Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-12-06

blame her, for the money gotten for
the gems was for prodigal brother,
but she had better stand one good
scolding than live in continual ter
ror. When one thinks what an easy
life a good maid has, it seems strange
that more women do not apply for such
positions. Her price is far beyond
rubies, and rather than stand behind
counter all day. get small wages, poor
food to cut, no time to call my own ex-
cept when was too tired to enjoy it, L
would go in for studying how to dress
women, how to arrange their locks, how
to save them steps, how to keep their
wardrobes in order; in short, | would
become perfect treasure of a maid.
Have a pleasant room to myself, get
fifty dollars months, know whatit was
to have lot of time, and to be appre-
ciated and be fortunate in regard to
presents. But no, these women who
have got to earn their own bread and
butter, say they won't live out.
THE wRETcnEp GIRL
who stands behind the counter is the
slave of those who are over her, never
has chance to sit down, has something
deducted from her money if she is sick,
and really represents the white slave of
the century. She shows her independ-
ence by being impudent to the people
who buy of her, and they pity her SO
much they don't report her. 1t is what
! they ought to do. But l have talked
and talked, and written and written,
/ and still those fools of girls have no
| lives that they can call their own, are
half starved and make wretchcd live,
| for men.
How can they help it? They don't
know how to make homes. They only
know how to sell ribbon, and their idea
of getting married is to live in board
| ing house and do nothing. You can't
make hDmcs in boarding houses. You
have got to set UP an altar TO the god
dess Of home love if you wish to create
d happy resting place for yourself and
your husband, and this altar is really a
kitchen stove. and you must learn to
pour out hbations in honor of the God
of Home, and these libations must be
things that are coed to cat. Good eating
means an awful lot in this wurld, and a
good dinner is calculated to bring about
more happiness than all the sermons
that ever were preached.
CONSIDER, PLEASE!
Can you expect c men to love you If
his potatoes have bones in thcmg
Can you expect man to love you il
the chicken that nc caryes is pink
Can you expect man to love you il
the wild duck that is served is done
brown?
Can you expect mar to love you if
everything tastes as ii it had been
cooked in the same pot?
Can you expect man to love you ii
, the bread is soggy?
J Can you expect a man to love you If
your table isn't inviting looking, and
your dishes palatable!
The dinner hour is the restful one OF
) the day, when two or three are met To-
} gethor i'll happy converse over good
7 food. 1t is the hour OF civilization, aad il
; is the time when woman is queen. II i;
! very we'll worth your while to know
} how to order and cook . good dinner
r 1t is better than knowing how to paint
, en- velvet or make paper flowers. Take
? my advice and learn. Learn the art Of
Q dinner getting, for that means the art o
making friends. You like good dinner
a yourself, don't you? Surely you do, i
t YOU are anything Of woman, and i
8 YOU care to make the men of your house
: hold happy, you will give it TO them
o You think l only preach? You err
: mistaken. don't know II thing abou
4 fancy work. There would never be
e paper flower in the world il they waitet
d for me to make them. l don'tknow how
IL to handle paint brush or q pencil, bu
Il when it comes to ordering good Dime
i and to seeing thatitis properly served, tin
Q household knows that it can rely upon
@ EIR.