The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-10

exactly where TIE money [r-@
The money 10 his salary 80 . salesman
N . retail shop so monty. plus No
firms annual Christmas <1ft of 80
have not eniy seen This eoups~s beSxs4
but have 6incd vita the two True
We ate at q restaurant. at 3 eenfs earns
but. then. that - their hs5ss- 7 VII
not make my wife a aousenos1 frsdss.
he says.
My friend Pflian f. a salesman IN one of
those cheap general sappiy establish
ments common IN Paris that initiate
afar or the Louvre and the Bon Narcse4
He has travelled once he worked for
three months with a pick sad sfoveA
He has been soldier. a street ear con-
dgctor. a railway cierh and lSfe snsur-
ance collector. always willing ro sske
the first work offered. ina Iand whsfs
clerks prefer poor steady Jobs 70 better
paid uncertain ones His present place
- Of the stsadissf-no promo1inr. but 10
fear Of being thanked. lie married st
the age Of -. Now he - 10 and MS wife
10 =. She - dainty and we'll read sac
never worked before her marriage. and
was educated I'D 20 IS In ore Of th0-~
dfstrsssingiy cheap convent schools.
where growing girls are fed on bread
cheese, beans and wine and water with
stewed prunes for dessert On the other
hand. the Skaters gave ner manners. ctsl-
had the Housekeeping and Children 70
look after she earned % cents lay sss-
dressing envelopes at home. Trey have
home. although there is ne word for
home" In the French language
This nome-slfnoush they eat m r~sssu-
RANTS n two rooms Of an apartment
house, with ire use Of a cellar I've 7sx.sfs
down IL looks 80 neat and worthy that q
secrs almost a shame 10 snasyz~ ina FUR
niture-one pine table In the Kitchen. on~
painted and varrlahed table "a tue bed
room- SIX chairs covered with lowered cre-
tonne. one secondhand bureau one s>~f .
few PICTURES and brackets sfx pots %
flowers, one sofa-beti for the 5-yesr-osd hey
Tour cretonns curtains dsapei from ceiling
20 foor In the bed room. also write cur
iains at all the windows Ard one baby car
rage. which serves for crib - VEL. The
fhrnstures worth scarcely sI5 Enaxes more
effect than might be- thought Tt . cIean
and dainty. and then there are baons new
books. bright IN Their Paris paper covers.
An Odd school friend OF madam supplies
them. the one gift this proud couple aefxns
70 accept from The outside world
In winter they use two .se~onnmEeaxf-
stoves. consuming s2s worth ~ ra-s n
month teoke. - CENTS for ID possEssis1 Ths
item. which appears excessive. 10 justified
only ~ the drafty condition u the rooms
in that old Paris house. Last wfnxer roo.
the young wife cooked FOR herself anf ROY.
the husband only going 20 IRE cuEstu~ pop
uissre. He must Always eat away from
home his lunch tine = too shsrf and 80
closing hour too hate FOR any afh.r prr-
srsmme- The food expenses for taat v~ar
or unsatisfactory lunctin4 and sIfnfux zpars
prove 10 my frfend's satisfaction r72r fryIs
~ To b~ gained BY making hfs wife "a
household drudge" The s~vun. - fForu
with such minufeness BY ne pafu-saxfnx
housewife, present a urfass human docts-
ment 70 those interested in ne sefasss ~
Paris living StHI vvuld not s4vs~r
Americans with aeaas OF q long stay "a ma
exposition To try to duplfcafe ne pevsoru-
aace. Only ParsSaus can 10 r.
The problem being how - lfv. IN me
gay capital on 80 monthly without x~,
ting into debt or Disgrace the mans n-r-
sonA expenses naturally come frxr b.
cause Ne represents rne family 20 sn~
outside world. For example. ~. must -
well dressed
Here are the items.
The Husband tPersonalD--Two vssrS II
shoes. Nt03. resoiinx The SANE 81 ~
felt hat. 81 - laundry two shirts A s~es.
at cents eaenl. ~ 20. barber and BATHS
s.sS. l pair Of trousers. a -. nersss~.
81; ! pair Of eyeglasses at a 5axmxrg %
cents. ! Doctors visit. 10 cents Total for
year y2sl4
and thirteen days az "a cents each. IN me
cuisine popuiaire. g5.G7. - Sundays Nc
home nc "a cents each. HIS. Tossl FOR
the year. 81. n
The Husband Extraordtnarvt-4,n. ~..sf
% clothes. as: sack coat. ~ ovsrcoat.
sli' umbrella. q. n Total ~ %
The Wife tpersonall~sJne pair u shoes
81 nat trimmed by h-r~~lrs 81 .. ma
terial for gown made bv herself s. ~.
a ksrafh ar
blsclothS and sheets. she washing our no
smaller arttCles9, 81. Total ~
The Five Yesr-Did Bov tP~rsouaI)--
Paint box slate. candy ard TOYS. o.
panrs of shoes. 50. r~solsnz the same.
~ cents. aprons. - c-nts. clothes q -.
straw hat. - cents. sofs-bed -. / ssntlt
s.. Doctors visit. 90 cents. - lays NJ me
hospital nj ~ c~nts aay fscarfaffra4
81. y. cab 80 take hfrn to hospital ne
walked homer. ~ cents Total F1-z
The Wife and Bay fFoosfs-e During shfs
year they ate at hones-- Bread cents
meat. : cents. vegetables mos Including
potatoes. 70 be noted N tae Isaas sas1@e-
keeping" aeeounu cents. n1fas.. , cents
Total, II cents a DAY. and foe she Yesr
S2H
ws-sly-Fosar pounds sugar. n cents
pound butter. g cents. y pomfd Iarss ,
cents. - eggs average price, = sersa.
= pound cheese. cents. Dsssnsfs ootss-
foss : cents fresb sr tfrf~d fruits =
cents. wire. "a cents Total s. - x~~H
for The year. - -
Hua~sseep nx-J8ln sxD~us~< nan Biz
Two peunds fogr 20 eeufs. an~ box -
cocoa. = cents one peUnf ~aGe~ - es-nts.
nsE poana t~a - cents raft pguraI ras-S-
err. - e~nsS $50 esnfiss . e~nts. MATCHES
cents. four pounds srz4s. 3 e~rsse ssan
2. een'ss isEnsns enff~~n a. e@nss @zrht
> cents. re pint - vireGar. ewuss. szsaa
GA = cents threat ue~sffes str . r@arx
Total. t3ss for th~ nenth. and Cor &c vsar
EsE
Hos1s~ksspiux aE.ss Anazsse rsszsx--F e.zt Ar I
Hsasi exp%u~@s tzzsrftetsse oo~FFe~ -
cents re~rsssnx nssfrrpSs~e - sexsssr 1sze
ans pans. 81. I@4trr 9s1-r ctr - earr~
pastax" siaHat@s. an xna~ lacking 4zlF .
hFlssf@z - es~ts -s3f s.eive ssa4gsssa -
crrtss Specs. - cents arp IN -ar@v4 .
cents. Ats ln~arsacs. soDaI.sv iFsfssSss a. "a f
policy - 10 svsscs. zee. sssaassr esEa-s /
- ~srd Clarifies. 9. ESs~papers. - sns f