, 1873-08-03
HOUSEKEEPING HORRORS.
The Demornlizing Effects Of
Untidiness.
How Women Become Slatterns.
Tho Sad Experience Of Arabe1la.


The Sad Experience Of Arnbella.
Thors is nothing NO know Of In tho whole !
rango Of our oxporic,co tint is'
AB DEMonAI1ztNo Az uNrID1HEss,
especially to d yo1nnu Hor nasurally-oathotio
taatcs, l,or loyo Of tho boautiful, mako nil ugly
or tllsordcrly things an oye-sore, and, II sho
giukp eventually into slntton and scold 1t is
almost utways tho result Of fight with destiny,
Ia which como prodomnating cauBo haB opposed
hor finer tastoB aud sensibilitios, md has con-
quorcd hor. Many womans life III a constant
fight with tho disngreoablo nocossitioa Of life,
from tho hour IN which she assumes itB roBpon-
sibllitles. Carlyle doiAes labor, and ha war-cry
iB, "Down with Dilottanteism !" but we fanoy,
IL tho rugged old nun. could ouco be brought
faco to facc, practically, with tho dinhoartening,
cvon disgusting details Of housekeeping lie
would sigh for little Of tllar despiscd dilettan-
tois1n, nnd flnd, porhaps, that all labor waa not
exaltlng.
IT 10 60 EAsY
for pooplo to whom the pom iB mlghtor than tho
broom, to sit at thoir dosle, away from tho dirt.
and tho turmoil, and tho Generalization of the
BculltonB station and plilippics against tho
idlonesa md tho daintlness Of tho age, and cxalt
to the highest pinnacle Of excellence labor TINT
degradeB and disheartens. "ImpoBsiblo," eays
tho philosopher, for any labor to bo degrading.
Labor. well performed, 10 it Of whatever kind 1t
may, ennobleB mankind, ,-rafBeB him far above
tho idler, who represents demand, but noyor aup-
ply, In tho political economy Of tho world"
That man or woman writea WE'LL ably, worlB tint
people like to read md hear, especially those who
arc tuggug III tho harness Of absolute nnd contn-
uni toll. They like to DO deilod,-liko to
feol that thoy arc, in tho minds Of
thinking people, regarded as Of moro ac-
count than tho inhoritor of ample means, who
docs nothing, personally, toward filling up tho
noaBure Of human industry which ia necessary
to Keep tho world moving. Ho may fling Ills
money broadcaat, and 80, BY kcoping 1t in circu-
lation, aid some fow wrotcho1 who would other
wiao ataryo, because tho baubles which this idlcr
purchases would otherwise not bo demanded,
and thoir labor lack market. But all that ia OF
no account, and tho costormongor, who hawkshis
wares from door to door, Is, therefore, tar moro
Eodlike than tho gentleman who adds nothing TO
the aggregate labor Of humanity in general but
is simply content to live and die. enjoying tho
lfo it has boon his good fortune to haye received.
Such is tho burden Of the song Of those whopro-
fess to bo helping the downtrodden Children Of
toll. Aa VIC aaid beforo given tho mental capao-
1ty to write acceptably, and 1t is an easy thing
to theorize, Did that man ever taRo OF ha
coat, turn up Lis wristbands mud wash up
lot Of
GREASY Por8 AND PANS?
Did that woman ever lay aside her pen, md get
down on her knees with y scrubbing- g-brush, and
toss tho strength OF her bicepB by forcibly pass
Ing said brush oyor dirty kitohen.door Did
ho or she do this, not onco, but continually, as
part Of the business Of life3 When thoy have
xI.J H. : -
they wish until they hayo, we,ean only assert
that tho view they tako iB one.Hided, and, to
cortain extcnt, untrue. Certain kinds OF labor
forced into q woman's life do devrade, do dote-
Of their go doing is in tho fH-- that they nro
connected with degree Of personal untidness
that s almost unbearab.s to every woman,-
entirely 30 to very many.
TO PRACTICALLY ILLUSTRATE TIE FACT,
lotus suppose that young couple, worry much
+ t. IL .t sSsqSss tSss astss s4s e1ds| fSss
ii these other people who havo found lifo not
IN idyl, determine to try ''lovo in cottage"
Arabolla thinks that nothing will bo 80 delight
Eul as administering to Alonzo's wants, making
ing Tho divine being whilo ho, By the more act Of
heavenly anbrosa: "ohl Il viii be 80 :, ds; e;
bo Garden Of Eden into which no serpent shall
ever enter" She forgot the limited income that
mado expensive servants out Of tho question,
and the ashes md cinders, pots and pans, tint
mont into heir Paradise. The coulour
do .roso is decidedly dim whol,,
a'Ff u bo is ns 91sah''t In to s ss ssenee spa s' f
domestic help, erery American woman considers
such labor .as lighting dres ~ belonging
to man. she is not expected to drag up Goals
Stating the hour, mildly suggests that certain
amount of heath necessary for tho proper &C.
complishment Of culinary effects. Certainly, the
darling little wife could not DO expected to do
thnti and when ho can make up his mind to it,
he rises, and, in what might be called decided
negligo attire, dives into the collar after the
requisite fuel.
IT rs NEW EXPERIENCE;
and as hithorto his mornings household occu
patton has been to shave, dress, chaH the waiter
ess, and find fault with his breakfast, he has 81
the ignorance Of the neophyte to zetard him II
quito sure how the things works; but ho soor
dnds out TINT, at all events, IT smokes. VIVA
la virtue IN an individual of tho mascu
Inc e decidedly ,s vice in
does not bpoak gently: Eventually tho stoy'
gains tho victory, and he ls forced to foo. I
Gun outamoke him. After several ohargos ant
stoves, it burns clearly, brightly, and oheerfully
Meantime Arabelln, quite unconscious Of th
quantity Of anirches which arc lying in mai
30 doet1oy tno freshness OF hef attire ana tn
serenity Of her temper, dons one Of those daint
white wrappers that formed = conspicuous por
tion Of her Wedding -trousHeau, and goes down t
Investigate the mysteries Of tho cuisine. He
hair ia dono up in tho most becoming manner,
each braid. band, and frizette in placo,-whil
the blue ribbons arc fresh aud dainty enough fo
the piqunnt young bride. Tho lro il all righ
and she lifts OF q lid. It falls, and
sHf1ncu NO. !.
She fills the Kettle, and then prepares for be
first sickoning sensation. She has mover har
died raw meat. The sight Of 1t has Away
made her fool qualmish, and eho inyariahl
closos her oyes when she paRseB butcher
Don't say Dosh !" 1t'a the experience Of mir
women out Of ten who have never learned an
Of the practical dutiea Of housekeeping AMI
eyen when they have, somo never quit
got over it. She tnkeH hold OF tho nc.
with napkin, and at laat succeeds in cookin
It; but by tho time AlonzohaB mado his toilet
And ia ready to sit down to tho table, al
IL 4 sorry figure. 8tove-heat In August