhubarb  Recipes 
Rhubarb  Snow. — Stew  and  strain.  After 
sweetening  and  flavoring,  mix  in  enough 
gelatin  to  make  it  jelly — about  one-half 
ounce  to  a  pint  of  juice.  Then  for  every 
pint  of  juice  boat  the  whites  of  two  eggs, 
with  two  ounces  of  powdered  sugar. 
When  the  jelly  is  cold  and  beginning  to 
"set  ’  fold  in  the  “snow”  and  heat  well. 
Set  nu  ice  for  a  thorough  chilling.  This 
makes  a  very  dainty  and  attractive  des¬ 
sert. 
Rhubarb  Shortcake. — Gut  in  inch 
pieces,  after  peeling,  enough  rhubarb  to 
thickly  cover  the  bottom  of  a  well-but¬ 
tered  enameled  pie  or  biscuit  pan.  Cover 
with  any  good  shortcake  dough  rolled 
about  half  an  inch  thick.  Bake  quickly. 
Turn  out  on  a  platter,  fruit  side  up.  and 
scatter  over  it  one  rounded  cupful  of 
sugar,  dot  generously  with  butter,  grate 
over  till  one  small  nutmeg  and  place  in  an 
open  oven  until  the  butter  and  sugar  are 
melted.  Delicious  hot  or  cold. 
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