The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-14
Some Feminine
WhiIl1s and WAYS.

In spite OF the augIomania that IS
supposed 20 he prevalent in some cir
cles an English woman in an American
city has her troubles. Here is al ac-
count of them in her own words:
Il am always asking for things In the
shops that they can't sell me because
they don't know what I mean. ask
for muslin. and they bring me shirtinE
cotton or calico. 1 ask for fieecy cot
ton and they gaze blankIy at ule and
then try TO propiuate me with bales *
batting and other atrocities. Finally
find that the name of the thinc is
icanton flannel, / ask for a reel az cot
ton. and they look pityiugly AT me and
say. DO YOU mean a spool Of thread
But the climax was reached when be-
came wrathful with my baker I saw
some nice looking pastry in hts window
and said 20 the girl, Please send home
a lemon tart for dinner this evening
Dinner time arrived and no tart. and
the maid positively affirmed that none
had come. a day or two later n going
through the refrigerator. / saw for
lorn looking little cheese cake opposing
by itself ON a plate. i done know when
this could have been bought ! said
4 have no recollection Of ever having
had any OF them In the house And I
promptly threw II into the waste box
When ] went 60 pay my bakers bill
on Saturday. ] expostulated with the
saIeswoman for not having sent my
lemon tart.
- did send n. madam she said.
Wen. u never arrived anyway ana
I see there is no charge for 10 tn the
bill. but-scru;inizing IL clcsor-'there
is a charge OF cents here. What is that
FORE
why. that is for the tart she said.
q remembered the little l0uCly cheese
cake in the refrigerator and burst out
Laughing.
Il mean a thing like that said
pointing at a. duplicate OF the delicacy
in question
IS on. that is a pie. madam she said.
1t is. is it, said T. regarding 70
with interest. Wen. after this whom
ever ask for tart, please always
send me . piet
Mrs Theodore Biruey. the president
OF the national congress OF mothers.
which is growing % Be such power !u
the land, gave utterance % aH idea ths
ether day which ought u bs given 70
the public. She said
There are many clever women with
active. intelligent brains who. through
lack Of means sir hour after hour sen-
Ing on MaryE cloak or James drsssar
doing a work that is almost purely me-
chanIcaI and which some other woman
of lower order a. intellect would CO
quite as well II not better. Many "a
strong Drained woman frefs ~ the rs-
straiut az family stitching hut deems
& a necessity because ysf The ever lr-
creasing needs ~ the family. J would
say 20 such a woman that it is her
duty o. look about her for york that
is more fri a~curdaure with hrr tastes
and her en1owu>nta and. having found
81. with the money thus canned pay
some poor struggling ae8ulrt-eFs % nus
in the necessary st3trhea Thus "a d81
bic good viii be acc9urUshed
I am well aware ~ the fact fha' e
Is not always easy o. GG1 che nrrassa-
- connHuiaI ard remunerafiFe o.rara-
ton. but ln many cases 81 De- only
question ~ Keeping the eyes open flF
ne opportunity"
straw mating sboul1 be cleaned wits
4 large coarse rieth dipped Boz aaf ans
rater- Tire salt prevents the mating
rom turning yellow.
4 aiEulfcaut proverb was quotes ere
.ther dag by p woman lecturer rff-f-
snE - the average small families et
uer5can r.ty women ard tae.r ar fr-
seated plea - lnzfe~1afs I1f.rr fo
upport larger fsmIIy what r-aa-
aims one vice would arlaT ua $40 fhsi-
.ren" - WonseB a08'l Fss.ff~e if-
Ie - che laxurv they reua 81 ffre -
y 1eeeretfv there urf's 81 ztrr-Frr
1othsrs ard fewer empty cradles Hhfa
80 Uncle sam ce-res ~ ry1rt Ell. me
at1re clslzeas ~ egv great rr-aar
II every va1s1 woatt accession srr-
eIr - thr tee ~ "a veraHtrse sf afr
rorE- BATH aEen s.-- p fse Hesr
aere uoBfi q rs DAGGER ~ fskrr
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r. r. g. 81