The National tribune., 1908-10-08

up against the "Su1ragetteS, or tltle
to that effect, while in London, was
questioned as to her sentiment about
suffrage for women on her return. She
| emphatieaily states that she is not s
| suffragist; that she has all the rights
she can attend to, and does not want
| to vote. Asked if Mrs. Alice Roosevelt
lLongworth wanted to vote, she laugh
| ingly declared that she did not know
but that Mrs. Longworth would CAM
paign with her husband in his efforts
to be returned to Congress Mrs. Long
worth, Sr., usually spends her Winters
in Washington.
Mrs. Alice Roosevelt-Longworth has
a double in the oldest daughter of Senor
Cooley, of Mexico. Senorita Godoy is
the living image Of Mrs Longworth,
and is often spoken to for the Presi-
dents daughter. The Mexican young
lady is fair of face, slender of figure
and altogether charming.
1t is now reported that the very
American young lady. Miss Katherine
Elkins, and the Duke of the Abruzzi
will be married in November. 1t is
said that the King of Italy has given
his consent, but the Queen mother has
not, and she declares that all honors
will be withheld the young American,
and that the Duke will be disciplined.
The crowned or uncrowned head. that
undertakes to discipline Miss Kath-
crime Elkins would better think twice.
That young lady is quite spirited, and
1t isn't at all likely that Dago ways of
doing things are going to please her,
anyway. Just the same, we'd continue
to think more of her if she would marry
an American, as her sturdy old father
wants her to.
Tie Condemnation Board OF the Dis
trict-that is, the Board of men who
condemn the old houses in the Dis
trict-have a new crochet in their
heads. They are suggesting that q
municipal school for housekeepers
would be an excellent thing. Such is
the recommendation by the Board,
consisting of Capt. William Kelly, Act
ing Engineer Commissioner; DIR. W. c.
woodward, Health Officer, and Thomas
Francis, Acting Inspector of Buildings
The Board holds bad housekeeping
and general neglect responsible for
many cases brought to its attention.
The throwing of ashes and rubbish in
back yards results in the yard being
filled in such a manner that proper
damage under the house floor is pre-
vented, the report states. This permits
water to flow in, causing the floor to
become damp and unhealthful.
During the year habits of tenants in
rows of houses occupied under the
same general conditions were noted.
While one house here and there was
found in sanitary condition, others
were found with accumulations of trash
in the yards and cellars.
Conditions such as this, especially
among the poorer classes and The col
ored population, would be prevented by
a school for housekeeping, the Board
believes.
To real sirnon-pure housekeeper
this sounds real funny. DIR. Woodward
is the Health Officer who says that he
can cure Early's leprosy. The idea of
a municipal housekeeper isn't bad, but
bless youi The place to begin is not
in the ramshackle part of the town,
but in the homes of the middie-class.
OF course, making housekeeper" is
a difficult proposition. The woman who
wants to be housekeeper can and will
be, and the woman who hates house
work, hates housekeeping. hates dish
hates sweeping, and hates
about everything but her own comfort
and ease. won't be good housekeeper
even if she knows how. 1t is a difficult
thing to teach even middle-cIass people
to be right cleanly. Most of them think
that bath once a week and change
of underclothes once in seven days is
quite enough to insure good health.
Most women think it unnecessary to
wash the bread board and rolling pin,
and as for washing the bread pan In
which dough has been mixed, it is a
waste of time. They are too lazy to
wash out dish towels after each meal,
and dry the dishes for a week on the
same towel, which is stiff from soil by
he time it goes into the wee'cly wash.
They keep soiled clothes in a basket or
bag in a closet with wearing clothes,
and do not notice that in crowded
street car the clothes they wear speak
Of the contact with soiled body clothes
mighty loud. They put shoes that have
been worn during the day into a dark
closet with clean clothes, and the stencil
Of all in the morning teaches them
nothing. They use dish pans to wash
dishes. cleanse vegetables, for a foot
hath and most any old thing that a
pan could be used for. A hand towel
makes a good apron, dust rag. dish
towel, foot rag, even comes in handy
to mop the floor. Milk is put away
and comes to the table
smelling and tasting of decayed meat
from the pipes of the ice box, cabbage,
sour potatoes and bad butter which lit
-er the shelves of an ice box which has
not been cleaned for a month of Sun
lays" so to speak Now, every wo-
man who knows anything knows that
t is not cleanly to do any Of the above
-hings, but most housekeepers do 1t,
Or permit lazy servants to do it. You
might have a municipal housekeeper's
school on every corner of the town.
and you could not teach women to be
and neat except they
want to, and it isn't necessary for them
% go into school to be taught such
hings; they are inherent.
A cooking school is a different prOpo-
;ition. Every woman does not know
low to cook, and lots of them do not
want to learn, but those who do ought |
% have a chance. Some cooks are |
born, but others can be educated into
t. To learn to cook economically is
almost an exact science. But here again |
he woman who hires cooks ought to |
axe the first lessons, for unless she |
Knows how herself she cannot instruct |
he ignorant. The servant question |
would almost solve itself If housemoth- !
RS were a shade more self-respecting, |
lnd learned the art of cooking them
selves, so as to say to servant, DO |
hings my way; it is the proper way, |
)r leave" The servant, knowing that |
he housemother is not helpless and |
hat she is not afraid to be left alone |
With expected guests, will become self |
herself, and learn to do her |
work well rather than have to leave a |
place because she was ignorant and |
could not cook. 1t is the ignorant |
who begets impertinent and
servants. The servant does |
lot know things; the housewife does