The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-08-16
LETTER TO COUNTRY GIRLS.


We published sensible letter some
weeks since from Mrs. Swisshclm, address.
ed to country girls, giving them little
Wholesome advice in respect to household
affairs. She now takes them into the pnr
Tor; We admire her taste and commend her
remarks 10 our blooming young fricnds Of
town and country -
WINDOW CURTAINS. ono in five
hundred Of YOU have any taste about cur
tain! You get n stiff paper blind with big
posies on il, and lasten it against your win
dow, then roll i. half way up and put shor,
white curtain, as stiff as starch can make it,
with prim ruilic on il, across the lower
part; and ! never could tell what the win
dow looked like, unless it is another OF the
same. Il is, ifpossibc, sitter and ucier
than the bare venetian blinds, with which
city folks are won't 10 decorate their parlors.
! do wish YOU would get into tho habi, Of
looking a, the clouds until you get some
taste for drspery. Get curtain for Your
window always, that will reach from the
top down to the floor. Gather it in!l So
that il will hang in folds, aud for merc,
sake. never starch il! II you use paper
blind, let it be for blind, Just 10 dnrken
the room, aud put curtain over il. lTyou
cannot afford To buy curtain, take an old
muslin sheet, net II fringe for IL, md put IL
up. One pretty, cheap summer dressing
for window is naukcen blind. You can
ret muslin that will answer, fora tipa yard,
then color it with lev, you know tho sun
cannot fnde that. Pat n blind Of this made
10 roll up, against the window, md pm, a
long white curtain over il. The ligh,
coming through the bluff muslin has pref
" effect and clean room, with the win
dows dressed in this way, hns pleasant.
cool look that is very inviting. a very
pretty, rich looking winter curtain cnn be
rnade with cheap red ca'ico-wilhout any
figure is tho prctiiest-thcn take old muslin
that is too thin and weak for other use, and
color il with ley md copperas, line your
red curtain with il, and you would scarce
believe what soft, rich, warm Look il has ;
or how much such curtains will add to the
appearance Of room! Another way of
making homo look homcIkc is. putting a
GbsIVbu VII u SCttcGy a 1udtI utu
A room without cushion on anything has
a miserable, uncomfortable look. III had
n soitee and could not got cushion for il.
would fold n covcrlci, or dark quilt. and
lay on-makc a pillow Of hay, and put n
calico over on il, for one end; then when
any QUO comes in tired md weak, he can
lean down aud rest so nicely and il makes
a room look comfortable. ] can tell no
reason why rich folks who do not work
should have all tho comforts OF life 10 them
selves, when any une who plcascs might
have good share OF them, il they would
just think oft! | have many aiime gone
into tho houses OF rich farmers, when |
thought their best room was not half as
comfortable looking rs their barn. Here
one could find nice place 10 oll and rest
on the hay or straw; but there. there was
nothing but bare benches md chairs to 81,
on, bolt upright. This is tho fault Of you
girls! You could get cloth and hav O.
nough 10 made few cushions, il you liked :;
but you don't like, for Won are n regular
set Of chatter boxes and YOU will not be
good and Do as wan, you! Anniss SAYS
she will try 10 be good. but am afraid il
will end in trying: and there--thcy arc
calling me TO supper.