New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-06
THIS "SERTANT GIRL ISlf."
S0roSis Hears II Is Al the Fault of
Lovely Working Girl Story"

IT is the lovely working Et-F kind OF story that
Is really al TIE bottom Of an ir-mense deal OF the
servant glrl ISM which is making wretched the
lives cf 50 many housewives to-day" Mrs. Eliza
beth Ake-s Allen. q TIlckahoe. told So-osis yes
-erday its initial meeting o. the year. She was
talking about the nischievoUs n uterature-''LAt-
eratu-e- Helps and Eind-ances' being the subject
90 the literary p-uE-anne-an6 took occasion 10
zap The cheap novel and the press snlartly over
the k-uck.es for what she regarded their mis-
chievoLs tendencies.
Continuing. Mrs. Allen said. A servant girl who
Frends every moment she can steal from her work
her sleep Ia reading how much better and hand
sor1e- she is than her mistress. and how unjust Il
IS that she should work II the kitchen while her
employer sits II the pa-lor is not likely 10 be
more respectful or more coute1te5. 4 q mill girl
can marry her employers son. why u0r she2 4
one pretty 81 = calico and & white apron can
marry millionaire. why not another?
Not even The high pressure French novel. with
irs scenes q gl6o5 vice, luxurious sef-indugence
and u-pr-ciple6 adventure its fake views OF life,
utter lack Ct domestic atmosphere and disregard
O. truth and loyalty in uarriage-nOt even the
French novel Goes 50 much harm as these L is
when the novel enters the sphere Of our own ex-
sstence and surroundings and gives rs false no
tons Of ou- positions. duties and possibilities that
e begins 20 Go harm
Vow. rich men and even nobIernen- have some
times married opera singers. flower girls, circus
rlde-s and pubic dancers But il Is queer fact
-hst they almost never marry women who earn
CopaecUa married beggar maid; the chances are
g thousand 20 one that ne would not have married
her had she been mil hand or a servant or even
A1rer commenting or the kind OF stories that
inc place IL publications calling themselves 'rrst
class family magazines Mr. Allen turned her at
TeEron 10 TIE Newspapers, whose teachings. she
considered. clc Ear more harm than even tne
novels she had been describing. because newspapers
ere UBIQUITOUS. and cheaper and more easily READ
we and in nearly al newspapers tone Of flip
F1nt elsresIect toward "o52el 4I-l az N 5---l
yype. especially boys 30 man is 80 nigh. 50 blame
mention him With sneers and rl1Icule ana Sian
cerOCs cartoon 10 woman = 50 superior mat she
1T Is q fav0rire habit with many so-cal@1 live
neNspapers y preach tAal US y 't- .5-'= 81 t l
together with the custom q speaking II persons ~
1- 55sreSrecJ ana irl-erti ue-ca which too many
Ct The youth Cf the present Cay sao" lDNal4 t-t-f
parents and elders The Other day q woman. per
Ears fo--y-eighJ years old. was run Gown 1y a
hook several hundred collars al9 nqL save 1 1e
IN some ways rhe teaching q gae ,. aysrase
A ely gil Of hfteen eopes, and her ae@-t5roAen
Euothe- j. mace 70 appeaT r-ocll9-s -, = -s ~
-- - 1@ts T,-,a-- a fis65edient son who had
49, --- re~tfes killed his brother and then shot
himself one OF the best dail-es n Town sll1 q
7geaT-5v nan had 10 right &c dsiEhe-lt his son
: saw III ais same paper query from boy;
ny father has much money ne IS l1VesJiIlE II in
ways thst don't Ike The money is q Co-- 5
mine OF vii be when he dies: how can / stop MN
a inc ~ The old Jewish parental authority
ard spanking % Chinese ancestor WORSHIP Iot-
v-rhstardirg our boosted superiority rnsnI Wen De
mixed WITH or latter CAV CIVILIZATION
Others WHO took part in the literary prog sffille
dav. c---e5e r 1-oop Neiiie ]. KingTnan. Nay
Riley Smith Leonora =. WhipIle, AeI-s " 44r-lsI
ors75s Is5Ss za-r and sis adeine Aiable r
@1,eoi The usual monthly luncheon pTee7De1 '-7