The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1901-07-28
The New
Woman
BY ELIZA
.ARCHARD CONNER


her sex. For several years she was
successful newspaper writer; then she
turned to another field, which suited
her better. First, she took lessons in
scientific cookery. Being an educated
woman, it was easy for her to master
culinary matters. In thousands of
homes in all the large cities gas is
now used instead of coal for cooking.
Owing, however, to the ignorance of
the cooks and sometimes of the mis-
tress of the house herself the gas range
does not always work satisfactorily.
The range is blamed instead of the
mismanagement Of IT, and the next
thing that is said is that gas is no good
for cooking, and its use as fuel is aban-
doned. This of course works to the in
jury of the gas companies. In one of
the largest eastern cities a gas COM
pany employs Mrs. Swan to go to the
houses in which the range does not
give satisfaction to adjust it and to
show the cook how to use it in the
most economical manner. Incidentally,
to illustrate her methods. She Is ex-
tremely tactful and is careful to give
no Offense through assumption Of su-
periOr culinary knowledge. She has
learned thoroughly the mechanism OF
gas stoves, and if one is really out Of
order she can clap her finger on the
exact spot and suggest the remedy.
The gas company gives her good sal
airy, end it pays it to do Sc. for she
is the best advertising agent it could
have. At the same time she shows
consumers how to economic gas for
fuel, how to manage their ranges and
incidentally how to cook many choice
dish. Mrs. Swan is very successful In
her new work.
Recently I have heard of a lady who
is the mother of IS children. Her hus-
band provided well for the numerous
progeny, and she reared them to ma
turity-the whole IS. They are doing
well enough in the world. She and her
husband have a comfortable income.
children, sacrificing all the best years
of her life to them. Here is what she
says of the lot, 81 raised them well, the
whole Is, and today could not depend
on one of them for dinner If needed
to do So"
A mother can make no greater mis-
take than to sacrifice herself for her
children, a wife can make no greater
mistake than to sacrifice herself for her
husband. 1t breeds the habit Of self
ishness into the very ones they try to
help.
Why is a young lady wearing one Of
the nightmare millinery creations of
the present season like the long black
letters on the first page of a yellow
journal7 Because she is scare head.
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If you are languid and have no appe.
tite these days and suffer from stom-
ach troubles, try the no breakfast fad.
Drink water, nothing else, and eat
nothing until IL o'clock or perhaps
noon. Then eat whatever you like, but
take no drink with your meal. If you
feel that you must have coffee, wait
till you finish eating and sip it slowly
afterward. There are those who claim
the no breakfast fad will cure almost
any disease. 1t certainly is an excel
lent remedy for dyspeptic disturbance.
Two, meals day are enough for most
people anyhow.
The wife of railway fireman wants
4 divorce from him because he will not
wash the black OF himself when he
comes home. She is justified. The
court ought to grant that divorce in
SANITY.
Chicago employs 1S2 women in vari-
ous city departments. This is owing
largely to the influence Of that gallant
rights man, young Mayor
Harrison.
The less people know about a thing
he more opinions they generally have
it.
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Bishop Barley says part Of Gods
punishment for woman in consequence
If her taking the apple was to make
nan the head of the family. Exactly.
But a more disastrous admission con-
,erning his own sex could not have
Oeen made by Bishop Barley or by
my other man. Woman had so trans
crossed that she must be subjected to
N awful punishment, and the worst
hat could be devised, even by the AL
mighty, was to put man over her as
Ter master.
The gifted headliner of a certain
newspaper tells his women readers
that to do "when pairing onions" Only
be man editor of a woman page could
Use to the heights of such an express
ion as pairing onions"
A girl child only years old, Clara
chwartz Of Kingston. n. Y, is a Won
erful viOlinist, already professional,
nd she can play even Wagner's COM
ositions. Little Clara is one of the
hildren Of the coming race. Many