Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1908-03-20

Proclaimed again his cruel sway;
Yet early blossoms smile and say,
Don't worry
Don't worry. Though the noon-tide fnd
Your footsteps faltering.
The morn's glad hopes left far behind,
The day its joy shall bring
" hen sunsets radiant curtains fall,
sleeps angel, ready at the call
of night, shall whisper low to all,
Don't worry
Don't worry. though with little good
Your eager quest seem fraught;
He that has striven as he could
Has striven as he ought.
Ask not how destiny has planned;
The little thar we understand
Is eloquent with the command
Don't worry
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Social Obligations and Trade.
That man is prone TO shirk his social
obligations most shamelessly has been
widely recognized fact for many years,
and one much deplored by the cult of
hastesses Indeed the matter has be-
come so grave that it has been made
the subject frequently of eXpostulation
On the part of writers in periodicals and
newspapers, although It must be adj
mitted that such aGmonishlngs have re-
suited in but slight Improvement, since
The majority of men, and more especially
Young men, who accept invitations of all
kinds season after season continue TO
make not the slightest return to those
women who entertained them. Men of
this type are, of course, nothing other
tban social paupers, on a par, so far as
society is concerned with those de-
pendents who are fed by public charity.
The moral kinship is close between the
classes (whatever the social rank of the
society .'get all'o for each gets, gets. gets
to the end of the chapter but he never
gives.
To suggest sending such men to
Coventry is, of course absurd, for if all
the social obligation shirks were dropped
from invitation lists for a season or two
social life would for the time become
stagnant besides which the culprits
would undoubtedly not only find means
Of entertainment to their liking, and thus
not feel their punishment but would be-
come still further confirmed in their
habits of preferring other forms of reCre-
ariOn than those classed as purely social.
If on the other hand, the generality of
men who have the opportunity to take
part in social life, could be made to real
ize that in addition TO its highly decpra-
tive aspect and the chances it offers for
continuing the institution of marriage.
the SOCIAL gathering is also good for the
country's trade, it is possible that social
delinquents would contribute some share
toward making the dinner and the dance
more worth while to entertainers. AS a
rule considerations of money advantage
succeed in improving conditions even
where appeals made on moral grounds or
on the score of good breeding fail,
There is hardly a class of manufac-
turers or shopkeepers who would not be
forced into bankruptcy if women should
decide to Danish from the calendar of
social events all gatherings except those
of the most en- famille character and
to order their lives generally on simple
housekeeping lines. The florist would
be compelled to put up his shutters. The
jeweler and silversmith the manufactur-
er of the whole range of full dress fab
rics. and the shopkeeper who deals N
them; the manufacturer of fine grade
furniture, the architect, the artist, the
arts and craft worker, in fact all VINO
create objects or articles other than those
that meet the most elementary require
ments of human beings, would be dis
touraged and eventually forced out Of
business. And the nation inevitably
would be reduced to the barren exist
ence of our forefathers. when trades and
manufactures and arts had little part
in its life. People who entertain, there
FORE not alone give pleasure TO the
guests they invite, but in the most prac-
teal way possible stimulate commerce
the arts and the industries, and those
who do not properly recognize their eff
forts in this phase of social service and
should be regarded as nothing more than
society Anarchists.-Vogue.
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4 Woman's Fear of Failure
/ believe women would be more of
success in business if they did not have
a hearty dread of failure in their work.
have never found a woman yet-that
Is, conscientious worker-who did not
conceal a feeling of dread for fear her
work was unsatisfactory. Some will
tell it. others conceal the feeling, yet
continue to worry the same as usual. A
little worry is better than none. for one
c0uld not do very good work if some
fear of failure did not come with the
daily routine of business. The best way
to work is day by day. If a girl can
make up her mind to do one days work,
90 1t just as well as she can, and try to
do her best, and leave the next day to
take care of itself, she will be less nery-
Gus and certainly more contented. No
one can do more than her own share,
ana, while some days will bring more
work than others, there is no use of try
ing TO beat schedule time, for it means
Il headache the next day and possibly a
halt day from work. There is stenog-
rapher who is very competent in the dis
charge OF her duties, her capabilities are
taf ABOVE the average, yet she simply
Iattens the skeleton in her closet for
rear she will lose her position If she
DID the chances are she would get
something as good, if not better. But
SIie keeps on worrying about her work.
Worry is a bad companion, an evil asso-
cate and his friendship is not desirable.
out many cling TO him with wonderful
jehaclty. Never shirk your duty, but
don't try to get ahead of the office speed
limit, for, if you do, some Of the ma
chlnery. is going to break. and, when
something slips cog, trouble is in store
Tor some one, and in nine cases out of
ten it is for the girl.
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An Important Decision.
The United States supreme court has
Just given its decision on the question
whether it is constitutional to limit the
number of hours that women may be
required to work per day The opinion
Is written by Justice Brewer. 1t was
gwen on an Oregon case that was APP
Pealed to the supreme court of the
United States.
In 1908, the Oregon Legislature
passed a law providing that laundries