The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-11-24

person thus complimented. In this
instance the baby was a girl, and the
fond parents debated at considerable
length the matter of the name. If it
had been a boy there would have heen
no debate, for they had already de-
cided the name, and a certain wealthy
man would have been duly notified
What to do now was quite a question.
ana they were haraSSed about it until
the brilliant idea came to them of man,
Ing the child after the richest woman
in America. And it was so. With due
formality of christening, the young
lady was distinguished as Harriet
Green -" Then letter was writ
ten and sent to Hetty Green apprising
her OF what had been done. The rich
est woman in America was prompt and
ousiness-like in making her acknowl-
eogments. Almost the next mail
brought parcel from her addressed
to the little one. When the hopeful
parents opened it they found that II
was a penny bank. the sort of thing
the children save their coppers in, you
know. Could anything have been bet
ter, or more appropriate?
Chicago women have a new solution
FOR the servant problem. 1t is such a
radical and impossible" one as Bird
get herself in the widest soarings of
her imagination never dreamed Of
The society leaders of the Western
city, says the Philadelphia North
American, have done it. of their own
volition. They have made a flying leap
over the barriers of caste prejudice
that they and their ancestors have
reared for generations past. They are
actually treating their servants as
equals, dining with them and receiving
fhaf7a q thar. 20 "A
ped parlor maid sits side by side with
the mistress of the mansion, and eats
the same dainty viands off the same
rare and costly china. The cook may
sit opposite the guest of the day and
the daughters of the household dimes
cheek and jowl with the nursemaid or
the upstairs girl.
OF course not all of Chicago's fash
ionahle north side is up to this sort of
thing, But two of her wealthiest, most
prominent women leaders have started
it. They are Mrs. Henry Demorest
Lloyd, daughter of the late William
Bross, Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.
and Mrs. Lydia Avery Coonley-Wa ard.
Both women are noted for their exclu-
siveness and are moulders of thought
and fashion along the Lake Shore
drive.
Mrs. Lloyd got her idea in the first
place from her husband. He has said,
and believes 1t, that all honest men and
women stand on a plane of actual
equality. His wife came to share that
view and at once determined to put it
in practice in her palatial residence.
She extended athe hospitality of her
table to her servants.
Society was aghast at the deed when
it heard, of course. 1t was horrif1ed
when accepting Mrs. Lloyd's invita-
tions it came and saw that 1t was
true.
But Mrs Lloyd's invitations are in
vitations of the sort, you know, that
people can't afford to refuse. so peo-
pie got over the shock and came again
and by this time they have accepted
the innovation in Mrs. Lloyd's house
hold, though they haven't yet adopted
it in their own.
Mrs. Coonley-W followed directly
after Mrs. Lloyd with an innovation
which goes not quite the same length,
but is nevertheless decidedly new. She
doesn't have her servants dine with
her guests, but she does have them
dine with herself.
Twice a week, when there is no COM
pany present, they come to her table,
and the repast is followed by must
Gale in her elegant drawing room, with
it's famous and magnificent organ.
Twice week also she dimes with her
servants at their table and as their
guest.
Mrs. Coonley-w is former pres
ident of the Chicago Woman's Club.
When she confided to the members that
she was going to follow Mrs. LLOYD s
plan there was CONSERVATION IN the
ranks They said she couldn't "uplift'
her servants that way. But Mrs.
H.
body's objections. Like Mrs. Lloyd she
occupies a position where she doesn't
have to care. So she shrugged her
shoulders in an Indifferent way and
went ahead.
This step is the most radical that has
been taken in Chicago domestic circles
since Mrs. Emmons Blaine stirred
things up by inaugurating her eight
hour day. She divided her servants in
to two shifts, each of which worked
eight hours in the twenty-four. but
Mrs. Emmons Blaine had fourteen SER
wants in her mansion and could DO
this. The result, however, was a wall
of woe from the women who could not.
The trouble was that Mrs. Blaine's
idea spruug5 into immense vogue with
all the servants on the North Side.
They all wanted an eight-hour work
day. regardless of their employers
financial status. OF course they
couldn't get it, but what they did de-
mand, and what they succeeded IN
forcing, was a raise in wages. One
dollar a week for every cook and at
least so cents a week for every house
maid was the increase which had to be
granted.
Genuine Connecticut pumpkin pies,
such as no old-time Connecticut
THANKSGIVING was complete without.
says the New York Evening Post. are
made after very generous formula
Cut the pumpkin into small slices and
stew it over a. moderate fire with just
enough wate1sto keep it from burning.
When stewedn soft, turn off the little
water there may be left, and let the
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