The Washington times., 1916-01-17

ing his clothes pressed and ironed and
KEPT IN order as they HhoEld he for so
much o week2 And she's earning tust
as biz. salary as man. and a good
she won't be earning II long, I'm afraid.
She's gone to the hospital how u re-
cover from q nervous breakdown, l
suppose she thinks it's her work at the
at the office and her Overwork at horne.
combined. have done Il,
Eheu hnyei n breakdown in n I1ontl,
or two. the other business woman.
know II bechuse ] met her hurrylns
along the street ut quarter past fiYe the
other night. 'sWhere are you going2'
said l. "Shorning.' said she.
oh. don't shop now. said J., "Cor1e,
II would" said my other business
friend, 'but dear me, I've got four
samples to match and I've got %. set
that ribbon for Aunt Jane OF, she Y
of the samples belonged to her and the
ribbon that Aunt Jane wants II to- 60
on a doll that's going to SOMEBODY =
cousin awey out IN Nebraska. ana my
of her before IN her life. she's altveys
going on errands for the family at home
and calling people up from the othce
because tho phone ie easier N Ret ~
there and dropping in on her way TO
lunch or or her way back from lunch
to speak TO this enc or to notify that
one or 70 pay the gas hill or to pay the
water lay or something The family at
home never seem tc think that she has
anything or earth to do down town
but to run erFands and match ribbons
and pay bills and do all the ress OF the
adding. disagreeablc little things that
take more energy out OF the person
who does them than a great big piece
of work ever took In all the world.
Sensible Behavior.
The women Of that family never think
OF asking the man Of the family to do
these things. It's a good thing. they
don't He wouldn't do them II they did.
The more sensible he! He, earns the
living for the family. Why should he do
anything more? But the Eirl-she helps
them earn the living. too. Ought she
not to get a little rest between times?
Not she-not while her feminine rela-
she has to do things for them that they
ought to 20 down and do themselves.
II this other business woman doesn't
see the light pretty soon there's going
to be another breakdown in my circle
of acduaintances. and people will say
again: There you see. women cannot
keep up with the business life. They
haven't the vitalityH'
Perfectly true. they haven't-not when
they have a whole family OF feminine
relatives hanging on to them who expect
them TO be men and women. too--and
then some.
The other business woman isn't going
to break down. ! know that. I've been
at her house three days in succession
and when ] got there she was home
from business and she was acting just
like n man.
She said she acted like a man all day
down town and she made up her mind
she was going to act like one when she
got home. And there she was. as cool
as cucumber and as calm as a clock.
resting and quite comfortable. Her
mother. who was at home all day. got
dinner for her and her sister never does
anything but set the table. and she
didn't look III at ease or uncomfortable
or conscience-smitten at all when
walked in and caught her at It,
'"Resting?' she said. "Of course I'm
resting. It's my time to restl / work
from nine in the morning till five at
night. and after that-not one single
minute. thank you. not II know myself.
/ have to do a mans work and It's got
to take a mans strength to do II. and
the only way can conserve that
strength is to save It and not throw II
away on lot of little fiddling things
that somebody, else can do Just as well
as can.
They think I'm awfully lazy at home.
Well. 80 am-at home. They ought
to see me down town.
Which of these three women do you
think Is the most sensible. Honestly.
now?
(Copyt 1915 by Newspaper Feature servics.)