Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1882-06-15
POOR NEWS WIVES.

ne trouble Is, none OF our young
women are willing to become poor mems
wives professedly, even though they
may he SO in reality. The girl ~ mar
ries upon thousand dollars year
looks forward to a life spent in second
rate boarding houses, from which she
will squeeze out a certain cheap dOmes-
ITCHY and some expensive pleasures.
The children which Heaven may send
are not thought Of nor provided for. 1t
is a question whether the young wife
can make herself dress or prepare her.
self a wholesome meal of victuals. She
marries for freedom. to have a good
time. spend money which she neither
earns nor helps to earn-for Heaven
knows what-but certainly not to make
comfortable if humble home for her
husband. In this respect we consider
the British girl has an immense advan-
tage over tho American. From the
highest to the lowest circles Of society
in Britain, girls are trained to make
good and useful wives. Inasmuch as
ladies preside over the departments of
their households, and see that every
thing is kept clean, and the food il we'll
cooked, 80 also in the lower classes,
mothers teach their daughters to do the
same for themselves, without suffering
any loss Of dignity in the doing of il.
Many of our American girls will be sur
prised to learn that Princess Louise fire.
quently makes her own pastry-and
makes it we'll, too. On ono occasion,
some aprico: tarts Of her making being
praised by guest, the royal lady wrote
ont the recipe. with the words underlin-
cd: IF you desire TO have an apricot
tart properly cooked, always make it
with an upper crustr' The story has
point, and the point is that one can new
or know how to do q thing too well. One
of the great hindrances against getting
good wife arises from the false basis
upon which society is constructed. The
idea that equality is tho peculiar birth
right Of all Americans is erroneous.
Where every person thinks he or she is
IA good as the next, there Is always the
opposite proof of Incompetence. per-
son is neither better nor worse than
another except in that degree Of worth
which is honestly sought TO be attained.
But the disposition of young women Of
the present day land the Same may be
said largely of young men, though per-
haps not to the same extent) II to think
tuo1 oIc no kN00 - 0vOAy OtAo Osocs VIVA
out taking the trouble to be %. From
evils from which society suffers.
down. East woman Who, when entertain.
nolasses into his cup tshe could not AZ
ford the luxury Of sugar that he re
monstrated, whereupon she assured him
Al. sal al ns,l1 ~
be q bit too good for him." Through
the very kindness Of her heart abe erred.
Now there are a great many people like
this worthy woman. They will not allow
their guests to cry enough" Their
habit Of ''heaping" food and giving q
little and considerable moro than y Ask
ed for. has notking 70 b said in It's
favor, and great deal against II. I'm
less one has strong, firm appetite that
only an earthquake or tempest could
affect. a large quantity Of food is appall-
ing. Il II much pleasanter to send
ones plate . have it replenished than
to be Obliged to leave food upon tho
plate. In order 10 clear the plate ono u
prone TO oysrsat. from the idea OF Say
ING the food" Economy does not sig
nifty lack of plentifplnes or stingineas.
Is means enO0Qh Tor oA0o ana Al. ana
nothing is wasted, and whsn food u ser
we'd in oyer-abundancs, waste must be
the result, unleaa, indeed, the surplus h
gathered toeethe1 aoain-the simple
idea of which 10 disgusting. Moreover,
il is comfort to get Just what one ask
for-if half q cup Of tea," that much
and no more.
''Tu tell you what" said . Nsv York
girl the other day, while examining. a
printed curriculum, and trying 70 make
up her mind what study abe Woold TAXI
up next, I'm tell you what would like
to study-I would like to study msdi'
cine. ] dent mean that I would kke r.
be . physician and practice, but only q
know what 10 do at homo II any body II
sick or anything happens ] am sare ]!
would b more nsefal 70 me than
she turned n the prescribed courD 81
study-4thsn spherical trieonomeexy
and navigation. What il the uae Of M
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