The Ripley advertiser. [volume] (Ripley, Miss.) 1843-1897, 1860-01-04
From the Edgefie,d Advertiser.
A few words to Woman, as Maid
ems and Wives.

CHS anu WlNts.
Girls, if you wish to marry, III
yourselves to become swives. Whou
man marrics, it il feasible TO sap
pose that he expects to get a hrlp
mate "A partner IN every rr!ailonin
life; one who will rejoice with HMM
his prosperity and happiness, and
sympa,hize with him in sorrow; a
confidential friend disinlerested ailec
tionate, and solcitous, who will dis
pei gloom and cast a cheering intiu
ence throughout his dwelling, his
other, holier, and better self. But in
nine cases oHt Of ten what does le
get? Why little more than a'moncy
spending mechine--a walking adver
tisement for dry good merchants and
milliners-a dlution of the list of ac-
complishments taught at boarding
schools. Is it any wonder then that
men are becoming shy of matrimony
and look upo1 it as sort Of swindle
in which they seldom get even half Of
what they bargain for? Is it any
wonder that young men are afraid to
tie themselves for life to girls who
will never be anything but an expense
to them? Is it any wonder that mar
riage is on the decline, and old maids
and old bachelors are more numerous
now than when our grand parents
were young?
repcatIr girls, II you wish and cX
pect to marry, fit yourselves to be.
come wives. Don't turn up your
noses at the idea Of being useful, get
the broom and dustng brush, use
them vigorously for an hour or two
step about briskly and put things in
their proper places. DO this every
morning-it will make your eyes
brighter, your cheeks more rosy, your
step more elastic, and is far better
exercise than loIling back in car
riage for morning drive, or lInger'
ing listlessly ovel piano.
Don't scorr the culinary art; learn
to make good bread and cake, nice
custards and pudding.; learn to boil,
bake and fry meat properly, 1t Is
not vulgar to know how to cook, and
it will save you world OF vexation in
after years. Ii matters little what
number of servants you keep, it is
necessary that you should learn how
to do these things, in order that you
should know when they are properly
done. Besides, you may have TO
teach your servants in days to come,
and how can you possibly teach Others
that which you do not understand
yourselves? Don't think your educa.
ton is ni,hed when you leave school
You may consider yourselves very
accomplished, sing and play divinely,
speak French like native, and dance
like a SyIph. You may set a horse
like Diana, and pride yourself on
your skill in drawing and painting -
All these things are well, but men
when they marry look for something
besides accomplishments. Sensible
men like practical views; and even
men who are not sensible enough to
like practical woman, have to eat
You cannot charm away their appc-
tte with brilliantly executed piece
OF music, neither can you call badly
cooked dishes by French names, and
bv so doing render them eatablc.
Practice sewing "a you would any
other branch of education; learn to
patch and darn neatly; never allow
to throw away garments
because there is hole or two in them;
they are fine things to practice mend
ing on.
These thing may appear TO be of
little consequence, but they ought to
be just "a much part OF every girls
education as grammar or history. 1t
makes but little difference at what
fashionable college or seminary You
have graduated, if you do not know
how to cook, wash and iron, make
and mend garments neatly, anu above
all keep house in order, why YOU
are not marriageablc.
And, you ladies, who arc married,
that you have never had
the opportunity Of learning 10 manage
domestic affairs. commence this
branch of your education at once
Consider that the old adagc better
late than never" will apply almira-
bly, in your case, and never dc-ist un-
Ill sou become proficient You will
be likely to make some failure, at
first, bat don, lie. that discourage you;
try again, and keep trying until you
succeed to your satisfaction. IT, you
have servants to do the heavy work
that'll not prevent your being present.
You will find that one-,hird will be
saved by your being there; for even the
lcw servants who are not really III