Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1910-05-13
A Little Bit of Everything

Dear Household: ] have written several let
t,rs 10 you. but failed TO send them. for fear
that the office cat. the terror OF ali inexperi-
cnc'd writers. would devOur them.
] know IL Is much ini the way mother trains
Mrs. HardwOrk wrote OF. The young lady IN
question scorns cooking. securing. washing ana
ironing The idea OF her soiling her dainty Int
tie hands by milking. dish-washing and working
In the garden Is not to be thought Of. She en-
broiders. dos a little light fancy sewing and
occasionally makes the beds or dusts room.
hut that Is just when she wants to. ans. yes
I almost forgot TO say that she plays the plano,
for she is college girl"
Her mother, plain. good. hard-working
woman. does al Of her work that she without
hirrd help. for she is not strong. and she
hasn't any daughters large enough to help OK
cept the oldest. and she is lady or thinks
she is She DOESN'T Ike TO have anything 10
10 with country people. and country beau
is too horrible 10 think OF! Her mother worked
saved aud planned TO send her to college. anc
lock what she gets In return! And there
src moro such cases. too. If folks only knew
7 think Il shame. and ] pity the man that
gets such \ girl for a wife.
Their delicate. pretty faces are good to Io"k
a.. and their small white hands pleasing
10 the eve. They are perfect in the parlor. hut
keen them out Of the kitchen. for they can {
stay there long without SOiling their hands.
"A girl in the kitchen is worth two in :he
parlor.
once heard a man say that ~ his girls had
70 know just one Of either. work or education.
ne would have them learn TO work. And they
work. too. though their father is a ricB man.
but they are we'll educated, too.
SO, girls, help your mother. II * NJ DIS
grace TO work; she worked for you. now
that she is old and feeble you should work tor
her and let ner rest.
Bill. / think you should change your mind on
the tobacco question. I sure il IS 'nju-
rious. have heard boys say that Il is health
full to chew tobacco. but | know better AMI
smoking Is just as bad. ! had almost as soon
90 with young man with the odor of whisky
his breath as with one with a great chow of
tobacco in his mouth. I think 1t very ungen
tlemanly to take a chew OF tobacco while in
the presence Of ladies'.
! don't think women have any business vOt-
ing. True. ] think would have better off
GERS. for women would vote for the one that
would help in the upbulding OF the country
hut at the polls on election day Is no place
for woman.
If 7 were e man 7 wouldn't want a sister
Of mine mincling with such a rough crowd. ~
Meddler. IL you will renew your offer next
leap year i will try and ''change the color
Of my hair and remove the freckles from my
face" and formally propose" ] can keep "A
house as big tumble any one. and such
cooking you never say heard Of All the
my. and all account of my feeding them
some Of my biscuits. I suppose they think that
am trying to kill them, but thought il was
kindness.
Noble T. BeaII, Pansy. Opal. ROwgan, Mr.
Bach, Country Contributor. Juliette, Mrs Par
ticular, come oftener.
Miss Thomas / almost envied you while you
were visiting in the 'and of sunshine and
flowers My pen has away with me, hut
I will try and bring it TO a standStill I" "a
best wishes for one and all. PAISl.