The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1872-11-08
Girls Using Money.

We remember hearing a man of high
business reputation once say that he
had found great advantage in giving
his daughters an allowance. 1t was
gratifying to them. II taught them the
use of money, and it taught them econ
omy. For many things which they
would not have hesitated to ask of him,
they found they could do without when
the money came out of their own pock-
cts.
We have opened to us here q subject
of great Importance. The young man,
upon marriage, finds not unfrequently
that his wife has no knowledge what
ever on the subject of money. Its pur-
chasing power she is quite ignorant of.
/ One dollar and five dollars are much the
same to her. And whether she is living
upon the scale of one thousand or five
thousand year, she has no idea. She
knows, it may be, that she has been re-
stricted III the part. But she has proba-
| bly, looked forward TO marriage as the
time when this restriction was to be re-
moved. Then she would be independ-
ent and have what she wanted; thus
| the husband finds himself in a strait.
He loves his wife, and is anxious to
gratify her every desire. But he finds
1t will take all he can earn, and more,
to accomplish this. What the result is,
many history shows. Often failure
itself, and no end of unhappiness. Or,
If success be finally attained, it is only
after much bitter experience, and some
OF the best years of life wasted.
We insist upon one thing. The poor
girl in this instance is but very partially
to blame. Why should she have been
forced to grow up with no Judgment,
and no intelligent self-controI on a sub
ject so important? The parents are
4 chiefly to blame for many such an un-
happy history. And until they begin
to apply the principles of reason, and
are willing to take some pains in the
matter of educating their children, such
cases must be expected often to occur.
The young girl should have her allow
ance at as early an age as the boy. By
the time she is ten or twelve years old,
she should be put under the superin-
tendence of her parents, in part charge
of her own expenses. Some portion OF
needed things she should be entrusted
to buy. She should be taught how little
money will do in these days, and how
important it is to save, in order to ac-
complish any desired object. Especially
in the case of boys and girls, the use OF
their allowance should be made a means
of training in the true principle and
. spirit of giving. The Church will have
a greater need of this grace in the future
than ever. The early years are those in
| which it should be taught. But il can
not be taught efiectually so long as chill
[ dren give away the money of others
. They must have their own allowance
and give at their own expense.
, 1t is too much the fashion in the edu.
T cation of girls, to sacrifice the womanly
to the feminine. y female is the coun.
terpart of n male. But the woman i!
| the partner of man. Which is the no
/ bier? Let us train up woman, if it b,
r possible, having their full share of al
: that is best in our common humanity
, Let them be educated to breadth o
) mind, TO good sound sense, to pTaetica
, judgment. And, rs the most delicatel,
brOught-up girl may have one day t
; earn her living, and possibly her hrs
| bands living, let her be taught wha
2 money is, what it will do, and how t
use it.