Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-03-29
Nor fame slight. nor for her favors call.
She comes unlocked for. II she comes at sll.--Pops
Homelessness of Home Discourages
Wage Earning Girls Who Need
More Than Bed and Food
Girl Who Contributes to the Maintenance of the
Home, as Most Wage-Earning Girls d.
Should Get Square Deal
From Parents

how important it is that she has her
recreation?
This is, in fact, an argument that
l know most mothers will respond
to. They won't have thought of it
in this light before, but now that
they do see it as it is they'll con-
trive the family life SO that the 49,
year-old girl stenographer can have
home in the only real sense. That
is, have her friends come to see her.
There are, as it happens, plenty Of
other arguments in favor of granting
home privileges to the girl who
boards at home. There's one in par
ticular that's rather forcible.
If girl is spirited and resolute,
strongly conscious Of her individual
rights, you can't really deprive her,
except temporarily, of the social life
she needs. She's going to get it,
anyway.
If her own family doesn't give
her the space and the time to lead
her own life, she'll live somewhere
else. She doesn't in the least want
to do this. It's dreary business at
l8 finding a home for oneself. But
she feels that she's being forced to.
She feels, in fact, just as the fol-
lowing letter reveals. 1t is one OF
many voicing the same burden.
Don't for a moment think of it as a
solitary case.
DO you think it advisable" asks
this wage-earner, for a girl OF
almost 10 to leave home when con-
ditions have become almost intoler-
able? My mother seems to think
that my whole life should consist
Of my work, and begrudges me
amusement of the most innocent
kind. My home is not open to my
friends. If / go out with them,
which is not often, have to meet
them outside, or at their homes. and
| imagine they wonder why l do
not invite them to my home.
And as for having a young man
call--that is beyond the question. |
have to refuse the hospitality of my
home to the men | meet in business
and who want to know me socially,
and have too much self-respect to
meet them outside.
Longs for Girls Life.
Il am getting to al age when |
am no longer child and long for a
girls life. have thought of leaving
home and living at the Y. w. c. A
but am earning only $40 a week
and am afraid of facing the world
alone with that amount. What shall
| do?"
You see, it's only the most reas-
enable and conservative social life
that these young girls ask for them.
selves. You are almost surprised
at their tolerance and good sense
It's perfectly obvious that they are
not going to abuse any freedom they
secure. They are rot reckless
moon-coveting children. They are
young women prema.urely steadieo
by their experience of the workers
world, and what they are asking fol-
| is really only life itself
Can't you give it to them? r-
Persuade father that even though
he likes peaceful evenings he ism
after all, entitled to all the peac.
that one household can supply, ant
that, besides, it's good for him t.
go out occasionally. And it's goot
for you to go out with him. Yo,
know it's what you secretly like
better than anything. And as TO-
the young fry, they oughtn't to b.
anywhere but studying their lessons
or in bed. You can arrange it all i
you seriously make an effort to
Give 1S-year-o1d chance.