Daily Republican., 1881-05-20
HOuS0Wi1Cry.

| A prominent wealthy banker daugh
ter was engaged to be married. A
might be expected from the position OF
her family, this young lady had the be
netit of the best social and intellectual
advantages at home, besides having
been student at VasSar for some time,
and travelled considerably, from all OF
which she had attained quite n degree
of culture for young lady ofonly tWen-
ty years.
To an ordinary observe it would seem
that her trainig was all that could be
desired but her farther thought other
wise. When he found that she had
concluded TO take upon herself the du-
ties aof wifehood, he, knowing how
greatly the happiness Of families is at
fected by the houscwitery qualities Of
the woman at the head, declared that
the marriage should be delayed until
she made herself thoroughly familiar
with the duties ofa housekeeper.
TO be thorough he knew required
more than theoretical knowledge, so
with wise forethought he carefully pro-
vided the means whereby the practical
worth of the instructions received could
be fully tested, and for this purpose the
mother was requested to retire i'll the
background for a season, while the
daughter should assume the RESPONSE
bility of housekeeper. The mother con
seuted and the young lady undertook
tho duties Of her novel position with a
will to do her very best, The family
was very large, and being extremely
lar al, !. H.
out the presence CT guests from abroad,
but inspired by the ambition to acquit
herself credilably in the present, as well
as by the sweet hope that i'll the future
she should have q home of her own to
preside over, her zeal and enthusiasm
Increased from day to-day as experience
added to her proficiency.
In order that her work might be Sys-
tematic, she allowed a certain sum Of
money a month with which to supply
the table, and as a special lnducement
to the exercise Of economy, all that
could be saved therefrOm was to be plaC-
ed to their private account for individual
use. This monthly allowance being by
no means large, she was obliged to
exercise care in its expenditure, there
lore Iue IulnuIeSJ ltudils "ciC ouuhANu,
and not dish made its appearance up
on the table without the cost having
been fully estimated previous to its Or
dering. In this manner she learned
many things that might be of use to her
in the future.
She was once heard to remark that it
was really astonishing to discover the
many ways of economizlng possible to
women: and as an instance of her own
experience, said she frequently found
for sCme expensive dish desired that
something else equally as wholesome
and fully as palatable, could be furnish
ed at one-halt the cost.
The father often accompanied her 10
market and instructed her in the selec-
tion of vegetables, the cutting OF meats,
ETC., showing such as are suitable ioT
different purposes and how to aVold
wasteful and unwholesome purchases
Does not this sketch contain valtl-
able suggestion for the benefit OF other
parents ? This young lady gained IN
less than one year, at an expense OF
probably one-third the vital energy ex-
pended in the schoOlroom knowledge
thatwill contributed thousand folG more
to the happiness of those depending on
her than any amount of schoolroom
training could possibly do; yet how few
think to give daughter similar prepa-
ration for home cares and home duties
so sure to form part of every woman s
life Were parents more thoughtful in
this respect, the burden of young wives
would be greatly lessened, While .he
amount of money which would be saw
ed to young husbands would oftentimes