The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-13
YVES WHO GAN COOK
HARD TO Find NOW


New York, June 12.-weli-trained
1ves who can cook and keep house
nd who know more about sanitary
onditions than mother" ever
reamed Of knowing are among the
nppiies that are being demanded OF
ne National Housewives League at
headquarters in West Forty-hfth
treet.
Two men called at the headquarters
the league within the last two
Feeks and each OF them wanted
Pife One of them was widower
Fith several children and no one to
Dok out from them, and the other
ras one OF the lonely young men OF
few York. He had no friends in the
fty. few acquaintance, and he felt
hat IL he could only get nice wife
nth domestic tastes, one who could
hanage the income of q rising young
ban, he would be happy.
Where can any one go to find good
ensible wife IL not to a place like
ne league? That was what the
Dung man thought. New York has
u the modern conveniences and more
han enough modern amusements. but
shere can one go to find a heart and
elpmeet? he said.
That Is what good many young
nen--and young women. too--who
nake their homes in New York are
skiing and the league would like to
elp them out. but that Is where II
as to draw the line. No matrimonial
spirants need apply, though the
hague appreciates their need.
That msn thinking of marrying
hould come to place like the House
kives League said Mrs. Julian
EeAlth, president OF the league, yes
brday. emphasizes the fact that one
the greatest needs OF the present
me Ia efficiency In the housewife.
Women should be trained to spend
he income of the family as the men
re trained to produce 1t. Men are
boxing for real partners in the bust
ess of home making. Hitherto 1t
a. been question of the husband
Importing the wife and of the wife's
eng supported The majority of
komen are willing 10 do their share
maintaining. but they are not prop
riy trained. This makes young men
nth moderate incomes hesitate be-
pre- they even think of marriage.
when the league started three
ears ago we were asked IL we would
b anything about the servant prob
bm and we said no. We intended TO
rst train the mistress. Now we have
pine to the place where the mistress
on the way to obtain proper training
nd we are extending our work. but
Of on the basis OF mistress and maid.
ut of employer and employe.' sta
sites speak of the Employment,
roblem, and the Domestic Problem
two separate and different cub
ects.
when they are considered as one
nd the same thing then people will
egin 10 thing OF hours and wages. /
ave very little use for the woman,
|ho goes to Albany to advocate the
xht-hour Law for men and then
bmes home and works her ow, maid
yenty-four hours n day."
What the league does in a way to
rairhten out this mart of the rnatri-
onia1 tanrie Ia 10. nut nice girls in
ome. where they win be comforta bic
"A rrotected ana learn the mana re
ent az the houaehoid. which in going
he more generally valuable u them
after life than Knowledge OF stem
wrnphy. no matter how many words
hey can write in an hour. II mar
hrnrtse the public to know thar girls
this class from the office forces
= actually looking for work as ser
knta
one pretty girl who was only
rsrtv-.hrae wanted to And a nosifton
family 10 helm with domestic
ork she liked the idea of house
Ork. sxfd IL was natural work for
vnman. and she would al least ike
~ M Here the girls mother. who
= dependent upon her objected. said
~ 4 meniai position and she did
N vrish Mar daughter to do ANYTHING
the kind.
when the Young women do ge, into
harven Of this kind they are sent out
..mothers' helpers.- That means
- thev are taken In much as
anrhter Of thu family. and the ex-
ersenee n often very pleasant. There
: more at thes. Young women wis
ant MA csa the league says than
49, -. women who want To accent
~ Ths averaxe housewife, II il
ma vonl6 n,,ch nrefer Ia have,
Mar hou.e some one of the regular
rrrestir cIaSs. n a. smarter. she
,irEs ana sha does mot like tine
,mrr woman around whom she can
81 class az aseryant..s
~ TIA domestic question the Iearnel
"a. thai fha housewife cnnnof
49, M her mind Is treat the woman
~ Anss her rooI<inr IN she WAY tn.f