Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 236, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 October 1910 — Hog Raising a Social Eccentricity [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Hog Raising a Social Eccentricity

LONDON. —Women of title, jaded by the fatigues of the season, are being offered unique opportunities for calming their overwrought nerves. Lady Wolseley, head of the Ladies’ Park club, has conceived the happy idea of enabling the blue-blooded members to live as farm hands. The retreat that has been provided for them is far from the madding crowd, in an antique country house in Middlesex county. Duchesses tired of the social whirl go there to commune with nature and to enjoy the delightful luxury of plain fare. Life on the farm will be almost severe, for the spoiled darlings of society. They are not allowed to play

bridge or to smoke cigarettesv,within the charmed walls of the farmhouse. But there is nothing to prevent a countess from sneaking away to enjoy a whiff in the cow shed. Titled farm hands may also disport themselves among the poultry, and carry feed to hungry hogs. Experts are on the premise", to teach bee keeping, bread making, how to run a poultry farm and how to spin. It Isn’t compulsory for countesses to kill fowls for the market, though wayward fancy may lead them to enliven their week-ends by waiting on the pigs. Spinning is included in the category of interests, because spinning is held to be such a restful and poetic occupation. Spinning wheels have been Imported from Scotland and lessons are given at $1.50 by a proficient instructress. The role of shepherdess at the farm Is popular, but the most amused people on th£ premises are the rustics who do the real work.