Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-10-03

about the same time many women became wage earners, and hence no longer vitally interested in the a1- fairs of the home. Other agencies were at work changing the lives of women. School terms increased, the school day heightened, music and lessons oc, cupied the evening hours, soeial amusements multiplied, and did the mother desire to train her daughter in household arts, there was neither time nor opportunity. A generation of untrained home makers develop ed.
 The home economies specialist of the bureau of education says:
 "Each woman should be able to de- eide inst how her time can be best spent. If she has family of little children and fairly liberal Income, unauestionably her time ana strength are better spent in carlng for the physical, mental and moral development of her children. But if she must extend her income to its utmost, or if she have few small children. she can use her time and her means best by fabricating some or all of her own undergarments, and many of the household articles.
 Old AvocatiOns Gone.
 "In many homes there are so many conveniences, such as central heat ing plants, running hot water and electric labor saving devices; and so many tasks formerly discharged within the home, such as laundry work, bread making and food preser- vation, have now gone into com mercial concerns, that unless wo- man is interested and skillful with her needle there is little occupation for her hands and she becomes a waster of others times, as is the idle shopper, the morning whist player and the movie maniac.
 "When standardized dress is sug- gested, uniform dress must never be thought of. There is need of cer- tain standards of dress for women in industry, business and the pro fessions. Such standard dress would enable women to secure better ma terials and workmanship with enough variation to express person alty.
 of home economics education at tains the place that it's advocates de- sire. the lasting effect may be stat ed as follows:
 "More careful buying and, conse- ouently, fewer returns to the retail merchant.
 "Greater appreciation for good design and materials.
 "Fewer sales, but better goods sold" i
 "Lessened loss because of uncol- lectible bills because of women's training in household business man. agement and in more careful trad ing.
 "Fewer purchases of excessive or adequate quantities of material with a subsequent result of dissatisfied customers.
 Careless Buying.
 "A greater demand for standard materials and designs with subse- quent decreased return of unsold goods to the wholesalers.
 "Greater national financial well fare because of any condition which affects the majority of American homes affects the entire country. Only for limited period can any group prosper by exploiting a considerable per cent of their 
 "If 20,o00,0O0 women buy what they do not need, and can not af- ford, and if their taste is perverted and their standards lowered, then a reaction is certain-debts are un- paid, savings are consumed, con sumption drops below normal and in- dustry ceases.
 "Unwise buying may stimulate certain types of production, may, indeed temporarily stimulate busi- ness, but the reaction that follows unintelligent consumption brings