Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-08-05
Lonely Homes.

Many are the homes that are closed
at this season of the year. From these
homes the families have gone to summer
resorts, and the husbands and fathers
are-well. usually at their desks or 9th
er places of business making the where
withal to pay the bills. Meantime, they
seek their meals in hotels or restaurants.
and perhaps 20 home mt night to de-
serted domicile and keep bachelors
hail. One man who tried this plan
says that he doesn't mind bed-making.
for it is easy to spread up the coverings
and shake up the pillows, and that he
doesn't mind making a cup of coffee in
the morning, but adds that it is the
dishwashing that he objects to.
do you know how | manager he
asked. Il tell You my method is some
thing for h0usekeepers to seriously con-
slider | just keep using the dishes until
every one has been eaten from, and then
have a grand wash-up. That is. [
thought I'd do that way, but when [
saw what Il huge pile there was, | piled
them in the kitchen sink, and began get
ting my breakfasts at the restaurants,
too"
Well" remarked business mans
wife the other day, as she was prepar-
ing to leave the city for the remainder
OF the summer, what would you have
us women doE 1t is hard enough to
keep help ut the best, and when sum
mer comes all the best girls who do
Homework accept places at the various
watering places and we city women are
left helpless | can't blame the girls
iOuch, either. They like a change and
Il good time, and want to earn all the
money they can, and they certainly do
get better wages at the summer resorts
and plenty of tips. too. and | suppose
have more fun when their work is done.
| had very good girl, but she was lured
away by an offer at n summer resort.
| offered to give her the same wages,
although it was awfully big pay for
private house, but that did not have any
effect. She wanted the change-and the
tins which latter | could not of course
compete with. Really wealthy people
who can afford to take the help along
with them in summer. and give them Il
good time. too. may be able to retain
them all the year around, but people in
moderate circumstances. like myself.
cannot do it. 1t is a case of either go
ing into the country or ut some mex
penSive resort with the children until
fall. or staying at home and living like
a lot of gypsies, for ! simply cannot do
the homework. And | believe that |
represent Il very large class. And so
there YOU are The woman who can do
her own work in case of emergency is u
lucky being"
1 Once klltN Il young NDiHdu WHO was
trying to get through high school and tit
herself to teach As she was mainly
dependent upon her own resources She
used to do Homework during vacations
To earn money toward paying her ex-
pcnses when in school. After she began
teaching. being somewhat in debt and
needing clothes. she still spent her vaca-
lions for some seasons in doing house
work. Being educated and refined. the
women for whom she worked under
stood that she met them on a practical
ly equal footing, and was treated ac-
cordngly. But the majority of young
women who are seeking vocation that
will lift them above what they consider
household drudgery. will not do az this
girl did. no matter how capable they
may be to do it. nor how much they
may need the mony they would thus
earn.
The story is told Of woman who adj
vertised for a cook. and for Il music
teacher. She received three answers To
the former. and over 100 70 the latter.
Now. while many women would be
thankful To receive as many as three
replies to an advertisement for a cook.
is still a deep significance in such an in
stance as the one just given. Young
women are rushing in crowds into the
professions. and to be even Il poor music
teacher IS. IN their opinion. much better
than 70 he ever 50 good a A0nsekeeper.
-Pruella Janet Sherman in Detroit
News-Tribune.