The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-08-17

in trim.
The consensus of opinion as to the
reason for this is that girls would rath-
er have pretty clothes than enough to
eat Men seem to realize that their job
depends on their doing good work, ard
that they cannot do first-class work
when undernourished. But 1t is diff
ferent with the girl. She Is only work.
ing until she can get married and she
doesn't care for her job. She never
thinks that being undernourished in
terferes with her work, and Is sur
prised when she Is politely informed
that the business can be run without
her.
One restauranter thinks that the
great increase in the use Of face paint
can be traced to nalnutrition. saying
that one of the first symptoms of the
Illness is colorless face, and that
the girls paint to hide it,
IF they were artists it would pot
be so bad" he said. but from their
work, one would think they were sign
painters instead. And 1t is so fool
ish. too. They probably save five dol
lars a week by their starving. and then
blow 1t on alleged finery,. which de-
tracts rather than adds to their appear
ance And with clothing as high as It
is, five dollars doesn't buy enough SILK
to cover a mosquito"
Another result OF the craze for silks
and flnery on the part OF the modern
girl Is the decrease Of the use OF the
boarding house and the increase OF the
rooming house, according to grocery
storekeepers who say that the number
OF girls who get a room, and fool the
Iaadlady by doing so called light house
keeping is an enormous percentage OF
those who formerly were willing to pay
for a room with two good meals.
These storekeepers say that girls
come in and buy a loaf Of bread, a
small piece Of cheese. and small
amount of coffee, and try to make it
last several days. For lunch in town
they buy an apple or q banana, and for
supper 1t is bread, cheese and coffee
again. Sometimes the diet is varied by
substituting sugar rolls for the bread.
but this is not often, as more bread
than rolls can be purchased for 10
cents.
OF course.-fuel for the coffee is not
paid for. Either gas or an electric
hot plate is used to warm the coffee,
and II may be used to do small
amount OF cooking when the girl is for
tunate enough to have something to
cook. Thus, the careful landlady won
ders why her gas bill is 80 high. or
course, all COOklnR must De uolt WIN
the windows up, and the cook must be
ready to ditch the paraphernalla on
the slightest landladylike indication.
"One of the strangest parts Of the
whole affair is the pride girls have that
forbids them to 20 into the so-caed
cripple cafes, the one-arm cafeterias
where food is said to be slightly cheap
er than in the more self-respecting Ia
BILE establishments, said a manager
1T seems an Inconsistency, yet is a
fact, Few girls eat at such establish
ments In spite of the fact that few
cents. might buy an inch more ribbon
for that dainty waist that is the pride
Of the eye and the despair Of the stom-
ach OF the wearer.
Don't eat but drink and be merry,
for tomorrow we die" seems TO be the
motto Of most working girls. for doctors
are unanimous in saying that malnutrt-
ton is a deadly enemy to longevity,
that It will shorten life TO a very appre-
ciable extent. and make the latter part
OF that short life miserable. A short
life and sweet one, girls think, and
doctors say that the first part Of their
wish will come true.