Knoxville journal. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1874-1986, 1875-07-01
" Going Housekeeping"

Every expectsn. bride looks forward
with delight 10 the time when she shall
really keen house--be the mistress OF her
own little. establishment. Probably
many farmers daughter is even now,
at the very time of this writing, puz-
cling over the knotty problem OF how 10
procure " the setting OUT on very limit
ed resources. Once there was farmers
daughter whose father could give her
bur 800 to procure her housekeeping
articles. 1t was not great deal OF
money With which TO furnish house,
but people have begun with still less
ready noney-people, too, who now live
in .'ceiled houses But what do you
think this silly girl Old. Why, she was
determined 10 have handsome chamber
set and spent all her money in the fuTni-
ture OF one room-did not buy even a
carpet, mind you! A few plain articles
were purchased by the bridegroom; the
mothers Of the pair each contributed
kitchen stuff; but everything was OF the
piainest, save the elegant chamber set.
Do you think the couple enjoyed their
incongruous home! BE sure that the
young man did not! Now, small sum
of money well laid out can bring great
deal of comfort TO little house where
the inmates are well willed." Begin with
your living room. Don't think YOU must
nave everything to start with. The pru-
dent girl generally has her own small
hoard Of household goods which she be-
gan collecting In glrlhood. The first
patchwork is thrifty wrought into
cover for a bed-quilt The pretty tides,
| toilet sets, etc, made by her own hands
during the many hours pleasantly whiled
away by means of crotchet work; knit
| ting needles and tatting shuttle make an
/ encouraging display when viewed as a
| whole. Perhaps, too, she has sold some
| of her pretty wares, and with the money
| received as their equivalent purchased
some articles for future housekeeping
a set OF table ware, perhaps. In these
days girl can buy a supply of very nice
plated ware for less than the cost of her
grandmother's tablespoons of solid
silver. A set of the best plated forks
viii outlast, well, "a dozen sets of cheap
steel ones, and save a great amount of
work in the matter OF securing as the
years go by. Besides, they certainly
look better than the ordinary steel forks !;
and because the young housekeeper is
not wealthy, she may at least be gen
teel" If your table linen is coarse, let it
be white. Brown linen gives such a
begins to- fade looks dingy and dirty,
even when fresh from the ironing
table Care in such apparently small
matters as these frequently effects an en-
tire change in 4 home. AS illustrative:
Once there was another farmers daugh-
ter who had for setting out" purchases
800; but she spent her money wisely,
and eked out its resources by her own
industry. Her kitchen, which was
very CHEEKY room, was covered with a
rag carpet of her own making. There
was an easy lounge of home construction
under the front windows, and no end of
little inexpensive conveniences on every
side. She had once bought whole
piece OF bright-howered chintz for quilt.
ing, but there were number of yards
left over, and il served beautifully to
drape her homemade work stand, toilet
table and covered stove-box, which
served as q seat in her own room, for
which she could not yet afford a chair
II would not require a fortune-teller to
forecast the appearance of these two
homes after fifteen years had glided by.
No one would be surprised to find the
first more dingy and cherries than when
its fires were first lighted, and thrift
less air over everything without or with
In. The other had that blessing promised
to the hand OF the diligent. This il for
the benefit of all embryo housekeepers.
| Ohio Farmer,