The evening world., 1911-01-27

49, af' sef' $3.50 N'Ns
week toward the family support With
tlel remainder she bought her own
CLONES. paid her incidental expenses
and had a small sum left for recreation
Here Is n statement OF her expenditures
each week:
ttrthre ............ ................S 80
Luncheon 90
savings bank 70
Toward the family support...... aJ
Ctothing. &c........ ............... 1b0
Tetal ................ $500
In nifty weeks she spent SIS for cloth
tnsi recreation and in~cidentais; placed
tz-o In the savings bank and con
trfhuted t13Tb0 TOWARD the support OF
the family.
Isn't that an interesting budget7
There are ut least 800 girls In New
YORK City who are learning It's book
keeping every year. There are many
other hundreds who need the lesson.
which Is one reason why Miss Cleo
Maitland, mathematics Instructor in
the Manhattan Trade School. told yes
terday how she taught her students to
dress on SIS a year.
Miss Murtlaud Is a graduate OF
Teachers College. and during her four
years at the Trade School the o~rigina-
tor of the remarkable course In prac-
tical mathematics which she calls 'in-
dustrial arithmetic" 1t is exactly the
sort OF thing suggested by BENJAMIN
c. Marsh. secretary OF the Commission
on Congestion OF Population. In an In
tervlew on the wisdom OF teaching
VnnhR MANILA hnvv 20 spaaA shalr tnanAu
Like Mr.. Marsh. Miss Murtiand be-
hevts this subject should be taught I'm
evety public school In New York.
Girls Only Hxif Trained.
e"Ths great army OF our working
gfls and working women are only
half trained" she declares, ear
nestly. " teach them how to use
thDir earning powers TO the best ad.
vantage. nut In addition 70 train
Ing them how to earn, girls should
~ trained how to spend. That
xAowIsdgs . absolutely essential
FER businsssliks workers, sfacisnt
s>cisty."
What Is your method OF teaching
therp7' ! asked.
The girl earning 20 n week Is taken
AZ the basis Of calculations. because We
contider that n fair wage for the aver
9 beginner. II Is the salary she Is
likely to receive In shops. factories. or
the telephone desk. This amount must
cover the cost Of c~arfare. luncheon. saw
ing4 a portion to the home. and clothes.
II try to make all the girls realize
that a fair proportion of their earnings
belongs without question 10 the family
purse. This amount may not equal in
value what Is received from the home,
but It does represent a share OF the
responsibility, and. II contributed In the
right spirit. viii give a wholesome feel.
ing Of ownership. Then a little money
saved and put in the bank each week
10 apart OF good spending. A bank ac-
count. however small. adds materially
to wholesome independence.
Clothing 10 the Difficulty.
Bun II Is In buying clothing from a
small salary that the unframed girl Is
most likely to ind difficulty. SO ! con.
csntrate on that part Of the work."
And how much can the sG-a-weck girl
spend on her clothes7' I inquired.
she must keep them inside an allow
ancs Of SIS a year." stated Miss Murt-
land And she can do II. II she makes
these four rules and keeps them:
"1. my only a good quality in
tAs nrst place.
ga. Duy nothing N in.erferss
with tho health.
80. Take caro- of clothes while
WEARING Thorn.
80. Es superior 10 clothes.
As for the FIRST rule. our sewing
teacher shows the girls simple tests
by which the quality OF goods MAJ he
determined. There are ways OF telling
pure wool and silk and linen and dur
able cotton from the inferior articlu.
When In doubt. It Is always possible
10 take a sample and at home wash II,
expose II to the sun, or test II In other
ways. Light and delicate shades OF any
goods ..e obviously imprset4cable. be-
cause they so quickly fade.
Question Of Health.
at f., OF course. false economy 10
rurchase any sort Of Clothlag. now
ever cseaP. vhlai may interfere Win
Tho health. Tails bars ou; uigh-heeled
shoes, low shoes IN winter. tlsAt cor-
sets and TOO thin underwear.
zone Of the very best ways 10 econo-
NIKE on clothing Is. literally. to save
II. TO take the very best possible care
Of II n prolong its life to the fullest
extent. More than half my suggestions
have to do with the care OF the various
articles while they are being worn,
Why. a whole chapter could be writ
ten on the care OF the hat-shpposedly
the most fragile article In a woman's
WARDROBE! The hat should be kept well
brushed The last hat should be put
away IN a toX or pillow slip when no, In
use. on a stcrmy cay the hat should
be covered with a veil When II be-
comes sAab5y and duEiy. the tr!mMi1s
shcu.d be removed, brushed, S canned
,heroughly and the hat retrinmcd. And
there are ever 50 many more ways OF
making other articles o. clothing last
she added. wisely,
Nov. what do you mean by being
superior to ones clothes7" ! queried.
An unwhoIesoms Desire.
mean that. having procured the