The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1889-04-19
DOES HOUSEKEEPING PAY7
What Lady Of Experience Has to Say
on the subject.

what u Lady Of Experience Has to Say
! on the subject.
In nine cases out OF every ten, yes.
Unfortunately when visiting friends
who have not the nerve 20 hamper
themselves with household cares,
have found that boarding Is simply "a
method OF shifting all domestic duties
upon the genial clearinghouse keeper.
] have met several OF the species, and
from my heart pity, and Mt the same
time have n thorough contempt for
them. Your comfort is, 10 them, an
unknown quantity; all they desire OF
you is TO remain invisible only at meal
times, and at the proper time present
your check or its equivalent.
Last summer ! was obliged 10 place
myself under obligations TO one OF this
class whom l disliked at first, and
positively hated before left her hos
pitable roof. Naturally, one does not
expect any thing OF IA home-like nature
ia u clearinghouse q am not speak
ing OF an uptown hoteD, but i was
ignorant and thought that in exchange
for the-to me-big price paid for
room and board should have pleasant
quarters and plenty 20 eat. My room
(by no means situated In the center Of
tho motrOpolis) was the second story
front and boasted OF an antcdiluvian
bed lounge. curious and deceiving
folding bed that once folded me up In
It's strong embrace, and had / not been
person OF rather strong will power /
might have still been there. However,
needless TO state, / escaped with "a few
bruises and "a decided antipathy
10 folding beds; "A queer wash
hand stand, with dresser 10 match, r.
few chairs with playful tendencies, an
impossible carpet and billiard
table completed the furnishing OF tho
room, unless / mention n chandelier of
several beautiful globes and glittering
pendants but. alas! no gas after ten p.
IN. However. ! would not let IA little
thing like that disturb me, for the city
authorities kindly keep the street gas
burning all night Now for this ele-
gantly (O furnished room, with three
meals per day-ohl what meals, and
how glad | was to get back To- my own
humble pic again paid the sum OF
$l5 per week. | maintain this TO be nm
outrage put upon an innocent, coniid-
ing American citizen. To come down
20 actual figures, $l5 per week, or $50
per month, will pay house rent and
keep both butchers and grocer's bills
within proper limits for small family
Of three or four. The amount cx-
pended for one person for one week in
boarding house, sans comfort, sans
properly cooked meals, will, il OK
pended rightly, give peace and happi-
ness TO four times the number, II tho
house mother is careful, prudent and,
tho most difficult task OF all, cconom-
ical. The way TO mans heart is by
means Of his palate. Never trucr
saying; and unless one can afford living
in II hotel-thereby paying oxtortion-
ate prices, Offset OF course, by obtain
ing everything the appetite Graves
would seriously advise married people
TO keep house. Boarding is ncccs-
sity To many; IN iact 1T IL imperative
In cases whore the wife Is unqualified
through illness or natural inaptitudo.
Every woman should look forward 10
marriage ms the means of making homo
happy to the one whom she loves best.
The first step,towards creating this par
adise is notify engaging n suit Of rooms
In a fine hotel, but by going to n house,
cottage or Queen Anne mansion, it
matters not which, and there set the
household gods in order aud bcA in the
foundation for II happy life. Things
will go wrong at first, fcarfully wrong
at times, but II the fair young bride
has patience and the gallant groom
discretion, I'll engage with parlor
cook book the machinery In that house
hold runs smoothly within six months,
and boarding will he nm unmcntioncd
subject. Cor Pittsburgh Leader.