Show THE PASSING or OF orTHE THE HI ED GIRl Telling What Women's Clubs Have Done to Solve the Servant Girl Problem In Tn the fifth Third House Houll article Mrs lire Mabel orabel Potter Daggett tells many Inter- Inter sting eating facts concerning what this now nov fa famous famous famous fa- fa body of or women have accomplished We quote tho the following Is there anything BO so h hard rd to get today as a n servant girl For the reason on wh why see sea co tho the last United Estates t s census report that hat lists Rome occupations now open to o women There Thera used to bo ho only one Sometimes you entered It by the tho front door and sometimes you OU entered it by the he back door doer But whether as tho the mistress mis- mis tress entering on matrimony or OT tho the maid entering on service the duties to which the limiting conditions of or your sex POX called you wert domestic labor Even en now in all aU this present day clamor about what women shall or shall shaH not be permitted to do the tho public Is Js almost resentfully unanimous unanimous In agreement about tho the one atlon that women's work whatever elso else It t may moy bo be Is I housework ork So of course It seems the more moro surprising that women wont won't do It And nd they wont won't today not Ir If f they ther- can enn get lct Into any nt one of or those thoo oth other r occupations In which they ma may now I make a living U It mo may be that the mothers moth- moth I ers era ate sour grapes end and tho the daughters daughters' teeth are sot set on ed edge At any rate the tho i ceaseless toll of ot housework tho work that was never done 1 I Is a n. mn matter of his hi- torte record Tho The wife who worked without without without with with- out n. n wage wae was VaS busy from sunrise to 10 sunset and long after nIter by the lI light ht of the he evening lam lamp lami So n 1 was tho the standard of Industry set ft for tho the domestic help Ten hours twelve hour hours even sometimes fourteen hou hours the continuous round of ot duties held you ou Labor Libor unions have hn be been n organized against loss Joss hardship than that Was Wan It an any wonder that women who could get away walked out of ot the kitchen The Tho hired stir girl left Jert us about a generation genera genera- Jon tion since We Wo havo have been wont Int to regard gard her going as aa a n calamity On tho the contrary con on It tt was nS a a. blessing In n disguise Tier Her departure turned domestic drudgery Into domestic science It was as ne If It the tIme world awakened to the race menace menaco In the th danger danger danger dan dan- ger of or an l altogether ther d deserted kitchen And every modern modem Invention ha has' has been heen rushed to the aid of or the housewife who remained behind More orore than 50 SO p per r cent o of the women In the tho United States St are doing doln their own work toda today But they no longer have hav to get alon along with antiquated anti anti- outworn tool tools Seo See literally acres of cleverly devised do labor saving utensils displayed bv M the department stores stares No genii of ot fairy tale ever er worked greater tel wonders than electricity the tho new neT servant In n the house that washes and irons and sweeps sweep and cooks at the tho touch of a hut- hut ton ion And today todar- any domestic operation that Isn't easy to do at home the factor factory factory fac fac- tor tory will do for you Relieved of her heavier hM burdens the the- historic woman n with the broom has hils ben been able to rest her hands and employ her herh h head hend In a study of or her problems Th The re- re cult Fult has hu been that an occupation hitherto more or less and chaotic has hash h been icon n r reorganized 1 with efficient system I It It was the tIme hou household enemies economics dep department deportment deport depart rt- rt ment of or the general federation that taught It Between 1906 1905 and 1310 1910 1000 women's added that department depart depart- ment meat to th their lr club work ork and anit thereby put themselves i In direct connection with nil JIll the Jie Information available from special special- ll- ll lets In chemistry and anI child ehUd culture In architecture and aM decoration ned and very every other subject to family life Courtesy of or Pictorial Review Re |