The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1881-02-23
What Girls should Learn.
London Queen.

What Girls should Learn.
LONDON Queen.l
a girl should be given fair stock of
clothes and an account book, in which she
should be taught 10 enter everything she
spends or receives. This book should be
balanced every quarter when the next al
lowance is given, and strict accuracy in
sisted on. Debt should never be allowed
She should be taught that if thing can not
be afforded il must be done without till
such times as the means for taking 1t are AZ
hand. Still, in spite of all precautions, some
girls will get into trouble. lfthey do, don't
scold them, so as 10 make them hide II next
time, which would entail worse consequences
than even the debt; but point out the
fault, pay the debt at once II possible, and
hold the girl responsible for it, until by de-
grees and seli-denlal she has paid 1t back TO
you.
Don't take girls allowance away because
she is troublesome 70 manage, but watch her
and oblige her to be careful encouraging
her il she really tries her best, but making
/ her feel the inconvenience and trouble
caused by extravagance and carelessness.
| While avoiding frightening girl from con-
Tossing her difficulties by over-severity,
don't 90 TO the other extreme and teach her
to think lightly of debt. If he gets to feel
that she exceeds her allowance she has only
"to 90 10 papa" or tell mamma" aud coax
the deficit from them, O. at worst TO submit
10 scolding, and so get it, all the good OF
an allowance l. done away. She gets not to
mind debt. for will not her father give her n
check if she asks for il prettily at the right
moment7 Or will not mother, after half
an hours lecture, pay it out of her own
pocket, while the culprit gets off scatheless.
Strictly kept accounts should be insisted on.
! Girls can not too early learn method, and
this is one very good way OF teaching them
the value Of money. One often hears peo-
pie say, "Oh, what is the good Of these
/ strict accountsl | had so much in my purse
Yesterday, and now there is only so much,
and ell the accounts in the world won't
bring it back" Granted; but if properly
kept they will show how the money went,
and that is sometimes a difficulty when one
depends on ones receipts for the large and
ones memory for the small items of ones ex-
penditures. l heard once of lady who
was considerably annoyed by finding her
self short of some money. Reckon it how
she would she could not account for the loss.
! The house was searched, servants questioned,
and thoroughly uncomfortable feeling
produced in the household, as every one felt
the money must have gone somewhere.
The lady was very particular, and, though
not keeping regular accounts, prided herself
on her accuracy and memory, and keeping
all her receipts and Housekeeping books in
splendid order. At last her husband in.
sisted on her putting down every small sum
she could remember, in spite of her protesta-
tons that she had done this herself; and
little by little, with good deal of trouble
she accounted for some of the missing
change. Eventually the whole sum was
accounted for by one of her children at
school writing 10 thank her for some small
present she had sent and totally forgotten
Now, if person who ia particular as to
money matters can produce such confusion,
imagine the results Of carelessness. Until
strict account is kept no girl realizes how
sixpences and shillings run up; and, bad as
the effect this carelessness will be as q girl,
judge what it will be when she is "A woman,
with household and its innumerable small
wants.
Pleasantries Concerning the Fair Sex.
One wife has been kOwn to set man
wondering why he was born.
A pretty girl may talk slang, but she
never says to her beau. None Of your lip"
A gentleman the other evening objected
to playing cards with lady, because she
had such q winning way about her.
Whenever young ladies learn so to stick
a pin in their apron strings that it won't
scratch fellows wrist. there will be more
marriages Turner'S Falls Reporter.
"What do society bellies Worship" asks
a serious writer in a woman's journal. Like
the children of Israel in the wilderness,
some have been known to worship golden
calves.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
A Galveston widow is about to marry her
fifth husband. Her pastor rebuked her for
contemplating matrimOny so soon again.
"Well, just want you to understand, ii the
Lord keeps on taking them,I will too" vas
the spirited reply.
This is Keene, New Hampshire, man
argument against Woman's rights: Talk
about 'woman's rights'-bahl Why she has
more rights now than men have. For ms
lance, she can wear her hat in church. while
a man, be he never so bald, or the air never
so cold, must uncover his headr'
81 never saw such tenderness in my life
Whenever DE Smith comes home his wife
meets him at the door and kisses him >
| Tenderness in hornI" responded friend
of the family; SHE does that to see how his
temperance pledge is coming on this cold
weather. Whenever she kisses him il smacks
Of hypocrisy"