The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-08-03
BY MARaAREr 3. sANasrER.

BY MARGARET f. sANGsTER.
was sitting one day in a ferry boat.
and could not avoid hearing the con
versation Of the women who were my
feiiow passengers. One of them was
very beautifully dressed. and her friend
seemed impressed with the elegance
Of her costume on which she made
admiring comments. particularly prais-
ing the richness OF the material and
the exclusiyeness OF the style.
You don't get style like this" said
the first, unless you pay for It. /
went 20 Nine. X. and her prices
are trightfully high. but | was wiz
ing to meet them, for had made the
subject OF dress a study, and was
determined 10 look as well as any
one in the town. / sec by your ex-
preston that you are wondering how
/ managed II on Edwards salary. /.
did Il by economy. l never go beyon
my means. / make II rule 10 save
on my table. Edward and the chill
dren get along quite well on cheap
cuts OF meat and on goldfish and pota-
toes, as they would on beef steak and
chops such as you have on your table
all the while"
The other woman shook her head
John would never allow saving on the
table. He insists that the children
must be nourished with the best food.
and that he would rather pay the
butcher than the doctor"
The boat bumped against the dock,
and as our custom Is In this hurrying
country, we all rushed together 70
make the landing with what speed We
might, and TO start on our several
ways. OF my neighbors in the cabin
4 saw no more but I had my private
conclusions about a wife and mother
whose vanity was 20 pronounced that
for the sake OF personal adornment
rich garments. and costly fnery. she
deliberately abridged the supplies OF
her table. ! had vision OF her hus-
band somewhat scantily fed and OF
her children aenemic and pallid. in or
der that she might hold her own with
the wives OF wealthier men than Ed
ward. ] had great respect for John
of the sturdier hber. and for his sen
sible wife. II Is misnamed economy
that puts the emphasis OF living on
dress and spends 20 much for clothing
that neither body nor brain can be
furnished with a diet that makes goof
red blood. and maintains physica.
strength at the highest point OF excel
lence.
I do not think that many American
women make this egregious blunde-.
The alphabet OF frugality Is 80 little
understood by most OF us that we ex-
pend far more than we need on thu
table. the same rate OF lavishness run
ming straight through all our daily
conduct and through the ordering OF
our homes. Everyone has heard the
oft repeated observation that a fam.
lily IN France can live comfortably on
what In an American kitchen Is habit.
ually thrown away Undoubtedly there
is some truth IN this; many women
having had no preliminary training IL
taking care OF Ieft-overs and OF odds
and ends, and others having not the
faintest Idea OF what and how to buy.
A course In marketing should be a
part OF every young womans education
and a course in catering would do few
girls any harm.
The ordinary cook and housemaid
survey with scorn the mistress who
keeps tally Of the sugar. butter and
eggs that are used in the kitchen, and
regards with disfavor the thrifty habit.
Of keeping on the back OF the range
that pot-au-feu, into which every
housekeeper in France puts the scraps
and bits that combine to make a savory
SOUP.
A good table is one on which a.