Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1914-10-16
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. 8ERTA M. FAYNE TO WO- a
MEN JOURNAL READERS. :

. your dlscredlt 10 know how 20 cook
Il Is one accomplishment today abov'
an others any girl or woman shouls
be proud Or / don't mean BY that
that cooking IS Che only thing a girl
should be efficient IN, but one Of the
most useful and important to dt hen
for that home " her own. 20 which
+ Ian girls look forward 4; ~ not o
? question % how much money you may
Z possess. or the Iden that "you Cont
have to-" Il Is the pride and aatIs-
= faction 81 knowing you can, If nee-
essary.
have heard many women high 81
social ne and even others IN very
moderate circumstances. say, II dont
know how 10 boil water or even peel
potatoes" always look az such
women with pity II not In contempt
and say mentally. poor thing. wonder
what you really can do a few years
ago / was spending the winter in Los
Angeles In some way il became
known that ! was az the head Of q
manufacturing concern here 81 Chica-
CO. was besieged by newspaper
reporters TO give them an interview |
They wanted to know the particulars
OF woman manufacturing machinery |
as II was 40 far from the beaten paths 1
Of women's work At first / positive
~ declined to be Interviewed" telling
them that my business affairs could
not possibly be Of interest To the Los
Angeles public. But one evening
while sitting alone IN the lobby OF
tho hotel, / was approached by Il
young man from one OF the daily pa
pers Now. he said you are going
to talk Tor me- Won't you please?"
told him there was little 20 tell
but explained that I had been made
president OF the company after my
husband passed away: that had
simply taken up the reins whore they
had been dropped and was continuing
the business 10 the best Of my ability
After telling him few Of my exper-
lsnces Ia the business world he sud-
denly asked me. "And now tell me, y
what Is your favorite pastime or d.
version outside Of business?" Cook
Ing" promptly replied. what? And
you really acknowledge IL? "And why :
not" asked him. rs II not something
% be proud off," "Of course It Is"
10 said. but some ladies' would
nave said something about music, :
hcatrea. painting and so on" well" -
told him. Il enjoy a good play have =
fair musical education and know ~
Iuite little about painting, but you
sxed me my favorite pastime. and ] ~
til repeat that 1t Is cooking ="
And shalt l." asked the young man,
put II down la this interview that
on like TO cook?" by all means" l
old him, because | am proud Of 10
moving how to cook. moreso, than j,
cling. by forced circumstances, the
resident OF the machinery concern" -.
Wen the interview was published In -,
an and have had 90 give you, dear a.
seders, a little chapter OF my life in
rdcr to tell you the results OF the in -,
'rview. For days after it's publication !,
received some OF the most beauti-
Il letters had ever read. l made -,
,me of the dearest and most loyal
iends | ever had through that little
al
W. fun
-aised me for my honest and straight r..
rward admission of flowing to cook
any ladies' called ON me and Invited -.
@ TO their homes; others wrote me
vely letters and sent their favorite
cipes. one dear. sweet old lady
ought mo great bunch OF beautiful
Diets, who has since passed on TO -,
at great Beyond. but l still see in
emory her dear. kindly eyes as she Il,
,ked into mine and said. God bless =
a." spent many happy hours 49,
y" "o' 'N'0' " ''N9 ing
seciad horne, ~
Ella Wheeler Wilcox was also a -
est at the same hotel That Won -
rfully gifted woman. OF course. was -
, "lioness" OF the hour Everyone
her honor. that greatest OF students
the human heart. ] had the pleasure ~
meeting and talking with her many
hes and always found her TO be de-
htful. charming and interesting
ere was large reception eiven in
honor the evening before her de-
-ture sat watching the stream OF ~
men and men as they passed 10 ~,
; TO shake hands with her OF
lrsc. everyone had their pretty little -,
!. pral
he Owyhee Hotel ase'