The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-10-15
Long Wasted Onions At The Fair And
Tomatoes That Do AS Many limitations
AS The Very Unique Gertrude Holman

Peggy and l went to the fair" yester-
day. and believe me, ut was some fair
We saw everything and everybody, In
cluding President Burton, looking as
handsome, as smiling, and as happy as
a June bridegroom, and Commissioner
Exum, as affable and agreeable as If he
were one of the ST. candidates for Con-
gress in this district.
We saw a lot of the newest fashions in
clothes, and ladies and babies and au-
tomobles, but what impressed us partic-
ularly was the fashions in vegetables.
If you think the fashions don't change
in vegetables, just as they do in dress.
why just take look in on them out at
the fair.
Pumpkins are larger than ever this
year. There was one on exhibition that
weighed nearly 100 pounds
And look at the tomatoesn cried Peg
gy. "They can do as many limitations
these days as Gertrude Hoffman,"
And the onions" I observed Take 1t
from me, the day is not far distant when
the homely onion that boasts of its ugli-
ness like Poliare, is going to revolutions
ize its Silhouette"
We saw onions with long, slender fig
ures like an hour glass, with beautiful
swan like necks, and lovely, long waists,
with squat little bases like green vases
at handicraft club.
There We're others that were exquisitely
rounded with forms that would make
Gaby Delys look like a country girl at a
church sociable
Nothing is satisfied to be itself anv
more" observed Peggy. as she gazed
about and began to complain of being
hungry.
We rambled about, and the next thing
we struck was the poultry exhibit.
tall, immaculate looking white gobbler
that would make an ostrich hide a dimin-
ished head for blue whiteness of plumage
and softness, cordially warbled "Howdy-
do to us as we stopped to inspect his
"gobblership."
Foolish little bantams crowded to the
right of us and to the left, and as we
noticed the yellow legged '.fryers' our
appetites, already scenting> the delicious
fumes from the various "eating joints"
where layer cake" and home made
pickles" and country cured ham," and
all the other delicacies that are supposed
to flank country roads in a hospital sea-
son. became so unruly that we couldn't
think or look for. wanting something to
eat.
1t was entirely too early to lunch so
Peggy suggested that we might go and
look at the flower exhibit and feed our
souls,
We went, and OH such sweet, lovely
flowers as we sawi
Princess feathers and dropping 'fu-
schias, ""coxcombs' and .'sweet williams"
rose and nutmeg geraniums wax
plants" ''tuberoses'' and "pertunias,'
''marigolds'' and 'zinnias," "dahlias" and
gorgeous ferns S reading like weeping
willow trees their glorious foliage around
the entire space allotted them.
There We're squat little pots breathing
the peace of some quiet little country
porch that we should have put first
prize" on if II had been left to us, for
we adore old fashioned country flowers,
redolent with the sweet-scented toll of
country gardens, but of course the city
flowers have their innings" too, and
must be considered.
"rd rather" said Peggy, 'have one lit
tie, old tomato can with piece OF Sweet
Alice that nobody notices, because it's
so modest and sort of belongs to you,
than to have all the fancy sorts of gladoli
that osnament the gaudiest landscape
IT love contented. peaceful looking
posies," she went on, land I don't like
a lot of the improved flowers which seem