The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-05-02
A black chiffon parasol trimmed
with fur. and others OF lin
gerie, lace and silk, with
some Vienna print hats.

really bitter winter weather--so / have
lived through II when 1t came and was
always pleased TO see 1t go.
one factor in the country Is great
hindrance to farmers-the scarcity OF
help. My landlord had large tract
of land planted TO Strawberries nut
he was bothered about gathering MS
crop. Finally he spoke to me. Would
I object to picking? ! saw no reason
why | should do so and being troubled
not at all with false pride ] became
his steady picker. I cannot say grew
| rich but the work kept me out IN the
air and kept steadily adding to my
| I,.le hoard. BY the time strawber-
ries we're gone raspbcrries were be-
| ginning. These were not so hard 10
| nick the posture was easier ana
discovered | earned little more than
with the others.
The nastures about a half mile be-
,opd my home abound In blueberries
and huckleberries. These claimed my
attention next. They were really no
more remunerative probably IMAM t"e
raspberries were. but to me picking
huckleberries has always been Keen
unalloyed delight. And best OF all
IL no trouble to dispose Of my berries'
the market is good and | now nave
private customers as well.
With the approach of fall one nat
urally thinks OF canning and preserN-
ing. There is no need OF puE'hs
cranes the vines, wild and abundant,
hang loaded ready for the gathering
All this means, first green grape pre-
serves and green grape Jelly, ooth de-
,ec.nble and a great help through the
winter season. Then, a little later
+ II means ripe grape preserves ripe
grape Jelly and grape juice. make
them all and all are wonderfully good
in time of need.
The same may be sad OF baroerrles
-"shoepegs." old fashioned people cal.
them-a long. red. extremely a'lu
berry. making a delicious jelly to serve
with game. Combined with apples 'ne
ielly is mild and pleasant and the JUICE
is noted as being an infalliole correc-
,or Of liver troubles. One is apt 10
make a WY face in drinking this, but
undoubtedly It 10 good for one. "
w.s our own Franklin who said.
n.,pv saved Is two pence earned
Tho next industry on my list takes
,copnizance OF this propensity toward
saving rather than that NJ earning
Oftcntimee ! had been ANNOYED al
the limited quantity OF my kihui'"s
wood Just at the times when see'''e'
To need it most. II fairly melted away
Int that was before my neiehpo'
opened my poor blind eyes To the IN
trinsic value Of chips for firewood' we
used 10 start out in the morning WIN
--i , basket and n couple Of bags on ou'
.rms search in the woods for tho piles
ar cordwood cut the preceding WINTER
and within radius NJ two blocks from
I ,.,h of th,sc stacks We would find ant
nick M our chip~. filling our bags ah'
!, leaving them tied and ready for trans
= pnrtation to the courtesy ana kindh"s
W of , neighhor. who brought them u
II us in his wagon. Sometimes We com
1t hincd chipping with wntergrcen merry
le ing. The latter was purely recreation
I though had We tried to mako II So
n doubt not il might have been made
O. rcmunerativc. Certainly the berries
ID are lovely in cooring and pleasant Il
l. the taste. and had We inquired w
might possibly have found "A marke
/ for them.
Is BY the time We had laid in a good!
~ supply of chips II was nearly Thanks
Dr giving, and the holidays were only
q. few weeks off. My ncighhor and
lo were talking about Christmas green
- one day and she inquired if I had eve
'r made wreaths. | told her no. wei
~ I'm going to see II ! can get an ordc