The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-05-31
THE DAYS ROUTINE.

No doubt the leakage in the house
hold management has made many
man poor and kept him poor. What
does II matter il he makes 500 or 500
per month if his wife does not under
stand using It to the best advantage:
While warorObes have vested for the
want of a button or a little mendinc
Shoes for the want of a half sole cast
aside: children dirty and neglected foS
the want of a little soap and water.
What man, after a days work, does
not like 10 come home and find his
house in thorough order. dinner pre-
pared, and his wife and children dressed
Tor the EVENING"
NV family consists of four Zone a
boarder), and l keep no help. I rise at
a. m. have breakfast at T. lunch at
2.S1 and dinner at p m, allowing
my boy nothing to eat between meals
except fruit, but plenty of that.
start every day by making my beds
and tidying up my house Immediately
after breakfast, and / find ample time
for recreation as well as for an hours
nap each day. Ny marketing / do on
Tuesdays and Saturdays. very early in
the morning. On Saturday I aim to buy
enough food to last over Monday; cook
my meats, prepare salad and desert and
bake cake on Saturday, so that when
Sunday morning comes 1 have little to
do after the morning meal / attend
church on Sunday at II a. M serve
dinner at D. m and have the whole
of every Sunday afternoon. Monday
have my washing done Shop in the
morning, and the rest in the afterno6e.
] spend an hour after dinner every ev-
sning in the week helping my boy with
his lessons, retiring Usually by 10 or
1879 On Sunday night The hour IS
devoted 10 his Sunday school lesson.
Tuesday is ironing day. with which
] am always through by II o'clock. when
The clothes are well aired, / look them
over and anything TO be mended is put
IN the sewing room. Wednesday morn
~ HHrar-
afternoon. Thursday I sew and recei re
my friends. Friday the whole house is
thoroughly cleaned.
On the first day of the month I can
tell almost to a penny what ! shall
have to pay oct. After the bills are
all met We bank all that is possible,
keeping a certain amount in pocket
book for Incidental expenses. Thea we
keep q memorandum. Each one Who
takes out single penny marks il Oh
the memorandum, stating for what
purpose il has been taken so that we
can account for every cent OF our
income
This living beyond ones means has
more 10 do with domestic partnership
going into the hands of a receiver
than the leakage In the system Of
household management. The height Gi
a mans ambition is 20 have his family
appear we'll at all times, DuT men Of
small salaries are frequently driven &c
desperation by their wives trying e
compete with neighbors o. friends whose
salaries are probably twice as large
A woman should study her husbands
interests. and acclimate herself 10 his
conditions mans success depends
largely upon the life partner he has
selected.
II you have no system, form ore a
once. and by ali means keep a memor-
andrm, and BY using a little judg-
ment you viii soon see whether y0U
viii be able 10 live in $50 house ana
wear a So hat on an income OF 500
like your neighbOr whose income IS soc
The happiest home, and the one where
man spends most Of his time after
working hours. IS the home that IS
run on a business system.