Logan Nation | 1903-07-18 | Page 6 | Women who Wear Trousers

WOMEN WHO WEAR TROUSERS. Employed at Gardening, They Have Adopted Sensible Garments. At Kew Gardens, in London, a small, intelligent, capable and scientific squad of practical women gardeners is employed. They labor in the potting sheds, wield the pruning shears, study fertilizers and wear trousers. In summer their nether bifurcated garments are of dark blue linen or brown, as each wearer prefers. They have adopted long' breeches strapped close to the leg below the knees and about the ankles to permit unimpeded stepping in and out among close-set plants. A blue smocked frock loosely gathered in by a broad belt at the waist forms the remainder of their very sensible uniform. The publlo when visiting the famous gardens easily easi-ly catches a glimpse of them.