Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1877-04-26

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~ int has recently been =
the benda = the journals, WHERE !
nnf nppeeed md justly beloved IL
viz n r1orrsoate1 - saying th(1 :
tn re bmeA 10 be good wives u
= ~ cfva1lH ereater import y
pill {aent1 Isds5 naking pursO sis.
A wdtd or two inspyk I'd by practical en-
psriens,unax fnrp;6h not unfriendly
comment on The good doctors exhorta-
tions. A good wife and mother Is sup
posed to be not . machine for perform
ing certain estahlished household duties
and preparing certain number Of meals
. aayj she yhoplds be . companion, .
friend, helper. But the first step in
-Aanxu homas,~ whenL dali times'1a~ a
financial mistakes make economy i'm
perative, Is to discharge the servant
and to suggest that the wife's hands un-
dertake The ordering Of kitchen and hall
and paflor.
Il is not in support Of theory iha,
we must contend that this drudgery un-
Ats her to be IN agreeable companion,
makes her in very low and degrading
sense helper and leaves her very lii.
tie courage or spirit TO be IN entertain
'ing and useful friend. .e
q What sort or an evening can 4 family
enjoy when she who should Be the ligk,
and iospirer Of all brightness and all
gayety j. 50 wearied with bodily toll a.
70 sink upod the lounge for nap, or
busy herself in silence with necessarily
neglected sewings What Kind OF train
ing can woman give her children
whose nerves are 80 rorn BY domestic
duties aud compelled privstion Of out
door-exercise that she can hardly keen
her mind clear and her manners serene,
or her face cheerful s-t'AAf7A
Better a, thousand times for a woman
to help her husband with tie money
gained BY trained eyes and hands than
BY the petty and narrowing cares OF
patching aid sewing. Of securing, and
cooking and sweeping.
An industrious woman can save many
hours and much strength from house
hold superintendance, from dressing
and 'dress-making and the rounds Of $50
ciety duties" for pursuits which should
employ her mind and hands in a plea
surable and profitable way.
II is not the only resource left 10 wo-
man-let the publishers rejoice-to as
sail the magazine editors with vapid
and pathetic poems, full Of misplaced
self-pity and cowardly complaint.
Wood engraving, etching. lithogra-
ply, millinery and the making OF many
useful household articles can easily be
carried on in a woman's own home
A successful florist. skillful designer
ior silver, or Cor architecture. need not
afIront any conservative husband BY
unnecessary publicity. One Is almos,
tempted TO place the compiling OF cook
cry books in the list Of profitable en-
ployment. since SO many thousands are
being sold Of two or three satisfactory
ones recently edited. An American
horsekeeper, however fortunate she
may be in getting or keeping servants,
must necessarily acquire good deal OF
culinary knowledge. - = '.',.'
Not all women can write, or teach, or
make dresses, or cook. But almost ev-
cry woman can learn by steady and
brave endcavor to gain money by USE
full and, creditable pursuit. II i. iust as
honest, methinks, TO earn money as il
is TO save it by turning and piecing old
dresses, or by making soda do the duty
Of eggs. 1t IS quite as HONORABLE TO send
your handi~ork toa shop and receive
pay ment for it as it is 10. take boarders
because you have more room than you
know what TO do with" or TO do ""your
own work because "you are so tired
Of servants you could endure them no
longer"
ii the husband were always the
strong, sufficient prop Of the household
many women would be content 10 make
beautiful and inviting the resting place
Of home. But when long continued
pressure, OF business, sudden failure OF
hopes, or ordinary mischance Of expo
sure lays the strong man aside, compels
idleness, and this idleness brings about
complications Of his affairs, is not help,
pecuniary help, necessary And how
is the bringing ofthat help unwomanly
Happy the woman who can earn even
a small income for the days Of trouble.
Many a widow is earning her right to
exist who looks back regretfully to the
days when she might have been a real
and practical help to the to,ling man
then al her side.
We may say nothing Of the training
in "social accomplishments" The day
has gone by except for a few favored
pets Of fashion or fortune-in which
"beauty IS its own excuse for being, ~
or social charm Is requisite in wife.
Woman is no longer THE flower an
honest man plucks to wear in his bo-
son. but the useful and faithful partner
who works in his house or at bis side.
I Let every girl be trained a. her broth
er is trained. to earn her bread. Let
her have, If possible. an occupation
which viii be an incentive to in,eIlec-
tual growth, and resource for lonely
hours. and a cure for morbid dissatisfac-
ton with the world.
For ninety-five out of hundred nick
women prescribe brain.work and sue.
cessfal calling. The consciousness Of
well-used powers, the triumphs Of de-
served success, are the best tonics.-
The .7draace.
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