New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-10-13
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20 A7GEENS'
AS TO KEEPING BoARDERs.

C,,-a- and over again women have found them
selves face 10 face with the following PROPOSE
ton: A good, perhaps handsome, house ana
nothing to keep IL up on Perhaps there Is ap-
solutely 10 income. perhaps slnall caPIla4
which must speedily vanish If used 70 hEe upon
The homestead can be rented and little mousse
or few rooms occupied. But the o4u pISCS y
srdeared nv q thousand associations. II IS IKE
cutting heartstrings TO leave II Moreover, eO4-
ditions may be such that its rent VIII not pro-
vide living. - ,, turn m
keeDing boarders. Distress and poverty dhons
women brought face to face with money eatn-
Ing for the first time would have peeh IaL $780,
in the past had II not been for TINS one me o.
business For the keeping OF DoaroeIs tLiS
Ia~ge cd homestead is capital The Inother
knowledge Of housewifery IS more caPltal anu
every child that is old enough can heIp -,
To make money by keeping boarders two
main things are necessary-perIect Cle 5, -
and good cooking The house may De pam anu
old fashioned the carpets worn, the furniture
scratched but If rooms, linen ana cuI Jams d.
spotlessIy clean. the house VIII !i5IeuIa a..
tract If in addition, the hoTleIlhe hNII-oShS-
Of a real home can be impaired, the applicant
for hoard is captured. To hold him when caught
good cooking is necessary II may i4oC De -
or elaborate for to make money by keeping
boarders close management IS Necessary ~ S
the boarder must become coHNInceo Ii-et ce ~
fond IS perfectly clean. He must feel perfect
confidence that this is SO, and thaI cohlueIIT T9
viii often hold him when other Lhlhss No ~.
lot A business woman staye1 - OIL 20 ,a,,Id
year, at one boarding house les Ell o. 49,
say. I'm still at Mrs. Creme 8 90 81 - ~
q the cooking sometimes. but know II Ci1S.L'
and she does make the best cup o. WIZ "
town
The vdoa, Creme kept house full of boaFders
year after year. although they always gruniDigu
more or less Her fault lack or NaIlGts -
The fooc. Her virtues were perfect elI.tnIs
y the food and excellence in certain a.
Her bread and butter were unfailingly good me-
co1ee famous Her beefsteak was Goou' an
certain simple foods like the breakfast eggs as
cereals. the potatoes for dinner, were al"Sty2
cooked properly. Had she possessed the M
6enuity 70 vary her menu e little more 1aIo MID
rene would have been an ideal boarding hOuS0
keeper
The character OF the boarding house keeper
nay be another source OF capital 10 her, or Il
may drive people away. A little kindly, frleno!y
interest II her boarders viii make wonderfully
.-o1leike atmosphere. She should never eitnSI
&TairS, however She should make Il an IN
volatile rule never to gossip 10 one ooaroes
aooGt another or allow herself 10 De gosslped
To- A young woman boarder should nave the
Privilege OF receiving attention from young men
Without being either ioked or discussed Tne
boarding house keeper who singles out certain
ones among her boardeFs for more intimate
friendship than the others has trouble aheao
= she can fl her house with her own clique,
very well Il not she may have empty rooms
OF her guests socially, particularly those VINO
occupy her cheaper rooms, VIII undoubtedly lose
hosrders from time 70 time.
The boarding house keeper has q chance TO do
E lot OF good in the world She can make
home for The homeless and be friend to those
Who far from friends She viii probably lose
something IN bad bills in the process. but she
VIII eventually learn human nature, so that she
VII trust a certain young woman when she loses
her Job or nurse another through an Illness:
while others she will require 10 pay in advance.
or calmly assure them that she has vacant
rocns