<p><span class="deck">How the mistress of the plantation became a slave</span></p>
<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> At the turn of the century, a crusading magazine editor exhorted women to seek peace of mind and body through simplicity. For a generation, they listened.</span> </span></p>
<p><span class="deck">Connoisseurs have long regarded him as the master of cold-turkey peddling. He’s been at it for 80 years.</span></p>
<p><span class="deck">Modern technology enables the housewife to do much more in the house than ever before. That’s good- and not so good.</span> </p>