The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1936-06-09
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Women Find 1t
4 Mans World
PROBLEMS
BY HELEN ESSARY

1908 VOteS"-frOm Cleveland
story in local paper.
Certainly the convention is "a
mans world" All the world is "a
mans world" I've known it tor
years. Women who rush out into
the universe after fame and for
tune are pretty silly.
Most women will admit, when
we're feeling honest, that such en-
terprising behavior merely adds to
our anguish and subtracts from
our comfort. All that most Of us
get for our struggle is excitement
and new lines on the brow.
The smart women Of the world
are those who stay at home, keep
ing themselves beautiful and be-
quilting, and letting the big, strong
men toll in convention halls, fac
tories and offices.
These subtle creatures know,
generally by instinct, that running
o job is merely adding another
responsibility to home making,
husband holding and child raising.
Being canny, they realize that
it's peaceful and profitable to use
their strength flattering the SUI
perior male into doing the rough
work.
I cite myself as an example OF
the stupidity of women who aren't
satisfied to be specifically help
less. Here I sit toiling in my own
sitting room mobile creature that
I am, work in the home think
ing that it gives me a chance to
see what's going on therein). Here
I sit trying to think of cheerful
and correct things to say to the
extent of 200 words. Meanwhile
I wish I'd never seen a typewriter
or thought I had a thought.
In the next room with the door
closed a sewing woman is waiting
for matching cotton, fittings, and
for me to make up my mind
whether to use last years portiereS
for window seats or rush down
town and get new cretonne.
Also there's a laundresS to be
told about economizing on soap
in the wash tubs and starch in
"the boss" shirts.
Beside me is my youngest who
wants to know why she can't go
swimming even if it is cold and
rainy. The telephone rings every
few minutes.
The back of my mind is haunted
by a thousand problems that
would never trouble q working
man. Such as:
The neighborhood gardener is
late this morning.
The dress that I want to wear
tomorrow probably won't come
home from the cleaners when I
expect it.
That cousin arriving from Rich
mond ought to be asked to lunch.
That favorite nephew is having
. birthday this afternoon and I
haven't done a thing about it.
I haven't one slip that is the
right length.
I haven't put all the winter
clothes away.
need a manicure, wave, some
white shoe polish, oilcloth for the
pantry shelves, etc, etc. The car
needs water in its battery.
That young namesake in Louisi-
ana who wrote me her first letter
three months ago ought to have
O little present.
Eight people are coming to din
ner tomorrow night and I can't
think of any food but fried chicken.
And-well-I personally wish
I were out there in Cleveland
with those other foolish women
who for all the influence they'll
have in nominating a candidate
or in writing a platform, might
as well have stayed home and
taken a becoming siesta, or
darned their husbands socks-or
gone out to lunch with an old
beau.
Just one line more about that
18-1 ratio in Cleveland. Wasn't
1t Mrs. Wilma D. Hoyal, director
of the Women's Division of the
Republican National Committee,
who said a day or so ago that
the Republican party was the
party of women?
It was, in fact, the only party
that had ever actually done any,
thing for women.
And now an entire change of
theme. Californians are a spe-
cial race Of people. Everything
is possible to Californian, espe-
cially if he is airminded.
Mr.. Stephen Simpson, of the
United Airlines, discovered that
Mrs. Paul Godehn, of Chicago,
who, with her husband is spend
ing a few days at the Carlton,
was about to have birthday ami
verSary. So he wired to San Fran
cisco at $50 p. M:
"PleaSe send two dozen gar
deniaS by plane Immediately"
The gardeniaS arrived the next
morning. They were as big as
dinner plates-or, we'll, as saucers.
Mr.. Simpson also wanted a
birthday cake for Mrs. Godehn.
This idea occurred To him about