The San Francisco call., 1905-05-07
HOW TO MAKE
HOUSEWORK
EASY.
BY Angela Morgan

Az gHEN housework becomes mono<-
M onous to a woman is me fault IN
w the occupation or in the woman
The number OF women to-day who find
Homework unattractive and irksome IS
increasing at an alarming rate. as the
growing popularity of hotel and board
ing-house life will attest
What is the real secret OF the dislike
manifested by the housekeeping sex
for a profession which holds such In
Vulnerable opportunities for the exer-
else Of ones best talents?
Women nowadays seem to be de-
veIoping a sort OF hysterical repug-
nance TO such responsibilities. The
young wife may throw herself with en-
thusiasm into housekeeping for time,
but only for time. Her interest soon
wanes. and the fever for change OF
occupation or for diversion takes it's
place.
Anything to get away from house
work" is the slogan Of the modern
fighter for the broader life. And yet
the profession OF home-making Is brin1-
full Of charm and beauty to those who
know how to discover its possibilities
When domestic duties become dis
tasteful to a woman the cause ire
ouently lies in her lack of interest In
the details OF her work. Few women
enjoy the details of work as men DO.
1t is the sum of her work that appeals
to the average woman. and when the
inevitable details are encountered her
zeal abates or vanishes altogether
Whatever a woman can be emotion
ally interested in she can accomplish
we'll. Details are always more or less
tedious to her, and the only way she
manages them, as rule. Is by keeping
her mind occupied with something else
When a woman really delights IN
making a pudding. or darning SOCKS,
or sweeping the floor, it is because she
can forget the details in the glowing
thought Of how pleased somebody VIII
be to eat that pudding, or wear those
socks. or enjoy that clean, white MOOR
And that somebody" is either. nus
band or a child. or some one who looks
70 her for comfort and happiness. liz
is the consciousness Of giving comfort
and happiness that makes her work
agreeable.
Housework to-day has not the senti-
mental appeal II once had for the gen.
tier sex. The old-fashiOned woman de-
lighted in the performance Of such Ia
bor. not only because it was neces-
sary. but because hOusework at that
time was considered unquestionably
the most admirable occupation for Wo-
men.
In those days there were no rival in
terests to divert women from the tradi-
tionaI domestic paths. To-day there
are any number OF such interests
Housekeeping. accordingly, has lost its
charm in the eyes Of many women.
Just as soon as the emotional sex
learns to love housework. for its own
sake-just as soon as women gain an
intellectual appreciation of what
home really means-this charm will be
rediscovered.
In the business world many women
are gaining that faculty which by ma
ture they Iack-the ability TO master
details. The woman who has acquired
this faculty and can see the beauty in
housekeeping is the woman who is
bound to make a complete success OF
such work
If every woman who finds house
keeping irksome would train herself to
become interested in the details OF her
occupation sne "Oulu SOOH sec tHdI Ih0
tedium Is not in her duties, but in her
failure to meet them rightly.
Learn TO work for the sheer Joy OF
! working See how much interest you
can infuse into such homely duties as
washing dishes and sweeping floors
Don't ignore the details. but love them
Seek constantly new ways OF doing
your work Try to improve daily.
Work is beautiful if you make 1t so.