The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1881-05-27
KEEPING HoTsE

T1 be a goCd housekeepar involves
very much more than being able Z
rooms, and cook fbe fa0d Of E
family, and no woman should marry
until sue IS able not only to 90 this,
but to preside over a household with
good economy, with forecast and dig
nity. She must understand the re-
quiremeuts ofa family, tde price and
quantities of expenditure, and she
must be wiling NO keep 4 rigid nc
count thereof.
Every housekeeper. should have az
account book, in which should he
8 carefully noted down ,eyery article
purchased, with date aid price. In
doing this woman viii be surprised
to learn how much II costs to live,
and she viii learn also to husband
her resources. and to avoid unneces-
-sary expense. She will remember
that while all the time and energies
Of the heads Of family are required
to meet its daily animal necessities,
they are no better than slaves and
hence it seems the fitting province
Of q woman 10 see that there IS no
waste: that what IS brought into the
house IS carefully looked after, made
TO go as far as possible, made to look
as well as possible, and made to af-
ford the fullest possible comfort TO the
iataiiy.
For this purpose she must be or
derry ia her habits, and be capable
Of planning with judgment. She
should know the quantities required.
and how to preserve from waste what
is over and above the daily needs Of
the househsld. She may be par6oned
q good deal Of girlish vanity in dress
ing herself, and arranging her sur
roundings becomingly, in order to set
eff ali to the best advantage; for this
IS 10 kee 2 fresh, CHEEKY house, the
.-FielliissSiT iisSi;Tt aid comfort of It's inmates;
but let her never for ore moment
consider what this or that neighbor
will Think about his or her little re-
public Of home. IF they praise her
very well; If they critioise and sneer
at her very well also-she must be
above minding if.
think both;husDand and wife ought
to understand thoroughly the theory
at least Of good Wholesome cooking.
and in ceses of emergency, the former
should always be willing to
lend hand to an oyerWerked wife.
It viii be no disparagement to his
manhood TO take hold now ard hen, II
nothing moe than to show his entire
sympathy with her and tenderness
for her; but good wife and a good
housekeeper, will not tax the good
man in these petty household mat
ters; on the contrary she will SO skill
fully work tie machinery of the
house that all viii be done, and be
hardly known how and when. She
will not belittIe him and herself BY
too much talk about annoying details.
1t requires great skill and judg-
ment to.ccok we'll. A young house.
keeper must do nothing without ex-
act rule, weight or measurement.
otherwise she will make innumera-
bic mistakes and create much dis8p-
pointnent and discomfort. It is very
Important that family should feed
we'll. Health and chearfulness and
good morals are all more or less in
xBfyel in the way our tables are man.
aged. A fright, happy wife feels
delight in serving up delicate dishes
for1he.man of her choice, and a graf
fled lcok or arpreciatiye word should
not be withholden ~ him. Ifseems
utterly piggiss. t. see a man ST
down ard devcur what has cost care
AID skill and tsste TO prepare. arr