Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27
FAULTS OF GIRLS SCHOOLS
Points Wherein the Modern College is
Falling Short.
FUDGE HOLDS EDGE OVER "MATH'
Young Ladies Prefer TO shine fin Rail-
Room Rather Than Glass Room,
and the Tea Room IL Most
Popular.

Fonulurs
The present-day college for girls Is a
round OF pleasure and social eNcitements.
Tho girls think far more about fudge than
philosophy. points out Madeline y. Doty,
LID, IN the Dellneator.
Endless wlre-pulllng Is done 10 gain
coveted positions. When II Is a question
Of making a society, the methods employed
and the excitement aroused emlnd one
Of a political campaign, and particularly
Of the methods OF Tammany hall. Large
sums OF money are spent on luncheons,
flowers and candy IN order TO focus atten-
tion upon the giver and bring her into
prominence. The poor father must often
be sstonlshed at the amount Of money a
daughter can spend even In a small town.
And, alasi It IS such maneuyers that for the
average girl are the momentous affairs Of
college life.
The best dressed girls are the ones who
are given all the snowy positions, such
as that Of usher at junior prom, dramatics
or commencement The moral. therefore,
is, wear good clothes; get them somehow,
anyhow-and IL you haven't money enough
TO make a display, you must at least dress
In the fashion 10 be tolerated.
Today the essential garment Is a fur
lined coat, most convenient in hiding any
defects OF toilet when summoned to morn
ing chapel or early morning lecture. In my
day It was the capacious golf cape and
jaunty tam-o'-shanter. while as far back
as a quarter Of a century. when colleges
for women first opened, II was the old
plaid shawl. Not TO follow the prevailing
custom Is almost a crime.
Eating is another all-important entertain
ment, and Il is fortunate that healthful
outdoor exercise Is the vogue, otherwise
what constitution could survive the after
noon tea rooms? Between 4 and an ex-
odus to these haunts begins, where, alas!
not only tea and toast, but ices and fudge
cake are devoured with passionate de-
light. Nine o'clock in the evening is the
favorite MATCHMAKING hour. Some one
reads a thrilling novel, some one else stirs
the fudge, while the little multitude sit
around in blissful and GREATNESS anticl-
patton. When purchased supplies have
given out, then the pantry must be raided.
Training Husbands for HousewOrk.
The married man, even IL his vision is
more or less impaired, can foresee all kinds
Of trouble II the wives Of the country take
seriously a proposition just advanced by
Miss Marlett OF the home economics de-
partment OF the University of Wisconsin,
that husbands should be traine to do
housework. Miss Marlett not only declares
that husbands should be so trained, but
she adds, with all the assurance Of q
Spinster who is a teacher, that the woman
who is at all clever can superintend this
training in a way that will enable her to
escape practically all Of the drudgery OF
homework.
Miss Marlett may not know 1t, but the
married man who does not believe that he
can beat any woman in the world cooking
the dishes Of which he is specially foud Is
a rare specimen. But that does not imply
by any means that he is willing TO do his
share, or any share, OF the work In the
culinary department of the home, OBJ
serves the st. Paul Pioneer Press. Usu-
ally he feels proud of his accomplishment
and secure in the possession of it, and re-
sents any suggestion that he demonstrate
his ability in the cooking line, preferrfng to
act in the role OF critic and draw invidious
comparisons with what the results would
have been had he had time to prepare the
dishes himself.
Married men will contend with much rea-
son that Miss Marlett is proceeding along
faulty lines I'm her desire to accomplish a
reform. The husband worth while must
appreciate the element Of ~drudgery that
enters into some features Of the household
work. but we insist that no lasting good
can be accomplished by efforts, however
successful, to SHIFT this drudgery from the
housewife and plunge the husband into It.
We contend that Miss Marlett would ac-
complish much better service to her girl
pupils II she could teach them how
drudgery could be lessened or abolished,
instead ~ apkpou yIad oinu The a~Ista,oo 81 I
1t and laying plans to have it borne by
mere man.
Great progress is being made in the
science Of household economics and the
housewives burdens are growing lighter
each year. There is room for advancement
along those lines, and efforts in tina direc-
ton would come with better grace from a
teacher than do such propositions as that
proposed of making cooks and chamber
maids OF the husbands OF the country.
Social Leader in Washington.
The March American Magazine contains
an interesting sketch OF Mable t. Board
man, who is a great social leader in Wash
ington and has a strong political influence.
Part OF the sketch about Miss Boardman
is as follows; ,
Miss Boardman is the most conspicuous
woman at the national capital today, for
she occupies an important position in sew
eral fields. Her parents. the w J. Board
mans OF Cleveland, have been I'm Washing
ton long enough to take a place among the
most exclusive OF the cave-dWeIlers-they
call the old inhabitants who scorn the re-
cent arrivals OF officialdom-and their fine
home off Dupont Circle has long been a
social center for what is really the best in
Washington society. Their daughter has
made a place for herself in this select
circle.
Then she is a close friend OF the presi-
dents family. She went with the famous
Taft party to the Philippines and so ac-
CURED a more than ordinary acquaintance
with members OF congress. The members
OF the party headed by the president,