The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-05-22
c0NFESsI0Ns
Of a BRIDE
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GOOD TOT nef. BOD WUulV w
were I to tell him that he Is 9 notrid
mastertul male, bent on tyr1nntnng
over his maze. I stMply wouldn't aare
10 say such a thing TO him, ana yet
here isn't q day OF our married NE
when he and | do not talk over some,
thing very important, and decide his
way. And the poor dear boy never sus'
pects he Is dominating! And, accord
ing 10 all the men OF the family, am
the most even tempered OF all little
brides!
Goodness. / wonder what they
would think Il they could look tnto my
mind sometimes.
II seems to me that l am never my
sell any more. While Bob was WIN
he A. E. +. ! had to decide some
vastly important things for myssn,
and / usually Geciuec right, As the
events proved. But now, in my own
little home, whore / ought 10 have q
lew rights, | lind | haven't any a.
ali. / teel like somebody else most OF
the time. But Of course, my HUSBAND
can't guess that.
Ny present distress Is about q
maid. Simply that and nothing more;
/ want one Of the new kind, who will
work a certain number Of hours . Gay,
and sleep in her own home. BOD mas
decided that we will have one OF the
good. old.fashioned variety, who VIII
i've in the house and have no hours"
It's wearing on me because ! was
brought up with New England tho
thoroughness. Moreover ] took the
whole domestic science course at col
lege. ana i've never yet mad a ctarce
10 experiment with the old, Or apply
the new housekeeping theories.
Consider vltamines. That's the new.
est and most interesting topic in food
literature. We live or We starVe, &C.
cording to the yitamines we take. ID
like 10 experiment with yitamines, but
never, never could do so with a maid
forever In my kitchen.
Galleries interest me, too. But what
does q maid care about calories!
And I'd like TO see Just what It
means Tor q housewife 10 buck up"
against the food protiteers. But how
can enc Judge Of expense when one
has a maid to feed?
Martha Palmer has had the most
trying experience with her maid. Tbs
Palmers haven't a lot OF money, and
they simply have to have help In the
kitchen, or else Martha couldn't 80 On
with her law work. Sometimes she
says she thinks she will have to stick
to the kitchen and give up the law.
The last maid announced that she
couldn't eat cereals for breakfast. So
she cooked two eggs and SIX slices
Of bacon for herself every morning.
just as II It were the good old time
when the whole family could enjoy
the same laxuries.
That kind Of class consciousness Is
turning the great American refriger-
ator inside out, Martha says. The poor
baby has to go without its custard for
the sake OF the hired girl!
I'm hoping that | can't find any kind
Of a cook or general. Acting on this
hope, I'm going to buy all the labor.
saving contrivances on the market.
I'm going to install washing ma
chine. There ought to be one in every
home. I'd provide one for the laun.
dries.
1t may be very silly Of me to want
to do a little homework, considering
how much money there is In our
checking account. But doing ones
kitchen work Is the highest form Of
democracy. and IT'S my way Of do.nk
q little bit to restore the American
kitchen to equilibrium.
The girl do not hire can 90 to some
mother whose strength isn't equal to
the care Of her family.
And sometimes | think | want 10 be
peTersely different from a lot Of the
girls I know. They simply will NOT
do any homework. and the poor young
husbands have a hard time Of It.
Ann, starting out to furnish her
house. says she Is going to make 1t a
background for beauty.
The idea has its points. I wonder
where she got It.