The Washington herald., 1913-06-15
BY JULIA CHANDLER MANI.

have yet to meet the man or woman
who does not entertain the falacy that
somewhere in this broad universe there
exists a state Of perfect contentment and
happiness. IL only he or she could md
the key with which TO open the door. And
10 the most of US the key is money.
1t hasn't been a week since a neighbor
brought forcibly home to me the truth
OF this very human faith that the perfect
state of existence but just eludes us. She
is a clever little woman, and a capable
homemaker, but, like the rest of us, she
dreams many dreams of what she could
accomplish il only she had just a wee
bit more OF an income.
lust to show you" she told me,
there's that dinner l gave last week to
the Browns. I had particularly wanted
II to be a perfect success, and had
coached my maid until / thought she was
letter perfect in just what she was TO DO
Everything moved along pretty well until
she reached the salad course, when she
became confused because of some acci-
dent she had had in the kitchen. and
served the dessert before the salad. ne
cessitAting my telling her right before
nv guests to bring the salad first. 1 was
so embarrassed / could have sunken
through the floor with pleasure. She's
about as good a maid as ! can get, how
ever, for the price l can AFFORD to pay,
and there's the rub. II only I could az
ford a better wage to girl / could get
one capable Of perfectly serving meal.
she ended discontentedly.
Know How She Felt.
And of course we all understand Just
how she felt. and sympathiZe thoroughly
with her angie for who among US has
not at some time thought that our home
would run with less friction If only we
could afford a better servant. or two in
stead of one. The woman with none
envies the woman with one, and thinks
unto herself that II she just could afford
to hire a competent maid she, too. could
entertain more frequently and enjoy hav-
ing company. whereas, things stand
with her. she has the meals to get for
guests, and everything to do herself Oh
we'll. she'd rather not have them, that's
all,
And the housekeeper who does things
a little larger scale. with one servant
envies the woman who has two, and is
inst as sure that she would be perfectly
happv if she were in the more fortunate
v,uan's shoes, and so thinks the woman
who has a score of hirelings about her
And thus runs the way Of the world ana
discontinued inhabitants.
And II il isn't a question of maids ana
entertainment il is something else. IL
have heard a certain friend OF mine oe-
plore the fact that she couldn't spent 80
for hat once. 1 have heard her beWaii
il a hundred times
~, makes all the difference in the
,rorld-the price you pay. My hats al
WAYS make me look a fright. ana am
certain I could get becoming headgear IL
could afford to pay the price whicn buys
che correct STYLE" she tells me every
single time she treats herself to ne"
hat. ,,ot-
The same feeling prevails in otner ma
tors The woman who is financially com
- 90 ennloy a cheap dressmaker
,o,,,noras her clothes to those OF some
o,ber woman who can pay the price oe
,,orded nv some exclusive designer anu
the comparison fills her soul WIN ui
p,,s, She is Just as sure IN her iliiiu {"
do.th and taxes that to be able TO anoru
q good dressmaker would unlock the uoO'
TO perfect human happiness.
No, Cou6pcd to Material Things
on afraid that this tendency to IN
80. I, dreams of what would consu-
tu,e the real joy of living is not coIi com
80 r,aterisl things. either. for aren't we
iii, IN cornpare even the loved ones OF
oI,r homes to those with whom SUITE
friend is spending her years
Well take the wife, Tor lhstdhGe
thinks if only her John had the even ols-
position of Mrs. Browns Bill no" 80 go
il urorIld be to avert the friction "nich
sor,otinoes mars the happiness of her
a. and it is just as likely that the
nit even WAYS of Mrs. Browns Bill
ger on Mrs. Browns nerves once IN
while. and down in her Utmost soul sne
wishes to heaven that the man wouio
sometimes show rufied temper Just tor
the pleasure of seeing him assert himsel-
Then there's little Mrs. Jones across