Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-18
THE FLEETING SHOW.
Some of Its Facts and Fancies.
Written for the JOURNAL, AND COURIER

some OF FactS ana FanC1eSs
Written for the JOURNAL AND CoURIER.l
A NEW INDUSTRY FOR WOMEN.
Landscape gardening a branch of
industry in which women might be en-
ployed would seem to offer more of pleas
ure and remuneration than most occupa-
tions, but as fact, a work which appeals
to their artistic taste and fertility of in
vention has not yet been entered upon to
any great extent.
The life of landscape gardener is
healthful and happy one, with plenty of
variety; out-of-door occupation to make
the brain-work pleasurable, and enough
mental labor to make the fresh air keen
invigorator. Like many other industries
it thrives or slackens according to the
season and the busy worker is usually sure
of a resting time.
The marked success of Miss Wilkinson
in this line would seem to be sufficiently
encouraging to induce other women to en-
ter field as yet so little tried. Miss Will
kinson, the pioneer of lady landscape
gardeners, is the daughter of Manches-
ter, England, physician. From her child
hood she dearly loved gardening and
SelZeu every opportunity " learn every
thing pertaining to botony and horticul
ture. 1t was suggested that she should
turn her natural ability to account and
adopt landscape gardening as a pro-
fession, and she set about it in the right
way, applying for admission to the classes
at the Crystal Palace under the charge of
Mr. Edward Milner. An objection was
made at the outset, because as no woman
had applied for instruction before it had
not been supposed that woman ever
would. This obstacle aroused the latent
antagonism of her nature and made her
resolve to show what good work woman
could do. She has succeeded by dint of
patient study and indefatigable industry
in establishing her position as competent
and thorough member of the profession.
The Vauxhall park was designed by her,
also the Myattsield Public Gardens at
Camberwell. She does all the work for
| the Metropolitan Public Garden Associa-
| ton and is now engaged in designing the
grounds for the new hospital for women,
Euston road. Besides public work Miss
Wilkinson does much for private persons
and is often domiciled at country houses
| while she plans laying out estates, draws
up estimates, or does her own surveying,
| a branch of her profession that she much
| enjoys Miss Wilkinson is ambitious for
| others as we'll as for herself, and her plans
| for the future embrace a development of
the work in the way of fitting women to
become market gardeners, nursery gar
deners, and retail growers for private Gus
tom, also the special study of the care OF
greenhouses and all exotic plants.
SPARROW TRAITS.
The sparrow, in whatever part of the
world he is found, seems to earn reputa
ton for degree of persistency and pug
nacity altogether, disproportioned to hi.
size. Even the climate of India does no
enervate the valorous little creatures, an6
they make their way, or take it, with the
same resolute impudence that they exhibi
in colder regions In the Journal of thu
Bombay Natural History society Lieuten
ant Barnes gives some interesting particu
lars about the house sparrows of Western
India. At Deesa he found that pail
had built their nest between a pair o.
antlers on the veranda, and another pail
appropriated soap box in the bathroom
where, although their nest was destroyed
several times, they persisted in building
until, out of compassion for their repeated
labors, they were left alone. A third pail
built in an empty bird cage hanging agains
WALL anu CQero reared Lnelr utCle OueS
although the cage was frequently taker
down to exhibit the family to visitors
Once their eggs were stolen, and their in
dignant cIamor was so disturbing that tht
residents of the house. for their own sakes
were obliged to hunt up and restore ths
missing treasures. Lieutenant Barnes also
states that these sparrows will attack theil
own image in a looking glass and will fgh
with it all day, only leaving off when dark
ness sets in, to begin the battle over agair
next morning, so that it was often found
necessary to protect the mirrors with GOV
erings. They are perhaps not more brave
than the fiery little Britsh-American resi-
dents of this city, one of which not lont
ago disputed with bantam cock the pos
session of a particularly delectable It'd bit
The bravado of the sparrow 30 astonisheo
the bantam that he retrested in dismay
casting glances of alright over his shoul
der, so to speak, at the small warrior, who
having disposed of the delicacy, was in
dulging in fantastic war dance.
| TOMORROW.
But thou, Tomorrow! Never yet was born
| Never yet tripped with footsteps light as air
| So glad vision DER the hills OF mornl
Fresh as the radiant dawning, all unworn
By hghtest touch of sorrow or of care,
Thou dost the glory of the morning share
By snowy wings Of hope and faith uphorue
J o fair Tomorrow! Whist our souls hare missei