THE LADIES’ WORLD

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2542, 1 July 1909, Page 7

THE LADIES’ WORLD

y. WHAT A HUSBAND DID'. j tho “Ladies’ Home Journal.”) -' , at many a mother needs shorter. I ' in the home as much as rthe girl in the- factory does is a con- • Edition pretty generally conceded, but a Solution is not so easy. One husband j /found a way, however, for his wife, and - /this is how-he did it: / . “When our first baby came I saw l that tho -care of the baby and the work connected with cooking and housekeep- . / ing"left little, or no time for my -wife ' j to rest or read, and I had only to look around me to see what.that kind of a .. life would lead to. I realised that it remained with me, as it does with every husband, to lighten her work and shor-V ten her hours of labor, so tliat she cpuld l not -only be a good mother, but actual-® * Ty enjoy each day of her motherhood/ I was prompted to take action because of love for my wife and because of ?, certain degree of selfishness, for f knew that my happiness depended upo'A the health and happiness of my wue* and I knew that the course she was tak-1 ing led to physical debility and menta|7 stagnation. */ “The one way that I saw to shorten) her hours of labor was to insist on a simpler diet, and I suggested that we cut off all cakes, pies, puddings and pastries—a kind_of food that demands a great amount of time for its ,preparation. Of course, no wife would propose anything of this because -it seems to be instilled into, her nature < that she must ‘feed the brute’ on dain- '• ties if she is to retain his love, and my wife objected. ‘lt wasn’t necessary ; j she was sure, ‘she could manage.' How- | ever, I insisted, and the results 'have | more than justified the step. My wife | > has the rosy cheeks and vivacity of a t girl of twenty, and during the past | twelve years the four olnldren have cost us but two dollars for a doctor, ox- jj ccpt at birth. We have a large house, ' \ no servant, but my wife has from two to four hours each day for reading and rest, and we are a supremely happy family.” . 1 The best part of this little plan is not only that it simplified the wife s . work, but more than) that, the omission of desserts took away from the average meal the most unhealthy purt for children 1 and adults. There is no doubt, too, that in nine dinners out of 1 ten the dessert is a superfluity; it is eaten after one’s appetite is actually .Satisfied and ought to stop, but is eaten because “it is there.” 3few men . would miss the dessert if it were omitted from the average meal, | WOMEN MUST WORK. ! Fifty vears ago no self-respecting woman earned her own living by other ,u , means than by dressmaking or teach■o'/’ lug. To-d.av there are fifty trades and Tj professions in which women have sue- • c peeled. , - That is simply the result of necessity. Our modern state of civilisation 1 demands it. 1 • Since -every 'Woman cannot marry, and since every wife cannot ensuio the fact of marrying a -mail whose financial * condition enables him to provide tor her in the event of his death, it follows that such .women either must work or must live on charity. As for the argument that competition is more keen among women who work, one can only reiterate the old story of the narrow-minded conviction 1 of our forefathers when railways were first instituted. It was conscientiously believed, at that time, that the introductioii of ■ .steam as a motive power would 1111.questionably result in tho extinction of the horse as a draught animal. -they were hopelessly wrong. In the same way, the introduction into the work market of newcomers, .skilled in their particular branch of ‘ work, will not only fail to overcrowd the market, but will create increased demand for capable women and open -fresh fields for their labor. In the great fight for life at present' only the incapable and tho lazy go under. ‘ There is work, and plenty of it, •' for women who- become proficient in the. ‘ branch they select. And not only work, ! but -money. HOUSEHOLD HINTS. Alien washing cut-glass add a little : ammonia to 1 the suds. This gives a brightness to the glass that nothing - -else can. To Mend Children’s Stockings: To mend the knees and heels of children s stockings .when badly worn out cut a square of old stocking leg bigger than the hole and pin it on the stocking. Then neatly hem it all round on the right side, and them on the wrong. This can be done much quicker and looks much neater than darning. ‘ /Marks on a polished table caused by p'ates are a special source of an--Aiyance to the housewife. Trench poliihing is usually considered the only \ ■ remedy, but an application or paraffin I well rubbed in and polished with a soft II doth produces good results. Ihe \i treatment must be repeated for seveM- . ra l days until the spots disappear. | • The German fashion of cleaning V knives is simpler than ours and saves \ much manual labor. Take- a stout cork, \ from a wine bottle, and dip it into the \ "knife powder, which must be previous--1 ]y moistened. Place the knife flat and Vrub it with the cork. In a few seconds \ the knife, will be quite clean and poll ished, and only requires wiping with V duster. , 1 - j_f room plants are to keep healthy, treat care must be taken to remove list from tho leaves. To keep the latir glossy, it is a good plan to add a 1. drops of paraffin to tepid water | sponge the leaves with the mixture. Vts are very sensitive to sudden Iges of atmosphere, and should be | as much as possible ini an even ierature. . ~ , < ffysterifus” Fires: Oily rags which fbee ? furniture fr ’ ' "/should litherNbe. destroyed or .L/omo, to m Nbo fit for » manted. iJBo thing not I U leave them put away m a or corner, for L JfS P i s ijot/only slovenly, but may-be „ uliin tX;/daigerous. Such oily rags I he t tfilyj and a .pile of them may 4 easily burst (nto flame without any hie t Lein- lireuglit near them. Many/ eo- ! /‘mysterious fires are said to 1 g J o.4d in this way. ; . ‘ ’ v»‘V ’