The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-04-18
THE HOME COMPANION.
TERRENCE HAS PROVED SHE
 IS NOT TO BE ENVIED.
is Usually the Woman suddenly ,rown on Her Own Rssources, who Looking for s,necure Place

# Is Usuaiiy the Woman suddenly brown on Her Own Rssources, who IIsooking for n stnecnre Place
 he domestic market is short on ,l1ers who can command whatever they please, and long on woman are clamoring to work for nothing. between the two conditions the Shan in charge of an employment hey is confronted with a float prob- Getting enough cooks, nurs- ds and general houseworkers to go Ind is no easy task, but it is child G compared with fitting all the liners helpers" and useful com ions" with places where they will be lated as one of the family in return Flight and agreeable duties about home.
 pst of the applicants for apparent sinecure are wo- suddenly thrown on their own surces. They have not a single ketable accomplishment and they W it. But they hope to glide ugh life in some other woman's De as a friend and soul r. or to use it as a tenn try resting place where they Themselves to wrest a living from cold, cold world in dollars and 1t in most cases they find after a t trial that they have reckoned out their host, or rather their host She, on her part, is on the look for some one to be a general un- Judy. Her sscompanion" must be y and willing, if necessary, to go in- e kitchen and get up meal, if the takes French leave, or help hang parIor curtains, if the uphoisterer bpoints. at critical time. As hers helper" she is like to be b upon to walk the floor with baby ight, or take the pug dog out for Hiring in the park every afternoon. s may be called upon also in this rnal capacity to wash and comb little (canine) daring and make xet covers for him.
 .stitch now, and the" arily An of when the contracting parties
 to live together as members of family may turn out to be the ral mending of the household, ings, socks and little boys trous- ot excepted, and gradually bits of sewing are added thereto. If the panionn shows that she possesses skill with her needle, she finds her. making shirt waists and shirts al- before she knows it, and filling in leisure time with getting airy in the way of dressing jackets, owns and the like,
 hough it has been stipulated that to be a member of the family, she t herself from the family table
 company is expected, if indeed not asked to officiate as waitress. 0 the leisure time, in which she
 to study languages, keep up her ,, or practice stenography and yriting she finds that her friend" estess, generally has something on that must be done just about this
 For these and other duties she yes home and board. Sometimes laundering is included, more often hot. She is expected do it herself 5een whiles' or put it out. When former is the case, she may be to just rinse out a piece or two' hing half dozen or to press ese few things while the irons are asionally a slight compensation" ven. in addition to the food and r. It may be a dollar week and
 or even two dollars. If it reach- $ sum the person receiving it has unusually gifted. Reading aloud gently may be required to alter with salad making, and teaching .udiments of music with dusting -brac or polishing the library uralIy, the tenure of office is
 under these conditions. Both $ to the same pact are disappoint biscontent snolder for awhile, and nly there IS dl uiiDldAiliS oi and the companion" is back
 at the office seeking a new with cultured and refined people lrally, the tenure of office is short these conditions. Both parties to anne. pact are disappointed. Dis 1t smolder for awhile, and sudden re is an unblazing of wrath, and companion" is back again at the seeking a new home with culture efined people, etc.
 it is one peculiarity of this phase k that the woman most concerned learn wisdom from the past un- er she has had two or three dozen ences. Occasionally the person lrge of the bureau can make the |anion" see the error of her ways, ersuade her to go into straight