To “teach women housekeeping”
is almost absurd in the face of the
present chaotic conditions. The girl
who is taught to “keep house” and
never does anything else, very fre
quetly proves to be, in after years,
the weary woman who “putters
about,” suspicious of innovation,
stubbornly unprogressive, doing doz
ens of things after wrong, labori
ous methods, wasting her time and
strength to no purpose unless it be
the vague one of martyrdom to “the
way I’ve always done.”
Those who quickest learn to order
a home, to take up the best meth
ods available, are oftenest those who,
having been trained in some other
business, learn the value of time, the
need of concentration, and the econo
my of machinery. They learn to
scorn the course dinner that is no
more palatable than a simple, dainty
supper, and which causes tired serv
ants to work during the hours in
which rest should rightfully be
theirs, and to hate in general the
lack of consideration for others which
is the basis of the servant problem,
and to be amused at the “penny wise,
pound foolish” ways of the woman
whose time has never been paid for,
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NO. 8454—A PRACTICAL- OUTFIT
FOR THE BUSY WOMAN.
| 1 The busy housekeeper will not fail
JfIBHOJa to find in the accompanying illustration
I ln\\ a mos t attractive and practical outfit,
/i Wy consisting of apron cap and sleeves. It
/ will afford protection to the daintiest
/ gown, and will leave the hair neat and
I I tidy even after a busy morning's work.
