Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-09-18
WORK FOR !. E.
idle HANDS

Though the majority of girls here
are occupied in some way, there are
still a goodly number so situated fl
nancially that they need not work;
and therefore it is not necessary for
them to rise before or 10 o'clock.
After completing somewhat lengthy
toilet they take dainty bit of break
fast and then proceed to devote them
selves to some selfgratifying pleasure.
No doubt some of these have talents
that might be developed, and they
could, If 1t pleased them. go into the
settlement work The settlements
are no doubt open to those who are
Interested in that sort of work; and
1t might be well IL interest along these
lines could be aroused in the idle
young girls. But up to this time
there has been little interest display
ed by the younger generation in this
sort of work. Probably it entails too
much real work Women who have
lived here for many years say that
this apparent idleness that is display
ed by the young girls may be blamed
to the climate. But when one has
lived all of her life in the tropics and
knows nothing OF the cold climate,
that answer to the question seems
hardly suitable,
There are many things that might
be done in the home in the early
morning If the girls would be willing
to rise in time to get the benefit of
the fresh morning air. The majority
of people here have servants to whom
the larger part of the catering and
marketing is left Perhaps if some of
the daughters of the house would be
willing to take share of the practi-
cal buying on her shoulders she would
not only reduce the expense in the
home, but would no doubt feel that
she was accomplishing something; the
amount saved by careful buying would
furnish goodly allowance for the
girl herself
At the present time one of the fads
that exist among this class of girls
is domestic science. They attend the
classes when nothing else comes in
the way, and perhaps do very well,
but do they practise it at home? II
after taking to cooking for a year,
would 1t not be well to dispense with
the services of the chefs and let the
soung women do the practical cook
Ing themselves? In one of the do
Aestic science classes in California
j ,e part of the work demanded by the
i 4cher is that the girls go into homes
az prepare and serve a meal This
DIS not mean that the girls go into
the homes as servants, and they
arsnever treated as such. If, how
eve such thing were suggested,
the pass. in body, would rise up in
reb4on.
brides-to-be, of course, are busy
sewn Some at home, others belong
70 iite sewing circles, the members
OF WIN are all coming brides. 9th
er yotk women who have no partic-
uiar oNpation might organize sim
liar clts, despite the fact that they
are notll making trousseaux. These
girls mht make things for their
dover Ees" Many bashful maid
ems nestle before starting these, be-
cause-w. because( ley are not sure
that theytill ever I'd them. But
whether not young woman ex-
perts 70 mry, she is almost sure to
need nnentand towels some day
Fnese tnint come in very handy if
one lntendsb travel or ever become
a member oR college sorority. The
girls who q making these dover
boxes spend Cir snare moments am.
Drolderlng TONS, initiating linen or
making fancy bfa pillows.
EmDroiderint tennis, or most any
suen occupauols far more profitable
tnan the readlnof trashy novels and
the eating of Iocolates. So many
of Nell Brinklet dainty Bettys are
of this type and e most fascinating
in print, but feSsuch girls are APP
preciated when WED in real life.