The Washington times., 1906-08-24
PERSONAL APPEARANCES
AND HOUSEHOLD WORK

Some women who work about their
own homes neglect their personal ap-
pearance, one might say, shamefully.
IL Is at least a pitiable thing TO see a
woman grow SO absolutely careless OF
the love and respect of those around
her. Many a graceful young girl with
good dgure and pretty face, after serv-
Ing an apprenticeship for a few years
following her marriage at hOuseWOrk.
develops into tousie-headed, slatteTnly
matrJn. Women are by nature proud
creatures. They want to be loved and
they Ike % be admired There must be
some good some excellent reason for
THIS common metamorphOsis Of women
after entering upon the duties OF
home
There is a great deal Of current in
formation to the effect that housewOrk
and the common duties OF life may be
reduced to mere child's play OF simply
a butterfly existence. However. 70 IS
customary yet among those whose per
sonaI equation has practical work Ia this
line for ITS equivalent 10 refer 70 house
work as drudgery. and the routine duties
attendant upon the care Of a household,
no matter how trivial. are generally re-
gardeI as arduous An onlooker often
marvels at this, especially one OF the
male persuasion, since the preparation
of dainty meals and the whisking
around Of dust brush or cloth in tidyiug
up rooms bears to him but small su8
gesti0n Of labor Well Ike all ques-
tious. this one has two sides to it. I'm
dOubtedly a great deal that Is objection
able On hOusework wears more upon the
mental than upon the physical condition
OF women In the first place very few
women are born hOusekeepers and know
Just how to manage and systematize
things TO make them easy. Very few
women hav5 the knack of being dalnJly
and tIdily dressed when about their
work, Some being clumsy and aWk-
ward, soil and tear their clothing, while
others never find time 90 devote 70 their
toilet.
no one realizes more than the woman
herself. when she appears before her
family and friends attlred in unit and
unbeCOmiug old clothes. the misery OF
IT, One reads IN the magazines and
papers just how 90 look well under all
circumstances, but practically, IL IS an
other story Everybody knows how step
by step a woman grows careless of her.
self as she finds IL necessary 10 do Tor
others Besides lack of time there IS
frequently aCk of funds and an unset.
fish woman supplies her famllys needs
before her own are thought OF. Many
times the realization that she is looking
like q fright tries a WOmans nerves TO
the extent of iTTitabillty. Sensitive wO'
men often become hardened 10 the
amenities Of life through n constant ne'
glect of person. A woman drifts into
this slipshod way OF living before she
realizes IT, Her first intimation of the
change may be when her husband
looks askance and with a pcrJurbed,
perDIeNed manner refers casually TO
her tousIed hair. A man always thinks
a woman is looking we'll when her hair
is neatly and becomingly arranged. A
slight allusiOn TO her tout ensemble may
occasion a serious outbreak on The part
of a woman who possesses nerves and
NAV end I'm COpiOuS supply or tears.
Women are much alike, take them the
world over. HencefoTth there is usually
nothing further 10 call TO mind the fact
that the family hOusekeeper is rapidly
developlng into slattemly ways, until
a stranger appears unannounced ana
unexpected. Thon the extreme mortihca
lion is keener than at hrst-
Lines and wrinkles are added TO faces
through the unfortunate way I'm which