The Minneapolis journal., 1902-08-30

q The women who find it heartbreak-
ing matte to get a maid and an even,
1n ore impossible und dertaking to keep one,
have my hearty sympa thy, - remarked a
tsnlartly gowned tailor made woman at a
down town restaurant the other day.
@But<. they are not the; only. sufferers
from the. changes In industrial conditions
since the time of our grand mothers. i
confess 1 get not only a good deal bored
but pretty nearly indignant over }the way
In which the houseke eepers of-lIny Eac-
quaint tance pour out their woes; in my
presence. >> #3jE ~: & SS (, ,@5 ii. y
4 Her companion looked; sympathetic and
encouraging and she continued, - My
matron friends don't try to tell me- their
troubles so much. as they used to, for
Supposed can't help showing that ! don't t
see things altogether as they do and
have: sometimes even tried arguing the
case with them to prove that they are al
together letter off than they think for :
What I particularly ob1ect-.to is their
assumption that no one else has any
domestic trials but housekeepers and that
those who do not have to hire and man
age servants ought to be happy from that
cause alone. I don't deny that their trials
are real, but think they are often off,
set by; the grievances of the woman who
has nothing and nobody to look after but
herself. but has no one to help her do
that. :. i = ~. + ~ = ! L ~ =,
mo, Il don't care to include men in the
class entitled to sympathy on the score
Of the disccmforts of a homeless exist
ence,g for ii they are not, satisfied with
)etheirz life, let them get married and have
somebody to de- their domestic worrying
for them, while they enjoy the comforts
|:of%a :ra ttonal and normal existence, -.
FARMING up to her subject, which her
friend 8 attitude and exDectant. and .:un-
RI 1n q md i'm ode ind cd oil
worn one, she continued, Nov, / should
just like to have someone of the anxious
MarthaS of my acquaintance step into my
shoes for a week and let me stand by
| and take observations: Don't you imagine
it would be a surprise to- her&to discover
after morning of wearing work at the
Office that, although hungry she could
not think of one of the restaurants
that she thinks it such fun to pat
| ronize~ when occasionally helated; with
shopping, without greater or less de-
gree of" repugnance? Often nay own feel:
ing gabout tits so,.strong that l would
i really ratller do without my meal than
CO. to any: place I can think OF to get it. ;
l t:Of course. [ can't afford to indulge any
such notions as that. Nobody knows bet
ter. than I do that I must eat to- live and
dos it regularly. and carefully, unless
want to drop by the way a physical and
| nervous wreck. But, I also know that the
! very dissatisfied feeling that I have about
the places where I eat is, not a good ap-
| rertzer." ,-. -. r.. ~. :.
You're tired to-day and your appe-
tite is capricious,'' her friend .venture ed
"and;; perhaps you're a little hard te
suit33' * = -: g.. =, p .-2ss ss
z5ttOh yes, doubtless. But you know
| yourself that there isn't a place one car
get a. meal down town that satisfies one
| for any length Of time continuously. 4
! tried all. kinds of variations Of the places
| and / think the mere familiarity. Of it all
| .spoils. any possible satisfaction I. could
get from the best kind of meal: Why
you know the menu by heart at all Of the
restaurants, and so dol There may be
some excuse for that in places where q
very limited j, bill is, served, but there
| isn't any for a place that serves all kinds
eef things: and think nearly any place
Ezeould serve. at least a few. special dishes
every day and vary them as widely as