The times., 1897-06-13
FREAK OF THE DAY.
What Our Overworkcd Society vyo-
men Have to Contend With.

men Have to Contend With.
81 must positively go somew here where
1 viii haze a complete rest this summer"
said Mrs. Multifarious to her husband.
~ am completely Worn out, and the doc
tor says I must absolutely have Iet-up
from all harrassing occupations"
why, Mliy," said her denser half,
''what on earth have you TO do but amuss
yourself? You keep house, TO be sure.
but you have plenty Of servants, and if
do not grunible about the bills l do nos
see why that should worry you. The chill
dren are healthy and Well enough behaved,
and you can employ Your time in any way
you like. | really do not see what you
have TO wear you OUT as you say,''
- m sure, John, cannot understand how
you can say such a thing, said the lady,
greatly incensed. You men cannot begin
TO realize wornan's work. II you had the
strain upon you that have, do not be-
lieve that you could endure ita week Just
10 give you a sample L will tell you Whit
/ had TO do yesterday. In the first place.
when came down to breakfast found o.
tremendous pile Of letters at m pIate-two
invitations for dinner from equally desira-
bic pIacesfor the same eyening-anotefro from
Lilly - asking me to luncheon, a 1T
ter OF explanation from one OF the men
expected To dinner last night saving he
could not come, which neceSsitated witt
iYg ten notes TO secure one man at the
eicventh hour to replace him; a package
Of tickets to sell for charitable hazaar,
which iii an evil hour l had promised to
dispose OF; a flattering invitation to ad-
dress the Womans Sanitary League on
the subject Of back yards; letter asking
me about a mmdI had last year who am
sure stole my things, but who know would
sue me for defamation OF Character il I
said so, and lotof other notes and letters,
all OF which had to be attended 70.
Then the cook came up 10 say the range
was broken, and t could not De put in
order in time for the dinner party which
was on for that Hight-a crisis which I
met ard overcame Then the menu had
to be discussed and the details settled
upon, and cook, who with the natural de-
pravity Of her kind had seemed on the
point OF leaving in a huff, was appeased,
and size started ahead with her dinner
Then just as / was about to go out, to
order the flowers and bonbons for the
table, the housemaid came TO me with the
pleasant intelligence that that imp OF
Jack. to tease her, bad poured plaster OF
paris down the drainpipe OF her sink
whereupon 1 had to send posthaste for a
plumber. Finally. however, started out
with a list a mile long, more or less;
nursery necessities, replenishings for the
seaInstreSs. decor ations for the dinner
fa or hs.r Ier Al
mile long from cook, who was still In bad
humor
Il always make a point, if I am not
going out. of being home for the chndren's
dinner. so 1 rushed back, too tired TO eat,
and had barely time TO change my gown
and get TO the meeting OF the directOrs OF
tie - Hospital. AfterwardI paid a num-
Der OF pressing visits, looked In on four
afternoon teas. and reached home Just in
time Co keep an appointment with the new
English barytone, for whom I am helping
to secure drawing-roOm engagements,
and who comes especially recommended by
English II. r HIS and no end OF foreign
grandees
Then YOU came in, you know, John, very
cross You said your collars were badly
Numbered, your evening clothes only haR
brushed, your shoes not vanished, etc.
When | got you appeased l had the children
'or fifteen minutes, which is a duty never
neglect. and they do nothing but ask me for
things. and make complaints OF each other
and the servants Then dressed for tha
dinner, which YOU must acknowledge " as
great success
How you do everything you do, Mrs.
Multifarious. never can make OUT SAT-
Mrs Monotone, after we went into the
drag-ing-rOOm My husband always says
you are perfect wonder So, you ses,
sir, other people do not think as you 10,
that have nothing TO dol Finally, as you
know we finished up the dance at Mrs D S.
and if you imagine that woman can keep
On living a life like that, day after day,
without needing rest, all can say is thas
you do not know rat you are talking
aboutr'-New York Tribune.