, 1876-07-01

inydo,,a ",v.,' placr,l between tlrs., nor will
ullaw utiy division between thu tdcas they cu
wy to my Mini. blouse ind llutno y nro ct'fi-
yne f;It ,arrEe IN wsi 10 @ n'an n tnny b. iasttIs'i
IN putting flsslt'ler; and though they may tc
faliMti nnrt,-as thoro Rro n,a1,y llo,1seh winch
nte not llalncs, md have seen tnOrc TINT ot,a
one wc al sate ot o1sc say XII ';,! Tn
Of basement yet, a}'art they nrs but n.Slatl'
lhtstl> ssnilcs TINT they. may wrnr to titie ti!c
fnst. Fur every l,otisn III which fan'.ly !wclIs
It's Just Inheritance OF wltn's l,ct1sr, fnrgc Or
sn,al 10 cosecratc IN every i,ooil MID corner To
liz avn beautiful aud holy uses, to bless and
sanstIy tir"s hut f1r Ill, ~ Tn T. yc,y 1T
nuncint,on OF My ,,rt belief that tic buatf,cs. u
housekeeping niltl housekeeping arc, of right,
QUO aud imiIvIsihlc. / have rca,!, norc thati
1rs n II my yPnn 5 Pestt e1tss, % Gsr p. ss so si
jydp, Sy Ss'et te!n:eSes s ~e,ly II" snofant @ q ts
inntiiircc anl vnluc OF the housekccpcr's
work, to tho effect that wllut the
American people were suffering fur
was not moro housekeeping, but more lonte-
mi gtntrts, was .lrawn,--tl.c woman wtoee abole
wns always EputlcssIy-ncnt from g1irrct to eel
Lar; whose bread xus nlwnys white; wllose hit
tcrlnorc golden than that Of any other l'n.1sc.
keeper Of as a sonnIra1ae le. Tse st cYnsy sG n
tielicios: nil yet II, wl,nsc whole wcllkcpt d.
1nutu there was not One spot In which hoflc-
bird could fold fta wings and rest, secure from
The arttng forth Of tl'usc most piercing ol ar-
keeper, perfect III her art, who yet never kept u
We'll, there arc such women, doubtless; Of,
fntltcr, should say there doubtless hayc l,ccn
In the course ot u long md yarict,
saReftese sR te~sDoa aroa ssass5 and otes@ae sen
at scores Of placcs,-1 la.e met one wolnan Of
thu. sort Meassn ret her sgai wt ,'.,t, g,uIerb
enjoyed them when Mt her tablc. had been
deaf and bllntlt But to offset her deficiencies
could mention those Of d full score III wllusc
dwelling places was tortured, form scason;
inE s1 w',s az stirling rs Tic formers ovcr-carciul-
russ, while tic niaJority Of them, regret 10
Say, could hare rtyn1ed flint poor mistaken
Martl'a in her ability to utter bitter aud mali
gtous wortls.
< wcii.Ecpt house may not possess tho atmos-
pl.cre II Il happy home, hut how thu
tS"' thu s'issioEs I u neglected housekeeping,
tlo not see. ", We arc, al .,.'1n. Sf Us, =,
intellectual culture, dependent, upof. thu cot's-
fnrtnblc conditions Of everyday ltfr for our
Happiness. II upon Ill rests tt'e responsibility
Of milking these condttk,ns comfortable, We
may he sure that IN .neElcct,ng them WI hre
duiag ourselves and otl'els g,cnt wrong, md
one whtcl, will surely bring punishment upon
tls, In III surer NAy cAn wc SOW thu seeds III
t!i.corl nul liscontent within our hafncs, mud
there rs no fall III the harvest Of this bitter
Wherefore from tic qu!ct Of a humble but
Elcsacd home youcllsatcd by Heaven at last
after years ot melancholy lloInclcssrcss, can
1ou!s back upon those alsnlal days. and the
poor moc'selics Of homes II which nlany OK
children 1T il'sc llo,ncs Will read these worlds
Fair AMI bright girls ss,,llr OF tcnl were, WHO
n,uet now b: living III liomrs Of tf'cir own. I
wnndcr II they l,ayc taken thu genius OF Ills
arothcr ruof-trye a'h starvc the lives Of Lus-
band aud children I'll other homes OF Ill es.
tllctlc tustcs, Ill delicate scnslhi'sttts.
nm sr!tisfse ss write, witi, assuming !, that
s9 ts eGesnon nv tGe
pcrcnrc IN tue towns II the Wcst, am Ill
clfned to object to my crItic; but, remembering
the seorcs Of good receipts TINT Wcatcr1, wo-
msn have sent to rtE mn'ntyn' ' VII hq"e!y %
nut doubt, tnnu,ncr.bic. excellent house
Keepers in Our American homes, hut while
there Is one careless, lneiltrictlt one, We
lave not cnough. layo rclo!ced most heartily
Mt the interest awakened Ia these ilntters BY the
weekly le.tcra In .t!,css columns, for sincerely
bc,evu ii to bc every ,wonnns duty. to mike
herself Thorough n!lssress ot the principles md
I'LL Important uetnjis ~ housekeeping.
would not st.y that every woman should do
her own !,ousuwurk, k,-tliut would bo MI absurd
ussu.upt1oi,- -ultl!5ugh have known more thAn
one w0nlan to make It utter ] llgd expressed
sentiments similar to those recorded abovc,-
but would say tliut every woman El,ould US fur
| understand thu successful management Of its
details III 10 know Wien It II well done, or. II
tltu III, where tho fault ,.ay lie. Depend uponit
young WIVES a,nl liousckceEers, unl yuu youMg
girls who stand upon thu thresholds o! (someg
! II your own, 20 Investment nf knowledge will
| rcpuy ynt1 50 argu per ecnt'iu pence, comfort
llo,nc happiness, aad all that eon.lusca to TIKI
pleasures ut everyday lfr. THIS ,nny sound
| like orc OF The 0lti-!ushioned trutsns Of oui
o1tl-iaslLloncd ErAsMttnut hers, hut Il Il Of nc
alder fashion tAun common scusc. II thu
has fnlerd dropped out Ut style, this Ccntclt
t:lul ypar would b. Il good one III which to r.
wye 1t.
If tic clitnr viii let ITO como again neSt
week, would like to say a lew words With r.
gard to one Or two of The causes of ill-succcsi
Iii housekeeping. Dnt, for this tlulc, enough.
EQHA T..