, 1875-08-22
GOSSIP FOR THE LADIES.
HoW Mrs: McGoochen Did Her
Own Work.
Modes at Long Branch and Saratoga"
A "Pul-Back Disaster.
How the Old Lady Got Rid Of Her
Daughters Deau---Chops anu
Soul-C Communion.
Miscellaneous Notes Of Interest to the
Fair Ones.

HOW MRS, M'GoocHEN DID HER OWN l"oHN
Brunsu,ck lJfo) Eruns,esckeT.
One morning about two wesks ago, Mrs. Nc
Goochen beamed blandly across the orsakfast
table on he- husband, and Informed him that
abe had concluded to discharge the hired g'ri
and do her own work. This announcement
startled Mr. McGoochen almost a. much aa II
she hnd declared her determination to commit
suicide. He had long known that hired help WEE
q heavy drain upon his mcagre salary, ont n1s
wife had educated him to regard it IS lnosspen-
sable, and he had made up his mind to endure II
forever. That she should voluntarily onot TO
dispense with the services Of girI WAS so1ne-
thing for which he was not prepared. Looking
1t her With an expression in which hope. anu
doubt painfully mingled, he said:
you-why-you can't do it. Eliza"
.Can't do it, indeed! I'd like to know what's
the reazon? Lots Of women in this town 90
great deal more, and think nothing OF it, onr
family's small-just you aud me and henry
Ward,-and if can't do the WORK for us three
I'd better 60 to hospital and done with It,"
.sWbat put you into the notion Z" asked her
husband, hardly yet recovered trom hla sur
@well, Peter" she replied, speaking in tene en-.
der self-reproving tone, - LII tell YOU 1ve
been thinking lately how hard you have to voEk'
and how little hnve done to assist you, IN COM
narison with what I might and ought TO oo' ano
Il appears to me tina: / should try to reduce our
expenses IS much as possible, ana she Dy7s e. srs
poor, just making beginning in life, and 1t Is
my duty to holp you. So
| this unexpected evidence Of his Wl1es oe9ouon
| lutiop. saving that he didn't want her to be
slave for him. that she WAS too delegate 1or the
task she contemplated. that all he asked ot he5
was continued love and sympathy ,r.
''Oh that's all romance, interrupted Mrs. ~.
| Goochen. "Its high time my love AID sympathy
| was assuming practical form. I'll discharge the
| e1rl this very day. But there ls one conoltlon'
| Peter"
"Nanae 1t, my noble wife" $780,.
That new carpet you thought "e eort Teie s u'l a1
save at least 800 year, and you can certainly
| afford the CARPET.
"Of course, my love, it you are satisfied you
| are not undertaking moro than you cAn per-
| FORM" ,x.,.
| lugged tho carpet home ut noon, and found the
| Girl gone, His wife Was gone, too, but sne To-
| turned shortly, having only been around teulne
| The nelphbors that she was now doing her own
work Dinner was late but then It mas i 1ns .s1 n
meal b7 her mir fingers. and he could make al
| lovance for the novelty Of the posltion In when
| she found herself placed.
Acting on her suggestion, Mack brought home
a new rocking-ch chair when he came to supPor'
| They we're SAVING 500 year, and could well II.
| ford such little things When his wife returned
| from her visit to the rest OF the nelshbofs,
whom she had been informing that she vas no"
doing her own work, she WIS delighted Win Inc
| new chair, aud declared that they must nave a
full set Of furniture to match it. "Iou know,
Peter. that will more than savc the cost OF It IN
the course of year, and will feel 80 proud 70
| know that nv labor secured it." Th's "as sslo
80 beseecbingly, and she hung go lovingly on h3s
| neck the while that Mack couldn't reslet the ap.
| neal The furniture was sent down the ne1t
day.
| coaxed Peter into buying her silk dress, ane
| the next day eho wheedled him out out OF se
OF ieyelrg It was the same old plea-she Was
| l!ghtouiug the expenses so much by DONG ne'
own work that she felt she was entitled to some
thing extra It would amount to no more, an
reasoned, than the hire Of girl, auo fetof couis
vol afford to give it to her, <..,
all, auy saving in doing without hired g1rl
Wouldn't that sort Of economy bankrupt him II
less tl1aa year He got piece OF paper and
pencil and figured:
Expenscs ono week without help:
Carpet. zo1
Furniture. o. =
Dress and jswe1ry. 8'o
rot. $500
| ros+ ~ hs1n ona veak .x...,..,,. 40
Balance In favor Of domestic. ..$14ao
McGoochen was astounded. Grasplng tn
paper and his hat, be made rapid strides 10
home. Opening the door, the first object tina
met hia frenzied gaze was ths hired girl.