Smyrna times., 1879-01-15
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Management of Our Homes.

The health, happiness and prosperity of |
community depend largely on good house |
keeping. This will be readily acknowledged |
by thoughtful people; and yet few attempt |
to educate their daughters for good house |
keepers. Any amount of moneyis expend- |
ed for mere superficial accomplishments to |
make society butterflies, while the solid
qualities on which all we'll regulated house |
holds must depend for every day comfort
and happiness are utterly neglected.
One who has made housekeeping study
lays down the following rules as essential
for good housekeeper:
First-Thorough cleanliness in habits and
person. For example, when she puts away
her copper or brass saucepans dirty, they
very soon become covered with green
crust called verdigris, of so poisonous ma
ture as often to cause death. A woman
ought, therefore, to be most careful about
the cleaning Of such cooking utensils. She
ought, also, to be particular about the way
in which she prepares food, as it is certainly
very disagreeable to find dirty particles or
perhaps q long hair in any dish that ap-
pears on the dinner table.
Second-She should be orderly, not put
ting thing one day here and another day
there, but attending to the good old maxim,
"a place for everything, and everything in
its place." as this will save her a great
amount of trouble.
Third-Punctually is an important point
in housewife. She ought TO have a set
time for everything, rising at an early hour
every morning and getting through her
various duties in the forenoon. She ought
to be punctual with food, not having dinner
at l o'clock to-day and at 2 tomorrow, as
this creates much discomfort in a house
hold. When workingman has to wait for
his breakfast he is sure to go late to his
work, and is likely to get word from his
employer; and this, if continued, may de-
prive him of good situation, which, but
for his wife, he might long have enjoyed.
A thoughtful housewife will, therefore, re-
member that one hour in the morning is
worth two through the day."
Fourth-She should practice economy.
Nothing shows housekeeper in worse
light than want of thrift. She ought to use
up every scrap. 1t is quite common GUS
tom in some houses, where bread is left to
throw it away as useless. Now, thrifty
woman would crumble the bread into q
dish, pour boiling water over it, whisk an
egg and put it in, add little seasoning,
and then put it into an oven until slightly
brown, and she will have a nice bread
pudding, with very little trouble.
1t has often been said that the French
are the best cooks, because they can make
diet out of almost anything; but othel
people might be as good if only they would
be more careful. A woman that has any
sense Of what thrift is, will not set tot
dainty food before her children-of course
it will all depend in what station they are
but if they are poor they ought to get cheal
and nourishing food-soup, made if posi-
BILE with butcher meat and plenty of vege
tables, forming one of the best dinners fo
a large family.
AS fashion is constantly changing, it i
utterly impossible for common folks to b.
dressed fashionably; but this is not all. l
they are dressed neatly, and above all com
fortably, it is quite enough; if they can b.
dressed becomingly, so much the better
but they should be careful to dress accord
ing to their station in life.
A good housewife should be gentle AM
kind, honest and truthful. One possessin
the qualifications here indicated will prov
one Of those virtuous women" who is no
only precious in her family, but blessin
TO all around her. The inculcation of sucl
lessons in our fashionable seminaries 70
young ladies would give US better wives
happier homes and improved society,"
YOnkers Statesman.