Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-02-18
Simple Life Not for Married Women.

We hear a good deal about the simple
life these days and many persons promise
themselves to lead it, not being very cleg
in their own minds, perhaps, just what 1t
is. Rev. Mr.. Wagner has obtained much
fame by his book which advocates the
simple life and which has been indorsed
by no less shining light than the Occu-
pant of the white house, who, while he
is Il well known liver of the strenuous
life, would evidently not have people fol-
low his example, but his precept. 1t is
easy to talk about il. but life Ically is not
simple. unless one cOuld become a hermit
and absolutely cut himself off from
humanity. For so long as we live in
communities, have friends and are part
of what goes on about lis our lives are
very complicated and becoming more SO
instead of less.
Take the housekeeper, for instance.
the woman who has a family. She may
rise in the morning with a determine
ton to live the simple life and allow
nothing TO disturb her serenity. But
alas, there may be grounds in he break
fast coffee and husband may make a
few remarks about il. Or even if the
breakfast Is smoothly gotten through and
it is cold morning husband says that
he thinks he will wear his sealsllin cap
down town. Then his wife remembers
she put it away carefully done up with
moth balls, but where, q whereE Hus-
band is standing first on one foot and
then the other, making charming re-
marks about persons who put things
away 50 carefully that they never come
to light. Meanwhile his wife is going
through closet shelves with a red face
and wondering why in the world her
lord should want that cap at this par
ticular moment. If she does not find It
lie goes away cross, saying that he VIII
probably freeze his ears. Just by way Of
{ a ytI4 IL "a T.
tjud thing it proves to man that all
his theories about women are true. SO
as SON as he has gone his wife tries
to re, her mind into proper shape to
live the simple life. hut after the chill
dren are finally gotten off to school. the
buttons scwcd on which mysteriously
fell off the previous day without rhyme
OF reason, and mother again sits down
with the idea Of taking mp the simple
/ life. her determination has somewhat
4 weakened. She has not sat there long
( before she is called to the kitchen t.
/ discover the cook has a grievance IN
! doesn't think she can stand things au-
other day The simple life here becomes
much tangled up and by night wife g
getting the dinner herself and has no
! theories worth mentioning.
Now. if q man had any tact--s0me
men have. but they never marry he
would. upon returning mt night and find
about everything in general aud make
( himself as agreeable rs If She was q
friend instead of his wife. But alas
the fact that Size could not find the cal
. in the morning still ranhles and his frs
( question at night is about that. 1a.
( she found it, If not. She feels guilty
and husband feels justified in holding
| forth upon the utter ahsurdity Of put
ting things away. She asks him sar
castically if he would Ike the cap lef
undeifoot in the hail. and he will prob
ably say it would be- better there thar
put away. No man can understand put
ting things away. How 20 live if thing
lie not put away once in awhile he ha
not thought ont. He only knows tina
when he wants thing il should ris
automatically walk of the shelf am
insect him half way The woman WIS
cam invent that viii be much sought aft
/ en- II it is "a gun. "a book, au Old Goa
. or anything that may ec0nr 90 him sud
. denly. he cannot comprehend that ,
should not DE at band iu "a moment, eve
though it may be- years since Zee las
saw IT, Such Is man when caught youu
and doHe~5icatad. He means well an
/ j, perfectly charming when eyerythiu
goes his way. 50 If q woman" ans
t0dy-daes not live the simple lie sb
should not be blamed.
Life is not simple for the majority