The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1909-11-14
NkC<ONOMY inEIlRED

parts of Great Britain. Even where the
fever Of emigration has unsettled the
old order OF things. there is always one
stay-at-homs daughter to take her share
in tolls for which increasing age is dis
abling the old mother. It is superfiuous
to add that Bridget and Tbekia con-
tribute steadily and literally Of their
earnings in the new world to the sun
port OF the old folks at home" Wit
ness tne Incredibly large sums that go
through the mails over the sea from
foreign servants on this side
Florence ana Gladys are not to be
classed with the foreigners. They
belong to native families; they were
graduated. from good public schools;
they go with nice people, including
nice young men, and each has the sure
ard confdent expectation Of marrying
welF' when she has had her fling in
what Is to her as truly Society. with
tall capital letter. as the same word
signifies the best people" to the mil
HOnaire's wife
Marrying welP' implies the ability to
keep girl when the bride becomes
a wife. For-and here comes the most
pitiful side Of the story-not one of the
operative daughters, who might live at
home II she would, knows the rudiments
of practical housewifery. A gardener
whom Ieonce employed had married a
A6NNgAg RANAhgActA nAllE uDalg VIM
could not brol a steak or make a bis
cult to save her life. The husband did
the cooking and spent MS evenings at
the sewing machine eobbling clothes for
the expected baby.
Keeping a girI' 0or Florence and
Gladys have not quite attained to the
maid nOmencl8ture) stands with them
for exemption from work they, with
other shopgirls, have been taught to re-
gard as degrading. If Mother" has
kept third-rate specimen Of the genus,
her daughter will have a fOuTth-rate
specimen Of the costly luxury. She is
always that! She wastes more of the
food bought with honest Johns wages
than would have sufffced TO feed the
Irish or German or southern old folks
and their progeny; and our Wnilome
operative is exceptionally lucky If the
girl" does not Dilfer as well as waste.
Would I make a household drudge Of
a fine young creature who is capable
Of higher aims?
That was the substance Of a reply
made by a professor in Hampton Insti-
tute to my application for a couple Of
girls who would work in a country
house for good wages during their vaca-
ton / represented, tinidly, as l saw
the gathering cloud upon the professor 5
face, that many college boys are wait
ers in hotels in the summer. and thus
help to put themselves through the
course
Please recollect that our pupils have
higher aspirations than domestic seTv-
ice," was the opening sentence Of the
retort that quenched my desire to Tend
a hand" to some ambitious and indie
pendent learner.
Understanding Heresy.
/ had a similar and, If possible, more
crushing answer from noted philan-
thropist who runs settlements and girls
clubs in a metropolitan city:
Our girls have higher ideals than
Homework
Is it a marvel that Florence and
Gladys should echo the high-sOunding
heresy? For heresy 1 hold it to be. in
view of the truth that if women do
not learn how to keep houses, the
home will cease out Of the land.
A mother whose bright son is ex-
pected to raise the family in the world.
as mech aniCal engineer, told me
plumber or other mechanic IN the
house for three years. Johnny mends
all the locks and bells and puts in
window glass. and actually takes the
range and water pipes to pieces and
sets them right again. I told his
father today that the boy had saved
US literally hundreds of dollars In the
last four years"
The proud parent has two daughters,
one of whom is stenographer and
the other a "saiesiady" in a depart
nent store. A girl is hired to cook.
do chamber and general homework
and to assist in the washing.
dare to assert, without asking
any questions. that either Florence or
GLADYS could have saved as much in
the four years as Johnny has done.
had she remained at home to do all
the homework except the washing
and ironing and what part is assumed
bv the patient, white-haired mother.
learned, incidentally, that neither of
the girls contributes anything to the
family income beyond table board-S5
per week. She could save twice the
sum BY putting her shoulder to the
domestic wheel. Furthermore, she
could. by her companionship and care,
cheer and prolong the afternoon of
life for the parent who is now the sole
homemakeT.
1 believe firmly, and I have advo-