Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-01-28


advantage at social intercourse with their
kind have Inc disease mildly aud ration.
atty: INIT ti3osr oi MS WHO nave been de
miycd of zppricrcc with ibc world. espe.
ri3ilN these vino have been ties. willing
y or WUllinely To home d..i,S cxclu-
-Hclv ale hopeless eases from the yerv
oat-et, Aud had been thoroughly m-
ogalat,d
true tea her word. Mrs Parsons had
given me a prominent place on the re-
cpption committee, and also on a MINOR
committee, ~ here / could have social nd
Vantagc~ without too much responsibility.
instead IF the long dull days in the little
tlat over tie store ! NOW found that
There were not waking hours enough in
he rev hou.e on The Lake Front, Be
lore we were fairly settled in our new
home | saw that 1t would be impossible
10 keep up with my home duties and Inc
demands ot the club. thr iir>t was tied
10. the second | would not give up 80
/ sent To Kansas Ion my mother, who
self sacrificing Woman that she was
came prepared to stay on indefinitely.
Necessity was beginning TO be the mother
OF diplomacy with me, and | did not tell
Joe that She was TO remain only that she
was To visit us. And a, his business kept
him away more and more of the time,
her advent mattered little to him.
She was an excellent housekeeper and
fond of children and she had never dWclt
in city home with its modern improve
ments or enjoyed the doubtful pleasure
OF attempting to rule over servant or
two. Consequently, it was very easy
matter 10 drop the rens Of management
into her hands.
As the days heightened and spring
came on / became more absorbed in club
matters and left everything to her lIav-
ing joined two more Chicago clubs. both
Of which met weekly, | found myself III
a vortex OF engagements which ! fondlY
imagined was Society This nccpssi-
tated several new gowns and hats and l
learned the gentle art of running mp
bill at the shops.
Never shall forget the scene with my
husband when the first bill came in. As
had no money, it had to be turned over
to him. which did with an assumed air
OF careless gaiety. | doubt if Mrs Theo-
dore Parsons could have done it better.
But it availed nothing
Great Scott, Johnnie he Numbered.
"Who gave you permission to do this
Are We SO poor that you must get
trustedg Where is The allowance | give
YOU"
Il used it all mp long ago answered
with spirit. Il haven't had new clothes
for several years; and there are club
dues and other expenses
''hcn he produced and displayed a
choice variety of strong words which |
IaI i a IL
vocabulary which it may not he
permitted to record here. Suffice it to
say, he denounced roundly tho woman's
club idea. But he paid the bill, and /
was in no wise shaken in my determina-
ton to shine in the club world. That
very afternoon l joined whist club,
after which my time was more fully oc-
cupied than ever.
Matters reached a climax few days
later / had had an unusually hard
week. l use the adjective advisedly.
Women who stay at home and devote
themselves to caring for their household
do not fully comprehend the phrase hard
work" Only those who 90 deep into the
designations of committee work can APP
preciate its full significance
did not get down to breakfast until
20. Joe was already downtown,
He had a business engagement and
COULDN'T wait" said mother. "Hc ate his
breakfast early. You We're late home
last night"
eyes. Our whist club, YOU know I
answered Il really wanted to get home
and get to bed early, but one can't break
up party. And Pve SO much to do to-
day"
Il did hope you could stay home today
and help me fix that wrapper said
mother. Il can't manage it alone"
No, not today" was my answer, with
a touch of asperity. 1--WE got COM
mittee meeting this morning and another
meeting at noon. and, by the way, /
sha'n't be at home to lunch. Della, you'll
have to make me some new coffee, and
make it strong. This isn't fit 10 drink"
1T was good and strong, mem, at half
past ~ cheerfully replied the maid, as
she hurried to the kitchen; but nothing
tasted 30 good as usual, and / started
off quite out of sorts with the world in
general. 1t did not occur to me then
that | was having good many difficult
mornings nowadays, and ] would have
died rather than own how tired ] was.
But once arrived at the handsome resi-
dencc where we We're to hold our commit
tee meeting, my spirits rose again. Dur.
ing the wiuter had gained access to a
dozen of the most exclusive houses in
Chicago places that | would never have
dreamed Of entering n year before)
through my club membership and Mrs.
Parsons friendship. To be sure, it had
only been for committee meetings so far;
but a foothold IS worth everything.
There was a rustic of silklined skirts
in the fashionable drawing room, little
later. as the members OF my committee
moved mp to let Mrs. Parsons take the
chair Only ten minutes late" whis-
pored one of them. That's doing well for
her"
The gayel sounded and the meeting was
called to order The minutes were read.
and after ore or TIVE objections had been
raised and settled again, the business Of
the morning was stated; it was to make
arrangements for a grand reception to
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