, 1875-01-31
Wild Flowers as a Symbol Of Love
and Beauty.
Or. Van de Walkers Argument on
the Sexual Question.
Mrs. SW1sshc1m Tackles the Doc
tor, and Smites the Philis-
tino Hip and Thigh.
Some Jocular Allusions to "the Dear
Creatures"

witch Hazel" fnAJ not be able to extricate
the unhappy pair she-in TIE TRIBUNE few
weeks since-lcft "suspended between homet
and hash-houses, +" or their bills from the - III
sshable NAV u OF thu .tlandlady's purse +" but
ne do believe that with little vim. energy,
perseverance,, and good sense, they will be able
TO do it for themselves.
"That has been done can be-" ard
there are hundredB-nay, thousands
Of happy homes in this city, made
euch By the going-to-honsekeeping proccss.
For the benefit OF this couple and others simi-
larly situated, we add the following to the real
lite " sketches already furnished you in favor OF
housekeeping:
During tie fall Of 1870, young lady from an
Eastern CITY came to Chicago to visit wealthy
sister who lives on one OF the avenues. She WAS
the Youngest Of q large family, who were all
married and living in good style. Before her
departcrc for home, she engaged herself to g
Chicago clerk, whose only income was a salary Of
$50 per week. Before spring she returned d
bride,
The father of Mrs. B., as We will now cali her,
although he had been able to furnish his children
,;th - .,ooa,t ,,,n,s ,,d tha ha7+ ad,o,+io,,,
WA ~ e,eant nome unu .ue pes4 euues14one1
ana eoc'hi as''An.aee7 coo.o onas ei'a i1e oausn-
tiers. ss they Vent from MN, sooo wardrobe.
But the mother had given to these girls some-
thing mora va,nahle fhnn monov.-a s.ood ho,,se-
,,i.:. ~ 11 .i. - o ,
no,u s1a'n'ns' eno t1"a '1osnS .os1 ~ eoo"
"ea a1!o oconouiacaily W ltan "nu oo 1net1 OWL
sewing; aud how to manage every department
of a acll-reguIated home, with or without ser
yants. She was herself descended from an
sr;st,cr,+;o Eno,;sh r,,,ur in wh;c1,
A'islocs''c 1"6'1eu 4a'au,. "A4eu
saca Auo"1euso "'1s oeo+"ea tnatopon7Ao4o' az"
believed it as mach her duty to instruct her
Iaurhters in thn household arts az to feed and
s,a.5a 49,, 7.a,s;,,.. III, .oo;,, ,,,s;,;o,
e''.Io Tn .-1a - f.. ~ e.sas'sas 1
"1',e1i so' s'''t b. .eee ~ nsA
and superior 1uheiueouce' ehe conlo not unoef-
rate the accomplishments in female education
set she Cid not think parlor and kitchen knovi-
.,ea. ..t,as aa.t,,,,. sI,a h.s r,o1daa +h,+ 49,
.4s a4.
arc not 20.
But to our young folks again: hlr and Mrs.
g., OF course, went to boarding. He thought
they could not afford housekeeping: and. II
ba-h,5 :. r,oaa,,+ roc,, .r or,rac,h1a 1.,d,,dv
A1 r I1,s,s 49, 49,. ,.~s, ~ ne:
ana eooo 1aole, aoo .aa' way u ns'nG "as
novelty 70 hef, ehe en]oSed II TOT a"hlie' With
out thinking much about it. Soon, however,
Fbe beran to resliza ttat it took nearly all of her
luspa.!ds wages each week to pay their board
and wash bills, ana that, when other necessary
expe,,ses vcra met, he would not be able to iay
by anything, and would have nothing to show
for auy of the fd-ealued money lie had cx- |
peuded.
So she set herself to figuring the cost OF |
fhis, that, and tie other thing could add |
u 70 Is correctIy-and had summed it M
pretty accurately. and laid her plans before
broscbine the subject Of "houee-huuting" to
her hugbani. Naturallv. he objected at first |
then WELDED to her wishes.
The uert dsy sic BEGAN her search. Houses
were not a plenty. and rents were higher. then
than now and So it il not strange thai tiays md
veeks naesed bofore she found anythipr that
vmld t anti them and tirir means 0 "A"@
At last she nnnonnced to Mr r TINT sbe had
founn n1sca- He want with hor To 1ook At Il
md IL. It v.s baxoment, He vas alcnost tao
iudirnant to enter but finally Followed her in.
There we're two (er-cal}ei1 larce rooms, twn bod-
rooms. pantry and summer kitrhen'-a1l for
E15nrr rnnn,1
13ut ynur sister End our other friends won,d
never come here to eee III" he suegested. "f
they would not, we can live without them"
replied tLe bravo little woman. 1--WE
DO not look TO them for food or Clothing. nei-
theg can we consult them as to where We shall
I've. Besides. gucl, basement AZ tLia ali above
Fround dry md niry. in rsay the first aoor. inst