Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-02-06

ON FIVE DOLLARS A WEEK.
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One Of the most pathetic things in
the world is the worry and pinching,
the bitter and persistent economy nee
essary to many faithful, Woodworking
girls in the large cities. A writer in
the New York Sun relates a CONVERSE
ton which took place in late subway
train in that city. The car was nearly
empty. Among the passengers was a
little party Of shop girls bound for the
Bronx. They were discussing the pos
sibility Of a girl living on 90 cents a
day, for food, in New York City. The
girl with the red hat declared her be-
lief that it could not be done.
"But l say it can," rejoined the one
with the green pompon, land I've done
it,"
For how long?" asked the red hat,
skeptically.
WELL for one whole year"
ooh, how did you do it? Please te.-
how you managed!" cried the others.
"And may 1 hear, too?" begged a
timid little stranger, coming across
"Well, it is a great deal simpler II
you like doll mattresses" began the
green pompon.
doll mattresses" repeated the
stranger.
"She means excelsior biscuits" ex-
planned one of the others.
They're very filing" continued the
green pompon. "And they are only
eleven cents a box. Then there is a
kind of coffee you can get for eighteen
cents a pound. 1 don't guarantee that
it's Mocha and Java, but it's not bad.
II you drink two cups day it lasts
week.
zone pound of sugar at six cents
lasts a week, and so does a can Of con-
densed milk, for ten cents. Count fif-
ten cents a week for bread-yOu can
toast it, of course-and fourteen cents
for half a pound of butter, and fifteen
cents a week for fruit, and 1t Will aver
age about eleven cents day for break
fast
For lunch you can have a couple Of
good sandwiches and tea or cocoa for
fourteen cents. You can get a good
slice Of cooked meat at the delicatessen
store for five cents.
'That leaves you twenty-five cents
for dinner, and it has to be a good hot
one if you are going to live a year
on fifty cents a day. You've got to do
without chocolate eclairs and all the
sweet things that taste good, and
you've got to be so firm about it that
you will hate yourself. Think UP all
the things that make bone and muscle.
Spinach is fine.
"You will have to invest a little
cent store for dishes, and get a little
burner that fastens on the gas jet
only some landladies won't let you do
that. If you can't use the gas you
will have to get an alcohol lamp, and
eat twenty-cent dinners to even up on
the alcohol.
Room rent, for half a room, Of
course, can be had for a dollar and
fifty cents, If you don't mind stairs !;
and you can't mind them until your
salary Is raised. Car fare will be at
least eighty cents a week.
"Your laundry you will have to do IN
the bathtub, and sometimes the land
lady objects to that, too, and won't
even let you dry your handkerchiefs on
the window pane.
''That makes five dollars and eighty
cents a week, not counting soap and
postage stamps"
cor Clothes" said the girl in the red
hat.
"And there are thousands of girls in
New York who earn only six dollars a
week." said another girl.
The timid little stranger got up and
took her old place again across the car
81 get only five dollars a week." she
said.