Helena weekly herald., 1885-06-04

know what 70 do with-is converted into
dining room. - wonderfully attractive that
one never slts down in il without marvellng
that human ingenuity could bring such
picture Of comfort and beauty out of sdch
meagre materials And the meals that are
spread there though always simple, are ex-
quisite. combining the perfection Of cooking
with the dainties; serving. And il Is all done
without any appearance of fuss or worry
The big son has been taught how to help in
various ways and this little home, kept up
on "A minimum of money and a maximum OF
skill. is an example of the fact tina. a home
rests not upon a solid monetary foundation
alone.
To be sure, no coarse work like washing is
done there. nor would there be any economy
in having il done there. In no place, urban
or suburban, Is washing done better or
cheaper than here The competition in that
line Of labor is great.
Somebody once said Of this lady: III there
is any poetry in housekeeping Mrs. {. will
find IT," What pity others do not find il
also Yet she is not an isolated exceptoa here.
/ know many women equally artistic in keep
ing house in small quarters. | recall one who
has charming little fiat of five rooms, and
does the work for a household OF three-her-
self husband and son. The fiat has every
convenience necessary 10 make labor easy.
Her kitchen is carpeted and is a sweet and
orderly "a a flower garden, and she = haIpy
in the management of her little kingdom.
She said To me laughingly one day:
..I.xv x,a Ia, learn uris.lnr, from
Once thought that TO live in rooms ami
do ones own cooking was about the forlorn-
est fate that could overtake one: and when the
cooking was done ON coal oil stove !
thought the depth of domestic wretchedness
had been reached. Now i am doing that
very thing. / cook ON a coal oil stove in
summer and find il pleasure too. and never
in the days of our financial prosperity was
as happy a am now. Something useful to
do that one can improve upon all the time is
splendid medicine for sick souls. have sc
perfected my system CT housekeeping-ha
learned how TO economIze and have the best
at the same time--that / sometimes fee
tempted 10 write book about il. There is
50 much pleasure to lie got out of it that
would like to enlighten other women whC
fancy that housekeeping under any circum
stances must be drudgery.n
know another woman, well-known in tb,
world Of letters, who is also an artist il
housework Her little fat is conducted y
smoothly that one never notices when th,
work is done. Yet she is her own servant
She entertains company, too, and you think
when at her table, which is always "a attrae
tive as a dream of fair women that house
work has no mean phases. because none arr
visible there. She does a great deal of lit
erary work. as well a her own housekeep
ing In New York there are but two meal
q day To serve breakfast and Go'clock dinner
The best part of the day lies between them
Many actresses consider themselves favored
by the gods when they return from a winter
travel and can rent a couple of furnishe,
rooms and do Light housekeeping till the
start out ION the road" again. 1t is th
nearest approach to home and real domes
ticity that they can have in their unsettle,
life. and they are grateful for il, considerin,
il luxury far above any phase Of hotel life
Weary of contact with people and sick q
Indifferent cooking, they find rest am
change in setting up these miniature estal
lishments and operating them them
; selves. The richer ones rent and fur
nish flats. whichp they shut up whe
: they leave for short absences and thor
\ oughly enjoy when they return 10 the city
{ Indeed, some Of them have very strong dc
mestic leanings; and if they could not devils
l, some way Of shutting themselves away fror
. Others for a time the attrition of life woul
. become unLearable.
: Nowhere in the world is there 80 niue
{ longing for hcmes as in New York. Th
!, boarding houses reek with homeless womeI
2 who talk and plan together, day after day
:, about taking fats" or houses, or somethin
4, in the shape of a home, and, alas too ofte
!. fail 10 even get within sight of the land {
their dreams Rent, furniture, coal, gas, a
these grim lions stand in the way and are I
be concilated out of slender pocketbooks.
Some grow old talking about II withot
ever getting a foot nearer the realization
il. They live in all sorts of cramped room
, mixing with great herds of boarders, with
, patience that might well be said to be sui
lime. They are buoyed up by the hope thu
some day they will have a little fiat Of the
own, which will be literally their castle.
GERTRUDE q ARRIsoS.
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