The new Northwest. [volume] (Portland, Or.) 1871-1887, 1878-01-25
Woman's Kingdom.

Just here we are strongly tempted to
branch of into lecture upon the ne
cessity Of practical education for young
women on the absurdity of emitting all
instruction In regard TO household man
asemeut and economy, hygiene, sani-
[ tary science, management of children,
m the education of young women whose
llie-work you declare TO be that Of
mother and house-keeper.
And then, after the brilliant wedding,
the wearisome bridal tour, the intro
duction TO the new home, strange scenes
aud strange faces, the hurry of prepara-
tiOns for housekeeping, very often the
young woman, at the end of "a year.
finds herself hopslessly entaugled i'm all
the cares of housekeeping Incident TO
one ignorant of the best methods with
q husband who has not forgotten his
mothers perfect system and marvellous
cooking; and also with her own strength
all gone, and a helpless baOy in her
arms, which she expects TO see shiver
10 pieces every time 10 cries or has the
hicc0ughs, aud then, with iJ all, she re-
ceives about the same kind of sympathy
that q person does who is suffering with
fever aud ague. Friends laugh, and in
one case say, "Oh, nothing but fever
and ague; Pve chilled for six months at
time :" in the other case some ma
trOuiy lady, whose children are all
grown up and gone TO college, will say,
ooh dear, wait ill you have four or
five little Ones.n Now, what I want 10
say to you, dear little mother, is this:
don't let any such prophecies trouble
you. When you are the proud mother
Of three our four children, you will dis
cover that your cares are possibly not
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will not spend half your time leaning
on one elbow 10 see If the baby is going
into commissions every time the little
eyes roll up; you won't wake the baby
up from sound, healthful sleep, through
fear it is dead; you won't make up such
elaborate WardrObes that it will take
the entire time of one maid to do the
laundry work. You will not feel as
though your duty for the rest of your
life was To take care Of that precious lit
tie helpless baby. All no, you will
nave learned that in six short months
the little dimpied feet make vigorous
protests against the long skirts-ouly
six mOnths-and with tears the baby
lOug-clOthes must come OF, and the
short dresses be made ready. Then
baby does not want to be held; he will
climb down, and all too soon baby is
AAf-A 40 AaiE AoAlAE lNA ct eAAA4 We ten 10
our wondering-eyed little boys and girls
stories of the funny, interesting ways of
a baby we used TO know. An moth
ers. whether you will or no, sooner than
you are ready, you will have children
about you asking TO be taught hungry
I for music, needing the wisdom OF
statesman, the courage of a hero, and
I the love Of an angel 10 form their char
I acters Alright, to teach them a royal
I love of truth, charity, kindness, and
I love. In order 20 do this some things
| must be sacrificed. Housekeeping
! must be simpiiied, and how 10 do this
/ will be the subject of our next paper.
/ Meanwhile, fathers aud mothers, you
I can aiioru TO make some sacrifices for
/ ''baby," since in few months he viii
| begin TO make loving returns; crowd
out the artificial, the luxurious, and
/ crowd in the useful and helpful; and f
/ baby should cry the first time the dear
/ bachelor friend calls, you ought to be
glad to afford him that much cousola-
/ ton for his desoiate condition. Chicago
/ Inter ocean.