The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-03
DRESS AND SUGGESTIONS ANNE pasr,nor.r FOR WOMEN
The farmerette costume has burst forth in the gardens as we'll as upon the stage, for those who want to help in the production of food.

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 New York, July 2.-Not many weeks ago, young girl was helping to plant
 the garden of an important official. The
 house party had been gathered togeth-
 CT for the purpose of planting this garden, and each person had ap- good looking costume.
 | The young woman who introduced the farmerette costume appeared to be working more steadily than all the rest, but after the day was over, be-
 cause of certain unmistakable symp- toms about her that the rest of the crowd observed, she was compelled to
 own that she had pulled up IA tiny white onions and eaten them.
 Keep it from Hoover" was the an-
 swer sheg got to her confession, and keep it from Hoover" was the topical song that this weekend party made up l to suit the occasion. This was used so frequently that it has become to them well known slang expression. CLOTHES TO HELP HOOVER 1 The women of this entire land are trying to help Hoover. Few of them, however, have the mischievous inten-
 tion or the abnormal appetite to eat up a row of onions while planting a row | of tomatoes.
 | The passion for gardening has reached every woman, young or old. , slim or stout. No matter for what req. son she may take 1t up, she does take l it up, and that is an answer to the earnest appeal made by the man who helped to feed Belgium.
 Weekend parties are given over to gardening as a matter of course. In- stead Of tennis and golf. auction and swimming, all the exercise needed Is gotten through the hoe.
 | It makes no difference to MT.
 Hoover, or to the nation, imagine, whether women have taken to gar- dening because of caprice, the desire | to reduce, or the excitement of being 1 the work put forth, no one cares in what spirit the vegetables are pro- duced, as long as they are produced. But behind the planting, there Is the costume; back of the hoe, there must be good looking garment. Women have always held that this must be | the case and the sternest official who | is trying to keep down the wastage of food is willing to smile over the brilliant devices in costumery which have been adopted by the women who want to add gayety to work.
 THE FARMERETTE OVERALLS new costume which has been in- (which is sensible enough to be copied over the land is given in the sketch | today.
 I Every morning, early enough to be healthy, troops of women go out from | the fashionable houses, as we'll as from | those where gardening is no luxury, | to wield the hoe and to dig and pat and rearrange the rows of upturned | earth. They dress as men do, but the overalls are ornamental, as you can | see for yourself. In truth they are so ornamental and becoming that six women out of 2 decide not to discard 1 them when the lunch hour comes.
 l The material out of which these are made is heavy, unbleached muslin which Is hand-dyed, and the belt, coll I lar and cuffs are braided with dark blue. The buttons are dark blue bone. 1 There are other costumes made in striped gingham and in bright green cotton with white braiding. The fabric must wash, it must not tear and pull apart, and it must be gay enough to go with the colored vegetables that are