The Lambertville press. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1858-1???, 1859-01-06
Hints on Department at Home.

| Nothing that affects our influence is of little
Importance. Our position IN society depends
much upon our manners A lady is known more
surely by her manners than by her dress. Silks,
velvets and laces can be bought wthmoney. The
prophecies of life are learned only by a delicate
tact and an acquaintance with good society
HOME poLITENEss is rarely considered as Of SO
rnueh Importance as it really is. We are too Of
ten inclined to treat strangers with more respect
than those of our own household. Children, es;
pecially are supposed to have no particular claim
upon our politeness, and are often treated with
as little consideration as the dogs which they pet
five would have our children civiE.to yourselves,
and others, we must be civil to them. A request
is often better than. command A. kind 81
thank you, is return the smallest favor may
claim Children and servants are entitled to our
politeness. as truly as our guests and stran-
gers: !. ...-r.*a..-. KILL. r.:
If we would be civil abroad we must be civil
in our own homes. j. We must cultivate the beau
tiful in our daily life. I'VE must seek for the
perfect in our manners, as in our.morals; and no
where should we-seek-to shed such radiance as
when surrounded by those whom we love, and
who look up to us as patterns of what they
should.be. Home should be the sanctuary Of all
that ishOlest, ofallsthat is attractEe.and charm
ing. There we shonlds be 1.-The most agreeable
and lovely, andthere we SHOULD endeayorto deval-
sop our idea Of perfection j.. 2
five always practice what we know, weshal
be ever learning more. If we allow ourselves to
become careless in cur manners and our mode of
life, it will soon be obvious that we are tending
to barbarisIn. We can scarcely be too partcu-
lar in regard to our mahnerafn private. A true
lady is a lady. eyerywhere-in her own room, as
surely as in the most fashionable parlor:
The greatest danger in homo life,' writes
Timothy Titcomb, springs FRONT familiarity
Kindred hearts, gathered at a common freSide
are far too apt to relax from the properties of
sociallfe. Careless language and careless at
tire are too apt to be INDUCED in; when the eye
Of the world is shut off, and: the ear Of the world
cannot hear" If we suffer ourselves to be over
come BY. this danger. we need not seek to appear
well when We Y. most desire it, We must .lagg. 3
high idea of what we may be that W may cor:
tinually strive for advancement. The. higher
you am the higher you win reaah;n9 IS a remark
ofFeneop, that early imprinted itself on my mind,
and it has helped me many times to set nay stand
ard, where without its influence never. could
have planted it.
|. We should not be satisfied with anything but
the best to which we may attain. The eases,
and labors, and WEAKNESSES of life often tempt us
to encouragement, but We must be of good eou-
rage We must remember that we cannot afford
to lose any good we have obtained. We must
not suffer our manners to deeriorate. but rather
let them improve, that we may be able to elevate
others whohave possessed fewer advantages than
ourselves.
LaaFe no liking. for parlor with closed shut
tefs and doors, reserved. for special occasions
and SO seldom used that the family hardly know
whether they are home or abroad when in it.
A parlor should be cheerful, family reoul, ms.de