FOR GARDEN WEAR

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXI, Issue 6962, 30 October 1909, Page 6

FOR GARDEN WEAR

TUB SIMPLE'LIFE OUTFIT FOB WOMEN. In these days, wlien a duly modified return to the simple- life finds favour, a suitably and well-made pinafore is a nec<?:-:sarv item dn every woman's outfit. Good dxeffsors are emphatically those who dress suitably for the occasion. Tho ;rir! who puts on a Roiled afternoon dross for a morning's work in tho garden makes a great mistake.

A large overall, which includes sleeve coverings, is the test possible garment when wooding, transplanting, or layering operations are' con lem plated, and the lc>»s messy work of dead bkssom clipping, flower arranging, or herb gatherins is really most comfortably achieved in_a -workmanlike pinafore over a short skirt and linen blouse or jersey.

There nhould always be a roomy pocket in an overall thait scissors, small trownl, and bast or twine can be clipped into, and the practical gardener will chooso a loosely woven linen or casement cloth or artistic, shade that .wall look npr.e the worse for its frequent visits to the wash tub. I*, is essential that the material shall be Hsht in weight, or this extra garment, however loosely made, becomes a burden and a handicap on our activities. Such an overall as this may look charming with a shady haymaker's hat whose sole garniture is a wisp of the Game linen of which the apron is made.

If the dress needs protecting while painting, modelling, metal working, or wood carving is engaged in, it is advisable to use a stouter material, > for with a sedentary occupation it is not so necessary to avoid extra weight and warmth.

Such an overall looks well when embellished with embroidery, simple colouring and flat effects being aimed at a,t the yoke and sleeves railier than the scattering of elaborate ornament.