New-York tribune., 1902-09-02
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NV husband saws the church fair is a voman's
business enterprise" said the in the low
rocker He says II he could corture up bit 9f
linen and sell II a profit Of LS00 per cent, as We
Co that he would soon be quite prosperous"
"T don't believe our profit is great as that"
said the hostess although It may be. for all
know. I never understood per cent, and don't
presume I ever shall
Every member Of circle has to earn about
two thousand per cent on her investment this
summer said the woman who belonged 20 the
board Of managers of a kindergarten in the Sums
When we had last meeting there was just
so il the treasury. The president divided II among
the members OF the circle That gave us each
s. We have TO invest that sum that will
each in $50 worth Of goods when we give our
fair"
Pretty good scheme" said the woman who had
lived in q Settlement Il viii remember that and
use it next summer in our work"
My husband says that II IS a regular case OF
hold up said the IN the piazza swing.
Well, one does have TO ones ingenuity"
said the woman on the board of gers. Y
invested mine in fruit and made canned stuff and
pickles. It VIII bring all Of $50 at the sale
That scheme worked about
three years ago." said the woman who max
ing the Renaissance collar. 1T came very near
breaking up our family. I agreed iron my hus-
bands shirts all summer and manicure his nails.
He lent himself TO the manicuring process. but he
rebelled when il came to wearing the shirts. Did
any Of you ever try 10 iron shirt?"
4 know my limitations" said the woman in the
low rocker
We'll" said the Renaissance woman. ~ you
want to cultivate respect for the home sciences
you Just try iron a shirt"
= always iron al night when I have It to do"
said the young married woman who had just gone
to housekeeping. If you want really 10 enjoy the
comforts Of home. try ironing night like
Chinaman. It's really cosey.''
You young and enthusiastic" said the
who had grandchildren
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iron" said the young married woman. Elmer
said he always took of mis- hat to stone
cutter. I always doff my hat to a Chlnaman-
just because he can iron Now. for example, you
take clean linen. clean irons. clean ironing board
everything spick span Clean-and you combine
them. Run the iron over the linen and the lat
ter comes out seal brown. Now. anybody can
wash, but 1t takes artist TO iron I never ap-
preciaJed the work of the laundress until l tried
it myself
It's because you don't use wax" said the old
housekeeper.
'Or salt said the who lived next door.
= used everything stoutly maintained the wom-
who ironed at night. Il even stared in the
window at G Chinaman see how he did his work
beautifully. But it's the height of art to con
ceal art. 1 learned nothing from watching It's a
kind OF legerdemain that is entirely beyond me"
How you to think you could iron?" asked
the grandmother i never tried to iron in my
Was it the pulley line MANI" asked the woman
from Harlem L have no pulley line from the back
window of my apartment. and the pulley line man
has me on his list all right 1t is case of hyp-
norism- He screeches at every morning
regularly, to know if I want pulley line put up
wash. sin feel h'SSe" yielding I begin to long to
Certainly said the young married woman
It's the fashion wash Every woman her own
washerwoman! Domestic science encourages it.
@ took me ad fh course In the domestic sci
shirtwaist suit. 40 '--' '''e iouiaiN
DO tell US about it" said three women at once.
Well. the first thing we learned was how to
make soap Then We analyzed the water and
then we began on common white pieces"
Ridiculous said the woman who had kept house
Then we gradually took up French starching
scientific laundry work. viii have YOU 10 Know "
hangs shirt can iron shirt and I proud
How came you to take the course?' asked the
:, The way was this: was young and enthusias-
with everything brand new one day / took a no,
ton to wash, h. Oa course 1t was a case of fools
TO remember how il was done home when 1 was
so,Ind n,se t sF 8 drasgsd out the banner and
starch, and cut up a broom for stick and put the
skin all off my knuckies and the clothes boiied it
over. and then l Drodded them under with the
came out of my hair. and the water ran in pud-
walls and about the time the piace looked u as IF If
the Fire Department had been playing on it and
was literally having the time of my life my hus-
The story teller stopped here and threaded her
Men are very odd such times" said the
woman who had been married twice What did
He 9; bscams quite violent" said the woman who
and sopped up the water with the clean clothes,
prisoneei the washns1tha 6orrfbIe washgrnder
cover o. the tubs and marched of the
That's Just exactly the way my husband be
haged said the young married woman
been married faioe- 1'' "'''" "'l'