Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1863-03-04
Advice to Young Ladies'.

AGVAcc 10 tOuus LuuIeh.
CELIA DALE" contributed . sensible
letter to the American Cotton Planter, be-
fore that papers suspension. We.,coPy
il in part for the benefit of the deer
kweesures" 70 whom it refers:
&" will here drop a word to the young
ladies, as am one Of that class. We
have had lectures 'unon mod-sty; we
have been told to study the graces; we
have had the proper kind of bo"l,s to read
and study carefully pointed out t" U.S.. we
have been instructed to use our language
properly all. all "f which, if'rightly at
tended to-. will be IF much benefit to US.
Yet while we are attending to these he
cc..ities, let us not tnrgst another duty of
much Importance which is Domestic
Economy aud Industry"
How often do We hear itremarkedt that
the Young ladies of the present age are
sadly deficient in domestic business. |
will here prnpounl Il question. Whose
is the fault is it the parents or the daugh-
ters? Hiring UP a child in the way it
should go, and when old it will not depart
from it." Let US hegi'r. with the new
year, and let us see what We can accom-
plis!, by perseverance and industry ere its
aatumnal winds begin tu hlow. ! think
some of VA would be almost startled to
realize what our tiny hands could do. Let
the burden of domestic affairs no longer
| dcvolve upon our mo;hers, but take them
upon ourselves and let the old ladies sit
cody in the corner, smoke their pipes
and knit stockings.
"None of us are 81 wise but W may
vet improve. We should study and
practice the domestic arts. Every young
lady shNuid- be her own mantua maker;
she should display her skill with needle
and scissorsnn rapa's pants or brothers
shirts. What if they are patched aud
darned, and turned to the best advantage;
it is Il type of domestic economy, and
one which no young lady should ever be
ashamed TO own. A young lady can be
as graceful in the kitchen moulding the
biscuit and making the sparkling cup Of
coffee, as in the most costly and richly
furnished pari"r. The lilly white hand IS
no type Of domestic industry they will
do to pile stitch upon stitch on some use.
less piece of embroidery which only pleas
es the eye, but they cannot bake the bread,
churn the milk, and roast the turkey,
without Incoming a little roughcd."
"Methinks | hear yuu say 81 have no
taste for domestic business, besides | can
live without such labor" You should
cultivate g taste for it; it will endear you
to home, and cause lies of affection to
spring up for home, which you have new
er before cherished. You will wear a
brighter smile, a more cheerful counten-
ance, and insure health and happiness. If
you possess fortunes smiles, and can live
without doing such work yourself, You
should know how to have it done. Do
nestle business should never be left to
servants alone. You shoaid he prepared
for the emergencies Of lie it is easier 10
quit work. Than to begin it. Therefore,
VIC should learn To work while young,
3nu tHt'i IL ieCtoSitJ Sotii''iS '' !" '"o"
in after years, half the work will he ac-
cnn4hi>hed tickle fortune dcingcth not t"
ash us when or whittier she bioweih her
adverse wind. If youth is spynt in idle
ness, it is il difficult task to begin work
When older.
Let MS no longer ne the brilliant star
of gay and fashionable circles, but the
polar star of our own domestic circles,
and the 10y and comfort OF the loved ones
chat cluster around our homes. We can
then indeed say, home. sweet home. let
us renew our yigor, rrdou''ic our energy
and unfurl the banner of domestic econo-
my and industry: and wave it independent
" all over this land and country. and has.
ten the time when it shall no longer be
said that the Young. ladies are deficient III
domestic hu>i'.c>s. And may our examl-
pie he as bread cast upon the waters, to
he gathered many days hence, by the ri
sing generation"
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