The Russellville Democrat., 1880-10-07
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What Girls Ought to Learn-What Q House Should He - Mfsed Toilets =
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WHAT GIRLS oeGHT TO LEARN

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 WHAT GrREs oeGHT TO LEARN.
 Nothing is more painful to one who knows what mothers may do for their children, or wives for their husbands. than to see the idleness of young women who are not compelled to work for a living, and to find how empty headed they are. This may seem small matter in itself, but the moment a woman is married she has to learn how to be in teresting in her home to her husband, and, as soon as she is a mother, the training of her children is the foremost duty of the h~1r. In these two spheres of life, which are essentially the goal of woman's existence, every thing depends upon what the wife and mother brings to her several positions, every thing for her own, her husbands, and her chill dren's happiness Women are perpetu- | ally losing their husbands because they rely upon evanescent personal charms to uphold affection, but the surest way to provide against the decay of the early enthusiasm of married life is to culti- vate those mental and moral qualities I which make women always charming and attractive.
 Nothing is surer to do this, aside from personal manners, than the improve ment of ones mind, the growth of liter ary tastes, the interest of what imports new and wholesome attractions into ones home It may be the microscope, or French or German translation, or botany. or English literature, or history. or music, but, whatever it is, the stimu- Jus of knowing one thing thoroughly is worth immensely more than the knowl- edge itself, because it gives one the power to know more and to enjoy more. These studies, even in themselves, are refining, but, pursued in the genial atmosphere of home, they are more than simply re- fning; they are agencies by which the spirit of the home is chastened, made moral, even made religious. Religion | in one's home is best when it is least insisted upon, when it's life is the uncon- scious poetry of the household, when it seems to be the natural culmination of the amenities of life; and religion and culture go together in the well-ordered l life of every woman. But it is when the wife becomes a mother, when the reli- zion and culture find congenial sphere for development within the sanctitles of home when among children and among friends and neighbors the tone IS always uplifting and inspiring, that literary cul- ture and the development of woman's mind and heart seem to make life sweet est and best. Fortunate is the boy or girl who has such home. It is from such quarters, be they the log-cabin or the house with brown.stone front, that men and women go forth with the idea that conquers the world. Every leading person has had start somewhere, and usually it is traced to one of these mothers whose native or acquired cul- ture has been imparted to her bright children. Here is the true importance of literature at home. It pays for itself hundreds of times over in its influence upon parents, and in the early direction it gives to their children.
 WHAT A HOUSE SHOULD BE.
 A wsll-appointed house. writes Mir. J Beaver Atkinson, may perchance bear some comparison to thoughtful literary composition-one motive presides fionl preface to fnis, and episodes, when thrown in for diversity, conform to the common scheme and blend Tn the col. lective whole. And the divers kinds of furniture admissible within room may be further indicated by the variety of authors allowed a place on the book shelves. Some volumes may be practi cal and utilItarian, others poetical and ornamental; yet all should propose, as q common end, to improve the mind and add to the enjoyment of lite. And as in a well-stored library, varied volumes ranged m order satisfy the mental cray ings, so, in we.l-proviued household furniture disposed methodically should l ipio ff, tha and suous wants of body and of mlnd. But above all these things, 1t is imperative that every work admitted within the f house shall be beautiful ard then sel dom will be found lntruding serious dis cord, for all creations in nature and il art possessed beauty agree well together And men and women, when thus brought into living fellowship with beauty, arc know to grow into like fashion or minc and even of body, while the penalty hands over those who dwell with ugli ness that day by day they themselves become more ugly.
 MIXED TOILETS.
 The mixture of plain with figured ma terials still prevails in all toilets, as i pleases the tastes of those who prefer plain tissues and of those who admire uguTeu IdDTjCS Dtst. HIS DulAtuTt R becoming more and more intricate. | no longer suffices with the most fashion able people to wear figured tunic ovel plain skirt. The whole dress IS formed of combinations of both styles of mate rial. It requires no small amount o ) artistic taste to harmonize these mate rials and colors perfectly. There is al immense variety in brocades, damasse, and moires to choose from. Among tho first are very beautiful chined and flori ated patterns, and also spot silks of tw. } distinct shades, all of which are to b, combined with plain silks and woolens -NeaU York Evening Post .4fs HOUSEHOLD RECIPES.
 To Set Coiors in Lawn Dress.--To SC the colors in a lawn dress, put it in pail of water and a tablespoonful of sugar. of lead. Let it steep an hour, then wasf it out in bran water; hang it in the snad, to dry.
 Broun Bredd.--Two cupfuls of New Orleans molasses, two cupfuls of sou milk, two cupfuls of boiling water, smal tablespoonful of soda, little salt mis with two cupfuls of orn.meal to one o middlings, stiff as cup-cake; steam foul hours in a three-quart tin vessel with { cover.
 , Pickled Nasfurtiums.---I used picklec nasturtiums, planting the vine purpose : ly, preferring them to capers. Wher plucked, scatter coarse salt over then remain in a cool place "A hours; boi good wine or cider vinegar in porcelain