New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-25

The possible uaetarnorphosis Of the tanltress, or
housezeeper, Of tenement house IS the subject of
& recent article IN Charities" by Mrs. Herbert
Parsons The right kind Of g housekeeper might,
for instance. be q wholesale buyer for her tene-
rnent, suggests Mrs Parsons She might buy coal.
wood and even groceries at wholesale prices, store
them IN the basement and retail them to the ten
ants a. a Price large enough TO insure q small
commission herself She might arrange for a
certain amount Of cooperation among the tenants,
es for Instance, IN the Of children. The tene-
msut house baby the child not old enough 10
Keeper could arrange that for four or i've hours
each day the little ones could be gathered together
assistance Of some tenement house helpers. Thus
Get free for work or recreation and g penny a child
would Temunerate the caretakers, Mrs. Parsons
promising field than any she has at present
TIE Central Council OF tho Nev7-York Charity
OrEanizaron Society IN its annual report recently
issued. declares that the most striking and IN
endurable cause OF dependence IN New-YOrk City
at the present time IS the physical disability re-
EultnR nom dark, unEanitary and unventilated old
tensuent houses, from infectious disease from &C
oident ana from lack OF sufficient and suitable
nour1sh1nont The urgent problem before phian-
rising generation may be made industriaIy eficient
and hence self-supporting and to discover means
by which adequate and sufficient relief DO
not sufficient 70 enable them 70 maintain a reason
able standard OF living"
Chance led TO the discovery IN Berlin recently
that man who had been working for some time
q builders laborer, and whom foremen regarded
as an invaluable assistant, was q woman Mrs
Simpson Informed the Berlin police that she found
Il easier 70 earn her living in male attire. She
was formerly stewardess on Atlantic liner
and. being deserted by her husband. she decided
70 dress herself and become a sailor.
She served on several ships en- able bodied sea-
I'd yaT IN md
Sweden and finally settled IN Perrin as day Ia
in under false colors and ordered 10 don petticoats
again on pain OF seyerer punishment This she is
america 10 begin life again as a man.
There goes number four remarked the clean
shaver man ia the Lenox-ave. subway express as
he turned over another page Of his paper.
Number four whatE" asked his companion
The fourth woman I've seen this week with her
collar awry," was the rejoiuder. I've been an
noyed and amused AZ the carelessly dressed women
one sees in the street and IN the that It &C
CURED 10 me 10 keep count OF them. I only began
yesterday / wish 1 had thought Of It IN time 10
make a New Years resolution OF it,
What IS the matter with the women OF to-day, q"
he went on, warming Up 20 his subject that they
binding torn of r-tf!es tran along behind them
And then their shoes-how can women Of re-
Enemeut 20 around with the turnover heels theN.
when hts SHOES get GOWN at the heels 10 send
thcu 10 the cob1Irv end have them set up Why
do nice women feel That they a.e alsolved from
'sVVomeu's dresses bag ~ The knea just as
much meas Trousers. bur how Taany women
send their skirts a tailor 70 be pressed as the
average dOes7 Woneas hats get dusty-la-
mentally EO-but I suppose one reason why they
do not brush them oftener Is because they fea- 10
disturb the trimmings 4 man who went around IN
the same condition would he characterized as seeGy.
In other words He summed ~, preparing 10 so
with his paper. tine average woman dOe5n
70 know how 70 get into her clothes properly,
and I'm Just keeSpg tabs on her. that's all"