Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-07-11
THE HERALD.
The Queen Of Home.

FROM Cassell's Family Magazine.
Some one asks, is it fair TO throw
the whole Onus of making home hap
py on the female portion of the co.
enlistment ? l. it just or reason
able TO expect woman to be always
doing? We think it is, especially
when she is only expected to do
what is in truth her duty, aud should
be her pleasure, aud what is very
requisite for her own happiness end
her children's well being. Besides,
women must. take the initiative; che
must be the home queen to the end
of the chapter. This for many rea.
sons; she is more adaptable than
man--conforms more readily. to cir
cumstances of ell sorts; she has
more faculty, and often bends grace.
fully where q man would break mis-
erably she is more observant, too,
and soonreads q mans character, and
understands his tastes, habits and
disposition for, with all his grand
physical strength, daring will, stern
resolution and quick courage, man is
q very weak helpless creaturs, use
less. or worse 10 the touches or ten
dernesses that make existence bright
and joyous, instead of .darK and
dreary. And it is very singular
thing that, in all our ideas of
home life, man is q very
prominent featute. Women, no
poubt can get on very csmforta-
bly, together but there is a want of
stimulant and energy, sort Of easy
calm-pleasant, but apt to become q
little OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the house.
hold is entirely composed of ladies.
Let the husband, or father, or broth.
er come but once in week or once
in month, and his advent is re-
garded as an advent to be looked
forward to and prepared for; and
there is nothing in The whole world
better to see than the anxious, busy
careful preparations of loving wife
or tender mother, against the com.
ing of him she loves. How many
final glances are given around his
room, to be sure that nothing is for.
gotten /; how many final touches are
given to her own hair or collar; how
many half-shy. half proud peeps in
the mirror, to convince herself that
she is looking her very best 1t is
indeed good 10 see how she watchus
for his arrival, remem bers all his ia
vorite dishes, anticipates all his wants
and waits upon him with a graceful
air OF proprietorship. And putting
aside every thing else, looking at the
matter from its lowest level, it is
woman's interest to study man by
study only can she really know him,
and knowledge gives her power and
influence over him; and assuredly
the greater her power over him, the
more earnestly will he strive to please
her in all things. II is beautiful
arrangement of nature to make the
strong subservient to the weak. and
the weak lead even while she bows
to the strong. Few persons fully re-
alize how essential really happy
home is to men--how strong q mag
net is needed to draw them away
from the temptations and pleasures
OF the world equally few perhaps,
reflect what grand thing it is,
where home is the dearest spot on
earth to the young husband or
grown up son. Women have, com-
paratively speaking, little to draw
them from their homes, and much to
keep them there--house- keeping,
children, needle work, social duties,
fully occupy their time. Men, on
the contrary, have often much to en-
tice them away. and little to attract
them back sometimes; therefore IL is
for them that all true women should
strive to mako their homes cheerful
and attractive. M kA