Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1909-01-29
FOR THE LADIES.
Vera Weel!


Ny wlfe.s cold voice sac crisp, sac sour
Is she says, Vera weel.''
Sometimes want to haze nv saw
own wi faltering zeal
on some sHa thing about the hoose
But hear her, Vera weel.'
Now here's Jack Johnston out fra toon.
An. wife, / hope you III feel
Like giein' US cup o tea,
How short her Vera weel,
1t no tae Kirk III gang the day
Ny trembln fear TO have 1t Ger.
Her crusty Vera weelr
sometimes the Thistle-thafs mn, club
Keeps me sac late I'd kneel
To ask her pardon when / come
But she says, Vera weel."
7 ken I m puir. sinful man.
But ] d rather face the diel
Than have her with that stony glare
Say shortly. Vera weelI''
Frances Grant Teetzel in The Century.
-O+..O-
The Professional Clubwoman.
The club world is more or less familiar
with Mrs. Decker's admonition to her
constituency last year. lille she was
president of the General Federation, that
they adopt the prof assion Of clubwoman:
but her special pleas and directions TO.
ward that end E@ve not as yet found
their way into the newspapers They
are Of sufficient value however. to war.
rant summing up of their suggestions.
which will be of service % clLbwomen
in every state, and will give basis for
work to ever state federation. The sug-
geStionS contain something for every
committee, and may be condensed as fol
lows:
Art-Are there any public art works
or possible opportunities of teaching
genuine art to the children of your state?
What is your contribution as state to-
ward making this an artistic nation?
Civics-Haye you parks and public
grounds in every city and large town?
How about sanitation? Are any meas
ureS taken to prevent tuberculosis?
Education-How many ilIiterates in
You state? How about a compulsory
law, truant laws, proper schoOlhouses,
women Oh school boards, etc? What is
the condition of your rural schools?
Forestry-Is your state losing its
trees?
Household Economics-Make work at
home a science to be studied and loved.
instead of drudgery to be dreaded.
Spread abroad the doctrine of good
homemaking through kitchen gardens in
dividual teaching and cooking schools for
the many who have no opportunities.
Industrial and child labor-How many
child workers are there in your
state? What laws prevail? How are
your working women paid and cared for?
What special work is needed in your
state along these lines?
Legislative-W for humane and
Just legislation, indorsing very few
measures and bending all energies to
the enforcement of laws.
Library extension-How many free IL
braries have you? How many are
needed for PR per progress in intellectual
growth? How many lonely people have
you who are without means of obtain
ing the simplest reading matter?
Mterature-Make your programmes
fine and harmonious. Give genuine study.
not only to the literature of our own
language, but to that of foreign coun-
tries. so that we may rank with educated
women of other lands.
Pure fOOd-For the sake of our chill
dren and children's children, and for
the saving Of the race, this subject
should be of vital interest.
1870
Don't Worry Over Triles.
This is a nervous age All that most
Of us can do is to keep a sharp look
cut that life does not give US unneces-
Sary prlcks. There are SO many big
things to fret us that the little frets
should be eliminated so far as possible
We should not allow ourselves to he
maze irritable and have our nerves set
on edge by things or persons which could
be cut out by a little effort or cour-
age
woman once had a maid who almost
Grove her frantic by a squeaky voice
Inc girl was good one and there was
SO little fault to be found with her in
other respects that the mistress took
herself to task for her fooishness and
allowed her nerves to be rasped to break
ing for two years before she gained
courage to rid herself of the girl
though she was for two months with
out maid, and later had succession
Of Inefficient ones, the womans health
steadily improved because she no Longer
Lad that persistent irritation a dozen
times . day.
Too often we blame ourselves for be-
ing hmcky and viii not give in TO minor
real harm.
\ wife once permitted herself to lie
Hl'ated three times a day by a small
personal popularity of her husband in
taIlg. There was no gross error in it;
only slightly jarring habit that most
women would not have noticed. The
EHe, not wishing to seem fault-hnding.
Said nothing until she found that not
14y vas the insignificant habit spelling
4eF meals. but influencing her feeling for
her husband
DO not think that little frets do not
'''ut. lhey aften work more harm than
4 serious shock. We can more easily
ee.F the sudden sharp blow that we
Ilag| u 'crusher'' than constant pin
ti'6s. Against the blow we gather all
.E courage and endurance, while the
p'"Grick is neglected until we find it
A4S poisoned our lives
~" think if silly to mind such a trihe
l"s1. because of our supposed Stiffness
g allow ourselves to be annoyed until
"1E nerves and temper both suffer
~ anything or any one annoys, get rid
T., II as soon as possible. Sometimes, IN
t'F1nately, we are tied to our tor
mentor. Then all that can be done is
10 hsnt for the mastery of our unruly
4.F'es But when the offender is
4'aet4ing that can be dispensed with,
t'L hesitate, though you are called a
W hat would we think Of a jeweIer VINO
would allow an acid slowly to cat away
rare bit Of gold, though he would be
1'FIihed ut the idea of an immersion IN
Pat acid? No wiser is the woman who
s2es not take the trouble to stop small