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New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
MEN APPROVE THEM
Tub FrOcks Enable Women to
Look Trim of q Mornine.

Men laugh at womans penchant for
bargain sales, but rare is the man who will
not approve when his wife comes home
with a neat little tub dress bought for 9S
cents or thereabouts. There is nothing
most men hate like seeing woman look
sloppy about the house in the morning
and there is denying the fact that even
d pretty dressing sack appears anything
but trim if the wearer has nothing to do
but sit still and be waited on by maids. 1t
must be that women do not really care to
please men, or dressing sacks would have
been less worn than they have been.
Till tub dresses invaded the department
stores, though, what to wear in the morn
ing was a problem for the busy house,
mother.
The first time ! appeared at breakfast In
dressing sack said wife of ten years
standing. Il thought my husband would
lie down and die He didn't say anything
at first, Just looked agonzed when my
sweeping sleeves upset my coffee cup; but
when | started to wash the china. with the
knot of ribbons at my breast threatening
every minute to dip into the suds. he hand
ed me q greenback and implored me for
the love of feminine trimness to go and
have a calico morning dress made. hon
estly meant to do so, but l saw hat L
liked in a shop window, and the greenback
went for that.
1T seemed lot of trouble TO go to the
dressmaker for morning dresses. and they
seemed to get left out, for the other things
wanted always took precedence. And
was always somehow too busy. especially
after baby came, to make mousse dress
myself When my bridal waists and after
noon gowns began to get shabby l took
to wearing those in the mornings-!acS
waists, you know that were always eaten
ing In things. and long skirts. OF which
never seemed TO get time TO cut OF the
tails Tom stood it for time. and then he
said to met was at breakfast. and | was
wearing a mauve chiffon with wine stain
on one sleeve
Belle YOU look as II you'd just got
home from the ball and hadn't energy to
change. You mend your ways, or it's me
TO the divorce court.
Il told him that chiffon was too good to
throw away. and heaps OF women wore out
their fnery that way. but he was hrm; So
made a tour OF the department stores
and found some plain gingham dresses IN
pale blue. with elbow sleeves and neat
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
CbfIdren'S School Lunches
One Woman Makes a Living Providing Them
and Commends the Plan to Others.

that ! felt encouraged to rent not only the
small room in which 1 had begun, but a
second one across the hall from this. Both
were front rooms, and although they were
in the basement, they were light and well
ventilated. The new room l equipped with
ten small tables. with three or four chairs
around each AS 1t seemed impracticable
to buy enough cups and saucers to give
each girl a clean set without washing.
decided TO hire a dishwasher. This was my
third assistant.
"AIl three assistants were high school girls,
and ] got their services by giving them
lunch tickets. At first my lunch tickets were
only small cards, with my initials and the
words Good for cents. the price of each
article that 1 then offered for sale. with
the beginning Of this second month ] added
home made nnolasses candy and tea cakes
After month, during which ii seemed
that all my spare time and my daughters
was consumed in writing these cards, L de-
cided to have printed ones. These were
given out by one of the girls in exchange
for money. SO that only cards came to the
servers, and there was less fear Of loss
Each day the cashiers desk was supplied
with a certain number of these tickets,
and on turning over the days cash II was
only necessary to make sure there was .
cents in place of each missing ticket. This
is a simple method of keeping count, and
SO far j have never found child who was
not able to manage IL successfully.
When the end of thai school term came
nv lunch room had become favora bly,
known that parents urged me TO open one
for the boys high school, and the friend
WHO had been the means of my going into
the business thought the younger children
needed IL also. i willing enough to
undertake both, provided the parents would
undertake 10 have the principals of the
schools arrange to have recess at different
hours This was arranged by giving the
Younger children recess an hour earlier
than usual and the high school boys an hour
,ster The younger children were urged to
he nrou1pf and the high school boys were
,ols .ha. might not always be able 10
bsv. tn. doors of their lunch rooms open
on the minute.
With three rooms on my hands l have
70 move pretty briskly. My mornings work
beRiu. behind the scenes in the lunch room
of the boys high school. When get
everything going there ! leave 1t all in
charge of a boy assistant, and pass on to
the lunch room where the high school girls
ar. accommodated When that has been
sttsnded to and my assistant understands
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

her instructions, | go and make ready 10
serve the younger children.
Here the menu is vegetable soup, cocoa
and milk, not and cold Each article costs
five cents and 1 sell the tickets in blocks
of six for 25 cents. The little people bring
huttered biscuits or sandwiches and make
a comfortable luncheon, seated two at a
desk. These desks are arranged very much
as they are in schools, and were put in
place for me by carpenter with a con-
science about charges. l started in by hav-
ing tables for the small children, but soon
decided they would be more comfortab BILE
with furniture fastened to the floor. | hit
on these fiat top ,lesks, and found them
satisfactory, for they can't be toppsd over,
however much in a hurry the little people
may be.
The addition of hot soup to my menus
was brought about by the boys of the high
school When their room first opened they
turned UP their noses at the cocoa and hot
milk One of them asked why l didn't fur
nish an ivory ring for them to cut their
teeth on l took the hint. Now l not only
have hot vegetable soups, but two kinds of
sandwiches, q hash, gingerbread. cake, and
in warm weather ice cream. Each article
here sells for 10 cents except the milk,
cocoa and sandwiches. OF course / have
10 give the girls the same menu as the
boys.
The high school pupils, boys and girls,
buy their checks and turn them over TO the
cashier after they have collected the dishes
they want on the tray The cashier gives
them a ticket, which they hand TO- another
assistant as they leave the room. AS
now have things arranged they come in
one door and go out another. This l find
simplifies matters both for the lunchers
and for the children whose duty it is to
receive and wash the soiled dishes. Every
luncher, on leaving. takes his or her soied
dishes TO the washing desk
1.-The soups, sandwiches and ice cream
make at home and send daily to each room
For the rest. l have gas burners at the
rooms
Though | had only the backing of my
friend when / began the work, later on all
the clubwomen of the city gave me their
assistance and influence Indeed. for the
first wear all the furniture | had in the
rooms was lent by them. 1t was through
their influence that ! got the slip cards Of
my menus and my checks and tickets
printed at reduced rates. Several Of them
lent me dishes and plated ware, with the
understanding tina: they would not hold me
responsible for breakase or loss.
Though $500 year may not be very
large amount still. when you consider that
my family and ] get our meals out of the
luncheon food and have only clothes and
housing TO provide for, in city where
prices are low, it isn't SO bad. A any rate
IL is more than ] was ever able to make
sewing. Besides. have more leisure, even
during the school year, and for three
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

Waiter" said a well dressed, black
bearded man as he dropped into a seat in a
little Grand street restaurant, bring me
two plates of kasha soup, one after the
other Thank heavens. he exclaimed to
the friends who had gathered around him
on his entrance. -'at last I have reached
the moment for which | have waited six
months. For six months 1 have been trav-
elling through Western towns. where it was
impossible to get any but American cook
ing. Ham and eggs and porterhouse steak
are very we'll in their way but one good.
old Rurnanian frigaroi steak. as it is made
in one of the Vienna restaurants down on
the East Side in New York here is worth
then, all And best Of all is the kasha
soup"
This man. in all respects but that OF eat
ing. was thoroughly Americanzed He was
a child when brought here from Russia,
had gone to American schools and mingled
In business with American men. But every
evening. when he left his place of employ
n,ent on Broadway he hied him to some
East Side restaurant. and feasted on the
foreign dishes his soul loved.
Nor is he the only one. There are thou
sands like hm-the result. of course. OF their
bringing up on the East Side. For it is
POSSIBLE 10 Sptnu iiletlIHc On tue EAoSS
Side without tasting American dish, and
there are thousands OF homes and restau-
rants in that locality where such dishes are
never seen The beef is Texan beef, the
vegetables are raised on American soil. but
no one would guess this by the time those
foreign cooks have got through with them.
Down in the ghetto they condemn Amer
lean cooking without even trying IT.
..Tasteless and unhealthy" they call 1t,
without Knowing anything about IT. I'm
migrants do indeed adopt American dishes,
but modified so that they are no longer
American They change our favorite to-
mato. for instance. out of all semblance 10
itself They pickle II and sour II till II
loses completely its original flavor. Down
around Hester street hundreds of men and
women earn their living by peddling sour
tomatoes from pushcarts.
A glance through that part of the adver-
tising coIurins of New York's Hungarian,
Yiddish, Rumanian and French newspapers
devoted to restaurants IL proof sufficient of
the preferences of immigrants. Meals
that taste exactly like the old World"
strictly European kitchen" that is how
their advertisements run. Some have
one asks for II one generally hnds the pro-
prietor is ''out of IL" Just now. Instead he
will offer one a Hungarian fry" AS TO
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
LAST WEEKS PRIZE WINNERS.

Motto Puzzle.-The motto on the floor
was. What is home without MOTHER"
The prize winners and their prizes are
Miriam Everts. aged ten years. Granville
y. Y, box of water color paints: Helen
Pratt, aged eight years, No. 400 West S4th
street, New York City. a box of water
color paints; Frances Knecht, aged eleven
years, No 151 Oakland street Brooklyn, an
interesting book.
Things to Think Ahout-The two prize
winners and their prizes in this contest are
Cantine Tremper, aged twelve years. No
III Lancaster street, Albany, an interesting
book, and Albert Darl. aged thirteen years,
No. 90 Baldwin avenue, Jersey City, box
of water color paints.
Our Letter Box--For prize winners see
letters this page.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

very busy, and so shall have to thank you
now | was much surprised when saw
my letter, entitled Bird Friends, In print
Last year on my birthday, a letter of mine
was printed and this year one was in print
just the day before! Isn't that odd?
Thanking you very heartily for the prize, L
remain, your constant reader,
Tivoli n. Y. EDITH RANGER.
Dear Editor: / received my prize,
pretty stick pin. for which please accept my
thanks. Hoping to be successful IN more
contests, / remain, HENRY RA1H
No. 20s Madison avenue, Flushing, N. Y.
Dear Editor: 1 received my check for 81
this morning, and want to thank you very
much for it. II is only my second prize
The other was a Tribune watch, but have
had my name on the Honor Roll. Thanking
you once more. l remain your constant
reader, EDGERTON HAZARD.
Northport, Long Island.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
WHEN NESTS ARE EMPTY.

Little Men and Little Women living In
the country will fnd it interesting TO study
the nests of the different kinds of birds,
during the months of July or August,
when they are empty. Then they can take
them down, pick them apart and see how
they have been made. Even the birds that
are nearly the same age and look much
alike build their nests very differently.
SparroWs build with grass, hay and fine
roots. interlining the house, if possible,
with hair. Warblers fly far and wide to
gather string or very soft and strong
bark fiIaments. Yet the nest structure is
thickish and cushiony. From the same raw
material orioles weave a thin, tough, eias-
tic fabric, staying il around the bottom
with sitter strands.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
Our Letter Box

70 church and I thought the kitty was SAFE
In the house. During the service looksd
down and there sat Buf. my kitten Nov
I will tell you OF another pet IL stays IN
the vine on our porch: he IS Just the color
of the vine He chose that place to get the
spray from the fountain He keeps calling
for rain, and hope he will get II. Tor we
haven't had any for so long The hrst
time / saw him he was hopping through
my pansy bed Can you guess the name
OF this pet? II Is tree toad Hoping you
will like nv letter. yours truly,
WILLIAM r. PEMBLE (azsd 81 g
Saltwater, N Y
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

For the last four years l have cleared
s5s1 4 year on lunchroou1s for school chill
dren"
The speaker was e widow living in a
Southern city Of about forty thousand in
habitsnts. and she supports herself and ner
three children with this business Of hers.
I began in an extremely modest way.
she said Il tried the plan al the sugges-
ton Of q woman friend, mother whose
three daughters attended high school Ny
first lunchroom, which TeS opened as an
experiment, was in the small basement
room OF a building near the girls high
school For the fret month i sold only
hot cocoa hot milk and cold milk The hot
cocoa and milk ] prepared myself on
small gas stove in corner Of the room
behind the counter
During that first month had no assist
ant and no expenses beyond the materials
actually used The room was given TO me
rent free for thirty days, with the under
standing that if ] won out ] would rent
u for the rest OF the school term Be
sides the counter over which j passed the
cups OF steaming cocoa and milk there
were three small tables with three chairs
each. Cups of cocoa and glasses Of milk
not or cold. sold for five cents each.
Before the end of the second week my
eldest daughter who was In high school,
had 10 come behind the counter and help
me during the rush. as il had gradually
become greater than ! could manage alone
linen one OF her friends stepped in ana
lent hand BY the end Of that month
VI was evident that il the girls were TO De
served promptly ] must have at least two
assistants, one TO take in the money and
+" second to attend 20 the milk. while
0eNoted my time 10 filing cups with cocoa
@y own and my friends idea in open
"-s the lunchroom was simply 10 supple
Hisnt with q hot drink the oold lunches
winch the girls brought to school We
wanted 10 give them something nourtshing
-u healthful. and TO keep them from
pH!nofhzing the candy shops and soda
water fountains. Ny friend. who was in
N"iii9rtable circumstances, willingly guar
s1-oeoo me against loss during the month
undertook the work on trial Although
hao not much hope of more than paying
io' my time, / was willing to make the
snort On her account, for she had been
oiie OF my best and most considerate Gus
somers In the years since the death OF my
husnand obliged me 10 go out sewing by
The day.
casting up accounts at the end Of that
S<rt ~nnth showed such q decided p-oht
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

Contest No (Name Puzzle).-Choice of
a sterling silver Tribune badge, box of
water color paints or an interesting book
for the neatest and best three answers
Contest No. (Our Letter Boxl.-A prize
of 81 is given for every letter printed under
this heading. The letter may contain Incl
dents in your life, anecdotes of pets. novel
school experiences. things seen in travel or
made-up stories These stories must be
original and must be written on one side
of the paper only. Letters entitled to the
prize of 81 are often crowded out for lack
of space in the week they are received.
but if such is the case they always appear
in the page later.
Be sure to state your age.
Be sure to give your choice of prizes.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
ABOUT MY PETS,

Dear Little Men and Little Women: I
have enjoyed reading the little letters in
The Tribune about the pets; so I would like
to .teH you of the pet kitten that / had
The little boy next door gave il 10 me when
1t was little baby and | have had a hard
time to keep it, for the mother cat came
over and took it back home. She did this
two or three times, until we locked the
kitten in the shed One Sunday went
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING.

Exercise can be oVerdone, says LII
Woods Hutchinson. A brisk walk before
breakfast may be beneficial, undoubtedly is
in some cases, but the person who ism I
very strong had better use the time IN
making leisurely toilet and breakfast. To
rush through bath. breakfast and walk is
an exhausting beginning for the day
Women do not so often make the mistake
of overexercising: indeed, women of leisure
frequently err in the other direction, and
grow fat and plethoric in consequence. But
not a few business men plume themselves
on the fact that they can rush through
gymnasium, cyclone fashion-perform on
the parable! bars, smash the medicine ball
back and forth, hammer themselves purple
In the face on the punching bag, run ten
times around the racing gallery and take
a hot shower bath and a rubdown-all In.
say, eighteen minutes and half. These
enthusiasts don't know 1t. but they are
simply piing muscle fatigue poisons on
the fatigue toxins they brought from their
brain work at Office store. and their
wives ought to tell them better. OF course,
they avoid those layers of flesh that are the
despair Of the tailor. but they put fearful
strain on the heart.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

housewife who makes her own table
linen and towels has hit on trick to
lessen the labor. She adjusts small hem
mer and a fine needle in her sewing ma
chine. removes the thread from the up
right and runs the napkin or whatever II
is-previously cut by the drawn thread
through the hemmer. This simple method
of turning the hem and pricking the stitch
holes makes the handwork very easy. Run
ning the cloth through the machine. too.
takes out its stiffness
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

months in the summer have a holiday. If
the ClubWomen in small. cities and towns
will back such undertakings I see no rea-
son why all such places shouldn't have
lunch rooms for the school children
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

Dear Editor: Thank you much for the
box of water colors / received last week
They are very nice. and l shall learn to use
them. Also for the check for 81 received
this morning. l was so happy to get it.
Sincerely yours, MARY JAMES
No. 2123 Avenue 6, Brooklyn.
Dear Editor: You must forgive ME for
neglecting to thank you for the check of
81 which l received some time ago | was
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
Ho5e, TO Sg)fr1 q Prize.

Be sure to give name and address.
Contest closes on July %. Age is consid
cred in awarding prizes. Address your let
ters and answers to Little Men and Little
Women. New-York Tribune. New York.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
By Patten Beard.

BY Patten Beard.
Then Mrs Bird she looked around. why.
Johnny Bird said she,
There is the finest bird-house yet that l
did ever see.
A wooden dwelling on a pole. two win
dows and one door
I'm it is lovely site! What could
you ask for mOre?'
FOR MAKING THE BIRD HOUSE o
pencil point up through the floor in the
centre where the black circle is shown.
This will make little paper bird house,
with a lead pencil for a pole.
If you would like to paint the little bird
house you must do so before you cut the
different parts out In order to color 1t
take some shade such as green or red.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

So Mr. Bird and Mrs. Bird moved in that
very day
They really had splendid time. That nest
was simply play,
And if, by chance. you'd like TO see the
kind of home they had,
Just cut and fold this picture. print and
paste it, Little Lad.
Y THE POLE.
Paint the bird brown and the floor yellow
Then let the picture dry thoroughly When
II Is safe to cut the picture without mar
ring it you may finish the play of making
it-but one word of warning, be careful
not to use too much water with your paint,
for if YOU do you will have to wait long,
long, long time for it to dry.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24
DIRECTIONS

Cut out the house, the roof and the floor
Be sure to keep to the black lines along the
edges. Paste the black part of the roof
over the white flap and let 1t dry. Paste
the flap on the house in the same way.
Bend the flaps numbered l. ,, and in
ward. Paste l and TO the inside of the
roof. Paste and to the floor. Run a
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

rolled collars, for 81 IS apiece. They were
the first of that influx OF tub dresses which
enable women like me TO keep the regard
of our husbands
There are so many pretty cotton materials
now that the variety in tub dresses Is al
most endless. There are the neat prints,
dotted or spriggeds there are the Scotch
ginghams in delicate hairine checks; there
are the crinkled seersuckers. the piques.
the chambrays in light solid colors, and
for women who are willing to pay little
more there are the cool linens. Most of
them are in light colors, for, although the
latest dictum is that dark colors are cooler
and, therefore, best for summer, tnts that
SHOW the dirt aren't likely to be wanted
in this hygienic age. And pale-hued dresses
are so refreshing to the eye.
Some tub dresses have trimming-a bit of
imitation Cluny lace, or white embroidery.
but it Is doubtful if any are prettier than
those which have no adornment but Guns
and a simple rolled collar of white cloth.
Lace or embroidery soon wears "ragsedy,
and when a tub dress has lost It's spick-
and-spanness its charm is gone
New-York tribune., 1910-07-24

Mr.. Bird and Mrs, Bird agreed to build
nest:
II wonder, now said Mr.. Bird. Il wonder
what is best
The Robins have the apple trees-and Spar
rows, l declare
cannot see a single place for nest
anywhere
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