Show now to ce the spoon there are a thousand ways by which a may prove the homely old that a woman can throw out with a spoon faster than a man can throw in with a shovel and B thousand other ways by which she can prove herself able to use her metaphorical ph orical spoon to greater advantage the first type of woman leaves the draughts of her kitchen stove open and keeps the fire boing at full blast when there is no need of it the second closes the draughts and dampers and plans to make the fire do aa much as possible at one time the first throws away what with a little trouble could be made into droppings drippings drip pings which would serve in cooking as well and often better than butter the second not only makes the drippin ps but turns her sheets and table claths cloths aa soon as they begin to thin in the middle and cuts up still older table clothes into evory day napkins the first woman uses one broom for the parlor carpet the celbar and the sidewalk the second has three grades of brooms and greatly prolongs the term of service of each thereby and the came rule applies to lier own gloves boots and general wearing apparel st louis republic |