The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-02-08
WOMEN SHOULD INSIST
ON WEEKLY ALLOWANCES
But There Is Difference in the Manner of Getting
It-and of DiSposing of It.

wv beg" BEGINNING ss '; @ss..s il life S's5s'
a,somewhat lavish scale, the
bride who is satisfied to do her own
homework or a part Of it is not yet
extinct
She usually starts out in her new
life with knowledge of cookery OBJ
tanned from a course at some frst-
class cooking school and d training in
bedmaking. sweeping ana busting Sc
cured at home under the experienced
eye Of her mother. She probably had
taken care of her own room since she
was old and strong enough to handle
the articles. and had otherwise eased
the burden Of household cares which
her mother was carrying. Living in
a moderate way, she expected nothing
above it when she married, but was
content to begin in simple fashion, no
matter how simple, as long as debt
vas avoided.
Apartment House Life
She San be found in some of the
modest little fats in the large apart
ment houses which are conspicuous in
all pretentious cities. She prefers a
fiat because the work Of caring for
her home is easy. since it is provided
with sinks. gas ranges and dumb
walters. Generally the floors are
either hardwood or painted boards
which look nearly as well. She has
as little furniture as is consistent with
comfort and none that is hard to
care for. and every invention for the
saving Of time and labor has been
provided
Education of Her Chilrden.
She is the kind Of wife to whom
man could entrust his earnings with
the certainty that she would make
each dollar give full value. She
would carefully portion it clubhouse
rent. groceries, provisions, bit for
clothing, and another bit to put away
for the inevitable rainy day. She
would bring up her children in the
sensible fashion to which she is ac-
customed. educate them and send
them out into the world to be useful
members Of society.
This class of women is IamentabIy
small Young men with fair sal
aries declare themselves afraid 10
marry, afraid of the expense they
must face, for the girls with whom
they associate have extravagant
tastes. Parents are partly to blame
for this. and the independent life of
the present-day girl is a factor. Girls
who earn good salaries are often al
lowed to spend them all upon them
selves; not a penny goes toward the
family expenses. not a penny is saved.
When sickness comes there are the
parents to fall back upon. so the need
for saving does not press.
The Workman's Choice.
These are the girls to whom young
workmen turn for companionship. If
they marry. the girl insists upon
beginning which puts a heavy strain
upon the husbands income. If they
cannot begin housekeeping in a pre-
tentious manner, with one servant at
least and a IaundTess, they prefer to
board, and there is an end to the
mans dream of home The home
making faculty has not been deTeI-
0ped, and probably never viii be, I'M
less the money supply is sufficiently
to make the work easy.
Homework in DisfavoT.
For some unexplained reason house
work is in disfavor- Despite good /
wages and other inducements held out
to women, there is a dearth of house
hold workers. and a surplus OF appli- /
cants for employment in stores and /
factories. where wages which can ]
hardly be called living wages are paid. /
The number of women who prefer IS /
4 week and the mea6er living they /
earn To half that and a comfortable /
home is daily growing larger, and, /
perhaps, the time IS coming when
wives will be forced to return to the /
of their grandmother days, /
and do their own work. or, as an /
alternative, go to boarding.
If daughters were trained to house /
keeping methods there would be no /
hesitation in marrying and setting /
Up a home on the modest income, no +
1isnay when the ruler Of the kitchen .
decided to leave. Housekeeping is a |
science with many departments, and /!
IS interesting as one chooses to make /
T. Labor-savtng devices are numer- /
eGs, but life has ceased to be simple. !
ard the best judgment must be en-
7loyed TO give the greatest amount of
eisure with the least amount of labor.
Slow Steps Necessary.
Dish washing, sweeping and dust
ng have been made easy. but there
5 no royal road to the mastery of the
business of marketing. 1t must be
earned by slow steps. The food
waste is the least to be dreaded. and
through it a great many shiTings slip
before the inexperienced housekeeper
las secured the knowledge which can