By Charlotte Perkins Gillman
First released serially in Gilman's journal the Forerunner in 1909-10, the unconventional tells the tale of Diantha Bell, a tender girl who leaves her domestic and her fiancé to begin a housecleaning enterprise. A innovative heroine, Diantha fast expands her company into an firm that features a maid provider, cooked meals supply provider, eating place, and resort. by way of assigning a funds price to women's "invisible" paintings, delivering a method for the overall healthiness and ethical uplift of operating ladies, and liberating heart- and leisure-class ladies from the weight of traditional household chores, Diantha proves to her relations and neighborhood the advantages of professionalized home tasks.
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She asked. “I am,” answered that lady, somewhat shortly, her hand on the doorknob, her ear on the baby, her nose still remorsefully in the kitchen, her eyes fixed sternly on her visitor the while; as she wondered whether it was literature, cosmetics, or medicine. Porne‘s particularly revered minister, and stated that she had heard there was a vacancy in her kitchen and she would like the place. ” “I don‘t know—” said Mrs. “I—” Just then there was a dull falling sound followed by a sharp rising one, and she rushed into the parlor without more words.
Ross had turned to her—was holding out his arms to her. ” he said. 10,” said Diantha. 41 What Diantha Did CHAPTER IV. ” The Lover at last did say. It was a poor dinner. She hated the smell of cooking in her garments; hated it worse on her white fingers; and now to look at the graceful erect figure, the round throat with the silver necklace about it, the soft smooth hair, silver‐filletted, the negative beauty of the dove‐colored gown, specially designed for home evenings, one would never dream she had set the table so well—and cooked the steak so abominably.
That lady pushed the plans away from her, and went to the many cushioned lounge in the wide west window, where she sat so long silent that Isabel followed at last and took her hand. ” she asked softly. ” was the surprising answer. Porne. ” Isabel was puzzled. “I knew you so well in school,” she said, “and that gay year in Paris. ” “Nothing that anybody can help,” said her friend. “Nothing that matters. What does matter, anyway? Fuss and fuss and fuss. Dress and entertain. Travel till you‘re tired, and rest till you‘re crazy!