Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-04-02

sunrise, and with it's earliest rays on
her uncovered head she is at the ba-
Ear, or public market, to do the DAYS
marketing. A plump, bright-eyed
brunette, in short petticoats, with
huge long boots on her feet and a vast
basket on her arm, she carries her
money in her hand, and her tongue is
active from the moment she enters
the stalls and is met by the long-haired
Diego, dark-bearded and pink-shirted.
eager to sell his wares. His voice Is
shrill and loud while hers is even
louder, if less rasping. That market
ing is pleasant recreation for her.
affording fine exercise for her keen
wit and shrewd tongue. Day by day
she gets all that she wants for her.
self. rot purchasing through another
person and never laying by in store
for other days. She has an accurate
knowledge of prices. aye, of the indi-
vidual character of every shopman;
but, in spite of this. she rarely gets
the best of any of the bargains. The
shopman is prepared for haggling
match that takes place with each Gus
toner, and if Katia goes away with
purchases obtained for one-half of
the original price demanded for it, it
is because the vender rather more
than doubled it in the outset.
Here in the bazar all of the neces-
saries of the household are to be found
spread out before the housewives eyes.
and as all the shops are open and
close to each other, vigorous and
noisy competition goes on. III reality,
every article of food and clothing is
extraordinarily cheap in price, and
cheaper still in quality. The fish and
meats are apt to taste abominably, the
-four and meal are not over-clean, the
fruits are stale more often than fresh,
and the haberdashery is anything but
first quality. 1t is the vendor who
seeks the customer, offering her his
wares as soon as she appears. 1t is
the customer however, who sets the
prices, and in the driving of the bar
gain she holds the reins until the bas-
ket is full, and she has trotted home
ward with the neighbors. The market
ing does not occupy more than an
hour. Then it is all over for the day,
and the shopman may sleep on his
broad back on his shelf, or go fishing,
losing no trade.
Her marketing over, Katia Jugs the
basket home. Her husband, the sons
or brothers, are yet in BED. They and
the children appear by the time that
the morning meal is ready, and the
preparation is not lengthy. There is
always raw herring and garlic, with
cabbage soup. These are appetizers
(zakowskas) without which a meal
would be incomplete. There may be
meat: if so, it is usually mutton or
lamb. There is always plenty of bread,
a few vegetables, a cheese, fruit and
coffee. The service is on bare table,
and the chairs or stools are set at
distance from it, so that during the
meal the partakers carry the yello'
plates to their laps, and replems +,
them at the board by the free use
same as the breakfast, except thu
there is a liquor in addition to the co
fee, and usually pudding. The Vel
ezuelan woman knows nothing of V;
riety at table. and on the whole he
skill at cooking is Indifferent.
The same term describes her hous !
keeping as a whole The houses a.
kept" with little difficulty. They az
low. whitewashed one story structure
with all OF the rooms opening into eac
other. There are generally not les
than four of these, and there may be
dozen. One. at the center, is the liy
ing room. where the meals are spread
and where the visitors are received, tn
culinary work done, and the dogs
goat and hen accommodated The
other apartments are sleeping rooms
baths. closets. nursery and stores
They are all quite clean and neat. but
it is the living room alone that il
open to inspection. 1t is large, bare
foored. low ceiled and invariably
smelling of smoke. All the chairs re
main stifHy set against the wall, and
there are none of those pretty trIhe;
of female art which we are accus
toned TO consider as marking wo
mans presence. Embroidery. thlni
painting. even novel reading, have lit
tie or no place in Katias life Their
is no library in her house probably
not a dozen books all told. Newspa
pers are to be had at the club. not a
home; and the only picture is that @
a saint in a gaudy brass frame.
From breakfast to dinner the house
wife is occupied with household cares
principally scrubbing, washing an.
putting the rooms in order. 1t is al
ready hot and close, and she moves
about methodically and without Ia
tiguing herself more than she can help
Dinner is had at / or in the after
noon. and as soon as the meal is owe
and the table secured she is done VIII
the household worries of the day. NJ