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Of Interest to Women 
Indorses the Overalls for Women 
I most strongly indorse the use of over- 
nils for women. I find they are worn 
more in the Western States than in the 
East. In fact, I never saw a suit of wom¬ 
en’s overalls in the East. I sold ice in a 
Kansas town a year ago last Summer, 
which was a very hot Summer in the 
West, and almost every home I went into 
(which was something over 200) the 
woman wore a neat suit of overalls. They 
looked comfortable and were comfortable, 
and even the counter girls in the business 
houses in the city wore them. My wife 
wore them while in the West, but since 
we have come East we cannot find this 
garment on the market. When we ask 
the clerk for them lie doesn’t know what 
we mean. If the women of the East 
would dress more comfortably and less 
fashionably, how much better it would he 
for them ! A woman, when allowed her 
freedom as to proper muscular exercises, 
is lots more active than a man. I have 
seen them stand on the ground and 
spring into their saddles on their ponies, 
not all humped over in a sidesaddle, but 
astride, perfectly erect, and the ponies 
would dash away with them on a dead 
run as soon as they would strike the 
saddle. This comes about by proper ex¬ 
ercises and perfectly fitting clothing. Let 
people criticize if they so desire. You 
know some people are so afraid of doing 
something wrong they often fail to do the 
right. My wife and I strongly indorse 
the woman’s overall. e. w. f. 
Absolutely the only argument against 
wearing overalls for outdoor work, regard¬ 
less of sex. is the fact that it isn’t, or 
has not formerly been, customary, and 
this is only a weak argument, not a rea¬ 
son. A few years ago it was customary 
for a woman, simply because she is a 
woman, to risk her life in a sidesaddle, 
while a man rode safely and comfortable 
as nature intended ho should. A little 
further hack strong drink was so emi¬ 
nently respectable that history tells us if 
a pastor was not regaled with a drink 
while making a call he felt himself to be 
ill-used. A notch further back still, the 
cave man went out and selected his future 
mate, knocked her down with a club, and 
carried her off to his own cave; and. be¬ 
cause she was a woman, this was a per- 
feetly proper method of procedure. 
I did n great deal of outside 
work, such as setting fruit trees, garden¬ 
ing. spraying, caring for poultry, etc.. I 
wore denim dresses, plainly made, and 
with skirts short, and just full enough to 
permit a comfortable step. My sister-in- 
law wears such dresses for outdoor work 
and they serve the purpose fairly well, 
hut I have often wondered if a man, 
dressed in the same way, wouldn’t often 
swear fluently when the wind blows his 
skirt between him and his work, and lie 
sticks his tools into it instead of into the 
•soil. Fortunately, however, overalls are 
rapidly coming to the fore ; all mail order 
catalogues carry them in stock, and pat¬ 
tern manufacturers sell patterns for 
them. At present T have so much house¬ 
work to do I can’t do much else, though 
1^ have wished for overalls sometimes this 
Soring while setting bridge-grafts over 
the place where rabbits girdled our 
young fruit trees. I can’t understand 
'Thy most of the models I have seen for 
women have a frill at, the bottom, but I 
asked my brother, and he thought it prob¬ 
ably serves the same purpose the cuff 
does on a man’s khaki trousers—to gath¬ 
er dirt. He says the cuff fills full, and 
why would it not. in haying ns well as 
lot*; of other jabs? Eventually we are 
com-’-ur to plain, close-fitting overalls for 
a>l women who do work that requires 
them, and same day a woman working in 
her garden in a house dress will he as 
"dd as a man at a matinee in a dainty, 
frilly, muslin skirt. God never intended 
that woman should h° hampered by yards 
of cloth which she must wash and iron 
for nothing, and her own good sense is at 
last teaching her to discard it while do¬ 
ing most of her work. MRS. E. M. A. 
I heartily agree with all G. A. E. E., 
page 647, says of women and overalls. I 
wear them much of the time, as my house 
is small and I do much outdoor work, and 
where space is limited much more can he 
placed in a given number of feet if not 
continually knocked over by skirts. Is it 
unwomanly to make work easier? Much 
is written in the magazines today about 
making woman’s work easier. A different 
metl’o or a different dress ; wlmt differ¬ 
ence? Overalls are so much easier and 
safe- in housecleaning. So many acci¬ 
dents happen “because the ski>-t "caug.it 
and she fell down the ladder.” How much 
better just to step down freely and easily. 
As for embarrassment, did any woman 
ever put on a white dress if she had al¬ 
ways worn dark colors without feeling as 
though everyone was looking at her and 
talking about her? 
Shall 1 tell how I make mine? I use 
heavy denim, brown, waist and trousers 
separate. T do not make just Like men’s 
overalls. I wear the waist inside, but 
think a “middy” style would be good. 1 
button the waist in front, short sleeves, 
narrow hem. 1 in., instead of any cuff; 
no collar. I allow the cloth long enough 
so as to turn a slight Y r neck and turn in 
and stitch down twice on edge and one 
row 1 in. back, on machine; a facing can 
be used if desired. The trousers are 
somewhat like bloomers, quite full gath¬ 
ered at waist with elastic. Here again I 
eliminate small welts and facings by cut¬ 
ting the cloth longer and turning a j-i n . 
hem. The legs are long but wide. I do 
not gather mine at the ankle, but they 
can be gathered if desired. I line the 
shoulders of the back of waist, as there 
is more wear there. In washing, I dry 
them wrong side out and do not iron. A 
woman need not feel ashamed if dressed 
for her work. A real woman is big 
enough to do all the outdoor work her 
strength will allow and still be a dainty 
woman in skirts and a good housekeeper. 
Incidentally, she can accomplish more 
work, as it is done easier. Around stock 
they are “safety first” and clean. 
Massachusetts, mus. mart e. guyon. 
Notes From “The Lonely Road” 
Spring has come to the North Country! 
Was it ever more welcome? We never 
saw so much snow go in so short a time. 
One Sunday there was not a bit of bare 
ground visible, and the next Sunday 
found it all bare except for a few patches 
of snow, which will be in undisturbed 
places for some time as reminders of 
what has been. The robins and blue¬ 
birds are here to waken us in the morning 
and the “killdeer” is calling day and 
night. The rattle of milk cans tells us 
the cheese factories are open, and it 
seems now that they are to hold the 
sway which they held 15 or 20 years ago, 
but had lost in the last live. ' The old 
combination of butter, calves and pigs is 
usually bard to beat in a small or “mid¬ 
dling” dairy, but means too much work 
for a large one. The children have been 
busy raking the yard (for the sake of 
having a bonfire) and between times 
making and testing basswood and willow 
whistles. Every up-to-date farm woman 
has her incubator running or at least a 
few hens sitting, where they dream of 
future generations of their kind. 
I have spent the day sewing, with eyes 
closed to all else (especially the need of 
cleaning house), I have completed two 
garments and have five more under way. 
When these are done the sewing machine 
will be closed and granted a well-earned 
vacation. Next week the cleaning will 
begin. Perhaps that isn’t the way you 
sew, but I know I cau accomplish more 
by cutting a number of tilings at one 
time, thou doing the machine work on 
all of them, and lastly finishing by hand, 
sewing on buttons, etc. 
The R. N.-Y. has had so many inter¬ 
esting and helpful articles lately that I 
Felt I must say “amen” to some and 
“spress myself” on others. Truly I can 
say amen to most that the “Hope Farm 
Man” and the “Pastoral Parson” write. 
They know whereof they speak, and 
speak as those having authority. I am 
sure their letters have brightened many 
homes during the long cold Winter. We 
of the “Lonely Road” need all such helps, 
and are grateful for them. Yes, that is 
where we live. Husband works in town 
and the children and I are here, “holding 
down the claim,” so I can understand 
and appreciate what the Parson says 
about that. We are near sehool and have 
all kept well, so have much to be thank¬ 
ful for. 
On page -140 “,T G ” asks why are not 
all dairymen Fred Knopfs? Well, why 
aren’t all sailors captain of the ship, and 
all bookkeepers bank presidents, and all 
workmen millionaires? It isn’t in them, 
that’s why. Some are born to be suc¬ 
cessful, some attain success, and some 
wouldn’t know what to do with success 
if it were thrust upon them. 
And now Mrs. E. M. A. wants ^o know 
“what are women expected to do?” There 
are also three parts to this answer: 
Some must be beautiful, some must be 
brainy, intellectual and witty, and the 
rest of us have to hustle for our daily 
bread. I belong to the latter class, and 
so do most of the women of my acquaint¬ 
ance. Some do one thing so well they 
don’t need to do anything else, but most 
of us have to do the best we can in as 
many different ways as we can. That is 
why I am finishing up m.v sewing this 
week. Next week will be cleaning. Then 
there will be chickens, gardening, plant¬ 
ing. hoeing and spraying potatoes, can¬ 
ning, preserving and drying fruit and 
Vegetables, at all times milking and gen¬ 
eral elioring. and iu the Fall, we hope, 
the harvesting. Also there are children 
to cook and wash for. I don’t know or 
care what anyone else expects me to do. 
I simply try to do my best. What else 
is there to do? 
As for politics, I am glad I had enough 
ini crest in current events to keep fairly 
well posted long befo’-e there was any 
chance of our voting. History has always 
fascinated me, and surely polities is one 
of the principal ingredients of history. 
So when there is a little time I read. 
No one enjoys reading more, and there 
have been times when, as another lady 
wrote, I. too. could lead a prayer meet¬ 
ing or write a paper for the Grange. 
Now. however, while the children are 
small and need my care, home is the cen¬ 
ter of both work and thought. We must 
each choose what we will or will not 
do. L. E. 
