The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1841-05-13
DUTIES OF A WIFE,

DUTIES OF A WIFE,
!" 4 vulgar woman" says the Richmond
Star, Is Que who stays al home, aud takes
cure Of her chillren-lho race is nearly
extinct The Boston Transcript upon this
text dscourselh at some length, and tells
some truths which will bear repetition.
Hear him;
Pity It's, lis true. II woman who
stays at home and takes care Of her chi!
dren IS vulgar, then commend Us 10 wi
gar woman A woman who ueslocts her
household affairs, and goes gaddiug abroad
to see AID TO be seen, iEs:ead OF doing her
duty az home, is one OF those persons 10
society who should not meet with the
counlenauce Of the puGlic. There are do.
lily IS bound TO perform, end she who re.
elects those duties is unworthy 10 bs i. the
head Of family. The duties Of wife
and mother IS plain and obvious. The
wife should Le literally the head Of tho 10
doc: affairs Of house. She should super
Iuead the whole domestic machinery OF
house keeping not by proxy, but Ia per.
son. She should know from personal OBJ
sGrvgiion that every thing is doue decent
~ and IL order; that esery thing IS IN lis
proper place. She shonld DO up tetlmes
in The morning she should not be afraid
Of the kitchen, bu, should be familiar with
The whole management ct il. She should
not sit down aud hold her hands, OF call a
servant to bold them fot her. She should
moi he afraid to eaii upon herself upon any
and all occasions. She should not he
afraid 10 take needle IN her hands, and
use Il too.
The wise man says Of a vif,nous woman,
she Ioohe!h well 10 The ways Of her house.
hold and eaieb not tue bread Of ldeness.
An IDLE, careless, negligent wife, is one Of
the greatest domestic evils which can fall
to the lot Of man; we know Of hardly any
greater unless /, be SlLHish wife. 4
slu,tish 9nc Faugb This is beyond en-
duraacc. To 20 into the house and tiud
the parlors culiered up with oil sorts OF
,ruDpery, children pulling and hauling ev
cry thing abou,-no order, no regularity
as regards furniture. IS disgusting. Bat
neatness is mol limited TO the pGrlors. Il
extends 10 the kitchen. II That is not kept
in order, depend upon il the house IS not in
any part Some wives dress themselves
up in their silks and fur5clows, soon after
breakfast, 81, themselves down II the Parlor,
and lei every thing take care Of ITSELF
Such person deserves not the place o.
wife
When husband comes home to his din
ner, his wife should know whether Il IS pro
pary prepared she should know from per
sona observation TOO. Some wives seem
to think that they we're born 10 be waited
upon. A woman who always wants host
Of servants TO tend upon her, is no, fit to be
a, the head of family and ought never TO
be married. We bar this everlasting call
ing upon one anothee, to wait upon you
Help yourself Why, what were your hands
made for, unless YOU use them! We could
no more marry q woman who wanted TO be
walted upon, who would let the whole house
hold affairs take care OF themselves with
out concerning herself about item, thai "e
would marry Heca,e. She may be as
beautiful as Hours, bot beauty will not
make Tue pot boil, nor keep the house IN or
der. Sitting idle in the parlor all day, or
walking in the streets is no way to bring Up
children, or 10 keep house. A woman ~ho
STAYS at homo and takes care Of her chsI-
dren, oye, her house too, deserves any ap.
peIlalion other than being called vulgar
woman Commend US 10 a frugal, indus
tricus, vlgIant house keeper, an early rs
er; one who does not turn night into day
or dsy inro night; bu. from slot, aboVs
ali things a slut, good Lord deliver Us