The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1880-06-19

| pllctI. y HILL l'ic'tl Is HoI Nouutleu
when woman fails in worldly wisdom;
but if i'll grace. in tact, in sentiment, in
delcacy, in kindness, she should be found
wanting, he receives an inward hurt.
TABLE DECORATIONS.
Nothing is more conducive to appetite
than well spread and neatly arranged
table. OF course, there are some appe-
ttes that do not need the stimulous of
any artificialities to set them going, while
there are others, whose native refinement
and education causes them to shrink from
partaking of the richest viands if the sur
roundings are such as to call up Il doubt
of cleanliness, OF Il want of nicely in their
"getting up" Above all, the table linen
should be clean and of good quality, as
the circumstances will admit of, this is 4
requisite to nice looking table. Then
the glass, if it only consists of half dozen
goblets, should be clear and shining; every
plate and dish scrupulously clean and
smooth, and laid evenly at equal dis
tances: the casters filled and bright; and
a table thus laid, with few dishes well
prepared, is more inviting than an over
loaded one, where these few simple, east
ly executed rules are unobserved. And
there are many other little ways that IA
few extras may be added that render
quite a festive appearance to even the.
wholesome family meal, and one need
not wait for extra occasions to try either,
for they are so inexpensive that they can
be made part of the pleasure of each
recurring meal time.
We speak of natural flowers in the
country, especially those most beautiful
of all of the adOrnmentS of nature, can
be called into requisition by almost every
one, for if one has not the inclination to
surround their dwellings by cultivating
flowers, kind nature supplies them free,
and without price, from the tiny butter
cups to the lovely willowy ferns, and
small child may be taught to gather and
arrange them. a tall vase of ferns for
center piece is no mean ornament, anC
we call to mind as we write table we
once saw and admired, where the center
object of beauty was composed of a glass
cake-stand; with q bouquet of natural
| flowers in Il cclery-glasS. stood on the top
of the calc-stand, the bouquet was az
ranged with much hanging foliage, which
was met by the wreath around the top of
the stand, and other tendrils in their turn
depending from the sides even down to
the table beneath. The effect was SIM
pie, refreshing. and beautiful. Some may
complain of so many homely duties, that
10 time is left for useless work. We
| there but teach the children to do these
things, let each have their turn at it, and
you will soon be surprised to see how
ambitious, even the smallest ones will
| be, to have their work the prettiest and
brightest. and am sure there is no better
way in the world to commence educating
Il taste for the beautiful than in just this
way. We know a lady who is noted for
the exquisite neatncss and beauty of her
| table. She has often all of her own work
| to do, for her children are all sons, and
but one has ever left the old home for a
new one; yet they leave after an early
| breakfast for their respective places of
| business, but each one has the standing
privilege of bringing i'll a friend to Il meal
| whenever he is so disposed, and no mis-
| givinss ever assail him as he steps into
| the dining room announced. for he knows
all will be well there. You, reader, per-
haps will smile Gas we did when we saw
IT'D when we tell of sitting by her kitchen
table chatting to her while she washed
up the pans and tea-towels, to see a love-
ly bouquet sitting among the crockery
and pans on the table, and she seeing our
smile and guessing its meaning, said:
CHOW don't laugh at my lancics, | did
not know you would be here, so just
brought my flowers out to keep Inc COM
pany while | did my work, for it seems
to me whenever begin to get tired,
Just look at them and feel quite re-
freshed' | felt condemned: | thought
what a pity more of us have not a spirit
within lis, thus alive to the beautiful and
elevating influence of the many sources
from which such feelings could be drawn,
and we feel it will not be amiss just here
to let some one know of this good lady's
experience. We asked, "D"you not find
it very expensive to always buy and Use
such expensive table linen?' "On the
contrary" she said. it is just the oppo-
site; | soon found that cheap table cloths
were dearer in the end, and So made up
nv mind when | needed more to darn
and mend the old ones until had saved
enough to buy the best quality. and |
could easily do this with little economy
| i'll other things. and have always felt am
ply repaid in the end by so doing. -
Then | always pay attention to the
lam Trying of them: have them put in a
tub to themselves, and boiling water
poured Oh to remove any fruit stains be-
fore soap is added, and i'll this way my
cloths are spotlcss and pure from stains
until they are worn out Apretty fancy
is to have large glass bowl filled with
small 6oHtoHniers in the center of the ia
bic, and each guest presented with one
at the close Of the meal This. of course.
is for an extra OCCASION or can be prac-
ticed every day by those SO disposed, and
one prepared for each member OF the
family.
The Value of Money.
Ask of each ringing dollarin this world