The evening world., 1912-04-27

-Four herring, Lee. per day, except
Saturday nd sunday. ...... 30
0ugar (psr wssk) ............ Is
Tea (per week.. .............. 30
soap tper WoekD AZ
Potatoes, six pounds. per week e
lb0. for 7c.) n
Onions (psr wssk). ......... .oe
On Friday soup - made from;
One pound Of meat, no.; beans,
&C.; rice, &C.,; total. ......... ~
Gas (last month";, Per wssk..... "a
Paying on sewing machine install
ment, 26c. per week. ......... .2s
Clothing, iustalmsnt Per vssk... 40
Ohopg1rl's oa1fars one way each
day (psr wsek) .......... 30
Bent (por wssk) 800. ......... $500
xo,., ...... ..... s7.4s
Did you leave your breakfast table
this morning with that grumpy feeling?
Was your grape fruit not chilled enough.
! or was not the bacon quite as crisp as
usual, or did you I'VE TO use milk In
stead of cream In your coffee? And
does this, that or the other little grlev-
ance loom up like a horrible problem
and does It all seem sordid and I'M
happy?
Well. then, let me tell you that the
bread line on the east side has just
taken a summer vacation n there
will be no bread given at l O'Clock IN
the morning until next Thanksgiving
Day. Also. let me tell you what found
at No. 1t2 Essex street.
Having climbed four flights. the stair
ways lined with little tots in merry
chatter. each looking UP smilingly as J
passed, I entered q fiat OF three oons
Soasting Of only two windows. situated
in the one living and bedroom. A
woman sat sewing. making children's
dresses. She makes one of those dresses
every day and receives IS cents apiece.
thus Contributing &2.10 per week toward
the support OF the family.
The father has not steady emp yment.
having no trade. but attends % q fur
mace on Sundays for q weekday man.
for which he receives 81 a week. The
main support Of the family falls to the
lot Of Mamie. the oldest girl. who 10
employed as cash girl. receiving "a per
week. thus making the family income
aggregate $40 per week.
Mamie has quite a distance to go to
her work. but she is very proud OF the
fact that she obtained this position mn
med,ately after graduation. and in or
der 10 save S cents each day rides to
work In the morning. but walks home.
WHEN THERE 10 NO MONEY
NOTHING Is BOUGHT.
You must be heavily in debt. How
can you manage on this small income?''
I asked the mother.
co., no." she answered. smilingly.
though reluctant to tell of their measre
resources, 1--WE are not much in debt.
When we do not a money to pay We
DO no, buy. But one must figure very
closdy. At present l owe my grocer
one dollar and a balance owing on last
months rent. which win be paid when
Mamie receives her wages this week.
I owe a balance IN my sewing machine.
which / pay regularly every week. and
also on some clothing which I bought
in the same way. Any little balance, left
during the week goes toward material.
thread, &C., for making my W chill
dren's clothes. Many times. however. I
make tnese out Of some Of my "
old ones" whereupon she brought out
two cards showing the exact amount
paid on the above items every week.
The four little tots. two boys and
two girls. aged respectively twelve. nine,
seven and Ave. wko go to school, each
received during the winter two cents
for their lunch. For this " cents
they bought from a pushcart vendor
one sausage and a piece Of bread for
one cent n a glass OF lemonade for
the other cent. But lately this two
cents Is being saved. There Is a school
twelve blocks away from their home
which gratuitously furnishes a lunch
Of soup and bread. and now these chill
drep walk this distance for their educa-
ton tia. their little mite may be added
to the family exchequer.
HOW DOES THE FAMILY MAN.
AGE TO LIvEf
The high cost OF living is not a prob
lem with this family. In fact. any
thing that costs anything is a pleasure
to them. In tho morning nine rolls are
purchased for six cents. Each child gets
n roll and a cup OF tea before starting
OUT for school,. Mamie. the cash girl
takes a roll vita her for her lunch.
Once In a wtile when Mamie car
walk to her work as well In the morn,
ing she saves her five cents car fare
and buys some real fruit for her lunch
along with the roll. Just now In thes,
fine mornings she is saving these nickel,
that she may have a summer dresi
later on.
There are no set rules for meal hour,
in this family. The main thing. Is Il
find something to cat when hungry. s,
: i ttA nftnrnnnn Whnn tha nbkIVrA.
come home from school they are give,
a piece OF bread, the daily Ave cents
I worth of butter going as far as It can
{ and q piece OF herring. The eldest DO,
sells papers after school and II thu
enabled TO- occasionally bring h0mo