The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1882-02-23
LADIES' COLUMN.
Home Training for Our Daughters.

Home Training for Our Daughters
How most successfully to he'll
our daughters to a full preparation
for their life work, is q problem
that takes earnest thought ant
sound wisdom to solve. We al
have some sort of an ideal woman
in our minds that we wish oul
daughters to become. The manner
in which they have to accomplish
this result is often but a vague
idea, and too often We fall far short
of the ideal we have set before us
This home-training of girls has
been TO me a subject OF serious
thought. l know how much easier
1t is to give good advice than to
work out In our homes and for our
selves, this important problem.
While knowledge of music or
lar guage, Of mathematics or sci
ence, is very desirable, and in fact,
essential to thorough culture, yet
the growth of character in a young
girl, the development of heart, the
awakening 70 a consciousness OF
what life means and the great possi-
biiities Tor usefulness which she
holds, and withal tender thought
fulness for others, are the true graces
Of womanh0oj, and are best cultiva-
ted at home under the care of a wise
and loving mother.
The education OF our girls can be-
gin as soon as they can walk and
talk. Nothing makes the little one
happier than to be asked to help
mamma in some little way. The lit
tie feet run eagerly on any errand,
and very proud is the little one at
the thought of doing something
useful. | have never yet seen lit
tie girl who would not leave her toys
and dolls to help mamma bake or
dust, or IN any domestic employ
ment. Nature seems to have put
love for these employments into the
hearts OF our girls, and if we begin
early it will not be difficult task to
foster this naGural taste.
The mother herself should endeav-
or to be as near as possible to the
u odel she would have her daughters
copy. Some one has said that
young lady is a sort OF walking adj
verLisement of her mother" See
the one we can imagine, very near
ly, what the other is. OF course,
there will be little differences md
perhaps great contrasts in tempera-
ment, but in the main, a girl is just
about what her mother makes her; |
and in the broad principles which |
lnderlie the character, the one will |
De the others counterpart.
L believe that as soon as a little |
girl is old enough, she ought to |
lave some regular Homework, not |
beyond her strength, given her to
10. Let her feel the responsibility,
nd be required to do her work sys
and well l know it
axes more time and patience to
Ook after the little one than it
7ould to do the thing ourself, but
y and by she will have learned to
o this one thing well, she will
ever forget it, and mother will be
elieved of this one duty. Then
id something else to the list, and
It it be something simple that will
OF over-burden the child. In this
ay by the time the daughter is
ISeen or fifteen years old she will
e a genuine help to her mother,
ld by this help the mother will
nd time to be interested IN the
.udles and recreations of the
lughter, and a true companion
zip will be enjoyed. In this way
lie daughter will be dis 81 plined and
iucated by industry and response
lIty, and made healthy by exer-
Sc. Above all, a habit of un-
,lhsh, tender care for father,
'other and sister will be formed.
1t is my opinion that the real
hool life OF girl ought to begin
,flre she is fifteen years old, and be-
re this lime she will have learned
any valuable home accomplish.
ents. Then literature and music,
science and all good
udies having given her further
entail culture, we shall see our
tighter truly accomplished. We
all have a home, adorned with
at brightest of jewels-a thought
| daughter-a loving sister-a :
ue woman, who, in time, will go
be home maker in the highest,
'liest sense of the Word-one
nose life shall be constant bless I
9 to society, ami we shall feel that
If work has been well done. (
One Of the problems Of a house
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