The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-06-22
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short skirt made of two flounces and
a slim bodice with its short sleeves
made double and hanging away from
the arm. Most of the short sleeves
are tight, you know.
There is an apron of light blue taft
feta slightly draped around the hips
and pulled into place by a belt. and
the two shoulder bacds cross over.
front and back. and fasten at the belt
with touch of tiny roses. The hat is
not quite 4 shepherdess affair. but
tits down over the eyes and is
trimmed with flowers
The woman who wore this costume
carried a white ivory cane with a blue
enamel top as a symbol OF the era in
dress that she represented.
A Season OF Flowers.
If you would take the trouble to
make Inquiries of your local flower
dealer or nursery man, you would
Doubtless l<arn that this has Eeen a
gala year in the flower business, and
this, notwithsta nding that in certain
sections the bot houses were sorne-
what restricted for coal during the
winter, and hence had a hard time to
have SO many plants ready for spring
and early summer planting. Easter
proved 4 big flower day in the big
cities. There was an unusually large
demand for violets and other cut flow
cially generous when it came to send
ing these tokens to their wives, sweet
hearts or mothers. An enormous NUM-
Der of telegraphed orders were sent
from camp to far-away homes by SOL
diers who could not get off for the
holiday. Then on Decoration day the
demand for flowers was beyond all
record. It is not difficult to see why
we were especially eager to do honor
to our soldier dead at this time when
the soldier living occupy SO large a
part of our thoughts. There was
scarcely a soldiers grave in the land
but received its little token of grow
ing plant or flowers.
Now with all the world in need Of
flowers, so far as we Americans go, it
is certainly 4 very good time for you
to find some recreation in your flower
are patriotic, IL they are conseien-
tiously cultivated. and many women
have really gone to work to whip
vegetable garden into shape and to
keep it SO. But many others have not
time, because OF other war duties. to
devote the number of hours week
needed to keep a vegetable garden
Furnishing. They have. however, half
an hour a day which they could devote
to cutivating flowers. And it is they
who would do well to make the flow
ers about them bloom.
OF course. unless they go into the
work professionally. they won't actu-
ally make or save any money by fow-
er gardening. But they Will be able
to increase the country's supply OF
happiness. For IL you tend flower
garden, you must pick the flowers
and you must go further, and see that
they reach somebody who will enjoy
them. Your neighbors without time
for gardening. your city friends with
no place for a garden. the sick chill
dren in hosrita Is-t1ers are dozens Of
places where you can send flowers TO
cheer up people who need cheerirx
up. In the meantime. you will be
benefitiug yourself by INDUCING in a
pleasant form Of outdoor exercise for
few minutes day-not long enough
/ to make you neglect your work. but
long enough to put you in shape to do
it more efficiently.