The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-11
TRAINED WOMEN GARDENERS
one o. THE NEH from ,I> ~
GERulN EDJG tTION
seven ar EIEhi schools where Nsup.
Women Va, study ta Br Iand,r.p.
NTrhHeets Tue Course severe. b,,,
the Demsna for TheIT service, tho,


the Demsni For ThrlT S-r,ic~, I.ao,
Boss. sept one Of no. EVA,
PRODUCTS 81 German 'ducsiT"r . ...
Gartnsgin. ~ professional Wurr.r a..
densr She j. thoroughly ..r. ..r...I
young woman who has had e tuI' rr.v.....
training in N" theoretical amt 'gt.,.-.
branches Of gardening
A. instruction IN one cf 'hes, r.. ..,...
uud- Gartrniaus,h ul-u - cost. .r..
the daughters of the we'll tn d. ,,.. Ford
10 heUnmr liud,caIr gardener, 1r..urs
who il under w" lmur"~sIou r.., rr...
institutions are fancy huishl.r nun..
Sher" girl may acquire Sma. '.r.ry =
garden bore ard learn M" mu-i graceful
methods Of ,ulliug flowers -huu.i si,r
ON" of them ~ s'psi"u Then 20. would
lind young women of m" hr-r iau..-,
clad IN a mans ga-h dong a man = heavy
labor Of the field
Tia" prospective student il given o.,
understand that she j. at school Tor lard
work and IL told To leave all feminine fri.!s
and fanCIes al home She NAV bring uo
rugs or furnishings TO make her room more
attractive. and she is strictly limited N
Each school-there are now seven NJ
eight OF them in Germany, accommodating
from twenty-five 10 eighty pupils eAsN-
has it, own uniform. In the main they
are much alike. as the nature Of the WORK
makes certain features essential In
one school where the German sens u
economy - particularly strong they
always wear brown or mud colored clothes
another uses green. hut most Of them pre-
fer more cheerful but perhaps lsas
practical blue
The skirts Of these costumes are very
short, and rs stays are prohibited they
are not belted IN al the waist. as n the
nature ~ most skirts. but hang from the
shOu lders IA "A Loose and leisurely manner
like the old fashioned Kate GreenAuav
dresses The feet are encaSad in hat
shoes. for heels would dig little holes all
along the newly raked ground In winter
these are replaced 10y high boots and
boomers Then when he Gartneriunan
are az work in the fields with their large
felt hats on their heads. they look for AL
the world like a hand Of laborers
Their attire H. the only masculina
thing about them. for they are AZ heart A.
feminine a. their sisters who sit on a
cushion and 500 a fine seam They are
in for "A man = work. and they mean IN dc
~ IN = mans way They do everything
themselves. without masculine aSsistAiiCs.
from carrying watering cans "a shovel.
ling coal into the hothouss FURNACES.
once there was a faStidious young woman
who obtained special dispensation o.
~" rubber gloves. but the deri~ion with
which This innovation wg~ received ~urn
made her disu~ns. v, tn them
A. nature watts upon uo man 'r - InIa0
NurA ~ this school must Eo uu uu san
davs and holidays. and long ,ars'iuns
areunknnwn Iu rh" sr.miu"r end a.
christmas INN" usually -hlf,s ct students
nave tur"r weeks I"s," but - no time
10 tho school closed
The pupils day l. long :, l.gins
a. : \ VI and u filed Ni'h 'a~ks unrh
shutdown Prom ~ until o." El-I- a'-
tend Glasses indoors and change Jh~,r
role - laboregs for ths' 81 scientists.
Here they study botauy, such NtJrrrs'
If zoology - dea! with the ns.-'t- b -
ana other garden friends and ,ra ,a.
chemistry IS we'll - geography s.nn
they reed for a thorough unde .r.tug
- The fora 81 their own auD ...,. IN
countries
Once "a W~"D the student. -..E ;hs
cur rnus World O.. lag" nat '."y sss
So lous and .cro'Hriv ~ ai'"'GlrE =
I.rtar" or 'vo n 49," r'rgh'ourE an.
,ar cities 10y ~..r g." ,g.lgsd
clothes aud arc cr'lad Mss - and ~
Orhc-vi~" they 40 ~ -N..r ..unarrs
r.arv
When % rour- r."r" rcn.I" ram .. m
Nud~auc" 'o 'he-" vorker- NJ wn"n u
IL ni't"r cold WORK - pro, Id"i indoors
Srrr"'irr"s 20 IS hask"' v"g ing ur rar.
y.ufry then again ~ = glazing "r mode. b.
Ing Dor M" prrf"~-rrnN gard'r'r
mast 10 very Vs"'Ul ya-sru. ,apa.as ~
Il fug u- r"nalring anything and "'"rv.
'nrg M and Abuu' a garden from dras .n I
~" plans 10 making 'h' u"1'h'- and lev.
ing a system - urr-.. FOR heating purI.."-
~" SHOWS unN .n i.r'i lighthouses h"7
rn crr Prd yr.-"r.' 49,. 'r.Iir- and '"S.-
f. lll"- ~" grove and huH % faN" '.r'' I
= uoVlrrv ard lgS, - u -. - -i" Nhy" =
how 80 tea lr" NpyuE spr"ut co. shoot
Ir' oid"r =. = 'tt" turu- ~ -Is'.ti
ruh- winch are -Uypu-"u o. EI," Ih' .
q
work ll..v aiI have a torn a. h""f.nr
accounts buying end selling for r .'
o.. nal that th' schools supply m" u'lG
up.lrg hotels and r-'u-lpu- vi ir'-.
fruits aud Vegetables
I4,h week 'us second year i'll.
ha.. som" "NfVa ig'v 'o perform -HiI"
added r"-p'rsihIH'v lnr instance "'"
ha- - $50. that IN" vind"W prN"- ~ =
IN" lawns ~ ~" huus" ar" sept m Gn.1
Order. another must conduct all visUrr.
through 30" grounds q frIrd raS q" 49,
IN" dining room ialn'"- ard The taArh"r-
-nrm- supplied vrrh hpw"rs iou-'
b. rharg. - 49," -alH - preserves AMI .
nth rnu.' 80. thai -" hospitals and aim
ngri...- IN tho fr... .is' get their S~"k.y
supply
~ r",iaf r"wr-i for god work a
scholar ha- q p''' ~ ground 81 yard
.pria-, VIII. .l" NAV ne m any way -"
,hU1sss - .N" must supply her uvr
s..,-d- -Na ta entitled - Sall or give Aw0'
any " IN" rr,duCt, - her land Iha'
sh. NAV find 'iuo ~ cultivate ~ prop"f'F
sts la- a fro" afternoon each week
To What eud does all this work AID
study load, MANY 81 th.' Young wora"r
take ~" Cour~" primarily that they ma
T.. shla 20 show a more personal ard q
NOR. Intelligent interest in their ~"
estates IN" others find that ~ aN"''.