The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1913-04-12
Mavguerite Mo0ers Marshall,

Marguerite Mo0ers MavshaN.
American Housewives srs los
ing . miliion dollars . asy ~
domestic iAs1oisnsy. A. least %
per cent. OF the 'nsrvss' Of AAsr1.
cas- women 10 due 70 poorly piaansl
houssvogk."
It 10 worth listening to these trsnohant
criticisms of Mrs. Christine Frederick.
Mrs Frederick 10 a remarSt able YOUNG
woman. She holds the position OF Con-
sulting Household Editor for the Ladies'
Home Journal. and she 10 The national
secretary OF the Associated Clubs Of
Domestic Science. Hut even more to
the point. IN my opinion. Mrs. Fred
crick Is q practical housewife AMI
mother. Her book. Tho Now House
keeping" which will appear In . few
days. contains no suggestion which its
author has not thoroughly tested out In
her own efficiency kitchen" down In
Greeniawn. l.. 1. In this day Of theo-
rists she is essentially q practical per-
son.
And because know her to be much
more interested In construction than In
| destruction. I asked her to tell me how
the American housewife may conserve
the money and health she seems to be
| wasting so recklessly. DO sou advo-
cato any OF tho various community
schemes for doing away with Individual
housework3" l inquired.
81 do not" Mrs. Frederick denied
emphaticaHy. She 10 q little person.
with boz. dark eyes. wavy. dark hair
and pretty clothes She has none Of tho
outward trademarks Of the socialist or
communist. and ! wasn't surprised 10
have her disclaim agreement With thsir
domestic theories.
THE HOME 10 NOT IMPOSSIBLE,
she DECLARES.
u Il don't believe In giving up tho
home as an impossible proposition" she
reiterated. That's what people do who
live In apartment hotels. the nearest
approach we have to the community
idea.
women are trying 70 ssesps
from the Etohss because they
don't understand how TO manage
the kitchen. Eousswork 70 not
druagsry unless We make IL aSuA6.
cry. women have only 70 apply 20
Il the smoisnt methods whloh the
up-to.dass business man applies 70
his business TO ana IL ~ easy. -
interesting ana ~ sure 70 develop
their powers ~ anything they oaa
DO.
The reason that houscwork has been
standar died 80 siowly In simply tina.
women have never been held w to .
definite standard In this important work
| OF theirs. II a man makes a successful
stroke In business no receives congratu.
iatlons on all sides. II a woman makes
n specially deleotabie pie or cake. prob
ably not even her husband oonGratulatss
her on IT, On the other hand. II man
falls down In his work. the whole world
knows and censures. A woman may be
quite incompetent In the management
OF her home, and YET hardly any ono
viii know about II.
ALSO there are plenty Of men who
nre not clever enough to run a business
for themselves. but who DO very well
under the direction OF others. The nat
uraiiy incompetent housewife has no
such chance. She must be her own boss,
whether or not she Ii really capable OF
Nlllng the position. But n even that
woman, instead Of throwing up her
hands IN despair and fleeing to board
INK house. would apply efficiency prin'
ciples to her household she would be
astonished at the results"
How you define efficiency principlesF
I ASKED