Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-09
EILkfSGTOE DBL.
Thursday Afternoon. October 9.
HOUSEHOLD EETREECaKKNT - WHAT
CAN BE DONE TOWARD IT9-DowE WITH
TRIMaEIMEsl

TRIMMINGS
In view Of the present monetary pressure and
of the APPALLING prospect Of thousands OF fami-
lies suffering during tlleensuing wiuteE, through
the compulsory idieness OF their breadwinner,
the question Of economy, that wise economy
which is the source not only OF wealth but Of
generous giving, presses upon all with peculiar
force. The question in thousands Of homes
now is, What is the best way TO retrenGh ? 10
what shall we economise
For that we have been and are an ex;rayigant
people, we Americans, from the laboring man
WHO is imprnssed with the absolute necessity oi
eating hot meat three times a day, to the mi !
EonSire who treats his guests to fancy wines at
fancy prices, and crowds his gliitering room.
with unnecessary aud inartistic baubles, is un-
fortunately $ fact beyond dispute II, stimula-
ted BY the present crisis, we Ars willing and
anxious to make change in this respect, the
question is what shall we do without
Not cur newspaper, our magazine, our libra
Y share, at any rate. Not snythiug that Ieall,
sweetens, beautides and eleyates our lives, al
least until the hard pinch Of necessity conpels
Us. Mental fool is what We can least afford to
sant ourselves in. Il is something more pre-
eious than bone and muscle to which it minis
ters. But in physical food We might simpff,
or abolish many things, withou: loss, aud with
absolute prolific ourselves, Englishmen. With
their simple ea-and-toast breakfasts Italians
who can make sufficient diuner OF dish Of
maearoni; Freuchmen who convert into dsint,
and nutritious food odds and ends which We
waste and neglect, all wonder aud exclaiIn over
.l,.
sing 20 notice in Mrs. Nhitney's stoTies--those
hand books OF elegant econcmy-ths proui-
nsnee Enconscioasly given to dainty food Her
poor families treat themselves TO scalloptd
ogsiers and buttered mullins. Her econoulca-
housekeepers consider it a Siie qua n5s, that
there should always be plum cake IN tie cuI-
board. But are plum cakes and their tribe #
c2ngeners necessary. or even desirable II
may De doubted whether the whole system q
desserts ia not delu-lon aud snare. Fret
come, at dinner, the coup, the roast. the nsusl
profusion Of vegetables. ard then. when egely
one has eaten to full satisfaction Of these. lie
pie, the pudding, the cns.sr!- or the crssm tbat
t1npt the appetite to Tie oyer.oaaia- II ae
stomach. II these srest5ls we're rs!La yea from
the resr q dinner 10 The VISA & ( tile teA ;zb!s
there 10 taks TIE pisne 4 lie 5asr5t5t!e / II a
nsai i: vcald probably he die.syis !sfJrS as
how eoHsi5eralle an ec5aam! Is affected ty IL,
sbol.=hing Of desserts, oa.y those know vLo
have iEisi it,
The ex'ravAgauee q female dress Is 50 hacku.
cred theme Sld ssuas sae4 really unjust ihiu g.
have been written on the s-5iset. 1AAt one hes.-
'a'es 'o JON the hue and cry Il We dared ,u
FAise the v2r-cyy of retrsacamea: as-a i. sha-.-
be Down with Trimmings. Trimmings i. t4,
roeA on which feulA.e eco-1ny is dress te4eys,
sa4eEs sAipWfesA-As any .l.4r..4l lsza.a .a.ae VII.
ness viii testify.
trimmings. indeed might bs $ general :ssr
foE these things il Wh.ch We can lost readily ana
best Tetrepeh; the trimmings OF erezs. q tte
table, Of lie in general those t!.1es Of which
We take li;tle thought, tu; whose mary little.
make nliekle, H.,ssaf slg.as aae value il RI
tasn. Now, il ever, Is tie tine 20 rs;seael il
these 81 least.