The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-08-24
CONFESSIONS
OF A WIFE
MEN HATE TO eE ORDERED
AROUND nv A WOMAN


(cepyrlsht. is,a. by tho Newspaper
Enterprise Assoelation.)
Housekeeping and homemahing
are voman's work and DO wish
that need not have any one but
women TO help me do II.
Men who do manual labor have
40 little regard or respect for the
woman who must occasionally a..
rect their operations
have often wondered n II IL
not because we speak to them In
language they do not understand.
You seldom hear please" and
-thank you" from a man who tells
the workman to do thus and so.
Neither do you hear communication
when the work II well done. but
faults are pointed out with liberal
additions OF profanity n necessary.
When the mon came TO decorate
my rooms the other day could SEQ
they were much put out that was
there TO direct them. heard one
Of them telling another; "rll bot
shell be hell to suit" And was.
although | only asked what was
right.
In the first place I asked that
they should be very careful not TO
get the water color they were put.
ting on tho ceiling all over every
thing: that the floor and other
woodwork should be either covered
or. II they spattercd II. they should
wipe IL off Immediately before tho
paper hangers began to lay the
paper.
Why, lady, ~ we do that We will
never get through"
~Yon are not paid by the Job.
are your
NO. but
"But you have never done II that
way before and you object to doing
II now
Il am not going 10 have the pa.
per next TO the woodwork spoiled
By having some one 20 over II hur.
riedly With a wet. dirty rag and
leave = mark on the paper"
This. Jim. IL what we'll get
when women vote" was the next
observation OF the man that had
concluded l would be hell tho
moment he looked at me.
Now. what color do you want
on your Ceilings he asked impA-
tiently.
Il want the one In the living
room a tint Of gray grecn--in this
bedroom pale blue that will blend
with deli. In this bedroom a
warm tan Just q little darker than
rich cream and In the dining room
you can use the same color you did
on the living room. The hall can
be the same color as the tan bed
room. The kitchen want painted
with light blue side wall from
the tile dado up. and you can use
the same color for the ceiling that
yoa use In this bedroom.
Here are tho three tints that I
want"
We'll. lady. well get EN- a. near
as We can"
That won't DO at all These
are samples OF water oolorS that
your firm gave me and told me
they could make. and I went TO q
great deal OF trouble TO pick than
out and now you must do the rest :
In q few minutes ! found that on
the ceiling OF the living room q
brilliant green was being used
That wont do" | exclaimed
It's the nearest we can get" the
man answered.
Then you need not DO II. I'll
call up your boss and tell him TO
get some one else"
That brought another effort on
his part 70 get the right tint, and
II vas right this time
have come to the conclusion
that we women are as much TO
blame a. the workmen--we accept
things without insisting on their
being done right We arc always
compromising with some man
about something from the calcimin-
ing the cellar TO the piastering up
OF our hurt feelings.
TO Be Continued romo~c~.)