The Indianapolis journal., 1902-09-07
OF INTEREST TO WOMEN
SOME OF THE INCONSIDERATE PEO-
PIE WHO COME TO VISIT Us.
One Respect I'm Which American WOm-
en- Are Defcient-Our Laundry
BfIls-Odds and Ends.

You look tired, DEAR" said the woman
In gray. Has your cousin gomez
''Yes." sighed the blue-eyed one. "She
left at this morning"
Six? Isn't that pretty early?
my maid thought so.' said the blue.
eyed one. Then, says a writer in the New
York Times, she burst into indig
nant explanation. 'It wasn't nice
of Mollie. 1t wasn't! 1t wasn't
considerate She studied the time tables
and she found that by leaving here on the
6:O2 a. m. train she could save twenty min
utes at R.. You know the connections
aren't very good. That meant we must
have breakfast a quarter after 5, which
meant, of course, that Bridget mus- get
up about half past 4. begged her to take
a late train, but she simply wouldn't lis
ten. She said she never slept very much,
any way, when she knew she was going to
do anything particular the next day. So
here / am, all tired out and with a cross
maid on my hands, and she has saved
twenty mnutes!"
The gray gown was properly sympa-
thetic.
People are funny" she said, land when
they are visiting a good many of them are
funnier. have an aunt-a dear, good wom-
an, and love her. She comes to me often,
| just staying a day or two. and L never can
make her believe I'm not turning the house
upside down for her. She will say, Have a
simple luncheon, dear, please don't get
anything extra for me- why do you bother
about having any dessert for lunch;
| don't at ALL or This is very nice, in
deed but you shouldn't have done it for
L 49,
woman and tell her 1 don't live like pig
when she's not here"
II don't know why said Blue Eyes.
"but it is a comfort to feel somebody else
has the same troubles that you do. And as
| for company! There was Jacks sister. A
nice, kind girl, but she has taught school
| for ten years and she simply must be
managing something. She will say, L think
| you ought to speak to Bridget about this.
| or i shouldn't allow that If I were you,
or L think this tea is boiled, dear-tell
Bridget it mustn't happen again., until 1
feel as though 1 should throw something
| at her. She staid with me three weeks this
summer, and don't think there's a thing
about the house she hasn't tried to regulate
in some way. OF course she means to be
kind. but it's meddling. just the same"
II had a guest once" said the Gray
Gown, who came to me from paying a
visit to some rich people who dis
| family related to her. l was just married,
and we were living very simply, and be-
fore that woman went home L hated the
very sound of the Blanks name. / had
| one inefficient maid, and / knew my meals
were neither cooked nor served quite prop
| erly-and at breakfast, dinner and supper
| / heard how the Blanks butler served this
thing and how the Blanks cook prepared
that. I've seen good deal of Mrs. Blank
since then, but / have never entirely got
| over my objection to her and her name"
did L ever tell you," said Blue Eyes. re-
f1ectively, "how a friend of my mothers
came here once without any warning and
brought two strangers to luncheon"
Fancy" said the Gray Gown.
Jack and / were alone, and there wasn't
much to eat in the house. 1t was awful.
never liked the woman, anyway. She was
one of the people who were always saying
people must take her as they found her
which meant she could do anything she
wanted to, and other people must put III
with it,"
"It always does" said the Gray Gown;
like these sensitive people. who always
It's only their own they think about
Exactly said Blue Eyes. Il had q
sensitive guest once She was always
thinking people didn't want her. If any
she'd go off with her feelings hurt. l cal
1t sulky, but she thought she wasn't un-
derstood L tnlnk sne felt little superior
about ii, but apparently she never once
thought of its being unpleasant for me-"
"I am going next week." said the Gray
Gown, ito visit cousin of my husband s
And this is what / going to do. / an
going to arrive at reasonable hour, wher
1T will inconvenience one to have m'
coming in. 1 am going to realize that there
are times when my hostess doesn't San
me around, and then L will amlse mysel
and make her understand that / am con
tented to do So 1 am going TO be moder
; ately interested in her home and her af
fairs, but remember that there are some
corners of the house / am not expected
to penetrate and some things that are non,
of my business. will help her If / can d'
so unostentatiously, and will refrain from
giving her advice. If do anything for he
/ will do it in her way, though l know
; twenty better ways. Too many better ways
/ have found, being a WEAKNESS to th
flesh. / will enjoy whatever she may do Il