Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-06-12

struction in those household duties which
so much affect the comfort of family
Whatever position in society she may oc-
cupy, the knowledge thus gained, and
the imperceptible influence on the charac-
ter, not merely of the knowledge itself, but
of the early impressions of its Importance,
are genuinely valuable. 1t is by no means
necessary to keep your daughter in the
kitchen half the time to accomplish these
results nor is it essential that she should
be skilled on her maTriage-day in every
kind of cookery, and be able to get up a
first-class dinner on short notice-this
should not be expected any more than that
she should 90 to the blackboard and un-
erringly demonstrate the Attn Proposition
of Euclid three or four years after she has
graduated at some excellent seminary. If
the elements of domestic knowledge are
thoroughly mastered, and suitable
amount of practice given in important
details, the intelligent girl will know how
to order her household Alright when the
proper time comes, and to put her own
hand to labor, if there be occasion.
In regard to this matter, mothers VINO
are themselves genuinely interested IN the
proper management of their own house
holds, will find but little trouble if they
would avail themselves of the natural I'M
itatiueness of children. The little ones
like to be useful if they see others about
them useful; they liketo follow the mother
about the house under the pretense OF
helping, though often hindering her; they
enjoy using their little hands about some
thing that older people do; they like, in
general, to qo0rk until false notions are in
stilled into their minds
We know little girl of six years-and
there are many others in quiet homes all
over the country who exhibit similar tastes
who already bids fair to be the incest
little housekeeper possible. Ever since
she has been old enough to understand her
miss5oa,-three years, at least l-she has
been eager to do what she fancies is useful
to others. She takes her tiny buster and
fourishes over the chairs and sofas with
positive results. After breakfast she de-
murely gathers up the teaspoons from the
table, and thinks it very nice to wipe them
on the soft cloth after they are washed ;
nothing suits her better than to
make some miniature pies, and have
them actually put upon the dinner table i;
with her little broom she forestalls the SER
want, and sweeps down the front door
steps before breakfast in the morning. She
puts particular room in order every day,
and quite of her own accord has assumed
so much the care of her fathers wardrobe
that her mother will gradually be sup
planted in that duty. 'Papa, you've put
on the aorong cravat," she seriously says
some morning; "ntats your best one"
She reminds him to put on clean collar
and wristbands; says, "Why, papa you
haven't brushed your coat" and herself
seizes his beaver and plies the brush. She
seems to consider herself responsible for
his neat personal appearance.
Almost all little girls delight to have
some small household duty committed to
their care; and if this disposition should
be fostered, instead of being discouraged,
as it often is, on the ground that they cam
not do the thing so well as an older per-
son, they would, with rare exceptions,
grow up with sufficient knowledge Of and
interest in, those home matters about
which, nowadays, there is so much COM
plant that young ladies know little, and
care less Western RaTa.