Show r I Ragbag Economy nomy i BY WINIFRED IlIr EO BLACKS BLACK BLACK- b bS' bS OHE HE makes her underwear r out lut of old flour sacks and S' S SHE S iJ her sunbonnets cut of or an old piece licce of or matting and she makes her gloves out of ot old socks that some sonic one gave her for tor carpet rags and all the time she was doIng doIng doing do- do Ing Ing- it she sang ang a happy happ free care little trilling song and she wrote rotc to a great and popular for tor wo women women wo- wo 0 men and told how gloriously she enjoyed it all the time e. e I read all about It In tho the great and popular magazine magazine magazine maga- maga maga maga- zine and so so I have no doubt did man many other readers I Iwonder Iwonder Iwonder wonder what tho the rest of ot the women who read that article article arti arti- cle do thought about It I didn't believe on one word of oC it not myself not one word I coul couldn't But those women who tell us how to live pleasantly and profitably on n nothing a year ear just for the fun Cun of ot It Im I'm Im I'm afraid they make mo me a bit impatient It is all very very- well vell to beg your our way aroun around l the world for a a. wager vager or 01 because c theres there's sonic some one on the thc other side that thai you rea really must see and you haven't the monc money to pa pay your our fare but to take tako up begging as a profession proCession and write articles urging other women to follow your our shining example example Isn't Isn't that n n. trifle too much Make ake your your underwear our of flour sacks Why certainly Id I'd make mine out of coal sacks if Ir I had to but I wouldn't say a word about it and whisper if it It carne came right down lown downto to that wh why wear weal underwear at all aU You could save e q quite a bit by freezing to death And those gloves ma made lc of ot socks why not rip up the bed tick and make a pair of opera gloves glo out of that hat Or better still wrap your hands up in rags without without with with- out spending the money to bu buy thread to sew sev them Into fingers The sunbonnet Yh Why bother with the matting You might save that m matting and use It fo for breakfast food at a a. Why hy not tie tio an old rag around your our head and let It 1 go 0 at that Oh these fine articles l that I read on How I brin bring U up ill m my family of or six on two dollars a week and enjoy life at the price No 10 the they dont don't annoy me or vex ver me the they make malo me mad just plain old fashioned American mad I If I had wit enough an and l patience enough and In Industry industry In- In to and twist twist- the tho universe Inside enough turn out outto outto outto to save e a decent penny Id I'd use uso some of oC It making a coupIe couple couple cou cou- pIe of cents cento an hour hours hourI more more and and call It square square- No o it isn't womanly and it isn't wise and It isn't fine this glorifying In mean small makeshifts and humiliating hu hu- hu- hu mihi Ung scheming Its It's mean and its it's small and its it's degrading lingo If It I r reer ever er get et to the point where I h havo o to use somebody's some some- body's old ragbag for fOI a a- wardrobe wardrobe- Ill I'll do tho best I can with It and be thankful ful t to get it it but I shant shan't pretend to bo be proud of nf what I a am thu n forced to do lo |