The Seattle Star Newspaper, December 13, 1909, Page 11

No discussion in The Star's € olumns in months has stirred up q deep, Widreprens! st as that which followed the publi ge Meiyeek ago of or from an overworked and underappre 3 wife,” « he answer the next day from “No, 21," a Pikep girt, Whe would rache be a happy homekeeper 4 Letters began te pour into the office. Some of them were trag a peautiful r f The hopes, the & AY people told (heir stork Others were from happiness ahead To some of tangled and com ino chance to meet, that thelr lives. f all were hopeful wanted homes hard working, 90 women They the ch of hap husbands b ame, too. FP ‘of advil I have read ‘et The Star i your paper from the Dusdand, and it has left & So I want to talk to ‘the The Star, and also , a little that you work nights, and that when you you have to eat a cold Well, I think that even home after the rest ly have had their break Fou ought to get a warm gay she turns away from you then turn away Is that the way you ? of a woman are doesn't make any dif ‘how gray the hair or bent And I guess it's the with a man. The won crave the» caresses of who were once ul There are fow Pho do not look back with @e the courting days, ft tatended was all atten- of the good times they had at or that theatre, of the p when they met or of the } when he loft to work do you kiss Do you kiss her ‘come home? her cear or darling? je did once. Why not say you save all your but seventy-five Does she have any m? When pay day 1 don't ve and ten ; there are no taught there, but a Glass tiptodate place. ‘Surely don't work seven days week. When you have @ at home take her out. If i Peight ly, “She will be the only on earth to me.” and what I have witness- past three years, I really | like to see that man who é sentence. men would gay the same get married, and live it would be far less heart fewer divorces than we . We see married men flirt with other women, forry to say, married fg so many heart-bro- I have decided that find a man who would ‘was the only woman on ir. B. P. expresses, I will ple life. a Taft says in your pa- the was going to see that will be provided with this world’s goods so she interested in the letters 4 sFIMmON y Ma stranger here and I would some nice dark man Sand some property. Not 8m so fond of money, but ct ry. I would give up home for some good man Hl could become very fond of barry. @B excellent housekeeper, maker, milliner, also Of the Star: There are ‘ besides 21 who would Bhome and husband and are eto Marry if they can make intance of a good fadustrious and sober @ working woman and am to be able to meet the kind man, T would like—it takes all % make a living, and a such a poor Woman you kindly helor to ex the interesting y your paper friend knows 6 of Ie’ a, PBirls who Rot hear f ie the why to way ae mer to ma Ww that the ny and | WwW that the to me No. y thousands of tfer but She also is who any seem this ts there are more Seatt that a girl Ike “No. would be tn a good wife re are thous- ood girls in this town make excellent wives, Willing to get married. 4il know that tus is @ bgryugpie Ne? in young people—unmaegried peo: There were nice, “cab ds ua Gna whom | itusions, the cherished id hat ground the marriage ties had all faded away for them. from being the paradise they had hoped, had become a hell. ‘The pretty girls y courted and married, the strong, clean men they married, had become neglectful wives and had flown out of the window jos and asked for help, for advice. with life them it seemed far.ahead, For in plex grouping of elty life, they had not met, man or that woman who would fill believed in love—and marriage. sweet girls among the a horus of letter writers. Women ppiness in married life and regret pad died, leaving them stranded, People who wanted to help-—who gane succestions to ald those who had asked It of the flood of letters, some have been selected to print ie The Star, There is a story in each letter—often an un sermon FROM GIRLS , there ts @ large child in your fam- fly, let this child take care of the smaller ones, or «re someone for a few conte who would be glad to do it for you, In this way you teach your children the lesson of responsibility and give your wife jthe longneeded rest You have allowed the holy fire of love to burn to coala, and If you are not very careful they will go| to ashes, and then they can never be rebuilt. I know that people are joften mismated, God pity them | There is always a true companion somewhere. Life is short. Get all the love out of it you can Fight the enemy of tnbarmony with all your energy. Is it not a greater enemy than a thier who steals into your house to take your gold and jewels? Which would you fight the hardest; which means the most to you? But few stop to think of this. Have perfect confidence in one an- other and keep it; if you have lost ft, then strive to regain it. For ff you have not this, you have lost the key to perfect happiness. | Quit looking for an nity. She jis at home; go there and make jeyes at her. Any man or woman who owns his or her own home, a place to call their own, ought to be proud of ft and keep it in perfect order. If this fs not the state of your home, I am sorry tor you. Go home to her and take her in your arms and have a heart-to- jheart talk; not an angry, com talk. but one with a few aid maybe a few } ’ tears. sAwaken old love. L id Boar I could find a husband who came up to my ideale. “I believe that there are {plenty of men in the world. [ Would not care if he were old, or bald, or gray. 1 wonder if I shall }find sach « man? MISS 31. tor of Star: Have been reading | will not need to marry until she ters in Stat ever since you|méets the man she loves the question, “Does love at that is what I think. prove satisfactory?” was one sentence in the)/No, 1 simply would not live with a Mr. P. B. wrote that struck man I did not really love, and I Now, I would not marry a man simply for a home. |would have to know his heart was not with another, too, That's having lived In Seattle over | what comes of a knowledge of lité (as it ts lived In many cases today. As it is now, when a man wants the other girl he is free to go, and It might prove to be a blessing to me in disguise. Not so with the mar. ried woman. If the man proves untrue, she cannot say, “Well, go your way,” for it's a sad thing to break up a home. One may grieve over a wrong done them by one that they love, while they will sim iply have a feeling of revenge for a wrong done by a person they do not care for. 1 will close by wishing all a suc lcessful and happy wedded life who write such earnest letters as ap |pear in The Star, but I will just | wait my lot, even if I do work, un | tl I see the man I want, and I can [know he wants me, and not anoth ter. ONE LEFT OVER | | at would please a man. Now, | am ready to meet the gentleman who meets with my re- quirements, and give herewith Sgreeable disposition, good |somewhat of a description of my-| certainly understands the self Not very tall, reddish brown hair and blue eyes. Let me hear through The Star what you have to say. Please do |not consider me a flirt.| The man | must be at least 34 years old and } must mean well. NUMBER 600. I am plain, but neat, clean and industrious; am trying to save out of my earnings enough to buy a little home. My dream has always been of a little house, with green grass and chickens, Uke other women who are married. I like refinement and am from a good family; nave come west to try my fortune, but sind it hard. Answer through The Star A. L Cana man sapport bimself on a dollar a day, pay rent and buy the groceries and clothing for himself and wife? Will a man have nerve enough or is there one outside of the insane asylum that would ask a woman to step into such a condi tion as it would bring What does It cost a family to live in Seattle? Why do the peo ple crowd vogether in the cheapest houses?) Why do hundreds of free born American young men live tn iS-cent hotels? Say, can women in this country now idle? Why don't they pay more wages? | Because there are so many of us All they need to pay is Just enough to live on commodity on the market. If a window Is broken it costs money to {replace it, But if —, manele anybody find employ-| ment for the millions of men and | Labor ts the cheapest | in a factory, get hin out of the way, it don't atop the work. There j4re plenty to take his place and it don't cost a cent to replace him. Now, as the man who complains that the girls buy $20 and $50 hats, it is not that kind of people who suffer, It is those who cannot buy hate at all, The average shoe costs 30 conte to make, and it costs us $3 to buy it back. Thars how you make mii Honaires, and that's how you make paupers, That's the point, and Editor .of The Star Witt you please find me that girl, “No. 21," who ts looking for a good man, I want a woman, but one wita lots of principle, one who belteves in do ing right. Editor of The Star: 1 pead the) No, 21 to let G. L. know letter, “The Girl in the Shep,” and if she wants a home please tell Editor Star T am a married man, very much so, my affliction covering a period of seventeen years, I have read the letters from shop girl and housewife with de liberation. They appeal equally to what reason ! possess, Since my heart Is not in the matrimontal market I realize the truth of what they have to say. The same state- ments could be made by thousands of shop girls and housewives. terested and amused with the letter from Unhappy Husband and Pather who works twalve hours a day, or night, as the case may be, and re- turns home in the morning with hia wife's back turned upon him Lat one time tn my cartier mat rimonial career also worked ten and sometimes twelve hours per day. I cannot look back to those days with pleasant recollections. 1 had to work so bard and so many hours that I had no time left for intellectual development or to get acquainted with my family. I re member once when after I had scolded one of the children for some misbehavior it told its moth er that the stranger who stayed there at nights and Sundays had abused it. I soon discovered that the cause of all my misfortunes were wrapped up in my personal ity. I began to realize that I was @ better friend to the boss than to my family or myself. Somehow I became possessed of that human Editor Star: In regard to the young girls and housewifes, I must say that I am mapripdeand { am ashamed to admit Rt. ” I have » good home and a good income, but It does me but a little good; for my Wife spends tt all for liquor. She can swear more than anyone I ever heard We have seven children and they are so dirty I don't like to take one of them on my knee. The | Editor of The star: I would like to give that married man a little of my experience. It may be bis own fauit that bis wife neglects his home and family. Tam a married woman. My hus. band is a good provider and loves his home dearly, but is a natural born crank and finds faul with everything. I keep the house neat as a pin and can do any kind of work from Editor Star: I always read with interest those letters that refer to home life and working women's trials, You see, I am one of ‘em The wife who stays home more than she likes has let self eat up her happiness and needs a mild hobby to keep her grip on hubby's ‘The Star the other even-;salesindy. Many other little things) jif6 and his business trials in view, I hope No. 21 will find a strong principled man who will consider it an honor to “love and protect” her all the days of her life, for she princt ples of homemaking, sympathy. The | Dear Mr. Editor: I have been reading about the married woman and Shop Girl No, 21 1 am in sympathy with the shop girl if she is sincere already to have more than a few admirers, and if she is sincere }should make herself known. But |this'to the girl: There are now too | many girls marry for a home, alas, to their sorrow. ° I admire the way No. ed the housewife's letter (although some have just cause to complain) Who knows but she may be one who married for a home? | 1 am married, and have been in the shop girl's place. 1 know what lit means to work, for I worked |since I was 14 | until two years ago, ried, not beeause I tired of the shop but beeause I found a hus band to be proud of, and I am, and wish that Shop (irl No, 21 may be if sineere. A RBADHR, when I mar as fortunate, A.C A fine re ister's Xinas gift A. LL. HALL, 1111 First Av. oon Your Xmas Photos made up to Christmas work 10 to 4 LA PINE’S MODERN PHOLO STUDIO, 1100 Third Av Sittings for open Sunday |DO YOU WANT TO BUY, SELL, RENT OR EXCHANGE CASH | REGISTERS? | We are independent dealers, Hand ling all kinds, new and seeond hand Will save you big money THE SUNDWALL CO.,, 006 damopAt, «4 @Beattio, Wash, I fell in love with “No, | FROM HUSBANDS However, | was more deeply in-| FROM WIVES She seémea| 21 answer-| years old and on pair of Scissors for moth: } THE STAR—MONDAY that's the point that the manson | don't understand. The solution to the marriage | question ts this: Collective owner: | ship of the means by which goods | are produced,” and “Private owner: | ship of the goods produced by the one that produces it.” When we get that we can marry the one we love, Then we'll not be afraid that we can’t support a fam iy. Until then God speed the trust BUILDING LABOR UNION, Labor Temple, attle. | 21" when I read her letter in The | Star | I ean afford to take care of a woman, and I want to do tt. I don’t | jeare much what she looks Ike if sho ts neat and honest WORKINGMAN, Address G. L,, ern Lbr, Co, Third Ewing at., Seattle, © Great Weat av, W. and eeeeeee eee eeeeeee ee eee tex emotion called —_dtwaatinfaction, | which is the real cause of all! jhuman progress, 1 found a lot of | other fellows similarly affected and jafter comparing notes and ex lchanging ideas we organized for tautual protection and intellectual | development Not long after that I fownd my i well working but eight hours a jay, with better wages than | had} ever known before. I returned} }from work without having ex hausted all my mental and phyatcal vigor, I played with the children | and visited with my wife and had} time to read and analyze the news of the times. My acquaintances began to regard me as a man who! really did know a little something! besides work, and the fellow who got the four hours’ work that I refused to do began to regard me as a friend. I still have to work and expect to while I live. But) 1 have the satisfaction of knowing that | have, through my ow; efforts, co-operated with my fetio’ wageworkers, bettered not alot my own condition but that working men Now | think if Unhappy Hus! would only sacrifice some of hia ot) pent-up, selfiah individuality, que "jaMock mince ple—One cup sugar being a slave, work shorter be true to the clase that gave bil birth, get acquainted with | family and espectatly his wife, that! | hie domestic troubles would soon vanish. WAGEWORKER, | Georgetown. house loo! leas farmer's bog pen than it ike a happy home think that this ts a bard blow for! the young store girlie and house wives, but If it comes a show down I can prove it, When I firet married | thought that I bad the | cinaamon | Dest wife on earth, but it te a dif-| | terent story today. Thirteen years lof married life is enough for me.) meal, one cup flour, one-half tea NUMBER 23, | Seattle, Wash. ja washing to | ner, | I have the house all decorated }with my hand work and still he is crons. He comes in getting a turkey din- d lays his hat and coat on the tal and never gives me one kind word. If I meet him at the door and offer to welcome {him home he reproaches’ mo. So I have lost all love and don't, }eare to try to please such cranks as my husband. A VERY UNHAPPY WIFE. | man with the family (if hia wife is not working for other people) needs | to get her interested in some good “Mothers’ Club,” and then her re- sponsibilities of motherhood and homemaking will be opened up to her, Life is too short to be ill mated, but divorce has not proven to be a cure. If one pays back in the same coin it sometimes effects a good ure Wishing everybody would be good, 1 remain, STAR Exglesn White Cake—One ou sugar, 3 tablespoons butter, 1 © new milk, 2 teaspoons baking po |der, 2 cups flour. Flavor to aw and beat well, A great favorite mine. Fone cup boiling milk, one-third cup {ORI teaspoon each of salt and cin hist more like some care/}mon, nutmeg and aillepice. Make You may ples. » DECEMBER 13, 1909 ee DAILY MENU. BREAKFAST. Bananas Cereal with Cream Frincied Bi Waffles with Strup. Coffee. DINNER, Vermicoll! Soup. Pork Chops Curried Apples Mashed Potatoes, Buccotash Red Cabbage Salad Sweet Potato Pie, Coffee. SUPPER. Grape and Nut Salad. Rusk Floating Inland Sugar Cooktes. CURRIED APPLES. Cream i-® cup of butter with ® 2-3 cup of brown sugar, add 1 |® scant y powder and the lemon Wipe we tart ap a shallow fi with the mix pour In enough water to ® prevent burning and bake until ® done. Serve eA Rett Rede dtelelelelel Seattle Housewives’ Favorite Recipes * * * * * * * * tore (Sent in by Mra. F. A. George.) Dear Mins Grey: Now that exes are soaring above the pocketbooks of a great many of us, | thought perhaps some Star housekeepers might like to try some of my egg less recipes, which I think are very good. Please try and report Eagiens squash ple—One and @ohait cups dry, mealy squash, war, one cracker rolled fine, one m. Bake with one crust in jerate oven an hour, Agd onehalf cup lard creamed to- — one cup molasses, one fourth cup vinegar, one cup cold Water, one cup cracker crumbs roll ed fine aod two crackers additional (these are to take the place of KES), one cup raleine and quarter of @ teaspoon each of cloves, cinna This makes two with two crust Raisin cake--One cup sugar, one cup sour milk, one-half cap tard, | two cups four, one cup raisins, one teaspoon each of soda, cloves aud Bake slowly, Johnny cake—-One cup Indian spoon soda, one teaspoon sugar, « little salt, sour miik until moist jenough. Bake in hot oven 20 min- wee. Gingerbread—One and one-half cups flour, % tablespoonful lard mised with tips of lingers; a pinch of salt and cinnamon, half teaspoon | win % teaspoon soda, \% cup mo! * Add water until right consistency. Bake in moderate oven. AREER * * *% Notices of meetings of any * * items of social Interest to # en's organizations of the city * will be given space on this & page. The corresponding sec- * retaries of all women's clubs « and societies are requested to # send fm euch items and they * j* will be given attention. * * | * eeeeeeens * a ie ine ine ee tee ete etd The ladies of the John F. Miller Relief corps will hold their month. ly tea at the home of Mra. Lucy Simmons, 4553 8th av. N. &, on next Tuesday afternoon Take , Wallingford av. car to 8th av. N. E. | At the last regular meeting of torps the following officers for the ing year were elected Presi it, Anna Taylor; senior vice ident, Mrs. McLean; junior vice treasurer, chaplain, Sarah conductor, Margaret ist; guard, Rhoda Adams; press pondent, Kate Coyle } | to Your R ORDER ONE TODAY Prices $10.00 to $200.00 $1.00 Brings a V) ps ae: Dealors ta ad Other A VICTOR TALKING MACHINE Is an Appropriate Christmas Present (OVE AND MARRIAGE--STORIES OF HAPPINESS, HOPE, LONESOMENESS | AND BITTER SORROW TOLD IN LETTERS TO THE STAR SESE E REESE SEE EERE ERE EERE ERE EEE EE EEE CONSTANT READER OF THR the John F. Miller Women's Relief | ome ee nee ee ne Trimmed Hats, Special, $3.75 Popular shapes in moire, velvet and felt, trimmed with fancy feathers, .wings, ornaments and large, soft bows of self material. Exceptional values at $3.75. Inexpensive Holiday Articles Fountain Sash or Belt Pins with sterling silver front, 50c. Back each in fancy box, 50c Large with jewels, 50 Men's consisting of Scarf Pin and Link Buttons, 75e Enameled Collar Pin Sets, two short and , Pins, in unique Oriental effects, 25c. German Silver Mesh Purses with chain handle, 50. Large Stocks of Christmas Handkerchiefs membere of the different wom- *| gvanerr ND | Tree round tripe dally. | Leave Se- | ° der ee Balle ge AD Bhan Meu aes EAT EVERY DAY AT Poulsbo Route Rffective Tuesday, Nev. 23. Two Round Trips Daily Leaves Seattie from Colman 28 i a Sale Shoes and Furnishings at your own price Inc. at 5100 Wil Net Be Christmas Busines FURNIS URE DRY GOOL FREDERICK & NELSON, FURNITURE DRY G0O0Ds More Clowns Dai Open Kvenings asement Salesroom One-Piece Dresses Specially Priced at $9.65 This special offering affords an opportunity to purchase a pretty One-Piece Dress at a decisive saving. In the assortment are Dresses of serge, pan ama, prunella cloth, Venetian and broadcloth, also Dresses of fancy taffetas and satin foul ards, the colors including olive-green, catawba, old-rose, Copenhagen, taupe, champagne, dark red, navy-blue, gray and black. They are made up in popular styles, some plain tailored, with side-fastening, full plaited skirts and trimming of self-covered buttons; others are tucked or plaited, have bodice all-over braided with sou tache, and high crushé@tollar of self material or satin finished with braid and buttons. A Dress of olive-green serge in Moyen Age style has panel-front, pin-tucked and trimmed with cloth buttons, high tucked collar and plait- ed skirt. Another pretty model, with normal st-line, is of shepherd’s-plaid or blue-and- white striped taffeta; the shoulder is Gibson- plaited and trimmed with buttons and piping of plain satin, the skirt has button-trimmed front and panel back. Specially priced at $9.65. —Basement Salesroom. —Basement Salesroom Pens, $1.00. Large German Silver Mesh Bags with fancy frames, moire or leather lining, $1.75 and $2.50, |" iat: Lpag Neckl dudy box, Jewe!l4op Hi 50c: Glass Cigar Jars with silver-plated tops, @c and $1.00. German, Silver Toilet Sets, Comb aad Mirror, $3.75 and $4.50. Jet Lavatllieges, and double- strand, with large pendant, 50c, 95c and $1.50. > ei Pins, set with large jewels, rose- gold or green-gold finish, in fancy box, —-Basement Salesroom Combs, mounted and jeweled, Barrettes, gilt-encrusted, set gold-filled Combination Sets, Brush, and $1.25. single- one long, 25c. urkish Brooches, Scarf Pins and Belt 50c. Mail Orders Executed ——HELP US—— Build the Sanitarium LLEN DALE’S CAFETERIA THIRD AY. AND JAMES ST. ork, A. M. AND 3:00 P.M. reard Kitot, Manager. IRONDALE ROUTE. nAMER HYAK an Pier, foot The entire net proceeds of this Cafeteria for December go to the fight against tuberculosis. 180 Bh On Monday only the 10:30 m. trip is omitted. SPECIAL DAYS Ministers’ Day, Monday, Dec. 13 Lawyers’ Day, Tuesday, Dec. 14 000 stock of Clothing, Hats. 424—V IK ST 428 DOWNING, HOPKINS & RYER, Inc, | Everybody is invited to come any day. (Batabliahed 1898) af ROKERS Anti -T uberculosis League of King County The means that the doctor’s skill in pre- scribing. is most efficiently supple- mented by the druggist’s skill in compounding. 1416 Second Av. THE LORS, 1400 FIRST AV. \ Wond, te t Raven prescription service HEAT is what you can have with one improved Gas Heaters Call an@ See and Be Convinced RAVEN DRUG CO,, At any minute @, \\i \\ ; x \\I CHICAGO MISFIT PAR. | in Me ful values i ‘* ‘Tatior Hed olumn Do you want to buy a home? See The Star's classified real 1314 Fourth Ave. Henry Bldg Fourth and University. Phones: Ex. 75; Ind. 67, estate