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American Agriculturist, August 11,1923 
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These two great farm products make a 
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The Fun of a Hobby 
Ideas For Spare Time Relaxation 
D O you know any busy middle-aged 
woman ho does anything just for 
fun? She goes from one task to an¬ 
other—this must be done, that can not 
be postponed till to-morrow. The one 
idea is to get through all of to-day’s 
necessary things before she drops tired 
out into bed to get rested for to-mor¬ 
row. 
To such a woman the mental rest of 
even half an hour a day devoted to 
some interesting hobby, as suggested by 
a recent writer in the American Agri¬ 
culturist, would be incalculable. If she 
has any special talent, even a small one, 
to cultivate it would be to follow the 
line of least resistance. Perhaps she 
looks with keen joy at the color all 
round her, the fresh greens of summer 
or the softly-shaded grays and browns 
of winter, rose and white fruit blos¬ 
soms shining against vivid blue sky, 
flaming scarlet and gold maples or 
deep bronze oaks. Why not try to re¬ 
produce it on canvas? No matter how 
crude the result, the attempt would be 
a distinct pleasure, and there would 
always be the possibility of an undis¬ 
covered streak of real artistic talent. 
Or the same talent might be de¬ 
veloped with a good kodak. The exhi¬ 
bitions of artistic and original photo¬ 
graphs show us really beautiful pic¬ 
tures, not necessarily of scenes of 
wonder in remote places, but of bits of 
beauty and picturesqueness easily ac¬ 
cessible around us. 
An Idea for a Flower Show 
To grow flowers is a most delightful 
hobby. All winter one may have happy 
half-hours in caring for them indoors, 
studying their habits and possibilities, 
making plans for the outdoor garden, 
perhaps specializing in one particular 
flower, roses or dahlias or sweet peas, 
planning each year to have some new 
variety, some special soil preparation 
to give them a little better chance—do¬ 
ing it for fun! In many neighborhoods 
there are enough garden-loving women 
to make it possible to arrange an oc¬ 
casional flower-show. Competition is 
stimulating and we can all get sugges¬ 
tions from seeing what others are do¬ 
ing. Offer a few prizes, a dozen new 
rosebushes, a comfortable garden kneel¬ 
ing-mat, (very pretty ones come at 
$1.50) or a sharp pruning knife of 
stainless steel. At the height of the 
blooming season have the flower-show, 
arranged by a competent committee, on 
the lawn and veranda of an attractive 
home, or of the church. Charge a 
small entry fee for the exhibits and 
for entrance to the show, wear your 
prettiest summer gowns and make 
everything attractive for a social fes¬ 
tivity. Then use the proceeds perhaps 
for setting out shrubs and otherwise 
beautifying the grounds of the church 
or community house. 
Reading Opens a New World 
Some workers are mentally or physic¬ 
ally too tired for any sort of systematic 
study or reading, but if one can take 
up any such line, what a door is opened 
into another world! The garden books 
now so abundant afford a fascinating 
subject. Or take a certain period— 
colonial days in America, the days be¬ 
fore the Civil War, the times of Na¬ 
poleon, or of Queen Victoria, and read 
history and biography and fiction all 
of that period. Or, if your mind runs 
in the direction of the pen, find out if 
you have the faculty of expressing 
yourself in verse or prose, or in the 
lively and natural letters which so few 
nowadays take the time to write. 
Or make a hobby of some form of 
beautiful handwork, knitting or em¬ 
broidery or basket work or raffia, using 
your own inventive ability and doing 
something which no one else does, not 
too useful, something you really do for 
fun. I slept not long ago in a huge, 
four-posted mahogany bed, which I had 
to get up to by a little flight of steps, 
under a wonderful coverlet crocheted 
of white cotton in a pattern of large 
raised shells, with a deep hand-knotted 
fringe all around it. It must have been 
the work of some woman’s hands for 
years. Was it worth while? I don’t 
know. But I know it meant to that 
woman a sort of half work, half play, 
which was to her at once a rest, a dis¬ 
traction from who knows what sorrows 
or worries, and an outlet for a love of 
beauty. While she was working she 
wasn’t cooking or sewing or washing 
dishes or doing anything because she 
felt she ought to. She was doing some¬ 
thing just for fun! —Elizabeth Elliot. 
Keep on hand a quantity of straws, 
either the kind used at soda fountains 
or clean straws from the grain before 
threshing. 
A sick child will drink through a 
straw when it refuses a glass or cup 
and sometimes will willingly take medi¬ 
cine through the straw. 
They are inexpensive and sanitary 
also.— Mrs. Franklin Flower. 
OUR PATTERN SERVICE 
A TWO-MATERIAL dress of simple style is 
No. 1806, which offers possibilities for 
a make-over of last year’s dresses or for the 
use of inexpensive remnants. It also is 
very easy to make. 
No. 1806 cuts in sizes 16 years, 36, 38, 
40, 42 and 44 inches bust measure. Size 36 
takes 2% yards of 36-inch material, 1% 
yards of 36-inch material contrasting and 
3% yards binding. Price 12c. 
A BOY is very sensitive if he is kept in 
“babyish clothes” too long and No. 1807 
is a mannish suit into which he will gladly 
graduate. 
No. 1807 is cut in sizes 4, 6, 8, 10 and 
12 years. Size 8 requires 2% yeards of 36- 
inch material. Price 12c. 
T HE bloomers of No. 9461, a cunning style 
for the weeny one, are gathered to a short 
waist which fastens at the center-back 
Sleeves are cut in one with the waist. 
No. 9461 is cut in sizes 1, 2 and 4 
years. Size 4 requires 1% yards 36-inch 
material, with Vt yard contrasting and 2% 
yards binding. Price 12c. 
T HE simple straight lines of No. 1741 
make it desirable for warm days — and for 
the woman who knows very little about the 
art of sewing. 
No. 1741 cuts in sizes 36, 40, 44 and 
48 inches bust measure. Size 36 takes 3% 
yards 36-inch material, with % yard con¬ 
trasting. Price 12c. 
To Order: Enclose correct amount 
(preferably in stamps). Write name, 
address, and numbers clearly, and 
send to Fashion Department, Ameri¬ 
can Agriculturist, 461 Fourth Avenue, 
New York City. 
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