Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-07

the variety OF food. He adopted eat
ables that We're simple and required
little labor In the preparation. l am
afraid. too. that he omitted the busting
more than once during that week of
the disabiement of Mrs. Y. Finally
he got his homework down fine. He
rose to the point where he could con-
template it philosophically. He sum.
med it all up thus: Women are stupid.
They make themselves twice as much
work in housekeeping as they need to
They want everything just 50 nice and
so fashionable. Now, what's the use
Of having two dishes where one will
do? Potatoes will do for vegetables at
dinner: salad will do for vegetables at
dinner. What's the use of having
both? One is enough. It's foolish to
have so many courses and SO many
different kinds of silver to be cleaned
a fork to eat this food. another kind of
fork for that food and sharp spoon
for this, Il blunt spoon for that and Il
pair of tongs for something else. Won.
en- are stupid. say" That settled for
ever the point in his mind. Worst of
all, he was more than half right
Civilized housekeeping, with its in
Vulnerable fashionable requirements
has become burden SO heavy it is nc
wonder women try to get rid of it.
Women do make work for themselves
that is unnecessary.
l don't know when have been more
pleased and heartened than l was on
an evening recently when l went to
hear several addresses at public
meeting. One of the speakers was a
lady Of high position and forceful char
acter. She was beautiful woman
large, queenly, nobly proportional
Her waist was not compressed in the
least: her dress skirt was of con
venient walking length. She wore a
handsome gown-sOme kind of a con-
lection of black and white lace and
silk, quite up to date and most becom-
ing to the lady, perfectly stylish" If
that is what one wants. But you
scarcely thought Of her dress at all.
Your attention was attracted by the
healthy, comely, radiant face, with its
large, shining blue eyes. When it came
her turn to speak this admirable wom-
an reached her hand back into a peck
ct in her gown-an actual pocket. mind
you, one that did not mar the look of
her skirt in the least either-and drew
from it the notes she used in a ringing
address, full Of tact. fearlessness and
logic. The lady was NJ. Carey Thomas
IL. D.. president Of Bryn Mawr, and
one Of the most scholarly women liy-
ing. tN%t'.f
Miss Louise Forsslund. who discov
cred a new vein Of romance among the
old Dutch people Of Long Island, has
| written a series Of charming short
stories with scenes laid among those
quaint folk 20 dear to her. Miss Forss
lund Is spending the winter at San An
tonic, Tex.
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/ Let 10 train ourselves TO be q pleas
ant a. the good nAtured japanese
Good temper wins every time. Herr
in New York - a luncheon place thai
advertises itself as I Japanese res
taurant. As matter Of fact. the only
thing japanese about It IL the man IL
charge OF the dining room, the hea(
walter, yet he meets everybody wht
comes in with . manner 80 polite, 8,
smiling. cordial and agreeable that b,
is drawing crowds to that little eatinl
place just by that way he has
ares ee
In present day records IL no utter
ance more touching than the dyinl
words Of George Francis Train, II an
sorry to leave the children and tn
birds" *t
There is one debt every human bein
owes to the innate human dignity re
siding in himself and in everybod
else. 1t Is the debt of politeness an
good temper. Pay your debt.
49,
The best spot on this earth for a WI
man to live In is New Zealand. Their
, the gap between wealth and poverty
: not so great as In the United State,
nor is the social class line between ric
, and poor anything like SO sharpl
| drawn as with US. Poverty is almot
| unknown. 1t Is the most prosperou
country on the globe today. But wha
is the best and grandest fact Of a
, connected with New Zealand Is tha
there women have full citizens right
, They can vote ami be voted for at a
, elections and are In the eyes OF the la'
. the perfect equals Of men. sha
: steal OF and 60 and live in New Re,
t land one Of these days.
! So ee
> At the last general election in Me
bourne, Victoria, women voters orgal
: lied themselves thoroughly, cast
heavy vote and carried the day for IL
ticket Of the Labor party. which no