Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1875-05-06
Home Interests.
THE TRAINING OF GIRLS.

THE TRAINING OF GIRLS
In the core Of human hearts. wbe,h.r
that heart throbs in a masculine or f.min.
me bosom, is the love OF home; and in the
centre oi ioIne, It's soul and light. is wo-
man. these are fundamental truths kot
tom facts, which underic the framework
oi society, aud on which it rests
mere mas been great deal said and
written ABOUT eularsins the sphere of wo-
man. opening new avenues to her Of am
Ol!on, Industry, success, which il all very
well, but the wise ones who talk OF thess
matters do not propose to effect what can
not, IN the nature Of things, bs dome
change the sphere OF woman God has
marked the boundaries in "A manner IN
ih'StaAdoie. she Is the other, the wife.
'he hoihe-Aeeper, and however widely her
il"'ehce may rldIate, however large the
circumference she may illuminate, its cen
Ter point Is the hearthstone, the cradle, tie
home.
II wc take the social relations in their
order, we find that the duties OF wife come
hfNt, and afterwards, growing out of these
thc 'oEc and duties of the mother. The
"ilt' oH DIVINE appointment, is the guar
d'hh ol her husbands honor. the ioy OF his
hIe-sidc' hi> "hcip-neet" In all the varied
iaborS Of life. This surely does not mean
that she Is to sit idly by and simply enjoy
rewards OF his toll, that She i only to Al.
orn ~ ii.ure-head the establishment AZ
the head ot which he places her ana wear
HohoTs gracefully she has done NOTHING IN
t1Ih. 4 et h"W many young ladies look
io' JUST 'u!s IN marriage aud nothing more
~" many mothers covet no other we'd
i"tA l"r their daughters than only this
NJ" many men look on women with this
Idea th.4tr
ElIi De trained with special reference To
becoming wife and mother ana vet be
made capable of supportin. herself indie
Pehdehiiy OF immediate masculine aid. ifso
circumstances demand OF heIP The urob.
rem !, bt!nS worked out ia ten thousand
quiet American homes where the trouble.
some question of Kitchen help has not vet
disturbed the domestic peace, where the
""l 1i4d IIlis, a. They Increase In strength
ana knowledge, are taught To do th.ir
part, at first small, but ever growing lar.
ger IN the iabors OF the household. II
vas thls home training that made New
Ih-iAh women OF the last generation "a
wonderfully efficient aud able TO turn their
hhhu 20 almost anything required ot them.
Mothers are apt to feel that If their chill
u''h att not porlng over school book.
thcll edLc1tion Is being neglected: hu I a
tA>NS "i everyday requirements. with
hdcIity, with diligence, with patience. win
chcvriuIhe>>. j. being as really educated
lh what i necessary to success in lif,. AZ
ohc AeRt constantly drud.iu. over arith-
mctlc aud geography.
Anc great masses Ot young and middle
aged women now clamoriug for some.
thing 70 DO by which they can earn bread
were not taught IN their girlhood TO do
any thIhS u>ciul-tO make bread. wash
dishes, sweep hoors, or do their own sew.
InE-and their Judgment has never been
ueVeioptd IN the practical Affairs Of life
tHeN nave learned few lessons OF sclf.con-
u"!' lhty nave no power Of routine work
u" ""4P'ah'ii;y to the requirements OF
thelr circumstances. and no wonder they
ciAihor for another and wider sphere.
lht sphere they really want is exactly
that tor the duties OF which they hay.nof
been trained. The fault of ali this lie.
largely with mothers. who, rememberino
tht struggles aud narrowness and poverty
~ theIr early married lives, wish To shield
tAtif daughters from what them,clvc,
nave suffered. aS II pain and poverty aud
suffering and struggle were not God
chosen means 81 developing whatever is
hobie>t aud sweetest and graude>t in the
human soul. The Divine One, ia hi.
earthly career, had but one crown. and
that vas crown OF thorns.
10 many an Intelligent and ftr-seciuy
mother The truth has been unfolded that
by diIIgeht training of her daughters ID
gracious household WAYS while
they are ~ girlhood. such powers Of ns.l,...
such mastery Of self, such maturity. a.d
balance OF Judgment and faculty may h.
developed in them a. will prepare them
N a manner. for whatever NAV be befor.
them to adorn high position with hon
or or 70 III a humble one with Fidelity. Ii
j. hot 100 much 10 say that if the time OF
sirIs' between the ages Of l. and 20, that
i Hlttefed away IN the acquisition OF
empty accomplishment, which serve only
% gid with fleeting brightness the tew
months or years that elapse between l+ay
M school and getting husband were
sedulously devoted to mastering some one
trade' art or valuable ACCOMPLISHMENT.
there would be few women in the next de- !
caue tnat would complain of having no
way oi making living. The wife who
knows all her husbands business, and
VINO Is his partner in everything. often
becomes capable, by reason of her very
companionship with him. should death re-
move him from her side, of taking IN the
broken thread ,anF carrying 10 connie I
t'oh the plans he laid, and realizing for
her children the hopes he cherished. E,-
pecialIy i thls true when, in early life .un- /
der the training of judicious and not too |
iona mother She has learned to exercise
the virtues of selfdenial, obedience. and |
cheerful submission 10 the daily require
inehts OF duty. Enlargement of the
sphere Of woman must come from within
anu not from without. By so much As she
becomes wiser nobler, more helpful in the
relations OF wife. mother, daughter. sister
by 50 much will her power for success be
increased and her resources be multipli-
ed.-[N. Y. Tribune