Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1906-09-29
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keepers. Thus the knowledge was handed
ON from mother TO daughter. and homes
We're we'll managed and cared for
But with the increased opportunities
! Tor women IN the business world. girls
who would otherwise have stayed at
nome and learned TO keep house secured
business positions and had no time for
household duties If the progress Of
woman III business has been great. the
SHect upon her as wife and mother
has been deplorable
1t she has gained in one way she has
i9St IN another. Ii is not that she lacks
me AFFINITY, but She does not know how
20 Keep house, never having been taught
',ifiS are taught almost everything under
me sun but who hears of girl being
taught to he an expert houSekeeperE
on ,con pick it up by instinct" most
girls VIII tell you. This is great mis-
take. ii ouSGkeeping is by no means
easy Work. 1t Is one of the most exact
lnS OF occupations. for directly You
Siacken your energies things begin to 20
wrong.
As rule. a woman who has been
used to the hustle Of business does not
take kindly to household affairs. She
hnds the life dull, and dislikeS being
what She calls 'coOped up Getting
qInher for John when he comes home
keeps her in all the afternoon Cooking
makes her hot and uncomfortable: even
the simplest things want SO much attep
ton, so She falls back on meat from the
nearest delicatessen shop or other cooked
food. which saves so much trouble. In.
stead OF trying to make little appetizing
dishes for her husband, she wants to gel
all the enjoyment she can out of life
and the cheap shop sWells its profits at
her expense, OF the nutritive value of
rood she knows nothing, nor how to get
the most out of one dollar in the way of
meat and vegetables.
The women Of two or three genera
tons ago took pride in their cupboards
ana storerocmS They were filled with
Jams, JclheS. cakes, wines, c0rdiaIs and
simple remedies for common ailments.
all made ut home. Whoever thinks of
making any of these things now The
cost would probably be Il little more
than that of the products of canneries
ana preserving establishments. but our
httle stomachS would benefit by the
homemade articles.
1t Is not an unmiXcd blessing Ia he
able to buy every article of food 50
chcaply. The health Of children. rs we'll
as their future prospects, depends upon
the way they are fed, and homemade
bread, cakes and preserves are infinitely
superior to any that can he bought now
adays, many of the latter being ruinous
to health.
Not long ago some good advice for
women appeared in the editorial col
umhs OF a daily newspaper in answer to
a letter from a housekeeper complain
ing that servants are scarce. wages high
and service poor, and asking if there
ought not to be schools for the training
of domestic servants.
There should be one such school in
every nome, was the editorial advice.
II the average man knew as little about
hls work as the average woman does
aboHt hOuSeWOrk. the country would Sool,
he IN state of chaos. Women have
plenty of opportunities to learn better
methods, but they seldom accept them
No woman is competent To rum a house
hold unless she knows every detail Of her
work and can perform it herself. Would
the Carnegie steel people employ a presi-
dent or superintendent who did not know
his business?"
w hen on Thursday your servant goes
outfit YOU have but one--tlo you get nj
a nice dinner for your family and see
that the service is excellent continues
this editorial writer. who seems to know
whereof he speaks. DO You not rather
use all the scraps and leftovers and do
as little as possible? Is the table ever
properly set so that YOU do not have to
get up and run to the china closet? Are
you proud ~of the meals and the service
which You give the husband who works
for them? Aren't YOU ashamed that you
cannot do the work well or that you will
notF In the vacation period your hus-
band has to do extra work for those who
are away. Does he do it in Il sloveuly
manner? Does he not do it as well as he
does his own? Why, therefore. should
you not do the work right when your
cook is away? Why should you not
make study of your work and benefit
by the scientific advantages which have
been provided in recent years.
I'VE advise YOU to cease cOmpa lining
and learn a little more about yonr bust
ness. Your husband will appreciate it,
If you have daughters to marry off. make
them prime housekeepers and they will
draw prizes. '-Exchange.