The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-06
Beaufort Co., N. G.
THE SPRING AND SUMMER wARnn,,.
FOR THE FAMILY.

$3.50 @044444,
DEAR AUNT JENNIE May I oon.
to help tell about the spring Nv
summer wardrobe? l have beo, :
lent until now, but when Mr., p.rL
touched the clothes. wire. II j..
went straight home to my heart :.
I am sure it did to the heart of sv.,.
member of the Social Chat: fo, y
woman has gone crazy on one ,,S
ject more than another it is thi,o a..
of clothes, clothes, clothes. n,
like the CRY of the horse.leeoh, =,
ending, unsatisfying. MyI Nv
Didn't Mr. Parker hit the nail =,
the head when he said "sprinp and
summer wardrobe for the family
Well, since it is a "tuoker," end
Madam Fashion says everythiv
must be tucked, up and down and
all around, and the Madam must
rule, let's take my lady's wsrdrobe.
The young lady of the family, to be.
gin with, for my old Aunt Tsbshs
used to say to me, "Take your worst
job first, child" And since the an.
pie sorape of Madam, this is our
worat job, and has caused more per.
spiration to be shed from the brow
of man and woman than would be
needed to turn a first class grist mill.
I knew one little lady who used con.
stantly to decline invitations, and
then be CROSS and blue enough to
make yards of indigo calico, juStbe
cause she said she had tnothing A.
to wear. And I heard that just tG
the purchase of her numerOu
waists alone, it took a whole oropd
fine tobacco I did not hear about
the skirts to 60 with them-the
lonsdale, the hamburg, valenCienneS
and such like. With the boots,
sandals, hosiery, etc. !; ribbons, laOes,
stocks and other neck accessories
the dress hat with it's hundreds Of
roses. Then the hack, the medium,
all those that come between, which
I guess you know more about than
I do, (bub which cannot be done
without, SO they say I belong tOa
very simple folk. Sometimes q
mortgage on the dear old Homestead
tells a tale in the sweet bye and bye
But what have I been doiDg'
talking about everything else ezcep'
what a family should wear, Aunt
Jennie, please ask Mr.. Parker II tOF
spring, we hadn't better wear ouE
same old clothes, for this spring al
least, as the times are hard, and tne
weather keeps cool. And II TIT
summer ia warm as it was last SUD
mer we will not need many this sum
mer-a few cool dressing sacques "
wear with our old skirts Of last 500
son TO work in, some pretty dimitiel
and white lawns tucked and tuoKeu
a few sweet simple waists (for ST.
could not be happy without thes0J
straw hat draped, or with a DID o
ribbon on it, a few other etceteTa'
will make my lady quite aooeptaOl'
and leave her time to talk with GU
sisterhood, through dear Aunt jon
MES column
Mother and the dear little DaO
come next. We will sum them up Il
Comfort and cleanliness gov
erned my means and surroundings
Dear old father-who ever heal'
Of his needing a wardrobe? II no :
farmer, beg him to have Wha' w.
know he needs and get all ne VII
have. -,
Do you think l have forgotten blk
big boy? When Miss Betsy Tes'
wood asked Mrs. Dick what 81.
do with David Coppetn0':
his answer was, "Wash him "p :,
I will add, patch him, which Will -
the next thing to tuoks.
SISTER KATE
Onslow Co., N. G.