Evening journal., 1912-12-14
AMN'S FIRST AID TO THE
HOUSEkEEPER
A True Want Ad storiottc.

There is no more difficult problem
to face than that which comes to the
life of a. woman little past middle
age who is suddenly thrown upon her
resources"
Mrs. Graham paused. The afternoon
sun fiickered through the turning Ivy
leaves and showed a capable. sef-re-
liant woman busily darning stockings
Amy and her three friends sat near
Amy looked across the yeranda at Ler
mothers pale face.
NO one knows it better than mother
and l., Amy said slowly
To-day" continued Mrs. Graham
"the young woman has every advan-
tage of business training which your
mother and never had. When we had
to earn our living we were thrown out
into new strange world with 40 more
idea of what to do nor how TO do than
she has Of the middle of the moon.
Now a girl is trained almost as well
as her brother. She knows where to go
TO find work and she knows what TO
do when she finds it, and how to adj
just herself to the world of business"
And think it is splendid. too"
said Amys mother from her chair.
Loretta, tell the girls our expert
ence."
"Amy's mother and | are sisters.
and while we were educated and had
the advantages Of homo of culture
and wealth. we were not i'm the least
prepared for practical work. Amy
and her mother and ! were suddenly
left without means. OF the sad cir
cumstances which bereft us / shall
not relate. Amy's mother was not
/ strong and | felt that Amy needed
all the attention her mother was able
/ to give her. We neither of us had
/ any special talent which could be
marketed in the business world. We
had been brought up to believe that
women were the ornaments of 4
household, but we found that in this
modern rushing world a woman must
not only be an ornament, but a use
/ full citizen as well.
1--WE spent a dreary. anxious winter
in this big house. Our income scarcely
paid for our food
"Oue day an old school friend OF
. mine came to visit me. She was n
BUSINESS woman. so bright and alert
that she encrgized us all into new
beings.
Il finally had courage to tell her
our plight. and that it seemed to US
we must soil the home"
" And what? she asked 50
quickly jumped from my chair
'Then-whatg ! stammered some re-
ply saw that selling the home was
only a temporary remedy.
"Shc looked about her
have a plan. and if you will
let me work it out am certain you
4 can keep your home and have future
as we'll VIII you trust it to me?'
81 was 20 reioiced to have this
friendly interest taken in our problem
/ that felt as if it had been already
solved. That night she came To me
With half-dozen carefully worded.
attractive paragraphs. Now, I'm go
ing to put these ads in the n5ws-
pabers. You can turn this residence
into a summer home for gris whose
iparents are abroad The surround
ings are delightful. Leave it to me-.
And VIC did leave TITO her, and II
was q success That was fifteen years
ago. We not only have ouf home
but a good savings account anG many
friends Our future is assured and
Amy's mother need no longer worry
about her daughter What would have
happened to US if II had cot been for
my friend who was sucn a thorough
business woman, and her wcll-writ-
ten Want Ads. / dare not think.
I'VE depend on the Want Ad de-
partment for so many things that Amy
calls it first aid TO the housekeeper'
and I believe sho is right