Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-02-04
Soul Hunger and Kindred Ills
Are Really Longing for Plain
Restfulness.

nothing. There is always the pressure
of things that must be done.
Even Sundays" said one girl who
was on the verge of a nervous break
down, has its duties, for l write let
tiers. letters. letters. and go to bed to
dream of an unfinished correspond
ence.'
My doctor tells me that letter.writ-
ing should be given up by those who
suffer n~ervously,' 1 stated.
But i must keep my friends. | should
die II / were out OF touch with Them
Then buy n package Of correspond
ence cards" i advised, Fam limit your
self to some cordial greeting. soIne
helpful sentence, some message Of hope
or bit of news. Long letters arc not
always the most inspiring"
Concerning comfort, I had n great
aunt whose house was a haven Of
peace in my childhood. There vas
nothing grand or beautiful about il,
in fact. / know now that there was
nx ch shabbiuess, but the old chairs
were cushioned and the wide arms
yawned cozily. The old books were
thumbed and never too elegant for my
childish handling. There was sunlight
in every room. and that in n day when
the housewifely ideal was a darkened
parlor and linen-protected furniture.
There was ALWAYS q thick. savory
soup on cold days. with plenty of home
made bread: and in hot weather, iced
milk and gingerbread contributed TO our
gastronomic comfort. The dinners,
though often plain and plebelan, were
perfectly cooked, and an Irish stew un-
der my great aunt's clever alchemy be-
came a dish for the gods, while the deli
cate ham and cabbage were things of
Which TO dream.
p II the girl who desires comfort will
remember when she fits MP her apart
ment that a good reading lamp should
be chosen instead of n certain coveted,
but useless copper bowl, hat q Morris
chair stands for r~estfulness even though
her soul yearns for the Colonial stiff
ness of an old mahogany settee. she
will have discovered the first princi-
pies of harmonious living.
1 speal, from experience, for | sat for
two years in a specially priced chair
which delighted my soul for its beauty,
and never knew why my neck acned
and my head was heavy until l hap
pened one night to lean back in my
fathers easy chair and rested my head
against it's comfortable cushions.
Now l have an easy cha Of my own,
and IL the girl in the boardlng-house,
who cannot afford ever that, will buy 81
steamer chair and stretch out in it, with
q lamp beside her or a low table, she
will find that her cares will fold their
tents like the Arabs and silently steal
away"
| believe, too, hat many women of
today miss half the comfort of living
by following food fads. Men are more
sensible in these things. They know
the value of plain food, well cooked,
and any wife will tell you that her hus-
band likes best the simple dinner of
steak and chops with appropriate vege-
tables rather than the more elaborate
| made dishes that possess little nourish-
ment.
I know thai many girls in their pur-
suit of slimness cat toast for break
fast. walk to the store or office. and
Their wonder why they have a headache
before noon.
The breakfast Of the Woman who
works should be fairly substantial. An
egg, two of them, If you wish, with the
toast, or a chop, or a good plate OF
cereal with lots of cream, is none toe
much. especially if you are on your
feet all day, for exercise burns up fuel