The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-07-04

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has always been a wonder to me. for al.
though there is plenty of almost every
thing else. there is a general lacking OF
even the ordinary intelligence. The drama
tbs personae were a big Irish lady, high
of color. large of teeth. long of lip, big OF
bone and dressed-wen, one would not be
exaggerating If one said there were a
peck of flowers on her hat and the pro-
duct Of a ribbon factory on her frock, but
her shoes were dirty and broken, and her
hands looked as If their tips might be in
mourning for her general lack of knowl-
edge. Then opposite her stood an inoffen-
sive lady, quietly dressed, polite in her
manner, who was being closely and keen
ly eyed by this daughter of Erin as she
demanded In loud tones, who is the
boss?" 1t was perfectly certain that this
applicant for a position in the kitchen
would permit nobody to boss" her. She
inquired or rather announced, at what
time she would serve dinner; she declar
ed she would stay in no house where they
had late dinner on Sunday; she assured
the listening world that she wanted her
Thursday afternoon, her every other Sun
day and an occasional night to run out;
she said she knew as much about cook
ing as the next one, and she probably did
for the next one knew nothing.
This is the creature who is driving the
American woman out of her home into a
hotel, before whom she bends the knee
impertinence as expressed in voice or man.
ner! This lady ~ who tasted butchers
meat only once a week in her own home,
win six months after her arrival in this
country turn up her nose at anything but
hot house grapes.
At her first appearance she has a shawl
over her head and is willing to run an
errand without any head covering. This
humility lasts about a month, however,
and then If a pint of milk is wanted the
kitchen lady devotes one hour to her toilet,
having the vanity to believe that some
body on the street is looking at her.
DO you know that it's a dreadful state
Of affairs? The housekeeper takes in an
utterly unframed worker and pays her
the wages of an expert. Here is a sam
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demanded SIS a month absolutely did not
know now to boil an egg. Her idea of this
simple operation was to drop the egg out
of her hand into the teakettle, permit
ting 1t to break, then to I'LL the kettle
with water and finally to take the egg
to the table with more of the white on the
outside than the inner side. After one
years training she still has to be watched
to see that she puts the egg in spoon
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boiler.
Then, too, after a short residence in this
land of plenty, the lady from the other
side is so extravagant that you wonder
If she has any idea of the meaning of
money. No matter how kindly and sensi-
bly, you may talk to her as to the value
of economy she will regard your efforts
to save as nothing but stinginess. That
bar of soap should wash away amid the
greasy water left In the dishpan is moth
ing to her; that saucepans are allowed to
burn out on the fiery range is matter
of Indifference as far as she Is concern
ed. Her one idea Is to get through the
work in the easiest way, to put on her nm
est clothes and to CAD about the streets.
Where is the fault? In the first place
the average mistress is ignorant herself,
and 50 cannot command properly. In the
second place, she has not realized that
the day of ultra consideration has gone
by and that IL is time for the mistress to
demand work for the money given and
to discharge that worker who is incapable
The American woman wants to be inocu-
lated with a little more dignity. a little
more sternness and a great deal more
determination. Then the lady with the
long lip viii not ask her, who is the
boss?"
The power of the needle is greater than
the power of the press. But, as there are
women in bondage to their servants, so
there are women entirely governed by
their dressmakers. These are the women
who make dressmakers insolent, who by
their foolish pleading to have their frocks
made give the clever needlewoman a per-
feet knowledge of her power. And she is
the boss. There are women who dare not
complain of a frock. women who say. IF
find fault with this, Nine. Snip will
never make me another one, and !
wouldn't have that happen for the worldv'
That's a weak woman. There is always
one worker who is just as good as the
other one, and II Nine Snip makes a fall
ure Nine. Tuck can make a success. II
Nine. Snip is not honest with you. give
her no more work. The woods are fun
OF dressmakers. but the average woman
forgets this and humbles herself, while
she paws out her good money to have
hg leaf draped.
DO you suppose tailors dare 10 treat
men as the fashionable modiste behaves
to her customers? The tailor Is servile In
his desire 20 please the man who pays
his bills, and. while I am not particularly
fond Of servility, do approve OF civili-
~. The relation between dress maker and
customer should be business-llke, and a
lady Is always polite when she Is most
businesslike. but IL Is not necessary for
her TO persuade, 10 entreat or TO use terms
OF endearment TO the woman who. being
paid for poor work, Is stlll mistress OF the
situation. Think IL over. and. remember
Ing about your last frock. just ask your
self the question. who Is the boss2"
Not long ago you want out 10 do some
shopping. You asked In rather low voice
for just what you wanted, and then you
waited patiently. The young lady on the
other eide OF the counter with an Is inch
waist and an elaborate array OF ribbons
and lace about her neck and with her hair
fixed In the latest fashion. criticised your
costume, looked az you IN a naughty man
nor and waited on you when she felt
like H. II she were a little more wise, she
would not be 80 invariably impertlnent.
IL is possible that she did not send you
just the size OF hairpln that you selected
yesterday. that where you asked for q
velvet binding she carclessly threw IN a
mohair one. and you, feeling that you DO
not care to throw money away. have come