The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-06-09
WELLINGTON, O. THURSDAY, JUNE g.

premises. But that upright, though
very one-sided. monitor gives herself no
apparent concern about this offense of
grand larceny, being too busy about
some petty waste of substance or in
fraction of the ceremonial law.
From no class of persons, for exam
pie, is the sad and heartfelt cry of mo
time" more general and more persis-
tent than from the great host of mar
ried women-mothers, wives and house
keepers. They long for leisure, they
tell us-for leisure which means rest,
culture, companionship with husband.
children and friends. They would fain
study nature, art, politics, social SCI
ence. But their vocation is a drag-net
which sweeps up all opportunity, and
to struggle against their lot is to breed
discomfort.
Yet every woman living has all the
time there is. 1t is her use of it which
makes her bondage or her freedom.
And If these Slaves of the Ring would
but measure carefully single days ex-
penditure of the golden hours, they
would almost certainly find that they
have paid it away for naught- There
is hardly a home in the keeping of
well-to-do householders whose ma
chinery might not be so simplified as to
Suppose some reforming spirit should
declare: 81 will have q house which
shall be my enlargement, not my pris-
on. 1 am told that travellers in japan
are much struck with the airiness and
roominess of moderate sized apart
ments, resulting from the absence of
cumbrous furniture. Each article,
| though always exquisitely finished, is
| light; the lounges are of some elastic
woven material; the floors are bare, or
covered with mating. The fastidious
| Japanese call our style of furnishing
unclean. 1, too, will have bare floors
in my chambers, or if their shabby
nakedness must be hid, it shall be only
with mating. 1 will no longer make
to myself idols of pillow-shams, lace
pincushion covers, embroidered towels,
petticoated dressing tables and time
devouring draperies. Neither shall my
parlor harbor tyrann:cal carpet, but
q meek mat, which can be shaken any
day, and defies moths; nor furniture so
fine that myself must take care of it; nor
tides, footstools and sofa pillows, which
are very Minotaurs for the destroying of
precious minutes.
"In my living-room the books shall
abide, and plants shall grow, and
smother's rocking-chair' shall be the
benevolent Court of Appeal for the
children, and it shall be that plain,
sunny, broad-bosomed room which Bess
shall cry for on her first night at Vas
sar, and Tom long to see through all
the fun and hard work of his student
life.
1.-The dining-room shall rejoice in
plated silver and plain china, that loss
and breakage need not worry me. The
kitchen shall be pleasant as sunshine,
neatness and fit furnishings can make
it. 1t shall be storehouse of con-
trivances for making housework easy.
For will again save time and nerves
by insuring cheerful service from the
servants. The food shall be good.
abundant, and well chosen. But will
have nothing for show, nor to placate
Mrs. Grundy. Nor will / put the fresh
ness OF my day into a difficult estree,
nor let my ambitions be crushed out
beneath the rolling-pin. Nay, if this
moderate scheme of existence be found
still too exacting, it shall be reduced
one-half. 1t may not be of much con-
sequence that 1 should live. But surely
it is of infinite moment that while live
nv DAYS should hold something more
than fine upholstery, nursery jingles,
pie crust, embroidery, and visiting
cards"
Who would be free, themselves must
strike the blow. Courage, weary and
baffied sisterhood! 1t is these useless
uses of life which defeat you. The
gardeners law is the motto to be hung
on your walls, and carried in youI
hearts:
------ Superduous branches
Il We lop away, that bearing boughs may live" ."
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