Plentywood herald., 1932-11-24
the dahlias, pansies. yiolets, and swee

| peas.
| Garden Prizes Awarded.
| Toward the end of the summer the
| housewife is kept busy canning and
| preserving the produce of her doll
| house garden. while the husband con
| eentrates his efforts upon the flowers
On the appointed Sunday in August
eaeh family takes its prize products
| blossoms. fresh and canned vegetables.
and fruit-to the blue room Here
the women. arrayed in the peasant
| attire Of their native provinces, dis
| tlay the results OF their summer rec
| reation and diversion
/ These workingman gardens were in
froluced during the pinching years of
| Ire World war. when Sweden was
more or less isolated and when all
| fnad products commanded fabulous
| prices.
Although the emergency no longer
| exists. the gardens are continued, not
only because they are financially sue
cessful-the vegetables raised each
| year are valued at more than half Il
| million dolIars--but because they have
| promoted the health and happiness of
| the working classes and have contrib
uted materially to the attractiveness
Of the capitals environs
| The little farms are special
| boon to the children of The working
| classes. who must store up energy for
| those long. dark hours Of fall. winter.
| and spring schooling. Judged By Amer
ican standards the lot Of the school
boy or girl In Stockholm is one of the
most unenviable In the whole world
OF education
School life begins at the age of six.
The hours are trying and Saturday Is
ike every other week day. In winter.
| OF course. the pupil must get up and
dress by artificial light. and he starts
for school while the street lamps are
task at 7:45. at 1875 he goes home
for breakfast. returns TO the class
room at noon. and is dismissed at 2 .35
or 3 80 according TO his age In mid
winter il is dark at the later hour.
After the first snowfall. children liv-
| ing in the environs of Stockholm make
| their way to school on skis.
Fond Of Study and Sports.
Under such circumstances. it Is nat
ural that the children of Stockholm
should take their studies somewhat
more seriously than children In Amer
lean cities: yet. when the summer va
cation season arrives. no youngsters
in the world enter upon their outdoor
frolics with greater joy. The children
of the wealthier classes accompany
their parents TO summer homes out
side the city. many Of them situated
on the countless islands which dot
Sweden's Baltic shore line, yet even
here they pursue their studies In nat
uraI history with the zest of sport
One of the distinguishing character
istics OF the Stockholm youth lis his
f0ndness for sports, with d special
~
all exhibitions of skill. javelin- throw
ing. Association ball lplayed with a
round footbalD, in which the head is
used very largely as the propulsive
force, is the national sport OF the
country, while bicycle endurance races.
skiing and skating. and boating In
summer are also extremely popular.
Social Life in the Winter.
When the long days begin to grow
short, when the wcll-to-do middle class
and the aristocracy return from their
country estates, when the autumn
rains set in. and the lights begin to
early afternoon (only the very wealthy
can afford to live In private homes In
Stockholml. the social life or the city
awakens from its summer sleep.
Then comes long succession of
dinners. musicales. theater parties,
opera parties. and suppers- At least
one feature of this Stockholm social
life would meet with the hearty ap-
of affairs: there is no such obligation
as dinner call. Swedes do not visit
informally. nor would 1t ever occur
To Stockholm woman TO telephone
friend and say that she expected to
call One goes TO a friends home
only when be or she has been espe-
cially invited, but, having accepted
such an invitation, he obligates him
self to reciprocal entertainment. Thus
the-t0 many-weary winter round
begins.
The most distinctive feature OF
Swedish repast ID the smorgas- bord
tsandwich tablet. variously described
as a super super hors d'oeuvres'' a
concentrated delicatessen store. and a
general assault on all the rules OF diet.
To count calories while feasting at
smorgas bord would require the
services OF an expert accountant
equipped with several addlLg ma
chine2