The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1911-04-01
MUST CALL HER MISS
Unless Willing to Have Manners
Branded as PaSSe.
Familiarity Of Past on Slight Ae-
quaIntance Must Cease Unless
One Wishes to Advertise AZ
Being Out Of Swim.

Chicago-If you call her Mary or
Minnie or Olga-referring to the
young woman who puts your meals
before you and keeps your home In
order-it is time to stop.
Hereafter 1t 10 to be Miss Jones or
Miss O'Brien or Miss Olson-that Is.
unless you are willing to have your
manners branded az hopelessly passe.
not to say de trop. The familiarity
of the past on I'VE minutes' acQuaint-
ance, or no acquaintance. must cease
unless you wish to advertise that
you are totally out Of the swim. Sur
names alone are to be used in order
ing the affairs of the household In
the future, and you might as well be-
gin rehearsing now.
For fashion has SO ordered. and, al
though there was the usual storm of
protest, ridicule and revolt among the
housewives of Chicago as the decree
circulated, 1t Is probable they will
get into line as they Always do.
Furthermore, the discussion devel-
oped the fact that the whole servant
problem and the attitude mistress
should have toward maid Is bound up
In the question. Strong advocates
were found for a complete change in
methods Of administering the Amer
lean household, which shall include
abolition of the custom Of having ser
wants live ON the premises, and the
usual attitude toward servants In
America was declared totally undemo-
cratic.
Call Minnie by her last name?
Let's see what 1t Is. o. yes. Moriarty.
Just to show you how ridiculous It
all II will just try It," seid d South
side clubwoman who lives In the Uni
versity of Chicago neighborhood. She
was selected because Miss Sophonis-
ba Breckenridge, instructor in house
hold administration at the university.
had said, in discussing the matter.
that the young women who do the
household work Of that neighborhood
are queens among women who earn
their own living and the titular mis-
tresses Of the homes are meek and
submissive before them.
Miss Moriarty. oh Miss Moriarty."
called the South side woman, and
after an appreciable interval a blue
eyed daughter of ireland put her head
through the door and asked In a puz-
zled voice: Were you a-callin' of me.
mum"
Minnie mean Miss Moriarty-
would you rather be called by your
first or your last manner"
1T sounds sort OF funny to have
you call me that way after sayin'
Minnie so long" said the girl.
"There're some people, though, that
fresh grocery boy and then the peo-
pie you have here, and your husband.
100, mum. I'd rather have them call
me by my last name"
II have always called my house
keeper by her last name, so If that Is
tie requirement I am strictly up to
dste," said Mrs. Raymond Robins,
VINO conducted the Investigations for
the New York Association for House
he'd Research, and whose report on
W. employment of domestic servants
vs.s used as basis for legislation in
that state.
1t is because the attitude toward
household employees has been 50 en-
tir~ly undemocratic that It has been
nest to impossible to get girl of
competence and spirit to go into do
m~stic service. l know many girls
wh, have refused good wages and
.iy material comforts to work des-
r~ately hard az poor wages in
shop because they wanted home and
tbs Sundays and evenings and Satur-
day sfternoons for themselves. which