The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-06

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maid IN q state NJ apologr'io humility,
and. having properly a%s-ertevl herself, tho
mlnlaterina French woman WIS inclined
10 te amiahle. even friendly To social
climber ahe gave NJ quarter, but station
asy poverty she could pity and condone.
III wouhi rdlly pay you Ia have n maid,
Madame. she urged. "Of courss, there IL
the exp nss ~ the wages and the board,
hut II ma finds a proper psr-On there n an
immen V ~ wing In tho wardrobe. But
yes, tp ly, Madame.
sOne Joes not rea lize what q good maid
mesna until ono has experimented
myself do much % Madame's sewing, Not
the handsome gowns 81 course, that Ia not
20 be expected, but the little summer frocks
the simple morning robes.
SOno imagines perhaps that because a
woman M keep u maid she always has
her things made by the great dresemakerB
and does not count the cost. II is foolish,
that idea, Madame. They are very saving,
these women with mAids. IL l should
tell you the little economies that 60 on
under the surface Of the smart life
that would DO indiscreet.
There are always the frocks to DO fresh
ened, to be made over. the slips, the lingerie.
the little blouses, q world OF sewing that
IL 10 be done In the house. IL the maid is
capable and willing and receives high
wages. No one realizes what II means to
Keep Cl0tnlnB diNayb III pOiheSt OhuCi'
Il put in new lust ruffles, / enew chiffon
or mousseline, l clean lace, I put on fresh
braids. l let out, / take in, / make new
guimpes, ] change sleeves, ! press and
Tearrange crumpled ribbons, l alter ready
made things that Madame picks up at q
bargain.
And all that is but a beginning. The
complexion, the hair, the baths must be
considered"
But an ordinary woman can't expect to
nave expert care in the matter Of hair and
complexion and baths. protested the woman
who couldn't afford a maid.
Marie smiled t~olerantly.
sTo be sure. And yet there is much
money paid for such things by the ordinary
woman, Madame"
A remembrance Of money invested in
shampoos and Marcel waves and facial
massage and manicure and other ~vanities
made the ordinary woman blush.
aThere is, of course, a class that cannot
v consider the employing Of personal
maids" the French woman conceded.
Il am not foolish enough to deny that, but
for q woman who has position, who goes in
society, who dresses well, although she
has a limited dress allowance-for that
woman, Madame, 1t is not such an extrava-
aanoe as one thinks to employ q maid. 1t
%, as / have said before-a thoroughly
good maid saves money for her mistress at
every urn
1T certainly would be nice to have ones
clothes always in order" sighed the or
binary woman.
Marie was sympathetic, encouraging.
sEh bien! II one does not have a maid
stfl there are many things that can be
done and that women neglect. Not one
woman in a hundred takes care Of hor
clothes as she should.
sIf one does not hire a maid, then one
must do some Of the things that a maid
would do. 1t Is true there Is not always
the tims; but much can be done that is
neglected.
MADAME has always time to hunt for
bargains in the shops, and to read the
fashion papers. Oh, yes; l have seen 1t.
She will fret because she hasn't the right
thing TO wear; she will buy what she cannot
afford; she will run up bills; she will quarre
with her husband over her allowance;
but she will not take care Of her clothes
after she gets them, as she must q care
Of them II she wants them to keep thsir
freshness and attraotivenees.
sNo; that she will no do. Not wen the
simplest rules will she follow. 1t is what
one does for ones frooks after they are
bought as much as what one buys that
keeps one well dressed.
you, Madame, who are no doubt all
that there Is OF the most partioular"-the
ordinary woman flushed ~guiltily-"would
not believe what carelessness there is in
the closets, in the bureau drawers, in the
trunks. Such u%ntidiness, Madane {! No
wonder women look draggled and badly
dressed.
sof course in the house or the apartment
there is often not enough room for the
proper care Of many frocks; but when that
Is 80 there is all the more need Of care, Is
there not? Ne. l cannot understand the
who hangs her coat up by the collar
and puts five skirts on one small hook.
II Ia not necessary, that sort Of thing, even
In q small closet.
"0ne must never hang a coat by the
sleeve or the collar, or even by the little
strap that tailors sew on at the back Of the
neck. The shape is lost If one does any Of
these things.
Goat hangers are cheap. Any one can
afford them, and yet ! go to houses where
there Is rot one in the laoy's closet. Stupid,
II 10 rot?.
"There are the closet hangers now that