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The Washington times., 1915-02-02
Great Army of Unemployed Women Here Must
Take Up HouseWork Y. w. G. A. Leader Says
Only Thing That Must Be
Done Is To Do Away With
Stigma Once Attached To
Anyone Bearing Name of
Servant"

is not taught womanly things. those
things which are naturally assocl-
ated with woman and the home.
mo woman should enter INTO
larger interests until she has mas
tered the duties of the home and
she should never be inculcated with
the idea that they comprise any
thing but tho noblest profession on
earth.
Children In this day and age are
not given definite Jobs at home;
Only In this way can they be trained
to successfully I'LL their places In
society later on in life.
THE disturbing part Of the whole
unemployed situation among women
out for a Job is no longer young.
She has lost her versatility and she
realizes It, She is tired out and her
outlook upon life Is anything but
pleasant.
"For this reason It Is to be desired
that women of thirty-five ana 1ortg
see the opportunity In the nousenoiu
spirit, determined to make some-
thing out Of it,"
Miss Brown knows whereof she
speaks. During the nine years tnat
she has been with the association
she has done wonderful work. and
under her guidance the "asHlHslo loi
branch has grown from small
band of workers to force which
occupies. instead of six rooms, three
floors Of approximately six rooms
each.
Meets All Classes.
In this work Miss Brown has
come in contact with every class
Of society. II. in speaking OF so
democratic an institution, sym.
bolic of the broadest thought ana
action, one may with consistency.
mention such a thing as class.
There are five chapters Of the as
sociation in different parts or the
city, and FIVE groups or hlsh
school girls come every week for
social service evenings.
Last Saturday night. at one OF
the social meetings, when from
forty to fifty working girls meet
for entertainment. side by side on
the sofa sat an English girl. an
Austrian girl, German and a
French girl!
Next Sunday afternoon at the
building on Fourteenth street. a
memorial. service for Grace Hoad
ley Dodge. the late president. VIII
be held. This service will be dup.
Heated throughout the United
states in every city and town
where there is a branch OF the
Y. w. c. A.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
The World Is HaUing a.
Fit OF Mysteries, But
After MddnesS-Peace
Fashion, Topsy Turvy and Making Us All Look Like
Escaped Lunacs, Has Sent Us Into One Fit of
Mysteries, and That Has Driven
Man to War!
BY WINIFRED BLACK.

, drove her insane. and not her insanity
that drove her into temper"
hut when we asked him about 1t he
shook his head and would not say an
other word.
I wonder which it is--this hysteria of
war and this hysteria of dress-a symp-
tom or a disease: cause or an effect?
There's no doubt about 1t, women do
seem to be going crazy. Is 1t because
the men went crazy first. and the wom-
EN- we're driven crazy by the ordeal OF
living with madman? On was it, the
unbalanced. irnpra ctical. dreaming. vis-
ionary. self-absorbed woman at home
that started the man on his road to
the pathological clinic?
There are thousands of good. sensible
practical devoted women left in the
world. and there are thousands of good.
honest. courageous. decept men for
them to marry. but somehow they never
seem to pick each other out.
The World. Cooling Waters.
All the fine men marry little flirting
fools of women who haven't sense
enough even to put up an umbrella if
they must stay out in the rain. And
all the fine, broad-minded. deep-hearted
women seem to insist on marrying lit
tle.. good-looking nobodies. who haven't
brains enough to let them think OF any
thing but themselves and their idiotic
attempts at adventure.
lie WOTlu Is III Il III Ol HySteIAls
There isn't the slightest particle OF
doubt about 1t. II you want to be in
the fashion you must make yourself
look as much like some one who has
escaped from the vioi>-- vSrd as you
possibly can.
Hats on one side, waists pinched
where they should be loose, and loose
where they should be tight: skirts, oh,
well, what's the use?
II you're sixty you must dress, act,
and giggle like sixteen. III you're Six
teen, you must dress, act. and oSle like
! forty. And the other day In a smart
restaurant they tried to make me eat
my alligator pear in cup of soup.
the fit of hysteria. When are We going
to get back to sane. decent. honest,
gentle living again?
Or have we 50 filled our heads with
| this topsy-turvy idea OF living that the
plain, simple life. sunshine and rain,
| flowers and falling leaves. the sob OF
| the surf. the call of the wind. the clasp
| Of an old friends hand. the laughter
| of little children, the welcome Of a dan
cling flame upon the hearthstone. the
| love Of one true heart, peace. trust.
mean nothing. and less than nothing. to
| us any more?
| don't believe 1t! When one of the
! girls had Mysteries in boarding school
| the wise old mistress of the school
spr:nkled cool water in her face and
Now. in ths heat of our madness
comes, the world OVEN the cool water
| Of poverty. of anxiety over little things
of grief for those we love. Hark. il
not the wild laughter that haunted the
world just now calming little already!
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
Ansvers to Health Questions

Clean the teeth of, apply Elycerine to
the gums, and take increasing doses of
iodide of potash internally.
3. In addition to massage, '"cat fats
oils, greasy and sweet foods. Sleep ten
hours in the twenty-four. Drink plenty
of fresh milk and water and worry less.
Be in the open as much as possible
Get plenty Of rest
j. II. D.-Q-1 am terribly pitte'
from smallpox. especially on the nos
VIII massaging benefit it?
.(2)-1 also suffer from my nose bein :
clogged UP. Can you advise me what t
use as spray?
+. H.-Q. What would you recommen
for cold in the head. when it's, first eff
fects are indicated by running from
the nose and sneezing? %. -!
A. Rub this into the nostrils: Am
moniated mercury. grains; white vase
line. y ounce.
Take five grains each Of hexamethyl
enamine and citrate Of soda in a glass
full Of water every four hours.
thma? 2. What viii! remove black cir.
cles from under the eyes? 3. Can near.
sightedness be cured with the aid oil
glasses?
l., There are many different kinds ol
asthma. II you will describe youl
symptoms I will he glad to help you
2. These arc caused by worry. late
hours. loss Of sleep. and constipation
Until these are all corrected, the 'blacl
circles will remain. 3. Yes. If tht
glasses are correct.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
Peters Adventures in
Matrirn0ny
By LEONA DALRYMPLE.

PETER QUESTIONS HIMSELF.
ND standing there by the moonli:
~ window l put Mary in the scale
n and found myself wanting.
For the evening we had just
spent had proved a fact that l in my
bumptious masculinity had ignored.
could help make our evenings a success
instead of waiting in sultanic arrogance
for Mary to do it all herself.
There was the masculine attitude in
nutshell. Entertain me,'i it said. "and
well, or l will depart for the evening
and tell you your faults at breakfast. .
Every man expects his wife to be the
aggressor in connubial entertainment.
and / had been no better. l had wanted
Mary to find my likes and dislikes and
pander to them. Why? Simply because
We were both the product of the iron
clad centuries.
Man and Woman.
Centuries had taught my little wife
that her one weapon against the male
sex who preyed so openly upon women
was her beauty. Therefore she dressed,
thought, read and lived in terms OF
beauty. The result was a sex vanity
which men deride and go on foster ng.
" dS IL any worse IMAM the piuIe i'dc D
pandering to his great weapon, strength?
Man saw in Drawn and muscle his sal
walton, and his brutality grew bound
less. Were the off-shoots Of his sex
weapon, strength, more commendable
than the off-shoots Of the wohan's sex
we're prize fights horrible. barbarous
warfare and unmitigated brutality. On
the other vanity, exaggerated dress and
erotic crimes in which men must share
-,,tls h1 .hA
As for Mary's unfamliarity with her
sob. some laughing demon within in
Quired of me what success | myself
would have had. set down in the midst
Of difficult job without any train
II would have made it my business
to learn ! answered the voice stub
bornly.
But the answer lacked assurance,
All" said this inner voice of mine,
''but suppose there were two sides to
the difficult job-one the froth and gilt
ter. the other the drudgnry and ma
Chinery which your employer frankly
regarded with contempt even while he
sHa;,Sea ES &, 'D'" 20" the urgency OF 90
Man the Egotist.
"eGppose he said: Look beautiful
EaaEe me proud Of YOU. live only for
my pleasure, but keep this machinery
Of life which l despisc as woman's
work, oiled. faultless, soundless so i,
win never obtrude itself into the eur,
rent of my life And suppose your
lfe had given you chiefly experience
n,ae, in the Srst OF these which would you
II would neglect the work which he
desplsed."
You have said that women lie NOR,
rasily than men, that outside of theil
ksset inherent strength Of chastity
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

- ENATOR HELEN RING ROBIN
SON Of Colorado says the whole
~ world IL having a fit Of Mysteries.
or to be quite exact. two fits Of
hysteria.
One is the hysteria of war, and one
Is the hysteria Of dress.
Quite SO. Senator Robinson, quite SO.
You're right. as 1t seems to me you so
often are And. let me whisper. I think
that both these hysterias are a symp-
tom and not disease.
When a man gets into q street car
and STEPS on every toe he sees, nudges
the man on one side of him, crowds
the woman on the other side, opens up
his paper as wide as he can, without the
least regard to his neighbor's eyes, and
then gets into a fight with the conduc-
tor, ten chances to one there's nothing
his head that's gone wrong, and back Of
that the whole thing Sits itself down
TO q matter OF nerves.
Just plain, old fashioned nerves, like
the ones that make the old maid school
teacher snap your head off II YOU ask
her q question, or the ones that make
the married woman who's trying to set
$50 week table on a SIS week In
adds a cent q pound to her meat bill.
l don't think it's the war that Is driv-
ing Eureope into Mysteries.
I think it's Mysteries that drove
Europe into the war.
I knew q woman once who had a ter
rible temper. She was q pretty woman,
a kind-heartedN woman, and in her way
a clever woman, but oh, that temper!
Cause and Not Effect.
She would make a new friend, and the
new friend always fell dead in love with
the woman I knew. she was so witty. so
generous, so sweet, and SO beautiful.
The two were always together. and al
ways singing each others praises. Then
all at once there was a quarrel, and
|, the new friend said always: II can't
, understand, don't see yet. I did some
little thing that annoyed her. and all
at once she flew into a terrible rage
and said perfectly awful things. ] shall
never have anything to do with her
again. And we all wondered and won
. dered.
And then one dreadful day the woman
with the terrible temper was SO furious
about something that she tried to kill
another woman. and they arrested her
and she was tried, acquitted, and sent
to q madhouse. For there was no
was insane.
p And then they. all felt sorry and
ashamed and guilty. Poor thing" we
said. we ought TO have known she
!, couldn't help It. She's been crazy for
years. That's what made her have such
q terrible temper"
But the alienist smiled rl"fully Have
Sou ever thought he said. that rer.
haps it was her terrible temper that
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

tions and who are not equipped to
do other than clerical work. Is DO
HOUSEWORk.
Average Applicant Hopeless.
The average woman who comes
in to me to try to get position
is absolutely hopeless. Hopeless
not only from her own point OF
view. but from mine as well. IL
anything which comes to rlc can
be admitted as hopeless. Mention
the word housework, and the job
seeker nearly loses her head.
ION the other hand, ! will give
you a concrete instance of the way
unemployed women should feel
about positions which require do
nestle service. Not long ago
woman came into my Office seek
ing work.
II knew her. and knew that her
people in another city were prom
fne,it socially. Her husband was
financially embarrassed. crippled.
and she was determined to do
what she could to help him out.
There was every reason why she
should not wish to take a position
as a servant But she said. i am
willing to do anything. Anything
at all, you understand She was
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

NJ. il. What shall I do for chill
blain2 ,. have rheumatism" Of the
ankle. What can l do for relief:
/. Battle the feet at night with resor-
cin., dram: ichthyol. l dram; tannic
acid. ! dram, rose water. l ounce.
=. There is no such thing as "rheu-
matism." Hot baths and rubbing are
excellent aids in cases such as you de-
scribe. Hot cups and ironing also help.
Drink two quarts OF water daily ana
take mild exercises.
NJ. II. C.-You say that there is no
such thing as "catarrh.' Please state
how you would diagnose the disease
that is commonly called by that name!
There Is no one disease called Ca.
tarrh." but $500 disease. Therefore I
cannot know what you mean without
a more definite description.
J. J. J.-send stamped. addressed en-
velope for answer
r.. S. HI. have a numbness in my
left leg half way between knee and
hip. which l noticed, first several years
a bad taste in mouth on awakening,
my stomach sometimes gets sour, and
my bowels are generally constipateo.
What do you advise?
]. This is often caused by high blood
pressure, overexertion. loss Of sleep and
constipation. Take some rest IN the
afternoon and go to bed earlier.
=. Drink three quarts Of water dairy
A llthia tablet will make the water
ef1ervesce. Carry charcoal tablets WIN
you and take four or five whenever you
feel sick. Take seven grains OF oxide
OF magnesia before meals and six char'
coal tablets after eating. Eat plenty
of fresh and stewed fruits. spinach
cabbage, celery, carrots. and all greer
vegetables. Also oatmeal and cereals.
G.L. HI. What will remove black
rings under the eyes? Should the Skin
under the eyes be massaged: 2. no"
should one troubled with asthma TAXI
care OF himself?
, constipation. all cause these. You shoult
retire earlier, eat more green veg
etables, fruits. oatmeal. cereals. drini
plenty OF fresh milk. and three quart!
Of water nnsaibe aaX BE and IN take ine md ohen es
ercises. H Have your bed room wei
ventilated at night.
. 1t depends on what kind yo'
have.
Constant Reader.-Q.-Please dehn
"catarrh'' Of the bladder, its cause ant
cure, and the diet.
! A.-There Is no such malady. Their
are dozens Of diseases. such as stone II
! the bladder, bacterial infections, cysd
! SuiHoiS, 81 ~'i'
"alled "catarrh."
]. S. T.-1.-Q.-Wnl you please tel
ME what to do for my hair that is thi
| and falling out?
| PLEASE tell me a remedy for dan
druff also.
| A.-l.-Massage into the scalp twice
day: Resorcin, Is grains; balsam peru
\: dram: sulphur lott. drains; caste
! oil. drains; oil Of theobromine.
| drains.
| 2-Dandruff will be eliminated If yo
use one dram each Of acetic acid, re
sorcin and sulphur to two ounces Of re
| vaseline three times a week Massag
the scalp gently and loosen 1t with tip
of fingers.
LtONA-l. have about fifty littl
Spots on my body above the waist an
under the arms. They do not troubl
me. but increase in numbers What ca
! do" :. Is there any cure for Rigg'
| disease? 8. Is massage good 70
wrinkles?
|. Apply ammoniated mercury oint
mont to the spots.
/ Have your teeth attended to at once
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

" ployed people in the
United States that they
are not able to obtain positions
which are conscnial to them and at
which they can make a living wage
at the same time this unemployment
Of a highly intelligent, otherwise
thrifty, class of people seems TO pre-
sent a wonderful opportunity
This opportunity is none other than
the dignifying of the trades which
have hitherto been socially speaking
impossible or under the ban of so
called society.
The trade does not make the man;
it is the man who makes the trade,
and 1t is only because the majority
of workers have perhaps heretofore
been uneducated and unintelligent
that some trades and jobs. which
should be classified as professions,
have been given n sinister cast by
tho men who have been engaged in
filling them.
Formerly, the man took the job be-
cause he couldn't do anything else,
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

7"
~ dentally made in actual prac-
( \ tice. which promises to be high
ly popular with both men and
women. is that the administration Of
large doses Of iron internally and the
application Of iron ointment externally
makes gray hair dark.
There Is no reservation or secret
about this. but an easily tested fact
that many persons whose locks have
been touched with silver and snow. II
tinctnre Of the chloride of iron in twen-
ty-drop doses taken with q wineglass of
water through a tYbe-who simultan-
eously apply paste or cream Of car
rewarded as we'll as amazed by seeing
the gray strands grow dark.
Luckily this method is without danger
Unlike most hair dyes. there Is nothing
poisonous IN iron preparations. On the
contrary. iron is a necessary agent
Is more than motley medley Of hu.
man enemies in the common ruin Of hair
dyes and hair .tonies' The vicious
ambuscades to health which Turk ir
the imaginasions Of intelligent per.
sons.
A Better Substitute. g.
The alcohol. ubiquitous and eternal
present In ninety OF each hundred hail
''restorers' and "tonics'' adds a large
quota Of assassinated hair roots tc
those already cut down In the heyda.
OF their youth by .dandruff. germs: bar
ber's Itch eczema. ringworms, and 9th
er common scalp pollutions.
Alcohol. as every visitor to Nmu
scum knows, is a good preservative. L
hardens. specimens, Of botany ane
zoOlogy-it kills microbes Plainly. then
1t does the same to the hair shaft. I
hardens and desiccates it. Though 4
defends it from germs. 1t also destroy
its elasticity and tender growing part.
If. therefore you mourn the loss of
lingering hair and care not to toll th'
knell Of parting locks. shun alcohol ex
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
A BETTER SCHEME.

she-What did you think of our
scheme for Christmas decoration
holly-laaves over laurel?
He-Well. should have preferred
mistletoe over yew.-Tit-Bits
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
Advice To
Girls
BY ANNIE LAURIE.
DEAR ANNIE LAU RTE:

DEAR ANNIE LA I ME:
have been keeping a young mans
company for two years. i am al
most eighteen years old. ana he is
twenty-five. am engaged to him
now to be married next month. Do
you think 1t Is any harm for me to
and visit for a few days? Also is
it wrong for me to send him post
cards wishing him Merry Xmas
or New Year greeting? Would 1t be
out OF the way for me to write to
his mother or listers or brother now,
or should wait until after? Should
] send anv presents to him on his
birthday. Is it wrong for M to call
him such names as "Honey.'
Dear" or anv of those?
l have other men friends who try
to keep me company, but / think
perhaps l should not since our cn-
gagement. DO YOU think l might go
with one or two others occasionally
drive without having people think |
Why a Blue iue Eyes. If you're our" ensaEed NJ a to
the man. act as il you were. and stop
worrying about what other people think.
OF course. it's no harm for you to go
to his mothers home and visit her. 1t
is just exactly the thing you should do.
Why not send him a post card or a
letter or anything else that you fancy
and II his mother or sisters write to you
their letters?
OF course. you can send him presents
on his birthday or any other time II you
want to.
sense? wouldn't electrify my friends
by calling the young man all sorts OF
pretty names before them. Save Them
for occasions when you and the young
man arc alone together.
As for going out with other men. that
10 and sweetheart
to decide. 1t is nobody else's business.
And why don't you Girls use little
plain, common sense in thinking out
your problems?
Blondey-Why don't YOU try to De
reasonable, Blondcy? What more could
the man do ahan apologize when he
had been lnable to keep his engage
ment with YOU? 1t was ch'lhish in YOU
to say the least tc refuse to let hin,
wanted to pay him back The story
STANDS all to the credit Of the man. Tht
only right thing for you to do is tc
write to him and to smooth ever youl
mistaken attitude with an apology.
i Ignorance-I think the best thins
for you to do is to wait. The young
man seems sincere in his feeling fol
YOU Four weeks seems an age to you
| I know. but l feel sure he will come
soon.
James Caucllo-If young ladies ant
gentlemen know each other well it i!
proper for them to address each othe
! bv their first names.
| r. NJ. C.-Nlonday is lust as proper al
| any other week day for the weddins
ceremony Since the train connection!
| for your wedding trip seem to be bet
| ter If YOU were married on Monday
| there is no reason why this should no
be your br dal day.
| Copyright by Newspaper Feature Service.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

"And was the production Of Ham
let artistic?"
For your life, yes. \ famous female
impersonator played 'Ophelia.' they had
a lightweight pugilist in as Hamlet. and
four great baseball players were doing
other parts. louisville Courier-Jour-
nal
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
CN">~@ \1~-

Miss Laurie will welcome letters OF
Inquiry on subjects of feminine interest
from Young women readers of this
paper. and will reply to them in these
columns. They should be addressed to
her, care Of this office.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

LEONA-l. I have about fifty little
under the arms. They do not trouble
me. but increase in numbers What can
l do? . Is there any cure for Riggs
disease? ). Is massage good for
wrinkles?
|. Apply. ammoniated mercury oint-
mont to the spots.
Have your teeth attended to at once
The Washington times., 1915-02-02
The Unemployed.

~rY HIL.E it may seem unfair to
W. the great mass OF unem-
" ployed people in the
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

A r.; .;:; e.: !: :: ).
L.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

r. NJ. C.-Monday is lust as proper as
any other week day for the wedding
ceremony Since the train connections
for your wedding trip seem to be bet
ter If YOU were married on Monday.
there is no reason why this should not
be your br dal day.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

- ENATOR HELEN RING ROBIN drove her insane and !
80 C,,,rodo ,oys ~. ,,hoa
Sos ". So'o""o 'e "'oe asked
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

Ignorance-I think the best thing
for YOU to do is to wait. The young
man seems sincere in his feeling for
you. Four weeks seems an age to you,
! know. but | feel sure he will come
soon.
The Washington times., 1915-02-02

James Caucllo-If young ladies ana
gentlemen know each other we'll it is
proper for them to address each other
by their frs, names
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-07
LAWMAKER ON STAND
Congressman Garner to Testify in
Texas Election Scandal.

Corpus Christi. Tex, Sept. THE
presence of Congressman John n. Gar
ner to testify for the defense in the
trial of forty-one citizens of this city
for alleged election frauds in the Unit
cd States district court which begins
today. was made known shortly after
the crowds began to gather at the
court room.
Mr.. Garner, who was one of the
congressman voted on in the election
of 1914, was asked by Col J. +.
VOTERS, of Houston. of counsel for the
defense to come from Washington as
witness for his clients.
1t is the election of Mr.. Garner and
that of ngressman-at-large Jeff Nc
Lemore that give the United States
court Jurisdiction in the charges.