New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-28
MAN CAN'T MARRY.
Wonren Too ETtraOagalpt, Says Mrs.
Richards Rearing Children.

7 really don't wonder at the young men of to-day
not marrying said Mrs. Ellen T Richards at the
omen's conference the Society for Ethical Cult
ure yesterday. IF It be true that 5000 year is
the least young lawyer or professor, or even a
clerk, feels he marry on, then ali I've got to
say is. it's a disgrace TO young women.
1t is entirely possible for two TO live on $3.50 a
year, don't know that would trust the modern
young woman with less''-and Mrs. Richards turned
with laugh 10 Mrs. Ollesheimer. the president.
What is the result? The lawyer is obliged to
take cases he does want. The young professor
IS obliged take hack work to piece out his
income. Foreigners criticise US because little
original research is carried in this country. One
reason is that the young college professors and
teachers have TO stop write books and give lect-
ures 10 pay the rent They can't spend their time
research
Women in Relation to Household Economics"
was the topic of the conference and Mrs Richards
as professor Of domestic science in the Institute of
Technology. Boston, and past mistress in the sci
ence Of homemaLng. the chief speaker
WOMEN UNsCIENTIFIC
AS white women said Mrs. Richards we are
bound TO take up burden. and take it up sane
u We wonderland here her clear gray eyes be-
gan 10 twinkle merrily-"we women are very much
70 the front Just now. It doesn't seem To make
any special difference whether we are right or
Urong-we get criticised just the same. Still the
fact is, the activities which we are engaged do
not Weld the best results for the of energy
employed
who tries 70 advise about household affairs, the
fact remains that efficiency not up 10 mod
ern standards. We keep on wasting time. money
and nerves You all know you waste your energy.
Now. 10 illustrate: When give our slum sis
ters cooking lessons what do we teach them? Well.
one thing is TO make up left-overs. Another is to
make their own bread. We ought to teach them
10 manage so there wouldn't be any left-overs and
a for bread, why I'm hereto this homemade
bread business Wouldn't ii be better to supervise
some good bakery? ] don't know that it is any
more necessary to make your own bread than TO
weave your own carpet"
Then Mrs Richards took up the point What
keep in the home?
Where there children the home means
pcrvison of their morals and manners Children
are made 10 do what the servants are paid for
Seeded but q their effect the chtids character.
CUT OFT sCRUBBTNG.
-.Apropos of President Roosevelts eulogies of the
family. one Of our Boston reporters came to and
said The President says the fat must What
do YOU think. Mrs Richards?
This trouble with the fiat goes back a great deal
further If ! 2 real estate agent I wouldn't
want to my property 10 have it used as children
90 use it. The modern child has not been brought
up TO respect the property of his family. and he
respects nobody elses. When such people grow
Up they 60 to housekeeping with wild ideas about
what things cost. then they oVeTspend their in
come and the young wife begins TO cut down on
Doctors bills than they saved by cutting
You see not applying modern
did. should cut out all the scrubbing whlch
maids invariably object to- Scrubbing is prehis-
1oric, anyway 81
II mine. wife of college professor who keeps
q pretty full notebook and she lent II 10 me-.
Here Mrs. Richards picked up a little book and
been cross all day. Everything did made me
cross Do you feel Ike wringing your chill
dren's necks?' asked a friend who came over IN
the afternoon. Often, she replied
All the women laughed. Mrs Richards closed
the book and laid II Oh the desk.
Domestic machinery grinds US like that We must
alter the whole spirit Of the domestic situation, 50
that nerves like that will be impossible
TOO MUCH HANDMADE LINGERIE
We must take the conditions that are offered us
IN the fat and APARTMENT house. said Mrs. Harry
Hastings Many Of the housekeeper's troubles
are simply ,lue 10 TOO much handmade lingerie
Neither home nor the care of children should he
the sole life Of 2 mother But how. in New-York
IS time n Re found set children to doing house
work al their time is taken up with their les
Miss Charlotte Runlbold formerly secretary Of
ite school Of housekeeping in st Louis interested
the women greatly with her account OF the way III
which women help sent out by the hour or
oag- a Sc r1uch the hour or day: -
'SeTenty-hVe cents
But that is far more expensive than hiring
All bur you don't have 10 lodge or feed herr
Tss the answer.
II these by-the-hour maids we're the daughters
u plumbers 2asftfers and carpenters, rs You say
ciont their fathers teach them TO DO as Httle
work ~ a given time - pessible2 came another
ana while the women laughed, Miss Rumbold
ffufoily answered No.