The evening world., 1911-04-21
contracting Houspmaid" to Solve
Servant Problem, Says Mrs. Cooley
Wages ond fndcpen-
dence viii Attract
More Efficient Type Of
Girl to Kitchen and
Housewives viii Bene-
fit, Asserts Domestic
Science Expert.
BY Marguerite Mooers Marshall.

BY Marguerite Mooers Marshall.
The servant problem Is solved anew
this time by courageous Chicago.
A d!snined young person who calls
herself the contracting houseNorker"
y fast Milling the place OF merely Mary
Ann In the Windy City. The G. II.
eakes her own time. term. and privi-
leses, She does not WORK by week or
month. bu. by day or. preferably, by
hour. She does not I've in the house Of
ner mistress. whom. by the way, she
would scorn to call anything but
woman employer, she has her inde-
pendent home and home life. and for the
A'urs which she gives 20 domestic SER
vice, in the one or more homes she sup.
phes Vita that article. she "a far better
paid than shop or factory workers.
Yesterday | asked Mrs. Winnitred
Harpe- Cooley. secretary OF the .A.so.
ciated Clubs OF Domestic scienc. snd
tho writer OF several Articles. o, the
servant problem. whether she though:
New York ONE would stand for" a
contracting houseworker.
Maid a Business Woman.
The must she said. The whole
servant difficulty Simply resolves, itsel.
INTO ta.s-;he average housewife Is stiil
trying to make her mad a bond slave.
when she should recognize her as a
us!ne woman.
Domestic ssrvic. 10 . business.
ana it should be placed and kent on
q business basis. Tho relation be-
nAN spA~ 49, .-.a --
% Kept clear from all ptrro-al en-
@nsl'nents, as the relation be-
tween the p%rs5idsnt Of q trust COM
pany and his b~ookksspsrs.
Under tho conditions generally pre-
railins. what SELF respecting Young
woman would think OF becoming a cook,
a cha nDermaid or a general house.
work girl: 1t is not tina; the work !tse.,
seems TO them degrading. Natura.ly.
other things being equa., most women
would p""teg TO work In a home, where
me surroundings are pleasant and
hea'thful. ~lIousework offers ariet
too. and a chance to wear comfortao ole
cIothins. and a proper .oount OF the
work Is not physically burdensone.
But the atmosphere OF continual In
reference with ones. " persona lie
s utterly unoearab!e. :. Woman a.kei
me the other day Z though, she
should allow her maid TO receive call.
ers in the kitchen.
No Right to Refuse.
Il sad Is the matter really any o,
your AFFAIR After the girls work FOR
you is finished, IL not your responsibilities
over her quite at an end? do not think
that YOU should either allow or re.
fuse" her permission TO entertain he
company In her leisure moments. II :
not our business"
Mrs. Cooley mad become 20 earn.s,
that she SCENE! In danger OF sorset,inS
our initial topic. YOU approve OF .le
roas"Nork contra tors / reminded.
Indeed I do.
They will be the servants Of the
future, and TIL cir worb will give tro
highest s~attsiaction both to their
employers ana to themselves.
You see. they oNer 10 do definite
work FOR a definite time at a definite
price. Knowing their " capacity
they viii not contract for more hour'
than they can. manage Tina. -, they
vii! ne> er zoe ~nvevworEeG, but alWa,,
0,dy 10 give tac.r best, frcshes; enerSy
o.: cuu3rc ;ac.r wages VIII ran h.ne
than thoss received rs tne average
servant who works by the weet. |
the housewo:h contractor works IN
regular LABOR day OF eislt hours Tor si'
days In TIE week she will receive 81.
for she will NOT charge less than :
cents an hour.
Extra Pay for Sunday Dinners.
or the average. ncr wages 'Nou)
ran a little N.ghc' iuir tlal, hecaas