Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-27
Ysung wives nnd Rsass Tar
<eys.
From the N. y. Evening Gazette.


From the n. n. Evening Gazette.
There il a general impression amongmid-
die aged phi 90 phers ana in very indefin>
Ito way among the world al large that girl
must be brought up in the kitchen TO be a
good housewife. This 10 - false a. hali or
two thirds Of the other popular theories
which are 40 plausible on their face. and
which pass from lip TO lip. and from paper
to paper until they crystalize, and nobody
ever thinks Of denyi ing their truth or com.
plying with the good advice which they are
supposed to suggcat. The father Of tam.
lily talks with an air Of grave wisdom about
the necessity Of girls being accustomed 10
hard labor and vigorous kitchen discipline;
he proves the strength Of his convictions
by pstting his girl under the chin, paying
for the last new dresses, and engaging 81
extra servant. About once in so often the
editor Of . weekly paper paper devoses half
a colum to showing the sbsurdity ola young
woman entering upon the duties Of house
keeping without familiarity from the very
cradle with cream tartar, soda biscuit and
roast turkey. The article usually concludes
with paragraph oil horror At the state oi
American society, and "a grand finale ia the
shape Of good advice to mothers and daugh
tiers.
Now, we have no objections 70 editors,
who exhaust the calendar Of human frail
ties regularly, returning to this subject once
| in six months. The eninentlv respe stable
and conservative journalist will not presume
Of course, TO approach the subject IN any
| other manner than that which ancient Gus
tom he's rendered . prescriphvs common
place necessity. Neither would ws deny fond
parents The privilege Of the soothing and
appetizing theoretical growl which accom-
panics the movement Of the hand TO the
pocket. aud which ends in kiss for the ir>
rcsistable, useless, good for nothing, little
modern girls who call them father. Above
all, We would not 90 much % drop limit Ia
the elder part OF the community thss the
present generation Of young women com.
pare with their mothers in any poftioulas
although such . suggestion mi ght bs con.
strued into compliment 10 their mothers
management.
We do assert. however, that young Amer
lean women who know very little indeed o
the kitchen, are not only continually being
married, but are making very excellent
| housekeepers; and none the worse We avel
for not having been drought up in The
Kitchen" Beng brough, up in the kitcheu
is all very fine theoretically, end prac tically
too, when il can be done without . sacriiict
Ut other things more important to the fu
turs comfort and happiness Of the family
than the basting Of n turkey or the sauc
for = pudding. Most OF our young ladie
know how 10 make cake, pound, sponge
fruit, silver, almond and delicate; the maj or
ity Of them, too, can make q variety o
buildings and sundry kinds Of pies. Blu
If they are not familiar, as they ought &
be, with these culinary accomplishments
aud do not even know the my steries 0
bread making, how long, pray, does II tax
them 70 learn Has the reader ever see
young wives, very young wives We mean
hardly out oi homes moon infancy, and u
,.oesy Of early mstrimony, comparing note
and discussing cook book receipt and ex
changing what little knowledge either {
them msv have collected How long do
i take them TO become competent house
keepers liza young woran Is active b
nature and energetic, there Is no dang,
but that she will soon learn what il neces
sary to know, and make an efficient house
keeper, without being brought un i'll IT
kitchen. The best young housckeeper wit
I whom we are acquainted, was q bright. "a,
. fashionable girl, the belle OF large clse
Of admirers, and as innocent Of roast turk :
as she was OF the Liverpool cotton marke
She entered into housekeeping with II
zest that novelty and ambi ion gave, an
her husband was astonished and delighte
at having secured a thorough housewife
well as beautiful and accomplished W
msn. II is also known TO US it dividuall
that the husband in question sent for
fresh blank book for new recipes at lea
once in two mouths. So get married youn
men, and dent trouble Yourself to a.
whether your wife could "have been brougl
up in the kitchen or not; trus. the natu
raj instincts of their sex Cor good dinne
and noat houses. Given, . young wife On
\ dressed turkey-resu't, u roast turkey ~
good dinner. The first effort may have
mishaps, but If the young husband "
have patience. tho inexperienced your
wife will be an "old housekeeper' in thr,
| months