The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1910-03-18
Bennington. March !
For the Women to Think About


grasses and weeds should observe them
: and learn their names during the spring
term. Last year Superintendent Mason :.
stone sent out pamphlet giving nforma.
ton about them, also about different kinds
OF soil, and may ask question or two in
state examinations Some teachers are
said to have failed in recent examinations
upon such questions. If pupils are unpre.
pared they miss, hut they may not be
wholly to blame. for teachers and super.
intendentS are supposed to see that the
required subjects are taught.
II the walks about the house are not well
graded and drained they are especially I'M
pleasant at this season The depressons
are treacherous with ice on cold mornings
and sloppy with pools OF mud and water
on warm ones, Clean floors suffer accord
lngly. Let us grade up the walks before
another winter.
y delicious filling for bread and butter
sandwiches Is grape fruit or orange mar.
maade
The Spring Fashion edition of the Bos
ton journal came out Wednesday. II
contains. among other features. tabula.
tlon of correct dress for men for six kinds
OF occasions. ten points being given for
each occasion which makes a schedule of
SIXTY points settled. 4 man might frame
TINS schedule, hang il up in his dressing
room, and give no thought to the matter
OF dress except by reference to its sugges-
tons. as each occasion presents Why
wouldn't this be good plan for women
Especially for business women or those
VINO must dress for many occasions in the |
shortest time possible; For women il
would give directions about the hat |
gloves shoes. coat, gown, collar, Jewels and
accessories
As the one-piece dress gains in popular
itN the separate coat becomes more i'm.
portant to ones wardrobe.
Many elaborate scarfs are finished all
around with plain selvage which varies
nom quarter to two inches
When black satin coats and dresses arc
worn by tashionably dressed children color
Is furnished in the hair ribbons and sasbes
Mrs George T. Chaffee Of Rutland has
been appointed by the president of the
'iii'h' reuerdtlon. MIS-. y. {. Ashton
as CORRESPONDING secretary.
The following chairmen of standing com.
mlttees have been appointed for the year
Art, Mrs. {. H. Spooner of Nortb6eld
Literature. Miss Olive c. Prentice of Rel.
lows Falls: Civics, Mrs. NJ. o. Perkins Of
Windsor; Education and Library. Mrs. w
/, WATSON of Waterbury: Household
Economies and Pure Foods. Mrs w Fl
Copeland of West Pawlet: Industrial and
consumers League Mrs. Anna Hawks
,utnam of Bennington: Forestry. Mrs ida
Welman of Chester; Legislature. Mrs
ieorge f. Warner of Brattleboro. civil
service Reform, Mrs +. r. Camnbell Of
5elows Falls; Waterways. Mrs D. F
,almer, r., of Waterbury: Reciproc;tv
Mrs A. NJ. Cutler of Barton. some If
hese women give large proportion If
helr time to state work
Within few weeks Mrs. p. F Hazen of
I. 'johnsbury. state secretary ia tbo c.
raj Federation. has spoken before tha II
\ lia club of Burlington on the Federotno
hub and Its Activities; and Mrs 81 II
NTH OF st. Adams has spoken heforo
hem on Nonfederated Women's Cluhs
eoeratlon Bulletin for January. III