The Washington times., 1923-03-04


Now this garden of styles has
much in common with the garden
rs we generally conceive it. As
the ground Is plowed and made
ready for the seeds, so with
fashions. The old styles of other
seasons are turned under and
ever, and the fashion magazines
and papers prepare the feminine
mind so that it is ready to re-
ceive the seeds of this fad and
that.
Then the seed is dropped into
the sod and at the end of the
rows the envelope that contained
the now-planted seeds is put on
. stick SO that the gardener may
look over his prospective patch
and see in his mind just what
viii come up here. what win bios
som there. A gaudy4 paper an
nounces that tomatoes of a rare
color and variety viii make YER
dant this certain part of the gar
den. The adjoining row promises
to bear peas OF a lovely green
and delicious sweetness.
In the same way, Mary has
planted her garden months ahead
Of the season. and being an or
derby soul she has marked all the
lines so that every interested
passer-by may look and see that
embroidery cross-stitch will illum-
mate this section, that jeweled
girdles and dangling earrings viii
add their festive note to nearby
parts of her garden.
"A ND what a struggle Mary has
had to insure the safe sowing
Of all her seeds! Months were
required to make sure the popu-
larity Of the long skirt. Weeks
elapsed while the ground was be-
ing prepared for the reception Of
simple straight-line dress sans
trimming, sans the furbelows Of
former seasons. Round-toed slip
per seeds, fell on stony ground,
but finally found a scant cover
ing of soil. and now have propa-
gated new seeds until. behold the
garden is full of them.
Reward comes to the laborer In
the garden. Under the hot sun
he has pulled weeds and with
tireless energy has battled against
invading germs and bugs. He has
pulled ont the weaker of the
plants in order to give room for
(. those OF stanch constitution and
more promising aspect.
Then comes Q lovely September
day; the owner surveys his order
y garden, and the sight II pleas
1ng. The tomatoes were never
more perfect. the large crimson
sphere nestled among the deep
green Of the bugiess plants; never
were the eggplants 30 large and
90 perfect in shape and 80 royal
in their purple splendor; the cab
bages, with friIls like tissue paper,
march In straight files down their
respective lines. The harvest Is
assured, and the cultivation has
not been in vain. The hours
necessary for sowing are as moth
ing. now that the results have re-
turned q hundred fold.
RACK In January the guide
posts in the style gardens
told Of the siIhouettes that would
blossom in March and April. The
general one would be straight
with . sash or girdle ornament
TO give character. and perhaps
roaes Of self material would deco
rate q frock. March has brought
the first Of these seeds into light
and in the shop windows frockG
similar to the ones posted on the
seed envelopes In the months are
the first tender shoots pokins
their heads into q world all read;
for something new and different
One frock has come up to b.
an exact reproduction Of the one
pictured on the seed container
It IL a periwinEle blue Romaine
and an afr OF stateliness and q
subtle suggestion Of classicism is
obtained through three.inch wild.