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visit relatives in Wooster, Ohio, and
Miss Garretson will visit in and about
Chicago.
Miss Alice Hughes returned last
night from a visit to relatives in Chi
cago, Indianapolis and Kansas City.
Miss Juliette Hughes, who has been in
Ludington, Mich, for the past two
weeks, is now visiting in Indianapolis.
Mrs. A. B. Jetmore left last night
for visit in Denver and Manitou. In
Denver she will be the guest of her
daughter, Mrs H. c. Mulroy, and Mr..
Mulroy, and in ManitOu she will be
with her son, Mr.. Harry Jetmore, and
Mrs. Jetmore, of Kansas City.
Mr.. Dennis c. Payne returned yes
terday to his home in Milan, Mo. Mrs
Payne and her children, Jean and
Janet, will remain for some time long
er as guests of Mr.. and Mrs. F. E.
Grimes and Mr.. and Mrs. Monte Kist-
Ter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee C. Forbes and
their three children returned yesterday
from Colorado, where they have been
for several weeks. Miss Nell McFar-
land, who spent the past two weeks
with them is now in Green Mountain
Falls and will return Monday.
Mrs. ]. p. Wahle has returned from
a visit to Mrs. L. C. Walbridge at Rus
sell, Kan. Miss Dorothy Wahle re-
/ turned yesterday from a visit with the
H. A. Dykes family at Lebanon.
Mrs. Lucy Milliken left yesterday
| for Denver, where she will join Mrs.
H. U. Nudge and will go with her in
her private car to the Nudge summer
home in the Pecos mountains, in New
| Mexico. Mr.. Nudge and Mr.. Hugh
Nudge will join them later.
Miss Mabel House is leaving today
| for a six weeks visit in Chicago.
Miss Dorothy Coe is visiting friends
in Holton. She went down for the
street dance which the people of Hol-
! ton gave for the soldier boys Wednes-
day night.
Miss Marie Mcdonald has returned
| from Chicago. Milwaukee and other
I eastern points. She was gone two
months
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Leland street have gone to Kansas City
to spend a few days
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert johnson and Mrs.
Charles johnson and three children, motor
ed TO the city Wednesday from Brookville,
Kan They are guests at the John Issac-
son home, Grattan street, and also of
other relatives in the city.
George F. Burnam, 312 East Seventh
street, is not improving after being ill
two weeks.
Miss Elizabeth Pritz of Waterville Kan.
has come to visit her sister. Mrs. George
Rethemeyer. Mrs. Rethemeyer expects to
leave soon to join Mr.. Rethemeyer at Chi
cago, where they will make their home.
A birthday dinner was given Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs. Marshall Wat
son, S25 Chestnut street. The affair was
given to commemorate Mrs. Watson 8
birthday anniversary. The only guests
were the Rev. G. NJ. Geisel, Canon of Grace
Cathedral and Howard Blevins, Mrs. Wat
sons son who is member of Battery A.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Noller and children,
have returned to their home in Alma. Kan.
after visiting Mr.. Noller's mother, Mrs. G.
Noler, 20i East Tenth avenue. Miss Mag
gle Westbarger of Alma and Mr.. George
Noller of Mcfarland, have also returned
to their homes after spending a few days
with Mrs. Noller.
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SANTA FEE NOTES

Notices have been posted in the shops to
the effect that a IL per cent to a Is per
cent increase of wages will be granted
employees of the shops beginning September
l. This increase will affect employees of
the machine shops and the sheds.
Charles HerscheIl has returned to his
work in the car repair shops after spending
a vacation in California.
Engineer Charles Jones has gone to
Manitou to be with his family on a short
vacation.
Mrs. George Helwig and daughter Alice,
are visiting relatives in the western part OF
the state.
Miss Ida Wagner, of the freight audit
ing department, is spending a vacation at
Colorado Springs and Canyon City, Colo.
Mrs E. H Stamm and daughter Imogene
expect to leave soon TO spend their vacation
in Sailor Springs and other points IN
Illinois.
Ralph Swearingen has resigned his posi-
ton in the auditor of disbursements office
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Notes and personals from Oakland,
By Frances Jones, I'll Grattan street
Telephone between and 10 a.. NJ, $3.50:
other hours 4751 K-2.
The Oakland school board met at 4
O'Clock Friday afternoon to open the bids
which have been submitted during. the
month of August for the building of the
new basement of the addition to the school.
1t is expected that the work on the build
ing will commence Immediately after the
contract is awarded as the rooms will be
needed when school opens to relieve the
crowded condition which will exist then.
Miss Amanda Goodell of Tecumseh, is a
visitor at the H e. Goodell home, AFTER
E E. Wilson of Kansas City, is spend
ing the weekend with his family, AFTER
Mrs L. Reddick and daughter, of Buch-
anan street, were recent guests of Mrs. n.
Mrs. William oliver of Perry, is visiting
her daughter. Mrs. Russell Van Duzer and
Mr.. Van Duzer, Oakland avenue. Her son
Charles who has been very Ill at one of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Renbarger enter
tanned at dinner Thursday evening; Covers
barger, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Michael. Miss
Mabel Renbarger of Havensville, Kan, and
Miss Alma Renbarger.
Miss Mabel Renbarger has returned to
her home in Havensville, Kan, after spend
ing a few days with Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Renbarger. 226 Wabash avenue
Miss Made Lebo of Hamilton, Mo-, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. w. S. Rey-
nolds, Oakland avenue.
Mrs. Charles Herschell has returned to
her home after spending vacation in
Harper, Kan
Price Reynolds. of Mr. and Mrs w.
S. Reynolds. Oakland avenue, has gone to
Arizona where he will spent the month OF
August with relatives.
A house warming party was given recent
ly at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Snider Ohio avenue. The guests of the
evening included: Mr.. and Mrs. Snider
Mr. and Mrs. William Kesselring and
daughters, Florence and Mabel, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. d. Webb and daughter Lola. Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Webb and little daugh-
ter Ethelyn, Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Allison
and children. George and Elizabeth Mr.
and Mrs A. f. Snider. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Hutson and Miss Mae Snider.
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Looking Backward In State
Journal Society Column
TWENTY YEARS AGO TODAY

The Bethany campus presented gay ap-
pearance last evening to do honor to the
annual lawn fete given by the chancel chap
ter. The evening was perfect for such an
affair and the attendance was very good.
In front of the porch was a flower booth
presided over by Mrs. Miner assisted by
Misses Louise and Helen Smith and Miss
Helen Thompson. In dimly lighted tent
on grass plot in front of the college the
]. Smith Miss Eleanor Work, Misses Santa
and Fe Waters, Miss Emma Dennis, Miss
Jean Frost and Miss Matte Bradshaw:
The ice cream booth in charge of
Mrs. West assisted by number of the
young ladies. After 10 o'clock Steinberg s
orchestra furnished music for dancing
which was INDUCED in in the gymnasium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Blood Smith re
turned yesterday from a two weeks visit
in Salt Lake City and GlenwoOd Springs.
Mrs. J. G. Wilson returned yesterday
from a several weeks outing in colorado.
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is DENIED EXEMPTION
Charles G. Dicks Must Join Army or
Go to Appeal Board.

The first district exemption board
of the city today refused to exempt
Charles G. Dicks, 548 East Gordon
street, from service in the draft army.
After Dicks learned he had passed a
physical examination he appeared at
the city hall with his father and moth
er and asked for exemption on the
grounds of aged and dependent par
entS.
Examination by the exemption
board revealed that Dicks's father was
working in the Santa Fe shops and
that all Dicks did was to pay from
SIS to $40 month for board and
room. That is the information re-
ceived by the board. Dicks may now
appeal to the district board. He reg
istered in Colorado and was examined
in Topeka by the Topeka board.
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Mrs w. c. De Moss of Hartford, Kan
Mrs. John Abrams of Newton, and Mrs
C. L. Painter of Kansas City, are visiting
been quite i'll at the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. G. w. James, Ohio avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Sawyer. Leland
street, have returned to their home after
meeting Of the Northeast Topeka Civic
club will be held Wednesday evening at the
State street school.
Mrs. J. H. Fason of Ottawa. who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. George
Pollinger, Reno avenue, has gone to the
west of the city to spend a few days be-
fore returning to her home at Ottawa.
Mrs. NJ. E. Ruffner is a guest of Mrs. A.
B. Cary. Norton street. during the absence
| of her daughter, Mrs. A p. Wolff. who
with her daughters Marie and Doris, are
visiting in Brookfield, Mo.
Mrs. w. o. Brown who visited her son
Bert Brown, at Norton. Kan, the past
three weeks has returned.
Mrs. George MOSCOW and brother Harry
week to be guests of Mrs. Mossow's sister,
Mrs. Everett Morford and family, Arkansas
City, Kan.
Mrs. f. w. Rake is recovering after be-
ing i'll a week at her home, 406 Liberty
street.
Mrs. William Glenn entertained with a
party Thursday afternoon. The guest of
honor was her little daughter. Wilma. who
celebrated her tenth birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Glenn was assisted during the after
W. Flanagan The little guests included
Helen Jaguars, Rosabelle Kerns, Sarah
Frances and Marguerite Smelser. Helen
Smelser, Donald Winner, Velver, Don and
William HerscheH and Harry Mumford-
Mrs T. v. Robertson and children, 3os
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results than in the old way. 1t dries
in a much shorter time on the line
where the air can get all around it,
than when spread out unless 1t hap
pens to be spread on tin roof
X x X
Miss Edith Troxel1 will entertain the
active chapter of the Alpha Phi soror-
ity tomorrow afternoon a. her home.
X X
A Topeka man, who has his first son,
was explaining to some of his friends
that he never had thought babies
especially pretty and had always
thought it rather foolish to make a
fuss over them. And he added,
really L am not one bit prejudiced be-
cause he is my own, but he is actually
the best looking baby 1 ever saw"
X X \
Miss Kate williams, physical dilec-
tor of the Y. w. c. A, left yeStert ay
for a months vacation. She will go
to Chicago, where she Will visit the
normal school from which she re-
ceived her physical training. Later
she will go to the Y. w. c. A. camp
at Geneva, Wis, and from there to her
home in Peoria, Ill, for visit
X X
! Professor and Mrs. William H. Stein-
kamp, of 1913 Fillmore street, were
members of Prof. Steinkamp's church
| The event was the celebration of the
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary of
Prof. and Mrs. Steinkamp. The gift
from the congregation was presented
| by Rev. 2. d. Mueller. Prof II E.
Albrecht, of Alma, gave a classmate
present to the couple
| X X X
Since there are so many young wo
men being married now in their
travelling suits, those of a superstitious
nature probably will be interested in
the following brides calendar:
Married in white, you have chosen
Alright.
Married in blue, he will always be
true.
Married in pink your spirits will
sink.
Married in gray. you will go far
away.
Married in brown, you will love out
of town.
Married in yellow ashamed of the
fellow.
Married in red. you will wish your.
self dead.
Hazel Franc Brown and Melvern H
Pribble were married in Emporia July
%. These young people, with other.
from Topeka, attended a weekend
house party in Emporia, and were
married that day. Neither Mrs. Prib.
ble's parents nor Mr.. Pribble's par
ents had any knowledge of the inten
tiOh VI eiACSS yOuIlS lOlhS anu the wei
laid plans of the latter to keep it
secret, pending Mrs. Pribble's compile
ton of her course as a nurse in Stor
mont hospital, were upset thru tn
! fact that the state registrar spoke t.
, Mr.. Pribbles father about it upon re
ceipt of the marriage license yester
, day afternoon.
Mrs. PribbIe is the daughter of MI
; and Mrs. Fred NJ. Brown, $50 Lincoll
/ street, and Mr.. Pribble is the son o
| Mr., and Mrs H. c. Pribble of 127
; Tyler street.
X =
An elderly Topeka woman went t
: Holton a short time ago to attend
r religious meeting. AS it was warn
} she stepped into the 10 cent store O.
5 her way to the meeting to purchas
: a fan. Not thinking it necessary t
/ get out her spectacles to select a far
5 she just bought one of the largest an
proceeded on her way. AS she fame
slowly thinking what good purchas
> she had made. she noticed others to
: were noticing her purchase. only som
of them were almost in CONFUSION
with laughter. She put on her spec
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What girl or woman hasn't heard Of
lemon Juice to remove complexion
blemishes; to bleach the skin and to
bring out the roses, the freshness and
the hidden beauty? But lemon juice
alone is acid therefore irritating, and
should be mixed with orchard white
this way. Strain through a fine cloth
the juice of two fresh lemons into a
bottle containing about three ounces
of orchard white, then shake well and
you have whole quarter pint of skin
and complexion lotion at about the
cost one usually pays for small jar
OF ordinary cold cream. Be sure to
strain the lemon juice so no pulp gets
into the bottle, then this lotion will re-
main pure and fresh for months. When
applied daily to the face, neck, arms
and hands it should help to bleach.
clear, smoother and beautify the skin.
Any druggist will supply three
ounces of orchard white at very little
cost and the grocer has the lemons
Advertisement.
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BOND ISSUE TO BE BIG
Few Property Owners Have Paid
Street Improvement Assessments.

Few residents living in benefit dis
tricts have paid their assessments in
full this year. Today is the last day
to pay the assessment.
At noon only $S,O48.71 in assess
ments had been paid, leaving a total
of $173,304.57 which must be met with
bond issue. Those desiring to escape
4 " per cent interest on their unpaid
assessments for ten years should call
at the office of the city treasurer be-
fore o'clock this evening.
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BLAST KILLS WOMEN
Thirteen Bodies Recovered Following
Explosion in Chemical Works.

London. Aug. 10.-An explosion and
fire in a big chemical works in East
London last night wrecked the build
ing and killed or injured scores of
workmen. Thirteen bodies of women
SO far have been rescued from the
ruins. A large number of injured
have been treated at the police sta
tons and other convenient places.
Bodies are still being searched for.
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unified Steel borders Decrease.

New York, Aug. 10.-The unified
orders of the United States Steel cor
poration on July 81 were 10,S44164
tons, according to the monthly report
issued today. This is a decrease of
539123 tons from the orders on
Tuue 30
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A wedding of interest 20 many To-
eka people is that of Miss Helen
Iorey, daughter of Professor and
Irs Morey, of Omaha, Neb., to Mr..
'alentine GODDARD, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
!. A. GODDARD, of 1901 BosW ell avenue.
me marriage will be solemnized Sat
irday noon at the home CT the brides
arents in Omaha. 1t will be a quiet
flair, only relatives and a few init
hate friends having been invited. Mr..
md Mrs. A. A. GODDARD left yesterday
Or Omaha to attend the wedding.
Mr.. GODDARD is a civil engineer. sta
Toned in Miami, Fla. He is a gradu-
tie of the Rensselaer, Polytechnic in
'titute, at Troy, New York, where he
Fas popular member o. the Delta
Tau Delta fraternity.
This wedding is of special interest
,hruout the state on account of the
Prominence of the GODDARD and Valen-
inc families.
I Mrs. II. w. Kingsley entertained
With an informal thimble party this
forenoon at the home of ner parents.
dr. and -1rs. John Sarg mt, Jr, on
College avenue. The guests included
Hiss Margaret Worden, of oregon,
Who is the guest of Mrs. John Sar-
cent, Sr.. Miss Erma Larrick. of Lee
bore, who is visiting Miss Maude Nc
Fey, Mrs. Willard who until last week
vas Miss Miriam Ring, of Hawarden,
a.. Miss Helen Neese, Miss Gwenn
5hakeshaft, Miss Ann West, Miss JUL
ct Brown, Miss Maude McVey. Miss
Virginia KitcheH, Miss Kathryn AL
Daugh. Miss Winifred Green, Miss
Elizabeth Culver. Miss Alice Griffin,
Miss Helen Reinbach, Miss Ella Wal
iron. Miss Emily Seery, Miss Nina
Nicholas, Miss Margaret Nicholas,
Miss Grace Dana, Miss Marian Dana,
Miss Pauline Sanders, Miss Alice
Hughes and Miss Daisy Neil.
rft X X X
THERE'S 4 WOMAN IN OF: TOWN
who is making quantities of jam.
Jelly, marmalade and fruit butter
these days. She says she believes that
butter will be one dollar a pound be-
fore the winter is over ard she in
tends to use these spreads as substi-
tutes.
AND THERE'S ANOTHER WOMAN
IN OUR TOWN
( Who is drying corn in u new way.
Instead of spreading the corn out to
dry she puts it into sugar sacks and
hangs it on the clothes line. BY
shaking it occasionally she says she
is able to get much more satisfactory
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and has gone into camp with Battery A
at the fair grounds
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Notes and Personal Mention.

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Merrick will
leave tomorrow for Denver, where
they will spend a week.
DR.. Agnes Haviland has gone to
Kansas City for a week.
Miss Gwen GODDARD will arrive soon
from Detroit, Mich, to spend a few
weeks with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. GODDARD.
Miss Elsie Cuthbert has returned
from three weeks visit in the west
ern part of the state.
Miss Dorothy Hadley has returned
from Manhattan to spend the rest of
the summer with her mother, Mrs.
Eta ]. Hadley. Miss Hadley will
teach in western Kansas this winter
Mrs. Albert Green and her daughter
Ruth will arrive home Sunday morn
ing from Colorado, where they have
spent two months.
Mr.. H. Endlich of the Outlook store
left yesterday for two weeks bust
ness trip to New York.
Henry H. Hail. New York Life
Adv.
Mrs. Carl Raymond Nelson. of Mar
ion, is visiting at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Allen, 1411
Buchanan street,
left today for Colorado, where they
were called by the death of Miss
Kinks aunt, Mrs. T. H. Fitzpatrick.
Mr.. R. c. Clevenger, of Williams
burg, will come to spend Sunday with
his father, Mr.. P. ]. ClevengeE.
Mrs. E. ]. Smalley, of Tyler street
and Mrs. Earl Ready, of Des Moines
| Iowa, are visiting relatives in Mime
! sofa.
Miss Laureen Crery has returned to
her home in Mcpherson, after a visit
to Miss Juliet Brown and Miss Euls
| Flemming.
| Miss Margaret Worden, of Oregon
who IS the guest of Mrs. John S. Sar.
gent, ST., will remain with Mrs, Sar.
gent and study music at WashburI
| this winter.
| Miss Florence Rolls, of Wamego
returned home yesterday after a visi
! to Miss Eula F'1emming.
Mr.. Carl BoImar will leave tonigh
| for St Marys. where he will attend n,
| Jesuit retreat for a few days
| Miss Gladys Neil and Miss Ora Nc
MILAN will leave Saturday for a tire,
weeks visit in Chicago and Galesburg
Ill.
Mrs. n. P. Garretson and Miss Mar
ion Garretson will leave Monday TO
an eastern trip. Mrs. Garretson vii
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THERE'S 4 WOMAN IN OF: TOWN
AND THERE'S ANOTHER WOMAN
IN OUR TOWN

Who is drying corn in Il new way.
Instead of spreading the corn out to
dry she puts it into sugar sacks and
hangs it on the clothes line. By
shaking it occasionally she says she
is able to get much more satisfactory
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EAST SIDE NOTES

Notes and personals from East Side
By Frances Jones, 21f Grattan street
Telephone between 8 and 10 a. m. $3.50:
other hours. 4751 K-2.
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tacles to see her fan as others were
seeing it and was shocked. On it was
a large picture of cupid and the words
in good sized type, "Pd like to be
lady, but it's too darned hot to be
modest"
Mrs. Ford Harvey entertained with
a buffet luncheon and war bridge"
yesterday afternoon at her home. Mrs.
w. ]. Black, of Chicago, was the guest
of honor. Mrs. Edward T. Wilder,
who won the first prize, will give her
earnings to the American fund for the
French wounded. Mrs. Black won
second prize, and Mrs. Henry n.
Evans, third. There were twenty-four
guests.-Kansas City Star.
X II
Which is conclusive proof that you
just can't get ahead of a woman.
"Kipling said a woman is rag, a
bone and a hank of hair said a man
to his wife. And 1 say man is a
jag. a drone and a tank of air." said
the woman to her husband.
There will be a meeting of the board
of managers of the Woman's club this
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. o. L. Moore, 1907 Polk street.
X x X
THE DEFENSE RESTS.
We accept proudly the decision of
our mayor in the RUDE VS.. Reginald
controversy. Here is what Mayor
CASTOR says:
An intereSte reader has asked US
to hand down a decision in the con-
troversy concernig elevator ETH
quette now raging between the So
ciety reporters of the morning and
evening papers. We accept the de-
TAIL settling controversies as to ele-
vator etiquette being one of the spe-
cialties of the colin
The court will hold that it neither
is necessary nor in good taste for a
gent to remove his hat in public
elevator because of the presence of
women. The authorities say he
may, and probably should, remove
. his hat in a hotel elevator, and that
he shall remove his hat in an ele-
vator situate within private resi-
dence.
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OAKLAND NOTES

Notes and personals from Oakland,
By Frances Jones, 211 Grattan street,
Telephone between and 10 a. NJ, $3.50;
other hours 4751 K-2.
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iUTT & JEFF.

PhOnes-FrOm $50 ?. $500 Other hours II60
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A Topeka man, who has his first son,
was explaining to some of his friends
that he never had thought babies
especially pretty and had always
thought it rather foolish to make a
fuss over them. And he added,
really L am not one bit prejudiced be-
cause he is my own, but he is actually
the best looking baby 1 ever saw"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-01-13

to discuss the new point of view which many women appear to be getting, which is encouraged and promoted by the teaching of domestic science and the widening influence of many schools of these arts
 To the typical woman of the older generation, homework was drudgery. It was hard, back-breaking work, with many tiresome and footsore steps. There was much distasteful contact with dirt, disorder and refuse. The women living on small incomes did it with superb fidelity, and cer- tain hopeless persistence. Frequently they never thought their daughters the first principle of it. They had higher hopes for their girls, and look ed forward when their daughters would be freed from the dominion of pots and pans by getting a job in some shop or office.
 Women of larger means felt the distaste for household tasks even more keenly. It was not so much that they felt any social degradation in per forming them. They merely regarded them as uninteresting, having noth- ing worth the attention of an intel ligent person. Asking them to bake bread and tend the coal fire was much like asking their husbands to go out and dig a ditch.
 So these women held themselves aloof from household tasks, not from any unworthy false pride, but from their aspiration, most commendable under wise leadership, for larger and bigger interests outside their homes So they turned over their homework to Ignorant alien maids, who wasted and scattered while the mistresses read Browning and Tennyson and wrote papers on Rembrandt's art.s