El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-04-01


! gress Of society by the production OF
| some useful substance or quality, OF
lessen the value of the production OF
others by wastefulness. There will al
I ways be some MASTERS, although, fOrtu-
/ nately for the general good, the num-
/ Der is comparatively small The women
/ MASTERS in America occupy the unique
/ position OF eXceIllng the women OF
| every other nation in extravaganza and
/ waStefulness. To large degree this
/ Wastefulness is developed by the
amount of leisure time at their dis
/ pOsal. The mischief done by idle hands
I is never better typified than in the
/ WaStefulnesS Of certain type OF
! American woman. It has assumed such
) proportions as TO AFFECT commercial
Z prosperity in some localities and its
prevalence among women of moderate
means is more alarming than among
women Figure in Bonds.
A feature of modern business life Is
the bonding corporation which, for q
fixed rate each year, assumes the re-
sponsibility for the trusts committed
to a man holding either public office
or private employment in which he
mas the handing OF otner people
money A generation ago II was Gus
4 tOmary for a man 10 ask his friends
to go upon his bond Now he goes to
one of these companies and pays it
for the risk it assumes Before issuing
a bond the company makes a careful
investigation regarding all OF the con-
ton, personal habits and his resources
But the most important matter Of all
is the investigation regarding the hab-
its of his wife A man credited with
an eXtravagant wife Will find it hard
er to secure a bond He may have to
pay a higher rate than other conditions
seem to warrant. And this simply be
cause the experience Of all companies
goes to show that the most frequent
cause Of defalcatiOn by men supposed
" honest is the eXtravaSant demand
h "a -
prOdigal wife.
ExtrnYaganee flinders Men.
A young man of exceptional business
capacity and high standing recently
had a position rendered him which re-
CURED him to give bonds of several
thousand dollars for security. His
ing company to which he applied and
he lost his chance OF success. A mu-
tual friend asked the president Of the
company why the young mans appli-
cation had been refused TT was not
upon his own account" was the an
swer. Il have no doubt If left to his
own impulses Brown would be as
straight as man could be. But his
wife has acquired the habit of enter
tanning her friends in the tea rooms
Of the SWEETEST hotels every two or
three days and, of course, dresses TO
correspond with the other people who
go there. Ny wife can't afford to
waste my money that way and know
MS cant so we decided not to tai Ike
the risk"
Women of the wastefuI Type.
Women Of this WaSteful type affect
to believe themselves superior to any
form OF economy 4 cannot bellttle
myself by haggling about the cost Of
things" said one woman Of this type.
IF want a thing I order it. It has
to get paid for somehow" They make
the mistake of believing that by Law
lSh expenditure they are asserting
their superiority to petty financial de-
tails which women accustomed to the
expenditure of money usually deem IL
proper TO assume Every tradesman
knows that the woman who has been
accustomed to money all her life is the
least likely to be imposed upon The
Iact that rich people usually pay less
for the same kind Of goods than poor
people buying at the some store IS
accounted for in that the rich woman
counts the cost and the poorer woman
has false pride which prevents her
gins with the ordering Of the supplies
for the house and it continues through
out the whole administration of the
home.
Waste Increases Cost.
In the consideration of the many
causes which 60 to make up the in
generation, the wastefulness Of women
is often overlooked In a western town
the course Of domestic science for girls
in the high school included a report
Of the different homes. Each Of the
50 girls in the class brought in a re-
port OF the amount OF 1000 supplied
TO her home for month, showing what
part was utilized and how. and the
that was absolutely wasted.
The results indicated that in fully half
Of these homes quite as much food
value was thrown into the garbage can
as would have sufficed to supply the
table Of family Of the same size a
Steak was purchased at 80 cents a
pound and with each pound went an
ounce or two, Of waste which the
was able to sell for q fair price after
the customer had paid for il once at a
hlSn price In many families. even I
after the steak had been trimmed BY
the butchers, a further trimming cut
off the end which, while perfectly good
meat, had not the tender. juicy quality
y men lhe eplcufean taste OF the amer
.can FAMILY now insists upon. Some |
times not half of the bulk weight !
paid for at an eXOrbitant price really
appeared upon the table.
Steak Trimmings for SCUM.
IN most families special soup meat |
was bought while the trimmings OF !
the steak. which were really better, |
we're thrown away All waste fat was ]
thrown away although frying mate
rails, whether pure pork lard or some /
combination produce were purchased /
was purchased each day and fully half /
)f II was allowed to wilt. Cans Of 1
vegetables were opened, about half of ]
-nelr contents used for dinner and the I
balance thrown into the garbage can. /
These practices obtained not in the /
families Of the rich but in those OF /
moderate circumstances where the hus- I
band and father was in many cases (
having a continuous struggle to make /
both ends meet A little care upon the /
part of the woman in charge of the |
nome might have greatly helped him
Clothing is often Wasted.
Clothing IS wasted in the same way. I
The wasteful woman disdains to wear 4
clothing which has been mended or to I
allow her children to do so. Each sea-
son she requires complete new out 4
it, while innumerable garments, many i
IF which require but a few stitches to I
out in good repair, are thrown away.
N many cases the change Of fashion /
s made to serve as an excuse for this /
Clothing in perfect order 4
viii be discarded because It is not /
lutte up to the latest fad in cut or
shade The wasteful woman always
BUYS more than she needs and usu-
llly the more limited her income the /
greater her tendency toward the eX-
remes in trimming and style.
A wealthy woman frequently viii /
)rder suit of severely plain cut in !
lrder that she may be able to wear it :
or two or more seasons without the
rouble of choosing something new. The
Taster scorns last years clothes and
insists upon new things each season !
,bliVious of the fact that her husbands (
inanceS forbid useless expenditure.
Expensive shoes for Clerks Wife.