Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-05-04
Where Woman RcignS

/ the question is many-sided. The re-
lation of mistress and maid In this
country is a peculiarly difficult one,
and this adjustment viii be slow to be
realized In the present confusion, en-
tire. lack of uniformity and system.
the whole subject reduces to a sim
pie matter of personal equation"
Given the right sort of mistress and
! the right sort of maid and difficulties
can be adjusted. The happy combi-
nation, is. Of course, rare. Two things
must come to pass before the situa-
ton is better. First women must At
themselves for the work they expect
to do in life. both those who preside
over homes and those who serve in
them. We do not approach the mat
ter in a common sense and business
like manner. man prepares himself
for HIS profession or trade-learns 1t.
Women too often go into It with a
smattering. picked up at random. The
charming girl who can make fudge and
a new kind of cake is not really justi-
fed in taking her place at the head
of household. Neither is maid de-
serving Of wages who cannot make
bread that is sweet and wholesome,
and doesn't know how 20 dust a room
housekeeping is an exact science and
| must be learned. Less inconvenience
on both sides. we are coming to see.
IS the first sten to betterment. The
second viii follow-a scale of wages
graded on skill and the amount Of
service rendered.
MRS. c. w. rrArF.
| The question of household help is
small part in the social upheaval or
| today, a unit in the problem that the
press is trying to solve--from Roose
velt's message down to the Ladies'
Home Journal Man loves to serve
woman, and vice versa, and she hay-
! ing gone forth in recent years into
more schivalrous atmosphere of once
and shop, we find the domestic side Of
life holding the bag. The ranks of ali
old established customs, home,
church and state, are thinning, and in
/ this chaotic condition we can solve
one question only when all has been
readjusted. At present it is impos-
sible to know where women will land.
Since the tendency is towards wom-
en- in the business world, cannot we
expect the reaction to put efficient men
in charge of the home?
MRS. j. E. BABB.
"A limited sphere is the kitchen do
main, a routine finished to be gone
Through again, taxing the temper, the
strength and the brain. It Is said that
"the character of all work depends on
the intelligence of the person VINO per-
forms it, Most assistants come to us
in the raw" They have neither stan
dards nor ideals. Many of them are
I not only inexperienced but are in
sufferably stupid. The query comes:
What is the best way out of the di-
lena? Some women train servants
beautifully, but unfortunately all cam
not. And while most of us know when
work is properly done. all have neither
the patience nor ability to instruct
others. would suggest that women
who have been managers of homes in
better days establish classes wherein
the best methods of all manner Of
housekeeping could be taught. II Is
an age Of progression and it only
needs suggestion to develop and con-
summate plans in almost any direc-
ton. There are schools for house
keeping already established in many
cities. The average assistant is get.
ting improved by attending night
classes. but practical demonstration, OF
the best way Of doing in the kitchen,
where the daily duties are to be per-
formed. would undoubtedly be more
potent N influence.
MRS. J. p. voILMER.